Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-09-08
SECRET CODE
SENT BERLIN
THROUGH IT
State Department Bares
Messages From German
Envoy in Argentine.

Washington, Sept. s. How Swe-
denis legation I'm Argentine. act
ing as secret means of CONF
municati0n between the German
charge in Buen0s aires and the
Berlin foreign office there. fur-
nishing information Of the sailing
of ships and directions for their
destruction by submarines was re-
vealed today IN official dispatches
made public by the state depart
mout-
copies of Official dispatches sent
10 the Berlin foreign office by
Count Luxburg. the German
charge I'm Buenos Aires, i'm cipher
through the Swedish legation
there. as It's own communications
were made public by Secretary
Lansing, without any comment as
to how they fell into the hands Of
This government. or any indication
OF what is to come as the result
OF the disclosure.
Copies Of the state departments an
nouncement were delivered at the
same time they were made public 70
the Argentine embassy and the Swe-
dish legations here
Jsed Sweden as Tool.
Beside revealing the means in which
Germany used Sweden in her machin-
atoms in Argentine, the dispatches
show how the German charge, at the
time Argentina was having a critical
diplomatic controversy with Germany
over submarine destruction Of her
ships. was sending through the Swe-
dish legation information of the sail
ings Of certain vessels with recon-
mendati0ns that they be sunk with
out leaving any trace and in other
dispatches were informing his govern
ment how 10 regard Argentina's pro-
tests against the destruction OF her
shipping
Barred for' Two Purposes.
In the absence Of any official COM
ment whatever ON the disclosure il
appeared that the manifest purposes
OF the United States in publishing the
correspO were two First to
show the relations between Germany
and Sweden at least SO far as the
legations in Argentina were con-
cerued. and, second, to disclose TO
Argentina. where German influences
seem 10 have been strongest in all
South America, the manner i'm which
the German diplomatic agent at her
capital was giving secret instructions
for the destruction of her shipping,
and the manner in which he was
guiding his government in dealing
with Argentina automatically. Ger
many recently gave Argentina a prom
Use that no more of her shipping
would be Summarized in violation of
International law
Statement ISSUED.
The following was issued at the
state department.
The secretary Of state today made
the following statement:
TIE department of state has secur-
ed certain kilograms from Count Lux
burg German cbarde d'amaires at
Buanos Aires 10 the foreign office at
Berlin, which, I regret To say, we're
dispatched from Buen6s Aires by the
Swedish legation a their own official
messages, addressed 10 the Stockholm
foreign office
Translated Message.
The following are TRANSACTIONS of
the German text
May 49, Number 32.-This
government has now released German
and Austrian ships on which hitherto
a guard had been placed I'm conse-
quenca Of the settlement OF the Monte
Protegidol case there has been a
great change III public feeling Cow
eminent viii in future only clear Ar
gentiue ships as far as Las palmas
beg that the small steamers Oran ANA
GuazO, 3lst 81 January fmcaning
which sailed 31s5) 500 tons which are
tnowi nearing Bordeaux with view
10 change the flag, may be spared il
possible OF else sunk without a trace
being left tspurior versenktJ
tSigued1 "IUEBt-RG
July ., 1917 40 59-"'I learn from