Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-10
Germans in Consulates Are
Ordered to Leave America
as Net Tightens to Prevent
Germany From Learning
Military Secrets.
MANY STAYED WHEN
ENJOYS DEPARTED

New York, July 7.-Heinrich
schaafhausen, former German en-.
4 bassy attache, whom the u. S.
government has decided to send
out of this country, was placed on
board a Norwegian steamer by
agents Of the department OF JUS
tlce here today.
The ship sails late this after
noon.
4 Washington. D. c.. July AL Ger
mans, formerly connected either WIN
the German embassy or any one OF the
hnany consulates in America, nave
been requested to leave the United
States. Notification that their pres
hence in America is undesirable has
been sent to them by the state de-
partment.
The Germans, who principally are
clerks or servants we're not told that
they were suspected of being spies.
but the kaiser might make 1t difficult
Nor them to remain in this country
without attempting to send informa-
'tion Of a military character to their
government was made clear.
i MANY HIT BY ORDER.
/ Among the first to go will be Helm
Rich Schaafhausen, formerly attached
To the German embassy but left be-
hind by Count Won Bernstorff and
teince attached to the department OF
herman interests OF the Swiss lega-
ttion.
In addition to Schaafhausen there is
IN long train of clerks and servants
lat least they have served In such ca
lDacities in this country-although this
government has no means OF knowing
definitely what the exact status or
fmost of them Is with the German gov
lernment There is ground for belief
that some of them are persons OF
more Importance to the German intelli-
gence system
DR.. George Barthelme, the author. OF
the much discussed dispatch to the
Cologne Gazette at the time diplo.
matte relations were severed, still Is
in Washington but is. required to re-
port to certain government officials
In person twice week.
kAIsER's ALLIES REMAIN.
Although the bulk OF the German
and Austrian embassy STATS departed
with their ambassadors, two OF Ger
many's allies still have their represent
tatives here.
Abdul Hak Hussein Bey, charge OF
the Turkish embassy, pleaded with the
state department not to insist on his
departure.
His wife is an English woman and
ion the ground that her health might
tbe neglected by going to Constantine
pie, Bey has been permitted to remain
there. The Bulgarian minister also
kOtill is at his legation.
There are many indications that the
Igovernment Is taking steps to tighten
1.-THE spy net and make even more diff.
bficult the getting Of military informa.
ltion to Germany.
CONDITION Is CHANGED.
WAea the government agreed to al
I'M the transfer of many former Ger
Imam employees to the Swiss legation
land consulates there was no state of
lwar between the United States and
kGermany. But the declaration Of war
band the knowledge that Germany main.
ttains an efficient spy system here have
Fchanged the governments attitude.
The cleaning out Of former German
lonicials here is but the first step in a
tsystematic attempt to root the spy
lsystem out in this country. State de.
apartment officials say that an iron
bound censorship will be established
on all outgoing cables In line with
president Wilson's proclamation at
1.-THE earliest hour, that the machinery
can Be built up.