Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-09
German Officials Have No Fear
Concerning Treatment Ac-
corded Kaiser's Ambas-
sador in This Country.
BRITAIN GIVES CONDUCTS
English Government Will AL
low Safe Passage Of Min
ister So Far as It Can.
WILD RUMoRs CIRCULATE

Berlin, Wednesday, Feb. I-lB
Wireless to Sayville, Feb. SD-The
date of the departure of Ambassador
Gerard has not yet been fixed, The
German authorities are making every
endeavor to assure him and members
of the American embassy of all pos
sble facilities for forwarding private
kilograms. No serious concern is felt
here as to the safe departure OF Ger
man officials in the United States.
This information is contained in an
announcement made public by the
Overseas News Agency, which fol-
lows:
The date of the departure of the
American ambassador has not vet
been fixed. The number Of persons
for whom passports must be secured
will be rather large and, therefore,
this work will require some time.
Every endeavor is being made to as
sure the ambassador and the person
mel of the embassy all possible facil-
tiles for private kilograms.
Many Regret Break
"While the American residents ac-
cept loyalty the decision of their gov
ernment, many of them regret the
breaking off OF relations with Ger
many without provocation, A num-
Der Of Americans. among whom are
several newspaper correspondents,
have decided to stay in Germany until
further developments.
Concerning Count Won Bernstorff's
departure from the United States, up
to the present no official communica-
ton has been received for several
days. All connection with the am
bassador is completely severed and
reliance has to be placed on all sorts
of news coming from the enemy.
which cannot be examined into as to
its reliability Nevertheless, no serious
concern is felt regarding the safe de-
parture of German officials in the
United States, it being considered the
United States will not depart from
the basis of the law of nations, espe-
cially that of the treaty of 1909"
Given Safe Conduct.
London; Feb: 8.---Co,iht Won Bern
storff, former German ambassador to
the United States, will be given a safe
conduct SO far as it is within the
power of the British government to
bestow. This announcement tonight
followed a conference between A. 7.
Balfour, secretary for foreign affairs.
and Ambassador Page.
1t is said that Great Britain is
ready to grant Count Won Bernstorff
safe conduct, but that it could not
guarantee the former ambassadors
safety against acts of his own coun-
trymen. The British government has
expressed itself as anxious to meet
the American State departments
wishes and declared it would do all
in its power to carry them out.
Will Require Guarantees.
- The German government will
require guarantees that Count Won
Bernstorff, former German am
bassador at Washington, and the
men on German ships in American
ports will be permitted to leave the
United States before allowing Am
bassador Gerard and other Americans
in Germany to depart from that coun-
try, according to the Copenhagen
Politiken, as quoted in a Reuter- dis
patch from that city.
Hears from Gerard.
This information, the Politikeu saws.
is contained in telegram sent BY
Ambassador Gerard to the American
legation at Copenhagen Ali Ameri-
cans in Germany, including those cap
tured by the German raider in the
South Atlantic and taken to Germany
on the Yarrowdale, are said to have
been detained as hostages.
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen gives the same re-
port regarding the detention of Ameri-
cans in Germany and adds that Am
bassador Gerard is not permitted to
send kilograms in code.
Causes Excitement in London.
Dispatches reporting that Ger
many is holding Mr.. Gerard and all
Americans in Germany as hostages
for the safe return of Count Won
Bernstorff and large number of
Germans eclipsed all other news in
the London evening papers TODAY.
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