Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-13
ARGENTINE SENDS
.ULT|MATUM; MAY
BREAK WITH BERLIN
MOB STORMS GERMAN EMBASSY
At BUEkoS AIRES - PEOPLE
AROUSED TO HIGH PITCH BY
SWEDISH EXPOSE.

Buenos Aires Sept. Argentina
has sent an ultimaium to Germany
demanding explanation Of the conduct
of Coant Won i.uxburg, in sending Sc
,ret' ccde messages to Berlin thru
the Swedish legation here II such
explanation is not forthcoming, Ar
gentina's minister at Berlin will be
Withdrawn. and relations with Ger
many severed.
As a preliminary, slowing Argen-
tinats determination for clear I'M
derstanding, the government today
handed Count Won luXburg his pass
ports.
No action has yet been taken by
the Argentine government regarding
the Swedish minister, who forwarded
Count Luxburg's messages to Berlin
via the Swedish foreign Office.
Sends Stiff Note to Germany.
experimenting its action in dis
missing Luxburg. the government
sent the communication 10 the Ger
man foreign ministry demanding ex-
PLANTATION of Count Luxburg's action
If Germany should fail to diSdp-
prove Of Count Won Luxburg's action.
Argentina certainly will recall its
minister to Berlin. Ii the Berlin GOV
ernRent disapproves of his course
the 'ftatus quo win be maintaine l.
Note Sent to Luxhurg.
Argentina's note, signed by Foreign
Minister Pueyrredon, to Count ION
Luzburg follows:
rMr. Minister:
tYou having ceased to be per
soma grata to the Argentine gov
eEnment that government has de-
c'ded to deliver to YOU your pass
ports. which ! transmit herewith
by order OF his excellency, the
president Of the aton. TIE in
PRODUCER of embassies has instrc.
tions to assist you in your imue-
diate departure from the terri
tory of the republic. God keep
you II. PuEYRREDON.
ITO Count Carl Won Luxburg,
envoy extraordinary and minister
plonipotentiary of the German
empire"
Buenos Aires, Sept. 10. Several
buildings were burned. including the
German Club and German newspaper
buildings, during rioting today in q
cityNide demonstration against the
Kaiser. The German legation was
stoned and windows in the building
OF The newspaper, La Union, were
smashed. Mounted police charged i'm
mense crowds in Avenida Florida, 3
fashionable boulevard,
Troops In Control.
Buenos. Aires, Sept. 10 -Troops pa
trolled the streets today to prevent
further anti-German demonstrations
and 40 protect German property. An
armed guard has been placed around
the German and Swedish legations.
Feeling has been aroused to fever
pitch by the disclosures of Secretary
Lansing showing that the German
charge daifaires was sending unneu
trail messages to Berlin through the
Swedish legation giving instructions
as to the summarizing OF Argentine
shipping. The disorders, which be-
gan when ii was learned that The
Germany envoy, Count Luxburg, had
BEEN dismissed continued far into
the night and IL was not until the
government took strong measures
that the crowds dispersed
NorWegians on Watch.
Christiania, Sept. l3-The Nor
wegian government ~ watching inten.
tly every development in the Buenos,
Aires incident involving Swedish neu.
trality.
Opinion was expressed in semiof-
fetal circles today that Secretary
Lansing's eposures may upset the
neutrality pact entered into by the
Scandinavian countries since the war
began.