Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 215, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1915 — DUMBA NO LONGER DESIRED IN AMERICA [ARTICLE]

DUMBA NO LONGER DESIRED IN AMERICA

Envoy From Austria-Hungary to Be Recalled at U. S. Request For His Secret Acts. Dr. Constantin Dumba, ambassador to Washington from Austria-Hun-gary, is no longer wanted in the United States and Secretary of State Lansing cabled our own ambassador to Vienna instructions to inform the government there that the recall of Dumba is expected. How serious the result will be none here know. Dumba admitted that he had been concerned in an effort to cripple the munitions plants in this country as a means of preventing the shipment of ammunition and other munitions of war to the allies. Evidence had been secured of circumstantial nature for some time and last week a messenger .bearing a detailed account of the plans Dumba was making was intercepted enroute to Vienna. The letters from Dumba were confiscated and were the basis for the demand for his removal. Dumba planned to cause strikes in munition plants. Dumba was not in Washington when the information that his recall iad been asked was given out. It was reported that he had gone to Lenox, Mass., the summer headquarters of the embassy, but he was not Sound there. Others in the embassy expressed doubt of the authenticity of the statement that he was to be recalled, but were later convinced. It was then found that Dumba was in York, registered at a hotel. An American correspondent named Archibald had secured passparts in order that he visit the war zone. He was searched by British secret service men and found in possession of. the messages to Vienna from Dumba. The employment of an American to >ear a message of this kind and the securing of passports on a false statement are serious offenses and ft is probable that Archibald will suffer punishment ff a law covering his act can be found.