America.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 1, 4 December 1915, Page 5

America.

PERSONANON GRATA AT WASH-

INCTON.

BOYED’S RECALL DEMANDED.

United Pbkss Association. (Received 10.20 a.m.) Washington, December 3. Secretary Lansing informed Count Rernstorff that Captain Boyed is a personation grata at Washington, because of his connection with the Ham-burg-Amerika case. It is understood that Boyed’s recall has been demanded.

FOUR OFFICIALS FOUND GUILTY. THE LAW ARRESTED.

(Received 10.50 a.m.) New York, December 3

The Federal District Court found three high officials and a subordinate officer of the Hanihurg-Amerika line guilty of having violated the law's of the United States in supplying a German cruiser in the South Atlantic With coal and other supplies early in the war. The jury brought; in a verdict of guilty in each of twopiuptmentS pn a specific charge of conspiracy to depeive and defraud the United' States.; The maximum penalty for gjkcl} indictment is two years imprisonment 1 , and V fine of ten thousand dollars. r lhe fine and sentence was not imposed, as the; judge is to-morrow to hear a formal motion by the'definite to set aside the verdict and arrest judgment. The date 11 for passing sentence will then ho desig nated.

GERMANS MUST BE RECALLED.

■ (Received 12.45 p.m.) Washington,; December 3. The State Department lias asked for the^call.flf.. t the German SJilftffX Naval Attaches, including Captain Won, 4 Ra^xpeiv,author.-of■ the. f pluas«, ‘fThose idiotic Yankees,!” ■ „