Salt Lake Tribune | 1916-12-23 | Page 3 | Germany Helps to Release Americans

GERMANY HELPS TO RELEASE AMERICANS WASJTrxr.TOX, Dec. 22. Release by Turkey of the 200 American detained at Syria and Palestine wan brought about by (iermruiy through the request of the United States, exercising its good offices with the Ottoman government. It became known today t hat Count von Bernstorl'f, the German amhihsndor, at the suggestion of Secretary Lansing, communicated with his government after the I'nited Stales, through the embassy at 'onstantinopie, haI made inanv unsuccessful un-successful attempts to obtain the rejemo of the Americans. i Ambassador Klkus now is endeavoriiig to persude the Turkish govern m'-nt to modify its order of release so that the refugee may be freed immediately instead in-stead of being detained fit Jaffa for u mouth to render usehs any niiMary id-formation id-formation which mi'ht bo in uuir possesion.