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Show Boy-ed Macks American Press Dismissed German Attache Sails on Steamer With House and Whltlock Now York, Dec. 28. Captain Karl Boy-Ed, tho -roca'led German naval attncho; Colonel Edward M. House, President Wilson's special emissary, and Brand Whltlock, American minister min-ister at Hrussols, sailed for Europe today on tho steamship Rotterdam. Colonel Houso and Mr. Whlt'ock woro uncommunicative, but 'Captain Boy-Ed gnvo out a written statement In which ho denouncod what ho char notorized as the reckless uttornnccs of nn Irresponsible press, and l're dieted that tho. Amqrican government would In self defense somo dny find It necessary to curb such utterances. Colonel House said he would visit tho American embassies at London, PnrlB nnd Uer'In and possibly Vienna. Vien-na. Concerning tho object of his mission ho said ho had nothing to add to his previous statement in which ho declared that his trip would In no way bo -a peaco mission but that ho was going at tho request or President Wilson nnd Secretary Lansing fully to Inform American diplomats ns to tho preclso attitude or this government. Colonel House .na accompanied by his wife. Mr. V. hillock and his wife readier readi-er the pier some tlmo before tho Missel Mis-sel soiled and tuo crowd thRt Mir rounded them was so largo and demonstrative dem-onstrative thnt It was necessary for a poltcoman to escort tho pair down tho pier to tho gang plank. Captain Boy-Ed drove to tlio pier and as soon ns ho alighted from his taxlcab ho was surrounded by a largo crowd nnd a pollcoman was called (Continued on Pago Eight) BBI i "' Bl BBl " m ' m I I Boy-ed Attacks m p 1 I v American Press BBI ; ! -t 1 Hti'l B IMk, H (Continued from pago nvo) flfl J j,' 1 to escort lilm to tho gang plank. BB J( I whoro u number or Gorman friends flfl I ji, I were .waiting. After handing out J I lils utntemcut nnd shaking hands HJ jj with his friends, tho captain .hurried BB i !i ir ' ii n hoard. BB lj There was nemo deny In tho sail- B i lug of tho Rotterdam, c.wlng to tho BB I close oxamluatlan of the passports BB I Ij and tho ship's manifest by lie Dutch BBj jit consul generals ofllco. |