AMERICA'S ATTITUDE.
DISAPPROVAL OF BOMBDROPPING. UNOFFICIAL ACTION BY THE PRESIDENT. WASHINGTON, November i' 7. President Wilson ha» communicated ' unofficially with the United States diplomatic officials abroad his disapproval of bomb attacks from aircraft on unfortified cities. Mr Wilson has suggested that these officials should suggest to belligerents how America viewed such warfare, pointing out how twenty-four hours' notico was necessary before bombardment, according to the Hague Convention, to which tho principal belligerents were signatories. The President acted unofficially, so as not to involvo the Government. "BLOOD MONEY." PARIS, November 27. I Swiss banks, on behalf of the Germans, are attempting to cash in Paris a million francs' worth of bank notes which have been pillaged or received as indemnities. Many of tho notes have been partly burned, and many are blood-stained. The French banks are refusing to cash them.
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Press, Volume L, Issue 15138, 30 November 1914, Page 7
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