SINK ON SIGHT

Evening Star, Issue 16050, 29 February 1916, Page 6

SINK ON SIGHT

GERMANY DEFIES AMERICA, "WASHINGTON, February 28. (Received February 29, at 8.55 a.m.) Count Bornstorff has notified the United States that Germany's assurances regarding the Lusitania and Arabic cases °only apply to peaceful merchantmen, and all others will bo sunk. Germany contends that armed merchantmen aro subject to destruction without warning. It is reported that Gorman submarine commanders have received instructions to begin their work on Tuesday at midnight. THE GERMAN REASONS. MERCHANTMEN’S GUNS. _ W ASHINGTON, February 28. (Received February 29, at 11.55 aim.) Germany --basea her contentions on America's own instructions to tbo port authorities that an armament aboard a merchantman creates a presumption that the vessel is armed, for defence, Germany also relies on the United States’s attitude in dealing with Italian merchantmen, which, have been notified that they must remove their guns before leaving American ports. “ENGLISH INTRIGUE” I CAUSE OF AMERICAN CHANGE, London. 'Tithes’ and Sydney ‘Sun’ Services. ( LONDON, February 23. The Gorman Tress are angry over the latest American developments. Tho ‘ Cologne Gazette ’ says s “ We Lave reached tho limits of our patience towards America, and we are now indifferent whether English intrigues at Washington are successful or otherwise.” HINDENBURG “STELI.EN--30SCHED.” London ‘Times’ and Sydney ‘Sun’ Services. LONDON, Fehruarv 29. Tho 'Berliner Tageblatt’ reveals tho fact that Marshal Von Hindcnburg pas been practically shelved, stating that though tho German people aro hoping that everything is*for the Rest, they are astonished that 60 great a leader is tied to duties thair could easily lie performed by another. THE FAT FAMINE. , LOWERED VITALITY KEEPS MANY ABED. London''Times* and Sydney ‘Sun’ Services. LONDON, February 28. Some. Germans visiting Copenhagen describe the seriousness of the lack of fat and butter. Thousands of Germans are staying in bed by their doctors’ orders for the sake of tho extra warmth. The factories are. using all the available lard and jmaxgarino fondho-manufacturo oLglycerine.

RUSSIAN DUMA REFLECTS UNITED PEOPLE. London ‘Times’ arid Sydney-‘Sun’ Services, LONDON, February 28. /Pctrograd advieea that all the Dnma> speeches, irrespective of party, breathe- au iron determination, to prosecute the var imtil complete victory is attained.. Criticism of the Government is confined to their failure to utilise to the fullest extent the- national resources and the services of public bodies. V/ELSH MINERS " DOING THEIR BIT.” CONGRATULATIONS TO AUSTRALIA. LONDON, February 23. (Received February 29, at 8.55 a.m.) Air W. Brace (Lab.), Under-Secretary for. Home. A (Taira, and Air Flatten addressed 15,000 miners at Merthyr Tydvil. The. meeting accepted Air Brace’s-sug-gestion to send fraternal greetings ,to the .Australian, miners, and to assure them that the Welsh colliers would, do all that is possible to co-operate with them and help to win the war. The colliers generally express the highest appreciation of what the Australians have done. GREECE’S LAST CHANCE. NEUTRALITY A LEANS SACRIFICE. I-ondon ‘Times’ and Sydney ‘Sun’ Services. LONDON, February 20. ‘ The Times’s ’ correspondent at Cairo states ; “ Information received amongst the Greeks here confirms the indication of a desire for the union of all Greek parties in a common policy of intervention on the side of the Allies. Even the .staunchest Government supporters are agreed that a most critical moment is arriving, when a final decision must be, taken, if Greece is not to lose the realisation of her aspirations.”