AMERICANS HOOTED.

Grey River Argus, 13 February 1915, Page 2

AMERICANS HOOTED.

DUTCH FEELING. LONDON, February 11. The "Evening News" The Hague correspondent states that the American Ambassador, with his staff, attended a theatre on Tuesday.

When conversing in English during the interval, there was a wild outcry, accompanied by yelling and hooting. The explanation that they were Americans and that the Ambassador was present only added to the turbulence. A man rose in the stalls! and cried out : "They are Germans. Thei*e is no longer reason to show toleration to Americans." Amid wild applause, the Ambassador and party withdrew. COMPILED FROM ASSOCIATION MESSAGES. Another party of German civil officers from Rabaul, with their wives and families, leave Sydney for America by the Ventura on .Saturday. The British Government has seized the cargo of the steamer Wilhelmina, which was conveying food supplies from the United States for an enemy country (Germany), and which unexpectedly entered Falmouth (England) owing to stress of weather. REQUEST BY HOME GOVERNMENT TO SECURE WHOLE OF AUSTRALIA'S SUPPLIES. SYDNEY, Feb. 12. The Imperial authorities cabled to the Government asking that it should requisition the stock supplies of the State on behalf of the Imperial Government. The Hon. W. A. Holman, in introducing an emergency bill to give effect to tho request and to secure control of the meat supplies in NeAV South Wales, . for the purpose of- the Imperial Army, should oc casion arise, explained that Sir Gerald Strickland had received a cable from the Imperial authorities stating that, in view of the largely increased demand for the Army, purchases by the French Government and also in order to prevent an excessive advance in "the price of Australian meats, England* desired, to secure the whole of the meat available in Australia for export during the continuance of the Avar. They asked NeAV South Wales to co-operate in a similar action to that already taken by Queensland. The bill introduced is framed on similar lines to the Queensland bill. It provides for the seizure of stock and compensation for the same by a Valuation Board having full powers. Where previous contracts are in existence, the price paid, though usually higher than the contracts, will be absolutely fixed by the Board. Mr Holman added that they had beer invited to shoAV their loyalty to the Imperial Government in the hour of crisis. He believed that the British Government was only protecting itself against emergencies which might arise in the future. "We are," added the Premier, prepared to stand behind the Empire Avith our last man and last shilling." The bill was passed, and the Legislative Council also passed it through all stag«* without opposition. THE EBB AND FLOW OF BATTLE, VIOLENT FIGHTING IN THE ARGONNE DISTRICT. The High Commissioner reports as follows under date of London, February 11, at 12.55 p.m. :— "Petrograd reports state the Russians are pressing the enemy in the. districts of Dukla, Luntnow and Usok Passes, and continuing to make progress, and that they captured another 23 officers, 1500 men, seveial machine guns, and one mortar. "A British eye=witness in the Russian Army reports that the Russians first dealt mainly with the Austrians, leaving the Germans to the Western Allies. The Russians are now within sight of the end of that part of their task. Austria, as a first class military power, is being pounded and smashed into secondary import^ ance. The bulk of the Russian forces are now devoted to meeting an incessant des= perate German offensive. "Paris reports that in the Champagne District the German attack on the woods, captured by the Allies, and north of Nesnil Les Thurles, was repulsed. "In the Argonne District there has been violent fighting round defensive works at Marie Theresa, the Germans numbering about a brigade. The French maintained all positions. The enemy's losses were considerable, and the French losses serious. "In the Vosges there are very foggy nights. On the 9th and. 10th the Uer= mans engaged two battalions. After yielding ground the French recaptured, by a series of counterattacks, almost the whole of the ground lost."