CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 8 July 1916, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

+ [electric teleghaph—- corymoHT ] £I'KH i'ltliSS ASSOCIATION.] (Keceived This Day 11.15 a.m.) NEW YORK NEWS. New York, July 7. infantile paralysis has spread from New York to several other towns, and numerous deaths have occurred.

Forty thousand cloakmakers strikers walked in procession through the City, urging workers to join in a general strike.

A sensation has been caused by the confessions of Paul, a clerk employed by Pierpont Morgan, that he and another clerk liadi revealed the Allies' orders to outsiders, including Clifton Close, a friend of Count BernstorfF; also Moore. Paul declares

ho and a confederate gave Clifton inj formation as to war business (obtained 'from Morgan's cables); also over one hunda - ed's copies of Morgan's private memorandum. Clifton and Moore admit having hod certain dealings wTWi Paul, hut deny that, information was given to Germany. Clifton was Count Bernstorff's lawyer in the Appam case. THE MEXICAN TKOT'RMc. Washington, July 17. Mr It. Lansing has informed Mexico that Carranza's Note is an acceptable return message. A TOWN BURNED. Vancouver, July 7. Ashcroft, a mining and ranching town, has been burned. The damage , is net down at hail' a million dolllars. PR/QHIBITIOA' IX PAUT The Seattle Supreme Court administered a hard blow to prohibition by deciding that it is iegal for a citizen to hold any quantity of liquor for personal use, provided it was obtained legally. The Court quashed many prosecutions against householders. UNITED STATES AND STENKXX New York, July 7. In a Note the United Statfcs declare themselves ready to exchange views with Mexico immediately for a practical plau to remove andi finally prevent a recurrence of all difficulties. The newspaper press opines 'that a Mexican-American Commission will bo appointed to study the problem and make- a recommendation to Washington. A CLOUD IN THE EAST. A Japanese newspaper summary (cabled) states that if a third Power objects to Japanese action in China.

Russia (if requested) will take concerted action with Japan.