AMERICAN NEWS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 17038, 13 December 1915, Page 7

AMERICAN NEWS.

SUBPICIOUB EXPLOSION.

MUNITION WORKS DESTROYER

By Telegraph—Press Association—CopyrigiJa, NEW YORK, December 10.

An explosion destroyed the Bethlehem Company’s plant engaged; ill munition work. Several were killed and fifteen injured. " DUPONT DISASTER. 26,000 PEOPLE HOMELESS. MARTIAL LAW PROCLAIMED. NEW YORK. December 10. /*; The destruction ot’ Hopewell, Virginia, has rendered 25,000 homeless. Infuriated people lynched » negro , caught looting. . Martial law has been declared, and many suspected persons with German sympathies have been arrested. Allies’ munition shipments will suffer heavily. ANCONA MURDER. RUPTURE WITH AUSTRIA PENDING. WASHINGTON, December 10. _ A diplomatic rupture with Austria is impending unless Austria disavows the sinking of the Ancona. ATTACHES WITHDRAWN. • THE KAISER STEPS IN. WASHINGTON, December 10. The Kaiser has personally withdrawn.. Lieutenant von Pappen and Captain Boyed, German Attaches. (Received December 12, 11.55 p.m.) WASHINGTON, December 12. Mr Lansing, on the request of the Kaiser, will ask Britain for the safe conduct of the dismissed Attaches. •‘BRITISH LAWLESSNESS.” SENATOR’S DENUNCIATION. WASHINGTON, December 10. Senator Hoke Smith, in Oongrea*, demanded that Great, Britain should cease to interfere with American ship- 7 ping. He alluded to Britain’* increased' lawlessness and trampling on•> neutral rights, pointing out that the United States was not a dependency of Britain. He said: “Germany is quite as good a friend to the United Stator as Britain.” • ' »' RETURNED TO PORT, . ANOTHER SUGAR CARGO ON FIRE. (Received December 12, 11.55 p.m.V NEW YORK, December 12;, The British freight steamer Tyning* hame returned to port on fire.- Chemi- . cals caused an explosion in her cargp of sugar, which was consigned to Bn- , tain. AMERICAN BOAT BTOPPEB* , . . - < : GERMAN PASSENGERS CAPTUKKk ;

(Received December 12, 11.53 p.m.)' NEW YORK, December 12. ..'I A French cruiser stopped the Amerit 1 can steamer San Juan and removed" two German vassengiers;