ABOUT THE ENEMY

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17097, 21 February 1916, Page 8

ABOUT THE ENEMY

CERMANY WARNED. DANGERS OF BREACH WITH ■;.; AMERICA. POST-WAR TRADE WAR. " Times " and Sydney " Sun " Service*. LONDON. February 18. .The Bremen "Tageblatt" publishes statements by shipping magnates warning their countrymen against a breach rath America, and pointing out '{..The United States could pour moneyEm! munitions into the scale on behalf of the Allies, seizing German steamers, and adding to our plight. It would b-s terrible. Do not entertain illusions regarding England. She will continue the- commercial war after, the military war is over, capturing the German trade with South America and Australia. It will take years for German ships to get passengers and freight."

THE FOOD TROUBLE. BUTTER CARDS ISSUING. AMSTERDAM, February 18. The Berlin authorities are initiating butter cards as from March 1. , PRESS CAMPAIGN. NEWSPAPER FOR NEUTRALS. LONDON. February 18. Germany, is distributing through the Swiss post sample- copies of a news fcheet calod " Political Correspondence in Central Europe," and is inviting subscriptions. It is allegedly neutral, and published in Zurich. The matter is printed in parallel columns in English, French. Italian and Spanish, and especially promises subscribers in neutral countries moderate, impartial, truthful war news. A specimen copy betrays the German authorship It is packed with impudent, lying articles, special telegrams and false news which newspapers are being invited to reproduce