AMERICA’S PART.

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AMERICA’S PART.

POSITION OF NEUTRALS.

AMERICA'S DECISION.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, July 10,

The “ New York World's” 'Washington correspondent states that the Government has decided not to starve noucomhatants, and has notified the Dutch, Swedish and Danish Governments that they must establish effective agencies in order to limit the sale and. distribute the exports to Germany for humanitarian uses, namely, tho necessities for women and children.

EMBARGO LAW.

FIRM ATTITUDE WITH DENMARK.

Australian -.rd N’.Z. Cable Association. (Received July 11, 11.30 p.m.) WASHINGTON, July 10. Denmark has applied for a license for the export of meal cakes. The Export Council withheld its decision until Denmark proves . that the meal cakes are not used to fatten cattle for jlvipment -to, Germany. This is the first Important case under the embargo law.

v THE BELLIGERENTS.

UNITED STATES FIGHTS ONLY

GERMANY.

Reuter’s Telegram*. (Received July 11.5 p.m.)

LONDON, July 10. In the House of Commons Lord Robart Cecil, stated that tho United States was not' at war with Austria, Bulgaria or Turkey, and no South American republic was actually at war with Germany.