GERMANY’S INTRIGUES.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10107, 15 October 1917, Page 5

GERMANY’S INTRIGUES.

HOPED TO INVOLVE AMERICA AND JAPAN. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Received October 15, 8.35 ra.m, LONDON;, Oct. 14. \t the American luncheon I*o the Japanese Ambassador. Mr Frank li Powell, the chairman, said a Mexican despatch, wherein Germany had expressed the, hbpo of involving America and Japa.n in hostilities, was raptured in Bcrnstorlf’s luggage at Halifax by thei American authorities..] He had refused to believe such perfidy' possible, until Bernstovff’s papers supplied proof of it. Viscount Chinda (Japanese Ambassador in London), in replying, said ho was.'personally aware that Germany bad long intrigued to cause trouble between < America and Japan, Viscount Chinda laughed to scorn tlio continental rumours .of,'a, secret JapaneseGerman treaty. N;EVV YORK, Oct. 12. It is stated that Bernstorff smuggled diplomatic documents flora the.United States in a tobacco hogshend shipped by a German oflicial who was previously a tobacco dealer. The British discovered this first clue to Bornstprfl’s ■ duplicity, DENMARK’S UNFORTUNATE POSITION. SCARICITY OF PETROLEUM AND FODDER. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Received October 1 15. 8.45 a.m. COPENHAGEN, Oct. 14. Denmark is threatened with appalling difficulties in the coming winter. Fish oil i s already used for lighting purposes, owing to the shortage of petroleum, and all working motors are suspended for a month, throwing a largo, number of men idle in various branches of industry. Farmers are allowing cuttle to remain outdoors as long as possible, owing to the shortage of fodder. GERMAN HYPOCRISY. “IT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RECUR.” Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. STOCKHOLM, Oct. 13. The Government .has received Germany’s reply to Sweden’s protest in the Luxburg affair. The reply admits having received Luxburg’s telegrams, but' says one of them was mutilated in publication in an essential point, but does not specify which point. It assorts that the telegrams had no effect on the submarine campaign and deplores the fact that Luxburg had illegitimately used the assistance of the Swedish authorities. Such incidents which arc calculated to disdisturb the friendship between Sweden and Germany will not bo allowed to recur.