ARGENTINA THREATENS HOSTILITIES WITH GERMANY.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 13975, 11 September 1917, Page 6

ARGENTINA THREATENS HOSTILITIES WITH GERMANY.

ALLIES REGARD SWEDEN AS AN ENEMY.

("The Times" Service.) Received September 10, at 8.15 p.m. LONDON, September 9. llie Washington correspondent of The Times says that Argentina will probably declare war on Germany. Relations between America and Sweden are strained almost to breaking point. (United Service.) Received September 10, at 8.15 p.m. ._... ' , LONDON, September 10. While taking a most serious view of the Svcdish disclosures the newspapers think the Allies are not likely to take extreme steps, though they have every right to treat Sweden as an enemv. the papers urge that the strongest blockade measure's be 'taken against Sweden. , ,<v - DRASTIO MEASURES TAKEN AGAINST SWEDEN. AMERICAN EVIDENCE REPUTES OFFICIAL DENIALS. (Australian and H»w Zealand OaMe Association,)...,, Received September 11, at 1.5 • -LONDON, September v The newspapers, express the opinion that the words'''spurlos vcrseiikt," 'meaning "sunk without Ytrace left," will be remem-' ' bered as,long as Dr van Bethmann-llollwegV: <r Scrap' of Paper.**' Count. Luxburg's policy explains the firing on boats'crews, llkf ■ the Belgian Prince, and* the total disappearance of many neutral - vessels. Sweden, will doubtless deny complicity, but the dismissal" : of Swedish representatives abroad will not satisfy Washington, ' which has evidence of the envoy's acting'in connivance under orders -from the''Stockholm authorities. It would be an extreme punishment to throw the whole people into war because of the, crimes of their rulers, but the Allies have a potent instrument in * the blockade ,