AMERICA AND GERMANY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16963, 27 March 1917, Page 5

AMERICA AND GERMANY

PRESIDENTS PRECAUTIONS.

PROTECTING FACTORIES AND

BRIDGES,

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, March 25. President Wilson lias called out 14 regiments of the National Guards to protect the munitions plants and bridges.

GERMANY'S WORD,

AT A DISCOUNT IN AMERICA,

WASHINGTON, March 25. The State Department announces that it has instructed Mr Brand Whitlouk and all diplomatic and consular agents to withdraw from Belgium and reside at Havre, also all the American relief workers. The United States Government appreciates the seriousness of this step, which has been taken after the fullest consideration following on Germany's sinking of relief ships, which is a flagrant violation of the promises made to America. The State Department adds that, although a verbal promise was made that the Relief Commission could leave when it desired, Germany's observation of other undertakings has not been such as to justify America in leaving any of her citizens in occupied territory.

ROOSEVELT'S VIEWS.

OFFENSIVE ADVOCATED

Router's Telegrams. NEW YORK, March 25. Mr Roosevelt, speaking at Jacksonville, said: " I would have a division of American troops in the trenches hi five months, if permitted. Our Government should carry the war into Germany."

INSURANCE AGAINST BOMBARDMENT. A BIG COVEE N Australian and N.Z. .Cable Association. NEW YORK, March 25. Ten million dollars insurance has been placed at Lloyd's against damage to buildings by aircraft or naval bombardments should America go to war. ' The premiums charged for these risks are at the rate of between £ and 1 per cent.

A GERMAN THREAT. ZURICH, March 25. Several German papers affirm t}iat, at the first shot fired on a submarine from an American steamer, Germany will declare war on America. GOVERNMENT PRECAUTIONS. TO FORESTALL AN OUTBREAK. WASHINGTON, March 26. (Received 1 March 27, at 1.35 p.m.) The State Department intimates that the reason for calling out the National Guard is more national' than local. The order is taken to indicate the necessity for precaution to forestall a possible outbreak by enemy agents in the event of a declaration of war. Ample precautions for guarding the munition plants, bridges, and railways are assuredr