AMERICA AND GERMANY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16964, 28 March 1917, Page 5

AMERICA AND GERMANY

NAVY ON WAR BASIS. MOBILISATION OF STATE MILITIA. t , Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. • WASHINGTON, March 26. Ihe outstanding developments of the day include the willing out of the National Guard This means that 130,000 men are available. feature is placing the navy "on a war basis. Many new ships are almost availabiO for commission. . Changes in the High Army Command, including the creation of six instead of tour military departments, are amono-st the preparatory measures for placing the army ou an effective war basis.' Nine States have been ordered to mobilise their militia for fear of German outrages. j UNITED STATES ARMY. PRESIDENT WILSON'S INTENTIONS. WASHINGTON. March 26. .President Wilson is considering a scheme of universal military training but he believes the country does not welcome it. Therefore he may recommend Congress either to recruit the United States army up to a strength of 250,000, or recruit the militia to full strength, or raise a volunteer army of 250,000.

THE HEALDTON'S FATE.

FOLLOWING SAFETY ZONE.

WASHINGTON. March 26. Mr Krogh, United States Consul at Rotterdam, reports that the American steamer Healdton was following the German safety tone when she was torpedoed (off the West Friesian Islands). Some of her crew were burned to death in the vessel, while others were frozen to death bein? exposed for hours to the weather -with the temperature below zero.

GERMAN PLEDGES,

AN AMERICAN SNEER.

.WASHINGTON, March 26. The United States, replying to Germany's effort to reconstruct the PrussianAmerican Treaty of 1799, has informed Jierlin that further engagements on Germany's part are useless. The Note added : The United States is seriously considering whether Germany's flagrant violations have not already cancelled this treaty as well as that of 1828."

ARMED MERCHANTMEN.

FIRST ONE UNSCATHED,

WASHINGTON, March 26. I'he St. Louis, the first armed American liner to sail for Britain, has arrived safely.

SUNK BY RAIDER,

AMERICAN CREW CAPTURED.

WASHINGTON. March 26. Among tne ships claimed to have been sunk by the raider Moewe. with 57 Americans aboard, is the Esmeralda. This case is likely to furnish America with a similar problem to that of the Yarrowdale's crew.

ANOTHER GERMAN

intrigue.

ARSY2Y TO CONQUER

AMERICA.

ENTiRELY OF HYPHENATES.

Router*s Telegrams. . , NSW YOUK, March 26. (Received Marcli 27, at 5.20 p m ) Reports from Gaiveston state thai an axmy of 150,000, entirely composed of Germans, is being formed i n Mexico to seize the Mexican confiscate American and British property and make war on the United Slates. Agents for the movement revealed the plans to a German at Galveston, whom it was sought to enlist. - They explained that the sation was already assured, and arrangements had been made to join with the strongest Mexican faction; whether this means Carranza, Villa, or Diaz, was not explained. It is estimated that 1000 Germans are crossing daily into Mexico.