GERMAN INTRICUES IN AMERICA.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11365, 11 October 1917, Page 8

GERMAN INTRICUES IN AMERICA.

SABOTAGE ORBED BEFORE THE WAR.

fIMS AGAINST AMERICAN WORKS

Received Oct. 11, 1.30 p.m. Washington, Oct. 10

The State Department has publish ■ed the following cablegrams to Bern--atorff. On January 3rd, 1910, acahlo says: “Secret —The General Staff desires energetic action for the -destruction of the Canadian Pacific at severs! points iu order to completely interrupt traffic. Captain Boehm baa been instructed to inform the Military Attache to provide the necessary funds.—(Signed) ZIMMERMANN.”

On January 33nd, a cable says: “Obtain particulars of persons suitside for carrying ont sabotage in the United States and Canada from the following.” (Then follow three aames. including Jeremiah O’Leary, New York,|who is described as unreliable but always discreet. These persons were indicated by Sir Roger Casement) The cable continue'!: “Sabotage can be carried ont in every bmd of munition factory, bat the Embassy must not, under any circumstances, be compromised. Similar precautions must be taken in the Irish pro-German propaganda. — (Signed) Representative of General Staff.”

JL REVIEW OP THE WAR

BY FRENCH COMMISSION.

GERMAN STRENGTH DEFINITELY DECLINING.

Washington, Oct. 10.

Tho French Commission, in authoritatively revealing tlie recent course of the war, declares that the Germans have reached their supreme military effort for the first time -since the beginning of the war. A clear decrease of the total strength of the German forces is recorded. Germany has been forced to call a part of the 1911) class up and break up newly-formed reigments to reinforce fighting: nnits.

Despite the Russian upheaval the continuity and intensity of the Anglo-French offensive has prevented Germany from getting the Tumelit of valuable reserves. Germany retains great powers of resistance, which will take all the strength of the allied forces to "break, but tin; resources are diminishing at tiio very moment when the military situation requires an increase. The Anglo- French armies have reached their full strength, and are capable, wife. United States help, in maintaining an enormous strength until the end of the war. Tins will prove of decisive character in 15)18 operations.