UNITED STATES

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144708, 17 June 1915, Page 3

UNITED STATES

REPLY TO AMERICAN NOTE. LONG DELAY EXPECTED. TIMES AND SYDNEY SDN SERVICES.' (Received Juno 17, 8 a.m.) LONDON. Juno 16. Tho Lokal Anzoiger announces officially that it will be weeks before the Gormans’ answer to tho American Note will bo given, because, it will bo so extensive that it will bo necessary to collect evidence from many sources. ARRIVAL OF IRISH EMIGRANTS. TIMES AND SYDNEY SUN SERVICES. (Received Juno 17, 8 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 16. Tho arrival at New York of 300 young Irishmen, on board an American liner, draws fresh attention to the apparently organised efforts to induce the Irish to avoid, enlistment. All aro woll providod with gold, and it is suggested that some agency has assisted in their emigration. A GERMAN SPY. USES RED CROSS AS PRETEXT. (Received Juno 17, 9.35 a.m.), ■WASHINGTON, Juno 16. Tho State Department lias ordered an investigation into charges regarding a person, supposed to bo Dr. Anton Mover Gerhard, of tho German Red Cross, who was recently raising funds in tho United States and was given a safe conduct homo to Germany. Ho was really Dr. Alfred Moyer, the head of tlie ammunition purchasing department of the German Government. It is alleged that Moyer acted as a spy while ostensibly upon a Bod Cross tour.