UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 144852, 2 December 1915, Page 3

UNITED STATES.

THE SHIPLOAD OF CRANKS. AN APPEAL TO MEN IN THE TRENCHES. (Received Deo. 2, 1 p.ra.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. Air. Ford has induced hundreds of leading pacifists in the United States, including State Governors, to go to Europe on his peace crusade. Official support is lacking, but the idea has taken a groat hold on the Americsin imagination. Mr. Ford says ho will go into the trenches and call on all the fighting men to go homo. The press ridicules the whole tiling as insanity, hut leading educationalists, university heads, manufacturers and women’s advocates are all joining_ the party, which sails on Saturday in a specially engaged steamer. GERMAN CREDIT FALLING. ANOTHER HEAVY DROP. (Roccoved Dec. 2, IQ.IO a.m.) NEW YORK t Dec. 1. There has been a remarkable drop in the German exchange rate during the past two days. The value of the four mark piece is quoted at 78J cents. The rate was 84 cents before the Serbian campaign. . . ' [Four marks should ho equivalent to 3s lid, but at present are only worth 3s 3d, The- par value would bo 94 cents instead of 78J.] MORE REVELATIONS. ABOUT GERMAN PREPARATIONS. THE EMBASSY INVOLVED. (Received Dec. 2, 10 a.m.) NEW YORK, Doc. 1. Sensational disclosures wore made I Dr Karl Buena, managing director of tho Hambnrg-American Company, who was examined iu the American Governmont’s case of alleged conspiracy against tho United States by fitting out steamers at American ports to assist German warships in tho Atlantic and Pacific. , , , , , „ . Dr. Hue nr admitted that full instructions had been issued from Berlin a year before tho war broke out telling him how to secure neutral vessels to supply Gorman. warships if the British Navy held tho sea communications, " Tho Hambnrg-American Lino had a private agreement with tho German Government in this regard. It had received a. million dollars since the war began, direct from Berlin, to enable it to°carry out tho agreement. Captain Boved, naval attache, acted as intermediary with tho Gorman Embassy at Washington, which was fully cognisant of every detail of- tho conspiracy. All documents were handed to it for transmission to Germany. Although Britain had severed tiro cables in tho Atlantic afteV tho war began the Hambnrg-American Lino was able to raair/fciin constant cablo communication with Germany.