UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 145084, 8 September 1916, Page 3

UNITED STATES.

A DRAFT OF PEACE TERMS. WHAT THE ALLIES EXPECT’. (Received Sept. 8, 12.55 p.m.) WASHINGTON, Scot. 7. An official, in close touch with Allied sentiment, states that the. Allies are discussing drastic peace tarins, including the cession of Heligoland to England, the neutralisation of the Kiel Canal and the demolition of some of the strongest fortifications on the German frontier. The Allies believe that tho military situation is constantly .improving and that peace will bo dictated at Berlin and that afterwards a triumphant march through Germany to Vienna is not improbable. ANOTHER GERMAN STORY. ZEPPELIN KAIL-CARRIERS. (Router.) (Received Sopt. 8, 9;30 a.m.) VANCOUVER, Sopt. 7. Two double Zeppelins, unarmed, each with a carrying capacity‘of 60 toins, have been built in Germany to carry the mail between Berlin ana the United States. They have been christened the America and Deutschland, and will moke the voyage in 72 honre; they oan travel on the’water. The Tetter postage will bo one mark. TRANSPORTS AS MAIL CARREERS. WASHINGTON, Sept. 7. Officials admit that transports are carrying mails to Manila, but deny-they; intend to carry mails to China. AN OUTSPOKEN CONGRESSMAN. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6. Mr. Gardiner (Massachusetts) in a speech in the House of Representatives denounced the Senate’s retaliatory black list legislation as a blow to tho support of Germany’s ugly cause. He said, “You hypocrites. You claim that yon are devoted to humanity and despise commercialism; then why do you not pass an amendment refusing our harbours to Germany’s interned .ships until ate repudiates tho Lusitania crime. Why do you instead piss amendments which servo no purpose except to stuffing sordid pockets with the gnlden harvest of your followmou’s misery.” CONGRESS THINKS TWICE. BEFORE ADOPTING RETALIATION (Received Sept. 8, 11,25 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Sopt. 7. A conference of both House® of Congress agreed to delete tho anti-Allies’ amendment in the Revenue Bill, providing fob” retaliation against Britain because of the American black list. Congress feared that American trade in foreign countries would suffer seriously by counter-retaliation. Tho United States has also modified the plan for carrying'the Gorman mail in tbe’Far Bast.