AMERICA AND GERMANY

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16229, 27 March 1917, Page 8

AMERICA AND GERMANY

NATIONAL GUARD CALLED OUT. FURTHER PRECAUTIONS. v • /. .•••'* ••' - ■ (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.V I . ' NEW YORK, March 25- ' President Wilson has called out fourteen legiments of National Guards to protect munitions plants and bridges. Ten million dollars of insurance have been placed a.t Lloyd's against damage r to buildings by aircraft and naval bombardments should America go to 1 he premiums are from one-half to one per cent. | MR ROOSEVELT'S DESIRE. (Reuter's Teiegrams.) Mr Roosevelt, speaking, at Jacksonville, paid he woulcL have a. division of American troops in the trenches/in five months , if he were permitted. The Government should carry the war,-into Germany. / ' ( GERMANY READY. WAITING FOR FIRST SHOT. t (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) ZURICH. March 25. Several German papers 'affirm' that at the first shot on a submarine from an American steamer Germany will declare war. , WITHDRAWAL FROM BELGIUM. NO TRUST IN GERMANS. WASHINGTON, March 25. ! The. State Department announces; that it has instructed Mr Brand Whitl.ock, all diplomatic and Consular agents also American relief workers, to withdraw from Belgium and reside at Havre. The Government appreciates the seriousness of the step, which it ha.s taken after the fullest consideration, land following Germany's sinking of | relief shins, which is a flagrant viola-j tion of nrornises made to America. The announcement /f(l<ls: "Although a verbal promise, was made that the Relief leave when it desired, | Germany's observation of other under- I

takings ir, not such as to justify America leaving citizens in occupied territory." ' , .