INTERESTING ITEMS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LX, Issue 17111, 12 October 1917, Page 2

INTERESTING ITEMS.

WASHINGTON, October 10.

Officials state that America will not be influenced by the peace offer reported in the German Prees based on no annexation. America unewervedly adheres to her attitude, and will not negotiate with Hohenzollerns.

WASHINGTON, October 10

The State Department has published cablegrams to Bernstorff, revealing that Germany in 1916 proposed destroying the Canadian Pacific Railway, also sabotage in the United States. The plot was instigated by Casement.

PARIS, October 10. Madame Tunnel is suspected of changing the Swiss notes which her husband brought from Switzerland. During their examination bank officials identified her. She hotly denied her identity, but her arrest was ordered. „

LONDON, October 10. A manifesto signed by many business men and educationalists urges a national scheme of industrial reconstruction, whereby workers will participate in the self-government of industry. LONDON, October 10. The four days' conference of the Socialist Party at Bordeaux has concluded. It overwhelmingly adopted a motion in favour of assisting the conduct of the war by voting the Government's war credits.

OTTAWA, October 10. ■ It is understood that Sir Wilfrid Laurier will not resign the leadership ab present. A Union Government is on the eve of accomplishment

WASHINGTON, October 10. Further loans of forty millions each will be advanced to Britain and France. The former's total is now 3280 millions.'