GERMAN SCHEMING IN AMERICA.

Wanganui Herald, Volume L, Issue 14697, 31 August 1915, Page 5

GERMAN SCHEMING IN AMERICA.

NEW YORK WORLD’S DISCLOSURES. A STIR. CAUSED. Press Association.—Telegraph—Copyright. Received August 31, 11.45 a.in. LONDON, August 30. ‘The New York World’s disclosures continue to cause a stir. The paper states that Dr. Heinrich Albert, tho chief agent, has been-.handling ii.i.ncnso sums of money, which was being freely spent in fomenting strikes with the connivance. of disloyal Trade Union leaders. 'Hie Germans arranged with tho Bridgeport Co. to commence the manufacture of. explosives on the Ist Syptemlier which were to be exported through European neutrals. The Germans arranged with the company also to promise to supply munitions to England and Russia, but omitting liability for the failure to deliver clause in the contracts, hoping to deceive the Allies. The campaign includes an elaborate scheme to establish newspapers, new services, finance lecturers,'film exhibitions, and to publish, pamphlets and books, also the paying of expenses to American writers to pay visits to Germany,, on consideration that they write despatches favourable to Germany. GERMANY'S SUBMARINE POLICY. THE ALLEGED MODIFICATION. LONDON, August 30. The Daily News states that if it is tins that Germany is prepared to abandon or suspend submarine attacks, then the United Stales has won a considerable diplomatic victory. There is not the slight, est reason to suppose that Count you Bethmann-Hollwcg sanctirncd the attack on the Arabic, and it may be assumed with some degree of certainty that this was a malignant trick of his opponents and supporters of Grand Admiral von Tirpitz, designed to embarrass him, quite as much as to drive America to action. The submission of official Germany to the United States’ demands is possessed of historical importance involving at least the recognition of the force of public opinion and justification of President Wilson’s patient diplomacy. If this had really been accomplished, then tho President has struck a shrewd blow for pence in other continents, than America. BERNSTORFF’S LATEST EXPLANATION. NEW YOPK, August 30. The Times interprets Beiustorff’s latest explanation as being that Germany will not ask any assurance that President Wil son will fulfil his pledge in the Lusitania ■ Note, but simply promises to discontinue the present submarine practice and await American action. If President Wilson deenot, Germany will resume her policy o' naval frigktfulness. THE AIR FIGHTERS. ALLIED RAID IN MOONLIGHT. GERMAN CAMP BOMBED. . . PARIS. August 30.. Sixtv ■ aeroplanes bombed Houtbids' as . cabled ~OU .-the. tiTth. with cxeeflen; results. The forest was a vast military eamp, and a portion had been converter into a veritable town with barracks fill of troops, and munition depots. Tin camns were electrically lit. When the aeroplanes wore sighted tin lights were extinguished. Anti-air craft guns were used ineffectually, tin moonlight rendering the searchlight; useless. Many aeroplanes made severe journeys to replenish supplies of explo sives, of which four tons were thrown oi the barracks and depots. There wen several explosions, and great panic wai 1 noticed. AIR FIGHT AT SENLIS.

FRENCHMEN BEAT GERMAN’S. . PARTS. August 30. The fight at Sonlis wilii the Gerimv aviator was short and swift. Capiat Croeard headed off the German over • wood, and succeeded in getting exact! over him at 60ft. distance. The machine gun quickly .did its work, and the Avia tic, ablaze, fell. .'.The iiilot and,, the nb server were, frightfully burned,, and wer probably dead before they fell. BRITISH CASUALTIES. / LONDON, August , 30. Week-end casualty lists total 181 officers and 3106 non-commissionod officer! and men. NATIONAL SERVICE MR. CHIOZZA MONEY’S APPEAL. REVIEW OF THE SITUATION. LONDON, August 30. Mr Chiozza. Money, a member of the House of Commons, urging the adoptioi of nation.il service," writes:—While tin Russians fought gallantly against odd; in men and material, there was not th slightest doubt they had again am again failed to extricate men, who ha< been captured by the hundred thou sand. A large proportion of the Rus. sian Army had been lost, together ’ wit! co-operate more effectively. 'There wat chine-guns, and other material. As he tween the central empires and herself Russia’s advantage in numerical superi ority had for some time, disappeared We see Italy making slow progress in i terrain of extraordinary difficulty. He' efforts had little effect upon the Gei;. manic campaign against Russia, am Austria, which was supposed to havi crumpled up in the first tiro months o' the war. was holding Italy, while takin; no small share of the fighting in Rus sia. The French, with all their gallan trv, are unable to effectively pierce the advanced German frontier. For the res there wore a few miles of Gallipoli stil uneonquered. Although the Navy mag nifieentlv holds the seas, our ships can not force the issue.—(Times and Sydne; Sun Services.)