THE UNITED STATES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2233, 20 August 1914, Page 6

THE UNITED STATES

MEDIATION OFFER REFUSED. (Rec. August 19, 5.5 p.m) London, August 18 All the European belligerents, with the <Kccption of Russt., have" declined Ere'sidorit "Wilson's offer of'mediation. ■•-"Times" and Sjdnoy "SunV services REGISTRY OF FOREIGN SHIPS. "' * Washington, August 17. Tim Senate has refused to open tho i American, coastwise trade to foreign s'li'ips',' "but lias extended tie American icgistry to any foreign-builf snip decianding it. " ' fhe House of Representatives agreed ■to.' : the measure. « ■•■ Ottawa,' ''August 17. Grain shippers , declare that the 'American plan to register foreign ships as American is useless; moro reliance sliculd bo placed on the British guarantee of war risks , -TOURISTS FLOCK HOME. ( , New York, August 18. The steamer Laconia has arrived with a crowd of passengers, chiefly wealthy (Americans ieturning from Europe Many of tho wealthiest,were .accommodated in the steerage liner has arrived at Boston ■with..hundreds of American passengers from Antwerp , '. The captain stated that British cruisers stopped him six times on the \oyage by shots, across his bows f THE KAISER ANNOYED' tfO KIND "WORDS FOR GERMANY (Roc August 20, 040 am ) Washington, August 19 Tho Kaiber has piotested to President \lilbon, stating that Germany is being maligned, and her motives misconstrued and misrepresented in thei campaign, oigamsed to foster anti-Ger-man sentiment lhe President is protesting through, the Ambassador against the allegations, GERMAN TOGOLAND NUMBERS OF PRISONERS TAKEN. Accra, August 18 A contingent from tho Gold Coast entered tho Geimaii Protectorate of Togoland, tool*, a- number of Gennan prisoners, and captuicd two trains i , / A COSTLY TRIP (Rec August 19, 815 pm ) - Rome, August 18 " i Four hundred wealthy Americans / stranded ju Genoa have chartered tho' / Italian lmer Prmcipessa Mafalda, 9210 ' tens, foi' £40,000, to tako them back to America.