AMERICA AND THE PIRATES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3010, 22 February 1917, Page 5

AMERICA AND THE PIRATES

FORMALITIES FOR WAR-MAKING

PRESIDENT'S POWERS

BREACH WITH AUSTRIA

IMMINENT

New YorU, February 2(1. Mr. Lansing (Secretary of State) and the Attorney-General attended a meeting of tho Judiciary Committee of the Senate, to urge the adoption of a resolution permitting tho President to nee tho Army and Navy to maintain American rights and enforce- Amorica's obligations under'tlio law of nations.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN SUBMARINE SIGHTED CHASED BY AMEB.ICAN TVABSHIP. New Yorli, February 20. | The "Now York Herald" says that a German submarine was sighted off Nowport. An American warship was ordered to _ drive it away or sink it. The warship returned after a cruise of several hours. Tho officors were instructed to maintain the strictest secrecy.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SPIES AT WORK TWO MEN ARB.ESTJBD. New York, February 20. Albert Sander and Charles Munneberg have been arrested on a charge of conspiracy to employ agents to obtain military information, maps and photographs of Great Britain, and forward them to Berlin. It is alleged that letters and) plans were sent to the United States in invisible ink. Secret Service agents state that fifteen bogus newspaper men were sent to England and Ireland to act as spies. Accused state tha.t they merely condrcted an exchange for films of war pictures.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

Washington, February 20. Senator Overman states that he has been, informed that there are a hundred thousand spies in the United States. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AUSTRIA AND AMERICA CLEAR AND FINAL STATEMENT DEMANDED. Amsterdam, February 20. The American Ambassador at Vienna has requested a clear and final statement of Austria's standpoint as to tho submarine campaign, as to whether the assurance given on the occasion, of the Ancona and Persia incidents is to be changed or withdrawn.—Reuter. RUPTURE AT HAND. (Rcc. February 22, 0.25 a.m.) Washington, February 21. There is a general impression, in. official circles that Austria will support the German submarine policy, and that the diplomatic break with Austria will not long bo delayed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. AMERICAN REFUGEES IN TURKEY. (Rec. February 22, 0.25 a.m.) Washington, February 20. The State Department has asked Turkey for assurances for the safety of the vessel which is going to Beirut to bring one thousand American refugees to the United States, and also that Turkey shall provide similar assurances from Austro-Germany.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. THE SUPER-FRIGHTFUL WARFARE FRENCH TRAFFIC AS USUAL. Paris, February 20. An average of 108 vesEels daily entered French ports last week.—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assn. ITALY'S SEA TRADE "WELL MAINTAINED;. . . (Rec. February 21, 7.10 p.m.) Home,' February 20. Tho "Messagero" states that fourteen trans-Atlantic vessels, with cargoes, arrived at Naples and Genoa on February 15, 16, and 17. Ten other steamers arrived on. February 18 and .19, apart from' coastwise traders.—! Aiis.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT TORPEDOED (Rec. February 21, 9.45 p.m.) Melbourne, February 21. Mr. Coot, as Minister for the Navy, I has been advised that the Australian transport Berrima was torpedoed in European waters on Sunday, but reached port safely. No troops were on board. Four members of the crew are ■missing.—Press Association. SLUMP- IN FRIGHTFULNESS (Rec. February 22, 0.25 a.m.) London, February 21. Apart from the Swedish steamer Hugo Hamilton, laden with a cargo of saltpetre from Valparaiso, the only sinking reported to-day is a small fishing vessel.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. WAR ZONE CLOSED TO WOMEN AND CHILDREN. Melbourne, February 21. It is now announced that under no consideration will women and children be allowed to travel in the submarine d'anger zone. —Press Association.

ENEMY'S MERCHANT FLEET.' Copenhagen, February 20. Tho German Reichstag will vote 300 million marks (about £12,000,000) for shipbuilding, the money to be allotted to shipowners in proportion to their war losses. The Government policy is to add one and a half million to tonnage of the merchant fleet before the war. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BRAZILIAN CHALLENGE TO THE PIRATES (Rec. February 21, 7.10 p.m.) Rio da Janiero, February 20. The Brazilian Government states that it has informed Germany of tho whereabouts and: routes of Brazilian ships bound to Europe, so that there will bo no excuse for submarine at-tacks.—Aus.-N.Z. Oablo Assn. ATLANTIC RAIDER STILL ABOUT (Rcc. February 21, 5.5 p.m.) New York, February 20. A. Mallory liner's wireless operator declares that the German raider is still at largo in luid-Atlantic. She was last sighted a thousand miles west of Gibraltar.—Aus.-N.Z. Oablo AeBD.-Reu-ter.