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THE SUPER-FRIGHTFUL WAR

AMERICA DECLARES WAR ON SPIES

BERNSTORWS CONTRABAND LUGGAGE ' . By Telegraph-Press Associatioit-Oopyrißlit New York, February 22. " The Judiciary Committee of the Senate has decided not to report on the Bill urged by, Mr. Lansing, conferring power on the President to use the Army and Navy to enforce America's rights and obligations, because it considers it gives too much authority to one man,—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.- < GIGANTIC SCHEME OF ESPIONAGE PROMINENT MEN- INVOLVED. New York, February 22. It is stated thatmore than fifty promjnent men are concerned in a gigantic scheme of espionage. The Fed eral authorities are investigating a report that the food riots in New York and elsewhere were engineered by one of the Central Powers. « ■ THE YARROWDALE'S PRISONERS -POSTAGES FOR GERMAN INTERNED SHIPS. ' ; : ' Amsterdam, February 22.. A Berlin official message states: —The Yarrowdale's crew will he released after Germany is officially informed that _ the German ships in America will not be confiscated, and that their crews will not be interned.—Reuter. ' . FIFTY MILLIONS FOR THE ARMY. ' ' ■' New York, February 22. The House has passed the Army. A ppropriation Bill of £50,000,000 — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BERNSTORFF-CONTRABANDIST WHAT THE CUSTOMS SEARCH DISCLOSED. ..-■■■ v • . New York", February 22. Count Bernstorff's party is at Halifax, and are still being examined forcontraband. They appear to have a singular love for gramophone music. A tremendous stock of records were seized because they contain rubber; also because it is quite possible that some sin ger in the United States may have supplied touching descriptions, in German, of the movements-of Allied warships to a setting of music. J Every member of the German party was plentifully supplied with-cotton. : One .Embassy secretary had several hundred, suits of pyjamas, which will be confiscated. The Germans had plenty of gold, which is also contraband— Reuter.' - '-■"■ '. >" . .-• ■....- . . . .: ■ '' ■•'■"■•"■""•'." .. '..', Halifax)-February 22. • ■ The- search of the Bernstorff part y. shows that' each member had supplied : .himself or herself with everything lack ing'in Germany. Hundreds of pairs of pyjamas were discovered, which are likely to be confiscated in .view of the ■necessity.of preventing wool and cotton reaching Germany.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. " ' • ' " ■ \ : LATEST VICTIMS OF THE ; PIRATES "'.. '. '. BIG LINER IN DIFFICULTIES. X '. . New York, February 22. Passengers who arrived by the liner Philadelphia report that the liner Celtic struck a mine in British waters and returned to Liverpool. It'is not believed that she was seriously damaged. - Three liners, the Philadelphia (10,786 tons), Celtic (20,904 tons), and Canada (9415 tens), left Liverpool together under convoy. They parted twelve hours out. Then,the Celtic sent a wireless message that she had struck a mine, but later announced th at she was safe. ' The Celtic carried no passengers. London, February 22. ' The American Consul-General at Barcelona reports that the Swedish steamer Skoglahd (3041 tons) has been sunk by a'submarine. The crew, including'five Americans, were landed. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. The British steamers Corio (1779 tons) and Rosalie (4237 tons) have been sunk. The British steamer Mergyu (?) has been sunk by Cable Assn.' • •• (Rec. February 23, 10.30 p.m.)' London, February 23. The steamer Perseus has been sunk. Four of tho crew are missing.— ' "United Service. . ,' , , T ," ' ' ." ' The steamer John Miles (657 tons) has been sunk. • Four survivors,_ all of them injured, have landed, with two of their dead. Eight are missing. The Rosalie's captain,' with tweilt y others,- were lost when the vessel was torpedoed,'and the Corso's captain, engineers, and two gunners were taken prisoner:—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . NORWEGIAN MAIL .SERVICES..RESUMED. Christiania, February 22. ' It is. officially announced that the Norwegian mail services to Western Europe and America have been resume d.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A PROTEST FROM SWEDEN. Stookholm, February 22. Sweden has lodged a formal protjst at Berlin against the sinking of tho ship Hugo Hamilton.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BUCCANEER CONSPIRATORS IN SPAIN Madrid, February 22. '. Official.—A buoy containing thirty-one cases, with spare parts for Ger- , man submarines, was discovered in th e vicinity of Cartagena. Three Ger- . mans have been arrested.—Renter. , (Rec. February 23, 0.10 a.m.) ", ■ „ Madrid, Februarv 23. Herr Meyer, the German Consul at Cartagena, has been arrested in con-, nection with the discovery of a submarine base.- Another German named ■Kaller was arrested at Madrid, and also a third self-styled American, named

Harry Wood. Tlio authorities are determined to. satisfy public opinion, which demands a most vigorous suppression ,of German intrigues. One of the seized cases contained correspondence conveying instructions to Germans occupying official positions in Spain. The submarine which placed buoys secretly landed several men who had been instructed, in the use of explosives.—Reuter. * ." THE BLOCKADE FIASCO A FRENCH OFFICIAL ANALYSIS. Paris, February 22. The United Press Agency, in an interview with Admiral Laeazo (French Minister of Marine), states that the German submarine' blockade has never succeeded. German trickiness'inaugurated the commercial submarines, ostensibly to carry merchandise, but in reality to supply the war, submarines with necessaries to enable thsoi to prolong their cruises. A hundred ships a day have arrived,.untouched, at French ports, just as before the blockade started. The real motive of the blockade was probably psychological, Germany thinking to reduce the morale of tie Allies when she was unable to beat the Allied' armies. Brute strength of this kind Was worthless.—Aub.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A GERMAN ADMIRALTY SUBTERFUGE. Amsterdam, February 22. It is' suggested that Admiral Von Capelle's report, concerning the impunity of the submarines either aims at heartening the Germans or at drawing' the' British . Admiralty into making disclosures.— Aub.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' BRITISH OFFICIAL TRADE RETURNS TONNAGE THE E.EAL TEST. • London, February 22. Mr. Archibald Hunl, iu the "Daily Telegraph," points out the misleading nature of the Board of Trade returns as an index of the imports, because they give money'values and not weights. The secretary of the Liverpool Shipowners' Association analysed the figures, which showed that the ship tonnage which entered British-ports for the half year to the, end of January, 1917, was 14,750.000, compared with 2 5,176,000 on the half year to the end of January, 1914. The weight of imports was 21,098.000 tons and 29,818.000 tons on the same, periods respectively. The monthly figures show a marked diminution for the last quarter of 1916, compared with 1914 —25 per cent, for October, 14 per.cent, for November, and 26 per cent, for December, although there are striking increases in money values, the food imports also showed a marked decline. 'Mr. Hurd sums up: —"The main cause of the decreases has been the decline of available tonnage. There must be further restriction on unessentialimporfs."—Aus.-N.Z.. Cable Assn. THE HUNS' ONLY WEAPON^ (Bee. February 23, 10.20 p.m.) Amsterdam, February 23. The Reichstag has opened. _ The President, in his address, said that Germany and her allies were taking refuge in a weapon which would be cmployed unrestrictedly till the defence of their independence and freedom had been attained.—Reuter. i

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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3012, 24 February 1917, Page 9

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THE SUPER-FRIGHTFUL WAR Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3012, 24 February 1917, Page 9

THE SUPER-FRIGHTFUL WAR Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3012, 24 February 1917, Page 9

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