MR. BALFOUR'S APPEAL TO AMERICA

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3080, 10 May 1917, Page 5

MR. BALFOUR'S APPEAL TO AMERICA

EVERY OUNCE OF EFFORT WANTED SPEECH IN THE SENATE CORDIAL RECEPTION Washington, May 8. Mr. Balfour visited the Senate, and was warmly greeted. In a speech he referred to the British trials in the early days of the war. Ho declared that every American man and woman would be required to throw into the scale of justice all their efforts in order that the cause of right may pre-vail.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. STATE PRESS BUREAU TO CONTROL NEWS ■ ' ■ WARNING TO "LEAKY VESSELS." Washington, May 8. 1 Mr. Lansing, Secretary of State, has ordered tho dismissal of State Department employees who give out news in future. Mr. Lansing's Press Bureau is permitted to discloeo Government news. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NAVAL INVENTORS BUSY WORK FOR MR. EDISON. (Ilea May 9, 5.5 p.m.) New York, May 8. The Chairman of the Naval Projblems Committee says that the Committee is tryiug naval devices of. great promise. Mr. Edison (the famous in : ventor) is at work on important experiments. Washington, May 8. ' The latest American battleships are equipped with remarkable armour. It is said that it will require three torpedoes to sink one. An American in: ventor claims to have discovered an impenetrable armour.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

TRICKERY EXPOSED SMUGGLED SUPPLIES FOR SUBMARINES. (Rec. May 9, 7 p.m.) Washington, May 8. Sailors on board the steamers Manitowob, Muskegon.' and Allaguiah have made charges with the port authorities afc Saint Thomas, where their vessels called en route to Buenos Aires, that underneath cargoes of coal loaded at American ports were fusel oil and many other supplies, especially for submarines. The sailors .assort that on a previous trip they got rid of cargoes while at sea to German submarines. Among the alleged supplies wore chests of gold containing £50,000 each.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMANY WON'T FIGHT IN THE. MEANTIME (Rec. May 9, 7 p.m.) Amsterdam, May 8. Tho- "Frankfurter Zeitung" says that for reasons of policy Germany does not intend to open hostilities with America so lonß as no military grounds exist for attack.—The "Times." THE ACCIDENT TO GENERAL JOFFRE'S TRAIN . J GREAT EXCITEMENT CAUSED. ; Areola (Illinois), May .8. An investigation into tho derailing of the train disclosed that tho cause was the accidental breaking of a rail. Tho members of the French miseion j were shaken but not hurt. Genera] j Joffrc and 11. Viviimi were showered with bouquets, and vases of flowers wore flung in profusion around the interior of tho car. There was sreat excitement when the news of tho accident to tho tram was received. Doctors and nurses

rushed ■' in automobiles to tlie scene. However, they discovered M. Viviani climbing out, of t-ho wreckage, unhurt, and General JofFre stolidly emorcod and took ft seat in another car which remained on the- rails. Ho made no remark on the accident. M. Hovelaque argued" vigorously with, the conductor μ-i to the possible causes of the accident. Lienfc.-Col. Crosby, the American attache, was slightly injured.— Aur.-N.Z. Cnble Assn. TWENTY MILLION LOAN TO PRANCE. Washington, May 8. ' A loan of twenty million 'sterling for Franco has been completed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ZEPPELIN HERO A PRISONER LIEUTENANT ROBINSON, V.C. London, May 8. Advices have been received that Lieut. Robin.son, the famous airman, is » prisoner at Karlsruhe. The "Daily Tetegraph's" Rotterdam (correspondent reports that Lieut. Festner liad a thrilTint; fight with Robinson. Festner hit the engine of Robinson's machine, compelling him to descend. Robinson kept Festner at bay with Tiis machine-gun, until soldiers took him prisoner. Lieut. Robinson Iwas not wounded. Lieut. Festncr has since been killed.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable A'ssn. [Lieut. Robinson brought a Zeppelin down ovor London, for which ho received the V.O. Some time ago Tie was reported fis missing.]