AMERICA AND GERMANY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3988, 22 July 1915, Page 5

AMERICA AND GERMANY.

UNCLE SAM DETERMINED

STRONGLY-WORDED NOTE

EFFORT TO CONCLUDE THE CONTROVERSY.

(Received July 21, 9.55 p.m.) WASHINGTON, July 21. Cabinet has considered the reply to the German Note, and has decided to reaffirm the principles outlined in; earlier Notes, taking the view that Germany has not answered the question of the violation of international law and finally drafting tlie reply when the facts in the Orduna case are available.

Cabinet regards the situation • as very serious, and the Note will he drastically phrased in a strong effortto terminate the controversy. LASHED' WITH SCORN. BITTER ARTICLEi~BY MB. ROOSEVELT. (Received Julv 21, 10 p.m). NEW" YORK, July 21. Air Roosevelt, writing in . the “Metropolitan Magazine,” criticises his fellow countrymen who, in the present crisis, would sacrifice the national honor by the avoidance .of the national duty," which is preparedness for war. Tie anathematises 'UnAmerican women who were recently iii Europe crying lor peace withoutjustice or redress simultaneously w itli the slaughtering of American women and children on the . high seas, and declares that professional . peace enthusiasts in America are afraid of the. German Note am! ure terrorised and cowed by the ruthlessness of German militarism, whose disregard for the rights of others demands AmeridTm protests and further action if necessary.

AT CHATEAU HOOGE.

THE BE IT 1811 ADVANCE

GENER AL FR ENC.II’S 11K1 ’O H I

(United Press Association—Copyrisrht.) (Received July 21, 9.25 p.m.) LONDON, July 21. Sir John French reports .as fellows: On the evening of the I.9tb, after exploding a mine west: of Chateau Hooge we occupied 150 yard.? of the enemy s trenches and captured 15 prisoners and two machine guns, and destroyed two other machine guns. We have since consolidated our gains.

OFFICIAL FB KXCi l BKRORT

(Received. Julv 22. 12.Jp a.m.) ' PARIS. Julv 21

Official: The' Germans violently bombarded Rlieims, am! several civilians were victims.

A French dirigible on Monday night dropped 23 bombs on the military station and munitions depot at Yigni'iilles Les Hatton Chatcl.

“THE TIMES” CAMPAJGM.

GREAT JOURNALISTIC TIHUAIRH

(Times and Sydney Sun Services.) (Received Julv 21. 7.30 p.m.) OTTAWA, July 21.

The “Evening Journal," the leading political organ in Canada, commenting on “The Times” statement that the shortage of shells verified its demands for a Ministry of Munitions, a National Government, and .the organisation of national resources, which have been fulfilled, says: “Seldom has the English-speaking world witnessed a greater journalistic triumph. The fact of the matter is that “The Times” is a national institution. It is wrapped up with the history of modern England., and niton more truly reflects the national mind than the Government.” GENERAL ITEMS. QUESTIONS IN PA Rl,l AMKN T. LONDON, July 20. Air Asquith, replying to questions, said some cotton might roach the enemy which ought not, but in stopping the export we must regard, neutral’s interests,, to prevent, anything in the nature of an unnecessary quarrel. The Government hoped for a . more adequate solution of .the difficulty than was hitherto possible. Referring to the air sendee, lip said the suggestion that it wanted imaginative conception .was totally unfounded. It was being, developed and extended in every possible way under the wisest guidance. The German Humanity League, in a manifesto to friends in Europe aim America, says: No State has coveted our land or menaced German integrity. Our ships have been welcomed in every ocean. Our citizens have enjoyed the fullest civil rights througnout- the world. Our coninieroo w.ms ih~ creasing yearly and the Gentian (hiR res])ected everywhere. 'To-day it is a badbe of infamv. ’To their last hours Von Tirpitss. and Holiwe.g will carry the brand ot shame for the unparalleled ruin tlr-v have brought and misery whercinto they have plunged the world by tne barbarism on land and sea. We appeal to democratic Saxons, Bavarians. Hungarians and AYurtembergers to join, those who realise the unspeakable crime of the unprovoked, war to persevere in demanding evacuation of Brilliant. Nandors, and Luxembourg and a cessation of bloody outrages in Alsace and Lorraine. „ . . _ ... The “Cologne Gazette” says 344./49 iron crosses have been awarded. J hey cost to manufacture £140,000. LEAVING BULLETS “INSIDE.” 'PJic removing of bullets according to Mr. TT. S. Souttar, a surgeon with recent war experience, is not an operation which is advisable unless in exceptional circumstances. ‘‘The mere presence of a bullet inside the body will of itself do no, harm at all. The old idea that it will cause infection died long ago. . . We now know that, provided they are clean, we can introduce steel, plates, silver wires and silver nets into the body without causing any trouble at all. and a bullet is no worse than anv ot these. It is a matter in which the public are very largely to blame, for thiey consider that unless the bullet has been removed the surgeon has not done his job. Unless he has some specific reason for it, I know the surgeon who' removes a- bullet does not know his work. “It may be the mark of a, Scottish ancestry,” adds Mr. Souttar, “but if over I g. e t a bullet in my. own anatomy I shall keep it.”