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Horowhenua Chronicle, 15 September 1915, Page 3

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(Received This Day b.'Si) a.m.)

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.New York, Sept. 14

llio Anglo-French Commission lias startled Wall-street by suggesting an advance loan of £200,600,000 solely on Uritish and French Government notes. The American financiers fully expected that the Allies would oiler collateral security in the lorm of American securities now held in Europe. Tlie Couiniifcsiouors however told the Americans that they refuse to consider such proposalfi. It' the United States failed to assist the Allies Wig latter would send gold for every tiling they purchased. It is probable that the Americans will agree to the Commissioners' terms as they do not want any further gold, fearing wild speculation.

THE ARABIC CASE,

President Wilson relused to discues tlii* Arabic case with Germany on tho basis of arbitration.

The press suggests that German diplomacy.is engaged in flic usual practice <il' trying to placate the Wilson Administration with promises that it does not intend to keep.

ARTILLERY ACTIONS

Paris, Sept. 14

A communique says that artillery actions -continue. Our hatteries %t Boii (le Monrna again silenced the enomy's machine guns nnd made effective practice on certain salients on the German line.

THE LAHORE OONSPIIIAOY. Calcutta, Sept. n 4. Of the 01 persons arrested in connection with tho iLahore conspiracy, 24 'have been sentenced to death, 27 transported Por life, six others to (Shorter terms df imprisdpmjent and dour wore acquitted. (Received This Day 9.30 a.m.) A ZEPPJSLIN JtAID. London, Sept. l<l. A Zeppelin visited the Bast Coast last night and dropped boinbe. Stationary and mobile anti-aircraft guns were brought into aotion. There were neither casualties nor damage. (Received This Day 9. 45 a.m.) -BRITISH CASUALTIES FOR TWELVE MONTHS. London, Sept. !4. In the House of Commons, fclie Rt. Hon. H. J. Tenuant announced that tho British casualties to the 21st August totalled— Officers. Men. Killed 4,900 70,992 Wounded 5,972 241,080 Missing 1,501 53,466 J NATIONAL SERVIiCE. London, Sept. 14. The IU. Hon. Jd. H. Asquitih said that he was not prepared at present to make a statement regarding national service Tiie Manchester Guardian agrees with the lit. Hon. l>. Lloyd George that there has been too little energy and foresight shown in the conducting of the war. We should be told how many men are required monthly, and then an official request be made to men whom the national register shows to bo primarily eligible, to present themselves for training, beginning with young unmarried men. GERMAN SUBMARINE REPORTED SUiNK. Pads, Sept. 14. The Telegraph's correspondent at Athens states that squadron of French torpedo boats patrolling between Tonedos and Mitylene, sank a Gorman submarine. THE SINKING OF THE ARABIC. London, Sept. 14. Renter's New York correspondent says that Mr R. Lansing has furnished Count ißernstorff with unanimous evidence from the Arabic's officers and survivors that the Arabic was proceeding peacefully on her course at the time she was sunk. tie (Mr Lansing) has informed Count JBeirnstorif that the United States desires & disavowal of the act and reparation for the loss of American lives. Count Bernstorff undertook to send the evidence to Berlin, of America's inquiry into tho Circumstances when it is cou/pleted, but action may be delayed, and he gives Count Bernstorfi time to communicate with Berlin. The United States does not consent to any principle of arbitration on the question involving American lives, but is willing to arbitrate on 'the question of an indemnity if Germany gives an assurance that peaceful liners will not be fcunk by torpedoes without warning. America might also arbitrate as to ' whether the submarine commander was: justified in believing that the Arabic j ' was about to attack him, j s Officials consider ihat the position remains delicate, and only will be clear-, < c-i up if Gormany forgoes attacks on ' merchantmen. : AT THE .DARDANELLES. Athens, Sept. 14. The Allied warships effectively bombarded the Asiatic shore batteries. It' in anticipated that the Alliee' en- [ campment will be more secure in tho' future. • ! ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION. &>na, Sept. U. An attempt has been made to assae- , siuato Hadjiw Dili, the VaJd of Adrianople; it failed, but hie twelve-year-' old son was idled. It da believed to be a> Turkish act of vongeanoe. > SOUTH WALES MINERS' CLAIM. ' London, Sept. i-i. Lord St. Aldwyn has arrived in South Wales to arbitrate on tho claim [ ot the miners for a \'l\ pea* cent, in-, crease in wage*. BORROWING IN AMERICA. j ——-—- i Reuter, from New lork, says it ia reported that the Anglo-French, mission proposes to borrow one million doljlars on Anglo-French Government bonds without 'collateral security, j which alarms some financiers. Others j point out that the entire credit of England and France should be sutiic- ( ient guarantee for the amount of the loan which is unapproaclied in the history of American nnanoe. GERMAN LOSSES. j Rome, Sept. 14. j General von Linsingena's armies in six days in Galicia lost 32,000 prison-. crs, (50,000 killed and wounded, T<i , cannon and 110 machine guns. I