AMERICAN LEAKAGE.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1917, Page 1

AMERICAN LEAKAGE.

Charge and Denial.

(Australia & N.Z. Cable Assocntion) WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. At the Senate’s Leakage Enquiry, Mr Thomas Lawson named Secretary McAdoo, President) Wilson’s son-in-law, as the Cabinet officer who was concerned in the leakage of information. Mr Lawson also declared that the Chairman of the Senate’s Rules Committee told him that Count Bernstorff had profitted by two millian dollars by the information, but he did not believe the statement.

Senator MdAdoo declares that the rumour connecting him with the leakage is a shameless wanton lie. .

A Raid

LONDON, Jan. 15,

The police raided the premises of the Women’s Social Political Union' and seized documents.

The police raided the Women’s Social Political Union because “Brittania,” the official organ of the Union, was attacking Sir William Robertson.

The attacks were embodied in a series of articles by* Christobel Pankhurst charging Sir William Robertson with preferring King Constantino to Vemzelos, and refusing to send troops to Salonika.

The military also raided Annie Keddys and Grace Roe’s flat and seized all documents.

Released. FLUSHING, Jan. 15. The German submarine seized in Dutch waters had strayed in a fog, and has now been released and lias sailed. The War Loan. LONDON, Jan. 15. The Imperial Tobacco Coy. are subscribing £2,500,000 to the War -Loan, nearly all of which is new money. Greek Attitude . A ATHENS, Jan. 15. Telegrams from correspondents indidicate that the Government’s implied ac ceptance of the Allied ultimatum delighted the populace, except the withdrawal of troops from Thessaly to prevent Greece joining the war whilst the Venizelist Government is not allowed to come to Athens to punish reservists who are living in great fear of reprisals.

The Allied Ministers are still asking for a direct answer regarding the release of Venizelists and the establishment of Allied control of certain services. It is considered certain that the Government will withdraw the reservations immediately.

More Milk Cry. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 15. Eighty thousand German housewives petitioned the Food Department for a better milk supply, especially fo r children. - AMSTERDAM, Jan. 10. A War Economy Board has been established in each of the Prussian provinces to supply farmers with labour and machinery. ROME, Jan. 15. The Pope has sent! a confidential letter to the German Cardinals at Cologne and Munich in reference ui their, abuses of sacredotal functions.

Internal Germany. A Scientist’s View. LONDON, Jan. 16. An American scientist who has lately returned from Germany states that an epidemic of jaundice, diarrohea, stomach and dental troubles is raging owing*, to the use of sachrine and nauseous artificial tea, coffee and chemical foods, which are used as substitutes.

Vegetable fibre has replaced cotton and woollens are scarce. The suffering people are sullen and dissatisfied. Tho authorities imprison the grumblers. The National Service Bill 'is killing small businesses and the middle class are already ruined. Immorality is rife, and anti-Belinism and anti-Prussianism is steadily growing in the remainder of Germany. Tho Prussian authorities have taken steps to maintain their predominence after the war by keeping the young Prussans at hSme, and sending the non-Prussians to the front.

The people have lost hope of victory and expect an early invasion of Halland or Denmark for food supplies. Generals Hindenburg and Ludendorff have replaced the Kaiser and Crown Prince as popular heroes. Tho Socialists are latently active. One writer predicts an early revolution. Ten thousand deserters, including officers, are in Holland awaiting events. German News. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 15. The. “Vorwaerts” has been allowed to publish an appeal to German Socialists to unitedly approach Socialists elsewhere to induce the belligerents to enter peace negotiations. ZURICH, Jan. 15.

Breslau newspapers state that Countvon Bethmann Hollweg will address the Reichstag at the end of January respecting the Entente’s replies. The Government, previously confers with Party leaders. Cable Rates. LONDON, Jan. 15. It is stated that the Dominions Royal Commission r/ports will be issued in February. Tt is anticipated that large reductions in cable rates will be proposed. The .Commission supports the laying of a Government cable between Britain and Canada, ami Australia.

Naturalised. (Australia & N.Z. Cable Association.) ZURICH Jan. 15. ,Over ton thousand Germans have been naturalised in Switzerland since the war. COPENHAGEN, Jan. 15. Broad tickets have been t issued in Sweden, and sugar tickets in Denmark. Recruiting. SYDNEY, Jan. 16. The total enlistments in New South Wales last year were 41,912. The organisation of the new recraiting crusade lias been completed, end has already been responsible for an improvement in enlistments.