TEUTON TRICKS

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9791, 15 October 1917, Page 5

TEUTON TRICKS

BERNSTORFF THE SMUGGLER DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS SENT OUT IN HOGSHEAD. Teleffrapli—Pre** Association—CoDrrlcb 1 Australian and N.Z. Ca.bl« (RoceiTed October 14, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YOllJv, October 13. It is stated that Count Bornstorff, late German Ambassador to the United States, smuggled diplomatic documents from the United States in a tobacco hogshead shipped, by, a Gorman official, who was previously a tobaccodealer. The British discovered this, the first clue, to Bernstorff’s duplicity. BOLO PASHA'S PLOTS attempt to engineer peace WITH FRANCE. ■ ■;.graph—Prese Association —Copyrigh Australian and N.Z, Cable Association (Received October 14, 5.5 p.m.) BERNE, October 13. Count Michael Karolyi, one of the principals in Bole Pasha’s plots, secretly visited Switzerland seven weeks ago and conferred with M. CaiUalix regarding the possibility of a separate peace between France and the Central Powers. PARIS, October 12. The Paris newspaper “Le Journal” announces that the advances it received from 8010 Pasha have been repaid.

THE LUXBURG AFFAIR GERMANY’S REPLY TO SWBDEIT. By Telegraph—Proea Asaadation—Copyrighl Reuter's Telegrams. (Received October 14, 5.5 p.m.) STOCKHOLM, October 13. The Government has received Germany’s reply to Sweden’s protest in connection with the Luxburg affair. The reply admits that the Government received Count Luxburg’ s telegrams, and says that one was mutilated in publication in an essential point, but it docs not specify which point. It is assorted that the telegrams had no effect on submarine operations. The German Government deplores the fact that Count Luxburg illegitimately used the assistance of the Swedish authorities, and states that such incidents, which are calcuhated to disturb the friendship between Sweden and Germany, will not recur. MILITARY AERONAUTICS NEW DIRECTOR-GENERAL. By Telegraph—Press Asecclatian—Copyright Aus. and N.Z. Cable Ap.su, and Reuter. (Received October 14, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, October t2. The War Office announces that Major-General Salmond has been appointed Director-General of MihtafJ Aeronautics, in succession to Genera! Henderson, who is undertaking special work.