GERMAN-AMERICAN COMMERCIAL RIVALRY.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11651, 21 August 1916, Page 5

GERMAN-AMERICAN COMMERCIAL RIVALRY.

COMPETITION IN THE DYE TRADE GREAT GERMAN ORGANISATION. (Australian andN.Z. Cable Association). Received August 21, 9.30 a.m. Now York, August 20. The Dyemakers’ Periodical publishes details of a new organisation in Berlin, a vast Trust, with a hundred million dollars capital, for the purpose of stamping out the newly-started dye industry in the United States, which the Government is fostering. The Trust is already in operation and earning large dividends despite the war. - GERMAN PLOTS IN AMERICA. MONEY ASKED FOR. Australian and N.Z. Cable Associa--tion. Received August 21, 10 aim. New Ypik, August 20 The New York Times has published the text ot four jumbled letters by a prominent German agent, sent from Berlin. When pieced together they showed a request for a fund of a hundred to five hundred thousand dollars for the purpose of financing new plots here. The letters comprise a new code, the first words of the four letters forming a complete, sense; then the second words, and soon. The writer said that other plots had been badly bungled and calls Yon BernstorttV‘a pliant diplomat ot no value.” *

AUSTRALIAN WAR. SITUATION UNCHANGED. TURKS REINFORCE AUSTRIANS. - Main Service.. London, Aug. 18. Italian official.—The situation at Gorizia i'and on .the Carso is unchanged. We raided Vaillnora, taking prisoners. Rome, Aug. 20. Several Turkish battalions have reinforced the Austrians northward and eastward of Gorizia. THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE. COL. REPINGTON’S PREDICTION. A FORTUNATE SEQUELTimes. Received Aug. 21, 9.5. a.m. London, Aug. 20."

Colonel Repingtcn predicts the speedy capture of the heights east of Gorizia enabling tbe Italians to assail the Carso on two sides. General Cadorna is carrying out a settled plan which has had a completely successful beginning, and which justifies us in expecting a fortunate sequel. DELIGHTING IN MURDER. AN AUSTRIAN MILITARY MOVIE. WORK OF TERROR MONGERS. London, Aug. 19. A Berne wireless says that the Austrian military, with cynical brutality, are exhibiting moving pictures of the execution of Battisti, from the pinioning in his cell until the body was riddled with bullets. This is intended to strike terror into malcontents and demonstrate the penalty for opponents of the war. THE BALKAN WAR. A BULCAR BOAST. THE REPORT DENIED. Amsterdam, Aug. 19 A Bulgarian official message dated 17th inst., claims that the Bulgarians repulsed and pursued the Servians occupying Fiorina and drove the enemy in disorder west and south of Doliran and Dozeli. London, Aug. 19. Salonika reports that the Bulgarian attack on Fiorina was checked four miles from the railway station.