America.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 297, 14 December 1914, Page 5

America.

30,000 GERMANS HELD UP AT

BUENOS AIRES.

United Pbebb Association. (Received 8.40 a.m.) New York, December 13. Thirty thousand Germans are held up af Buenos Aires, fearing capture by the British fleet. IS THERE BASIS FOR UNITED STATES ACTION? Washington, December 12. Senator Works, before the Senate, deprecated the wide controversial publicity given to American defences, pointing out that European nations were shrouding the details of their armies and navies with secrecy.

Mr Bryan, Secretary of State, has ordered a legal inquiry t'o determine if a basis for United States’ action existed. If investigation ' established the German allegation that dum-dum bullets were made in the United States, shipped to Canada, and then to Britain and France, America would take action.

Count Bernstorff has already alleged that American factories are making dum-dums. The factories named promptly denied that there was an iota of truth in the charges.

RE-OPENINC OF NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE.

New York, December 12

‘The Stock Exchange opened, after four and a half months’ cessation. A 'hundred and ninety-two approved stocks were traded, with an upward tendency. Business was on a purely cash basis. Seven hundred brokers cheered the re-opening. (Received 8.40 a.m.) Wall Street has re-opened.

THE DEFENCES QUESTION LEFT

ALONE.

(Received 8.10 a.m.) Washington, December 13

The House Committee refused Representative Gardiner permission to raise the question of investigation into the military and naval defences. All Democrats sided with President Wilson, deprecating investigation at the present time as being injudicious.