America

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 91, 18 August 1915, Page 6

America

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United Press Association. (Received 12.15 p.’m.jl Xew York, August 17

The “World” publishes 'a further instalment of .the secret German correspondence showing that while Austria was acting as Germany’s catspaw she was protesting to Washington against the export of arms and ammunition to the Allies. The German Officials were spending gigantic sums to secure an endless supply of high explosives from America. The con-v tract with the Bridgeport Projectile Cortipany, which was approved hy Germany’s chief financial agent provided for the construction of numerous factory buildings and for the cornering of -hydraulic presses For shell manufacture. The documents explain how the munitions would he delivered in Germany.