GERMANY AND AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 280, 23 August 1915, Page 5

GERMANY AND AMERICA.

AT BREAKING POINT. LONDON, August 21. The Daily Telegraph’s New York correspondent says that in tl?e event of diplomatic severance two immediate steps are contemplated. The first is the internment of tens of thousands of non-naturalised Teutons, including many reservists. The second is the attachment of all German ships in American ports. Arrangemnts were recently made for concentrations, and a census taken of aliens. It is certain that all German-Americans continuing to preach sedition wilJ promptly be arrested. German newspapers will be subjected to rigorous censorship. The strict supervision of interned vessels to-day increased, and will not be relaxed until the crisis is past.

Bernstorff and other Embassy officials refused an interview, and were highly excited over the latest development. They fear hourly to be deprived of their wireles privilege with Germany. This would involve the stoppage of diplomatic messages and news from Germany. The latter would deprive the militant German newspapers of their greatest asset —continuous German victories and reports that Ireland is revolting, and England is clamouring for peace. KING AND QUEEN. ATTEND MILITARY SERVICE. (Reed 12.53 p.m.) LONDON. August 2*2. The King, Queen and Princess Mary attended an unique garrison service at. Aldershot, every regiment at Aldershot: being represented. They sulrequeiW watched the marching past at the church gate, and spent the afternoon with Lord Kitchener

GREEK KING AND PREMIER*-, IN PERFECT UNISON. CABINET SWORN IN TO DAY. (Reed 9.55 a.in.) ATHENS. August 22. Perfect understanding exichs between King Constantine and Premier Venezelos, the former offering his congratulations to the Premier. Cabinet will be sworn in on Monday. SERVIAN AGREEMENT* WITH WHAT ALLIES ASK. (Reed. 8.55 a.m.) PARIS, August 22. The “Le Petit Parisiene,” in an officially inspired note, declares that Servia seems to be disposed at whatever cost to reply favourably to the demands, made upon her by th e Allies. THE FRENCH ASSEMBLY. MILITARY MATTERS SECRETLY DISCUSSED. (Reed. 5.55 a.m.) PARIS, August 22. The Government has agreed to hold secret meetings of the Chamber to discuss all defence questions, any vote* thereafter will be taken at public sittings. A FRENCH COMMUNIQUE. GERMANS REPULSED WITH LOSS(Reed 9.55 a.m.) PARIS, August 22. A communique states that a feeble German attack north of Souchez was easily and rapidly checked. There is continuous combat with, bombs i n the Labyrinth. The Germans were competely repulsed, leaving a hundred dead after an attack on our positions on the crest of Sondernach. FORCED [ITALIAN WORKERS. ESCAPED FROM GERMAN FACTORY (Reed 9.55 a.m.) PARIS, August 22. Som e Italians who were forcibly employed in a powder factory in Grand Duchy of Baden, have escape!. They report that the Germans arelacking cotton and are using wood; they manufacture cellulose nitrate. RUSSIAN SUBMARINE ACTIVE LONDON, August 22 Sevastopol reports that a Russian submarine sank a Turk-six coal-laden, steamer on the Anatouian coast j THE ISODORE SINKING GERMANY APOLOGISES TO SPAIN (Reed. 8.55 a.m.) MADRID, August 22. Replying to Spain's representations the German Ambassador has apologised for sinking the Tsodore. GALLANT GERMAN AIRMAN". CHEERED BY BRITISH TROOPS, LONDON, Aug. 23. A British officer relates that a British aeroplane pursued a Tauhe, igniting it. The German observer fell! out, and the pilot planed upside-down townthe German lines. The rudder was destroyed, but he planed ahead, the British troops cheering. When forty feet: from the gound the pilot jumped and was killed.

ZEPPELIN BROUGHT DOWN. PETEOGRAD, August 21. Russian fire at Vilna brought donat a Zeppelin. An officer, an engineer, and eight soldiers were taken ers.