AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 17 September 1917, Page 5

AMERICA.

AMERICA’S WAR ARRANGEMENTS. RUSSIANS ESCAPE FROM GERMANY. Received 8.40. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. The Senate has passed the Bond Bill without division. The State Department has received a report of cruelties in German prisoncamps. Some Russian soldiers cut a tunnel with a knife and escaped. They state that the diet is solely of bread and turnip soup, Avith occasionally a little horse meat. Tortures included enforced standing to attention and suspension by the wrist. One labour battalion, Avas thus reduced from 2000 President Wilson has issued a proclamation placing the sugar industry, under strict license, it is uoav virtually under Mr. Hoover’s control Avhich will stop all speculation. THE SUBMARINE SCARE. Received 8.47. NEW YORK, Sept 16. Reports of the submarine scare are conflicting, some assert that destroyers are scouring the coast of the United States, others that ships were recently Avarned to look out for submarines Avith dummy funnels, masts and superstructure. MEXICAN NEUTRALITY VIOLATED. ECKHARDT’S EXPULSION EXPECTED. Received 8.47. NEW YORK, Sept 16. The New York Times hints it is possible that the German haox in Mexican newspapers will result in the demand for the expulsion of Von Eckhardt, as he has violated Mexican neutrality. SWEDEN. .SWEDISH MINISTER RECALLED.. Received 8.30 a.m. •' STOCKHOLM, Sept. 16. The Socialist Democrat states that the Swedish Minister at Buenos Ayres has been recalled. SWEDISH-GERMAN DUPLICITY. SENDING MESSAGES TO, CEASE. Received 8.47. NEW YORK, Sept 16. The Swedish Foreign Minister has made a statement that the transmission of German messages has now stopped. The Swiss Government denies knoAvledge of any despatches and has protested against. Germany asking for legislation thereon. SWEDEN'S REAL IMPROPRIETY. ARE THERE OTHER LUXBURGS? LONDON, Sept 15. Lord Robert Cecil, intervieAved. said SAveden’s real impropriety Avas in sending cypher messages for Germany. Sweden had broken the assurances given to Britain in 1915. Ho hoped that further revelations would not show that Germany extensively used Swedish diplomats similar ( that in the Argentine. NO PLACE FOR THE TRAITOR. BUENOS AYRES, Sept 15. Count Luxburg (the Swedish diplomat AA r -ho Avas in German pay) proposes to move to Paraguay, to Avhich he is accredited, but it is doubtful whether Paraguay will favourably receive Luxburg. There has been considerable rioting in Buenos Ayres. GERMAN OPINION OF LUXBURG. AMSTERDAM, Sept 15. German neAvspapers have published Luxburg’s telegrams, which caused a sensation and some dissatisfaction, especially in Socialistic circles. The “Yossiche Zeitung” says: The best thing is to sink Luxburg Avithour trace. A telegram from Berlin states that the Foreign Secretary asked Argentina to grant safe conduct to Luxburg to travel to Berlin to explain his telegrams.