GENERAL CABLES

Taihape Daily Times, 8 March 1918, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

ARGENTINE’S TRADE WAR AGAINST HUNS. ; Received 9.10, BUENOS AIRES, March 7 • The Argentine has decided on participation against the Central Powers on the basis of reciprocity and agreement with the Allies regarding sending coal and other merchandise, financially as- / sisting Argentine industries, and receiving all Argentine’s exports. DIABOLICAL GERMANS. A REVOLTING MURDER. LONDON, March 7., . The Central News has ascertained-, details of, the revolting murder, of a Belgian fishing skipper, last week. A German submarine” sighted a smack, and fired without warning, destroying the masts and sails and wounding the skipper, ’the skipper refused to quit, but told the crew to save their lives. The submarine approached,, and ordered the Belgians to put two Germans aboard with bombs. The Germans found the skipper wounded and helpless, and shot him dead with a revolver in sight of the crew, amongst whom was the skipper’s son. . The Belgians were then cast adrift in a cockleshell of a boat, but were picked up after severe privations. .S. german gold.-, MORE DISCLOSURES OP CORRUPTION. \ “ PARIS, March 6. The revelations in the Rosenberg case show that he and his accomplice, Bettelheim, supplied Italy with a list of the Austrian regiments engaged in the Italian offensive and simultaneously supplied Germany with information regarding the French operations. Bettelheim, a society man, introduced the ex-Khedive to a German agent, who guaranteed the ex-Khedive several million francs annually during the war for acting as the Central Powers’ chief agent in Mussulman countries. Germany also promised the ex-Khedive a large sum if Britain failed to restore his revenues after the war, ANOTHER CRISIS IN SPAIN. Received 11.5. St LONDON, March 7. There is another crisis in Spain, and telegrams are censored. This ini. cates there is conflict between the military and civil authorities, apparently due to the army support of the War Minister dh the adoption without Parliamentary authority of army reform. The demand is from the military committees which overthrew the Government in June. ARCTIC EXPLORATION. Received 11.5. OTTAWA, March 7. Stevansson has sent a message that he intends to spend another year In the Arctic. . - i