UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 21 September 1915, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

PALTRY EXCUSES. AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR'S PLEA. . New York, Sept. 10. M. Duroba, writing to Mr. Lansing, states that he did not violate the hospitality of the United States nor neutrality. He protests that he lias been unfairly treated, and claims that his recall is unjust. He states that the, Allies' Ambassadors have free use of the cables for private code messages, while he was not allowed to communicate privately with his Government. He does not admit the charges made, and declares that he had not started to put the plans against factories into operation.

JOHN D. most Virtuous he. v New York ,Sept. 19. Dr. Biggar, physician to Dr. Rockefeller, states that the latter is utterly opposed to doing anything to continue the war. He recently declared that this war was awful. 'Mr. Pierpont Morgan may attempt to gain the title of tlie richest man in the world, but Mr. Rockefeller has decided not to reap war profits. Received Sept. 20, 8.30 p.m. Paris, Sept. 2£). A communique states: Our artillery on the heights of the Meuse and in the forest of Apremont, in the Vosges, are aiming at the destruction of the German defence with particular effectiveness. Four enemy ammunition depots were blown up.