UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 September 1915, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

THE ALLIES'LOAN. j FLOTATION COMPLETED. Received Sept. 22, 5.5 pjn. New York, Sept. 21. The Anglo-French loan of 160 millions Sterling is practically completed. The loan will not be used to pay for munitions, as was expected, these being provided for by gold payments and ordinary exchanges of trade. Considerable differences occurred with American financiers over this point, as pro-German influence* fought against the loan covering payment for munitions. The commission pointed out that the question need hardly be discussed, as gold payments were still being continued, together with the ordinary methods of exchanging goods. This was sufficient to provide strictly for munition payments. VERY IMPORTANT. - AN INDISCREET NBWBPAPKR CORRESPONDENT. Received Sept. £2, 6 p.m. London, Sept. 21. ; The Press Bureau has issued a remarkable collection of thirty-four documents that wen found in the possession of Mr. Archibald, the American newspaper corxwpondent. They include Captain Von Papen's .Memorandum to the American Government denouncing the newspaper campaign alleging a German plot as a deliberate effort to embroil Germany with the United States and influencing public opinion by: alleging German threats. He denies that Germany is seek- ! tag to purchase anna factories in the United states, if so, it could only be for the purpose of preventing arms reaching Germany's enemies, and such purchases would not ha shipped, and would be resold to the United States at the end of this war.

Captain Von Pspen describe* Mr. Archibald's documents as unbalanced •ad irre»p©nmMe, and denies that Germany secretly attempted a press campaign. He deplores ihe disclosure of the - documents relating to German efforts to purchase liquid chlorine and pamor, a&d declares that the latter was intended for medical purposes.

A NEST OF CONSPIRACY. "THESE IDIOT YANKEES." Received Sept. 22, 8 pjn. New York, Sept. 32. Captain Von Popen reports an alleged conversation at the British Consulate in Philadelphia about a scheme to convey military information by faked photographs, indicating the dispositions of the German army. He says these were frequently used by Germany's enemies. He asked General von Faldkenhayn (Secretary of War), for permission to dump upon Holland and Norway quantities of phenol that were lying useless ;n America, provided he guaranteed they would not be resold. In a letter to his wife, Captain Von Popen said: "How splendidly we are doing on the Eastern front. I always say .to these idiot Yankees that they hid better hold their tongues." In another letter to General Von I'alkenhayn he reports: "There is no encouraging news from India or Australia. The anti-Jap feeling is unabated, as was expected, in Australia." M. Dumba's letter to the Austrian Foreign Minister recommends a scheme for strikes, thus stopping the munition factories, and points out that the newspapers required financial support to com. nience an agitation. Archibald, carried letteis of introduction warmly commending him to high officials. Many diplomatic letters are in cypher, which the Bureau does not reprcdujj for obvious reasons. Archibald denies that he carried otner documents hidden in the hollow of a gold-headed cane.