UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 November 1915, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

THE FAY CONSPIRACY FURTHER DISCLOSURES.

New York, Nov. 1

Another arrest of a German has been made in connection with the Fay conspiracy. Six men are now awaiting trial and further arrests are expected as the police believe there was a widespread plot involving most of the eastcm sea ports in the United States hatched by Hermann Kidder, the noted pro-German editor.

ANOTHER ARREST

Received Nov. ■>, 0.30 p.m. New York, Nov, 2.

Ilerr Bronkhurst, a German engineer, lias been arrested for complicity in the plot. It is alleged that he supplied the explosives.

NEW INTRIGUES. TO CAUSE TROUBLE WITH BRITAIN. Washington, Nov. 1 There is a renewed activity in German wireless news of a virulent anti-British nature, intended to stir neutral activity against alleged British interference with Dutch and South American and other trade, which it is declared practically amounts to despotism. The Gcrmau effort is obviously intended to involve the United States in further disputes wiih Britain.

AMERICA ANGRY. AT BRITAIN SEIZING COASTAL SHIPS. New York, Nov. I. British warships off the coast seized (he American vessels Hocking and Handbom, because they had been transferred illegally from German ownership to the American flag. Both ships were ergaged in the coastwise trade. American officials characterise the seizure as high-handed and illegal and intend strongly protesting to Britain. SHIPS TAKEN TO HALIFAX. Received Nov. 2, !).no p.m. Washington, Nov. 2. The State Department is awaiting details of the seizure of the steamers Kecking and liandborn, which have been brought to Halifax with prize crews aboard. The Hocking is one of the foreign ships brought by Mr. Wagner, of New York, in July. THE' ORIENT. TURK RESERVES REMOVED. GERMAN' STEAMER RUNS AMOK. AND SMASHES ABRIDGE. Received Nov. 2, 8.40 p.m. Athens, Nov. \. Constantinple reports that the first division of Turkish reserves has been removed from the Dardanelles to Thracin. It is stated that a German steamer, I'oal laden, in haste-'to enter the Golden Horn to escape a British submarine, collided with and completely destroyed the Babata bridge.

TiRED OF THE TEUTON. TURKEY CAN* FIGHT OX HJSR OWN. Times aad Sydney Sun Services. London, Nov. 1. The Salonika correspondent of the Echo de Paris reports that the Comnnttee oT Union and progress held a r.nivid council and excluded Germans. It debated the desirability of the German Army coming to Constantinople, ar.d expressed great apprehension at the German domination of the Empire. " A semi-official organ subsequently announced that Turkey had • no need of German aid. Turkey could guard the Dardanelles and reconquer Egypt' herllakki Pasha told a German editor that the Allies had forgotten that the Bnlgars did not stand alone. The Allies noped to starve Turkey as regards ammunition, but had not' succeeded. Turkey had already secured the railways everywhere, and land communications would follow when Nis), was captured, iHe attack on Egypt would depend on the duration of the war.