UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 December 1915, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

UNDESIRABLES. CALLED HOME BY THE KAISER. Received Dec. 11, 5J> p.m. Washington, Dec. 10. The Kaiser has personally withdrawn Count von Papen and Captain Boyed. THE RECALLED ATTACHES. SAFE CONDUCT WANTED. Received Dec. 12, 11,53 p.m. Washington, Dec. 12. Mr. Lansing, at the request of the Kaiser, will ask Britain for safe conduct of the dismissed attaches, Count .von Papen and Captain 'Boyed. ON THE SEA. GERMAN SUBMARINE INCIDENT. AN UNWARRANTED CHARGE. (Received Dec. 12, 6.5 pjn. London, Dec. 11. The Press Bureau says the circumstances concerning the destruction of the German submarine and crew by the Barlong in August are now the subject of communications between Britain and America. Therefore the Admiralty do not propose to make public any statement at present ibeyond repudiating Herr von Bethm&nn-Hollweg's unwarranted charge.

AMERICAN STEAMER STOPPED. f jsiBJAR FREIGHTER RETURNS TO ■ " PORT. Reeeived Dec. 12, 11.65 p.m. New York, Dec. 12. A French cruiser stopped the American. steamer San Juan and removed two German passengers. The British freighter Tyninghame has returned to port afire. Chemicals caused I an explosion in her cargo of sugar, which was-consigned to Britain. GENERAL ITEMS.

notes from the times. GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH. Received Dec. 11, 5.5 p.m . Times and Sydney Sun Services. London, Dec. 10. The press is sarcastic at Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg's expense, and points out that Germany got no change out of the bluff which commenced with the wireless reference to her "readiness to make peace. Italy's signing the peace agreement left the Chancellor nothing to do but display his grandiose heroics in,the Reichstag. A SERIOUS POSITION. The Daily Mail's correspondent at 'Paris says that the necessity for the Allied War Council to meet on four successive days indicates the difficulty of the problems confronting them. Everybody is asking what is going to happen in the Balkans, for there is no disguising that the opinion in military and diplomatic circles is that the situation is one of the gravest anxiety. Everything points to the expeditionary force being deprived of reinforcements and impending supplies by the line between Salonika and the front, and being obliged to face the Balkan winter or being forced to retire on the Salonika region. THE ROAD TO INDIA. With a view of popularising the army for Egypt, the title bestowed upon General Mackensen's forces is Hamburger Fremdenklatt. Germans are circularising a large map of the Orient, called "The Military Road to Egypt," which is shown majestically sweeping south from Gennany to Vienna, thence to Budapest, Belgrade, Sofia, and Constantinople. NEAR MONASTIR. The Paris Journal says that General ■Mackensen's force that is approaching Monaatir seems to be split up in two sections. The larger section crossed tho Vardar and is marching to Neorakop. German cavalry are reported to be the libtib &n4 Strujamityi dU*