HIGH COST OF FOOD.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 February 1917, Page 5

HIGH COST OF FOOD.

GHETTO WOMEN DEMAND SEDUCTION. New York, Feb. 20. After riotously destroying the stock? . of vegetables of push-cart pedlars, hundreds of Ghetto women with babies, . made a demonstration at the City Hall demanding that the Mayor should reduce the prices of foodstuffs. The police arrested the ringleader, and the women unsuccessfully attempted to res- . cue her. The police scattered the women after the Mayor had promised to receive a deputation to-morrow. INFLUX OF GERMAN RESERVISTS. CABEANZA'S EXPORTS TAX. Renter Service. Beceived Feb. 21, 6.55 p.m. Washington, Feb. 20. According to reliable reports hundreds of German reservists have arrived In Mexico City. England is ready to resist the tax on oqjprts imposed by President Carranza. ENFORCING AMERICA'S RIGHIa. New York, Feb. 20. Mr. Lansing and the Attorney-General attended a meeting of the Senate's Judiciary Committee to urge the adoption of a resolution permitting the President to Dae the army and navy to maintain America's obligations under the law of Utions. ORGANISED SPIES. v New York, Feb. 20. Senator Overman stated that he, had been informed that there were 100.000 ■ spies in the United States. Albert Sinder and Charles Munneberg have been arrested on a charge of conspiracy to employ agents to obtain military information, maps and photographs in Great Britain and forward them to Berlin. It U alleged that letters and plans are sent to the United States in invisible Ink. Secret service agents state that fifteen bogus newspaper-men were "sent to England and Ireland to act as spies. Accused state that they merely conducted an eukange of films and war pictures.