UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1917, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

ACHIEVEMENT OF THE WAR. REMARKABLE AERO MOTOR. Washington, J?ept. 13. lfr. Baker announces that, after max **k» of conference and experiments by Jngineers and inventors, a remarkable military aeroplane motor has been pro duced, which is regarded as one of the great achievements of the war. It compines power, speed, lightness and reliability. Engineers worked five days and Bight* without intermission on the tests, •rifk complete success. ANOTHER USEFUL SWEDE. AS INTERMEDIARY FOR THE HUNS. deceived Sept. 14, 11.30 p.m. Washington, Sept. U. S|~e State Department has issued a fijfttment showing that von Ekhrtrdt, the JBerman Ambassador at Mexico City. r'e•ooua*cd«d the Gsrmaa Government t-> lecorate Crenholm, the Swedish Charge i'Aflairs in Mexico City. EkhardtV infereepted letter stated: '-Crenho.m, line* his arrival, showed undisguised sympathy with Germany. lie is the only diplomat from whom inform-'.lion regarding our enemies can be obtained. H» acts u intermediary in official diploma tie intercourse with me to r-.rm.iny, and goei personally to the telegraph office and sometimes late at .light. ta lodge telegrams. I recommend the Crown Order, second class, but so is not to eieite our enemies' suspicion, the decoration shonld not be announced till (kfter the war." ACTION GRATIFYING Washington, Sept. 13. There is much gratification at the action of the Argentine. The State Department await's Sweden's explanation. It is estimated that alien conscription will affect more than a million friendly aliens. A DISTINGUISHED VISITOR. New York, Sept. 13. Lord Reading, in an interview. «aid lite straggle was stern and costly, but ira were unfaltering in our determination. by the genius, resources lnd unconquerable spirit of America, the AUies must irin. SWEDEN'S EXPLANATION". Washington, Sept. 13. Sweden's reply to the United States has been delivered. Verbally it correcponds with the statement given out in Stockholm earlier in the week. The rvply apparently closes the ease as far |l tie United States is concerned. Sweden is under no obligation fully to reply to the United States. The United States did not give the matter the status of a diplomatic incident. Sweden contends that M. Lowen transmitted Count Luxbure*? messajres not knowing the contents, which were in the German code. It points out that other neutrals, including the United States, have pcted similarly towards £be Central Powers. ARTILLERY L\ TRAINING. Washington. Sept. 13. Tb# United States artillery is now ufeining on the western front. •JOHGRSSSME'N INVITED TO VISIT WEST FRONT. • Received Sept. 14, 2.5 p.m. Washington, Sept. 13. Congressmen have been invited by grifcria to visit the West front*