, 1915-09-15

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Adrianople, md the railway station at that
point is ipcluded in the coded territory.
A despatch from Athens states: "a deci-
sion by Greece regarding her possible parti-
cipation in the war ON the side Of the Allies
viii not be known until Il conference between
King Constantine and NJ. Venizelos, which
began yesterday, comes to a close. 1t is
expected to consume considerable time. 1t
IS generally recognized that the nuti-war
party has been strengthened by the recent
Russian reyerses".
Because Of the killing of two British off
Gers near Bushire and the failure of the
Persian Government to punish the tribnl
chiefs concerned, who were assisted by the
Germans, Bushire was occupied by the
British unopposed on August Sth. Accord
ing to a Reuters despatch, conditions in
Persia are going from bad to worse.
A British official statement SAYS TINT
8 ships were lost in the week ending with
the eighth instant, of a gross tonnage OF
1926, including four fishing vessels.
A despatch to the Havn'a Agency from
Madrid states that the Steamship "Alexnn-
dra'' Of the Cunard Line, was torpedoed
on Thursday seventy miles from Cape Palos
on the Mediterranean coast Of Spain, and
that tweuty-ei9ht Of her crew have landed
at AIaznrron.
Adgjces from Marseillos state that an Aus
trian submarine sank the cargo boat sLaude,'
belonging to the Colnpa9nie Generate Trans
atluntique, bound for Oran, and that -
passengers and Is Of the crew we're allowed
to leave IN a lfeboat aud have renched Dram
by their own efforts.
A German official bulletin announces:
zone of our naval airships in a night attack
threw a number of bombs with good success
on the Russian naval base at a Baltic port and
ON the railway works, returning unchanged,
although fired at.
New York, Sept. 12th-The German Note
regarding the arabic" threntens u new crisis
IN German-Ametican relations. The United
States Government objects TO the following
passage: "Ihe German Government is uu-
able 10 acknowledge any obligation to grant
am indemnity in the matter, even if the com
mandcr was mistaken regarding the agEres-
siye intentions of the Arabic and if it
should prove to be tho case it would be
impossible for the German and American
Governments TO reach a harmonious opinion
on this point. The German Government is
prepared to submit the difference of opinion,
aus a question of international Law to the
Hague Tribunal. President Wilson is con-
sideled to be uualterNbly opposed to mbi-
tratiou. There is n growing conviction that
Count Won Berustortf's promise was offered
IA bad faith.
The State Department IS investigating the
connection of Captain Won PaPen, the Ger
man Military Attache, With DR.. Dumbu's
propaganda Washington fully expects TINT
Germany will be asked for his recall, and The
Government may prosecute Herr Nuber lie
Poreked, the Austrian Consul General at
New York, for restraint of trade.
The An9lo-Freuch Financial Commissions
ors arrived here on the $. $. 'LapIond' on
Friday, They were met by Mr.. Morgan and
Captain Gaunt, the British Naval Attache at
Washington. Lord Reading said that they
desired to consult with the American bunk
ors as to the best means Of relieving the fin
aucial tension between New York, London
and Paris, and so to arrange matters that
trade would be disturbed as little rs posi-.
Die during The war. SIR Cecil Spring Rice
called in the afternoon and later the first con
ference was held in Mr.. MorRan's library
and was attended by Sir Robert Borden, Sir
Thomas Shoughnessy, Mr.. White, Minister
OF Finance aud Receiver General OF Canada,
Mr.. ID. A.. Thomas and q large number Of
American bankers and Life Insurance Presi-
dents. One hundl eG million pounds is CON
siderpd a conservative estimate Of The loan
.I !. av.oot, tbnt tl. ,on1 Y,,,pE Of