Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-07-26
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wegian press and people are daily be-
coming more incensed over German
acs of aggression against Norway. On
ly few days ago German u-boats in
the Arctic ocean, off the Norwegian
coast and outside the danger zone"
attacked small motor fishing boats,
fishing for the Germans and therefore
provided with German outfit, sank sew
eral in the open sea with small chance
for the crews to be saved, and in 9TH
ers destroyed the motors and every
thing on board, seized what they need
ed of provisions, instruments and gold,
leaving the craft helpless.
Nobody understands what benefit
these acts can be to the great war-to
destroy people working for the benefit
OF Germany itself, The foreign minis
ter has sent some messages and pro-
tests to Berlin without obtaining a
satisfactory explanation. And in these
very fishing districts German agents
are buying all the Norwegian fish they
can, according to the agreement with
the government. German boats sail
safely inside the territorial waters of
Norway, guided by Norwegian pilots
with their cargoes of fish and provis-
ions for Germany.
At the same time from all over Nor
way come reports of arrests of alleged
German spies who are sent across the
Norwegian border Norwegian citi-
zens are being convicted by the courts
in Bergen as paid spie sfor the Ger
man government and sentenced to i'm
prisonment for not more than six
months, although it is proved that their
Information to the Germans regarding
the sailings of Norwegian ships has
caused these vessels to be torpedoed
and some of the crews to be killed. In
these cases the court acted according
t. the law The whole nation was
struck aghast that this crime against
the country should not be punished
severely. The Germans involved were
were acquitted.
Of the Norwegians jailed, two were
captains on route steamers between
Newcastle and Bergen, who had been
paid to report to the German espionage
control in Bergen everything they saw
III England and on their way between
England and Norway.
The espionage control was establish
ed, it is charged by the Antarctic ex-
Iplorer, Lieut.. Fflchner, who before the
war. has been very kindly received
everywhere in Norway, had been the
guest of the Geographical society, and
who now used his knowledge to plot
against this country, draw Norwegian
men in his net and make them traitors
TIC their own country. The whole press
condemned Filchner The whole ma
ton felt ashamed and dishonored by
this case, remembering the way the
Swedish Baron Won Rosen, with his an
thrax and CHAMBERS bacilli in sugar
was treated by Norwegian authorities
and the way a German proved spy.
Baumeister, also was allowed peace
no IN
In the legislature it was strongly
demanded that the police authorities
and the department of justice, here
after should see that the nation was
ridden of such German pests.
And in spite of all this, in spite of
the nearly unanimous demand to stop
export of anything the country needs
for its own citizens, the fish export to
Germany still is going on and the ex-
port of home made farm products and
canned milk is not stopped, although
the prospects for the people in the
coming fall and winter are worse than
ever.
Why the government, which week af-
ter week suffers humiliations at the
hands of the Germans has not stopped
all export to Germany until satisfac-
ton is given, is regarded here as a
mystery. A great many anti-socialists
agree with the socialists who criticize
the government for having spent
500 100000 in three years on the
neutrality guard. The socialists say
it would have been better to use this
money to relieve the high cost of liv-
ing, asserting that the naval and army
defense is in too poor a condition to
be of any use and that the money is
wasted. other citizens who believe in
armament for defense of the coun-
try now ask with the socialists, what
the country has obtained for the $780,
600 900. They Indignantly declare that
more than 400 Norwegian vessels have
been destroyed, with the loss of soc
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