The sun., 1917-03-22
Amsterdam Hears "Armed
Neutrality" Will End
Tomorrow.
FOREIGN OFFICE
WARNS AMERICANS
Won ReventlOw Pleased at
Sinking of Ships Under
[. S. Flag.
FOOD RIOTS GROWING
IN GERMAN CAPITAL
Frontier Troops Are Said to
Have Been Sent to City to
Ouch Disorder.

LONDON. March oI.-"According to pr.-
va;e kilograms from Berlin to the Am
sterdam Bourse it is expected that a
state of war with the United States will
be an accomplished fact within forty
eight hours" says a despatch TO the Ex-
change Telegraph from Amsterdam.
American journalists in Berlin" the
despatch adds. have been warned to this
effect by the Foreign Office"
a new German peace move 10 afoot,
according to a Times despatch from The
Hague, which says that prominent Ger
mans have visited Holland and Switzer-
land to feel out Great Britains attitude,
on the basis that the Russian revolution
has created new situation. and tenta-
lively to offer much greater concessions
than heretofore have been suggested by
Germany.
Count Won Reventlow writing in the
Deutsche Td1es-eitun0, says with refer
once to the sinking OF the American
steamers City OF Memphis. Illinois and
NigiGncia;
"It ls good that American ships have
been obliged to learn that the German
I prohibition Is effective and that there Is
TO question of distinctive treatment for
the United States In view OF such losses
there is only one policy for the United
States as for the small European mari
time Powers. namely to retain their ships
In their own ports as long as the war
! lasts"
The Dusseld0rfer General AnseiDer
says that the sinking of three American
ships is certain to produce especial salts
! faction.
Food Riots In Berlin.
Reuters Amsterdam correspondent
reports serious riots in Berlin in con-
nection with the scarcity Of food.
"a despatch from Oldenzaal. Holland
! says persistent rumors are current oi
! great roting In Berlin the despatch
says. Frontier regiments are reported
to have left for Berlin to maintain or
/ der"
A despatch to the Exchange IeIegrapf
from Rotterdam says:
"Our frontier correspondent under
! stands that five munition factories ir
/ Dusseldorf have been the scenes o'
1 strikes during the last forty eight hours
, In protest against the small rations en-
tailed by the reduction in the meat
| bread and potato allowances INTRODUCED
/ last week The workers refused to re-
sumo work unless the food rations are
I Increased
According to reports received In Am
sterdam from Cologne, says the Eek
! change Telegraph correspondent In Am
st.rdan. fifty Chinese residing In Ger
many. and especially in Berlin and Mu'
mich, were arrested yesterday charged
with conspiracy. They were preparing
] to leave Germany with the Chinese Lee
cation. Most OF the Chinese were stu
! dents.
Loan subscriptions Few.
A Hague despatch from the CORE
spondent of the Exchange Telegraph
Company says:
THE German Ministry or Finance Is
organizing great canvassins campaign
for the sixth German war loan, whicf
In financial circles is considered less
successful than the previous loan. the
subscriptions being one-third lower
Berlin and Frankfort bankers openly
state that the present failure shows the
u.elessness of launching a seventh loan
Germany has started new and elab
crate recruiting campaign In Poland
according to Koenigsberg despatch tt
the Frdnktnrfer Zeitung, quoting Polish
papers Under the new scheme seven
teen main recruiting offices, seventy
four district offices and 400 local bu
rcaus have been opened. An appeal Of
the State Council TO the Poles TO joir
the colors will be issued.