Berlin, Feb, 18
The "Deutscher Ueberseedienst" reports:
The Kopenhagen "'Berlingske Tidende" publishes a report of Danish captain stating that the British merchant ships in several cases have misused neutral flags and names of Swedish and Danish ships Paris newspapers report secret, socialist conference held in London stating that Mr. Ramsay Macdonald and Mr. Keir' Hardie, of the Britich labour party condemned the war policy of the British Government, Mr. Mao-donald declared the reports of German excesses in Belgium to be untrustworthy. Russian delegates feared that a victorious war would bring an increase of Russian reaction. a It is reported from Rotterdam that forty-eight British and French aviators attempted to destroy the ports of Ostend and Middelkerke, but were repulsed by the fire of the German batteries.
The gold reserve of the German Reichsbank has been 2,298, 5 ions marks, that is 33, 5 millions more than last week.
The German press unanimously approves of the German Govern: ment's Note on the submarine question. The '"Vossitche Zeitung" declares that the German nation stands united behind the Government. The "Berliner Tageblatt" says that the submarines defend the freedom of the ocean against the unexampled meanness of the British fighting measures.
The "Berliner Tageblatt" publishes facsimile of the letter of Findlay, British Minister to stiania, promising Sir Roger Casement's Norwegian valet Christ-anson £5,000 for his master's extradition.
is reported from Amsterdam that two Dutch shipping lin: we temporarily discontinued their service to England.
The former Dutch Minister of War, Staal, has sharply protested against the British misuse of neutral flags. He regrets the weak attitude of neutrals against Great Britain and declares that they who patiently tolerated the British action must now acquiesce in Germany's counter measures.
Paris "Temps" admits that the Moroccan tribes' hostile feeling is unremitting. The French operations in Morocco have been stopped by bad weather.
The Amsterdam "Algemeen Hendelsblad" reports that numerous Boers refused service against German South-west Africa.
The Stockholm paper '"'Social-democrat" publishes the speech of
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