London, Sept. 7.
South Africa is at war with' Germany, and arrangements are "being fide' for the diplomatic reprosentatives of each country to be with drawn' Immeditely, according to an announcement isuea by the Minlatty of Information.
General J. M, B. Hertzog the former Prime Minister who resign following the defeat of his "amend ment proposing that the Union should maintain relations with both sides in the European War, issued 'a statement today to bil appealed to quard a jepinion on the racial issue. fever you do or say," he anything which may even savour of "Turning to the naval side, the most Important feature up to the present; Mr. Chamberlain continued, "has been, the development of German U-boat attacks on our shipping." The sinking of the Athenis, with its scenes of death and terror, virtually opened the war, and no denials or inventions on the part of Germany will convince the public of German Innocence of this crime, which "nas profoundly shocked and horrified the world."—
Reuter,
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