28 AUGUST 1915, page 3

As For What America Will Do If German Concessions Do

not release her from her own standing pledge to act, it seems to be generally thought that she will break off relations. If this should be the course taken, it would be a.......

The News From The United States As We Write These

lines suggests that the American Government hope that some concession from Germany may improve the situation. For ourselves, we bold to the view that President Wilson, though......

It Is Suggested That The American Government Would Be...

if the commanders of German submarines always warned passenger vessels and placed the passengers in boats before sinking the vessels. We do not believe for a moment that America......

The Contraband Proclamation Will Of Course Cause American...

hesitate to send cotton destined for Germany, because in future both ship and cargo will be liable to con- fiscation. We cannot see, from this point of view, that our new policy......

The Papers Of Monday Announced That Both The British And

French Governments have decided to declare cotton absolute contraband. The British Government in publishing the decision say that, though "circumstances might have justified......

Again, The Numbers Saved Showed That There Was '" Ample

time" to lower the beats, and if lives were lost it must have been because the boats were unseaworthy. Finally, the fact that lifebelts were ready on deck showed that the......

Various Accounts Have Been Published During The Week Of The

speech made by Dr. Helfferich, the German Minister of Finance, and we hesitate to say what the true version may be. One report attributes to Dr. Helf%rich the statements that......

Bank Rate - , 5 Per Cent:, Changed From 6 P.c. Aug.

86,1914.......

Wednesday's Papers Contained What Is Apparently A Semi-...

of the numbers of the German forces now in the field and the German casualties at the end of a year's war. The writer estimates the forces on the western front at 1,800,000, on......

The Calculation Does Not Include Troops On The Lines Of

communications, or tell us bow many men of military age are employed in Germany on work of a military character and on railways. As regards the casualties, the estimate is un-......