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Show HOLLAND SHOWS TEETH SUDDENLY Dutch Public as Astonished as Rest of World Army Mobilized Mob-ilized and Holding Maneuvers. IRRITATION IS GROWING Both Great Britain and Germany Ger-many Suspects Subjects of Sullen Hostility Through- out Netherlands. London. April 4, 3.30 p m. (Delayed). (De-layed). "Holland bared Its teeth to the belligerents on both sides so unexpectedly un-expectedly that the Dutch public was as much astonished as the remainder of the world," said a prominent neutral neu-tral just returned from Amsterdam, to the Associated Press today. This person, who enjoys exceptional opportunities oppor-tunities of obtaining reliable Information, Infor-mation, stated that not only was the Dutch army mobilized, but actual maneuvers ma-neuvers were held as If to repel forces for-ces landing from the North sea In the neighborhood of Flushing. The mobilization was accomplished swiftly. Virtually every private motor mo-tor car in the country was Beized. While mobilization took place along (he German frontier, maneuvers were held only along the sea coast. To add to the excitement the Germans massed men and guns along tho Bel-go-Dutch frontier near Antwerp as if in preparation to repel an invasion from that direction. The returned neutral is convinced that the demonstration was made against Germany as much as England. Eng-land. He stated irritation in Holland against all belligerents had become so pronounced that there was a sullen feeling of hostility toward both Germany Ger-many and Great Britain which was becoming "general throughout the country. On account of the British blockade Holland Is experiencing shortage of food to such an extent that an American Amer-ican commission to the relief of Belgium Bel-gium has been asked to loan some of its food supply to certain districts The Dutch government has determin-edthat determin-edthat food shall be transported to Holland In vessels commandeered by it without reference to any limitation fixed by agreement with The Nether-lauds Nether-lauds Overseas Trust. Holland to Maintain Neutrality. The Hague, April 4. 2 p. m., via London, Lon-don, April 5, 10:52 a. m At the opening open-ing of the second chamber of the Dutch parliament today, after a preliminary pre-liminary secret session In committee, the president of .the chamber read a brief statement declaring that the recent re-cent suspension of furloughs of army officers and men was a precautionary measure as Holland Is firmly resolved to maintain her neutrality and thore is a possibility of its incurring increased in-creased danger owing to the course of the war. -. ,. The suspension order, he added, was not a consequence of present political eutanglements. but was resolved upon on account of certain information which reached tho government and which the government does not judge opportune at the present moment to make public The chamber then proceeded to the consideration of domestic affairs. oo |