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Show UNITED STATES TO AIDNEUTRALS Will Keep Swiss Supplied With Food by Taking Grain Through France. WASHINGTON. April 3. In endeavoring en-deavoring to protect neutral European nations from the consequences oi the German ruthless submarine warfare, the I'nlted States is even preparing to go even further than its original prom-Igea prom-Igea to keep Switzerland supplied with food and if necessary will allow that country to take grain through France The grain supplies from France would be replaced by tbe United States. Switzerland has failed to get Ger- uiau.N M ULFllUl 1JI giaiu IU U litU'JtU at Cette for transfer to her needy population The grain is ready and ships have been provided. In view of the needs of the Swiss ;ind of the attitude at-titude of Germany, the L'nited States will try to carry out the pack by other means The German altitude has delayed de-layed the progress of shipments to Switzerland by approximately 90.000 tons Germany Making Desperate Struggle. Desperate attempts lo prevent commercial com-mercial agreements of any kind between be-tween the United Stales and European Euro-pean neutrals are being made by Gee-many, Gee-many, according to information reaching reach-ing here. The efforts even have gono so far as the sinning of Spanish steamers steam-ers earning grain to Spain and it has been reported in cable dispatches that submarines have been placed around Spanish harbors. It is thought there the same policy was pursued witb Holland Hol-land and It is believed threats have been made against the Scandinavian count rie.-. |