GREAT AIR FLEET FOE AMERICA

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3115, 20 June 1917, Page 5

GREAT AIR FLEET FOE AMERICA

30,000 UNITS TO BE CONSTRUCTED

£120,000,000 TO BE SPENT

Washington, June 18. It is announced that tho first year's aeroplane prograhime will comprise 3(1,000 training, bombing, and observation aeroplanes. New York, June 18. The Now York ''Times" correspondent at Washington stales that the Administration will ask Congress to provide for the greatest air fleet in tho world. Tho Government wants an' appropriation of 600,000,000 dollars (,£120,000,000 roughly). —Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. FOOD LEGISLATION. Washington, June 18. The House of Representatives aud the Senate have begun tho discussion of tho food legislation.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICA'S NEW MERCHANT FLEET .CONTRACTS TO DATE. Washington, Juno 18. JI is announced that tho Government has contracted for an additional ten steel snips, and 21 wooden hulls. The total contracted for lo date is 28 of steel, 32 of wood aud steel, 30 completo wooden ships, and 18 wooden hulls.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. New York, Juno 18. The United Press Washington, correspondent learns thai; the Government is fixing the prices of steel as the result of a report that the steel companies aro planning largo profits on the lood ships. —Aus.-'N.Z. Cablo Assn. CANADA'S ENTRY IN THE SHIPBUILDING TRADE. Toronto, June IS. Eour steel vessels for the Canadian lishing service have been launched. The Minister for Marino (Hon. J. D. ILucn) in a speech said that, owing to the higher wages in Great Britain. Canada would bo able to compete 'with her in shipbuilding. He anticipated a great development in tho industry in Canada.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. MR. ELIHU ROOT'S MISSION TO RUSSIA ' EXPLAINED IN A. NOTE .E.ROM AMERICA. (Rec. Juno 20, 1.50 a.m.) Washington, Juno 19. Tho United States Note to Russia explaining Mr. Elihu Root's mission has been published. It that Russia as a. democracy must continue to fight the German autocracy, which, only the united strength of tho world's democracies will be able to crush.' It urged the acceptanco of tlio United States aid and reiterated that tho United States was pledged in tho common cause of humanity. Tho British refusal of tho United States, request for an Anglo-American Noto to China lias arrived. Mr. Lansing has not. published the text.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.