NORTHCLIFFE'S WORK IN AMERICA

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3152, 2 August 1917, Page 7

NORTHCLIFFE'S WORK IN AMERICA

ORGANISING HUGE BRITISH EXPENDITURE TWO MILLIONS A DAY New York, July 31. , Lord NorthclilTe, in an exclusive in.' torviow to the Australian Press Associa* Hon, gave the first detailed statement of what the British Mission is doing now. Ho has completed tho general organisation of the stall', and formed c-sparate departments for each complete unit, dealing with, such subjects as munitions, finance, wheat export, the British air service, British shipbuilding, renounts. and overseas recruiting. Lord Ncrthclill'e said:—"The Government's sb;tct in sending nie to America was to 1 superintend tho expenditure of .£2,000,000 daily for food, guns, munitions, oil, . steel, horses, mules, cotton, locomotives, small arms, and a thousand other articles. When tho United States joined in the. fight against Germany, it became obvious that' a controlling head should be sent here. An idea of tho vastness of the operations may bo gathered from tho fact that we are spending -weekly nearly tlfreo shillings per head of America's population of a hundred millions. Part of this money is advanced by ilie United States iu monthly credits, but our indebtedness greatly exceeds these credits. The area over which the expenditure is spread makes.the task extremely heavy. Another task is to co-ordinate our demands for material, transportation, .and ship tonnage with those of the United States, France, Russia, and Italy, the ol'ject being to get the quickest shipment, and priority to the Allies. The Iward dealing with this matter is endeavouring to synchronise railway transportations and shipments, thus avoiding, loss of time. We are also in cliarge of the recruiting of British subjects in tho United States. I have able British experts at tho head of each of the numerous branches, assisted by hundreds of A'mericans. Altogether, directly and indirectly, the British Mission numbers ten thousand. Few people here or elsewhere have any conception of the magnitude of the enterprise. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' • •■■■■■.

CUTTING OFF FATS FROM GERMANY Washington, July 31. The Food Administration Department has issued a statement that every effort will be made to keep fats from Germany. Official advices-are that fats are selling at 16s. per lb., cheese 3s. 6d. per lb., geese 40s. to 80s. each, and horseflesh 2s. to 3s. per lb.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE DRAFTS FOR ACTIVE SERVICE. New York, July SL Steady progress is being made in selecting the drafts for the expeditionary armies. The Attorney-General has ordered tho arrest of all who attempt to evade sevice.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asjh.