WAR EXPENDITURE OF AMERICA
NEARLY £5,000,000 A DAY
INCREASED ADVANCES TO THE ALLIES
(Bcc. August 20, 5.5 p.m.)
. Washington, August 21. Ihe American war expenditure is new moro than 24,000,000 dollars (nearly .£5,000,000) per ekiy, approximately twothirds of which is advanced to the Allies. It is understood that the advances to the Allies will soon be increased from .£.'>00,000,000 to .£000,000,000 a month — Aus.-NIZ'. Cable Assn. PROGRAMME OF SHIP CONSTRICTION ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION ASKED FOR. (Rec. August 20, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, August 25. The Shipping Board has submitted a programmo of 1270 ships, of 8,000,000 tonnage, in addition to 2,003,000 tons already in course of construction. The board has requested an additional appropriation of a billion dollars.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3174, 27 August 1917, Page 5
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