AMERICAN TROOPS FOR THE WEST

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 194, 6 May 1918, Page 5

AMERICAN TROOPS FOR THE WEST

SUPPLY ONLY LIMITED BY TRANSPORTS | 1,800,000 MEN NOW ON SERVICE i nr v Washington, May 3. .Mr. N. D. Baker, Secretary for War, '; Riving evidence beforo the Committee of : tho Senate, said that America's Army '■ in Franco would bo only liriiiled by tho I ability to equip and transport it. Ho i • •»°. t Present figures, but said that the ;• laeilities for equipping and.transporting j tho troops were constantly increasing.— i > Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. ! ; (Rec. May 1, -1.30 p.m.) [ New York, May 3, | The New York "Times' 1 Washington i correspondent states that Amoricau ; troops aro being rushed to France, aud ' well-oquipped by tho Franco-British War ' Departments. Thus a great amount of '! tonnage which would . otheriviso have : : been necessary for tha transport of equip. • ment has been available for the trans-. I porting of troops, Mr. Daniels ; Secretary for the Navy) in a speech said: "Let us not talk of an' j army of three million or nvo million! j America is getting ready to send to , France every man who can carry a gun. ', Ship tonnage 's the only measure of- our : - contribution."—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. ■ NEW ARMY ESTIMATES REACH j THREE THOUSAND MILLIONS. ' (Rec. May 5, 5.5 p.m.) ! Washlnflton, May i. Mr. Newtown D. Baiter will submit the ; War Department's Estimates of fifteen j thousand million dollars (.£3,000,000,000) ' for the year, ending 191' J. Tho Army'-! strength will be 600,000 more than was '■* ' originally planned. There are 1,800,000 i Americans now on service. > Mr. Baker states tint General March ; stated to (he Military Committee of tho ] Houso that the American Army in July ■ will aggregate 2,300,000.-Aus.-N.Z. Cablo .' Assn. ■ THE GREAT LIBERtTIOAN CAMPAIGN ! ANZACS TO HELP. ; New York, May 3. Five hundred Anzacs havo arrived to | aid tho Liberty Loan campaign. They : are all Gallipoli -.elerans, and are com- ; m'anded by Colonel Feathers. They were ! i received with tremendous cheering as j i they marched along Broadway, and wero I officially greeted by tho Mayor— Aue.- j N.Z. Cablo Assn. j GOAL REACHED-SIX HUNDRED ' MILLIONS STERLING. ! (Rcc. May 5, 5.5 p.m.) .! Washington, May 4. j The Liberty Loan has reached ite goal -j -3,000,000,000 dollars (iCOO.OOO.OOO).- .; Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. j '