AMERICA’S PART.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 June 1917, Page 3

AMERICA’S PART.

(Per Press Association — Copyright) THE REGISTER. NEW YORK, June 6. It is estimated that the registrations in New York city will exceed half a million. A surprisingly large percentage of foreign born have registered. There is a tremendous! demand for interpreters. and many girls are acting.

Negroes in the Southern States marched to the polls singing patriotic 1 songs. The Government is most pleased at the result. 1 ASIERICAN SQUADRON. fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] I RIO DE JANEIRO, Juno 6. 1 An American squadron of warships has arrived, ajid was’ enthusiastically welcomed. It is understood the squadron will relieve tho Anglo-French' on patrol work in the South Atlantic, and will have tjjp freo use of Brazilian ports. / 1 ASIERICAN CONSCRIPTION j ITALIAN RECRUITS. ! WASHINGTON, Juno 6 •Sonor Guglia 'Motti, the military expert with the Italian mission, states j that he is hopeful of enrolling nearly 200.000 Italian volunteers in American for the Italian Army. J THE SILVERSHELL’S WORK WASHINGTON, June 7. According to a Paris statement, the American steamer Silvershell fought a submarine" in the Afediterranean. Tho Navy Department stated that the Silvershell is the vessel that way yesterday reported as sinking a subing a submarine. I BRITISH RECRUITS. NEW YORK, June 6. The British recruiting office is gratified at it 3 early results and will probably establish mobilisation training camps near New York. It has been arranged to establish American recruiting stations throughout the country. These will accept British recruits. NORTHCLIFFE GOES TO ASIERICA. LONDON, June 6£. At the War Cabinet’s invitation Lord Northcliffe has sailed for America. His task is to co-prdinate with the work of the British mission^ - ASIERIOAN WARSHIPS. OFF FRENCH COAST.

(Received. This Day at 8.50. a.m.) WASHINGTON, June 7. American warships have arrived off the French coast.