AMERICA'S PART.

Hokitika Guardian, 3 July 1917, Page 3

AMERICA'S PART.

THE FOOD SUPPLY,

WASHINGTON, July 1

An official statement based on fighv es compiled in England shows that Germany obtained from neutrals sufficient food rations for the entire German armies on the East front; also sufficient fats to supply 8,500,000 soldiers. The* exports from the United .States to neutrals make this possible. The efforts of neutrals to lighten the expected drastic embargo are believed to bo causing dolay in the actual bringing into force of the embargo. U BOAT BASE LOCATED. THE YEAR’S LOSSES. (Received. This Day at 8.50. a.m.) NEW YORK, July 2. The New York World states that officers of American., steamers arriving American ports report that British patrollers located a U Boat base a fortnight ago U-Boat suppliers being short of oil and other supplies were confiscated. It is believed the movements of Allied ships were reported to. the U-Boats from a base in New York. The Herald’s Washington correspondent says at the termination five months of the unrestricted submarining, naval officers estimate that the result will be far short ofGermany’s programme of one million tons monthly. He declares the total tonnage lost during the first year does not exceed four millions while three millions wero eonsructrtl during the same period.

* JAPAN AND AMERICA

A SUGGESTED OFFER.

(Received This Day at 12.25. p.m ) ■ NEW YORK, July 2.

The United Press correspondent at Lik-io states Mochi Selkik tho Opposition leader, suggested in the Diet that Japan should negotiate with the Lnited States for the exchange of.PhillipiiMS for tho South Sea Islanos, which Japan seized from Germany. He believes this would remove the causes of Japanese and American tionBaron Alottono replied that there was no cause to fear regarding American and Japaneso relations, which showed a marked improvement.

AAIERICA’S MILITARY ACT

DRAFT of regulations. (Received This Dnv ot 11.25. a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 1. t President Wilson lias proclaimed it he ] draft of the Military Service Regula- j t tions. Those exempt include indispen- t sables to military and national Indus- ( tries, solo supporters of children, wives, parents, brothers, sisters, members of ; well reogn : sed religious sects, who are conscientious objectors, ordained Minis- , tors, Federal, State Legislative and j Judicial Executive, Officers, aliens ivho hffve not taken the first naturalisation papers, workmen in armories, arsenals, and navy yards, pilots,, and mariners in the merchant service, criminals and the mentally deficient, I The drawing will ho held at. Washington. ... , ' Local exemption Boards will be appointed for every twenty thousanu, also Appeallate Boards in each Feueral districk* Mr. Wilson says the system will be designed to the needs and circumstance of the whole country with the least inequality and personal hardship, all men being on an equal plane. He points out that Boards must imperially and fearlessly perform their delicate and diffi- ., cult tasks.