AMERICA’S PART.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 July 1917, Page 3

AMERICA’S PART.

. (Per Press Association — Copy CANADA’S PARLIAMENT. (Receivedjhis day at v 12.30 a.m.) ;■ i Sirtßobext Borden, in view of the Liberal Opposition said Government did :. ’ ' A not propose to ask the Imperial Parliament, to extend the life of the Canadian "X ~ yC The: existing Houses expire on Oct.. 7th, and an election will follow. . - * 'yNAVAL chances. • WASHINGTON, July 19.‘ ' Mr;. Daniels announces the reorganisation of the Atlantic fleet. Grant has ■y been promoted a vice-; Admiral with com ~ mand of one division of the fleet. , Mayo has the general command. , Air. ({Daniels IsttVad arrangentintfi had been made to double the number of battleship ß • 31Q.W in commission Every battleship was fully commissioned, Their ipurpose is to place the Navy in tho highest efficiency, in readiness for action- • kULTUR MURDERERS. __ WASHINGTON, July 19. - • , were arrested at KangKs City, and charged with a conspiracy to scatter broad-cast infectious deadly germs, under tho medium of court plasf ter, containing tetanus germs. ' A SWEDISH CONTRACT. S 1 AVASHINCTON, July 19 ’ V Tlio New York World’s London eqr- . _ respondent has authoritative information that Germany has contracted to • purchase a million and a’ half tons of hematite from Sweden in the coming year. The oro will be. used in the manufacture of mnehihery and tools, and will . be carried across the Baltic in vessels convoyed by Swedish warships. America. may ho asked to force Sweden to stop thiji trade, or sh<? will not receive American food supplies. AMERICAN LOAN ISSUE. '■ LONDON, July 19. The Evening News forcasts an early issue of a now war loan which possibly will, include premium bonds. > SUFFAGETTES PARDONED. '/Received This Dev nt 11.25. a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 19. President Wilson has pardoned the suffragette ß , cabled on ,18th. AMERICAN METHODS. I (Received This Dav at 11.25. a.m.) WASHINGTON, July 19. Th« method of selecting the drafted men is announced. It consists of drawing key numbers which determine the first to be selected from each disThe draft will probably be drawn on Friday. It will select not only tho force, but also show the order in which all the registered men will, be called up. .