America

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 11, 11 August 1916, Page 5

America

LOANS TO BRITAIN AND RUSSJA. CONSEQUENT ON MUNITIONS PURCHASES. Press Association —Copyright. Heuter's; Telegrams New York, August 10. In connection with further huge American credits, consequent on the purchase of munitions for the Allies, Air Morgan is arranging a loan <>i 650,000,000 to Britain and £10,000,(10) to Russia, making a total oi £309,000,000 since the war. ARMY BILL PASSED. Washington, August 9. The House of Representatives has passed the Army Bill.

Y.M.C.A. WORK

New York, August 9

Mr John Mott, general secretary of the V.M.C.A., has arrived from Europe," where he visited the principal camps. Ho says the total imprisoned is close upon 5,000,000, whereof Russia has 1,500,000, and the Russian prisoners are rapidly increasing, 230,030 having passed through Kiev in six weeks. The Association has forty-five American secretaries in various camps.

ANTI-WILSON WOMEN POLI-

TICIANS.

New York, August 9

The Women's Party Conference opens to-morrow at Colorado Springs. The loaders, interviewed, state they Cuvor a straight-out campaign on behalf of Mr Hughes and anti-Wilson. Lillian Russell will he one of the principal suffragette lecturers.

THE SHIPPING BILL.

Washington', August 9

Senator Thomas has moved an amendment to the Shipping Bill giving authority to refuse clearance of any vessel which declines to accept freight for any reason, except lack of space. He believes this will defeat the British boycott.

-CAPTURE OF GORIZIA ' DIB-

CUSSED.

New York, August 9

Xeuspapcrs give prominence to the capture of Gorizia, ami describe it as a. great Italian victory and a severe blow to Austria. Some opine that the Austrrans were compelled to weaken their forces at Gorizia in order to hold other fronts.

WHEAT MARKET EXCITED.

WILD BUYING ON 'CHANCE.

Press Association—Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 8.55 a.m.)

New York, August 10

There was intense excitement in the Chicago wheat pit consequent on the Government roport-that the 1916 yield in the United States was 358 million bushels less than in 1915; also that there was a spread of black rust in Canada. Fortunes were made and lost in a few hours. Heavy foreign buying shot up the prices. The day's net gain was llf cents per bushel, the closing prices of September options 'icing 144;J and December 148.

THE BATTLE-CRUISER DESICNS.

SOMETHING TO BEAT CREATION!

(Received 8.55 a.m.) Washington, August 10. The designs for the battle cruisers aim at producing the fastest major ships in the world, with a displacement of 32,000 tons, and an anticipated speed of 35 knots.

THE RECENT EXPLOSIONS OF MUNITIONS.

(Received 9.45 a.m.) New York, August 10

Tho police are investigating certain information indicating that the explosion on the 30th was the work of German plotters, who were trying to prevent a shipment of munitions. A. letter was discovered showing that the explosion which wrecked vessels containing explosives at Seattle early in 1915 was tho work of Germans.

A. letter found in the. mail to Gei

many says: "I disappeared from Seattle suddenly because I helped in sending to the bottom of the harbour a shipment of explosives for the Russians. I "ill not hesitate to do the

same again. The Federal authorities are investi gating the matter.