AMERICA AT WAR.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 12 April 1917, Page 5

AMERICA AT WAR.

ARGENTINE SUPPORTS AMERICA. NEW YORK, April 10. Argentine has. issued a Note expressing solidarity with the United States policy.

EXPEDITIONARY FORCE NOT TO BE SENT.

NEW YORK, April 10

The "Times” Washington correspondent says an expeditionary force will not be sent to Europe until a million men are training. WASHINGTON, April 10.

The House agreed to issue five billions of bonds, also two billions of certificates,, the latter redeemable at the expiration of a yean Pierpont Morgans offer their services in dealing .with financial problems in equipping the army and navy.

A SCHOONER CAPTURED,

Received 11. NEW YORK, April 11

United States’ destroyers chased a schooner near San Diego carrying munitions to Mexican ports. The schooner was beached and the munitions captured.

IM MESOPOTAMIA.

RUSSIANS STILL ADVANCING,

LONDON, April 10.

A Russian official message says: “In the direction of Pengjevin, on the Persian border, we dislodged the Turks from their positions in the region of the Nirban, on the south-western bank, and continue the offensive. We occupied Ki/mtalst, south-westward of Khanikin. TURKS CONVERGING ON BRITISH. LONDON, April 10. Mesopotamia official.' —The pffirks who were reported on the 6th inst. to be retiring towards Kifri, are now' contemplating a converging movement, in conjunction with the Turks on the left bank ,of the Tigris, against the British between the Shat-el-Adhaim and Diala rivers, in the meantime holding up the Russians on the upper reaches of th e Diala. Our troops were reported on the Bth to be in possession of the left bank of the S-hat-el-Adhaim,

We captured Belad Harbe station, nor-nor-west of Bagdad.

DAEDANELLES COMMISSION.

NO NEW LIGHT,

Received 11 a.m

LONDON, April 11

Admirals d e Robeck’s and Wemy’s despatches on the naval operations in the evacuation of Gallipoli do not throw any fresh light on the subject.