AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 21 May 1917, Page 5

AMERICA.

FIRST AMERICAN CONTINGENT. ARRIVAL IN LONDON. 0 LONDON, May 18. The first United States contingent, with a "medical unit, has arrived in Great Britain. GENERAL PERSHING’S COMMAND Received 8.40. WASHINGTON, May 20. General Pershing’s command will consist of 25,000, exclusively regulars, probably including * those who have seen active service in Mexico; also 2500 marines who recently saw active service in Hayli and Cuba. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE APPROVED. Received 10.40. NEW YORK, May 20. Newspapers generally approve of the despatch of an expeditionary force to France. Colonel Loyen conmands the; marine section.

THE DECIDING FACTOR. AMERICA’S FULL STRENGTH. A BIG BLOW AND QUICK. LONDON, May 18. Lord Derby, in an interview with the United Press, expressed his opinion that the war would not end until the United States’ full fghting force was thrown into the scale. Not until the United States made war as if she alone were facing Germany would there be a possibility of predicting the end.. The bigger the blow the United States could deliver, and the quicker it was delivered, the sooner the victory. Germany was jactively propagating the idea that the end of the war was near, in order to mislead the United States. This was untrue. Germany was weakening, but nevertheless was not ready to accept yet any terms but her own. Lord Kitchener always held that the war would be a long one. The moral effect would be great against Germany if American troops were sent Russia-wards. This would undoubtedly hearten Russia greatly.

AMERICAN WAR BILL

FOUR MILLIONS A DAY.

WASHINGTON, May IS,

Both Houses passed the Army Bill. Mr. MeAdoo estimates the war will cost ‘America four million pounds sterling ddSy the first year, including two and a-half billion dollars for its military establishment in 1918.