AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 18 June 1917, Page 5

AMERICA.

UNITED STATES LOAN. X '

OYER-SUBSCRIBBD.

WASHINGTON, June 15.

Mr. Woolley (Director of the Mint), in “Liberty’s Publicaiter,” forecasts that the United States loan will be over-subscribed by nearly a billion dollars. The closing of the loan was marked by the sounding of thousands of whistles and foghorns, JBbnds are quoted a shade over par.

CHICAGO, June 15

The "New York United Press" Washington correspondent estimates that there are two million subscribers to the loan. HUGE SHIPETJTLTHNG PROGRAMME. MORE THAN BALANCE SUBMARININGS.

WASHINGTON, June 17. Lord Northcliffc lias conferred with the President on war measures, particularly in regard to food. It is believed ho also' discussed the advisability of an additional, loan. . Officials anticipated America’s shipbuilding programme ■will mode than equalise the entire submarings. Mr Goethals expects three millions

tons of steel ships' to. bo constructed eighteen months. It is estimated I That America will be able to complete u1; 25 ships each of over 1600 tons weekly.

American companies agreed to furnish. 800,000 tons of steel monthly. The only question is the capacity of the yards,

which arc working day and night.

About one million tons of Britishordered shipping, which is being constructed in the United States will be voluntarily bo transferred to America, and placed at the dispasal of the Shipping Board. ~' It is believed America will "commandeer wooden ships. ■ The Belgian commission has arrived

at an American port. The personnel consists of M. M_ Monchour, Leclerg, 3>urrell, Jean Maartcns fend Hector Cartier. BAKING IN BRITISH SLACKERS. IN THE UNITED STATES. Received 10.15 a.m. NEW YORK, June 17. Officials have announced that all males who are British subjects, and are between the ages of 18 and 45, will be compelled to enrol and join the British colours. JEWISH ANTI-WAR RIOTS. , Received 10.15. NEW YORK, June 17. Thousands of Russian Jewish women demanded the Mayor to receive an antiwar protest. Mayor Mitchell refused, and the women rioted. The police arrested three ringleaders, and charged the mob of men sympathisers with batons. BELGIAN HATRED OF GERMANY GROWING OWING TO AWFUL BRUTALITIES. Received 10.15 a.m. NEW YORK, June 17. Dr Arrowsmith of the American Belgium Relief Committee states that owing to the awful brutalities Belgian hatred of Germany was growing hotter. He daily the hospital for returned deporterb, land it wan heartrending to see the wrecks of men of twenty-five, who looked sixty. Men's feet were black as a result of the favourite punishment of standing in water for 24 hours. He saw horrible bruises and unhealed wounds, the result of clubbing and kickings. Men were dying in the hospitals at the rate W)£ two daily. *'n<W! : i I