AMERICA.

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AMERICA.

AMERICA’S FIGHTING MEN. Received 11.40. August 19. One million three hundred thousand men have volunteered for all the fighting services since the declaration of war, of whom 448,850 have .been accepte. The total volunteers now ,on service on both land and sea are 934,141

NEW LOAN TO ALLIES. * STUPENDOUS FIGURES. Received 11.40. WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. Mr McAdoo has submitted to Congress a proposal for a now bond issue of 75,389,450.000 dollars at 4 per cent, for the purpose of providing four billions new loan to the Allies and the retirement of the recent throe billion 3| per cent, loan to the Allies. A POLISH CONFERENCE, t Received 11.40. ~ London, August 19. A meeting of the Polish Congress at kioscow resolved on the creation of an independent Polish State, recruiting in all Polish territories with an outlet to the sea, north of the Vistula, and declaring that a premature peace was contrary to the Polish interests. FATAL EXPLOSION. Received 11.40. LONDON August 19. i Thirty persons were killed by an explosion at the Curtis Company plant, and a loss of millions sterling. .BRITISH COLUMBIA GOES DRY.. Received 8.5. OTTAWA, August 19. The Lieut.-Governor of British Columbia lias signed a law passed by the Legislature making the State dry from September Ist.