AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, 8 April 1918, Page 5

AMERICA.

AMERICA'S WAR BILL. .' £200,000,000 A MONTH. WASHINGTON, April 5. The United States spent £1,980,000,000 since sh.e entered the war, of which more than half amounts to loans to the Allies.' America's expenditure now-is £200,000,000 a montn. RESTRICTION OF IMPORTS. . NEW YORK, April-5. Mr. Peterson, Director of Imports, announces that no licenses for the importation of articles on the restricted list will be issued after Monday, 14th inst. This decision affects important non-essential articles from Australia. Licenses already granted are not affected after the date specified. AMERICA'S FIRST YEAR OF WAR ' 'PRUSSIA WILL GET A SURPRISE'' Received 8.40 a.m. LONDON, April 7. The Lord Mayor lunched with a distinguished company at the Mansion House to commemorate the United States 'entry into the war. Telegrams were read from the King and Lloj-d George.' The latter in his telegram stated that during the next few weeks America would give the Prussian military junta the surprise of their lives.

AMERICA ROUSED. 150,000 MEN CALLED UP. Received 8.55 a.m. NEW YORK, April 7. America has called up an additional draft of 150,000 men. There is coun-try-wide enthusiasm, apart from President Wilson's fighting speech. The New York Times says the word has been spoken which will ring through the nation, uplift the spirit of thei people, strengthening them, to meet-whatever sacrifice the war involves. '■< \ \'-v? A to** ■ WHAT AMERICA r?As DONE IN TWELVE'MONTHS. Received, s.3o' a.m' v ; ' ; """ NEW YORK;! April 6. • On ■ the anniversary of America's entry .into the war the, Committee of Public Information published "a report of merit'"expense for-the year, 12,067,275, 3 679 dollars; army ".'lncreased from 9524 officers and 202,510 men ? to 123,801 officers 1,528,924 men; 'riaVV mcreased from 4792 officers* arid''77346 men to 21,300 officers and 333,000 men;, -jthere ; were-now'four times as, many vessels in;• the naval service >as a year ago; over twenty large companies were manufacturing aeroplanes; the Emergency Fleet Corporation requisitioned 425 steel vessels and contracted for 720; total dreadnought tonnage, 5,164,505; also contracted for 480 wooden vessels of 1715 thousand tons; repaired and put into operation 788 thousand tons seized from Germany and Austria.