AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, 10 May 1918, Page 5

AMERICA.

AMERICAN WHEAT YIELD. Received 9.s'a.iii. ''i ! 1 : ' v > - WASHINGTON, * May 9. - ' fThe 1 Agricultural Department 1 forecasts' I ‘the winter' wheat yield at 572,000,000 bushels, compared with 418,000,000 Tast yehr-; • | AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING. Received 9.5 a.m.- > * it* v *:\i 'l' ••• •; ! “ • • WASHINGTON,. May 8. Mr. Hurley has made a statement That the American Shipbuilding Bill for the year 1918-19 Will be 2,223,000,000' dollars. ■ The shipbiiliding estimates' include, general construction, 1,386;000,000 dollars; plants 652,000,000 r dollars. The ' figures show'-an increase of S.OOOdOO dollars over the original estimates. ' " AMERICA’S MACHINE GUNS. Received 9,25 a.m. WASHINGTON, May 9. Mr. Baker has announced there is no shortage of light and heavy Browning machine guns. A HOPEFUL SIGN. MARINE WAR RISKS REDUCED. Received 9.25 a.m. WASHINGTON, May 9. The Government rates of marine war risks have been reduced to two per cent. This is regarded as an evidence that the submarine menace is lessening. It is more than one-third less than rates last August. BERNSTORFF’S CODE DISCOVERED. Received 9 5 a.m, WASHINGTON, May 9. The authorities have discovered Count Bernstorff’s code by which he directed his spies. Thousands of messages are now decipherable. AMERICA’S ARMY. Received 9.5 a.m. WASHINGTON, May 9. Tt is announced that the strength of the National army in America and abroad in June will be 1,247,000 men. FRENCH DEBTS TO U.S.A. WASHINGTON; May 8 Senator Kenyon has introduced a resolution providing for the cancellation of all French ■ debts to America for war credits, including interests thereon. He declared: believe such action will be favoured by the American people”