AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, 16 May 1918, Page 5

AMERICA.

OVERMAN BILL PASSED. WIDER POWERS GIVEN TO PRESIDENT. Received 9.20 a.m. • WASHINGTON, May 15. The House of Representatives has passed the Overman Bill by 245 votes to 2 The Bill gives wide powers to the President, and authorises him to reorganise the Government Executive departments. AMERICAN SHIPPING. COMPLETION OF FIRST MILLION TON.S ...... • ; Received 8.55 a.m. WASHINGTON, May 15 The first million tons of shipping under the direction of the United States Shipping Board has now been launched. Sir Connop Guthrie has been appointed representative of the British Ministry of Shipping iu the United States. AMERICA’S HUGE WAR CREDITS. FINANCING HER ALLIES. Received 8.55 a.m. WASHINGTON, May, 15. Additional credits have been authorised for Britain amount to two hundred million dollars, for France one hundred millions, and for Itay one hundred millions, Britain’s total indebtedness to America is 2995 millions, France’s 1665 millions, and Italy ’s 650 millions. JAPAN AND AMERICA. TOKIO, May 14. Count Kato, in a speech, urged the inclusion of America in the AngloJapancso treaty, thereby using the strongest naval powers. It is considered the time has not arrived to interfere in Siberia.