AMERICA.

Taihape Daily Times, 24 May 1918, Page 5

AMERICA.

FIXING RESPONSIBILITY. Received 9.10 a.m. WASHINGTON; May 23. The Government has made all railway presidents and Federal officials fully responsible to the Government. It is believed this action is consequent on the decline on railroad rates cabled on the 16th inst. UTILISING MAN-POWER. RAKING UP “WEARY WILLIES.” Received 10.35 a.m. ' WASHINGTON, May 23. The War Department officials have announced that after July Ist all loafers and men not engaged in useful occupations must engage in useful war work or be drafted into the army. The the Ist of July include gamblers, raceoccupations listed as not useful after trackers, waiters, bar-minders, club, notel, arid apartment house attendants, persons engaged in games or amusement, with some exceptions, domestic servants, sale clerks. A plan has been adjusted so that women may replace those men affected. This is the Government’s move. The drastic action, may yet, if strictly enforced, stop professional baseball.

NO TIME FOR THE IDLE RICH. ) MUST GET DOWN TO WORK. | Received 11.20 a.m. NEW YORK, May 23. The New York State Governor, in I a proclamation, states That idlers, wheJ ther rick or poor, will be forced to unJ dertake war work after the Ist of i June. Possession of an income will not be considered as an excuse. 1 RED CROSS FUNDS. Received 11.20 a.m. NEW YORK, May 23. The city raised eleven million (rosters for the Red Cross in three days. The nation’s total is now forty-five millions. HUGE NAVAL APPROPRIATION. NEW YORK, May 23. The Senate passed the Naval Ap. propriation Bill for 1,616,000,000 dollars .