AMERICA.
CLEVELAND RAILWAY DISASTER '■ ’ HOW IT OCCURRED. ■ . Received 9 a.m, r ■ NEW YORK, October 4. The Cleveland railway disaster was caused by a number of munition workers dismounting from tbe train before it stopped. They crowded on the track and the incoming express dashed into them in a fog, killing 26 and injuring most of the remainder. AMERICAN SHIPBUILDING. NEW PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED. Received- 9 a.m. . NEW YORK, Oct 4. Tbe "Times” Washington correspondent states that Mr. Hurley,, chairman of the United States Shipping Board, has announced an additional shipbuilding programme for the construction of 454 vessels of 1,800,000 deadweight tons, wliereof 210 are steel and 244 are wooden. AMERICA'S QUOTA OF SOLDIERS. TOTAL NEARLY 2,000,000. • Received 11.45 a.m. NEW YORK, Oct 4. Since America’s entry into the war 1,840,000 men have been sent overseas. ‘ ■' •
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Taihape Daily Times, 5 October 1918, Page 4
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