UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 May 1917, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

AMERICA'S EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. 300,000 MEN FOE FRANCE. ITS CONSTITUTION OUTLINED. London, May 28. A hundred thousand Americans will shortly be sent to France. Received May 20, 3.25' p.m. Washington, May 28. America's first hundred thousand men tci' France will be composed of forty thousand, which it is estimated have already enlisted in the 'British, Canadian, and French armies, ten thousand doctors, one thousand engineers, thirty thousand men in General Pershing's force, the remainder being unclassified, consisting chiefly of nurses. The actual fighting forces will exceed fifty thousand. CHARGES AGAINST GREEK QUEEN. Washington, May 28. The Red Ctosb in investigating charges against the Greek Queen, who' as head of the Red Cross refused aid to wounded Venizelists. INCREASED PRODUCTION. Washington, May 28. I Mr. Hoover, emphasising the necessity of increased production, says thai the Allies require 500 million bushels of wheat next harvest in order to give the people the minimum bread ration as at present. Two hundred and fifty million bushels of other cereals were needed. Mr. 'Hoover pointed out that Russia, Rouniania, the Argentine, and Bulgaria were cut off and Australia and India could give little help owing to shipping difficulties. It was possible, however, that if Australia used sailing ships transhipping at Panama and Buenos Aires it, would be able to add somewhat to the European supplies. rin 1914-15 the United States |cx--1 ported about .WO, million bushels of wheat" and in 1015-10 about'24o million bushels while Canada provided 84 million and 240 million bushels.]