UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 1917, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

THE AEROPLANE PROGRAMME. New York, June 18. TlWfew York Times' Washington correspondent states that the Administration asks Congress to provide the great-' est air fleet in the world, and wants an ajteojriation of 600 million dollars. Washington announces that the first year's American aeroplane programme provides for 30,000 training, bombing, «nd observation planes. VWMM MUST BE RESTORED. Washington, June 18. PrasWent Wilson declares that America bf determined that Belgium shall be restored to her former place among the v nations. \ iNGLO-AMERIOAN NOTE JO CHINA. Saoeived June 20, 1 a.m. New York, June 19. England's refusal to the .United-States' rwpwst for an Anglo-American note to fMaii has arrived. Mr. Lansing has not |tt published the text. ■TOE EOOD QUESTION. Washington, June 'lB. *The {House and Senate have begun the jliigfetion of 'food legislation. . ' SHIPBUILDING CONTRACTS. Washington, June 16. It is announced that the Government has made a contractor the construction 'of an additional ten steel ships and 24 wooden hulls. The total contracted for ' to data is 38 steel, 32 wooden and steel, 60 complete wooden ships, and 4S wooden hulls. ■ | T%e United Press correspondent at Washington learns that the Government ft fixing the prices of steel, as the re-, buH) of a report that the steel companies &l*n to make large profits on food ships. ■"•■*■(