UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 June 1917, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

ITALIAN MISSION WELCOMED. AND INDEMNITIES. , , WAR MUST BE WON BY ALLIES. Received June 24, 0.5 p.m. Sew York, June 23. In welcoming this Italian Mission, Dr. 6'ltlw, president of Cdlumbja L'niverslty, i#i4 that America will insist on such as the resto.-Htion of AlsaccLo'lrrainc. There must also be indemni- , ties in order,to restore shattered tcrri- j tory and repair filthier famage. 1 Thi members of the Italian Mission j i ptihte4 out that the war must be won by ttfe Allies, or they would face bank- < rrtptey. ' - ■•Jlfror Marconi said that foal wa» rtjdy's most pressing geed. Unless the delivery of coal \vas speeded up the ItftlW munition factories wbuld be forced to greatly curtail their production, attfl tie ettloiency of the army, would be diminished owing to the inability of Sto~r&Hroads to transport their supplies. _ 9. characterised the submarines as the ' inptt serious menace and the gravest dniger with which the Allies were faced, . OB.d predicted more vigorous efforts on the part of the Allies in connection , ffjth the defence of shipping. Bignor Marconi, speaking at a dinner, . disclosed the Becret history of Italy. On August 2, 1014, he eaid, Italy decided on neutrality, and the news was conveyed - to M- Viviani at one o'clock in the morn- . itigi M. Viviani was overjoyed, and half . aft hour later ordered the mobilisation pf nearly a million, men for service in tikQ.ilotth .who otherwise would have btftt kefit to guard against a possible ' attaek by Italy. . ' " SUCCESS LIBERTY LOAN. EeeciVed Julie 24, o£ p.m. Washington, June 23. . Official: The Liberty Loan subscriptions total 3,084,000,000 dollars, of which ninety pet cent, was received by sub- . sorptions from the public, the, suliscrib-, prt numbering four million. OTATEMBK?"OP RUSSIA'S AIMS. ' Washington, June 21. M. Bakhmetieff, head of the Russian ■ ' JftiaJon, has mage a statement that the achievements of rtlfe revolution would 'be reflected in the IaWB enacted by the Constitutional Assembly which will be convoked as soon as possible. The Government was straightening out the disorganisation in all branches of the SUt«, re-organising the supply of fuel, j raw material, and food and the transport j and financial departments. j tHe Government rejects without qualff&tion thoughts of a separate peace, mid' aims at the promptest achievememt of tmivergAl peace with no dominion \ 1 totar nations and no seizure of ih»ir property.' It wants peace without: annexations and no contributions, tut based on the nations' free choice ol Jheir 9WT) deitinies. , The defeat of Russia and the Allies TV Quid be t|ie greatest misery. There could not .be a stable peace until Gerp*n autocracy auiMyranny had 'Been •New.York, June 21. it has been learned that*, in a4dition to Mr. O'Connor's mission, another mission, composed of Sinn Peiners, is comfcjto America.