UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 26 July 1917, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

A FIVE BILLION DOLLARS VOTE. A MILLION MEN" FOR EUROPE. Rwter Service leeeived July 25, «.45 p.m. Sew York, July 25. n*k advi«M received from Washington, ft fc believed Mr. MeAdoo's reqiuat for 5,000,000,000 dollars fore»hathe lending to Europe immediately of a Billion men, including those drafted, the Xttional Guard* and the regular*. UiBAKGO OX CARGOES FOR JfBL'TRALfi. Washington, July 24. PtMttng an abeoluto guarantee against *«Wi (applying Germany the Exports c«#rp) Board U enforcing a complete on cargoes for Scandinavia, •Remark, and Holland. limited <xmtlwwti are permitted to Switzerland. 4 {fetch commission will shortly visit AntflHl to endeavor to facilitate ex port 4 TW AIUm will confer with the Rui•lut when tkev explain their war aims pad foreign pofteics. The United States has A»wn it* eoafi4«M* In Russia by , Mv advancing a million dollars. Odessa, July 24. Alttiral Koltchalk haa accepted' a high »nPMiI » the American fleet.

THE REVENUE BILL Washington, July 24. Optonel Goethals and Mr. Denman will rMfgp. Admiral Capp* succeeds Mr. Penman M chairman of the Shipping Boafd, and Mr. Edward Hurley succeeds Co!**) Goethals u bead of the Emergent; feet Corporation. Ml. IffAdQW hat submitted to Congrin • M» five "billion dollar War Retuna BUI dotigaed to provide the inissJNjl needed and add ISiO millions. The Bill has »lready been introduced. ftyfident Wilson baa signed the Aviatkn) BID, wd an enormous construction Broftajnnu begin* immediately.

JRPHDErf ACTING VIGOROUSLY. Washington. July 24. \ Resident Wilson took drastic action it «rd>r to the controversy and spe«d up tit* carrying out of the ship j£| frogrunm*. He accepted Colonel Gojpals* migration, and requested. Mr. Daman alto to resign. The resignation •f Mr. J. B. Whit*. Mr. Denman's friend on the Shipping Board, nraa also accept id, J|r. Ityifeidg* Colby replacing kin. CROW* MINISTER RESIGN* New York, July 24. TJw Chilian Minister has resigned.