UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 August 1917, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

THE BRITISH MISSION. ITS OBJECTS EXPLAINED. Xew York', July 31. Lord Xorthclilfc, in an exclusive interview with the Australian Press Association, the first detailed statement of v.hat the British Mi--ion is doorganisation of tiie staff and formed separate departments, each a compete unit, dealing with such subjects as munitions. finance, wheat export, the British air service, -British shipbuilding, remounts, and overseas recruiting lord Xortheliffe said that the Government's object in sending him to America was to superintend thp expenditure of two million pounds daily for food, guns, munitions, oil, steel.Nfsorsps, mules, cotton, locomotives, small arms, and a thousand other articles. When the United f- iatcs joined the ficht against Germany it became obvious that • controlling head should be sent there.

An idea of the vastness of the operations could be gathered from the fact fh.it they were spending weekly nearly three shillings per head of America's poDiilation of 100 millions. Part of this money was advanced by the United states as monthly credits, but their indebtedness greatly exceeded these credits. The area over which the expenult ur' 1 was spread made the task extr-niedy heavy. Another task was to eo-ordinato the demand, for materials, transportation, and ship tonnage '.vith thoso of the United States. France, Russia and Italy the object being to secure the quickest shipment to the Allies. The Priority P-oar I v.as dealing with this matter and j i-iuU-aroring to synchronise railway I transportation r.nd shipments, thus avoiding loss cf time. T'ley also had charge of the recruiting of British subjects in the United State*. They had able British experts at the head of eaJi of the numerous branches, assisted by hundreds of American".

A'to/ether. diwtly ami indirectly, the Rritieh Mission numbered ton thousand. Fc"v people in .America or elsewhere had ii:iy conception of the magnitude of the enterprise.

EMBARGO OV SUPPLIES FOR GERMANY.

Washington. July 31. The Food Administration has announced that every effort will be made t« keep fats from (Icnuany. Official advices state that fats are selling at His. s;er pound, cheese at 3s 6d oer lb., geese at to 80s each, arid horseflesh at '2s and 3s per pound. New York, July 31. The Washington correspondent of the New York Times predicts that a most drastic embargo will be instituted, absolutely preventing supplies reaching Germany through neutrals. •Steadv progress is being made with the draft for service. The AttorneyGeneral has ordered the arrest of all who attempt to evade service.