UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 August 1917, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

/ ■ SHIPBUILDING. A HUGE PROCRAJniE Rectived Aug. 2G, 5.5 p.ni. New York, Aiig. 2S, The Shipping Board has submitted I programme lor (he building of 1270 ship;, comprising eight million tonnage, in addition to the two million tons already ' beng eunstructcd. It U reqticsting aa additional appropriation,' ol a billion doli lars. TWO MORE YEARS OF V7AR. GERMAN CALCULATIONS. • ■ Received Aug. 20, 5.5 p.m. Washington, Aug. -25. The State Department is informed that Germany is mging her people to prepare for another two years of war, ascd on figures compiled by German, scientists, ! which show that at the termination of two years the Allies' food situation ■will be as serious as Germany'sis to-day, and as the Allies are unable to endure hard'! ships, they will seek peace. :,., THE DAILY WAR EXPENDITURE ADVANCES TO THE ALLIES INCREASING, Received Aug ■'!>;, ;,.5 p.m. ' Wa.shii.-j.'on, Aug. 25, '' American war expenditure is now flioj!s than twenty-four million dollars daily, approximately two-thirds of which ie represents advances to toe Allies. It is understood that the advances to the AI- ;. lies will soon be increased from 500.000,000 dollars to 000,000,000 dollars monthly. GRAIN ECU: BELGIUM. ' Received Aug. 2(1, 5.5 p.m. Washington, Aug. 25. Dutch grain ships have been permitted to sail, having entered into an agreement '•■ to </i\e a part ot the cargoes to Bel- " gium.