UNITED STATES.
A SUGAR FAMINE. AI.LIED COUNTRIES FIRST. Washington, Dec. 2fi. ■Mr. HdoveT made a statement that the American sugar famino was due to sending 140.000 tons to the Allies during inl7 compared with 300,000 tons in lfllo. j ■ Sir. Hoover added: ''Our stern duty IB to the allied countries first.". I FIRST GERMAN ATROCITY. | AfIAUMT AMKKICAX TROOPS. ! Received Dec. 27. »..*i-p.m. There, i* .the greatest indignation over j tlie-report of the h'r-t (Jerman atrocity against the American troops, a sentry's throat having keen cut after capture T'<n incident has intensilied American laired of Prussianisw. A WOMAN SPY. AMERICAN AUTHORITIES QUEST. Received Dec. 27, .">..; p.m. San Francisco, Dec. 2C. The authorities are seeding the mysterious *■ Madame H.,'' who is the central figure in the German spy system. It is believed abe was implicated in the scheme to blow up tlie Weliatul canal, also the anti-Indiaa am i ot ] ier pi ots AMERICAN RAILWAYS. .'.TATE TO OPERATE THEM. Received Dec. 27. 0.0 p.m. Washington. Dec. 2H. It' is stated' the Federal f'.overnment intends to operate all railroads at an •orly -date next year. ■ COMMENCIXG TO-DAY. i ' ? Received Dec. 27, 6>15 p.m. \- New York, Dec. 26. • The Government takes over control of the railways on December 28, Mr. W. G. McAdoo (Secretary of the Treasury) being director-general. CONSCRIPTION OF BRITISH ■ SUBJECTS. New York, Dec. 2fi. *?ir -Frederick Smith has arrived to leal with the question of the conscription of British subjects living in the United States. {The British Recruiting Mission in the United States estimates that there are 173,000 British in America who ; at an atrly date, will be subject to he drafted to military service.] AMERICAN SPIRIT. WAR METHODS. CHBJSTCHUECH RESIDENT'S / IMPRESSIONS. When Mr. R. B. Beals, of Christcaurch, rsapbed San Francisoo early in July, «t a three months visit to the United ftsfcs, the «a»e*y ot the people, the liffge sttqodfiaees at places of amusement, aid the lavish expenditure, gsfed on M», tfbet bis experiences in B«W Tfjland, and he had a sense of disappointment. In a short tine, how«T«r. whin he had made further «b----atrvaticww, he realised that the Americana are taking the war with the greatest possible seriousness and with a foil realisation of what it means. To an interviewer, he said that the superficial difference .between the feeling in America and the feeling in New Zealand might be accounted for by the fact that the Dominion had a long death roll. While the deaths amongst the American soldiers were very few. - He saw outward evidence of the war in all directions. Hen in khaki and in the navy blue were seen sitting at ibe tables in many of the restaurants tad hotels. The young men of the na"don, he said, were flocking to the aviation training schools. The difficulty St pretest was that there were more s)en than machines. The popularity g navy was increasing with men Ifeo wished to serve their country. , girjt. Almost all yachts had been
placed at the Government's disposal. A young American who owned a yacht presented it to the Government, for war purposes, and now was serving as an ordinary seaman or his own yacht, which was commanded by a naval friend who was younger than the owner. The thoroughness of the Ame. riiSans' methods was demonstrated by the fact that a great army of workers was employed making roads and rail-/' wavs, and building immense bridges in order to transport material for the preliminary work at a single ship-building centre. I
Mr. Beals said he found that Americana were being educated up to the true import of the ■ war. Men were offering to deliver speeches in every town and every citv in the country, pointing out the position. They spoke :n tiio places of amusement, but as none was allowed to speak for more than four minutes, the audiences did not become restive. The speeches were to the" point, and had a marked effect on those who heard them. Shortly before he left the States, the Food Controller asked the people to refrain from eating white bread on Wednesdays and Thursdays and at no hotel in -the casern part of the States could anybody obtain anything except brown bread or corn breau. The people had been asked lu retrain from eating meat on Thursday!! and Fridays, special reference bein* made to beef. The hotels, consequently, absolutely prohibited beef on thev-o days, and, although they did not prohibit other meats, asked patrons not to order them. The Controller's wishes were observed also in private houses. Cards had been circulated, bearing pledses that those who sisned them would observe any request the Controller might make. More than four million heads of families had signed the cards and returned them to the Controller. Bunting was flown practically all over the States. Every club in Boston had the Stars and Stripes, the Union .Tack and the Tri-color over its door. These displays produced good effects. They were a contrast to a Now Zealand city", like Christchurch, which flew no flags except on special occasions. Men eonnecftd with the Boston wool trade held a patriotic meeting, and in six minutes subscribed 0,000,000 dollars for liberty bonds. As the result of a twenty minutes meeting, over 10.000.000 dollars were subscribed for bonds. There was no doubt whatever that the people of America realised the danger of the flerman menace, and his observations had convinced him that the United States would play a prominent part in subduing German militarism.
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