UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1918, Page 7

UNITED STATES.

TO fiivLP TRADE BALANCES.

UTILISATION OF SILVER.

Washington, April 10. A Bill has been introduced in Congress permitting the use of bar silver in tho settlement of foreign trade balances.

Mr. M'Adoo points out that the European Allies want silver in order to retV" ™ 3trai " ° n the S° ld "serves. . . . l Jro poses the conversion of 250 millions of silver dollars into bars.

AMERICAN CASUALTIES.

447 IN SIX DAYS.

Washington, April 10. It is officially announced that the American casualties in six dav3 were 447.

SHIPPING TONNAGE.

TOR TRANSPORT OF MEN AND FOOD.

New York, April 10. Tlie New York Timies states that America has ship tonnage of 2,762,605 tons for transporting troops and supplies

A GERMAN ALLIANCE PROMOTED P,Y HEARST, Washington, April 10. Mr. Sperry, professor at Syracuse I Diversity, oivintr evidence before the Senate sub-committee, said that Mr Hearst, the newspaper plutocrat, suggested organising an international German alliance in '1907, and offered to pay the expenses of the American delegates to the proposed European Convention.

TALK WITH PRESSMEN.

PRESIDENT TAKES THEM INTO HIS CONFIDENCE.

Washington, April 10. President Wilson received foreign eori e.spondents, including; the representative of the Australian Press Association, on Monday at the White House for the first time since the war, and addressed them for half am hour with perfect frankness, explaining America's war policies and intentions.

l'residsnt Wilson explained that he. bad nothing to say for publication, the address was tor the informations and guidance of correspondents.

ADVICE TO IRELAND. TO ACCEPT CONSCRIPTION. New York, April 10. The New York Times, commenting on Mr. Lloyd George's speech, says Ireland will he well-advised to accept conscription, otherwise she cannot expect,liberal treatment after the war. If the Englishmen are giving up their lives ungrudgingly no part of the Empire will be permitted to shirk its duty.

POOUNG OF ALLIES' EFFORTS. Washington, April 10. The United .Press correspondent learns that the Allies' airplane production lias been pooled, with the result of greatly speeding up the manufacture of battle planes in the French and British The LTnited States will specialise in building 'bombing, scouting, and training planes.