UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 April 1918, Page 7

UNITED STATES.

POWERFUL BOMBING AEROPLANE. Washington, April 11 It is officially announced that the United States is building a,most powerful bombing aeroplane. It will carry six men, eight machine-guns, and a quantity of bombs. It will be driwn. by two motors.

GERMAN DESIGNS ON CANADAWashington, April lL Professor Sperry, continuing ■ his , evidence before the-Senate Committee,, stated that the conquest of Canada by the 550,000 German reservists in the United States was part of the plan for worldwide conquest. A sub-committee is now considering the advisableness of disbanding the German-American Alliance.

IfiE LIBERTY LOAN. Washington, April 11. Six hundred towns have already oversubscribed their quotas to the Liberty Loan.

FACILITATING TRANSPORT OF TROOPS.

New York, April 11. Sir J. Foster Fraser, in a speech, stated that the British Admiralty had completed arrangements whereby America will now be able to quadruple the number of troops hitherto sent to France, There was every indication that America would have a million and a' half troops in France by Christmas

COASTAL SHIPPING TAKEN OVER. Received April 12, 5.5 p.m, Washington, April 11. The Government will immediately assume control of all American' coastwise shipping and warehouses.