UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 May 1918, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

. HELP FOR RUSSIA. , (yoySKNItENT URGES TO ACT. Washington, May 21. latosatial circles are urging: the UnitM States Government to offer Bed Croat" workers, money, and troop* to go to Russia, It it Inmsiingly felt that Russia must bt helped to resist Germany.—Aus. N.Z. Csila Aaaoa, AMERICA'S FORCES. v ntL SOON 1 EQUAL BRITISH. . OBST HELD ARMY AT FRONT. , Received May 23, I a.m. Washington, May 21. The United Frees states that owing \ to tie speeding up of transportation of Uaitod States troops to Trance, their - number may soon equal the British ■ forces facing the Germans. Tin announcement is made that the First America* Field Army in France b*s ton formed of 900,000 men, divided iito tiro eorps of three divisions.—Press MADAM MELBA'S TOUR. , <W» RAISED FOR PATRIOTIC PURPOSES. A SERIES OF CASUALTIES. Rsosrnd May O, 1 a.m. Vancouver, May 211. Kfttan Mtita haa raised £75,000 for ■ patriotic purposes. She entertained thousands of soldiers in the American I eutoamejits. Bh» broke her wrist in Tens, when.a, beam fell in a theatre »but continued the performance. She hj» m automobile accident, a Joco- . mgtrre exntofien, a runaway private "ear, and was slightly burned while Mding water for tea. She »w a. xm, lfsW on the spot when run over by an automobile. Nevertheless tfcl tow was a mat success.— Press Asstststlm ' ATTITUDE TO IRISH SITUATION. Washington, May 21. It If' authoritatively understood here " Unit tie United State* Government will soon make clear its attitude towards ■'■ the Irish situation, with due regard to , ibt fast that American troops are fightv hs with the British.—Aus. N.Z. Cable iiis«,