UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 August 1918, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

INTERVENTION IN RUSSIA. SCOPE STBIOT-LY LIMITED. Xew York, August 4. The State Department, in a statement, considers that military intervention in Russia would be more likely to augment the present confusion than to afford a cure. It is admissible only to render help and protection to the Czecho-Slovakß against Austrian and Oriuun prisoner* who arc attacking then' whether by Vladivoetoek, or* Murniantk and Archangel. The only present object of American troop,, will bo to guard mjirtary stores and render aid acceptable to the Russian* in orpawsin? their self-defence. The Xew York Tunes Washington corravs that several thousand !•«•;-•• and Roumanian subjects of AustrivKungury forni»-rlv priaoners-ofwar, hava joined the Czechoslovaks. He add* thai England and France are sending a few hundred soldiers to Vhviivotoek who'will art independently of the Japanese and American forces 4 w.-N.Z Cable As*n. lurm Sew York, August 4. Mr. Hurley, cliairman of the United .-tales Shipping Board, in a message to twJ Xorthcliffe. ravs that a California yard lia? launched the 12,000-ton ship Invincible which was 'lmilt in 24 days. In r> divs more uii: iw readv to'go to Rja.—Ans.-X.Z. Cable .-W,nPrMTAIXS PART PRAISED. Xew York, August 4. Vec-spapen throughout the country ay a tribute to Engknd on the anniverrsrv of the war for the part she has plnvrd. Tie Work! says Xever since the foep'nnirjt of England have the people risen to nobler height* of duty, and •••*• ■•> iho victory is finally won over Pniwianism it will be due entirely to ]">- ; tWi sra power more than to anything el*» The Herald says: When Britain declared war against Germany she sounded the knell of the Kaiser's world ambition*. England has raised more men in proportion to pcpulation than any of the silica; likewise greater contributions t£ Money.—Au«.X Z. Cable Asm.