UNITED STATES.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 August 1918, Page 5

UNITED STATES.

BRITAIN'S WORK EULdGISED. "THANK GOD OUR MEN ARE NOW FIGHTING BESIDE YOU," New York, August 6. There were special services in the New York churches and throughout the country commemorating and lauding the achievements in the war of England and the Empire . A notable service was held in Trinity Church, New York, which was attended- by representatives of the fetish Government. Dr. William T. Manning preached the sermon and sent a 'message to King George, the British Government and the people of the Empire: "I pay a tribute of honor without reserve for the past four years of war,. We thank God our men now fighit beside you."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GREAT AID. IN MEN AND -FOOD. I (London', August S. Nine United States congressmen, whoare visiting England, in b, joint statement, point out that America's agricultural production is sufficient to feed the people of England; France and Italy as well aa America. There are 1,500,000 American soldiers now in Europe, and there will he 2,000,000 by the end of October, and a fwither 1,500,000. are training in the United States.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. HIGH SPEED SHOTSUIILOTG. Washington, August §. .At Philadelphia (President Wifepn and Mrs Wilson assisted in launching a vessel from the new yards. Mr. Hurley, Shipping Board Chairman, said the occasion marked the inauguration of high speed production from United States yards with the ultimate purpose of giving the United States a great mercantile marine.-r-Aus-N.Z. Cable Assn. JAPAN'S ACTION IN!-RUSSIA., New .York„Auguat 5. Newspapers warmly welcome the Japanese formal declaration announcing tltat they are immediately sending the felt contingent to Vladivostock. America's supplementary statement gives hope that the Mission will prove the initial step towards Russia'* reconstruct tion.