AMERICA AT WAR.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15955, 17 July 1917, Page 7

AMERICA AT WAR.

HUGE NEW FLEET.

NEARLY 9,000,000 TONS-. (By Cable—Press Association. —Copyright.) (Australian and IC.Z. Cablo Associatioa./ iN'EW YORK, July 15. Gouerai Goetlials' linal pious airship construction provido for 448 wooden, and 477 steel vessels, of a total or 4,7 i 1,000 ' tons, besides taking over 1,500,000 tons under private construction. The total, with tho present mereliantmen, will givo Amorica nearly 9,0U0,U00 tons within two years. The shipyards will remain under tho present management with Government supervision. CONSTRUCTION OF AEROPLANES. WASHINGTON, July 15. A proclamation prohibits liermanowned marine insurance companies from operating in the United States on tho ground, that they arc able to transmit shipping information to Germany. Tho House passed a voto of <540,000,000 dollars (about £128,000,000) fo*' aviation construction. SHIPS FOR * ALLIED POWER. NEW YORK, July 15. The president, of &> shipbuilding company has announced that ho lias contracted to build from 40 to 100 ships for a European ally, costing from 18,000,00 dollars to 50,000,000 dollars. Ho refused to nam© tho contracting government. AMERICANS IN AUSTRALIA. MAY ENLIST IN COMMONWEALTH AIIMY. MELBOtTKNE, July 16. Advice has been" received that unregistered Americans aro to bo allowed to enlist in tho Australian army. ARGENTINA'S ATTITUDE. BREAK "WITH GERMANY IMMINENT. BUENOS ArRES, July 15. Argentina's severance of relations with Germany is expectcd hourly. The report that a Gferman Minister sneered at tho torpedoed Argentine' ships as "rattletraps," coupled with Germany's failure to answer tho ultimatum, early this month, has aroused the bitterest feeling. ' Miguel Ortiz, formerly Minister of the Interior, and other prominent Argentinians, sneaking at a dinner to French veterans," 6aid that Argentina would soon lie aligned with tho Allies.

A recent messago stated: —"Tho Government of Argentina has demanded from Germany immediate reparation and indemnification for the sinking of tlio steamship Monto Pretegido, as Germany has not carried out hor promised reparation."