AMERICA'S ACTIVITIES.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16204, 6 May 1918, Page 7

AMERICA'S ACTIVITIES.

(By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, Mav a. More American troops are going to France in May than in April. Brigading tiiem with French an " British troops makes it possible .to send fivo times as many as would otherwise be possible within a given time.

The "New York Times" Washington correspondent states that American troops are being rushed to France, well equipped by tho French and British. Thus a great amount of tonrage, otherwise necessary for the transport of equipment, is available lor transporting troops. Mr Daniels, Secretary for the Navy, in a speech, said: "Let us nottalk of an army of three million. Five million Americans are getting ready to go to France—every man who can carry a gun. Ship tonnage is the only measure of our contribution." Lieutenant-Commander Karl Rouiger, a German naval officer, has been arrested as tho master spy connected with the activities of a German named Madame K. Vereictorica, who was c.rrosted 'ast week on suspicion of being an agent of an important German spy svstem in Washington. WASHINGTON, May 3-. Five hundred Anzacs have arrived m New York to aid the Liberty Loan campaign. I key are Gallipoli veterans, and are commanded by Colonel Feathers. They -were greeted with tremendous cheering as they marched along Broadway. Subsequently they were greeted by the Mayor. State Department officials do not tako seriously the Pope's reported intention to mako a peaco offer, and say it is only German propaganda. Mr Newton D. Baker (Secretary of War), in evidence before the Senate Committee, said that America's Army for France will only be limited by the. ability to equip and transport the men.

Ho could not present figures, but F-aicl the equipping and transporting facilities were constantly increasing. (Received Mav sth, 5.5 p.m.) WASHINGTON, May 4. Mr Newton D. Baker will submit the War Department's estimato of 15,000,000,000 dollars for the year ending 1919. The array will be (500,000 more than was originally planned. There aro 1,800,000 Americans now on service. Mt Baker states that General March stated to tho Houso Military Committee that the American army hi July would aggregate 2,300,000. The Liberty Loan has reached its goal, 3,000,000,000 dollars (Received May sth, 11.20 p.m.) NEW YORK!, May 4. The War Trade Board has announced a trade agreement between Norway and America, under which tho United States will ship her surplus foodstuffs to Norway, and in return America will get the surplus of Norwegian ores, nitrates, and fish products. Norway guarantees America that the supplies sho receives will not reach the Central Powers dircctly or indirectly. (Received May sth, 11.20 p.m.) NEW YORK, May 4. The State Department, through the Spanish Ambassador in Berlin, lias asked Berlin to prove the allegations that American aviators had been travelling as passengers on hospital ships.