AMERICA AT WAR.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16325, 24 September 1918, Page 7

AMERICA AT WAR.

1 HUGE EXPENDITURE. P — 7 (By Cable.—Prews Association.—CopyrightJ (Anstraljfts and N.Z. Cable Association.) 1 NEW YOIIK, September 22. i The Washington correspondent of the l "New York Times" states that seventeen months of war have cost the J United States Government more than " seventeen billion dollars. i VESSELS TO BE TRANSFERRED FROM AUSTRALIAN TRADE. * SHIPS TO BE TRANSFERRED f FROM AUSTFALIAN TRADE. 1 (Australian and N.&. Cable Association.) r (Received September 23rd, 10.20 p.m.) i WASHINGTON, September 21. r Mr Hoover Food Administrator, m i" a statement, says that it will be neccsi gary to ship 17,550,000 tons of meaiu, t fats, breadstuffs, sugar, and feed 3 grains to Europe from the United - States by July 19th, 1919, to make p°s--3 bible the sending of an American army of 3,500,000 to France by next summer, and adequately provision the Allied nations. Mr Hoover points out chat to obtain the necessary tonnage for the transportation of food and troops it will be necessary to withdraw Allied ships from Australian and South 3 American trade, transferring them to service between Europe and North , America. The Shipping Board conk structed in August 261,039 tons of shipping, as compared with the total Allied f losses for that period amounting to v 259,400 tons. The United States ways were now double the total shipways of J the lest of the world. It is officially announced that 356 ships, aggregating more than 2,000,000 j tons dead-weight, were completed in' yards under the supervision of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, up to s September 14th. In addition during the same period 264 ships were launch- " exl aggregating 1,223,000 tons deadweight.