AMERICA'S HELP IN THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3087, 18 May 1917, Page 5

AMERICA'S HELP IN THE WAR

TORPEDO-BOAT FLOTILLA IN BRITISH . WATERS ANOTHER SUSPICIOUS BOMB OUTRAGE Vancouver, Hay 16. A message from London states that art American torpedo-boat flotilla lias arrived to co-operate with the British Fleet.—Aus.-iS'.Z. Cable Assn. OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. ' (liec. May 17, 6.50 p.m.) London, May IG. The Admiralty reports: "A flotilla of United States destroyers, under Hear-': Admiral Sims, lias arrived to co-operata with tile British Navy in prosecuting the Allied cause. They will be of the greatest value." —Aus,-N.Z. Cable Amd.-' Reuter. , IMPORTANT FINANCE BILLS REPORTED. Washington, May 18. The Urgent Deficiency (? Efficiency) Bill.has been reported from the Senaxo Committee. It provides .£80,000,000 for the construction of merchantmen, and: £•10,000.000 for the Army.—Aus.-N.Z. ■ Cable Assn. The\United States has extended a credit of £9,000,000 to Belgium, payable in monthly instalments. BOMB PLOTS TO DESTROY CANAL COMMERCE Sault St. Marie (Michigan), May 16. l-'our people'were killed and three wer9 fatally injured by an. explosion which was intended to destroy tho "Soo" Canal, and locks, and interrupt navigation. The explosion wrecked a pier, but the locks escaped. Pro-Germans are suspected.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. [The so-called "Soo" (a vernacular mutilation of Sault) canals are artificial waterways leading out of the eastern, end of Lake Superior at the ride of the; River St. Mary. The river, being block-: ed by a large expense of rapids, is notnavigable. There are two canals on. the Canadian side (Ontario) and two on the American (Michigan). One of the latter , is a channel to supply a huge power-] house with water. The ship canal cn. this side is the one attacked, and it carries more traffic than any other canal in the world.! WAR-ARDENT CONGRESSMEN EN- 1 ' LISTING. Washington, May 16. Congressman Gardner lias resigned his sent to -enlist in the Army. Several other Congressmen are entering the at the end of the session— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ,11. i Colonel Roosevelt intends to . go. to Franco whether Congress approves or not. He plans to raise presently a New York State volunteer force, and head them on the battlefield.