AMERICA AND THE WAR

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3160, 11 August 1917, Page 7

AMERICA AND THE WAR

AN IMMENSE FACTOR TRANSPORT PROBLEMS . SOLVED New York, August 9. 1 The "Staats Zeitung," an influential German-American newspaper published in New York, states that tho Germans are new realising that if the war t continues into 1918 America -will bo an immense factor. The problems of transporting and feeding troops sent to Europe hare been solved. Tbo Germans are no longer using tho old tone of superiority towards America's war orlorts. There is no reason why the Allies should bo dissatisfied with the slow but sure preparations of America—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TROOPS TO BE MOBILISED NEXT MONTH. Washington, August 9. One-third of the 687,000 men drafted is to heitnobilieed on September ].—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. THE AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMME ' INCREASED PRODUCTION OF WHEAT AND RYE. Washington, August 9. Tho agricultural programme for rcxt year provides for the production of 1000 million bushels of wheat anil 83 iviUion bushels of rye; othenviso there will be a serious shortage.—Reuter. [The crops of the United States in 1915 (which were much larger than in the two preceding years) were:—Wheal, 1.011,505,000 bushels; rye, 49,190,000 bushels. Oats totalled 1.540,362,000 bushels, and barley 237,009,000 bnshel?. while com (maize) amounted to 3,0,t1,535,000 bushels.] RECORD ' CROPS FORECASTED.. (Rec. August 10, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, August 9. The Government forecasts record crops of corn, potatoes, and barley.—A us.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TRANSATLANTIC~SHIPPING ANGLO-AMERICAN CONTROI.. Washington, August 9. Mr. Guthrie, British Traffic Commissioner, is holding a conference witli Mr. E. Hurlev. chairman of the Federal Shipping Board, for the purpose of formulating an Anglo-American control of trans-Atlantic shipping, which is expected to begin operating next week. The object is to eliminate non-essentials and save extensive space for foods and muni-tions.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. '