AMERICA'S ARMY
PROVIDING FOR OVER TWO MILLION MEN
BIG DRIVE NEXT SUMMER
) Washington, September 19. Mr. N. D. Baker (Secretary for War) has submitted 287 million dollars U'57,000,UW)) of additional Army Estimates. The Congressional Conference has agreed to an 11,600 million dollar (a;-', 320,000.000) Bond Bill, which is expected to reach President Wilson on Saturday. Washington, September 2(1. Mr. Baker explained that the additional Estimates he was submitting to Coni'rees would help to equip and supply an army of 2,300,000 during the next year. The "*fe\v Tork Herald's" Washington correspondent states that the American troops will launch a bijr drive on the West front during next enninier, but will start active duty in the trenches before Christmas. WAR RESPONSIBILITIES WAKNING TO BUSINESS COHERENCE. Atlantic City, September 20. Mr. H. C. Hoovqr (American Food Controller) warned the business conference that Socialism might lie the penalty if employers failed to realise their war responsibilities and 1o co-operate with tiiu Government.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FIXING THE PRICE OF COPPER. Washington, September 20. The Government of th 3 Imited States lias decided to fix the price of copper.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3197, 22 September 1917, Page 7
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