THE AMERICANS.
THEIR SHIPPING PROGRAMME,
(Received July 16, 9.30 a.m.)
Washington, July 15. A proclamation prohibits Germanowned marine insurance eompaniee operating in the United States, on tlie ground that they, are able to transmit snipping information to Germany. The House of Representatives passed a vote of 640,000,000 million? dollars ■ for aviation constructieu.
" New York, July 15. Colonel Goethals's final plans for ship' construction provide for .448 wooden and 477 steel vessels of a total of 4,711,000 tons, besides taking over 1,-500,000 tons ru'ivately under construction. This total, with the present merchantmen, will give America nearly 9,000,0p0 tdhs of shipping -within two years. The shipyards will remain under the present management, with Government supervision.' '
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Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 3293, 16 July 1917, Page 2
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