AMERICA

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 160, 4 July 1918, Page 5

AMERICA

RAPID GROW J H OF JHE ARMY FOUR MILLIONS BY JANUARY.

OVER. A MILLION N'OIW IN FRANCE'.

and N.Z. Cable Associa*.

WASHINGTON, July 2.

President Wilson announces that the American soldiers at home and abroad will in January number four millions. More than a million American troops are now in France, of whom 276,000 were sent in June.

President Wilson adds that the United States rejoices to see her forces going faster and faster into the struggle which is destined to redeem the world. MUNITIONS EXPLOSION AT SYRACUSE. A HUNDRED DEATHS. /Reuter's Telegrarp-s.j NEW YORK. July 3.' A munitions plant at Syracuse exploded. One hundred persons were killed. WAR FINANCE. BRITISH AND. GERMAN :METHCKDS ■COMPARED. (Australian and N.Z Cal>le Association (Rec. July 4, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, July 3. Lord Emmott (Director of the War Trade (Department)-, speaking on the Finance Bill in the House "of Lordis. said that Germany, relatively made half our effort to meet the" financial burdens of the war. We were not onEy meeting the cost, but providing to pay off a portion of the National' Debt, 'if the war lasted very much longer, he would view the position with apprehension. Should he view it in Germany's ca.*e it would be with absolute terror. It is now certain' that Germa.ny will get no indemnities. She is walking towards bankruptcy, which will possibly resn'lt in serious init-ernal trouble, when the people, who made the war, have to pay. It might 'chasten the German spirit. BRITISH COINAGE SYSTEM. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association (Rec. July 4, 8.45 a.m.) , LONDON, July 3. Lord Hylton? replying to a question, said the Government proposed to appoint a Royal Commission, to consider the desirability of a change in the coinage system. DEATH OF LORD RHONDDA. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.', ('Rec. July 4,, 8.45 a.m.) ■LONDON, July 3. 'Lord Rhondda (British Food Controller) died this morning from heart failure.

(The late Lord Rhond'da was juewiaps better known as 'Mr D. A. Thomas, M.P., He was iJevated to the Peerage in 1916. He was President of the Local Government Board in. the Ministry formed in December, 1916, and became Food Controller in June, 1917. In the House of Commons he represented Merthyr Borough, from 1888, and Cardiff since 1910. He was one of the "coal kings' 'of Wales, and a scholarly man. His recreation was farming. Ai Food Controller he rendered great service to his country.)

EMPIRE'S RAW MATERIAL. PUBLIC CONTROL. (Reuter's Telegrams.) iLONDONV July 2. In the House of Commons, replying to ill- Page Croft, Mr Bonar Law said that the question of the best methods of securing command of essential raw materials produced within the Empire, with a view to safeguarding the Empire and its Allies during the reconstruction period, had' been considered by the Imperial War Conference, which had arrived at important-decisions thereon, which he hoped would form the basis of discussion with the Allies, and lead to the co-operation desired. - SOUTH AFRICA. POLITICAL AND INDUSTRIAL UNREST. V . WORK OF ENEMY AGENCIES. (Reuter's Telegram?.) PRETORIA, July 2. General Botha has issued a statement calling the . attention of the- people _to the prevailing state of tension following the activities of various political organisations and other agencies which: have been working for some - time with the object of bringing about trouble. ~ln, view of the disturbed political and industrial situation, the Government has good reason for suspecting that ..enemy agencies are intriguing to stir up strife; "not only among the Europeans but ■among the natives. The events of the : ipast few days necessitated prompt and ieffectivo measures. Unless they-had ■been taken there would have ibeen grave disturbance and probably serious 'loss 'of'life. The Government had information pointing: to the existence,_of. a movement for the subversion, of the constitution by nuithods of violence. General Botha warns all peace loveis no't to countenance the elements.

AUSTRALIA. , THE WAR LOAN. (Press Association Copyright.) .MELBOURNE, July 3. It is officially announced that although the terms of the next loan will be announced next month ™ n not be asked for.until later in the■ yeai. The Government has no intention ot departing from . the Treasurer s statement that it will not exceed:two loans in one year. LABOUR MEMT>ER/S ENLISTMENTSYDNEY, July 2. As the outcome of Senator ««*»« » recent declaration *nnng a -speech the Domain that Fisher's last man, ML recl . uit ing liltment.. The P^liaTnr jected for service^