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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LII, Issue 167, 12 July 1918, Page 5

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GERMAN (NfRICUE AT NEW YORK PURCHASE OF A NEWSPAPER. j (Australian and N.Z. Cabie Association.? NEW YORK, July 9. A. Rumely, publisher of the New York Mail, has been. arrested on a charge of perjury. It" is - alleged that Rumely swore that the newspaper was. owned"by Americans, wherea-s the United States Government alleges that -it is owned t>y the German Government, which bought the paper, in July, 1915, for 735,0 CX) cellars, the . purchase money bein;r drawn from the German Government accounts in various New York barfks. Jt is alleged that the-ac-. counts were in Bernstorff'® jiame. It is also alleged l 'that when the Mail became pro-German its circulation and advertising fell off, and the German Government paid the Mail an additional 626,000 dollars. The arrest has created a senisation. NATIONAL PROHIBITION PROPOSAL RESOLUTIOfN IN THE SENATE. (Australian and N.Z. Cablft Association.) WASHINGTON - , July 9. A resolution has been introduced in the Senate prohibiting the sale of intoxicants after fDec(embex 31&t next, except for export; prolii biting manufacturing of wine and beer, and al?o prohibiting the importation of intoxicants. WHEAT CROP AB OYE THEAVERAGE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.} WASHINGTON, July 9. The Department .of Agriculture has announced that the 1918 wheat crop i's estimated At 891,000.000 bushels, which -is 90,000,000 above the average. EMPIBEIfIGftNI&ATION * SPEECH BY MR HUGHEiS. ' (Ranter's Telegrams.) £ I LONEiONr; July 10. i Mr Hughes, addressing a representative meeting of the British Producers' organisation, again urged the absolute necessity for the British Empire seriously organising industrially arid economically for after-war trade. He declared that what was wanted was art immediate declaration of the British Government's economic policy, and jthe appoinstmeht of someone clothed with the -necessary authority to begin without delay to organise for peace. KING AND QUEEN OF BELGIUM. , (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) , _ LONDON, July 10. ' The King • and- Queen of the -Belgians are visiting Eondon in. connection with j the-(Royal silver wedding. !1 It is revealed / that they. - arrived. .on Sa|,u r day by aeroplane, being the first monarchs to descend in Britain from the skies.

AMERICA'S FIRST MILLION. THE GROWTH OF TRANSPORT. NEW YORK, July 3. A Washington message staites that the Committee on Public Information has given out the following statement by the President: —• "I. have to-day received the following letter from the Secretary of War. which seems to me to contain, in forma tion whi|:h will be so satisfactory to the country that its publication, will be welcomed, and will give additional zesi to our national celebration of 4th July : " 'Washington, Ist July.—My dear Mr President,—More than one rAillion American soldiers have sailed from tho ports in this country to participate in) the war in France. " 'Tn reporting the fact to you I feel that you wi 11 be interested in a fewdata showing the progress of our overseas miliary effort. The first ship carrying military personnel sailed on Bth May, 1917, having on board base hospital number 4 and members of the Reserve Nurses' Corps. " 'Geneiw.l Pershing and his staff sailed on 'SfJth May, 1917. The embarkations in the months from May, 1917, to and including June, 1918, are a& follow :—■ F<>r the Year 1917: Mav 1,918 June v.. 12,261 July 12,988 August 18,g23 September 32,523 October ... ... ... 38,259 November... ... ... 23,016 December ... ... ... 48,840 For the Year 1918: January 46,776 February 48,027 March 83,811' April 117,212 May 244,345 June ... ... ... 276,382 Marines 14,644 'Total 1,019,115 " 'The total number of troops returned from abroad, lost at sea, and casualties is 8165. Of these, by reason of the superbly efficient protection which the Navy has given our transport system, only 291 have been lost at sea. " ' The supplies and equipment in France for all the troops sent are, by latest report, adequate, and the output oE our war industries in this country is showing a marked improvement in practically all lin«s of necessary equipment and supplies, j " '(Signed) Newton OD. "Baker. I "To which I replied: ' " 'White House, Washington, 2rd July, 1918.—My dear Mr Secrer-ary.— Your letter of Ist July contans a very significant piece of news, c-n-J an ly significant report of the forwarding of troops during the past year to the other side of the water. It is a record which I think must cause universal satisfaction, because the heart of the country is unquestionably in this war, ; and the people of the United States rej joice to see their force put faster and faster into the great struggle which is I destined to redeem the world.

j " 'Cordially and sincerely yuors, I " 'Woodrow Wilson.' "