AMERICANS FOR ITALY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16914, 29 July 1918, Page 5

AMERICANS FOR ITALY.

A TRAINED FORCE. GROWTH OF ARMY IN FRANCS Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 7 p.m.) WASHINGTON, July 27. Goneral March, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, announces that a contingent of trained American troops will be despatched to Italy. Two additional American army corps have been organised in France. America sent 290,000 men to France in July. The total in Franco is placed at 1,250,000, of whom 60 per cent, are fighting men. NAVAL CASUALTIES. ARMED CRUISER SUNK. DESTROYER WRECKEC). (Received 6.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z.-Reuter. LONDON, July 28. The Admiralty reports that the armed mercantile cruiser Marmora was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on July 23. Ten of the crow are missing. A British torpedo-boat destroyer ran ashore and sank on July 24. Thirteen of the crew are missing. ROYAL TOUR OF EMPIRE. PROMISE FOR AFTER WAR. PRINCE OF WALES TO TOUR. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, (Reed. 6.5 p.m.) LONDON. July 27. Tho King, replying to congratulations from the colonial delegates at the conclusion of the War Conference, said tho Prince of Wales hoped to tour tho Empire immediately after the war. FUTURE OF ROMANIA. AUSTRIAN EMPEROR'S MOVE Australian end N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 6.5 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, July 27. A letter written by the Emperor of. Austria early ir. the year advocated that King Ferdinand at Roumania should join a league of kings to combat the menace of international revolution. Count von Reventlow and several other German writers doubt the truth of a clumsy Vienna denial, and declare that the Emperor aimed at weakening or eradicating (reman influence in Roumania. German pnrs reports state that the King of Roumania has been ordered again to place the whole of Roumania usiet martial law. CLAIMS OF THE ENEMY. FIGHTING ON THE OURCQ. (Received 5.6 p.m.) A. and N.Z.-Reuter. LONDON, July 2T. A German official wireless message states: We ejected the enemy from his froit lines north of Oulchy le Chateau, ana drove off attacks east of Orets and south of Ourcq. We cleared the wooded district and west.of Vilgny and repulsed violent counter-attacks. An Austrian official wireless message states: In Albania we captured the crossing at Semcni, near Kuci, taking numerous prisoners. NEW ZEALAND HONOURS. MILITARY CROSS AWARDS. A. and N.Z.-Eouter. LONDON, July 28. The following decorations have teen awarded to New Zealandcrs :— DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDIB. Miles, R., Major. Vercoe, H. R., Capt. bah to an.rr.ifii geosA Coates, J. G., Capt. MILITAHT. caoss. Greenwood, J. G., Capt. King, W. J., Capt. McAlister, J. L., Capt. Meikle, H. 0., Capt. Buchanan, R. H., Lieut. Cameron, A. C, Lieut. Curham, D. W., Lieut. Hind, C. A., Lieut* McCathie, D. S., Lieut. Thomas, J. T., Lieut. Tomline, G. H., Lieut. FOOD RIOTS IN BOHEMIA COMPLETE LACK OF BREAD (Received 6.5 p.m.) Ranter. WASHINGTON, July SB. Official despatches from Switzerland state that further famine revolts have occurred at Prague, Bohemia, where no bread has been available since July 7. SIR FREDERICK SMITH. APPEAL POST OFFERED. A. and N.Z. LONDON. July 28. The Daily Telegraph states that the Attorney-General, Sir F. E. Smith, has. been offered the post of Lord of Appeal, carrying a life peerage at a salary of £6000 a year. IRISH RECRUITING SCHEME. COMPLETE REGISTER. MADE A. and N.Z. LONDON, July 28. The recruiting scheme in Ireland commences to operate from Thursday next. The Government has obtained secretly a complete register, thereby removing one of tho difficulties of applying conscription to Ireland if voluntary recruiting fails. GREAT GERMAN EXPLOSION. MOST SERIOUS OF THE WAR. A. and N.Z. ZURICH. July 26. The Plauen electrical works explosion, which was caused by an Allied bomb, was one of the most serious in the war period. It completely destroyed tho buildings and machinery, and wrecked many houses, over 100 persons being killed. BRITISH TRADE POLICY. A and N.Z. Cable. LONDON, July 29. In tho noose of Commons to-day, Mr. Bonar Law i. .J that the Government would make b full statement regarding economic policy, including the Pans resolution, and favoured nation treaties. After the recess a committee would bo appointed to consider questions in connection with the general election, including facilities to enable the candidate to place their views before soldier* and »-«&