OUR NEW ALLY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 16979, 16 April 1917, Page 5

OUR NEW ALLY

NAVY WILL ASSIST. ANOTHER PILL FOR GERMANY. Australian and N.Z Cablo Association. LONDON, April 13. Rear-admiral Sims (U.S.A.) has arrived to discuss with the British Admiralty the best means to employ for the American fleet's co-operation. Renter's Telegrams. BERNE, April 13. Military writers are of tho opinion that the entry of America will result in an aggressive sea policy against Germany, ending in the landing of troops on the Gorman coast, and involving a tremendous battle completely outdoing Gallipoli. A GERMAN RAIDER. SIGHTED NEAR CUBA. Australian and N.Z Cablo Association. NEW YORK, April 13. Galveston (Texas) reports that a German raider has been sighted at tho mouth of tho Yucatan channel (between Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula, connecting the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico). UNITED STATES AND THE WAR. SERVICE IN ST. PAUL'S. LONDON, April 13. Americans in London will hold a dedicatory service in St. Paul's on tho 20th inst. to commemorate the entry of the United States into tho war. The Kin** and Queen, Dr Page (United States bassador), members of the Cabinet, and overseas delegates will attend. =The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Bishop of London will participate, and the Bishop of the Philippines will, probably be the preaoher. RECRUITING FOR' AN ARMY. WASHINGTON, April 13. Official figures show that at the present rate of recruiting the United States will require six years to raise an army of a million' men. UNANIMOUS SUPPORT TO WAR LOAN. NEW YORK, April 14. (Received April 15, at 5.5 p.m.) The House adopted the war loan unanimously.