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NEW WAR ESTIMATES. j BIG FIGURES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. WASHINGTON, September 18. Intimates for seven billion dollars (£1,000,000,000) have been submitted, covering the military establishment for the financial year, including 918,500,000 ] ('') dollars for armaments. This appropriation is additional to the 18 billions ( already provided. j AMBASSADOR TO LONDON. WASHINGTON, September 18. Mr John \Y. Davies (West Virginia), Solicitor-general, has been selected to succeed the late Ambassador (Dr Paqe) in London. MILITARY INTENTIONS: A HUGE ARMY. WASHINGTON, September 18. (Received Sept. 19, at 9.40 p.m.) General March .explained to the House Committee that the United States proposed to place an army of 4,400,000 in the field in 1919. Presently there would be _ 3,200,000 under arms, and . the remainder would be called up under the now draft registration. PRESIDENTS REPLY TO GERMANY. ' ARMY'S "GRIM APPROVAL." WASHINGTON, September 18. (Received Sept. 19, at 9.40 p.m.) It is reported that the United Slates army at the front received President Wilson's reply to Germany with grim approval.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 17425, 20 September 1918, Page 5
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