Show U. U US U.S. S. S FLAG FLIES ON EVERY SEA Under War AVar Stimulus Nation Has lIas One fifth fifth 5 of of Tonnage b bof of World r orId Washington March 0 For D.-For For the first time since tho days o of the famous Clipper ships slops American merchant craft now are aro pl plying the time Sown eo scar leaf carr carrying ing products of ot tho the United States Stales to the tho l corners of or the earth earthan an and bringing homo both essentials and luxuries The shipping board announced tO today 3 that the American merchant marine fleet bunt built up und under r tar tho spur SPUI of or wars tsars necessity now represented nearl nearly one one- fifth of or tho the entire sea seagoing tonnage of ot the time world and comprised 1 per cent of ot all ships clearing from American ports as compare compared with 9 9 97 7 j per cent before the war Trade routes not traversed erse b by American Amen Ameri can craft for more moro than fifty years once more are aro Invaded with new routes i established to China Australia Now ow 7 Zel Zealand India tho Dutch East Kast Indies Indle tho time west wesl coast of or Africa and anti ports on i the Mediterranean Ic Ships tl flying tho the Stars and Stripes also alPo are aro running running- reG reg- regularly reGularly to South America n Great Britain nod and continental Jo Europe o as well as us to Canada and 11 Mexico The fleet leet now no noen en engaged n ed In overseas o commerce aggi a s gross ross tons torts Of ot this total tons tOI are arc employed em- em In trans-Pacific trans trade When hon the tho arm army and rand na navy return to the shipping board boar tho the ships which the they are arc operating the tho commercial fleet leet under the tho American flag j will be ho In Increased increased In- In creased b by 1183 l gross ros tons with mOon many hundreds of or thousands s of oC tons building or un under or contract Tho The federal fo food administration ti figures figures fig fig- I ures that b by correction of or former methods methO methods meth meth- O s of or thrashing which were carol careless 8 more moro than bushels of or wheat have hao been saved ct b by tho the farmers of ot soy sov- states stales |