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Show ENGLAND HAY BUN ALL WAR FACTORIES GOVERNMENT GRANTED AUTHORITY AUTHOR-ITY TO TAKE OVER MANUFACTURE MANUFAC-TURE OF WAR MATERIALS. In Order to Keep Fighting Branches Supplied With Arms and Ammunition Ammuni-tion it Will be Necessary for Government Gov-ernment to Take Chargo. Ixmdon. Tho house of commons on Tuesday gave the government authority authori-ty to tave over the control of the entire engineering trade of the country coun-try and to place it under a combined managemen for the purpose of increasing increas-ing the output of munitions of war. The defense of the realm act, passed pass-ed at the outbreak of the war, gave the government power to take and exercise control over works where war materials were being actually made. David I Joyd-C.eorge, the chancellor chan-cellor of the exchequer, on behalf of the government, has asked that the control of manufactories bo extended to works which were capable of being be-ing used for that purpose. This step on the part of the government gov-ernment came as a complete surprise, although Mr. Lloyd-George in a speech at ltangor last week emphasized thr importance of increasing the output o war munil.ions, which labor disputes ut that time threatened to diminish. With the war area extending and the size of the army and navy constantly con-stantly increasing, the government found that something must be done to keep the lighting branches supplied with arms and ammunition. Tho fleet engaged in bombarding the forts of the D-urdonelh-s alone is using an immense quantity of ammunition. Also, the ships engaged probable will have to be lilted with new guns and the old ones will need to be overhauled. |