Eagle Valley news., June 21, 1917, Image 6

WORLD
HAPPENINGS
OF CURRENT WEEK
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Events of Noted People, Governments
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Things Worth Knowing.
The Russian government has ordered
the immediate re-examination of all
men who have hitherto been exempted
from military service,
Tho decree ordering the shutting off
of gas for 13 hours daily has caused
consternation in Paris, where many
industries are dependent on gas for
light and power.
The United States Steel Corporation
Wednesday announced it had taken an
additional $25,000,000 of tho liberty
bond3, making a total of $50,000,000
subscribed by this corporation.
Arthur W. Copp, superintendent of
the Souhtern division of the Associat
ed Press, died in Washington, D. C,
Monday of a complication of diseases,
after a lingering illness. He was 49
years old.
German language instruction, ex
cept to students of chemistry, has been
abandoned for the period of the war by
the faculty of the Cleveland, O., Case
School of Applied Science. French
will be substituted.
The Spanish torpedo-boat No. ,6
Wednesday morning discovered the
German submarine U-52 disabled from
gunshots which had struck her en
gines. The submarine was towed into
Cadiz and stripped of her wireless ap
paratus. The governor of Idaho reports the
state's total registration at 41,150, di
vided as follows: White. 36,869;
negro, 217; alien, 3883; alien ene
mies, 181. Indicated possible exemp
tions, 21,282. State's estimated eligi
bles, 54,030.
Student aviators training for the
army air service at various colleges
have been joined by a number of young
officer candidates detached from the 16
officers' training camps. Hereafter a
further detachment will be sent every
week from each training camp.
Another installment of the vanguard
of the American army has arrived in
France in the form of 150 ambulance
drivers and 75 nurses. Preceded by a
British military band, they marched
through the streets of Boulogne to
their quarters amid the enthusiastic
cheers of the population.
During the month of May, according
to reports from Berlin, the Germans
lost 79 airplanes while the entente al
lies lost 262 machines. The statement
says that 114 entente airplanes fell be
hind 'the German lines and 148 British
and French machines were forced down
within the entente positions.
The ministers of the new Spanish
cabinet, headed by Eduardo Dato, took
the oath of office Wednesday. Premier
Dato said the members of the new
ministry had explained to King Al
fonso their intention to devote chief
attention to the great international
questions and to observe strict neu
trality on foreign affairs.
The number of German, Austro
Hungarian, Bulgarian and Turkish sub
jects in the United States is placed at
4,662,000, including about 964,000
males over 21, in a census bureau re
port made public Wednesday. The
Germans are estimated at 2,349,000;
Austro-Hungarians at 1,376,000; the
Turks at 188,000, and the Bulgarians
at 11,000.
Germany has notified the United
States that she regards tho 74 Ameri
can merchant sailors brought in by the
raider Moewe as prisoners of war, and
that they will be treated as such.
It was announced in London this
week that, owing to the shortage of
shipping and the consequent necessity
of economizing all available supplies
of tobacco, the board of trade will re
quisition all stocks.
Snow fell at Anaconda, Mont., and
in the surrounding country Tuesday to
the depth of from two to three inches.
Fifty-five persons, mostly members
of the Farmers' and Laborers' Protec
tive association at Dallas, Tex., were
charged with seditious conspiracy
against the United States government
in indictments returned late Tuesday
by a Federal grand jury. Some of
those indicted are already in jail.
Names are being withheld pending Br
rest of others.
OVERSUBSCRIBE LOAN
Surplus Certain to lie $700,000,000 and
May Reach $900,000,000.
Washington, D. C. Secretary Mc
Adoo announced Monday that no part
of tho great over-subscription to tho
liberty loan would bo accepted, and
that his statement of May 10, in which
ho declared that tho issue would bo
limited to $2,000,000,000 stood good
now as then.
Mr. McAdoo'a announcement will
result in paring down hundreds of the
larger subscriptions until tho total
reaches tho $2,000,000,000 limit. How
much will have to be taken from tho
amount tho country olTered to tako was
Btill an unknown quantity Monday.
The over-subscription will not fall bo
low $700,000,000, it seemed certain
and may go as high as $900,000,000.
In disposing of reports that tho amount
of the issue might be enlarged to In
clude all offers, Mr. McAdoo Issued
the following statement:
"Allotments of liberty bonds will
not bo made in excess of tho $2,000,
000,000 offered. I announced this on
May 10, when the details of the loan
wero first published.
"I have asked tho Reserve banks to
tabulate separately, and on supple
mentary lists, the subscriptions re
ceived in tho afternoon, June 15, in
order that I may be in a position to
consider, in. making allotments of tho
$2,000,000,000 of bonds, those applica
tions, which through no fault of tho
subscriber were not recorded on time.
"It is impossible to foretell what
decision will be reached in this matter
or to determine the basis upon which
allotments will be made until substan
tially definite returns have been re
ceived from the several Federal Re
serve banks. Tho organizations of
these banks, unusually efficient as they
are, have been overwhelmed by tho
multitude of applications received at
the last moment."
RUSSIA IS PLEDGED TO U. S.
Elihu Root and Party Assured War
Will Continue to Victory.
Petrograd A stirring proclamation
placing the council of workmen and
soldiers' delegates on record as irre
vocably opposed to separate pence was
adopted by the council Sunday. The
proclamation was prompted by Aus
trian efforts to lure Russia into a sep
arate peace.
Petrograd "The Russian people
consider war inevitable and will con
tinue it. The Russians have no im
perialistic wishes. We know that you
have none. We shall fight together
to secure liberty, freedom and happi
ness for all the world. I am happy to
say that I do not see any moral idea
or factor between America and Russia
to divide us. We two peoples Rus
sia fighting tyranny and America
standing as the oldest democracy
hand in hand will show the way of
happiness to nations great and small.
These ringing words, expressing the
attitude of the Russian government
toward America and the American
mission, headed by Elihu Root, were
voiced by M. Terschtenko, minister of
foreign affairs, responding for the
council of ministers to Mr. Root's
address of sympathy and good will on
the part of the American government
Praise of Kaiser Ordered.
Amsterdam, via London The Ber
lin newspaper Vorwaerts reprints a
circular from the Prussian minister of
education addressed to all school teach
ers in Germany warning them against
"enemy agents" in our midst trying to
sow distrust between the German peo
ple and their emperor." Tho circular
urges that all the teachers constantly
hold before the eyes of the children
the emperor's great merits and the na
tion's indebtedness to him and the
Hohenzollern family."
Vorwaerts characterizes the circular
as the "limit of blunder."
Ex-Congressman is Held.
Clarion, Pa. The arrest of Clarence
D. Vanduzer, congressman from Ne
vada, ex-United States attorney and
ex-speaker of the Nevada legislature,
and of J. Elson Smith, of Carson City,
Nev., in connection with the sale of
$2000 worth of mining stock to resi
dents of Clarion county was, announced
here Monday. The two men are al
leged ot have sold stock in a gold mino
which was found to be nothing more
than a hole in the ground.
Allies to Recruit in U. S.
Washington, D. C. Monday the
War department promulagted regula
tions under which recruiting can bo
carried on in the United States by tho
agents of the allied governments,
which seek to enroll their own citizens
now residents in this country. United
Statesrecruiting stations were ordered
to give all assistance possible.
Japanese Destroyer Hit.
Tokio While Japan destroyers wero
attacking a submarine in the Mediter
ranean on June 11, the destroyer Saka
ki was torpedoed and damaged, says
an official announcement.
RUSSIA TO START
OFFENSIVE
Duma Orders Troops to Attack
On Eastern Front at Once.
TO STAND BY ALLIES
Prolonged Inactivity Along Firing Lino
is Considered Treason Expelling
of German Agent Ratified.
Petrograd, via London Tho Duma,
in Becret session, has adopted a rcsolu
tion for an immediate offensive by tho
Russian troops.
The resolution declares a soparato
peace or prolonged Inactivity on the
battle front to be ignoble treason to
ward Russia's allies.
Tho first meeting of tho Pan-Russian
congress of all councils of workmen
and soldiers' delegates, UHn the vote
of which depends the immediate des
tiny of Russia, both international and
domestic questions, was held hero
Sunday. O
Councils throughout tho empire and
tho armies at the front have sent dele
gates.
Tho congress will organize a large
number of sections on tho special ques
tions of labor, peasantry, finance, in
dustry, food, nationalities, the local
government, which will draft reports
for tho consideration of tho whole con
cress. The vital questions are the na
tional attitude toward tho war and the
relation of tho revolutionary demo
cracy to tho coalition government.
It is expected the congress will cm
phaslze a demand for the cessation of
the wnr, but will declare against a
separato peace. Tho newspapers of
the Bolshoviki extremist wing are
clamoring for the congress to condemn
the government and proclaim for tho
immediate transfer of all power to
workmen and peasants.
Tho first act of tho Pan-Russian con
gress was to ratify tho expulsion by
tho provisional government of the
Swiss Socialist, Robert Grimm, who is
reported to have been the medium
through which the Germans attempted
to arrange n separate peace with Rus
sia.
Grimm's case was taken up imme
diately after the delegates had elected
as their president N. U 'i enclose,
president of the Pctrogrnd council of
workmen s and soldiers delegates.
Members of the American commis
sion devoted Saturday to informal con
ferences with prominent Russians
Elihu Root, head of tho mission, mot
Alexander J. Guchkoff, chief of the
munition bureau.
CAN WIN WAR WITH FLYERS
Marconi Says 100,000 American Aero
planes Would Mean Victory.
Chicago An immortal entered the
reception room of tho McCormick resi
dence Sunday and genially inquired:
"Which is tho gentleman wit!h whom
I am to have tho pleasure of an inter
view?" A reporter answered the call,
thrilled at standing face to faco with
Marconi, despite the effort of tho illus
trious scientist to place him at his
ease. Signor Marconi was not well,
and it was possible that ho might not
bo able to continue through the whole
tour of the Italian committee. Tall,
slender, more French in appearance
than Iatlian, the inventor of wireless
telegraphy stood straight as an arrow.
Speaking officially on tho part that
science has played in tho war, he said:
"The airplane is an enormous factor in
this conflict and will, I believe, grow
even more decisive. The United
States will be looked to fpr this con
tribution in a great measure. It will
require an hundred thousand flying ma
chines to subordinate the other meth
ods of war to the air fighting; 10,000
would help mightily, but they could
not settle tho war; 100,000, I think,
would.
"If an overwhelming force of nir
plances could be mustered so that the
enemy fliers would bo driven from tho
air, they would bo helpless in ranging
arid directing artillery, and would, of
course, be at an incalculable disadvan
tage." Mine Hero is Hurled.
Butte, Mont. Manus Duggnn, called
tho hero of tho North Butto Mining
company's disaster of last week, be
cause through his efforts tho lives of
25 miners wero saved, was buried hero
Saturday. The funeral was ono of tho
largest ever hold in Butte.
Duggan, after bulkheadlng an entry
which resulted in tho saving of the
lives of his companions, became lost
and was overcome with gas.
AIR RAID ON LONDON
Ninety-Seven Killed and 417 Wounded
by German Aeroplanes Many of
Dead Women and Children.
London In a swift and deadly raid
on tho city of London Wednesday, Ger
man airplanes took a heavy toll in
killed and wounded, Other places
wore attacked, but so far as is known
at present by fnr tho heaviest losses
occurred in London town itself.
At a lato hour Wednesday night the
casualties as officially announced num
bered 531, including 97 killed and 437
wounded. Fifty-flvo men mot death
and 223 men were wounded. Sixteen
women nnd 26 children wore killed and
122 women and 91 children wero
wounded.
Tho Gorman squadron consisted of
about 15 machines nnd tho downtown
section of London was their chief ob
jective. Many bombs fell in tho East
End, where buildings wero destroyed
and othont badly damaged nnd scores
of persons fell victims to tho explo
sions. In one instnnca alone 10 chil
dren wero killed in a street and GO
were injured.
British airplanes ascended Immedi
ately the signal was given that hostilo
machines wero coming, but the Ger
mans remained at a great height and
flow swiftly, and evidently tho British
fliers had difficulty in tho pursuit, for
tho loss of only ono. Gorman machine
has been recorded.
Others are reported to have been
brought down, but there Is no official
confirmation of this.
The anti-aircraft guns of London
seemingly wero unable to reach tho
Germans.
While n great many small business
houses nnd the homes of poor in tho
crowded districts suffered great dam
age, Field Marshal Viscount French,
commander of tho homo defenses, an
nounces that no damage of a military
or nnval nature was done.
Tho Associated Press correspondent
who visited one of the bombarded
areas, found that a majority of the
casualties occurred among a group
gathering for tho noonday meal.
The bomb fell upon the roof of the
eating house, shattering it and causing
the wreckage to tako fire.
KR0NSTADT MAY BE STARVED
Petrograd Peasants Threaten to Cut
Off Food to Revolutionists.
Petrograd Tho All-Russia Council
of Peasants' Delegates, after discus
sing at a special sitting the recent
events at Kronstadt, adopted tho fol
lowing resolution by a vote of 1000
to 4:
"This congress wishes to inform tho
inhabitants of Kronstadt that tho
peasants will stop the dispatch of all
food to Kronstadt if tho town does not
immediately join her revolutionary
forces to those of tho Russian demo
cracy and unless it recognizes the
provisional government.
The Kronstadt revolt has reached a
new critical stage, owning to the for
mal repudiation of tho secessionist
council of deputies. The garrison also
virtually unanimously adpoted a reso
lution demanding that the council obey
all the commands which tho provision
nl government issues in defense of tho
revolution or in defense of Russia
against n foreign enemy.
PRINT PAPER POOL IS URGED
Commission Makes Recommendation of
Federal Agency for News.
Washington, D. C. Pooling of news'
print paper production and importation
under a government agency for distri
bution to publishers at n price provid
ing a fair profit to manufacturers was
recommended Wednesday by tho Fed
eral Trade commission in a report on
its investigation of the paper industry
conducted during tho last year.
Tho commission also suggested that
tho government seek to induce Cana
dian authorities to establish a similar
agency to co-operate with tho Ameri
can pool.
In a letter transmitting the report to
tho senate, which ordered tho investi
gation, tho commission asked emer
gency legislation to mako tho recom
mendations effective. It declared that
if the 1916 consumption of 1,775,000
tons of print paper is equaled this year
tho cost to consumers will bo $105,-
000,000, an increase of $35,01)0,000,
or 50 per cent over 1916, nnd that one
half of this increaso represents addi
tional profits to manufacturers.
U. S. Ship Sinks U-Iloat.
At An Atlantic Port Destruction of
a German submarine by an American
steamship was reported by the mer
chantman upon hor arrival Wednesday
in an American harbor. Her officers
refused to discuss tho encounter except
to say that by agilo maneuvering tho
steamer managed to ram and sink tho
U-boat shortly after two of tho under
water boats had attacked tho vessel,
one from either sido, Tho steamer
lost a blado from hor propeller.
GERMANS
RETREAT
E
British Patrols Are Harassing
Enemy Continually.
ABANDON GREAT LINE
Recent Offensive Wan Most Successful
Attack Yet Made, Bay General
Maurice Losses Very Low.
London A dispatch to Router's Tel
egram company Saturday from head
quarters In Franco nays:
"Tho enemy's withdrawal In the vi
cinity of Messinos ridge is extending
somewhat farther southward. The
German heavy shells are generally re
ported us falling at the extreme range,
which means that the enemy has with
drawn his big guns as far as Ksslblc,
short of actually putting them out of
action.
"Tho British contact patrols aro
harassing tho enemy as much as Kssi
bio and the artillery is maintaining it
(toady bombardment of his new igni
tions." Imjwrtnnt section? of the German
front between the Lys river and SU
Ives have been abandoned by the Ger
mans, It Is announced officially.
British troops followed tho retreat
ing Germans closely and made consid
erable progress at of Plovgsteert
wood.
The Messines offensive was tho most
successful attack which thu British
have yet made, every single objective
that was marked in tho preliminary
plans having been attained, said Major
General F. B. Maurice, chief director
of military operations at tho war offi
ce, In his weekly talk with tho Associ
ated Press. Comparing this assault
with the Somme battle, General Maur
ice stated that tho British gained on
the first day more than twice tho
ground captured in tho first four days
of tho great conflict along tho Somme,
while the British casualties at Meg
gines, using tho same periods for com
parison, were only one-fourth what
they were in tho Somme fighting. Ho
said the victory was duo to the super
iority of tho British artillery and air
service.
Remarking that tho British suc
cesses wore steadily growing greater,
General Maurice added:
"Wo still have tho undeveloped re
sources of America behind us, which
gives us complete confidence In tho fu
ture." PROHIBITORY TAX DECIDED
Effect Will Bo to Suspend Distilling,
Senate Committee is Told.
Washington, D. C. A prohibitory
tax on foodstuffs used In making bev
erages, tentatively agreed to last week
by the senate finance committee, was
still further Increased Saturday and
then was formally written into tho
war tax bill. Tho new rate is (60 a
hundred pounds instead of $20 a bush
el, and representatives of the distillers
declare it unquestionably would be ef
fective In forcing suspension of tho
distilling Industry. Thu section as ap
proved also prohibits importation of
distilled bovorages.
Other liquor tax increases wero ap
proved by tho committee virtually
without chango from tho house sched
ules. The manufacturers tax of 5 per
cent on athletic goods, cameras, patent
medicines, perfumorics and cosmetics
was reduced to 2 per cent, and a Bub
Btituto tax on scalpers' sales of tickets
waH adopted, making tho rate from 5
to 50 por cent Instead of 50 per cent
flat. Tho income, excess profits and
publishers' taxes will bo taken up at
once. Tho commltteo now hopes to
present tho redrafted bill in the senate
early next week.
China Faces Civil Wnr.
Pokln President Li Yuan Hung'u
unconditional method of dismissing
parliament is strongly condemned in
tho Southern provinces whero attempts
nro being mndo to amalgamnto for tho
purpose or offering military resistance.
It is believed there that tho president's
action will precipitate civil war. Tho
Pekln unzctto, which has been a sun-
porter of tho president, now stroniriv
denounces him, saying ho is using tho
country for his own ends.
Zapata Peace Rumored.
El Paso, Texas Government agents
hero Snturday night received a report
from Moxlco City that tho Zapata
brothers had accepted tho ncaco terms
offered by tho government and had
agreed to quit tholr revolutionary cam
paign In tho mountains of Morolos,
after moro than six years of guerilla
warfare.
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