Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1917 — THE WAR WITH GERMANY. [ARTICLE]

THE WAR WITH GERMANY.

Secretary Houston will seek power to fix maximum and-minimum prives on food and for food distributing agencies to curb middlemen. Chicago packers practically place plants at disposal of government. 'McCormick introduces Jbill to pro • vide for army of farm workers. President Wilson in proclamation warns against acts of treason against United States, pointing out that the extreme penalty is death. Senate finance committee reports $7,000,000,000 war revenue hill substantially as it passed the house Saturday. One hundred million dollar ‘War chest” now open to president.