Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 April 1918 — News of the Week Cut Down for Busy Readers [ARTICLE]

News of the Week Cut Down for Busy Readers

European War News Uruguay and Argentina are expect' ed to declare war against Germany at an early date, according to Berlin reports forwarded to London by the Exchange Telegraph’s correspondent at Amsterdam. The German newspapers have been notified to prepare the public for this development, he adds. • * * News of the torpedoing in Spanish territorial waters of the French steamer Province was contained In diplomatic dispatches to Washington from France. The Spanish press, the dispatch said, is incensed over the Incident • * * “Great Britain has no reserve army to send to France;- the 7,500,000 men enrolled by. the empire since the beginning of the war have fought and died on 37 fronts, and when it is said that she has her back against the wall It means that.” These statements by Lieut- Col. F. Fraser Hunter, D. S. 0., British provost marshal in the United States, startled members of the University of Toronto club at New York. • • • Eleven German airplanes were brought down Sunday and six were driven down out of control, says a dispatch from London. An observation balloon was destroyed and antiaircraft fire accounted for two other hostile planes. Five British machines •re missing. • • • British casualties reported at London during the week that ended Saturday totaled 12,368, divided as follows: Killed or died of wounds, officers, 575; men, 1,639. Wounded or missing, officers, 2,173; men, 7,981. • » » British and German light forces Washed in the waters east of Heligoland, the British admiralty announced at London. After an exchange of a few shots the German warships took refuge behind their mine field. • • • U.S.—Teutonic War News “Men of action—younger men” —are needed for America to win the war. (This was the belief expressed by Secretary of War Baker to members of the house military committee. He added that his experiences and observations while abroad convinced him that the success of' the' war depends pn young rather than old men. A most of the vast preparations the United States is making in France for the fighting nien Kms up the secretary's talk before e committee. ’ ,• • * Germany holds seven American na<val prisoners, five from the armed guard of the steamer Cantona and two from the destroyer Jacob Jones, Secretary Daniels announced. * • * 1 The loss of two American ships, from which 86 men are missing, was announced by the navy department. The Lake Moor was sunk by an enemy submarine in European waters. Five officers and 43 men are missing. The Florence H. was blown up in a French port by an internal explosion. Thirty-four of the crew of approximately 75 were rescued. • ♦ • "We will do our part; you do yours," Is the message from the American army in France to the American people that Secretary Baker delivered In Washington at a Liberty loan rally in his first public address’ since his return from Europe. • • • Domestic Second Lieut. Stephen IL Warner and Cadet Edwin D. Cryer of Allegheny county. Pennsylvania, were killed near Wichita Falls, Tex., when their plane suddenly burst into flames and fell. • • • For telling a friend that the naval phip upon which he was serving was to sail for Europe soon with troops on board. Lieut. Walter S. Carrington lost ®five numbers in his grade. The United States government has decided to take over all raw wool now held in warehouses at the price prevailing on July 30 last. If holders do not agree to sell it at that price the wool will be commandeered. • • • Lightless nights will be discontinued beginning next Thursday night until September 1, under an order issued by Fuel Administrator Garfield. * * * Indictments were returned at Kansas City, Mo.. by the grand jury •gainst Garl Gleoser and Jacob Frohwerk, former owner and editor respectively of the Missouri Staats Zeitung, ■ German-language newspaper. The indictments cover sections of the espionage act * * * Five hundred houses in the southwestern section of Philadelphia have been commandeered by the Emergency Meet corporation to be used as homes per the Hog Island shipyard work-

Three fires, breaking out simultaneously in the Lake Erie & Western shops at Lima, 0., practically wiped out the $500,000 plant. Three firemen, trapped in the flames, are missing. Federal agents report one line of hose playing on the shops was cut by an unidentified person. ** * . Ram Chandra, Hindu pacifist and revolutionist, was shot dead at San. Francisco in the United States district where he was on trial, by Ram Singh, a former employee and fellow defendant. While Singh still pulled the trigger of his automatic he was shot dead in turn by United States Marshal James E. Holohan. » » * Frederick C. Miller, the German mayor of Michigan City, Ind,, was arrested and locked up as an enemy alien when he went to Washington to discuss with federal officials the prospects for completing his naturalization. • * • About sixty clubs, hotels, and restaurants In Chicago are now* on fi wheatless program, according to a telegram received by the United States food administration. » * ♦ An indictment charging Rose Pastor Stokes, Socialist and wife of a New York’millionaire, with violation of the federal espionage law was returned at Kansas City, Mo., by the federal gPand jury. • • * Wisconsin made a mad dash over the top Monday with a 10 per cent oversubscription to the* third Liberty loan, according to unofficial figures reported by W. L. Ross, director of sales for the state. The Badger state’s allotment was $45,000,000. Monday night’s report credits her with more than $50,000,000. • « • Washington Reorganization of the army corps, with John D. Ryan of New’ York, copper magnate and financier, m director of aircraft production, was announced by Secretary Baker. The aircraft board continues in its advisory capacity, with Mr. Ryan chairman instead of Howard Coffin, who remains a member of the board. • ♦ * War on Turkey and Bulgaria was discussed in the senate with several senators announcing their willingness to vote for such a declaration. No action was taken. —— • * * The naval appropriation bill, carrying approximately $1,400,000,000, was passed by the house in record time. Waiving long “general debate," the house put the bill through in two days.

Creation of a labor administration, with a director general of labor, is under consideration by President Wilson. The new office would take-over much of the work'heretofore performed by the labor department. » * * The administration bill authorizing the melting into bullion of 350,000,000 silver dollars to pay trade balances was passed by the house without amendment. It had been passed by the senate and now goes to the president. The bill provides for the retirement of silver certificates. • * * Uiitler the classification of men for selective draft service, Provost Marshal General Crowder has advised the senate military committee, approximately 2,000,000, which will be placed ■ln class I—from1 —from which, It is expected, all future calls will be taken. * * ♦ President Wilson came out In opposition to the Chamlierlaln bill which would try violations of the sedition laws by courts-martial, and in a letter to Senator Overman of North Carolina declared his belief that the measure is unconstitutional. ■•• • ' Personal Archbishop Ireland, who returned to St. Paul, Minn., recently from Florida, where he recuperated from a breakdown, has suffered a relapse, it was announced at his residence. ♦ * » Rev. A. J. Emerson of Denver, Colo., former president of the Howard Payne college of Brownwood, Tex., died at San Angelo, Tex., aged eighty-three. During the Civil war he was a chaplain in Lee’s army. * * * The funeral of Second Lieut. Dinsmore Ely of Chicago, formerly of the Lafayette squadron, who. died from Injuries received in an airplane accident, was held at Versailles, France, with military honors. • * • Foreign The Amsterdam Iletvolk announces that the German minister to the Netherlands has left The Hague for Berlin and that the Dutch minitfler to Germany is on his way from Berlin to The Hague. • • • Ireland’s workless day, decided upon by the labor bodies as a protest against conscription, proceeded according to the leaders’ plans. The stoppage of work in Dublin was virtually complete. There was no disorder. • • • German newspapers received at Zurich say that two large powder factories fat Glazenbach, near Salzburg, have been destroyed. The explosions were caused by incendiaries and caused many casualties! ;