Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1918 — WORLD'S EVENTS IN SHORT FORM [ARTICLE]

WORLD'S EVENTS IN SHORT FORM

BEST OF THE NEWS BOILED DOWN TO LIMIT. ARRANGED FOR BUSY PEOPLE . 1 - ■ Notes Covering Most Important Happenings of the World Compiled In Briefest and Most Succinct Form for Quick Consumption. Washington President Wilson sent this cablegram to General Diaz, commanding the Italian arm: “’Please accept my warm congratulations on the splendid successes of |fee armies under Jour com« mand. The whole spirit of America acclaims the achievement and feel! that a very great blow has been struck for the liberties not only of Italy but of the world.” * ’* « President Wilson is for peaceful, not forceful intervention to rehabilitate Russia* and expel the Hun. It was learned in Washington that the president has determined upon the basic principles of a plan for extending aid to Russia, and is engaged in formulating the details. * * « After Secretary Baker and General March had opposed revision of draft age limits and announced that within 90 days the war department would submit a new and enlarged army program, the senate military committee voted against any legislation to change the draft age limits from twenty-one to thirty-one years to twenty and forty years. * * • Belgium was given another credit of $2,250,000, making Belgium’s total loans from the United States $122,800,000. Aggregate credits to the allies now amount to $5,972,500,000. ♦ ♦ » Immediate absolute prohibition was vigorously opposed before the senate agriculture committee by an array of witnesses, including Chairman Hurley of the shipping board, Samuel Gompers, and Percy H. Johnston speaking for a committee of bankers. Hurley declared the shipping board feared taking beer from the workmen would interfere with the great shipbuilding program. ♦ » ♦ Senator Fall of New Mexico introduced an amendment to the army appropriation bill providing for a change in the draft ages from eighteen to for-, ty-five. The amendment provides, however, that no man under the age of twentv-one should be used at the » firing line. ♦ * ♦ Congress, heartened by the news of the great Italian victory, shattered all legislative speed records on Monday by lightninglike action on some of the most important war measures of the present session. Billions of dollars for the war chest were voted with unprecedented rapidity and unanimity.