Lebanon Daily Reporter, Volume 25, Number 164, Lebanon, Boone County, 9 April 1917 — Page 1

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( .ion -ty. NO. 1C-I. VOLUME 25. LEU ANON, INDIANA, MONDAY, APRIL 9, 1017.

LL NOT PLACE "iSURMOUNTABLE

r.jrress Ready to Enact j ? War legislation Willi son Asks. !E OPPOSITION SEEMS CERTAIN he Measures Desired Will Meet With l ew Alterations. IlY W. !. liASSETT. iBv (Iki) lerii..nl s'r.r Sen-lce.l VASHINflTOS. April -.ngres.s 1 put no insurmountable obstacle she way of President Wilson's win gram. While the war measures be presented to the senate anil -Use will not meet with the approval pacifists and certain liepublicans , y will go through in practically ! ' form the white home wants tht-in. Xhe measures designed to finance i War are due for a more deter- , I'Wd opposition than are the other billn. such a the conscription espionage bills, amendments to 'hipping laws and the varo.u. ' neasures. Representative Mann, lean leader, early annonneei! - Vforiition to the proposal to pa -nr debt, while the war is on i jinion art1 from Mr. Mann's I ion that such a policy is imIP, ft is expected, liepublican opposition to the policy i (eti 10 uy femocratic leauers 01 sing half of the first year' wai tget by increaed taxes and the ser half by bond issue is based up ! the tame theory. Rig Bond Issues. The little group of old tariff legisor, believes that at Jfhe. start, little re revenue can be raised by taxrn than sufficient to pay interest on n and that therefore the bond isa must mount immediately into irmous figures. .ruler a decision tentatively rea hed nocrutic house leaders are expected raise nearly $Z,XJO,(Xhj,(Kh) by t.ixim during the fiscal year ending June, 19U. )f the bond issue $3,O(KI,nOO.0O) can loaned to the entente allies, leav- - 2.0(X),!Xi0,0O0 to go to defrny x-nse of arming and equipping the wrican forces to be sent into the hting line. lo raise the huge war fund, articles d commodities not hitherto taxed iut he assessed to Khare a n.irt of t burden. Excise taxes probably 11 be increased and a tax laid on . coffee and other so-called "luxur- " A greatly increased excess protax also will be levied. But the e plans that have been considered ' !y tentatively. The hour romitees today resumed consideration ltlie various war acts pending. ISERHOF CHANGES J? ITS NAME TO THAT OF i THE HOTEL ATLANTIC ae 7fmfloal Jfeiri Aerrlcs.1 - CHICAGO, April 9. No longer I - it the Kaiserhof hotel. The j Aiame of the old hostelry was changed to the Hotel Atlantic tolay. Cafes and other hotels bearing tierman numes also are luring fechristened. Meanwhile a movement is on jjoot to change the names of streets bearing the names of Ger;roan warriors or flerman cities, Notably Berlin, Rhine. Frankfort, Bremen, Hamburg, filurher and Klsmark streets and Oermtnia lIMace. Streets named after (ierimans famous in art and science -will not be changed. JEUMAN RAIDER AGAIN. w Reported to Have Been Seen (Iff Galveston Harbor. IBv the inttrnnitftnal $tr Kfrr1r. 1GALVESTOX, Tex., April 9-Itc. wis thai a Get man rioter had bwren to enter the flulf of Mexico have en iriven to or bv the actions of an J.tentified vessel near the jft bar, at reported to the port nu'.hft Norwegian steamer Losna. The fo5wu vessel, apparently a .ghter of about 2.000 tonj, hovre.J i-;id the bat entrance for several 'it, approached the ahore. then tudn,ly "t,irn1 6ut to eo in wester- ' report hat been received from tral ntcamert now due here.

Bulletins

fls th rHrrtsfe,4t Mea-s Hercl-e.l I.OMNiN, April . Since ll.e entry of (he Cuban republic side of Ihe allien a number of Cubans have called at the Cuban legal ion offering their erice. It was estimated today that Cuba can put about ir.,000 in the field. The political influence of her move on the South American republic hweer, will overshadow her fighting strength. Cuba is the sixteenth country to enter the war and the twelfth to j'o in on the '.i.le of lirent Rrilain. It VCF.HSIOW A, Md.. pr.l 9. What is believed to be an attempt to destroy an important railroad hridjje near here whs itis-coten-d and frustrated inrlv todav. Ihe bridge was found alire but the blaze was extinguished before milih ilainaife had been d:ne. Ihe bruise is heinii beavily guarded here. tUll thr Infrrnilfl'.iiaf Srxt AtrrU-r., AMSTK.RIMM, April . ( illens of the I'nited Stutes in tiermany who ilesire to leave the country are being permitted to d-i so. acroriling to aord receivid from Berlin tmlsy. There are about ."."ill Vmerlcsiis In Ib-tlin, it is estimated. A dispatch from that city said that the Americans were allowed freedom of movement and Mime of them are conducting their husiness as usual. Bv I- ln1rm.n;:nA Veici H-(lr " LOM'ON. April W.-There is nxnh discontent among dcrmim soldier at the Iront and in spite of rigid discipline this unrest is growing, says a Rotterdam di -patch lo the Times. The Herman newspapers are striving vigorously to alluv any apprehension over the entrance of the I'nited States into the war.

0nDnUG0F82:r"" -"v-wlf-nsive operations ngaint lirrm

Secretary of State I'nder Cleveland I'asned Away Sunday. it thr Inffrwhonil rtrM Htrrtrt.i HOSTON. April f.- Iti.-hard Oinev, noted publicist and Secretary of ...tale under (Jiuver Cleveland, died Sunday ut hi.s home in the Hack Hay, it berame known today. Me is iin uncle of Congres.tiri.in Richard 01 ney, 11. He was eighty-two years old and a g'ioiu-ite of Hrown l.'rnver-lt y. I.IM'K GOKS SIIOK':. NKWT'ORT, V.. I.. April '.i-The Col (iiial liner Conc.id fiom New Voil to rrovider.ee. R. ., with pas-enger.. went ashore off I'rudence l-.i and t.la; .n a hi.avy snow storm, f'nitrd Stat' patrol .sl'ips went to the Concord'.-, as .nitani'e and flashed word that sh was in no. immediate ilanger. I'm dence l .land is in Narragam-ett Ma 71 STATE WAR IS A PART

Intensive Cultivation of Every Acre of Farm Land and Every Vacant It III Towns and Cities. Urged 1

l.ty the Itrrna1lnll Stun Btrrltl.i IVDIAN'AfOI.LS. Ind . April 9.- In'd:ina has led the nation in j.tep. to ' increase her food supply during tho growing season now at hand. Indiana, wliich in the last few year has bes rem better lin.t s ,n n.., -f r.s' state than as an agricultural state, will become one of the potent factors in the food production of the nation. R.-ports who h reached the state house twlay we.-c to tre effiH t that the mass meetings held in everv pail of the state Saturday had exerted a great influence and thnt patriotic cooperation between farmers and banker will be one outgrowth of the movement. . While Governor Goodrich wishes each county to organize in iU own v ay to inerea'e 'be food production, he i working out with AdjutantGjneral Harry Smith, a plan to j mobilize on a huge scale the I labor Of th Kale. Volunteers jfor agricultural service would be

EGRESS F

illas Hofore it Legislation ! ' fo Mobilize Men and Money Resources. A COMPREHENSIVE . PLAN OF ACTION I I Next FortniKht Should Wilness i ( umpk'tion of (lie Entire ringram. ll) H lHle.lfliinll Veirt fi'rrtrt.1 ASIIISCTKN. April (t The senate this allernoon passed the administration bill providing a anally id $10.0.1(1 fine and thirty ears imprisonment for destroyinir or attempting to destroy war material or any instrumentality of transportation used for such material. r.v joiin' iouvwn .SEvix. tnn i srerioilt.,su, .Vee- Krrcl.-c. I WASHIXCTON. April U -Developments of the fourth day of the war entered on Capitol hill. There conif. e:,-, got dnv.n to business to suppien.ent its authorization to the presid. nt to accept Herman ' war challenge. It had before it in its several cmmiltees the legislation which will m-b.lir.e all f the men and money ie .OHM.--I of thi' nation to make the iu.iiu'1 the iidi.-i powerful fio tor in the rl.l conflict. Ili.efly lied congress, withoglit. hopes to provt for" N..t"n.ilization of the state militia; , i.i jnr it und the regulur establishtf nt io war -tiength; creation of a iiMinteer aim ot ;iini,iM(J men with for ihe ni.-ing of .similar 'u.st as training facilities are Increasing the strength of the navy ( I he i rmany. Aiithonzation of a bond i.ue which Will enable the Cnitel States to vxton.l a ciedit of 2.:.0'i.Oni), entente, e-peeially France ; 10 to the fl Russia. ihng a s fe-t its own military l' rt-ction of a nc ation to pi-rmit the i "pay u it goe-i" whic lion and ihree-ipiarte dollars annually. An espionage ay stem which wi.l end German anti-American activity in this nuntry and provides for the arrest of aliens and German L.vmpaihizers v. l.o ac plotting against the government. h will To I'nenl Waste. I of Coils. at ion the nul on ti pi event iste of commodities, estieciallv foodstuffs.

A i-y -tem of conscription to apply to , and will sta in port here until r.skilled labor and especially trained pairs are made. men in evirjj w alk in life whose wr. I Captain R. G. Juno :;, who rumi.i will ,ncrea.-e efficiency and has-I man. led the tanker during the battle 'en the conclusion of the war. ia replaced by Captain W. H. I'hilI'., ojieration bc-tween the entente . bps just before the Sii.iya started

1,'nited States in the form of of government ship lines , GRANARY OF WE PLANS accept.!, and would be assigned work during their spare hours by I general military committee. Men be tween the ages of twenty five and sixty would be asked to give their .ser vice., ami worn un.ier tne direction or war granary would be a result. That there are several thousand acres of land in Indiana, not only the country, but in vacant lots in totvnx, that could lie placed under the control of a state body, with local committees, ia the belief of the (jvernor. Many unp'atted or unsuccess-1 fill uJ.litionn to cities und town could be brought in the schema. The park landi tf i.t.es, hospital ground, state, land all offer field for the growing of vegetable or gralr. i Governor Goodrich i firm In th be-' lief that unless the people of Indiana give the food problem Ua gtMowrt J attention it wiii b ol alfnont as aert- j oua as th military situation, 1

S so that the Cerman nulimanne tempts to starve the entente will rendered Impotent. ' It was adinilU-dly a comprehensive program which the congress faced when it resumed its wson today, but the administration forces are in control and speedy action is looked for. Meanwhile the other branches of the government were running at tup speed with their work of preparation. Kspeciul interest is flt in the operi ations of the navy, now mobilned and ; raying out the program laid down by its experts on strategy. of the navy, now mot. lined and sluted that the fleet is co-oper ating with the fleets of France und i (ireat Hntain in ihe steps being taken to sufe-gunid shipping und to end a-i , sisin as possible the liermun menace, i In tins connection it i,; explained by 'officials of the navy that while it i.s iTJ! absolutely necessary to en.-hroud w ith secrecy all ol the operations of the vessels, st.(s will Im taken to i iVfiltyn (jt, in,),,,, 0f .,riy development? that are of great importance. ! An.l in this, connection, the navy ilepmtment atfuin t to .-tamp as utteiK untrue raniorr riiculateil in certivn eili.v. that i-er-1 tain units of the fleet hud met with a cident.s. Hvery ve-sel in cotnmisI ..o.n is in peifcct condition, it was ! '.ite,. While rcpoits ol' the piesent-e of 1 "laoler.s" continue to come into U a.-;h-' ington. nearly ail th.it have been in Vi'Stigated up to the present time have j I proven untrue. The location of the so i called raiders was .dnfted southward' today but officials -aid that they did not regaiil them with great credence.; ' However, all report.- are investigated : carefully ami nothing is being left to chance. ; One of the greatest sources of grat- j 1 ificution to official-, today was the j : action of the labor committee of the j ! advisory committee of the Council of : National JM'ense. It has provided for j ; investigation of all dii-putc Hint mav j arise between eapil.il and labor durling the war and by this means h.isi CONT1M Kl OS I'ACK KIVK. i Standard Oil Tanker Reports 1- ih t Wilh (iernmn SnlWa. (Hi tlr lutrmtitfmil Vri( Sent, SAN FRANCISCO, April 9 American owned ship, for the first i tim,t i'lnce the beginning of the war, ; has sunk a German submarine.

and providing for adequate, Insurance j

iiar ,-uni to per- i he Standard Oil tanker Soya, -talii lament. . American owned though of liritish sv stem of Ut-1 registry, has arrived here from Limit ion to in part . ilon. bringing the story of a furious will i;.;se a bil-, battle witii a L'-boat off the British , a.nl two hi'liop I coast. For twenty minutes the lank-

exchanged shots with the suhmer- . sible. One of her men was killed and three others injured by a diell from 1 the Seqoya g'in.i sent the Herman to the bottom. : British admiralty officials withheld news of the submarine ' cordance with their i Ti e sinking occrm-d h;ic the Se,ioa was ei inking in ual pnu n Fel.n -ollte t ! 'an,l from an American , tinker still bears mark of the attack th r'turn trip but chief o!licer V. VS s, cniet engineer, I.. ii. r and other members of the en still . are aboard her. Story of The l ight. "The submarine appeared about daylight off the Cornish coast an'l gave us no warning until a shot had smashed the bridge," said Weeks. Tile i 1,-l.ont was less tr.an a mile away nn.

; i-umed. Before m.r gunner eid 3V broken diplomatic r - ia I do so another shell hit us. Then our)jnn( ,mn tired twice but missed the sub-, : marine. A third shut hit us, killing OBicials I'uizled. Jone of our men and sc.it'ering shrnp-1 . .

1 nel al over the deck. I hree receiveil i in :.., two mnTr ,hots were tired k., ,n. sumimnn before our uunners' aim told. With his fifth shot he struck aquarrlv. an explosion tore n great bole in the t; boat and she tllrnwj ovlr nd hHny round bill were unai survivors. tiuq any i Join the U. S. Army or Navy Now Your Country Needs You Your postmaster Is a ijuahf.ffi rccpjiiing ofn?,r

AUSTRIA BREAKS

urns WITH UNITED STATES 'Formal Action Taken ('all - injr Rack All Its Officials. AUSTRIAN SHIPS

,,pi7pit .vi -vvrC 'word cable bulletin from Minister MMihll A I llAv- fi c;tuvai which read as follow: j "Relations with Auria broken yesI terda." SeVHiil in American Ports -ri The cable was dated ut Berne this

T;!ken Over by Ihe V. S. (iovernment. (Bv lh IntrriHittityial Krw SVrrli-e.) I' 11IS. April . I rederick IVnlield, ambassador to Austriallunary and three member of the embassy staff have arrived at Zurich from ieiina, savs a newt agency dispatch from St. (iall. Sw '.tzrrland today. flu Ihr iHtrrnntU nat .Veirt ffcrpl.-O WASHIVC.TON, April 9. The stale department this afternoon oflicialiy announced thai Ihe Suedish legation will immediately take over all Austro-Hungarian interests in this country. liY JOHN KhWIN NEVIS' ( flu Me srriml! VA::HlNi;TON ha:. espou,.e. the I !). Austria of her allv. .m,.v ..:nst the ln,i..,l states.

'She has ollki. Hy broken otr diplomatic. '9o endeavor to arrange to have the, men were sent forward against the I relations with the L'mtod States ; ,oarch of the party made at Halifax, I German trenches which hail been bati handed Ambassador IVnlield and his i instead of Kirkwall. 'red and smashed by the constat j -staff then- passports und recalled her- So soon as Haron Zwiedmek return-. rain of steel which had fullen upon I ambassador designate, Count 'l arnow-1 t the embassy he and the members 1 them day and night for weeks, ski, cliaige Baion Kiich w ie,hnek, of this staff commenced packing up to ! All ulon the line, says the official ,tl,e einba.-.sv staff ami all consular leave the country. Telegrams were ' statement, the British were able to I agents. sent ta all Austrian ronsulur agents , light their way into the Orman posiI The initial word that tl.i action had directing them to get ready to leave, tions. although they had to overcome I been taken van.e from Cnited States At the same time a secret service stubborn resistance. Mmist. r Stovall at Berne, SwiUer- guard was piovided for the embassy " The text of the official report follarnl. While the ,-ible message wa.i and the official will be protected dsy ; lows; - being translated Charge Zw.e,lit,ek and night until they actually are out, ' attacked nlong a '. front celled the uate .leparti.tnt on the of the count) v. ; this morning, the assaults bemg nmde i telephone and requested an immediate' Officials declineil to comment in ay from a point south of Arris to a i audience with S's retary.of State Lan- way on the action of Austria in tak- point south of Lens, ing Th- lutter was too busv to re-' ing the initiative and enforcing a "All along this line we were able

' ceive him, but ordered Fir. t A -stunt

Hecntary of State l'hiilips to mw t plans of President Wilson, who hint tmopa mane snusiadory progress ami the Huron. When the latter arrived been loath to act, inasmuch as al- took prisoners. it the state ib p.iitmcnt he announced , though Austria bad endorsed the "Near Canbna we have taker, by that he had been intru. ted bv his principle of unrestricted submarine storm the, village of Harmiea and government to inform the I'nited warfare, her submarines have not mo- lioursies. Near St. Quentin we instates that it lmd decided to break tested American shipping and so far cupied Fresnoy-U-Hestit. Our troops off Motions and to reuueu passports as known here, have continued their ' penetrated Havincourt woo.1 (south of

.-md tnfe conduct for the enibassv sistf. Secretarv I'liiHins told tre charge th.it this government would immediately comply with the request of the Austrian government and that the passports would be prepared as oon as possible The action of Cue Austrian government caused no suroris,, in official quarters. It had been anticipated ever since the advices from

Berl n showed that the German mflu- 'pies; With the Austro-Hungarian cnines, is sun in progress, ineuervu' ' ence' ogam wai. in control m Vienna, consulate througli-out the United mans are fighting viciously to prevent he . . . .,, . ... ,.ubi 4V... u-l f u-At-h;n Ihe A ne-lo-Krench airmen from learn-

"go the vvhoie rouic" nnd formally plotters will be considered simplified, ing the batteiy locations and the make war on the United States still is la this connection attention this aftei- ; troop alignments behind the Cambraiunknown here Officials say that they noon was called to the fact that when St. Quentin-Urere-Uon line, do not see how war can long he Ambassador Dumba waa sent home. The offensive of the allied airmen avertrsl Austrian submarines have the secret service and agents of the and the grcwing fury of the cannonbeen orid are active in the Mediter- department of justice had made a a(es all indicate preparation fur anranean I in only a question of a abort careful census of Austrian in this other burst of infantry operations on

' time thev say. w hen they will torpedo ccjntry wno nau oeen active in plots ; '"j "s-"'-tm I .' . . '.I .I...L ... I. and that these aanaim bava been on.

some vessel wimoui warning oo no,. .. Americans are passengers or in the crew and that such action will be nc - ceptcd by this government as an act of war. Some officials inneeii prniesseo it0 ,jove (hat Austria would herself ,lUi war on the I'nited States as. I her reply lo the action of this govern- j 1 ment in lining up with the entente. Fori ,he imml.,,Hte present officials said I "i v.. s..... . j I nulgnria w ere conren'ed officials here frankiy said that they were uuizled. I It is conceded that both nations re 1 ""minaio.i ny i.r..mny ..... " i whatever Berlin aays. However, Bui Kl-n n'liUljmfi are cry negligible quantity. Some stnte Irpartment officials said that they did

not exiiert either Bulgaria or l'urkey : sity, to place the entire corps of exto take any action at present. ; perU of the agricultural station under The Austrian embassy told the state i the direction of the srovernor and the

department that it was very unlikely that the Swiss government would be asked to take over the Austriun affairs in this country. Either Norwar or Sweden will set, It ws stated, probnbly the latter. At thn Swedish legation, Mr. W. V. Bkengrvn, the minister in charge, said that he had not yet received any word from his government but that "there waa no obstacle" to his acting for I Auiria-Iiuo In this tsiinf ff. !s jafmuch as the relations between Or -

many and Sweden are extremelj cordial at present while there is much friction between Berlin and Norway, It was accepted by officials that

Sweden will act. A statement as to who will take over the work of the American embassy at Vienna will shortly be made by the state department It is likely that Spain may act, iniv-.mwch as that nation now represents this government in Berlin. The taking over of the problem of raring for the many j thousanita 01 prisoners ot war u are 1 iid in Hungary presents a very seri - ous nroble.n, officials say. In this thousands of prisoners of war that are work, Ambassador t'enficld has been very successful and his work has Leen appreciated by all of the nations directly concerned. The stute depart ment still is in the dark regarding iwhat action happened in Vienna. The , only word that it had was a live morning although some officials sngge.sted thut it might really refer to Saturday as the time. The-department is making an effort to get into I 1 touch Willi Stovall to secure all details j j and ulso to find out how the American I representatives are to be gotten uut of I I Austria. One complication thut will ; result from the break will be the fact j ; that it will put Ainba&ador Klkus ut I ; Constantinople pnutically out of

munication vvitji this city. Vv hile com-1 l.en: lor many uays ine riritisn suuiiuinication with him has been slow it denly launched a new and powerful has been steady through Vienna, lb- on-ensjvt. on ,m, frullt loiiuy cau.se of apprehension that has leeti ; . , .i. , .. t a . in Toe war office announced that thfi felt for the sufety of Americans in certain outlying portions of Turkish Cexmun ,nes were penetrated and territory the cutting off of Vienna as that "satisfactory progress was a point of communication is admitted-' made." y a serious development. j Al th, MmP tiW , Kritish drove State department omniils took im-1 . . mediate steps to get the Austi .an dip-: f""' he"" ' " lomatic and consular representatives river, cai.tunng by storm the strongout of the country. The British und y fortified German stronghold of trench governments will be asked to nannies and Hoursles, near Cambrai

ai'ord the same sale con. Kiel as pravuiled w hen Count von bernstoi tf and nartv were sent home. 1 lie de na.tment will endeavor to have the Scanilinavian American line accept tne tK.uU s .....enirers and wil al - break. This action fell in with the policy of warning vessels before sinking them. The break lias greatly pleased those officials of the government who have been charged with preventing espion - age by Germany. Many of them have viewed with aerious concern the pos--nihility that Austria would muintair relations with the United States thus affording hiding places for German - r uer close watch. . i ' vn ' CALL TO MA I ORS. I Governor Goodrich Summon Them to , M Wednesday. ,n ,,, ion, a. .v-i rHn.) INDIANAPOLIS, April 9. Gov- - icrnor Ooolrich t,Mlay 'ued " to the mayors of cities in Indiana to meet here Wednesday to confer on the : food situation. j ' . ,pr.nui .wa..rhc.(,bi..c..i) ; ors to do important work in mobili. ;nr, increasing and conserving the i foo,; supply of the state, by urging i im piannng oi gsruena in oaca yarn. - ; and In vacant lot, and in co-operation a npirturtB and furnishing larm lanor. Governor Goodrich called on i-r ,),.ni W. K. Stone, of Purdue univer- , central food committee recently ap

; pointed. Professor fl I, Christie, of j ipg," raid Mr. Houston. "America i IVi'duc, will take up quarters ln,thejmut produce sufficient foodstuiTa U , tate house. i supply her need during the war. We

A conference of tractor manufactur ! era slao will be called, to arrange plan for installing tractor on all ; farms where labor 1 difficult to get or wher the acreag Is large, A state food director may be ap- . pointed, with offices in the stats j h.as si.-! the foe1 sjixAtam nlacad . 1 der cfuasi-mililary administration.

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AGAINST GERMANS i , War Oihcc Announces That f . Teuton Lines Were Penetrated. Mjfj CAJT-ijrk jjy JTORM , TWO STRONGHOLDS New Drive Between Arras and I.enz Made Over An Extended Front, IBV tht iifenoittsal Vfwi gfrrtce.) LONDON, April !!. I'ollow ing a gigantic bombardment of the tierman positions between Arras and al occupying 1're noy Lo l'etit. The new Uriti,h drive between Anas aim i.ens was ina.ie over an ex- " r.ariy in me morninic i.enerai uaig a I to penetrate tne uerrnan tinea, uur , the Kapaume-iambria wnodl southeast of I Verguier lines have been advanced. , "The number of pi n once taken by ' us and the booty captured has not yet been enumerated." Dispatches received today stated ' lhat the mighty sky engagement for mastery of the a, in which both mdes have already lost scores of maVERY SERIOUS FOOD Secretary of Agriculture Designs to Organize Food Forces On a War Basis. iffa the International A'etcf ftrrvirt. I ST. LO'JIS, April 9. A "very aen- ; -"o.. ,..,. ... American people, Secretary of Agni in opening meei.iiiK, neaigneu w or:3 n fnorl forces of tne middle west on a war basis. "The reduced crop of winter wheut forecasted in the government report Saturday should spur farmers evei-y- - where to increase their spring plant- - 1 must aleo consider the nations of Lurope whose demands must be met." Agricultural experts and university president attended today's conference. Plan for more efficient progress In production and distribution .of foodstuffs were discussed. The advisory hoard nf sericulture, was ns ef thai plars proposed.