Bisbee daily review., 1915-07-14
ACT MAY OBLIGE MINERS ID
 WORK
Munitions of War Act May Be Applied to the Threatened La Dor Troubles in Wales; Com mons Thank Botha.
LITTLE NEW FROM
 EAST OR THE WEST
Unless Compromise Is Affected Between Employers and En- plOyeeS Miners May Be Forced to Work By Government.

LONDON, July 13-The session of Parliament was marked by a series of the most important announcements by the ministers after House of Com p obs had at the suggestion of Pre- mIer Asquith. adopted a resolution ex- pressing the qualification at the sue c5ss of General Botha in conquering German Southwest Africa.
 The Chancellor of the EXchequer Reginald McKenna. announced that subscriptions to the new war loan had reached the unprecedented fig ure of nearly three billions of dol lars. not including small sums receiv- ed by the postoffices. The President of the Board of Trade aroused the House to further cheers by the state ment that in view of the failure of the South Wales coal owners and miners to reach an agreement on the wage dispute, the government had de- cided to apply to the mining industry the munitions of war act. The min DTS. though are threatening defance.
 Beyond the German claim that they made further progress in attacks near Souchez. and the French made an air raid on the German lines Of communication serving their front in the Woevre, little happened on the western front In the East the tide is believed to have been turned 10 the Russians
 The application of the munitions of war act to the mining industry makes ft an oTense to take part in strike cor lockout unless the differences have been reported to tn Board of Trade and board first referred the matter for cettlement by one of the methods pre- scribed by the act.
 Most of the coal for the navy comes from South Wales, and even before he trouble arose the supply was af- iected by the enlistment in the army. of 5O,OOO of the younger miners, which eventually made it necessary for the government to stop recruiting in the mining district of Wales The crisis was first threatened three months ago when the miners gave no ice they would terminate the existing agreement July 1 and in lieu of these they proposed a national program oi giving an all round increase in wages
 The owners objected and asked the miners to accept he existing agree ments plus a war bonus. After ( series of conferences the union of fcials agreed to recommend the com promise which was arranged through the board of trade The miners, how ever. voted yesterday against this and the government was obliged L, take action
 In the House of Lords, the Marqui, of Lansdowne stated that 22 or 2 British divisions, now in France ant Belgium, expressed the opinion tha although recruits were flowing in. tho country would not much longer toler ate the anamolies of injustices in tn, voluntary service which are takin unusual proportions of married men
 The Balkan situation is again in thu llmelight as a result of the disclosure Lat the Austro-Germans offered Rou mania the alternative Of concession either to continue neutral or to joil the Germanic allies Confidence is eS pressed i'm allied circles that the Bal kan states will not join the AustrC Germans but it is considered likely owing to the failure of the Russian 10 hold Galicia, that Bukowina migh remain neutral.