Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-06-07

which drills five times a week. -
ais at the front
Trieste, though the forward move
ment slackened considerably and much
of the time was given to consolidating
the positions already won, and beating
off the furious counter-assaults of the
Austrians. The Italians captured San
Giovanni, one of the key defenses Of
Trieste, and 1t was reported that all
nOncOmbatants had ben ordered to
leave the latter city, indicating that
the Austrians did not hope to hold pos
session of it much longer. The evident
plan of the Italians was to move on
Trieste along the coast Of the Adriatic,
avoiding the mountainous country far
fher north and obtaining the aid Of
British warships. Northeast of Cor
itz the Italians made some further
progress. The achievements of the
Italian soldiers in this offensive are
truly wonderful, when the nature of
the country and the strength of the
opposition are considered, and their
bravery and high spirit are unsur-
passed.
In France there was violent arttit
lery firing through the week, and thu
copbats in the air we're numerous and
sp@tacul Again the allied airmen
demonsf @neir superiority over
those O .Aafman army. The Brit
ish ayj Aeye been especially ac-
tive, al aeors1t fights have dropped
many IL Explosives on mi1l
establishments Ut the enemy
Of, the lines.
arms on the west 4i6nt was
presage another S91 Intensive.
time 1t is predicts at the,
are preparing Adna1
smash France
can help her
Another
number of
marines Is T.
atty report.
We're hospita, e
cruiser. Spain
ther asgravatsd
of their vessels.
The Brazilian chamber OF !.
authorized the revocation Of the de-
cree of neutrality, and the senate fol-
lowed this up by authorizing an alli-
ance Of Brazil with "other states to
defend the American republics against
the world"
To Organize Farm, Labor.
The department of agriculture an
nounced the governments detailed
plan for the organization Of farm la
Dor. The work already has been
started in 40 states. The plan pro-
vides for strictly local handling of all
labor problems that can be adjusted
locally. The fundamental unit Of the
organization is the Community man"
who, with the assistance Of such COM
mittees as he may appoint, canvasses
his own neighborhood, finds out what
farmers need help and what men are
available for supplying the local need.
If, after all local adjustments have
been made, there remains either q
deficit or surplus of labor, he reports
to the county man," whose business
1t Is to effect adjustments In his coun-
ty. The county man, in turn, reports
and deficit of surplus to the ''state
man" who canvasses the situation for
the state as whole and reports to
the department of agriculture.
The finance committee of the senate
spent the week in revamping the war
revenue bill. In the house the food
survey bill, the lesser Of the govern
ment's two food measures, was passed.
On Thursday the house by vote of
1S4 to IA, returned the espionage bill
to the conference committee Of the
two houses with instructions to clint
nate the press-censorship section on
the adoption of which the president
had been insistent The senate al
ready had voted against the provision.
The house was Influenced considerably
by charges that the administration
had been suppressing the truth about
health conditions in the navy, and It
was shown later that the senate had
kept secret q report of Surgeon Cen
eral Braisted describing the epidemics
In the navy and the primitive condi-
tions under which the medical officers
were forced to labor.
Two destructive tornadoes swept
through central Illinois, the towns of
Nation and Charleston being the
worst sufferers. About 800 lives were
lost, and the property damage was
enormous. These storms were fol-
lowed by Others farther south in the
Mississippi valley that killed about 70
more persons.