Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-04-28
War Councils With Leaders of the
Allies Are Opened in Wash
ingtOn.
FIGHT OVER CONSUMPTION
DENTS Committee Rejects Presidents
Plan--Enemy Submarine Report
ed Near New York-NiVelle
Smashes German Lines
Between Reims and
SCISSORS.
BY EDWARD W. PlcKARD.

For America at war the outStand-
ing event of the past week was the
opening of the great allied war Coun-
ellis In Washington Headed by such
eminent men as British Foreign Min
lister BAlfour ana Rene Yiyinni, former
premier of France, the commissions
from England and France arrived in
the national capital. were installed in
fine residences and at once began the
series OF conferences with the beads
Of the American government aud of
It's armed forces
In order 20 insure the safety Of the
commissioners, the government quite
properly suppressed all news Of their
movements and Il is IN no hurry 10
tell what transptres at the conferences.
II tx safe to say. however that the re-
suits OF the meetings will be- moment
Gus
Congress provided enough sineNs az
war for the present by passing the
bin for the issuance of $1,000 UO GOO
of which S2O00000oo0 is 10 bee lent so
the allies phcrc was not single op-
posing vote "a either house or senate.
Congress also appropriated 100000
Uo0 as an emergency war fund to be- pat
cat the disposal OF the president
Conscription Still IN Doubt
President Wilson continued through
out the week has strenuous fight Tor
selectiyc CONSUMPTION. but arguments
and threats were alike vain SO far rs
the house military committee was cou-
cerncd. The committee rejected. 13 to
=. the administration provision, and
then adopted au amendment offered 10y
Chairman Dent providing thar the
president should call for 5o0,0O0 yoluu-
tecrs under the existing volunteer act.
and should apply CONSUMPTION only
when he decides that such additional
forces cannot be effectually raised and
maintained under the cali for volun-
teerS" The house agreed to take up
the army bill on Monday.
In the senate committee the prcsi-
dent Jared better, for the admlnlstra-
ton bin with the selcctive eouScrlp-
tton feature was accepted 10y vote ~
i~tratlon that the senate viii pass this
Din before the house acts.
Impressed by the strength OF the op-
position 80 his conscription plan. eS-
pecially In the ranks Of the Democrat
&c party, the president on Thursday
issued IN appeal to the public to sup
port his proposition.
Administration leaders protest that
the advocates OF the volunteer system
have spread the idea that under the
CONSUMPTION plan there is co room for
the volunteer system. whereas the
presidents plan leaves the way open
Tor 100000 volunteers to serve for The
duration OF the war only.
At the beginning If the week Pres
ident Wilson issued "a remarkable proc
iamation 10 the nation, calling on all
the people 20 give 10 it. In thyir re-.
spectve capacities their united. fun
service for the successful pro>ecution
OF the war Such ean was doubtless
needed 90 arouse individual $. hut re-
cent events show that TIE industries
uf the country already are completely
organized and proceeding 10 carry out
the plans outlined nv the connect of
national defense. The work doae and
being done ny that body Of sa;riotic
men is revealed as most campvehen-
sive and complete aud whom it is
known in its entirety will astonish the
people ~ America.
U-5oats In American Waters
Are there ans German U-bosts 10
American wa5ers1 Berlin says mot