Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-08-10

he merchant marine at New Bedford,
| U-boats. One British warship, the old
| cruiser Ariadne, was sunk by torpe-
! do and 3S of its crew killed.
What Congress Is Doing.
One month behind time, the adminis-
tration food control bill was reported.
! out of conference without the features
that were Objectionable to the presi-
dent. It's enactment within week
was confidently predicted. The chief
features that were eliminated were the
| congressional war expenditure COM
mittee and the three-member food con-
troll board. The price-fxing and con-
troll provisions were greatly restricted
and the prohibition section Is less dras-
! tic.
! Partly as a result Of the compromise
on the food control bill, the senate
| adopted the Sheppard resolution for
national prohibition amendment to the
| constitution. The votes to 20
would have been much closer had the
dry forces not consented to provision
that the amendment shall not be opera
tive unless it is ratified by the states
within six years. The constitutionality.
/ Of that limitation is doubtful.
The dry leaders decided to await tha
December session of congress before
| trying to get the resolution through the
lower house.
Another commendable action Of tho
senate was the adoption of McCum-
! ber's resolution calling upon the presi-
dent to undertake to obtain the consent
| of the European nations allied against
the central powers to the draft Of their
subjects in the United States for the
war. It is believed the allies will
quickly agree to this and that the plan
will be in operation before long.
The new war industries board, with
Frank A. Scott instead Of Bernard Ba7
ruch as its chairman, has taken uN
with vigor it's work of governments
buying and supervision over the gem
eral industrial activity. Mr.. Scott an
nounced that proft-making must now
| yield to patriotism, extravaganza to
economy and selflshness to service.
The reorganized shipping board also 10
speeding up and last week 1t made the
Southern pine producers promise
prompter delivery Of the timber they
have pledged, for tho board intends to-
build as many wooden ships as pos
sible.
The embargo that is designed to shut
off Germany's supplies Of food and
war munitions is going to have an eff
feet on the supply Of shipping. Nor
way already has proposed to place al
| most It's entire merchant feet at the
disposal of the allies and promised to-
export nothing but fish to Germany IL
| assured OF receiving American food
products, and Holland, too, is willing
to exchange ships for food II the ves-
sells are not TO be sent into the danger
zone. Sweden and Denmark, it is be-
lieved, will follow suit. The effective.
ness of the embargo policy, however,
depends to a considerable extent on
| whether or not the shipment Of food
1 stuffs from Russia into Germany can
be prevented. I
l.
pared to commander all American
shipping, and President Wilson issued
| an order that has the effect of cutting
off steel exports to Japan unless Jap
anese vessels are diverted to war uses.
/ Exemption Boards Busy. t
The examination of drafted men by
the exemption boards is going on rap-
idly and smoothly, and under instruc-
lions from Provost Marshal General
Crowder the boards have frightened up
on the exemptions. They have been
/ told to keep In mind that the two
things to be accomplished are the rails
1 ing Of armies and the maintaining Oh
industries. Meanwhile the federal and
4 local authorities all over the country
are rounding up the slackers.
Continuing their work Of co-operat-
/ Ing with the Germans, the Industrial
Workers of the World stirred up vari-
Gus troubles for mine owners, lumber
producers and themselves, in many
Western localities. Some towns fol-
lowed the example of Bisbee and de-
ported the disturbers, and one Of their
/ leaU0rS, FRANK 4AiILAS, was tdhSA VOS
and hanged by masked men at Butte,
Mont. Such occurrences. of course
must be deplored- theoretically
The government cannot and will not
tolerate strikes that tie up industries
/ that are vital to the successful conduct
of the war. This was demonstrated by
the quick ending of strike Of thou
sands of railway switchmen that
| started at Chicago. When the federal
authorities took hand, both sides
i found they could yield points and
reach an amicnhla aGreement.