The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-07-27


forces when they started their offeIl-
siye in Galicia early in July, again has
gone TO the fighting front, probably in
All effort TO induce the troops 10 face
the enemy again. A proclamation is
sued by the Russian Provisional Gov
eminent recognizes the seriousness Of
the situation and announces that 1t is
ITS duty to throw its entire strength
against the foe and defend the admin
istration against counter revolutionary
attempts.
withstanding the heavy losses the
Germans have sustained in their at
! lacks along the Chemin des- Danes in
/ France, they again Sunday made fruit
less efforts to defeat Gen. Petains
| forces. delivering at various points at
acks with large electives among whom
were fresh re-enforcements. In the east
the Russian line in Galicia apparently
is crumbling by reason OF the dlsaffec-
ton of some Of the troops anC the VIC
.ous assaults of the Teutons.
! A complete revision IT. the plans for
locations OF the second officers train
ing camps. to open August 81 has been
decided on by the War Department as
result of reinspe ction Of the sites
previously chosen. Three camps have
been dropped from the list and four
added The Fort Benjamin Harrison
designation remains unchanged.
! Secretary OF the Navy Daniels in n
letter written TO the Senate and made
public yesterday, defends the July ;
statement telling of the attack by Ger
man submarines on ships carrying
American ;roCps TO France, and says
that a brief cable from Rear Admiral
AGleaves told Of the attack five days be,
fore the news was given out.
! Again a large force OF German air
planes has visited the East English
coast, dropping bombs. British aviators
rising TO attack, scattered the Germans
and pursued Them to sea. One of the
Germans was brought down Eleven
persons were killed and twenty-six in
jured by ths bombs dropped by the raid.
ers
Senate and House conferees on the
Administration Food Contcol Bill.whioh
passed she Senate Saturday, expect Il
20 TO work tomorrow Their principal
difficulties will be Ner the prohibition
question and the Senate amendment
for a Board OF Faod Administration o.
three members instead OF an individual
administrator
The 81 200, 900 war fund to be raised
oy the Benevolent and Protective Or
der OF Flks will be used in establishing
- a ~ limo
in taking care OF the families left be-
hind by soldiers and in aiding disabled
men to learn new trade or profess
eion.
Siam has declared that a state OF
wer exists with Germany and Austria
according to dispatch received in Lon
don from Bangkok. Nine steamers have
been seized and all Germans and Aus
TRANS have been arrested.
Suspension 10y the railroads durips
the period of the war OF 'all efforts not
designed to help directly in the winning
of the war; is urged by the Special
Committee of National Defense of the
american Railway Association.
Commissions appointed by Premier
Lloyd George to investigate industrial
unrest in England have presented re-
ports which agree in the main fact that
the principal cause of unrest is the in
creased cost of living.
AS a result of inquiries and few
complaints the Adjutant Generals OF
flee IN Frankfort has prepared table
showing the gross quota, the credits
given and the net quota to be furnish
ed by each county.
i one 81 the purposes for which the
business Mems Club in Whitesbure,
\ XIV. has been orbanized is to further
4 the project Of a new model highway
from Lexington to Norton. Va, dis
lance of 22t miles.
The Export Embargo Council Sunday
Issued q list OF commodities on which
export licenses will be required dis
placing the list issued recently by the
Advisory Beard OF the council