Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-12-01

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Land and ambushed large German
patrol killing and wounding number
of men, to even up for the trench raid
IN which their comrades suffered,
There was little change in positions
on the west front. The Germans made
repeated and desperate efforts to re-
take Passchendaele ridge, but were
beaten off with severe losses every
time.
Interesting news continued to come
from General Allenby In Palestine.
His forces, after taking GAIA, kept
pushing on toward Jerusalem, driving
the Turks and taking large booty from
them On Wednesday the British were
threatening Hebron and had advanced
along the coast to within few miles
of Jaffa.
Sui ,rine Campaign Falling.
| If the British admiralty figures are
a fair basis for calculation, the Ger
man submarine campaign Is declining
rapidly toward utter failure. The
weeks report showed only one large
British vessel sunk by U-boats, and
the statements from France and Italy
were almost as good. One German
military expert admits In print that
the U-boat warfare has failed. The
importance of this development cannot
be oyerestimated. for If the kaiser
could have prevented wholly or In large
measure the transportation of supplies
and troops from America to Europe,
he could hardly have been defeated.
IL he cannot do that, as seems true,
the utter collapse of his war on civil
llzatlon Is almost In sight.
| Notwithstanding the hundreds of In
ventiOns to combat the submarine, the
we'll equipped and swift destroyer re-
mains the best weapon against the sub
mersible. OF this type of boat the al
lies, and especially America, have a
vast number and japan has fleet of
capable destroyers operating In the
Mediterranean.
Mr.. Wilson and Organized Labor.
President Wilson went to Buffalo to
address the annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor, and he
told the delegates forcefully yet tact
fully what he considered the duty, re-
sponsibility and privilege OF labor es-
peciaily during the continuance Of the
war. He earnestly pleaded for the
unhindered maintenance of all proc
esses of labor until Germany has been
defeated and the first response to that
plea came Tuesday, when the building
trades department Of the federation Or
dered the discOntinuance of all strikes
on government work under its juris-
diction. This was excellent SO far as
1t went but another big labor trouble
sprang up Immediately when the rail-
road brotherhoods took action that
threatened to tie up traffic unless
higher wages and improved conditions
we're granted. Mr.. Wilson again
Jumped into the breLch and arranged
to meet representa- yes of the brother
hoods on November %, first intimating
strongly that rather than endure
paralysis of traffic In wartime. the gov
eminent would take over the operation
Of the railroads.
The labor situation is really very
serious. not only because Of strikes,
actual md threatened, but also be-
cause of the great shortage of labor
ing men. In order TO get out the mill
tary equipment needed by the United
States forces in the next II months,
the council Of national defense is ar
ranging for the mobilization Of 100000
skilled and unskilled workmen under
a federal director Of labor.
Bakers to Be Licensed.
On Monday the president issued the
formal order directing the licensing Of
bakers and of hotels. restaurants ana
other places that serve bread and
other bakery products of their own
baking. The order goes into effect IN
december -, and officials of the food
administration declare that they Will
be able to bring down the price of
bread until a 16.ounce loaf will cost
but cents.
Provost MarShs' General Crowder
announced the five classes into which
9 100000 men registered for military
suty are divided and sent out a ques
dOnnaire which each man bad to fill
out and file to determine in which
class he belongs. The order does not
exempt married men as class, but
places those with dependent wives and
children far down on the list Of Tables.
Only the men of the first class nre
likely to be called out except In the
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