Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1917-07-12

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modified the prohibition clause in such
a way that the making of distilled
liquors and beer would be ended while
the manufacture of wine would not.
The attack on beer brought on a stub
born fight when the bill came up for
consideration in the senate Thursday,
| and Mr.. Lodge and others denounced
the effort of the prohlbitionists to mix
prohibition with the food question at
time when the first requisite for sue
cessful conduct of the war is a united
people. The bill as 1t stands confers
on the president the most extraordi-
nary powers ever granted by the
American nation.
Restoring Order In Russia.
With calm, sympathetic talk and
commonsense advice, Blihu Root and
his colleagues on the American mis-
sion are aiding Kerensky to bring
some semblance of order cut Of the
chaos in Russia. In Petrograd, Mos
COW and many other places the Ameri-
! cans have addressed throngs of SOL
diers, workmen and peasants, and have
made 1t plain to them that the United
States means to help them to retain
their new-found freedom, but that it
cannot be retained unless, with their
active aid, the despotic autocracy Of
| Germany is crushed. Rear Admiral
| Glennon is credited with having quiet
ed the mutiny of the men of the Rus
sian Black sea fleet.
Minister of War Kerensky is becom-
ing heroic figure, fiercely withstand
| ing the attacks of his enemies and fast
! gaining for the provisional govern
ment the support of the masses. He is
| determined that Russia shall resume
the offensive against the central pow
ers, and is backed in this by the cOun-
ellis of delegates and by the women
of the land. The latter by thousands
have enlisted in the army and demand
chance to fight. The congress of
Cossacks also gave the provisional
government a vote of complete conf
dence and full support.
Uncle Sam is determined to set the
new republic of Russia on its feet If
1t Is possible to do so, and is giving
every aid that can be devised. The
nign intent is the appointment by
President Wilson of commission of
sanitary social, medical and food-dis-
tribution experts that will start ut
once for Petrograd and make q sur
vey of the civil needs of the people of
Russia, and then try to help them to
help themselves. DR.. Frank Billings,
an eminent Chicago physician, heads
the commission, the other members in
Guiding Raymond Robins, Harold III.
Swift, DIR. Wilbur e. Post, DIR. w. S.
Thayer of Johns Hopkins university,
and Prof. Charles WinslOw of Yale.
VenlzeIos Controls in Greece.
AS was foreseen, young King Alex.
ander of Greece has agreed to do what
ever the allies wish him to do, and he
began by Diminishing the Zaimis minis.
try and inviting Venizelos to form q
new cabinet. The new ministers took
office Wednesday. Venlzelos has said
that he would like to have Greece join
the allies as an active opponent OF
Germany, but will not force this course
of action against the will of the peO
pie. Meanwhile, French troops are In
control in Athens and other centers
Ex-King Constantine is now in Switz
erland, where he has purchased a mag
nificent chateau.
The situation in the southeast natur
ally is worrying Bulgaria, which is n
the war for what she can get, anC
now sees that her dear wish to gel
Macedonia and Dobrudja may not bC
fulfilled. Bulgaria has been reluctant
to break formally with the United
States, but according to CopenhageI
reports she may soon take such actor
as the price of concessions from Ger
many.
The Spanish censorship has shu
down tight on all news from that coun
try, and the government is struggling
to weather the crisis that has com'
upon it. On Tuesday the constitution
al guarantees were suspended once
more, and Premier Dato declares thu
nation is calm. This, however, is no
in accord with the information giveI
! out In London, where II is expected
that revolution will soon break on
In Spain.
, Norwegian Patience Exhausted.
J In Norway, as in Spain, hunger
present or anticipated. Is at the bottom