Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-05-11

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public. One member of this body will
be John f. Stevens, who was chief
engineer of the Panama canal COM
mission before General Goethals.
There was no great change in the
fighting line in France during the week.
The French and British both made
some gains and consolidated the posi-
tions they had already won, and the
fierce artillery duels continued, day
and night. But the Germans brought
up more and more of their reserves
and contested every inch of ground. 1t
seems probable that they will continue
to give way slowly in order to save
their men, and st. Quentin may be
evacuated before long. The bloodiest
fighting of the week took place at Ar
leux and Oppy, east of Arras, where
the British were attacking.
The British began another drive on
Thursday, attacking on a 12-mile front,
both north and south of the Scarpe
river. Despite desperate resistance
by the Germans they took number Of
important strategic positions including
the town of FresnOy. The Germans
are constructing a new emergency line
of trenches from Queant, north to
Drocourt, and trying to hold the Brit
ish back until it is completed.
In Mesopotamia the Turks were de-
feated by General Maude's troops on
both oanlzs of the Shatt-el-Adham and
driven back into the Jebel Hamrin
hills. From COnstantinople came the
surprising news that the city of Mush,
in Turkish Armenia, had been evacu-
ated by the Russians and occupied by
the Turks. PetrGgrad has not con-
firmed this announcement.
Recruiting Speeds Up.
Recruiting for the regular army was
satisfactory last week, and the navy de-
1 partment announced on Tuesday that
the enlisted personnel was S7,082, or 81
more than the maximum strength of
the navy under existing law. The pas
sage of the army bill with the selec-
tive draft feature, the prospect that
American troops would soon be sent to
France and Colonel Roosevelt's rous-
| ing address in Chicago all contributed
to help the recruiting campaign.
A great strike of union bakers in
Chicago alarmed the big city by the
lake and incidentally attracted the at
tention of the federal authorities be
cause most of the strikers are of Ger
man birth or parentage, and might be
taken into custody as alien enemies,
There were ihtimatiOns also that the
government might take over the opera.
ton of some of the large bakeries be
cause the naval training station al
Great Lakes is dependent on the city
for it's bread supply. Fortunately fol
all concerned, the strike was ended
Friday through the efforts of United
States District Attorney Clyne.
In New York two Germans were ar
rested with a picric acid bomb in theil
possession and confessed to a plot tC
blow up "big Wall street institution
and commit other outrages to affect
the stock market for speculative pur
poses.
Capt. Franz Won Rintelen was pui
on trial in New York as the agent
through whom Germany is alleged tt
have expended more than $500,000 In
an effort to abrOgate foreign policie:
of this nation and to corrupt American
labor.
Another German, Baron Alhard vOI
dem Busche-Muench, said to be cous
in of Count Won Bernstorff, was arrest
| pd in San Eropoicco oc ON opon1v o1ior1
The United States government ol
Thursday took two important steps il
the effort to reduce the high cost o
foodstuffs. The first was the an
nouncement that the United States an,
Canada had agreed to cooperate il
regulating the price of wheat in al
North America. This is to be don
in such q way that increased produc
ton will be stimulated and the pric
to the consumer steadied by the guar
; anteeing of a minimum price to tn
producer and the prevention of specu
lation by middlemen.
The second step was the introduC
$ ton of bill in the house giving tn
: president the widest possible power
t in dealing with foodstuffs, clothing
: fuel and other necessities of life.
: Guatemala has joined the enemie
, of Germany by severing diplomatic re
. lations and the Chilean minister t
e Germany has demanded his passport:
Brazirs early entry into the war
l forecast by the resignation of Dl
: Lauro Mueller, the Brazilian fOreig
e minister, who has been attacked a
: being unduly friendly to Germany.
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