Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-04
american Shot in the Great
lir Destroys a German
/: U-BOat.
lbY Liner MONGOLIA
;tion Of Shipping by subma-
Now Threatens England
ith Food Shortage Great
Britain Gets Money From
Uncle Sam.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

soon direct hit and destroyed /;
G.ruH ,~arine. The shot wa,
fired Icy frN<E@e<rcw on the American
liner Mongolia wlIN.a U-boat attempt
eel +" attack that vessel in the Irish sea
The first shell smashed The pcri>cop,
aud after other shells were sent there
WAS an explosion and the submarine
dld not rise again. Capt. Emery Rice
of The Mongolia told of the incident
on arrival in an English port. 1t is
interesting To note that the gun that
got the U-boat had been named Theo-
dorc Roosevelt by the gunncrS.
The destructive work Of the sub
marines i causing increasing anxiety
in Great britain. The latest weekly
report "f liz admiralty shows Il much
larger number al ships sunk than did
any previous report. and on Wrdnc>-
day Lord Davenport. the British food
controller. Su!ennly warned the Brit
ish public that severe priyationS
mvnac,d the nation before the next
harvest WIS reached. This aroused
tn" London press To- gloomy comment,
marine blockade Was the most SerioLS
fcairr. Of the war now and that If
Great Britain WAS 10 he saved from
starvation ami possible defeat some
thing must hc done mighty soon L.
cuUutyfacr il. This something. oh
yiou,lv. is rh,. turning out from the
eIiIyaf7iS OF q vast and continuous
stream Of tonnage. but though mauy
shin, :rr l,iu- llsi. the shortage. 90.
S.iH.E Ehar o. lG,..~ II i:.pn-~in'r To-
construct ala. E.u.-r hear aAr number
required. Tie great British navy is
powcrir~< a. relieve HE situation. No
one over there seems able To suggest
any solution Of the problem except to
be careful of the food supply and pre-
pare for the worst.
The food question is serious else
"hefe. IT was Responsible IN large
part l"r lle strikes IN "eriii;lily ana
Is lhe ciii'l cause Oh NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
tiiat are mariIih% the SWedish gov
erhihei't. III france hieatitSS diiih"rs
eAcePt Suiiua!S anu hollda!s-Oe-"h
Wednesday ana alre'ld! IN the United
states the h"teis anu CLUBS are cut
lIuS u""h Iheir lnehuS'
runs ioF l"rser crops anu more
iarul laooF Ill Aulerlcd were carried
nearer |" complexion uurihS me past
week ohe hotaDie incident was the
ue'ar'ufe VI ''o stu'ientS vi t"e asri-
cultural Coiiese vi 'iie ChlNtFsit! oI
cron They are to he we'll mid and
tbe Dominion Government will .,iva to
p,cb of tbarn a homestead of 1fl, ocres
I'm = ,,,,no,,t.s ,bouobt sucb , move
mont 80 .bis must win .,n,,r,,.,1 for n
bun,cr crop In Capudo will do the
o;,.;1iz.,I ,,.,,.,5 ..s much .,ood .s ono
4, a., I-r;,.I scot. md tho No
-. I..,,.,I - -,
Hreat er''a'h Gets r'rS' Iodn'
Speedy work Is being done in the |
way Of supplying the immediate needs |
of the allies Of the United States. In |
the first conferences with tn" commits |
siuncrs from England and France the |
government WAS told that the most !
urgent Of these needs were money, |
ships and food. II was agreed that |
the first allotment OF the S3.000GOO00 |
loan would 20 tn Great Britain, and on
Wednesday Secretary Of the Treasury
NcAdon handed to the British amhas-
sador a treasury warrant for S2nnVo1-
roo. Arrangements for dispensing Of
the immense bond issue are practical