The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-07-13

mouineu the prohibition clause I'm such
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 bin came up for
consideration In the senate Thursday,
and Mr., Lodge and others denounced
the effort of the prohlhtionIsts 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 bin as II 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. Elihu Root and
his colleagues on the American mis-
sion are aiding Kerensky TO bring
some semblance OF order out 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 II plain To them that the United
States means To help them To retain
their new-found freedom but that Il
cannot be retained unless, with their
active aid, the despotic autocrucy Of
Germany is crushed. Rear Admiral
Glennon is credited with having quiet.
ed the mutiny OF the men Of the Rus.
sian Black sea feet.
Minister of War Kerensky is hecom-
ing heroic figure, fiercely withstand.
Ing the attacks of his enemies and fast
ginning for the provisional govern
ment the support Of the masses. lie Is
determined that Russia shall resume
the offensive against the central pow.
ers, and In 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 10 aght. The congress of
Cossacks also gave the provisional
government a vote of complete conf
dence and full support.
Uncle Sam Is determined 10 set the
new republic OF Russia on its feet II
1t is possible 10 do So and is giving
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latest evidence OF our governments be-
nign intent Is the appointment by
President Wilson OF commission Of
sanitary social, medical and food-dIs-
tribution experts that will start Mt
once for Petrograd and make sur
yey Of the civil needs Of the people Of
Russia, and then try to help them 10
help themselves. Dr. Frank Billings.
nm eminent Chicago physician. heads
the commission, the other members in
Guiding Raymond Robins. Harold II.
Swift. Dr. Wilbur T.. Post. Dr. w. *.
Thayer OF Johns Hopkins university,
and Prof. Charles Winslow Of Yale.
venizeios Controls In Greece.
As WIS foreseen. young King Alex
aBder Of Greece hiss agreed to do what.
ever the allies wish him TO do. aud he
began by dlsnissiug the ZaImis minis
try and inviting Yenlzelps to form Il
new cabinet. The new ministers took
Office Wednesday. Nenlzelos has said
that he would ike TO have Greece Join
The allies Hs an active opponent ~
Germany, but will not force this course
Of action against the will 81 the pao-
pic. Meanwhile. French troops are In
control ga, Athens and other centrrs.
Ex King Constantine il uuw 10 swift
eriand. where he has purchased d mag
uifceut chateau.
The situation IN the southeast uatur-
ally is worrying Bulgaria which 81 in
the war for what she can get urd
ngw secs that her dear wish to get
Macedonia and Dutrudia may not he
fulfilled, Bulgaria lass been reluctant
m break formally with the United
Ststes, but according 20 Copenhagen
reports she nBy soon take sgsh action
as tbs price Of concessions from Ger
mans.
The Spanish censorship haz shut
down tirl' 0n an neEs from that conn
Try. and the government is struggling
20 aeathsr the crisis that has come
upon r. On Tuesday the constitution.
al guarantees were suspended once
more, and Premier Dato declares the
nation Is calm. This. however. Is Dot
IN accord with the Information given
out IN London. whore II Is expected
that revolution VIII soon break out
10 Spain.
Norwegian Patience Eshaustsd.
II Norway. as IN Spain. hunger.
pres or anticipated. Is al tee hotton