The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1917-05-11

public. One member of this body wi
be John +. Stevens, who was chi,
engineer of the Panama canal cor.
mission before General Cocktails. "
There was no great change in tn
fighting line in France during the weel
The French and British both mad
some gains and consolidated the post
tons they had already won, and In
fierce artillery duels continued, da,
and night. But the Germans brough
mp more and more of their reserve;
and contested every inch of ground. l.
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 ut Ar
leuX and Oppy east Of Arras, where
the British were attacking.
The British began another drive on
Thursday, attacking on 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 Frcsnoy. The Germans
are constructing new emergency line
of trenches from Queant, north to
Drocourt, and trying to hold the Brit
ish back until it is completed.
In McsopOtamia the Turks were de-
featcd by General Maude's troops on
both banks 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. PetrOgrad has not con
frmed this announcement.
Recruiting Speeds Up.
Recruiting for the regular army was
satisfactory last week, and the navy de-
partment announced on Tuesday that
the enlisted personnel was S7,0S2, 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 ROoSevelts rous-
ing address i'm. 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 ut
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 intimations also that the
government might take over the opera
tion of some of the large bakeries be-
cause the naval training station nj
Great Lakes is dependent on the city
for its bread supply. Fortunately for
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 picric acid bomb in their
possession and confessed to plot to
blow up big Wall street institution
and commit other outrages to affect
the stock market for speculative pur
poses.
Capt Franz Won Rintelen was put
! on trial in New York as the agen
through whom Germany Is alleged Il
have expended more than 100000 il
an effort to abrogate foreign policies
Of this nation and to corrupt American
labor.
Another German. Baron Alhard voI
dem Busche-Muench, said To be cous
i'm of Count Won Bernstorff, was arrest
cd i'm San Francisco as an enemy alien
The United States government OF
Thursday took two important steps Il
the effort tn 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 a way that increased produC
ton will be stimulated and the pric
to the consumer steadied by the guar
anteeing of minimum price to tn
producer and the prevention of specu
lation by middlemen.
The second step was the introduC
ton of bill i'm the house giving TN
president the widest possible power
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 I
Germany has demanded his passports
Brazil's early entry into the war /
forecast by the resignation of d.
Lauro Mueller, the Brazilian forelg
minister, who has been attacked "a
being unduly friendly to Germany.