Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-05-12

1 soon and will be followed at frequent
( intervals by other detachments The
I Stars and Stripes is likely to be flying
/ before long in both France and Rus
I Sia.
Toward the end of the week the
/ French commission took time for n
! visit to Chicago and other cities. Mar
I shat JOffre and his colleagues were
+ welcomed everywhere with an acclaim
/ that testified eloQuently to the love
/ and admiration the American people
/ have for the French. Ia the course
/ Of their trip the visitors went to
| Springfield, m. and placed wreaths on
/ the tomb of Lincoln. as they already
/ had done on the tomb of Washington
/ at Mt Vernon.
/ England Is Alarmed.
/ Finally awakened to the deadly
/ menace in the activities of the Ger.
man submarines the people of Great
/ Britain are clamoring, in the press
( and in parliament, for change in the
/ admiralty personnel of methods that
! shall give some promise of relieving
/ the situation. The terror of hunger
/ and of possible defeat in the war is
| on them, and they are calling bitterly
/ for more action by their great navy.
"Where are our own submarines and
/ why do they not do something's is
/ the demand. The policy of the adj
miralty in concealing the full truth
/ about the success of the U-b0at cam
paign is attacked on all sides. 1t is
/ admitted that the Germans are sink
ing vessels faster than the allies can
! build them, and though the United
/ States is counted on to supply a great
| number of bottoms. that aid, 1t is
| feared. may come too late.
TO guess at what took place in Ger
many and Austria during May Day
week would be futile, for the Swiss
and Dutch frontiers were closed and
the censorship Of the news was abso-
lutte. 1t was stated officially that the
May Day celebrations were peaceful
in both the empires.
The German reichstag resumed its
Kaempf. president of the chamber.
made bitter attack on President VIII
son. accusing him of seeking to divide
! the German people. Doctor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg, the imperial chancellor
had intended to make a speech on in
ternational relations and was expected
to announce Germany's peace terms,
hut postponed the address ito a more
fitting occasion" Spokesman for the
entente allies already had declared no
suggestions of peace terms from Ger
many would be considered at this time.
Austria is In sad state and the news
that has filtered out from that country
during the week indicates that the en-
tire nation, from the emperor down.
demands an early end of the war. on
any terms obtainable. But Charles
may not be able 10 wriggle out from
the iron grasp of the kaiser.
What About Russia?
Still a big black interrogation point
must be placed after Russia. The rest
of the world really knows little of
what is going on there. bur Ii is evil
dent that If the kaiser were not kept so
busy on the western front. he might
break through the Russian lines below
Riga with comparative ease. New
rules for the Russian army have been
promulgated, and how under them any
effectiveness and cohesion in the army
can he maintained 1t is impossible to
conceive. The officers seem 10 have
been deprived Of all powers of discip-
line and nearly everything Is put in the
control of committees of the soldiers.
The common people" are at the helm
over there, and IL win be only by
Gods mercy if they do not drive their
new republic onto the rocks of disas-
ter because of their inexperience and
their exorbitant demands. The peace
party In Russia still denies vehemently
that it has any idea OF advocating a
separate peace, and there is encour-
agement in the fact that the soldiers
who deserted and went home are fast
returning 10 the ranks.
On May l the Russian provisional
government sent to its representatives
in the allied countries a note giving as
Surance that the change in governments
could give no pretext for any slacken-
ing on the part of Russia in the com
mon struggle Of all the entente allies,
and that on the contrary, the nation
was even more determined to bring the
war 70 q decisive victory.
One of the first things America wilt
d. HIN Vts4cefn - 4.,
SION Of four experts To reorgaaize the
transportation facilities II the new re-