Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-05-04

900, principally for the army. Pay
of enlisted men is doubled.
Germany denies strike situation,
expected to reach crisis on May 1,
was at all serious.
Prevailing view among administra-
ton officials, it is reported, favors
sending a crops of American troops
to the European battlefront soon.
Another American vessel, the
schooner Woodland Abrahams, has
been sunk by German submarine.
Peace rumors cause decline in price
of wheat. May wheat on Chicago mar
ket dropping to $2.57.
Official announcement is made that
the United States has already placed
considerable amount of ship ton
mage at the disposal of the allies.
Witness testifying in New York
federal court in trial of several Ger
mans recently arrested on charges of
manipulating, says as early as May,
1915, the German government plot
ted to embroil the United States in
war with Mexico and Japan, to stop
the shipments of munitions to the
Allies.
Eastern railroads, street railways
and department stores begin ar
rangements to employ women to fill
the places made vacant by men called
to serve in the army.
Western governors, in war coun-
Gil with federal officials, told by Sec
! retaries Baker, Lane and Lansing to
expect long war and urged to ar
range fullest cooperation among the
states in the prosecution of the war.
War department announces that
all young men who have been mar
ried since the declaration of a state
of war with Germany will be SUBJ
ject to the selective draft.
| Allies war commission emphasizes
to government officials the menace of
Germany's submarine warfare. say
ing the shipping problem takes pre-
cedence over every other war prob
lem at this time.
Senators. in discussing food stu
alton, declare that food SPECTATORS
should be hung to lamp posts. Some
senator's say government should con-
script food.
Thursday, May 8.
American steamer Rockingham,
en- route to Liverpool, sunk by Ger
J man submarine and 10 missing.
Associated Press, in summary OF
war situation. sass chanccllories Of
, all the powers at war with Germany
recognize that Germany's submarine
arm and not her military arm is for
the moment the greatest menace to
the future welfare of the Unitcd
States and tho entente allies.
| British censors permit publica-
ton today for first time of fact that
Sim Fein riots occurred in Dublin
on Easter Monday, the anniversary
of the Irish rebellion of 1916.
Seventy-five Norwegian ships were
sunk and more than 100 sailors lost
their lives through German subma-
rine attacks during April.
The speech on peace and interna-
tional relations which was to have
been delivered in the German reichs-
tag today by the imperial chancellor
has been postponed to "a more 1T
ting occasion"
Officers and men OF the Second
Washington regiment send requests
to the war department asking that
the regiment be included among the
first troops to be sent to French. soil.
War department expects to COM
plete within Is days registration Of
1000, 900 men in the country liable
for service under the selective draft
bill. Registration day will be set BY
presidential proclamation and state
election systems will do the work
under the supervision Of the federal
government, the voting precincts be-
ing the units for recording men.
| Friday, May 4.
French high commission starts on
tour Of Middle West cities.
America makes second waru loan,
this time Of 100000, 900 to- Italy.
German government reported to
have taken the revolutionary and UNI
precedented step Of appointing So
cialist as president of the constitu-
ton committee Of the reichstag.
British and French launch new at
tacks on the western front.
Government officials and allied war
commissions turn their attention to
solving shipping problem, caused by
steady increase in U-boat destruction.
so great as to overshadow all other
war problems.
Daniel willard, president of the b.
& O., tells governors war council that
railroads will be compelled to curtail
ma ssenger train service tn shin conn