Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-05-26

Of two more hospital ships by the Ger
mans The news also came of the tor
pedong of the British Steamship City
OF Paris In the Mediterranean early
in April The vessel carried 266 pas
sengers and a large crew and only -
We're saved.
American inventors by the thousand
are seeking means of combating the
submarine, ana Chairman Saunders OF
the naval consulting board made
statement which, though deprecated by
navy officials. gave assurance that
some of the devices submitted would
solve the problem in the near future
The war department announced on
Monday that nine regiments of engi-
neer>, made up largely Of railroad
Elen. would be sent to France as soon
as possible These men and doctors
and nurses VIII be the first to reach
the war zone.
Members of the French war commits
sion, after their trip through the cen
trail West were received enthusiastic
cally in Philadelphia and New York
some of the British commissioners ad-
dressed congress. and all Of them pre-
pared to return home. confident that
the arrangements made with America
ensured the prosecution OF the war TO
Il victorious conclusion.
The finance committee of the
ing on bill. asserted that France
must have peace that pays" in re-
stc-atjon of Asace-Lorruinc. compen-
s0hvn In kind for thefts and damages
in the invaded region, rebuilding OF
the ruined towns and villages by Ger
man hands. ships 90 replace those
sunk. and guarantees for annual pay
ments.
II was stated authoritatively in
Washington Thursday that President
Wilson had informed Mr. Balfour that
the United States will make war and
peace in common with the allies.
Ferment in Germany.
OF the greatest interest and I'M
portancc We're the events Of the week
in Germany Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg, finding himself between
two fires. maintained silence concern
ing Germany's aims. in the war. ON
the one hand. the peace-Without-a annex
alton socialists attacked him and the
government tercely. virtually demand
ing that he step down and out. On the
other hand, the conservatives ana Pan
Germans aSsailed him for apparently
yielding to the other faction, and also
boldly blamed his heSitant policy for
the long duration Of the war Sweep
ing internal reforms in the empire are
demanded by the radicals, and some Of
/ thelu-but not enough yet--venture 10
urge the wiping out of Prussia's bale
/ full predomiuance and even the drp0Si-
tion of the reiguing dynasty.
A logical result of these agitationS
was the reported attempt of an aSSaS-
sin to shoot the kaiser in Berlin. Had
his aim been truer his bullet would
have removed not alone Wilhelm, hut
/ the whole house Of Hohenzollern.
/ Closely related to events in Germany
were the developments in Russia The
provisional heads of the new republic
were forced 70 agree 20 form a coali-
ton government with the dele
gates OF the soldiers and work
mems councils, This Quieted the dis
tirhances for the time being hut the
German socialist emiSsaries continued
to spread their propaganda. Borgjerg,
Danish socialist. who is in Petrograd.
made known the peace terms proposed
bv the German socialist democratic
party. the Majority faction They in
clude recognition Of the right of ma
tionS to freedom of development. the
introduction of compulsory interna-
Nonal arbitrauon the restitution by
Germany ~ all conquered territories.
"A plebiSclte ia Russian Poland. with
freedom 10 choose between jndepeud-
ence or annexation hy Russia or Ger
many. the restoration Of independence
20 Belgium. Serbia. and Roumanla: the
restoration tn Bulgaria of the Bulgari-
an districts of Macedonia, and the
granting To Serbia Of free port on
the Adriatic.
The radical socialists Of Petrograd
m once declared that their party
should have nothing to 90 with Borg
}erg and his propositions. which they
asserted we're wholly pro-German.
Stand 81 American Socialists.
Leading American socialists gave OUT
statement denouucing the internu
tionul socialist conference called 10,
Stockholm early in June as The most
dangerous OF all the kaisers plots for