Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1917-04-27
THE THIRD WEEK OF THE WAR
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Official notification of the Turkish
government breaking off diplomatic re-
lations with the United States was re-
ceiyed,
Monday, April 20
British surge over the German lines
in the battle OF Arras, Even strong
fixed positions of the lIindenburg line
are taken in fighting which continued
far into the night,
Representative Greene of Vermont
among these who spoke in favor of con-
scription in House debate on how to
raise the army,
Battleship New Mexico launched at
New York Navy Yard today is one of
biggest and heaviest armed battleships
alloat
Federal Trade Commission requests
all state governors to send representa-
tives to Washington April 30 for con-
ference on food problem.
Department of Labor has undertaken
mobilization of million boys through
out the country as active farm workers
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w. j, Bryan will tour West to arouse
farmers to increase food production,
Heads of five big farm organizations
promised endorsement to legislation
which would give government power to
fix maximum and minimum prices in an
emergency.
Announced that first American loans
to allied nations will 60 to Great Britain
the exact sum to be determined later.
British war commissioners meet Presi-
dent Wilson at notable but simple
White House dinner. Vice President
Marshall invites Balfour to address
Senate, but it is improbable that he will
do so.
Tuesday, April "a
Bellows Falls Street Railway Com
pany has staked out rs garden plots at
Barber Park which will be given free
to anyone who will plant them.
Archie W. Devenger of st. Johns
bury has lost his life in action in France
as a private in mounted rifles of Cana
dian forces.
The Rome Corriere D'Talia says i'm
mediate following Of German Emperor
is eXerting pressure on him to abdicate,
but doubtful that this is true.
War revenue law signed by President
Wilson. 1t calls for immediate issue of
$1,000, 600 bonds, another in a few
months, and possibly third later.
British ROYAL FIying Corps estab-
fishes record in bringing down forty
flyers in single battle, $4,000 feet up.
Elihu Root Oscar Straus, Edward
N. Hurley and Henry Morgenthau
probably will be named as commission
to Russia to indicate to Russian people
deep interest of America in the new
Democratic movement.
President gets official information
that food situation among Entete Allies
is critical and many neutral countries
in distress. Cabinet discusses what can
be done to help.
The entire weight of the administra-
ton is to be thrown behind the recon-
mendations of Secretary Houston to
Co. gress,, to strengthen the govern
ment machinery for controlling the
food situation. The administration de-
sires to be in position to direct the
flow of surplus food to the friendly
nations where it is most needed.
Secretary Wilson reported that plans
are well under way for increasing the
labor supply on the farms and on the
construction of merchant vessels. Or
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active cooperation.
Frances war commissioners to the
United States reached Hampton Roads.
The mission, of which Rene Vivian,
vice premier and minister of Justice, is
the official head and Marshall Joffre a
member, brings no written instructions
from the French government, the min
lstry having decided to give its members
unlimited powers to negotiate with the
United States on all subjects, military,
naval and financial.
Wednesday, April 25
Capt. Rice of the American steam.
ship Mongolia, which has arrived at a
British port, says that the Mongolia
had fired the first gun of the war for
the United States and sunk German
submarine. The naval gunners on
board made a clean hit at 1000 yards.
The periscope was seen to be shattered.
London's weekly statement of YES
sells sunk show that 40 vessels of over
1900 tons each were sent to the bottom
by mines or submarines.
The officers reserve corps training
camp which was to have opened at Fort
Ethan Allen next Tuesday, will be held
instead at Plattsburg. N. Y, owing
to the superior accommodations at
Plattsburg.
The United States completed negotia-
tons for $200,000,0O0 loan to Great
Britain, less than "a hours after the
$1,000, 000,0 900 war finance measure had
become law.
British Foreign Minister Balfour says
that French and British Mission here
has no intention to nvegle the United
States into formal alliance.
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