Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-11
4 GOVERNMENT EMBARGO
PRESIDENT TAKES ACTION on
FOOD STUFFS
Wisconsin Troops and Other State;
Called by War Department
for July IS Other States

for July IS Other States
WASHINGTON July 9. - President
/ Wilson today issued his long-eXpect
embargo proclamation, and made it
plain that if the United States is to
| feed the world. she is going TO control
| the business with an iron hand. Pri-
mariIv the emit argo was issued to
| check the export of foOdstutfs to neu-
/ trails adjacent to Germany. Tue pres
| ident is determined that no more sus-
! tenance shall reach the nations en-
emies through these mediums. The
proclamation does not mean that none
Of the commodities may be exported.
| They may be exported only in such
quantities as will relieve the strin-
| gency and high prices in our own
country, etfectually prevent the neu-
trails from sending any possible sur
| plus TO Germany, and to provide so
] far as possible an equitable distribu-
| tlon of the food, fuel and iron supply
among the nations of the allied world.
WASHINGTON, July 8. The last step
necessary to make the entire guard
| available for duty in France was TAX
en- today by President Wilson with
the issue of a proclamation drafting
| tbs state troops into the army of the
| United States OF August 5.
The national guard Of New York,
PENNSYLVANIA. Ohio, West Virginia,
| Michigan, Wisconsin. Minnesota Iowa,
North and South Dakota and Nebraska
will be called into the federal service
on July 10 and sent to conse 1tration
camps in the south as soon as practi-
! cal after they have been modified at
Camp Douglas, which will probably
! be sometime in the future.
NEW YORK. July 9. - Emma Gold
man and Alexander Berkman. anar-
| Chists, were found guiltyof conspiracy
| TO obst-uct operation Of the selective
dra avs by jury in federal court
| here today. Judge Mayer imposed
the maximum penalty of TWO years in
| the federal penitentiary and tine Of
/ $4,000 upon each of the prisoners.
WASHINGTON, July g. Conjecture
| here as to the purpose of the confer
| euce between Emperor William and
| the neutral ambassadors and minis
! ters ranged all the way from new
! peate proposals 10 threats OF drastic
| action against the North Europe can
/ neufrasS ia the event that they should
yl.0 T. the United State, aca refuse
/ ID toaJinGe 10 sappiy Germany with
I food and raw materials The general
! bellies Is that the emperor il making
! it plain To the Seananayiaas that Is
| they allow their IerritOria. waters 10
/ be- patroleo ur miCec nv the eatrnte
/ allies or 1ctuse to continue to tS.
( change good, with Germauy he HiIl
/ regard the action o. "a breach OF ueu-
tn Fly AND al act 0t hostility t9~anl
I Germany.
Great successes have come 10 The
newly revived Russian army. IutEClr
offensive In GaliCia tGev have captur.
! ed 30 600 men and many heavy guns.
They have penetrated German posi-
tions more nan six miles, and cOnJin-
lie To advance In spite ct most stub
| born resistance.
WASHINGTON. July 10 Draft day
Will be next week. probably Tuesday
or Wednesday. This is the present
plan of the war department. Probab-
! ~ i .500. 900 men will be drawn Of
these 5000 will he called to the col
ors Immediately, The others will be
! subject to cal. when needed.
LONDON, July 10. = Sinking Of Nor
wegian steamships Henrik and Low
yakken by German submarines is re-
ported. The crews were saved.
The Norwegian steamship Victoria
| II. 27aS tons. was sunk by q German
submarine while enroute to the Unit
ed States. Several of crew were lost.