Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-06-16

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Russia # the new situation seem<d
10 threaten Japan the latter would
take measures Tor Self-pr0tection. This
means She would declare war on ku.-
STA and take away Manchuria and pos
sibly outer Mongolia.
The best Informed opinion IS that
the entente allies have little to hope
from Russia in the way OF further ac-
tive participation in the war. Il she
can be persuaded 10 reject d separate
peace and TO hold the Germans back
from further invasion, that Is about
the limit of reasonable expectation.
The provisional government seems ut
terly lacking ia cohesion and It's power
is negligible
The strike of muntlon workers In
Petrograd was ayerted on Wednesday,
but only by granting the demands Of
the men, including the six-hour day.
General BrussIloff was made com
mander n chief OF the Russian armies,
and General Gurao again resi- -ned as
commander on the western front.
TWO Things Worry Germany.
Two things are causing especial
anxiety III Germany. one is the per-
sistent demand Of the masses in Aus
tria-Huugary for Il peace on the
Schpidemann plan of no anneAauons
and no iDdemnitieS-a separate peace
il Germany remains obdurate. The
German Socialists are aroused TO an
ger by the prospect Of this breaking
up OF the alliance of the central pow
ers. ana lay ali the blame GA tne .,dn-
Germans.
Tie other cause for German worry
is the scarcity Of food which admit
teddy is increasing throughout the EN-
pire Food Controller Won BatocH
told the reichstag that the potato crop
is smaller than was expected, and that
the crops in the occupied territories
are a great disappointment. as seed
will hardly terminate in ruined soil.
Ia Turkey. Bulgaria and Austria he
admitted. the food situation was des-
perate. The cities and towns over
there are suffering far more than the
country districts, for the peasants re-
tain much Of the meats and other food
stut1s they produce despite the Of
forts of the officials to force them 20
disgorge. In some parts of Germany
the tOwnspeople have been conducting
regular expeditions into the country to
seize food by armed force II neces-
Sary.
The war and the question Of China's
participation therein are causing a
lot Of trouble for the rulers of that So
called republic. The situation is con-
fuS'ng 10 occidentaIs. but the concrete
results have Included the revolt of II
provinces, which formed a provisional
government. aud the resignation Of the
vice president
Germany undertook to appease
Spain by apologizing for the sinking Of
Spanish vessel and offering 10 pay
damages, but the Spaniards are still
angry and the food situation there IS
bad King Alfonso last week made
demand on the central powers that the
abuse Of Jews in Palestine be stopped.
and In this was backed up by the A.
gentine republic.
Northciiffe Comes to America.
A" interesting development Of the
week was the acceptance by Lord
N0rthciffe Of the position of head Of
the British war commission in the
United States IN succession 10 Arthur
J Balfour. The great editor and pub
Usher is. next to Lloyd George. the
most influential man in Great Britain
and It IS predicted that his work in
America will be momentous
\ neat example Of Gerfaan methods
OF oppression is supplied by the trent
ment of Mons That Belgian town
was fined 100000 last week because
Belgian paper printed in Holland.
announced that Crown Prince Ru-
precht Of Bavaria was in Mons when
thar city was bombarded by allied air
men-als0. probably. because he Ger
mans needed the money
The finance committee Of the senate
put in another strenuous week revamu-
ing the war revenue bin. and finally
got Il In shape for consideration by
rhe senate.
The campaisn for he sale Of Lib
erty bonds IS stil being carried on
with vigor and the greatest success
throughout the country. Why It should
% necessary II u-ge 0eorie 20 put
their money into these absolutely safe
and very desirable securities is not
easily understandable. but since It is,
the men wao have the work IN charge
are to be highly commended for the
ski. perststenCy and ingenuity with
which they are pushing the eampaIEn.