The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-05-17

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cashing I'm his military victories" and
characterizlng the American socialist
delegates. Morris Hillquit and Alger-
non Lee, as radically pro-German.
In Greece mntters moved rapidly to-
ward n climax. The king is losing
supporters daily In large numbers, and
on Sunday 10000 persons assembled
In Salonlkl and with great enthusiasm
adopted a resolution proclaiming the
deposition of King Constantine and his
dynasty.
Germany is attempting to start in
Italy the same campaign Of disintegra-
tIon she is carrying on In Russia.
Baron Sonnlno is the object of attack
by radical journals in the southern
country. us Is Milyoukov In PetrOgrad.
A war mission from Italy Is now on
its way TO America. 1t is headed by
the prince Of Udlne and Marconi Is
one of the members. The Italians are
coming to discuss especially the prob
lens of transporting food and NUM-
lions from America and the purchase
Of coal and railway rolling stock. The
submarine warfare has caused a grew
GUS shortage Of coal in Italy.
The Food Problem.
Herbert G. Hoover, chairman of the
food committee Of the Council of Ma
tIonal Defense, strongly advocated the
government measures that give the
president and the department OF agri-
culture direct control of the country's
food resources. He also urged n more
limited use Of wheat I'm this country,
and his talk on that topic was followed
Immediately by government report
showing thac the winter wheat crop
viii be only about 36G.0O000O bushels,
the smallest since 1904. The acreage
abandoned Is the largest on record
In Great Britain the "mcatless day"
was abandoned because Baron Devon
port, food controller. found q dimlnu-
tion In the consumption Of breadstuffs
was of more Importance.
Food riots took place in many cities
and towns of Sweden. and according
to an official statement, tne vast ma
jority of Germans are underfcd.
Sweden'S predicnment, however, was
lessened greatly on Wednesday when
England agreed to release the Swedish
ships laden with food and other neces-
stiles that had been detained In Brit
lsh harbors. In return Sweden agreed
to release 100000 tons Of allied ship
ping that had been tied up In the gulf
of Bothnla since the beginning Of the
war
Desperate Struggle in France.
The desperate battle for possession
Of tho coal fields Of Lens In northern
France continued undated through
the week. Grown Prince Ruprecht OF
Bavaria brought up great masses of
reserve troops and every available gun
20 check the unceasing British attuck,
and on Tuesday he succeeded in re-
taking FreSnoy village and wood. But
that night and the next day the British
returned to the assault and again took
possession Of most OF the lost ground.
There was heavy fighting at other
points along the DrocourtQ ueant line,
which evidently is regarded by the
Germans rs Of vital Importance. Bad
weather lessened the severity of the
fighting along the French front
The expected general offensive by
the allies on the Macedonian front he
gan after several days Of intense artil-
lery activity and according 20 London
advices It was fairly successful. Be
tween Lake Ochrida and Like Dorian
there was fierce fighting. The british
capturing Bulgarian trenches for a
stretch Of two miles In the Cerna
river bend the Russians took several
enemy trenches, and I'm the upper Mog-
lcnlcu river valley the Scrbluns. fight
/ Ing to regain their own land. hit the
Teutonic allies hard blows. As usual
Berlin claimed that all these attacks
! by the entente allies were repulsed
! An interesting development Of the
/ week was the announcement that ia
pan had been asked 10 supply ships
for the transportation Of American
troops and supplies 10 Europe. and the
resulting discovery that Japan Itself
was planning to send a large number
Of soldiers 10 the Russian front this
summer.
President Wilson on Thursday Gre
atcd war council Of the Red Cross
md Henry = Dawson Of j. +. Morgan
& Go. was placed at rs hcnd. In nc.
ceptlng that post Mr. Dawson said all
The vast facilities Of the Morgan Rrn
would ~taud behind the Red Cross for
the duration u the war.