Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-17
No Chance Of Starving
England Says Lloyd George:

,c,don, Aug ga message of hons
nj cute, confidence in the future wa.
.:,.p 10 the British nation today in the
y,us. Of Commons by Premier Lloyd
c.o1re The people Of the British Isle.
..,not b. starved. despite the German
.u.narne campaign, and the military
sua,ion grows more hopeful, he assert.
- The dinaculties Of the Allies will
.,,r less and their power increase, while
~. troubles Of Germany will increase
ard her power fall away.
Supreme Hour for Patience
.rsi. is the supreme. hour for pa.
,.nee" the premier declared in conclu.
,ss. FOR courage, for endurance, FOL
rpe for unity. Let US go through this
hour With temper that will enable u.
., destroy military despotism. Let US
., through this hour with the old tenn
,.r Of our race, so that next year We
shall begin. and the world shall begin, Ia
r,ap the fruits OF our valor.'
-he stock Of wheat in Great Britain had
Increased by one-third within a year and
Mi. years harvest promises we'll, bu,
economy still is necessary.
German Claims EXAGGERATED
German claims as to British SHINING
losses, the premier said. were exaReer.
a,ed in the hope Of cheering up the peo.
ri. of the Central Powers. Although the
submarine losses in April had been SEQ,
nm tons. the have decreased until the
average for July and August would be
1900 tons net each. shipbuilding had
been speeded up, vessels had been pur.
chased abroad and the total tonnage &C.
CURED in 1917 would reach nearly o,coo. on
tons The premier said he believed the
losses would grow smaller and that the
admiralty had met with success in meet.
ing the submarine menace while meas.
u.es taken by the shipping controller had
,.rn,i,ted vessels to carry increased ton.
mage
Truths PalatabIe and UnpaIatabie
Toe premier said he agreed that the
people Of the country We're all the bet
icy for being told even unpalatable
truths, they must also be told the
ruth even if 1t was palatable. They
could not exercise reasonable judg-
meat or come to decisions regarding
facts, unless both the CHEEKY and dis
cou-arinc sides were presented t.
them.
Premier Lloyd George said he pro-
posed to deal with the food situation
and submarines because special efforts
we're being made to create an impress.
sion not justified in the least by the
facts Early in the year he had call.
cd attention to the very anxious con.
dition of the food supply. Since then
owing largely to the energetic efforts
Of Baron Davenport, the former food
controller, and organization by the
shipping, the situation had improved
greatly.
Much More Wheat
This time last year the wheat in this
country amounted to s.4S0,000 quarters
and now it is s.50o.ooo. The stock OF
both oats and barley, the premier add
ed. also was higher.
Wheat under cultivation showed ar
Increase Of 100000 acres Premier
LLOYD George said it was too early tc
give nrediction on this years harvest
because everything depended on the
next two or. three weeks.
The necessary labor for the harvest
would he forthcoming and by sprins
there would he sooo tractors The pre-
mier added:
With reasonable economy there is
no chance Of starving out the people
Of these islands"
The Shipping Situation
Dealing with the shipping situation
NE premier said that Germany had
been busy circulating figures regard.
ing the destruction of shipping. They