Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-10-25

Riser, q humble grenadier, in the GENE
o Santo.
armies and the Belgian coast. The al.
lied aviators made many raids and
dropped vast quantities of explosives
pn German military establishments
with destructive results. The German
airmen were not Idle, but theft main
raid was made on Nancy, where a num-
Der Of civilians were killed.
The British government on Tuesday
announced formally, through Bonar
Law, chancellor Of the exchequer, that
reprisals would be made for the Ger
man raids over London and other un-
fortified places. German towns, Mr..
Law said will be bombarded so far as
military needs will release the neces-
sary machines. The threat may be suf-
ficient to check the burbarity of the
Germans in this respect.
Realizing the danger OF collapse
Of the Austrian forces that are oppos
Ing the advance of the Italians, the
central powers have withdrawn ut
least forty divisions from the Russian
front and hurried them to the rescue
of the defenders of Trieste Large
aunlbers of German, Bulgarian and
Turkish troops are now on the Italian
front.
American Destroyer Torpedoed.
The first real American casualty list
from the war zone was given out
Wednesday by Secretary of the Navy
Daniels. 1t included one death, that
Of Osmond Kelly Ingraham, gunner's
mate, Of Pratt City, Ala, and the
names of five other men of the na y
who We're slightly wounded. These
fmen were of the crew Of an Americans
destroyer which was torpedoed by II
German submarine while on llatroD in
British waters. The vessel was nei
sunk and soon reached port. Ihp re-
port came from Rear Admiral Sims
and said Ingraham was blown over
board and his body was not recovered.
Naval officers think it remarkable that
until this occurrence Admiral Sims
lighting units should all have escaped
damage in the fight against the u
boats.
From Amsterdam the other day came
the report that Germany was about to
include American waters in the sub
marine zone. This meant nothing to
American naval authorities, for they
had considered our waters so included
since we entered the war. The best
informed opinion is that American
transports, with their speed and tlicir
conveys, will be quite safe from the
submarines.
The weeks list of victims of U-boats
was small in number, but the loss Of
life was greater than usual. This WAS
due mainly to the destruction of the
French steamer Medic with the loss
Of $50 persons, including soldiers and
prisoners of war. 1t Is an undispuieeI
{ fact that service on German suhlna-
rines is becoming more dangerous eY-
cry day, and this probably is respon-
sible for the latest reported mutinv
in the German navy. Sailors al the
port of Ostend refused to go aboard
the u-boats and are said to have
thrown one commander into the sea.
+, There is trouble in the Austrian navy
also. Soldiers and the crews of sub
mersibles have had several conflict. II
Pola, officers on both sides being Killed.
The Austrian government thoreuppn
decided to change the naval base fo all-
other port.
Wilson's New Blow at Germany.
F! Determined that Germany aud IFS al
lies shall not benefit from the trade
and industry Of the United States,
{; President Wilson started of the week
! by setting In motion machinery To stop
trade with the enemy and transmission
Of information valuable to him, to con
troll enemy aliens and enemy property
and to check the activities in America
! of German syInpathiZers. BY eNccu-
: tive decree the president created a wal
/ trade board, with Vance Mccormick as
chairman, supplantng the exports ad
ministrative board, and a war trade
! council to advise the board on ques
/ tions of policy; gave the secretary OF
| the treasury power to regulate the eX
port OF gold, silver and currency, trans
; fers Of credit. transactions in foreign
exchange, and enemy insurance com
panies, and authority to prevent the
/ transmission of written or Photographic
information from this country except
through the mails; created a censor
! ship board to prevent the transmission
/ of intelligence to the enemy by any
means; gave the trade commission ful
! authority over enemy patents; gave
| the postmaster general power To rcgu
| late the publication of war matter by
! foreign language papers, and in Other
| ways took control of enemy interest.
! 10 the United States.
The provisions of this sweeping de
! cree when put into full force shoult
help lot in the process of bottling III
the German empire. The United State