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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-23
ITALY WITHOUT
FOOD AND COAL;
CAFES CLOSED
By GEORGE MARTIN

tUultcd lTcnH starr toffcalehReHI
WASHINGTON. Nov. ga
Confidential advioc- from itaI,
60 the American government
today painted q picture Of
cold and hungry popuiaee which
officials consider menscinE.
II 4. matter of common
knowiedx. among Washington
Newspaper mrn that conditions
In tho Empire of the ancient
Roman. arc far worse than
the public has been permitted
10 know.
There Is practically no coal for
private consumption. II 10 said that
not a single fire will be lighted
this wintrr IN any hotel or private
home ia Italy. Pine cones and old
newspapers burned In iron buck
cts give all tho heat the public al
large gets.
Tho army ~ hard hit. too.
Owing TO lack % coal. Italy has
been compelled 60 aui, tho making
81 cannonH Hhs gets her artillery
supply from Great Britain. Other
manufactures have no coal at all
Rrs~ry. Exhausted
ftaiy'a prcwar coal imports were
$50 900 tons. Her present war min
ifnun IL 100. 900 tons. She has
had 10 reduce that 90 600. 900 tons.
and even % this she has been able
90 get only about 60 per cent Her
reserve supplies have been entirely
exhausted.
Drastic food control has failed TO
solve itaiy's food shortage troubles
Prices arc fixcd. every person IL
ratloncd. food products are directly
controlled by the government
Sugar u Short
Sugar is NO short that there IL no
such thing a. cake In tho entire
nation In Rome. Genoa. Naples
and Florence they have what they
cali cake. II "a really bread with
large proportion Of rice flour.
Using sugar In cooking Is a crime
punishable by heavy fine They
have tried TO use ssccarine. but Il
IL coal-iar product and very un.
healthy.
Except AZ rare intervals. eggs are
given to no ono but invaiids and
nursing mothers. There are two
meafleaa days week. Even on
the five meat days. meat M TO eat
IL hard 60 get There In no such
thing aa veal. II IL n crime to kin
calves or sheep. Chickens are a
rare treat.
Close Restaurants
Restaurant and cafes may keep
open only n few stipulated hours
day. Some days n very short time.
Sailed flsh has come into general
use.
There Is an acute shortage of all
cereals Corn cannot be fed TO
hogs under the law As this order
practically wiped out the hog.rnis-
ing industry in tho provinces OF
Modena. Parma. Reggie. Emilin.
Ferrara and Ravenna. the hays were
ordered slaughtered by thousands
This has made tho shortage OF hog
meat and fats acute.
Herds Slaughtered
Tho shortage OF beef. milk. but
ter and cheese Is keonly felt
short imports led 20 the slaughter
OF one fourth OF i1tnly's herds
which has Rcccntuatod the crisis
in beef. milk. butter and cheese.
Ollve oil is used for cooking nj.
most exclusively. All bread il a
very dark. heavy war brend Some
Of II tastes fairly good, some
doesn't Black bread soaked in
olive oil. Ia n much used tho de
spised dish.
This shortage has brought an
embargo on food exports and prac.
tlcally wiped out the big export.
ers' business in rice. macaropi.
cheese and other milk products.
fresh and dried fruits. oil. chest.
nuts. vegetables, forage and fish
nrnacrNod In oil
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-23
English Tommy 1
ny l. HARPER LEIGH

WASHINGTON. Nov. ss--Wc
have all heard a good deal about
what visitipg French and British ex'
perts and officers think of the war.
However. what the British or French
enlisted man--the private ~ non.
eom--has TO say about it Ii another
matter. As rule, they are no, IN.
serviewcd In this country, and when
they are interviewed In France, nc.
tie OF what they have 10 say ever
gets by tho censor,
Here. however. Is an unceusorcd
and informal biz OF war gossip from
n British corporal now In this coun.
try as an Instructor at an American
camp.
Meets Corporal Smith
met Corporal smith which isn't
his name-on Georgetown ear, In
Washington. five DAYS after he land
ed here lie was already at work
with 900 OF his fellow English non
CONS. instructing American ser
geants and corporals OF future liquid
flame companies az Fort Meyer.
Smith was a new type Ills wool.
en- khaki colored uniform was moth
Ing unusual. but the British army
shoc--a replica OF the old.time bro,
gan" OF tho American farmer boy of
n generation back-was distinctive.
and led TO tho opening OF street
car conversation entirely unccn-
sorcd.
English Mortality High
There was nothing OF the Tom
my" In the corporal. and as for &c.
cent and dialect. less difference be-
tween us than between Texan and
a down Easter.
II he had stepped out Of mid.
Western high school few years
hack. and then worked as a hank
clerk for few years. tho result
would have been about the same sort
OF young fellow
-Os course. you hear more about
the Colonials In the dispatches" he
said. because the censorship forblds
mentioning tho English county regi-
ments. This may have started IN
sheer stupidity. but has probably
been kept up because OF foolish
fear OF taking the people into conf
dence. Many OF these regiments
get cut up so badly and 80 often.
they don't feel like mentioning them.
Anyhow. the casualty lists show
that. whether the English do any.
thing else or not they manage 10 die
~ the rate OF u per cent OF the total
killed
still ON English Pay
we are over here for instruction
purposes. We are still under British
order and can he recalled at any
time. and are stiIi drawing British
PAYS cents n day"--a grin. The
French officers and men sent over
hero are entirely at the disposal Of
your government and draw your
pay.
The American army Wen. I
would like to break a way into Il. or
buy . way into IL. II had the tin
You say som. OF the men kick at the
feed They ought TO be put 20 extra
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-23

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-23
A CLOSEUP OF WAR

fatigue duty until they learn some
sense You would have a hard time
buying as good meals as We set at
Fort Meyer az the SWEETEST hotels In
London. Nothing like Il hi the Rrlt.
lsh army Plenty OF everything
whore We are skimped. Coal. all YOU
want. over there. "a bucket now and
then, and you've got to make II last.
rnucd States soldiers Fine
Finest material for an army l
ever saw IN that camp Yes. the
show will last plenty long FOR them
20 get into a.. and when they do
theytl have no ~upcriors. We are
about all IN for men. couldn't raise
another 100 900 without stretching
the age limit 10 a.. The French. OF
course. aro worse OF. but are In to
the finish.
The main thing that strikes a
man over hero II the men he sees
everywhere at work. In England
YOU simply don't 80. them except Ia
uniform. the women arc doing the
work
I'VE are taking men for service
now ot the Class c.S. which praetl.
callv means any fellow who can
stand on two legs and could have
held an office job IN peace times.
"Of course. these go for back OF
the lines work. our total In Franeef
Wen. tho Germans know It's over
1909 600
Have Shell Advantage Now
The last German prisoners saw
were mixed lot Some divisions
still yield fine men. well kept. 9th
ers gave up nothing but boys. most.
" runts. Certainly they have lost
millions. but they were good breed.
ers In peace times. and IN the first
they did. because we had to match
guns and barrego fire with bare
bodies and rifles.
Now its the other way. and We
send over 10 shells 70 their ono. but
they are stlll desperate and still
clever. they make en- no cievercr.
They had the start. but We and
tho French have used all our brains
and haye put some good tricks over
on them. too. But they arc no; out
yet II Russia had stayed. Il would
be winding up now. but nobody can
call the end al this time.
Gen. Haig r. the best general that
ever led an army. and all the men
think so"
All OF which We have heard. more
or less. from the scrib.s and tho ex.
pcrts, but know that Corporal
smith knows what he Is talking
about and means what he says.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-23
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6 to 16 years.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-11-23

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work. Fancy light groun
with floral designs; Dresden
patterns in dark shades; moire
taffeta with satin stripes, 1and
plain taffeta.
Inner Main Floor-The Bon Marie
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-30
We Will SEE KAISER WHIPPED, MIKADO'S PLEDG
Peace Talk VIII 4
American Fleet
Active in War
Against U-Boats

LONDON, Aug. 3O.-The Ameri-
can destroyer fleet that is helping
the British navy to protect shipping.
has adopted n number of features in
hunting submarine that are prov
ing effective This information was
secured here today. but no details
We're forthcoming
From the same source il was
learned that Germany is utilizing
some of her biggest C-boats as
supply ships They carry fuel and
provisions and keep in communica-
ton with the lighting submarines az
sea
IL is stated that many Of the sub
marines are supplied with mines
which they steal at night
The official report ON shipping
losses just issued by the admiralty
states that is ships of more than
1900 tons were sunk last week and
i've of less than that tonnage
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-30
Fight on Revenue Measure Develops
Into Worlds Greatest Game of Chance

opposition. led by Sens. La Toilette
OF Wisconsin. Johnson of California,
and Borah Of Idaho, is the cloture
club. or gag" rule. which the SEN
ators in charge OF the bill plan To-
apply tomorrow The rule must re-
ceive "A two-thirds vote. and al
though 81 senators signed the petit
ton 10 ptt the motion. IL is douhtfui
whether anything like that number
of votes can De mustered lf the
question goes 10 a vote tomorrow.
some OF the signers are beginning
90 hedge" because they fear appli-
cation of the "gag ou discussion
Of war profits might not De viewed
in "a favorable light hy the country.
Having failed 20 conclude sep
arate peace with the InSurgent
southern democrats the supporters
~ the bin were in desperate straits
today. The opposition failed 10
"bite" on the $500. 100000 bait held
ont 10 them Yesterday in the form
OF am amendment 10 the war profits
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-30

International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Aug 30. - The
biggest game Of chance. measured i'm
dollars and cents. that the world has
ever seen. began in the United States
senate today. The stakes are from
81. Uo0. 0U0. 600 go .000.000.pU0 The
PLAYERS are the war pronteer~ ON one
side and the American people on the
other.
The bipartisan forces supporting
the revenue hin want 90 take a bile
hon dollars of the S4.oUu.oU0. 400 war
profits made ln the United States
this year The opposition wants 60
take all or nearly all of h. and hft
the burden Of financing the war or
the poor man. There viii he e COM
promise Of these TWO ideas bat indi-
cations are that the final outcome
will be nearer the high man than the
low proposal
Ga Rule to &c Invoked.
cus~suded over the heads OF the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-30
Rebukes Those Who Cry
"Peace'' at Any Price

we ought 20 know what we are
talking about before we undertake
10 condemn" said he.
Teaching children 90 live good
clean. happy normal lives is one of
the biggest things the teacher can
do" said DR.. Horace r. Ellis, state
superintendent of public instruction
i'm his lecture at the institute Thurs
day morning.
Teach them 20 read intelhgently
UNDERSTANDINGS. Don't read ai
then or 10 them. or for them but
with them Teach them a sense OF
value of what is good reading mat
ter and help them TO get the most
out of their studying by being q
student against with them"
Mrs. Carrie b. Adams had charge
of the musical program and Dr IT,
II. Green spoke ON Sentiments From
American Authors. quoting eN-
cerpts by Hamilton Wright Mauie
Gilbert Hubbard Fanny Crosby Ed-
ward Box and John Burrouehs
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-30
WILSON RULES
ON STATUS Of
YOUNG MEDICS
President Not to Determine
What Classes of industries
Are Exempt From Draft.
Up to Local Boards.
international News Service &.

International News Service:
WASHINGTON, Aug. so. - The
widespread appeal for exemption of
medical students called in the draft
was answered today by a ruling of
the president that they can escape
this service 10y joining the enlisted
who is graduate or a recognized
medical school, or medical student
i'm his second third or fourth year.
will be exempted when he can show
that he has thus become a member
of the military forces.
The ruling provides that such men
shall not be sent TO a mobilization
camp but shall remain subject to
orders from the adjutant general
who may forthwith issue an order
discharging such person from the
military service for the convenience
of the government
Pressure on the administrators of
the select.ve draft law 10 exempt
certain classes of men has prompted
Sec'y Of War Baker TO announce the
president will not at this time de-
termine what industries are to be
considered necessary TO the main
tenance of the military establish
ment. the effective operation of the
military forces. or the maintenance
OF the national interest
Through Provost Marshal Gen.
Crowder, the secretary has inform
ed district boards that except for the
necessity Of seeing To the retention
of administrative or mechanical spe-
cialists, it is not thought the present
draft will so materially affect the
gross labor supply of any industry as
10 warrant any general adjustment
of labor supply. For this reason il
is not deemed best to make a state
ment of preferred industries. Such
adjustment as may be necessary
locally will be made by the district
boards after consideration of the in
dustrial situation i'm their localities.
The issue is capable of being de-
termined locally 10y affidavit proof or
inspection by the district board and
inquiries by district boards ana
whether particular industries are so
engaged ought not 10 be answered by
executive departments in Washing
ton" said Gen. Crowder.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-30

A sharp rebuke TO that group who
are crying peace" without regard
TO the basis of the peace they seek
was uttered Thursday morning hy
Or. Lincoln HUXLEY speaking before
the county teachers institute i'm the
high school on The Building of the
ship of State"
1T would be well worth their
while if a whole lot Of people who
are crying peace and objecting to
every move that is being made
would find out what the philosophy
of state mean in this death struggle
between democracy and autocracy. %
said DR.. Hulley.
The speaker was outlining the
practical as well as the philosophical
basis of the state and pointing out
the salient differences between the
Prussian divine right theory and the
rule of the people.
UNIFORMED critics Of national ac-
tion were also lambasted by Or. Hull
ley.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-30
Democrat Ranks split.

tax. Many are going 10 demand the
whole loaf and Will he content with
no halfway concessions.
Democrat Ranks split.
The refusal Of the southern demo-
Gratis 10 support the war tax i'm its
present form has given the senator's
demanding couscripuOn OF wealth IL
strong advantage. The democratic
ranks are badly split and the old
guard on the republican side cannot
throw enough votes Co the support
Of the bill 10 offset this weakness.
Debate today conferred about the
Bankhead amendment proposing =
graduated tax running Up as high as
- per cent on war profits Sen.
Underwood OF Alabama. author OF
the Underwood tarn and probably
the strongest speaker on the demo-
cratic side. was scheduled 20 take
the floor 90 urge the adoption Of the
Bankhead amendment aS a substi-
tute for the finance committee pro-
posal.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-30

Division No. ! Expects to Have
All Work on First Quota
Finished Soon.

\ complete list of the men selected
for service in the new national army
by division No. I will probably be
certified 20 Andrew j. Hickey. chair
man of the district board at Laporte,
Friday. The exemption board mem
beers along with Francis r. Lambert
appeal commissioner for this di-
vision. were busy Thursday complet-
ing the list of names to he certified
Through an error 10 men that were
TO appear for examination last Mon
day were not summoned until Thurs
day and these men received their
examinations Thursday morning
The names 10 be certified 10 the
district board 10y division no. will
not be ready until the completion
Of the examination of the 100 addi-
tional men that have been sum
moned to appear next Tuesday. The
exemption board and appeal com
missioner Thomas w. Slick were
also kept busy i'm looking over eN-
empuon claims and investigating a
number Of claims filed.
To date very few men have APP
pealed their exemption claims %
the commissioner and il is quite
unlikely that there Will be many.
Federal Agents Simmons and
praughtsberg visited the exemption
Offices Thursday 20 confer with the
boards ON the names OF the mer
who failed 90 register I'm this city
one Fred PaIevenia of Flint. Mich.
who is being held pending investiga-
tion will no doubt Dee released within
few DAYS as it was learned that ne
had registered properly and had
nor received a summons TO appear
for physical examination.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-30
To Restore Death
Penalty in Army
Internati,n3I Nevs Service:

International News Service:
PETROGRAD Aug 30 - The
Russian government. the members
of which are i'm Moscow attending
the extraordinary national council
have decided 10 restore the death
penalty in the army Immediately.
said dispatch from that city today.
This step is being taken 10y Premier
Kerensky and his advisers upon the
advice Of Gen. Korniloff. the COM
mander-in-ch Cen Korniloff
said that il would be impossible 10
restore rigid discipline az the front
unless the death penalty were put
i'm force again IL was abolished
shortly after the car was over
thrown.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-30
DANIELS SAYS
NAVAL WORK
WILL GO ON
Secretary Strong in Advocacy
of Government Owned Plants
in Speech at Charles
ton Thursday.
InternationaI News service .

lnleEua flUndl News service
CHARLESTON, w. Va, Aug.
3O.-"The navy believes that in
preparing for a terrible war it is
taking the SureSt means to bring
about an early and effective
peace.
Let there be no fear that
rumoTS of peace. or possibilities
of a cessation of the struggle
will cause us to remit one mo-
ment our activities on sea and
shore, in increasing our anna
.ment. in strengthening our fleet,
and in every way preparing for
the conflict.
"Not until the peace treaty is
actually signed. will we remit
one single item from our pro-
gram of preparation"
This message of greater navy
was brought TO Charleston today 10y
Sec'y of the Navy Daniels i'm break
ing ground for the new S2.O0O.0O0
naval projectile factory, which is TO
he built here as the first unit Of
naval construction which Will ulti-
mately cost S15,000.000.
Urges Government Owned Plants.
SeC'y Daniels was emphatic in his
advocacy of government-owned
naval plants. lie said if the con-
gressional appropriation for navy
,o,,et~,rofi,D l,.d Loap ~.-na,doI ~,
1907. when ii passed. this country
would have saved millions of dol
lars. He declared the United States
had been compelled to pay excessive
prices 10 rival manufacturers be
cause the government lacked the
judgment to go into the business"
Outlining other naval construction
work. including the building Of hum
dreds of formidable destroyers,
characterized as the terror of the
submarine, Sec'y Daniels said the
navy has no illusions about the
meaning Of this war.
The increase in our navy and the
creation Of a vast army" he said,
have brought the war home TO US
all 1t is your war as il is mine.
Each one of us has a personal in
terest in il, not only as citizens OF
the United States whose rights were
invaded. whose ships bent on peace
full missions were sunk without
warning. whose citizens were killed
or drowned by a nation which waged
war on us without declaring war
"Unmoved by possibility of ma
terial advantage or conquest. patient
amid aggravation and aggression.
hoping against hope until the last
moment that this madness of the i'm
perial German government would
pass away. America has. at last.
drawn her sword. not only for her
own rights not only for her own eX-
istence. but for the very existence
Of freedom itself upon the earth.
And it will not be sheathed until
victory is won"
Secy Daniels was accompanied by
Admiral Fletcher. head Of the At
lantic fleet. Capt. George Clark. and
Reuben Bakenhus. civil engineer Of
the navy. who formed the board
which planned the extensive naval
program for Charleston. The pro-
iectile plant Will be i'm operation
next April. and with J & or % months
the armor plate plant viii he com
pleted
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-30
TOLMINO DEFENSE
NOW THREATENED

ROME. Aug. 30. - The entire
group of Austro-Hungarian army
works defending Tolmino. ON the
Isonzo front are threatened TODAY
as a result of the Italian victory al
Mo=te Santo and on the Bsiusizza
plateau.
The second Italian army. which
forced crossings OF the Isonzo river
between Tolmino and PLAYA. has
fought its way across The plateau
and the Italian guns now dominate
most of the chief lines of communi-
cation supplying the Tolmino forts.
tBainsizza plateau lies east of
Monte Santo. Tt is a rocky piece of
ground 10 boy j. miles I'm extent and
is about 600 yards hish.)
The OLD Austro-Hungariau third
line trenches in this sector have now
become their drst line positions
Violent fighting IS reported from
san Gabrielle sector. where the iraI-
ians. I'D series II furious storm
attacks captured part of the trench
system defending the western
slopes
san gabrielle is one OF the Twin
heights standing just ea~- of the
Baiusizza plateau and both must be
taken before the italians c+l pur
their fIl strength into "a depiorins
movement southw1rd against the
Trieste Notifications
Gen. Cadorna' men have entered
the ChsapoVsnos valley and are
slowly oar surely overcoming all re-
sis-auce.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-30
PLAYS INDIAN: KILLED
BY "UNL0AOE0" GUN

international News service
INDIANAPOLIS Ind Aus So
Georee Fultz nine wears old. was
killed while playing Indian Il Is
believe ed that the revolver exploded
while me- was examining H. The
bullet ulc~ced his heart
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-30
Not Cause Halt IN i. S. War Plan
152 New Army
Officers Leave
West Point
InternatIonaI News SerrIce

International News Service.
WEST POINT. y. y. Aug. so
one hundred and hfty-two cadets
were graduated from the United
States Military academy today. or
dinarily this class would not be
graduated until next June. but on ac-
count Of the war and the demand
for more trained officers the men
are being sent into the held 10
months ahead Of scheduled time.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-08-30
T. II. GETs CHEERED.

NEW YORK. Aug. 30. = a wild
demonstration for col Theodore
Roosevelt marked the military pa
rade of New Vork's departing troop
ers at noon today
Teddy" were some of the greetings
shouted by the crowd when he APP
peared on the reviewing stand.