Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-07-14

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Many persons on the Atlantic seaboard
knew when the vessels sailed. and that
information presumably was sent the
Berlin by German agent by wireless
In some roundabout way, but how the
route was discovered seems 10 be a
mystery.
President Wilson has given orders
that the German spy system be wiped
out before any more troops sail, and
many Teuton Is likely TO be interned
for the period Of the war. Until now
the government has been unexplaina-
bly, lenient in its treatment Of Ger
mans and their sympathizers. IN the
country generally and In the city Of
Washington. We are not at war. Off
cially, with Austria-Hungary. Bulgaria
and Turkey. and the diplomatic repre-
sentatives and agents Of these coun-
tries are still free to serve their ally
in any way they can. The German
press Of America also IS still unmO-
Tested and continues its sinister cam
paign against the successful conduct
Of the war. In view of the conhden-
tial Information from their Washing
ton correspondents available to the
German-American editors. and despite
their protestatiOns Of loyalty 10 Amer
lea, it IS not beyond the bounds Of
reason that some Of these editors
should be doing sly work for the
kaiser TO whose cause they have
shown themselves devoted.
German plotters and their friends
also are credited by the government
with devising and In part executing a
plan to cripple shipping on the Great
Lakes by sinking or disabling vessels.
The federal officials. aided by those Of
Canada, are getting after these mis-
creants.
Having received their munitions
General Pershing's troops we're
promptly moved forward TO their in
te sive training camps back Of the
fighung lines, where they can hear
the roar OF the great guns. Tie Off
cial review Of one battalion was the
chief feature OF the Fourth Of July eel
ebration In Paris, and the people Of
that city went Wild with enthusiasm
over the American lighters.
British Again Advance.
Field Marshal Haig again svated
the Germans on Thursday. beginning
q resumption Of the offensive in Bel
GUM, where there had been compare
tive quiet for a week. The British
made a considerable advance south
west or Hollebeke.
The Germans made tremendous at
tack on the French lines east OF te-uy
Tuesday. but We're repulsed by Petain's
men with great slaughter. While
they were demorallzed by this defeat
The French made clever c0unter-at-
tack. capturing q stonE salient.
Another slump In the number OF e
boat victims was shown IN the weekly
report of the British admiralty. and
the naval officials OF the allies nre con
vinced TIA, the submarine warfare
has failed. The Germans are sending
their U-boats far afield one of them
having shelled Ponta Delgada. a city
In the Azores, Az American trans
port helped drive the submarine away.
On Wednesday 8 dozen o. more Ger
man air raiders appeared over liar
Vich. a seaport I'm Essex. and dropped
many bombs killing II persons. They
were driven or with gun6~e and air
planes. and two Of them were fought
down ablaze.
German Unrest Increases.
on the eve Of the meeting q the
relchs-ag It's committees We're told by
spokesman for various groups that
further pfofers Of peace such MS Ger
many is willing. even anxious. to grant
will be harmful and that all rhe EN-
plre can 10 Is 70 hold out ami mean
slime "democratize" the country. that
Il might have pc3Se this summer Il
IL were willing 20 abandon an unuexa-
tions Rad iu3ennities and 10 drop the
idea ot separate peace with Russia !;
and that the peace formula Of the
Russian council Of deputies was inn
possible. The so-cal}ed desa0craetzing
Of the empire, X appears. viii take
the fc7n az reforming he franchise
80 far as The reichstag j. concerned.
which means mighty little so long as
the German senate. composed al ap-
pointed members, has full cootroi over
The lower house, and there IS no cabi-
net responsible 20 the parliament.
Meanwhile unrest IS increa sing
throughout Germany. displaying itself
in food riots in StettiB. Dusseldorf
and other cities, and IN other forms
elsewhere. Even some q the "lrtel-
iectuals-' Ike Professor pelb-ueck.
PriYy Cou1clor Harnack and others