Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-08-17

support herself or without adequate
support from relatives will entitle the
husband to exemption, it was said.
General Crowder's ruling was an
open appeal to relatives to support the
wife so that the husband can go to war.
May Send Troops to Russia.
Predictions that the next American
troops to go abroad will be sent to
strengthen the Russian lines was made
in the senate by Senator Lewis.
1.-THE next legions of our men to go
FORTH" he said, will be to Russia to
support the loyal Russian armies. To
these shattered but struggling people
we must 80 with food and supplies and
also with u men.
'To Italy must go our soldiers, our
munitions and our every support The
whole cause of new Russia and awak-
ened Italy, aroused Greece and revivi-
fed Britain and France is ours. All Is
now the cause Of America. Will we
fail them through error of judgment in
this hour? We reply that no interests
at home shall defeat unity against foes
abroad. We will be one voice and n
people Of America fighting for dempc-
-racy and freedom"
At the state department it was stated
that sending of troops to Russia had
been suggested. Secretary of War Ba-
ker would not discuss Senator Lewis
assertion regarding Russian and Ital-
ian expeditions from the United States.
Root Is Optimistic.
Russia, newest of dem~ocracies, grows
stronger of heart and purpose daily,
and with aid from the United States
can be depended upon to do her part
In the great wal and emerge a power
full state. This was the message brought
to President Wilson and Secretary
Lansing by Elihu Root and his fellow
members of the American mission sent
to Russia three months ago.
Unqualified encouragement from the
United States, moral and financial when
necessary, is absolutely essential to
keeping life in the new government, the
commissioners agreed. A separate
peace with Germany obviously is the
gravest fear. Left to fight along with
her present government in control, the
president was told, Russia will emerge
triumphant and strong, but If either by
great masses of troops or clever propa-
ganda Germany should accomplish the
overthrow of the Kerensky government
the outlook would be dark indeed.
Allies Must Fix Prices Also.
In defining the price fixing policy to
be pursued by the war industries
board Judge Robert S. Lovett, the
chairman, announced that the arrange
ment is to be reciprocal-the allies
must supply the same principle in deal
ing with their own producers and in
selling to America and also in selling
to each other. In order to protect
American industry the price fixing ar
rangement will be limited to war ma
terials. No raw materials thus sold
Will be permitted to be used by private
foreign concerns for the ordinary chan
nels of trade.
A reasonable profit will be allowed,
said Judge Lovett, but the board will
deny the ~extortion now exacted for
many commodities of prime necessity"
Wanted, 1,ooo,ooo,ooo Bushels.
Foreseeing that demands for wheat
may exceed the supply next year, the
government announced a wal agricul-
tural program calling for the produc-
ton of more than 1000, 900, 900 bushels
of wheat and a crop of rye in excess Of
83,000,0 900 bushels next year.
This vast wheat production, needed
In any case, will be absolutely essen
tial, the government experts believe, to
prevent a serious shortage Of bread
stuffs next summer should the growing
corn crop, now behind the season, be
much damaged by early frosts.
1t is the first time in history the gov
eminent has taken a hand in directing
the planting of definite areas to crops.
The program, adopted purely as a war
measure, represents the best thought
of the department Of agriculture and Of
state agricultural officials and state
councils of defense.