Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-08-18

U-boats. One British warship, the old
cruiser Ariadne, was sunk by IA torpe.
do and 30 of Its crew killed.
What Congress la Doing.
One month behind time, the adminisa
trntion food control bin was reported
out of conference without the features
that were Objectionable to the presi-
dent It's enactment within week
was confidently predicted. The chief
features that We're eliminated were the
congressional war expenditure com.
mittee and the three-member food con-
tro board The prce-hxlng and con.
trol provisions were greatly restricted
and the prohibition section is less dras-
tic
Part as result of the compromise
on the food control bill, the senate
adopted the Sheppard resolution for "a
national prohibition amendment to the
constitution. The vote-G5 to 10
would have been much closer had the
dry forces not consented to provision
that the amendment shall not be opera
tive unless 1t is ratified by fhe states
within six years. The consti'utonality
OF that limitation is doubtful.
The dry leaders decided Ia await the.
December session OF congress before
trying TO get the resolution through this
lower house.
4.
Sennte was the adoption of McCum~
ber's resolution calling upon the presi
dent to undertake to obtain the consent
of the European nations allied against
the central powers TO the draft of their
subjects in the United States for the
war 1t is believed the allies villa
quickly agree to this and that the plan
viii be in operation before long
The new war industries board, with
Frank A. Scott instead Of Bernard Ba-
ruch us IT'S chairman, has taken up
with yigor It's work of government
buying and supervision over the gem
eral industrial activity. Mr. Scott am
n0unCed that proht-making must now
tl''N w Itill'liHllg EAtiuNhSNIltN AO
economy and selfishuess to service.
The recognized shipping board also is
speeding up and last week 1t made the
Southern pine producers promise
prompter delivery of the timber they
have pledged, for the board intends to
build rs many wooden ships as pos
sible.
The embargo that is designed to shut
off Germany's supplies of food ana
war munitions Is going TO have an eff
feet on the supply Of shipping Nor
way already has proposed TO place nj.
most It's entire merchant fleet at the
disposal Of the allies and promised to
export nothing but fish TO Germany if
assured Of receiving American food
products, and Holland too is willing
TO exchange ships for food If the yes
sells are not 10 he sent into the danger.
yone. Sweden and Denmark, it is be-
Ileved will follow suit, The effective
ness Of the embargo policy however,
depends to n considerable extent, ON
whether or not the shipment OF food
,tuffs from Russia into Germany cam
De prevented.
The shipping board last week pre-
cared TO commander all American
chipping, and President Wilson issued
m order that has the effect of cutting
If steel exports to Japan unless Jap
nese vessels are diverted to war uses.
Exemption Boards Busy.
The examination Of drafted men by
he exemption boards Is going on rap
dly and smoothly and under inStruc-
ions from Provost Marshal General
irowder the boards have frightened up
N the exemptions. They have been
old to keep in mind IHlat the two
hings to be accomplished are the rails
ne Of armies and the maintaining of
Industries. Meanwhile tile federal and
ocal authorities all over the country
re rounding up the slackers
Continuing their work OF co-operar--
ng with the Germans, the Industrial
Workers of The World stirred up van-
MS troubles for mine owners, lumber
roduccrs and themselves, in many
'estern localities Some towns fol-
WED the example of Bisbee aud de
orted the disturbers and one Of their
aders, Frank Little WIS taken out
nd hanged by masked men az Butte,
ont Such occurrences, Of course
uSt be ed-theoreticully.
The government cannot and win not