Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-05-17

rashing in his military vicfories,S and
charactnrizing the American socialist
delegates, Morris FIillquit and Alger-
non Lee. as radically pro-German.
IN Greece matters moved rapidly to-
ward climax. The king is losing
supporters daily in large numbers, and
on Sunday 10000 persons assembled
in Saloniki and with great enthusiasm
adopted resolution proclaming the
deposition of King Constantine and his
dynasty.
Germany is attempting to start in
Italy the same campaign of disintegra-
tion she is carrying on in Russia
Baron Sonnino is the object of attack
by radical journals in the southern
country, as is MiIyoukov i'm Petrograd.
war mission from Italy Is now on
its way to America. 1t is headed by
the prince of Udine, and Marconi is
one OF the members. The Italians nre
coming to discuss especially the prob.
lens of transporting food and NUM-
tions from America and the purchase
OF coal and railway rolling stock. The
submarine warfare has caused griev-
Gus shortage of coal in Italy.
The Food Problem.
Herbert G. Hoover, chairman of the
food committee Of the Council of Na.
tienal Defense. strongly advocated the
government measures that give tile
president and the department of agri-
culture direct control of the country's
food resources. He also urged more
limited use of wheat in this country,
and his talk on that topic was followed
Immediately by government report
showing that the winter wheat crop
will be only about 66OOO,OOO bushels,
the smallest since 1904. The acreage
abandoned is the largest on record
In Great Britain the "lneatless day"
was abandoned because Baron Devon
port. food controller. found diminu-
ton in the consumption of breadstufrs
was of more Importance
Food riots took place i'm many cities
and towns of Sweden, and according
To an official statement the vast ma
iority of Germans are linderfpd.
Sweden's predicament, however, was
!pssened greatly on Wednesday when
England agreed to release the Swedish
ships laden with food and other neces-
stiles that had been detained i'm Brit.
ish hnrbors. In ret1rn Sweden agreed
to release 100000 tons of allied ship.
ping that had been tied up in the gulf
war.
Desperate Struggle in France.
The desperate battle for possession
of the coal fields of Lens In northern
France continued unabated through
the week. Grown Prince Ruprecht of
Bavaria brought up great masses OF
reserve troops and every available gun
| 70 check the unceasing British attack
| and on Tuesday he succeeded in re-
| taking Frcsnoy village and wood. But
| that night and the next day the British
| returned to the assault and again took
4 possession of most of the lost ground
| There was heavy fighting at Other
points along the Drocourt-Q -Queant line
which evidently is regarded by the
Germans as of vital Importance. Bad
weather lessened the severity of the
| fighting along the French front
The expected general offensive by
| the allies on the Macedonian front be
| gan after several days of intense artil
! Ifp Il nv nd 7
| advices 1t was fairly successful. Be
tween Lake Ochrida and Lake Doirur
there was fierce fighting, the British
capturing Bulgarian trenches for a
| stretch of two miles. In the Cerna
1 river bend the Russians took several
enemy trenches. and in the upper Niog
lentca river valley the Serbians, fight
! Ing to regain their own land, hit the
Ieutonic allies hard blows. AS usual
Berlin claimed that all these attacks
by the entente allies We're repulsed.
An interesting development of tn,
week was the announcement that ia
pan had been asked to supply ship.
| for the transportation of American
/ troops and supplies to Europe, and tn,
/ resulting discovery that Japan itsel
was planning to send d large numbe
of soldiers to the Russian front thi
summer.
President Wilson on Thursday. ere
/, ated war council of the Red Cros,
and Henry P. Dawson of ]. p Morgan
4 Co. was placed at it's head. In ac
cepting that post Mr.. Dawson said al
the vast facilities Of the Morgan firn
would stand behind the Red Cross fol
the duration Of the war.