The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-08-09

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: U-boats. One British warship the old
cruiser Ariadne was sunk by torpe-
do and 8S Of its crew killed.
What Congress ls Doing.
one month behind time, the udminis-
tration food control bill was reported
out Of conference without the features
that were Objectionable to the preSl-
dent. Its enactment within week
was confidently predicted. The chief
features that were e) minated were the
congressional war expenditure COM
mittee and the three-member food con-
troll board. The price-flxing and con-
trol provisions We're greatly restricted
and the prohibition section Is less dras-
tic.
Partly rs result Of the compromise
on the food control bill, the senate
adopted the Sheppard resolution for
national prohibition amendment to the
constitution. The vote-65 to 20
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 the states
within six years. The constitutionality
! or that Limitation is doubtful.
The dry leaders decided to await the
December session Of congress before
| trying to get the resolution through the
lower house.
Another commendable action " t.le
senate wGs the adoption Of McCum-
>"TT's resolution calling upon the presi-
dent to undertake to obtain the consent
OF the European nations allied against
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subjects In the United States for the
war. 1t Is believed the allies will
quickly agree to this and that the plan
Will be in operation before long.
The new war Industries board, with
Frank A. Scott instead of Bernard Ba-
: ruch as Its chairman. has taken up
with vigor it's work OF government
buying and supervision over the gen
eral industrial activity. Mr.. Scott an
nounced that proflt-making must now
!. yield to patriotism, extravaganza to
economy and selflshness to service.
The reorganized shipping board also Is
] speeding up and last week 1t made the
u Southern pine producers promise
: prompter delivery Of the timber they
e have pledged, for the board Intends to
build as many wooden ships as DOS
d sible
The embargo that Is designed to shut
or Germany's supplies Of food and
war munitions Is going to have an ef-
fect on the supply Of shipping. Nor
way already has proposed to place al
most Its entire merchant fleet at the
. disposal of the allies and promised to
export nothing but fish to Germany IL
assured of receiving American food
products, and Holland, too, Is willing
TO exchange ships for food If the yes-
scls are not to be sent into the danger
zone. Sweden and Denmark, 1t is be-
lleyed VIII follow suit. The effective
ness or the embargo policy, however.
depends to considerable extent. on
"hether or not the shipment of food.
stuffs from Russia into Germany can
be prevented.
Inc shipping board last week pre-
pared to commander all American
shipping, and President Wilson issued
an order that has the effect OF cutting
OH steel exports to Japan unless jap.
"hese vessels are diverted to war uses,
Exemption Boardo Buoy.
Inc examination Of drafted men by
tne exemption boards Is going on rap.
Idly and smoothly and under instruc.
tlons from Provost Marshal General /
Crowder the boards have frightened up
on the exemptions. They have been
told to keep In mind that the two
things to be accomplished are the rails.
ing or armies and the maintaining or
Industries Meanwhile the federal md
local authorities oil over the country
are rounding up the slackers.
Continuing their work of co.onerot.
Ing with the Germans, the Industrial,
Workers Of the World stirred ND vori.
GUS troubles for mine owners, lumhar
producers and themselves. in monv
Western localities. Some towns Fol.
lowed the example Of Bisbee and do.
ported the disturbers, and ono OF thoir
leaders, Frank Little, was taken ont
ana hanged by masked men ut Rptto
Mont. Such occurrences, Of course
must be Theoretically.
The government cannot and ,v,,, 49,.
tolerate strikes that tie up industrIos
that are vital to the successful conduct
OF the war. This was demonatrot ~, hr
the quick ending Of strike NJ thnm,
sands Of railway swltchmer 49,.
started at Chicago. When the federal
authorities took hand, both sides
found they could yield no,nts % omS
reach an afn.cohIo h'o anu