Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-05-12
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There will he no difficulty in fnanc-
ing the governments requirements for
the war with Germany and this can be
done without disturbing the country's
business, said William C. McAdoo. sec
rotary Of the treasury. at New York.
In announcing that department of
labor employment agencies throughout
the country had registered $4,000
skilled shiphulders for work on the
great wooden merchant fleet. Secretary
Wilson, at Washington, said this
achievement was only u minor step In
the nationwide mobilization of labor
proposed as war measure.
Unless The United States marshals
all her resources, both military and in
dustrial. and does it Immediately there
is a great probability that we shall see
German troops in this country within a
year said Judge Lucien +. Burpee at
Hartford Conn
James W. Gerard of New York, am
hassador at Berlin during the historic
crisis that led to war With Germany,
speaking before the Chicago Bar aSSo-
citation said that Germany, officially,
was planning to invade the United
States Immediately upon II successful
conclusion Of its war with the allied
countries.
Under the initial draft to secure
5000 men to make up the first army
for the war with Germany, New York
viii furnish the greatest number, 49,
$40, and Nevada the lowest, 500. This
has been determined by the war de-
partment at Washington.
II was announced Mt Washington
that the American sailing vessel Mar
saret was destroyed off the Irish coast
on April - by submarine.
Three hundred ambulanCes and T.
000 doctors and drivers will be sent TO
France as soon as transport can be
obtained, it was al 'ounced by the
council of national defense at Wash
ingtOn.
Seventy-one German and Austrian
merchant ships seized by the U. s. gov
eminent will be repaired and ready for
commission within five months, the
federar shipping board at Washington
estimated.
The American steamer Rockingham
has been sunk by q German submarine.
Thirteen men are missing. Two boats
containing SO men were picked up. one
by a patrol vessel one boat contain
ing IL men was not found. The Ameri-
can steamship Rockingham, formerly
the steamship Nebraskan, was of 4.40S
tons gross.
The French commissioners We're told
at Washington that the American gov
eminent Is willing 10 send troops TO
FTance-one of the urgent recon-
mendations they brought to this coun-
try-when the allies believe they can
afford to spare the necessary ships for
Transporting an army and its equip
meut across the Atlantic. Marshal
JofIre held a long conference with
President Wilson on the question Of
sending American troops TO France.
"Tf we don't fight the war on the
other side" Secretary Lane said, 1--WE
shall have TO fight it or this side Of
the Atlantic" Lane, speaking before
the defense counsel of governors and
state representatives ut Washington,
said that the great destruction Of ships
was threatening the existence Of Great
Britain ana France and menacing the
United States.
The movement to have an American
army sent to fight in France at the
earliest possible moment took one more
step toward accomplishment II also
developed that the civilian officials Of
the government at Washington are al
most in a body in favor Of the plan,
while military advisers of the war de-
partment stand solidly against sending
any soldiers to France until they have
been thoroughly trained here
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