The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-06-22
NEWS OF THE world
THURSDAY.

THURSDAY.
Nearly 100 Iersonswere killed an
more than 400 injured in a m id-da
bomb dropping raid by some twelve 1
fifteen German airplanes over London
particularly the East End, where liv
the poorer classes of the populati
Ten of those killed and fifty wounde,
were children in a school on whicl
bonbs fell. A large number of the kill
ed or Injured were women and chill
dren.
British aviators rose and attacke,
the invaders and the sound OF tie anti
aircraft guns was everywhere heard il
London, but whether the Germans suf
fered any losses has not yet been estab
lished They were flying at a heigh
estimated at two miles when they ap,
preached from Essex and flew over th'
city.
The weekly British report of yes.
sells sunk by mines or submarines
shows the greatest number of vessels
meeting with disaster since the report
of May 6, twenty two of more than
1900 tons each and ten of less thar
1000 tons each. Two vessels not in
cluded in the British report have been
sent to the bottom by German sub
marines-the French steamer Sequana,
of 1851 tons, and the British steamer
Anglican, of $500 tons, The crew OF the
Anglican was saved, but 1870 persons on
board tie Sequana persisted.
Cen Fershing and the members of
his staff were greeted with enthusl-
asrn when they landed Wednesday at
Boulogne, Later the American com
mander and his party proceeded to
Paris. In an address TO the newspaper
men Gen. Pershing said he felt war
ranted in saying that the United States
was in the war TO do her share what
ever that share may turn out to be,
whether great or small"
A programme of aircraft production
through which it is hoped to dominate
the fighting lines of Europe and turn
the scale of war next year to a desired
conclusion in favor of the Allies has
been worked out by the Aircraft. Pro-
duetion Board of the Defense CouncI,
and will be submitted TO Congress with
the REQUEST for large appropriation to
carry it into effect.
The Federal Trade Commission yes
terday asked Congress to authorize a
Government pooling scheme to insure
both equitable distribution of news
print paper to consumers and fair
profit TO manufacturers. The manu-
facturers are scored for failure to
abide by a plan worked out by the
commission which predicts panic prices
unless aDaedW aCtiop &c talart
The arrival of the American mission
headed by Elihu Root in Pet1ograd
doubtless is the forerunner of impor-
tant happenings with regard TO the
new Russian Governments future &C
dvities in the wal. The aid of the
Government will be given
unstintingly to The new regime by the
mission
The abdication of King Constantine
Of Greece is considered by the French
press as only the first step toward the
of Greece. The develop
ments in that country during the last
few DAYS are gratifying to the Entente
which believes that the complete solu-
ton Of the Greek problem is near.
The three billion dollar war budget.
lpprJpriating the greatest sum ever
voted by any legislative body, and in J
amount greater than the total cost of
he Civil War, vent to President VIII
ION for his signature yesterday 9
Organized labor will endeavor TO se-' 5
'ure action on the Lever Food Control /
Bill before July by urging upon Con- |
'ressmen the necessity of checking the
pernicioIs activities OF food specula-
ors and pirates" t
The fact that American armed mer- "
hantmen sailed for the war zone with Il
ut waiting for range finders to be pu; I
board developed yesterday in the Sen Y
te Naval Committee investigation Of
un accidents,
Il
len of mature years who can qualify q
$ captains, majors and Lieutenant 81
olonels are wanted especially for the Il
Ulcers Reserve Training Camps IN &c
august.
Illinois yesterday completed its quota 81
war volunteers for the regular army OF
hen 1926 men had been accepted. n,
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FRIDAY. b,
In a Flag day address beneath the
-ashlngton Monument President Will
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