Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-05-18

cashing in his military victories" and
delegates, Morris Hillquit and Alger
non Lee, as radically pro-German.
In Greece matters moved rapidly to
ward q climax. The king is losing
supporters daily in large numbers, and
on Sunday 10000 persons assembled
in Saloniki and with great enthusiasm
adopted a resolution proclaiming 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 Milyoukov in Petrograd.
A 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 are
coming to discuss especially the prob
lens of transporting food and muni-
tions from America and the purchase
of coal and railway rolling stock. The
submarine warfare has caused a griev-
Gus shortage of coal in Italy.
The Food Problem.
Herbert c. Hoover, chairman of the
food committee of the Council of Ma
tional Defense, strongly advocated the
government measures that give the
president and the department of agri-
culture direct control of the country's s
food resources. He also urged more
limited use of wheat in this country,
and his talk on that topic was followed
| Immediately by a government report
showing that the winter wheat crop
will be only about 366,OO0,000 bushels,
! the smallest since 1904. The acreage
abandoned is the largest on record.
In Great Britain the "meatless day"
was abandoned because Baron Devon
port, food. controller, found a diminu.
ton in the consumption of breadstuffs
was of more Importance.
! Food riots took place in many cities
and towns of Sweden, and according
to an official statement, the vast ma
| jority of Germans are underfed
Sweden's predicament, however, was
lessened greatly on Wednesday wher
England agreed to release the Swedish
ships laden with food and other neces
stiles that had been detained in Brit
ish harbors. In return Sweden agreed
to release 100000 tons of allied ship
ping that had been tied up in the gull
of Bothnia since the beginning of the
war.
Desperate Struggle in France.
The desperate battle for possession
of the coal fields of Lens in northern
France continued unabated through
the week. Crown Prince Ruprecht O.
Bavaria brought up great masses O
reserve troops and every available gul
to check the unceasing British attack
and on Tuesday he succeeded in re
taking Fresnoy village and wood. Blu
that night and the next day the Britisl
returned to the assault and again tool
possession of most of the lost ground
There was heavy fighting at othe
points along the Drocourt-Queantl line
which evidently is regarded by tn
Germans as of vital Importance Ba
weather lessened the severity of tn
fighting along the French front.
The expected general offensive b
the allies on the Macedonian front be
gan after several days of intense artil
; lery activity and according to Londo
: advices it was fairly successful. Be
tween Lake Ochrida and Lake Doira
there was fierce fighting, the Britis
capturing Bulgarian trenches for
stretch of two miles. In the Germ
river bend the Russians took sewers
enemy trenches, and in the upper Mos
lenica river valley the Serbians, figh
; ing to regain their own land, hit tn
Teutonic allies hard blows. AS usua
Berlin claimed that all these attack
by the entente allies were repulsed.
An interesting development of II
week was the announcement that j
: pan had been asked to supply shiI
for the transportation of America
troops and supplies to Europe, and IL
resulting discovery that Japan itse
! was planning to send large numb
y of soldiers to the Russian front tn
summer.
President Wilson on Thursday CT
ated a war council Of the Red Gro
and Henry P. Dawson of J. P. Morgt
1t & Co. was placed at its head. In q
l. cepting that post Mr.. Dawson said 6
)r the vast facilities Of thp MOrooD fir
It would stand behind the Red Cross f
'r the duration of the war.
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