Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-08-24

ers do not represent fairly the senti-
ment of the Americans, the British,
the French and the Italians. those peo-
Piles firmly believe the defeat of the
central powers is certain and will not
be satisfied with the restoration of the
status quo ante" leaving Germany
unparalleled for the tremendous losses
and suffering she has inflicted. One
other thing, which may sound more un-
important than it really is-the Brit
ish have sworn that justice shall be ad-
ministered to those individuals who
were responsible for the murder of the
Lusitania victims, Nurse Cavell, Cap
tain Fryatt, the women and children
slaughtered in the air raids on Eng
land, and the others in the long list of
those noncombatants slain in cold
blood by the TeutOns. The English
are not revengeful people, but their
cry is "lest we forget" and they are
not going to forget.
The pope's peace proposals have
many good points, but they seem i'm
possible. Not so impossible, however,
as the plan presented by Senator La
Toilette in q resolution submitted to
congress that the American govern
ment should declare that all the ma
tions at war should "chip in" and pay
for all the damage done by the con-
flict. This, of course, implies that all
the belligerents are equally guilty,
which is going rather far even for the
pro-German La Toilette.
Hoover Gets Busy.
Herbert G. Hoover is wasting no
time In taking up his duties as food
administrator. Most of his plans were
made in advance and are now being
put into action as rapidly as possible.
Some of them are proving very painful
to the spectators in foodstuffs, but
they are reassuring for the consumer.
Among the first things Mr.. Hoover did
was to form a corporation to take over
the control of the country's grain sup
ply. The same day a committee was
appointed to negotiate the voluntary
regulation of the milling industry. On
September l the food administration
will undertake the purchase of wheat
for the government at interior termi-
nails, and at the request of Mr.. Hoover
the grain exchanges ordered the dis
continuance of all future trading in
wheat after August 25, in order not to
interfere with the governments efforts
to stabilize prices.
On Thursday Mr.. Hoover announced
that all processes in the production of
distilled spirits for beverage purposes
must cease at IL o'clock p. M, Septem.
Der 8.
Guardsmen Going to France.
The next American expeditionary
force to be sent to France will be the
Rainbow division" the For
ty-second-and will include Nationa
Guard troops from % states and the
District of Columbia. The war de
partrkNnt plans to assemble these mer
very soon and ship them across for in
tensive training.
Some of the troops already oversea:
were marched through London tn,
other day, in response to the demand!
of the English, and were greeted will
wild enthusiasm. The cabinet ad
| journed to watch them pass by, and a
Buckingham palace they were reviewed
| by King George and Ambassador Page
Meanwhile the boys In France are con
tinuing their closeup training and nov
and then even. getting a shot at tn
enemy. The safe arrival of the en-
gineer regiment of railway men wa
announced, giving the lie to anothe
of the many pro-German rumors o
disaster.
Thousands of young Americans las
week received the commissions the
have earned in the officers reserv
training camps and are ready now t
help make the national army out of tn
drafted men in the cantonment camp.
The first 100000 of the latter will b
mobilized in few days, and the wor
Of examining the others will be cor
tinued. In the main this great task |
proceeding smoothly, though in Ne,
York at least one board was accuse
of corruption.
China at War With Teutons.
China formally declared war on Gel
many and Austria-Hungary on Tue,
day, making II nations now activel
against the central powers. In retur
for her action, it is understood, the el
tente powers will grant a suspensio
of payment Of the Boxer indemnitit
and will help China in her preparation
to make her participation in the we
of full value. Duties on Chinese in
ports are to be raised about 5 per cen
Japan's mission to the United State
headed by Viscount X. Ishii, lande
safely in America, and it's membel
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