The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-26
WASHINGTON.

| lu0 war;
WASHINGTON.
American soldiers are going to
France just as fast as transports can
be pressed into service to take them
Just how fast this will be is problem
| atical.
In the sending of troops to France,
the war department points out. cargo
ships are just as important as trans
ports, as the supplies needed is ire
mendous.
Germany is turning the screws on
Holland. The British are charged with
having seized German ships in Hol-
land waters, and Germany demands
reparation of Holland for such "a
profigate act"
Doctor Kriege of German judicial
department told the reichstag that
Germany would demand that Holland
| return the ships which Great Britain
had taken in Holland waters.
The first food control bill passed
the senate by a vote of 81 to 6, and
now goes to conference committee
Of both houses.
Those who voted against the food
bill in the senate are - Democrats:
Hardwick and Reed. Republicans:
France, Penrose, Sherman and Suth-
erland.
The food bill passed gives the pres
fdent power to fix prices. He may
sell to any citizen of the United States
or to any government allied in the
war and may hold or transport it in
his discretion.
Quite different in tone fSom the op-
timistic views expressed by the new
German chancellor in his speech to the
reichstag are the reports that have
reached the state department from
persons coming out of Germany re-
garding the food conditions and out
look in the central empires.
State department information is to
the effect that Germany lacks Cox, 900
tons of wheat to carry the population
through the middle of August, when
the new harvest can be gathered. The
harvest is very poor in eastern Prus-
STA, owing to adverse weather condi-
lions; even potatoes promise only a
minimum production.
information that the tension between
Austria and Germany has grown so
intense that Austrians are now being
interned in Germany.
It is reported in allied capitals that
the people of Finland are facing star
walton, and that many of them have
already died.
The railroads war board has ad-
dressed a plea to public service COM
missions and all state, county and
municipal authorities throughout the
United States, urging cooperation
with the railroads in a suspension dur
ing the period of the war of "all eff
forts not designed to help directly
in winning the war;"
Selective CONSUMPTION was put into
effect when a national lottery to fix
the order of military liability for the
ten million young Americans register
ed for service. To accomplish this re-
suit, 10000 numbers had to be drawn,
one at a time, and task which be- |
gan on the morning of July 20 and
lasted far into the night of July FL.
The selective drawing was conduct
ed by Secretary of War Baker, and |
was as democratic as the ideal Of citi- |
ship is embodied. The secretary briefly |
explained the purpose of the drawing |
before he stepped forward to be blind |
folded and drew the first number. The I
seal was broken by Major General Du- |
val. who then vigoursly stirred the |
numbered capsules.
Dispatches from William Philip |
with the British armies, re- |
Gently reported a great general eff
fort on the part Of the Germans to
regain supremacy Of the air, with the
appearance also of some new type OF
machines, including triplanes.
Roland S. Morris of Philadelphia has
been nominated by the president to be
to Japan.
The only interruption in the selec
tive drawing was the frequent changes
Of tired announcers and tabulators, and
the removal for cleaning OF the black
boards where the result was publicly
as each number came out.
When a group of 500 numbers had been
written the first section OF the Doaro
was taken out to be photographed 10
establish an absolute record and the
section was substituted, and
20 on.
Porto Rico voted for prohibition py
4 big majority at the recent election.
carried by about thirty