Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-14

boats. Now the South American re-
public is in the throes Of great rail-
way strike which is certainly fomented
and financed by Germans. Thousands
of workmen have quit and there has
been serious destruction of property
and considerable rioting.
From 'an American port comes an
exciting story of a concerted attack
by seven German submarines on a
fleet of % allied merchantmen west
bound. Four of the largest of the
steamships were sunk by torpedoes,
but the guns of the others destroyed
three of the U-bOats. The battle took
place 30 miles off the coast Of Ireland.
Organized Labor Loyal.
Organized labor in the United
States, determined to assert its loyal
ty, met last week in Minneapolis, to-
gether with many radicals and Social
lists, and formed the American Alliance
for Labor and Democracy. Under the
leadership of Samuel Gompers, Frank
T. Walsh, John SUargo and others, the
delegates declared the new organiza-
ton firmly back of the armed forces Of
the government In their fight for "a
victory which will mean the coming
Of the greatest world democracy ever
dreamed Of" Definite reports have
been circulated that laborites are plan
ming to cripple various industries by
strikes, especially the fuel industry.
These reports, Mr.. Gompers declares,
do not relate to the American Fedora
ton of Labor. They are, however, too
well substantiated to be ignored.
The British trades union congress by
vote of 2,894,000 to $1,000 declared
itself opposed to participation in the
Stockholm congress, and this, taken
with the refusal of many countries to
grant passports to delegates, probably
will result in the entire abandonment
of the gathering in the Swedish city.
Pope Preparing Second Note.
Not wholly discouraged by the fail
ure of his peace note, Pope Benedict
is preparing second proposal for the
ending of the war. Premier Ribot,
speaking on the Marne battlefield, de-
clared that a requisite in any peace
treaty acceptable to France was the
restoration of Alsace-Lorraine.
The German press continues to heau
abuse and ridicule on President VIII.
son for his reply to the pope's note,
declaiming loudly against his demands
that the government of Germany be
democratized before peace can be
made with it. But the reichstag ma.
jority is insistently demanding Just
about the reforms the president con
siders essential.
Dispatches from Switzerland say the
central powers have determined OF
the partition of Poland. According tc
the plan, Germany is to take about
one-tenth of Russian Poland to rectify
her frontier, and Austria will annex
the remainder, unite it to Galicia ant
proclaim the territory the united king
dom Of Poland, with Emperor Charlie.
as its king. 1t is to have it's own par
lament, but its foreign policy, finances
and army are to be controlled by Aus
tria. This plan does not please Hun
gary, because that country thinks it.
influence will be lessened If the EN-
pire becomes a triple kingdom.
Led by President Wilson and mem
bers of the senate and house, and es
corted by thousands of soldiers ant
sailors, the young men of the Distric
of Columbia selected for service in tn
National army paraded the streets O
Washington on Tuesday, and simila
parades took place In hundreds O
cities and towns. Next day these mel
Of the National army began streamin
from all points of the compass int
the 10 cantonment camps built 70
their training and instruction. The
are the first per cent of the 6S7. 90
men selected by the draft.
The long wrangle in the senate owe
war profits taxation ended in the dt
feat of the high tax group and tn
, adoption of the finance committee
provisions for a total levy of $1,286
100000, or about q third of this year
! war and normal excess profits. Thl
) would make the bill total 50, 500, ,OOO
! 900.
: Thursday night the house passe
: unanimously the big war credits bi
5 authorizing 81, 38,945, 400 in bone
: and certificates. Every effort of
t group of Republicans to limit Seer
e tary McAdoo's control over these i
sues was defeated but an amendmel
: by Congressman Cannon was adopte
Y exempting from taxes interest {
: bonds not in excess of $4,000.
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