Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-05-05
First American Shot in the Great
War Destroys a German
U-B0at.
FIRED BY LINER MONGOLIA
Destruction Of Shipping by subma-
rinea Now Threatens England
With Food Shortage - Great
Britain Gets Money From
Uncle Sam.
BY EDWARD W. PlckARo.


Americas FIRST shot ia the war with
sGermany was fired on April 10 It
acored direct hit and destroyed
sherman submarine The shot was
Aired by the gun crew on the American
iner Mongolia when U-bout attempt
Ell to attack that vessel in the Irish sea.
ghe FIRST she'll smashed the poriscope
fAnd after other shells were sent there
ros an explosion und the submarine
did not rise again, Capt Emery Rice
OF the Mongolia told OF the incident
On arrival iu an English port. 1t is
Interesting Ia note that the gun that
got the [ boat had been uaHed Theo-
eaore Roosevelt by the gunner>
The destructive work OF the sub
marines is causing increasing anxiety
IN Great Britain The latest weekly
tTeport OF the admiralty shows "a much
larger number of ships sunk than did
aay previous report, and on Wedues-
day Lord Davenport the British food
controller, soiemuly warned the Brit
ash public that severe priNations
menaced the nation before the next
harvest was reached. This aroused
abe London press to gloomy comment
she burden of which was that ule sub
marine blockade was the most serious
feature of the war now and that If
FsFeat Britain was to be saved from
starvation and possible defeat some
ahing must be done mighty soon To
.eOunteraCt Il. This something, oh
siously. Is the turning out from the
Shipyards OF vast and continuous
stream of tonnage, but though many
@hips are being built, the shortage of
skilled labor renders II impossible 10
construct anywhere near the number
Eeuulred. The great British navy is
wowerless Ia relieve the situation. Ne
sOae over there seems able To suggest
ANY solution of the problem except to
Ae careful of the food supply and pre-
ware for the worst.
The food question is serious else
where II was responsible in large
part for the strikes in Germany and
- The chief cause Of demonstrations
aAat are alarming the Swedish gov
arnmeut. la France meatleSs dinners
except sundays and holidays began
"Wednesday. and already in the United
states the hotels and clubs are cut
aing down their menus,
Plans for larger crops and more
farm labor In America were carried
nearer TO completion during the past
week. One notable incident was the
departure of 800 students Of the agrt-
cultural college Of the University Of
Illinois 10 help raise Canada $ wheat
crop. They are 20 be we'll paid and
Ahe Dominion government Will give 90
zach of them homestead of 100 acres.
On "A moments thought such move
ment as this mast win approval for "a
Bumper crop i'm Canada Wlll do the
civilized world as much good as one
~ the Cntel States, and the DO
w..alon has been depleted of labor.
Great Britain Gets First Loan.
Speedy work is being done Ia the
way OF supplying the immediate needs
~ the Allies nf she United States. In
Che first conferences with The commits
Nioners from EuEland aad France the
government was told that the most
grgent of these needs were money,
Na4ps and food. Il was agreed that
eae FIRST allotment OF the o0000opo0
9oan would uo 20 Great Britain. and on
"Wednesday Secretary OF the Treasury
NcAdoo handed 90 the British ambas-
sailor "a treasury warrant for S-00o00.-