Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1917-08-23

al secretary, VINO nelpeu rope beheul'
ers do not represent fairly the senh-
ment Of the Americans, the British,
the French. and the Italians, those peo-
pies 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 10 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 resolution submitted to
congress that the American govern
90 .ould declare that all the ma
4. 4, sas = alii's IGGII iinu IssA & sar ees
fict. THIS, or counss i4..p.--.lthat all
the belligerents area equally guilty,
which is going rather far even for the
pro-German La Toilette.
Hoover Gets Busys
Herbert @. 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 corporation to take over
the control Of the country's grain sup
ply. The same day committee was
appointed to negotiate the voluntary
regulation Of the milling industry. On
September the food administration
will undertake the purchase of wheat
! for the government ut 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 tC
, interfere with the governments efforts
to stabilize prices.
On Thursday Mr.. Hoover announced
that all processes In the production ot
distilled spirits for beverage purposes
must cease ut IL o'clock p. M, Septem
Der 8.
Guardsmen Going to France
The next American expedltiOnar!
force to be sent to France will be th'
Rainbow divislon"-olliclnlly the For
ty-second-and will include Nationa
Guard troops from % states and tn,
District of Columbia. The war de
partment plans TO assemble these mel
very soon and ship them across for In
tensive training.
Some of the troops already overseas
were marched through London tn
other day, in response to the demand
of the English, and were greeted witt
wild enthusiasm. The cabinet nd
journed TO watch them pass by, and n
Buckingham palace they were reviewe,
ny King George and Ambassador Page
Meanwhile the boys In France arecon
tlnuing their closeup training and noN
and then even getting shot ut III
enemy. The safe arrival of the er
glneer 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
help make the national army out of III
drafted men In the cantonment camp
| The first 100000 of the latter will b
m0bllized In Il few days, and the wor
of examining the others will be COZ
tinued, In the main this great tusk
proceeding smoothly, though In Ne
York at least one board was accuse
Of corruption.
China at War With Teutons.
China formally declared war ON Ge
many aud Austrla.iungary ON Tue
day, making Il nations now active
against the central powers. In retul
! for her action, II is understood, the q
tente powers will grant a suspense
of payment OF the Boxer lndemnitl,
and viii help China In her preparation
10 make'her participation IN the VI
OF full value. Duties on Chinese IL
ports are to be raised about o per ter
JapOn's mission to the United State
headed by Viscount X. lshll, land,
safely In America, aud It's membe