The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-22
THE WEEKS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF STATE Ma
TON AND THE W5RLF
BRIEFLY TOLD
ROUND ABOUT The WORLD
A Condensed Record OF Happenings
OF interest From All Points
OF The World
Washington.

President Wilson telgraphed Col. E.
NJ. House, head of the American mis-
sion in London, that unity of plan and
control between the United States and
the allies is essential to a permanent
peace.
1t is hoped by all that the meeting
of the supreme war council will take
place in Paris before the end of the
month
Although no announcement was
made, it was generally known when
Col. House and his mission left for
England that the u. S. favored the
creation of joint military staff.
Coordination of endeavor, both eco
nomic and military, was the object Tor
which the American mission was sent
to Europe, also to attend the first JOINT
war council since the Austro-GeT1nan
drive against Italy began
Plans for further guarding the coun-
try's war activities were formulated by
the department of justice and approx
ed by the President an cabinet at
Washington, Accordingly, enemy ahens
will be required to register.
Plans for tightening restrictions On
enemy aliens have been under consld-
Grafton for some time and has been
fastened by recent fires and explosions
in New York and other Atlantic cities.
Department OF justice officials franz
ed the registration system so that the
whereabouts Of enemy aliens and allies
may be known and closer supervision
over them maintained.
England, France, Germany and 9th
er countries now at war has already
adopted the registration system Of
keeping trace of enemy aliens.
The 1917 coal shortage is put at
SO, GOO, zoe tons in estimates completed
by the fuel administration. Although
production of bituminous and anthra-
cite together has jumped 50.OOO,00O
tons, consumption, it is declared, has
increased at least 1O0,O00,OO0 tons.
Tbirty-one militants of the wsrman's
party were sentenced to serve jail
terms ranging from six days to six
months in default of fines, for picket
ing the white house.
international apprehension has been
aroused by President CarFanZa's ap-
parent determination to drive the long
unmolested Manuel Palace and his lit
tie rebel army away from the oil fields
near Tampico. There was evident in
allied legations and embassies here
a feeling that German influences had
played a part in starting this move,
which may prove embarrassing to the
kaiser's enemies.
Conversion Of more than q million
tons Of American sailing vessels into
steamships was proposed to the ship
ming board by Thomas A. Edison. The
inventors suggestion will be made the
subject of a thorough investigation.
Because of the peculiar construction
Of sailing ships it would be necessary.
Mr.. Edison said, to equip them with
twin screws. @
The United States is about to ado
several hundred thousand tons of
shipping to the stream of steamships
carrying American troops and supplies
to the aid OF the allies. Negotiations
with the northern European neutral
nations and with Japan for tonnage
have reached a final stage and the YES
sells obtained either will go directly
into transatlantic routes or will re
lease American ships for this service.
The European neutrals, it was learned,
finally have agreed to turn over to the
United States and the allies ships in
exchange for foodstuffS that only
America can supply. Japan will sell
outright TO the United States a large
amount Of tonnage now in the Pacific
in exchange for steel ship plates the
Japanese are anxious TO obtain to COM
plete their merchant shipbuilding pro
gram.
Warning to candy makers in the far
West, who have been buying more sug-
ar than agreed, has been issued by
telegram by the federal food admins
tration.
There will be no shortage of toys. de
spite the absence of the Made in Ger
many" Announcement by the depart
ment OF commerce said there is an ex-
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