The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-07-05

modified the prohibition clause in such
way that the making of distilled
liquors and beer would be ended while
the manufacture of wine would not.
The attack on beer brought on stub
born fight when the bill came up for
consideration in the senate Thursday,
and Mr.. Lodge and others denounced
the effort Of the prohibitiOnists to mix
prohibition with the food question at
a time when the first requisite for sue
cessful conduct of the war is united
people. The bill as it stands confers
on the president the most extraordi-
nary powers ever granted by the
American nation.
Restoring Order in Russia.
With calm, sympathetic talk and
commonsense advice, Elihu Root and
his colleagues on the American mis-
sion are aiding Kerensky to bring
some semblance of order out of the
chaos in Russia. In PetrOgrad, Mos
COW and many other places the Amert-
cans have addressed throngs Of SOL
diers, wOrkmen and peasants, and have
made 1t plain to them that the United
States means to help them to retain
their new-found freedom, but that it
cannot be retained unless, with their
active aid, the despOtic autOcracy of
Germany is crushed. Rear Admiral
Glennon is credited with having quiet
ed the mutiny of the men of the Rus
sian Black sea fleet.
Minister of War Kerensky is becOm-
ing heroic figure, f1ercely withstand
ing the attacks of his enemies and fast
ment the support of the masses. He is
determined that Russia shall resume
the offensive against the central pow
ers, and is backed in this by the coun-
ellis Of delegates and by the women
of the land. The latter by thousands
have enlisted in the army and demand
a chance to fight. The congress of
COssacks also gave the provisional
government vote Of complete conf
dence and full support.
Uncle Sam is determined to set the
new republic of Russia on it's feet If
it is possible to do so, and is giving
every aid that can be devised. The
latest evidence of our governments be-
nign intent is the appointment by
President Wilson of a commission of
sanitary social, medical and fOOd-diS-
tributiOn experts that will start at
once for Petrograd and make q sur
vey of the civil needs Of the people of
Russia, and then try to help them to
~
an eminent Chicago physician, heads
the commission, the other members in
Guiding Raymond Robins, Harold III.
Swift, DIR. Wilbur E. Post, DR.. w. S.
Thayer of Johns Hopkins university,
and Prof. Charles Winslow of Yale.
VenizeIos Controls In Greece.
AS was foreseen, young King Alex
ander of Greece has agreed to do what
ever the allies wish him to do, and he
began by dismissing the Zaimis minis
try and inviting Venizelos to form a
new cabinet. The new ministers took
office Wednesday. Venizelos has said
that he would like to have Greece join
the allies as an active opponent of
Germany, but will not force this course
of action against the will Of the peo-
pie. Meanwhile, French troops are in
control in Athens and other centers.
Constantine is now In Switz-
erland, where he has purchased mag
nificent chateau.
The situation in the southeast natur-
ally is worrying Bulgaria, which is in
the war for what she can get, and
now sees that her dear wish to get
and Dobrudja may not be
fulfilled. Bulgaria has been reluctant
to break formally with the United
States but according to Copenhagen
reports she may soon take such action
as the price of concessions from Ger
many.
The Spanish censorship has shut
Town tight on all news from that coun-
ry, and the government is struggling
o weather the crisis that has come
1pon it. On Tuesday the constitution
II guarantees were suspended once
more, and Premier Dato declares the
nation is calm. This, however, is not |
n accord with the information given
>utl in London, where it is expected
hat revolution will soon break out |
n Spain.
Norwegian Patience Exhausted.
Ia Norway, as In Spain, hunger, |
,rasent or anticipa is at the bottom |