The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-08-17

competent body Of allied troops. 1t is
announced that two regiments now in
the Philippines will form part of the
American contingent, and that it will
be commanded by Maj. Gen. William
S. Graves until recently assistant chief
of staff Of the army. Later 1t will
be determined whether he will COM
mand the entire expedition. At Vladf-
vostok the Americans will be Joined by
an equal number of Japanese and prob
ably they will first drive from the
Amur branch of the trans Siberian
railway the bolsheviki and the Teuton
war prisoners who were armed to aid
them.
Conditions In northern Russia are
very encouraging. The allies have
been driving the bosheviki south from
Archangel, and new government has
been established in that city embracing
half a dozen districts. Volunteer de-
tachments of White guards are as
sisting the allies. M. l. Terestchenke,
minister Of foreign affairs in Keren-
sky's cabinet. has been assassinated in
Poltava.
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The submarine pirates continued
their depredations in the western At
lantic, torpedoing a number of mer-
chant ships and fishing boats and sink
ing the Diamond Shoals lightship off
Cape Hatteras. This aforementioned
Exploit may be part Of set plan of
destroying important navigation sig
nails in order to hamper shipping. The
doings Of the U-boats, however, no
longer cause the allies extreme anx-
iety, for 1t is evident they are on the
decline Addressing the house of
commons Premier Lloyd George said
$50 submarines had been sunk by the
British navy, and the British admir-
atty announces the output of merchant
ships by the allies and neutral nations
for the three months ending June 80
exceeded the losses from all causes by
296,696 gross tons. The American
yards are now turning out vessels with
extraordinary rapidity The launch
ing Of the first one from the great gov
eminent yard at Hog island was at
tended by President and Mrs. Wilson.
Our war departments army program
was partly revealed to the senate COM
mittee on military affairs by General
March, chief of staff, when he APP
peared before 1t to urge all possible
haste In passing the bill extending the
draft age limits to eighteen and forty
five years. Concisely stated, the pro-
gram Is as follows:
Nlnety-eight divisions - 100000
men--to make up troops obtained un-
der existing law.
Eighty divisions-3, 100000 men-to
be sent to France.
Eighteen diylsions-720,000 men-to
be held in reserve in the United States
while additional recruits are being
trained.
An army when completed of 5,000,-
600 men, minimum strength.
Troop movement to France at the
rate of 100000 men month until cold
weather sets In, meaning over 100000
more men abroad before the first of the
year
An expedltionary force of almost g.
100000 men in France by January /.
General March told the committee
the United States can end the war by
getting 100000 trained troops fully
equipped, into France, and he lntimat-
ed that Marshal Foch Is only await
ing the arrival Of the Americans in
full strength to hurl the entire united
military strength of the allies at the
Huns on the western front. This ire
mendous blow, he intimated, was due
to fall next spring. The chief of staff
said he did not believe 1t would be
necessary to send the eighteen-year-o
class to the firing line, but that the
government wants these young men
trained and in readiness. He said 1t
would be satisfactory If the bill we're
passed Immediately after congress re-
sumes the transaction of business on
August 20.
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The federal trade commission has
recommended that the government
take control of all the principal stock.
yards. cold-storage plants and ware
houses and of refrigerator and cattle
cars, in order to destroy the monopoly
which 1t declares is exercised by Swift
& CO., Armour & Co., Morris & Co., VIII
son & Co., Inc, and the Cudahy Pack
ing company. The commission ao-
cuses these concerns of Illegally and
oppresslvely controlling and manipu-
lating the meat and other food supplies
Of the nation. and Of prohtsering.