Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-08

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powers are to control the navigation
of the Danube, and the Roumanian
army except ten divisions, Is to be de
mobilized, its equipment going TO the
central powers until the conclusion of
general peace,
The queen of Roumania and her chill
dren refuse to recognize the peace
treaty and lose no opportunity to az
front the Germans In their country.
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The German vice chancellor an
nouncetl the establishment OF special
department to regulate Germany's
eastern policy, and defended her policy
of intervention In Finland, declaring
IL had insured the independence and
freedom OF that country and was un-
dertaken at the request OF the leglt-
mate Finnish government tits report
ed that Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich Of
Mecklenburg- Streitz has been selected
as king of Finland Little news OF mo-
ment came from Russia or the Ukraine
last week. 1t is quite evident now that
Germany viii get little food from the
latter country this year.
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In Palestine the British forces ap-
parently met with reverse which
compelled them to eyacuate Es-Salt
and retire to the west bank of the Jor-
dan, Constantlnople claimed the
Turks administered fl singing defeat
to General Allenby's troops.
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Nicaragua lined herself up with most
of the rest of the nations on Tuesday
by formally declaring war on Germany
and its allies, It's congress empowered
the president TO employ all the re-
sources of the nation In prosecuting
! the war.
Gutzon Borglum's charges that graft,
incompetency and pro-German influ-
ences were responsible for the col
lapse of Americas aircraft program
could not be ignored. so President VII
son ordered thorough investigation
made by the department Of justice.
The senate committee on military af-
fairs also announced 1t would resume
its inquiry into the fiasco Both the
administration and the committee as
sured the public there would be no
embarrassing" and that II anyone
was guilty he would be duly punished.
Secretary Baker protested against a
public hearing of the matter by the
senators on the ground that II would
only aid and comfort the enemy, and
he told the military committee Of the
house that results under the manage
ment Of John u. Ryan would soon be
gratifying and that criticism of the con
dtion of airpane production was pro-
German. There is reason to believe
his confidence In Mr.. Ryan and the re-
organized bureau Is not misplaced, but
the public would like to- know what
became of the $640,000,000 already
spent and why there Is so little to
show for 1t.
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Another revelation that has stirred
congress and that Secretary Baker may
be called on TO explain Is that guam
tlty production of the heavy Browning
gun and Of heavy artillery is very far
behind the hopes Of the people that
we're inspired by the promises Of the
war department In the case OF the
howitzers II would seem that valuable
time has been wasted In the effort 10
devise gun carriages OF new and dis
tinctively American model instead of
going ahead with the models found
satisfactory by theBritish and French.
There is also a great shortage In pis-
tolls, though General Dickson, chief OF
the arms manufacturing division, says
the outlook for Improvement In this Is
encouraging. Mr.. Baker says an In
auiry into the entire question Of ord
nance production is being made by
Lieut.. Col. Bascom Little.
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The railroad wage commission last
: week recommended increases for all
employees whose wages were less than
! $3.50 n month In December, 1915. The
increases range from 4.6 to 43 per cent,
, the lower the wages, the greater the
8 relative Increase. The total annual In
2 crease In the pay roll OF the railroads
! would be about $300000,000. Director
General McAdoo can use his discretion
In conforming to the recommendations
/ Of the commission, and is expected %
render his decision very soon. Large
as the increases are. they do not come
I up to the demands Of the railway
{ workers unions and considerable dis
satisfaction is expressed. However
' Mr. McAdoo's decision doubtless VII be
| accepted with good grace