Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-06-15

ID American waters. 3-Airplane
Red Crosses clearly on the roofs and
ment Is contemplating the extending
of assistance to Russia in the way OF.
assembling food supplies in Siberia
and distributing them In European
Russia.
In equally parlous state is Turkey,
where famine is widespread and many
of the poorest people are subsistlng on
ehestnuts and pumpkin seeds. In
some districts the troops have de-
stroyed the crops though they them
selves are on mighty short rations.
Only the officers are we'll fed With
these food conditions. the steady adj
vance of the British in Palestine and
Mesopotamio aud the growing strength
Of the Arab forces. there are evidences
Of the approaching break up Of the
Turkish empire 1t has got nothing
vet for all fits efforts except certain oil
districts coded by Russia under com
pulsion, and the possession of these
is threatened by the northward move
ments of the British expeditions.
ID
The Italians kept on hitting hard at
the AuStro-Hungarian forces along tho
Payc line, and they heard undisturbed
OF the massing of thirty enemy d.
visions at three points on that front
for n resumption of the drive toward
the plains. The Italian army is now
in better condition than ever before
and, with the help Of the Americans.
British and French. can he relied on
to stop the expected offensive.
IA
The supreme war conference of the
allies at Versailles expressed its COM
plete confidence in the ultimate defeat
of the central powers and declared the
allied people are "resolute not to sac
ritice single one of the free nations
OF the world to the despotism Of Der.
lin" The premiers OF Great Britain.
France and Italy agreed on the crea-
tion Of n united Independent Polish
state with free access to the sea as one
Of the conditions of a Just peace and
tary Lansing expressing sympathy with
the national aspirations Of the Czechs
and Jugo- Slavs This means, If II
means anything. that Emperor Charles
has lost his last chance 10 retain his
empire entire by breaking away from
Germany. II fOretells the dlSmember-
ment Of Austrla-Hungary when peace
~ .l..t.,
IA
In the United States the U-boat raid
served TO impress the people with the
pressing need Of the conservation of
wheat and sugar. especially. The
former must be sent across the ocean
in increasing quantities as our forces
there grow rapidly greater; and sugar
cannot be bought from Cuba because
we must use all available shipping for
the transportation OF troops and mu-
nitOns to Europe
Va
The fyel administration devoted It's
energies last week to urgiag the people
to order their next winters supplies
OF coal at once There has been wide
spread complaint that the retailers
canot fiji orders. but Doctor Garfield
says that Orde IS now, whether or NOT
they are filled soon. will do much to
stimulate production. There Is plenty
Of coal n only 1t can be got out OF
the ground and II the railroad admin
stration viii find some way Of sup
plying enough cars. The shortage OF
cars really is at the bottom Of the
whole trouble and will he to blame II
the predicted coal famine mnterializes
next winter.
The senate's attempt TO stop the
manufacture Of beer and wine by
means Of an amendment 10 the emer-
gency agricultural bin was blocked by
the administration last week Food Adj
ministrator Hoover opposed II because
/ he believed it would put the nation on
a "whiSky. brandy and gin" basis with
attendant evils far outweighing the
small food savings that would result
President Wilson had told Senator
Sheppard he would not forbid the use
Of foodstuRs in beer and wine unless
Mr.. Hoover regarded such a step nee
essary. The senate therefore receded
from It's position
Es
The week saw the registering Of
about a million young Americans who
have become twenty-one years Of age
since last spring: and this registra-
ton probably VIII be repeated about
once In three months Provost Mar
shall General Crowder sent to the gov
ernors Of all the states except Arizona
orders for the mobilization Of 200 900
more registrauts between June "A and
q. and 10000 negroes vera called