Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-07-06

aid Russia and rid her of her Teuton
conquerors. President Wilson do.
clared himself for peaceful. NOT forca.
full Intervention, and it is probable a
commission of distinguished men ner.
haps including representatives of all
the allied nations, will he sem with
offers of assistance and powers 10 ar.
range plan of cooperation. Keren.
sky, who appeared unexpectedIy in
London on his way to America, is con.
fident Russia will soon reioin in the
tight against the central powers. He
and other Russian leaders. however
agree that the country will not toIer.
ate foreign Intervention in It's internal
affairs. 1t is economical and financial
aid that Russia needs. and needs at
once.
The Germans in southern Russia
are making their way toward SmoI-
ensk. probably en- route to Moscow,
despite the protests of the bolsheuk
foreign minister. They also have
landed strong force at Poti, on the
eastern coast of the Black sea
In eastern Siberia General Semenof
and his anti-bolshevik army, after
having been driven across the Man
churian border. are again advancing
because the forces opposing them
were ordered to the protection Of
lrkutsk.
Germany is now receiving some food
supplies from Ukraine but these are
mostly from the German army com
missariat which buys them from the
peasants at exorbirant prices.
Secretary of War Baker seemingly
changed his mind suddenly about er
tending the draft age limits for last
week he and General March. chief Of
staff, appeared before the senate COM
mittee and agreed In urging that leg
islation to that end be postponed until
the fall. At that time, they said, the
war department would be able TO sub
NIT a vast program for army enlarge
ment, and would know how many sol
diers could be transported overseas
and how far it would be necessary 10
extend the draft to obtain the num-
Der of men required. Provost Marshal
General Crowder said he still believer
immediate action necessary, but be-
ing only a subordinate, he bowed to
the decision of his superiors. Inc
senate committee, which had agreed
on twenty to forty years as the ne"
draft limits. voted to defer action
This provoked storm Of protest
in congress, chiefly from Repuo'lcah
leaders who declared the delay was
another evidence of the admlnlSua'
tion's procrastinatiOn and deyotoH "
unprepareduess. The Democrats prom,
ised action in September ana SaIu
there were enough men in class 10
meet all requirements until then ~
show that there is no need for iInIue'
diate action Senator Hitchcock SAID
THE information given to the 'o"
mittee is, in substance, this lIl'
when we have exhausted oil aValiaDe
men in class l of the present d'"l'
will have an army of 100000 men ID
August. In addition, there will DE-
about 10000 Canadians that we VII,
bring into the army as the result u
the treaty just ratified, so that we WIZ
then have an army of 3,43o"" 't"
Now. the highest estimate Of tie hu'.
Der of men we can have In 'f'ioe az "a,
that time is 1450,OO0. so thst we "-'
have in this country when th-N ,V'
gress recorv. nes after its proposeD ~
cess in September over @F""p@
"a
On Thursday the drawing 'l '-1 s
bers to determine the order 10 " -.,
youths of the class Of 19lS, about ~,
500 in number, shall be called ~ ~
colors was conducted in the se1".'
flee building. with much of tbe e'rs
rponv thar marked the first draVla-