Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-06-22

lor nroudIy escorting German U-boat
France. A day or so before he stated
that more than 100000 had disembark-
ed on French soil. An English corre-
spondent at the front asserts that the
American army Is prepared, II neces-
sary, to make a greater sacrifice than
that involved in the brigadlng of Amer
lean troops with the British ana
French. This cryptic statement may
mean that If the plans Of the allies de-
mand It the Yankee troops will be sent
to the fighting front almost immediate
ly on arrival in France, without wait
ing for the preliminary training they
have been receiving back of the lines.
SO far only q few of the Americans
have been used in the real fighting. and
in operations relatively small. AS the
conflict has changed Its character, be-
coming more open, II may be the Amer
leans are considered fit TO take part
after their training In this country.
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Several important probabilities con-
corning tho National army came TO the
fore last week. Representative Kahn
said the war department intends to ask
congress at the winter session to amend
the draft law to include all men be
tween the ages of eighteen and forty
nine. Provost Marshal General Crow
der decided to recommend the exemp-
ton of professional ball players until
the end of the season. Director Gen
eral McAdoo asked the exemption of
all railroad men, and the coal mine OPP
orators asked the same for miners.
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The comparative failure of the Ger
man drives so FIR. the splendid resist
ance made by the French and British
and the excellent showing made by
the Americans must not lead the
American people into a dangerous com
placency and feeling that "it Is all
over but the shouting" Those who
know the truth realize that the war
Is far from ended-may last four or
five years longer, indeed-and that
the future holds for us tremendous
sacrifices. We must put into Its sue
cessful prosecution every ounce OF
energy we possess, even as do our
fighting men on the other side OF the
ocean. There is no doubt that the war
will be won finally by the forces OF
righteousness, but until II is won moth
| ing else matters much but the winning
Of It, for If II We're not won, nothing
| else would matter at all. The people
/ of Great Britain and of France req
/ lied this long ago, and the people of
/ America must realize II soon. Ii can
not be too strongly urged upon them
! that the man power of the central
nations IS stil tremendous and that
they are still determined by every
means to force their will upon the rest
of the world The British and French
troops, battered and wearied, doubt
less can hold the lines until the au-
tumn, but they look to our millions TO
achieve the victory, and this they can
do only II they are given every pos
slble support by those who stay at
home. This will be given with will
If only the people fully recognize the
seriousness Of the situation and the
urgency of the demands on them.
M
owing to the fact that the German
submarine raiders sank number OF
vessels laden with sugar from Cuba
ana 10 the interruption in the traffic
with the island caused by those opera-
tons, Food Administrator Hoover has
asked that further restrictions be
placed on the sale and use of sugar
Tor n time. He also asks the people
to place themselves on limited heef
allowance until September | next in
order that the needs of the soldiers
ana civilians in France, Great Britain
ana Italy may be supplied.
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Two great conventions opened In the
| United States last week, and eoch ana
It's part in urging the carrying on ~
the war to victory. The first was that
OF the American Federation of Labor
to which President Wilson sent n mos.
sage making 1t clear that the workere
l'au II IN their power to bring victory
or defeat President Gompers address
was laundering defiance of the INNS
ana curing the week there were devel.
opmehts that showed the great major.
.ty OF the delegates would not coun.
,e anything that savored of dis.
loyalty or even of undue paclfsm.
IN Chicago hundreds of tho mos.
eminent physicians and surgeons -,
the country, together with some 20
nous ones from abroad, assembled 70,
'ne meeting of the American Med,coi
association. The address, the discus.
SONS ana the work OF these men yoro
almost wholly related to the war ana
.ne words Of the leaders we're hsor. ""u
Ing In the extreme. 'e"''en-