The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-03-28

len. New York, for bravery III dCIA'"
pire's good faith. Trotzky warned rne
world that Germany ana Jap1h H""
agreed to divide Russia between theln'
hut Trotzky's opinions are no longer
entitled to very serious consideration
Early Thursday morning TWO Din
ish and three French destfOyers GU
Gagged force of German destroyers
off Dunkerque, and when the hght was
over four enemy vessels had been SUNK.
One British destroyer was damaged
hit the allied casualties were slight.
The same day Ostend was heavily
bombarded by British monitors anu
Helgoland was attacked by alrplanes'
Eloquent argument having failed TO
bring the TeutOnfc rulers TO Lhell
senses or the Teutonic peoples TO
realization of the truth, ana encour-
agement and sympathy having met
with no response from the RUSSIANS
President Wilson seems to have de-
cided that action, quick and fOrclDle'
is the only thing that Will orlng tne
war to close. He cheered up the
country immensely by calling into con-
ference the heads of the various war
boards. who had been named as adVls-
ers to the chairman of the war INDUS
tries board in establishing co-ordlna-
ton. He impressed upon these men
again the need of harmOnizing their
! work in order to hurry up shlpbulld-
| ing, increase shipping facilities ana
proyide materials for the production or
munitions. The shipbuilding question
| is the most pressing one, and the gov
| eminent is somewhat disturbed by the
uncertain labor situation. It intends to
| adopt definite labor policy, as did
England, but this has not yet been
| formulated.
The matter of ships also came TO
the front again in England, and in re-
Spouse to public demand Sir Erld
Geddes, first lord of the admiralty,
gave out figures on the results OF the
submarine warfare. Total losses to
the allies and neutral nations since the
beginning of the war, he said, were o.
100000 tons, and he admitted the
monthly losses are 10000 tons greater
than the new ships built. To correct
this, Sir John Jellicoe is to devote him
self to combating the submarine, Lore
Pirrie has been made governor genera
of merchant ship building and all avail
able men in the country will be put tt
building ships. Premier LlOyd-George
said that by special effort the defcien
CIV could be made good in British ship
yards alone.
A great help in solving this transpOr
problem is the seizure of about mil
lion tons Of Dutch shipping by tn
United States and England. This wa
accomplished on Wednesday after tn
Netherlands government had refused t.
put into effect it's voluntary agreemen
l to restore it's merchant marine to MOI
7 NAL activity. Most Of the vessel
taken will be used in carrying foo
from America to Europe, and PreSiden
Wilson says Holland will receive an
: pie supplies of foodstuffs, in accord
: ance with the original pact. German.
t of course, has warned the Dutch thu
I their ships now will be sunk, but
) never has shown much regard for tn
e rights Of neutral ships outside the pre-
e scribed zone.
It After being assailed in vain by til
e Republicans, the administration bill
r establish a war finance corporate
was passed by the house Thursds
S with only two opposing votes. On tt
/, same day the president signed the bi
e which brings the railroads under go
n eminent operation and control until
n months after the end of the war.
# Agricultural interests were relieve
of anxiety by an order of the war d
partment permitting men engaged
, planting or cultivating crops to co
= tinue their work until finished
~ though their draft numbers a
% reached. This does not apply to dai
workers.
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IN Wisconsin,, smarting under the imp
IN tations of disloyalty caused by La F,
IL lette and his doings and sayings, U
n dertook to redeem herself in the ser
~ torial primaries, and succeeded in
n measure. Joseph E. Davies, backed
OF the national administration, easily w
IL the Democratic nomination, but CO
gresham LenrOot had hard task {
feating James Thompson, the La F
he lette candidate. for the Republic
20 choice. The Socialist vote, unexpe
Ii eddy heavy, was cast for Victor Berg
of who is under indictment for violati
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