The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-10

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urged, and it was announced that th
DulK or the National Guard would b
started On its way to the other sid
just as fast as circumstances permit
One OF the first three divisions to q
| VIII be the Prairie division, includin
the Illinois troops now stationed a
houston. The greatest possfbl
amount of tonnage for the transporta
tlOn or American troops will be mad,
available through the new organization
oI the allies for coordination of ship
ping resources. The Paris cOnferee.
also formed definite plan for more
actlVely utilizing the American naval
forces and for carrying on the anti.
submarine warfare.
Great Britain, France and Italv
agreed to establish compulsory con-
troll of fOOdstuffs so that America NAV
know definitely what it must do in
feeding it's allies and itself. The con-
trlDut1On of the United States to q
pOoHng OF war resources was agreed
upon' and it also will participate in
military deliberations of q sunreme
war council las step toward efficient
ana centralized unity of control of
military Operations"-a contamination
deVoutly to be wished.
Hoover and Reed Clash.
Food Administrator Hoover and
Senator Reed of Missouri had a lively
verbal clash while the former was tes-
Trying before a senate committee that
8 investigating sugar and coal short
lges. Reed, who always has beer q
oltter opponent. of Hoover, accused
he administrator of a usurpation of
that would be a crime in
'eace times, basing his charges ON the
landing of the wheat situation and
ne stabilizfng of prices, and attacking
specially the food administrations
cuOns In the matter of sugar supplies
nd prices. Mr.. Hoover defended /
fmself with vigor.
In his testimony the previous dav
IT. Hoover said he had not got the
expected results in the way of food
observation and advised that laws
passed TO regulate the amounts and
mas OF food to be served in restaur-
1ts ana hotels. Most of the eating
aces, he asserted, had declined to CO.
1erate with the government. and
lose that were willing to do so had i
zen competed to abandon their eff
rus In order to meet competition.
OuseWlVeS generally, he believed. are
informing to the conservation nro-
am.
On Friday President Wilson nd
essed a joint session of the senate
mouse, laying before the cOnpress- 6
n his plans for government control 6
railroads. and his reasons therefor q
d outlining the legislation he con- {
ers necessary for carrying those a
hs into ERECT in accordance with +
proclamation of December &c. r
oecretary McAdOO in his capacity Of =
ectOr general of railroads has do. =,
Gu 10 dlVlde the entire country into -
ana put a man in direct CHARGE =
tie operation OF all roads in ooch
le. Also he will at once rebohin-
the roads by the purchase of now I"
ing STOCK. The withdrawal ~ =,
ny trains and the formation Of ne,u -
eau1es are announced. The imme- ~
&c enOft IS to transport coal for o
iuei shortage, aggravated bv tho ~
at cold wave, has been cansin~
distress. VI
Great Fire in Norfolk "a
aiy is interning every enemy o,,o. 10
ne country, and the United States ps
De forced to follow the exomn1o CO
ie explosions, incendiary fires and =
4 ouIfages committed bv Tou+oC II
It's ana sympathizers continue Tbo n
81 VI these was big conf1apra+ion Cd
'orIoik, Va, which laid two hIoo1ra IL
u ' at a cost of 100000. # is WI
'teu 10 nave been the result Of q BE
~ ues1roy the city because Of ito me
'rtance as a port. Ne
III Great Britain and Franco SUI
~ increased losses of mercbont
uue 10 the submarine camnoio, AT
~ lnlhes. The losses for Dooor1.
however, were but SLIGHTLY ohono
oW record for November onI -
more submarines are BEING arr
nun Germany is able to build Ws
7ot nfitaln has recalled Sir Coc,, enl
snlce' ambassador to Amor,oa tho
Is Deileved she will send over Tn
lilore In sympathy with the do,no pie
institutions of this country Ga. sen
mas not made himself very 80. can
nu ne especially aroused the dis. Drs
-ie VI ~'iscount Northcliffe. whoaa fife
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