Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-15

chant ships and fishing boats and sink
ing the Diamond Shoals lightship off
Cape Hatteras. This aforementioned
exploit may be part. of set plan of
destroying important navigation Sig
nails in order to hamper shipping. The
doings of the U-boats, however, no
longer cause the allies extreme anx-
iety, for 1t is evident they are on the
decline. Addressing the house of
commons, Premier Lloyd George said
$50 submarines had been sunk by the
British navy, and the British admir-
atty announces the output of merchant
ships by the allies and neutral nations
for the three months ending June 30
exceeded the losses from all causes by
296,696 gross tons. The American
yards are now turning out vessels>with
extraordinary rapidity. The launch
ing OF the first one from the great gov
eminent yard ut Hog island was at
tended by President and Mrs. Wilson.
Our.war departments army program
was partly revealed to the senate COM
mittee on military affairs by General
March. chief of staff, when he ap-
peared before it to urge all possible
haste in passing the bill extending the
draft age limits to eighteen and forty.
five years. Concisely stated, the pro-
gram is as follows:
\ ntxyn fYHk
men-to make up troops obtained un-
der existing law. .1
Eighty divisions-3,20O,OOO men-to
be sent to France.
Eighteen divisions-72O,OOO men-to
be held in reserve in the United States
while additional recruits are being
trained.
An army when completed of $780,
GOO men. minimum strength.
Troop movement to France at the
rate of 100000 men q month until cold
weather sets in, meaning over /, 900 600
more men abroad before the first of the
year.
An expeditionary force of almost g.
100000 men in France by January 1.
General March told the committee
the United States can end the war by
getting 100000 trained troops, fully
equipped, into France, and he intimat-
ed that Marshal Foch is only await
4 ing the arrival of the Americans in
full strength to hurl the entire united
military strength of the allies at the
Huns on the western front. This ire
mendous blow, he intimated, was due
to fall next spring. The chief Of staff
said he did not believe it would be
necessary to send the eighteen-year-old
class to the firing line, but that the
government wants these young men
trained and in readiness. He said 1t
would be satisfactory If the bill were
passed Immediately after congress re-
sumes the transaction Of business on
August 26. Some of the senators be-
lieved quicker action would be advis-
able. Chairman Dent of the house mil
itary affairs committee, clinging to the
anti and ante-war ideas that always
have animated his actions, shows no
desire to have the bill considered by
his committee In time for early pas
sage. It was stated that the sensible
members Of the committee. headed by
Representative Kahn, probably would
have to take charge Of the measure
Why the small-minded Dent is not
fousted from his craftsmanship of this
most important committee remains one
Of the mysteries.
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The federal trade commission has
recommended that the government
take control of all the principal stock
yards. cold-storage plants and ware
houses and Of refrigerator and cattle