Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-05-25

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fhere vas current In Germany the belief that the United
States would not attempt to take a vigorous part In the
war. The attitude of the president In asking for, and
OF congress In granting authority for the immediate rais-
ing OF an army of a million new mon shocked the Ger
mans out Of some OF their confidence. But the million
men will soon be in France. and. vet we have made but
a beginning. The secretary Of war has now asked the
house military affairs committee committee to remove
all restrictions and authorize the recruiting and trans-
portaton Of men without limit, as many Of them e are
needed for the winning Of the war, and as fast Is they
can be equipped and trained. And the committee has
promptly accepted the suggestion and embodied it in
the bill which it has before it. There is not q shadow Of
doubt that the bill will pass, and that the president will
be at liberty to call out and ship men as fast as they can
be handled, and in as great numbers as are necessary.
We are in the war without limit, and the news will be
anything but cheering to the Germans.
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While field maneuvres have been progressing slowly
on all fronts. fresh evidences come Of disturbances in
the central empires. especially in the Austrian empire.
Recently, in order to strengthen the German position in
Austria, a ~gerrymander Of Bohemian districts was ef-
fected in such a manner as to increase the German, rep
resentation in the legislative body. The Czech population
has bitterly resented this, and during the early part Of
the week the streets of Prague were filled with rioters
singing anti-German songs and cheering President Will
son.
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Photographs Of the water front at Zeebrugge show
that the British force which attempted to block the en-
trance to the harbor some weeks ago did a very neat
and effective piece Of work. The pictures show German
equipment at work cutting away the piers near which the
two concrete laden boats were sunk. It being apparent
that. the efforts to remove the obstruction have failed.
In addition to making access to the harbor practically
impossible the sinking Of the boats caught and bottled
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far been unable to emerge.
Lively interest was felt in the new regulations Of
the war department with reference to the classification
of registered men. The new rule requires that idlers
of all sorts must go to work or take their places in the
army. and that men employed in a number Of occupa-
tions held to be non-useful, or in positions where their
places could properly be taken by women, must engage
in other callngs or likewise take military service.
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A further step was taken in the matter Of govern
ment control Of the railroads when Mr.. McAdoo an
nonced that within a short time all railroad presidents
,wold be removed from the direction Of the railroads
over which they preside, and that this work would be
taken over by a board to be created, and Of which many
Of the retired presidents would be made members. The
step is taken, it is announced, in order to eliminate en-
tirely the spirit Of competition which still prevails to some
extent, and to further the efficiency Of the service in
other ways. Among other things, a number Of large
salaries will be taken from the list of operating expenses.
and II these salaries are still paid they must be paid out
of the earnings after the government has provided for
operating and other ordinary expenses.
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The aviation inquiry is to be conducted exclusively
by the department OF justice, and the plan Of a congress
sional inquiry has been abandoned. This decision was
reached when Hon. Charles E. Hughes, who was a-
pointed to assist the attorney general in. the inquiry,
advised the senate committee that in his opinion the
holding Of a parallel inquiry would embarrass the de-
partment. The situation now is that there is to be con-
Quoted a searching inquiry by the department Of justice
under the management Of Mr.. Hughes, whose character
and record guarantee that the Investigation will be fair
as we'll as complete.