Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-10
Confident of Victory In
House, Suffragists Turn
Attention to the Senate
The

I. Secretary of War Baker today told
the senate war investigating commit
tee that America now has an army
OF Substantial size in France ready
for active service. An army of nearly
a million and a half men, enlisted and
selected without serious disturbance
to national industries, is in the field
OF training at home or abroad.
'"No army Of similar size in the his
tory Of the world has ever been raised,
equipped or trained so quickly. No
such provision has ever been made
for the comfort. health and general
well-being Of an army" the secretary
said. e
Every soldier in France has been
provided with the most modern and
effective arms. and such equipment is
the front in 1918. II;
On April /. 1917. he said. the regu-
lar army was comprised of 5,791 Of
fcers and 1919 enlisted men. The
national guard in federal service ap-.
proximated 3,733 officers and 76,713
men, and the reserve, 1000 men. APP
proximately 1873 officers were in the
reserve at that ime. On December
81, 1917, the regular army consisted
OF 10,250 officers and 475,000 enlisted
men; the national guard. 16,031 Of
ficers and 100000 men; the national
army, 100000 men. and he reserve,
84,575 officers and 72,750 enlisted
men. &&
Z At s o'clock this afternoon the
suffrage amendment with every indi-
cation that it will pass. President
Wilson's endorsement seemed to
sweep away the greater part of the
opposition. The presidents attitude
gave the suffragists renewed hope Of
success in the senate, where hereto
fore everything seemed hopeless.
The European food situation is
causing official America considerable
concern. The food administration is
planning to release an additional 90,-
900 900 bushels Of wheat. despite the
e11ct that the normal expoEt snrElNe
had been shipped by the middle soi
pecenber. The American, paople will
be asked to save to malee.'eaasss ~ y ,'AaAa y
ficiency. - Hfe -
This. Of course. necessitates -stricter
observance of the food. regulations.
The administration is considering ask
ing congress to make the observance
Of wheatless days compulsory.
Severe winter weather has halted
the Teutonic campaign against the
Italian forces. Monte Grappa, the
central point of the operations, is cov-
cred by several feet OF snow. while
further north the enemy positions are
buried to a much greater depth. The
heavy snowfall may close the enemy's
lines Of communication from Austria
south and into Italy. w. .'''es7
Russia and Bulgaria have signed a
separate peace agreement. Berne
correspondent reports. Diplomatic
and economic relations have been re-
sumed, he says At the first Rrest-
Litovsk conference, it was assumed
that no terms would be agreed to by
the central powers except I'M concert.
! There is more prospect today. it is
reported, Of peace delegates at Brest-
Litovsk deciding upon continuing the
negotiations In a neutral country.
Sweden. it is said, is desired as go
between with Great Britain, France
| and Italy. . e4s5.s.s,4s. ...,l
T! In the meantime. civil war contin-
ues In some sections of Russia. Cen
eral Kaledines and Dutof, Cossack
leaders, are reported to have been de-
feated. 'Dutof is in flight, pursued by
the red guard troops, it is said, and
Kaledines Is retreating.