Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-05-18

CuDlnet Crisis IN England.
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/ powers are to control the navigation
of the Danube. and the RoumaniaR
! army, except ten divisions. is to be de-
modified, its equipment going to the
| central powers until the conclusion OF
Il general peace
! lie queen of ROumania and her chill
! dren refuse to recognize the peace
! treaty end lose no opportunity to af-
front the Germans in their country.
| IA
The German vice chancellor an
/ nounced the establishment OF a special
! department to regulate Germany's
I eastern policy, and defended her policy
| OF Intervention in Finland. declaring
1t had insured the independence and
freedom of that country and wns I'M
| dertaken at the request Of the legiti-
mate Finnish government. 1t is report
| ed that Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich OF
Mccklenburg- Streltz has been selected
as king Of Finland. Little news Of mo-
ment came from Russia or the Ukraine
last week. II Is quite evident now that
Germany will get little food from the
latter country this year.
] In Palestine the British forces an
parenty met with n reverse which
compelled them to evacuate Es-Salt
and retire TO the west bank of the Jor-
dan. Constantnople claimed the
Turks administered a singing defeat
to General Allenby's troops.
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/ Nicaragua lined herself up with most
/ of the rest Of the nations on Tuesday
! by formally declaring war on Germany
4 and its allies. Its congress empowered
/ the president to employ all the re-
sources of the nation In prosecuting
/ the war.
! Gutzon Borglum's charges that graft,
| incompetcncy and pro-German mnu-
| onces We're responsible for the col
/ lapse of Americas aircraft program
! could not be ignored 50 President VIII
son ordered q thorough Investigation
| made by the department of Justice
| The senate committee on military af-
! fairs also announced It would resume
/ its inquiry into the tiasco. Both the
/ administration and the committee as
/ sured the public there would be no
/ embarrassing aud that if anyone
was guilty he would be duly punished.
/ Secretary Baker protested against "A
( public hearing Of the matter by the
/ senators on the ground that il would
/ only aid and comfort the enemy, and
he told the military committee OF the
I house that results under the manage
/ ment of John y. Ryan would soon be
/ gratifying and that criticism Of the con-
! dition of airplune production was pro-
/ German. There IS reason to believe
his confidence IN Mr. Ryan and the re-
/ organized bureau Is not misplaced, but
I the public would Ike TO know what
became OF the SG40000,O00 already
| spent and why there Is so little to
show for Ii.
Another revelation that has stirred
| congress and that Secretary Baker may
be called on TO explain Is that guam
/ tlty production Of the heavy Browning
gun and of heavy artillery IS very far
! behind the hopes Of the people that
| were inspired by the promises Of the
/ var department. In the case of the
! hOWtzers It would seem that valuable
/ time has been wasted in the effort to
/ devise gyn carri?gps Of q new and dis
I tinctiyely American model instead of
/ going ahead with the models found
satisfactory by the British and French.
/ There Is also a great shortage In pls-
/ tolls. though General Dickson, chief OF
! the arms manufacturing division, says
/ the outlook for Improvement in this IL
/ encouraging Mr. Baker says an in
qury into the entire question Of ord
nance production IS being made by
/ Lieut.. Col. Bascom Little.
The railroad wage commission last
week recommended Increases for all
/ employees whose wages were less than
/ $3.50 a month IN December, 1915. The
/ increases range from 4G to AZ per cent,
/ the lower the wages, the greater the
relative Increase The total annual IN
crease In the pay roll of the railroads
would be about $500 100000 Director
! General McAdoo can use his discretion
/ In conforming 20 the recommendations
Of the commission. and is expected to
render his decision very soon. Large
/ as the increases are, they do not come
mp 10 the demands OF the railway
workers unions and considerable dis
satisfaction Is expressed. However
| Mr. McAd0o' s decision doubtless viii be
accepted with good grace.