Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-19

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that the American government will
abandon Its opposition to such
course
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The London Express says 1t has un-
questionable information that the for
mer empress of Russia and all her
children have been murdered by boi-
sheviki. If this is true, the entire i'm
mediate family of Nicholas has now
been eNterminated The dowager en-
press and her daughter and son-in-law
were attacked by bolshevilli at Yalta,
but were saved by men from the Black
sea fleet after two weeks of fighting.
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'rhe progress of the Czecho-Slovuks
of AGstria-Hungary toward the lnde-
pendence recognized by Great Britain
and America is encouraging. The eX-
istence of the CzechO-Slovak state was
declared by all the Czech deputies in
the Austrian parliament and has now
been inGorsed by all of the clergy Of
the Bohemian dioceses.
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Baron Burian, AustrO-Hungarian for
eign minister, who still is Mt outs with
Berlin because he insists on an Aus
trian solution of the Polish problem,
nevertheless was employed once more
last week to start Teutonic peace
offensive. This, aimed directly at Presi-
dent Wilson, was a suggestion that the
central powers and the entente get to-
getler for an exchange of views and to
consider all the things which are keep
Ing the belligerents apart. He init
mated this might make further fight
ing unnecessary. Though President
Wilson is not quoted in reply, Wash
ington dispatches make it clear that he
holds unwaveringly the position that
the only tolerable peace will be. not
negotiated. but dictated to the central
powers by the allies and that that is
the kind of peace which the allies will
achieve. In this, it is needless to say
he is backed up by the entire nation
No one in a position to predict pre-
sumes to believe that such q peace can
be attained this year, but no one in.
| tends that any other kind of pence
| shall be accepted by America We
have gone into the war to the finish
| and we propose that the finish shall be
! in accordance with our high aims fol
the future safety of civilization and
! freedom, no matter what the cost.
| At most opportune time came the
| registration day for all Americans be
tween the ages of eighteen and TWEEN
| ty-one and thirty-one and forty-fvt
years. Gladly, with patriotic exalta
ton. some 13O0O.000 youths and Older
men enrolled themselves for militar,
duty, and from their number 3,OOO,OO(
more trained soldiers will soon b,
ready to move forward to the battl,
lines. Millions of others, not so fit ii
one way or another for actual fighting
will be listed for other work directl,
connected with the carrying on of th,
war. In few weeks the relativ,
standing of the 100000 will hav,
been determined. According to Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder, tn
first to be selected for the cantonment
and camps will be those between nine
teen and twenty-one and between thfr
ty-one and thirty-six.
The matter of granting defermen
to registrants because Of the work il
which they are engaged is of utmos
Importance, and the aid Of all employ
ers in this has been enlisted. The gov
4 ernment is especially desirous that n
essential industries shall be disturbe
by the draft, but enough men must b
selected to maintain a steady flow O
registrants to the training camps.
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As had been foreseen, here an
abroad, the Germans have begun a
intensified U-boat campaign directe
especially against the transports carry
ing American troops and supplies. u
to date this has resulted in the torpe
doing of the Mount Vernon. formerl
the KronprinZessin Cecelie, which wa
bringing home wounded and sick so
diers, and of the Persic, carrying $50
American troops to Europe. In tn
former case the casualties We're cor
fined to men in the engine rooms an
the vessel put back to French poi
under her own steam. All the men o
the Persic were safely transferred /
the conveying vessels, after which TIL
steamship WAS beached on the Englis
! coast The submarine which attacke
it was destroyed by depth charges /
both instances the utmost bravery an
GOODNESS were exhibited by the crew
and the soldiers aboard.
The British steamship Missanabl
!, also was torpedOed while on her wa
{ e Americn for troops ana supple