The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-06-21

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ment Is contemplating the extending
OF assistance To Russia In the way OF
assembling food supplies in Siberia
and distributing them in European
Russia.
In equally parlous state is Turkey
where famine Is widespread and many
Of the poorest people are subsstlng on
chestnuts and pumpkin seeds. In
some districts the troops have de-
stroyed the crops though they them
selves are on mighty short ratiOns.
Only the officers are well fed. With
these food conditions, the steady adj
vance Of the British in Palestine and
| MesOpOtamIa and the growing strength
of the Arab forces, there are evidences
! Of the approaching break up Of the
! Turkish empire, 1t has got nothing
/ yet for all It's efforts except certain oil
districts coded by Russia under com
! pulsion, and the possession of these
Is threatened by the northward move
ments Of the British expeditions.
HI
The Italians kept on hitting hard at
the AuTro Hungarian forces along the
Piaye line, and they heard undisturbed
Of the masslng Of thirty enemy d.
visions at three points on that front
for resumption of the drive toward
the plains. The Italian army Is now
"a I,
and, with the help of the Americans,
British and French, can be relied on
to stop the expected offensive.
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The supreme war conference of the
allies at Versailles expressed It's com
plete confidence In the ultimate defeat
OF the central powers and declared the
allied people are "resolute not to sac.
ri1ce a single one of the free nations
OF the world to the despotism Of Der.
lin." The premiers OF Great Britain,
France and Italy. agreed on the crea-
ton OF q united independent Polish
state with free access to the sea as one
OF the conditions of a Just peace, and
adhered to the declaration of Secre-
tary Lansing expressing sympathy with
the national aspirations of the Czechs
and Jugo-Slavs. This means, IL II
means anything. that Emperor Charles
has lost his last chance to retain his
empire entire by breaking away from
Germany, II foretells the dismember.
ment of Austria Hungary when peace
Is made, II not at an earlier date.
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In the United States the U-boat raid
served to Impress the people with the
need OF the conservation OF
wheat and sugar, especially. Tho
former must be sent across the ocean
In increasing quantities as our forces
there grow rapidly greater: and sugar
cannot he bought from Cuba because
we must use all available shipping for
the transportation Of troops and mu-
nltions to Europe,
ID
The fuel administration devoted its
last week to urging the people
to order their next winters supplies
Of coal at once. There has been wide,
spread complaint that the retailers
canot nh orders, but Doctor Garfield
says that orders now. whether or moi
they are filled soon, will do much 10
production. There is plenty
OF coal II only It can be got out OF
the ground and II the railroad admin.
iStratlon will find some way Of SIM
plying enough cars The shortage of
cars really is nj the bottom of the
whole trouble and will be to blame n
the predicted coal famine materialize,
next winter
Tn" Scn0te'S attempt 10 stop the
Manufacture Of beer and wine nv
means or an amendment 10 the eusr /
genSy agricultural bin was blocked nv /
the administration last week. Food Adj. /
Hoover opposed il because
"" believed Z, would put the nation nm
"a whisky, brandy and Gin" basis win /
attendant evils far outweighinr the
small food savings that wnupd r,s,I,
President Wilson had told senator
sheppard he would not forbid the pss
., in1d>Iofs I'm beer aud wine unless
Mr.. Hoover regarded such stem me-,
'>>ary, The senate therefore r,,rs5ad
from .I> position.
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The week saw the registering -,
about a million Young Americans who
nave become tvruty-onr wears -, -,
+aee last spring; and This r,ristr,
'ou probably viii be- repeated ah,,,,
nee IN three months. Provost Mr..
'haI General Crovier sem IN rb., 49,.
'rnoTS Of all the states exrenr A..
'ruerS for the mobilization M annnn.
more regiStrantS between June - ,.,..
;, AMI 10000 negroes vers -"
rom twenty states.