The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-06-28

Tor proudly escorting German u-boat
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France, A da or 10 before he stated
that more than 100000 had dlsembari-
ed On French soil An English corre-
spOndent al the front asserts that the
American army ~ prepared, II neces-
saFy, 10 make greater sacrifice than
that involved in the brigading OF Amer
lean troops with the british and
French. This cryptic statement may
mean that II the plans Of the allies de-
mand Il the Yankee troops will be sent
To the ighting front almost Immediate
~ on arrival In France. without wait
ting for the preliminary training they
have been receiving back of the lines.
So far only few OF the Americans
have been used In the real ightlng. and
in operations relatively small. As the
conflict has changed it's character. be-
coming more open. II may be the Amer
leans are considered M 20 take part
after their training in this country.
Pa
Several important probabilities con.
corning the National army came to the
fore last week. Representative Kahn
said the war department intends to ask
congress at the winter session TO amend
the draft law 90 include all men be
tween the ages Of eighteen and forty,
nine. Provost Marshal General Crow.
/ der decided To recommend the exemp.
ton Of professional ball players until
the end OF the season Director Gen
erat McAdoo asked the exemption Of
all railroad men. and the coal mine op,
orators asked the same for miners.
Ia
The comparative failure Of the Ger,
man drives so far. the splendid resist
ance made by the French aud British
and the excellent showing made by
the Americans must not lead the
American people into n dangerous com.
placency and a feeling that "it Is all
over but the shouting Those who
know the truth realize that the war
II far from ended-mny last four OF
Eve years longer. indeed-and that
the future holds for us tremendous
sacrifices. We must put into It's sue
cessful prosecution every ounce OF
energy we possess, even ~ do our
lighting men on the other side Of the
ocean. There IL no doubt that the war
will be won finally by the forces Of
righteousness but until II is won moth,
ing else matters much but the winning
OF IL. for II II were not won. nothing
else would matter nj ALL The people
OF Great Britain and of France real
ICED this long ago. and the people Of
America must realize IL soon. II can.
not bee too strongly urged upon them
that the man power Of the central
nations Is stiii tremendous aud that
they are still determined by eyery
means 30 force their will upon the rest
Of the world The British and French
troops. battered and wearied. doubt
less can hold the lines until the Hu.
; tumn. but they look 10 our millions &c
achieve the victory. and this they cat
do only II they are given every pos
slble support by those who stay nj
II only the people fully recognize this
seriousness ~ the situation and this
urgency Of the demands on them,
~
Owing o. the fact that the German
submarine raiders sank a number 81
. vessels laden with sugar from Cuha
Hud 90 the interruption In the trafiis
with the island caused by those opera.
tiouR. Food Administrator Hoover has
] asked that further restrictions be
I placed on the sale and use 81 sugAI
j for a time lie also asks the people
+ TO place themselves on limited begi
. allowance until September l next iH
order that tke needs 81 the soldiers
, and civilians 10 France Great BritHiu
j and Italy may be supplied
s.
, Two great conventions opened IN tbs
. United States last week. and each did
= IFS part in urging the carrying on Of
, the var 20 victory The hrst was thai
70 Of the American Federation 81 Labor
b tn uhieh President Wilson sent mes
, sage making q clear that the workers
p had Dr. lH their power 90 hiring yictoy
r OR defeat. President GOmpers' address
was laundering defiance OF the Huns
b aud during the week there we're dcvel
= opmsuts that showed she great msjor
4 Fty ~ the delegates would not coun
y frnaura anything thht savorej 81 dis
% loyalty NJ even - undue paciGsEu.
K In Chicago hundreds ~ the most
p eminent physicians and surgeons Of
r. the country. together with some "a.
]. nous ones from abroad assembled for
the meeting 81 toe American Medical
2 association. The address the discus
. sions and the work 81 these men were
: almost wholly rrlafed 20 the wsr and
D the words % the leaders we're hrnrten-
! lng IN the sXtre8s-