The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-06-21


flor proudly escortlng German U-boat
France, A day or 50 before he stated
that more than 100000 had disembark-
ed on French soil An English CORE
spondent at the front asserts that the
American army Is prepared, II neces-
sary, to make a greater sacrifice than
! that involvedin 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 II the Yankee troops win be sent
TO the fighting front almost immediate
! ~ on arrival In France, without wait
ing for the preliminary training they
! have been receiving back of the lines.
SO far only a few of the Americans
have been used In the real fighting, and
In operations relatively small. AS the
conflict has changed its character, be-
coming more open, It may be the Amer
leans are considered fit to take part
after their training in this country.
ia
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 to include all men be-
tween the ages Of eighteen and forty
nine. Provost Marshal General Crow
der decided to recommend the exemp-
tion OF professional ball players until
the end OF the season. Director Cen
eral McAdoo asked the exemption of
all railroad men, and the coal mine OPP
orators asked the same for miners.
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The comparative failure of the Ger
man drives so far, the splendid resist
ance made by the French and British
and the excellent showing made by
the Americans must not lead the
American people into dangerous com
placency and feeling that ut is all
over but the shouting" Those who
4 know the truth realize that the war
Is far from ended--may last four or
five years longer indeed--and that
the future holds for us tremendous
sacrifices We must put into Its, sue
eessful prosecution every ounce of
!. energy we possess, even as do our
fighting men on the other side of the
. ocean. There is no doubt that the war
win be won finally by the forces of
: righteousness, but until 1t Is won moth
, ing else matters much but the winning
! of II, for II 1t were not won, nothing
else would matter Mt all. The people
/ OF Great Britain and of France real
. lied this long ago, and the people of
4 America must realize 1t soon. 1t can
+ not be too strongly urged upon them
] that the man power of the central
: nations Is stlll tremendous and that
! they are still determined by every
B means to 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 au.
y tumn. but they look to our millions to
/, achieve the victory. and this they can
|, do only II they are given every pos
5 slble support by those who stay al
i home. This win be given with Will
s II only the people fully recognize the
!. seriousness of the situation and the
/ urgency Of the demands on them.
Il Ia
. Owing 10 the faet that the German
a submarine raiders sank number O
l. vessels laden with sugar from Cubs
It aud to the interruption in the traffi,
q with the island caused by those opera
q tons. Food Administrator Hoover hal
h asked that further restrictions b.
x placed ON the sale and use of sugal
n for time. He also asks the people
r TO place themselves on limited bee
i, allowance until September | next II
I, order that the needs of the soldier
10 and civilians In France. Great Britain
v and Italy may be supplied.
II --@
le Two great conventions opened In tn
A. United States last week, and each dt,
$ its part in urging the carrying on o
10 the war TO victory. The first was tina
n OF the American Federation OF Labor
n. to which President Wilson sent mes
10 sage making Il clear that the worker
We had II in their power to bring victor
IT or defeat. President Gompers' address
was laundering defiance OF the Hun.
h and during the week there were deve
le opmentS that showed the great major
u Ivy OF the delegates would not cour
% tenance anything that savored Of il,
TO loyalty or even of undue paclfism.
Tx In Chicago hundreds OF the mos
a. eminent physicians and surgeons {
n the country, together with some (,
:. nous ones from abroad, assembled fc
the meeting OF the American Medic,
Of association. The address, the dlscu
", slons and the work OF these men WEI
ny almost wholly related to the war, an
an the words of the leaders were heartel
in ing In the extreme.