Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-06-22

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ment Is contemplating the extending
of assistance TO Russia in the way OF
assembling food supplies in Siberia
ana distributing them In European
Russia
In equally parlous state is Turkey,
where famine Is widespread and many
of the poorest people are subsisting 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
Mesopotamla and the growing strength
Of the Arab forces there are evidences
of the approaching break up Of the
Turkish empire. II has got nothing
vet for all its efforts except certain oil
districts coded by Russia under com
pulslon, and the possession of these
is threatened by the northward move
ments of the British expeditions.
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The Italians kept on hitting hard at
the Austro-iIungarian forces along the
Piaye line, and they heard undisturbed
Of the massing of thirty enemy d.
visions at three points on that front
for resumption Of the drive toward
the plains. The Italian army is now
in better condition than ever before
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 its com
plete confidence in the ultimate defeat
of the central powers and declared the
allied people are "resoute not to sac
rfice q 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 united independent Polish
state with free access to the sen as one
Of the conditions of bst peace, and
adhered to the declaration Of Secre-
tary Lansing expressing sympathy with
the national asoifations Of the Czechs
and Jugo-Slavs. This means, II II
means anything, that Emperor Charles
has lost his last chance to retain his
empire entire by breaking away from
Germany. II foretells the dlsmember-
ment Of Austria-EIungary when peace
Is made, If not at an earlier date.
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In the United States the U-boat raid
served to impress the people with the
pressing need of the conservation Of
wheat and sugar, especially. The
former must be sent across the ocean
in increasing quantities ms 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 nu-
nitlons 70 Europe.
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The fuel administration devoted its
energies last week to urging the people
to order their next winters supplies
of coal ut once. There has been wide
spread complaint that the retailers
canot fiji orders, but Doctor Garfield
says that orders now, whether or not
they are filled soon, win do much to
stimulate production There is plenty
I,of coal IL only II can be got out OF
the ground and If the railroad admin
lstration will find some way Of sup
plying enough cars. The shortage OF
cars really Is at the bottom of the
whole trouble and will be to blame IL
the predicted coal famine materializes
next winter.
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The senates attempt 10 stop the
manufacture of beer and wine by
means of an amendment to the emer-
eency agricultural bin was blocked by
the administration last week. Food Adj
ministrator Hoover opposed II because
he believed II would put the nation ~
n whisky, brandy and gin" basis with
attendant evils far outweighing tho
snail food savings that would result.
President Wilson had told Senator
Sheppard he would not forbid the Use
of foodstuffs In beer and wine unless
Mr.. Hoover regarded such n step nee
essary. The senate therefore receded
from Its position.
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The week saw the registering OF
about million young Americans who
have become twenty-one years of age
since last spring; and this registra-
ton probably VIII he repeated about
once in three months. Provost Mar
shall General Crowder sent to the gov
ernors of all the states except Arizona
orders for the mobilization of 100000
more registrants between June "a and
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