Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-06-14

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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 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 we'll fed. With
these food conditions. the steady ad-
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.
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The Italians kept on hitting hard at
the Austro-Hungarian forces along the
Pave line, and they heard undisturbed
of the massing of thirty enemy di-
visions at three points on that front
for a 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.
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 "resOlute not to sac
rifice a single one of the free nations
of the world to the despotism OF Ber-
lin" The premiers Of Great Britain,
France and Italy agreed on the crea-
ton of 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, II It
means anything, that Emperor Charles
has lost his last chance to retain his
empire entire by breaking away from
Germany. 1t foretells the dismember-
ment of Austria Hungary 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 or
wheat and sugar, especially. me
former must be sent across the ocean
in increasing quantities as our forces
there grow rapidly greater; and sugar
cannot be bought from Cuba because
we must use all available shipping for
the transportation Of troops and mu-
nitions to Europe.
The fuel administration devoted lts
energies last week to urging the people
TO order their next winters supplies
Of coal at once. There has been wide
snread complaint that the retailers
canot fill orders, but Doctor Garnelo
saws that orders now, whether or moi
thew are filled soon, will do much tc
stimulate production. There Is plenty
of coal If only it can ne got out OF
the ground and If the railroad admin
istration will find some way or sup
plying enough cars. The shortage OF
cars really is at the bottom or the
whole trouble and will be to blame II
tho nredicted coal famine materialize:
. next winter.
The senate's attempt to stop the
manufacture of beer and wine by
means of an amendment to the emer
COMFY agricultural bill was blocked By
tbe administration last week. Food Ad
ministrator Hoover opposed it because
he believed it would put the nation or
a swhisky, brandy and gin" basis witt
attendant evils far outweighing the
small food savings that would result
President Wilson had told Senator
Shenpard he would not forbid the us'
of foodstuffs in beer and wine unless
Mr.. Hoover regarded such step nee
essary. The senate therefore receoee
from it's position.
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The week saw the registering Of
about a million young Americans wh'
have become twenty-one years OF ag'
since last spring; and this registra
ton probably will be repeated abou
Gao IN tbraa months. Provost Mar
, shall General Crowder sent to the gov
ernors of all the states except Arizona
. orders for the mobilization Of 200,0O
more registrants between June "a AM
%, and 10000 negroes were callet
from twenty states.