Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-14
HERBERT c. HOOVER TO HAVE
CHARGE OF WORK OF RE.
CONSTRUCTION.
TROOP SHIPS TO CARRY
FOOD TO SOLDIERS
Large Stores Of Foodstuffs Held In
Depots Along American Coast to BE
Moved Rapidly Dire Famine In
Many European countries-Austria
Without Responsible Head.
[By L. G. Dougherty.l

Washington, Nov. li.-Shattered
Belgium will be rebuilt under the
masterful direction of Herbert c. Hoov-
er. an Iowan. And he will use some
of the German prisoners of war to help
in the reconstruction of the country
over which the Infatuated Hun trampled
at the outset of the great war. Hoov-
er's mission to Europe will be primaril-
ly to have charge of the mammoth task
of making a new Belgium. The food
administrator in addition to the food
relief duties which the president has
delegated to him has been asked to
represent the United States in all mat
tiers affecting the industrial and econ
omic relief of Belgium. The Hoover
party. composed of Robert +. Taft, son
of former President Taft, John w.
Hallowell. +. E. Chatfield and DR..
Alonzo E. Taylor, all of whom have
been associated with the food admins
traitor both in Belgian relief and in his
food control operations in this country,
will sail next Fri day.
Preliminary to supplying food to the
liberated populations thru the German
surrender, government officials today
arranged for the immediate shipment
of great quantities of food to the Am
erican army commissary in France. All
tonnage made available by the stop
page of troop shipments will be as
sign to this task. Large accumulat-
tons of food stuffs in army depots
abroad will greatly simplify the task OF
food distribution when plans Tor the
latter phase Of emergency reconstruc-
ton work has been worked out by Mr.
Hoover.
Dire famine conditions are imminent
IN several sections of Europe unless i'm
mediate relief is extended by the United
States The spread of anarchy in the
central empire, it is pointed out. Will
also depend on steps taken to provide
food stuffs to Germany and Austria.
1t is understood that in relieving 1000
conditions in Belgium, Mr.. Hoover VIII
Upon the opportunity presenting itseli
also undertake the relief Of the civilian
population in Serbia, southern Austria
and Montenegro Famine conditions
are threatened in wide areas in Russia.
but this section of Europe will not be
included in the area to be aided by
Mr.. Hoover. q
Austria Without Responsible Head.
At present Austria is So disorganized
that allied officials have been unable
to form the nucleus of the food dis
tribution agency. They are having
difficulty TO find responsible persons
to deal with, and this fact gives some
idca of how serioI-S the situation is in
Austria Hungary and how important
it is to get food there Immediately II
that country les to be saved the fate
Of Russia In Germany conditions
probably are not so bad but they will
develop quickly among a people just
freed from war. it is feared. The
future of neighboring countries depends
on averting a repetition of Russia In
Germany and Austria. Bolshevism on
such a scale would be well nigh I'M
possible to hold within the Border OF
the central empires. On the other
hand. there would be nothing left from
which to compensate outraged Bel
GUM. France and the other countries
for the crimes OF the kaiser and the
other war lords.
Meats and fats probably win be the
hardest foods to get for the peoples OF
the central empires and they are the
most needed. There is and will be for
some time, according to competent
authorities. a world shortage of most
animate This would indicate that the
people Of this country soon may be
called upon to eat less meat.