THE FULTON COUNTY NEWS, McCONNELLSBURG, PA.
MAY REJECT ONE
MAN IN FOUR
DOING HIS BIT
Dependents and Those Engaged
in Industrial Work.
Washington Officials R.,,,,
Situation is Serious "1
SOME BIG PROBLEMS AHEAfi
ADD TO NUMBER EXEMPTED
Communities In Which There Will Be
Fewest Rejections Residents Of
Suburban Sections Expected
To Yield Most Men.
Winning Of War iu -r. .
. Admlnl.tr.tion Confident N,,
00 HOT EXPECT
AN EARLY PEAC
'if "IMfff
wiii Prove Equal To
Task.
Washington. No utt.,,...-,
1 rromlnent government offlcluls (it Wellington diking physical training under the direction of Walter Camp,
ft How American soldiers In France will be equipped, with the British type of helmet and shrapnel-proof body
uroor. 8 Battery of 7V4 centimeter French guns In the Cliiimpfipne region. 4 Fung Kuc Chung, the Chinese
lce preBident who lead the republican forces that suppressed the Mnnchu restoration.
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
America's Great National Army
Is Drafted, 1,374,000 Men
Being'Cailed.
HALF THAT NUMBER NEEDED
War Preparation Progresses Despite
. Many Rows and Schemes to Ham
per Government Chancellor
Michaelis Sides With the
Junkers Crown Prince
Beaten at Verdun.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
America's war lottery, to determine
the men who slinll make up the Na
tional army, was held In Washington
on Friday, July 20. The whole pro
feed In g, as devised by Provost .Marshal
General Crowder und his atdH, was cal
culated to iiinke the draft absolutely
fulr and to give the young millionaire
and the young laborer equal chances
to nerve their country, provided they
re physically and mentally (It. All
the names of the nearly ten million
registrants were drawn, the element of
chance determining the order in which
they shall be culled before the exam
ining boards In the 4,557 examining
districts. Each local board bus been
Informed of the number of men it must
tarnish to make up Its quota of the
C87.000 men needed on the first call,
and has been told to call 200 per cent
of the quota for examination, to pro
ride for exemptions. In the order de
termined by the draft.
Northern senators and representa
tives have been making strong pro
tests against the population estimates
made by the census bureau for the pur
pose of determining the quotas for the
draft. The South, It Is asserted, has
been unduly favored. The war depart
ment has admitted that the quotas for
the draft were fixed In' disregard of
the provisions of the draft law.
Progress and Rows in Washington.
Ad Immense work of preparation Is
being carried on at Washington by the
core of experts In business and tech
nical lines who ore aiding the govern
oieot and there Is no doubt that all will
mine out light eventually. Mean
while there are many annoying dis
putes and disagreements, perhaps un
avoidable. The row between Chnlr
imin Denihnn and General Uoethuls as
to the building of a merchant murine
reached the point where the Interven
tion of President Wilson seemed neo
csBnry. The manner In which con
tracts are being let for the government
through the operation of the advisory
committees of the council of natlonul
defense have tou severely criticized
by Senator Kenyon and others und be
muse these committeemen often ure
Interested In great business concerns
that are being culled on to furnish sup
idles to the government, they ore ac
cused of seeking their own prmoflt.
la most cuses such churges are mani
festly unjust. While the senators were
eurrylnf on their Interminable discus
sion of the food bill, a violent attack
was made on Mr. Hoover by Senator
Iteed, who said Hoover hud been gam
bling In food hud clothing as chairman
of the American commission for relief
In Belgium. The swift denials of
Hoover's associates und friends' really
were unnecessary.
The food control bill, as finally ar
ranged In the senate, contained the
compromise amendment eliminating
from the operation of the men sure cot
ton, steel, hides, lumber and all other
articles except food, feed und fuel, and
-creating a botfrd of food administra
tion consisting of three men. The
first of these amendments Is In ac
cord with the wishes of the adminis
tration, and the second Is not displeas
ing to . It, for Hoover will be made
rhulrmnn of the board. lie and his
Associates in the food conservation
rampulgn are not depending too much
on the uctlons of congress.
The federal trade commission began
Its Inquiry Into the costs of produc
ing and marketing food commodities,
starting with the Chicago packing In
dustry. The investigation Is to spread
GRANT TO BE VICE ADMIRAL
Reorganization of Atlantic Fleet Makes
Necessary the Appointment of
Another Commander.
Washington. Reorganization of the
Atlantic lleet hns been ordered by Sec
retary Daniels to meet new problems
resulting from expansion of the force
to almost twice Its normal size for war
awvlee.
Details of the steps taken are with
eld for military reasons, but the see-
to steel, iron, coal mid oil costs, In ac
cordance with the "fair profits" order
of President Wilson 'und may be Com
pleted In six months. Francis J. Ileoey
is In churge of the legal end of It.
Hampering Our Government.
As the United Stutes swiftly ap
proaches more active participation In
the war, the German agents and spies
and their friends In the country be
come more bold and enterprising in
their efforts to hamper tho govern
ment. These efforts range all the way
from ridiculous stories of American
soldiers dying like flies from disease
In Kurope, designed to discourage en
listing; plots to prevent the harvesting
of crops in the West by doctoring court
plaster with tetanus bacilli ; burning
of elevators und warehouses and ex
plosions in factories; killing of live
stock ; fomenting of strikes and riots,
up through attempts to Involve the
country In international troubles with
friendly nations, to deliberate blocking
of much needed legislation by United
'States senators whose constituents
number large numbers of German
Americans. The hyphenated term is
used still because tho people alluded
to themselves seem unwilling to have
It discarded. Their press and the uc
tlons and words of many of them make
this clear.
An instance of the way In which
legislation Is delayed was "supplied last
week. The avlutlon bill appropriating
$tS40.KK,000, passed by the house and
admittedly of prime Importance, came
up In tho senate, the government und
all Its expert advisers In the matter of
aviation urging that It be made law
before the week closed. But Hard
wick of Georgia and Owen of Okla
homa proposed amendments that made
certain a long debate, and La Follette
of Wisconsin and Gronna of North Da
kota aided In the blocking process In
order to make attacks on the draft
clause. No one will accuse these men
of being personally disloyal to their
country, but the course of action fol
lowed by them and others often is us
effectual as If they were.
The professional pacifists and the so
cialists are singing smaller these days.
The former meet with little sympathy
and support, and the Socialist party Is
losing some of its choicest members
because of its pro-German attitude.
More Trouble for Russia.
Russia's progress toward victory and
n stable government met with two set
barks last week, though both it is to
be hoped are only temporary. In the
effort to check the great drive of the
Slavs In Galicia,' the Teutons rushed
up large re-enforcements drawn from
the French and Italian fronts, and
these forces compelled the Russians to
evacuate the Important town At
Kulusz, which hud been the Gennan
army headquarters and the Capture
of which tiy them hud threatened Lotn
berg. The fighting In this region was
fierce all the week, and on the whole
the Russians did not buve much the
worst of It
It Is Interesting to learn that Brit
ish armored motor detachmeuts and
Belgian troops are taking part in the
Russian offensive In Gullcla, and are
doing good work.
At home the provisional government
wus attacked by Petrograd rioters led
by agitators of the BolshivikI and
Maximalist factions who demanded the
removal of the "capitalist ministers.
Most of the troops in the capital were
loyal and soon suppressed the new
"revolution," though several persons
were killed and many wounded. At
the same time three or four members
of the cabinet resigned and the pre
mier, Prince Lvoff, announced that as
soon us the disorders are ended steps
will be taken for the formation of a
coalition cabinet. The councils of the
workmen and soldiers and of the peas
ants denounced the riots as the acts of
traitors. The wonder is not that there
should be such disorders in Russia, but
that they should not be more und
greater.
Michaelis With the Junkers. .
Germany's new Imperial chancellor,
Doctor Michaelis, made on Tbursday
the address to the relchstag which had
been awaited with Intense Jnterest. If
the peace party In the empire had
expected his support, It was disap
pointed, for he plainly took the side
of the junkers and declared his ad
hesion to the submarine campaign as
a lawful measure, Justifiably adopted,
und adapted for shortening the war.
The majority parties In. the reichstag,
on the other hand, decided to Introduce
retary announced that the reorganiza
tion plan involved the addition of an
other vice admiral to the fleet und that
Rear Admiral Albert W. Grant, now
commanding the submarine force, hud
been named for the place.
Admiral Mayo, the secretary said,
will remain In general command with
the Immediate authority under him
divided between Vice Admiral Coffmun,
at present second in command, and
Vice Admiral Grant
The former is to have direct com
mand of a division containing most of
their peace resolution at the first op
portunity, and It was asserted the
measure would get the votes of 221
deputies.
It Is hard to guess what will come
out of Germany's mess of Internal
trouble, for, over here at least, It isn't
known just what was put Into It
Doctor Michaelis Is something of an
unknown quantity, though there Is a
strong suspicion that he will be found
to be In entire accord with Von Illn
denburg and Ludendorff and that
those military leaders will continue to
be the real dictators of the empire's
course so far as war and peace are
concerned. The situation is compli
cated by the swift growth of the So
cialists In numbers and Influence since
the drafting of Harden Into the gov
ernment service and the suppression
of his paper, and by the opposition
policy adopted by Herr Erzberger, the
center lender, who however, la not
followed by many of his faction.
Not to be out of fashion, Great Brit
ain had a cabinet shakeup of Its own
last week. Sir Kdwnrd Carson Joined
the war cabinet without portfolio and
his place as first lord of the admiralty
wus taken by Sir Eric ' Campbell
Geddes. Dr. Christopher Addison was
put in charge of reconstruction, and
his portfolio as minister of munitions
was given to Winston Spencer Church
Ill. Edwin Montagu was made secre
tory for India. Of these appointments
that of Montagu was the most ac
ceptable to the general public, and that
of Churchill caused the most adverse
criticism. John Dillon tried vuinly to
stir up a row In parliament because
Foreign Minister Balfour will not dis
miss Baron Hurdlnge, under secretary,
who wus one of those held responsible
for the first Mesopotamia campaign.
Crown Prince Back Where He Began.
All up and down the west front
there was violent fighting during the
week. Trenches were taken and re
taken but there was little real change
of position except In the Verdun re
gion. There the crown prince made
desperate attacks on the French that
were driven off with great cost of life
to the Germans, who finally fell back
to substantially the same lines they
occupied before the drive on Verdun
was begun more than a year ago.
Renewed activity on the Roumanian
front Indicated that the Roumanian
army Is ready to resume the warfare.
Greece, It was announced, Is prepar
ing to put an army of considerable
proportions In the field. Venlzelos Is
In full control there.
The Scandinavian countries and
Holland are making strenuous objec
tion to the American embargo,' as was
Inevitable, but It Isn't likely to do
them any good. Our government has
the facts and figures that Justify Its
course and those neutrals probably
must cease to send supplies to Ger
many. The report of the British admiralty
on submarine activities showed little
change from that of the previous
week, but the people of England do
not seem satisfied with the way In
which the U-boat problem Is being
handled. They hope for different re
sults under Sir Eric Geddes, the new
first lord of the admiralty. Several big
liners arriving at American ports re
ported having been attacked by sub
marines, In some cases as much as a
(thousand miles from the Irish coast.
Several American naval officers of
high rank have been urging President
Wilson to direct the United States
navy to start a vigorous offensive
against Germany by attacking her sub
marine bases In every way possible.
They admit It would be a gamble as
to result, but believe the chance Is
worth taking.
General Pershing's expeditionary
force is now comfortably established
In Its Intensive training camp back
of the lines In France, and every man
Is working to the limit to get In shape
for the real conflict On Thursday
General Slbert Inspected the quarters
and the men, and seemed In the main
very well satisfied.
Suffragists are rejoicing over the
news from Washington. Sixteen of
their militant sisters were given CO
days in the workhouse for picketing
th,e White House grounds, but were
pardoned by President Wilson. Simul
taneously came the report that Mr.
Wilson Is seriously contemplating mak
ing woman suffrage an administration
war measure, which might mean that
the Anthony amendment would bf
forced through.
the superdreadnaughts and designated
as "force No. 2," while Vice Admiral
Grant will command the remainder of
the fleet under the designation of
"force No. 1."
it is understood that the reorgan
ization will not affect the division of
the fleet now In European waters un
der Vice Admiral Sims.
At the navy department Is was In
dicated that there is little probability
that either Admiral Coffman or Vice
Admiral Grant will be sent abroad In
the near future.
Washington. Reports of the first
selection boards to fill their quotas for
the selective draft army are eagerly
awaited by Washington officials be
cause they will give the first definite
information bb to the probable per
centage of rejections to be expected
among the 10,000,000 registrants for
physical reasons or for dependents.
All available statistics Indicate a
probable rejection of one In every four
for physical disability. In particular
localities this will vary greatly, but
the average for the. whole country ic
expected to be between 23 and SO per
cent. There is no available data u
to dependents, however, or as to how
many must be excused unir In
dustrial exemptions. .
It appears probable that peculiar
results will be brought out in some
districts. If the reasoning of some
officials is correct, the lowest rejection
and exemption rates will be disclosed
in well-to-do communities, such as the
suburbs of large cities, where men of
comfortable incomes make their
homes. Sons of such men, it Is sug
gested, have had better food, better
care and better surroundings than the
factory hands of nearby towns and
they Bhould be in better physical con
dition. As a class such young men could
hardly be regarded as indispensable,
officials say, In their civil, business or
Industrial capacities, and dependents
probably will not free as many of them
from service as of most other classes.
In factory towns, on the other hand,
the - rejection rate for physical dis
ability probably will be high. The fact
that the men are confined six days a
week at their machines undoubtedly
ivill have affected their physical con
dition. Virtually every married man
of those registered In those places Is
the sole support of his wife and chil
dren and such men cannot be taken.
Also If the Industry in which they are
engaged Is vital to the carrying on of
the war industrial exemptions will run
high. .
' Only reports from sclpctlon and dis
trict boards in typical communities,
however, can show exactly what is to
be expected. Roughly the War De
partment has estimated that two men
must be called for every soldier ac
cepted, but they realize that the re
turns may tell a far different story.
SIX SONS IN COUNTRY'S SERVICE.
J. H. McShane, Of Omaha, Praised In
Letter From President
Washington. In a letter to J. H.
McShane, of 1906 Chicago street,
Omaha, Neb., expressing admiration
f6r the action of McShane's six sons
in enlisting, President Wilson wrote:
"May I not turn away from the
duties of the day for a moment to ex
press my admiration for the action of
your six sons in enlisting in the serv
ice of the country? They are making
and through them you are making a
very noble contribution to the fine
story of patriotism and loyalty which
has always run through the pages of
American history."
RUSH GOT HIM IN TROUBLE.
National Guard Officer Ordered Draft
Men To Report For Duty.
St. Louis. "Bccause he sent notice
to drafted men ordering them to re
port for examination for Company G,
Fifth Regiment, Missouri National
Guard, First Lieut. Fred H. Coester
will be tried by court-martial," Adjutant-General
McCord announced. He
is charged with misconduct In exceed
ing his official authority. "I didn't
mean any harm," Coester said. "I Just
wanted to hurry up recruiting my company."
WOULD DEPORT ANARCHISTS.
Immigration Officials Will Make Effort
If Accused Are Freed.
New York. If Alexander Berkman
and Emma Goldman, the anarchists
now being brought here from Federal
prisons, are freed on their appeal from
conviction on the charge of conspiracy
to obstruct the Selective Draft law,
steps will be taken to deport them,
according to a statement by United
States Immigration Commissioner
Howe.
CHERRYDALE IS PATRIOTIC.
Sends 27 Persons To War From But
50 Families.
Washington. Cherrydale, Va., a
email town in Alexandria county four
miles from Washington, claims to be
the banner "patriotic community in
the country." Out of a small popula
tion it has given 25 men and 2 women
to the military service for the war
with Germany. There are not more
than 50 families in Cherrydale.
ALLIES LET UP ON GREECE.
Control Of Internal Situation Is
Formally Abandoned.
Washington. The Allied control of
Greece's internal situation has been
formally abandoned, according to an
Athens cable to the Greek Legation
here. While details are lacking, it Is
assumed this means complete with
drawal of the Allied rupervlsion of
such governmental activities as rail
roads, telegraphs and postofflce, and
restoration of the sovereignty of the
Greek Government
rw.u-orcaKina crop Hto.cted by Agricultural Departments News Item.
(Copyright.)
NEW WAR CREDIT
OF S5.000.0Q0.000
Provisions Must Be Made for
Second Army of 500,000.
McADOO TELLS THE SENATE
$500,000,000 More For Chips Navy
Department Also Calls For Addi
tional $100,000,000 War
Taxes To Be Increased.
Washington. Plans worked out In
Congress for raising war revenue were
overturned by announcement of forth
coming additional estimates for war
expenditures aggregating more than
$5,000,000,000, principally in anticipa
tion of assembling a second army, of
00,000 men under the selective draft.
Secretary McAdoo, at a special meet
ing of the Senate Finance Committee,
revealed that the War Department
alone is preparing estimates to cover
additional expenditures of nearly $5,
000,000,000 and asked the committee to
hold up tho .$1,670,000,000 War Tax
bill until the detailed estimates of all
departments are submitted.
The committee agreed to the request
and pigeonholed a report on the meas
ure which it had planned to submit
during the day.
Revenue Bill Must Be Revised.
The new estimates, including $500,
000,000 additional fot the Shipping
Board and $100,000,000 for the Navy
Department, are to be submitted to the
committee late this week. Then there
will begin another revision of the war
revenue measure, probably resulting In
an increase of the bill's gross tax levy
by from $350,000,000 to $1,500,000,000.
Further credits also may be authorized
in the form of bonds or indebtedness
certificates.
Besides the additional arms needed
for the American war program, Secre
tary McAdoo told the Senate commit
tee that the $3,000,000,000 authorized
for loans to the Allies probably would
lai-t only until October and that about
$2,000,000,000 for thein further assist
ance would be needed. Provision for
this, however, is not planned in con
nection with the pending revenue legis
lation. It probably will be considered
at the next session.
The Secretary made no recommenda
tion as to what part of the total should
be raised by tsxes and what part by
bond issues' or other credits. It was
reported, however, that the Treasury
Department would favor raising $1,
000,000,000 more than had been plan
ned in taxes, making the tax bill total
$2,670,000,000.
As to the tax sources to be tapped
to meet the new estimates, the com
mittee for the present is entirely at
sea.
Mr. McAdoo's announcement crime
entirely without warning and, more
than one committeeman expressed
himself as completely staggered by the
size of the forthcoming estimate. The
first disposition was to turn to new
taxes on war excess profits and In
comes. "There are many great sources of
revenue open for a great and rich peo
ple like ours," said Chairman Sim
mons, but he would not predict what
the committee would do. A meeting
will be held immediately after the new
estimates are submitted.
At today's meeting a resolution was
adopted calling for submission of new
estimates by all departments, so that
the whole war expenditure program
may be considered in connection with
the pending war tax legislation.
The $5,000,000,000 army Increases,
Secretary McAdoo informed the com
mittee, are largely to provide for the
second. draft army of 500,000 men to
be called while the first 600,000 are
under training. The $5,000,000,000
would provide for expenditures until
July 1, 1918.
During the debate on the Rivers and
Harbors bill Senator Smoot presented
statistics to show that appropriations
of the war session already aggregate
$9,226,000,000, so that the new esti
mates would raise the total for the
first year of the war well above $14,-
000,000,000.
DUTCH MISSION COMING.
WILSON CUTS SHIP TANGLE
Rear-Admiral Washington L. Capps To
Take Charge Of Building
Program.
Washington. President Wilson
brought the Shipping Board row to an
abrupt termination by eliminating the
two principals William Denman,
chuirman of the board, and Major-General
George W. Goethals, manager of
the board's emergency fleet corpora
tion, in charge of construction.
The resignation of General Goethals,
tendered' some days ago, was accepted,
and Mr. Denman was asked by the
President to follow suit that the Gov
ernment's building program might go
forward without embarrassment
Edward N. Hurley, of Chicago, for
mer chairman of the Feedral Trade
Commission, was named by the Presi
dent to succeed Mr. Denman, as chair
man of the board, and Balnbrldge
Colby, of New York, was appointed
BUv cesser to Capt. John B. White, of
Kansas City, another board, member
whose resignation, offered to the Presi
dent a month ago, also was accepted.
Rear-Admiral Washington L. Capps,
chief constructor of the navy, will suc
ceed General GoethalB as manager of
the Fleet Corporation, taking lmm&
dlate charge of the building program.
AIRPLANE BILL SIGNED.
Provides For 20,000 Machines and
Army Of 110,000 Filers.
Washington. The $640,000,000 Air
plane bill became a law Tuesday with
President Wilson's signature.
This immense appropriation Is only
the beginning of preparations for 'the
campaign Intended to overwhelm Ger
many from the air. More than 20,000
planes are to be built as a first Incre
ment and there will be many thousands
of aviators. The first task will be the
instruction of the vast army of Ameri
can fliers.
Germany, realizing the danger of the
air campaign, already is feverishly
building airplanes to fight the fleets
coming to overwhelm her. The ele
ment of speed, therefore, is foremost
in building the American fleet. This
feature was emphasized today in a
statement by Howard E. Coffin, chair
man of the Aircraft Production Board
of the Council of National Defense.
ARMY UNITS TO BE SMALLER.
Organization On Basis Of 16,000 Men
Planned.
Washington. Secretary Baker 'con
firmed that in pursuance of sugges
tions growing out of the conferences
of American Army officers with Gen
erals Joflre and Bridges, tactical units
of the National Army will be organized
on a basis of about 16,000 men In each
in place of 24.000.
Generals Joffre and Bridges explain
ed that the smaller and more mobile
divisions used in European armies had
proved highly satisfactory. Co-operation
of the American Army with those
now fighting in Europe would be sim
plified, they declared, if the divisions
were reduced.
Only miner changes In the lesser
units will be made, their personnel of
rank' remaining virtually the same.
WILL TELL U. S. AIM8.
Many Speakers In New York To Coun
teract Enemy Propaganda.
New York. America's purposes in
the war are to be outlined In speeches
In every part of the city by a number
of prominent men appointed by the
mayor's committee on speakers and
war Instruction. Those selected are
able speakers and their object will be
to counteract the arguments of those
who might make an attempt to dis
credit the motives of the Government.
MARRYING PARSON JAILED.
Police Allege Ceremony Meant Noth
ing To Him Personally.
Charleston, W. Va. The Rev. Henry
Hfll.Jtnown as "the marrying parson,"
with a record of 3,047 marriages in this
city to his credit, is a prisoner, charged
with living with Maggie Adklns, to
whom he was not married. The wom
an issued a signed statement to the
police saying she and Hill have been
living together for some time.
40 CHIPPEWA INDIANS ENLIST.
To Look After Netherlands' Interests
In Connection With Exports.
Amsterdam. The Minister of Agri
culture and Commerce has appointed
a commission of three to proceed to
America to represent Dutch interests
in connection wiih American exports.
The members are: Engineer Vaneel
be; Ho'nvenvanoodt, ex-vice-president
of the East Indian Council, and Van
Vollenboven, director of the Nether
lands Bank.
Will Form Company Of the Sixth Wis
consin Regiment.
Hayward, Wis. Forty Chippewa In
dians from the Lac Courte Oreilles In
dian reservation have enlisted In a
company that will be taken into the
Sixth Wisconsin Regiment. Charles
Isham, an Indian, took his two Bons
to the recruiting office and when one
failed to pass the examination the
father offered to go and was accepted.
Another Indian had his three boys en-
harm In .. 11 " tit.
tho situation in ih .... . '"M
Europe. The United State, , '
war and will go through witbn ?
any hope of a short strue
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offensive of July 1 was utart.d H
ment heard here was that It r. ,
ably the dying kick of iheoldn,!
ly Hkeptlcal that it rouluVvial.
. For the United Slates t!,. p
collapse niay have lin Ininimia't,.
direct bearing. It will, if '
general staff presei; it sdvao'it?
lease additional German forcN .
uuiDiri uy nie nc-Hinrn front, Kk,
American troops are to be rgpp.
The Gorman line in tiie ctki
been seriously Impaired at iq
officers here believe. Tliey M H
claim to know specifically the sitst
all along the bRttle front, but tier
uname to see that the BrrMic
rrencn have wrested from the 6,
mans any key position of j
portance that it can be u.ed teiM
to hurl the enemy lark ton.'jj
Rhine.
Chance Lies In Belgium.
It has been noted In fact thu V
one strategic advuntace riM t
recent fighting was ?aind bytkCe
mans. Many officers here bt-iimfc
When a small fector of the Br.ui
line In Belgium was overwhelm a1
its defenders nearly all cafiiwit
killed, the Germans Improved i
situation on their weakest frot! u
terially. That view is baf ed m tp
Ion that the only lioe of dtc.Mi.
tainments for the Allien in tie !
lies in rolling up Hie Genual 3:!
flank where it reaches thefejiifr
gium
If that could be done, It li ;rrw
that the U-boat base." could be tut;
ed out and the only offensive m
ment of the Germans be fhcivt.
entirely or so serioui-ly Impaired u
make it ineffective.
Cost Would Be Heavy.
The big Question Is whither lit
be done. It would require ttW
army and navy operation on twV
of the Belgian coast held bytw
mans, for -It would be necw.'ii!'
force landing behir.d their lin b
force the whole right flank biclbt
the sea as a result.
The price of a victory ot UAW
against the U-boats and Germuib"
batteries probably would be itj4
and there Is nothing to Indian
the effort is being seriou?ly con.'
at the present. It cannot be y&M
ed, however, that many nnf
both In Great Britain nd the tW
States, favor some such dejp
tempt to bring the struggle to
rlnnlnn
ReDorts received from Frut.l
clal and unofficial, so far u
give no cheering picture of Mj
be done. There appears tobnK"
that the Allied line can ttoiV
any force Germany can brin
it Even the Russian duum n
not affect that situation. Button
the necessary strength fori"
ful offensive will take Hot
. ..in ' furllitiei
Bra lllinJiHaiiui, .
United States Is to furnish rt'"
surplus of men, airplane'- ve
and food.
t..M.. r.rnw In Gravity-
The transportation problww
the United Slates, both on W
sea, are constantly incrMMf
It seema to be certain now IM
, h&veW1"
In France to give me
up
, 1 . 1 a .. r tvnr
line ine uuw u,
men that it must nave
an attack.
RESCUERS GIVE LIVE-
... B "l
Fifteen volunteer.
Ml.. Dill"'
Missing in I""- - j
Sydney. C. tt-jfl
...... toom. rnntinued W . J
for victims or me ,
New Waterford, mine
. i.nn 0M
cnecKing me usi 01
now totals 62. Among tt
15 members of a voiu-
party.
WOMAN DANCER A "V'
...iwf
Japanese Matahirl Sentenced
raris. ine u-- tf i?
en kntOTn nn the tw . u
Japanese dancer MatahiO, J
found guilty of efi""',".:de,ti.
martial and sentenced ti
dancer was formerly u i
officer in tne jjuh.
been divorced.
' cbl OF 14 KILLS WOltf
Slayer Used Pocket Knifed" j
r8 Over Hush J
Logan, W. Va.-J"' p
cause of the fatal .t. "J
Martha Sloane. 21 yea'
Blddte Hager, 14 ytui '
near here. MIbs
charged with murder. 1 g
to have been in love
VniBhund. The tWO "'., 0
Hager stabbed Mrs. B-B
pocket knife.