Cheraw chronicle. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, May 31, 1917, Image 2
RUSSIA FAGIN6
ECONOMIC RUIN
INDU8TRIAL CRI8I8 18 80 ACUTE
THAT ONLY MIRACLE CAN
8AVE COUNTRY.
MAY BRING WAR TO A CLOSE
in..) o- ?
ww?..?nw? vi ?*vi nmvn o? cnurmuui IX
8eems Impossible to Keep Industrial
Wheels Turning.?Minister of Finance
Speaka.
Petrograd, via London.?The Industrail
crisis in Russia is so acute that,
according to a recent utterance ot the
Minister ot Finance. M. Shingaroff,
only a miracle can save the country
from economic ruin. The demands ot
the workmen were so enormous, he
declared, that it seemed impossible to
keep the industrial wheels going tor
any great length ot time.
The Socialist ministers at a recent
ministerial oouncil said that the only
possibility they saw ot settling the
difficulty was to bring the war to a
close.
Neither the coalition Cabinet nor
the newly appointed Commission to
regulate the difficulties between capital
and labor has yet found a way to
settle the industrial crisiB. The Com
mission is composed of the Minister
of Finance, trade and industry and
labor, but since there is a wide divergence
of views between the Minister
of Finance and the new Socialistic
Minister of Labor, it seems probable
that this Commission will be confronted
with the same difficulties that attended
previous efforts at reconciliation.
An investigation of the factory conditions
in Petrograd leads to the
alarming, but inevitable, conclusion
that unless the Government soon finds
a means of adjusting the present difficulties,
most of the Industrial enterprises
working for National defense
will be compelled to close within a few
months. An investigation shows that
virtually the same difficulties prevail
in all the big factories in Petrograd
and apparently authenticated reports
from the Moscow, Donets and Ural districts
Indicate general disorganization.
In many of the factories, the demands
by the wworkmen for increased wages
are actually greater than the entire
profits of the factories under the best
conditions of production.
HOUSE PASSE8 FIRST OF
FOOD CONTROL BILL3.
Provides For Survey of Food Supply,
Appropriates $14,770,000.
Washington.?The Administration's
food survey bill, first of the food com
trol measures, was passed by the
House wlttiout'a radord vote, j It apinvestigation
of the country's food resources
and for measures to stimulate
oroductlon. A similar bill is under debate
in the Senate.
The Agriculture Department expects
to present a fairly accurate estimate
of food resources within three weeks
after the bill is signed by the President,
Secretary Houston said. As
soon as the measure becomes a law,
the Department will start its 17,000
employes and the 150,000 voluntary
crop reporters to work on the investigation.
The preliminary report to be
made within the three weeks will be
supplemented with monthly reports
and probably by a further complete
report within six rfionths if necessary.
Material gathered will be turned
over to Herbert C. Hoover, who was
named as head of the food administration,
as soon as the pending regulatory
food measures becomes law.
In the survey bill, passed virtually
as it came from the committee, Miss
Rankin, the woman representative
from Montana, inserted an amendment
which would rtfquire the Department
of Agriculture to use women in
the survey work whenever practicable.
An amendment by Representative
McKenzie of Illinois would make
all persons employed under the bill
liable to military service, and another
would permit citizens to refuse to go
more than 360 miles from their homes
or places of business to testify in a
food inquiry.
RAPID PROGRESS ON
REVISION OF REVENUE BILL.
Washington.?Making rapid progress
in revising the House war tax bill,
the Senate Finance Committee decided
to exempt from taxation many
articles, to substitute stamp taxes for
the manufacturers' gross sales plan of
the House, and to consider new taxes
upon second-cla&s mail matter. The
latter were advocated by Senator
Hardwlck and Postoffice Department
heads, and would be based upon the
advertising space In publications.
It was agreed that there should be
no direct taxation on Jewelry, motion
picture film, chewing gum and pianos
and self-played musical instruments.
For the House gross manufacturers'
sales tax of Ave per cent, the commit
tee determined to ubstitute s'amp
taxes on mechanical musical ina'ru
mentB, including talking machine records,
athletic goods, perfumes, cos
metics and patent medicines. For the
House five per cent tax on yachts and
other pleasure boats, a new tax based
upon tonnage or length was consider
A new tax upon confectionary was proproposed
by Senator Williams.
HOMESICK NEGROES
WANT TO COME HOME
Washington.?With dreams of wealth
unrealized and faith in promoters de
stroyed, homesick American negroes
have petitioned the acting Governor ol
Gold Coast Colony in Africa to send
them back to Texas, which thoy left in
1914 under the sway of the arguments
of "Chief Sam," who pictured lives ot
ease. The negroes turned over tc
'"Sam" varying sums of money upor
flattering promises.
H
E
REMEMBER FACTS"
AROUTJRAFT AC1
REGISTRATION 18 REQUIRED Ol
ALL BETWEEN THE SPECIFIED
AGES.
INDIVIDUAL IS RESPONSIBU
Each Man la Held Under Penalty Fo
Putting Hie Name on Rolls-?Rule
of the Reglatration and Other Infoi
mation Every Man 8hould Know.
Regulations for registration Jun
6 under the selective draft act to
the national army have been deliver e<
to every county and city In the Unit
ed States. All male persons betwee
the ages of 21 and 30, both inclusive
will be required to register betweei
7 a. m., and 9 p. m., June 5. Failur
is punishable by a year's lmprlsoc
ment, without the alternative of a flue
Here, in brief, are the points whic]
the secretary of war and the presl
dent wish to have clearly fixed in th
minds of the people.
All men are required to reglsterWho
are 21 years old.
Whose 21st birthday comes befor<
June 5.
Whose 21st birthday comes on Jun<
5; excepting
Men now 31 years old.
Men whose 31st birthday comes be
fore June 5.
A man who will become 31 year
old on June 6.
Men in the regular army or navy o
the United States, the marine corps
and the officers' reserve corps.
Members of the National Guard an<
naval militia actually In the servic<
of the United States on June 5.
Men in the enlisted reserve corpi
actively in the service of the Unite<
States on June 5Sickness,
physical disability of an:
kind or absence from home does no
excuse failure to register. Natlona
guardsmen not mustered into the ser
vice before June 5 must register.
A year's imprisonment is the penal
ty for making false statements
whether about oneself or some othei
person. Where the person reglsterlni
is subject to military law he will b<
courtmar tialed.
Failure to register is punishable b;
imprisonment, without the alternative
of a fine. Upon termination of prlsoi
sentence, the regulations prescribe lm
mediate registration.
The registration In each county oi
similar subdivision in any state and it
cities of 30,000 population or ovei
shall be made In the customary vot
lng precincts thereof in the placet
and in the manner ordinarily employ
ed in the registration of voters so fai
as the same is not inconsistent with
jSg^M^^^hee^rufes and jgegula
When a county has a city of 30,00(
population or over, the oounty regis
tration board shall have jurisdiction o
the county, exclusive of the city, wltl
a city board directing registratior
within the city limits. Wardens a
penitentiaries and other penal instltu
tlons are charged with registration o
the inmates of such institutions
Places customarily used for votini
purposes in each precinct shall b<
used. Hours for registration an
from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Though very positive in terms, thi
regulations to effect registration foi
the selective draft June 5, are reason
able in their provisions, relative to ab
senteee. The place of registration ii
the domiciliary precinct, but adequati
provision is made for enforced ab
sence. The burden rests on each in
dividual between 21 and 30 years, in
elusive, to see that registration certi
flcates are entered at his domiciliate
precinct on registration day. Absen
tees may procure registration blank:
from the office of the county clerk o
every county or the city clerk o
cites of 30,000 population or more.
"Upon application by you, you
card will be made out by the clerk
turned over to you and by you it mus
be mailed in time to reach your doml
ciliary precinct by the day set for reg
istration."
Eligibles, whose permanent home
are in cities of 30,000 or more, ma;
direct the registration card in car
of the mayor. A self addressed env?
lope should be inclosed with the regit
tration card for the return of the reg
Istration certificate. Failure to ge
this certificate may cause serious err
barrassment.
Persons in training camps, school
or colleges or other Institutions ma
register under the above provision
for absentees. "However, for thei
convenience, the county clerk o
clerks of cities of 30,000 or more ar
authorized to deputize a competen
persons to certify to the registratlo:
cards of non-residents in such institi
tions and to furnish a sufficient sui
ply of cards to do so. It must b
borne in mind that such registratlo
must be made in sufficient length c
time before the date set by the pres
dent for registration to enable sue
student to mall the card. The burde
of registration in his own doralci
iary precinct is on every man; an
persons must see to it at their per
that their registration cards are in th
hands of the registrar of their dom
cilary precinct at the time prescribe
in the president's proclamation."
Persons who, on account ot sicl
ness, are unauie 10 present. tnemseivc
for registration on the day set by th
president, will cause some competer
person to apply to the county or cit
clerk for a copy of the card and f?
authority to fill It out. If satisflc
that the case is bone Aide, the cler
will deputize the person applying ft
the card to make out the card. Tli
card will then he mailed by the sic
person or delivered by his agent I
the registrar of the sick person's pr
cin-ct. The sick person will lnclos
a self addressed envelope for a regl
tratlon certificate
Form 1 REGISTRATIC
1 Nam* in full- :
(Given name)
Horn*
2 addreea ,
(No.) (Street)
3 Data of birth
F (Month)
Are you (1) a natural-born citizen, (2) i
4.
have you declared your Intention (ape
Where were you
5 born? .
E* (Town)
If not a cltlxen, of what country are yoi
r 7 What la your preaent
trade, occupation, or office?
a
> 8 By whom employed?
Where employed?
a Have you a father, mother, wife, child ?j
r ?
j eolely dependent on you for aupport (ep?
a 10
Married or elngle (which)?
a 11 What military aervlce have you had? F
8
l* years ; Nation or 8t
).
1
I- 12 Do you claim exemption
W I y. UL1..U.J I
' firm that I have verified abw
B V*
?<Js ?>\>\
0 \ *\*\ (Slg
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RULES FOR F
B
f Questions will be asked tor you to se
'? aiibwer in tlio order in which they ai?- of
pear below. The questions arc sa
* set out below with detailed infor- Ui
8 matlon to help you answer them. or
All answers will be written on the qn
3 Registration Card In Ink by the Regis- ed
* trar, who should be careful to spell wl
all names correctly and to write g.
r legibly.
^ 1. Name In full. Age In years,
* This means all your names spelled
* out in full.
State your age to-day in years onlv.
" Disregard additional months or days.
* Be prepared to say "19," or "25," not jf
r "19 yrs. 3 mons.," or the like. m<
! 2. Home address. ba
This means the place where you ml
r have your permanent home, not the of
Dlace where vou work. Be Drenared to
to give the address In this way: "232 les
M&ln Street, Chicago, Cook County, so
Illinois;" that is, give number and be
r name of street first, then town, then -jq
county and state.
3. Date of birth.
r
Write your birthday (month, day, on
, and year) on a piece of paper before ^
. going to the Registrar, and give the tlc
r paper to him the first thing. Example: wj
- 1If \io^do no|^r^^?ber the year 11,
sta^To answe^i^^^^^imnrsom?
> one asked you your birthday, as
. "August 5th." Then say "on my birthf
day this year I will be (or was)
x years old." The Registrar will then
i fill in the year of birth. n
Qfi
f 4. Are you (1) a natural-born citizen; ]0i
- (2) a naturalized citizen; (3) an alien; ce
f (4) or have you declared your inten- Va
tion to become a citizen (specify yo
1 which)? w<
s (1) If you were born in the United I01
2 States, including Alaska and Hawaii, Uc
you are a natural-born citizen, no
3 matter what may have been the citizr
enship or nationality of your parents. I
* If you were born in Porto Rico, you 8tJ
" are a citizen of the United States, i lb
6 unless you were born of alien parent3
age. If you were born abroad, you v'(
" are still a citizen of the United States
" if your father was a citizen of the 8t'
United States at the time you were 8tj
* born, unless you have expatriated. St
V 5. Where were you born? Ui
l* First name the town, then the state, 12
? then the country, as "Columbus,
Ohio:" "Vienna. Austria:" Paris.
f Prance;" "Sofia, Bulgaria." dr
r 6. If not a citizen, of what country ar
are you a citizen or subject? th
^ This need be answered only by a
aliens and declarants. Remember it.
that a "declarant" is not yet a citizen a<
of the United States. If an alien or 80
8 declarant, state the name of your h*
y country, as "Prance," "Japan." fo
e "China," etc. th
y 7. What Is your present trade, occu- P?
. pation, or office? m
This does not ask what you once qi
it did, or what you have done most of the
l- time, nor what you are best fitted to fo
do. IT ASKS WHAT YOUR JOB 18
n RIGHT NOW. State briefly, as c*
y "Parmer," "Miner," "Student," "La- j"?
g borer (on farm, in roiling mill, in autor
mobile, wagon, or other factory)" c'
r "Machinist in automobile factory," j11
e etc. If you hold an office under state
t or federal government, name the office
n you hold. If you are In one of the '
j. following offices or employments, use H
. one of the names hereafter mention- 8
e ed: U
n "Customhouse clerk," "employed In fl(
f the transmission of the malls," or
1- "employe<l In an armory, arsenal, or
h navy yard." "mariner, actually employ- ^
n fid In the sea service of citizen or cJ
1- merchant within the United States." 8t
d 8. By whom employed. Where em- m
11 ployed? e3
9 If you are working for an individu- gi
al, firm, corporation, or association, dl
d state its name. If In business, trade, cl
profession, or employment for your- st
t
!S Official advice has been received
^ that members of any duly organized a:
v and recognized force, military or nav- is
>r al, subject under the laws of the Unl- d(
d ted States to be called, ordered or aj
"k drafted In the military or naval ser- hi
>*" vice, will not be required to register s<
June 6. By previous regulations mem- tl
* bers of the National Guard, coast ar- b
to tlllery or other Independent units, p
?- which were not In actual service, h
' would have been required to register ci
? along with others, between the ages n
of 21 and 30, Inclusive. P
>N CARD | No
Age, In yrs
(Family name)
(City) (State)
(Day) (Tear)
i naturalized ~cltlzen~(3)an alien, (4) or
clfy which) ?_
(Stale) (Nation)
u a citizen or subjectT
inder 12, or lister or brother under 12,
sclfy which)?
Race (specify whlcli)?
tank ; branch
ate i
!
I
/ answers and that they are true.
I
mature or mark)
REGISTERING
If.
so state. If you are an officer
the state or federal government,
y whether your office is under the
lited States, the state, the county. '
a municipality. In answer to the
lestion as to where you are employ- i 1
, give the town, county, and state
iero you work.
Have you a father, mother, wife, j
child under 12, or a sister or ' |
brother under 12 solely dependent '!
upon you for support (specify 1
which) ?
Consider your answer throughtfullv. i |
It is true that there is another |
3Uth than your own which you alono > ,
ve a duty to feed, do not let your j,
llitary ardor interfere with the wish i
the Nation to reduce war's misery i ,
a minimum. On the other hand, un- i (
is the person you have in mind is : |
lely dependent on you, do not hide j (
hind petticoats or children.
Married or single (which)? Race j
(specify which)?
This does not ask whether you were i ]
ce married, but whether you are (
irried now. In answer to the ques ,
n as to yourj race, state briefly t
lether "Caucasian," "Mongolian,' ,
regno," "Malayan," or "Indian." ]
. have you ]
^ui^^^RiIn^^^^ff?nch7Years7 "
Nation or State?
No matter what country you served,
u must give complete information.
answering these questions, first
me your rank, using one of the fol- |
wing words: "Commissioned offi- j
r," "Noncommissioned officer," "Pri- I
te." Next, state branch in which 1
u served in one of the following
>rds: "Infantry," "Calvary," "Arjil*y."
"Medical," "Signal," "Avia- ,
?n," "Supply," "Marine." "Navy." '
jxt. state the number of years' ser- |
ce. not counting time spent in the
?serve. Finally, name the Nation or i '
ite you served. If you served under
e United States or one of the states
the United States, name your ser- i
ce in one of the following terms: !
rational Guard (of such and such a
ELte)," "Militia (of such and such a
ate)," "Volunteers of United
ates," or "Regular Army (Navy) of j
nited States."
. Do you claim exemption from
draft? Specify grounds.
Because you claim exemption from 1
aft, it by no means follows that you
e exempt. For the information of
e War Department you should make
claim now if you intend to prosecute
Some persons will be exempted on '
:count of their occupations or offices, '
me on account of the fact that they |
ive relatives dependent upon them j
r support Your answer touching j
ese things will be important in sup>rting
the claim you now intend to
ake in your answer to the present ;
lestions. Be sure, therefore, that
e grounds you now state are in conrmity
with your answers to quesans
7 and 8. In stating grounds you 1
aim as exempting you, use one of ,
ie following terms: If you claim to '
? an executive, legislative, or Judi- !
al officer of the state or nation,
ime your office and say whether it '
an office of the state or nation. If
>u claim to be a member of a relig-!
us sect whose creed forbids its mem- ]
irs to participate in war in any form. I
mply name the sect. If you are em-!
oye<l in the transmission of the
nited States mails or as an artl- |
er or workman in an armory, arse- J
il. or navy yard of the United States,
if you are a mariner employed in j
ie sea service of any citizen or mer- |
lant within the United States, so
ate. If you are a felon or otherwise j
orally deficient and desire to claim
lemption on that ground, state your {
round briefly. If you claim physical |
Isabilitv. Rtnto tliot hrlnflu If ?nn i
. J ? ,
aim exemption on any other ground,
ate your ground briefly.
The necessity of Bervice applies Just
i strongly to registrars. Some regtrars
appointed have indicated their
asire not to serve. But having been
^pointed, according to the law, they
ave no other alternative. "All perms
designated or appointed," reads
le law, "under regulations prescribed
jr the President, whether such apointments
are made by the President
Imaelf of the Governor or other offisr
execution of this act are hereby
squired to perform such duty as the
resident shall order or direct."
OVER ISO KILLED IN 0
DISASTROUS STORM E
SEVERAL SECTIONS OF COUNTRY X
SUI FER DAMAGE TO CROP8
AND PROPERTY.
OVER THOUSAND ARE INJURED Ni
Ef
Property Damage Amount* to Million*
in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky
and Tennessee Caused By
Winds Frightful Play.
Chicago.?More than one hundred al<
and fifty were killed, a thousand or ?a
more injured, and millions of dollars' wj
worth of property destroyed by torna- Qf
does which swept through Kansas on vi|
Friday, Illinois and Indiana on Satur- co
day. and parts of Tennessee, Arkansas,
Kentucky and southern Illinois Sun- I an
day. Reports indicate that a large j Rjf
amount of farm implements, needed ' HO
to produce the bumper crop desired j gt
this year, was ruined, although the !
spasmodic wind struck only here and j an
there in its frightful play through the j ^
rural regions. Crop damage is said i an
to be not heavv in trains
The heaviest toll of life was taken ! m(
at Mattoon, 111., a city of 10,000 pop- j
illation in the broom corn country of | ag
Central Illionis, where 64 are known j t0
to be dead and 500 injured, with a pa
property loss of $2,000,000. j th<
Charleston, 111., ten miles east of tin
Mattoon, was also partly wrecked Sat- 1 be
nrday evening with a loss of 38 lives frj
and 150 injured. The property loss I
there is a million dollars. ! ha
The next most serious loss was at ( frc
Andale, Kan., where 26 were killed [ im
and a score injured on Friday. Dub- | coi
lln, Ky? suffered 3 dead and 17 in- aft
lured. . vie
South Dyersburg, Tenn., was report- | frc
I'd to have lost 2 killed and 15 injured ( im
in a tornado that swept Dyer County i
Sunday. Near IJlytheville, Ark.. 9 per- j 1
sons were reported killed and 12 hurt. , of
Reports from Indiana show at least | ma
seven persons killed at Hebron, ! '
Kouts and other places and the death j inj
list may reach twenty. More than j ma
two hundred were Injured 4n the In- j wt
liana territory swept by the storm. me
Smaller towns in Illinois lost a dozsn
dead on Saturday with two score im
Injured, while in the southern point of j
Illinois windstorms Sunday killed a i
naif dozen and Injured a score. 1 Ca
Summary of tornado dead and inlured
: 1
Dead. Injured ne
Mattoon, 111 54 500 coi
Charleston, 111 39 150 alt
Andale. Kan 26 60 of
Dther 111. towns 18 65 PU
Arkansas 9 12 "it
Int iana 7 200 a
Keritucg^^^^317 th<
Totals 157 1,019
Property damage, $5,000,000. ^
sal
_ _ _ _ _ . l/> n
%EVENTY-SIX KILLED BY "?
GERMAN AIRPLANE RAID.
Ur
Most of Victims Women and Children
at Foodstuff Sale. w*'
A town of the southeast coast of v'4
England, via London.?Women and
children who had stood for hours In a j
long line in the busiest street here on
waiting to purchase potatoes were the j a(*
principal victims of the German air- | pe
plane raid. The women and children ' bu
had little warning of the raid and at
were easy victims of the air vultures to
who dropped their deadly bombs In ! aTj
iiscriminately.
The raid, which claimed the lives ! Ufl
of 76 persons and caused injury to
175 others, proved more deadly than ' '
any raid made on England since the to(
beginning of the war.
m<
GUARD SHOT IN ca;
EXCHANGE OF BULLETS.
| coi
Norfolk. Va.?Frederick Rooch. a ***<
guard at the Virginia Beach wireless 1
station, was shot and slightly wound- < ^
cd in an exchange of bullets with two J ^
men, who were apparently attacking
the net around the station. The men ^
pscaped. J ITr
BRAZILIAN CONGRESS ASKED !
TO ABANDOON NEUTRALITY.!
i m<
Rio de Janeiro.?The committee on ' ^
foreiRn relations is the Brazllan Con- j .
press drafted a measure recommend- .
inR the cancellation of the decree of
April 25, 1917, which declared the ' (j
neutrality of Brazil in the war between I ,
Germany and the United States. Pres- j ttr
ident Braz, under the bill, would be 1 W(
authorized to take necessary steps for wj
the carryinp out of this law and to put lg
Into practice the acts which result nj(
from the cessation of neutrality.
ISSUE REGULATIONS FOR ,al
GUIDANCE OF THE PRESS. *?
he
WoshinRton.?Regulations for the flr
guidance of the American press in to
carryinR out the voluntary censorship w<
the newspapers have imposed upon
themselves since the United States ,i0
nntnrert the war. were issued by the <?h
Commit too on Public Information he
Virtually nil of the matter specified fir
by the committee as dangerous and th
liable to be of value to the enemy is th
of the character which most of the of
newspapers have eliminated. th
OVER 100 LIVES LOST WHEN Gl
SPANISH STEAMER SINKS
London. ? Forty-eight passengers
and eighty-five members of the crew Ai
o fthe Spanish steamer C. do Elzag ib
ulrre are reported to have perished a* an
a result of the sinking of the steamer th
A dispatch received by Reuter's Tele ed
gram Company, the date of origina ol in
which has not been miule public, re be
ports the loss of the C. de Eizaguirre th
Th? dispatch says that according t< th
th? second officer, th? steamer sanl th
In minutes. ?e
iRITISH MISSION
NDS CONFERENCES 1
>NCLUDE THEIR WORK HERE
AND CRO88 OVER INTO
CANADA.
KTIONS ON CLOSER BASIS
flcient Co-operation Made Posaible
By Their Visit. ? Understandings
Reached In Traae Matters.?-Joint
Buying Committee. J
Washington.?The British War Mis>n
left America and crossed into
inada after six weeks of conferences
itch have reached into every phase
American life and are expected ?
tally to affact the future of this J
untry, If not of the world.
Uncertainty has been removed and
efficient co-operation made pos>le
by an exact definition of the reurces
and needs of the United 0
ates and Great Britain. This count
knows the Allies' needs in detail
d in the order of their importance,
e Allies know America's resources ?
d the degree of their availability. j
There have been no formal agree- .
;nts or binding treaties.
Much that has been tentatively e'
reod upon cannot finally be put in- ^
effect until legislation has boen ts
ssed by Congress. As a result of d
? Mission's visit. Great Britain and n
3 United States undoubtedly have
en placed on a closer basis of
endship than ever before.
The immediate diplomatic results K
s been to lentligen the British view
>m a near-sighted absorption in the
mediate war needs to a broader
nsideration of world reconstruction
.erwards. Similarly the American
iwpolnt has been foreshortened
im absorption in the future to the
mediate pressing emergency.
League of Nations.
President Wilson's plan for a league
Nations has beben discussed inforilly,
but not conclusively.
The most far-reaching understandfs
arrived at have been in trade
Ltters. In general, the United States
II give the Allies preferential treat- c
snt in commerce. y
MENSITY OF NATION'S
TASK IS OUTLINED
blnet Members Address Meeting of
Editors.
Washington.?Members of the cabit
and others actively engaged In the
lduct of the war outlined the war n
ns end needs to a meeting of editors c
the country's technical and trade
blicatlons. All emphasized the magude
of the task facing the nation,
d urged the publishers to suptoort
i government in the change fnom
rne roou situation was presented by <
irbert C. Hoover, who will be named *
>d administrator. The country, he
Id, faces a war that probably will *
it from two to five years, and only a
the most careful measures can the
ilted States give the Allies enough
Hlstuffs to keep them in the wr
th the Constance demanded to bring
*ory.
rhe Allies' grain needs this year.
Hover said, will amount to about
e billion bushels. America and Cana.
with good crops, can furnish 60
r cent of this without deprivation,
t the Allies must have, he declared,
least eighty per cent of their needs
keep their efficiency at the highest
erage.
'That means some deprivation for
said Mr. Hover, "but we must
their needs."
Food prices in the United States are i
> high, and if they continue at the '
seent level, he said, wage re-adjustin
ts must come or the working man
nnot live.
Secretary Baker declared the outme
of this war would show whether
9 world really is progressing.
Every resource of the Allies, Mr.
ker said, was near exhaustion when |
e United States entered the war.
lere is no way to establish permant
peace, he declared, except thru
erclse of the superior power of the
ilted States.
Secretary Daniels asked the editors
"get it into the heart of business ^
m that it is a crime to make more
t of the war than a normal profit."
le press, he said, is responsible for
ting the people know everything
out the government, and the spirit 1
d criticism are the very life of a ;
mocracy."
The purpose of the expert limitamfi
and tredinsr with the enemy hilts ;
i
>re explained by Secretary Itedfield. i
10 said the measures were necessary ,
a protection for the country's com- |
?rce and resources. j \
The government's attitude towards |
bor was discussed by Secretary Wil- j
n. No changes in wage standards,
i aav.l, would be attempted without I
st giving the government a chance '
mediate between employers and i
>rkers.
What the Genoral Munition Board is i
>ing was told by Frank Scott, its
airman. In the battle of Gettysburg, I
said, the Union Army in three days
ed only 32,000 shells, while today
e samo number of guns would fire |
o same numberof guns would fire
the administration "is the comment
at number of shells in tnree minutes.
ERMANS KNEW ABOUT I
ft a11 inc. nr ncQToovco# I
Washington.?Four days before the
nerloan destroyer flotilla arrived
wad Berlin knew It was on the way
id to what port it was going, and
e day before the little vessels steaminto
Queenstown German subm&res
had strewn mines about the harir
entrance. The Information, reveals
at German splea i.ot only 9till are at
elr work In this country, but that
ey have a swift and sure means of
>mmunlcating America's war secrets.
T. E. /
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