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BIT III THE M “STJSSU the 1*11 usma WILSON SAYS WAR MEANS GRIM Vn>«>m»n Scnwif AttArk*(1lqlU« GERMANS CONCENTRATE ARMY BUSINESS TO PEOPLE SPEAKS OF RED CROSS ON WESTERN FRONT Prcvirient fiajrs War W’ill Obliterate IHvinion Between the North and South and Will Wipe Out “Any JLineg Either of Race or Associa tion Cutting Athwart the Great Body of One Nation. ~ ^ of (lamblers—‘‘Some of Them of Immense Wealth.” Sensational charges that a lobby i of “food gamblers, some of them men of immense wealth,” already is a| work in Washington seeking to defeat the administration food con trol bills, were made Friday night in Ituatdan Crisis Makes Teutonic Ile- a formal statement by Assistant Sec retary Vrooman, of the Department NO FIGHTING ELSEWHERE of Agriculture. “Allies of the Kaiser—unpatriotic and disloyal, who should be made to feel the loathing and contempt of every patriotic American,” are some of the characterizations applied by Mr, Vrooman to ‘‘food speculators, serves Available for Use in France -—None Needed Anywhere Else— Italy Unable to Move Against Aus tria and Other Theatres are Strangely Silent. President Wilson said in a public ; coinerers and food gamblers. From the day of the declaration address -at Washington Saturday . ’ A® promises, will in »time be 0 f war E Ur0 pe down to^the pres- that the struggle against Germany I t0 by appropriate legislation. ent time Germany has had one al- “means grim business on every side oocretary \ioomans statement ra0 st overwhelming advantage—that of it,” bat that America had put its ... . , of a central position. Through this, heart ^nto the *task and would re- . ‘ j' er . n * ie " l3t °ry of the world Central Empires have been able spond as a united nation to the call . U8,ne83 men shown as much^ to concentrate their forces quickly to service. i patriotism and unselfishness as have and deliver an attack before a de- - Speaking at the dedication of a L n by t '‘ bp A '^ prip ®' fenalve concentration can be effect- Red Cross memorial for the women o VP Jwhelm ng maforUv o? .hem t0 meet the thru,,t - They haTe - of the War of Secesaion. the pres!- bave bePn as r .»dTto olJ?! tblTr moreover - been » ble t0 mobilize den, predicted .hat the present ^sTne^rgVn.mioL^nd^t^.r^p:'- ‘ h ^ ira r , T t2k W ' th ‘ r “ t ^ struggle not only would obiterate the nongi] B ervices and their wealth at 1 attack - last division between the North and disposal of the federal* govern- Previous to the first of June, South but would wipe out “any lines mem j n er i B i B aR voung men attacks of the Allies came either of race or association cutting l0 do t h t . ac tuul fithting • ingly — ai1 offensive here, which athwart th* great body of the na “However this attitude hat not dled down a #hort time; lhen * tlon “ been tiniverial There are food Uter, another eoraewhere “We look for no profit.” said he. speculator!, food cornerere and food tlier o WM no effort to< “We will accept no advantage out of gamblers, some of them men of Im- ward action on a definite this war. We go because we believe Dense wealth, and others of very a^®^al plan. Tbe cc*»uli wm tlusi the veyy piinciples on which the amall means, who are to-day taking the>»« at- Americ.:n republic waa founded are advantage of war conditions to ei- *• p<dMt bow at stake and must be tindl- ploit their fellow cltlsena to the full *** mmle dHlwite b> buii ImI aftilfi* rated * eitent of their ability. Theae men reGjforcemewta fn.m Mraiogtc 4 Former Pretideat Taft latrodacod a'l^s of the Kaiser and are do- Tim a^r^ull te Mr. Wileoa ea **«be aatloa'e leader ,n « 4»moti te defeat the pair!- I b . .. * .. ,n 4 h onm ot fm the greateel war la history, a war otic pwrpoeee of the aatloa l " rlr • aoee sarriicee we raa not reallaa “Wherever they are eeea la blah June of last year, however. flarrrtTT Halier fora^llf preeeated plaeee or la u e, they • ho u td be eon- nppareat that there was but the memorial : - * r « ’ the Bed '' - - - ed aad u «de te feel (he loath- 00# • h lo t < cu r%1 l# 0# “ r i'roaa eocioty aad the prwetdeat s ad- lac aad caatempt of every eeiMotk* MVCMtitiv Mb IBM wBB Wf Crwaa wae amde ta aM^tiBB i ^—T ^ iii m iaaersxv Bead mi tBo ■ertery, J T« ^ * ““ MISSION TO RISSU TO . PREVENT SEPARATE PEACE U. H. Army Oiief of Htaff Goee With Kllhu Ibskt and Others to Help Estaldlsh Infant Itepnbllc I • Official announcement Friday of the personnel of the American com mission to Russia marked a forward step in President Wilson’s effort to thwart Germany's Intrigues for a separate peace with the new democ racy and to hold the provisional gov ernment fast to tne cause of the world against Prussian autocracy. Headed by EHhu Root, with pow ers of a special ambassador, the per sonnel of the commission was chosen with special regard to conditions In Russia and the character of the new government. Besides Mr, Root, who represent* > with the entire m and i ■ nerves ea w*4t. I*. In the Heel analysis, avail*M* to throw Into th*» ftaMiag In France, should ncceaeity nriae. There are, of rouree. other thea tres to be considered, but they are subordinate In every sense of the word and/as matters stand, can not affect the general situation unless a victory obtained in them should be overwhelming and complete. Conspicuous among them is the Haloniki front. The Allied army here hna been one of the great mysteries of the war. Sources of information which are private but none the less reliable estimate the Allied army there at something over three-quar ters of a million men. It is well sup plied* though whether, if It become active, a regular flow of shell and food can be kept up for it is a ques tion.' The commercial fleets, both of the Atlantic and the Pacific, are used for this purpose, but the strain. In view of the eastern movement in Mesopotamia, would be great. No one seems to have been willing to assume the responsibility of stating why this great force has failed to move. In fact, since the fall of Mon- astir,, there has been almost com plete inaction. • , During the past week there have been indications that an attack is to be launched. Between I^ake Doiran and the Vardar an offensive has met with some local success. The point, or rather the front, selected for the attack, gives promise that It may de velop into something more consider able. In the first place. It was made along the only line where material lesults can he accomplished, the line of the Vardar. The particular section of the Var- man John R Mott, of New York dar under fire presents some Inter-1 general secretary international cons- estlng details The valley here U * mitee of Y. M l\ A ; Uyrua McCor wide The mountains on the west m irk. president of the International come almost to the waters edge, fall- , Harvester Company. Samuel R. Ilert to the water le»el in very atoep i fon. banker of New Y ork i j a nans heights On the other side, how | Punran. vice president American I ounr, toward Lake Hot raa. the valley Mderattoa of Idibar; Charles Id-Is odt. and. although there Is a htth nd*e la front of tba Hrtttah po» _ Bcott. chief of ••aft t n army. Hear Admiral James It Gteaaoa. U. d RUSSIAN NEWS BAD ■ » i ■ MINISTER Of WAR HAS QU1T- ^ GOVERNMENT MAY FALL ,. the element of statesmanship the distinction of having held many high offices in the United States, the commission comprises a Socialist, a labor leader, a banker, a manufac turer, a busness man. a man cele brated for his international activities in human welfare and ranking army and navy officers. The commission will be accompanied by a large suite and will depart from the r United States at an early date by a route which will not be published In ad vance. The State Department announced the personnel of the American com mission to Russia as follows: Khhu Root, of New York, chair man; Charles R. .Crane, of Illinois. Chicago manufacturer and boaineea a be bunding, a ' > • f ‘ •P# efrwctnre butH by the govern ment wnn dodtmtnd in (be wem*e of ibe North end Bookh • UIIOMl. ^... „ _ gist# and msakciMl inoiaineioo k m t *T mamiainoo. 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Men tbo ngrtinBoinl thm no i mo hm eMmr nm*nn ovory ■f •4 •< a bTaaTeata^tl in 4ny. M tbn ro- •hat Con RABICALS NOT FOR PEACE Guchoff, Ml Bister of War, Because of Interferetire Qnennf and Bulleooart Seemed Doomed— . . • 1 .. f , . i ■ . Facing Every Modern Terror Brit ish Drive Germane Oat of Half of Village. He the slepee am relatively nob* e—m nerd Hoaeril. of Yura a^ib^r and BorlnlM; Ma.or Guo Hw#* L. While military intereet contineea to center in the great battle on the French front where the Britiah are continuing slowly, but ateadily to press the Germans back, the politi cal situation hi Russia is demanding increasing attention and causing added concern among all the Allied nations. Under the continued harrmaeinf course ot the radical elements In Petrograd the provisional govern ment. which has held Russia to gether since the overthrow of the old regime, now shows signs of break ing up. The first gap in the government ranks was created Sunday when M. Guchkoff, the minister of war and marine, handed in bts resignation. Goaded by Interference wltb the army and navy to an eitent which he deriaree threatens “the defease, the liberty and even the ciiateoee of Rueuta' he felt It Impossible to ekare longer the revi«)n«ibii.ty *‘fof tbs grave me be lag eoaiatiti#.! esaiDat merkanl.a^ • HlmuUaeeoealy there comes from Petfogmd newt of a mem eecosmg- lag «be racier in a denial of a re perl that (be cooecfi < t vs • aai MB ea tended te lb* river er jLndmtaa*'- ef ebeet four far am bvfnl m Fvmm en tbe Tbe an ry bnt anytbmg mem tbnn am m pm •• br tne iv« twy am n« BMI, milsn Tbe remits nltaHid < bnve bnnB bmbvo In Inal. 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I rreen Frtnee Bopprmbi time fin re ef eenvun. impeeafbte c«wer after tbe mpMne nf ibetr in- TW over oaf ten of Haeb by Ibe' ^fWmfnal eeanter etteeba Field Her- Bnaaionn. ubwrb orvarvod seme p* f . •bei dUip enrty Bniardny Urea bio ape Is eoffirtm* leduetiM g|ljy* —»Bsf Ibfee vMa! pmnip IB ablcb way its a tad la Hening I *be Hoe ymtectiag I meal and In enrb Tbhs ffz.al ymmemoa poaoiMlltlee 00 * P 1 ®*** gained bta objective At Ibe greei tbln they migM prove mmln- J seat born end of tbo line was belle- aim. In spit# ef tbe wall ef mono pmtortieg Qemot Hem tains nbirh soporaise tbe Meeepe tbeosnnde bnve talteo In attarbs and vamua plain from CbavfsatleopHn' ^W^; atnrbs in tbe |e ■> German sabmertn# base at See- aa** 1 tbe lest few days bat report• > egpe and the navel str«»ngimld at 1 be fratemiimg nf Germsa and > tlbetmehavcn tfbv# been a»»su.tcd R^^tian soldiers, each under tbe red equipped and prepare s tbat lie before It. of from son and air. * apparently with ale upon wbicb It shall j notable succeae. Zeobrugge Is an sb- reater than tbe scale of 1 "olut*!? srtlfitisl harbor, ceiled into flag, la **Xo Men's Land I .get week, however, gave some ind!< it Ion of the renewal of the her duty that It d to perform >ver at- [•’*!»tence on the flat sandy coast of fighting. The ;»ointB of contact have ’ een a idely separated—along the >ub ,w Belgium by the exigencies of Tt 'u in recognition of that fact I marine warfare and practlcaliy de- Bwina on the Riga front, and in that the American Red Cross he* Pending on Us being on a great mole, front of Lemberg, in Galicia. In s Just added to its organization s small | This mole Is said to have been reach- military sense, the fighting has been body of men whom It has chosen to , «d by the Hrittsh guns and the Ger- without Importance. It has not been bod y call its war council. Their first duty will be to raise a great fund out of which to draw the resources for the performance of thuir duty, and I do not believe that it will be necessary to appeal to the American people to respond to their call for funds be cause tho heart of this country is in this war. “I say the heart of the country is in this war because it would not have gone into it if its heart had not been prepared for it. It would not have gone into it if it had not first believ ed that there' was an opportunity to express the character of the United States. “We have gone in with no special grievances of our own because we have always said that w f e were the friends and servants of mankind. . We look for nojimfit. We look no advantage. YVe will accept no ad vantage out of this war. We go be cause we believe that the very prin ciples upon which the American re public was founded are at stake and must be vindicated. In such a con test, therefore, we shall not fall to respond to the call to service that comes through the instrumentality of this particular organization. yrrfl 1 tnmirTrwPT-iniipptupitgTr to say this: There will be many ex pressions of tbe spirit of sympathy and mercy and philanthropy and 1 think that It Is very necessary that we should not disperse oar activities In those lines too moch; that ore should keep constantly In view tbe mans must’quickly repair the gap or sustained, has bet-n purely local In the silting sands will complete the character and with no definite ob- work of destruction commenced by Jective or plan, the British guns. BIG FIRE IN GERMAN PORT But tho encouraging part of It ban been that fighting has hcen going on at all. However, in fig uring up thc k pros|Kvts for the * 1 present year, the probabilities are Submarine Building 'at Wilhchns- that an unbiased estimate would place Russia out of all considera tion and acknowledge that she was lost to the Allies at least until next year. What Italy will do, if anything, no haven Badly Damaged. For seven hours on YY’ednesday a great fire raged on the imperial wharves at Wilhelmshaven, accord ing to advices received Sunday. The 0 | le can ga y The Italian situation submarine building department was jg closely linked with that of Russia, seriously, damaged. The entire dis- Austrian troops are not in evidence k e< i n closed *° on the western front and political Wilhelmshaven is the chief Ger- considerations will probably exclude man naval station and war harbor in (hem from this theatre. They are the North 8ea and is the—tn forre. however, oh both tho Kus-~ largest naval base of the empire. 8 j an and ^he Italian front. If Rus- d—ire tn bare tba almost ^onceaifs lion sa«t effk’Uocy of effort and . bope tbat Jfif®e€ If not all of tbn pbi lantbropAr act it (flea nf tbifi wbf mai be aaotetand. tf Ml Ibtwntb tba Bm Cboan. (bon (banoBb namo nDandi _ , , sia lies dormant all winter and*the memory of the women both of the Central Powers have no fear of a North and South, It is a sort of recrudescence of activity in that landmark of the unity to which the quarter, there will be no reason why people have been brought so far as (he Austrians, who are fighting on any old question which tore our (he Italian front only, should not hearts in days gone by is concerned; concentrate heavy forces on both the and I pray God that the .outcome of ifconzo and Trentino fronts and suc- this struggle may he that every oth- t-t-nsfully resist any attempt Italy T-t eTement of difference amongst us n)ay make to drive ahead. ' w ill be obliterated and that K>rne There Is also the queNtion of shell day historians will remember those aoppljr* which Is m/wlc ••••mewhat submarine menace. true, factories for tbs bot> of tb"*c w k .o rail ihemselve* manifscturs of shsll. but takes Americans • bottling herself out of tbo ground •*Ths evidences are already many A |1 steel mast bn suppllsd from Also. Just as la tbo cass w. — • * noppiy, WfUCM momentous years os tbs years which rKm* h> the made a single people out of tbe great it a )y has. It Is dlvt r> * er seas Mi qualified support to the operations ira> hr Mimmed up lu IhU: Tbe Brit Mi and the French rmi-t hens the brunt of the fighting agnlnM the ifreal hulk id the (German army, with no pn**ihllftty that parin of It may be ilitertril to any other quarter. The Gcrtuanw, a* |iS» hern stated, an* free to tlmm Into the western lighting practically all flndr strength, nil their reserves; to drain the trenches on other fronts of tlieir Gentian contingent* to a great ex tent, should . the pfewauro l»ecome acute. This i* why we see the western offensive, so promisingly l»egun, not only >«lnrketiing, hut practically checked. The t»ointR of attack have become definitely and positively fixed—the two pivots f)f the new’ German line, the sector of Arras and that of Laon.^ The Germans, therefore, have been able to effect their concentra tions and establish their reserves in the new* centres of activity so as to be able Co throw them in at any par ticular point. It Is not a question of Germany having more men than formerly. The statements of German autliorl- ties that she has more men under arms than at any previous time are mere talk, utter nonsense. The point is that her forces have acquired a greater flexibility- and mobility because of the safety in oUier quarters. This will give some idea of the. enormous burden being carried by the. Allies, and, Inciden- ta||y. pf jhe duty which the United States must prepare to perfofth. On tbe British front tbe entire week has been taken up wltb Ger man attacks. Tba British have made minor gains here and there, princi pally about the vitiate of Bulle- court, which they bave almost sur rounded. but tbo Gormans have fur- nltbod moot of fbo offen*t«o work nooks Tbo Mill# boro looted for :any hours during which the Brtt. Isb pieced tbomaolveo In the village. ormmtmo. On tho mnimry. M le do- rtorwd N oovor hoe raised enrh e uuasden end Ib foci, in ohoM tn an* pool to the men 01 the frond BHtt frofinvoMe • m e HH n tog OOt to I bom tbo a tops ref p#oco le tho roMH «fh * wonrlf of Hartmoa § •*rai en pahey tho eg ibraaeenod to ramgn el that time gasa fern | HbH. hH oeniannad in tkum to dir ms edBena m^ShbHH hafiimmlH • •••a fiMHBMna ad too od n SLBJECT TO CONSCRIPTION Bureau l>tim*ie« H«mlh Cnruline Will Have i:t7,IOO. I Ten million men In. tbe United States will be subject to the selec tive conscription on July 1. within the ages agreed upon in the confer ence report on the war army bill, Director Rogers, of the Census Bu reau, announced. . This number of men between the ages of 21 and 30, inclusive, represents very nearly 10 per cent, of the total estimated pop ulation of between 103,000,000 and 104.000.000 on July 1, 1917. Of these conscription eligibles the bureau estimates Alabama will have 209,900; Arkansas, ir>6,600; Flor ida. 95,300; Georgia, 255,400; Ken tucky, 202,200; Louisiana, 171,000; Maryland, 121,500; Mississippi,, 175,100, North Carolina, 194,400; South Carolina, 137,100; Tennessee, 1 95,080; Texas, 420,200; Virginia, 186,400. . . boo*a ta bfa 0*00 <f and mat thalf any la tba fhpaaoofb* Hna. tba bom la Donoi and CBM aa4 «a« pvta^tpal l»ai ta tba foi asidsd an aartbam Fvwnaa by Oacmina GanacnJ Haig la tog all along tha Una bat B la a* »*• sesthara asti that hka aaccuoa bas boon moot od and tba anwaapam tha flarmang gmnftagg. Qnnant la vtrtaally pachmad Th • sat. wool and snath tbn rand In rldar. an far ns notami hnrrlara ora roncamad. escept for part nf tbn vil lage of Rallocoart After some nf tba grim meat fighting on tba w oat am front tbo Britlab have drivon tbotr ffttm from one-half of Ballacoart sr 1 unlaaa tbo tide In promptly tarn ad tha vlllaga Is lost to tba Germans and tba crushing In of tba soutbarn end of tba Prorourt Quasnt Una la inevitable. SUICIDED TO ESCAPE ARMY Married Man Didn’t Want to hoove W ife and Children. Fear of being drafted Into the army and separated from his wife and three children, caused William R. Janies, twenty-eight years of age, a street railway employee of New Orleans, La., to commit suicide by swallowing poison, according to statements made by Mrs. James, to the police. She stated that since the conscription measure came up in Congress her husband had worried over being drafted until he became ill. - RESLLT OF FOOD CAMPAIGN- FOR COAST DEFENSE WORK (hi* is happrping I which a#f* prrd <♦#*! h**e no? % e t. o»t of Kufopc f*»o4 U . They have m*t With 0 m-UPO Of *rrd t; ! r - j - Tha frftnl end pioroa bes«v drfr-seds nn I sac rasa, ratghlng tba vtllnga of I Of IhAepMpIn Is nhwady antiad abipp*ag H addition la thnea tmnnm I nny abicn tba hrttisb cggiarad tba *b«w •ft0f\ sad saffefiag aad *4 1 j meal sitanUon. la ba«« va*. y aval tl# B«t# 1 ra if Itajf dM U More Than Thirty Million. People Growing Gardens. Two months^of campaigning for a. million gardens in the United States are estimated to have turned the at tention of more than thirty million |MH| to t;.<* tank <»f producing food The p* ot only ere endeav oring to produce food for themsel ves. said Charles l^athrop Pack, pres ident of tba Emergency Garden Com mission. “but they are learning tba t*!ue of land as never before.** BRAZIL SEEKS WAR GOODS Commandeer 8ma|l Craft, Urges Navy’s Assistant Secretary. An urgent plea for legislation to permit tbe navy to commandeer yachts and other small craft for coast defense work was addressed to tbe House- naval comzpittee by As sistant Secretary Roosevelt. He wrote that while many fine yachts had been offered either free or on nominal lease rates, other owners are asking exorbitant prices aad 1 or more bave refuted to sell at fixed rates by government appraisers. SPUN SENDS PROTEST %«Ai Mill | ueofc hedoru apd MHBng tbn BMtidb x a 1 h#cti snap* h*( * dfeHncn^H *. * Areata* tfiMB the OacmM mnriklna I oMachid he tha* Harmaea fin In hHd H BI chgoB tha eBtisa hfina * ham nf the hBm urhAsh (hav s-aa hold mam ha loBmo a# Bnd gdmsahmd ha ■ Thm fiiaal P*Cas ef eM ^ t • m * gf Aamevne fipaaas fiat Uni eaa ftbet • boimrvi • * « mwht edmef \ a 4 an# fafned^ng the f aeons anhy eonesaniB gems Bynam# ] *a»m uamasm Bsenp n geuafi (mh «i . • »1