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i « » ; • * GERMAN INTRIGUE DIPLOMATIC SECRETS BRING IRISH LEADERS IN PLOT TO DESTROY Sir Rogrr C^aMom^nt Su^gCMied Americana Who Might lie Tni»te<l if They Could lie Knliatod to Aid Agent* to Destroy Canadian itall roada, and Hinder Manufactun* of Munitiona In AnrnTican IMant*. " Secretary I^anslng# drew upon his collection of secret German diplo matic correspondence a^ain Wednes day to shed further light upon what the German foreign office and gen eral staff were doing in this country while nominally^at peace with the United States. He gave to the public, without comment, a* usual, threo brief cable grams, disclosing that more than a year before submarine piracy drove America to war, the Berlin govern ment was instructing Ambassador von BemPflorff to arrange for de struction of Canadian railroads and •to use Irish Americans in carrying on sabotage in their own country. They showed, too, that von llern- storff on his part was even at that early dal* seeking authority to aup- poit a campaign to Influeiico Con gress The two cablegrams sent to von i'.ernstorff in January, 1!»I4, follow: January 3. Hecfet. General staff deeiree energetic action In regard to proposed deal ru«t ion of Canadian I'artfic Hallway at a«*«eral points with a view to «witipl«*ie and prod- tratad Interruption of (raffle Cap tain Itorbui, »ho la now known on your aide and la shorlly returning. lue>Mi given laMfu* tioas Inform the milltaiy.attach# end i lugned i ‘'January;* Hor milliary nl- tach# \ «*u «ea oMaia partlralnru ns to povauns for carrying on age in lho « acted Htatea and C from the follow it Joseph McUefntf. Philadelphia t. John I* hrating Michigan A i himg*. J Jeremiah U tanry. Id I srU Raw. New I ort ad laa are absolute If VW> 41m root hat not nloa»s lodWoird hf In the I ailed can he earned oot ef factory for «4 ear RaJleaf t oanl eod Itovnetorff to the feraggs offee in llefUa eas «eOt In her I tI * goptemher I » M ith to report AN Is eitl) sit of Mai tenth nineCeow sit ergard to oheee earlier fruitful •> perm Ion l*r Mule rau give lion, is last ahout to enter upon a vigor on* campaign to sere re a ma- >onty In hath hen see of f s * of able to Germany and r eg neats further support TWre is no posel hltlty of our hriug rotaprumland Re facet telegraphic reply “ of the three men mentioned In |hn second message, McGarrtty is a prominent Irish leader of l*hllsde|. l»Ma and Jeremuh o l-ea»y. heading Uo AmgftfgR If th Mf ” Is Mflor of lluir a public stl«»n reutly bsrrc-d frum the lualta ns.sodl- tlou* While no on«» at the state de part meut would undertake to posi tively Identify the John I* Keating. It was a»»urn«d that Ihu .man re ferred to was John T. Keating of Chicago and that Casement did not know that be had been dead for sev eral months It also was suggested that Casement might have proposed these names simply because he had met the men and knew them us Irish agitators In this country. There was no official attempt to Identify the Ur. Halo recommended by von Bernstorff as an authority on th© work of the embargo confer ence, which so liberally bombarded Congress with telegrams demanding ♦ that munition shipments to the Allies cease. Dr. William Bayard Hale, one time envoy of President Wilson to Mexico, and author of a biography of the president, was in Berlin about that time as a newspaper correspond ent and apparently was on intimate terms with the German government. Dr. Hale’s attitude on the embargo question is said to have, strained his relations at the White House before he went to Germany. - la spite of the absence of formal comment, administration officials did not hesitate to discuss the latest, disclosure privately and to describe it as a natural and proper develop ment of thu w'hole tremendous in dictment against Germany :is an in ternational criminal and a lawless violator of the most elementary.and generally accepted principles of in ternational intercourse and comity They declared that, not only dm*s this correspondence, taken In con nection with wlmt hlis already been made public by the state department, convict the German government through the kaiser’s personal rep- lotatives of violating American itrgllty. but it clearly discloses 431,180 MEN IN CAMP Buker Gives Out It About the National ( amp. The number of men of America's new National Army either actually under training or ordered to the IB cantonments throughout the country totals 431,180. In making-public these figures Secretary Baker Huid that shipments of clothing to ^he camps is, keeping pace with the arrival of 'ihe new tfoops. Up lo October 2, the d.iy before the second increment of draft men was ordered out, nearly 13,- 000,0(H) articles of wearing apparel anjd sleeping equipment had been sent to t^e cantonments, and ship ments are being .made daily. * ('amp FOnston in Kansas has the greatest quota of men of any of' the camps, Nits number being 39,533 * Camp I^ewis, In Washington State, is second wjtfi 39,171, and Camp Dev ons, Massachusetts, third with 33,- 000. Camp Custer, Michigan, has the smallest number, IB,193. The number of men at or ordered to the other camps follows: Camp Dix, New* Jersey, 19,303; Camp Dodge, Iowa, 20,324; (’amp Gordon. Georgia, 22,f»07;’ Camp Grant, tlllnois, 25,502; (’amp Jack- son,. South Carolina, LM.97.V. Caiiip Dee. Virginia. 27.061; (’amp Meade, Maryland, 20,3no; Camp JMke. Ar kansas* 24,639;. C ,in, I ) Taylor, Ken tucky, 27.463; Camp Travis, Texas. 29.2 49; (’amp Sherman. Ohio. 32.*- #96; Camp I’lrton, New York. 29- 555. Articles sent to cantontnenls for the new men Include 1,402,390 blan kets. 422.346 be^R*sacks. 4^6.719 rot- ton hreerhe*. 239,305 WOoleR breeches. 367.579 cotton coat*. 2o4,- 723 wo«.b*n coals, 2*9.713 oferenats, 4,##?.AM Rims nf underriot lung and 93 7.73d palm of shoes. All this material was manufactur ed In this country end the quarter master department of the army an- a ounce# that deliveries have been made tbal seemed impossible a fe% weeks ago The Industries ham been completely mobilised for the big lash pi suRfdytaR the regular and National Armies and tt'Hi M RESTING PEACET ■]' J- ALLIES TO INSIST UPON RE TURN OF PROVINCES CRISIS IN GERMANY HALF YEARS REMRD Force of Tt LEADERS HAVE SPOKEN Gorman Foreign He rotary Says A I* Maco-I,orraine is Only ‘'Impi'diment to Beace’*—Uoyd-Gejorge Nfiays ' <*jcat Britain Will Vontinue War , Until Franco Kogains fho Toi-ri- -C Arms to l > oace. , tory—Chancellor Michaelis “Folds Premier Lloyd-George made prompt answer Thursday to the de fiant statement of the German for eign minister»regarding Alsace-Lor raine. Dr. von Kuehlmann had said that there was but one ans\^*r to the questioft r wheTh.er Germany would cede the provinces to France, and that 'answer was “no.” tee of the insurance association, ‘'that any statement Is more calcu lated to prolong the war than the German foreign minister, von Kuehl- mann’s, declaration that Germany wiULRot grant the concession of Al sace-Lorraine to France. M tiaW0Rrr long the war may luM, Fitglund ImIcimN to *»t.»»nl t>> h rams* until «Ih* ba** nsbs'iiesl her iqqusskMsI « MUIccti from tln*tr for* eign yoke.” . Tbls Is th e first unqualified slate ment on HrltalA'a pualltou regarding th# Alsarr-I»rruine *iu**«*ti»»n to be mad# by u responsible llrttlsh off! tlnl In ibo war "Grvwt HrttaAR/* Dr von Kgofil- maaa had Mild In the Helrhatng. *‘ar- cordiwg to our In format ha* 9lodge«l herself la France, ■III mMSf IS* Sg qu#^ of yiMicf u.rraiae noth i«*o Mlbally and with her armftea oo long as France desirna lo adhere lo VH Paternal pressure to force the German government to set forth Its war" aims clearly having failed on the suPtace, internal conditions with in the empire threaten to compel the issuance of a full statement, of Ger- mmy’s aims. ..V- What the German leaders Vant, if they are. successful, will be discussed in the: reichstag this week, probably. w The imperial chancellor, Dr. Mich-1 Fvery aelis, is finding the way as difficult as it was for hrs predecessor, von Bethtnann-Hollweg ?tnd he must now face the critics of the government in the reichslag. Whether, as has been charged,’ the bureaucracy and the army have been furthering the pan- German scheme of annexation a#i indemnities, is .expected to be hroyght out in the reichstag debate. Minister of the Interior; Helfferieh before the fteichtBag to ~ make a Statenmm^qn his behaif. Helfferieh failed to^inollify the critical mem ber^ of^the Reichstag and the silting was adjourned after the vice clrah- cellor’s speech had been interrupt ed. Gen. von Stein, the war min ister. was jeered when he attempted to explain pie army’s side of the ac cusation that the high command was AMERICA HAS MADE SPLENDID . PROGRESS FOR THE WAR . WHAT HAS BEEN DONE Depailment of GoveVnme'nt Has Swung Into liliie and Exer tions That Would Have Been As tonishing are Taken as a Matter of Course—Pace Has Been Set for the World. “I do not think,” bald the British minister, speaking before a commit**) nsing very strong methods to help How the greatest government on earth went into the greatest of wars and what it did during the six months thereafter is told in a vivid statement of the activities -and achievements of the United States up to and including Saturday, six months after the state of war was declared, issued officially by the Committee on Public Information. The statement is a story of the transition of-a peaceful pbople fro nr conditions of peace to conditions of - war. and 4he transition, as the state- mvnt says, is without precedent in the history qf uenuxracies. With out organization for .war, the co -R-l tl»° call to arms inonthM from the d els red thoroughly oi biit/cd for the supr and it ly war was dc- ;an!zed and mo* •me task ali#ad The IM c«»uui of I lie goxeru- •iM*ur# urrf»mplUlimeut% up lo date K #ef itowu mi tiiul every n»au. oilman amt rfilbl lu the laud .may kuow I he detail# of the war Uimiy ami upfwevlale uhai rtiutlhli ptiHiratti •»€ tWrea 14of4 tleofS#*a lo the ef|«Nrt of*’ '*3fi |Rifv_ Kuehlmuf. lu ir quarters lu Lauding that th# mi fwrutqu •or ret ary irfed but ? i Ml u ah read struh# lu rut## a »otfui##iy hatwa#ti the Rutoute *1 *• puluted out that bo wo* it to Mtpotul# so lohR ua tptm lo udhem to th# Rrw BU l#UtlOR th# doof opeO to to out you" u ith th# toolutrly luu**r#4 the «•« • 04 port of th# dm tor# lewtetp-O MU o th# t»r*t r mid u dM the horh* to Frape# th«W«uh IJ«*94 Sojlour MiHIHH IU t •SMO# both to talk •0*11 ho agree# to pup the prhre of uduil II tuu. ohuh MW I Ode# A tiro the pan-German agitation.* Former Uhanrellor von Beth- mann-Hollweg. some months bi-for* his resignation, ' had a test of sirqurHi with • Admiral von Tirpitz. I4t»* replied organizer of ruthless s;ibnif»r<ne warfare, and th«* ehjAnc**|- lor won. The ailniirnl sin* e has In-on I nsy and the new fatherland party, of whicli he is one of iho spiJUMirs, fx-eordtujr to re'*#»nt ret*orts has hi'-i-n v *ry active * lu t>p[M*sing the Ken h- «ra# majortvy de« lartitfen («g nen## without • annexations or iudi-iunille# It lia# no# i ome to a lest between the PiPouer* of %oii TfrpiU and th# v*an*Geruisvis on ope side and the In .1 io'Et V of the fte-rhat## on (He other hee#w%drwpon• have »h*>wu I ha* lb# TuoMpg bei n »h# oan P«»nnaAs^anil ;hu llsmh#>ou iqgjMitTf ••i. »i ^ mBap hsiafe iu*eu#.,. m ■ . M r, n#. . Z77.T’VT. .!* T wTST.i Jm#w: * ‘j*** rT ** **i #•>—>»—oi i oiM e*»ur» *■* ti.tt tu# aqttniop of t**e yssu- CUfPMAsa dli.dlUC iF# (•# fUioo p «■• , plu lh|o tuu ruMR# ou th# qumtlow | e eiw w |nrfMirwi«« Iti-y I uurh ruRuble uf pnrmtPudulMMI U FftlETTE * _ I • a# iReot duf <oU<trwrtkaU VU those _ * , V rutMouuwMMu. ur vift auL/ up rwutu Vauutug Pout# Heath Feuah $ fbr I berate thsfe of# »huul p bull mil- _ IlM RMP Mh#u they arw I WihUMPR uruolo# fciher# ##u k* »*adiD tnnuiui •tuff about 12,000 offlcera in the I :,122 In the marine corpa. Hundreds of vessels of *■ types have been transforra patrol boats, submarine Tho Atlantic fleet comprises as nmny vessels as in peace til Every battles'hip nnd cruiser thnt was in reserve has been fully manned and commissioned. Every warship is now a training school and notable results have been achieved, especially in tar get practice. • Since early in May United States destroyers have been operating the naval forces of our Allies iri European waters against the subma- t iir.es. Virtually all pur merchant bhips are now convoyed. , The nary has organized, manned and Is operating the transport ser vice and convoys the ^vessels'carrying American armies to Europe. xfrT* a transport has been* sunk or a soldier lost in transportation. The largest ship-construction pro gram in history is being carried out by the navy, comprising hundreds of vessels, from superdreadnaughts to submaiine chasers. Months ago con tracts were let, for every destroyer the American yards could build. De stroyers which formerly took twenty to twenty-two months to complete are now scheduled for completion in half that time. Twenty training camps have*been ' erected, accommodating £5,000 men. Navy yards have been enlarged, im mense foundries, machine shop;* and warehouse* erected. Work is being pushed on dry docks, shipways and piers. A big projectile plant la being j^^^^jyUtqctud^u^ChgrluatowR^jy^fo^uid try answered spe«-dily at... . ... * . found six 1 11 IL6b6.t69 aircraft factory at Phll- • ir# t< tl*r<4f#ue th#t *h» »■ >»#«**• a# uiMt UtFhlu it# aud Gu* tuu 'atufeta lu t*wug*<##* #a* UMhiug t#wu, ■* C*»v M*uu>ug. tu UR 4*e#a befufe the delegute# Ml the f »•••»• «»• .*f ia* >**«h*ea*#>*t uf M %UdVH. 1 FhlledeGghiU M'#d r#uduv Hht. oetd thu ihuH Tf q tftul juollfie# thu deglh Reu uitR. mm huMtuiM thuutd he uhwwu 1 • # >arrytug M mm "U * he gidud I U tfGul full* tw »hew #ufV*r teut rugae | fur the euf re Me Reguity th##e uteu V hu indHRMl Bmr Bu uggR3ry| ■fhul jadelphla. Extensions ol the naval gun factory will make that plant one of the largest of its kind.. The entire “hhore building” program eMbrq an exp-nditnre of f HM».'MttK<ioo Work is pro*fHMlipg raptdtjr ogj| fleet operating base at llamj Hoads, which will Include troll station fi»r D* ©n** men. aviation tu>n. submarine base, coal piers, stor age facilities for fleet suppll**# aud % a?t«*tis other feututeu. a % Uke U<a4ue- of fWldati F* tur the urtuteu uud It# of the I uit«#i JUuleu uud uwr u. the drpurimeat uf ugrtrolloro huu heeu active sftw# the uutheuuh uf war It hi uppe uted 2 Mtmm' I ousel 4###«*U**mf*e*U ageut* hi OMM ruuutug RUd drying etperta tutu ru#oi|r#« cwMMuuitfte# aud hi waged • •'••rmatir ramRuigg fur gner RfwduvtlnU It hi dhMr|lMfk4 RRMMl : queutntee uf aid uud tedoohlud Mu effort• bar. the destnttug uf efug* U#alf«*flUa pvaf# Aside fruus mob tor u rugauu uf RugglgHug fur ogfuroegMM uf fhu •eberllt* dfUtl UUd U *eU#UU uf iRlU uud eiker ##r muleftula 1 u#4! UU R* all * the gmaufg rtg«H id •Mrs#* n Igpgftmegi gf ruusm## eg ig# «#g- Aetsd valggh lu aouMugtx »lifgqgi it# .Rggagg ad at |g ih* ad agdard# yguttgagt uf ftahi tvgg- Mm and ti # 4ie«#ttag #« ernglur- ^ br #«•## ear army a# lu IUU ueu e*a lu aurlar# aud #uhdluuti#.lp revised ^ —4— tw mmrnmt •uit 1** “ »« •*- *•"»• •••» •• ~ -T" addttliiu 1 fMtfthg #41 thu Furahiuu ■ggudMlMI him entirely guu Rgau , . . ^ •» — - -- rr A ~~ iiu «ge gamagrvuMi uf auuu. fuuv ahlu r*4fc#etog th# %Rti» uggoutwe rrT .. . - ~ - I . iM the ngMiegu uf U1 lufter* a- ■ • «»- * 4 • ij4*a#i *• u*ral ef sue ~ . . ^7 eUeus hetu#*U •*#•?»•..#• a%4 mtee## burevet The afiftt uf Uud uud aRlftt uf OeeiuRf rug gut lino eg MMB§ Rbn ** he autd. meet ef the edj autabftt#humut ef #tst truagigg nggs. ugoewaM tMMl puugg ufflhreeu raeuiai i»at#tu# aud 'emmhmtugo «e#Mu ef ef urtuer# •ety fl.* tUteU#i«e A aecegd umru iur ufftreru have he* wueug uReruturu uud uMguru uf the eeufful tvuu**i«auia le«tr%rt \uuiher f ui settled M'NhlU u feu dor* eft*# the dhf^ * * •* - fur useistuueu th* 11 he tl IS PtEflRl.NG ►«• M 1 f y ^ Greece d» heurty reedy tu Rut u|»di I** MgWRdsiWRRlgA lam# Uhd effe* live arm ♦ lu thu field ♦ hhs rnt I# hi ear uusme# tw the >., rwwcersle with Ike AUU-# f*a rd Ullt hegtu tg Jau ggnr. The udjutaut pr«e uved usefe t spec&alist# fur ll Afcw« :• mu. !* tMtiti It the herluulgg uf thu uur we i p had aRRrexlUMilety 2U.UUU off trace; | I (he## ar* U«»e area ad SO.UUR Th# ad Nlaut Reus rut s effire reUvsel Ut 3 uuu pmrae of mail a day !a#l * tie deROft Meat fggtaiefi ••4 $i egg •hip ovtoiti Tin »••• * *' Won king Rum >n in ogRRtytng ti# lurg a ud lug Whm Imm the term and Ike dupa iftUM*gt hi rteg«#d a Rghiu sug- ttru fxwuru A MudhMor# 4*f the * (fil* Th* navy ha# -I** lined tu th# number «»f t'ouli-mpluled. but It hi oitirielly. however, that the flotilla either in r«»mmt#»bi siructlou. would Ih- bled and uh*n the program bus completed the United Slates will have a far greater number Of de stroyers than any other power, tn- tlons against Germany and the dis closures Wednesday ore regarded as lastly strengthening Indictment rmt only In the new matter d closed, but In supplying links in the chain of evidence to connect the Ger- |man foreign office and the < emperor's personal representative! |ln this country with the sinister < un spiracy against American integrity and the very lives of American citi Izens. (Secretary Lansing has conferred pith the French ambassador and A’ith the British”ambassador and i' is understood that the startling dR closure made Wednesday has beer [made with the full Jtnowledgo an. 1 ipproval of the Entente govern merits. That they will have an ef feet qpon the French and .Britltd publics as well as in America is fql ly realized. This further deinqrtstration of tie perfidy and dishemoi of Ge-wnan of ficialdom. it is hoped in adminMni five cirelos, will tend to silence much of the pro-German peace pn naganda not only In. America bu among the Entente, powers in Europe. Among the interesting features of the dispatches made public lu th< evidence that the embargo-confer cnee, which was hel#1n thly country in the summer of 1916, already had received support from the German government. Apparently the ut Trent supplies the fRlasing thread ** ■RaMW ne%*r b* th# UT conreO* lb# for with thu Allleu. urrord in dtspuithou from the Ath#u# f**retcu offkw t# thu Gruuh legallou In WauhtuclaR l^rh uf uquipmunt i# hriug remedied rapid hr with thq. ■Mr aid “Thu ailuatlou lu Gre*. e U |*ur Ikw :4.«W Hww m4 t, tocTWMtaa |1~" rTT*"" — wm- x _. ... ,4. iRuvto hi ihu army, uthur* have made Hut or • Which hi 1 of bivuu Rluruq uud PM. lu oi of Ihl I th T •Whr Of thu mall avurageu ►e piece# uud lu lurruusihg. eltUiTSui**d uud I# bur The later Iur fvepurtUMrut. ordinarily aely uRh duuw#tlr ul ha* fuuud that H ha# iRMR^gRR fuur#lag# that hegr upug thu ggftftug- ul dulipgau Rum# huruuuv have |§g( Ihulr guolugirul uud tupugruphlr ut- R*ft* lu Ihu army. uth#f» Have ■Ml* TkW «m Mlo«W br <h« 2 ••The efforta of the the story of Bernsturff's requed for the $50,600 with which to Influence the ealcul&ted German purpose to (‘onrress- through an unnamed or al rang le the admlniatration in any attempt which P might make to pro-* that neutruHty by » to e«nbar*“*s the ex oca tire igf Ihego 4.. ti :-ation It lu me ay uf thu puruuRi whu pgrtlrtRul- ed In the embargo bly eer* iu Iggorancu M MH Holy Bee t« of vleus be sr ai ve ar* informed not yet resulted ti ».ny considerable step forward *inc< he reply by the Central powers. “Great Britain/according to ggt nforrnatlon. has pledgeil herself U France that she will continue th* ight for the Conquest of Alsace-I^>r aine. both politically and with he: rmies, so long as France desires to Mlherp to t*he program of regaining hose provinces. This being the uc ual situation, I think it proper t< rive a clear and firm statement o‘ Mir attitude, since, curiously enough here still seems to be a misconcep /ion in this respect among our ene “nWs and even among our neutra ’riends.” J The foreign minister tlien declared hat Germany would make no con esskms with regard to Alsuce-Lor nine, ^ ‘ iy 1 :"-:': At‘the plenary-^ sitting of thr teichstag,* Dr. Georg Michaelis, the mperlal German cliancollor, asserted* hat peace was impossihle as long a*- •ermanp's enemies •demanded an> ter man soil or endeavored to drive ^ -wedge between the German peopb nd thei:>'emperoi“ The speeydi o he chanciellor was delivered during h»v discussion of the resolution uainst propaganda in the army in avor of a German pe.i “Wc would get along much bet- er;*’ raid the Chancellor,- “if those i ho combat the peace resolution of fuly 19 and assert that ita supporter# .varit 4L separate peaces would*’ he iiore Jujt toward this resolution,^- “The German nation will > stand ogrthcr as one man. unshakable 1snd tersevere In this fight until Its right nd the rights of our allies to uxi»t- ncc and develi»pmeat are assure*! *■ its unity thu German enipftr* I# in- TtacOdn. ”Wu moat mg Uni lu mill th# «’om Inn mora sallafactory every day Thu people are thoroughly confident of thu efficiency of their govern ment and they are willing lo alhnu *he present ministry to continue in the uork of reorganization of the resource# of the country so thnt hSRaece may throw her full strength nto the war.** * .1 • Ma.dard MiUury track. I v.7l'V'.wTT.. '* ^ ° r I v*. ,4.-. , . ’ Mlltmal (lefense The reclamatlg FIGHT IN NORTH SEA T for i airplanes Ing macldnes to greet battle plane# Many obstacles have been overcome cam# the lotting of roatrartn w . . ■ rr.-al aerial tlc-t Thl. ..iailM 1 *?*? *?? PfVf thm f 1 —*-4 «m nil. to* moro Iha. “<• **«*»»» t. I»crn*- lb rao.i.fe from ll.ht tnia- 72 ,2.5.^ 77!? ^ , , ' MX, ,up r ,r I An inigtiM* food supply campaign I w»# wwg»*d among the Indian# A 0 by the ordnance B bureau and aaarter-: "?***•**** »■ ■■■>#« and drjin* maatet corpa. Karh la »pending moro 1 , „ , ^*** l 1 ' 0 amo k* • k« m kjimc- »«. 1h*» Indian wards of the Government. Indian adults und minors subscrib ed t.» approximately $4,500,000 I r. S. Kxps'stJ* ('able Announcing Operation of Decisive Import. declared The New rork Herald Wednesday morning: „ “The United States government le momentarily expecting cable mes- ages which will relate to a naval >peration of transcendent magnitude •n or near the North Sea—one of ■uch importance that the whole as- ’^ct of the war may be changed.’ r hat is the information that has^ ome to the Herald from a high and mquestionablo authority. “There is reason to believe that he loiig-expoetcd -desperation move’ uy Germany has been started and hat it is being resisted with all the >owprf thaJr the great fleets of the Allies cafVyJjrjng into play.” he ‘ worker merited . reccnipcnse; vhlch creates a market for industries ’ml supplies the foundation for soci- i! progress; which gives our ships the possibility of a free voyage of en- ering ports and taking coal all over he world—a peace of the widest- *conomic and cultural development, v real peace. Tills peace we can at '&in within these limits. - ‘•A* long as our my confront us with dt'mand# which Mp|M**r unoiceptahlr to every Mingle tier- man,** said Dr. Mlcliaell#, “a# king a# our opponent* wl«d» t*» inlerfere with our frontier pout#: n# long n# they demand tlmt we sluvll yield n Rftere Wf lierman uuil; i hang g» the him of driving n than three billion dollars for equip ping the new army. The ordnance department organized a special sec tion to supply WHapons essential to modern trench-warfare, such as hand gremides, trench mortars and drop oombs. Twenty-four flying .schools have been authorized and the majority are in operation. Many American avia worth of the first Idherty Bonds. Nearly a hundred topographic en gineers have received commission# in the array. The General Land Office has stimulated the sale of Govern ment lands. The Bureau of Mnies Las submitt- tors are now receiving Mntensive I subjects, co-op training behind (He .battle fronts. | ^ rati "f * th 4 he ^ar Department in The engineer department has met | , s 1 *at on ° n,t rate sup- tire problem of increasing its per- p y resources manufacturing munitions. A stimulated production of coal, quicksilver, potash, petro- e is one problem ot increasing its per sonnel and supplying equipment for an army of more* than 1,000,000 1 ’ poiasu, men • ! leum products and manganese in addition to the cantonments; of tJie ; P r ' rno achievements. _ flying schools and officers’ tamps, jv^he chief war-time activity of the the war department has maintained sixteen training camps for the Ra tional G\iard. The surgeon general has increased the enlisted personnel of the medical department to more than ten times its size aV the outbreak of the war, there now being more than CU.oOO men in it. - , . Plans have been made for the con’ struction of a large hospital at each one of the thirty-two National Guard and National Army cantonments, and for other large base hospitals at a dozen or twenty potnt«\ in tire eoun- try» A thorough-going plan for car ing for the wounded and for return ing them to civil life, thproughiy* fitted lo lie useful and valuable, is being put into effect. *» The navy now has in service more than three times as many men and nearly three times as many vessels as when war, was declared. The n*vv ibid'marine corp# const I- i Treasury Department has been float ing the. Liberty loan With power to sell the bond issues and to nego tiate our loans to foreign Govern ments, ttiO. Treasury Department sieged a remarkable campaign 1 that brought about nft/over-subscription of the first loan. , . HEAVY FIRE IN SOUTH Husslans in Itoiunuiiia and Artillery in Gixmx’o IncrojtM* Attncks. The prospects of a return to heavy fighting in Houmania. with the Hus- sian* as the aggressors, seem good. On the Houfiaiflag plain and near Brsila the Russians have heavily bombarded the Teutonic allied post Dons, while the Germans in reprisal shelled the important DanubUn tom Gslatx, their shells rau iny *«▼- a force of more thanaquarter j eral fires, tlh thu eastern front air *““ OR ARHrtff —. - lute .of n million men On ApfmTthcrc j Riga thu Gemans, gfter a heavy -M* «*.«•• BOlittnl mm i, lk« homb.rtm-nt. p««k*4 ku-k Ik* R„ —*7: •— tk*r* ,r, 141.7J« Tk* *•••• ta Ik- ttriallj -( 1^,^,