THE 8EMI.VEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, HEBRA8KA.
TO
AID IN GREAT WAR
VIHON APPEALS TO EVERY
MAN, VOMAH AND CHILD.
ALL CAN ASSIST, HE ASSERTS
Farmer In fttUwitr AVJ U Cw
otl Omrr. Bvprtfnn 'Tmi
Ha 0m, CMf Hewtlvo,
Pocl Are First,
Wafti.- In prnmmml appeal
ntorm4 u, Mluw vmsnryu)$,
l'rvmivvi Wilmm nulla upm mury
AtiMriwm elUmuumu, wtmmtt tut
WW u itu UHftrtime U Wukm iiur tin
turn h M(li Uk Um pnmtrrutum rf It
I'tmlH u4 htr trtuwult ,f Omoeemty
ih tin wtprtft wnr,
I'utUuK Dim $mty m vmr fintUnn
and nlutrtn a Krtml nrmy iw
i triples. irt irt U uftui iMnk
hUtmtt, Dim prMltni dodurt a (Hi It
urum nil Um tmifi with jmrUr.'iilar
-ii,Unmn im Ida wvrda to th trmn,
lo "mmitrat llMdr nrj0, practice
'onwuy, mm MMrlflbiwi ami
"Ww moat atrpply Mbiuidant Awd for
'tiraHm ami tor our nnnWu unit our
XMHMMI . 0t Olly bllt Hl0 fr N IdrKM
lrt Of III (Mlfot)M Willi WllOIII WH
ImvH now mud munition vmm, in
who mipporl (Hid Uy whom, hUUm wu
ahull l) HkMIiik," Uih proaldHtit nhIiI.
tin nU mniUnHH on Um fiict Unit
Um Uillod HiiiKw mum nmriy ,ipn
hy Um JiiuHJn.iJrf out of Its own (ilifp
ynnU to ,mrry to Urn oilier side of
Urn mm, htiUinnrtinm or no Hiibmiirlno,
wliiit will (ivory dny , unwind Untie.
'In tho middlemen of t) iimoi Urn
pnwldont mild, whether they nni him
dllriif our foo(lMluir or our niw muto
rliil of mmiufiirluro or tho products
of our mill mid rnrtorlna: '"J'lui oyon
of Uio country will ho onum-lnlly upon
you. 'J'liln In your opportunity for nttf
mil mtrvlro, (,(iic((,iL mid dlMlntntHl(Ml.
'J'lut country ixwt you, hh It oxixicIk
"II ollmiH, to fonio uniiNiiiil pmlllN,
lo orKiinlzo mid ('Xmlltu nliljiiiiciilM
of wtifipJluM of nviiry Idiid, luitiwiicclui.
ly of food, wllli mi nyo o Murvk-o.
you nnt inndiulriK mid In IJm Nplrlt of
IIiono wlio (.nllHl In llio rmiliM, for
lliclr HU)lo, not for ( IioiiihoUoh, I
uluill (.onlldiinlly oximd yi, ,(.
wcrvo mid win tin. coiilldiiiK-o of tint
IKiopIo of ovory him I n ml hIhIIou,"
TIiiiI ovoryono wlio crciiKiM or oulll-V(Hi-h
it (find, in ludpN, mill liolpN Krciil
ly, lo milvo (In, proliioin of tint fimd
ln of Hid iiiiIIoiih, wiin point 0(1 out
ly llio pniHlilmil.
Ill) I'OnclUllllll H nppml ,y nyK
Unit "llio NUpnunii liHt of tliu iinllon
liiid (.'oiiio, Wo iniiNt nil Himiic, net
ami wiirvo (oKoliuir."
Wnr Dili Qlvon Unnnlmou. Voto.
WllHlllflKtOII. WlttlOIlL lliN.HI'lllllIK
volco, llio Iioiiho, miild pluuilIlN Of
inwnlwrM mid (In. KiillorluM, puhmimI (In.
7,iM)M),WM wnr lovomio uiitlioilu
llon iiMiiiNiiro. Ono moiiilior, Hi-prcmtu.
(iillvo Lniiiloii of Now York, (ho only
unelullNt In cdiiki'onm, votml "pnmiinl."
OwIiik to Kiuiimil piilt-H mill iiliMont
iwh, only iimi votitM worn iwohlii for
III" Mil, lint ImiIIi Diiiiiocriitk' LcihIit
Kltchlu mill Itnpiiiiiiomi l.iiiiilur Mmui
""""in 1 tluit itll tluiir iiikiiiIioi-h
would Imvn votml nltlniintlvoly If pnH
jmt, 'I'lio foniuillly of i (!,, wo,,
Imvu liimn illxpmiHoil with If mivonil
inuiiiliuiN who voloil nuniunt (ho wMr
rCNOllllloll luill liol lilNUIml
oppoitunlly of rocorillnii IIioiiihoIvon
In fnvor of pi-ovldliiK monoy to curry
on hoxllllllofi now Unit (ho mtm In
hi wnr.
Tim hill iiuthorlxKN n noo iuvwuvi i..
honilH, of which M.MMWXMi.OtK) will hit
lent to tin) (intonlo count Him. mu.i n...
iHNnmico of tniftHury twiliiuntoM for
91'.(M)0.()(MMM), illtluuitcly to ho met hy
lorn-IOOMl IIIXIHIOII.
niNciimdon hi tho hnuno wnn mil
flniMl chlclly to proiioNcil iiincniliuoutH
Mvo of (hcNo wiirn mldcil. Tim twe
moHt linportnnt, dniftcil hy HcprcNon
tntivo i,nnroot of WlHoonMin, would
cnniinn llio proponod JJI.Otm.tvm.tKM) nl
imn lonn to count rlcH nt wnr with
nurniniiy mid ponnlt lomm only durluK
tlm wnr, Othftrn would m-.ii.iMi n,n
ufiln of tho Unltort Hlnton IioiiiIn nt N-mh
limn pnr. penult tho purchnm of for
hIkii houdN "nt pin" nud limit h cohI
of illNpoNlnx of tho $n.iV)0,()(V).(mi)
worm or iioiuin to ono lonth of i not
conl of tholf toln), Tho hill lucrounod
thlN Rovornniont'x totul nntlonitl doht
from n 11 tt lo over $1,(V0,0()( to M.-ltrv-fKW.OOrt.-
oxcIunIvo of tho W.OM.OOO 0"0
III tho iilllcd louh itml tho if'.MXXMVH).
(MX) In trcnmiry cortlllcntoM,
Gnllitmenti Km) nt oioia of War.
Vt(Milnutm. Alt won onllNtlmr In
tho romilnr nrmy or tho Nntlonnl
OuniM In tliu proHont cinorKcnoy woro
Allen to Till Boll.
WnnliliiKtnn. All nlleim now tlotnlu
fd lioemiNo of luahlllty to ipiallfy for
nilmlHMlou to tho United Htuttw will
ho Klvtm an opportunity to urow their
own food If tho luiuilKt'titlou norvloo
can lliul fnrmlnn communltloM miltahlo
for their uoodH. KUIh lMand ami
nlhur HlatlouM, Jninuied with hoiiio
IHKX) iillohN (ho cotintry cannot deport
liocatiNo of tho wnr, will ho cleared
hiiiler tho plan. Crown tiiknn from
(Ionium ami AiiHtilmi tuerehnnt idilpM
In American hurhom will ho Included
III tho moving order,
URGES
0
MHtr4 Im niMMB&nBtit by H-
itr Hmiurr Mbiwlnt WMtrw ,
wiui pro Wilmm (bat tMy wvuui t
Im kvl arrvfoc wly im 09 pvrUfl
f Hut war.
In ffwi tot tilmem tm a yrru tim
ruiuuiMtrr trtn4 all u( Um mm tiit
nl nit lit atata vf war a
' lr-4, Jt utk" avallaMa a Vul ot
T,rtJftH A Im llm nlltd r
i( tint two imliM Ui lufu who uimi
u$ arrta im Hmt war olr.
Mr. ISalcr atHptali that thl
tl'Mi M r0ttuslafl wt"t tht wi
rnliifatraliMt Mil m iramml and
In im waf u m imtrw4 aa a u
frtrmim plan, trtnl aa n rcatilt ot
tWHAtimt Ut tb drat fwtitra of
MIL
ValaawHw Amarfaa At All.
tAtWkm, Aa tb Hrat WtUU prtw
itiffilatar Ut aalul tha Kmtmn Mt
litm aa iitmruAm-lu-nrm. iJNivId !.)' 1
()mr. .yMglmud'n armt oVm-n, tc
I Miller , afMHiklnK In4mn a tHrtahl" a
araildy, brwuaiit lovSlwr hy Ih- Ao
arlean ivrulmim Hub m Ajtrll z
nttmmA Intana nttiuafaaiii Uy tun
aratMnic ttftinnrlnlUm ui I'ruiwrtn nn'1
Ma warm wil'fli Ui AmmU ait ho
ally In tioi war.
Ttta advant of lh United K'iiUh
lotii th war, ti aald, xlraa th ttii A
tamp to Dm iarartr of t t
lllct mm a ninti(t fltfalrat military u i-iiH-rmry
throttKhotit lit world.
"Dw Uitltad Mlatea of Ainrl'i, of
a notaMg tradlllon, navr hrolc n
nuvr har mixukm) Im m war ?xn pt
tor IHivrly," (beared Um iwciolr r '
"That It Iinn imniIm up Ita mind lloiilly,
inakca It aioiiMlaiilly clnar to the
world Um I. tola Im h Krmt Htjlit for
li ooiso lllwrty."
AN'))" in mI'1 : "I'ruaalii Ih not u
ili'iooiTMcy. Tlio linlNHr promlaM Unit
It will ho ii deioocnicy uftr tliu wur.
I think u Im rlKlit."
HimciihliiK 1'riiMMlii um mi nnuy, tho
prdiuliir mild It hml Itx Krcal limlltu
tlofiK, Itx (,'t'oiit unlvorNltlcM mid tn
xcli'uco, ,Uut nil Uiomo woro Miihorill
nuto lo tho ono nmt prcdouilnunt
pilrpoMo of mi iill-coniUurlnK iirmy to
oimhivo tho world. "Tho nrmy wiih
tlio Mponrpolnt of I'tuhmIh tho rent
wiih (ho kIIiIoiI Imft."
Drunk With Sound of It.
Tluit Im what wo hint to (IchI with
In Hi Im old outworn country," Iih mhI(1.
"It wiih nu nrmy Unit In ruconl llinnii
hud wiikciI thriii) wnrw, nil of con
ilinoft, mid tho lucoHHtiiit trmnp of Um
IckIohh tlirotlKh tho xtrcotH of I'riiHMlu,
on tliu puruilo Krouuil of rnmitlii, hud
l(ono lo (ho I'riiMMlmi liiiinl.
"Tho knlMor, when ho wltnitMHcd It
on u ki'ikhI m''ii'o nt IiIm i'ovIowh, ot
drunk wllh tho koiiikI of It. Ilo dc
llvorcd tho law lo tho world iim it now
piiHlor on Hlunl dullvorliiK tho law
from llio thumlcrcloiiilM. Hut, uiiiko
no nilHtnko. Kurope wiih unoiiMy. Ku-
ropo wiim half Intimidated. Kuropo
wiih apprclKiimlvo, It know (ho whole
llmo what It mount. What wo did not
know, of courmi, wiih tho moment
when It would conio,"
I'lio IIIOHl lllipi'ONHlVO (leillOIIMtl-UtlOII
wiim In coiiiiectlon with tho IoiimI lo
I'roMldont. WIIhoii, Tho cliecrltiK,
which It ovoked, wiih followed hy tho
hIiikIiik of "Aniitilca."
I'rohnlily no event, In HiikImimI In
llio pii'Nont itenenitlnn liuolllclally
hroiiKlit loKollior morn men of wont
prouiluoiico lllfltl thin liiuchooii.
Qerninnn Oelio Rellof Supplies.
Mi'ltlHh lloaihiuurtorH In l',rnui!(!,
April HI, KluhlliiK Ulu nion wllli
their hackH to tho wall, tho (lermmiH
nni iiimIiIiik iloNperiito reMlHtauco to
llio IIiIIIhIi mlvunt'o, oNpeclully iiIoiik
tho Illiiilenhui'i! lino from (itiemil to
Ht, ()lioutln. Thin lino Iiiih hecn doll
nlloly hi'okcii holwcon Qiiennt nml Ar
i'iih; coiiNeiiuoiilly tho (lormuiiM nro
attoiiiptluu to hold from Qiionut Noutli
wurd, Tho clvllhm population of I.oiim,
which Im helnit attuckod from thrco dl
roctloim, wan ovlcleil hy tho (lennniiM
on Kildayj no pornoim 'Woro allowed
inoro than thlrly poiuulH of Iuickiiko.
Wllh the depnrluro of tho civilians tho
(loriinuiH Molzeil throo iiioiiIIim' ratloiH
Kiithorod at Lous hy tho Ainurlcnn lto-
llof COIIItnlHHtOII,
Mexico Neutral 6ny Cnrrnnxn,
Moxlco (nty.-donornt Uarranr.u In
Ilia mUli'ONH to cointrcMM declared that
Mexico would iiinlutaln u ntrlot nml
I'Ikoi'oun noutrallty tit thu world war.
(lonoral ('nrrinuu iiIho road to tho
couki'omm, which hold Hh lltHt foruinl
kohnIoii, u comploto report of IiIm ad
mlnlHtvntlon ih tlrnt chief. Tho nnr
ratlvo oxtondeil from tho tlmo of tho
Madoro rovolntlon In 1010. I'nt llculnr
uttoutloii wiih nlvon tho revolt itKalitHt
Mmloro hy IVIIx Dlnz In 101'J. Oon
oral Oarruurn deohifoil that tho fall
mo to trout Dlim with Hovorlty whh n
Ki-oat mlNtnko, iih It allowed tho awnk-
"hIiir of tho ntmiluoiiH of DIiir and old
fitvorlton.
Qerioan LeQntlon Attacked.
lluenoM. -Tho (lormnn lonullon and
coitHiilnto horo hnvo boon nttackod Uy
a uioh, iih hnvo tho nuwupnporH
DoutHoho l.a riata '.oltum; and l.u
Union, Tho wlndown of tho IiuIUHiikh
woro InoUon,
To Take Huao Slice.
HoelioHter, N. Y. tlooruo Knnlmnn.
ttoml of tho ICtttttmun KodnU ( ., an
nointMl Itta intention of Huhscrlhlni:
$a,r00,000 to tho iroposod Kovom
ment loan of M.OiHl.WHl.tHK).
King and Queen Economize,
London. It Ih announced that, ron
IIkIiik tho urKont need for iHnoniy,
ltiiftleitlativ with voKtml to lironil-
HtutTs. tho kliK ami uueon, touothor
with their household ami Horvantu,
tun-,, n,iniitiii tho Hcnio of nntlonnl rn
! tlons Mnco curly In Fehruary,
1 Holdleni KiinrdliiK Ion whurf, ISo-i.-n liurhor, after the seizure of fJiniinn Hiuth there. 2 LowvrltiK a tor
pedo Into the hold of the American lmttlctilp I'ennHylvunln. ii fJnpt. OcorKo K. Oelm, U. S. N., alioard his vch
el, tho hattlcMhlp KcHrMiirKc, nt tho GlinrlcMtown inivy yard. 4 dipt. It. WIIJIiiiiih, couiinander of the U. S. de
stroyer Dunciin. r TnickluyliiK armored funk helntf tcMted hy California Nntlonnl Guardsmen during nuineuvers.
It wcIkIim in toiiM nml currleM hIx rupld-drc kuiih.
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
America Takes Up Task of Pro
viding Men, Money and
Food for the War.
VOLUNTEERING IS TOO SLOW
Congrent Hao $7,000,000,000 Dond Dill
Fnrmera Urged to Increase Pro.
ductlon Latin American Republics
Declare Their Pooltlon British In
Tremendous Offensive Near Arras.
Dy EDWARD W. PICKARD. '
Men Monoy Food.
TIiomo are tho prlmo war ueedH of
the United HtutcH.
I'lm cull to tho colors Ih not meeting
with thu ruspouso Unit ciicouriiKCH the
hellof that a Hiilllcleut uiimlier of vol
uutcerH can ho obtained to hrltiK the
army and navy up to war streiiKth,
CoimniHH Ih tukliiK euro of thu Ilium-
clal prohlem.
I'lm mutter of sulllclcnt food Ih
Hiiuircly up to the Amerlcnn farmer.
(Jltiilriiiuii Dent of the house com
mittee on military nn'nlrs ami other
'little army" men In coiiki'chh are still
hnmperliiK President Wllson'H elfortH
to put throiiKli tlio selective consrlp
lion nrmy hill. They ilemaud that tho
volunteer system ho nlven ItO oV DO
ilnys' trial. In tho opinion or thu pres.
Ident, .Secretary Maker and tho Kuneral
Htuff, UiIh would conio very neur to
wnslhiK ,'10 or DO Invuluahlo dnys.
Tho presldent'H plnu for u selecllvo
Iruft Ih (loHlKiicd to permit tho exenip
tlon of men who, while lit for military
Horvleo, would ho more useful to tho
nation In other cnpitcltlcM hy reason
of their skill and experience In other
lines. Tho advocates of universal mil
itary training consider thin measure a
temporary expedient hut are not com-
hntliiK It hecauHo they think tt neces
sary now. Tiioy nave not, However,
ahandoned tho Unlit for universal
tralnliiK and tho Chamherlaln hill,
which embodies their Ideas, may ho
tacked on to tho administration meas
ure. If this Ih found Inexpedient tt
will ho pushed iih a "follow up" do-
slRucd to place tho military Horvleo of
tho country on tho proper footing for
all time.
On Thursday tho war department
announced that all men who liad Join
ed tho army after April 0, the date of
the president's war proclamation,
would ho considered volunteers for tho
period of tho war only. A call for
oOO.OOO men was Issued for tho regular
army and National Ounrtl, In order to
Klvo tho volunteer plan a try-out while
conuress discusses the matter.
To provide tlnances for prosecuting
tho war, hoth for America and for tho
entente allies, tho administration hill
lUithnrlxliiK hontl Issue of $o000,000..
000 was Introduced In tho house
Wednesday and came up for debate
Thursday. There wns no renson to
dotiht Its speedy passauo through con
gress, for partisanship was laid aside,
Thrco billion dollars of the sunt Is to
be lent to the entente allies. There Is
added to tho ineasuro a provision for
tho tssuanco, as needed, of if'AOOO.OOO,.
000 In ono-yonr treasury notes to an
ticipate the tax receipts from tho war
rovenuo Mil.
Food Production Plans.
TaklUK it leaf from the book of Ku
rope's terrible oxporloncv, the wlso men
of America have been quick to rocoR-
nlie the fact that the nation's success
In this wnr must depend In great metis
tire upon the snlllcleiicy of Its food sup
plies, nod during the past week ono
lifter another of them has placed this
Krlm truth before the people with In
Hlsteny that already Is fruitful.
The most lininedlate need Is that the
farmers or the Northwest shall In
crease to the limit the acreiiKU or
sprliiK wheat, mid that the corn ucre
m,'() also shall be brought up to the
mnxlimim. .Seedtime Tor these crops
Ik nt luind.
There Ih no rcuson to doubt tho pa
triotism or the American farmer, and
ho Is recelvlnt,' the undent advlcu of
numerous experts, but farm labor Is
distressingly scarce. To relieve this
situation, mn-lcutturul experts called
Into conference at St. Louis by Sec
retary Houston have recommended
Unit the nntlon'H men who lire unfit for
active military service be mobilized ror
use In the production or rami prod
ucts.
Railway Men Prepared.
The rnllroiid executives or the coun
try nro nllve to the ront responsibili
ties that will devolve upon them, and
five of them, headed by Kalrfax Hur
rlson of the Southern, huve been con
stituted a board to direct the opera
tion or Amerlcnn rnllwuyH throughout
the wnr. Speedy transportation or
troops, munitions and rood supplies Ih
assured. Tor the railroad men have
been preparing ror present conditions
ror 18 mouths.
Not tho least Important or govern
mental activities during the past week
has been the rounding tip or flermnn
Hplcs mid plotters. Hundreds or sus
pect h hnvo been nrrested, mid events
In vnrlous partH or the country Indi
cate that many others should bo be
hind the bars. On Tuesday a terrlllc
explosion partly destroyed the Kddy-
stone ammunition plnnt or the Russian
government, near Chester, I'a., killing
ut least 110 men nud women, and there
Is reason to bellevo It was the work
of an enemy alien.
Lntln-Amcrlcan Republics.
Ono by ono the republics or Oentral
and South America aro declaring
themselves. Cuba, I'ltnaina and Hra.U
severed relations with Oermany; Ar
gentina and Costa Idea supported the
position of tlio United States, and Chile
and Uruguay decided to maintain neu
trality. Cuateinala nlso ranged herself
alongside Undo Sam, nml her position
on tho southern border of Mexico has
measurably decreased the danger of
Oerman-foinented attacks on our bor
ders by Carran.u or Villa. This peril,
however, Is far from negligible, and tho
American forces along tho ltlo (Irande
aro on the alert.
On Monday Austria-Hungary severed
relations with tho United States, and
tho diplomatic representatives of hoth
countries wero given their passports.
All Austrian vessels In American porta
wero seized promptly.
lUtlgarln was reported on Friday to
hnvo followed Austria's example, and
It Ih not unlikely that Turkey will do
tho same. Despite this seeming soli
darity of the central powers, thero aro
evidences that the ties that hind them
together nro wenkenlng, for hoth Aus
tria and llulgnrln nro snld to hnvo
agents In Switzerland who are trying
to approach entente diplomats thero
on tho subject of peace. Hoth nations
aro weary of tho war and tho Husslan
revolution has had a great effect
among tho people. Should they brenk
away front Oermany Lloyd Oeorge'H
prediction thut tho end of tho wnr Is
at hand would probably bo fulfilled..
Two branches or tho American
armed service already aro participat
ing actively In the warrnre. The navy
has taken over tho patrol of the At
lantic wast, relieving tho warships of
tho .entente allies, nnd Is busy nlso In
tho Pndtle, where tho presence of Ocr
man submarines wns announced on
Wednesday. In Franco tho Lafayette
Flying corps, composed of Americans,
has been put Into American uniforms,
and Is flying the Stnrs and Stripes.
Great Drive by the British.
In France a tremendous battle wns
going on all tho week. The Ilrltlsh
took the offensive on Kaster Sunday,
following vast operations of their avi
ators. After a concentration of big
yun flro that smashed the Gorman
trenches and completely Isolated their
occupants from relief, the Ilrltlsh In
fantry attacked on u twelve-mile front.
From south or Lens to a point south
east or Arras they swept forwurd with
bayonet and grenade, and there was
no stopping them. Many thousands of
prisoners were taken. Strategically,
the most Important feature of this
great drive was tho capture or Vlmy
rldgo, a rent accomplished by tho
Canadian troops, who Tor months have
been entrenched on Its western slopes.
This rldgo was the prize Tor which tho
French fought In the battle of Artols,
and It had been stubbornly held hy tho
Oermans. Helow It to the northeast
lie the plains of Doual and Lens with
tho network of railroads that connect
the manufacturing and mining towns
or the Industrial region or northern
France.
Farther to the south tho French are
holding firm, nnd between Ypres and
the Channel preparations have been
mndo to resist an expected drive by
tho Germans. In Mesopotamia and In
Asia Minor the Ilrltlsh and Kussluns
continue to push the Turks to tho
west. On the Itnllan, Ilalkan and Rus
sian fronts weather conditions hnvo
prevented any extended operations.
Anxiety About Russia.
Russia Is causing the entente allies
much anxiety Just now, for the labor
element there Is Intoxicated with Its
new liberty nnd Is seriously hamper
ing the provisional government by Its
demands that It be allowed to direct
affairs. A considerable group or radi
cal socialists has declared In favor of
u separate peace, and Germany Is
dickering with these men. The gov
ernment, backed by tho greater part
of the military forces, Is doing what It
can to counternct these efforts, but
money Is senrco and disorganization
prevails. The United States, It Is ex
pected, will step Into the breach by
giving tluanclal assistance nml sending
a commission of railway experts to
solve the transportation tangle that Is
holding vast (luantltles of munitions
nt Archangel.
Reports of the Rrltlsh admiralty
show a slight decrease In the number
of vessels sunk by German submarines
during the week. In order to circum
vent the pnrttnl U-boat blockade, tho
United States government has decided
to build a lleet of 1,000 wooden ves
sels ror rorelgn commerce, and on
Wednesday President Wilson formal
ly asked Genernl Goethals to tako
chargo of the construction of these
ships. The shipping board has $.'0,
000,000 nt Its disposal for this purpose.
and It Is believed that by the end of
summer ships can bo turned out at the
rate of 200,000 tons a month.
First Allied War Council.
Concrete evidence of our virtual al
llanco with tho entente powers was tho
arrival In an American port of n llrlt
Ish nud a French warship, followed on
Thursday by tho first war council be
tween tho United States and tho allies,
Ilrltlsh Vice Admiral Hrowulng mid
French Renr Admiral Grnsset con
ferred with Secretary Daniels and Ad
mlrnl Ilenson concerning tho patrol or
tho Atlantic by the American licet.
Wnr councils or greater moment will
rollow In a few days, for a Ilrltlsh
commission headed by Foreign Secre
tary Ilalfour and ono from France led
hy former Prouder Vlvlanl nro now on
wtoir way across tho Atlantic. The
highest American olllclnls, Including
President Wilson, will pnrtlclpnte In
tho conferences with these coiiiuiIh
hIous,
0. S. TO PROFIT BT
SLUES' MISTAKES
PURPOSE OF WAR CONFERENCE
TO WARN AMERICA.
COUNTRY FACES HUGE TASK
Entente Chiefs Plan to Revise Condi
tions So United States Will Be
Allied With Them Bolivia
Breaks With Germany.
Washington. The International wnr
council which is to assemble hero
within a few dnys, and to which
Oreut Britain and Frnnee are sending
eminent statesmen, soldiers and sai
lors, was stated officially to have very
largely for Its purpose euubllng tho
United States to avoid the mistake
and dlfliculties which beset the al
lies when they entered the war. Amer
ican ofliclKis in all detriments will
have the opiwrtunlty to meet the for- .
elgn commissioners personally, dis
cuss with them the lessons taught by
the war and consider the broad prin
ciples whereby the United States can
marshal its forces for the great strug
gle with the minimum of waste nnd
delay.
It Is realized everywhere that thin
country faces a stupendous task In.
converting Itself, almost overnight,
from a peace basis to a universal
military, naval, lndustrlnl nnd agricul
tural mobilization. The problem Is
to fill nil these separate and unex
pected demands without hnvlng each
cripple the other. Closely allied to
this phase of the conference will bo
the Information gained at first hand;
ns to how American resources can bo
best directed toward meeting tho
common enemy. A close study will
bo made as to how this country's pow
er can he dovetnlled Into that of tho
entente so that tho United States wilt
bo free to dedicate Itself to tho csscn
tlnls and hnve no duplication of ef
fort. There will bo some discussion In.
the conference of the nttltudo of tho
United States toward tho ultimate
pence terms. It Is understood that
the entente powers plan to agree to
such terms as will wnrrnnt the United
States In fighting unreservedly with
them to n common end. The hospi
tality of the United States will bo of
fered tho Ilrltlsh nnd French commis
sioners. Tho chiefs of the commis
sions, Including Foreign Secretary
Ilalfour nnd others of the English
group, nnd Minister of Justice Vi
vnnl nnd Field Marshal .Toffre or the
French, will be welcomed by the high
est ofllcinls or the government and
entertained ns guests or tho nation.
Bolivia Breaks With Germany.
Ln Paz. Ilolivin. Tho Gorman min
ister and his stniT have been handed'
their pnssports by the Rollvlnn gov
ernment, with n note declaring that
diplomatic relations between Rollviiu
nnd Germnny have been severed.
Arras Battle May Decide War.
London. The far-reaching, Import
nut and sweeping success of the bat
tle of Arras is being revealed In suc
cessive captures to the r.iitlsh public,
which hardly renllzes yet that It is
the most effectual and decisive event
to tho credit of the Ilrltlsh nrmy dur
ing tho wnr. It may well rank with
tho battle of Manic, which turned
back the German Invasion directed
against Paris and may prove the turn
ing point of the whole wnr ln the west
and change tho bulnnco of tho world
war.
Field Marshal nalg reports tho cap
ture of 100 guns and UJ.OOO prisoners.
Tho territory gained for France from
tho Invndcr, marks the battle of Arras
as a great victory. Hut tho significant
statement from Field Marshal Halg la
titat tho Ilrltlsh nro nstrldo tho llln
denburg line.
Tho famous Illndenburg line hnrti
been proclnlmed by Its nuthor, as well
ns hy German experts, as n sort of
great wall or Chlnn Unit would bo as
lntprcgnnblc to nssaults ns thnt ono
or tho seven wonders of the world,
which wns so long nn ndntnnnt bur
rlor to protect nn ancient Chlneso
dynnsty. A number or Europenn military
writers havo taken the view that tho
Illndenburg lino wns n myth painted:
to hearten the Gorman people. Hut
tho Ilrltlsh genernl staff ror sometime
has known that there Is a dcflnlto
Hlndenhurg lino upon which the Ger
mnn stuff wns bnslng Its derense and'
hns known exnetly whero thnt line
wns drawn, ir tho British enn break
through n vital or linportnnt sector,
tho next chapter mny bo a rurthor ex
tensive German rotrent If the Ger
mnns nro nblo to rotrent before Hnlg's
nrmy.
Tear Out Eulogy of Kaiser.
Chlcngo. A eulogy of tho Gennnn
emperor contained In tho spelling
book used In Chlcngo public schools
Is to ho cut out, pending ndoptlon or
a now volume.
More Ships Is Keynote.
Washington. Menns or quickly put
ting additional vessels Into the tran
Atlantlc tritdo nnd thus rulfllllng the
prophecy or Premier Lloyd Georgo or
Orent llrltnln thnt more ships mennt
victory ror tho entente allies, wn tho
prlnclpnl subject at n cabinet mooting