The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-05-17
REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
Continued from first page)

Reports during the week concerning
the submarine warfare were conflict.
Ing and confusing, Germany claimed
Its campaign was still successful ha.
yond Its expectations. while Great
Britain issued figures showing II con
siderable decrease In the number of
U-boat victims.
Great Britain reported the sinking
Of two more hospital ships by the Ger
mans. The news also came Of the tor
bedding Of the British steamship City
Of Paris In the Mediterranean early
In April. The vessel carried 200 pas
sengers and Il large crew and only %
were saved.
American inventors by the thousand
are seeking means Of combating the
submarine, and Chairman Saunders Of
the naval consulting board made a
statement which. though deprecated by
navy officials, gave assurance that
some Of the devices submitted would
solve the problem In the near future.
The war department announced on
Monday that nine regiments Of engi.
neers, made up largely Of railroad
|. men. would be sent to France as soOn
as possible. These men and doctors
and nurses will be the first to reach
the war zone.
Members OF the French wal commits.
sion, after their trip through the cen.
trial West. were received enthusiast.
cally In Philadelphia and New York /;
Snp.a - Tho trtttSh rnynVnlnalpnnVG nd.
dressed congress-. and all OF them pre-
pared to return home. confident that
the arrangements made with America
ensured the prosecution Of the val to
Il victorious conclusion.
The finance committee Of the
French chamber OF deputies. In report
ing on a bill. asserted that France
mus have u peace that pays" In re-
storatlon OF Alsace-Lorraine, compen-
sation In kind for thefts and damages
In the invaded region. rebuilding Of
The ruined towns and villages by Ger
man hands. ships to replace those
sunk. and guarantees for annual pay
ments.
1t was stated authoritatively In
Washington Thursday that President
Wilson had Informed Mr.. Balfour that
the United States will make war and
peace In common with the allies.
Fermsnt In Germany.
or the greatest interest and i'm.
portance were the events Of the week
In Germany. Chancellor Won Beth
mann-Hollweg finding himself between
two fires, maintained silence concern
Ing Germany's aims In the war. On
the n hand. the peace-without-annex-
alton socialists attacked him and the
government Bercelv. virtually demand.
Ing that he step down and out. On the
other hand. the conservatives and Pan.
Germans assailed him for apparently
yielding to the other faction. and also
boldly blamed his hesItant policy for
the long duration Of the war. Sweep
Ing internal reforms In the empire are
demanded by the radicals. and some OF
them-but not enough yet-venture 10
urge the wiping out Of Prussia's bale
ful predominance and even the deposi-
ton Of the reigning dynasty.
A logical result Of these agitations
vas the reported attempt Of an assas.
sin to shoot the kaiser In Berlin. Had
his aim been truer his bullet would
have removed not alone Wilhelm. bu,
the whole house OF Hohenzollern.
Closely related to vents In Germany
were the developments In Russia. The
provisional heads Of the new republic
were forced 10 agree to form a coali'
ton government with the dele
gates OF the soldiers and work
mems councils. This quieted the dis
turbnnces for the time being, but the
German socialist emissaries continued
to spread their propaganda. Borg1erg
Danish socialist, who is In Petrograd
made known the peace terms proposed
by the German socialist democratic
party, the majority faction. They in
clude recognition Of the right Of ma
tons to freedom Of development, tbs
Introduction Of compulsory interna
tiOnal arbitration. the restitution by
Germany Of all conquered territories
a plebiscite In Russian Poland, with
freedom to choose between independ
ence or annexation by Russia or Ger
many the restoration Of independents,
to Belgium. Serbia. and Roumania tn,
restoration TO Bulgaria Of the Bulgari
an districts of Macedonia, and tn.
granting to Serbia OF a free port OF
the Adriatic.
The radical socialists Of Petrograt
at once declared thss their partJ
should have nothing to do with Borg
jerg and his propositions. which they
asserted were wholly pro-German.
Stand Of American Socialists.
Lending American socialists gave gu
y statement d"n0unc!ng the lnterna
llonnl socialist conference called foI
Siocl'hnlm early IN .ijur as 1.-The nos
%lnng"'niS "r ~ '~"'r.r'a plots fol
cashing In his military Victories" an
characterizing the American socialis
delegates, Morris Hillquit mud AlgeI
o Lee. as radically pro-German.
In Greece matters moved rapidly "a
ward a climax. The king II losin
supporters daily In large numbers, an
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