The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-10-25

ing the advance OF the Italians, the
central powers have withdrawn ut
least forty divisions from the Russion
front and hurried them to the rescue
of the defenders of Trieste. Large
numbers OF German. Bulgarian and
Turkish troops are now on the italian
front.
American Destroyer Torpedoed.
The frst real American casualty list
from the war zone was given out
Wednesday by Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels. II included one death, that
Of Osmond Kelly 1ngraham, gunner's
mate, OF Pratt City, Ala, and the
names of five other men Of the navy
who were slightly wounded. These
men were of the crew Of an American
destroyer which WIS torpedoed by
German submarine while on patrol In
British waters The vessel was not
sunk and soon reached port. The re-
port came from Rear Admiral Sims
and said Ingraham was blown over.
board and his body was not recovered.
Naval officers think II remarkable that
until this occurrence Admiral Sims
fighting units should all have escaped
damage in the fght against the u
boats.
From Amsterdam the other day came
the report that Germany was about to
include American waters In the sub
marine zone. This meant nothing to
American naval authorities, for they
had considered our waters so included
since We entered the war. The best
Informed opinion Is that American
transports, with their speed and their
conveys will be quite safe from the
submarines.
The weeks list of victims of U-boats
was small In number, but the loss Of
life was greater than usual. This was
due mainly 10 the destruction OF the
French steamer Medic with the loss
of 80 persons including soldiers and
prisoners of war. II Is an Undisputed
fact that service on German subma-
rlncs Is becoming more dangerous ev-
cry day. and this probably Is respon-
sihle for the latest reported mutiny
in the German navy. Sailors ut the
port of Ostend refused to 90 aboard
the U.hoats end are said to have
thrown one commander into the sea.
There Is trouble In the Austrian navy
also. Soldiers and the crews OF sub
mcrsiblcs have had several conflicts ut
Pola, officers ON both sides being killed.
The Austrian government thereupon
decided to change the naval base to an
other port.
Wilson's Now Blow At Germany.
Determined that Germany and It's al
lies shall not benefit from the trade
and industry Of the United States,
President Wilson started OFF the week
by setting In motion machinery to stop
trade with the enemy and transmission
OF information valuable to him. to con-
troll enemy aliens and enemy property
and 10 check the activities In America
Of German sympathizers. BY execu-
tive decree the president created war
trade board, with Vance Mccormick as
chairman, supplanting the exports ad-
ministrative board. and war trade
council to advise the board on Ques-
tions Of policy; gave the secretary Of
the treasury power to regulate the ex-
port Of gold. silver and currency, trans
fers OF credit. transactions in foreign
exchange, and enemy insurance COM
panies, and authority to prevent the
/ transmission Of written or Photographic
| Information from this country except
through the mails; created n censor
! sEip board to prevent the transmission
OF intelligence to the enemy by any
means; gave the trade commission full
authority over enemy patents; gave
the postmaster general power to rcgu-
| Int" III" publication of war matter by
foreign Language papers, ana In other
ways took control Of enemy interests
in the United States.
! The provisions Of this sweeping de-
cree when put into full force should
help II lot In the process Of bottling up
the German empire. The United States
and Its allies show no disposition tc
yield to the pleas Of the so.called neu
tral nations that have been supplying
Germany with food and other mate
rlals. According to reports received In
Washington, the food situation In Ger
many Is growing acute. The weekl,
ration there amounts approximately
to four and half pounds Of bread
half peck Of potatoes, a cupful OF
beans, peas, or oatmeal; a half pound
OF meat. twelve cubes OF sugar, sll
individual pattles Of butter and ar
equal amount of other fats. The calorit
value OF these foods In the aggregate
Is less than half the amount estimated
by the American food administration
as sufficient for person In a sedentar,
occupation.
Coal Strike Makes Trouble.
The coal situation, especially In iii
nois, caused the administration II grea
deal Of trouble. Strikes. unauthorlze,
by the union, stopped production nnt
the operators declared they could no
pay the wages demanded unless the!
were allowed to charge the genera
public 40 cents more a ton. Coal Ad
minlstrntor Garfield was swamped wiN
appeals and protests, and sent out