The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-10-04

turn Germany offers grnciously to con-
tribute share of the compensation T.
be pn,d to the !it.le nation sh" hn
ravished.
The new German party "r'.Hn'"
by Admiral Won Tirpits and ulh'r+
now In office got into action ln>'
with the slogan peace without indem.
nifty means Gcrmsny's defeat" This
purity serves to coordinate the activi-
ties of the pan-German agencies and Is
getting large. support. The social
democrats nre gathering their strength
to combat It, and the result Is likely
to be very pretty fight when the
reichstag reasscmbles.
Little News From Russia.
Little Is heard and still less IL
known just now about conditions Ia
Russia. Plots, counter plots and ac-
cusntions have not yet unscnted Keren-
sky. and he and the soldiers and work.
mems council may finally establish
complete control over the situation.
The troops In the field and In garrisons
have been numbering their officers by
the score, and one correspondent as
serts they have no heart for the war
since the car was deposed-a state
ment that only adds to the confusion
OF the mental picture we over here
have OF the new republic. The armies.
however. since the Germans captured
Jacobstadt. have checked the advance
Of the enemy and even retoOk some
positions near Pskoff. Winter Is COM
Ing To their aid and II Is considered
probable that the movement OF the
Germans toward Pctrograd Is about
ended for this year.
General Soukhomlinofr, former war
minister, first OF the autocrats to be
Judged by a jury Of the new democ-
racy, was convicted Of high treason on
Wednesday. and sentenced to impris-
onment ut hard labor for life. His
young wife. whose extravaganza drove
him nearly insane. was acquitted.
lanslno's Useful Disclosures.
As Il means Of consolidating the
sentiment of the country and arousing
It's enthusiasm for II victorious war
the disclosures Of German intrigue
made by Secretary Lansing are unex'
cclled. And they are ably seconded
, by the stirring speeches that Colonel
Roosevelt has been delivering. Mr.
| Lansing times his exposes well and
makes them with calm tinnlity that
Is most effective. His latest state
mcnt Is that he has conclusive EVIL
dence that Count Won BernstOrff on oI
before January 10 had received and
read the Zimmerman note to the Ger
man minister In Mexico City telling o,
the Intention to begin unrestricted sub
marine warfare on February l, ant
consequently was fully aware OF hl'
governments plan when he asked au
thority to expend $4,000 to Influence
congress and keep this country neu
tral.
Colonel Roosevelts patriotic nd
dresses were "a distinct feature OF th'
week. In Chicago and other middle
West cities he expressed forcibly tn,
opinions he and most Of the rest o
us have OF the pacifists and obstruc
tionists and other pro-Germans, ant
| buNt bptCiui swan
choice language to the case Of Rober
NJ. Lu Toilette. the United States sena
tor with whom Wisconsin 10 afflicted
The doughty "T. r." invaded the enc
my's country. delivering one OF hi
most fiery speeches at Racine. At tn
Chicago meeting and elsewhere resolu
tions were adopted calling for the ea
pulslon OF La Toilette from the sen
ate, but that so.called honorable ger
tleman. seemingly unmoved by tn
storm OF denunciation. was busy ol
ganIzing his followers In Wisconsi
for II fight based on what he think
are his principles.
! South America 10 on Fire.
Germany sought to pacify Argentin
by disappearing the ideas expresse
by Count Won Luxburg. but the Sout
American republic was by no mean
satisfied and the people demanded this
war be declared. The chamber