The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-09-20
driving In the German advance pa.
trolls.
Sweden's Feeble Reply.


Yes, we did 1t, but no one asked us
net to- Is In II sentence. the Swedish
foreign Offices statement in reply to
LanSing's charges that IL had been
transmitting Gcrmuay's messages from
Bucnos Aires To Berlin. With this
weak answer neither Argentina nor
the allies are satisfied, and the Swcd-
lsh nnlinu feels humliated, There Is
no immediate prospect, however, that
Sweden will he forced into the war.
Argentina is clinging precarlously to
her neutrality, for the rage against
Germany is increasing there daily.
Couet Luxburg, the German minister
who advised that Argentine vessels he
"spurioS verscnkt"-sunk without
trace being left--has been given his
passports and the Argentine minister In
Berlin has been instructed to ask the
imperial government for n full cxpla-
nation regarding Mr. Lanslng's disclos.
ures and ms to its present policy of
sinking Argentine ships. Argentine Of
iicials say that there will be n diplo-
matte rupture II Germany does not dis
approve the text of Luxburgs dis
patches and make concessions concern
Ing u-boat warfare.
In Bucnos Aires the people wildly
chccrcd the news Of Luxburg's dismis-
sal and then broke out into anti-Ger-
man rioting, attempting To burn the
buildings Of the German club and u
German newspaper and destroying sew
eral blocks of German business houses.
Scmioflically Germany has admitted
the truth Of Lanslng's statements, but
denies there was violation of neutral
ity on Swcdcn's part, and says the dis
closures were made by the allies only
To produce new crisis In the relations
between Argentina and Germany and to
make trouble for Sweden.
Another Expose by Lansing.
On Thursday Mr.. Lansing added tn
Swedcn's discontinue by making pub.
lie translation Of letter dated
March s. 1915, from German Minister
won Eckhurdt nt Mexico City To the
imperial German chancellor asking
that the emperor confer n decoration
on Fulkc Cronholm then Swedish
charge dafrnires In Mexico, In recog.
milton Of his services In forwarding
Won Eckhnrdt's reports to Berlin
through the Stockholm foreign office
and under cover of the official Swedish
cipher. The minister urged that the
decoration be conferred secretly In
order not To arouse the suspicious of
the entente allies. Cronholm was re-
placed as Swedish charge last Febru.
nry hut has remained In Mexico City.
These revelations seem to make un.
necessary any further search for the
secret channel through which Berlin
was Informed In advance of the dis.
patch OF American destrOycrs to Eu-
rOpean waters and of other American
war movements.
Secretary Lansing Is said to be In
possession Of further sensational facts,
but during the rest Of the week he
sat tight, waiting for Foreign Minister
Lindman and his colleagues to justify
their action II they can. The Swedish
press admits that the people of the
country are proving themselves to be
what the Germans call them-"silly
Swedes."
On the Battle Fronts.
Increasing resistance by the Aus.
trians checked the advance OF the Ital-
ians toward Lembach and Trieste last
week, but It was ut tremendous expense
In casualties and prisoners to the enc
my. The severest lighting was for the
possession Of Monte San Gabrielle.
After being pushed back down Its
slopes early In the week, the Italians
climbed up again and firmly withstood
repeated attacks. A little further
south, on the Bainsizza plateau, the
Austrians were no more successful In
their fierce assaults.