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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-30

ondon, June 29.-"While we should
not be too optimistic regarding the food
situation for we cannot tell what the
morrow will bring forth, there is no
fear at present that the Germans will
force England to adopt compulsory ra.
tioning because Of their submarine cam.
paign'' said Baron Rhondda, the food
controller today to the American cor.
respondents. Baron Rhondda added
that the voluntary rationing system
was working admirably and that crops
were doing we'll
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-30
LONDON PAPER WANTS
ALLIES TO PUBLISH
ACTUAL WAR AIMS
Urges Formulation of Definite Policy,
to BE Presented to Enemy-Lloyd-
George Is Criticised

London, June 3O.-The speech yester-
day Of Premier Lloyd George in which
he said the war will come to an end
when the allied armies have reached the
aims which they set out to obtain when
they accepted the challenge thrown
down by Germany, although mainly ap-
proved by the morning newspapers, does
not escape adverse criticism.
Some conservative papers strongly
dissent from the premier's assumption
that difference OF opinion exists be-
tween the German government and the
German people. and declare that the
German people are faithful to their gov
ernment.
German Opinion United.
The Post says the Germans are all
in this war up to their neck and If the
premier thinks any change in the sys-
tenn of government would alter their
spirit, he knows nothing OF the Ger
man people. The Post contends that
the idea that Germany is driven to war
by a tyrannical government and is
groaning for liberation from the Hohen-
zollern yoke is pure fancy.
At the other extreme, the radical
Daily News finds the speech falls short
Of expectations and it laments alleged
lack of definiteness in declaring war
aims.
May Not Convince.
1t says the premier cannot convince
Germany by signals from the public
platform, and 1t may ba doubted wheth.
er he can wholly convince Russia. 1T
is essential" continues the Daily News,
that the allies should state their war
aims once for all in a declaration drawn
up in concert and indorsed by every
party TO the alliance. Today
when the former subjects of the Rus.
sian emperor are foremost in urging
statement Of war aims of democracy.
the force OF the demand is irresistible"
The News makes the suggestion that
war aims be formulated and submitted
to Germany with the intimation that
If peace is refused on terms proposed
every port and market Of the allies
shall be closed to her for a fixed period
after the war
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-30
BRITISH HAVE FOOD
SUFFICIENT; GERMAN
is HARD PRESSED
frusslan OfficialdOm Makes Appeal in
Uravest Terms to People to Suffer
PrivatiOn.

London, June 3O.-In a speech TODAY
at Dundee, Premier Lloyd-George said
that II necessary, the government would
resort to the exchequer in order thar
the price Of bread should be within the
compass Of the bulk of the people
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
G0VERN0RSHIP CONTEST
EXTENDED ANOTHER DAY

tsv noRNiNe JousnAL SPECIAL LGAssp wIRsl
Phoenix, Ariz., April S0.-Contrary
to expectation, the end OF the COVER
norship contest went over another
day. The greater part of the days
session was consumed in discussions
relative to making proof in precincts
where there was a discrepancy be-
tween the poll lists and the count
There was also jockeying between
the attorneys for the privilege Of
making the closing argument. That
was finally settled by Judge sloan, of
counsel for Governor Campbell, sub
mitting without argument his motion
to strike the returns from seven pre-
cincts where irregularities similar to
those in Snowflake precinct had been
shown. Mr.. Ives, chief counsel for
former Governor Hunt. then offered
a motion for judgment for the con-
testant. The argument was postponed
until tomorrow after q witness from
Douglas has been heard in proof of
disputed ballots from Precinct No.
of that town. Four rebuttal wit
nesses from Cottonwood, Keohane's
ranch and Miami No. 3 were put on
by the contestant.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
WILL reAKE tP ARMY BILL
TOINTIE LEGISLATIVE KNOT

Washington, ApFil So-The army
draft hll, paised Saturday by both
houses jof corkres& will be taken up
again In the enate tomorrow in an
effort to clea UP kt once the legisla-
tive tangle hichl is delaying refer
ence of the NJ aslte to conference.
1t will be hNsas}ary for the senate
to pass the bsli again. although there
is little doubt that it will go through
ultimately ID the form in which the
senate approved il Saturday. 81 to s.
Senator La Toilette and others may
attempt to attach amendments. The
volunteer authorization and other
proposed changes can be offered
again. reopening wide field for de-
bate
Chairman Cha mberlain of the mill
tary committee secured recess to-
night until II o'clock tomorrow, an
hour ahead Of the usual meeting time.
and will try to put through the bill to-
morrow.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01

Ing machines, the young Britons
played about their fourteen enemies
like pair Of giant hornets. They
dlved at them time and time again,
firing bursts Of machine gun bullets
as they passed. With superior speed
and climb, the British machines were
able to adopt such tactics as suited
their purpose, and from the moment
OF the first attack the formation of
the German machines began to break
up.
After two of their machines had
been set on fire and destroyed and n
third sent spinning down to an un-
doubted fatal crash, the hostile squad :
ron was completely disorgaYlized
the surviving machines turning about
and making for home.
Another story has to do with tho
narrow escape of young British
naval airman, who sailed on a recent
bright afternoon to "strafe" a German
balloon that he saw in the air some
distance back of the enemys fighting
lines.
Nowadays whenever a British plane
crosses the lines within a mile or two
of German balloons stations the sos"
signs ascend and the balloon is hauled
down as fast as motor driven winces
can drag it. The pilot was not to be
thus foiled, however. When he ar
rived near the balloon it was only
twenty feet from the ground. but he
dived for 1t, Notwithstanding the pro-
tecting machine guns that were send
ing up literal fountains of steel full
lets.
The balloon began to soke IN sew
eral places and the British airman
was diving at 1t again when his en-
gine was hit. The navy chap managed
to get himself home like a wounded
pigeon nevertheless crossing the fight
ing lines at less than fifty feet. Be.
ing naval man, he only described his
homecoming as ''limping into port"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01

super-abundant. but one firm reported
1t can supply $4,000 pounds of Ne
braska seed corn and 10000 pounds
of New Mexico squaw corn, which will
60 a long ways toward making a big
crop. Retailers will be asked to urge
consumers not to eat seed beans and
other commodities that can be used
for seed. san Miguel county reports
having more than enough seed and
Colfax county also appears to be well
supplied
Big Acreage Assured.
Reports from all parts of the state
indicate that instead of $50, 900 acres
in crops as last year, there will be
fully 100000 acres. San Juan and
Santa Fe counties appear to be the
only ones in which apparently the
fully understood and appreciated. A
special effort will be made to arouse
the farmers in those counties. In
Valencia county extensive areas are
being re-seeded, because of the havoc
caused by the frost last Friday night.
The war committee will urge the
wemen of the state to do their utmost
to can and conserve products that are
harvested and for which no immedi.
ate market Is found, so that nothing
is wasted, Canning clubs will be or
ganiZed iii each settlement. An ex-
pert in farm labor supply at the state
college is to devise methods so that
labor will be provided where needed
at harvest time. Market organizations
are to be formed so that crops may be
sold and marketed to the greatest ad-
vantage.
At Santa Fe recruiting Is progress
Ing satisfactorily and there are al
ready thirty recruits for the national
guard, seven for the navy, two for the
aviation corps. several for the re-
serve officers camp and number
for the regular army, altogether shout
fifty. Carlsbad reports twenty five
recruits. but other towns and settle
ments have not done near as well.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
Hostile Fliers Seldom Accept Challenge
. = = = . = =
to Close Combat in Air, Assert British
(By Morning Journal Specis, Leased Wire.)

British Headquarters in France,
April 80, Evening (via London, 4:30
p. m. From Staff Correspondent
of the Associated Press) Out of the
high. thin air where the fighting
brdmen fly In sort OF dream world
of adventure have come within the
last few days still more wondrous
stories of dauntless deeds and feats
Of aerial fitting to spread the well
come glamor of romance over the
more sordid side of the war. Above
the British line and far within the
enemy territory the blue spring skies
have been filled with daring planes
that seem to flash In and out among
the bits of floating cloud with the
speed of the very sunbearns that
sparkle and play upon their silver
sides and all but transparent wings
Virtually all the visible machines
bear the red. white and blue mark
ings of the allies. 1t is seldom that
hostile machines with the maltese
cross upon their spreading wings ven
ture across the fighting lines.
The British aviators report that it
Is difficult just now to get German
aviators into close fighting. They say
that the Germans appear unwilling
to engage in that sort Of warfare and
continually attempt to break off the
combats.
Two fast British machines, far in
the enemy's domain, saw what ap-
peared to be great flock Of German
planes headed toward the British
lines. The two British airmen climbed
a couple Of thousand feet to have q
better look at the strangers. They
then saw that 1t was a formation of
fourteen machines composed OF fight
ing scouts and heavier wo-seaters,
probably intent upon bombing raid.
The odds were rather heavy against
them. but the British fliers decided
to have a 60 at the hostile airmen.
For three-quarters Of an hour there
Followed an extraordinary battle.
Having faster and better n1aneuver-
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
RUSSIAN TROOPS WILL
MAINTAIN DISCIPLINE
ar so-s'.s IouasA. s..e,.. .s.ssD w,s

" "N'Nu 1OuNNhI FFtcIAt IfAbtb WHIT
Petrograd, April 80 (via London.
430 p. NO.. .).--Maintenance of army
discipline is placed in the hands of
the troops under an order issued to-
day by A. ]. Guchkoff minister of
war. The order directs that hence
forth each army corps, regiment and
company shall elect special commit
tee which will maintain discipline,
control food supplies, take justifiable
measures against abuse of power by
military chiefs, settle disputes be-
tween officers and soldiers, and make
preparations for the election Of dele
gates to the assembly which Is to de-
eide on the future of the government
of Russia.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
CARRANZA OFFICER ExE(tUTED;
OFFERED TO JOIN ynLISTAS

FL Paso, Tex. April 3O.-Colonel
Saenz, Carranza commander at
Casas Grandes was executed there
Friday after papers had been taken
from Villas secretary showing that
Saenz had offered to join villxIw with
his de facto command, accordite& to
reports received here tonight by 6ov>
ernment agents. M
Saenx was active in the pursit of
,Salazar's command near Ojitos md
captured a number Of Salazar's r1en
and executed them at Casas Graad3s
He was guest recently at lunch<Sn
given by General Murguia in hond pf
General Bell. in Juarez, and was vi
known here. A number Of the h s. h
guards in the Casas Grandes dis et
were also executed at the same -
for alleged friendltness to villa, Dbl
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
VILLA lEsCAPEs
MURaD|A TROOPS
F08TH|RD TINE
Campaign inlWestern Chihua-
hua Abandpned; Another to
Be Undertaken From a New
B2Se.
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~ soss,ss ,ouss. pse,.L ls..so ~,.sI

tsv nossiAs JousNA ssciAL Iessgo wIsGl
JuareZ. Mex, Nh 30.--F'rancisco
Villa, for the thirt time has escaped
Gen. Francisco Mt kuia's troops and
the campaign in stern Chihuahua
has been abandoned for one that will
be undertaken sout rest of Chihua-
hua City as soon az eneral Murguia
and his command d 900 troops ar
rive in the state C! tai. This was
announced here tod following the
departure of the last n General Muir
guia's troop trains II the south. 1t
was while Murguia's Ftcops were busy
repairing the railroad bridges at Guz-
man station, eighty hiles south Of
here. Villa and his bkucipal COM
mand succeeded, in n Escaping from
Gen. Eduardo HernanuE.
General Murguia wNk establish his
new base at Santa Y3Gel, west OF
Chihuahua City on the exico North
western railroad, and i'll continue
the pursuit of Villas main command
from there into the mountains south
west of the capital.
On the trains which left here today
for Chihuahua City were taken $50
of the 800 prisoners who were cap
tured by General Hernandez at the
battle of Carmen. These prisoners
will be given a military trial upon
their arrival at Chihuahua City. The
remainder of the 800 prisoners taken
during this battle were either executed
or enlisted in the Carranza army. The
manager of the hacienda Carmen was
hanged by Villas orders preceding the
battle there, according to the Car
rama officers.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
NEIGHB0R ALASKA GREETS
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT

Washington, April 30-The new
democradc government of Russia has
been officially greeted by the Alaskan
legislature as "our nearest sister re-
public" and the message has been
transmitted to Petrograd by the de-
partment sof state. The following
resolution addressed to the president
of the Russian duma was adopted by
the territorial legislature:
THE territorial senate and house
Of represent atives of the territory of
Alaska, in A'ession assembled, extend
the hand of greetings to our nearest
sister repunic, Russia"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
AMERICAN INTERVIEWS
GET ENGLISH COMMENT

London. April 30 (5:10 p. m. .)-In-
terviews given by number Of Amer
leans on the Irish problem and pub
lished in the English papers were the
subject of question in the house Of
commons today, Maj John r. p.
Newman, unionist, said:
would America tolerate interfer.
ence on our part in a question
The speaker here interrupted him
with call for "Order, order"
Comnoner Dalton asked if it would
not be desired to request the Ameri-
can government not to interfere in the
war at all. No answer was given.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
WOULD HAVE COMMITTEE
PROPOSE A BUDGET PLAN

Washington, April 30.--A joint con-
gressional committee to report plans
for national budget system was pro-
posed in a resolution introduced today
by Senator Kenyon Of Iowa. It re-
cited that especially to secure econo-
my in vast war expenditures. a
budget plan often asitated in recent
years should Be adopted.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
PENNSYLVANIA LEADING
IN RECRUITING FOR ARMY

Washington, April 30.-Pennsyl-
vania again leads In army recruiting.
Figures made public today for April
2S and 20 shows 176 Pennsylvanians
were accepted, as against 174 in Illi-
nois and 11S in Michigan. The total
for the two days from all states was
1,436, making 37,702 men added to
the army since April I.
Nevada, first state to complete its
quota, added six more to it's surplus,
the total now being 1876 men accepted
on a quota Of 162.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
Troublesome TeChnicaIities of
Proposed War Measures
Remain to Be Worked Out;
Governors Message Ready,
SHORTAGE IN SEED
WHEAT Is REPORTED
Intelligent Plans Being Made
to Extend Agriculture and
Conserve Crop by Coop
erative Methods Adopted,

Santa Fe, April S0.--1n view of the
convening of the legislature tomor-
row noon in extraordinary session,
Santa Fe is abnormally quiet tonight.
Even the hotels look deserted and a
quorum Of neither house is as yet at
the capital. Speaker w. II. III.
Llewellyn, of the house, and President
John S. Clark. of the senate, were
among tho first to arrive. Senators
w. D. Murray, Ramon Sanchez, J. S.
Lea. Eufracio Gallegos and John A.
Gordon were among other members
of the upper house to get here this
afternoon, while of the house mem
bership Ira Wetmore and Jose T..
Gonzales were among the first. The
war committee is in informal session
this evening, in the senate chamber,
discussing proposed legislation. Last
evening conferences were held after
midnight by Levi A. Hughes, presi-
dent of the First National bank, and
other financiers, with reference to the
proposed war bond issue. The prep
aration OF this legislation Is not as
simple as would seem at first blush,
and several technical difficulties are
still to be solved for which the time
is almost too short. Governor Lind
sey has completed brief message,
his recommendation following the
lines of his rccent proclamation and
he will urge that legislative matters
be disposed of patriotically and ef-
ficiently.
Boys for Farm Labor.
Every boy between the ages of IL
and 19 in New Mexico is to be listed
for possible farm labor mobilization
by the federal department of COM
merce and labor The department Of
education was requested today to pre-
pare such list in every school dis
trict and Superintendent ]. III. Wag-
ner is at work tonight addressing the
school authorities in every part of the
state to furnish such lists promptly.
The state commission has also ask
ed the department of education to fur
nish 1t with an accurate poll tax list,
and county superintendents are to file
these at once. This will lead to
showdown in many districts in which
poll tax lists have not been kept and
poll taxes collected indifferently.
The wholesale grocers' association
today pledged itself to stand squarely
behind the war committee to keep
down prices on commodities as far as
possible, and to conserve all seeds in
stock. The shortage is greatest In
seed wheat. Native corn also Is no.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
Villa s Diamond
Medal for ValOr
May Be Condemned
tsr noRslso .->,ssAt spscA- ts.szo w,a.

El Paso &pril 30.--A govern
ment suit 49, diamonds and
jewelry vaI n >on $4,000
and s2O,O for 20 .>of Gus
toms duties. was bes 70 sse'oas, ,>>.ed
States district court today ie,r, r,4ss
Ito Villa. brother OF Francis>> OPe.
as claimant. Among the jewels :"
diamond medal for valor, presented to
Villa by his officers and other admir-
ers when he was at the height of his
success. 1t alone is valued at nearly
$4,000.
The claimant asserts that the gov
ernment has no right to condemn as
smuggled, goods that were brought
over unconcealed and without the in
tention of disposing of them on the
American side.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
Captain and Several Sailors
of Vacuum Known to Have
Drowned; Little Information
0btainabIe,
DECISION STILL PENDS
IN CHAMPAGNE BATTLE
Little News From British ront
Between Lens and ST. Quen-
tin Given Out by Lon
don,

10. MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wissi
An American armed steamer-the
oil tanker Vacuum-has been sunk by
a German submarine and 1t is feared
that an American naval lieutenant and
perished. The captain and several
sailors of the Vacuum are known to
have been drowned. Scant details of
the sinking are available.
This was the second armed Amer
lean vessel sunk in the war zone. One
member of a naval crew was drowned
when the steamer Aztec was lost
The expected battle in the Cham
pagne region of France, following
days of acute gun preparation by the
French forces. which was answered
almost shot for shot by the Germans,
at last has broken. Seemingly syn
chronizing it with the somewhat les
sened activity on the part of the Brit
ish against the Germans on the Arras
front, the French Monday eastward
from Rheims launched an attack over
front of about four miles from the
south of Beine to the east of Mont
Carnillet and captured several Of the
German trenches. The French line
was driven forward to depths ranging
relatively from 500 to 1000 meters,
simultaneously to the eastward a
thrust by the French northeast Of
Mont Haut netted them a gain Of
about two-thirds of a mile and placed
them virtually astride the Moronvil-
liers-Naurov road.
Artillery Duels Continue.
That the fighting l.. this region has
not yet been brought to a conclusion
is indicated by the official statement
of the Paris war office, which an
nounces artillery duels of violence are
still going on. There also has been a
continuation of the great artillery ac-
tivity from st. Quentin to the Disc and
along the Chemin des Danes, north
east of scissors.
Little news concerning the situation
along the front from Lens to st.
Quentin, where the British for sew
eral weeks have made notable gains,
has been vouchsafed. London Mon
day night merely mentioned the re-
pulse of a German attack east Of Ar
ras between Monchy-Le-Preux and
the Scarpe river. Berlin dismisses the
Arras sector with the assertion that
Monday saw only an artillery engage
ment Of varying intensity, but it goes
to considerable extent into a descrip-
ton of the sanguinary engagements of
at Oppy. which it Is asserted
still remains in German hands and
north of the Douai-Arras road. The
British casualties in this fighting are
declared to have been more than 6,000i
while more than 1869 prisoners and
forty machine guns were captured and
ten tanks were destroyed.
The airmen of all the belligerentsl
continue to carry out spectacular bat
Ties.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
Wilson to Speak Before G. A. r..

Washington, April SO.--Today Pres
ident Wilson accepted an invitation
from the Grand Army of the Republic
to deliver an address at Memorial day
exercises at Arlington national ceme-
terry.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-05-01
THE WEATHER
FORECAST.

Denver, Colo, April 30.--For New
Mexico: Tuesday and Wednesday fair;
not much change. in temperature.