The Wahpeton times., 1917-09-20

count LGxDurg, the German minister
who advised that Argentine vessels be
''spurios versenkt"-sunk without a
trace being left--has been given his
passports 8nd tile Argentine minister in
Berlin has been instructed to ask the
imperial government for a full expla-
nation regarding Mr.. Lansing's disclos.
ures and as to its present policy of
sinking Argentine ships. Argentine Of
fcials say that there will be diplo-
matte rupture If Germany does not dis
approve the text of Luxburg's dis
patches and make concessions concern.
ing U-boat warfare.
In Buenos Aires the people wildly
cheered the news of Luxburg's dismiss
sal and then broke out into anti-Ger-
man rioting, attempting to burn the
buildings of the German club and a
German newspaper and destroying sew
eral blocks of German business houses.
Semiofficially Germany has admitted
the truth of Lansing's statements, but
denies there was a violation Of neutral
ity on Sweden's part, and says the dis
closures were made by the allies only
to produce q new crisis in the relations
between Argentina and Germany and to
make trouble for Sweden. -:
Another Expose by Lansing
On Thursday Mr.. Lansing added to
sweden's discontinue by making pub
Qc 9 translation Of letter dated
March 8, 1916, from German Minister
von Eckhardt at Mexico City to the
imperial German chancellor asking
that the emperor confer decoration
on Folke Cronholm. then Swedish
charge d'affaires in Mexico, in recog.
nition st his setviegs in forwarding
Won Eckhartt's reports fo Berlin
through tns s.,tockhelm foreign office
ana 9posi cover 81 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 rs Swedish charge last Febru-
airy but 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 destroyers to Eu.
! ropean waters and of other American
w;tr movements. ---a2,@,. ...., - ~.-
Secretary Lansing is said to he in
i possession OF further sensational facts
but during The rest of the week lie
sat tight, waiting for Foreign Ministet
Lindnan and his colleagues to justify
their action if they can. The Swedish
press admits that the people of the
country are proving themselves to be
what the Germans call then-''sill,
Swedes, , .-'e."'' '>'....''.'h :as:s"-..~.
on the Battle Fronts.
/! Increasing resistance by the Aus
trians checked the advance of the Ital
ians toward Lembach and Trieste las
week, but it was ut tremendous expens,
in casualties and prisoners to the enc
my. The severest fighting was for tn
possession Of Monte San Gabrielle
After being pushed back down it
slopes early in the week, the Italian
climbed up again and firmly withstoo,
repeated attacks. A little furthe
south, on the Bainsizza plateau, th
Austrians were no more successful Il
their fierce assaults. ~r<,.,.,.
All along the west front there wer
artillery colnbats, trench rnids an
fighting in the air, but neither sid
made any ground gains qs momen
The allied aviators were especial
busy with bombing expeditions IN
flight patrols. Many tons of expl6siv,
, were dropped on airdromes, .failw.
! objectives and docks back st the 'tss;
. man lines. ~'
, AmerIe.n ARTILLERY in Braaee.
e The war department permitted it
' hs Known Thursday that large co
> flngent 6f American artillery has be-
J, added to General fershing's expe
i tionary force in france and that its
e tensive ira ainfng with the French
o and six-inch Eowitzers is well UNI
a, way. There have been many, repo4
n derived from private letters. that !,
- American troops already have been
gagged in various battles, but the &
us ernment has given out no fntimat
sh that these are true. As such fight
to could scarcely take place without so
en- casualties, and as Secretary Baker
iii promised to publish casualty II
his promptly, the stories probably are
lOr true.
ID British losses ny submarine acti,
is were the smallest since the opening
lar the ruthless" campaign. The most S
Gus loss reported was that of the
to lantic transport liner Minnehaha, 81
lst by torpedo when west-bOund. 1
". said the British have new submal