The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-07-12

Mt Washington to the truth that Ger.
man spies In this country must have
told Berlin when the expedition was
to sail and by what route. Secretary
Daniels and Admiral Benson we're the
only persons. supposedly, who knew
the route selected. Admiral Gleaves
sailing with sealed orders which he
did not open until he was out several
days. When the expedition was well
on Its way n wireless was sent to Ad-
miral Sims, In command In European
waters. TO pick up the transports at n
specified rendezvous outside the war
zone. This message vas In the navy's
most secret and recently revised code
Many persons on the Atlantic seaboard
knew when the vessels sailed, and TINT
information presumably was sent the
Berlin by II German agent by wireless
In some roundabout way, but how the
route was discovered seems to be a
mystery.
President Wilson has given orders
that the German spy system be wiped
out before any more troops sail, ana
many n Teuton Is likely to be interned
for the period Of the war. Until now
the government has been unexplainn-
bly, lenient In It's treatment Of Ger
mans and their sympathizers, In the
country generally and In the city or
Washington. We are not ut war, Off
cially, with Austria Hungary, Bulgaria
and Turkey. and the diplomatic repre-
scntutlves and agents of these coun-
tries are still free to serve their ally
In any way they can. The German
press OF America also Is still unmo-
Tested and continues It's sinister cnm-
pnign against the successful conduct
of the war. In view of the coniiden-
tinl information from their Washing
ton correspondents available to the
Gcrmnn-American editors, and despite
their protcstations of loyalty to Amer
ica, IT Is not beyond the bounds OF
reason that some Of these editors
should he doing spy work for the
kaiser, to whose cause they have
shown themselves DEVOTED.
German plotters and their friends
also are credited by the government
with devising and In part executing a
plan to cripple shipping on the Great
Lakes by sinking or disabling vessels.
The federal officials. aided by those OF
Canada, are getting after these mis-
creants.
Having received their munitions,
General Pershings troops were
promptly moved forward to their In.
tc..sive training camps back Of the
fighting lines. where they can hear
the roar OF the great guns. The Off
cial review Of one battalion was the
chief feature Of the Fourth Of July Gel.
ebration in Paris, and the people OF
that city went wild with enthusiasm
over the American fighters.
British Again Advance.
Field Marshal Haig again swatted
the Germans on Thursday, beginning
n resumption Of the offensive In Bel
gium, where there had been compare
tive quiet for week. The British
west OF Hollebeke.
The Germans made a tremendous at
tack on the French lines east OF Cerny
Tuesday, but were repulsed by Petain's
men with great slaughter. While
they were demoralized by this defeat
the French made n clever counter-at'
tack. capturing stong salient.
Another slump in the number Of u
boat victims was shown In the weekly
report of the British admiralty, and
the naval officials of the allies are con
, vinccd that the submarine warfare
has failed. The Germans are sending
their U-boats fur nfield, one OF them
having shelled Pontn Delgada, city
In the Azores. An American trans
port helped drive the submarine away
/ ON Wednesday II dozen or more Ger
man air raiders appeared over Har
wich, seaport In Essex, and dropped
many bombs, killing IL persons. They