The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1917-09-22

chaser, whose design is so secret that |
it is called the ''hush boat" and which |
Is proving most effective in combating
the U-boats. The American destroyers
are still giving efficient help in the |
work.
New Cabinet in Erance.
The demands of the Socialists
brought about a change of ministry in
France last week, but this In no way
weakened the government or its con-
duct of the war. Premier Ribot and
his colleagues resigned and Paul Pain
leve, who was minister of war, became
premier, and after several vain at
tempts succeeded in forming ministry
that was fairly satisfactory to all fac
tons. Painleve and the new cabinet
arc pledged to prosecute the war to
final victory and to wipe out the stains
of German propaganda that led to the
resignation of Minister of the Interior
Malvey and ultimately to the downfall
OF the Ribot ministry. Henry Frank
lin-BouillOn, president of the French
/ parliamentary committee of foreign ac-
ton, who is now in this country, says
no one doubted the patriotism of the
Ribot ministry and that its fall means
a wider participation in the govern
ment by all political parties and rep
resents the will of the people to make
the government as strong as possible
for the effective prosecution of the
war
Warning Against German Scheme.
! j. Y owing its raids on the 1. w. w.
and Nother pro-German agencies, the
government through Secretary Lansing
issued warning that Germany is dis
seminating insidious peace propaganda
in this country designed to halt our
| preparations for war. The headquar-
tiers for this work is In Zurich, Switz-
erland, and it is being carried on here
by German spies, certain German
Americans and pacifists. Mr.. Lansing
minated there would soon be some
| sensational arrests, and said the secret
service had possession of startling evil
| dence. In line with this was the raid
by government agents on the offices of
the Philadelphia Tageblatt and the ar
rest of its editors. The documents
seized showed the paper was involved
in a conspiracy against the United
States and received regular money con-
tributions from some one In Mexico,
and that the war news" it published
was deliberately faxed to bolster the
German cause and injure America In
the correspondence found were letters
from Senator La Toilette and several
other prominent men in congress.
The work of disloyal German-Amer-
lean papers was given hard blow by
| the senate on Wednesday. The trad
| ing with the enemy bill was passed
with an amendment making unlawful
! the printing Of war comment in the
| German language without complete
English translation in a parallel col
umn. Other provisions in the bill in
| terdict commerce between Americans
and Germans or their allies, extend the
presidential powers over exports and
imports and enlarge espionage powers.
For CONSUMPTION of Allies.
The senate on Wednesday adopted
the Chamberlain resolution which
makes subject to military CONSUMPTION
million or more aliens NOW resident
In the United States. Senator Stone
of Missouri, consistently maintaining
his bad record, made the only speech
in opposition to the resolution.
Under the terms Of the resolution it
would be possible to call into military
service aliens of draft age, except ma
tionals of Germany and it's allies and
nationals of countries exempted from
such service by treaties.
An amendment adopted at the last
moment however, provides that sub
iects of Germany, Austria Hungary,
Bulgaria and Turkey may be drafted
for nonmilitary duty. The subjects OF
] the central powers are exempt from
military service under the draft law.
Secretary Baker has announced the
perfection Of the Liberty motor, the
engine that will drive Americas war
planes. 1t was designed by two cele-
brated engineers in five days, and in %
DAVIS an engine had been completed
and set up in Washington. The parts
were made in factories all the way
from Connecticut to California and
were assembled in western city. Full
tests have led the government to ac-
cept it as the best aircraft engine pro-
duced in any country. Its parts are
standardized and the problem of re-
pairs and maintenance is simplified.
The senate on Monday passed the
war revenue bill, greatest of its kind,
totaling 50 $4,000, and on Wednss-
day the house passed 1t to confsrenes