The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-09
Teutonie Peace Bunk

lne DeRinulnR OI tue Week Wub
marked by the ascension Of three large
peace balloons sent up by the central
powers. One was piloted by Chancel-
lor Michaelis, one by Count Csernin,
Austrian foreign minister, and one by
the un-American correspondent, Ben
nett. acting for Michaelis and Luden-
;dorff. The balloons went up swiftly for
a time, but, being filed only with hot
air, they soon came to earth again, the
descent accompanied by the ironic
laughter and cheers Of the allied na-
tons. The imperial chancellor. to
abandon the metaphor. told vivid tale
of secret treaties between France and
mier Ribot promptly branded him as a
liar. Michaelis uttered lot more
claptrap about the wicked aims Of the
entente allies and "the Justice Of our
defensive war" and, through the un-
American correspondent, gave out q
mess Of high-sounding phrases and
foolish accusations, and declared the
submarine warfare would continue un-
til the British raise their blockade.
Czernn gave an interview that sound
ed more reasonable, and a couple Of
days later Vienna paper announced
authoritatively that Germany would
gladly act upon pence overtures COM
ing by way OF Vienna. The entire
peace move of the week, however, was
declared by Washington, London and
Paris to be insincere and evidently
made In the hope Of slowing up the
war preparations In America and the
restoration of authority and discipline
In Russia.
On Wednesday the kaiser issued two
proclamntions, to the German people
and to the German army and navy and
colonial forces, In which he deflantly
get forth his determination to prosecute
to a successful termination this right
eous war Of defense"
The German attempt to bunko the
Poles with vague promises OF re-
stored kingdom has fallen through.
Dispatches from Berlin say the Polish
legions have been disarmed and In.
termed, because the Germans found
themselves confronted by mutinous
Polish army, while Austrian subjects
enrolled in the original legion insisted
on taking the oath to the new Polish
kingdom as II Galicia were a part Of
II.
America's Submarine 0eteetor.
The problem OF the submarine Ia
still holding first place In the consider
atlons of the allied nations, for while
the Germans admit the U-boat cam
palgn Is not reducing England to star.
ration. Admiral Jellico admits the
submarine has not yet been mastered.
and says until the effective antidote Ia
discovered the allies must concentrate
on the building Of patrol boats and
merchant vessels. Secretary Daniels
believes the American navy depart
ment has found plan for protecting
| American shipping and II will be put In
operation very soon. The department
| IL working on II giant detectOr which
Rear Admiral Grant thinks will bring
immediate results. The details OF this
detector, of course. are not revealed
but II Is expected to be effective over
distance of five miles, and II these
expectations are justified the depart
waters In the vicinity OF the German
bases and thereby locate submarines
us they start out. Meanwhile the
trained gun crews placed on American
merchantmen are giving Il good nc
count of themselves generally getting
the better Of any submarines that ven
turr Ia attack the vessels they ar,
guarding.
Th" l!:it.~h udrIralty's weekly re
purt ,hgw"L :, decrease In the number
! # Ef''sh urr'it"urmcn destroyed b)
,U-boats. One British warship. the oil
cruiser Ariadne. was sunk by torpe
do and ~ Of It's crew killed.
What Congress 10 Doing.
One month behind time. the admins
out of conference without the feature
that were Objectionable to the presi
dent. It's enactment within weel
was confidently predicted. The chic
features that were eliminated were tn
congressional war expenditure com
mttee and the three-member food cor
troll board. The price-hxing and cor
trol provisions were greatly restrtcte
and the prohibition section Is less dra'
tic.
Partly rs a result Of the compromis
on the food control bill. the senat
adopted the Sheppard resolution for
national prohibition amendment to tn
constitution. The vote-65 to 20
would have been much closer had IN
dry forces not consented to u provisio
that the amendment shall not be oper,
dive unless 1t Is ratified by the state
within six years. The constitutionalit
OF that limitation Is doubtful.
The dry leaders decided to await tn
December session OF congress befoI
trying to get the resolution through Ii
lower house.
Another conYpendable action Of II
senate was the adoption Of McCun
ber's resolution calling upon the pres
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