The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-23

ana tnen ever EtttlilE u Snot nj tne
enemy. The safe arrival of the en-
gineer regiment of railway men was
announced. giving the lie To another
OF the many pro.Germnn rumors OF
disaster.
Thousands of young Americans last
week received the commissions they
have earned In the officers reserve
training camps and ARE ready now to
help make the national army out of the
drafted men In the environment camps.
The first 100000 Of the latter will he
modified In IL few days, and the work
of examining the others will be con.
tlnued. In the main this great task Is
proceeding smoothly, though In New
York at least one board was accused
OF corruption.
China at War with Teutons.
China formally declared wal ON Ger.
many and Austria-H Hungary on Tues
day, making II nations now actively
against the central powers. In return
for her action, II is understood, the On.
tente powers will grant II suspension
Of payment of the Boxer indemnitles
and will help China In her preparations
to make her participation In the wal
of full value. Duties on Chinese I'M
ports are to be raised about 8 per cent.
Japan's mission In the United States,
headed by NiSCount X. lshii. landed
safely In America, and Its members
lost no time In assuring Americans
that their country is firm In Its deter
mination to stand by its allies until
Germany is brought to It's knees. The
conference of these commissioners
with the officials of the United States
In Washington is recognized as being
of the utmost Importance, both In re-
gard To the war and In regard to the
relations between America and Japan.
That Stockholm Conference.
The Socialist conference ut Stock
holm is causing trouble out of pro-
portion 70 the probable importance Of
It's deliberations and conclusions. In
The different countries the Socialists
themselves are split over the advisa.
bility of attending 1t, and the govern
ments Of the entente allies and Of he
United States, recognizing that II Is
pro-German in It's inception, have re-
fused passports To wOuld-he delegates.
The English Labor party decided to
send representatives, whereupon Ar
thur Henderson. Labor member Of the
war cabinet, was accused by Premier
Lloyd.Gc0rgc of double dealing and
resigned. His place was promptly
filed by George Nicoll Barnes, minis.
ter of pensions and the crisis was
passed. AT least for the time, although
n general election may be called II the
Luboritcs insist on sending delegates
to Stockholm.
Marked reduction In the number Of
vessels sunk 10y German submarines Is
shown in the British ndmiralty's week
~ statement, while the number OF ves-
sells unsuccessfully attacked Increased.
A story from Copenhagen says the big
commercial submarine, Deutschland
has been converted into u war u
boat and may soon be operating in the
Pacific against ships from San Fran
cisco. The same dispatch says the
Germans have lost about 20 subma.
rines and now have nearly 800, these,
however, including many small ones
built for passage through the Belgian
canal. The newest and largest carry
siX-inch guns.
Premier Lloyd George made two
speeches last week that heurtcned up
the British people immensely, Declar.
Ing that the high point Of Germany's
strength had passed, he said the dliii.
culties Of the allies from now on won<l
grow less aud their power increase
steadily, and that with patience, cour
Z and endurance the foes of the
great military despOtisln could not Vail
To win. lie called attention to the
waning efficiency of the submarine
campaign, that though the U-bout loss
es In April were $4,000 tons, In July
and August the average was only 1885,
u tons "a month. So far from being
reduced to starvation. he said, Great
Britain Is now In better position so far
AS food is concerned thnn for years
past. The premier admitted that the
Russian collapse upset some Of the
plans of the allies for this year. but
called attention to the fact that Ger
many, even with one Of her most pow
erful opponents paralyzed by Internal
troubles, Is failing to hold her own on
the west front.
Tired Of Spies and Traitors.
Throughout the country the demand
is becoming lnsistent that the author
tiles put an end to the almost unham-
pered activities OF the pro-German
propagandists, the traltorous l. w. w.
leaders and pacifsts and the cowardly
draft-dodgers who are making the con-
duet OF the val as hard as possible.
! The demand was voiced by Ellhu