The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-05-10
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
Continued from first page)
Several OF these dig vesseIs wefS

Several or these Dig vessels wefS
promptly turned over to the allies.
As had been predicted. the British
and French commissioners, especially
the latter, made as plain as possible,
without actually advising It, their be.
lief that nm American army should be
sent to Europe without delay. both for
the moral effect and because more
men really nre needed on the fighting
line, II Is admitted that intensive
trimming can be- best ohinincd hnck of
the lines and II i~ Wholly probable
thar the f-c' trNuuS "''' .v'r very
soon and will be followed at frequent
intervals by other detachments. The
Stars and Stripes IL likely to be flying
before long In both France and Rus
sia.
Toward the end Of the week the
French commission took time for n
visit to Chicago and other cities. Mar.
shal Joffre and his colleagues were
welcomed everywhere with an acclaim
that testified eloQuently to the love
and admiration the American people
have for the French. In the course
Of their trip the visitors went to
Springfield. H.. and placed wreaths on
the tomb Of Lincoln. as they already
had done on the tomb Of Washington
ut Mt. Vernon.
England 10 Alarmed.
Finally awakened to the deadly
menace In the activities Of the Ger.
man submarines. the people Of Great
Britain are clamoring. In the press
and In parliament, for change In the
admiralty personnel Of methods that
shall give some promise OF relieving
the situation. The terror Of hunger
and OF possible defeat In the war is
On them. and they are calling bitterly
for more action by their great navy.
"Where are our own submarines and
why do they not do something1" 10
the demand. The policy Of the ad.
mirnlty In concealing the full truth
about the success Of the U-boat cam.
paign is attacked on all sides. II Is
admitted that the Germans are sink
ing vessels faster than the allies can
build them, and though the United
States Is counted on to supply great
number Of bottoms, that aid, II Is
feared, may come too late.
To guess at what took place In Ger
many and Austria during May Day
week would be futile, for the Swiss
and Dutch frontiers were closed and
the censorship of the news was abso-
lutte. 1t was stated officially that the
May Day celebrations were peaceful
in both the empires.
The German relchstag resumed Its
session Wednesday and DR.. Johannes
Kaempf, president Of the chamber.
made bitter attack on President vii.
son, accusing him Of seeking to divide
the German people. Doctor Won Beth
mann Hollweg. the imperial chancellor.
had intended to make a speech on In
| ternational relations and was expected
to announce Germany's peace terms.
but postponed the address ITO more
fitting OCCASION" Spokesmen for the
entente allies already had declared no
suggestions Of peace terms from Ger.
many would be considered ut this time.
Austria Is In sad state and the news
that has filtered out from that country
during the week indicates that the en-
tire nation. from the emperor down,
demands an early end Of the war; on
any terms obtainable. But Charles
may not be able to wriggle out from
the iron grasp OF the kaiser.
| What About Hussia7
Still n big black Interrogation point
must be placed after Russia. The rest
OF the world really knows little Of
what Is going on there, but II Is evil
dent that II the kaiser were not kept SO
busy on the western front. he might
break through the Russian lines below
Riga with comparative ease. New
rulcr for the Russian army have been
prom gated, and how under them any
effectiveness and cohesion In the army
can he maintained 1t Is impossible to
conceive.