Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-27

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chaser, whose design is 80 secret that
1t 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 France.
The demands of the Socialists
brought about 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 Iairly satisfactory to all fac
tions. Painleve and the new cabinet
are 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 downfalh
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.
Following Its raids on the /. w. W..
and other pro-Gefman agencies, the
government through Secretary Lansing
issued warning that Germany is dis
seminating insidlous peace propaganda,
in this country designed to halt our
preparations for war. The headquar-
ters 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
intimated 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
seized showed tine paper was invOlvedI
in conspiracy against the United
States and received regular money con-
tributions from some one In Mexico
and that the war news" it publishes
was deliberately faxed to bolster the
German cause and injure America. In
the correspondence found were letters
from Senator La Toilette and severah
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 unlawfuh
the printing Of war comment in the.
German language without q complete
English translation in parallel coll
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 Conscrlptlon Of Allies.
The senate on Wednesday adopted
the Chamberlain resolution which
makes subject to military conscriptiOn,
a 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 Il.
would be possible to call into military
service aliens Of draft age, except ma
tionals of Germany and Its allies and
nationals of countries exempted from
such service by treaties.
An amendment adopted at the last
moment, however, provides that sub
jects 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 2S
days 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 a western city. FUN
tests have led the government to ac-
cept 1t as the best aircraft engine pro-
duced In any country. Its parts are
standardized and the problem of re-
pairs and maintenance is simplined.
The senate on Monday passed the
war revenue bill, greatest Of its kind,
totaling $2,411, $4,000, and On Wednes-
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