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Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-10-16
Velke katastrofalnl lesni pozary Minnesota

Douai, takmer nejdGlezitejsi, ;
NEST V severni Francii Y dosahr
spojeneckych armad, yedle Cam.
ibraie, zaujateho spoienci, a slime
'ohrozeneho Lille, zda Sc bgti do tt
imiry ohrozeno, ze pad ieho m6.
&c byti oznamen kaade chvile
lille samotne, jedno nejdilezi-
t6jsfch stredisek priimyslovych Y
severni Francii, neni pro Nemce
dele bezpeenym mistem.
Kiln pod Douaiem ohrozuje ce-
lou linii, vedoucf kolem Lille do
Flander, a N6mci krom roho isou
slime ohrozovani obnoyenou elm
nosti druh6 anglicke armady pod
gelenim generala Plumera a bel.
gicklch short krale Alberta. Ma
jihn armady generala Petaina a
Americana pod generalem Per-
shingem zahajili move 1dery pro
ii nelneckemu levemu kffdlu We
velke kapse, utvofene nemeckymi
posicemi Cd Verdunu kolem ohbi
n I.aonu k mOfi.
Chemin des Danes neni dele
baStou V oblasti Aisne a dale ne
vychod v oblasti Champagne
Francouzove rychlymi postupy
cd til do ctyf mil denne ystoupili
do Vonziers a posunuli svoji IL
Mi tax ma sever, ze spojeni mezi
nGmeckTmi severnfmi armadami
a onemi ma vTchade ie vazn6 O.
hrozeno, ba N6mci .ison sctva
schopni zabraniti jeho pfefiznhti
Ma pravem kfidle hlayni Gin
nosti spojencil americka prvnf az
mada pokraeuje We svych kladi
voyFch 1derech a denne ziskav%
vice cenne phdy smerem k meme
ckym liniim komunikacnfm. iea
spoiuji n6mecke armady s dome,
vem V oblastech Met a Montmedy
Nicmene Nemci, jakl2oli temGf
vseobeene ustupnji, lsevzdaii Sc
flplne odporu. To nejlepe ie pa
trno prudkych bojd, iez svede
nv byly Americany, postupuji-
clmi cd Argonu k Maase.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-10-16
Asi 364 americti
vojaci zahynuli
v srazce lodi

risky pffstav, IA. fijna. = Anne
ricti voiaci poctu 364 zahynuli
pfi srazce anglickeho obrneneho
kfizniku Otranto transporter
Kashmir Y Severnfm kanalu mezi
Skotskem a Irskem. Til sta anne
rickych yojaki a tficet franconz-
skych namofnfk6 a 266 elenn muz-
stva lodi Otranto bylo sebrano ma
Islay. Dyanhct americkych voja-
XII bylo pobfbeno angliekymi
vojenskymi poctami. Vsichni po-
hrbenf vojaci byli stotozneni,
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-10-16
N6mecko pr0jevuje ochotu
yhov6ti mirOvym podmin-
kdm presidenta Wi|sona
Svoluje vyklizeni zabraneho 1zemi jako prvni
podmince pfimeri.- Vlada tvrdi re zastu-
puje nemecky lid

viada V souhlasu yladou rakou-
sko-uherskou "a ddelem zavedeni
pfimeff prohlasuje Sc "a pohoto-
YOU vyhoveti nabfdkam presiden-
toyym ohledne vyklizeni.
N6mecka vlada navrhuje, ably
postaral Sc Q sch6zku smiSene ko.
mise k stanoveni potfebnych zafi.
zeni ohledne vyklizeni. Pritomnd
nemecka vlada. iez ma Sc vzala
zodpovednost "a tento m1rovy
krok. utvofena byla konferencemi
ia dohode $ pfeyaznou v6tsinou
risske rady Kancler, podporova-
ny We svych po6inech Will teto
vetsiny, mluvi We jmenu nemecke
ylady a nemeckeho lidu.
Berlin, u. rijna. SOLF, mini
str zahraniGnfho 1fadu."
Washington, D. G., IA. fijna.
Nemecka odpoved ma presidento-
WI zkousku upiimnosti nemeckych
navrhd povazovana je mnohymi
nfednlky "a neuspokojiyou. Pre-
sident Wilson We sye note prohla-
sill iasn6, ze zadne vyjednavani
nebude zahajeno, dokud nemecke
armady bndotr ma zabrane pads,
Nemecko vsak prichazi nabid-
kou, ably smisene Romisi svefeno
bylo rizeni t6to veci.
President Wilson stejne Mama
I'll, ze nebude povazovati zadnou
nemeckou vladu "a zodpov6dnou,
jez zvolena byla by ma zaklade
soueasneho nespravedliveho vo-
lebniho fadu, kterI lid mutt, ably
slepe sledoval svoje vojenske vud-
ce. Jakkoliv nemecka odpoved
mluvi souhlasu vetsiny n6mecke
fisske rady, ably naznacila, ze mlu-
vi "a vetsinu naroda, prece jenom
nejedna Sc 0 odpovsd skutecne IL
dove vlady. Pres to vsak Sc oce-
=
kava, ze president jednati bude
rychle a nepochybne jeho odpo-
we'd pripravena bude pocatkem
tohoto tydne. President v dob6,
kdy depese dosla, byl V New Yor-
ku, byl vSak 0 novem kroku ne
meckf vlady okamzit6 uv6dom6n.
Londyn, IA. fiina. - Nemecka
odpoyed ma dotaz presidenta Will
soma je zajlmavou zvlast6 2 toho
ohledu, Re spojuje nemeckou Via
dou .jenom vladu rakousko-u -uher-
skou, pomijejic vladu tureckou.-
NestSlisoval-li nemecky ministr
zahranicnfch zalezitosti. svoji od-
poved V neobycejnem chvatu, v
iakem mohl Sc nevolky dopustiti
tohoto pominuti, pax mfze to zna-
menati, re Turecko nenf dele spo-
iencpm N6mecka.
Anglicke casopisy pohlfzeji ma
odpoved Nemecka jistou nedi-
verou, dokladajice, ze "bezpod-
mfnecna kapitulace' je jedinou
moznpu podminkou. Tim vyslo-
vujf Sc proti stanovenf jakekoliv
smisene komise, jez m6la by ma
starosti usporadani pozadovaneho
vyklizenf zabraneho nzemi. Case
pisy kloni Sc k pfedpokladu, ze
N6mecku jsou nyni dve moci -
moe move vlady a moe armady a
nenf doposud jasno, ktera . mich
je svrchovanou.
Curych, IA. rijna. - v neoby-
cejne smelem clanku casopis
Franklische Tagespost, socialist
ckg organ, vychazejfcf v Norim-
berce, dozaduje Sc abdikace meme
ckeho cisafe. Prohlasuje, ze zod-
poy6dnost va pfitomnon situaei
spada ma neho poueyadz yojen-
sky system chylf Sc k svemu pi-
du. Vilem pry musi byti posled-
MIN z vojenskych monarchd.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-10-16

hilulH, iliils. IL ! A1iio'
ce jak 800 osob je mrtyo anebo
pohfesovano a nejm6n6 10000 o,
sob ocitlo Sc bez pristfesi Y dlsled-
cich lesnich pozarI, jez radily y
severni casti Wisconsin, a Sc
verni casti Minncsoty V poslednlch
tficiti sesti hodinach. Skoda ma
maietku ide do millionu dollaru
a cele sekce zalesnenych kraju
isou dnes spustoSenou kraJinou,
doutnaiici doposud n6kterych
mistech zacernal6 rulny osad.
zbavenych obyvatelstva, naznacuji
velky rozsah zkazy.
Mrtvoly 1876 obeti lei V narni-
reich Duluth. Sta .iinych ncsfa-
stnikn lei podel cest, vedoueich
k Duluth a Superior, kde klesli
isouce pfemozeni zarem a dlmem.
Dvanact tisic ochuzenych uprch-
liku je bez pflstfesi a usazeni by
Ii prozatimne V nemocnieich, chra-
mech. skolach, privatnich domo-
yech zbroiirne V tomto meste,
zatim 60 kazdy telesn6 schopny
muz postaven byl do zapasu pro
ii plamenflm, iez, die poslednich
zpray, isou kontrele a pomalu
vyhasfnaii.
Povesti, ze lesni pozdry zaloze-
ny hyly nepratelskymi agenty, ma.
lezaji Sc obehu. Potvr2enl pro
tyto zpravy doposud nejsou. Ne
nj doposud mono naznaclti plny
rozsah skody, dohaduje Sc ysak, re
Duluth Superior plameny zp0-
sobily "a million dollarii skody.
Cloquet, .Brookston, Brevator, Co
roma, Adolph, Thompson, Arnold,
Moose Lake a Wright byly mice
ny. die sdelenf uprchliku Celia ra-
da menSich osad a samot padla "a
obef dravemu zivlu.
Zvlastni vlak o dvaciti vozlch
pfiveyl 1900 uprehlika cloquet
a Carleton, MINI. Potvrdili zpra
Wy, ze mnoho osob zahynulo Y me
stech techto. Albert Michaud,
zvlastni policista, vypravoval ira
giekou historii 0 znieenl m6sta
Cloquet a 6teku jeho obyvatelstva
do bezpeci. Obyvatelstvu bylo
sd6leno, re mesto ie nebezpeci a
neobratf-li Sc vitr, bude nuceno O.
pustiti svoje domovy. Temny mrak
dymu snasel Sc mad mestem, kdyz
zahajeno bylo stehovanf a zvlast-
nj vlaky byly povolany, ably oby-
vatelstvo odyezly do bezpeei. Ce-
le mesto We chvili zachvaceno by
10 plameny lide We zmatku spe-
chali ma stanici. Zeny nafikaly,
svolavajice deti chranlee le V
zoufalem zmatku. Vlak vyjel 2
mesta We .chvili, kdy plameny bli-
aily Sc k stanici a zar rozpaloval
.
ysechno v dohledu. Jine zvlastni
vlaky sestayeny byly vozf, ma
lezajicich Sc po ruce Okna via.
lzn hroutila Sc dusledku obrov-
skeho zaru a plameny ozehovaly
vagony. Topici strojyedouci,
neohlizeifce Sc ma nebezpeci, pra-
covali vytrvale, ably co nejrychle-
j vyrazili Q oblasti nebezpeei. -
St9hovani mesta zahajeno bylo
We chvili, kdy rude jazyky poza-
ru ynikaly do ulic mesta. Mnoho
osob zahynulo; pfesnych zprav o
poctu obetf dosud neni. Cloquet
bylo mestem asi o 1900 obyvate-
Itch, kterych asi 400 doprave-
no bylo do Duluth a Superior. =
Neco uprchlikd nalezlo bezpeei v
jinych okolnich osadach.
Informace, obdrzene cd pomoc-
nych druzin, jez okamzite byly
vyslany ma scenu katastrofy, ma
znaeujf, ze vice jak 100 mrtyol ma
lezeno bylo ma cestach, vedoucich
k Duluth: | nekolik spalenych
automobile 5 opalenymi nesfast.
niky, kteff pfekonani byli zayo-
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-10-16

Washington, d. G., IA. rijna. =
Odpoved Nemecka, jak zachycena
byla jiskrove depesi velke sta
nice pro bezdratovou telegraph V
Nauen a predana sem 1fednf de-
pesi Francie, prohlasuje, re Ne
mecko ie pohotovo prijmouti mi
rove podminky presidenta Wilso-
ma a vykliditi zabrane 1zeml ia.
ko pfedbezne opatfeni pro prime
ri a ze tato mfrova nabidka re
presentuje nemecky lid stejne ja-
ko yladu.
Jakkoliv text nemecke odpov6-
di zda Sc byti dplnym prijetim
podminek presidenta Wilsona, pre-
ce lid We Spojenych Statech a V
zemlch spojencu nesmi pohlizeti
ma tuto notu jako ma takove vyho-
veni vsem podminkdm presidenta
Spojenych Statd, ably znamenalo
okamzite zastaveni boj1. Zdejsi
1fednici nepohlizeji ma nemeckou
notu jake ma document, ktery bu-
de znamenati zastaveni valky. Bu-
de notu tuto dunno dukladne pro-
studovati nez nahledy vlady Spo-
.ienyeh StatG budou projeveny.
Mivetsf nebezpeci by spocivalo
v tom, kdyby ma tuto n6meckon
notu pohlizeIo Sc jako ma bezpod-
kapitulaci, iakou spos
ienci pozaduji kdyby ddsled-
ku toho doslo k seslabeni snah v
zajmu vitezstvi a k ochabnuti u
pisovani etvrte pujeky svobody.
Jakeho pfijeti dostane Sc nemecke
odpovedi, neni mono doposud ma
znaciti. Je-li pfitomna nemecka
vlada vladou Hohenzollernn, pax
je maia nadeje ma prijeti meme
exc nabidky. Nasledujfcf je text
nemecke odpovedi, jak ziskana
byla jiskrovou depesf, zachycenou
We Francii:
"V odpoved ma otazky presi-
denta Spojenych Statd Americ-
kych nemecka vlada prohlasuje:
Nemecka vlada pfijala pod
vyjadfen6 presidentem
Wilsonem V reel dne 8. ledna a v
feGich nasledujicich ma zaklade
tryal6ho spravedliveho mfru. Ma
sledovne jejl cilem We vstoupenf
do vyjednavani byla by jenom do
hoda o praktickych podrobno-
stech pouzitf techto podminek.
''Vlada nemecka ma "a to, ze
take vlady mocnostf, spojenych S
vladou Spojenych Statn, pfijmou
stanovisko, vyjadfene presidentem
v jeho reel. N6meckaI
The Washington herald., 1918-06-04
U. s BEATS U-BOAT SINKINGS;
ALLIES FOOD SUPPLIES AMPLE
Hurley OF Shipping Board, Assures Us We
Can Put More Vessels on Sea Than Sub
mersibles Can Possibly Destroy.

These cruisers mount three g.
inch guns. These guns are supposed
to have an effective range up to
six miles. Chairman Hurley said that
against armed merchantmen these
submarine cruisers might prove dan
gerous at long-range shelling, but
their shells would have to find a vital
spot in the hull of the merchant
man before 1t could destroy the ship.
unless the submarine would take the
chance OF close-range fight
Few Tsrpedoes.
Cruising submarines Mr.. Hurley
said. would have to conserve ammu-
milton and would use but few tor
pedoes. The use of bombs on the
sailing ships was proof that this
sort of ammunition was carried i'm
quantities, and that shells and tor
pedoes were being conserved. for II
has been history that the delight OF
a German submarine commander is
to stand Off and shell a helpless ves-
sci until 1t disappears. They de-
light in the target practice.
Presence Of enemy submarines of
the American coast again brings into
interest the losses in tonnage from
submarine attacks and what is being
done to meet these losses in ship
production. II ships can be built
faster than they can be sunk, there
will be no submarine menace. The
United States will contribute to the
accomplishment of that stupendous
feat this month.
shipping Losses.
The latest general figures compiled
from official records show. for the
first three months of 1918, a total loss
in shipping from submarine attacks
and mines Of 1.SO00 200 deadweight tons
This is an average of 10000 tons a
. month, and of that average Great
Britain lost 1900; the other allied
and neutral nations 26.0O0 and the
United States 1900
The sinkings for April caused a
total loss of $4,000 deadweight tons
II the figures are held anywhere near
this basis, production will soon ex-
coed sinkings largely through the un-
parallelled efforts of the United States
in shipbuilding.
Losses and production up to the
close of 1917 were as follows:
The Washington herald., 1918-06-04
LACK OF NURSES FELT
In PANAMA ZONE NOW

Advices from A. L. Flint. chief of
the Washington once Of the Panama
Canal indicates tht thae the prevailing
shortage Of trained female nurses is
being seriously felt in the Canal Zone
hospitals. where additional nurses are
urgently needed.
In these large modern hospitals are
cared for only the employees of the
Panama Canal and Panama Rail-
road and their families, and the SOL
diers stationed on the isthmus to pro-
tect the canal. These nurses are paid
SIS q month. including quarters from
time of sailing, with laundry Of uni
forms, less $50 a month for susie
nance. Living conditions on the 18TH
mus are said to be very satisfactory
and ample provision has been made
for leave of absence and social en-
tertainment.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-04

ole West where numerous requests,
have been made for fts display.
Commissioner Gardner was one of
the most interested spectators yester-
day. He made n brief trip along the
waterfront In the little boat OF stone
and Expressed great interest IN u.
Clifford Lanham. another official Of
the District government, was also
deeply Interested Mr.. Lanham, who
has been interested In boating for
many years was particularly sur
prised at the lack OF vibration IN the
little craft
Among others who went out I'm the
"'Concrete" were President william T.
Galliher. Of the Board OF Trade; Pres
ident A Leftwich Sinclair, Of the
Chamber Of Commerce; Secretary
Thomas Grant. OF the same organiza-
ton; Secretary Charles J. Columbus,
of the Merchants and Manufacturer
Association: william II. wahIy. as
sistant corporation counsel for the
District of Columbia: Harry f. Low
enstein. a patent attorney OF this city,
John Farley and Frederick NJ. Lang
ley.
Arrangements for the exhibition
were made by George A. Kicker, Dus-
trict engineer for the Portland Cement
Association. under the auspices OF
which organization the boat was dis
played Motion pictures were taken.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-04
COMMUNITY CLASSES
FOR JOHNSON.POWELL

At the annual election OF the
Johnson-Powell Community Center,
held last night at the Powell School,
Herman Phillips Of the Mt. Pleas
ant Citizens Association. was elect
ed president Of the organization. Ar
rangements were made for classes
in dressmaking. millinery and
shorthand, to be given at the school
every Wednesday. A class in
French will be opened soon.
A rehearsal of the Fourth OF July
pageant was held before the meet
ing. The Johnson-Powell Center is
to take the place of Belgium In the
city.s celebration on that date,
After the meeting the young
members of the center held dance
IN the auditorium Of the school.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-04
HIGH SCHOOL
CADETS AWAIT
PRIZE VERDICT
Men Of y Companies Am-
ious as to Which Will
Be Held Best.

Each man Of between co and 100 OF
washington's High Schoo! Cadet
Corps. before going to bed last night,
made a little prayer that three army
orlcers, who are acting as Judges OF
the cadet corps annual competitive
drfli. would not forget by morning
what they saw his company do.
Every loyal high scnooI cadet who
drilled out at American League Park
yesterday knows that HIS company
was the best that went on the field,
bot ne is afraid that by the time they
get through watching eleven other
companies today they will forget the
set ID of the men in his company and
the precision and disc itch with which
they executed the m2ver'eItS of the
program.
Tweaty-twS Companies 10 watch.
aud he has reason 20 be afraid.
ESCse judges have &c watch twenty
two companies OF what Washington
i-h3 proudly 6oa+@ is thu :iTes. drilled
infantry orgG n.:aGi,'H i'm the Umte'i
tales OUTSIDE y West Point. e
through exactly the same move
nrents IN the same spa,.e o. time. and
Z II were not for the little LIaCS
kenk.i in which tEsy mark Gown M
average for each movement executed.
they might well foresee at the close OF
% the program today what company had
drilled the best
At $3.50 O'Clock yesterday morning
the first company on the program
Company c, of Technical High
School. marched on the field ant
went through the movements on the
program handed to the captain a.
he walked on the field. During thc
entire day eleven different compan.
les drilled before the judges, each
company remaining on the field
thirty minutes.
The companies which drilled yes
terday morning were Companies c
B. d, A, NJ and l. of the Second Reg
iment- In the afternoon Companies
h. F and G. of the First Regiment
and Companies G and H. of the Sec
Ond Regiment. went on the field.
This morning Companies Z. II, X
D. A and c. of the First Regiment
will drill and this afternoon Com
pany I. of the First Regiment. and
Companies L. E, K and F. of the
Second Regiment.
Exhibition Drill Last.
After the last company. F. OF the
Second Regiment, has gone of the
field. the Second Batta lion of First
Regiment. Central High School. un.
der the leadership of Mai Johr
England. will give an exhibition
drill. at the conclusion of which
the entire regiment under Col
Wright Johnson will pass in review
before the judges and the stands
filled with admiring roOters from
the different high schools.
The flag, awarded each year tc
the winning company. will bt
awarded as the final act of the pro-
gram. Prizes will also be made fol-
the first and second places.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-04
POWER LAUNCH
CONCRETE" IS
ON VIEW HERE
l8-Foot Boat Takes Trip
pers Under Portland c.
ment Auspices.

While enemy submarines were
taking their toll Of this nations ton
mage yesterday: the National Capital
had its first opportunity to see q
small but convincing example Of the
latest shipping development-the con-
crete ship. Before q group OF officials
Of the District government and promi-
nent citizens the Concrete" an Is
foot power launch. gave a demonstra-
ton which showed the adaptability Of
concrete as Q material for shipbuild-
ing; a material. it might be added,
from which staunch ocean-going YES
sells may be built without drawing
upon those materials from which
other ships are constructed.
The Concrete has q hull which Is
but three-quarters of an inch In
horsepower engine. 1t is to leave
horsepower engine. 1t is to leave
Washington Immediately for the MID
The Washington herald., 1918-06-04

on January 8. in which the policy
Of 'open covenants Of peace openly
arrived at was endorsed. Notwith-
standing this apparent endorsement
Of the Borah resolution, Senator
Martin. the majority leader. an
nonuced that he would oppose any
attempt to have treaties considered
I'm the open. s-t tl1s
Senator FAN. of New Mexico, sup
porting the Eorah motion. declared
there N too much secrecy in our me-
gotiations with foreign powers. He
attacked the appointment of Col.
House to represent this country
abroad. and ridiculed the selections
made by the president for the Inter
Allied Council, which met in Paris and
London. Referring to the membership
OF this conference. he said:
Fan Attacks Col. House.
"In strictly war matters. we have
the Chief Of STAFF representing the
United States, but in the other mat
ters which are being constantly pass
ed upon, We have no one representing
the United States except a Mr.. Cros-
by. whom I have not had the pleasure
Of meeting. officially or otherwise. We
were all acquainted with the name of
Col House. who apparently attended
this council at one time. but we are
informed he is now in the United
States.
"our foreign affairs are. not being
carried on through the officials ramed
In the Constitution and in the laws OF
the United States"
Senator Borah's proposed amend.
ment to the rules was offered while
the Senate was considering. the mo.
ton by Senator Underwood to put a
limit on Senatorial debate.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-04
AUTOMOTIVE MISHAPS
GIVE TWO INJURIES

Frederick S. Gladmon. - years old.
1o6 Seventeenth street northwest, was
slightly injured last night when he
was knocked down by an automobile
operated by Lieut. c. X. Lawson.
College Park. Md. at Fifteenth and
III streets northeast.
An automobile operated by W. p.
Webster. 1877 Nineteenth street
northwest. collided with a motor
cycle operated by Leo ]. Harding,
435th Engineers. Fort Myer. Va, last
night at Thirteenth and r streets
northwest Harding suffered slight
injuries to his body and limbs. His
condition is not serious.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-04
BORAH WOULD
END SECRECY
OF TREATIES
Offers Resolve to Change
Senate Rules-For Pub
>lic Sessions.

A movement to do away with, Sc
cret diplomacy was inaugurated in
the Senate yesterday by Senator
Borah. He proposed to change the
Senate rules 30 that hereafter all
treaties with foreign powers shall be
considered in open session. 1t would
require the votes Of four-fifths of
the Senators to close the doors to a
treaty discussion.
IF this policy of open negotiation
among the nations of the world had
been In force for the past forty
years, this war would never have
happened" Senator Borah said. "Se-
cret and sinister diplomacy made the
war possible; let US wipe It out"
Senator Borah quoted from Pres
ident Wilson's address to Congress
The Washington herald., 1918-06-04

The figures given in these tabuIa-
tons are all in gross tons. The United
states. in figuring production and
losses. uses dead-weight tons. To re-
duce gross tonnage to dead-weight
tons the gross tonnage should be mul-
tiplied by one and one-half.
sinkings Decline.
Thus in figuring the total loss of
tonnage from submarines and mines
for the first quarter of 1913, the loss Is
given as 100, 900 dead-wei3ht tons. At
first glance this would appear ~ he
an increase over the tonnage lost for
the last quarter Of 1917, 1,272,S43 tons
Reduced to dead-weight tons the total
sinkings for the final quarter of 1871
aggregated /. .St9, ,264, SO that despite the
greatly increased number of vessels
passing through the zone best suited
to submarine warfare, where most of
the vessels are compelled to shape
their course through the small end
Of a funnel in order to get to port,
the sinkinss are showing a steady de-
cline and were less by 10000 desd-
weight tons for the first quarter of
1918 than for the last quarter of 1917.
This fact gives rise to the theoN
that the German admiralty realizing
that the submarines have been
checked and defeated by the protec-
tive measures Of the navies OF the
United States and allies in the war
zone about England and France. have
sent out some Of their most powerful
boats on l fishing excursion for polIti-
cal effect.
The Washington herald., 1918-06-04
Biton In Buenos Ayers.

Buenos Ayers. June 2-President
Irigoyen has received Sir Murioe de
Bunsen. held OF the special British
mission TO South America, with military
honors. II was the most elaborate
state reception during the present sd-
ministration. There was a military
parade at the government house.