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THINGS GOING BADLY IN GERMAN EMPIRE
Effective Devices for Combating the Enemy Submarines
THINGS GOING BADLY IN G RMAN
EMPIRE AND UNLESS I !ACE COMES
’ SOON, REVOLUTION BOUND T( SUE
GEXEN A. Switzerland, May 'J4.—'Things are going badly
in Germany and the downfall of the imperial regime is threat
ened,” said Dr. Aguro, Cuban minister to Germany, who has
fUen recalled and who is now on his way home. The Cuban
minister says that daily the situation in the German empire be
comes worse and worse. Labor strikes are breaking out in all ,
the commercial centers, and especially in the munition manu
facturing districts. Food supplies have been reduced to the
minimum of consumption, to conserve them. There is a feeling]
of unrest throughout the German empire, says the minister, and ,
the people everywhere are clamoring for peace. “Unless those;
in authority take some definite action very soon, looking to
ward a restoration of peace, 1 predict that there will lie a revo
lution, similar to that in Russia, and the downfall of the Hohen
zollern dynasty will surely result,” said the minister.
TROUBLE IN HUNGARY.
AMSTERDAM, May :14.—The Hungarian cabinet, headed
by Premier Tisza, yesterday resigned in a body, due to the in
ternecine troubles in Hungary. The people are clamoring for
peace. The peace party is headed by Count Batthyani, who in
a speech in the Hungarian parliament, declared that Premier
Tisza was a blood-maniac whoi had plunged Hungaria into the
world war, against the will or the wish of the people.
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NORWAY ON THE VERGE OF BREAK
WITH GERMANY, DUE TO SUBMARINES
CHRISTIANA, May 24.—The relations between Norway j
and Germany are at the breaking point, due to the destruction I
of Norwegian shipping by German submarines. Yesterday,
three more unarmed Norwegian vessels were sunk and many;
lives were lost. The people are demanding a break in relations.
CONGRESS OF MUSSELMEN FAVOR E
ESTABLISHMENT OF RUSSIAN PUBLIC
_
MOSCOW, May 24.—The congress of Musselmen, with
delegates attending from all over Russia, adopted a resolution
favoring the institution of the federal republic of Russia as
the new form of government. The vote was 44G in favor, to 271
in opposition.
VON HINDENBURG WAS A HUMILIATED
SPECTATOR OF DEFEAT OF THE GERMAN
FORCES ON MARONVILLE RANGE SECTOR
OX THE FRENCH FRONT. May 2F—Field Marshal von
Hindenburg is understood to have been a humiliated spectator
of the heavy defeat which the French forces inHictcd on tin*
German forces yesterday, on Moronville range, which resulted
in the capture of several lines of German trenches and a number
of important observation points. The attack on the German
positions on Moronville range has been going on uninterrupt
edly for days past, the artillery being employed with good ef
fect. Yesterday morning, following a heavy bombardment, the
French infantry charged up the mountain side and desperate
hand-to-hand lighting ensued. The German forces at many
points, were compelled to withdraw from their first line trench
es, which were occupied by the French troops. From the van
tage points gained, the French will continue attacks against the
enemy.
NIVELLE’S OFFENSIVE SUCCESSFUL.
PARIS, May :_’4.—General Nivelle’s offensive against the
German forces has won a complete domination of the Ailette
valley sector. INivelle’s attacks resulted in the capture of three
lines of German trenches east of Chevreux.
II. S. MARSHAL IRWIN, OF FOURTH
DIVISION, GAINS RE-APPOINTMENT
WASHINGTON, May ^4.—President Wilson today sent
to the senate for confirmation the nomination of Lewis T. Irwin
for United States marshal for the Fourth divi.-ion of Alaska.
Irwin is the incumbent and gains a re-appointment from the
president. It it practically certain that ail of the federal offi
cials in Alaska will be re-appointed.
FRENCH COMMISSIONERS RETURN
HOME, HIGHLY PLEASED WITH VISIT
PARIS, May :14.—Yiviani, General Joffre and other mem
bers of the French high commission that visited the l nited
States, arrived in Paris today. The commissioners say their
mission was a huge success, and that they were cordially re
ceived not only by high officials of the American government,
but by the people everywhere.
160 OFFICERS FROM
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
SEATTLE, University of Washing
ton, May 4.—One hundred and sixty
University of Washington students
have signed to go to the government
army officers’ training camp at the
Presidio, San Francisco, and are ex
pecting to leave for the south in time
to be on hand when the camp opens
May 8.
The training camp at the Presidio
will train men for the final selec
tion of reserve officers. The course
will continue for three months.
Three classes of university stu
dents have signed the lists: those
men who were already enlisted in
the emergency training course just
started upon the campus, those up
perclassmen who would start their
training in the south and those who
were either underclassmen or grad
uates of the university, a class not
eligible to take the training on the
campus.
Only part of the men may be tak
en, since the camp will accommodate
but 2,500 and will draw its member
ship from the entire western divis
ion. Fourteen camps will be estab
lished.
^ is “ham and egg,” instead of
“lAm and eggs,” in the states.
“EMS THAT WE NEED—IN A HURRY!”
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—Patrick in New Orleans Times-Picayune. j
DEVICES TO FIGHT SUBMARINES ARE
BEING CONSTRUCTED ON LARGE SCALE
UNDER AUSPICES OF THE GOVERNMENT
W A SI 11 X( i I (>X, .May 'J4.—Tin- many devices that have
iiei n invented to guard against tiie su'nmarines. and that have
'to.nl (lie test applied by officials of the war and navy depart
ment-. are now being constructed on a large -cale for use on
American merchantmen. Drcat scarcity maintains with respect
to these devices. Nothing is given out concerning them.
Secretary of the Navy Daniels says, however, that the devices
that have been adopted, after severe tests, will serve the pur
pose ot making vessels immune from submarine attacks.
MAXIM INVENTS DEVICE.
Xh\\ \ORK, May :J4.—Hiram Maxim, famous as the in
ventor of iiigh explosives, today announced that he had per
fected a device to make ships immune from submarine attacks.
I he device, lie said, had already been submitted to the navy
department and had stood the tests applied. It will be em
ployed on American merchantmen.
JAPAN SENDING TROOPS TO AID OF
RUSSIANS ON THE RUSSIAN FRONTS
I
XTjATTKE, May :!4.—“.Japan is throwing many trains of
troops across Siberia, to join the Russian armies on the Rus
sian trouts, s;dd p,t [■' Peek, an American high school teacher,
who arrived in Seattle today from the < Jrient. He also said that
there was a signficant 'hitting of Chinese troops that indicated
that China was about to enter the war on the side of the allies.
Ilis reports are continued by other arrivals.
HUNDRED OR MORE WOODEN SHIPS
WILL BE BUILT ON PACIFIC COAST
WAS] IIXl IT< )\\ May -T- The members of the federal
shipping board informed J. T. (Jregorv, of Tacoma, a promin
ent shipping man, who is here in connection with the matter,
that at least a hundred, and probably more, of the wooden
ships to be built by the government, would be constructed by
Pacific Coast firms.
GREAT STRENGTH OF
BRITISH WAR MACHINE
The opinion of an international
banker, who ha.s recently returned
from London, says the Financial Fost,
that there is only one question in the
minds of those who are directing the
war for the allies and that is not a
question of who will win, but a ques
tion solely of the time in which the al
lies will win, is printed by the Wall
Street Journal.
He states that it is recognized by
the British military authorities that
the brunt of the offensive must here
after be borne by the British and in
this connection speaks of the tre
mendous forces, which are being or
ganized on the western front:
“I can confirm all that you have pre
viously reporter! as to the size of the
British war machine. No two nations
n the world today have the force and
rhell power that Britain possesses. If I
■ould tell you the number of shells
hat the British can throw on the wes
;ern front in comparison with Ger
nany, the figures would look ridicu
ous. Toward the end of 1914 the
French were throwing shells at the
-ate of 80,000 a day, the Germans
cere answering with 120,000 shells a
lay, a total of 200,000 shells. At the
lattle of Ypres.the British threw 800,
>00 shells in two hours. Britain is now
■eady to throw several million shells
i day and keep it up to the end. Ger
nany possesses no such power.”
ROYAL FAMILY CUT
OUT THE POTATOES
LONDON, May 7.—The British
royal family continues to set a good
i example to their subjects in war
time economy. The latest restric
tions adopted yesterday were live
I potatoless days and one meatless day
! each week. It is now more than two
l years since the King and Queen ban
ished alcoholic drinks from the ta
ble. All members of the royal fam
ily, of the royal household, and the
I royal servants have the same rules
; in force. None of the royal guests
is supplied with alcohol.
War or standard bread is eaten
by the King and Queen and, to pre
vent w-aste, no toast is now placed
on the royal table. A good deal of
porridge is eaten, and herrings are
included in the dishes for the royal
household.
Princess Mary has taken up a
plot of ground in the Windsor Cas
tle gardens where the royal family
is now living, which she is personal
ly digging and preparing for pota
toes.
HEAD OF CABLE SERVICE
ORDERED TO SEATTLE
Captain Robert M. Nolan, officer in
charge of the military cable and tele
graph system in this division of Alas
ka, with headquarters at Valdez, has
been ordered to report to Seattle.