1. Mr. Balfour paying tribute to George Washington during the visit of the allied war commissions to Mount
Vern6n. 2. German military headquarters nt Laon, one of the Important towns on the Illndenburg Hue. ft. M. Rod
elnnko, president of the Russian duma and one of the strongest men In the new government. 4. Capt. Charles
Sveney of the French Foreign Legion, who hus come to America to give our olllcers pointers on trench warfare and
the use of "tanks."
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
America in War to the Finish, and
Allies Rely on Her for the
Victory.
U-BOAT MENACE IS GROWING
Conflict Will Be Long and Not Easily
Won British and French Commls
slons Urge Early Dispatch of
United States Troops to
Europe.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
America Is In tho war against Ger
many to the llnlsh, nccording to the
verbal pledge given tho British nnd
French commissioners by President
Wilson and according to the spirit of
determination shown by the govern
ment and the people. And it Is high
time, for the entente allies virtually
admit their hopes of victory are now
founded on the assistance to be given
by the United States.
This dependence upon America has
cumsinncos me increasing success oi
"Germany's U-boat campaign and the
disorganized state of affairs In Rus
sia. Cabinet members and others In high
place were at especial pains during
last week to Impress upon the Amer
ican people the fact that the war Is
not to bo won easily or soon. "We
might as well wake up to the fact that
the situation Is serious," said Secretary
Lansing. "If we don't fight the war
on tho other side," said Secretary
Lane, "wo shall have to fight It on
this side of the Atlantic." Secretary
Daniels declared the administration Is
concentrating Its energies on the prob
lem of defeating the German subma
rine campaign," the gravest menace of
this conflict. "It Is good to learn, al
so from Secretary Daniels, thnt Thom
as A. Edison Is nt work with 75 as
sistants on electrical nnd mechanical
devices to aid In the capture nnd de
struction of undersea craft.
Most of the German U-boats, it ap
pears, are built at Kiel and sent out
from that port through Swedish waters.
Great Britain Is now trying to per
suade Sweden to permit her to use these
waters for the purpose of blocking the
exit of tho submarines.
Two, three, even five yenrs more of
warfare Is freely predicted by govern
ment officials, nnd they are going
nhend with their preparations on that
basis. It may. well be thnt the Unit
ed States will have to draft, truln and
put In the Held a greater army than
any that hns been raised by any other
country. Every resource of the nn
tlon must be brought Into action nnd
every Individual will be called on to
help so fnr as In him lies.
At the present writing tho outlook
Is ruther gloomy, but It Is Inconceiv
able that, once aroused to tho great
task beforo It, America can fall to win
tho ultimate victory.
Buey In War Councils.
The British nnd French wnr com
missioners hnvo been exceedingly
busy In Washington helping to plnn
tho part America Is to linvo In tlw
wnr. It eeems to bo agreed thnt Undo
Sam shall have virtual control of
the food supplies for the allied
countries. Jn addition to this we are
expected to furnish much of the neces
sary shipping, and n start in that lino
was made during the week when tho
penato passed a resolution empower
ing the president to seize nt onco tho
interned German and Austrian bonts.
Several of theso big vessels were
promptly turned over to the allies.
As hod been predicted, the British
nnd French commissioners, especially
the latter, made as plnln as possible,
without actually advising It, their be
lief that an American army should be
sent to Europe without delay, both for
tho moral effect nnd because more
men really are needed on tho fighting
line. It is ndmltted that Intensive
training can be best obtained back of
tho lines, and It Is wholly probablu
that the flrst troops will go over very
soon and will be followed at frequent
Intervals by other detachments. Tho
Stars and Stripes Is likely to bo llylni?
before long In both Franco nnd Rus
sia. Toward the end of the week tho
French commission took time for a
visit to Chicago and other cities. Mar
hlirtl Joffro and his colleagues were
welcomed everywhere with an acclaim
that testified eloquently to the lovo
and admiration tho American peoplo
have for tho French. In the course
of their trip tho visitors went to
Springfield, 111., and placed wreaths on
tho omb of Lincoln, as they already
had done on the tomb of Washington
at Mt. Vernon.
England Is Alarmed.
Finally awakened to the dendly
menace in tho activities of the Ger
man submarines, the peoplo of Great
Britain are clamoring, In tlie press
and In parliament, for a change in tho
admiralty personnel of methods that
shall give some promise of relieving
tho situation. The terror of hunger
and of possible defeat In tho war Is
on them, nnd they are calling bitterly
for more action by their great uavy.
"Where are our own submarines and
why do they not do something?" Is
tho demnnd. Tho policy of the ad
miralty In concealing the full truth
nbout the success of the U-bont cam
paign Is nttacked on all sides. It Is
admitted that the Germnns arc sink
ing vessels faster than the allies can
build them, nnd though tho United
Stntes Is counted on to supply n great
number of bottoms, thnt aid, It Is
feared, may come too late.
To guess at what took place In Ger
many nnd Austrln during Mny Day
week would be futile, for thopwlss
and Dutch frontiers were closed nnd
tho censorship of tho news was abso
lute. It wns stated officially that the
May Day celebrations were peaceful
In both the empires.
The Germnn relchstng resumed Its
session Wednesday nnd Dr. Johannes
Kncmpf, president of the chamber,
made a bitter attack on President Wil
son, accusing him of seeking to divide
the Germnn people. Doctor von Beth-mnnn-llollweg,
the Imperial chancellor,
hnd Intended to make a speech on In
ternational relations and was expected
to announce Germany's poncu terms,
but postponed the address "to n more
fitting occasion." Spokesmen for the
entente nllles already had declared no
suggestions of peace terms from Ger
many would bo considered nt this time.
Austria Is In sad state and tho news
thnt has filtered out from that country
during the week Indicates that the en
tire nntlon. from the emperor down,
demnnds nn early end of the wnr, on
nny terms obtainable. But Charles
may not bo nblo to wrlgglo out from
the Iron grasp of the kaiser.
What About Russia?
Still a big black Interrogation point
must bo placed after Russia. Tho rest
of the world really knows little of
what Is going on there, but It Is evi
dent thnt If the kaiser were not kept so
busy on tho western front, ho might
break through the Russian lines below
RIgn with comparative ease. New
rules for the Russian army have been
promulgated, and how under them any
effectiveness and cohesion In the nrmy
can be maintained It Is Impossible to
conceive. Tho olllcers seem to hnvo
boon deprived of nil powers of discip
line nnd nearly everything Is put In the
control of committees of the soldiers.
The "common people" are nt tho helm
over thcro, nnd It will be only by
God's mercy If they do not drive their
new republic onto the rocks of disas
ter because of their Inexperience nnd
their exorbitant demands. The peaco
party In Russia still denies vehemently
that It has nny Idea of advocating a
separate peace, nnd there Is encour
agement In the fact, that tho soldiers
who deserted nnd went homo are fast
returning to tho ranks.
On May 1 tho Russian provisional
government sent to Its representatives
in (ho allied countries n note giving as
surniieo that tho change In government
could glvo no protoxt for nny slacken
tng on tho part of Russia In tho coin
lixm struggle of all tho cntento allies,
and thnt on tho contrary, the nation
was even more determined to bring the
war to n decisive victory.
One of the first things America will
do to help Russia Is to semi n commis
sion of four oxports to reorganlzo tho
transportation facilities of the new re
THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
public. One member of this body will
be John F. Stevens, who wns chief
engineer of the Panama canal com
mission beforo General Goethals.
There was no great change In tho
fighting line In France during the week.
The French nnd British both made
some gains and consolidated the posi
tions they had already won, and tho
fierce artillery duels continued, day
and night. But tho Germans brought
up more nnd more of their reserves
nnd contested every Inch of ground. It
seems probnblo that they will continue
to glvo way slowly In order to savo
their men, and St. Quentln may bo
evacuated before long. Tho bloodiest
fighting of the week took place nt Ar
leux nnd Oppy, east of Arras, where
the British were attacking.
The British began nuothcr drive on
Thursdny, attacking on n 12-mllo front,
both .north nnd south of the Scnrpe
river. Despite desperato resistance
by the Germans they took n number of
Importnnt strategic positions, Including
tho town of Fresnoy. Tho Germnns
are constructing a new emergency line
of trenches from Queant, north to
Drocourt, and trying to hold the Brit
ish back until It Is completed.
In Mesopotnmln the Turks were de
feated by General Maude's troops on
both banks of the Shntt-cl-Adhnm and
driven buck Into tho Jebel llamrln
hills. From Constantinople rnme the
surprising news thnt tho city of Mush,
In Turkish Armenia, had been evneu-
atcd by the Russians nnd occupied by
the Turks, Petrogrnd has not con
firmed this announcement.
Recruiting Speeds Up.
Recruiting for the regular army wns
satisfactory last week, and tho navy de
partment announced on Tuesday that
the enlisted personnel was 87,082, or 82
more than the maximum strength of
the navy under existing law. The pas
sage of the army bill with the selec
tive draft feature, the prospect that
American troops would soon bo sent to
France nnd Colonel Roosevelt's rous
ing nddress In Chlcngo nil contributed
to .help the recruiting campaign.
A grcnt strike of union bakers In
Chlcngo nlnrmed tho big city by the
lnke and Incidentally attracted the at
tention of the federal authorities be
cause most of the strikers are of Ger
man birth or parcntngo, nnd might bo
taken Into custody as alien enemies.
There were lntlmntlons also that the
government might take over the opera
tlon of some of the lnrgo bnkcrlcs be
cause the nnval training station nt
Great Lakes Is dependent on the city
for Its bread supply. Fortunately for
all concerned, the strike was ended
Friday through tho efforts of United
Stntes District Attorney Clyno.
In New York two Germnns were ar
rested with n picric acid bomb In their
possession nnd confessed to a plot to
blow up a "big Wall street Institution"
and commit other outrages to affect
the stock market for speculative pur
poses.
Capt. Franz von Rlntelcn wns put
on trial In New York as the agent
through whom Germnny Is nlleged to
have expended more thnn .$500,000 In
an effort to nbrogate foreign policies
of this nntlon and to corrupt American
Iubor.
Another Germnn, Baron Alhnrd von
dem Busche-Muencli, said to bo a cous
in of Count von Bernstorff, was arrest
ed in San Frnnclsco ns nn enemv alien.
The United Stntes government on
Thursdny took two Important steps in
tho effort to reduce the high cost of
foodstuffs. Tho first was the nn
nouncement thnt tho United States and
Canadn hnd agreed to co-operate In
regulating the price of wheat In nil
North America. This Is to bo dono
In such n way that Increased nroduc
tlon will ho stimulated nnd tho price
to the consumer steadied by tlir guar
anteelug of n minimum price to tho
producer nnd the prevention of speca
lntlon by middlemen.
Tho second Htep was tho Introduce
tlon of a hill in the house giving tho
president the widest possible powers
In dealing with foodstuffs, clothing,
fuel and other necessities of life.
Guatemala has Joined the enemies
of Germany by severing diplomatic re
latlons and the Chilean minister to
Germany has demanded his passports.
Brazil's early entry Into tho wnr Is
forecast by tho resignation of Dr.
Lnuro Mueller, the nruzlllan forclgr.
minister, who has been attacked as
being unduly friendly to Germany.
1. Naval recruits at the training station at Newport, R. 1., lined up for Inspection. 2. Periscope rille now being!
used with great success by the French, ft. Mile. Jeanne Tardy, the new attache of the French undersecretary oCj
finance, the first woman to be so employed In France.
The British and French war commissioners, together with cabinet members and army mid navy olllcers, visited tho
tomb of Washington nt Mt. Vernon nnd paid tribute to tlu memory of the llrst president. The Illustration shows tho
tomb decorated und surrounded by the crowd, nnd, ut the left, Marshal JolTro within the gate saluting Wnshlngtou'a
bier.
AMERICAN VESSEL SUNK BY GERMAN SUBMARINE
The American oil tank steamer Vacuum which was sunk by a German
states. Part of the crew, u navnl lieutenant and four gunners wero lost.
HERO OF AN AIR BATTLE-
MuJ. L. W. B. Rees of the Royal Fly
lng corps Ik the hero of tho British
purty In Washington. Single-handed
ho fought ten German planes, bringing
down seven of them and driving th"
rest uwny. Ills achievement wns wit
nessed by his comrades, who reported
tho occurrence. Ho received tho Vic
torln cross two months ago, IIo still
limps from a wound In tho kneo sus
tained In the encounter.
PAYING TRIBUTE TO WASHINGTON'S MEMORY
FOR THE REJECTED VOLUNTEER
MWTOM
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RECRUITING STATION
34 tAST Udo STREET
NEW YORK. N. Y.
CilTWIlN 4f AH HAMMM A,tl)
ttUPHONlCIUXEIlCY IU
lioar Clr :
I am sorry that the rigid physical require
mento make It impossible for you to serve your oountry In the
Navy In time of war. There Is good reason for such rigid re
quirenents, no you should not worry about not passing.
I feel that since you have been patrlotlo enough to volunteer,
you rhould have something to show for It, so that no one will
have the right to call you a "Slacker." Therefore, with this
lettor Is a button for your coat. Wear it. It is an honor to
have the right to.
If, as a result of wearing this button, and showing this letter,
you Influence some other man to corns forward, you may. In that
way, help your country, possibly -as euoh as if you had actually
"done your bit" In tho Nary.
Mow, Just a word of caution. It would be highly dishonorable
for you to permit any one else to wear this button. It would
give hla a chance to pretend to do what you have actually dono.i
If you do not care to wear It, and treasure It, put It In an
envelope and cat. It to any Uavy Reorultlng Offlaer. But the
right thing to lo to to wear It and be proud of It. And If any
one ever questions your patriotism, show hln this lstter. It
shows that you have honestly tried to do your duty by your
UUbUlW.
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nanrngrnwiiLii l mm
I hi unit l' 1 1 in r llnikii tt'lin v. il 1 1 ii 1 1
not be subjected to tho charge of
Is giving them letters and buttons
Empty Vessels, Etc.
Somo men make a lot of noise during
nn altercation In tho belief that they
aro putting up a sound urgumcut.
submnrlno while on her way to the United
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Respsotfully, 'T a I T
U.0. Navy,
Reorultlng Officer.
I'm' iiiiliKtnuiiit mill ii fit releeteit limv
being "slackers," tho recruiting servjeo
llko those Illustrated.
The Difference.
A man wU stand by tho hour ta
watch tho passing throng; a woman
will sit by the window. .
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