TWK ?fMTKR UNBDW ?^tabl Consolidated Aug. 2,1 AMERICANS ID FRANCE. ?oldiFits \m> st rri n:s \mtiv M(i IN INJ H \slN(. Nl M llFltS. ^V>^ Gl N PURSUING. Our Roy* ('??1 Inder Fire?(.i>im;|>ltKKSF.S LAHOR, tirest Meeting of Federation or luthoi In lluffalo. Buffalo. Nov. 1_\?The coming o' President Wilson overshadowed a'l oth?r proceedings at the opening sea #4 )i of the thirty-eighth annual con ventlon of the American Federation of luihor here It m already recoK nised as one of ihe niont Importa 1 conventions In the labor's historv Tbta feel ms was intensdied l?y the gjl nouncement that pSSJSjMSeV g< 1 or; ? Ing to "speak to la nor and through labor to the American people." A regiment of troops OOOOfted th* pres? ident to the auditorium where th ? chief executive la scheduled as the first speaker Great crowds sw ilte i h.s uddre-n with Intense interest Hamuel Oompers introduced tf"? president us "this man of destiny. who has spoken for freedom ami the,In? terpreter of our uims and the spirit of our time, the leader of thought aim action among the earth's nations." President Wilson referred to the present as a tlrm more critical than any the world had \ct known. It Is Important, he said, to remind our? selves as to how the wuV came about He sold the war was started by G*r m.|n\ G< r author Po m deny it. hut am willing to await the verdict of his? tory on the statement I have Jus' niO'lr Germany Is determined Uta! the political power of the world sh ?II I e>ons to her. he said He dec-luted that the war could not be won 1 n le?n nil factions unite. lie paid a Warm tribute to Samuel Goinpers. He Virtually asked the f? deration of laho. of the Fnlted States for their stipp? rt lie denounced h s piciiists critics I N|\t. H| t | K \i. stills Wrang? mem* Made to |?ul Shl|>s In Work for UMrsj At'anfic fort No\ 1 _'. Indication Unit a satisfactory rrantfcmcnt ha been concluded u hereby more tit an a hundred neutral shi|?s which hi - bOOSJ lied up In Fnlted States gO)rt for several months will be nvnllsMe for the allies use was BOOH today In the announcement of the sailing lute last w*ek of the irst of these sM|. fcr South America. ?He Samt 881. SUD OM THEJTA?AM FRONT. iv i?i:ti oi s ufsii OV avstho and CHI Their Way Through F.ncmy UlMi Italian 11? -atlo.ua i bus, Nov, 10 (Sat iiHiay, I i?. |fj ii'y the Asjootated Pi ens).?Observers from advance*! j positions along the front say the Aus trian advance is not showing the ha petuous ri.sh of previous days and ev hlenily is sla.ekenlny as it pots iarth ' from its base with :< steadily lengthening line of communication to j rear. Th?. laigest gen; (hey have ( I brought into I lay thus far are of i t; pe about the same as our live Inch The other nuns they are using are . nail held and mountain pieces. They h iv SOCtl uuable to bring for v.-ard any of their heavy fUBO, doubt I o, f. Morph and w w Murphi located about thro lb southweet of, st. Matthews, erere destroyed by Are, Bight mules and one hone wi rs burned to death, ah of the contents of the barn, oon*ln iiik of corn, fodder, hay and other fOOdstUffS, wer?' a OOfnplOtS I OSS, The lOtal loss Is about $:i..r?00. with onl; partial la bi woe nn tin- bulhlln i Observers who saw the Are noted that it made sjrsal hea?lway. |hs bbire arising so fast as ?<> indloats |gnltlo*i bf Oil ??i oilier ass.stance. Fverc in dtcatloo points t?? Inoendlarlem and the evidence Is sa id to be Strong agnlnol a negro man who is now nn ih r arrest. I I \ Tilt ? I S I \ITI 111 I?. iw-Hiii Anntrnnrrs Victory Over linNnaa Berlin, Nov 11 Tin- Afstro-Oer man forces in northern Italy have cut off Ion thousand retreating Italians in the upper PtaVC valley, the war of nee announced, The Italians are said to has e sun endeied. Ml Fear not?De* all the ende Thon AI ITER, S. C WED N ESI HIDDEN FOOD FOUND. GOVERNMENT AC.KXTs LOCATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WORTH IX STORAGE, II Hud Never Been Reported as Ro ajedred bjr l*nw and There is Evl denee Hall It la Owned by Ger marry Now York. Nov. 11. Secret service agenUl have discovered foodstuffs and Other property valued at more than 173,090,000 .stored in warehouses in this city Whleh has never been re? ported to the government as required under the trading With the enemy act i.. was learned tonifrht. This is only n email part of what is expected to b< uncovered before the search ends. Flour, BUgari ckks, butter and can OOd gOOda of various "kinds are con tallied isi the list of foodstuffs com? piled by the seoret service men. Large quantities Of iron, steel, topper, cotton and chemicals also htive been found, i part or which, it was announced, b owned by Hermans. The value of the foodstuffs not re ported to the government was placed at $:18,490.7 12 and the metals, cotton and other materials tit $S6(449fOSI, It was stated that one consignment of 700 hairs of jute Is known to have been bought With money deposited here by the Deutehes Pank of Merlin the oflielal financial institution of Ihr ?ermen government, About three quarters of Ihe commodities is sab' to be held collateral for loans made by banks hut nothing regarding Hit nature of the loans could be learned The seoret service men made a de? tailed report of the amount of th< goods unearthed and the location ot the places of storage to Herber' Hoover, federal food administrator. Finding Of property required to be reported to the government under tin trading with the enemy law Is expect cd to be announced from many differ ent plscea In the country as result of the government activities now In progress! The department of justlct through its special agents and tin feod administration, Is cooperating it the movement and Alien Prop irtj Custodian Palmer is organising his ol_ flee and field personnel with a view to handling these among other mat? ters under the law enacted by the las oongrooa i A. BrttOO Blelaeki, chief of the de? partment of Justice special agents said tonight that every effort w:ts be litg made to locate violators of ih< new law and that bis agents are aa tlve In various fields. IS! r. Pielaski however had no information to mak public regarding the New York dis? covery and it is likely that overnigh advices to Washington will reveal t lore developments. Food Adminis trator Hoover has keen keeping i close touch with the department o .justice. Mr. Palmer recently extended until December I the time within whicl persons or concerns holding or con trolling any property for an enem> or ally ,including subjects, shall re port such proport) to the govern mont. HERMAN PREM ON Hi ssiAN PEACE, Pipers Reaching Copenhagen do Not soesn Haagohis or Result of Maxi malisi Coup. Copenhagen, Nov. in th other hand the impression prevails widely that the Maximalists may ?>< compelled by the force of ctrcunv stances to follow much the same pol? icy as the Kerensky regime as soon as they lind a non-annexation pen is not to be attained early by pro claiming their readiness to oonoludt SUCh a peace. Several newspapers allude to th fact that the declared policy of Hit Maximalists Is for a general pence not h separate one, and this on tu< baals of nbaolutely no annexations. GREAT POOD CONFERENCE, Itate Agents of Home Demonstration Work Meet in Washington. Washington. Nov. 12?- Methods fo Increasing, the production und the conservation and utilisation of food throughout Ihe south during wai time was the chief subject of discus ?Ion at the sivth annual conference >r state agents supervising bom lemonstratlon work in the Bouth s/hleh was bosun here today unde the auaplces or the agricultural de partmont, ms't at be thy Country's, Thy God's I )AY, NOVEMBER 14, 1! A DRY NEW YORK. CAMPAIGN FOR PROHIBITION IX METROPOLIS OF COUN? TRY. Plan is for Women to sign Petitions Asking for Referendum When They Get Ballot, January l. New York, Nov. J?.?A campaign to make New York city dry through wo? men's votes Is under way. Opponents Of the liquor traffic announced today that at New Tear's eve watch services In New York churches, women qitall fied as voters by the ratification of ' the amendment in last Tue-day's elec? tion will sign petitions calling for a referendum on local option next April. The law compels n referendum on local option upon petition of 2'> per ; cent of the qualified voters, it was said by those launching the cam , paign. They contend this docs not limit signers of the petitions to reg ' Istered voters. New York Stats wo? men will become voters January 1. The signatures of the 2."? per cent, of the Qualified voters required to ini? tiate the local fight can easly he se? cured, "dry" supporters say. CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR son KT V. Charleston Meeting Attended by Two Hundred Delegates "Qgloere Eject? ed, Charleston, Nov. 10.?J. T. Fain o Kock Hill was today elected president of the State Christian Endeavor Socie? ty, succeeding Bert Corcoran of Char? leston, whose army Y. M. C. A. worn prevented him from continuing hi services as head of this organization Mr, Corcoran will serve as an office, In charge of war work. Chester was strong favorite for the next place i meeting. The convention is well at tended, it being expected that if ai l 20u delegates w 11 have been regis? tered before the elose. Tomorrow wi I see the meeting end. the night session oeing addressed by i>r. George si Ward of Lowell, Mass., the first gene: al secretary of the Christian EndcaVGI movement. Tomorrow morning sun? rise prayer services will be held ? Bait Battery, led by Dr, Ward, Dis trlct conventions will he held in six n the seven districts early next year tluring the tour of Wyatt Taylor, field secretary. Oftlcers were elccte.l as fol? lows: President. J. T. Fain of Rook IUI vice president, B. li. Wllkes of Lou renn; secretary, Miss Claudia Fraa< of Bumter; treasurer, Mrs. Wyatt \ Taylor of Columbia; corresponding secretary, Miss Iva Robinson of Winnsboro. Department superintendents: Jun *or. Miss Ada Saunders- of York; In? termediate, Miss Hannah lTowden ol Klngstree; missions, Miss Marianne Paul of Charleston; efficiency, Mis; Clarahell Williams of Chester; QUle hour tenth legion, Miss Sophie Rich aids of Liberty Hill; press, Miss Sara! Tilllnghasl of Spartanburg; war work Bert Cocoran of Charleston. District presidents will remain tin same. Rev. \V. YV. Miller of Orange burg succeeds Rev. A. B, Reeves Ol the pastor's advisory board. District presidents?Greenville, Ai bort Y. Drummond Of Spartanburg; York, J. T. Fain of Rock Hill; Lau renn, Mrs. M. J. McFadden of Clin? ton; Columbia. (5. L. Davis of Colum bla; Bumter, Miss Lina Bradley o Blshopville; Florence, Miss Janet .Jaeger of Florence; Charleston, G Glenn McKnlghi of Charleston. I denominational trustees?Presby - terian, Rev. .1. P. Marion of Sunder Bplsoopal, Rev. K. G. Plnlay of Co? lumbia; Christian. Rev. \V. W. Mills of Orangeburg; Congregational, Rev G. B. Paddock of Charleston; Allan Nieholason of Union, vice president World's Christian Endeavor Union. TARRED AND FEATHERED. Oklahoma Vlgllants Banish I. W. W. Agitators. Tulsa, Ok la., Nov. 10, The where nbouts of seventeen half naked and badly beaten members of the Indus trial Workers of lite World e lm wop taken from tin- police, Whipped and tarred and feathered last night by a band Of sixty "KnightS Of Liberty' is unknown today. They have been warned never to return to Tulsa. The Police were forced to wateh 'h work of the knights. XO XI AYS I 'ROM AH MY. Petrograd Is Cut oil From Army Head? quarters. Petrograd, Nov. IS.-?The announce? ment was made todo>V that no official communication was received from army headquarters today. The last announcement was made Friday. uul Tradr-a" THE TRUI ?17. WILL ASSIST RUSSIA. AMERICA'S PLANS NOT TO BE CHANGED. Contract! In Force Here for Vast Quantities of Clothing and Shoes for Civilians. i Washington, Nov. !>.?Russians la i test upheaval will not change the at? titude of the American government toward measures under way for the relief of economic conditions In the d< moralized country. This statement, applying particularly to contracts with money borrowed from the Unit? ed States for vast quantities of shoes and clothing for the civilian popula? tion, was the only authorized com? ment at the state department today upon the overthrow of the Kerensky government at Petrograd. Official advices from the Russian capital still are lacking, no word having been received from Ambassa? dor Francis since Tuesday. Apparent i ly the British and French govern? ments have not heard from their representatives, so it is assumed that ! the revolutionists in control of the 1 Petrograd telegraphs and eablera are holding up all diplomatic dispatches, an action certain to draw stron'g pro j test. The situation was discussed at to? day's cabinet meeting, but Secretary Lansing was unable to add anything to information appearing in the news? papers. A cable received during the I day from Minister Morris at Stock Iholf, summarising dispatches printed I in the Swedish newspapers similar to those published here. showed that even the Scandinavian countries are getting no news of what is transpir 1 Ing in Russia except through the con? trolled agencies at Petrograd. Fntil the situation clears the slate department and war department will make no announcement as to Hie probable effect of the change at Pe? trograd upon the relations of the I United Stales with Russia and the conduct of the war against Hcrmany. jit is apparent, however, that there is still a lingering hope in the official mind that the Russian situation may l be localized in Petrogra 1 and thai i Kerensky may escape to rally around him the elements necessary to re? establish his government at Moscow. Kven failing in this, some of th^ administration otticials are confident that before very long out of the pres? ent chaos in Russia will emerge u j sound and Stahle government. Beere lary Baker voiced this opinion. "I am ja great believer," he said, ' in the abil? ity of the Russian people to reestab? lish themselves." REARS STORIES OF RIOTING. Tidal at Sou Antonio to lie Resumed Monday Morning to Receive Fur? ther Testimony. San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 10.? Stories of how negroes of the Twenty j fourth infantry participated in a rlo I at Houston on August 23, circum? stances of their arrest and further Identification of prisoners whose cap , ture was made under circumstances that would indicate' their participa? tion in the outbreak are expected to j occupy the courtmartial of the G3 no-i gro defendants facing charges of mutiny, murder and rioting, when it resumes at Fort Sam Houston Mon day morning. No session was held this afternoon. j In addition to identification of sev? eral defendants as among those ar? rested after the riot the courtmartial thus far has netted a coherent storj of the riot from its inception to it culmination which was the killing oi Captain Mattes of the Second lllinos Artillery. Witnessos have testified of had feeling hetween the negroes of the Twenty-fourth Infantry and the Houston police, of fears on the pait of the negroes the night of the riot that Camp Logan, where they are stationed, would be attacked. AlSO there has been evidence to show that among seme of the negroes at least, there had heen forming a scheme for retaliation. Witnesses expected to testify next week will be mostly coast artillerymen and other soldiers who were hurried to Houston after the riot. Tili; V. M. C. A. CAMPAIGN FUND. Nation Wide Effort to Raise $:;.">, 000,000 in Full Swim:. Atlanta. Nov. 12.?The campaign to raise a million and a-half dollars in the Southeastern district for the n M. C. A. war work at home and ibroad, is in full motion today. Com? mittees have been appointed in all states and districts to enrry on the campaign In n nation-wide effort t Vol.XLV. io. * 6. ITALIAN STIFF REORGANIZED. AFTER (oxi krknci of brit? ish, french and italian representatives. Place for Cadorna on New Commit? tee?General Who Has Been in Su? premo Command SI:, -e F.oginning Off War Has Been Sue* ? odVd by l>iu/. With Badoglio Second la Coininaud. I Italian Army Headqu . rters, Thurs ?1 iv, NOV. S (Hy the Associated Press) ?The conference of I itish. French and Italian represqntaI ives has re? sulted in the creation oi a permanent 'interallied military committee. New leadership for the Italian army has been provided. General Cadorna* who has been in supreme command of tb has rendered I distinguished service lft the present campaign. lie is from southern Italy. General Badoglio is a northerner. In the war he has DSSMI n command of a brigade of Rorsag'iori, whose he? roic deeds have done much to de? crease the gravity of ihe disaster. General Grandino was minister of war in the cabinet of' PremWF Bose li He was one of the leading gener? als of the second arm; . ITALIANS OVT MANEUVER GER? MANS. Attempt (<> surround Italian Army Fails and Danger Almost Past. Italian Headquarters, Northern It? aly. Sunday, Nov. H,?The enemies .operations on the norvh and east, in an attempt at the enci; clement of the Italians have not s' cceeded. The menace on the Italian left wing is also virtually past. FIGHTING IN PI TROG RAD. Anarchisms Who tensed Power in Rus? sia Can't Road It. Petrograd, Sunday, Nov. 11.?Street fighting is proceeding constantly. Junkers who are loyal to the Ke? nt nsky government, regained posses? sion of the telephon station this morning. The exact whereabouts of the Kerensky army v dich is report? ed to be approaching the city, is un? known at this hour. TROOP TRAIN WRECKED. Throe Soldiers Killed tnd Sixteen Iu jurcd in < o, ii ado Denver, Nov. 12.?Three soldiers wore killed and sixteen Injured in a troop train wreck tear Cotopaxi, Colorado, according t< a message re? ceived at the Denver & Rio Grande railroad officers here. The troops were said to be trar ding east from, Utah. MINOR BATTLE IN FRANCE. Activity Reported Osgf on Verdun Front Paris. Nov. li.?Oh the front bo ween Chau me wood and Dono in nun, n the Verdun sector, active artillery ighting continued last night. The re? mainder of the front was calm. Help is Nor dad. ( Aehevtlle Times.) The question of whether or not tho british licet should have helped the tUSSians Is either pol tical, military ? naval; it is at east a question phlch we are not dts KMSSd to discuss