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) to WCIL Uim roiltt T ^L SUCKtRS RESTATE WAR AIMS ^ S#0N MILITIA IN FRANCE A CONFERENCE OF FIFTEEN NA TIONS HAS BEGUN AMERICA REPRESENTED <Session in Paris Tlmrsday Morning—Freirrh Preiiiior Pre- titles—-Shoit 0|>oiiiiig Addresn— lives Confer—War Council to Meet After Conference Puds. FOR UNDERSTANDING Post Office, Federal Agents and AH . J BTOB MARQUIS SPEAKS OUT machinery of the nation and pd’ice of all cities are drafted into the pur-! suit, of men who attempt to evade __—» ' the conscription law in regulations made public by Provost Marshal I CTTCD PDCITCO CNDflDC Gen. Crowder and approved by the Lfc M til IKlAiLU lUKllKt piesident. ■ The regulation^ also setj the penalties which shall be imposed —— upon the mem who attempt to escape / f military^ dutiy ¥r .Q.r who by their own | Mcmlmr of Asquith Coglitlon Minis- indifference fail to comply strictly with the letter of the law . ' - * ' ' ’• Ax ‘ try Was “Last Public >Ian tonpe "Under the plans of the war de partment every police official., high Ihitish (tndv American Hep resen ta-'t < br low, throughout-the land, will j become a part of the army building! machine',” declared Gen Crowder Thursday. ‘‘This great agency will i be put in operation from a,000 sop-1 arate-points by the local boards. The postal authorities also, under dlrec- The. all-important inter-Allied conference has begqn its sessions in Paris. Fifteen nations were repre sented at Um first meeting and much is expected from the discussions and decisions of this conference in the way of co-operation in carrying on the war against th,e Central powers and the pooling of the great re sources of the Allies. Important meeting of the supreme war coun cil, composed of, representatives of the United States, Great Britain, France and Italy, will be field phbrt'- 1> at which the military operations on the entire western front will come under consideration. The inter-Allied conference which f as been called forMhe purpose of discussing closer unity in the prose cution of the war and co-ordlnatfon of resources opened in the ministry of foreign affairs shortly after 10 o'clock Thursday morning with fif teen nations represented. The French iremfer. M. Clemetu eau, VVpresid«‘d I itid welcomed the delegates, empha- tzlrtp the gravity of the response I Idiltlt-s resting on the a^ejibh-d statesmen and military officials. The delegates intm«i<!lately went to i work, subdividing Into eotnmtt!•*«-». I (he remiH»*itton of wiitrn Had l*een Suspected of Pacific Tcndcpcics”— Wants Stimulus to Be (*iven Gc»r- man Peace Party—Calls for Defi nite Announcement. The strongest impetus to’ a re newal of the heated discussions ^oC tion of the president and postmaster . . . . .. , ..... • i li ., i,i i i the rival schools on the war policy general, will work hand in hand with the local hoards in every direction and every possible clew will bo run out to traldi registrants who have disappeared from their home dis tricts in order that they* may have no possible excuse for'their failure to return theic questionnaire within the seven-day period prescribed by IfUg.” f . r ^ It also was stated that the postal authorities, through their ability tc it ail persons through the addresses cn.letters, will turn.their whole ma chinery-over to the apprehension of men who fail to report w hen ordered. The Bfcents of the Department of of the Allies was provoked Thurs day from a most unexpected quarter by the publication of a Icng letter frorii the Marquis of . Lansdowne, strongly pleading for a revision of the Allies’ war aims and an attempt to secure peace before ‘‘the prolonga tion of the war .leads to the ruin bf the civilized world.” • TTlc .Marquis of Lansdowme is a typical representative of the old Tory party. He was a member of As-* quith’s coalition administration and was secretary for. foreign affairs in Lord, Salisbury's and Mr. Balfour's ministries, lie was viceroy of India I ne agents or tne Department oi ... • » J# just ire throughout the «wt, ah* “"i* v 1 . will carry on tills work, in addition to taking a large part in the prose cutions. _* lie wars last public man to be sus pected- of pacific tendencies. I His letter gives formal adhesion 9 9 9 .to. President Wilson's policy of a 9 9 V league cf nations and he asked DEATHS FROM OVERCROWDING ; i * h »‘ wou ' <1 Im - * h '• v » ,uc uf * hh-s»ings of pea^e to nations t«»o ex* * * * * N \. hausted that they can scarcely Surgcnn furncral tiorgws \ ult*» ramp -irett'lt forth a hand to grasp them?'* the firt%i to rea* h the i micrent e , Ua., Tt* foito e«f |.\-1 f;*» # iv | » •*e| i. The Atnctiratf w.»r.ihti Men t r'-f -crowding and la< k of v t>mit w tne* i<sr • in -mi r *1 * tltl*^*J»k of rticjM! tl t-tRii If* N •Uof; tlte T* •I I fDh ar f i h«* f«»ieigti min ■ts it** «hwiin is • * any km*!, ih**** • the r«-pre^ nt i >antrie« seem r<r *ogntre the sorlDurftietS «f]^ ine»# in hand -IInga of the supreme war conn \ It !•» a < P les. a rwf tata numner c pneitmonia At the Dm** I Here there were some pneumonia In the h.*ptt.-l past month there had I leaths from nneum »»»«i in v n«* ■«n «im»u< | win. The height of ^he mewStes •',>uiemlr was pas«rsf some tew days aao. and at the it tw which only Frame. Great Hrl-, time of my visit the epidemic was lr*»ri| lansuhiwnt* r**nt<*n«K that .|ii imntciiM* »t iiiiulu^ w«»uhl hr Mieiijt iS, it w err un»h*r>.in,rf|: that it.* .ittniliiUfMI •>( ritomy Ws a ptraf |e»w|*r wa% tr-f •h*wlrf*«i; • * * A. Iltht Wr md ^ri*k to Imp •ss* M/*«m Ih- lot man |M***plr a m «df ijwteiflMPPwF agalu^t ittrfr • it* h”r; Ny Ihitat. ihat* rttM , . , t as n • r*t4-War HMa-utv*. ftr «!«• Wot th’- % *•* I#* dm*i I** (•**'•» .mi% h* i pise c * i«»Mnji I Ur gteaf «••lemrrria! tsMUt* 11 : ft-Mtilh. that wr ,wte pewpwtv^t after the war iw e*»w«r«t with (lie other p*-wrt%, to evaminr the iw- Irrwathwud iteMhlewt* r**wnr«trvf With tip* lier»|«*»*» tuf the «ew*| lhat wr air prewnml to enter twm lwtrewstlh«wai past la nhl*h aat|4r iappiatwa4«ea will hr gtvrw fttr the «ett|rwprwt of al til spot r% h) Sunday Srea OtHMilng of Conference , V of Bolsheviki and Germans. * ’ •, y t Sunday next has been sot by the Germans as the date for a conference With th»‘ Bofahefiki leaders, for the purpose of negotiating an armistice. The arrangements for the discussion followed a visit of representatives of the Bolshevik! to the German mili tary authorities on the Teutonic side of the fighting front in Kussia. The Germans apparently gave quick ac quiescence to the proposal of the Russians for an armistice looking to an ultimate peace, for only a few hours Intervened between the visit of the Russians to the German line and acceptance by the Germans of the proposition that was made to them. ■ While the negotiations are expect ed to embrace an armistice on all the fronts of the‘belligerent countriejs, it is certain that the Kntente Allies wiTr give no heed to the overtures, either of the Bolshevik!, who com prise the radical section of the Rus sia ns who long have desired ROssiu to cease fighting, or of the Germans who for even a greater period of time have been ertdeavorfng to put into operation negotiations for a peace that would prove a suitable one for theinselveu and their allies. , That^ tire BoUheviki ’ leaders are dlstrusfful of the Germans, although they have agreed to enter into nego tiations for an armistice, is apparent from the fact*Drat ftguaign Krylenko, the Bolshevik! commander In chief, has ordered, pending the conference, that there shall be no fraternizing on the part of the Russians with the Germans and advised vigilance and caution by the troops. Meanwhile the inter-Allied conference Is pre paring to convene In Baris, and doubtless at It will lie discussed all phases of the tangled situation In Russia and some method agreed upon to bring the disaffection tb an « nd and permit of the Itusslaq army taking up the gage- of battle again or of puttin'!* the Bolshov Oil element po^Tv NATIONAL GUARDSMEN,FROM EVERY STATE ARRIVE NOT A SINGLE LIFE LOST IVisliing Releases News of Troops’ •vJ r \ . v ' . • Safe Arrival and Tells, America That Some are In Training— American Kiiginccrs Helped Hrit- i*h itf Drive Against Hindcnhurg Line. \ati«>nal Guanismcn frvim every State in the -Union have arrived in France, It is |»ermiUed to l>e anmmnnsl/ They are among the troops now training, or lately ar rived. . Wliile it is not iiennitod* to dls- cIom- the identity of units, it may he said that nil thi>se which sailed from (lie I nit<si States have ar rived safely and that some already arc'in training wlfhlh sound of tne guns on the battle front. . . ITALY IS NOW SAFE <•« a. W.iwtiir Hw|% Hnrccss Mhns iHw* I *iim*D |t» Italian %riwy. The Guardsmen have been arriv ing in the American zene for many weeks. They are scattered somewhat, but as far as possible the units from the same states have been kept close together. They found Uie regular army had made good preparations fi r them and while many are bil leted In houaes In French towns, others have been quartered In low wooden barracks specially erected. After a sufficient time to rest from the Journey, the troops have been set to work training for netual tor- READY TO NEGOTIATE \.—— Chancellor von Hertllng Wishes Bins • ^Effhrts to Succeed. : -Count George F. von Hertllng, the imperial German chancellor, told the Reichstag Thursday he wa» ready to ^nter Into peace negotiations as soon as the Russian government sends j representatives having* full powers to Berlin. / - * .‘‘I hope and wish.'^he said, “that these efforts will scon take definite shape and bring us peace.’- Respecting Boland, Lithuania and £ourland. Count von Heftling said: “We respert tiie right of setf-dO- tormlnation of their peoples. We ex pect they wfftxgive themselves a con stitutional form of government cor responding tc their conditions.“ The chancellor proeepted himself before the Reichstag and delivered a long speech in which-he dwelt upon all the current problems of the in ternal and external situations. After some personal observations on the war the chancellor referred to the. home pclitics of the empire, alluding to the introduction of Prussian fran chise proposal and the government's rew measure which extend social and political legislation in Germany, and, in regard to the maintenance of a censorship professed himhcIf in oon- Yradlstlnctlcn to the stand of the En tente powers, In favor of a-liberal conception of the right of free opin ion. After an affecting appeal for unity on the Internal fronts the chancellor spoke about as folic ws on the gen eral political world situation: “I have taken over from my high ly honored predecessors In office a precious heritage, namely, to cherish our, friendship with Austria-Hun gary, Turkey and Hnlgarla Our ui- llances with these three states were com luded «n different dates but their slm Is common—the realisa tion of national ideals, the aafd- \h« . t the front In all quarters wur * , ' | rit<»rlal m, «t enthusl-1 *b*ns and ths warding they are declared to be meat a* tic and their so Idler I It i* now Um t the rrlnfts tn •t Jinj. Gen. F. ertor of military r office, in nn ti i to say definitely Italy Ma. passed. It. Manrko, chief -in si turn# at the r%l ’» \\ tnlaes off of e | attacks Ths nre-omlneni natwsw ml mu w si iwniM> >iMFninorYirtM tons sad bloody afruxa < HA will sLstsla as aattl »h# end j* la sKht. • “Oar faithful * tics, to *'t«»ia we have beeh drawn la def nee of oof it’ost sacred posseavloas. hate on# platitude an«J s«tMilrB!toa *’ DANGElTis PAST" " m m XntrrU .%m tdMrrver IOi|« Tewtasw t 'mm \«d f rw«h llelf. lain, the Felted (Mates and Italy are represented will follow „ the later* Allied conference This war coaartl Is a permanent body and will deal only with questions relating to mili tary rperatioos on the western front which now Includes lla|£ Fol Moese and Gen Tasker VI. Bliss will rep •resent the Failed Htstss al Hie first meet lag of the council Premier Flemeacesa'a speech • «<e«"drd • hundred words: “tieatlemea. he said: "In the name of the French repablle tbe honor of welcoming you falftu upon me. la Ibis greatest of wars It Is tbs feeling of tbe supreme solidarity of people which united ui la this moment to win on the field of beltle the right to a peace which shall be a true peace of humanity ll Is for this we are here In this admirable reanlon of hope and duty and well prepared to make every sacrifice de manded by the alliance which no in trigue and nc weakening can ever tv pair *Our task Is to translate Into acts those lofty feelings where by we are animated. Our order of he day is work. Let us work.** M. Blchon then outlined the ques tions to be examined and the method of work to be followed. The resolu tions by the French representatives having been adopted with discussion, the confeience divided into sections In which the varied Allied delegates tinance. imports and transportations, armament, munitions, aviation, food end blockade. Each of these com missions is being presided over by the French minister whose depart ment corresponds to -the subject un der consideration. Diplomatic, mil itary and naval questions will be treated under the direction of the ministers of those departments. The general meeting ended at 11 o’clock. A special military guard had been thrown around the foreign military building. Every visitor passing through the gates in the high wall pBwumwBla wot dovolop until wooh i of I bo os poet a coooldormblo number of (truths from pneumonia I Whatever I bo original rawao of tbe epidemic and tbe preaewt rowdl* none, all these e«lla are accentaated by t bo crowded camp The t I jinadowne s long and tat (mate low daya alloc iWe »*ctd*wcw nwwecUow with fureiga wffwlrw and m^M^tefttfM^dlpkMwa*y lends unusual authority tnent of the meeting of the inter- Allied conference at Baris and be cause of F leniences u s recent decla- i at ton against a league of nations condition of the Including Germany and already there lo pneumonia are Indications of embittered has no doubt been increased by tbe troversy o%er It fad lhat the men hate generally ** *• nnlborllnlltnly been exposed to the*rold weather of government bad no prevloua tbe last month, with no other pro- knowledge of the letter and lb# ter tion than tholr summer clothing.** •Dougeot supporters of the govern ment tn the 9\ enlng preaa suggest that the letter Is very unwelcome to the government Under the caption, ‘iainsdowne s Strange letter." and I the subhead. “The policy of talking tc the tiger” The Evening News strongly demurs against Landowne » suggestions on the ground that Ger- shortage of one-! many a word can not be trusted in rau<*(*«! clearing any matter and that an attempt to SMALL CHANGE SHORT Oue-f >wf Great IN'- Reports that the cent fdacaa .had house# in several Eastern and Middle argue with her would be n sheer Western cities to determine to issue, waste of time. paper script to be circulated locally! On the other hand the Aaqulth Instead of pennies has reached the'papers hail the letter as one of the treasury department and were met moat remarkable drruments that the by an Immediate effort do ship more war has produced. The lx>ndon Star colna eastward from the lH»nver and greeting the letter as the moat for- San Francisco mints. | midable attack yet made on the Within the six weeks ending Nov-1 Lloyd-Georgeian ' knockout blow ember 15 sixty-two mlllicn new pen- policy.*’■ nies and fifteen million new nickels verb put into circulation by the treasury' department. The persist ent shortage of the coins, even mak ing allowances for the heavy de mand for cents caused by war taxes, has caused officials to suspect that a Fount ven Hertllng referred to the fact that the Russian governmenjl had sent from Tsarskoe Selo a wire less communication signed by Trot- zky and Lenine and addressed to the governments and the peoples of the belligerent countries, proposing that number of retail merchants are: negotiations for a truce and a gen hoarding “change” for the holiday rush. KILLED AT SAWMILL Haskell Whisonnnt Fatally Hurt in Cherokee Countv. ,. ,, , .... . Haskell Whisonant, a young man surroundins the building was pains- who Iive( , near Ring s Creek in Cher takingly scrutinized. None was per- . n mitjted to enter the building unless he was. attached to the ministry or one of the missions. Inside the wall a concourse of limousines was drawn By a general understanding all statements regarding the conference will be given out by the French gov ernment. Premier T.lryd-George, emerging from the ministry after the confer ence, consented to pose for the army of photographers. The British prime minister then departed with "CoT Mousiv Gen. Pershing walked off . with Gen. Sir William Robertson, the British chief of staff, both refusing automobiles. # .' Delegates from other countries to * the conference, which includes rep- • resentatives from all the members of the coalition, great and small, are welcoming the presence for the con ference of the American delegation as making available fresh minds and freah points of view In the considera tion of old questions. The ’Ameri- cans are meeting everywhere with a meet cordial feeling and the desire to Uetev to their suggestions and consider each measures as they may InttAst# •aty Me fhnArmoa. Col okee county, lost his life Wednesday while he was sawing lumber at a mill near his home. The accident occurred about one-thirty o'clock* just after he had returned from din-1 Tier He fell on the belt which works on a large pulley and was carried forward, with terrific speed, tearing one leg just below the knee, cutting a deep gash in the back of.his head, breaking both arms and otherwise mangling his body, which was thrown several feet after being re leased from the belt. He was taken to his Lather’s home, where he re ceived prompt surgical attention but died Wednesday night. eral peace be opened at an early date and said: “I do not hesitate to declare that in the proposals of the Russian gov ernment, so far as at present known, debatable principles on which open ing of negotiations may be based, may be recognized and that I am ready to enter into such so sdon as the Russian government tends repre sentatives having full powers for this purpose. 1 hope and wish that these (tforts will soon take definite shape and bring us peace.” FIGHTtNGiNiMEXKfr —■— Carranza and Villa Troops in Battle Near Chihuahua. Desperate fighting between Car ranza and Villa forces is stiii wag ing at Ahumada and Laguna, accord ing toDndtan runners arriving at El Paso. Telegraphic and rail connec tion with the interior has been cut off. Chlhuahna City is isolated and House, Gen. Bliss, chief of staff, and B °ldier8 afe battling in the out- Admiral Benson^chief of naval oper-1 . _* « aliens, would attend the full sessions Bandits are in control cf railroad of the conference, but It may be that Hnes leading to the border and Amei*- al? the 4 members of the mission’ will ic * n8 8n<l other foreigners who at- take part. This point hi not yet de- ‘ ~~ ~~ w ~ termlned. MathleiS 8evastopoul*. who has tempted to flee from Chfhbahua City are turned back. A force of Car ranza soldiers are reported fleeing been councillor of the Rusalan em* nort hwaYd from near \ lilt Ahumada. baaay In Paris throughout the ane- wer * d*f—VHHa- ceeelve changes In the embassy since ***- the revolution, will sit in the eon-1 ference M Maklakoff. the new gm*| . To bassador has not yet presented his 1 If RnanU ’ enters Into credentials to Praaldsot Poincare, nn panto negotiations, the minister^ of he M waiting tn eno what hsppnni in tho hilled pen era at neasts, hot he aiae w0k have a pin In the confomnce as an ehMrvnr. a I % «*rn Maurice dlsruaevd situs* H mi un various fronts with the GAe- mn lated Pre«a ‘The poaoinu of the cft’ia on tho Italian frunl,** he said. • ae «iti** rnflfetv (.fTIhe rff« Ha Of the Kalian army, * “Analu Fren* h tvoupa am now avallohfto in anffkHmt qnnntliies lo •atlafv as that the sMaolloo m no* Mir Of the veatevn front he sold: * Tho hottlo of Fnmhrnl In still In tho melting pot. The nttark was n great snrmes Tho British In thia rase had no doflnlle ohjertivna We Intended lo got no far no we mold and I ran tell yon we «nmelvea much farther than Field Marshal Haig expected “Tho actual pr alt km a captumd were very Interesting. The village* behind the line had beneath them grant chambers whirl It woald slan der to call dagoata; they ware more llhe hotels &e feet beneath the ground and sere provided with elec tricity. wntor supply, sewers, drying rooms nad kitchens. All the earth excavated from these places had been deposited Inside the houses so from airplanes the village appeared always ectly normal. These under ground villages were abaclutalx shall proof and bomb proof." French instructors During the Inst few days, one unit han i*(‘«*n working with gtenades and uutniu.itir rifles, whl|e another has i'«•(*« working out military problems in maiHenttr* Another "unit bps* me instruct ton trenches. | ill, them as lo st as jHMM»lble . «• mM tons I .»e ilo- iMf**rvo«tl(«a «»f tl*r rel« aM»»% and fatMtlic* of the ne‘H. cvet) (tar wte* %ailr«l fmom Iter I •.lint M,«.. km M*«n| , Aa A »»rtr»a ■llli.ry ,»■ Mi FVMM I thofity samnmrised the qltnntlon In A a Moaner ms at of the arrival In Hal) this as) France of the first National Guardi ’ **hlle the danger Is not yet over units give tho first off Mini notko! ibvles. it aeoms to me from a that an >ifgnsfiu trorp movement mlktnry t»eopoini that tho anmnp I s» a |ompl.sited t|, *ptir ho*t ,le * • ll i* 0 * pe** !*• a* c< afrooted hy •uhmartnea, shortage of troop and {Italian, firttlah nmft supply ships, and other obstacles. hut otthout the loss of n man. chief military ,.i (»»«- l+'tm ASSEMBLE AT PARIS ItcprcMuitatRcu Fn»m Italy, lYancc, England and America to Confer. The representatives of the chief nations at war with the Teutonic allies are assembling in Baris lor the inter-Allied conference at which are to be discuHsed momentous questions for more unified action In the prose cution of the war. The American, Britisli and Italian missions already have reached the French capital. They are led, respec- tlvely, by Col. k. M. Hottse, David Lloyd-George, the British prime minister, and Vottorlo Orlando, the Italian premier. In addition to determining a basis for stronger joint action against the enemy countries, the conferees doubt less also will discuss at. length the anomalous situation in Russia, where the Bolshevikl factions are in con trol and where German staff officers are reported to be acting as military advisers to the Lenine government. £E£1L10ULD THREATEN War depart maul officials gratified at Gaa Peruhlag'a to aaaruaca tba arrival of tho No* thiaal Guard forcoa, hul parmlaslao to puMi»h tha designations of tb# Guard aalta now'at the traialag coo lers lo Fraoce still Is withhold. Fo- leaa Goa. f'ershtng sees fit lo ro> lease tha lOformatlon. there la oo prenent pro-p«i!» of Ha puhllcatioo. II caa be stated, however, that tha briaf dispatch o vers a largo move ment that has been to progress for several weeks The odxt stage will be actual occupation of (root Baa trenches. American engineer*, the flmt American troop* lo tie engaged In mlUtar) operation* on the Hail* l*h front, t<M»k a prominent part In the l>reaklng of the Hinden- burg line by Gen. Hyng laat week. * It Is now possible to Inform the people of the t r nited States that en- glneers of the American army had a large part of pushing up the vital railways behind the advancing Brit ish soldiers. The American engi neers have been laboring bn the roads through the devastated battle fields of the Sosme district for near ly fenr months and tw o of their men, who were wounded, were the first American casualties announced from W ashington. The speed with which the lines have been laid up through the broken Hindenburg defenses dur ing the past week has called forth the highest praise from the British authorities. The Americans have been working in shifts of twenty-hour hours a day, and no such amount cf track has been laid in this region in so short a time before. The manner in which they stood up under the strain has led to their being dubbed the “force of AmerlcaiT "athletes." For these vlvw Is (kat tkv his Hava of »p#a to Ik# roar, as tko broakla* kla rommwalcallc north and InlarrapGag if not do st rt y tag tho foro ho bollovoa (ho •*d ib** mail from now on. whlla tha B their AIBoa havo all tholr I inly Tha foregoing, la addition tn giving tho American military viaw- point pr >h.tbly accords with high opinion. British Minister Would Give Slavs a Warning of “Serious Results.” “It is under consideration to is sue, in conjunction with our Allies, a reasoned statement for the guid ance and warning of the Rndslaif ••}■tilking gQ0RB along the front has untiring soldiers are to-day as fit afid as willing as they were before tbe battle bqgan. NatufalLy, the Americans have for a long time been working under the range of enemy artillery and more than once they have come under heavy shell fire. One of the most DISCLOSE SECRET TREATY llolfthevtk! (Bw Owl Rew arch lard hy Allies to Italy. A secret treaty between Great Britain. France. Russia and Italy has been given out by the Bolshevik! government, according to a Retro- grad dispatch under date of Wednes day to The London Dally Mall. It comprises the terms on which Italy entered the war. Great Bri tain. France and Russia, according to the published text, agree to Italy annexing the Trentino. the Southern Tyrol, Istria, Dalmatia, certain islands in the Grecian archipelago, and territory In Asia Minor and Africa. Article fifteen of the treaty is reported to- read as follows: “France, Great Britain and llussia take upon themselves to support Italy in her disallowing representa tives of the Holy See to take any dip lomatic steps for the conclusion of peace or regarding matters pertain ing to the present war.” KILLED BY LIVE WIRE to the serious results that are likely to follow if a separate peace .be eon- eluded,* said Lord Robert Cecil, the minister of blockade, in the House of Commons. OASIS IN DESERT OF WAR Frontiers Ckmcd and Switzerland Become* Isolated. Both tha Frame h and Its Has fron tiers wort closed against Tuesday night for nn indefinite period, while 1* Suisee announces the Carman and Austrian frontlora. which air- ^iv art difficult lo cross Will ho closed mBm* Than. M KM win the foot been that of the engineers laboring coolly at their tracks while great shells were bursting one hundred >ards away. v At one.tlnie the Germans cut loose with their gunp cn a section of the tracks and tore up three miles of rails, but they scarcely had fin ished this bombardment when the twin lines of steel began to creep forward once more. After tha engi neer* had reached a point where they wero exposed on the sky Bne. It was n areas ary to work at night or m foggy daya. Tlmmonsville Citizen Lose** His Life in Florence. W. E. Horn, a w’ell known citizen of Timmonsville, was killed cn the streets of Timmonsville Thursday afternoojn by alive electric wire. He was walking along the street when the accident happened. It is under stood that a lady standing in a door way called out a warning to Mr. Horn but being slightly deaf he did not Mar Tier and backed into thq* swinging wire. Death was instan taneous. SECOND ARMY FOR PEACE - r HummIsii Troop* Approve Armistice. PUb for A congress of the second Army, with one diseentlng vote, has adopted a resolution approving all the meee- arae promulgated hy the ceunell of national the decree tor em Immediate the e •by