The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, November 15, 1917, Image 6
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THE WORLD OVEI
MPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THI
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
'THE NEWS OF THE SOUT
What Is Taking Place In The Sout
land Will Be Found In
- Brief Paragraphs
Washington.
A Juarez, Mexico, dispatch says tli
Villa bandits attacked the Mexicans
Armanderiz Station, and that I25 sc
diors and passengers Were killed
a train. The loors were bloodstain
the windows shat It tred and coachi
crowded with frightened Mexican me
women and children, shivering an
half-naked when the Mexican Centr
train pulled into Juarez.
To conserve the tin plate supply 14
use in putting up perishabi's the for
administration has forbadt the ca
fling of dried -peas and dried bean
h're Ameic'lan patrol hoat Alcet
was torpedoed and sunk by a Ge'rma
submarine in the war zone early I
the morning of November 5 and or
officer and twenty enlisted men al
missing. T'he Aleedo was it convertt
yacht, antd carried a criew of seven t;
fleers and eight-live men. She' is 11
first American war vessel to go dow
in the war. The destroyer Cassin w;
torpedoed recently, but. she made ]po
with the loss of but one r;.an. The
are no details of the engageernent
the dispatch announcing the yacht
loss.
Premier Venizelos of Greece is i
Rome, Italy to secure material for tl
equipment of the Greek army.
With the arrest of a man caug)
hiding in the crow's nest of a Unite
States troop ship, a thorough searc
of the vessel was begun to determih
if any of its machinery had been dan
aged. The identity of the man hi
not been indulged. The man was e;
amined by New York City federal ofi
elals.
Men recommended for commissioi
at the close of the second seriesc
officers training camps will be calle
into active service only as there i
actual need for them.
According to a dispatch from Pekh
China, an agreement has been sigi
ed between the United States and J;
pan anent China. The open door pc
icy will be maintained. Secretary La;
sing declines to make any stateme
regarding the pact.
The Supreme court has declared u
constitutional segregation laws, and
will be a waste of time -for cities
move further in that direction. TI
decision especially affect:; Louisvil!
St. Louis, llaltimore, Richmond al
Atlanta.
lUnglaand, France and Italy stan
firmly united to oppose any furlh
advance of the enemy in the Italia
sector, says the war department
weekly review of military operations
The western front ian Europe not
stretches from the NoathI sea to th~
Adriatic.
The Amearican colony In Rome, it:
Is flow participat ing in the arr'ange
mnents being mlade to receive 15,00
wounaided, ant dals are uandear way
establish ho0spIalIs in thle hldi (ngit a
the Amlerclean ac('adlemy.
King Victor Eamananuael oif It aly ha
signified thle appreciation of hIs gove"
me1~nt for' the work of tihe United Stata
arelief commarit te(e.
Domiest ic.
In t he lighting lbetweean Geraama
andl Ameria'ianas in France tile fot oa
ing SotIhern soldiers were woundta
Charuales .1. 1 hopkins of St anlton, Tlexa
;and1 1lme G(ai'ven~'' of ('lovera'Inle, Ahla.
Ser'gean I I'> giar M. It alyburaton
Stony I 'oint. N. C'.; Pr'ivate I ianlel
GT~ahghaer, I iloealn, A la., andl Pi~iva
Johnif P. iArster of Tuitwiler, ii
were t he Stthe ran rs amon ' the .s
dilers catu ttred in athe't l iagn
1Hugha Pieree, 25, plriv'ate at Can
Sheridan, Mont gomiery, Ala., w~
amiothered to dteath in his cell in t1
Kenmore, Ohio, jail, when a amattre
took fire and filed the jail wvith smli
lie had been) arrested for aecktle
driving wile oni a vIsit to his hor
on a furlough.
After weekis of investigation
~New York City dlistrict attorney's
flee obtained an Indictment algalir
Morris Wallack, who Is dleclaredl to
one of a blandl of 26 "white slaver
operatIng in the tenderloin distr
with 150 women uinder their contr
The milling dlivision of thle foodl
inistration tnanouces that all
root tradilng by Amiericain millers,a
port.ears and1( lenCders of flour' withI 1
ropeanl countries is uirouhit ed.
W. GI. 1Hutnter of I la1bvilleI, K y., I
ininister to Guaat eala tander1 Mc K
ley,.an~d a not ed pollit icianl 20 yearas aj
ia dead, age'd 76.
EIghteen laodles were talken fi
the' ruins of the Salv'at ion Armay r
cue afinsionl, Paterson1, N. ,J., which u
- destroyed by fire. Orien men01 ,reare ti
en to hospitals with probably mdr
injuaries andl manly others weae k
s~oriously hur-t in leaping froma w
dowas: There were 85 amen asleep
the milselon when the fire started.
* ?sra. Aunige MarIe Dlucay
Bni p Ai0bl $he most noted al
d Ckfederate spy in t
~i~.'~a4 n New Orleal
4 captu red, but
* q4~~t6destroy Incrimnini
tucy' . tderson Puwmer, tout
months-ol infant daughter of Mr. J
Kemp Plutamer, assistant state cltem
1st, was found choked to death in bei
bed, the crime 'having been commit
ted by. a' burglar which was heard.ir
the Plummer home early in the mord
lag hours.
. John P. Hylan (Dem.) was elected
mayor of New York. John P. Mitchel
present incumbent, running indepati
ently, ran second. The Socialist ca
didate ran third.
Woman suffrage won in the elections
In New York November 6.
tiarly returns show that woman ant.
. frage lost out in Ohio.
The Socialist candidates were de
feated in Chicago, because the Demo.
rats and Republicans fused.
The Socialist vote in New York City
showed a gain of 400 per cent.
it The itepublican state ticket, headed
Lt by Governor Samtel W. McCall, swept.
inssaltiset.ts by an overwhelming
'n iUjority.
.1, Vestnorel.nd Iavis was elected
govrnor in Virginia. The opposit ion
to the Democratic party in that state
dwas inlinitesimnal.
ti Tammany Hall regained complete
control of New York City in the elec
>r tion November 6.
's New Mexico voted itself into the
n- prohibition column November 6.
- Ohio stays in the wet. column by a
to signilicanI majority.
n W. M. Kehler, a Wellsboro, Pa., law.
fl yeti, Was forced to kiss the American
'L' lag, hecaus( he asserted that ltelgium
e "got what was coming to her."
dE An li Paso, Texas, (ispatch says that
f Colonel Ancheta was killed and his
a tcommani of 200 Mexican troops almost
I wipel out when trapped in a mountain
's iass near Sugui Grande, Sonora, by
't 'auit Indians.
" Euronean.
British casualties for the past week
n are reported as 21,891 officers and
men.
The British forces in Belgium have
won another notable victory over the
It Germans in the region of Ypres, hav
d ing captured in one of their intrepi1
Ii dashes, after a rain of shells of all
calibers, the town of Paschendaele,
t about five miles from Roulers.
s The English report that the German
t communication with submarine bases
at Ostend and Zeehrugge is seriously
threatened.
s The leader of the Centrist party
f in Germany says that autocracy has
d lost out, and that henceforth the Ger
man empire must be placed in the
democratic column.
in a great. arc, more than 160 miles
1 In length, the Italian armies are fall
s ng back to a new and short defense.
Dispatches from Holland state that
the Austrians are using a new kind
t of poisonous gas against the italians
against which the helmets now in use
1- are absolutely powerless. This may
it account for the wholesale captt're of
!o iirlsoners by the central powers In the
e0 recent move against the Italians.
''. 'he Austro-German forces operating
I against the Italians alon gthe Taglia
mento river from the region of the Car
(I nic Alps southward to the Adriatic sea
r are proving a serious menace.
n General Cadorna's army is being
s sorely prEossed, and some authorities
say that there is danger of General
.v C'adorna's whole army falling into a
e trap.
The Germans report having captured
six thousand more Italian prisoners.
This mat~kes a total of more than two
0 hundredl thpusand in less than ten
0 (lays. The seriousness of the situa
>f tien is obvVlius.
The British and French troops in
5 l'landers continue to carry out raid
-' ing operati ons successfully.
sSir E~ric Gleddes, who recently suc
sueeded.( Sir 10dward Carson as first
lord of the ad~mir'alt y, made his first
adldress in parliament and gave some
sinterestinog antd anxiously awaltedl fig
v-. urls on the work of the navy and
I:shiintg in general.
s, T'he 1English~ first lord of the adlmiral
ty atinnounces that betwecen forty and
)f lifty per cent of the German subina
t ri :-4 operat ig in the NorthI sea, the
oAt lant ic and the Arctic oc.. ns, have
.been sunk.
>d- The English navy has riquisit ionled
in I he services of many youtng officers to
id~ st1rengt h to the experiene of old.
"p e offleers on the naval statff.
is A German warship has bEen sunk
tin the soundti, according to a dispatch
as from the National Tidlende from Mal
e. moo, Swveden.
ss Night persons were killed and 21
in. others wore injured in a German air
raidl on London, according to an of.
to flelal statement by the British wvar de.
)f. Partment. The material damage was
st slight.
be United States Senators William S.
a" Kenyon of Iowva and John B. Kendrick
et ot' Wyoming have passed unscathed
)l. through their second air raid experi
d(. ('nc0 in London.
I1. P'remiler Kerensky says that with
*x. out Riusan's entry in the wvar England
u- atnd France wvouldl have been wip~ed 'ofi
t ho map;, that Ruissia hasi: horne t hf
hie brunit of the fighting, anad, wvit h thi(
n. help the Uiniteda States has exten'fded
o, to 10ngland and France, Iissia wvoul
still he fI)ghtin ig in enm y teriitory.
mi A <iuest ion which is agitating Rus
es. ala is "W~here is the fIkitish fleet now
athai the German tk'et is out in thi
ata Ruissian Premier Kerensky says tha
:as Russia is woarn ouit, but still in thi
in- wvar. 11elp in urgently needed am
in Russia asks it as her right, because
Russia savedi France and England a
et tie beginning of hostilities.
ad Italian sentiment has awakened. -I
1o was never dreamed that the Germani
is could in such short time Kreitk auci
it. havoc on themi, and even old ment o
n. the Osritjaldi relict are clamoring ti
go to Ike front,
. r
k
S ..V1
I --Ameriean troops in Franc
trenches; the mules are used to hai
an nite to President Rtoodevelt, b
ling, Bavar'inn premier, who has b
Ian siege battery In operation.
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEI
Etalian Armies Drawn up Behin
Tagliamento River to Fight
Teutonic Invaders.
ALLIES RUSH TO THE RESCUI
Cadorna's Losses Severe But Unite
Nation Supports Him-Germans
Lose More Ground in Flanders
-American War Taxes
Become Effective .
More Luxburg Plot
ting Exposed.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
The great Austro-German drive Int
northeastern Italy, and the magniil
cent resistance to the invasion organ
ized by General (Cadorna backed b;
a united and thoroughly aroused coun
try held the center of the war stag
last week. For strategic reasons, the
Italian general staff would not per
mit publication of full details of th
operations, but this much is known
The northern Italian army, the weal
est of all, was broken by a furiou
surprise attack while feint attack
were being made further south; tl
First army, and in turn the Third, h
lug outflanked, were compelled to fa
back across the Isonzo and into th
Friuli plains. The rFhird army, ur
dler the conhmnand of the (hike of Aosit
retreated in orderly fashion and saver
all its guns and material, but the otl1
era lost about 180,000 men and 1,50
guns, and immense quantities o
stores were destroyed to keep ther
from falling into the enemy's handh
Generally speaking, the. retreat wa
conducted in a masterful way a~nd tb
armies fell lnck to the Tagliamient
river, while the rear guards delaye
the pursuing Teutons and the envair
harassedl them. Meanwhile the Gem
Tanna were trying hard to bren
throus'h the Carnie Alps in order t
turn the left flank of the Tagliament
line, hut the troops in the passes r
last accounits were holding them fairl
well. In case they should give wa:
Count Cahdorna hnd a second line C
defense ready along the Piave river.
The fIrst impetuous and almost mi
Sipdedi rulh of the Ausatro-German
forces had~ (lied down by Thuwrsda
whlen thle cent em of their line had a
vancedi to within four mile*s of (1
Ta'glha mento nort hwest of Udine. I
lthat tme they wvere In contact wvil
the Italiais at many points nnd iwel
mel(et ing withi stuihhorn resistamne
whieh was gIving Ondorna opportuni
to consiplblate his defenses and to r
store 'ohmple(te order iind. discipline.
Sono~i large tunits of the Italian arn
made a standt on the left batnk of il
Tagliamgento. but the Tfeutons pen
trated their line, cnptured the brid;
head positions at Codroipo and Di
nano, and look 00,000 more prisonet
The two main forces then faced en,
other on opposite sides of the river.
IItaly United, Allies Helping.
If Germany hoped by ills inyasi,
to weaken Italy's war spirit and
cause internal dissension, it was bas1
fooled, for the opposite has cor
about. All factions sprang instant
to the support of the government.
reserv,'s were enlled to the colors I
merliate.ly. hundreds of convalesec
Ioflleers plended to he sent' hack
thielv eommndis, anid from alb pai
of the k igdoim supplies. nunit Ic
and eni wVere rushed to t he front,
(ry n!:-nosi of transportation hel
n't ' lz1 solely by the milltary auith
it les.
I' l'iaps most Iimporinnia of all,
the long run, was thue effect on the
lies of Italy. Great Britain mm
IFrance at once begani hurrying me
forcenmenti-mind guns-into Itn
and America, without a moment's hu
Itation, cnst aside all export rest1
tilons in favor of the invaded count
and permitted her to take v-tite'
materials she' vanted. We also
ranged to give Italy a letge aumotunt
shipping to assist her own mlerchi
marine in taking over .the neetted a
plies,.and ed e a IneW Ce
long boon asksI. ttfr
' d' 1 tp
e now manning in the first line
Mdoore of the field artillery who, when
match. 3-Count George von Hlert
4-Night photograph of an Austrat
sunk, nnd that the German clainms as
to tonnage sunk hy submarine's nre
grossly exnggeratedl. In the course of
his adldress hn' snid he could see no
signs of an early peace.
No news of importance camne from
the sector where General P'erzhing's
men are on the front line. The first
member of the expedition to be wound
ed in the trenches was a lieutenant of
the signal corps. His injuries were
not serious.
American War Taxes in Effect
November l brought to the Ameri
can people a sharper realization of the
financial burdens of the war, for on
that day the followIng war taxes be
came effective:s
On admissions to all places of
amusement except religious and chari
table entertainiments and shows whose
maximum charge Is 5 cents and out
door shows In amusement parks charg
ing 10 cents or less, 1 cent for each 10
cents or fraction thereof. Children un
der twelve charged fiat tax of 1 cent.
On dues of all clubs with dues of
$12 per year or more, except fraternal
orders on the -lodge system, 10 per
cent of amount of dues.
On all freight, 3 per cent.
One cent for ever~t 20 cents or frac
tion thereof for express packages.
Railroad and boat fares, except sen
son and commutation tickets for 80
miles or less or Individual fares of 35
cents or less, 8 per cent of amount.
On seats, herths and staterooms on
cars or boats, 10 per ce..it.
On oil delivered by pipe line, 5 per
cent of charge.
On telephone, telegraph or radio
message" costing 15 cents or more, 5
cents per message.
On all the insurance, 8 cents for
each $100 of new insurance, except in
dustrial insurance for $500 or less,
which bears 40 per cent of the first
weekly premium. For each dollar or
or e n s u a l t y i n u a c e,. .. . . e t . , r . . a
On cgars 25cnt o$7pr hu
san ; n cgartte, 8 cets o $.20
Te IVncrasedg i pothl rswet linto
efftch.o N-oembergevort
4 Fototgrae h Unde CnAtrl
Oun, ane ther thanda cThursda was
we tlcoesi by osum'er, foren
growsha eggatInthe liesrgors ofa
gnor and oer fope podceseen
te efectr whre ieuned toering
nhout a onthefronleieucThn irt
mrmber of the exeation too ouMr.
edoovternhs nwds aiutenanofa
thiesnalndrs Hisn cntrurite reaver
bnot eru ngs.lslestosl
American Whoare Taxe otIn Efetrin
Nvemericsrout the A.mTeri
cahople ahn srery compliatn ofndh
fial uresverahe weks ore n
thtmo theoing rbu taprosbe
toae effective. l iien r e
Onestdmistonsepo all plsaces of
"prufieerng."cetrliu and ch l eai
Tae eetainmentsstem shws -apped
maxioto hargie socnts packin oi
dusrishei agovement parks argu
ing 10cnts or tes ntor each bu0
precs orndrconstereong Cupplren n
dtelvechrgdrfatta of 1etescdwet.s
Onqueofallpae elubsh oneh rle fusn
$12 pernyero thmreexceptht frxtenfo
orerAnthe goodgsep taktem, by per.
-cenrd of atrade, whfc foues.aen
Otr en aigt ra ier cent. ute
Onicen for eunry.2 etso rc
tinthrother Lxbres Epacags.
t ecreary anboa fas eept se
so anshd tommadtion tceltras fornt
ils Corunts 'Lxbrg tnoithe faema ofor
1en ofies, 8rentg amunt.er
Oseas hoctrhn and stinateoohoin
casor bAtsi, 10pecitySot. B
On oil, dtefired b tpipe lujuing te
-centirf contrne. Lxugaddt
Onth elephone SotelAegraasr"radi
r-ens pner eagi en r"RthAgn
O in all the inuane, be fce fo
duftria insrancrae fommss0or ls s,
hich begaton 40der etowhe enemy
eewne paeiut. or cyht doll oe
or icnsualty inrmanufcr by cent. zn
On cigarh. Unenttes. The $orer thou
snd fent ciret,t tes, nlud$1.2
o-alf ton ent pter hdredetu
Thefinceased potanrte niehaint
efcon Novmeeg2
i" ,
E unloading mnuehine guns, which they a
ul the guns to the front. 2-Col. Dan T.
laded the colonel in one eye in a boxin
en appointed ( rannn imperial chancellor.
the allies, though this is denied by the
.onion iress. However, the military
leaders f t lie entente are now awake
to the importane of the Italian front,
and there are indientons that they
will conceltrate much of their efforts
there ilritg the winter, when opera
tions in Flanders must necessarily he
d halted. This will be in accordance
with the advice of an italian general
given many nionths ago and hitherto
ignored. The question of a joint allied
war council to direct operations on -all
fronts is made more imperative by the
E utlian affair and may be settled at
the coming conference in Paris. Ev
eryone admits that lack of team work
has been responsible for most of the
d reverses the allies have suffered.
It is expected that Germany will
now make a new suggestion of peace,
as she has done after each of her suc
cessful drives, and also it is expected
that the allies will reject it with scorn,
as in the past.
In Russia the peace agitation 18
dying down because of the German
operations in the Gulf of Riga and the
peril of the Gulf of Finland ports and
of Petrograd. The crisis there served
to strengthen the hands of the Ker
ensky government, and even the ex
treme Socialists and other radical fac
tions are urging the army to resist
further German advances. There was
little fighting on the Russian front last
week, and the German fleet apparently
had abandoned or postponed its plans
to enter the Gulf of Finland.
s Good Gains in Flanders.
e Attention must not be 'holly di
verted from the western front by the
I invasion of Italy. There was desper
e ate fighting in Flanders, in the course
of which the French and British, with
the efficient aid of the Belgian troops,
I madie some very important gains. In
the swamps south of Dixmude the
) French and Belgians took Merekem
t peninsula and the village of Luyghem,
A little farther south the British kept
.up their attacks on the part ot the
i Passfcaendnele ridge still held by the
Ea Germans, und the Canugdians led in ari
Soffensive which carried them almost
1 into the town itself. -Further progress
c' on this line will prohnbly result in the
-capture of Roulers, an important rail
k center only six miles northeast of the
o ridge andl already dominated by thc
o British guns.
t Aloeg the Aisne and in the Verdur
y region the French successfully with
r, stood all the attacks of the crowr
f prince and1( Infieted heavy losses or
him.
The allied avintors were esRpeeil11
n husy' durine the week, dropping mana
tons of exylosives on munition facto
I- ries. deplots, railway stations, ner
e dromes :indi all other military objec
y- tives witI.n their reach. They do no
h1 seem yet to have started 0on a cam
'e palgn - of r('tlalintory raids on Germni
0, towns. btl that may 'omne qluicl
y sinuce Gernmn y on Wednesday nigh
e- sent somne thirty airplanes in sevet
groups nerioss the water to homb Lon
y don and other parts of England. Als<
1e the German ayiators made a few mori
e- raids on Nney.
te ' n Africn and Mesopotamin the Brit
K- ish made considerable progress las
s. week, and they also announced thi
yh capture of Heersheba in Palestine.
Count George von Hertling, primi
minister of Bavaria, has been ni
in pointed German chanecellor, but seem
to to have well grounded fears that h,
1y cannot control a majority of the reicli
lie stag. lHe is fully acceptable only ti
ly the Catholic center group. flelfferiel
1i resigned as vice chancellor and wai
n.succeeded by Friedrich von Payer,
nt progressive.
to Another U. 8. Transporl Torpedoed.
-ts On 'lTurs'day the navy departme1
as announeed that another American
'v- transport, tihe Finland, had bee
ng struck by a torpedo wh'len homnewar
ir- hound. No one aboard was injured art
the vessa' was~ so little hurt that sih
in returned in lirt utniler .her own powel
ii- The 1$nkinig of the Antilles brongi
nid nhout an Ilonoluncemnent fromi Secrn
'n- tnry Daniels that hereafter nayt
iy, crews, wvill mnan all transports carra
es- Ing Amerienn soldi'ers to France. Tli
'Ie- report of the British admiralty showe
ry, a marked tailing off in the number
rer submarine victims for the week..
nr- Sir Eric Geddes, first, lord of til
of admiralty, gave .parliament sonte ii
ant teresting facts concerning the suibi
p.rine campaign, stating ,that betwqe
dII 40 And 50 per cent of thle German -
ha4bots' operating In the Nott ea, .tI
& AtlfAntic and theA~~~4I~~~e
ITIAL'N!N
A PERMANENT INTER-AI#UUD
MILITARY COMMITTE HAS
BEEN APPOINTED.
GENERAL DIAZ SUCCEEDS HIM,
Rated as one of the Ablest Men in the
Italian Arny--Allies Aroused to
Necessity of Closest Union in Nam
ing Committee.
Italian Army Headquarters -- The
conference of British, French and Ita.
ian representatives has resulted in the
creation of a permanent inter-allied
military committee. New leadorgLip
for the Italian army has been provided,
General Cadorna, who has been in
supreme command of the Italian army
since the beginning of the war, has
been given a place on the new coin.
mittee.
General Dias has been appointed
first in command with General Badog
lio second and General Grandino third.
General Foch, chief of staff of the
French war ministry, and General Wil
son, sorb-chief of the British gereraJ
staff, will serve on the interallied com
mittee with General Cadorna.
Among military officers the decision
of the allies to create a permanent
military committee has caused great
satisfaction, it is accepted as evident
that the allies have awakened to the
necessity for the closest union of othe
whole length of the western front for
the epolitical and military conduct
the war.
General Diaz is rated as one of the
ablest Italian military leaders. For
years he was connected with the gen
eral staff. He took part in the Libyan
war, serving as a colonel and was
wounded so severely that he asked to
be wrapped in a flag, feeling that dpatb
was at hand.
General Badoglio is a northerner. In
the war he has been in command of
a brigade of Berseglieri, whose heroic
deeds have done much to decrease the
gravity of the disaster.
RUSSIAN WORKMEN'S-SOLDIERS'
COUNCIL MAY SEEK ARMISTICE
Armistice of Three Months is Ma d
malist Leadere's Proposal.
Petrograd.--"We plan to offer an
immediate armistice of three months,
during which elected representatives
from all nations and not the diplo
mats, are to settle the questions of
peace," said Nikolai Lenine, the Max
imalist leader, in a speech before the
workmen's. and soldiers' congress.f
"We offer these terms," M. Letdne
added, "but we eare willing to consid
er any proposals for peace, no matter
from which side. We offer a just
peace, but will not accept unjust
terms."
The congress of soldiers' and work
men's delegates appealed to the' R s
sian army to stand firm and to protect
the recvlution against imperialistic
attempts until the new govergptent+
had obtained a democratic peace.
The proclamation further declares
,that the soldiers' and workmiens con
gress will propose an armistice to.
come into force at once on all fronts."
The congress of the soldiers' and
workmen's delegates in its proclama
tion announces that it has taken over
governmental authority and says:
"We appeal to the soldiers in the
trenches to be vigilant and firm. The
congress expects the revolutionary'
army wfll protect the revolu44on
against, all imperialist attempts until
the new government has obtained a
democratic peace which it will pr
peoe directly to all -the peoples.
"The new government will take
adequate measures to assure to the
army all necessaries and by energetic
requiitions from the upper classes It
will also arheliorate the economic sit
uation of soldiers' families.
"The power of the soldiers' g.nd
workmen's delegates ' will assure 'h
free return of all private, state and
ecclesiastical lands to the pasants'
committees. * * * It will guarantee
to all natdonalities inhabiting Ru.
ala the right of their sons to organise
their own future."
CAMPAIGN IS STARTED TO
MAKE METROPOLIS "dRny"
New York.-A campaign to taake
New York City "dry" through women's
votes is under way. Opponents of the
liquor traffic announced few days ago
that at New Year's eve watch services
in Now York crches. women qual
fled as voters by the ratification of
the state suffrage amendment in last
Truesdlay's nlection will sign petitions~
calling for a referenedumi on local
option next April.
ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATk
WILL NOT BE CHANGED
Washington-Russia's 1I(est 't;heav
al will not change the6'AttituIde of the
American governmeyt' toward mes
urea under way for' the relief of eco
nomic conditio/ 10 (he ,demoralised
country. This ,% tenment, applyIng par
ticularly to icostracts placed with
money borrowqd from the United
States for fast quantities of shoes an4
clothing ft'r the civilian popuulation
was the onily authorized Commient at
the state edepartmnent.