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H IM Iii iiiiiumi in?i.i? eHOVflO r \ r n i: Ifsltsn* f alling Back in G<mhI Order Behind tfw T.igllnmoiiM?Bot rent Not Bushed. The German forces made no sfforl durin* the nlfjht to regain the ground ?ruptured fr?ft IfeOM yesterdav g] th ftrltiflh oti Mo- Y pres front. MCOrdlflfl to L?ondou reportH, eontlnlm tlieir re tuiiutlon to intermittent aitillery tivitr. On the Verdun front. at Chaumeo Wood, the frown Prin forces madn another stat at th French armies. i?ut met \ith a r? noise. The Italian statement ? the It i' lane withdrew in |.ood or de-.* from the Tagllninenm river toward Liven/.a the nfii river l>ehind the Tagliamen to. Th?? retreat apparent v irai noi so rush *d us that from the Inonm, the Italian* falling; bad. stenahly. with \helr rear guards In constant touch with German scouts. More Prisoners Tu ken. Berlin. Nov. 7 ? The Gormans are continuing their pursuit <f the Ital bine, und haw- taken more pi isoners. the war office announces. sKMIMt NT IN Ol.BMANY. s<?>lall*ts ami Middle Ckivsos S?-e Sn Rriteflt for Them in War. Berne. Oct. 31. -Significant as to the spirit that prevails ir some cir? cles In Germany is the latest issue of the Koelnische Vodks7.eitting. always a supporter of the claim that the QoV man people are behind the annexa tlontsts and want no pea -e hut om nought with the sword. I Hays: If one rides on German railroads If one goes to the cafes and public Dlaces of the big cities where one meets pair soldiers coming from or going to the field, one can hear agaia and again words and sentences from the socialistic press that r.ctually are a great danger lor the determlna',0 to hold out. for the unity and unani? mity In the army and behind th.-* front, for the deiro to be victorious find to see it through. "In all these phrases of the social democratic press there recurs ove> snd over again the one that the w < la being conducted 'only for the he: fellows.' that those who w sh ;'or ou fatherland an honorable peace th*.t ?hall assure future development ir I paid by the big Industru.l*' or %n ?erring capitalistic Interest.*.1 that ihn annexation ist b' alone are responsible tor the third year of war and povs; Uly the coming war wlntc . All th ? slanders circulated . to superfluity about 'war makers' and 'u nnexation Ists' are bobbing up again " WOBK Ol G Kit MAN AGKXTK? Five, IV.tin?d* Ksrrn. Men an- Killed In Kxplosion. Kensington. Pi , Nov. S.--FI\e men are koown to have been hilled and search Is being made for the bodies Of two others believed to ha\e not dearth In the explosion and tire which destroyed the bronze powder plant of the I'nlted States Aluminum Com pony, subshlinrv of the Aluminum 'ompanv of Amcm a. here today. In ..II 41 others were Injured, 17 SOrlOHQ I?. unit unother possibly fataliy. it. A Hunt, general superintendent of rbe I'nited States Aluminum c.inpa ny. said "There Is a possibility that Oermuii agents are responsible for the Are'' It stated that an In? vestigation of the origin Of the Are will be utnrtod at OBOC The plant deetro sd smploylnj ultout 300 mrn, is said to have been engaged in th. making of materials for liquid t i<- tor an allied govern? ment. Kor this reason it was ImpCSK Slide to tight the Panes with water, and the only recourse was the use of sand. The pOWdOf plant was wrecked ami damage was done to th - plants of the American Sheet Coin pany and Tin Plate COfnpaaj mail.'. Some damage was done residents in the town of |"ailiaiSSJg. one mile dis? tant. The loss is unofficially goal mated at $;i00,ooo. PKACK lit MOlts \?.M\ WIUI Talk in Alllsleldai i OS I'eaee I ..nlcrcnre ?t Berne. London. NoV. ?'. - Wild rumors that Central rowers will make i ? n of fers befoi i >e.. nsbei I Ii In t hf shape of a proposal for a preparatory ? onfereme n Boms iron current 00 the Amsterdam Itourse yesterday. g? ?ordlng to the Kxchange Telegraph Company's correspondent. The ru? mors stated I hat aeh bOlHgOrOHl would be asked to send two dele? gate* \ I \\ MEXICO OOl M BR1 l*rolilbltloii law \dopied by large Majoru j AibuMueruue. Heg ~> > ew Mexico adopted prohibition b a lai'.-.e nm lorlty on the Toe of partial returns fiom eighteen of the f\eni\ eight counties In tho State. KAISER'!; SISTER MARPLOT, i sormi: or <.lti:i:ci: URURO ?.i i:m\x ATTACK. i MipiMi I'Yoni Athens to Berlin Made Public?Last Went from] i \ilc. Athens. tlreeee, Nov. 4.?Lengthy tolegfnms which pososfl between For-1 hum Queen Pophle end Emperor W il? liam duriny Deeember, lilt, and ?11? - ? ally part of this year, similar m tone to others that have been deciphered are now Rinde pnblle and show that the then queen again ami again UrgedI that the Germans take the offensive on the MaeedoiuMii front. QUOOn So? phie assured the emperor, her broth er. Of *Ire? || eooperaHon. Field Marshal von Hindenburg and Foreign Secretary Zimmerman, it ap? pear, could not agree, however( on the time the attack should be made. While the blockade of the allies, caus? ing a shortage of food and munitions in QyooOi prevented Qreek octlon. on January iu the queen telegraph the emperor telling him of this food and ammunition shortage and torn bided: 'May the infamous pigs reOOlve the punishment they dOgOrVO." in another telegram the queen promised that the Creek artillery would be destroyed if then was danger of its falling into the bands of the entente. She also kept her hrother informed of the actions ..ml intentions of general Sarrall. commander of the entente forces in Macedonia. The former OUjOOH in a telegram dated Deeember I, referring to the allies' blockade, said ? I consider the game lost. If an attack is not made ^oon it will be too late." On other 'occasions she said: ' "In despair. Hope your counsel wilt once more help us- Improve the situa? tion." When the crown council decided against i attack in Macedonia she u ired: "It is too stupid that mistakes have been made" and expressed the 04 lief 'hat the allied control would not interfere with "this telegraphic service." In a telegram signed "Tino and Sophie." the German emperor was Congratulated on the vic tory in FlOU mania and told: 'the entente's note is Impertinent. They want to drive us to death." And in her last dispatch the form? er queen c includes: "Your exiled sister, who hopes for better times. Sophie." opportunities tor Fduoation at Wash? ington. Washington, Nov. ."?.?To the young man or woman who seeks to Obtain a college decree ami a livelihood at the - line- time, no city in the OOUOtr) olfon an opportunity more attractive than that to be tound In the national capital. The s ?veral universities at Washington provide- evening classes with hours arrang'-d conveniently for government employees, who ordinar? ily complete their day's wor.; at half1 past four and all libraries inc luding I Iba Lihrary of Congress, ale 0000 at night. . o -..ist hoooandg of young poo pie have entered the civil service at Washington with the mam idea of de voting three or tour years to equip, ping ihemoelvos for a professional 01 scnnilflc career while supporting IhemOOWea Many of the young me n live at fraternity houses, cooperative bj eonduoted, thereby lessening the hving SXpenSOl and also scouring a place WttOre they Can entertain then friends. In addition to the university courses, the Young Men's Christian Assoclatloi ami private schools con duo evening classes In technics, Ian* gUSgeS, accountancy. Stenographs nd typewriting, ami the usual high . ehool st odlea Notwithstanding tin* drafts lor mi! Itsry sorvlcOi praotloally oil schoo on Washington show on Increased en* rcdhnent this year. This is <iue to] the great influx Incident to the war.1 Ten or twelve thousand new clerks' and ofber employees have be ui ap pointed in the departments ami tin great civilian army being added i" dapy, stenographers and typewrit? ers and mechanical draftsmen for tin service generally, and what nre known as schedule- clerks. Index end catalogue clerks, clerks qualified in] statistics or accounting, and elerki qualified Irl business administration for the ot ii e of t in- < I nance Depart* llient e?f the Army are in demand. The? "representatives of the- Fede-rai elvll service commission at ihe post offices in all cities are reOOlVing mi merous Inquiries from persons who wish to be al tin Heat of government at this lime of big events ami to have ?? part in the actual administration of the government's great business. W omen are- Uncling in this ofUco WOl'k an opportunity to "do their bit" in a verv practical way Sumo people- make tlOllhle atld oth < m got into it as fast ns i> is made. Wilmington Star. ? HUNS BUTCHER WOMEN. HERMAN t hi isi ks si.\i ghti.h Rll MEN AND \V<>Mi:\ ON MERCHANT Mill's. Norwegian Account Of IUO GemiUll Bcstruellou of Fleet of Morohan: mcn in North ton?Ufe Boats Shot to Pieces nnd No One Spared* London, Nov. c (by Canadian Press) An appalling story of cold blooded massacres by Germans of crews of British North Boa convoy < in a rot ont battle is told by tlie Nor? wegian newspapers, The Tlde-Stga says the German orulaeri were ob scrved ;.; >; o'clock in the morning and wpre thought to be British w's sels, but at 7 o'clock when there way more light they suddenly began shooting and the convoy was terrified to roe the British destroyer at the sti m of the oonvoy begin to sink, ai ihough II fought to the end. The Oer mnn cruisers advanced on each sldn of the convoy, which they swept With all their guns at a range of less than 20 0 yards. The German destroyers came up and helped to spread death and de? struction on the defenseless ships. The Germans were not content to sink the ships. Put Shelled the lifeboats an 1 every living thing coming near was mercilessly slaughtered, The survi? vors OWed their lives to the high sea Which was running, making the boats difficult mark. In the midst of the massacre an? other British destroyer came up and immediately attacked hut was poon sunk in the Unequal struggle. The ? lernt an flotilla then cruised back? ward and forward among the si ok im1} steamers, pouring a fresh and terri? ble lain Of shells at a range Of |00 yards, One shell went through the Swedish ship Wlrndnr, exploding i.i n lifeboat <?n the other side and killing all its occupants, four men and tlil*'<0 women, ! The other lifeboat rowed back to rescue the captain and tWO waitress ? t from the Wirndar. but a Shell 'struck the boat and killed four of th occupants, only the mate escaped by swimming. The Wirndar was a mas Ol llanos and the two girls jumped Into the sea. The captain was save.: by clinging to wreckage. As the two young women were sinking an lhsg I lllsh ship hoisted the white flag. Th? answer Of the Germans was a aho! ivhioh Killed both girls. TWelvo moi of another ship had just got into :. bteboat when a shell killed thotu all. M.GGGI.S PI RED INTO HOUSE. Soldier- Wounded Hlttl and Killed Ills Hall' Brother. Says Houston Oltisen, San Antonio. Tex.. Nov. :..?How negroes of the Twenty-fourth Infan? try shot down poople In the streets, toed into their houses, and In one In itance, aimed deliberately at fhem bers of the family who were on their front porch on the night of AUgUSl IS, 'ast. was told today by Houston civilians who lived near the camp on the night of ?im riot, at the court martial trial of the 81 negroes charg? ed with mutiny, murder and rioting Tins was th" t.rst testimony with re? gard to the shooting outside 'Gamp l.ogan. Will.am Drucks, with his right hand cfi Just above his wrist, testified thai he name out on his porch and seeing Midlers marching past called tu his Bister, Miss Mary Winkle'-, to turn on the porch light, so he could > 00 who they wer?- li< was at once fired on. Rtandlng behind him on the porch, Drucks testified, stood Fred Wlnklcr, his half brother. Winkler was shot and killed. The witness es? timated that there were between BI3 . mi 100 of the negroes, H<- said over a dosen shots were fired into tin house. LAV'NimtKH IN PRANCE, Bed cross Has Established Portable Laundries lor Army and Hospital i se. Paris, October 51.?The laundry problem, which has been one of tin most perplexing of tho minor ques? tions with v bi? h tin- American Red Cross has bad to deal in Prance, hat been solved by the purchase ami es? tablishment of portable laundries 'I'lnse laundries will be sent to un merotis hospitals along the battle fiont I*port completion of their work al one hospital tin y can be moved Oil to another. A lltlssiXN DEMOCRACY. A llidleiiloiis staieineni h\ German < iffielal. Berlin, Nov. ?;. "While the troops of the Central Allies are forcing theh w.i\ a. roes the Taallamento, Ger? man) at home has quietly nrossd tin political rubleon ami in tio> space ol five days has changed from un autoc? racy to a democracy," declared Mathlas ?rsberger, the leader of the Centrist party. In an Interview todn) with tin- Associated Press correspond I * < RETREAT AHO RUIN. _ i <.ikm\:\s devastate chemiM dem dameh IU I <>i;i; with duawing. Dominate Lowlands?r.ncmy st?l Holds Northern Slope of Valley Al? ler Kemat From Proud Position. French Pronl In Franco, Nov. S (by the Associated Pres?).?Tbc Germane still held lite northern slope 0f th volley of Ihe Allette after their r troal from the Chemln dee Dames, which nothing remains hut the his toric name and Its dominating pos: tion over the marshy lowlands. The famous little river, whose entire Icourre the correspondent was able to 1 follow on Sunday as h meandered through the boggy undergrowth would scarcely In worth marking on an ordinary map The Germans had 'mad- many passages over the stream, ail of which wei destroyed when the last man of tho rotreatlus forces went over. Trench patrols everywhere reached ?ihe southern bank but whenever they attempted to attain the other side Ihej met with a murderous machine gun fire. The whole southern slope of the valley was swept hour after hour on Sunday with German shells of ail calibres, most of them charged with noxious gases. Every place where the Germans believed the French were concentrating received i ontlnuoUS salvos, Which, however, did little damage. Several thousand project Idea were tired by the German 'artillery in the course of the day In i this section, most of which apparently were fired at very long range and I struck without exploding. The correspondent approached tin front liies and :. splendid VlCW COUld he obtained right along the vallej and over the ground for the posse*, sion of which the German crown prince's army has spilled so mucfi I blood. Beemingly a short distsncji away. v.ell within machine gttn range could be observed the ruins of th<r I villages of Cham out He, Neuville Chermisy, Bouconvill and Vauclere . while along the crest of the plateau COUld he discovered liere and thei'f Taint traces of what once had beer the Chemin des Dames, now a mere collection of deep shell craters run ning into each other. Below this road on the northern side the groping mouth of gToat tun? nels opened, showing where the der mans had concentrated and sheltered their troops. Very slight damage had I been done these shelters, except in cases where the timbers SUStalnlm the roofs and sides had been sprinkled With petrol and set alire, some time! causing the earth to collapse. .Marching over the battle atop thh plateau, it was easy to visualise th* terrific nature of the fighting whicti Ibas been going on these mans 'months. Both the German ant French trenches end positions hai been shelled out of all shape and i was difficult to understand how tin troops held On under the incessan j bombardments. There was not at Inch of ground that had not beer pulverized and now. with the heavj autumn mists, and frequent rains, th* ground has been formed into a stick;, m, progress through which i really a form of punishment. Th* great mounds, known as "Casematei and Culiforne plateaus." stand out boldly, making the reason plain whs both sides fought SO obstinately foi ' their possession. NEW POIgOXOI s GAR. _ i i\enl on of Viennese Professor Sold lo lie More Powerful Than tar man Brand. Amsterdam, Nov. r?. According to ?the correspondent at Gorixla of th? llmdapesl newspaper Pestl Hi. lap. tin Autrtrlans made their attacK upon r.orixia with a new poisonous pas, the Invention of a Viennese prof-s I sor. The rain which fell during the at? tack, it is explained, kept tin- fumef cIohc to tin- ground and rendered the 'Italian masks useless against the now invention, which the correspondent 'declares is one hundred tunes strong? er and more deadly than the gas used In former attacks on the same front. DECLARE HAHR KD /.<>\i:. j Incendiary Pi PCS on Wafer Proill Call for suingem Measures. New fork, Nov. ft. As the result of many tires on tho Brooklyn water flont, and other coast cities. local federal officials expect an order will i>e issued within .1 few days declar? ing all territory within one hundred miles of the coast Ilde of the United states tis a barred /.one. it Is esti? mated si\ hundred thousand aliens Will he affected. At a meeting of the hoard of dl rectors of the Peoples' Bank Monday uftcri.11 Mr. A m Hroughton was ' let te 1 ti director. Mr. Brougnton has been connected with the People's 1 nnk since its organisation and has ncceptabl) rilled Ihe position ol rash* |< r for the past > car. SITUATION IN ITALY. No OFFICIAL NliVYs OF PLANS <>F (.I N. CADOIIXA XtJ STOP HERMANS, Attention < rulers on Strength of l>o ronscs West of Tnallumentu Itlvci tin I on Utility to Effect Vast Nec? essary llcorgantaitloii and Concen? tration of Troops. Italian Headquarters 111 Northern Italy. Sunday, Nov. I (by tho Arno? Ciated Preaa).?The situation is still grave. Attention is now centered on Hie strength of the defenses west of the Tagliamento TUver and on tin lability to effect the vast reorganisa? tion and oppose the whole force ot the concentration of Italian troop?^ and allied reinforcements against the tremendous pressure the enemy li exerting. The allies should realize that one jol the supreme trials of the war hai reached the final stage. The chief pressure of the onomj advance la now beine, exerted againol the newly constituted left wing of th' Italian army in an attempt to throw the hulk of the hostile forces icroa the Tagliamento River and the rcsor Ito the enemy's favorite device of s turning movement. The Tagllamenb is the boundary between the eisten and the western Frulil region, am having overrun the eastern region, i I is th" e\ Idenl purpose of tiie cnetn general staff to profit by speed i; throwing its masses into toe westeri region before the Italians are able t airy out their reformation proees: J Time is the chief factor for Italy i reconstructing her lines, and speed i the chief factor for the enemy, til though tlte Maine furnished th warning of the, danger in pushing a army ahead too fast. The Tagliamento is something mor than a military obstruction, as it 1 also relied upon to give time for It organisation. The natural defenses west of th river are also strong, as the region i ! known as the Holland of Italy, bein a network of canals and rivers, mot of them tuning straight across th line of the advancing enemy wave. The French troops received an at , thentic welcome and the presence t the French and the English supplie inspiration throughout the [tails I ranks. The American action also Wf noted with the deepest satisfaction. It is felt that the allies are nm keenly alive to the Italian front an that the legend that there is onl front, on the Flanders line, is endet The cooperation of the allies is be ling watched and accompanied by patriotic wave throughout Italy. Th walls everywhere are covered wit , patriotic declarations for the defens of the country. The workmen of th great Ansalso Gun and Ammunitio ,1 Works united in a telegram to th government asking pei mission t I j leave their work and lake arms in th I Held. .J The Novara and Genoa cavalry reg igmenta, which Gen. Cadorna ha < onsciously thanked for the rea II guard services they performed or , everywhere heroes of the hour an , may be considered worthy of a , praise. The correspondent's part saw them Sunday during the pe , mell retreat, witnessing the inspirn I Spectacle Of these troopers spurrin forward across the Holds. TAGLIAMENTO LINE LOST. Italians Evacuate Lot ice Line on ItlVf . to The Adriatic. Berlin, Nov. 6. ? The Italian line a defense on the Tagliamento has bee won by the Teutons, it is officially an nounced by the German general stan It is stated thai the Italians evactiat ed the ? ntire line on the river to th< Adriatic coast. The German statement says fron the Felln valley to the Colbrycon north of the Suguno valley the Jttl inns are retreating. CANADIANS WIN VICTORY. Break Through German Lines in Flanders. London. Nov. ?;.?The Canadian forces in the offensive today have es? tablished themselves a hundred yards beyond the village of Passchedaele, according to Router's correspondent at British headquarters in France. Rl'SSI \ STILL IN W Ml. Government Doing t I most to Dis? charge its Full Duty. Petrograd, Nov. 8.?-Russia is still doing ds utmost to carry on the war. and will continue to do her duty. These are the views of Premier Ke> rensky, whose secretary, in his name, protested today against ans other in terpretatlon of his recent Interview with the Associated Press. Petrograd, Nov. ?",. Minister of War Verkhovsky has been relieved of his office, and thai. Manikovsky ap pointed acting war minister, with the department still under the general SU pervlsion of Premier Kerensky, .TANPAiH? HAlLROAff sHAHls sn i i:r SEVERELY, y.crdy Ac* 'ii ITur sserj i?> rl Ucee Strain *?" Transportation < ompanb s or Counti jr. New Y-n? Nov. Stocks tumbl d again In Wall Street today, stand >rd rallroo shares and representative udustrlals suffered exlrt me losses of hree to s ven points, with irregular ind for the most part, slight re overtes. Many factors of varying legre ? of Importance entered into soiling. Chief n mg them eras the empha? sis placed y Wall Street on the fin inoial poo? t ion of the railroads. It seems to to the unanimous opinion of the Sttl Itantial moneyed interests hat speed action to relieve the strain on the ransportatton companies would mofci eff< ctually offset the tim dity now prevalent among holders of lecurltlea, This ph iss of the situa? tion was Mtrneetly considered at a COnf< rence today between officials of he stock exchange and prominent hanking Interests, including J. P. 11 Morgan. Hope in the linaneial dis kjtrlct of at early and favorable reply Mhy the [inter State Commerce Com? mission to the pica of the Eastern reads, as entered today, was height? ened by the statement of the comp? troller or the treasury, urging that the railrv ids be given "much need? ed relief. The co itlnned offensive of the Teutonic armies in Italy and the American losses in the Western the? ater of th I war provoke further liqui? dation from new as well as oil e sources. a' Some of the issues involved in to? morrow's local election also were tak? en into account by investors who are frankly :? pprohensive of the growth Of radlcfi ism in its relation to cor porate properties)* Demoralisation of the rails was the most discouraging features, stocks of the higln st grade yielding more easily than volntlve issues in the special di e J visions. Many of the stocks were at lowest I-1 quotations of five to 20 years. The various sources of selling weie pusallng but the activity of many commission houses indicated an ac? cession v offerings from interior points. Wall Street has long- been of the opinion that new conditions aris? ing from the war will be keenly felt by the r: droads and inevitably causa B downward revision of dividends. This s me prospect applies with greater 1 ?rce to the many industrial com pa nie which have built up enor? mous pre its from war contracts. e h e e| IH-'ST? IOVKKS COMBAT SCBS. n Bnatove Kenyan ami Kondriok Con? vinced by Admiral Sims. LondO! . Nov. I.?-Having complet? ed their tour of the English ship? yards. Senators Kenyon of Iowa and Kenc.ic of Wyoming this morning went into conference with Vice Ad miral Blme, commander of the Amer? ican squadron of destroyers. After the conference Senator Kenyon said: "We are convinced destroyers are the he? antidote for I'-boats-. We cammt have too many of them. The addition 1 destroyers and the hun? dreds of tons of new shipping which England ami the Pnited States are turning out will in time overcome the r-boat." On their way back to London the .? natori were taken to a munltioa plant, where they saw a group of Arne: raus making munitions with Americai machinery. Tonight the senators will have din? ner with Vice Admiral MfttS and Am bassador Page at the ambassador's home. Tomorrow they will investi? gate the winkings of the British cen? sorship In all its phases. ROB STARVING rAKL<;iAXS. German? Have seimi Half the Rani Oops Of Conquered People. The Hague, Netherlands* Oct. II.? According to Vry Bebjrte, the German administration In Belgium has decid? ed to appropriate for German us i half the entire crop of potatoes, fruit am' vegetables. The other ha f is parti} ised for extra rations 10) workmen who are engaged in work for i lerimmy. - ; . W NT MORE WAG Ks. Itortbci beml of lax-omotivc Firemen ami Rngtnrsnen CXaasaAer New i> ? mauds. Cleve la 1 d, Now r>.?The genera! chairman of the Brotherhood of Uo* eomotlve Firemen and Fnginemeu of the ea tern railroads, representing] a bundle, roads east of Chicago, ire conferring here today on advisabil Ity of requesting wage increases. An At' nttc Port, Nov. r?.?T'.e tirst Scar bmnian passenger steam ei reaehti America ftom Norway in several months arrived today wfth twelve hundred and seven passengeis.