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news from warn. i*IB SECRETARY AR'GYIS IN STOCKHOLM WITH WORDS OF UOPE. fi*y* The Bolshovlki Cannot Control ftuMHl* and Their Power Will Ho Broken Wlthlu a Pew Werks. Stockholm, Nov. 22.?"No matter how dark the situation in Russia Is today?and it is dark indeed?it must net be forgotten that Russia is a country of unlimited poaalbllitiea." said Dr. Davis Bosk Ice, confidential secretary to A. P. Kerensky. the de posed Russian premier and his right hand man. to the Associated Press correspondent today. Bolshevik! were in control of Pet? rograd and many other places when I loft the capital on Friday." con? tinued Dr. Bosklee, "but they can not maintain power. I consider four weeke the utmost length of time they tan last They have no support ex eept that which they have on false promises. They are today saying to their adherents. 'We have given you peace and land,' the decree issued on Friday declaring all the factories an workshops now the property of th* workmen " The future government, Dr. Bos bice esld, will be homogeneous all Boctallst government. In regard to whether the future government In Rossis will be forced to conclude peace, Dr. Boeklce expressed the opinion that this would not be the ease. "But." he continued, "the future government will have as one of the planks of ita platform a de? mand that the allies aguln state their war aims and thus cut the ground fro n under the feet of the German mil tar ist?. Before the present trou? ble began the government had work? ed out a scheme for forming vol? unteer arm v.. The next government will carry out this plan and will have the cordial help of Great Britain and America. This army will probably not be capable of great offensive action but it will suffice for defensive pur Dr. Seeklce attributed the Anal downfall of Kerensky to what he al? luded to as the misdirected humanl tarianlsm of the railway employees. Kerensky. he said, wan advancing from Gatchina with loyal troops and fighting had already begun when the all-Ruasian union of railway servants issued on order to maintain neutral? ity by refusing to move trains car? rying soldiers or munitions for either t ^jjlf. Th* result of this was disas? trous to the Kerensky forces. Dr. Bosklee said there were rumors that German officers were on the Bol shevlkl staff. He Instanced as evi? dence of German activities the dis? covery in the poeeessien of one sailor In Helsingfors of 3.000,000 million Finnish marks and of 10,000.000 mark.? In the possession of another. Dr. Bosklee declined to say where Kerensky Is at present. The secre? tary left Stockholm tonight. Learn? ing he was In the city Ira Nelson Mor Hs. the American minister, asked htm to come to the legation, where he wae closeted with the ministe for an hour. Minister Morris then took him In an automobile to the BiitlMh embassy. RFG MIDED AB PN FRIENDLY ACT. If Ttouky's Plain (?sins Favor Russia Will be An Outcast. Washington. Nov. 23.?Ofncluls of i M? government regard the Bolshe? vik! move for an armistice between Busala and her enemies and the open in? of Immediate peace negotiations se sn act that would place Russia al? most in the Hol <>f unfriendly nutlons. Frees 'dispatches telling of the pesee movement were confirmed by a cablegram from Ambassador Fran? cis received today at the State Dt ? POrtment. It said that I^eon Trotzk. . national commissioner for foreign af? fair* In the Bolshevlkl government, had formally notified diplomats at Petrograd that his government hid proposed an armistice with a view tg Immediate peace negotiations. It was pointed out that should these negotlstions he successful. 11 would be most difficult to deal with Kusski as a neutral. In view of the poaiilon she has held as an ally of the nations fighting Germany, and the marked advantage In the war that such a course might give the latter country. Ambassador Francis has been given no Instruction* to deal with the Bot ?hevlkl In repot lug to the State dc psrtment on the peace move, he made ? t clear that he had not formally MK knowledge.! receipt of Trotsky's note. GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL Powerfnl Thrust oti \siago Front Repulsed. Borne. I Powerful thrusts, which w ere . an led out yesterday by the Autsro-t?erin in* after hoaw ar? tillery preparation on the mountain front from the Aslage plateau to the Prenta river, all failed, the war of? fice announced. POCHTH ITALIAN ARMY MNtif 1NG GRKAT FORCE. General Hohl lam N Men Between Piave end Drcnta Rivers Oppose Knemy Outnumbering Them Three to Two?Hard Fighting Goes On. Headquarters of the Italian Army In Northern Italy. Nov. 22, Noon (By the Associated Press).?The fourth Italian army under General Robilant is meeting the full force of the tre? mendous shock the enemy has con? centrated between the Piave and Brenta Rivers. In authoritative quarters the cor? respondent was told that the enemy forces delivering this blow are in the proportion of three to two as com? pared with the Italian forces and this Is virtually the relative strength on the two wings west of the Brenta, where General Pecori commands the first Italian army, and the right wing along the-Piave, where tho Duke of Acosta holds the enemy as in a vise. It la in this position that the fourth army is experiencing the most intense action, with attacks following In rapid succession. Repors early in the day were sat? isfactory as the main fighting ground was farther north, on the enemy's position, though at one point the enemy succeded in breaking through the Italian linps on the foot hills of Monte Fontana Secca. These fluctuations are marked by the bloodiest fighting. Just west of this main field of ac? tion,, the Italian first army rushed the enemy positions near the Brenta Riv? er and In two attacks and counterat? tacks held the occupied ground, which was strewn with enemy corpses. On the lower Piave. the enemy forces on the west bank of Zenson are being raked by the artillery as they hove tried to set up a line of machine guns across the .small area they occupy. Reports are coming in from the In? vaded Venetian district of fearful a6ts committed by soldiers, but this is stated under rererve, as it is impos? sible at present to give confirmation. An officer accompanied by the civil? ian observer has just arrived here from the Northern fighting front, where they have been watching the operations Just to the west of the point where the enemy's mass at? tacks were reaching their maximum intensity. The center of this section is along the Brenta River, leading to the large city of Bassano and thence widening, fan shaped, into the Vene? tian plains. The observers were wi closo to the fighting line that their army auomobile narrowly escaped falling into the hands of the enemy. The fighting ground gave evidence of the Intensity of the struggle dur? ing the last few days. The positions and trenches lately occupied by the Austrians were strewn with dead bodies which lay half covered with snow and it was impossible to bury the slain men ow? ing to the rapidly shifting of both lires. EAGER FOR REVENGE. Italian Army Being Reorganized Men Full of Spirit and Anxious to Tight. Rome. Nov. 24.?"The reorganiza? tion of the entire Italian army is pro. ceedlng apace." said Senator William Marconi, the inventor of wlreleas telegraphing, in an interview with As? sociated Press today. "It makes us SOOSMoat that the onward march of the en? my will be definitely stopped." M. Marconi who had just returned from a tour of the front, gold h? found everywhere the spirits of the troops veyr high and the men desir? ous of taking revenge for the reverses they have suffered. l-HOAT ATTACKS TRANSPORT. American Vessels Have Inciting Voy? age to French Port. A French Port, Nov. 22.?-The |a? b*st American transports to reach here had an exciting trip through the submarine zone. The first night in the zone two transports collided. One was slightly damaged while the oth ed had a small hole torn In her bow and a few projecting guns damaged Temporary repairs were made and the ships proceeded. The next night a submarine at tacked the transports The wake ot a tOfpedo was se.-n off the bow of one of the vessels, bill no conning towe: or parlaoopa nrere visible. The trans ports raeed ahead and succeeded in reaching port safely. ir?ROGHi:ss NEAR < AMBRAI. British Have ruptured More Than Hundred Guns. Ixmdon. Nov 24.?At various polntl west of Cambral the Pritish made progress yesterday, the war office re? port*. More than one hundred guns havi hem captured recently in this 111 eg RUSSIAN PEACE PLANS. ItOI SlIKYIIv! WANT ALL NATIONS TO QUIT. Trouky Proletariat of Allied and Bcl Ijggftjgjt Countries Will Bring End to War. I Petrograd, Nov. 21 (Wednesday).? In connection with the order to Gen? eral Dukhonin, commander in chief of the Russian army, to open nego? tiations for an armistice with the ene? my commanders, the Associated Press today interviewed Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign minister. Trotzky emphatically declared that the sol? diers and workmen's government was against a separate peace with Ger? many. He voiced his conviction that] Russia's initiative in offering peace will he supported by the proletarian Of all countries, allied or belligerent, which will make impossible a con? tinuation of the war even if the gov? ernments do not accept the offer. "What are the plans- and Inten? tions of your government?" the co-? respondent inquired. "The plans and Intentions of the government are outlined in the pro? gram of the Bolsheviki party to which the All-Russlan congress of soldiers and workmen's delegates entrusted the formation of a soldiers and workmen's government," the for? eign minister answered. "First there will be immediate pub* licatlon of all secret treaties and the abolition of secret diplomacy. "Second, an offer of an immediate armistice on all fronts for conclusion of a democratic peace. "Third, the transfer of all lands to the peasants "Fourth, the establishment of state control of industries through the medium of organized workmen and employees; the nationalization of the most important branches* of industry "Fifth, the delivery of all authority to local soldiers and workmen's depu? ties. "Sixth, the convocation of a con? stituent assembly which will wield re? forms through the medium of the sol? diers and workmen's deputies and not through the old bureaucracy on an appointed date. "The offer of an immediate peace already has heen made. The decree transferring the land to the peasants has been issued. "Power has- been assumed by the soldiers and workmen's deputies in most of the important places." "What will the government do it Russia's allies refuse to enter into ne? gotiations fof peace?" the corres? pondent asked. "If the allied governments do not support the policy of a democratic peace." Trotzky replied, "the allied I peoples will support us against their governments. Our international policy is calculated not for capitalistic di? plomacy, but for the support of th" working masses.' "Does the government think a sep? arate peace with Germany is possible in the existing circumstances?" 'We are against a separate peac? With Germany?we are for a universal peace with the European nations." .' What will the government do if Germany refuses to negotiate for, peace-r-will It continue the war?" was the next question. "We rely on the German army and the working classes to make a on tIntuition oi% the war impossible," Trotzky replied. "If, however, out frank and honest offers of peace meet no response, we would declare a rev? olutionary war against Oerman Impe? rialism, WO WOUld mobilize all our forces, confederate large supplies and prosecute tho war as energetically as we did the revolution. But we have every ground to think that our offer of peace will make impossible a con? tinuation of the war on all fronts." "What is the country's attitude to? ward governmental change?" "All the bOUrgeoise is against us The greater part of the intellectuals I? against us or hesitating, awaiting a (mal outcome. The working class is wholly with 1 us. The army is with us. The peas aids with the exception of exploiters I are with us. j "The soldiers and workmen's gov? ernment is a government of work | lug men, soldiers ami peasants against the capitalists and land own 01 s." "It Is true that the government will publish the Secret treaties." was the final question. "Yes," the foreign minister an? swered. The correspondent was received it a room devoid of all ornaments ami containing only desks and chairs When leaving the room tho* corre? spondent was escorted to the outer door by a private secretary* An arm* ed guard distrustfully followed tin visitor out of the room. GOMPFUS RE-ELECTED. Buffalo, Nov. %4, Samuel Qomperi Was ref lected president of the Amer? ican federation of l.abor at the elos lug session of the convention today* OPPOSE ALCOHOLIC GOODS. TONICS AM) si c ll ARB DECLAR? ED CONTRARY TO THE SPIR? IT Ol' THE ASSOCIA? TION. .'Medicines Costing More1?Dealer States That Advance in Some Line* Is Ter? rific Because of the War. A special meeting: of the South Car? olina Pharmaceutical Association was called at Sumter for tho purpose of adopting measures to curtail the in? discriminate sale of alcoholic prepa? rations, so-called tonics, etc., which is becoming so prevalent throughout tho State. This latest edict which has gone forth against John Barleycorn is I that he can no longer conceal him? self In the camoullage of so-called patent medicines aud odds to sever? al previous ,6nes druggists in other sections have passed. In every part of the United Statt s the alcoholic med? icines that have held sway cn the market since the whiskey fight has boon making headway have been los? ing out, and now what was supposed to have been one of their few friends has turned its back on them. The j druggists have decided that they will no longer sell medicines that arc sold for alcoholic value alone. The resolutions adopted at this mooting follow: Whereas, the South Carolina Phar imaceutloal Association, In special j meeting assembled at Sumter, S. C. on the 21st day of November, 1917. doer not favor the sale or use of in? toxicating beverages: Therefore, be it "Resolved, That this association de? cries the sale of extracts, medicinal preparations and proprietary articles which may be used for beverage pur? poses: Therefore, be it "Further resolved, That the presi? dent of the South Caollna Pharma cutioal Association appoint a com? mittee of seven retail druggists, one from each congressional district, and three wholesale druggists, to meet a Columbia, R. C, on December 5, to discuss and prepare proper and neces? sary legislation for passage at its nexr session, and that the chairman of tho committee on medical affairs in th senate and house be asked to meet with this committee in order to assist and advise in discussing, preparing and passing such legislation." Not .alone are the medicines not sold for the reason that they should not be taken for the alcohol alono. but the fact that the alcohol must be saved and used for more acceptable purposes, was also taken into consider, ation. Alcohol today is selling a good deal higher than it has sold in a good many days. In this alone, though, al? cohol is not by any means the only medicine that is selling high. A short list of medicines, what they retailed at in 1014 and what they were selling March 1 of this year, fol? lows: March 1. 1914. 1917 Cod liver oil, bbl..$16.73 $135.00 Potassium permanga? nate, per lb.09 4.46 Antlpyrono, per lb . 1.16 22.&0 Menthol, per lb. . .. 2.95 4.25 Zinc sulphate, per lb. .02 1-2 .14 Ballcylate sodium, per lb.II 1-2 1.2.1 "arbollc acid per lb. .07 1-2 .70 Calomel, per lb. . . 60 2.14 Iodine, per lb . . . . .1.50 5.60 Chloroform, per lb . .20 .83 Glycerin, per lb.. . .20 .62 Saltpetre, per lb. . . .05 1-2 .30 Since March 1 these prices have *ono approximately 33 per cent, high ? r. When asked for the cause of this one of the local druggists stated that there were numerous oatises assigned for the high priees. and among them. Chiefly was the fact that drugs this eountry had been getting from Europe suddenly stopped, and with this great supply cut off, there were high prices, which will stay for some time to come. One druggist stated that medicine alao costs more because twine paper. Stoppers and everything else are high? er today. Tho delay, even if the drugs can be ordered, the high labor, high freight and every conceivable obstruc? tion have taken place to force the rise In drugs, With tho supply from Europe cut off by tho war, America has looked to her own land for the first time to see what could be done to supply the drug market with homo-made ami grown drugs, and considering every? thing, what she has furnished, she has done well. Europe is using a good part of her own supplies on the battlefields, and there alcohol and (Uber war-time medicines are needed In large quantities. Not alone Is the drugs needed, hut the strength of any nation in a time of war is also neod ed, so the curtailment of the alcohol patent medicines was acted on by the Iruggists of South Carolina as a pa? triotic war-time duty. Washington. Nov. 21.- The comp? troller of the currency today lasued s ?all for :? report on the condition of \]\ national banks at the close of bus in s on \o\ ember 20th, TRAINMEN IB40IL I railroad brotheiihoors AGREE TO stand by <;<>vfrx WENT AFTER CONFER. ENCE with W1L? sox. Willing to Discuss CUM and w ill Only Demand Increase in Wages to Meet Ad vanned Cost of Living. -?? Washington, Nov. 22.?President j Wilson in a statement issued tonight j declared that the Railroad Brother? hood representatives had agreed at j the conference today practically to j Stand by the government and to con? sider any proposed solution in "a spirit of accommodation" and were not Inclined 40 contend for anything which they did not consider to be necessary for their welfare. The rail road brotherhood chiefs in a statement issued tonight after a two-hour conference with President Wilson on tUo wage dispute announc? ed that any suspension of transporta? tion would be avoided, and declared 1 their willingness to discus and consid? er any suggested solutions of the dif? ficulties. The statement of the brotherhoods signed b ythe lour chairmen, Messrs. Stone, Lee, Carter, anc. Garretson, follows: "The men who comprise the rail? road brotherhoods are thorough Americans, therefore, they believe in American standards of living and in consequence of this realize that standards of pay that were establish? ed In 1912 and 1913 are inadequate to meet present-day prices for com I modifies and for that reason are do llriandlng an increase in present rates that will meet at least half of the in ! creased cost of things which they are 'compelled to purchase. I ' They want to cooperate in every i way that is at all possible in the suc? cessful prosecution of the war and they fully realize that the most seri? ous things that could occur during the conduct of the war would be an lnteruption of railroad transportation and they in common with the great body of the people are determined to do everything within the bounds of reason to avoid such interruption. "Being fully conversant with their attitude and desire in this matter we are in a position to give the assur? ance that if a situation should arise which threatens the interruption of the transportation the men whom we represent would be more than willing to discuss and consider any solution of the difficulty which presented it? self, doing so in the spirit of patriotic cooperation and would Undoubtedly cooperate with the government to the utmost extent in arriving at a just, (equitable as well as patriotic conclu 1 fcion." After the foregoing had been made public President Wilson issued this statement: < "In addition to the statement giv? en out by the heads of the railway brotherhoods the president authoriz? ed the representatives of the press to say that he had got from the In? terview exactly the impression con? veyed by the statement by the heads of the brtherhoods, namely, that the men whom they represented were not inclined to contend for anything which they did not deem necessary to their own maintenance and the maintenance of their families and that they would be willing in caise any critical situation or controversy should arise to consider any proposed solution in a spirit of accommodation and a patriotic purpose." tkpst ix WILSON. Washington, Nov. 2:1.?An amica? ble adjustment of the railroad broth? erhoods' demands for higher wages appeared probable today, following yesterday's conference at the White House between the president, labor representatives and members of the federal mediation board. Inder a virtual promise to the president to avoid a strike until complete consid? eration can be given their demands, the brotherhood chiefs today left, free to lay their case before the car? riers for action. In case of a deadlock develops the trainmen will again take their claims before President Wilson. BATTLE at MIZPAH. Fighting in the Environs of the Hoff City. London. Nov. 2 1.?The site of an? cient Sflspah, live thousand yards west of Jerusalem on the Xa holes roy.d. has boon stormed by the British, the war Office announces. The British mounted troops which had advanced northward were forced back by the Turks. Berlin, Nov. 24.?All Italian at? tacks against Teutonic positions, west of the BrentS river between the Rren t:> and Piavc rivers, yesterday failed, the war office announced today. On the Cambral front in France, the Statement adds, thirty British tanks. Which were shot to pieces, lie near Fontaine alone. Providing Supplied Wash) iigton, Nov. pointme t of Surgeon Ham C. Sorgas, rj. S. A., a committee selected by the w mont to Investigate food cot army campa was made kn< in a joint statement by Baker and Food Administratl tf answering complaints of [army campa The commit jOprratini' with the <iuartermas! .oral's department and the food ministration in efforts to eliminate I whatever waste there may be. "A great deal of complaint has aris ?en throu hout the country as to waste at army camps," said the statement. "Th( s-> campa have been in the main but recently organized and many of the complaints occurred during the time thai th*y wore in the hands of contractor* The war department has j already directed the appointment of a committee under Surgeon General Qorgaa u bich is cooperating with the quartern!; ster general's department and the food administration and is now actively engaged in investigation and the <i?vising of means for the pre? vention of waste. The fo . d administration has mads no sugge?-.ion as to meatless or wheat less days in the,camps and has in no way attempted any regulation or con? trol either directly or indirectly for the feedtrg of American soldiers. ' While it is necessary for the civil* an population to reduce the consump? tion of food stuffs at every point and to eliminate waste in order that tho soldiers a ad our allies may be fed, It is yet felt that the country wishes tho American soldiers to receive every particle ot food necessary to his ade? quate nourishment and comfort, and the food .situation in the camps is good A bountiful supply of wholesome and well orepared food is furnished. '"Some waste exists, due to the fact that the families and friends of sol? diers, under the impression that they are insufficiently provided for, send great quantities of food to the camps thus addint; a surplus and causing waste. "In mat camps the officers and men, like the civilian population of the country at large, have taken a voluntary interest in the conservation asked by the food administration, and the war department is encorraging it in every way. "We are happy, however, to reas? sure tho country and to say that steady and substantial progress is be? ing made In the elimination of waste and that Ulla progress is net at tho expense of u wholesome, appetizing fand nourish ng diet for at! our sol? diers." WON'T RECOGNIZE ANARCHISTS. Kassian Ami ass ad or Notifies State De? partment t hat He Disputes Author? ity of Extremists. Washington Nov. 2t.?Ambassa? dor Bakhmeteff of Ilu&sia, formally notified the -Kate department today that the em! assy does not recogniae the uuthorit:? of the F.xtremiata who now control \he foreign office at Pe? trograd. Thrte chief officers of tha embassy. Counsellor C. Onou, first Secretary John Sookine and aecond Secretary F. Demohrenschildt resign? ed today to ovoid having further re? lations with tbe Bolshcviki leaders at Petrograd. POOL i:\HAV\Y MANAGEMENT. Strong Measures Must be Taken to Move Traffic. Washington, Nov. 24.?A plan for pooling the entire railway equipment and traffic of the United States was taken up at a conference today be? tween government officials and rail? road heads. The congestion has reached a stag ?, it is realized, where radical measures must be put into force, If the country's traffic is to ba moved. BATTLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. Italians Hold Gcound and Inflict Groat Losses on Germans. Italian Headquarters, Northern It? aly. Nov. 24.? he battle in the mountains is ra;:*ng with unexampled violence. r"he Italians again hold Monte Tomba a? d Monte Persica po? sitions which they ?ost last night. The losses have been very aaeat, but he enemy's casualties far exceed that luatalned by the Italians. Washington, Nov. 24."?Definite lows of destrueth n of another German aabmarine by an American destroyer same in a oahled report from Vice admiral Sims today. ?The subma ine went down with all aboard, at er tho destroyer had attached a line ind was attempting to tow her Into ?ort.