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Tfe VUtorUl Svlw f tb War, a nw fntwt of T)i uodar Jmrnl. U oostlad tody. Sa 10 tad 11 of Section Thn. Two pletoilJ pafM wlU too pabtta&oa oh. tnociiMg uxixu Car until tbo t Mtturo u concluded. will find it ooaTonloat to fUo away thMO parts for rof oroaoo. . VOL. XV. NO. 35 CITY EDITION . PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING,1 NpVEMBER18, 1917. PRICE FIVE CENTS Torn II v W I M X.X.'v NaT . 4Ze r Ticg o-inwiST77nir , ' ;:v. u 7 r 1 y ' II 'washlne'toni Shnada Ml v.! 1.1- CAPITAL Kerensky, Once Idol of Hour, Apparently Has Met Defeat at Petrograd and Is Re ported to Be a Fugitive , in Disguise. Nicholai Lenine and Leon Trotsky, New Leaders, Make Concessions to So cialists, Conceding Party Representation. By Webb Miller LONDON, Nov. 17 (U. P.) K erensk y.s meteoric star has risen, flashed spec tacularly across Russia's firm ament and tonight had appar ently been lost in the abyss of Russia's Internal strife. To night it appeared that Keren sky, once Idol of the hour, unknown abroad before last March"; and risen to Bupreme heights since ; that time, was a fugitive In disguise. Bolshevik! have apparently strengths cned the-ir hold on,Petrorad. In Mos cow they were rapidly gaining- com plete control of the city. Direct dis patches from Petrograd 'report th , city, rapidly a8umlng a normal s pect, 'wUlt" negotiations proceeding for i a'a WnnentoVeTnnrToreptaee the makeshift atructure erected by the Bolshevlki. with Nicholai Lenine and Leon Trotsky at its head. The fact that the moderate Socialists were re ported to have attained such strength us to force the Bolshevlki leaders to concede their party representation in the future government was one source of optimism here. Xaransky May Com Back Not all observers of Russia had given up hopo of Kerensky's rehabili tation In power, ft was pointed out that several times In his rapid rise Kerensky has overcome almost unsur mountaUle obstacles.' Moreover, . Pet rograd, Moscow and Finland do not represent all of Russia the great peasant population has not yet been heard from. The only information regarding the former premer came today from Bol- ' shevlkl sources ' and was naturally colored to make it appear that his downfall had been absolute and com plete. X-etts Join Bolshevlki Dispatches apparently under con trol of the provisional government and the Bolshevlki forces alike, however, united in declaring that Kerensky and his troops had been defeated. One Ha paranda message stated the Interven tion of 30,000 Letts troops had thrown (Concluded on Pig Two, Column Four) Adam Shannon Stabs Harry Terry in Fight Harry G. Terry, prominent real es tate dealer, was stabbed eight times Saturday night by Adam M. Shannon, of the Warren Bros, company and former city street official, Terry waa removed rom his liyme st ... . fc.at Twenty-fourth street north, where the stabbing took place, to St. Vincent's hospital, where it was found that his wounds, while painful, are probably not dangerous. i According- to Terry, Shannon's young 'son found ' a' bicycle, wtilcn war claimed by Terry's son. The Shannon boy took the machine over to Terry's house and left it there. Terry says that Shannon, who lives at ff Mt Twenty-fourth street north, came over to Terry's horn several times Satur day to discuss the ownership of the .bicycle. ' , Saturday night, according to Terry, Shannon cam over to bis house again and Terry met him on the front porch. They had some words which led to a discussion of the Integrity, respective ly, of the Terry and Shannon boys and culminated In Terry's swinging on Shannon. The men clinched.? according to Terry's version, and while in thafr positlon. Terry says. Shannon -repeatedly cut him with the blade of bis pocketknlfe. Terry Is injured about the lungs and kidneys. Terry.stated at the hospital that ha had not .made up his mind whether to swear out a warrant against Shannon. Shannon roul ! not be s?n; owlnt. Mrs. Shannon stttted, to his being seri ously hurt In the fight with Terry. Mrs. ' Shannon's statement of what took place agrees in substance with Terry's account, except , that she says that Shannon made only two visits, in stead of several. Mrs. Shannon states -that the fight was one of considerable duration and that when, her husband found he. was getting the worst of.lt, he used . his knife to protect himself from Terry's onslaughts.- She ; says that Shannon is seriously punished as v result of th fight.' .- ... 1 . LONG SKIRTS WILL COME IN SPITE OF WAR rHICAGO, Nov. 17, The mercurial -(U. P.) skirt line, which has been hovering about "summer heat" for the past few years and threatened, to go even higher -is due to drop to nearly zero. . This -stupendous announce ment was made. tonight by" John Lenney, president of the Chicago Designers' association. And he lays it goes for the whole coun try. "Women have been gradually educated Into looking upon im modesty as style," declared Lehney. "It has not been our fault. The demi-monde of Europe created most of the styles for the re spectable classes. Now we are getting beyond the influence jpf European freaks of dress. we intend to permit our women to regain their modesty and. the first step will be to lengthen skirts." "But wouldn't that be in vio lation of the g6vernment's 'plea for conservation of clotlj?" "We will conserve clothing by having only one or two styles in a season," replied Lenney. "A woman now doesn't consider her self well dressed unless she has three or four different styles a year. This is foolish. "If we attempted conservation by, cutting down the material, 1t would mean another debauch of shfcrt dresses, skimpy lines and semi-nudity." J Joppa Expected to r a.il H.t ATIV MftTTIPTlT J. ail ai 1 J lUUlllCllt m " . London, .Nov. 17. (U. p.) Fall of ; Joppa, Palestine s ancient seaport, to. tho victorious British troops, was mo. mentarily expected tonight. ! Official . dispatches from General i AUenby tonight reported the Turks in i retreat before advanCn British 1-jjfir St "J? SffirS umns and endeavoring to prepare en-1 classification and order of call of any trenched positions north of the'eity ! registered' man, if that man's special On Thursday General Allenby re- i trade or qualifications make him" neces ported his soldiers had captured ' &rJr "E special service. Thus, if the Abushusheh ridge, five miles south- jy" finds, itself facing-a sudden need east of Ramleh, taking 360 prisoners for 25,000 .chauffeurs, Secretary Baker and one gun. He said the bodies of Ss authorised to direct local boards to 431 Turk had been counted there. " sget-tha Ouinber of chauffeurs ,o mat- If th Egyptian expeditionary fore 1 1 where they stand In order of call keeps up ita present rate of speetl the I 1 The new; questlopnajias. whiahLali, envejopmenta of Jerusalem and Bethfrensteredtnen must answer, will ax itutra nm of compieu an inree aiaes I within two weeks. Joppa is cflnsld-j erably northwest of the Holy City. Directly south of it another arm of the British army has now reached within-14 miles of the town. Houston Biot Case Will End in Week San Antonio, Texas, Nov. 17. (U. P.) Major S. Grler, counsel for the 63 negro soldiers charged with mur der and mutiny In the Houston riot the night of August 23, while unwill ing to outline the character of the defense, today stated that another week will see the end of the Court martial. News Index SECTION ONE 16 PAGES Page. Bolahaviki Faction fat Vo-mwr. AU Drifted Ken Subject to Duty. Realty Promotion Ghoata Haunt Budget. Fiava Line la Holding. T. M. C. A. Campaiga Xacta Another Week. Lhrestook Show Open Tomorrow. A.' F, X,. Lowers Political Ban. Pacifist Concresamaa Now Fighter. Hair Pursuea Drive on Wtit Metal Aspect of Italian Crisis. By Fimak. H. Simonde. Washington Sews Letter. Bi JTaed la Ships. Bays Northcliffe. Orecon ' Boy Bees Submarine Attacked at Sea, Maximalist Leaders Seize Opportunity. Camp Lewis News Letter. Ford Bays Machinery Will Win War. Saturday In the Courts. Quarterly Payment of Taxee Frowned Upon. Kelly Butte Detention Camp for Women. School Budget Difficult Problem. , Augusts Rodin Dead in Paris ArhttioB Charms Oregon Soldiers Editorial. Brief Information. 7. Town Topics. Municipal Library Useful Index. 10. 18. IS. 14. 16. rm xoia to aoiiis tor Buiini ess. Union Pacific Officials Meet Hera Monday. Automobile Collision Fatal to Mrs. Ida js. Jones. Busalan Mission to Visit Portland Tuesday. Salem lelephone Linemen Go Out. Mrs. C. C. Benedict Killed in Motor Aecident. t McHary to Urge Wheat Parity Ratee. The Puiltser Is Hot Lost Is Belief. Fort . Bteyens News Latter. -Cora, Prunes and Cranberries Enrich ' Farmers. - . Idaho Fuel Administrator Would Avert Famine Y. -M. C. A. War Fund Campaign in Northwest. War Sayings Campaign to Be-: lAnnoaea. SECTION.TWO 12 PAGES Page 1- 4. Bpert News and oossls. ft. Real Estate and Building. 9-19.- want Ads. 11. Markets and Finance. U. . Marina. SECTION THBEE 18 PAGES. West Discusses Tumale Project. - la Vauderille. . , . a. la Btareland, S, Photoplay Mews, i. The Realm of Mnsio. -T. The" Week in Society, . - . , For Bora and . Girls, f ' . Women's Club Affairs. 10-11. The War in Pictorial BsTisw. ' IS. ' Newt of the Schools. . , ' IS. Fraternal. Th Book Corner. r;. 14-17. Automobiles and Good Roads. IS. Fashion Chat, by Mme. Qui Tit. Beauty Talk, VyLiUiaa Rassel- SECTION FOUK -4 PAGES , (Fiotioa Magaawe) i , SECTION FIVE i PAGES f . o - Coaio. . . Z ' ALL IN DRAFT AGE SUBJECT 1 Drastic New Regulations Per mit Calling Out of Men With Trades or Professions Necessary to. Conduct j of ' War by United States. 1 WORK BEHIND LINES TO TAKE PARTLY DISABLED Others May Be Used in Army Depots or Where Most Needed Voluntary Army Enlistments, to .End, .but Navy, Marine Corps Open ' i Washington, Nov. 17. (I. N. S) Drastic new regulations for the draft, making practically every one of 1 th more than 9,000,000 registered men sub jject to war duty, even If not at the i front, then behind the Bines, were ap i proved by; the president and made pub lic by Provost Marshal General Enoch H,'Crowder today. ! Affecting: more than 9,000,000 home. . .i icsuiauuiiB moDuiz toe war twnere 'Wly a word is necessary to take !a man from his desk or plow or work- bench arid put him in a trench or ar- c- v . uuiiii lu & uu mi moior car or munitions factory! vr.r .C.' visions which give teeth to the revised rules: Call at Any Tim Possible 1. Secretary of War Baker is given iura rae ooai ooardJs knowledge of he men's1 trades, so it' will be only a matter of looking- over th list 'and pieicing' out chauffeurs. The same ap plies to) any other trade or. profession need for experts in which arises- in any army branch. The onlv au- f tion to the rule is that if a man is given deferred classification ' be cause of dependents he may not ") be drawn in advance of his clasaifirva. tion and order number Army Enlistments to Stop : . 2. Voluntary enlistments In j the regular army of men between 21 and 31 .years or age will be completely stopped on Iecember 15. If after that date a registered man desires to enter the service ahead of his' lia bility to call, he must sign a waiver for all exemption and if he has de pendents they must , waive all claim to his support. . He is Uien auto matically moved to the head of; the list, subject to call, and goes into uniform immediately. Should his sole dependents be a child or children" un der 16 years of age, no waiver (will be accepted and he must stay home and support them until his order 18 j reached, i 3. Men, previously discharged for (Concluded on Page Two, Column Three)" OFF FOR THE O FF FOR THE FROrtT;to avenge the death of their comrades slain in night attack by the Germans. The young lieutenant has given the order to fall in and within a few minutes - they will be on their way. The men are wearing their field equipment including, the steel trench helmet. The photograph was taken in a French village some-distance behind the lines"--:1'. - , C" &k :z J u- 'rvv-;iH I. Its:-,. Kl f; tJl-' ' - K r. 1 ill. sal iv mbx x trrs -w n w m - . m - .... - ..-.-:-: i a m pip? S , "., . - ... - 'J v ' - -" - , i :"" ...a.. r1 : ''- " .-i ' . . , " . " . - . ; -. I ... t '.- j,- -; J " .W. f. ... . . - ... . . r. ' - ; -, . . . . ,' i- v . " ( ... .7 -. ... t .... - ... I . . . . . .. UNITY IS EXPECTED TO BE RESULT OF WAR COUNCIL By Carl D. Groat Washington, Nov. 17 (U. P.) Military, unity, unity of purpose dur ing the war and unity of aims and conditions. Is what America " expects to see grow out of the allied war coun cil toon to convene In Paris. AH allied powers, it Is expected, will lay aU their .cards on the table. - The United States lias but one aim in the wai the crushing of, Hohen- zollernism. If any other nation has any secret treaties or agreements, the united States will expect that they be made .known. . That the American mission, headed by Colonel E. M. House and now in England, will enter the council witb this view was learned on nign au thority. Atmosphere to Be Cleared It is . hoped that the allied atmos- ohere. which has been clouded fromH time to time, will be entirely cleared by the council. The "pulling ana haul ing" that has marKed tne conduct or the war to date will disappear, it Is believed. - The American mission, neaaea ny Colonel House, is a war mission. In that its business Is to try to find out the quickest way to win the war. It Is, therefore, a military mission and to all intents and purposes Will discuss only military matters. This must be Interpreted, however, in a broad sense. The thought and condition of the peo ple of the various countries have their bearing on military success or defeat on the battlefront These subjects, therefore, will come up for discussion along with various others that enter Into the broad field. Unity Is Held XTecessary The people of the. United States know for what they are fighting. It has been made clear that America expects no gain out of the war other j than that which will be gained by all ' humanity in stamping out the world j m-anai in lmo?ra.ev. ComDlete un-1 derstanding among the ( peoples of tha ' BIG STOCK SHOW WILL BEGIN HERE PacificflnterriationailExliibi WKBring&Togetfteiv Largest Array of High Bred Cattle Ever Shown in West f The work of unloading the exhibit for the. Pacific International Livestock expositl6n at North Portlahd No vember 19-2 4. has been going on for the. jjast.three.or. four days and will not be completed until late tonight. Th-tents are all prepared, long rows of stalls have been built, decorations have, been put up and all . is in readi ness for the opening of tho largest livestock exposition In th west. Never before has there beew gathered together such a lot of splendidly bred livestock at any of the western shows. The tents are crowded with the cream of the herds and flocks of the leaders of the livestock enthusiasts. To : make the class of the show a little above the average the "nurse cows" have even been given a tent by themselves.- To the uninitiated it seems odd that some of the younger animals need a nurse, but the fact remains. - The old arrangement has been done away with and In place, of a motley (Concluded on Page Ten, Column Fire) FRONT "SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE' allied powers is one of the . factors that will aid in winning the wa.r. 'And out of. the allied council, may grow a clear statement of war aims, based upon - the - exchange of views and conditions over the Paris cos Ter ence table. The feeling of officials la Washing ton is that there can be no mora than one "central power" for direction of the war. The allies must pull to gether. This might be accomplished through some central directing i body composed of representatives of tho various nations or through some med ium that may be established aa a re sult of conferences of the conncila. Certain it is the allies must fight In unison. . Victory la Contra! Idea The United States Is interested in Just one thing now winning the war. The members; of the American mis sion have that alone in view. They have been conferring with British officials for-the past week and the construction put upon the work ahead of them" gives promise of the Paris meeting being one of the most Im portant conferences since the begin ning of the war. As casualties arrive in Increasing numbers and the course of German propaganda appears certainly to point to another peace drive from Germany during the coming winter, the determ ination of the government to speed up every wheeel of its war machine Is becoming more pronounced. "Drafting" of Henry Ford into the government shipbuilding business is but one of the steps being taken to bring every department up to the highest efficiency. Tiie "political offensive" against Germany is also to be continued with renewed vigor. News of 'first real fruit3 of this came this week in offi cial reports of German prisoners sur rendering, giving reipubllc" as the password to their French captors. These surrenders were the result of pamphlets dropped over the German lines offering special consideration to Germans who were willing to work f or a German republic. TO Y. Wl WAR FUND SixIReportlTbtat of $1 3;i22 A-in;lSubrtptionsRbiising Street Speaking Program Helps Bring in Dollars. Portland teama on Saturday ' added $30,492 toward the. T. M. 1 C. A; war Wojrk fund.' This raises the city- grand tota. to $184,736, or nearly two thirds the maximum allotment -The state of Oregon outside of Portland has contributed' $89,999. 1 . . Of Portland's sum, solicitors from six high schools' have turned in $13.' 123.22. One other high school has yet to make a report. The national allotment for the Y. M. C. A. war work fund Is $35,000,000 and word is that $30,000,000 has been raised. Portland's allotment is $200,000 mini mum and $300,000 maximum. The state outside of Portland has been asked to raise $100,000. The cam paign closes Monday. Campaign closes Monday, Novera ber 26. City and state Y. M. C A. army and navy fund campaigners, having- raised the major part of their allotments in the big drive for the United States soldiers and sailors engaged in the fight for democracy, last night wound (Concluded on Page Ten, Column Three) HIGH SCHOOLS ADD plan sought IeSs Council, in Effort to Avoid Additional - Mill on City's Tax Levy, Appoints Citizen Committee to Help Find Way Out of Worries. WILDCAT SYNDICATES LEAVE TRAIL OF RUIN Jty Funds Wrung Dry in Ad vancing Payments for De linquent Assessments on Improvements That in Many Instances Are Worthless. Portland property owrrera who ar already , struggling under th weight of th war taxes, state taxes, county taxes, school taxes, municipal taxes. port district and other taxes, and the high cost of living generally, are now confronted with the probability of having 10 per cent added to their muni cipal taxes to pay the delinquencies of speculative real estate syndicates. And that is only part of the story which shows that the sins of the city fathers are being visited upon the chil dren of the common people, even unto the fourth ffeneratlon. Th city council. In Its budget mak ing travail, suddenly awakened last week to the fact that It faced the necessity of adding one mill to the city levy to provide funds to pay de linquent street and sewer assessment bonl Interest, or permit the city's credit to go by the board. BTudred of Thousands A&rasood Delving Into the records It was dis closed, that during the past 10 years between 1900,040 and Jl, 003.000 - had been advanced from the general fund 6f the city to meet ; these - delinquent payments. It found that the city treaauTer had advanced $204, 0 on account of. 1911 : delinquencies, .which turn i beine carried, aa cash items on the treasurer's books. . It JdlacoTered, that au additional 149,291 of bond In terest would have to be psd on De cember 1, and It estimated that some 1 2 0O.0-00 or more would, have to be paid for the same purpose during 191$. At the same time It was found that the mounting cost of municipal opera tion and maintenance, balanced against the decreased fixed Income, left no margin by which the practice . of meeting these delinquencies from" the general fund could be continued, ber cause of the inhibition of the 6 per cent, tax limitation law. Committee Vndartakes "fob Recognizing the seriousness of the sltuatlonVas to the taxpayers of the city .generally, the city council called and held a conference with various prominent business men and property owners on rnaay arternoon. As a result, a committee, consisting of II. W. Corbett (chairman). William Mor row, C. S. Jackson. Paul Wesslnger and Riohard- W. Montague, was ap pointed by Mayor Baker to try to un tangle the financial puzzle and find a way, if possible, by which the city's credit could be protected wfthout the special l-mill levy. This committee will meet tomorrow at the call of the chairman and begin Its investigations. The city government and the tax payers generally are up against a tough proposition. During the time, several years ago, when Portland was passing through Us pavement and sewer extension and general real es tate boom debauch,' under the alder manic government, some $12,000,000 worm - or improvement Donas were old to pay the fiddler. Of this total. approximately .111,000,000 is still out standing. Obligation Tails on City Many of these bonds are against property held ' in private ownership, arid for tbe liquidation of which both bond and bond interest installments are being regularly paid. But. on the other hand, practically every so-called "Wildcat" syndicated addition and tract in the city Is delinquent both as to bond principal and interest. Both bonds and Interest are primary obli gations of the city, which must be liquidated by it If It does not wish to Impair its credit. Am an Illustration of the conditions confronting the city, the syndicated additions of Kings Heights, Arlington Heights. Beaumont. Westover Terrace, Irvington (that portion near the old race track), St. Thomas and Altamead, Euclid Heights, St. Francis Hill, Coun cil . Crest Park. Waverletgh Heights. La.urelhurs and University Park, IS In all, have outstanding bonds against them aggregating $1,249,200. Against kthis principal there is a delinquency approximating $564,585, together with unpaid and delinquent interest approx imating $239,110. a total of $793,695. City Has Second Mortgage, ' But this does not take into consid eration unpaid and delinquent, taxe. interest, penalties and costs, the total amount of wh(cb has not ' been esti mated. The Kings Height's company, for; instance, has not paid either taxes, interest, penalties or costs on its prop erty for the past five years. Arling ton Heights Is three years behind, and the same relative condition exists as to many other additions. Taxes,-by statute, are a prior lien to any charges the city may hold against, the: property, so the city stands' In the position of a second mortgagee. Even If it should foreclose and sell the prop erty the purchaser would buy subject to the first jnortgaffe of the delin quent taxes. As the.-matter stands ft is probable that, general tax and city liens now due and delinquent taken together with acrued interest. Penal ties and costs, will come cloao to the. reatnarketv value of tho property. . - But there is still another angle to (Concluded on Pag X trie. Column Three) - REVOLUTION IN ECUADOR NOW SERIOUS B' UENOS AIRES, Nov. 17, (U. P.) A serious revolu tion, with rebels looting and badly damaging towns, is under way in Ecuador, accordint to fragmentary., advices reaching here today. The inhabitants of Quito, 'capi tal of the nation, are said to be supporting the rebel - faction, which has destroyed parts of rail ways. Railroad traffic has been com pletely stopped by the revolution. No details were available as to the extent of the revolution; pos sibly owing to the censorship of the Ecuadorean authorities. Otto Kahnto Give Income to Nation Minneapolis, Minn.. Nov. 17. (I. X. S.) Otto H. Kahn. New York banker, announced here this afternoon in a speech before tho Minnesota, loyalty convention that his entire income would go to tho government for war purposes. - Nothing beyond personal and house hold expenses will be retained by Mr. Kahn, ho declared. "I will continue to make legitimate profits during the war," he said. "But after I have deducted the expenses for running my household, all the surplus will go to charities, the Red Cross and for war work. "This Is not a rich man's war, as some would paint 1L The insinuation that tig business' Induced this country to enter this war Is an Insult to the president and to congress, and a mall- clous perversion or Ignorant miscon ception of the facts. Those who con tinue to circulate the Insinuation lay themselves open to lust suspicion of their motives, and should receive henceforth neither credence nor tol erance. Theatre 'Bomb Plot' Leads to Arrests Chicago. Nov. 17.- (TJ. P.) One and possibly three arrests had been mads Torugni in -me auuiionun x neat re "bomb- plot. - - .' Henry Muller, 4, a painter, who was employed at the theatre, waa taken in to custody by tho police late today.:. lie offered proof ,tht 'ha: was Q-t' horns j when the lighted bomb was discovered In tho theatre during a grand opera performance last night. He waa turned over to . government operatives, how ever, who will check up on Ms alibi Federal officials were believed to have one other man and perhaps two, under arrest, but this could not be con firmed. After several conflicting statements given out regarding the contents of the .bomb. It was finally decided to night that the bomb "might have been dangerous If It had been properly con structed." The workmanship, however. was So crude that the lives of the 2200 persons in the audience were not actu ally endangered. Federal Direction Of .Eailroads Urged Washington. Nov. 17. (TJ. P.) Goaded by what they term the "wholly unjustifiable" demands of the rail roads, interstate shippers tonight made formal demand that the government st once assume a directing hand In the war time management of all railroads. Immediately following the Interstate commerce decision on the 15 per cent Increase the shippers will Inaugurate a nation-wide movement and carry their case to President Wilson. "Government operation of the roads," the shippers declared, "is the only efficient way to bring about an important elimination of duplicating service. Should the government fail to assume this directing control." the shippers urged as next best govern ment loans to the roads to finance their necessary war extensions, or out right government purchase of all roll ing stock and terminals with tbe gov ernment .itself undertaking, expansion of facilities. 'Irpn Hand' Economy In Fuel Use Is Urged Washington, Nov. 17. (U. P.) Fuel Administrator Garfield tonight Issued a plea to manufacturers and the public for an "Iron hand economy." Should this not be forthcoming, ho empha sized, the government must begin ar bitrary limitation of coal supplies. This, however, he characterized as "a last resort to be avoided If possible." Technical advice on the use of fuel was the service Garfield offered indus trial concerns, many of which have al ready begun a voluntary curtailment of their coal consumption. Pershing Visits U. S. Troops in Trenches American Headquarters In France, Nov: 17. (U. - P.) General Pershing today visited tbe American front lines. The commander of the American ex peditionary, forces,, after m close in spection, expressed the utmost pleas ure at the efficiency and discipline of those units now frequently mixing it with tho Germans. ? r: - fc - Cavalry f Division ' .Will Be Organized Washington.. Nov. 17. I. N. S.) A division of cavalry will be organized. Secretary of War Baker armounoed this afternoon. Details havs not hsso 1H ISIlS! Italian Troops Offer Heroic Resistance and Drive In vaders Back Across River,' Broken and Bleeding; -Allies Rush Reinforcements. British Monitors, Cooperating With Italian Naval Vessels. Bombard Teuton Positions Around Vecchia; British Artillery Already in Action. By John H. Hearley ROME, Nov. 17 (U. P.)''. ' Italy's line Is holding. Her doughty troops have flunr back enemy attacks and at one point where the Austro Germans succeeded In cross ing the Plave river have forced them back, broken and bleed- , In. The official statement tonight brought quiet rejoicing In the capital. itaiy Knows great f o ces of men and . guns from her allies are on the way to -supplement her own efforts. Some Britlsh artillerymen have already got ten into action, on the Adriatic coast British', monitors are likewise cooper ating with Italian naval vessels In bom- bad tag enemy positions around Vec-chla.- With tbe, present Plave river ll-ue"ho7dTna-. these reinforcement .! 1 rt'en"! nO'iruns soon io .bo In action .!!.''" turn the tide completely against tho Teutons, according to the pur'lc's be lief. ' -: : , . ' But the exploits of the Italian forces which aro'sed- tbo greatest Joy here was the war office announcement that between Salettuol .and Sante Andrea - dl Barbarano the enemy - Friday, at ' dawn, had force', 'a crossing of the PI- ' ave only to be driven bock later. The enemy suffered terribly from the furl- ous Italian attacks. The war office, also asserted the enemy's sone of occupation in the Zen son loop of the Plave "was being more and more restricted." Violent fighting Is In progress, tho Austro-German t forces battling des perately to keep their precarious foot hold on the far sides of the river. Sea Battle Is Expected Great speculation was aroused hers : tonight by the possibility of - a sea , battle In the Adriatic. The war office In paying tribute to the work of t,he Italian navy on the right wing -of the army ashore, mentioned that naval sea planes and shore batteries had re pulsed "five enemy destroyers before Cortellaxso." - . . . Italian naval forces are known to be In this section. During the retreat to the Plave river line, the war office an- hou need tonight, vessels .-had landed sailors, who greatly assisted the re tirement of tho army to prepared posi tions. The unquenchable spirit of the Ital ian populace under the1 adversity - of -the Germanic invasion was apparent ly Illustrated tonight In a letter cir culated hers. It was written by -Crown Prosecutor Pexxattl'of Udlns, now In. the enemy's hands. - If it is necessary," PessattI' de clared, "we wlU destroy . the river banks and Inundate the - Venetian plains. , 1 "Though we see the land of our fathers and our hearths and homo disappear, we wlllv still -cry vlv Italia." ' -. , Policeman Shoots - Army Deserter Detroit. Nov. 17-(I. Ns.)-iJobn Jankowskt, 20, a fugitive from justice and ax deserter from Camp Custer, was shot and. killed late this afternoon by Patrolman Taubo as he was trying ito escape from the officer.-. . . CHURCH ORGAN : . 351 WINCHESTER ' Musical InstrumentsSo " FOR SALE. Estey church organ, . exceptionally sweet ' toned. A bargain for cash or will trade for Victrola, Grafonola or furniture, . Tor aUIs," ICsooUMOonaw.1 i t , .DON'T fall-to read this. , Fine Winchester pump gun. No. til rifle and other-' good rifles. 2 bi cycles, coffee urn. Victrola, Old Master -violin.. 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