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VOL. XV. NO. 35
CITY EDITION
. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING,1 NpVEMBER18, 1917.
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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'.
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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:
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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.-. . .
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