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PERIL IN ITALY NOW APPARENTLY AT END ' - -4 BRITISH AND FRENCH TROOPS ■ I HAVE REINFORCED ITALIAN LINES ALONG PI AVE. * STRATEGIC POINTS GAINED Italians Have Held on to All Positions Since Drive Ended and In Some, Places Have Pushed Enemy Back— Supplies Arrive. Apparently the peril of the Italian troops guarding the Piave line anl the hill country In northern Italy against the allies Is at v an end. Large numheft of British M*id French reinforcements, Infantry and artillery, at last have arrived upon the scene, after days of anxious wait Ing. In which the Italian* have borne the brunt of terrific fighting on both fronts solely on their own shoulders and l-cpt brtck the enemy from a fur ther invasion of the Venetian plain. A'lhotigh faced everywhere by su- . p';iior numbers of men and gun pow er, the Italians have valiantly de fended every foot of ground In the hills and along the I'lave, anil in the former region in recent days actually have taken the offensive against the invaderk and pushed them back fr >m strategic points of vantage they had gained under terrific sacrifices In lives For eight days the allied reinforce ments marched to the rescue, bring ing along with them largo of guns and huge supply trains All the troops are declared to be In fine fettle and eager to test their strength against the enemy. Just where the British and French forces will be thrown into the fray has not been made known, hut doubtv Ness large numbers Of them will be used to strengthen the Italian front on the north from Lake Oarda east ward to the Plave, where the Austro- Germans have been making flielr 4 strongest efforts to pierce the Italian line At last accounts General Hyng'i British troops before Oambral were holding In their entirety the Ilourlon positions weijt of Cambral. - -T « RUSSIAN SECOND ARMY ALSO WANTS ARMISTICE Appeals to Soldiers Not to Support Kerensky_ Petrograd. Saturday. A congress of the second army, with one dissenting vote, has adiVpteil a resolution approv ing all the measures promulgated by the council of national commissioners, Including the decree for an Immediate armistice and peace and favoring the government of the workmen's and sol diers' delegates. The resolution appeals to all sol diers not to support Premier Keren sky and the provisional government generals "against the people." The most striking passage in the resolu tion follows: "The second army, with arms in its hands, will defend the authority of the workmen's and soldiers' dele gates and the national committee. At the first order of the revo lutionary committee of the second army, which is clothed wl'h full power, we will advance as ode man against counter-revolutionists In the rear as well as at the front "On our past we are taking all measures for the removal of counter revolutionary elements from the com manding personnel of the army, for. the Immediate democratization of the army and In particular for the trans 'er of the higher authority in the army to elective bodies." JACK TAR LOSES LIFE , TO SAVE HI SCOMRADES Washington Osmond Kelly Ingram, of Pratt City, Ala , the gunners' mate lost overboard when a German sub marine attacked the American de stroyer Cassln In the war zone on Oc tober 16, deliberately sacrificed hU own life to reduce the risk to his messmates. A detailed report from Admiral Sims shows that Ingram, standing aft on the destroyer where some high explosive depth charges were stored, saw the torpedo coming. Instead of rushing forward to save his own life by get ting away from the explosion, Ingram tuck to the spot throwing overboard the high explosives, which he knew would further endanger the lives of his fellows if they were detonated by the explosion of the torpedo. He was I the only an lost, being thrown over board by the explosion. FRENCH BEBTOW HONOR ON AMERICAN 80LDIER8 With the American Army in France. —"The French war cross has been con ferred on the fifteen American officers and men who were cited with their company by the French general com mandlng the aector In which the Americans were stationed on the night of November t-t The men were dec orated today and were informed that they may keep this medals in their poeMMfon, bat mast not wear them BatU Congress gives ita authorization. 6EN. ADKLBERT CRONKHITE -ffi" : Maj. Gen. Adalbert Cronkhite, com mander of Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va. MISSION IN FRENCH CAPITAL UNITED STATES COMMISSION ARRIVES IN PARIS FROM ENGLAND. Which Was Made In London With Requeit That It Be Withheld Un til Party Reach Paris Is Made Pub lic by Officials, Paris Col. K. M House and the members of the American mission which lie heads, arrived In ParlH from Kngland. London. — Prior to the departure of the American mission for Paris. Col K. M House authorized the following statement to Hie British officials, proas anil « public, which he asked should not he published until atfar the fnlsslfln reached France: "I have been Impressed by the wonderful 'machinery you have cre ated here Rl the heart of your empire to control your part of the war. You have Riven the world an example of the efficiency- of democracy which will he of lasting value. ''We also arts*creatlns In Washing ton n vast new machinery of govern ment to bring our resources to bear, and we shall profit by wha-t we have Been here. We jill realize that nohu man organization Is perfect, nnd I am sure you will not he content with yours any more than we will be con tent with ours until the tools that we are making have accomplished the great work for which they are being forged. » "It Is Inspiring to feel that our two organizations will work closely and frankly together in the cnuse or liberty. We appreciate beyond meas i ure the kindly reception your officials, your press anil your citizens have glv- | en us. and we will take hack to Am'er-.j lea a delightful sense of your warm | hospitality Our vhxit has he*«n mem | orable and 1 hope profitable to the j cause In whlc'.i we both are enlisted." RAISING ARMY IS FIRST DUTY SAYS SECRETARY BAKER . Washington Man power exerted on the fit Id of Prance will bring vie tory 111 this war. Provost Marshal General Crowder declared In a state men of the alms, a>compllshments and future of the selective draft ays tern addressed to members of the local board Hnd made public. After review ing present conditions and necessities. General Crowder predicted that the se lective system would become a perma nent part of America's governmental system for war. Every precaution possible has been taken with the new draft regulations, Genera] Crowder said, to conserve eco nomic Interests, but the paramount iuty of the country Is to raise an ef fective flghtng force. "We are committed to this war," the general continued, "and we ought to ght It in the most effective fashion nosslble to us. the necessity of rais ing an army Is paramount. The de crease in the labor supply must be adjusted In some way other than can be adjusted thete is no question. "The problem Is not to maintain the .abor supply of agriculture and every Industry Intact. It la to make with drawal of men In the most scientific manner possibly. I think we have lone that, and what Is offered here Is the basis *sr a nice balance between two necessities. GREECE IS PREPARING TO TAKE HER PART IN WAR r Washington—Greece is rapidly pre paring to take her part in the war. A cablegram received here worn Athens via Switzerland says many new divi sions of Oreek troops swiftly formed, have taken their places at ahe front. THE ENTERPRISE, WILLIAMBTON, NORTH CAROLINA SECOND SESSION OF GONGRESS DEC. 2ND y » - J CONGRESSMEN EXPECT SECOND SESSION TO RIVAL FIRST IN IMPORTANCE. 4-- WEIGHTY MATTERS ARE AHEAD "■.. ~~ Memberi Returning to Washington For Another War Ssaslon, Decem ber 3—May Not Adjourn Before Campaign Time. .... i Washington Members of Congress are beginning to return to Washington fur the opening of the second »esslon icif the war December 3. Most of 'ox poet the nw (tension to rival the J iHMt In Important action, and few think It will end before the general congressional campaigns next fall Appropriations for the war prom ise to require* much time and there In much up well hh unfinished war legislation to IK- dealt with Presi dent Wilson's opening message soon after Congress reconvene* will de termine. in great measure, the, r>r" gram of new legislation. Many do mestic matters. Including prohibition and won.an suffrage. are promised nt tentlon , Futlire relations between this rial lon and Germany's alllea may be determined early in the session. President's opening address to deal with the question of whether war shall he declared against A.U"»rIH. Turkey and Bulgaria Sentiment In favor of such nitlon la general among. memheiH now here. Work on the appropriation bills for the next AHCHI year already ha« be gun by the Utilise appropriation* com mittee, which will have a constat)' stream of the supply bills to go through the congressional machinery Appropriation estimates are belnir as- I sent bled at the treasury department lfor| submission More bond Issues probably will be authorized but actual consideration of new or amended war tax leglsla tlon Is not anticipated until after the. session Is well under way. GERMAN U-BOAT SENT TO BOTTOM BY DESTROYERS j All Member* of Crew But One Tsken Prisoner. Washington A German submarine captyied recently by two American ' destroyers was sent to the bottom by j members of her crew opening a cock 1 below while their shipmates »tood on deck with hands raised In signal of surrender All of the crew were taken prisoners One of the Germans wan drowned while being transferred to a dewtroyer and another died The later was burled with military honors. Secretary Daniels announced the capture and sinking of the submarine in a formal statement which made no j mention of prisoners nor of the reason for the boat sinking The details leak ed out at the department later, but the secretary would neither confirm nor deny them, saying he bad Issued the | statement In agreement with the Brit- j lah admiralty and couM not add to It. There was a.report in naval circles that approximately 40 men, Including , five officers were taken off the sub marine. If this were true , it was pointed out, the vessel undoubtedly was one of the largest .of the cruiser i type known authentically to be oper ated by Ihe Germans The action occurred In Ihe war zone j several days ago and the submarine went down while one destroyer was attempting to tow her to port. Al- SAMUEL GOMPERS AGAIN HONORED BY LABOR ' I Ruffalo, N. V. —' Samuel Oompers, i president of the American Federation of Labor for 35 years, was re-elected virtually without opposition and with ! him every officer nf the federation ex cep John H. Lennon, treasurer, who | was defeated by Daniel T. Tobln, president of the International Team sters' and Chauffeurs' I'nlon. EASTERN ROADS TO BE OPERATED AS ONE BYSTEM Washington —Operation of all rail way lines east of Chicago as one cen tralized system was decided on by the railroad war board to obtain a mail mum of efficiency in traffic movement. and trackage facilities will be pooled regardless of ownership or the rallrdads' Individual Interest. This almost revolutionary move was an nounced after an all day conference between members of the war board and government officials. BOMB EXPLOSION IN . POLICE STATION KILLB TEN , Milwaukee. Wis.—Ten persons were killed and several injured when a bomb, designed to destroy the Italian evangelical church. In the heart of the third ward, an Italian settlement; -4*- ploded in central police station, where It-had been carried for examination Seven detectives, two policemen and one woman were kilted. The bomb was found in the basement of the church.' MISS OLGA FLORMAN j. i Because Mrs. Olga Kohler Florman, daughter of the late Charles Kohler, pla no manufacturer, has gone Into debt while llvlnfl on $25,000 a year, Surro gate Cohalan of New York signed or ders giving her 1120,000 from the ac cumulated Income of the eatate. Tha total surplua Income is $1,278,139. Mra. Florman is the wlfa of Nlia Florman, Jewelry aaleaman. PENETRATE HINOENBURG LINE BMABH THROUGH GERMAN FRONT FOR DEPTH OF OVER FIVE MILES. I Success One of Greatest Achieved on Western Front During Progress of War. —Capture 8,000 Prlaoners and Many Guna. \ -J. j . | Ixmdon.—Andrew Bonar Law an nounced In the house of commons that I eight thousand prisoners, including one hundred and eighty offcers have ] been taken by the British In their I present operations. At one point the Hrltlsh penetrated Ave miles behind the German lines and several villages 'in addition to those already announc ed, have been taken Germans Are on Last Line. I British Armv Headquarters in 'ou their last line of defense, at one point of the British attack The British are pushing on towaard C'antalng three miles southwest of jCambrni. Northwest of Marcoing, the high grountl known as Premy fhap l pelle lias been fought over, and the I Germans have been forced to with i draw. The Hdvance of the British army against the Germans was continuing. ! The towns of Masnieres, Marcoing, jßibecoqrt, Havarincourt, (Jraincourt anad I'losci'iieres all were behind the I British advancing line ami the cav j airy, which Is co-operating with the tanks and rendering valuahle ser vice, was drawing in toward the Bour ! lon wood, west of Cambral. Paris.—The French troops attack ed in the region to the north of Cra- I onne and Berry au Bac on a front of about two-thirds of a mile and pene j trated the German positions to an I average depth of about 400 yards, cap turing strong defenses and 'taking 175 Germans prisoner, according to the French official communication issued this evening. BOLSHEVIKI IBBUES WARNING TO WEALTHY Petrograd.—The Bolsheviki have is sued a warning to the "wealthy classes and their servitors" who are accused of Inciting strikes in state and mu nicipal services. The warning says: "You are playing with fire. You will be first to suffer from famine that Is threatening the country and the army. r THREE OFFICERB AND EIGHTEEN MEN LOST Washington.—Lieutenant Command er Walter E. Reno, the commanding ! officer, his two junior officers, Lieut. Charles F. Wedderburn and Ensign | Harry G. Skinner, Jr., and 18 enlisted men were lost in the sinking of the American torpedo boat destroyer Chauncey in a'' collision in the war zone Monday morning, November 19., the navy department was advised by Vice Admiral Sims. BOLSHEVIK! NOW. SEEKS ARMISTICE ON BASIS OF NO ANNEXATION OR INDEMNITIES FOR GOVERNMENT. • NOTE HAS REACHED EMBASSIES I ' —- Proposal For Immeriate Opening of Peace Negotiations Is Made By Leon Trotxky to all The Belligerent - , Nations. Petrograd, Thursday —The note of Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik! minis ter, to the allied embassies, conveying the announi eoiefit of ihp proposal for an armistice has reached the embas sies. The text follows: "I herewith have the honor to in form you, Mr that the all-Kuswlan congress of soldiers' and workmen's delegates organ Ized on Oc tober 26 a new government ■in the form of a council of national commis sioners. -The head of this government lis Vladimir Illch' Lenlne The direc tion of the foreign policy-has been *n ! trusted to me ,in th«f.capacity of na tional commissioner for foreign af!aiis. "Drawing attention to the text of the offer of an armistice and a demo cratic peace on the basis of no an nexations or indemnities and the self | determination of nations, approved by the t all-Itusslan c ongress of soldiers' land workmen's delegates, I have the j honor to beg you to regard the above document as a formal offer of an Im mediate armistice on all fronts and the immediate opening of peace nego tiations—an offer with which the authoritative government of the, Rus sian republic has addressed Itself sim ultaneously to all the belligerent peo | pies and their governments •"Accept my assurance. Mr. Ambas j sador of the profound respect of the ] soldiers' and workmen's government I for the jieople of France, which can not help aiming at peace as well us '-all the rest of the nations exhausted and made bloodless by tills unexam pled slaughter "1.. TRrrTZKY. "National Commissioner for Foreign „ Affairs " AMERICAN TROOPS ARRIVING IN FRANCE Movement Keeps Pace With Expecta tions of War Department. Washington.—Arrival of American troops in France has kept pace with the expectation of the war depart ment, Secretary Raker said In the first statement he haa ever authorised In connection with the progress being nmde in Increasing General Persh ing's forces. Mr Baker declined, however, to | state the number of troops forwarded lor Ic indicate whether he anticipated delay from this time. Movement of i thee eforce, he said, depended on two elements, the training and equipment I of he men and the availability of ships. "As fast as they are ready, ships and men will be the secre tary said. "As many American troops | are now over seas as we expected in j the beginning to have over seas at this I time." Mr. Haker Indicated that an official i statement of the number of American | troops in France was not to be ex pected at any time during the war. He caused an inquiry to be made of the military censor. Major General Mc- Intyre, however, which may result In more liheral regulations as to publica tion of the designations of regiments, I brigades or companies which are en- I gaged in action on the front from time to time. 7 If there Is no sound military reason for suppressing that Information. Mr. Baker said, he desired to give it out. The secretary's attention was call ed to the fact that the British official statements have recently named at least by geographical designation the troops used in various offensives. Ap parently a new policy in this regard has been adopted in London anjtjthe war department* may do likewise. CAPPS RELIEVED FROM DUTY WITH BHIPPING BOARD Washington.—Rear Admiral Wash ington L. Capps. general manager of the shipping board's emergency fleet corporation, was relieved from duty in that position by President Wilson at his own request because of 111 health and with expressions of deepest regret by the chief executive. His successor has not been named, but Chairman Hurley, of the board, was known to favor appointment of a man trained in the same service LOOKB UPON MOVEMENT AS AN UNFRIENDLY ACT 'M . %* > Washington.—Officials of this gov ernment regard the Bolsheviki move ment for an armistice between Russia and her enemies and the opening of peace negotiations as an act that would place Russia almost in the liat of unfriendly nations. Press dispatches telling of the peace movement were confirmed by a cable gram from Ambassador Francis re ceived at the state department. M. E. CONFERENCE AT ICS MOUNTAIN BISHOP HUGHES READS APPOINT MENTS OF PASTORS FOR THI COMING YEAR. [ \ MEET MEXT AT ASHEViLLE Blue Ridge-Atlantic Methodist Cos ference Hears Strong Addresses at Kingt Mcnrntaln. 1 . ' K i i) Mountain—At the clo*ln| session of the Blue Rldge-Atlantio Methodist Conference. Bishop Hughe* reud'the appoint ments for the coming year as follows: Asheville district-J. L. A. Bumgar nor. superintendent, Ashevills; F. W. *>tauton, AshevlUe; C. T. J 8. Grsen, Bakersvllle; T 11. Stanley. Boone; Ray P. Jones. Canton; W .C. Matney, Canton; C T W. H. Pl"ss. Clyde; T. J. Freeman, Creston; W. A. Patton, Cu'bortson; W T. Clark. Etawah; Otis Fraley. Hayesviilfc; J H. Fine, Lanesing; W. A Graybeal, Leicester; A. B Dennis, MonUuma; K. L. Haga, Pisgah; I). L. Karnhart. Pond Moun tain;- Salvin Sexton. Kvlva. G. N. Sloan; Unaka. G W Williams Coast district—W. S. Mooc. superin tendent, Chandlers; C. C. Wallford, Elisabeth City; M. Warden, Ham let; W L. Carter, liarkins Island; to be supplied, llatteras ;to be supplied. Marshallburg; to be supplied. More head City; I). W. Hayne, Moerhead City; W Q A Graham, Ocracoke; W. F Miller Parmeis; F. A L. Clarke, Pembroke; W L. Ms ore. IPneblufT; G. S. Deland, Pinners; A. B Frf, Rowland; I) F Lowery, Troy; C. L. Hawkins, Washlnßton; John Chaney, Whaleyvllle; J M. Smith, M. O. Fletfher, president, Washington Col lege; J M Ganibrill, la school at* Athens. Tenn.; J, L _ Dennis. Held agent conference claimants; perms* ncnt fund; J M. Flower, conference evangellHi. Statesvllle district—W. J Plint. su perintendent. Ararat; S. N. Bumgar ner, Cesar; supplied by W. Foster, Gastonia; 8 W Johnson, Harmony; J. M Wall. Iflckory; S. A Earnhart, Kannapolls; T E. Pierce. Kings Mountain; B A. Culp, Mlsenhelmer; C. M. White, Newton; M A. Matheson. Old Fort; J. H. Gillespie, Thurmond; T. W. Bryant, supply StatesYille; Austin Wilson. Tray Hill; l>. J White, supply, Zlon; F. C. West, Bessemer City; J M. Hoath. Winston-Salem; to be supplld J The place of meeting'of the next session was called for and Dr. Stan ton presented a cordial invitation from the First Church at Ashovllle, which was accepted by acclamation. Dr. Farmer addressed the confer ence in the interest of the boards of home and foreign missions. Following this tne conierence went Into executive session to consider some matters of purely church inter est, during which all except mem bers of the body were excused War Subject Carolina Day. Raleigh. -The state * partment of •educ«Mon is sending into every pub lic hool district In the state and to private schools as well, the official pro grams the department has prepared for the observance of North Carolina day on December 4 The program con templates that the people of the school communities shall be assembled for this observance and the slogan of the programs is conversation, patriot- Vsm and service, as Dr. J. Y. Joyner slnte superintendent, expresses it, "Make, save and serve." The various '••atures of the program impress the causes of the war, the needs of the government and the means of service that are at hand for, all the people. In its conception the program is declared to be most opportune and it is believ ed that the county superintendents and the teachers all over the state will utilize It to their fullest extent as a patriotic duty they owe their counties, the schools and the school communi ties. Christmas Tree for Boldiers- Southport.—The Red Cress chapter of Southport has undertaken the mat ter of providing a Christmas tree for the soldiers at Fort Caswell and also to provide a Christmas package for every man In the service there. Owinf to the /act that there are about 1,000 men to be provided for the chapter will ask other chapters In the state to as sist in this matter. The cities from which the soldiers come will especial ly asked to contribute. Rev. J. N. Bynum is chairman of the committee in charge. . Killed In Auto Accident. Shelby —Joe Short, a farmer living _ near Shelby on Averv McMurry's plan tation, was killed when the automobile In which he was riding plunged down a 40-foot embankment at the Weaver bridge of the Shelby-Sharon road. . Tom McCoy, owner of the car. a man who runs a local tire vulcanising plant, was driving. When he rounded the curve he saw he was about to meet a farmer, Jamee Champion, whs was riding in a buggy, and rather than strike Mr. Champion. McCoy steered be car down the embankment.
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