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VOL." CI-O. 37.
WILMIGTOST.IN' C, MOJTDAY MOMTO, OCTOBER 29, 1917
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WHOLE NUMBER 39,215
S S&FE
CRUSHING
EFE.
ITALIAN
ARM
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TEUTONIC ARMIES HA VE
THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES
TO NORTHERN ITALIAN PLAINS
He-
Official Statement i From Rome
Brands Units of Second Army ,'
With. Cowardice.
WITHOUT FIGHTING
QUIT
of Cividale and Gorizia
Jqwhs
Captured by German and
Austrian Troops..
100,000
PRISONERS
! -
TAKEN
Julian Front Broken . and Left
Wing of Italians Crtished
Berlin, via London, Oct. 28.
.British Admiralty per Wireless,.
The Austrians and Germans
have forced their way through the
mountains to the plains of North
ern Italy capturing the town of
Cividale. the war office announces.
The city of Gorizia on the Isonzo,
also has been captured. The
number of Italian prisoners, ac
cording to the report is increas
ed to 100.000. '
Official- German Statement.
The announcement follows;
"Rapid development of the united
attack on the Isonzo again brought
tntiro success yesterday. The Italian
forces which sought to prevent our di
visions from emerging from the moun
tains were thrown back by powerful
thrusts. In the evening German
troops forced their way into the burn
in? town of Cividale. the first town in
point of position in the plain.
tlaim Whole Italian Front Wavering.
"The Italian front as far, as the
Adriatic Sea is wavering. 4 Our troops
Ere passing forward on the whole
line, Gorizia, the most disputed town
in the Isonzo battles, was taken early
this morning by Austro-Hungarian di
vision?." 100.000 Prisoners: 700 Guns.
Berlin, via London, Oct. ' 28. The
capture of 100.000 Italians and more
.titan 70C guns is reported in the of
lic.al corrynunication from general
neadquaners which declares that the
tlahan second and third armies are in
retreat.
Cividale is a town of about 5,000 in
Hiuh. nine miles northeast of the im
portant railroad center of Udine. It
linear the entrance to the valley of
the .Vdtisone river along which the
Austro-German forces that broke the
"aiian Ime in the Tolmino region have
Wtwed their way. - Cividale is in the
lootnuis of the Julian Alps, beyond
mc.i l;e the plains of northern Italy.
IAPTIRK OP "GORIZIA. WAS
IMl'OUTAVr ITALIAX SUCCESS
Amsterdam. Oct. 28 The occupation
'onzia this morning by Austro-
: o auiiuuiaeu in an 01
mil iro,-' .1 i j,
uispHt.-li fro
m Vienfna. The Ital-
are said
Isonzo.
to have retired across
''Orjzin
An
as cantiirfri hv llm itiiini
yronous offensive of the Alii
TV ,'' ,J'l!K-i:i and Italian fr
- uaiuins took about 20.000 'pr
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es on
fronts.
nrison-
i me ntv-
tTlie capture of Go
't'a ir-
of t4io , . i . - x. &
Ui (f. -j, . - '""oi uupui uuil
tria . ,lal-v's campaign" in Aus-
ti:us ., ' ,ovvn of :!1-000 inhabi-
Pr. '-, Uon7- half-way down the
'- ---ot i Tolnnn' and the sea.-It
Sreat lV1' LA among hills of
"'it-MMve value in whiv. hr.
ia:i.
L!,y ,fiKhtiiiS before the" Ital-
mi' city, itself. Gorizia
tr;,.-; !lr'rthwst of Triest, Aus-
Adri?fi,-.r ' 11 ai ine head of the
.'i,f capture of which
is one
,he var ' 'iaI ,t;ilian aspirations in
ar.
IXIT
S.l RREXIiKKED OR
lI.-r :
Rom (t, , fcn, WITHOUT FIGHTING
5-r V. i'rf.' ' "s British Admiralty
ian res )-"Units. of the
Second
re?
Pot.. ,
army surrendered or
tho a.. "lfont
fighting; permitting
liai,' u;l'-rman frces to break
1;ie in s,,' . d-Ian- now are reti
I-or,,i. '0;uk-c with the plan
k the
front
fficial
ow are retreat-
c with the plan pre-
Thf"-,?0 follow:"
?m: ,0 resist on the nart of.
. -'Mill E"
our second army.
coward
retired- without
?m,.. K'Jrrenri
'lit' n
tv ATrM to the enemy, al
?rCak imo o,,r ,;Grman forces t
I;an front fft ing on the Ju
to
tr trr. - me valiant
troon a,11 ' .vant efforts of oth-
-lit
1 w "til nM A ,, -
'j l em t r rt-fi-
from o H,r : -
!"w a f our farh-ioj
We
"destroyed
t -rneco;" ofink Army. :
L-Wlit "!any memorable bat
t 't.rto br our brave
oatinjL army, to
Italian Situation Grave
In Estimation of French
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DOLLARS
SPENT IN OCTOBER
IS u. s.
Expenditures Thiis Far Have Av
eraged $30,000 a Minute
Day and Night.
TOTAL SUM OF $3,446,659,764
War Expenses Climbing to Two
Billions Monthly.
Washington, Oct. . 28.-r-Government
expenditures of one billion dollars is
the record which the month of October
has established at the treasury de
partment. The total, which includes
loans to the Allies, may exceed even
this huge sum, possibly by $100,000,000.
Thus far, it stands $985,342,387, with
yesterday's spending not included. For
the twenty-three working days thus far
counted.Jt shows average expen'dltures
of approximately $42,600,000 daily or a-1
most 530,000 every minute of the day
and night. Expenditures for last Fri
day, the latest record - published, were
$68,975,948, but this was an unusual
day, considerably higher than the aver
age, though not by any means a record.
Increase Greater Than Month. Ago.
The increase in daily expenditures Is
greater now than it was a month ago,
is steadily growing and is expected
to continue to grow. A two billion dol
lar month, officials assert, is not far
off. It may be reached, with the re
tirement of short-time treasury cer
tificatesto be met out of Liberty bond
receipts by mid-winter.
Fiscal Year Already Over 3 Billion.
Expenditures for the, fiscal year thus
far have reached the total of $3,446,
659,764, of which $1,770,700,000, more
than half, is represented by loans to the
Allies. These loans and the interest
upon them are to be repaid to the gov
ernment by the borrowers and there
fore, do not represent actual expense to
the American people.
Where October Money is Goinjf.
October's huge volume of funds paid
out is made up as follows:
For the army and navy, the Shipping
Board, the aircraft production board,
the .rood Alministration, the mainte
nance of domestic governmental ma
chinery and all other federal govern
ment activities, $395,296,iou.
For Interest on short-time certificates
of indebtedness and interest on the pub
lic debt, $3,458,798.
For. maintenance of the Panama ca
nal. $1,523,062.
For redemption of certificates of in
debtedness issued in anticipation of
Liberty bond receipts of -ne, second is
sue, $133,934,S62.
For bonds, interest-bearing notes and
certificates retired, $200.
For the redemption of one-year
Treasury notes, $5,057,000.
For loans to the Allies, $444,200,000.
Total, $985,3,387. j
90O Per Cent Over Iast Year.
During the corresponding period last
year before America's entry into the
war, the total. was $81,026,866. The total
expenditures of-the current fiscal year
to date, $3,446,659,764, compares with
$331,238,313 during the same period last
year, an increase of more than 900 per
cent.
GENERAL BIDDLE NAMED
ASSISTANT CHIEF OF STAFF
Washington, Oct. 28. Secretary Ba
ker announced ' tonight the appoint
ment of Major General John Biddle, as
assistant chief of staff, a post vacant
since General Bliss succeeded Major
General Scott as chief of staff. The ap
pointment will greatly lighten the
burden on General Bliss, who has been
at his desk almost all night and day
since his promotion. , .
General Biddle has a reputation for
executive ability earned largely as su
perintendent of the West Point mili
tary academy. As a colonel he organ-
wH and commanded one of the spec-
ial engineer regiments- wnicn were
among the first troops sent abroad in
the w ar. j
ISO CARS OF SUGAR NOW
ONLY 62 CARS IT IS FOlND
BILLION
RECORD
Washington. Oct. 28. IrTa statement
today regarding the recent finding-of
a large amount of sugar in a Buffalo
warehouse, the food administration
said 1 was a normal supply for con
densed milk concerns. The amount,
reported first at 150 carloads, proved
on o cial investigation to. be 62 car
loads which the administration said
"is not .considered excessive for keep
ing in , operation several large . con
densed, milk manufacturing; plants
near Buffalo." T - , '
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BROKEN
Emperor Charles and Von Mack
enson Shaking Entire Line
From Alps to Sea. ,
RUSSIANS
FRATERNIZING
Traitors on Russian Front Dis
persed by Own Artillery
The Austro-German armies under
command of Emperor Charles, who has
as his chief assistant the brilliant
Field Marshal Von Mackensen, are
shaking the entire Italian line from
the Julian Alps region to the Adriatic
Sea. Pressing back the Italians at
several points on Italian soil the com
bined enemy forces now have pushed
forward on the Italian left wing and
captured Cividale, lying to the north
east of Udine,' and are nearing the
plains beyond. In addition: the Aus
trian town of .-Gorizia, a point of great
strategic value on the Isonzo river, has
been retaken from the Italians.
Enormous Captures Claimed.
According to the latest Berlin of
ficial communication 100,000 Italians
have been made prisoner and in excess
of 700 guns have fallen into Austro
German hands. The second and third
Italian armies are declared to be in
retreat. Itome admits the falline back
of the second army, asserting that
cowardice . similar to that shown by
the Russians in Galicla, was exhibited
in the face of the foe. the Italians sur
rendering or retreating without giv
ing battle, permitting the breaking of
the left wing and thereby offering
easy access to the town of Cividale.
Prior to falling back, however, the
Italians destroyed all their depots and
stores and Cividale was on fire when
the Austro-Germans entered it.
Possibly the Italians in this region,
who are declared by Rome to be re
treating to prepared positions on the
plains, will turn about and meet the
enemy is open country fighting.
Situation Considered Grave.
If they do not and the enemy is able
to keep up westward the fast pace
that has been maintained since the
commencement of ' the operation, the
greater part of the Italian forces
along the northeastern line will be
threatened with capture. The situa
tion is so grave that a special meet
ing of the French cabinet has been
held for ;the purpose of. deciding upon
the; question of Allied co-operation on
the Italian front.
Little Fighting In Flanders.
The fighting on the Western front
in Flanders has died down to some ex
tent, except for artillery duels. The
British, however, have bettered their
positions along the Ypres-Roulers rail
way in small attacks, while the Bel
gians and the French have captured
several important salients in the re
gion of Dixmude. Along the Aisne
front the French are violently bom
barding the German positions and it
is probable that soon again they will
deliver another of their sharp and de
cisive strokes toward Laon, their ob
jective in the recent fighting. An at
tack by the Germans near the Froid
raont farm was repulsed.
Russia lis Fraternizing: Again.
In the Gulf of Riga and in the re
gion of the head of' the Gulf of Fin
laud the Germans for several days
have remained quiescent, making no
endeavor to land further forces on the
mainland where they met with re-i
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SECRETARY M100 IS
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Says Women are Qualified And
Hopes They Win in New York
Issues Statement Declaring That the
Time Has Come to Give Them the
Ballot Men and Women Equal
Partners in Future.
Washington, Oct. 28. Secretary Mc
Adoo tonight issued a statement as
serting his belief that women, are
qualified for the ballot and expressing
the hope that they would get it in New
York. Mr. McAdoo said:
"The time has come when suffrage
should be given to the women of.
America. It should be given promptly;
it should be given ungrudgingly; it
should be griven gladly. The women
of the United States have in every way,
especially since' this war has broken
out, shown themselves qualified, for the
right of ' suffrage- V
"When America emerges from this
War, she will, ' with, enhanced prestige
and responsibilities to the whole'world,
women and ;men-; alike ...must: upon 'a
perfect equality so far as: their civil I
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PRESIDENT URGES
EVERY HOME TO
SIGN 1 PLEDGE
Family Enrollment Week Inau
gurated to Co-operate With
Food Administration
ONLY
WAY -TO
WIN WAR
Objects of Nation Cannot Be Ac
complished Without Sacrifice
And Economy
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Washington, Oct. 2S. President Wil
son in a statement, issued today urged
every home and public eating place
in the United States to pledge itself
to the Food Administration and to
comply with its requests. His appeal
marked the inauguration of Family
Enrollment Week, during which ev
erybody in the country will be asked
to become a member of the Food Ad
ministration in order to assure nation
wide co-opisration in food conserva
tion. The President said that in no other
way than through this co-operation cf
the people can the Nation, accomplish
its object in the war. The statement
follows:
President's Statement.
"The chief part of the burden of
finding food supplies' for the peoples
associated with us in war falls for
the present upon the American people
and the drain upon supplies on such
a scale necessarily affects the prices
of our necessaries of life.
''Our country, however, is blessed
with abundance of foodstuffs, and if
our people will economize in their use
df food. provideritiyconflning' them
selves to he quantities required for
the maintenance of health and
strength; if they will eliminate 'waste,
and if they wijl make use of those
commodities of which we have a sur
plus and thus free for export a larger
proportion of those required" by the
world now dependent, upon us, we
shall not only be able to accomplish
our obligations to them but we shall
obtain and establish reasonable prices
at-home. To provide an adequate sup
ply of food both for our own soldiers
on the other side of the seas and for
the civil populations and the armies
of the Allies, is one of our first and
foremost obligations; for if we are to
maintain their constancy in this strug
gle for the independence of all na
tions we must first maintain their
health and strength. The solution of
our food problems, therefore, is de
pendent upon the individual service of
every man, woman and child in the
United States. The great voluntary
effort in this direction which has been
initiated and organized by the Food
Administration under -my-direction of
fers an opportunity of service in the
war which is open to every individual
and by which every individual may
serve both his own people and the
peoples of the world.
"We cannot accomplish our objects
in this great war without sacrifice and
devotion and jn no direction can that
sacrifice and devotion be shown more
than by each home and public eating
place in the country pledging its sup
port to the Food Administration and
complying wifch its request.
"WOODROW WILSON."
ENTENTE CAPTURES
German Experts Discuss Territory
' and Differ Widely in Opinion. .
Major Mornht Says Germans Must Give
Up Sector, But That It Will Ben
efit Allies None Von' Salz
nan Is Igttorant.
London, Oct. 28. The entire Merckem
peninsula, near Dixmude, has been cap
tured by the Entente forces, according
to the British official communication
Issued this evening. The communica
tion adds that additional prisoners also
have been taken.
Copenhagen, Oct. 28. Major Moraht,
military correspondent of the Berlin
Deutsches Zeitung, in an article in that
newspaper expresses the" belief that the
Germans soon will be compelled to
evacuate the 'narrow 'Dixmude salient
between Dixmude and the Passchen
deaele ridge," including the fortified
Houtholst wood, against which the
British and French" armies now are
hammering.
Major Moraht, whaoften is in pos
session of correct information on Ger
man plans, says the British offensive
through months of nibbling has Wtten
its way so deep (three and three-quarters
miles) into. German front anchored
on Dixmude , and WSirneton, that the
salient is untenable and that the Ger-mansw-ill
have to retire, to' a tiipw -f ortli
fled line across'" the "bae of the "salient
The writer Comforts, his readers with
the assurance that; , this action will
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MERCKEM
PENINSULA
Liberty Loan Returns
Are As Yet Incomplete
But Indicate Maximum
Washington, Oct. 28. The total
amount subscribed to the second Lib
erty loan, the Treasury Department
announced tonight is still "a matter
of speculation." Several days proba
bly will. ielapse before the kfull extent
of the Nation's subscriptions is ascer
tained. The department was without figures
tonight showing any change in the es
timated totals, other than in the .New
York district, New York's maximum of
$1, 750,000, 000. Previous estimates had
placed the total at approximately $1,
650,000,000, or $100,000,000 less than to
night's estimate.
Bankers Take Breathing Spell.
Reserve bank officials and local com
mittees, working until after midnight
last nignt all over the country, rested
today. It was virtually the first
breathing spell they had taken since
the campaign began. The districts
have until next Thursday to make a
complete report. '
Returns Very Incomplete.
"Returns received at the treasury
today .gave little indication as to final
result," the department announced to
night. "On, the face of returns it can
not be said whether the sale exceeded
Ave billions.
Conviction is general, -however, that
Dispatches Assert Luxburg's Pa
' pers Reveal Such Project.
PUBLICATION
DEMANDED
Dispatches From Rio Janeiro State
That Translation Papers of Ger
man Minister Through Swedish
Office Show Plot.
Buenos Aires, Argentina, Oct. 28.
A sensation has been occasioned here
by the publication of dispatches from
Rio Janeiro asserting that the Brazil
ian foreign minister has made known
that" translation of dispatches sent by
Count Von Luxburg through the medi
um of the Swedish legation while the
count was German minister to Argen
tina, ihas revealed a projec't for a Ger
man invasion of Southern Brazil.
The newspapers here demand that
the government publish the Luxburg
dispatches or else authorize their pur
chase for publication by a foreign gov
ernment. (The dispatches were sent to Wash
ington for translation and the "for
eign government" referred to evident
ly is the United States.)
The Argentina government is being
criticised for its silence.
Planned German Colony.
It was reported unofficially last Feb
ruary that bands of armed Germans,
presumably sailors interned in Argen
tina, had crossed the Brazilian border.
Carreira de Fretias, a Brazifian ex
deputy at that time denounced opera
tions carried on in Southern Brazil
where there is a large German element,
in connection with the Hamburg col
onization company. It was reported
that the company purposed to colonize
a section of Southern Brazil, admit
ting only Germans. In April it was re
ported that Germans in Southern Bra,
zilian states were concentrating and
that a German insurrection was being
planned. .
E AGAINST
IN CABARRUS COURT
Extraordinary Interest in Expect
ed Grandjury Action
Murder Chnrg Will Be Presented
Grand Jury Today by Solicitor
Clement All Other Cases
May Be Set Aside.
to
Charlotte, Oct. 28. There is extraor
dinary interest in the term of Cabarrus
county Superior court which convenes
at Concord tomorrow, because the
grand jury is expected to take action
in the case o"f Gaston B. Means, who
has been held in jail for several weeks,
under charge of the murder pf Mrs.
Maude A. King, wealthy woman of
New York and Chicago, ; on August 29
last.
Solicitor Hayden Clement, of Salis
bury, aid tonight that he would send
a bill of indictment against Means to
the grand Jury tomorrow.
It Is presumed that a day or two will
intervene before the grand jury reports
its action. There are many other cases
scheduled for trial at this term of court
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LA- , t
V
PLANNED
0
OF SOUTHERN BRAZIL
AS
MEANS
it probably approximated the maximum
total. Banks, of course, have, made no
efforts to tabulate all their returns and
may not do so until the final day for
reporting, November 1. Obviously,
great changes may be made in the to
tal between now and Thursday.
Seems All Passed Minimum.
"It seems certain that every district
has gone well past its minimum and
that several . will exceed their maxi
mums sufficiently to carry the weaker
uioui jLin iv cue uigu mai v in Liic gen
eral total.
"New York, Chicago, Cleveland and
-. .. . - - n - -
strong in .the late returns. Chicago
district chairmen have begun to feel
tftat their total may reach the maxi
mum,, of $700,000,000.
Gceat Enthusiasm Reported.
"Messages from the Richmond. At
lanta, and other districts told of. great
displays of enthusiasm on the last day
of the sale, but added that many re
ports on final totals were badly de
layed." Army Took Over SO Million.
Indians have subscribed $3,866,750
according to latest reports and figures
now in show that the army has sub
scribed something over $82,000,000.
General Pershing cables that $5,784,600
has been subscribed by the American
Expeditionary Forces in France.
Services Held Throughout the Na
tion Yesterday in Homes
and Churches
THE PRESIDENT ATTENDS
Wide Observance of First Day of Pray
er Designated by Presidential
Proclamation Services on Bat
tleships 'for Antilles Victims.
Washington, Oct. CS. In , churches
and homes throughout the country to
day Americans, led by their President,
bowed in solemn prayer for success &&
the Nation's arms. It was the first
-day or prayer, so designated by a
presidential proclamation since the
United States entered the war.
On warships and at naval store sta
tions, the day was also observed with
memorial services ror tne 28 sailors
lost in the sinking of the American
transport Antilles.
At Central Presbyterian Church here
the President and Mrs. Wilson heard
Rev. Dr. James H. Tayior utter this
supplication:
"Remembering always the teachings
of Christ, we must believe that our
cause at this time is just. We pray,
therefore, O God, that the liberty and
democracy with which our nation is
blessed, shall be shared with peoples
less fortunate, even at the cost of the
blood of our sons. May, the time come
speedily when nations, great or small,
powerful or weak, may be free to
work out their ideals without threat
or menace. May we be part of Thy
agency on earth to bring these bless
ings to . the world."
MEXICO SHOULD SEVER
, RELATIONS WITH KAISER
General Pablo Gonzales So Declares
and Creates. Great Excitement in
Mexico City.
Mexico City, Oct. 28. Great excite
ment has been created through the
publication in El Universal of a State
ment by Gen. Pablo Gonzales, former
commander of the Carranza forces
Mexico City and a well-known consti
tutionalist, favoring Mexico following
the example of other Latih-Anieriran
countries and severing diplomatic re
lations with Germany. .
The entire front page of the news
papers was devoted to the statement
thousands of extra copies of which
were printed in order to supply the
demand. The paper also was pasted
on bulletin boards throughout the city
and outlying districts where large
crowds read the statement of General
Gonzales.
KARBXSKV AT THE FIIOXT
HAS JVEW ARMY SCHEME
Petrograd, Oct. 28. Premier Keren
sky has gone to the front. The news
papers today publish a note to the ef
fect that the war minister has begun
the elaboration of a scheme for the re
organization of part of the army on the
basis of separate Viationalities.
As a result of the continuance of dis
orders, martial law has been proclaim
ed in many cities and towns.
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Russian Admiral Missinar.
- Petrograd, Oct. 28.-rAdniIral Vladis
voslov, who was in ' command of the
submarine flotilla during the German
operations against the Russian islands
in the. Baltic, has disappeared.. It is
believed he fell overboardSfrom a sub-
marina. '
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AMERICANS BOWED
III SOLEMN PRAYER
WILSON GATHERING
FIRST HAND FACTS
OF ALLIED PEOPLES
Men Who Have Visited Europe
Welcomed at White House j
By President.
.
jjjjORALE
OF CIVILIANS
Travelers Declare Europe Wants
No Uncertain Peace That
Leaves Menace
f
Washington, Oct. 28. From a num
ber of prominent Americans recently "
returned from European war fronts,
President Wilson is gathering first
hand testimony concerning conditions
there and among civilian populations
of Americas allies. Men who have
made observations within the last few
week; across the water, have been
welcome visitors to the White House,
where they have been plied with ques
tions by the President.
Of special interest to Mr. Wilson,
according to most of these callers are
reports on the spirit of civilians whosg
morale has such tremendous effect on
the enthusiasm of their armies.
"How do the people talk? What da
they think? How strong is their de
termination to win the War?"
These are typical queries to which
the President is reported as seeking
full answers.
Allies Want No Uncertain Pence.
So far the answers almost universal
ly have been that the great mass - of
civilians of France, England, Rusa a,
Italy, and other Allied countries wa t
no cessation of the' war until Ger
many's menace is removed. Peace agi
tation, food riots and other seeming '
indications of seeking dissatisfaction,
cabled occasionally from Allied coun
tries, are said to have been caused by
only femall proportions of the people
and represents ' the spirit of the na
tions no more than case of draft re
sistance represents American ideas.
Russians Passionately Against Kaiser
ism. Dr. Frank Billings, the Chicago phy
sician who headed the American Red
Cross special mission to that country,
gave t,he President strong assurance
that the Russian common people wish
passionately for the defeat of German"
ilitarism and intrigue and have llt-
e, thought of courting peace until
that result is accomplished. -The rad
ical Bolsheviki pacifists are a small
k minority and their activity is Influ
enced by German agents.
Somewhat similar reports.were made
by Dr. John R. Mott and Cyrus Mc
Cormick, members of the 1 American
government mission to 'Russia who
have talked with the President recent
ly., Italian Riots Against Profiteers.
William Allen White, Kansas editor,
a White House visitor a few days ago,
told Mr. Wilson that food riots in Ital
ian cities were caused by popular feel
ing" against bakers and food manipu
lators a,hd did - not reflect dissatisfac
tion with the principles or conduct of
the war.
JEW PLAN FINAL DRIVE
TO RAISE RELIEF FUND
Representatives Prom Every Import
ant Community In the Country At
tended Assembly Yesterday.
I
New York, Oct. 28. Jews from ev
ery important community In the Unit
ed States attended a special assembly
in this city today called by the. joint
distribution committee of funds for
Jewish war sufferers to plan the final
drive in the campaign to raise $10,000.
000 before the year ends.- Co-operation
and. full support of every Jew in
the country, radical, orthodox or Zion
ist, in collecting and distributing the
vast sum was urged by Paul M. War
burg, tho chairman, in h!3 address of
welcome to the delegates.
After a cable message had been read
from a special mission- in Warsaw, im
ploring that relief organizations like
those in Belgium be, created for the
succor of the population in Poland and
Lithuania, a resolution was adopted
appointing a committee of ten to call
upon Presidents Wilson. It is hoped
the President, will agree to a plan
whereby the civilian population, both
Jews and non-Jews in territories oc
cupied by, the Germans may obtain
relief from starvation and disease.
Another resolution pledged to Pres
ident Wilson the undivided support of
the Jewish citizenship and the. making
of every personal sacrifice in defense
of the ideals of -the Nation.
The .joint distribution committee
was given a vote of confidence atid
was empowered "to take such meas
ures as it deems proper to control'and
.safeguard further collections and. dis
tributions of funds for Jewish war re
lief." - . . - i .
INCREASING AXABvCHY 1ST
RUSSIAN MINING DISTRICTS
Petrograd. Saturday, Oct. 27.- Gen--eral
Kaledines, hetman of the Tion.
Cossacks, has telegraphed 'to the War
Ministry that it Is impossible to com
bat the increasing anarchy in the min
ing districts, owing 'to disorganization
of the militia. , He states that, self
constituted organizations1 are usurping1
authorities and asks for funds with
whio'j -to- reonewiaso'tha" militia. ;
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