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s Southeastern Carolina Fair At Wilmington November 6-9 THE WEATHER Fair Friday and Saturday; little change .in temperature. . REGISTRATION WEEKT EOR SERVICE OP WOMEN AND FOOD CONSERVATION- OCT. 27TII TO NOV. 3RD 1 J J.UNDED VOL. CI-XO. 41. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY MOU1STINQ, KO VEMBER 2, 1917 WHOLE NUMBER- 39,219- . 't mi I 7,-JI .Ti IV 1 m m GENERAL C ADORN AW ARMY SOON MAY GIVE BATTLE TO INVADERS ALONG THE TAGLIAMENTO RIVER Advance of the Enemy tf ot Quick Enough to Entrap the Re- . treating Italians WAS COMMANDER'S PLAN Berlin, Statement Claims the Cap- tore in All 180,000 Prison ers and 1,500 Guns WITHDRAWAL OF GERMANS Russians Keeping on Heels of the "Retiring Enemy - The greater portion of General Cadorna's Italian army apparent- r has crossed the Tagliamento l ' -1.-1.1 -J. -3 river unci pruuauiy now siauus on the western bank in a new line of defense waiting to give "battle there to the Teutonic allies. The advance of the enemy, al though it has been remarkably fist, was not quick enough to car ry out the purpose of the military commanders of ' enveloping the Italians and putting them out of battle "from the Carnic Alps to the head of the Adriatic Sea. Italians Lost Heavily. The Italians lost heavily in men and puns captured, the latest German of ficial communication asserting: that more than 180,000 men and 1.500 guns vevi taken by he Teutonic' all'ei. and siso suffered terribly from hardships u'jt to bad weather and lacSc of food as they made their way across the cour.try to the Tagliamento wita their rear guards ever-ywhere harassing- the enemy. But General Cadorna de clares hat with the morale of his men still splendid, the success of the in vaders soon will be made valueless. Teutons Hold Bridgeheads. - On the eastern side of the Taglia- mtnto the Teutonic allies have captur ed all along the waterway from Pi zano to Latisana valuable bridgehead positions from which to operate asamst the Italians on the other side f.f the stream.. Xo mention has yet teen made of any attempts by the en emy to bridge the stream, now at full freshet, with pontoons. . but dubtless "rong efforts in this direction will be made as soon as sufficient artillery has een mobilized to give effect to this operation. Bix Rattle May Be Pending:. Should General Parlnma VinnravAT- e.ide to stand and give battle along we Taghameito, chosing the Piave?for fe big battle that is to come, doubt 'ess the plains of Fruili soon will re sound v.ith the hoofbeats of cavalrv an-i the .lash of the sabre and witness me SToatf-it r . . , . "a takrji nl a ,1 ,, . i Mttiliiics.- Already the Italian caval - nas been in artinn ok e e laniinmento and did notable work ' harassing the Teutonic allied ad vance. Violent VrjiHery Actions. '-"1 the hattlo f- : tt j . -.in. minis lit r ranie ana 1Utle activity-Is being dis on?n ' exceDt. by the artilleries of the Joints "jfr,. bideS'- Which at various L,.ar carrying out violent recip real bombardments. Another German Withdrawal. ,tL etrorad war office reports an- trnm, . ""ti 01 ine uerman s iMan front TViia tj..,.i in in ' iiuBOLaiia are Keep in Pnntani ;n- ii , thpv . mm me rear guaras as uej retire - ... the V I'eparea positions and th p '.' l t'- statement is made by mJTT" that there are " if.ihi i"r KUPRi"K that it will be k'thT Jr the rfttreatirrg elements to Poihi -V" "!,fr' any other front. This Man o.. un.ctie mat ine it us arc ('arrv;rft- 1 Mroncr ; s uin an operation so 7 me Germans will tint v feinfnr ' tneir forces by sending e tern T to the Italians and v-ern fronts. . In p ,i Brrshee,,a cPred. ftpt,,; S!I,e' British troops have hort di-f town of Bersheeba, a made WPSt of Jerusalem and Arab, n?r of 1-SOO Germans and -'r to w-i-i- . - -- :d0s TV. . ferinJ uPy also took nine guns suf- "peratfon 'ra ine.niseives in the LlV ?01 rE TOTAL OF D "'WNERS IS NOW ISOwOOO 1 ""' IV "Tin x- ! (Via London! The an fnro. i -3 tavr, , . number of prison- hav? canr,IrLmr" -than l)5,.,00- They 'nnounrL 'ion wa8 officially ofnCP a ty by the German war Ta?oar,7ra.n tatmient" says the Sainei annti th army yesterday f Pnions0t0hfer ereat vtory. torces rad he ItaIian retreating rha4S stan at the Taglia ?l menan . bridehead positions tBrea bv fv.0 and Codripo were can- rr. ans penetrated the tae nniti . ' east of il "a 01 tbe Italians to Cont;nu cr Tagliamento nued on pagd Two.) Italian Army Practically Intact; Allies Rushing Aid CZECH ELEMENT REFUSED TO CHEER ANNOUNCEMENT . OF THE ITA-UIAN DEFEAT Wash-ingtpn, Nov. 1. Official ca hlegram.s received here today de scribe a remarkable scene in the Austrian reichsrath .October 27. showing the disaffection of the nu merous Czech element which has given the Austrian government great concern. The president of the chambers made formal - announce ment of the great Austro-German victory over the . Italians on the Bainsizza plateau and called for cheers for the Austrian army. Not a single Czech responded and mem bers of that party sat in sullen silence to the great indignation and dismay of the Germanic elements. His Mind Still in State of Unset tlemeht as to Acceptance of Chancellorship HE MAY REFUSE THE JOB Some Berlin Papers Go so Far as to Debate Who Will be Named Next. Tag-eblatt Mentions the Ven . erabe.Von Wehner." ".- Copenhagen, Nov. 1. The political crisis in Germany, so far as is shown by any word which has reached here from Berlin, Is still open and Count von Hertling has not decided whether to, accept the. chancellorship. His de cision apparently is dependent on the settlement of certain difficulties con nected with the office of president of the Prussian ministry. According to the Catholic organ Qermania, which presumably is i nthe count's confidence, he made it a condition of his "accept ance that the chancellorship and. the head of the Prussian ministry should not be separated. Some Berlin newspapepsare so cer tain that von Hertling will not accept that they are busying themselves with the next step in the crisis! The Tage blatt mentions the, venerable Count von Posadowski-Wehner, former minister of the interior and now an independent member of the reichstag, for the chan cellorship. Aside from his prestige as a former minister he apparently has little to recommend him. His career in the reichstag has been without in fluence. - A speech which he delivered recently showed him to be without positive-ideas In regard to foreign or do mestic questions. ' LATER DISPATCHES TELL OF SITUATION IN NEW ANGLE Amsterdam, Nov. 1. According to dispatches" received here from Berlin, the Cologne Gazette says Emperor Wil liam received Count von Hertling this afternoon and t hat von Hertling ac cepted the imperial chancellorship and the office of premier of Prussia. Dr. Karl HelfferiCh, secretary of the inter ior and vice chancellor, aid Herr von Waldow, president of the German food regulation board, have resigned. Frie derich von Payer, progressive member of the reichstag, says the dispatch, is to be appointed vice chancellor and Herr Friedberg, leader of the national liberal party, will be given the post of vice pr-s-ident of the Prussian ministry. The Cologne Gazette says the resig nation of Vice Admiral con Capell as minister of the navy has not been ac cepted. ' TRANSPORT' WAS ATTACKED. The Finland Able to' Return to Port After Being-Torpedoed. Washington, Nov. 1. The transport Finland was recently torpedoed while returning, to the United States, but was able to return, to a foreign port under her own ste.am. ' The Navy Department received a re port of the attack and Secretary Dan iels authorized its publication. The navy report does not say whether ther was any loss of life or Injury oh the Finland. - RUSSIANS IX BLACK 'SEA DESTROY TURKISH VESSELS Petrograd, Nov. 1. In n attack on Turkish vessels in Inada Bay, on the Black Sea aiear the Bosphorus. Rus sian torpedo boats sank a - Turkish torpedo boat and destroyed two Turk ish steamers ' and a naval battery in the bay, the war office announced to day. ; . - ! ': " - - Demonstration Postponed. Petrograd, -Nov;- ll At a secret meeting of -the Maxlnallsts, attended by Nikolai Lenine, the radical agita tor, It was decided to postpone vthe proposed ; Maximalist demonstrations in Petrograd which had been planned for November 2 and to keep the. date secret. . , ;,-."; HERTL1NG ISN'T Furious Resistance Will be Offered the Teutons at Point Ohos y en by Cadorna NO SERIOUS LOSS IN GUNS Even if the Austro-German Claim is Correct It Represents Only Pew Weeks' Output Washington, Nov. 1. Reassuring news came from Rome today in official dispatches. While serious, the situa tion on the Italian front is described as far from desperate- v General Ca dorna's army is declared to be prac tically intact and complete confidence Is expressed of his ability with aid coming from the allies J.o stop the Austro-German drive. The cables thus summarizes the situ ation: .' "The military situation on the Italian front is serious but it is far from be ing desperate. Having recovered' from the first surprise it may be stated that our allies are preparing to offer a fu rious resistance to the enemy at .the point General Cadorna has selected. It Is probable that i fthe retreat should continue for a few days longer the Italian resistance , will develop along the Tagliamento, quite an important river, or perhaps if the Austro-Ger-mans attack in Cernia it will be on the Piave river. "Whatever the number of. Italians taken . prisoners - the strength of 'the army of General Cadorna has not been weakened. Italy has under the colors more than 3,000,000 men. As for the guns that the Austro-Germans claim to have captured, they only represent the production of a few weeks of the munitions factories of our allies. "The Italian army is practically in tact. Besides the French and English are. coming to our rescue and all indi cations are that this aid will come at the hour when the enemy invades the plain of Friuli. "In the meantime,- awaiting develop- ments, Italian public, opinion realizes 1 thoroughly the gravity of the hour ana is bearing the shock with calmness and firmness. "The Italian press declares that the battle which is about to take place may be the last great battle of the war.' TEN THOUSAND ATTEND SAMPSON COUNTY FAIR Yesterday Was the Banner Day, With the Crowds Enthusiastic Some Good Racing. (Special Star Telegram.) Clinton, Nov. 1. Today was the ban ner day in the history of the Sampson county fair. Ten thousand people were in attendance and it was the most en thusiastic gathering ofa great crowd ever seen here. The racing was high class and excit ing. 1 The first event was a 2:22. pace and the finishes were as follows: Roy D, owned by B. W. Southerland, first; Little Tell, owned by Fred. Swert, sec ond; Gray" Ghost, owned by. W. E. Miller, third; time, 2:22:1-4. The second event was a free-for-all, wfth flnishe sas follows: Martin C, owned by Fred Swert, first; Mary El len, owned by W. E. Miller, second; Pony Boy, owned by W. J. Dougherty, third; Dexter Patchen, owned , by Mr: Predmore, fourth; Billy Dail, fifth, drawn after first heat; time, 2:10:3-4. In this event Martin C made a new record for this track, lowering his own of 2:11:1-4 made here last season. The third event was a special pace with finishes as follows: Aristotle, owned by. Smith and McKinnon, of Clinton, first; Crystal Lewis, owned by W. E. Miller, second; Gentry Dictator, owned by W. H. Edens, third; Derbin Direct, owned by B. W. Southerland, fourth; time, 2:16:3-4. Mr. C. J. Williams ,of Duplin county, one of the marshals, won the prize as th most graceful rider in the parade. His age is 82 years. Mr. Clinton Cor bett was a close second. Visitors pro nounce this the best county fair they have seen this year . ALIENS GIVEN MORE. TIME. 5nemy Property Blust be Turned Over to Custodian, toy December 5. Washington, Nov. 1. An order ex tending from November 6 to December 5. next, the time within which persons holding property belonging to enemies or allies of enemies must file " reports, was issued today ; by A. Mitchell PaJ mer, alient property custodian. The extension was granted because there was no suffcient time to gather in the alien property before the penalty for failure to comply . -with . the law would have to be invoked. - Only, a small amount of the millions of dollar involved has been reported. ' Designation of : depositaries for re ceipt of the property , except money, checks or drafts . payable on demand will be taken up bjr Mr. Palmer soort. He said today that several banking In stitutions , lh each", state . would be nam ed for.thisurje.' :v NEW BATTALIONS TOwSSf First to Face the Germans Come Out Covered With Mud From Head to Foot BATH WAS FIRST IN ORDER Casualties Were , Negligible But Many of the Men Suffered With "Trench Feet" With the .American Army in France, Nov. 1 (By The , 'Associated Press). First battalions of Americans in the trenches have been relieved by others. Relief, which is considered one of the critical periods, when the enemy by shelling the approaches to the'' posi tions may inflict .Jheavy damage, was accomplished successfully. Apparent ly the enemy was hot aware of what was going on. With the men back in billets, it is now permitted to. mention for the first time that the casualties were negli gible. In fact, more men are suffering with "trench f eet": than with wounds. From a military standpoint the ex perience gained . by, the Americans - is considered of a very high value in the training of contingents which are. yet to arrive on French soil. It was a tired, dirty, wet, mud-caked- body . of men that returned to-billets. The. men had only two. clear days while in the trenches. They were mud from "their hats to their shoes. Before anything else they required , a , bath, first with gasoline and . then with water. Today the sun was sjhining brightly and the returned soldlerjp spent most of the time sunning" themselves and their belongings. Some of the fields in this section of France are covered 'with blankets, parts of uniforms and equip ments. .Clouda-ofi'l'd dust .arose In these places wfhen later . the ; owners started to brush. Tonight the returned battalions are clean and ready to go back again. LIEUTENANT HARDEN WAS THE FIRST MAN WOUNDED Wosh::.gcoii, Nov. 1. First Lieuten ant De Vere H. Harden, signal officers' reserve corps, was the first American wounded after-part of General to.Jert's forces entered the trenches in France last week. General Pershing reported to the War Department today . that Lieutenant Harden received a moderate shrapnel wound in his left leg. Octpber 28. Press dispatches last; week , said the lieutenant was being, treated at a base hospital. Lieutenant Harden's next of kin is 1 Mrs: Josephine Harden, No. 44, Pitkin street, Burlington, Vt. PRIVATE JOSEPH COUTURE SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA Washington, Nav. 1. General Persh ing today reported the deatn of Private Joseph E. Couture, in France, of pneu monia, on October 26." His mother lives in Burnside, Conn. Tener to Remain President. New York, Nov. 1. John K. Tener, whose fivj-year term as president, of the National League expires next month, today ; accepted an Invitation extended a week ago by three club presidents to remain In 'office. Those who extended the Invitation were. Pres idents Hempstead, New York;. Ebbetts, Brooklyn, and Baker, Philadelphia. There is no other candidate for the po sition. The election will take place at the annual meeting of the league in pthia city on December It. John Heyd- ler, secretary-treasurer of the league, also , was invited to continue in offlc. CANNED GOODS PRICES Dealers Bought Supplies While Prices Were Low : Under Food Law's Provisions There . Should be Decline From Present ' Market PHee Dealers Sub ject to License Warned. Washington, Nov. L An immediate drop in prices - on-canned- - vegetables was "predicted by -the Food Administra tion. today ai .a .result 'of the operation or the license4 system for wholesale dealers. Many . articles- of . canned goods,; It was said, were bought' by dealers, at low prices last spring ' and can be sold at less than the present market prices." ? - ' . r Dealers charging more, than a rea sonable profit are liable to forfeiture of their llcenses'to 40 business. Retailers also will be controlled to an extent. Those charging - more than the' Food Administration ' considers just will find their supplies cut off -by wholesalers who will cease famishing? them with goo'ds.- '-" . : v 1 ; " ' " The Food ' Administration today warned'" dealers "who nave not,' applied for .'license blanks that they -will rbe charged - .with V violations ; of. the food law. if they continue to seU gopdStf'rCv EXPECTED TO HO DOW SE ATOMS E ON ! KE1RICK 1 It Was the Second They Had Ex - perienced, Coming Through . Without a Scratch WERE AROUSED FROM BED Rushed to Windows in Top Story of Hotel and Watched Guns Fire at the Attackers London, Nov. 1. United States Sena tors Kenyon, of Iowa, and Kendrick, of Wyoming, have passed unscatched through their second air raid experi ence in London. On the first occasion they were attending a dinner given at the Athenaum Club by the Lord High Chancellor in honor of the visiting Con gressmen, and last night they were asleep in their suite on the top floor of a substantial seven-story hotel when they were awakened by the coming of the Germans and the consequent bom bardment. ! Senator Kenyon was the first to be aroused by, the boom of the guns. He jumped out of bed and hurried to Ken drick's' bed and shook him from his slumDers with the remark: "Senator, they are here." Kendrick rubbed his eyes and leaped up and the two pajama-clad senators hastened to the windows which they threw open, the better to hear and see. Below in the streets the people were merely obeying the police by seeking shelter. The senators, at great risk of injury ' from flying shrapnel, watched the spectacle. f "It was omr first air raid experience at close quarters," Senator Kenyon told The Associated. Press, "aim we welcom ed it In the sens- that It nerved us for our. .coming, visit to the trenches in France and Belgium. The thing that impressed me most was the fortitude of - the English people, what J have was nothing short of marvelous.' The bravery of, their "women especially excited- my admiration. If the purpose of theGermans is to break the nerve of ' the English rpeople, what Ihave just seen convinces me that they have failed -utterly. j ' "While we stood catching cold and watching the bonspardment, I was won dering how our people would behave under similar circumstances. I turned to Kendrick and remarked that i fthe people 'Of the United States displayed the same iron nerve, which I am confi dent they would, the allied cause is in no danger." t Senator Kendrick Interrupted, re marking that he had overheard women folk walking through the corridors oS the hotel during the raid calmly ris cussing the theatrical performances from which they had just returneu. From their high places, which over looked the park, the senators had a good view of the gunfire, although the moonlight sky flecked with tiny clouds, made it difficult to catch a glimpse of the Goths, who were soaring at a great height. "After we were convinced from what we saw of the wonderful barrage that the enemy could not get closer to us," said Senator Kendrick, "we went back t bed and made up for lost sleep." - German Warship Is Sunk. Copenhagen, Nov. 1. A German warship has been sunk in the sound, according, to a dispatch from the Na tional. Tidende from Malmo, Sweden. It is reported that the vessel struck a mine. - , GERMANS TAMPEI WITH STOCK MARKET Measures Taken to Prevent cious" Short Selling 'Vi- Action of Board of Governors of Stock Exchange Is the Result of the Be er nt Declines of Extreme Vlo- ( lenee. New York, Nov. 1. Measures to pre vent "vicious" short selling , in the stock' market, attributed in some quar ters to German interests as part of an organized propaganda to create pes simism, were taken today by the Board of Governors of the Stock Ex change. . - J. ' ' The action comes a3 the culmination of a protracted decline in market quo tations' recently; of extreme- violence; for which short selling, , whether ac tually from German sources or from unscrupulous traders taking advan tage of conditions, has been held In a large : measure responsible. Today with 0-c4Ued bear drives of this nature in' evidence stocks tumbled Z W io points. At the close of - the market" the board of governors an nounced that a 'resolution had . been adopted requiring all exchange mem bers to- furnish at noon every day for . Continued" on Page Two), . I IN LONDON RAD RING BETWEEN 40 AND 50 PER CENT OF GERMAN U-BOATS SENT DOWN BILIZATXON OF GREEK ARMY PROCEEDING UNDER THE FRENCH COMMANDER Washington, Nov. 1. The Greek army will" go under jp'rench com mand, - according to dispatches re ceived today from Athens. General Braquet, of the French army, has been made chief of the Greek staff and 200 French Officers have been detailed as instructors. The mobil ization of the Greek army is pro ceeding rapidly and smoothly. WILL MEET RALEIGH NEXT Presbyterians Select Capital City Over Red Springs, Which Extended Invitation APPROVE DR. WELLS' PLAN His Action nm to Food Conservation Unanimously. Endorsed Work of Synod Was Concluded Last Night. (Special Star Telegram.) Fayetteville, Nov. 1. Raleigh was selected as next . year's meeting place of the North Carolina .Presbyterian Synod this afternoon, by a vote that in dicated a large majority over Red Springs until the vote was made unani mous when Dr- C. C. Vardell, who in vited the Synod to Red Springs, voted for the capifai -When- he -saw 'Raleigh! was tp win. State "treasurer sil- K. Lacy invited the body, to Raleigh, sec onded by Dr. MeWhite and Dr. A. A. McGeachy. . Synod adjourned tonight. The date of .the meeting will be left to the selection , of the moderator, stat ed clerk and the minister of the First church of Raleigh, and will be govern ed by the dates of the State Fair. Dr. Wells' Course ..Approved. The Synod this afternoon placed it self on record as endorsing the action of Dr. J. M. Wells, of Wilminerton. moderator of the ' general assembly, Ihi appointing a committee in each Synod to co-operate with the .National gov- ernment in the food conservation cam paign. Dr. Wells had told the Synod at the niorning session of his action in promising Mr. Hoover that, although he could take no step as moderator of the Southern Presbyterian church, as a citizen he would gladly co-operate with the Food Administration, and had appointed committees of prominent church members in every Synod ,to act unofficially in. furthering the food con servation program. These committees are to. appoint, similar ones in each Presbytery and the presbyterial ap pointees' to name like- committees in each church. Dr. A. D. McClure and Dr. C. E. Raynall, having been appoints- a committee to sustain this action, introduced a resolution endors ing Dr. Wells program, which was adopted unanimously. There was no opposition on the floor, though one del egate made an inquiry as to the method of procedure. Talk By Dr. Elmore. " The Synod listened to an interesting talk by Dr V . T. Elmore, of Hamilton, N. Y., in charge of Y. M. C. A. work at Camp Greene Charlotte. The body should convene at 7:30 in the evening instead of in the forenoon as heretofore ,it was decided . The morning session was opened with devotional exercises, by Rev. W. M .Sikes Dr.- J. M. Wells, of Wil mington, presented the motion for co operation with the National Govern ment in the food conservation program by the dissemination, through the churches ,of information as to the ne cessity and means of conservation of foodstuffs Dr. C; C. Raynal ,of States ville, spoke in favor of the motion, as a measure of national defense. Dr. Wells' resolution was then referred to committee to come up for extended dis cussion in the afternoon. Sunday School Extension . Rev. J. W. Goodman, of Red Springs, presented the report on Sun day school extension work. Good man's report showed that 29 new Sun day schools enrolled in the work dur ing the year .making, a total of 489 Ifor the Synod, Fayetteville Presbytery leading with 131. .One hundred . and seventy-five schools contributed ?40, 000 to . the Sunday school extension fund. The report stated that 58.000 was needed for next year. Dr. A, D. McClure, of. Wilmington, spoke earn estly and forcefully for the Sunday school extension cause, holding up. the First 'chim-ch of Fayetteville as a splen did example of Sunday, school exten sion, this congregation having a great er .number of mission schools than any other church in the entire Synod. " Reports on Institutions. .'Dr. R. C. Anderson, agent of the Montreat Association .spoke on " the work being done at Montreat; and Rev. G.W. Brown, of Ellse, on. the Elise The repibrt. on tna Barium springs rphanage was made by Dr. H G. It of th6 board of , regents of the institution, andv at noon Dr.' W. H. Miley. f Atlanta, Gaw superintendent of evangelism, for thex-General Assembly, (Continued on. Page Two.) . : s SYNOD IN scnool. British First Sea Lord Announces v Destruction of Submarines is on the Increase SHIPBUILDING IS PUSHED British Tonnage Now Afloat is 30 Per Cent More Than the Total for April NO END OF WAR IN SIGHT 'We Must Lay Plans for a Long War", Declares Sir Eric London, Nov. 1. Between 40' and 50 per cent of the German submarines operating in the North SeaL the Arctic and the -Atlantic sincethe beginning of the war have been sunk,., said Sir Eric Ged des, first lord of the admiralty, in the house of commons today. "We must lay plans for a long w&ry ' 3 o T71 - i i T uuiiLiuueu oir xuriv. x see no signs of its being'a short one." "During the last quarter .the Ger mans lost as many submarines as they lost in 1916," said Sir- Eric. The output of merchant shipping in the first nine months of this year, he said, was 123 per cent higher than in the corresponding period last. year. The admiralty had decided that four new ship building yards wouldfbe neces-" sry. Sir- Eric said he regretted it had' not been found possible to arrive at a basis for publication, of British ton age losses by .submarine actLan witii out giving information to the. enemy. . Germans Building Faster. The losses of merchantmen in Octo ber, he said, were slightly worse than In September. Enemy submarines were being sunk t.o an increasing extent, but the Germans were building them faster than hitherto. In September, Sir Eric continued, there was afloat on the high seas an increase of 20 per cent in numbers and 30 per cent in tonnage of British shipa as compared with April. He announced the government's in tention Of appointing an additional civil lord of the admiralty and said the attention of the first sea lord would be devoted wholly to naval staff mat ters. Standard ships aggregating 1,000,001 tons had been arranged for, he said, and more than half of them were un der construction. ' The . total net reduction of British tonnage since the beginning of the war was 2,500,000 tons. . - Why No Assistance in Russia. . Replying, to the criticism that the fleet had-not been sent to- assist Rus sia, he pointed out that, such an opera tion would, occupy; considerable tinift and that there were extensive mfiia fields. Responsible naval opinion was unanimous that the step, was not one which should be taken. r I At the present time, Sir Eric said, there were 235 drydocks which can be devoted .to repair of merchant ship ping, exclusive of those used -for war ships. ' . A reduction of 50,'per cent in Ger man merchant shipping, Sir Eric con tinued, has been caused by the linking of ships or by their passing into the hands of Germany's enemies. , In September, he continued, the royal naval air service carried out 64 raids behind the enemy . lines . In Flanders, dropping 2,736 bombs. ' SIRS. ELDRIDGE TELLS HOW SHE CAME TO BE M ITXKSS. Says She Knew Count Mlnotto as Dr. cidedly Pro-German. New York, Nov. 1. Mrs. Mabel' El dridge,' the "mysterious veiled woman who appeared as a witness at a private hearing in Chicago i nthe case of Count James Minotto, a defendant in depor tation proceedings, issued a statement here tonight in which she described details of ' the hearing. Mrs. Eldrldge, who is the -wife of Chauncey Eldridge; president of the Federal Holding Com pany of New York, said that she went to the Department" of. Justice to givs information about a person living near her mother In. Chicago who was active in pro-German work. . While she was in the offices, official t mentioned the arrest of Count Minotto. She then told them of having known the count In South . America after 8h was tasked . to testify. She demurred at first but later told them that as a loyal American she thought it her duty to help the government. Mrs. Eldridge testified at the hearing she knew the count in South America In 1914 and 1915. "at which time ...he was pronouncedly pro-German in all his utterances and associated a great deal with Germans in R16 Janeiro and Buenos Aires.. She had not talked with, him . since the United States entered the war until she met him in Chicago. While decidedly' pro-German, she tes tified, the count: posed consistently as an ' Italian. . ; :-' r-- f 'Jr'-- ft . 1 : 5 - - n - 5 f ; i i J s - i -v - ! ' 1 a 3 f, i 1 J -I . "-t . - si h'
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