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NEW OFFICERS WILL TO NOT HAVE W T All Who Qualify Will be Commis sioned and Virtually All Put in Active Service FIRST DECISION REVOKED Secretary Baker Announce It Will Be Unnecessary to Place a Consider-5 , able Number of the Men on the Reserve List. Washington, Nov. 13. All men who qualify in the officers' training camps will be given commissions and practi cally all of them will be assigned im mediately to active service, either with BOLSHEVIK) FORGES STILL IN CONTROL Wireless Message Tells of Com plete Defeat of Kerensky and Korniloff Monday PETROGRAD IS TERRORIZED The Situation 'TJiere Is Described as Terrible Virtually All Adminis tration Has Ceased All Sorts of Crimes. (Associated Press Summary.) Out of the maze of contradictory statements regarding the situation in Russia, the salient fact seems to stand forth that the Bolsheviki forces still troops or at service schools. Secretary are in control of Petrograd. A wireiess Baker announced today that re-study of the situation had disclosed that it would be unnecessary to place consid erable number of camp graduates on the inactive list. The announced intention of the de partment to assign to the active service only a small percentage of the men who will complete their course in the second series of camps this month caused a flood of protests from friends and rela-tives-of the men. The plan had been to commission many of the students as reserve officers and allow them to re turn to civilian status1 until needed. I Places for any of those commissioned now are to be provided by creating divisional organizations in the regular regiaients of the United States army. The remainder will be assigned either tty various staff corps where additional officers are needed or be attached to various units as supernumeraries for further training. . Since it. is practically certain that at least 313.000 more national army men will be called out by spring to make up the first million drafted men, the addi tional officers will be needed at that time and officials have decided that it would be better to keep them actively employed after their graduation, rather than to turn them back to civil life, for a few months at most. The regular army has now been very fully expanded, but aside from the overseas contingent under General Pershing, no divisional organization has been provided. The regiments are independent units. .No provision has been made in the regulars as' yet for adding the three lieutenants,. to each company required under the new plan of 250 men to a company unit. It will require more than 4,000 of the second camp graduates to fill up the officer personnel of the regular regl ments. Another 1,000 will be needed in the organization of divisional units such as trains, trench mortar batteries, machine gun battalions, and divisional troops of various kinds. It will be 'necessary also to provide the officer material for. corps and army troops, at tached to the headquarters units of large tactical organizations. In all probably 6,000 officers are nec essary for service with the regulars with this plan and the needs of the staff corps outside of mis provision will absorb many more second camp graduates. CLASSIFICATION" AT CAMP WARDEN M'LEAX FINISHED Chattanooga. Term., Nov. 13. The efficiency board this afternoon complet ed its work of classification at Camp Warden McLean and Col. Slocum an nounced that a nofficer would arrive at the camp fro mWashington in a few days to fllL out commissions for the candidates. The list will then be for warded to the publicity bureau at Washington and the.names of the suc cessful candidates announced. The following candidates today re ceived commissions as first lieutenants In the signal officers' reserve corps: John L. Sneed. Lynchburg, Va .; J. C. Farey, Orangeburg, S. C, and J. Bristle, Charlotte, N. C. dispatch received in London announces the complete defeat of the followers of Premier Kerensky and General Korni loff Monday in fighting near Isarkoe Selo, while in Petrograd the recalci trants are declared to be maintaining the upper hand agalnBt the military cadets and other adherents of the Ke rensky reign. Dispatches from Den mark assert that advices received there are to the effect that the Bolsheviki soldiers and sailors In Petrograd are committing all kinds of excesses and that the population is terror stricken. PETROGRAD SITUATION IS DESCRIBED AS TERRIBLE Copenhagen, Nov. 13. A dispatch to the Berlingske Tldende says that Eric Hjorth, a Swedish director, who left Petrograd Saturday and arrived at Ha paranda declared that the situation in the Russian capital is terrible. Virtual ly all - administration has ceased, the authorities having given up all at tempts to continue work. Bolsheviki soldiers and sailors were sweeping through the city like robber bands, committing all sorts of excesses and crimes. Food was exceedingly scarce and prices so high as to be prohibitive. nearly the entire population is. await ing the arrival of Kerensky s troops to be relieved of the terrorism. m j LVVC.LLB How they hurry down to breakfast when the aroma of this coffee steals in their bed room doors! HOUSE COFFEE There is nothing more in- viting than the odor of good coffee. Askfor Maxwell House E and you'll get it. At grocers, always in sealed tins. t p CHEEK. NEAL COFFEE CO. EE IisfcvBt, BwttM, Jteksomrilk, BlshateH PIILEVE DISCUSSES NEW WAR COMMITTEE Characterizes It a s Being "A Su perior War Council" Thinks the United States Will Endorse It Unity of Action Between the Allies Is the Purpose of the Body. WHITE WOMAN TESTIFIES AGAINST NEGRO TROOPS Intended to Show That the Houston Riot Was Hot Due to Panic Bnt Was Premeditated. FULL DEFEAT OF KERE.XSKY AXD KORMLOFF REPORTED i London, Nov. 13. The complete de feat of Premier Kerensky and General Korniloff is announced In a Russian communication received here by wire less. "After bitter fighting near Tsarskoe Selo the revolutionary army complete ly defeated the counter-revolutionary forces of Kerensky and Korniloff yes terday "says the announcement. The soldiers and workmens deputies have ordered that all measures necessary be taken for the capture of Kerensky who is retiring before our offensive." KEREXSKY FORCES REPORTED IN PART CONTROL OF CITY Copenhagen. Nov. 13. Premier Ke rensky's troops are in control of part of Petrograd. especially the . Neveki Prospekt, according to a telegram re eived by the Stockholm news agency and forwarded to Copenhagen. The Bolsheviki are said to have taken ref uge in the Smolny Institute. AMERICAN ARMY AIRMEN BOMBED THE GERMANS San Antonio, Tex., Nov. 13. Testi mony intended to further show that the outbreak of negroes at Houston, August- 23, was not the result of sudden panic but premeditated, together with the claim that Major Snow, comman der of the negroes of the 24th infantry, had received a warning of danger sev eral hours before the riot, featured the testimony of a white witness at the court-martial trial of the 63 negroes qf the 24th regiment at Ft. Sam Hous ton today. Officers of the court-martial requested that the name of the witness be not published considering that her testimony might subject her to dan ger. The witness said she anticipated trouble tlje afternoon before the riot and sent a messenger to Major Snow several times. She also testiQed she notified the sheriffs office in Houston of imminent trouble at . 5 o'clock in the afternoon. She further stated she had seen negroes digging in the northeast part of Camp Logan Thursday morning. The riot occurred Thursday night. The day following the riot she notified offi cers of the nineteenth infantry of what she had seen. They -went to the place and white soldiers dug up a quantity of buried ammunition. The white soldiers also found a number of rifles hidden in a woodpile in the camp. Negro girls who had been at the, camp before the riot testified they heard negro soldiers planning to. go to town and that they were warned to leave camp by them. Sergeant Charles Robinson, company L, 24th infantry, one of the witnesses, identified nine of the negro defendants. MINISTRY OF FRANCE RESIGNED LAST NIGHT Action Followed Defeat of the Cabinet In the Chamber of Drpatfe By A'ote of 277 to 186. Paris, Nov. 13. The new inter-allied war committee was characterized as "a superior war council" in a declara tion read by Premier Painleve In both the senate and the chamber of depu ties today. "We do not doubt that the United States, whose troops have been sum moned to light upon this front, will give their adhesion to this council," said he. "Negotiations concerning the other fronts will ultimately be carried on with Russia and Japan. "The object of the council is not to direct the details of military opera tions but to define the general war policy and the general plans of the allies, adapting them to Ihe resources and means of which they dispose so as to assure the strongest results pos sible. "The 'council comprises tv.-o repre sentatives of each government. Nor mally it will meet in France, at least once a month. It rests upon ah inter allied permanent staff which forms at the same time its central organ of in formation and its technical -adviser. The decisions of such a council are not tainted by any particularism, as they embrace the battlefields as a whole. They will have to be ratified by the respective governments. "We have .heard already the objec tion that this is a united command we need, not a consultative command. All plans are open to criticism and I am far from saying that the step we have taken is the last in the progress to be achieved. But it is wise to bring Into being what is possible instead of wait ing for months to obtain something better." M. Painleve said that if a single su preme command some day .were pos sible It would have the need of pre cisely 6uch anMnter-allied staff as now would be created by the superior war council. "Possibly the superior war council might fulfill its functions so that it would in fact arrive at unity of command. It would be better to lutve the thing than the name." The premier said the British and French commanders-in-chief had come to an agreement for the exten sion of the British front at an early date which it would be injudicious to mention exactly. After a heated discussion on the va rious interpellations. Premier Painleve put the question bluntly: "Has the present government the confidence of the chamber? Has it the necessary au thority to represent France at the cdming allied conference?" The government then received a vote of confidence, 250 to 192, a majority of 58. but 100 members abstained from voting. , . . , ., (Continued From yPage One.) be distributed among the various in struction centers and villages where the troops are billeted. Other ship ments will follow. G. PRINCIPAL SPEECH BY MRS. DANIELS (Continued From Page One.) In ridding communities near canton ments of degrading districts. Believes War A Holy One. "We are waging a war which I be lieve with all my heart is as holy as any crusade," said the speaker, "so let us commence a crusade against the remedial evils of existence to the end that our soldiers may walk in honor, live in cleanliness and grow in health." Mrs. Charles B. Bryan, of Memphis, delivered an address on "The Women of the South." Election of officers, will, be held Thursday. Four general officers are to be chosen and the contest for Pres ident general Is expected to be spirit ed. Supporters of Miss Mary B. Pop penheim, of South Carolina, claim she will carry off the honors, having been an aspirant to the office since the last convention and coming to the city with a large following. Mrs. .Charles B. Bryan, of Memphis, has also been men tioned for president-general, but so far no active campaign has been in augurated by her friends. OFFICIALS INDICTED FOR COAL SEIZURES (Continued From Page One) eminent. Assistant District Attorney Kavanaugh says this advice and the action which apparently followed, con stitute the conspiracy with which the village officials are charged. The mayor, prosecuting attorney and deputy marshals would face if convicted of1 conspiracy, penalties of $10,000 fine, two years Imprisonment, or both. If convicted of holding up the trains with which another set of indictments charge them, they would be liable to fines of $100 and six months imprisonment, or both. ITALIANS ARE HOLDING ' THE INVADERS BACK ( Continued from Page One.) the Plave and turned machine gun fire at a, low altitude on troops marching tlonr the road on the bank .ojt the river." for Nnrstns; Mothers aartl pale, Sickly Children. Th Old Standard general strengthen la tonic, GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC arouses . the liver, drives out r.iri. and builds up the system. A sure Appetiaer and aid to digestion. 60c SECOND DETACHMENT OF SOLDIERS BACK IN BILLETS With the American Army in France, Nov. 13 (By The Associated Press). The second American detachments to enter the trenches have returned to their billets. The relief was accom plished successfully and without the knowledge of the Germans. The third series of battalions now is occupying1 the first line, having marched in on a brilliant starlit night. Among the returned troops is the company which bore the brunt of the raid on the trenches by German shock troops. The battalion in the trenches had a good taste of shell fire during the first few hours, the Germans using their artillery more heavily than usual and continuing steadily and the 'Ameri can ijatteries replying energetically. There has been active patrolling In No-Man's-Land by the Americans and the enemy, but no clash between pa trols has so far been reported. ; CONFIDENT DRIVE INTO ITALY HAS BEEN STOPPED Paris, Nov. 13. The ministry re signed tonight. The resignation of tho ministry followed its defeat in the chamber of deputies by a vote of 277 to 186. After the government had obtained a restricted but sufficient majority on the subject of confidence in its military and domestic policy, a determined at tempt was made to bring on a discus sion of current scandals, including the accusations of 1Action Francaise. of a royalist pldt and against former Minister of the Interior Malvy, but Premier Painleve demanded a post ponement of the interpellations until November 30, when the inter-allied conference would be finished. A postponement was then made a question of confidence and the cham ber, by a vote of 277 to 186, in which the right joined the cabinet's oppon ents, refused to acquiesce in the pre mier's demand. Thereupon the min isters left the chamber and went to the Elysee Palace and resigned. (Continued From Page One.) sive will have secured any Important military objectives if it is stopped where it is. - A great sweep of Italian territory has been occupied, but it con tains little or nothing to ease the food shortage in Austria and the effect upon the spirits of the Austrian people Is ex pected to prove short-lived unless some more substantial evidences of victory are forthcoming. The strain upon the Austrian lines has been increased as a result of the drive. The new line must be held at all costs in the face of an Italjan force that probably will be brought to a total strength of 2,000,000 men when sup plies and equipment for such an army become available. Supply lines for the Invader run back into Austria through rugged mountain passes which it will be difficult to keep fully open during the winter months. Once the mass of heavy artillery and supplies necessary to the maintenance of the army has been moved down to face the Italians It would be Impossible, it is said, for a hasty withdrawal to be made. For that reason it Is argued tlte German and Austrian staffs will be ob liged to maintain at any costs its in vading force strong enough to .with stand any probable attack. ANOTHER LUCKENBACH STEAMER SENT DOWN . (Continued from Page One.) fight in which seven of her crew and two naval gunners were wounded on October 19. The five men killed on the D. N. Luckenbach were members of the en gine room force. The survivors escaped in twp small boats. They experienced rough weather with wind and snow and were in an exhausted condition when picked up by the Danish ship which brought them to this port. Prof. Paul Painleve organized the cabinet on September 14, and succeed ed Alexandre Ribot as premier, whose ministry resigned on September 7. The new abinet which originally consisted of 15 titular ministers, four ministers of state and eleven under-secretaries, came immediately under the fire of the Socialists, who were opposed to M. Ribot as foreign minister. This cab inet resigned on October 22, but Pres ident Poincare refused to accept the resignations on the' ground that the hamber had voted confidence in the ministry. . M. Ribot was then eliminated from the cabinet, being succeeded by J Louis Barthou as head of the foreign office. The reconstituted government received a vote of confidence, 288 to 137. The opposition votes were partly from the Socialists, and partly from the radical Socialists. The vote seem ed to indicate hesitation on the part of the chamber to defeat any minis try by a direct vote during the war. SUIT IS ENTERED AGAINST AN ALLEGED COTTON TRUST. Oklahoma City, Nov. 13. More th:i 1,000 corporations and individuals en gaged in ginning, storing and trading in cotto and more than 50 companies manufacturing or handling cotton seed and its products, are named as defend ants In a suit instituted by Governor Williams to dissolve what is temmed a "cotton trust" which he filed with the state corporation commission. The gov ernor. In his petition, charges the de fendants with monopolizing and re straining trade and--with dlscrimiatlon C ADORN A DECLINES PLACE ON NEW MILITARY COMMITTEE Par,is, Nov. 13. -The Temps corre spondent on the Italian front says that Oreneral Cadorna, former commander in-chief, has deslcllned the offer to rep resent Italy on the inter-allled mili tary committee. Wearing: Pleads Guilty. Duluth. Minn., Nov. 13. Scott Near ing, former professor of nolitical econ omy at the University of Pennsylvania, arrested last nieht ovhile m akin or n n alleged anti-war speech here, was ar raigned in police court late today, pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct I L ea 50- KOur -others arrested with him were held on a charge of va PREPOSTEROUS RUMORS ABOUT TUMULTY DENIED Washlng-ton Newspaper, Ciovernment Departments and White Honse Bombarded With Questions. Washington, Nov. 13. Newspaper offices, the government departments and even the White House itself have been bombarded recently by queries from many sections of the country con cerning preposterous stories about Sec retary Tumulty. Usually the question er wants to know whether It is true that the president's secretary has been sent to Fort Leavenworth as a spy. Now Mr. Tumulty Is hearing from his friends on the subject and tonight he authorized this statement at the White House: "For several days friends have writ ten, telegraphed and telephoned me from all parts of the country stating that "rumors are being assiduously spread alleging tha nave been Im prisoned at Fort Leavenworth. All sorts of fanciful tales are being passed from mouth to mouth by innocent per sons who are the victims of a system atic . and Insidious propaganda to weaken confidence- In officials of the federal government. Officials of the department of justice are investigating the origin of this conspiracy to deter mine who have been guilty of actually starting this falsehood." No one has been able to account for the, circulation of these reports. Most of them have come out of the middle west and apparently they have been spread from one end of the country to another. SAYS ENEMY AGENTS WILL SOON BE DRIVEN TO COVER Much Significance Attached to Judge Fitts Statement. Washington, Nov. 13. Assistant At torney General Fitts, in charge of criminal prosecutions for the govern ment, declared in an address tonight before the Washington chamber of commerce that enemy propagandists now. working In this country soon will be rounded up and the spy menace, largely eliminated. Special signUrcance was attached to his statement in view of the government's pending plan to register all Germans within the coun try and place further restrictions on their movements. "The few thousand criminal agita tors who are trying to make It harder for this country to win the war and easier for a relentless enemy to reach us," said Judge Fltts, "will be brought under the mighty arm of the law. Day by day as the patience of the many becomes exhausted, the detested few who seek to betray or stab their coun try will be driven to cover." Disloyal Americans who encourage violence are actually few, Judge Fitts declared. . 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