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-A V .. .... - , ., . THE WEATHER Complete Service of the Associated Press F-ir Monday, cooler In west and cen traf portions; Tuesday, fair. H foundedT VOL. CI-2TO. 58. TVTLMIKfrTCMff, N". C, MONDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 19, 1917 WHOLE NUMBER 39,236 si I '.''.-- ffet ' ; ! - ' "m . - - 1 i - i m m m i - .in i i ' ' " .miii i m.. i m i GERMAN EFFORTS TO CROSS PI AVE RIVER A RE FR USTR A TED Italian Armies Are Holding All loiig Line and Maiang Bril liant Counter Attacks. GERMANS LOSE HEAVILY Four Germanic Attacks On Asiago . Dnnti TTr-k SllrfCC ively by Liguria Brigade. ITALIANS YIELD OUTPOSTS Pressure Too Great At Some Ad vanced Positions. Rome. Nov. 18. Further attempts- by the enemy to force crossings of the Pi ave river were frustrated by the Ital ian troops yesterday and in a bril liant counter-attack the Austro-Ger-inan forces which previously had gain ed a footing on the west bank", in the Fagare zone, were completely Eept out of this area, the war office announced today. Tie Austro-German forces hemmed n at the Zenson loon tried to break . . . -r 3 : 4- -Uaa.-.. 1 f):j: were reujseu wini iicavjr iuos- es and ultimately driven further back into the loop. " . - Brilliant Resistance tf Italians. The Italian line n t.h Asiago pla teau is withstanding extremely violent attacks, the defensive units display ing brilliancy in their resistance and in successful counter attacks. The text of the official statement eads: Four Attacks Repulsed. "On the Asiago plateau on the night of November 18-17 the enemy, insist ing upon his attempt to force our line from llonte Sizemol to Monte Castel gomberta. attacked in the direction of Jionte Zomo, east of Gallio. The at- t;ck, repeated four times with , ex treme violence, was completely broken up by the gallant Liguria brigade. More to the, north in the direction of Cazera and Meletta D'Avanti, our par ties of the Perugia brigade retook with great courage some advanced elements lost during the previous days, captur ing about 600 prisoners. Pressure Too Great at Points. "Between the Brenta and the. Piave tie enemy pressure has been increas ing from the evening of the 16th. The masses of the enemy obliged our troops at some points not to prolong the de- iense at some advanced positions which nave been abandoned in an orderly witaarawal after force resistance and brilliant counter-attacks. North of Qnero. the Como brigade has, again saown its valor. Germans Swept Backward. Testerday alone fhft Piavft. ria.rtiex of the Cazerta brigade together with elements of other units in an irresis- t!oie advance completely sweat the enemy from the Fagare zone. The omerole brigade repulsed with great loss for the enemy an attack attempt- by the troops closed in at enson, i.ing tnem further back into the P of the river. Attempts lo cross "e river carried outat nthor nlai ere promptly frustrated. ,Jn the rieht bank nf th? TfavA-.Aiir- 8 November 16 and 17 a total of 51 -ncers, 1,212 men and 27 machine guns as captured." SERMAX STATEMENT DIFFERS ROM ITALIAN CT.ATTWS Berlin vn ic - J"h ns are counter-attacking heavily aUu? lUl dislrict northeast of Asiago. thar ia(luarers announced today hL !nv enemi' attacks, launched "st heights which had been taken J? the Italians, were fruitless and s-atil t0 the attacking forces. The enient reads:- strnn Tt,T ; "n-neast or Asiago narv Tn forces suffered sangui- lek - Sef.ln fitless attacks against them. had been wrested from tf,een the Brenta and -the Piave cillery duel increased at times." DR" VFBLE OXE CALLED i-OVERXMEXT TO HELP hatrv;"V ' ov- 18 Six . of the ent:,J'0st chemists were call- 'Mav Yn t servic of the government . - wnj as a sneniol V,n 4- A 'sate fvrirc,;, . ?e: w,cs ana me use or 7 Secrets t iney were named t0 the bu- act as advisors "u'eau of m rioo 0f increa"?'"1 s into th subject !n4 m m explosive manufacture -ation f Vse the bureau in the op- re?'Jiatin ,ne recently enacted law "Smhp, ine sale of explosives. Th JtS, Dvr- Wi"iam H. Nichols -Chaif, viuyauj, XC7W .J a of thf .v, t'ut- Jt- xaiDOt, t ssach1CTal "t of I n&i.. "-o II MflTllTA i-k rrAn-ft. ; , , . - "i.iiui c 111 I fnn. --.niSt; Prof H p v ?5a; E. c p.Ve?ity of Nrth Caro- p.J niverit;. UL Jeiana Stan ds, of nl' Dr. Charles I - r tne Bureau of. Mines. pD"r- AIM FINLAND A- REPUBLin Tnniv .ra-r-CX. M. fcH the wi.,18- Russian. Oskari U lan1 and iJemcrat leader in tlOTZ i "ient on at-, 1 "cw mstt Rwanda Monday. according to S Change TMtCh tran6mitte b? S1 Penghea!leP correspond- " iat dav tv "u.CJ"!nQet11 repub y' the dispatch adds, BAKER CONFIDENT OF ITALY'S FUTURE Hardening of Italian Defense and Precision of Allied Reinforce ments Reassuring to U. S. REVIEW OF THE WAR Secretary of "War Says In Weekly Re - view That - American Armies Are Living- Up to tbe Best Tradi tions of . the' Republic. "Washington, Nov. 18. Hardening of (he Italian defense and the precision with which British and French rein forcements are being delivered in th Italian war theatre leads Secretary Baker, in his weekly war review to night to contemplate the future in that field with confidence. He points out, however, that the full strength of the Austro-German efforts has not yet been developed. Further allied offenses on the west ern front, Mr. Baker says, are indi cated by increased artillery fire and the nervousness exhibited by the Ger mans. The only reference to the sec tor of this . front where American troops occupy first line trenches is that the men have shown themselves worthy of the best traditions of the American army. . National Army Morale Fine. "The training of our national army is now progressing rapidly," the state ment says. "At 'all the camps the mor ale of our new citizen-soldiers is re ported as excellent. "The men who have been called upon ' to defend our country in the present emergency are taking hold bf the work in . a .serious, high-minded splr'i fS. which will .'.produce the" 'best result. ... . Allied Officers Training Men. -J'The British and French officers who are to assist in instructing our new armies are arriving. They come for the purpose ofi initiating our men into the latest developments of modern warfare, so that from the very out set our forces may be trained accord ing to the most efficient time and life saving methods. Army Jj to Best Traditions. "In France the training of our troops is likewise being carefully con tinued. In the sector where our forces are in the trenches, they have shown themselves worthy of the best tra ditions of. our armies. "After the successes gained by the Allies in the west during the preced ing week, the relative calm of the last seven-day period was to be anticipat ed. German Reaction is Sluggish. "It- is significant, however, that the reaction of the enemy has been rela tively slight both in the region "north of the Aisne and in Flanders. "At this season of the year the sod den, fog-bound fields of Flanders and the bad weather which "prevails along the entire western 'front makes it difficult to co-ordinate major opera tions with precision. Nevertheless, artillery preparation has continued in the two chief theatres of activity in the west, presaging further offensive engagements. "Destructive hostile artillery fire is noted in the area along the Yser, cen tering around Dixmude, and the shell ing by the enemy increased during the latter part of the week, betraying a decided nervousness on the part of the Germans lest any unexpected offensive action develop. "Along the French front no engage ments of importance are recorded. Italian News Encouraging. "The news from Italy is more en couraging. Operations involving the skillful handling of large masses of trpops and the re-organization of de fensive positions entailing superhuman efforts on the part of officers and men alike, have been carried out by the Italian armies with energy and cour age. "All sectors of the Italian theatre of operations continue the scene of much hard fighting. The enemy along four different lines of attack is en deavoring to outflank and if possible to crush the" Italian armies 'and de bouch into the heart of northern Italy. Defense Is Hardening. "In spite of the intense strain of the engagements in which the Italian rear guard acquitted themselves, very well, the Italian defense is hardening. "While it must be acknowledged the full Austro-German strength in the Trentino has not yet been developed and developments in this sector must be awaited, nevertheless, the present temper of the Italian armies and the strong allied re-lnforcements which are arriving smoothly and methodi cally in the Italian theatre should lead us" to contemplate the future with con fidence." : . British, in Holy Land. The , secretary then reviews at length the military situation in Pales tine and Mesopotamia,, which he says, "must' be considered if we are to ar rive at a clear perspective of the pur poses of the war. "He asserts that the investment of Jerusalem by the British Is taking shape; that Jaffa, the principal seaport of Palestine, is un der allied gun fire by land and sea an4 indicates that its fall is impending, to the great relet of - the allied supply lines, (Capture of Jaffa was announced- by London today.) That the Tur kish forces in Palestine have, lost half (Continued onPage Two.J ACTIVE FIGHTING ALONG ALL FRONTS ISN0WG0INOJ! Italians Holding Tbfewn and Inflicting He?.:: bosses on the Austro-v.ermans. ANGLO-FRENCH ACTIVITY Tremendous Bombardment on Bel gian Front May Presage An other Big Drive By Haig. . ' (Associated Press War Summary). All along the Piave river the Ital ians are holding the German and Aus-tro-Hungarian armies' in check. No where have the invaders been able to cross the stream and at several places where they previously had gained ac cess to the western bank they have been brilliantly counter-attacked and forced to withdraw to the river's edge. Cooped in Zenson Loop. On "the Zenson loop sector in the south the enemy has endeavored to extricate himself from his serious po sitions but the" Italians, putting down an attack with heavy losses, closed in upon the- invaders and made more precarious their situation. The Ital ians in fighting along the N western bank of the.-river have captured con siderably more than 2,000 prisoners and also taken 27 machine guns. In the Fagare zone the enemy has been completely vanquished and forced to give up his position. Violent German Attacks Repelled. In the hilly region representing the northern front from Lake Garda to the region south of Feltre all the Austro-German attacks, some of them delivered with extreme violence, have been repelled, according to the Rome war office, although Berlin asserts that northeast of Asiago and between the Brenta and the Piave rivers the Italians have been driven from fur ther strong mountain positions. - Allies Supposed to. be; ,T$er"J" L "No. advices have come through to show that the British and French re inforcements have reached the Ital ian line in any considerable numbers but the "few days" which it 'was an nounced last week must intervene be fore they could stiffen the front are now at an end. Therefore, it is pre sumed that the Italians with the aid of the Allies in their line, will turn the balance of the scale' in their fav or. Haijr Preparing; a Drive. Again the artillery duel on the Flan ders front has reached tremendous proportions and it is not unlikely that Field Marshal Haig has in preparation another d.ash forward from tne region of Passchendaele toward the town of Roulers and the important railway line serving the German front from the North Sea southward. The Ger mans, anticipating another of the ir resistible operations of the British commander-in-chief are directing their heavy gunfire on the positions in the neighborhood of Passchendaele and Langemarck and south of the Poly gon woods. Petaln is Active. To the south the big guns of the French and , the, Germans also are ac tive along the Chemin des Dames and the present , week doubtless will wit ness another attempt by General Pe (Gontinued on Page Two.) WILSON FOR UNITY PLAN AND CONTROL Cables Col. House United States Is Emphatic About It. If the Resources of America Are to Be Used to Best Advantage There Must Be Central Direction of the . War. London, Nov. 18. Col. E. M. House, head of the American mission has re ceived a cablegram from President Wilson stating emphatically that the United States government considers that unity of plan and control by aH the allies and theUriited States is es- i sential to procure a just and . perma nent peace. . President Wilson emphasizes the fact that this unity must be accomp lished if the great resources -of the United States are to be used to the best advantage and he requests Col onel House to confer with the heads of the allied governments with a view to achieving the clsoest possible co operation. President Wilson has asked Colonel House to attend the first meeting of the supreme war council with General Tasker H. Bliss as military adviser. It is hoped that the meeting will take place in Paris before the end of the month. GENERALLY KINOWN WHEN HOUSE LEFT IT. S. WOULD BE FOR UNITY Washington, Nov. 1$ Although no formal announcement on the subject was made at the time, it was -'generally known when Colonel House and his mission left , for England that the United States - favored the creation of CConUv4 a Paga T-oi "Here Lie the First Soldiers Who - Died For Justice4 and Liberty" With the American Army in France, Saturday; Nov. 17 (By The Associated Press). -General Per shing on a trip to .tjie front visited the newy-made graves of the three victims of the rec trench raid. They are on a greej hill, overlook ing a small village. General Pershing showed especial interest in the simple markers upon the graves, recording the name, company and regiment of each of the Americans, and in a wreath of native flowers hung within the en closure, upon which had be"en placed, in French, the inscription: . ."Here Lie the. First Soldiers of the Great Republic of the United States Who Died on the Soil of France for Justice and Liberty, November 3, 1917." FAIR WAGE SCALES ARE SUGGESTED With Reasonable Hours and Good Working .Conditions for Em ployes Making Supplies. MANUFACTURERS WARNED Government Points Out Danger . of Breaking Down Protection lor La bor in the Rush to Turn Out Munitions for tbe War. Washington, t Nov; 18. Fair wage scales, reasonable .hours and good working conditions are suggested to arsenal commanders and manufactur ers executing orders for the bureau of ordnance and quartermasters depart ment of the army in general orders made public tonight by those depart ments. Attention is called to the fact that in the haste to deliver munitions care must be exercised "lest the safeguards with which' the. people of this country have sought to protect labor should be unwisely and unnecessarily brpken .downvV -j.-.i-v'- '.VJr'Ti--r " "V lndustriafhistoy,; proves'" that - rea sonable hours, fair working conditions and a proper wage, scale are essential .to high production" said the state ment. "During the war every attempt should be made to conserve in every way possible, all of our achievements in the way of social betterment. Will Watch for Unfairness. "The department wishes - to be as sured that schedules of hours obvi ously .excessive or. wage scales dis tinctly unfair, or working conditions such as should not be tolerated, will certainly be brought to Its attention." The' statement says circumstances are not such as to render appropriate the issuance of definite orders on thi3 subject at this - time and that "no ef fort is made to establish, or even to suggest, definite rules or conduct." Cost of Living to Govern. It is recommended that standards of wages already established in the industry and the locality should not be lowered and that the minimum wage rates should be made in proper rela tion to the cost of living. The length of the day's work, .it is pointed out, should not exceed the cus tomary hours in the particular estab lishment or the "standard already at tained in the industry and in the com munity. Then hours is suggested as the maximum for an adult workman and eight hours per shift in continuous 24-hour work. Rest Days Necessary. "Manufacturers are asked to guard against unnecessary overtime, to give half holidays on Saturdays; to allow all employes ' at least one day of rest in every seven and to give them all national holidays. As to negotiations between employ er and employes, the departments' sug gest that existing channels should be preserved and new ones opened if re quired as their need is especially, great "in the light of critical points of con troversy which may arise in a time like the present." Efforts should be made to restrict the work of women to eight hours, the statement cpntinues, and employ ment of women on night work should be prohibited" as a necessary protec tion, morally and physically." Where women are employed to do the work heretofore performed by men, it is suggested that the standard of wages not be lowered and that the hours be no longer" than were those of the men replaced. . Child Labor Law. In the case of " children the order says the federal child labor law must be strictly observed and that both boys and girls under 18 years of age should have the same restrictions on their hours as outlined for women em ployes. f . , - Existing . legal standards to prevent danger from fire, accident or other hazards and to provide good light, ventilation, sufficient heat and proper sanitation, the statement continues, should be observed as minimum re quirements. , APPREHKNSIOPT IN GERMANY OVER GERMAN PROPERTIES HERE Berlin, via London, Nov.- 18. There is apprehension here through reports re ceived from Washington by way of London to the ' effect that the trading with the enemy act . will be given its widest interpretation and that its enr forcement' will result in the; sequestra tion and confiscation' of German' prop erty and property rights in the United States, as has been done In "England- Outside of the law enacted, in August last, prohibiting , payments to the United States, the German government it is declared,-has up to . the' present taken no steps to curtan the property rights'" of American 'eifizehs- or cpr Korations in GerrAny. , ;,. WAR WILL NOT END BEFORE 1919 SAYS IDILLiraiGK Congressman From Chicago Re turning to America Declares No Peace Next Year. AMERICA WILL DECIDE IT Decision of the War Will Be Made In Washington and the Fur naces of United States. " Chicago Nov. 18, Russia's collapse and the unreadiness or the United States make hopeless any thoughts of peace before 1919, in the opinion of Medill McCormick, congressman-at-large of Illinois, who has just returned from a visit to most of the important fronts of the European battle lines. Mr. McCormick in "a statement to night said: "The Germans are not winning the war. . VNelther are we. The war presents a stalemate from which we are unable to extricate ourselves, because of the col lapse of ,Russia and the unreadiness of tne unitea states. Europe Looks to 1919. "Nowhere in Europe did I find an informed soldier or public man who. be lieved that a military decision coula be achieved before 1919, when the United States might add effectively to pressure on the central empires. There is prac tically no hope that Russia could be useful during 1918. "Russia is so disordered that she can not make war. Happily, in all proba bility, neither can she make peace. Germans Bleeding: Terribly. "The resources of the central powers have been energetically spent. They are bleeding terribly. But thy act with greater - energy, unity and skill than their enemies. . Thus they made a seem ingly successful drive into Italy. The real object of their political foray into VentJWAspartly-.to.-malM; camouflage to" conceal their steady losses from Ver dun to Passchendaele and partly to provoke revolution in Italy. Italians Short of Supplies. 'The Italians ' were under-gunned, neither had they enough ammunition. But even so they would1 not have been driven back as they were if two or three divisions, debauched by the spy system of Germany, had not thrown down their arms. "The French and British have a mod erate preponderance in guns and man for man they outfight the eGrmans. "While there are still excellent Ger man , divisions in Flanders, there was an appreciable diminution in the morale and the physical quality of the Ger man troops an the French and British fronts. At the battle of the Chemin des Dames the German batteries were so drenched with fire that they were unable to reply. With mathematical exactness the French took the terrain. Hundreds and hundreds of heavy guns were employed to wreck the enemy defenses before the advance .was made, so at last, when the Infantry went forward they did so with unbelievably small losses. Bijf Guns the Secret. ."This is an artillery and industrial war. That must never be forgotten. Above all, heavy guns are necessary heavy guns, with their obvious comple (Continued on Page Two.) BATTLE OF THE PIAVE AN ITALIAN VICTORY First Attempts to Breach the Line t Have Failed. Invader Have Been Held at' Arm's Length and Beaten Everywhere, But Italians Are Expecting Greater Efforts. Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy, Saturday, Nov. 17 (By The Asso ciated Press). Vhe Battle of the Piave River, as it will be known, now has developed to a stage where the enemy's first attempts to make a breach in the Italian lines have failed. This defensive result has not only been accomplished by the Italian army but time has been secured to effect re covery from the retreat which will per mit the army to resume its offensive power as well as its defensive. The enemy, was taking full advan tage of the delicate period after the retreat knowing that every day count ed for the restoration of the solidity of the Italian forces.. In this knowl edge, too, ,the Italian supreme com mand. is proceeding methodically, .giv ing ground here and there and holding elsewhere, as all this is part pi a sys tematic .plan to bring to the army of fensive qualities to deal a blow at a chosen moment. "If the Piave Holds" One "hears tonight talk in high quar ters that if the Piave line holds another few days the tide will be turned, as its successful defense through six fearful days has established that the . enemy has his limitations. -. -Thus .far, nothing beyond battalions have crossed the river anTl no corps or -. (Continued on Page Two). MAXIMALISTS WIN IN MOSCOW AND DISARM CADETS AND GUARDS - Reported That Kerensky Is With Him and That They Are In Contact With Bolsheviki. THE SITUATION IS CHAOTIC Variety of News Coming Out of Rus sia Indicates Nothing Clearly But That Everything Is at "Sixes and Seven. Petrograd, Nov. 18. 2:30 p. m. Re ports of a new army, composed of va rious elements from the front and the vanguard of which is said to be close to Gatchinam, have sent a. hew thrill through the city. If the reports are to be credited the "aim of the new force is to release the city from the control of the Bolsheviki. It is commanded by Staff Captain Pavloff of the social democratic work men's party and already has had brushes with the defending outposts of the Bolsheviki army. According to some versions, M. Ker ensky is returning with the army. Still other reports tell of an armored train approaching from the direction of Moscow pulling up the rails as it pro ceeds. All the reports are impossible of confirmation. Supply Congress Will Quit. A report of interfrontal congress f or" the isupply of the armies . is pub lished today. It' declares the inabili ty of the congress further to carry on the burden laid upon it by the gen eral army committee and that there fore, unless the present situation- is quickly clarified it will- give up ths task and hot "be responsible for conse quences. Everybody is Doing It. The committee for the salvation of the revolution has protested against the order of arrest of Pemier Keren sky and for the taking into custody of other members of the provisional gov ernment, one the ground that they are answerable only to the constituent assembly. The town duma is at log gerheads with the revolutionary com mittee over the attempts of the latter to assume the management of th telephones. PETROGRAD WAS QUIET , AT LAST DEFINITE REPORT Stockholm, Nov. 18. Petrograd was quiet up to Wednesday evening, ac cording to advices from what are re garded here as reliable sources. The railway employes were refusing to transport troops for either faction and the food supply in the capital was be coming dangerously low. There is little definite news from the provinces, but an apparently reliable report said that General Kaledines was assembling a considerable force of Cossacks. There has been hard fighting at Moscow, where the only resistance to the Leninites came from the 'military cadets and the university students. It is feared that the Kremlin has been damaged by the bombardment and that the street fighting was more se vere than in. Petrograd. Efforts at Exclusive Socialist Regime. It is. stated that efforts are still be ing made, but with what prospects of success is unknown, to form an ex clusively socialist government. M. Tchernoff, who is believed to be with Premier Kerensky has been suggested among presidential possibilities. America Refugee Talks. The correspondent talked with an American, manager of a concern in' Petrograd, who has reported here af ter having left Petrograd Wednesday morning. He reports that no foreign ers in the city has been molested and that Nikolai Lenine told a delegation of foreign diplomats who called upon him at the Smolny Institute: "Instruction have . been given to treat foreigners with all considera tions. They are guests of the repub lic." Leon Trotzky Blood Thirsty. The American traveler characteriz ed Lenine as a man desiring peace, but said that Leon Trotzky was using violent language and threatening all his opponents with death. He report ed the city quiet except for the occa sional killing of some military cadet or ther youth whom the maddened revolutionaries mistook for a cadet. Comparatively little looting was re ported. May Search for Food. Some of the shops were open, in cluding all "those dealing in provis ions. The Leninites were considering the search of all houses, for stores of provisions and the confiscation of sur plus stocks. The traveler said it was unsafe for anyone to appear in the streets con spicuously well-dressed. Elaborately-dressed women, he reported, had been assailed and their clothing torn from them by mobs on the thorough fares, the members of which cried: 'Our "wives. . sisters and daughters are in rags." The Lenine adherents, how ever, he stated were amply supplied with money, from German sources, he believed. ' Kerensky Down and Out. This informant ; predicted that Ker ensky would never regain power again even if his party should prevail. He is being accused by former supporters of lack of resolution and energy to act months ago when the plans of the Bol sheviki could have' been dealt with ef fectively at their very inception. PAVLOFF MARCHING ON PETROGRAD Agree On Socialist Government, Control of Petrograd and Mos cow, Arming Workmen. MOSCOW FIGHTING CEASES Kerensky 's Foreign Minister In Concealment With Copies of Treaties With Allies. DOUBT PETROGRAD REPORTS Cossacks Loyal to Kerensky Ru mored Approaching Capital. Petrograd, -Nov. 18.Peace has beer definitely declared in Moscow with victory for the Bolsheviki., The white guard has been disarmed and likewise the military cadets. Two tralnioads of the red guard enroute from Petro grad to support the Bolsheviki sol diers there have been stopped. At the same time railway telegraph re ports indicate that the Cossacks are making progress northward and that the Bolsheviki are in panic in conse quence of their near approach. It is likewise imported that approximately a corps of mixed troops from the southwest front, intent on putting an end to civil war, are enroute to Petro grad and have reached Luga. "All re ports are impossible of confirmation as the city is flooded with exaggerated rumors of every description. RUSSO-SWEDISH BORDER CLOSED BY MAXIMALIST London, Nov. 18. The Maximalists commissioners have closed the Russo Swedish frontier at Tornea,. according to the Petrograd correspondent of Reuter's Limited, who adds that no one is allowed to.passwjtJio.uXSPecial authortzatiori from the military Revo lutionary committee. Continuing, the dispatch says: HOSTILITIES CEASE IN MOSCOW AND TERMS SIGNED "Hostilities have ceased in Moscow. Terms were signed whereby the so called white guard surrenders its arms and the committee on public safety dissolves. The Maximalists' conditions to con senting to a composite socialist gov ernment include the control of troopa in Petrograd and Moscdw districts and the systematic arming of workmen throughout Russia. "General Verkhovski,, minister ol war in the Kerensky government, de clines to Join a cabinet in which the Maximalists are represented. M. Ner atoff, former minister of" foreign - af fairs, is in concealment after arang'i ing for the security of copies of trea ties with Russia's allies. The Maxi malists have ordered his arrest and the recovery of the documents. FIGHTING IN MOSCOW FIERCE t 3,000 PERSONS WERE KILLED ' London. Nov. 19. The fighting In Moscow between the Bolsheviki and troops of the provisional government has been far more serious than any thing that has occurred in Petrograd, according to special dispatches received here from the Russian capital. Three thousand persons, mostly civ- Lilians, have been killed or wounded. In Moscow, according to the Daily Tele graph's Petrograd correspondent. AD D MAXIMALISTS 7890 ETAO MAXIMALISTS HAVE SPLIT ON SOCIALIST GOVERNMENT London, Nov. 18. Reuter's Petrograd, correspondent, telegraphing Saturday, says there has been a. spUt among the Maximalists. The ministers of the in terior, agriculture and supplies have resigned, holding that the formation of a coalition socialist government is essential. Several other commission ers, says the correspondent, support their views. , It is added by the correspondent that M. Zionovieff, associate of Nikolai Le nine, and M. Kameneff,- vice-president of the workmen and soldier delegates, and three other members of the Max imalist central committee of the Pet rograd workmen and soldiers dele gates also h ave resigned for the same reason. NO SESSION OF FEDERATION OF LABOR ON YESTERDAY Buffalo, N. Y., Nov; 18. There was no session of the American Federation of Labor convention today. Many of the prominent officers in-the organiza tion spoke from pulpits and forums and the socialist delegates were 'Invited by the local socialist organization to at tend a mass meeting. - President Gompers, it was announced today, has been formally invited to vis-' it England at the close of the conven tion. The invitation -as brought by John L. Hill and Arthur Hayday, fra ternal delegates, from the British Trades Union congress. Mr. .Gompers has not. indicated whether he will ac cept. . President Gompers addressed a meet ing of the National-Letter Carriers and Postal Clerks association today. It is said the organization contemplates, a request for a 25 per cent increase In pay. ' . Dutch' Lugger Sunk by Germans. Amsterdam, Nov. 18. -A dispatch from Ymuiden says it is. officially an nounced that a Dutch lugger Til bees sunk by German naval forces, one man being drowned and the remainder be ing taken to Wilhelmshaven. It ajso is reported that the lugger Jacoba has been sunk and all her crew drowns. if ..iU 1 i Jilfc-f-? ':?.-. - i! i tj-f'. -V : mm 1 ? ' . ." r 3 i it. iH;.;?f 'Mm 1Y A I hi ?xf'k - :;;"S;.,' 7-3. .",:"""'"
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