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VOL. CI-25X).
WIIiMINGTOK, 2ST. O, MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1918
WHOLE NUMBER 39,313
1 OPT -i i
ALLIED WAR
SEES NO PEACE AND
WANTS VIGOROUS WAR
tt TT-..li a
seeches oi von reining auu
l!' i -r
Czemin Keveai no japproxa-
mation to Allied Demands. -
battle
ON FOR JUSTICE
Ljnaa Strikers Repressed By
Decree of Death For All Who
Fail to Report Monday.
BUT - UNREST CONTINUES
, T Z T"
Litovsk Conferences.
(Associated rress ouiumai jr.
f,e war IS IO ue ijruactuicu viftv.-
alted Stares until a. peace based up
3 tie principles of freedom, justice
lad respect for international law 13
obtained.
Xnis is the decision of the supreme
war council of the countries in arms
against the Teutonic allies.
jisnrd High Sonu4ijue Phrase.
The high-soundin? phrases in the
recent speeches of the , imperial Ger
man chancellor and the Austro-Hun-
arian foreign minister were entirely
hrown into the discard by the council
it its session at Versailles and it was
decided that the war would be vigor-
siv. prosecuted until that time comes
rtea there is justification for the hope
:hat a peace may be realized in ac
cord with the policies laid down by
President Wilson and David-LJoyd-
Georse. the British premier,
(.ermans 'itraffllls' Earnestly.
The Germans apparently in earnest.
began a stramn oi ine American
sector in Lorraine Saturday.
Late in the afternoon they let down
a bar.age on the American line on a
front of several kilometres, the heavi
est in many days, but at last accounts
lenerai Pershing's men were answer-
ng them shot for shot.
The casualties among the Ameri
ans were slight when the report was
eat and their markmanship had been
jo effective that several German dug-
cats had been made untenable.
Strike Caves in Under Military.
Under the strong repressive meas
ures of the military authorities . in
Germany the general strike continues
:o diminish in importance and accord-
n? to semi-official advices from Ber-
n. the trouble is expected to cease
a the early week.
Workmen so Back on Jobs.
Already, probably spurred by threats
of the military authorities of drastic
Jction aga-inst them, many workmen
throughout the empire, - and especial-
'? in the Province of Brandenburg, in
Thich Berlin is situated, again have
etumed to their duties, and even the
recalcitrant ones are expected begin-
r.g Monday to start to work without
further loss of time.
In Brandenburg the .order of the
military commander telling the dis
satisfied workmen that they imist re-
ume tneir duties was terse and sham
d evidently as intended to convey
"the strikers the intimation that the
government at the present moment re
quire? the fun efforts of workers for
'fie farther prosecution of the war.
Strikers Threatened with Death
"Employes failing- to resume work."
raid the order, "will be tried by court
martial which is authorized to impose
5nence of death, execution to take
?'ace within 24 hours of the time the
sentence is imposed."
Notwithstanding the fact that the
-iaru workers in Hambure in laree
Umbers rphirnml -v V, qnfiAc !
- i ill. I( L W LlLV.lt VI U LlliU)
atest reports are ,to the effect that
UlSSatisfar'tinTi was on orat th.t.
'hey aga:n were to havs been called
J' Saturday. The lack of informa-
-on frm German sources, however,
c4veS mnnsaihle irai-lfiattnTI
kether these in
en again threw down
Inrcst Spreads to Trlest.
rp - ..in v ..v. uww iiao oi'. vcv
" tne Asiatic
Bea. Here also a
the shipyard and other
Drx
rt . uctiaicu, luo menu yuiui
TV '. v.- rl rw. 1 .. 3 AT : 1 .
--ra.c oy men, as in tiermany,
nn- : '.1.1 J VA UtiCl t JUU. V ' il
.ng referred to the premier's recent
-"teen, in vi A,.t.u
a" - O 1 1 idi O UCull v X W 4.
fy Jn 01 nostlllities was empha-
p. i fy c i e resamtxi worn,
mish Allite Guard Progresses.
' ack n the new eovernmint is still
iM.t?-rtti'! to be making progress ia
tj,e revri uiBaaeuiion among
cms'"' .a"oug';i in Helsingfors a seri-
he rei contlTiues to exist. Here
j-l0; ntjw ' "icn controls m cap-
be itusstans, is reported to
urri-.r UL a reiB" OI terror,
- I'.iilJUClllIfi,
ir, " DeleEates at Work.
B-o-t i lue peace conference at
an'irrv., "i not as yet again
poached the point at which- the
'eporfe3 -an(i thQ Teutonic allies were
U tb to' have reached an Impasse
the A
the deliberations show that
a dil, " s wer6 engaged mainly in
Lkr-: s on of the status of the
fn and Finnish representatives,
Jioa in whose, right to participa-
a in ? "UD?- "sn to pa
exist. pourparlers some
doubt
oke"011? the Russians and the
of the central powers.
. Sen.ni. r:.,i ,
f?ccnVi,. ef5' Peb- 3. e.nor Gondra,
-xi'vimuju r-araeruvan minis-
it.,. - "ie i
United States, left here to
" vv vvsnmeton. He will proceed
J Tn
6 - tno west coast and Pana.
COUNCIL
FINLAND
IS
BY CIVIL
STRIFE
Government Has Upperhand at
Uleaborg But Red Guard Is
Pillaging at Helsingfors.
TROTZKY HAS ARRIVED
When Reds Attack House of Genera
Silvcrhjelm, Agred SO Year, He
Kills - Several with Revolver
and Commits Suicide.
Stockholm, Feb. 3. Troops of the
Finnish g-overnment under General
Manner heim appear to be closing in
on the revolutionary Red guards at
Uleaborgr, on the gulf of Bothnia, ac
cording to news reaching Haparan
da. A despatch from that point to the
Aftonbladet says the Red guards in
Uleaborg sent a delegation to Gener
al Mannerheim for the purpose of
reaching an agreement with them.
but that the general declined to deal
with the rebels and arrested the mem
bers of the delegation as bandits.
Two hundred of the Red guard, who
left Tornea Friday to reinforce the
revolutionists at Uleaborg, found that
the railway had been torn up a few
miles south of Tornea, and that gov
ernment troops- had taken up positions
between Tornea and Kemi. Govern
ment forces also are reported to be
approaching Uleaborg from the south.
Tried to Lynch Officers.
A number of Russian officers have
made their escape from Kemio over
1
tbe ice to iiaparanda. Tney say the many telegrams of congratulations
soldiers attempted to. lynoh them and from organizations in the United
their commander, whose house was ; states and Canada. One from the Rus
fired. The commander escaped. ThejSian workers of Elizabeth. N. J., read:
situation at -Helsingfors is increasing-
ly serious.. The-Red gruaM appears to
De entirely in control, it is reported i Falls, N. Y.: "God speed you in liber
that the Bolsheviki are sending ajating the labor of the world."
large ooay or troops irom Jr-etrograa .
to ieismgiors. ine teiegrapn wires
between those Cities have been CUt.
A telegram from Helsingfors re- the present congress, urged the neces
ports the assassination in prison - of ! slty o bringing all Russians in the
leputy Emikkola a leading member . United States "into the enduring bonds
of the Diet, and hints at further cases ; of a permanent colony for our Individ
of the same kind. The Swedish pop- i i int.raqtn i nth a Unit.. state-
ulation of the city is eagerly awaiting
the arrival of" the Swedish gunboat
and the three other vessels sent to re
move Scandinavian subjects..
Murder and Pillage Rampant.
The Red guard and their Russian
helpers are reported to be murdering
and plundering in Helsingrors. Thirty
bodies are in the city morgue-. The
Scandinavians in Helsingfors are leav
ing the city. . Two trains have already
V 0 ";2Z Wl ,v, yo that we are going to find it neces-
,8.vle-S.'e awaitin8r the arrivaljsary to carry the same spirit through
mi. . - Y" 1- TT tnlo m4s tnrsxl 4 am aTra
is reported to be safe in the hands j
of th government forces.
A delegation of prominent Swedish
editors held a meeting in Stockholm
and later called' on Professor Eden,
the Swedish premier and Dr. Hellner,
minister of foreign affairs, and de
clared their intention of aiding the
forces - of law in Finland in their
struggle against anarchism and bar
barism. The ministers expressed
warm sympathy for Finland, but said
that no official intervention could be
expected.
Swedes Sympathy for Flnna.
The Svenska Dagbladet. In a lead
ing article, openly advocates aesis
(Contlnued on Page Two)
DRASTIC MILITARY MEASURES
BREAK DOWN GERMAN STRIKE
London, Feb. 3. Drastic military
measures, even, according to a report
from Copenhagen, the threat of a
death sentence in the event of convic
tion by court-martial for refusal to
obey the military order to resume work
on Monday, seems to have had the ef
fect of breaking down the German
strike movement. Very little news has
come through today and that mainly
semi-official assurances that the strike
is ended and that work will be resumed
tomorrow.
These semi-official dispatches admit
that the result was obtained by mili
tary measures and threats -to draft
recalcitrants into the army.
According to the Socialist paper
Vorwaerts, the trial of the Socialist
deputy. William Dittman, has already
opened before an extraordinary court
martial. He is charged. with inciting
to high - treason, resistance to public
authority and transgression of the pro
hibition . against participating in the
direction of the strike.
The commander of the- Brandenburg
district threatens imprisonment up - to
one year for further participation in
the direction of the strikers. .
VON KESSEIi PROMISES DEATH
TO AM. WHO FALL. TO WORK
Iiohdon, Feb. 3. Gen. Von Kessel,
military commandant of Brandenburg
province, in which Berlin i is situated,
threatens summary : punishment of
strikers who fail to obey his order that
they - resume work on Monday morn
ing. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from -Copenhagen says the proclama
tion; set J. o'clock as tbo bw at which
U. S. B0LSHE1I
ARE EXCITED BY
1MB SKY REPORTS
Russian Colonial Congress in New
York Hears Ex-Premier's
Friends Will Meet.
GATHERING OF ALL SORTS
Anarchists Attending Are Glad
Czar Was Dethroned, But
Can 'I Support BolshevikL
New . York, Feb. 3. Consternation
spread among the Bolshevik delegates
to the self-styled Russion colonial con
gress in this city when news was dis
seminated today that another Russian
convention is to be held here February
9 to 11 by the followers of Kerensky,
the deposed Russian premier. The new
convention, it was said, will be nation
al in scope and will have delegations
from all the important cities in the
United States.
It could not be learned who is at the
head of the movement in opposition to
the Bolsheviki, but Alexander Stoklitz
ky in calling today's session of the
congress to order, said that vain efforts
had been made to "get this wing of File
Russian colony in line with the confer
ence."
Although the Bolshevik are In eon
trol of the present assemblage, a per
sistent minority has created so much
confusion that virtually nothing of a
constructive character has been ac
complished since the opening session
Friday.
Just Like Petrosrrad.
During the discussron of the sup
posed plans of the opposition there
were cries of "let them go theTr way.'
"They represent the capitalist class,'
and hoots of derision. "When order fl-
nally was restored the chairman read
"Hail "to this revolution 'and another
from social revolutionists of Niagara
Gregory Weinstein, a personal friend
of Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevik foreign
minister, and one of the nrnmotAra of
.for Cur general welfare collectively in
our relations with our government in
Russia." He said that the Russian
revolution in Its last analysis was an
uprising of the working people ana
that the same spirit had caused the
strikes in Austria and the revolt in
Germany.
England pas Them, Too.
"They also have their Bolsheviki in
England," he declared, "and I warn
in America. That is why we must Jr-
fiLfU"LaJl OTlns Classes aa
A. Koltchin, spokesman for the Men
sheviki ,or conservatives, in replying
to Weinstein, said he represented sev
eral organizations in the United States
who did not believe in the radical
mm a m vt sfMtii Tra r r tt t n a o a tit n i
methods now employed by those "who
had usurped power from the real rev
olutionists who had overthrown the
czar."
"To state it frankly," he added,
"there is no real government there."
In the -midst of the uproar over this
statement, a young woman shouted:
"The Russian students of New York
city are one of the bodies Mr. Koltcnrn
(Continued on Page Two)
they must return to work, adding:
"Employes failing to resume work
will be tried by courtmartial, which is
authorized ta Impose sentence of death,
execution to take place within 24 hours
of the time the sentence is imposed."
SEMI-OFFICIAIi STATEMENT
CLAIMS STRIKE IS ALL OVER
Amsterdam, Feb. 3. Ending on the
strike in Germany on Monday is pre
dicted In a semi-official stattment is
sued in Berlin on Saturday evening. It
follows:
"The strike everywhere is on the
wane. Many factories now are wofk
ing with full staffs and it is assumed
the strike will be . ended entirely onJ
Monday, this opinion is confirmed by
reports from all parts of the coun
try." HAMBURG SHIPYARD MEN MAY
BE CALLED OUT AGAIN
Amsterdam, Feb. 3. After more than
half the shipyard workersvat Hamburg
had resumed-work the strikers com
mittee there resolved to call the work
men, out again Saturday, according to
a copy of the Berlin Lokal Anzeiger of
that day received here.
LATEST REPORTS CONFIRM
NEWS OF FAILING STRIKE
London, Feb. 4. The latest news con
cerning the German strike situation ap
pearing in the morning papers of to
day Is confirmatory of the Berlin an
nouncement that the movement is dy
ing out,
- Saturday's , Berlin newspapers reach
ing Holland and Denmark failed to
throw much additional light on actual
happenings, in Germany. . The most in
teresting item appeared in .the. social -CConJUnued
on Page Eight).
t . . ..
Wilmington irirst stop
of Chairman Hurley the ,
Latter Part of This Week
I Washington, Feb. 3. It was
learned from the office of Edwin N.
Hurley, chairman of the shipping
board, that he now expects to start
oh his southern trip to investigate
south Atlantic ports with a view to
building government-ships, the lat
ter part of this week. While Mr.
Hurley has not" definitely : decided
upon his itinerary, it is believed
that his first stop will be in Wil
mington. According to the best information
obtainable here, Wilmington is al
most certain to get a ship yard and
this alone will make the port one
of great Importance, even should
jjirector General McAdoo fail to di
vert cotton and other freight for
northern ports through Wilming
ton. Mr. McAdoo, however, will In
clude Wilmington in the list of
southern ports in carrying out his
new plan of diverting freight
through southern ports to relieve
the congestion north of Norfolk and
Washington.
Both Senators Simmons and Over
man have had this matter up witu
the director general and he nas
given them assurances that it is his
intention to utilize the port of Wil
mington, f
E
OF
Escaped Belgian Paints Terrible
Picture of German Slavery '
and Brutality There.
INCREDIBLE
CRUELTIES
All Men Between 17 and 50 Removed
and Women, Children and Old Men
Work and Starve Tragedy Is
Same It Seems Everywhere.
Ottawa, Ont., Feb..l. A London dis
patch to the Ottawa egency of Aeuter's
Limited says Jt has received from a
trustworthy Btjjgian citizen, who has
just reached' London from the German
military zone at Valenciennes, an ac
count of terrible conditions existing
in the occupied districts of France,
from which virtually no news ever
reached England..
For obvious reasons is could not be
stated how this man escaped. He
still bore traces of a heavy, blow oa
the jaw, and showed Reuter's repre
sentative a handful of natural teeth
which had been knocked out but the
butt end of a German guard's rifle. Hi
said: "The Germans have organized' a'
slavery army in the zone of northern
France. When I left St. Amand a few
weeks ago conditions were unendur
able. AH the men between the ages
of 17 and 50 had been taken away.
Unmarried women under 40 are oblig
ed to work in the fields while girls
from "12 to 14 must collect acorns and
nettles.
Every Slave is Marked.
"Everywhere you meet civilians
working under armed guards. Every
one wears a brassard showing the
town he comes from. Some wear bras-
aareia also around ' thft hvtw 1 n it-
, they tried to escape. I saw an old
. .
man with a large cross painted on his
back. I knew what that signified. If
you refuse to pay the fine you ae
you refuse to pay the fine yau are
imprisoned: if you refuse a second
time you . are sent to Germany from
where one seldom corner back alive. :.
Besides civilian ' prisoners the Ger
mans have great numbers of war
prisoners behind the lines, working
under terrible conditions. The Eng
lish are especially badly treated. All
want food, but the sufferings of th-2
Russians . owing to lack of food are
awful. was while I was endeavor
ing to give a starving Russian a lit
tle of my own small supply of food
that the guard knocked out my teeth.1'
All Property Confiscated.
The informant told how domestic
clocks and lamps " are broken up for
copper, mattresses are ripped for
wool and sacks and clothes are seised.
Farmers and peasants must declare
everything.
"I have seen people dragged to pris
(Contlnued on Page Eight).
For Peace Based On
Freedom, Justice, Respect
For International Law
London, Feb. 3. -The supreme wa
council which met at . Versailles
finds no approximation in the Ger
man chancellor's " and the Austro
Hungarian foreign ministers speech
es to the terms of the Entente al
lies and has decided to continue the
vigorous prosecution of the war un
til peace can be obtained "based on
the principles of freedom, Justice
and respect for international law."
This official announcement was
made -here tonight, a A summary of
the official report of the Versailles
war council says: -f
"The council was unable to find in
Von Hertling's and Czernin's recent
utterances any real approximation
to the moderate conditions laid down
by the allies' governments. Under
the circumstances the council decid
ed that the only task before them
to meet was the vigorous and effec
tive prosecution of the war Until
,the pressure of that effort produced
a change of temper in the enemy
governments, justifying the hope of
the conclusion of a peace based on
the , principles , of freedom - justice
and respect for international law.
; "The council arrived "at a com
plete unanimity ' of -policy on meas
ures for the proseoutlon of thenar."
NORTHERN
EC
LAND
S
PUT IRE SPEED
CONGRESS WAR
BILLS
Little of Long and Growing War
Program Has Been Enacted
Since Congress Met.
WAR CABINET UP TOPAY
Railroad Bill Will Also Be Report
ed in Senate But Its Enact
ment Will Be Delayed.
Washington, Feb. 3. Little of the
long ana growing program of war'
legislation has been enacted since
congress convened two months ago j to
day, and capitol leaders plan attempts
to sped up this week. Important rail
road and financial measures as to be
brought before senate and house during-
the week with the prospect that
they will occupy the center of inter
est for many days.
Contention of the senate military
committee's bill for a war cabinet and
munitions director which President
Wilson is vigorously opposing will be
renewed in the senate 'tomorrow when
advocates of the legislation begin
what they call a "campaign of educa
tion." Senator Hitchcock, democrat,
will speak tomorrow in support of j the
bill and will be followed on Tuesday
by Senator Wadsworth, a republican
member of the military committee.
Reply3 are planned by administration
leaders. Tuesday Secretary Baker
will be recalled before the senate mil
itary committee for cross-examination
regarding his recent statement j on
army achievements. Later in jthe
week he will appear before the house
committee. Afterward administration
leaders hope to minimize agitation
for the bills and they are confident of
u!?"? their consideratlon ln eith-
er house
Railroad Bill Today.
The railroad bill as revised by I the
otnofo Irtorcti.ta rnmrnoroo Mmmittflft
will be renorted to T the senate tomor -
ndrT
committee will nresent its draft. Com-
committee will present its draft. Com
mittee compromises on limiting feder"
al operation of the transportation sys
tems after the war to 18 months in
the senate draft and to two years in
that of the house committee do not
promise to insure disposal of the bill
as promptly as director General McAdoo-
desires. Capitol leaders say,
however, it will be passed during the
present month.
Another important administration
measure which will be introduced si
multaneously tomorrow in the senate
an dhouse, is the war finance corpor
ation bill, providing J500.000.000 j in
capital and also authority to i$sue
$4,000,000 in one- to five-year short
term notes for financing private in
dustries. Civil Rights BUI.
With minor amendments, the hous-e
soldiers and sailors' civil rights bill
is to be reported to the senate tomor-vn-nr
nnH it nrnhahlv will h consider-'
ed after the railroad legislation. As
re-named by the senate judiciary com-
mittee the civil "relief" bill proposes
susDension of mortgage foreclosure
apd other debt processes against men
absent in military service. It was
passed by the house without objection
last September, but questions of con
stitutionality have held it up so far in
the senate.
War department bills to extend the
draft law, providing for registration
of youths reaching 21, baisng draft
quotas on the- number of men in Class
1 instead of on state populations, and
empowering the President to draft
skilled industrial or agricultural ex
. . (Continued on Page Two)
THIS
WEEK
FOURTEEN ENEMY AIRPLANES
DOWN ON
Rome, Feb. 3. 'Fourteen enemy air
planes and a captive balloon were
brought down yesterday on the Ital
ian ' front. Heavy artillery fighting
is in progress along the lower Piave
river. , Following is the -official ac
count of these operations:
"There was moderate artillery acti
vity frdm St. Elvio to the Piave riv
er and more severe fighting along the
lower reaches of the river. The ene
my exploded mines without success in
the Pasubio area. Patrol encounters
took place on the hills northeast of
Monte Grappa.
"Favored by fine weather, our aeri
al forces, with the effective co-operation
of our naval planes,, engaged in
considerable activity against enemy
artiljery objectives. Our aviators yes
terday bombed concentration points
and crossings of highways along
the enemy lines of concentration , on
the'Asiago plateau. Our bombing
machines last night damaged ; the
plant operating the aerial cable : line
between Caldonazzo and Monte j Ro
vere. .
"Eight hostile machines were
brought down yesterday. Six others
were shot down by British aviators
who also set fire to a captive balloon
along the Piave." j
ITALY'S RED SHIRTS FLOCKING
TO GARD3ALDIAN STANDARD
Bome, Feb. 3. Garibaldian volun
teers are enlisting with great enthu
siasm throughout Italy. They range
from youths to aged veterans who
fought in the wars of independence
under- the -great hero. j
The government has " permitted the
formation of this body at volunteers
A M ERIC A NTRO OPS
ACTUALLY HOLDING
A SECTOR ON FRONT
EXCESS PROFITS
TAX LAW CLEARED
Revenue Department Answers
Many Long-Disputed Ques
tions. SOME PUZZLES REMAIN
Regulations Regarding Determination
of Capital, Profits and War Tax
; Issued Lat Night by Gov-
ernment Officials.
Washington, Feb. 3. Regulations
under which the excess profits tax law
is to be administered, made public to
night "by the bureau of internal reve
nue, clears up many long-disputed
questions affecting the determination
of the basis for figuring profits, but
leave a number yet to be threshed out
by individual rulings, or by amend
ment of the law. A new draft of the
war tax is not being prepared by
, , 7 ,
mbodying proposed
the bureau
amendments on subjects which officials
mni cauiiut iirupenjr uc pwacu uy
executive rulings
Excessive profit forms will be avail
able in a few days and returns must
be made by March on 1917 business.
Some extension of time has been urgea
by business interests.
Invested Capital Defined.
Since deductions based on a percent
age of invested capital may he taken
iium aBSICBa.i0 piuuta oeiure ueier-
mining: the taxable amount, comora-
tions or partnerships are anxious to
ngure tneir myested capital as mghirange and under German observation,
a spossible. By the regulations, ln-. not more" than two correspondents may
vested oanital is defined as the ttra ' . n mi
1 ... . " . . , . . ., 7, 72
i l capnai. surpms ana unaiviaea
t?ffi" -
i .""i""""1" ""l1 "
iaw . l any cuauge in mo invesieu and must be accompanied by an escort
capital has been made during the year ing officer.
the monthly average Is to be taT?Si.
If the true surplus or undivided WHOLE AMERICAN SECTOR
profits are not shown by the books RESOUNDS WITH BOOM OF GUNS
because of failure -to provide for de- With the American Army in France,
pletion, depreciation, obsolescence or I Feb. 2 (By The Associated Press,.
other losses, the regulations make it . The whole American sector is rMonn.i-
I mandatory to figure corrections and
mus reduce me capital, ngure. j.nis became exceedingly-active along the
would prevent corporations from flgur- j American front on Saturday. Enemy
ing their tax exemptions at too high a ( snipers wounded two Americans slight
figure by over-estimating their cap-;iy early this mornine;.
tal
. Add Extensions to Capital.
On the other hand, .it is permitted
to add to the surplus account expen
ditures in the past for extension of the
plant or equipment which still is in
active use of the .expenditures nave
been charged as current expenses.
One of the most disputed points has
related to the valuation oftrademaflcs.
good will, patents or copyrights, most
businesses arguing for inclusion of
; these at a hiSh ngure In their capital
'investment. The regulations provide,
nowever, mat oniy in cases wnere act
ual payment has been made for these
items can the expense be added to the
invested capital total. No adjustment
is allowed .either, for expenditure
made to develop good will or other in
tangible assets. By this ruling the
plea of a number of corporations,
which have spent thousands or even
millions of dollars developing a busi
ness, is refused.
Determining: Excess Profits.
The- excess profits law provides that
in cases where it seems impossible to
(Continued on Page Five).
ITALIAN FRONT
which will be commanded by General
Peppino Garibaldi. The officers have
been chosen from the regular army.
The men will be allowed to wear the
red shirt, of ancient glory. From all
the Italian colonies abroad many ap
plications for enlistment have been
received.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHAPLAIN
Daniels Appoints Richard J.
Davis to
Serve in the Navy.
New York, Feb. 3. Secretary of the
Navy Daniels has appointed Richard
J. Davis of Boston, a Christian Scien
tits, as a chaplain in the navy, ac
cording to a statement given out to
day by . Albert, F. Gilmore, of the
Christian Science committee on publi
cation. Mr. Davis has been commissioned
with the rank of lieutenant, junior
grade, and has been assigned for tern
! norarv dutv at the Boston navv virH
He ls the first Christian Scientist to
be appointed as a chaplain ln the na
vy, two having been appointed in the
army.
MORTALLY WOUNDED YOUTH
SHOT HIS SLAYER DEAD
Protecting His Mother Harry Adams
Kills Foster Parent.
Huntington, W. Va.Feb. 3. Protect
ing his "mother, it is said, against
abuses of his stepfather, 18-year-old
Harry Adams was shot by the. foster
parent, James Clark, in their mountain
home at Glen Alum late last night.
Young Adams, mortally wounded, fell
to the floor of the cabin where, before
he died, he drew a gun and shot Clark
to death.
Are Heavily Bombarded by Ger
mans and Reply Shot For Shot ,
and Shell For Shell.
SLIGilT CASUALTY LIST
Germans Respect Red Cross Em
blem arid Cease Firing Until
Wounded Man Is Moved.
TWO TAR HEELS NAMED
Correspondent Allowed to Visit
Fighting Zone.
With the American Army in France,
Saturday, Feb. 2 (By The Associated
Press). American troops now. are oc
cupying a sector of the Lorraine front
in France. This announcement is per
mitted by the military censor.
The correspondents permanently ac
credited to the American army have
been informed that they may proe'eed
to virtually any point within the zone
of fire except the trrtc?ies without es-
cort and without special permission,
. ,
by newspapermen may proceed to any"
brigade headquarters a few kilometres
behind the trenches, after first report
ing their presence within the zone to
the headquarters of tne division of
which the brigade is a part. Unless
there is some occurrence which makes
it inadvisable in the opinion of the
brigade commander for correspondent
to move nearer the front, they may
j waik rom njs headquarters to reel
mental headquarters benlnd the lines,
c, n s n..i
(the front are within easy German gun
I Y c iul waIU lugeincr. xney musi
wear gas masks in alert positions and
- t obtain'
special permlsJIWu to Visit the trenches
ing with tne boom of guna. Airmen
A shift of the wind todav cieat-en
away the mist which has hinderew
aerial operations and olher activities
for several days. A number of battle3
in the air were ruught by patrolling
planes early this afternoon. In one
instance the French aviators defeated
an attempt of German fliers to cros3
behind the American trenches.
The artillery and snipers also have
become inefciajingly active. American
75's are hara.sn.ng- traffic behind ehe
enemy trenches. The Germans are
confining their fire largely to the
American trenches.
Throughout Fridav nle-Tw -m ir. &
grins rattlea ceaselessly from German
positions.
TAR HEEL AMONG PRISONERS
IN GERMANY; ANOTHER DEAD
Washington, Feb. 3. Six : of the
twelve American soldiers reported
missing after the German trench raid
on November 3 have been located by
the Red Cross in a prison camp at
Tuchel, WeBt Prussia, General Pershing
reported to the war department to
night. They were captured in the first
assault launched by the Germans on an
American sector. '
One of the prisoners is Sergeant Ed
gar W. Halyburton, Stony Point. N. C.
The dispatches confirmed press re
ports of the death of private Roy O.
Garver of Decatur, 111., in an airplane
accident and reported also -that Private
John A. Goodrum, infantry, of McLean,
Tex,, had been severely wounded In ac
tion on January 24. Private John L.
Bray, infantry of Drum, Ky., was re
ported slightly wounded in action on
January 80, and Corporal Roy E.
Dougthy, infantry, of Shaw, Miss., on
February 1.
Among deaths from natural cause
announced were:
Private George li. Jones, stevedore,
nephritis, 211 ,18th street, Newport
News, Va.
Civilian Abraham Clauson, transport
worker, pneumonia; Edisto Island, S.
C.
Private George E. McDowell, en
gineers, cerebro-spinal meningitis, .R.
F. D. 2, Rowland. N. C
FRENCH OFFICER DECLARES
AMERICAN GUNS DO WELL
With the American Army in France,
Saturday, Feb. 2. (By the Associated
Press) The French commander of a
sausag balloon squadron, who was an
artillery, officer at Verdun during the
heaviest fighting and also participated
in the Somme offensive, declared today
that the wdrk of certain American
batteries at the front is "almost per
fect." He was particularly . pleased
with work done by American guns in
firing on a German position In a wood
which he observed from a balloon.
GERMANS S EASED FIRING; WHEN
RED CROSS WAS DISPLAYED!
With the American Army ln France,
Feb. 3. (By the Associated Press) A
German barrage fire at sundown last
night opened the heaviest bombard
ment of many days along the American
sector, the American artillery replying,
shell for shell as the firing of the heavy
guns spread along several kilometres
of front.1 -"
Two Americans were killed and niaa
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