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WmtA THE WEATHER PAGES LAST EDITION Rain and Colder Tonight t Asheville' 8 Livest Newspaper Tod a y s News Tod a y N otT o m o r r o w E v e r y Day in t h e Ye a r VOL. XXII. NO. 296. ASHEVILLE, N. C, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOV, 29, 1917 PRICE FIVE CENTS c mm L TELLS QF FINDING SEI 0 D KING WILL Discovered Long Time After First Will Was Probated, Melville Declares 1 TELLS OF JS ESCAPE Member of British Flying Corps Fell From Height of 8,000 Feet and Awoke In Hospital ' London, Nov. 29 Lieutenant Pat rick O'Brien, ot Momence, 111., the I first American member of the British I flying corps to escape from Germany, NOT TO TESTIFY 8 arriv1 in London. ;. O'Brien elud- cu ina vupiors uy jumping irom uie JOHN T, DOOLING Hotel Manager Swears Mrs. Was Under the. Control of Means King Concord, Nov. 29. Amerlcus B. Melville, Chicago lawyer, former at- CAPITAL HUMORS IN UNIFORMS Washington Extends Hos pitality To Thousands of Soldiers and Sailors Day Quiet for the President Opportunity to Serve Mankind A Proclamation By the President. "It has long been the honored custom of our people to turn in the fruitful autumn of the year in praise and nnksgiving to Almighty f r his many fcies to us as a custom we can Washington, Nov. 29. Prosecution of the war was temporarily laid aside today while Washington observed Thanksgiving day and made it an oc casion of city-wide hospitality for thousands of soldiers and sailors. Hun- window of a speeding train. He then dreds of private homes were thrown became a fugitive for 72 days and, as'Pen to the uniformed visitors from his goal was within sight, narrowly neif hbZinl.Cl?lLmirltZS j ii din 1 1 Vt Ul .Uil IM J HVIM 1 v w escaped electrocution from the eharg. ed wires along the Holland frontier. Last night O'Brien was dined by a group of admiring fliers, who had be lieved he had been killed when he was reported missing on August 17, last.. . . O'Brien was flying In the Amerl' torney for Mrs. Maude A. King, for oan aviation squadron at San Diego, whose alleged murder Gaston B. Cal., when he went to Victoria, B. C, Means is on trial here, went on the and obtained a commission the Ca .... . . nadian army. Going to France the stand today as a witness for the state next ne distinguished himself and was examined by John T. Dooling, h hig t dari oyer tne German assistant district attorney of ew ines York. Melville told of his experience; jn'an encounter on August 17. there as attorney for Mrs. King in the set-., were 20 (erman machines to six Brit tlenient of the estate of the late James ,sh m the encounter. O'Brien's ma C. King, which yielded her a million chine alone engaging four enemy craft do lars in securities, money and other and accollntjns for one before O'Brien valuables He told of the alleged dls- was Rnot throUKh the upper lip. He covery of the so-called second will of fe with nis damaRed alrpiane from a King a long -while after the first will height of 8 000 feet had been probated. Melville's test!-, O'Brien says he cannot explain why mony along this liner was admitted he was not killed. When he regained o.uy uve.y, ram consciousness he was in a German me riKi'L to nuve u aintRcii iiujn 1,110 hospital record later. Later' the lieutenant snent three Solicitor Clement explained to the!WPeks at a prison camp at Courtrai court, upon inquiry by the defense, : before lie was started for the interior. that it was not the present intention There were three other prisoners un of the state to offer Mr. Dooling as a; der a strong guard in his compart- witness but if it so decided later ne : ment when O'Brien, as a ruse, had the would sever the relationship of coun sel for the state. Melville's examination followed window opened by complaining of the smoke. The train was now 60 miles Inside completion of the cross-examination Germany and traveling at 30 miles an Of Wlllard D. Rockefeller, managing hour. O'Brien jumped from the train, director of a Chicago hotel, -whose de- skining the whole side of his face, re claratlon that "I was tipped off by the opening the wound in his lip and los government against Means." was or-ting consciousness. dered by the court to be stricken from It was about 4 o'clock in the the record. -This statement was made morning and the darkness shielded while the witness appeared Irritated him. When he recovered he was ly by the questions of E. T. Cansler, of, ing In a field. Then for 72 days he counsel for the defense, in an ef-, was a fugitive, traveling only at night, fort to break down the testimony of ; He trudged tl.rough fields and swam Mr. Rockefeller that Mrs. King was livers and canals in Germany, Luxem virtually a prisoner under control of, burg anil Belgium before he reached Means for Beveral months this yearl the Dutch frontier. At the time of his while at the hotel at Chicago. flight he had a piece of sausage on Numerous letters, telegrams and: which ha subsisted for several days, other documents, including a purport-: after which his sole sustenance con ed photographic copy of the probated sisted of turnips and other vegetables, will of King, were identified by Mr. j O'Brien did not know German, but Melville as presented by Mr. Dooling he used a little French on a kindly and filed with the court. Upon re-I Belgian who sheltered him for several quest of Mr. Dooling that the court i days. The Belgian then gave him rule that these documents should be I old clothes to cover his uniform and returned to their respective jurisdic-i directed him to the nearest route to tlons, Judge Cline Intimated that they the frontier.' O'Brien swam the river would be copied into the record of Meuse near Namur and the next day this court, if admitted as evidence, was challenged by German sentries and the originals returned. Who decided he was a peasant. Progress of the trial was slow dur- But his narrowest escape was re ing the morning, as the evidence was : served for his last day as a fugitive of a technical nature and frequent . when he could see Dutch territory. clashes between opposing counsel oc-,To circumvent the charged wires curred, calling for argument and rul- O Lrien built a bridge in a nearby ing by' the court. wood and threw it across the wire. In an announcement made to the But it broke under his weight and court while the jury was out. Solicitor O I-.rien received a shock which, he Hayden Clement asserted that if per-, ways, he can still feel. When he re mitted to introduce in evidence state- covered, he dug with b::.e hands a inents made to Rockefeller by Mrs. tunnel under the wire a m after sev King at the hotel, if could be shown eral hours he had a hole big enough that the woman and her money were ; to crawl through. "absolutely under the control" of Next morning he hurried to the Means at the time and she was vlr-i nearest British consul who arranged tually a' prisoner in the hotel. The , for his transportation to London. court ruled that Rockefeller could tell ; the Jury only what Mrs. King said Wired His Mother, while in the presence of the defend-1 Momence, 111.. Nov. 29. A Laconic ant. as the witness said he had never' cablegram "escaped from German talked with Mrs. King in the presence prison; letter follows," ' prepared this of Means, he was allowed to narrate city for the further stirring news to only his conversations with Means and day of the escape of Flight Lieuten incldents which came under his obser- ant Patrick O'Brien, vation at the hotel during the stay of. The message quoted was signed ui. tuiu was uuuresseu to nis moth. gan talnments in their honor. President Wilson spent the day quietly. He made no engagements during the day except to attend union services In the morning at the Metro politan Methodist Episcopal church, where Bishop Wm. F. McDowell preached. The president, .surrounded by members of hrs household, enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner at the White House. The president's turkey this year, a 40-pbunder, came from the Kentucky farm of South Trimble, clerk of the house. '--....-- All the cabinet members were in Washington today except Secretary Wilson, who is in the west, and they observed the : day quietly at their homes. Diplomats, including those from North and South America, and high officials and jurists attended the usual Pan-American mass at St. Patrick's church, at which Cardinal Gibbons gavp his blessings. Thanksgiving ser vices were also held at numerous other churches throughout the city. Practi cally all departments except those which it was absolutely neces sary to keep open, were closed and business throughout the city was sus pended. At the Y. M. C. A. hendquarters, it was estimated that there would be 20,000 soldiers in the city before the day was over. Mrs. Samuel L. Hill purchased the entire lower floor at a downtown vaudeville theater for one perfc-mance and had it reserved for men in uniform. - 1. 1 assi n tra. . . natior- ift . foil' v a now in the midst of isedy of a world shaken ,(ar and immeasurable dis ier, in the midst of sorrow and great peril, because even amidst the darkness that has gathered about us we can see the great blessipgs God has be stowed upon us, blessings that are better than mere peace of mind and prosperity of enter prise. "We have been given the op portunity to serve mankind as we once served ourselves in the great day of our Declaration of Independence, by taking up arms against a tyranny that threatened to master and de base men everywhere and join ing with other free peoples in demanding for all the nations of the world what we then de manded and obtained for our selves. In this day of the rev elation of our duty not only to defend our own rights of free men throughout the world, there has been vouchsafed us in full and Inspiring measure the resolution and spirit of united action. We have been brought to one mind and purpose: A new vigor of Common counsel and common action has been re vealed in us. We should espec ially thank God that in such cir cumstances, in the midst of the greatest enterprise the spirits of men have entered upon, we have, if we but observe a rea sonable and practicable econ omy, abundance with which to supply the needs of those asso ciated with us as well as our own. A new light shines about us. The great duties of a new day awaken a new and greater national spirit in us. We shall never again be divided or won der what stuff we are made of. "And while we render thanks for these things let us pray Al mighty God that in all humble ness of spirit we may look al ways to Him for guidance; that we may be kept constant in the spirit and purpose of service; that by His grace our minds may be directed and .our hands strengthened, and that In His good time liberty and security and peace and the comradeship of a common justice may be vouchsafed all the nations of the earth. "Wherefore, I, Woodrow Wil son, president of the United States of America, do hereby designate Thursday, the twenty-ninth day of November, next, as a day of Thanksgiving and prayer, and invite the people throughout the land to cease upon that day from their ordi nary occupations and in their several homes and places of worship to render thanks to God. the great ruler of nations. "In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and Caused the seal af the United States to he affixed. "Done in the District of Co lumbia, this 7th day of Novem ber, in the year. of Our Lord one thousand nine hundred and sev enteen and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and forty-second. . "By the president: "WOODROW WILSON. "ROBERT LANSING, "Secretary of State." E OF TEUTON Enemy Will Never Pass, Be ing Confronted By Ital ian, British and French Forces, View of Experts allies mm INS I SEPARATE REAGE A Statement May Be Issued Telling of Results That Are Likely To Follow Italian Headquarters In Northern Italy. Nov. 28. (Delayed) (By The Associated Press. )-Brigadier-General Scriven, of ,the United States army, accompanied by an aide and the American military attache at Rome,' has arrived at headquarters to study i the Italian situation and make a series! of reports to the American govern- . nient. Major G. M. P. Murphy, head of the American Red Cross in Europe, also is here, to coordinate the work of the organization. General Scriven was re ceived by King Victor Emmanuel who invited him to dinner where the situa tion was discussed at length. Reports from the front show that the enemy is still persistent but that little is left of his former vigor of attack and he is resorting to the old ilo'iro ,f piiiinfniT Tho fjopmnna hflvp I posted olacards in Italian, reading: ! Uermnn "Italians, we have crossed the de-; front- The Germans have set next fenscs of the Piave. Your defense is ; Sunday as the date for a conference HARD FIGHTING IN CAMBRAI REGION German Efforts To Regain Ground Failed Crisis In Italy Has Passed Efforts of the Russian Bolshevlkl government to arrange an armistice j have met with the approval of the authorities on the eastern T STREAK OF 101 London, Oct. 8. (By mail) "Sub marines, please, sir." Tho very young midshipmate on a big Atlantic liner had had little experience with sub marines, but a long training In polite ness, and that is how he announced the news to those passengers he was sent to warn on a recent trip from New York. It was different with a mariner now serving as messenger in one of the government offices when the last air raid warning went around. He knock ed loudly on the office door, walked In calmly and announced quiet unhur riedly. "Mr. Jones I have to ask you to be good enough to stand by. as we have had warnings of an air raid," adding as he courtesied to the stenog rapher, "And the same to you miss." er, Mrs. Margaret O'Brian. It was forwared to Cowley, Wyoming, where she is visiting, by another son, John. Before taking up aviation five vears ago, Patrick O'Brien was a locomo tive engineer on the Santa Fe rail road. the party. ' Rockefeller testified that after a conversation with Mrs. King, Means threatened to cancel every room the party had In the hotel if Rockefeller ever talked with her or her sister, Mrs. Mary A. Melvln, again. He said Means asserted: that will surprise the whole United SHORTER OVERCOATS SSr tVher- aoni want anyDOUy lu FOR AMERICANS New York and Chicago witnesses j . for the state who are here, have ns-1 With the American Army in France, sertca Means was jirepanng 10 oner mov, 2'J. (By The Associated Press) CAMOUFLAGED PIE AND GINGER BREAD Washington, Nov. 29. Camouflaged pumpkinless pumpkin pie and ginger less ginger bread are the latest ex periments in food conservation tested on one of the army transports, and according to the report of the troops there was only one objection there wasn't enough. Supplied by the na tional emergency food garden com mission the wceipts were tested on the transport Grant with great suc cess. The pie is, as its name implies. camouflaged with cornnieal, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon, two eggs and ginger. The ginger bread, however, Is gin gerless, molassesless, eggless, butter less and milkless. YELLOW BUNCH Such Tribute Paid To First American Contingent In France Morale of Sold iers In Trenches Is Fine G GAS INSPC IS CAM PAT MO Surgeon-General Fears Epi demic of Pneumonia 60 Deaths at Camp Wheeler During Past Month for probate an ellegeds econd will of tho late James C. King, of Chlrago, which would give $2,000,000 to Mrs. King in addition to approximately $1, 000,000 she, as King's widow, inherit ed under the first will. Rockefeller also testified that Henry The uniform of the American soldier is undergoing a further change. A large number of troops have turned in their long overcoats to receive In ex change coats of the same material, but much shorter In length. Because of the perpetual mud it was found that of the soldiers, hindering the free movement of the wearers. Deitch, one of the party at the hotel, J the long coats noon became caked and who he described as Means Wit,' i heavy. They flopped about the legs JI1H.I1 . nc(fi cv ,u, ii-iuiii nuvi.il u. raia, King in the hotel. Rockefeller ad mitted on cross-examination that he anowea Means ami me -oi ners to re- Mrs. l)c Saulles Provides Dinner. main in ino nuim mirr u nau leurn- Mineol.1. Nov. 29 -ThaTibulvInc ed the alleged state of affairs, saying dnn(,r for the prsoners ln' Na88a m" PK7LTfU,Pil Jail was provided today by HernrD?itcl son e Lie later Mrs' ,anca e Sau,les whose trial hen theCde?ene turned the cross a, ch,'irKe . examination of Rockefeller this morn- I hpr husband, John L. De Saulles. was ing Attorney Cansler undertook to i "Ufpended over the holiday. Two men break down the testimony of the wit- .accused of killing their wives were ness by asking If Means and Deitch neficlaries of this bounty, which it were on guard restraining Mrs. King estimated cost the donor more than of her liberty during the month ot 1 I100- April, 1917. Rockefeller answered In the 'affirmative, whereupon the de fense challenged him to show by the hotel record that Deitch was there in the month of April. The witness then admitted that Deitch wr not register ed at the hotel nntil May 3. 1917, but declared Deitch was at the hotel prior to May 1. Being pressed by Attorney Cansler i for a statement of his personal attl- : (Continued on Pace Z) Priests Kelcasotl. " Mexico City, Nov. 28 (Delayed.) By order of the department of the in terior three of the foreign priests ar rested Sunday and ordered deported have been released and permlttod to Rhode Island Governor Flies English Channel 1 t-'V 1 Fit-'- P s V It :vi Swti is . 1 GOV. R 8 BrrcAN With the American Army in France, Nov. 28 ( Delayed ).-(By the Asso ciated Press).The development of the men of the first American con tingent in France in the science of war was described today as truly remark able by the general commanding the division. "I have been in the army since I was a boy," he said. "During that time I have observed many American and many foreign soldiers' .but never in my life have 1 seen anything equallin gthe men now here. When my division landed we had shock headed boys by the hundreds. They were clerks, mechanics, day laborers, farmer boys, old and 'young from ev ery walk of life. Some spoke English and some did not. There were Poles, Bohemians, Russians, Jews. Gentiles. But in this short time they have be come first-class soldiers, energetic to the extreme and have fallen Into, the ways of army life as I never thought possible. "They are game to the core and their cne idea to beat the Germans and five them a good beating. There isn't a streak of yellow in the whole lot, and their morale, even in the trenches, is fine. - "Here is an example: One night recently an officer called for volun teers to go patrolling In No-Man's-Land. He asked for 20 men. The whole company volunteered on the spot. Twenty wei a picked and lamp black was provided for them to put on their bayonets so that the light would not shine on them. During the blacking one private who ha,1 been in the army for four months stopped a moment, turned to a comrade and said: 'Gee, if I can run this into one of those Boches I get, he'll get blood poisoning, and I hope he does' The boy knew the place he was to patrol was extremely dangerous and that he might be a casualty within 30 min utes. "At another time I had just passed a line of soldiers walking along a road in the rain when 1 came across one who was hatless, mud-covered and limping I stopped my automobile and asked him what was the matter. The soldier stood on one font, the other being injured. He saluted and said his horse and started to run into a stonewall, so he threw him down, but fell under him. That's the spirit we are getting. The man was badly hurt, but even that did not make him forget his training of a few weeks. "1 was returning at the time from the hospital where I saw a few wounded men. Some of the men's proudest and moBt valuable posses sions on earth, are bullets and pieces of shrapnel which thoughtful sur geons saved for them on extracting them. Kvery man wanted to exhibited the cause of his wound. Their thoughts were nil about recovering, re joining their regiments and getting a chance to pay back the enemy In his own coin." ' Governor R. S. Beeckman of Rhode remoln In Mvim. Tho nt,arnm.n lSlana, WHO n(18 Been in KUrope IOOK will permit one Spanish, one Italian ln lnt0 war condition, for some and one French priest to remain, but time, flew from England to France ln fnr.iirn nrip.i. mnt not hnM i-Ailninii. , an aeroplane' recently. He has been services In churches, the government j making has decided. hand. Washington, '. Nov. , 29. Surgeon General Wm. C. Gorgas, reporting to day on his Investigation of the epi demic of measles and prevalence of pneumonia at Camp Wheeler, Macon, (la., declared that : the number of cases of measles was decreasing, but expressed the fear "that we may be beginning here an epidemic of septic pneumonia." When General (organ made his in spection of tile camp this week there had been approximately 3,000 cases of measles among tho 22,000 southern ers at the camp, and 30(1 cases of pneumonia with about BO deaths from the latter during the past month. General Gorgas reports that the tendency toward pneumonia uudoubt edly n'a increased by the men being exposed to cold weather for a month in their summer clothing. About two thirds of the 22.000 men now have been supplied with woolen garments, he stated. General Gorgas believes that the measles epidemic was due to the fact mat men at tamp heeler were drawn from sparsely settled regions of che south where they had little opportunity to contract the disease wnen young. i ne pneumonia cases followed the measles, but the surgeon general believes most of these were "contract cases", forecasting serious conditions unless prompt steps Hie taken. Following are General Gorgas' rec- ommedatlons which are already being cameo oui: I recommend that it be insisted upon that all men in the camp have 50 feet of floor space each, anil, to accomplish this, that such additional shelter be supplied as may be neces sary; that no fresh men be brought into the camp until the epidemic has subsided: that an observation camp be established and that nil new men be kept under observation until the main camp is free from Infection." Appended to the report is a state bent by the war department to the effect that l.Ooo additional tents had already been shipped to the cainn unit the number of men per tent reduced from nine to five. New arrivals are being segregated to minimize the dan ger of contagion and winter clothing, delayed by the necessity of first equip ping divisions In northern latitudes and those sent abroad, now has been supplied. Woolen underwear reach ed the camp some time ago and heavy outside clothing is being delivered as rapidly as railroad congestion will permit. useless. Let us pass without further bloodshed. We shall be in Vicenza in the three days." In reply, the Italian soldiers posted a placard in German reading: "You will never pass." An eminent American military au thority summarized the situation in this way: ."While the danger is not yet over, nevertheless it seems to me from a military viewpoint that the enemy cannot pass, being confronted by the combined Italian, British and: French forces." - His chief military reason for this view is that the enemy no longer has his lines of communication'', freely open to Hie rear, as the winter is breaking his communications in tne north and Interrupting if not destroy ing them to the east. Therefore, he. believes, the enemy has reached the maximum and must decline from now on, while the Italians and their allies have all their communication from tne west and south open and can augment their forces from now on. Coise quently it appears to this American as though the enemy had failed in his main project of. breaking through into the heart of Italy., The foregoing in addition to giving the American military viewpoint, prob ably accords with other high opinion. ALLIED CONFERENCE TD FBI Premier Clemenceau Is To Preside and Make Brief Address of Welcome to negotiate an armistice. . The Germans accepted the Russian proposition within a few hours after Bolsheviki emissaries had visited the Teuton side. The allied diplomatic representatives in Petrograd, it is reported, while not recognizing the Bolsheviki govern ment, will acknowledge receipt of the proposals from the Bolsheviki leaders as though they came from individuals. Speaking for Great Britain, Lord Rob ert Cecil declares that the allies are considering the issuance of a "reason ed statement for the gufflanee and warning of the Russians as to the seri ous, results that are likely to follow if a separate peace is concluded." r Pope Benedict Is not preparing a new appeal toward peace. This is an nounced by Cardinal Gasperri.the papal secretary of state, who says that the ' pope's desire for a. just, Christian and . durable peace remains unchanged. Desperate Struggle Continues. On the Bouiion-Fontaine Notre Dame line the British and Germans continue their desperate struggle, the 'British trying to advance eastward toward Cambrai and the Germans at- t tempting to hold them up with strong counter attacks. Positions along this line have changed hands repeatedly in the furious fighting, and German ef forts to gain the dominating elevation of Bourlon wood have failed. Else- where on the western front there has been strong artillery activity. Crisis In Italy Passed. The crisis in Italy has passed, ac cording to Major-General Maurice, of the -'British war office. The Teutons in that region have not attempted any new attacks, in strength, their latest efforts apparently lacking the vigor of those earlier in the week against the Paris. Nov. 29. The inter-allied conference will be opened at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning with Premier i Clemenceau presiding. The premier Italian defenses between the Brenta ' ill make a brief speech of welcon after which the delegates will at or.ee befrin work. Before beginning consideration of the program submlttel for elimina tion, the delegates will decide it tin ord and Piave. Confer With Germans. London, Nov. 29. Representatives of Ensign Krylenko, the Bolsheviki f their deliberation and thejReuter dispatch from Petrograd, have crporfiimnent of ues':ons for di- us-1 ent(,rpj thc German lines on the front (of the Russian Fifth army to nego Itiate with the Germans who deputized Racing Season Opens. New Orleans, Nov. 'V. New Or leans' winter season of horse racing began today wl'h tho opening ot the meet at the new Shrewberry track un der auspices of the Jefferson Parish Fair association. The meet ends De cember 31. A system of oral betting recently held legal by the Louisiana supremo court was used. Confereni-c Oix-ned. Christlanla, Nov. 29. The Scandi navian conference wuh opened venter l day with speeches by King Haakon, of It's Been Costly. With the American Army In France, Nov.' 29. (By the Associated Press.) American ordnance experts have I Norway, and King Gustave, of Sweden figured that the Germans in raids on j after which the ministers represent- American trenches thus far have ex- ing the three nations conferred for study ot the war at first pended more than $10,000 worth of I several hours, ammunition alone. last night. sioii bv various techmcil coinn itt The cenference is callfd uprn ai ove all to depose of concicto problems, such as food supplies ;-nd tho o'ock aoY ipim v. Inch Hncinlists anions tn C i.iitrs will preca -e opinions T lis i i ( l niinary wor.i is likely in c -cipy the first plenary session, after the close of which tho 'various com mittees will sit separately. Another plenary session will close "h? confer ence which is expected to occu) y three days. There will be an official luncheon at tho foreign office on Satiudny. cominandcr-in-chief. according to a the commander of t'-,., northern army to act as plenipotentiary. His answer was received on officiul German gov ernment paper. America I'lnys IniHrlant Part. Paris. Nov. 29. In discussing the inter-allied conference in un inter view in the Petit Pnrisien, Viscount Northcllffc says: ,rritn nnilv ,if ntnl n-l.i.,1, -l11 lD sue from this conference is essential n'1"". '"-. 29. The second edi for more than one reason, but espe-ltion of the Daily Mall today contains chilly because It will permit the allies an apparently mutilated telegram to use to its full extent the generous ; from Petrograd. dated 4 o'clock Wed nbundancc of resources which tiie vast ! nesday, indicating there has been a trans-Atlantic republic places at their ! renewal of trouble there. It says there disposal. The importance of Ameri-fhas been some tiring and that several can Intervention only appears as yet but indistinctly and veiled to the eyes of Europe. It is too difficult to imag ine what, is happening 5,000 kilomet ers from here." Viscount Northcliffe described the enthusiasm which he said he had wit nessed throughout the 1'nited States. WOOD SCARCE AT AMERICAN CAMPS persons have been wounded. Maximalist troops have occupied the Perograd state bank, according to the Petrograd correspondent of the Daily Mail. He adds: "The people are going about their business in the most ordinary man ner. Nobody Is hurrying and one would never imagine that another rev olution Is in progrcHK. Scenes of polit ical turmoil have now become epi demic here." , With the American Army in France, Nov. 29. ( Hy The Associated Press) Tho business of cutting and trans porting wood has become one of tirst Importance with the American force. For several weeks large detachments have been deep within the forests in France, some near the Swiss border, others near the coast and some fur south. So great has been the scarcity which nowl s beginning to be alleviated, that the troops on their hikes have been marched through nearby forests where A banquet was held I every man picked up pieces of wood to carry back to the billet. ONLY iS I !W0PP1N3 tAV5 BEFORE
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