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7T YT aV Tf y THE WEATHER Probably Rain Tonight and Tuesday; Colder Tuesday O'CLOCK EDITION 12 PAGES VOL. XXII. NO. 300. . ASHEVILLE, N. C, MONDAY AFTERNOON, DEC. 3, 1917 PRICE FIVE CENTS 2 STATE CONCLUDES ITS CASE, DEFENSE E1E Counsel for Means Taken Completely By Surprise By Unexpected Move UNDERTAKER FIRST WITNESS CALLED Letters Written By Means To His Wife and Brother Introduced By State Concord, Dec. 3. The state rested St 11:34 o'clock this morning. In the trial of Gaston B. Means (or the mur der of Mrs. Maude A. King. The first witness called by the de fenso was Jim Simpson, of the under taking establishment which prepared Mrs. King's body for burial. This unexpected move by the state took the defense by complete sur prise, apparently. Not a single new witness for the state had been ex amined during the morning, which had been consumed for the most part by the reading to the pury of docu ments which had been presented in court previously. Reading numerous letters, tele grams, and other papers purporting m nave oeen written by Gaston B. Means last summer to his wife, and to his brother, Afton Means, the state sought to prove that Means played a paras of duplicity with Mrs. King dur ing the last few months'of her life, taking various precautions "to keep her in the dark" concerning his move ments. Other documents read to the jurv by John T. Dooling, assistant district attorney of New York, appearing for the state, related to various business transactions. One document was plac ed in evidence to show that Mrs. Julie P. Means, wife of the defendant, had given him power of attorney for her. Deposition slips were presented to fchow numerous deposits made by him lo his wife's account in the Lincoln Trust company. ; Letters Head Into Evidence. Several letters from Means to his Wife, dated last summer were read, disclosing that he was endeavoring to keep Mrs. Means in the dark as to certain, matters. The Means party had been transferred from Chicago to Asheville and Means had gone to New York when he wrote: "I am convinced I should dictate my letters to you In order to keep rarbon copies so I will know exactly what I have said in case Maude nhould fly the track," Another letter quoted a telegram sent by Afton Means to Mrs. Kink telling her that G. B. Means was on rnesapeake bay and that all was well. The defendant leaughed heartily when this was read. "Under no circumstances let any one know where Mazie, Mrs. Robin fon and Maude are." said a letter Bigned by G. B. Means and addressed to his brother Afton advising him of the departure of Mrs. King, Mrs. Rob inson, Mrs. Mary C. Melvin and oth ers from Chicago for Asheville last July. The letter said Means and others nf his party would leave Chicago within the following week. The letter-was written July 15. The brother, in another letter ligned G. li. Means, was cautioned to communicate matters direct to the writer, and not allow Mis. King and Mrs. Robinson to know of them. MI00 ASKS $57,600 By GKOKGE H. MANNING. Washington, .D. C, Dec. 3. Secre tary McAdoo today asked congress for $57,000 for trie support and education of 250 Indian pupils at the Cherokee Indian school, in western North Caro lina. Six thousand dollars is for gen eral repairs and Improvements at the school and the remainder for general maintenance. Eleven thousand one hundred dol lars is also asked for maintenance of the Guilford Courthouse National Military park. PEACE CONFERENCE While the Bolshevik! represen tatives planned to enter the Ger man lines Sunday and begin ne gotiations with the Germans, noth ing has yet been reported of their missions. The Bolshevik! leader, Trotzky, has warned the allied dip lomats ln.Petrograd that his gov ernment will not permit them to Interfere In the Internal affairs of Russia, especially as to giving ad vice to General Dukhonin. The de mobilization of the Russian army by the Bolshevik! Is reported to have begun. The Russian provisional govern ment has reappeared and issued a manifesto asserting it la the only legal authority. It urges the peo ple to dlsopey the decrees of the Bolihevlki. CE GREATEST ESTIMATES , IN NATION'S HISTORY LAID BEFORE CONGRESS More Than Thirteen Billion Government and To Prose - Year of 1919 More Than Alone This Amount To Through Sale of Liberty Washington, Deo. 3. Estimates of more than $13,500,000,0.00 the great est in the nation's history for the conduct of the government and prose cution of the war during the fiscal year 1919 were submitted to congress today by the treasury department. In round figures more than $11, 000,000,000 Is for the war alone. Only part of it will be realized from taxa tion; the remainder will come from issues of Liberty bonds. Deducting an item Of $133,000,000, intended as an annual appropriation toward a sinking fund for the dis charge of the old public debt and some $330,000,000 which will be turn ed hack to the treasury from postal revenues, the estimated sum for which congress actually is expected to ap propriate is $13,018,725,595, No pre vious estimate ever has exceeded two billions. General Statement. Here follows a general statement of the estimates by general headings: Legislative, $8,026,325. Executive, $65,329,369. Judicial, $1,396,190. Agricultural, $26,458,551. Foreign intercourse, $6,535,072. Military (army), $6,615,936,554.- Navy. $1,104,077,503. Indian, $12,256,210. Pensions, $157,060,000.. Panama Canal, $23,171,624. Public works, (partically all forti fications), $3,504,918,055. Postal service, $331,818,345. Miscellaneous, $1,026,208,317. Permanent annual appropriations, $711,166,825. .'..''. Total (cents omitted here and above), $13,504,357,940. Deduct sink ing fund and postal returns $485,6.32,- 345. Totals, $13,012,559. For the signal service, which In cludes the great army for the air $1, 138.240,315 is estimated. This sum includes the $640,000,000 previously appropriated. K billion dollars Is ask ed for pay and miscellaneous ex penses of the army; more than two billion dollars for the quartermaster corps, $157,000,000 for hospitals and medicines; $135,000,000 for the equip ment on engineer troops and $892,000, 000 for the expenses of their opera tions In the, field. Ammunition is esti mated to cost $390,000,000. For ma chino guns, the deadliest weapon of the war more than $237,000,000 is asked. For armored motor cars more than $75,000,000 is estimated. Other items are: for the extension of the military academy $4,000,000; horses for cavalry, etc., $28,000,000; barracks and quarters $26,000,000; construction and repair of hospitals $25,000,000; manufacture of arms $50,000,000; small arms target prac. tice $75,000,000; civilian military training camps $6,000,00,0, rifle ranges for the instruction of civilians $1,700, 000: equipment of home guard organ izationfi $4,500,000. Supplies for re- serve officers training camps and ord nance stores for the same $5,000,000; ordnance equipment for military schools and colleges $1,138,000. For gathering information the general staff asks $2,000,000. How Navy's Totul Distributed. The navy's total of more than $1, 00,0.000,000 Is distributed thus: Pay of officers and men, $426,000,000; avi ation, $94,000,000; Improving and equipping navy yards for construction of shins, $4,000,000; pay, provisions and clothing for the marine corps, $61,000,000; recruiting transportation and outfitting recruits ,$15,000,000; arming and equipping naval militia. $1,500,000: organizing naval reserve force. $200,000; schools and camps of Instruction for naval reserve recruits, $2,600,000; ordnance strictly in the bu reau of ordnance $2(1.500,000; new batteries of guns for ships $38,000,000, ammunition for ships alone, $32,000, 000. torpedoes and torpedo appliances, $1,000,000; extension of the naval gun factory at Washington, $2,500,000: re serve supplies of ordnance, $33,000, 000: for a new naval proving ground, $1,000,000; for experiments $385,000; maintenance of yards and docks and contingent exponRes, $12,000,000; for medicine and surgery, $6,500,000; care or hospital patients elone, $4,000,000; provisions for bluejnekets, $64,000,000; transportation charges on the same. $4,000,000; for maintenance In the bureau of supplies and accounts, In cluding fuel for the navy and trans portation of the same $60,000,000; construction and repair of ships, $60,- 000,000; engineering, which Includes the motive power. $50,000,000. For the food administration. $5,000, 000 Is estimated: for the fuel admin istration $2,500,000. Slate Department. The estimates for all other depart nients besides showing Increases for their expansion duo to activities con sequent to the war, reflect generally the increased costs of everything gen eral throughout the country. The state department revives its proposal for an under secretary of state at a salary of $7,500. Congress has rejected the plan when submitted before. For additional' clerks, the department asks $120,000. To meet the Increased cost of living for consular and diplomatic officers, the department asks $800,000. One new Item proposes $25,000 for the erection of a legation building at San Salvador. The total sum placed under the head of foreign intercourse exceeds $6,500,000. Treasury Deportment. In the treasury department the growth of the war risk Insurance bureau which now Includes Insurance for the lives of soldiers, sailors and merchant crews, calls for an estimate of $4,000, 000. The federal farm loan bureau pre sents a new Item of $337,000. For the maintenance of forces abroad for the Dollars Needed To Conduct cute the War for the Fiscal Eleven Billions , for War Be Raised by Taxation and Bonds auditing of accounts for the army and navy, $800,000 is asked. The internal revenue bureau shows a large increase in expense for the collection of war taxes. Expenses of ordinary collection are placed at $3,- 000,000; collection of Income tax Is placed at $3,700,000 and for collection of the special war taxes $9,000,000 is estimated. . 'War Department. In the war department the ordinary peace time force has been practically doubled and the cost of additional em ployes Is estimated at $10,000,000. The total estimates for river and harbor improvements are $29,515,000. For the maintenance and improvement of the Panama Canal, exclusive of fortui cations $15,495,284 is estimated. Navy Department. In the navy department nearly a million dollars Is asked for extra tier ical forces and the total estimate for the ordinary peace establishment is practically doubled, making it $2,230,. 000. . . Department of Commerce. The department of commerce sub mits several items to care for the ex- pansion of American trade in the war opportunity. It asks $100,000 for pro moting commerce In. Central and South America, a like sum for promot ing commerce in the far east and $200,000 for commercial attaches for the embassies abroad. For tne bureau of standards, which Is taking a tre mendous part in the development of mechanical appliances for the winning of the war, several large sums are asked. The estimate for the coast and geologic, survey is doubled to make it $2,325,000. Practically $1,000,000 of this is for new ships. Interior Department. The interior department presents manv new items for investigations and developments of natural resources. It j asks $200,000 tor scientific iiwestlga-! tions of mining; $135,000 for scientific investigation of petroleum and natiu il gas; for a new mine rescue car the department asks $30,000. For a gov ernment fuel yard, here, $6UU,uuo is asked. For continuing the construction and operation of the Alaska-n railways, more than $7,000,000 is asked. Deportment of labor. The department of labor's Increases are due principally to the problems of employment and tne settlement or la bor disputes. For salaries and ex penses of federal commissioners of conciliation $200,000 Is asked; $2a,000 is asked for investigation of trcu'e agreements, and $210,000 to investi gate conditions of labors In many in dustries. For the enforcement of the child labor law the department asks $165,000. For the expenses of the interned German civilians at camps $1,000,000 is asked. To extend the enploymcnt service, the department asks $750,000. - Dcanment of Justice. In the department of justice, the principal Increases are to provide for prosecution of crimes against the Uni ted States, principally sedition, con spiracy and espionage. One million dollars ir asked for that work. Depnrtmont of Agriculture. Practically all the increases in the department of agriculture are to cov er the work of stimulating food pro duction and furthering the preserva tion of plant and animal life as a war measure. They include the annual Item of $240,000 for the distribution of free seed by congressmen; the usu al million-dollar estimate for eradica tion of foot and mouth disease, ana tho annual $15,000,000 appropriation for 'federal aid to good roads. In the Indian service the work of relieving distress and preventing dis ease has been extended to an increas ed estimate of $400,000 Mid an In creased estimate of $1,700,000 Is sub mitted for Indian schools. For continuation of work on or completion of public buildings al ready authorized, the following esti mates are included: Appalaohicola, Fla $42,500; Decatur, Ala., $13,500; Memphis, Tenn., $79,600; Tullahoma, Tenn., $20,500; Water Valley, Miss., $7,500. New Items for marine hospitals in clude: Mobile. Ala., $10,000; Nev Orleans, $45,000. New Items for quarantine stations Include: Mobile, Ala., $13,000; New Orleans, $4,000. I. ". Commission. ' The Interstate Commerce commis sion asks a little more'than five mil lions. The expenses of the shipping board are placed at $899,517,500, which includes the construction and requisitioning of ships and the emerg ency rieet corporation. Council of National Defense. For the council of national defense $970,000 is asked. The federal, trade commission's expenses are estimated at $1,429,240. The estimnte for tha national advisory committee for aero nautics is increased to $260,000. For collecting information of the prevalence and geographic distribu tion of disease, the public health ser vice asks $275,000. An increase estimate of $250,000 'or studies in rural sanitation is sub mitted. MEXICAN BANDITS CAPTURE TOWN Laredo, Texas, Dec. 3. Mexican bandits, said to be followers of Luis De La Rosa, numbering about 300, have raptured the town of Agua Legua, on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande, 50 miles below Zapata, Texas, according to reports reaching here today. The small Carranza garrison guarding the town Is said to have surrendered to the larger force of bandits. GERMANS FA"L IN THEIPJfSTO W.rt OUT SALIENT General Byng's Men With stood Efforts To Break Through the Line ENGINEERS HELPED TO STEM ONSLAUGHT Americans Fought Side By Side With British and Gave Valuable Aid Violent German efforts to wipe out the salient beore Cambral have brought little tactical success as Gen eral Byng has withstood successfully for three days all attempts to break through. About Gonnelleu the Germans have gained slight terrain at heavy cost and the British have evacuated Mns nleres, south of Cambrai. The Ger mans have suffered very heavy losses In dead and wounded and the British have taken many prisoners. In the Important sector west of Cambral, embracing Bourlon wood, the dominating position In this region, the Germans have made no impres sion on the British defenses nor be tween Bourlon wood and Moeuvres, the northern side of the salient. Ten heavy attacks against the region of Masnleres were driven off by the British, but a sharp salient involving the village mado its abandonment necessary. Southwest of Masnieres toward Gonnelieu the eGrmans still hold La Vacquerie, where, it is said the dead in twelve hours have num bered more than In any similar pe riod. . The British have reached Gonne lleu and fighting was In progress Sun day In and around the village. In this region the Germans used four or five divisions Friday and attacked in massed formation Saturday and Sun day. At leaset six or seven divisions were used in" their fruitless efforts, to break the northern leg of the salient. American F.iigiiieers in Fight. With the British Army in France, Dec. 1. (Delayed) (By The Associ ated Press) American army engi neers working in the region of Gou zcacourt joined the fighting ranks of their . British allies yesterday and helped them stem the onslaught which resulted in Uouzeacourt Being envel oned for a time. Many of the Americans were caught in the German turning movement about Gor I acourt and only escaped death or -iture by lying concealed for hours iii shell holes until the Krlt ish had pushed the Invaders back. Hundreds of other men from over seas were subjected to tremendous shell fire from enemy artiller yand great quantities of gas shells were thrown In the territory where they were work ing. The German attack was made with greatly superior numbers and every available man was needed on the British side to arrest its onward sweep. The Americans gave every ounce of their strength to thi stask and the important part which they played ha drawn the highest praise from the British authorities. Fought With Tommies. Many of the engineers seized rifles and fought side by side with the Tom mles and many scores of Americans last night were armed and sent for ward as volunteers to do patrol duty in the zone before which a large army of Germans was encamped. One Brit ish general In conversation with the correspondent tonight spoke in the most glowing terms of the Invaluable service rendered by the engineers. "One cannot bestow any praise that is too high," he remarked emphati cally. Several trains operated by Ameri cans were In the Oouzeacourt section and hundreds of other Americans were In this territory when the Germans without warning, swept forward in masses toward the town. Many Amer icans working In the rear areas imme diately provided themselves with rifles and joined the hard pressed British, . Greatest Fight Vet. The experiences of these men and of those wh owere caught behind the German advance probably surpasses anything which the expeditionary force on the American front yet has encountered in the way of actual light ing. One of the trains run by an Ameri can crew was west of Villers Giiislain. which was the first place through which the Germans charged on the southern flank of the offensive. Shells suddenly began to fall about the en glneers and almost Immediately they saw a horde of grev coats charging toward them. The driver of the en- glne saw theer was no time to linger and ran for a nearby shell hole. Mis four helpers sought similar shelter and thev reached cover before they were seen by the Germans although one of the crew was wounded slightly by a shell splinter. The five Americans lay in the she'l hole for hours with the Germans all about and onlv escaped after the Brit ish had counter attacked and driven the enemy back. hSi& SAsiMxAb. fat MANY PROBLEMS FACE SESSION OF CONGRESS WHICH CONVENED TODAY ARMY AND NA VY WANT 0 VER ELEVEN BILLION Provides for the Raising and Equipping of an Army of 1,500,000 Men and for Carrying Out the Fortification Projects Already Authorized Estimates of Secretary Baker and Secretary Daniels Given In Detail Washington, Dec. 3. A war budget of more than eleven billion dollars to pay army and navy costs during the fiscal year 1919 faced congress today when the government's estimates were presented. The sum represents only the strictly military expenses that can be estimated so far in advance and is more than two and a half billion larger than similar appropriations niade tor the year 1917-1918. So far as the estimates show. It provides only for raising and maintaining an army of 1,500,000 men and carrying out naval and coasts fortification increase projects already authorized. The chief item in the budget is for the military establishment of the army, to cost $6,615,936,553, an in crease of $1,365,907,609 over the total of army appropriations made at the last session. The only means of deter mining the size of the army provided for is in the estimae of $1,803,933,676 for pay. This is 159,294,558 greater than appropriations obtained last ses sion for the pay of 625,000 officers and $1,208,300 enlisted men of the line and 398,000 enlisted men of the vari ous auxiliary corps. The estimates call for staff officers, 'as follows: General staff, 347; adjutant generals department, 281: inspector general, 246; engineers, 400; ordinance 2,000; quartermaster, 8,300; medical, 14,000; judge advocate general, 300; signal corps (including .aviation), 11,941. With these large staff increases and it appears clear that the total Increase In the -pay item does not cover any material extension of the orglnal mil itary program of an army of 1,500,000 men. Fortifications Estimates. Fortifications estimates take second place with a total of $3,332,445,122 or an increase of $1,155,874 over appro priations obtained last year. The navy is third with total estimates of $1,- 039,860,502 a decrease of 5552,977,357 The naval figures probably do not in- l,,,la l,AR,fl,.a. ' A II .V.in. 41m.- mill Vi' elude, however, new ships that will be asked for whenever building facilities j are available. j Secretary Baker's Estimates. Striking items in Secretary Baker's estimates are $5,116,018 for additional civil employes at the war. department; $2,000,000 for the military informa tion section of the general staff, doub ling the present appropriation; $1. 138,907,609 for the signal corps, which is $3 99,172,648 in excess of the exist ing appropriation including the spe cial $640,000,000 saviation measure; $2,224,335,000 for army transporta tion and supplies, an increase of $324, 000.000 mostly for clothing and camp equipment; $28,755,991 for the pur chase nf cavalry and artillery horses, a decrease of $37,355,000 and showing restrictions placed upon use of ani mals for the army in France due to transportation difficulties;' $157,1 1 1 .894 for the medical department to include $17,000,000 for new motor and ambu lances and $111,000,000 for medical and hospital supplies, also $24,000,000 for veterinarian supplies, the total be ing an increase of $26,331,894; $135, 000,000 for engineer emilpment for troops, which includes the grs and flame devices hand grenades ar.d sig nal lights; $892,000,000 for eng-neer operations fn tne field, an increase of $600,000,001) and covering bridge, rail way and road building and operating Estimates For Rivers And Harbors Total, $29,515,697 Washington, .Dec. 3. The cost of improvement and maintenance of har bors and water ways utilized In the handling of the country's water-borne commerce us estimated to congress today at $29,615,697 for the fiscal year 1919. That is a reduction, of more than $5,01)0.000 from the amount appropri ated fur the current year. The largest sum estimated was for the Mississippi river, a total or $12,112,000; for the Ohio river, $5,006,(100 was proposed and for the harbor of New York $3, 010,000. Details of some of the largest esti- mates for rivers are: Mississippi river: Passes, $1,400, 000; tlood control (including Improve ments and maintenance from head of passes to mouth of Ohio), and expen- j MRU WH DIED AT ENGLISH, N. SUNDAY Mis. J. 11. English, aged 76, died yesterday morning at her home, at English, N. C, following a long ill ness. The deceased is survived by three sons, J. L. English of New York, .1. M English of Asheville and R. M. English of Penland, N. C, and one I daughter, Mrs. J A. Smith of English, I In the Bulgarian parliament by I're X. C. Three brothers. R. S. McCall lmlcr Radoslavofb equipment; $390,000,000 for ammuni tion, an increase of $175,000,000; $93, 400,000 for ordnance repairs, which covers the expenses of operating the great base arsenal in France: $237, 1 44,000 for the purchase of machine guns; $75,500,000 for armored cars. A ne witem is $4,500,000 for arms and ammunition for the home guard and $6,018,000 is asked to conduct civilian training camps. For the military academy a total of $5,713,254 is sought, some $4,000,000 beinii for expenditure on buildings and grounds. Secretary Daniels' Estimates. Secretary Daniels' estimates for the navy show that the store of guns and ammunition is rapidly being gathered and that estimates have been reduced in many particulars under appropria tions received last year. The chief increase is in pay, the total being $213,229,551 against $126,532,448. Provisions also call for more at $64,485,353 against $41,885,935. Ma rine corps pay estimates have risen to $22,153,370 against $13,531,802. Naval aviation calls for $94,000,000, an increase of more than $30,000,000; tor arming naval vessels and mer chant ships, $38,309,523 Is asked, against $74,593,523 obtained during the last session; the torpedo item is reduced from $12,291,280 to $1,000, 000; reserve ordnance supplies from $81,417,000 to $33,000,000. A new Item is $2,000,000 for the construction of a naval station in the Virgin Islands and another $1,000,000 asked for extension of facilities for previous ordnance. In both these ims. new language is proposed which would authorize the president to take Immediate possession of any land or appurtenances necessary, and which cannot be purchased, within the appropriations at prices to be dc termined by him as just. Under the ordnance appropriations for the navy new language is inserted to make available in supplying guns, ammunition and reserve ordnance stores for vessels authorized under the three year program, indicating the . .. . . .. ' . . department's intention to press for the completion of that program which has been held up by war needs for destroyers and merchant craft. For Public Works. Under the heading of public works, the navy department estimate includes the following appropriations: Nor folk, Va.. $3,450,000; Naval academy $2,275,000: Marine recruiting station, Port Royal, S. C, $100,000; Charles ton, S. C, $1,400,000; Key West $25, 000; New Orleans $450,000; operating base, Hampton Roads. $2,500,000. An item of $500,000 is included for temporary extension 'of naval prison facilities, the same plan for taking over the land or buildings needed be ing provided as for the Virgin Islands station and proving ground extension projects. In the fortifications estimates are carried items for the purchase or manufacture of heavy and field ord nance of all types and the majority of the army's artillery equipment is pro vided under' this heading. Two items for cannon totalling'$2, 897,000,000, make up the bulk of the estimate. The provisions for heavy mobile artillery, includes an item of $310,500,000; and one ammunition item is for $93,000,000. An item of $1,433,500 is carried for fortifications in the insular posses sions. ses of Mississippi river commission. $10,000,000. Tennessee river: Above Chattanooga $160,000; between Hale's liar and Brown's Island $40,000; below River ton, $143,000. Harbor estimates Include: Mobile, $260,000; Galveston, $300,000. Other items are: Removing water hyacinth, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, $20, 000. rarrabelle harbor and west Florida bays and rivers $9,000. I'ensacola harbor and rivets and bays In vicinity, $22,000. lllloxi harbor and rivers in vicinity, $15,000. Louisiana bayous and rivers, $5,000. Cumberland river above Nashville, $5,000. of Asheville. 1. N. McCall of Etowah and S. A. McCall of Nebo, also sur vive, and onersister, Mrs. J. H. Brown of Ashboro. Funeral services will be held this afternoon ut the late residence, at English. BULGARIA WILL OPEN NEGOTIATIONS Amsterdam, Dec. 3. Bulgaria has decided to open negotiations with Rus sia in accordance with her allies and has sent a reply to this effect to the Russian government, a Sofia dispatch says. This announcement was made Only Perfunctory Business Transacted at the First Day's Session WILSON TO SPEAK TUESDAY AT 12:30 Large Appropriation Meas ures To Be Passed Upon " No War Declaration Washington, Dee. 3. Faced by the mighty problems of America's part in the world fight for democracy, con gress convened today, for its second war session. Appropriations of billions of dollars and measures to put the full force of the United States : beside its allies, will be the principal business of the session. ;,''' Perfunctory Business Only. The first day's business was largely perfunctory, with official notification' to the president that congress Is in session and waiting to hear his open-' ing address. It will be delivered at 12:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, in the hall of the house, before a joint session. f Behind the Prrfldent. President Wilson, in his address, it is understood, will urge congress to confine its work strictly to measures for the successful and speedy prose cution of the war. There is a gen eral disposition among the leaders on both sides to depend upon him to take the lead in proposing the war meas ures and to give him all the non-partisan support possible. War Declaration Unlikely. While the question of declaring war Germany's allies, is being agitated in Germany's allies, is being agitatted in congress, there is a general disposi tion to follow the wishes of the execu tive branch of the government which is understood to oppose any change in policy at this time. v In Hands of Printer. ': President Wilson's address was In the hands of the printer today. While it is practically complete, it is being held open for any changes until a short time befor delivery. Russian Provisional Govern, ernment Issues Manifesto Urging , People Not Tc Obey Orders of Bolsheviki London, Dec. 3. The Russian pro visional' government thrown out ot power last month by the Bolsheviki, re-appeared on the scene Friday, ac cording to special dispatches from Petrograd and issued a manifesto claiming to be the only legal authority in Russia and urging the people not to obey the decrees of the Bolsheviki, All the measures taken by the pro visional government, the manifesto says, were with the view of assembling the constituent assembly and to tide over the crisis until the constituent assembly would be able to declare the will of the p ople, but this hope was swept away l y the revolt of the ex tremists which' dislocated the electri cal machinery. Nevertheless, It ad vises that the assembly as elected dur ing the past few days be convened, al though it is necessarily Incomplete. The belief is professed that the as- isemply will sufficinetly express Rus sia s Will. The manifesto declares further thai those members of the provisional gov ernment who were released after their arrest had tried to carry on the gov ernment since the Leninite uprising, especially that of finance nnd of fur nishing tho army with food and other supplies. With reference to this, the Petro grad correspondent of The Daily Mail says that h11 the provisional gov ernment has been able to do was to provide money for state necess ties. He points out that the extremist up heaval and the provisional govern ment has received the resignations ol Premier Kerensky and General Verk hovski and Admianl Yerderevski, min isters of war and marine, respective ly. COPIES 8E QUEST1IE The local exemption boards have received copies of the questionnaire to bo sent out to every man who regis tered on Juno 5, except those men who are row In military camps, either as officers or enlisted men, it is planned to begin mailing out these copies on December IS and ev ery man will receive one, to be proper ly filled out and returned to hie re spective board. DLD GOVERNMENT APPEARS ON SCENE I
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