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THE ASHEVHiLE CITIZEN; MONDAY, DECEMBER 17,1317. X FJITIATIVE HAS WANTS MILITARY 1 fiOT PASSED FROM SERVICE CREWSON ALLIES III WEST ALL TRANSPORTS So Declares Secretary Baker I from n in; Weekly Review of the War. GERMANS ARE STILL ON THE DEFENSIVE Reports of Great Massed Efforts by Germans is West Are Numerous. similar request from th ta a vary hort period, so that th department bu been placed at the mercy or Its employe." Tn generals recommendation fot loir: Fliat That th crows shall be of Hi best type of American eltlsen available, who ar exmrienoed tn th work of mamtenano and operation of vssstii of this service. "Second That tti tenure of sarvlo of auch employe aU b of each duration that they cannot bo tonal' natod at the wilt of the employes. (MDjeot 10 Discipline, NATION WIN IRK Great Christmas Member ship Campaign Will Start Today; MILLIONS WANTED. WASHINGTON, Dec. II. On the v of great Christmas membership campaign of the American Red Croaa, beginning tomorrow, Henry P. Davi son, chairman of the society"! war council, Issued this call: Third That aM maxober of the I inv.ii. wtv. ... i... - i . row shall bo snbjoct to mlhtaxr dls- the colors! ' " ireni in tne military situation should planters and Wis ead ui to conclude that tbo lnltlatlv oontroiwttft in the west h.j passed from the allies Efferent! pZd. t the enemy.- says Secretary Baker rooWmdd th "To tho ten or fifteen million mam. bora wbo will join us before Christ mas ove fall In I" Mr. Davison told In hte statement something of what he bad learned about tbo organisation and of its wonderful expansion to meet war conditions! "Today the Amorloan Red Cross Is no or the modern miracles, "he said. otpllno thus enabling a prompt and strict compliance with mob orders as rosy be given "No plan other the aa enttsfd servtc can possibly bo aurcested wj WASHINGTON. Deo. 18. "No .1.- I YZ.-lZT JT"?1 fixed "ate of pay ta and It ia wamflT in hll Ir.iklT flirt., mf 11111 T iwwmniraw vm m vww or je l Bevuuiijiiaiieu ura iinpowiDie ..i.fi" I -i usual conditions now existing that a I " mb nauonai organisation witn vntT i.rT V " Jew be enacted etona? tho line hare. . ?. German ad vert is- tofor propod for tea oonxntoiiton- VurtE S"UrhfJ.vivl KrVJSK d liSn7ofS -' waakSSin- .t.ht JLrlw orawa of tbo entire eorrlce mTlaltMtloTK-. KS6 Am roooiomondatlon for en. , maln.H ri.J" il.T. h" r" Matisd erawo for anr reosoto was "Rulnor- of ?lat JSlaaSSa"; "- ard of offloor. la 111. h. I5 "L.PT?P"r?L.tln " It was doclarod tUwti to bo a, eooas. ti achTviV..m. .i.ZL?L5 JZW I to enllat tho crow to obtain W acuievin some major atratoelo sue. I a Mir vn . .-i i cess in tna mat. utntin u l r - ' " Retiorta Xiinm. "HporU ot massed hostile eoaeen ENTEf-TE GOVEBNMEHTS NEARIN&JIN AGREEMENT WITH THE BOLSHEVIK More Sympathetic Dealings With Bolsheviki Prob able in Future. WILL AID RUSSIA. ration In those sectors where the enemy propose to break throush the ' French front and roll pack the allisd '".i-?11 br0d ere aumeroua . The German hlfher command ceks peace tbroufb victory. Tho en my is apparently very eas-er to have us believe that he is about to wis such a victory, t . 1 v "For tho past two years the Ger. man have been on the defensive la i tbe west The bold advertising of an imposlnf offensive on the part of the enemy, which while in tho realm of r prmlhility and therefore should not be r.cRlected or overlooked, must in no ! be interoreted to maan hat h. "" strength of the hostile force 1SUAL RECORD FOR BUSINESSES IDE BY CONGRESS volunteer works) In the Junior Red Cross for children: in its chapter ad ministration ooverln the whole United Btate map. It has mobilised Amerioa for action In the world emergency, it stands behind the American army and navy with sup plies and with personnel for every cau wnion tney may make - upon It it work witn president Wilson's an. prove! tn tha task of- preparing our paopio i or mutual service to inose among- us who may suffer because of changes which the war has brought "The Red Cross has given me a now eoocoptkm of Amerioa and th American spirit It is with the seal ot a convert that I invite the Ameri can people to come with mo under. President Wilson and make tt the nation-wide organisation that la de manded by these times. We need your loyal and roar efficient membership, in .order that dur organisation may be truly represented." Das. II. Whl1 fh Rim. wana u eotrtmuteir to tnake pro rross to tbo ratlncatton of aa ennlao Uce arranrement with tha (Mmuia ho entooio governments apparently were afmroaohma- an ejrreemnt foe more sympathetlo dealings with the Jioianovuu govwrnmant. Tho adep. tkm Of a mora tolerant attttnda to. ward Ruasl ia said to hav boon erred by th American daltaiafcaa fn th roooat Parts confereao and thl vrew poMtt now apparently hae heea adopted by all tho nwmnUoue of tho eatento. Lord Northcilffe's Weekly wpHoo sa-ys tooayt Th tetlef tor I that tho BCU hevlkl government is akoly to re. mala tn power for a long time. The principal em of th oatorrt bene, forth wHl be to try to asmet tn every effort to bring Russia relief from an economic collapse." . Dispaibohea dorlnf h hurt twenty four hours from fytrograd tell of, ifurtbor effort hr tho Botanovikt to consolMato thotr gxtvennnone in civil Ufe aad with th army, church and th courts and with regard to rail way voanoraolcatlan. Th reJlway man 'a wnlon tor tha dlotrtot around Petrograd has voted to rvoocnis' h authority of tha Bol. flhevlki and consented to transport jsoisnevtn troops to tn soubh to op. erat against Gooeral Kaledtnea The union also has sent d4e&tM to tha iToai to arraog ror cho tranport& tton of detndbUlsad troops nomeward. Two regtoent flroah from th Croat paraded fat potroarad Saturday and ib netwwpasera eay that damobUlsa. uon u procowaag taptdly. though id disordered fasbJoo, In enany easas companies hav teen reduced to the etrwngtn of Ze to 10 inon by gnuruaj NOT ; GUILTY OF HURDEB OF MHS. KINqAT CONCORD (Continued from Page One. fairs. It was alao aseoited AIan was preparing to offer for probate an at. legod second WW oc James C Kmg whoh wouM give aa additional It.. v0,000 o Mrs. Kin. . IW-open Inveodgatloa, North Carolina ottlclala r-opend th Investigation and at a heat-tag tn September Means was bound ovr to th jury and later in (He ted. At hi trial, which began NovOuibor It, the state contended that Means had "looted" tbo woman's fortune and ktHed her to scap early ac counting." Witnesses asserted Means had kept tho woman a virtual rcrleon- ar sn tn untoago oeacn Hotel. Th aerense domed this and oiTerod evi. once to ahow that Mrs. King approv- ed Moan' speculation wKh nor money. ( Mean said on tha stand that he lavatlgatd neutrality vtolatlonai - to Germans before th United State broke wrtfh Germany, but alwavs) w loyal to t country and turned over to omcia huormatloa he thought of vaju o tni country. Th dctfena oontnded the woman's death was .accidental: that she stumbled, fractured irer ankle and in IWlmc nred uh pletoi. Mrs. King' mother. Mrs. Anna L. Robinson, of Ashovfll. and her toe. tor, Mr. Mary C. Melvin, took oopo. site ldos tn th oa, th m other ap. p earing as a witness for th prosecu tion and. the daughter aiding ' with Mean y (Continued from Page One.) Ill result in any permanent suitegl! fhortages will be resumed tomosrow J0 members to the Ammrioan Red advantage of the Germans. "T"'" by the senate - manufacturers' sub- 90 In New Tork. Former Preal- , -surveying th outlines of th gen- ?. , " era) wer strategy on aU fronts, we fin urt?.p Pr.0r" another Mam mhimh'ina m k i .t NEW TORK. Deo. li. A great ' 5Parturea of eoJdlOTS who domoWl mass meeting tonight at th largest i teed thmMavs.. theatre in New Tork ooened the. The railway situation, norwlth Christmas week campaign to add BOO,. T standing the brave Droot of th trades that both belligerents hawTbeen on yestlgatlon, that of the alleged dls- Cross war council, was on of the- offensivs durlns? till ..1'. Poh of Senator La the speaker.. months, ' J oiiette, win oe aisoussed at a meet- . - -' Inltiatlv la Ksat " I ot the "enate privileges and eleo- "The cenlra. power, b.v. taken th. H.BOv.T,SS "k? in.t alive in tha arn tV.ii!. ln" ranroao promem is being heatres the aHlisuSa. ih I t. ttdld by many members Of congress" . from Tla'thT westiH .S iSf with all waiting President Wilson's DEmtaa.dIM reoommendatlona. It is thought at A novel feature of th entertain ment was a human Red Cross flag formed on the stags by 40ft women. being I The Star Spangled Banner was sung put m la and Kaet Africa. th capital that th president may 0 .d vr. TTi--: srr--iKr BO.. pr Bl vlew ? ingress ' rr, " i v uniu arter it reconvenes January I, ' L ; :." u I iier ims wees. ' uiuig suooeas in tnis see-1 , " . , B Prtaalpal theatre l. F .w"Wi ne west, navs s ueen nblo to record an almost unlnterrupt. ed series of tactical advantage and ir.spit pf the concentration of a pre ponderant majorky of the most sf nclent German divisions, havs gained tonslderable terrain and taken a large quota of prisoner, ow-'irt' .ti v.. in tne outlying areas of Mesopo POLICE AND raOES IN BATTLE AT BRIDGEPORT IS PUT UNDERSOTERE TEST May Result in Believing Freight Congestion Over the Land. , ouuymg.areas of Mesopo-Iv ' , " . . " Paleatlna tha Drltkh h. NAinmsl TtafWoarla fTIMH avtA driven h. .n.mv h.f- Vh. ..a I -O .av.w vim auu their, offensive culminated during the ,105 Are Arrested. : aeek in the capture of Jerusalem. nine uinucnoe. -,. . . "Though the capture of .th Holy .l'.v cannot be held a principal raill ; tai y objective of - th campaign so , v'aoroMy pursued by General Allen- ty In this thentrf; the conquert of BRIDGIEJPORT, Conn, Dao. II. A upjipih win nave a wide influence tore hour battle with riot guns and through th Turkish empire. ; . , revolvers, between thipolteo and tra .And wl.l go far towards reaffirming quonters of a norro dub en Waiter th prestlKe of . the alUed ' powers atret took plao today and resulted thfough-iha Orient . in th wounding of on policeman, 'Oeprtianv- realirt the 'danger at- two whit eltisena and throe negroes, trndant-.tipon. the waning of her In- Of, the injured, two probably wiU die. , v in ma raMi ana wm tnereior l Tiie proprietor of th club, William be more anxious than ever to' nan. I nahv rtnU" qm im am.. cIuiJt a speedy peace before the Var-j persons Including twedve young wtoit iJfii. j, ruo. . , , iwonven ar unoer arrest. i.iu.uj w ufrnan towns in WASHINGTON, Deo. IS. -The first sactlnn nf tha American i.mv Ovtavt T(lM ftAL. I experimental truck transport service Upen Jf iTe On UrnCerS. has been started from Detroit on iU way to tne Atiantlo seaboard to test the army's plan for relieving con gestion in freight terminals by the ovenana use ot motor trucks. In a statement tonight Quarter' master General Sharpe said if the plan proves successful It ia estimated that the total relief to th railroads tnrougn tne shipment te th coast under their own power of th 80,000 war trucks th army has under con. struction. will amount to 690,000 tons ana also will permit the tranDorta tion ot 90,000 tons of government ma- tmrin la tn .h Mart frflm i. IntMln, vwnrr storage depots. "xns plan will serve also another urgent need," said General Sharps. un'lona, Is precarious rearvwheiw. Many sftrlloa ar threatened owteg to tn non-arriva! or runda for th pay mient of wagasv The aerious ruel situation in Petro grad Dow has been complicated by etrtkes of employes in the fuel Ve iparbmient who refuse to work under the Bolshevik! cooumtHsarlee. A sLm ilar caua iha been responsible for a mnm w uw woruioyoa Tu vn 1'OUI'O. gred city hall, wbo quit work on th appearano of th new BoUhsvtk! mayor, who tonaerty was a day lab. REMEMBER THE BIRDS WHILE SHOW IS HERE RmaU AsKMntl of Cramba WU1 m Teat SuiTertng o Part of th VoKOneni Tribe, the Interior more'1 especially the in. Th fight started about 2 a. m. and I "Th training our man will receive in dim-rial centers of the Rttneland h rr1"4 untal 5 awousand anving loaaea army trucks irom fac tilled aircraft aa Mwi-i. im.Ti,. snow were urea, virtually the ry a aeapon unasr me trying con- aiaTad iJIJ whol pollc fore was at on tin dltloM which. .will b encountered In France and Great Britain by th7 a?.?ft-! ? S"" 2?.?'.S. "L5L-po"Lb'r' ( ermans has been aucocaafnllv in in. I jr ut uv an una ao. I . . w" uf .eiiiians as peen eucceaeiuiiy mm-I nl whKn airnriw.w I tlona abroad." .u.. .Jf Polks Redgat and flv natrolman I :. . comprehensive system of SMlS jn the civiliaa population and have 'a;l'id that lh had been rough, heightened the growing dlscoatent y ha"wl l th TD,U' t regu among the German people, who now lef. Tllcoman eumojoned two others far th r ttM ... v v. land went to th club' to investisat savw vwv s vv w wmi as UHVUH UIV door and on polioetnan was hit. The offloar sant to a call to Iteadquarter for help and the men insld barri. caaea ui aoors, opwnea n wtnaows l uitu h ile to the Black sea, Negotiations arel3?1 V" "-reet and tnreaton- motor production nci proceeding smoothly.' The Oer-lTO " ""y appvoaionHig. man demands as reported to us, I worked out. The routes ars those which can most easily and clearly be brought into condition to stand the traffl o and which will lead most di rectly from th truck production centers to the' seaboard. "A central main line highway will b selected between Chicago and New Tork city, and leading to this feeder various scattered centers. - In th east, branch routes will load off tha fore I main Una north an A anuth tn h pwiry,, among other points, the tra-1 """'r tt mw am ounamg war mt I various Atlanuo coast ports. merwaie - opening up of channels of I ,Jlal m mavvm. iiw yvniov i , voiaie ana oounty omoiais nave wmmereia intercourse between Bus-1 "P"" wan aor neanj i oeen oauea to wasnington ana are face av fac with real war oondi- "The arm 1st ie concluded by th Russians with th enemy now includes the entire eastern front from the Bal- The reserves who tried , to tls a&d Germany." . Gifts of. Usefulness are here in abundance. Come into . our store and we will be glad to "assist you in selecting. :.x,n. BS&ZS7. ail his men and th psto wa sur rounded. On detail fired krto - the windows of the club with riot gun thus prevontlng-'ther negroes from) shooting into th street, A larg Bumtxr of tho tnsld tried to get away, out war gathered in by th police. Chief , Redgat and ftv officer gained acoeas to th rear ot the club room and went in. When I they reached th smokiden oiuD ' room, flv men were found there I who surrendered only after they had miptled tnetr weapons. Thomas fled to the cellar of an ad Jointna buUditag, but waa captured and held without bail. Of th 10 persons under arrest, tet . wer - whits men and twelve young .whrt women, the cast Item negroes. . i v TO HOLD REHEARSALS . FOR "HONOR OF IIAME" urged aa a patriotic duty in tha war emergency to bring these local gaps immediately into suitable condition." f AROUND TOWrTl T 1 ' ' GOES TO NEW ORLKAJfS. Will yes do yonr bit for our boyst Her la your opportunity. AH who ar wining to assist la "Th Honor of th Nam" com to Langran Hotel at I Tuesday .sight Don't wait to b asked. There tsnt time. Toa mast volunteer. An honor to th volnn teers. : ': A4rL. 1 1 CAXVT ZaDTERS KOT1C& " Baker, th Candy Maker, having obtained some aw ideas ia 'California will present a few tn tha way of hom. artada Candtas at 1 Broadway, Laa rt BaUdlng. Th firm of BaVer and L! Jaay was mutually dissolved. Re. B.mbr sweet ixten. lf-S Mrs. John J. Clarke leaves today ur in ia, wnsra ana win o Joined by bar daughter. Miss Edith, whe Is a student of Agnes Scott college, after which they will go to New Orleans to spend tha holidays with frlenda CONDITION UNCHANGED. j The eonditiori of hmuw : nu.n I who la at the Meriwether hospital with a bullet in his right lung as a result of a fight with L. V. Shepherd, remains nnchangsd. - It has not yet bf en decided when an onaratlnn will was piao. small nop for th re covery oi young uroom is entertained. REMOVED TO H08PITAI C A. B. Freeman was removed yes terday afternoon to th Meriwether nospltat, where h 1 under treat ment as tn result of a aevwra tntiu-r received east Tuesday night When be trpped and. f on Pattoa avenue, breaking? looe th llsmnnanta ml cnuacte of on of hi legs which was hob, ana otnerwi mjurmg himself. THRIFT OOKMTTTEE MEETS. Th thrift eommittaa' th various club women of the city, of which Mrs. Theodore F. Malloy Is chairman will meet at the bom of Mr. Malloy, t Merrtmon avenue, this afternoon at S o'clock.. AU mem bers ar nrged to b preaent aa meas ures for carrying oat the committee's portion of th work la this county ar to be vwtllnea- FACE8 INDICTMENTS. NEW TORK. Dec. 18. Gaston B. Means, aoaultted of the murder of Mrs. Maud A. King, faces indictment la tnts county lor foraery and em beaalement District Attorney Swana announced tonight . ' Tnere la concrete evidence in our hands tending to show that Means forged many documents, on which he obtained large sums of mosey from Mra King's estate," said Mr. Swann. "and there is evidence pointing to him as the embezzler of the major portion of Mrs. King's wealth. "Until I hear from Assistant Dls trlct Attorney Dooling, who aided in the prosecution of Means tn Concord and who worked on th ca against him, I shall be unable to say Just wnen w snail take tne eviaenc be fore the strand Jury. I believe, how ever, that Mr. Dooling will arriv to morrow or Tuesday at tne latest ana that before the week Is over the bulk ot the evidence will be laid befor th grand Jury. "The popl of New Tork can rest assured tnat all the facta in the Means-King case will bo brought to light in this oounty. Forgery and embezzlement are extraditable or fensee, and if any person outside the jurisdiction or tne state is indicted ror these crimes in this county he will b brought nere for trial." Your B ANK And every facility we possess is at your com' mand. Central Bank & Trust Co. South Pack Square. Everybody wants it Ve have a lot of it MONEY TO LOAN on Improved Aaheville reel eatete at 6 per cent interest, on 1 0 years' time. ' No bonus to pay. Money can be secured in 30 to 40 'dart after application is made. II borrower dies loan ia cancelled. Will also loan on desirable W. Aaheville residence property. J. J. CONYERS Room 27, Arnerican National Bank Building. Phone 682. THREE POLICE GASES FORM DAY'S ARRESTS Assault, Trespass, Disorderly Conduct, larceny, and Usual Pranks Occupy Polio on Sunday. Although, th nattonoi food ivation program seeks to teaoh the 'American people to conserve all fraar. meats of food coming front tin tatle It ha bean suergasted to Th Ottsen (that a few crumbs should be spared (for h strda. : Th snow Which tmm eoverad th round for th east several day has hut off th suipipsy of food for th deathiared tribe, and unless the Po ipl provid for th ongstara there will be a geneirat emtgnttioa of th birds to section wfher food may be found. ; ''.j A Hta forethought on th part of n placing tooa m aooosst- ikiuor revealed tOvo contents ot a bt plaoes wlU do much to protect trunk. Twenty-elht quarts, tmtaot of w eoasarv tna oirae, ana tnts wni I High grad waWsjeys, oeald several Thro caaae eeetwled the polio on iStmday, of which one, Red Williams, id. was arrested ror drunkennena and aneaher. Ensl ' Johneon, eolorad, Coerteen, yeare old, waa cakien - Into custody oharged wtrh dlxrderty eon duet after taduXglnar in iprofan and vulgar languag out of all W'uVarUou to th expectation. Crotm on aunaU colored child. Horace 'Wilson, colored. 16. of 41 Oladison street an errand boy . or Ooode's Drug Store, wa arrested charred with stealing soda waters and itoilet articles Cram th atone of hi employer to th value of fS. . Another haul of whiskey was made at th depot yesterday - afternoon. when broken . bottles , and flow-tag Printing Tyesarspby tkat will stake your advertising attractive. Service that will help to te yoar story cooTincingiy. TELEPHONE 181 aUCKKEY & KOALE CO. 13 LEXINGTON V. HEAVY SACRIFICE OF MEM Ai HAD FIGHTING Ml POSITION (CONTINXrjSD FROM PAGE ONE.) France and to the north of the C3hemin-Des-Dames. In both of these the Germans were worsted by the Brcnch. A small British maneuver south of Cambrai, resulted in the capture of a few German prisoners and & machine gtuf Kussia ana tne xeutonio an lea imbVs w aisaaa. wiu ran irom jaon- tn no way conftl'ot with th conser vation of food, for th reason that he birds can oalat on small bits of acraps that can b used for bo other purpos. . ' At ttmas Hk th eresant it Is stat ed, th birds beoera very gentle, and will soon iearn when food may be procured, and th small amount of troublo it takes to piao th crumbs Whr h birds will find them will be well repaid by th aonaetera In th mouths to etna. LIFE AT TRAINING GAMPS III PICTURES broken, bottles, wer found trunk." : in the MAN CAUGHT BENEATH CAR THAT OVERTURNS W. W. Jttts Receives Broken Ribs and Otber Injuries In Accident on Haywood Street At th suEsestion of tha Millfnt-v Training Camps' association a moving pioiur snowing ins wore Deina ac complished by ' the officers' training camps has beenmade and will ha shown In Aehevllle at the Galax theatre today and tomorrow. .This picture is entitled "Who Leads the National Army? While comparatively few Ameri cans have had an ODDortunitv of visiting any of th great training camps, those wbo have been there have not had an opportunity of seeing In full the work being done. This picture la designed to give the public an intimate insight into ths work, showing in detail the various branches of ths work from ths time "revallla" ia blown at t o'clock tn the morning uniu me sound or "taps - at is o clock at night Including bayonet drills, the attack and defense of trench as as taught by modern warfare, and other interesting scenes, v.,. . ,,. .. The picture shows In detail the many and varied subjects taught ths eenoryo omcers, ana wiu viewed with Interest by all who nave rela tive or friend In th camps, show ing, as It does, ths many endurance tests ths men have to undergo before quaurying tor oosnmissions in th na tional army. Th eoenea In the picture are said to nav oeen taaea at rorts Meyer. Niagara, Benjamin Harrison. Sheri dan, smelling ana riattsburg. In which sighty per cent of all ths candidate emoars ar iratnea. SEVERELY WOCXDED. WASHINGTON. Dec . II. General Pershing advised tha .war depart ment today that First Lieotenant H. C. Boyle, medical officers reserve corps, attached to the British forces, waa severely wounded la action Do comber T. Boyle- next of kin. Mra. Margaret Boyle, lives at Luaerne. P. General Pershing also r ported, the death of tors men from aatarai W. W. Pitts of 278 Haywood street yesterday afternoon at about 1:30 o'clock received severe injuries when his automobile overturned while run ning east along Haywood, street at about ten miles an hour and pinned him underneath. Dr. M. H. Fletcher and BllUe Joaas of SIS Haywood street wer - witnesses to the accident and hurried out to the' overturned car, to extricate tha Injured man. Mr. Pitta was taken at ono to his homo. where Dr. Fletcher found that two of his ribs were broken. In addition to his having received sever bruises and a badly skinned face. The accident ooourred In front of 13t Haywood street and In speaking of It afterward Mr. Pitts stated that the wheels seemed to go out from under, his car, and ha could - not straigntan them before the auto turned completely over. A broken steering gear was the cause ot the trouble, and tha damage to th auto mobile waa estimated at live. Bard Flghtaig. Between the Brenta and Piave riv ers In ths Italian highlands hard fight lng continues without cessation. The enemy to the east of the Brenta has been able, by throwing hug: numbers of men into th fray and eeemlnrly disregarding th enormous casualties that ar being tnnirtea. upon him to. advance his line to Caprllle HIIL a dominating point at tn head or tn San Lorenso valley, which leads to the Venetian plana Hare, however, he has been forced to stop under the the terrific defense of th Italians who evidently havs massed their foroea in order to bar the way to a further ad vance. in th valley itself ana en th slop on either side of it, well-tried Alpln regiments are stationed to exact a heavy toll for every inon or ground taken from them. ' Prior to gaining the eammit f Ca prllle the Invader twice wer earn- ;narlly repulsed, but for their final at tack they brourht up heavy reinforce .nents and ths valiant defenders ware compelled to give ground. ' The agreement for an armistles between the Bolsheviki government in 1 day until January 14, and then wilt continue 'in fore automatically Jp- iaooaJ tiauajsca is given. On th elgning of less aeven days notice ot its dii an armiatlo peace negotiations ar to bsgln, ..' Th Russian church, which was en of th most eowsrfal institutions under the old regime, new has re ceived attention at th hands of the Bolsheviki, whioh baa directed the confiscation of all church property, lands, moneys, gold, silver and precious stone and th abolition of all privilege from th clergy. The government baa also decreed the abolition of religious instruction tn th schools. Little is heard from th constituent assembly in th day's. dispatches. One group of the constituent delegates has gone to Kiev to hold sessions there. News from the Russian province is fragmentary. The all-Siberian work men's and soldiers' council is trying to form a congress at Irkutsk. Tho constitutional democrats announo the formation of a constitutional demo cratic government in Poland. FLORIO RECITAL WAS LARGELY ATTENDED NO DEATHS. 'V GREENVILLE). 8. C Dec It. For th second successive day no deaths were reported today at Camp Bevler, it was stated at divisional had quartera More than sixty hours has nassed without a death occurring In the division, and' ths number of patients in ths hospital has also greatly decreased, . according te the health report today. Wokaess la the Thirtieth division is now not more than on-half larger thasT th normal amount i estimated. - ' . .... : : - r ; - AJRMA HCBT. PARIS. Saturday. - Deo. 1 5. -Leo Beaoit aa aviator of Attleboro, Maaa., fell with hi machine Thursday while making a flight over th gronnda at a French school. Banolt's leg were broken. He was taken to a hospital where h is reported . to be . resting comfortably. Chaa J.- Bid die. of Andalasta. Ps and Phelps Collins, of Detroit Mlctu both members of th Lafayette flying eqaudron, have aoh brought down a r.mrm.K tfM. witll tha laa maah. I A rare musical treat was afforded more than one hundred guests at ths handsome residence of Mr. and Mra Julius, C. Martin yesterday afternoon when th third of a aeries - of muslcalea complimentary to Caryl Florio, presented a selected program ot unusual merit . Mr. Florio's piano forte selections were rendered with that masterful skill which has featured hia performances throughout ths years and he was enthusiastically applauded. Jack Westell's rendition of Wagner "Romance", on the violin waa an excellent effort while Mra Silvio Von Ruck' four solos, beauti fully rendered, reached a climax In har ihrillnla rendition of "Maxsel laiae." the national hymn of Franc. On of th treat of tha afternoon de veloped In th singing of, Christmas carols cy a aouoie ijumwi wmpowa OI ur. ana Mrs. J. u. DiiKaiaaiaar, Mrs. Trans; Johnson. Mra B. L Rirna Mrs. H. B. Heist 2eb Curtis, R. W. Hammerslcmgh and Frank Smith. Miss Minnie WestaU, who ac companied the. various irumbera added materially to th enjoyment of the occasion by her exollat work at th piano. . r THREE MEN DIE AS QUABDHOUSE BURNS BARRISBTJRO, Pa.. Deo. !. a T. GaUagher. Munhall. Pa.; W. J. Kramer. Detroit Mlch-l and W. I Wiley. Rock ford. Ilia, all member of, the lletn aero squadron, u, b. jb, were burned to death when th guard nous at th government aro war hous at Mlddletown, near here, wa iiMrtrovad bv nr today; Th Or was caused, it Is believed, by gas generated by burning tar roonng papar which the men, the only inmate of th small frame structure, war using te heat th boildtng. - ' Th men were eonraMd ror minor nfranaea. Kramer was resouce aitve but died later la the pest hospital, tm other wer dead when oomrades dragged them from th burning build- MARINE NEWS. AT ATLANTIO PORTS. Arrived. 8oacnera Andanla, Astuiienne, Bor Sfhm, Borusund, Ceylon, Dora, Egorba. Iriahjnao. Jacinto Vardaguer, Juan IMaraal, Lapland. Muodelta, Nlckerie, Prima Wfllam, I. 8t Veronica. Sna Four. TaoTTOina, Verona, Motonahlr Anam, steam yacht United States. SPORT CALENDAR Monday. Meeting of the American Baseball association, at Chicago.' ' - Benny Leonard vs. Chic Brown, tea rounds, at New Haven. Go Christie, vs. Harry Oreb. twelv rounds, at Cincinnati. f, Ted - Lewi va - Bryan . Down V twelve rounds, at Columbus. O. Johnny Griffith vs. Toung Denny, twenty rounds, at New Orleans. --Johnny- ErtI va Xld Williams, fifteen rounds, at Baltimore. ' In Mnl p Sliin Tortured Babies Sleep After Cutlciira tea 18a. USEF1TL GIFTS ARE APPRECIATED : THE MOST ' Aluminum War ' (Marvin Set Icy-Hot Bottle " : Percolator ,' Cafenoini , s -t , Andirons . '. : .201111 B4KDW1KC COHPAN? - M Broadway.. ' SSSe PHOXES 3UT. 5 6
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