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1. V ' -i - .... v " ' "3t5r " ' - -v 4 t 4- a:.' . o :.r- 4 " iiif 4 O'clock ii "a. 1T A TTTT W State Liluary M,il edition VOLUME I. BOI SHEVIEKI !JEAl)Et59!j6K?l)E LL COMMUNICATIONS "WITH PETRO- GR A D. FEARED STjpjE OFTHAT CITY j ARE AGAIN DYED WfTH BLOOD. ALLTHfef NEWS IS SO FAR ONS .ES CENSORED. c. (By United Press) - - . , LONDON The crisis between the Provisional government and the local Bolshevieki Council (Soviet) of the workmen and soldiers, approached; the point of going" to arms today. . - ' Leon Trotsky, president pf the kcal Soviet, has issued a statement declaring the Provisional Gov ernment as non-existent and" the dissolution of the ittine: preliminary Parliamentrwhich was de- cided upon by Premier Kerensky. Many Bolshe-U veki and Maximasts m this body, previously vot ed to tirmly resist the government and announced their intention to forcibly crush out all Bolshe-, vieki movement. Three Cossack regiments today formally an nounced that they would hereafter disobey all or ders from the Provisional Government and. would pledge their allegiance henceforth with the sol diers and workmen of the local council in its paci fist revolt. Some Ministers of the government, it is an nounced, have been arrested by the Maximalists. They were preparng for.anarmed clash with the Bolshevieki. Premier Kerensky has ordered all private motor cars to be delivered to the winter Palace so as to prevent their seizure by the Soviet All Russians are prohibited under : strict penal- from leaving their barracks. ies The Garrison and Poletariat have deposed Pre mier Kerensky, declared a wireless message re ceived form Petrograd today.- LONDON The Bolsheivki leaders are now in control of all communications in Petrograd Today it was formally announced to all the world that they had "deposed the Kerensky Gov ernment, and in its place, are instituting a new re gime with a policy for immediate peace. They have also ordered an immediate distribu tion of all land to the Peasants, it is stated. There was no mention made in the dispatches whether there was fightings going on, but it is feared that once again the streets of Petrograd are dved in blood from the struggling factions. The Bolshevieki leaders so far, have not ex plained how the alleged 1 ernment was accomplished accept that tne ison at Proletariate All the news which is Bolshevieki control of the The Russian officials here emphasized the fact' that the revoult was only local as to Petrograd. The indications are that the workmen, soldiers, e incil and other sections have always been faith ful to the Provisional government. 1 .ONDOKMore lK)dshed now een ineyit-p 10 -ttUSSia. - - ?v - ; i he Bolsheviki censor, however, nas so un h allowed the merest outlinejjf the ' events to 1' a ve Petrograd. 7 . ' . . But these indicate that the long expected trial strength between Premier Kerensky and the V) visional government on the one hand andthe Uolshevikia Mn vimalists on the other hajid had me. It is now regarded aa in U-t-,. 3 - - it this hp fniA-fhP cftnsorshitj naoeen ca The flisnntphps. however: did reveaLthat armed I'olsheiviki harl spied the telefifraph offices, . the Mari Palace, the State bankantf according to dis ; matches received flight 10 AMlJfyeized the vailwav anr? thp Tlfc Railway station. : Aorain st. thae. states thtdisnatch, Premier Ke- nsky, is now assembling: ' vc . t : - SICES DISPATCT overthrow of the Keren- forced it.,, one sided, is due to tne telegraph wires. ! V- likTyrGm thtb - rr.Z4r?t -i. Gcbssacks anjj ot PiH lierxa ftlRott or t h.e . . GrenidUeNi Oihuiida Afternoon; November 8, 1917 HOW THE7KAISER km ixi:.. . - ' -" ' .?$. -- -''' J -X ( -fi Saw :tiv Kaiser Wllhelo, Hie man wire, set the world Aflame with warf as he looks j today. He la thinner than he was before the war and the lines in his face show that tiie ardienemy of dVillaa&oa haa suffered some of the pangs that ! he haa caused humanity. Els figure has lost some of Its military carriage, I and in this photograph, unlike those of the past, he is making no effort to conceal the short left arm. On the kaiser's right is his son, Prince Eltel Friedrich, who is holding some of the iron crosses the kaiser bestowed on this occasion to his troops. On the kaiser's left is General von Kinkier. The photograph was made on the occasion of the kaiser's recent visit to Tarnopol. ITALY'S LAST STAND 1 STEM GERMAN INVASION IPEilNG (Br United Preen I mvnnvi)oIa , ,.D, ,o -v.V'' w OMUU ' in her effort to stem the German in vasion is apparently impending today. Both the enemy and also tbe defend ing lines, are now drawn face to face along the Livensea River. London is expectinf momentarily to hear of a preliminary battle on the Livensea river in which General Ca dorna's rear guards would make an attempt to administer a temporary check before withdrawing to the new fully prepared Plave River line. From Swiss reports General Cadora merely plans to delay the enemy along the Livensea River until his positions on the Piave River have been reached PITT COUNTY BOY IN TRANCE WRITES INTERESTING LETTER Mr. M. G Bryan of Wlnterville, has just received a letter from ws son, m Bruton Bryan, who is now fighting in France anl is a member of Company "A" 17th Regiment, Engineering Corps. Mr Bryan left for France, via New York on the 17 of July last. We quote from his letter In part : havener tried to get over here so i amjnakin, a discharge, would be useless .making the best of it. If I was in the States I would stand some show. Here's hoping I will soon be back home anyway. I reckon all the boys around home, that were drafted, wish they had enlisted before hand. I much prefer being where I am than in one of those training camps, We are, hi my opinion, much better oT. LWetare fixing up a Regimental News- t ?.jtl5i"L j y in a -.3.J l 14. pnllf anu x win ovuki jreu unc wu;u il Is. Issued, It is beginning to get pret- yiQirrhere we are bat we are pret- vweKflxed up andtife plenty of clothes to wear and blankets .to sleep. under. Taking everything Into con sideration we are faring pretty good. We will have our last baseball game on Saturday afternoon if the weather permits. We can always find some, thing doing at the Y. M. Cr A. There are' two. pianos, over there and there is always a bunch around them playing and singing. You just can't remain blue jpng if- you visit the Y. M. Cr A. Have been- doing office - work- -for . the past week, which make me feel kinder at home, but X feel much better -when APPEARS TODA "JAMES WIIITCOMB KILEi" AMBULuVNCE FOR FRONT. (By United Press) INDIANAPOLIS Hoosier Riley lov ers have honored their poet by raising a fund of $2,000 for maintaining an ambulance on the Italian front. The ambulance will bear the nam? of James Whitcomb Riley. A large majority of the contributors to the. fund were children, many giv ing their entire savings of pennies to ward the fund. The la?t $0 of the amount was contributed by Elizabeth and Edmond H. Eitel, Riley's niece and Nephew. You know I have become toughened to : this kind of a job. I would love to be a member of a Forestry regiment so I i would be in the woods all the time." 1 Marriage Licenses Two marriage License today both be ing colored. . Joseph Hines to Connie Harris, Greenville township, John Henry Moore to Etta Ward Chicod township. Entertained Club Mrs. R. J. Cobb on yesterday after- noonnoon at three o'clock, charmingly entertained the Bridge Club at her residence on Fifth street, Ajl the mem bers of the club were present to enjoy the gracious hospitality of the hostess. The following visitors graced the oc casion: Mrs. C. Ct Fulton, Mrs. N W. Outlaw, Mrs. Fred Forbes and Miss Shaw. During the afternoon.. .Jhe'nosiess served a-delicious Salad course. "S M. E. Church, Society - I The Missionary Society of the "St. R.'j Staerlajid. and "" other-, neutral co un church will hold its third meefmgbf jfes. a, eppy of' which." has founi Its Week of Prayer Friday afternoon1 at "way; ino the hands of th$ French' mil. 3:30 o'clock. Leader M"rs." Hooker, taxy -authorities. - . iilj You are cordially invitel to . attend. '- The; circular' whichr Is -elaborately L" 1 'C;'- 'self exnlanatory in every detalCts as - NOTICE- - follosj., V :'r:' IVgtonlng November ,12, airpaa nlaid ptots wai WaH U n ited Press METHOD (By United Press) V WASIUXGTOX America's partlct., ipation in the Paris Inter-Allied confer ence, which is scheduled to begin on November 15, means a complete change in the method and direction of the pres ent war,- the officials here are now convinced. Theyalso confidently Ulleve that a Central War Board to sit in France, the Hub of the Allies War zone, will also spring from this approaching con ference. The following compose the commis sion from the United States as given jut by Secretary Lansing. Colonel Edward M House, the Presi dent's personal friend vand advisor; Admiral Benson, chief of Naval Opera tions and General Bliss, Chief of Staff ; of tbe United States Army. DRY STATES By Cnltt-d Piess) COLUMBUS The State of Ohio voted Dry in Tuesday's election by a majority of 1.340 votes This Is according to the complete un official figures which are received by the Columbus Citizen this afternoon. This total includes the returns from Hamilton and Lucas counties where errors were found in the total figures which Showed -a" gain of "10,530 votes for the, "wets," SIGN-TAWS BACK INJURED Mr. J L. Sams, one of the employee of the Tepsi-Cola Company now en gaged in tacking display signs in Green ville and county, fell from a ladder this afternoon a short distance from here, . causing his back to be painfully hurt, . The unfortunate man was standing on tbe ladder and form some unknown ' cause it broke, throwing him to the ' ground, a distance of about fifteen ; feet. Mr, Sams is bow confined to his : bed at the Princeton Hotel suffering from his injury. It is not thought that he was seriously hurt. Greenville Furniture Co. This well-known furniture establish ment is now showing a very attractive line in double bottom cane chairs and they are beauties too. It will pay the Daily News readers to read what they have to cay in 4his issue. They, are still offering bargains notwithstanding the war is still on. GERMAN ARTISTS NOW M0B0LIZED (BY HENRY WOOD) (United Press Staff Correspondent) WITH THE FRENCH ARMIES A- FIELD (By Mail) Germany new plans the mobolizatioa of. -lier - -cftry toonists and artists. - - . " When the war begar -he mobUzcd lher soldiers A little later slfe umbo lized her "intellectua's" ninety-three of whom signed the fanous manifest to.j the intellectuals of all the. rest of 'the world, declaring that France had committed, no wrong in fact, could commit no wrong. A-little later, Germany inobolized her i civilian population. - -j Now, Hbidenburg "himself , - from the Imperial German Field Headquarters, Vias launched a plan for the mobolica tlan of cartoonists and artists in fact, Ftbr.iheniQbbfiza art itself. eU-inewobliaifon. Is con- taioed JnVa.cpndenti-clrcMr now be- .hig sent lo: the hesapeix efrGermany.i - oSTBJCrrLY CONFIDENTIAL, ES- Office- of OHIO ADDED LQNBPJT5fte torpdinpfhe" American. -r iSj steamer Rochester oniEakt JpTdy was fbrmallyif) announced 4ty the Admiralty here today. oui? i&rte . -rrf . "e at the Buncrana and Koss ALLIES SEND (B7 Ualted Pregs) WASHINGTON A . deslve battled due to the Tuetoic drtve in Italy is m with ma-J now entering its first stages neuvering for positions,, on the part of both armies. , Rome cables that the French and British are massing reinforcements behind the Piave River line and also placing their heavy artillery which has been brought from the Western front. Relief is now being rushed to General Cadorna, says a dispatch received this afternoon. Property Transfers The following Deeds of transfer were filed in the RegisteT of Deeds office to day for registration. G. W. Whitman to J. F. Barwick, ! Swift Creek township, consideration $1200. George Sutton and wife to Walter Faison and wife, Ayden township, con sideration $50. K. T." Thigpen to L. R. Bell, Faulk land township consideration $1600. K. T. Thigpen to L. R. Bell, Falk land township, consideration $1000. Iver Walla . aai wlfe toL. E.' Bell, ! Fac mville township, consideration $1," 400. L. R. Bell to H. C. Nicholas, Falk land township, consideration $200. ' S, C. Page and wife to Estelle Leary, Carolina township, consideration $75. Jenny Chauncy to S. C. Page, Caro lina township, consideration $65. J. H. Clark to R. W. Jackson, Wln terville township, consideration $6000. CIIE2VIIST W.NTS JOHN D. TO SAYTS ON G.S BILLS (By United Press.) CLEVELAND When . II.. W.. Orn dorf, Cleveland chemist, concocted a chemical which he says will make fliv. vering cheaper by prolonging the life of gasoline as well as that of the pliv verist's pocket-book, be sent the first sample to John D. Rockfeller with the suggestion that John D. use it in his car and save on his gasoline bills. Orndorf has not heard from John D. but he says the chemical is being used successful in French airplane engines on the Western front. Hostess to Club . The Brilge Club will meet this after noon with Mrs. Samuel White at her home on Dickinson Avenue at three o' clock. Mrs. C. 8 Carrt of Norfolk, will be the honor guest of the Club, Light refreshments will be served. Scrage Battery deceived. Jttie '$fiwt-'StaJte5JS received another' large supply of :"stb age Batteries for all makes of auto mobiles. - - LIBERTY WAREHOUSE Prices are still soaring -at the Old Reliable Tobacco Warehouse, The Lib erty.' All this week there have been goad sales and it is needless to state that - the farmers returned to their homes more than satisfied , with the top-notch prices- tfaey received. The prices still keep on the up-grade at the Liberty as thy have done all during the season and they are- .going to keep right to the front for' the baiancej of the season. No tobaecd .warehouse lni the city has surpassed the Liberty this season for priees; that -satisfy. WTien bringing" "your" ohfkSW to Greenville don't forget toHmember that it Is theLlherty always for the highest pricesov... It-C : NIGHTC SCHOOL Those, wishing to learn "Short Hand and TvpewrRineamL Alii" Branches call phmwTviife Hr... ncy Co?atf NUMBER 124 1 'JL- i-V- i: 1 s "-ri ., i.- Fotts, : 1 n m r a IUI 'IV VI I I a I HID! E.CT.SCHdS, JtfrJ S. M. Brlnson a promiriig j var n X eto Rorn. N. f!.. also foefin-i iiiUri-- '7 erintendent of Craven Countby,? . fv;f will iecture at the Trainin&s -''S 1 next V onlay evening He is one?pt xfcV trustees of the Training scbcaxfipr pne of the very best spakersito'Iif-x has given him the privilege o .choibs&Vs pecfed will be pleased. ' ' : -Everybody is cordially inyld. ;Let'' -Greenville show her appreciation byVV giving-hlm a full house. - '' 4 AMERICAN FOOD SENT TO KAISER'S COUNTRY BY GEORGE MARTIN ( United Press Staff Correspondent. ) -! WASHINGTON Enormous quanti- ties of American food are on the way today to the Kaiser's country. The American government knows ' about it, JS, in fact, glad of it. Did. n fact," permit it to be sent and went o considjerable trouble to arrange a touting so lt would be. sure. to get there, The shipment now enroute," which will be followed by others to the value of at least $500,000, is 5,000 sacks of perfectly 'gjuud American lfour. .Other foodstuffs and clothing will be sent On to German territory just as fast as the American government can get it there. The food and clothing, however, is NOT going to German subjects, but to Servian prisoners of war in Austrian prison campe. Concerning the Ship ments, the American Red Cross skid today : v "As part of the Red T3ros -program for aid to Serbia, wliK.tr bag-been i fde'rtaken in co-operation with the Ser bian Government, the Red Cross has just shipped 5,000 bags of flour to Ser bians In Austrian prison campe. This is the first shipment of "ther ser ies of food purchases which the Red" Cross, in co-operation with the Serbian government. Is making inrthls' country for relief of prisoners. The Serbian Minister has deposited ?500j000 to the credit of the Red Crpes; for the purchase of these foodstnffaV" "The Allies must provide, living ne cessities for their soldiers whd are -captured; because the Central Powers are ;not providing prisoners of war"wltn sufficient food to keep tnemitov.good health. By arrangemenffiGerzany and Austria, prisoners Jbrnitteri to receive extra rationsfcandctoifng from their home gover&htebaek of supplies in Europe hat ojrajerbia to buy in the United Sttjr "The shipments go IflhiirVBerbian Consul Marseilles, and -thence through th Serbian Secteli oTCal- Bnu de Secdurs at'3erneSwirantO'prls-. on camps in Austria. M - '-. ' X . ' "The American Bed Cross now has a i special Commission in Uerbfav; headed oy uoraenjo Arnoia sereTancf,-ox:.t.' Paul, Minn. The ravages of war there arfe sa id to have been eyenwaojcse,'.tan in Belgium and Roumania, and taany socman rerugees nave open entirely ae pendent upon America - , relief. Next to Belgium and. France,,. Serbia has been the chief center of" American relief work abroad." Vhite's Theatre TONldlTT Woman Hoo6earuring . Al ice Joyce, v Admis. 10 and 20e ' Friday. Chfl4 of the. WOds, reaturing JaneCapriceC " ; x m .--5-' ".Z- f 1 ernment troopa? " .... iS r
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