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The Monroe Journal
PUBLISHED TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
YOU 23. No. 77.
Monroe, IM. C. Tuesday, Nov. 6, 1917
$1.50 PER YEAR CASH.
UNCLE MAUSH WOXT TALK
Ml t ll ABOUT HIS AUTO TRIP
HU and Mr. Ilaucora'a Experience Re
calls lu Mind of Correoudent an
Old Story. New Student Every
Week.
Correspondence of The Journal.
Wingate, Nov. 5. Things are pret
ty lively around here now. Most of
the folks are trying to get through
with their farm work before it gets
to be too rough to gather. Mucn
more wheat Is being sowed than us
ual, and we think the people are right
in this. We can raise anything we
need to have in this country, and why
not do It? Have your hog and hominy
at honie and you are safe.
The Monroe basket ball team came
.down the other day and licked the
Wingate teaiu. This was quite a dis
appointment to h boys here. They
won so many times last year, but we
are glad that the boys say the game
was lair as could be. Honesty is
the best policy all the time, even In
a basket ball game. The boys here
bated to be licked, but when they
know It was fair, they feel v better
about it. There will be another day
of this.
Mr. James Austin of Stanly coun
ty brought his daughter to school
here this morning. New students are
coming every week now. We have
more boarders than ever before, and
when we get our new dormitories we
are going to have them galore.
We want to assure Busy Bee that
the porker is already taking salt. He
was a nice one. A three hundred
pound hog these days means some
thing. Rev. E. C. Snyder and myself at
tended the Anson Association lasi
Friday and Saturday. It met with
the Gum Springs Baptist church,
four miles below LUesvllle.
The building committee for the
new dormitories will begin as soon
as the material can be obtained. The
brick are arranged for, as the balance
will not be much trouble to secure.
We are going to be away in a
meeting at Winston-Salem this week.
Mr. M. S. Humphrey has been
quite sick for several days. We dio
not find It out until yesterday. It
is about impossible to find out when
any one is sick around here. We do
wish the people would phone us about
things of this kind. We need to
know. We want to visit them and
aid them in any way we can, but
cannot when we do not know they
are sick.
. Mist Zula Stegall of Mecklenburg
county came back to school today.
She has been sick for some time. We
are glad that she Is able to be In
again.
Mr. Wiley Hefner and family spent
last' week in Llncolnton and Gastonla
visiting relatives and friends.
Messrs. G. M. Stewart and C. W.
Baucom had quite an experience yes
terday. They were going to Wades
boro In Mr. Baucom's car. They
were running pretty fast on the good
road this side of Wadesboro and run
upon a bridge that had been refloor
ed lately. The workmen had not
finished putting the dirt at the ends
of the .bridge, so when they struck it
their car locked and they could not
move it at all. They had to get a
garage man from Wadesboro to get
them away. We have not heard them
say how far they had to walk. Uncle
Marsh Is not disposed to talk much
about such experiences, and Mr. Bau
com has stayed with him so much
that he has somewhat the Bame dis
position. Anyway, if you wish to
know much about such experiences,
you will have to bring up the subject
to get them to tell you all about it.
They were not quite as bad off as a
fellow we heard of Borne time back.
He went courting. Now we do not
mean that Uncle Marsh and Winfred
were courting, for Uncle Marsh is
married and Winfred Is too old; but
this fellow went courting. The girl
he went to see was a widow's daugh
ter. The widow and two daughters
lived in a small house with a small
rail fence around It. It was cold
weather, I mean cold weather, and
the young man was afraid to go out
into the dark. He stayed and talked
with the girl until about one o'clock.
He thought of going home, but oh,
the dark. It was more than he could
endure, so he decided to stay all
night, or the remainder of the night.
The young lady showed him where to
sleep. It was an old time back shed.
Now, the bouse was built of logs. It
was chinked and daubed. Some ot
the daubing was out of the cracks in
the shed. Wheu the young man went
to bed, he decided that he would
keep some of the howling cold wlna
out of his face, so he stuck his pants
lu the crack Just above his head. He
went to sleep at once. The next thing
he knew the old lady was sweeping
the house at a rapid rate. He looked
ior his pants, but to his terrible sor
row they were not to be found. "He
was in an awful predicament. No
man person was there to come to his
relief. What was he to do? He was
terrified. Horror Belied him. A
thousand nightmares would not have
formented him like this; but he man
aged to call the lady or the house and
in sad tones he broke the news of his
misfortune. Of course he obtained
help. A woman knows how to help a
fellow who Is in trouble, so she she
went to work to locate the lost pants.
It was not long before he heard her
coming. He knew tho Jig was up for
ha heard her laughing at a tremen
dous rate. She came near enough to
open the door and throw the pants In,
and when he examined them he
found that a calf had pulled them
through a crack In the shed, and to
his aorrow one leg was chewed off
just above the knee. Thl fellow re
members this occurrence until this
day although It has been more than
thirty yean ago. He is still living'
and doing well, but would have been
much happier some of the time had
it not been for this tormenting calf.
The chain gang has helped our
streets considerably. We needed
some work on them very much. The
improvement near Dr. Jerome's . Is
fine. It has been very difficult to get
out that way when you went the new j
road to Marshville, but Capt. Fletch-j
er has made it so that you may turn
In and not break your speed. Good
roads are a grand thing. We hope
the day is not far hence when the
Union county roads will be as good
as any in the State. We have the top
soil to make them with, and why not
have the roads when we have the
stuff to make them out of?
There will be a reunion at Mrs,
Eleanor Tarlton's next Wednesday
week. We expect to attend. We be
lieve in reunion's here and hereafter.
They make old people feel good and
it does young people good too to go
back to the old home place and min
gle once more as they did in the days
of long ago.
Mrs. Vann Cuthbertson is reported
a little better. We hope that she
may begin to imporve rapidly. She
has been sick so long, and has been
so very low. Her friends last week
thought that it would be impossible
for her to recover, but the doctor
thinks now that if she can make it a
few more days she will recover. We
are glad to know that she is as hope
ful now as she is.
Prof. Ray Funderburk will conduct
the prayer service at the Baptist
church in Marshville nex,t Thursday
evening at seven o'clock. Let every
one attend who possibly can. Our
plan Is to begin a series of lectures on
Sunday school work there Thursday
night week.
Quite a large crowd attended the
services at Austin's Grove last Sun
day. The congregation there Is grow
ing very fast.
Miss Gay Smith visited Miss Annie
Terry last week. Her home is at
Badin.
And the war continues. Well, it
will never stop as long as people de
pend upon shot and Bhell to stop it.
Enough shells have been exploded al
ready to close it if this would do it,
but it will not. It is too large for a
thing of that kind. If people would
pray more, and think more about the
cause of the war, we think a solution
of the matter might be obtained.
This is no ordinary war, and we need
to make the people know it. Too
many false rumors have been circu
lated and oeonle have been misled
until it seems to ub that all the truth I
possible ought to be brought to tne
front. We are not pessimistic, but
we feel that the matter ought to be
made plain to the people. At this
time II. Chron. 14 ought to be fol
lowed. Mr. Roy Moore spent Sunday with
Mark Perry.
Glenalplne is being adorned with a
new light system. Mr. J. M. Bedweli
of Tennessee is installing it. It Is
known as the Judge system. It is an
improved carbide system. We have
been so uneasy about fire that we de
cided to put It in. We shall be glad
to show it to our frlenas.
The B. Y. P. U. held an Intersting
meeting last night. The largest crowd
attended that has been out this year.
The young people mean busines this
time. We ough to have one in every
church in this association.
Mr. H. L. Greene and his fmlly
from Aquadale spent last night wltn
Mr. Lee Smith. They were neighbors
and friends for many years while Mr.
Smith lived in Stanly county. We
know it was a night of pleasure to
Mrs. Greene and Mrs. Smith.
Mr. Tom Perry (Little Tom) has a
new car. Just a few more and we
will all have them around here.
Rev. M. D. L. Preslar is going to
finish moving tomorrow. We are
glad to have him among us. "Glen
alplne." The Xew York Mayoralty Election.
' New York, Nov. 4. A flood of
eleventh-hour statements concerning
charges, counter-charges and protes
tations of confidence marked the vir
tual close tonight of the picturesque
four-cornered municipal campaign
that will be decided here Tuesday.
Mayor Mitchel. who is seeking re
election as a fusion candidate, al
though he Is the nominee of no or
ganized party, issued another appeal
for support upon the ground that all
the disloyal and seditious elements In
the city are arrayed against him. He
asserted that the eyes of the nation
are upon New York and that his de
feat would "give comfort to the ene
my." John F. Hylan, candidate of Tam
many Hall and with his only news
paper support coming from the pub
lications owned by W. R. Hearst, an
nounced that his election was assur
ed. He renewed his charges of ex
travagance and favoritism to money
ed interests against the MItchel ad
ministration. Morris Hlllqultt, the socialist nomi
nee, and his campaign managers,
gave out a statement in which they
said his election as mayor is assured.
Senator LaFollette was cheered as
"the next President" at a mass meet
ing in Madison Square Garden this
afternoon at which Mr. Hillqult was
the chief speaker. "WTe want peace."
was another declaration which
brought great applause.
WHlllam M. Bennet, who won the
republican nomlnatoln from Mayor
MItchel in the primaries, asserted
he was confident of election.
Allen Holubar wrote and directed
the Butterfly picture, "The Reect
Case," which comes to the Pastime
theatre on Friday, Nov. 9. He also
played the leading role, with Louise
Lovely opposite.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS HAVE
BEEX TAKEX BY GERMANS
Small Scouting Party Supoed to
Have Been Captured juite
Kible That Patrol Wan Surprised.
Berlin, Nov. 3. (via London).
The capture of American soldiers by
a German reconnoltering Dartv is an
nounced by the war office. The state
ment says that on the Rhine-Marne
canal as a result of a reconnoitering
thrust North American soldiers were
brought in. .
The portion of the official state
ment making this announcement
reads:
"At the Rhine-Marne canal, as tho
result of a reconnoltering thrust.
North American soldiers were
brought in as prisoners."
Washington, Nov. 4. Berlin's
terse announcement today that
"North American" soldiers had been
captured by German patrols on the
Rhine-Marne canal on the French
front, brought the American people
a step nearer to the heart of the
great struggle.
There was no doubt here that the
men referred to were members of
General Pershing's force undergoing
final training w ith French regiments
in front line trenches. Confirmation
from General Pershing was lacking,
but in due course he will transmit
the names of any men missing and
this may furnish some light.
If, as Is assumed, a small scouting
party was surprised by a German pa
trol in No Man's Land and all cap
tured, details of the incident may
never be fully told since only captors
and captives would know what hap
pened in the encounter under cover
of darkness.
This Is the first report received
here of the capture of any members
of the American expeditionary forces,
but a number of naval gunners from
American armed ships sunk by sub
marines and civilian members of the
crews of other ships are held in Ger
man prison camps. .
AN IMPORTANT TASK
Night patrolling is a vitally impor
tant part or the final training of the
American forces as It is upon these
patrols that the commanding officers
rely for Information of activity In the
enemy's front line. Every night the
scouts creep out with faces blackened
against the keen vision of enemy
lookouts and a swift, deadly spun
from a machine gun. They go creep
ing across the shell torn ground up
to the enemy's entanglements, crawj
lng and listening, dropping flat when'
a flare breaks out in the air above
them, sometimes lying absolutely still
for hours while rifles and machine
guns hammer above them.
Not a night passes on many parts
of the line but patrols encounter
others. Sometimes it results in firing,
but that is seldom, for the menace
of the opposing trench lines with
rifles, machine guns and star rockets
bursting out at the slightest hint of
danger, hangs over friend and foe
alike.
Usually one patrol discovers the
other and stalks It stealthily. A
time comes when a surprise attack
can be made. It Is swift, silent, hand
to hand work and rarely Is a shot
fired. The victor carries off his pris
oners and when morning comes a re
port goes back to the other side ot
the line that a patrol of so many men
is missing. That Is all this is known.
Officers here believe that this was
what happened on the French Ameri
can front. Had there been any firing
or had members of the patrol made
their way back to the French-American
trenches, General Pershing prob
ably would have reported Immediate
ly. Is it was he probably was wait
ing to make certain that the missing
men were not hiding in a shell hole
until dark came again to give them
opportunity to make their way into
their own lines.
It was agreed that the loss of the
patrol might have a very salutary
effect upon the American troops in
the front line. They are young. In
perfect physical condition and fairly
longing for a chance at the enemy. It
has taken all the authority of their
officers to curb their desire to go ov
er and share in the daring work of
trench raiding.
Men who have spent years In the
army know what the situation must
be. They are hopeful that the les
son of caution will be brought home
to the men by the loss of this party.
ApK)ln(niont of Hertllnjr Ijooked Up
on aw Political Revolution.
Berne, Nov. 4. The appointment
of Count von Hertllng as Imperial
German chancellor is looked upon
here as a revolution In the political
life of Germany. In high official
quarters the appointment is said to
shift the center of the peace fight
away from the Prussian military cir
cles toward Munich and Vienna and
consequently it is considered tremen
dously significant for the rest of the
world.
A majority of the south German
and Austrian newspapers reflect the
general standpoint of the republican
Germans of Switzerland, who undls
gulsely are happy over the appoint
ment of Count von Hertling. which
they regard not as a Bavarian victo
ry over the Prussians, but as a far
reaching good omen for a peace un
derstanding. Weddlngton Intermediate Honor Roll
The following made the honor roll
last month in the intermediate de
partment of Weddlngton Academy:
Fourth Grade John Helms, An
nie Glenn Hill, Flossie Helms and1
Annie Lee Hemby.
Fifth Grade Clara Short.
Sixth Grade Adel McManus, Zula
Helms.
Seventh Grade Lena Hemby.
RUSSIA STI1J. IX THE WAR,
AXD WILL FIGHT AGAIN
Pftrograd Corropoiidmt of Daily
Telegraph Think Iremicr' Inter
view Was Misunderstood.
London, Nov. 3. Most of the
morning newspapers print Premier
Kerensky's Interview with the As
sociated Pre.cs conspicuously, but the
comment is not general. The Petro
giad correspondent of the Daily Tele
graph, who is r.cw in London,
writes: "Premier Kerensky's state
ment seems to have been Uken a lit
tle too seriously in some quarters. It
even has been construed as a hint
that Russia is toying with the idea or
a separate peace. This theory should
bot be allowed to establish itself.
"Probably all Kerensky wished was
to Indicate facts familiar to close
students of Russia for some time, and
they are such as to arouse sympathy
rather than suspicion. It is true that
Russia is worn out and it has been
true for a much longer time than has
elapsed since the outbreak of the rev
olution. Unfortunately until that
event military exigencies prevented
the truth from being told about Rus
sia's share of the war, which has been
underestimated. The essential fact is
that what Russia had she has given."
SACRIFICES OF RUSSIA.
The writer then telh of the im
mense sacrifices in men that Russia
has made and recalls the revelations
in the trial of General Soukhomlinoff,
former minister of war, of how Rus
sian heroes stood up with only sticks,
stones and sticks against the organ
ized German troops. He believes that
the Russian casualties have been
higher than those of any other ot the.
main belligerents. The writer also
emphasizes the privations of the civ
ilian population and the shortage of
food since the middle of 1915, and
Udds: "Already people are dying of
hunger in some of the northern prov
inces and it is not pleasant to think
what the situation in such districts
may become early in the future.
"What Kerensky wants apparently
Is not a release from the bonds' which
unite us, but tndulgance for Russia's
weakness and Russia certainly has
deserved indulgence for her efforts
and sufferings. All we can ask for
her is to do her best. We must not
be impatient if that Is less than we
expected."
The Dally Express makes a similar
plea and says that no statesman ever
faced more appalling difficulties than
those that daily confront Premier Ke-
rensky. It admits that Russia bore
the burden or the first montns or tne
war and ithat the invasion of East
Prussia probably saved France from
being overrun. Regret is expressed
that the changed conditions of war
fare have made it Impossible for the
British fleet to operate In the Baltic,
but the Express maintains that all
Britain has been able to do to help
Russia has been done willingly and
she will do the utmost in the fitfure
to help Russia establish her freedom.
WILL FIGHT AGAIN.
"Meanwhile," it adds, "as we un
derstand the situation we are to ex
pect no more from Russia at present
than that she hold her frontier
against the common enemy. When
she has found herself, her gallant
soldiers will reappear In the active
ranks of the armies of liberty."
The newspaper then says that Ke
rensky, "If he has made such a state
ment," should be reminded that
France and Great Britain have been
In the war as long as Russia and are
not yet war weary and do not desire
to shirk their responsibilities. Russia,
It declares, also has received gener
ous assistance from the allies and the
United States. The Graphic con
cludes : "Now is the time to prove her
devotion to the ideals of the allies
not by lip service, but by good hard
blows on the weakened Austro-Ger-man
lines In the East."
General Gurko of the Russian ar
my, who arrived recently In England
from Russia, in an interview in the
Daily Express, says that Premier Ke
rensky showed lacjt of political sense
and tact In blaming the "British fleet
for not entering the Baltic. He de
clared that fuch entry was not only
Impossible, but that it could not have
been carried out in time to prevent
the Germans from landing on the Is
lands in the Gulf of Riga
General Gurko considers it true to'
... .. tho
a cerium exieui mm. thpir turn at the front
brunt of the fighting In the first. 18jinelr lurn at
months of the war, but it realized
that if the allies' causa was not to be
ruined this was necessary. He agrees
completly with Kerensky that Russia
Is exhausted for the time being, but
adds that Russia should be able to
undertake her share of the fighting.
CADORNA HOLDS LINE OX
THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH
Although Forced Retirement to Xew
Position Was Marked by Heavy
Ixwse, Italians Still Have Advan
tage. Standing on the line of the Taglla
mento, General Cadorna has so far
been able to hold intact his north
and south front along the river de
spite several attempts by the Austro
German invaders of Northern Italy
to effect a crossing.
It Is pointed out mat tne new
Italian front although the forced re-
tlrement to it was marked by heavy
losses in men and material affords
the strategic advantage of being
stralghter and shorter than the old
line and therefore theoretically is
easier to defend.
With the known strong concentra -
tion of Austrian and German forces
against the Italians, however, there
exists the menace of this line of a
flanking thrust from the north. Close
attention, therefore. Is being paid to
the Trentino front whence a heavy I
blow is now an unlikely development.
1MU"U Hiieuuon is iu
the stage already reached.
Berlin announces the completion
by the Germans of the withdrawal of
of their line from the Chemin des
tMiun maiedu. ue ran account
of the movement shows the German
retirement to have extended along a
13-inile front from the Oise-Aisne
withdrew his lines a miximuui dis
tance of a mile to the north bank
of the Ailette, commanding the ap
proaches to the fortress of Laon, the
keystone of the German line in this
region.
This movement was obviously forc
ed by the recent success of the French
'in their drive southwest of Laon.
American prisoners have been tak-
on hv thai (lArnians Pm-Hn onnnnnn.
j , . ii . jT ' . .. : 1:
ed officially today, stating that the
captures were the result of a recon -
, V ; Vi. """"v1"
canal, which crosses the French front
northeast of Lunevil.
British naval operations were car
ried successfully into the Cattegat.
where a German auxiliary cruiser
. 1 .!.. i .
...u uu oi iuvu sui.a uu iru intensive conduct of the war and al
armed German patrol cralt were de-;so t0 ure he.. of .Wniorce
stroyed without losses to the British. ment in ,Ilan-power, guns and au
News dispatches from Copenhagen numition
give details of the incident and an-j Meanwhile. General Cadorna'a
nounce the arrival of suivivors from fm.PM ar hnljin, , ,10h.
the German raider on Danish soil.
T. 'j 1 u v!'" the Italians have replied vigor-
complished this destructive work. ,,, , Ktriin nyMltnrB fh L-
n-tii.L j i a a i
other news dispatches from the Dan
ho f-n... 1V. rnn
ish capital report also the destruction
of the German auxiliary cruiser
Marie by British destroyers, 30 mem
bers of the cruiser's crew being kill
ed and a number wounded.
Sec. Houston Says Germany Not Su
preme in Science.
Washington, Nov. 4. Germany
never has been supreme in science
and she has been lagging behind
England and the United States in
discovery, in creative science and in
Invention, Secretary Houston asserts
In a discussion of the "Prussian Mili
tary Autocracy," appearing today in
the department of agriculture's week
ly news letter.
Secretary Houston attacks as large-
ly wrong what he says In the world's
impression that Germany stands for!
the maximum of efficiency in every-.
thing. Germany's particular merit,
he states, has been that she has made
a system of science, organized it
back of Industry, and Intelligently
and persistently applied it hack of
the industries that are fundamental I
to military pursuits, with industry I
organized morougniy every possiuiu
form of state aid or support.
Describing Prussia " a great pub-
lie corporation for military and in- enemy territory, the French along
dustrial purposes, a feudal estate tne AieUe valley are keeping their
writ large and well administered." outposts in close contact with the
the secretary says the country is un- Germans who retreated last week and
wholesome economically, "strong ai ais0 are violently bombarding the
the top and weak at the bottom" tn newly-takcn up positions. On sev
its organization, and never has been eral sector8 to the east of this region,
as efficient as the United States or especially northwest of Rheims and
Great Britain, whose organization in!nortn of chaume in the Verdun see
the main nas oeen tor peace ana not tor t)ie Germans have essayed sev
tor war. erai violent lnfantrv attacks, but in
(ierman Butteries Display Unusual I
Activity A;?iiinst Americans.
With the American Army tn
France, Saturday, Nov. 3. (By the
Assoclated Press.) Notwithstanding lng forced the enemy to withdraw
the rainy weather Friday night and along the Tigris about twenty miles
Saturday, the German batteries dis- from Due to the town of Tekrit. The
played more activity than normal on new drive places the apex of the Brit
the part of the French line occupied ( i8h line approximately 100 miles up
by the American troops, uerman
shells were distributed impartially
among the trenches, the American
batteries replying in the sams
fashion.
The enemv Is uslne both high ex
plosive and shrapnel In sending oc-
casional reminders of the war to
ward the Americans. Reports reach
ing headquarters, however, are that
the bombardment could In no sense
be considered "lively," merely being,
a departure from the normal state
of quietude at night on that particu- daylight on November 3 stormed a
lar sector. trench held by American infantry,
A high officer in the United State- , killing three, wounding five ana
army Saturday afternoon talked with capturing twelve, according to dls
the commanding officer of the first ! patches from General Pershing re
battalions visiting the trenches and . ceived by the war department to-
obtained their statesments of their.nignt.
experiences. It is believed that the
. . Jlr n,ionta fm-
'" nam. lift w " ..o
Aviation Student Killed by Fall From
Seaplane.
Bay Shore, N. Y., Nov. 4 John i Ptf';
V. W. Reynders, 22 vears old, a stu-l uTne official statement issued by
dent aviator attached to the United ther department is as follows:
States naval station here, fell 2,500 'The war department has received
feet from a seaplane Into Great 1 d spatch from the commanding gen
South Bay this afternoon and -was f al of the American expeditionary
kUled I forces which stated that before day-
Reynders fell out when the plane J'Pht on Nov. 3 a salient occupied for
turned over , landing in the water instruction by a company of Ameri
several seconds ahead of the ma- Infantry was raided by Germane,
chine. His aviator's uniform was The enemy put down the heavy bar
torn Into shreds by the force of the Are curtain cutting off the sal
contact with the water. ent from the rest of the men. Our
A companion ln another machine were thre killed, five wound
witnessed the accident and quickly nJ twelve captured or missing,
gliding his plan to Cio spot dived i Tne enemey'g losses are not known..
overboard and recovered the body, j 0ne wounded German was taken prts-
oner."
I' S rorooriil Prisoner in Germany. ' , General Pershlngs cable received
H lnx"-i lrisoner in i.ermany. la,e lonight by tne wgr departIuent
Paris. Nov. 4. French and Amer- pavn out thp first moncor Hotatlo if
ican memoers ot tne i,aayeue nying
squadron are rejoicing over the news
'Just received that Corporal Everett
Buckley of Kilburne. 111., was not
killed, as reported on Sept. 5, but ts
a prisoner ln Germany. The report
states that Corporal Buckley was
(wounded when taken prisoner by the
. Germans.
Buckley held a brilliant record as a
pilot and during the recent Verdun
offensive he made five trips into the
cr.eT.y country ln a slnrle da;
FRANCE AXD ENGLAND COME
TO THE AID OF THE ITALIANS
British ami Krtiith Premier on Way
To Rome, nl Daly Will Ik Given
Ulmt She Xrols.
Great Britain and Fiance truly are
ru.-tiug to the aid ot Italy in her
critical hour. Not alone have inea
ami gUDS ot.t.n nt l0 tht bjlUe front
lhe TaKiiumeato river wbeje
)tte ltaiians are holding the Teutonic
allu-d invaders at hay. but the war
brains of Great Britain and France
comprising the tlements which have
been so success! ul in operating
against the foe in Frame and Belgi
um are on their way to Iuly to con
sult with the Italian leaders and
evolve plans to change t tie order of.
things as they now island.
Premier Lloyd George and General
Sir William It. Roueuson. chiet ot"
t. . .
ll,e '"ipenai Man at lintisu army
headquarters, are the leaders ot the
1 UHUsa aeration, while Premier
Painleve is the chief representative
of the French mission. No details
of the plans of the Joint mission have
been announced but undoubtedly the
purpose is to give Italy what she re
..v - "iai
quires in the way of material for an
along the Tagiiamcnto. On the left
' " " '-
mans and Austro-Hungarians and
thus far have held the attacking
forces for no gains. All along the
front Italian aviators are soaring ov
er the enemy lines, dropping bomb3
on ammunition depots and troop for
mations. What for the moment
would Indicate a further menace to
the Italians is an offensive begun by
the enemy in the Tentino region, in
the zone of the Guidicaria. Hero
the enemy has endeavored to break
through the territory to the west of
the northern shores of Lake Garda
but was repulsed after a heavy bat
tle, leaving prisoners in the hands ot
the Italians. Recently there have
been reports that the Austro-Swiss
border has been closed and that the
enemy forces in the Trentino regiou
were being reinforced. A swift drive-
by the Austro-Germans through the
vallevs and the mountain nassea
southward through Brescia would
geriouslv affect the entire eastern
Italian front and possibly result in a
fUrther Important withdrawal of the
Italian line.
wMie. the British and French
forceg ln panders are carrying out
ninor onerations. these being main-
ly confined to bombardments of Ger
man positions and small raids Into
each Instance met with defeat.
ln Mesopotamia, the British troops
operating against the Turks have
driven a sharp salient into the Otto-
man line northwest of Bagdad, foav-
the Tigris lrom uaguaa.
THREE AMERICANS KILLED,,
AM) FIVE WERE WOUNDED.
, Trench HcM by Sammies Stormed by
Raiding Pariy Early November
Twelve Men Captured.
Washington, Nov. 4. Advancing
under protection of a heavy barrage
fire, a German raiding party before
American infantry were in occupa
tion of a small salient for Instruction
when cut off from the main body by
heavy bombardment of German ar
tillery. General Pershing reports
the capture of one prisoner. Enemy
losses are not known, says the dis-
me first actual fighting experienced
by America's overseas forces. Inti-
matlons of a conflict were had in dls-
patches from Berlin yesterday de-
daring that American prisoners had
been captured.
i That the Americans fought gamely
jg shown by Pershing's report of a
prisoner being taken by them. How
ome of his troops' escaped, bringing
this German back ylth them is not
fold in the brief dispatch of th
Acicrlccin ccEfasdcr.
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