C. , i ..I." Y. NUVLMJLU 9, 1917
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c i T! ::r Tr. . ;
Front 6 Fctr;:r:i .L
Z3 .'.csFrcn the City.
T.1NISTERS ARE TO
BE HELD FOR TRIAL
Leon Trotzky Explained the
Arrests of Certain lUn Is
Not An Act of Vengeance
Or Political Repression. .
' Petrograd, Not. 9. At a meeting of
Corifrrsa of Soldiers and Worker
- IMt-KHte last night, a member of the
revolution committee aald that on Wed
nesday Premier Kerensky at flatchlna,
85 versta (2:i niile)' from Petrograd
athlresed 6,000- aolillera who were .on
tlK'lf way from the front to Petrograd.
After a conference the soldier decided
not to proceed for the time to Petro-:
grad. ,
Ion Trotzky, president of the Exe
cutive Committee of Petrograd Coun
cil of Salldcrs and Workers Delegate,
explained that the arrest of certain
member of the KerensWy government
wa not an act of vengeance or politi
cal repression. He said all the member
'of the late government would be tried
for complicity In the Korneloff more
WPut. - - - " : '
The political parties to which the
socialist ministers belong hare decided
to turn orer all minister socialists,
mm moll mm Athra. for trial. In the mean
time they are being held under domicil
iary arrest .-t ". ..
FORMES MINISTERS L
- , ARE PUT IN PRISON.
Kerensky' WbereaKeuts in I'nkWwn
- Many Casualties."
' Petrograd, Nor.- 8. Confirmation
was obtained tonight that the former
ministers of the provisional govern
Anient who- were arrested by the mili
tary revolutionary, committee nnve
. been Incarcerated In the fortress of tit.
Pr-rer and St. Paul. ' .'
The confirmation was given by the
- commissioner in command of the fort
1 ress who received The Associated Press
. correspondent and personally explain
ed to him the details rgardlng the Jon
llnemcnt of the minister: ; - -The
cabinet members, he said, "were
all arrested at the winter palace after
it surrendered early this - morning.
They were taken to the fortress where
they were placed. In solitary confine
ment. -"' : ' .. .. ' ;
'Hie coinmlHHloiwr f'd lie not
1. the '!' Ker-
i'ii.-.Ky who 1id "run away."- "" '
It la Impossible at this hour to
", certain - what casualties were In the
i winter - palace battle, although they
are reported to have been nuny. ,
TRANSPORTS ARRIVE " '
1.1 rETROGRAD,
Lcnlne Says the - "Second ' Bcvolutlou
. . Has ltoca Accomplished. -
. Londoil, - Nov. 9. Several trans
ports from KroiiBtadt arrived In Petro
grail ou Wednesday, carrying sailors
who previously hud aided with the
. proviwlonuk government, saya a dis
patch to the Dally News from Terro-
iad.- 'th 'correspondent gives - the
. following extracts from Niguloe Leuiue
i 1 r i riwu r a r in nniiaiMi i rr ai i i 1 1 orir aanrs
Workmen's Delegates ou Wednesday
: "The second revolution has been ac
compllxlied. ,W shall offer a peace
aoceptuble to the proletariat of all
countries, publish all secret-treaties,
, xtintrol of workmen over industry The
Touequenee will be the accomplishment
, of the third social revolution." .
, TK3 Rl'SSliN ATZJX ' J
-; 30INS SLiXMAtlSTS
Pispatch From German Source Says
; It fa Searching on Petrograd. ':
"... (By The Associated Pros) ;
London, Nov. 0. A telegram reach
aud forwanHnl by the Central Nevrt,
says mat me juissiau army on me
not th front has JoIiumI the Maximalists
and is marching on retrograd. v
Appeals to Ttiis.-.;. a Army to Stand
' v i: ,i. . -. ;
(By The Anncx lniri Fnas
Petrograd, Nov fl. The ToiiRrens of
Soldiers' and Workni's' Dehnates to
lav appesled- to tlie Kiisslan army to
KJjiml Urm, arid proteet tiie revolution
k iiiNt the liiiperiullHtic attempts until
tne new covcrumcut obtulued a demo
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I'uet: larboard Watch iiaasrs.
O-k aud Boat
1'iano Kulo: Ne'H Cray variations
Mr. Bingham.
Chora: Annie lanrla.
Heading Mr. Crurtnaa.
Listen to the MotUi'.g'.ird- lira,
Patterson. ,,
Trio: Far Away MtnUmea Iler
rlig, Morrison and Woodhoiiae. --
kale Quartette': My Old Kentucky
Home kiessr. Cook, Host, Porter and
Caldwell. ,
Heading: An Old Sweetheart of
Klne Mrs. WUllsma. -
blo: BUver Thread Among the
Gold Mr, iiorrisou.
flu no solo: Medley of old fashion
melodleai Mrs. Caldwell. , - :'
Violin solo Mr. Xoung,
Carry Me Back to Old Virglnny
Messra. Cook, Porter, Boat, Caldwell.
Solo: Lore's Old Sweet Bong Mrs.
Ritchie, .
Come Where My Love Lies Dream
ing Mesdamea, Herring, Morrison.
Patterson, Woodhouse and Cook J
Messrs. Cook and Bost. " "
Solo: .Keep the Home Urea Burn
ingMr. Cook. .
-Beading: Old Glory Mr. Williams.
' Chorua: America.
' The chorua is composed of the fol-J
lowing "oia" ladles: Mesdamea. Her
ring, Morrison, Bltchie, CroweU, Blng-
nam, &estier,caiiott,uiaas Woodhouse.
Cook, Klmmons, Good son, Patterson.
"Old". men: Messrs. Boat. Porter. and
Caldwell, , v, - ; . ,
Selection by Annt Melinda, '
Pianist Mrs. CaldwelL'
CONFERENCE OF " V. -
: . LUTHERANS ENDS.
Ooslng Day f essloa at Sallsbary
Devoted J Addresse eo Reforma
tion. ' ' -
Salibury, ' Nor.' 8. Before - adjourn
ing today the Lutheran United Synod
of the South passed resolutions pledg
ing unqualified loyalty -to the govern
ment and calling on all Lutherans to
pray that right and Justice may pro
vail. A committee was named to work
with the National Lutheran commission,
for 'soldiers and sailors. The closing
day was devoted mainly to addresses
and commemorating the Reformation.
The conference of the synod come
to a close tonight after a most inter
esting and an epoch making session.
The 'union, with the two -other large
ntheran bodies, the General Coun
cil and the Genera) Synod, has been
agreed upon and the merger arrange
ments approved, ffhls . will ; bring
more than a million ZiUtnerani Into
one United Lutheran Church of Amer-
Rev. A. D. R. Hancher.Secrctarr of
the board of home missions, and Rev,
T. P. Kptuie. secretary of thai board
.of foreign missions made. Interesting
addresses at the mernlng ervlce.
At the afternoon and evening
slons, addresses were made by Jtev.
1. A. Morehead, -D. D., of Roanoke,
Va and Rev. J. E. Whlttaker, D. D:
of Pennsylvania, " 7 '
hREALTHANKSarmtJ FOR
CAMP G&ELNE SOLDIERS
Women of! Cbarlotft Plan to Have
Troops as Gnosis at Dinner.
' Charlotte, ,Nor.-8i To hare every
soldier in Cair p Greene have Thanks-
win? dinner in a home in the citv
or county, or in homeWbin a radius
or 20 "or 30 miles of Charlotte, is
man to which the women of Char-
'otte. have set themselves, the sue
"estion oomms f mm a nrominent
Chrlote woman. Uncle Sam provides
Thankstrivu)? dinner for wis men
in sll camps, but it is understood
(hat. bis dinner can bo served the day
liter Thsnkstnvine as" well, thus si.
lowirv? the soldiers -- hare two
Thanksgiving" dinners. The idea is to
ask the people . of the county ' and
nearbv towns to assist in entertain-
the soldiers or Camp ureene on
Ihat-ksgmng day. :
' Southern Tubert ulosla Confercne.
. Chattanooga,' TennNoy. 0. Plans
to guard the big military - training
training camp in the South against
the "whit' plague" will form the lead'
tug topic of discussion at the annual
conference which waa opened nere-to
day by the Southern section of - the
National Association for the Study anJ
Prevention ; of Tuberculosis. . Dele
gates are in attendunce from Florida,
Mississippi, Georgia, 'Alabama, Arkan
sas, Tennessee, Louisiana and the
Carolina. The sessions will continue
two days, wit tf President Bolton Smith
presiding. The e tieriencps or the
Etiropwin armies In combating tuber-
culosis will be clearly brought 0t at
the me"'- r, wi 1 a view to rr
by conmuoits 1 l i pvi-i . . r for
a h i; u cf ; ,e j .1 la the luited
rt.
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I 1 .. t with a
!.!.. N-- u,',r 4. I vts
h.;i.ir!c c turtery Eiirtwn
graveyar-l. It Is about
llt-l II.
1
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three n. fn-iu I iiuril aud one mile
uonh ut- IL V. t iilell a, Dear tlie
l.iir liouwe, now the porjterty of J.
1'. ALi'u. Tills farm was ooee own--l
I j I r lil aud tradititm says
tint Grrge Waslilinrtuo ieiit tie
uuht tlitre. It would te lmpiwsible to
e!iuiate the nuoilier of people whose
niiialn are moKltttng there. It U a
anKled mass of treea, hrunh and
briars, aud I had to get ou my hand
and knee to try to i'U and read, the
ames on the tui!Vtonea. I notU'ed
he names of the Lont-s, the Whites, the
Lifers, the Wlnecolla, and one other
name that is not eoinmon tn .North
urollna, John hiiniana, who died In
lo The name ia either ITrench or
HiuUh. I will have to leave that for
other to decide. . IU ancestors must
have believed la the New Testament
because of the name John. He himself
must have been a Protestant because
on hla tombstone is the tint verse of
that good old hymn, written by Watts :
". "Why to we mourn ' ' ,; j
Departing friends." r; ; J ;
Will somebody give as more of his
history? . .
The oldest grave that I noticed was
MoseS White, who died in 1707.' The
next was Margaret White,' who died
In 1773. Col.. Martin Phifer waa born
1750 and died la 1837; Elizabeth
hifer was born , In 1758 and Sled in
1701; CoL. Caleb Phtfer died in 1811,
aged 65.. . , . ' i
To see trie condition of this eeme-
tery.'the last resting place of the no
ble people whose deeds have made It
possible for us to live the life we have,
makes me feel that we are falling to
get the best out of life when we go off
plckntcking and trying to get recrea-J
tion from the involutes 01 life instead
of watching the autumnal leaves as
they sllently'fall and are placed like
blanket on the grave of these for
gotten ancestor , to be later covered
by the snow and Ice of winter. ;
If the people who are wrapped in'
th lap of luxury and rocked in the
cradle of wealth would take the mon
ey they spend in one day they could
improve and beautify this old ceme
tery and make it a pleasure to visit it
BUMPER CORN CROP IS
PRODUCED IN COUNTRY
Is By Far Largest Grown in America;
Potatoes Smash Former Records,
Washington, Nor, 8. A corn crop,
larger by more than 60,000.000 tushels
than -erer crown in the history 01
American agriculture, is the produc
tion of the farmers of the United
States this year, . The department of
agriculture today in hs preliminary
estimate of the crop .placed the quan
tity at 8,191,083,000 bushels. -. .
The potato crop, says the state
ment of the derjartmenL "estimated at
440.000.000 bushels, Is the largest on
record.- notwithstanding the unfavor
able September and October cut down
the actual production ueww toe rore-
easrs luiuld earlier ttftue season;
"The buckwheat production or W
815,000 bushels fell below early fore-
easts althouEht it is np to an average
in total nroductlon compared witn
"The tobacco crop of 1,186,478,000
pounds is The largest on record.
"The cranberrr crop is very, suuru
Lar increases in corn production in-
southern states were snown in we es
timates aa announced -by the depart
ment. The -yield per acre in most
of thorn bowed Increase, production
h v flintM allows - ,
Virginia, 7 1,SO. wai ousueis; oriu
. . AHA C . 1 , . rt.
Carolina- 60.120,000 and Tennessee,
109500,000. - '
Tobacco' nroducuon or -souiuern
statea follows! " . -
Virginia, 126,350,000 .pounds;, ortn
Carolina. 199.684,000; South Carolina,
57.970,000 pounds ; Florida, 8,410,000;
Tennessee, 7B.oo,ooo. - ; ,
' Be re an Bible Class.
The following is the programme for
th Berean Bible Class of McGiU
Street Baptist Church next Sunday
morning:
1. Address of welcomeTy u. in. cer-
rln. .:.
.i Resnonsfi br W. B. Furr. '
H 3. Quartette by members of the class.
Historr of the class, py J. r.
Crowder and Fred Mills.
It Lesson taHeht by JJ. A. rvearus.
. Future Outlook of the Clnsa by
members of the class. - -
7 -11 a. ,m. Sermon hy the pastor,
Rev. 8; W.' Bennett to young men es
pecially. Subject, ?A Letter to Xoung
Men. ,.'- . -' .
A great day is anticipated for both
old and new members of this class.
Come and share In its Joys and profits.
. The class meets at 9 :isu a, m. wovem
berll.
Lutheran Synod ' Pledges Loyalty to
; (jovernmeni.
'SaltKbury, Nov. 8. -Before adjourn
ing today the Lutheran Synod of the
oualitled loyalty to our government and
South passed resolutions pledging un-
aunlified loyalty to our government ana
calling on all Lutperans 10 pray mai
rli-lit and justice may-prevail, a com
niUtce'was named to work with the
national Lutheran commission for sail
ors and soldiers. The closing day was
devoted mainly to addresses commem
orating the reformation. , -
i:." U Keref liy V'i'.l Act VC-rously
; rrosn Eloscow. .
London, Nov. 8. The opinion is ex
p- - I Jn Kussian clrclt In London
1 1.1. Kerensky, who early - waa ad
v 1 i of tho intentions of Mekolla Le
i 10 to ct 0 power, removed the seat
t f t to Moscow, and from
1 ) v i ! vor to unite the mod-
t 11 -it t o nmximallsts, and
1 (. 1 v to l i h ii'inort Cossacks
i i i 1 r t- t who have not
. (ivrr t t c extremist. ;
:vi I", -a.
'-'y of. our
r i"' i, and
tO y :ill-
Trilii'iic.
i
,iOL f TO
iiLPii.:K;s
British And French Repre-'j
sentatives HcIJ Two Iteure
Conference Yesterday with
King Victor Emanuel. . ;
ACTIVE AND CORDIAL: .
COLLABORATION
Military Measures Called For
By the Present Situation
Are Discussed iii Confer
ence With the King. -
t
(Br TU AaaMtat4 rnaa)- 1 iA
IUltan Military Zone, Thursday,
Nor. ft Both British and French
rroons are going toward the trout.
'-Tho Franch and British representa
tives, who ihare como- to Italy had
conference ot two hours ' today . with
King Victor KmanueL Military meas
urea, called for by the present situa
tion, were discussed In an active and
rorritul mllnhnnition. On' leaving the
King, -the party visited - the French 1
and BrUish troop, golag' toward the
ont. - . . - - ' I
I AX1I1 OF MAXIMA lilflia .1
REGARDED A3 ISSEHTlAL 1
' " . ' ' " ' " I
Onklion of Russian AaUbusador Who I
ays Majority of Russians 'Will
Fight
Memnliis. Tenn.. Nov. 8. In an ad
dress here tonieht Boris Bakhmetieff,
the Russian ambassador, declared that
11 Russia is to achieve her political
freedom the Maximalists, who revolt.
ed -against tr-n Kerensk provisional
government at Petrograd. - Inust be.
(overthrown. Immediate peace, such as
tne Maximalists proposed,': ne saia.
could result only in. Russian oppreiu
ainn . . ."" . 'J - - .' - I
While, not ttemrtinc; to helittlo I
the gravity of the situation in the
ussian eanial. Ambassador Bakhme
tieff said the Maximalist revolt was
revolt of the few mrauist the many.
"The majority of the Russians who.
followed KerenslcV since the Roman
offs., were overthrown -last March,"
tne aaoossauor saia, --are near ami
oul with the Kerensky overnment.
.Thev-fully understand that the free
dom of Russia ia assured only thronsn
an allied victory v -aurainst Prussian
autocracy. They will fight s to - the
end." - - -y-i - y - .-5
Soon after' his arrival here- from
Washinetonr Ambassador BachmetietT
wa informed hv the Associated .Press
of the overthrow of the Kerensky
scrivernment. Hia". reply to the - dis
tinieripsr news was' that f the intent
ffrTSlirrttrof 'RllffiiarTAg-frrtjle-'eanK.rf1tore lire end Wtne'nWftwirV4'
nn wv he inrlfmd hi the news from
Po'iwad," and he added that, the
spirit prevaling in the capital is not
representative of tho Russian spirit.
.as a whole. - - vi ;
COMMENT OF PRESS OS" - - I
AMEEI0AN COMMISSION
Eays It Don t Matter if the United
States ' hi With tho Allies, "j
(Br Tk Awoeiatea Press) '
-- London,. Nov. v. Thai arrival" in
London -of the" American mission.
Col. House's statement to thopress,
and the announcement of the Ameri
can State Department, . nil a .-con-
.ior,n,, ii i, iha mnrnlm-Tuinera.
p jT3iriL Tim-.. .vvl ,
"The theory thrtt Anrerica stands
more or less aloof from the Allies
may still survive, but henceforward
she shares our inmost councils; not
only regarding the objects of the war
but also as to the iwav-to win it. in
several points lately things have not
been ffoinsr well for the Allies. but
none of their reverses -or disappoint
ments matter if only the great war
power of the United btates as direct
ed rightly to the common end
STnA WITHOUT ANT ! '.
OFFICIAL ADVICES
WaBhingtoa Has No Advice A&ont
Affairs in Petrograd.
(By Th Associate Pre
WfiRhineton. Nov. 9.-Both the
Statu Dnnartment and the Russian
embassy today were still without -any
official advices of. anv character J
hiivn nn nffdirs in Petroerrad.
The State Department s laat ais-
pateh from Ambassador Francis, was
sent from the itnssian capital iasi;
The mbassv's last dispatch
was sent 'from the capital on Moon-
dav. - ; 4 '
. ..Tn . oKiu,n.o of official advices, offl-
cials o the embassy and the Depart.
ment. continued to withhold com
ment, , -
THE PENDULUM AGAIN
- . SWINGS TOvDRY SIDE.
Wet Majority la Ohio-Has Dwindled
- to 1,407.
' (By Th-Aac1ate Pre
Cincinnati, Nov."9. -The differences
hetween official returns furnished by
telegrams from county seats anil tnose
turned In to the Recretnry of the State
caused the pendulum to swing again
toward tho dry side today in onios
nrohihition election. The indicated
wet majority swung to i.-oj,wim
eomifv seats reporting official figures,
. ... a. . . .t 1.1. n 1 l
and 17 including the largo cities,, re-
nortlnir unoflleially.
'liio totals on this basis of compila
tion are: for prohibition 5'20,5.".3 ;
nr.il '-f prohibition 521,! ).
1: "
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hoi
111!' i
s Are SliU HoKV ; I .ieniy P.jek
(By Th Amrinii A rrasa)' -
me. Nov. 9. The I' -illans are still
i-r baek the Ansn -uis and Oer-
-.s I v ri-ur guard n- -m. while the
;i ..,.!v of troops i . c-iiiMi-.hiiig
. :vi-s In posltion-i ' 11 for re
. .t. fiv9 today'' c 1 smtemciit
i e"mt 1
1 v ).o L.;-
1 i
EIQ FOX HOT
Major W. A. rU and Party faUft a
1 .4 Cray Tax Srr Laadj.
ulte a larre hontUif pert !( e
ch.g rayed a big fox cLaae, whiob
i' a ptaw near tauilla. tn V iixvliy
lt ue pmple hi to Lau.Iia to
l--l over autue tlnitier, and while ou
tlieir rounU they sramt a bl- rray
tot out of hi hiding place. Ibey
repurted It U linu brotWa at Laa
dis, who coBununieated tb new to
"Ml!r" W. A. foil her. Mr. FoU
took hi bound and was Joined by the
'Linn brother. They went to the
wood and the dog soon struck the
trail. After a chase ot about an boar
and quarter the fox - was caught
alive..
. leatnrday evening Mr. roll took the
fox aud hi dog and went to Lantfi
again, where he was Joined by other
hunter. They drove out about two
mile from the town, and liberated the
animal for a .chase. After about aa
hour's run, the dogs treed the fox In a
not more than ten feet from a dwelling
bouse. A boy waa sent np the tree to
get him, but before be could get the
fox, the fox got the boy br the thumb.
biting- him pretty .severely. However,
the boy palled him in and brought hhn
down. The fax waa then liberated
again, but alter a quart of an hour
mo, ho died from the chase. Much
interest was created by the race, and
by the time it waa orer there were
about 200 people following. ,
PROPOSED SETTLEMENT
HAS BIT FEW FRIENDS
rropeaat to Annex rouaei to ausiro-
llimgary and Caurland and Iithuan-
l taGermanr.
- B Th iMMlalcd 1 mmm
rnnenhmren. Nor. B. The nranoaed
settlement of the eastern problem by
annexins Poland to Anstro-Hungary
and Courland and Lithuania to Ger
many has few Irleds in "Uermany
aside from the proponents of the idea.
virtually the entire press opposes it.
Conserratlrea and nationalist organs
are against it becaue they fear the ef
fect of such a step upon their own anil-
Polish policy in regard to the Polish
provinces of Prussia.
The libera list and socialist papers
are indignant at attempts to decide the
Questions involving the whole future
of Germany behind the hack of relch-
stag and also resent the efforts to orer-
Hrrn. ,ha anHjnnmHflll DHM TmllpT
sent for In the relchstag resolution.
THE -COTTON MARKET. '
Recovers Par) of the Losses, of Yester-
day Less Pessimism As to Condi
tion Abroad. 7 '.t-'V:;-:-'',-..,;
(By The AaMeiac4 Prcaa)
New York, Nov. 9. -The- cotton mar
ket recovered part of its late losses of
yesterday during today's early trading;
There seemed to be less pessimism as to
political conditions abroad, while ov
ernight spot advices from the South
were bullish, and tberewas buying
here by trade interests. Prices opened
steady at an advance or five points
to a decline of four points. Some furth
er. Wall street liquidation was readily
absorbed with active months selling
about 15 to 24 points netv higher be-
iidvanccd to 20.94 and March to
making a recovery of about 48 points
from yestcruay s low level.
Cotton futures opened steady. De
cember, 27.45 ; Jstmary,-. 20.70 ; March,
20.30; May, 26.07; July, 23.80,
J. A. TERRY ELECTROCUTED
AT RALEIGH TODAY.
Walked Calmly to Death for. Murder
of John R. Stuart, "
(Br The Associate Fnnl '
Raleigh, Nov .9. Walking calmly
into the death room J. A. Terry, 58
years old,- convicted on tne charge of
bavins killed John R, Stuart, a pro
I minenc uuiii
minent Guilford County farmer in the
Mall of 1916, was put to death by dec
here-this morning.
The killing of Stuart is said to have
been the -outgrowth of a bad feeling
on the part 01 Terry caused by a civu
suit .instituted against Terry by mem
bers of the Stuart family.. Insanity at
the time was offered as a defense.
DECISION ON WAR TAX
FOR PICTURE SHOWS.
Theatres May Pay the Tax Without
. Collecting It from Patrons.
,. (By The Associated Press) '
Washington, Nor.-. Moving j'vplo--
ture theatres and other ; amusement
places may pay the war tax of One
cent each for each tea cents admission
charge without collecting It from their
patrons. .1 Internal Revenue commis
sioner Roper rnled today. The ruling
J was in response to queries as to whe-
ther it was legal for theatres to adver
tise "admission still ten cents; we pay
your war tax."
It Is proved, that a couple may be
married by telephone, and ,lt Is be
lieved, that a couple eould live hap
pily arter in tne -same way. Colum
bia (0. O,) Bter. .'. ,
THEATOrilUM
TODAY ,
Buttcrfljr Pictures -
. , 'PRESENT
, DONNA DREW :
"The Lair of the Wolf .
' . -: '. WITH"
Jce Girard find Grctchca
Lcdcrcr '
These are three IUuebird stars
that have Joined the. . Butterfly
i'ieturps. An extrnordlnnry pret
ty picture with tense dramatic
sihinttons that will hold you
spell bound until the last reel
runs out, . ...--.' v
Aatixuiit ritnt Attorney Return
Tmm r n tl" 11 KV C..' .r. '
- - - 1 iiy ' Mm it,... mv.i,i s
Cart VoU. ,
Charlotte New.
John T. lin?, aui?ant dutriet
atlorner of New York Citv, aprnt a
abort whUe id a'WUKt Wedneaday
morning, returning frm Startanburr
where over ll.OuO Sfrw ork city
men. now, at Camp W'adsworth. hat a
cast their -ballots under the "absen
tee voting law of New York." in the
trrert maroraltr eon test which closed
icw ior inesday nicht.
Ifr. Dooling w hen asked hi ouinkin
aa to the election of the New York
tnavor for the next four years. Judge
livln. offered but one comment. "I
a satisfied with the-result"
Mr. Dooling stated that the Roar.
tanburff rote amounted td over 11.000.
aii of whom are .oidier from, thehThe Italians Are Now Retir-
metronolia. and Mititliul tn vntjk in tka I 1
avcraltv election, and nearir arerrl
v.u -i.i: , 1. .j . ..1
auik wuwt vuua, suiiuLsrs uii
the opportunity. - .
Too increase of the socialist vote
was a matter of much interest to the
New York prosecuting official. The
socialists rote has increased enor
mously since 1913. but Mr. Doolinff
thinks that the anti-war element
which supported Hilouitt. waa
promoted more by the opposition to
war than anything eke. The assistant
strict attorney waa not at all nleaa.
sd "with this showing of the anti-war
vote in his home city, and discussed
at some length the reasons behind the
ote. and the class of voters who
took this stand at this critical time
the nation's history, but with the
treneral results of the election in New
1 ort. Air. Dooling had no criticism
to offer. aiidefrom relatinir to the
increased socialist rote, which ha ho.
iieves is due mostly to the fAH that
Hilouitt supporters .believed they
were supporting a man who was for
peace, and opposed to the war pro.
gram. ' ' .
Mr. Dooune resumed his lournev to
New York at noon on train 36 which
was several hours late, giving Mr.
Pooling the entire morning in Char,
lctte, h having come np late Monday
eht, expecting:. to leave early yes.
teroay.
The assistant district attorney wilT
return to tbn state before November
2fi, to attend the trial of Gaston B.
Means, chaired .with killing - Mrs.
Maude' A. Kin?,: near Concord, on
Aumst 29.- -
"I am iwiIiirKr to leave the ease
with a NortlT Carolina iurr and am
Pleased with the operation of the
conrts of the state," Mr. Dooling
toldN News reporter.
CHARLEY' WHITE, THE
.. FAMOUS REFEREE, DYING.
Known by More Sporting Men Than
Than Any Other Man In America,
New York, Nor. 9. Charley White,
the famous referee. Is reported near
death at Jus home-oh Cherry Street,
this city. He has been a -sufferer
for nearly a year from a. complication
ow diseases and recently his Illness
has taken such a serious turn that the
physicians hold out no hope of his, re-
Chiirley White is known by probably
more, sporting men and followers of F
prlxe lghtlng than any other man in vuuera, etywrnuj. ou mo upuer : bkw
Ainerlca: ' Any man who pretends to--21,tof " PP Myw.; - j,,-
know anything about prize fighting
knows all about Charley, for he ha
at one time or another acted aa referee me Austro-uennans, w me. , - strong -lh
boxing contests in which aU the rear guards are. giving the Teutons bat
pnglllsUo. stars have appeared during Jte "J .seTr.ai P01". . An Italian at-
the past twenty years or more.
White Is a product of New York s
Kast Side. As a young man he be
came interested in professional sports
and soon attained nrominence as a
referee, lu the -old days, when there
ere real prize fighters who did not
hire press agents nor go on the stage.
and when such champions as "Non
pareil" Jack " Dempsey. Ike Weir,
Domlnlck McCaffrey Sullivan, Mitchell
and: the rest were In their primes the
reputation of Charley White as a re
feree was already established. In
those days his services were frequently
requisitioned for chamolonshlo and
near-championship bouts in all parts
of the country. In more recent years,
however, his activities have been con
fined chiefly to,, serving as their
man in the ring at one or another of
the New York boxing clubs. Through
out his long career the honesty of -his
decisions was never questioned. Many
star pugilists when signing np for their
big ngbts were in the habit of stipulat
ing that White should referee the con
test His -iast appearance as a re
feree was at the wallar-Moran cham
pionship battle in Madison. Square
Garden;
While best known as a boxing
referee. White's Interests have not been
confined to pugilism, but has extended
through the whole division, of athletic
sportsY 'The half -recognized world of
chance knew him, and there was noth
ing that appealed to the great sport
ing fraternity but shared bis attention
and acknowledged his influence.
Spartanburg Officers to Be Examined.
Spartanburg. Nov.. 7. Officers of
the - Tweluhr Seventy-first, Dour.
teenth and seventy-fourth regiments
todav are discussing a telegram
from - Washington ordenrur they be
eiven an examination to determine
their . physical fitness for service
nhroad. Several of the officers accept
the order as a riromise of early ser
vice in France. Others believe the ex.
nmiuntton is intended to weed out un
fit, officers, i
' A: medical examination to deter -'nine
the fitness of the men in the
Twenty-seventh Division for foreign
service was completed by Lieutenant
Colonel Maloney.' division surgeon,
this evening. Rejections are saidi to
be negligible. ; " . ; ; .1
People Do Not Tet Realize Serious
- neea of war, Says Small,
Washington," Nov. 7. Representa
tive John, II. Small is preparing for
an inspection Of Southern harbors,
and rivers next week. Twelve -mem
bers of the Uivers and Harbors Com
mittee will tro.
Mr. Small declared that,' he had
never witnessed a more united stand
for the war nrorsm than is shown
in his district.
"Tho iveoplo are P'di.-IH' h-.in;
the war," said he. "Wa-1 i
bftttn .I'own. evi'i-'-ded its a'
the Liberty Lin. Tlie r
however, f'il!v rrt'Iin li .'
cl' the, v nr." '
ClliL ii.al i.Jlf..
Lr library
UllMurunnnuc.
la Some Quarters It
Thought Kerensky, at the
Head of Loyal Troops, may
be Marching on Polshevikl
CHANpE ALMOST ;.
WITHOUT BLOODSHED
Intr Inward the Kiave. the
0 '
Last Strong Natural Line
Before Venice. ' ;
(r Tk a dart aw rwt
Petrograd Is under control of tho
Maximalists, while Premier Kerensky
has fled the Russian capital. The
downfall of the provisional govern
ment's authority in Petrograd at least .
came suddenly and without . great
bloodshed and several members of the
Kerensky cabinet are in prison.
The unofficial opinion In allied cap
ital Is that the Maximalists! attempt
to guide the destinies of trouble-torn
Bnssla will be abort lived. Civil war
with the more conservative element
of Bussia, opposed to the extremists of
retrograd, is not unlooked for and lu
some quarters It is thought now that
Kerensky, at the head of loyal troops,
may be marching agaiust Bolsheviki.
.News dispatches received from Pet- -
rograd are subject to censorship of
Maximalists and probably portray on
ly one side of the situation, but the
present outbreak of the radical- ap
pears to have been more successful
than the abortive efforts of last July. '
Nlkalol Lenin, who fled from Petro
grad after the July failure, is again
leading the Maximalists, who were
aided by most of the Petrograd garri
son and sailors from the Baltic fleet.
The action of the Maximalists has
been endorsed by the all-Kussla Con
gress ot . workmen's and Soldiers'
Council. A proclamation has been is
sued by the revolutionary government
declaring that it proposes to negotiate
? "mediate democratic peace." It
"" "OUB " luIu " er 1 .
the peasantry and to summon a consti
tutional assembly. . - 1, v
Very little serious fighting attended
the revolt, the most important being
the bombardment ot the winter palace,
the seat of the provisional government,
by the warship Aurora and the fort
resses of Bt. Peter and St. Paul. The
palace held out for four hours, answer-.
ing the bigger guns of the warship and '
forts with machine guns,' before sur
rendering. . ,v" :- ':'.' .
In northern Italy the Austro-Oerman
forces have crossed the Livenza river
and the Italians are retiring toward
the Piave, the last strong natural line
Tr vHSOag I'more spirited reslstaiu '
t0 ,tBe rorwara movement or tne m- -
ine ""'S61 units or tne Italian army
are retiring without molestation from
liamento resulted ' in the force being "
cut off and 17.000 Italians, includine
a" general,- being taken by the Austro-
tjermans. Increasing their capture, ac
cording Jo Berlin, to 250,000. - ,
Along tne uvenza, -en.- uaaorna s
soldiers, apparently, were more sue- -
cessful. The invaders crossed the Llv- ..
enza only after a vigorous attack, and
in the region of Vlttorlo the Italians -were
able to detain the advance. The
Livenza is but a scant ten miles from .
the Piave, where Oen. Cadorna prob
ably win make a strong stand.
The British troops in Asia Minor -
continued their successful operations.
In Palestine Gen. Allenby's forces have
made - another advance' toward Jeru
salem. In Mesopotamia,-the British,
advancing up the Tigris, have capture
ed Tekrlt, ninety miles northwest of
Bagdad. ; . ... , ,. -
Reports front the German sources
today furnished virtually all fresh
news regarding the situation in 'Rus
sia where the Maximalists are in con.
trol of Petrograd and are appealing
to the army to support it "against -
imperialistic- attempts", ' until : it '
has obtained a "democratic peace."
One of these reports without confir
mation was that Premier Kerensky
who had left the capital before ex
tremists gained ascenrancy had been
arrested. - ' . 1 H-'iu:j
Further reports, also of German :
origin, and nncOnxirm, declare that
the Russian army on the northern
front had - joined -- tho . Maximalist
movement and were.; marching . on
Petrograd. .
Tho great majority, of the member
Of 'Kerensky'a cabinet were made pris
oners by the Maximalists when the
winter palace in, which they had taken
refuge, was bombarded by the cruisers
and defenders compelled to surrender.
In Palestine the British operations
around Gaza and Beersheba have re-
suiteu 111 lue niun iiirftinu tnH-Bium
army beginning retreat toward the,
north. - It is. being harraBsed by air
plane bombardment in its retirement,
aud .it's communication along the cent
are under fire from the French "nod
British warships. Forty Turkish puns
have been captured by' the I'-riiiHi
whose advances is) rapidly brlr.j;
them nearer to Jersualem. . ,
Kaiser is Ordred bv Doctors t3 C
' Traveling. .
The Hague, Nov. 7. A me
received here from Colomie savs :
the Kaiser kept his reeent vi
Oorizia from his phvsi,,'".
. "The doctors have onion- I i' '
peror not to overtax his 1
the mesxase esitid. ".Milioi- 1 1
the doctors sav tho l,un r
more rest and 1 s trav.
last six Trout hs have ! 1
ly strowious for him."