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0L. XIII NO. 374.
WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 2, 1917.
PRICE FIVE CENTS,
WHERE GERMANS SWEPT FORWARD AGAI NST ITALIANS
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Fremier Kerensky Declares
Other Allies Should Should-
war s Durden.
er
NOT TO WITHDRAW
FROM THE CONFLICT
Newest Republic Will Stick
Through if Given Assist
ance Says Britain Should
Have Aided Russian Fleet.
Ru- i worn out by the strain
m itu1 wai n and now looks to the oth
er All!
::
1 ion ;i ! '
ami
tov help. This is Premier
;v's opinion of Russia's situa
:! seven months in attempting
:-:.von and reeneratlcr But
not out of the war. K. :
:e.; ?he began the fighting
w takins an enormous part
FIRST AMERICANS
IN TRENCHES HAVE
BEEN WE REST
Come Out of Trenches Wet
and Muddy, But in Good
Spirits.
ENGAGED IN MANY
SNIPING CONTESTS
And There Are Today Ger
man Snipers Who Will
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newest republic, however, 1 onipe 1NO lvlore believ
ed by Other Americans.
( .'a:.: - as her right that the other Al
!: should shoulder the burden ol
th vai.
'!'!, recent German successes in
ih Guii of Rlf,"a when the Russian
11. 'ft was unable to withstand the su
perior German naval rorces, Russia';.
Fiemier declared, , is causing the Rus
sian people to ask why the British
fleet has not come to Russia's aid.
Great- Britain's fleet vas not sent to
assist Russia, Sir Eric Geddes, First
Lord of the Admiralty, said, in the
House" of Commons -Tiiursdajv becansej
1
(By The Associated Press)
With tlie American Army in France, j
Nov. 2. Some of the American sol- J
1
diers who have just been relieved, af
ter service in the trenches, had thrill
ing stories to tell on returning, to the
billets. On clear days especially, Ger
man snipers became active. Bullets
6 fcsmA
WfWENJCE 0 13 o 25 Mt - i
House" Of CORiiiiOns ' """Y, hQnnr.'if:j J m uLnnui 1 ummrMiy-
of the time inyole4aiuSthe SeifrmrnTO
The river Tagliamento, toward w hich Genei'ai'adorna, commander of the Italian forces, is retreating, is
well to the west of the Udine, which has been, considered the key position to the Italian positions alons: the Ison-
ine harmlessly overhead. . Tagliamejito lies practically t hirty mllHfflpht of the Isonzo, and it is believed that the Italians will make
& ' l their stand here. The arrnre shnw the ooft&n ,:frTv. nrov,.,i fv. 1 a ,,r..nY..
American infantrymen were told off forces is smashing the Italians and in a se66nlv a few days, over a front of more than sixty-five miles
to attend to any sniper, wno becams from- Floecken pass to the Adriatic has WUStfSe, Italians back, taking territory which involved months of ter
active and more than one of them wili rific fighting acc heaVvloss.of life. ffelfc? -. , -.
"" m 1-1,11 - .. 'Ttwt.-- t - - -Olf rfj. llni
sive mine fields scatterd lnits path
lrom the North Sea to the Baltic. The
unanimous opinion of responsible nav
al authorities was that the step was
one that should not be taken.
General Cadorna's forces are now
behind the T:gliamento river from the
nave reacnea ine easieiu uuuh.. auli-i.
nortant bridgeheads on a front of 30'
This -gameof sniping the snipei
was highly popular. The only com
plaint he"ard today was that there was
not enough rifle shooting to satisfy
the infantrymen. Several of the sol
dires said they went out to fight but
( arnic Alp:: to tiie Head ot tne Adriat-idid not get enougn. mere is no scare-
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while tne invading Austro-uermans . jtv nf PXnerf riflemen when a sniner
starts in.
A colonel hai: an exciting experi-
Tn i.nriana hnvo hn cantured bv ence when the Germans nearly got
thp invaders tne ranSe of an observation past in
. , 't fr. ,,n nt :r,i;to which he and his aide were. They
Ofucial statements do not indicate temporary cov-
thai the German forces have vet .
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litJhiji-'U I lie liVfl, wvii 10
10 bf above normal height because of
RUSSIA IS NOT
OUT OF THE WAR
KERENSKY
The artillery on both sides -yas
I rather more active during tne last
Premier Replies to Reports
of Russia's Quitting as Be
ing "Ridiculous."
imvu-;. -nui 1.. ew days in which the first contingent 1 14 A C CA1 1PUT OI TX
Italian army will make a determined A'narta aa in tho tr,hoa ' HAo JhUUUHI UU I
.tpnn n-, thp Wpst.fim bank, althoueh "l s.-rr..
thai apparently is General Cadorna's
, .l-.,-,.-, Vv y-v -r- tV. ir-r. flon lr
..ISPezzoandTotools; Plea Is Sent to the Allies
The Germans swelled the back ureas I
J nn.'i-.M rmtt tn. C"V T"1 T.T1 ITlH '
ailU etyyl UiXlSlla puiuu6 ouiayuci auu
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eral Thousand Votes by Faying a Subscription on or
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f-d stiddenly.
In 1 he Carnic Alps the Austro-Ger-mar.s
seemingly haye been making
slow progress toward the upper reach
oi the Tagllamento and the lat
fsi ,ii .rial communication mentions
no ;;(.:iviiv in this region. Even
of the trenches and battery positions.
Aside from livening things for a while
nothing was accomplished by the ene
my.
The infantry in one section had;
quite a lively t:ine Tor two nights. The
.Germans, thinking a hostile patrol
was near them, opened fire with their!
to Come to Russia's Assist
ance With Money and
Supplies.
(Ry Associated Press.)
Petrograd, Nov. 2. In view of re-
TODAV'S LEADERS.
shou hi t-.e invaders succeed in cross- was ucai '"t"' t ports reachine Petrocrad that the im
; , , z77.it r.ann r rifles at the point where the opposing 1,uru reacning fetrograa mat me im
'I'vV tb" low 'on of the riv-ltrencliest are nearest. The Americans pression was spreading abroad that
fi would still be of great assistance let the Germans fire for a time and Russia was virtually out of war, Pre-
v 'i. 1 1 1 i- w t . 1 t 1 - Ti " rr o n - t. Tti
fans. In their retirement j men mey ." LU mier Kerensky discussed the present
probably have destroyed
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the !
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s-ni;
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Wf-:-t
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T'h
lt
alls
Several German airplanes which
the trenches were targets condition of the country frankly today
J. .J. 4. 4 ' . v-' has been published, and her many
4 I friends in and around Chadbourn will
4 no doubt be glad to see that she has
made the jump from "down in the list"
to first place.
Tabor is represented today by Miss
Sallie Garrell, who occupies second
place. There have been very few
days that Miss Garrell's name has not
. 105,293 i appeared among the leaders in one of
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n.o.iu s ine eignt uinereni positions. vvun
i Nettie Lewis 108,125 '
J Sallie Garrell 107,905
I Eloise Daniel 106,735
Mattie Powell 105,970
4 Mrs. A. C. Sessoms . . . . 105,573
Mrs. W. J. Conerly
Pauline Underwood
'i Lillie Cook 105,065 the exception of one day, when Miss
i 4 Garrell held the position of honor,
5 4 4 S 4 4' 4-! , this is the nearest that she has been
Only a few of the contestants took! to tho top. And, too, she is a close
part in the voting yesterday, but those second, as very few . votes separate
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KERENSKY'S SOU
STITEMENT MADE
A BIG SENSATION
Cavalry Rear Guard Actions X i
y i v. -.44 u -1111U IUI UlC i
Ketreat. s
However, the Entente Allies
Are Not Discouraged Over
Russia's Affairs.
WILL TAKE STEPS TO
Statement That Russia Is Not
Out of the War Causes Sat
isfaction Another Drive
Next Spring.
A STIFF RESISTANCE
AT MANY PLACES-SI
One Village Changed Hands ' 1
Eight Timec Many TeugS
tonic Dead Italy's Armies j
Still Capable of Fightin.:Ww
(By The Associated Press)'
Italian Headquarters in Nortiienr'--'
Italy, Thursday; Nov. 1 The cavalry
rear guard continues to screen theli
movement of the main bodv of th
RELIEVE SITUATION ! falian arm t0 newly chosen posi-i:g!
aim di tut- same urne to cnecK " '
the advance of the enemy lines, .r; I
General Cadorna's bulletin last - v
night gives the first idea of where i'i
the advance is makiT- itif foit irki.-" t
the hills connecting. St. Daniele Del f
hPruili, the Ledra canal, and Pozzuolo - A
1 Del Fruili, making a curved line some
miles west of the Isonzo river. - .. " -;; . ;
Military necessity still restricts rig.
idly the sending of details of the op-V )
eration and the mention of Dlacea.;i;i
but within these close limits' some
general idea can be given of the heVo-
ic resistance the main part of the Ita.-1 .
(By The Associated Press!
Washington, Nov. 2 While Pre
mier Kerensky's remarkable state
ment of Russia's situation created a
profound sensation among American
officials and all the allied diplomats
he, they note with confidence his
emphasis that Russia is not out of
the conflict however war-worn she
may be.
In Entente allied diplomatic circles
m Washington, Premier Kerensky's
Statement is not regarded as discour
aging; in fact it was stated that the
Allies fully realize Russia's condition
as he sets it out and have made their
plans to meet those conditions.
The great conference about to
take place in Europe will deal more
specifically with the military situa
tion which has resulted from the
abandonment of Russia's offensive
campaign and it is hoped that during
the winter, with' better opportunities
to re-organize the Russian army and
wih such supplies of munitions and
military material as can be brought
into Russia from America and Japan
by the trans-Siberian railway, the ar
my will be in condition to undertake
again the defensive aaxt
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if
tlie Entente Allies that Russia, being
exhausted by the great efforts she al
ready has made, will not be expected,
for the present, to do more than hold
on to her present lines. Even fur
ther inroads from Germany, it was
..qp.d, wr"iH not s-'ously impair Rus
sia's military power.
Some of tneS-Jntente diplomats de
clare it did not need Kerensky's as
sertion that Russia would continue ir
the war to establish that fact.
Last night's reports from Petro
grad indicate the. celeat of the Bol
cheki at the polls and the practical
destruction of their influence upon
the Russian masses, an indication of
the steady growth of Kerensky's posi
tion. The Premier himself has re
peatedly repudiated the idea of a sep
arate peace and the conclusion by of
ficials and diplomats here is that one
purpose of his statements was to em
phasize the need of ample supplies
of money anc ma-rr-tii to strengthen
his ha'hds.
bridges across the st ream ana 1f'.lne guns. 'with the Associated Press. He said Jo did vote, cast enough to cause a j Miss Lewis and Miss Garrell
orce, on the western . bank "fles and macn ne S shake-up in the positions, and you will Miss Eloise Daniel, Southpoj-t;
'bio to bold back tne invaa- ah, uiwmc v - -- o u. u-y mc u&
noral Cadorna prepare distinctly piecing iu nc l strain but that it was ridiculous to
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. i -i : -r t 1 r.fr.r maT-r'npi! 11111 ill. liic licu.iic, m.
msr-r stand on ine une ul uic h., - - th rnnntrv was nut nf thP war
1 1 ..1 - x-rt onn mnnnv ( 1 ! ( 1 1 lies
-o miles to tne in- uain, llh-h v ..
er, about
!' ib
;i .--upretLie
Tagliamento, in order to
effort to save V en-
Oil!
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linE-insr to them. As soon as tneyi -ae premier rererrea to ine years in
were out of hearing of the Germans which Russia had fought her own
the men swung along whistling or campaigns alone, with no such assist-
i 1 MnxKl'Arl Cinffint - i - .
ma Italian army ims cdn.-i , , nnmman. ance as nas ceen extenaed-to Tance
ed on the remarkably small amount by Great Britain and now by America,
of sickness which developed. j He said he felt help was urgently
There are some bad colds but as far needed and that Russia asked it as
as reported J6 her right. He urged that the United
dozen cases, including tiench ieet, .,..,
and pneumonia. An officer said the States give aid in the form of money
splendid phyical condition of the men and supplies and appealed to the world
was responsible for the showing. not to lose faith in the Russian revolu
The battalions sent in to relieve the u
i 4..- 1-Ft tho tronohps
men wno nave jusi ic-.-. .
found the ground frozen when they
i- rr-treat the western siue ui
'.-I'M-iento nearly complete as
!.. is.:r.) The other armies
f-.ire so well and 60,000 addi
. : si.T.crs are claimed by Ber-
::y.r th" total to 180,000 men
V . u The Italians destroy
: -t .-torrs oi' materials and am-
n in their retreat.
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MOTION DENIED.
Russia, M. Kerensky added, was
a1 -om,. nn The sector remains normal, taking an enormous part in the strug-
4i according to the latent reports avail- gie and those who said she was out
Associated Press). ' able.
1. X. C, Nov. 2. Judge v. . . . j, A a
of it, must have short memories.
Miss
find by referring to "Today's Leaders" : Hattie Powell, Acme; Mrs. A. C. Ses
that there are several new names onlstims, Lumberton; Mrs. W. J. Conerly,
the "Honor Roll." j Nichols, S. C, regain pos:tions among
Miss Nettie Lewis, Chadbourn, has .the leaders. Miss Pauline Underwood,
her name at the head of the list for -Wilmington, and Miss Lillie Cook,
the first time since the "Honor Roll" j Whiteville, retain seats in the contest
, j band wagon.
PLACE WATCH ON
SHORT SELLING
New York Stock Exchange
Takes Drastic Action to
Stop Declines.
(By Associated PrtsfO
shor
New York, Nov. 2. Supervision ofj
ort selling on ihe New York Stock ;
OP 4,000,000
REGISTERED
Exchange, decided upon by the board
of governors yeserday following the
greatest decline of securities of the
year, went into effect today. The ac-
1 tion is the most drastic war measure
Is your favorite contestant in the DUt into effect w tne board, since the
I honor position this afternoon in the I exchange closed in the early days of
."list of contestants? Is she keeping fthe war Recent "vicious" short sell
inace with her competitors in the png on the market has been attributed
I friendly, race for the best of the num-f in some Quarters to German interests
ber of magmncient prizes; it not, as part 0f an organized propaganda to
1 J. O T- ' V. . - 1 - 1 '
wuy not.' jrossiuiy uue yeany suu-iCreate pessimism.
an army gave to the rush of over
whelming numbers. " . ! v
The greatest shock came on the '
north, where the Isonzo first ' was .
crossed. Here occurred the weaken-
!-?ng of certain detachments of the
Second army. It was this weakening -
which gave the German contingents :
the opportunity at a critical moment ?f;
to pass forward between a portion of
the army on the north and that on ,
the line furher south. : J yj:,"
Now began the double exposure of
the southern force to fire in the' front
and on the flank, which 1 required a f
steady falling back until the entire i
army was in movement toward the f
aewly established positions further t4
west. During this movement bf the ' , 1 ;
main front and the rear guard; some ;: 1
sections sustained shocks of excep-:
tional intensity. The corcuaiancLing t f
height of Monte Nero which the Ital- . !
ians had occupied was defended -3 '
which gradually developed to mtelA&f'i. '
opment. i'-fjii'i
Added to this was the suddenness
of the surprise blow from the north
which developed into a turnine fire
before the southern armies, and also ' i? f
on their extreme flank, gradually ex- ;.; 4 I
tended to their rear. Under such cr; -fi-ll
cumstances, it was humanly impo's-'V".
sible that any army would be tried !
sorely and it was to extricate the
troops from this situation that the re- il- f
tirement began all along he extended v
advanced position occupied by the V '
Italian army within Austrian terri--tory.
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This line stretched roughly from i ' :
Plezzo (Flitch) in the far north,;
southeastward through Gorizia to .V'
Monfalcone on the Adriatic. The See- . ; .
ond army occupied most of the trorii'?:
above Gorizia, the Third 'army-Ithat;".-.!', 1
below Gorizia. X .a ,
The retirement was accompanied by ,
shielding operations of the rea! : 'lw I
guard, which poured a deadly fire intc . 1
the advancing columns and at th
same time destroyed powder depots,
arsenals and bridges with the double
.'purpose of giving time for the with
drawal of the Italian heavy guns and
of preventing military stores falling'
into the hands of the enemy.
The Germans encountered stubborn
resistance on the Bainsizza plateau
and heaps of enemy dead mark the
lines of their advance. Around Globo'
ridge a Bersaglieri brigade, outnum-.
bered five to one, held back the ene
my while the main line had an oppor-.
.unity to get its retreat in motion. .
In one of the mountain passes,' a
small village commanding the pass
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scription given this week would turn
the tide in her favor. It may be that
Indian Women Now Lead m a little support and encourage-
ment irom you wouiu mane ner tne
Signing Food Pledge
Cards.
of governors say that short selling
iwinner of the Briscoe automobile, or j operations possess valuable functions
There is no intention on the part of
the exchange to eliminate short sell- (
mg. Leading members of the board j.j, The outbreak occurred aboard the
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THREW ADMIRAL OVER- . .
BOARD.
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4 (By Associated Press).
4' The officers and a number of ,
n-' sailors of the German navy were '
S killed in "another" mutiny ' at f
Kiel early in September, accord-. i
' ing to a dispatch from Amster- , ,
S dam to The Daily Express, which "
claims to have authentic details.
I one of the other valuable prizes. Have
you stopped to think rbout it? If not,
do so now. Send in your subscription'
which are necessary ta times to sta
bilize prices.
The new trading rules, just adopt
( line this morning demea v v -
! 'ion of Solicitor Hayden-v v
::u nt for a change of venue,'
';ise of Gaston B. Means, j
. . . . , 1 1 inrv VOQ- 4
.. L-uni 1 :ie gi auu j u.i j j - , -
ANY SUBMARINES SUNK.
(By Associated Press).
t n-nrtn-n Nov. 2. Between
4.
40
GERMAN PRODUCTS
COME TO AMERICA
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Washington. Nov. 2. Official tabu-! with full instructions to give the votes 'cd, will put into the possession of the
lation reports at headquarters here j to your favorite and this will be han- board of governors at noon every day
on the food pledge week campaign
fr.y Associated Press.)
show that more than 4,000,000 Ameri
can women have signed? the card
pledging themselves to conserve food. ; will boost ydur favorite
Washington. Nov. 2. Aoproxi- There are still eight States that have rdreds ot votes.
mately $4,000,000 worth of German!' not reported. Indiana reports 147,493 j Very little work has
the proaucts pnea up on ine wiiarves ul
died in the same way as though she the names of speculators who have
turned it in herself. Bv Davine a ! snld stocks which thev did not ow.r
yearly subscription in advance you with the purpose of buying them back
4 battleships Kronprinz and '' x
Schleswig-Holstein and started . i
when the men revolted against
service. f '4
The sailors on the Kronprinz .'' '
f' threw Admiral Schmidt overboard ;
and stabbed and threw overboard.'
4 Lieut. Raul, the admiral's aide,
candidate hun- 'later at cheaper prices. All members 'T ?"u a, . l MT T I
,-of the exchange must now supply the , he ship's deck between the Of-
been done by names of customers for whom stocks fifrs Rnd ailor followed. Three
K Y,nrnA n io nrnnocc nf mm. wiuCiO rtiiu A UU1UUCI odiivi B
lii iao L icn rii tr uui i u tu lu. jk wm" . i
-turned a true bill cnarg- t.v r""r L f fiprman
in- him with iVip murder of Mrs. , and ou ye ,-' nrortnrts niiH nr. nn the wharves at!' cards siened which gives her the'some of the candidates
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ti. c. .. v,, -nnrt Norih bea, u.e Aiuit . t- 1 ,- p- !nD.r fko nn vnnr mind that vnn riorc nf stnrks will alr.n ho renuired t-v currea on m acmeswig-noisiem. v
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the 4 Atlantic &im- . t.,,r-ri fmm tho Rritiah : ATirhisran ranks second with l4S.fi4R. are going to be among the fortunate inform the governors of the names of
1 in order ihnt a sDecial venire the war , navt - . . fore---, ofnCe nermission to ship I and California third with 132,659. Iwinners and work the. next eight-days- brokers to whom they loan stocks.
& . . Kirtp. lieaaes, ms. wiu . - . .. - . . , . . - i mt. .... i - i. i- u o i-. .--
' : i f) riivni from wnicn to se- Trtco -f nnm- merchandise consignee to American i ine touu nuuiuer ul pieuges re- iu aiwm mat cuu. ouicij' juu -au-
!' m iurv. and discussion on mua.it v - .
. Ai mons toaay.
4- were killed. Similar scene3 oc- ',
Admiral Schmidt was rescued,
)r oui it was necessary tor aim . jiu .T"
MprkPt raiders who have been de-lleaye Kiel. All the mutineers
c. a-.ii.aMC- iiwSca "...v.x. v v ---W - . " . . . . . , JL rtrafa orfoctni) lt
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