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WEATHER FORECAST X 4 l- North Carolina: Cloudy tonight and Wednesday, probably raln.. - So:,th Carolina:, Bain, .tonight: HIE EDITION VVctinesciay p-amy ciougyv. FULL LEASED WIRE SERVICE WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 20t 1917 PRICE FIVE CENT2X I - - . ?; . VOL. A All I. . v ' . 7- . jjj IFIGiSlD BRITISH MET ONE if! COUNCIL ... & FATAL ACCIDENT. k 'i ' - (Special to, The Dispatch). i Center, Ala., x Nov. 20. John RicElphaney and wife, of Wil- !" 11 o'clock .last night on their f! 4' way to Springfield,. 111., drove f their car in the ferry boat and out' 4 into the Coosa river. They evi- ! dently thought "they -were on a': lJ bridge.- Tlic wife was drowned, ' M'i'Aii ncm a re III -WILL- ULULIH Il TO RETURN MEk TO WEST 1C IR, s A SMALL A MERICAN DESTRO fER IN FOREIGN WATERS One of War's Most Momen!; a her , bpny uas not been re-The Negro is Charged Withi Reinforcements Woulc! En-! : i ti 4. Ci l nr.-j I of Invasion FINNISH AMERICAN TROOPS UNDER STEADY FIRE Another Sammy Killed in No Man s Land Infantry Ac-j tivity Increases On Western Front Kerensky at Luga REBELS STRIP DIPLOMATS OF ACTUAL POWER tous Gatherings Held in London Today LORD READING covered.. He isJn serious condi- 4 ,8 tion, but will recover. 4 i i ' j (NOTE The city directory . if-' givcs.no such name as "McElph- ! 17CA15C crD CACTTV An Attack' On a White Woman. riiipv " firsil so far a.s rnnlrl hf 4i OPENED PROCEEDINGS : learned this afternoon, no one by j t that nsme J'ven. n Wilmington: I OF THE DEFENDANT General Bliss, Admiral Benson WtoiUtis' "7 ! Massachusetts' Governor Acf- and Lol. House s Kepresenta- mute to sm-insfleid, m.. the re- ! ng n Advice or Attorney t1 ported aestination of the victims 4" of the accident. It is possible ' that thp victims were Wilming- I"t ton parties,, maybe having a name beginning with "Mc." but that the survivor was not in a 8 tive Were in Attendance Interest in Meeting General Refuses to Honor Requisition. (By Associated Pressl London, Nov. 20. None of the nu (By Associated Press) Boston, Mass., Nov. 20. Governor merous allied war councils which have condition to give his name clear- ', , ,'r' , JVr orn- ly. Inquires '.ceRc to .Center for; 1 i. viiBuim maue tyuay, ?rant ft requis'ticn for the return to Italy".- the point reservation of the Piave river i:ne, riie Au.-tro-German attempts withi heavy :,a so, of troops to drive south-1 AMERICANS PREPARE wani a. "i, in went ubuii ' iuc , Fiitve ai-el Qmio and thus oir. nkL I a.. . . f- v ianu tne room is me council cnamDer j vain attempt to rorce Iin-wnere the cabinet meet and where the occurred in the roast three years have occasioned the same interest as 'to- ? furAe" f ' 1 JM 1. i i- . ,1 . ' w .iWV-Il. juay s msiunc meeting oi me Amen- this -aftcrnodn). lean war mission and , the Britisji war & i csbinet. The scene is the dingy, old , & 8 ! v 5 4 S residence in Downing street which has i T"' served the prime ministers of many LABOR APPROVES j generations as both home and office,1 nmo. are holding firmly at V tente RenrfiSftntaHves tn Re- destinies of the empire have been r nvpspm most vira tn tnp l . , . . cognize Kevolutiomsts thai State of John Jobason, a negro, . ,gjrl. - at Charleston ' because of the "isravc danger' that the defendant ! might be convicted and sentenced to j death for :i crime of which he may not rOMPFRQ' A TTTTT TTC nave oeen guilty. Assiscant Attorney UUMrjbiO Ai 111 UULf General Nelson B. Brown, who was P rT i ' diret;te(1 Governor McCall to con- n.,ffln r vnv 9nrf!Tin,-rtT. duCt a Public Weiring, reported that l i, T 4u . Vfi, a L ;-" ; v exaggerated accounts of the crime shaped since the days of the American I has put its stsip of approval on the ha hn rirr,.intrt i cK,rtMt Ilt-VUIULIUU s inTnn n r nun inn - i . in ki mm u m my m ft h n rhrn u Unh II W U I I1U UL II IU SUFFER REVERSES B? MI'S ARMY The Chancey Went Down Yesterday Morning, Fol- lowing a Collision ; TWENTY-ONE LIVES PROBABLY LOST Invaders Completely Routed at Fagare, Folina and ZegaMill SEVERE FIGHTING OF LAST WEEK Vessel Was 420 Tons Dis- placement, Built in 1 902, :, ' and Had a Complement of 9 1 Officers and Men Correspondent Makes Trip Over the pround Where the Heaviest Fighting Occurred (By Associated Eress.) (By Assoiated Press.) ' ' Washington, Nov. 20. Sinking ' of the American destroyer Chauricey in, " collision in the war zone early yes- ".'l terday morning with a probable' loss . of 21 lives, was announced, today: by , the Navy Department. - No further details were given in a - brief report to the department from5" Vice Admiral Sims. The Chauncey was a small, old type boat of only 42Q , tons. -. Secretary Daniels made this state- tile lOV ch:'c!;eti rue- fion', have Lord Reading, the Lord Chief Jus tice, will preside with Andrew Boriar- TO LEAVE RUSSIA I Law- Britipb Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, and Oscar T. Crosby, Assist ant Secretary of the American Treas- atliiudo- of Samuel Gompers, president because of that nature and Johnson's of the American Federation of Lxbtv, color, there existed a prejudice "which Next Few Days liv the heroic resistance of ! A 1 C I L? o i i ,he ira.iian tmoos at the Monte Tom-i : VT ury' at me taDie oesmc mnK ine ha o late Monfenera. The reports' grad and Moscow By Way jmilitary and naval heads of both gov fmin iv ih the Rome and Berlin war Q:l : T:i.U: ! ornments and officials representing ..... U1UCIIO w 1L111X1 mc on'.f uiuav suuw mis uifju ly. la i.ehv of the current state-rut-nts, it appears probable that the AustneGornian drive at Monte. Tomba, uiiirh nrot.eet? the Italian rieht flank vesr of the Piave did .not result in j French and British representatives at'tutes the taking of stock of the re- tu capture of the entire eminence as the border station of Tornea, opposite sources and noeds of botn countries ... ...viinvv rennrt from Rerlin indi- tt j , . , 'and, to some extent of the continental e.-Hiua s report iroui litinn mui Haparanda, have been stripped of al ;o11,-o rrud. The German staff today men- . . L ,allies. tion? positions captured by the Teu- actual Pwer by Finnish revolution-, A group of reporters and photogra tons oa the northern slopes of Monte list tactics to bear to compel the En-phers -and curious sightseers were on Tomba, indicating retention by the the outset, the revolutionists refused ,tho scene early m the day ! other departments of war work will be grouped together. Premier Lloyd George planned to be present for the (By Associated Press.) purpose of answering questions. The Stockholm, Nov. 20. The American, 'general work of the meeting eonsti- f in working hand in hand with Presi dent Wilson and pbc'ng the needs of the n?.i:on abovo all other considera tions in questions involving the work ingman's part in a vigorous prosecu tion of the war against Germany. The vote of confidence came after more than- three hours of debate in ' would be difficult, if not impossible. of control by ihe most upright judge." Mr. Browr.' i-econi mended that the r.egro, who is in jail here, be not re turned to West Virginia. . In endorsing the findings of the as sistant attorney general, Governor Mc Call in his letter to Governor Cornwell said: "I have no doubt that mob law or the unjust enforcement of the Law of the remainder of the Italians height. Eve i this - nch of a Teutonic hold on the hill is -Jin-: fiercely contested by the Italian forces, for Berlin an nounces the continuation of the des perate struggle,, lhre, Vi.tJt , Italian: counter attacks by which the pacifist clement at the con-1 would be as abhorrent to you as it is vention of the Federation' was given ! to the bistory of the splendid State of ample opportunity to express itself. West Virginia. I nave full confidence Out of a total of 450 "delegates only 15 that if tlie caSe were reversed and were recorded in opposition. The gar- facts sucl1 as bave been brought to the Kent workers of New York under the '' attention of the attorney general were leadershio of Rose Shapiro !was the brought to yours you would take ac only organization, refusing to go on ' tion similar to that which he recom record on the roll' call. i mends. The test of strength ' came upon a i I'1" th histol7 fTTSme ?l the .gre.at- and detained properly accredited cour- thfi first to arrive. Hft had a five min-1 tinns Th e "'much of gross injustice and the denial as to recognize any diplomatic privileges jhad been planned. Lord Reading was Italian Headquarters in Northern ' ment: v. f , Italy,. Monday, Nov. 19. The corre- "The Chauncey, a small American spondent today made a tour of 30 1 destroyer on patrol duty in foreign ? miles alone t.hfi Piave w.t! fmnt ' waters, was sunk in a collision early:; ,t . I, ' : Monday morning. First dispatches in-" ltmg enson, Fagare and the Sega dicate that 21 lives were lost. Fur' , mill, where desperate fighting has oc-: ther information will be made public currcd, and saw the Duke of Aosta, i whien run reports are received. - !: commander of the third army guard-' "Th? Chauncey was one of thft old ,: . ,. . 'type destroyers, .completed- m.1902. "1 mg the Piave line, whose men re- Her displacement was 420 tons and V established the solidity of the Piave 1 her complement 91 officers and-menr front. At Ihe moment, the Duke was! For several years before the war, , the Chauncey was used only in coast . I defense work, and was classified as a'", ;V issuing an anaress to his army con on their glorious coast :or.-eeru vessel. iers. They were induced finally to de-tute chat with Premier Lloyd-George sist from this attitude, but they are I and then prepared to greet the distin bringing all conceivable obstruction-,guished men from America, and the ista. tactics to bear to comDel the En-iRritish narticinants;- Thera was . no concentrated! tQflte repfe'sentativss "to recognize demonstration by the sightseers, only No Vurthev advances anywhere on j flatly. jthe meeting vas known, being pres- the Italian front are claimed by thej The revolutionists visited the Swed-ent. These with the reporters and a Germans. T' ey tried in four succes-, ish consulate at Tornea and demanded! battery of newspaper and war office s'.Ve Fen; e bad: r the It; The !irn P n capture the Monie e TT each time were thrown tin (leteiiiiinod resistance of n troops. of the American old sinKing that the consul nlace his automobile photographers, however, crowded at their disposal and he himself act as 'Downing street to catch a glimpse of their chauffeur. This lie refused to do. ! the conferees. The revolutionists then tore the Swed-i Admiral Jellicoe, chief of the naval ish flag from the consulate and depart-staff, arrived with Sir Campbell Ged- 11' I -i n If T- 1 T i .T T .! type dost "oyer rnauncey in a cumb-jea, declaring tnat tney neeuen no iov-iues, nisi l,oiu oi Aumirainy. ijuiu ion in th- "war zone, with the prob-j eign consuls in Tornea. (Robert Cecil, the minister of block- able!,). nf -1 lives was announced in) Ira Nelson Morris, the American jade, walked unaccompanied from the Wa.hin.ron. No details were given. minister, learns from a competent foreign office. The crowds displayed Ai;,aiM!iilv Ihe Anglo-French rem--sourco that petrograd was quiet .up tol deep interest in General Tasker H. tore .eent . have not yet reached the! Frid.ay niht and that the police were j njiss, chief of staff of the American Italian 1: anting zone and from Italian ; guarding tne various legations and Army, and Admiral William S. Ben- ahlv n rnRnliitfATt'.1nHni-lTiV ' a UA ii5"LS 01 our uuus ui Aincau trintie wnrir" fo Aiiio. fn, t descent. This surely is not the time triotic work" of ;the Alliance for Labor caaeaini and Demcracyr.SYiuch Mr. G-ompers Ltoo jack nitit ji art: i iyani z in'ity an offset, to the People's Council, a pacnist organization.! EDITOR S. S. IVTCLURE SATISHES CRITICS iraii'lers it is announced tnat! embassies. son, who arrived separately with their atie M a, the Ati 'tro Germans nave eeae-j their fire a!o:: rh violent . On the western front the infantry activity has increased somewhat. The British have made -a slight advance nort'a.vest of Passchendaele and have heat the-e i nnm.; could ho used Detweeu; Fighting in Moscow has ceased. Es- aides. the Piave and the Drenta where the(tima,es of the number of dead reach! The Earl of Derby, British minister pre.-su; ei the invaders is strongest. as high as 4,000. j of war, and General Sir William Rob- ' Amur.,! As ago the talians have, a general exodus of Americans from i ertson, chief of the imperial staff at cheeked tin Germans and have been petrograd and Moscow by way of Si-j army headquarters, arrived in a mo sucee. tul in offensive operations. De- beria nas been arranged for the next tor car a few moments before Lieut, teani ia sn ong efforts to cross the.! fcw daya " iGon. J. C. Smuts, who drove up alone. Piave between Vidor and the Aciri-, Minister Morris is the only foreign, Everybody asked tor Colonel House, rlinlomat'c representative here who but Colonel House did not attend the attempts. The artillery j nas had anything except the most meeting, his secretary. Gordon Auch- iver, however, is very l scattered reports since the beginning : mcloss, representing him. lot' the present situation in Russia. Atj Most ot the members ot the Amer- the outbreak of the trouble there neucan mission were eany on tne scene, sent instructions to all possible points i but the beginning of the conference that he be kept informed fully, with a awaited the arrival of some of the result that the British and Russian le-British officials who had been detained repui e i Herman attacks at other . gati0ns here have been admost wholly iby other war engagements. Points in the Ypres salient. In the j rienehdent upon him for knowledge of( The delay was brief, however, and events in Russia. in tne noon nour, an were in tnerj i seats. Lord Reading tormerly opened I the proceedings. when any discrimination in the admin a race which is bearing its f the burdens of our social j fabric and furnishing many thousands of men who are training, themselves ! to fight for their country. When Am i erican soldiers are fighting upon the I battlefields of Europe for freedom of i especial to The Dispatch) 1 ' llie worl(i' we should exercise special Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 20. S. S. Mc-! care that so far as possible injustice Clure, barred University platform last ' should be banished from our own bor week because of pro-German and paci- lders- The trained officer who has fist record, gets it after a personal J considered this case for the common visit and explnation, and tonight has 1 wealth having reported against the re an opportunity to speak from the i turn of tne .defendant, 1 feel compelled stage at the first meeting of the North i to act accordingly, very greatly as I Carolina Literary and Historical As- regret .nor; to grant any request made sociation. Editor McClure confronted ' b our excellency" his accusers todav. and they present-1' 11 was announced at. the Governor's ed records against him. To objection ! office that Johnson, who has been that his magazine had run some fierce- j held in default of $10,000 bail, on a lv Dro-German stuff, he declared hisicnarge ot Deing a luguive rrom jus gratulating them achibvement. An officer from general staff head LARGE QUANTITY OF (Via.Tte.rs accompanied the correspond-, LARGE QUANTITY OF -; K ' ent and although the third army wasj ; i - reached at an early hour, the Duke j (By Associated, Press)-. r,' was coming out to proceed .Uong the! Wiishiton, Nov.20.-A quantity of ' front. He held in his hand a war map1 ?der 'at t,he navt powder ry at , . . . . .. . ... . . , i Indian Head, near here, was destroyed which he consulted with his aides be-;last night by fir.e, believed to have fore giving directions for the route to' been due to static electricity. It orig- be traveled. j inated vhile a quantity Of explosives The Duke acknowledge cordially the! wa5 being transferred f torn a tank at ..salutes of the correspondents party, ; communicated to the tank, which ex- a5a5. JFPSSLS .ISLi'wJs Plained. &loded,.xetting fir aeyoxiuioin ing buildings. The flames were eas ily extinguished and no one was ; se . riously injured. , tice, will be released forthwith. No Statement From Gov. Cornwell. Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 20 Gov- regi'Ki et ('haume wood, on the right bank ef tt. Meuse, northeast of Ver dun, the French have made an appre ciable art-ance, inflicting losses on the " ontinued on Page Eight). KERENSKY IS WITH 191 SOLDIERS AN ASHEVILLE LIVERY STABLE BURNED TODAY (By Associated ttess.) Asheville, N. C, Nov. 20. Damage estimated at $50,000 was caused by fire early today which destroyed the livery stable of J. H. Creasmen, m iBiltmore .avenue, together with 33 'horses. Mrs. David Ross, who occu pied rooms on the second floor of the i building, was slightly mjurea wnen ishe leaped to tne giuuuu PIKE ENEMY FLAGS FLOAT OVER ME actual connection with it ceased five years ago. Answering further state ments reeardine- The Eveninsr Mail which carried his name as editor was I ernPr Cornwell today refused to dis ss me kind, he said his connection with ' cuss tne lett'er of Governor McCall, of it ceased but his name ran until cer- i Massachusetts, in which the latter ex tain changes are made. He convinced i Plained his reason for failing to return Jim Pou and Governor Bickett that! John, Johnson, a negro under arrest in his speech, articles and books are all i Boston, to Charleston, W . Va., where right now, and he is doing his part to! he 1S cnarSed with assaulting a white advance American causeand has twojSirl- Governor Cornwell said he was sons in the service of the country ac- going into every phase of the matter tively engaged in war. He will speak i and he Probably would make a state here and at Chapel Hill. j metnt tonight. A negro, who, it was alleged was r. ATI TD'C DDHPCDTV I implicated with Johnson, has already rLAlji-tK O JTIVA-J LK1 I ; been tried for his part in the offense, IN NEW YORK STATE land it was pointed out that so little conditions along the line Everywhere, the colonel said, the enemy had been thrown back except at the brink of the river at Zenson,' where a few men were huddled in the bushes, unable to go forward or back ward and were slowly being cut to pieces. At Fagare, Folina and the Zega mill, the rout of the enemy was com plete, being accomplished in fearful hanri-tn-hnnrl fip-htinr' nn Pri Hav rSi o-V, f nnri Saturdav Thic mnfimoH ,?POJ deaths. The medical authorities : be- vfmio InfArmaHnn i HeVe Conditions BETTER CONDITIONS AT CAMP SEVIER (By Associated Press.) ' Greenville, S. C, Nov. 20. It is off 1- ' cially announced at Camp Sevier that there has been one new case of men engitis in the last 24 hours with no' leve conditions are improving as- both measles an dpneumonia is not vious information. The tour along the front took the nn.rtv tn tile vnrv ppnipra rf tho TicivH. .. . i it rnotr xxriari nnnor rna ttii 1 1 T n -f.tr nfti. est ngtmg and along the inundated re- " ;.J "v t".",w,J gion where the countryside was trans- ?nitine- TAhe Clty authorities may put-f spreading. Civilians can enter camp formed suddenly into a vast inland sea. Approaching the battle front the party passed the brigade mentioned by General Diaz, the commander-in- rhief fnr its fiirinnc nsannlt at "Zem-l son. It was just back from the front line and the men still wore their hel mets. Many of them were men of 20. They were sturdy country boys and marched along seemingly unconscious of their glory. At the barracks they were counting Austrian rifles and guns gathered in the court. The line of captured ma- into effect a quarantine to prevent this. BRITISH CASUALTIES ON THE INCREASE (By Associated Press) v London, Nov. 20. British casaulties reported in the week enarng today reached a total of 32,227. They were divided as follows: - - 1 Killed or died of wounds: Officers 296; men" 6,160. (Bv Associated Press.) New York, Nov. 20. State appraise ers valued the property owned in New York by Henry M. Flagler, Standard Oil director who died May 20, 1913, at, $380,000 in real estate and $2,304 in' personal property, according. to figures) filed in the Surrogate's Court here, j The Flagler estate, which consists of ! holdings over all the country, is val ued at about $90,000,000. that only the cqurt officials and wit nesses were present during the trial. A PLAN OHM at rcminr Located W here He Has Two Army Corps Previous- Former Italian Headquarters;,, liy she had dropped her ten months, N Largely Occupied By Luga 'old infant into the arms of a by-stand-j i- T er The origin of the fire has not been determined. Turkish Troops CRv Associated Press ) Italian Headquarters i in Northern 4 4 & 4 RIOTING IN BERLIN. (By Associated Press.) ar:-;v T!, , tile , - Ait n pei- Associated rresa) .-iondny, Nov. 20 Two, devolution, stationed at Kerensky with them. confirmation. This is London, Nov. 20. SeVious riot- Italy, Sunday, Nov. 18 Information is! ing took place m Berlin last Sun- TOP THRIFT SOCIETIES Thousands War Savings Clubs to Be Formed Through out Country , (By Associated Press.) The British casualty lists have been V!;; increasing recently, probably in conse- - . quence of the bitter fighting in Flan-. .- ders. Last week they were 25,065, -and in the preceding week 21,891. SUBMARINE oUlNJPk. tI j trickling across tbe. Piave from the according to dispatches l . Washington, Not. 20. Organization ceived by the Wireless Press and f . thm,RJ1u1s nf war savin snHetles rrvca "".""TL . : v. h, th wrharxe Teleeranh Com- ,r: " J ZlJ ".2 uy lue tJnuiy. Accuiumg hu . - . - . . ' -U wuuuuiiigy ajfoicmauv i itiiiii, ijiu ! run (By Associated Press) Paris, Nov. 20. A German subma- r-ino was Hfistrovfwl at the time the these reports, Emperor Charles of Pany from Amsterdam rivalry in purchase ; of ' government in vnai ir:o ti j - " Austria-Himgary, has visited Goriziai1 i ine mesbdge iu acuaiibb - 'saving stamps is- planned .by Secre- and Udine, and King Ferdinand of'' i eiegrapn omyduy &dy& l"V-y, tary McAdoo as one of the principal . connrma ion. jne J- u - B "Srh GdiscaJ- the fighting between the mob ; oFthe war savings campaign opposed to Bolsheviki i rencn l s 1 torpedoed in the- nd Palmanova. The garrison atj and. the police was very fierce ,which will open December &, Ten or I 'el rugrad. ' at of his forces at Gat- west Mediterranean on September 23, .' dine, the former Italian headquar- and that there was a heavy cas- , more pers0ns, it was announced today, Zih a 1nq of 250 lives, says a dis-iters, is said to be mac'o up of Turkish! ualty list, as the police used their may form suca a society and obtain a 'VII i'r,. 1'Uil; r,, :')( rr ( I ,, Hi- ;,.'. """;: uu ';.i'ien nateh from Algiers to The Journal. Kerensky was faced. The liner Biskra was proceeding. with oi;0,ed desertion of the a convoy ot Frencn ana r S ers, among wwu w&o xncvuv-, .v. so!1iers. who are using the church of, firearms. charter from the Secretary of the The Premier was . iay. mo ln the line I iiromising to surrender to doe(j without warning before she was vil i government, bufvhile able to bring her guns to bear on the was being formed, he disap- submarine g..i -d as a sailor. The Apparently thinking that the ships r. r the r alvation of the rev- were not armed the marine c m Mno,eei tn th Bolshevik! mander brought his boat slowly to the I'""- iv nograd and has protested surface. The Biskra immeaiateiy ; i i i. o.der of arrest of Premier opened fire. at a distance of two miles W,!:(. .p, f jThefeCond shot struck the subma- , n a rtnr. "forward and low. An explosion iliout 90 im i,i m flails Maria as onf nf thpir barracka.i The Wireless Press says tne r, Trsasnrv. The societies are . to be On ttie citadel of Udine the invaders military and police were called , organized in 'factories, off-ice's, stores, hav- raised five flags Austrian, Ger-,'upon to oppose the progress of ' schools, clubs, churches and neighbor- ... i rr.,i,r.K rifrir iwti Mio InHononHpiit Socialist r emnTi- 4' t,j nMiini! The Medie was torpe-lman, Bulgarian, Turkish and Greek. T the Independent Socialist demon- -jhood groups. The last flag represents the Greek, strators 'fKr;i( miiea .nth nf Piit. followed. Xhe submarine's stern shot liles south of ' Gaf: up, 'the U-boat plunged to destrue ns south oi i.n v. disappeared. In the riotous scenes ; The United States mint is -to make division which went over to the hJul-.S wruc touowea, me pouce were v j thousands of distinction Daages repre ga"'ans at Kavala and Fort Ruppelj forced to fire with their rifles senting a liberty torch. A member se and which some reports put among v and revolvers and the organizers . curing ten other new members, each the eneny divisions operating on thel of the meeting responded with of whom has acquired a war savings Jtalian frsnt. " fire" arms and knives. certificate, will be given a badge The Gorman press, the dis- marked "Solider of Thrift," one get- patches say. have been forbidden ting 25 members will be given a badge to publish details of the affray. ranking him as "Captain of Thrift," 50 r new members, "Major of Earlv in September, 1916, the fourth Greek armv "s. with headquarters, at Kavali - i lorod to the Bulgar- No newspapers have arrived in for ill LET UP II H U-BOATS Woundftd or miasms': OffinprR 293 . nuge oiacK grass noppers. ine Dayo nets were detachable bowie knives with two edged blades. .General Euhereni, of the famous Bersaglieri brigade which carried the day, came out to greet the party. He is a short stock man of resolute bear ing. In the cemetery road, where the Austrians advanced and set up their line of quick firers a fearful scene was spread before the party. Dead horses la all about. The highway was strewn with enemy helmets, blood stained clothing and all kinds of ac coutrements. The trees on either side were cut in two and the lines of bush es were leveled like grain before a storm. Just ahead on the road was' Sega mill, where the bloodiest fighting -was centered. All about were evidences of fearful carnage. The soldiers who beld tne mill stood .unconcernedly at the door while all over the ground were tatters left by the Austrians is th ey were driven from the mill ani tbrowu into the river. Passing on to the bank of the river, just back of the mill, a horrible sight opened just under the eyes of the visi tors. xOn the sand bar in midstream lay corpses in heaps as far as the eye could see, the uniforms showing they were Austrians. Some lay on the bank and some floated in the water. The Italians had just buried the bodies of 300 Austrians, but those other hun dreds could not be brought back for decent burial,' as the Austrian guns cut down stretcher bearers every time they went off toward the sand bar Silence Maintained As to Pro gress in Stamping Out Sub- : marines ' ; (By .Associated Press) . Washington, Nov. 20. The hopeful ;' outlook for effectively curbing the sub- marine menace, 'indicated. 1 in the .. speech of the British 'Premier, yester-"day,- will serve to increase rather than lessen the pressue the Washington government p putting upon destroyer 1 building and other anti-submarine." measures. This was indicated by, Seo' retary Daniels today, in refusing; toy discuss the ' details of the part Am- ,. erican vessels have . been playing in , : the campaign. v , The incident used by Lloyd-George , : to lend foVce to his statement that lu; no longer feared the submarine men-. ' ace the fact that five submarine.'had' been sunk in ofae dav Drobablv-. r6D- As the party passed the inundated ! resents the best one day's accomplish-. r ; region, the tops of corn stalks cduld ment of the anti-submarine forces.. be seen above the long stretches of, The policy of silence as to the.num- ians. Its strength was reported, to oe y Amsterdam rrom eernn. 5,000 men and these were later trans- ported to Germany. 1". 4.4.4:4.4.44.4.4. Thrift," and 200 new members .eral of Thrift." 'Gen- water, indicating that it was about five feet deep. ' Similar traces of vine yards could be seen above the waste of water. Soldiers of the engineer bers. of- submarines , destroyed or the place of actions has a definite place in this , program now seemingly . achiev ing admeasure of "success. For this'. corps' were along the banks of thei reason, the Navy Department. ' will- ,: Thrift," 100 new members,Colonel ofJ canal. They had 'opened the sluices . continue to keep strict silence;as to wide, and the water was up to thejwhat is -accomplished by, American; " sills. vessels.; - i K 'I 8 'V- V 1 ;
The Wilmington Dispatch (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Nov. 20, 1917, edition 1
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