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VOL. XXIII, NO. 338.
WILMINGTON, NOffcTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 1 3, 1 9 1 7
RES ULT OF 'mBHffSffim
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1 ii ll Ln u fl u 0 11 1 adel shws als the harbor and st- G co: ses IsIand'
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ATT
CIS i CAUSE
FOR PESSIMISM
Eo'sheviki Forces Reported to
Have Defeated KornilofFs
Force of Cossacks
No Qecrease in Optimism
Among Those Who Know
Submarine Situation
BRITISH REPULSE
GERMAN ATTACK
MENACE IS BEING
SURELY OVERCOME
Massed Assault by Bavarians
in Cambrai Sector Was
Beaten off Snowfall is;
1 T . 1
MiGins: Italians.
A Number of S
r.-nnviM- revolutionary efforts against R-U c-j d - . r
Ll i ' l 'ui.-m in: tlrct-l L u IliLC ICLbiV-.'
a HtUback in the reported defeat of ."
G Korniloff i,n a battle in South-'
EEIEOALSHESBI
TELLS OF EHTHY
Ships Launched About Equal
to Losses Submarines De
stroyed About Same as
German Building Capacity
Correspondent of the . London ,
Post Says Bolsheviki Verq
Defeated
ONLY IRON HAND
, , CAN RULE RUSSIA
Bolsheviki Power Based on r 1
Use of Force Thousands '
of Bodies Taken from River
Cossacks Law-Abiding ; (
(By Associated Press).
London, Dec. 13. A battle htt -nr
j curred.near Bielgorod, in Southern 'V
Kussia, between Bolsheviki forces and T
troops under General Korniloff, but
the outcome has not been established,
and Petrograd advices are conflicting. 1
The Petrograd correspondent of ' "
The Daily Mail reports that General '
Korniloff was defeated and wounded ' " ,
ana mac nis capture was to be es . ,
ipected. j -' -
i A dispatch from the representative -!
of The Post, however, denies ..the.re-
! ported victroy, saying General Korni-" ,
j loff has routed his opponents and. will -
London Dec' 13 When 'the Asso-,!0?11 join General Kaledines at Novo-
Tcherkask.
CD
IVfniTPPIF AMn MAMrco
rnoflicial n-.l vices , " .Ti' mnncoo
nr.v.or that Gcru-ru: Tor-l oFUKE THIS MORNING
w;u- wounded and that his c.
tin.' by tlie Bolsheviki is anticipated.
A cording to the report received in
Lunduii. the battle was fought be-:
f.vi'tn Uielgorod, in the province of
Kursk, and Surau, in the province of.
Kharkov, approximately 300 miles1
south of Moscow. The probable caD-
! Bonar-Lav Tells Commons the
.
J5tate Contends Lust for Mon-! Matter Will Be Thoroughly
ey Caused Death of Mrs. '. Sifted
" 3 Defense Claims Ac- !
cidental Death i DOES NOT BELIEVE
(l'y Associated Press).
Cnocord. N. C, Dec. 13. As
THERE WAS BLUNDER
argu-
... H it n - ' . 4 i- I 11 1 1 L I
tare !y the Molsheviki of Rostov-on- umm or counsel in the trial of Ganr. uuiuci -mlcick. was wuui
Might Occur in War Despite
the Utmost Caution, De-
l'wii, me m iuc xjkju a. lueaiiis, accusea or the death of
foack territory, is also reported,' Mrs. Maude A King proceeded todav '
t:v.' dispatch adding that indications ., , i"s piutetueo tooay,
we that the Cossack uprising will faii ; U became apparent that the conclus-;
and the Cossacks wTll enter the ex- ion would not be reached before to-;
tromists' ranks. Rostov is 250 miles t morrow without a late night session.
suumeasi or jtsieigoroa.
clares the Chancellor
Below's Germans Join With ' Allies Officially Entered the
Austrian s and Bohemians in i Holy City at Noon on Wed
Attacks ! nesday
NO TACTICAL GAIN
i WELL RECEIVED
WAS ACCOMPLISHED! BY THE POPULATION
(B.v Associated Press).
London, Dec. 13. The British gov-
investigate the reason
For Two Days Bloody Fighting
Has Occurred Between the
Brenta and Piave Rivers
Serves Put in
fTCy Associated Tress.)
Italian Headquarters in Northern It
aly, Wednesday, Dec. 12. General von
Below's German troops liave joined the
reverse on the r.outhern ' Austrian? and Bohemians under Field
Phil G. McDuffie. of Atlanta fnr tho
In Petrograd the Bolsheviki con-' state, 'made the first speech of the' emment will i
tinue their efforts to gain control of , - , , . . F 1 lut3 ....
.u- n .... . t, , day. declaring Mrs Kin&'v i?fQ for the BntisTi r
monbULue... Abbemoiy, airnougn defendant's liVt for ; end of the Cambrai salient This wa ' Marshal Conrad von Koetzendorf fn a
available returns from the recent elec- ' ;ULe 01 ine aerenaant s lust for.ena ot tne camDrai anent. litrs was geri qf . heavy assaui-during the W
tions show that the Bolsheviki alone Y - ; thfsawajmvi AjjeBoca
hrrdly have a majority m the Assem-f l?at Mrs. King s fortune was reduc- ;Liw. ChanceUor of the Exchenuer. in ave i-ivrs -int north nf Mnnt rirn
.,hia"ef' L.tLJT .t,i.l2?.i,1l!n!:..nsWerlng criticism of milit.vy ope,pa. The flght.ng has been severe and
Wy. Orders for
. e i.1 1 J n
"i ius leauurs 01 me onsiimuonai - uuic iub ueienuani , , . iattnriprl with lnrp-P ino. the
n.mn,rai, r,,-,r m,t ,v, a became r.onnfirtpri with h aff,i, 5'ntions in the Hou"o cf Commons to a-Mea. WIca iarse losses, tdt tne
Italian line has been sustained with
one slight indentation at Monte Srin-
. . ' -.1A1C- J! . . . . .
supporting the Cossack revolt, have, ccorumg to tne evidence, was, day
te-n issued by the Bolsheviki. : d" assertion or i. u. Aianess, of Con-: r. Bonar-Law said that the govern OIU.;n ,vhere tim. erAT-.v spenrpH a tm
F.t!,l Mar.-.hal Haig's troops have addressing the : jury for the de-:ment.a information was that rumors porary foot-hold which is still being
r.v ;md rei.ulsed the first massed at-; If nse He b?ed hls. fiSres, he de-i r,Tnhr,i nnpnfiOTls contested bitterly.
t,:; th Western front for veralld upon the testimony of A B.t concerning the Cambra opc.ations prepaaticn early yes,erday
riry ;.na have inflicted heavy losses i Melville. State s witness, who was for-.were exaggerated greatly and he had wag folIowcPd by jnfantry rus Th
on the Germans. The attack was madej?erly Mrs- , 1's attorney. Mr.;been tempted to warn the House that Fourth Austrian Division or the right
on n front of one mile east of Bulle-! nes Presented figures to show 'that 'notning in the shape of a decisive re- hand had a number of Bohemian reg
court and between that town and ; . King was ; in financial straits e-xnectci from that opera- iments in the front line. These line.
Quor.r.t. and had it succeeded might C"S.5CU ueieuuani 10,-" - i2re fresh from the
h;.vP had a tactical effect upon the J handle her affairs. ;tion. front
to-ed salient before Cambrai. iicseuieu uy eignt at-, on the night in question or eariy 111
Russo-Galician
Special Precautions to Protect
Property, of Holy Places-
City Under Martial Law
Military Governor Named
(By Associated Press.)
London, Dec. 12. In the House of
Commons today Premier Lloyd-George
read the following telegram from Gen
eral Allenby dated Jerusalem, Tues
day;" " .
1 t- . j c 1, s 1 v.nt..il . . --. c tr
,ciat;a itcsg mnuireu oi u:gu iiiva, rpho Vn. nny.T.ac,rkrvnA "1
authority today "if the anti-submarine ceived his information from. anJ-Tin-i
war was going well and what was the named source, sends a detailed de- v tx
reason for the high rate of sinkings ' scription of the battle. He says Gen-,'.
,'n the past three weeks," the answer el Korniloff had about- 3,000; meh,
1 making up what is known as the "v .
was: ("wild division of caviliers of St. . -
"The enemy has had more subma- j George, battalions of death," and "-
rines a! work. He has actually beenfome artillery. When, the Bolsheviki
.. , . . , ( troops were encountered, General Kor-
attempting a submarine offensive orj niloff divided Ws army 'and gent 0nQ'
the largest possible magnitude in an part forXvard by train. , ' "
effort to reinforce his offensive on I This was soon followed 'up by the-
,'and. He is trying to bring off a Bolsheviki, who promptly trumpeted
, . , ...,. . ! a great victory. General Korniloff. - -coup
which will incline us to peace. 1ir.," ra . u -u.,
- 1 however, in the meantime, maneuver -"He
has failed signally on sea as on . ed his main force near the Bolsheviki
land and h3 has had to pay a heavy: and attacked with artillery. Some of
price. Our counter measures are ; his opponents fled and. others surren- ' .
meeting with increased success." j dered or joined the ted Guard, sec- ,
n-crcase in ODtimlsm ; uuji ui . me rvomnoii . army. , xne , re-
No
London, Dec. 13. Despite the fairly
large number of sinkings reported this
.week, there is no decrease in optimism
imong these who know the submarine
war situation, who see no .reason for
modifying or altering Premier Lioy a
I entered the city otticiairy .at .noon..' Qigete..statemjen$ pf Ntfyember 20,
today - witfc--a-Fe-t
commanders of the French and Ital-1 submarine proving a decisive factor
A desperate struggle went on around
the morning, Mr. Bnoar-Law said the Colonel Beretta where the Austrian-
a ::;ty uomuarumfUL. uavai- 1 u .i
- ' ' 11 si v wiiii 1 1 ih in 1 1 m f- fi ill '.i mi rup crr' ' . .
'' ent forward in massed Jn his behalf" pQ more attor-;GcrnJans made different attacks on w?re aicle?K by eaaiaded "I", iro.m bat
fcn,ar:o:i. The British line held, ex-' L hPS Lf? p.rifish ramhrai forces. The small-, t?nes. 011 exvest bank of the Brenta
and the Germans : ol,;" TI 1 -" " T ... , x 'river m positions established, when the
rppr or (he right.
V.':'V
back with h
hPwYoM !So"licltor Clement having opened the!est of these attacks having regard to'JJ
nes were re-formed last week. For
On t::r -elu the enemy gained a TT V . ' , . itne numners engagea, v.as m. sonic time the Eeretta position were
Mi,r ir,,Vf7rof tntrenCh which had Phll C J.IcDuff le of Atlanta, in ar- 0f the front where, owing to surprise. ju U)e haads of lhe enem butbril
h.en M( t roved in the bombardment gummt forw h,e State declared the tho Germnru; were able to break ianf . counter attack ha8 restored near
' w. af ack N ?urthe? at evidence sufficient to show that the through. The other two attack, by ly all the Italian possessions,
tern;,, with infantry were made, the feendant had looted Mrs. King's es- Iarger forces were repelled with great; German re33rve forces were cngag
(r ,;i:is r rt ... . , f ed for the .first lir,e sinco they were
ir.as-;;!
:.-h
anIM' ry lire against the Brit-
' :'.n: in this area.
v. . ( n Hulieeourt and Ypres, the
f!eir.;. ar.iih'ry has-been active but
no ;'!!:i'-ks li?ve d?veloped. The heavy
fiifiiiy LiHalijrdinents continue in the
' h i'; : j n region east of Rheims
A f;-r:uan surprise atiactc against
J . K 1, . .1 J : .. ,. . - t ..
uccilh uou jjiuucu aiiu caciliscu evej i ne moment l!ie CUOJliei. !'cwveu ii nop, nn tho hio- snnn nf,inivo Tb--
means to keep her blinded to the real account of the attack, the Chancellor fighting was bloody around Montc
situation. added, they felt there was something Spinoncia and Colorso ("Bear" Hill")
"That woman's life was the price of neftded in explanation and the firsi :.vith the enemy gaining- a foolhold
that man's lust for money," declared thing the cabinet did was-to send in-; The resut of thc two days fighting
Mr. McDuffie. - Istructions to Field Marshal Haig to has not advanced tactically the en
He went over with the jury many;give a full report on all that had hap 'emv's position leading toward the Vr
documents in evidence relating to the pened. 'netian plains, which is his real aim. -financial
transactions of the defend-.1 ' tk0 ,vioo that the eovernment. 1
1 po:-t!ons near Courcy, in this 1 Rnt to show, how the estate of Mrs.:-;- u wn Rtisfid that a soldier in anv i on 7M to rtnT?n a irn.r.--
J'f,C'OI: .Wit--. U it llOUt result. Northeast Iflfiinr -or a a "Inntorl " ho allocroH ! ...i ' .Kln f Flfi1?inr : tWTl lO JTAxElJr AlXlllikS
"1 V-d-.u!. lhe heavy artillery battle) Arguments of counsel in the trial of 'dutiea WOuld not keen him in hisj. ANOTHER PROTEST
g0" " i v. it! o,jr cessation. Gaston B. Means, accused of the mui- position. '
V. nil,-! ronditions on the Italian 1 der of Mrs. Maude A. King, probably! it iS not easy for a civilian with thej (By Associated Press)
iron ii(;cf!minr more favorable to! will consume all of today and part of v)Pt;i information to judge qualifica-i Madrid, Dec. 12. Premier Alhuce
ian detachments,' the . heads of the po
litical missions and the military . atv
tach.es of. France, Italy and America.
"The procession was all afoot, and
at Jaffa Gate I was received by the
guards representing England, Scot
land,' Ireland, Wales, Australia, New
Zealand, India, France and Italy. The
population received me wes.
"Guards have been placed over the
holy places. My Military Governor is
in contest with the acting custod;-
mr. tho. Latin and Grpp.k rp.nrfispntn.
i fives. The Governor has detailed an
officer to supervise the holy places.
The Mosque of Omar and the are'
around it have been placed under
Moslem control and a military, cordon
f Mcdammedan officers and soldiers
lias been established around the
rnosque. Orders have been issued
hat no non-Moslem is to pass with
in the cordon without permission of
he Military Governor and the Mos
lem 'in charge."
The telegram also stated that a
proclamation in Arabic Hebrew, Eng
lish, French, Italian, Greek and Rus
sian had been osted in the citadel and
on all the walls, proclaiming martial
law and intimating that all the holy
olaces would be maintained and pro
tected, according to the customs and
belief sof tosh i hwwetg
beliefs of those with whose faith tlv
are sacred. ! r
'n the war. Events since November
20, i,n fact, have tended to increase tne
confidence with which the premier
ipoke
maining' Bolsheviki were surrounded
and dealt with very, drastically. . "
In a long review of the Russian
situation the Petrograd correspondent
of The Post says there is no prospect
oty a peacelf ul settlement and that
henceforth force must decide, every-
The secret of the successes through '
out the country of the Bolsheviki, he
writes, is that they represent the iron -hand.
"What is behind them, is as yet
undisclosed, but among the influential -
Vnvfi.nh.ir was. a rod lptter TTlOTltn UIcmucl men uiK.auixa.itf.iu aro
nhe anti-U-boat var for three reas-!-"0611 were Prominent in the ser
sons. First, tne loss ot tonnage was
he lowest since the unrestricted sub
marine campaign began; second, the
4unkings of enemy submarines were
the greatest ever recorded in a single
month; third, the launchings of naw
narchantmen from British yards came
within measurable distance" of equal
ing the loss of tonnage by submarine
attack
cret political police of the Empire
which once ruled Russia. These men, '
according to the correspondent, are.
introducing dissensidn everywhere.
He continues: u ,
Although floods of indignation aro -being
poured out daily upon the EoK
sheviki, it is heyond question that -J
they are gaining ground in Russia, : .
simply because they use a strong
The phrase, "within xaeasurable dis-1 nana, wmcn is tne only thing the
ance," is that used ry the govern- i Russians in general appreciate. Their ;
nent spok?sman in the House of Com-J Methods might horrify the, West, but
The (jf.
Snow
!h ;
Often - .
via, 1 -T'i;...
.-nn1,-
?Mi;;,l
1 1. ,. :
::'ii!i!!
ei' the Venetian plains, j tomorrow, it was indicated today. The;jons 0-- a soldier and also the jrovern- max, announced today that the Span-
1.. -r.. tin. sa a v 1 . , 1 i f.ii . . 1 u 1 tmirQrn m nri r Tiro c irnn -i -n 1 -i -
:: imu ana the Italians nope:etaT,e cumenucu uwi ;ueaus hquan- iKent must largely do guitieu uy bs- "fu"ucui " " yyanu& mi t.n
wiil help in- hampering the -dered the woman s fortune and then p0rts.
tfoiU of the. Austro-Ger-i shot her, when she came nere for a 1r' Rnnar-Law said he wa
ie.ee;, the Brenta and the! visit last August, to prevent .'an "early. to declare that with regard to the ru -j steamer Claudio by a German subma-
.... . . i . . t i 1- 1 i J ; t-itl Ck
i" t ne:. iy attacked as tne 1 accounung. -mors a lull inquiry win 00 item aim j
' - ii; to fall and gained several
' 1 , . , i ,.-... . . , . . x .
.tjifiCLit; piuiesi tu weiiuany regal cling
bound i the bombardment- of the Spanish
' !.,(.
I'll ;i I
:il j')-. it ions. In counter at
" I t:i i ian--. regained the lost
iiipuip lo-ses last week
1 Mierea e over the prevjovs
;i;y-one vess-ols were lost
aii and .submarines, ac-I.-.lv-'t
report, while 17
.i k wvn'i befov?. There
'.:..- in :he number of shirs
'!!;di i.e.no tens, hov.'ever, the
ilic p is, week being 14. a rc-
Counsel for the defense pleaded tbe government would be satisfied thai
that Mrs. King shot herself acciden- prrne'- action would be taken a:; a re-
tally wnen. witp a sman pistoi -in ner sujt 0f jt
hand, she stumbled and tell. Charges
of misappropriation of money were de- w
nied.
The Claudio,' Premier Alhucemas an
nounced Monday, was attacked by a
Accidents of this kind, he declared,! German submarine which fired upon
ere inevitable in war. Even surpris-! the steamer, killing eight sailors and
on a misty morning might happen i iwuunuins otners
GOVERNMENT BUILD
for which no blame could bo attached j 1 ne 1 tauaio made port under her
;to anv one. Mr. Bonar-Law coul 1 onlyjown steam.
-OMOITTir CUIpC UrDC KV mat tne-governing.. c.,u -,"
Washington, Dec. 13. Construction.
of a concrete steamship, largely as an
authorities were determined to discov-J KkCOKD PRICE FOR
'er the whole truth of the matter audi PITT" MCI? A I CYAWnCD
to take necessary action. wiwiuuwiii
(Hi: I,,,, , ..... ru chS'.c .
... , ii rtVioH 11 experiment Will be begun socn hv Iho
11 1 ' ' nr, nr-fssfiillv reached 11.. ... . . , .,-
. - ,- ....... -shinDinc hoard ana tne unitea states :
I 1 -1 i . 1 HI Jjl tl C T k k .
- ANNULAR ECLIPSE
(i
UK-
Bureau of Standards. The vessel wilt
ibe built after designs of experts of
BETTER TREATMENT
FOR THE AUSTRIANS ' many more may be turnedd out
(By Associated Press.)
Philadelphia, Dec. 13. It was learn-
OF THE. SUN FRIDAY,?a,AK J?'J-
volved in the sale of Pitcher Alexan-
I the bureau and if it proves, successful whi;n b fi Dec is-TJicre js I nd Catcher Killifer by the Phila-
be an annular eci;ps; or Jtion&ls is $50.000.-Of this amount $2
w
in-
fHTl
fn! yd.-.n
'lie T-
Concrete ships have been built h t the scientific men here-
(r.y Associated Press.) ; abroad and one is under construction; al,nta re not prenaring to turn their
ii'n.-'-.n. I?e. 1:1 In proclaim-; now at San Francisco. Inspection of , tpr -cpnos skyward to take observa
' i - of v-nr vrith Austrio-Uun-: the latter interested representatives of i iion . of te astronomical phenomenon,
i'"' Ve ,t Wilson specified that; the bureau who have made extensive fQr -1? vorv FOO(i reason that it will
) A-;
A 1-1,
lie!
fiiiat
1-
j.. , - ; ' ' I. V-UUl 1 ' 1 1 ' ' - - - .
pjug hoard vessel will De The r lipse will be visible only in the
a Southern port probably ' souther -tern portion of South America,
the extreme southern portion ot Aus-
j.t-;"". a-'d in the South Atlantic and
Ifniian Oceans
u.-; Austro-Hunsarians in experiments wiia tue uovx, ul tuuucic. , : - 'Msible jn tms rrr 01 rne worn:
te : ".1 (-,-. c-vir.niri v o irtom. The shinnine board vessel win De
tliv! r.'cst of the resirtcitions 1 built at
'. i!r. T2M should not apply" Savannah, Ga., or Wilmington, N. C. tlie extreme southern portion of Au
. 'It will be of 4,500 tons capacity
'r.'A iij.iy neither enter nor!
!.- !'n-fe,1 t:totac withnnt rK-1 DoctOr tO OalethOrDO. I Amnri, m mtrnnnrverS Will be more
: pec-ial permission, but no re-; D". Colin Shaw, of Maysville, came j fortunate w-h resrnrds to taking obsei
are placed on the move- to the city yesterday to pay a short l Vations of the total eclipse of the moor.
Austrian subjects within the visit to his mother, Mrs. jn. u. bnaw, whiri, -, prhodniort for ne ena on tms
They will not be registered No. 308 Nortn Tont street. as a
e rnr!.-- tv.Q Ttori orir.r.toi fnr mfliTiher of the medical reserve corps.
f;p"m;ins. an will De aioWed to live be will leave Saturday, for Oglethorpe.
' '1 work in many zones barred to Mrs, Shaw has another son in the
Germans. service. . . - .... - -
000 is to be paid at once and the re
mainder before the 1918 season opens,
provided Alexander is not drafted.
month. Jf th --ther and atmosphere
conditior" -:V favorable, both the be
ginning and the end of this eclipse will
he visible generally throughout North
.America -
MORE IfS
LEFT TO SHOP
LATE SHOPPER EAR1Y SHOPPER
PROBLEM OF RAW
MATERIALS AFTER WAR
(By Associated Press.)
London, Dec. -13. An official report
of the reply made by David Lloyd
George, to a deputation, of trades
unionists on questions concerning food
and labor says the Premier pointed
out that one of the greatest difficul
ties for all nations after the war
would be the securing of raw mate-
nons and the slender toargln indlcav-
m1 is one of the chief reasons for the
prevailing optimism. The margin be
ween the sinkings and launchings was
:o slight that if the Germans had sunk
me or two Isss ships there would act
ually have been more tonnage launcli
3d than sunk.
As to the number of submarines de
stroyed it is not permitted to give t--.c
actual figures but this ixmcn may oe
said:
The sinkings of submarines during
November were "within measurable
distance" -of-the largest number the
.lerman U-boat yards were capable of
urning out in the same period.
This destruction of submarines was
by no means due to any spasmodic run
of luck but to the development of a
detailed, comprehensive campaign in
volving many devices and embracing
many phases a campaign wliich will
-Trow more efficient as time goes on,
according to expert opinion.
would be perfectly understood east
of the Suez. ; V
"Fior -example, in the last . thee, "
weeks, there have been taken out of
the rivers and canals of Petrograd 7,
000 naked corpses of persons whose
deaths were not - caused by drowning. -t
The injuries which caused death tell '
their own story. A suit of clothes .:
nowadays in Russia is worth more -'
than handfuls of paper money. The
corpses of the women even had the -
hair" cut off, because it represented .
marketable value." ' v
Referring to Siberia's declaration
of independence, the . correspondent ' ,
says the Siberian troops are' being re- ,;.
organized under General Pieskoff, one
of the best known officers. It is re
ported that the Siberians have declar- t
ed in favor of a monarchy,-
The correspondent asserts that al- ,v
though the stories of the activities of
the Cossacks in the Southeast vary, it
is certain they are standing for law-
The first 10 days of December haveand ordei. He predicts that eventual-
maintained the good records of Novem
ner, as far as the TJ-boat sinkings are
concerned. Moreover, it rs considered
inevitable that the British American
success will find a reflection In tlie
rials-but-that .at present the -question 1 morale of the submarine crews, maa-jjrjse
ly the Russians will again present a
front against the Germans, adding
that nothing whatsoever within the
range of human thought that, happens ?
in Russia need now occasion any surr '
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of future fiscal policy was neither im
mediate nor urgent.-
The Premier sail he was only too
fully alivo to iJie inconvenience caUs
ed by the food question and that dur
ing the morning he had been, engaged
in meeting American representatives
and-endeavoring to arrange credits in
America to secure purchases Of food?
He hoped in a lew weeks tnat the ta
supplies would be normal and home
production of margarine i quadrupled
oyer the 1915' production. s '
After an allusion to the reduction in
prices the government had secured in
bread and meat and potatoes the Pre
knier added: - .
"We are now in the fourth year of
the war but there is no. famine and
probably "there is less hunger and pri
vations han were endured by many
unfortunate people in our towns in
pre-war days." . .
NO GERMAN PEACE
TERMS SUBMITTED
Ing them less confident and less eu "Among the highly important factsf,"
fr.T ABciatel Press)
Amsterdam, Dec. 13. No German
peace conditions . have been submit
ted to the Russian delegates, accord
ing"" to an official telegram receyvp'
here "from ' Berlin. Up to this time,
nothing has been discussed except the
armistice, ' " - ' " " " -
ficient whjl? the British and American
naval men are becoming more confi
dent and more efficient.
The convoy system which the Allies
have'adoptQd and perfected has forces
the submarine campaigners to alter
their plans.
. Submarines can no longer lie in wait
jfor unprotected merchantmen and poz
'hem in leisurely fashion. The U-boat
shows its periscope nowadays at great
peril when within torpedoing distance
of a merchantman, for the latter is
only one of a considerable number in
t he neighborhood and if a skilled look
out sights that periscope the subma
rine's' chances of escape, from the con
yoving destroyers are slim.' v -The
German reply to the convoy sys
tem is to send- submarines out
croups .which attack, the" convoy sim
ultaneously in the hope that; In the re
pulfing confusion considerable damage
-"n be done and an easy escape ei
iocted. This system .while it "occasion
ally has been effective.-is very costly
when it fails, for it'spells the doom no;
jnerely of one U-boat but' of perhaps
he continues, "is the recovery of the v
Russian church of its tun indepena
ence and self government. , It has
again established the patriarchate and
is preparing to take an important part
in the present struggle.". ' . ' ,
The Jews, of Russia, he predicts,
will have an important; influence. The
capture of Jerusalem, by the British,
he says, will be a weighty factor in
the situation. , He also reports that
former Emperor Nicholas and his fanv
ily are enjoying much greater' free-"
dom of movement at Tobolsk and that :
there is talk of bringing them back to
European. Russia. '
p'se of four. , -
Wh"n the story of the submarine
war can 'be written fully some' of the
most thrilling tales will be of the woi
iirful accomplishments of one or two
destroyers against whole squadrons ot
submarines. , "
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AVIATOR NOT WITH "
AMERICAN FORCES
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(By Associated Press.) ...
With the. American Army in . France,
Wednesday; Dec.M2. It is learned in
connection with a report sent out bjr
the official Wolff Telegram Bureau of
Berlin, stating that one of 'four ma
chines participating in a British raid
over Esch, Luxemburg," was manned,
by an American, that no aviator at- :
tached to the American Expeditionary
forces participated. ;;;The,iairmaa pos
sibly may have beeif an AmericanIn
the British lor "French service. ,
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