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AMERICANS SAFE IK PETROGRAD AMBASSADOR FRANCES AND CON SUL GENERAL SUMMERS MAKE A REPORT. CONDITIONS ARE NOW CHAOTIC Recommended That All Unattached Women and Men Accompanied by Children Leave —About 200 Ameri cans in Petrograd. Washington.- Message* from Am ba*sador Francis. at Petrograd, an>l Consul General Summers. at Mown... reeelvod at the state department, said all American* In the two principal Russian cities safe. Condition* In both place* were represented ».* qaleter, but HtII) clmptlc. Ambassador Frffnels reported that he had obtained transportation from Petrograd to Hnrbln over the trans- Siberian railroad for American* who wished to depart front the capital He had recommended that all iinat tached women and children leave Of ficials have estimated that there were about 200 Americana In Petrograd. No suggestion was made of moving tbe AmerlcaiiH from Moscow, although the fighting In that city appeared to have been more general and sanguin ary than that In Petrograd. During the fiercest of the *treet battling many Americana were gathered In the Hotel Metropole Amha**ador Francis' dispatch anlil the Petrograd cltv dupia had not ree ognleod the Lenlne Trot/.ky faciei and that many of the government de partmenta were cloned while other* were operating under subordinate of ficials. A few Bolshevlkl newspaper* wern appearing at Interval* with fre quent change* of name* and hank* were, open part of the time. Dis patches from the atate department were beginning to reach Mr. Francis, the first one being dated November !• and containing the American-Japan ese agreement regarding China Condition* In Moacow. Consul Gen eral Summer*' dl*patch uniler date of November 17, said, had aomewhnt Improved after a week of fighting. The maximal!*)* had taken over the government. OVERWHELMING INDORSEMENT GIVEN SAMUEL GOMPEH9 A. F. of L. Delegate* Approve Hl» Support of President. Pnffnlo, N Y, Union labor put It* Mtamp of approval on the attitude of Samuel Gomper*. president of the American Federation of Labor, In working hand In hand with President Wilson and placing the need* of the nation above all other consideration* In question* Involving the working nen's part In a vigorou* prosecution of the war again*! Germany. The vote of confidence came after more than three hours of debute, In which the paciti*i element at the con vention of the federation wa* given ample opportunity to ex pre** Itself Out of a of 450 delegate*, only 15 were recorded In opposition. The garment, workers of New York, under the leadership of Hose Shapiro, wa* the only organization refusing to go on record on the roil all The te*t of strength came upon a report from the committee on resolu tion* The committee reported favor ably a resolution Indorsing the "pa trlotlc work of the Alliance for Labor and Democracy which Mr Gompers look an acti e part in organising a* an offset to the People'* council, n pa elfist org»nl»atlon The attack on the resolution was led by Delegate Haines, »f Philadelphia. He was supported, in addition to Mi** Shapiro, by Delegate Burke, of the Snlphite worker*; Joseph P Cannon, of the Mine workers, and a few other*. The alliance and Mr. Oompera were defended by Delegate* Walker, of 11 linois; Brown, of Washington; Mat thew Wall, of the Photo Engravers; George Barry, of the Pressmen; Max 8. Hayes, of the Typographical union, and Vice-President James Duucan. EMPEROR WILHELM REFUBEB TO TREAT Petrograd.—Germany has refused to treat for peace with the new soldiers' and workmen's government In re sponae to a recent proposal, accord lug to the newspapera here, which pabllah this news as coming from n well authenticated source. It is stat ed that Emperor William announced In his reply that he would treat only with the legal successor to ths Impe rial government or with the constitu ent assembly. CHIEF OF MEDICAL STAFF AT MACON DEAD Macon, Ga.—Major Richard Weil, chief of the medical staff at ramn Wheeler base hospital, died from pneumonia, it was announced. Major Well came here from New York at tlp> opening of the base hospital at Camp Wheeler He was taken seriously 111 eight days ago, pneumonia developing Mrs Weil, a daughter of Mr and Mrs Isador Strauss, of New York. w*io were lost In the Titanic disaster, hur ried to the bedside of her husband WM V'"-.'' LORD READING ...; T I i 1 A new photograph of Lord Reading, i * lord chief Justice of England, who has ) * taken charge of the financial negoti#- j tlons for his government betweer the j l United States and England. AMERICAN SOLDIERS KILLED! , REPORTED KILLED OR WOUNDED j 1 IN RECENT SHELLING OF TRENCHEB : "i American Artillery's Fire Believed to j Have Been Effective —Tar Heel Is j 1 Included in List of Those Wounded ; ■ in Trenches. I With the American Army In Prance. —A number of American soldier* have been killed or wounded In the recent shelling of the American trenches by , the Germans. One shell which drop- , ped In a trench caused several c asual ties A group of Americans were In a , shack 111 the reserve when the Oer- j mans began shelling heavily. The of | fleers ordered the men to a dugout j, but before they could get there a large I, shell dropped on the position nd *x l, plndcd. The American artillerists con- , central) 1 their fire on the communi cating trenches of the enemy slid It Is | ( believed that their shells caused con-j, slderable casualties and damage. L The war department, had received no report of the wounding or killing of | ( American soldiers as tliVTesuli of Ger man shell lire The department did re- ( reive, however, u corrected casualty m list of the trench raid of November 3, |, The new list dons not change the nuni- , bor or names of the dead, but shows j the wounded and missing to hnve been t 1.1 each. The original list gave three!, dead, tlve wounded and twelve miss , Ing Tho report Hdds First Lieutenant ! William M McLaughlin to tho list of' f wounded Among the privates added L to the wounded list Is Lester C. Smith, I, of Concord, N C. Private William P. ij C.rlgsby, of Louisville, Ky„ previously L reported as captured by the Germans j, also Is added to those wounded || ITALIANS ARE NOW HOLDING |J INVADERS IN CHECK 1 Italian Northern Line Has Evidently ( Been Strengthened. ~ With the Itusalan situation still oh- ( scure by reason of the fact that no , direct advices are being received ( from Petrograd or Moscow, the Hal- | lan situation remains of transcendent Interest in the news of the world war Kverywhero along the buttle front from Lake Gardn oast ward, and thence southward along the Plnve riv er to the Adriatic sea, the Italians are holding the winniy In check, ox copi Iff the hilly region In the vicinity of the Aslago plateau, where addition , al gain* have been made by the*invad ers. The new advances by the Tou totnlc allies, as observed on the war , maps, do not Indicate that points of oxtremety great strategic valu have been won but rather thnt the Italians , on various sectors have given ground before euperlor numbers and at the same time have straightened out and lessened the length «f their front.' [ In the hills north of the Venetian ' i I plain. General Diaz, the new com | mander-ln-chlef of the Italians has i withdrawn his advanced posts south j of Monte Tomatlco. j WILL MAKI FIGHT TO MAKE MARYLAND DRY ' ! Baltimore —George W. Orabbe, gen-1 eral superintendent of the Anti-Saloon j league of Maryland, announced that the league will make an uncompromls- j Ing flght tn the Maryland legislature J whjch convenes in January for state- ' wfde prohibition. He said the ques> j tlon of a referendum will not be con- | sldered. Mr. Grabbe said the "drys" have on indicated majority in the leg islature. , ASHEVILLESELECTED FOR NEXT MEETING , Memphis, Tenn. —The Southern Med- | j leal Association concluded its elev r enth annual meeting here with elec „ lion of officer* and selection of Ashe- ' rl ville, N. C." as next city. 1 Dr. I/»wel!yn F Barker, of Johns Hop . Klin university, Baltimore, was elect \ ed piy^lxlent—than 1,000 physl -9 clans and surgeons. Including officers *' of modlcal corps of United States. | British and French armies .attended the convention I THE ENTERPRISE. WILLIAMSTON. NORTH CAKOLTN/ 1 BIKER ISSUES WAR REVIEW FOR WEEK SECRETARY CONTEMPLATES FU TURE IN ITALIAN THEATRE WITH CONFIDENCE. ENEMY STRENGTH STIFFENING i Reinforcements Are Arriving—Fur fc* ther Offensive on Western Front In-* dicated by Increased Artillery Fire | —American Worthy of Beat. j Washington Hardening of the Italian defense anil the precision with which British and French reinforce 'merits arc being delivered in the Ita! jlan war theatre leads Secretary Baker Sin hiH weekly war review to conteni 'plate the future in that field with (Confidence, llh points out, however I that the full strength of the Austro 'German efforts has not yet been de ! veloped Further allied offensives on th I western - front, Mr. Baker says, a; j Indicated by Increased artillery fire and the nervousness exhibited by tin jUe.rniunc. The only reference to th' ■ Hector of thin front where America' Itroops occupy flrnt line trenches l that the men have shown themselves j worthy of the best tradition* of the | American army. "The training ot our national arnn Ilm now progressing rapidly. A tli- {statement says. "At nil the camps the imorale of our new dtl scen-soldiers 1 i reported an ex ellent. "The men who have been called lupon to defend our country In th present emergency are taking hold of the work In a serious, high minded, spirit, which will produce the ben' result. "The British and French officers who are to assist in instructing otn : new armies are arriving They come I for the purpose of InltiatliiK our men | into the latest developments of mod lem warfare, so that from the very j outset our forces may be trained ac- I 'cording to the most efficient time,! [and life saving methods. "In France, the training of our j troops Is likewise being carefully con ! tlnued. In the' sector, where our j forces are In the trenches, they h#vr i shown themselves worthy of the best • traditions of our armies. "After the succeHses gained by th" allies In the west during the prtctil lng week, the relative calm of the ' Inst seven day period was to be an tlclpated. "It Is significant, however, that the reaction of the enemy has been rela- j lively slight, both In the region north of the Alsin' and In Flanders "At this season of tho year the j sodden, fog bound fields of Flanders j and' the bad weather which prevail* along the entire western front makes It dilTlcult to co-ordinate major oper ations with precision. Nevertheless, artillery preparation hivs continued In the two chief theaters of activity In tho west, presaging further offensive engagements "Destructive hostile artillery fire Is noted In the area along the Yser. centering around Dlxmtide, and the shelling by the enemy increased ilur tlte latter part of the week, betraying a decided nervousness on the part of the Germans lest any unexpected At fensive action develop. "The news from Italy Is more on- j couraglng Operations involving tHT> i skillful bundling of large masses of 1 troops and the reorganization of de* j fensive positions, entailing supeilui-j man efforts on the part of olTti ors and men alike, have been carried out by the Italian armies with energy i and courage. Mf.MBERS OF CONGRESSIONAL PARTY CAUGHT IN FIRE i • ■ , 1 British Front in Belgium.—Five I members of the party of American I congressmen and private citizens who spent two days visiting in the Belgian war zone had a narrow escape from death or injury this morning when , they were caught In a sudden burst of German machine gun fire while in specting the front llpe trenches near Dixmude. ' I j PERBHING VISITS AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN TRENCHES ' « . 1 With the American Army In France. General Pershing returned to his (headquarters from a visit to his troops In the first line trenches and the sup- Iport in the rear. Artillery firing on (both sides was normal while he was j there and no shells fell near him. Patrolling continues active and con- I tact with the enemy's patrols hns been established several times, shots b-> ing exchanged. The Germans have sent over more gas shells. EVERY BUSINESS WILL BE GIVEN HEARING Washington—Arbitrary elimination lof industries regarded as .to save coal and rail transportation will be undertaken by the povern raent only after every business threat ened hns been given a Tull hearin? I This was jmade clear by Robert S. Lovett and Fuel Administrator Gar field In statements replying to- the recommendation of the raihoad war hoard that coal and transportation be denied to more than 500 commodities * j PRINCESS JOLANDA OF ITALY >#' Mt, B I i A4a LA Mmm Princess Jolanda la the tldtst daughter of the king and queen of Italy, like them she has endeared herself to the Italian people during the war. SMALLEST WEEKLY TOTAL YET ] | RESULT OF ACTIVE MEASUREB TAKEN BY THE BRITISH AND AMERICAN NAVIES. Only Six British Merchantmen Bunk During Week and Only One of Those Above 1600 Tons—ltalians Hold on to New Line Along Plave. Germany's submarine campaign is waning as the result of the stringent 1 measures that have been taken to I combat It by the Brltitti and American naval forces. Last week only blx I British merchantmen were sunk and 'only one of theso was a craft exceeding 1,(100 tons . This is the smallest total of vessels sent to the bottom during any week |sin -e the submarine warfare began, the lowest previous figures having been I twelve merchantmen, eight of them In the category of l.fcontrtis and over, land four of less than l,tioo tons. While the Italians continue to hold tenaciously to most of the new line along the I'lave river »rom tho Adrl atlc s«a to the region of Feltre and | through the northern hills westward from Feltre to Lake Gorda. they again have been compelled to give ground in both sectors to the Teutonic allied armies Upon the shoulders of the Italians alone for several days must rest the security of the Plave line and of his toric Venice, for the Information has been vouchsafed by Major General Maurice, chief director of military operations at the British war office, 'that it will ho "some days yet" before British and French fighting forces can be placed in the field to reinforce the I Italians Meanwhile, the enemy Is striving 1 energetically to fjrce passages of the i Plave nt various points and again has j been successful on southern reaches I in crossing the stream at Grixola, four I miles distant from its mouth and some { twenty miles northeast of Venice. ] Here, however, In the swamp regions i the Teutons are being *,eld by tho de fending fortes from further gains The north around Zenson, where 'the stream was negotiated by 'the I Austro-Germans Tuesday fighting Us still In progress with the Italians hold ing the upper bund, but not yet hav ing been able to drive back the invad ers to the eastern bank of the stream. Still farther north attempts to sain a foothold on the western bank of the Plave between Quero and Fsncre were repulsed with heavy casualties. ] OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION AS TO MILITARY DUTY Washington.—The five classes lato which 9 000,000 men registered for mil itary duty -ade divided and the order In which they will be called for srvice was officially Announced in the provost marshal general's question ; naire which every registered man must ' fill out and tile. The order shows i some change from th«> tentative draft | published some time ngo. ' COA"L SHORTAGE IS PUT AT FIFTY MILLIONS OF TONS Washington—The 1917 coal short age is put at 50.000,000 tons in esti mates completed by the fuel adminis tration. Although production of bitu minous and anthracite together has I jumped 50 000,000 tons, consumption, it is declared, has increased at least 100,000 ono tons Immediate measures to meet the situation planned by Fuel Adlmln'strritor Garfield include curtail ment of shipments to nonessential 0 BOATS MAT APPEAR OFFAIERIGIN COAST PREDICTIONS MADE BY SPEAKER ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS MEETING. I I OEUTCHLANO'S TRIP IS CITEO ■ Speakers Believe That Submarine It self Will Be Best Defense Against German Undersea Boats—Other Ex amples. New York Predictions that enemy submarines will soon make their ap pearance off American ports, that the submarine will be found to be the best antidote for the submarine, and that the great world powers In the 1 near future will have flotillas of "con- , tra-submarines." especially built for j operating against undersea craft, were I made by speakers who addrtsssed the annual conventions of the Society of i Naval Architected and Marine Engi neers here. Simon I.ake, the Inventor, pointed to the possible danger to American shores from the submarine menace. • He cited the trans-Atlantic trips of 1 | the merchant submarine Deutachland ' and the activities of the U-53 off the ■ North Atlantic seaboard as examples of what Is possible with the subma ' rlne. t Commander E. 8. Land of the Hnlt ed States nuvy, took issue with Mr. I Lake when the latter said he did not believe the submarine could be ef fectively used against the submarine. "A submarine can fight a subma rlne as well as a battleship can tight a battleship," said the commander. Though he said foreign tendencies in submarine construction were toward displacements of 2,000, 3.000 and | even 5.000 tons. Commander Land j declared his belief that craft of the 800-ton type are now being most j generally built because of their ; adaptability for all-year use. Marely F Hay predicted the de velopment of a "contra-submarine," or a submarine fighting undersea boat j which would do most of its work while submerged. Rstlmat.es that Germany had In | commission over 700 submarines last | May and that she would have In serv- j jice a total of 1,200 under sea craft by ithe end of the year, were discredited | Jby Mr Hay. "It does not seem possible that ; Germany had more than 200 subma rines- in commission last May," he ! said. "Information at band would indicate that the actual recent output has been approximately ten subma- j rines a month " NEW CABINET - ANNOUNCED BY M. CLEMENCAU Formation Is Completed Within 24 Hours. Paris -M. Clenienceau presented (the ministry to President I'oincare I the ministry to President Poincare. j I The new ministry follows: Premier and minister of war, George Clemenceau Minister of foreign affairs, Stephen Plnchon. Minister of Justice, Louis Nail. Minister of interior, Jules Psims f I Minister of finance, Louis Kh»t» Minister of marine. George Ley-'; jgues. Minister of commerce, Ktienne Clementel. I Minister of public works, Albert Clavellle. Minister of munitions, I-outs Loucb jeur. I Minister of instruction, Louis I/af ferre. Minister of colonies, Henri Pttmon Minister of agriculture. Deputy Col i tioyu. Minister of labor, Victor Boret. j The rapidity of the formatiou of the ministry establishes a record in j French politics. Premier 6lemen- ( ceau began his task at 4 o'clock In the afternoon and completed It | within 24 hours. A committee of radicals and radi cal socialists, by a vote of (9 to S6. approved of members of the party participating In the ministry. i ( HENR YFORD JOINS THE SHI WIN OBOAftD STAFF | Washington.—Henry Ford Joined the staff of the shipping board to lend his talent for standardisation of pro 1' ductlon in speeding up the building ot a merchant fleet. He was made a ' special assistant to Charlea Plea, vice '; president of the board's emergency 1 fleet corporation. His particular task - wilt be to introduce Into shipbuilding ithe multiple productloa of methods * he has used with euccesa la producing automobiles. iMANY MEASLES AND PNEUMONIA CASES I! • j I Washington.— ; Detail "• reports of • health conditions in national guard and national army camps for the wok - ending November 9 Rhow «eas!es and -jpneumonia predominating among the ( ailments among the men. The sick . and Injured rate in the national guard i camps was 33 9 per thousand and in > the national army camps 36.2. Camp I Funston, Fort Riley, Kansas, had 24 - new cases of pneumonia and nine new 1 1 rases of meningitis during the *Mk. LISTS 9,000,000 j nUSBME Provost Marshal Gives Rules Re garding Liability for Mili tary Duty. Washington. Nov. I.V 'Tlie lw rluwi Into which 9,0(10.000 ui«n regit tered for military duly—nod thone who are registered hereafter —are define* J and the onler in which they will to • ailed for. service were officially an nounced in the provost marshal gen eral's questionnaire tvbl«-h every regis tered man must Mil out ami lite. Tk» order aliowa Rome elutnge li*ot» the | tentative dhift puh Halted some llw» ■I {TO. Contrary to i?>me publish**! r.port*. It does not exempt married in»*t» a* » ' clnxs, hut If domp place married nra with dependent wives and childwm far down on the tut of Huhles. la fad ■ ihe qUoHtlonnnir*' Indicates that otilj i men of the drat class will be culled U I the color*, except In the gravest eoaer jjetM-y. The five official claNslftcatlMMi j of reentrants follow: CLASS I. L A>- Single man without dependant rata I Uvea. (B)--Miirrled man. with or withoat (Ml dren, or father of mutherleaa hlldrsa who haa habitually failed to fmpport M* family. (i')~ Married man dependent *on wifls I aupport l»—Married man. wrlth or without ctlll ; dren, or father of mntherles* ohildraa. ( man not usefully encased family sup ; ported by lne»tit« Independent of Ms la 1 hor. (K)--t*nakllled farm laborer. (F*)—Unskilled Industrial laboter. I Hegtatrunt by or In respect of whom aa | deferred classification l» claimsd ar j made. Keglatrant who fails to submit qimatlaae nalre and in respect of whom no defarra# classification ia clalmtd or nuide. * All registrants not Included in any other division In thin arhe«»"l» CLASS 11. (A)— Married man with children or flatt er of motherless children, whera lack wife or children or such motherieaa chS | dren are not mainly dependent upoa Ma j labor for aupport for the reason thai there are other reasonably certain aaustas | of adequate aupport 'excluding earning I or poaalbie eArnttiirn ft im the labor of the wife) available, and that the removal «f I the registrant will not deprive «ur+» de pendents of aupport. (ft)-Married men, without children, whose wife, although the registrant la sn- I Raved In n useful oecitpatlon, la Ml mainly dependent upon hla labor for sup | port, for the reaaon that the wlfa la j skilled In some apodal claws of awt which ahe la physically able to perforir and In which she la employed or In wbleh th«-re is an immediate opening for bar under conditions" that will enable her ta support herself decently and wit hoot raf ferin* or hardsh'p J (O— Necessary skilled farm laborer to 1 necessary agricultural enterprise, i (I)) Necessary skilled Industrial laborer In necessary Industrial enterprise CLASS 111. A)--Man with dependent children tart his own but toward whom he standa fa relation of parent). ... (H) -Man with dependent helpleaa krotV ! ers or slaters. (I>y —County or mtinlclpal officer. (K>— Highly trained fireman or man. at least three years In ssrvtea a# j municipality. I (Fl—Necessary custom house clerk. (G)—Neceaary employee of llnltW ( States In transmlsa'on of the malta. (H>— Neceaaary artificer or workman la United Btatea armorv or arsenal (I) Necessary employs In sendee at ; United States. j (J)-Neccaeary assistant. asaoclata as ' hired manager of necessary nprtcigtuisl enterprise. | K)-Necessary highly apeclnllted ta* nlcal or mechanical expert of neceaaary | Industrial enterprise. I fid—Neceaaary assistant or a*sneto»a manager of necessary industrial iintaa priKO. CLASS IV. (A)--Mnn whose wife or children are mainly dependent on 111* labor for aup port. (It)-Mariner actuallv employed an ses service or cltlxen or merchant In the ffttM ei States. (O—Neceaaary so'e managing, eon troliing or direction bend of necenaakry agricultural erterp'ise (PV Necessary *»oVe mannging. esaa trolling or dlrectlnir head of nereaamry industrial enterprise CLASS V. (A) —Officers—l, In tlve, axecutlva ar Judicial of the United Stales or of stmt* territory or Pistrlct of Columbia (HI- Regular or duly ordained mlnlatae ; of rollelon. C")_iStudent. who on May IS. IJIT. was preparing for ministry In rece* ti»»s j echool mi—Persons In military or naval a»i • 1c of t T nlted Ptntes (R)— A'ien enemy I (jr>_Resldent alien (not an enemy) wiw ! claims exemption. (01—Person totally snd permanently physically or mentally unfit for military sendee. CHV-Person morally unfit to be a isMlm of the United States. (D —Licenaed pilot, actually empiaya* to the pursuit of hla vocation. Member of well-recognised i «M»iaaa sect or organiaatlon. organised and uM Ing on May ». 1«T. whoae then eilaltafl creed or principles forbid it a members to participate in war In any form, and wbaaa religious convictions are against war ar participation therein. The question* on the subject of de pendents are framed to meet 'ttfj possible rtrmraiitance «nd to dr*w owl every hit of Information that might be of value to the honrds in rtxln* tfca clnss to which a ninn la to ho-nmlm«d Seven days are allowed rejinimto nft»>r receipt of the qiiPßtionnnlre to fill It out and return it to the 1«ea» ! board. Endless Supply. "I suppose only » limited nniotmt «• this stock is betwjT offered —the «M wheese." "No. we're offering an wnllraite* amount of It." said the r»™»»oto» truthfully. "We'll continue to prlto It nn long as we hnve nny sale for H* The Sort. -She made a benutiful sißht stand ing there, gracefully beckjjnlng him to to her." "No doubt; a regular niotloa pto ture." «V"
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