The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, October 29, 1918, Page 1

==|/THE BISMARCK TRIBU THIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR. Cy oo A’S. BISMARCK, _ ALLIES _SMASH_LIN AUSTRI CO NORTH DAKOTA TUESDAY, OCT. 29, 1918. PRICE FIVE CENTS ES ALONG | MPLETE COLLAPS SEEN LONDON SEES DOWNFALLOF HAPSBURGS' Observers, However, Urge Great Care Lest Allies Slip Into Hun Trap. NEW NOTE IS ON THE WAY x i Paris Views Situation as Capitu- lation of Austria-Turkey = | in “Peace Line.” a4 { i Washington, Oct. 29.—-Interest in| official circles today was centered on! the new. peace note from Austria, re- ported. in préss dispatches to be on | its way ‘to Washington through the | Swedish government. Although no Official statement has been made, it seems certain no answer will .e made | to the latest communication from Ger- many. Though the Austrian note goes | turther- than any Gerjan peace pro- posaJs, in that it asks the president to proceed without further exchanges with Germany,’ many officials see mo! sign of an expected break in the al- Tiance of the central powers. WIDOW OF EARLY GOVERNOR LEAVES $250,000 ESTATE The will of Nancy A. Ordway, wid- ow of former governor Nehemiah G. Ordway of Dakota territory, has been admitted to probate in the district of Columbia. Richmond Ordway Whit- ford of Minneapolis, resident manager of the Aetna Life Insurance Co., and the National Savings’ & Trust Co. of Washington, D. C., have been ap- pointed executors. Mr. Whitford is a native of Bismarck. The estate is estimated at about a quarter of a mil- ii |June 2, 1883, that the capital of Da-| i kota territory was moved from Yank-j registered today had their last oppor- ton to Bismarck, POR BUY We 8. Sit MAY HAVE MORE THAN 14,000 IN FIRST CLASSES Returns From September 12 Registration Show Large Number Eligible. It is estimated that at least 17 per cent of the 86,187 men who registered in North Dakota’ on September 1 will enter Class 1, providing they URGE CAUTION. Paris, Oct. 29,—"The capitulation of Austria” is the unvarying caption with which the morning newspapers precede Count Julius Andressy’s note to prostate Wilson. ‘The editorials of the newspapers ‘while accepting jean pass the physical examination. : This appears to be a safe guess after jreviewing the work done to date by ‘the district board, which has complet- ed the classification of practically all! {the questionnaires referred to its at-! i | , condition abandoned through, lack of, this conclusion urge caution lest there be hidden snares behind the of- fer. H i GASOLINE FAMINE. Paris, Oct.:29—The German army. is suffering from a .gasoline famine says the Matin. At many: places the allies have found tractors in perfect gas, NOTE REACHES WASHINGTON Weshington, Oct. :29.—The new Aus-| trian note: was’ recéived by cable to-| day at the Swedish legation for deliv- | ery to the stafe’ department. The! text is said to be identical with that cabled by: the Associated. Press from Tasel yesterday. 4 ‘News of the receipt came just’ as the cabinet assembled for its: ustal Tuesday meeting. AUY W. 8. S.— MAKES FAST SPEED RECORD Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 29—Flying at an average speed of more than two!/ers by order of the U. S. Fuel Admin-} miles a minute, George Schoonmaker, Jr.,-son of the vice president of the Pittsburg and Lake Erie covered the} distance. 228 miles from the Wright Flying Field at Dayton, O., to Pitts-; burg, Pa., in one hour’ forty-five min- utes yesterday afternoon. | Buy W. Ss. 8——— | DEATH STEAMER HAS 192 BODIES OF WRECK VICTIMS: Juneau, Alaska, Oct. 29,—Loaded | with bodies of the dead of the lost ‘steamer Princess Sofia, the steamer Princess Alice, a sister ship, will leave here for Vancouver, B. C., in a} day or two. She will carry the 192 bodies already found and others may} be found before she sails. | Coffins were being rushed here to- day from Seattle and Alaska points. Rescue workers expect to recover 90 | per cent of the bodies of the 343 lost. —~— BUY W. S. §.——— LARGEST CARRIER IS LAUNCHED Philadelphia, Oct. 29.—The steam- ship South Bend, said to be the larg- est cargo carrier ever built in the country, was launched today at’ the Delaware Yard of the Sun Shipbuild- ing Co., at Westchester. es The ship originally intended for a commercial company was taken ‘over by the government soon after the work was started on it. It is 475 1-4 feet long and 60 feet wide, It is the fifth ship launched by the Sun Ship- “building. Co.| in the last! gw months. BUY W. §. S——— MINE WORKERS i ’ RENEW PLEDGE} United~Mine Workers Jocals in all parts.of the’ country are reaffirming their fealty to the United States in the following pledge: “We pledge anew our allegiance to our government and our purpose to cooperate and work with it to the end that the war shall'be won speedily.” Almost unl- versally the United Mine Workers in America have condemtied ‘the stoppage of work during disagreements over ‘wages and working conditions. UY W, & 3—— INDEPENDENCE FOR HUNGARY. Copenhagen, Oct. 29.—Archduke Josef has issued a proclamation stat- ing that: Emperor.Charles has charg- ed: him with tthe duty of securing complete independence for Hungary. tention. That 14,651 out of the state’s total of 86,107 September 12 registrants are eligible for Class 1 is due prin- cipally to the fact that the percentage of registrants of 19 and 29 was rel- atively high. A very large proportion of all the registrants of these ages are single men, who‘claim no exemp- tions on “dependency grounds, and ‘who, for {he most” part, have‘no agri- cultural or industrial ‘claims. ‘Even in the higher ages. between v4 and 36, inclusive, the percentage of Class 1 men, as indicated by the number who have made no claim of any kind for exemption, is surprising- ly high. It 2} probable, however, that a smaller g2rcentage of those in the higher ages, will be able to pass the physical examinations. ~ The district board has completed its work for the time being and, with the state advisory board, has adjourn- ed until Wednesday, November 6. ———3UY Ww. RAILWAYS MAY ADD CHARGEIN - EMERGENCIES tailways delivering coal to consum- istration for the relief of emergencies FLU MAY CUT ~ DOWNVOTEON ~~ BLECTION DAY |Estimated That 15,000 Cases |‘ Now Are Prevalent in | North Dakota. lion dollars. $ Nehemiah G. Ordway was governor/REGISTRATION IS SMALL of Dakota territory from 1880 to 1884. ‘ jit was during his administration, on ! / North Dakota voters not previously jtunity to sign up for next Tuesday's { ballot bee. So general are the ef- i registration today is not believed pos- jst . and the illness of scores of elec- tors who are required by law to reg- ‘ister, because of having changed their residence, or for other reasons, will necessitate swearing in their votes | nex ‘Tuesday. ; ‘Campaign managers already are be- ginning to speculate as to the effect |of Spanish flu on next ‘Tuesday's elec- tion. There are not less than 15,000 [aetive! cases of influenza in North} Dakota *today. The lighter attacks {Will have run their course by the end jot the week, but there is no guaranty that there will not be as many if not ;More new cases to take their plade. ; The flu bug has been no respecter of {parties, but has attacked Nonparti- sans and antis alike. At the present jmoment the country districts seem} ; the hardest hit, a fact which may seri-! rously affect the! Nonpartisan vote. ! ; President Townley of the National! Nonpartisan league is said to have ad-: mitted that an estimated “floating” | vote sof 10,000 wil] turn the tide one; way or the other. How many of these “floaters” will be too ill next Tues | which. not even Mr. Townley can an- swer. If the’ epidemic grows ‘much more severe, health authorities may even consider the heretofore unheard of possibility of postponing the gen- {eral election. : ! “Country towns, with few or no doc- |tors, without hospitals and with ‘no. trained nurses, are reporting a very heavy mortality from flu. One town in the southwestern part of the state with a population of but 100 has fifty, per cent’ of its ‘people ill, and nine deaths already have occurred, Some of the smalier villages are almost de- serted, and business of all kinds is practicay suspended. Bismarck, while it has had in all 750 cases of flu in-a population of 9,.000, has had a ‘comparatively light mortality, and its total nufiber of deaths is less than a dozen, There have, however, been |More than a score of deaths in: the, ‘elty's two large hospitals, which have ‘heen filled from the beginning of the ‘epidemic with patients brought in |from surrounding towns. ———nu W. 5. S- (RED CROSS GETS } fects of Spanish influenza that a larget {day to go to the polls is a question; IEXTRA SUGAR | PERMITS FOR FLU VICTIMS | Individuals or families suffer ing from influenza will be allowed an extra allotment of sugar by O. W. Roberts, Burleigh county food | commissioner, under directions re- | ceived today from Dr. E... Ladd, { federal food administrator for | North Dakota. Mr. Roberts wired | yesterday for permission to grant additional. sugar to those who re | quire it for the manufacture of. | hot lemonade and other flu cures, | and grocers have been instructed | to honor requisitions from flu suf- | ferers. . \ i BUY W'S. 8. GAS COMPANY ASKS SUPREME aa 1 Would Have Judge Nuessle Pro- | hibited From Hearing i Injunction Suit. { Proceedings in the injunction | suit brought by the city of Bis- marck to prevent the Bismarck | Gas Co. from increasing its rates | were brought to a halt late this afternoon when the supreme court i on application of the defendant | issued an alternative writ return- able November 4 directing the city of Bismarck to show cause why the state railway commission and not the district court should” not assume original jurisdiction in the ‘matter. Contending that district courts have no jurisdiction in actions affecting the rates charged tor service by public utilities, Miller,. Zuger & Tillotson, representing the Bismarck Gas Co., this afternoon applied to the supreme jcourt for a writ of prohibition which | will prevent Judge Nuessle of the sixth tion filed by the city of Bismarck, Lismarck Gas Co. from placing in,etf- fect a flat increase of 50 cents per thousand feet of gas. The question argued. before Judge Nuessle morning. Attorneys for the gas com- pany, citing an act of 1915, giving the state railway commission right to ad- {just rates charged by public utilities, ;contend that the district court had ;no jurisdiction. City Attorney H. F. O'Hare, for the petitioner, argued that jtho district court did have jurisdic- tion, and that\ the defendant's re- COURT TO ACT : NINEDEATHSIN [ITALIAN DEFENSIVE NETS "LAST 24 HOURS "FROM INFLUENZA | Dread Epidemic Continues . to | Take Heavy Toll From '- i Smaller Towns. ; have, occurred at Bismarck’s {two large hospitals during the last {za hours. All of the deceased w victims of Spanish influenza, Today fdesth list is as follows. |. Joseph Rodek, Menoken farmer, ‘aged 28. { Mrs, C, 1, Dunahey, Mandan, aged | Iona Woods, Hazelton, aged +2. Russell Pogue, Moffit, aged 26. | Mrs. Joseph Daugherty, Wing, aged W. Small, Fort Lincoln, id A. Olson, Menoken, aged 26. Mrs, Anna Neubauer, Steele, aged ' John Pixatonis, Bismarck, aged 30. | _ Coroner A.E. Shipp was called .- iday to Sterling to investigate the death of William Schafer, a young {farmer residing near that place, who idied from Spanish influenza, leaving, ;@ young widow and several children. | The coroner is called, it is understood, ‘because the deceased had no medical | attendance, |. Walter W, Small, son of Mr. and | Mrs, Irvin) Small ; Was one of Burleigh county's best of Fort Lincoln, | 15,000 PRISONERS IN DRIVE AGAINST AUSTRIAN LINES ‘Enemy Thrown Across River Over Front of Thirty Miles—Gains Net Three Miles—Part \ of General Offensive. | \ | . (By Associated Press.) Allied troops maintained their progress east of the Piave and have taken more than 15,000 prisoners. The Italian, British and French seriously threatened the important railroad points of Conegliano and Oderzo, and two of the three railroad, lines sup- porting the Austro-Hungarians on the Piave front. | On the western front in France heavy fighting virtually is on a , standstill northward from La Cateau to the Dutch frontier, but ‘pressure continues between the Oise and Fere. An artillery duel jis in progress on the American sector north of Verdun. While the allies have thrown forces across the Piave on a front iof about 30 miles, the heaviest fighting has been between Cone- !glino and Oderzo, where the Italians have advanced more than three miles, making a formidable wedge in the Austrian positions east of the river. The allies are within two miles of both Cone- glino and Oderzo. Along the Piave south of Oderzo there has been \little fighting, but the allies in the north would tend to compel the | Austrians to evacuate the lower Piave. H Apparently the allied thrust between the Piave and the Bretna were feint for the purpose of attracting the attention of the enemy for the movement across the Piave. When the storm (famed up last week, it was apparently between the Bretna and : Piave rivers. Real Attack. [AVE known young farmers, and his death is | Then came the development of what seems to be the real ia bitter blow to his scores of friends. | attack. It came along the Piave river along the Montello plateau, {Funeral services will be held Thurs- | where. the Austrian army met a terrible defect last June and July. heed afternoon at the Lucas undertak-/‘The river has been safely negotiated and an official statement 8. i » alli g j re U \ "Phe remains of Mrs, Anna Neubauer {Shows the alliés are over three miles eastward on’ the stream and ‘of Steele were taken this morning on| hold the eastern bank for about seven. miles. } 'No. 4 en route to her former home! Troops and supplies are being rushed to the Piave front and district court from tonsidering a- peti- : | praying an injunction restraining the} of jurisdiction was | this es, Ill, The funeral of John Pix- , a member of the Bismarck Greek colony, was held from the Lu- cag undertaking rooms this afternoon. The body of Mrs. Dunahey has been removed to Mandan, and the remains ot Mrs, Daugherty will be taken to {Wing for interment. TWO. BROTHERS DIE. i As she was about to leave for | her home at, Cyide Park, 'Mont., Miss Madeline McMurda, a form- probationer at St. Alexius hospit- i al, today received notice that the bodies of two brothers who had died at Fortress Monroe, Va., from Spanish influenza, would pass through the city today. Miss McMurda had expected that | the bodies would be on No, 3, up- on which she proceeded to Miles City, but upon the train's arrival she learned that the remains of her brothers would go through tonight on the North Coast lim- ited. it is proposed apparently to push the offensive to the utmost. Encireling Guise. ' Kazi of the Oise on the French front, the army of General | Debeny is rapidly encircling Guise. On the south, they are in the ‘suburbs of the town and have captured German first line trenches ; besides enemy barracks and hospitals. : Fuxther south, the French are marching northeastward be- ; tween Guise and Marle, and threaten to outflank both points by |smashing all the way through the. Hunding position. i Since the beginning of his advance between the Oise and Fere |General Debeny has moved forward more than five miles on a front ‘of-about 16 miles. On the Fere the enemy evidently continues to withdraw toward Marle as the French war office says 'French | patrols are in contact with the Germans on this sector. | Field Marshal Haig. reports that only patrol activity is oc- ‘curring on the front of hig army. ‘local in character. rath | British divisions along the Tigris have again defeated the |Turks and advanced ten miles. In Belgium operations are only INDEPENDEN TSTATE, Copenhagen, Oct. 29.—An independ- ent and anti-dynastic state has been formed in Hungary under the leader- ship of Count Michael Karoly, accord- ing to reports received by the Polit- ken. In a speech at Budapest Count the hearing until tomorrow morning. | MINES’ FORFEITS The American Red Cross has re-|mits a. gross charge of $1. Tht gas company’s franchise per- 5 per | | i i | course would be an appeal from the Mr. and Mrs, R. K. Batzer III. findings of the district court. Mrs, K. K. Batzer of Hazelton | | IS ON WANE: Karoly declared he had presented_his Be ROS AES program to Emperor Charles, who re- Upon advice from counsel for the |prought to St. Alexius hospital last | defendant that it would seek a writ of night, ill from Spanish influenza, Her prohibition, Judge Nuessle adjourned | husbénd, suffering from the same mal-| ady, and in a serious condition, came ; in today. Mrs. H. O. Batzer, who has | |fused to accept it. Karoly then put becn at St. Alexius for several days, | ct his plan for an independent | switching, handling will be allowed to add to the cost of | ceived from the United States fuel ad- such coal an amount covering extra; ministration checks aggregating $9.- and accounting. (952.29 given by mine operators and The additional fee 1s fixed by the ad-|mine workers for violations of, Pres- ministration at 15 cents per ton, orjident Wilson's order of October 27, such greater additional sum ‘as may/1917. The order provides that mine be agreed upon between the railway | operators shall deduct $1 per day from company and the consumer or dealer.;the mine worker's pay fo reach day fe Beg |the latter refuses to-report for work; FEDERAL FUEL : for, in the event of a lock-out of tie ADMINISTRATOR by an operator without jus! pa FS tcause, the fuel administrator is em- , ry) | Powered to collect a fine at the rate TAKES STAND jor $1 per day for each mine worker os (affected. The amount just paid is the jsecond installment, $5,901.10 having: been contributed June 14. ~——-BUY W. 8. 5 “Please make it perfectly clear to all your men that as long as they are; out on strike I will not confer with | | them nor take any steps in their be, ‘NO COAL FAMINE. ' half. and that they will.be held per-| Washington, D. C., Oct. 29.-Thera sonally and strictly responsible,” was | will be no coal famine this winter nor Fuel Administrator Garfield’s response | even an approach of the conditions of to a message from the”president of aja year ago, announced Dr. H. A. Gar- thousand cubic feet. pany has allowed a 20 per cent dis- count for the prompt payment of bills Recently Senator F. , Ployhar, pr the city commis: to increase rates, was losing money. sion declined to act; the gas com: pany notified consumers that a fifty cent increase would be. made appli-; cable this month, and the city com i dent of the corporation, went before ission asking permission declaring that be- cause of war conditions his company | The gas com-tis improving. Little Girl Dies, , Iona, the twelve-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. 8. Woods of Hazel- ton passed away at a local hospital last night a3 a result of Spanish influ- enza. From Hazelton, | The city commis-) 1, ww, Burkholz, manager of the Haz- {elton elevator, and Bert Hartman of he Wonder store at Hazelton, were brought in to St. Alexius hospital yes- mission then instructed the city attor- |. result of Spanish influenza. ney to enjoin the franchise. ary Ww. 8 DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED. Washington, Oct. 29.-~Congress t0-| recovery, but Mrs day completed the $4245,000.000 war |Tign is still grav sent it to the pres-) f without | ze < defiency bill ident. | The nate accepted company from: charging more than allowed in its’ in Bismarck Hospital. Dr. and Mrs. H, E. Winchester of {Hazelton are both in the Bismarck {hospital with Spanish influenza. Dr. | Winchester is making a satisfactory Winciester’s condi- Whole Family in Hospital. Mrs. E. M. Serr and four children Pennsylvania miners union who de- field, national fuel administrator to-! discussion a conference report previ-! have heen transferred within the last clared his men, in spite of all he|day.. i ‘could do, would riot return to work) WWW... A Change in Prices \until increases in wages were grant-j ted. The men returned to work, and | their wage differences were satisfac-| jtorily adjusted. The strike situation | iin the anthtacite field has given lit- \tle trouble since Dr. Garfield an-! {nounced ‘his firm stand. \CASSELMAN MADE | OUR BOGEY MAN ‘Becomes Truant Officer —Tu | Make Hookey. Unpopular. ! Capt. W.!C: Casselman has become | | the official bogey man for Bismarck {mothers whose boys are inclined to} ously approved by the house. few days from their home on Fourth |terday in a very serious condition as igraistead announced today that| ciate . : i. 2. | state, j the isqiuenza epidemic has passed inj | ten aval districts and is on the wane {in all other districts except in South | | Carolina and Californi | al iran Oct. 29.—Surgeou Gen- | in efte, UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER London, Oct. 29.—Austria’s reply to | President Wilson is viewed as uncon- : ditional surrender, Although recog: !nized as an event of the greatest mo- | ‘LISBON WOMAN i ent. denoting the breakit f t | EDITOR VICTIM —_jhentnar novgoths breaking up of the i j situation lies in th ffect i vill in- OF INFLUENZA éritabiy nave on Germany, | StI ! “It removes any lingering doubt es ‘9.—Holding the! to the to; {fort alone, in erder that her hus- | German: | band, William M. Jones, Ja., might jaccompany the Fighting First regi- |ment band to France, his wife, while acting as editor and manager BUY We 8. 3 24 1 and irremedial defeat of says the Tetegram. Lisbon, N. D., Oct. SUBORDI..ATES MILITARY. Copenhagen, Oct. 29.—The tederal f the ‘council has approved the bill amend- Lisbon Gazette, contracted S ishing the federal constitution in the influenza and died within three days., form as adopted by the German reich- Mrs, Jones had been publishing ‘hd’ stag, says a Berlin dispatch. | Gazette for more than a year and had, eit [proven a thoroughly capable news-' ‘The reichstag on Friday amended | paper woman. ; the constitution by placing the mili- ‘ UY wae S | tary establishment in control of the The New Rates Are: (Continued on Page Two.) j BUY WS, Se ‘OLDER MENTO wincantwntraee ie | BE TRAINED BY _ BASY DEGREES Tribune has been foreed to increase its subseription price effective November J 1, 1918: Washington, Oct. 29.—Older drafted | men are to be put into shape for serv- ice threugh modified physical train- A ing less arduous than the program " arranged for the younger draftees. | Camp commanders were instructed to- {day to train the older men gradually. ——avy w. | ‘MILITARY TRAINING. . FOR HIGH SCHOOL 'Rismarck Boys to be Taught Preparedness Principles. | | Military training for the boys of the | Bismarck high school has been ord-; lered by the Bismarck board of educa-; ‘tion, and a program will be worked out and placed in execution by the fac- ulty and Supt. Martin and Principal } Bolt as soon as classes are resumed. | The boys are “strong” for military; training, and they hope to give Bis- }marck the honor of having the crack) ‘battalion in the state. : BUY W, 5. S————- { civil government. » TURKEY IN “PEACE LINE.” London, Oct. 29.—Turkey has inde- pendgntly presented peace proposals to the allies, says a dispatch from Constantinople. _ Te negotiations are expected to follow soon. MAY HAVE RECALLED susBs. London, Oct. .—Reports of Ger- man submarines being recalled to home ports are being discussed by admiralty officials here. It is not be- lieved Germany has abandoned her U-boat warfare. The current belief lend weight to the report, evidently inspired, that them. One admiralty officer says: “If the war continues you. may ex- she has withdrawn play “hookey.!’ -The captain, who is about as impressive an appearing cit- izén as the capital affords, has been named truant officer by the board of education and it hasbeen made his duty to see that every child of school age ig in school, after the epidemic ceases, or that. some good excuse for their absence is offered. In connec- tion with his work. the board of edu- cation is.planning through other chan- nels an active campaign which will give Bismarck schools a 10 per cent attendance. ae BUY W. 8. 8—— PIGS IN BELGIUM : BRING $3,000 EACH N. €. A. Special td The Tribune.” Paris—Two pigs recently were sold in the market of Liege or no less than than $3,000, according to a semi- official statement. issued hy::the Bel- gian government at Le Havre. i BY Per Month ». Per Year ... CARRTER . City subseribers who office and settle before figured at the new rate seription, federal trade commission. BY MAIL IN NORTH Three Months Six Months. One Year . are in arrears are asked to call at the November 1, as all arrearages avill be — unless settled’ by Noyember 1. } Mail subscribers except those residing in Bismarek ean enjoy old ‘rate of $4.00 a year until November 1. BISMARCK NIGHT SCHOOL TO OPEN The Bismarck board of education announces that as soon as the pre:- ent epidemic of iffluenza subsides, a night school for the benefit of those who are not eligible to attend the reg- AFTER FLU QUITS; ; | pect the submarii enace to be as (CASHIER OF WISHEK i great if not greatersby set a BANK TILTED THE LID /2%y, with which we have yet had to | deal.” { | Ashley, N. D.. Oct 29—W. L. John-! son, cashier of the Ashtey State bank. of which John H. Wishek is_presi- LINES BROKEN. | With the Allied... orces on the Pi- ave, Oct. 29—The last lines of the dent, has been arrested by federal | Austro-Hungarian positions along the authorities on a charge of violating |:fave river were broken: today by. the North Dakota bone dry act and{ British, French and Italian forces. Subscribe now and.save ONE*DOLLAR on a year’s sub-_ All subscriptions payable strictly, in advance under ruling of The Bismarck Tribune Co. ular day school will be opened in the . thigh school building. English, civics, manual. training, domestic science, in- cluding cooking and sewing, and com- <'~ | mercial: Subjects will be taught by competent instructors in the pay of and under the direction of,the board of education. There will be no volun- teer teach: Bete ‘y ith a situ- ation which’ Mis a former night sthool experiment which re- sulted in Some criticism. jthe federal statutes which support it. He has furnished $500 cash bail for his appearance in the U.!S. district court. RUY W. S. & CONTINUED ACTIVITY. tivity, on the American front was re- ported’ by Genérat Pershing today. Three enemy airplanes and an observ- ation balloon were shot down. Heavy artillery fire marked Monday on both sides of the Meuse. AMERICANS TO /PARTICIPATE. Italian Headquarters on the Piave, Oct. 29—Ameri¢an soldiers are in re- serve along the Piave fighting zone. The correspondent saw an American Washington, Oct.-29.—Continued ac- fighting battalion going through its setting up exercises near the river this morning. ae Fi King Victor Emmanuel ‘saw ‘the-al- _ lied ‘soldiers make the difficult ‘¢ross= ing of the Piave river. “The king was (Continued ‘on Page Five.) E | LAST EDITION ;