New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 9, 1917, Page 1

A British tonnage since the beginning & # ing statement on aerial operations: \ THREE CLNTS. “ PRICE * SIR ERIC OMITTED {LONE WOMAN DRIVER . SINKING OF SUBS| INTURNPIKE CRASH Gerfinn Admiralty Issueé State- | Neighbors Say Mrs. Judge of New ment About Sinking Ships Haven Was in Accident ACTUAL FIGURES NOT GIVEN BUT SHE DENIES IT British Birdmen Drop Several Tons | Automiobile Wrecked 100 Feet Away ot nn-;ms Upon German Positions| From Spot Where Five Received With Secrious Results—Projectiles| Fatal Injuries Monday Night— Are Also Dropped Upon Transports, | Mystery in Double Explanation. Amsterdam, Nov. 9.—The German ‘Within 100 feet of the spot where admiralty has issued a long state-|the fatal accident occurred on the ment in reply to the speech made re- | Berlin turnpike on Monday night, cently in the house of commons by | when five New Haven people lost Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the ad- | their lives, another fatality almost miralty, in veference to the losses of | happened about 11 o'clock last eve- British ships, The statement asks|ning, when a Mitohell runabout be- why Sir Eric omitted sinkings in the |longing to Mrs. Willlam E. Judge of Mediterranean and contends that al-|187 Edgewood street, Hartford, was lowing for this omission and for the | wrecked by running off the road and assumable fact that Sir Eiric gave net | striking & -small bridge. There /is tonnage, while Germany gives gross|much mystery as to the identity of #gonnage, the British and German fig- | the driver of the machine. Accord- ures nearly correspond. In regard to ling to Mrs. Judge the car was oper- the losses of submarines, the state-|ated by her brother Morton Morton- i¥ ment says: J|son, an employe of Colts' factory, “Sir Eric Geddes attempted, with 'Hartford, whilé, according to neigh- inadequate meang, to reduce the Ger-|pors, a woman was the sole occupant man success by half and to corres-|of the automobile. pondingly increase submarine losses. ", With occasional fluctuations which Neighbors Find Only Woman. are ‘inevitable with this new method The accldent occurred near the of warfare, the submarine war goes |home of Joseph Nichols north of the unswervingly forward and becomes ) Beckley branch of the New York, more effective every day. Despite | New Haven and Hartford = ratlroad. all British official attempts at denial, | According to residents in the vicinity it assuredly will attain the goal|of the wreck, they were aroused from ailmed at. their sleep last night by a loud crash The statement refers at length to |and screams of a woman. Rushing Sir Eric’'s explanation of why the [to the scene trey found a woman, sit- British fleet did not enter the Baltic. | ting In the car. She was badly cut It taunts the British with remaining | about the face from the broken glass safely behind mine and net defenses | ©f the windshield and was stunned and says it was fear of being beaten | and badly shaken up by the force of ‘by the German high seas fleet when | the collison. An autolst golng to- it emerged from. the great belt thut | ¥ard New Haven took her to the Blm city for treatment. induced the British. grand fleet not to v g0 to Russia’s aid. Mrs. Judge’s Explanation. In hi saddress in the house of com- As in the accident on Manday mons on November 1, 8ir Eric Geddes | night, little information could be se- did not give actual figures on British | cured about the accident. It is be- or Allled merchant losses. He said | lieved that the driver of the machine however, that the met reduction of | last night lost control of the car as it rounded the bad curve in the high- 1,600 tons | W&Y. The machine is then thought to have swerved from its course and, after going into a ditch, was stopped after colliding with the bridge lead- ing toward the Connley brickyarda. of the war in ships ov ‘was under 2,600,000 tons gross, or 14 .per cent. Sir Erioc declared that be- tween 40 and 50 per cent of the Ger- Teen submariues operating in the | Acpording to Mra Judge, her broth« North sea the Abctlo and .'Atlantlo| er and thres men came to her since the beginning of the war had|last evening and said they-had m been sunk. with an accident. She added that her The first lord explajned that the | brother had recelved a bad shaking British flest had not bBeen sent to as- | UP, but escaped without serious in- sist because such an operation would | Jury, . He had also lost $20 near the take oconmiderable time and because | Scene of the accident, she added. there were extensive mine fields. Re- When today's accident became Wi Bronmmentast ch a.saume: mi.m'i'.uen to warn automobilists of Aerial ' | the dangerous curve in the road was, Operations, i London, Thursday, Nov. 8.—Tho e war office tonight issued the follow- COAL SHORTAGE. “During Wednesday morning ' low clouds and rain considerably ham- Fuel Administration Grents, Permis- pered the aerial work. In a';‘:; -!:- sion to Jobbers to Make Small Profit. noon, however, weather conditions im- . g proved and some successful artillery | Washington, Nov, s-h—d\ampom and photographic work was carried | llef from the coal shortage 8 in many sections was seen today in out our airplanes. Our low-flying mn.c}‘\’iynes flre;p many rounds of hos-|& new order of the fuel administra- * tile troops and transports and in the | tion granting permission to jobbers to course of the day a number of I?omb; ::t; :adm:llxlm:::t:; ,:t‘r:l‘:h °flpr‘ig:-: + :fi{:‘:mpped on enemy trenches an pr::r FAEG futng! of fgoverment “During the night more than three | rates. tons of h:mbl ‘were dropped on enemy Under direction of the state fuel airdromes at Gonirode and St. Denis | administrators, the coal will be al- Westrem ®nhd on airdromes in the | lotted to communities Where the valley of the River Lys. Rallway |shortage is most marked. Jobbers communications\ also were bombed | will be allowed a margin of 15 per and satisfactory results were observed. | cent. profit above the cost at ‘which New. hostile airplanes were encount- § they made contraots with the minea ered, but one was driven down out of [ Until today thousands of tons had control. An enemy observation bal- | been held by wholesalers because loss loon on the ground was destroyed by | was inevitable if sales were made at one of our flying machines. One of | the small margin allowed over gov- our airplanes failed to return.” ernment fixed prices. Conference With King. Itallan Military Zone, Nov. 9.—The French and British representatives | Mjllions of Doliars Will Be Received who have come to Italy had a con- in New Railroad Rates. ference of two hours today with King \ . Victor Emanuel. The military meas-| Washirigton, Nov. 9.—Several mil- lion dollars more in railroad revenue ures called for by the present situa- tion were discussed in active and |1s contemplated In proposed increases cordial collaboration. On leaving the | in rates on grain and its products from king the party visited French and |the central freight association terri- British troops going toward the front. | tory on which a hearing was con- ducted@ today by Examiner Disque of SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN. the Interstate Commerce Commission. Copenhagen, Nov. 9.—Captain Per- | The case is part of the 15 per cent. sius, naval expért of the Berliner | freight rate increase which the com- Tageblatt, notes a2 growing impatience | mission is considering and involves among Germans with the results of | loca] and re-shipping rates on domes- the submarine campaign registered in | tic and export grain from Chicago, & swelling flood of letters demanding | Mississippi river, Toledo, Cleveland an answer to the question ‘when | and other markets to eastern cities, shall we have England beaten?” He | including all North Atlantic ports. | throws cold water ‘on the optimists and warns them against accepting as rellable figures on destroyed tonnage, including those apparently German, and other statistical material. RATLROAD REVENUE, O. A. PHELPS, PRESIDENT. Connecticut State Sunday School Con- Captain Persius says that with the ventlon Closes in New Haven. 1917 harvest and the imports of | New Haven, Nov. 9.—With most of grain the food-problem can scarcely | the business but of the way the dele- ‘become a motive. 7 gates to the Connecticut state Sun- day schodl convention today gave CONTRACTOR DIES. their attention to winding up th. bus New York, Nov. 9—John D. Crim- | iness of the gathering and final dis mins, widely known contractor and |cussion of various problems of Sun- constructor of many important public | day school work, which have been the works in this city, died here today |subject of addresses and round table from pneumonia, He was born herd | consideration, preparatory to ad- 78 wédrs ago. He was identified with | journment tonight. The officers chosen many. realty and financial enterprises | for the coming year include and was an officer in several Roman| President, Oscar A. Phelps, Hart- Catholfe charitable organizatioris. In|ford: vice president, James R. Case, 1901 he was mate knight cammander [ Norwich; treasurer, ~William A. of the Order of St. Gregory the Great | Bridge, Hasardville; auditor, C. M. ope. Leg XL Gindding, Hartford DOCTOR MURDERED ~ BY BLOW ON HEAD Assailant Strikes From Behind, Using Paperweight as Weapon POLICE LOOKING FOR MAN '| Pleces of Papeér Found Scattered on Floor of Room Where Body Was Found Contained Name of Man Who Police Believe Committed the Orime, Cleveland, Nov| 8—Dr. Harry Lo- renzo Chapin, physiclan, author and world wide traveler, was slain late vesterday by an unidentified assafl- ant in a room of a downtown hotel. His skull had been fractured by a blow on the back of the head. Coroner Byrne declared Dr. Chapin had been murdered. “The fact that the skin was not cut suggests,” ' said, “that he was struck from be- hind with a heavy weapon, probably wrapped in a handkerchief and that great force must have been used.” General orders were issued ) early in the city yesterday afternoon. Mrs, Chapin, who' was the widow of Valen- tine Fries, & wealthy Sandusky boat owner and lumberman, before she married ‘“the blind doctor,” as the murder victim was known, last night told the police that her husband went to the hotel yesterday ‘afternoon to meet-a man who recently came from Chicago with whom he had business dealings in the past. Y Shreds of paper found on the floor of the room gave police clues be- leved to suggest a possible motive for the crime. Some of the scraps, pleced together, were found to relate to an express package shipped to Cleveland by a man in Chicago and which, the police believe was to be delivered to Dr. Chapin on pa: nt of $100. Police investigation devel- ‘oped that Dr. Chapin within the week had withdrawn $100 from a bank. On the pleced together scraps of paper, the police deciphered the name of a man for whom search was begun im- mediately. Dr. Chapin was 47 years old and had travelled in many countries. He had been blinded when, shortly after leaving college, he travelled to the ruins of Babylan in Mesopotamia and neslested to wear a turban or dark eretion 1y restored the sight and he was able to find his way about without assist- ance. He had written books and was the author of a number of photo- play scenarios. WANTS TO TRAIN MEN FOR GOV'T School Olasses in Radio and } Buzzer Signs An important matter to be discussed at the meeting of the school board this afternoon was the organization of evening school classes for instruc- tion in radlo work and buzzer sig- naliing. The government has re- cently sent out an urgent request for the training of 15,000 men in this branch of work and by instituting such courses in the evening school curriculum the school board hopes to be of material assistance to the coun- try. \ These special courses are to be or- ganized more especially for the many young men in the city who:are liable to be drafted or who might desire to enlist in the service. Upon the would be considered well trained and will be given a certificate stating their qualifications and rating. The pay for men in this branch of the service is about double that of the ordinary sol- dler, the pay averaging about $60 per month. It is the duty of these radio and buzzer men to interpret the sig- nals sent down by’ the men in aero- transmit them to the commanding of- ficers who use the data given to direct the gun fire of their troops. The school board will also recom- mend the -organization of another evening school class in machinery and mechanics. ‘At present the classes are filled and there is a list of about thirty young men waiting for opportunity to enroll. This new class ‘would meet on Friday and Saturday nights. VOTING ON STRIKE. Jewelry Workers Will Probably ‘Walk Out Because of Union Men. North Attleboro, Mass., Nov. 9. The jewelry workers union, with =« membership of 1,400 will meet today to vote on the question of calling a strike in the jewelry factories in this ' town. Sixty employes of V. H. Black- inton and company went on strike charge of threc union men last week. ATTENDING Baston, Nov. commissioned CONFERENCE. 9.—Officers and non- officers of the depart- ment of the northeast are attending a three-day conference’ here on the matter of pay allotment and war in- surance. An insurance expert is ex- plaining the workings of the govern- ment insurance plan. he’l today by' the police for the arrest of | an unnamed man known to have been | completion ‘of these courses the men | planes ,observation balloons, etc., and | an | vesterday because of the ‘alleged dis- | CHICAGO SOLDIER IS MADE A CAPTIVE | a plece of pipe or a paper weight | Prota From Newspapar Ontea When the Germans made that trench rald an a salfent he13 by Americans, they captured twelve men, one of whom was Private ‘Loughman, of Chicago. He is twenty years old and joined the regular army as soon as war was declared on Ger- many by the United States. SHOKE CUTS OFF TRAPPED WOMEN Bridgeport Firemen ‘Makg Heroic Rescues During Tenement House Fire. Bridgeport, Nov. 9.—KEleven per- sons, sixiof them girls and children, were cut off by smoke and flames in the three story store and tenement building at Rallroad and Weat ave- nues early today and were removed through windowa /ffém. the . UpDEr floors. One of the occupants, Miss Helen Pelikin, is In a dangerous condition at St. Vincent's hospital as the result of injuries sustained when she jumped from a second story roof. Amother, Miss Julia Horvath, has a fractured ankle. She also jumped. Failure of the fire alarm system caused delay in reaching the fire and most of the rescue work wag done by volunteers. ‘The fire started on the ground floor and destroyed the entire building, causing a loss of $10,000. REV. F. C. WUNDER GOES TO ALLENTOWN Pastor of English Lutheran Church Accepts Call and Will Leave Here Next Month. Last evening Rev. Frederick C. Wunder tendered his resignation to the church council of the English Lu- theran church to become pastor of St. James’ Lutheran church at Allen- town, Pa., the same to take effect in December. During his pastorate here there has always been the most cordia] relationship between pastor and people. The congregation has grown on all sides and is left in ex- cellent condition for his successor. It is believed that a new pastor will be engaged in the near future so that no break whatever may be made in the continuity of the congregation’s life and development. Pastor Wunder came to the con- gregation here in June, 1915, after being graduated from the Lutheran Seminary at Philadelphia. TO OUR MISSION. London Papers Say That We Share Great Interest in War. London, Nov. 9.—The arrival Tondon of the American mission, Col. House's statement to the press and the announcement of the American state department fill g conspicuous place in the morning newspapers. Edi- torially the Times says: “The theory that America stands more or less aloof from the Allies may still surv but henceforward she shares our inmost counsels not only regarding the objects of the war, but as to the way to win it. In several points lately things have not been going too well for the Allies but none of their reverses or disappoint- ments matter if only the great war of the United States is direct- Stilt WEATHER Hartrord, Nov. 9.—F for New Britnin and vicinity: Fair tonight and Saturday. Not much change in tempera- ture. ‘NM in | RUSSIAN UPHEAVAL STIRS WASHINGTON There Is Belief That Keren- sky May Be Restored " To Power. Washington, Nov. 9.—Interest in the latest Russian political upheaval was intense here today. Attention naturally was directed to the probable effect of the chaotic sit~ uation on the military fortunes of the Allies.” Whethlier a strong central gov- ernment, capable of prosecuting a vigorous campaign against the Ger- man forces on the eastern front can be evolved from the present turmotil, is a matter of eager speculation. Belief in some quarters in the pos- sibility that Kerensky may return to power is predicted upon assumption that the strong Cossack element fa- vors the malhtenance of ‘a .Conserva tive form of rule. Even if the exiremists carry oput their decision to conclude a separate peace with Germany, dissenting forces in other parts of Russia, it was point. ed out, will be able to placé in the fleld a military forcc capable of keeping the German armies occupied. At any event, the severe Russian win- ter, it is thought, will preclide any possibility ‘of a gréeat German offen- sive before spring. BUTTER REACTION. Has Becn Greatly Reduced for Winter, in Germany. Copenhagen, Nov. 9.—The butter ration’ in Greater Berlin has been re- duced for the winter to 30 grams, ap- proximating one ounce, weekly. Fifty grams of margarine are also granted but the newspapers point out’' that war margarine is_ principally -water and has slight nutritive value. Food Minister von Waldow has an- nounced that a special . department would be organized to. enlighten the people on the food situation. This lannouncement evoked the. comment from. one newspaper, “Thati fle stom- cannot remd.” sk the FUNDS ARE DISTRIBUTED 700 Is Sent to Soldiers in Camp Devens Today—Boys Across to Be Remembered. Chairman Willam F. Mangan of thc Camp Devens. Athletic fund commit- tee today mailed to the military au- thoritles at Ayer, Mass., the sum ' of $700 to be divided as follows among the various companies containing New Britains boys: Company C, 801st Ma- chine Gun Battalion, $225; Company B. 301st Machine Gun Battalion, $75; Company, A, 301st Machine Gun Bat- talion, $50; Company D, 301st Ma- chie Gun Battalion, $50; Fleld Am- bulance Corps, $90, Field :Hospital Corps, $110. | It is being arranged to send $100 to Company 1, 102d United States In- fantry, stationed ‘“‘somewhere over there’” as soon as definite arrange- ments can be made. The commit- tee feels that owing to the diffi- culty in securing tobacco in France, it will be best to purchase the mer- chandise in this country. Money will also be sent to other local boys ‘“on the other side” as soon as definite in- formation of the place to send it is secured. A The next venture of fhe committee is the minstrel show which will be staged in Fox's theater, December 7. The first rehearsal will- be held at 7:45 o'clock this evening in the Y. M. C. A. John J. Crean is in charge of the rehearsals and Joseph Haffey will prepare the numbers for the olio. Mayor George A. Quigley today or- dered from the committee the two boxes on {he right side of the thea- ter. The committee met at 4 o’clock this afternoon in Chairman Mangan's office in the National bank building and discussed details for the enter- tainment and military ball. SHE DENIES IT. Mrs. Hepburn Says That the Name of President Wilson Was Not Hissed. Hartford, Nov. 9.—Mrs. Thomas N. Hepburn of this city, former presi- dent of the Connecticut Equal Fran- chise association, who spoke at a woman’s party meeting in New York Thursday, said today that the ‘report that members of the party hissed mention of President Wilson’s name in the meeting was “a fabrication.” Mrs. Hepburn declared that persohs standing up about the room who were not members of the Woman’s Party were the offenders. Mrs. Hepburn said she was elected to the executive board of the National organization in New York Thursday and was to de- vote her future to raising money for )15 NEW LORD MAYOR. London, Nov. The new lord { mayor of London, Charles A, Hanson, i was inaugurated today with purely | military ceremony. ' DRAFTEES G0 TOMORROW Eigh{ Men From Second Exemption District Leavp for Ayer'to Take Places of Refected Men. Eight men from the second exemp- tion district will leave tomorrow for the National Army cantonment at Ayer, Mass., vacant by a detail of men, previously, sent, who have been rejected by the army surgeons for physical disability. Those going tomorrow are John Pulek of 174 Winter street, Willlam Mc- Carthy of 209 Rhodes street, Henry L. Seltzer of 148 Franklin' avenue, Hartford; Charles E. Gavin of 89 Harvard street, Ernest W, Millerick of 13 Summer street, Ira S. Hart, Hartford Y\ M. C. A.; Solomon Sar- gls Joseph,) allas Joseph Sargis, 39 Union street, and John Kewrk. Among the men exempted at Ayer from the second district to date are Ralph J. Martin, 269 Main street; Louis J. Horvits, 280 Olive street; K. Leonas, 398 Park street; G. H. Hy- land, 70 Smalley street; Smyrk, 73 Chapman street; P. J. Joyce, 148 Cherry street; Frank Zem- ber, 173 Winter stre Ernest H. Richter, 27 Market street; James Ra- gowski, 93 Rhodes street, and A, C. Brennecke, 87 Linden street. i to take the places left | Richard | New Govemmén‘g; Russia Wili ‘' Not E Successful SOLDIERS REFUSE TO. '"PROCEED TO CAPIT! i)flllln.ry Relvoluflonlri Committee cides to Imprison General Kornilol Leader of Recent Rovolt, and Ml Supporters—Resolutions of trh liminary Parlisment—German. ‘fluences Are Showh fn b Capitol of Russia, London, Nov. 9.—A . reached Amsterdam from. a source and forwarded by Centfal N says the Russlan army on the ng ern front has joined the As yet neither exemption board has recelved any information as to when the final 16 per cént. of drafted men will be called. TO BE SECRETARY. Hartford Young Man Wil Go To China To Instruct GCoolies. Hartford, Nov. 9.—Malcolm Gard- ner Tewksbury, a member of the jun- ior class at Hartford theological sem- inary will sail for France the middle of next week, where he will be a Y. M. C. A. secretary to the Chinese coolies at the front. He is the first man to be sent out by authority of the British government to work among those people, ' Mr. Tewksbury was born in China and was the first American to' be. graduated from a Chinese university, he being a member of the class of 1916, of Nanking university. winter he was in Yale. He came to the seminary thiy fall,’ expecting to complete the three yeas then @o back to' Chin in a theological spent 18 years in the Orient, he will be able to meet the coolie on his own plane, and understand his ways, B FIRE AT CAMP. Cantonment Near New. . Orleans on Fire and Is Spreading. New Orleans, La., Nov. 9.—Fire broke out today in the quartermas- ter's department at Camp Nichols, on the outskirts of the city, where Louis- jana troops recently were quartered. First reports stated the fire was spreading rapidly and it was feared the camp might be destroyed. Less than 200 soldiers now are quartered there. SOME MORE KULTUR! Non-Citizens of Germany Are Put Into Army Notwithetanding. Copenhagen, Nov. 9.—The German military authorities continue the prac- tiece of putting into the army persons living in Germany who have lost their original citizenship without acquiring German nationality. A ‘new order says that former nationals of foreign states, including former Americans, will not be employed with the front line troops but must serve in the armies of occupation or elsewhere be- hind the front. This applies to Ger- man-Americang who returned to Ger- many to live after being naturalized in the United States. The children of such parents are liable to service in the trenches in case they have not completed the necessary steps to ob- tain American citizenship. MERRITT FOR SUFFRAGE. Newly Elected Representative Is im Favor of Votes for Women. Hartford, Nov. 9.—Schuyler Mer- Titt, congressman for the Fourth con- gressional district, elected Tuesday to succeed the late E. J. Hill, has de- clared himself in favor of woman suf frage and says he will support a fed- erad amendment if occasion demands. i course and | whic ; a8 professor | several days and whi seminary, having | over all the power threaten and is marching on Petrogra From London: 5 London, Nov. 9.—That the Rus coup d'etat was engilneersd - sidized by Germany for thy of eliminating Russia enemies is the virtually opinion expressed in{ newspaper: torial comment. A de!pondfl ot the outlook is taken by some mentators, while others claim th triumph of the Maximalists pro! is a passing phase and refuse lieve that they represent Rus that Russia will agree to a - peace. ; The Times partly blames the. ensKy _government for tolel anarchy. (37 The Reeolutions. Petrograd, Noy, 9.—The inary. parliament today ado following resolution in resp Last | reqiest from Premier Ke}(fl» a vote of confidence: “Pirst: The pie dejon hich have been: in prepar; d"i-‘“!“c will: create advagtageous ' ‘con for the program of the mpve including mobilization* of Hundred and the calling. of stituent assembly, and will military catastrophe,,the rdin revolution, the paralysis of ec life and the absolute destruc the country, “Second: 'The soil for the of such agitation, has been by the postponembnt of. the out of absolutely necessary and, therefore, it is first of al sary to publish statements the handing over of the ‘land: land committee and; to,take stand on a foreign policy 'in tight the active signs of anar| " necessary to take! mensire to liquidate them, which i sist in the forming in P a committee of public safety’ representative municipal o of the revolutionary democ; shall act in conjunction with visional government.' ) Amsterdam, Nov. | ische Westfalische Zeitung, of* i Germany, publishes a Stockholmi i : gram saying that Premier Kere | has been arrested. 7 Petrograd, Nov. 9.—The m ‘revoludanary committee has | to bring Gen. Korniloff, leader of | recent revolt, and his Suppor | Petrograd and imprison them: fortress of St. Peter and Bt..: | They will be brought to trial military revolutionary '.l’lbulu*, Petrograd, Nov .- 4 was obtained tonight that the, ministers of the provisional ment Who Were arrested by, th tary Trevolutionary committes been incarcerated in the fort St. Peter and St. Paul. deits Refuse to Proceed. Petrograd, Nov. 9.—At a meé the congress of soldiers and: He sent the following telegram to | Mrs. E. T. Seton, vice president o the Connecticut Woman Suffrage as- sociation: “I have long been in favor of suf- frage for women and will support a federal amendment for such suffrage.” THE SUFFRAGISTS. Carric Catt Will Pay Her Respects to President Wilson at White House. ! Washington, Nov. 9.—A delegation of suffragists, headed by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt and Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, President and honorary presi- dent, respectively, of the American national woman suffrage association, have an engagement to call at the White House late today to express to President Wilson the gratitude of the New York women and of the assoeia- tion, who feel that the victory in New York was largely due to his help in “heir campaign. men’s deputies last night a’ : of the revolutionary military ce: tee sald that on Wednesday Pi | Kerensky .at Gatchina, 35 versta miles) from Petrograd -add 6,000 soldiers who were on the from the front to Petrograd. a conference the soldiers decld to proceed for the time to Pe Scenes at g 5 London, Nov. 9.—Scenés in' about the Smolny institute, the h juarters of the workmen's and 8 diers’ organization in Petrograd of the revolutionary committes; described in a Reuter despatch dd) Thursday at the Russian capital, follow: leeSmolny institute . presents scene of extrpordinary animatl There isva perpetual coming @i ing of representatives from th inces participating in. the col (Continued on Fiftcenth Page)