New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 28, 1917, Page 1

- | HERALD BEST OF ALL | LOCAL NEWSPAPERS | ( NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD “ADS” MEAN BETTER BUSINESS PRICE THREE CENTS. —=———=§ NEW BRITAIN CONNECTICUT, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1917. —TWELVE PAGES. ESTABLISHED 1876. ': THO NEW DIVISIONS 10 ATTACK BRITISH - ARE. BROUGHT P Fresh German Troops Hurry to Fontaine Notre Dame fo Re- lieve Tired Comrades A RAIN OF BULLETS GREETS THE TOMMIES Conditions Favorable to the Germans 4 Because They were Fighting on the Defensive, and Each of Their Ma- Guns Was Worth Hundreds »f Rifics—DBritish Fight Valiantly. chine sh Headquarters in France, Tuesday, Nov. 27,—(By the Associat- ¢d Press.)—Desperate and sanguinary fighiting has been raging in and about Fontaine Notre Dame since dawn to- day, when the British again attacked the strongly-held village. Shortly after nine o’clock it ap- pearcd that the assaulting infantry had stormed its way through the vil- Jage in the face of tremendous mnia- ¢ chire gun fire both from the houses of the hamlet and from La Folio wood to the southeast. Five hun- dred German prisoners were taken in the carly hours of the fighting. Late this afternoon the Germans hurried up two new divisions. The fighting which followed in was even more bitter, if possible than that which occurred in the first rush ‘through the ruined hamlet. reports superior numbers of enemy infantry had pushed the British back through the village again to the west- ern and northwestern outskirts, but the battle still continued with un- abated fury. 7 In the meantime the British Iline running around Bourlon wood to the northwest was sustaining a heavy as- sault. The enemy appeared to be de- termined to regain this important po- sition if it were humanly possible, | The whole front from Fontaine to | Dourlon village was the scene ot | fierce fighting, which at many places | was at close quarters. ‘ Bourlon | British Line Intact. ‘The British line "about wood {s still intact. The attack on | Fontaine Notre Dame was begun with | the assistance of a very heavy artil- | lery barrage an hout the | morning the British gunners main- tained an intense fire against the . German positions there. The onrush- Ing infantry drove an entering wedge Into the northwestern part of the village in a short time, but they were held up here by a terrific rifle and machine gun fire to which they were subjected from every point of vantage. Conditlons were favorable to the Germans for they were fighting on the defensive in well prepared posi- tlons which could only be taken by storm. Every machine gun was equivalent to several hundred rifles. Despite the disadvantages the Brit- Ish continued the onslaught. It was & glorious exhibitlon of bulldog cour- nge. In less than three hours they had pushed the hard-hitting Germans hack to the eastern side of the vil- lage leaving enemy dead strewing the streets. As the British fought forward and surrounded the various buildings con- talning enemy machine gunners, many Germans were compelled to surrender or lose their lives. By the time the custern side of the village was reached 500 captives had been collected and sent back to swell the great total of S prisoners taken since General Byng struck his telling blow last Tuesday. Relnforcements. The arrival of a large body of Ger- */ man reinforcements put a different complexion on the situation, These fresh troops Iimmedlately counter- attacked and the fighting through the streets of Fontaine took on renewed vigor. The weary British retired some- what In the face of this onslaught, eelling each foot of ground to the en- emy at a cruel price. The western f outskirts of the village were reached and here, according to latest reports, the battle continued. Some interesting facts were made known today concerning the famous tunnel trench which the British now hold entirely northwest of Bullecourt. 3 bart of this underground fortification was captured in the fighting previous to this Cambral push, but a large por- tion was taken last week. The tunnel, which was bullt by Russian prisoners, was o most amazing plece of work. It was 13 miles long and 40 feet fleep. trances were driven into it every 35 vards and the Germans lighted the entire place with electric- ity. The tunnel was mined at inter- vals throughout its length, but the British quickly discovered the elec- tric leading to the mines and rendered useless. t STORES OPEN TONIGHT. The lcading merchants, according to of Commerce ruling, will keep their places of business open the Chawmber 9:30 oclock tonight and wil all day tomorrow until close EXTRA DIVIDE York, No Mrg. Co. tod: wend of 5 . “The and an New 28 Zie Tow: extra Fontaine | At latest | SIXTY-THREE MISSING FROM THE ACTAEON s Washington, No —Sixty- three men are missing in the three unaccounted for boats of the American steamer Actaeon, reported yesterday torpedoed by a German submarine, The navy’s officlal report says one boat with 20 survivors landed at Cape Finissterre yesterday and adds.nothing more to pub- lished accounts of the sinking. DEFENSE INDIGATED IN MURDER TRIAL Was Mrs. King Killed by Accidental Discharge of Revolver? Concord, N. C., Nov. 28.—One line of the defense of Gaston B. Means on trial here for the murder of Mrs. Maude A. King, was indicated today in the cross examination of the state’s witness, M. Richie. The questions asked by the Means attorneys indicated they expected to show that the wealthy widow whose sensational death aroused three states was killed by the accidental discharge of a pistol dropped on the ground. | Richie, a hardware man, followed ! by Dr. P. R. McGadden, a local phy- siclan and James Simpson, an under- taker’s assistant, on the stand. The physician and Simpson testified that they saw no powder stains near the wound on the back of her head, al- | though both admitted on cross exam- | ination that blood around the wound might have preventd their noting | powder stains. i Richie told of selling a small auto- | matic pistol and a rifle several days before the tragedy to Gaston B. Means, Mrs. King's business agent, who is charged with killing her near here last August. The state has brought experts here in an effort to prove the woman could not have accidentally shot herself. | MAIN ST, PROPERTY SOLD S. M. Realty Block—Re- Davidson Purchascs Adjoining Rossberg's ported Price Morc Than $60,000. One of the biggest realty deals that has taken place in this city was trans- MRS. DESAULLES LEAVES THE STAND Finishes Her Testimony in Trial For Her Life at Mineola “HER DARLING DINKIE” Letters Introduced, Written By cused Woman to Her Husband Show That Her Heart Was Wrapped Up in Husband and Family. Mineola, Nov. 28.—There was less than a score of spectators in the court room this morning when the murder trial of Mrs. Blanca DeSaulles was re- sumed. The pretty Chilian woman finished her testimony yesterday af- f ternoon. D. Steward Iglehardt, a member of the firm of W. R. Grace & Co., South | American merchants, was the first | witness called by Henry A. Uterhart, | Mrs. DeSaulles’ attorney. The witn said Mrs. Iglehardt had been acquainted with Mrs. DeSaulles’ family in Chile for some years—that they had often visited at the Erraz- uriz home there. Iglehardt said he rececived a tele- phone call from Mrs. DeSaulles early the night of the tragedy. He declared ! she was “terribly worried” because | “Jack,” her son, had not been re- turned to her home by DeSaulles'and that she wanted him to go with her to “The Box” in an endeavor to get him. Iglehardt testified that he refused because the service she required was “a delicate matter.” Miss Amalia Errazuriz, Mrs. De- Saulles’ sister, was next called to hte stand. She gave corroboration of the defendant’s story that she suffered a fall when a child in Chile, a fall in which she struck her head against a fire--place and sustained severe in- Juries. Wanted An Estate. DeSaulles, Miss Errazuriz testified, asked her mother to buy him an es- tate in Chile while he and Mrs. De- Saulles were visiting there. Her mother sald she could not do that, but offered to give her son-in-law a part of Vina del Mar, her estate near Santiago, the witness declared. De- Saulles insisted upon being given com- plete control of the entire estate and when this was refused the young woman said he treated her mother “rudely.” In reference to an automobile ac- acted today when S, M. Davidson, proprietor of the Iair Twent Cent store, purchased propert on | Main street of Bertha A. Guenther, | | Hulda A. Guenther and Mrs. Anna | A. G. Johnson. | The property in question has a Main | street frontage of about 45 feet and | 1s quite deep. It is adjacent to Ross- | berg’s block, which bounds it on the north, While the purchase price has nat been given out, it has been said | the former owners had previously de- clined a bid of $60,000 for the prop- erty. | By acquiring this property, Mr. Da- vidson now becomes owner of one of the most valuable sections in the city’s business center, as he had previously purchased the property just south of that which he acquired today. * SEES "PLANE SHOT DOWN Robert C. Vance of Maple Street Has five | Trying Experience on French Bat- tlefront—Meets U. S. Robert C. Vance of Maple street, with the American Ambulance Unit in France, writing under the date of November 6, tells in an interesting way of seeing a huge German air- plane shot down by the French gun- ners. The young ambulancier remarks in his letter that the aerial battle was one which he will remember for a long time. The German plane, a large one seating a pilot and gunner, was struck by the French anti-air- craft guns and fell to the earth. Young Vance was nearby when it fell and saw the debris and mangled bodies of the two Germans. Shortly thereafter, however, he and the others were obliged to leave the scene be- cause the German guns had secured the range and were directing shell fire to that vicinity. He also writes that he has met a young American who enlisted in the French army three vear ago “to see the war.” *He says he has seen enough,” the letter adds. Adventurer. THEY WANT X Telegraphers of Rallroad Would Like More Money. ‘Washington, Nov. 28.—Mediation of the strike demands of Baltimore and Ohio railroad telegraphers revealed today that railroad telegraphers throughout the country have asked increased wages, an eight-hour day and pay for Sunday work. The de- mands have been made by the men of the individual systems and not by the Order of Railroad Telesraphers as a whole. H. B. Perham, president of the union, and the men’s strike commit- tee, conferred here sterday with G. W. . Hanger, of the board of me- diation and conciliation, who today went to Baltimore for a session of the mediation conferences with J. M. Dx vis, viee president of the road. Other 1 cident in which Mrs. DeSaulles claims she sustained another injury to her head, the witness said her sister was contined to her bed for *“four or ftive days” following the occurrence. This happened during a visit to Chile while ghe was married to DeSaulles. Miss Errazuriz also gave testimony in support of the defendant's claim that DeSaulles sought to alienate his son’s affections for his mother through a nurse whom he engaged for the boy. After visits at his father’s home, Miss Errazuriz said the boy would be unmanageable when he returned to his mother’s custody. “Jack told me that Boobie (his nickname for the nurse) told him to ‘act bad’ when he returned to his mother,” the witness declared. Some Letters. During her testimony late yesterday afternoon, Mrs. DeSaulles was shown | several letters which she identified as having written to her husband. One | of them, addressed to her ‘‘Precious; Dink,” was: “Dearest Precious Dink:—I've just | got your long letter of June 24, and ! it's just as sweet as yourself. Of | course, I am anxlous or rather look- ing forward to going back immensely, but, on the other hand, I had been making so many plans for having a nice summer with Mayara, who is| sweeter than ever, and darling| Auntie, whom I just adore—she is like = sweet mother, who never scolds or finds fault with everything one does or says. One thing I'm afrald of is if 1 go to Huntington Louise and Maurice will have you so much under | their wing that T shall never have you all to myself. Till when have you got the cottage? How would it be if I went back in a month from now? “July 10. “Dearest Dink:—You send me such an extraordinary cable. I could not believe it came from you. I got it on the 7th and you tell me to sail on the 11th. Dinky, how could you { imagine I would be ready in time. | In the first place Mrs. Mooney is still in Ireland. She comes back to- morrow. Then I've ordered all my | ! linen, and that won't be ready until | the end of the month—then the baby's | food has to be ordered a week before. so they can prepare the milk so it will last through the trip. Then T've got to buy a trunk for my clothes—darl- ing, there are a billion million things to do. T got your perfectly sweet | ! cable today, and, of course, T an-| swered immediately that I was going on the 18th because when you put things so sweetly T'll do anything vou want. However, the 1Sth is just one week from now. and I hardly see how T'm to make it. Tl try my hardest. You see, T'vo ordered a number of things which T shall have | to wait for. 1 shall o tomorrow and look up a steamer.” Another one, wher her “Own Dar,” reads: “My Own Dar:i—It was so nice to hear your voice today. It made me think you were not sa far away. Did she called him | conferences will he held here later in lH\c weel, i (Continued On Tenth Page). | dering the war | be assorted and classified today. NO HERALD TOMORROW The Herald will not be pub- lished tomorrow, Thanksgiving Day. NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR TWO DEATHS Coroner Finds No Criminal Negligence of Trolley Crew for Fatal Accident New Haven, Nov. 28.—No criminal responsibility for the deaths of Earl T, Brown, chauffeur, and D. Edgar Tullock, & salesman on the Derby turnpike, November 23, by a trolley car, was found by Coroner Mix at his inquest, the result of which was made public today. These men, on the way back from Waterbury, had stopped their automobile close to the car tracks to repair a tire. A regular car on a twenty minute schedule had passed and the extra, of which the : men had no knowledge, was following. This latter car killed Brown as he was bending over the machine and Tullock dled from being flung against the automobile, The coroner was of the opinion that both men were so absorbed in their work that they did not notice the trolley car and were not warned by a third man who was holding a lantern for protection. T0 POOL EQUIPMENT Vice President Thompson of Balti- more and Ohio Heads Committee to Have Complete Charge of Roads. Pittsburgh, Nov. 28.—Pooling - of the equipment, including trackage, cars, locomotives and employes of the railroads of the eastern district of the country, comprising the territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers, as agreed upon by the railroad war board | a few days ago, was today placed in charge of a committee, representing the principal eastern lines. The com- mittee which is headed by A. W. Thompson, vice president of the Balti- more and Ohio and comprised of the operating presidents and vice presi- dents of the chlef lines of the eastern district, held its first session here to- day. Alleviation of the congestion on eastern lines, which is said io be hin- activities of the gov- crnment and interfering with business throughout the nition, is the problem | before the committee, which is to be known as the Rallroad Pool Board. To solve this problem the committee has been authorized to endorse the | joint use of all railroads of the east of tracks, rolling stock and even em- ployes. Upon the success of the com- mittee in solving this problem, it is consldered, depends whether the gov- ernment shall be compelled to take over the operation of the railroad sys- tems of the country. By many rail- road men and government officials 1t is considered that the work of the Rallroad Pool Board alone can pre- vent government operation. BUILD THEM TP. Yale Will Make Weak Students Strong Tor Military Service. New Haven, Nov. 28.—Work in the | Yale attainment corps will begin next week, according to an announcement to the student body today. Initiated it is explained that this corps will take students who, by rea- son of physical unfitness, cannot serve in the Officers Training Corps, the ar- tillery corps or the naval unit, and endeavor to make them physical sound for military service. Dr. W. G. An- derson, physical director and gymna- sium head, will direct the work. De- ficiencies to be corrected are under weight, poor development, bodily as- symetry, weak heart and impaired lung capacity. WOMEN REGISTER. For Industrial Service During Duration of the War. New Haven, Nov. 28.—Regisration of women for industrial service car- ried out here the past week by a com- mittee of the state council of defenso closed last night, and the forms will the number of registrants exceed 000 for New Haven and its immediate sub- urbs, PURCHASES FACTORY. Wilmington, Del., Nov. 28.—Repre- sentatives of the DuPont Powder com- | pany deny published reports that the company has bought the equipment of the Bridgeport Wood Finishing com- pany for removal to Philadelphia. There have been some negotiations, but thus far, the company says, noth- ing has come of them. The deal was closed this afternoon, a despatch s: WEATHER Nov. 28.—Fore- Britatn and Tartford, cast for New vicinlty: Snow, warmer {(o- night, probably twming to ram. rnursday unsetticd. e e 'To the un- | The | RUSSIANS AND GERMANS NEGOTIATING FOR PEACE, | GASOLINE EXPLODES; T. & H. WORKER BURNED Factory Threatened by Blaze in Storehouse—Depart- ment Called Out. A young employe of the Traut & Hine Manufacturing company was | badly burned about the arms and | hends this afternoon about 2:30 | o'clock when & gasoline tank in ths storehouse In which he was working | exploded and set fire to the building. | When the tank ecxploded it was heard for some distance and the shop | fire department rushed to the scene. It quickly had three or four streams of water on the building. A fire alarm was sent in and all the companies re- | sponded. When the firemen arrived the build- ing. which contained gasoline, oil, and | oil soaked straps, was burning brisk- | ly and the water seemed to have no effect. All the windows in the building were smashed by the explosion and it was first thought that the roof had | been brown off. A quantity of sand | was thrown on the fire and the straps and barrels taken out of the build- ing as soon as the doors were opened. Just how the fire started or the ex- tent of the damage could not he learned at press time. REPORTS CONSCRIPT KILLED| Mrs. Alex Dimerski Claims Husband | Met Death By Train at Framing- ham and Sceks Financial Aid. 1t has been reported that one of | New Britain's drafted men, Alex Di- | merski, who left this city with the | contingent for Camp Devens on Sep- | tember 20, died in the hospital at Framingham, Mass., on October 18 of injuries recefved on October 15. Tha | man’s alleged widow visited the War Bureau seeking financial help as a result of her husband’s death, but be- cause no report has ever been made in this city of the fatality the War Bureau will conduct a2 thorough vestigation into the case in decision o the story womin her hushand wa struck by a train in Framingham on October |15 and so hadly injured that he suc- | cumbed three days later. She fu thermore claims that his body v taken to the home of his ‘parents Havdenville, Mass,, for interment. The woman protests that she has no means for the support of hersclf and her two children. She is living with her husband’s people in Hay- denville. in- | hetor to any According told by the n NO SUNDAY SHOWS ‘No\; Haven Ministers Object, So City Attorney Issues Orders to Managers to Close on Sabbath. New Haven, Nov. 28.—Protest against the general opening of the theaters in this city Sundays for ‘‘war Dbenefit” exhibitions of moving pictures and for concerts in which vaudeville has a part, was made by the New Haven Pastors’ association to the city attorney today. The protest says that theaters open contrary to law ‘and that only a very small part of ticket receipts finds its way into relief funds. Later Mr. Whittaker, the city at- torney, held a conference Avith a com- mittee of ministers, and then notice was given that no theater would be permitted to open on Sunday nights. Arrests and prosecutions swould fol- low any attempt to disregard the law, Mr. Whittaker said. y Moving picture exhibitions have been tacitly permitted for increasing war relief funds ever since soldiers were encamped in this vicinity, the customary announcement beinz that receipts would go to a specified object or national guard unit. understanding was that a portion of the money did go for relief purposes. Of late theaters have been putting on performances slightly the week-day bills and no definite ex- planation was given as to disposal o the ticket mone; a *.oE THE DRAFT. ' Not in T Not to Serve. Ayer, Mass.,, Nov. 28.—Four men were brought from Bridgeport today and locked up pending investigation of charges that they evaded the draft. The men, John Maiki, Peter Buslow, Michael Manning and Michael Polosi, told officers they had received no orders to report for service. FR. DALY CRITICIZES NEWINGTON SELECTMAN i violation of the rights of religion in | priests. [have received Catholic burial he was | dale of North The | Gencral Pershing Now . graph wire, oonnecting Gen. Persh- difterent from | o headquarters In France with the ¢ | American military headquarters in London, was installed today. The first message sent by Gen. Walter Hines Page, the American am- bassador here, said: r of Catching Cold, But | American army headquarters in this, the first message over the military line ta London. All of New Patrick Gilligan Buried in Non-Catholic Cemetery by Town Official. First Selectman E. A. Elliott of Newington is being severely censored because of his action in the case of the late Patrick Gilligan, an inmate of the Town Home, who died last Saturday and was buried Monday. Selectman Elliott is charged with ordering the body of Gilligan, a mem- ber of the Catholc church, buried in a non-Catholic cemetery. Up to his last moments the deceased was attended by Rev. J. Leo Bullivan, assistant pas- tor of St. Joseph’s church, this city. The pastor of that church, Rev. Pat- rick Daly, had also visited the dying man. On Saturday, the day of Gilli- gan's death, the rites of the Catholic | church had been administered by the That was in the morning. In the afternoon Gilligan died. On Mon- day, the day of the funeral, First Se- lectman Elliott called in a Congrega- tional minister, Rev. Herbert C. Macy, who read the burial rites of the Con- gregational church at the grave. Rev. Father Daly is extremely in- dignant over the incident and de- nounces the actions Selectman Elllott. Father Daly sald: | “Patrick Gilligan had been an'in- mate of the Town Home since 1913. ‘He was a poor unfortunate, without home or relatives. Father Sullivan and I, in our regular rounds, often ad- ministered spiritually to him. Even up to the day of his death we had cared for him, and when he should taken aw from our care and buried in ground set aside for those not of his faith. It has always been the practice of the Catholic church to see to it that her children are buried in ground consecr: ed nad set aside for | Officially Announced at Petrograd That Conference is on in Germany. BOLSHEVIKI MEN CROSS THE FRONTIER | Spanish Representative Says He Will Do All in His Power to Contribut for Peace, for Which “Humanit] Thirsts”—Big Peace Demonstration i at Budapest—German Soclalists o Peace Conference. Petrograd, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 10:8 p. m—It is announced officially the Smolyni Institute, the headquar: ters of the Bolsheviki that represen: | tatives of Ensign Krylenko, the Bolsh: eviki commander-in-chief, have cros: ed to the German side and entered |into negotiations with the Germad | military authorities. Immediatc Negotiations, Petrograd, Nov., 28.—Representa tives sent by Ensign Krylenko, Bolsheviki commander-in-chiet of th | Russian armies have been, received | the German lines and informed the German commander that the Ger: mans have officially consented to imy | mediate negotiations for an armistici on all the fronts of the belligere: countries, The Fifth Army. The Russian Fifth army announc today that it proposes choosing parlia | mentarians to he sent to German; | This is the second instance of an an| | nouncement of definite support of th ! Bolsheviki program by the milita: the first being the Second army whos such purposes. Gilligan was born in Ireland and came to this country in 1863. In his later life he met with reverses and waas forced to seek succor in the Town THome. He was a former resident of Newington HOME FOR THANKSGIVING New Britain Men Stationed at Camp Devens Expected to Reach This City Late Today. Mars may howl but the American soldicr must have his turkey Thanksgiving day. For at least 24 hours. beginning at midnight tonight, the implements of war will be for- zotten while the ever-popular search for the wishbone is in progres: Camp Devens, at Aver, Mass., will most likely appear as a second “‘De- rted Village” over the holiday as the majority of the soldiers are anxious to spend Thanksgiving around the family table. New Britain's soldiers were expected to arrive here about 4 o'clock this afternoon, WILL IS FILED. Former Congressman Bequeaths $15,- 000 to Friends. Pittsfield, Mass., Nov. 28.—The will of former Congressman George P. Lawrence of North Adams, who was killed by jumping from the eighth story of a New York city hotel last week, was filed In probate court to- day. The sum of $10,000 was left to his friend Clinton Q/ Richmond, gen- eral manager of the Berkshire Street Railway, and $5,000 to Hugh P. Drys- Adams, his secretary. No bond was flled showing the size of on | action was previously reported. Spanish Ambassador. / { London, Nov. 28.—Acknowledgina | the note of the Bolsheviki the Spah ish' representative at Petrograd s he wouid do all in his power to" cony | tribute to peace, “for which the who! 'of humanity thirsts,” a Reuter d¢ spatch from Petrograd report: i Det ad, Nov. amb. accordin the Bolsheviki organ mally to the government notificati of its action in regard to an arml | tice and peace negotiations. He prot { sed to advise his government. Socialists Gather, \msterdam, Nov. 28.—A great ialist demonstration at Budapest, o | Sunday in favor of an armistice and peace, is reported by the Vossichi | Zeitung of Berlin. Declarations we; made that democracy must employ all means to end the war and that it i impossible to bring peace by force of arms. These statements led to a dem onstration against the war and 1 favor of a general strike. A resolution was passed opposing the aims of the pan-Germans and thd annexation of Poland and Livonia b; Germany. The meeting voted in favoy of holding an international labor con. ference at Stockholm. 6.—The Spanisl to the Pravda has replied foi Official Statement. Amsterdam, Nov. 28.—An officlal statement receiyed here from Berli denies a rumor, attributed to London that Gen. von Ludendorff, first quar: termaster general of the Germa army, had gone to the Russian fron with a numerous staff. It says tha Gen. von Ludendorff is at the wester! front. A London despatch Nov, 23 1id that according to advices . recei¥ed from Amsterdam Gen. von Ludendo the estate which is estimated at over $100,000. SPEOCIAL TEDEGRAPEL, in Direct Communication With London. . London, Nov. 28.—A special tele- Pershing to “Greetings and best wishes from the THAT BEAUTIFUL SNOW. gland Covered Blanket of White. With Boston, Nov. 28.—The first general snowstorm of the winter extended to all parts of New England today., Re- ports received by the local weather bureau indicated that the fall had reached a depth of six inches at many COMMANDS FORCES. Avyer, Muass., Nov. 28.—An order as- slgning Bridagier General Wm. Wei- gel, now commanding the depot bri- [ places before 10 a. m. gade to command of all forces at| “There will be a real white Thanks- Camp Devens in the absence at any | giving throughout New England,” the time of Major Gen. Harry F. Hodges, | bureau announced, “but the weather [ was issucd ‘today. will be less severe than yesterday." had started for the eastern front connection with the Russlan offer & truce. Military Cadets. London, Nov, 28.—The military ca dets and virtually all of the officer: of the anti-Bolsheviki troops in thal Moscow district, according to the Pe. trograd correspondent of the Morning] Post, has gone to join Gen. Kaledines,| leader of the Cossacks, who is report- ed in control of most of southeastern Russla. Many hundreds of office! from regiments stationed in the rea: and numbers from the front and vir. tually all the officers of the guard| regiments, it is added, also have gone over to Gen. Kaledines. X Owing to the general disorganiza- tion and interruption of railroad, tele= graph and postal service. the corr spondent says, it is extremely improb-| able that the elcctions to the consti- tuent assembly will be held, except in Petrograd and some other places. In- terest in the election in the provinces is lukewarm. From Washington, Washington, Nov, 28,—The confer- ence at Petrograd today of Russian political leaders, which, according to a London Times despatch, is for the purpose of forming a government rep- (Continued on Eleventh Page)