Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, November 12, 1917, Page 1

VOL. LIX.—NO. 370 POPULATION 29,919 NORWICH, CONN.. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1917 TEN PAGES—70 COLS PRICE TWO CENTS PETROGRAD REVOLT NEARING COLLAPSE r Regiments Loyal to Premier Kerensky Are Marching on the Capital 'FIGHTING IS UNDER WAY IN THE CITY STREETS — Premier Kerensky is Said to be Approaching Petrograd W;th 200,000 Loyal Troops—Defeat of the Maximalist Move- ment is Believed to be a Matter Only of Days or Hours— | The Town of Tsarkoe-Selo, 15 Miles South "of Russian | Capital, Has Been Captured by Loyal Forces, the Rebels Retiring in Disorder Toward Pefrograd—State of War Has Been Proclaimed in Finland. London, Nov. 11.—Ta3» be approaching collapse. = Regiments loval to Premier Kerensky are march- ing on the capital and fichting is un- der way in the city, 1o reports reaching here today from Pe- trograd. adopted the name of all Russian com- mittee for saving the country and the Tevolution announced- ‘hat the defeat of the Bolsheviki- movement was a matter of only days or hours. Town Captured by Loyal Forces. Bolsheviki | Petrograd, revolution in Petrograd is reported to |army with approximately one corps. Troops from Petrograd which are supporting the Bolsheviki are said to be confronting the Keren- sky forces. Bolsheviki troops are con- stantly leaving the city on the way to according ! Gatchina. An organization which has|{PETROGRAD-GATCHINA RAILWAY TORN UP To Prevent the Advance of Supporters of Kerensky. Petrograd, Nov. 11, 12 m.—The rail- The town of Tsarskoa-Selo, 15 miles | F0ads on the Petrograd-Gatchina rail- sovth of Petrosrad, where Former Em- peror Nichelas lived much of the time, is said to have been captured by loy- al forces, after which ihe rebels retir- cd to Petrograd in disorderly mobs. The chief wireless station is now con- irolled by loyal troops. Guard has begn defeat=A in Moscow. Premier Kerénsky is said to, be ap- proaching Petrograd. Message From Russia. The following was received today by wireless from Russia: “To All Army Orgarizations Commissarfes: The re Bolsheviki is increasing in Petrograd. Today onen atiacks against them b gan and fusillades are taking place in stregts at some plaic The tel- one is in the hands of the Junk- The Dowmin was occupied by the Zeneral army commuttee, which has removed the Bolsheviki zuards. “Premier Kerensky will approach Petrograd toward evening. Commu- nication with hifm has been establish- ed.. A delegation from -he committec for saving the country znd the rovolu- tion has been set to M. Keren Liquidation of the Bolshevi venture is only a matter of davs or hours. For the more successful liquidation of this adventure it is nec- essary that all democratic forces unite around the all-Russian committee for ving the country and the revolu- tion.” Rebels Retiring in Disorder. Another Russian' wireless despatch says: ‘A regiment faithful to the govern- ment and tha revolution, in full agree- ment with the Cossacks, the soldiers and workmen’s delegates and ali dem- ocratic crganizaations, occupied the town of Tsarskoe-Selo and_the chief radio-telegraphic station. The rebels ere retiring in disorderly mobs on Petrograd. Pillagers Are Being Shot. “Severe measures are leing taken against Marauders and nillagers. Those caught with stoien goods are being shét immediately. Those o ty of rebellion are beinz handed over to the millitary revolutionary court.” A proclamation has been issued “To the soldiers of Petrograd” by M. Mal- coskl, who depribes himself as a member of the all-Russian committee for saving the country and the revolu- tion as commissary of the Petrogzrad military . district. This proclamation is given as follows n a wireless mes- sage from Petrograd: . Loyal Regiments Moving on Petrograd “Gaollant regiments trom the front, faithful to the revolution and the coun- uy. have approached tke capital in order that there be no shedding of in- nocent blood, arrest immediately all those who are betraying and ruining the country. “In order to indicate which regl- ments are faithful, send Gelegations to the regiments moving from the froat.” An Exchange Telegraph despatch from Petrograd, dated Sa‘urday, says the mews that Premier Kerensky was approaching the capital caused a great sensation and that a collision was ex- pected momentarily at the time the message was filed. Division of Elements. - Reports from Moscow tc Petrograd, the despatch continues, state that a majority of the soldiers and the work- men’s delegates there.yoted to support the Petrograd Bolsheviki but that the Cossacks declined to do so and are working with other elements in organ- izing opposition. The government institutions in Moscow, including the arsenals, telegraph offices, banks l‘:fl pads- and ad- railway stations, are said to have ed into the hands of the Bolshewki. Admiral Verdervski, minister of ma- rine, was véleased on Friday, - these advices state, and invited to assume his dutfes. - M. Nikitin, minister of the interior, and M. Gvozdeff, minister of labor, also were released. They that the resistance by the de- fenders of the Winter Palace was very feeble. _ Although the ministers made great effarts to Sersuade the garrinon o remain at its posts, the palace cap- itulated after a large bomb had Reen thrown inside. ' STREET RIQTING HAS E OCCURRED- IN PETROGRAD. The Red Giard Clashed With Oppo- nents of | Belsheviki. Petrograd, Saturday, Nov. 10.—Street rioting occurred this afternoon on the Nevsky Prospect te the Hotel Europe. 'flhe Red rdb‘(:};shad "p‘&m persons who were g pam Jets condemning the Boleheviki. There was a fosillade. z Premier Kerensky is reported to be 1t azainst the | | way have been torn up to prevent any advance on the capital by the support- ers of Premier Kerensky. All the min- isters, except M. Terestchenko, Kono- valoff and Kishkin, are reported to have been released from the St. Peter The Red|and St. Paul fortress. KERENSKY HAS 200,000 MEN SUPPORTING HIM. is Believed He Will Re-establish in Moscow. His Government it Paris, Nov. 11.—>A wireless despatch from Haparanda, in Sweden, near the Finnish border, says that Premier | Kerensky has 200,000 men supporting him. The wireless message, which escaped the censorship of the Bolsheviki by being sent from Haparanda, says Pre- mier. Kerensky left Petrograd on Tuésday night for general headqua?- ters, being concealed in the bottom ©f an automobile ambulance. It is un- derstood he was accompanied by Gen- eral Alexieff, former commander-in- chief, and by Foreign Minister Terest- chenko. = The ambulance was stopped three times by Maximalist patrols as it was leaving the city. “Premier Kerensky now has 200,000 men devoted to him,” the despatch continues. “It is believed he is going to Moseow to re-establish his govern- ment there and march on Petrograd. This possibly may be unnecessary, however, as the latest news from Petrograd says a_batfle is going on in the streets and th¥t the Cossacks have joined the Minimalists and ‘are mastering the Maximalists.” A STATE OF WAR HAS BEEN DECLARED IN FINLAND. Diet Russian Representation in the H Been Ignored. Helsinzfors. Finland, Saturday, Nov. 10, 1150 a. m.—A state of war has been declared in Finland. The provisional soldiers’ committee has appointed a sailor named Scheicks as commissary of Finland in place of .Governor Gen- eral NekraSoff. The diet is in ses- sion ano Russian representation in it has been completely ignored. It has voted to elect a state directorate with supreme power. Professor Von Wendt, a delegate of the diet, has telegraphed President Wilson that owing to the poor harvest the country faces starvation unless tSot.Od can be obtained in the United ates. DEBATE IN STORTHING ON AMERICAN NOTE. Dr. Mowinckel Declares Norway d Not Approach America as “Begga Christiania, Saturday, Nov. 10.—Dur- ing the course of a debate in the stor- thing today on the American note, Dr. Mowinckel, president of the house, de- clared that Norway did not approach America as “beggar.” ‘He added: “We have and can render the west- ern powers great service and if we come to an agreement it will be a¥ our right, not as a favor. But an agreement Mwith America would be paid for too dearly if it were to be at the expense of our meutrality or & rupture with the other northern powers.” Dr. Mowinckel said it was significant that the three northern countries were acting together at this difficult time e ahoula reaking e should lose more by b with the northern powers and receiving provisions from America than if we kept together and starved.” % Pt Gnd miarved. FALL RIVER COTTON MILLS ARE PROSPERING idends For Fourth Quarter of the Year Break AH Records. Fall River, Mass, Nov. 11.—Cash dividends amounting to-$1,217,134, and establishing a new high record, have been pajd by Fall River cotton man- ufacturers for the fourth quarter of the mill year, it was announced yes- terday. Dividend payments. for the year on a capitalization of $33,160,000 were $4,197,109, an increase of $1,- 847,117 over 1916. i OBITUARY. S e Rev. Smith Baker, D.D. Portland, Me., Nov. 11.—Rev. Smith Baker, D.D, formerly pastor of Con- gregational churches at Lowell, Mass. Boston, Orono-and this city,’ and a writer “on religious subjects, died here yvesterday. He was born at in 1836, William Cabled Paragraphs Painleve Confident of Victory. Paris, Nov. 1l.—Premier Painleve returned at noon yesterday from his visit with French and British officials to the Italian front and expressed un- wavering confidence in the victory of the forces of freedom. Manila, Nov. The house has passed a, joint resolution authorizing the governor-general to offer to build for the United States, at the expense of the Philippine governmient, a de- stroyer and a submarine. The meas- ure now goes to the senate for its ac- tion. CONGRESSIONAL PARTY RETURNS FROM FRONT. Its Members Were Deeply Impressed by the War Scenes. British Front in France and Bel- gium, Nov. 11—(By The Associated Press)—The American congressional party and four prominent men in pri- vate life who have been visiting the western allied countries unofficially during the congressional recess today completed a_ four days' tour and left the British front. The members of the party were deeply. impressed by the war scenes in the British theatre. Representative Frederick C. Hicks of New York said: 1 was amazed at the extent of the destruction and the desolation and the magnitude of the operations of the contending armies. The splendid or- ganization and equipment and the grim determination of the allies’ forces, both British and French, is most im- pressing and _significant. With America’s help, the liberties of the world are assured.” Former Representative R. L. Ham- mond of Nebraska said: “Motoring a thousand miles over the battle front has shown that_ the tremendous task of subduing the Hun is being accomplished. He is_being steadily pushed back by French bravery, colonial dash and , British doggedness. To these America will add her illimitable resources. That will make assurance of victory doubly sure. Former Congressman Stout of Mon- tana sald: “I saw nowhere, either among civilians or soldiérs the slight- est sign of weakness. 'The unquestion- able spirit of England and France should encourage and sustain America as she proceeds with her vast under- taking.” Representative D. V. Stephens of Nebraska said: “I am profoundly im- pressed with the tremendous prepara- tions the British and French have made to win this war. The job is a hig one but the sword will never be sheathed until Prussian militarism is destroyed.” Representative Dale of Vermont, re- ferring to the British front said: “T have been impressed more tban all else by the evidences of the enduring cacrifice and inherent valor of the sol- diers of Great Britain- and her: colo- nial possessions along this pathetic and inepiring way to victory.” AMERICAMNS PUT UP-GREAT- X FIGHT BEFORE CAPTURE. They Were Asicep in a Dugout When Surprised. With the American Army in France, Nov. 11—(By The Associated Press).— Details of the recent German trench raid show thai the American troops on that occasion set an example f¢t courage and valor unexcelled. The of- ficer who had charge of verifying the | accounts of the raid said today: “I am proud to say that our men engaged in the fight did everythirg within their power. They jumped into the fight and stbek to it. /In the first place, the troops had been in the trenches less than three hours when the barrage fire of the Germans be- gan. They had marched a good part of the previous night and were tired. Some of them were allowed to go to sleep in a dugout. 25 feet under ground. “When the barrage began these men did not hear the racket. The first they knew of it was when the Ger- mans started throwing grenades down upon them. It was these men who were taken prisoner, but they fousght well, even when - surprised, for the stairs of the dugout were covered with blood, showing that the Germans there must_have been hit. The entrance to the dugout also gave indications of close hand-to-hand fighting. “From the dugout through the trenches and over the top through the barbed_wire and well out into No Man'’s Land there was a wide red trail. How much of it was American and how much German blood is not known. “THere is a corporal now in the hos- pital back of the lines who did a good job. He was in the listening post when the barrage began. During the firing an officer made his way through the shells, God knowe how, and yelled to the corporal to go into the dugout. The corporal saw the officer's lips moving. but did not understand the command and ‘remained at his post. At the end of the barrage he saw Ger- mans all around him—five being right in front of him. He took careful aim and fired three shots and three of the enemy were seen to fall. Then a hand grenade fragment entered the corpor- ars back and put him out of action.” ANNUAL CONVENTION OF A. F. OF L. AT BUFFALO President Wilson Will Deliver Address at Opening Session. Buffalo, N. Y. Nov. assembled here for the annual con- vention of the American Federation of Labor waited tonight with keenest interest to hear the address which President Wilson will deliver at the opening session of the convention to- morrow. s To many delegates the annetince- ment of the president’s coming was a surprise. 4,697 VACANCIES TO BE FILLED AT CAMP DEVENS. Connecticut Has Been Called Upon to Send 1,205 Men. Ayer, Mass., Nov. 11.—There are 4697 vacancies to be filled in the 76th division at Camp Devens, it was an- nounced tonight. As a result of dis: charges from various causes, Connecti- cut 'has been called upon to eend as soon as they can be certified 1205 men, Maine 287, Massachusetts 2,0 New Hampshire 62.. New York 559, Rlode Island 422 and Vermont 152, 11.—Delegates British Premier is in Paris. Paris, Nov. 11.—The British premier, David Lloyd George, who attended the conference of British, French and Ital- ian representatives in Italy, and Pre- mier Venizelos of Greece, who had ;nn in Rome, returned today fi [Italian Troops are |Harry Bass Was Hulding_T heir Line ALONG THE MIDDLE AND SOUTH- ERN REACHES OF THE PIAVE HAVE BEEN REINFORCED In Palestine the British Are Driving the Turks, Who Are Being Aided by German and Austrian Gunners. On the Italian front the Italian line in_the south has stiffened under the reinforcements it has veceived from the British and French. Even the German _official communication does not mention any further retirements by the Italians, but on the contrary, ad- mits that east of Asiago, where the Austro-Germans mads guins last week, the Italians in strong force attacked the invaders and recaptured lost posi- tions. The_Italians took about 100 prisoners. In the Sugana valley an enemy advance guard was captured. Italians Holding Their Line. Along the middle and southern reach- es of the Piave, the Ttnhians are hold- ing their line tenaciously, although they hava been forced to give up the Vidor bridgehead, northeast of Tre- viso, after having fought a delaying battle in which they had time to blow up, the bridge crossing the stream. Kffairs in Flanders. The Germans Sunday made no at- tempts to recapture the ground taken from them by the Pritish Saturday in the region of Passchendzele, content- ing themselves merely with the bom- bardment of the newly won line. A heavy rainfall prevented the British from extending their zain. Bombard- ments and minor attacks have pre- dominatedl on the remaimder of the western front, except nezr Hartmann- sweiler-Kopf, in the Vosges Moun- tains, where in a violent battle the French completely repulsed the Ger- mans. At -one point the Germans sucreeded in entering the French ob- servation line, but ir. 2 hand-to-hand encounter they were almost immedi- ately drivem out. The German official communication says that thirty-seven | French chasseurs were made. prisoners by them during the fizating. British Are Driving the Turks. In Palestine the British forces un- der General Allenby continue to make progress ~jainst the Turxs, who are being aided by German and Austrian gunners. During the latter part of last week several additional towns and villages were captured cn the 600 square mile battlefield, in addition to numerous guns and ‘mary prisoners. Enast of Gaza a large enemy force was defeated after a violent fight twelve guns, three machine guns and the {a hundred -prisoners-ware- Austrian gunners serving ns were killed or wounded. CONDITIONS NORMAL IN -THE AMERICAN SECTOR. The Weather is Cold and Rainy—Artil- lery Doing the Fighting. With the American Army in France, Nov, 11—(By The Associated Press).— Conditions in the American sector continue to be nmormal, with intermit- tent artillery firing on both sides. At one place the Germans observed that the grass had been trodden down on the rear and they threw in a hundred shells, with no result other than to churn up the mud. The weather continues cold and rainy. The American infantrymen have had two diversions. The first in- cident occurred -near daylight. The enemy, apparently thinking a raid was imminent, opened up with machine guns at the point where the lines are closest. A stream of bullets whistled over the American first line. About the same time French troops on the American flank observed four Germans who were cutting the barbed wire de- fenses. A French patrol succeeded in heading off the Germans, capturing them all. A NARROW ESCAPE FOR EMPEROR CHARLES IN ITALY. Was Swept for a Considerable Dis- tance in a Mountain Torrent. Amsterdam, Noy. 11. — Empéror Charles of Austria-Hungary is report- ed in a despatch from Gorizia to have narrowly escaped death in a mount2in torrent on his return from a visit to Palmanova. in _northern [Italy, near Udine, whither he ~was_ accompanied by King Ferdinand of Bulgaria. His automobile broke down while he was crossing a swollen mountain stream. The emperor’s two footmen attempted to carry him ashore but lost their foot- ing and all three were swept a con- siderable distance -by the swift cur- rent. 4 Finally the rescue of the emperor was accomplished by members of ‘his suite, ticularly Prince Felix of Par- ma, who, being a strong swimmer, jumped into the stream and took charge of the rescue work. The em- peror is said to be none the worse for his experience. \ CITATIONS PRESENTED WOUNDED AMERICANS. First fie-r Wounded Was a Burling- ton, ‘Vt.,, Man. American Training Camp in France, Nov. 11—(By The Associated Press).— The first American officer and private wounded in the war have been men- tioned in French despatches and pre- sented with citation: The officer is Signal Corps Lieutenant ———— of Burlington, Vt.. who was the first cas- ualty. The soldier was wounded in a raids Oct. 29 by a shell splinter. The citations say that both men were wounded in a trench under enemy ob- servation and that they are respective- ly the first officer and soldier of the American forces “to shed blood on ghe Prince of Wales at Italian Front. _Paris, Nov. 11—The censorship per- mits the newspapers to announce that the Prince of Wales has gone to the Italian front. He appears on the streets like any other officer and has become most popular, receiving oca- tions whenever he is recognized. Hartford Soldiers on Furlough. Hartford, Conn., Nov. 11.—About 500 soldiers from Camp Devens were in town today on furlough and visited their homes here. The. contingent here consisted of about 70 per cenmt. of those anolled\hun the and Blackmailers’ Tool YOUTH WHO ATTEMPTED TO KILL MRS. HORATIO N. SLATER HE SHOT THE BUTLER Boasted That H in the Ideals* Were Con- tained Weritings “of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman. Boston, Nov. 11.—The youth who yesterday shot down the ~butler of Mrs. Horatio N. Slater, society leader and charitable worker, in an alleged attempt to kill Mrs. Slater, was the tool of blackmailers, in the opinion of the police detectives as expressed to- day. They said they had in their pos- session Black Hand letters demand- ing money from Mrs. Slater and threatening her with death. The prisoner, who says he is Harry Bass of New York, is characterized as_an idealist with an _anarchistic twist who would easily become the %00l of an unscrupulous gang. He will be brought before the juvenile court tomorrow and be held awaiting the outeome of the condition of Emil Knabe, Mrs. Slater'’s butler. Knabe is in the city hospital, hovering be- tween life and death from a wound in his abdomen received when he refused to allow Bass to enter Mrs. Slater’s apartments. Only 16 Years of Age. Bass told the police he was 22 years of age, but admitted today he was enly ‘16, He said he lived at 14 Chambers street, New York. He did not intend to shoot the butler, ac- cording to the police, but expressed regret that he had not killed Mrs. Slater and declared that the electric chair had no terror for him. “Thousands are dving on the battle- fields of Europe for their principles,” he exclaimed. “Why should' I be afraid to die for mine? Down with ‘Wall Street?” A quantity of radical literature was found in his possession and he boast- ed that his ideals were contained in the writings of Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman. He told the po- lice his father sent him to America from Russia when he was four years old ard that he had attended the New York schools until he was about to enter the eighth grade. | Arrested in Brookline a Year Ago. i By comparing his measurements {with records in their possession, the | officers learned that he was arrested by the Brookline police nearly a year ago for carrying a concealed weapon. At that time he gave the name of Na- than Swartz of 11 Chambers street, New York. He has.been in Boston this time for at least a week, it is elieved - When asked why he had wanted to kill Mrs. Slater, the police say that he told them it was because she rep- resented to him a type. He said he did not know anything about her ex- cept what he read in magazines and newspapers. STIRRING APPEAL TO THE ITALIAN NATION i Has Been lssued by King Victor Em- ¢ manuel—Calls for Unity. Rome, Nov. 11—King Victor Em- manuel has issued a stirring appeal to |the nation saying that the enemy, jthanks to an extraordinary combina- tion of circumstances, has been able to concentrate all his efforts against Italy. The Austrian army, defeated in every struggle for thirty months, his majesty declares. obtained numer- ous seasoned German reinforcements. “Italians, citizens nad soldiers,” say: the appeal, “be one single army. Every act of cowardice is treachery. Every disorder, every recrimination, is treachery. “To the ememy. who counts less on a military victory than on weakening our spirft and our passivity, let us reply with one voice that all are ready to give all for victory and the honor of Ttaly.” The proclamation is signed by the members of the cabinet as well as by the king. LEFT CAMP DEVENS WHILE AFFECTED WITH APHASIA Harris Martin of Hartford Does Not Know How He Returned Home. Hartford, Conn., Nov. 11.—Harris Iartin_of this city, who was sent to Camp Devens last week, is back here again and does not know how he got here. Martin was not feeling well when he started for the training camp and upon reaching there was at once sent to the camp hospital for treat- ment. He says he remembers getting up a night or two later and leaving the hospital and of finding himself in Worcester. Friday night he was found on the street here and taken to his home and a doctor called. He says he has no idea how he arrived or where he went after leaving Worces- ter. He is now apparently well again and will return fo Camp Devens soon. His doctor thinks Martin suffered an attack of aphasia brought on by his . illnessis TWO WORK TRAINS ON NEW HAVEN ROAD COLLIDED. A Construction Foreman and Two Laborers Were Killed. New York, Nov. 11.—A construction foreman and two laborers were killed and another laborer was injured in a rear-end collision tonight between two work traine of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad in the ‘Bronx. The men who were killed were pin- ned under the wreckage of a caboose attached to an engine which crashed into another work train standing on a siding. PREPAREDNESS LEAGUE OF AMERICAN DENTISTS. Free Treatment Has Been Given to 300 Men in Connecticut. Hartford, Conn., Nov. 11—The Con- it o o or- oy Stk by tation and medicine committee of the state council of defense shows that the I is doing much work for the sol- diers of Connecticut. These dentists have already given free treatment to 300' men, putting, in 500 fillings, ex- ‘tracting a considerable number of teeth | and_doing some bridge and plate work. Condensed Telegrams Commissioner Woods of New York will resign on Dec. 31. Another suspected German raider was found to be a British ship. The Philadelphia Orchestra will play no German music in Pittsburgh. The entire Turkish army is in re- treat, with the British in close pur- suit. Additional large shell and munition orders have been placed by the Gov- ernment. Cosacks are forming into separate governments, with the idea of organiz- ing a confederation. American casualties since the decia- ration of war against Germany have reached a total of 108, The United States 1,500 radio operators. taken from the drafts. need of will be in They Charles Piez, of Chicago, vice-presi- dent of the Emergency Fleet Corpora- tion, took-up his duties. Service will be established on the coast end of the Alaskan government railroad by next season. As a measure of conservation, food offered to passengers traveling on steamships is to be cut down. Premier Lloyd George and other British officials visited King Victor Emmanuel at the Italian front. John M. Gesner, president of the Nyack National Bank, and for last 29 vears treasurer of Nyack, is dead. Navy recruiting officers have been directed to begin an active drive for 8,000 firemen and mess attendants. A Chinese Industrial Commission ar- rived in this country to inspect ma- chinery and supplies purchased here. Owners of Atlantic coast ships con- ferred with the Shipping Board in ‘Washington in regard to chartering rates. Contracts for 30,000 freight cars for Russia have been finally awarded, be- ing distributed among several com- panies. James E. Dillon, Brooklyn borough inspector, was apopinted chief in- spector of the New York police de- partment. An American biplane in its initial flight attained a speed of 135 miles an hour. Experts declared it would maks 150 miles. Katherine Cattona, a nine-year-old girl of New York city, was awarded | $15 000 for the loss of nine fingers, cut off by a trolley car German subjects throughout Mexico celebrated the overthrow of the Rus- sian premier, Kerensky, and the news of a separate peace. Representatives of 33 of the most| important steamship lines pledged | themselves to follow the Food Admin- istration conservation rules. The Yazoo & Mississippi Valley | Railroad Co. has applied at Memphis for permission to increase its capital | from $15,000 000 to $21 553,300. Suit for $100,000 damages was filed by Senator Lo Foilctle against the Democrat owned and edited by O. B. Brandenburg, of Madison, Wis. The first time women in New York will have a chance to cast a ballot will probably be in Brookiyn in Jan- T, where a vacancy in Congress ex- sts. Coal dealers of New York city ex- pect to reach an agreement with the Fuel Administration whereby a con- sumer may get coal at a reasonable price. Frieda Hempel of the Metropolitan Opera Company is barred from hold- ing her concerts in Youngstown, Ohio, for having uttered pro-German senti- ments. Charles E. Brickley, the former Har- vard football star, was appointed chief aid to Brigadier-General E. Le- roy Sweetzer, commanding the 26th division. Cotton mill worker at Columbus, Ga., have been awarded a 5 per cent. in- crease, making a total of 25 per cent. added to their pay since the first of the year. Pennsylvania’s women are in the lead in the number of pledge cards signed in the United States. Pennsyl- vania has 750,000, The total for the country is 9,119,417 In honor of ’ Private Enright, who was one of the three American killed in Burope, the street in Pittsburgh where he lived before going to war, will be named “Enright Street.” Sir Thos. Lipton, who expressed a desire to buy the yacht America, cabled the owners that as it was their intention to preserve the historic vacht, he had no further interest in the matter. The secretaries of the Russian lega- tion at Copenhagen at a meeting held yesterday decided to resign in a body if the workmen’'s and soldiers’ dele- gates succeeded in establishing a gov- ernment in Russia. P.nl‘nylvlnl. coal operators and min- ers at conference at Washington on the new wage scale could not get to- gether until this week, when John P. White, the president of the .United Mine Workers of America, will at- tend the meeting. Representatives of more than 4,200 Jewish organizations in the United States, at the annual meeting of the American-Jewish Committee at New York adopted resolutions pledging themselves to make every to aid America and the allies in the war. BOY PLAYING WITH MATCHES ‘STARTED A $12000 FIRE. Two Houses Completely Destroyed at Bloomfield. ‘Bloomfield, Conn., said to have been year old son of John Bonboinicke, while playing with matches, complete- ly destroyed the two family tenement occupied by his parents and other families and the house of Stanley Claud, adjoining, here today. The loss is estimated at about $12,000 and in cluded 200 pairs of shoes left with Claud for repaiss. =~ Nov. | government, Big Fire on New Yurk’sflfler Froni PLANT OF THE WASHBURN WIRE COMPANY DESTROYED LOSS ABOUT $2,000,000 The Patrolman Who Discovered the Fire S He Found Three Separata Blaze at Different places in the Shop. New York, Nov. 11. — New York city’s water front was the scene of another disastrous fire today when the factory of the Washburn Wire company, which was working on large war orders for the United States Z was destroyed, with an estimated loss of nearly 000,000. The patrolman who discovered the fire sald he found three separate blazes at dif- ferent places in the factory which was housed in a series of buildings extending from 117th to 118th streets and half a block deep on the Fast river front in Harlem. Daniel C. Turner, general manager of the company. told Fire Marshal Erophy that 25 Germans and 200 Aus- trians were included in the force of 1,000 employes in the factory and that all of the Germans except one had zone permits issued by the federal government. Fourteen nationalities are represented among the workmen, it is said. Fire Marshal Brophy has summon- ed Mr. Turner and a score of employ- es to appear at a hearing before him tcmorrow. Blaze Was Spectacular. The fire, which was one of the most spectacular of recent years in the city, started shortly after noon and was not brought under control until 4 o'clock. The buildings ranged from two to six stories in height and only parts of two of themn remain standing. Tene- ment houses nearby were emptied of occupants and it was only with the greatest struggle by firemen that the flames .were confined to the factory. ve firemen were injured by falling walls and a water tower was demol- ished under an avalanche of. bricks Tons of barbed wire and other wire, placed on the sidewalks preparatory to loadine tomorrow and scattered through the factory, were destroyed. Five Alarms Rung In. The flames apparently enveloped the different buildings of the factory sim- iltaneously, for the entire plant was a mass of flames soon after the fire started. Flve alarms called out all the fire fighting apparatus in a large district. This was augmented by a fleet of fire patrol boais and rallroad fioats equipped with high pressure hose which turned streams of water into the flames from the river, A series of explosions, caused when the flames reached oil ‘accumulations in the machinery added to the danger of the fire. Some of the explosions were so severe that they caused floors and walls to-collapse, sending up great clouds of sparks that flew to nearby huildings. Stores of materials used.in manufacturing insulating gave out a heavy black smoke, which, with the terrific heat, kept the fire fizhters at least half a block from the factory. They were compelled to fight the flames principally from roofs of other buildin; SECRET SERVICE AGENTS FIND FOODSTUFFS Amounting to More Than $73,000,000 Stored in New York—Has Never Been Reported. New York, Nov. 11.—Secret service agents have discovered foodstuffs and other property valued at more than $73,000,000 stored in warehouses in this city which has never been reported to the government as required under the: trading with the enemy act, it was learned tonight. This is only a small part of what is expected to be uncov- ered before the search ends. * Flour, sugar, eggs, butter and can- ned goods of various kinds are con- tained in the Mst of foodstuffs comps=a by the secret service men. Large quantities of iron, steel, copper, cotton and chemicals also have been found, a part of which, it was announced, is owned by Germans. The value of the foodstuffs not re- ported to the government was placed at $38,496,742 and the metals, cotton and other materials at $35,449,028. It was stated that ome consignment of 700 bags of jute is known to have been bought with money deposited, here by the Deutches Bank of Berlin, the official financial institution of the German government. About 75 per cent. of the commmodities is said to be held as collateral for loans made by banks, but nothing regarding the nature of the loans could be learned. RUSSIAN ESTATES ARE T_O_BE CONFISCATED. All Products of the Sub-Soil Are to Become the Property of the State. Petrograd, Saturday, Nov. 10.—The congress of soldiers’ 'and workmen's delegates has issued a decree abolish- ing the rights of land owners and handing over all estates forthwith to agricultural committees which are to hold them until the constituent assem- bly meets. The decree provides that all products of the sub-soil, including coal, petroleum and minerals, are the property henceforth of the state, The jand of small owners is not to ‘be confiscated. Fach citizen has the right to own only as much land as hé himself ocultivates, without hired labor. CLERKS OF NEW HAVEN ROAD WANT MORE PAY Increase of 75 Cents a Day and an Eight Hour Day. Boston, Nov. 11.—Demands will be made this woek on the New York, New Haven and Fartford Railroad for an increase in pay of 75 cents a day and an eight hour day for its clerks, it was announced at a union meeting here today. ‘The company will. be given thirty days to make known its decision. Steamer Prince John Floated. A Pacific Port, Nov. 11.—The Grand Trunk steamer Prince John, which ran aground yesterday in a heavy gale, was floated at high tide today. After the steamer’'s accident the pas- sengers were landed, but as the ves- sel was found to be seaworthy sfter gflomnc._ they were_ again taken on