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The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
MAI. Lewis SUICIDE;
in PERSHING'S STAFF
War Department Receives Official
information; No Cause Givsh.

Maj. Birdseye B. Lewis, aviation
section, Signal Corps, a member of
the stan of Gen. Pershing, whose
deaht was unofficially reported several
days ago, was a suicide, according to
a dispatch from Gen. Pershing to the
War Department yesterday after
noon. No details of the suicide are
given or any reason cited. The emer-
gency address, of Mai. Lewis was Han
nah B. Posey.. Stockbridge. Mass.
Together with information of the
suicide, Gen. PershIng reported four
other deaths in his command, two
due to accident, and two to pneu-
monia. The victims were:
Private James Shea, truck company,
accidental injuries to head, emer-
gency address, J. ]. Conner, 134S st.
Nicholas avenue, New York City.
Sergt- Carl c. Taylor, infantry, gun
shot wound, possibly accidental,
Chester o. Taylor, father, 8 Coches
street, Dover. N. H.
Wagner. Roland Naylor, infantry.
pneumonia: Walter Naylor, father.
Pleasantville, N. j.
Private Chester H. Shapleigh. In
fantry. pneumonia; Mrs. NJ. Shap-
leigh. mother. Elliott. Maine.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
DOPE
IS WRONG AGAIN
Old Parties Realigned in
Several States; Social
lists Make Gain.

New York. Nov. THE results of
the elections throughout the country
yesterday showed different trends.
Suffrage won in New York, but lost
in Ohio.
The Democrats swept New York
City, the Republicans Philadelphia.
Prohibition won in New Mexico;
the result is close in Ohio.
Socialists polled a tremendous vote
in New York. but lost in Chicago.
Dayton and Schnectady.
Soldier Vote Small.
John F. Hylan, Democratic candi-
date for mayor. received a plurality
of 1885. the greatest ever accorded
a mayoralty candidate in New York.
The Democrats will absolutely con-
troll the board of estimate, the city's
financial machine~
The soldier vote. estimated at GJ,
0O0. cannot affect the result of either
suffrage or the mayoralty in New
York.
Morris Hillquit. Socialist candidate
for mayor of New York, polled 49,
lis votes. Mayor Mitchell received
I49.3C7.
Edward Swami, the Tammany can
didate for district attorney, was re-
elected.
The Republicans carried the State,
when they reelected Morton E. Lewis
attorney general.
Mccall Wins Easily.
The Republicans swept Massachu-
setts. re-electing Governor Mccall
and the entire ticket. by 3S,OOO more
plurality than last year. The anti
aid amendment to the State consti-
tuition. providing that no appropria-
tions of public money be made for
privately controlled institutions, was
adopted.
Virginia elected the Democratic
ticket, headed by Westmoreland Da-
Wis for governor.
, In Maryland the election is very
close, with the Republicans claiming
the advantage.
Eugene H. Schmitz, three times
mayor Of San Francisco, and removed
from office during the graft prosecu-
tion cases in 1907. was elected a mem
Der of the board of supervisors.
= seventy-fve Towns Dry.
Anti-saloon leaders claim that
seventy-five towns in New York were
won by the dry forces.
The Republicans will retain control
of the New York State legislature.
The combined opposition vote will
fall forty-eight votes under the G, o.
P. total. The Democrats will control
the legislature in Kentucky.
The Vare-Smith machine in Phila-
delphia has probably won the local
elections by a narrow margin. Re-
turns with a little over 100 districts
missing out of 1886 give their candi-
dates pluralities ranging from 2,747 to
$50 over the Town Meeting Party.
The soldier vote may change the re-
suit.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
ALLEGED SINN FEIN
PLOT DISCOVERED
Federal Agents Seize lncriminatns
Letter from Ship Steward.

New YopE Nov. 7.-Plans for sec
ond EinwFein uprising in Ireland are
dcciarcd to have been revealed in a
letter found upon Thomas Walsh, who
was arraigaed today before United
States Commissioner Hitchcock. The
charge against Walsh was brought
under the trading g-with-the-enerny
act for bringing letters into the United
States Illegally.
Walsh arrived at an American port
Sunday. Government agents, apprised
by some one on the vessel that he was
under suspicion. were at the pier when
the steamer Cooked. AS the men
seized him. Walsh snatched a four
page letter from one Of his pockets
and tore IL. He tried to throw the
pieces over the ships side. but the
Federal agents secured them.
When pieced together. the letter
disclosed alleged plans for a revolu-
tionnry movement in Ireland. Its
contents were regarded as OF such
importance that special messenger
was sent at once to Washington with
a copy. '-s7 a-s-
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
The Italian situation.

London, Nov. Again Teuto,s 5 REd
Italians arc facing each other across
a Venetian river. From the Taelia-
mcnto Caoorna has withdrawn his
armies TO the LiyanZa. ten miles 10
the west at her mouth, and twenty
i've ot her middle course ARain
Europe whispers OF an impending
Italian Marine"
The worlds most hos tifu oI;y,
Venice. Is TO be but an Incidental prize
in the great clash compar rcd to the
larger destinies involved. But In mill
tary. as well as political circles to-
night. the view was commonly ex-
pressed that with Venice, Italy will
stand or fall
Before Venice Is reached, however.
there is another river. the Piave. run
ming almost parallel with the Lvenza.
some ten miles to the west. Thi;her.
after short delaying battle on the
Iivenza, Caaorna and Won Bueiow
are expected TO race within the next
forty-eight hours. There Italy is ex-
pected to meet the final test. .-
Uncannily calm in the face OF the
fiercest onslaught OF the war. the
Italian commander is drawing his
armies out of Northern Nenetia. his
retreauing line. covering a front Of al
together IGO miles. entirely intact. His
center and right wing are safe for
the moment on the Livenza. His
northern armies. those that fought In
the csrnic Alps and Dolomites. had
TO fall in line with the retreating
forces from the Tagli0mento lest they
be cut of by the Teuton right.
Though everywhere the Teuton pur-
suers are hot on their heels. the
Italians are Withdrawing IN all sec
tors in good order and the spirit OF
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
BOYS ATTACKED
BY SOLDIERS
Police Search for Assailants
Of J. R. Downey and
Cotton Moore.
spsaa! TO TIE Washington Herald.

C.heel@. % lae W A5lluk Aol ENIAlI-
Alexandra, Va. Nov. Bound,
gagged and beaten by two soldiers
after which the soldiers took their
machine from them, was the eK-
perience of two Alexandria lads at
o'clock tonight, who had the SOL
diers as passengers in car belonging
to the Mount Vernon Garage. this
city. The victims are Joseph r.
Downey. Is years old, chauffeur Of
the car, an employe Of the garage,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Downey.
of Del Ray. Alexandria County. and
Cotton Moore. l3 years old. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Moore. this city.
Shortly before o'clock tonight a
telephone message at the garaEe d.
rected that a machine be sent 10 the
corner of King and st. Asaph streets
to take passengers to Braddock
Heights. Alexandria County. Young
Downey. who was on duty. accom-
panied by Moore. left the garage at
once and took two soldiers as his
charge.
According 10 the lads. the soldiers
directed that the car be stopped when
on North Braddock road. Alexandria
County. a short distance north OF
Alexandria.
The boys thought that was the desti-
nation OF the soldiers but on arriving
there. according to young Downey,
one of the soldiers whipped out a
pistol and the second one struck him,
knocking him down. and beat him
over the head. The men also grao-
bed young Moore and in a short
time tied the hands and legs OF both
boys with 5hoestrings and gagged
them with handkerchiefs. After doing
so they turned out the lights Of the
machine and started in a westerly
d. =, -., re-..--. -.a..s ~ the boys the
car will be in town before you will.
The soldiers were not found.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08

Triumph Says McAdoo.
THE success of the Second Liberty
Loan" said Secretary McAdoo last
night, like that OF the first, is a
distinct triumph for the people of the
United States.
These financial operations, greater
in magnitude than ever attempted by
any other government in the world,
were not too great for the American
people,"
In accordance with the statement
Of the Treasury Department in an
nourcing the loan, one-half of the
oversubscriptions will be accepted
and not more. The total of bonds to
be issued will thus be s3,90s. .766, ,15O.
Quotas Oyersubscribed.
Every Federal reserve district
oversubscribed. its quota. Officials
last night are regarding the wide
spread acceptance of the loan as an
omen more impressive than the ac-
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08

tual figures. Ninety-nine per cent of
the bonds will so to persons who
subscribed from $50 to $4,000. Only
per cent will go to the subscribers
for more than $4,000. 1t is among
this l per cent that the reduction OF
allotnents will occur. All persons
who subscribed for less than $4,000
will get all the bonds they subscribed
for.
There was not the slightest disap-
pointment at the Treasury that the
s. 10000 maximum set had not
been quite attained. The figures for
the present loan are far more en-
couragins than those for the first.
The oversubscription for the first
liberty loan amounted to about 81 per
cent on an issue of 5000. 600, ZOO.
Furthermore, TO the first liberty
loan there were but little more than
100000 subscribers. Two and one
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The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
! TAMMANY GAINS
BIC ADVANTAGE
New York Democrats, with
Thirteen Votes, May Con-
troll Legislation.
By TRACY HAMMOND LEWIS.

w
Tannmony by its victory on election
day will hold the balance of power in
Congress and be in a position to gain
whatsoever it desires politically.
Owing to the peculiar division in the
House Of Representatives, 213 Repub-
licans and 212 Democrats, Tammany.
by casting its thirteen votes as a unit,
will be the dominating factor.
Tammany's Advantage.
If it chooses. it can compel the ad-
ministration to defer to its wishes, and
whatever steps it takes along this line
will be made with John ]. Fitzgerald,
chairman of the Committee on Appro-
priations. as its spokesman.
During the last session Congress dis
closed a tendency to cast aside party
affiliations when votes were taken-a
situation due principally to the char
acter of the war issues with which 1t
was concerned. A similar situation
is looked for when Congress convenes
again December 8. In such a politi-
cally disorganized body the command
which will be exercised by a group,
such as the Tammany delegation act
ing as a unit. will be particularly
great.
During the late election campaign
the administration kept its hands
on and failed to come out in sup
port of either Hylan or Mitchell. Many
of the Democrats who have been
opposed to Tammany have been some
what disgruntled as a result. They
maintain that President Wilson should
have availed himself of the oppor-
tunity to demand payment for the
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
AUTHORITY THREATENED.

troops, begging, urging and threaten
ing them TO this effect:
Don't go! Take no orders except
those ratified by u.s.
The same agitation was carried on
among the troops now in the capital.
Early today everything was pTimed
for a concerted mutiny. The Bolshe-
Wiki boasted that the day" had come.
They were determined, they asserted,
TO put into action their threats TO
force peace. Premier Kerensly, in his
speech before the preliminary Psrlia-
ment, explained that he was forced to
fight these pernicious efforts tooth
and nail. He said he had ordered GER
tain arrests which he considered i'm
perative TO safeguard law and order.
The government" he deriared.
"wfil perish rather tSp1esease de
CONTINUED on PACE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
LET YOUR OLD RECORDS
WORK FOR YOU IN CAMP
Here's another way for you to do your bit.

Here's another way for you to do your BIT
Ten thousand sraphophone records are needed by
the District War Service Commission to help while away
the evening hours of the nations fighters encamped in
and around the District of Columbia
IF you have any records which you think you can
give to the boys in camp. send them at once to The
Washington Herald care of the Music Editor and he
will see that they are properly classified and handed
to the District War Service Commission for dstr-
button to the company barracks with your compliments
Don't worry about the size shape or age of the
records
There is use for every one, vocal instrumental,
monologue or lecture.
Look over your stock of records. and then make
those you don't work for democracy and help fight
the Kaiser.
Send bring your records in today
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08

Finally a resolution was put through
pledging the Parliament to work in
contact with the government"
The new revolt, threatened for
months and several times postponed,
has been systematically organized by
the military committee Of the Soldiers
and Workmen's Council. II is backed
by the full force OF the Bolsheviki.
who. Premier Herensky told the Par
lament. threaten to open the front
TO Germany"
Thousands OF workmen have been
equipped with arms and ammunition.
Kereasky, foreseeing trouble, ordered
troops TO Petrograd from the neigh
boring garrisons, notably Tsarskoo
Selo and Pavloysk,
TIN; courc45 nilitar- committee
Immediately got busy among these
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
"Tom" Lawson Sued for S1,245.

Boston, Nov. Thomas W. Law
son was defendant today in an action
brought by Thomas E. Ragsdale, of
Washington. doing business as Rags
dale and Borbett, to recover $1.245
claimed to be due for carbon copies
Of the proceedings in the leak inves-
ugation" conducted by Congress last
February,
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
Cadorna's Army Retires m
Good Order Toward the
River Pave.
EUROPE WHISPERS OF :.
A GIGANTIC CONFLICT
Allies Gain Mile Per Day
Campaigning in South
ern Palestine. .
By ARTHUR S. DRAPER.

London. Nov The British
forces in Palestine. continuing
their northern drive toward Jeruss-
lem. with the cavalry fighting bril-
iantly. have captured the City of,
GAIA. three miles from the Ned
terranean coast. and three other
towns north and northwest Of Beer
sheba. extending their lines eleven
miles in some places. according 10
an official report issued today.
The capture of GAIA. an i'm
portant place Ct 5000 inhabi-
tants, was accomplished this morn
ing, following successful operations
to the southeast. in which Gen.
Allenby's troops occupied Khuwel-
feb. eleven miles north Of Beer
sheba and Tel Abu Rsrere and
Tell Esch Shcri An. between GAIA
and Beershebs.
British Cavalry Active.
Thus their whole left wing in
Southern Palestine has been ad-
vanced from four to eleven miles.
The number of prisoners taken by
the British is not stated. but on one
part of the front SIX guns were
captured from the Turks.
The British cavalry. which play
ed such an important part in the
capture of Beersheba Last week.
performed brilliantly in the latest
operations. Gen. Allenby pays
tribute to the magnificent dash
and endurance" of all his troops.
Threaten Left Wing.
Gen. Mau ice. chief OF military oper-
auons in the war otfice. who has Just
returned from a military mission to
Rene. told me tonight that he was
very optimistic regarding operations in
Palestine. He explained that the lat
est victory represents a very serious
threat against the Turkish left wing.
The situation OF the Turks. he said.
was precaTious.
on october 81 Gen. Allenby's forces
drove into Beersheba from two sides,
the cavalry making a brilliant dash
on the ancient city from the desert
regions OF the east. the infantry enter
ing from the west. This operation
Strengthened the British line from
south OF GAIA 10 the southern tip OF
the Dead Sea and brought il within
fifty miles OF Jerusalem. their ultimate
goal.
The new action puts the British forty
miles from the Holy City and repre-
sents an advance OF more than a mile
on an average every day for the last
week.
The British troops are being favored
by good weather. which in that region
obtains only during the winter months
Though they are operating on a mar
row front. never exceeding fifty miles
in width. and through a sandy desert
studded with irregular ranges. they
apparently have little effective resist
Gnce 20 overcome.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
US. MEMBERS OF ALLIES WAR
CONFERENCE REACH PORT
in BRITAIN ON WAY TO PARIS
Total for Second War
Loan Is $4,617,532,3OO
Issue Oversubscribed 54 Per Cent; Only Half
of Oversubscriptions Will Be Accepted.
Treasury Issues Statement.

Ten million Americans have fred $46753O0 shots into auoc-
racy
The Second Liberty Loan has been oversubcbed 54 per
OVER FOUR BILLION SUBSCRIBED.
The total subscriptions are $46I7.532,300
That the gratifying of the Treasury Depart
last night when the tabuators had finished compiling the
figures of the huge campaign which closed week ago Saturday
night
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
MAY RECOUNT Vote
IN DRY" ELECTION
Result Close in Cleveland; Both
Sides Claim Victory.

Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. AT las this
morning the drys had a lead of LAS
votes over the vets. with a out OF
5,156 precincts missing.
The vote now stands:
For prohibition-515,f $50.
Asainst-513,9S4
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
JERUSALEM'S FALL IMMINENT
BEFORE BIG BRITISH DRIVE:
TEUTONS PRESSING ITALIANS
Revolt Flames in Russia;
Kerensky's Power Wanes
ganized by Soldiers and Workmen's
Council-Trotsky at Head.

Peograd Nov Open revolt has fared up again. It's prob
able and be calculated this
The situation is extremely grave.
Leon otsky who years left Russia for America under
circumstances and returned shortly after the March revolution
the prime behind the Bolsheyk uprising.
AUTHORITY THREATENED.
Premier Kereny authority seriously threatened the stand
Of the entire provisional government The preliminary parliament
fused Kerensky of confidence despite the fact
stated part of the population Of Petrogad in revolt.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08

IIltduOn over lnc QlSCOIQ lndl
still prevails in allied councils, as
evidenced in the Italian disaster
and in the conflicting claims made
to the United States. has convinc-
ed the American government that
a firm central grip on the conduct
Of the war is necessary. and that
it must supply the grip"
The arrival of the American war
mission" in England to attend the
inter-allied conference is the first step
in new and more vigorous policy on
the part of the United States. The
head of the mission. Col. Z. NJ. House.
has instructions from President Will
son which will virtually make him the
head OF tine council table.
Secretary Lansing served warning
on the allied world last night that the
resources of the world were vast, but
not without limit" that the individual
representations made to the American
government by the various nations OF
the entente were often conflicting, and
that each government was inclined to
magnify its own separate needs, with
out reference to any joint program of
action.
Wants Unity of Council.
He then expressed the hope and
made the prediction that the coming
conference would supply the unity of
counsel which has been so sadly lack
ing In diplomatic circles last night
his words were interpreted as mean
ing that the United States would in
sist on such concentration Of power
and that it might even insist upon the
creation of central board of strategy
or control. with an American citizen
at its head.
America. through the arrival of her
commission for the war conference,
may furnish the WELLINGTON for
whom all the allied world is now
looking. She has come to the front
marvellously in the six months she
has been at war. equipping, feeding,
and giving men ito make the world
safe for democracy" Now she will
be called upon to do much more. She
enters the conferences with all of the
greatest generals of the allied world;
with their feats and accomplishments
oerore her as examples, and she will
De called upon to give the fruits of
ner military training and observa-
tons as she has studied them from
the most modern angles of warfare.
When America enteeed the war the
nations lined up against Germany
we're crying for ships, munitions,
equipment Of all kinds, and for the
most modern developments of war
fare-the aeroplane: the submarine,
the gas bomb. the flame protector.
md such things.
L. $. Part I'm War.
She began her great air fleet: she
furnished ships of all kinds; her de-
Ntroyers went on the search for SUBJ
tarines. and since their entry into
e search the campaign Of fright
finess has somewhat decreased, ac-
~sording to official statements. She
ias produced the materials without
tint; she has produced the financial
assistance for all the world.
And now she may be called upon to
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08
Col. House Heads Mission
Including Admiral Ben
SON and Gen. Bliss.
AMERICANS TO TAKE
LEADERSHIP In WAR
This Country May Furnish
Guiding Spirit to Ulti-
mate Victory.

Americas mission to the wal
conference" of the allies has ar.
rived safely in Britain. the State
Department announced lasc night.
MEMBERS OF BOARD.
Its personnel follows:
COL. EDWARD M. HOUSE,
of New York.
ADMIRAL W. S. BENSON,
chief of naval operations.
GEN. TASKER II. BLISS,
Chief of Staff of the United
States army.
OSCAR T. CROSBY, assis-
tant secretary of the treasury.
VANCE c. MCCORMICK,
chairman of th. war trade
board.
BAINBRIDGE COLBY,
United States shipping board.
DR.. ALONz0 E. TAYLOR,
representing TIE food eontrcl-
icr.
THOMAS NELSON PER-
KINS, representing the priority
board.
GORDAN AUCHINCiASS,
secretary.
The Washington herald., 1917-11-08

"0ne paper N
the home Is worth
ten on the high
way"
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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-04

nidst. In aid OF q government whic-
commands and class Of people who
obey the commands. to dismember
helpless, innocent little children, then
we say that 1t IL time for us to shake
off little Of our accustomed apathy
and put these disloyal ones where they
belong.
coUNTENANcE 1ARsARiTY.
I'VE suggest that this matter be
taken up, II you deem 1t proper with
the state council of defense, or such
other body as you may deem proper
I'VE wish to emphasize that in our
judgment that this Is very serious
matter and every safeguard should be
thrown around the investigations. SC
that no injury will be done to any one
who is loyal to our government; OF
the other hand. those who are disloyal
should be handled in such manner as
to make 1t impossible for them to par
ticipate in any Of the reasonable acts
which have been heretofore carried or
by them and their kind and in such 6
manner as will deprive them forthwith
Of the privileges enjoyed by law abid
ing loyal citizens of a government lik,
ours. They deserve very little and 1
they are loyal to a country and peo
pie who countenance and perform sucl
barbarities as their dear fatherlan,
has performed. then 1t is difficult t,
say what treatment should be givel
those who believe in such barbarities.