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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-28

MS SECRETARY ARRIVES IN
STOCKHOLM WITH WORDS
OF HOPE.
Says The BoIshcviki Cannot Control
Russia and Their Power Will Bc
Broken Within a Few Weeks.

Stockholm, Nov. 22.-"No matter
how dark the situation I'm Russia il
todsy-and II Is dark indeed--it must
not be forgotten that Russia is &
country Of unlimited possibilities, -
.Eaid DIR. Davis soskice. confidential
secretary to A. F. Kerensky, the de-
posed Russian premier and his right
hand man. to the Associated Press
correspondent today.
'Bolshev'ki were i'm control of Pet
rogrnd and many other places when
u left the capital on Friday" con-
tinued DIR. soskice. but they can not
maintain power. consider four
weeks the utmost length OF time they
can hast. They have no support ex.
cept that which they have on false
promisea They are today saying to
their adherents. We have given you
peace and land the decree issued on
Friday declaring all the factories and
wcrkshops now the property OF the
workmen."
( The future government. DR.. Sos
hice said. will be homogeneous all
Socialist government. In regard to
whether the future government in
. Rrssia will be forced to conclude
peace. Dr. soskice expressed the
opinion that this would not be the
case. But" ne continued. 'the
future government will have rs one
Of the planks OF it's platform a de-
mand that the allies again state their
war aims and thus cut the ground
from under the feet OF the German
militarists. Before the present trou-
bic began the government had work
ed out a scheme for forming vol
untser army, The next government
viii carry out this plan and will have
the cordial help OF Great Britain and
America This army will probably not
he capable of great offensive action
but II will suffice for defensive pur-
poses"
DR.. Soskice attributed the final
downfall Of Kerensky to what he al
luded TO as the misdirected humani-
tarianism Of the railway employees
Kerensky. he said. was advancing
from Gatchina with loyal troops and
lighting had already begun when the
an-Russian union of railway servants
issued an order TO maintain neutral
'ity by refusing to move trains car
r,dng soldiers or munitions for either
2de. Ths~result of this was disas-
trous to the Kerensky foyces.
DR.. Soskice said there were rumors
that German officers were on the BoI
sheviki staff. He instanced as evil
dence Of German activities the dis.
covery In the possession Of one sailor
In Helsingfors OF 100000 million
Finnish marks and OF 10000, 900
marks In the possession of another.
DIR. soskice declined to say where
Kcrensky Is at present. The secre-
tary left Stockholm tonight. Learn
Ing he was In the city Ira Nelson Nor
RE. the American minister, asked
him to come TO the legation. where
he was closeted with the minister
for an hour. Minister Morris then
took him In an automobile to the
British embassy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-28
STOP FQ|
CCRGAS HEi
CAMPS II
Relatives OF Soil
Condition i'm
Providing Suppiica(

liam c. iorgas L. s. A, as
committee selected by the w
ment 10 investigate food con
army camps was made KIND
IN joint statement by
Baker and Food Administered
er answering complaints of VI
army camps. The committe
operating with the quartermas}So
erars department and the food no
mlnistration in efforts to eliminate
Whatever waste there may be.
A great deal of complaint has aris.
en- throughout the country as to waste
az army camps" said the statement.
Thesc camps have been in the main
out recently organized and many OF
the complaints occurred during the
time that they were in the hands of
contractors. The war department has
already directed the appointment of a
committee under Surgeon General
lGorgas which is cooperating with the
iquartermaster generals department
and the food administration and is
now actively engaged in Investigation
and the devising of means for the pre-
vention OF waste.
The food administration has mada
no suggestion as to meatless or wheat
less days in the camps and has in no
way attempted any regulation or con-
troll either directly or indirectly for.
the feeding Of American soldiers.
while it is necessary for the civil.
an population to reduce the consump.
ton OF food stuffs at every point and
TO eliminate waste in order that the
soldiers and our allies may be fed, It
is yet felt that the country wishes tho
American soldiers 20 receive every
particle Of food necessary to his ade-
quate noutishment and comfort and
the food situation in the camps Is
good A bonntiful supply of wholesome
and well prepared food is furnished.
Some waste exists, due to the fact
that the families and friends of SOL
diers, under the impression that they
are insufficlently provided for, send
great quantities of food to the camps
thus adding a surplus and causing
waste.
I'm mar camps the officers and
men, like the civilian population of
the country at large. have taken a
voluntary interest in the conservation
asked by the food administration, and
the war department is encouraging it
in every wav.
I'VE are happy. however, to reas-
sure the country and to say that
steady and substantial progress is be-
ing made III the elimination of waste
and that this progress is not at the
expense of 81 wholesome, appetizing
tand nOurshtng diet for all our SOL
diers.'
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-28
BATTLE IN THE MOUNTAINS.
Italians Hold Ground and Tnfiict Great
Losses on Germans.

Italian Headquarters, Northern It.
ally, Nov. "a he battle in the
mountains is raging with unexampleti
violence. The Italians again hold
Monte Tomba ard Monte Persica po-
sitions which they lost last night.
The losses have been very great, but
the enemy's casualties far exceed tbat
sustained by the Italians.
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] ON the ITALIAN FRONT.
FOURTH ITALIAN ARMY MEET
ING GREAT FORCE.
General Robilanrs Men Between
Piavc and Brcnta Rivers Oppose
Enemy Outnumbering Them Three
to TwO-Hard Fighting Goes On.

Headquarters Of the Italian Army
In Northern Italy, Nov. %, Noon (By
the Associated Press). The fourth
Italian army under General Robilant
is meeting the full force OF the tre-
mendous shock the enemy has con-
centrated between the Piave and
Brenta Rivers.
In authoritative quarters the cor
respondent was told that the enemy
forces delivering this blow are in the
proportion OF three to two as com
pared with the Italian forces and this
Is virtually the relative strength on
the two wings west Of the Brenta
where General Pecori commands the
first Italian army. and the right wing
along the. Piave, where the Duke OF
Acosta holds the enemy as in n vise
1t is in this position that the
fourth army is experiencing the mos,
intense action, with attacks following
In rapid succession.
Repors early In the day were sat.
isfactory as the main fighting ground
was farther north. on the enemy's
position, though at one point the
enemy succeeded in breaking through
the Italian lines on the foot hills OF
Monte Fontana Secca.
These fluctuations are marked by
the bloodiest lighting.
Just west Of this main field of &C.
tion. the italian first army rushed the
enemy positions near the Brenta Riv-
er and in two attacks and counterat.
tacks held the occupied ground. which
was strewn with enemy corpses.
On the lower Piave, the enemy
forces on the west bank of Zenson
are being raked by the artillery as
they have tried to set up a line of
machine guns across the small area
they occupy.
Reports are coming in from the en-
vaded Venetian district of fearful acts
committed by soldiers. but this is
stated under reserve, as It is impos.
sible ut present to give confirmation.
An officer accompanied by the civil
ian observer has just arrived here
from the Northern fighting front,
where they have been watching the
operations just to the west of the
point where the enemy's mass at
tacks were reaching their maximum
intensity. The center of this section
Ia along the Brenta River. leading to
the large city Of Bassano and thence
widening, fan shaped, into tho Vene-
tian plains. The observers were 50
close to the fighting line that their
army Automobile narrowly escaped
falling into the hands of the enemy.
The fighting ground gave evidence
of the intensity Of the struggle dur
ing the last few days.
The positions and trenches lately
occupied by the Austrians were
strewn with dead bodies which lay
half covered with snow and it was
impossible to bury the slain men ow-
ing to the rapidly shifting OF both
lines.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-28
BATTLE AT MIZPAII.
Fightin. i'm the EnvirOns OF the Holy
City.

London, Nov. 24.-The site of an
cient MiZpah, five thousand yards west
of Jerusalem on the Nabuies road. has
been stormed by the British, the war
office announces. The British mounted
troops which had advanced northward
were forced back by the Turks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-28
TRA|NMEN ARklQyAL.
RAILROAD Dporrr,D,,Soe.
Af'REE no STAND BY GOVERN.
MENT AFTER CONFER
ENCE WITH WILL
son.
Wiling to Discuss Case and VIII Only
Dcih'iid increase in Wages 10
Meet Advanced Cost of LIVING

Meet Advanced Cost of Idvipo
washington, Nov. 22.-President
Wilson in a statement issued tor;oh,
declared that the Railroad Rrotber-
hood representatives had agreed ~
the conference today practically 20
stand by the government and to con-
slider any proposed solution in "a
spirit of accommodation and were
not inclined 10 contend for anything
which they did not consider to be
necessary for their welfare.
The railroad brotherhood chiefs in
a statement issued tonight after a
two-hour conference with President
Wilson on tie wage dispute announc-
ed that any suspension of transporta-
tion would be avoided, and declared
their willingness to discus and consid-
er any suggested solutions of the diff
ficulties
The statement of the brotherhoods
signed b ythe four chairmen, Messrs
Stone, Lee, Carter, and Garretson,
follows
THE men who comprise the rail-
road brotherhoOds are thorough
Americans, therefore, they believe in
American standards of living and in
consequence Of this realize that
standards Of pay that were establish
ed in 1912 and 1913 are inadequate
to meet presented day prices for COM
modities and for that reason are de-
manding an increase in present rates
that will meet at least half of the in
creased cost of things which they are
compelled to purchase.
They want to cooperate in every
way that is at all possible in the sue
cessful prosecution Of the war and
they fully realize that the most seri-
Gus things that could occur during
the conduct Of the war would be an
interruption of railroad transportation
and they in common with the great
body of the people are determined to
do everything within the bounds OF
reason to avoid such interruption.
Being fully conversant with their
attitude and desire in this matter we
are in position to give the assur-
ance that if a situation should arise
which threatens the interruption OF
the transportation the men whom we
represent would be more than willing
to discuss and consider any solution
of the difficulty which presented it.
SELF doing so in the spirit of patriotic
cooperation and would undoubtedly
cooperate with the government to the
utmost extent in arriving at just.
equitable as we'll as patriotic conclu-
sion"
After the foregoing had been made
public President Wilson issued this
statement:
I'm addition to the statement CIV
en- out by the heads of the railway
brotherhoods the president authoriz-
ed the representatives of the press
to say that he had got from the in
terview exactly the impression con-
veyed by the statement by the heads
OF the brtherhOods. namely. that the
men whom they represented were not
inclined to contend for anything
which they did not deem necessary
to their own maintenance and the
maintenance of their families and
that they would be willing in case
any critical situation or controversy
should arise to consider any proposed
and a patriotic purpose"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-28
PROGRESS NEAR CAMBRAI
British 1iavc Captured More Than
Hundred Guns.

London, Nov. 2i.-At various points
west OF Cambrai the British made
progress yesterday. the war office re-
ports More than one hundred guns
have been captured recently i'm this
area
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-28

Washington, Nov. 24.-The comp
troller OF the currency today issued a
all for report on the condition Of
III national banks at the close Of bus-
ness on November 2Oth
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-28
GERMAN ATTACKS FAIL.
Powerful Thrust ON AsiagO Front
Rcpulsed.

Rome. Nov. 2i.--Powerful thrusts.
which were carried out yesterday by
the Autsro- Germans. after heavy ar
tillery preparation, on the mountain
front from the Asiago plateau to the
Prenta river. all failed. the war Of
fee announced.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-11-28
GOMPERS REELECTED.

BUFFALO, Nov. 24.-Samucl GOmpers
was reelected president of the Amer.
lean Federation Of Labor at the clos
ing session of the convention today,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-07
BENTON

Mrs. Fremont Witcher of Rockland,
who has been visiting her daughter.
Mrs. Harry Pollard, has returned
home.
Miss Caddie Brown of Skowhegan
has been visiting friends in town.
The Japanese Wedding given by
Waterville people at Grange hall on
Monday evening was well attended and
a good sum realized.
Miss Blanche Webster as delegate
appointed by Everett Hunter, chair
man of town committees on food pro-
duction and conservation, and Mrs.
Everett Hunter, local leader CT the
Girls Canning Club, attended the can
ming demonstration held Tuesday a.
the High school building in Augusta.
Mrs. Arlon Low and daughter have
returned to their home in Iceboro. aft
er passing a few days with friends and
relatives
Mrs. Rooth of AIedford. Mass, re-
Gently visited with Mrs. Abbie Reed.
Mrs. Guy Brown and daughter pass
ed Tuesday with her mother, Mrs. Ed
Ivory.
John Eastman returned to Augusta
"Wednesday.
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FIELD DAY"
FOR SHERIFFS

Deputy Sheriffs Dignam and Nc
Causland held field day at the Amer
lean Express office Of the Maine Cen
trail station Tuesday. McCausland get
ting five packages Of liquor and Dig
nam eight. They were libeled as fol-
lows: One package containing two gal
Ions Of whiskey; one package contain
ing six bottles of whiskey and four
quarts Of wine; one package contain
ing two gallons Of wine and - bottles
Of liquor, all consigned to different
parties in Lewiston; one package con-
tanning two gallons of liquor consigned
to a man in Pittsfeld: one package
containing II bottles of wine, consign-
ed to man in Skowhegan. These were
taken by McCausland. Dignam got the
following: One package containing two
gallons of rum consigned to a man in
Liberty; one package containing two
gallons of whiskey and two quarts Of
rum; one packa ge containing one gall
Ion Of brandy and threefourths Of a
gallon Of wine: one package contain
ing six quarts Of whiskey: one pack
age containing five quarts of whskey.
one quart of kUmmel, and one-half
quart Of wliskey; one package contain
ing two quarts of kummel. one gallon
Of whiskey, one gallon of rum; one
package containing one gallon OF
whiskey and one gallon Of gin. All Of
these were consigned to Lewiston.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-07
TOURING CARS
IN MlX-UP

Tive touring cars, one owned and
driven by K. w. Dunn OF this city and
the other by +. j. Conner of Troy
came together in front OF the colleges
Wednesday afternoon, the Conner car
being driven up onto the sidewalk and
the lcfthcnd front mud guard was bad
~ bent and one mud guard OF the
Dunn car was also damaged. None of
the occupants of either car were in
jured in the least. Mr. Conner had
been in the city On a shopping trip and
was en- his return home up College av-
enue when they met Mr.. Dunn coming
down. In the car with Mr.. Dunn was
Elmer Craig Of this city. They We're
planning to turn into the colleges and
signalled Mr.. Conner, who was well
over on his own side of the road, but
he evidently failed to see the signal,
for he continued straight ahead, while
the Dunn car swung over to the left
smashing into the forward end of the
Conror car, sending it up onto the
sidewalk. A big crowd quickly collect
ed and the cars We're Strengthened out
and taken to local garage for ad-
+, justment Of damages.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-07

There was no change in the strike
situation Wednesday. About the same
number of strike breakers came over
from Bangor and did about the same
amount of work as usual. According
to the report it was the plan of the
officials to keep the men here and
have them board with the construction
crew, which is doing work up there,
but the construction crew refused to
mess with scabs and that plan had to
be given up: then the strike breakers
were taken to the Railroad Y. Nj. G. A.
building, where it was proposed to
have them cared for, but several train
men who were in the building inform
ed the management that if the scabs
were housed there they would find
quarters elsewhere, and having failed
to secure accommodations they had
10 return to Bangor. No confrmatio
of the report could be obtained from
those in a position to know.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-07
WAYNE

The ladies of the w. c. T. U. met
with Mrs. G. w. Tozier Wednesday af-
ternoon, Flower Miss on day Mrs. Hat
tie White gave a very interesting re
port of the county convention held at
Gardiner
At the registration Tuesday ~ names
were enrolled.
Mrs. A. p. Wing entertained the La
dies Aid Of the Baptist church Tues
day afternoon. The ladies are working
for a fair.
DR.. F. L. Dixon of Denver, Col,
called on old friends here Tuesday.
Percy Grey and friends Of Boston are
here on a fishing trip.
Miss Emily Howe of Newark, n. j.,
has come for the summer and opened
her cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. L. Lincoln have re-
turned from Attleboro, Mass, where
they attended the wedding of their old
est son, Lendall.
Fred Leach has sold his farm on the
Winthrop road and moved to the vii
lage.
Vernon Worrnlight. a student of the
Gordon Training school of Boston. has
come home for the summer at c. S.
Colts.
Mrs. A. F. Johnson, Mrs. F. F. DurT
and Bessie Norris went to Augusta
Tuesday to attend the canning DEM
onStrat.o on.
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CANADIAN SCOT
BAGPIPERS' BAND

A crowd of 500 to 1000 people asem-
hled at the Maine Central statio0 on
Wednesday afternoon when band Of
Canadian Scottish Bagpipers went
through on their way to Boston. There
were about rs in the party and they
left the train at the local station and
played THE Sweet Maid Of Drew" af-
ter which one Of the members made a
short speech in which he called on any
British subjects who wished to enlist in
the company to send their applica tons
to the headquarters in ST. John, n. B.
1t was announced that the band was
on its way to Boston where it will be
for a couple of weeks recruiting for
British subjects for the English army.
small boy who was the Mascot of
the company. dressed in regulation
Scottish uniform, was the center Of
attraction during their stay here.
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SPARKS FROM maine Wires
Charles A. Francis Of Lewiston

Charles A. Francis Of Lewiston
! Word was received Tuesday at Lewis
ton of the death in New London. Conn.
of Charles A. Francis, for many years
a prominent citizen of Lewiston, aged As.
Mr.. Francis was born in New Yorb State
and was a sign painter. He was public
spirited and well-known citizen. He re-
Gently invented an electric sign which
gave promise of great possibilities, but
has been unable to develop it. He was
also interested in real estate to a con-
siderable extent. A widow, two sons
and daughter survive.
State Prison Inmates Register
Male convicts between the ages OF p
and 80 incarcerated in the Maine State
Prison registered Tuesday in comomn
with those outside the prison wall. The
result was 10 enrollments. The registra-
ton was in charge of Warden F. ]. Ham
and Prison Clerk H. B. McGunnigle.
Chairman Covel Of the Bath Commit
tee on Fire Department has placed the
order for five-ean combination chem
ical FIRE auto-truck with Seagraves Co.
Of Columbus, Ohio. The truck will
have a carrying capacity for 1900 feet
Of, hose, two 40-gallons chemicals, two
ladders, several hand eXtinguishers
and other apparatus for immediate use.
II is expected the apparatus will arrive
in September.
Herbert F. Andrews shipped twenty
eight draft horses from here Thursday
morning, each pair weighing close to
$500. They go to Watertown, thence
across to England and France June 2,
for logging purposes. The horses were
picked up in Bethel, Andover, Water
ford and Rryant's Pond and are good
rugged animals. Mr.. Andrews had a
war contract to secure 120 draft horses
within a week and this is the last con-
signment to complete the required
number.-Norway Advertiser.
The Fred E. Hall Company has begun
the erection Of a two-story office build
ing on. Bangor street, Houlton. A. f.
Astle has the contract for the erection
OF what will be modern Office build
inc.
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IT PAYS TO READ
Advertisements

Do not send your money afar-if
the thing you want is to be had In
your home city.
II "the automobile thought" n
making any place for itself IN your
mind, read the ads! They will in
a short time. educate you as 20
characteristics and prices or cars.
You'll know one from another
and that's the beginning Of auto
mobile wisdom.
Store-news is home news. Some
thing advertised today finds itself
IN your home tomorrow--and the
lad" brings about the transaction,
One OF today's ads may change
some one Of your buying plans-to
your profit
In your buying for the home II
is quite as profitable to KNOW
VALUES AND OPPORTUNITIES
as it is. in other things. to KNOW
instead Of "blundering through"
The bargain hunter" has
evolved into the intelligent buyer
for the home-the woman who ex-
ercises as much ability in expend-
ing money as 1t required in earn
ing 1t.
The woman who studies the ads
KNOWS that she is paying the
smallest possible price for her pur-
chase. She doesn't just HOPE SO!
The merchant who can protect
you on both quality and price in a
time when both are apt to huotuate
unaccountably IS rendering you
real service.
Buy at your home city stores as
a matter Of self -protection--and Of
those home-city merchants WHO
ADVERTISE!
The dollar you spend in your
home-city store stays in your
home-city and SERVES. Tie dol
lar you send away ceases 10 serve
anybody in the city where you
make your home.
The merchant who is using
larger space In which TO give 10
you the news Of his store deserves
your interested attention. He has
"a roason"-and YOUR INTER
ESTS are invested in that reason.
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The National War Work Council has
decided to establish branch in Rock
land for the benefit of the Maine Ma
val Station. which will eventually be-
come the headquarters for from 800 to
800 men connected with the Naval
Coast Defense Reserve A building
within stones throw Of the Naval
Station has been leased and will be
placed in charge of a trained force of
Y. NJ. G. A. workers.