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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
General
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Many of the new merchant ships to
be built under the shipping boards
new building program are expected to
be oil burning boats.
Mrs. Minor Hull Morris, whose
forcible election from the White
House during President Roosevelt's
first term caused furore, was burn.
ed to death in Washington rooming
house.
A country wide campaign to locate
coal hoarders and spectators was
begun by the federal fuel adminlstra'
tor.
Francis w. Doughty, creator OF
"Nick Carter" and various other he
roes of fiction, died at Presskill, N. j.
aged sixty-seven.
Men within the draft age who join
any of the various state guards now
being organized are subject to draft
in the national army, the war depart
ment ruled.
More than 700 Chicago saloons
closed on account OF government
taxes and high cost of wet goods.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09

/ Joseph Tumulty, secretary to Presi,
dent Wilson, announced that he will
not be a candidate to the United
States senate from New Jersey.
Construction Of ships at the Fore
River plant of the Bethlehem Ship
building company at Quincy, Mass,
was halted by strike of machinists.
Norway has turned over to the Unit
ed States food administration all the
sugar purchased by Norwegians here
at actual cost.
The national capital went dry. Co
ing out of business, under the terms
of the Sheppard prohibition law, are
several establishments which served
for more than half century as meet
ing places for prominent political fig
ures of past generations.
Roy B. Roach, a private in Company
B, Second infantry, Alabama National
Guard, was sentenced to five years at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, for strik.
ing an officer.
Telegraphers of the Rock Island
have been awarded more pay and bet
ter working hours by the board of
arbitration considering the strike. =
Switchmen employed on American
railroads vote to demand SO per cent
increase in wages.
Former Governor James Q. Ferguson
of Texas announced that he would edit
a weekly journal at Temple, Texas.
: Several departments of the Stand
ard Steel Works, at Lewiston, Pa,
were closed because of lack of fuel.
The expenditures of the American
government during October were in
excess of $1,000, 100000, an increase of
900 per cent over the same period
last year.
That the most valuable assets OF
John D. Archbold, one time president
Of the Standard Oil company, were
holdings in.the Magnolia Oil Company
of Texas, was revealed when an ap-
praisal of the $41.249,996 estate was
filed.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
Sporting
InumaIllnlElmlHnmmllIIInlnInnIlIIlIIrlIIulIlIm

John K Tener, for the last five
years president of the National league,
whose term expires next December,
will be reelected president.
Military work will have precedence
over athletics this year at Princeton.
Under new rules just announced three
days week will be allowed for ath
letics.
Jesse Guilford and z. Wright, Jr.,
defeated Francis Ouimet and Frank
Mcnamara in golf match.
That the newly proposed quasi-maj-
or league, to be created by the merger
of the International league and the
American association, has the ap-
proval of President Johnson of the
American league was revealed in a
Chicago interview.
Charles H. Ebbets, Sr., president of
the Brooklyn club, advocates contln.
uance of baseball during the war, a
season of 140 games, teams of fewer
players and regulation of salaries
according to war conditions.
National Squash Tennis association
voted to hold all its usual tourna-
ments for the benefit Of the Red
Cross.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

LONDON. - Thirty German air
planes took part in a raid on Eng
land at night, three reaching London;
eight persons were killed and twenty
one injured.
NEW YoRk.-The board of COVER
nors of the Stock Exchange, following
a collapse in prices, took steps to in
vestigate rumors that agents of Ger
many were selling short in order to
depress values and hamper industry
WAS INGT o N.-The shipping
board indicated that it would accept
the scheme proposed by Charles w
Morse to quarter ship yard workers
on steamboats, during the winter.
WASHINGTON. = The demon rum
has given up the ghost in Washing.
ton. He breathed his last, thanks to
the indefatigable efforts or Senator
Morris Sheppard of Texas, instigator
of the law drying up the national cap
ital
PETROGRAD. - Premier kerensky
announced a prohibition against i'm.
posing the death penalty on troops at
the front.
WASFilNGTOM.-Presidert Wilson
received General Obregon, former
minister OF war OF Mexico, who was
presented by Mexican Ambassador
Bonillas.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
FOref6n

During the last quarter the Ger
mans lost as many submarines as they
lost in 1916" said Sir Eric Geddes,
first lord of the admiralty, in the
house of commons. The output of
British merchant shipping in the first
nine months of 1917, he said, was 123
per cent. higher than in the same Pc
riod of 1916.
Herr Braun, the undersecretary of
the German food department, told the
delegates of workmen that the fourth
winters supply of corn and potatoes
had been obtained.
The act of Sim Feiners in Cork OF
assaulting and stoning American sea
men on the streets of the Irish city
brings avowals of shame from Cork
newspapers and protests from mer'
chants.
British troops captured Beersheba,
in Palestine.
The most important question in the
Philippine congress in the present
session is the importation of Chinese
labor to till thousands of idle fields.
The last of the civilian population
has left Roulers, and the town is
crumbling under the constant heavy
fire of the British artillery.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
+ Ger17an-Hfnerican War

American ambulance driver to IL
lustrate how terrible is war said l5O,'
900 recruits had been used to keep a
French regiment on the Verdun front
at full strength.
The American officers at the front
are so anxious to go out on patrol
duty that the French commander has
found it necessary to forbid them to
do other than their regular duties.
Numerous war taxes, including 3
cents postage, are in effect.
America acted quickly to aid Italy
in halting Austro-G German invaders,
extending $23O,OOO,OO0 in additional
credit and giving ally first call on ves-
sells which were to be released to
France.
Twenty thousand valuable German
patents and copyrights have been con-
fiscated by the government, and
Americans will be allowed to use
them.
An investigation by Secretary OF
War Baker shows the great majority
Of men of new National army are
eager to go to France and get into the
fighting at once.
General Sarrail, commander in
chief of the Army of the Orient, de-
clared the landing of American troops
in France had stimulating effect on
the soldiers Of the allies on all fronts.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
WashinGGOn

An embargo on corn was announced
by the war trade board. The only eX'
ception to the embargo is where sat-
isfactory evidence of the necessity OF
expectation is submitted. The EN-.
barge was declared because OF the
late arrival of the new corn harvest.
Prices of canned corn, tomatoes and
peas will be the first to fall in the new
food campaign under license system,
it was predicted by the United States
food administration.
Fifty billion dollars must be raised
by the government to finance the first
two years Of the war, according to
estimates based on the figures of ad-
ministration experts.
Arrangements for general speed
ing up of the government shipbuild-
ing program were made at a confer
ence in Washington Of all interests
affected.
New York and other Atlantic sea-
board cities as we'll as munitions and
shipbuilding plants will get all the
coal they require by halting the sup
ply to the west.
How Count Won Luxburg sought to
start an insurrection in southern Bra
zil and urged a squadron Of subma-
ranes to be sent over to awe certain
"Indians" and to fiatter others was
revealed in texts of the diplomatlst S
messages to Berlin as revealed by the
state department.
The new federal war taxes on
freight shipments, passenger fares'
telephone messages and kilograms,
theater tickets and club dues are in
effect.
Government dolay in announcing
that workers in United States and
domestic shipyards would be exempt
ed from the draft was declared to be
responsible for the shortage of labor
which is holding up the big ship con-
struction program.
President Wilson issued state
ment urging the American people to
support the food administration $
campaign for economy.
1t was estimated that the Liberty
loan would total S5,500,000,0OO.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
new WAR TAX PUT IN EFFECT
POSTAL RATE ON LETTERS RAILS
ED FROM 2 TO 8 CENTS.
Messages by Wire and Wireless, Ship
ments of All Kinds and Club
Dues Are Affected.

Observation-Disclosures 1 marked
the opening Of new era in food sup
plies and food prices, according to Of
ficials of the United States food ad-
ministration. Probably 100000 deal
ers will operate under government Ii
cense until the end of the war.
On December l the new stamp tax
es, including those on parcel post
packages, will be payable, putting
the entire law into complete opera
tion except for Increased rates on
second class mail, postponed until
July 1 next.
With the Inauguration of the new
licensing system the government will
have grip on prices that it has nev-
er-had before and that will enable it
to regulate costs to consumers of all
the necessities of life.
This regulation it hopes to accom-
plish through the three chief pur-
poses of the licensing system, which
are:
First.-To limit the prices charged
by every licensee to reasonable
amount over expense and forbid the
acquisition of speculative profits from
a rising market.
Second.-To keep all food commod
tiles moving in as direct line and
with as little delay as possible to the
consumer.
Third.-To limit as far as practical
BILE contracts for future delivery and
dealings in future contracts.
The licensed foods include beef,
pork, mutton, fish, poultry, eggs,
milk, butter, cheese, flour, sugar, ce-
reals, lard, beans, peas, fruits, vege-
tables, canned goods and other prod
ucts.
The dealers who will be required
to operate under license include i'm
porters, packers, Gamers, manufac-
turers, wholesalers, commission men,
brokers, auctioneers, storage ware
house men and all retailers who do
more than 100000 business annual
ly. This includes all mail order
firms and chain stores.
Small retailers will not be licensed.
These retailers, however, are all sub
ject to.various provisions of the food
law, which forbids speculation, hoard
ing and excess profits. They will also
be controlled through the licensing
regulations controlling wholesalers,
who will be obliged to cut off supplies
to dealers, either wholesale or retail,
who exact unnecessarily high prices
or hoard food supplies.
Dealers violating the law and oper-
ating without licenses will be liable
to prosecution and $4,000 fine or two
years imprisonment.
The special taxes include:
One cent on each dime paid for
amusement admissions.
Three per cent on payments for
freight transportations.
Eight per cent on passenger fares.
Ten per cent on payments for Pull
man and similar accommodations.
Five per cent on oil pipe line trans
portation.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
A Summary For Busy Readers
of the Significant Doings
of the Day.
OCCURRENCES OF INTEREST
Prouress of the Worlds War-War
and Legislative Activities at the
Nations capital-News From
Every Corner of the Country.
War Bulletins

The main part of General Cadorna's
armies has crossed the Tagliamento
river in good order and is forming
on the west bank to prevent the Aus
tro-Germans from following. Germans
have captured 100000 prisoners.
"Italy's spirit is not curbed nor her
strength broken" declared the new
Italian premier in a telegram to Gen
eral Cadorna. Germany's offensive
in Italy was made effective by a
stealthy attack near Tolmino, where
comparatively 10 fighting had occur
red, taking the Italians by surprise
and outfanking their forces farther
south.
The Teuton center, which took Co
rizia, has captured and passed Udine,
heretofore Cadorna's chief headquar-
ters and strategic railway intersec-
ton. Straight westward from Udlne
to the Tagliamento is only IA miles.
German aeroplanes attempting to
raid England were beaten off without
doing any damage and without any
British casualties.
Emperor Charles of Austria con-
graduated the kaiser on the capture
of the Italian town Of Cividale.
Rome reported that the Italians
were checking the Austro-German ad'
vance into the plains Of Northern
Italy; Berlin stated that the Germans
we're standing before Udine and pursu-
ing the retreating Italians near the
coast line. Washington's view OF the
Austro-German drive was said to be
that it was an attempt by Germany
to bolster up Austria and stop dis
content
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
FINLAND STRUCK
BY UNSEEN U.BOAT
American Transport on Her Way
! to This Country Torpedoed
While Under Convoy.
NEW METHODS SEEN IN ACT
Officers at Washington Believe Ger.
mans Have Devised Way of
Attacking Without Re-
quiring Periscope.

Washington. - While homeward
bound the American transport Finland
was torpedoed by the enemy, Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels announced in
a brief statement. No one was hurt,
and the vessel made port safely un
der it's own steam.
In making known the news Secre'
tary Daniels said:
"The navy department has received
dispatches stating that the transport
Finland was torpedoed while return.
ing from foreign waters. The damage
to the ship was slight, and she return
ed to port under her own steam.
"The Finland was under escort, but
no sign of the torpedo or the subma'
rine was seen."
The Finland is 12,700 ton steamer
commanded by Captain Jensen. She
was formerly a Red Star liner and
was built at the Cramp yards in Phil.
adelphia in 1902. She is $50 feet long
Although relief was expressed that
the attack resulted in no casualties,
the feature which caused the most dis.
cussion among naval officials was the
coincidence Of no submarine or tor
pedo having been seen before the boat
was struck.
Three theories are offered as an ex
PLANTATION. One Is that the Germans
are using a new system to mask theiI
assaults on transport ships which en-:
ables them to discharge their torpe
does in such a manner that the under
sea boat is not compelled to emerge
before launching the torpedo, and that
possibly means has been devised to
conceal the wake of the latter.
The second is that British and
American methods have so greatly re-
duced Germany's supply of U-boats that
she has been compelled to trust more
the use of the floating mines in her
efforts to destroy allied shipping. 1t
is believed that submarine mine lay
ers of the type similar to the one on
exhibition in Central park have been
laying these far more diligently than
in the days of the greatest power OF
the submersibles.
The third is that with both the An
titles and the Finland the failure to
sight either torpedo or the craft from
which it was fired was due only to
chance.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
HALF FOES U BOATS LOST.
Toll Has Been Heavier Since Our
Fleet Got In.

Fleet GOT IN.
London.-Sir Eric Geddes, who re-
Gently succeeded Sir Edward Carson
as first lord of the admiralty, made
his first address in parliament and
gave some interesting and anxiously
awaited figures on the work OF the
navy and shipping in general.
His declaration that between 40 and
so per cent of, the German subma'
rines operating in the North sea, the
Atlantic and the Arctic oceans had
been sunk was not the least interest
ing of his announcements, and there
was an indication of the unceaslng
war the British and American patrols
are making on the submarine in his
statement that during the last quar-
ter the enemy had lost as many sub
marines as during the whole OF 1916.
The first lord, speaking directly OF
his department, said that in addition
to an increase in the personnel the
services of younger officers had been
requisitioned to add strength to the
experience of the older officers on the
naval staff.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
BRAZIL cENsoRS ALL CABLES.

German Leaders Exhort Enemy Aliens
to Observe Laws.
Rio de Janeiro.-A rigid censorship
over all outgoing and incoming cable
grams is one of the results of Brazils
declaration of war on Germany.
Among the German population OF
the republic the general tendency is
to avoid friction of any sort with the
authorities. GermanBrazilian leaders
are exhorting all Germans to observe
the laws and not to resist the govern
ment's war measures.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
No Coal, Berlin Is Shivering.

Copenhagen.-The Worwaerts, OF
Berlin, says many residents of that
city are shivering in unheated homes
owing to their inability to obtain even
the scanty allowance of a quarter OF
a ton of coal per room. Full de.
livery was promised by November 1,
but now the only hope expressed is
that it may be all delivered by the
new year.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
GERMANS SEE AMPLE FOOD.

Government Official Tells Workmen
Winter Is Provided For.
Berlin.-Speaking here to work
men, Herr Braun, under-secretary OF
the German food department, told the
delegates that the subsistence of Ger
many again had been assured for the
fourth winter of the war.
The German potato crop, he saidd
was between 100000 and 4,5O0,OO0j
tons above the estimate, and the corn|
supply for the winter already hadI
been fully secured. \
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-11-09
RUSSIA Is WORN OUT.

Allies Must Now Take Up Burden,
Says kerensky.
Petrograd.-Russia entered the war
early and she is now worn out by the
strain, Premier Kerensky told CORE
spondents. He said Russia claimed II
as her right that the other allies should
now shoulder the burden of the war.
Premier Kerensky asserted that
Russian public opinion was agitatSd
by the question: where is the Brit
ish feet, now that the German feet
is out in the Baltic?"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-10
PRISONER REClPTUAED;
ANOTHER ONE ESCAPES
Robbery Suspect FleeS PawnShop
as Detective BRINGS Back At Own
EXrenSc Man lie Lost

Detective Thomas Donuhuc OF the cen.
tral once, veteran slcutu, Wa one Of
the first to congratulate Dctcrtyc Jos2ph
Fitzpatrick AZ headquarters this morn,ns
when Fitzpatrick produced In the line
up one Spcelman. prisoner who got
away from him on oct !. within two
hours Donohue had lost a prisoner and
now faces suspension ana an experience
Ike that of FIt2pati.k. who was COM
PEELED t. 80 out aud get the man who
escaped from him At his own expense on
his own time.
Donohues prisoner was Louis Lees
uf No. 273 Ralph Avenue, Brooklyn,
whom he arrested In Baltimore yea
tcrday for stealing $500 worth Of
diamonds from Edward \. Abel OF No
rs Nassnu Street Locs waived cA-
tradition IN baltimore Douohuc ar
raIgncd him In Centre Street Police
court this morning and he was held
In 1000 bail and remanded back 10
Headquarters, lle consented to go
out with the detective and Mr.. Abel
and locate klwnshops at which he
had pawncd the stolen diamonds
While Donohuo was looking at the
pledge book in the pawnshop at No.
lSp rarN Row Loes dashed for the
door and was soon lost to view lie
| owCs his escape to the fact that Dono-
hue was afraid to use hia revolver
because OF the crowd In the street
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-10
10000 STANDARD OIL MEN
GET 10 P. C. WAGE BOOST
New Jersey Corporation Increases
Pay Of Refinery Workers for
Fifth Time.

The following statement was author.
l4ed to day 10y I. W. Weller. Vice Prcsi-
dent OF the Standard OIL Company OF
New Jersey:
Que TO the continued increase In the
cost Of livnE, the Standard OIL Com
pany OF New Jersey will again Increase
The pay Of It's refinery employees, ex-
cept those on salary. 10 per cent. 10 be-
come effective oct, Is.
This 81 the hf,h Hat increase in pay
made by the company since July 81,
1915 There has also been an additional
Increase In tho company's wage bill
since september. 1915. due to It's re-
hnerv employees being put on an eight
hour day at that time.
THE number Of men affected by this
last increase Is approximately 1900.
They include the employees In the
plants at Bayonnc. Bnyway. Jersey
city. Parkersburg, West Virginia,
Baltimore and Baton Rouge. La. with
this increase in pay, together with the
cost Of changing TO an cight-hour day.
the company's Wage BIll for the same
amount OF work. based on the average
rate In effect. July 81, 1915, has increased
% per cent. In something over two
years"
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-10-10
MORE VOLUNTEERS WANTED
TO HELP IN CANVASS.

Tho Liberty Loan Committee is-
sued call to-day FOR moro vplun
teers for tho house to- housr cam
paign In the interest Of the new
bonds. The committee points on,
that men who have not yet been
drafted, or those too old To Join tho
colors. can render patriotic service In
this way.
A German subject who has taken
out his first citizenship papers and
who is ANXIOUS to invest In our new
war bonds but ls unable to do 40 be-
cause his money Is In German banks
has asked the Liberty Loan Commit
tee to help him out OF his dilemma.
He says all his efforts TO have his
savings, amounting TO several thou
sand dollars. transferred to this
country have failed.
II want 10 help the Government and
do all ! can, but my money Is $500
miles away" says his letter. II don't
know OF any way I'm which | can have
II Transferred TO America. II the
Liberty Loan Committee will help me
out and enable me, to bring the whole,
or part, Of my savings to Now York,
| promise | will Invest every cent in
| Second Liberty Loan Bonds"
The Germans name was not made
public by the committee II was an
nounccd that international lawyers
would be asked to help solve the
| mans problem,