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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11

American and La Toilette adherent at
the same time.
Tackle a La Toilette follower, how
ever, and you'll get different view.
Then question and answer will run
like this:
"How can you stick to a man who
has done what he has ~
And the retort, at once defensive
and defiant: "Show me one thing he's
done or said that's reasonable
Pretty difficult to reply to, that chal-
lenge. Long training in dialectics has
taught the Senator from Wisconsin the
effectiveness Of the indirect approach,
of the seemingly casual suggestion
which clings like burr TO the memory,
~ the subtle and poisoned appeal to
self-;nterest. TO suspicion, or to preju-
d;co Ue il "the smiler with the knife"
who while smoothly affirming his ad-
be,snce TO a principle. can stab 1t with
nbr.se This has been, throughout,
his attitude toward American partici-
nation IN the war. His attitude toward
Ksi,erism is implied in that seif-be-
traying pronouncement, made Just be-
fore our entry: Germany has been
patient with US
All Of La Folle1e's speeches and acts
n mi, critical time must be read IN
"a
the light of two facts; firs'. '""' ~, ms
dominating ambition is to be President
Of the United states; second thh' more
than one.,hird Of Wisconsin, popui"-
ton is German by birth or eNtfAc''0n
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
field Works Built
After Waterloo

Diest is an old town which figures
"a good deal in the conbats OF the
Eiadle Ages. It has a fine old
snurch, quite large, good Hotel de
VIE, and clean, Dutch-looking
neets, with canals here and there
Tie whole town is surrounded with
hgh esrthworks, which constituted
~s Qualifications, which were part
" the line Of forts erected by thf
fiie1 after Waterloo AZ a line Of
ehence against French aggression.
ihsSe forts we're 70 numerous that
'sigium in her younger days had
~ sufficient men 10 garrison them.
number Of them were abandoned
sally leaving Antwerp, Liege and
s1anr 10 bear the burden. Brial-
mont who built the great ring forts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Shipping Board
Again Shaken Up;
Capps Replaced
Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton Reorganized - Piez
Takes Over Many Duties

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1o.-A com
plete reorganization Of the Shipping
Boards Emergency Fleet Corporation
was begun to-day when Charles A.
Piez, a Chicago engineer, recently made
ice-president Of the corporation, was
put in supreme charge Of the govern
ment's shipbuilding programme.
Rear Admiral Washington l.. Capps
appointed by President Wilson as gen
eral manager of the corporation, sue
ceeding Major General George ". Goe-
thals, will continue in that position. but
much Of the work he has done hereto
fore will be taken over, it was said TO-
night, by Mr. Piez. Admiral Cspps de.
MED vigorously reports that he would
resign because Of the changes that will
be made.
Duties that have been performed by
some of Admiral Capps's aids, most
of them naval men, will be taken over
70 a large extent By engineers, who will
serve with Mr. Piez. Wooden ship con-
struction will be put in charge Of James
Heyworth, Chicago contractor, who
displaces Rear Admiral +. T. Bowles
retired.
The building of fabricated stee
ships will be under the supervision Of
Charles Day, a Philadelphia engineer
now in England, studying for the Ship
ping Board English methods Of con
struction. A. ]. Mason, Of Chicago
another engineer, will do most Of th'
field work, inspecting plants and su
pervising generally their operation.
Decision to reorganize the staff tha'
has had charge of building was made
by the Shipping Board after an inves
tigation by a special committee. This
committee, named by the board, wa'
headed by Mr.. Piez. The other mem
bers were Mr.. Mason, Mr.. Day and
Frank Kirby, New York engineer.
The committee reported, it j:
learned, that shipbuilding was not pro
ceeding as il should because of lact
of business methods within the Fleet
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Lenine Is Premier and
Trotzky, Head of
Uprising, Is For
eign Minister
Bakhmetef to
Ignore New Rule
Lansing May Withhold
Recognition and Sup.
plies; Berlin Not
Hopeful of Peace

LONDON, Nov. l1.-Premier keren-
sky arrived at Luga, eighty-fve miles
southwest Of Petrograd, last Wednes-
day, and the garrison there attested its
LOYALTY TO his Provisional Government
according to Petrograd dispatch OF
Saturday to THE London Weekly Dis
patch" Saturday morning he reached
Gatchina, thirty miles southwest Of
Petrograd, where the same thing hap
pened.
The newspapers adyices add that
troops loyal to the Provisional Govern
ment are known to be near Petrograd
and a division of Cossacks Is on the
march from Finland. This news was
given out at the Smolny Institute.
headquarters of the Workmen's and
Soldiers Congress.
The garrison at Petrogrsd, which two
days ago was solid for the extremists,
now is said again TO be wavering in its
allegiance.
The Weekly Dispatch's' advices say
that at the town hall it was rumored
Friday night that most Of the Moscow
garrison had retransferred allegiance
TO the Provisional Government, after
fighting the extremist supporters at the
Kremlin, where they had taken refuge.
N. SkobeleR, Minister Of Labor in Ker-
ensky's ministry, in addressing meet
ing Friday night at the town hall, said
that the Railway Workers Union,
which at first had worked under the
instructions Of Nikolai Lenine, now de-
clared itself wholly on the side OF !he
Committee Of Public Safety, and that
it would not obey further orders OF
the Bolsheyiki.
This is the heaviest blow that the
movement Of the extremists has yet
received. In sixteen ministries the
Union Of Government Servants has In
structed its members to strike, thus
paralyzing the whole governmental ma
chnery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Trophies of War
Offered for Sale

At one of the barricades we found
people with Prussian lances, caps,
haversacks, etc, which they were
perfectly willing to sell. Palmer
was equally keen to buy, and he
looked over the junk offered, while
some two hundred soldiers gathered
around to help and criticise.
urged Palmer to refrain, in the
hope Of finding some things our
selves on the battlefield. He
scofed at the idea, however. He
is. of course, an old veteran among
the war correspondents, and knew
what he was about. He said he had
let slip any number Of opportunities
TO get good things, in the hope of
finding something himself, but there
was nothing doing when he got TO
the field. We bowed TO his superior
knowledge and experience, and let
him hand over an English sovereign
for a long Prussian lance. / de-
cided TO do my buying on the way
home If could find nothing my
self
The forward movement Of troops
seemed 20 be headed toward Diest,
for our road was much more free
from traffic. We got into Haelen
in short order and spent a most in
tcregting half hour, talking to the
officer in command Of the village.
A. we came through the village we
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
III Pickets Held
For NeW Driue
On White House
Twelve New York Women
Included in Those Ar
rested-All Are Bailed
lstsn Corrrspondenoel


WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O.--A picket
drive on the White House was at
tempted by the Woman's party. or
Congressional Union, promptly at
o'clock this afternoon. which finally
developed into a struggle to deter
mine whether reinforcements cocld be
rushed over from Madison House
across Lafayette Square from the
White House grounds-as fast as the
police could bundle the pickets into
patrol wagons. The police won. Forty
enc women were arrested. and later
released on bail of s25 each before
the effort was abandoned.
Notice of the attempted pickcting
ives given, so that not only q large
crowd but a considerable force OF
police reserves were on hand. Several
motor patrol wagons were in readi-
ness, and these made rush round trips
70 the nearest station mouse, as soon
as the arrests began.
Move on was the watchwcrd OF
the police. Pickets. even with ban
rcrs, were not arrested until they re-
fused to do so. As long as they
marched along on the pavement thev
we're hanked by the police. bu. no,
molested. As soon as they stopped
they were told to move, and. on refu
sal, were hurried to the patrol wagon
New York traffic cops would have en-.
joyed watching the handling Of the
traffic situation. Anticipating trouble
four policemen were stationed in the
street, whose job was to handle vehicu.
lar traffic at the corner of Madison
Place and Pennsylvania Avenue. One
patrolman, therefore, was meeting each
of the oncoming lines Of traffic, and
directing it. with but little thought for
the directions his three co-workers
were giving. The result was chaos in
the middle of the street every few min.
utes.
Among the forty-one women arrested
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
AlI-Russian Congress
Names New Cabinet;
Lenine as Premier

PETROCRAD, Nov. 9.-rhe All-Rus-
sian Congress Of Workmen's and Sol
diers' Delegates is reported unofficial
" to have named a Cabinet composed
Of Bolsheviki and then adjourned. The
Cabinet is headed by Nikolai Lenine az
Premier, and Leon Trotzky holds the
post of Foreign Minister.
The Cabinet will serve until the
Constituent Assembly approves it or
selects a new one. In addition to Le-
nine and Trotzky the other members
are reported TO be as follows:
Minister Of the Interior-M. Kickoff.
Minister of Finance-M. Syortzof.
Minister Of Agriculture-M. Miliutin
Minister Of Labor-M. Shliapnikof.
Committee on War and Marine-MM.
Oysiannikof, Krylenko and Bibenko.
Minister Of CCmmerce-M. Nogin.
Minister of Education-M. Lunachar-
sky.
Minister of Jrstice-M. Oppokov.
Minister of Supplies-M. Theodore
witch.
Minister Of Posts and Telegraphs-
NJ. Avilof.
Minister Of Affairs of Nationali-
ties a new post, in charge Of the af-
fairs of the different nationalities
within Russia)-M. Dzhugashvili.
Minister of Comnunications-M. Ri
aZanof.
All Are Bolsheyiki
The Cabinet members are all Bolshe-
wiki and are supported by the Left and
the Social Revolutionist party, the
other parties having withdrawn from
the Workmen's and Soldiers Congress.
bibenko is Kronstadt sailor, while
Shliapnikof is laborer.
The Congress took action 10 turn
over 70 the land committees for distri-
button the landed estates and state and
church lands. The lands Of the Cos
sacks and the peasants will not be con-
lscated.
The banks in Petrograd reopened to-
day. The city is quiet.
The entire stats of the Foreign
Office and the ministries OF Finance
and Commerce have quit work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Whitman in Favor
Of Referendum for
State Prohibition

ALBANY, Nov. 10.-Governor Whit
man announced tonight that he IA
vored referendum on the question Of
statewide prohibition for New York
State. The Governor also announced
he would recommend that the 1918
Legislature enact legislation 20 pro-
vide for a special enrolment day for
the recently enfranchised women OF
the state.
The Governor would add no details
TO his two announcements. The second
was interpreted to mean he would re-
quest that the enrolment day be fixed
early enough next year to permit
women to sign as Registered voters"
petitions for local option elections In
cities next April
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Deserters Are Executed

According to reports from the Italian
headquarters to-day discipline has been
restored by the execution of deserters,
and the main army is in better shape to
face the supreme test which is before 1t.
As the Italian armies retreat enor-
nous numbers OF the civil population
accompany them. All of the territory
between the Livenza and Piave rivers
has been stripped Of its inhabitants,
and all material which the enemy might
utilize either removed or destroyed.
Such towns and cities as Belluno, Wit
torio, Conegliano, Parenone, Sacile and
Ordergo, now in the hands OF the Teu-
tons. were left practically empty shells.
Thousands of refugees are swarming
toward Rome and the city is filled with
the homeless, one estimate placing the
number there at a million souls.
Venice is fearful, and steps have been
taken 70 remove precious art works.
Chief attention centres now on the
question of how the joint Allied COM
mand will meet the peril of invasion
from the Trentino, and IL is everywhere
admitted that with the capture of
Asiago the Teutons are in a most ad-
vantageous position. However, it is
about twelve miles from that fortress
to the Venetian plains, with the inter-
vening country hilly and well adapted
to defence. Military critics agree that
Unless the Italians can make success
full stand here they will be forced to
abandon the Piave line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11

DRUSSELS, Aug. Is, 1911 (con-
X tinueD.-After lunch we
u found that there was no use
n irving TO get to Tirlemont' so
ave that up, and inquired about the
so.a 20 Diest. Everybody who was
!, any sort of position to know told
:. re could not get more than few
rJometres along the road, and that
:, Jrblans were prowling in that
,eiebborhood we might be potted
:. from the woods or even carried
,z On the strength of that we de-
,;sed 10 try that road, feeling fairly
,.padent that 5he worst that could
,,,nen 70 US would be to be turned
back.
As we drew out along the road
the traffic got steadily heavier
Notors Of all sorts-beautifully fin
shed limousines filled with boxes of
ammunition or sacks of food; car
rj.ges piled high with raw meats and
cases of biscuit. Even dog carts In
large numbers, with the good Bel
Gan dogs straining away at the
traces with good will, and barking
with excitement. They seemed TO
have the fever and enthusiasm OF
.Se men and every one vas pulling
with all his strength. In some
places we saw men pushing heavily
laden wheelbarrows, with one or
two dogs pulling in front.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
British Batteries Reach
Italian Front Line; Army
Reformation Progresses

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS, Nov. 10.
British batteries have taken their
position along the front line, prepared
to give support to the heroic services
heretofore chiefly borne by the Italian
rearguards in the effort to stay the
Aus;ro-German advance.
The reformation Of the italian army
along the established position is pro
crossing in good order, and there has
been no material change in the situa-
ton for the past day or two.
The agreement for central military
courcl for the entire Western front
for the first time recognizes and In
corporates the Italians as part of the
Western front, thus terminating the
Italian front as a separate entity. It
also establishes reciprocal control, in
which not only the French and the
British have a voice in the Italian cam
paien. but Italy has n voice in the
French and British campaign.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Vhe Rape of
Belgium
4 Journal Of the Ameri-
can Legation in Belgium
By Hugh Gibson, Witnes,

To-day Nr Gibson takes yoa through field covered ith the
of German defeat 5chee sao0 graves do hoy hold
H. d He peasant homes crumbed by Shells and their
aroused TO fight to the death.
yp return Brussels find the plans for the defence of the city
,doud day brings the endless amazingly ecien
, Dqced stream soldiers, folcing through silent
allen streets Then yOa Opera-boafe general sitting anna
ous confusion and mgorernng the city By series Of pIene'
His attempt alter american official dispatches augabe
:, u,U as irritating.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Who's Who
Against America

Previously Mentioned:
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
ABRAHAM CAHAN
WILLIAM HALE THOMPSON
NEWS GARBLER HEARST
MORRIS HILLQUIT, OF RIGA
VICTOR L. BERGER
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11

Corporation. Yards, they reported,
were not obtaining material as rapidly
as they needed it. Specifications were
changed too often, and a general lack
of harmony was found. they declared,
between builders and the Fleet Corpo-
ration's officials.
The reorganization. it was explained
at the Offices Of the Shipping Board,
was prompted by the feeling that the
Fleet Corporation was not speeding up
construction as much as it might. With
designing about completed and con-
tracts let, building, they felt, was a
matter Of business that best could be
done by business men. Builders have
comulained repeatedly that they could
not do business with some of the sub
ordinates with whom Admiral Capps mas
surrounded himself.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Russia's NeuO Cabinet
Composed of Leaders
Of Masses in Revolt
By Isaac Don Levine

Only three members OF the new Pro.
visional Government have national
regulations. These are Lunscharsky.
Minister Of Education; Trotzky, Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, and Lenins
Prime Minister.
There are some redeeming features
about the Maximslist ministry.
First, there are almost none Of the
eoterie of Bolsheviki Of dubious Shss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Regaining
Strength; Bolshevik
Cabinet Is Formed
Finnish Regiments
Aid German Invasion
Of Finland's Capital

STOCKHOLM, Nov. 10.-Helsing-
fors, capital of Finland, has been en-
tered by the Germans, according to
press dispatch from Haparanda.
Several Finnish detachments arc
reported among the German forces,
who also occupied the town of Abo.
LONDON. Nov. l0.-There is no Of
fetal confirmation here of the Stock
holm report that the Germans have
entered HelSingfors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
France to Requisition Corn

PARIS, Nov. 10. ALI the corn in
France will be requisitioned at an early
date, Maurice Long, Minister of Pro-
visions, announced in the Chamber Of
Deputies last night All the grinding
mills will be put under government con-
troll, so that bread may be supplied
throughout France at the same price.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Rome Hotel, Supposed To
Be Spy Headquarters,
Is Closed by Police

ROME, Nov. 9.-The police to-day
ordered the closing Of the Palace Hotel,
perhaps the most largely patronized
here by Englishmen and Americans.
The proprietors of the hotel, who were
Germans, had put Il into the hands of
individuals declaring themselves Swiss,
the lessees maintaining it as centre
for reputed Swiss visitors, who cele-
brated there Italian reverses in the
field
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11

heard it score Of times. The form
varies, but the essence is always the
same. Among loyal men Of all parties
there is the implicit and instructive
feeling that one cannot be a good
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Robert NJ.
La Toilette,
Senator
He Made a Technically Of
the Lusitania Crime and
Would March to the
White House to Tune Of
Die Wacht am Rhein"
By Samuel Hopkins Adams

y W lSCONSlN
I h ey reckon
Il loyalty on this
basis:
ais Smith Jones
for La Toilette ~
NO; he's patri-
otic."
II ] have heard
that question and
answer once, in
travelling about
the state, ! have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
Invaders Reach the Piave
River and Threaten
Whole Line
Asiago Falls Before
Assault in Trentino
Gigantic Battle to Stem
Teuton Horde Now
Raging
lStaH Corespondencel

LONDON. Nov. 10.-The vital battle
Of the Italian campaign and one Of the
most important of the entire war, is
raging along the Piave River to-day.
While the Austro- Germans under Won
Below fought their way forward to the
east bank of the river. which Cadorna
chose as the line of defence, the Aus
-Hungarians struck suddenly from
the Trentino, pressing forward in the
Sugana and upper Piave valleys, capt
uring Asiago and imperilling the en-
tire left flank of the retreating Italian
armies.
The latest enemy blow comes in a
directly opposite direction from the
initial attack, the Austro- -Hungarians
striking eastward instead OF westward,
to menace the Italian first army, when
is now threatened by enemies both IN
front and rear.
There is nothing in the Berlin re
port oe this latest success TO Indicate
any more Italians have been cut on or
made prisoners. so it must be taken for
granted that Italy succeeded by her
rapid retreat in getting her armies
back before the blow fell.
Rome Admits Retreat
The official statement issued to-day
at Rome admits g retreat beyond the
Piaye and that the Germans have
reached the stream. Bridges across the
river were blown up by the retreating
forces, and the fighting of the rear
guards enabled the infantry units 70
cross safely TO the new positions. The
Rome statement says that the enemy
has been checked in the Ledro Valley,
and that an Italian reGrguard force
which had heen trapped at Lorenzago
was able to fight its way out
The German statement lays particular
stress upon the fighting in the upper
reaches of the Piaye and in the sugana
Valley. 1t is in this territory that
Mackensen is believed to have planned
his movement to turn the left flank Of
the Piaye position. .-.....,
Asiago was taken, according TO the
Berlin statement, after severe lighting
in the streets.
Military experts here are of the opin'
ion that If Won Below is able to drive
from Asiago the Italian joint
command will be forced to retreat to
new line of defence. Teuton troops
swarming down from the Trentino
would be in a position to cut off the
Italian forces
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11

British Advance Half Mile
ON Passchendasle Ridgc-Other
Ne,os from tho Fronts-on Page
8.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-11
WEATHER

Fair to-day; partly cloudy tomorrow
little change in temperature; gentle
to moderate shifting winds.
Full Report on Page Is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-22
Wilson on Flag Day Knew
All Conditions in Germany

WASHINGTON. Oct Iii President
wilson's Flag Day address, with ammo
tations developing and explaining the
Presidents references 20 Germany's
worldwide intrigue, the lust Of the Ieu-
tonic military caste for conquest and
its plans for throwing a belt Of power
across Europe into Asia, and the help
lessness of the German people them
gelvoe. was issued tonight in pamphlet
form by the committee on public IN
10. nation
The annotations we're prepared y
Professors Wallace Notestein, Elmer
stoll. August c. Krey and William An
derson, of the University Of Minnesota,
and Professor Guernsey Jones, of the
University Of Nebraska. There Is a
note for nearly every sentence, showing
that tho President had every phase OF
the situation in Germany in mind as
he spoke and that his address was pre-
pared in the light of many things Of
which the public has learned only re-
Gently.
The address was delivered in Wash
ington on June IA. a little more than
two months after the United States en-
tered the war.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-22
$500 Carloads of Food
Daily for Army Camps

approximately $500 carloads of food
and other necessities are being deliv-
cred daily by the railroads to the Ma
tional Army environments and the Ma
tional Guard training camps.
Accurate figures as to the extent to
which the supplying of food and neces-
sites for the soldiers at the training
camps will intensity the transportation
problem will not be available until all
Of the camps have received their full
quotas Of men. The task which the
railroads have been asked to perform,
however. is difficult one. 1t in
wolves the supplying of all the neces-
sites Of life for sixteen non-produc-
tive cities II a population Of 10000
each and fifty-siX smaller cities ranging
in population from 300 TO 1900.
Altogether. more than 100000 men
gathered at the various cantonments
must have their daily necessities
brought TO item by the railroads.
As il takes al least five pounds of
food a day for each soldier. in addi-
ton 10 the clothing. fuel and other
supplies that are constantly needed
the railroads have a great task on their
hsnds.--Army and Navy Journal.