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About the War

About the War
A state of war has been declared
in Finland
China is preparing to send an expe-
dictionary force to France.
The British have gained further sue
cesses over the Turks in Palestine.
Troops in two Russian garrisons
have pledged loyalty to Kerensky
The British have captured GAIA in
Palestine following a nine-mile gain.
The allies are represented on the
new front by some British batteries
from the Carso
The government has issued q de-
cree ordering the closing of the port
of Rio Janeiro
In the month of October the entente
powers lost 244 airplanes and nine
balloons, according to the official
statement issued by the German war
office.
American troops ON the French
front have been gassed for the first
time by the Germans. The rain of
shrapnel between the two forces has
been increased.
The Italians are stoutly holding
their new line along the Piave and
also in the region running westward
through the hilly country from the
vicinity Of Feltre to the Settle Comuni
Berlin reports that on the upper Piave
10000 Italians have been cut off and
forced to surrender and also that the
Teutonic allies have pressed south
westward from Belluno and are stand
Ing before Feltre.
Gen. Cadorna relieved of high COM
mand and made member of allied
military committee that will direc.
operations. Gen. Diaz has been ap-
pointed first in command, with Gen.
Badoglio second and Gen. Grandma
third. Gen. Foch. chief of staff of the
French war ministry, and Gen. Will
son, subchief Of the British general
staff, will serve on the interallied
committee with Gen. Cadorna
The situation in Russia is still puz-
zling. Kerensky Is battling rebel
forces near Gatchina, and has issued
statement that he will remain in
command until he has been deposed
by the provisional government. Ca
diets in Petrograd. believing Kerensky
was nearing the capital, launched an
attack on the rebels in an unsuccess-
full attempt to seize control Many
cadets were slain and captured
Western
I -,
on strike at Akron, Ohio. The men
are striking for wage increase of 10
cents an hour.
With six counties not heard from of
ficially, Secretary of State Fulton an
nounced Monday that the vets led in
the Ohio prohibition election by 1865
votes
The first trouble of the oil field
workers strike was reported at Hous-
ton, Tex, seven strikebreakers in the
Goose Creek field having been at
tackled and beaten
One man was shot and killed In
stantly, another was shot in the shoul-
der and third was bitten and slashed
with knife by L. p. Thompson. Texas
o"ocs, oh Il Train ar
riving at Ell Paso. Tex.
Miners, drivers and trappers in the
Diamond Coal company's mines at Gal
lup, N. NJ, went on strike, asking
wage increases of 10 cents a ton for
miners, Sl.40 day for laborers and
75 cents day for trappers.
Washington
Formal protest against the agree.
ment between the United States and
Japan regarding China was lodged a,
the State Department by DR.. X. Wei
lington Koo. the Chinese minister on
instructions from his government.
All forty-one Woman's party mill.
tants arrested Saturday for picketing
the White House were convicted in
Police Court Monday. but sentence
was suspended. Only one, Mrs. Har-
vey w. Wiley, wife of the pure food
expert. gave notice of appeal.
The United States has opened nego.
tiations with Germany for an agree.
ment to govern treatment OF prisoners
OF war. This is being done not only
to secure the best possible conditions
for American prisoners, but to show
how well German prisoners in the
United States are being treated.
While awaiting a court decision on
whether 1t violates the bone dry law
for traveller to carry liquor into pro-
hibition territory as part of personal
baggage, Attorney General Gregory
has ordered that searches OF baggage
by federal agents without warrants
shall cease at once.
The first naval medal of honor
awarded during the present war was
announced by Secretary Daniels as
the reward OF Patrick McGunigal,