The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-22

Land and ambushed 81 large. German
patrol, killing and wounding number
of men. to even up for the trench ra1d
I'm which their comrades suffered.
There was little change III positions
on the vest front. The Germans made
repeated and desperate efforts to re-
take Passchendaele ridge, but were
beaten off with severe losses every
time.
Interesting news continued TO come
from General Allenby in Palestine.
His forces, after taking GAIA, kept
pushing on toward Jerusalem, driving
the Turks and taking large booty from
them On Wednesday the British were
threatening Hebron and had advanced
along the coast to within 81 few miles
Of Jaffa.
Submarine Campaign Failing.
II the British admiralty figures are
fair basis for calculation, the Ger
man submarine campaign Is declining
rapidly toward utter failure. me
weeks report showed only que large
British vessel sunk by. U-hOats, and
The statements from France and Italy
were almost as good. One German
military expert admits in print that
the U-bOat warfare has failed. Inc
importance of this development cannot
b. 0verestimated. for If the kaiser
could hav" prevented wholly or i'll large
measure the transportation of supplies
and troops from America to Europe,
he could hardly have been defeated.
If he cannot do that, as seems true,
the utter collapse Of his war on civil
Hzation is almost in sight.
Notwithstanding the hundreds Of IN
ventiOnS To combat the submarine, the
We'll equipped and swift destroyer re-
mains the hest weapon against the SUBJ
mersible. OF this type of boat the al
lies. and especially America, have
vast number. and Japan has g feet Of
capable ,lestr0yPr& operating in the
Mediterranean.
Mr. Wilson and Organized Labor
President Wilson went to Buffalo to
address the annual convention Of the
American Federation Of Labor. and he
told the delegates forcefully yet tact
spOnsisi}j;y and privilege Of labor es-
pecially during the continuance Of the
war. II" earnestly pleaded for the
unljndcre6 maintenance of all proc
esSes of labor until Germany has been
defeated. and the first response to that
plea came Tuesday. when the building
trades department Of the federation or
tlerpd the diSc0Dtinunnca of all strikes
on government work under its JurlS-
tli<.rinn. This was excellent SO far as
it vent. hut another big labor trouble
sprang up Immediately when the rail-
road br0t'lt.rhOOt'> took action that
threatened tn tie up traffic unless
higher wages and improved conditions
were granted Mr. Wilson again
jumped into The breach and arranged
! 10 meet Representatives Of 1hp brother
hoods on November 2221. first iutimatlng
strongly that rather than endure
paralysis of traffic in wartime. the gov
! eminent wnuit! tnf;F 0ver tile 0nera tom
| Of the 'railrnatls.
| The iahor situation is really very
| serious. not only because of strikes,
actual and threatened. but also be-
cause 0f the great shortage Of laboS-
! ing men. In order 80 get ont the mill
! tnrv equipment needed ny the United
| States forces in the NEXT ~ months,
! the council 81 national defense is ar
ranging fo" the mobilization Of 100000
| skilled and uuskiiI"d work men under
II feEler3f director eff labor.
! Bakers to Be Licensed
; On Monday The president issued the.
! ft',.u:'& order directing tn" licensing OF
bakers and az .f"tt'fs. restaurants and
other places lEsat serve bread and
/ other bakery precincts Uf their own
| baking. The "rsict goes into effect on
| December l.. ana Officiuls of the food
! administration Flet'Iarf, that they will
: be able ~ bring down the prize Of
bread until q 16-ounca loaf viii cost
=; ilut Z cents.
! Provost MarSF;ai General CrowC1er
! announced the tive classes into which
! 4NN.RD men registered for ~roilifar-v
F.! duty are Divided anf' sent nn1 a cues
! tionnaire which each .nati hal to All
out and flP To determine in which
| class he belongs. Tn" tIr,ier t1oes nor
! c1enlpt married tr<'n as a class. bu+
! places those with dependent wives and
children faF down on the list OF nabloa.
only the men of the first class are
| iikeiy to be called out except IN the