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The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
RUSSIAN SUGAR SEIZED
AND SOLD IN NEW YORK
10000 Tons Purchased by Old Russian
Government Is Immediately
Placed on Market.

New York, Nov. 22-The sugar
shortage situation in New York and
New England was relieved somewhat
yesterday by the seizure by George
M. Rolph, federal sugar administrator,
of 10000 tons bought for the former
Russian imperial government and by
Mr.. Rolph's declaration that % car
loads of beet sugar are on the way
from the west to Boston and New
England points.
The sugar seized was attached by
the marine transportation service cor
poration in connection with suit
against former Emperor Nicholas of
Russia, seeking to obtain S2,80OOOO
for alleged breach of contract. The
proceeds from the sale of the sugar
will be amenable to the writ of attach
ment This sugar which has been held
in storage since its purchase for the
Russian government before the down.
fall of the Romanoff dynasty, is to be
placed upon the market Immediately
and distributed through the American
refiners committee.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
LLOYD GEORGE DEFENDS
SELF IN HOUSE COMMONS
Speech in Favor of Inter-aIlied War
Conference is Triumph
Opposition Is Mild.

London, Nov. 20.-Premier Lloyd
George defended himself in the house
of commons yesterday afternoon
against the first serious attack his adj
ministration has faced, and so far as
the commons is concerned his defense
seemed highly successful; the prime
minister's admirers called it a triumph.
The attack was focused upon two
points-the character of the war coun-
Gil which the premier announced in
Paris, and the condemnation of the
allies past strategy, which he pro
nOunced in his Paris speech.
Ex-Premier Asquith was spokesman
for the opposition. His speech was not
in the tone of an attack, but a sharp
criticism of the new plan for allied
control of the war and a vindicatiOn
of his own government, for which he
remarked that he himself and the pres
ent premier had each had his particu-
lar share of responsibility. 1t was key
ed in a much milder strain than the
first hostile outburst from the news
papers and sections of the liberal and
parties which greeted the
premier on his return home
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
POSSIBILITY OF RAILROAD
TIEUP Is BELIEVE PAST
Concessions Made by Both Sides Go
Long Way Toward Settle
ment of Controversy.

Washington, Nov. 21.-Concessions
made by both the railroads and the
heads of the four brotherhoods as a
result of the present wage issue is
taken by officials as complete assur-
ance that Americas warfare against
Germany will go forward to the end
unhampered by the possibilities of
transportation tieups over wage diff
ficulties.
The offer of the roads to place
their interests in the hands of the pres
ldent for such decision as vhe may
deem necessary and of the brother
hoods to mediate any question of
wages, it was pointed out at the office
Of the board of mediation and concilia-
ton, have not been limited as to
time. They will be effective until
peace is won.
Officials believe that such unquali
fled adhesion to the principle of set
Ting disputes through discussion elm
mates whatever chance there might be
of a traffic strike due to miSunder-
standings, and the coming negotiations
commencing tomorrow at the White
house when President Wilson will con-
fer with the brotherhood representa-
tives, are looked upon as likely to
make this still more certain.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
ITALIANS AND AUSTRIAMS
ARE BATTLING FURI0USLY
Italians Are Holding Firm in Spite of
Desperate Attacks.-Ground Is
Covered With Dead.

italian Headquarters in Northern
Italy, Nov. 24.-The battle between the
Piave and Brenta rivers in the hills
leading to the Venetian plain is reach
ing a climax with a fury Of action
exceeding anything that ills Linus far
taken place on that front. Some posi-
tons, after fluctuating in furious mass
attacks are in the hands of the Ital-
ians.
Up and down the slopes this fear
full carnage is proceeding and four at
tacks have been swept back over the
Italian lines over heaps of enemy dead.
Only at one point has the enemy sue
ceeded in making Roadway with his
overwhelming numbers and here the
Italians have taken ground with the
final issue still in doubt.
A detailed description of this most
decisive engagement has been given
the correspondent by an eye witness
Just returned from the battlefield. He
is hardened to these scenes from re-
cent experiences, but says that the
bloodiness of the struggle now going
on is beyond all precedent.
Against enemy reserves hurled in
mass formation, the Italians have in
exposed such heroic resistance that
some regiments are reduced to three
and four hundred men. The position
at one point was almost encircled on
three sides so that the enemy artil-
lery fire swept at cross-fire through
the Italian trench lines and batteries. |
It was this which required a falling
back of about 500 yards until decimat-
ed ranks could be reformed for the |
final charge. The Basilcata, Calabria |
and Alpine brigades suffered most in |
his storm. Three battalions of Alpini |
we're almost wiped out of existence
But the enemy paid for their first adj
7ance and did not enjoy it long. Ger
nan and Austrian dead were piled up
n heaps. Their trenches disappeared
n the fury Of the artillery action
The italian lines over great stretches
# ground were strewn thick with the
,odes of Germans and Austrians.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
COLONEL HOUSE SAYS WE
ARE IN WAR IN EARNEST
American Members of lnter-allied War
Conference Make Record Trip
From London to Paris.

Paris, Nov. 24.-Col. Z. Nj. House
and the other members of the Ameri-
can mission have made the quickest
trip from London to Paris since the
war began. They crossed the chan
mel at the rate of 81 knots an hour and
Travelled from a French port where.
they landed, to Paris in a special train
at speed unmatched in three years.
Commander Sayles of the American
embassy, and Baron Theodore Berck-
helm and Maurice Casenave, repre-
senting the French foreign office, met
the mission at the French seaport and
welcomed them to France.
Colonel House, for himself and in
behalf of his associates, said concern
ing the purpose Of the mission:
1--WE bring to the French republic
a message of encouragement from the
American millions who are modifying
in factories, farms and upon military
fields.
"Our president and our country see.
the issue clearly and France may con-
fidently count on every resource which
may be at our command"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
LIBERTY BOND FRAUD.

New York, Nov. DE. w. Dwiggins,
former New York manager of the
Bankers Life Insurance company of
Des Moines, Iowa, was convicted by a
federal grand jury here on a charge
of using the mails to defraud pur-
chasers of Liberty loan bonds. Dwig-
gins was arrested in Montgomery, Ala,
on a federal warrant, having fled
from this city after he had, it is al
legged, collected $4,000 ON the second
issue of the loan. His entire shortage
is said to aggregate $150,000.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
BRITISH PAPER ACCUSES
POPE FAV0RIkG TEUT0NS
Wants Government to Look Into Mat
ter, and Demands That Pope State
on Which Side He Stands.

London, Nov. 24.-The vatican is
accused in an editorial of the Morning
Post of being implicated in the propa
ganda, which the newspaper says, was
largely responsible for the recent Ital
ian reverses. Reviewing what it de
scribes as vatican Vaccinations, the
Post declares that it's political activi.
ties during the war 'can by no so
phistry be regarded as consistent with
the principles of neutrality
From the beginning" says the Post
"the vatican has leaned to Austria's
side and lately has furtively, but ac-
lively, espoused the Austrian cause. :
The newspaper calls on the British
to look into the matter and
demands the vatican declare definitely
on which side 1t stands.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
AMERICAN TROOPS POURING
INTO FRANCE ON SCHEDULE
Troop Movements Depend on Equip
ment of Men, Training and
Availability of Ships.

Washington, Nov. 24-Arrival of
American troops in France has kept
pace with the expectations of the war
department, Secretary Baker said in
the first statement has has ever au-
thorized in connection with the prog.
ress being made in increasing Gen
eral Pershing's forces. Mr.. Baker de.
cline, however, to state the number of
troops forwarded or to indicate wheth-
er he anticipated delay from this time
Movement of the forces, he said, de-
pended on two elements, the training
and equipment of the men and the
availability of ships.
"As fast as they are ready, ships
and men will be combined the secre-
tary said. GAS many American troops
are now overseas as we expected in
the beginning to have overseas at this
time"
Mr.. Baker indicated that an official
statement of the number of American
troops in France was not to be ex-
pected at any time during. the war. 1t
caused an inquiry to be made of the
military censor, Major General McIn-
tyre, however, which may result in
more liberal regulations as to publ
cation of the designations of regiments,
brigades or companies which are en-
gagged in action on the front from time
to time. If there is no sound military
reason for suppressing that informa-
ton, Mr.. Baker said, he desired to give
it out.
The secretary's attention was called
to the fact that the British official
statements recently have named at
least by geographical designation the
troops used in various offensives. APP
parently a new policy in this regard
has been adopted In London and the
war department may do likewise.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
STOP SHIPMENT Of
RUSSIAN SUPPLIES
SITUATION MUST CLEAR UP CON.
sIpERABLY BEFORE MORE
SHIPS GO ACROSS
NO SYMPATHY FOR RADICASL
If BoIsheviki Gain Control and Con-
tinue Efforts for Separate Peace,
the Embargo Will be Made
Permanent Thing.

Washington, Nov. 21.-No shipments
of supplies will be permitted to go
from the United States to Russia until
the situation in that country clears
The American government before al
lowing the export of goods already on
the docks wants to know into whose
hands they will fall on their arrival.
The cessation of shipments is tenn
porary and only until stable govern
ment is formed which the United
States can recognize. If the Boil
sheviki gain control and pursue their
program calling for peace with Ger
many, the embargo will be permanent.
A protracted civil war would work to
keep the embargo tight, as the United
States then would fear that supplies
might get to the Bolsheviki faction.
The provisional Russian government
was given credits amounting in all to-
1926, 100000, of which $191 100000 al
ready has been advanced. Much OF
this money has been spent for sup
plies now awaiting shipment, and the.
Russians have been given vessels for
it's transportation. Shipments Will be
held up by denial of bunker coal to
the ships.
Thomas D. Jones, vice chairman of
the war trade board, called at the
White house yesterday and conferred
with President Wilson. No statement
was Forthcoming, but it was believed
the Russian situation was discussed.
Conditions in Russia are still far
from clear The state department
yesterday had no additional dispatches
from Ambassador Francis at Petro-
grad. but unofficial messages coming
from Sweden were that General Kale-
wines, detman of the don Cossacks.
who held the master hand in Russia
domination of the country's
coal and bread supply in the don Cos
sacks region, was marching with an
army on Varonez, 200 miles south of
Moscow.
Passengers arriving at the swedish
frontier from Russia also reported that
soldiers were parading the Petrograd
streets bearing banners demanding a
assembly of all Russia
and declaring that the Bolsheviki re-
gime was more tyrannical than that
of Nicholas. The passengers believed
the present revolutionary government
must fall through lack Of the support
Of the principal parties.
The only official dispatch reaching
he state department from Russia any
bounced that John F. Stevens, head \
IF the American railway commission
% Russia, had left PetrOgrad for Vlad-
vistok, in connection with his work.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
SEATTLE WOMEN WANT CITY
CLEANED UP FOR SOLDIERS
insist That Order of General Greene
Barring Men From Visiting Sc
attic Be Removed.

Seattle, Nov. 24-Seattle women,
including members of the Woman's
club and many engaged in Red Cross
work, plan to hold mass meeting
Immediately and consider steps to re-
move the order barring Camp Lewis
soldiers from visiting Seattle, which
has been posted at the camp by Maj.
Gen. H. A Greene.
Leaders among the women asserted
the meeting would probably develop
into "clean up" parade from the
meeting place to the city hall where
demands would be made upon city
officials that they remedy vice condi-
lions in Seattle in compliance With
General Greene's request.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
FIRST BIG MILITARY
REVIEW AT CAMP LEWIS

Camp Lewis, Tacoma, Wash, Nov.
21.-Marching in platoons, over $4,000
troops gave to the northwest at Camp
Lewis yesterday the greatest martial
demonstration in its history and
brought home to the thousands of sol
diers not in line and the additional
thousands of civilians who witnessed
the event, the magnitude of the prep
arations for war being made by the
Ninety-first division.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
ALL ENEMY ALIENS
TO Be REGISTERED
STRICT RULES LAID DOWN BY
PRESIDENT WILSON ARE AL
READY EFFECTIVE.
TRAVEL PERMITS NECESSARY
Teutons Cannot Reside in District OF
Columbia, or Approach Within
100 Yards of Waterfronts,
Docks or Terminals.

Washington, Nov. 20.-All alien enc
mics are required to register and to OBJ
tain permits for travel, under proc
Iamation issued yesterday by President
Wilson. Enemies also are prohibited
approaching within 100 yards of water
fronts. docks, railroad terminals OF
storage houses and are forbidden t.
enter or reside in the District of Co
lumbia.
The proclamation issued is a sup
plement to the one declaring a state of
war with Germany, and provides fur
Their that an alien enemy shall not,
except on public ferries, be found on
'any ocean. bay. river or waters
within the United States. They are
forbidden to fly in airplanes, balloons,
or airships, and to enter the Panama
canal zone.
Only Germans will be affected by
the proclamation as it specifies "ene-
miles," and not "allies of enemies"
The proclamation orders registration
as follows:
Must Register.
"All alien enemies are hereby re-
quired to register at such times and
in a manner that may be fixed by the
United States attorney general, and
the attorney general is hereby author
izel and directed to provide as speed
lily as may be practicable for the reg
iStration of all alien enemies and for
the issuance of registration cards to
alien enemies and to make and de-
clare such rules and regulations as he
may deem necessary for effecting such
"All alien enemies and all other per-
sons are hereby required to comply
with such rules and regulations; and
the attorney general in carrying out
such registration is hereby author
lied to utilize such agents, agencies,
officers and departments of the Unit
ed states and the several territories.
and municipalities there
Of, and of the District of Columbia.
as he may select for the purpose. and
all such agents, agencies, officers and
are hereby granted full
authority for all acts done by them in
the execution of this regulation when
acting by the direction of the attorney
general and after the date fixed by the
attorney general for such regulation,
10 enemy alien shall be found within
he limits of the United States. it's
erritories or possessions, without hay
ng his registration card on his per-
on
The restrictions were imposed on
rec travel in the following section:
Restrict Travel.
"An alien enemy shall not change |
lis place of abode or occupation or
therwise travel or move from place
o place without full compliance with
ny such regulations, as the attor-
ey general of the United States may
rom time to time make and declare
nd the attorney general is hereby
to make and declare from
ime to time such regulations con-
erning the movements of alien enc
lies as he may deem necessary in
he premises and for the public safety.
nd to provide in such regulations for
Monthly, weekly or other periodical
eport of alien enemies to federal.
tate or local authorities; and all alien
nemies shall report at the times and
laces and to the authorities fixed in
uch rppulatiOnS
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
20 Years for Stacker.

Aver, Mass, Nov. 22.-Military au-
thorities at Camp Devens have an
nounced that sentence of 20 years
in the federal prison at Atlanta has
been imposed on Toney Petroshki of
Norwich, Conn.,, convicted by courtmar-
tial for failure to report here with
other drafted men from his district.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
WORLD NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

All state food administrators have
been instructed by Food Administra-
tor Hoover to ascertain and report
the names of manufacturers and deal
ers subject to federal license who fail
ed to obtain licenses November /. The
purpose is to begin prosecutions i'm
mediately.
James Hamilton Peabody, governor
of Colorado during the Cripple Greek
strike in 1903 when there were q
number of clashes between the state
troops and strikers and their sympa-
thiZers. is dead at his home in Den
yer. Mr.. Peabody was Go years old.
4 &
jeremiah A. OIeary of New York.
president of the American Truth soci-
ETY. and editor of The Bull, publ
cation recently barred from the mails,
has been indicted on the charge of
violating the espionage act and the
postal laws.
Henry Ford has subscribed 100000
to the Canadian Victory loan.
( 4
Members of the American Red Cross
commission in Petrograd are reported
safe.
The name of William Close of Out
look, Montana, was included among
the wounded in General Pershings
last casualty list.
Two We're instantly killed and -
others more or less seriously hurt
when an o. w. r. & n. train, backing
over a crossing near College Place,
suburb two miles west of Walla Walla. !
Wash, hit an auto bus loaded with |
being taken to school.
4 Z
The national fuel administration is |
the immediate withdrawal |
Of the priority order under which all |
middle western coal shipments have |
been going to lake ports for the north
western territory. When this is done
the coal will be diverted to the east
to relieve shortages, particularly in
New England.
Switzerland is greatly alarmed over
the possibility of Germany attempt
ing to transport men and munitions
across her territory to the Italian bat
lie front.
1t is commonly reported on all the
)attle fronts that the Germans have
transferred their vindictiveness and
hatred from the English to the Ameri-
,an soldiers.
After holding its conventions for
IS years in November, the American
Federation of Labor hereafter will
meet in June, according to a decision
made by delegates now in convention
n Buffalo.
Retail dealers have been ordered by
he food administration to stop the
widely prevalent pratice of "combina-
ion sales requiring customers to buy
quantity in order to obtain certain
One exception is made
IN all sales of sugar the dealer may
equire the purchaser to buy twice
he weight of corn meal. The food
administration thinks the prohibited
ales might lead to wasteful buying.
4 4
In a speech to soldiers on the Ital-
an front the kaiser said the collapse
f Italy was judgment of God.
4 4
Minneapolis bandits secured $4,000
FORTH Of diamons and jewelry when
hey helN up and robbed a jewelry
tore there. No trace of the robbers
as been found.
4 4
All concerts, lectures and public I
ieetings in Munich, Bavaria, have |
cen prohibited between December l
nd mid-February, because of the fuel {
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
FIVE SUBS IN ONE DAY.

London, Nov. 20.-Five German SUBJ
marines were destroyed on Saturday,
Premier Lloyd George announced yes
terday in the house of commons.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
German Catholics Behind Kaiser

Washington, Nov. 22.-An official
German statement photographed from
the government station at Nauen says
the Catholic clergy of Germany, re-
jecting the principle of sovereignty
of the people, have aligned themselves
in support Of the ruling house and
the monarchic constitution.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
Robbers Throw Red Pepper.

Cleveland, Nov. 21-Hurling red pep
per into the eyes of the factory SUI
perintendent guarding the payroll,
three armed bandits last night held
up two pay clerks at the Van Dorm
Iron Works company, and escaped in
an automobile with between $4,000
and $4,000.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
TEUTS OFFER PEACE TO
NEW RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT

Stockholm, Nov. 24-According to,
has left Stockholm for Petrograd with
orders to hand to the Russian revolu-
tionary government proposals for
peace by the central powers.
Petrograd, Nov. PA reduction of
the Russian armies. beginning with
the class conscripted in 1899, has been
proclaimed by the Bolsheviki leader,
M. Lenine, an official announcement
states. The order is to take effect
Immediately.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
General Pershing There.

The offense was under direct COM
mand of General Sir Julian Hedworth,
General George Byng, and General
John J. Pershing, commander in chief
of the. American forces in France, was
an interested observer of it.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30
British Casualties Light.

The British casualties were describ-
ed as extremely light, while German
dead covered the ground as the British
pressed forward. Reports to date in
dictate that the depth of penetration
in the region of Cambria has exceeded
five miles, and that at one point at
least the troops swept on five miles
beyond the German lines, capturing
additional villages
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-11-30

All concerts, lectures and public
meetings in Munich, Bavaria, have
been prohibited between December l
and mid-February, because of the fuel
shortage becoming steadily worse.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-23

A Wild West show. Offering as one
OF its star riding features a famous
be violating tradition, but this is what
is promised for the Jess Willard
Buffalo Bill Wild West and circus,
which exhibits in Harrisburg, Thurs
day, July 26.
Emily Stickney, the principal bare
back equestrienne with the big show,
comes from a family famous as riders
and all-round circus performers for
many generations. There has not been
time during the past seventy-five
years when some clever representa-
has not been before the American
public in the role ,of arenic star. The
name Stickney belongs to the best
traditions of the American circus.
Lulu Parr, another chic and attrac-
tive young woman, is the antithesis
of Miss Stickney as a rider. There is