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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Americans Hurt
When Foes She'll
Hits Their Gun
Shrapnel Wounds More OF
Pershing's Men in the
Trenches; Several Die
[By The Associated Pressl

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Nov. 16 (Delayed).-The ar
tillery fighting in the sector held by
American troops has become even more
lively, and there have been furthei
casualties, shrapnel wounding some
men in the trenches.
An enemy she'll hit an American gun
to-day and caused casualties. Some OF
the men wounded in the last two days
have died.
The American batteries have been
firing rapidly in return. The visibility
is becoming better, and it is considered
certain that more damage and casual
ties have been caused in the German
lines than the Germans have inflicted
on the Americans.
Patrolling continued actively last
night.
The American troops witnessed their
first aerial encounter to-day. Three
enemy airplanes appeared overhead
Soon all of them except one fed at the
approach Of five French machines. One
of the French outmaneuvred this Ger
man and "got on his tail" The German
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
King George
Halls American
Help in War
Northclife Tells Of 2-Hour
Talk With British
Ruler

LONDON, Nov. 17.-Lord Northcliffe
authorizes The Associated Press to
state that in an audience extending
over an hour to-day he heard from the
lips of King George at Buckingham
Palace his majesty's view of the pres
ent state of the war and the wCld
importance of American intervention.
Speaking of the American mission
and Of Colonel House, whom he had
known for a number of years, King
George said that the personnel Of the
American mission displayed knowledge
and alertness indicative Of the Ameri-
can character and purpose.
Lord Northcliffe was surprised by the
Kings intimate knowledge of the pos
sibilities of aircraft production in the
United States and his majesty's great
interest in the Liberty engine, and his
knowledge of the men who have evolved
it and the method by which it has been
produced. =
Lord Northcliffe was commanded BY
his majesty to convey his thanks to the
members of the British war mission for
their good work. in which they were so
consistently assisted by their American
colleagues. The King is absolutely con-
fident of complete victory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
28 Pickets Win
Writ on CHARGE
Of Cruelty
Authorities Must Show on
November 27 Why They
Should Not Be Released

RICHMOND, Nov. 17.-Federal Judge
Wsddill to-day ordered a writ of ha-
bens corpus issued. seeking the re-
lease Of twenty-eight Woman's Party
militants. doing sentence at Occoquan
workhouse for picketing the White
House, and set hearing for Novem-
Der 27, at Alexandria, Va.
The application for the writ alleged
acts of cruelty, and charged, as one
example, that Lucy Burns, vice-chair-
man Of the Woman's Party, had been
hardcuffed to the bars Of a cell for
merly used for the incarceration OF
prisoners in delirium tremens.
Besides citing alleged acts of cruelty
the petition for the writ seeks the re-
lease of the militants on the legal
ground that prisoners sentenced for
offences committed in the District of
Columbia cannot be imprisoned in the
State of Virginia.
The issue of the writ to-day does not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Brazil Proclaims Siege
In German Sections
Five States and Federal Dis
tricts Affected by
the Order

RIO DE JANEIRo, Nov. 1.-THE
Government has proclaimed state OF
siege in the Federal District and In
the states Of Rio de Janeiro. Sac
Paulo. Parana. Santa Catharina and
Kio Grande Do Sol.
Rio Grande do Sol, Santa Catharina
and Parana are the Brazilian states
which have the largest proportion OF
residents OF German blood. 1t is prob
,ble that the state of siege is pro
claimed because of a renewal OF the
rcpeated attempts Of the Germans 10
en,bSrrass Brazil in war activities.
a dispatch from SAINT Anna de L,vra- i
mcnto. Brazil, on November SAID tne
Germans were fomenting a new disor-
der, in the guisc Of strike; wh,eh wa
expected to break out shortly. Inc re-
neated strikes, the dispatch continued;
greatly interfered with the shipmehI o,
supplies TO the Entente Ailies. Inc
Brazilian government, it was declared.
was maintaining strong forces IN tue
affected districts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
American Soldier Shot
For Crime in France

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-An Ameri-
can soldier of General Pershing's
forces. found guilty by court martial
Of attacking and numbering French
woman, has been executed by firing
squad.
All details of this, the first death
penalty imposed since. the troops
landed in Europe, are being withheld
By the War Department.
When q full report has been re-
ceived from General Pershing it proba-
bly, will be published, as officials Of
the department want the world to
know how the American army deals
with men who commit such crimes.
Secretary Baker said to-day that Cen
eral Pershing had full power TO carry
out the sentence Of the court martial
without referring the case to the
President.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

aviator then bolted. The rattle of ma
chine guns finally died away as the two
airplanes disappeared to the west.
The French general commanding the
sector has mentioned in the dispatches
fifteen American officers and soldiers,
including three who were killed, for ex-
cellent military qualities and for
bravery displayed in the recent trench
raid.
A note accompanying the citation
says that between 5000 and 10000
shells were used in the attack. which
had been in preparation for three
months, down to the finest details. The
results obtained by the enemy were
very small, he having been unable to
penetrate more than the first line
trenches because of the resistance of
the American soldiers with rifle and
pistol fire and hand grenades. The
enemy had TO content himself, the cita
tion continues, with carrying off a few
prisoners.
Company Is Commended
the ---- Company, commanded BY
Lieutenant name deleted by censor)
as follows:
"On the night of November %
this company, which was in the lines
for the first time, met an extremely
violent bombardment, despite which
it seized arms and offered such stub
born resistance that the enemy,
though, numerically superior. was
obliged to retire"
The general specially cited in the
order Of the day Corporal james
Gresham and Privates Merle d. Hay
and Thomas +. Enright, "who died
bravely in hand-to-hand fighting with
the enemy, who had penetrated the
first line" The others cited. who
showed excellent military qualities" ;"
are Second Lieutenants NJ. c. Laugh
lin, X. o. Patterson and Z. +. Erick-
son. Sergeant John Arrowood. Cor
porals David NJ. Knowles and Homer
Givens and Privates Charles Massa,
William d. Thomas, George Hurd,
Boyee Wade, Robert Winkler and John
J. Jarvis.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Teutons ShakePiave
Battle Line; Fleet
Is Shielding Venice
Kaiser Gives God
The Credit for
"Stra6ng' Italy

AMSTERDAM, Nov. 17.-Advices re-
ceived here from Berlin say that the
German Emperor, in addressing 8
Brandenburg regiment on the plain:
near the Tagliamento recalled the sol
dicrs' share in the battles of the Cham
pagne, at Verdun and Tarnopol. The
Emperor said:
"But you have had a greater task.
that of breaking through the Italian
front near Flitsch and Tolmino-a
heavy task, considering the high
mountains and the enemy's immense
means of defence. Your success ex-
ceeded all calculations so greatly
that higher power than the power
Of man must have been at work. The
enemy's collapse was the judgment
OF God"
In later speech the German EN-
peror said: "We are fighting for faith
fulness, justice and truth, and it i:
these that will win"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

morning. At intervals during the firing
there were great explosions. Several
warships were observed on the horizon.
The Admiralty announcement fol-
lows:
British light forces operating in
Helgoland Blight have been engaged
with German light forces this morning.
The only information We have received
thus far is that our vessels have en-
gagged enemy light cruisers, that the
latter have retired at high speed and
that our vessels are in pursuit"
Il is not likely that any details Of the
naval engagement will be received until
the British ships return to port, as it
is not customary for them to send wire
less reports of their movements and
actions while close to the enemy bases.
On few occasions when British
cruisers, which constantly are sweeping
the North Sea, have been able TO en-
counter German war vessels the
enemy's tactics have been of the hit
and-run character. They hurry toward
home, with the purpose Of trying to
bring the British into their mine fields,
and, if possible, under the fire Of the
large land guns.
The bare facts embodied in this
mornings official bulletin from the
British Admiralty indicate that in this
engagement the Germans followed their
usual tactics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Contracts for Twenty
Unsinkable Ships Let
[Stdf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, Nov l7.-The Ship
ping Board has placed contracts for
the construction OF twenty unsuitable
ships with the Foundation Corpora
tion of New York. The vessels will be
constructed in Southern yard. They
will be steel vessels Of about 1000
tons.
The unsuitable ship is said to be
the produc. 9. French naval con-
structor One Of the vessels built in
France is reported to have successfully
resisted five torpedoes discharged into
her sides.
The construction is an adaptation Of
the separate compartment principle
used in the construction Of modern
ships of large tonnage. The compart-
ments of the new ship are, however,
cylindrical in shape. While this com
plicates the question of loading cargo.
il is said to have great advantages in
increasing the buoyancy Of the vessels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Premier, Ordered by His
Officers to Yield, Talked
of Suicide
Cossacks Reported
, Ready to Surrender
Bolsheviki and Labor
Unionists Plan New
Democratic Congress

PETROGRAD, Nov. 16 (noon).-De-
serted by most of his officers and Writ
ually ordered to surrender to the Boil
shevik, Premier Kcrensky evaded the
guards sent for him and has disap-
peared. General Krasnoff, former COM
mander under Kerensky. who was ar
rested with other members Of the Pre-
mier's staff and released on the ground
that he was only obeying the orders OF
his superior, said to-day:
AT o'clock on the afternoon OF
November / lold style; November II
new style), called at the quarters of
the commander in chief. He appeared
nervous and excited.
General said he, you have be-
trayed me. Your Cossacks say they
will arrest ME and give me up to the
sailors
Yes | answered, such discussion
is now going on. There appears to be
little sympathy for you
"Do the officers feel the same way?
ne asked.
"'Yes.'
"What shall I do? Will / have to
commit suicide?'
"Tf you are an honest man you will
20 TO Petrograd under white flag and
appear before the Revolutionary Com
mittee, where you will negotiate as
head of the government
"Kerensky agreed to this. and he was
promised a guard. He objected to
guard of sailors on the grosnd that
some enemies were among them. He
wanted to wait until night, but finally
agreed to make the trip by daylight. !
went and called Colonel Kishkoff OF
the 10th Don Cossacks and ordered him
to appoint a guard Of eight men, A
half an hour later the Cossacks told
me that Kerensky could not be found''
I raised the alarm, thinking that he
could not have left Gatchina."
Fled in Sailors Garb
". Bibenko, member Of the Commit,
tee on War and Marine, has reported
70 the Workmen's and Soldiers Con-
eress that Kerensky fed garbed as
sailor. Before Kerensky's flight
Bibenko said he talked to the Cos
sacks, and found they were willing 10
come to an agreement with the Maxi
malists. only the officers being .op,,
posed. He said that he had promised
The Cossacks that they would be re-
leased. and possibly be allowed to re-
tain their mounts and arms, ana 10
return to the Don region.
Bibenko denied that Mlchael no
manoff. the former Grand Duke MI
cbael Alexandrovitch. was with keren,
sky. He denied also that Generai
K6rnilof had escaped from prison.
The damage done to the kremln III
Moscow is minimized in messages re-
ceived here from the Maximaiist dele
gates in the old Russian CAPITAL VINO
sav that only the Alexander Palace has
suffered They confirm the burning oi
several houses in Moscow. So,
From other sources it is reported the
Bolsheviki have planted heavy artillery
on Sparrow Hill and on the famous
Kbodin Field. from which they are
shellng the Kremlin.
Other reports indicate that truce
has been arranged between the BOZ
sheviki and the government troops
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
500 Civilians
Murdered by Soldiers

Most distressing news has come
through from Tanines. l had a
ing talk to-day with trustworthy
man from there, and his story was
enough 70 make ones blood run cold.
lie says that on the evening Of the
zlst the Germans entered the village
after a brush with French troops
which were still in the neighborhood.
I=furiated by. the resistance offered
% their advance, they proceeded TO
vent their rage on the town. They
hot down lot of villagers and ar
rested many more. A great many
efeaped 70 the country. A lot Of
houses we're first sacked and then
burned. The orgy continued during
tac night and through the next day.
On the evening of the 22d some
thing over four hundred men were
collected near the church and lined
up 10 be shot. The work was done
for time by firing squad which
fired into the crowd with more or
less system, but this was too SLOW
and finally rapid-fre gun was
frought out and turned loose. Oh
cure, a great many were not killed
outright and lay groaning among the
dead. Now and then a German
would put one out Of his misery by a
bayoset thrust. Others settled their
own troubles by rolling themselves
into the nearby river. Altogether,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Enemy Light Cruisers ir
Flight After Battle,
Says Admiralty
Heavy Firing Heard
From North Sea
Great Explosions at Inter
walls During Cannonad-
ing Are Reported

LONDON, Noy. 17.-British light
forces to-day engaged German light
cruisers off Helgoland, the British Ad-
miralty announced. The German war
ships retited and the British forces
are now chasing them.
Copenhagen advices from the island
Of Mano say that most violent can
nonading was heard from the North
Sea between $3.50 and 10 o'clock this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
ESTERDAY in few hours The
Trihnpo's 4baoraticol aparov

NESTERDAY in a few hours The
Tribune's theoretical enemy
alien constructively destroyed
New York City's means of communica-
tion with the outside world via tubes,
tunnels and bridges. No one Of these
vital structures was so guarded as to
make the feat difficult. Most of them
were entirely unguarded. Not once
was the reporter challenged, though he
carried bag which might have con-
tanned and constructively did contain,
high explosives. There are between
$4,000 and 100000 enemy aliens in the
city. Only one-third of them are regis
tered. Among them are many German
reservists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Government Orders Retailers
To Stop Coordination Sales"

WASHINGTON, Nov. II. = Retail
dealers were ordered by the food ad-
ministration to-day to stop the widely
prevalent practice Of making "combina-
tion sales," requiring customers to
make other purchases in order to OBJ
tain a certain commodity. One excep-
tion is made--on all sales of sugar the
dealer may require customers to buy
twice the weight Of corn neal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Hearst
Hero
Specific Instances of How His
Editorials and Cartoons
Have Been Widely Used
in Germany and Neutral
Countries as Anti-Ameri-
can Propaganda
By Arthur S. Draper

T ONDON, Nov. 10.
L. The Hohen-
zollern press
bureau seizes upon
Hearst.sm as one
of its most effect
i've forms of prop
uganda through out
Europe. As a re-
suit enemy and en-
emy inspired news
papers in Germany
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Japan's Delegates Start
For Paris Conference

TOXIC, Nov. i6.--Japan's delegates
to the Paris Conference, Viscoun'
Chinda, the Ambassador to Great Brit
ain. and Keishiro Matsui, Ambassador
TO France, left to-day for Paris by way
OF Pstrograd. They are accompanied
by military and naval attaches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Enemy Aliens

From day to day The Tribune pill
sho,c, by guarded instances. that the
governments regulations in restraint
Of enemy aliens are futile; that
barred zones" are, in fact. fiction,
and that structures Of vital military
importance are open to attack By
bomb and fre-pot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Who's Who
Against America

Previously Mentioned:
WILLIAM RANDOLPH HEARST
ABRAHAM CAHAN
WILLIAM HALE THOMPSON
NEWS GARBLER HEARST
NORRIS HILLQUIT, OF RIGA
VICTOR l.. BERGER
ROBERT VI. LA TOILETTE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
2 Pickets Still Chained
In Cells, Capital Hears

WASHINGTON, Nov. II. by a
"erapeyine" route news came to the
headquarters of the National Woman's
party at 10:30 tonight that Miss Lucy
Burns and Miss Dorothy Day are still
inanaeled to the bars of cells in the
mems section of the Occoquan work
house, and that all the other women are
in punishment cells and all are on
hunger strike.
This information must be bit in
correct, because there are not enough
cells at Occoquan TO accommodate the
suffrag:sts imprisoned there, even II
two were put in a cell, and Cameron
House is informed that Superintendent
Whitaker has given orders that only
one of the crusaders shall occupy a
single cell.
Information from another source has
il that FIVE of the women are at work.
that thirteen are in prison clothes, the
balance retaining their own clothes.
~ Al. ,;-L,fs ore hpofjuu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

release the militants, but orders them
produced in court November q, when
the authorities must show cause why
they should not be freed in accordance
with their contentious.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

INC OCE Lc, aug - tCOtt"tteV/'
- Il found that the situation in
Brussels had undergone big
changes while / was away. General
Won Jarotzky had been replaced By
General Won Luttwitz, who is an adj
ministrator and has been sent to put
things in running order again.
There was no inkling of this change
VIXEN | left, and | was a good deal
surprised. Guns have been placed at
various strategic points commanding
the town and the Germans are ready
tor anything. The telephone wire
they had put through the town to
connect the two stations and head
quarters was cut day before yester-
day BY some cheerful idiot who prob
ably thought he was doing some
thing good for his country. The
military authorities thereupon an
nounced that if anything of the sort
vas done again they would lay
waste the quarter of the town where
tae act was committed.
Some Of the subordinate officers
have since told US that Won Jarotzky
was a fighting general and had no
business staying in post requiring
administrative ability. The new man
is cut out particularly for this sort
Of work and is going to start a reg
uiar German administration. Func-
ticnaries are being brought from
Berlin 70 take things over, and in a
short time we shall, TO all intents
fnd>purposes, be living in German
city The first trains ran to-day in
hating fashion to Liege and the
German frontier. Perhaps we shall
have a newspaper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

Accounts of the battle 'oh'oh
Kerensky lost, and the attitude Of
all Russia to1Card deposed Pre-
r4ier. on Page 2.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

and elsewhere take every OPP"4'N
TO expound and exploit Hearst senti-
ments.
The Ney York american is always
quoted in a definitely hostile sense
not as the London Dailu Nelcs or the
Manchester guardian may be cited now
and then By a liberal German paper
still anxious. to promote understanding
by pan-German, anti-Wilson jour
nails. The most damaging use Of Hearst
ism is made by the Continental Iimes,
a purely propaganda sheet in English,
which is run entirely in the interest Of
Germany and Austria.
The only comforting aspect of this
situation is that the transmission to
Europe of the Nez0 York american and
other Hearst papers apparently is slow
and infreouent. The Hearst papers are
haired from England and France. II
would cause unlimited satisfaction II
some action could be taken to prevent
their leaving the United States for
enemy and neutral countries. The pur
rose Of this article is to show typical
instances Of how Hearstism is used 10
hearten Americas enemies
An Original Fount
OF Pessimism
An extremely pessimistic view OF the
oifnafiOn. obviously
written with a pacihst aim and hardy
calculated to promote American effort
was quoted by the HAMBURGER Ndch'
rjchten on the morning of July o. IL
nrobably came from the Welt Rorre-
enondenz. which supplies that paper
yyith "letters" from New York and Cnl-
cago. This article was repeated IN tne
o-German neutral press, such as the
Spedish AnOnbIddet, which on July 10
printed "An American Warning, con,
tanning the following easily recognized
Hearst editorial; L.;,o
Tsn't the general impression being
instilled into you that Germany can
not win the war, that she is being
gradually beaten and brought TO de-
feat by hunger
"GOOo. . c-,
"The facts are as follows: The
Allied ofensiyes in France were such
terribly bloody defeats that the
French people became enraged and
disgusted with the fatal mistakes OF
Nivelle. The British offensive has
/ been stopped with the most terrible
butchery Of the entire war. Hinden-
burg's trenches and Hindenburg's
machine guns have proved perfect
defences against the English artillery
preparations and masked infantry at
tacks. The French government knows,
the English government knows, our
government should know, that the
war has developed in favor 81 Hin
denburg; that the Allied powers
haven't one chance in ten Of winning,
and hardly one In three Of preventing
complete defeat, unless America
should bring about the double won
der Of freeing England from U.boat
sttaeks and sending eneugh troops TO
Tyance TO defeat the German attacks.
awe tell you frankly that without
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
INSTALMENT

TO-DAY'S INSTALMENI
Slaughter of 600 or more
men at TdmiaeS; relatives
d,iren By bayonets to bury
them; at least one inferred
ahiue BIZ explicit order.
Drink orgy at LOurain
Keeling soldiers loot, burn,
shoot 1chle officers method
ically direct the destruction.
Thousands in panic flight.
Drunken SentrieS lOU In arm,
chairs in corpse StrelCn streets,
skroRded III smoke and flame.
Despairing BelgianS shoot back
End German officers boast that
generations to come 1CiU mar
veI ct their lCOrk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18
Fear for Captured
Women Soldiers

PETROGRAD, Nov. 15.-The fate OF
the women soldiers captured at the
Winter Palace is arousing speculation.
1t is said they have been transferred
20 Liavoshzva, beyond Bieliovstrof, Fin
land. where, it is reported, they have
been treated harshly. -.
Three Of them are said TO have dis
anpeared altogether. The British En-
bassy has made futile efforts TO ascer-
tain the conditions under which the
women are held.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-18

How the pickets are beating
the Federal suffrage amendment
-bp James Arthur Seavey-on
Puge II.