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Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
HUNUNDERSEA
CRAFT LOSSES
NEARLY HALF
IN Great WAR
First Lord of Admiralty De-
clares That Allies Have
Bested the Sub Sea Menace
of the German Empire.

LONDON. Nov. l. Sir Eric
Geddes, who recently succeeded Sir
Edward Carson as first lord of the
admiralty, made his first address in
parliament today and gave some in.
teresting and anxiously awaited fig
ures on the work of the navy and
shipping in general.
His declaration that between 40 and
80 per cent of the German submarines
operating in the North sea, the At
lantic and the Arctic oceans had been
sunk was not the least interesting of
his announcements. and there was an
indication of the unceasing war the
British and American patrols are
making on the submarine in his state
ment that during the last quarter the
enemy had lost as many submarines
as during the whole of 1916.
The first lord, speaking of his de-
partment, said that. in addition to an
increase in the personnel, the services
of younger officers had been requisi-
toned to add strength to the expert
ence of the older officers on the
naval staff
Referring to the question of pub
fishing the tonnage of British mer-
chantmen lost through submarines, he
said he had made a most careful in
vestigation and had approached the
subject with the idea that it was de-
and it ought-to be possible TO
give the public figures, because. he
added, 1T is hardly conceivable that
the enemy does not know what he is
Secrecy as to Sinkings
He regretted to say, however, that
he had not found it possible to arrive
at any form of publication which
would not convey most valuable in
formation to the enemy, which he did
not now possess. if information were
given in regular sequence for specific
periods.
81 have studied from a variety of
sources" said the first lord, "the
statements made from time to time
by the enemy as TO tonnage and posi-
ton. and have come to the definite
conclusion that not only does he not
know what is being sunk, but that he
would like very much indeed to know
what being sung regularly mnoth by
month, or week by week, or even ex-
actly for a period"
Progress With Ships
Sir Eric, supplementing the recent
statement by Premier Lloyd-George in
Albert hall, said that he could give
certain information which would show
that I'VE are making satisfactory
progress in overcoming the menace
of the enemy's submarine activities"
He added that the house would
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
SEATTLE AND
OTHER CITIES
feel ABSENCE
OF TELEPHONE
Employees of Pacific Telephone
and Telegraph Company, in
Northwest, Cripple Service.
Reed Seeks Solution.
(By Review Leased Wirel

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-Seattle
reported that the city was struggling
tonight with badly crippled telephone
service resulting from the strike there
of operators and electrical workers. At
Portland. Spokane, and other north
west cities where walkouts .ook place
last night, reports indicated that a SUI
ficient number of employees remained
on duty to assure service.
Werner z. Reed federal mediator who
has been trying to adjust differences
between the Pacific Telephone and Tel
egraph Company and the employees. an
nounced tonight that he had asked the
company to recognize at least temper
arily. the women operators union and
to make wage concessions to the cleo
trical workers. pending a definite Set
tlemen.. Company officials said that
Commissioner Reeds proposal would
be considered tomorrow.
Urges Return.
kilograms urging immediate return
to work of striking electrical workers
and telephone operators of the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company,
were sent to local unions involved in
Washington and Oregon today by Mr..
Reed
He intimated that the company was
responsible for the apprent deadlock
in the negotitions in the following
statement:
IF the company would meet with tn,
mediators in the same spirit displayed
by the conservative representative ol
the employees, the strike would end"
Plenary Powers Asked.
He asserted that unless the present
difficulty which has resulted in partial
paralysis OF service in Pacific north
west states, is settled speedily, he will
request Secretary of Labor Wilson for
plenary powers" This was taken TO
indica .e that Mr.. Reed considered the
situation serious enough to warrant op-
GRAFTON of the company's property in
the affected areas under government
supervision.
Mr.. Reed explained that the COM
pany's main contention in refusing to
recognize the girls union, which pre-
cipitated the strike. was that the gcv-
ernment had promised that during the
war there would be no federal interfer-
ence, through commissions, or other
agencies. with "existaning standards" :"
in such situations as the present con-
troversy. The electrical workers are
seeking an advance in pay
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
Prominent Men
Parade for the
Mitchell Cause
(By Review Leased Wire. }

NEW YORK. Nov. l. - Theodore
Roosevelt headed one of the five di.
visions of a big parade here tonight
in behalf of John P. Mitchell, candi-
date tor reelection as mayor, while
Charles f. Hughes presided at a mass
injecting in Madison Square Garden
after the parade.
The doors of the garden were or
dered closed by the police after a
crowd estimated to number $4,000 had
jammed into the building. leaving
many thousands more outside. Mem.
bers of the Japanese educational mis-
sion to the United States attended
the meeting.
No "Fifty-Fifty."
Colonel Roosevelt combined his ap.
peal for the election of Mr.. Mitchell
with a denunciation OF those who hold
a "fifty-fifty" allegiance to the United
States.
"The American pacifist has been the
great ally of the German militarist," :"
he said. IF we don't fight this war
through to a successful conclusion, II
we let it be a draw, if we let 1t be
a negotiated peace, then say to you
with every ounce of sincerity in me
that your children and my children
will have to fight here beside their
ruined hearthstone in the end to de-
fend themselves"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
Fuel Regulation
More Stringent
In Near Future
(By Review Leased Wire.)

WASHINGTON, Nov 1-Resolu-
tions designed to restrict the use of
coal in industries considered non-es-
sential to the conduct of the war will
be put into force soon by the fuel ad-
ministration. The plan under consid-
Grafton provides for classification
of industries in the order of their i'm
portance and the issuance of a gen
eral order to coal producers directing
them to supply first manufacturing
plants engaged in war work.
Domestic consumers will be sup
piled ahead of al Industries and the
regulations Will contain special provis-
ions FOR taking care of their require
ments.
An upward revision of coal prices
for mines which contain unusually thin
veins and for mines in the hands of
receivers to permit them to operate
at a profit is probable within a few
days. Heretofore price changes have
been general and have been not ap-
piled except to entire districts.
Directors of the National Gas and
Electric association protested to Fuel
Administrator Garfield against pro-
posed order limiting the use OF coal for
electrical display signs. Electric dis
play advertising, they declared, would
be classed with public utilities and
could not be done away to save a small
amount OF coal
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
COMMISSION.
PROBING THE.
Problem Of.
LABOR HERE.
Presidents Commission Ar
rives in Warren District
From Clifton. Investigation
Is Started at Once.

Headed by Secretary of Labor w. B
Wilson, and including Col. T. l.
Spangler, John H. Walker and E. p
Marsh as members. the PRESIDENT
federal labor commission, sent to the
west to investigate labor unrest and
kindred disturbances, arrived in Bis
bee yesterday morning from Clifton
The party. which includes Felix
Frankfurter, as secretary, and several
other attaches, made the trip in two
special cars.
Immediately upon the arrival of the
commission the cars became the
Mecca of many men who desired to
see the commission or members
thereof. Secretary Wilson was oc-
cupied during the entire day receiv-
ing callers.
In some instances the commission
asked for certain men to appear be-
fore it. Deputy United States Mar
shal James Mcdonald and City Mar
shal James Allison were among the
number. The character of the ques-
tons made to them has not been re-
vealed.
Investigation
II is known, however, that the pur-
pose of most of the questions put to
callers yesterday was TO determine
the production of the Warren district
at the present time apd 20 secure
some comparative statistics. Eff
cheney in the local properties was also
an object of the commissions ques-
tioning
Besides the officers, most of the
men tc see the commission were la
Dor people or men who had been
asked to appear who were sympa-
thizers. Following the appearance of
the men, il is understood. the unat-
tached miners viii be heard, then the
business men, others who may be in
terested, and finally the operators OF
the Warren district.
Secretary Wilson, besides stating
the commonplaces of the occasion, re-
fused to be quoted yesterday when in
terview at his car. He declined to
state what the scope of the investiga-
tion in Bisbee would include.
The secretary did say that. follow
ing the completion of the commits
missions work in the Warren dist
trict. the party expected TO go TO
Jerome.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
NeW York People
In France to Vote
(By Review Leased Wire }

AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Nov. by the Associated
Press. Citizens of the state of New
York in the American army. with the
exception Of those in the trenches, will
cast their ballots next Saturday in the
state elections. The troops now at
the front viii not be allowed to vote,
as time off for this purpose cannot
be granted. A supply of official bal
lots has been received at headquarters.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
COAL STRIKE AGAIN.
tBy Review Leased wire,.


PlTTSBURG, Kan, Nov. THAT
the strike initiated by five thousand
Crawford county coal miners today
as their answer to Fuel Administrator
Garfield's refusal to approve the
kansas City agreement" that was TO
give them a wage increase today with
out an automatic strike fine penalty.
may affect the entire district tomor-
row, was the forecast tonight by rep
resentative miners and operators.
Operators declare the situation is
serious. asserting that the miners are
striking not against them. but agains;
Mr.. Garfield's order of Wednesday
that under no circumstances should
mines be shut down pending settle
ment" of the penalty clause. Twenty
seven mines are affected.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
HOSTILITY TO PLEDGES.
(By Review Leased wirel.

HOUSTON. Texas, Nov. 1.-Open
hostility toward signing the federal
FOOD pledge cards has broken out in
school districts of Fayette and Dewitt
counties, according to advices recelv-
ed by Federal Food Administrator Pc
den, today
Mr.. Peden wired the districts as fol
lows:
Numerous cards received from your
school district endorsed refused to
sign | am sending you more cards.
Please present again and send me
name and reason given by all who re-
fused. In these war times must know
who the nations enemies are"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
EIGHT KILLED IN
WEDNESDAY, raid
ONLONDOhTO Town
Air Raid Over English South
east Coast Takes Its Usual
Toll, But Not Large Enough
to Hurt the Capital.
(By Review Leased wire.)

LONDON. Nov. Eight persons
were killed and twenty-one others
were injured in the Geramin air raid
last night, according to an official
statement issued today by the British
war department.
The heavy barrage which was put
up to protect the metropolis seemed
20 disconcert the raiders, who dropped
bombs indiscrimnately as they ap-
preached. Several of these fell upon
open spaces. severely shaking little
suburban settlements where there was
little or no protection from bombs or
the shower of shrapnel.
sarrase Effective
AS the Germans crossed the coast
in relays the barrage arose as each
relay made its appearance After the
experience of former raids, the public
now takes to cover as soon as the
warning of an enemy airplane is CIV
en-, with the result that before the
guns set up their curtain or shrapnel
the streets were deserted except for
a few people. Scme persons found
protection in the subways or the more
strongly built buildings. but mapor-
ity of them last night seemed TO pre-
fer the safety of their own homes.
When the bugles sounded "All clear"
there was no crowding into the
streets, but advantage was taken OF
the let-down in the tense situation for
the populace to make up for lost
sleep.
Attempt Elaborate
The air raid was apparently the
most elaborate attempt to lay Lon
don in ruins" ever made by the Ger
mans. That it was failure was due
to the new air defenses which, with
the gunfire of the airplanes, harassed
the enemy and broke up his squad
rons so that only three machines were
able to cross the metropolis, where
they dropped a few bombs.
Before the guns broke out over
London, detonations were heard a
long way off in the east. The people
congratulated themselves that the
raiders were being kept at bay. but
soon sounds were heard which told
the tale of airplanes having broken
through. During some periods the
firing seemed the most intense that
has been experienced during air
raids.
The atmospheric conditions pre-
vented anything being seen of the in
vaders.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
SUB EUIPMENT BURNS
(By Review Leased Wire }

BALTIMORE, Nov. 1.-Submarine
equipment brough to this country by
the Deutschland formed part Of the
loss sustained by fire Tuesday at the
Baltimore E. Ohio terminals. The
equipment was to be used in repair
ing merchant submrines scheduled TO
comet to this port, but which never
arrived.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
Pledges


Cochise county continues to be
a most interested center of work
ers in behalf of the national cam
paien for food pledges, according
to the campaign committee. Many
thousands OF cards have already
been signed in Douglas, the War
ren district. the Sulphur Springs
Valley towns, and in her villages
throughout the region.
Disbee is rapidly coming to the
front i'm the matter OF pledges. The
school children are working at top
speed and uniform and pleasing
results are being obtained.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
Ajo Output
tBy Review Leased yyJreI

AJO. Ariz., Nov. 1.-The New
Cornelia Copper company's produc-
tion for the month of October was
the largest in the history of the
plant, being 3.500.0OO pounds of
copper. OF this sum. 100000
pounds were treated by the leach
ing plant and go direct to the mar
ket in the form of catholics.
Ajo's work for the second Lib
erty loan was substantial. 25 Mexi-
cans and 255 AMERICANS having
subscribed $4,000.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
Weakening
CBy Review Leased wire.)

PETROGRAD, Nov. 1.-Russia
entered the war early and she is
now worn out by the strain, Pre-
mier Kerensky today told the As
sociated Press. He said that Rus
sia claims as her right that the
other allies now shoulder the bur
den of the war.
Premier Kerensky declared that
Russian public opinion was agi-
tated by the question: Where is
the British fleet now that the Ger
man fleet is out of the Baltic?"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
BRITISH AIR RAID.

LONDON, Nov. Another success
full air raid, carried out by twelve Brit
ish machines, has been made on Ger
man munitions factories at Kaiserlau-
ten, Bavaria, according to an official
communication issued tonight.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
NEGRO OFFICERS ARRIVE
tBy Review Leased Wire }

CAMP FUNSTON, Kas.. Nov. Il
Ninety-six negro officers. recently
commissioned at the officers training
camp at Des Moines. Ia, arrived today
to take charge of companies of negro
troops. Most of the Missouri. Kan
sas. South Dakota. Nebraska. Arizona.
Colorado and New Mexico negro
troops are here.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
II AL|ANS To
OFFER FIGHT
ON PREPARED
bat TIE LINE
Cadorna's Troops Successfully
Cross the Tagliamento and
Prepare to Stem the On
rushing Teutonic Tide.

The great par of General Cadorna's
Italian army apparently has crossed
the Tagliamento river and probably
now stands on the western bank in a
new line of defense waiting to give bat
tie to the Teutonic allies.
The advance of the enemy. although
it has been remarkable fast. was not
quick enough to carry out the purpose
of the military commander of eavelop-
ing the Italians and putting them out
of battle from the Carnic Alps to the
head of the Adriatic sea.
italians Lose Heavily.
The Italians lost heavily in men and
guns captured-the latest German Of
fetal communication asserting that
more than 10000 men and 1.5O0 guns
were taken by the Teutonic allies-and
also suffered terribly from hardships
due to bad weather and lack of food
as they made their way across the
country 10 the Tagliamento. with their
rear guards everywhere harrassing the
enemy. But General Cadorna declares
that, with the morale of the men still
splendid. the success Of the invaders
soon will be made valueless.
On the eastern side OF the Tagiia-
mento 20 Teutonic allies have eap-ur-
ed all along the waterway from Pizano
10 Latisana valuable bridgehead pos
tions from which to operate against
the Italians on the other side of TIE
stream. No mention has yet besl
made of any attempts by the enemy
t3 bridge the stream. now a full freshet
with pontoons, but doubtless strong ef-
forts in this direction will be made as
soon as sufficient artillery has been
mObillzed to give effect TO this opera
ton.
Open Warfare Possible.
Should General Cadorna decide TO
give battle along the Tagliamento.
doubtless the plains of Friuli soon
would resound with the hoofbeats
OF cavalry and the clash of the sabre
and witness the greatest scene % open
warfare that has taken place during
the present hoslilities Already the
Italian cavalry has been in action TO
the east of the Tagliamento and did
notable work in harrassing the Teu-
tonic allied advance.
Little Activity North.
On the battle fronts in France and
Belgium little activity is being display
ed. except by the artilleries of the ID
posing side which at various points
are carrying out violent reciprocal
bombardments.
Further Withdrawal.
The Petrograd war office reports an
other withdrawal of the German
troops in the Riga region Of the north
Russian hont The Russians are
keeping in contact with the German
rear guards as they retire TO prepared
positions and the significant state
ment is made by the Russians that
there are no grounds for supposins
that il will be possible for the retreat
ing elements to be thrown upon any
other front.
Beershebs Captured.
In Palestine. British troops have can
tured the town OF Beersheba a short
distance southwest OF Jerusalem and
made prisoners OF l.SO0 Germans and
Arabs. They also took nine guns. suf-
fering slight losses themselves in the
operation.
The American transport Finland
was torpedoed recently while return
ing to the United States from the war
zone. The vessel was damaged bur
made port under her own steam.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
SITUATION upon
ITALIAN FRONT
IS SERIOUS ONLY
Reassuring News Comes From
Rome to Washington Re-
garding the Situation Af-
fecting Italian Front in Car
mic Alps.
(By Review Leased Wire,

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-Reassuring
news came from Rome today in Off
cial dispatches. While serious, the
situation on the Italian front is de-
scribad as far from desperate. General
Cadorna's army is declared to be vir-
tually intact and complete confidence
is expressed in his ability. with aid
coming from the allies, to stop the
Austro-German drive.
The cablegrams summarize the situ-
alton as follows:
Serious Is Situation.
"The military situation on the Ital-
ian front is serious, but it is far from
being desperate. Having recovered
from the first surprise. it may be
stated that our allies are preparing
to oppose a furious resistance to the
enemy. 1t is probable that if the re-
treat should continue for a few days
longer the Italian resistance will de-
velop along the Tagliamento river,
of perhaps if the Austro-German at
tack in Cernia it will be on the Pisve
river, which flows westward
Whatever the number of Italians
taken prisoner. the strength of the
army of General Cadorna has not been
weakened 1t must not be forgotten.
in fact, that Italy has under the col
ors more than three million men. As
for the guns that the Austro-Germans
claim to have captured. they only rep
resent the production of few weeks
of the munitions factories of our al
lies
Army Nearly Intact.
THE Italian army is practically in
tact. Besides the French and Eng
lish are coming to our rescue II has
already been announced that the
French ministers were busy deter
mining the extent and nature of the
cooperation. of the allies on the Ital-
ian front. The British government
has taken prompt measures to rush
aid to the Italians and all indications
are that this French and British aid
will come at the hour when the enemy
invades the plain of Freoule.
Meanwhile. awaiting developments,
Italian public opinion realizes thor
oughly the gravity of the hour and is
bearing the shock with calmness and
firmness.
The Italian press declares that the
battle which is about to take place
may be the last grand battle of the
war"
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02

CONTINUED on PAGE Two.l
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WEATHER.

Arizona: Friday and
Saturday fair; not
much change in tem-
perature.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
MARKETS.

NEW YORK CITY,
Average Price Of Cop
per for week ending
September IL, 25.s3.
Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-02
Open Warfare Possible.

On the battle fronts in France and
Belgium little activity is being display
ed. except by the artilleries of the ID
posing side which at various points
are carrying out violent reciprocal
bombarlments
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-24

ment. All the companies have 25O
men, with about $500 men in the regi-
ment. The First North Dakota infan-
try now is the 164tht U. S. Infantry
in the S2nd brigade and in the 41st di-
vision. Charlotte is a town Of $4,000
people, more than half being rather
black The camp here is over five
miles square, and has room for 100000
troops, but there are only 10000 here
now. The soldiers have been taking
out Liberty bonds, and the division
here already has taken $730,000 worth.
Co. A has taken $4,000 worth.
1.-THE division here is going to pa
rade ptown for a Liberty loan dem
onstration. The parade will be eight
miles long and will take two hours
to pass the reviewing stand. They are
going to take a picture of the whole
camp and will send you one, so you
can hang it up in the hotel"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-10-24
GENE WACHTtR WINS
H. SERGEAN1'S STRIPES
Promotion Comes to Another Bis
marck Boy at Camp Dodge
Flicks Enjoy Army Life

Eugene Wachter, son of G. C. Wach-
ter, and one of the four Bismarck
young men who went to Camp Dodge
OF the first draft, has been promoted
10 sergeant in Co. f, 3l3th Engineers,
at the recommendation Of Capt. Hart
ness. This good news comes from
Frank J. Johnson, another member
of the first draf, who also las won a
aergeants stripes in the short time
the capital city men have been at
Camp Dodge 1.-The weather il this
country is certainly getting cold
writes Sergeant Johnson, who is at
tacheG to the headquarters troop.
1--WE have also had a few snow fur
ries, but since getting our issue OF
wooden clothing DO not mind the cold.
One thing we DO miss is our annual
fall hunts, and we would certainly
ike to be back helping the fellows
Knock down few that we see so Of
ten published il your paper Ser.
Gelnt Johnson and other bismarck
Boys at the front send their old
friends their best wishes.