The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1917-11-29
IMPORTANT NEWS
The WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF TINS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
THE NEWS OF THE SOUTH
What Is Taking Place In The South
land Will Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
Washington.

Washington.
An officer of the British admiralty
to decorate certain officers and men Of
two American destroyers for the1l
services in combating Gtrman subma
rines has been declined, Secretary Dan
iels announced because the laws Of
this country prevent soldiers and sail
ors from receiving decorations from
foreign governments.
Man power exerted on the field Of
France will bring victory in this wal
Provost Marshal General Crowder de
cIared in a statement of the aims, &C
complishment and future of the select
i've draft system addressed to mem
bers Of the local boards and made pub
lie.
Rear Admiral Washington L. Capps
general manager of the Shipping
Boards Emergency Fleet corporation
was relieved from duty in that posi-
ton by President Wilson at his own
request because of ill health and with
expressions of deepest regret by the
chief executive.
The interstate commerce commits
sion announced that it would hold a
hearing December on the application
of express companies for ten per cent
increase in rates.
American army officers in France
who have returned to Washington
knew the British were planning to use
tanks on an unprecedented scale in
the Arras offensive and kept the Sc
Cret.
Following the proposal made by the
Bolsheviki government in Russia for
an armistice, reduction in the Rus
sian army has been ordered by Nikolai
IUenin, the Bolsheviki leader, to take eff
feet Immediately.
Leon Trotzky, the Bolsheviki foreign
minister, in an interview, announces
that the Bolsheviki are against a sep
arate peace with Germany, but desire
o. universal peace with the European
nation.
Food dealers who have failed to
comply with President Wilson's pro-
clamation placing them under license
must obtain license Immediately or
face proceeding aiming at suspending
their trading operations.
No shipments Of supplies will be
permitted to go from the United States
to Russia until the situation in that
country clears according to reports
issued by the government.
1t is stated that the cessation of
shipments to Russia is only temporary
If stable government is formed so
the United States can recognize it, 9th
erwise it will be permanent.
The Provisional Russian govern
ment was given credits amounting in
all to $325,O0O,OOO of which $191,0OO,-
600 already has been advanced and
spent for supplies.
Regulations to enable close govern
ment watch over Germans will be pro-
mulgated in few days by Attorney
General Gregory to make effective
President Wilson's restriction impos-
ing proclamation issued recently.
By means of new regulations the de-
partment Of justice will be able to
round up Germans who are believed to
have directed campaign Of sabotage
and propaganda against the United
States.
Under a proclamation unnaturallZed
male Germans are required to register
with the police or other authority and
to report periodically.
Under a proclamation Germans may
not travel in the United States with
out a permit nor approach within 100
yards Of any wharf, pier, dock, ware
house or other establishment the at
torney general may designate.
Robert P. Skinner, the American
consul general, has received a telegram
from the American consul at Moscow
saying that he and other Americans
in Moscow are all safe.
President Wilson in his own theater,
passed the hat in interest of the Y. M.
G. A. campaign for a $35,000,000 war
fund, while the audience applauded.