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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
Coal Miners of
Southeast Balk
Penalty Clause
Associated Press Service.


WASHINGTON. Nov. South
western coal miners representa-
tives. here for a conference with OPP
orators and fuel administration Off
Gals, refused today 10 agree that an
automatic penalty clause TO prevent
strikes be inserted in their new
wage contract and called a cOnven-
ton OF southwestern miners at Kan
sas City, Nov. u.
DR.. II. A Garfield. the fuel ad-
ministrator. has declined 10 approve
any new wage contract which does
not carry an automatic clause and
will not pay coal price increases in
the territory involved until the situa-
ton is Strengthened out. Three mine
districts are concerned. including the
states Of Kansas. Missouri, Arkansas
and Oklahoma.
The operators and miners were in
conference with Dr. Garfield most
of yesterday and until late last night
without reaching any agreement.
Today the miners and operators were
TO have met in a conference among
themselves. but the miners at the
time appointed sent word that they
would not discuss the matter fur
Their The miners. according 10 the
operators. threatened to force their
wage increases regardless Of DR..
Garheld's stand.
DR.. Garfield said Of the situation:
II stand absolutely firm. The penal
ty clause must be put in exactly as
indicated. 1 have nothing TO add 10
that" When miners In Illinois went
on strike two weeks ago DR.. Gar
field threatened to take radical
measures to ensure a maximum coal
production. The miners went back
70 work and the threat was not exc
cuted
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
Urge us. Make
War on Austria
Associated Press Service

Associated Press Service.
WASHINGTON. Nov america
can best aid Italy in her present
crisis by declaring wax on Italy's
arch enemy. Austria-.Iungary. said
an official cablegram received here
today from the general headquar-
tiers OF the italian army.
1T is the general opinion ia Italy
that the United States can render
the greatest service 20 Italy and 90
the cause Of the entente during the
critical events OF the present time 90
the cablegram said
There is no question here of
America sending soldiers and steam
ers. il is by declaring war on Aus
tria-Hungary. the allies OF Germany
and the enemies Of Italy.
Thus America viii best answer
the blows which Austria-Huugarv
has given italy and Ga q short time
render the most important service
10 her allies undergoing such a
strain at the present moment"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
Riots Break Out
In Rio De Janeiro
Associated Press Service

Associated Press Service:
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov g.
Popular manifestations against Ger
man business in this city assumed
a violent charac, today. the dam
age was heavy. Anti-German out
hreak7 also are reported from Curl
tyba and sac Paul s.. The guard de-
tachments over. the central railway
Of Brazil have been doubled. all Of
hcers have been recalled 10 their
garrisons and furloughs suspended.
A spy. whose nationality is not pub
uCly known. has been arrested In
Rio Jaueiro.
In response TO the demand for re
prisals against German aggressions.
the president of the republic has
sent 10 the congress a message con-
tanning the following iecommenda-
lions.
First-Annulment OF contracts for
public works entered into with Ger
mans; second. prohibition OF new
land concessions TO German sub
jeCts. third. control Of German banks
and eventual annulment Of their
licenses; the extension of the meas
Ures 10 German commercial firms:
fourth. prohibition OF the transfer OF
ownership OF German properties;
fifth. the internment Of German sus-
poets.
The message adds that authorize
ton is given 20 the members of the
cabinet 20 take without restriction
the necessary measures for the eff
cheney Of the military organization
of the republic. The parliamentary
diplomatic committee will meet this
evening TO discuss the measures.
There is violent indignation among
the members Of the chambers and
the Brazilian people over Germany's
actions
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
ITALIAN line SHORTER
AND MUCH STRAIGHTFR

Associated Press Service:
ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITALY, Friday, Nov.
3.-FrOm the strategic standpoint
the Italian retreat I'm northern Italy
has certain compensations. It has
shortened the Italian front from an
irregular curve OF 20 miles to com
pact straight line.
The former front, Just abandoned,
stretched from PleZZO southwark to
the Gulf of Trieste. which is so
miles in an air line and more than
20 miles including the zig gags over
the mountains. This was an excep-
tionally long front for either often
sive or defensive operations ard IL
was continually threatened with in
cursions at weak points along the
line such as the fatal one. when the
present blow was delivered at a
point where the line tapered off to
a thin outpost.
Many Natural Defenses.
The old line. moreover, had no
rivers as natural defenses. Now,
however. the front is greatly short
ened, with the entire army massed
and backed by natural defenses.
Thus, strategically the invading
forces are at standing with a wide
and turbulent mountain stream be-
fore them. on the edge OF winter, be
sides confronting an army which is
rapidly reforming along the new
line.
But the strategic issues are not
confined 70 those bearing upon the
situation eastward in Venetia. There
must also be taken into considera-
ton the Trentino front, which has
heretofore been distinct and sep
arate in the war operations. The
Venetian front runs perpendicularly
from the Adriatc whereas the
Trentino front runs horizontally
eastward from Lake Garda and is
little more than 80 miles away 10
the north. Camions going in that
direction today heard heavy gun
fire TO the northward so that at
tention must be turned In two di-
rections-eastward 10 the new Vene-
tan front east Of the Tagliamento
river. and northward 70 the Trentino
front from Lake Garda eastward.
Rear Guard Holds Foe.
Reports coming in today were OF
reassuring character. showing the
Italian rear guard, still holding the
enemy east OF the Tagliament
This river IS a difficult one for the
enemy 10 cross. as the rapids are so
swift Il is impossible 10 float pom
toons.
One OF the last arrivals from the
invaded regions came into town to-
day after DANGEROUS circuitous
trip along by-rOads 70 avoid the
enemy scouts. Their Uhlans. he re-
ported. entered some OF the towns
early on Sunday and soon afterwsrd
there was a fusillade which terrified
the few toWnspeOpie remair'rE An
other OF the late arrivals sac ne saw
soldiers breaking into jewelry shops
CONTINUED on PAGE FOUR)
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
O.K'S RULES TO
LICENSE FOODS
Wilson Approves Regulations
To Go In Effect I'm
mediateIy.

Associated Press Service
WASHINGTON. Nov 3.-Regula-
tions governing the handling Of
foodsutffs under the licensing Of
manufacturers and dealers was ap-
proved 10y Pres't Wilson today and
Will be put into operation by the
food administration Immediately.
The principal objects of the rules,
a food administration statement to-
day sets forth, are:
"To limit the prices charged by
every licensee TO reasonable
amount over expenses and to for
bid tht acquisition of speculative
profits from a rising market.
ITO keep all food commodities
moving 10 the consumer in as direct
a line as possible and with little de-
lay
ITO limit as far as practicable
contracts for future delivery and TO
curb dealings in future contracts"
Deals With Individuals.
The announcement continued:
Under the food control act. in ad-
dition 70 the power 20 promulgated
rules. the president is given broad
powers TO deal with individual cases.
This power will he freely exercised
10 accomplish the three purposes set
out above.
IF every licensee will make those
purposes the cardinal principles OF
his business and obey the law and
the regulations. he will be free from
interference by the government.
Violation is cause for revOking any
license as well as subjecting the Of
fender 70 such criminal penalties as
may be prescribed"
There are a large number OF gen
eral rules governing all licensees, to-
gether with additional special regu-
lations for various trades in which
there are special conditions or spec
fife abuses 20 De overcome.
Lever On Retailers.
Elimination OF excessive prices
charged by small retailers. who are
not subject 10 license. will be ac-
comphshed by a rule forbidding
licensees TO sell food to any person
who charges excessive profits
An important rule provides that
no Iicensee shall import. manufac-
ture. store. distribute. sell or other
wise handle any food commodities
on an unjust, eNorbitant, unreasOn-
able. discriminatory or unfair COM
mission. profit or storage charge.
Resales within the trade without
reasonable justification, II tending 20
result in higher market prices. viii
be dealt with as unfair practices
Whenever practicable. all ship
ments are 20 be made IN car lots. in
cars loaded 20 maximum capacity.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
German Retreat
on Aisne Along
Is Mile Front

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Nov. 8.-The foreshad-
owed retreat Of the Germans at the
Chemin- des- Danes took place yes
terday when the immediate after ef-
fects of the recent French victory
involved a German retirement along
a l5-mile front The superhuman
efforts Of the Germans 10 hold this
rampant at the cost Of immense
losses were thus annulled.
The best elements of the German
crown princes armies lost the great
er part of their electives and were
compelled 20 go TO the rear 20 re-
constitute their diminished ranks.
Those Germans left along the crest
OF the Chemin- des-Dames had been
compelled to suffer daily and night
ly an inCessant enfladins fire from
the French guns emplaced in posi-
tions wrested from the PrussIan
guards division during the battle of
Mslmaison.
Il was impossible FOR the Ger
mans 10 keep their front line sup
piled with ammunition or food. the
carriers of which were obliged 20
pass through "A tornado Of shells
and machine gun bullets while
crossing the valley OF the Auette.
where their every movement could
be observed by the French Event
ually the position became .untenab bile
and the Germans retired during The
night 20 the northern side OF the
Ailette valley.
The French are keeping in the
closest touch with the enemy
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
ITALIANS BALK
OF
.TAGLIAMENTO
Gen. CadOrna Holds Line on
North and South Front In
tact Despite Attacks
of Foe.
Associated Press Service:

Associated Press Service:
Standing on the line Of the Taglia-
mento. Gen. Cadorna has 50 far
been able to hold intact his north
and south front along the river, de-
spite several attempts by the Aus
tro-German invaders of northern
Italy 10 effect a crossing.
1t is pointed out that the new
Italian front, although the enforced
retirement TO il was marked by heavy
losses in men and material, affords
the strategic advantage of being
straighter and shorter than the old
line and therefore theoretically is
easier to defend.
With the known strong concentra-
ton of Austrian and German forces
against the Italians, however. there
exists the menace TO this line Of a
thanking thrust from the north.
Close attention therefore is being
paid TO the Trentino front. whence
heavy blow is not an unlikely de-
velopment, provided the Teutonic
intention as to pursue the campaign
in Italy beyond the stage already
reached.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
BRINGS WAR STEP
NEARER TO AMERICANS

Associated Press Service:
WASHINGTON N01 Berlin
terse announcer today that
"\orth American" soldiers had leen
captured oy German patrols or The
Rhine Marine canal on the French
front brought the American people
IA step nearer Co the heart of the
great struggle
There was no doubt here that the
men referred 20 were members or
Gen. Pershlng's force underg0ing
final training with French regiments
lin front lire trenches CondrmatieG
from Gen. Pershng was lackins.
but I'm due course he VIII transmit
the names of any men missing and
this may furnish some light
IT, as is assumed "a small scouting
party was surprised by a German
patrol i'm "No mans land and an
captured. details of the incident may
never be fully told since only cap
tors and capuves would know what
happened I'm the encounter under
cover OF darkness.
First 4. =. Troop Captured.
This IS the first report received
here Of the capture Of any members
Of the American eXpeditionary
forces. but q number Of naval gum
ners taken from American armed
ships sunk bv submarine and civil
ian members of the crews of other
ships are held i'm Germany in pris-
on camps.
Night paroune vitality im-
portant part of the mail training ~
the American forces as il is upon
these patrols that the commanding
officers depend for Information ~
activity in the enemy'= front line.
Every night The scouts creep ont
with faces blackcned against the
Keen vision OF enemy lOOkouts and "a
swift. deadly squirt from "a machlnu
gun. They eco creep-rr across the
shell torn ground NIP TO Tho encWy.s
entangIements. era Wins and listen
Ing. dropping dat when hars
breaks out u The air. above Them
sometime lyln- absolutely stll for
hours while rifles and machine guns
hammer above them.
Not night passes ou many parts
of the line. bat patrols encounter
each other Some times 10 results
ina lr.ng. but that .s seldom for The
menace Of the apUos.n- trench
lines with rifles machine guns art
star rockets ready 90 burst our 70
the -i-htes- Nuns OF danger harr7
over friend and foe alike
Attacks ~hort and silent
Usually one patrol discovers ne
other and stalks 70 s-eaithliF A tH.e
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
British Forces
Clean up Again
in the North Sea
Associated Press Service

Associated Press Service
LONDON, Nov. S.-Thirty men on
the German auxiliary cruiser Marie
of Flensburg were killed in an en-
gagement with British destroyers.
according 10 an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen.
The admiralty announces that Ger
tain British forces have been en-
saged in the Cattegat. an arm of
the North sea between sweden and
Denmark and that prisoners are be-
ing brought in.
An official statement issued oy the
admiralty later says that 10 armed
patrol craft. i'm addition 20 the Ger
man auxiliary cruiser which was
equipped with six-inch guns. we're
destroyed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
KILLED BY ENGINE
NJ - Service

TERRB HACTE, Ind Nev. g.
James De Moss. 81 years old a coal
miner. was instantly killed tonight
when he was struck by Pennsyl-
vania switch engine at the Fourth
81. crossing. He IS survived by the
widow and six children.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
Create Port War
Board for Gotham

NEW YORK, Nov. Creation
OF a New York port war board with
William G. McAdo0. secretary OF the
treasury. as its chairman 20 coordin-
ate all harbor utilities for transpOr-
tation OF war materials abroad was
effected az a conference here today
attended by representative OF the
federal government and the states
80 Nnw York and New Jersey.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
Associated Press Service
COPE%HAGTN. 40

ASSoCluTea Press service
COPENHAGEN. Nov. Be- The
sinking Of a German raider named
Crocodile and OF five German armed
trawlers is reported by mon on two
Danish steamships They saw they
sighted the German vessels in flames
and later saw them sink.
The Crocodile was a new ship OF
nearly 1000 tons and carried "a crew
Of 100 men.
The commerce raider which was
disguised and the trawlers were sunk
yesterday in the Skagerrak, an arm
of the North sea between Norway
and Denmark. The British destroy
ers thus effected another cleanup OF
German naval forces in Scandinavian
waters
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04

Associated Press Service:
LONDON. Nov. 3.-An attack was
made today on British vessels pa
trolling the Belgian coast by an cleo
trically controlled, high speed boat.
The boat was destroyed.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04
Associated Press Service:

Associated Press Service
BERLIN British admiralty per
Wireless Press). Nov. 3.-More than
100000 prisoners have been taken
in the Austro-German campaign on
the italian front, the war Office re
ports. There was no important
fighting on this front yesterday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-04

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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-24
DOUDS-LEANOO

Miss Charlotte Talbot Of Alexand
ria is visiting at the H. V. Bucey
home
!! Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jackson and
son Charles and Mr.. and Mrs. Lon
Parks were Ottumwa shoppers Satur'
day
Miss Mabel Greenfield is visiting
relatives at Birmingham.
Miss Gretchen Denning returned
Monday from Knoxville where she has
been visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Baer and baby
of Ottumwa and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Walker and children of Keokuk are
, visiting at the parental j. W. Walker
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Morrison and
children of Oskaloosa arrived Tues
day for several days visit at the w
H. Morrison home in Leando.
Miss Georgia Brooks returned &c
her home Monday after spending the
week end with relatives in Floris.
W. A. Carson and U. B. Doud went
to Floris Monday to operate Mr.. Car
, sons coal mine.
Mrs. J. X. Arnold and baby CT
Sigourney are visiting at the parental
A. l.. Doud home.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-24
Children's Evening Story
Copyright, 1915. by A. 8. Bailey.

I he was quite fat, elderly gentleman
that he reached his hole and whisked
down out of sight just as Tommy was
about to seize him.
| Tommy was disappointed. But be
was determined to get that woodchuck
and he began to dig away at Mr.. Wood.
| chuck's hole You see, Mr.. Woodchucl
was smaller than Tommy Fox, and
since the underground tunnel that led
to his home was only big enough to
admit him. Tommy was obliged to
make 1t larger. Though MI. Wood
chucks hole was under shady oal
tree, Tommy found digging to be some
what warm work, so he took off hii
neat, red coat and hung 1t carefully
upon bush
He worked very hard. for he was
eager to find Mr.. Woodchuck In fact
the further Tommy dug into the
he had Just decided that he had almos,
reached the end of the tunnel. and thai
a little more digging would bring him
inside OF Mr. Woodchuck's house, wher
he met with an unexpected check.
To Tommys dismay, Mr. Wood
chuck's tunnel led between two roots
of the big oak, and Tommy could no.
squeeze between them. He reached
his paws through the narrow opening
and crowded his nose in as far a. II
would go. But that was all he could
do. He did not doubt that somewhere
in beyond, in the darkness. Mr.. Wood
chuck was having good laugh BE-
cause Tommy had done all that wori
for nothing.
l am sorry to say that Tommy Fo7
lost his temper. He called after Mr..
Woodchuck. Yes-he shouted some
rather bad names after him. But d
course that didn't do bit Of good.
And Tommy Fox put on his coat and
went home to think about what he
could do. He didn't care to ask his
mothers advice, because he didn't
want her to know that Mr.. Woodchuc1
had got away from him. But he hoped
to find some way in which he could
catch the Old gentleman.
(To be condnued.)
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-24

mand for a strict ban on the i'm
proper use of political influence and
the power of money, that situation is
present in the army the United States
! is organizing for service in the world
war.
The best America possesses Of
spirit is to be found in that army.
And that army must be officered by
men whose qualifications spring from
ability within themselves, not from
their inherited right to ride in pri-
waite car or on some social or political
steam roller.
Secretary Baker has been COM
PEELED to slip away from Washington
and board steamer on the Potomac
to confer with army officers and other
government officials on questions Of
vital Importance to the nation. and to
escape from the army of politicians,
each endeavoring to exert his individ-
ual pull" to obtain military prefer
ment for a relative or a friend, or
friends son.
This condition was to be expected;
it could not have been avoided. But
it can be met with a firm determine
ton to permit influence from the out
side to have no voice in the distribu-
ton of honors in the army.
The order which has been sent out
by General Barry to the training
camps under his supervision is an ad-
mirable one. 1t warns the student
officers that any attempt made by
friends of an applicant to get him one
of the better commissions will be con-
sidered an admission that they have
reason to believe their protege lacks
the personal ability to get that COM
mission in an honest competition with
his fellows.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-24
WONDER WHY.

About every third man you meet Is
an amateur strategist, with IDEAS o.
his own about how the war shouio Ut
fought and most of the time MS IDEAS
are patiently and obviously wrong. bu'
one question this army OF empryo
Napoleons has been asking for wv.
years and more remains unanswered
and new attention is called 70 IL ny
the Russian offensive.
Just why the entente with FORCES OF
several fronts alternate their attacks
against the Germans and their aiiies'
so that the armies of the central pow
ers NAV be shifted here and there 10
opposa offensives in turn. is most on
scnre to the amateur strategist
n is idle to think that the value OF
. combined and coincident assault. by
British, French, Russians. beiglans
and Italians. on the eastern, western
Italian and Rumanian fronts, mas MOI
occurred to the men charged WIN re-
eponsibility for the movements OF the
allies armies 1t is idle to tnlnk ina.
the question has not been asked II,
London and Paris. with authority, anu
answered satisfactorily. but sun the
Wonderment persists.
OF all the strange things IN uhis
strangest and most wonderful OF all
wars, the strangest, to the amateur, is
the apparent lack of cooperation DE-
tween the armies of the entente Wnich
is expressed by the seemingly nap.
hazard offensives, first on one IRON.
and then on another, with the result
that German reserves are rusheo
about, from Riga to Bucharest, ana
from Lens to the River Lomnlca.
II would be novelty to make a
three or four or five ring circus out
of this war. if for no other reason
than to satisfy the curiosity OF the
arm chair generals and to see wheth'
or Germany's apparently inexhaust-
ible supply of reserve forces could De
s1rS;Ssd over a territory great enough
- ,,,aa+ oil the attacks at one time. p
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-07-24
FREMONT.
Rev. F. n. Byram has been here IN
no interest of the Baptist Colporte;

Rev. F. n. Byram has been here in
the interest Of the Baptist Colporter
work
Miss Erma Krout has returned from
a visit with Misses Blanche Nelson
and Helen Sherwood Of Dies Moines
While in the city she called upon Har-
old Triplett and Mearl Wharton, two
OF the home soldier boys.
Mrs. Leonard Thomas and children
have returned to Ottumwa after a
visit at the Hicks home. Her mother
accompanied her home
Prof and Mrs. George Bartsell have
returned to New Haven. Conn, after
a visit at the parental Baitsell home.
Mrs. Nellie Ehrenhard and children
and sister. Miss Jessie Coen are en-
joying a vacation in Colorado.
Rev. Regan and his Sunday school
class went to the Cedar for full
days outing From the reports it was
an enjoyable affair.