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WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1917.
LAST MAIL
EDITION
NUMBER 154
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT IS REPORTED OVERTHROWN;
MAXIMALISTS PLAN IMMEDIATE SEPARATE PEACI
Hi KERENSKY IS DEPOSED;
TEUTON FORCES CIVIL WAR BELIEVED TO
DE INEVIATABLE RESULT
ITALIAN TROOPS
IN RETREAT BUT
1 MORALE IS GOOD
BRITISH AND FRENCH FORCES
ARE SPEEDING TO AID OF
CADORNA. 7
2100 SQUARE MILES LOST
Official Communications From Front
for Dav Throw But Little Light
Upon Exact Position of Man.
The war situation of today is sum-
marized b ythe Associated Press as
follows:
Across the Venetian plains the Ital I
ians continue to retire to a new de-;
tense line, where a stand probably will .
be made to stop an Austro-German ad-1
vance upon Vence. The morale of
the Italian armies is improving and
British and French troops are speeding
to Northern Italy to the aid of Gen-
eral Cadorna's harrassed soldiers, who
have now given up more than 2,100
square miles of Italian territory. .
Reach Livenza River.
The invaders, Berlin announces,;
have reached the Livenza river, be-
tween the Tagliamento and the Piave. i
General Cadorna has indicated that,
the Italians might stand on the Livenza |
line, but it is not improbable that the |
Piave will form the main nart of the
position from which the allied troops
will make a supreme effort to check
and drive back the Austro-Germans,
Apparently the Teuton units reaching
the Livenza were not in great force,
as Berlin makes no claim that the I
river has been crossed.
Official communications and news
d.spatches throw little light on the
• progress of the Italian retreat from
the Dolomite and Carrie Alps, nor is
there any indications where this re
“Atirement will hale.
Bet Further Away.
While the Tagliamento line became
untenable through the drying up of
the river the streams behind General
Cadorna are larger and less suscept 4
<ble to sudden changes. The Italians:
also have the advantage of more rai.-l
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\ The capture of American soldiers by a German reconnoitring
party was announced by the War Office. At the Rhine Marne
Canal, as the result of a reconnoitring thrust. North American sol-
diers were brought in as prisoners. The Rhine Marne Canal runs
through a section of Northeastern France in which there has been
little fighting sin e the early days of the war. It crosses the French
front at a poire cear the German border, twenty miles northeast
>f Luneville.
‘Terai Sper ial T’het
First Americans
To Enter Battle
BULLETIN
Hy Associated Press
Rome, Nov. X. Italian troops fought
numerous rear guard actions in the
course of which they succeeded in
holding up the Austro-German advance
temporarily.
Italian airplanes continued lombard-
i ing hostile forces along the Taglia
mentor and—brought—dowu live enemy
airplanes.
TO
Following is a summary of developments in Russia during the last two days:
The Maximalists, under leadership of Leon Trotzeky, chief lieutenant of the extremist,
Lenine, the latter now under ban, and assisted by the garrison, have taken over control of Petro-
grad without the shedding of blood.
Immediate announcement was made by the so-called new government that steps will be tak-
en at once to conclude an honorable and lasting separate peace with Germany.
The Russian Ambassador to the United States, who first learned of the new revolution
while at Memphis, Tenn., said that he still believes that the country at large is behind Kerensky.
WETS AGAIN TAKE
LEAD OVER PROS.
Ill ninn AANITTOT Officials of the United States, giving their private views, stated that the upheaval at
N H 1Petrograd will probably mean civil war for Russia. —
UIIIU UUN I LU 1 j It is intimated in some quarters that Japan may send troops into Russia to assist the Keren-
__- sky government in restoring order and to drive the extremists to the battle line against Germany.
bulletin. i The concensus of opinion seems to be that Russia is definitely out of the war, for a long time,
"" No. 8- At 4 I m the at any rate, thus shifting a heavy burden upon the United States.
lead swung over to the wets side in | It is suggested that the Kerensky government may remove the capital to Moscow and from
l the prohibition contest in Ohio, and there conduct a civil war, provided the greater part of the army remains loyal to this faction,
took orr goof votes in one county and | The most recent upheaval is declared to be the culmination of the influence of insiduous
930 in another county from the dry German propaganda,
column.
Official figures have been reported.
from sixty-five of the 83 counties of
Back In Billets
Ohio. 1
The official count of Hamilton and .
Cuyahoga counties are not expected
until late tonight at the earliest. These
are considered pivotal counties in the
wet and dry fight
IERICAN DEAD
BURIED TODAY
INSIDIOUS GERMAN
. INFLUENCES GIVEN
CREDIT FOR BLOW
Officials AT -WASHINGTON BE
LIEVE THIS WILL MEAN
IN FRENCH SOIL
CIVIL WAR FOR SLAVS.
By Assorlated Press
Washington, Nov. S.—Kerensky si
fall and the collapse of his govern;
ment in Petrograd into the hands of |
BULLETIN --the Maximil.sts, who propose a sepa-l
Associated -5 • rate peace with Germany, is regarded
With the American Army it France, here as threatening Russia with civil.
The first three ewar
........ The state department, entirely with-
in out official advices of its own, was:
road lines and less mileage from Im By Associated Press ‘the first shot fired The regimental
portant ports and manufacturing cen- With the American Army in France,'band then played the American and
tera. The Austro-Germans on the oth !Nov. 8.-The first American art. llerv i French national anthems.
er hand are getting further away from unit to establish contact with the Ger That was all the ceremony but the
their bases and their lines of supply mans came back to its billets today, sight of Americans returning from „„„ ,,,„ aes
and communication must be built UP The men were tired and muddy but combat with the Germans cheered the Wednesday, Nov. 7. Tue trau turun
on the ruins left behind by the star still as enthusiastic a lot of soldiers populace of the village so that when American soldiers killed in the trench-
ians.. . . . as ever came out of gun pits. The: the troopers dismounted many old men es in France tonight are nicepiuis ... - _ ... ........ .
In the capture of the important DO: artillery had a longer stay at the front I and women came up to them to shake French soil, honored by the American silent. The Russ an embassy, too. pre .
a tion of Passchendaele, northeast of than the infantry anil they came back, j hands or to put the r arms affection army and the people and army
Ypres, on Tuesday, the British took men and horses, wet to the bone, cov ately around their shoulders. There France Their final interment
prisoners. Crown 1 rince up ered with mud and ready to sleep. I is not much sentiment in the makeup place yesterday
precht of Bavaria did not attempt any: Their "home coming" was one that ! of an American artilleryman. His ‘ with a guard of French infantry:
counter attacks yesterday ng the will long be remembered in this sec-Ione idea is that he is in France to men in their picturesque uniforms of
- 9oal ter Hues
"Copenharen Nov S The Lokai An mountain to the valley upon a nearer ually blushed.
zeiker or Berlin, organ of the annexa-hill and then down again. The ruin
tionists. and great business interests, was beating in their faces and a vil
publishes a report that at the confer lage. snuggled in a valley, came into
ences between German and Austrian "hair view - *hev ......ad the ereul
representatives in Berlin a decision or the nu- 6. ,
was reached to abandon entirely the , Begins to Play.
pretense of a nonannexationist peace! Below them stood a group in uni-
program and go over to the policy of form. Above the group floated the
uniting Poland with Austria and Cour American flag and a number of ch 1
land and Lithunia with Germany, ldrem wA....."tkarad al......dud.l....."
or ferred not to make a statement until
took later, and until after there has been
opportunity for communication with
Ambassador Bakhemtieff, who was
traveling in the south.
The embassies of the entente allies.
Expect New Government.
The general opinion is that Keren-
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* KERENSKY REPORTED %
4 TO HAVE FLED WHILE ♦
€ SEARCH IS UNDER WAY ♦
■ • Hy Associated Press, a. •
1 • London, Nov. 8.—-Premier Ke •
■ ♦ rensky has fled from the capital. •
' • the semi-official agency declares. •
• • Orders ‘t states, have been is- •
| * sued for his arrest. 2
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i By Associated Press.
Petrograd, Nev. &.—The military
: revolutionary committee of the central
I council of the soldiers and workmen’s
deputies, in a proclamation to the
army committee and to all soldiers
and workmen's councils, says:
“We have deposed without * blood-
shed the government which rose
against the revolution."
It proclaims the authority of the
military revolutionary committee and
says the officers who do not openly
join the movement must immediately
be arrested.
Uncertain military detachment*, the
proclamation adds, must not be per-
mitted to leave the front for Petro-
grad. Where persuasion fails, the
statement says, force must be used
ARMY CAPTAIN
-KILLED TAKING
OVER SHOT GUN
I without merev
Text of Proclamation.
The text of the procimation of the
military revolutionary - committee
reads: ——.
i "To the army committees of the ac-
'tive army and to all councils of soldiers
and workmen’s delegate* and to the
| garrison and proletariat of Petrograd.
"We have deposed the government
1 of Kerensky, which rose against the
i revolution and the people. The change
which resulted in the deposition of
the provisional government was ac-
complished without bloodshed.
“The Petrograd council of soldiers
and workmen’s delegate* solemnly
welcomes the accomplished change
and proclaims the authority of the mil-
itary revolutionary committee until
the creation of a government by the
soldiers and workmen’s, delegates:
Would Watch Soldiers. —
“Announcing this to the army at the
front, the revolutionary committee
I calls upon revolutionary soldiors to
watch closely the conduct of the men
1 Officers who do not join
ALEXANDER F KERENSKY:
guns
I The French officer commanding the! ue cucras ......
Nobody Grumbled. I division in this sector paid tribute to sky and his followers will probably at.
Despite the hardships not a man the fallen Americans In conclusion he,„. . et un a new government at Moa
es: *-=— aw - -----3 " ". was heard to grumble except about the said: . . 'cow. leaving Petrograd to the Maxi-
their view as th^y crossed the crestfact that no mull from home was wait-! Private Enright! Private Gresham: imilists and those troops who adhere to
of the hill. „ — ling for him. Every one declared en private- llay! In the name of France, th,,ln
thusiastically that the firing of shell-I thank you. God receive your souls. An armed clash is counted among
I at the Boche would be "fine bus ness." | Farewell!" the. first probabil ties, - but it Is said
All were anxious to go back again. 1
----- -In this command there was not one
dren were gathered about Suddenly casualty despite the length of its stay,
the band for the group of uniforms at the front: and the fact that the
i was a band--started, u lune that Germans shelled the American artil-
brought u smile to the face of even lery several rimes. The officers said
the most tired cavalryman In the col that the night the American trench
lumn. It was "The Campbells Are was raided the artillery got into ac-
Coming. Some of the artillerymen f on quickly and poured a counter bar-
Tcheered and the bearers of the Red rage into no man's land. They were
I battery pennants raised themselves in sure they prevented all the Germans
their saddles and waved the pennants, from reaching the trenches; that some
1, The entire command was drawn up of the Germans never got back alive'
immediately on a hillside and a gun The members of the crew which
covered with camouflage paint was fired the first shot at the Germans
drawn out in front. On the gun shield admitted that they enjoyed the ex- and industry: M. nmin................. — amres, ncuuing tne . .0.™ mtatee, race
[an artilleryman had written in chalk: perience greatly. One gunner remark-, public welfare: M. I Terestchenko, to face with action to rearrange their
I The first gun for the Germans. I ed that he would rather have had that | minister of foreign affairs: M Maly- fighting power to deal the heaviest
experience and honor as a "buck pri- antovitch, mimnister of justice; M. possible blows on the battle fronts
vate" than to be a major general. The Nikitin minister of the Interior. ......" 445 -4 A
crew is composed of youngsters. They;
came from South Bend, New York.
Minneapolis, Chicago, Baltimore, New:
Orleans and Douglas, Ariz. 1
After a short rest this artillery con-
ringent will be sent to other camps to 1
instruct other artillerymen who have
People Honor Men."
I The column in command spoke to
one of the townspeople a moment and
CAPTAIN O. W. HOGSTEDT LOSES addressing the men told them the peo-
LIFE RESULT ACCIDENT ■ ple of the village wished to do honor
AT SOUR LAKE. to the gun and its crew and to the
-----American army. The children gath-
By ‘Associated Press.ered around and placed a floral wreath
Houston. Texas, Nov. 8.—Captain O. over the grim barrel and a bunch of ______________________
■ * of Company D. 132nd in- wild flowers ins.de the empty case of not yet been at the front.
By ‘Associated Press.
W. Hogstedt Or
fantry. was accidentally killed at Sour
Lake last night. _
A report from Major William E.
Honinville states that Private Ligman
of Company D was handing a shotgun
to Captain Hughes of the Rangers’
civil guard. The gun was accidentally
discharged. The load struck Captain
Hogstedt in the head, killing him in
stantly. "!‘
Captain Hogstedt went to Sour Lake i
last week in command of his company I
assigned with other troops for service 1
in the oil fields during the strike.
COAL PRODUCERS INCREASED RATES
SAID TO CHARGEIN SOUTHWEST ARE
the. first probabil ties, but it is said
here the greater part of the army is |. :
expected to remain loyal to the Ke
rensky government.
Whether the new revolt will go thel
way of the Korniloff rebellion
BULLETIN.
Petrograd, Wednesday, Nov. ".-At wyn
the Winter Palace this evening it was quick way of .... .......................
said that Premier Kerensky had gone no one here ventures to,predict; the
to the front, delegating his authority Trealization is that it is infin tely more
to M. Kishkin, minister of public wel- serious
fare.
USS AMBASSADOR
THINKS ALL NATION
ISNOT IN REVOLT
The war council of the co-belliger-
——---— . , ents, just about to assemble in Europe'
—The semi-official to arrange policies of co-ordination of + h i ,h. ndncror the mon
is now faced with * SPIRIT IN PETROGRAD IS NOT BE-M tomslanal" omens’ who do no join
the accomplished revolution imme-
diately and openly must be arrested
at once as enemies.
"The Petrograd council of workmen
an dsoldiers’ delegates considers this
to be the program of the new author-
London, Nov ----------,
news agency* gives the names of the fighting forces, i_ ____________
cabinet ministers in the Kerensky new and great problem at its very out-
government arrested as follows: I set. Coming close on the Italian re-
A. 1 Konevatoffrinimnister of tradeverses, the Russian debacle brings the
and industry; M. Kishkin, minister of allies, including the United States, face
IBERTY LOAN IS
OVER-SUBSCRIBED
BY THE COUNTRY
new a
LIEVED TO BE REPRESENTA-
TIVE OF WHOLE.
2*************:
1 MILLION WOMEN ARE 1
$ EXPECTED TO VOTE •
% IN NEW YORK STATE 2
% By Associated Press. 1. •
• , New York, Nov. 7.—As a(re- •
* suit of the sweeping suffrage •
• victory in New York state Tues- •
' 4 day, it is estimated that the state •
• win gan at least one million new •
4 voters, four hundred thousand of •
$ whom will come from New York •
4 city. The amendment becomes •
* effective after Jan. 1. 1918. ♦
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while Russia works out her part and
destiny in the great struggle for world I
freedom and Italy holds back the In-
vaders pouring through the .Alps.
Burden on This Country.
The, immediate effect on the part
which the United States must take as
the shifting of world events turns the
burdens of war more and more to the
American people crlnot be assessed
accurately at this time. The treasury
already has authorized credits of $325,
000,000 to Russia and of that sum prob-
ably half already has been drawn upon
for supplies bought in this country. .
An American commission of eminent
railroad men now is in Russia bring-
ling order out of chaos on Russia’s
transportation systems and already has
increased efficiency in some depart-
By Associated Press.
Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 8.—- The in
tent and spirit of Russia as a
whole should in no way be judged
by the news from Pe 0 ograd," de-
clared Boris A. Bakhfetieft, Rus-
sian ambassador to the Un ted
States, when shown Associated
Press dispatches from London
realtive to the reported overthrow
of the provisional government.
"Until just now I did not have any
personal or official information on
the subject and, therefore, you
cannot expect any official opin-
ion.
Not Representtive. _
ity:
“First— The offer of an "immediate
democratic peace.
“Second—The immediate handing
over of large proprietorial lands to the
peasants.
“Third—The transmission of all au-
thority to the council of soldiers and
workmen's delegates.
"Fourth—The honest convocation of
a constituent assembly.
"The national revolutionary army
must not permit uncertain military de-
tachments to .leave the front for Pe-
trograd. They should use persuasion,
but where this falls they must oppose .
.any such action on the part of these
detachments bv force without mercy.
Read to Military.
I "The actual order must be rc«d 1m-
i mediately to all military detachments
in all arms The suppress on of this
' order from the rank and file by army
1 organizations is equivalent to a great
crime against the revolution and will
be punished by all the strength of the
revolutionary law.
■ “Soldiers. For peace, for bread, for
Hand and for the power of the people!
I (Signed)
' THE MILITARY REVOLUTIONARY
COMMITTEE
PETROGRAD GARRISON
......AIDS REVOLTERS
‘ But 1 can tell you that the speed
prevailing in Petrograd is hot rep-
resentative of the Russian spirit
UP atl. as a whole.
navei “The extremist element has al-
ways been strong, but as to the
whole of Russia, the late elections
in the provincial and county local
bod es have shown the Maximilists
feeling very weak. Less than 10
per cent of these extremists were
elected."
By Associated Press ----------------------— -
I Washington, Nov. 8.—The American ments at least 60 per cent,
people again have given a war loan of| Meanwhile millions of dollars worth
'many millions more than was asked of supplies have been ppiling
| Secretary McAdoo announces that Vladivostok and the Americans
'total subscriptions to the second Dhe been applying the best methods to
‘erty Loan were $4,617,532,300, a 54 move them across Siberia. 1
. iper cent oversubscription of the three Japan, at the same time, has been
■ WOULD NOW RAISE THEIR MILE-billion dollars sought: Half of the supplying aid to Russia in practically
at Boot FADES FROM , To oversubscription will be accepted every way, principally in the way of
। AGE BOOK FARES FROM 2 TO making an issue of $3,898,766,150.1 munitions, for which the Russian gov-
2%4 CENTS There were 9,400,000 subscribers, 90 ernment has been able to pay practi-
per cent of whom applied for bonds cally nothing at all as yet.
------1 of 50,000 or less and will receive their Japan May Help.
. subscription sin full. , . A factor in the situation is the pos.
By Assorlated Preeet. . Federal reserve banks were instruct-sibility that Japan might send troops
Washington, Nov. 8.— Permission to ed today to pare down subscriptions into Russia to support the provisional
increase Interchangeable passenger lot more than $50,000 according to a government, help restore order and
to 21 sliding scale approved by Secretary drive the revolting factions on the fir-
McAdoo , 0-*
The secretary was elated over the
TOO HIGH PRICE ASKED BY ROADS
Ry Associated Press.
Denver, Colo., Nov. 8.—Immediate re-
lief from overcharges of as much as
100 per cent on the coal producers to
Colorado public utility corporations,
and that the steps to be taken to en-
force the fuel administration's regula-
tion in his state are “respectfully is-
sisted" upon in a letter from the state
public utilities commission to the na-
Conal fuel administrator, made public
today.
Japan May Help. .
A factor in the situation is the pos-
mileable book rater, from 2
cents a mile was asked of the Inter
state Commerce Commission by South- result, particularly since every federal —
western railroads. reserve district exceeded its quota.
reserve district exceeded its quota.
ing line. ... .
No one here who would be author
(Continued on page 4.)
Kerensky True Leader. (
The ambassador declined to
comment further it was gather-
ed. though, that it is his belief
• that Premier Kerensky represent-
ed the real spirit of Russia, and
that, generally speaking, condi-
tions are mostly of local nature
and not indicative of the *ion a4
a whole.
Re Kanneiaten Preaa .
London. Nov. 8.—The Maximalists
, have obtained control of Petrograd and
issued a proclamation saying the new
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