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Newspaper Page TextIfc Wctlcli) VOLUME XX. MORE AMERICANS KILLED IN TRENCHES EVERY MAN WHS IS REGISTERED MUST ANSWER QUESTIONS Those Who Have Been Grant ed Exemption Under Selec tive Service Act Must An swer Quiz Also MEN WHO FAIL TO QUALIFY IN CLASS • ONE MAY NEVER GET CHANCE TO FIGHT WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—Men plau-e* in other than class one under the new •selective service rules w.ll probably never be drawn for serv ice. war department officials said to day. “We almost certainly won't ?et beyond the middle class of class two anyway,” said an official. adding: that if the 600,000 boys who have become twenty-one since the selec tive service law became effective are taken in by legislation of the com ing congress, class one undoubtedly will be the only one used. He esti mated that 3.000,000 men will be pitt in class otje Officials want congress to select I the 6<M».000 newly twenty-one men : "because they are not indispensable I* industrially, have no dependents, and make the best fighters because of their enthusiasm, enterprise and stamina.” \ WASHINGTON. Nov. 14—The 148 questions for the remaining 9,000,000 selective service registrants to answer beginning December 15 were made pub lic today. They constitute a searching inquiry into each man's life and fitness and determine, through the action of local boards, the order of his call to military service. This questionnaire automatically re vokes all exemptions and discharges under the first call. Failure to return his answers in seven days after he re ceives the questions makes the regis trant liable to a year in prison. Such men may be certified into the first class called. Mailing of the list by the local board constitutes legal notice to the registrant. His failure to receive it does not excuse him. Even after answering the question naire. if a man's status changes and he does not report it within five day* to hi* board, he is subject to a year in prison. The minimifm number of questions each man must answer is about twenty six. maximum about a hundred. Once filled out. the questionnaire constitutes each man's complete record with the government. All previous records are by it automatically wiped out. On the basis of the selectman's answers, veri fied by the local boards when necessary, the men are divided into five classes, the fifth being exempted or discharged, from service. Liability to service ir. the other classes follows the numbers drawn in the famous lottery here July Supporting affidavits of other persons must be secured by every registrant who claims exemption or deferred lia bility on the grounds of studying for the ministry, dependency and industrial or agricultural grounds. A man is permitted to mark the class he thinks he ought to be placed in. A blank ie provided for each man's appeal to the president from the local board's classification, if unsatisfactory to the registrant. Best available estimates indicate that the first of the five classes 'into which all registrants are to be divided will contain more than 2?000.000 men. sub ject for duty with the colors before any man in any other class will be called upon. It is regarded as practically certain that congress will take up the question yf extending the selective service law to cover men .who have attained the age of twenty-one since it was enacted Should that be done and provision ma le for the registration thereafter of every man as he reached that age. It is prob able that perhaps 600,090 would be ad ded to class one automatically by next March. In that event, no present plans for the army would reach the men in class two. The sixteen-page war quix starts with a series of general question, which e/ery man must answer and ends with serijs 12 on agricultural occupations, with only one or two questions for each man to answer in the intervening series. If a reries applies particularly to a certa.n man he must answer all questions there. A man claiming a wife or others as t mainly dependent on his mental ar phy sical labor for support must go into :• Hute detail. He must give the date, pla.-e and person by whom he w-n mar ried. the amount of his jncomc, how n-'ch he figures his dependents ne*l io live comfortably, whether his wife ever vorked and what at. how much work she has done in the last twelve months and bow much .'■he got for it whether they live with h*4 or her j ircnts. and 12 they rent a louse who the Dndlurd ;s ard how mimh they pay him Ore of the gea ral •questions lndt*4t*S th.it the sor-rnment will sent thou rinds of se!eetr,,n to free night s-chool and «<;.ch them rar trades. Lrh man m ~t g‘te a list ot his oc ci, alien*. how n.uch he earn»J at tlieru and b« w many hours a day 'is wo“k«.d dutmg the last eight years llvtv imaginable occupation is included. His schooling, army service preference, pres ent work and employer's name, lan guages spoken, criminal record, if any, and detailed information about each al leged dependent must be given. If a man claims he isn't an American citizen he’s got to prove it bejond ques * tlon. He must prove likewise his re ligious convictions against war. if any. and show that he belonged to a recog nixed antiwar sect before America en tered the present conflict. If he claims to be an alien he must say whether he would return to the fighting ranks of his native land. Industrial and agricultural occupa tions. next to dependents, receive most attention In the questionaire. It a man la not engaged in an agricultural enter- Full Associated Press -Service NO PEACE Till IIGW SflIS StSITOfI SMITH [Georgian Here on Business Asserts-Every Person Must Help to Win The war situation has become so se rious that German aggression is actually threatening the United States, with the result that every man. woman and child in the country should bend his energies to help w-hip Germany. Otherwise, there will be no peace. That was the message brought to At lanta Thursday by United States Sen ator Hoke Smith, who is in the city for a few days on business. He is stopping at the Piedmont hotel, where he will be glad to see his friends. Discussing the forthcoming session of I’ congress, which he says will be devoted almsot exclusively to war legislation I and measures leading to the conserva- j tion of the country’s resources. Senator . Smith said: “Practically /everything known in , Washington about the war is given to the press. Some stories get into the i press that afe not even known in Wash ington. I might illustrate by the re ‘ cent absurd story about the president’s ; private secretary, Mr. Tumulty. Conditions Now Serious. “Conditions in Russia and Italy could' hardly be more serious. We must all' realize now that every individual citi-l xen has a direct personal interest in the defeat of Germany. . “I was intensely opposed to our be coming involved in the war. The bur den it would place upon our country, and upon my. immediate constituents; the sorrows and the sacrifices were so clear to me. I hoped to see them saved the suffering. But when Germany last February announced a purpose to sink our vessels and drown out citizens, and began doing so, and when Germany practically invited Mexico to » invade i the United States from the south, and! Japan from the west, the war had al-1 ready begun—there was nothing for us to do but to fight, and the only way to fight intelligently is to fight fast and fight bard. "I hid even hoped last spring that the war might be brought to a close by winter, Germany abandoning all claim for increased territory or indemnity, but it is perfectly apparent now that the Berlin-to-Bagdad theory is back of the German war, and the United States is threatened by German aggression. I hope we may be able to stop Germany before Germany cripples our allies. If we do not. we may have Germany to fight by ourselves. Touches Our Überties I “I urge every individual in every part I of the country to realize that although | the war is going on across the Atlantic ocean, it concerns now directly the lib erties and independence of our own peo- I pie. If there was any doubt at any time about this beWig our war. that doubt , has ceased. We must fight or pay tribute. 1 sec now no prospect of peace except by whipping Germany. I hope I am wrong, but I believe lam not. “Now. we must whip this tight as much by marshaling our resources as by furnishing men. Those who do not go to the front can help whip the fight • —not in the same way. but in away as necessary. We must have ample food i stuffs—we must have the necessary money. It is a patriotic duty to con -1 serve the food supply, and each indi vidual must help. We must produce I more foodstuffs and each person with a piece' of land can help. We must stop the waste. We must save and take care of what we have made. “This year to our people has been most prosperous. I longed for the high price of cotton this year to take our people out of the hole that the low price of 1914 placed them In. but they are getting It now. and it is blind folly to waste it. Helping to Whip Germany. “Instead of buying something not needed, economy and a desire to save should control. Instead of buying some thing for your amusement, buy a. govern ment bond. By doing so you help whip Germany, and you have something worth keeping. It will take care of you when the hard times come later pn, and if the war keeps on they will come. Every man. woman and child old enough to think should act chiefly with the pur pose of .helping whip Germany. They will all do so if they have information enough to grasp the situation, for it is essential to their own future. “Few relaize the suffering now. tak ing place among our allies in Europe. Let us not wait. Let us begin now to deny ourselves that* their suffering may be somewhat relieved; that our sol diers may be better cared for, and that we may all be spared hereafter the kind of suffering which is on Europe today. “Our submarine destroyers have done splendidly. We have developed a deep water bomb that is exploded at the depth of not less than eighty feet, which has been very effective. I hope we are making a success of the construction of flying machines. We have been too slow in the construction of transports. “I regard the war now as one which the people of the United States must take hold of with as much seriousness as if we were fighting Germany for our selves.” prise he need not answer any further under this head. But, if claiming to be a farmer, he must enter into the great est detal. The head and owner of a farm must also give additional facts. The first question tinder industry is “are you engaged in an industrial en terprise necessary (1) to the mainte nance of the military establishment, or (!) to the effective operation of the military (3) to the mainte nance of the national interests during the emergency?" If not, the man does not answer any further under series XI. but a man claiming exemption on this ground, whether in business for himself or an employe, must show he is indispensable and must give a com plete history of the business and his connection with It. Tobacco Habit Banished In I* to 72 hours. No eraving for tobacco in any form after completing treatment. Con tain* no habit-forming drugs. Satisfactory re sults guaranteed in every case. Write Newell F harmacai Co.. Dept. 5. St. Louis. Mo., for FREE Booklet, “TOBACCO REDEEMER" and poaltiea proof.—(AdvL) PETROGRAD BURNING. TRAVELERSHEPORT REACHING STOCKHOLM Gradual Return to Power by Provisional Government Is Believed in London to Be As sured by News of Russia LONDON, Nov. 15.—According to press reports from Stockholm t 'avelers who arrived yesterday evening in Hapa randa. Sweden, from Finland, say ru mors are current there the Petrograd is in flames. Two thousand persons had been killed in street fighting in Moscow up to noon Tuesday, according to reports brought by travelers arriving at the Russo-Swedish frontier, as forwarded in press dispatches from Stockholm. Helsingfors Dispaches Say Kerensky Is Retiring COPENHAGEN, Nov. 15.—The Bol shevik! revolutionists have reconquered Gatchina and the Kerensky troops are retiring to the south, according to dis patches received here today from Hel singfors. The Bolshevik! forces, it was declared, ire attempting to cut off the retreating provisional government soldiers. London Is Optimistic Regarding Russian News LONDON. Nov. 15.—The Bolsheviki adventure in government is all but end ed, as London read the meager Russian news today. There was no direct word from Petrograd, but cumulative evi-, dence seemed to point to the provisional government’s gradual return to power in the capital. As Russian observers here saw the situation the nation's salvation now de pends on the elements composing the Miximalist, Radical. Bourgeoise, Peasant and Cossack parties, and the co-operative unions. The last named include nearly a third of the total population of Russia. It was believed here that when the provisional forces do regain complete power, the Maximalists and the Radical parties would unite on a cabinet which would adopt a vigorous military and foreign policy. * Whatever government emerges, the chief for immediate and press ing settlement, will be some solution of the present economic crisis. Means must be adopted to increase food production. •Ab Rum lan® here- saw - it, the pro visional government must uproot seeds of anarchy sown by German propagan dists and radical fanatics, then follow up with a restatement of war alms. According to indirect word from Petrograd, arrangements have been made to convene the constitutional assembly soon. On all sides here it was emphasized that Russia has nothing to fear from the prominent jiart the Cossacks are taking in putting down the Bolsheviki revolt. The Cossacks from their earliest his tory have been communistic in their ideas and intensely democratic.' Word was again received from Petro grad by wireless today that no report from army headquarters had been is sued. NEW YORK. Nov. 15.--Although Pe trograd has not been in communication with the Nystad cable station in Fin land for several days, Scandinavian re ports persist that premier Kerensky has regained control of the capital. Reports come also from Sweden that the Bol sheviki maintain their hold on Petro grad and are preparing for a stout re sistance against the forces of Kerensky and Generals Korniloff and Kaledfnes. In Moscow the Bolsheviki apparently have been overpowered, an unofficial re port received in Copenhagen being to the effect that GenerSl Korniloff has taken the Kremlin where the extremists were besieged several days ago. Another ru mor says that Siberia has announced its independence and proclaimed former Emperor Nicholas as emperor. Another of Billy Sunday’s Great Sermons in this Issue of The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal This is the fourth of Billy Sunday’s great ser mons that we have printed in The Semi-Weekly Journal. If you have missed the preceding ones — get this one and begin—we are publishing one in each of our issues during this great revival. The great multitudes that have come to hear this great teacher of the gospel are coming again and again to hear him —and we know that those who cannot hear him are awaiting the sermons in the succeeding issues of our paper just as eagerly as they who hear him. Thousands who have seen him have come away delighted—amused—thrilled—shocked and exhil arated with this sensational evangelist—and to those who read his sermons in the issues of THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL will not miss these thYills—as Billy Sunday’s eloquent words make things seem real. He preaches twice a day—and the best ser mons out .of the week are printed in this issue— and for seven weeks we are going to offer these The Semi-Weekly Journal, Atlanta, Ga.: Enclosed find $ for which please send me The Semi-Weekly Journal for months. > Name b P. o '. R. F. D. No State ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1917. PREDICTS GROWTH OF NONPARTISAN FARMER LEAGUE Frank E. Packard, Tax Com missioner of North Dakota, Says Movement Is Destined to Shake Both Old Parties Prediction that the Farmers’ National Nonpartisan league, which originated in North Dakota, would become a feature in congress and perhaps in the next presidential campaign was made by- Frank E. Packard, state tax commis sioner of North Dakota, in an address he delivered here Thursday morning be fore the eleventh annual tax conference of the National Tax association at the Piedmont hotel. • Hite M- Huffaker, a member of the Kentucky special tax commission, in a review of the tax reforms of his state, showed that a lowering of the tax rate resulted in an increase of revenue, and Dr. Charles J. Bullock, of Harvard uni versity, in a paper on a model system of taxation that the solution of taxa tion difficulties should be sought in a combination of income and property taxes and the Inclusion of a business tax. Prof. Thomas S. Adams, of Yale, whose paper was read by J. T. Mahoney, of Rhode island, expressed it as his opinion that the excess profits tax, now imposed as a war measure, will con tinue as a permanent part of the Amer ican tax system. Causes of League. Mr. Packard reviewed the underlying causes of the movement which resulted in the political upheaval in North Da kota. He characterized North Dakota as a “one-crop” state, making it pe culiarly subject to all the ills in mar keting conditions. The control of the local market through locally controlled elevators, he said, is ineffective without control also of terminal market, hence .arose the demand for state owned ele vators. A constitutional amendment was adopted to authorize these, but the legislature refused to act. This one circumstance, said Mr. Packard, fur nished A. C. Townley with the occasion for starting in March, 1915, the move ment which, in June, had grown from nothjng to an organization with, 150,000 members, maintaining three newspapers and with hundreds of organizers work ing in eleven states scattered from North Dakota to Texas and from Wis consin to the Pacific coast. Outlining the arguments set forth to bring about this organization, Mr. Packard said they* included the follow ing: That boards of trade, such as the MinoeapoHe-cbamber of commerce, con trolled, the great milling and elevator companies and “played at ducks and drakes" with the farmer’s profits through manipulation in a sales with the result that the farmer was compelled to accept an inadequ’ate price for his wheat, while the consumer was. forced to pay an unreasonable higher price than the farmer received. Farmers were Gouged That the farmers were "gouged” out of millions of dollars annually through false dockage for foreign seed and dirt. That the high-grade hard wheat raised in North Dakota was mixed in the ter minal elevators with soft wheat and the mixture raised to the grade of hard wheat. That the selling price of feed wheat had been raised more than 125 per cent over the price paid to the farmer by in vention of new grades. Mr. Packard quoted President Ladd, of the North Dakota Agricultural college, as asserting that the marketing condi tions cost the farmers of North Dakota $55,000,000 annually. Another argument used by the farm ers was “that the present profit on a bar rel of flour milled by the big milling con cerns of Minneapolis is $4.89, that the middleman's and distributor’s profits are $5.00 per barrel, making a total profit on the wheat used in milling a barrel of flour $9.89. while the flour itself retails for $19.00 a barrel. “The Farmers’ National Non-Partisan league.” said Mr. Packard, “has now add- (Contlnued on Page 7, Column 2.) IVO MILIUM STRIKE PROBABLE.- SAYS LEE; .HOW IS URGEB With Magnates Clamoring for Increased Rates and Train men Demanding Higher Pay, President May Act CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. 15.—“ There is not going to be-a railroad strike — don’t imagine it for a minute.” With that statement, W. G. Lee, pres ident of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, which is voting on a demand for increased wages, registered today his faith in rPesident Wilson's policy. Lee was asked whether he thought the president’s policy led to a government dictatorship over the railroads. “I wouldn’t want to gamble that it doesn’t,” he replied. Lee again asserted that the trainmen are enttiled to “a full stomach.” He ’Bv timated the trainmen will firmly demand higher wages. He said “and you know as well as I that the railroads won’t grant them without increased revenues.” This led to the inference that Lee ex pects the deadlock which President Wil son spoke of in his letter to the chair man of the United States board of me diation and conciliation when he ques tioned the “possibility of being obliged to take unusual measures to operate the railroads ” Lee nailed as a “pipe dream” the sug gestion that the president might draft the railway employes and force them to work at army wages. “We have talked to the president about that,” he said, but would not state what- assurances, if any, the president gave. “There is no Jaw for such action,” said Lee. “The government’s policy points the other way. The whole trend has been to raise existing wages of nec essary employes when the government asks their unstinted po-operation to win the war.” Points to England Lee pointed to England’s railway dic tatorship, sanctioned by both the rail roads and the employes, which meant bigger profits and higher wages. “And let no one question the patri otism of the railway trainmen,” declared Lee. “The full stomach is all we de mand." Lee then told for the first time of the cancellation of a law governing his brotherhood to encourage enlistments of trainmen in the nation’s fighting forces. The insurance department, said Lee. has been governed by a law which auto matically cancels the Insurance of mem bers if they go to war. “I set that law aside by executive ac tion,” said Lee. “In case a trainman enlists his insurance dues are paid by the grand lodge, and his insurance holds. This will cost us millions of dollars, but it is an act of patriotism on the part of the trainmen and there have been no objections.” Lee's executive order closed with the statement: “We have felt the great patriotic heart of the railway employes of the United States and Canada. If we have erred in the interests of liberty and hu manity, we ask your tolerance. It often has been said by our enemies that or ganized labor is a menace to good gov ernment. Now that we are fighting the enemies of democracy our loyalty will be proved.” , Brazil Sets Forth Her > Reason for Entering War RIO JANEIRO, Nov. 15.—Brazil’s views of the only manner in which durable peace may be obtained are set forth in the government’s reply to the peace proposal made last August by Pope Benedict, which has been forward ed by Foreign Minister Pechanha. sermons in the issues of this paper. Sometime soon—it may be a week—or longer this great “sin fighter” is going to call for converts to “hit the trail.” You don't want to miss this call —as It will be the crucial moment of the meetings of the revival. So if you want to hear this great man —if you want to be thrilled like the others have been thrilled —and want to feel like he alone can make you feel—send in your subscription today—so you will not miss another issue as we cannot guarantee back issues. If you are not a subscriber now, or if you are, and your subscription is not paid in advance, sign your name to the coupon below and forward to us today with 75 cents for 12 months, JI for 18 months, or $1.25 for 24 months. Or, better still, get up a club of five or more subscribers. The price for a club of five or more at one time is 50 cents each. Don’t miss this opportunity to read the sermons of “The World’s Greatest Evangelist!” COWETA COUNTY MAN LEADS IN 4TH DISTRICT Garland M, Jones Goes to Con vention With Ten Votes.. Persons Has Eight (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) COLUMBUS, Ga.. Nov. 15.—Garland M. Jones, of Coweta, leads in the race for congress in the Fourth district, having carried the counties of Coweta, 11 Troup and Heard, with ten convention votes, in yesterday’s primary, accord ing to official consolidation of the votes at noon today. A. P. Persons. of Talbot, ran second In the race, wanning out in his home county and carrying Harris and Mer riweather, with eight convention votes. He defeated Charles L. Davis, of Warm Springs, in his home county of Merrl wether. This is one of the surprises of the primary, that county being lo cated above the mountains and had al ways gone with that group. L. H. Chappell carried Muscogee with six votes, thus running third, while J. J. Dunham, of Marlon, won out in his home county and carried Chattahoochee, giving him four votes. Mr. Holderness, of Carroll, brought up the rear, carry ing his home county, with four conven tion votes. It will be seen from this that a con vention fight is coming. The conven tion is to be held at Greenville next Wednesday and just what the result may be cannot be forecast. Throughout the campaign Persons and Dunham have been working hand in hand and it Is predicted that the latter may swing his following to the Talbot citizen, in which event it might mean the nomination of Persons. On the other hand It is suggested that the Holder ness following may throw the four Car roll votes to Jones, which would place him in the lead, but neither would have enough votes to win out. This being the case the nomination would doubtless depend upon the Muscogee vote. There is already talk of a hark horse in the event of a tie up in the conven tion and observant politicians are free ly predicting that a deadlock is coining. Interest naturally is high in the coming convention and the outcome wil be eagerly awaited. Having lost out in his home county. Merriweather. Mr. Davis is out of the running, but in case of a deadlock he may be “among those present.” Others are said to have an eye on the dark horse harness, but apparently the choice of the people of the district lies between Mr. Jones and Mr. Persons. South Can Feed Own Stock and Have Surplus WASHINGTON, Nov. 15. —The south is in a position this year not only to feed her own live stock but to furnish enormous quantities of feedstuffs to other less favored sections of the United States. In addition to cottonseed meal, peanuts and peanut meal, southern states east of the Mississippi river have a surplus of velvet beans estimated al a million and a half tons. The velvet bean, which is relatively a new crop in the United States, can be grow*n successfully about as far north as the northern limit of the cotton belt. It is a protein feed of high value and can be used as a substitute for or to supplement cottonseed meal. It Is par ticularly valuable as a dairy feed, but beef cattle fed on it have brought top prices in the live stock markets. Spot Cotton Here Is Near 30-Cent Mark i ■“ Spot cotton on the Atlanta mar ket is steadily climbing toward the 30-cent mark. A good demand with light offer ings on Thrusday boosted the price to 29.05, 15 points above Wednes day’s closing price. There was also a further advance in futures at New York and New Orleans The present ascent began several days ago as a result of continued buying by the trading interests and was given further impetus a little later by the government report on mill consumption. Thursday’s price ’ is a new high record since the civil war. Vernon Is Acquitted Os Charge of Murder LOUISVILLE. Ga.. Nov. 15.—The jtfry ! in the Vernon case brought in a verdict i of acquittal at 11 a. m. today, after be- I ing out thirteen hours. The case was given the jury at 10 1 o’clock last night, after an all-day grind in which both sides fought every minute, i J. R. Vernon, known to his friends j as ’’Boss’’ Vernon, killed his father two years ago in Cobb county for alleged attempted assault on his sister. At the j first trial he was convicted, but obtained a new trial and change of venue to this county. Injured in Ry. Yard, Savannah Youth Dies (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) TIFTON, Ga., Nov. 15.—Jake Walker Reeves, age eighteen, died at the hos pital here last night from injuries re ceived in the Atlantic Coast Line yards , Tuesday night. He is thought to have • been stealing a ride on a train. His mother and sister live in Savannah. He Is survived by several brothers, includ ing two in the army. The body was taken to Rochelle today for shipment to Savannah. Agreement on Exports WASHINGTON, Nov. 15—Final agree ment between the United States and Eu ropean neutrals on the whole question of exports was forecast today when the Swedish and Norwegian commercial missions had conferences with state department officials arranging final de tails. NUMBER 15. RETALIATE ON BOGUE WITH IMBUSCIDE FROM SHELL HOLES * —— Germany ’Announces Another Advance in Italy, but Rome Claims Successful Resis tance-French Report Raids WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, Nov. 14.—(8y th® Associated Press.) —A number of American soldiers have been killed or wounded In the re cent shelling of the American tranche** i by the Germans. One shell which dropped into a trench caused several cas ualties. The American artillery fire haa beerrf heavy recently and there Is good reaeon. to believe that It has accounted for 3U considerable number of the enemy. Germans Are Ambushed By the American Soldiers NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—(8y Foreign* Cables from European Capitals.)—Amer-i lean soldiers have carried out a success-* ful ambush of a German party In Not Man’s Land on the western front, killing j and wounding a number of the enemy.) while German shells have caused a num-' ber of casualties In th<f American lines. An American patrol one night recently lay in tho mud in wait for an enemy party for which they had arranged an ambuscade. A German detachment ofl more than twice the size of the American,' party fell Into the trap. The enemy' troops were surprised and did not stop* to fight, scurrying away with their dead and wounded. The Americans suffered* no casualties. The American artillery firing on the America! sector is becoming more active and the Germans have been shelling our trenches heavily. A number of Ameri cans have been killed or wounded, one shell which dropped Into a trench caus ing several casualties. American artil lerymen also have been belaboring the Germans strongly and it Is believed their’ shells have claimed quite * few victims. Rome Claims Defeat Os Germans at River ROME, Nov. 15.—The Italian« have defeated renewed efforts of the Germans to cross the Plave river. Those of the enemy Who forced a crossing at two, points on previous days are being held In check, th® war office announced to-’ day. The enemy forces which effected a crossing at Zenson are being closely In the marshy sector near the ocasb are being checked and shelled. Other enemy attacks were repulsed. In the mountains in the north the Italians have made a further withdraw al. The advance posts at Monte Toma tico, south of the Feltre, were drawn back to positons previously determined.! - Germans Advancing to South, Statement Says; BERLIN. Nov. 15.—German troops on* the mountain ftont in Italy are advane ing to the south from Fonzaso and Fel tre, says today’s official communication. No change is reported along the lowan Piave river. The announcement "Our detachments advancing south-, ■wlhrd in the mountains from Fonzaso and) Feltre are in fighting contact with the* enemy. "On the lower Plave there is nothins new.” Battle Rages on Fifty Mile Front in Italy, LONDON, Nov. 15.—Over a total of fifty mfles the great battle which mayl decide the fate of northern Italy was; developing today. German and Austrian troops are teetn ing the strength of the Piave river line, in six different points, according tql Rome dispatches. They are pouring a. tremendous and concentrated 'artillery! fire against the Italian defenders. Atj four places the enemy apparently had! obtained a foothold. Austrians from the Trentlbo regitJnh' now at Asiago are Utterly slipping for ward over the Alps by inches, suffer-, ing terrible casualties from the stub born Italian defense. It is this menace of a turning move ment on the northern end of the great line that was regarded here today as of most gravity in the Italian situation. Every inch the Austrians drive forward here increases the danger to the real” of the Piave river line. On the right wing of the fifty mile* line, the Germans were today within, fifteen miles of Venice. Fighting was 1 nprogress in the Vecchla marshes. At Gallio, the Austrians, with 6,009, troops, were reported trying to slip be-» t hind the main body of defenders. The strength of the Italian resis tance In this fateful battle was evi denced In scores of details reported today. Os forty-four armored cars sent out to harass the enemy, only twenty eight returned. Beats Gas or Electricity New Lamp Has No Wick. No Chimney. No. Odor. Most Brilliant Light Known. A new lamp which experts agree gives the most powerful home light in the . world, is the latest achievement of W. H. Hoffstot. 935 Factory Bldg.. Kansas City. Mo. This remarkable new lamp beats gas or electricity—gives more light than three hundred candles, eight een ordinary lamps or ten brilliant elec tric lights, and costs only one cent a night, a blessing to every home on farm or In small town. It is absolutely safe and gives universal satisfaction. A child can carry it. It is the ambition of Mr. Hoffstot to have every home, store, hall , or church enjoy the increased comfort of this powerful, pleasing, briliant, white light and he will send one of his new lamps on free trial to any reader of Tho | Journal who writes him. He wants one person in each locality to whom he can refer new customers. Take advantage of his free offer. Agents wanted. Write him today.—(Advt.) j