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MORE NAMES OF OGLETHORPE OFFICERS
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FFORT OGLETHORPE, Nov. 26.—
Commissions today were awarded to
the men who on Saturday completed
training in the Reserve Officers’
School at Camp Warden McLean.
'« Major Gzperal W. P. Duvall, com
| mand’ of the Southeastern Depart
ment, personally gave to each student
officer his commission. The com-=
panies lined up at seven o’clock and
were paid off and then proceeded to
the parade ground. They were in
single file, alphabetically arranged,
and as his name was called, prefixed
Dy the rank he had been awarded,
each student officer stepped forward,
saluted Major General Duvall, who
returned the salute, addressing each
| student officer by.name, Major Gen
eral Duvall said, “I congratulate you,”
and handed the officer his commis
dfon. There was an exchange of
salutes and the next student officer
stepped forward.
Although there were about 2,800
’comxri.~.<iwzm awarded, the plan was
g 0 like clock work that all the com
missions had been awarded in a lit
b tle more than two hours. .There was
f large gallery of mothers, fathers,
figiws and sweethearts to congratu-
Rte the successful candidates.
¥ lollowing the awarding of the
,@omn issions, there were hurried
Je‘,\r kings and by night the camp
%’i“ be deserted
' The student officers are high in the
{ praise of their instructors from Col
'onr-} Slocum, commander, and Lieu
tenant Colonel Anderson, semior in
gtrictor, on down the line.
’y One thousand medical officers from
Fort Benjamin Harrison are expected
in here tomorrow night, according
to Colonel Page, commander of the
\ medical training camp.
The men are commissioned in three
classes. The men in:Class A will fill
existing .vacancies.in the national
army or will be attached to regular
arm:\‘ rganizations,
The men in Class B will eventually
be commissioned as -provisional sec
ond lieutenants in the regular army.
The men in Class C will be com
missioned in the officers’ reserve
Ccorps.
The list follows:
CLASS A.
INFANTRY MAJORS.
1+ Drew, Qctavus C., Jacksonville.
s_:, \ash, Joseph Van Holt, Atlanta,
o CAPTAIN.
I—Collins, Ames L., East Pittsburg,
' Pa.
o Markwick, Robert W., Philadel
phia, N. ¥
:)hzlf"i; ~kins, Charles T, Jr., Atlanta.
4—Johnson, Robael A., Atlanta.
5-—Henry Dickson Robert, Atlanta.
g Elwell. Francis Bolton, New Ha
ven, Con! g B
7__H nond, William Ernest,
ven, Miss.
Brsu .rdhant. Atticus Haygood, Or
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m:_(’\;;;[‘-v; Harris Oakley, depot
B Gifider, Willard Russell, Phila
\de;‘;)“:\i‘; ler, William C., Chattanoo
‘al'z_, J haum. Archie, Philadelphia,
a.
ol Dyer, Lookout Moun
;Pl ~L. . 14 Lamar Hill, Atlanta,
tain, L'vq'” C. Oliver, Benavon,
;:‘ i 6, Frank E. Dean, Pittsburg,
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' America Not Safe |
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¢ Returning General .
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§ N ATLANTIC PORT, .Nov. §
{ A 26.—Five United States g
E army generals and one ad- ¢
{ miral of the American navy have
) just arrived here from Europe. One
Eof the generals intimated his be
) lief that this country is not abso
) lutely safe from attack, and that(
8 every effort should be made to give ¢
) the coast cities the best possible
{ protection. Most of the officers left
¢ for various destinations soon after
% their arrival.
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(By International News Service.)
THE HAGUE, Nov. 26.—The Rus
sian situation today is swiftly drift
ing into. a new phase, fraught with
the ytmost menace to the Allies. Evi
dence has been unearthed indicating
that German agents are trying to do
more than to drive Russia into a
separate peace. They are actually
trying to align Russia as§ a potential
ally of the Central Powers.
Just how far this German influence
extends is not known, but there is
ample evidence that the Bolsheviki
leadership in Petrograd is permeated
by sentiments that have been bought
by German gold.
For a long time there have been in
situations that Nicholai Lenine, one
of the mainstays of the Bolsheviki in
Petrograaq, is friendly to Germany. It
was through the action of the German
Government that Lenine (then an ex
ile in Switzerland) was able to reach
Russia, shortly after the revolution
ary coup last spring.
To all outward appearances Ger
many has shown an apparent reluc
tance to enter into negotiations with
the Bolsheviki for an armistice, in
dicating that the German general
staff was doubtful of the power wield
ed by the so-called Bolsheviki “gov
ernment” 1n Petrograd over the army.
Orders issued by Colonel Mouri
Veroff, the Minister of War in the
Bolsheviki Government, are openly
flouted by some of the commanders
at the Russian front. At the same
time others, supported by mutinous
units of the army, are going ahead
with their own plans. Some have
even gone so far as to take actual
steps to secure an armistice to affect
part of the front, but so far as known
these negotiations have done no morc
than to lead to an increase of frater
nizing
If Lenine and his companion, Trot
zKy, are able to maintain their power
a little while longer and the demoral
ization and spread of anarchy in Pet
rograd continues. the Allies may have
to revise their plans for this winter’s
campaign and that of next year. |
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(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26, — With
the arrival here today of a large
number of leading senators and rep
resentatives to take up the prelimi
naries of the regular session of Con
gress a week from today, interest in
créased as to whether the United
States will declare war on Austria-
Hungary, Turkey and Buigaria. It
was evident this afternoon this sub
ject will be one of the first to engross
the attention of the national legis
lature. . Many of the Senators and
Representatives openly favored an
immediate war declaration, holding
that the events on the itaiian front
make it necessary that all of the Teu
tonic allies be considered active ene
mies of the United States. :
They agreed, however, that they
will be guided in ‘their action by the
advice of President Wilson. The ne
cessity of the United States actively
assisting Italy is one of the main
subjects now being considered by the
Paris inter-allied conference, and on
the conclusions reached there will
probably depend this country’s line
of action. It is ynderstood that Col.
E. M. House already has acquainted
President Wilson wit hthe views of
the British Government on this sub
ject.
Senator Stone, of Missouri, chair
man of the Senate Committee on
Foreign Relations, who will have
charge of any war resolution, said
today that he “believed it would be
advisable” for the United States to
declare war on Austria to ‘“clear the
situation,” but that this was for the
President to decide. 1
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Rucker Invesigates
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Wheeler Conditions
OIISi
MACON,#¥Nov. 26.—W. C. Rucker, of
‘Washington, Assistant Surgeon General
of the United States Public Health
Service, pald an unofficial visit to Camp
Wheeler today. He is here for the pur
pose of investigating conditions in the,
Camp Wheeler zone, which includes the
city of Macon. He stated that so far
he had found everything all right. He
leaves this afternoon for Jacksonville, |
Little Girl Crushed
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Beneath Lumber Pile
LAFAYETTE. Nov. 26.—The 8-
year-old daughter of Charlie Akin was
crushed to death beneath a lumber
pile late Sunday. The family moved
here from Dalton recently,
ATLANTA, GA., MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1917
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By ARTHUR JOYCE.
George Sunday has “hit the trail”
for Uncle Sam. »
He has volunteered his services to
his country and he expects to be in
the trenches “somewhere in France”
by Christmas
George Sunday is the eldest son and
business manager of the noted Billy.
He is now in Washington conferring
with officials of the War Department
regarding a commission in the United
States army. .
- In the event the commission shall
be granted—and there is every indi
\cation that it will, since George has
the backing of many of the country's
- most influential men—George will re
sign at once his official connection
‘with the Sunday party, and will go
overseas for active duty as quickly as
he can.
Has High Indorsement.
George left Atlanta for Washing
ten, taking with him indorsements for
a commission signed by such men as
J. D. Rockefeller, Jr., Elbert H. Gary,
J. Pierpont Mergan, Senator Hoke
Smith, Congressman William Schley
Howard, BiHy Sunday himself and a
number of noted bankers, business
men, political lights and diplomats. He
wants to get into the motor transpor-i
tation service with the American
army in France, working between the
trenches and the base supply depot. ‘
George is oozing over with a patri
otic desire to help his country. B[lly‘
Sunday is as full of patriotism as hls‘
sermons are full of pep and pun('h.‘
And George is-a living reflection of
his' dad in this respect. He's just‘
“itching” for a chance to get into ac
tion, and when he isn’t busy directing
the workings of a revival meeting or
framing up some extension work over
at Sunday headquarters he’s forever
talking war. 1
(keorge now holds a commission in‘
the reserve of the United States avia
tion corps, but he wants action. Billy‘
Sunday has frequently remarked in
the course of his patriotic sermons|
that he and his family are ready any‘
time Uncle Sam shall call them to get
out and fight in the “war for democ-,
racy.” George isn't going to wait fox"
the call. He's for getting into the
war right off the bat. : |
Means Big Sacrifice. J
Acceptance of a commission in the
United States army will mean muchi
to George in the way of sacrifice,
since he has every inducement possi- |
ble to remain “at home.” He has a|
wife and two children, and “Dad” and
“Ma’” Sunday just dote on their eldest
boy. George has a wonderfully strik-J
ing personality, is well liked every-|
where and is a young business man
of exceptional abiliqy.
But George puts his country first in
his thoughts and actions. ‘
“Fighting the Kaiser ought to come
pretty easy to me,” he said the other
day. “Dad and I have been fighting
the devil so long it will feel quite nat
ural.
“I felt it was my duty to offer my
services and 1 have selected the
branch of the service in which I thinkl
I could be of the most use to the
Government. 1 operated a !ourinzi
agency on the Pacific Coast for a
number of years and know a great
deail about automobiles, driving them
and how to keep them up. }-{nw'*v(-r,'
I am willing to go almost anvwhere|
they send me. I want to fight the|
Kaiser in the most effective way that
I oan”
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For Mrs. Godbee
A third attempt to win a }».’nflun!
for Mrs. Idna P. Godbee, Georgia's
noted woman prisoner, who is serv
ing a life sentence for the death of
her former husband and his second
wife in Millen, will be made Tuesday |
before Governor Dorsey.. Mrs. E. P.
Kerlin, of Atlanta, has obtained sig- |
natures of about 100 of the city's most
prominent men to a petition for Mrs.
Godbee’'s pardon, which will be pre
sented to the Governor, together with
considerable new evidencé which Mrs.
Kerlin states she has obtained in Mrs.
Godbee's favor. |
Former Governor Nat E. Harris de- l
nied a petition for Mrs. Godbee's re
lease shortly before he retired from
office,
Savannah Convents
Fight Constitutionality
Of the Veasy Act
SAVANNAH, Nov. 26.—Sisters
in charge of the Roman Cath
olic convents of St. Vincent and
St. Francis, in Savannah, were
ordered in Superior Court by
Judge Meldrim today to show
cause why they should not be
adjudged in contempt of court for
refusal to permit Grand Juries to
inspect heir premises, under the
Veasy act.
T. F. Walsh, Jr., attorney for
the institutions, announced im- \
mediately that he would attack
the constitutionality of the act,
and will file shortly a demurrer
to charges of Solicitor General
Hartridge. .
This marks the first step in the
contest of the act, which has been
an issue between Grand Juries
and Roman Catholics since its en
actment, : |
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[Alec, Georgian Porter,
Wins Bride and Purse
l ins Bride and P
Of $47 at Same Time
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Alexander Crawford, colored, edi
~ tor of the broom and window-wash
"ing department of The Georgian, up |
~ and got married a day or two ago,
despite the increased cost of living.
Alec has worked for The Georgian
for years, and there never was a
more faithful or energetic porter on
the job anywhere. So appreciative
of his work were the employees of
the composing room that they made
up a purse of $47 for Alec, and
Alec got the purse for a wedding
present, \\;nh the following note: ‘
“Alexander Crawford, Porter for the |
Third Floor, Atlanta Georgian:
“Dear Alec: This gift is a slight
token of the appreciation and esteem
in which you are held by your white |
friends on this floor. It is a spon
taneous contribution from every man
up here, and while the amount is |
not so great, it should be a source
of pride and pleasure that you h-ve
the unanimous good will of the men
vou work with,
“By your strict attention to your
work, courtesy and willingness to do ]
anything any of the men call on |
' you to do, you have gained the
highest regard and esteem of these ‘
men who have worked with you for
years. l
“Trusting that your matrimonial
venture may be the happiest and
best act of your life, we all look for
you to make a good husband. May |
the brightest side be ever fore
most in your future. This is the
sincere wish of
“YOUR WHITE FRIENDS."
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Senator Smith Gets
Some Coal for Rome
ROME, Nov. 26.—At the urgent re
quest of the Rome Chamber of Com
merce, Senator Hoke Smith has in
duced the National Fuel Administra
tion to send some coal to this city. A
telegram received from nim conveyed 1
the information.
The coal supply in Rome is at a.nl
extremely low ebb and while there has |
not yet been any actual sufloring.l
there will be unless coal is received
here in a very short time,
Stanton’s Neph ‘
anton's Nephew
Gets Ensign’s Berth
WAYCROSS, Nov. 26.—Walter H.‘
Stanton, son of-Mr. and Mrs. V. L.
Stanton, of this city, and nephew OU
Frank L. Stantor, of Atlanta, has re
ceive from Secretary Daniels his com
mission as ensign in the United Stg!es‘
navy and will be assigned to the battle. |
ship Philadelphia. ‘
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? Temperatures—6 a. m., 33; 8
3 a. m, 41; 10 a m., 46; 12 noon, 51; 5
! 1 p. m, 53; 2 p. m, 55, ¢
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26.—Be
fore leaving for Washington todxly,
Representative Julius Kahn, father of
the draft act, announced his inten
tion of endeavoring to put through a
universal training measure as soon as
Congress reconvenes.
“Everything will be sidetracked for
war legislation,” said Kahn, “and a
universal military training law is the
most: important legislation of all.”
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AT BOWIE.
FIRST—Five and one-half furlongs:
Bathilde, 116 (Rice), 9.10, 6.60, 5.50, won;
Juanita, 111 (Rodriguez), 23.60, 12.09,
second; Tolerance, 111 (Troise), 12.00,
third. Time 1:083%. Jack of Spades,
Fire Test, Mayhew, Dairyman, Sun Kiss,
Frank Mackoin, Water Toast, Simon
Pure and Flapper also ran.
SECOND-—-Six furlongs: Moosehead,
103 (Mergier), 11.90, 6.40, 3.70, won; Afri
can Arrow, 106 (Kummer), 4.10, 3.20,
second, Babette, 110 (Troise), 4.20, third,
Time 1:14. Nominee, Little Boy, Tum
ble .In, Phalerian, Flying Dart. Vocab
ulary, Umatilla and Senator Broderick
also ran.
THIRD—SBix furlongs: Onwa, 104
(Walls), 5.10, 3.10, 2.50, won; Owaga,
101 (Kumner), 6.60, 4.20, second; Preston
Lynn, 114 (A. Collins), 3.40, third. Time
1:14 1-5. Cardome, Tinsel, Hops, Bird,
man, Scylla, Salon, Viley, Leonfalda
and Anxiety also ran.
FOURTH-—-Mile and 26 vards: Dan,
105 (Troise), 24.90, 15.20, 7.90, won; Ke
bo, 106 (Obert), 28.00. 11.20, second;
Master Karma, 107 (M. Rowan), 6.90,
third. Time 1:44 1-5. Felucca, Zouave,
Merchant, Jessie D. and Wood Trap also
ran.
FIFTH—MiIe and a furiong; Brother
Jonathan 101 (Walls), 4.70, 2.90, 2.50,
won; Rosewater 99 (Kummer), 4,10, 3.20,
second; Malheur 110 (Sterling), 4.00,
third. Time, 1:56 4-5. G. M, Miller,
Jabot, Stalwart Helen, Milton Campbell,
Handful and Buzz Around also ran.
SIXTH-—Mile and a furlong; Battle Ab
bey 96 (Troise), 12.00, 510, 3.10. won:
Sam Slick 105 (M. Rowan), 4.30, 3.30,
second; KEuterpe 104 (Mergler), 3.00,
third. Time, 1:58. Saturn, Thorn
bloom and The Busy Body also ran.
SEVENTH-—Mile and a sixteenth; Tie
Pin 111 (Kummer), 6.90, 4.40, 2.80, won;
Seabeach 101 (Walls), 5.70, 3.20, second;
Christie 106 (Rice), 2.80, third. Time,
1:49 1-5. Ellison, Kilmer and Silk Bird
also ran.
RACING ENTRIES.
* AT BOWIE,
FIRST—Five and a half furlongs, 2-
vear-olds: Starwort 114, Ruthie M. 108,
Flapper 106, xHeatherbelle 103, Ormlos
109, Matoaka 106, xPinafore 11. 106,
xJane Mary 101, Will Soon 109, Lady
Small 106. xWheat Cakes 103, xThamar
101. Also elikible: Celtiva 108, Candi
date 11. 104, xSabrotash 104, Sun Kiss
106, Poor Joe 111, xßoy Blue 106. (Note:
Twenty excluded.)
SECOND — Six furlongs; 2-year-olds
and up: Bringhurst 118, Mejjora 105, xße
tween Us 103, xJosefina Zarate 100,
River Pirate 10, xScarpia 11. 95. xKilts
102. xCornbroom 99. Peter Jay 107, xMilk
Man 109, xlncog 101, xProgressive 99. |
THIRD—MiIe and a sixteenth; 3-year
olds and up: Little England 114, Maxim's
Choice 110, Ella Ryan 105, xßlue Thistle
109, xßilly Oliver 105, Richard Langdon
110, Old Pop 110, Wild Thyme 103. xHar
ry Lauder 109, xßatwa 105, King Ham
burg 110, Tinkle Bell 110, Hickory Nut
101, xKingling 11. 105, Onwa 99. Also
eligible: Resistible 105, Frea 101, Minda
107, Preston Lynn 110.
FOURTH—Handicap: all ages; mile:
Fenmouse 113, Barry Shannon 104, San
dale 96, Sweep Up 11. 92, Julialeon 112.
Wodstone 102, Gamecock 94, SHooting
Star 109, Wild Thyme 101, Sixteen To
One 922.
FIFTH-—Mile and a sixteenth; 3-year
olds and up: Dartworth 114, xHandful
105, xLady Little 105, xldith Bauman
102, xTioga 99 xGolden Bantam 96, Mil
ton Campbell 110 xCuddie Up 102, xFlora
109, xEaster Lily 96, xMargaret L. 96.
Also eligible: Mary Warren 107, Dr.
Charcot 110, xEd Weiss 105, Lynn 110,
SIXTH—MiIe and a furlong; 3-year
olds and up: Malheur 113, xHarry Laud
er 105, xMirza 100, xCrepuscule 94, Cap
tain Ray 108, xGreetings 102, xN. K.
Beal 100, xHesse 94 Loneland 102, xStal
wart Helen 102, xMuck Rose 97.
SEVENTH-—Mile and twenty yards; 2-
year-olds and up: Airman 118, Fountain
Fay 108, xVermont 110, xKilts 101, Bond
109, Dan 106, xJudge Wingfield 104,
xWidow Bedotte 94, Kilmer 108, Water
Witeh 105, xHudas Brother 104, |
xApprentice allowance claimed,
Weather clear; track fast.
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as they are received.
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Atlanta men generally came out ot
the officers’ reserve camp at Fort
Oglethorpe with flying colors, many
of them credited with high effieicney
and rewarded with high ranking. |
As forecast in dispatches from the
camp, Joseph Van Holt Nash, former
adjutant general of the Georgia Na-‘
tional Guard, was appointed a major
of infantry, being one of the two men
to be given that rank, in Class A. This
classification includes all commis
sioned men who were designated to
pbegin active service immediately in
the national army or in regular army‘
organizations. _ 1
In a list of 40 captains who were
selected as fit for immediate service,
the names of Charles T. Hopkins, Jr.,
R. A. Johnson and Dickson Robert
Henry, three well-known young At
lanta men, were placed in the ranking
third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
Lamar Hill, young Atlanta lawyer,
was another designated captain for
immediate service.
Among Atlanta men appointed as
captains in Class C, which includes
those slated for commissions in the
officers’ reserve corps, were Robert
B. Troutman and Henry A, Alexan
der, well-known lawyers; Alex W.
Smith, Jr.,, Milton Dargan, Jr., Thom
as H. Scott, John Willingham, Cari
H. Ridley, Frank H. Martin and Fred
R. Hill s
Among those commissioned first
lieutenants of artillery for immediate
service were W. T. Waters, former
aavertising nranager of the Georgia
Railway and Power Company, who
was assigned to service at Houston,
Texas, and Loring Raoul, who was as
signed to Little Rock, ¢
Among the Atlantans named first
lieutenants of infantry in Class A
were Ralph Reynolds, Charles B. Al
len, J. D. Hargrave, J. H. Hightower,
W. T. Gilbert, Frank S. Manning,
George M. Wilson, R. (¢, Dennard, J,
B. Parmelee, Dudley V. Reynolds,
Claude H. McClellan, Charles Mont
gomery, Jr, and Charles E. Thomp
son, Jr.
The official list of commissions con.
tains also the name of Henry A. Alex
ander, of Atlanta, as first lieutenant
the same name being among the cap
tains of Class C.
Ernest C. Scrupgs was appointed
first lieutenant for immediate service.
To be first lieutenants, Officers Rr‘-’
serve Corps. which includes those
designated for possible future service,
are the following Atlantans:
Hooper fixand(-r, son of the
United Sta District Attorney, of
the Atlanta District; Harvey F. Har-l
rison and James D. Palmer. [
Samuel Charles Candler, youngest
son of Bishop Warren A. Candler,
won a first lieutenancy, as did Ver
non McMillan, James E. Hickey, Jr.,.
son of the Piedmont Hotel proprietor;
Saunders Jones, son of Sam D. Jones,
presidento f the Atlanta Stove Works,
and Clarence Angier, of Decatur,
tenis player.
Sets New High Mark
Atlanta spot cotton smashed all!
previous high records Monday, being!
quoted 3-8 of a cent higher by the|
Atlanta Warehouse Company, at 30}
3-8 centg a pound. No sales were'
made. Holders refused to part with!
the staple. (
The Atlanta Commercial Exchange
quoted the market 25 points higher,l
at 30 1-4 cents.
Spot cotton in New York also %s
--tablished a fresh high mark, jumping
95 points to 31 1-4 cents a p()und——!
the highest prices in the history ofl
the Cotton Exchange. New Orleans
spots rose 50 points to 29 cents, with
sales of 3,129 bales.
Spot cotton here Monday showed |
a net gain of 110 points—ss.lo a bale
over the price a week ago. F
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(By International News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 28.—Petro
grad and Berlin are in constant wire
less communication, according to an
official dispatch received by the State
Department this afternoon from
American Ambassador David R..,
Francis. Mr. Francis made no com
ment on the nature of these com
munications. He also stated that
“another Socialist Government has
been set up in a city near Petrograd.
l"i‘ixu dispatch, however, contained ne
information as to the active heads
lot this organization,
A menacing note in that it dis
closed the possibility of looting was
contained in Mr. Francis’ communi
cation, he reporting to the depart
ment that the Russian northern arm
ies are reported as very short of food,
Officials said this condition was like
ly to lead to serious outbreaks,
British Hurl Back
All German Attacks
(By International News Service.)
LONDON, Nov. 26.—British troops
in front of the German base of Cam
brai have fought the Germans to a
standstill, and the Teutons were un
able to deliver further counter at«
tacks last night, the British War Of
fice announced today.
; The British forces that fought theiy
way into Bourlon village and the
high ground of Bourlon wood, domi
nating Cambrai on the west, held all
of their gains. Artillery dueling in
the sector of Passchendaele, on the
)west of Flanders front, increased to
great violence in the night,
} (Bourlon village and Bourlon wood
lie about three miles west of Cam
brai, betwen the Arras-Cambrai road
and the Bapaume-Cambrai road,
They constitute a part of the de
fense of the Hindenburg line in which
the British tore a big hole last week,
Telling Blows Struck.
- British and French troops today are
hammering the German lines with
telling blows over a wide area of the
western front!
Where the Allied infantry is now
assaulting, the artillery is pounding
the German positions.
IFollowing the beginning of the Brit.
ish drive against Cambrai last Tues
day, the supplementary success of the
Britsh have swept the Germna lines
so close to the German stronghold the
prediction was made today that this
week will see the evacuation of the
city by the Germans.
For five days the Teutons have been
puttirg up a determined resistance in
the Cambrai sector, but at every point
where an attempt was made to stem
the British onrush the resistance was
overcome by whirlwind attacks by
Field Marshal Haig’s men.
There was a violent struggle wess
of Cambrai throughout Sunday whick
left the British masters of strategic
heights dominating the city.
North of Fontaine Notre Dame, in
the sectors of the village of Bourlon _
and Bourlon forest, the British ate
tempted to cut through the German
lines in a northeasterly direction te
get in between Cambrai and Queant,
(Queant is the southern bastion de«
fending the Queant-Drocourt switch,
the chief supports of the northern end
of the Hindenburg line. Queant lgs
just west of the zone of Sum 'y
struggle.) \ o
Furious hand-to-hand flg‘hfllfl
place among the ruins of the
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