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THE WEATHER
GENERALLY FAIR
TMIRTY-EIGHTH YEAR,
ED PATTERSON
'Boss" of Burleigh County
League Commission Holds.
Ballot Scrap of Paper*
SAVE ALLEN SOUP '-FtitiB
Action Taken to Insure Job for
Agent of New King of
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"Farmer". Movement A:»••
Ed Patterson, dictator of the Bur­
leigh county commission, yesterday
decreed that absent soldiers' votes
should not be counted In the Burleigh
county election returns. The question
was raised by Judge & L. Nuchols of
3fandan, law partner of Attorney
General William S. Langer.Judge
Nuchols appeared -, |or Ed S. Allen,
whom the" leaguepUtover as Patter­
son's eleventh 'hour candidate for
state's attorney. Judge Nuchols asked
tbe board to rule that absent-voter
ballots not received in time to be
counted oh election day be ruled out.
The county board, directed bjc Ed Pat­
terson, promptly did as Judge Nucleoli
requested. Ordinarily county com­
missions, even when sitting as can­
vassing boards, do not make laws un­
to themselves n6r pass upon ques­
tions of law. But the Burleigh coun­
ty commission, Ed Patterson, et al, is
different.
-"As a result of the E'urleigh county
commission's action more than 75
percent of the soldiers who have gone
to the front from this county will be
disfranchised. Only seven absent vot­
er 'ballots had been received during
the interval between electiqn day and
sitting of tho canvassing 'board Wed­
nesday. More than 150 absent voter
'ballots, voted by th# Yanks whose, vic­
tory Bismarck celebrated Monday,
are now en route over seas. Tho coun­
ty commission decrees that these bal­
lots shall be tfeated as a mere scrap
of paper.
In the special session of 191S, in the
fafce, of bitter opposition from league
members of the house, there was pass
ed an act extending the provisions of
North Dakota's absent voter law to
include men serving in the American
army uiid navir abroad. This "voting,
under the amended act, Is to be lone
ihy mail, and the law'provides that "if
any such envelope (containing the ao
scent vcjter ballot) is received by the
coanty^audtt,or-. W|»1'
warded to the proper voting precinct
in time to be canvassed the same Bhall
fbe -retained by him and Canvassed 'by
th® canvassingaboard of the county of
siith auditor at any time prior to tho
meeting of the state canvassing board
or any adjourned meeting of said
bpajrd where the same has 'been re­
ceived by such auditor in time to
canvass and transmit the results to
the state canvassing board,", r, iKpif,
This provision of the amended ,act,
the Patterson canvassing aboard has
ruled out. Seven soldier ballots re­
ceived since election day already have
been thrown out, and Mr. Patterson
announces that all poldier ballots
Which may be received henceforth
will be treated as s. scrap of paper.
Primarily this action on Mr. Patter­
son's part is taken to insure the elec­
tiqn ofEd S. Allen as state's attorney.
As the vote now stands Allen has a
lead of 21 votes over F. E. McCurdy,
the present state's attorney It is
generally acknowledged that from the
150 absent soldier votes yet to be
counted, McCurdy would garner at
least 100, assuring him re-election. In
a general sense, Patterson's action
may also be taken in behalf of the
^Nonpartisan league, as 5,000 soldier
ballots .undoubtedly would insure* the
defeat of all -the league amendments
which now are hanging by a thread.
The league from the moment the
thought was fir»t suggested has been
opposed to giving North Dakota's 25.
000 soldiers a voice in the state gov­
ernment. In the special session every
effort was made to emasculate the
'soldiers' voting 'bill introduced 'by Rep­
resentative G. A. Reishns of Minot, a
leaguer who had left the reservation.
Then, after the bill was forced down
the. throats of the Townleyites, a quiet
campaign.was conducted to convince
relatives and friends of soldiers in
France that the act was not constitu­
tional and that it was unworkable.
Attorney General Langer was asked
for an opinion on this point, and he
gave his opinion quietly and confi'
jdentially, withholding it from the pub­
lic, which was allowed to remain in
doqbt as to the effectiveness of the
soldiers' voting act.
As result, it is doubtful whether
.more than 5,000 of North Dakota's 25,
*00 absent fighting men ever received
a ballot. Now the aim of the Non­
partisan league, through such men as
Patterson and Allen of the Burleigh
county combination, is to exclude even
this small percentage of the soldier
VOtOl
TEACHERS TAKE EXAMS
/Prospective Pedagogues Must
Take Own Medicine
..More than score of Burleigh coun­
ty young women and a few young men
are today taking examinations at the
court house for elementary teachers'
certificates. The examinations ate 'be­
ing conducted by County Sjxpt W-
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NO NEW DRAFT
ORDERS EXPECTED
Washington, Nov. 14.—New orders
further curtailing operations of the
national machinery of draft boards
are to be issued soon. Stoppage of
all. physical examinationsMn connec­
tion with the classification of all 13
y%ar old registrants Is likely.
There are also 400,040 Greeks and
Italians and smaller numbers of al­
lied nationalities in' the United, States
noyy held in Class 5 as aliens, whom
draft treaties recently negotiated
make liable to reclassification unless
existing regulations are annulled.
Boards probably will ba" relieved
promptly of the necessity f6r carrying
out the law in this respect. District
(boards which consider appeals have
only started their work on the 19 to
class, though the local boards are
nearly through with dependency'class­
ifications. Orders are being framed to
relieve the registrants affected.
BODY HAS ITS
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Activities So Diyiijital*'jn
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N. E. A. Special to The Tribune.
•New York.—Work of the Young
Men's Christian assbciation and the
Knights of Columbus'for the welfare
of American soldier boys in well
known. Of the other organizations
which participate in the funds to be
raised by, the United Wiar Work cam­
paign, less has been printed.
They play a part no less important.
Their service will 'be as valuable dur­
ing the period of policing Europe as
the two first mentioned,
Relaxation and idleness for the:
greater portion of our armies follow
the end of the fighting. The recrea
tional, educational and inspirational'
wordk o£ these organizations is as es
sential to this period as to tlie per-:
iod of warfare.
than -30 -buildings
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Parsons and his assistant, Mrs. Xsllie
EvartJL ..
1 BACK ON JOB W
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Humphreys Recovers From At
tack of Flu
BEumphreys, local chief
of .the, federal free employment serv­
ice,^sflac» athis desk after a touch
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Five organizations supplPtnent the!
work 6f the Y. M. C. A. and tlie
Kniguts of Columbus. They care the:
Jewish.Welfare Board, t-lie W,ar CamJ) a T-irms/TTTt-vrm
Community Service, tire Ameri(ain-Li-
brary Association, the Salvation Army
and the Y, W. C. A.
THE JEWISH WELFARE BOARD,
—This organization Uas erected wel-.
fare buildings in camps with auditor-(Premiums
lum, rest room and writing room, li
braries with English, Yiddish and He
ft4tFTrainect^weirare workers. It co
ducts religidus servicess each Fri
evening and on holidays and special
days. It distributes supplies and pro­
vides,
entertainment and recreation. It
has more than 200 workers and more
an
dothers planned,
Its work has the-hearty personal in-1
dorsement of the secretary of war.
WAR tOAMP COMMUNITY SERV
ICE3--AS an information bureau for
aoldiefy Vid sailors and their friends,
it fills a great need. It operates ho­
tels/ and lodging houses and lunch
rooms for men in uniform, maintains
social centers and plans social af­
fairs for the men in the service. It
originated the "take-a-soldier-or-a-sail
or-home-to-dinner" movement. Ath­
letics, the smileage campaigns, social
hygiene, vice repression are some of
its activities. Its budget provides,
from each dollar, 87 cents for general
administration and operation in 312
camp communities in the United
States, nine cents for special activities
among colored soldiers and sailors,
three and- a half cents for special
housing for enlisted men on leave and
their guests, half a cent for securing
and training workers.
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIA­
TION—This organization sees to it
that thousands of volupmes of good
literature are placed ^vhere the men
in the service can get them. Fiction,
technical, historical and every other
type of book that an American might
find in a public library at home is
provided.
SALVATION ARMY—High praise
has been given tltls religions body,
strictly non-sectarian, for the manner
in which it has gone into the trench­
es with the boys and ministered to
them, regardless of danger. The cof­
fee and doughnuts of the Salvation
lasses will toe a pleasant memory to
American veterans so long as they
live., The army is operating 501 hut­
ments, dugouts, hotels or rest rooms.
It has 831 officers in this? service. It
has 40 chaplains serving under gov­
ernment appointment. It has 90,000
members and adherents in various
branches of active service. It has
supplied 44 ambulances for service
with the allies.
Y. W. C. A—These self-sacrificing
young women tare aiding in canteens,
conducting soap kitchens, ministering
to the nurses of the allied armies and
in many ways doing their 'bit back of
the fighting front
YISmNG MOTHER
Burleigh's Youngest Sheriff on
Vacation Jaunt
Rolling Welch, deputy sheriff and
sheriff-elect, is in Rochester, Minn.,
visiting his mother. Sheriff Welch
orbbaibly will enjoy the distinction of
being the youngest man who ever has
held this jdb in Burleigh county, and
he is a bachelor.
STRIKE ENDED.
Havana, Nov. 14.—While the gen
erak strike of harbor workers was vlr
tnaliy ended when General Mene^al
gave convicted men their liberty to­
day, serious outbreaks occurred last
night, when several were killed or
badly wounded. Police went to the
assistance of two soldiers on guard to
a street car attacked by ths strikers.
They fired into the air to intimidate
the crowd. Then .. shooting fifedaMe
general and several of the piebpie
were bit
was
BISMARCK, NORTH DAKOTA
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HAIL DEPARTMENT
BOSS OF GERMANY
$17,505.24.* The department re-
cejve(|
19,909.70 in premiums, 'and
the whole amount available, including
the balance on hdnd Decern oer 1, 1917
was ,f2J$82.55. In the payment Of
10ssefci74nd' adjusters' fees of $1008.87
there'-widB paid out $19,693.75, and
the 'balance now on hand Is $988.80.
Tho department had hoped that the
proposed hail amendment, enabling
the legislature to provide for the
levying of a general land tax with
which to create a universal hail In­
surance fund wo^ld carry, but the
fate of this amendment as well as
others proposed at the recent election
is still In doubt.
SEMI-OFFICIAL
AMENDMENTS
Indications from Returns to Sec­
retary of State That the
League Has Lost
If the vote from fifteen scattering
counties is any criterion, some of the
most important,' if not ail, of the
league's proposed amendments have
lost Out of a total of 25,504 votes
cast for governor alone in these coun­
ties, the*amendnient making the sky
the limit for 'bonded indebtedness has
received but 12,200 votes, while the
amendment amending the method of
amending the constitution has but 12,
245. Both have failed of a majority
of the votes cast for governor. Only
two of the counties tabulated—Walsh
and Cass—'have reported the actual to­
tal number of votes cast. The esti­
mate for the other counties ,is 'based
on the number of votes/cast on the
governorship, which in the state is ex­
pected to run several thousand short
of the full electoral strength repre­
sented in last week's election.
Not until the state convassing hoard
meats the first Tuesday in pecem'oer
will actual figures be obtainable. It Is
doubtful whether even then the ques­
tion will he determined, as! should any
consldtera'ble number of the at least
ovOOO, absent "soldiers' ballot which
have been sent,to France be return­
ed before the first of the new year,
they may turn the tide one way or the
other.
The ^ecr^taryp of state's office,
which has madfe the tabulation from
which these figures *$ .taken, has re­
ceived unofficial returns on the
amendments from only fifteen out of
the 53 counties.
LOST THREE SONS
S. H. Anderson of Wilton Made
/Highest Sacrifice-'
S. M- Anderson of Wilton, who lost
three sons- in khakl ddning their train­
ing camp penfot^ transacted business
in probate eotart yesterday.
vRl£DR.\CH
Here's a new snapshot of Ebert, the German Kerensky, who seems to
be Huhland's "Man of the Hour,"
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PAYS HALF LOSS
Under Voluntary Sys-
tern Continue Insufficient
State nail depart-!
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THURSDAY, NOV. 14, 1918.
HAY TOO HIGH
FOR ANY BUT
North" Dakota's
ment paid 53 per cent this year on
the total hall loss as adjusted by th'e j) rattlempn WVeH
department's representatives. The!N
total losses as adjusted were $&8,
141.&8 the amount. paid the insured
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^aKOta cattlemen
Veea-
ing Out Culls to Save Big
Expense of Feeding
CONDITIONS
IN AUSTRIA
DEPLORABLE
(By tlie Associated Press.)
Italian Headquarters, Tuesday, Nov.
12.—Aviators G. A. McLeod of Mon­
treal and Clarence O. Young of Des
Moines, la., who were taken prisoner
'by the Austrians during the Italian
campaign and have reached the Ital­
ian line bring direct news of condi­
tions in the interior of Austria.
"Horrible food conditions prevail in
the interior of Austria," said McLeod.
"and it is quite possible that «i mil­
lion people may die there during the
winter from disease, exposure and
lack of food.
"Scenes along the railway are likft
those on the battlefield. We saw
bodies scattered here -and there as a
result of men crowding on the top
of trains and being, swept off by tun­
nels. »There were also bodies of
wounded, taken from Red Cross cars
and left to die. Terrible sanitary con­
ditions prevail in little towns.
"What Austria needs is food. Other
prisoners and I are alive only be­
cause of food received from outside of
Austria. For three days two .other
prisoners and myself had between us
only a little piece of bad bread."
MENOKEN YOUNG
PEOPLE UNITED
ER)er S. Baty andv Miss ..Carrie L.
Moore, members of -^prominent farm-1
er families at Menoken, were mafried
in Bismarck this week.
SUPPLY OF viCTORY
FLOUR IS SMALL
Minneapolis, Minn., N'ot. A.—Prom­
inent milling men in Minneapolis to­
day declared the present supply of
Victory flour in the United States is
so small that the change to wheat
flour will be accomplisned in a short
time without loss or waste to the re­
tailers.
"I imagine that the IT. S, food ad­
ministration will find a way for dis­
posing of the mixed flour or any sub­
stitute flours now that restrictions on
wheat have been removed," said Mr.
Bovey, representative of a large mill­
ing company.
PERSHiNG PlNS
U.S. WAR CROSS
UPONGEN.FOCH
French Marshal to Make Solemn
Entry Into City
...„ of Metz
Paris, Nov. 14.—General John A.
Pershing today conferred on Marshal
Foelt the American distinguished
ordor medal. In malting the award
(len. Pershing said:
"The congress of tho Ilnlled States
has created this medal
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'be conl
ferred on those who have rendered
distinguished service to our country.
'President Wilson has directed me to
confer upon you the first of these
medfajs."
TO ENT5.R METZ.
Paris, Nov. 14.—Marshal Koch, com­
mander in chief of the allied armies,
will make a solemn entry Into Metz,
and Strassburg on Sunday in the pres
enco of President l'oincalro and Pre­
mier Cletnenceau.
CONCILIATION
TO BE URGED
ON ASSEMBLY
StaU? Insurance Commissioner S. A.
,C*l?najwjM,ewlflto go .somaw,hat afield
at the Ironing of the next legislative
assembly to urge legislation which
will make effective a statute now on
North Dakota's 'books providing for
oojirts of conciliation to which trivial
1 township differences may 'bo referred.
Senator Strom of Hills!oro was the
author of a bill providing for concil­
iation tribunals which was passed sev­
eral years ago. At each township elec­
tion since that time the people have
solemnly elected conciliation tribunes
and they have as solemnly proceeded
to forget them and to continue to
With hay at $44 per ton and scarce,
North Dakota stockmen are culling
out their herds and disposing of every­
thing which is not prime stock,
worthy of such a luxurious diet. The
immediate result will be a depletion carry through justice, district and
of North Dakota herds, but ultimately
it is expected to greatly improve the
standard. The average price for hay
tho last ten years has 'been $15. This
year's high cost is due to a small crop
and to a shortage in labor for the har­
vesting of the small amount of hay
that was available. Hay seems unob­
tainable at any price and the only
remedy Is the reduction in the size of
herds.
sometimes even to supreme court liti
gallon which Commissioner Olsness
believes could have been settled with
some friendly intervention.
Mr. Olsness has received from Thor
j. Benson, a prominent Scandinavian
attorney of Chicago who has made a
specialty of investigating courts of
conciliation for the municipal courts
of the western metropolis, a letter
commending articles which the North
Dakota commissioner has written for
Xormanden, one of the state's leading
Norwegian weeklies. The question
was also prominently considered at
the annual meeting of the North Da­
kota Bar association in Bismarck last
summer, when a prominent Minot bar­
rister presented a paper on the sub­
ject which attracted much attention
and elicited approving comment from
Chief Justice Andrew A. Bruce of the
North Dakota supreme court. In view
of the general Interest which has been
created, some action which will re­
lieve the higher courts from the con­
gestion of insignificant litigation is
expected from the next legislative as­
sembly.
GENERffilADE
PRISONER BY
HIS OWN HEN
With the American Army in France.
—To be takeA prisoner by American
troops was the esperlence last Fri­
day of Brigadier General iouglas Mac
Arthur. The First and 42nd division
were advancing rapidly.that day to­
ward Sedan, and in the region of Are
tacour the lines became criss-crossed.
General MacArtbur who was at the
head of the advance of his men was
taken prisoner by men of the First di
vision, who could not believe any
Americans were ahead of them. The
situation sobn was explained, and
General MacArthur set about straight­
ening out the lines, and the two di­
visions joined in the assault on the
foe.
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DAVINS ON DECK,
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ffew County Judge Extra
Two. Months to Terirt
.County Judge I. C.' Davies has 'been
appointed county judge ad interim to
fill the vacancy created by the resig­
nation of his predecessor. Judge Jl.
C. Bradley, who has enrolled in the
officers' training camp at Zachary
Taylor, Lotalstflle. Ky.
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REGENTS TO MEET
Deferred Session Scheduled for
Last of Month
The meeting of tho state board of
regents which was to have been held
in Minot the first of the month in con­
junction with the annual convention
of the North Dakota Educational asso­
ciation, which was postponed because
of the flu epidemic, probably will be
held November 26, either at the cap­
ital, or at the state university.
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Olsness Working In Interests of ^Berlin, hivvc entered upper Silesiun Pi*ussi&.
liill Putting Lawyers Out
of Small CasesT
Copenhagen, Nov
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AMERICAN TROOPS CROSS*"-"•wsft
GERMAN FRONTIER AT METZ- !1"
HUN ARMY IS ON RAMPAGE
Von Hindenburg Remains Head of Supreme Ger­
man Command—Troops Instructed to Proceed
Home Without Committing Acts of Violence
(By Associated Press)
Paris, Nov. 14.—American troops have crossed the German
frontier toward Metz and Strassburg.
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TO MEET BRITISH
Berlin, (By wireless to London) Nov. 14.—The German liffht
cruiser Koenigsberg on November 13th at 1 p. m. put to sea with
plenipotentiaries of the Workmen's and Soldiers' Council of the
German fleet, in order to meet the representatives of the British
Admiralty. Th chief of the High Seas Forces is taking part in
the negotiations as expert adviser fojr the deliberations concerning
the execution of the naval conditions of the armistice.
CONFLICTING RUMORS
Ghent, Nov. 13.—(Tuesday)—There are conflicting rumors as
to the situation in Brussels. Reports are current that German
soldiers there have mutinied and shot their officers and are burn­
ing and pillaging. Allied advance scouts now are half-way from
Ghent to Brussels. Should*the reports of disorder be confirmed, a
flying column will be sent to restore order.
WITH HIS TROOPS
Basel, Nov. 14.—-Reports that the German crown prince is with
his father in Holland is denied. A dispatch today states he is
with his troops at the front.
HEAD OF SUPREME COMMAND
London, Nov. 14.—Field Marshal Von Hindenburg retrains the
head of the supreme German command, according to a message
here giving the text of instructions to army commanders instruct­
ing them to lead their troops home without disorder or violence.
COMMIT ACTS OF VIOLENCE
London, Nov. 14.—German troops are committing acts of vio­
lence and are destroying and pillaging contrary to the terms of the
armistice, says a message here today. The allied command has
informed the German high command that it expects it to suppress
these disorders. If the acts continue, the allied command advises
it1 will take steps to stop them.
The Germans are violating the armistice at different points, and
especially in Belgium and in the region of Brussels.
ENTER PRUSSIA
Copenhagen, Nov. 14.—Polish troops, according to a dispatch
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CONFISCATE KAISER'S PROPERTY
London, Nov. 14.—The property of the Prussian crown will be
confiscated according to a German wireless message received here
today. According to a proclamation issued by the new Prussian
government the entailed property of the Prussian crown will be
placed under the arimmfstrtrfcion- of -the ministeriflf'ftnttnce. Prop-**
erty, which is not entailed will not l?e affected.
lishing an appear signed by three hundred and two Danish associa­
tions rlei^anding that Germany at the peace negotiations settle
the North Schleswig question on the basis of the right of s$f
determination by all peoples.
MOVING NORTHWARD
(By Associated Press)
iWith the American Army in France, Nov. 14.—(1:30 p. m.)—
The Germans opposite the first American army north and north­
east of Verdun are reported moving northward rapidly. Prepara­
tions begun several days ago now are becoming effective. Great
railroad activity is reported at Metz and other railroad junctions.
RIOTING RESULTS
(By Associated Press)
Copenhagen, Nov. 13.—(Wednesday)—A demonstration by the
Syndicalists here against the imprisonment of some of their part­
isans today resulted in rioting. Some street cars were wrecked
and at some places tracks were torn up.
A strike of firemen stopped the shipping. Many business houses
were compelled to close down. The strikes are spreading through
the smaller towns, but Copenhagen is not so generally affected.
WANT TERMS CHANGED
Washington, Nov., 14.—Austria has asked President Wilson to
use his good offices with the allies to secure a modification of the
Turkish armistice terms so as to permit several thousand former
Austro-Hungarian subjects in Ottoman territory to remain there
instead of returning home to add to already serious food problems.
NO MORE CENSORSHIP
Washington,! Nov. 14.—Withdrawal of all volunteer censorship
requests under which American publishers have been working
since the U. S. went to war were announced today by Chairman
Creel.
CROWN PRINCE IN HOLLAND
London, Nov. 10.—The forwmer German crown prince has not
been shot but is staying at the residence of the governor of Lim
bourg, at Masstricht, the Daily Express says it llearns. He
crossed the Dutch frontier accompanied by a dozen intimate mili­
tary associates.
TO WITHDRAW MEMBER
London, Nov. 14.—The British labor party at a meeting today
decided by a large majority to withdraw its members from the
cabinet at the close of the present parliament which is expected
soon.
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NINETY KILLED
(By Associated Press)
Amsterdam, Nov. 14.—Ninety persons have been killed in street.
fighting at Brussels.
DOWNED 470 MACHINES
(By Associated. Press)
Paris, Nov. 14.—In the period from September 12 until the ces­
sation of hostilities Monday morning, American aviatofs claim
they carried down 470 German machines. Of this number 320 al-l*
ready have been confirmed.
RELEASE PRISONERS "V
A so at re
Paris, Nov. 13.—(Wednesday)—More than 2,532 American
prisoners in German camps were released immediately by the sign­
ing of the German armistice, according to the latest figures pre-c
pared by the American Red Cross in Switzerland. This includes
Si captured to Nov. 1. It is estimated only a few hundred were*
taken after that date. 4
IN HANDS OF REVOLUTIONISTS
Basel, Nov. 14.—A semi-official Berlin dispatch reports that
Koningsburg, Inksterberg, Gumbinnen, and Loetzen are in the
hands of the revolutionists. Governor Von Baiocky jrf' Poaen,
former German food minister, has put himself at the di§p
the revolutionists. V''
LAST EDITION
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PUBLISH APPEAL
14.—North Schleswig newspapers are pub-
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