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VOL. XXV, No. 4
KNOXVnjJX TENNESSEE.
SATURDAY. NOV. 9
1918..
WHOLE NUMBER 1252
ALLIED ARB
RUSH THROUGH
GAP If FOE LIE
GEN. JAN C. -SMUTS
Places in the Sun
KAISER IS SHORN
OF POWER SAYS
HEW BERLIN NOTE
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German Ruler Deprived of Au
thority to Make War or
Peace.
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iQ Western Newspaper Union 2;
Gen. Jan Christinn Smuts, a con
spicuous figure during the Boer war,
but now a valued member in British
military advisory circles, is, said to'be
planning a, trip to the United Stnlps.
vVhat he intends doing here is un
known. He is especially desirous of
meeting and getting well acquainted
with President Wilson.
PLAN TO ADD
TO PRODUCTION
dim of Newly Organized Division
of Federal Department
of Labor. ?
WORKERS TO BE TRAINED
That Method of Aiding Industries, and
the Distribution of Skilled Men,
Are Two Main Objects-
Other Labor News.
To increase production of war sup
plies through systematized training
of workers, to distribute to industries
more skilled workmen where needed
and to ascertain methods of render
ing more adequate the existing labor
supply are the aims of a newly -organized
division of the department of
labor. The department in making thh
announcement said that the new divi
sion would assist all departments of
the government, especially the produc
tion division, and would co-operate
with the federal board for vocational
education and with state and munici
pal school authorities.
Community labor boards to deter
jine what industrial establishments
are engaged in essential work are be
ing established throughout the coun
try, it was learned today at the depart
ment of labor. The primary purpose
is to guide the employment service in
placing labor, but the work also may
have an important bearing upon deci
sions of local draft boards under the
work or fight order, v
GET INCREASE ASKED FOR
Award Made by War Labor Board Ful
ly Satisfies Workers in Plants Mak
ing War Munitions.
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Wage increases to all workers now
receiving less than 78 cents an hour in
68 plants in the munitions and related
Industries of Bridgeport, Conn., are
provided in an award of Otto M. Eid
litz, umpire chosen by the national
war labor board to decide controversies
(between the companies and their em
ployees. "The decision affects some . 50,000
rorkers, among whom there has been
dissatisfaction for a long time. A
threatened strike was averted when
Jrank I. Walsh, joint chairman of the
war labor board, addressed the toilers
With a plea for patience.
The award establishes a minimum
wage of 42 cents an hour for all male
workers, skilled or unskilled, 21 or
over, and a minimum of 32 cents an
hour for all female workers, 18 or
over. - ' . ' -,' ,
It grants the workers' demand for
the basic eight-hour day In all the
manufacturing plant3 ; establishes the
right of workers to bargain , collec
tively to join trade unions- and pro
vides that women performing the same
work as men shall receive the same
pay. ,
: The wage increases are mado re
troactive. The award of Mr. Eidlltz has been
duly made the award of the board.
Austrians May Be Forced to Fall
Back on the Tag
liamento. OHIO TROOPS ENTER BATTLE
More Than 20,000 Prisoners and Hun
dreds cf Guns Captured During
' Great Offensive on the
Italian Front.
Paris, Oct. 31. The Italians have
i a ken 25,000 prisoners and more than
200 guns in their present offensive, it
was officially announced.
Italian Headquarters on the Piave,
Oct. 31. Elements of the American
expeditionary force in Italy, who have
"wit in reserve, are now in readiness
to take part In the fighting east of the
I'inve. The Americans probably will
be brigaded with the Italians.
London, Oct. 31. One year ago the
Italian armies were streaming west
ward from the Isonzo with a great
military disaster imminent. Today the
Italians, with British and French di
visions fighting with them and with
American contingents in reserve, are
pouriijg through what appears to be a
breach in the Austrian lines east of the
Piave river.
Valdobhladene has been captured.
Onegliano has been occupied and
along a line stretching south of the
Treviso-Oderzo railroad the allies are
moving steadily ahead. Prisoners
numbering more than 20,000 have been
taken during the fighting.
Ohio Troops Enter Battle.
London,' Oct. 31. Ohio troops have
reached the Piave river on the Italian
Iront and are ready to take up the ad
vance eastward, cutting off the retreat
of the Austro-IIungarlans, says an
Evhnnge Telocraph dispatch from
. Thousands of prisoners have been
taken, and more than 100 Italian vil
lages east of the Piave river have been
liberated, the dispatch added.
Conegliano has been occupied by the
allies and the advance continues over
a front of 00 kilometers (more than
30 miles).
Turn Captured Guns on Foe.
Koine, Oct. 31'. One thousand addi
tional Austro-Hungarlan prisoners
have been captured, and upwards of
1:10 guns were taken, some of which
have b'-en turned against the enemy,
the Italian war office announced.
The successful attack by the Ital
'.!in Eighth and Twelfth armies is
threatening the Auslxo-IIungari.'in
ilank. The Austrians blew up the
bridges over the Moiiticano river in
their . retreat. The Italians are now
beyond Balieno.
Austrian Resistance Weakens.
Keports from the Piave front seem
to indicate that, after the first rush
of the allies, the Austrian resistance
weakened greatly and there are indica
tions that along the center of (he line
the enemy's defense has been crushed.
The sweep of the allies eastward ap
pears to have gained momentum dur
ing the last day and it seems probable
that the next few days may see the
whole Austrian army fronting the
Piave in retreat toward the Taglla
mento. Austrians Retreat Under Pressure.
At Italian . Headquarters on the
Piave, Oct. 31. Austrian forces are re
treating under ever increasing pressure
and it is felt that the attack against
the enemy will be overwhelming as
soon as the allies' entire force- can en
ter the action. ;
HUNS WITHDRAW IN BALKANS
Austrians Evacuate Alessle Vienna
Says Enemy Did Not Break'
Through.
Amsterdam, Oct. 31. The Austrians
are withdrawing from Albania In the
Balkans and have already evacuated
Alessle, a town in northern Albania
near the Montenegrin frontier, the war
office of Vienna announced in an offi
cial statement received here. The
withdrawal was begun "although the
entente did not succeed in breaking
through," the statement said.
SUGAR FOR "FLU" PATIENTS
Extra Allowance to Epidemic Suffer
ers Permitted by the Food
Administration.
Washington, Oct. 31. As an aid in
fighting the influenza epidemic, the
food -administration telegraphed the
federal food administrator of each
state the Information that where neces
sary extra sugar allotments for pa
tients, and those caring for them are
to be allowed.
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VIENNA ON KHEES'
T0WILS0l!;BEG3
QUICK ACT10M
Foreign Minister Andrassy Sends
Separate Note to Secre
tary Lansing.
I'ANY DIE 111 BUDAPEST EOT
Crowds Attempt to- Follow Deputation
of Karolyi's party to Archduke's
Palace, but Are Shot Down
by the Soldiers.
Berne, Oct. SO.-Count Andrassy,
the Austrian foreign minister, supple- f
pientlni his note to President Wilson, 1
has sent a special note to Secretary of
State Lansing, , it Is unofficially re
in this note the couut begs jUr. Lan
sing to prevail upon President Wilson
to arrange an immediate armistice.
The text of the note has been sent
to all allied governments, according to
Vienna dispatches.
Austria Explains Action.
Basel, Oct. St). A semi-official note
issued at Vienna on Austria's rep! to
President Wilson says:
"Austria was obliged to conform to
the methods of President Wilson, who
had successfully replied to three mem- j
hfrs nf H-in trinln 'illiitm'O nnfl lift
apart from her allies.
"The monarchy,, which has formally
adopted President Wilson's line of ac
Jion, shares his opinion, as was shown
by the emperor's manifesto to the peo
ples, which, in proclaiming the federal
ization of the monarchy, exceeded
President Wilson's program.
Reforms Await Armistice.
"However, the complete reorganiza
tion of Austria can only be carried out
after an armistice.
"If Austria-Hungary has declared
herself ready to enter into negotia
tions for an armistice and for peace,
withottt awaiting the result of negoti
ations with other states, that does not
necessarily signify an offer of separate
peace."
"It means that she is ready to act
separately in the interests of the re
establishment of peace."
Troops Slay Many in Budapest.
-London, Oct. 30. Furious rioting
took place at Budapest on Monday eve
ning, according to a Budapest dispatch
to the Vossisehe Zeitung, which is
quoted In a Copenhagen dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph company.
A deputation was sent by the
party of Count Michael Karolyi to the
castle at Budapest to ask Archduke
Josef to appoint Karolyi premier, it is
said. : A great crowd followed the dep
utation and' attempted to break
through the military guard.
Severe fighting followed, the sol
diers using machine guns and bay
onets. A large number of people
were killed, and the fighting was still
lu progress when the telegram was dis
patched Monday evening.
The correspondent adds that the re
publican movement Is growing and
that a general labor revolt may be
expected at any moment
REFUGEES REACH HOLLAND
250,000 Were Expected From Belgium,
But Only Small Number
Arrive.
Amsterdam, Oct. 31. When the
German retirement In Belgian Flanders
begnn it was , expected that 250.00C
refugees would seek safety In Holland
1 TTn .- Qn rir?fl'i if nlfrl,t llrkWfM'nr1 nnlv G
' sjnall fraction of this number had ur
I rived. At that time about 7,000 hat'
'. ps.-ssed through the wire gates mark
:inrf 'he f'utcli-l'.elgian frontier. Then
.Is no congestion U3 in 1011.
NOT READY FOR .
Elf (HjOUR DAY
United States Steel Corporation
Makes Announcement of
Its Policy.
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ill TO WORK TWELVE HOURS
prtra Pay, at Time and a Half for
the Four Hours, Will Be Given
t Pay Roll Increase Is a
Large One.
The United States Stetl corporation,
ihoe plants In South Chicago, Gary,
ohot, Hammond and other parts ol
he Chicago district employ about 40,-
persons, announced that instead of
h v('ght-hour workday promised by
he , corporation to begin October 1,
AviM ho a crwitlnnimcei .of . the
Viit -i v. tiro-hour, day .witJu exlra
pay for the added four hours. It
means. the workmen will be paid on
the eight-hour basis, with time and a
half for the overtime. The pay roll
increase in the Chicago district will be
900,000 monthly.
; Unskilled laborers, who now get
$4.80 for working twelve hours, will
get $5.60. A few years ago they re
ceived $1.50 a day. The highest class
of skilled labor, rail stralghteners,
who now receive $30 for working
twelve hours, will receive 52.50 for
a day's work.
TAKES. CAPITAL OF BOHEMIA
Prague Officers Are Changed and Mil
itary Powers Pay Alfegiance to
Czech Committee.
Copenhagen, Oct. 31. The Czech
national committee took over the func
tions of the local government in
Prague, the Bohemian capital, on Mon
day, marking the final step In its suc
cessful revolution there, according to
a telegram from Berlin to the National
Tidende. The Austrian Imperial sym
bols were removed from Various build
ings and Imperial proclamations were
torn down. The city officials have tak
'en an oath of fidelity to the Czech
slate. During Monday night the gen
eral commanding the Prague garrison
and his staff placed the entire armed
forces of the city at the disposal of the
.Czech nutional committee.
ALLIES IN SEA CONFERENCE
Admirals Benson and Sim of United
States Navy Attend Meeting
. In Paris.
Paris, Oct . 31. A naval . confer
jence was held at the ministry of ma
,ine. Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of
i the British admiralty, presided. Ad
jmlral'Wemyss, first British sea lord;
' Vice Admiral William S. Sims and Ad
imlral William S. Benson of the United
States navy, Vice Admiral Thaon di Re
vel of the Italian navy and Admirals
GrassI und Bon of the French navy
were present. .
Knoxville. Rev. Joseph B. Oakley
of Warrensburg, Mo., has accepted a
call to the pastorate of the First Cum
berland Presbyterian Church here
Rev. Oakley formerly was pastor ol
churches at Dyersburg and Jackson
iParis. Judge T. E. Harwood ol
Trenton, the judge of this circuit, has
announced the appointment of H. W.
Morton of Paris as circuit court clerk
to succeed A. B. Trousdale, who died
here last week after serving 21 years.
Mr. Trousdale had just entered upon
his seventh term, begim;?s in August,
and the appointment cth'.i Morton ie
for practically two- yours, until the
general election. .
ALLIES' TRUCE TERMS TOLD
Emsfaiy Must Gie Up Frontier Forts,
Army, Navy and Evacuate All Oc
cupied Territories Wilson
Frames Reply to Austria.
Washington, Oct. 31. Incomplete
and tentative armistice terms have
been formulated by the military ad
visers of the supreme war council sit
ting at Versailles and cabled to Presi
dent Wilson for his approval. In brief
the terms so far received are:
1. Withdrawal of Teutonic troops
from invaded territory within a speci
fied period, to be fixed by the allied
commanders.
2. Surrender of all ordnance and
ammunition.
3. Withdrawal of German forces be
yond the Rhine.
4. Demobilization of the Teutonic
armies, except a limited number of
troops for policing purposes.
5. Surrender of frontier fortresses,
Including Metz and Strassburg.
6. Release of all allied prisoners of
war, German prisoners of war to be
held- until completion of restoration of
devastated territories.
7. Surrender of a specified number
of German submarines.
Washington, Oct. 31. Another note
from the German government reached
Washington. . It supplements the brief
t'oinuninicatlon recently received, say
ing armistice terms were awaited. It
recites in detail governmental changes
which have taken place In Germany as
evidence that the kaiser has-been de
prived iUiU !owttf-uOiittWil.'arHt'.d
negotiating peace. - . , ,
Not to Wilson Personally.
This time the Germans do not ad
dress President Wilson personally, but
send the Information for the American
government, apparently recognizing
that the stage of personal appeals has
passed with the transmission of the
German armistice and peace plea to
the allies. The note reiterates that
the actual power and responsibility of
the German government have been
transferred to the reichstag and de
scribes the progress of the necessary
constitutional changes.
The note probably will be forwarded
immediately to Paris, where the su
preme war council already Is reported
to have formulated terms upon which
the United States and the allies might
permit a cessation of hostilities.
Frederick Oederlin, the Swiss charge,
received the German note and deliver
ed it to Secretary Lansing.
Favors Drastic Terms.
The armistice program said to have
been prepared by the supreme war
council at Versailles has not been re
ported on by the American represen
tatives. The government, however, is
known to favor terms equally as dras
tic as those described-in press dispatch'
es as agreed upon at Versailles.
Framing Reply to Austria.
As word of the new German move
came it was learned that President
Wilson was working on a reply to the
last note from Vienna, in which the Aus
trian government accepted all prin
ciples and conditions of the president
and asked for armistice and peace pro
posals. The reply will inform the au
thorities a.t Vienna that on the basis
of acceptance of all conditions, includ
ing actual Independence, and not mere
autonomy, for subject nationalities,
their request has been referred to the
governments with which the United
States Is assoc.'
No less Intel ,ig was the report
from Vienna, that the Austro-Hungarl-an
government had transmitted to Lon
don, Paris, Rome and Tokyo copies
of its latest note to President -Wilson
i begging the approval and support of
: the allied governments for its new plea
for an armistice on all fronts and peacs
negotiations.
Emphasize Serious Situation.
These moves by the Austro-Hungari-an
government and Its new foreign sec
retary were 'wholly unexpected and
were viewed in some qiiarters as em
phasizing the seriousness of the sit
uation confronting Emperor Charles at
home.
Interest In official circles, however,
was not altogether centered in the Aus
trian peace efforts. Whatsoever th
decision as to the Austrian peace, the
final outcome of all peace discussions
will hiuge on the pronouncements of
the supreme war council at Versailles,
which reports from' London say al
ready has agreed upon the terms of an
armistice and presented them to the
jTillltnry advisers,, Suchspeedy actlop
mum
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Miss Rose Sidgwick, one of the two
women members of the British educa
tional mission to the United States,
Is lecturer In ancient history at the
University of Birmingham. Her ap
pointment to this position more IJian
ten years ago in competition with men
was considered most remarkable.
LABOR BOARD'S
TWO PRINCIPLES
Matters That Have Been Insist
ed Upon in Every Adjust
ment Made. ,
EIGHT-HOUR WORKDAY IS ONE
That, and the Upholding of the Prin
ciple of Collective Bargaining, Are
,Sure to Be Continued in Force
Union Scale Always Recognized.
The national war labor board is ap
plying some fixed principles every time
it is called on to adjust industrial re
lations. One is that the workday
shall be held to be eight hours, and
that additional hours worked for shall
be paid for at the rate of one and a
half times the regular rate, whether it
be an hour's wage, or an hour's earn
ings doing piece work. There really Is
no need for any employer whose busi
ness comes under jurisdiction of this
board to require resort to any action
on part of his employees for establish
ment of the two points above noted, as
they have been insisted upon by the
board every time it has made an ad
justment. Another point Is the re
quireraent that there be recognition of
the principle of collective bargaining,
and that means that there be no dis
couragement, expressed or implied, of
efforts to organize the employees of
any shop or Industry. Still another is
that wages shall be such that they will
permit the person earning them to
live with his family in ordinary com
fort. The interpretation of this, most
frequently accepted, is the union scale
in effect at that particular time or
place. Not that the board without
further consideration decrees that the'
scale price shall prevail; but it has
found by experience that it best ar
rives at desired results, and in short
est time, if It takes the union scale
price as a starting point, and then con
siders oral and other testimony as to
whether this price sfiould obtain, or
be modified up or down.
Through the organized effort of the
United States employment service of
the department pf labor 39,000 unskill
ed workers' have been recruited and
shipped from 19 states in the last few
weeks for relief of government war
projects.
Reports are being awaited on opera
tions in eight other states where re
cruiting has been In progress. The.
states which furnished the 39,000 men
were Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ne
braska, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida,
Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine,
Mississippi, New Mexico, New York,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Car
olina, Texas and Washington.
by the councfT was accepfecTgenerarrj
as Indicating the unanimity, of th
views of the American government and
Its allies.
Draft Calls 2,334 From Michigan.
Lansing, Mich., Oct. 3L The first
draft call received at the state adju
tant general's headquarters In three
weeks was announced. It calls for 2,
834 white men from Jlick'san qualified
for general military service, to entrain'
for Camp Wadsworth, S. C, durln?J
the five days beginning November 11
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