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JUNKERS LOOK
AHEAD TO NEXT
GREAT CONFLICT
War-Sodden Militarists' View
Expressed in New Book, De
riding World Peace and
Worshipping Power.
International .s sttit:
TIIK HAGFB. Nov. jS. With
Germany facing inevitable defeat in
the great world conllict now raging,
Prussian militarists are already look
ing forward to "the next war."
There is a big question whether
the 'lerman people will be In a
frame of mind after this war to
tolerate preparations for another
holocaust of rms. even if the en
tente governments would permit it.
Nevertheless Indications are lilter
ing out of Germany that the war
lords, both great and small, are
looking, even at this time when
Kurope runs red with blood, into
the future with belligerent glances.
The Militaristic Attitude.
An insight into the war-sodden
minds of Prussian militarists is
given by a book just published in
iermany called "Deductions From
the World War," a copy of which
was received here todav from Ber
lin. It is written by Lieut. .Jen. Haron
Mn Frr tag-I)i inghoven, who was
ouarterniaster general of the Ger
man army when (Jen. von Falken
hayn was- chief of the German gen
eral staff, rjen. von Kreytag is now
stationed in Berlin as deputy chief
to the general staff. His book
breathes blood and thunder pre
pa redness.
Would llxpand Arm.
After arguing that the German
s-rmy must be expanded after tho
pre-cnt conllict is over von Freytag
nmiiniips:
"We hall have to continue to
puisne this road In the future
ouite apart from the necessary
increase in garrison artillery and
technical troops. Moreover,
when tho number of those- who
have fought In the great war
has fallen away, we shall have
to aim at .subjecting at least to
a cursory training the nun of
military age who are at first re
je ted. but who, in the course
of war have turned out to be fit
for service, so that when war
breaks out they may form a
generous source of reserve,
only so can we arrive at a real
people's army, in which every
one ha- gone through the school
f the standing army.
"Wliai Is tin us.- of all this?
it inav Ik aLctl. Will not the
general exhaustion of lairo-te
after the world conflagration put
I lie danger of n new v.ar In the
background and does, not this
leirihle murder of peoples Mlnl
incvitahlv to disarmament to
p.ie the way to jennanent
jcaoc? The reply Is that no one
an undertake to guarantee a
long eroI of peace. J .acting
peace Is gua r.inusil only hy
Mrong nrniainci'iv .Moreover,
world power Inooncvlvable
without striding for expression
of jMiuor In tho world and n
eitiMitly for sea nmcr.
bii. von Freytag then argues for
.: greater German navy to cope on
with the increase f the army
M land. He says:
"In the future. a in the past.
German people will hae to seek
linn cohesion in it glorious army
and in its br-laurelled young fleet.
U;r business is to maintain the
fundamental ideas of war as they
lived in the German army up to
ICG 4. to soak them in the expor
.e:ices of the present war and to
make the fullet technical ue of
:hem. Hut we must do all this
without giving an entirely new di
rection to nur thir.kir.q on strategy
and tactics."
Still Heady for War.
The last chapter of the book is-
ailed "Still Heady for War" and
: rgues that Germany must be ready
to plunge into fresh conflict after
the present whirlwind of bloodshed
:ir.d horror is over. Von l'reytag ex
presses the opinion that Germany,
- her position in Furope and in
w-udd politics "German soldiers mut
f-jcrt all ideas of pacifism and in
ternationalism." WARNS OF PLOT TO
DESTROY FOODSTUFFS
Ii.r rn.t; r.l News Srri-e:
i. i:ington. K.-.. N).
burning that a plot is on foot to
destrov food storage depots was is
sued to Kentucky store owners and
de. tiers in foodstuffs today by F. M.
'ai kett. Kentucky state food ad
ministrator. Tli warning is !.;is, d on
telegraphic advices received by
rkFU from Washington.
Six Drowned as
Launch Overturns
liili n 1 1 mil t l News Service:
RAITIMORR. Md.. Nov. 28.
overturning of their gasoline launch
early today throw 10 members of the
crew of a Dutch vessel into the har
bor, mx of them drowning. The
others were rescued by the tugboat
Uncle 'am. The men were returning
to their ship from shore. The acci
dent happened abreast of Thomp
son's Seagirt house, about five, miles
from Baltimore. The bodies of tho
di owned men were recovered and
taken to the city morgue. It Is not
known exactly what caused the acci
dent. HILL BE WITNESS
Says Means Brought Guns to
Him to be Put in Per
fect Condition.
International News Service:
COURTHOUSK, CONCORD, N. C.
Nov. JH. The state today upset the
plans of the defense of Gaston Ii.
Means, charged with the murder of j
Mrs. Maude A. King. Defense coun- j
ei has fought foreign expert testi- "
mony, charging it was biased. Today
the state partially qualified M. F.
Ritchie, a local hardware dealer, as
an expert witness.
Ritchie told of Means coming to
his store on the third day before
the- death of Mrs. King. He declared
to Ritchie that he wanted to buy
a 32-caiibre automatic. Ritchie had
no 3 2-calibre automatic hut had a
25-calibre. Means stated this gun
was too small. He told of Means
coming into his store the day Mrs.
King died, bringing his pistols and
stating:
"I want these guns so they will
work perfectly."
Tells of Tests.
Ritchio explained the action of tho
pistol with which Mrs. King was
killed. He declared he did not be
lieve it probable that the gun could
be ll red by falling or by accident.
The witness then told of tests he
had made tiring the gun at a blank
piece of stationery and that at a
distance of 1.". inches powder marks
and burns were very evident.
James Simpson, an undertaker,
who helped to prepare the body of
Mrs. King, testified that there were
no powder marks or burns on the
body.
LAND 21 SURVIVORS OF
TORPEDOED ACTAEON
Interuailoual New Service:
WASHINGTON. Nov. JS. The
American steamer Actaeon. tor
pedoed Sunday off the Coast ot
Spain, carried an armed guard of
Z naval men. Dispatches fron
Dondon say Jl survivors have been
landed at Fort 'a marinas, but that
three boats are missing. The navy
department had no news today
whether the armed guard of the
Actaeon, were among those sayed.
BOSTON CIGARMAKERS
ON STRIKE FOR RAISE
HSTN. Nov. i'S. I ti order to
ent'ofcf Their demands for a five
per cent increase in wages, 2. ."Ort
members of the Ciearmakers union
refused to return to their work to
day following an ultimatum sent to
the manufacturers last Wednesday
hat they would strike.
The walkout will result in a sym
pathetic stjie(, nf -0Q members of
tho cigar factory strippers' union.
HARDWARE MAN
AVIATOR HELD PRISONER BY GERMANS
I ii terua t ion n i .News Service:
PARIS, Nov. 4. (Ry mail to
New York. Nov. A post
card has l.cen received from
Seigt. Fvert-tt I. Raikiey. of
Kilbourne. III., an American
aviator lighting with the French
army, stating that he if wounded
and a prisoner of war in Ger
many. Buckley was brought down
in.-ide the German lines at Ver
dun on Sept. and as his ma
chine was on fire, it was re
ported he had been killed.
The news today was received
by tho French captain in com
mand of the escadrille N-li."
to which Ruckley was attached
and it caused great rejoicing
among his French comrades and
the Americans. The card was
dated Majence hospital prison
camp but gae no details.
Although hp had been flying
only a few weeks and was mak
ing his fifth "sortie" when
"knocked down" Ruckley gave
I 1 ISs$aiwig Hole
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MURDER
Iiitfi u.tti"iiul New? Service:
NFW YORK, Nov. I'S.-
Fight
men were held in New York and
Brooklyn today on information given
by Ralph Daniello regarding 2.1 al
leged murders by members of a
gang with headquarters in Drooklyn.
Eighteen of the alleged murders
have been verified, the police ay.
Through Daniello's story tho
workings of three alleged bands of
criminals who have levied tribute
and exacted vengeance in the Italian
section of the city were revealed.
They include ten bosses and about
60 gunmen. Daniello is said to , have
confessed participation in six of tho
2T murders he disclosed.
Daniello was returned to Hrook
lyn recently from Reno. Nevada,
where he was arrested.
promise of making a fine light
ing aviator. Ruckley was racing
his machine to the rescue of a
comrade, when a fleet, heavily
armed Albatross D-T. type of
German aeroplane, carrying two
men. attacked him and he was
hit in the first volley. His ma
chine dropped breaking into
flames just before reaching the
ground.
Tomorrow Being
Thanksgiving Day
There will be no Evening
Edition of The News
Times. All subscribers
to both Evening and
Morning Editions will re
ceive the Morning Paper.
GANG
By 5. . UacKean,
'M THANKFUL to be here an9 fightin9
In the mud an9 the rain an9 the cold,
With a wind that is bitter an9 bitin9
In a trench we've got orders to hold,
'Though we suffer the tortures of Hades
With a front. that's both cheerful an9 bold.
To-night we9ll get turkey an9 dressin9
Well mixed with the shot an9 the shell,
To bring thoughts of the States, an9 a blessing
An9 relief from the strain for a spell;
But we're here, an9 we'll battle the Kaiser
9Til ice skates are sellin9 in Hell!
So tell all the folks that are waitin9
That we're cheerful an9 well to a man;
And, while sure, we are not under ratin9
The job that we've taken in hand;
But we're here, an9 we'll battle the Kaiser
'Til he yields to democracy's stand!
Eh Seebirt and Mott Are
"Favorites" For Judgeship
Much conjecture is being iven by
local attorneys and county odicials
as, to who the man will be to receive
the appointment to the superior
court judgeship as a successor to the
late Judu;e George Ford. The ap
pointment, it is said, will be made by
Gov. Goodrich some time this week,
and the rumor persists in going the
rounds that the "plum" will fall in
the lap of Kli F. Seebirt. city attor
ney, whose place on the city, pay
roll is being sought by Atty. Thomas
V. Slick, according to those who
profess to be "in the know."
Meanwhile, since Slick practically
dropped from the judgship race,
Archie G. Graham, who claims to
have the republicanism of St. .Jo
seph county in his vest pocket, with
J. D. Oliver and F. A. Miller, as but
tons to keep the pocket closed, has
been waging a vigorous campaign
with the governor for the appoint
ment of Thomas D. Mott in South
Rend now for about a year, pre
vious to which he is said to have
Seek Release of
German Prisoners
STOCKHOLM. Nov. 2$. Repre
sentatives of the German general
I staff have cone to retrograd to ne-
gotiate for the release of German
and Austro-Hungarian prisoners of
war. according to an unconfirmed re
port from Haparanda today.
Political conditions in Russia con
tinue to grow more choatic. latest
advices say that the soeia!it revolu
tionists are tryin to win over the
chief army officers and get their
support for the formation of a new
coalition government.
Many Russians are dying from
starvation.
Th number of Teutonic war pris
oners in Russia has been variously
estimated at from COa.ooo to up
wards of 1, 000, 000.
been a sort "soldier of fortune" op
erating in South American republics
and San Domingo. He is a relativ
of the Studebakers and is also said
to have the Studebaker backing and
along with it several of the public
utilities, notably the Indiana &.
Michigan Flectric Co.
Atty. John Schindler of Misha
waka has been presiding as judge
of that court since the death of
Judge Ford, but because of Mr.
.'ehindler's political aililiations being
democratic and those of Gov. Good
rich of the opposite party, it is not
expected by Mr. Schindler or his
friends that he will be fortunate
enough to receive the permanent ap
pointment to fill out the unexpired
term of his late worthy predecessor.
The September term of the su
perior court was adjourned by Act
ing Judgo Schindler Truday even
ing, and the December term is
scheduled to be convened next Mon
day mornincr, when the new ap
pointee will receiv ? the oath of office.
PEACE MANIFESTATIONS
IN VIENNA AND BUDAPEST
Intprnatioujl News Service :
GFNEYA. Nov. 2. Peace man
ifestations in Vienna and Rudapest
are becoming almost daily occur
rences. A traveler arriving here
today from Austria said that the
Austro-Hungarian people are suffer
ing the deepot distress and that
death from starvation is common
Coal is very scarce and milk, butter,
eggs, sugar, coffee, tea and freh
beef are practically unobtainable.
SAVi: l-XXD IN ALASKA.
International News Service:
WASHINGTON. Nov. 2. Herbert
Hoover today named Judge Royal
A. Gunnison, of Juneaj. federal food
administrator of Alaska.
Judge Gunnison is head f the
Juneau food committee which has
undertaken a campaign to sign up
all families of the territory as mem
bers of the food administration.
W ar Problems Facing
Congress
Again Next Monday.
Much of Non-Partisan Team
Work is Expected to Disap
pear As Republicans Seek
Campaign Issues.
International News Scrvi':
WASHINGTON. Nov. .'v. Con
fronted by a war budget staLryrering
the imagination, an accumulation of
problems directly and indirectly re
lated to the war surpassing in
volume and importance any legis
lative program in American parlia
mentary annals, the t'.'th conuress
will begin its regular session next
Monday.
Politics, too. will come out of ita
seclusion of the past year and
threatens to take a conspicuous
place in the proceedings of the ses
sion. . Much of the non-partisan
team work which characterized the
last session will disappear and the
conduct of business will be shaped
with an eye to the congressional
campaign soon to be launched.
The republicans have seen many
things to criticize, but they have
kept silent in the concerted prepar
ation for the great conllict. Now,
having joined in giving the admin
istration everything it wanted and
professing their willingness to con
tinue giving it everything it needs
to win the war, they nevertheless
will feel free to criticize methods
and results. Great efficiency in the
conduct of the war will be their
keynote, their leaders say. Whether
they will he able to make this a
real campaign issue remains to be
determined by the developments of
the next few months.
Foremost in the list of legislative
needs are the gigantic money bills,
involving bond issues, increased war
taxes and appropriations probably
exceeding the unprecedented figures
of the last session.
Another Bond Issu.
Total appropriations, including
loans to allies and contract author
ization for the present fiscal year
have already reached $21.3!n,o00,
000. .-sen. Martin, the majority
leader of the senate and the chair
man of the appropriations commit
tee, has predicted that the expend
itures for the next year would bring
the total up to $50, 000.00m. 000. This
would mean additional appropria
tion of nearly $29,000,ori0.onn.
One of tho first bills likely to
come before -oiiirresvs will le a
measure authorizing another
big bond issue. The bond issues
and estimated revenues of the
Int session fell short sono
S.1,00 0,000,000 r the amount of
the total appropriations, and
this deficit mtrst le met immed
iately. To Balance Ratio.
In order to better balance the ra
tio of bonds and taxes the treasury
department, it is reported, will ask
the enactment of a supplementary
war revenue lull. The amount ff
the tax bill rests with congress for
final determination, but it is said to
be the wish of administration lead
ers that the measure be constructed
so as to provide approximately
JL'.ÖOU.C OO.fioo. substantially the
amount of the war revenue law pass
ed in October.
The passage of such a bill
means that lieaior levies, prob
ably a billion dollars additional,
will Ik imjHl hjhui war
profits, and that the govern
ment will reach out into hereto
fore untouched sou reo, of tax
ation to obtain additional revenue.
CURTAIL NON-ESSENTIAL INDUSTRY
International News SrvK-e :
WASHINGTON, Nov. Ji.
Orders for the curtailment of
more than 4 00 non-essential in
dustries to conserve the roil
supply will be issued by the fuel
administration before the end of
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WAR PARAMOFVr A
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li.PTnation.il News scrvlre:
WASHINGTON. No. JS.
Hero are -nie of the !mHrtant
matters to Ik1, settled by outgtv-s
at the -eioii leirinniiiir on .Mon
day: pul-in prcK-eeilin;- against
ssui. Lal'olIeMe f Vl-en-ln.
Now war taxe-.
Bond i--ues probably exceed
ing .S'Ja.ono.iMXi.oon.
Peav debates.
New draft legislation.
Webl cxiwirt bill.
The administration -i tl rights
bill.
Nation-w ide prohibition.
Women's suffrage.
BOLSHEVIKI II
Believe Ignoring of Armstice
Proposal Would Strength
en Leninists.
P17n;OGILI. Tuesday Nov.
27. (10::U) p. m.) It is an.
noiiiK-eil oftieially at the Smolny
Institute, the headquarter of the
lKl.-heviki that representatives
of I'.nsign ;rylenko, the Ixd-he-xiki
eomniander In chief, have
crossed to the (lerman side and
entered Into noiTotLatlons with
the (ierman military authorities.
Irih-rnational News Service:
WASHIXC.TOX. Nov. 28. There
was a growing feeling in diplomatic
circles today that the proposal of
the bolshevikl government of Russia
for a three months' armistice should
be answered by th United States.
Refusal to answer the note for
warded by Ambassador Francis to
the state department would be in
terpreted in Russia to mean that the
United States does not want peace
and that the thintrs the bolshevikl
have said about this government
were true. Thus the agitation for
(jutting the war would gain support
and the bolsheviki be entrenched.
Russians who have the best interests
of their country at heart believe
Pres-'t Wilson should make the posi
tion of the Fnited States clear in a
notp addressed directly to th Rus
sian people. Such a note could re
iterate the need for continued war
against the kaiser if democracy is
to continue in existence and the
Russians are to hold their new free
dom. Tn the opinion of many diplo
mats this move would undermine
the power of the bolsheviki.
Reports that the entente allies are.
planning summary action with Rus
sia unless an end Is put to the
peace activities of the bolsheviki
were belie w-d by diplomats to hae
been inspired by th riermans for
the purpose of creating enmity in
Russia to the entente.
Russian embassy officials believed
toi iy that Maklakof. Russian am
bassador to France, would be a party
he inter-alhd confetenc ;tt
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KlIJ.s MOTIIITR AND Sin.F.
I BON MOUNTAIN. Mich.. Nov.
L'S. Rime.- Ifonkla. 1 years old. t
'ommonwealth. Wis., 1 miles from
here, shot hi mother and then
killed himself early todav. It is be
l;eed the youth '' insane.
the Wee;, it was learned thl
afternoon. The industries af-f.-'tpd
will be asked to reduce
their activities one-third immed
iately and one-Mvth. within the
next mor;th, making a total cur
tailment f "h per cert.
The dee -t -on to cu down r.on-es.-or.ti.il
ir.du-try is believed To
have been one r f the outcome
of Fuel Administrator GarÜeldV
conference with Pres't Wilson
yes'erd ay, when he laid before
him the plans for pooling the
nation's cal sup;.!. Th fu!
administration i to tak owr
the coal at the mouth of th
mines ;ir.,i to dis?rfb;:te it tn in
dustries in the m.mr.er best oal-oul-iteM
to produce war neces
sities. The f ,el , id ;:,n. I: r.i t .on I
f "i c i i r ; u. to avoid the complete
s s pe : s.. n of no.n -essential m-d'i'-try
and will endeavor t"
tNej, ;t working as long as pos
sible o;i a 5u per cent basi5.
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DELIVERED ll
Terrific Cannonading Marks
Night on West Front Where
British Stand Before Cam
brai, Hindenburg Base.
Italy is now adding hr Mwn tot
the pledge hammer rtroke- whierj
ithe British and French armies am
delivering against the Germar. s.
Italian forces, supported bv Frit
ish and French veteran-. launched,
a powerful counter offensive be
tween the Piave and Brenta valleys,
in northern Italy. winning ground,
from the invading Austro-i lerman
armies and inflicting severe bss s.
It was the most powerful thrust
the Italians have been able to make
since their line? on the Isonzo wtro
broken.
Increasing violence of the (.m
nonading in Belgium points to a
renewal of the great battb b. foie
Ypres soon.
crmans Hein forced.
German forces at t'.iml'i.u have
been heavily reinforced but there
were no infantry actions in that s c
tor last nicht. The Gerni.ms bom
barded the British positions at Bo;.r
lon throughout the night.
Dead calm prevails n the eastern
front.
The supreme inter-alhed w . .
council will hold it- pi ehmit.aty
session in Paris tomoi i . to unify
allied war movements in the future.
It is believed that one of the Iiis
questions that will be onsj( b re. l j-
the alarming situation in Kns-i i
The bolsheviki in Ri;--i t continue
their efforts towards a sf-j. u its
peace with (Iermany.
Reports are current that tbe mho.
archs of the S"andina i i n cnuntiies
are conferring with. lefereive to fu
ture action which may have :m im
portant bearing on the -. n'tal war
Kituation.
III1WV FAN" NON A DING.
International Newn svrvle:
RON DON. Nov. The night n
the Cambrai front. in northern
France, was given o-cr to violent
cannonading.
British positions in the . tor of
Bourlon wood, three ir.il. west of
the German base nf i 'a ml. raj wers
heavily bombarded by German guns
the war office announced at noon.
There were no infantry actions
Fast and northeast ,,f Ypres the
German guns were nrtiv- and Brit
ish trench lines around Pn --sehen
daele were showered with shell" f
all calibre.
In the Cambrai .-ort or f the Ar
ras front the artillery acti;tv re
ported ty the -vnr o!l,. followed .?
burst of Favnge hand to hand t ght
ing between Rriti.-h ar d G rm in
troops for the pns.-er-sir.n ,.f ilo'irlori
and Fontaine Notre Im,..
Plan to Tru-h Italy Fall-.
Germany's trrcat j.Ian o et - jli
Italy as Serv ia and Roumar.ia wei
conquered has ende. in failure, ac
cording to belief c;,c-r 1 in fi.l:
tary and diplomatic :r' !.- t' da;
However, the end f th" strg'.
in northern Italy i l.ot t i.. siht
and the German , . -t: o-; I i; ri -
grtrtans can be 'oui.'i-! u j.on t
make even mit'htier '''r- t ha .1
tliey have up to d it t 1 .re ,'
through tlie I tali n 1.: s , r, t;
Piave rier anl on the . :..., j.at
eau. Ir'fh sides are rc;.i-i: r l
greater struggle. r. : -
men and guns are ; o ; . .- , .,4
the Austrian frontier to
strengthen the :?i ad.r-.: !."!-.
while the Alpir.e r-.t N , !mg i-- -i
from France into It.iV. a r h'd.e-1
with masses of Frer h a r i'.i
veieranK. train- ( v 1. . s
and long ür.es .,f , r '
Oversight in Two I iis ti.o-.
An oversight it tv o dir '-o. . . .,
helped to f-ustrat. 'he ! :
laid plans e.f the ;. ..!
stafi. Fir-t. th' : t .. t
upon the true : ? . : ,- g s,..r.t f t? .
Italian scM-r -: ..' . ' f I
to t ike into 1 ..n-i-'er.: ' ' i
s.t ility of k aid 1- ' o
the Italian- '-v t- : I
Rrer.ch.
Rv CI ho.;bt 1 . I'll.:- .1 1
their French ar.d I'.r ;! -- -
back to anothe- 1.;.", !to- f. . - . f
w hu h are .tire idv : er. i.
it j' conlideM? '. :'!. ed '
GT!in Will ''. .'.;' ad
farther thm t' e V.-v r;.. j , ; , -; l
a lire l;r
fi"m 1 . 1
t 1 1 v
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through ti.e Ti. - f ii-: .
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