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Show THE GRANT8VILLE U. S. IflOOPS STRIKE NEWS, GRANT8VILLE, UTAH, FRENCHMEN HIDED FEDERAL PROBE OF , HOST BLOW SHE BELGIAN HEROES AMERICANS MARCH INTO BATTLE WHISTLING AND SEND SIZZLING SHELL8 AT HUNS. DEALERS IN BLACK DIAMONDS FACE FINES AND TERMS IN U. S. PRISONS. Members of First Contingent to Reach Scene of War Now in the Trenches, Alongside the French, and Are Giving Good Account of Themselves. Complaints . Blesses Man Who Fired First Shot. Los Angeles. "God bless that redheaded Irishman who sent thut first shell screeching Into the German lines, shouted Billy Sunday, the evangelist, In his closing sermon of an eight weeks campaign here. That was our first answer to the kaiser and lIndenburg and his and cut-t-h routs." assassins of gang Roosevelt la 58 Yeare Old. Oyster Bay, N. Y. Col. Theodore fifty-eight- h Escaped German Surrenders. Denver. Declaring that he was hungry, without a Job, und an escaped interned German sailor, a man giving his name us Rudolph Buukert walked into the iMillee station here Sunday and surrendered. tire Italian Line. AUTHORIZED PRESIDENT TAKE 8TEP8 TO INSURE TIONAL Ten American DEFENSE. Nationa Are WOMEN HE CAMPAIGN MEETS WITH 8UCCESS. TO TELLS NEW NA- HOPE8 YORK THEIR Now Declares That Woman Suffrage lo One of the Fundamental Queotions of Democracy Whose Settlement la Demanded by loeuea of War. Joined With the United 8tatea in Oppoaition to Autocracy and in Fight for Freedom. Brig. Gen. George B. Duncan (to gather with MaJ. Campbell King) was the first American officer to receive the French war cross for his work as observation officer In forward artillery posts In the recent Verdun offensive. A piece of shrapnel struck hie steel hat while he was at hia post Paris. The French advance in Belgium continues, the war office reports. German positions were stormed Sunwere day night and more prisoner taken. The entire Merckum peninsula, near Dlxmude, has been captured by the entente forces, according to the British official communication Issued Sunday evening. The communication add that additional prisoners also have been taken. The story of the highly Important Belvictory won by the French and marshlands of over the gian anuies Flanders Sunday is the record of a spectacular military operation, which, before Its completion would have been branded as Impossibly by the average expert It is a story of men who battled their way forward over morasses and through water Into which they Bank literally to their necks at times, and with rifle and cold steel conquered the enemy In a large and vital strip-oterritory which Includes within its borders such places as Klppe, Merck-eknit Verbrandesinis Aschhoope, m, Kostermolen. Bio Janeiro. Tbe diamber of deputies on October 20, by an almost unanimous vote, declared that a state of war existed between Germany and Brazil. The vote was 149 to 1. Tbe tribunes of the chamber were filled to capacity. After a debate on the opportuneness of proclaiming martial law, tbe president of the diplomatic commission spoke In favor of a law worded as follows: A state of war between Brazil and Germany Is hereby acknowledged and The president of the reproclaimed. to adopt tbe measauthorized is public ures enunciated in 1s message of October 25 and to take all steps tending to Insure national defense and public safety.; Tlie virtually unanimous vote of tbe deputies was received with general acclamation. With Brazil's action in declaring a state of war with Germany, ten American nations are now joined with the United States in opposition to Geminu autocracy and a great alignment of spirit is not far from complete. Since Americas declaration of war fourteen neutral nations have severed relations with the Prussians and of these ten have been our southern pro-all- y neighbors. Of the South American countries', Brazil, Peru, Bolivia and Uruguay are strongly proally. Brazil broke of! relations and handed the German minister his passports as early as April 10. A resolution was shortly passed revoking the nation's neutrality. The sinking of Brazilian ships by German submarines hud roused popular and official feeling and Germany's trade course in Brazil had previously stirred their great resentment As early as Inst February the press of Peru had been demunding the governments Joining the United States in condemning the submarine warfare. Peruvian ships had been sunk and upon protest to the German government no satisfaction was offered. In August an ultimatum concerning the sinking of the Lorton wns sent aud as no answer came within the eight days demanded Peru promptly severed relations. Bolivias break with Germany came at the time of America's declaration of war. ; Washington. President Wilson on October 25 gave full indorsement to woman suffrage as an immediate issue in every state. Addressing a delegation of one hundred leaders of the New York State Woman Suffrage purty, who called at the White House to obtain an express In slon In support of the campaign that state, the president, in emphatic terms, declared that woman suffrage is one of the fundamental questions of democracy, whose proper settlement is demanded by the issues of the war. He praised the spirit, capacity and vision of American women in the war. I believe, he said, that Just because we are quickened by the questions of this war we ought to be quickened to give this question of woman suffrage our Immediate consideration. Speaking as one of the spokesmen of a great party, he pledged his : added and support, hearty I want to speak for myself and say that It seems to me that this is the time for the states of this union to take this action. Explaining-hileaning toward sufas a rather than a nastate, frage tional, issue, he said: I iierliaps may be touched a little too much by the traditions of our politics traditions which lay such questions, almost entirely upon the states, but I want to see communities declare themselves quickened at this time and show the consequences of the quickening." Tbe uddress was delivered in the east room of the White House, in to remarks by Mrs. Norman de R. Wliitehouse. Pederewski to Head Poles. Washington. The war department approved the plan of Ignnce Paderewski and other Polish leaders to raise an American fighting force of 15,000 Poles to battle for world freedom. JAMES M. MOYLE 8uch Is the Opinion of General Leonard Wood. Omaha. Gen. Leonard Wood, commander at Camp Funston, here on Friday boosting Liberty bonds and inspecting Forts Omaha and Crooks, said Onialiu must be taught to kill. We used to think we could never do it, he said, but now we must do it. Formerly we shuddered when Germans poisoned water. Now we poison even the air. The general said the war may last teu years. The man who says peace may come next spring is a public enemy, he said. Shackleton Reaches America. An Atlantic Port. Lieut. Ernest Shackleton, the Antarctic explorer, arrived Sunday ubourd a British steamship. On the same steamship came about twenty ambulance drivers who have, returned to enter other brunches of military sendee. - l En- Army Shakee Austro-German- y WAR MAY LAST TEN YEARS. bull-neck- Roosevelt celebrated his birthday at Ills home here October 27. At my age birthdays do not matter mudi, lie said. Congratulatory letters and telegrams were received from all parts of the country. Battled Forward Over Morasoeo Which Soldiers Sank to Armpite Are Made That 8ome Wholesale and Retail Dealers in Coal Are Ignoring Price Set By the Government. American troops are In the Washington. A general investigaParis. first line trenches on the French front tion Into retial and wholesale prices of The artillery fired the first shot of the coul throughout the country appears war at G o'clock on the morning of a probable. Iu a minor way, investigation of recent day at a German working purty. consumers assert they have prices been Intermittent has There artillery been compelled to pay already has fighting since. A hehneted infantry marched in been started by the department of without the knowledge of the enemy, Justice in various sections of the east on the same night through rain and and middle wust, both as to anthracite mud. The French soldiers in the and bituminous coal. Instructions have been sent to Unittrenches welcomed them enthusiasticed States attorneys conducting these ally. local several Investigations to summon witis The nearest enemy trench hundred yurds uway. The sector is one nesses, deterniliy the truth of the of the quietest on the front. It hns not charges and, where justified, to bring been taken over, leing under the con- promptly proceedings under the crimtrol of troops under the direction of inal law against those believed to be guilty. the French. Fine of $5000 or imprisonment two The Americans have shelled German or both, are provided for violasendyears, the and enemy troops, jMNdtions of tion the law under which the presishell ing shell for shell The first dent fixed the price to be charged for case will he sent to President Wilson. The close is now in the possession of coal and the margins allowed jobbers General Siliert. The shot was fired by and dealers. Coupled with the complaints charga red huired gunner as his comrades ofthut higher prices than those auing assembled the and in the ranks have been demanded and obthorised ficers cheered. Later a luncheon in numerous protests from are Amertained, the wus attended field by the ican and French artillerists in celebra- liersous and firms alleging that tfley tion of the first Aiuericuu contact with liuve been unable to buy coul at any price. With these, it Is thought the the enemy. government has little power to deal, shot first the in The gun used firing was one of the famous French 75's. except ip cases where the coal operaOn the second day the French shelled tors themselves refused to sell coal a Germun battery position which was which has not been contracted for prelocated by sound, and the enemy re- viously. Most of the latter complaints, it Is fulling plied vigorously, projectile come from purchasers for in understood, close to the Americans, who Joined household consumption. the urtillery duels. Revision Submitted to President : All the troops will be relieved after Recommendations ns to a revision n. certain period by others. Thus the auAmerican expeditionary forces are get- of coal prices at the mines to be thorised as a result of increased opercondiwar actual of benefit the ting ating expenses under the recent wage tions. agreements between owners aud striking miners were submitted to PresiIDAHO SOLDIER8 IN FIRE. dent Wilson Friday by Fuel Administrator Garfield. The recommendations Pullman, Forced to Flee From Burning made public pending the not were Effects. Personal Losing consideration. " Rathbone, N. Y. A mysterious fire presidents train Pullman destroyed two cars of a TRAGEDY IN WYOMING. on the Erie railroad early Sunday morning. Man as His Family Idaho in- Woman Slays . Soldiers of the Second Looks On. were fantry, who were on the train, I'm glad I shot him!. Casper, Wyo. unable to account for the origin of the him neither can his have cant I If fire. Mrs. Bessie declare ocwife, who bystanders C, of .Members Company after Fisher cried, killing Lawrence cupied the cars which were burned, a restaurant local in here, Barrett windows. and doors out streamed by looked on. his while with them, family little but could take They Barrett formerly lived in Anchorand lost nil their extra equipment and age, Alaska, and Mrs.. Fisher Is unmost of their personal effects. derstood to have followed him from iThe loss wus estimated at $00,000. there. WILLARD FREED BY JURY. Barrett came here about a month ago to engage In the drayage business. Utah Man Who Killed Former Friend Is Acquitted. Cleveland Has Big Blaze. After seventeen Cleveland, Ohio. Salt Lake City. Arthur L. Willard, tried on a charge of murdering Cecil hours of ceaseless effort by the entire Holmes at Binghnra, June 13, was downtown fire fighting forpe, a raging found not guilty by a Jury on Satur- furnace which threatened to eat out dethe heart of the Euclid avenue busiday. Justification wns won by the fense 'under the defilement statute. ness district was subdued Friday aftMrs. ernoon with a total loss of between The trial began , October 15. tri- $400,000 and $500,000. in the e third tli principal Willard, angle which resulted in the death of BRIG. GEN. DUNCAN Holmes, was not permitted to testify, and was ubsent from the court room when the verdict was rendered. that IS CAPJ MERCKEM PENINSULA AFTER ALLIES TURED BY THE MOST SPECTACULAR ADVANCE Clark Withdraws Charges. In view of the great success of the Liberty loan In New York the pnst three duys, I withdraw the James M. Moyle of Salt Lake Citft charge I made that certain New York financiers were attempting to defeat who has taken up hlo duties as assistthe loan, reads an announcement ant secretary of the treasury, succeed made here Friduy by Speaker Champ Ing Byron R. Newton, now collector of the port of New York.. Clark. SL Louis The striking feature of the performance Res In the part played by the Belgians In the drive. When the pollus reached the neighborhood of Luyghem In the afternoon and began their assault on this place the Belgians, who were watching from their lines across the floods, joined in and numbers of them, piling into the ferries, poled their way to the eastern Bliore and hurled themselves on the Germans concealed In concrete defenses in the region north of Luyghem, with such good effect that they quickly captured this entire northern tip of the Luyghem peninsula. n The army under of Emperor Charles, who-haas his chief assistant the brilliant field marshal Von Muckensen, are shaking the entire Italian line from the Jullen Alps region to the Adriatic sea. Pressing back the Italians at several mints on Italian soil, the Combined enemy forces now have pushed forward on the Italian left wing and captured Clvldule, lying to the northeast of Udine, and are nearing beyond. In addition, the Austrian town of Gorizla, a point of great strategic value on the Isonzo river, has been retaken from the Italians. According to the latest Berlin of. ed Au8tro-Germa- s the-plaln- ficial communication, 100,000 s Italians have been made prisoners and in excess of 700 guns have fallen into The second and . hands. third Italian armies are declared to be in retreat Rome admits the falling hack of the second army, asserting that cowardice similar to that shown by the Russians in Galicia, was exhibited in the face of the foe, the Italians surrendering or retreating without giving battle, permitting the breaking of the left wing and thereby offering easy access to the town of Aus-tro-Ger- LOOK TO U. S. FOR 8UCCOR. Starving Hosts of Poland and Lithuania Must Have Aid. New York. Plans whereby the Unit-e- d States government may be able to succor tlie starving civil population of Poland and Lithuania will be submitted to President Wilson within a few days. People are reported dropping dead in the streets from hunger. A committee of ten Jews of national reputution will wait on the president. A resolution to that end was adopted here Sunday by the National Jewish assembly, which met in the oldest synagogue, the building of its kind in. the United States. There were more than one thousand present Delegates from San Francisco, Tacoma and fnfin many other states in tlie union. were there. Spanisli-Iortugue- se Motorcycle Clashes With Aeroplane. Camp Doniphan, Okln. In a collision with the running gear of an ascending aeroplane, Privute Joseph Hares, 20 yenrs old, of the New York Third aero squadron, was killed Sunday. He was on a motorcycle when, he collided with the flying machine. Didnt Know It Waa Loaded. Louis Curtwright, aged 10, did not know the gun wus loaded, so his sister Mary, aged 14, is dead at the home of her purents, while he is crazed with grief. The boy wus demonstrating his ability to handle a J22 rifle before a group of children. Nephl. |