Show Wake Tt a Eedl is the earnest desire of the state committee in the Christmas campaign for membership in the Red Cross that no person in Utah feel overlooked Therefore if any point in this state ITwhere committees of the Red Cross doot in their activities reach any such person we respectfully ask all such to send in tlieir application for membership accompanied by $1 to A Red Cross button accompanied by the Christmas Red Cross flag for display in the window of homes together with a J David Larson secretary Commercial club Salt Lake City Your certificate of membership will be prompt Iv" mailed in return membership will if you request be credited to your nearest Red Cross chapter C - ’ A Quality Salt Lake Smelter Settlements 7 It’s Fair and Square w 625c THE (I tead Silver 85c oz METALSi Copper (cathodes) 23425c ) Zinc (St Louis) 7Ss73ic Vol NIBLEY E O HOWARD LAFAYETTE HANCHETT Executive Committee newspaper - Uk 181 AV THE WEATHER Mon and Tues colder south fair noYth cloudy r Salt Lake City Utah Monday Morningf December 17 1917 Ha raid No SO Zntarmountaln Republican Price Five Cents — Vol 18 No 60 — Ar V JV JV rui $ b 3 LftV-- H 0 ID FOE SUFFERS BREVE STARTS TODAY TO PIERCE I0HUUKS ARE LOST i t ar De)artment Gives First ill Hills Between Piave Confirmation of Missing in and Brenta Rivers hut Action When Men Dropped Latins Repel All Attacks Shovels to Rush on Enemy Inueaiit Fighting W Rages I r SHARP SKIRMISHES MOST ARE FROM NEW BREAK LULL IN WEST YORK OR ITS VICINITY Froneh Fliers Bring Down Sonic Mav Be Prisoners but Five Hun Planes: For Fear Is Expressed Few Esward Thrusts hv Allies and caped Death in Sliell-torLand hy Enemies Are Repulsed Wastes of n a No-Ma- ns TlTVrnisTANF)IXr the terrible they have sustained the Herman ami Austrivllnnsrarian armies in the mountainous report of northern Italy continue their efforts to break the Italian line ami open a passageway to the plains below In France ami Delirium there is little military ac tivity except for small encasements hy outfMists ami raiding eontinue nts an J artillery duels The nearest approach to attacks in force were !y the Herman resSat ion R'hanipatrne urday night in the of France and to the north of the riiomiu ties Fames In Loth of these the Cermans pwere worsted by the French A small Uritis’i maneuver south of t’anihrai resulted in the capture of a few Herman prisoners and a machine gun Between tlie Great a and 1’iave rivers In the Italian highlands hard fighting continues without cessation IB International Nows Service ASIUNGTOX 1W 16 — Sevcn- ’ teen of the American engineers who tiropi’t'il their shovels to pitch into the fighting1 when they were ra tight by the German advance in front of Famhrat were reported today as ' missing in act ion” The toil of these Americans whose promptness and fine spirit bravery won a commendatory letter from Oen-erwas Haig to General Pershinc announced by the war department tonight Nearlv all or them are from New York City or nearby territory Cannfct Itetween llnes at the time told how as the Reportscounterattack Herman surged forward and caught them between the lines they dropped into shell holes abandoned the railroads they were buildthe ing and running close up behind British lines waited for the thin Brit-It ish line to surge forward again was known then that there had been casualties but today's announcement Is the first official confirmation of the fact gome May He Trlsoaere may Reported as missing the men have been taken prisoner by the Gerfew that mans It Is feared however bullet-swethe shell-tor- n escaped death in no man’s land If they wastes of were unable to rejoin their comrades in the first rush The missing list is accompsnled by died from three ndmes of men who name of an the causes and by natural American doctor with the British forces who was seriously wounded Iist la Given The following are the men reported engagement: missing inT the engiAndrews private Harold neers: Frank Bradford uncle Portland Me Frank rrooks private engineers Mrs R Warshopsky sister New York Michael Dina private engineers father New York City Charles A Geoghegan private engineers: New York City engiSolomon Goldwetter private neers Miss Rose Perlstein friend New TT57 al Heavy Sacrifice of llfe The enemy to the east of the Brenta lias teen aide hy throwing huge numbers of men into the fray and seemingly disregarding the enormous casualties that are being inflicted upon him to advance hi line to Caprille hill a dominating point at the head of the Ssan Lorenzo valley which leads to the Venetian plains Here however he has been forced to stop under the terrific defense of the Italians who evidently have massed their forces In order to advance In bar the way to a further and on the sIopeson the valley itself well-tried either side of it Alplni regiments are stationed to exact a heavy toll for every Inch of ground that is taken from them Prior to gaining the summit of Cap-rilthe invaders twice 'were summarfinal attack ily repulsed but for their large numbers of fresh they brought upand the valiant defendreinforcements ers were compelled to give ground The agreement for an armistice between the Bolsheviki government In Russia and the Teutonic allies has been signed It14 will run from Monday until and then will continue In January force automatically unless seven (lays York notice of its discontinuance is given engineers father John private On the signing of an armistice peace N Y Golden Bridge negotiations are to begin Luke A Lovely private engineers: South Amoy N Y Ulrich N Maney private engineers Austrians Gain Caprille father John M Maney New York Hill at Heavy Sacrifice Harry Mrs J Mason private engineers: C Mason Jersey City mother In N Y Headquarters of the Italian army15 — Dec northern Italy Alfonso J McGrath private enSaturday After a heavy sacrifice of men and five gineers address emergency of continuous fighting the enemy McGrath Chestnut Hill Mass Timothy dayssucceeded in making another slight has Dalton Ranlet private engineers his position up to advance Hill bringing east of the Brenta father Dalton M Kanlet Corona N Y just Caprille an advance of river This represents engineers: privateWoodhaven George II SeamanSeaftian of a mile Its chief mother about Mrs Anna one being that Caprille Is importance L I N Y the dominating heights head of the at Paul M Swensen sergeant enof San Lorenzo valley The struggle yesterday and today gineers mother J E Swensen New took on aspect with the Ital- York ians attacking on the right of Mount Peter J Tingo private engineers Ferttca occupied by the enemy while mother Mrs Anthony Tingo New York atAustrians concentrated their the City on the left around Mount tacks and Herbert P Ueltz private engineer: Its neighboring hill Caprille mother Mrs A Karl Newark N J themThe Alplnls again distinguished Frank Upton corporal engineers selves in charges up the slopes of Per- (Continued ou Page 3) (Continued M Jfma £ pt le three-quarte- rs le-ret- ta - ONE of the greatest of all Inaugurated since the entry of the States into the world war theIgnited gigantic drive for 10000000 new members to the American Red Cross begins today throughout the entire country — and that means through Utah The campaign is to last until Christmas eve when at 730 it is expected that the looooooo new members will have been secured at a membership fee of SI each and that these added to the 5000000 present members of the lted Cross will give the society 15000-00- 0 members Card to Be Issned With each membership goes a Red Cross window membership poster and at 730 Christmas eve 15000000 of these posters with a lighted candle back of each will glow from the windows of 15000000 homes In the United States blazoning forth a message of mercy and hope that will fill the hearts of Americans everywhere at home in the camps end overseas with the training fullness of America’s share in the world conflict Utah’s share of the 10000000 new members to be secured this week is 60000 Salt Lake City and Salt Lake county have undertaken to raise 35000 of tills number Children to Canvass The actual and house-to-hou- se all of the committees Reports indicated that the campaign is ready William M Knerr ' of the state Industrial commission in charge of the labor organization campaign reports that thousands of new members will be added from the ranks of labor through local unions No less enthusiastic is the work of A mass the fraternal organizations meeting of the fraternal societies was held yesterday at the Eagles’ club Addresses were made by Mrs Joseph F Hyde W W Ray United States district attorney John D Spencer- and GlHi'AlRlIllliRtiYi G iYi The Great Appeal- - The goal Is new' members to the Ked Cross before Christmas eve Utah's share Is 00000 new members Salt Like City and Salt Bake roti sty's share Is 35000 new members A membership for a year costs but 91 This membership la the Red Cross will not require yon to take active part In the work of that organisation unless you so desire Your 91 will go to save and help the wounded and the suffering of our own country and onr allies Yonr Red Cross does not ask yon at this time for large eontrtbntlons It asks you to become a part of It Your Ked Cross asks yon to be one of 10000000 more Americans to give 91 tbls week toward world relief Join the Red Cross XOW start of your one dollar oa merry lie a member— it Is )onr right Have 91 la cash ready TODAY— you will be called upon at either yonr home or your office Have the 91 ready In cash— not a cheek A Red Cross service flag for every family to make this a lied Cross Ckristmas of mercy GENERA I COMMITTE1 Salt Bake City 9alt Bake County THIS la the week! Its-erren- ay - - ' d ‘OUST BURLESON’ BURNED TO DEATH fraternal representatives Women Are Organised Mrs Simon Bamberger- chairman of the women's general committee' with the other women on the committee has enlisted more than 400 women and girls to take charge of enrollment booths In the lobbies of all theatres and hotels at the railway stations the public library other public buildings and department- stores At the public library Mrs A H Parsons will have charge The O O Howard auxiliary to the G A R with Mrs Jennie Elliott as captain will have charge of the postoffice booth Mrs T B Beatty will be in charge of the Y W C A booth Mrs Aqullla Nebeker will have charge at the inter-urba- n depot and Mrs Louis Simon at the Paris Millinery company’s store A large committee om women will be the Hotel necessary at the hotels At M Chees-ma- n Utah Mrs Joel Nibley Mrs Mrs Raoul Halloran and Miss Beth Baldwin will be on duty this morning and this afternoon Mrs C G Bamberger Miss Darlene Kimball Miss and Mrs Marc Lip-mDorothy Bamberger will be on duty an Other Committees Named Mrs W W Rtter has charge of the Mrs Emma booth at the Newhouse Bird is chairman of the committee of the Catholic Women’s league who will 's take charge of the booth at store Mrs D Williamson is chairman of the committee of the booth at the labor temple and the American Keith-O’Brien- (Continued on Page 2) JURY ACQUITS GASTON MEANS LABORDEMANDS Fire Traps Them in Guard- Chicago Federation Wants Slayer of Mrs Maude A house Where They Served Wilson to Remove PostmaKing is Freed of Murder Minor Offenses ster-General Accusation Harrisburg Po Dec 16 — E F Gallagher Munhall Pa W J Kramer Detroit Mich and W L Wiley Rockford 111 all members of the 113th aero squadron U S A were burned to death when the guardhouse at the government aero warehouses at Middle-tow- n near here was destroyed by fire early today The fire was caused it is believed by gas generated by burning tar roofing paper which the men the only Inmates of the smU frame structure that served as a camp prison were using to heat the stove in the bulld-In- g The men were confined for minor offenses KILLS SELF SO SOUL CAN SOAR TO STARS Denver Dec 16 — The body of IJar-ol- d Lepert Jr 17 years old was found In the bathtub tonight by his father Harry E Lepert secretary of the Colorado Railway association on his return from the theatre Quilts had been placed In the- ttib the cracks around the door stopped with a sheet and the gas turned on Young Lepert had been an ardent student of astronomy and advanced the hutheory to his parents that when a haman being died his spirit found a ven In the stars his father said - IS F CONFEREES New Pact Provides Negotia- Military and Naval Attaches tions to End Hostilities Immediately Operations to Cease - Troops Demobilze of House Mission to War As- semblv Say Hope Is Based Aid From America i - ' 3 US AIRMEN FOR PEACE Which Salt Take Will Raise 35000 canvassing in the city and county will be done by the 15000 school children of solely the city and counts who have been given a dally beginning today School principals and teachers will supervise organizations which In turn have allotted different blocks and districts to the pupils 1 Supte E A Smith of the cits schools and I M Mills C EL Gaufin and 1 G I Jenson of the county schools have perfected the canvassing organizations These canvassing pupils cannot accept I anything hut cash for memberships No checks can be taken "A meeting of the general Salt Lake at tlio Commercial club yesterday aftCity and counts committees was held ernoon Reports were received from half-holid- 60000 of Utah’s Share Is Ten Million New Members Ts Goal of Nation-Wid- e Campaign Concord N C Dec 16 — Gaston B Means was acquitted here today of a was called upon to remove postmaster General Burleson in the resolutions charge of slaying Mrs Maude A King wealthy New York and Chicago adopted today by the Chicago Federa- the tion of Labor It was declared that widow The jury received the case last the postmaster general's recommenda- night but after two hours' deliberation to Congress that the unions of tion announced a verdict would not be government employes should be for- ’returned until today bidden “has a tendency to destroy their Mrs was killed at Blackwelder morale and the- reverence given our Spring King a lonely spot in the country President in his heroic struggle to near here August 29 last when' with emancipate the workers of the world” Means and a party of his friends she The other resolutions adopted were to had stopped on an automobile drive to favor the appointment of a federal practice pistol shooting ' Means and board to govern the manufacture of the woman were alone at the time electrical equipment and the telegraph Capt W S Bingham and Afton Means and telephone systems to ask Con- a brother of Gaston Means having gress to pass the resolution for an equal walked down the road to shoot at rabsuffrage amendment to the constitu- bits tion and to instruct an executive board The investigation shifted to New to help organize negro railroad em- York where Mrs King had resided for several years and where Means had ployes handled her business affairs A search of the apartments ' there of Mrs King and her sister 'and Mr and Mrs Gaston Means disclosed according to New York officials that Means had misappropriated the woman’s money and also that he was connected with German agents Mrs King had Inherited approximately 81000000 from Cher second husband the late James King of ChiInternational New Service! Chicago Dec 16 — President Wilson By - DEATH SUMMONS H C BARNABEE cago Famous ‘Sheriff of Nottingham’ in Bostonians’ Heyday Dies at 84 Means Faees Forgery Charge New York Dec 16 — Gaston B Means of the murder of Mrs Maude acquitted A King faces ' indictment In this MILLIONS OF SMOKES county for forgery and embezzlement District Attorney Swann announced toGOING UP IN SMOKE night Ronton Dec 16 — Henry Clay Barn-be“There is concrete evidence in our Norfolk Va Dec 16 — The plant of to thousands of play- hands tending to show that Means familiar on which he the British American Tobacco com- goers as the “Sheriff of forged many documents Nottingham” obtained sums of money from' large pany is afire Indications are thal it in De Koven’s comic ' opera “Robin Mrs said Mr Swann King'sis 'estate’’ will be a total loss Millions of cigar-et- s Hood’ died at his home in the Jamai- “and there evidence pointing to him have been shipped from this factory ca Plains district today after ’a long as the embezzler of the for the allieu Loops abroad Hines He was 84 years of age of Mrs King's wealth” major portion e - IN EFFECT FROM NOON GENERAL PROSPECT TODAY UNTIL JAN 14 FOUND ENCOURAGING Seize Forces Bolsheviki Chinese Eastern Railway and Administrative Zone Church Property Is Seized 1 Dec 16 —‘The execuPetrograd committee of the workmeu tive and oldler’ delegates by a votea of 150 to 104 today approved decree deciarlag tke eoastltutloaal lemocrata eaemlea of tke people The peaaaata congress by a vote of 360 to 321 dcmounced the arrest of members of the constituent and called upon the council and the army and navy to defend the delegatea with all their forces M Trotsky the Bolsheviki foreign sd dress to his opminister In nn said s ponents Yon are perturbed by tbe mild to onr terror we are applying know that But yon enemies within n month this terror will take the terrible form of the French revslutlonary terror— not the fortress bat the guillotine English and French More Determined Than Ever: Admiral and General Have Specific Recommendations BT JOHN MT1ITG11 STUART International News Service Staff Cor- respondent XXT ASHIXGTOX Dee 1C—Tlie mil- itarj and naval heads of the House mission to the allied conference aa-sem- bly in Paris returned to Washington tothe senday optimistic They timent of General ' Pershing that “we’re going to break the German line with a human wedge” re-ech- o Colonel House is expected here morrow to report to the President More Men Needed s The mission members to- back a brought "DERLIX via London Dec 16 — An new concept of the task which faces Not only was the military armistice agreement between the America can- Bolsheviki government in Russia and the Teutonic allies was signed at k Saturday according to an official communication issued today The armistice becomes effective at noon Monday and is to remain in force until January 14 A provision in- the armistice agreement is that peace negotiations are to begin immediately after the signing of the armistice The text of the communication follows: “An armistice agreement was signed k at yesterday by pleniof the Rusrepresentatives potentiary sian upper army administration on the one hand and those of the upper army administrations of Germany Austria-Hungar- y Bulgaria and Turkey on the hand other “The armistice begins at noon December 17 and remains in force until January 14 1918' Unless seven days’ notice is given It continues in force automatically It extends to all the land air and naval forces of the common fronts “According to clause 9 of the treaty impeace negotiations are to begin arman of the signing mediately after Brest-Litovs- Brest-Litovs- istice” Military Moves Stayed Petrograd Dec 16 —Announcement was made today by the Bolsheviki official news agency that Russia and Germany had agreed upon the terms of an armistice The agreement is to this effect: ’“Both sides signing this agreement bind themselves until December 30 1917 (January 12 1918 new style) not to carry on operative military transfers on the front from the Baltic to the Black sea except such transfers as were’ already begun up to the moment of signing this agreement” Russian Commander WillSuspend Military Moves London Dec 16 — A Russian government wireless message received here says: “Ensign Krylenko commander in chief of the army in a proclamation addressed to all the army commands on all tho fronts and the military reyolu (Continued on Page 5) - ' and naval problem thoroughly vassed at the conference but the resources of the allies were estimated in the minutest detail It was reported here tonight that the conference had decided that the United States must come forward with even larger numbers of men and ships In the iigmedlato future Renaon and Bliss Arrive Admiral Benson chief of operations In the navy and General Bliss chief of the army general staff arrived hero this morning from N$w York Admiral Benson had a long conference with Secretary of the Navy Dan? iels and submitted his formal report General Bliss was closeted with SecreNone for over two hours tary Baker of these officials would tonight discuss details of the conferences All of them indicated however that conditions are highly satisfactory 'FIgblers Determined General xiss voiced the optimism of He said: the mission “The British and French armies and people are more determined than ever There is no thought any place of quitbefore victory And our boys are ting in the same state of mind Everyone feels that the victory must come” “I am certain that this determination is felt equally among the Eng-lish Italian and United States forceI am equally confident that we will win the war “We all know what is placin Russia' But the verytaking fact that there has been a defection perhaps the allies are temporary and as that if there had been proceeding just no such event only emphasizes the can prevent the view that nothing eventual success of the entente against Germany Troop’ Morale Splendid “The morale of the troops of all the armies is better than ever before “I cannot discuss what took place in the conference Colonel House will make a full report to the President” “I saw Admiral Benson and we had a long discussion over the interallied naval conference” said Secretary Dan“He submitted to me his report iels of the trip” Daniels said the return of Admiral Benson did not mean that he would not be the permanent representative-o- f the United States pn the naval conference llaker I Facetious “That matter is not settled yet” he said “What did you talk to General Bliss (Continued on Page 5) - |