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- . , v THE d: OMAHA, THURSDAY, UUTOBEtt to, 1917. ' ' " ' , : " - - 1 1 i ' " KERENSKY TO GIVE UP POST OF COMMANDER General Boukhonin Will Suc ceed Premier as Leader of Russian Armies; Peace by Christmas If Men Fight. : ; Petrograd, Oct 24, The newspa pers state that Premier Kerensky probably will relinquish the post of commander-in-chief of the Russian armies to General Boukhonin at the end of the Week. . .. : In an emotional address to the pre liminary parliament yesterday, Pre mier Kerensky appealed to the dele gates to endeavor to arouse in the people the same sense of invididual responsibility at the front and in the rear which carried the Russians to victory for a time in the post-revolutionary offensive, early in July. The premier deplored the . present de moralization of the army. , Could Have Peace By Christmas. Mlf only we could rekindle the en thusiasm of those July days in the : heart of each man," . he said, "we should have peace by Christmas, an honorable peace, for free Russia, with the war fought to an honorable end." The premier talked for an hour, running the gamut of emotions from . despair to hope. He was applauded ' on all sides. " , t "We are not fighting for political ends, but for the very existence of Russia," he declared. "The arm in the trenches seems to have lost the sense of duty and honor, although at some places it is filled with new spirit. The batteries on Oesel island ' gave up without a struggle, while the little Dago island forces fought bravely," V , Defends Government. M. Kerensky defended the govern , ment against charges - made by M. . Markoff, radical, who blamed officers for the demoralization of the army r and hinted at monarchical plots. ' He said the Korniloff revolt was not monarchical, but a mere attempt at a . dictatorship, as also was the Bol- sheviki revolt of July, : "Peace has been postponed by the disintegration of the army by forces which are continuing: the work of the old regime," hi said. Tighten Army Discipline, In his discussion of the army sit uation before the Parliament, Minis ter of War Verkhovski said the gov . ernment would Introduce a bill pro viding for the establishment of quali fied regimental disciplinary tributes, which would apply a system of ptMl - ties under which entire regiments, if convicted of lack of discipline would .' have their leave stopped and their : rations considerably reduced.' V" ' , The Parliament selected a council of defense consisting of 38 members representing, all parties. The coun cill will sit continually and-will at " tempt to carry out the government's ' program of propaganda to improve the morale at the front and in the rear. -: ,A ,-..,,! .,.' American Fighters 'Demand Food; Buy Some Liberty Bonds (Centinoed from rage Om.) many" he declared. "If there be an American, or any man in this land, whether he is an American or not, 'who, knowing this record, says that we did not have justification tor war with Germany, then yellow blood flows in his veins he hasn't any red blood in him." , Peace Propaganda German Move. Mr.'McAdoo denounced those in- : I dividuals who would make peace with the kaiser's, government and the "al leged peace societies in this country." The latter are merely "German wolves masquerading in the hides of Ameri can traitors," he declared, "while some i oi the former are deluded and simple people and some are in the pay of the kaiser," The secretary, who has completed a tour through the west and south west in the interest of the Liberty loan, said his trip had convinced him v that America is awake to the fact ;s that this country( is waging the war for self-preservation and knows that when the struggle is carried to a sue- cestful conclusion the liberty of the , United States will never be imperiled . again. ; ... v'. -. "' - :'v Every Community Responds. Washington, Oct 24. Not a com munity in the United States, so far as the Liberty loan managers can learn, ,,. has failed to respond to the call for today's big drive. 4 Parades, speeches, patriotic demon- strations and bond buying were the order of the day from coast to coast A flood of dollars, the like of which has never swept in upon the treasury v before, officials predicted, will follow. How far toward the $3,000,000,000 goal the subscription total will be car- . ried no one was willing to forecast It ; appeared certain, however, in the light of early advices, that the 2,000,000 workers throughout the nation would roll tip a mammoth total Champ Clark Says Wall . Street Hampered Bonds Oklahoma City. Okl, Oct. 24. A "ring" of New York financiers is ' hampering the government in its Lib erty loan campaign, endeavoring to make it i partial failure so that the next loan will bear t higher rate of interest, declared Speaker Champ Clark here today to deliver the nrin- cipal address at the Liberty day cele i . , - . ... . . . urauun. . Air, v,anc am not disclose ; the manner in which the conspirators were working, but declared they are "spiritual descendants" of a similar group which, during the civil war, forced government bonds down to half their face value. Secure Jury to Try ; Draft Conspirators ; Ardmore, Okl.", Oct 24. A jury was ,' lualified in the federal court here loday to try Neeley Adams and about 160 others on a blanket indictment charging conspiracy to defeat the se lective draft. There are specific charges of firing bridges, shooting at . peace officers, advising young men drafted not to report and similar anti d aft offenses committed last August Send Declaration of Confidence In Glorious Victory to Pershing Washington, Oct 24. Confidence in an ultimate "glorious victory" for American arms over German autoc racy is expressed in an open letter addressed to General John J.Persh ing, commander of the United States expeditionary force, by the national committee of patriotic societies, con veying Liberty loan day greetings and pledges of material assistance to the American commander and his men. In part the letter reads: "You are fighting our battles for us. We, therefore, regard with contempt those who refuse to lend their money to the government and thus support you, when you and your men so freely offer your lives upon the altar of the nation's needs. You are fight ing in a noble cause, the cause not only of democracy, but for the safety of every man, woman and child in the United States. "We pledge ourselves to give you that material assistance which you so urgently require and so richly de serve. V "Americans will forever be grate ful for the victory you will achieve for the world." FRENCH WIPE OUT PICK OF GERMAN LINE (Continued (rem Page One.) an enfilade fire into the forces of the German crown prince still clinging to the northern slopes of the platccu paralleling the Chemin des Dames. Greatest Blow Since Verdun. To the German crown prince the blow may prove the most severe he has suffered since Verdun. He has lost several divisions of his best troops, including Prussian guards, who were rushed forward to hold the line at all costs. K K General Petain's masterly stroke weakens the German lines northward to the forest of St. Gobain. A retire ment from this line would probably cause the Germans to' give up their present front from Chavignon to St. Quentin. The French had no easy task going uphill against fortified de fenses, concreted caverns and massed troops. But the artillery fire was very effective and there was no stop ping the impetuous men of France. Advance in Dark. The battle opened before dawn along a nine kilometer front from the northeast of Lafaux, about the neighborhood of Vauxaillon, to La Royere farm. Amid inky darkness, the French -trooos left their trenches and with a teriffic barrage fire from the most powerful concentration of French guns ever gathered on such a short front preceding them they made their way forward into and over the first German positions, sweeping all resistance aside. , , V. . Bag 7,500 Prisoners. Altogether six German infantry di visions were aligned facing the French attacking forces, but none of them was able to withstand the. on slaught The advance continued like clockwork. The greatest depth of the drive was in the center of the line, where the village of Chavignon was captured after a violent struggle which result ed in the enemy fleeing; pell me!!. Some of the best troops in the army of the German crown prince were en gaged in endeavoring to hold back the onslaught, but their efforts were unavailing under the enthusiasm of the French to win positions which would place them more adyantage-J ousiy to prejs on jater towara iaon. For about a week the French ar tillery had been hurling tons of steel into the German line in front of them in preparing for the drive and when it was started sad havoc already had been wrought by tht guns. In addi tion to the prisoners taken by the French, the Germans also suffered heavy casualties. v Hold Former Gains. In Flanders boh the British and French troops are holding all the gains made in Monday's drive north east of Ypres, except at one place on the southern fringe of Houtholst for est, where the Germans in a fierce counter attack forced a slight retire ment by the British. The latest advices concerning the naval activity in the Gulf of Riga be tween the Germans and the Russians show that although the Russians lost the battleship Slava and a large tor pedo boat destroyer, the Germans were the heavier losers. Two of their dreadnaughts, one cruiser, 12 tor pedo boats, one transport and numer ous mine sweepers were put out of action by the Russian fleet . While the exact fate of these vessels has not been ascertained by the Petro grad government, it is announced that at least six of th German destroyers were sunk. :j. Fierce Austrian Bombardments. Further German attempts to land forces on the Esthonia coast to the north of Werder have been repulsed by Russian detachments. On the other fronts no important engagements are in progress, except in the nature of artillery. On the Julian front of the Austro-Italian the ater the artillery activity again has become intense. An Austrian attack with infantry in the Cadore region was repulsed by the .'Italians with heavy losses. "- - - ..... 200.000.000 LBS. SUGAR AT 8.35' SHIPPED GOTHAM BBUnSaBBaanSB Ships Engaged to Carry $13, 000,000 Order From Lou isiana to New York Early Next Week. (By AssoeUtad PreM.) Washington, Oct 24. Contracts were made today between Louisiana sugar growers and the American Sugar Refining company for the de livery of 200,000,000 pounds of raw sugar at 6yi cents a pound. The food administration announcing the deal said this would mean a price to the wholesalers of 8.35 cents, to' be fol lowed soon by a reduction to VA cents. Ships to move one-naif of the $13,000,000 purchase to refineries at New York, Philadelphia and Bos ton have been engaged, it was an nounced, and the first cargo will leave New Orleans for New York next week. Punish Price Violators. New York, Oct 24. Violations of the agreement enterd into yesterday by representatives of the different branches of the sugar in dustry fixing the retail price of the commodity in Greater New York at from 10 to 11 cents a pound will be punished by rigorous reprisals, ac cording to a. statement issued tonight by Dr. Henry Moskowitz, commis sioner of public markets. At the same time he appealed to housewives to co-operate by not hoarding or wasting sugar and by re ducing their normal use at least one half until the new crop arrives. The commissioner has requested the national food administration and the state food commissioners to support the agreement Through the aid of the police department, he plans to have copies of the agreement prominently displayed in every retail store. Refiners Cope With Situation.' With drastic action declared neces sary to cope with the situation, an im portant meeting of the International Sugar Refiners' committee of the fed eral food administration is expected to be held in New York tomorrow. Sir Joseph White Todd and John R. Drake of the British food commis sion, who arrived Monday to investi gate the matter of supplies of sugar tor the entente allied powers, prob ably will attend the conference at which B. A. Rolfe. chairman of the international committee, will preside. Arrest Cedar Rapids Man For Alleged Disloyal Talk Cedar Rapids, la., Oct. 24. Joseph Jones, aged 39 years, was arrested this afternoon on a charge of making trea sonable, contemptuous and disloyal utterances concerning the government and the Liberty loan campaign. He was held to the grand jury in $2,000 bonds. "To, hell with the country" , and "Damn the Liberty loan," is what he said when asked to buy a bond, ac cording to witnesses. He is a black smith in the Rock Island shops. The shops have subscribed for more than $10,000 worth of bonds. Wool Stocks in U. S. ' Total 650,000,000 Pounds Washington, Oct 24. Wool stocks in the United States equaled approxi mately 650,000,000 pounds of grease wool for the quarter ended Septem ber 30, the Department of Agricul ture announced today in its second quarterly report The statistics were compiled from returns of 1,290 textile manufacturers and wool dealers. The stocks were divided as follows: Grease wool, 383,594.596 pounds. Scoured wool, 64,635.849 pounds. x Pulled wool, 24,330,015 pounds. Tops. 13,122.825 oounds. v Noils, 17,944,426 pounds. V 1 Preparedness ll11 ingY -bawMM it is vital in the matter of ; your estate J Do not leave the future conduct of your affairs to chance. Make your will now with this Company as your Executor. .1 , I 1622 FARMAH STREET ? I GOOD-BYE BACKACHE, KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROUBLES For centuries ell erar tht world GOLD MEDAL HrUn Oil ku afford! relict in thousands upon thousands ( sum of lama back, lumbago, sciatica, rheumatism, g-allstones, gravel and all other affections of tht kidneys, liver, stomach, bladder and allied organs. It acts quick. It does tht work. It cjeansea your kidneys and purifies tht blood. It make a new man, a new woman, of you. It frequently wards oft at tacks of tht dread and fatal diseases of the kidneys. It often completely cures tht distressing diseases of the organs of tht body, allied with tht bladder and kidneye. Bloody or cloudy urine, sediment, or "brick dust" indicate as unhealthy condition. 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' style in Dodge county, as is indicated by a telegram from Ray Nye, cam paign chairman at Fremont, who says: "We have sent out pledge cards through the superintendents, princi pals and teachers of all schools in the J counry, to oe aisiriDuieo 10 inc ecnoi ars and by them presented for signa ture to the people la their respective wards and districts. Prize buttons have been offered to the scholars of each class in each grade who return the greatest number of signed cards by next Monday, after which date the campaign will be continued by com mittees selected for that purpose, who will obtain the signatures of all fam ilies who have not previously signed. I hope that we may get every resi dent of the county signed up by Mon day, November 5." Hits the Kaiser a Blow. D. W. Livingston, chairman of the pledge card- - committee in Otoe county, indicates that the results of the campaign down there will be an other wallop for the kaiser. He says: "Food pledge card campaign is on in full swing. Committee thoroughly organized and active. School superin tendents, teachers and pupils through out the county are enthusastically making big drive. The housewives are with us. Prospects are for big results and another rebuke to the kaiser." W. W. Wenstrand, district director for Saunders and Sarpy counties, says that reports "indicate enthusiastic ac tivity." School Children at Work. In Omaha the school children's campaign for signers to the food pledge cards is being supplemented by work by a committee of 300 workers. Dr. R. .W. Connell and Arthur Cjuiou were named by County Chair man Frank Boyd to make a cleanup canvass of the Fourth district of the Eleventh ward. Mr. Cuiou named Miss Regina Connell as his field lieuten ant and Dr. Connell named Miss Emily Keller. These two members of the younger social set will organ ize teams and next week they will visit every home in the district which extends from Thirty-eighth to Forty eighth and from Farnam to Pacific streets. Douglas County Signed Up. In Douglas county the town schools are carrying on a great campaign for pledge cards aided by the public spirited . ganizafions of the town. At Valley Superintendent of" Schools Sams is working hard and not a per son will escape the campaign that is being waged there. It was reported to the Omaha office last nigh that everybody in town had signed before dark., and that the Country was being reached by the workers. Cards Given at Schools. Miss Mary Keenan, principal at Bennington, reported to her brother. County vUperintendent Thomas Kee nan, that in the district in which she lives and which is largely German in population, she was getting enthusias tic support by the householders. Miss Delna .Brown, principal at Elkhorn, made a similar report., . All cards -that have been supplied the schools have been used and "it is estimated by Harry P. Palmer, secre tary of the federal food administra tion for Douglas county, that at least 25,000 signers tiad been obtained up to late last night in Douglas county. In Omaha the orthodox congrega tions of the Jewish churches have taken up the matter of aiding the food administrator in the fooc-saving and pledge-card campaign, and the Knights of Columbus at a patriotic meeting Leld Tuesday night took ac tion on the matter and will assist. The Csmpfire Girls are organizing for a lon0-contuiued educational work to see that the food pledge cam paign, which they started last sum mer, now bears fruit. Werrebroeck-Paulson. Marie Paulson of Morse Bluff, Neb., and Alphonse Werrebroeck were mar ried by Rev. Charles VV. Savidge at his residence Tuesday at 1 :30. - Iowa Miners Subscribe , To the Liberty Loan Des Moines, la., Oct. 24. 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