Evening Advocate, 1917-10-13

              THE EVI
Vol. IV.   No. 237.
QHicieil Organ of The Ffchcrmsa'* Protecflvc Uoioo of Ncwfe-Modl^
ST. JOHN'S,  NEWFOUNDLAND; SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1917.
"M1PE0P
MUKEPEUffTD-MflttBflW
Forces at Work in Germany Which
Will Soon Compel That Government
to Make Peace With the World.
.ANTIC TOllT. Oct. 13—
years spent In the centre
•s colossal struggle, Plcaa-
traU. United States Minister
land declared in his arrival
y tliat tbe economic
y In ecu
Bine
eventually, no man can safely predict
bow soon, compel the German Government to make peace with the
world. There Is not a doubt about tho
economic straits which Germany now
finds itself. The situation is acute.
Despite Oerman, French and Italian
Influence the Minister said Swlaa
neutrality had boen preserved, and
a force ot 250,000 men watches thc
borders constantly to prevent the passage ot contraband.    He  added
icallon  of President Wil
l'opc  Benedict's   peace
u which the President s
luiud States is warring upon 'Switzerland's exercises of broad
mi. Government, not upon the j pat hies for wounded brought in from
people, a revulsion sgalnsa three fronts was a notable chapter di i
vail said, has becn spreading history. In tbe Swiss hospitals there i
Germany. "Thc effect of his'are. he said, about 25,000 prisoners;
ii was for long time not i mostly French, but English and Carle." he asserted, "but slowly;man also. The Swiss people give en-
sly it is sinking deeper Into'tcrtalnments constantly for them, and
nan heart. If left to them-1 extend aid wherever needed. Stovail
p German people would make:will go to Washington to consult with
LONDON, Oct   1J—Discussing
possibility for a permanent peace at-!toe
tho war, Lord Robert Cecil, Minis-1 try,
of  Blockade,  told  the Associated | we
Press correspondent   yesterday
s  for,
e In Savannah.-
GERMAN VICE-ADMIRAL RESIGNS
alXJN.   Oct.     13—V
cl  Von Capollc  was onc of thc last Wednesday that a plot bad been
Admiral  Capelle announced
• of the last Wednesday thi
e directors of thc Minis-! discovered ln the Navy to paralyse
io  before    the  war,  ond 'efficiency of the fleet and force    the
■ a captain    at lea     In Government to make
he  succeeded    Admiral  that  the  guilty  parties  bad  received
iz as Imperial    Minister ot their Just deserts, and attempted
Several times since   the-  link toe Soclallas wlto too plot.   The
lie has appeared before the l Imperial   German.     Chancellor,
with optimistic  statements, Mclhsells. also spoke   ot   the exlst-
rc-ardlng '.ho..progress  of the  uare^eaco of a>jnpaa|rfry intho-tia^ead,fttotHtfljtW
; tluutngreaa of
submarine campaign,
Bgast  2Gtb. 1917.   defending
it policy of hla predecessor
If at a meeting of the Ketch
certain deputies were
olved In thc revolt. Socialists In
Ir newspapers have attacked both
Chancellor and the Vice Admiral
U.S.A. REQUISITIONS SHIPS
ASHlNGTOf*. Oct. 13—The an- less than 2500 tons gross register,
-ment ot the general method 2. A to steamers ln or bound to Am-
October 15. 1S17. toe
requisition becomes effective after the
discharge of Inward cargo am
ship Is put ln ordinary good <
Uon; (b) As to steamers Which
started to load outward cargo,
requisition becomes effective at
Oct 16, 1917. and accounts as tc
and expense will be adjusted from
merchant
marine is to be requisitioned on Oct
13 by the Government was made tonight by Bainbrldgo Colby, of the
Shipping Board, ln a notice sent to
the ship owners. The requisition will
include at first only cargo ships of
more than 2500 tons deadweight cap-
ships   of
ANOTHER ATTACK LAUN(
BY F.-M.
IS GOING
BRITISH DESTROYED MANY SUBMARINES LAST M«NTH
GERMANS LAUGHED AT COMMANDER
LONDON. Oct 13.—A deapatch from!mental commander
ritish headquarters to Rcuter'a Um-j troops with toe warning-laat any wbo
ltcd says that a prisoner from 72nd'held back would'bo shot;. The only
German Infantry Reserve, in descrlb- j answer was a - general groaning,
Ing the discipline of his corps declar-j swelling Into derisive laughter, al
cd that before tho last battle a regl-' which the commander .-rode a,way. j -"-
VULTURES OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
the clasaee who get rich but ot war.
thc vultures ot commerce and Industry.      The military caste of Germany
shall convince by force of. arms,
the c
vultures *
Great Britain. France and toe United | attack In their    pockets
States must And some way of exler-'jthem that
ilnatlng the German war baron class j business. Thst la partly toe
which finds war a profitable business'!ot the blockade, but a. blockade by
and spends Its peace time on energy J self will not do everything. We*muat
In Inciting war." The Central Powers go further and cut oil toe overseas
have been kept In tbe   war' so long, j branches of toe wsr barons  in    the
Lord Robert not merely   by the Far East, South Amrejca, and   elsc-
lan military   caste, but also   by where.
Will Retain Control
HOW THE MUTINY STARTED
On the following day ai deputation
sailors demanded too release ot    the
delinquent who waa aa  elderly
servlst When ths. capjta asked thel loNDon, Oct 13-Accordlng
meaning of this -dcputoHon. be re- c,ntr„ New, the oo^mnjent ,Btcna
ceived the answer that to*sailors had|to reuln conlroI of g*.*9ttott .«„,„.
formed a Council on th* Russian mo- baiidlng. end kindred Industries until
del, snd this, led to an Investigation,
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 13—The flrst
evidence of tho recent mutiny in the
Gcrman fleet was an act of insubordination aboard a battleship whose
captain waa a notorious bully, according to information received by.
Associated press. A sick sailor,
refusing to obey tbo orders of his su-
The New Sultan
CAIRO. Oct. 13—The
ie aew Sultan of Egypt Ahmed
as marked today by great pomp>nd
ceremony.   He rods In aa open
riago accompanied by the'.P:
through flag. bedecked . streets
[equlppage Waa escorted  by Jjg
.valry and;toe streets werei. lined
wltb English and Australian intantry
guard of honor. While, guns
ed snd crowds cheered. After
the procession 8ultan Ahmed. ' Fuse
received ln reception many notab...,.
Men Missing
LONDON. Oct. 13—Lloyd's . report.
cat a boat with seven men from thi
earner IttronSelle landed yesterday
morning after, the vesacl had si
a rock and sunk. One boat wltt
ister of the steamer, three mates,
engineers, three guners and one
missing.
maste
tw0 t
WILL NOT JOIN SUBMARIN
***^iim* ^JJf^-lfttlBDIe    re- j newn   rife" gtrrWivHci
ports received here by way of Holland Indicate the growth ot strong
disinclination on thc part of German
en to serve on submarines. This
est} and the aclt- gtead of tlx monthg.   u u. understood,
says the Newa    Agency, that one of
a   V/, the reasons for this is to prevent Ger-
3S        .,< i ***** ***** obtaining ships from Brit-
]grtn^   i, tab- shipyards tortoec)#--m!Utral
toe effect tost   —
o requirements of-flrcal ■ Bri-
, tain and her Allies a
fully n
for refusing to perform -Uboat  duty.[._ ■»
Shootings ere said to have    occurred ; Canada's   New
prtor " *** muUDy **■ Withelmsh^rcn. Union Cabinet
Mrs. Annie Besant
Michaelis Must Go
OTTAWA.  Oct. 12^-After -several
I months  of  negotiations   between   Sir
ALLAHARAD.  Urltlsh  India.   13:—j    LONDON. OcL 13—Adespalch from  Robert Borden Snd the leadcra Of
Mrs.  Annie Besant,  President of tho j Amsterdam says the Rbenlsb Westfal- War Liberals, s    Union    Government
Theosophlcal Society
to preside over thc i
ional Congress. The
be held In December.
been chosen ■ Ische Zeltung declares It understands
st  Indian Nat-!that toe German Socialists    have in-
Congrcss   will formed Chancellor Michaelis thst they
I will  not vote for the desired credits
e . unless he    resigns.    The    newspaper
r»   _J„   !?'.»._   r>»n_:..nln       ****    the    Chancellor    received
Ready For Reprisals   Ipftrtr Ieaderi on Wednesday, u«>that
i they explained to him the feelings of
- The   morning „,,   puDllc   wJtB rejard to nta j-^.
ot power.    Many    German
a 2500 tons gross register, but the time the steamer begins
It probably will be lowered soon Steamers trading to and from Amerl-
Include craft of more than - 1600. can porta that bave sailed on their
*• The notification sent to ship voyage prior to October 15. at noon,
icra reads: "Tbo U. S. Shipping!arc lo complete that voyage aa
ird hereby gives notice to all own-'promptly as possible and report foi
of ships registered and enrolled requisitioning as of Oct 15 at noon,
ler the laws ef toe United  States | and    accounts    adjusted    accordingly.
i a requisition   of   all    American a. (a)  Owners    whose steamers    arc Major General W. S. Brenker, Dlreo-
imers    described    below    and    of operating In their regular trade    arc.tor of air organisation for the-army,
" li    previous   announcement    has ]continuing toe operation their steam- ; to a command abroad.
n made, will become operative and eta for the account of the Government Q
ctlv<> on October 16, U1T. at noon, an  they'have  been  doing  for them-!        -j,, .„ _.        _ .«
"ie Milps affected by aaid roqulsl-{selves  until  they  receive further  In-j lnej* Ail l*tlVe lJie
■ --"id included therein are (a) AUstractlon;   lb), owners  whose xteam- ■■     '
ships able   to   carry not-ipss era sre chartered to others will spply|    LONTJON, Oot 13-Blr John Simon. Petrograd.   -Ooeel end Dago   Islands
Is ready to begin csrrylng out neW]
reprissi air raids on Germsny.   This ^.^ u,^ th, future .of Chsnceltor
belief Is based on toe announcement «.<.„„,„, w,„ not   „, decWe(1   ^m
of Lieut General Henderson. Director Empertr wmi»ni returns to Berlin at
General  of  Military Aeronautcls,    to the „nd ot Oct,,-*,.,
special works, snd   the   sending     '
last night. Or toe old
administration Sir Robert Borden,
Sir Thos. White. Hon. Arthur Mcig-
hcn. Sir Geo. Foster, sir Edward
Kemp. Sir James Loughheed,
Frank Cochrane. Hon. J. D. Reid. Hon
C. J. Doberty. Hon. M. Burrell, Hon.
v Sevlgny. and Hon. P. E. Blondln
remain In the Government' as we
Hon. C. C. Ballantyne and Hon. Hugh
Guthrie,   who  became  members
In the GuW ofc Riga .;
LONDON, Oct 13 — The Germans
lave landed troops on the Island ot
Ooeel aad Dago in toe Gulf of Riga.
according to s Reuter deapatch {rom
_ carry not less ers are chartered to others wilt apply
250* tons total deadweight, in-'to toe Shipping nc.ard for Instructions former Attorney General, has been. •« the entrance to toe Gnlt of Riga.
bunkers, water and stores; 'regarding the future employment of glvon a Commission In toe army and end-provided easy access to toe nialn-
I   passenger  steamers  of  not the aaid steamers. '**** Jotoad British forces  ln  Frsnoe. land over small Intermediate Islands.
  [Sir John gave up s legal practice asld They are off the eoest of tbe Russian
be worth £20.000 a year. , Province of Estoenla.
THE KAISER VISITS BULGARIA
AMSTERDAM. Oct.  13:—The Gcr-Ielgn  SecrcUry  Von  Knchlmann.  the
in Kinperor arrived  at Sofia. Bul-}BmPeror  wa»  received   by  the  King
'■la. yesterday according to advice*!of    ********    and    wlto    him    rode!
1 through,   decorated   streets  to  a
, umphal arch erected In honor o
1 and For- imperial visitor.
was accompanied
e August 1
THE mTER-ALLIEjT) CONFERENCE
'KTltOGIliD,     Oct.,    n:—General strength of    Russia,    her    combatlve[|
''iff  former  Coamdhder to  Chief-power and  her attitude  toward    t
"i" Russian Armies, oa his arrival.other nations of Entente.    If the I
headquarters     to  obtain     Govern-( ternatlonnl   situation     in     Russia
nt instructions aa to hla mission to tost time wss not such as to Inspire!^
er-Aiiied conference  to be J&ety(to!confidence among toe Allies, bo addcd.j
■*!>. said a representative ofs Mbf-Jtt woald be better not to send hlic.  In!
** newspaper  tbat  the Conference fact said General Alexleff. f
uld     aso*rtat«;'''try''    the •   exact' refuse to go.  .','..
' 'sbonli^   ;
OFFICIAL AVIATION REPORT
U)SDON. Oct 18.—*n official cne- on hostile btlleta, and machine gun
Sre was opened from low altitudes
1 German Infantry in their trench-|
One aoetlte machine s
down yesterday iu' combat and aaoto*-|J
er shot down-try our'Uffaiitry. Twof$
machines were driven down out
WNDON. Oct 18-*n
naaleaOon dealing with
**>** laat evening says. <
•"•T opportunity was ti
•***»lanea to reeoaaolter
"oa* and carry 6a art llie
■       °n*»h work during jh*
i      h0B*a were dree#s»l by «
planes to
and carry 6a artillery and phot-
°ffa»b work during jhe Interval of
i large   number   of obntrofc.
1 Of  oar  eiicplaaee  a
' Managers of
"Aricecn
inspiration-
"Marjorie McOUshcn" J^
We hive tirombtjr of t^ooher3!*ter s«le «nd
!   Hon.
m mil stops
'S wn
Had to Forego Some of His Objectives
Owing to the Quagmire Created by
Rain.
his series of alt
positions li
shal Halg has had t(
e he started gregate of about 600 prisoners.   The
nst thc Ger- struggle was particularly bitter to the
'. Field Mar- north of Poelcapelle and   around f'as-
;e operations achendaele.    In the Ii
before all tbe objectives set out for Germans apparently have massed tbe
were attained. It was not German strongest array of troops, hoping to
guns that stopped the British, how- stay the further progress ot the Brit-
ever. It waa a more, than usually Ish towards the Ostend-Lllle .railway,
heavy rain fall wblcb started during The Germane were expecting tbe bet-
the battle, and turned the already tie for several hours prior to the sig-
swsmpy region, over which th? men nal for the British to attack. They
ipposcd to pass. Into a verit- laid down a heavy barrage Ore all
able quagmire, from which they could along the line, interspersing too rain
not extricate themselves for a for-'of steel and explosive shells with as-
war d move. The drive, as has been phyxiatlng gas bombs,
customary In Haig's strategy, was I Considerable artillery activity stilt
started In the early hours ot Friday .prevails between toe French and
morning, and extended from near Germans along the Cbemlns-de-Damcs
Houtholst wood to below the Ypres- in Champagne and on the Ypres soc-
Menlo'rosd. At several' points the,tor, but no Important infantry- en-
Britlsh succeeded in gaining   ground Igagements have taken place.
fronts ranging tt»-tOj*--tt>apssn<l|- I.tkifwIssiO-.tbE. aasim.llillajr iho-.
va'nrs, hut here rain Intervened, am! aire art* in Meoedbnla big gnrrVar.
lighting ceased  for the day.   During i.uiag all the work except for rccon-
ird movement over the   six inoltering end outpost e
t the British captured an ag-  the  latter region.
ie British heavy "artillery a
at Zeobrugge, and will result
breaking up of a troublesomo
base. 1 also had the oppor-
inlty of visiting the Grand Fleet. The
seemed good, and they aro
for another  go I
Sifton. Premier of Alberto:
Hon.. James A. Calder. Minister . ol
Public Works. Saskatchewan: U A
Winnipeg: General Mewburn,
it Hamilton: N. W. Rowell, Opposl-
lon Leader of tbe Ontario I'rovln-
lai Legislature: F. B. Carvel. New
Jrunswlck; Premier George H. Mur-
•sy. Nova Scotia, who will retire from
'toe Premiership of that province and
then Jotn the Union Government; Hop
P. n. McCurdy, Parliamentary Secretary Ot Mllltla aad Defense, and Hop.
Hugh Clark. Parliamentary Secretory
*r Department of External Affairs,
retain their respective offices. In toe
Cabinet are twelve Conservatives,
tod nine Liberals, but Hon. Frank
Cochrane, who retires from the De-;
partmeat of Railways and Canals, I*
without'portfolio ahd will shortly
Chairmanship of the Board
of Management of the Canadian Nor-'
'them Railway.Tb*8 members retlrlnr.
from tha Cabinet are Hon. J. D. Has*
ep. who- will ..become Chief Justice ot
L" >Brorfefick;; fcr George Perley.
to accept High Commlsslonershlp in
London; Hon. Dr. Roche to Chslr-
rtansblp of-Civil Service Boe^d;^oat
Wi- W. Crothers, who will aoiept »
Judgeship; and Hon. Frank Cochrane.
ins  hla  portfolio,    but    re-
 a member of Privy Council.
Host.'Roben Rogers-and Hon/'lB. L.
Patenaude- retired from -the Cabinet
some months.
Many U-Boats  .  . 1«£
Sunk in September u
\V   YORK.   Oct   12.—The   Evcn-Jtui
Ing Sun says: Among the passengers!
arriving on an American  line at an I anxious  for another  go at  t
Atlantic port to-day was   Major   Ian mans.   But the officers do not believe*
Hay-Beito. of. the Argyle Highlanders,!the,Germans will venture forth again
0 comes to this country on    tour. I unless  thc  German  naval  heads  de-
regard to submarine warfare MaJ-jcldc to make a separate gamble.
Belth said he understood more Ger-1 -- o
n   U-boats   bad  been  destroyed  inj        States DOCS ThUlgS
month of September than In any I  *"
vlous month. The figures are noil WASHINGTON. Oct 12.—In IU re-
glven out by the Brltlah Admiralty, foulsitlonlng of ships toe Shipping
gossip and American patrol,boats) Board Is considering the taking over
had accounted for a large number or of all American vessels of more than
submarines Things have been going 1500 tons deadweight capscltf Instead
bJI for the British on the Western of 2500 tons as Brat announced. The
front tbat 1 have no doubt the Ger- great need of trans-Atlantlo tonnage.
. win soon have to evacuate Oa- It was said to-day. has made this
said   Major   Betthi     This   will j step necessary.
WANTED—
DO YOUR BIT!
Thursday Next, Oct. 18th,
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