1—American troop* In Franc* unload!nr machine ccna. which they or* now tnannlnx In the Brat lln* tranche*; the mule* arc used to ban: the gunt to the (root. S—CoL Du T.Uoora of the field art Herr who. whoa an aide to Praoldent EooaereU. Winded tbe colooel la one ere la a hosing -natch. A—Count George too UertUag. BaTartar, premier, who has ' een appointed German taiperlal chancellor. 4—Night photograph of an AostraV-

b aSege batter? la opera Hoc.

NEWS REVIEW OF THE PAST WEEK Italian A-nies Drawn up Behind Tagli ito River to Fight Tetanic Invaders.

ttilES RUSH TOM RESCUE

Mora Luxbtirp Plotting F.

By EDWARD W. PICKARD. The great Auttro-C.crman drive Into aortbras'rrn Italy, and ibe mafTiifi cent resistance to the Invasion organteed by Gem ral Cadnrna bached by a united nn-1 thoenoghly aroused coontry he'd the center of the ear stage last week, l-or strategic reasons, tbe Italian general staff would not per mlt publication of full details of tbe operations but this much Is known: The northern Italian army, the areekeat of all. was broken by a furious ■arptlse attack while feint attacks were being made further south; the First army, and In turn tbe Third, being outHcoked. were compelled to fall had. across tlx Isonxo and Into the Friuli pi"Ins. The Third army, under tbe command of the duke of Aosta ratWated In orderly fashion and aaved all Its guns and material, but the other* lost about 1*0.000 men and l-SOfl guns, and immense quantities of •tore* were destroyed to ke-p them from falling Into the enemy’s hand* Generally speaking, tbe retreat was conducted In a masterful way and tbr •rmli-s fell hack to the Tnidlamento flrer. wlille the rear gunrds delayed the puraulng Teuto'm and tbe cavalry harassed i|«-m. Meanwhile tbe Germans were trying hard to breuk through the Oimlc Alps In fader 1# turn i he left ftsnk of tin- Tanllsm-nto line. Imt the troop# In the pf.ssea at last acctinuU were hoi.llnfi them fairly s*e!l. In eaae they should give any. Count f'ndorna had s second line of defense ready along the Pure river. The flnet Impetuous and almost un1nif»ded rasl. of »be AnstroGcrmnn forces had died down by Thursday, whet, the center of their line had ad wanc-d ir within four miles of thr Tcgliajaccto northwest of I'dlne. By thn: jlrte they were In contact wltli the Itrl'.ans at many points and were meeting with stubborn resistance. «h!--h was giving Cadorna opportunity to consolidate Ills defenses and to restore complete order and discipline. St^ne Urge units ol the Ualian army timde a stand on the left bank of the Trcliaoento. bat the Teutons peuctrrtid their line, captured the bridge herd position, at Podrolpo and Digttnub. and took tJO/MO more prisonei*. The two main forces then faced each otlier on opposite side* of the river. Italy United. All.es Helping. If Gmnsny hoped by this tnraslm to weaken Italy's war spirit and to csu*e Internal dissension, it was badly fotded. for the opposite has come about. All faction* sprang Instantly to the rapport of the government, nil reserve, were called to the color* Immediately. hundred* of convalescent oCl.-ers pleaded to be sent back to their commands, and from all part* of tbe kingdom supplies, munitions end men were rushed to the front, e'er* means of transportation bring utlllaed solely by tbs military author

the allies, though this is denied by the However, tbe military leaders of the entente are now awake the Importance of the Italian from, and there arc Indications that they wfll concentrate much of their efforts the winter, when opera Horn in Ftandan mart necessarily lie halted. This will be In arctmUnce with tbe advice of an Italian general giren many months ago and hitherto Ignored. The question of a Joint a tiled war council to direct operations on all front* la leade mere Imperative by tbe Italian n fra Jr and may be arllled at the evening conference In Parte. Er- 1 err one admits that lack of team work 1 bsa been responsible for moat of tbe reverse* tbe alUra bare suffered. It la expected that Germany will now make a new suggestion of peace, ar she ha* done after each of her me ceasful drive*, and also It t* expected that tbe alllea will reject It with scorn, a* In the past. In Russia the peace agitation Is dying down because of I he German oiwrattcms in the Gulf of Rig:, and tbe peril of tbe Golf of Finland porta and of Petr*.grad. Tbe crisi* there served to sterngibcn the hand* of the Kerensky amvemment. and even tbe extreme Sortellsts and other radical factions are urging the army to resist further German advance*. There was note fighting on tbe Russian tract lest week and the German 11m apparently bad abandoned or postponed Its plena to enter tbe Gulf of Finland. Good Gain* in Flanders. Attention mast not be wholly dl- • cried from the western front by tbe Invasion of July. There was deaerate fighting In Flanders. In,tbe course of which the French and British, ultb the efficient aid of the Belgian tmo|i*. made some very Important gaitu. In the swamps south of Dtxmude the Freach and Belgians took Msrctan peninsula and the village of Imygliem. A little farther south thr Brittsb k*T>t up their attacks on thr port erf the Iwascbeadaele ridge etitl held by the German*, and the Canadians ted In an off rod vc shirt i carried them almost Into the town Itself. Further progrraa on this line will probably result In thf cairfure of Routers, an Important rail miter only six miles northeast of <hridge and already dominated by tbv British gun*. Along the Alsne and In the Vardan region i lie French snceessfally withstood all the a tint*:* of tlie crown Prince and Indicted henry losses on

httn.

The allied aviators were especially bury during the week, dropping many t«t.« of explosive* on munition factorle*. depot*. raUwa* atntioti*. o*r•Irotnv* and all other military objective* within their reach. Thoy do not wm yet to here aterted on u campaign of retaliatory raid* on German tovnr. but that may came quickly, since Germany on Wednesday night *ent some thirty alrplanra In seven groups across the water to homb London and other part* of Kurtcnd. Also the German aviator* made a few more

raid* on Nancy.

In Africa nnd Mconpottmte the British made considerable progrraa l*«t r/eek. and tliey oloo annonnerd the capture of Beersheha In I’aleaUnc. ‘ ount George too HertUng. prime minister of Bavaria, has bees appointed German chancellor, hut oectn* to have well groui»d<-d fear* that he cannot control a majority of the raichstag. He is fully acceptable only to the Catholic center creep lielffrrich

lie* of

forcMnenl* m.n an and Amerl'-u fctthoi Itatten. csst a-i-te tiona in favor of •! arid pencilled b«/ material* ahe van: ranged to give Italy ahlppii.g » aamit- I marine in taking «*T pile*, and -xte-xJcd i «i tzaoMd&n. It Iscg been ssktng t>

mpor'rtit of all. In tb-- effect on the »1Great Britain and -C*n hurrying re-en-end guua—Into Italy, mot s ronment’s hr*i- ali export reatrtc-

sunk. and-that the German claim nonage sank by submarine* err grosoly exagrerated. Ic the coon h'« address be said be could on signs of an sariy peace. No uevra of Importance cajae 1 tbe met or where General Perahlag** _.. are on tbe front Mae. The Brat memter of Ibf expedltton to be wound- • the trenches was a HeuteooJ * *“ the signal corps. HU Injuries '

can people a aharpef rmnxAOoo Coancicl burden* of the war. far on that day the following war te came effective: On admissions te all pi* museincin except religion* ant table entcrtalamente and shows te 6 cent* at parks charg-

t for sack

crow or fraction thereof. Children der twelve charged fiat tax of 1 cent. of all duba with dura of H2 per year or more, except fraternal order* on tbe lodge system. 10 par cent of n mount Of dues. On all freight. * per cent. One cent for ever? 20 cents or fiM tlon thereof for express packages. Railroad and boat fares, except season and commutation tickets for BO miles or leas or tndlrldaal fares of 83 cent* or teas. 8 per cent of amount. On seats berths aul staterooms on cars or boat*. 10 per cent On oU delivered by pipe line. B par cent of charge. On telephone, telegraph or radio message costing 15 cents or more. 8

fisrlln Official fiultetin Bays U. «• Troops Wars Madt Priaonora In Rsflioa Of Bhlna-hlarna Canal. •y Son Of The Kairar. Woshlnglon.—Adranclnr under protection of a bear? barrage fire, a Geeman raiding part? before daylight <m November S sto.mad a trench hold by American Infantry, killed three, wounded fire nnd captured 11. according to dispatches from General Pershing received by the War Department. American Infantry were In occnpr.tion of a small salient for Instruction when out off from the main body by tear? bombardment from German

artillery.

General Parahlng report* the capture of on* prisoner. Enemy lot ire not known, say* the dispatch. War Department Statentant. The official statement leaned by the Pi’s.- Department te as foDowr: •The War Departaect has received a dispatch from the commandinr feneral of tha American expeditionary forces which atstod that before daylight November 3 a salient occupied for inatruelions by a company of American Infantry was raided by German*- Tbe enemy pat down * heavy barrage fire, rutting off tbe aeHent from the rest of the men. Our losses were three Wiled, fire wounded and II captured or missing The enemies losses are not known. One wounded German was taken prisoner." First Actual Fighting. General Pershing’* cable received by the War Department gave tbe first meagre details of the first actual fight

On all the Insurance. 8 cents for esrti 3100 <if new Insurance, except Indust rt*! It "ranee for 3500 or less, which Ixarn 40 per cent of tbe first weekly premium. For esch dollar or fraction thereof of fire, marine. Inland or casualty Insurance. 1 cent. On cigam. 25 cents to 37 per thoussnd; on ctenrette*. 80 gents to 3120 per thousand; «s tobacco end snuff. 3 cents per pound; on cigarette papers, one-half to 1 cent psr hundred Thr Increased postal rates went Into effect on Norctoher 2. Food Price* Under Control. On tbe other hand. Thursday was welcomed by thr consumer, for then It ass that thr licensing Of wholesale grocer* nnd other food producer* went 'Wo effect. This te supposed to bring about a considerable reduction In the price* of the Mtton’* food, for Mr. Hoover and Uls sK* 0* the wholesale prices, and then control the retailers by not permitting, wholesalers to sWl to those who seek tc obtain extortionate prices from the consumer* The whole thing Is very cowpMestrd and will require several weeks te get Into smooth running order, but It promises to l>e effectirr. All rttlten* are reqeectvd to report sny Instance* of ‘Traflierring." and these will be attended to promptly. The licensing system was applied nl*o to tin live week and packing Industrie*. the governtneul thus assuming control of the nation’s meet bustnr*-* with the Intention of reducing prices nnd conserving suppllm. The notion hn* entered heartily Into the npirit of meatless and Wbestirs* days, only pro-German* and the almost equally culpable ocUVsh one* refusing to deny thrmseivs* to that extent for the l>eurfit of the common censs erf d*-

tllutlno.

Another good step taken by Mr. Hoover was the rinsing of the Bgiu

resigned as rice chancellor and »•* af tni<)p which for half • era-

rigtrtteg Oaapsrat*.

General Pershing’* dispatch show so I at the German forces, soon aftsr learning the’position of the new enemy from oversea*, had launched a desperate effort to overcome thsxu. Tbe Teutoc attack cams In tbe form of a heavy barrage firs which Isolated a salient of the Americas irawch. and apparently left a small tore* of Americans at the mercy *rf their eueatetThat the American roldlsr* foaglit gamely Is thown by Geftecal Pereblug’s report of a prisoner being taken by them How some of his troops ef-aped bringing this German bark with them te sot told In the brief dispatch of the American commander. General Pershing's dispatch gave no names. It also omitted to mention whether the trench had been captured. It is presumed, however, that the attacking force Inflicted as much damage as possible In a short space of Urns and then retreated before American reinforcement* could arrive. Prisoners Of Crown Prince's Army. Berlin (via London.)—Outside the brief reference In tbe General Staff report no details are available bora with regard te the capture of the first Ameican troops In France. The official bulletin gays they were made prisoners In fbe region of the Rhlne-Xarne canal, in the section of. tbe front defended by the German

Crcwn Prince’s army.

Music Director' Drills Lads In Singing Words of “Star Bpangled Osnwsri*—Will Wng Way to Victory—Ao me popular Air—

—Tfsntoa.

No election board ever bad aa esalee «eb than the quartet start to Camp Dlx. Wrigbutown. by tbs state of Nsw Jersey to collect the sol-ter vote ‘.‘fir the genera: sloe Hob. xbout 1C.N0 Jerseysen In Camp Dlx out If 3.004 of them east ballots It wUl only happen because electioneers treta their borne districts literally drag half of them to the pollr_ Pc’.lUc'.sns especially from some of tl-e 9tg districts, wierv the vote may turn «s important ward election, have been buttonholing the boys and begging diem In the cams of old time friendchips te cast ball sis for their special candidal*, but tho soldiers an *•*- ting wise enough to spot sn electionacr txcm afnr. snl the "reception i" given some of the professional vets getters has caused them to quit lbs camp In disgust George PlaUoff. George Krctger ssd lames Chauacey of Hudson county tad B. L. Stokes of Mercer county compose toe Camp Dlx etectise board. They had opened a voting booth la T. M. C. A. hut No. 3 and have a eolleetlra of boll-Is avail*bio for Jerseymen that covi tj in the state, "’be soldier finds that casting hi* ballot is far more compliesU J than .at heme, and turn gives him sn addlHonal reason for refuting to vote. Not only mark hte ballot, but he must fill out and sign two affidavits and one authorisation paper permitting Inend at homo to cast the ballot for him. It te voted In a seilcd envelope, which only the judge of the home ilectlcti board can open. In order that the ballots will no*, be lost if mailed direct to thi borne, now they will ba collected by the secretary of state and mailed te Uielr destination three days before the csscral clertlca Wul Sing Way to Victory. Never agate will a critic of Ameri:an pi trio item be able to ch*rgs^that am of CamJ Dix arc strangers te their national anthem, for the teaching of "Tbs Star Spangled Banner" aas become a routine feature of camp IrU until every officer and mows the words and music. Major General Kennedy has appointed W. SixBley Hawkins.' camp song director, u post Instructor and hat ordered rvery battalion to svend at soar in tinging scnool learning the inthem. Hawkins, who already haa made this th« be t "singing army' America, te rosuy for the big task tnd predicts that the division will speedily steg up to its commanscr’s

When Rev. Edward r. HiBoek. *> rtptant tester of Et John's U. c. church. Paterson. was ptisiat through thb sacristy be was attracted by tin «»*«* # *n JfiUnh i 5TH . tlgatinc. he found a healthy thrw mmekt old buby bo? tucked a wit — the floor of tbv cosftsBionai iv In fact was stertbsd lb expemdrt meats. Thera was nothing to tadi cats its Idestlty. Tbs child te in * Pcnroon hospital. The Delaware rtvsr ram 1( i m above normal at Belvldcn Dccaaoe of exceUent work droe by the boys of the naval reserve fort* ta getting tbeli barracks at Sew*ir« Point ready f»r winter • -* macj c; them have boon granted a five dinfurlough. with special pernuu to wear civilian Brass white home. A detsrmtosd iINNH to km hw rclstivss by placing poison tablet, ts their food wns brought to Ught u MHlritte. and Mtea Emms Urakt wentr-nlns years old. was removed

to 1"

sted with be Mrs. Gordon Lsrake; ba stetsr, Mrs. Jorapb Elmer; Mr. n mer and daughter. Buth. tad Joha Sunficld. as uncle. For two v-ttto the family Has been suffering Iron a ctrange illness. Efforts arc bmug made in Mulliet Hill to organ Ue a troop of Boy

Another U. 8. Trantport Torpedoed. ' On Thura'tey tbe navy deportment announrod that nnother American trsuaport. the Finland, bad b.-rti struck by a tori>ed" when homeward j

hound. No o

succeeded by Frisdrich voo Psyer. a | |nry j,., arbitrarily fixing butter

price* for the country. Another Luxburg Expose.

Secretary laindug lost week published two additional telegrams sent by Count Luxburg to the German for' rten office, revealing plainly Gcr-

aboard was Injured and j many * alms to overthrow the Monro*

u,e xecwi vr»» sn little hurt that she doctrine and obtain a foothold In returned to port under her own tower | South America, mperially Bomb Bra-

Tli.- slnklns of the Antillr* brought , cil. »# the first step In subjugating the

about an annnunrooMBt from Serve ' .-utire cootlnent. Luxburg alluded to tart Daniels thst hereafter naval i the people of South America as "Indlere'» will mnu all transportv carry bus under b thin veneer." Both Argrotnc A.uerlcan soldlera to France Tbe tins ontl Chile may now be forced to

viytort trf the British admiralty *howr*: declare their attitude.

* marked falline off Ir tbe number Of Hie federal trade commission has 1#tubmsrtne victim* for the week. “tied rrsulstlcns under sriilch eneroy-

v| r Eric Geddc*. fuwt lord of the owned patents and copyrights will be

admiralty, gave pcrl'ament *orie In- | licensed for mantifarturs by rttlaenv

U. 8. PICKET BOAT FOUNDERS. All Twelve Men In The Roxt Probably Lost. Washington.—Twelve men—all the crew of a picket boot of the battleship Michigan—were lost when their little craft foundered In home water*. In a brief announcement of the disaster, tbe Navy Department gave no details of place. Presumably the faat little picket boat was on patrol duty and foundered In a heavy sea or met with some accident. "The Navy Department announce" that on October 30 the picket boat of the U. fl. B. Michigan foundered. Apparently tbs entire craw were lost The finding of the bodies of throe of the ertw and the failure to find any other trace of the boat or Its occupant# load* the deportment to bell eve that all were lost " /

- suhtna-

rampslgn. Mating that between d 50 per rant of th' German CojMTatlng In tbe North sea. the tic and the Arctic have Leva

of the Caired Statea. The order nffr*t* *nme 20,000 articles. Including •slvarwan and other drags, dyestuff formulas and important mechanic*!

MORE RUIN IN BELGIUM. Germans Dismantling Aqd Destroying Th* Factories. London.—According ta Information received from Belgian sources tbe Germans are systematica!!'- dismantling and destroying factories and workshop" throughout Belgium. In the Liege district the blast furnace# have been taken down and the machinery and materials sent to Germany- At Ougree preparations hare bran made to pull down three blast furnace* and seven rolling mills bare been removed Thr same story cemes fruni many other places. It 1# suggested that the Germans are viepar.sr for as .-arly retroat-ln B Ifb.m •inillar tn that which took plrrt a France last spring. *

2 school faculty haa decided Co Introduce soccer in tbe athletics. John brought bom from tbs doer Tbs lad lee of tbs Wood miry Pnebylsrion eburefc will make no candy for the annual bazaar because of th* scarcity of Growers of tettues Is New Jersey are reaping a great harvest shipper sent s carload to New Vert and Panama, for which he receittf Il.tfiO. The authorities of Salem county are endeavoring to locate tbe family of Charts* Baird, who dlsd then K« sras a member of several lodge P»J Ing benefits. Ice half an Inch thick wt fornrt on pools In exposed places la Sari Jersey’s first (reeze-up of the scasn The temperature dropped to 30 4* greet. The freeze finished up all W* truck crops that bad escaped frosts, with tbe exception of ceteT

The regimental singing achaote wRi be (oudsctsd in the nut# of the T. M. C. A sud ths Knights of Ccltnubas. The Instructor has a nevs] plan for aiding the army ta quickly mem ths words, and bs has • vers 1c th« air whereby. Ihrosgn ths changing of oee note, the rncsody may be aung by everybody. Large banners witb the printed words and music are being »d tn ea-n bnt. The hour’s li will be spent chiefly in memorizing end win das# with th* actual singing of th* aslteia. There’s a reason for thl* method, for. says Hawkins: “There te only one way Vj 'sing Tac filar Ppangled Bunrr.’ and that te while -.lauding. To practice singing It seated, as you would any other song. roW it of Us Impressive racrod nes-; l:‘a the .xtloni! anthem and ■ ve.-. In practice must he accorded the full honors due It. After the battalions ind ccmpsnlet hare learned the song thoroughly we shill try singing it ir. mers formation, acromptuled hy Uie regimental hands, when tbe lag Is lowe.-^d at ’retreat.’ ~ While teething the army “The Star Spangled Bincer" te his official Job. It A only enr. of th# dsUes cut out for Hawklnj at song director. Hs must loach # the soldiers songs to fit their various moods Hs says that singing in an army camp te much like- leading x horse to water. Too can’t make a Yankee slug what he doesn’t wsc: to sing. So Invariably Hawkins at th* evening tings has the men make their own selections. He says he believes ts giving :hc soldier musical ammunition tor all occatons and then letting Urn use It at will.

Shews Value of Physical Training. When the South Jersey Schoolius»terr.' association met tt Vineland to dlacaa* the new physical training law r-n ttddre.i* wa* made by F. A Flnklc-di-y. director of physical training In Girard college. Mr. Finkledey traced the rtec of th*- Greek nation, mentally inC pl.}i loally. throurh physical training and tla dowcfail through neglect cf the bod), a* his affirmative argu mrnt# tor the n*w law. County School 'upertnt<-n4cni Unger and superindadenu of other ra-.;. lea told of ben j rflis of oh vs leal tralnli - in schools.

Miss El lx* B. W. Taylor, bora b Brooklyn S3 year* ago and a dsafitn of Samuel Priestly Taylor, s compose of music, died st Plainfield ** Taylor was formerly for many y*s»* an active member of the Church rf the Messiah, in Brooklyn. Through ths aetlvRies of Su’# Comptroller Newton A- K- Bcgbef a member of the Trenton and Vcrrat county Liberty loan commute' dr purtoeote of the state gorcrsocai and state official* and employe' *c> scribed for 174.400 of the sewed iwm of Liberty bends. ’ Edward F. G. Gorton < "Aeuperlntendent of mcrete eonsu* Oon of the Lackawanna Bridge rao pony, wax’ kilted when • 8tne} **• collided with a drill engine »'• ^ Bay avenue crossing of the Dhri Valley railroad here. 8tx othet

were Injured.

Denouncing the "obstinacy or blllty rf wall paid otestracton the delay in the completion of cart tare at Camp Dlx. Wrightetowc Gr» ernor E-tg* has written a tetter t ’ , “ - vost Maren*.: . General Crowd*-• Washington protesting atronFJ against the con tinned delay to to the cantonment tbs balancf o.’ Nr" Jersey's quota under the wl'rt*" draft. The governor declare# th' 1 “J delay I* seriously affecting ' rTf!V thousand Jeraeymen. Effort* to perauad* Burtirpt* county farmers to convert their *ttM crops of cabbage Into sour ere mode st s field nseatteg »' Benjamin BUtea farm. a*»t tr 1 wickp. Demonstrator* from experiment sUtlon showra! methods tn krout making Between th* two tesow ot L: < _ loan bond# tbe financin' •nrittiu -^ of New Jersey show ti#er*o-n* posits, hut immediately ait# loan a dserrese te shown by Bsrt« and Insurance CammUrton'r Monte. There was sn tacrr *, 35,973,758.94 In fldflpslte «»• J> .* 20 and September 11. hut « lag the preceding iwc month# ’ was a decremae because of th*, w draws! of money to subscribe t first Liberty bonds. Becaitro of exorbitant by jitney finrers running he ^ Borden town and Camp v Wrtrhtatown the Bord«nu>* n ^ ■ties have been requested to *» u s uniform rats. . n One man was kiUfd and *hr~ Jared In sn exiloslon In theE* ^ Powder plant of ths Du Po® ■I C«n..T-. T "*TSu*«J wm. William H. Jaraoes of ^ ^ ■ Team owners and artomoh"^ who refuse to turn imt foh hglnss answering alann* will o' ecuted for violation Of ,b * , perfle tews hereolcer throoBh ^ llngton County Firemen’s *# offlevr* of which have recvi* fl - ;r . plaints that In **reral test*^'' y , t . cently firemen hav# been bso ^ ^ drred so tbe- *wy to **** aoughtlsssuoss of other drivt^