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x006adOd6fiOOfi essaiait Jkmtjk i A i I riiirafriTW JVliiTViV i iitlirt le of the War Wrlttea byexserta every stary aa fa sad berrer of thenerld eeaakat Tomorrows Chronicle aaaaaaaaapy MfmmmmT WIHisaiBBBBBBr Hwir ft MOItfW LEADING NEWSPAPER 0 ifc PACIFIC COAST Jh BQ dimm Mmi iillil II I filTtL Jttir Wm WEATHER REPORT Son Francle Oakland anefVtofeHty Slirdr Ii rr wirt Ji modtrat nortawww ir wmiM cr i CMtbttTiiUit rVee I FOUNDED 1865 SAN FRANCISCO OAt SATURDAr OCTOBER 27 1917 VOL CXI NO 104 ITALIANS TO ABANDON BAINSIZZA PLATEAU I IRFRTV I Mm Bllll Ml Til liDI nFN R01I JVBh WmWw BHVjAFbTVI Hwl whVHhh HHi VmV whW wl vMBVMWHhI HiV HiH wl VMB mWw WTKW i 7 1 41 4 BILLIONS vrl 1 Slfi I 451 bA 8 I I Wv VB III Berlin Announces That More Than 30000 Prisoners and 300 Guns Have Been Taken on feonzo Battle Front CAD0RNA WITHDRAWS TO BORDER AT ONE POINT Germans Say Northern Wing of Italian Army Has Been Defeated rand Attackers Passed Beyond Their Objectives BEBXUT vIalonaoii 0ctob8 ThefIcW eommnnloitloii 1mb4 iy the German Viur OfHMtMr ertn ingNsiji the attack ot the Testonie allies on the Itallait iront I progressing and that the large nam her ol prisoners ceptnredle belar added to honrlft 3B 3BT 3BT BERLIN via London October St The Austro Germane In their offensive oni th Iionio front hv capturtd morthn J0000 UI in the Otrman Wir pfflc announced today Morothant 100 funa Alo wro takn At Aany piat the Grmana ar now ili htlng on Italian territory thi announcomont aaya Tha atatemant aaya the northern wlncot the aecond Italian army haa hian defeated and la retlrlnc Qr man fdlvlsloni are advancing beyond Karfrelt and Ronilna both Karfralt and Ronilna are on the weat bank of the lonio Karfrelt la In the lector of Tolmino and Ronilna ia on the front aouth of that city OBJECTIVES PASSED GERMANS ANNOUNCE Theidermane patted beyond their ebjectlvet the announcement aaya and threw the Uallant from atrona Tear hill potltlont The Itallana have beiun io evacuate the Balnalna Helllaengelat plateau ROME October Under the Aut tro prman prejeure on the Isonio front the ltaliaii have withdrawn helr llheato the border ln one aeo tor and are preparing iqt the evacuation of th Balnilaia plateau the Var6fllee announcedtoday RUSSIANS REPULSE ATTACK IN ESTHONIA FETROaRAD October Jl Ruealan orcea pn th Warder coatt of Eatho nla yeaterday repulaed1 a German de tachmenti the Rustlan War Office announced todayi Part of th German naval aquadroiC lncludlns1 tome dreadnought the abatement addala anchored Ia Kulyaat beyon the eaat ern tide of Moon ltlandlrf the Oulf Riiga The Ruaalan troop on the northern end ofthefronU following the Germane In their withdrawal In that tec tor have advanced at far at the Riga Orel railway without dlaciverlng the enemy the War Qjftlce reporta Oenerat Tcheremletbff commander Ithc armlea onthe northern tfeffit taa reported to the Ooverument that th jMMttlonfet the Ruaatari forcea la aopraYJng iK aaldtheyjiad pre Ttnted a further advance and had aeeurcdthe tafety of all wayt of Ten trance to Petrograd At a reeult of the German withdrawal the Provl I6nal Government haa changed IU view that the capital1 thouia be re pioTad to Motcow Immediately ti i ii Deputies Unanimously Pass New Loan Bill PARIS October Te bill pro ldlng for new government loan waa pasaed unanimoutly today by the Chamber of Deputlei without ameMznent 2000Germaijs Mutiny Stone Their Geperal 0NDGN October 21 Two thousand German infantrymen at Coiogrie mutinied vvien ordered to the i Flanders front last week and destroyed their rifles and equip rnjent according to a dis patcf rom Amsterdam to the bdily Express AGen eral who trfed to calm them was stoned The mutineers and twenty six of the ringleaders Were court martialed BRAZIL AT WAR WITHlRlNf ALLIES TAKE VALUABLE puffin FROM ENEMY Decision All but Unanimous but Single Ballot Being Cast Against it Haig Makes Two Sucessful Attacks on German Lines Through Morasses and Flooded Streams VILLAGE OF GHELUVELT ITSELF IS PENETRATED French Wade Rivers Up to Their Shoulders Under Hail of Fjre From PillboKes BRITISH FRONT IN FRANCH1 AND BELOIUM October oy the Aatociated Preta Thl haa been a day of bitter fighting at many point along the fronts of twei attackt tUrted at dawn by the entente trobpa The battlea were atlll continuing in both zonea thisafter noon with th attaching forcea In RlQ JANEIRO October it The poeaeaalon of atlll further ilmportant Cnarabar ofTeputlea today yaTfraefTnandefehea and atruggllng de lermlnedlynotionlyaffalnalhemo raaaea and flooded ttreama which na ture haa thrown in the wayi but againataheavy relnforced and da perate enemy who le defending him aelf with hlabackto thewall It ialmpoaaible tabulate the re euita of the iateat atfuggla at thla hour became of the very character of the conflict but cortaln dellnlte and cheering facta are available GERMAN STRONGHOLD STORMED BY BRITpNS The Brltlah have achieved a great triumph by puahlngforward over the difficult territory woat of Patacheri daele and winning their way to the crett of the Bellevue apur one of the atrongeatpoaltlona of the German In thl region Thla feat which waa accompllthed aher aangulnary fighting may be ald lnltaelt to have warranted to daya wide attack But Bellevue waa not the only Important place to fall within the advanced line In aep arate operation to the aouth the Britlah troopt battled their way acron vile ground In the faceof a heavy machine guh fire and forced the famoua Polderhoek Chateau to turrender BOST OF OFFICER PROVES FALLACIOUS While the Brltlah were atormlng lhl place which waa regimental headquarter a German officer who had Veen captured In thja tectlon waa declaring that Poldertioelc Chateau would be held by the Germanalf It required ten reglmenta lie waa tha ion ot an offlcer of the German general etaff and tpoke with aaiurance On1 the Gheluvelt ridge Vome ad venturout Brltlah troop even puthed their way Into the town of Gheluvelt and returned to their line with nrlionera The French In a email attack touth weat of the Houtholat orett achieved their utual brllllahi aucce Their tatk waa to take a abort atrip of tef fltory weat of Draelbahk They did It quickly and with email joaaea due to the efflcUncy of thefrartlllery preparation whloli had reduced numerout pill boxea with which the territory waa pitted ALLIES FIGHT WAY THROUGH MORASSES The northern olfenelve which extended from the at Janabeek river eaatward through the aouthern fringe fof the lloutholat foret and thence touthward uroaa the Piaachendaele ridge waa really In two lectlOnt for there waa a contlderabfe atretch of the line held by the Brltlah on the right of the Trench The Britlth Inj their aectlon of thla attack teem to have been held up atmany plaeee by Impanable morattet bit have re duced tome ttrong perman redoubt in other New from thl region however la alowly arriving The left flank of the Brltiih en oeuntered obttaclea that at latett report wtre holding them up At they CeaUaed ea Page 4r Celama A almoat unanlmoua vote dtclared that avaUujofwareKlatdbetweeniiaer many and BraalV The vote wa 4 to i The trlbunea of the chamber were filled to capacity After a debate on the opportunene of proclaiming mar tlal law the prealdentof the diplomatic commlaalon apoke In favor of a law worded aa follow A tfte of war between Braall and Germany la hereby acknowledged and proclaimed The Prealdent of the re publlo authorlted to adopt the meaaure enunciated In hi menage ot October 2t and to take all itep tending to Inaure national detente and public aecurlty The virtually unanlmoua vote of the Deputlea waa received with general acclamation Prealdeit Brai ha aahctloned the proclamation of a atate of war with Germany The Senate unanlmoualy approved tha proclamation ot a atate of war with Germany According to the newipapera torpedotorpedo boat deatroyera have ordera to proceed to Bahla and take poalon of the Uerman gunboat Eber which ha been lying there for om time The ibVr la a Veaiel ot 8 ton She la 03 feet long and haa a draft ofnlneifeetlghtlnchea She haa a complement of IS8 ment Soldiers Visit May Save Mothers Life ISANGEiE3 October Private JoeepitS Echabarne of Company tilth Infantry received word at Camp Lewi few day ago that hi mother Mr Mary Echabarne of Los Angelea waa dying and wanted to ee him be forejahe went1 Today Private Echabarne reached home and hla mother wat ao cheered by hi return that her phyelclan aald ahe might recover The Xrmy cut It red tape1 to aid him tald techabarn Hotel at Yqsemite Gateway Destroyed gpedtl XMtfietcb to The C1irmiiclei MERCED October Hotel Del PortaL the 1100000 guet reaort at El Portal the gateway to the Toaemlte valley at the National park terminal of theTomlt Valley Railroad waa totally destroyed by fire thla afternoon The origin of the blaae unknown The hotel waa built In 1S07 by a aubtldlary corporatlgrLojtthe iToaemtte Valley Railroad but a few montha ago waa taken over by the Deamond Park Service Company Clark Withdraws UbertyjLoan Charge STi LOVIS October Champ Clark Speaker of the House of Representative today withdrew bl hargeiata rlngof1 New fork men had been1 hampering the aale of the bond of the tecond Liberty loan In order to force a blgher rate of Inttrttt on the next ltitie of bond pHefectiyeEyes Are Cured by FalifoffRoof CAN RAFAEL October Charles Wr Brown a business man has discovered Wincw and effective ln his case treatment for defective eyesight for years1 Brown vyho is past middle age has been troubled With his eyes Specialists failed to correct his defective vision Yesterday while superintending the placi ng of a new too on his honic he fell head foremost to the ground forty feet below After neighbors had turned the garden hose on his head as a first aid nieasure Brown arose and read his first newspaper without ithe aid of glasses In niany years iBrown isays any person with defective eyesight is at liberty to take his prescription RIOTERS ATTACK PHONE STHKE II CAR ON ME STREET emmi i Thl No Change i in Foreign Policy orWeakness in Activities Expected by USJ ROME October 2 The realgnatlon of the Cabinet wa announced today by Premier Boaelll following the de featof the Government In the Chamber of Deputle when a vote of confidence failed by J14 to 96 WASHINGTON October 3 No change In Italys foreign policy nor weakening bt her aggreaalve prbte cutlon of the war la expected here aa a retult of the fall of the Boaelll Cabinet Official dltpatchea from Rome today ay that before the failure of a vote of confidence In the Chamber ot Deputle yesterday the entire Chamber enthusiaatically applauded a peech by Foreign MlnUter Sonnlno reviewing the International altuatlon calling phaaea of the Pope peace propoaal pro German and declaring the Intention ot Italy and her alllea to fight until victory 1 won According to advlcea received here the fall ot the Cabinet wa due aolety to diaatlfactIon over the food administration and in the reconatructed Government Baron Sonnlno will be retained aa the head of tha foreign Office BBAHING Will BURDENS in hi tpeech which was cabled to the Italian embatiyhere Baron Sonnlno explained In retponte to question the Government reason for aalgning to the Ambassador at Wash Ington the duties of high commls tioner in the United State and for refuting paaapbrta to the Soclallat delegate to the Stockholm conference Theri he touohed upon Italy entry into the wari declaring the people are1 cheerfully and courageoutly bearing the burden ot the war which they wanted and for which they are ready to tandahy iacrlflc One of the reaultt of the democ ratliation of Rusala laid the Jlln Itter wlil be1 the complete tndepend ence of Poland which all of tho alllea want ana win ngnc tor At to Greece thl nation tinder the leaderahlp of Vtniielot haa aucceeded In clearing tone of the mott obacura polhta of the International altuatlon and the Greek army and navy atand ready today to take their placea by the tide of the alllea The recent exchange ot vltlta between PretldentPolncare and the King of Italy haa atrengthened In both Latin countrle oomplete confidence that they will co operat together for their mutual lntereat and for the good ot humanity The vlttt of the King of Italy to the of Belgium hat been another wltnett to the feeling of the Italian people toward the heroic people who have atood he aevereit trial el thwar TOUCHES Off POPES NOTE Turning the papal peace notei Baron Sonnlno taldr So far a the Pontiff expretto the opinion that peace muit be maintained rand men devlied whereby ho na tion can oreaa me peace ox ne world Ceatlaaeet rPag 4 Celaata i Two Women Hurt When Union Iron Works Employes Hurl Rocks and Bolts TWENTY TWO ARRESTED Squad of Police Already on Scene in Anticipation ofTrouble rTTWO women were urt the win I dowa of a Valencla atreet car were ehattered and twnty tw6 men were arrested last evening a the reiult of an attack made by em ployea otthe1 Union Iron Work and i aome other gtrtka aympathtiera on a United Railroads car on Market treat near Van Nea avenue Sergeant AVIlliam Pengelly and eleven policemen In plain clothe who were there In anticipation ot trouble quelled the disturbance and made tha arrest The Injured women are MISS MARY IIYBEIUS 712 Andover ttreet struck on eye by rivet MISS A WKICKARD Sixteenth and Valencia streets struck on cheek by rivet and cut on face by flying glaaa Both women declined to go to a hospital The workera had left the Municipal Special and were on a Municipal car bound out Van Na avenup from which they attacked the Valen cla atreet ca7 Boita riveta and rock were hurled at It Plain clothes policemen on the ear Immediately began making arreala and aarching the ihe i Maurice Welnateiri a helper 19 yeaia old wa arretd by Policeman tJfohn Bell and charged with hurling a Tl vet that itruck Mary Ryberg He was charged with assault with a deadly weapon and with disturbing the peace Joseph Dwyer year old a driller refused to be searched and waa charged with disturbing the peace and resitting an officer The following were charged with disturbing the peace Lee Cooper fitter Earl Busby metal worker Francis Corrlgan helper William Witts an apprentice John Blum driller Vlcen Caputo helper Walter Kennedy helper Frailer Toombs bolter Walter Nelson helper Henry Rappi burner Everett Gallatin helper Harold Benson machinist William Thompson helper Armand Silverman helper William McWhlr ter ateamfltter Jameav Wataon fitter Robert Pollock helper George Med lock driller Harry Murray driller Harry LolUck helper i American Is Seized By Mexican Bandits J0AREZ Mexico October Si An American named Carlln aon of Pat rlck Carlin lessee of Patrla mine ninety miles aouth of theborderi being held for ransom by Kplfanlo Ilolguln and his bandits Amertcai arriving hare tonight from Villa i Abumada reported Carlln wa duck hunting Tuesday near hla fathera mine when the bandit seised him The Holguiri bandits also raided the Erupcloh mines owned by Amer Ivia flfty mile from Villa Ahu maia carrying off everything portable Descendant of Old Spanish Family Dies RiVERSIDIS VCalK October jl i JoJuan Alyarado aged a direct descendant of Governor Juan Bali Itlsta Arvarado dledhere today at the noma oi a son lie wa oorn in uo Angelei durln the day of Governor PlOi Pico on the family ranch which I new occupied by a portion of the city of roaAngele When the American occupied California the Alvara family lot 4t eetate llttle rUt tie and the aged man died In mod erate clrcumatancea i Six Escaped German Prisoners Captured ATLANTA Ga October ISIx ot the ten Germa ti prlaonera who etcaped from the alien enemy dtttn tlon camp atJFort McPherson Tuea day night iwere captured today by agenta of tb Department ot Justice Five wee taken at Currency aa and the sixth Johann Adelhardti noncommissioned omcer wa arretted here IlNIEIIIFIil i i ii i in a All Depends on Whether or N6t Girl Operators Union Is Recognized -ONLY CONCESSION ASKED Matters of Wage and Working Conditions Left for Later Negotiations FF1CIALS of the Pact lie Tele I I phone and Telegraph Company will rnake or break today con nections In the circuit operator and electrical workera In the company employ have completed arrangemente for a general trlke tonight After a conference Jn the offlcea ot Fui lerton tuperlhtendent of plant it waa announced yetterday that the company will decide today the qu tlon ot recognition of the union ot girl operator If recognition la refuted the union lied operators and electrical work er will be called out at IS oclock tonight according to John Morgan thaler pretldent of the Pacific Dl trlct Council of Electrical Workera jrho he say are undivided In their upport of the girl Morgtnthaler eetlmatea that there are between 000 and 16400 employe In both branch organlied and tin organixed who will be affected by a trlke order Prctenf at the conference yetterday were Mlt tllll Schuake Seattle Mia Haiel Holmea Tacoma Miss MaxBeld Miller Tacoma Mrs CaHetbn Portland pelaney Seattle and Oratser vlce pretl dent of the International Brotherhood Electrical Workera AMSTVEn PROMISED KOU 11 OCLOCK TODAV Major Fullerton It waa announced agreed to give an answer thla morning at 11 oclock to the question ato recognition of the union by the company At Fullertona office no statement waa forthcoming concerning the altuatlon The delegate In the conference asked only one concession from the company that the operators union receive the same recognition aa the electrical workera The demand of the girl eperatora for an lncreaae In wage and for better working conditions were not considered and It waa understood that theie matter should left for negotiation after tha main question had been aettled MIea8chunkeHolmej Miller and Mrs Carleton the delegates representing the operators union of the north were guest ot Locar No SSI Oakland Electrical Workera last night at a meetrngbeid In the Labor TempleOakland The new union of girl telephone operators im San Franclaco will be known a Local NoHA It charter haa been mailed hereof rom the headquarter ot the International Brotherhood of Electrical Worker In Springfield 111 PREPARATIONS MADE AT SEATTLE TO STRIKE SEATTLE Wah October 26 Electrician and girl awltchboard operator In Seattle will walk out at midnight Saturday night unlet word la received from the conference at San Franclaco that the girl demand will be granted by the telephone company according td an announcement made by representative of Electrical Worker Local Union No 77 following meeting at which a trlke vote waa taken It waa stated that the walkout would affect electricians and operator throughout the State i Sisson Suffers From Heavy Loss by Fire LiiTTPKirTSeSMTcTeT REDDING October Sisson had a disastrous fire thta evening the real extent of which cannot be learned aa the wlrea are down From Duntmulr i li ieafnea that tie flre orlglnated at I Mln the Et Monte Hotel and iwapt aoothward through a block ot frame butlnet building the only butlnett houta lit the block eaved kin ihit of ACaialtaJ In were half a doaen aloon ai grocery Monte Hotel a tailor shop and grocery atore The lose la ftOOOO to ITMM SanJFranciscos Libeity Bond Subscriptions SUBSCRIPTIONS entered by or through the various San Francltco banks going to make up the total reported for the citu at noon yttler day 155513350 wtre given in detail as follows Bank of Celli erala llSS4Sa Crewker JTatleaal ii MB04S Aagl aa4 Leagea Parle Katleaal M1MH Welle rarga Karada Natleaal v1 eare Pint Ifatleaal 38ewa Ualea Traa CmiMviM XMS7M Itrlitt Vale Bit Ca X4S7W Hlberala Savlaga a4 fcoaa Seeiety XS3S5 Genaaa Savlaca aad Iaa Society Mereaatile Natlaaal Baak Italy if Aaserleaa KmHmmMl Frcaeh Aaterleaa i Mlaalea Baak Caaadlaa Baak ef Ceataieree iv Itallaa Aaterleaa Angle Callxsrala Tratt Casataay VliiWs BaabeMt Savlaga Merekaats Natleaal Mlaalaa Savlaga Mataal Savlags Seaeeard Nattoaal Deetehae Kelly Bank Ceraeratlea Baaea Paaalare Paaatl Yekehaata Seele Baak of BriUshHHh Amrriea t3SO PeHagaeae AaieHeaa dSJM Caatea Baak jgoO 2433ee lose lsaM lieXaM 1AM70 Towsea S8SVM sa3M 8eso dTMOO arioso ssMsa xeaVMw i8lM 1100 leevtso Total asajiiajso ILL BE IDE i MM United States Attorneys Are instructed to Start Rigid inquiry WASHINGTON October A gen era investigation Into retail and wholesale price of coal throughout the country appeared probable tonight In a minor way lnveatlgatlon of prices contumer atiert they have been compelled to paV already haa been started by the Department of Juttlce In varlou tectlona of the East and Middle Weat both a to anthracite and bituminous coaL Instructions have been sent to United States Attorney conducting these local lnveetlgatlona to aummon wltnesaes determine the truth of the charge and where Justified to bring promptly proceedings under the criminal law agalnatthoaebeliavedtb be guilty ACTION TO BE TAKE SOOX Disposition of complaints Is one of the subjects which now Is pressing the fuel administration It I under ttood and action concerning them probably wiltbe taken within a few daya ileavy penialtlea are provided for violation of the law under which the Prbaldent fixed the price to be charged for coal and the margin allowed Jobber and dealer COAL EMBARGO CHAMGED ff Whoever read the Uw fahall with knowledge that the prices of any commodity have been fixed aa herein provided atk demand or receive a higher price or whoever shall with knowledge that the regulations have been prescribed at herein provided violate or refute to eon form to any of the same thai upon conviction be punlahed byflne ef not mor than 16600 or by lmprionment forjioUiior thajvtweuyearaor both Each Independent transaction ihall conttltute a teparat often Coupled with the complaint charging that hlghr prioea than thot authorlxed have been demanded and obtained are numeroueVro teat from proaaVadflrma alleging that they have been unable to buy coal at any prjee With these It I though tth aijvornroent ha little rower to deal exctptln cases where the coal operT atora theirJelvsa refused te aelt coal which had not been contracted for prevloualy Mn jf the latter ieoW plaints it I understood com rom purchaser tor household consumption i With One Day to Ameri Strips for Action and Proposes to Make It 5000000000 McADOO APPEALS T0 COUNTRY TO RESP0N i Man Who Can Subscribe and1 Wont Has No Conscience Says Secretary on Eye of Last Drive 7ASHWTOTON October Jt Tha 5 yy Liberty loan waa gathering momentum tonight In Its raoa to the finish Four hundred and thirty Ova million dollar meat ured the day i advani a anil with lhAll ftniV 4000000000 It looked a It the trew mendou driving power of JOOa00 neia woraer migni carry It aero th lpOgiOleivujae i ii everr Da riot of America eh haa aat tubtctibed place hi name today uporJJ merou ot nonor ot tne nation a a aubacrlber to the aecond Ubertv lAani Th Mn whft fa V1 ikutu a tli doesnt will or ought to be a con science stricken cltlienf on Sunday morning NEW YORK MAYI GO AVCDMlVIMtlM fi Every available dollar la needed a officials aaerted to bring the total i up to 15000000000 Every agny throughout the country la working with redoubled energy for the latil billion on the laat day Reports from every aeetlon are roll Ingup tremendoua totals at the Treasury At oclock tonight the eatt mated tubscrlptlons 6tt the Nation stood at 33I06o0O admittedly a conservative figure with Indication that the 4000000000 mark might be recorded by tomorrow With the exception ot Dailas aojl San Franclaco all districts had passed tha minimum allotment anA It aaamad certain the Treasury Department an aouiced that several districts would go well beyond their maximum fiv lorxiitimvii certain io acr Ford The Universal Car Tke Pacific Cotuts Oldest Ford 4 Dealer Selling Agents for Over i Fourteen Years KISSELKAR Geary at Van Ne Pre OT WeOurrya Complete Stock Vciifi Geawee FripWti mMMMmaimmfMAi ii I Zi4 1 iV.