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WITNESS WAS FEATURB-
OF PROCEEDINGS.
Great Artillery Hattie Kanin*? In Cam
brai Section. English Are
Most Confident.
tffWfnrtifi'inaf .Vcw*« Service.
London, Nov. 30.—The situation on
the western front shows that the
Germans have launched the strong-
, est attack yet made in the Cambrai
section. The deadlock fighting con-
tinues.
A new battle ground in the Cam-
brai fighting developed today.
On the extreme southern flank,
near Gonneliou, the Germans early
this morning opened a violent attack.
At the time this is cabled they have
apparently been unable to make head-
way.
The enemy assault was one of the
heaviest attempts to check the slowly
closing jaws of Byng’s vise around
< ambrai that Crown Prince Rupprecht
has yet delivered.
It was characterized by lavish artil-
lery preparation and barrage lire.
Gonnelieu is at the extreme south-
ernmost point of the arc over which
Genera! Byng struck his surprise
blow. It is about eight miles front
Cambrai.
Throughout last night the Prus-
sians deluged Bourlon Wood and vicin-
ity with shell fire and it continues
heavily today.
Prisoners lately taken declare they
have been practically without sleep
,-ince No. 20. Their haggard appear-
ance and utter exhaustion shows this.
German officers, they declare, an;
fearful that the British wedge at
Bourlon will force a withdrawal south
of the Scarpe. It is this apprehension
lasting shell storm.
Aviators report evidences that the
ci emy is destroying Cambrai and
neighboring towns.
On the Italian front tlhe Germans
.ire hard pressed by the sustained ini-
tiative of the Italians alonfr the river
and mountain fronts. Home'reports
an intense artillery battle.
Italian aviators report a heavy
movement of troops behind the Gcr-
man-Austrian lines. It is believed
that the enemy, despairing of sue
•■eases in forcing a breach in the Ital-
ian lines, is preparing to move men
for blows elsewhere.
General Diaz’s forces are now defi-
nitely on the offensive at numerous
point* on the mountain Piave line.
The enemy has not ceased his efforts
to find a weak spot, but the initial
impetus or his attack has noticeably
lessened.
The Italian morale, as a result, has
increased to the most complete confi-
dence in all ranks that not only will
the line hold but that reinforcements
will enable even greater measures
against the enemy.
Snow in the mountains to the north
is slowing up the fighting in that sec
*r.
At last accounts the Germans had
failed to make any impression on the
Cambrai line, where the crown prince
delivered severe blows.
THE WEATHER.
Fair and pleasant; light to gentle
xariahlc winds with southerly prevail
ing.
^CWPISTMAS"
ONLY
ntrrnntional Sev » Service.
Mineola, L. I., Nov. 30.—There Were
three outstanding features in today’s
session of the trial of Mrs. Banaca De
Saulles for the murder of her hus-
band.
Drs. Wight and Jelliffe, noted
alienists, testified positively that Mrs
DeSaullcs was mentally unsound when
she killed her husband; Major Lewis
D. Cole, M. I)., government X ray
specialist, testified that Dr. Wight’s
X ray exhibit failed to show the skull
fracture alleged by the defense.
Henry Uterhardt, counsel for Mrs.
De Saulles, made a spirited attack on
Major Cole for appearing on the stand
against his client while still in his
army uniform. Several witnesses
testified that Mrs. DeSaullcs appear-
de to he perfectly rational both be-
fore and after the shooting.
Both Dr. Wight and Dr. Jeliffe dis-
tinctly repudiated any theory that the
fratuc,-e of Mrs. De Saulles’ skull was
the primary cause of her mental con-
dition at the time of the murder or
that the fracture was of necessity a
contributing cause. This disavowal
was made in spite of the fact that
both express the unqualified belief
that the fracture did form a strong
contributing factor.
Answering a 20,000-word lvypothe- i
ticnl question, Dr Sherman Wight, J
declared today that Mis. DcSaulles
“was not responsible" when she kill >
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ESTABLISHED 1807
PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING EXCEPT MONDAY
SHERMAN, TEXAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1917.
NUMBER 18$
MRS. DE SJDLLES’ jSTORIES TOLD OF RUSSMHHWBHON DIVISION' TEXAS HOPS lit
T1L¥E$TEM EMIN GMIELTli TO OISCUSS PEACE NOUTOVERTHERE” ■ IN FRANCE
(LASH BETWEEN COUNCIL AND NORTHERN ITALY SCENE OF COMMITTEES Wil l. MEET TO-
( RIMES SIMILAR TO BELGIUM
OUTRAGES.
MORROW ANI) ARRANGE
ARMISTICE.
IHIRTY-THREE STATES REPRE- NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEEN
SENTED IN' THAT FAMOUS | ACROSS SEVERAL WEEKS
MILITARY FORCE. WITH OTHER UMTS.
DISPATCHES TELL STORY NEW GOVERNM'T FORMED
Say Women and Children Form Shield
For Adiancing Teutons. Soldiers
Compelled to Kill Them.
tntrrnatioval AVtrtj Service.
Washington, Ncv. 30.—The rape of
Belgium is lH‘ing repeated in Northern
Italy, according to official dispatches
from Rome today. “Our soldiers on
the Piave,” says the dispatch, “often
heard during the night the desperate
screams of women across the river.
Near Zenza n the enemy placed wo-
men and children as -a living shield
against the fire of our* soldiers, who
were compelled to sacrifice innocent
victims.”
The information from Rome also
states that numerous instances of
Austrian pillaging are Vie ing gather-
ed. On the bodies of soldiers among
the- Austrians there are often frund
articles stolen from Italian ships and
homes. Prisoners tell of the mass a
ere of Italian citizens.
All Allies, Except United States Warn
Russia She Is Breaking the
London Pact.
TWELVE ITALIANS MAY
BE TRIED FOR MURDER
o ifiq'i iito! XfW* Service.
New York. Nov. .80.-
Txvelve
?d her divorced husband. i ians will be tried for murdei in th
Under a New York State \aw, a per- first degree, it is indicated, by reasij^
son who “lacks responsibility” at the ! 0f t|n, confession of Ralph Danielle,
‘ima of committing a ( rime con not j rccclltly admitted his connection wit i
oe punished for it. j twenty three murders that had mysti-
Dan
the dri-
ll! his reply to the long question t
Dr. Wight declared that Mrs. I,/| ried the police of several cities
Saullr; “did not know the nature and j iello made his confession to
quality of the act committed," and j triot attorney, saying he wanted re-
♦hat she was not mentally sound the ! Venge on men who had not been wor-
thy of the confidence he had in them.
[HEIN
night of Aug. 3, when
Saulles. \
Every juror in the box has said he j
will acquit Mrs. De Saulles if he has]
u "reasonable doubt” of her sanity on
that night.
The 20,000-word question wait lead]
>nly a nee, all alienists being in the
room and listening at the same time
Mrs. De Saulles, who had entered
cheerily, looked downcast and the
slight color faded from her cheeks
vs Defense Counsel Smith read the
lengthy query which made mention
of all the sadness and tragedy in her
life. One of the jurors dozed. He
was awakened by another.
District Attorney Weeks made see-1
eral objections, hut all were overrul- j
ed. He attacked Dr. Wight’s right to j gray haired mother risked her life to-
testify as an alienist. Dr Wight as- ]‘dny t° give evidence that may aid u
sertgd he is a “qualified examiner for | convicting Gaston B. Means of the
the State Lunacy Commission." lie] murder of her daughter, Mrs. Maul
added that Mrs. Do Saulles suffered ' Ling For more than an
tntcinatoinnl .Venn tier rice.
London, Nov. 30.—The new minis-
try will be responsible to a parlia-
ment composed of 108 members of the
Workmen’s and Soldiers’ Council, 109
remlers of the Peasants’ Congress
100 delegates from the army and 60
delegates from the trades unions.
From other dispatches it is apparent
that the reported overthrow of the
Lenine-Trotzky government was not
influenced by German machinations in
the interest of an armistice and peace.
Russian and German committees,
with full power to act, will meet at
noon Sunday in No Man's Land on
the Dvinsk front and travel by spe-
cial train to Brest-Livotsk, where the
German headquarters in the east are
located, to discuss the terms of an
armistice and possible peace. Aus-
tria-Hungary has given official ad
herence to the Bolsheviki offer
Fn.m Stokholm comes the report that
a joint note has been sent Russia by
the “military officials of the Allies,
formally notifying Russia that by the
Itnl j issuance of the present peace pro
posals she is violating the London
pact.
From Petrograd comes a report
that the Lenine government has fall-
en and has been replaced by the So-
cialists, .with the Bolsheviki given
representation.
A coalition Government, consisting
of Bolsheviki, Minimalist. Intel nation-
alists, the Left Parties and Social
Revolutionaries, -is in process of for-
mation today.
nternaUonal Sam Snrvlre.
Washington, Nov. 30.—America’s
Rainbow Division is in France, along
with other National Guard units.
They represent a total of thirty-]
three States.
While the War Department made no
announcement upon receipt of dis-
patches telling of the guard units' ar-
rival, the army censer said it was
permissible to refer to the Rainbow
Division, as that was obviously meant
inasmuch, as General Pershing’s cen-
sor had passed the news.
No announcement was made as to
the nature of other units “over there.”
The Rainbow Division is composed
of troi ps from Louisiana, Pennsyl-
vania, Wisconsin, New' York, Ohio,
Georgia, Alabama, Iowa, Illinois, In-
diana, Minnesota, Maryland, South
Carolina, California, Virginia, Mis-
souri, North Carolina, Kansas, Texas,
New Jersey, Tennessee, Oklahoma,
Michigan. Nebraska, Colorado, Ore-
gin and the District of Columbia.
General Mann, formerly head of the
Military Division of the War Depart-
ment., commands the Rainbow Division
and Colonel McArthur, former war
censor, is his chief of staff.
The uits, gathered from all sections
of the country, began collecting at
Camp Mills, Hempstead,N L. I., this
summer. Since then they have been
trained and fully equipped for foreign
service.
The preparation given them in this
country formed a strong groundwork
for service in France.
Conceived in the spirit of giving
the allies the inspiration of America’s
presence on the western front, the
Rainbow Division represents a splend-
id organization, on which has been
w hipped into a fine fighting trim by
able leadership.
The National Guardsmen have dev-
el- ped rapidly. With a varying
amount of experience, these units
have entered into the spirit of the
struggle and have gone forward with
an enthusiasm that gratifies wav offi-
cials.
GREAT WELCOME GIVEN
French Bands Play American Rag-
Time and Men Are Flower
Bedecked.
MOTHER OF MRS. KING TESTI-
FIES* AGAINST MEANS AT
* THE RISK OF LIFE.
nut ,\. <
Concord, ,\.
I StillI C.
C„ Nov.
A little
i A ILL \ ATTACK EXPECTED ON
j TH VI PLACE AT ANY TIME.
CENSORSHIP oN.
' El Paso, Noe. 80. Five thousand
| reinforcements hav e arrived at Chi
i hauhau Citv to aid the Carranza gar
| iisori against the threatened attack
j by Villa bandit-, according |o word
| received here today. Censorship has
FOOD AND FI EL ADMINISTRA-
TION'S CLASH OVER PRI-
ORITY ORDERS.
^ ' y'| ' j *,Ft'h established by the Carranza gov
— i , j eminent on news out of Mexico an
from pressure on the brain, that she j A,lnI«* •- Robinson was on the wit- j( js ,llffu,u„ wlth communication ,
had sustained a series of shocks and j *,ani1- • h*' Wfls wheerid mt - j off south of jUiirt.Zi to K,,t anv definite
that she was afflicted with hypothy-| 'ourt «»te this afternoon, with a nurse j informat jwn
roidrim. in attendance. j .j., latest advices s-iid that the!
The trial will be resumed tomorrow The evidence of Mrs. Robinson re f. nbout rhihmlha'u. ,Mty hi I I !ha"? Week oW’ aum‘
j rut ft I the revocation of a trust a^rcc 1 . v . . . , ; . iicrt 1
:nent offered as legal by Gaste'i , y ..
Means This trust agreement was i.J
first
morning.
rf.», M.tu.iM ji y>u$ Service.
Wn hington, Nov. fiO. —'The
clash in 1’resident Wilson’s new
American war council, which is less
onight. Her
GREAT BRITIAN STIRRED
BY LANSDOWNE’S LETTER
international ,VrService.
London, Nov. 30.—Great Britian is
‘remendously stirred by Lord Lans-
lowne’s letter to the Inter Allied
Council in session in Paris, urgiytf
moderate peace terms. The hulk of
'he British press is1 against it. Bonar
Law and Lord Cecil are quoted as
•enouncing it. The. German press
hails it as a sign of weakness, and
and as a “semi ^fficial feeler.”
favor of Mrs. Robinson and had been
’or $130,(H)0. Means had it revoked?
ucord-iltgly to early evidence Mi
Robinson said she had not revoked the]
igi-eomont and denied that she had
•andled the paper offered in evidence
DEER RENTING FATAL
TO SEVEN IN MICHIGAN
ntremit tonal Sew* Sititct.
Escanaba, Mich., Nov. 30.—'The deet
hunting season in this state closed to
tight at midnight., with seven dead
mil a score or more of persons crip
I ceased hut that another attack hv th
bandits with a large force
i expected at any time.
SIR ERNEST SH \< KEI TON
. ■ IN BUENOS AIRES
tm.f rittjilun yl Server,
•Austin, Texas, Nov. 30.-.....Priority
and preference is given in car supply
.. ami all shipments of feed for cattle
Hoover, l„»l Arfinmi.lriiior, ,nd sto,,k into T„.v a„d N
1 'ie M V l .T""? i ”"■!»«» i» » order modi-
field, fuel Administrator, on the ques- , . .. . .
...............!-tying and extending priority order
effective Nov. 30th, issued by R. S.
] Lovett, Government director of prior-
. f . t. . i , i f.v shipments, official notification of
A few hours after it became kn<iw|
that Gaifield had
turn of priority shipping orders for tin
railroad.- of the country. Hoover said
nothing should he placed ahead of fop
Buenos Aires, Nov. 30.
practically taken
Sii Ernes' j 0ver the railroads as priority dircc |
Shacklton, the noth. British explorer of — : 1 ' ’ ‘
REPORT GERM AN SPY
SEIZED AND SHOT j ie<l ,or bV careless hunters.
A Report reached here early this
morning that a German spy had been
caught iti Camp Bowie with meningi-
’is germs in his possession and that he
had been injecting these germs into
< Ol KT M ARTI AL REACHES
VERDICT, NOT PUBLISHED.
Arctic regions, has arrived here on a
sec ret mission for the British govern
meat.
EIGHT DIE OF PNEl MON I
International AV«r* Service,
San Antonio, Nov. 30.
martial trying the sixty-three engroes
Internationa^ Vuir* Svi ice,
(Treenville, Ji. ( Nov. 30.- - Eigh’
deaths occurred hen- today from pneu-
monia induced by measles, among
the enlisted men at ( amp Sevier , All
i the men were from the Carolinas .
The court
i
hG Hrr °f SUk s°1,llers at the ca,”',• tor the Houston mutiny and murders
1. wmsl stated that the report was that < adjourned thh afternoon, having
he htuf been summarily^ arraigned an i | „,ched a veixlkt. ^ cf thejr
ihot. Owing to the lateness of the ,1 „ „ , ... ,.
jr findings was made public, pending a
hour It was impossible to confirm the review of the proceedings by General
stofjn and the report is as such Ruckmun. )
BOMB FOR POLICE CHIEF.
ntnrnuttimol \>ti • SirtSo*.
Detroit, Michm., Nov. 30.—A bomb
was found today that had been placed
or. a window sill of the office of the
Detroit chief of police. The rain had
dampened the fuse.
tor, in his determined effort to avoid !
an actual coal famine, Administrate! I ” ~ -----
Hoover issued a statement disappruv j ST\MP T AXES ARE
mg any priority order that gave coal EFFECTIVE TODAY
the right of way over food stufs.
Judge Lovett, priority director, \va
requested by Dr. Garfield Wednesday
to give a priority order for coal bu‘
has not yet given it. The question
of higher prices fbr anthracite coal i
tonight up to President Wilson. Horn-
weeks ago the mine operators o
Pennsylvania demanded an increast
of wages for the miners, and thi
they cdntend, must cause a greatei
charge for coal.
SUGAR PRICE IN Cl BA.
ntcrn«iinn«l '$tut Sirrie*.
New York, Nov. 30.—The price o‘
Cuban sugar was fixed today at 4.C
in Cuba, which makes it about 4.90 ji
New York. >
Washington, Nov. 30.—Stamp taxes
Wonie effective tomorrow. On fn-
■ember 1 the stamp taxes that are ex-
ected to raise twenty-nine million
>f the two and one-half billions of the
;u tax will go into effect.
AMERICANS DRILLING
IN CITY OF PEKIN
'ttcrnatimal
lA
Sews Hv i'io«.
San Francisco, Nov. 30.—Unttad
tates marines- are drilling iniasion-
ries and other Americans who as?enn-
>le regularly at the American lega-
on in thj; city of Peking for inst»W-
ion in the manual of arms.
i
' nternotUmal Scut Service.
American Field Headquarters in
Francs, Nov. 30.—American National
Guard units representing every State
in the Union are now in France. They
arrived some weeks ago, but it was
not until today that permission was
granted to announce that fact.
The new Sammies were given a
heart-thrilling welcome by France.
They were quartered in towns which
heretofore had soon only a few of
the American fighting men. The oc-
casion of their arrival was made a
memorable one by special welcoming
ceremonies, in which local authorities
combined with the military officials
in a whole-hearted celebration.
Blaring French bands, trying their
best to rattle off American ragtime,
gave r homo flavor to a reception
which otherwise must have impressed
the militia boys as unlike anything
else in the world. The Americans were
welcomed like heroes. '
The French population, dressed in
its gayest clothes, marched side by
side with the detachments, festooned
the soldiers with garlands of flowers
a’nd decked them out in tiny' Ameri-
can flags.
Within twenty-four hour's the mili-
tiamen were thoroughly at home and
on the most friendly relations with
their fellow townsmen throughout tlf>
area over which they were billeted.
The first National Guard arrivals,
it was stated at headquarters, have
made mcouraging progress in their
training. General Pershing has al-
ready inspected certain of the units.
BEET SUGAR PROFITS
FOUND TO BE LARGE
International AVir# Service.
San Francisco, Cal., Nov. 30.—Pro-
fits agregating more than $5,000,000
were made bv five of the California
beet sugar rcfiVrics this season, ac~
.. J cording to figurebsariven State FftO.f
Administrator Mermt in connection
with appeals for the establishment Ci
higher prices from beet growers.
’ Meiritt declared that $7 a ton for
beets running 15 per cent sugar Would
insure the growers ample profits.
PRIORITY IS GIVEN
SHIPMENTS OF FEED.
as received .today by Governor
j Hobby in a telegram from Director
.. i
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