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“pte go dal ae EdbP cab to's Sobe 8 ‘Bia. abd oot Py ¢ =4 2 =¢ 4, _¢% < =4, < 4 a tanteee Bas Ps = = * = = Equal in Training to “Oldes' rench Veterans, Declares General, after Demon- _ stfation By United Prees WITH THE AMERICAN ARMIES | IN (FRANCE, Oct. «3. Colored troops from America already have established “themselves in Eu- Tope as’being cool and. reliable fight- | ers.in the front line. Both American | and French commands‘say so, and if! the Germans ever discovered who it) ‘was that held part of the line thru| the Argonne forest when the boches| failed to get thru some time ago, the | Germag command has a decidedly high respect for American colored in-| fantry, Up and down the line, after the test of @ year’s service, you hear no| doubts expressed regarding the col-| ored infantry. The darkie doughboys | have made good in the line as well as} behind. They have proven them- selves cool and brave soldiers in the trenches, and gentlemen when back at rest in French towns. You are continually running into units of the colored chaps as you travel up and down the line from Switzerland to Flanders. pow in.a little town some miles back of Verdun the United Press correspondent encountered a large unit-of these colored chaps, all from Chicago or thereabouts. They had just come back to rest, after a long period in Argonne forest trench line. Like their. predecessors, a negro Unit from New York, they had made @ gteat bit withthe French officers in high command of the sector. Un- like the New York negroes, these Chi- fi boys had encountered no big iting, and they were disappointed ft being taken from the trenches be- fore doing big fighting. ‘She‘French officers explained that good soldiers can be ‘recognized just a4 well when they are holding the line ms when they are fighting, but the darkie doughboys were still disap- ‘Finally the French general of the suit Dow down to review the ‘BegTo outfil wn by the creek they went'thru some of the snappiest exer- cige ever seen, and the French. gen- eral ‘was delighted, _When the review it-had. been planned was finished the gesitral turned to the American colonel. “If J were an American general what ‘Would I do now?! asked the Fronchiman. ° eB “SMost thing,” lied th peeve Theae boys will Bo ane: .you.wish.”... Tes te ‘the Germans were a ordet; and. he men.ac the meadow, uddénly disappeared. Raperyy oun, and ‘P.and running tc-} breék. ‘On a ‘minute, and ~ then faved: Frénch fashion. | pfrogbte it was with two vance and. two oe steading. eff to the rear, dropping-over the legs aati in front ‘ef him: -Tin jes anid packs | covered the upper | rps ‘of their' bodies, yond @ bit of flank movement by a couple: of: platoons,» the supposed positions along. the creek were storméd end the trench taken. ‘The French general was delighted be-| yond words for a.moment. Finally | he said, “My dldest veterans could do! it n& better, even if they were warn-} ed it was on the program, and your| boys’ did that _ extemporaneously.” The general remembered the review and & few days later these colored chaps trom ‘Chi received a. fine! letter from him, congratulating them on ‘heir ‘esprit de corpe and their work. * } It was interesting to see how these colored boys mixed with the French} inhabitants of the village, with whem the Americans ‘were -billeted. The French folk liked the colored boys| and felt highly honored at the way the’ latter.lexrned French. The} darkies are getting extremely fluent, | and it fits entirely. with their scheme of things to use all French forms of | politeness. | Down'the ‘battle line a large unit of colored ‘troops was encountered at serious business. It was going into} the; line, taking oyer a hilly and im-| portant ‘sector ‘formerly held by| French troops: It was the first taste | of ‘the :trenches, or°of the front for the boys .of, this unit, These men were raostly fromthe South. They bad been ‘trained in the Middle West, aud Some more in Franco, but never| bed. been on duty under shell fire. | Yet! on this"dark night, while the Germaris bbmbarded. these thousands! ef darkie “déughboys, chiefly under therdirection ‘of “colored officers, tho| some’ ve white, took oe a el énlt a Tr wil t } Pe Is net eZ y have he! Peres bg nied some tine asw.| fern en mo. alip, from the) we circa i Be Fear, Berea } i TRAVELING LIpRARIES. On” “al transports ng Ameri-| can, soldiers Anjerican Libfary | Aesceintion’ provides books. for. the use of the soldiers. | (By Mail.)—} THE CASPER DAILY TRIBUNE —- of Quota and Campaign There Willi Continue During First of Week “CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PEOPLE OF WYOMING: “The county chairmen and all workers of the Fourth Liberty Loan drive are to be congratulated. They have proved to our soldier boys that they are with them heart and soul. The people of Wyoming are loyal to the core, The women have worked day and night to make this Liberty loan a success. They, aboye all others, have suffered most. They have given up their sons and like the good Spartan mothers of old, “Go, my son, and return with your shield-or upon it.’ “My sincere thanks are extended to all the loyal citizens of this state for the many courtesies they have shown me during this Fourth Liberty Loan driye. Wyoming and ‘its people stand 100 per cent loyal before the world. Our country, our government, and our flag must be protected, . “SULLIVAN, “State Chairman Liberty Loan Committee.” Any suggestion that the peace offensive of the kaiser) would curtail the sale of Fourth Liberty bonds in Wyoming was shattered to smithereens late Saturday evening with the receipt | of complete returns on the campaign from 21 Wyoming coun-| ties, all but one of which went “over the top” with a large} OVERSUBSCRIPTION $1,693,650. IS ANSWER TO PEACE OFFENSIVE OF. \Only One County Falls Down on Purchase|SIX-BILLION Gi GOAL IS PASSED “i BOND SALES BREAK ALL RECORDS cess of the Four Liberty Loan today poured into the tre WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—Estim: and fivures showinz the suc- jury, indi- cating about 25 million subscribers during the campaign closing Satur- day night and that the $6,000,000,000 7oal was passed several hundred millions. BAN |S LIFTED IN BOSTON TODAY ; + ‘4,000 DEATHS TOLL OF EPIDEMIC BOSTON, Mass., Oct. 21.—Normal conditions were ¢ resumed in this city today when places of public assembly were allowed to reopen. They were closed. three weeks ago by influenza which caused four thousand , EVACUATION OF MANIFESTO TO STATES EHUN “WUN PEOPLE FS WOULD SAVE HONOR?’ FOR (Continued from Page 1.) a) Jo Se [By Associated Presn) LONDON, Oct. 21.—The French on the Allied center in Belgium \gained the bridgehead across the Lys canal at Nevele, seven tides « va lof Ghent. eas Draw on Reserves to Halt Yank Offensive North of Verdun WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 _—Germany is drawing heavily upon oth. ler parts of the western front for reinforcements to check the Ameri- cans north of Verdun. General Pershing’s communique says that dur- jing the heavy fighting of the past. week a constantly increasing num- jber of German divisions were bing brot up, bitterly contesting every | foot. pl SE WITH THE AMERICANS, NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Oct. 21— .)—Fierce fighting is in progress today at Bois de \Rappes, at the western end of the American line. In the face of ter- |rible machine-gun fire the Americans were forced to fall back. They ‘later counter-attacked and regained paft of the wood that was lost. | |Scheldt River Crossed Fifteen 'Miles Southwest of Ghent, Belgium margin, according to reports made at state hez:lquarters in the OV CURT REPLY T0 ANY EFFORT AT DISCUSSION 1S LOCAL OPINION Rumor Factory Says Germany’s Reply Will Fall Short of Wilson’s Demands [By Ansoctated Preas.] WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.— Secretary of Staet Lansing to- day said that he had reason to believe that the German reply to President Wilson would be received very shortly, perhaps before the day was over. The sec- retary did not indicate what informa- tion had reached him to clear up the uncertainty regarding the coming German reply, created by conflicting unofficial reports thru neutral coun- tries. He. said, of . course, | would be nod comment upon the vari- ous versions of the probable nature of the note. [By United Praesa WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—Ger- many’s reply is still missing but it is expected soon, If rumor factories are near the truth the reply will not meet President Wilson's decision. If Germany is hoping to prolong | \ the discussion she is reckoning wrongly. If the Huns do not think | peace worth having on Wilson’s terms | | they ean continue the war for mil- itary men ‘say jit is a mathematical certainty that peace can be enforced by Allied arms in the» coming year. The continuance of the war to a vic- | torious military decision is in keeping} with the nation’s spirit, hence the. authorities are iosing interest in the| rumored Teuton reply. Before the general staff aid col- lipses they think Germany hopes to outain a better bargain at the peace teble. The removal of the Germans to their own frontier is still likely be- fore winter. SOCIETY | ee ay Sunday Afternoon Marriage At Presbyterian Manse ‘Yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock, Dr. Walter H. Bradley, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, officiated at the marriage of Miss Verla Newton {and James William Estes, the cere- mony being performed at the: pastor’s home- The groom is from Nemo, S. D., while the bride has lived in Casper for some time. After a few days stay in Casper Mr. and Mrs. Estes will go |to Nemo where they will make their home. Mr. Estes is interested in the lumber city there, . a London’s telephone and telegraph wires extend to 73,500 miles over- head and 921,000 miles underground. — Copper articles may be given a black. finish by cleaning with emery paper, heating gently in a bunsen or spirit flame, then immersing for ten seconds in a solution of copper filings |. in diluted nitric) acid, and finally §) hosting, again. a SERVING UNDER FIRE Established 53 years ago the Sal-| vation Army is operating in 63 coun- ‘magazines ‘and/| tries today and serving the Allies sol-| diers-under constant shell-fire. that there| | Oil Exchange building. With an | alloted quota of $7,977,500, bond | purchases in Wyoming to date total | | $9,671,150, an oversubscription of | Some 2 Oper cent. Goshen county, with a quota of | $120,250, had subscribed but $70, 000 | at the close of. the campaign but the | |report as received at headquarters paign during the opening days of the present week would assure the sale of the alloted quota. Goshen county’s delay is attributed largely to the in- | fluenza epidemic, which is unusually | virulent in that district and tempor- arily overshadowed all other public interests. Laramie, Natrona, Sheridan and Carbon counties were the bannér counties in the campaign on the face of the final returns, the percentage of oversubscription in these districts accounting largely for the’ over- whelming success of the drive. Lara- mie county, with a quota of $1,442,- 000, sold bonds to the amount of $2,250,060, or an oversubscription of over $800,000. Natrona county finished with a total of $1,033,000, quota. Sheridan county equaled Na- trona’s percentage of oversubscrip- | tion, while Carbon county came to the front with excess subscriptions to the amount of $200,000, on a quota of only $464,000. * In appreciation of these results State Chairman Patrick Sullivan dis- patched a message of appreciaition and congratulation broadcast iver the state to be transmitted to the peovle thru 21 county chairmen. The fim] results of the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign are subject to changes as belated returns are re- | ceived, but the following figures are | tion of Goshen county and speak in | eloquent terms of Wyoming's pa- triotism: | Albany” ----- $545,750 $545,750 | Big Horn . 821,250 352,250 | Campbell _ 84,000 104,000 Carbou 464,250 650,000 314,250 340,000 Crook 108,750 110,000 Fremont -~ 396,750 405,000 Goshen -- 120,250 70,,000 Hot Sprin; 268,500 295,000 | Johnson ~~ 178,750 182,000 Laramie .. 1,442,000 2,250,900 Lincoln 453,750 456,650 Natrona 753,250 1,033,000 Nibrara 111,000 125,700 Park -- 280,500 300,000 Platte 235,750 236,000 Sheridan 670,000 921,000 Sweetwater 772,500 780,000 Aste ose 208,000 243,700 | Washakie 111,250 127,100 | Weston _.__- 137,000 145,000 Totals 7,977,500 $9,671,150 POLICE COURT At the polce station today thiske! were six plain drunks lined up on the blotter, one vagabond, and two others | for raising a disturbance, | Easy:to Clean $2.50 to $4.00 HOLMES HDW Co. Phone 601 Casper, Wyo. was supplemented with the announce- | | ment that an extension of the cam- | or nearly $300,000 in excess of the | approximately final with the excep- | FREE HUNGARY _ SAYS REPORT 4[By Associated Press) AMSTERDAM, Oct.~ 21.—Em- | perce Charles will shortly issue a ‘manifesto to the Hungarian people | announcing the independence of | Hungary, according to the Budapest | | correspondent of the Rhenish West- | phalian Gazette. RS eS 17 HUN PLANES DESTROYED, NO a. WITH. AMERICANS NORTH- WEST OF VERDUN, October 20.— In an all-American bombing expedi- tion behind the German lines Friday American pursuit airplanes brot | down 17 German’ machines. Americans were pst amounts to little. BUY W.S. S. WAR SAVINGS STAMPS Issued by the U. S. GOVERNMENT WATCH our WINDOWS YANKEES LOST BELGIUM LONG | PLANNED, CLAIM | [By Annocinted | Press.} WITH THE AMERICANS IN FRANCE, Oct. 21.—German prison- ers state ‘hat Germany made arrange- peace note was sent President Wi- son. The prisoners remarked: “The Americans have the worst sector of the entire line. Every foot} of the ground is to be disputed until} the German retirement from the sea| ,Tegion is denne sion eS WATER BOND ISSUE IS. VOTED AT NEWCRSTL NEWCASTLE, Oct. 19. — special| election here for city waterworks re- sulted in the carrying by a four-to- one majority, the proposition to sell) $200,000 in bonds for the building of | a city water ‘works. system. The pres- No |ent water supply is furnished. by erat nearly 100,000 are | nvivate corporation. | ments to evacuate France before the | ingot Oct. 21.—The Allies crossed the Scheldt riverjat several ts in the region of Audenarde, 15 miles southwest of Ghent. Av- Hiewesdlo-3 is encircled and its fall is expected. German resistance is Ww eakening. MATION SUPPLY HEAD TAKES CHARGE IN GITY John B. Schuyler, former manager of the National Supply company’s |store at Billings, Mont., reached Cas- | per with his family yesterday and will /assume his new duties at the store \of the firm here. | The National Supply company has {erie thea its store at Billings ow- the conservative policy due to | ee airk, sud will concentrate upon ie asic and Wyoming stores for eect sya and family will re- iside in Casper and will be a welcome | addition to Casper’s citizenry. << Of the 2,141,000 persons employed /in the metal trades in the United ‘women over ah years of see ra that count in a suit If the material is poor, superior workmansht P mbine the two Priced at $30 Up to $60 THE BIG BUSY STORE : United States Food Administration, License No. G13057. ‘ADCK SPRINGS STORE DESTROYED BY FINE | ROCK SPRINGS, Oct, 21. — Fire jlast night completely gutter the store of the Union Mercantile company |here and practically, ruined the build- ing. The building is a large wooden structure of two stories and altho the fire department at once answered thr call, the fire had gotten a firm hold before the volunteers got into play. For over an hour dense clouds of smoke obscured the building and filled adjoining streets, then the flames broke thru and showed the interior to be a raging furnace. The firemen did noble work with the appliances they had, but it soon became evident that their task was hopeless. _—————— Canadian painters are demanding lew lation for occupational diseases. KC ne It’s shiateriad cr em Vice versa, if the s00d work- manship is lacking, the best material money can buy wouldn’t produce a satisfactory garment WA® SAVINGS stamPs Kuppenheimer Clothes BUY W.S.5S. Issued by the U. S$. GOVERNMENT Webel Commercial Co. ~ rey oe OUR WINDOWS