Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 1, 1918, Page 1

Bulletin Service Flag VOL. LIX—NO. 235 CRUNBLIG Allied Forces From Belgium to Verdun, on Six Battle Fronts, Are Scoring Victory After Victory Over the German Troops—With Bulgaria the Back Door of Austria-Hungary is Open to :Direct Invasion by Entente.Allied Troops. a is definitely out of therwar, key, virtually cut off from ommumication with her allies and almost annihilated in Palebtine, likely soon will be forced to sue for a eessa- tion of hostilities against her. Meanwhile the entente allied forces from Belgium to Verdun on six battle fronts are registering victory after vic- tory over the Teutonic arms, and the enemty fromt almpst everywhere s rumbling, notwithstanding the des- rate resistance that is being offered on various sectors. eventual defeat staring her in the face through the swift progress of he Serbian, Italian, British, Greek nd_Prench troops in the reclaiming #hia and the invasion of Bul- an territory, the Bulgars begged for an armistice, reserving to them- jeives no conditions. All the territory by King Ferdinand’s men is the ‘Bulgarian army is v immedtately demobilized, and \I| means of transport inside the king- dom, even along the Danube, is to be n over into allied hands. Thus, in addition to the isolation of Turkey, the back door to a direct in- vasion of Austcia-Hungary is flung wide open 'to the allies, and doubtless the time s not far distant when ad- vantage to the full will be taken of the new awenue through which the enemy an be reacied. With the debacle in rbia and Bulgaria complete, the \ustro-Hangarians in Albania soon will Ge put to the test, and when their evacuation to their own borders is ac- complished the allies will have welded an jron semi-circle about the. central powers from the Black sea to the North sea. Viewing the fltm.uo;a mm all i aspects—the success Of e great of- enstve in Belgium and France; the biotting out of the war zone in the Balkans: the cutting off of the Turks ‘rom intercourse with Germany and Austria-Hungary, except by the long routs through the Caucasus.and south- ern Russia, and the steady gains that are being made by the allies in making Russia once more a factor in the struggie—the darkest days of the war ceemingly are faced by the Austro- rmans. Although it had been officially an- nounced that hostiftties against the Bulgartane ceased at noon Monday, the French offictal communication of Monday night saiq French cavalry had emtered Uskub, one of the most important communication centers in Definitely Out of the War, Serbia. It is not impmobable, there- fore, that the French are siill hard after the Germans, who-are known to have beei fighting with.the Bulgarians. in this region, acting as.rear guamis. On all the sectors under attack’ from Belgian Flanders to the region of Ver- dun, the German front gradually is bending back under the vialence of the attacks of the British, Americans, French ang Belgians. In Belgium the advance of the troops of :King Albert and of Field Marshal Haig have pierced so deeply eastward, that Ger- man's submarine bases on the North sea are in jeopardy, through the im- pegding cutting of the lines of com- muhication behind them. The famous Messines-Wytchaete ridge has been captured and the allied guns dominate the plains beyond. Both Memin and Roulers, important railroad junction points for the supply of the German armies north and eouth, virtualiy are in the hands of the British and Bel- gians and seemingly soon must fall. From Cambrai to St. Quentin the Rmnfi‘ and Americans again have de- livered successfully hard smashes against the German strong points all along the front, including the remasin- ing portions of the old Hindenburg line. The Germans here are offering most strenuous resistance and in counter-attacks compelled the British on one or two sectors to withdraw for slight distances. The British are in the process of cleaning up the town of Cambrai, having penetrated its suburbs from the northwest and southwest, In the region of St. Quentin, where the Amgricans are fighting with the British, the oid Hindenburg line has been cut and penetrated to a depth of three miles over a front of eight miles. In conjunction with the.operations of the French northeast of Soissons, the Germans have begun the evacuation of/| the Chemin des Dames and the French now hold half of this famous defensige position. Likewise, there i an indi- cation that the enemy intends to give up the remaining positions held by him along tne Vesle to Rheims. In Champagne, the French troops west of the Argonne farest everywhere are pressing forward, and likewvise to the east of this position the Ameri- cans are moving northward in unison. Already the hig forest is virtually out- flanked and apparently soon will be made a part of the Franco-American line. From the St. Mihiel sector the Americans are heavily bombarding enemy troop trains which are being hurried to the front. MASSA EXPESTRTO CHECK INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC lioston, Sept. 30— The aid extended by federal and other outside workers 2 Massachusetts to the state author- ties in organizing the campaign against influenza led the state depart- ment of health tonisht to express its expectazion that the epidemic would o checked before gaining further ! The department reporte% conditions in Boston today as improv but the disease was more preva in cities and towns in the meiro- politan district and throyghout the ate. State Health Commissioner Eugene f. Kelley, in a telegram to Surgeon eneral Blue of the United States public health service, covering the situation up to one o'clock today, said: “Reports from 65 cities and towns outside Boston total 5,500 new cases of influenza. There are at least 75,000 .ses of inflvenza in Massachusetts today, exciuding the number in can- onments. Nurses and doctors most rgently needed.” . The state department of heaith to- ght announced an- offer of $10 a day nd expenses to registered physiclans not in government service who will yme to Massachusetts. Transporta on will be refunded to ! e thin a 24 hour traveling raNius of ston. Befors starting, phwsic nould wire the department for tructions. Henry Bndicott, executive chairman ¢ the staze committee on rublic saf issued a statement tonight ad: = against the opening of churches next Sunday. POLICEMAN GUILTY OF STEALING AN AUTOMOBILE ew Milford, Conn., Sept. 30.—John a member of the New York siate police, who was brought hes er arrest Saturday charged with aling an automobile owned by Wil- «m L. Richmond of this place, was . rraigned in town court late today and leaded guilty. e was bound over o the mext term of the Litchfield rounty superfor vourt under $2,000 hail, which he was unable to furnish, and was lodged in jail Benedict formerly lived in Syracuse, ~. Y. His arrest occurred after he scnt word to Mr. Richmond that h had recovered the atolen machine and claifped a reward of $100, which was pald when the car was returned, Con- necticut state police investigated and enedict was arrested in A'bany, N. Y. FORMER NORWALK OFFICIAL HELD IN $10,000 BOND Norwalk, Conn., Sept. 30.—Chester i Selleck, Jate treasurer of the First Taximg district, and charged with the misaporopriation of $32,000 of the sink- ing fund, was botmd over to the De- cember term of the suptrior court, to- day. His bond was continued at $10,- 660 and Roval W. Adams, his father- in-law, went on the bond with C. E. Slauson and Fletch Van Hoosar. The prosecution was satisfied with this amount ¢f the bond. Selleck’s counsel filed a formal demurrer to the com- plaint which was overruled by Judge Caudee. APPEAL FROM DECISION IN THE MELLEN CASE Pittsfield, Mass., Sept. 30.—Attorney M. B. Warner filed in supreme court 20,000 WEW CASES OF GRIP IN ARMY CAMPS IN 48 HOURS Washington, Sept. 30.—More than 20,000 new cases of Spanish influenza were reported from army camps dur- ing the 48 hours ending a noon today Pneumonia cases reported numbered 733 and deaths 277. The _total = of pneumo; cases now is 5766 and deaths 1,577, The total number of influenza cases in all camps Was 72,327, said a state- ment tonight from the office of ‘the argeon-general of the army. Themew cases reported Sunday numbered 9.242 and those today 11,024. Three camps today reported more than 1,000 new cases. Camp Pike, Arkanses, had 1205; Camp Sherman, Ohio 1200 and Camp Jackson, South Carolina, 1,168. Pneumonia cases are |increasing at these camps, but the death rate continves low. The highest death rate reported was from Camp Dix, N. J., where 64 sol- diers died. and where next to Camp Devens, Mass., the epidemic is most severe. Camp Devens continued to show a marked decrease in new cases, only 107 being reported today, with 47 new cases of pneumonia. The total of influenza cases reported from this camp is 12,707. with 1860 cases of pneumonia and 593deaths. More than 2,000 extra nurses have been sent to various camps, it was said tonight, and authority has been given to engage locally as many as are neded.Additional hospital facilities are being provided at points where,the epidemic is on the increase. AUSTRIA NOW HAS AN EXCUSE TO CAPITULATE Paris, Sept. 30.—The Temps says that Bulgaria capitulated, knowing that Germany could no longer help her and she did not wish to see ser own country a fitld of battle. In 1813, the Temps continues, Rados- lavoff (then Bulgarian premier) aveng- ed the ambush of General Savoff (min- ister of war in the Radoslavoff cabi- net), and now the Malinoff-Savoff cab- ir;‘( avenges the ambush of Radoslav- off. “While it s too soon to appreciate the full political consequences of %fll- garia's abandonment of the Central Powers,” the newspaper _concludes, “yet it is plain that Bulgaria’s action zives a fatal blow to.Turkey and per- haps renders a service to Austria, as Austria now possesses an excuse for n;glfimll.tllm which previously it want- X N REGRETS CHINA SANCTIONED PURCHASE OF OPIUM Peking, Thursday, Sept. 6.—(By The A. P)—The American legation today handed a note to the Chinese govern- ment saying that the American govern- ment regrets to learn that China re- cently sanctioned the purchase of cer- tain opium stocks and made arrange- ments for the disposal of ‘the stocks according to a plan which contravenes the spirit of the Hague convention, which was ratified by China and the United States. The note declares this action by Chi- na endangers all the beneficial results accomplished toward extinguishing the opium traffic in China, and says the United States expresses the earmest hope that the transaction will not be completed and that China will take steps to cancel the agréement with the opium mefchants of Shu_|ghn.l. L % 4 3 3 . Cabled Paragraphs . 10000 Turks Surrender. Sept. ‘30.—A ‘Turkish f aE, el o T " annougeement, made this eve- of 10,000 British officia] ning. — WPL‘ONfVNTB‘SENATE IN w’.ah “ADVOCACY OF SUFFRAGE Sept. 30. — Although Prad,:b'h. .t: a.&eel:;o;x;l address today, seara or passa; of the woman suffrage federal amenfi meut. resolution as a vital war meas- urg, the senate again failed to reach a vote. Leaders generally hoped for a Onal roll call tomorrow, but the out- /come admittedly was in doubt. . Under the weight of the president’s influence, advocates of the resolution were hopeful tonight of mustering the necessary two-thirds, but leading op- poments were insistent that there Wwould be no defection from their Unexpectedly intervening. in the senate fight, the president went to the capitol at 1 o'clock 1o tell senators Why he regarded favorable action on the resolution necessary. Approval of the resolution, the president said, is necessary if America Is to lead the world to democracy, for it will be Judged by its acts, “It is my duty to win the war,” said the president, “and to ask you to re- move every obstable that stands in the way of winning it. * * ¢ I tell you plainly that this measure which 1 urge upon you is vital to the winning Of the war and to the energies alike of preparation and of battle. And not to the winning of the war only. It is vital to the right solution of the great problems which we must settle, and settle immediately, when the war is cver, . An audience which crowded both the senate floor and galleries and which included members of the cabinet, sen- ators, representatives and other offi- cials, cheered the president at length When he entered and left the cham- ber, but did not interrupt his address Wwith applause. Many senators op. posing the resolution did not join in the final demonstration. After the president’s address the senate resumed debate, while leaders re-canwassed senators to determine the effect 9{ the president’s intervention. Champions of the resolution said they can gsafely count on 62 of the senate’s 96 votes, or two less than the requisite two-thirds’ majority. Opposition lead- ers declared despite the president's action none of the 34 members here- ‘ofore classed as opposed to the reso- lution has given any indication of voting for it. With nine senators ab- sent and paired—six for and three against the resolution—the senate was said to stand 36 to 31, respectively, With a change of two senators nece: sary ‘to carry the amendment. spite. of this fact, Chairman Jones of the suffrage committee planned to press for a final vote. A Before the president left the capitol today attack on the resolution from the democratic side began. - Senator Underwood of Alabama told the-sen- ate that the resolution’s adoption could not affect the result of the war, because the war probably would be over before the proposed constitutional amendment would become cective. Senator Phelan of California, demo- crat, referréd to the president's action 25 “a compliment”-fo the senate, de- claring fAhe exccutive had answered the quastion of Senator Benet of South Carolifa ‘as to whether the resolution was 4 war measure. ‘Ahen the president sees fit to come to/the enate during debate, 1 should think his course would meet with an eager response,” said Senator Phelan “Opposition,” he continued, “comes from New Engiand and southern se ars—certainly an unholy . alliance, sald the California senator. Senators Smith of South Carolina and Beckham of Kentucky, both demo- crats, ineisted that the resolution was not a war measure. { o Senators ursing adoption of the res- olution included Jones of Washington republican: Kirby of Arkansas, demo- orai; Walsh of Montana, democra Kendrick of Wyoming, democrat, and Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, republi- can. Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, re- publican, interrupted the suffrage de- Date to talk on the new Wwar revenue bili, insisting that the government has a Tight to tax the salaries of state of- fcials as well as the interest on state and municipal bond Debate on the suffrage resolution is expected to close early tomorrow, as only a few senators have indicated a desire to speak. ' They include Sena- tor Martin of Kentucky, democrat, who is reported not to have disclosed h position on the resolution. but who has been counted by opposition leaders as among their forces. With the debate ended, senate lead- ers plan to begin disposition of amend- ments and hope to reach the final roll call before adjournment. KING FERDINAND OF BULGARIA DENOUNCED London, Sept. 30.—-Sir Valentins Chirol, former foreign editor of the London Times and a well known pub- licist, in an article in the ‘Nimes, warns the allies of the mecessity of dealing sternly with King Ferdinard of Buf- garia. “So long as we remember that our first duty is to our allies in the Balkan peninsula,” sags Sir Valentine, “we can treaf the Bulgarian people len- iently; but in ‘the interests of the Bulgarians themselves we cannot deal too sternly with the ruler whose sinis- ter influence and example have blight- ed the fair promises Bulgaria held forth during the early vears of her emancipation from the Turkish voke “If ever there has been a ruler per- sonally and directly responsible for having plunged his country into dis- aster it is Ferdinand of Bulgaria, and if it is ome of tke chief war aims of the allies to make the world safe against militarism and auiocracy, Fer- dinand, Who is the living embodiment in the Balkan peninsula of all that is worst in them, cannot be allowed to retdin his throne.” CHANGE IN CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. DIRECTORATE Boston, Sept. 30.—The Christian Science board of directors announced tonight the resignmtion of Allis V. Stewart as 2 member of the board and the election of William R. Rath- von as his successor. Mr. Stewart came from Chicago to the headquar- ters of the Christian Science move- ment in 1906. Mr. Rathvon came from Denver to become correspording sec- retary for Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy in 1909 and later was appointed to the Christian ~Science board of lecture- ship. In} coal famine th detailed programme to produce 12,- the weekl. The increase in pituminous production calied for is appro six and one-third per cent. seen that the more urgent to every district production manager, who in_ consultation with their mine production committees, will apportion a weekly quobia for each mine. clusiog, each- miner will be asked to assume’ personal responmsibility for a weekly coal production representing his equitable proportion of the ‘mine’s | allotment. Drowned in Harbor By Caps of Tender in -Which They Were Return- ing to Their Ship. An Atlantic Port, Sept. 30.—Twenty sailors from a nayal vessel in the harbor here were drowned last night by the capsizing of a naval tender in which they were returning to their ship. Eleven other men were rescued. 0 bodies of th dead have been found. aval authorities declined to disclose the names of the men who had been on shore leave and were returning to their ship about midnizht. A heavy sea was running and the beat was! dashed against a large buoy anchored several hundred yards from the war shir \ PROGRESS OF FOURTH LIBERTY % LOAN IS ENCOURAGING Washington, - Sept. 30.—Reports of the progress of the fourth Liberty loan received tonight at the treasury were encouraging but were not supported by definite sales figures, and_officials said it ivould be about two days be- fore official totals are available from any federad reserve districts, or for the entire country. Apparently the flood of subscriptions in the first two fays came mainly from big business inter ests in large cities, and a better show- ing is expected later in the week as a result of smaller popular pledges. From Baltimore came word that more than $40,000,000 had been sub- scribed, or more than was raised dur- ing the whole third loan. The second day’s business in New York was good, but pledges supported by the initial payments represenieq only a . small part of the subscriptions actually gathered in. There, as elsewhere. offi- cial cognizance will be taken of sub- scriptions only after 10 per cent. has been paid into a bank and reported to federal reserve district headquarters. In lowa two-thirds of the counties have oversubscribed and won the Surrender Complete All Arms and Ammunition ‘Are to Be Stored Under ‘Control of the Allies. The _armistice concluded with Bulgaria by the entente allies is a purely military convention. and contains no provisions of a polit- ical character. Bulgaria agrees to evacuate all the territory she now occupies in Greece and Serbia, to demobilize her army immediately and surrender all means of transport to tne allies. Bulgaria also will surrender her boats and control of navigation on the Danube and concede to the allies free passage through Bulgaria for the de- velopment of military opertions. . All Bulgarian arms and ammunition ored under the control’ of are to be the alli to whom is conceded the right to occupy all important strategic points. The Asso iated Press learns that the' military occupation of Bulgaria will be entrusteq to British, French and Ttalian forces and the evacuated por- tions of Greece and Serbia respective- ly to Greek and Serbian troops. The armistice means a complete military surrender and Bulgaria ceases to be a belligerent. Al questions of territorial Tre- arrangement in the Balkans was pur- posely omitted from the convention. The allies made no stipulation con- cerning King Ferdinand, his position being considered an internal matter— one for the Bulgarians themselves to deal with. The cluded. rmistice will remain in opera- tion until a final general peace is con- 692 NAMES IN LATEST ARMY CASUALTY LISTS ‘Washington, Sept. ing casualties are reported by 30.—The follow? the Commanding General of the American FULL SPEED AHEAD! The enemy is alert, yet he is afraid of our un- bounded resources, and he’ll continue his reign of terror until put out of business forever. Your help is needéd to end his frightfulness and it can be given by buying Liberty Bonds and buying them liberally. GET THEM: TODAY..AT ANY BANK ! ac- | fourth Liberty loan honor flag, | state | cording to a message from that tonight. - The peninsula . of Michigan has raised more than - its quota, and in the Minneapolis district 36 counties bave obersubscribed. In 1 31,000 subscriptions have been taken and eight honor flags. claimed. ldabo reported that seven _counties have exceeded their quotas; TWashing- ton, two counties and four Citles; Cal- ifornia, two counties and a dozen| towns. e | bscriptions totalling §44,000,000 for Boston and vicinity were reported in the New England district. The total amount for the entire district doubt- less is much above this amount, as no eports have been received from either Ricde Island, Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire or Vermont. A Salire county. Kas, was claiming a} record tonight because every city, vil- lage and precinct within its borde: had made a 100 per ceni. subscription record. e 3 Vinita, Okla., is claiming the right to name the first ship of the emer- rporation to be christen- v loai contest plan. | not be decided un- zency fleet cd under the I These contes til the loan DRIVE FOR CONTINUATION OF COAL PRODUCTION | Washington, Sept. 30.—To avert a winter and also meet s of the war progremme Garfield _today Fuel launched a drive for coal producticn Administratoo which is to continue until April 1. In a formal proclamation to opera- tors and miners alike, the fuel admin- istrator calls upon all to enlist in a £34,000 tons of bituminous ccal and 2 030,000 tons of anthracite every week. This tonnage, he proi\; will give the country all the coal needed this winter. It represents a weekly in- crease of 1,731,000 tons of bituminous and 121,0000 tons of anthracite over production averages of the od of a vear ago. corresponding_p: ately sixteen and and in anthracite 1t will be demand is for the speeding up of bituminous pro- duction. Mr. Garfield's call one-half per cen was transmitted Car- the quota idea to its logical con- SOME FIGURES OF FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN New York, Sept. 3).—Although it was estimated that pledzes and sub- scriptions to the fourth Liberty loan amounted to $200,000,000 in the New York federal rescrve district on . the opening .day of the drive, subscriptions of only $50.211,300, or. 2.79 per cent. of the district’s quota of n.!ao,ooogn«, were officially recorded on Saturday, according to the first official report of this afternoon his stutement of ob- jections to the decree of the probate court in which Judge B. T. Slocum de- cided that Charles S. Mellen, former president of the New York, New Ha- ven & Hartford Railroad company was justified from living apart from his wife, Mrs. Katherine Mellen on the srounds that she had deserted him. Attorney Warner also filed in probate «<ourt his fofmal notice of an appeal wom the decision, CHOLERA REPORTED TO HAVE BROKEN OUT IN BERLIN Basel, Switzerland, Sept. 30.—Chol- era has broken out in Berlin, accord- ing to advices received here. There have been seven cases, of which six ‘were fatal, Busy men are usually so happy that they Eave no time to realize it. . OF BENEFIT TO DAIRYMEN IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT Plainfield, Conn., Sept. 20.—Hun- dreds of dairymen in eastern Connecti- cut will benefit by an increase of one cent a quart for milk shipped to Bos- ton and- Providence. The mew price is effective tomorrow. it is cstimated that 300,000 quarts of milk are ship- ped to these cities daily from eastern Connecticut, the Liberty loan committee, issued to- night This figure, however, does hot even include all the actual subscriptions on which payments have been made, it was said, many banks being unable to revort in time to have their sales included. Totals for sub-districts, percentages, include: Fairfield county. Connecticut, and Westchester and Rockland counties, of New York, $1,528,650, or 4.30 per cent. with their Expeditionas Killed in undetermined prisoners 4; total 304 ¢ Forces: action 62 upper | tion 8; wounded from wounds 65; and other causes 3 severelp 218; died d from accident wounded, degree unded slightly 3; di 1; w New England men are: Killed in Action. Mechanic Napoleon Morin, ford. Maine. Pri Mass.; Henry River, Bidde- tes—Luigi Aquilio, Leominster, Perry Mass.; Stanley Furtando, Fall Hermanos] Hartford, Conn. Wounded Severely Lieutenant Springfield Sergeant Clement A. Barry, Mas bu Conn.. Killed in action tion 20; wounded severe disease 1 causes oners 1; Mass. | Britain Conn. ; died from wounds total 388. John Bressette, Village, Conn. in Action. George F." Watkins, Med- Bystrowski, New Edward H. Water- Central missing in ac- 9; died of ;_died of accident and other pris- New England names are: ° Killed in Action. Private Antone ford, Mass. Mor New Bed- Died of Wounds. Corporal Frank H. Chase, Naghua, |Period ended Saturday night. H. Conn. Privates—Wilder E. Marston, Can- ton, . Maine; Athos Pailides, Died of Disease. Pri Conn. vate Joseph Kileran, New Haven, Wounded Severely. Captain John Gardiner Drinkwater, W. Newton, Mass. Lieutenant Robert W. Love, cester, Mass. ‘Wor- Sergeants—Lucious R. Smith, South Manchester, Conn.; George M. Thomp- ! son, South Manchester, Conn.; Will- iam J. Doyle, South Boston, Mass. Corporal ton, Mass ampton, Ma: Mechanic James George —Peter Michonski, Taun- Frank W. Dragon, North-| the United States never has declared Farrell, Brookline, Mass. Privates—Albert E. Jenkins, erville. Som- Mass.; Orlando Juliano, Bos_ ton, Mass.; Pietro Galetti, Waterbury, Lastano Lacerro, Waterbury, William Ladeau, Baldwins- ville, Mass. Missing in Action. Private Edward H. Jewell, Worces- ter, Mass. There were no New England men in the Marine Casualty List. POINCARE. CONGRATULATES = KING OF THE BELGIANS Paris, Sept. 30.—President Poincare telegraphed his -congratulations today to_the king of the Belgians on ‘the striking successes which have liber- ated such ‘a zone of national tory. terri- “Your Majesty, who in the darkest hours never despaired of justice and who has given to all an example of constancy a the message, " firmness,” continues ow can see the dawn of victory illuminating the indivisible soil of Belgian, loon.” Flanders and Wal- MASSACHUSETTS TO GET INCREASED COAL SUPPLY Philadelphia, Sept. 30.—An_increas- ed supply of anthracite coal for Mass- achusetts over last year is shown in the allotment for the 1918-19 coal year, announced today by the anthracite committee of the federal fuel adminis- tration, missing in ac- | Ansonia, | Great Britain. Z The price of butter increased 16 gents @ pound from Aug. 25 to Sept. British army casualties for the week ended Sept. 25 amounted to 24,929 offi- cers and men. , The French submarine Circe, built in'1904, was sunk by an Austrian sub- marine on Sept. 20. Eight thousand Armenians were de- ported from Alexandropol, Transcau- casia_by the Turks. Executives of the Clyde Shipyards, in Scotland, have ordered the strikers to_return to-work. s _Mayor Frank Hague, of Jersey City, N. J, raised a service flag with 11,000 stars over the City Hall. An explosion in the mine of the Eyanklin County Coke & Coal Co., of Royalton, IIL, imprisoned 50 miners. The resignation of Edwin S, Harris as chairman of the Democratic State Committee of New York was an, nounced ¥ 7 Vaccinations with a recently discov- ered serum has proved successful in balting Spanish influenza at, army na?ps. erosene réfineries .were .requested by the Fuel Administration to con- serve oil because of predicted shortage this winter. Formal demand for the prosecution of Senator Charles Humbert on a charge of treason was laid - before| the Senate. A committée was formed to repre- sent the Department of Labor to in- vestigate mechanical labor-saving de- vices relating to mining. Official of New York University an nounced that 2000 will be enroliéd in the Students Armp Training Corps of the university. The Department of Agriculture in the absence of complete returns placed the Canadian wheat crop at over 160,- 000,000 bushels. The first German machine gun cap- tured was given to New York Stdte by soldiers of the 27th division composed of mostly New York soldiers _Seymour L. Rau, a broker in securi- ties, with the firm of W. E. Fray & Co. of New York was arrested on a ¢harge of failing to pay his income ax. Owing to fire drill exercises the sev- eral hundred young women in the plant of the Oliver Shell Loading Co., Runyon, N. J.,-weree marched out to | safety. The American and German delegates at the prisoners’ conference in Berne, Switzerland, have agreed to pa: monthly sums to all officers held pris- oners of war. Army Intelligence officers denied re- ports current throughout New England that an army doctor at Camp Devens' was shot for tampering with medical supplies, Before the close of the six-day ses_ sion of the New York Fur Austion $3,- 1200000 worth of skins were sold. Muskrat soid 35 per cent. higher than April prices. _ A contingent of crack Italian troops, including, several detachments of the famous Bersaglieri and Alpinc corps, will arrive in New York soon to help the Liberty Loan. The wooden steamer Helena, owned by the Armour Grain Co. of Chicago, | was abandoned as 2 tofal.loss. - The | [ship ranaground on Little Chicken | Island in Lake Bri E General Soukhomlinoff, Minister of ! War in the Russian Imperial Cabinet iIrDm 1909 to 1915 and who was re- {ported court-martialed to be shot, ar- {rived in Finland. | . Walter Jennings, president of the { National Fuel Gas Co. and a director of the ey Standard Oil Co., was appointed chairman of the New York Chapter of the Red Cross to succeed Robert W. De Forest. resigned. The Sac City, a 7,500 ton steel ves- sel, was launched at the Hog Island shipbuilding yard yesterday. The body of a man found drowned at Long Beach Saturday was identi, | fied as that of Dr. Charles Rochester {Eastman widely -known American scientist, Frederick P. Halsey, widely known | collector of books and rare prints, died }a this home in New York of heart dis jease. He was born at Schenectas 71 years ago and was a graduate of Harvard. Timothy F. Barry, secretary of the Waterbury chamber of commerce, died Sunday from injuries received in accident on Friday. Lieutenant Joseph D. Carhart, of Fifteenth Street. New York city, ana ! fifteen men of the marine corps have been awarded the Distinguished Serv- jice Cross by General Pershing for ex- traordinary heroism in action - in France. Four hundred and sixty-six new cases of Spanish influepza were reported in Fhiladelphia in the Jast 48 hours, an increase of 100 per cent. over the same ..A Newport despatch says: Only three deaths from influenza were re- corded in the Second naval district yesterday, with new cases. Three deaths occurred among the civilian nopulation here and 150 new cases were reported. UNITED STATES NEVER DECLARED WAR ON BULGARIA Washington, Sept. 30, Althous deeply sratified that Bulgaria has sigred an armistice which must be fol- lowed by her American officials have carefully re- frained from exercising any direct in- fluence in this momentous event. Since war on Bnlgaria, the government has not felt at liberty ake any sug- gestions to its co-b at this stage, which is regarded as purely mil- itary. It was stated today that no instruc- tions had been given tc any American diplomat reprtsentatives in the Bal- lsans 1o extend the good offices of the United States to cither Bulgaria or the allies. In notifying the state depart- ment' that his government had re- questtd an armistice. however, Stephen Paz peetoff. the Bulgarian mmister hery, undoubtedly gave the.impression that 'such action would be gratefully received by Bulgaria, It is considered possible that Minis- ter Fanaretoff may havt exerted no small influence with his friends in Bul- garia to bring about the decision to quit the war. No statement to that ef- fect has been made but it has been Kknown that for some time the minister has felt that a mistake was made in the ‘aliance of his country with the Central Poyers. HAD SIXTEEN HAND | GRENADES IN SUITCASE Bridgeport, Conn., Oct—Carrying a ! suitcase containing sixteen hand gren- ades, fully primed, Samuel Dimpfia 59.vears old. a Bavarian was arrest edat the railroad station here early this morning. The man was unable to give a reasonable account of him- self and he was taken‘in charge and is being held pending. investigation. He said he got the grenades while work_ j conventions, *and that in- comparison {1.efore.October 1, 1918.”, {of the intention of the governmer# of ['tooth bayonets used by. th jabandoned by the {HONOR FLAGS FOR 11 |Flaims “of several others were be {investigated and the committee a| | nosition to remain at the head of the ndtion from the war, | <eif your reasons and must with heavy Washington, Sept. 30.—The A ainst .thc use of shotguns of the can government, I reply 1o | erican army and cails attentio many’s threat to execute Americaniije. fact-according to the law of war prisoners of war found in possessionqevery-prisoner of war found (o have o1 shotguns, today gave notice that if! his, possession sueh' guns Or am- Germany carries out any such threat|mranition-belonging theeeto forfeits his suitable reprisals will be taken. life.. This protest is based- upon ar- Secretary Lansing’s reply, .made |ticle 23.{E) of The Hague convention, bublic today, declares that the use of] ing, laws and customs of war shotguns is sanctioned by The Hazue|cn .land.-Reply by eable is required with other weapons now used in mod- |- “The-article of The Hague convention - ern warfare, the shotguns used by the [on-which- Germany based its protest - American’ troops cannot be the sub-|Was.thal forbiddinz the employment Ject of legitimate or reasorable pro-f{of “arms; projectiles, or materials Test. caleulated o cause unnecessary suf- “If ‘thegGerman government shou: ” carry out its threat in u single in- stance,”, says Secretary Lapsing's re- Ely, “it will be the right and duty of ng: £ “Ofticials said the prohibition is. rected- against cfficiency in Killing, | wounding or injurmg, but _ against the United States to make such re- |crilelty arul-terrorism. Within such prisals as will best protect the Amer- |Erohibited- category, they said, rall ican forces, and notice is hereby given'|chlorine gas “flammenwerfs . o AW ermal the United States to take such rep he shotzun, it was_contended, is sals.” 2 tly..analogous “to_shrapnel” shelis After acknowledging receipt of the|discharging a multitude of fmall bul- memorandum submitted through the|lets or a.machine gun discharging a Swiss legation, communicating thespray of pointed bullets. ; (German protest, Secretary ~ Lansifg | -Officials’ said that nine bullets are said: used in each cartridge in the stotguns “In reply to the German :protest,[and that the only instances where a the government of the United States [shotgun projectile causes more tnjury has to say that the provision of Thalto, any: one enemy soldier than w Hague convention cited in the protes@|a. hit by a rifie bullet are instances - coes not in_its opinion forbid the yse whefe the enemy soldier has "ap- of this kind of weapon. Moreover, in |LXoached so close to the shooter that view of* the history of the shotgun as|he is struck by more than one bullet. a weapon of warfare, and in view of [This, like the effect of the dispersing - the well known effects of its present |ofbullets from a shrapnel shell. it was use and in the lizht of u comparison |argued, is permissible either in be- = of it with other weapons approved inphalf of ‘the greater effectiveness or = warfare, the shotsun now in use by'(as.an. unaviodable incident of the * the American army cannot be the|small seattering projectiles for the subject of legitimate or reasonahlefTecessary purpse of increasing the est. [ likelihood. of killing a number of ene- he government of the United: E States notes the threat of the German s government to execute evéry prisoner thave’ been employed by American - of war found to \gve in his posses-;|troaps in, France only in police work sion shotguns or snotgun ammunition. |and in repelling trench raids. Officers Notwithstanding this threat inasmuch |say théy -have beew very®effective in %47‘ as the weapon is lawful and may be % enemy attagks because - rightfully used, its use wiil- not be [furnish a scattering at b American army. [range and . the roar of them if the German government |very hard@ on the morale of the should carry out its threat in a single |against whm they are used. instance it will be the right and duty | .There is a possibility, 1t was of the government of the United States | that shotguns have been used in to make such reprisal as will best] 3 rrotect the American forces and no- ce is hersby given of the intention |to the troops abroad, of the =ov of the United|plant any other weespon. Th States to make such reprisals.”. viewed by some officers as an a.n”s‘il:r The protest of the Germsn govern- (o the German gas grenades and e ment submitted through the Swiss |throwers. pse of which is £pecifi charge ad interim follows: forpidden by, the generally recognized ‘The German government protests!rules of warfare, So far as is-known here, shotzuns oreover. | GERMANS TRIED TO ATTACK "+ PERSHING'S MEN FROM REAR With the ican Army Northwe: e A Ay et | P.)—Fighting was resumed early this morning by General Pershing’s troops after a fairly quiet - night. Reports from every section of the front indi cate that the Germans intend to con. tinue making a stand along the pres: ent line instead of going back to the Kreimhilde line. although they, today, NEW ENGLAND TOWNS Boston. Sept. 50.—More than 25,000 individuals heelad the. iy slogan “of -1¥e, Liberty loan campaign in New.England and. subscribed for fourth Liberty loan bonds on the opening day, Saturday, accordinz to records compils by the Bosion fed- eral’ reserve bhank... Their purchases, so far as officially reported before the Ciose of business Saturday, totallcd more than $44,000,000, with many|are making . feverish efforts to thousands of dollars more unofficially{ ctrengthen that position. reported. German_counter-attacks ‘against the 3 Massachusetts contributed $28,803,- 000, of which upwards of $1%,000,000 came from Boston. Officials declared however, that .many communities where large totals were obtained Sat- | juct hofore midright it was reports urday had been unable to get their re- | 4o PUOTC T TN T S ed the ports in in time to have the amounts | 4 erioan field hospital at Bethincourt H advancing Americans were frequent late, vesterday. Enemy resistance was particularly evident in the vicinity of. Exermont and Cierges. included in tne first day's tabulation. [ 72PN Feid TOTDE g s Honor, dag clime+of eleven he Germans on the extreme left of e the” Argonne forest yesterday evening eXcesting filtrated through the American lnes ed today | in some places with machine guns and | Attempted to attack Pershing’s men from behind. The advance of the towns, which had re their quota, were co: and the panners sent nounced that awards would be made | (700 q. % gl 5 i nade | Americans, ‘consequently, was delay- ‘:;H‘h‘f 12?31" agr:o;‘:l(: Z?"'é'..'fil’éfi?,ffln?m ed by the necessity of clearinz out that and the nmumber of individuar sub- | POrtion of the forest. . seribers were found to have been ful fitled. The largest single sub: < as $1,000,000 by Hor Weeks, bankers, of this WARTIME PROHIBITION ~.. HAS STRUCK A SNAG Washington, Sept. 30.—The emer- geney agricultural appropriation bill'. with its rider for national prohibition from ‘next July until the American ‘armies.afe demobilized after the war as sent back to the senate and house. today by the conferces who wWere una- ble to agree to a provision regulating rents_in the District of Columbia. Complete agreement was reached on g v g ption to- biower and KAISER HAS ACCEPTED VON HERTLING'S RESIGNATION Amsterdam, Sept. 30.—~Emperor Will- jam has accepted the resignation of Count von Hertling and Admiral von Hintze, according to the Zeitung Am Mittag of Berlin. all .other. disputed provisions 'in No official announcement on . the|megsure, These included a house 3 subject has been received here. amendmont that persons to be employ- Reuter's Amsterdam correspondent| ¢3.out of any funds appropriated by * says that according to Beriin despatch- es the emperor has accepted Count Von Hertling’s recYznation. The Central News correspondent at Amsterdam qtotes 2 Berlin despatch to the effect that the emperor has ac- cepted Admiral von Hiteze's resigna- tion. Emperor William has addressed the foilowing to Count Von Hertling: “Your excellency has reporied to me that you no longer find yourself in a | the bill must be outside the first draft ages—21 to 31 years—and a _senate amendment permitting the War Fi- nance Corporation (o iend money to farmers and stock raisers on more lib- era! terms. . House appropriations of $105,000 to stimulate_production of beef and cat- tle and of $52 970 for teaching wome to.make tottage cheese were restored. GERMANS' FIRED UPON -~~. DESCENDING AVIATOR % the American Forces in ? (By The A. P.) An: American-officer Gescending in a para chute-after his observatign balloon government. I will not hide from my- heart deny i vour further co- operation. “You are certain of the thanks of the fatherland for the sacrifices you made in undertaking the chancellor's office in grave times and for the ser- vices vou rendered. 1 desire that: the: German peopie shall co-operate more offectively than hitherto deciding the fate of the fatherland. my. £ his parachute plercad. by machine’ zun bullets gur. ing the @escent. “When the observer saw the | Ger- man.. airplane approaching he went oveg the side of the baskel. A -ecp;:a1 afterward the balloon burst Into AMERICANS IN HAND-TO-HAND flames.. from incendiary bullets fired FIGHTING WITH GERMANS i from the German machine. | With the American Army on the St.| ' The-observer then was: astomished | Quentin Sector, Sept. 30.—By The A.|to..see..the-German turn and . begin | F)—The Americans on this front{fring on_him. Five bullets pierced have been engaged in heavy fighting|the parachute but the observer landed throughout the wa: The;elwas ‘much{ unkarmed. 5 ‘hand-to-hand fighting and large num-4 - s Dors st Germans have been killed by | BUHST-WOODEN SHIP 4 % “IN 17 1-2 WORKING DAY grenades and bombs dropped into their i deep dugouts of the Hindenburg sys-{ ' phinifelphia. Sept. 30—The Emerel cney Fleet Corporation today re- tem. the The -Americans foond it necessary to] St & tolectam frou clear up por(i‘unsh o; the H!:dzn;b:r'g Harbor. Ship Corporation of Al Jine through which they smashed their|{Washn- -announcing that i en,’ . They advanced so quickly in their |t 3 000" 1oy desdwclont wopim "&’”‘? operation of yesterday that many Ger- | from kesl'to water in the world's tin mens were left in ihe dugcuts, andfof*17~1:2"working days for this Iy some of these proved a seffous menace. | and- tomnage of vessel either steel . I Wwood. "It ‘wis annmounced. the ve: SINCE JULY 12 BRITISH FRICTt 1890y Tor Taunehing, ta HAVE CAPTURED 1,000 SQ. MILES}cent. complete. Lordor, Sept. 0. — Andrew Bonar | T o huncelior of the exchequer, in]SBLGIANS CAPTURE THE pealking at a meeiing opening the .- RAILHEAD OF ROULERS (umn savings eampaien. said thatd ..londons-Sept. 20, 5 p, m.-~The eap- y 12 troops of the Friisn em- | ture of the Beigian railhead of Roul captured 1.000 squure iniles | ¢rs; “northeast of Ypres, is immine «f territory, 230 villages and more than { iy would:prove a serious 1oss: to 120,000 German prisoners. CGermans ‘as it is an-imp anncunced . that]prumication center. The G ing in the Burns & Bassick plant, a munitions shop here, meral Allenby’s forees had taken 10.- |ingithe British and Bel additional “Turkish prisoners in|fot: fighting as’ well as