Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 7, 1918, Page 1

Bulletin Service Flag VOL. LIX—NO. 240 _POPULATION 29,919 CONN., MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1918 EIGHT PAGES—56 COLS, TWO CENTS UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER ONLY TERMS OF ARMISTIGE New Peace Ofiet From Germany is Regarded in ‘Washing- ton as an Effort of the German Statesmen to Save Something From the Wreckage of Their Dream of World Domination— German Chancellor’s Note Had Not Reached Washington Last Night. Oct, 6. — Germany’s offer—proposing an + armistice while President Wilson con- | siders and conveys to the allies a pro- posal on the basis of terms laid down ‘Washington, (mewest peace decree of September 20 the German empirt has undergone a basic altera- tion of its political leadership. “As successor to Count George F. Von Tertling, whose services in be- by the president himself—had not|half of the fatherland deserve the ‘reached Washington in official form |highest acknowledgment, I have been |tonight and there was, therefore, no|summoned by the emperor to lead the suthorized statement of how regarded by the United States. Plainly, however, it was recognized as the next step in the continuing ef- forte of the German statesmen to save something from the wreckage of their dream of world domination, the step which might be expected from a losing trader who makes his proposition, has | t rejected and offers his next best, each time coming nearer to the de- mands of his adversary, meanwhile endeavoring to hold out in the hopes of getting the best terms he can. It hardly is taking a position in advance of the American government to say that if the present proposition signifies Germany's unqualified ac- ceptance of the four principles of peace laid down by President Wilson in his Fourth of July speech at the tomb of Washington, it will be considered. If it doesn’t, if it is an acceptance “in principle” with saving diplomatic lan- Fuage paving the way for quibling around a council table, it will not be @ nsidered. These terms, accepted by all the allies as their own, the president com- pressed into a single sentence: “A reign of law. based upon the consent of the governed and sustained by the organized opinion of mankind.” They provide for the destruction, or reduction to virtual impotence, of any arbitrary power capable of disturbing the peace of the world, the settlement it was|new government. “In accordance with the governmen- tal method now introduced, I submit to the reichstag, publicly and without delay, the principles upon which I propose to conduct the grave respon- ilities of the office. hese principles were firmly es- lished by the agreement of the fed- erated governments and the leaders of the majority parties in this honorable house before 1 decided to assume the duties of chancellor. They contain, therefore, not only my own confession of political faith, but that of an over- whelming portion of the German peo- ples’ representatives, that is of the German nation which has constituted the relchstag on the basis of a gener- al, equal and secret chise and ac- cording to their will. Only the fact that T know the contiction and will of the majority of the people are back of me has given me strensth to take up- on myself conduct of the empire's af- fairs in this hard and earnest time ich we are living. me man's shoulders would be too weak to carr one the trenmendous responsibility which falls upon the government at present. Only if the people take active part, in the hroadest sense of the word, in deciding their destinics: in other words, if responsi- hility also extends to the majority of their freely elected political leaders, can the leading statesmen confidently of every question on the basis of the |nsswme his part of the resnonsibility interest of the people concerned, and, |in the service of folk and fatherland. in effect a league of nations to en-| “Mv recolve to do this has been es- force peace. necially 1 I, in the offer of Prince Maximilian, | that prominent leaders of, the laboring the new imperial chancellor, Germany | ciacs have found a way in the new is willing to accept these terms, and |envernment to the highest offices of fhe remainder of the world is satis- |the empire. T see therein a sure guar- fied that he speaks not alone but with [antee that the new zovernment will be the military masters of Germany in|supported by the firm confidence of the acquiescence, the next logical step|hroad masses of the people, withont would be the withdrawal of every|whoee true support the whole under- German soidier from every foot of oc- cupled territory. From that point the allies might begin to test the sincerity of Germany's willingness to conform to the world peace preserving program. Na one in Washinston even as much as thought to any propesal that the victoricus troops of Great Britain, Franece, Italy and the United States should halt dn any armistice while a “discussion” “is conducted. There might be an armistice of the same na- ture as was given to Bulgaria—an armistice of unconditional surrender. When Austria_proposed a peace ne- gotiation the official view was sum- med up this way: “Austria is breaking: taking would be condemned to fail- ure in advance. Hence, what I say taday T say s not only in my own name and those of mv official helpers, but in the name of the German peo- le. “The proeramme of the majoritv up- on which T take my stand contains. first, an acceptance of the answer of the former imperial povernment Fo Pone Benedict's note of Angust 1, 1916. and an unconditional accenance of the reichstag resolution of July 19, the same year. Tt further declares willineness to join a general league of nations based on the foundation of equal rights for all, beth strong and that is the | weak. time to hit her hardest, not the time| It considers this solution of the to talk peace” Belgian question to lie in the com- There 1s nothing to mdl(‘atp that the plete rehabilitation (Wiederherstelling) view has been changed. of Belgium, particularly of its inde- pendence and territorial integrity. An PRINCE MAXIMILIAN'S effort shall also he made to reach an ADDRESS TO REICHSTAG |Understanding on the question of in- demnity. “The programme will not permit the peace treaties hitherto concfuded to be a hindrance to the conclusion of a general peace, “Its particular air is Copenhagen, Oct. 6.—-(By The A. P.) —~The text of the address of Prince Maximilian of Baden, the new im- perial chancellor of Germany, out lining his policies to the reiehstag yes: terday, follows: “In accordance with | that popular the imperial (Continued on Page 3, Column 4) ENGAGED IN FIGHT WITH A GERMAN SUPER-SUBMARINE An Atlantic Port, Oct. 6.—The American tanker George G. Henry, which last Friday sank the American M’ADOO CANVASSED FOR SALE OF LIBERTY BONDS Washington, Oct. 6.—From door to door, William G. McAdoo trudged in the rain today selling Liberty bonds. steamship Herman Frasch in a col- It was not the secretary of the lision 150 miles southeastiof the Nova | treasury, but Mr. McAdoo, citizen, Scotia ' coast, engaged in a runninz|member of a canvassing team, who fight in mid-ocean last Sunday morn- ing with a German super-submarine, according to the story told by mem- bers of the vessel's craw on her arri- val here today. Seventesn of the Henry's crew are reported to have Leen wounded but none kilied. The U-boat, which was said to have had two great turrets, a massive con- gathered a pocketfuli of signed pledge cards from Washington residents, in- cluding President Wilsor, a negro maid, an Almenian grocer, a score of women war workers, a janitor, and a jonaire or two. In a middie class to which his team was assigned, Mr. McAdoo got the most subscriptions, and those which made nng tower and wireless apparatus|him comment when his work was which could be raised at will, chased | don the tanker for an hour and twenty “It's a cinch to raise billions when folks come across like that. Flenty of people have money to lend the gov- ernment, just waiting for the oppor- tunity.” Late in the day, after an hour and a,half of tramping about, Mr. Mc- Adoo and his working partners counted up the total. They had a little less than 81,500,000 in pledges. A round million had come from Bernard Ba- ruch, chairman of the War Indus- triés Board, into whose house Mr. Me- Adoo Aropped on his way home. One pledge for $20,087 bore the signature of Woodrow Wilson, payable on a ten months’ installment plan. Another from Fugene Meyer, 2 member of the ucs committee, was for Most of the balance was in $50 and $10) amounts, subscribed by householders who on andswering their doorbelis displayed amazement ‘to find a tall man whom they recognized as the secretary cf the treasury. Marietta Thompson, a negro maid at a4 home for war workers, had sub- ecribed, but agreed ‘to buy another §50 bond if Mr. McAdoo would take the $5 initial payment in “small change.” He went away with a pocket- tul of quarters, dimes and nickels. The sale to the president had not been arranged in advance. On leaving his home, Mr. McAdoo djirccted the solicitors’ car to go to the White House. He found the président pre- paring for A drive with Mrs. Wilson, and althongh Mr. Wilson already had subscribed for $10,000, he agreed to buy $20.000 more, adding: “But I haven't any money just now You'll have to take this on the in- staliment plan.” Thereupon, the card was signed, with designation that palment was to be made ten per cent. in cash and ten per cent. a month, arranged through a bank. This was Liberty Loan . Sunday throughout the nation and in churches, preachers urged their congregations to_invest im America’s war loan. ‘Wednesday, October 16, was resig- nated today by Secretary McAdoo as navy day in the Fourth Liberty loan campaign. “On this day,” said a statement by the secretary, ‘‘the nation should dedi- minutes before the submarine was outdistanced. The U-boat, equipped with six-inch guns, fired approximate- ly 100 shots and shrapnel feil in goeat quantites on the Henr CHICAGO CELEBRATED GERMAN ARMISTICE PLEA Chicago, Oct. 6.—While crowds, at- tracted by the screaming of the whis- tles of the great war plants in South Chicago and Gary, gathered in the streets to discuss wild rumors that Germany had surrendered, warnings against the Teutonic peace offensive were being sounded in hundreds of Chicago churches today. From early in the morning until late at night the newspaper offices were kept busy denying’reports that peace had been declared or that Germany had thrown down her arms. - Scores of telegrams from officials of cities in the middle west declared they haa re- celved messages stating that “Chicago is celebrating peace,” and asking for further information. | BRIDGEPORT PHYSICIAN STABBED TO DEATH Bridgepo-t, Conn,, Oct. 6.—Dr, John E. W, Thompson, United States min- ister to Haiti during Grover Cleve- land’s administration, was stabbed to death here today by omas Saloway, a former patient, who took his own life a few minutes after the affair. Dr. Thompson died on the.way to the hos- pital and Saloway succumbed twenty minutes after arrival at the institu- tion, Dr. Thompson was born in Brook- lyn 57 years ago. He was connected with the department of health in'New York eity twelve vears. He leaves his wife and two sons now in service. Lit- tle is known of Saloway. SERBIANS TAKE SEVERAL HUNDRED PRISONERS London, Oct. 6.—Serbian forces after violent fighting on . Friday entered Vranje, fifty miles northeast of Uskub, according to a Serbian official state- ment jssued today. Several hundred rhonm Vare taken by the Serbs. The :&y retiring in disorder towards orth, * =HY s htened for me by the fact| cate its_efforts and its thoughts.to the' Press [:nmment If General Trend Calls For an Absolute: and Uncondition- al Surrender. New Haven Journal-Couries Germany wants peace, thie one way for her to obtain it previous w the sound thrashing tiat awaits her * * * and that s by the uncon- ditional surrender of the gospel of ne will to force.” Bridgeport Telegram: sent out a whining pea: everyone expected. Cloaked under the camouflage of willingness to accept President Wilson's broad -minded sug- gestion, the request for peace nggo- tiations is notling more than the old “Burlin has cry, just as effort to get a cenference of nations where bargaining may be made, set- ting off one nation the other. * * * Absolute and complete surrender, with no German aliowed in the counsels, other than as a crimi- nal at the bar, ought o be the only terms upon which the aliics will halt fighting.” Waterbury -Republican: ‘Germany is beaten. ‘The whole word know The wild panic on the Berlin exchange shows it. To save hershell from krench and Belgian vengeance, Giermany needs peace—and (uicki: She is willing 1o accept the pro- gramme for a general peace laid down by President Wilson. This p: mme destroys every hops with which Ger- many began .the war, evory added hope which the Russian collap: brought. To admit willirgness to n sotiate on these terms is sion of disaster.” Trenton (N. J) State Gazottc: “Once more we suggest that there must be no peace until the haiser a dicates. Anything short of t il make useless the enormcu that America and Amer hiave made in this war. Wilmington (Del.) Morning News: “The latest German peace .offensive a confe: should not and will not in‘erfere with the determination of this countty to win. Germany knows that this coun- try is raising a huge war loan. Cer- man manoeuvers should not hamper that loan. Germany is willing to “ar- sue” Mr. Wilson's demands, but Ger- many will have to come completely down the tree.” Philadelphia Press: “The proposi- tion emanating from Germa wath Prince Max acting as the imperial} mouthpece, should not ve entertained y the state department nor Ly the resident Only an armistica upon unconditional surrender be considered. * * * Peace at t) would be a negotiated pact and wouil ba virtually a victory ‘or Germany’ Philadelphia Fecord: “If-the Cen- | tra] Powers are ready to ston fi ing, let them stop and ask the alics | for terms. 1If th are not yet ready for that, they had. better keep stil and go on with their fighting. * * * Why should the allies negotiate with them? They have plenty of men ani plenty of money and munitiens to carry on until the Central I’owes méke an unconditional surrender.” Philadelphia Public Ledger “The | last outspoken refusal of ihe presilient to ‘bargain or compromise’ with men who are without honor is final and absolute, * * * The German peace of- fensive 1l fail as the German mili- tary offensive has failed.” New York Tribune: “We have I down one condition of wars-one only— and that is to use force, force to the utmost, force without stint or limit, until we shall have destroyedq forever in this worid the indecent. intolerable, criminal thing that now holds out its dripping hand. “Tell your people that, Prince Ma milian of Baden, and if they can un- derstand an epoch may begin.” New York World: “Press reports give sufficient evidence that the mili- tary rulers of the central empires have at least realized to some extent the judgment that is hanging over them. * * & Autocracy will be heard from again and again with increasing hu- mility * * * before * * * it finally sues for terms:” New York Herald: “The hif dog velps! From Berlin and Vienna come simuitaneous peace wails, with the exhausted Turk echoing a feeble *‘Me, too. * * * There will be no armistice. There will be no negotiations until Germany prefaces its plea with un- conditional surrender. We have just begun to fight!” * New York Staats Zeitung. “* * + = Furthermore, he (Prince Max) lays emphasis upon the governmental r olutions in Germany and Prussia that, in the last few days. have prepared the way for his appointment, and centuates that this marks an epoch in national German life that can never again be undone, * * he decision, therefore, remains in the hands of the president. We shall now have to see what answer President Wilson will make to the chancellor regarding his peace proposal. Boston Globe: Prince Maximilian speaks like a sincere man. * * * His individual sincerity is not enough; we must know how far behind him that sanctity extend: Boston Herald: An armistice would be of great military advantaze to Ger- many, Austria-Hungary and Turkey. Not for one instant should continued cccupation of the invaded territories be permitted. Unconditional surren- der is the door to real peace negotia- tions. Hartford Courant: The place to make peace is Berlin and the terms can never be made with the present ruling house, to whom promises are scraps of paper. The word of a Ho- henzollern is worthless, It will be in- teresting to see what simple or crafty pacifist wants to make peace now. A decent world demands* punishment for those who have disgraced human na- ture by their selfish cruelty. Meriden , Record: Germany is still incapable of understanding that the allies are adamant to any pleadings except those which will permit the world permanently to return to civ- ilized conditions. It is significant that this peace which is offered in the middle of the campaign for the fight- ing fourth Liberty loan. DINING CAR EMPLOYES I OF N. H. ROAD ARRESTED; New Haven, Conn., Oct. 6.—Four-: teen: dining car service employes of the New York, New Haven and Hart- ford railroad arrested a week ago, charged with conspiracy to embezzle ; funds of - the { nited | transferred to Boston for trial in thel federal court there, yesterday. There | are 35 men indicted in alieged frauds.: No explanation for the transfer of| the men was give nto the federal| commissioner here. gallant men who are clearing the path to Berlin, to the men who are keep- ing the kaiser's fleet bottled up, and exterminating the U-boat assassins.” | resigned. jclusion and deportation of aliens who ngdensed The Turkish Mii Telegrams l ster of the Interi Another joan of W,ON was mldel to_Belgium by the Treasury. i The Spanish steamer Francoli was torpedoed. War Savings and Thrift Stamps sold in New York to date amount lu $30 850,345 i Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce estimated California’s bean crop at 8,000-000 bushels. All plants in the country manufac- turing thermometers were taken over by-the War Department. The first shipments of cocoanut charcoal for use in gas masks were made to the United States in army ships. The labor dispute between employes and the Pittsburgh Railway Co. was settled by a compromise advance in wages. Five large packers and 40 SRller | firms discussed plan with Food Ad- ministration officials for stabilization of the hog prices. The War Department authorized the spending of $949,417 for building additional housing accommodations at seven army camps. War Department officials told .the House Military Committee, in a con- | ference that 1,840,000 American troops | are now overseas. The United States ship George G. Henry, a 10000-ton cil tanker, collid- ed with the 6,000-ton freighter Frasch, sinking the latter. Forty-one _* the| crew of 88 were rescued. 5 ! Stock of newsprint in Mexico is re- ported very low, and . unless the United States lifts the embargo many publications will have to cease. John M. Thomas, president of Mid dlebury, Vt. College left for Camp | Zachary Taylor, Kentucky, where hel will take a chaplain’'s course. Under police protection, a few cars| were operated o nthe lines of the | Buffalo International Railway Co., | plovees of which are striking. President Wilson started a rally at! a theatre in Washington that resulted in'the purchase of $40,000 worth ef bends. He bought a $1,000 bond. Representatives of the &oal oper: tors and the workers in the anthracite | districts met again in wage confer-| ences with the Fuel Administration. | The Call For Service has been issued. No sum i§ tco small, none too large to dedicate against war mad, land lusting Germany. Join the fighting Fourth Liberty Loan and put your money where peace of the world. BUY YOUR BONDS AT ANY BANK TODAY mlrololuol stored there in magazines ! s-nted ployes Compensation Commission, who 35Bodies TakenFrom Shell Loading Plant Estimate of Men Killed By Explosion at Morgan, N. J., is Placed From 50 to 94. Perth Amboy, J., 8.-—Army cfficers decided today trat the dan- ger of further devastation of the. great shell lcading plant of the T. A. (dllesple Company at Morgan by the wing up of many more tons of tri- and warehouses virtgully bad ended, &and this afternoon, after nearly 42 hours of explosions awd fire, tha work ot vering and iden itv ng (h= dead was legun, In a .epert sent t) Wasnirgton to- t, tha inilitary autherities in- creased their estimate of the Killed from 50 to The num'wr o Lared, it was said, weuld not be less than 150. *Jf the 35 b.dies wh.cn tomght had seen tak uere, ‘ ne s2rmiture tatired fr caier upel wa- wo tae Giilesp : | +w hours san. Addition the ident. wloy iployment al- Waen nanager of the plant stated that, though the steel cabinet in which the list of employes was filed had ot ileen greatly inj jured, scraps of burned | baper indicated that the list itself had been consumed by the flames. It was reported, however, from another source, that all the compauy's records Pad been removed oldiers from the administraticn building and taken to Sandy Hook. Not a moment, it was announced tonight, would be lost in_reconstructing the plant. While Dr. John W. Trask, medical director of the United States Em- to the fight for right it will work for the The men insisted that the conditions were not the same as in other dis- tricts of the coal fields. A substitute for gasoline, invented by a Trenton man, will be given a test by the Automobile Club of Amer- ica. It will cost about 11 cents a gal- lon. Bernard Baruch, chairman of the War Industries Board, announced that construction of memorials for soldiers must wait until the war is won. The House bill authorizing the ex- are members of anarchist of other or- ganizationsWvas passed by the Senate. The French .military .authorities have cited Henry E. Wise, banker, of New' York, for courage in conducting a Red Cross canteen in France while under fire, A meeting of tanners of upper leather and the War Industries Board will be held in Washington next week to arrange maximum prices to govern all sales.. The Western Union Telegraph de- clared that as a result of a staff shortage at cable stations it would be necessary to suspend transatlanic de- ferred rate service. Freder:ck _M. Bischoff, a dentist of Irvington, J., was sentenced to 25 vears' lm[rnsonmem for attempting to blow up the machinery plant of Gould & Eberhardt. Shipments of De Haviland airplanes abroad was greater last week than any time since their manufacture be- gan, the House Military Committee was told by the War Department. Canada Cement, which developed an efficient shell-making organinza- tion, bought a $250 000 site at Mon- treal to build a plant to make 12- inch shells for the United States. Standardization of syrup and mo- lasses and the fixing of prices for their products will not be asked of the government, according to a decis- ion reached at a meting of the Ameri- can Cane Growers' Association. The Farm Mortgage Bankers’ Asso- ciation is investigating the feasibility of forming a $100,000,000 land credit system, as a means of competing with the Federal Farm n System. Utah Consolidated’s production of copper in Sepiember* amounted to 17.785 000 pounds. United States imports in August totaled $272 982,817, and exports $529,- 2177,566. Shig production for all yards of the Jnited States during the month of September amounted to 46 steel ves- sels and 54 wooden vessels, amounting to 301,433 tons. 22 DIED ON SPANISH LINER ALFONSO X A Cuban Port, Oct. 6—With a death , supposedly due to Spanish the Spanish liner Alfonso XII arrived hire today and was or- d arantine. Ail precautions g taken to prevent a spread of the disease to shore, == “ despatch was received in aturday saying that there 19 fatalities on the Alfonso , which was bound from Spain for » the West Indjes with 1,232 rassengers aboard. The despatch add- ed that many other persons on board were ill. PANIC DEVELOPED CN BERLIN STOCK EXCHANGE Geneva, indescribable broke out wichange yester- day, according to ihe Neueste Nach- richten of Munich. Shipping and arm- affected. lHERR VON BERG TO RESIGN arrived here today from Washington with several assistants, tcok charze of caring for dependents of the killed and seeing that the injured received all necessary medical treatment other government officials began planning the new units which should. replace those ecaced. N Professor J. S. Pray, head of the United States Hous: n*' Commission, who has arrived to direct the recon struction of workmen's quarters, sai the commission would ins on hav- ing a series of hills constructed be- tween the barracks and the working units, to decrease the danger from explosions. Work on the barracks will be started as soon as the ground is cleared and the necessary material arrives. MAXIMILIAN'S TELEBRAM TO BARON BURIAN Amsterdam, Oct. 6.—Prince Maxim- ilian of Baden, the German chancel- lor, has sent a telegram to Baron Bu- rian, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, according to t. Vienna des- patch, saying: “The glorious deeds and the determination of our peoples to defend themselves in loval co-op- ertion with their governments, will with God's help, lead to an lonorable peace. Baron Burian in reply assured the German chancellor that *“all his thoughts and efforts towards bringing the blessings of an honorabie peace as soon as possidle to our .nlm)mble armies and peoples.” of our armies NEW HAMPSHIRE VILLAGE MEN TO SLEEP IN TENTS Durham, N. H.,, Oct. 6.—Many stu- dents at New Hampshire college wiil sieep in tents for a few weeks after the opening of college next week as a safeguard against infiue Tents were being placed in position today and will be ready for immediate occu- rancy when the students begin to ar- | rive. 'The epidemic of influenza hes virtually been stamped out, only 34 patients remaining in the hospital at present, and it is hoped by the adop- tion of preventative measures to avoid a recurrence. A TRAIN DISPATCHER KILLED NEAR PALMER Palmer, Mass., Oct. 6.—Gordon Fred Ball, aged 40, a train dispatcher at Hartford, Conn., was instantly killed two miles east of this town yesterday when he stepped in front of a west- bound Boston and Albany express. He was a brother of Frelon Q. Ball prominent in state politics of this| town. Mr. Ball had been in poor! health and was visiting here. H SHORTER HOURS FOR RETAIL STORES IN BOSTCN Boston, Oct. 6.—Retail stores in this city which now open for business be- fore 9 a, m. and ciose between 4 and 6 p. m., were ordered by the city emer- gency health committee yesterday to open not earlier than 3 a. m. and close at 4 p. m. The committee took this action to relieve congestion on the transportation systems and thus lessen the danger of the spread of influenza. FROM GERMAN CABINET Basle, Switzerland, Oct. 6.—Herr Von Berg soon will resign as chief of Em- peror Wiiliam's civil cabinet, according to the Gazette De Voss, because he tried to prevent a deputation from | seeminsly are unable | boycotting by GERMANS HARD PRESSED ON AL BATTLE FRONTS In Belgium the Enemy is Removing His Guns Preparatory to Withdrawal—From Arras to the Verdun Sector the Germans Continue to Give Ground, But Are Offering Desperate Resistance—The City of Rheims Has Been Liberated From German Menace. (By The Associated Press.) While Germany and Austria-Hun- gary are clamoring for peace the En- tente Allied governments thus far are paying scan! heed to the prosals, but their armies are pressing forward to further victories on all fronts. Officially no cognizance has yet been taken of the request of Prince Maximilian of Baden, the new. German <hancellor,” or that of tihe Austro- Hungarian government for an armistice cn land, on sea and in the air, and the commencement of peace negotiations, for President Wi to whom the dual, and highly ar, proposals are addressed, is not yet in receipt of them Unofficial opinion, howwver, indicat- es that the request will fall upon deaf €ars, and that no peace is possible for the-Teutonic allies except through un- conditional surrender and acceptance to the full of the terms Fresident Wil- son has enunciated. On :he battle fronts the Germans everywhere are being forced to give ground to the allied troops. In Belgium the enemy gradually is being pushed eastward, and in anticipation of a forced final withdrawal is continuing to make ready for that eventuvality by removing his guns and otherwise les+ sening the value of his defensive works in the territory upon and adjacent to the North Sea coast. “To the south from rdun sector, the Germans are being hard pressed by the can, Italian and French forces. and, al- though on numerous sectors they sti are offering desperate resistance, Arras to- the 1hey to do more than retard the advance o” their foes. Douai, south of Lens, is almost en- veloped, and Cambrai has heen fur- ther endanzered through the capture of the village of Aubencheul aux Bois five miles to the southeast, where more than 1,000 Germans werc made prison- er. Hard fighting has = taken place around \lonthhehan and Beaurevoir, in this immediate vicinity, where the Germans have brought up fresh re- serves in an endeavor to keep Field Marshal Haig's men from cutting the highly important St. Guentin-Le Ca- teau road, from which they are now but a step. Both Beaurevoir and Montbu2h: are now in British hands. With the Germans being defeated over widi areas by the French and Americans from Rheims to the Ar- gonne Forest the Italians south of Laon have begun an offensive which seemingly has as its objectivo the fin- ishing of the work previous'y begun by the French for the ohliteration of La Fere and Laon. IHere they have tured important and strongly held Germen position: the vicinity of Laon comflagrations are to be seen and it seems not improbable that the Germans are preparing for a with- drawal. Throuzh the latest operations of the ench around Rheims the Cathedral City seems definitely liberated from the German menace. l.ikewise, eéast- ward through Champaign to tig Ar- gonne Forest the French and Ameri- cans ave fought their way forward n titantic struggles, capturing numer- ous villag crossing the Aisne Can- al and pursuing the enemy along the entire front of the Suippe and Arnes rivers, boeth of whi have been crosse] at.several points. In the Macedonian theatre the allied troops have compelled the Austrians to withdraw from the Elbasan sector and other positions, while near Vran- je, central Serbia, the French and Ser- bian troops have captured Austro- German positions. In the latter region he enemy is retiring northward in disorder. GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S NOTE TO PRESIDENT WILSON Amsterdam, Oct. 6.—(By The A. P.) The text of the note forwa imperial German chancellor, | Maximilian, to Pres.dent Wilson, through the Swiss government, fol- lows: “The German government requests the president of the Urited States to take in hand the restoration of peace, acquaint all the belligerent states of this request and invite them to send plenipoteniiaries for the pur- pose of opening negotiations. “It accepts the programme set forth Ly the president of the United States ge to congress on January 8 in hi later pronouncements, especially his speech of as a basis for peace neg “With a view to ‘avoiding bloodshed, the German czover requests the immediate conclusion of an. arml<ll(‘€ on land and water and in the a It is announced that Turkey take a similar step. BCSTON REPORTS INFLUENZA SITUATION AS CLEARING PBoston, Oct. 6.—The Boston board of health announced today that the influenza situation was clearing. Reports from physicians in all parts of the city indicated that conditoins were very much. better, the state- ment added. The board reported 114 deaths from influenza and 27 from pneumonia for the 24-hour period ended at 8 o'clock tonight. The state depariment of health had few reports of pronounced increases in the number of cases in the last 24 Lours in any section of the state. Con- struction of outdoor shacks for the treatment of influenza patients will begin tomorrow. INQUEST INTO DEATH OF MRS. CHARLOTTE COSTIGAN Hartford, Conn., Oct. §.—An inquest into the death of Mrs. Charlotte Cos- tican, of New York, sister of George Loft, New York candy manufactur will ' be conducted by Coroner I Calhoun tomorrow. M Cost :_g?n dropped dead last midnight in the haliway of an apartment house here he was about to call cn Mr. 1 ard Spencer. Ti® Spencer: identified the body. The coroner re- garded the circumstances surrounding the deathh as mysterious and an- nounced that an inquest would be keld. SIR ERIC GEDDES ARRIVES AT AN ATLANTIC PORT Washington, Oct. 6. r Eric Ged- dés, first lord of the British admiral- ty, and the members of the admiralty board arrived tonight at Atlantic pert and will come to Washington to- morrow to confer with government officials. OBITUARY August Mangani. Danbury, Conn.. Oct. —August Mangani, one of.the leadinz Italians of Connecticut, died at his home here today after a short illn of pneu- monia. At a recent state convention of the Sons of italy he pronosed the Italia in this coun- try of all German goods after the war. The convention approved the plan and delegated him to visit state loages of the society throughout the country and advocate such a boycott. Rev. Edward J. Wallace. New: York, Oct. i.—~Rev. Edward J. Wallace, one of.the first American Catholic chaplains to give his life for his country, died in France of pneu- monia after being egassed, according to a message received here tonight by his mother from the war depart- ment. The chaplain was ant rector of St, Fort Hamilton, & that fort. formerly Patrick’s d post commissicned He a first lieutenant last year and sent io| France with’ a regular army unit last April. He was born years ago. Rev. Henry T. Walsh. Plainville, Conn., Oct. §.—Rev, ry T. Walsh,. pastor of the Catholic Church in Boston 31 Hen- Roman reaching Emperor William and be- of Our Lady of Mer- cy, died today at the age of €3. He will ! GERMAN OFFER CREATED A STIR IN LONDON London, Oct. 6.—The speech of the imperial German chancellor, Prince Maximilian, before the reichstag, to- gether with the report that peace pro- posals have been forwarded by him to President Wilson has caused a stir in official circles, but in the absence of an official report of the speech and non-receipt of the proposals, comment is withheld. Authoritatively it was stated tonight that probably no com- ment would be made until the discrep- ancies between the version . of the speech as published here and the re- ports of the peace proposals have been cleareg up. In the minds of the officials of the foreign office, the speech and the pro- posals do not coincide, although allow- ances are made for possible error in the translation of the speech. Mr. Balfour, the forzign secretary, was indisposed, and most of the higher government offic'ais are out of London for the week end. Efforts made to reach them by telephone failed cwing to the congested, interrupted wires. The foreign office endeavored to get in touch with Premier Lloyd | George and other members of the gov- ernment, but without avai TWO IMPORTANT ENEMY MOVEMENTS IN PROGRES3 London. Oct. 6.—Two important en- emy movements are in progress. The first of these is on a seven mile front south of Cambrai. It is due to British i pressure from the south in the direc- tion of Le Cateau and has amounted to between one and two miles. It is {expected this retirement will have as ts sequel the abandonment of Cam- brai. in The other withdrawal is the Rheims salient where, as a result of pressure in both directions, east and west, the enemy - is continuing to cvacuate ground. He has abandoned the two important ridges of Moron- villiers and Nogent I'Abbessee. The Germans have shortened their line by ten miles ‘and strengthened their po- sition by putting the river betwten themselves and the French, GERMANY SEEKING TO AFFECT LIBERTY LOAN? Washington, Oct. 6.—One thought concerning the German peace offer that found expression in many quar- te; tonight was that the Germans, in launching their effort just at this time, probably hoped to affect the fourth Liberty loan by creating the idea that the end of the war is at hand. It is believed, however, that their effort will have the directly opposite effect. Officials were confident that the American people will even more generously oversubscribe the loan now as one means of convincing the Kaiser that they are determined that there shall be no peace except a victorious one. GERMAN TROOPS ARE WITHDRAWN FROM BULGARIA Berlin, Oct. 6, via. London.—German troops which have been fighting in the ranks of the Buigarian army haveé uvcen withdrawn are are now marching back towards their headquarters, says the official statement issued today by the German general army headquarters. The text of this section of the Ger- man statement “Our troops W ich heretofore had been fighting in the ranks of the Bui- garians have been withdrawn and are marching back towards their head- have completely met made upon them and haev accomplished excellent work.” AMERICANS ADVANCE EAST OF EXERMONT Berlin, Oct. 6.—American forces yes- terday continued their stronz attacks castof Exermont, between th« Argonne and the Meuse river, says today's Ger- man official statement. The Ameri- cans were successful in pushing for- ward as far the wooded heights ometre north. of that 21 Deaths at Hartford. Hartford, Conn, Oct. 6.—Twenty-one deaths from “Z\.nlsh influenza were reported in this city today, compared with eight yiiterday. Many new cases of the i infection were listed, but no ament company shares especially were!cause he has observed a strict and|was born in Ansonia and before com- 'figures were available, as the board of exclusive attitude. ing here was a curate in Stamford. health was closed.