Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 10, 1918, Page 1

Bulletin Service Flag VOL. LIX—NO. 243 Onth'tlleOmeutofWhnt Once Was the Hindenburg Line the Entente Cavalry is Pursuing the Fleeing Foe —The Allies Have Advanced to a Maximum Depth of Eight to Ten Miles—Behind Them the Germans Are Leaving the Country Devastated, Burning Towns and Villages as They Flee—23 German Divisions,. About 250,000 Men, are in Flight—Allies Have Taken More ‘Than 10,000 Prisoners and Between 100 and 200 Guns —The Only Known Remaining German Defense Sys- tem West of the Rhine is the Meuse River—In Mace- donia and Asiatic Turkey the troops of the Entente Have the Enemy on the Run. (B)‘ The Associated Press, The German armies are in fuil fligh Heavy casualties were inflicted { on those of the enemy who endeavored to Condensed Telegrams Department of Agriculture estimates condition of corn Oct. 1 at 6 ~The Food Administration price.of hogs at $18 at Chicago. Production of soft coal for the week shipyards have accumulated a 1,300, 000-ton_reserve. The Steamer Maryland has arrive at an Atlantic port with 2,011 bales of wool. > Cgpper output of the Old Dominion Co. ounted to 2,292000 pounds in September. Total sales of War Savings and Thrift stamps in New York to date amounts to $31,111,929. Silver production of the Kerr Lake Mining Co. in September amounted to 208, ,339 ounces. A plan for the merger of the United Motor and General Motors Corpora- tions is under consideration. Indicated wheat yield this year was placed at 918,920,000 bushels by the before the British, American and |Maxe a £iand. O the other hand the | DEPaTtment of Agriculture. =L French forces on the front between | ¢asualties of the allies are declared to Qo.. of :Cleveland, to build shell man- Cambrai_and St. Quentin. Cambray, | have bLeen relatively small, those of | o OF PVERRG (0 QUID She the strongpoint of the enemy in cnis | the Americans being less than- half | WSHErnE bents &t Bt 00, = o reglon, has been taken by the Cana- the number of prisoners taken BY|gijie Ferdinand of Bulgaria was re- ians in its entirety ‘n em. v i"‘::l.hral;‘ lt“_ e‘r?al;:}ilan:ngm:ol‘d!theplo}f Where the enemty purposes to make |Ceived at the State Department from penetrated the German line. his next stand cannot hforetold, but Sofia. Out in the open ast of what once |Probably an effort for,a. tura_about | The nomination of George La Moni® xas the old Hindeaburs line, cavalry | 1001 be Atempied along Hhe N omo|United States Senator, from New is hustling the retreating foe fn what P on Sheshu i virtually amounts {0 & rour. So fast | the onlyYknown German defensive po- |Jefsed was conceded by his opponents. is the retreat that columns of the|Sition west of the Rhine is the Mense allied troops in parade formation have | river. The Americans already are passed through numerous vilages,! threatening to make this line unten- completely out of contact with the|able, having started an advance u by iy the ‘valiey on the eastern sids of th More than 10,000 prisoners @nd be tween one hundred and two hundr: guns were captured in Tuesday's tizht- stream toward Sedan. The manoeuvres of tie northwest of Rheims are cutting m French 1e structed by the War Department at the picric plants at Grand Rapids, Mich, at a cost of $450.000. Regulations were completed and ap- proved my the Canadian government whereby all dealers in gasoline in Canada will have to be licensed. » e ; Ten million dollars’ warth of surplus ing, and the continuation of the bat- |deeply into the German line, despite | 188 MR recm;l::f?y g tle Wednesday resulted, in further | the serious resistance that is bein |joPhech Hee PO el BY the DIve” large captures, offered by the enemy to postpens the In the fighting 23 German divis -——more than a quarter of men—have been severely man The maximum depth of the adv is between eight and ten m:les. Germans are declared to a most important railroad centers this region. in Behind them the Germans are leav- burning ing the country devastated. towns and villages as they The victory seemingly piete one, and with Marshal flea, a com Foc strategy working smoothily in hending | sitions, but without results otherwisc | 8%, N: J. Friday night. It was sign- back the German line in one great|than inereasing his casualties, Along edThH"‘“ . < o converging movement, the Geriuans |the Suippe River the fighting Is furi- e monthly requirement of 250 apparently are in a serious predica-|ous, but the French have heen ahle|tons of steel for the Shipping Board ment. From the region noril: to make further crossings of the|Wll be cut Jan. 1 to 150000 tons. as Kheims to the Meuse river, xor stream. St. Etienne has changed |Shipvards have accumulated a 1,2300,-| Verdun, the French and are slowly but surely puzhing Germans backward toward the Lel botder. in Macedonia and Asiatic the troops of, the Entente the enemy on the run. Turl iil hav Nowhere the pressure becomes.too stronsg. Under the avalanche of steél hurled it nsainst them on the Cambrai Quentin sector the Germans cow.d 1 live and were forced to flee castward. NEw ENBLAND 1s LAGGING CN LOAN Bosto; Oct. 8. —Subscriptions to the fourth Lilierty loan in Nuw Engla: loan in New Englind the day of the campaign were pearly $° 000,000 under the qa.ly av to reach its the time limic but that the ~ mainder of New Englan?s quo 1a.'s to be raised. The total thus lur ~ oscribed is §: Governor M that banks cpen on Saturday next, day, in order that subseriptiins Laberty bords may be easiiy thy Tre be tleeing to the east of Le Cateau, un2 of the gmericans is the enemy able to do more than nght etarding battles, giving ground when 1S quota inside thyi en the two previous days, loan committee po.nted out i newed effort must be inade if recuested in Massachusetts remain a legal hovi- o made fall of the great St. the highly important strate: tions of Laon and La rere, whic of the battle front by the operatfons around St. Quentin Berry au Bac. an! 1 posed by the Germans against ther advances by the French fus an, the heavy Argonne Forest. counter-attacks Pariiculari; have W t of the Argonne orest th small cut their filaded by east. line, which the German gun from t PROGRESS ON PRICE SCHEDULE FOR SHOE Washington, Oct. 9.—Progress i establishing the new maximum minimum price schedule for from $12 to $3 was announced toda ) Chairman Baruch of the War In- | Exchange. dustries Loard. By November 1, it| The Norwegian Foreign Office noti- | was stated, m. stores have cn ny their sheives the new class: ent prices, “Orders no.- statement said, livery, so it follows that tnere a certain portion of the product offere in the factory.” ti in excess of $12. permit the disposal of the stocks priced above the top mum it has been agreed that thos seemingly are likely to be pinched out successiul Strong resistance also is ‘heing im been launched by the enemy on verious po- hands several times in bitter combats. Americans have driven their iine for bans have advanced and taken several villages and alse straizhtened was being en- and shocs el shoes in addition to present stocks at pres “are for sprirg de- will oe for sale to the spring trade at a price To permit these ar- ticles to be cleaned out and also to presernt maxi- 6, the War Department announced. American steamer Westgate was sunk*at sea, with the loss of six lives, in a collision with the American. The Westgate was a cargo carrier of $5,- 800 tons, Representatives of the manufactur- ers of handling machinery conferred with the Shipping Board to improve loading and unloadms of ships in port. A letter picked up in a railroad sta- tion in New Jersey predicted the ex- h d d Americans in Champazne and east cf v 000-ton reserve. Rules to expedité the procuring of export licenses from the War Trades Board were simplified by that body, e ward to the region of Cornay on the 7 Aire River, where they have effected |25 well ‘a8 the War Industries Board a Jjunction’ with the French troops,|and the Director of Steel Supplies. and seemingly the - Argonue - Forest( /Army regulations’ governing the soon will be in allied-liandg. On the [Sending of Christmas packages: to eastern side of the Mauss she Ameri- | American soldiers overseas will also apply to members of the Marine Corps, whose address is “American ‘Expedi- tionary Forces.” Director-General McAdoo of the Railroads announced the shipments of 64 locomotives for the week ended Sept. 28 as follows: American Loco- | motive Works, 42; Baldwin, 15, and Lima, 7. ‘A 201 milimeter trench mortar cap- | tured from the Germans by the Amer- icans will be on exhibition during the Liberty Loan campaign on the Broad S 7 y fied the State Department that French and British subjects who were in the American Consulate at Moscow and left had not violated the extra terri- torial rights of Norway. Lieutenant Thaddeus C. Defriez, fornierly Sunday editor and editorial writer of the Boston Globe, died Tues- day night of influenza at Camp Pike ittle Rock, Ark . The home .of Mrs. James Campbell, a wealthy resident of Mead's Point, near Greenwich, was entered by burg- e a 3 e llars early vesterda ng the ar- by the thousands who receive their | retailers specializing in high priced | {ieies. (alen w,;a St L pay at the week-end. goods shall be iven until June 1 0 |\vare as 273 c liquidate all their stock above ,the | All restrictions on the liberty of over. uluni‘cnhedh l;|_ell‘ “q\_mla. ciass A ($9-$12) maximum.” sailors at the E’,m Iake:na:,a?ruy&j:. mont le:ds with 97; Maine has There is no restriction placed by |; tati i v New IHampshire 42; Connecficut 2. e glton el rdlsed Sraleiday as e Massachusetts 18 and Rhod: one. In Connecticut, town: were Glastonbury, Rocky ford, Columbia and East lartford reported having millions more than its quota. Total subscriptions for days’.campaign in New England states follow: Massachusetts $143,061,000; Connecticut $25,506,000: Hill, Eas: 517,914,000, aine $10,589,000; New Hampshire $7,020,000;- Verment § 453,000, CARDINAL MERCIER SENDS ) New York, Oct. An autograp nessage to the American public frcm Cardinal Mercier of Belgium, axpress- ing his admiration of “the poweriu! assistance” given by this country the allied armies, was brought today by Paul Vandenven, dir ton, The letter, written at Maline prelate’s appreciation of Americay contributions to Belgian charities. message follows: “I wish I were able to express ade- quately to great-hearted America tire great admiration I feel for the pow- erful assistance which she brings to our armies and for the extraorcinary de- day for courage of her soldiers. ‘1 also sire to thank tahem day by their charitable and humane ance. This young nation, so of heart and of hand, is wondertul “T wish for my own part to exvress to the contributors to Belgian chari ties my deep appreciation of theis sistance. 1 pray that the Lord may reward them for the zealous work.” LONDON PRESS DISCUSSING ULTIMATE PEACE TERMS London, Oct. 9.—Diecussing the ulti- mate peace terms, the London news- papers refer with indignation to the ouirages still persisted in by the re- treating Germans nad unanimously de- mand reparation and punishment for as well as for other outrages committed during the these latest crimes, war, REICHSTAG_SUMMONED TO MEET OCTOBER 12 9.—The German refchstag has been summoned to meet 12, according to the Berlin — Copenhagen, Oct. . latt. Chancellor recent uh will be taken under. discussion. Island added today iladdam. raised two the nine Rhode Island h | reserve to lere ctor of the Beigian official information ser- vice, with headquarters at Washing- with- in the German lines, also voices the The vigorous or purchase of the high priced shoe. On the contrary it was made plai tkat those who can afford to U will be co-operating in the liquidatic of those stocks now on hand. If thes ocks are not disposed of, the an ouncement said, hardship to the trade. INFLUENZA INTERFERING New York, Oct, the rapid spread of 9. panish influenz which has seriously interfered with the the total of MESSAGE TO AMERICANS |subscriptions in the New York federal tonight and reached only $478,163,700 or 21 per cent. of the $1,800,000,000 quota. The gain for the Liberty loan camffaing, district | | day was $40,906,050. Appeals were sent out to in their subscriptions the remaining workers were exhorte to redouble their efforts. 9 per cent. of 1 | quota. ported today were $5,000,000 by pany, and $3,000,000 by the Stecl and Odrnance Company. DEVENS TO CELEBRATE DELIVERANCE FROM GRI Ayer, Mass,, will Saturday its deliverance from the in fluenza epidemic. There were seve: deaths today velop daily, almost back to the normal. For this reason consent was give 500 CLEVELAND FIREMEN PRESENT RESIGNATION take ecect Oct, 18. The men deman Maximilian's.| that the citp enforce the eight hour speech and the political situa- charter amendment, back pay and a increase in wages. A the War Industries Board on ‘he sale it will work a gre:t WITH LIBERTY LOAN -Hampered by citizens not to wait to be solicited, but to bring voluntarily. Thousands of loin workers are ill and 's total tonight was its Subscriptions of the sub-dis- the Santa Fe Railway Company, $5,000,000 by the Northern Pacific Railway Com- Midvale Oct. 9—Camp Devens celebrate on Friday night and from this disease and pneumonia and a few new cases de- but the camp medical of- ficers considered health conditions as today to the reopening on Friday night of the Liberty theatre and other recre- ational buildings'at_the cantonment. Cleveland, O., Oct. 9.—More than 500 of Cleveland's 600 firemen late today have presented blanket resignations to result of almost complete suppression of_influenza at the station. The board of education of New York | adopted a resolution yesterday forbid- ding lectures in any other than the English language in any public school building or any other building under its_jurisdiction. The war department has ordered 1,000 enlisted men to duty at the Du- pont munitions plants near Paterson, N. J. They will manufacture funitions 4nd, according to announcement, other detachments will be sent to the Gilles- pie plant at Morgan, N. J. Reports to the state department yesterday said Spanish influenza is prevalent at Cape Town, Africa. Eliza- bethtown, Australia, and Pernambuco, South America. Effective today, every church, school, theater, motion ricture house and ail places of public assembly of Utah, where Spanish influenza.has apveared, is ordered to close by edict of the state board of health. With the number of Spanish in- fluenza cases here rapidly mounting, the city council of Des Moines, Iowa, ordered the closing of all nublic meet. n uy them n e a d tricts, with their percentages, include: | N8 _places, effective today until fur- Northern New Jersey, $36,213,200, | ther notice. or 25.2; Fairfield county, Conn., and Westchester counties, N. Y., $11,589,- | HEAVY FOG CAUSE 800, or 328, OF TROLLEY COLLISION Among the larger subscriptions re- ‘Waterbury, Conn., Oct. 9.—The heavy fog of this morning resulted in a rear end trolley crach on the Waterbury and Milldale Tramway company line at a point on the Meriden road just south of Frost road. The car run into was at a standstill and the moving car was going at a slow rate of speed with the result that none of the pas- sengers was injured t oany serious ex- tent. Eight persons received miner injuries. There were no passengers on o n | the first car. The second car was crowded with girl employves of the Scoville Manufacturing company who reslde in Southington and Meriden and o\were on their way to work in this utv SPANISH MALADY IS SPREADING IN KANSAS Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 9.—Spanish influenza is spreading in sixty coun- ties of Kansas and closing orders have been issued against public gatherirgs in fifteen cities.. A statewide closing n s plosion of the loading plant at Mor- | S.rzet side cf the New York Stock i Meriden, in “he state | order is being ‘considered. Three hotels in Springfield, Mo, have been turned into emergency hos- pitals. There were 212 new influenza cases reported there .today. All public gatherings in Oklahoma City have been stopped. a n OCTOBER 10, 1918 TEN PAGES—70 COLUMNS PRICE TWO CENTS af the :Iu“rkis_n abinet is Reported Tewfik Pasha, . Procpechve Grand Visier, is said to Have Pro-Ally Sympathies. London, Oct. 9—The British for- eign office has received indirect news of the fall of the Turkish cabinet. Tewfik Fasha, who, it is reported, will be the new Grand Vizier is under- stood to have pro-ally rather than pro- German, sympathies. According to advices, which are not official, however, the cabinet had been decided to take military measures against Bulgaria, but found that the opinion of the country was against! them. It is rumored that a Turkish peace note nas been despatched through the Spanish government. 593 NAMES IN TWO ARMY. CASUALTY LISTS Washington, Oct. 9.—The following casualties are reported by the Com- manding General of the American Expeditionary Forces: i Killed in action 45; missing in ac- | tion 49; wounded severely 185: ded from wounds 9; died from airplane accident 1; died from accident and: other causes 4; died of disease 9 total 283. New England men are: Killed in Action. Private William Stankiewicz, Nor- wich, Conn. ! Died from Wourds Received in lctioni Private Richard Jasper, Somer\'llle, Mass. Wounded. Privates— R. C. Lent, Maynard, Mass.; R. Devicq, Boston, Mass.; J‘ J. Finnigan Worcester, Mas: Pinkerton, Central Falls, R. 1I.; T Pagnant, Auburn, R. L; T. Elliott, Gilbertville, Mass- Wounded Severely in Action. Privates Joseph Morrissette, Fall | follows: District Subscription. P.C. St. Louis 3161 782,750 .62 Minneapolis % 5 A4S Bo:ton . More “Pep” Needed in Liberty Loan Drive Slow Progress a Matter of ' Concern to the Treasury Department. Washington, Oct. 9.—The treasury department today openly admitted that the slow progress of the fourth Liberty loan toward its six billion dollar goal is a matter of serious con- cern. With the three weeks' subscrip- tion period half gone, the loan is only 30 per cent. subscribed. The total re- ported to the treasury up to tonight is $1,791,463,200. “There is no use in denying or at- tempting to camouflage the fact that Liberty loan committees throughout the country are confronted with a se- rious situation,” said the treasury statement reviewing the campaign re- ports. “If the loan is to be subscribed, a daily average of $467 000,000 must be raised between now and Oct. 19. “Cognizant of the fact that the loan never can succeed at its present rate of speed, canvassers throughout the country are stating plainly to all citi- zens that they must buy bonds in larger amounts than heretofore. Weal- thy persons particularly must go deep- rer into their capital or extend their credit and not depend upon their cur- ent income alone to pay for bonds. People of moderate and ‘small means must pledge their future earnings in greater degree.” “Double the third.” has been adopted | as a slogan in many districts to stimu- | late subscribers to do twice as much as they did in the last loan. Subscriptions by districts, and per- centages of quotas, were reported as C ]e\eland Richmond yourself. cessful issues of the war. EVERY BOND A NOTE OF INSPIRATION Not only to the soldiers and sailors, but to It makes you a participator in sacrifice and cour- - age, in pride of country and fruits of victory. It gives you direct personal in‘erest in the suc- It makes you a stockholder in the largest, the soundest and safest corporation in the world. It pays you a profitable interest for the money you lend and teaches the benefits of saving. When your principal is returned the money w1ll probably buy twice what it will now. ‘GET YOUR 'BONDS AT ANY BANK TODAY River, Mas: Thomas McLinden, Pawtucket, . L; Henry Pllcher, Saugus, Mass.; Alfred W. Walcott, Waltham, Mass.; Samuel J. Briden, Pawtucket. R. Medford. Mass. Missing in Action. Privates—Edward Charles Delaney.' Providence, R. I; Sam _ Cherniak, Conn; John T. Curram,| Lawrence, Mass. Ralph C. Frost, | WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON’S LIST| Killed in action 62; missing in ac- tion 56; wounded severely 165; died | frfom wounds 36; died from accident | and other causes1; died of disease 2 died from aeroplane accident wounded, degree undetermined prisoners 2: total 310. New England men are: Killed in Action. Corporal Zosmeo Priejeff,. Boston, | Mass. Died from Wounds. Privates—Joseph Edwards. Cam- bridge Mass.; Yalter W. Pairadee, Holyoke, Mass. Died of Disease. Privates—William P. Allison, Wor- | cester, Mass.; Raymond A. Lyons, | Fitchburg, Mass. Wounded Severely. Captain Francls A. Scott, Ports- mouth, N. H. Lieutenant Alexander F. Lippitt, Providence, R. 1. Corporal Richard 0. Recknagel, New Britain_Conn, i Privates—Howard L. Banks. Bethel, | ; William Barnes, Bridgeport, | Earle 1. Brown, Attleboro, William _ Aspray, Providence, Archie K. Hughes, Worcester, Mass.; James P. Shea. Hartford, Conn.; Paul Stula, New Britain, Conn. Missing in Action. Private Niels G. Nielson, New Lon- don, Conn. MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES Summary of casualties to date: Officers — deaths 44; wounded 75; missing 0; total 110; enlisted men— deaths 1058 wounded 2,086; in hands of enemy 22; missing 132; total 3 298; grand total 3,417, The following casualties are report- ed by the Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Forces (in- luded in above total): Killed in action 12; died of wounds received in action 3; died of disease 2; wounded in action (severely) 24; wounded in action (slightly) 1; in hands of enemy 1; missing in, action 7; total 50. Ernest J. Ferranti of West Bridge- water, Mass., Kkilled in_ action is the only New England man on lhe list. SQUADRON OF AIRPLANES TO FLY OVER NEW YORK New York, Oct. 9.—A squadron of twenty airplanes will fly over New York = tomorrow, dropping paper “bombs” calling on young men sub- Ject to the draft’to enlist in the avia ticn service and “help keep the Hun on ‘the run,” according to plans an- nounced tonight by the department of military aeronautics. MISSING AVIATOR HAD * BROUGHT DOWN 20 PLANES New York, Oct. 9.—Lieatenant Lloyd Hamilton, a flight commander in the American air squadron attaci- ed to the British army, reported in today’s casualty list as “missing in action,” is unofficially credited with having brought down twenty enemy planes. He is the son of the Rev. John A, Hamilton of Burlington, Vt. Philadelphia .. . 118,075,450 23 New York . 378,163,000 21 Atlanta 36,074,050 138 Kansas Cit; 43,407,200 16 Despite the serious interference of the influenza epidemic with campaign plans, anal of reports shows that it is not states where the epi- the demic is worst that have the poorest showings. In New England, where the disease has been most widespread, some of the best records have been made, and only two districts stand higher than New England in the per- centage column. Vermont has prac- ¢ attained its quota, . Louis district manazers reported ¥ that influenza was spreading| and affecting many workers, but that | those remaining were going ahead wi a determination to achieve the d triet's quota early week. In- diana counti in district still lead all others per cent. of their quota subs 24 Indiana counties already ained their quotas. Kentucky, with 1 per cent. of its quota, has replaced Arkansas with 69 per cent. in second Dlace. Subscriptions in the Philadel fhia district are divided as follows: Phila- $63.544.550; eastern: Pennsyl- . outside of Philadelphia, $40,- southern New Jerse $10,- Delaware. $3,419,350. Director (ieneral McAdoo has re-| ceived word t the Santa Fe had decided to subscribe $5,000,000 of cor- | poration funds to the loan, Penn: vania $5,080,000 and the New Haven $1,000,000. Americans and others in Mexico Ci have bought $623,000 worth of bonds, according to advices to the state de- partment. have ob- INFLUENZA ADDS TO SUFFERING AT MORGAN, N. J. Perth Amboy, N. J.. Oct. 9.—An in- fluenza epidemic which started here last week among refugees from the shelle plant explcsion at Morgan has spread until there are 5,000 cases the situation is so serious that a cit- izen's committee of fifleen was named today to cope with the epidemic. ve churches and a club house were cenverted into hospitals to house the sufferers and a dozen stores are being cquipped With cots to take care of the Red Cross doctors and nurses and governmeht health authorities who came here to care for persons injured ir. the explosion, are still here aiding in the influenza fight. A shortage of doctors adds to the gravity of the sit- uation. Twenty-eight of the victims buried in a cemetery at Ernston, near here, today.. The vietims were placed in one “long trench, each body in a separate casket. The services were conducted by Catholic, Protestant and Jewish clergymen. were NEED FOR WOMEN VOLUNTEER NURSES Hartford, Oct. 9.—Dr. Eben Reeks, deputy commissioner of public health said today that to date there had been 30,000 cases of Spanish influenza re- ported in the state. He said the ur- gent. need at present was for wamen volunteer nurses. In many instances entire families are affected by the ep- idemic at the same time without one being able to help the other. If in the different communities womer would volunteer to t the stricken homes and prepare food for the sick they would be doing a patrictic and hu- { FPrenc ERMANY DEAVORING T0 AVERT MILITARY DISASTER American and Allied Military Plea For an Armistice is That the German Army Officials Believe Germany’s Due to Recognition in Berlin in France is Disintegrating Under the Terrific Campaign the Troops Are Encoun: termg—An Early Reply to Pm:dent Wilson’s Queries is Expected. Washington, Oct. 9.—Germany's plea for an armistice is founded, both American and allied military officials here believe, upon recognition in Ber- lin of thefact that the German army organizavion in France is slowly dis- integrating under the terrifie cam- paign of Marshal Foch. These officers regard the move of the German chancellor as a desperate eleventh hour attempt to escape se- rious military disaster and they would not be surprised if President Wilson's condition that there can be no talk of #n armistice. except when coupled with agreement to withdrawal immedi- ately from all invaded territory were promptly accepted The answer to such a move, it was regarded today, would be to leave to Marshal Foch the dictation of the terms of the armistice should the sit- uation ever reach that stage, as the supreme commander can be “rusted to see that no military advantage to the €nemy resulted. In the meantime Mar- shal Foch, hour by hour. is surround- ing the German forces with new perils as his_strategic conceptions are de- velcped Evidénce of the waning resisting power of the German forces in France was plainly seen by observers here in he sweep -forward of the Anglo-Amer- ican forces north of St. Quentin. Ap- parently there has been no material lowerirg of the fighting qualities of the enemy soldiers but there is every evidence that the complex military or- ganization upon which defence of the long battle front depends is breaking under the strain. Signs of confusion have been noted repeatedly. Worn out divisions have been called upon to check the assault of fresh allied troops and have been cut to pieces. These are signs only, for the enemy front still offers a grim obstacle to the advancing armies and the battle is growing daily in fury instead of less- ening. But the %igns are there. They | mean a vital weakness at the heart of the great machine: the absote lack of the men and war equipment to meet the combined assault indefinitely. In the line between Verdun and the sea, two salients are developing. The first has its apex along the Laon front, whero the enemv still clings to St.. Gobain Iorest and part of the Chemin < Dames ridge. The second has its greatest depth hefore Lens. Be- iween these two pockets, the Anglo- American drive, supplemented by the advance east of St Quentin, thrust a blunt wedge which not engulfed Cambrai but has v through the whole Hin- j denburg defense wone into open coun- try beyond. It can strike either north or south at need to squeeze the pock- et on either side, or can be carried ahead to smash through vital com- munication lines. It ‘has been reperted un»fficially that an ¢ntire French army has been mov- ed to Belgium to supplement the Fran- co-Belzian cffort there. Officers here have noted that recent reports have made no mention of this army and are inclined to believe (that a rew drive in Belgium is to be expected at any moment. On the other extreme of the line to- day's advices show that General Per- shing has been cleaning up the grouné immediately east of the Meuse where enemy positions stand on ‘he flank of his lines of communication . witk the most advanced force near Brieul- les. This may be a tactical move tc prepare the way for a new American drive on the Meuse front. AN EARLY RESPONSE IS EXPECTED FROM GERMANY Washington, Oct. 9.—An early re- sponse to President Wilson's note of inquiry to. the German chaitcellor is expected by American officiais. While realizing that an answer to the three pertinent questions put the Prince of Baden will be very difficuit, if the original proposals of the German gov- ernment were not sincere, officials are confident that internal conditions in Germany and the tremendous exigen- cies of the military situation will force a speedy action by the chancel- lor if he hopes to prolong the existence of his cabinet beyond a few days. So far as the hold of the government upon the people is concerned, condi- tions in Austria are even far worse than those in Germany. This fact is calculated to strongly affect the Ger- man government which is understood o entertain grave doubts of the strength of purpose of the dual mon- archy and to fear that Austria or per- haps Hungary, acting independently will follow Bulgaria in seeking an un. conditional peace. This would leave Germany to wage the war alone, for it is a foregone conclusion that Turkey already is lost to the central alli- ance. The pointed Inquiry directed to Prince Max as to whether he is speak- ing merely for the constituted authogi« ties of the empire who have so far con- ducted the war. will, it is believed,*be very embarrassing. If the response is in the affirmative, Germany’s proposal will be rejected as the president. has already given notice that he will have no dealings with such authorities. On the other hand, if Max attempts to repudiate the military party he un- doubtedly will bring about a demand that still powerful organization for his retirement, and the adoption of a re- actionary policy. The neral belief here is that the chanceilor will endeavor to find a middle course and confine himself in his reply to half way admissions, hop- ing thus to begin a long diplom: discussion which -might develop=H: ferences between the entente allies and America as to war aims, and to lower the morale of the armies opposed to the Central Powers. Any such move is certain of failure, and in the meantime, the German armies in the west are being subjected to ineraasinzly hard blows from Mar- shal Foch’s forces. The fact that American Ambassador Sharpe i making a personal investi- ration of the havoc wrought by the Germans in their forced retirement from French and Belgian territory, has led to the belief that it is the purpose of the state department to fully sup- enormous claims for damages h Germany must meet as a con- dition of peace. ATTENDANCE AT FUNERALS TO BE LIMITED TO RELATIVES Hartford, Conn.. Oct. %—In con- | tinuance of the work of the state de- partment of health to prevent ‘urther spread of the epidemic of Iufiuenza, Dr. John T. Black, chairman, has sent notices to all undertakers in “ennec- ticut as follow “In view of helping to check the spread of influenza, the state commis- sioner of health hereby declares that the attendance on funerals of thuse dead of influenza and its complica- tions shall be limited to relatives only and those necessary to the conduct of the funeral. This does mnot limit church services. o “To conform to the above regula- tion it is recommended th: during the present epide you courcze wakes, and to this end no chaws should be provided at homes where persons are dead. Undertakers should inform relatives of persons who have died that wakes will not ve held. T order does not of course, prevent rui atives and friends from calling at tre tc extend residence of the deceased lllell' sympathy but it is iod than is nece: ITALIAN TROOPS PUSHING NORTHWARD IN ALBANIA Rome, Oct. 9.—Italian troops push- ing nortk vard in Albania entered the city of Elbason on Monday after crushing stubborn Austro-Hungarian resistance, the Italian war office an- he Italians advance to Ka nounced today. tinuing their Elbasan is one oi the chief towns of southern Albania and before - the war had a population estimated at 15,000, It has numerous mosques and is the seat of a Greek bisnop. Ka stwelve miles northwest ef i and eleven miles southeas! Adriatic seaport of Durazzo, was bombarded by al- the which recently Lied warships of GOVERNMENT TO PAY INTEREST ON W. U. BONDS Washington, Oct. 9—TUnder an agreement completed today hetween the postoffice department g : nl the Western Union Telegraph Compa the government agrees to pay all in- terest on outstanding "bonds of the company, all dividends and :nterest { payments due on stocks ani bonds of subsidiary companies, all taxes and operating charges on the propertv anc in addition the sum of eight Tillicn dollars annually This sum insures the present rate of dividend on the company's sfock PURCHASERS ARE RETAINING - WAR AND THRIFT STAMPS Washington, Oct, 9.—Purchasers of war savings and thrift stamps are Lolding them. A treasury Tepurt today showed that only 0.000, or mane work. Such women may regis- ter with local war bureaus or with the selectmen. It is not necessary that th\ey be nurses. thrée-quarters of one per cent. of the $766,000,000 war savings stamns soid to date have been presented ior re- demption. TO TAX WOMEN’S HATS COSTING MORE THAN $1§ Washington, Oct. 9.—The 10 per cent, taxes fixed by the house on passenger | automobiles and motorcycles were cut in half foday by the senate finance committee, which made rapid progress in its revision of the war revenue bill. Consideration cf the amusement and the club Jues sections and half of the lusury tax schedule was completed. In reducing the tax on passenger automobiles and motorcycles to 5 per cent. the committee fixed the same im- post on such vehicles as on automo- bile trucks and tractors. The 10 per cent. tax placed by the house on au- tomobile tires and accessories also was reduced ot 5 per cent. House taxes of 10 per cent. on sport- ing goods, cameras and photographic supplies were accepted. The tax on chewing zum, which was made 6 per cent. by the house. was reduced to 4 per cent.,, but the house levy of 10 per cent, on candy was approved. The house provision levying a 10 per cent. tax on chts and other pleasure boats selling for more than 15 was accepted. All of the house provisions relative to men’s and women's wearing ap- parel were accepted unchanged. Un: der this schedule, men, women and boys, will be permitted to pay $30 for suitd or overcoats without subject to tax, while women's-dresses costing less than $40 will be exempted. The house proposal to tax women's hats costing more than $15 was ac- cepted, but the provision placing the limitation of $5 for men's and boys" hats and $2 for caps was revised so as to make $§ for the former and $4 for the latter. TANKS OF THE ALLIES ARE PUZZLING GERMANS New York, Oct. 9—The =xtent i) which the work of tanks in the allied armies has affected the morai= of the German troops is indicated writings of military critics in ncwspapers received here. Wi claring that after the first surprise over the appearance of these mechan- ical monsters the Teutons destroyod great numbers of them with artilie fire, the writers almost invariably at- tribute allied gains of recen: montl's to the employment of the tarks. One critic asserts that the army had developed a tank model which would- “meet all requirements,” but there re- mained the problem of building an e fective number of these “power wag- ons,” as the Germans call them. CHINESE WELCOME THE JAPANESE TROOPS Tokio, Wednesday, Oct. 2.—i By The A. P.)" The Japanese war office tiday issued this’ statement: “The Chinese officials and peecple of the Amur River disirict of Siheria are according the most cordia] recep- tion to the Japanese troops The Chi- nese attitude is appreciated as'it is serving to cuitivate a neighboriy re- lationship between the two countrics in dealing with the.present situatior. e