Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 18, 1918, Page 1

Bulletin Service Flag VOL. LIX—NO. 250 GERMANS ARE RETREAT FROM BELGIUM Retreat Over a Forty-Mile Front From Lille—Ostend is in British Hands and Belgian Troops Have Entered Brages—Southeast of Making ‘an Orderly the North Sea to Violent Attack Against the Germans, Who Are Offering a Desperate Resistance. (By The Associated Press.’ Over a front of forty miles, from North Sea in Belsium to Lille in rthern France, the Germans are in eral retreat before the Belgian, rench and British armies. likewlse, the enemy s being forced to concede (cteat by retrograde movements be- »re the Pritish and Americans south- cast of Cambrai; under the atiacks of il French in the pocket between the lise and Serre Rivers north oi Laon, nd by reason of continued strong at- wks "by the French and Americans n Champagne and along the Meuse er Nowhere, however, is the enemy in \sorder, In Belgian Flanders his wieps gre being hastened by reason of swift drives into his line by_the ritish at Lalle, just south of the Bel- gian border, and by the French and elgians further north, which threaten o compe! him to enter Dutch terri- sy and face internment uniess he is eet enough to withdraw out of the re pocket between the Scheldt river and the sea and re-constitute his line p its right wing resting on Antwerp. Ostend. one of the famous subma- rine bases on the sea, is in British unds, Belgian troops have entered jruges, while to the south from the reglon east of Roulers the allied forces are fast driving toward Ghent n an endeavor to seal the western Fianders sack and to retain in its |arge numbers of the enemy’s forces. Strong opposition is being encountered on the Courtral sector. More than a swore of additional villages have been iberated by the allied troops and nu- merous guns and quantities of stores have been captured. In their withdrawal from west Flan- ders the Germans are carrying out a tactical movement which aoubtiess #ill end in a general calling back of their line in nerthern France and per- mit them to materially strengthen their resistance on a new and shorter front. This probably will be from Antwerp to Namur and Mets, and thence to the Swiss border. which would still leave the Germans eighty miles from their own border line both at Antwerp and Namur. At present, the center of the dlanders fighting is near Thielt, which is about 125 miles from Aix La Chapelle on the German border. Eoutheast of Cambrai over a front of ten miles between Le Categu and ohain the British and Americans are clivering a violent attack acainst the «mans, and at last reports they. ere meeting With success, aithough o Germans were savagely resisting th machine guns and infantry and artillery behind their Iine. resistance of all, how- ing imposed against the e French and Americans e and along the Meuse the holding of the line stave off a general re- ail the way iss frontier. n Champagne are still to capture Rethc ans t r have been hold this important position _in own hands. North of Grand Pre th the French and Americans have er progress over the diffi Especially severe have een ps suffered by th ericans in encompassing U fortifications 'and the attacks by ordes of enemy machine zunners, Be- re Americans the Germans are ving ground only inch by inch hard CENTRAL POWERS ARE REARRANGING METHODS on, Oct. 17.—Signs multi- oday that Germany and Austria re bastening 1o rearrange tneir inter- nal political affairs and their methods r in the hope of meeting the rements laid down by President his reply ‘o Germany's peace There was no indication to- en the German answer would ome, but at one would be des- atched was made more certain by the atements of Baron Burian, the Aus- an foreign minister, before the for- affairs committee of the Austrian parliament Following closely the radical changes in the German governmental structure as recorded in cable despatches from Amsterdam and Rotterdam. informa- ion came to the state department to- day that the Austrian emperor has announced to the foreign affairs com- mittee of parliament his purpose to grant autonomy to the oppressed na- tionalities in the dual empire. The right to_autonomous existence for these nationalities is one of the peace requirements laid down by. President Wilson. Bitter opposition from the intensely conservative German and Magyar components of the empire is certain to be arousad by this radical change in the system of government, but it is belleved that Emperor Charles thinks this ean be overbalanced by the measure of support he will receive trom the liberal elements and the sep- aratist parties. The announcement from Copenhagen today of the reading of a decree in the Hungarian parfiament recognizing Hungary as a separate state is re- garded as an earmest of what is to come to the other nationalities of the smpire. It has been suggested that the delay In despatching the presi- gent’s reply to the Austrian appeal for an armistice may be accounted for by the conviction. of officials that svents are moving so rapidly in Aus- tria-Hungary that it would be wise to await the outcome of the present agi- iation there in order to adapt the reply io_the new conditions. Baron Burtan's statement to the for- sign affairs committee that Germany »ill make the comstitutional modifica- lions necessary to realize the demand r a democratic form of government and abdication of military control is regarded as clearly indicating the Aus- trian purpose to do likewise. Events are moving in the samre direction in Turkey, where the sultan has declared for a representative government, so that the conclusion is irresistible that the whole program of constituional re- form now under w2y is he resula of an agreement between the three allies 1o meet one of the presidents condi- tions for a cessation of hostilities. Reports from the western battle- front indicaie that the Germans are — —AMA—— |N‘ ;“= ove the line of ‘Washington, Oct. peditionary Force: \ Killed in action tion 1 tal 176. entered. the town of Douai the enemy’ the Haute Deule Canal, ac- rding to the official statement from the war offie tonight. The British army encircled and captured Lille, the statement add: 268 NAMES IN TWO : ARMY CASUALTY Lists| Been Destroyed. casualties are reported by the Com- manding General of the American Ex- wounded severely from wounds 6; died of ~disease wounded, degree undetermined 52; to- ve |Affairs are Serious ivh today, after ’s resistance on Fifth a Decisive Political Crisis. 18.—The following Washington, Oct. 17.—Tidal waves which followed the earthguake in, Por- to Rico added to the death toll -lnq devastation, the Americen Red Cross was advised today in cabicgrams from San Juan. The city of Mavaguez, the third largest in tHe island, virtually was destroved by the inrush of wa- ter, while the town of Aguidilla was the serious state of affairs i 31; missing in ac- 65; died 7 sis. will take occasion at a meeting in Austria-Hungary Rei»orb Indicate 'Ijntv the * Dual Monarchy is Facing Washington, Oct. 17.—Indications of in_aus- -Hungary continued to reach the state department today in despatches from Berne,-which said the dual em- vire' is facing a deeisive political eri- It is reported that the emperm; o the Austrian and Hungarian delega- Condensed Telegrams ' German coal is selling for $36.18 & ton in Holland. United Verde Extension’s September output was 4,720,000 rounds of copper. Business of the Firestone Tire Co. is estimated at $75,000.000 for this year. Canada is preparing for a Victory Toan of from $300 000,000 to $500,000.- 000. German prisoners at Fort Wads- worth, N. J., have been buying Liberty ‘bonds. Sales of thrift and war savings stamps_in New York to date amount to_$81.700,182. Dr. William N. Burton was elected president of the Standard Oil Co. of Ingiana. Z Eight million pounds fo TNT wvere saved from destruction during the re- cent explosions at Morgan, J New England men are: badly damaged. tions to issue a Manifesto 10 NG DOO- | qumian o e st o Sum are re- Killed in Action. Other towne on the western part of | Ile granting a more liberal system of | quce comsumption of materials 60 per not looting and destroying private| ... Rovert 1. Brightman, Tiv- | e isiand were damaged hy the earth |government. it g property as heretofore. If this is fol- | Frivates mRONL T TUEANEAR TUC | shocks and the death list is placed at| On October 10, the Polish memibers lowed by the abandonment of aub- marine attacks on merchant shipping, offictals feel that the principal obsta- cle in the way of an adjustment will be found only in the arrangement of an_armistice. rence, Mass. Mass. Died from Wounds There is no doubt that the Germans | Mass. yill make a desperate effort (o resit Died of the anno purpose o presi- . dent to Jeave the terms of an almistice | o Erivate John G to the military commanders of the Americans and allied forces ang it may be some time before they are sufficiently humbled in spirit to admit that it is not for them to dictate, but simply to accept such terms as these military commanders may choose to impose. Wounded line, Mass. Corporal Henry Bedford, Mass. CAUSE OF GREAT EXCITEMENT IN ANTWERP Washington, Oct, 17.—Great excite- ment was created in Antwerp when President, Wilson's answer to the Ger- man peace note was received, accord- ing to a despatch received today from Amsterdam. The Belgian was hoisted Killed in action disease 18; died wounded, degree Privates—Otto on a housetop in defiance of the Ger- |R. L. . mans and kept there for an hour. Bel- Died of gian flags were kept flying all day in| Private Anicetas villages mear Antwerp, Charlerol and |N. H. Namur. . ¢ Wounded Master Engineer GERMAN POLITICAL CIRCLES IMPRESSED VERY PAINFULLY Basel, Switzerland, QOct. 17.—Com- menting on President Wilson's reply Corporal Arnold Mass. Boston, Mass.; Peter Montana, Law- John Murphty, Private John Falvey, Springfield, Sergeant Charles L. Smith, Brook- THURSDAY AFTERNOON'S LIST tion 8; wounded severely 56; died of prisoners 5; total 211. New England men are: Killed in Action. Kammerer, dence, R. I; Earl R, Siner, Pawtucket, West Medford, Mass. Privates—Henry Lephen Boulanger, more than 100 with probably 300 in- jured. Hundreds of families are home- less and the property loss is estimated from $3,000,000 to $4,000,00, It was . announced tha* the Red Cross chapter at San Juan had or- ganized relief committees and taken Salem, Received in Action of the feichsrath, of whom tHere are about 86, met in Cracow and .effect- ed an organization which declared that the Poles will no longer sit in, the reichsrath. This, the advices say, may be taken to indicate a move on the part of the people of Poland not only Some house leaders who helped to have the daylight saving law passed zére opposed to extending the time from ot. 27, Traffic on the Ohio Electric Railway Co. at Columbus was suspended be- cause of a strike of 400 motormen and . Py conductors. Disease. over relief in co-operation with hte |to establish their own independent | “°g; Fogarts, Hartfora, | Military ‘and naval authorities, and |government, but to align themsetves, | o,Oor Yauied at $1.800,0c0 was burned : *| the insular government. Owing to .the |supported by the Austrian Poles, | gock at Seattis, Wash. Pmpm;' R Baviraly. - damage to railroads, roads and tele- |against Austria-Hungary as well as : : wraph and telephone wires, the mes- sages said, exact conditions in the devastated territory could not yet be determined. » Germany. J. Gogselin, New the Porto Rican senate, had announc- ed after his return from n visit to the stricken sections that a special meet- ing of the legislature would be cailed come from this district. by 38; missing in ac- the state department, of wounds undetermined 1 9 Provi- WADOO'S LIBERTY LOAN APPEAL (Special to The Bulletin) WASHINGTON, D. C., 0CT. 17—THE FOLLOWING APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY ON THE LIBERTY LOAN SIT- UATION WAS MADE TODAY BY SECRETARY OF THE TREAS- 'URY WILLIAM G, McADOO: Wounds. Karveles, Walpole, Severely. ‘William J, Bennett, K. Prior, Melrose, 4 ; Y | Manchester, N. H.; Zephirim Me- SUBSCRIPTIONS REPORTED AND ESTIMATED UP TO NOON B e O e mieed it | Carthy,’ Pawtucket, R. L; Gharles|| THURSDAY AMOUNTTO FOUR BILLION DOLLARS, LEAVING AT, out question that President Wilson's|Marino —Wakefleld ~Mass; Joseph ) | EAST TWO BILLION DOLLARS TO COMPLETE THE FOURTH 'c',g:" ";“rg”;fi:nfif;“’“cfi'g;’:;‘ef‘;; Mixsohi,. Brovidence, RIS L Jossik LIBERTY LOAN. ONLY TWO DAYS ARE LEFT WITHIN WHICH ocircles were, with the others, thus im- pressed, it declares. Evidently too great hopes had been placed in President Wilson, it adds, and his reply after what had been ex- pected and hoped. “is a cruel awak- ening for us.” The Cologne Volks Zeitung says the reply is such that the Germans must strongly reduce hopes for an equit- able and early peace which would nq' humiliate the German pecple. Wash- ington, it says, seems to wish to con- tinue the exchange of notes. it adds that there are conditions, however, which would at least make it difficult for the German government to con- duct negotiations, Hartford, Con; Fitchburg, Mass Mechanic Frank wich, Conn. Killed in action received in action 1; wounded LAST. HOUR OF DIVINE RIGHTS OF KINGS HAS COME Berne, Switzerland, Oct. 17.—Com- menting on President Wilson's latest note to Germany, the New Zurich Ca- zette says: Brockton, Mass.; “The last hour of the divine rights | Terryville, Conn. of kings has come. It is not too s0on. | Wounded in actio This old fiction has long been consid- | mined): 3 ered an anarchronism in our demo- cratic era.” Trumpeter Boston, Mass. cester, Mass.; Zacher,’ Bridgeport, Corporal Artitur L. Charbonneau, i Joseph M. Crowley, Private John Wall, Pawtucket, R. L MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES. The F8lowing casualties are report- ed by the Commanding General of the American Expeditiona: in action (severely) b4; wounded in action (deegree undeter- mined) 100; in hands of missing in action 1; total 198. New England men are: ; Severely Wounded in Action:: Morris Privates—Paul C. Hedenstad, Wor- James Corporals—William T. Cammerson, ass. TO RAISE THIS VAST SUM. NO COUNTRY ON EARTH BUT AMERICA COULD RAISE SO VAST A SUM IN SO SHORT A TIME. AMERICANS CAN DO IT AND MUST DO IT. THE DESTINIES OF THE WORLD AND THE HOPES OF CIV- ILIZATION ARE CENTERED UPON AMERICA. WE SHALL FAIL IN EVERYTHING WE HAVE FOUGHT FOR AND HOPE TO GAIN IN THIS WAR IF THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN IS DEFEATED. LET EVERY TRUE AMERICAN CITIZEN TODAY EXAMINE HIM- SELF UNDER THE WHITE LIGHT OF PATRIOTISM AND SAY WHETHER OR_NOT HE HAS DONE HIS UTMOST IN THIS EMERGENCY. 5 THE HIGHEST OBLIGATIONS OF DUTY AND PATRIOTISM COMMAND EVERY TRUE AMERICAN TO, GO IMMEDIATELY TO HIS BANK OR TO HIS LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE AND SUB- SCRIBE TO THE LIMIT OF HIS ABILITY TO THE FOURTH LIBERTY BONDS. -pqg\"%wnfil.‘h " WAIT TO BE URGED. BE AS QUICK TO DO PART IN THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN BATTLE AS OUR SOLDIERS IN FRANCE ARE QUICK TO OBEY THE ORDERS TO CHARGE THE ENEMY. BUY LIBERTY BONDS ON THE INSTALLMENT PLAN IF YOU CANNOT BUY . THEM FOR CASH. EVERY PATRIOTIC BANK WILL HELP YOU. IF EVERY PATRIOTIC CITIZEN WILL DO HIS DUTY TODAY VICTORY. FOR THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN IS CERTAIN. THE CONTINUED VICTORIES OF OUR ARMIES IN EUROPE, S. Coskey, Nor- v Forces: 30; died of wounds | ;' died of disease enemy 2; G. Yerkes, C. Thomas, Joseph Zinkswich, n (degree undeter- | Riorsertl i Willord A Greer.if THE CERTAIN DEFEAT OF OUR ENEMIES AND THE GLORIOUS Grafton Center, N. arence " e S D ey TRIUMPH OF THE CAUSE OF 'LIBERTY DEPEND UPON WHAT i T:'}Tg:-ns:: |INFLUENZA M Woort, Emning, N0T | Cikde THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DO IN THE REMAINING TWO DAYS Washington, Oct. 17—The public|. PFivate Wiitam'D. Horton, Brock- OF THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN CAMPAIGN. ton, Ma: health service now is actively direct- ing the fight against Spanish influ: enza in thirty states in addition to the whole of New England sand the OF G District of Columbia. Particular at- New York, Oct, APPEAL TO AMERICANS W. G. McADOO. NORWICH STILL HAS $327,250 TO RAISE L] ERMAN DESCENT 17.—Otto H. Kuhn, The Frankfort Zeitung repcrts that the general strike which began some | Supplementing the reports received Professor Thomas+G. Masaryk, president of the uge was estimated at $1,800,000. Fuel Administrator Garfield declared before the senate finance committee that coal producers should not be un- days ago in Boemia is sreadinz|‘hal e The Red Cross alo ‘was _advised |throushout that province. A large |G faxed in the mew war revenue that Antonio Barcelo, Lresident of |portion of Austria’s military supplies Coal shipments by all railroads_for the week ended Sept. 28 amounted to 270,009 cars, compared with 236,154 cars for the same period last year. A message of thanks was sent by General Pershing to the employves of the Eddystone, Pa., rifie plant for pro- ducing a million rifles during the past year. Railroad Director General McAdoo announced that during the week of Oct. 5 a total of 64 locomotives was shipped from the plants of the prin- cipal manufacturers. All woolen mills in Australia are re. ported fo be under overnment con- trol. All ships delivered to the shipping beard during the second week of Oc- tober are of contract type. American Smelting & Refining Co. rted extensive work developing the fourteen silver and lead mines ac- quired in Mexico in the - last few years. The cost is estimated at $4, 060,000, * Orders were given to the American Printers’ Roller Co. of Chicago to stop the practice of commercial bribery, in giving gratuities to customers' em- ployes, by the federal trade commis- sion. Chairman Baruch of the war indus- s board announced the formation of an inter-allied pool for the pur- chase of every commodity needed for the civilian purposes as well as the armies of the allies. Colonel Millard Hunsiker, onc of the seven men summoned to London in CGetober 1914, to form a commission for the rellef'of Belgium, died-in-Lons on. When alligd troops entered St. Quentin they found the sround had lieen excavated under the ecathedral preparatory to. blowing it up. i Constitutional guarantees were re- established by the Spanish cabinet. Several capitalists in Moscow form- ed a company of 300,000,000 rubles capital for merger of Ukraintan im- vlement_factories. The Chinese government signed a contract with the Marconi Co. for the construction of three wireless stations at Kashkar and Urumchniear near the Turkestan border and ome at Lan Chow Fu, capitai of Kansau province, Central China. The Maharajah of Dodhpud, Simla, itish India, ,died. Restrictions as to lighting were rescinded as applied to Liberty loan advertising in an order issued yester- | day by Fuel Administrator. Garfield. The gift of $2000 by the Knights 2 3 of Columbus to Madame Foch, wife of tention is being given to providing |financier, in an appeal . today ‘“to the marshal, for the fund for widows nurses for the sick and supplving phy- | smericans of German descen in an dorphans of French soldiers, was sicians for those communities Where|yhich he referred to the larse per- announced yesterday by James A. the doctors are unable to meet all|centage of German names in- the Flaherty, supreme kmght of the or- calls made on_them. In spite of these and other measures taken by the public health service in co-operation with state and local au- thorities, the epidemic continues to spread in many sections. In others, however, particularly in parts of New England, it appears to have reached its crest. In a few states the number of new cases is showing decreases. native binth” fourth Liberty Mr. Kahn. of the fatherland, war may American army’s casualty\lists, impor- tuned them to “strain every nerve to equal or outdo our fellow citizens of in subscribing loan. kaiserism for dishonoring all children be over before This may be the last chance,” he con- to provide relief funds. Tho Red Cross, it was said, has funds and supplies available mow and these are Deing Czecho-8lo ceived a naticnal council, for the 15, 1918, was repeated pledzing eve: < re- -ablegram today stating that tae great demonstrations and general ganization. CONGRE#S TO RECESS CCT. 29 distributed by the local relief com- |strike proclaimed in Prague have OVER THE ELECTIONS e {ling | Mittees as rapidly as possible. spread_all over Bohemia and Mora-| Washington, Oct. 17.—Congressions after bitterly assailing Tl iy via. Revolutionary meetings _were |leaders at a conference late today E dren | wouLD NOT TAX held throughout the Czech lunds at |agreed upon a plan whereby congress declared that “the = . el - : 297 o Sl SALARIES 'OF OFFIGIALS | "hich the now famous oath of April [will recess on October 29 over the elections, reconvening on Nov. 12. A i i v i i- 5 Washington, Oct. 17.—The senaie|thing to the cause of Czecho-Slovak |joint resolution to carry that plan in- Lioi‘;n;n::r(:\\ el ey g;ng:- tinued, “for. some of us to.obtain an|finance committee in revising the war |independence. o effect will be introduced in both ports reaching the office of the sur- | icduate place in the pages of the|revenue bill today struck out rouse) The message said also that Stanek,|houses within a few days geon general of the army up to moon | ook, °f honmor of Libérty loan sub-lprovisions taxing the salaries or the|the Czecho deputy, declared in parli As soon_as the asreement was today. New cases of influenza in all | Scripers. These pages will stand as a | president, members of the supreme ment on October 2 that the C reached, Chairman Simmons of the camps during the 24-hour period up to f;;g:ffy“‘ Basors iemacipRuenciseyiile cCEREny danee Be courts and staie | Slovaks have not voluntarily shed a|senate finance committee. announced that time tital 5 agai 7 L) x AR ; single drop of blood for the Central|that the revenue bill would not come 5,668 the d,v“;elffi.,"‘;,‘,eu;’o,,m ca::; We men of German descent have a| The committee also rejected house|powers, but have shown their stand|up for consideration in the senate un- Gecreased from 1895 to 1800 — anq |SPecial reckoning to make with Kai-|provisions taxing state and munictpal | by forming lezions that now are fight- | til after the elections. He expects the deaths were 684, a decrease from yes- | Sorsm, Said Mr. Kahn. “The waole|bonds. The committee held that such|ing on the of the Entente, committee to complete the measa terday's total. orld has been wronged and hurt by |imposts would be unconstitutional | “Nobody takes the government of |about October 29. ions v v s DRe J 2 e federal overnment'’s right ¢ S k N vday T tions in army camps today, Secretary | fhe hurt done 1o us Iy the: deepest of | tar che oora, EoVernmen g1t 10 |uty Stanek declared oday the | INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC Baker said no time had been decided upon for beginning the induction of registrants into the camps. The mili- tary authorities now have the matter under consideration, he said, but they probably will fix no date until the epi- demic has further subsided. all. and flung into the “The ideals and ished have been HANDS OF CLOCKS WILL BE TURNED BACK OCT. 27 Washington, Oct. 17.—No further of- fort will be made by congress to con- tinue the existing daylight saving law and the hands of the clocks will be turned back an heur on October 27 as originally planned. This decision was reached today at a conference he- tween congressional leaders and Chair- man Baruch, qf the war industries board, who had recommended that the law remain in force for the period. of the war. The senate recently passed a bill to continue the law in effect indefi- nitely and it is now in the house. Senator Calder of New York. author of the original daylight bill, =ald after the comference today that difficulties of the railroad adminis- tration and other governmental agen- cies in arranging schedules and an- ticipated diffcalties in getting final action on the bill by the house con- tributed to the decision. The war in- dustries board urged comtinuation of the law particularly because of its value in the saving of fuel. kin. Their very sound by fond memories manity.” shall be judged. will be considered ica.” ' APPEALED ‘Washington, “the more coal sooner we SITUATION IN GERMANY REPORTED UNENDURABLE Buenos Aires, Oct. 17.—The foreign office has recetved a despatch from the Argentine legation in Berlin say- ing that the present situation in Ger- many is unendurable. 4 AUSTRIA TO ‘TRANSFORMED INTO DERAL STATES Berne, Oct. 17.—Baron Von Hussa- rek, the Austrian premier, has made the announcement that Austria is about to be transferred into federal ;nmu, according to advices received re. war industries; without guns and sooner we shall miners of | stood behind us. Our _spinitual been stolen from us by impious hands What we were justly proud of been dragged into the mire. has been dishonored. bitterly shamed by Our names, which came down to us from our fathers, have be-n defiled. challenge to the world. “The land to which w2 were linked outcast among the nation: of high treason against and of unepeakable crimes against hu- ‘“Professidns of lovaity are empty,” concluded Mr. Kahn. descent say to himself that his sub- scription to the Liberty his wholehearted allegiance to Amer- GENERAL PERSHING HAS Oct. 17. you shall have peace,” al Pershing through a cablegram Fuel Administrator Garfield today ap- pealed to the coal miners of the coun- try for increased production “Let there be no shortage of coal” said the American commandes sage. ‘“Lack of coal mean: pimgs are slowed down, and the army cannot be provided with means to de- liver the telling blows needed to end the war. Without coal we shall be against the enemy. The man in _the mine helps the man on the firing line. “The more coal you produce the soldier of the American expeditionary forces expects to be backed up by the America just as labor in every branch of industry a’ home has that we can @epend upon vou to do your part as we are doing ous.” president, judges and stafe officials as weu as the income from state and municipal inheritance has fateful hour for the Germans and the Magyars is striking, sooner than was NEAR END IN BAY STATE Boston, Oct. 17.—All reports reach- expected. gutter. bonds has been the subject of-discus- |y, ; i _|ed at the offices of the state depart- traditions we cher- |sion in both houses ever since. 1t first | pire yrcnaey t0, deal, with this em- | ment of health up to tonight indicated foully besmircned.|was proposed. In the senate recent-|glav states fmm’m:nzig' by way of | that the influenza epidemi¢ in this bas(ly, Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, re- | prague, to the Adriatic. A Iohemian |State was mearing its end. Reports of Our blood | publican, declared such a Drovision | siate includine alas. the Slovas %% | many new cases were received from We have been|would be constitutional but Senator|cyr minimum programme. A & free | Western — Massachusetts, but Dr. our very Kith and|Thomas, of Colorado, democrat, and|jugosiavia, a great Poland and a|Busene R. Kelley, state health com- several others insisted the federalgov- ernment had no such powers. Czecho-Slovak state ar€ already Yorm- missioner, said this had been expected, because of the late start of the dis: ras been made a|°. Senator Simmons announced tonight | “% SISy #hed fo each other | case in that section. In the state as a that the house provisions taxing the |we ought to_ be hanged Germans|Whole there was a decrease of 30 in salaries of military and naval officers | nover Leep their word except when |Yesterday, new cases decreased by has been made an|had been reopemed by the committee one half. they. promise hanging. convicted | with a view to amending'thc meas- “By our acts we which the committee had planned to Let each American take up today was deferred owing to the absence of Senator La Follette, who was called away by the death of a relative. NUMEROUS CONVALESCENT HOMES IN NEW YORK CITY New York, Oct. 17.—The residences of several wealthy New Yorkers will be opened tomorrow as convalescent homes for Spanish influenza patients. Dr. Royal S. Copeland, health com- missioner, announced tonight. Vacant houses also have been obtained for use negotiations with Russia; new loan is and a test and proof of gasindel (rabble). ed in Vienna. not the government, TO COAL MINERS principles, you can have peace. Declaring produce the Gener- to is inevitable.” MINNESOTA FOREST Copeland declaréd the nea2d is “serious beyond description.” “GASLESS” SUNDAYS ENDED BY GARFIELD ‘Washington, Oct. 17 by by A.'P.).— Fuel Administrator Garfield today lift- ed the ban on gasolineless Sundays, effective at ‘once. 'Should gasoline stocks again fall dangerously low, it was stated at the fuel administration, the request will be renewed. It is probable that prior- ity orders will begin for shipment of ®asoline overseas. % ammunition to use quenched before it gets a start. have ‘peace. Bvery “BABY DOLL” THOMAS Bridgeport, Conn., Oct, 17 Hankins were “toda; murder_of Norris’ Pannell. returned less_than four hours. N N We soldiers know The Entente asked us to negotiate, but we refused. You would not admit us to the peace rou will negotiate with the representatives of our brigades, which Hertling called “You must speak with Masaryk, not with us. Our problem cannot be soly- If the German people, accept Wilson's We counsel frankly the unconditional sur- render of the Central Powers which their breaking out again. The entire section of the country is being pa- trolled by hundreds of soldiers and home guards, and every bLluze that is not isolated by back-firing, is being ACQUITTED OF MURDER “William (Baby Doll) Thomas and Jake (Texas) acquitted of the The ‘jury at 3 p. m, after being out . 0 2 replied by deeds, by the recognition of S civilization | ure so as to differentiate between of- | Mosarvky mations) counci amd . the OBITUAR ficers holding clerical jobs at home | Czecho-Slovak army as belligerents. Earl Leroy Hyde. and those in actual service. Thereupon t¥e Austrian government| New Britain, Conn. Oct. 17T.—Earl Discussion of the surtax _section Leroy Hyde, nephew of Frank A.Mun- sey, and manager of the local stss in Mr. Munsey's chain of markets, died last night of pneumonia. He was 27 years of age. His mother, Mr. Mun- Sey's sister, is seriously ill at a hotel here. Horace J. Backus. Andover, Conn, Oct. 17—Horace J. Backus, 28, who was in the house in the 1914 session, and sat beside his brother, E. S. Backus of Thompson, died today of pneumonia. He was well known in this part of the state, a deputy sheriff of Tolland county, and chairman of the republican town com- s clares Subscription Books June. : Washington, Oct. 17.—Fourth Liberty loan subscriptions, veported and unre- ported. probably amount to four billion dollars, although those actually tabu- lated by headquarters here aggregate $3,607,597,350, the treasury announced tonight. Two days remain for the raising of two Dbillion dollars. On Saturday night. subscription books will close absolutely, Secretary McAdoo declared today, setting at rest per: ent reports that owing to . the retarding influence of . the influenza epidemic the government contemplated giving the nation #hother weéek in which to enter. pledges. New reasons why the loan should be not only raised but oversubscribed. as cmphasized today by Secretary Me- Adoo, are that tremendous war ex- penses will continue to run on for many months regardless of the out- came of Germany's efforts for peace. Even if peace should come soon—and N0 agency of the goyernment is draw- ing its plans in this definite belief— there will be immense manufacturing contracts to be fulfilledl, armies*to be brought back to American- shores, and 4 multitude of other expenses which the momentum of war will carry on. This means other war loans, Secre- tary McAdoo explained. And whatever the measure of oversubscription to the fourth loan may be, it will be deducted from future loans, so that there will be no danger of piling up idle credit to the government account. Actually, the funds now geing gath: ered in units of and $100 already have been spent to a great extent. More than three-fourths of the six billions expected. or $4,665,000,000, must go fo pay off short term certifi- cates issued in bi-weekly blocks si last June to get current funds with which to pay the nation’s war bills. The gifference between that sum and the six billions is ot enough to run the government for one menth. Con- sequently, unless the fourth loan is greatly oversubscribed and cash pay- ments come in liberally at once, tre treasury will have to begigi soon to issue more certificates for current ex- penses—these to.be repaid out of the Dproceeds from the fifth Liberty loan. Secretary McAdoo is anxious that all citizens understand this situation, be- lieving that their subscriptions in the final days of the campaign will be more willing and of larger proportions if based on intellizent comprehension of the - government's doliar needs. Subscription reports today added $338,000,000 to westerday's loan total, and although this~represents the-big- gest single day’s contribution, it is short of the pro-rata amount sought to bring the total to six billions by Saturday night. Nearly a third of the addition today, or $101,000,000, came from the New “York district, and sent that district more than half way to- wards its $1,800,000,000 goal. Yesterday's Loan Total, $338,000,000, Was the Biggest Single Day’s Contribution—The Amount Tabulated at Washington is $3,607,597,350—Secretary McAdoo De- day Night—$4,665,000,000 of the Fourth Loan Must Go to Pay Off Short Term Certificates Issued Since Last Will Close Absolutely Satur- NEW YORK DISTRICT IS OVER $1,000,000,000 MARK New York, Oct. 17,—Unofficial subs scription reports tonight put the New York federal reserve district over the $1,000 000,000 mark 1n the campaisn to sell $1,800,000.000 of fourth Liberty bonds, and campaizn leaders were - coniident the quota would he reache¢ or passed in the two days that remain Subscriptions officially reported to- night totalled $948,792,550, or 52,1 per cents of the district’s quota. The in- crease for the day was $101,271,780 Today’s official total, however, did not include subscriptions of $25,000,000 by the Metropolitan Life Msurance com pany, $24 000,000 by the New York Life Insurance company and a long list of subscriptions ranging from $3,000000 down. New York city’s official total tonight was $663,254,750, or 49.7 per cent, of its quota. Totals for the sub-istricts, with their percentages, include: 2 Northern New Jerzey. $180,995,830, or €9.4 per cent.; Fairficld counyt, Conn., and Westchester and Rockland coun- ties, 'N. Y, $25 829,150, or 73 per cent. Lincrofts, N. J., with an hanor flag and ten stars, and Stamford, Conn. with a flag, were amang the 104 towns : and cities placed in the oversubscribed : column tonight. ] SALE OF LIBERTY BONDS AT CAMP DEVENS Ayer, Mass, Oct. 17—The enthusi- asm of officers and soldicrs at Camp Devens over the fourth Liberty loan was exemplified in two instances fo- day. A private, who refuse@ to per mit his name to be made public, Dbought bonds to the amount of $30,- 000. in private life he is wealthy. A lieutenant who had no other re- sources than his salary of $166 a month, subscribed for §1.000. This means that $100 will be deducted from his salary monthly until the bond is paid for. The headquarters troop, which two days ago had subscribed to only $450 d raised its subscriptions tonight to more than $10,000. LARGE SUBSCRIPTIONS IN NEW ENGLAND YESTERDAY Roston. O 5 ts of mu- merous large subscriptions today at the headquarters of the New England ] Liberty loan committee tent the dis- triet a long stride towird the goal set in the fourth Libertv loan. Work- % ers redoubled their efforts to reach the e quota, encouraged by the tabluations of vesterday of more thar. 700 banks, which showed subscriptions amount- ing to $37,825,000 and carried the to- tal np to $375,496,000. Noon reports showed that 703 New Engiand cities and towns had filled their quotas. Maine led with 250, Ver- mont had 167, New Hampshire 127, Massachusetts 80, Connecticut 68 and Rhode Island . 1 it A PROTEST FROM THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT Washington, Oct. 17. — Protest against the Americanizing of German- owned business concerns, ships and other property by Alien Property Custodian Palmer has bzen made by the German government'to the state department. The note transmitted through the Swiss legation and made public tonigat, declares the sale "of German-owned property in this coun- try is “consciously aimed 0 “do last- ing injury to German economic exis- tence.” The German government conchid- ed its protest with the statement that “it cannot but be guided in the en- forcement of the retaliatory - orders that have been issued against Amer- can property in Germiny by the manner in which the United States of America will proceed against Ger- i man property.” Plans for Americanization by sale to American citizens of German-6wned property valued at approximately three “hundred million . doliars . have been prepared, and Mr. Falmer de- clared tonight they would be carried out as soon as possible. The total value of enem: property taken over by ‘the zlien prop- erty custodian to date is between seven and eight Hundred million dol- lars, Unofficial reports raceived here place the value of American-owned property taken over by ihe German goveryment at fourteen million dol- ars. -owned ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF FORMER PREMIER TISZA OF HUNGARY Amsterdam, Oct. 17 Stephen Tisza, the former premier. wa: leaving the lower house of parliament at Budapest Wednes- day a youth approached his motor car with a revolver, according to a_des- patch received here from the Hun- garian capital. Count Tisza’s chauffeur struck the would-be assassin down before he was able to fire, Count Ti: assailant was ' ar- rested and d he was 21 years of age and an official in the food de- partment. H> said he had intended to attack Admiral Paul Von ‘ Hintge, whose resignation as Garman secre- tary for foreign affairs recently was reported, during his visit to Buda- pest, but that Admiral Von Hintze had left before he was able 1o accomplish his purpose. ROOSEVELT AT LIBERTY LOAN RALLY IN PROVIDENCE Frovidence, R. I, Oct. 17—“We are going to see this war to a finish if it takes three vears more, our bedrock dollars and the last mar declared Theodore Roosevelt tonignt at a_Lib- erty loan rally at which ke and “Billy’ Sunday, the evangelist, were the prin- have been cltained -for use as con- FIRES UNDER CONTROL |mittee. His widow and one child sur- valescent homes, Dr. Copeland said,| Duluth, Minn, Oct. 17. — Fires|vive. In the legislature Mr. Backus s~ and these will Me fitted up and opened | throughout the burning districts of six | was on the railroad committee. iting our | 25 fast as nurses and doctors can be| counties of northern Minnesota to- . Robert Johnson Mix. § hin | provided for them. night are considered well under con-| o York, Oct. 17.—Robert John- railroads and = ship-| ®'p ", o phen] for more murses, Dr.| trol, and there seems littls change of| Ny York. O¢ 2 son Mix, manager of the New York Agencies of the Frudential Insurance Company, died of oedema of the lungs, following Spanish influenza, at _his home in Cranford, N. J., today. Born in Terryville, Conn., 61 Years ago, Mr. Mix graduatad from Syracuse univer- sity and entered the insurance busi- ness with his father, one of the pian- cers of the New York Life. Later he joined the Equitable staff and ten years ago assumed the Prudential management. In the latter capacity lie edited “Mix's Mustard” a periodical circulated among insurance men throughout the country. cipal speakers. Continuing, he said: “We will accept no peace save that peace which follows unconditional sur- render and ' we' will get that peace with the machine gun and not with the typewritter. . . Germany = needn't bother about terms. She isa't going to be consulted. We will settic on terms with our allies. Germany's part will be limited to saying ‘Yes, sir.” LARGE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN PAWTUCKET BURNED Pawtucket, ‘R. I, Oct. 17.--St. Jean POLITICS DELAYING THE MILITARY DEFICIENCY BILL Washington, Oct. 17.—Partisan polit- fcal discussion and criticism of the war risk insurance bureau delayed ac- \ tion ‘by the house today on the six billion ,dollar military deficiency bill. Leaders hope to pass the measure to- morrow and send it to the sante, but Representative Sherley of Kentucky, in charge of the bill, warned the house tha tthis was impossible unless discus- ° 3 sion was confined to “what is in the il Commengdation and condemnation of the ‘work of the war risk bureau were freely voiced during the two-hour dis- cussion of appropriations of $7,000,000 for clerk hire and $70,000,000 for ad- djtional family aliowances, both of which were approved. Representative Madden of Tlinois, republican, de- nounced the bureau as “outrageously inefficient” in _administration, and said it was “filled with idlers” Repre- sentative Treadway of Massachusetts, republican, defended the bureau for ac- complishing a great volume of work in a sohrt time, while other members ex- * changed information regarding the bureau's work, seeking explanation of 2 8 i 1 a o | delays in checks going to soldiers’ families. 5 for the army, amounting to 3 vis the only important sections giving definite authority for the enlarged powers of the shipping board for extension of shipyaud facilities also were ap=z proved. Should the house complete the bill tomorrow it could not come up in the senate before Monday, the senate ad- Journing today until that time so the finance committee may work on thé war revenue bill without interruption. LANSING WARNS HOGGISH WASHINGTON LANDLORDS ‘Washington, Oct. 17.—Attemps of, % Washington landloards to profiteer at the expense of members of the diplo- matic corps brqught a public warn- ing from Secretary Lansing _today that “all diplomatic representatives of foreign countries, together with their empioves and servants, ar: egitled to immunity from legal provess” The secretary calied attention to federal statutes which provide that every person by whom a writ azainst any diplomat’ or his servant is obtained or prosecuted, “whether as party of as attorney or solicitor and every of- ficer concerned in executng it, shall be imprisoned for not more than three years, and fined at the discretion of the court.” REPRESENTATIVE STERLING KILLED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Washington, Oct. 17.—Members of the house received news that Repre- sentative John A. Sterli of Tllinois was. killed in an automobile accident near Pontiac; Iils., late today. and ad- - journed out of respect i0 him. A committee fo attend the Juneral will be named by Speaker Clark tomors row. U-BOATS ORDERED TO > RETURN TO THEIR BASES (7). Amsterdam, Oct, 17.—The Handeis- blad publishes with reserve a report that the German ad Ity has issued de Baptiste church, one of the larg- est Catholic churches in northern Rhode Island, was destroyed by fire today. The loss is estimated at $200,- 000. . wireless mstructions to all subniarines to return their bases. 3 True charity consists of openingthe purse and keeping the mouth closed. %