Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 19, 1918, Page 1

Bufietin Service Flag VOL. LIX—NO. 251 . POPULATION 29,919 FLAG OF BELGIUM AGAIN FLIES OVER ZEEBRUGGE Germans Have Fled From Their Second Great Submarine Base on the North Sea, and Belgians Again Control the Belgian Coast—Bruges Has Been Evacuated—Tur- coing, Roubaix and Other Towns Have Been Delivered —In France the French and Americans Are Steadily Breaking Down Strong Resistance and Forging Ahead| —The Greeks Are Now in Full Possession of Greek | Macedonia. ssociated Press.) | Cabled Paragraphs 200,000 Cases of Infiuenza Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires, Oct. 18.—There are two hundred thousand cases of infiu- €nza in Buenos Aires. The medical authorities say that the disease is not Spanish influenza. There have been no deaths from it. NO ABATEMENT IN INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC ‘Washington, Oct. 18.—Reports to the public health service today from 35 states showed that Spanish influenza still is on the increase in most parts of the countr Conditions in army camps also were less favorable, the 4,791 new cases reported to noon to- day showing that the diseasc appar- ently was stationary after the mark- ed decline noted for several lays. The epidemic still* is more pro- nounced in the eastern seition of the country than it is west of the Missis- sippi river, due undoubtedly to the more crowded conditions mn the large cities. Up to October 16 New Jersey had reported 107,839 cases with tion of the German manoeuvers in the national will decide the degree of suc- cess of the fourth Liberty-loan. ing in the subscription period, treasury estimated the sum aiready raised at between $4,300,000,008 and $5,000,000,000, making a billion or‘more still necessary. before the six billions is raised. ported tonight was only $3,958,589,600, but this included little of today’s bus- iness. That figure represented an in- crease of '$351,000,000 since last might. Washington, Oct. 13.—Tomorrow the Tonight, with only 24 houre remah‘:» the The amount officially re- On the eve of the greatest selling homeward bound army transport Are- phion had a two hours with a German submarine 800 miles off the Atiantic coast last Satur morning in which eight men on A\I;;lerlca_n ship were wounded, two fa- tally. day and reported that,so far as those aboard could _determine rine was not badly damaged, if at all. Amphion’s wireless and she was una- ble to call for help. 10 PAGES—74 COLUMNS " 'PRICE TWO CENTS al Were Wounded, Two Fa- tally. An Atlantic b 18.—The | " Port, Oct. unning fight e The transport arrived here to- the subma- The first shots carried away the The navai ¢ Belgian coast again is Beigian, | fleld. They can ascribe these opera-| deaths, while in New York city 1733 | order of the entire camapaign, nationsi | tho. (Fanbeort oromiicr . anC sicam, any's dream invasion of | tions to very definite and well de- |cases of influenza with 336 deaths and | joan headquarters -limited its com- {finally. drewing awav. from. the sabe |t & Acrose the North Sea trom | veloped plans of the German general| @46 cases of pneumonia With 237 |peemy ta emie: O T ot sADRRTREL Hp~ taff. Tt was said tonigit that the|deaths were reported vesterday. “There must not be the slightest|ture was riddled with shens and lan Flanders is fast being evac- | enemy probably has begua the sec-| Deaths in Pennsyivania up to Oc¢-| giminution of effort tomorrow. To|shrapmel by the nemy, and his line from [ond phase of the withdrawal he has|tober 15 avere reported at 10,045. In 3 rapnel. Delaware the epidemic apparently was subsiding, but many cases of pneu- monia were reported. Fewer cases al- so were reported from Massachusetts, but in Maine, Rhode Island and New Meuse | been compelled to undertake as a re- under | sult of unwavering pressure by Mar- ch and | shal Foch all along the hattie line. smanding | Lacking the reserves with which to make a stand on an extended front, to the ving way tror Belgian \ shorter and | it is to be assumed that he is falling s being sought by [ back to a much shortened line where e order to e an- | he can show greater resisting power. |new cases as did Virginia, North ( h oes verywhere | The reports showing that the French | olina, s rolina, Tennessee, = ey whipped. Put seem- | were making progress in clearing up{bama and Missi g | far from defeal. |the Oise-Serre pocket, southeast of | The epidemic continues in the mid- n the enemy is giving | Laon, attracted particular attention |Gie west. Louisville and five other in order to bring her|here. This narrow point of high|cities. in Kentucky e many cases, out of the trap which | ground between the two rivers, guard- | While Indiana v v. reported enaces them: -but from the French|ed by wide marshy lines on {688 new cases outside of Indianapolis, ¢ to the Meuse he still is | both fronts, to be the|where the disease is epide; The ng desperately oack the | bastion on which the enemy resistance |malady also continues in Illinois and er jaw of the in the center rested Michigan. Ohio reported that it is i The collapse of this ion pre- | prevalent in ‘thirteen cities of thai o ver imably means a rapid ghtening | state ; the whole center of 1 Missouri reported epidemics in seven he wings of this vital pa American troops northwe dun_and Anglo-Ameri force: Le Cateau: are hammerin the ahead towa the main communie: tion lines that support the whole en- |Of em: framework. This probably ac- counts for the stubborn resisiance on wth wings as compared conntered elsewhere, it both wings as compared w countered elsewhere, it w N The freeing of the Belzian coast w cities: Mihnesota in 36 district he use of picked troops orado in 3 anners who know defeat , warded o the cu'mi- of epidemic at Oklahoma in other parts e was with many_case; Oklahoma. The dises in- ut] it Jee nevacua 3 aix and _other | owns have been delivered. Out of} the great sack between the North Sea In the District of Columbia both the number of new cases of influenza and iof deaths increased today and porta- ble hospifals were opened to take care and the Lys river the enemy is flee have little direct effect or the sub-|of the overflow from public and pri- fast in an endeavor to preve Pture { marine situation, but may be of the|vate institutions. ternment in Holland. His greatest indivect valwe in furnishing|. Although influenza cases in army t he will be able to reach the allied. forces with new hases from | €Amps increased slizhtly the number erp and_there reconstitute his line|which to operate anti-sul:marine pa-|Of pneumonia cases, decreased com the Dutch frontier through Ant- | tyols during the 24 hour period ending to werp and Namur to some point In tte e day at moon s were 63 probably Sedan or Mez, a against 684 yesterd: Influenza cases south, HOUSE HAS PASSED THE France, east of e to Cambra Washington, Oct. 18.—The six ' bil- | heumonia cases 42 and deaths lion dollar military deficiency bill w: 1 slowly but surely are pres: 13,681 despite supreme efforts | passed today by the house without Ladsmady P enemy to hold them, biotting | d'ssenting vote and sent to the senate| x\pmy pHYSICI | out the big saiient which Has Tourn:i|'n ‘practically the same form that it bt e « i northern and Valenciennes it |came from the appropriations commit- wouthern enemy-held bases. To teu Scranton, Pa,, Oct. ght army sure the collapse of tais salient. I Besides providing vast sums for the | yhysicians irom Camp Cranc, Allen- Haig, with whose force: war department, the bill also pro- | town, reported here today to help fight | {gaded men from the United States, | vides $107217,000 for the navy and nfluenza epidemic having been $70,000,000 for the war surance | is [ bureau to pay allouments to families of soldiers and sailors. In anticipation of final action on the bill tonight, Representative Kitchin, the democratic leader, after a confer- v detailed by the federal zov- v cause of the decrease in anthracite tonnage, due to the dis- ease. Four at once took charge of the emergency hospital in this city, the other four being distributed through- front in a manoeuvre ! with success and throwing ciennes into a dangerous pocket. the south in the sack betwecn e Oise and the Serre rivers north Gf aon. the Germans slowly are w: ence with Semator Martin, majority |out the valley. To date over 7,000 wwing toward Hirson, with the enc- |leader in the senate ,announced that|cases have been reported in Lacka- impeding their progress with | he would endeavor to bring about an- | wanna county with about 250 deaths. other series of three day recesses the house, beginning probably row and continuing until Oct date proposed for the beginning of the joint recess until after the November rong rear guards. Likewise in Cham- pagne the Germans are offering strong tance agninst the French and the \mericans in their attempts to drive northward toward Mezieres and Sedan. CALL FOR TENTS FOR EMERGENCY HOSPITALS| Harrisburg, Pa, Oct, 18.—Sportsmen e French, nevertheless, have been | elections | who own nine feet square or e o cross the Aisne river near| After congress re-convenes Nov. 12, |1 ton: were called upon by, Vouziers and thus have made nore | Mr. Kitchin said, the house probably [Acting Health Commissioner Rover to cecure the positions of the Franco. | will continue three day recesses|&ive them to local commitiees where \merican forces in the valley of the|until the senate disposes of the war |€mergency hospitals are being erected gain the desired goal means the most vigorous selling from sunrise until as late at night as there is anyone left to buy.” The managers still felt sure.that the big total woull . be subscribed, al- though they emphasized that it would take a multitude of last minute’$50 and $100 subscriptions as well as some big pledges to do it. The loan would 1ail, they said, only if either the vast group of small subscribers or the smaller group of heavy buyers refused to invest at the last moment, believ- ing that the loan would go over with- out their help. Indications tonight were that sey- eral federal reserve districts might fail to achieve their quotas. That left a bigger task for those nearer have given their lives so that render. NORWICH STILL HAS their goals. The St. Louis district passed its quota of $260,000,000 by a bare $381,200 and recorded itself as not only the first djstrict to make this record but as having duplicated - its record of the third loan campaign. The New York district today passed the billion dollar mark and advices to- night were that the committee hoped 10 get the entire $1,800,000,000 quota by tomorrow night. The district records tonight stand as follows: District. Subscriptions. P.C. St. Louis $260,381.200 100 sinneapolis .. 184,633,750 8 Boston 410,430,100 82 Dallas L ose 9 70 San Francisco ,350 69 Richmond . 300 68 Chicago .... 50 66 Kansas City .. .. 669,200 54 eveland .. .... 376289500 62 ew York .. . 1,046,206,000 58 { Philadelphia 273,217,900 34 Atlanta 51 re at Grand Pre, revenue bill. The majority leader pre- | for the treatment of influenza vie- the east the Americans on both | dicted that the revenue measure would | tims. Dr. Rover makes the cail be- «des of the Meuse river are slowly |not be ready for the president's cai with the <present rate of dis- zoing forward. Between the great|bature until December. tribution of canvas through the weil wooded Mistien and the Meuse picked | . - LR e organized efforts of tant General troops lmve been chosen to fend the|TO EXAMINE MENTAL STATE |Peary, the available supply in swte ow northward toward Sednn. All armor eing exhausted. e ground that is being won is be-| X, OF FORMER EDITOR CHAPIN | "33 "0 cace in the mumber of in- ng vallantly defended defended to [ Wi ion Oct. 18. corge W.|fluenza cases is shown in western s it Wickersham, formerly attorney gen-|Pennsylvania counties and in Lacka- In the Macedonian theater the | ool Of the United States, Lamar|wanna. Half a dozen additional cmer- eeks are now in full possession of | LA1d¥, former corporation counsel of | gency hospitals have been opened. ok Macedona A Do O e, | New York, and Dr. Smitk E. Jelliffe | The number, of deaths’due to the epi- ng cleared of the enemy and In Ser- were appointed a comm to|demic now is estimated 35 e Teutonic aiied forces heve | €xemine into the mental state of | g £ en driven thirty miles north cr| Craries B Chapin, former eity cdi. | A DEMONSTRATION BY i on Sytia the victorious forees| kilieq his wife in their apartments SOCIALISTS IN BERLIN | % Tae _';‘, mmai‘ b il | here month. The appointments| Amsterman Oct. 18—(By The A. - 3 | were made by Judge Malone after he |P—A demonstration the German o 1 anted a motion for a lunacy | independent socialists in Unter. ' Den GERMAN TROOPS MAKING A |ing counsel for the indicted | Linten, Berlin, today is reported by WELL-ORDERED WITHDRAWAL | man the Cologne Volks Zeitung. The Washingtor;, Oct. 18—While the —_— crowd sang the Marseillaise. erthin tmat o Be has slit.|NO LAW PREVENTS WOMEN The police, adds the newspaper, possibilities. miliiary opinion WEARING MEN'S CLOTHES |Prevented the ‘1“'“""5"]3‘""5 from s fafosd to the conciusion that| T.incol e reaching the imperial palace. There executed withdrawal prabability | ieast in Nebraska—prevents somen | CTO¥d Were slightly injured by police ot e e e ihe fact that| from wearlng men's - cloth when | S30Tes: B S * tions of the|they are engng v nt, notabl from the Lillc irea and | torney General W. B. Tond oria 67| 10000 SOFT COAL MINERS Soctor southeast of Laon. also tell dar The attomey_general's opinon | VOLUNTEER TO WORK SUNDAY g ovement | was n to the Rev. W. B. Long-| Altoona, Pa., Oct. 18.— ons of 'a genera: withdrawal, | pre of Maxwell, Neb., who \erote Goo- S (he ot Do oopsand miners in the central Pennsylvania bi- tuminous di t no offiicial infor n’has me to indicate where the line upon he enemy will attempt to stand s heen established ernor Nevilie a letter, saying the wear. ing of men's garmenis by women w against Bibie doctrine 1d asking if 3 it was contrary to state law The gov- \rmy officials can take no notice | ernor put the question up to the state's the numbrous Teports +f u complete | legal adviser and the opinion follow. lation in seeking the explana- | od rict have volunteered to work all day Sunday to counteract a great loss in tonnage due to influenza and celebration of false peace rumor. Federal authorities here have sent ap. peals to all other miners to follow the examplt set them 100 EMEN . SCAL; 0F MILES e 0 25 Connecticut reached its quota, and |after several days of discouraging ef- {fort Washington, the nation’s capital, {ioday suddenly spurted over its $26.- 1060,000 allotment and went aheaq en- | ihusiastically to roll up a_big over- | subscription to report to Beriin, Commenting on the uphill fight in |the New England district against the {influenza epidemic, the treasury state- | ment tonight said. | “The work done in this district |stands out as an oMject lesson for every Liberty loan committee in the country. In the face of most tremen- Jous odds occasioned by a prevalence of Spanish influenza. the district kept plugging ahead until tonight it has officially 5 per cent. of its quota.” BOSTON FIREMEN CONDUCTED A LIBERTY LOAN RALLY Boston, Oct. 15.—Sales and pledges amounting to more than $1.000,000 re- sulted from a bond selling drive hy Boston firemen in the financial section today. An extension ladder, up which a young woman climbed rung by rung as bond sales were anno: figuréd in the success of the drive. The subscriptions included $100,000 each frem the Merchants National Bank, Kidder Peabody and Coropany, the Tederal Trust Company and W. L. Tierce and man yothers of large amount. LARGE BOMBING ENTERPRISE BY AMERICAN AVIATORS With the American Army Northwest of Verdun, Oct. 18, & p. m—(By The Associated Press.) More than sixty American day bombing aviators today aitacked Bayonville, Buzancy and other towns north of the American line at Grand Pre. Bscorting plancs downed ien German machines. This is said to have been the lars- est enterprise vet icarried out hy an all-American flying force. CZECH FLAGS ARE WAVING IN PRAGUE Copenhagen, Oct. 18—The Czechs are masters in Prague, according to a despatch to the Gerlingske Tidende. Czech money is in circulation and the over Czech flag waves Hradschin Castle. GERMAN REPLY TO BE SENT SATURDY AFTERNOON Amsterdam, Oct. '18—The German reply to President Wilson probably will be despatched on Saturday after- Doon, “according_ o advices recelved ere. German Llovd liner Koin and is of T, 409 gross tons and has a speed of 12 1-2 knots an hour. Boston when this war and after being repa shipping board was turned over to the army as a transport 737 NAMES IN TWO ing casualties are reported by Commanding General can Bxpeditionary Forces: tion from wounds 14; died from and other causes 4; died of THE LAST DAY OF THE LOAN For your own sake, for the sake of your fnrnily,. for the sake of those “over there,” for the sake of those who live you must subscribe itamediately to the most important loan in the history of this country. Make it certain that Norwich gets jts quoia. could be no stronger insistence for unconditional sur- BUY AT ANY BANK BUT GET YOUR BONDS TODAY! The Amphion formerly was the North She was seized at ountry entered the d by the ARMY CASUALTY L|STSi‘ ‘Washington, Oct. 19.—The follow- | the of the Ameri- Killed in action 124; m 71; wounded severely ing in ac 191; di replace her destroyed fleet of com- 1 craft, it is reported at Wash- liberty and democracy may There $82,050 O RAISE 31; died from aeroplane accident 1 wounded (degree undetermined) total 561. : New England’ men are: Killed in Action. Lieutenant David Putnam. Brook- line. A\ias Sergeant Parmelius Donais, South- bridge, Pri W. Crosley, Mid- “Arthur J. dletown, Lavigne, Sanford.. Maine; Edward J. McKenna, Providence, R. 1; George H. Smit} Providence, Chelsea, Mass. Died of Disease. { Private Charles S. -Rool New Bedford, Mass. Wounded Severely. Corporal - William P. Canton, Mass. ‘Wagoner Thomas J. Ryan, Nashua,| N. H. R."L; James J. Toomey, | Monahan, Privates Thomas J. Bresnahan, Barre Plains, Mass.; Peter Christie, ‘Worcester, Mass.; Cyril J. Lariviere, Claremont, George Macdon- ough, Port ne; Tony Piceio- nelli, New Haven, Conn. Wounded (Degree Undetermined). Privates — Elwood C. Atkinson Peabody, Mas: ertown, Conn Joseph Bianco, Wat- Terrence F. Fall River, Mass.; Herman ‘Littleton, N. H; Max J. Worcester, - Mass.; Stephen Hartford, Conn. Missing in Action. Corporal TFrederick Van Deusen, Greenwich, Conn. Privates—Edward A. Bates, Bos- ton, Mass.i Joseph Bourassa, Cam- bridge, Mas arles Hislop, . Ji Manchester, N. H.: Fred Monroe, Haverhill, Mass.; Joel F. Parmenter, Acton, Mass. FRIDAY AFTERNOON'S LIST. Killed in action 22; missing in ac- tion 20; wounded severely 65; *died from wounds 6; died from accident and other causes 2; died of Risease 53; wounded, degree undetermined 53; total 176. New England men are: Killed in Action. Private Nicholas Belifore, Rutland, Vi Died of Disease. Private Allen G. Foster, New Hav- en, Conn. Wounded Severel: Privates—Walter N. Sullivan, Som- erville, Mass.: Samuel Wpolf, Dor- chester, Mass.; James Potter. South ! Meriden, Con Gustavus A. Schultz,4 Providence, R. L Missing in Action. Private Robert F. Maloney, Greens- dale, Mass. ARMY CONTRACTOR GUILTY OF DODGING INCCME TAX New York, Oct. 18.—iehix Gouled, an army contractor, was tonight found Zuilty in the federal cour: of engag- ing in 2 conspiracy to defraud the government of income taxes on profits made in manufacturing raincoats. Da- vid L. Prodell, a Jawyer indicted with Gouled, was acquitte GOVERNMENT CONFERENCES HELD IN BERLIN THURSDAY Basel, Switzerland; Oct. 18.—Havas) —There were government conferences ish_lives. on_the Canadian casualty list. lina, has six sons in the service. 1917 amounted to 75288,851" tons. Kaiser as sending -his valuables Holland. £ were arrested by the Cuban Secret Service. Male citizens of Porto Rico be- tween 18 and 45 must register for military service Oct. 26, President Wilson signed the bill making fraud in Congressional elect- ions a Federal offense. munition factory n | caused material damage. ¢ of electrical communication ported ‘total bullion gaindd listed men ment. cars and 518 freight cars in July, the| Railroad Admini | Bngland, iTeported the death of Grand Nicholas, merci ington. urges use of stamps of the denomination possible so as to savelv stamps. amendment to the Army ing an appropriation of $10,000,000 to suppress influenza. ice and firemen in New York of | mean dynasty, do here] of Estimate to raise their pay from | thi $1.650 a vear to $1,800. mands that no more rice brewing during the year. saye 18000,000 bushels a vear. Condensed Telegrams | War to date has cost 1,000,000 Brit- The names of 52 Americans were Porto Rico apealed to Congress for id for the earthquake Sufferers. Governor Manning, of South Caro- Ore mined in the United States.in London . newspapers report - the to Secretary of State Lansing cel rated his 54th birthday anniversary v working. : Eight prominent Havana Germans Fire, following an explosion in a at Lyons, France, An appeal for men to train for the ! c branch of he service was issued. Navy Department ~approved the |a lifting of the ban of shipping move- | e ments on the Pacific Coast. allegiance to the Hapsburg dynast, Bank of England for the week re-|and announcing principles for a foun- | C £112000; | dation of a Paris and a copy was handed to Pres- reserves fell £87,000. Ten thousand dollars’ worth of | opium seized by the government was | c stolen .from the Treasury storerooms. | Importation of Australian clothing wool, after dropping to almost noth- | council, finance, provisional sovernment. Declaration of ng last year, is near normal asain. | Names of two officers and 38 en-| in German prison camps | were announced by r Depart- | i Railroad shops built nine passenger | tion A Russian wireless ated Tsarkoe. announced. message in Selo, Oct, 15,1 Duke Postmaster Patten, of New . York, highest Senator Le introduced « | bill provid- Poli grade petitioned the Board The Japan Temperance be used in Storage of larger amaqunts of soft umers in the eastern part Jnited States was authorized | by the Fuel Administration. James Sullivan. member of firm of Charles Head & Co., B bankers, was found dead on tracks of the Boston & Alba road near the Allston station. Five German officers were arrested by the French at Roulers charged| with ordering their soldiers to, from the inhabitants. They will tried by court martial i Holland has decided to send 40,000 | tons of shipping to South America to | bring back the remainder of the 100,- | 000 tons of grain allotted to her at the | time ‘America took over the Dutch| vessels. | Chairman Baruch of the War In- dustries Board denied a request of | John D. Rockefeller, for priority | fo newspaper to publish un eight- page supplement in New York papers | concerning work of the United War| Work Campaign, i If the American people want un- conditional surrender from Germany they must pay for it, William H. Taft, former president, declared here, ad- dressing a loan rally in Carnegie hall, New York. | Private Frank Buck of Norristown, Pa., a conscienfious objector, who had | refused to do farm work, or to put on | a uniform to serve in the utilities de- | tachment of the Quartermaster’s Corps, was sentenced by courtmartial to twenty-five years at hard labor. Pottery manufacturers in the United | States were officially notified by the War Industries Board that their pro- duction must be curtailed to fifty per cent. of the 1917 output in the six months beginning October 1st. Advices received from Berlin are to the effect that there are great activity | in political circles, in view of the Gef- many reply to President Wilson's note. the body of the woman found in the | Windsor Locks canal at Suffield on Thursdsy was identified yesterday as at of Mrs. Anna Miner, 70 years old, of Springfield, Mass. Fire late yesterday destroyed the main building and the office of the New England Lime company’s plant at Boardman, near New Milford, with a loss placed at $25,000. GEN. PERSHING CALLS FOR AIR SERVICE OBSERVERS ‘Washington, Oct. :18.—General Per- shing has sent an urgent call for air service observers which the aeronau- tical bureau of the army is making prompt efforts to fill from civil life | as weil as from the army. A strong response from the daring spirits of the country is hoped for. There is no limit in the number to be accepted for training, and qualified men are cer- tain to get quick action. In announcing the needs of the ex- peditionary v, Major Gen- chief of the bureau, saidf{ there were no rigid age limits or other limitations. It up to the man him- self. If he thinks Le can stand the| hard, dangerous service ard can pass the rigorous physic: and other tests, he will he given a twelve weeks’ training course, commissioned and t ove ‘This a quick chance to kill a Hun or_ get killed,” General Kenly said. ‘We will guarantec to get men who qualify {0 irance without de- ay. 57 NEW YORK BUTCHERS ACCUSED OF OVERCHARGING New York, Oct. 18.—Fiify-seven of 234 New York butchers, summoned for trial before the federal food board on charges of overcharging from 10 to-15 cents a pound for lamb, today entefed pleas of guilty or were convicted. They were given their choice of re- funding all overchafges, signing a pledge to observe the board’s price lists and contributing $100 each to the Red Cross, or of naving their meat supply cut off. All chose the former course. Trials of of the other butchers will be continued tomorrow. B Slovak national council, recognizgd- the United States and Thomas G. Masaryk pre: ‘Hohenzol order t dismemberment and Turk Norway is making great efforts to|are prom! empire and autonomy to the dissatis- { fied nationalities committed ‘to_thelr I an accord with Society de- | that no people under a s it would |nize and because of our knowledge cannot freely develop in a Hapsburg mock-federation, which is only a new form of the denationalizing oppression :under which we have suffered for the j free mation: ruthless | CECHOSLOVAS VE 0NE Renounce Allegiance to the Hapsburg Dynasty and An: * nounce Principles For a Foundation of a Republic—' Declaration Has Been Made by the Provisional Gov- ernment—New Nation, Which Will Assume Its Part of the Austro-Hungarian Pre-War Debt, Has Been Recog- nized by the United States and the Entente Allies as a - DECLARED INDEPE .Belligerent de Facto GoverAment. Washington. Oct, 13.—Independence f the Czecho-Slovak nation was de- lared formally today by the Czecho- citizen. the entente llies as a belligerent de. fatto gov rnment. The declaration, renouncing. today republic, was issued in dent Wilson by J. C. Ssar ouncil's staff in Washington. The document is signea by Di dent of the| as premier and minister of and by other officers of the of the republic. In progress it will It follows: | Independence of the | Czecho-Slovak Nation by Its Pro- visional Government. “At thi grave moment, when the rns are offering peace in | turally. stop the victorious advance of he allied armies and to prevent the of Austria-Hungary y, and when the Hapsburgs g the federalization of the petition. en representation; shall enjoy equal ernment _shall form and shail militia. we, the Czecho-Slovak nationai ‘The . recognized by the allied and merican governments as the pro- ional government of the Czecho- ovak state and nation, in complete the declaration of the i Prague on ule, Czecho- nomic reforms: patents of ndbility Czech deputies made nothing under a Hapsburg make and declare our declaration of independence. “We do this because of our beli ould be forceg to live | vereignty they do not recoz- s the democratic nd firm conviction that our nation} past three hundred years, We con- |men der ireedom to be the first prerequisite or federalization, and believe that the of ceantral and eastern Europe m: ily federate should they find it necessary. ‘We make this declaration on the basis of Qur = historic-~and --national rights. We have been an independent nce the seventh century; and, , as an_independent state, con- of - Bohemia, Moravia and we joined with Austria and i live nation against a ion against the Turl We -have never voluntarily rrendered . our rights as an inde- pendent state in this confederation. The Hapsburgs broke their compact with our nation by illegally trans- gressing our rights anq violating the constitution of our state which they had pledged themselves to uphold, and we therefore refuse longer to remain a part of Austria-Hungary in any form. “We claim the right of Bohemia to' be reunited with her Slovak brethren £ Slovakia, once part of our national state, later torn from our national body, and fifty years incorporated in the Hungarian state of the Magyars, who, by their unspeakable violence and oppression of their subject aces, have lost all moral and human right to rule anybody but themselves. “The world knows the history of our struggle against the Hapsburg op- pression, intensified and systematized by the Austro-Hungarian dualistic compromise of 1867. This dualism is only a shameless organization of brute force and exploitation of the majority by the minority; it is a political con- spiracy of ‘the Germans and Magyars against our own as well as the other Slay and Latin nations of the man- archy. The world knows the justice of our claims, which the Hapsburgs themselves dared not deny. Francis Joseph, in the most solemn manner, repeatedly recogmized the sovereign rights of our nation.. The Germans and Magyars opposed this recognition, and _Austria-Hungary, bowing before the Pan-Germans, became a colony of Germany and, as her vanguard to the east, provoked the last Balkan con- flict, as well as the present world war, which was begun by the Hapsburgs alone without the consent of the rep- resentatives of the people. “We cannot and will not continue to_live under- the direct or_indirect ruie of the violators of Belgium, France and Serbia, the would-be mur- derers of Russia and Rumania, the murders of tens of thousands of civil- jans and soldiers of our blood, and the accomplices in numberless unspeak- able crimes committed in this war against humanity by the two degen- erate and irresponsible dynasties. We will not rémain a part of a state which nas no justification for existence and which, refusing to accept the funda- mental princinles of modern world- organization, remains only an arti- ficial and immoral -political structure, hindering every movement toward democratic_and social progress. The Hapsburg dynasty, weighed down by a huge inheritance of terror and crime, is a perpetual menace to the peace of the world, and we deem it our duty, toward humanity and civilization to aid in bringing about its downfall and destruction “We reject the sacrilegious asser tion that the power of the Hapsbur and Hohenzollern dynasties is of Di vine orl we refuse to recognize the divine right of kings. Our ma- tion elected the Hapsburgs to the throne of Bohemia of its own free will, and by the same right deposes | them. We hergby declare the Haps< burg dynasty unworthy of leading our nation, and deny all of their claims to rule in the Czecho-Slovak - land, which we here and now declare shall henceforth be a free and independent people and nation. “We accept and shall adhere to the ideals of modern democracy, as they have been the ideals of uor mation for centuries. We accept the American principles as laid down by President ‘Vilsor the principles of liberated tion, .. autoeracy. ized. October, 1918. (Signed) “PROF. Finance, “Minister of of Interio: same time ors ed countenance. of battle. deputies) piauded. the south of PERUVIAN DEPUTIES - APPLAUD WILSON'S NOTE Lima, Peru, Oct. 13—The Peruvi- an chamber of deputies tnday passed a resolution applauding Preszident in Berlin 3 day that lasted all day, accodding to advices received here. The 3 mintstry held a_five b session in which the military chiefs participated, Wilson's recent declarations and pro- claiming Peru's adhesion to the prin- ciple that assures the right of demo- cracy throughout the world. mankind—of the actual equality of nations—and of governments deriving all their just power from the consen: of the governed. We, the nation of Comenius, cannot but’ accept these principles expressed in the Amgrican declaration of indeperdence, the prin- ciples of Lincoin, and of the declara- tion of the rights of man and of the tion committee. Bridgeport, here tion. arated from the state. shall rest on universal suffrage; wom- hall be placed on an equal footing with men, politically, socially and cul- The vights of the minority shall be safeguarded by proportional national rizhts. be parliamentary. an recognize the prinei- ples of initiative and referendum. The standing army will be replaced by lovak carry out far-reaching social and eco. the large estates will be redeemed for home colonization, will be abolished. Our nation will assume its part of the Jan, 16, 1918, and realizing that fed- ; Austro-Hungarian pre-war | epalization, and, still more, autonomy, | ah*—ihe debts for this war we leave to those who incurred them. foreign policy Slovak nation will accept its full share of responsibility in the reorganization of eestern Europe. nationality and subs trine that all covenants and treaties shall be entered into openl: ly without secret dipiomady. “Our constitution shall provide an efficient, rational and For these principles our na: tion shed its biood in the memorabl Hussite wars five hundred years ago: for these same principle: ullies, our nation is shedding its blood in Russia, Ital 2 “We shall outline only principles of the constitution of .the zecho-Slovak nation; sion as to the constitution itself falle to the lezally chosen representatives of the liberated and united people. “The Czecho-Slovals state shall be a constant endeavor for beside her and France. the mal the final de- guarantee complete freedom of conscience, science, literature and art. speech, the press and the right of assembly and The church shall be sep- Our democracy religion and minorities The gov- nation will publie the Czecho- It accepts fally and social principles of cribes to the doc- and frank: just govern- which will exclude all special privileges and prohibit class legisla~ “Democracy has defeated theocratit Militarism democracy is victoricus—on the basis of demoetacy mankind will be reorgan: The forces of darkness. have ! served the victory of light—the longed- for age of humanity is dawning. “We. believe. in democracy- lieve in liberty—and liberty overmore. “Given in Paris on the 18th day of is overcome— we be- THOMAS G. MASARYK, rime Minister and Minister of “GEN. DR. MILAN R. STEFANTK, ational Defense, DR. EDWARD BENES, “Minister of Foreisn Affairs and EMPEROR CHARLES TELLS 'OF b NEW FEDERATED AUSTRIA Vienna, Oct. 18, via Basel, Switzer- land.—Emperor Charles addressed the Austrian land and sea forces at he issued his message to the people. In his' order to the sali- nd soldiers the emperor express- rm confidence that the concord which bas existed in the army and the navy until now will ex future for the well-being of the new confederated Austria. )y the st for the ENTHUSIASM IN FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES Paris, Oct. 18.—(By The A. P.) “Our victory does not spell revenge,” said Premier Clemenceau amid scenes of indgscribable enthusiasm in the cham- ber of deputies this afternoon. “Our victory and the victory of our allies means the liberation of and liberty of human conscience.” Paris has lived historic days since the beginning of the war, but never since those dark days of August, 1914, has Paris lived such a day as this. Clemenceau looked the when he ascended the light of victory shining civilization tiger of old tribune, the on his whole Long before the hour set for the opening of the chamber huge crowds, overflowing across the Seinento Place de la_Concorde, had gathered. Every seat in the chamber was occu- pied, except those where the French flag entwined with the crimson plush of a vacant chair showed that the former occupant had died—that he had. served his country not alone in the chamber of deputies, but on th field the After Paul Deschanel, president of the chamber, told of the liberation of Lille, Douai, Ostend and Bruges, aad while the deputies and audience were cheering frantically, Clemenceau arose from the government bench and madé his_way to the tribune with the dust of Lille still clinging to his zarments. “Can I add anything to the patriotic words of the president of the cham= ber,". said the premier, 1 have just received a telegram (an he waved a blue leaflet toward ti stating that Turcoing have just been liberated.” There was not one dis in_the whole chamber, but two con= spicuous socialist members remained seated - while the other “There should be b voice here,” said President Des-hanci; glaring at the socialists who s irose and the incident was closed. “except that Roubaix_and cordant voice deputies ap» L ong pish.. ALLIED FORCES OCCUPY KADISH, IN ARGHANGEL London, Oct. 18—Allied forces have occupied the town of Kadish, in the province of Archangel, and have a vanceél for a distance of that Archangel-Vologada ing to an official statement tonight om operations in north Russia. x miles to place along the railwey, accord- CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR CONVENTIGN POSTPONED Conn., state convention of the Christian En deavor society, scheduled to be held for three days beginning next Thursday, has been indefiniteiy post- poned because of the epidemic situa. This was announced A. H. Keane, chairman of Oct. 18—The onight by s LA