Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 21, 1918, Page 1

Bulletin Service Flag VOL. LIX—NO. 252 PQPULATION 29,919 - NORWICH, CONN., 'MONDAY, PREDICTS FALL OF GHENT Bejgiln Troops Have Occupied Zeebrugge and Heyst—They Have Crossed the Ghent-Bruges Canal and Have Reached the Dutch Frontier—15,000 German Troops, Cut Off in Their Retreat, Entered Holland and Have Been Interned—The Allies Have Gained in Flanders More Than Thirty Miles Over a Front of Thirty-six Miles—On the Front in Russia a Severe Defeat Has Been Inflicted on the Bolsheviki. (By The Associated Press.) Victory crowns the allied arms on every battle front. Northern Belgium is being rapidly cleared of the enmemy by British and Belgian forces. Bel- viang have occupied Zeebrugge and Heyst, have crossed the Ghent-Bruges canal and on their left have reached the Dutch frontier, where 15,000 Ger- mans, cut off from their retreat, by the advance northward from Eeecloo, are reported to have withArawn into Holland, where they were interned. Ghent, it is predicted from British headquarters, will fall at an early date and the French, by a swift stroke 2long an extended line, have put their forces within two miles of Tournali. Thielt is in the hands of the French, despite stubborn enemy resistance, as well as the high ground roundabout. British troops have crossed the Selle river, have reconquered Solesnes and have had hard fighting not onty around that town but at St. Python, tn the east. Here the British have captured more than 2,000 prisoners. Since the beginn‘ng of the operu- tions in Flanders the ailies have made an advance of more than thir over a thirty-six mile front, ciea all of the western Flanders, as well as the coast, of the enemy. Fighting desperately to holl their ions north and south of Le Ca- u, the Germans on a front of forty miles have massed nearly half a mil- ion_men. Their line is vital to the Ciermans but is just as vital to the «uccess of the aiiled arms, which are teadily pushing the enemy back and Lreaking through at strategical points. The British Third Army is smach- AMERICANS CONSOLIDATING POSITIONS RECENTLY TAKEN With the American Army Northwest of Verdun, Oct. 20 (By the A. P.).— Activity on the American sector west of the Meuse was limited today on the American side to the consolidation and reorganization of positions recent- lv taken. On their side, the Germans occupicd themselves in strengthening their positions. The American consolidation work was confined almost entirely to Loges Wood. On“thE Fight of the wood, after an artillery bombardment of two and a half houfs, the Americans began the task of driving the Gormans from TRappes wood. Fighting continues in the vicinity of Grandpre, where the Germans still offer bitter resistance. All signs of a probable German withdrawal to the Freya position, ex- cept on the right, have ceased and the enemy now seems determined to hold his present position as long as possible, The German counter-attacks are be- coming more and fore infrequent and it is learned that instructions have been issued to the Germans not to undertake counter-attacks unless they are positively assured of success. Artillery and aerial activity was be- low normal today because of the poor visibility due to rainy weather. GERMAN NOTE MAY NOT BE READY UNTIL MONDAY Amsterdam, Oct, 20.—According to advices reaching here today from Ger- many, the German reply to President dWil-on may not be ready until Mon- ay. The correspondent in Berlin of the Handelshlad, telegraphing Saturday night, said: “1 learn from competent quarters the conceptions which will underlie the German reply, the text of which will be definitely fixed at a conference to- night. From the tone of President Wilson's reply the German govern- ment believes that it must deduce from his note that it takes into ac- count the wishes and tendencies in entente quarters concerning condi- tions for evacuation which heretofore had not been fit for discussion. The German government, however, is ready to find a basis for further discussion.” ALLIES ON HIGH GROUND WEST OF THE OISE CANAL With the Anglo-American Armies in France, Saturday, Oct. 19 (By the A. P.)—American and British. patrols have reacheq high ground west of the Oise canal. The Americans occupy Rejet, east of Souptlet, which was taken at the point of the bayonet. They had to fight all the way against machine gun- ners deployed in depth. As fast as one Jot was killed, &nother came into action, and the work had to be done all over again, The fighting here has been desperate. There wae little opposition in the Lille salient and to the northward in most places it was found difficult to maintain contect with the enemy's main forces, owing to the rapidity of their retreat. DENMARK ASKS GERMANY TO CARRY OUT TREATIES Amsterdam, Oct. 20.—Denmark, ac- cording to the news agency telegrams to the Dutch press, has sen: a note to Germany suggesting that certain forms of the treaties executed between the two countries in the period from 1860 to 1870 should be carried out. The_ Vardeland pgints out that Ar- ticle V of the treaty of 1864 which ceded the Dukedoms of Schleswig Hol- stein and Lauenburg to Prussia pro- vided for a plebiscite in Schleswig to deeide whether the inhabitants would prefer allegiance to Germany or to Denmark. This proviston, it is de- clared, never has been carried out. CLEARING NORTHERN BELGIUM CF THE ENEMY Tondon, Saturday, Oct. 19.—British and Belgian forces are rapidly clear- ing northern Belgium of the enemy, according to the official British state- ment relative to operations in Belgium issued by the war office tonight. $76,000 From Vladivostok. Viadivostok, Saturday, Oct 12—(By The A. P.)—Subscriptions of $76,000 to fourth American Liberty loan al- - unbe-roeelvedbythaeom fi%m is hoped that a total ¥ 4 F55 ing its way forward south of Valen- ciennes. Success so far has attended this effort, and the turning of this line will prove a source of great danger to vast masses of Gérman troops hold- ing the territory of the north and south. The American forces operating in conjunction with the British north of Wassigny have advanced to the Sam- bre-Oise Canal. They occupied Rejet cast of St. Souplet, at the point of the bayonet. Wave after wave of machine gunners faced the Americans, who in- fiicted enormous losses on them. West of the Meuse American activity was confined ‘to the consolidation of posi- ticns captured from the Germans. On the front in Russia a severe de- feat, with the loss of 1,009 men killed, hag been inflicted on the Bolsheviki in the Yekaterinburg district by Czecho- lovak and Siberian forces, Three ar- mored trains with eleven locomotives and sixty machihe guns were captured by the allied troops. Germany's reply fo President Wil- son has been handed to the Swiss min- ister at Berlin for transmission to the United States, according to unofficial advices reaching Amsterdam from German sources. In the rep'y Ger- many expresses a willingness to evac- uate Belgian soil, but believes such a withdrawal would necessarily take several months, It is added that the German gov- ernment is prepared provisionally to abandon its U-hoat campaign. A Mad despatch says Germany has offiqa notified the $panish gov- ernment that the German admiralty has recalled all submarines to their hases. PLANNING TO COMBAT A GERMAN INDUSTRIAL WAR Rome, Frilay, Oct. 18.—The coun- tries pow arraved again Germany must organize to combat a German in- dustrial wab, David Lubin, of the In- rnational- Institute of Agriculture to- day told a meeting of Italian financiers and govenment officials. ‘Such a war surely said, “and the only way to defeat a renewal of (ermany's political med- dling in other countries as she in- vades them with her cheap products is coming,’ he will be by the intervention of thel wealthy allied countries. The allies should establish commercial bases throughout the world, introduce mod- ern methods of manufacture and help the local ponulations to produce arti- cles formerly purchased from Ger- many.” Mr. Lubin suggested that Italy should be the basefor the Mediterra- rean zone. It is proposed to send a commission of business men to the United States to elaboratz the plan. IMMENSE AIRDROMES WERE ABANDONED BY GERMANS London, Oct. 20. — In withdrawing from Flanders and the Belgian coast the Germans not only gave up their submarine bases but also left be- hind immense airdromes. Before the enemy retirtinent northern Belgium might have been known as the home of the Gotha. By moving eastward the Germans lose the points nearest to {England from which they used to carry out raids upon London and oth- er English towns. Hereaftor, it is be- lieved the Germans will find it ing creasingly difficult to make air raids upon London. The evacuation of Ostend and Zee- brugge will make easier the work of the British pavy in keeping the Brit- ish Channel clear of submarines. The Germans also have been forced to re- move the torpedo boats from those tases. CAREFUL SAVING IN ALL FOOD IS NECESSARY Washington, Oct. 20.—Because of the Spanish influenzja epidemic, the food administration has postponed the distribution of its new home card un- til Dec. 1. The original plan contem- plated the opening of the campaign Oct. 27, In announcing the postponemant a food administration statemeut tonight said the new home card will contain no regulations regarding elther “wheatless” or “meatless” days but will urge, as a whole, the most care- ful saving in all food, particularly in the conservation of wheat, meat, fats and sugar, so that the country can ship five and threc quarter million tons more of foodstuffs to the allies this year than last. BELGIAN GOVERNMENT IS COMPUTING DAMAGE ‘Washington, . Oct. 20.—The Belgian government already has taken steps to compute the enormous total of the damage done to property in Belgium by the Germans during their occupa- tion of the country, said a cablegram received today by the Belgian lega- tion. The council of ministers met at Havre and adopted measures for certi- fying claims for damages to civilian and public property. These will be employed as a means for determining the total compensation to be demanded from Germany. AMERICAN SUBMARINE CHASERS AT DURAZZC Rome, Saturday, Oct. 19.—Recogni- tion of the part played by American submarine chasers at Durazzy is given in a semi-official note issued here. The American boats protected a con- voy of steamers which entered the harbor soon after Italian cavalry had reached the town. A large cuantity, of materials was landed by the steam- ers. POINCARE LUNCHED WITH AMERICAN LABOR MISSION Paris, Saturday, Oct. 19.—Fresident and Madame Poincare took lunch to- day with the American labor mission. Ambassador Sharpe and the foreign labor and marine ministers were pres- ent. Samuel Gompers could not bve be present owing to the death of his daughter-at Washington earlier in the 1R, L Government in North Russia Reorganized Supreme Power Again Con- ferred on Nicholas Tsch- dikovsky. I Archangel, Friday, Oct. The Associated Press), The zovern- ment in northern Russia again has been reorganized and the supreme power again conferred c¢n Nicholas Tschaikovsky. Colonel Duroff will re- tain his position as govérnor-general and military commander in the region of the north. The ministry has been reorganized as follows: M. Tschaikovsky, presi- dent of the provisional government and minister of foreign affairs and agriculture; Colonel Duroff, governor- “eneral, military commander, minister of war, minister of the interior and minister of communications, post and telegraphs; Prince Kourpatkin, tem- porary minister of finance; M. Mefo- dieff, minister of commerce and in- dustry and of provision: S, N. Goro- detski, minister of justice, and P. Gu- boff, minister of public instructlon. With _ the exception of Premler Tschaikovsky all the members of the cobinet belong to bourgeois parties. In addition to the cabinet there i1s an advisory council of fifteen men rep- resenting all strata of society and all parties. In Archangel the elections recently held for members of the Duma resuit- ed in a large majority for the social ists although the bourgeois vole was larger than ever before. The new cabinet mests with the general approval of the alliel diplo- matic corps here. 18. — (By 2,458 NAMES IN THREE ARMY CASUALTY LISTS Wshinfgton, Oct. 21.—The following casualties are reported by the Cem- manding General of the American Expeditionary Forces: y Killed in action 102; missing in ac- tion 165; wounded (degree undeter- mined) 278; died of aeroplane acci- dent 4; died of accident and other causes 9; died of disease 185; died of wounds 112; wounded severely 135; slightly wounded 38; total 1,048. New England men are: Killed in Action. Privates—Bronislaw Capiga, Yantio, Conn.;. Joseph R. Coutu, Woonsocket, Benjamin D. Cushing, . Marion, Mass.; BEarle Farley, Nashua, N. H.; Matthew A. O'Brien, Boston, Mass. Missing in Action. George _W. Hinman, Worcester, Mass.; Waldo H. Heinrichs, Boston, Mass. Corporal Ross T. Hobkirk, Marl- boro, Mass. Privates—George M. Leary, Dor- chester, Mass.; Joseph Levesque, Lawrence, Mass.; Harold F. Marnell, Dorchester, Mass.; Joseph A, Prampa, New Britain, Conn. Warren E. Yapp, Littleton, Mass.; Edward E. Bernard Worcester, Mass.; Ernest E. Flynn, ville, Mass.; James J. Gately Roxbury, Mass.; James Har- rison, Fitchburg, Mass.; Wincenty Pietrenuik, I\'ewburyport. Mass.; Hyman Berson, Dorchester, Mass. Bugler Edward J. Majeskey, field, Mass. Wounded (Degree Undetermined). Corporals—Everett G. Kingsbury, Orange, Mass.; Rudolf A. Hartford, Conn.; James Barton, Quincy, Mass. Privates — Vincenzo East Boston, Mass.; Anthony Palm- jeri, Roxbury, Mass.; Titus A. True- Man, Providence. R. 1.; George E Boyer, New Bedford, Ma E. Ray, Grerawich, Conn. Wood, Arlington, Mass. Cheney, Hooksett, N. H.; Parker W. Coburn, Wallingford, Vt.; John W. Fitzpatrick, Fitchburg, Mass. Died of Disease. Lieutenant Benjamin J. Lawrence, Mass. Sergeant Francis Thompson, Feed- ing Hills, Mass. Corporal Harold F. Owens, Brock- ton, Mass. ‘Wagoners — Richard F. Forrest, Norwood, Mass.; Jacob Ubert, Hart- ford, Conn. d Privates—Percy E. Brookes, Willi- mantic, Conn.; Charles D. Fuller, Sussex. Mass.; Fred T. Hobart, Braintree, Mass.; Patrick Lynch, Sa- lem, Mass. Died from Wounds Received in Action Sergeants—Mark F. Fisher, Water- bury, Conn.; William Gleason, Dor- chester, Mass.; Patrick Martin, Win- sted. Conn.; William A. Tryder, East Boston, Mass. Jr., Cammarano, Joseph N. Henry A. Ginsburg, Corporals—Gordon Bartlett, Peach- dale, R. L; John A. Cusack, Dor- chester, Mass.; Earle B. Stowell Westboro, Mass. ‘Wagoner Charles E. Farquhardson Spencer, Mass. Privates—Thomas Cassells, ford, Conn.; Fred C. Garlick. rence, Mass.; Hart- Law- Marvin H. Griswold, Madison, Conn.; Tony Kujave, New- buryport, Mass.; John J. Maroney, South Boston, Mass. Wounded Severely. Sergeant Anton N. Jensen, wich, Conn. Privates—Edward M. bie, Greenfield, Mass. derson, Boston, Mass.; Arthur Ve Bikiary, Lowell, Mass.; Matthew H. Connors, Hartford, Conn.; Frank Co- sentino, Gardner, Mass.; William Mc- Hugh, Salem. Mass.; John P. Frost, ‘Westfield, Mass. Slightly Wounded. Corporal Leslie A. Boswell, dence, R. L Green- Aber chom- John G. An- Provi- SUNDAY’S LIST. Killed in action 111; missing in action 78; wounded severely 260; died from wounds 88; died from ac- cident and other causes 7; died of disease 65; wounded (degree unde- termined) 140; wounded slightly 3; died from aeroplane accident 2; total 754, New England men are: Killed in Action. Lieutenant Frederick M. Linton, Roslindale, Mass. Privates—Harold . Hotchki New Haven. Conn.; George M. Nelson, Bast Boston, Mass.;' William B. Or- lowsky, Rockville, Conn. Died from Wounds Received in action L.leutenint William H. Jutras, Man- chester, N. E Sergeants Andrew F. Connell, Rochester, H.; Ralph Levasseur, Manchester, N; H.; James F. Ma- honey, Charlestown, Mass. Provi- Corporal John L. Clabby, dence, R. L Privates —Harold F _Hutchinson, Buxton, Maine; Wilbur B. Leighton, Augusta, Maine; Earl A. Schiller, Stamford, Conn. Died of Disease. Privates—Emil J. Trottier, den, Conn.; Tracy Wi Meri- Jagues, West- Hat- | Chellman, | ; Hanlon | .the new French loan. lin behalf of the loan began today. Gondensedfi-Taagrams Admiral Mayo, commander of the Atlantic fleet, 1s in Paris. American railway shops built 527 cars in July and 779 in August. Names of 33 Americans were cen- tained on the Canadian casualty list. The Spanish influenza epidemic is growing worse in Scandinavian coun- tries. Morse telegraph operators are needed by the Signal Corps for over- seas service. Total purchases of Thrift and War Savings Stamps to date amounts to $31,854,134. Mexican Petroleum jumped 3415 points on the New York Stock Ex- change yesterday. The Supreme Court will extend i recess wuntil October’ 28 owing to the influenza epidemie. The American Red Cross app to the Philippines to help 10.uv firm refuges in Siberia. A Paris dispatcn says: The death of General Edouard Iernand Jamont was announced yesterday. Colonel Albert Hall, artillery offi- cer, commanding Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas, died of pneumonia. Production of cartridges for ma- chine guns, rifles, revolvers and pis- ed | tols has passed .the .three .billion mark. & Secretary Lane indorsed the plan providing farms for . American sol- diers on their return from the battle- front. A flat increase of 20 per cent. inj rates will be asked by the Bell Tel- ephone Co. of Canada effective No- vember 20. Manutacturs of gasoline stoves dur- ing the war was asked to be discon- tinued by the War Industries Board. Flying Cadet W. L. Woodside, of Amherst, Mass,, died of injuries re- ceived in a fall at Fort Worth, Texas, Monday. Kreuzen process for carbonizing old beer will be prohibited after Decem- y the Food and Fuel Admin- Names of two officers and 57 en- listed men, held prisoners in Ger- many., were announced by the War Department. One hundred German sailors jn- terned at Camp Devens for the dura- tion of the war subscribed $500 to the Liberty Loan. | Brazil has taken over control of | quinine distribution owing to the shortage of the drug in tace of present demand. Draft questionnaires for men of the 37 to 46 and the 18-year old class, were cordered released by l’ru\uau Marshal Crowder. Aftcr a brief consideration {heu Italian draft treaty was favorably re-| ported to the Senate by the foreign relations committee. A survey of the potash situation by the War Industries Board has be- gun Wwith a view of stimulating do- mestlc m‘oducnon An order for 150 consolidated typu‘ of locomotives was given to the American Locomotive Co. by the Ital- ian government. Argentine weekly shipments of wheat amounted to 1,100 000 bushels; corn 6,000000 bushels; oats 362,000 bushels and flax 160,000 bushels. No navy.officers or sailors will be| allowed to travel in the subways by an order issued by Rear-Admiral Usher, until the epidemic ends. Allen C. Beach, lieutenant-governor of New York for two terms and sec- retary of state for one term died al‘ his home at Rochester, N. Y. Hel was 93 years old. Henry Upmann, prominent German banker of Havana, is beind held in his hotel in connection with the gen- eral roundup of Germans in Cuba by the secret service. Imports of burlap, burlap bags and! jute will be controlled by the bureau | of ‘imports of the War Trade Board, the War Industries Board and Food | Administration, Governor Yager h designated Saturday, October 26, as registration | day for men 18 to 45 years of age, in compliance with the proclamation of President Wilson. Louis K. Lotz, minister of finance, ! has authorized the newspapers of | France to receive subscriptions to | The campaign | the Leone Morane, the French aviator and airplane builder, is dead. The Don Cossack Volunteer army and other detachments have sur- rounded the Bolshevik forces in the | northern Caucasus, from Kiev. Grocers and other retail food deal- | ers who overcharge their customers were warned by Henry B. En- dicott Mass. state food administrator, that persistence in this practice would result in immediate action against them. Saturday’s issue of the Yale Daily News was the last for the period of the war, this college publication fol- lowing the Harvard Crimson and the: Daily Princetonian, into temporrry retirement. says a despamn. i brook, Maine. Died of Accident and Other Causes. Private Leo G. Hakey, Marlboro, | N.H. Wounded Severely. Lieutenants — Merrill F. Ramsey, Cambridge, Mass.; Timothy J. Rear- | don. Salem, Mass. Corporalsdjohn J. Mann, Lowell, Mass.; Gerrard F. Sullivan, Dorches- ter, Mass. Bugler Fred W. Flagg, Wateryille, Maine. Privates — George Brown, Woon- socket. R. I; Ernest K. Cole, P.tts- field, Mass.; Martin J. Devine. South Boston, Mass.; Raymond J. Queenin, New Britain, Conn.; Harold M. Barnes, West Chesshire, Conn.; Or- mond Leo Lyon, Brighton, Mass.; William McTague, Worcester, Mas: Patrick W. Maloney, Berkeley, R. I Everett W. Parks, Gloucester, Mass.; Tllen W. Pitkin. Quechee. Vt.; James L. Twohig, Brockton, Mass. Slightly Wounded in Action. Lieutenant Herman Lorenz, Meri- den, Conn. Wounded—Degree Undetermined. Privates—rank Mark, Taunton, Mass.; Charles W. Weeks, Williams- burg, Mass. Missing in Action. Privates—Amedée J. Boldue, Wor- cester, Mass.; Michael J. Butler, Hartford, Conn.; Eugene A. Fisher, Boston, Mass. MARINE CORPS CASUALTIES. The following casualties are report- ed by the Commanding General of the American Expeditionary Forces: Killed in action 17; died of wounus received in action 7; died of disease 8; wounded in action (severely) 39; wounded in action (slightly 2; wounded in action (degree undeter- mined) 10; in hands of enexy 2; missing in action 45; total 130. New England men are: Killed in Action. Private — Floyd Barker, mouth, N. H. Private Joseph Fasano, South Bos- (Continued on Page Three.) Ports- Friendiness of Ihe said, 1o climb to the places of highest re- | the present minist EIGHT PAGES—56 COLS, PRIGE TWO CENTS Japan is Pledged Statement by Takashi Hara, Japan’s First Commones Premier, Tokio, Thursday, Oct. 10.—(By The A, P) Takashi Hara, Japan's first commoner premier and leader of the Seiyukwai party, said today, in his first statement of his policies, that he and his co.deagues would constantly ixbor on the ruture questons arising cut of the present war. Although the alliance wiin Great Britain wou.d re- main the cornerstone of Japan's for- eign relations, he said, he wished Lo emphasize that his special effort would be to promote friendly re.ations with the United States. “Pleas2 tell that to the American 1eople as convincingly as you can,’ “because my colleagues and I keeniy desire to see Japan and America brought closer together and every shadow of misundefstanding re- moved.” Witn democratic simplicity and di- rectness, Premier Hara discussed frankiy all questions put to hum and prroduced the impression that Japan, which for the last fifty years Las been largeiy ruled by bureaucrats, has en- tered upon a new and significant pe- riod of constitutio progress, 1n which popu.ar opinion is inorc effec- tively to guide the nation’s policies. Leginning life as a newspaper re- rorter, Hara's attainment to the jre-! miership is regarded as proving that the time has arrived whaen in Japan, as in America, any citizen can hope sponsilulity. Premier Hara pointed out that pre- Vious attempts to establish the party system of government had been made, but called attenti to the fact that was the first to hive come ino power on so c.early based an idea of parties. “I will make it my a.m to deveiop party government into con:onance with the age in which we live.” he said. to explain his views on sm that Japan, like the military autocracy. may become militarily aggres- | <'\(’ Premier Hara deciared that he! was amazed, on visiting America cieven years ago, to hear the fears voiced some Americans that Ja- ipan's military strength was designed #gainst America. “This is, of course, absurd,” he sald. “History shows that Japan hus never engaged voluntarily in wars. It is admitted that our war agains: Russia was purely defensive. We have no ambition nor intention of :ugzgression or 'conquest. The present war has shown that our agreements were de- fective and this will be remedied, but Japan has no idea except to ne in a moper condition for defense. “Our victories in the Chinese and Russian wars naturally led the Ja- panese people to admire their army and this_ in turn, may have led to misconception abroad of the impo: ance which Japan gives to armament: “The military Quence is not so dominant in Japan as outsidcrs Lelieve. Our constitution is | voung, and some of our peopic avor a the German system, but the present ministry united in deterr:ination ; to secure the constitutional de ment of Japan along popular which the war has so indispu demonstrated as the world's ttendency and the deside of the peopies or the may | simflar form of government to ! Speakinz of China, Premier Hara said he held to the open door policy 0f the Lansng-Ishii agreement and would constantly adhere to the policy of non-interference in the interval af- fairs of China. The same, he sald, was true in the case of Russin, where Japan oniy wished a responsible gov- ernment, whether Bolshevik cr otler- wise. Japan, however, woull nes agree to see Russia dominated by G man influence. Ja conclusion, the premier dec! that Japan’'s expedition into was the result of a consultati the United States and the allies that Japan had no intention of taiing independent action in the f re. RAIN FAILS TO ABATE ENTHUSIASM IN PARIS Paris, Oct. 20. — With enthusiasm unabated by a pouring rain, Paris to- ay cclebrated the liberation of French tcwns from the enemy and the opening of a campaign for the new Tvench loan. American troops with the.flag of the 301st Infantry headed a pa- rade of allied soldiers through the streets. They were followed by Bel- gians, Prazillians and British and by Gireeks who had arrived in Paris this morning from the Macedonian front. Polish, Portuguese, Serbian and Cze- cho-Slovak soldiers also were in the line. Todav was the first fete day that s has observed since the war be- gan. On account of recant events on the front the loan has been christen- ed the “Liberation Loan.” It was planned to bring tc Paris the thousands of ung recruits of the class of 1920, but the danger from Sp: influenza compelled the au- thorities to change their plans. The recruits taking part in the parade to- day were limited to the Paris members of the 1920 class. MEXICO SUBSCRIBED . $2,380,000 LIBERTY LOAN Mexico City, Saturday, Oct. 19.— With a quota for the entire republic of $1,000,000, Mexico up to tonight had subscribed $2,380,000 to the fourth American Liberty loan. Mexico City alone subscribed more than the quo- ta for the entire republic. Of the to- tal $130.000 was subscribed in the border states and fill be credited to American banks in bordsr towns. Sub- seriptions were still being received to- night. PUTTING DOWN PRO-GERMAN PROPAGANDA IN VLADIBOSTOK Viadivostok, Saturday, Oct. 19.—(By The A, P.)—The allied intelligence board recently formed here is doing excellent work in putting down pro- German propaganda and other work among the Russian population. A strict cable and postal censorship has been established and orders have been issued for the registration of enemy clients, Russian officials are co-oper- ating In the work. SEARCHING FOR A MISSING AUSTRALIAN BOAT Melbourne, Australia, Saturday, Oct. 19.—A government trainirg boat has been sent to search for the boat which sailed, under command of Captain Chuggs, from Malden Island late in July to secure assistance for the crews of the Annie Larsen and John- ny Murray, which wer? marooned there. The men on Malden Island have since beam rescued MANY REPORTS ABOUT GERMAN REPLY German Goyérnment Orgnn;s the Reply Had Been Dispatched—Officials in Washing- ton Are Disposed to Believe Nothing on the Subject Un- til Note is Received Through Official Channels. Washington, Oct. 20.—So many con- flicting reports about-a German reply to President Wilson have come out of Holland and Switzeriand during the past few days that officials here are disposed now to believe nothing on the subject until the text of a note is received either through official chan- nels or from an unquestioned unofficial source. German _government organs an- nounced Wednesday that the reply had been despatched, and since then the newspapers of the border neutrals have heard almost hourly that the note was on its way or about to be: sent or would not be sent for several days. They have given. varying accounts of its contents. A circumstantial story of how the reply was held up at the last moment for further consideration after a stormy meeting of members of the DBerlin government with the military leaders and sovereigns of the German states appeared to observers| here to have the color of truth, and it is rezarded as entirely possible that the same thing happened again later in the week. Every version of the probable nature of the reply under consideration, if not adopted, indicated that the Germans are preparing to come forward with what they, at least, will expect the world to believe is a long step toward meeting conditions which. ~ President Wilson has said must be met before there can be thought of an armistice or discussion of peace. Whatever may be the substance of the note, it is believed here its form will be deslg'ned to make it difficult for President Wil- son to avoid further exchanges. According to one of the reports to- day the Germans will agree to evacu- ate Belgium and to abandon pro- visionally unrestrictcd warfare, but will dispute the right of- foreign pow- ers to meddle with ‘German internal affairs. Another says the offer will in- clude immediate suspension of subma- rine warfare, political guarantees and an armistice, “which the American and German high commands will arrange on the battlefield.” A despatch from Madrid saying the Spanish govern- ment had been informed that all Ger- man submarines had been ordered to their bases appeared to support sug- gestions that abandonment of the U-boat campaign has been determined upon. Goverrment officials and dipldmats heard all of these reports with inter- est, but pointed out the futility of aty, tempting to discuss them. DECREASE OF NEW CASES OF INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA New York, Oct. 20.—Anither sharp decrease in the number of new cases of Spanish influenza and pneumonia here was reported today by thle de- partment of health, the total for the past 24 hours being 4975, or 545 less than were reported vesterday. Of the 4,975 cases reported, 4,570 were influenza cases and 405 pneumo- nia. There were 675 deaths from in- fluenza and 241 from pneumonia, the influenza death rate showing an in- crease over yesterday of 267, while the pneumonia death rate decreased by 117. Beginning tomorrow, landlords who fail during the epidemic to live up to contracts calling for heat will be ar- rested nad prosecuted under a new amendment tc the sanitary code, which makes such conduct a misde- meanor, Dr. Royal S. Copeland, city health commissicner, announced to- night. The amendment was passed Satur- day night following receipt of several thousand complaints_against the with- holding of heat. Dr. Copeland expressed the fear that lack of heat,. coupled with rainy weather today, a continuance of which predicted, would cause a sharp rise in the sicn rate and effect reiapses in many patients now convalescent. Shipbuilding plants on Staten Island tonight appealed to - Dr. Cepelamd to provide aid in combatting the epi- demic among shipbuilders about 20 per cent. of whom are suffering from the disease. Dr. Copeland sent a suf- ficient quantity of the infiuenza vac- cine prepared by his department to vaccinate all workers. The epidemic is said to be especially virulent on Staten Island. In one case four members of a family of five have died of the disease in two days and the fifth 'member is ill. SAYS GERMANY IS PREPARED FOR A RESOLUTE RESISTANCE Amsterdam, Saturday, Oct. 19.—Ger- man independent social will prob- ably participate in the drafting of the note to President Wilson, according to the V. sche Zeitung of Berlin. The newspaper states that Hugo Haase, leader of the socialist minority in the rejchstag, and Georg Ledebour, social deinocratic leader, have conferred on the subject with Konstantin Fehren- bach, president of the reichstag. “The people will defend themselves if they are obliged to do s0,” they are saig to have informed him. The organ of the general commission of trades unions has issued a state- ment on behalf of those organizations, dehlaring: “We are prepared for most resolute resistance if the enemy reiects our peace offer. We have no intention of making peace at any price. We must resolutely reject such a peace as im- perialistic France and England would like to dictate. @ ACKNOWLEDGES AID OF THE GREEK ARMY Saloniki, Oect. 20. — Lieutenant General Milne, commander of tye Brit- ish forces here, in responding to a telegram of cengratulations from Gen- eral Danglis, the Greek commander- in-chief, declared that without the aid of the Greek army it would not have been possible to attain the allied vic- fory at Doiran during the recent fighting. The British commander said that Greek help had made possible the allied advance to the Vardar and that the Greek troops had shown them- selves worth of their country’s best traditions. General Zymbrakakis, the com- mander of the Greek army of national defense, has issued an ord-r of the day congratulating his soldiers on the bravery and tenacity shown in the re- cent successful fighting. POINCARE TELEGRAPHS . BELGIAN KING AND QUEEN Paris, Oct. 20.—(Havas.)—President Poincare has telegraphed the king and queen of Belgium, expressing ‘happi- ness over the triumphant entrance in- to Ostend. In reply, Kirg Albert thanked the president and declared he was proud to command the Franch troops fighting under him. The Belgian and French foreign ministers have exchanged congratula- tions on the deliverence @f Lille and Flanders. SEVERE DEFEAT FOR THE BOLSHEVIK TROOPS Shanghai,-Saturday, Oct. 19 (By the A. P.)—Bolshevik troops advancing toward Ekaterinburg have been se- verely defeated by Czecho-Slovak and ‘Siberian forces. The Bolsheviki lost 1,000 men killed, as well as three armored trains, 11 locomotives and 60 machine guns. STEAMER REQUISITIONED BY SPAIN WAS TORPEDOED Madrid, Oct. 20.—The steamer Ma- ria, which had been requisitioned by the Spanish government, has been torpedoed by a German submarine, the Epoca says. The steamer was used in transporting phosphates to Spain. Norwegian Torpedo Boat Aground. Stockholm, Saturday, Oct. 19.—A Norwegian torpedo boat ran aground south of Bergen on Tuesday and u.nk. according ‘to advices received here. CONGRESS TO CLEAN UP URGENT LEGISLATION Washington, Oct. 20.—Congress this week will clean up urgent legislation in preparation for a two weeks' re- cess over the November elections, The most important matter is the six bil- lion dollar deficiency bill passed last week by the house and now before the committee. s disposing of this measure, the house will mark time by a series of three-day recesses until Oct. 29, the date set for adjournment iver the elections. The senate appro- priations committee plans to reach the army bill by Wednesday and lead- ers expect the measure to be passed before the end of the week. The senate finance committee tomor- row will resume revision of the war revenue bill with a view to reporting it before adjournment, so that con- sideration by the senate can begin immediately after congress reconvenes in Nov. 12, The emsrgency agricultural appro- priation bill, to which is attached an amendment providing for national war-time prohibition after next.July, is still incomplete owing to disagree- ments between the house and senate conferees to the rent profiteering amendment, and it is generally under- stood this matter will go over until after the elections. TELLS™OF EXPERIENCE IN GERMAN PRISON CAMPS An Atlantic Port, Oct. 20.—Escaping after ten months’ confinement in Ger- man prison camps by a daring leap from ‘a moving train and a 125 mile pilgrimage at night across Westphalia into Holland, Private Herbert Batch- ellor of the 48th Canadian Highland- ers arrived here tonight on his way to_his home in Vancouver, B. C. Batchellor, ‘'who has service medals for the Boer war and the Zulu rebel- lion of 1906, said he and several com- panions on a sapping operation were captured after they had dug them- selves out of a sap which the Ger- mans had blown up. During his entire confinement in Germany, he declared, he did not taste a piece of meat, subsisting on black bread, acorn coffee and “soup that a hog wouldn't eat.” Many of his fel- low prisoners died from hunger and overwork, he said, and he had lost 50 founds in weight when he finally escaped. GERMAN REPLY DELIVERED TO THE SWISS MINISTER London, Oct. 20.—-According to un- official reports reaching Amsterdam, the German reply to President Wilson was delivered to the Sw minister in Berlin Saturday evening, says an Ex- change Telegraph despatch from Am- sterdam. In the note Germany consents to the evacuation of Belgium but considers that such a withdrawal will take sev- eral months’ time. Germany protests against the charses of cruelty in the president’s note and says she was forced into submarine warfare by the allied blockade. The German government, it iseadd- ed, denies responsibility for the loss of women and children on torpedoed passenger ships, but to advance peace Germany is prepared provisionally to stop unrestricted submarine warfare. Finally, the note disputes the right of foreign powers to meddle with Ger- man internal affairs and declares Ger- many should erjoy the same right of self-determination as other nations. CZECHS HAVE WITHDRAWN FROMTHE CITY OF SAMARA Viadivostok, Saturday, Oct. 19.—(By The A. P.)—Although the Czechs have withdrawn from the important Rus- sian city of Samara, their guns still dgontrol the town. DBolshevik troops have not et re-entered Samara. The Czech troops still hold Kannele Junc- tion, 80 miles east of Samara. THE POPE HAS SENT AN APOSTOLIC LETTER TO POLES Rome, Saturday, Oct. 19. Pope Benedict has sent an apostolic letter t othe archbishop of Warsaw exhort- ing the Polish clergy and people to give proof of their piety and union at this moment of historic significance for their persecuted nation. GERMAN SUBS ORDERED TO RETURN TO BASES Madrid, Oct. 20.—The Spanisa gov- ernment, according to the newspapers, | has received an official communication 4 from the German government stating that the German admiralty has o dered submarines to return ly to their bases. Fail to Enforce Draft.in lreland. Dublin, Oct. 19. — Field Marshal French, lord lieutenant and gowvern- ] or general of Ireland, has:gome. to London to eubmit his views, to. the cabinet on the government’s faflmresto enforce conscription in Ireland. . understood that he will resign “ ;:é.fiufu'tory arrangement: —_—— Spanish Colors on GermanSteamen, Bilbao, Spain, Saturday, 'Oct., 19.— The German consul hers has hapded over to the Spanish German steamer ieh colors have. vessel, £