Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 22, 1918, Page 1

POPULATION 29,919- e e o i IWANY PROFESSES TO ACCEPT ALL & WILSON'S CONDITIONS FOR ARMISTICE Solf’s Reply Declares That Armistice Comes From a Government Which is Free From Any Arbitrary and Irresponsible Influence—Indi- G&mqny's Offer of Peace and cates a Willingness to Evacuate Occupied Territory Un- der an Agreement to Be Reached by Military Chiefs in the Field—States All Been Ordered to Cease Attacks on Passenger Vessels . —In Washington the Reply is Regarded as an Awkward Attempt to Meet the Conditions Laid Down dent Wilson For an Armistice. (By The Associated Press.) Dr. Solf, the German secretary for foreign affairs, has sent dnother mes- sage to President Wjilson on the ques- tion of peacs. This time Germany pro- fesses tc Areept all the conditions for an armistice and evenfual peace laid down by President Wiison. The reply indicates Germany's wil ingnes undek an agreement to be reached the “military chiefs in the field. Tt announced, in the note, that all su marine cofmmahders have heen order- ed tp cease -attacks® upon passenger vessels. Dénial is made that lifeboats afs _have ever been pur- posely ' destroyed or that uny author- jzed " atrecitics have bean committed and by German troops. It 18 deelared that Gerraany now has a parliafenfary. form of government, responsible to the people. Comment on the note is being wit held by the 1nited States government pending receipt of the official text. The Text as Per Wireless. London, Oct. 21.—The fext of the|Beriin no longer is responsible to a German reply as received here bY|gingle arbitrary influence—the kaiser wireless follows: {—but is supported by an overwhelm- In accepting the proposal for an|ing majority of the German people. evacuation of occupied territories, the| 'Phis declaration is supported by German government has started from the dssumption- that the procedure this evicuation and of the conditio of an armistiee should be left to t military advisers and that the actual to evacuate occupled territory Submarine Commanders Have by Presi- There was no intimation tonight of the attitude of the president and probably there will be none until the official text of the new German com- munication has been received. The president was in conference all even- ing with Secretary Lansing discus- sing - the note as received by wire- less late in the day. Like the reply to the president’s inquiries a week ago, this note was sent from the wireless stations and picked up in the allied countries many hours be- fore the official text could move by cable. The official version probably will come tomorrow through the Swiss legation here. As received by wireless, the note is believed to be slightly garbled in the the important sentences regarding conditions for the evacuation of in- vaded territory and for an armistice, but nevertheless it is regarded as an awkward attempt to meet the con- ditions laid down by President Wil- son for consideration of a1 armis- tice. And it makes the significant declaration that the government in as 11- by is b- h- the statement that constitutional re- forms are in progress in accord with the determination of the people un- der which no government can_take or hold office without the confidence of | of ns he standard of power on both sides in the field has to {orm the basis for arrange- | g¢- i by ments safé-guarding and guaranteeing . the majority of a Reichstag suffrage. accorded more consideration elected s here be- this standard. ! The German government suggests ‘he president that an thould be brought about for fixing t! details. It trusts that the president the Enited States will approve of demand which ‘would be ble with the honor of the G of justice. - The German govermment sgainst the reproach of illegal and i humane actions’ made agai man land and sea forces znd there! g st the German people. For t ropéring of a retreat destruction -wi al o t imer:}fian 1 _la to spare property and to exercise ca for the population to the best of their oceur in spite of these instructions the guil- aAbylity. Where transgressions t¥ are being punished. . the president is at liberty with per-; The German government further de- | ¢o8 'O GCRE (0 O pCE, Vi ORES nies that the German navy in sink- [ 245 €OnSBIency to make Ko fesbonse ing ships has ever purposelv destro¥-| .niq- {0 await the performance of ed lifeboats Wwith their passengers. The | po" \\omises of the Germans not to German government proposes With re- | yorpedo passenger ships, their im- rd o all those charges thet thelpjliea promise to work no more de- cta be cleared up by neutral commis- | i yotion during their retreat ~ from | sions. 3 svthing that|Belgium and Fance than military ne- :“Mor,?" ':', "}:md a"":’“"’: ‘““ cessity requires, and finally, to await Corman goternmant Chas corce the ! further deyelopment of the political jerman government has caused or-lj.,ven (nit evidently is working ! ders to be despatched to a'l submarine toward the complete overthrow ot commanders precluding the torpeda- | IONAId the comblete overthrow .of ing of passenger ships ‘ithout, how- = | ever, for technical reasons, being able to guarantec that these orders w reach every single submarine at s before its raturn. opportunity irreconcila- | rman peo- ple and withilopening a way to a peace protests st the Ger- ays be nécessary and they are car- £0.far as is permitted by _The German troops are under (he most strict instructions cause of confidential advices re ceived only today indicating the German middle classes have resolved to have peace at any price and il necessary are prepared to get rid of the kaiser, the crown prince and all military control. Thus the belief is strengthened that the present note and those that have gone before 'are genuine efforts to obtain peace and are inconclusive merely because the Germans con- ducting the exchanges are seeking to bargain for 'something better than the unconditional surrender they are prepared to give if pushed to the| wall.. It is awsumed also that they want to prepare gradually the Ger- man people for a realizdtion of what has happened to their military ma- chine and the war lords’ dream of ! power, so as to avoid a complete col- lapse of government. Diplomatic observers point out that! to he of ! no n- by | he ill | re empire. | No one believes that an immediate| cessation of hostilities is in sight. The opinion most generally held is il ea peace the president proscribes the Ll % s i destruction of every arvirrary power |Ments ugree, the only step possible | that can teparately, secratly, and of its ewn single chaice d. tha world. To this ernment replies: Hitherto the representation of t people in the German empire has n been endowed with an influence on t formation of the government. turb the peace ts2 German go The constitution did not provide for a_concurrence of representation of t peopls in decispns of peace or war. These conditions have just row under- gore a fundamental change. A new government has been formed in com- plete accordance with the wish (principles?) of the representation the people, hased on equal, univers: seeret, direct franchise. The leaders of the great parties the reichstag are members of this go ernment. In the future no zovernment can take or continue in office without possessing the confidence of a major- ity of the reichstag. Theé responsibility of th: chancell of the empire to the representatives the peopls is_being legaliy develop and safeguarded. The first act of t new government has been to lay be- |important thing is whether atroci fore the reichstag a bill to aiter t constitution of the empire so that t! tonsent of the representation of the people is required for decisions on w: and peace. The permanence of the new system is, however, zuaranteed not only constitutional safeguards. hut also by he unshakable determin! Jerman people whose v tion of t st majori stands behind these reforms and de- mands their energetic continuance. The question of the president—wi: whom he and the governments ass ciated against Germany are dealing— i= therefore answered in a clear, un- equivocal manner by the stateme that the offer of peace iad an armi tice has come from a governme which is free from any arbitrary and irresponsible influénce, and is support- ed by the approval of an cverwhelm- ing majority of the German people. SOLF. PRESIDENT .IN CONFERENCE WITH SECRETARY LANSING Discussed Note as Received by Wire- Natioral less—Belief Prevails in Capitel That Germany is Bargai ing For Something Better Than an Unconditional Surrender. Washington, Oct. 21.—Germany has | replied to President Wilson with note, which, though no one is pre- pared to say it wiil lead the president 3ven to .continue exchanges on the subjeet of an armistice and peace, at least has served almost to bring con- viction here that the people of Ger- many actually are taking the reins government and. sincerely desi peace on any terms the United States dnd the allies are willing to give. at this time iwould be to sanction ar- | rangements to be digated by General | Foch in the field for the withdrawal of the Germans without further! fighting. Such arrangements of course, would be contingent upon | guarantees of continutd supremacy of the victoribus allied armies, and con- sequently virtually would mean sur- render for the Germans. The official view so far has been that evacuation of invaded territory must be completed before there can be an armistice. Should" President Wilson after consultation with the allies adhere to this view, the work of driving the Germans to and across their own borders would proceed and the opportunity for = fixing details which the new note suggests ‘“be brought about” would come only through a request from the German lines under a white flag on the battld- | field. Little importance is attached tothe |'Protests' and denials in the note re- | garding German brutality and ruth-: less destruction of 0 he | of V- he ot he he es | of al, of V- or of ed he 2: a neutral commission as in the note, the president indicated long ago that ch investigations could come to nothing except in con- |'nection with arrangements for final peace. Regarding the German denial of | unnecessary destruction of property by the retiring armies, military ex- perts said that undoubtedly such armi are authorized under intér- national law to work terrible havoc in evacuated territory. But thsre is one prime condition to be met—all of this must be done with the sole purpose of damaging and retarding the pursuing army. Bridges may be destroyed, stores of food burned nad even buildings which might shelter enemy troops. But it is not per- mitted to poison wells, to destroy fruit trees or to loot and destroy private property which would be of no use to either army or, in fact, to commit any of the acts of wanton deviltry as charged against the German armies. suggested ar by fie ty th 0- nt - nt LITTLE LIKELIHOOD OF AN IMMEDIATE ARMISTICE hington, Oct. 21. — Senator Hitcheock of Nebraska, chairman of the scnate foreign relations committee, said tonight that while the German government apparently has accepted all the requirements laid down by President Wilson, he did not believe the reply would lead to an immediate armistice. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, the republican leader, and other senators reserved comment until the official text of the reply is received. “The note appears,” =aid Senator Hitcheock, “to be an acceptance of the a of re #%5eople in Berlin on Sunday i > 4 president's stipulations. In my judg- ment, however, it will not lead to an armistice immediately. - I think ‘he military authorities will probably make conditions so hard that Germany will hesitate to accept them, and that this will lead to a delay in negotiations over an armistice. In the meanwhile the war will go on. . “As far as the change in the Ger- man_ constitution is concerned, the president’s demands have apparently been met, although Germany avoids stating that it was done at the presi- dent's request and seeks to give the impression that it was done upon the demands of the German people.” NORTHCLIFFE'S OPINION OF GERMANY’S REPLY London, Oct. 21.-——Lord Northcliffe, commenting on Ger many’'s reply to- night, said: “A hasty perusal of the German note reveals that, with truly Prussian sel- fishness, no mention is made of Aus- tria-Hungary or Turkey. It seems to me that the document may bé read either as a means to gain time or as a confession of a state of affairs mili- tarily and economically worse than we know.” “The German government may be heping to exploit the conditions of the ‘armistice as an outrage upon Ger- man honor and as a meaas of rallying the German nation for desperate re- sistance, or it may simply be tryving to put the president ini> the posi- tion of trustee for the German people, which will have thrown itself upon his_merey. “The least ratisfactory feature of the reply is the shameless prevari- cation with regard to German out- rages on land ard sea, and the sug- gestion that this be dealt with by a neutral commission is a mere subter- fuge. The arguments emploved to prove that a reform of the German constitution has been accomplished are unworthy of serious consideration. “The president, who dealt so firm- ly and shrewdly with the previous German attempts to entangle him in|2nd is acting as convoy to vessels go- wordy discussions, may be trusted to|iNg to and from Ita Greecs and compel the German government to|EgYPt. There is a flying schoool with show whether it really interds uncors | Several naval aviatin units on duty in ditional surrender, which alone can |Italy while in the Adriatic is a large tisfy the dema of the military | 8r0UD of submarine chasers. an@ naval authorities of the allies, or| Fach naval base has .its hes | Whether it simply is playing for | Secretary Roosevelt said, and in ime.” SAYS KAISER MUST FIT HIMSELF WITH NEW GERMANY Amsterdam, Oct. 21.—(Ey The A. P.) —“W eare alone. When a fortress can no longer hold it is dishonor if the command surrender. The kaiser must take up his cross of concluding quick- Iy necessary peace and accepting whatever is hard. Let the kaiser de- clare himself ready and let him fit himself with new Germany as her first citizen.” This utterance by Maximilian Har- den, addressed to several t housand was loud- ly applauded. Herr Harden, whose plain language in Die Zukunft, of w is editor, has caused a suspen that journal on sevaral oceasions, permitted, according to the rzpo his’ address, to speak freely anl with- cut let or hindrance. His remar able declaration respecting surrender and the “kaiser's cross,” followed a review of the situation whicn he rointed out that Bul; was oceu- ed, Turkey's fate w: sealed and Austria-Hungary was out of the 5G2ht he meeting ended in a riotous dem- onstration. “It is one of the most cru>l ironies, that this war, which was hegun fo maintain an impossible Austria, should be ended Dy ths declaration of that spoken ch he in ria ifsame Austria that it cannot ist,” continued Herr Harden. We must shoulder the consequences of the step’ taken October 5 There 1Is no shame in accepting the conse juences of aets which one has committed. “We must make sacrifices. The em- peror also must make sacrifices. e must first adapf himself to the ermany and content himself to rep- the nation. He must remove om his successors all possibility that they will be harmful to the nation. 'nen he must bear his ewn part of the cross and conciude rapidly the necessary peace and t i self the task of accepting the onerous conditions invelved in that % must withdraw the German froops to the empire's froatiers and henceforth demand that the reichstag assent to a declaration of wa EDITORIAL OPINION OF GERMANY’S, LATEST NOTE Waterbury Republican: The terms of evacuation must be dictatel. Ger- raany must not be allowed in her su render to put any interpretation of a cdraw upon the ending of the war. For the impression it must make upon the Germans of today and tomorrow, it must be made everlastingly clear that she has been defaated. New Haven Journal-Courier: We cannot find in the German reply any- thing to alter our opinien that the complete and absolute surrender of imperial Germany is the one nacea for the ills which the kai s mad dream has brought upon the world. Bridgeport Telegram: Germany is Legging for respite from fighting. That is the meaning of her reply sent tcday. No other interpretation can be placed upon it. What shall the answer be? President Wilson will make no mistake if he says it is too la‘e. This country wants @absclute and ab- ject surrender. The country's great leader may be sure every state is with him if he gives that answer, Meriden Morning Record: 1t is dif- cult to see how the German reply in any way measures up to President Wilson's demands. 1t is apparent that the German military is playing for time and wants to make negotiations a continuous performance. There should be no more discussions or tem- porizing on the part of -tae United States. Providence Journal: The German government ofer- a reply that is not worth the p- \ which it is print- ed. It is u wpliance in form wi out yielding anything except what ha to be yielded to.the hard argument of force. And here we get back to the inescapable, fact that the war is going to be settled by force, not by words: by the drawn swordl, no: by the pen. Portland (Me.) Press The reply of Cermany to President Wilsoa's note is nothing more than a clumsy effort to keep open th2 door of nego i and to provoke further discussion. It will not impress the Amearican people as sincere. Hartford ‘Courant: As to the \.dil‘d JRWICH, CONN., ”’%;Y,i Work Abroad of the American Navy Details Made Public By Franklin D. Roosevelt, As- sistant Secretary of the Navy. ; Washington, Oct. 21.—Constructivn of the North Sea mine barrage against submarines,” laying' of an oil vipe line across Scotland; establishment of na- val aviation stations from the Span- ish border to the English chaunel, and other details of the work of the Amer- ican navy in foreign waters were given to the public today by Frank- Iin D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the navy, who recently re‘urned from a visit to Europe. The building of the northern mine barrage was one of the biggest things ever accomplishe din ordnance work. Mr. Roosevelt said. Tn turmns out material for it, a number of plaurs in this country were kept busy for months. Several American bases were established on the British, eoast to lay and handle the mines. To save haulage of oil, the Ameri- can navy has undertaken to constru:t a pipe line across Scotla; “All the way® from the der clear around to the English Chan- nel,” said Mr. Rooseveit, “w2 have established aviation stations so spaced that the entire coast line is covered by seaplanes and dirigibles. These stations were built almost entireiy by our sailors. At each station tnere iz an average of from 200 to 300 men. This aviation force and our patrol ves- sels have been doing such sptendid work that for the past six months there have. been practically no sink- ings within fifty miles of the French coast. We hope to extend t patrol zone to a hundred miles.” In northern France, in co-operation with the British and Belgia Secre- tary Roosevelt said, there nad been established what is known a: ihe rorihern bombing group, composed of a number of -aviation units which aid much to prevent the Germans from again using Zeebrugge and Ostend as submarine bases, An American naval force co-operat- ing with the British at Gibraltar is patrolling the Atlantic in that vicinity TSeizures By Alien land an entire watering place has been taken over by the Americans for ase as a hospital. “Conditions have vastly improv from what they were last year,” said the secretary in referring to the sub- marine menace, “but we cannot afford to let up in our activities for one sin- gle second. In regard to the respect which U-beats have shown tor inter- national Jaw, you have but to ask any officer or man in our own or in the Pritish and French navies. They wii tell vou of, and prove to vou, zreat numbers of actual eases whera the Hun has violated every rule and ev- ery principle of humanity. B < COLLEGES ARE EXPECTED TO FURNISH 200,000 MEN FOR ARMY Mo., Oct. 21.—Colleges of the country having udents’ army training corps are expected to furnish the army with 220,000 men by July 1, 1919, ac- cording to a statement by A, W. Vinal of the committee on education and special training at Washington to rep- resentatives of the Ninth, Tenth, Elev- cnth and Twelfth federal districts of | the students’ army training corps who met here today. This number must include all the technically trained men and most of | the officer material taken into the army between now and next July. Major C. H. Briscoe, head of the military administration department of the A. T. C., said the government vas disbur ng to schools of the coun- | ) ,000,000 for instruction and | maintenance of the soldier student be- tween Oct. 1, 1913, and July 1, 1919.) The average daily cost for a man, he; said was about $1.40, | Pive hundred colleges now have stu- dent army units. i FAMOUS TANK ERITANNIA AGAIN IN NEW YORK crrYi New York, Oct. 21.—The famous tank Britannia, which began its career by smashing German machine gun nests at the battle of Arras, and which | for the last year has toured the United States and Canada in search of men and dollars to smash the German army, will make one more trip down Fifth avenue tomorrow before return- ing to the western front. The tank made its New York debut during the second Liberty loan. Since | then the docile monster, which has 396 prisoners to its credit, was enlisted in Canada’s Victory loan drive, perform- | ed for American soldiers at Camp Dix | and Upton, and then, giving its spare | moments to the British recruiting mis- | sion, rolied up more dollars from coast | to coast for the later Liberty loans. Captain Richard Haig and his crew of eight, who brought the tank over- seas and guided its destinies while| here, will return with it. EDITORS FROM ANTIPODES i TO TOUR THIS COUNTRY New York, Oct. 21.—Thirteen New | Zealand and Austrilian newspaper ed- | itors arrived here from Europe today | after a three months’ tour of the battle zome as guests of the British govern- | ment. While abroad the editors met Marshal Foch, Field Marshal Haig and General Pershing, and were given an opportunity to witness much of the allied preparagion for the big drive against Germany. The editors will| tour the United States as guests of | the committee on public information before returning to their homes. A REVOLUTION HAS BROKEN OUT IN SOFIA london, Oct. 21.—A state of revo- Lition has broken out in Sotia and street fights are occurring between Polshevik laborers and the ‘roops and police. 1t is reported that more than 2.000 persons have been Kkilled. This information is contained in despatches from Vienna and Russia received by the ‘Copenhagen corres- rondent of the Exchange Telegraph ccmpany. —_— that there has been a fundamental re- formation of her government, we have only the,word of a German official. Besides, it is not for us to give tne deciding word, There are other na- tions that have suffered far more than we and that have borne the burden tbrough the heat of the day. Ger- any must not be permitted to wig- gle out of the allied grip until the crip has accomplish=d its purpose. i Kong OCTOBER 22, 1918 Property Custodian Include $1,000,000 Paint Manufacturing Firm of Gerstendorfer Brothers, Inc., of New York. ‘Washington, Oct. 21.—Seizure of two enemy-owned concerns—the $1,000,000 paint manufacturing firm of Gersten- dorfer Brothers, Inc., and the Interna- tional Insurance company, both of New York—and the liquidation of the af- fairs of a third—the Hamburg Assur- ance company—were announced today by Alien Property Custodian Palmer. Directors for the seized concerns have been named and Mr. Palmer has taken over the $500,000 assets of the Hamburg company. All of the stock of the International company, Mr. Palmer said, was owned by the Hamburg company. which was organized at Hamburg in 1897, with a capitalization of 10,000,000 marks, and which began to do business in the United States in March, 1914, In 1916 its premium income in this country was $4,604,000. The International concern has a capital of $200,000, but its premium income in 1917 was $7,- 888,413. The International company will be operated under the control of Mr. Palmer until it can be disposed of with the advice of the advisory com- mittee recently appointed by the alien property custodian. ] With regard to Gerstendorfer Broth- ers, Inc., Mr. Palmer's announcement said the firm originally reported an enemy ownership of 30 per cent. of its stock, but investigation by Francis P. Garvin, director of the bureau of in- vestigation, showed that 90 per cent. of it belonged to enemies. ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES BAD FOR INFLUENZA SUFFERERS New York, Oct. 21.—A warning to Spanish influenza sufferers against the use of aicholic beverages was is- sued tonight by Dr. Royal S. Cope- land. health commissioner, who de- clared alcohol tended to increase the danger from the disease. There is a period in the treatment| of pneumonia, Dr. Copeland added, : however, when the use of alcohol as a stimulant producees good results. Dr. Copeland said an investigation has been started concerning several physicians who have reported to the board of health for profiteering on influenza and pneumonia patients. The licenses. of these physicians may be revoked, he declared. MAJOR-GENERAL LIPSETT KILLED BY GERMAN SNIPER London, Oct. 21 Via Bontreal—Ma- jor-General ' L. J. Lipsett, C. B, C. M. G, recently commander of the Third Canadian Division and a gen- eral staff officer has been Kkilled. He was shot by a German sniper while inspecting positions at the front. General Lipsett was 44 yvears old and entered the British army in 1894. He served in India in 1307-8, and at the outbreak of the war was a gen- eral staff officer attached to the Can- adian force at Esquimalt. Volunteer-' ing his services, he came overseas as a brigade commander in the First. Canadian contingent, later being transferred to the Third division. Condensed Teggrams Turkish trcops to the of 15 000 revolted. . 1 Buenos Aires took $1,250,000 worth | of Liberty Bonds. President Wilson was made a “citi- zen” of Barcelona. Two hundred more Fordham Un- iversity students have enlisted. Grain movements in all parts number of | _TEN PAGES—70 COLUMNS | To the Northwest of Verdun the Americans Have Occupied Two Highly Important Positions—The British Have Approached Within Two Miles of Valenciennes—In Belgium the Allied Troops Are Meeting with Stff Resistance—The Economic Independence of Hungary is to Be Proclaimed at an Early Date. (By The Associated Press. The allied armies have taken no heed of the efforts under way for the re- establishment of peace, but are con- have drawn in their lincs, the Brit- ish, Belgian, and French are encount- ering much stiffer opposition than during the early days of the great tinuing to force back the Germans at|drivé for the reoccupation by the al- vital points along the lines in Belgium gfl of the Belgian coast. The city of and France. In these endeavors the British and Americans are for the moment taking the principal parts. The British nave approached to within two miles of Valenciennes, and the Americans to the northwest of Verdun, have succeeded in occupying two high- ly important positions in their opera- tions aimed at an advance northward. Amegican and British troops have crossed the Oise Canal on a wide front in the fave of desperate resistance, and further successes in this sectir will menace the Germans both to the north and south. The Valeoniennes-Herson railway, formerly one of the Germans’ main lateral arteries of communication, has been cut. The west bank of the Scheldt Canal has been occupied by the British along an_extent of ten miles, to the north of Tournai, which city is Leing defend- ed by massa>s of Géermans armed with machine guns. Belgium is gradually being redeem- ed, although now that the Germans hent, an objective which the. allies have always had in mind, is yet seven miles away. Probably it will be out- flanked from the north before it is taken. Allied troops already have made considerable progress with this end in view. Having cleared the Cermans out of western Belgium, the aliied forces are standing on a line from the Dutch frontier to_ the —Oise Canal that is virtually "straight. A new movement has begun to ‘the east of Ceurtrai, the object of which is to free the north- ern sector of Belgium frum the enme- my rench troops have reached the Danube river in ihe region of Vidm after offensive operations in the east- ern theater of the war lasting for more than a monta. The economic independence of Hun- gary is to be proclaimed at an early Gate in a manifesto, which, it is re- ported, will be issued by Emperor Charles. Huagary will be permitted to maintain her own army and her own diplomatic corps. INFLUENZA REPORTED SPREADING IN 27 STATES Washington, Oct. 21.—Improvement in the influenza situation in six states was shown by reports received today by the public health service, but 2 other states reported the disease still spreading, with many additional cities and rural districts affected. Conditions apparently were worse in Pennsylva- nia, where it is estimated 350,000 cases have occurred, with probably ,000 in Philadelphia. For the first 18 days of October 14,805 deaths are reported in that state. In army camps a slight increase in both influenza and pneumonia were reported Sunday, but a decrease was shown today, with 3 007 influenza ca: and 768 pneumonia cases, the low figures reported since the epidemic became general in the camps. For the 48 hours ending today at noon, new influenza cases totaled 6,666, pneumo- nia 2,079 and deaths 919. These. figures brought the total of influenza cases since Sept. 13 to 290.- 447, pneumonia cases and deaths fram all causes io 13,03 Statés which reported improved con- ditions today to the pubiic health ser- vice included Delaware, Maine and Massachusetts. New cases in these states are decreasing. The public health service announce- ment said that it was estimated that 180,000 cases had occurred in Connec st ticut up to yesterda with 2, deaths reported. In New York ci out of § exclusive of New York have registered 1,811 deaths from Oct. 1 to 18, while in° New York city there were 646 deaths yesterday. KILLED BY A 'HAND GRENADE WHICH SHE PICKED UP Oct. 21.—Mademoiselle De Vallette, head of the American sec- tion of the press department of the Paris, the country were reported good. American prisoners are forced wark in the Krupp plants. H The French troops got the 15-inch! to ! gun that shelled Dunkirk. i Canada reports that in Montreal 163 persons died from influenza. i Uruguay’s wool clip for 1918 is es-! timated at 131500900 pounds. Production of rifles in the United | States passed the 2,000,000 mark. | road earnings for August in-| creased $24 000,000 more than a year ago. The Guatemala Government seized a German light plant at Guatemala | City. i [Premier Malinoff announced the re- | construction of the Bulgarian Cab- | inet. A third attempt of the Chinese Par. liament to elect a vice-president failed. | No shipments of crude rubber were made in June to the United States or Burope. | Prices on standard newsprint paper were increased by the Federal Trade Commission. | Direct communication interrupted. culate via Shanghai. Massachusetts Democratic State | canvention twice postponed, will be | held tomorrow. | Restrictions on the importation .of | New Zealand fibre were made by the; War Industries Board. i German owned Electric Light Co.! at Guatemala City, was confiscated by the Guatemala Government. i Sir Edward Fry, former Lord Jus- tice of Appeal, died ai his home at Failland House near Bristol, Eng. An influeza-pneumonia serum was | produced at the United States Naval with Hong Messages cir- | i Hospital at Chelsea M | Two soldiers were killed and 13 in- | jured ¢in a sham battle at Camp Lee, W. Va, in an accidental ex-; plosion. | The New Windsor, a 9,000-ton freighter. was launched at Newburg for the Emergency Fleet Corporation. Joseph R. Wilson, brother of Pres- ident Wilson was elected vice-presi- dent of the United States Iidelity & Guaranty Co., of Baltimore. Eight retail butchers of New York pleaded guilty to profiteering in the sales of lamb. They contributed $100 each to the Red Cross. Production of potash, for military and agricultural purposes, will be supervised by the War Industries New sugar, regulations restricting the ice cream, soft drinks and candy trade during November and Decem- ber were announced by Food Admin- strator Hoover. 5 Major General William L. Kenley, Chief of Military Aeronautics, wasin- formed that giant bombing planes| were being perfected by the British to bomb Berlin. Vicent Gaffney, under sentence .of 20 years imprisonment) for man- slaughter, who escaped’ from the Tombs, in New York, was captured in North Bergen, N. J. An extension of the “follow-up” system by the Red Cross was inau- gurated by the War Department so that minor casualties among soldiers abroad will be renorted. foreign - office, was killed instantly Saturday when a hand grenade which she picked up in re-occupied terri- itory near the front exploded. She had | been conducting a party of American vomen on a Visit to the re-occupied territory. Miss E the New Repubiic of New York wounded and a French officer the party was injured seriously, an arm being blown off. Miss Thornton, who was struck in the face and other parts of the body by bits of grenade, hospital near the front. had warned the members of the} party to touch nothing. Among the American women was Tiss Cecil Dorrian of Newark, N. J who was not hurt. Mademoiselle de Vallette had been most useful to American women writers visiting France. CALL FOR 2,000 FIREMEN FOR MERCHANT MARINE shington, Oct. 21.—A cail for 2.- 9 men to work as iiremen on tle American merchant marine to make od a deficiency in the normii suppiy of volunteers caused by the influenza epidemic W issued today by the shipping board. Men bLelween the ages of iS and 33 years, inclusive, weighing at least 140 pounds, are wanted for the work. Or- ders w nt to recruiting points to cnlist men for thi them at once to | ervice and to send Joston, New Orleans, an Francisco, Seattle and C md {ir a short training course. NEW YORK PROHIBITS THE LANDING OF NEUTRAL CREWS New York. Oct. 21.—An order pro- hibiting crews of neutral ships going ashore at port was put into ef. fect today immigration authori- ties. Officials declared that the reg- ulations, designed to prevent “leak- of formation to enemy coun- tries, would apply to all American ports under a ruling promulgated by the state department. The prohibition, it was stated, is laid upon the entire personnel of neutral crews, except masters of ships. QUARANTINE HAS BEEN LIFTED AT CAM® DIX J., Oct. 21.—-Medical lifted the quarantine in since September 16, as Camp Dix cfficers toda operation herc no new cases of influenza had been reported in the last 2f hours. There have been 804 deaths since the out- Dreak of the epidemic here. Wreck on Central New England. Danbury, Cona., Oct. 21. — Traffic was blocked tonight on ths Central New England division of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road as a result of a'freight wreck eight miles of this city, near Brew- ster, N. Y. Twelve cars of a long \westbound freight train wera derail- ed. A broken truck is believed to have caused the accident. The tracks probably will be clocked all nmight. was taken to al The officer | | | | LATEST REPORTS ON OUTCOME OF FQURTH LIBERTY LOAN Washington, Oct. 21.—After reading @ number of late reports on tas out- come of the fourth Liberty loan cam- Laign which closed Saturday, tre: ury officials declared tonight there is lizile certainty at this time either ol the total volume of subscriviions or the number of subscribers. They still felt no doubt that the loan had been oversubscribed, but explained that many earlier messages appeared oo cptimistic in the light of actual fig- uies now being compiled by every bank and local committee aver the country, Some cities hich at first reported they were heavily bver-subscribea now Giscover that they barely wern: over their marks. There was good ground, however, for the estimate that more than 22,- 060,000 individuals had subseribed. to the greatest war loan ever floated by any government. The fact that many of these represented lump subscrip- tions by the corporations whick swould re-sell bofids to theit. employes lcd to the' belief that the number of @ctual bond holders would be consid- erably higher. Owing to the present uncercainty, the treasury expects to make no fur- ther announcement concerninz the re- ults of the loan until definite and of- ficial figures are received from each The first of v looked for be- and the final com- delayed for two fore next Monda pilations may b weeks. ‘The navy subscribed more thaa $40,- 190,000, said an announcement by Rear Admiral Cowie, navy Liberty loan of- ficer, and this figure will be raised by later-reports. The army also made fine record, but the figures are yet in- complete. General Pershing cabled that up to October 14, members of the \merican expeditionary force had sub- scribed to $1,207,000 and thet this i i | { | i | | probably would run to two mili.ons or more. Officials and employes of 97 ship- vards subscribed $33 386,800, the ship- bing board announced. 1i the other 105 vards maintain the same ratio, the grand total for the industry wil be about 000,000, an average oi more than $150 per man. Plants reporting big subscript.oms American Shipbuilding Com- Cleveland, $5,900,000: Cramp Company, ~Philadclphia, $3,000 060; $2 (60,000 sland, r and Eddy, Seattle, Submarine Boat Corporation, New $1,400.000: Fore River plant, Bethlehem Shipbuildinz Corporation. $1.000,500: CUnior Bethlehem Corporation, $1,79 New York Shipbuildinz Corporation, Camden, N. . $1,500,000. Shipping board employes subsecribed more than $1,909,000 while Emergenc: Fleet Corporation cmployes in Phil- iphia bought ‘more than $!,500.000. PATROL VESSEL RESCUED An Atlantic Port, Oct. 21.—The members of the crew of a small gas- oline-propelled scout patrol vessel attached to the Second Naval trict were rescued today after craft had burned and sunk. The backfiring of the engine started the blaze which the men fought with hand extinguishers until the vessel began to sink. Meanwhile they had sent a wireless call for assistance, and' shortly after they had been forced to junip into the water several patrol boats ar- rived and picked them up. THREE MILITARISTS OF WOMEN’S PARTY ARRESTED Washington, Oct. 21.—T mili- s of the Women’s Party were ar- ted today when they ertook to age a demonstration in front of the apitol. As the senate was n session or a few minutes th were quick- ly released and with otaer banner Learers they spent veral hours in front of the senat office buiiding. There crowds destr 21 most of the bunners. REDUCTION IN ACCUMULATION. CF EXPJRT FREIGHT oF 21—A reduetion w shington Oct. of 57 per cent. in the accumulation export freight dt antic ports b tween last December and October 1 was reported today by the railroad ad- ministration, after a survey of opera- tions at New York, Boston, Philadel- phia, Baltimore, Newport News and Noriolk. KIEL HARBOR UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE SUBMARINES Gtneva, Oct. 21.—Kiel harbor is un< able to accommodate all the subma- rines which have returned from ¢ tend and Zeebrugge during the pa week, and some are lying off shor aceording to advices received here.