Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 25, 1918, Page 1

VOL. LIX—NO. 256 POPULATION 29,919 REE FRIDA) l Cabled Paragraphs . Roland 8. Morris Retyrns to Tokio. Tokio, Wednesday, Oct. A. P—Roland §. Morris, the American ambassador, returned to Tokio today e of a month in Viadi- vostok and Manchuria conferring with allied and Russian leaders there. The ambassador returned by wiy of Ko- ALLIES ARE GRADUA ENVELOPING VALENCIENNES The Germans Are Using Numerous Machine Guns to Retard Haig’s Men in Surrounding the City—North of Grand Pre and North of Verdun the Americans Have Cut Deeply Into the Enemy Lines—In Belgium the Allied Forces Are Unable to Come in Full Fighting Contact With the Retreating Enemy Owing to the Flooded Con- dition of the Lowlands. (By The Aesociated Press.) afier an abse 635 NAMES IN TWO - ARMY _CASUALTY LISTS . Washington, Oct. 23—The follow- ing casualties are reported by Commanding Gemeral of the Ameri- can_Expeditign: Killed in action 17; died of wounds 10; died of accident and other causes ; died of disease 4; wounded sev- erely 82; wounded (degree ary Forces: missing. in action 5; died plane accident 2; total 264. New England men are: Died of Wounds: Privates — Walter The Germane in this region continuc to use numerous machine guns to re- the advance of Field Marshal Haig’s men, and the artillery of both sides is violently active, British avia- tors are materially 2 e by dropping bombs behind the line or fiying low and cutting troop forma- tions to pieces with machine gun fire. South of the Oise river the French’ are making sharp thrusts against the enemy with the intention of clearing | the entire triangle between vigny and Monicornet and taking ail lines within this and also blotting out the salie exists there. rongly counter-attacking on all fronts of attack, but the French have efforts to regain lost territory and have gained ground south | n France from the region of e east of Le Cateau: the Oise and © rivers, and on the front from Providence, R. T. Wounded Severely. Swampseott, Woburn - Mass, Pittsfield, Mass. Wounded (Degree Undetermined). Privates—Harold J. i Was.; Domenico Agresta | ding the offensive are making prog- Manchester, H.; William H. dooded conditiop: Slightly Wound | New Bedford, Mass Winchéndon Allen Bruce, tes—Arthur Bernard Leon Hall and driving him arther toward | warded off the Beauleau, Putnam, nd Pre and ¢ viver and morth of the Vaienciennes into the enemy’: despite the. continued leavy use of machine zun: by the Germans. is destined to | THURSDAY AFTERNOON'S LIST.| Killed in acti American avia- x ; died of wounds | \rice; died of accident and other causes 21; wounded ping the compliment by 135; wounded 41; prisoners NFLUENZA CONTINUES TO SUBSIDE| CONTROVERSY IN THE gland men are: HUNGARIAN UNTERHAUS Arihur Leonard® Johnson, | Nebraska, is an honest and Died of Wounds. in moving a faver of. the | 1 West |2 speech here placing the doll resigmation of tormation of a lusion of a ser of the alliance acknowledgement of the inde pendente of U ihe proclamation of 2 Hungarian se of one from Wounded Severely in Acti . Boudreau, Liynn, s wesal of influenz: s 6275 pneumo nd deaths 16,174, se- | Conn.; Felix Bernard McMahon, i Nor- | many their raalization, excitement D, ‘Whitestone, there could b a separate npedce, Wounded in action (degree unde- | i termined) ; umber of cases. but ut the disease | Wounded Slightly Dan- i cand Metealf, | Semator Will 0. Leblanc, AWARDS IN CONTROVERSIES OF STREET RAILWAY COMPANIES crnment is on oy {son, Conn. sures to that « unable to receegrize t » cases of ten street . and their employes | repardine a south Slova. not object to a union of cannot spera he crown of Philadelphia board awarded NEW ENGLAND MEN | CANADIAN CASUALTY LIST| —Yesterday’s | ¢ contained the om New Eng- FRENCH RECEIVE WILSON'S NOTE WiTH FAVOR| | ment to The 4 names of these men fr ient Wilson'sureply to summarized ag follows: cents an hour, Killed in_acti d a minimum ablished for other employes. In the case of the Brooklyn Rapid| the dis- | ;o 29 men for union activity board ordered men reinstated with pay for the time since their discharge. of workers of this company to organ- and bargain . collectively was af- ggard, Provi- W. Sandell, Philadéiphia Pa. the whole thing mto a mili- hieh can he decided ‘och. Haig and Pershing. “The situation, how unchanged. thongh the cxchange Bf notes has given an insight into affairs in Germany and has perhaps hastened ber internal reforms. The next answer will have to he a military answer from her military anthorities. “The Trench people feel that the question of the internal government of | Germany is not so important as an urance against a recurrence of Ger- istic policies, which pre- Cancel report well, Westerly, R Watts, First Tower, N. J ‘Wounded — Lieutenant Cotton, | ment: Portiand. Me. P. Madden, Fall River, X . Harrisburg, J. Phillips, Pittsburg, Pa.; N. Mack. €y, Waltham. Mass; J. O'Toole, Wil- H.; J. Pehny, Increases were also granted the men Kansas City, Reinstatement of mmen wae ordered Columbus,. Ga.. rence discriminated | M2n3’s mil azainst employes for union activity. the Des Moines board ruled that the men must avail tiemselves of arbitration provided for in their contract with the company. SUBPOENAS TO BE ISSUED FOR BRISBANE INQUIRY Washington, Oct. 34.—The judiclary committes by a resolution adopted today by the senate is author- ized to subpoena persons and demand papers in the investigation of activi- ties of brewers, including the lending of money to Arthur Brisbane for the purchase of the Washington Times. A number of persons have been request- e dto appear, while others have been asked to furnish certain papers for consideration when the resumed after the November eiec- Burns, Waterville, Me.; A. L. We do not know how sincere Ger- i McConnelsburg, Pa.; international forms. We have reason to doubt the r aims in this direction. hing for us is to make sure that things shall not again be in on as before the war. “An armistice is almost impossible, the conditions woull be so un- imaginably drastic. Anarmistice would be full of danger if not suarded by all sorts of conditions.” Revere, Ma: on Pawtuck- | Pompton Plains, sincerity of I ears, Waltham, Mass. | the same pos NEW YORK-CHICAGO AERIAL MAIL SERVIVE IN DECEMBER Washington, service between New Yor! go will be started betwecen Decmber 1 Postraaster Genc anrounced today, dependinz upon the time manufacturers deliver The scheduie f winter months plates the machines leaving Chicago at six_o'elnck mornigg and complete the trip, inelud- within ten rours. Each plane will have a carrying capacity of 20,000 letters. . The route will be laid out in three legs, the first-from New Yor! among French officials that the latest note from the president of the United States is just what the allies have been wanting to force upon the ene- SES $6,345523,688 MILITARY DEFICIENCY BILL Washington, Oet. h‘;! hllol?‘fl) pdlfllsled mu{eoord time the BELFRY OF BRUGES S jon_dollar military deficiency FAROUS £ B8 | 315, the Jast ‘Important moasen ro oy considered before the pre-election ro- cess begins next Tuesday, now goes to conference with plans laid for its completion within a few days. The total amount of the bill as ap- proved by the senate is $6,345,523,638, a net reduction of $231,977 from the|mediate mailing station at Bryan. O. amount au horized by the house cussion of the measure lasted only an | depariment hour and a half, most of the day be- | ing taken up with a partisan political Investigation | gENATE PAS ing all stops, GERMANS DEFACED THE Wash! n, 24.—The famous s ‘was used by the Ger- mans as a garage and workshop dur- Ing their ocempation of the city. fed troops on entering the city, ac- sording to & despatch received by the Belgian legation today, found the in- of the historic structure broken down and chimneys added to ineet the needs of the workmen. The principal damage to the city itself was Inflicted in the neighborhood of the station and the Porte Marechale. FOOD SAVING METHODS TO BE TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS Beston, Oct. 24 —Henry B. Endicott, sate food administrator, said today hat §00,000 school children would be slisted in a campaign for the con- #rvation of food. His announcement ‘ollowed a conference with Commis- | Lloyd of Newfoundiand, who arrived t- [ vesterday from London, where he at- for {tended the imperial conference, said sducating the boys and girls in food |today that the allies should receive methods with the idea|the German overtures with great cau- ihat the puplls may in turn imstruct|tion. He urged insistence methods | terms as would insure the aliics of room | attaining their just aims under the tabks Jectures. peace treaty. ; with ‘an_emergency chine at Leighton, Pa., the second leg e to Cleveland, 215 miles with an emszcency station ot Clarion, | about 100 wooden ships now building will be so designed that they can be| from Bellefor | Pa., and the third leg from Cleveland | to Chicago, with an® inger- Representat| crection , of hangars and preparation of fields. The most important appropriations in the measure are for ordnance, for- tifications, chemical wa sistence for the army and navy. GERMANS PROMISE TO RETURN WORKS OF ART London, Oct. 24—Valuable works of art belonging to museums and private the regions are and sub- SHOULD RECEIVE GERMAN 'OVERTURES WITH CAUTION St. Johns, N. F., Oct. 24—Premier iermans, will be retiirn- their owners announcement government message received here. These works of art huve, under the orders of the supreme - sioner Payson Smith of the nent of education. The plans ronservation 1y command, place of safcty, to save their parents. Food " message adds. Condensed Teiegrams The ban on public in effect for three weeks on account of influenza has been’ raised in Bristol, Dr. Thomas J. Connors,. aged 28 of Shelton died yesterday afternoon, of pneumonia following influenza. gatherings Twelve deaths trom infivenza and pheumonia - were recorded in Hartford yesterday, compared with nipe the Washington, Oct. 24.—Republican contentions that the third. clause .in President Wilson's fourteen peace terms, providing for the removal of cconomic. barriers, is a free trade plank, furnished the vehicle of a_ po- litical debate in the senate today. Sen- ator Thomas of Colorado insisted that the president merely meant thers should be no prohibitive or irritating tariffs. Senator Watson of Indiana and other republicans declared tne re- publican party objected (o fixing by {peace treaty or any other treaty the domestic policy of the United States. Senator Thomas referred to protests {by Chairman Hays of the national republican committee. «nd others «gainst contentions made by democra- tic leaders that a republican victory would be interpreted by the kaiser and our enemies abroad as a re- pudiation of President Wilson. Asked' by Senator McCumber, re- publican, of North Dakota, if the lass senatorial clection in Wisconsin, when Senator Lenroof, a republican, wus elected, had any 'influence, one way o { the other, on German people, Senato Thomas s tween a_solitary cral election. Senator Smith of Mich repub- liean, said that President Wilson na carned the gratitude of the American people but that he is not entitled to dictate to the Michizan electoratc who ould be elected senato~ ~ Senator Willidms of- Mississippi pointed _out that the president his not confined Torts to republican states and cen- didates, but went into Georgia and | , d ocratic | candidates’ were not regarded as de- siruble and opposed their nomination, In conclusion Senatol | the republican ore jing support for candidates who have seen severely atlecked 1or iheir coursa iregarding the war. He said Sepator {Norris, the vepublican candidate in upright contest and a gen- citizen. But senator lcifism,” Mr. Thomas ous. If I remember correctiy \r mark The man run- no such biemish on the American fla; ning azainst him ba: on his_record, In Kansas Senafor Thomas said, Governor Capper, the republican can- didate for senator, is “notorious for pacifism, while Representative Itoberts, publican candidate for senator in Nevada, the senator con- tinued, voted against war with Ger- sm the test in asked , Senator Smith. Senator Williams in reply said the peech in the senate whereby the dol- r mark was placed on’ fiic American 4 s “disgraceful” and al least bad imot -been- made Dby Henry. Ford, tie { democratic candidate for senutor Michigan. le denying ntion of saying ‘ord or Tru nubi n Michigan,’ that he had any in- anything azainst Mr. an H. New senatorial candidate j chigan, Senator Smith said | cratic party was guil {ivhen it took a man out of “the neu- {tral zone” and made him its exclusive te. Mi- e demo ams c vhote rged thal New- ent 10t of money amoaizn. Sanator Sm | verry filed with the secretary hiic <4 MO spent a dolla “\Well. somebody spent it for him,” replied the Mississippi senator ator Smith asked how much Col nel E. M. House of New York anc homas D. Jomes of illinois contrib- ried to the last democratic campaign fund, When Senator Williams the debate ended and a ‘vote W ken on the military deficiency bill after which the scnate adjourned un- til Monday concluded, FiGHTING BETWEEN MEXICAN FEDERAL TROOPS AND VILLA El Paso, Tevas Oct. 24—Fighting between Mexico, federal troops and lla followers was in progress last | night in -the Ojinaga -district, on the American border, and i general en- zagoment is expected when reinforce- arriver, according to reports rea‘giing here. There wore -cgsualties on Wiih sides but the numhér has not | vet been learned. During the past week iwenty Mexican soldiers are known to have been killed in that istrict ad the federal barracks destroved at Con- ception, opposite San Josc, Texas. A posse of Mexican ranchers from the American side took part in one of these skirmishes and Iilled five fed- i soldiers on the Mexicar side. The Viila band has been driven 'in- to the foot Lills where it is reported to be awaiting the arrival of Martin Lopez, Villa's second in command. Villa himself is expected to arrive in the Ojinaga district soon, according to reports from Presidio, Texas. CONTRACTS FOR WOODEN VESSELS CANCELLED Washington, Oct. 24—Contracts for wooden barges and 30 composite tugs, designed for use in the England coal trade, have been can- |celled by the shipping board. In making = this _announcement today, Chairman Hurley said the vessels would, not be needed because it has Deen found possible to use some of the 3,500 ton wooden ships for this ser- vice. Thé contracts called for an ex- penditure of $25,.230,000, but work had not - been ‘started on any of the ves- sels. Mr. Hurley- also announced - that used in the oil trade between Mexico and the United States, releasing the larze steel ‘ankers now in that ser- vice for overseas tradé to maintain supplies of fusl for the allied navies and armies. CHARGED" WITH HAVING $50,000 WORTH OF OPIUM Pitisburgh, Pa., .0 Nee, wideiy known in Pittsburgh and { eastern sporting circles, appeared be- fore Roger Knox, United States com- missioner, today to answer o a charge ©of having in his_possession $50,000 worth of_opium. $5,000. bail for further hearing. declined to make a Statement. Internal revenue agents believe that with the arrest of Nee they ' have rounded up the head of a national “dope Ting.” connection with the investigation. | d he did not thini so, but | Joseph O. L'Et-added there is a vast d srence be- | Mass.; Myron | .sreat variance in the detuil Ty, the re-{today v of kieptomania | New | at public dealers before the hoard tdmorrow to explain the allezed exorbitant prices they have i 24 —Patrick | He was reieased on | He | with- five palms. has been American 1 Harry Jacobs and Jobhn | Wit htwo citn Washington, Oct. 24, --Germany’s Dblea for an armistice and peace now- is before the allied sovernments which #ve (o determine whether® (hey. - are disposed to accept President Wilson's pi:aGipies of seitlements 1o which Germany subscribes and, in accord with the United States, usk their militaty advisers and thoss of Ameri- ca to prepare the torms of an armis- tice which virtually will mean surren- der by Germany. In various public_ uiterances, . the premiers and other leaders of ‘he en- tente powers have repeatedly declared that President Wilson's, stitements in his address of last January $ and sub- sequent addresses reflect (hei own views. Something more oificial and binding is required now, al*housh it is regarded’ here as a forcgons onclusion that this approval will be registered and that the offices of the Supreme War Council will be ‘invoked to pre- pare the fateful document i hich. W Gefine the conditions under which Germany may secure reliet {rom the incessant hammerinz of the victorious allied and American armics No one here today woull undertake to forecast the probable time of a fi- nal decision on Germany's plea. It is nown, however. that the Supreme War Council already has® given the matter the most earne i And. in that connection, it was ed that there was no i 3 1 command. the d'Espernay, en the ‘Balkari terms that should be :aid down lulgaric When that nation asked an armist. The general prin- ciples in each case probablysaze simi- lar, but there iecessa A1 be a ince not nation are to the 1, only a great army be dealt with bu: naval forces as well. Certain utterances statesmen and of inspired official o gans have led to the surmise here that while accepting the term, aown by Presiden: Wi - be a disposition (0 inject meet individual demands pese new points based upon shifting conditions. It is helieved, however, that if such shouid prove the case, the new points prob: be dealt with but the ques peace negotiations and neesd not delay the consideration of the form of ar- mistice. The United States already } ble army and ope prepared nical questions involved in an armis- tice and if hould becoras v to consider political issues. :resident Wilson also will be amply represented by chosen agenis. The entenie “pre miers, whose duty it is 1o deul with these ‘political questions, can besped ily assembled at the most convenfent and of fintents s cap- vs in Bus | Entente capital 10 meet the president’s representatives. General approval ‘of the president’s v and of action in to_the here atic eir- nown 1o have pre - ike subject {here was no discu of the note in the senate. bt howerer, iioth pri- and in public = statements the president’s ~ou; Sen- Lodge of Massachusetts, ihe re- publican leader, who disapproved s ready to speak that when the somate re- convened Monday after a three days' recess there will be a general peace discussion. Two points n the president's note zed in official ci cles wers his plair. notice that the onl kind of armistice acceptabls to the United States is one carrving witih it virtual surrender and that even if toose terms are complied with thers can be no deslings lookinz to peac with the kaiser and the German war Tords. The terms laid down by the nre: dent for an armistice Were said to be without preced: nistory of warfare. Usuaily an armistice is de- fined as spension of hostilitles for certain specified purposes, such as peace negotiations and involves sim- ply the maintenance of the status quo on each side. But the president ha juid down the demand char the ar- ce shall make it impossible for ierman army to again renes ho; . No mention was made in the bout evacuation of invaded ter- but far more than that would bhe necessary to meet the presidert’ demand. generally emp m: the AWARDS MADE IN THE COLTS ARMS CONTROVERSY Hartford, .Conn.,, Oct. 24—Major B. . gitchell, U.-S. A.. sol» arbitrator appcinted by the secretary of war to settls the labor dispute at. the: Colt's Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co. of this city, has mai foliowing award i3 Forty-eight hours a week, consisting of six davs of eight hours cach day is the new working scheduls becoming effective today. All time work in ex of eight hours within any, one dav ¢r 48 hours in the week shall be considered over- time, payablo at the rate of time and one half, Sunday. and hoiiday time shall be paid Gouble rates. By muiua! consent the working days may be so lengehened as to permit of a half holiday on one day. of each week. The ' re ates provided in Major Gitehell's award shall in mo case opcrate to reduce wages of any employe. Ten per cent. extra shall be paid to nigh: workers. The decision on hours, wages, con- ditions October or shall take effect as of W18 of ABRUPT DROP (N PRICES OF ORANGES AND LEMONS New York Oet. 24 —Immediately fol- lowing the announcement of an inves- tigation by the federul food board of alleged profiteering in oranges and lemons, the price of the former drop- ped frm three to four doliars per box auction ‘here today. Several been summoned to appear have i ng recently for these fruits. GENERA:PERSHING HONORS MAJOR WILLIAM THAW New York; Oct. 2&—Major Will Thaw, dean:of American aviaters holder: of the French Croix de stinguished ons by “ieneral Per- from destruction by bombe dment, the|C. Goodman are also under arrest in |shing, it was announced here tonight by the Acro Club of America, ' delay in notify- | aliied | of | to deal witn the fech- | cessary | the | today and | ltrict are about a million dolla; ceptance on ‘| Amazon district of Brazil am previous day. The ltalian draft treaty' providing for reciprocal military service of cit- izens of thai country and the United States’ was ratified . yesterday by ‘the senate. S i : The work of the American ' ‘Red Cross in France was given recogni- tion at a great demonsiration at the Ampitheatre of the Sorbonne, Paris, Louis Bathou presided. Confirmation was lacking here of a published report that Frank J. Gould, a son of the late Jay Gould had instituted divorce proceedings in the French courts against his wife, Wwho was Edith Kelly, an actress. The four leading _railway brother- hoods have renewed their request for time and a bhalf pay for overtime work. : Several hundred women conductors who seek to hold their jobs on Cleve land cars will be given a hearing be- fore the national war iabor board at| Washington. A despatch from Holland says Aus- trian newspapers declare it will be | difficult to supply Vienna with food now that imports from Poland are shut off on account of the Hungarian situation and_the closing of the Bo- hemian and Moravian frontiers. The semi-official North German Gazette denies the report that the government of Denmark has sent a note to Germany or otherwise ap- proached’ Germany: regarding- the question of Schlestvig-Holstein. Seventy thousand miners of the tral Pennsylvania bituminous coal fields have: voted to work Sundays to overcome the falling off in production due to the Spanish influenza. Eighty per cent. of the 3,800,000 foreign __language-speaking residents of the New York federal reserve dis- trict_subseribed to the Fourth Lib- erty loan. Bishop Keating of North Hampton and the Bishop of Arras, Catholic prelates, who arrived recently in the United States to attend the golden jubilee celebration of Cardinal Gib bons, were presented yesterday to President Wilson. Plans for the observance of Found- ers’ Day. at Mount Hoiyoke Collega, have been cancelled because of the influenza_situation. It was announced -that Hall Manor in Portsmouth had been purchased as a foundation for the order of St. Benedictine Monks. The condition of Thomas W. .Law- son, Boston s financier, who was in- ured when his automobile over- turhed in Northboro, was reported improved today Final figures on the Fourth Liberty loan in Rhode Island given ou: toda by the State Committee, show total subscriptions of ~ $65.889,050. against 2 quota of $50,000 000. Despite an increase of 25 cent. in_ wheat. production, the total nutrition value of the 1918 crop of céreals, beans and potatoes in France is less than that of last year. Fire yesterday destroyed a building which, fronting Central Park in the heart of the business district at Havana. Right Rev. Charles Sanford .Olm- stead of Denver, protestant e pel bishop of Colorado who came Old Saybrook some time ago, who died on Monday, was there yesterday. James McCaul, gate tender of the New Haven railroad testified before Coroner John J. Phelan yesterda. that he was absent from his post ‘Wednesday night hen the extra pay train struck and killed Richard Nelson at Bridgeport City Health Ofiicer, Dr. J. A. Cooke, of Meriden, announced that schools and theatres may reopen next Mon- ay. Subscriptions to the fourth Liberty loan in the central Connecticut dis s more than the reports to the committee in- dicated at.the close of the campaign | last Saturday night. per. GERMANS RELEASE BELGIANS HELD AS POLITICAL PRISONERS The Haguc. Oct. 24—The Vate Jand in its issue of today says it reported that the political prisoners held by the Germens at Turchout, Bel- gium, northesst of Antwern, including Burgomaster Adolphe Mux' of Brus- sels” have been released. Burgomaster Max was arrested in Brussels in September, 1414, for his “irreconcilabte attitude.” - iccording to an announcement made by the Ger- man military goveriior of Deigium. In 1917 it said that the burgomaster was seriously ill in a prison at Celle, Prussia, and that King Alfonso was intervening 1 his behals. KING ALBERT CABLES THANKS TO HOOVER Washington, ~ Oct. 24, — Herbert Hoover, chairman of the Felgian relief commission, today received a cable- gram from King Albert on the occa- sion of the fourth anniversary of the foundation of the commission, thank- ing him for saving the Belgian nation fromr starvation, “On_th the foundation of the comm relief_in Belgium, “my heart prompis me to thank you once more in the name of all my. com- patriots for having during four years saved the Belgian nation from starva- tion. $2,500,000 FOR THE NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION New York, Oct. Red Cross has ‘appropriated: § for the suppert of the National culosis association for the vear 1919 and as a consequence th: zssociation will not sell Red Cross Christmas seals this year, it was annonced tonight. 500,000 Tuber- The tubereulosis assocition - has agreed to co-operate with the Red Christmas oll call 'and of the Red Cfoss wiil be | ten o given plan two hoiiday avoided. ristmas seuls. .By campaigns will this | be HOLLAND OPPOSED TO AMERICAN OFFER OF GOAL | The Hague, Oct. 24 —Discussing the American offér of conl to Holland, 'the labor leader, Fieter Troclstra, speak- ing in the chamber today, cpposcd ac- e condition that Hols land cease vxporting to Ccrmany. He contended that this would he a breach of neutrality. The premicr, Jonkheer Ro! de Beerenbrouck.q repeatedly nodded as- sent. Exports of crude rubber from the iated in July to 4,297, pounds. SHpment the United States aggregited 4. 536 pounds, compared with 2,154,315 pounds_in July, 1917, 10 PAGES-76 o HRADE E Characterizes as * Peace—Sends Telegrams of Protest to United States Senator Lodge, Poindexter and Johnson, Telling Course That Shouid Be Pursued. " Oyster Bay, N. Y., Oct. 24—Theodore Roosevelt sent duplicate telegrams to- night o United States Senators Lodge, Poindexter and Johnson, in® which he characterized ‘time is an offer to accept such terms without our aid, have We ought fo s the allies, imposed on Bulgaria. declare war on Turkey without am The failure to do so herto’ has caused the talk about making' the world safe for democracy to look unpleasantly like mere insin- ‘While the Turk is left m Burope and permitted to tyranni over .the subject people the world is thoroughly unsafe for democracy. “Moreover, we should find out what. the president means by referring to tais country merely as associate instead of the ally of the nations with whose trocps our own troops are actually brigaded in battle. If he means that we are something France, Englands “thoroughly hour’s delay. enunciated by President Wilson if they are to be made the basis of peace. The telegrams follow “As an American citizen earnestly hope that the senate of the] United States, which is part of the treaty-making power of cere_ rhetoric. the United against a negotiated peace with Ger- many and in favor of a peace based the unconditional “I aiso declare against the adoption entirety of the fourteen points of the president’s address of last Jan- uary as offering a ba: atisfactory to the United States. Let dictate peace by the hammering uns and not chat about peace to the accompaniment of the clicking of type- less than_ally Beigium and Serbia, means that we are something less than an ensmy of Germany and Austria. We ought to make it clear to the world that we are neither an untrustworthy friend nor an irresolute foe. clearly show that we do not desire to pose as the umpire between our faith- | ful and loyal friends and our treach- erous and brutal enemies, but that we are staunch aily of our friends and the staunch foe of our enemies, . “When the German people repudiate the Hohenzollerns, then, and not until then, it will be time to discriminate between them and their masters. hope the senate pass sbme resolu s for a peace The language of the fourteen points and of the subsequent statements ex- plaining or qualifying them is neit] straightforward nor plain, but if con- gtrued in its probable sense many, and Possibly most, of thes are thoroughly made the. basis fourteen points of a peace such peace would represent, not the unconditional surrender of Germany, but the condi- tional surrender of the United States. are entirely satisfac- nd the house will ion demanding the unconditional surrender of Germany as our war aim and stating that our peace terms have never yet been formulated or accepted by our people and that they will be fully discussed with our allies and made fully satisfactory our own people before they are dis- cussed with Cermany.” 3 Naturally: they lory to Germany and equal satisfactory an and pacifist and American so-called peace offer 3 should consider from Germany at this | BANKS TO INCREASE MARGINS ON STOCK TRANSACTIONS New York, Oct. 24.—New York banks ¢ advised by the Liberty loan increase their WASHINGTON OPINION OF ACTIONS ON WESTERN FRONT Washington, British operations on the Valenciennes front took on new importance to offi- in the light of the Tield Marshal armies are striking savagely at the hinge of ihe present Clerman line of resistance and the progress already made is thought by officers here:to make it certain that the German we in Belgium and i have to be resumed with- mended by the money commitiee of the as an alterna- g money rates in order tive to advan, financing the fourth Liberty loan pay- ' tiremsnt both Adoption by the bank: ommendation, of the rec- to be effective Nov. of furtier re- the use of funds speculation, South of.the new British wedge, the French are keeping continuous pres- sure against Oise-Serre front for the German commanders to dis- engage their forces from this most ex- posed sector of their lines. Success of the British effort, however, which now seems assured. would compel a pre- cipitate evacuation of the Oise-Serre i believed, for the com- munication system of thal iront would be threatened from the fiank and the ‘o bring about some time ago by requiring stock exchange members daily {o report their borrow- ings from the banks, on stock collat- 10 hb also a ‘corre- sponing increase” in margins on other zovernor of | federal reserve bank and chairman of in a letter. to oble of the fying him of the recom- said (hat reports made by exchange showed | rease in loans. nancing of the fourth Liberty letter said, “will impose a heavy burden upon the credit resources fof the country materially larger than | the financing of any previous Joan and reguirements of w of the existing mailitary sit- was seeing the allied tacti- their superior] er is increasing. ¥ in. man and gun POW- Since Prosident Wil- out to the authorities that guarding and sraranteeing of that su- jority must be the basis of any armistice agreement, a proposition the leaders accepted statement that ‘“‘the standard of mili- tary power in the fiel essity govern such terms, it is clear ns of the armistice increasingly. each day. The ad- on derived from the future financ | the government will {heavy burdens upon the money mar- it is for this reason primarily that he money commitiee urges the banks {o increase the rate of margin to 30 per cent., thereby avoiding an advance in money rates.” must of nec- to he form: hard on the cnemy vantages in posit latest British thrust, officers said, cer- E ooked in es- timating the situation of the opposing | SENATOR WEEKS REPLIES TO CRITICISM OF DAVID I. WALSH Senator John W. peaking at a dinner today of {he Massachusefts club, replied to por- { tions of the speech of hi senatorial campaign, former Gov- crnor David I. Walsh, before the dem- tate convention in Worcester Mor: than ever officers are convine- ed that new operations on scule are impending on the: front and Pershing’s two aggres ve younz armies soon will try their meitle acain. There are many minor em o mdicate to. rvers that a sma is in preparation, althoush the extent or object is only a matier of speculas opponent in democratic opponent said that T was a leader of a coterie of republi- cans in congress who had been in-| strumental in preventing the adoption government-owned ary consid- the incentive ihat armistice s may soon be formaulated. - the German authorities to accept those terms will he greatly! pointed o, if their line is further broken and the evacuation- upon which they are engaged rendered increasingly difficult and full of peril. PRODUCTION OF LUMBER IS TO BE RESTRICTED Washington, Oct, 24.—Production of tricted to the filling of essential requirements under regu- B today by the war in- dustries board, The control of outpuf ed by the board through, of labor, material and equip- said the sena- think he does me altogether in saying that I am a before the wa Added to ‘ha purely milit | oo much honor He does mof say policy was, how it originated, or how it would have resulted. n Lot fact, before that time, I had intro- duced a bill in the senate providing that army and navy transports which, in times of peace, were not needed for larmy and navy : should be used in providing a trans- portation line from the Atlantic coast| fo the west coast of until private capital came in to cover readiness of As a_matter increased, it uth America lumber will be “It ‘seemed a good proposition and It went to the hou committee controlled b ver reappeared. went to the the democrats | Will be exerc Essential purposes for which deliv- eries of lumber may be made include continue to be independent and to ex- his own judsment as government allied requirements.. | @espite attempted dictation or critie- e activities in which lumber i to_war worlk. 3 The regulations provide that pro-- duction must be limited to current demands with due resard given to war Manufacturers will be required ials, fuel and labor. Use of wood and waste’. as fuel will be required and only in' ex-. ceptional cases in which the use of thi fuel is found te be impractical will, prioxity, be given for coal or other fuel. | Production for export will be limited to items covered issued by th IMPORTANT SERVICE BY YALE HOSPITAL UNIT to conserve mate: Yale mobile hospiial unif, (he pioneer | {0 conserve n s kind in the American army, rendered _important ce in_the re- cent St. Mihiel offensive is told in cor- respondence made Yale university, tions was cor Although' 144 opera- idered the maxim . ere performel hy the unit in the first | Hoee war trade board. AERCNAUTIC MEET AT ¥ BELMONT PARK SATURDAY. 24—One hundred came through to! 1 by Prof. Joseph spring of 1917, s umrmer and | later reached the front as Mobile hos- . Under the com- New York., Oct irplanes will -participate at Belmont - greatest aero- nautic meet ever held in America. The- planes will be manned by fivers who service at the front amd 1 perform various squadron evolu-+ - tons as well as illust d in actual orzanization has been enlarged to ate the taetics - ALLIES REPULSED HEAVY ATTACKS OF BOLSHEVIKI - -Awmerican and Among other features will be exhi- bitions of bomb dropping and an air- ich crack pilots from: the various training stations will fly. to the Statue of Liberty and return. plane race in w! the Polsheviki tions on the Dvina front. Bolshevik gunboats i Americans and Dresent record of 34 minutes, 3.8 sec- onds for the 34 miles. The meet. will { auspices of the first provisional wing of ihe Unied States air service for the' henefit of the national aeronautic com mittee, which suppiics the va E They ' ing flelds with athletie eqripm musical instruments. ity shelled | be held under the aitacks the Arglo-Amer- : heavy losses qn emy and captured. prisoners. made a sligit advance also.