The Nazareth Item

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THE LARGEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN NORlH- AMPTON COUNTY. EX¬ CELLENT ADVERTISINC MEDIUM.
VOL. XXVII
I   S. ASKS TO HAVK
TI.\ A.M) IMATINUM.
The Government's great need for till and platinum to carry on lho war, iKis led to a requost upou the Uod Cid.s.s by the War Indu.slries Board to assist the con.servation and collecliun (Jl these two u-rticli-s as well as to ap¬ peal to the public for co-()i)eration.
The Southern I'ennsylvania Chap- trr of tho Ked Cro.na was among the lirsl to apuint a Conscrvallon Com- uiille and chairman and a campaign w;ll bo begun lor llie coUeotioii of tell IWO molals Ihis week.
r. Uarlmau Kuhn was appoinlod JKiirinan und headiiuarters wuru opcnid recenliy ul 1^17 Liberiy liuil- aiiig. The new (vitnmiLloe, which will iiertorii a varied und vuluablo ...iTvico 10 the nation IhrouKli Uie iieil Cross, will hold aa organization Meeting lliis week, and set a date lor •J,I! opening of  thu drive. j
Moanwliile Mr. Kuhn bas asked] ¦lial patriots do not discard ai-ticlea ' at" Iill, but put them by until doliuite nrrangemenls can be mado for their j .(¦Iiection. Husiness lirnis, foun-' iiies and individuals who have quan-^ ;:ties of tin on hand can perform a^ seivico to tho Governmeni by send- i mg it to the U. S, Army Ordnance ¦.\;:4'J  Woodland Avenue.
I'lantlnum is being received al the conservation   headquarters^   2 17   I.ib- iriy   Huilding,   Uroad   and   Chestnut i >;r''els. I
i'he collection of both tin and pla- ' ilium ia being made not primarily to well tho Ued Cross funds, but lo :iie'l the needs of tho Governinont. Ilowover, since the Governmeni will iiuy the market value of both metals to the Red CroS^ there will bo a large profit to help lhat orgaiiiza- :,(jii carry on its work of mercy and ,ii.l.
Tho war industries board makes known the fact that the supply of .l.tiiium in this country is short, hut ¦liat the shortage is not yet critical, ail lioirgli it may become so. There - .^utnclent platinum to carry the ievernment through the next several .aniiihs   ,bul     thoro     is  no     reserve
M<u-k.
Uiie ounce of platinum   will   make
I'oints   for  magnetos   lo  operate   150
'rucks.     Contact   points   for   magne-
I-  is one of its chief uses  for Gov-
rninent  purposes,   for  use  on  tr.act-
rs.    Irucks,   automobiles,    motorcy-
'•:¦;   and   gas  engines     and     contact
lints  for  tcMCphone-s,  telegraph  and
ireless systems. X-ray lubes,  hypo-
• rniic   needles,   other   scientific   in-
- ill ments for labrotary and research
...rk.
It is planned that reliable and well
aown   jewelers   in .this   cily   will   be
~l<e(l  to co-operate and  will  be au-
niized  to  make the collection.   The
lillie   is  cautioned   against  the  col-
. lion of precious metals by unauth-
li/ed persons who might be impos-
¦ irs.
In estimating the tin situation, the
ar   Industries     Board     announces
at   tho Government    is  ,'jnOO     tons
ort.     Tho   board   has   called   meet-
!;s of rei)resentalivos of all  impor-
iit  industries  and   has   pointed   out
them tho necessity  for conserving
n.     In addition, the public is asked
save in  and turn  it ov'r through
H lied Cross to make up lho deficit.
Tin   foil  is  tho  form  that  private
izeiis  can   turn  over  most  readily.
'. hile  few   persons  know  tho  dilTer-
¦e  between   tin   foil,   lead   foil  and
riibination  foils, all contain  sufflci-
1  tin to make Ihem of value to the
iiou.     Tin   cans   contain   so   little
¦1   and   tho  detaining  process   is  so
\;eiisive that they aro of no value.
Ilapsiblo   tubes,   such   as   contain
lib   paste,   creams  and   jtaints,   are
great value,
Xho  presenl   prices   aro  iiuoled   as Mows
¦.vler   per   ton     $1200.00
,il           3OU.0O
ire tin foil, per ton    IGOO.OO
ad foil, per ton       luO.OO
.lapsible tubes, per tou   .     3U0.00
!l VT OK TUK
I'llKSIDKNTS   .VXSUKU.
Washington, Oct.  S.
The  text  of     Lho     communication
.iiMi'd to the Charge of Switzerland,
viig  the Presidents answer lo  lho
•iiiiian peace proposal follows:
Sir:  I have the honor to ackno.v-
'•:••,  on  behalf of     thu     l'rosidenl_
'Ul- note  of  October   ij'.h,  enclosing
¦ "oiiimunicat.on from the Germau
i:nient lo tho I'resent; and 1 am
...led   by   lhe   i'residunt   lo   te-
acoL you to mako tho following com-
uiiication   Lo   Lho  Imperial   German
n.in.eilor:
¦lie:ore making reply to the request -' tlif imperial German Governmeni "1 li order that lhe reply shull be ^ cuuUid and suuighiforward as the ¦ciiueutuus iut{>re3ta involued require •'8 i'resident of the United States '^'euis it necessary to ae.su:.- Uiiu 'f of tho exact moaning of the ¦'->*¦<-' (li the Imperial CUaucellor. Uoes ;» 111 perial Chancellor mean that the ¦Uiien,,! Governmeni accepLs the •'lu.'i laid dowu by the i'resident in ¦ » aiiUrt'Ss and that its object iu en- "•'"¦'"B into discussions would be only •' agree upou lho practical details of ";';r aindicution'/
_^ "Tho I'resident feels bound to say
''Ith regard  to  the suggesliou  of  an
¦rnii.stiee  that  ho  would  not   feel  at
•'^''^y to propose a cessation of arms
' "lo Govemmeuts  wilh  which  tho
¦¦"^¦''Miment  of  tho  United  States   is
¦^^ocati-d agaiudt the Cenral Towers
¦" 'O'ig as tho armiea of those  I'ow-
"'¦« are   upon   their  soil.     The   good
'•ju ot any  discussion  would   muiii-
^'ly depend upon the consent of thu
.^""•al  Powers immediately  to with-
¦/**   liieir   forces   everywhere   from
-\''ae>l  territory,
The Treaieut also feels that he is
*"ig whother tho Imperial Chancel-
;   la fiiieaklng merely for the conati-
•"' ''uthorities of lho Kmpire  who
' far conducted tho war.     lie
„,        '"' unswor to these questions
¦«' from  every  point  of  view.
'»•»'*''''*' ^''¦' ''''' :«nowt'<l aaeuran- ^ "f tn/ high consideration
"Hobert  Lansing."
Nazareth Item
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NAZARETH, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 10, 1918
NO. 45
YANKEES WIN FIERCE^BATTLE
Americans    Reach    Kriemhiide
Defenses in New Advance
Along the Meuse.
ALBERT RATHBONE.
Man   Who   Passes  on   the Treasurv  Loans to Allies.
KKI'ORT Ol' LIllKltTL LOA\
CAM I '.A I (; \   (OM .M ITT K K.
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CARRY   HEIGHTS   GALLANTLY.
British In North Are Blasting Hun Out
of   U   Boat   Bases  and   Advancing
Above St. Quentin—Our Troops
Show Great Bravery.
London.- The Hun Is losing ground rapidly on both ends of the big an- wlileli he has projected Into Friiiiee. While the Anierlniii.s, after fighting ii series of nligiimeiit actions for se\('riil days, iittiK'ked belween tie Meuse and the Argonne in great strength and thrust niKither spear point nt Grand I're, allied warships and the allied nnnies kept liliii on Ihe move alon;.' the N'orth sen coast. The Aiiierlcaii attack, coupled with the news that oth¬ er brigades from the Stales, worklii:; uniler (ieneral <!oiirinid'H comniiiiid. had cnptured the < oniiiinndlng .Mi>n' Blanc, in the f'liniii|ingiie, put llie Yankees very mu<'b In the news.
Without any more wnriiliig thnn a heavy nrtlllery fire the divisions whicli broke the Forges Brook front less Ihan two weeks ago and carried the flgblliig to the Krlemhilde line. Jumped from cover nt half past ~i hi tbe morning and wero off for another kick nt the Boclie.
The extreme right, along the Meuse valley, hns oome to Foret Woods, the outpost of tbe Kri(>mhllde positions. From there the battle veers a little south of west nnd then south to fJes- nes. Flevlllo, northwest of Gesnes and on Ihe edge of tbe .Vrgonne Forest, was cnptured by mid-afternoon. The Ilne thence mns uj) the valley pf the Aire as far ns Cbehery.
The penetration from Exermont, where the advance started, to Fleville. a distance of about three miles. Is the mlnlniiim gain thus fnr reported.
A fresh Amerlcnn force swung south of the Argonne and Joined Oeneral Cournud's command In the Champagne sector. They were liltle more tbnn In line when tbey were sent np to storm Mont Blanc and the Medlnh Farm, which occupies the i-rest of ihe bidgbt. Supported by French battalions, these Yankee regiments \v(>nt to tbe attack. They hnd to flgbt their way almost two miles before they were within striking dlstimce of the group of farm buildings, whieh bad been transfornie<l Into nn exceedingly strong fleld fort. Tliey cbnrgeil It. however, cnrrled It In the rush, held It In the face of des¬ perate counter attacks, nnd they nre reported to bave moved out n consider¬ able distance beyond it and to control all tbe elevation.
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Alb(>rl Kathboiie of New Vork has heen aiipoiiiind nssislant secretary of tbe treasury to succeed Oscar T. Cros¬ by, who has gone to rejiresent the treasury In Frnnce. Mr. Italhbotie was a prominent banker's lawyer, a special¬ ist on nil questions Involving finan¬ cial law.
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Explosions in Government Plant at Morgan, N. J., Cause Havoc.
America's Greatest  Munition   Disaster
Costs Fifty Lives apd
$30,000,000.
UNITED  STATES  FIGHTS  FLU.
Surgeon    General     Blue    Co-operating With  State Officials,
Wnshlngton. The following tide- gram relating to the emergency, medi¬ cal and nursiiig relief work furnished throngh the T'nlted Stntes I'ublle Health Service to communities unabli> to cope with the presenl situation. even with stnte aid. hns been sent to all stnte health olllcers;
October 4, lOLS. To All Stnte Health Ofllcers:
Public Health Service will mobilize with aid volunteer medical sorvice corps all ouLilde medical nid required In combatting present liifluen/.a eid- demlc. Bed Cross upon specific' re¬ quest from this service will mobilize nursing personnel and furnish neces sary miergeiiey Im-ipltal supplies which cannot be obtained otherwise. Inform nil city and county health ofll¬ cers In your slate that all apiieals for aid must be made to tbe stnte health department, wlili'li will iiiiike request of surgeon general I'ublic Health Serv¬ ice whenever local needs recpilre. Whenever necessiiiy Public Ileiilih Service will esial.lisb district ofllcers to co-o[ieraie with slate olllclals and dlstrlbftte nieilleiii and nursing person¬ nel. ' (Signed) BH'K, Stirgeon  Oeneral   C    S.   I'ulillc   Ileail li
Service.
WORLD'S NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM
WASHINGT.ON.--The latest peact- elTort ot' lhe eeiiir.il powi'i's, the nio,-.; formidalile yet made, holds out no greater promise for siieeess than th()sc- wbieli   have  gone   het'ore.
AMSTERDAM,—Dr. Schultze, chief of tbe (I. rman political iioliei' at War saw, bas been killed, ilie P.erlin Tiigi' blatt learns. Aj^ ibe ships formerlv Constituting HfTssiii's Black Sea fleet are  now  iiiaiiiii d  b.v   (Iermans.
SOFIA.—King Ferdinand in abdicat Ing in favor of bis son. Crown Prince Bolls, issued a ihiinlfestu declaring each citizen of Bulguria iiiusl siicriliei' himself for his iciiiitry.
WASHINGTON. — The American steamer Herman Frasch, a H.omi toy cargo carrier, manned by a navy crew and in the overseas supply service, has been ¦uiik In eollLslon at sea with a loss tif prfiliubly ,"^1 of her crew.
NEW YORK.—Revolutionising the manner of living In .New Vork city, tlie Board of Heulih IsMued order* cbaiigliig tbe hours of stores, factories, ofllces and theaters to combat the Id- flueii/.a outbreak by reducliiK C(Uige»- tlon  on  the  transportation  lines.
WASHINGTON.—Another loan of f;8,lNj«i,(iilU waa made tu HvIkIuiu by Uie ireu*ur/.
New York.—Rectirrent explosions at Irregular Intervals, covering a period of 21 hours, made the'desiruction of tbe T. A. Olllesple & Co. shell loading plant at Morgan, N. ,T., 2'.t miles from New York, America's greatest muni¬ tion disaster.
Knell of the "big exi)losioiis" which, as dlstlngulslied from a pi'piiering se¬ ries of liltle ones, quaked the enrth for .lO miles In all directions, tlatten- Ing the town of Soulh Aiiil)oy, near by, breaking window glass so far awny that liousehbhlers were unaware of the cause, meant that one of the 13 units of a great shell finishing factory, cov¬ ering 2,.'?00 acres, or a carload of load¬ ed slitdls bad blown lo pieces.
Most of the 100 frame buildings of this mushroom powder cpmnninlty are an utter ruin. A plant where 21,000 shells n dny have been filled with tho high explosive, trinitrotoluol, or TNT, wns destroyed,
Nlnely-flve persons missing and be¬ lieved to be dead wns tbe estimate mnde by army oflielals In their report to the war department regarding the cnstialtles resulting from the explo¬ sions.
Nnval reserves Immediately started a search for bodies In the de\astated section.
They had seem, d 10 bodies when their efforts bad to be suspended by the fresh outbreak of tlameH. This brought tbe total number of bodies re¬ covered to 37.
An unollieini report placed the cause of thp explosion upon the overheating of one of the aiuiibd magazines. -Ami¬ dol, more powerful thnn TNT,, Is made by mixing TNT with nltrnta of ammonia nnd Is easily explodecl by overheating. It was stated. The ami¬ dol magalznes cotitnlned an nvernge store of 18,rilX) pounds of the exjiloslve. There are .SI of these magazines still Intact, non© of which Is erpected to explode nnw.
The nuniber of seriously wounded was unofflclally reported to be atiout ,'V).
While the flre nnd series of explo¬ sions were at their height at the TNT plant at Morgan fbe division of c«n- •Inictlon nnd tbe ordnance department tt the nnny finished tbo discussion of Ihe dMaila of the plan for the r«<><>o- itniction of the plant, and the contract *-as awarded to T. .\. C.lllesple, Booa k Co.
TELEPHONE   COMPENSATION.
President Vail Issues Statement Out¬ lining Situation, New York. Tlieodi.iM' .\. Vjill, presi¬ dent of the American Telephone nnd Telegraph Cotii|iany. Issued n stiile- ment In which be declared nn ngre.>- nient had been reacbe.l between Post¬ master Oeneral Burleson and the Bell aystem governing compensation for tbe aervlce taken, over by the federal gov- ernnu'iit. He declared ibe govi'rnment "displayed an Intent and desire to be entirely fair."
311,000   ACROSS   IN   SEPTEMBER.
American Vessels Carried 39 Per Cent, of Troops to France.
London.—Of Ibe more than 1.80<),0(Hl American soldiers iransported to Ku n>pe to tbe end of .September nearly LiHKKHM) were earrleil In British or Hritlsh controlled sbli'S. American vessels I'arrleil T.Sil.iiKi am! the rest on French and Itnlian ships.
In September .'S1L219 Amerlcnn troops, •1,IK>0 I'tllled States blllejaekets and .'i.OOO Canadian triK>ps were broiiifhl across tbe .Vllantlc.
The Liberty Loan Campaign has been very much handicapped on ac¬ count of the necessity of giving up all public me<"tings duo to tbe danger of Influnza. The teams have bw;n working hard and the industrial le.ams have nearly all of them gotten lOO'/r, some reported absolutely IOC/,,. Their full reports havo not. been turned in as yet, however, every ohalrman has promised to get it In by Saturday, so lhat a complete re¬ port can be made al that time. In Nazareth proper 4G4 subscriptions amounting to !f,Sl,.JUO have heiui tur¬ ned in. In tho outlaying dislr'cts $12,!)50 has been turned in. While this amount is far short of the ?691,- 000 required, j^et when all the re¬ ports aro received wo hope to be well on toward the total
We particularly ask all those who are working out of town lo make their subscriptions Ihrough the la¬ dies' ward committees, or directly lo lho banks so that Nazarelh will get credit for ihem. Tlio three ward commii lees of the ladies are trying to reach every Nazareth man and wo¬ man working out of town, but il is hard lo do this on account of the di¬ lliculty ill catching them at home. They are trying to see every one, however, as Ni.zareth needs the sub¬ scription of every citizen. Some one will be sure to see everybody in Naza¬ relh and ask for a subscription be¬ tween now and the end of tliis weew.
Tho handicap of the epidemic of Influenza has made it very hard lo push tho campaign all over the country. I'ublic meetings are prohi¬ bited and it must all be done by in¬ dividual solicitation. We must not fail in raising the tull amount of the loan and every individual must aot as a commiltee lo set lhal it is raised.
L>o not let the German I'eace Talk hold back your subscription as lhe Government will need every penny of the Fourth Loan to push matters to a victorious end. The boys have started something over there and will keep up the good work provided we at home sland behind them to the limit. The boys will finish the job to everyone's satisfaction aud all thoy ask is for all of us to loan our money for this pui'pose. If you do not have lhe ready cash subscribe for your li¬ mit and the banks in town will make a special rate of inlerest to help you to carry these bonds. Borrowing in this case *s difTerent from any other 'oorrowing as you will have the best security In the world behind you.
Pease come forward with your li¬ beral subscription promptly and thus help the committees during ihis un¬ fortunate time of Lh.3 Epideniic. It is the duly of every true American citizen to help out in this emergency.
MAJ.  E.  H.  WILLIAMS.
Trying to Meet the  Demand For Army  Engineer Officers.
^^.^y^xesyT^y.
IMJIX'TED l\ TMK
.STUDILVT .\R.MY COHP.S
Tho following  Uegistrants of Sep¬ tember   1-',   1918.   have   be   inducted in   tho     Student's     Army     Training Corps al the Colleges named below:
Cyril Cecil Helffrich, Bath, Pa., Ursinus College, Collegeville, Pa.
Charles .Mitman Johnson, U. D. .\o. 2. Bethlehem, I'a.. .-Vlbright Col¬ lege,  Meyerstown, Pa.
Douglass P. Reynolds, 1904 Ferry St., Easton, Pa.—Lafayette College,, Easton. Pa.
Ellon George Gilbert, .Main St., Bath, I'a.,—University of Pennsyl¬ vania,  Philadelphia,  Pa.
.Maynard Baidinian Lambert, 1500 Ferry St., Easton, Pa.,—.Moravian College, Bolhlehem, Pa.
I'airl James Fogel, R. D .No. 1, .Nazaroth. Pa.,—.Muhlenberg, College .\.lloiitown. Pa.
John Ht"nry Neumeyer. Jr., ITtli & Butler Sts., Easton, Pa.,—Lehigh University,  S.  Bethlehem,  Pa.
Paul Wm. Memmert, 55 Green St., .Vazareth, Pa.,—Lehigh University, S.   Bethleiiem,  Pa.
Guslav Plom, Jr., Birtztown, Pa., Lehigh University, S. Bethleiiem, Pa.
Darcy Matthew George, 427 S. .Main St.. Nazareth, Pa.,—-Lehigh University, S. BetTiIehem, Pa.
William Georgo Gilds, 1S20 F'ree- mansliurg Ave., Easton, Pa.,—Lafa- .\ette College. Easton, Pa.
Herman Carl Buenning, 1900 Le¬ high St., Easton, Pa.,—Lafayette College,  Easton,  Pa.
Elmer Elsworlh Demcr, R. D. -No. 5, Easton Pa.,—^Lafayeitte College. Easton, i'a.
Francis Knecht Schaelfer, 35 Bel¬ videre .St., .Nazaroth, Pa.,—Lafayette College, Easton, I'a. Kussel Stewart Schmidt, 19 North St., .Vazareth, Pa.,—Lafay>-tte, Col- ege, Easton, Pa.
Clarence Edison Lohr, R. D. .Vo. 5 Easton, Pa.,—Lafayette College Easton,  Pa,
George F. C. Franks, Walnut St., Bath, Pa.,—Lafayette College, Eas¬ ton, Pa.
Joseph .\lbert Siegfried, 20S ri .Main St., Nazaroth, Pa.,—-Lehigh University, S.  Bethlehem,  Pa.
Merit iie nry R. D. No. 1, Bethle¬ hem, I'a.,—Lehigh University. S. Bothlehem,   Pa,
Carl Asher Lesher Mitman, ISOO I Ferry St, Easton, Pa..—Lafay«tlo College,  Elision,  Pa.,   (Navy)
Eckley Irvin Patch of Bath, Pa., has been otfered individual iiidlctiou into the U. S. Marino Corps, and will be entrained for Philadelphia on Monday.
SC.VNUAL  OVKH  OPKN   S.ILOO.NS,
.Vl the request of the State Boaril of Health, Judge Bechted .Monday issi|«d a rulo of Stephen Justin und Peter Ustak, of Coaldale, Schuylkill county, commanding them to show cause why Ibeir licenses to sell liquor shall not be revoked. It is alleged that a number of borough udlcials were found in these places wh.-n they wero raided Saturday, after having refused to close at the request of the State Board of Health.
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HINDENBURG \m. FINALLYJIERCED
For First Time in West the Allies
Are Definitely Through All the
Enemy's Prepared Defenses.
MKN TO KNTHAIN NEXT
U KEK FOK VAKIOU8 CAMPS.
LENS ALSO TAKEN IN DASH.
The lieiivy imrease id our army tliat is now 'lieitiL' worked out bas created siieli a deiiitind for engineer ofllcers I Il.l I lhe army engineer I'Xamining board started on a lour rif all the large ritii\s of the country' to examine ,voiiiig engineers for eomniissions. .Ma.|. Eilward II. Williams of the en¬ gineer corjis is president of tliO" board. Young men who pass iirelimlnary ex- amliiations are commissioned and sent to Camp Hiiiiipbrles. Va.. for a three months' coiirsi" of training before go¬ ing to Friiiiei..
uTrrTAMpFsui
All   on   Board   Go   Down   With Former Coast Guard Cutter,
Admiral     Sims     Reports     Vessel     Gol
Ahead of Other Ships and Was
Attacked  Alone.
Wasliiiigtfin. — Tbe United Statei steamsliip Tampa, a tormer coast guard cutter, was destroyed by a Ger¬ man sulimarine lhe night of Septenh ber 26 in the I'.ristcd cbantud with the loss of ll.S lives, all on board, tbe navy departnient announced.
In addition lo her complement of 10 oflicers and 102 enlisted men, the Tam¬ pa bnd on board a British army ofll¬ cer and flve civilian employees. The Tampa was In command of Capt, C, Satterlee of the Coast Guard. . The disaster Is the worst In point ol loss of life "int ibe American navy has suffered siiii-e the mysterious dis¬ appearance of the collier Cyclops last March, altbougli the Tampa belonged to the smaller class of patrol vessel! now stationed In European waters.
The Tampa was assisting in escort¬ ing a convo.v iiimI was proceetling al an unusual dlsianee in advance of th« ships forming the convoy The torpe¬ do struck about S :4ri in the evening, and the Tampa ilisappeared from right
Other warships eoiiilucted a search In the vicinity and found a mnss ol wreckage and one if the Tampa's llf» bells. Two bodies In naval unlfonn were picked up. but not Identlfled.
                 
Vienna   Av..iMLa   Withdrawal   and   Loss
of   Berat   Followed   Bulgarian
Collapse—Socialists  Make
Peace   Dernar.c's
I'aris.—-Leii.s, the lieail ol lUe ^^n ill coal region in iionlieni I'rance, and Ariiieiilieres, alniosi eipialiy Iitilior- taut us u inaiiiifacluring centre, huve been evueiialed by lhe tieriiiaiis; the lierman fcjrlilied positions between Cambrai and St, Quentin have been definitely smashi-d and the jVustro-Hun- gariaiis in Albania, forsaken by their former uliies, the ISul^-'uriaiis, are In full retreat northward towanl their bor¬ der from the Adriatic Sea lo Lake Och- rlda.
Of tbe reconquering of Invaded Bel- glutii and the progress of the French anil Franco-American forces resi)ec- tlvely north of Rhelms and eastward In (-'baii'iiagne to the vicinity of Ver¬ dun, tbe tale remains tbe same—the Geriiiaiis slowly but surely are being forced ever.vwhere to give ground and their vital rlefenses dally continue to be enten Into, notwithstanding the strong resisluiice that the enemy Is Imiiosing to iiitike null the efforts of , the .\llles fo close In on all sides of the great battle arc from the North Sea to the Swiss border and ctmipel tlie German high command to recon¬ struct its fighting line.
In Belgian P'landers, Belgian, French and British troops are keeping up their eastward progress In their emleavors to comi.el the Germans to give up Ostend nnd Zeebrugge, their naval bases on the North Sea,
Routers, the Important railway Junc¬ tion, with its lines of steel radiating to the North Sea and eastward to Ghent, bas been entered by the Bel¬ gians, nnd at Hooglede, to the north. King -Mbert's men are virtually upon the Roulers-Osrend-Bruges railway. To the south, .Menln and Courtral are seriously mennced.
Across the border In France the cnrditre of .\i\iieiitleres brings Lille, ca.dtal of the liepartment of the Nord, within striking distance, and the evacu¬ ation of Lons [daces I>oiiaI, the fortress northenst of .\rras, and all the terrl- ! tory lietween .Arras and .Menln virtu¬ ally ill the hands of the British.
Vienna announces the withdrawal of all ber divisions from .\lbaiila be¬ cause of tbe collapse of Bulgaria. Tbe caiitiire of P.eral by enemy forces also Is nntioiinci-d.
   
                           
FRANCE WARNS GERMANY RAVAGING   MUST   STOP.
i'urls.—rThe French govern¬ ment has Issued a solemn wnrn- Int: to Germany and her allies that the devastation of territory from which ilio,\ retreat will be punished inexorably.
Tbe warning; says the Gemuui people who share in the crimes will bear the consequences with the authors and ibat those who order the di-a-iaiion will be held respoiisil.: ¦ inorally. penal¬ ly, and peciiiii.irily.
It Is added Ihat France la bow dUctiaslng wMli ber allies the »tepa to be tnk-n
* *
* TEXT OF GERMANY'S  
* NEW  PEACE   NOTE. *
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* Amsterdam.—The  text  of  the *
* note forwarded by the  imperial *
* German chancellor. Prince Miixl- ¦*¦
* mllian,     tn     rr.s:,],.;.i     Wilson •
* through   •: ernment *
* follows:  
* "The  Gerninn   L'overnment  re-  
* quests the President of the Unit-  
* ed   Slates  to   take  In   hand   tbe  
* restorailon of peace, acquaint all *
* tbe belligerent states of this re-  
* quest   and   Invite  them   to   seud  
* plenipotentiaries for the purpose  
* of opening negoi ill'ions. *
* "It   accei'is   Iho   program   - *
* forth   by   tbe   President   of   the *
* United States In bis message to *
* Congress  •¦'-   ' ry  8  and   In •
* his  later  ' ments,  espe- *
* dally  his '  '-'eiitember * ¦* 27, as n 1                            negotia- *
* tlons. •
* "W -ding fur-*
* ther !¦.  '.I rinan gov- *
* ernment r lO Immediate *
* coneb: :;l;   armistice   . n *
* land a nnd In the ulr ' •
* It   Is   ann.iineed  that   Turkey *
* w 111 take n similar step, *
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Althoug"! the epidemic has stop¬ ped the entrainment of men under new Calls, all rejections under old f:alls must be filled by Local Boards- Due to this. Local Board .Vo. 2, Nor¬ thampton Co.. Nazareth, Pa. announ ces that the following men will be entrained on .Monday and Tuesday of next week for the camps designated:
Eckley Erwin I'alih, Balh, Pa.— inducted for -Vavy, will be entrained lor I'hiladelphia, Pa. ' Thomas Klentoji, :i2G West Madi¬ .son Ave., Nazareth, Pa., and Harry Jacob Abel, R. D. .Vo, 4 Easton, Pa., are to be entrained for Syracuse Re¬ cruit Camp, Syracusi " ' 'or limi¬ ted service.
Frank D. MacFaii, \\ i EaS'ton, I'a.. William Jones Santee, 18 Bel¬ videre Street, Nazareth, Pa., .41bert Gerhart, R- D. No. 2, Easton, Pa., Erwin W. Savitz, Quakertown, Pa.. I Harry F. Walten, 31 S. 17lh Street Easlon, Pa., will be entrained for Fort Thomas, Kentuckey, for limi¬ ted service.
Earl Noah Dickert, 130 North¬ ampton St., Bethlehem Pa. John R. Hawk, 2010 Lehigh St.', Easton, Pa., James Rourke. R. D, .Vo 1. Naza¬ reth, Pa., will be entrained for Camp Dix, Wrightson. N. J., for Limiled j Service.
¦ The following alternates qualified for Limited Service will report at the same time as those mentioned above—8 A. M. October 14th.
William R. Everltt, Wagner's .Mill, Easton, Pa., Harry J. Clewell, 1210 West Centre Street, .Vazareth, I Pa., Clarence Fritchman, 1600 Was- hingtou Street. Easton, Pa., Edward -Vickum, R. D. No 3 Easton. Pa., Elbert S. Trach, 1615 Ferry Street, Easton,  Pa.
.At 4 P. .M. Oct. Uth the following are ordered to report for entrain¬ ment to Camp Greenlief, Lytle, Geor¬ gia,  for regular service:
Elmer Shade, R. D. No .3, Easton, Pa., Howard Sifert, 840 Scott Ave., Bethlehem, Pa., Joseph Shober, r! D. No. 6 Easton, Pa, Joseph Cook, R. D. No. 5, Easton, Pa., .Arthur J. P. Ackerson, 432 Wood St., Bethle¬ hem,  Pa.
The following alternates ap¬ pointed  for this  entrainment.
Carl Edelman, 627 S. 25th Street, Easton, Pa., Uriah E. Daniel, R, D. -Vo. 1, Nazareth, Pa. Robert C. Rit¬ ter, R. D. .No. 2 Bethlehem, Pa., Clayton L. Bowers, R. D. No. 2, .Naz¬ areth, Pa.
On Tuesday morning at 6 A. M., the following are ordered to report at the offlce of the Local Board:
John Berta, 510—9lh Ave., New York City; V.'illiam L. Kraemer, 'fentre Square, Nazareth, Pa., Wil¬ liam Beidelman. 1815 Fairview St., Easton, Pa, Joseph Tate, 500 S.' Broad Street, Nazareth, Pa. Oliver J. Long. 1S07 Washington St., Easton, Pa., William Depus, R. D. No. 4 Eas¬ ton, Pa., for entrainment for Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va. I'.r regular service.
The alternates rem...;   .:\jm the
Camp   Greenlief   quota   will   supply any deficiencies in this quota.
Chester Sigafoos, 4 36 So. 19th, Street, Easton, Pa., Howard L. Kem¬ merer] 1836 Fairview St, Easton, Pa., will be eiitraine.l for Camp Green, Charlotu. ir Limited
Service.
The alternates remain:g from the Limited Service quo'n for the pre¬ ceding day will deficiencies in  this  quota.
-A. quota of one man has been as¬ signed for S'tate College for special instruction. Harold Kocher, of R. 1). No. 2, .Vazareth. Pa., will bo in¬ ducted under this Cai'
A quota of thre«^ f versity   of   P fille<l by the
"illiam  BU''iu;:.i;.     iijuu Easton,   Pa.      Raymond .-; uidt.   Cedar   Alley. George -Albert Unan^ -.... ^-..,.. .   Xa,:areth, i .i
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QERMAN   WAR   LOAN   A   FAILURl
Appeals for oubscrlptlons Now Havt Note of Despair
London.—Geri"aiL> s Intenial loan It proving a greai i' 'ire. Propaganda for 8ubs<Tlpfloh.-. \u,\\ has a note oi resignation and despair.
The newspaiM-is publish verses say¬ ing that Gerniaiiy's hour of destiny hni arrived and .hat each |>ersoi. Is obliged to take Ills sliiire In Gennnny's mnr- tyrdom. Tbe urgumeiit Is that If Ger¬ many falls In ruins the |>ipuIatlon will als*^ be ruined.
Liberty   Bond   or   Liberty   Bound, which will you have It?
1,800,000   U.  S.   TROOPS   ABROAD.
Influenza    Epidemic   Likely   to    Delay
Rate of Shipments.
Washington.     The number of Am.-p-
lean   troops   now   abroad   Is   1,StH>,iHK),
members of the  House  .Military  C.nn-
thlttee were Infon 1 at  their weekly
conference at the war department. Span'sb tntlueii/.a In camps and ean- toniiienta will retard shipments sonie^ what In the Imniedlate future, tbe da> partment havlnv: adopted the ixtlley of not sending o\ersea8 men who have been exposed '" ''e .ii-.-hb,.
PITH    OF   THE
WAR   NEWS
IS  ,1  e  in  full   retreat  on 25    rt'ile    front   north    and    east    r' R'- The    line    of    the    Riv
S .vhich they had hoped
• jtaiui.   (,.is   been   cfossed   on   th flanks by the Franco-Americans.
The French and Ameiic.ins are across the River Arnes near its Junction with the Sulppe and are flanking t' enemy all tho way to the Argon It IS ths greatest retreat of the Hun since the beginning at the Marne on July  18.
King B'-o's of Bulgaria Issued a decree for -3  demobil¬
ize
Allied wai ships destroy the Austrian naval base at Durazzo and sink tha enemy fighting vessels found -jn tho harbor. American submarine chasers assTsted in the operation and sank two Austrian undersea bo.3ts. At the same time the Italians started an offensive on a 50 mile front mi Alb.inia ,ind occupied  Berat.
General d'Esperey announces al  : i
demonstration at Salonica that tho next blow on the Balkan front would be at Constantinople and that tho Turk would be thrown back onco and for all into Asia. Greek troopa hav* occupied  Serrs.
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Iar a
MAN FOLNIi UK.4D.
Johu Stephen Jorr«;, better known as John Stephens, the road  near  th
Pen Argyl. at 7:45 o clock ou Satur¬ day night by Lucas Parsons! of Pen .\rgyl,   w! iriving   home   from
Baugor.
Chief of ioi.cu Hewett, of Pen Argyl was at hnce notilietl, and Dr. F Stclllet pronounced the man i-ad. Coroner Fetheroif was sum- iDimed, and waa of tho opinion lhat thu man's death was duo to his being struck by an automobile. It is like¬ ly that an Inrjuest will be held. Jones, who waa 6 2 years of age, had lived in Fen Argyl for a number uf -   irs.     He has no near relatirea.