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Washington, Oct. 19.—Eattem {Pennsylvania: Partly cloudy and   warmer Sunday: probably rain
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KAISER SURRENDER BALKED B Y THE MILITAR Y; TURKS SEEKING UNION AGAINST THE GERMANS
HUN PLANS FOR PEACE ABANDONED
Kaiser Was Ready To Quit The War; War Leaders Balk
London. Oct. 19. - The German re¬ ply fo President Wilson's last note, accordlnff to hest available infor¬ mation from neutral sources, will be evasion.
Dispatches frorn Holland and Sweden declare that the military caste has succeeded in preventlig an unronditlonal surrender. They all agree that the note will not be decisive and that it will seek to pro¬ long discussion.
A report was published by tha «."^lrollicie today that the kaiser ac¬ tually declared his intention to abdicate and probably had slffned an official station to that effect when the ruling caste Intervened and forced him to withdraw his abdication, at the same time can¬ celling an agreement to all of WU- son's terms which was reported to have been reached.
According to a I'openhagen dis¬ patch, fhe Vosaische Zeitung de¬ clares that Wiison already has re¬ plied to Austria. It says the tone of the reply was much milder than the note to nerman.v, the most difficult point being Wilson's demand for dissolution of Austro-German rela¬ tions.
German newspapers announced two days ago that the President's note to Austro-Hungary. which was dispatched yesterday, was in Aus¬ trian hands.
LOAN OVER WITH BULK TOJPARE
Gigantic Task Loyally Per¬ formed and Nation is As¬ sured Money Support of War
OFFICIALS  PLEASED
FLU CASES DECREASE
Washington. Oct 19.—Eight of the twelve federal reserve dis¬ tricts have gone over the top for the Fourth Liberty Loan at mid¬ night tonight, adding strength to forecasts of treasury officials that the loan will be oversubscribed.
Those so reporting were:     St. Louis.   Minneapolis,   Boston,   At¬ lanta, Philadelohia. Chicago, Dal¬ las and  Cleveland.      Other   dis-j tricts   telegraphed    assurances   of I obersubscription.
DEATH TOLL LESSENS
Von Hindenburg Gives Up to Amerioans   Threat   Prizes) Wanted for Final Parley     !
RHINE IN PERIL
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By J. W. T. Masofiy War Expert'
Evacuation of the North sea coast of Belgium this week has been taken as a measure of quick necessity, because of the growing danger from the American ad- -. vance at the other end of the we«tem battle front. I
Von Hindenburg has served i public notice on the allies by his, uc^' retirement that it is no longer! part of the kaiser's strategy ta lipid fast to the Franco-Belgian: frontier for trading purposes at^ lhe peace conference. j
Tl.e enormous losses the Germans j have suffered since their retirement j b«r*n and the peril to the Khine, | ' hreatened by America's military ] ritrenglh ui J'rance. have forced the i 'calfttr to forego the advantaee he had • ounted upon poesessing In a peac<} • lifcu&sion if tht; war w,-is to end with j Uelifi'im   in   Germany's   bands.
The IJelfiriaii boundary defenses from ' 'he North sea to the Meuse at the; mortified center of    .Mezieres measures i
•tbout   Kit)   miles.     The   tJcrmanb   can | .	
reduce thlh to 90 miles by   fallinp back I
to the line of the Meuse hetween the ¦ ^jne Sallors Take Innoculatlon
Dutch frontier and Mezieres. via Liege -        . i i     «%   i
ind Natnur-. This savintr of 60 miles'    m cTTort to Solve Mystery of
niean$ 360.000 less troops will he need- I       *U     i   «     *- fd to hold the po^itloii.s in the •^astern !        tne InteCtlOn :ir*a of    Belgium th.«n would be iieed- "d along the whole of the Franco-Bel- irtan  boundary-.
The (4uick withdra-^al from Ostend fcSS Zcebrurge and olher strateglcAlly important points in western Belgium JaJw-v be foilowd by equally rapid r^- ilremcnte a'cng the whole of the west¬ ern (ront if von Hindenhurc is to tii- oapf lh« rlhU of the jireatesl capitula- ik'H uf tho -war.
This w ek'x attent on has been cen- t»nd on the spectacular rescue of l-*re;iCii and Belgian cities from the t"!ri:n:nis. while tli." difficult and dang- »'rr.-::i v.'ork of t'l .\inericans and >.'|-»-n<-ii O.I both hides of the .\rjronne s'.iiji lias reoetved little attention. Yet «P a'dvanct by the .\mericans meua- utv>-2 in va'ds between the .Nrgonne and till- .vj-ii:;i- i& more Important in its l»'-sHl!j'.i;{ivs of di;-a.«ter to tho Germany than .Xllied ^aiiis in miles in Picardy unci K.ardors. Fjiih \ard gain«d by tl.'-- AmfricL.rs :ind Trench lessens the ;--i»r-way of the Gorm;i:i ret rcment to' 'ij'ir honi - borders'and pushes the 'iuri further into the difficult tcvri- 1<jr*- of ttie .Vrdeniios.
To iliecl: Gnicnil Pershing's pro- r,ri»i's th.- finest Prussiitn \-fteraiis are nop- liri'ts ti-itor.n igainst h'ni. Ncver- tht-IeF.T tht- .\niericati prcstsjiire i-on- tl^:i>^ rHentU-."'-j|y to < lo^o thc Uuxem l>urx .<rit.wa>.
ghentIs surrounded says london report
.:         , .                  ' Klley. Chicago. London   tOct.    '-0.—Re>nold<i    new*;-(	
papir   dcc!.ired   this   moi-nin?   that   It j GREAT  PLANE  ARRIVES.
tindert.t:ind!. fhaf tlhent has been prac-j     Dayton,   O.   Oct.   ly   -The     Langley
•!<ally nuriounded. ; first    ..American-built      Handley-Palgej t„dav to meet its quota, the entire city
Ktivrt.  0.t.   1?. "We occupied  Zee-1 bombing machine carrying seven pas-   plunged into a riot of tond-selling and brugge  :»nd   Biuger.  Hnd     passed    the;sengers.  arrived    at     Wilbur    'Wright
TURKEY MAY JOIN ALLIED FORCES TO PUNISH DUPLICITY OF GERMANS
Washington. Oct. 19.—Turkey will i-,ecome an ally of the Kntente and all her resources will be available for aee agtiinst Oermany and Austria under a plan being urged by Important factions at Constantinople, ac¬ cording to authoritative diplomatic adv'ces received here today from the Turkish capital by way of Zurich.
The sponsorH of the proposition, it <^! stated, include the recent revolu¬ tionists and also high radical leaders arnong the Young Turks.
The spokesmen of the group are quoted as taking the stand that the central powers are beaten and that thi- best Turkey possibly can dn ia to throw herself at the mercy of the ertente. They point out that more than a surrender is necessary and that the oniy way the Ottoman empire can show It* full good faith Is to offer it this time to materially pay for its past misdeeds by turning on Germany and Austria.
Constantinople papers are endorsing ine idea and are denouncing beaten Oermany. The Aal declares that Gem.any now only considers her own e.xiatence, abandoning her Allies. Turkoy must do the same. The Seinan irays that "the central powers are defeated and simply abandon T^irkey to her own devices." The Sabah demands "that the government should save all that can still be saved and Uien let Turkey openly stand by the entente."  . ^
DASH OF ALLIES GAINS IN SPEED
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CLEAN-UP BY AilES PUTS GERMANS BACK ALONG ENTIRE FRONT
PEACE FOR TEUTONS THEIR OWN PROBLEM IS WILSON'S ANSWER
Flank and Front Attacks Give;American/ower is Great Fac- Constant Opportunity Fori tor, But Public is Advised to Lessening of Resistance be Patient
TRAPS ARE SET   .
London,   Oct.    IV.—The   posi-
ENEMY STILL STRONG
While the allied armies under
472 VICTIMS IN DAY
"V^ahhington, Oct. 19.—Continued Urevallance of influenia in thirty states and the District of Columbia ^as shown in a report issued by the public  health   ser\ ice  tonight.
Conditions in New Hampshire are reported as  decidedly  better.
In other communities the crest is yet to be reached or conditions arc re¬ ported  as  "stationary."
The war department received reports today of 3388 new cases of influenza in army    camps, which Is a decrease    of 140L'   cases   over   the   preceding   day. I The total cases reported now number I 383.331. j
There were 472 deaths reported to¬ day, a decrease of 185 deaths under the number reported for October 17.
Cases of pneumonia are decreasing in  rompar.son  to  thc  decrease  in  in-
New Vork, Oct. 10.—Faced with the tremendous task of raising in one day $900,000,000 of its 11,800 000,000 Liberty Loan quota, the New York federal dis¬ trict kept grimly at its giant task to¬ night. Hope -was expressed thaf the loan would be oversubscribed in New York, but no flgures were available.
Benjamin Strong, chairman of the district, said it was impossible to give official figures owing to fhe rush of subscriptions made today and to¬ night.
Brooklyn claimed to be the first bor¬ ough to go over fhe top. K. T. May¬ nard. chairman of that borough, said Its quota of $75,723,800 had been ex¬ ceeded by more than $2,000,000.
Throughout fhe day the -drive was pushed with unlwunded enthusiasm. Big corporations and $o0 subscribers alike were asked to double their sub¬ scriptions and many of them did and won the red feather, showing they had doubled their subscription to the Third Liberty Loan.
•At the "altar of liberty" here inspir¬ ing scenes were enacted as the laat of a scries of "national days" was cele¬ brated-
This, the last, was United States day. Similar scenes were enacted at the city hall park where a shaft built of brick, each representing a bomb, has been reared skyward through the activities of the women subscription solicitors in the business section.
This District Over.
Philadelphia. Oct. 19.—Swinging into the home stretch. Philadelphia and the third federal reserve district uncovered an amazing burst of speed and went past ifs fourth Liberty Loan quota of $51(5,000,000. In the absence of late reports officials confidently predicted that over subscriptions would run from
fluenza cases.
Nine United States sailor;) have been j five to ten per cent, commended  by   Secretary   Daniels   for      Chicago.  Oct.  19.—The  seventh  fed- volunteering  to  help  stem   the   Span-   fral reserve district has subscribed its isii influenza.    Thg>-  volunteered to be i quota of the foui-th liberty loan. It was inocculated with fhe   m.alady.      Naval' announced here   tonight.      Indications
I physiciaiKs   thu.»    discovered     valuable I facts regarding the disease which was I Mhroiided  in  niyf.ter>.    Tho men  faced • death  from the plague   by    their    act. luckily   all   escaped.     Thoy   iiiciuded: fioy Carl  Berg. Chicago;  'Thomas  Kd¬ ward .N'ull. Little Rod:, Ark.;  Paul Gil- ;iiCit   Woods,   Cincinn.'»U.    and    -lames
were that the district quota, $870,000.- 003. would be oversubscribed by $10. 000.000 when all reports are tabulated.
Chicago was "over the top" when the district unnoiincement wa.s made and reports indicated that its quota ol $2S2.400.000 was $3,000,000 over-sub¬ scribed.
Chicago's "loop district" took on car¬ nival habiliments and   spirit    on    the final day of the loan drive.     Kac?    to | face with tho fa?k of raising $31,000,000
Bruges canal" the Belgian government i fleld here late today. Thc plase pilol- irncinred In its daily communique to-((^j hy Captain t. Waller, left Xew light 'We ure pros:^c^s^n(^ towards, York last Monday. Stops were made Aeltrc." lat Utica. N.  V.  Erie.   Pa., and Cleve¬
land.    It  will  be   used   here   for    test purposes before its return cast.
The Langley which v,as driven by Liberty motors, was turned over the l.'nited States government July 6-
HIGHEST DEATH RATE REACHED IN NEW YORK
New Vork. <.)ct. 19. - .\ new high mark for influrn::a and pneumonia deafli.H wdF rcpoi teri in New York to¬ day when 7«S persons died of these caures in 24 houri".
In Cal\'ary cemetery. Queens Bor¬ ough ir>'>0 coffins containing bodies of vlcilmK of thc epidemic are plied uo .-iwuiling burial. Other cemeteries also hsve large ticcumulations of urburied l»odics. Ciraw diggers cannot keep up with the work. Ordinary touring cars .-<r» lejng used for hear.^es because iin- dtr^akers cannot nearly supply the de¬ mand for funeral accommodations.
WCR;<ERS~0F GERMANY
ASK REPRESENTATION
COAL  MOVEMENTS.
Washington, Oct. 19.—Coal move- movements for the week ending Oct. 12. fell C.916 cars below the number handled the previous week, a report by the railroad administration reveals. However,  the  wetk's coal  traffic was
j 19I'J  cars more than  were handled in
I the same w-eek In 1917.
!     This is a    greater    number of cars
{ handled In any month of a pre-war year.
NEW YORK LOAN QUOTA FAR BEYOND MINIMUM
buying.
Thousands of )>lue jackets from Gre;il Lakes. ;e-fcnforced hy hundreds of pretty girl bgnd workers thi-onged the streets, imploring a harried citi¬ zenry, already weighted down by bond buttons and other honor insignias, to "buy more."
On a dozen stages at street intersec¬ tions, vaudeville performers and other mummers did their bit for democracy. Circus performers-'-clowns and all— contributed by a nationally famous cir¬ cus, exhlb'.ted and ticked in the streets.
Into the lobby of a big hotel while the selling frenzy was at its height, solemnly marched' four elephants, trunks swinging to the tail ahead in true cirtus fashion. On their should- crs bobbed mahoubs who shouted "buy bonds."
Airplanes soared over the canyons of the business district and bombed tho streets with showers of loan "litera¬ ture." A score of bands blared patri¬ otic music. Popular "movie" stars sold bonds in department stores.
Kaiser      Wilhelm,    in      effigy,     sat
AVashington, Oct. 19.—President "Wilson has now placed in the hands of the Teuton peoples full responsibil¬ ity for bringing peace.
Striking over the heads, flrst of the Hohenzollerns and now of the Haps- burgs. the President has pointed th» way to the enemy people for ending the war.
But even as he refused to deal with the kaiser's government, so today he showf; he is ihrough with the Haps- burga so long as they attempt lo con¬ tinue under that crown the nation¬ alities demanding their independence. It is within the choice of the Ger¬ man peoples ihemselvet", he wrote in his "decision" to the (Jerman govern¬ ment, to 'break the military autocracy which controls them and hampers peace.
Today in his reply to Austria, The President declared the peoples of the oppressed nationalities of the dual monarchy "shall be the Judge of what action on the part of the Austro- Hiin- garian government will satisfy- their aspirations and destiny.
Thus In adhering strictly to the dis¬ tinction he always has noted hetween the Teuton rulers and their peoples, he seeks to have these peoples demon¬ strate his judgment has been correct.
His answer to Austria, rfu.-<ing to ac¬ cept now her request for peace negoti¬ ations is expected to fan the flame of revolt which has startd in Bohemia and is spreading throughout the north¬ ern Slav states. The Czecho-Slovaks have their Independence and the na¬ tionalistic alma of the Poles and the Jugo Slavs have been recognized by the Allies. Hungary demands auto¬ nomy.
That Emperor Charles will be able fo withstand the pressure of these peo¬ ples is strongly doubted here. There is no official news, however, of the situ¬ ation either in the dua! monarchy or in Germany during the last two days. That tremendous events may be im¬ pending Is believed likely. I Step Toward Peace.
I The President's reply today shows that events in Austria have carried him j farther than his original declaration on autonomy for Austro-Hungarian peo- I pies as outlined in his Januai^- 8 ad- I dress. Then the President appealed jto the alleged liberal element, repre- ' sented by Count Czernin. and hoped I to wean the nation from her ally. "The peace of Brest ' Lltovsk. which raised I the home prestige of Austro-German imperialists and resulted in the elimin¬ ation of Czernin and von Kuhlman ft-^m  power for a  time,  eclipsed  even
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by }-Iungai-y, the revolt of the Czecho- i Sloi.aks and the proclaiming of the in- i dep.'-ndence, the outburst of the .lugo- i Sla-,'   and   most   important   of   all.   the; secession  of the   Polish  d-'puties  from the Reichstrath.   It was the latter fac¬ tor that settled the situation apparent¬ ly -i; the President's mind.
Poiss in Cantrol. . ._ ^   w .
The Austrian government    was    al-   ''*'^'**"^   eastward   between WAS3 able to withstand th^ onslaught i*"" ^}}t,~,^"^ T^"^ of Jhe opposition as long as It kept thej    »"  Belgium,   the Germans    are    re- Polish delegates In light.   The socialist > P*""'*^ ^^ ^^''^ destroyed most of their Polfi   never  hitherto    wert;    able    ta,   ,^     ,     . „ ^    „    ^
swing the Polish delegation as a whole jt^?2!^°."j'^»„,?j:^?!^_f."_<^., Z«_*'.»'J_" from   the   government.     The   victories of the .\'-Iles, growing unreal within the empire and the treacherous manner in
jtion of the German armies along' command of King .Albert of Bel- the 200-mile battle front from the gium continued to Jiweep the Ger- i Dutch border to Verdun is be- mans out of the Belgian coast re- j coming hourly more dangerous.: gion. French, British, American I The allies are overrunning Bel-; and Italians drove the enemy back ' gium with almost miraculous out of the remainder of the battle ! ^}eed.     The entire Belgian coast front.
Clean-up of the Bruges and Zeebrugge has been completed and Eecloo, 6 miles southeast of Zihent,  has been taken.
Official reports did not mention the occupation of Ghent, but so rapidly are the Germans being pushed back in thaf region that its capture is only a ques¬ tion of hours.
Kield Marshal Haig l.tst nigtit an¬ nounced the capture of Denain. six miies from Valenciennes and revealed ' that the British positions east of Lil'l* had betn pushed to the line of Or- chies. Cobrieu.N. Bourshelles, Tem- pleuve and .Vechptn. Keslstance In this region is stiffening, however.
Further south Krench. British and .Americans smashed forward unt I they
idea of autonomy in the monarchv; . i   j  »     u l »      I
IS reported to have been restoreta atfj made autonomv appeur the maxi-1        •     r-     id j     "7
mum demand that could be put forth I *"° tecloo. Bruges and Z.ee- at that time. > brugge are understood to be com-
8ince then, however, the elimination ' pletely occupied of Bulgaria and the crumbling of Ger-   '   ^^6  north   tip  of  the  western   front mr.iiye plans In the east, coupled with I
th^ Initial victories of the allies, have j''"'•^'^ "»=' *'««" located nt-ar Meuporf carried the Internal situation In Aus- ; since the early months of the war ap- tria to a most serious extreme. i parently   has   moved   eastward   to  the
^Recognition   of  Czecho-Slovaks   and] Juipo-Slava caused mucii unrest among the downt-odden peoples.      •
f'resident   Wilson   delayed   his   reply to   Austria  because   of    the    impetus,
which   the  internal  conflict   there  had   ,   ....... ...
...        .. .   . „i     I believed to be the opening stage of ar
assumed   during   the   past   two   weeks. ..        ,    ,       ,   . ...   .?     ,,„
The Chief features of this conflict were "Pe"--t'0". designed to ''PLt the Ger- the increased demand for independence   ">*" ¦¦^''"'^'' "' .Montniedy and the Ste-
- - '¦ nay    pass.    Battle    front    despatches
report they are out-flanking the north¬ ern end of the Argonne forest, north¬ east of Vouzieres.
Dutch  fror.fier opposite  Eede.  7 miles
oast of Bruges. '     On  the oppo*itt   wing  of  fhe  active
flghting zone, the  Krencli and  Ameri- ' cans have begun a movement which is
-, ...     ..       .„    , I occupied tbe entir»> weat bank   ot    the
Meanwhile  thc  Allied pressure  con-i r.i.,« i.i.,~,i...^   ..„  i < ,.       .    u     .
, ., ..  , #      . . Oise-fcambre canal from Otsv to Haut-
tinues  along  the  whole front,   partie-   .
ularly   toward   Toui-na!     and     Valen¬
tine
\'ille.       This     movement     placed
French witiiin t'wo miles of Guise.
„_,.. ,     ,,        I,       J      »        . Still  furtiier south  the  Krench  have
BrlUsh,   French   and     Americans    «re j t^^^n RIbefaom and advanced east and
j south,  imperiling the Germans  in tbe pocket fijere.
ciennes  and   farther   south   where   the
Le    Cate'
wh'i.h Germany dealt with the Polish quiKtion including the pe8c% of Brest Lltot'sk. however, served lo unite the nationalistic and socialist factions witlvln the Polish delegation.
B\ the Brest-Lltovsk treaty, Ger¬ many actually accomplished what the Poles charged was the fourth partition of >>oland by ceding the Chilm and Lublin districts to the Ukraine. Aus¬ tria'd acqiiiesance in  this outrage ap-
Simuitaneously the Krench announc¬ ed the powerful Hiinding line   on    the before j gerre  front  was  broken  along a front SgP. i of five kilometres, the French  pouring When  the  Belgians entered  Zeebrugge j through lo a depath of 1200 metres and this   morning   they   found     the     coast | taking 1,000 prisoners, batteries blown up and three steamers i     Slighter advances   by    FYench    and sunk.    At  Bruges    all  floating    dock.-?   Americans in the vicinity of Chanteau
which' had been used for submarine or destroyer repairs were either burned or sunk. It is reported from Belgian courses that eva.-uation of Brussels, militarly, has been completed. This has no confirmation.
6,000 Germans Trappsd.
In the capture of Kecloo. ih<^ .Allies.
according to the Ani;;ierdam Telegraaf.
trapped 6.000 Germans who m»-!st cro.ss
the border of Holland and  be Interned
parently convinced the Polish deputies, . ..      .„.
they could expect no justice from eith- !''Vv."fl"'!r5 ,\'L^^! .^,"!!f: er '\ustria or Germany
President Wilson kept his eye upon« the.s.T  developments    and
polif.y in accordance.    His reply is not
I    The battle line in Flanders i.-* broken
beyond definite location as small cavalry
,        .  ,,   .detachments   ane   operating   far  ahead
snapea   nis | ^^^ ^j^^  infantry,   but   fhe   front
appar-
.,K ™„ „-».i-„..- .„ I i„ .^ .v.- I^ntly extends from Eede southeastward
so much an address to \ lenna as to the  ,„  ^, , ...    .„„.,._,    j  •      u
... ,,       ....        »   »     . .       r,     to  Lecloo..   thence  south   ward  to  the
revolting nationalities of Austria.    By  .,,„i„;,,.   , r,^      „»      j        .i .       .t
,. , .      .  ,     .  1 .       „       ! vicinity of Deynzee and southweslward
It hi   means to state it Is no longer .a,,.,   n,„  ,^.^.,.,       *    i.      .    •      i. i  •
.....,.,, , ...    J     ,   to   the   region     of     Courtrai.     Belgian
rev.) t that Is taking place in the dual *
Pore'en and Slssone were also an¬ nounced while the French and Ameri¬ cans in the \ ouciere.x region pushed back the enemy after a violent all day battle. Kvery yard of progres.s In thi."i region tends to outflank the Germans in the wooded district north of Gra.nd Pre and to bring the allies ilo.-^er to the vital stenay gap.
morarchy—a revolt that can be met wltn promises of autonomy—but a rev.>iution, the only outcome of which can be complete independence of the oppressed nationalities of Austria and the .iisolution of the Austria-Hungar¬ ian empire. Any other course the I're^.dent implies would be interfer¬ ence with the principle of self determi¬ nation.
troops   were   last   reported   atiout   five miles west of Ghent.
The British advance eastward from Lille and northeastward from Cambrai is carrying them close to Tournai and
Help  of Americans.
Washington. Oct. ID. - Americ-an forces, though not flghting the Belgian battle, are largely responsible for smashing the German s back across the despoiled territory enroute to hi? home line.
United States pressure between the Argonne and the .Meuse and United States-.Mlied pressure to the .\isnp ai-e the direct causes* of fh<- haste with wilh which the boche has been haul¬ ing himself homeward He is making a dash now to get to ihe reck of tho battle,   the   German   front,   before   th"
.INE FALLS 10 THE BISH
New   Vork.   Oct.   9.—New   Vork   ana jits federal reserve district bought bonds
Vashington. Oct 19.-<ierman work- !""»" ^^^ '«''' ^^'¦"'*^ "^ '"^'^^ tonight lr.sr.ien are about to demand represen- .''^"^ ^''""^ worked over iimc. As a re- ict:cr l-l the cabinet supported bv I""'» *» ^'"s ^^'^^ »*'*' di.strict would "roviet labor committees in Berlin and I'K" o^'**" "'«" *"P °^ $1,800,000,000. Some indufl.-ial cer.ter.o." according to Basle I*'' '*><" ^°^^ sanguinary estimates Advices received here today through I P'a'"«'<' "^'' oversubscription of $200.- uipiomatlc channel*. 1000.000.    So great was the day's work
Berlin sccial organizations are quot- !*hat the officials will not catch up with ed JS ststinr that open d?ol-aratlons are ihelr tabulation for several day jemr made at factorv meetings in Ber- l.n. Prankfurt and other points in favor of fl.e e«tablishmeiit of a. ministry whioh IB to Bpp<<k for the workers on ¦¦'¦  Important  dehberatlonF
t IS the plan of the workingmen. ac- ¦vrdtng ta the advices,  lo   select    the --In Her through the labor meetings at \'fir!o-L:s points.
With the British Armies in France, Oct- 19.—A British corps last night occupied lhe Herseaux-Mouscron line beyond Touiooing.
Aelbeke was found clear of the en¬ emy. Ti.e Lys was bridged at Bls- segheru a-.id Marcke was occupied.
British troops advanced unopposed south of the Lllle-Toumal railway. Cherang was found abandoned. Civil¬ ians were liberated at Pecquencourt.
Smouldering fires have broken out into flames at Douai.
The total of prisoners taken by the British so far this months is 13.850. The Germans narrowly escaped los-
^.c^.o.^.       .—„,.     ..— .ing  a  great   force   through   the   rapid
throughout tho day on a huge Uomb at | advance of the I-Yench and Belgians the lake front. The bomb was lo be j toward the Dutch border. They suc- uxploded beneath the head Hun upon j eeeded in withdrawing a great mass of uiiauuiicemcnf   that   Chicago   had   ful-j supplis through the narrow opening be-
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fliled its duty to the loan.
Success Everywhsrs. •Boston. Oct. 13.--The Boston Liberty Loan district, comprising the New England States, had swept over its al¬ lotment of $500,000,000 tonight and was piling up a hig oversubscription.
tween Bruges and thc frontier, though suffering terribly from allied aerial and artillery bombardment.
Unlike 1914, the Germans i-espected ucufral territory and did not risk the easy way out across Dutch soli.
Pressure at the enemy's back in¬ creased when Blankenbergh. the coast
FREEDOM OF SMS
London, Oct. 19.—British Admiralty Wireless—A special edition of the Wlenflr Zeitung of October 17 published an imperial manifesto by Emperor Carl In which he says that since his acceaiiion ;ie has alw;-ys endeavored to obtal.'i peace and prosperity for the Austiian people. The emperor says that "we must now begin reconstruc¬ tion of the fatherland on national and more trustworthy basis and the wish of the Au3trla«i people mast be ful¬ filled. ¦
Th-^ manifesto then Austria will become a federal state in which each race within Its national domiiin shall form its own national state. The town of Thleste will re¬ ceive a "special position."
This reconstruction, says the mani¬ festo, will not affect the countries un¬ der the crown of Austria-Hungary, but
will
Valcencienncs.     They  are  about  seven j'^'"*''"'''^"s shut off his progress lo that miles from  Ixjth cities.    Thc Germans 1'^''^'^i''^"-
are  reported    to    be    ooiKentrating  a |     He  abandoned  SO't    .-tpiars  miles of great mass ol infantrv and artillerv be- ! territory in fouf- days, this week. Gef- fore Valenciennes which is    important i ^^al   March   officially   stated   todav. as a  communication  centei. j     "'-'* ^'^^'^ °" '^<' Hindeni>urg lin^- huh
The Anglo-American advance east-''^''^"'1^'^ ^«"'shed. And his retreat if» ward from La Cateau and Wassigny {B«'s>''"'" ^'^s such thaf the Dutch and the French attack along the OI.se l'""""^'er has now been reached by the valley and between thaf river and the! f''''^'=^*'- ^f^"*" **"" boche is reported Serre are rapidly squeezing the (jer- Preparing to quit Brui-sels. about 30 mans out of the salient which extends ' '""^*' ^^' "' ^^^ present line. Siouthward into the region north ofj ^''^ boche retreat is another tribute Laon. The French are forcing thel^o American man power and effectivt- cncmy back upon Vervins. nine miles 1 "^'i-" Because of the menace to the southwest of Hlrson. The latter vil-['"*'" '"^»' ''"^'*- ^^^ boche Is .:;etunp lage, which is the we.stern bastion of °"' "' Belgian while the getting is the impa-ssable Ardennes Is also the'Sood. He has made a stubborn re- objectlve of the British and Americans I "'stance in the Argonne-Meusc region operating on the left. Ili success would 11" I^eep off the persi.stent Yankees as split the German armies at this point.' 'ar as possible while he effected the •     A   Flank   Movement. i Belgian maneuvre.
In the northern portion of the Aisne] . ";      ~
bend,   tho   French     have    driven     the ™»"'  Artenes  Menacod.
enemy across the canal between Cha-' ^^'^^e it not for the ftreat American." teau-PorcIen and Attigny and are onl**''"'"^- '^¦crmany would not have so dis- the outskirts of the latter village and'*'"<^' » threat to his main arteries Bethel, both of which are important "<'"'^'"K ''""'" Germany to the wen railway towns. lllne.    But the Insistent pressure of the
The least spectacular of all the a1-' A'"^"<'*"='   °'"^^^   ''>'   '*^*'   •''rench   and
lied  military  operations,   but  probably \ Rntlsh constitutes so serious a menace
declares  that \ the  most   important,   is  being  worked   ^^^^ 'h*" ''oche could not do otherwise
' out on a very small front northeast of 't*'^" ¦''^"'•'¦y '"'" '^"^¦'^'¦-    ^^'f"'" »'!«• Bel-
Vouzieres Iglan  movement  has advanced  further.
Here   fl'-e     French     and   America n.s, i'""'"e   retirement   ia after   pa.ssing   Vouziers.   have
the Aisne on'a front of about .,  -.. ,     ,_,,,,
said   March   today,     the   enemy   was
conducting  a   retreat   along   a   60-mlle
; front between the Aisne and Argoiine.
During   the  ws«tl this  letreHt  has ex-
retirement ia the Meuse and •Vo.ssed ' *^°^^"^ valley routes may be expected, niiles ! "¦I-*-''t Saturday when I spoke to you." and have begun a flanking operation around the northern end of the wood¬ ed  hills  which  are  a  continuation  of i
guarantee    the    Independence of: the   Argonne   massif.     They   have  al-, "
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\'andy.     three   miles
Subscriptions   reported     during    the}     Allhougl' it was impossible to tabu--l town above Ostsnd was taken.    At thei
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TYPEWRITERS
T> pew nter;^ rente.I to students, pre- i>.-.r'n5 Cor 1 ivil Service examinations. ;raphlnB Company. Bell Phone 361-M. >Oir Coal Exchange Bldg Top Floor. AH   maker   $3   to   $4   monthly.   Multi-
day included one of J.iO.OOO.OOO from the Guarant.N Trust Co.. making lis aggregate $l:;2.717.700.
The Central Union Trust Co. report- 'ed $16,000,000 additional, making its aggregate $51,000,000. The New Tork Trust Co. put in a subscription for $32,000,000: the Chemical National Bank one of $11,000,000. and the Lib¬ erty National Bank one of $I7.300.0M.
Wm. Bockef eller subscrit>€d for $1.250.000: Miss Anna Harkness took SI.200.000: Edward S. Harkness look $900,000; the Rockefeller Foundatiin and Vincent Astor $500,000 each.
late  the    thousands    of  subscriptionE w-hich poured in all da>. loan officials : were sure that the minimum quota had I been  subscribed. ¦
Pittsburgh, P.3., Oct. 19.—Allengheny i oversubscribed
same time the pincers were closing in slightly further East. Studte. 3 miles from Brugges. was taken and the line was rushed east of Oostcamp. nea* Thielt and east of Meuiebeke. To the southward Rawlinson's army county has oversubscribed us quota 1 continues ihe process of putting Val- of $164 000.00 in the fourth Liberty I cnciennes itt fhe same sort of salient Loaa, Chairman H. C. McEldowney | which compe.led vacuatlon of Lille and told the United Press at 8:05 p. m. He j Douai.
Would  not  state  the  probable amount	
of   over-subcription. HAROLD   LOCKWOOD   DEAD.
  New   Vork.   Oct.   15.—Harold   Loc-k-
Keports from all banks at 8 o'clock I wood, aged 23, fllm star, died here fo- tContinued on  Page Twoi day of Spanish influenza.
The emperor calls upon the people to co-operate in the task with the na¬ tional councils and concludes: "May our tntherland emerge from the storms of thi < war fcrtifled as a. federation of free peoples."
each national state.    Until this recon-j •¦<?ady   captured      ..»....,, ^^    '"miles of the line
strui iion is established, existing condi- j north of \ouzlera.    An advance of flve | ^j,.jj|jj.p tions- will remain In force. 1 miles  will  bring    them    well    around
the   forest,     forcing    the   (Jermans   to j with draw  from  the  woodtd area  and ' permitting  the Americans between th I forest   and   the   Meuse   to   swing I ward.    Buzany and Duen are the p I ciple   defensive     centers     barring   t i Americans'   way.     The   flneei   of   t ITI8H   LOSSES j Prussian troopa are reported to be op-
London, T)ct.   19.—British   casualties 1 posing   Pershing's    men    between   ths
Argonne and the Meuse.
In the face of tbe most stubborn r«- ! sistance.  however,  the  .Vmerican.^; ad¬ vanced  today  more  than  a  mile  on a front of 15 miles, forcing the (iermans back upon the heights south of Duen. ' can (Continued on Page Two; |
s<i  as   to   affect   all   but   flfteen
from the coast to the
I  front of over  "50  mile*.
"While our American arm;,   is ftghf-
ir.g its way across the Kriemhilde line
1. X)c
for  the   week   ending   tonighU  totaled 37.559. divided aa foUowa:
Officers: Killed. 581: wounded. 1- ."^^16: !nissing, U9: men killed. 5397; woun(!ed, 27,938; missing 2('09; total killed. 5979; wounded. 29.453 missing 21S8.
o«xled  hills,  between  the  Ar-
tlie .Meuse. in .-pile of strong
I'  of enemy   devisions.    the
ireatd rapidly frf>m the St.
nd.     th"     Chemin     des
•   t'hampagn.*  aa far  as
line,    relinquishing    SOO
that   sector    In     fo'.ir
l>ed a  sharp salioat
theast  of  St.  yuen-
the Oise and   Rerto
Rpitish. Ameri- south of Le Ca- Age Two>