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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
Test Comes Tomorrow.


Officials all over the country have
practically placed the success or failure
of the loan on the results turned in to-
morrow, the day designated by Fresi-
dent Wilson as Liberty Day throughout
The country. on this day millions or
Liberty Loan canvas ssers modified by
the various committees hope to roll up a
total subscription OF 81 l,0o00o0.0oo, OF
which amount nearly $500, 100000 Is en-
pected from the Second Federal Reserve
district. which thus far has fallen be-
hind some of the other large districts in
the percentage OF maximum allotment
already subscribed
According 10 the view of the officials.
the matter now rests largely with the
New York district The pace taken by
this district in the remainder OF the
campaign VIII be the pace taken by the
rest OF the country In the race against
time to assure fun subscription to Amer
icas second war loan. This view is not
only held by prominent fnanclers. but
also by former President Taft. who in a
rousing speech to members of the New
York Stock Exchange yesterday after
noon said that the ultimate responsible
ity for the success Of the loan would
fall directly upon the iinanc al district.
This Federal reserve district is still
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
ENEMY ALIENS
CONTROL
PLAN OUTLINED
L. s. Commissioner Palmer
Announces 1t May In
vOlve Billions.
GERMANS AS DIRECTORS
Money Earned by Such COrpO-
ratiOns to Be Held in Trust
by the Government.
Speeloi DefpdscA TO Tn auS,

Spseio' Despasca to THl sus.
wAsH'NcroN. Oct. 22.-Hundreds OF
millions of dollars, perhaps billions. will
German owned Industries IN tho United
states during tie war. This developed
to-day on the arrival here Of A. Mitchell
Palmer, formerly Representative from
Pennsylvania, designated by the Presi-
dent to take charge Of enemy alien Drvp.
critics during the war.
Mr.. Palmer formally accepted the COM
mission. AMI to-day made his hret sur
rey of the ,ol,. His prcsen. plan In the
rough follows:
All German property OF business na-
ture will he taken over by the 9overn-
'.ent. and wherever II is possible the
business will he continued with directors
appointed by the Federal Government
through Mr. Palmer. representing the
Percentage Of German interest In the
concerns. The money earned By the
operations OF such companies will be
Nsld In trust oy Mr.. Palmer's organize
ton. Jnder the powers given him IL will
be possible to- invest the dividends In
tnythinE considered safe and wise In
vastaen;.
:. IS considered: highly PROBABLE that
aHy subsequent !ssues Of bonds by the
american Gpvernmsn: will receive a
large share oF such dividenis.
Property held by German interests. in.
Guiding the million bales of cotton re-
YOrtcd 20 have been seized IL, New York
vii, be under the direction and at the
disposal Of the new organisation. The
towers given Mr.. Palmer will permit
nm to dispose OF this cotton at market
Ir!ces or convert Il 20 the use OF ths
t'pvernment. paying what II considered q
tsr price with q strict accounting being
sept OF the returns from the operation
anu manipulation Of all property owned
by alien enemies with final accounting
20 be made after the war.
German controlled banks and ell other
business enterprises In the United States
having at least 81 per cent. OF the stock
under control Of German interests will
be turned over 10 Mr., Palmer. Although
lie arrived here only to-day Mr.. Paine,
said he had received already hundreds
o! letters from trustees Of foreign owned
"ornpanies asking the Federal Govern
.neHt to take charge OF the interests
F'e-taa controlled banks will form nc
lnconsderable fraction Of this amount
although to-day the Treasury Depart
'..en, was without anything IKE exac'
formation OF how many banks or how
riuch bank stock this would affect.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
LEAVES BODY 10 GIRL YRIEHD.
r. =. Palmer ISneres Widow II
Strange Ppovisi0n Of VIII.

According to the will Of the late Cort.
landt e. Palmer. Columbia University
graduate and mining engineer. Of . Rec
tor street, who died September 21 In Ar
iinston, VT. he leaves HIS body to q
woman friend. The will was hled In the
gurrosates' court here yesterday.
The unususl provision reads: Il give
and beautath my body as soon a.
shall bc dead TO my friend, HALEY Phil
lips Gilchrist OF Arlington. Bennington
county, VI. to be disposed OF as'she may
see Mt" OF an estate approaching
$4,000 20 per cent. Of the residue Ia
lei, to Miss Gilchrist and another 40
per cent. to h,s widow. Mrs. Katherine
Won A. Palmer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
BILLION IN SEIZURES.
J.. =. Conascates Nuge Quantitiea
Of Htdden German Supplies.


Supplies Of various sorts. valued at
more than $1,000 900 900. which agents
!or Germany purchased and cached here
before the break with this country have
been seized In accordance with the terms
u the trading with the enemy act.
Secret service operatives. customs Of
fc!als and agents Of the Department OF
Justice are searching the country from
end 10 end for this huge supply. and
wherever any portion OF II IL located II
IS seized and Uncle Sans label 10
r!apped or the goods.
Already material to the value Of many
millions Of dollars has been sei1ed. for
the most part cotton bought and stored
here and In the South. When the United
States declared war on Germany and
the North German Lloyd and Hamburg
American Line steamships interned hero
we're taken over By this country all the
gsrsoes destined for these ships were
conhscated The bulk of these careoes
either was on the piers Of the ships for
which they were billed. or else stored in
warehouses closely adjacent.
The oficiAls At Washington were 20
certain the trading with the enemy act
would pass Congress and 20 to the
President for his ofFlciai approval that
Nv! nHtitipVcu ITO pfONiSIOUo 40 toT -
Germany was concerned. The bulk OF
booked we're articles essential 70 the in
dustr'al and commercial life Of Ger
many. This Government saw to II At
once that such supplies did not leave
The country inasmuch a. they are Just
IS essential to the success Of American
arms
In the early stages Of the war. and
ionS before there was any thought OF
America becoming involved, German
agents were scattered over this country
20 make huge purchases Of such articles
As cotton. Grain. steel rods. brass rods,
potash and other necessities wherever
they could be found. ~ weil ~ any.
ming else that might prove OF value ia
me Allies II was the intention Of Ger
many to withhold these necessities from
we Entente Powers. even though there
was little chance of having them shipped
70 Germany until AFTER the war.
WIN American munitson plants worN.
Me overtime to MI orders for the French
British and Russian Governments II
*,s Germany's idea TO bid up TO pro-
h'e,t'vs figures the prices Of all com.
modt'ea that 20 into the manufacturl
oi the finished product, and rather thar
e tie Allies eet the goods take then
over on her own account even At tht
algh prices.
Many hundred thousand bales Of cot
,oh end thousands Of tons Of steel and
s,,,I Sra. rods were procured In this way
,"th the gates Of the American ssapofti
narred 10 Eoods destined for German.
mere was only one course loft, that wa
20 store the supplies until the war ends
rnese agents reckoned that German.
Nouln be In just a. sore need Of then
men a. al the time OF purchase. for 4
me was 20 compete with England com
T"fc,a"y she mast have a suflcient sup
o'y o, co''on and steel to keep her mill
No'Ning up u full time In consequence
o"'modites Of all sorts we're bough
~. tucked away and they lay hidds,
",'i Uncle Sans operatives got bus.
s,d forfeited them out,
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LIBERTY BOND CONVERSIONS.
First Issue of 3 l.2s May BE Ex.
changed Nov. = to May rs.

WASHINGTON. Oct. o2-Liberty bonds
OF the nrst issue. bearing 81! per cent.
interest. the Treasury Department an
nounced tonight, may be exchanged for
the new per cent, bonds or the sec
ond Issue at the Treasury or any Fed
erai reserve bank 4 presented between
November 3 and May Is next inclusive.
The old bonds must be surrendered
with the request for conversion but none
OF the 4 per cent bonds will hs ready
for delivery for conversion prior TO No
vember Is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23

TOXIC. Oct 22.--The Japanese steam.
ship IIitachi Maru. due at Delagoa Bay
Portuguese East Africa. October !. Il
missing and 10 believed to have struck
a mine with the loss Of all on board
The number OF passengers on board Il
not known, but Mr., Onai, LONDON man.
apcr of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, own.
ers Of the vessel. WAS among them.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
Seat Sale Is Lively
for Smoke Fund Show

TWO boxes sold for 500 each
and two for $50 each soon
after the sale Of seats for THE
SUN Tobacco Fund benefit be-
gan yesterday. Apparently every
body who is able to crowd into
the Hippodrome, the largest of
all playhouses, is going to attend
the great entertainment Sunday
night. Remember, the reserva-
ton chart is at the Hippodrome.
Sixth avenue and Forty-third
street.
More stars enlisted yesterday.
Among them were Claudia Muzio,
the metropolitan prima donna:
HOudini. the Handcuff King, and
Capt. Vernon Stiles, the operate
tenor, how supervisor of music
n the United States Army. Capt
Stiles will appear in uniform
Gus Edwards besides directing
his Martinique grille company in
its performance at the Hippo.
drome, will sing his own com
position "Laddio Boy" in the
great patriotic finale.
To-morrow night at the Thir.
teenth Regiment Armory, ir
Brooklyn. tn treat military and
athlete carnival for the funds
benefit takei place. Athletic
stars viii contest in many of the
events and spirited competition is
assured.
When you buy your tobacco
and cigars place the coupons and
certificates in the repositories
provided for tenn. These re.
ceptacles ars on the counters of
every United Cigar store and
Schultz store. All this tobacco
paper helps the fund.
Complete details Of the new
contributors to the fund will be
found on page 10 of this issue.
WARNING! THE SUN TO.
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organizes
ton or publication. It employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
Activity on verdun Front.
$4,000 At 10 to o ON HyIan.

Wasers aggregating $4,000 at odds
Of 10 to 8 have been placed with Fred
Schumm. Brooklyns downtown betting
commissioner. that County Judge Hylan
will win the Mayoralty contest. At even
money about $4,000 has been staked that
tho Democratic nominee will carry the
city by 10000 plurality over Mayor
Mitchell. Adherents Of Tammany Hall
are content to gamble $4,000 even money
that Hylan. Craig. Smith and bowling
for the Supreme Court bench will take
the bacon home. One thousand dollars
at even money In alro tucked away in
Schumm's safe with the memo that Hill
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
.HAIG ANDPETAIN
GAINING GROUND
After New Drive Allies Are
Firmly Settled South Of
Houtholst Forest.

LONDON, Oct. 2:.-British and French
troops In Flanders struck again to-day,
but or q narrower front than IN recent
big drives. and tonight the customary
official report that all objectives had
been attained was supplemented by
statement TO the effect that In some
cases they had been surpassed.
In the vicinity OF the Ypres-Staden
railway. up which the British were ad-
vanc!ng, they were checked by a strong
Teuton counter attack. This was the
only place where the zoe succeeded III
preventing allied progress. Heavy cas-
ualties we're inflicted on the Germans
and 280 prisoners were taken.
Following a terrible bombsrdment
from guns OF ali calibres. in the course
Of which the British mad given the foe
no let up and which Berlin test!tes was
OF extreme violence. Field Marsha IIas
struck early this morning. the French
fighting In conjunction with the British.
Petstn's Men Make Gnins.
Operations In the neighborhcod Of
Poelcapelle were pronounced highly
successful. while equally good results
attended the aghting south of Houtholst
forest. where Gen. Petains men also
were At work. The southern defences
OF the forest. as well as series OF
fortified farms, were taken and Other
points gained, according to Field Mar
shall Hnig. Included many strong
points"
The allied troops now are estabi'ahe
firmly well beyond the southern bout dsr,
Of the forest and have done muc!
toward STRENGTHENING out their line aud
protecting the rather sharp salient
driven In the last advance, when bad
weather halted tho movement soon afto,
1t began.
Most OF the day was spent In consoll.
dation Of positions acquired early In the
morning. fhs French off1cial statement
tonight says the enemy reaction was
fseble and that the German artillery
made almost no impression against the
newly conquered ground north OF Weld
hoek. Two field guns were among the
booty taken By the French.
Reuters correspondent at British
headquarters In Belgium says: THE
advance was carried out In a dsnse
mist resembling a London fog. Up TO
midday we had advanced about thou
sand yards. carrying our left wing well
up 10 the fringe Of the Houthoist forest.
II 10 Also rumOfeu that we occupied the
Poelcapolle brewe1t. Minnier house and
Hclles house"
Activity on verdun Front.
on the Aisne and Verdun fronts heavy
artillery actions again are In progress
Both Berlin and Paris refer to this eX-
change as Of increasing Importance, al
though there seem to have been no in
fantry actions except minor patrol en-
counters.
To-nlshts Paris statement chronicles
the fact that between October II and
October 20 three captive balloons and
! nineteen airplanes were brought down
and that twenty eight other German
airpianss were damaged seriously.
| Berlin claims the Germans brought
down twelve airplanes and one captive
balloon In yesterdays fighting
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
ExpIosion Rocks Tacoma.

TACOMA. Wash, Oct, :2.--An explo-
sion at the Du Pont powder works,
twenty miles south OF this city, tonight
shook the city like an earthquake. No
details are yet available.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23
lnnuis RnuI Mc,irnn Iroups.

EL rAso, Tex. oct - ---Yauu. In
d'ar. attacked a Mexican Felrrai cu,-
umn uwl"r command % col, Torres
n"r"h'ue from Si1aloa irto Sonora and
routed thcl fcd",als. according TO In.
formation Se,e,ved here to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23

The Gseenkrles--Nhite suip,1r springs.
Wet w. Ideal time for the cure. Ouiy
enc night from New York ado.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-23

TDY TGLE0RAFI, CIGAR.
VERY MILD.
PARK 4 Tilford.--Adr.
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Continued on Second Page.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-13

minutes lower the temperature SONG
what and bake for hour. This recipe,
10 . modification Of an old GsrnaAn
household method OF making rye
bread.
Rolled-Oats Bread.-a cups boiHAx
water, II cup brown sugar. ! t<G-
spoons salt, ! yeast cake, 4 cup luke
warm water, IA cups rolled oats, 8
cups flour.
Dissolve the yeast cake in the luke
warm water. Pour the boiling water
over the rolled oats, salt, and sugar,
and let stand until lukewarm; add
the dissolved yeast and flour. Let Yise
until very light, beat thoroughly, and
turn into two buttered bread pans.
When the loaves have doubled their
volume bake them an hour In .
moderate oven.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-13

tll"rc was drought. The third year
II terrific hail storm beat down the
wlcat and cut the corn into ribbons
The fourth year there was another
drought.
Through all these tribulatiouS did
th"y lose their faith in Gods care?
This was rhe testimony of one old
man III their mid-week meeting
Shall these things separate us from
the love of Christ? Shall tribulation,
or distress, or persecution, or famine,
or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
What though for his sake we are
killed all the day longs = In all
these things we are more than CON
qnerors through him that loved IFS.
For | am persuaded that neither
death nor life, nor angels, nor prin-
ripallties, nor powers, nor things
present, nor things to come, nor
height, nor depth, nor amy other crea-
iurc, shall he able 10 separate MS from
he love of God.
During these four hard summers
their herds of swine had lived and in
creased; they were Just ready fnr The
market when cholera broke out among
| Them and they began To die. The peo-
pie did not know what was the mat
ter, and the old man who had para
phraScd the words of Paul sent his
sun. to ask an American neighbor tt
come and look them over. The
youths Companion gives the cpnver'
satlon:
"'Look here, boys, said the neigh.
bor. You hustle down to the rail
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-13

LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 10th.
Lesson Title: THE Fiery Fur
mace"
lesson 4ext: i,nnicl 3. Memoir
iaG'ysa ;Tsl6.
.@iOIden Text: when thou walk
csr,thronat' the fire, thou shalt not be
burned; or.ther shall the farm" kindle
upon thee" Isaiah 43:2.
t.. but If Not"
In the yernacular of our day, the
thrr" soI.,.s Jews told old King Nebu-
cahadncH%ir where to get off!
They we're TO be cast into the fire.
They trnS'ri Cod to deliver them.
They wrr' willing To face the dan
gers er T., fiery furnace rather than
give ur jaeir religious convictions.
But ii not" saved from the fire?
Why, eEi,oj ahen they were siill deter
mincdgtvoir ,oyal ia. frhorah. They
were wFHpg to serve God without
refrrenc. 20 thew personal safety.
Their fasi was not dependent upon
their nwh success. To them clean
consci-net, Was more satisfying than
bddy9 observed by yielding ones
convittibh, have met many shcli
people teasy,.s Religion, is still II big
thing raa1 ,she real thing, in the lives
oF co,,natliss multitudas
"a li1!. band OF students $50 call.
ed be''anse they kept the Stunde, ol
hour of feprayer), came few years
ago 10 the half-arid region In western
North Dakota. They were late In
planting the first year. and theil
crops were small. The next yeal
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-13
Home Bread
Making
uaoaonao1aaococaanao1o

b. he home baking of bread-ths
largest single item in the diet in al.
most every household - housewives
should be able in many cases to re-
duce expenditures inr food, say spec:
ialists OF the L. 5. Department OF
Agriculture. The making OF this i'm
porlaut food in the home is relative.
ly simple process. the specialists point
uut. Even housewives not accustomed
to home baking should be able TO
D 1duce satisfactory results by using
the following simple recipes OF the
Department:
White Wheat Bread; Short Process:
For one LOAF of bread pour one cup
OF boiling water. scaided milk, or 4
mixture OF the two, into mixing
bowl over one teaspoon salt, one table
soooa sugar, and one tablespoon lard
OF other fat, il fat is desired Allow
the mixture 10 cool until it is luke
warm. Mix !. cake compressed yeast
with a little OF the lukewarm liquid
a,d pour it into the other mixture.
L. li1uid yeast is substituted for the
compressed sort, the ingredients
should consist OF !. cup of yeast, Z.
cup milk, water OF milk and watei
mixture. and the quantities. of the
other substances alreadyfmentioned.
Ii convenient. set the mixture OF
yeast, liquid. salt, sugar and fat aside
il q warm place, not over 81 degrees
L.. for an hour, before adding tho
fiUar. X not convenient to set the
mixture aside, add the hour at once,
putting in little az time and
l.ueading until the dough is Of such
consistency that II sticks neither to
the bowl nor to, the hands. This re-
Gaires about 10 minutes. After the
-four is added, cover and allow 10 rise
Ia hours at temperature OF SO de-
Ertes; il may be better 10 set 1t Rt
u lower temperature, but the lower
the temperature the longer tine time
required for the rising. Cut down tho
dough from the sides OF the bowl;
grease the hands slightly. Fnead =
little and set aside TO rise again for
cne hour. With good bread flour
the dough should treble its bulk in
each rising With soft wheat flour.
il should not rise much beyond twice
it's volume. Divide into portions, mold.
and place in creased pans of standard
SIZE az quarts). Allow to rise until
u light touch will make a slight dent.
With good bread flour this happens
when dough reaches the top OF pans.
Bake So minutes.
Short Sponge Method: The short
sponge method requires setting for q
considerable period All ingredients
are the same as for the short process,
but only half the flour Is added at
first. When the resulting mixture
which is called sponge" is SO light
that it will fall at the slightest
touch. the rest OF the -four should be
| added
Overnight Sponge Methed: Use the
same proportions az for the shor'
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-09-13
Nine. rellcducr and some of her little charges

Seu DN i.tI DlpilS iiAli W SoiS
liar Of her home. Later she escaped
many from mine the Germans had
way station and have the agent wire !,
for a car. Wen sort out those that !
haven't yet begun to show it, and
ship them to Chicago. If you hurry, !
the agent can get you a car on the
local this afternoon, and you can get
them off tonight
"'IoU mean there are some that
Still are healthy: asked the old man.
They're all Infected, every one
OF them. In Il week you won't have
Il hog left on the place. But it takes
fN" or three days after they begin to
shoW the first symptoms before they
come down with the disease, and 1
thiuk if we pick them carefully We
can cut out carload that will pass.
The boy stood hesitating between
tbr ruthe, and the neipbbor Tn q
moment the ola man smoke. .sba,,
,.,. ,...,.,,,,. .,i. or,o+ Gin. Not 60
for God knows. anI he will not see
oN Il" wrong. 10: yet VIII ne f"rSake
nS In our need. M. my friend. if
'hcy must die. il i> better they die
nr.-than ia Chicago
...,..,. ....,,.,.,.... .....,......., ~. ou,
'''' III anu '''N '''' N-''-' =" '"' ''''S'
i'H'+.'""f>'. lh">e Ntuha'StS nave
-ut the real thing ne said"
.W,,en Kossuth. the Hungarian
,.,,l.. ,.,. :, .r,,.,..,. ,r,.ri.. o,doo
W $40 +'''i
'll'' ih" ! dfNH promised MN pro-
iertion if he would embrace Moham-
rrlo,,ism This was his renlv. MY
,,.,,,.or aoos ma. oan,it 90 ,os;t,+,.,
@ ''''''' ''''.' ''.''''e '''' '''o'''
''0 H.S'hrF he iiu'l'iH nor dif1lcuit.
! ranr"h once the governor OF a gen
e,o. peogi", ! leave no Inheritance
% NY p.aplp. They shall mt least
''ar an uns liiied name. Gods will
! "e u"He. am prepaEtd 10 die!
II. The Men in the Fire.
! Many g0tily men are In the fire to-
day, Thousands Of them are on the
.iriug line and in the trenches of Eu-
rope and with the warships on the
high seas. Some are in unsuspected
and remote places. They give com
panionship to one another, but their
greatest help is in the companionship
If the Almighty God. Their lives
may 90 out In an instant. but they are
not lost or forgotten. The flame can
NOT liiIGle upon them, There are
godly mon on whom the fame of sean