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Winter Will Not Stop
Allies Drive, Declares
j, s. War Secretary

WASHINGTON. Oct 22.-Miltary ex-
perts here do not expect winter TO halt
the grcnt allied drive against the Ger
mans in Flanders. Secretary Baker
weekly review Of wnr operations. issued
tonight. diScloscs the belief of the war
department that potency OF material and
men Will VIII enable the British and
French commanders 10 triumph over nat
ural obstacles and continue forcin. the
enemy backward without waiting for
spring.
The review touches for the first time
upon the American eXpcditlonary forces
In France. declaring the men, after throe
months intensive training are In EN-
Client fighting trim and splendid physical
condition.
In dwelling upon Importance or the
battle Of Flanders and its effect upon
the morale Of tho Germans. the war Sec
rotary declares il apparent that the Ger
man high command planned the recent
exprdit ion against the Russians In the
Riga sector In order 10 bolster up morale
and meet impending internal difficulties
BY extending her lines in the east. hs
adds. Germany has merely added TO the
length Of her line OF communication and
Increased confidence in the final allied
victory.
Regarding the American eHpeditionary
/ forces in France. the review says:
Our men in France. after three
months intensive training, are In splen-
did physical condition and efficient fight
ing trim. They have readily become ac-
clmWizcd. and now feel at home in the
war zone.
Our troops have met with the most
warm hearted and enthusiastic recep-
W on the part Of the armies and peo-
Pr, =, France.
The health NJ our men overseas is re-
ported as excellent"
In closing. the review gives a sum-
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"u -Four Years In Germany -An1bassad0r GerQfdS BOOK
Colonel Friedr!ch's syster Of Repr1sals

Colonel Triedrichs Syster Of Reprsals
For iustnnr" when some of the Ger
mans who had been taken prisoners by
, tho English. and who were In England.
were sent hy the English To work in the
hnrhor Of IIavrc the Germans retaliated
by sending about four times the number
Int English prisoners IL work ri Libau
in the part of Russia th''n occupied by
tho Germans liut while the English
permitted our embassy in Paris to in
xpcct tho prisoners OF war at Havre. the
Germans for months refused to allow
me permission TO send any one TO inspect
those British prisoners at Ltbau.
Cases came to my attention where
individual corps commanders on thcic
own initiative directed punitive meas
ures against the prisoners OF war in
their districts on account Of the rumors
OF the bad treatment OF German citiSens
in England. Then the commander In the
district where the camp OF Doeber,m
WAS situated issued An order directing
reErisals against prisoners under his
command on account Of what he claim
ed to be the bad treatment OF German
women in England. It required con-
slant vigilance to seek out instances OF
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0nlv a WhirlWind Finish Will BRING
LibertV Lean 10 the Five Billion Mark
TREASURY DEPARTMENT STATEMENT OF DECIDED
LY PESSlMISTIC TONE-LlBERTY DAY, WEDNES-
DAY, EXPECTED TO GREATLY SWELL THE
TOTAL-TWO BILLION TOTAL WELL PASSED.

WASHINGTON 22Treasury officials announced tonight
that reports reaching department Liberty Loan subscriptions
the nation today character to warrant
confidence that the quota desired will be achieved
Virtually the Of the campaigns tmlSh appears ha me
total will fail short of the huge sum the c6un goal Only
m avalanche bring the lists to the full maximum
quota. ,,.:.- a.,
goal nearer but Liberty Day will not do it all The remaining three
and one half DAYS be days of the most strenuous
the total to SUPERINTENDENT
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,h.. mic:dl. Of the day. Z howl nf thick
soup in. which tho quality of meat was
gradually diminished a. war went ON
AS well as the amount of potatoes. Tor
Ihirh ut Il later period lu"nlps and car
rnts were To Il large extent. substituted;
and in tho evening. In good camps. there
wns som" sort vi hin soup given out or
nm anpl,. or an almost lnfinitesimal
;irrc Of cheese Nr sausage.
In the War Department mt Berlin
there wus Il prisnncrs-of-wt,r department
I'm charge Of Colonel. Inter General.
Friedrich This department. however.
did rot seem In be In position 10 Issue
orders to the corps commanders conf
manding the army corps districts OF
Germany. who had absolute control or
The prison camps within their districts.
Colonel Friedrich. however. and his
assistants cndcavorcd To standardizc the
treatment nf prisoners Of war in the diff
fcrcnt corps districts. and were able to
exert a certain amount Of pressure on
the corps commanders. They deter
mined on the general reprisals to be
taken in connection with prisoners OF
war.
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CAM LEE BOYS ! !.
N THEMSELVES.
PROUD bEF0R
THE GOVERNORS
CORNWELL, BRCMBAUG Hs
AND STUART TALKED
10000 Men Pass in Review
Before the State Offiaicls.
Enthusiasm Great.

CAMP LEE, PETERSBURG, Va,
Oct. 22.-Today was Governors DAY.
at the camp of the national army
here, the executives Of West virginia
and Virginia arriving to revieKGtne
men from their states. GoveEn
Martin G.. Brumbaugh, OF PenAe3ys
vania was invited to visit the 3cAl
and review the men from his S1tlsN
but he telegraphed that owing tos q
press of other duties he could hi
come at this time. {
Governor John ]. Corn1ell Of VT
Virginia and Governor Henry
Stuart OF Virginia, arrived In SceMp
at 3 o'clock this afternoon. They
were met by the regimentalE ba1Al
from the units composed Of men fft6nt
their states and escorted to- -
parade grounds where the: 1esimdN
passed in review, over 10000 stroAg;
After the reviews each Of the TOY:
ernors made an address to the men
from their states, complimenting them
upon the progress they had made
during the short time. they have been
here. The governors were enter.
tained at dinner ct the division head
quarters. , s., :; 81
Tonight Governor Cornwell esaaA
Governor Stuart made addresses:At
the formal opening Of the new 1Rda.
torium Of the Young Mems Christian
association. The new auditorium Ktil
have n seating capacity for more than
5000 persons. 81.
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will have to know your Allies And
he kept all Of his prisoners together.
and thus AS surely condemned L" death
a number of French and british prison
ers Of war as though hr had stood them
against the wall and ordered them shot
by a firing squad
Frghtful Conditions of Witteuberg
Conditions In the camp during the
period of this epidemic Wei" frigh'ful.
The camp was virtually deserted by tn"
Germans. and understand that the Ger
man doctor did not make MS many visits
TO the Damp as the situation required.
Al the time | visited the camp III"
tynhuS epidemic. nf course. had been
stamped out. Tho Germans employed
q largo number of police dogs IN this
camp. md these dogs not only were used
In watching the outside If the camp IN
order To prevent tn" "S"arH "f prisoners.
but wer" used within the camp. Many
complaintS wcro made to 1T" by prison
erS concerning th"$" dogs. prisoners
stating that mon had hrcn bitten lry the
dogs. II seemed undoubtedly true TIA,
the prisoners there had been knocked
about and beaten In t"rrihl" manner
by their guards. and one guard went so
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Commanders Goodness in
Sea Action Saved Ship
From Being Destroyed

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2?.-Coolness and
quick maneuvering by Commander Wal
ter II. Vernon probably saved the Ameri-
can destroyer Cassin from destruction
In an encounter with German suhma-
r!ue in the war zone on October H. the
navy department was advised today by
Vice Admiral Sims in his full report Of
the hight. meagcr details q which were
received last week. Before she had
an opportunity 10 hre shot. the de-
stroycr was hit on the stern by tor
pedo. which killed Gunners Mate Us
mond Kelly Ingram. slightly wounded
five others OF the crew and put one en-
gnc out Of commission.
The Cassin had been searching half
an hour for a submarine first sighted five
miles away when Commander Vernon
suddenly saw a torpedo 400 yards dis
tant and making for the ship at great
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RAIL RATE ADVANCE
CASE REOPENED BY
ACT OF COMMISSION

WASHINGTON oct. @2.--Ihr Inter.
state Commerce commission tonight. re-
Spnuded In the pea Of eastern raIlrOaGS
for financial RELIEF BY rcoprnInE the III
teen per cent rae advanr" case. 81 far
as these carriers are concerned. FRS
hearing was set lnr' November ! here.
In so doing, the commission acted
pract irally On las own Initiative. dis
missing as I'm 'rIur Il suggestion made
by tho carriers ut tho conference here
last week ln the "If""t that the Il per
cent Ca%" be continued for 1T l"ISt
sixty days.
"rh" fifteen per crnt case is still nnrn
and b"for" the commission" til" conf
mission advised George Stuart l'atIrr
SON counsel for tn" eastern roads. "If
your suggestion Is we'll grounded that
financial relief ~ needed hr the carriers.
il is obvious thHi such relief should lie
had promptly in. order that tranSpnrtr-
,i"n demands in tin" "r war may he
fully met.
The commission is cmphntiralIy Of
tho opinion tn" letter status further
on THAT tn" "Iid"nr" necessary /" g..
tabliSh the full truth should be pre-
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out Mr. Lithgow Osborne visited the
camp and his report of conditions there
was such TINT visited 1t myself IN the
near inc holding up his report until
had verified it.
With Mr.. Charles II. Russell. Ir" l
visited the camp. Typhus fever seems
to be continually present in Russia. II
| is carried by the body louise. and II Is
transmitted from on" person I" hnoln"F'
| Russian soldiers seem I" carry TINS
disease with them without apparently
suffering much from II themselves. Inc
| Russian soldiers arriving at Nttt"nocrE
were not properly disinfcct"d. ana IN
consequence typhus fever broke OUT IN
camp.
! Several British medical officers were
there with their prisoners. because ny
! the provisions OF The Hague cnnr"n-
: tionS, captured medical officers may ne
kept with the troops Of their nation. II
. prisoners have need of their services.
! These medical officers protested with the
camp commander against the hrrcins
together Of the French and British pris-
! oners with the Russians. who. rs nave
said, were suffering from typhus fere',
But the camp commander said. you
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ANGLO FRENCH THRUST ON THE
FLANDERS FRONT SUCCESSFUL

LONDON, Oct. 22.-(MIdni9ht}
Highly successful operations in
the ncighborhood of PoeIcapeile
and, in conjunction with the
French, south of Houtholst for
est, are reported in the conn.,
munication from Field Marshal
Haig tonight. The whole Of the
detectives, including many strong
points. were captured. !
The British carried other valu-
able positions southeast of Peel.
capeIIe beyond their objectives
and further north, cooperating
with the French. captured the
southern defenses of H ---t-t
forest, besides a series of fortified
farms.
The Allies are established
firmly we'll beyond the southern
boundary Of the forest.
The enemy by strong counter
attack in the Vicinity Of the Ypres-
Staden railway, checked the Brit
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TO PREFER CHARGES
AGAINST RADICALS IN
THE MINERS union

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,. Oct. q
Letters and kilograms demand,
ing the expulsion from the miners
organizations Of men who nave
assumed leadership and lnclteo
the stoppages of work" came INTO
his office so rapidly today, ac-
cording to Frank Harrington.
president of the Illinois Miners
organization, that steps will De
taken he said. to file charges
against the disturbeTs.
Reports received by Mr.. Far
rington, indicated, it was stated
tonight, thai the strike Of last
week for higher wages is broken,
with practically all mines at work
With reference to the dis
turbeTs," Mr.. harrington said:
THE men now see that the EN-
cheney Of their union is being de-
stroyed and its integrity DETAINED
by such action on the part OF dis
turbers. and we propose to go the
full limit to protect the conserva-
tive element in the organization
who are willing TO respect the
laws and to protect the good
name of the United Mine Workers
of America"
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No PEACE THAT
IS NOT LASTING.
5AYSPREM|ER
LLOYD GEORGE
SEES NO PROSPECTS
OF EARLY END Of WAR
Allies Must Continue Struggle
Until Militarism Is Given
Complete Knockout.

LONDON, Oct. 30. - Premier
ILIoyd George and the chancellor
of the rxchcqucr. Andrew Ronar
Law, were the principal speakers
at an imposing demonstration in
Albert Hall this afternoon TO i'll
ausuratc the Autumn campaign
for national economy.
The premier, who was given a
tremendous reception, spoke Of
the cost of the war today, which
he added, will be heavier tomor-
row. After complimenting the
twenty-five thousand workers on
war savings committees for splen-
did work, the premier said:
"The way TO shorten the war Is
to prepare is if the struggle
were gon~ 10 bc a long one. |
am not going 10 predict when the
end Of the war will come-no
man in his senses would proIonG
it one hour if there were an op-
portuniry for real and lasting
peace. But it must be lasting
pcace. II must not be peace
which would be the prelude TO
new and more devastating war.
~ have been scanning the horl-
ION anxiously and cannot SEQ any
terms in sight which would lead
to- an enduring peace
81 feel that the only terms
which are possible now would be
terms which would end in an
armed truce. endi'sG in an even
more frChiful struggle.
This war is ter! bic beyond all,
But terrible rs isis in itself, it
is still moro lerr 81 in tho posi-
hiities which it has revealed OF
new horrors on land and sea and
in the air.
~ ask thoso who are pressing
should there be any-for a pre-
mature reacc, reflect for mo-
ment what might happen If we
made an unsatisfactorynaNsettle-
merit tho best scientific
brains in thc lands. stimulated by
national rivalry. narioL I hatred.
national hopes derotinG their
energies for ten. twenty, thirty
years 10 magnify the destructive
powrrs Of theS" horrible agents,
whose power is only just eds
closed. We must settle this once
for all.
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Thai Ohio county will over
subscribe her allotment Of $i,V9o'-
QUO 10 the second Liberty loan
was assured yesterday when the
Wheeling Steel and Iron company
subscribed S1.h00,n00.
This is IN" largest SuhScrlp'
lion reported thus far in the
campaign in Ohio county. the
Wheeling Steel and tTno rnmpan!
is the only large corporation thai
has announced a subscription To
the second loan. bui il is believed
that the Wheeling Mold ana
Foundry company. LABEL" Iron
Works. Hazcl-Atla; Glass com
pany and others will. subscribe
heavily within the next day or
two
Announcement Of tn" million
dollar subscription III The begin
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GENERAL PERSHING
ON INSPECTION TRIP

AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP IN
FRANCE. Oct o2.--lBy the Associated
Press )--C;cncral PcrshinE has gone on
q tour Of inspection of the lines OF COM
munication which is expected to occupy
him several lays.
The French government has placed at
THE generals disposal. for the rurpos" a
private railway car. 40 constructed tina:
an automobile may b. carried in 1t.
When the general reaches the nearest
point on the railway to tho place he Is
going the automobile is rolled out and
the journey finished in the motor car.
The private car is equipped with every
convenience for the trip.
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.Tndications from increases
shown by the latest official report
of the sales and such scattering
unofficial estimates on todays
business as trlckled into the treas
ury department are that inc
$1,000 600 900 mark has been well
paSsed," said the Treasurer's an
nouncement tonight and tha'
possibly $3.50 100000 had been
subscribed.
"a total Of unofficial estimates
was not availab BILE from twelve re.
serve banks. Officials delayed
the issuance Of the statement TO-
night beyond the usual hour. walt
ing for reports. hut few came IN.
Optimism is being expressed by
many. the announcements ontin-
ued, lin the belief that Liberty
Day and eleventh hour sales Will
carry the tota; across the maxi
mum quota mark. II IS consider
cd unlikely by careful observers
however that these two elements
alone will result in the larger TO-
tai.
"Official totals. showing sales
renort.d 20 tbs federal reserve
bauks to rhe close of business Oc-
tch"r 90 and the percentages Oh
various districts based on their
assigned shares OF the $4,000 o"s.-
600 maximum quota attained thus
9, 4. follows
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ming Of the final week OF the
campaign put new life into the
workers. II is now confidently
believed at headquarters that the
now goal of S5.000.000 will be
reached before the week is over.
A Patriotic Statement.
In announcing the large sub
scriptinn following meeting OF
the board Of directors yesterday
morning. President I. NJ. Scott OF
the Wheeling Steel and Iron COM
pany. said:
I'VE have been urging our en-
ployes 10 buy Liberty bonds.
even at "a sacrifice, and We feel
that we can do nothing less.
There is nothing that the Wheel
ing Steel and Iron company has
that tho government cannot have
If II wants 1t. That is the unanl'
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C0RNNEu'5 LETTER NOTIFYING
DR., MCDONALD Of HIS DISMISSAL

The exclusive ncigencer report Cornwel dis
mssa of Dr. S Mcdonald superintendent OF the Falrmont
hospital has been followed by statements from
nuy the head board Of control to the effect that
the governor has dismissed DR. Mcdonald named his successor
Just Wheeling Register and the other ais" rams IN
the news gathering game hopeessy dsanced they this
instance as hundreds of others day in and day out the following
identical copy of Governor CornweS letter to Dr. Mcon Sc
red v wire from Chicago last night where the doctor is the
present time is given: ,-oo,, o.,. m .o,,
Or Mcdonald, Farmont, W. Va ,--,--
to-day having commission
Hospital :, November 1917.
Yours
JOHN coRNWELL
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HEHlT APPOINTED.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 72.-Charles5;R p:
Ncsbit. superintendent OF insurancs@of
the District Of Columbia has ben ;desiE-:
mated by Secretary McAdoo as commits
sioner Of insurance in the sovernmsnt1
war risk insurance burau Mr.. Nesbtt.5
under the direction Of the treasury. will
have charge of the soldiers and sailofas
war insurance administration. ne
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FRENCH CABINET IN
RESIGNATION THAT
IS NOT ACCEPTED

PARIS, Oct. 22.-Thc cabinet
resigned today. President Poin-
care. however. refused to accept
the resignation on the ground
that the chamber or Friday had
voted confidence in the ministry.
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III. s. I Million EnfhuSes'
Liberty Loan Workers
~
NOW PREDICTED OHIO COUNTY EXCEED EVEN THE INCREASED QUOTA
OF FIVE MILLION DOLLARS-OTHER BIG CORPORATIONS III LAKE Big
ALLOTMENTS OF THE BONDS, IT IS BELIEVED.

nous sentiment Of the directors
and officers Of this company" =
1t was announced yesterday
that employees OF the Riverside de-
partment OF the National Tube
company have subscribed for
more than 1900 bonds, totaltng
more than 100000.
Ladies Selling Real Bonds.
The Ladies' Street committee. un-
der the direction Of Mrs. Thomas A.
Rcattic. did effective work yester-
day. 1t was the best day yet as to
the number OF subscriptions, IL.
though tho total in dollars may not
be MS high as the r->ordd set one
day last week. EXacl figures vera.
unavailable. Yesterdays committsor
was composed Of members OF the.
Catholic Woman's League. =.
One OF the factors which contrib
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Genera! percentage for all di
tricts 26.S. ,.
New York reported tonight
ia, lis total unofficial sales were
sT17 ,00C. 900 and official UP to the
close Of business tonight. 800
1880.
"ComplaintS about the back
wa-dnesS OF rural investors came
again today from the Chicago ana
Atlanta districts. with the latter
making the more Disappointing
report.
"Chicago'S report on other sec
tons of the middle west was en-
couracing. De$ Moin"s is within
striking distance Of its SI.I0o,poo
quota: Detroit has attained IT'S
full quota and il heading Tor
$50 .000, 900: central Indiana when
has been somewhat backward.
has raised fifty per cent OF It's
allotment: the Chicago flying
SQUADRON h az raised $o6.oQ0.OOo.
its total fpr the first loan cam
paicr. and will try for $5o.opo'ooo
and German-American and Won-
ems committees are doing good
work. Most OF the subscriptions
are small.
"Cleveland started in with
rush and rolled up several mill
lions today. Bombs were fred
from the TOP Of high building
whenever a million was attained.
Lord Eorthcliffe spoke 10 a large
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roRn6LLY oHENED.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 22.-Am1kte4.l
coastwIse trade was formally 49,
foreign shipping today BY & resolution
of the shipping board ordering thsSshs:
ccnsIng for such trade. Of both fofelfl
built vessels under the United State
flag and vessels of foreign register.
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mary Of troop movements In tho Unit
States, showing that since the preSa
mobilization began. sl4.1s5 PRISONS haj
been transported by the railroads.
the war department without 4 sing
serious accident.
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This kind and cause them TO be rened'
led. ~.
Divided Authority Worked Had &
Conditions q.

E.T.H'-
Condition.. .,.Fhs
did not find tho Germans at AL:
efficient in the handling Of prisoners OF
war. The authority was so divided that,
it was hard to lind who WAS responsible
for any given bad conditions. For sdn.-
stance. for 4 long period OF time I COM
tended with the German authorities for
better living conditions at the civilian
camp Of Ruhlchcn. l was promised
time and again by Colonel Friedrich,
by the camp commander. and By the
Foreign office that these conditions.
would BE- remedicd. = In that camp men
Of education. NOR In delicatee health.
were compelled 10 sleep and live six In
n box stall or so closely that the bsds
touched each other III hay-lotts, tue
outside walls OF which were only four
feet high.
Finally. almost in despair. Vrate
identical personal letters. after having
exhausted all ordinary diplomatic steps.
to General Won Kessel. Commander OF
(ooattunsd On YAro 31avO)-
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In = Prisoners Camp at tho Mercy o.
Fever and Dogs

Undoubtedly the worst prison camp
which I visited in Germany was that or
Wittenberg Wittenberg is the ancient
town where Luther lived and nailed his
thesis to the church door. The camp
was situated just outside the city in a
very unattractiye spot next to the rail-
way. An outbreak OF typhus fever
prevented us from visiting the camp. al
though Mr.. Jackson conversed with some
,f the prisoners from outside the bar
rier Of bnrbed wire.
When the typhus was finally driven
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:. BY JAMES w. GERARD
American Ambassador at the German
lr,nerIal Court. July 20, 1918, to

February q, 1917.
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