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confidence not unrelated in kind to the
assurance with which the Northern
States dragged out the Civil War but
which the Northern people hardly be-
gan to feel until the fall of 1864.
There is probably less real evil
dence of Germany's weakening today
than there was of the South's exhaus-
ton even at the time when the tide of
discomfort in the North was at its
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-01-18
have been the outcome.

nave Deen the outcome.
The logic of such development is that,
however near the Gettysburg period
may be, it has not yet come. Nor can
it be easy for a people, flushed with
steady success and still showing such
driving power, to accept its coming as
inevitable. The news of Chancellors-
vile conjured up no thought of Apo
mattox in Southern breasts. The Get
tysburg that was only two months
away was still full of military posi-
bilihes. Baltimore News.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1917-01-18
THE WEEK OF THE WAR.

The press of this country. in its COM
ment on the allies peace terms, has
been all but unanimous in regarding
them as generally fair" The ques-
tion as to whether they were or were
not practicable has scarcely been given
place in the discussion. That is some
thing obviously left for the future to
decide; and decision is awaited with a
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The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
Haig's Army Makes 1000
Yard Gain Near Ypres

London Oct N-The British attacked
on the Flanders front early this morn
ing. Good progress is reported by the
war office. The statement follows:
At 5:45 O'Clock this morning We at
tackled north OF the Ypres-Roulers
Railroad. Our troops are reported to
be making good progress.
The Germans have been driven back
in places to a depth Of nearly 1000
yards in today's British drive on the
YpTcs front, Reuters correspondent at
British headquarters reports.
The principal fighting is taking place
toward the outskirts OF Passchendaele
and in the region of Poelcappelle. The
British are reported TO have fought
their way along several important
spurs of the great system of ridges.
The Canadians quickly gained a great
part of their objective.
British Front in Belgium Oct 30
At an carly hour today the Canadians
had taken a stand in the neighborhood
of the famous Crest Farm only 40
yards from the heart of the town of
Pas3chendaele.
The troops from overseas fought
their way along the Bellevue Spur
for several hundred yards and re-
pulsed a heavy counter-attack from
Mosscln:arkt. German machine guns
which had just been captured at Crest
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
FRATERNAL ORDERS
ADMITTED TO CAMPS
Secretary Baker Permits Societies
to Erect Meeting Halls. =

Secretary Baker has yielded to the
requests Of number of fraternal or
Sanizations and will issue an order re-
curing camp commanders to set
aside land and permit these organ
tzatons either individually or collec-
lively to erect buildings for the en-
tertainment OF their members in the
camps. The restriction is imposed,
however, that the activities OF these
societies must be purely social, that
no limitations or secret meetings may
be held within the carap bounds and
that propaganda will not be engaged
in.
The organizations Represented at the
conference here, and which will now
be permitted to erect buildings and
entertain their members are the Mac
cabees, knight Templar, United Com
mercial Travellers Of America, Royal
and Select Masters of U. s. A., Scot
tish Rite. Mystic Order Yelled Proph-
cts of the Enchanted Realm, B'nai
Birth. Independent Order Brother
Abraham. Odd Fellows, I. o b. A.,
Modern Woodmen. A. A. o. N. IA.
Shrine, Scottish Rite Southern Juris-
diction, Ancient Order of Tiibc,nians,
Hebrew She;tering and In,uisrant Aid
Society. iEyal Order Of ,N!ooses Royal
Arch Masons, B. p. o. Elks, knights
Of Pythiss. and I. o. o. Z.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
PLAN TO RE-UNITE
RUSSIAN FACTIONS
Political and Industrial Leaders
Open Conference in Moscow.

Moscow, Oct. 30.-An important con-
ference of leading Russian political
and industrial and former military
leaders has opened here. Among those
in ATTENDANCE is Gen. Brusiloff.
VI. Rodzianko, president of the late
Duma, Prince Troubetzkoi, Prof
Novgorodtcheff, N. Doigorouky and
Archbishops Platon and Poasaphe
also are taking part in the meetings.
NJ. Rodzianko, in an eloquent speech
insisted upon the prompt reunion of
all fntellectuals to save the country
from disintregation.
Guarded hints in recent dispatches
from Russia indicate that the cleav-
age between the provisional govern
ment and the "intellectuals" has
widened. The real reason for the
abandonment of the plan to transfer
the capital to Moscow is believed to
be Kerensky's disinclination to move
the national administration to the
chief scene OF conservative agitation.
for Moscow is the camp of the power
full following of Prof. Miliukoff, for
mer foreign minister, whom Kerensky
forced out of office when he became
premier.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
Lends S230,0OO,0OO
MORE TO ITALIANS
U. S. Aids Ally TO Purchase Muni-
tions and Foodstufs.

Secretary OF the Treasury McAdoo
last night announced the advance
ment of an additional credit of S25O.-
100000 to Italy. This brings the total
credit OF Italy up to sfS5. .ooo. 1000. and
marked another step in the program
of hurried aid to Italy in her crisis.
The new Italian credit carried the
total foreign credit advances by the
United states to the allies over the
5000 1000 900 mark, the total loans to
all allies now being s1.ce1, 4c0.coO.
The money advanced last night will
be used by Italy in purchasing sup
plies in this country. to be rushed as
rapidly as possible to reinforce the
Italians in their stand against the
German-Austrian drive. Coal. steel
and iron. and oil. in addition TO food
stuffs, will be purchased, it is under
stood.
The twenty-five ships set aside for
Italy's use will be employed in get
ting these supplies across. Some of
them have already sailed. it is under
stood. and others will follow shortly.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
u. s. TO seize
alien PATENTS
Americans Will Be Allowed
to Use Inventions of
the Enemy.

Germany's thefts of American in
ventions, particularly dating from a
few months before the declaration
of war by this country. will meet
their roorback in an announcement
made yesterday by the Federal Trade
Commission of drastic regulations un-
der which Americans will be licensed
to use patents owned by enemy
aliens or their allies.
Something like twenty thousand
patents have been applied for by
Germans. They include mechanical
appliances OF much value in war;
scientific apparatus that may be turn
ell to the same purpose and a long
list of medicines, drugs and dyes.
Stole Submarine Patents.
It is well known to this country
that Germany at the outbreak Of
the war stole submarine patents not
only from America, but from Italy
and France; she stole aeroplane in
ventions and the German general
staff now has in its possession the
specifications for probably the finest
field glasses that any army possess
ed UP to two years ago.
Seizure Of the alien patents in this
country will be under Commissioner
J. Franklin, Fort, formerly governor
Of New Jersey. He will be assisted
by c. H. Mcdonald of Wisconsin. es
chairman of the Board of Review.
and in charge Of the actual licens-
ing. Edward Rogers, OF Chicago. and
Francis Phelps will act as conf
Dental advisers. The commission was
organized yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31

Farm. were used in repu,sing the
counter-attack
North of Sschcndaele the attack
ers are close to the town OF Goeberg.
RepuIse Attack.
Paris. Oct 3o-A German attack on
the Aisne front near Cerny was re-
pulsed lsst night by the French.
tie war office announces.
The statement follows:
South OF ST. Quentin we made a
successful attack on the German
lines. bringing back prisoners and a
machine gun.
There were artillery engagements
near Chamignon and Parny-FilTin,
Patrols were active I'm the region
OF the canal = strong enemy Dc
tachmcnt which attempted to ap-
proGch our lines in the region OF
Cerny. was repulsed with losses.
''On the right bank OF the Meuse
Verdun 'front.' heavy artillery night
ing continued in the sector between
Chaume Wood and Bezonvaux. We
rccaptured further trench elements
on the Caurieres Crest. Everyw here
else the night was calm
Last night enemy aviators bonn.
ban ded Nancy and the region north
OF the city. One person was wound.
cd. The damage was insignificant. q
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
EXPECT MEANS
DECISION TODAY
Grand Jury to Examine
Seven More Witnesses
in Murder Case.

Concord y. c. Oct 30-The Cabsr-
rus County grand jury has seven
more witnesses to examine before u
can act upon the charge OF murder
preferred against CASTOR B. Means in
connection with the death Of Mrs.
siGudc A. King. the wealthy widow.
at Blackwelder Springs August =.
The jurors are expected TO reach a
decision regarding an indictment be-
fore noon tomorrow.
Many witnesses have been ex-
amined. but the jury was compelled
to interrupt its work on the Means
case 10 act upon minor cases that
the session OF the superior court
might go forward uninterruptedly.
Ii Means Is indicted il is believed
there will ensue a legal battle over
the scene Of the forthcoming trial.
Counsel for The defense. which. up
TO the present time has clamored for
change OF venue. now declares II
will make no such claim and will
seeE TO have the case tried in Cab.r-
rus County. before a jury Of Cabarrus
men. Il is regarded as certain. how
ever. that the State will demand that
the jury be drawn from a venire Of
men from adjoining counties.
Means maintained a sullen silence
In the county jail throughout the
t>,y. He declined 70 receive a num-
bfr OF the men brought here BY the
State TO testify. Several OF those.
who had formerly had business sno
social dealings with the prisoner.
called nj the jail to see him. They
were curtly refused.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
AND USTRO-GERM AlAKEM DDASHFOR
TAGLLAMENTO RIVER LINE TO CLASH IN GIGANTIC AT7LE
LUXBURG NOTES REVEAL NEW GERMANPLOT NARGEN7INA
Kaiser Fears United States Flyers;
Has Horror of Being Caught in Raid

Amsterdam 3According the members of his personal
suite the Kaiser always greatly affected by the character of the
If profoundly depressed by
good he is wildly overjoyed No the entry of
United the had depressing
him. said than coming from America that have
hned the preparation of air fleet by the United States
fleet greater formidable than
the other nations has put into the
the Kaiser Karlsruhe last year
raised that large number of hostile aeopanes approaching
The and his left and
another place miles distant
Once the Kaiser remarked OF his personal
81 imagine horrible death than be killed
when bombed by amen And the great war lord"
frequently expressed wish bombardment
London Paris by his airmcn
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
ALL alien PROPERTY
SUBJECT To SEIZURE
German Embassy Here Exempt;
Custodian Begins Work.

By executive order the President
yesterday SCI up the machinery for
the Gdministra ton Of the office Of GUS
todian Of alien property under the
trading with the enemy act A.
Mitchell Palmer, who has been ap-
pointed custodian will be paid a salary
Of $500 a year and will have SlcO. o.
for the expenses of his department
At the same time that this ma
chinery was set up IL was stated that
The German Embassy and the ground
belonging TO the German government
on which il had been proposed 10
erect a new embassy building viii moi
be seized. This is exempt under its
diplomatic status and is now under
the care OF the Swiss Minister.
Mr.. Palmer will be required to give
bond of s1cO,co0 He will also re-
quire bonds Of the depositaries with
whom he places alien securities.
BY the same order the Federal
Tfa6e Commission is allotted Se5.oO0
for its part in enforcing the trading
with the enemy act. the Secretary OF
the Treasury is allotted Sl5.VGJ and the
War Trade Board S5.Coe
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
REGARD HUNS DRIVE
ON PETROGRAD PAST
Russians Intend to Defend Capital
at All Costs.

Petrograd, Oct. 30-The German
menace Of a drive on Petrograd Is re-
garded as past. The following official
statement was issued today:
1.-THE provisional government in
tends to defend Petrograd to the last
extremity.
"2-The provisional government in
this Eour of national crisis deems it
Indispensable to remain at Petrograd
as long as the capital is not threaten
ed directly by a war move.
1.-THE present plan is TO hold the
constitutional Assembly in Petro-
grad"
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
COLLINS HAND
KING WHISKEY
K. 0. TONIGHT
Halloween Sees Passing of
Saloons in the Capt.
tai City.

Tonight, Of all nights, one of the
most important to those inclined ro-
msntically. and TO the young folks
especially, a star OF the first mag
nitude in the galaxy of nightfall
sports, will be Halloween, when the
open season for goblins is in full blast.
when spirits are presumed to roam
the earth with that freedom charac-
teristic OF ghostly habits.
But alas and alack! The only spirits
that will haunt this city tonight will
be the spectre of John Barleycorn
stalking around as one who seeks
aone some banquet fpli deeevted. for
at the witehiing hour of midnight he
goes out for his final count. An the
other spirits went by the board with
the closing of the saloons. and to-
morrow morning those convivial
spirits. who were wont to make Rome
howl in the good old days OF yore,
will be chanting with a sort Of con-
certed air, Nobody knows how dry
ami
Even superintendent Pullman has
caught the fever of reform, and has
issued an edict to the effect that the
youth of this city must 'cut out"
their Halloween pranks or else suffer
the consequences OF their rash acts.
for it Is against the law to fasten a
Red Cross sign on a defunct saloon
door. or to attach the shingle of some
rising young barrister to the modest
announcement of a maiden dress
maker of the corkscrew curl vintage.
All that is in the dim, distant past
now, and with the advent of this
Halloween we're all going to brace
up and painfully respectable, and play
the game of good behavior according
to Hoyle.
Halloween or Halloween. as 1t is
known popularity, was derived from
the vigil of Hallowmas or All Saints
Day, according to the revised Ameri-
can edition OF the Encyclopedia
Britannica.
Though sometimes neglected in
modern practice, the most essential
part of Halloween ritual seems to con-
sist in the NShting by each house
hold of a bonfire at nightfall, which
accounts in some measure to the
modern idea of jack-lanterns, H.
Illuminated pumpkins. and the like.
This points to the very ancient ana
widely-diffused practice of kindling
sacred fires at certain seasons of the
year.
While the Germanic nations had
their Osterfeuer and Johannisfeuer,
the Celtic had their Bealtine or
Beiltine and Samhtheine. the former
on the eve OF May /, and the latter
on the eve of November /. Probably
the winter as well as the summer
festival was from the beginning re-
:garded as a season at which the
fairies were both unusually active
and unusually propitious; but there
Is no evidence to show that the
methods of divination at present
usually resorted to although of great
antiquity, were regarded originally as
limited in their efficacy to any one
day.
According to the New Standard
Dictionary, Halloween the evening
Of october 81, as the vigil of All
Saints Day. is observed as a festival
by young people in many countries,
with traditional charms and rites. In
the old Celtic calendar this was
Witches Night. and superstitious
country folk still hold that spirits
walk abroad on this one evening.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
Capitalization of Allied
Command Is Now Ex-
pected Here.
RETIREMENT TO POLA
LINE MAY BE FORCED
United States Has Been
Most Prompt in Hurry
ing to Italy's Aid.

Capitalization of. the allied COM
mand is expected here to be one
of the important results Of the ltal-
ian disaster. :..
/ The State Department yesterday
received assurances from Rome
that Italy is solidly behind its
armies and that there will be no
collapse. Retirement to the Taslia-
mento River is assured. Retire
men even to the line of the Pola
may be forced. But Washington
is now assured that there will be
no catastrophe such as the entire
elimination of Italy from the war.
See Five Years More Of War.
But there is no disposition 10
minimize the importance of the
losses already inflicted on the al
lied cause. In the bolstcring of the
German spirit at these successes
there is sceA |. 6veyesr ptolony-
'tion Of the war.
Do Not Blame Italy.
Facing this situation all the repre-
sentatives OF the allies yesterday
turned their attention TO preventing
any recurrence OF such a disaster.
There IS no disposition any where TO
blame Italy or the Italian command.
It is generally realized that Gen.
Cadorna believed in his offensive as
not only a great thing for Italy. but
as the most valuable thing that could
be done for the allies. He started
this offensive. then appealed to the
allies for help. The allies had decided
that attention must be concentrated
on the western front. and as a result
Italy was left with supplies exhausted,
her armies advanced into the enemy
country, and her whole situation laid
open to the sudden German attack
when it came.
Had there been unity OF action in
dealing with the Italian front, it is
pointed out, this could not have hap
pened.
Expect Better Unity.
In view OF the announcement from
London that the coming inter-allied
conference in Paris will deal witt
military matters. it is fervently hoped
in all quarters here that q better
CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
TO BUILD MORE
CAPITAL SHIPS
Next Congress VIII Appro-
pirate Money For Larger
Navy Vessels, Report.

While destroyers and submarines
and other comparatively small craft
have lately constituted the naval
building program, the next Congress
will probably keep the construction OF
battleships more to the front. This
was practically admitted yesterday by
Senator Swanson, OF Virginia, acting
chairman Of the Senate Naval Com
mittee.
The trend now is for smaller
craft" he said. I'VE need plenty of
destroyers and submarines. But we
should keep up the regular balance all
the time.
II cannot make predictions in ad-
vance. But 1 am sure the next build
ing program will include enough bat
tleships to maintain the regular
ratio.
We cannot tell what the next two
or three years may bring forth. 1t Is
impossible to foresee the course OF
events. We may need battleships a
Few years hence a great deal worse
than We need them now. We should
at least be prepared for anything"
The building program has since the
declaration Of war been based largely
on the theory that Great Britain
would take care of the heavy power
OF the German feet. while the United
states would look after the coast de-
fense. the Atlantic patrol and the
submarine warfare.
But leteiy the idea has been pro-
Jected that in case the war should
end suddenly. and the United States
should ind herself alone and without
aihss, she should be ready to meet
any emergency.
Already the experts Of the Navy
Department have begun preparing
their estimates for the new program
which will be submitted to Congress.
But the plans are carefully guarded
and no details have been made pub
lie.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
PRICE CONTROL
BY GOVERNMENT
URGED STOUTLY
United States Chamber oi
Commerce Favors Gov
ernmental Price Fixing.

BY vote of more than nine to one,
the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States favors complete govern
mental price fixing. A referendum
just completed shows this result.
The action follows recommendations
made at the War Convention held at
Atlantic City, when the manufacture
ers of the country went on record
as being for patriotism without profit.
4 special convention suggests that
the government have power to regu-
late prices upon all materials needed
for the war as well as for the public.
Each recommendation iias nre., adop4
ed by a decisive ballot.
II is stated that the count an
nounced today is preliminary and the
exact figures will be made later. The
various recommendations. and the re-
sults Of the votes follow:
The Vote on Recon- me IN tiens.
l. Additional legislation creating
authority to control war prices-Yes,
so; No. 10.
.. Price control should extend to
all articles important in basic indus
tries as well as in war and entering
into the necessaries Of every day
lfe-Yes, sTs; No. 116.
S-Price control should extend TO
raw materials and finished products
Yes, 81: no, III.
+Price control should extend to
public as well as government pur-
chases-Yes. $40; no. l46.
Price control should be admins
tered by a small executive board ap-
pointed by the President-Yes, s64; no,
l2l.
6-An agency working harmoniously
with the aforesaid board should be
authorized to distribute available sup
plies to purchasers whose needs are
most directly related to the public
welfare-Yes, 975; no. III.
Each leading industry and trade
should create a representative COM
mittee to confer and advise with price
fixing agencies-Yes, 9s4: no. 81.
Each organization in the chamber OF
Commerce was allowed from one to
ten votes according to its mem .ership.
Forty-five days was allowed in which
to register the ballot.
Those Making Recommendation.
The recommendations were original
ly made to the convention by a COM
mittee composed of August H. Vogel
of Milwaukee. vice president of Pfeis-
ter & Vogel Leather Company. chair
man; Norman Bridge. of Los Angeles
secretary of the Mexican Petroleum
Company; E. w. Decker, of Minneap-
oils. president Of the Northwest Ma
tional Bank; Henry W. Farnam, OF
New Haven, Conn, professor of polit.
ical enconomy in Yale University
Charles S. Keith, of Kansas City
president of the Central Coal and
Coke Company; David Kinley. of Ur-
ban, ILL.,. vice president of the Uni
versity of Illinois: Ambrose Monel,
of New York City. president of the
International Nickel Company; Hugh
Morrow, lawyer of Birmingham, Ala.
Herbert Myrick, of Springfield. Mass.
president of the Phelps Publishing
/. Company; Hon. Charles Nagel. of St
Louis; Robert ]. Thorne, OF Chicago
president of Montgomery. Ward 6
Company: E. A. Van Valkenburg, oi
Philadelphia, publisher of the Phila'
delphia North American; J. N. Wal
lace, of New York City. president oi
the Central Trust Company. anC
Henry J. Waters, of Manhattan
Kans., president of the Kansas State
Agricultural College
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
MAN FROM NEW YORK
GETS HIGH POSITION
R. c. LehnswelI Made Assistant
Secretary of Treasury.

r. c. Lsfiugwer. OF Irvington-on-
Hudson, N. Y. yesterday was named
by Secretary McAdoo to be one Of
the Assistant Secretaries of the
Treasury for the term Of the war as
provided by recent legislation.
Since war was declared Mr.. Lef-
fingwell has been serving without
compensation as special counsel to
the Treasury on matters connected
with the liberty bonds. He is a MEM
Der of tho firm of Crsvath & Hender-
son, financial lawyers OF New York
City and a boyhood friend OF Sec
retary McAdoo'a
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
COTTON AIDS RED CROSS.

New York. Oct. So.-The h-st
bale of the new 1917 crop Of cot
ton that was sold at auction hs<S
last July for sass. is now travel
ing in England. where IL has rsised
s14.o65 for the British Red Cross.
according to information received
ey President c. NJ. Schutt. Of the
New York Cotton Exchange.
The Washington herald., 1917-10-31
AIR RAID BALKED.

London, Oct. 30.-Hostile aero
planes eDdeavored to carry out a
raid last night on the southeast
counties of England, but none of
them was able to pass the outer
defenses, according to an official
communication issued today by
Field Marshal sviscount French,
commander in chief, Of the home
forces, f