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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-19
Drive Has Been Successful.

The liberty loan drive in the War De-
partment has been eminently success
full, and it is doubtful if the record al
ready achieved by that department will
be equaled, much less excelled, ny any
other department of the government
service. The total subscriptions in the
War Department to date are sS40,550.
That amount. received from a total of
7,41s officials and employees. represents
an average per capita subscription of
$113. That means that at least one
one-hundred- dollar bond has been taken
for every Individual in the big depart
ment, including messengers, laborers
and charwomen.
So far the largest Office subscription
was made by the Office of the chief of
ordnance. amounting to s250,55O; that
of the signal office being second with
S226,250; the quartermaster generals
office third with S79,O50: the surgeon
generals office fourth with $4,000. and
the office Of chief of staff fifth with
$4,000.
With an average per capita subscrip-
ton of $347 among $50 officials and en-
ployes, the Office of the chief signal Of
f1cer, however. is so far the banner
bureau of the department. the Office of
the chief of staff being second with an
average per capita subscription of S2SS
among $50 officials and employees
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-19
. Text of the Telegram.

Among the kilograms, given out by
Secretary of State Lansing october 5
was the following:
Number zoe. May 81. The person an
no,,nced in telegram 6s2 of March 20
has not vet reported himself at the le-
,:.rion at Bern. Is there any more
:'de of BoIo? "Jagow."
In the inquiry into the Bolo affair
il. S"riy TINS Hohth ~ %
learned that Bolo had an accompllce IN
Switzerland through whom he had
learned the terms on which Germany
would conclude peace with France.
Bolo Pasha Is said to have received
more than s1,700,000 from Won Bern
storfr to aid in carrying out his plot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-19
Berlin Official Report.
Go Through Mine Fields.

Portions of our naval forces pressed
forward through the mine fields In
the Gulf of Riga to the southern exit
of the great Moon sound. whittier about
twenty Russian warships retired after
short engagement. The Russian bat
teries near Woi. on Moon Island, and
on the Esthonian coast near Werdor
Island, were silenced.
''Other of our naval units are lying
in the eastern portion of Kassar bay
and are barring the passage to the
west"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-19
Mr. McAdoo Reaches Denver.

DENVER. Col. October 1s.-secrs-
tarv Of the Treasury William g. Nc
adoo. who is making q tour of the
conntry in behalf of the liberty loan.
arrived in Denver today. He is to
make two speeches here during the day
ri r. right. re- IA. - --e.-S 'rcr. y
Ior,.s -~stae = !; C"inro@c springs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-19
Pint. into Port With Cargo Afre.

ST. THOMAS, Virgin Islands. October
1s-The 3,7oo-ton Danish steamship
Virginia, from port OF the United
a., Vim her cargo afire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-19
[|BERTYLOANNOW
NEAR TWO BILLION
Treasury Expects That Figure
to Be Reached by Tomor-
row Night.
D. c. NEEDS MILLION A DAY

"Within striking distance of the ST.
00O0o0000 mark" was the estimate plac-
ed upon the liberty loan subscriptions
by Treasury officials today. Every eff
fort is being made throughout the
country to reach that mark by tomorrow
night, leaving 81 900, 100000 to be raised
in the final week of the campaign.
The belief was expressed that when
the last word was in from the country a
total subscription of So 100000 would
be registered, two billion dollars in ex-
cess of the minimum asked for.
Washington's subscriptions to the loan
to date total $5,77s,950.
D.. C. Lays Behind.
Washington's allotment is s20,Oo0,0O0.
This means that more than million
dollars must be subscribed daily until
the close of the campaign. Up to to-
day the subscriptions this week have
been running about half a million dol
lars daily.
A whirlwind campaign. including a
house-to-house canvass by many OF
Washington's most prominent business
and professional men. was planned To-
day by Chairman John Poole of the
Washington liberty loan committee.
Figures, made public by the Treas
ury Department for the entire country
show that minimum of S1.535.00O,0 900
had been subscribed up to the close of
business Wednesday night Many estl-
mates today placed the total at well
above s1.750.000,oo0.
Treasury Issues Statement.
A statement issued by the Treasury
Department shows the unofficial figures
as follows:
New York. $3.50, 900. 900: Chicago, $780,
100000; Cleveland. s115,00O,000: Phila-
delphia, S115.000.o00; Boston, s110,000.-
$75,000,O00; Kansas City. S50,000,0o0;
00o; st. Louis. $4,000. 900; Richmond
San Francisco. s50.o0o.000: Minneapolis,
s45.000.0OO; Atlanta, s2o.00o.000; Dallas,
$4,000, 900.
Total official returns from the twelve
federal reserve banks stand at SS27,-
100000; but this figure probably will be
greatly increased the next few days by
additional reports from outside banks.
Many reports, 1t has been aScertained,
contain only the total of subscriptions
actually filed with the reserve banks.
The reserve banks have been asked
to obtain the total from all the banks
in their districts and forward them to
the Treasury
Liberty loan workers in Washington
were more active today than ever be-
fore. Meetings were held in many of
ness houses and in the public schools,
at which speakers urged the necessity
of every man, woman and child doing
his bit to make the loan a success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-19
MAJORITY OF THOSE ON BOARD
H0MEWARD-B0UND VESSEL ESCAPE a><*
/ when GERMAN TORPEDO HITS SHIP

An American transport, homeward
bound from Europe, has been sunk in the
war zone with the loss of sixty seven lives.
There were only 167 persons on board,
and it is assumed that virtually all of them
were members of the crew.
today brought the news Of the disaster, giving
few Details It i. understood that no casualty
list has been cabIed and even if available in Eu-
rome II probably will not be received here tonight
in time for publication
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-19
RUSSIAN CAPITAL ]. /
TOGO TO Moscow; !
EVACUATED
German Threat Against Petro-
grad May Have Influenced
Governments Decision.

Russla's capital Is soon to be removed
to its ancient site at Moscow. The
governments announcement Of its deci-
sion to shift its activities from Petro-
grad assigned no reason for the change.
The issuance simultaneously, however,
Of statement that the civilian popula-
ton of Reval, the Russian naval base
on the Gulf of Finland. is being re-
moved to the interior suggests that the
decision was not uninfuenced by tho
German threat against Petrograd, now
being developed in the naval and milf
tary operations in the Gulf Of Riga and
northward.
While the small fleet the Russians
had in Riga waters apparently has been
penned in by the Germans as q result
Of their land operations on Oesel and
Moon Islands and the disposition Of
their superior naval forces ut strategic
points off the gulf. the main Russian
fleet remains In the Gulf Of Finland.
through which runs the water route -
Petrosrad.
By the Associated Press. 4E.s,--
~PETROGRAD, October 1s.-The 9QYs
eminent has definitely determined -
move to Moscow in the very near II.
ture
The newspapers publish an ofllcial
announcement that the evacuation OF
at the entrance to the Gulf of Finland.
has Begin.
The schools at Reval have been
closed. The inhabitants of the city are
being sent to the interior Of Russia.
Announcement that the government
will move to Moscow was made today
by NJ. kishkin. minister of public well
fare
land troops on Dago Island. south Of
the entrance to the Gulf of Finland.
Two Russian infantry regiments total
ing 5000 men were captured on Moon
Island, In the Gulf Of Riga. it is announc.
ed officially.
German Vessels Sunk.
Two German torpedo boats were sunk
in the mine fields in Moon sound yes
terday. the war Office announces
The sailors of the main Baltic feet
are reported to be keen to fight. Tho
men at Kronstadt are demanding that
the ships be sent out to meet tho Ger
mans. but the government is UNDER
as the enemy forces are of'superior size
1t would be disastrous to leave Petro-
grad undefended.
An official communication issued last
evening points out that the center OF
gravity in the naval struggle is the
maintenance of communication between
the Gulf of Riga and Finland. and says
the Russian torpedo boats are contin- Z
uing their endeavor to prevent the I;
enemy from penetrating Noon sound. !.
Berlin Official Report. :
BERLIN. via London, October 10.
The official statement from general :
headquarters last evening says:
In Flanders the artillery duel was :
less intense. while northeast Of Sofs-
sons it was very intense.
Moon Island has been captured N 4
result of combined land and sea at
tack"
The text of yesterdays statement
reads:
Eastern war theater: Reclassifca-
ton of the booty captured on Oesel
Island has up to the present given the Z
following result: Ten thousand prison. Z
ers from two Russian divisions-only
a few hundred men escaped to Moon
Island: fifty guns. including some I'm
damaged heavy coastal and field bat
teries: numerous arms and other war
ia1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-19
Secretary Daniels to Speak.

Secretary Daniels will spend Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday in the mid
west delivering speeches in behalf of
the second liberty loan, under the aus
pieces Of the Treasury Department. He
leaves here tomorrow night for Chi
cago to inspect the Great Lakes naval
training station near that city, where
nearly 1900 sturdy American boys are
preparing to fight the battles of de-
mocracy in Europe. Mr.. Daniels will
speak in Columbus. Ohio. Wednesday
night and expects to be in this CITY
again next Thursday.
Pledged to Push Campaign.
More than hundred of washington.s
husiness and professional leaders. mem
hers of the liberty loan COMMITTEES. AT
a dinner given last night in the Com
mercial Club. pledged themselves to
work continuously during the remain
der of the campaign to bring WASH
inEton's subscription up to the $40, 0O0.-
900 mark.
giving his services to the government
to help make the second liberty loan q
success and who did much to put over
Continued on Second PaEe.l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-19
Pledged to Push Campaign.

Continued on Second PaKe.l
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17
Washington

Doctor Garfield, fuel administru-
tor, reported that the coal situation
was improving and that there was a
downward tendency i'll prices. En-
couraging reports were received from
the president Of the miners union.
A wedding out policy is to be ap.
piled to surplus staff officers, tho
number OF which has caused criticism,
and many may be retired temporarily
The new War Trade board has Is
sued drastic order Of conservation
of needed supplies and prohibits a
large list Of exports.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
announced that a new system for tho
drafted men was being arranged SO
as to have the right men in the right
place without confusion.
The American transport Antilles
was sunk by German submarine
Wednesday, causing loss Of 70 men,
including 1G officers. All the army,
navy and steamships officers were
among the 167 survivors. The trans
port, which was homcward bound,
sunk IN five minutes, the torpedo hav-
ing crashed into the engine room.
Neither the submarine nor the tor
pedo was seen by the conveying war
vessels, the navy official report says.
Herbert G. Hoover, food administra.
tor, in statement to the public pro.
dicted lower food prices between now
and January l if there was proper co.
operation of growers and retailers.
He said, however, that he lacked au.
thority to force this cooperation and
that boarding by farmers and cxtor.
tionate prices by retailers could not
be prevented.
Secretary McAdoo started a cam.
paign to stamp out sinister influence
working to block the second Liberty
loan.
Leading men OF the National Re-
tail Grocers' association. Independent
retail groccrs and chain stores OF tho
country, representing 100000 retail
ers, in conference with the food adj
ADMINISTRATION, pledged their co.opcra.
ton to the president.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17
GERMANS TRAP RUSSIAN FLEET
FIFTY HEAVY GUNS AND MUCH
WAR MATERIAL SEIZED.
Slav Warships Outranged by Foe's
Observation-Disclosures Rus
SLAMS Captured.

London.---The Russian fleet, or a
considerable part of it, has been bot.
tied up by the Germans in Moon
sound, on the northern side OF the
Gulf OF Riga, after naval battle In
that vicinity, in which the Russian
battleshlp Slava was sunk off Ocscl
island by German dreadnaughts,
which, on account of their superior
guns, were able to remain outside Of
tho range of Russian fire.
Moon island. one of the strongest
fortified posts in the Baltic was cap
tufcd by tho Germans, thereby laying
the coast Of the mainland open to
them and opening the way by sea to
Kronatadt and Petrograd. About TO-,
600 Russian prisoners were taken on
Ocscl island.
Apparently there arc about 20 Rus
Sian warships in tho feet In Moon
sound, with superior German fleets
not only to the south, where the bat.
Ito was fought, but also to tho north
or Moon Island, in tho eastern part OF
kasDar bay, where thcy wore hurried
as Hoon an 1t was seen that Moon Ia.
and WaB about to be taken.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17
SEIZE TEUTONS'S 2OO,OOO,OCO
U. S. CONFlSCATES HUGE GUAM.
TITLES OF ENEMY SUPPLIES.
Amounts of This German Property
Here, Including Cotton, VIII
Reach Vast Total.

ingtOn.--Proncrty and money
amounting to $200,0OO,O00 or moro
belonging to German subjects or
owed to them by corporations and
individuals in the United States will
be seized and used to buy Liberty
bonds with which to finance the war
against Germany. Already prcpara-
lions are under way by a. Mitchell
Palmer, custodian OF enemy proper
ty, to employ this money against
Germany.
Mr.. Palmer, who qualified as GUS
tGdia> I" opened offices at.i920 Il
street, Will be the largest individual
purchaser OF Liberty bonds. All tho
money he obtains In his official ca
pacity will go toward the purchase
of the bonds.
Upon coming to Washington to
take up his important duties Mr..
Palmer found hundreds OF letters
from corporations and others Offer
ing to turn over to him large
amounts OF money in the shape OF
dividends from German owned COR
porationS in the United States as
we'll as amounts due In settlements
OF estates and bills owed German
business houses by American houses.
Inasmuch as the moneys can DO
easily received and their status does
not require any great amount of in<
Vcstigation by the custodian they
will be received without delay. Mr..
Palmer completely qualified when he
filed bond as large as that required
by the government Of the secretary
OF the treasury, $4,000.
Transcending in Importance tho
collection Of money is the conflsca-
ton by the custodian of metals and
materials owned by German citizens
here, among them cotton and other
products that go into the making Of
war materials. These will exceed in
value the amounts owed German citi-
Zens in cash. 1t is estimated unofn-
cially that the value of cotton, COD.
per, steel and oil stored in the Unit
cd States for German corporations
Will amount to $50, 100000, al
though no official tabulation has
been made OF them yet.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17

gated showing the exuct order for
calling men in the draft.
Tho Western Wisconsin Teachers
association passed resolutions do.
nouncing Senator La Toilette.
President W.son Is In .,avor of the
recently created aircraft board visit.
ing Europe.
Nine and onc.quartcr cents q pound
Tor sugar Is the limit New York re
tail dealers are justified in charging,
declared an expert of the food admin.
istration, who said it was unfair for
them to charge more when rcfiners,
jobbcrs and wholesalers were holding
prices down when they could mako
big profits.
Secretary Baker will name Boston
as one Of the five ports where army
dcpots arc to be established.
Hoover, food administrator. said
the scent loaf for u standard would
be wasteful.
The strike of the Borden milk driv
ers in New York was settled. a
weekly wage Of S25 with one day OF n
month was granted.
Because Of inability to obtain raw
sugar the Savannah Sugar Refining
corporation, at Fort Wentworth Ga,
shut down.
The Chicago butter and egg board
announced that there are 2,114,52S, O40
eggs now held in cold storage.
Capt. Howard e. Sullivan, Second
Now York field artillery, is placed UNI
der arrest at Camp Wadsworth, Spar.
tansburg, S. c., under charges follow.
ing an assault on a soldier of his com.
mand.
New York city Is verging toward q
coal famine. Dealers have little or no
coal on hand, and none will sell for
Immediate delivery. Gas, electric and
public utility companies are drawing
upon rapidly disappearing reserves,
and mild weather alone defers imme
date suffering.
The Rev. j. Ross Stevenson caused
a sensation at the session Of the Pres
bytcrian Synod Of New Jersey by de-
2laring that moral conditions in and
about Princeton, N. j., require the Inn.
mediate consideration of tho church.
Scrutiny by the navy Of the life rec
ord or German agent who applied
Tor work led to the arrest Of the two
German bankers Fritz Kuhn and
George Won Seebeck.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17
Long Stories of Big Events Told
In Brief Paragraphs For
Quick Reading
ABOUT BOYS IN TRENCHES
Progress Of Hostilities on All Land
Fronts, In the Submarine Zones
and In the Up In the Air
Battle Field.


Gains were made in combined
northeast of Ypres in the region of
Houthulst wood and Poelcapelle.
1t is expected that 1000 national
army recruits from Camp Upton, N.
Y, will be sent to Camp Wadsworth,
Spartanburg, S. c., about November /.
British airmon bombed a German
aerodrome in Bruges.
A captured German officer profess
es ignorance of Americas entrance
into the war.
British troops have captured Nyan
gao, in German West Africa, and
heavy lighting is in progress.
Owing to the near approach Of the
Germans and in order to carry out Il
long decided project it was officially
announced that the government Of
Russia would be moved from Pctro-
grad to Moscow.
A serious mutiny occurred in tho
Austrian fleet at Pola owing to dis.
agreements between Austrian sailors
and the crews Of German submarines.
The men slew their officers.
Pctrograd tells Of the defeat Of n
Russian squadron in the Riga gulf
by q German fleet.
According to latest reports, the
IN feet was being pressed back
man forces four times it's
Russian troops were beins
lspa.~.'~.- 20 Oeo.l islam - G. IL
ter attack, but the war Office had lost
touch with the Russians there.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17
BASS sONGSTER sNORED HYMN

No doubt about 1t he is n great
bass songster. His daddy before him
sang bass before him, in the same
church choir. Ho is great adjunct
to his church and community and
friend and "chrony," of preachers,
often going along with them to con-
ventions and such, to do the bassing.
He has full, round and heavy voice
and tolerably fair disposition. He
divides his time in the choir during
services by emitting constant, quick
and heavy "Amens" during the SER
mon and bassing after tho sermon.
A visiting preacher was holding forth
not long ago at one Of the services,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17
SPIES CRIPPLE 2 TRANSPORTS,

Former German Vessels DAMAGED nv
Tools In Machinery.
New YOrk.--Traitors or sDics in tho
New York navy yard have done their
work so we'll that at least two of tho
German liners taken into the govern.
mcnt service have been compelled to
put back for further repairs after they
were well down tho bay, outward
bound. Rumors arc current OF other
havoc wrought on vessels ostcnsibly
TT for sea, which was discovered BIO.
fore an actual start was attempted.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17
Observation-Disclosures

Secretary Daniels, In bold and
frank appeal, called on the medical
profession to cruHh out the social
evil, which, he declared, was n mem
ace to the military Effectiveness OF
the United States.
Senator Iiusting OF Wisconsin, ono
or the most ardent supporters OF tho
administrations war programme, was
killed accidentally by his brother
while on q shooting trip.
Dealing a body blow to conscien.
tious DIRECTORS and other unpatriotic
Americans, the federal circuit court
of appeals handed down unanimous
decision declaring the selective draft
law constitutional and beyond court
Jurisdiction.
New classiflcations are promul-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17
IT REALLY HAPPENED!

and this good bassing brother, after
sending out a few sample "Amens"
to encourage the brother, dozed off
to the land Of dreams. The choir
master selected a good strong anthem
with a good deal OF intricate bass
work in it, to follow the sermon.
Now he had so much confidence in
his bassing brother that he did not
deem it necessary to remind him of
his duty. After the sermon the
choir broke forth in song. Bass ex-
ecution was required in tho opening
of this anthem and all ears were
listening for that familiar bass note.
Silence reigned for a moment and
then there broke out on the listening
air, A FULL ROUND BASS SNORE!
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-11-17

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WASHINGTON BARBER COLI
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