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Commended by Admiralty.

"A feature of interest attaches 10
this engagement because it was the oc-
casion for a letter of appreciation from
the British admiralty, which expressed
admiration for the efficient and sea :
manlike conduct of the officers and
crew of the American destroyer
For military reasons the name of
the destroyer and the date and the To-
cation Of the action are withheld.
The following account of the engage
ment was prepared from the complete
report received by the Navy Depart
ment:
The American destroyer first sight
ed the submarine in the early morning
of clear day. The sea was entirely
calm with hardly ripple of foam. The
with only her periscope showing. A
large number of merchant ships were
in sight. The U-boat was less than a
mile off the port beam of the destroyer
ana following parallel course in an
opposite direction when the periscope
was discovered. 1t was throwing up a
column of water several feet in height,
SO like nearly spent torpedo that the
oficer of the. deck thought for a mo-
ment that this was what 1T was.
Headed for Submarine.
The next instant the DESTROYER
changed course sharply to the left and
headed for the U-boat at fun speed.
At the same time the forward guns
opened fire on the periscope. The COM
manding officer ordered a course steer
ed that would bring the destroyer
across the wake of the U-boat little
to the rear Of the periscope
AS the destroyer dashed across the
line of bubbles a depth charge was
dropped and column of clear water
shot about thirty feet into the air. The
destroyer turned to the right swiftly
circling. and her starboard guns opened
| on the periscope as she came around
! to cross the U-boat's wake again. Again
column Of clear water showed that
| the depth charge had not reached its
| -
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CONGRESS At END
'0F EXTRA SESSION
Adiourns at 3 O'Clock This Aft
ernoon, After Momentous
Months.
CLOSING HOURS DRAMATIC

Congress adjourned at > O clock this
afternoon, after what is regarded as
the most momentous session in the his
tory of the United States.
The closing hours were featured by
a speech by Senator La Toilette ex-
planning his position regarding the war
in answer to the critics who have petit
toned for his expulsion.
The galleries were crowded by peo-
pie who stood for hours to hear this
defense of the Wisconsin senator.
Many members of the House who had
cleared their calendar for adjournment
crowded into the Senate chamber. in
cluding Miss Jeanette Rankin, who oc-
cupied the seat of Senator Fernald of
Maine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-06
Probable Lineup
for Today's Game

BY the Associated Press
COMISkEf PARK, Chicago. October
6.-The Chicago White Sox. pennant
winners of the American League, and
the New York Giants. champions Of the
National League. did battle today in the
first fray OF that blue-ribbon event. of
our national pastime-the world base
ball series. Some thirty odd thousand
persons saw the Giants go over the top
and assaii the pale-hosed warriors of
the American League upon their own
home lot on the South Side.
The White Sox depended upon Eddie
Cicotte. with his shine ball, to camou-
Hage the New Yorks' bats, while Man
ager McGraw tried ont his bomb throw
ers. Schupp. Sallee and Perritt in the
battery warm-up. All Chicago made
holiday today.
Every artery that led to Comiskey
Park pulsated with a great crowd
able to gain admission to the park
nu0S around 106 OUTSIDE Oh Ine n1Rn
walls and followed the game as best
they could from the spectators who
shouted to them the progress Of the
play.
Perfect Day Prevails.
1t was a perfect October day and made
to order for base ball. An Indian sum-
mer sun helped bake out the base paths
made sodden by Fridays downpour,
while q drowsy southerly breeze blew
across the field. The big stands blazed
with the national colors. A large sec
ton of the stands was filled with hun
dreds of members of the officers Re-
serge Corps from Fort Sheridan. The
usual brass band piped its latest tunes
to entertain the gathering crowd.
The groundkeepers worked all morn
ing on the playing field. Gasoline was
poured over the ground and set aflre to
take up the moisture, and when the
teams took the diamond for practice they
found it fairly fast.
White Sox Are Fit.
THE White SoX are right and fit"
said Manager Rowland before the
game We expect to win and there
will be plenty of action. Yet. it may
be Cicotte and possibly Faber, who VIII
Go our pitching
Manager McCiraw agreed that the
Giants were going to meet a good ball
club, but believed the final inning
would show the New York club in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-06
Complete Star Extra
Immediately After Game

Immediately after the close Of
the first world series base ball
game today The Star will issue an
extra describing each play and
containing a complete box score.
The extra will also contain
items Of late general news. It
will be . complete paper: issued
late this afternoon.
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Defends, in an Impassioned
Senate Speech, His Attitude
Toward War.
SEES IN FREE DISCUSSION
ONLY HOPE FOR VICTORY
Demands That Government at am
Early Date Declare It's Terms
for Peace.

Senator La Toilette, whose expulsion
from the Senate for disloyalty has beer,
urged in various petitions, replied to-
critics of his course in the war. in a long
and carefully prepared speech in the
Senate today.
Standing at his seat in the front row
Senator La Toilette began his address
without his usual vehemence. reading
carefully and deliberately from his;
manuscript.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-06
Must Prosecute the War.

true that the war must be gone through
with it is not true that I'VE must go
through to the end to accomplish an un-
disclosed purpose to reach an unknown
goal
Every preparation for prosecuting the
war must be made, the Wisconsin men,
ber declared, but he claimed the right
to discuss honest differences Of opinion.
shall we ask the people 10 shut their
eyes and take the entire war program on
faith" he asked. declaring assertions that
discussion of differences would make Ger
many believe the country is divided. is ..
worn out preteXt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-06
Even President Attacked.

prior to the declaration Of war;
every man who had ventured to oppose
our entrance into 1t had been con-
demned as a coward or worse. and even
the President had by no means been
immune from these attacks.
Since the declaration OF war the
triumphant war party has pursued
those senators and representatives. who
voted against war with malicious false =
hood and recklessly libelous attacks.
going to the extreme limit Of charging
them with treason against their coun-
try. q
'This campaign Of libel and charle-
tar assassination directed against the
entrance into tie ,Way has been -eo961
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Wants Objects Declared.

'The way to paralyze the German
arm" he said. 'fs to declare our OBJ
jects in this war and show that we are
not seeking to dictate a form of gov
ernment to Germany or to render Eng
lands domination of the seas more Sc
cure. When the objects Of this war are
clearly stated and the people approve
they will give popular support 1t viii
never otherwise receive"
AS he proceeded Senator La Toilette
gradually drew toward his customary
fire of delivery, gesturfng with clencll-
free speech and raising his voice with
emotional emphasis. Frequently he
drew out a. large handkerchief and
wiped perspiration from his hands and
face; occasionally he stepped from his
desk into the center aisle. threw back
his head and shaking his bushy hair
declaimed his constitutional right for
freedom Of discussion of public Ques-
tionS.
Honest dealing with our allies also
requires a clear statement of our oh
jectS," he declared. IF we do not eN-
pect to support them in the dreams OF
conquest, that fact should be stated.
and our people are entitled to know
that yitally important fact before this
war proceeds further.
Common honesty and fair dealing.
he said. requires the fullest AMI
freest discussion before the people Of
every issue involved, and that a. plain
and specific declaration OF our pur-
poses be speedily made by the Con-
greSS''
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Quotes Early Statesmen.

The senator quoted at length from
Mexican war speeches of Lincoln. Clay.
Webster and Summer in support of his
defense of the right of a member OF
Congress to assafl the policy Of the
government. and dwelt upon the con-
stitutional duty of Congress. rather than
the President. to proclaim the nations
purposes in taking up arms.
Gle asserted that the war party. be-
sides carrying on campaign of libel
and character assassination against
members of Congress who voted against
the war. was attempting to suppress
discussion of war issues and intimidate
the people themselves by invading their
homes and unlawfully throwing them
into Jail.
"Six members of the Senate and, as
I recall, about fifty members of the
House, voted against the declaration of
war" he said. Immediately there was
let loose upon those senators and Eep-
resentatives food of investive and
abuse from newspapers and individuals
who had been clamoring for war. un-
equaled. ! believe. in the history OF
civilized society.
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Entered War in Confusion.

Congress, as well as the people of
the United States, entered the war in
great confusion of mind and under
feverish excitement. The President
leadership was followed unquestioning-
ly in the faith that he had some big.
unreyealed plan by which peace that
would exalt him before all the world
would soon be achieved.
Gradually. reluctantly, Congress and
the country are beginning to perceive that
we ara in this terrific world CONFLICT, not
only to right our wrongs. not only to aid
the allies, not only to share its awful
death toll and its fearful tax burdens, but
perhaps to bear the brunt of the war.
And SO I say il we are to forestau the
danger of being drawn into years OF
war, perhaps finally to attain imperialism
and exploitation. the people must unite
in a campaign along constitutional lines
for free discussion of the policy Of the
war and it's conclusion on a just basis.
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The Associated Press 70 exclusively entiticd
to the use for republication Of all new1 creditsd
to II or not otherwise credited In this paper aAd
also the local news Published hefsin.
All rights Of publication Of special dispatches
herein also reserved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-06
Pleads Free Speech Right.

In defending his course of opposing
the declaration of war and subsequent
criticism of war policies Senator La
Toilette said:
1T is the citizens duty to obey the
law until it is repealed or declared un-
constitutional. But he has the in
alienable right to fight what he deems
an obnoxious law or a wrongful policy
in the courts and at the ballot box.
TT is the suppressed emotion Of the
masses that breeds revolution.
IF the American people are to carry
on this great war; IL public opinion Is
to be enlightened and intelligent there
must be free discussion.
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WEATHER.

Fair and cooler tonight. with frost.
Tomorrow fair.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending 2 pm. today: Highest 70, at
1916 pm. yesterday; lowest, 4s, at
a m. today.
Full report on page 9.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-06

sworn Net Circulation. Month of September.
1917, Daily Average. s5,4sO, Sunday. s3.ss2.
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at every turn around this institution.
had Just come from Washington,
where for a week had had a favor
able opportunity of watching Congress
at work and Of getting more or less
intimate view. Of some Of the great
departments of government. couldn't
help making comparisons. II more OF
our cabinet ministers and department
heads could be selected from the great
successful institutions like the Curtis
Publishing Company. instead of being
picked from the lame ducks and coun-
try politicians. perhaps the cost Of
government might be cut about in
two-and- then We might get more fer
the money spent.
II any member OF the cabinet,
which.is just now engaged on the task
Of spending about Ten Billion Dol
lars of the peoples money has ever
demonstrated a business capacity in
line with that shown by Mr.. Cyrus II.
X. Curtis. or even hy some OF his chief
iieutenants, have never read of it
not even 'in campaign literature.
While waiting in the elegant recep-
tion hall for my gentlemanly guide to
arrange his affairs for our little tour
Mr.. Curtis walked leisurely thru. My
guide asked in a whisper. do you
know who that is?" | said, Yes
that is Mr. Curtis-and / take on my
hat to the greatest genius in the
publishing business America has ever
produced"
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GET BEHIND THE MAN BEHIND TE4EGUN

With our declaration of war the veil
raise and for the first time in three
years we are permitted to learn some
thing of the true conditions in Eu-
rope. The plain facts presented to
us are, in the language of the street,
that we are up against the hardest
problem, the biggest proposition We
have ever been called upon to tackle.
France. we learn with surprise. has,
by her magnificent fight of the last
three years, been drained almost to
the dregs. England is all but impov-
erished in both men and means. Rus
sia is in a state of chaos fast bor-
dering on collapse. If German mill
tarism, German brutality is to be
stopped on the other side of the At
fantic, America must act Immediately
and in great force. If Germany is not
stopped on the far side of the Allan
tic she win not be stopped at all. If
Germany wins the war, what then?
This was the message left with us
by DIR. Friedman on Sunday evening.
Have you pondered it?
Presupposing England and France
defeated, crushed under the iron heel
of the kaiser, will the United States
be in a position to stem the tide of
German victory? The casual observ-
er knows that it will take us year
to raise, train and equip an army OF a
million men. Germany now has five
millions of trained, fully equipped and
seasoned soldiers in the fed. II is
foolhardy, in the light of recent
events, to presume that she could not.
with England and France out of the
way, land a larger force on our shores
than we could muster to resist. Our
most far-seeing and level-headed men
of affairs realize the condition which
confronts us. They tell US that un-
less we act at once and in the full
ness of our strength the situation Will
prove a very critical one.
1t will be a year before we can hope
20 land any considerable body OF men
France. In the meantime we must,
like England in the early stage OF the
war, aid our allies to hold the enemy
in check unta our men arrive. The
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MISS LEWIS HERE ON vlslr.

Miss Rofena Lewis OF Lincoln Park,
who taught in the Washington school
couple Of years ago and who has
been an instructor at Colorado college
for the last twelve months. returned
to Canon City day or two ago for
a short visit In about two weeks she
viii go TO La Jolla. Calf. where she
viii begin work with the scripps Re
search Institute. which is affiliated
with tho state univeraity At Berkeley
ON september lst Miss Lewis viii 20
10 Berkeley. where she will be en-.
gagged In special research work dur
Ing the coming year.
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ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
dcont,nued from rage one.I

tCoUttuut0 from IaEo Oue.l
enslave mankind. but failed thru The
might OF the spirit of liberty. The
military advisers of the kaiser hayo
told him that he could win where the
others have failed and II is for US,
the people of America. TO convince
him of his mistake This we can do
by putting all OF our energy. All or
our power. ali of our wealth into this
war;
DIR. Friedman said that England was
fast impoverishIng herself In the war
and that France had been bled white
by its burdens. Ho asserted that the
United States must send 100000 men
to the trenches at once. II the war
lasts that long. he continued. we will
have 2.000.o00 OF men there in eigh-
teen months. We all want our boys
who 20 abroad to fight the battle OF
democracy to be well taken care OF,
he asserted. and we can see to 1t
that this lis done by providing fiberaiiy
for the Red Cross. twenty-five men
die OF diseases contracted In the
trenches for every one that is killed
by shrapnel and bullet We must
send physicians and nurses and hos.
pita lsupplies to Europe In order thas
our boys may have the benefit OF
them; we want TO save them from
unnecessary suffering and death. Tho
sloo.ooO.ooo we are to give for the
Red Cross war relief fund. he stated,
is mere bagatelle OF the sum Ger
many will exact from US II she wins
the war. It should be pleasure and
qualification to every patriotic
American citizen To give and givo
generously to tho Red Cross cam
paign.
Dr. Friedman closed by sayins that
tho Red cross sOciety II the corner
stone Of the American army.
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The Curtis Publishing Company
BY G. u. H.

turns out 100000 copies of these
publications, 40. 900 900 in year.
An issue Of The Ladies' Home Jour
nal weighs over LOO, 900 pounds and
would fill sixty ordinary railway cars.
The firm uses over 10000 pounds of
ink in a year, and about 575,0 900 pounds
of wrapping paper
In going thru you see many evi
dences of great things. You see at
work. IL you see all those at work,
about 3 800 people, about as many peo-
pie of working age as there are in
Canon City. Here they seem to be
mostly women.
" " y
After seeing all / was supposed to
see and finding ourselves back in the
grand reception hall, l told my guide.
who looked like bank president, that
l would like to see the manager of
the circulation department. l rather
thought that he would be a man who
would talk to common folks, and !
wanted to talk TO somebody about this
wonderful institution.
I was asked which department. I
didn't care which department. so after
some telephoning I was sent off with
boy upstairs again. found my man
to be quite human, indeed-in fact, he
said he came from the West and was
always glad TO see q man from the
West. The best people / have met in
New York and Washington and Phila-
delphia-the folks who are easiest of
approach and most cordial-have been
those who came from the West.
The circulation department is full
of interest Here they keep the
names and accounts of about 4.000.-
600 subscribers. In The Record Of
fee 1t keeps us busy keeping up with
$500. Many girls are at work and they
work fast. One girl will receive and
handle more remittances here in day
than we handle in six months. When
we get dollar bill in The Record cir
culation department we stop and look
at il. But they don't down here. They
pass IL on with hundreds of others
for all the world like a girl shipping
peas out of the pods. 1t Is all mechan-
ical here. and they handle 80 much
money that small checks and currency
become as common as shelled corn on
the farm-sometimes as much as $40,-
900 comes in in a day.
saw a man putting the little yell
low labels on your magazines for
mailing. He said that he put labels
on $4,000 magazines in a day-40,000
II the labels were put on the wrappers.
He used the same machine We have
in The Record. but 1t would take our
boys week to put that many names
on.
In one department the lists Of all
the subscribers for the three maya
zines are kept for easy reference. ]
asked TO see the Canon City lists and
had them In minute. ] recognized
the names OF many friends and was
pleased to see that 20 many Canon City
folks pay for their out-of-town papers
In advance. You don't get these pub
lications unless you do. In looking
over the names I observed that Tom
lyman, for instance. takes all three,
The Ladies' Home Journal, Tho Sat,
urday Evening Post and The Country
Gentleman. ! saw several names OF
friends on two lIstA. but his was the
only one ] noticed on ali three.
System and efficiency are evident
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surest and quickest way of rendering
that aid is by assisting them to care
for their wounded that they may be
healed and returned to the front. 1t
win take year. they say, for us to
put an efficient force in the field; in
the meantime it will take at least
three months, with proper hospital
equipment. to put wounded French
soldier back on the firing line Four
ench, soldiers returned to the front
within the year. Experts tell US that
one wounded man healed and put back
the firing line is of more value
than three new recruits.
Finance our Red Cross that it may
aid our allies in properly equipping
their hospitals and you have the equiv
alent of twelve men added to the
ranks of our allies within the time il
will take us to send an army abroad.
Very shortly a number of the woung
men of this community will be called
to the colors in answer to the first
demand for service under the select
i've draft; soon others will go. Today
in Europe there is scarcely a family
which has not lost father. son or
near relative. Already rumors are
abroad of loss of American soldiers
and sailors. These rumors are evil
IDENTIFY without basis or fact. but they
are not without reason. for we all
know that no doubt the first contin-
gent of American regulars are on the
water. How many more such rumors
based on cold facts will there be be-
fore all our troops are safely landed?
Before iong Fremont county casualty
lists will be posted at Red Cross
headuarters here. Then we will be
truly aroused to the seriousness of the
situation. Money viii flow into the
treasury of the Red Cross that the
wounded may be properly cared for.
But, friends. it will then be too late
for that money to aid those whose
names appear on that list.
Piled four deep in an inadequate
hospital. they have died that We might
learn that itswould have been far bet
az to have prepared before the blow
fell.
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LAre COMBS HOME FROM KANSAS

Alderman Lafe Combs returned to
Canon City last Saturday night from
a six or seven weeks trip thru south
eastern Kansas. He spent some time
at Parsons and other places in that
section of the state. During his alb
sence he visited the new oil town of
Augusta. in Butler county, and found
it typical boom town, with great ex-
citement over the new-found wealth
of the community. The wells in the
Immediate vicinity Of Augusta are
producing 10000 barrels of oil day.
which has a market value of $4,000.
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COMMITTEE ON SUPPLEMENT.
tai CARE OF TROOPS

committee OF Canon City ladies'
has recently been appointed for the
supplemental care OF troops. Their
duties are to look after the wants OF
soldiers who might be stationed in
Canon City. such as the members OF
troop d. Colorado National Gaurd. who
are now guarding bridges in this To-
caiity. They will also attend to the
wants of troops who might be stalled
here because OF wrecks. washonts. etc.
At the present time they have \
task before them in furnishing to-
bacco and other wants for the men of
troop d. who haven't had pay day
since they we're called out this last
time. and who haven't the wherewith-
al TO buy tobacco. etc.
Anyone wishing to donate tobacco.
magazines. candy or anything of this
nature can do SO by calling mp Mrs.
Boucher. who will send for the dona-
tions. Their efforts will be greatly
appreciates. The members OF the
committee are Mrs. Boucher, chair
man. Mrs. Fred Reiter. Miss, Lulu
Dickinson. Miss Ruth Lewis, Miss Ma
rion MacFarlane, Miss Edith Harri,
son. Miss Sarah Harding and Miss
Nina Means.