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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
TOWN GIVEN UP TO
YANKS BY TEUTONS

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VERDUN Oct.
49, the Associated Beues the
bank of the which has been subbo by the
mans, has been given by the
This the latest point at which the Americans have driven dent
the German defene despite the fact that the resistance
still strong formerly.
trolls
Heavy fighting taking place in the
western end the American sector A. bitter struggle taking
place The
strength and along the available
point has been fortified with machine
Throughout last night Germans bombardd the greater
the Improved -
bity today resulted In greater aerial activity.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
HUN SOCIALISTS DEMAND
LIEBKNECHT'S RELEASE

AMSTERDAM. Oct. S,--Independent
socialists, meeting at Solingen, Rhenish
Prussia, to welcome Wilhelm Dittmann,
member of the reichstag, released from
prison, where he was under sentence
for melting to high treason. unanimous
ly adopted resolutions demanding COM
plete amnesty and the immediate re-
lease of DR.. Karl Liebknecht, former
member of the reichstag, who is In
prison, and proposing as the party's 8
aim the establishment of a socialist
republic, according to the Frankfort
Gazette.
The meeting. which was attended by
several thousand Of the Independent So
cialists, sent greetings to- the soviet
government Of Russia, 1t is said.
A dispatch from Paris Aug 10 said
DR.. Liebkneoht. who was arrested in
connection with the May day demon
strations in Berlin in 1915, had been
liberated. He was said to be suffering
from tuberculosis This dispatch, how
ever, was not confirmed. 30.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
FOUR DEATHS ARE
REPORT1ED..|NE|RE
More Than Score injured in
Fort Smith Fire and Loss
Is$64O,OOO.

FORT SMITH, Ark, Oct. 2S,-The
death list In the explosion and fire oo-
curing here yesterday stands today at
four, Including c. V, Riley and Thomas
f. Morrison, officials of the Fort Smith
Commission company, and John Ray
and Charles Childs, veteran negro en-
ployes.
The list OF injured numbers above 20,
OF whom some are In a serious condition
but 1t Is thought all will recover.
The property loss includes Fort Smith
Commission company stock and ma
ohInery. $3.50, 900; Forth Smith Coffee
company stock and machinery, 100000;
w. J, Eehos Grocery company, $3.50, 900;
w. j. Echols buildings, $4,000; ]. W.
and Robert Meek Candy stock, $4,000;
Frisco railway freight cars, 100000,
The cause OF the explosion has not
yet been ascertAined, two theories, how
ever being advanced. 1t is thought that
the explosion was caused either by
leaking gas In an engine or by large
tank OF ammonia In the basement OF the
four story building occupied by the cof-
fee company, The explosion was fol~
lowed by fire,
Many of the employees several being
girls. Jumped from windows and climbed
down fire escapes and several werS
badly burned.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
WAR POWER Of
HUN MAY REST
IN RE|CHSTAG
Prince Max Announces Bill to
Place Authority for Battle
Or Peace in Hands Of Ger.
man Parliament.

COPENHAGEN. Oct. 23.--Announce-
ment was made yesterday by Prince
Macmillan, imperial German chancel-
lor, In the course Of his address to the
reichstag regarding the peace proposal
situation, OF a bill making the reichs-
tag responsible for war and peace. the
measure to become effective when the
project for league OF nations should
become operative.
The chancellor declared It was the
aim Of himself and his colleagues TO
establish the political authority Of the
German people After saying that he
welcomed expressions OF opinion and
that he and his colleagues were agreed
as to methods and purposes, he added:
Our aim Is the political authority
OF the German people, This Is the
guiding star Of my collsborators and
myself"
The chancellor said Individual men-
bers of the government at first had
different standpoints but now had been
brought nearer together,
The German people has long been
In the saddle" he said, Now II "
to ride. Our first and last thought
lis for the brave men who are defend
Ing themselves against superior forces
and whom we must defend against un-
Just charges No one must think he
can attack our army without also at
tacking the honor OF our people.
Fight Anxiously.
THE lot Of our soldiers today Ia ter
rihly hard They fight with anxiety
for the homeland and with their minds
fixed on peace, and they hold their
ground"
The extraordinary wartime meas
ures, tho chancellor explained. could
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
MANEUVER
Of GERMANS HAS
'TWOFOLD OBJECT
BoIStering Up Home Front and
Breaking Down of Allied
Home Fronts Is Real Aim Of
New German Note.
BY FRANK H. sINIONDS,
The News Scn1Itars Military Expert

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-The third
German communication is a sham. 1t
is one more step In the deliberate ef-
ment out of an indefensibe position
and into situation where 1t will re-
gain the support Of the German people
at the precise moment that the home
front Of the allied nations is again
broken, as it was in 1915.
What Germany is striving for is this:
She has lost the war, in so far as she
had any hope of gaining territory, In
demnity or prestige, She Is prepared
now to make peace, resigning terri
torial ambitions and indemnities, but
she is determined to avoid having to
make any payment in territory or in
-demnity for what she has done or for
what she has taken from her enemies 1
1t Is a mistake to think Of the Ger
man armies as routed or as incapable
of making a long resistance. Never In
all military history has a complex and
enormous retreat been carried on after
decisive defeat with more skill or
greater success than has been the Ger
man retreat up to the present hour.
and there lis every prospect now that
the Germans will be able to get behind
the Meuse river and stand on a shorter
line, with good chance OF holding up
allied pursuit there until the campaign
Of 1919.
What the German is now concerned
about primarily is his home front. What
he is mainly anxious to attack Is the
-
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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
TERMINAL BONDS
ARE BEING SIGNED
Government Barges Will Soon
Be Loading and Dis
charging Here.

Mayor Monteverde was busy Wednes-
day signing 500 81 900 bonds. represent
ing the issue floated for the erection Of
the proposed municipal river terminals.
AS soon as the3c bonds are signed and
n deed to the property Is acquired, a
mortgage will be given on the property
and city Clerk Pashby viii go to Chi
cago and turn them over to the bond
holders, A r. Leach & Co,
The city will then notify the govern
ment barge line, and barges viii be
docked al the site, foot Of Georgia
street, without further preliminaries.
Purchase Of the property Of the River
and Rail Storage company, for S22500O,
was authorized by the city commission
ers Tuesday.
BY acquiring this site the city IL able
to begin operations as one of the
wharves for the government barge sys-
TEN without further preparations Tho
plant has warehouses, railroad switches
and aloadng incline. Further improve
ments needed may be made as required
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
STORM MOVING NORTH
ALONG MISSISSIPPI

WASHINGTON, oct GA storm
central this morning over the mouth
of the Mississippi, aud moving slowly
northeastward, caused the weather bu
reau TODAY to issue advisory storm
warnings on the Gulf coast from Car
rabelle. Fla. to Bay St Louis. Miss
Strong winds are Indicated this after
noon, shifting to northwest tonight or
Thursday.
A small disturbance persists over
eastern Texas, the weather bureau re-
ported, and pressure is unusually low
over the entire Gulf and Caribbean
sea.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
KEEP MOVING" IS HEALTH
EDICT, FLU" IS FALLING

were reported, all from pneumonia. The
total Of influenza cases reported since
Sept. 30 Is now b537. Total deaths
1858. Houses placarded. ss1.
DR.. Taylor said there is no indica-
ton of an immediate lifting Of the
closing orders.
we are positive there are no further
chances Of the epidemic spreading" he
said
All physicians who reported TO the
board of health Wednesday said con-
ditions seem to be much improved that
they had begun counting the hours
when the disease will be entirely
stamped out.
Officers of the health board still urge
the fullest cooperation possible on the
part Of the public.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
INDEPENDENT AIR FORCE
BOMBS METZ BARRACKS

LONDON, Oct 23-An official state
ment on the operations OF tho inde-
pendent air forces issued last night
says:
Two Of our squadrons attacked the
barracks and railways at Metz Monday
Another squadron set out to attack the
factories In Rhine towns, but the for
nation was split up by dense fogs
Seven machines have not, up to the
present, been located. Monday night
we dropped heavy bombs on the sta
tions at Mezieres."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
VIENNA FINDS FAULT
WITH WILSON'S REPLY

BASEL, Oct. 2s.-official comment in
Vienna on President Wilson's answer
to the Austrian note, expresses COM
plant that it does not answer the pre-
else question put forward and that II
is now necessary to again ask the presi-
and the e4estabiishment OF peace, ac-
cording to advlces received from the
Austrian capital
1t is added that officials say there is
a contradiction In the reasons given
by MIR. Wilson In justfying his refusal
to enter into peace negotiations and
his answer to Baron Burian on Sept
IL .''-
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23

In order to check the influenza epi-
demic, DR.. Neumon Taylor. superin-
tendent of the city board OF health
Wednesday stationed police from the
sanitary forces at all depots with in
structions to keep people moving
"The epidemic has hit the tobog-
gan," said DIR. Taylor. Its up to us
to keep showing it along until we de-
feat its purpose
Wednesdays figures as announced
from the office OF the board of health.
showed but 20 new cases had been re-
ported from o'clock Tuesday after
noon TO the noon hour Wednesday. Dur
ing the same period on Tuesday there
were 2S new cases.,
From o'clock Tuesday evening to
moon Wednesday, only seven deaths
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
NO POSTPONEMENT OF
, WAR WORK CAMPAIGN

NEW YORK, Oct 23.-There will be
no postponement of the united war work
campaign, set for Nov. II to IS, because
OF the country wide influenza epidemic,
the campaign council announced here
today. The decision, reached after con-
ference with President Wilson and Off
cials of the war department held that
"the disadvantages Of putting off the
drive outweigh the apparent advantages
of any such DELAY"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
M'ADOO MODFIES
RECENT R. R. ORDER

WASHINGTON, Oct 23,--ModificaA
tion of the recent order forbidding rails
road employees or officers from holding
office or participating In politics was
Adoo. so as to permit the men TO hold
municipal offices and to be delegates,
but not chairmen OF political conven"
tons,
This action. urged by the four Lead
ing railroad brotherhoods, was taken.
II was explained because Of the dis
covery that many communities consist
almost entirely OF railroad men from
whom necessarily municipal officers
must be elected, The new regulations
conform to rules providing for navy
yard men and other government ems
Dloyes
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
AUSTRIAN PREMIER SAYS
NEW NOTE WILL BE SENT

BASEL, Oct. 2S.-Prestdent Wilson'S
reply to the Austrian peace proposals
the exchange of views is to be inter-
rupted, according to Baron van Hus-
sarek, Austrian premier, speaking be-
fore the house of lords yesterday ac--
cording to Vienna advices received
here.
I'VE shall continue all the more our
shall answer the note after carefully
examining its contents. We hope that
the peace discussions, Notwithstanding
difficulties, will deliver the world in the
near future from the unspeakable mis-
cry of WAR -
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 23.--Admitting
that under modern conditions even
defensive warfare on the German from
tiers would involve great dangers the
Frankfort Gazette says that even the
front will entail hig losses. II is not
to Germanys Interest. the newspaper
says, to make a slow, defensive retreat
from Belgium, and that fighting there
win not be unnecessarily prolonged a
singla day.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
DIR. PORTER JOHNSON
VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA

DR. Porter Johnson, prominent local
dentist. died at his residence, II North
Wadran boulevard. Wednesday morns
ing at o'clock
Dr. johnson was taken Ill with In.
fluenza about week ago, II rapidly
developed into pneumonia which was
the immediate cause Of his death.
Mrs. johnson has been I'LL with in-
fluenzs for number OF days but is
convalescing
DR. johnson was prominent In social
and business circles and was fire.
quent contender on the links OF the
Memphis Country club.
Funeral arrangements will be an
nouuced later
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
GERMAN PAPER ADMITS
BIG LOSS UNA VOIDABLE

I'VE recognize the movement Of pop-
ularizing the government after the ex-
ample of 1918 has proceeded in contin-
ual waves since August 1914. and Is
still proceeding" the Gazette contin--
ues Despite this we are convinced
that Germany would submit to op-
prcssive conditions which, perhaps not
President Wilson but the entente gem
erals desire only II our armies were
physically unable to avert this submls-
sion without mourning still great9 mis-
hap"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
C. OF C. LOSES TWO
FOR ARTILLERY COURSE

Uncle Sam is taking two committee
chairmen from the Chamber of Com
merce, Wassell Randolph. chairman OF
for the artillery officers training school
at Camp Zachary Taylor. Louisville,
and Prather Mcdonald, chairman Of the
membership committee. will leave Fri
day to enter the service of the Judge
advocates department
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
WILSON ASKS SUPPORT
OF NEW JERSEY STATE

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.--Gn a letter
today to George M. Lamonte, Of New
Jersey, approving a campaign state
ment put out by Mr.. Lamonte and G..
o. Hennessy, as Democratic candidates
for the senate, President Wilson said
"I particularly crave the support OF
New Jersey, whose people | deem 1t
an honor to have served and whose in
terests I have so long had at heart"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
ITALIAN COMING.

Arrangements are being completed
bv the characterization committee OF
the Chamber of Commerce to bring to
Memphis Capt Arturo Zampaglioni, an
Italian officer. associated with the
committee on public information, who
Ia stationed at New orleans, Capt.
Zampaglioni probable will be- In Menu
phis to address Italian audiences DUR
ing the first week In November.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
RUSSO AMERICAN FORCE
MAKES 7-MILE ADVANCE

ARCHANGEL. Oct 23 (By the AS
sociated Press THE Americans and
Russians Sunday advanced approx
lnately seven miles along the Onaga
river, meeting with little resistance
The Dvina, Vaga and vologda sectors
have been comparatively quiet the past
few days
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
PERU APPROVES OF
WILSON'S LAST MESSAGE

LIMA, Peru, Oct. 23--Peruvians gem
orally approve of President Wilson's
notesto Germany and express their ad-
miration of his stand for democratic
principles and international justice. In
President wilson's doctrines Peruvians
see hope for solution of the Tacna-
Arica- -Tarapaca dispute between this
country and Chile.
The dispatch between Chile and Peru
referred to in the above dispatch con-
Germs territory lying along the boundary
between the two countries.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
DIES SOON AFTER HE
INHERlTS MILLION

TOPEKA, Kas., Oct. 23.--John David
81, who recently inherited an
estate valued at more than a million
dollars upon the death of his father,
John r. Mulvane, died here today from
following Spanish influenza.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
CUBA DOUBLES QUOTA.

HAVANA, Oct. 23.-With a number
of country districts still to be heard
from, subscriptions to the fourth Lib
erty loan amount to $10 ib1, ,750, and 1t
is believed final figures will show that
Cuba has nearly, If not quite, doubled
her quota of $6,000,00O. So far 2l,151
persons are shown to have subscribed.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
PLANS TEACHER AGENCY.

WASHINGTON. Oct 23.--President
Wilson has authorized the establish
ment by the United States bureau OF
education Of teachers agency to be
known as a school board service to meet
the shortage OF instructors in schools
and colleges, estimated as reaching so,-
900,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
FLU RACES AGAIN.

NEW YORK, oct % -Dispeliing the
hope that the Spanish Influenza epi-
demic was on the wane In this city,
$500 new cases. the greatest number
since the beginning Of the epidemic.
were reported today.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23

PARIS Oct 2sLon the see fsI last neAts the
with heavy machine fire the es a the Frnn the
the office announces Farther east the
French made between Necomre and LIE Thour taking
prisoners. 49,"
statement follows:
on the Disc front heavy artillery fighting continued during the
night .r| ~ rS,s
THE booty taken by the troops of the First the fighting
Is includes
than machine munitions depots and material Of
all kinds.
On the se front the continued his vigilance
by his machine efforts the
SouChe Farther made between NZyLeCom
LIE Thour, taking prisoners" n.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
FRENCH CAPTURE TWO
TOWNS; SLAVS WIN THIRD

PARIS, Oct. 23.-French troops have
captured Chalandry and Grandlup,
north Of Laon, according to the war
office announcement last night.
The Czecho- -slovak troops fighting
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
AUSTRIA HANDS OVER
CONTROL TO POLAND

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 23.-The Austrian
authorities In the part Of Poland oc>
Cupied by the Austrian armies have
formally handed over the administra-
tion to Polish authorities, says a vi
emma dispatch to the Vossische Zeitung,
Of Berlin.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23

with the French recaptured the village
OF Terror, which had temporarily fail
en- into the hands Of the enemy,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-23
POILUS MAKE GAINS
UPON SMILE FRONT

LONDON 2S-Northeast troops reache
made of the
miles eght-mie front, M
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-24
There's One Place Cover
There Where No Gloom
x Bugs Are Admitted

A frolic room, where only fun is
admitted, and canteen for English
w. A. A. C.s in France, are two OF
the latest additions to the after-war
work Of the Y. w. c. A..
Thee anteen furnishes many USE
full articles including candy, milk
sugar, butter and biscuits. These
huts for the w. A. A. C.s are used
by the women as places for relaxa-
ton and recreation Books, mag
azines and music are there in abun.
dance and always, a Y. w. c. A.
secretary who is willing to be used
in any sudden emergency, such as
a missing button.
One Of the most recent features
of the w. A. A. C.'s huts is com.
munity singing when the women u
the English army gather around the
piano. One hut in Bourges, the
geographical center of France
where Miss Edith Aykroyd of Buff.
falo, N. Y, is secretary, furnishes
besides a recreation Dom, loung.
ing room for noncommissioned of.
fcers (women of equal rank with
men noncommissioned officers) and
privates of the w. A. A. rs.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-24
Shall She Question Him?

Dear Miss Fairfax: I am Is and
have been friends with a young lady
Of the same age for the last three
years. She has been going about for
six months with young man Of 21.
Her mother is dead, and she has no
one except her father to advise her.
Her father approves Of the young
man.
Now, Miss Fairfax. my friend has
asked me to question the young man
and find out If he intends to continue
going about with her. would like
you to tell me whether 1t IL proper
for me, as her most confidential
friend, to do this under the circum-
stances? A. e. w.
Your friend is very much mistaken
in asking you to do this for her, and
the young man might very properly
resent such interference. As your
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-24

soft pile OF Snow Elves, who rushed
to catch her.
THAT was them" tinkled the
queen as the shaking ceased and she
climbed back on her throne, brush
ing the clinging Snow Elves aside
as she did SO.
who? What?" cried Peggy, for
getting that she had already asked
a question before the commotion
began 49,.
"Why, Blooey and Blizzy, of
course" tinkled the queen bit
sharply. mo one else is mean
enough or strong enough to upset
things the way they do"
"Oh-me, oh-my, oh-niy, oh-my,"
walled the Frigids, tinkling loudly as
they swarmed over the walls and up
to the roof, repairing the damage
that had been done.
It's really very annoying.th the way
they muss things up" complained
the queen. "And right now it's par
ticularly aggravating because we are
very, very busy transforming Rain
Drops into Snow Elves, and send
ing them to earth to blanket the
fields" -
do they shake things up in this
awful way Often whispered Peggy
in an awed voice.
"Every time one of them wins a
game of checkers" answered the
queen. That's the way they cele-
brate." D
"Only celebrating a game of
checkersw Peggy gasped.
But this isn't much. You ought
to see them on a real rampage. It's
to stop that we want you to tame
Them"
Bang! Thump! Crash! Again
the whole place shook. 1t was lifted
up, whirled around, and came down
with a smashing bump. The walls
tottered, and the ceiling collapsed.
The throne room was complete
wreck. Peggy crept out of the ruins
to find Queen Crystal raging in the
bed of Snow Elves into which she
had fallen. |
That's Blooey! The roisterous
old rascal! He always tears the
house to pieces if he wins. | wish
you'd tame him first, Princess
Peggy"
Tomorrow will be told how. Peggy gets
her first glimpse of the Cloud Giants.) p