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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
YANKEES REPUL SE FOE ASSAULTS
EXCEPT IN BELLEU WOODREGION

Heavy fighting on the Verdun front
is described in Gen. Pershing's COM
munique for Friday. Strong German
counter attacks east of the Meuse
were repulsed everywhere except in
the Belleu wood, where four success
sive assaults forced a partial with
drawal by the Americans.
West of the Mouse the American
lines were farther advanced in the
face of determined resistance.
American Gains Important.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF vERDUN, october
25 (by the Associated Press). pm
From a day Of extraordinarily severe
fighting the Americans emerged to-
night slightly in advance of the posi-
tions they held yesterday. The gains
made are slight. but are regarded as
extremely important. especially on
the left, where higher ground domin-
ating much Of the surrounding ter
rain has been gained.
There has been comparatively little
alteration in the positions on the
Belleu woods. east of the Mouse, was
more securely fixed. notwithstanding
the determined efforts of the Ger
mans to force the Americans back.
On the extreme left the gains made
by the Americans left them at the
close of the day on the ridge extend
ing from Talma farm to Belle
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By the Associated Press.
rPARIS. October 26.-The battle has
famed UP again and heavy fighting
n6w is under way from Valenciennes
t1 the Meuse. The Germans are fight
ing well everywhere, but the allies
continue to make substantial Roadway
iH the task of driving back the enemy
on the Mouse line.
although the recent fighting has
been marked by no sensational de-
velopments, it is having a cumulative
effect which. apart from the ground
gained, adds considerably to the vast
age of men and material with which
the Germans must reckon: In the last
four days the enemy has Host well up
toward f5.eOe prisoners and zoo guns.
His totallossss- of-ehectives- cannot
have been less than $4,000.
Strictly speaking, there are three
large battles in progress, all of which
are being conducted with equal sue
cess for the allies. The first is being
carried on by the British Sd and
4th armies which. pushing on to-
ward Mons, have reached the Valen-
ciennes- Hirson double track railroad.
The second is the attack of Gen.
Mangin north and east of Laon. which
has resulted in a gain on a front OF
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VICTORIES FOR U. S. MEN
FLYING WITH BRITISH
Eleven Foe Planes and One Balloon
Downed-Crosses Are
Awarded.

Eleven enemy airplanes and one
balloon were brought down by
American aviators brigaded with the
British from September . to Septem.
Der ~. the War Department was in
formed today through q Royal Flying
Corps communiqua. British distin-
euished service crosses were awarded
to Lfeuts. q. A. Vaughn. Brooklyn; T.
J. Herbert Cleveland. Ohio; n. I.
Campbell. Wakanan, Ohio: 4 A. Ham
ilton. Pittsield. Mass. and J. A. Keat-
ting Chicago.
Special mention is made In tho COM
muntque Of the bravery Of Lieut.
Vaughn. who. while on offensive pa-
troll was engaged by about fifteen
enemy airplanes, one Of which he
dived on and shot down in flames He
then attacked another, which was seen
1000 feet. - ~
Other lieutenants mentioned a hav-
Ing brought down enemy planes are
Bair, New York; ". W. iauer. Pitt.
burgh. Pa; r. e. Luff, Cleveiand
Heights. Ohio; T. l. Moore, Kawanae.
Ill; J: o. Creech. Washington, .. q:
wv. Clements, Gloucester, va; r. al
kndley. Gravette. Ark; II. Burnick.
Brooklyn; -. w. Springs, Lancaster.
Pa; G. D. Wicks, Sanquoit. n. 81.
Lieut. A. F. Diamond, Mobile. Ala.
was mentioned a. having bron9hf
down a hostile balloon.
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NEARLY A.LLFRENcH|
c0ALLANDR ETAKEN
1000 Square Miles Cleared
of Germans Since July Is,
$50 s-s't7 .-~..
Gen. March Announces.
U.s.oFFlcERs REAssIGNED.

Summarizing the situation on the
western battle front today. Gen.
March said the Germans had evac-
uated or been driven out of 1000
square miles of Belgian and French
territory since July IS; that 400
square miles have been freed during
the past week; and that all the coal
fields in northern France have been
reconquered except for q five-mtle
tract where the allied advance now
IS being pressed near the Belgian
Taking up American Army opera
tons Gen. March announced that five
American corps and division COM
manders who have been actively en-
gaged.-in France are returning on the
Recommendation of Gen. Pershtng to
take important assignments mere.
They are Maj. Gems. Omar Bundy, who
Army Corps, and who will go to COM
mand Camp Pike, Arkansas; Clar-
ence r. Edwards, who. took to France
the 26th New England National
Guard). Division, and who will be as
signed to command Camp Lee, Vtr-
ginia; John E. Mcmahon, who COM
manded the; 5th sCRegular) Division.
Zachary Taylor, Kentucky; George H.
Cameron, who commanded first the
4th (regular) Division, and later the
I'd Army Corps, new assignment not
announced; and Beaumont b. BUCK.
recently awarded the distinguished
service cross for gallantry in action
at which time he was wounded. new
. eminent mt annnnnced
Gen. Duncan to Remain Abroad.
Gen. March also announced that Maj.
manded the 18th (New York National
Army Division, will not be returned
to the. United States as previously
announced. Gen. -,-Pershing reports
that Gen.. Duncan has recovered his
health and will be returned to active
duty, though his assignment was not
given. -...-,..-,. -.......
In :. making. these announcements
Gen. March laid great stress upon
the fact that all of the officers named
had done splendid work at the front
and proved their ability on every oc-
casion beyond question.
He also Indicated that they were
all men Of more advanced years. upon
whom the strain of active campaign
ing bore most heavily, and it is as
sumed at the War Department that
they are being sent home because
their physical condition necessitates
rest from the arduous duties of the
front line. =.
Identifying units operating with
the British east of Cambria, Gen.
March named the 106th Infantry and
the 104th, 105th and 106th Machine Gun
battalions.
The 4Oth California. Utah, New
Mexico, Arizona and Colorado) and
SOD (Ohio and west Pennsylva nia)
divisions, Gen. March said. are depot
divisions, and have not been in action,
while the 84th (Kentucky. Indiana
and south Illinois) Division now Is
arriving in France.
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DETROIT CLOCKS UNCHANGED.
To Retain Standard Eastern. Time
Hands VIII Not Be Shifted.

DETROIT. Mich. October 26.-Time-
pieces in Detroit. except those in rail-
road and federal onices, will not be
changed. tomorrow morning. when
clocks throughout the country are
turned back one hour. Prior to the
passage Of the daylight-saying law
last spring this city had adopted
standard saatarn time. although To-
Gated In the central time zone. Clocks
or6or TO retain eastern time the eity
council has decided n change shall
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WINS THE VICTORIA CROSS
Corporal and Party Hold Advanced
PoSt 4s Hours Without Sustenanoe

LONDON, October IS British Wire
less Ssrvice).-Corp. David Ferguson
Hunter Of the Highland Light In
fs1txy. one Of the seven heroes OF
Moeuvres." has been awarded the
victoria Cross The omcial Gazette
says that Corp. Hunter was detailed
win six others to occupy an ad-
valced post close to the enemy line.
FoS forty-eight hours he and his
command held on without food and
water.
withstood and tho corporal and his
companions were under the IRE Of
both the British and German guns.
The post was finally relieved by q
successful British counter attack.
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oficiaI statement that they have frues
trated British attempts to pierce the
German lines south OF Valeneiennen.
military observers here point out, the
British Wednesday and Thursday
gained a great victory. the. conse-
quences of which Will be more ap-
parent shortly, The British third and
fourth armies gained an important ad-
vantage in the outflanking Of Vaien-
ciennas by reaching the outskirts Of
the Normal forest and smashing
through the German defenses before
LIE Quesnoy and Landrecies. This adj
vance was made Notwithstanding the
fact that the Germans had thrown In
large forces to meet the attack and
throw it back.
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Beiehstag Discusses Note.

LONDON, October 25.-President Will
sons note was received in Berlin in the
course Of Thursdays sitting of the
reichstag, which Immediately adjourned.
according to an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from Copenhagen. Discussion
OF the note was taken up in sectional
meetings of the reichstag members.
BASEL, October 2e tby the Asso-
ciated Press).-The German war cabi-
net considered President Wilson's re-
ply at q lengthy session yesterday,
according to the Frankfort Zeitung.
It was decided not TO answer at the
present time, but to wait until 1t is
learned what the entente's armistice
conditions may be.
BASEL, Switzerland. October IS
(Havas).-When the lower house of
In Berlin Thursday Count Schwerin.
to make q united front against the
enemies Of the country. He said that
never before had the chamber assem-
bled at such q grave hour with the
enemy threatening to strike down the
doors Of the country.
PARIS, October IS (Havas).-Nu-
merous German newspapers criticise
sharply the reichstag speech Of Chan
ceilor Prince Macmillan, according to
. Zurich dispatch to the Journal.
The Vossische Zeitung of Berlin de-
clares that in spite OF the opposition
OF the military party 1t Is time to
make q final declaration regarding
Msace-Lorraine in order to heal the
wound in the heart OF the French
people.
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IS REPORTED
.AbA1NG| ARMY CAMPS
Surgeon General says Situation Is
Rapidly Improving-Fewer :
Pneumonia Cases.

The influenza situation appears,
from reports by the surgeon general
Of the Army. to BE- rapidly improving
In Army camps in the country. Three
camps, among them Camp Meiss. did
|aot: report . single. new case Of the
disease ua 10 noen1 The two other
camps were .cAmps Custer. Michigan,
and Wheeler. Georgia
: Meiss Practically Cleared. -
Camp Meigs-ss practically cleared OF
the disease, IL was reported this morn
ing. In the hospital there are But
twenty mild cases, the patients now
being in the convalescent stage. The
crest Of the epidemic at this camp WA
reached three weeks ago.
The total Of new .,t cases FOR Al
ended yesterday noon was ISIS
AGAINST ara the day before. Pneu-
monia cases decreased from s9s to
500 and deaths from so7 to 24I
Camp Kearney at California and
more than 1e0 cases.
Camp DIE, which reported NO nsv
Gases on Thursday; had three yea.
terday and the quarantine ak the
camp has BEEN lifted. according to
word received. at the surgeon gen
erals ONCE from the Commandment
Of the camp. Maj. Sen. Scott. u
me state Department has repof&ed
that the disease has attacked the port
81 Punto del Garde in the Asorea.
A large number Of cases are reported
from Lisbon. whore an epidemic h
raging. A Portuguese steamer from
Africa reached Lisbon on October ii
with . passenger list Of SIT. Of whom
los had died during the voyage.
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SUBMARINE ACTIVITY
REACHES A LOW STATE

LONDON. October fisherman sub
marine activity reached such . low
state this week as to become almost
negligible as war measure, not
wtthstanding that as many or more
U-boats are lurking in tho Atlantic
and the Mediterranean. Tho British
admiralty looks upon this situation
- part OF the German peace offensive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
BRITISH PURSUE TURKS
IN MEsoPoTAMA DRIVE

/. LONDON, October 2J (by Associated
Press).-An ofncial communication
dealing with the operations in Mese.
potamia, issued by the war office to.
night, says:
con the 18th Of October we were in
contact with Turkish forces holdiuG
a strong position astride, the Tigria
near Fatsh, where the river lows
On October 23 the enemy retired
northward under cover Of darkness
toward Lssfrxab. pursued by US.
Our forces on the main road to
Mosoul by way Of Kerkuk drove the
Turkish cavalry out from Tauk and
kuk." ~
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247 Patients at Hospital.

4f Patients at Hospital.
There were two deathss at the emer-
gency influenza hospital last n3EhtaAa
nine patients admitted. :. The nuue69e
Of cases received at the hospital siuce
its organization total ISL, and there
are 247 patients there now. es,1 - !.
A baby ward has been established
Heretofore the babies were permitted
disturbed the adult patients 80 mnch
that 1t was deemed advisable 70 es.
tablish special ward for them in the
extreme end OF the hoepitAl
More automobiles are needed In the
transportation Of medical attention to
the patients. Those desiring to VOL
unteer arc requested to report At the
Webster School relief headQuartsrs,
corner of 10th and K streets north
west. to Lieut. Howard 8. Fisk, q. 8.
n. who is the director Of Transports
ton.
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Equipment Described.

The car equipment is unusually
complete. One car is a machine shop,
with every facility for repairs. with
blacksmith forge and anvil. lathes,
shapers. grinders and drill presses
Ammunition cars are heavily arrfior-
plated. The kitchen cars have COM
pleto cooking and serving apparatus;
the berthing cars have folding hunks
for the men and other cars carry COM
plete sets Of spare parts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26

CONTINUED from f1fst PAee.l
contained full information about lib
erty bonds. The liberty loan commit
Tee has stated that the book was con-
sidered the most valuable one put out
during auy of the liberty loan drives.
Mrs. Young was in great demand as
a speaker and had done exceptionally
good work in the last campaign.
Born in Buffalo, N. z.
She was born at Buffalo. n. z. Jam
uary Is, 1916. and was taken to Chi
capo nv her parents when young. She
was graduated from the Chicago pup
lie schools and was appointed teacher
in the primary grades in 1862, wnen
only seventeen years old. In 1858 she
married Chicaeo merchant. VINO
died a year later. She then returned TO
IT had rather teach than do any.
thing in the world" Mrs. Young said
Receives College Appointment
President William r. Harper Of the
University Of Chicago, who was OPP
posed to the appointment OF women 70
important posts, made an exception IN
Mrs. Young's case and appointed her
a professor in the department OF ped
agogy in 1899.
MIS-. Young at first declined to ac-
cent. saying: haven't a doctor
degree and I don't want to be teach
ing those who are working for their
higher degrees when I haven't one
TITS the woman we want. and not
the degree" remarked President Har-
per, as he insisted she accept II.
Finally she consented to take the
Mace on condition that she should
Srst earn her degree. She left the
University Of Chicago in 1905 70 BE-:
come principal Of the Chicago Normal
School. a place she retained until APP
pointed superintendent of Chtcegofs
public schools in 1903.
She was president Of the National
Education Association In 1910 and
1911. She wrote extensively on edu-
catioual subjects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
Better Phone Service Of Station,

oegtef Eh00e service ct Station.
TO expedite telephone service at
NJ Union STATEN . new telephone
sWaech6oa1d has been installed In the
bureau Of Information at Washington
terminal station. This hoard has ten
direct lines connected with the main
telephone exchange in this city. thus
eliminating the necessity Df calling
through the Warrington terminal ex-
change.
The number Of the new board is
Main $3.50.
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WORK At CAMPS IS CUT
TO SPEED MEN OVERSEAS

Army training camp commanders
have been ordered to eliminate from
their schedules all work that can be
done after the men arrive overseas. a.
one Of the moves OF the War Depart
ment to speed up the enlarged war pro-
gram and overcome delays resulting
from interference with draft calls oy
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GERMAN LOSSES IN FOUR DAYS !
: CANNOT BE LESS THAN $4,000

eight miles for, a distance OF two
miles. He has carried his line out
of the swamps around Sissonne.
The third battle is being fought by
Gen. Guillaumatt on q front OF seven
teen miles from Sissonne to Chateau
Porcien. where the Hunding line joins
the KriemhiId system of .defenses.
The average gain has. been mile,
although at some points the advance
has been greater 7.-..es So ,::s.s,:
Forced to Use Raw Troops. :.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
FRANCE AND FLANDERS. OCTOBER
% (by the Associated Press).-The
heavy losses which the Germans
have sustained since the allied Of
fensive began have forced the en-
envy to use raw troops brought fhom
the~eastern- 'front.' The ensinE now
has lS5 uvisione on--'the---IWestern
front Of which s13 are German in
fantry divisions excluding thirty-one
divisions withdrawn after they mad
suffered severe casualties during the
past two weeks and six Austro-
Hungarian divisions.
There are only twelve enemy al
visions available in reserve ON this
front and none of these is fresh
The desperate: situation which the
enemy is now facing appears to. be
fully appreciated by many or the
German people, according to letters
captured along the front. ..
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tfous conduct on the part Of the
drafts has been Of frequent oc-
crrence. On ono occasion a draft
whose trustvorthiness was suspects
ed was sent or without ammunition.
nnunition and opened fire on the pa
rade ground as their train moved
out-
The German command also Is having
tioub1e az regards material Bat
tseies OF heavy guns have been re-
DICED from four to three guns and In
s&tme cases even to two guns.
) Great Victory for British.
PARIS, October Is s-(Havas).-In
site of the claims in the German
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WARTIME PROHIBITION
RIDER REPORTED IN HOUSE

The confe.encs report GA IL f,ea
stimulation bill carrying the war
time prohibition rider: vas formally
man Lo0AE AZ ~ ae4ou0t1x0 caeamt3..
to.
It W1D ordssDd printed, but no ether
action Waset aksn In ths House
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Named Goldman Field.

IL aviation field at Camp Knox.
Ky Aas bean named Goldman Field In
honeP - ,ytrse Lieut. Louis T. God
man, We was killed recently IN IN
airpaans aocident It Camp teekDen.
Columbia, s. c.
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Engraving Bureau Total.

A report was received by the COM
mittee showing that the total sub
scription Of the officers and employees
printing was $3.50, 1000, which was
$4,000 in excess of the quota desiE-
mated for this department by the
Treasury Department.
1t was announced today at the head
quarters of the District wumen's
liberty loan committee that their
activities in the recent loan drive re-
suited in bond subscriptions amount
ing to $3,161, $50.
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1--WE WILL LOYALTY
fulfill: PROGRAM"
DECLARES DR.. SOLE
Continued from First Paee1

Of Berlin says It does not understand
whether complete internal reform on
the part OF Germany would make the
terms Of surrender easier. 1t con-
tinues:
"In any event. Mr.. Wilson errs IL he
believes the former holders of power
in Germany can ever regain their
power. Henceforth, there will be no
power in Germany but that of the Ger
man people. Our opponents who de-
mand the disarmfng Of the German
people must realize that q great nation
cannot permanently be rendered de-
fenseless, It will be Demonstrated at
the peace conference whether the war
has been merely adjourned or finally
ended"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
REPRESENTATIVE IN PLANE.
Mr.. Nichols Of. South Carolina
: Starts on Flight to New York.

i; REPRESENTATIVE Samuel j. Nichols
81 South Carolina. member Of the
House military committee. started
for New York today as a passenger,
Win Leut. John 3. Whitman, in an
Army airplane. Stops At Philadelphia
and Trenton were planned.
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JAPANESE AT mKUTsK.
Forces Are Welcomed by Russian
and Czecho- Slovak Authorities.

TOXIC. thursday. october - (by the
Associated Pfess).-Japanesa tYoops
under command Of Gen. Auto arrived
at Irkutalk On October Il, ana wore
welcomed by the Russian and cseehe-
slovak authorities the war once an
nouncea.
Gen. Ivsno&. the Was Anaifistex,of the
Omsk government, called .ppon Gen.
Muto and expressed hfs anpreciation
Of Japanese assistance in clearing 81.
IBERIA Of the bolsheVikt.
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FRENCH.

During the night there was heavy
artfuery fighting between the Disc
and the Serre. Contact was main
tanned with the enemy all along the
front reached yesterday.
On the south bank OF the Serre
of Mortiers, which fell into their
hands after a violent fight in which
they took 167 prisoners.
East of the Souche the night was
marked by energetic reactions on
the part of the enemy infantry.
Rather lively fighting occurred.
ESPECIALLY in the outskirts OF Petit
Caumont- In spite of German coun-
ter attacks the French maintained
The battle continued until the end
of che day between Bissonne and
Chateau Porcien. The French. break
tnS up tho resistance Of the Ger
mans, carried the strong positions
oreanized In 1917 and which the Ger
mSEns had continued to reinforce De.
tween Banogne, Recouvrance and
the Herpy mill on q front OF seven
kilometers, attaining depth OF three
kifSmeters At certain points. The
FSnch pushed forward their line as
far rs the road from Recouvrance to
Cohde-lex-Herpy. More to the right
the French captured the Herpy mill
and several centers of resistance.
we took a number of prisoners ana
a Transferable quantity Of material.
mere was no change g; IN IN f the SIT
ana the Serre our attacks are
Continuing with success. Our troops
have greatly increased their advance
north Of Villers-le-Sec and have
tafen tho Ferrieres farm. Between
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LARGE INCREASE. IN D. c.
LIBERTY BOND SALES
Additional Subscriptions Of Nearly
a Million Are Reported
by the Navy. 80.

Washington's fourth liberty loan
total Of $43.215,20o will be materially
increased by an additional amount OF
subscriptions from the Navy, which
was not included in the original Navy
subscription Of trifie more than
$5,0oo.00o. according to an announce
ment made today at the local liberty
loan headquarters.
The amount Of this addition OF
nitely known, but the local commit.
tee estimates that it will equal
nearly a million dollars, which fat
the committee proudly emphasizes
VIII bring the local total to almost
$45, 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
Need Of Mobile Gun.

The authorities knew something Of
the great German gun, which in reality
is bigger than the American product,
but they knew II success were to be
achieved they must build a mobile
weapon. The German gun is imprac-
ticable for ordinary war purposes. All
1t has accomplished SO far Is the tenn
porary intimidation Of some of the
Inhabitants Of Paris. But the Ameri-
can gun placed on mobile railway bat
tories and transported from front to
front with comparative ease becomes
q pursuing terror.
+ 1t is the largest mobile gun ever
built. To take the gun to the front
it was necessary to build special
locomotives Weighing eighty three
tons each. equipped with four pairs of
drivers. The tenders alone weigh ap-
proximately fifty-six tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26

possible to report the favorable con-
ditions now, In: force We have the
backbone of the influenza broken, !
believe" =