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The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
BELGIAN GUNS
POUNDING FOE
Albert's Army, in Full
Strength, Smashing to
Victory.

Belgian Army Headquarters. Nov.
ct is now possible to give some
details of the smashing Belgian Of
fensive which broke loose at dawn
of the last day of October and which
is still in full swing. with a pause
now and then necessitated by con-
solidation and transport problems.
Preliminary to the big drive the
guns beloved along a front of
nearly forty miles, facing the Lys
Canal. King Albert is in personal
command. The whole strength of
the Belgian army was pitted against
the last barrier defending ancient
Ghent, with Brussels, the capital,
beyond.
German troops are shut off from
communication with the rest, but
they fought desperately and render
ed unexpected resistance. Their
counter battery work was weak,
however. The Germans are known
to suffer from a shortage of artil-
lery. but the machine gunners
fought to the death. They fell back
across the canal only when the ris-
ing mists disclosed the unbroken
Belgian advance.
After the outposts had been with
drawn the enemy drenched the
western bank of the canal with
poison gas which hung low because
of the mist. They formed a poison
barrage zone along the whole west
bank
Into this poison belt rushed the
Belgians behind their artillery bar
rage. They crossed the canal twice
and were driven back twice by count
er-attacks. Then the Belgian artil-
lery was signaled to play a hose
stream of fire along the German
front line. Throughout the afternoon
the big guns launched an inferno of
death across the canal along a line
of forty miles.
The clouds were hanging low and
drizzling rain prevented the war
birds from observing. In the early
morning a flock of twelve German
machines made a short cruise over
the Belgian positions. Lacking fire
control. the German guns contented
themselves with sending shells and
gas over the known cross roads.
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ment that the construction division
Of the army has been given authori-
zation 10 expend 11s.ooO.coO in the en-
Iargement OF several camps and ad-
ditions to other army properties.
About s. 500 900 will be used in en-
larging Camp Grant, Ill, and sSl4. 700
will be ueed in increasing the hospital
facilities OF various other camps.
Camp Custer. Mich, will be the scene
Of enlargements costing t4,S15, 900, Of
which s525. 900 will be used in the erec-
ton Of a hospital Camp Dodge,
Iowa, will be enlarged at a cost Of
s.. .S25. .21O, and sl,a03,ls5 will be expend-
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Capt. Coolidge, Ace,
Killed in France.

With the American First Army,
Nov. Capt. Hamilton Coolidge an
American ACE" who had eigbt CO.
man machines to his credit was EiII-
cd by a German anti-aircraft sbsJ,
while flying deep within the ener,v
Lanes on October q it was Learned To-
day.
Capt. Coolidge was the member of a
prominent Boston family, a Harvard
graduate and extremely popuIa
among the American aviators for his
modesty and fearlessness.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
GERMAN ARMIES NEAR
ROUT AS AMERICANS
ENTER SEDAN SUBURBS
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

N'.' iiNOED FROM PAGE ONE.
zon. To the west our line n,ssad
through Autrecourt and Bean NTsniI
Farm to Coinage We have aIso
taken Bulson, HarauCourt and the i'm.
portant town. RauCourt.
Since the beginning of our attaCk
on November l twenty-five enemy
divisions have appeared on or
front between the Meuse and the Ar
gonne. Our pursuit planes dropped a
ton Of explosives on several Important
road centers which were being used
ISy the enemy to make his escape.
Seven enemy airplanes were shot
down during the day Two Of our
machines are missing.
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Interesting Sidelights In
"Victory" Celebration

Washington capital the world yesterday threw off
dported itself The wild There have
celebrations and demonstrations but the history the
city there District in its grip
throughout yesterday afternoon and night
a of smiles, bombardment of cheers,
racket-make Among all the cheers
happiness absence tension however there here
little episodes that touched the heart Incidents stood
from cameo and the general
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
Important Notice to Readers.

So many complaints being received from readers
Of this publication receipt OF its issue.
sent through the United States mail
to suggest that have publication
after il is delivered authorities delay
In transit should be Immediately reported
and also to the Postmaster General Washington D. c
The readers compliance with this sug-
gestion will aid in bringing about
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
MANHATTAN YOWLS,
REVELS AND FRANCES
OVER PEACE REPORTS
CONTINUED PROM PAGE ONE.

OF the city of the report Within
ten minutes, so rapidly was the
news spread. the great sirens, de-
signed to warn residents of possible
air attacks, were screaming, men,
women and children were hurrahing
to the heavens. flags were being
brought forth on every hand and
every manifestation OF extreme joy
was making a start.
All afternoon and long after even
ing the celebration continued. with
ever-increasinE fervOr. The dignI-
fied Supreme Court caught the con-
tagiOn OF the hour and adjourned
early in the afternoon.
Supreme Court Adjourns.
The judges smilingIy informed the
lawyers that they most undoubted-
ly would wish to make a noise out
OF court. Litigants forgot their diff
/ ferences for the time being and
capered down the court corridors
Immediately following the adjourn
mentor hadn't most of them sons
or other relatives on Frances bat
tlehelds? What at that hour was
a petty wrangle over few dollars,
Everyone wore smile. Flags,
large and small, appeared from no
where in particular and were waved
aloft. reaching only less far toward
the blue sky than the innumerab BILE
hats flung upward in an abandonment
OF JOY. Silk hats were bv no means
MESSING in the aerial demonstration.
Their owners tossed them I'D in char
acteristiC American fashion. An
lrishman was seen first to fling his
headgear into the air. then, recoy-
ering it. to throw it violently to The
pavement and. Ieaping an Incredible
distance into the ether. land sOIidIv
upon it with both feet, the while
emitting an ear-splitting screech.
What to him was the sacrifice OF I
hat? On his coat lapel was a service
lin bearing seven stars.
Ere long the City's main business
streets were carpeted with paper.
From thousands of windows in lofty
buildings ticket tape and paper of all
descriptions, hastily torn into bits,
was flung forth in token Of Germany's
white flag OF surrender. Like a
mighty snOwstoTm and as silent. the
, paper fell upon the crowd. But only
the paper was silent The peopIe an
peared beside themselves. Their yoices
blending with the roaring Of auto
mobile exhausts. the footing of horns.
the sirens shrieks. the whistles from
myriad factories and river craft dis
cordant as the ensemble. ava kened
a spirit of eXultation which found
expression only in noise and yet more
noise.
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bit more staccato the second line
OF the "apthem." And to prove
that they were good sports. the
clergymen applauded
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
TO EXPEND HUGE SUM
FOR CAMP ADDITIONS
Increase of Cantonment Facilities
Will Cost SI6,0O0,0OO.

Closely following rumors OF an end
of hostilities yesterday. came an
nouncement from the War Depart
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Some Joke!

Hooray. I'm gonna take off my
uniform tonight shouted a soldier
on Fourteenth street. THE war is
over. by gosh"
You better not" warned his COM
panion, also a soldier You are apt
TO be courtmartialed if you do. We
amt got no 'fficiaI notice yet"
Gwan, you poor crab" the bois-
terous one replied. do you think I'm
gonna sleep in it II l did 1 might
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08

lions of other mothers sons who will
the little grey mother, sitting a sob
moved on with the crowd.
Just to prove that the American
business man has his eyes open to
advertise his wares, no matter what
the circumstances, a well-known for
ist decorated his motor car with red,
white and blue bunting and Ameri-
can and allied flags, placed a pretty
girl in the seat alongside the driver,
and set forth to advertise Liberty
Bouquets, First on the Market" If
the decorated machine did not at
tract the eye of the rejoicing crowd
the pretty girl on the front seat did
for 1t was noticed that the florists
shop was besieged by purchasers of
the latest novelty.
Keith's orchestra led the parade
through the cheering part OF town
last night.
Coductor Clarke led as he has
never led before and the members
played as though inspired. Manager
Robbins promises that next week
shall be Victory Week" and cele-
brated in the theater accordingly.
Many Flags Sold.
The flag vendors did a rushing
business from the minute the GLAD
news broke" Everyone seemed
to be carrying flags, not the symbol
of America alone. but the standards
of Great Britain. France and Italy
as well. The vendors were soon
sold out and rush orders to Balti-
more were soon making the tele-
graph wires hot.
Perched on the radiator of a big
limousine were three "fappers, :"
shouting at the top of their voice.
the refrain of the well-known
Hail. Hail! the Gangs All Here;
What the He'll do We Care" As
they came up Pennsylvania avenue,
it passed a group of Episcopal
clergymen. But the presence of the
divines only served to make the joy
Gus ones sing the louder, and accent
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08

get courtmartialed anyhow. Why,
don't you know, he screeched so
everybody could hear, II take it off
every night?"
Twilight upon Pennsylvania ave-
nue. yesterday was a time of dis
traction for numbers of sparrows
who sought their usual roosts in
the trees that line the sidewalk.
They jabbered and fused. futilely
seeking to drown the wild roar of
thousands by making as much noise
of their own as possible.
Dem damn Germans dun gone en-
spoiled nah fun" said a colored man
engaged in putting a load Of coal in
cellar on U street northwest. Use
de sorriest man alibe dat de season
is closed on 'em now"
What de Sam Hill is you talking
bout, man." asked his companion.
"Whatcha call dis here closed sea-
SOM"
We'll. Ah'n tell yo'." the man an
swered II wus gonna git drafted
soon, en- All had a couple OBJ dem
Germans spotted. en- now All can't go
out en- shoot EN-
Three soldiers, doubtless anxious to
join in the Parade along Pennsvl-
Vania avenue. stole an automobile
belonging to Fairy Meader, 1922 First
street northwest. from In front OF
Mr.. Meader's house and drove of
with it, cheering wildly. Passersby on
tie street noticed the trio. but did
not realize tat they were taking
something II at did not belong to
them. Up to q late hour last night
they still he'd the machine.
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Deaf Boy Speaks.

"One-armed Deefy" has spoken.
For years the colored boy has sold
papers on the avenue, never speaking
and apparently unable to understand
one word. The other Dewsies have
called him ''Deefy'' and pitied him to
the extent of helping him secure Gus
toners.
Last night the newsies received the
shock of their lives for "Deefy" yelled
extra" at the top of an apparently
healthy pair of lungs as he rushed
through the crowd. The boys are
still wondering if it was the effect
of the good news. orNif "Deefy" has
been stringing them for the past four
or five years.
One United States Marine has still
retained his modesty despite the self
evident fact that the Kaiser surrend-
-ered one week after he enlisted.
90 course 1 amt sayin' nothin'," +"
he informed the crowd, but what /
want to know is just who went an
told the OIL coward I done enlisted
for duration. 1t sutinly looks mighty
strange to me. just one week. mind
you, an thet Ol' bum is surrenderin'
all ready"
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
At the white House,

The party about the White House
broke up and then gathered again
about the Platform on tn, stems at
The rear end Of the Treasury and
shouted for McAdoc to come out
Neither McAdoo nor any celebrity an
peared to make a speech, although
the crowd was ripe for an orator
AND any orrtor would have been
prcId of the size of it. Someone sup-
Sested that a committee wait on
the President and ask him to make
speech. The committee who vol
unteered were J. McDonohue. K NJ
Sosman, S. A. Thompson, and I. M
Patterson. They were informed thar
the President was too busy to make
a speech.
Hearing the sirens blow. workers in
the Treasury Department climbed our
or the windows early yesterda '
afternoon to see what was going on.
crowds in the streets stared back al
the Treasury clerks perched on the
leuge to see what they were going
10 do Feeling that it was up to them
TO start something they hit on the
happy idea of cheering every man
IN UNIFORM that passed
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War Workers Leave De.k,.

No leave was granted and none was
asked in the departments Yesterday.
but government buildings in a few
minutes were left absolutely clerkless,
At the first intimation that the war
was over clerks fled screaming and
yelling from the buildings, hatIess and
without their wraps. Executives
found nothing else to do but follow
suit
Along with the general air of re-
joicing. touch of pathos was ap-
parent in the celebration. An aged
woman, her face lined with wrinkles
deepened by the hand of war, and
wearing on her left sleeve a mourn
ing band in the center of which was
a single gold star, bought a news
paper. rs it true, do you think? 30
she asked a bystander. 'I hope SO. -
Then her eyes filled with tears. 81
have given my only son to the cause
or righteousness. I have given him
gladly He will never return to me,
but 1 thank God from the bottom of
my heart that now there will be mill
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
She Loved Everybody,

Blonde hair that peeped from be-
! meath a clOse-fitting hat surmounted
pink and white complexion. Two
rows of pearly teeth were constant
ly in evidence. She smiled at every
one and was very proud of the little
silk flag of Belgium she carried.
L can't help it," she said to her
companion. Everybody is loving
tonight, and I will smile. if I want
to at every body"
At times she put her hand to a
pin made from the crossed rifles of
soldier over there" and smiled
Her civilian conapanion smiled also
but his was a forced smile.
WashingtOn's biggest demonstra-
ton had small beginning. The
hrst raucOus shout of a newsboy
announcing Germany's surrender
was not the electric shock that the
Importance of the event justified,
The colossal events that have lust
preceded it. the downfall of great
nations with Kaleidoscope rapidity.
discounted the first effects. More
over il was predicted and regarded
beforehand as an inevitable occur
renee.
Pedestrians along the streets read
the extras" calmly and some
smiled into strangers eyes and
others upon meeting acquaintances
graVely shook hands. Then the
sirens began their weird cry of vic
tory. crowds began to gather on
the streets. As the numbers grew
restraint was dissipated proportion
ately. Self-consciousness gradually
disappeared and repression of many
months was cast aside.
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Wounded Soldier Hero.

\ wounded soldier from Walter
Reed was the hero of the crowd last
night. Three buglers with their in
struments spied him as he swung his
way though the throng on his
crutches and took him into their pro-
teCting care. Reaching a particularly
crowded corner the buglers. stopped,
commandeered a group of soldiers to
hold their hero on their shoulders,
and while the crowd cheered them
selves hoarsC. the three gave their
entire repertory Of bugle calls.
\ tiny old lady Joined the merry
makers last night. protected by two
stalwart Marines. As she pa!1Sed
through the crowd her faded blue
eyes beamed a benediCtion upon every
man in uniform
Look. sor." she cried softly as a
cavalry sergeant passed. there goes
a man from Johns regiment" Son. :"
the biggest and brownest of the Ma
rines, looked. and patted her hand
tenderly. and the crowd noticed that
the little old lady wore a gold star
on her black coat sleeve.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08

No horns. Please don't ask for
them"
pne Seventh street ten-cent store
hing out a sign to the effect that al
their musical" instruments were sold
carly Yesterday afternoon. At every
store in town horns were at orn.
MUM, and little boys willing to part
with their early purchases controlled
the market. On the Avenue every
norm In existence was in evidence
from the army regulation bugle to five
cent noise-prUiucing instruments of
uncertain tore quality.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08

He was in khaki, overseas cap.'
leather leggings and shiny bronze
buttons, and the news of the Kais-
er's downfall had been too much
for him.
CurIed up on a crowded curbstore
he gave way to his injured feelings
and sobbed, refusing to accept the
comfort offered by the sympathetic
passersby.
There amt goin' to be no war.
he walled bitterly. "and 1 just got
these old leggings an things. II
seemd a useless waste of perfectly
good uniform to a ten-year-old.
Car full"
A too dignified marine wore the sign
quite appropriately on his overseas
can last night. Despite his uniform
somewhere in the city he had found
that which has made Baltimore
Washington's most popular weekend
resort. and somewhere else he had
annexed the sign to proclaim his poy-
"ful" condition to the multitude.
Did you see he jazz band last
night?
Three small boys with horns, and
one even smaller with a huge drum,
led over a thousand people down the
lAvenue to the tune of Where Do
We Go From Here" The band leader.
a most dignifed youth of about
twelve. had secured an old broom for
Eis baton and kept the musicians and
marChers in the striCtest order
throughout the entire line of march.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08

lions of other mothers sons who will
come back to them victorious" And
the little grey mother, sitting a sob
moved on with the crowd.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08
Press Club on Job.

The National Press Club was
among the first to start a parade.
Carrying a banner a number of the
members marching, invited every
body to participate. For a while
the crowds were diffident and afraid
of becoming conspicuous. Members
of the Press Club feared that per-
haps the National Capital would re-
main stoical and refuse to make
good copy" And later these same
members complained that the story
was so big they couldn't write II.
The Washington herald., 1918-11-08

Ihe biggest demonstration in
Washington's history had a leader.
He was middle-aged man with
graying hair. a lawyer from a small
virginia town. He obtained a size
able flag somewhere and was the
first to start a parade of war work
ers. Soon they began tumbling out
or all departments, hatless and
without wraps. to join the process
sion He marched them down and
up Pennsylvania avenue singing
songs. Then on to the White House
they went and there an. enthusias site
mob gathered that reminded one
strangely of Shakespeare The
leader' whose name by the way is
J. Cloyd Byars, shouted for Pres
ident Wilson to come ont and III.
crowd took up the cry. After a
period the President came out and
bowed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

Keep your temper If it i, good and
don t lose it if it 5 bad.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
STOMACH UPSET?
Get at the Real Cause-Take DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets

That's what thousands of stomach
sufferers arc doing now. Instead OF
taking tonics, or trying 20 patch up a
poor digestion, they arc attacking the
real cause Of the ailment - cloggcd liver
and disordercd bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the
liver in a soothing, healing way. When
the liver and bowels are performing their
natural functions. away goes indigestion
and stomach troubles.
If you have a bad taste in your
mouth, tongue coated, appetite poor,
lazy, dont.eare feeling, no ambition or
energy, troubled with uudigested foods,
you should take Olive Tablets, the sub
stitutc for calomcl.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them by their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping. cramps or pam.
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief, so you can cit what you like.
AT l0c and CSC per box. Al druggists.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
VICTOR CORKRAN WRITES.
"God Forbid That Ever Go On Ypres
Salient Again.

Victor Calkina Corkran, son of the
Rev. Dr. u. II. Corkran, for two years
and UP to last spring pastor of the
Methodist church Of Middlebury, writes
TO a friend in Boston OF the engage
mont in which he was gassed Corkrm
was reported dead at - Passchendaele,
but it proved h. was only seriously
gaeaed. Writing from an English hos
pital, where he is slowly recovering,
Corporal Corkran says:
LAS you may guess from the head
ing, my fighting days are over for
while Got mixed up with Heine 5
(IIindenburg 81 latest gas just as we
Were leaving Passchandaele Ridge.
Didn t bother me much for a few days,
but finally went to the field ambulance
ald was sent to one Of the base hos
pitfalls in France. After staying there
for five days, was sent to England
marked unfit for some time Appar-
eutlv my heart was affected. DoeSn t
bother me as long as | m in bed and
quiet, but If | move around at all
woll, was out OF bed for couple of
hours Sunday, with the result that a
doctor and two nurses spent the night
with me. Am feeling quite decent now,
though.
"Perhars YOU might have seen let
ter in the paper about Nov. 5-l2 re-.
gardiug our taking Passchendacle
| Think it was the hardest fought vic
| tory the Canadians ever won, as well as
one of the most important. Several
army corps had tried to take the ridge
| at various times and had failed. We
took it, although it cost us an awful
price. Al one time was one Of sever
| left ont of -. Another time an Off
! cor, q sergeant, and / were left out oi
10, Still another occasion my crew WA
tue only one left cut of four hatterie.
| lcight gun, 10 q battery OF machin,
Igunsl. Most of my pals were killed
''lt WAS a horrible place, sat al
night in Icy water, mud up to my nip
cvcyuherc and to the armpits ire
| quontN TOOK us from T. m. unit
4 a. nj. TO traycl a quarter Of n mill
20 night when we came out. Away
q constant rain Of >hells-God forhi,
that | ever 20 ON the Yrre9 atIicn
again
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

A man can walk a mile without NOV
ing more than two feet.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

Women conductors on the New York
surface lines wear a natty uniform con
sisting Of blue coat, blue skirt and leather
bags, with military cap.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07
Merely Faking.

Love il blind, the poets declare,
Yet we know tbs true
Love can see on one small char
Room enough for two.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

Mrs. s c. Tallman conducts sue
cessful Pruning business III Ruthcr-
ford, \. j.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-01-07

There is a great deal of human ma
tg.c in the wag OF a dog . tail.