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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
Fatal. INT ACCIDEn /
Explosions in Government Plant
at Morgan, N. J., Cause Havoc.
Americas Greatest Munition Disaster
Costs Fifty Lives and
$S0,Go0,oOo.

New YOrk.--Recurrent explosions ut
irregular intervals, covering period
Of 81 hours, made the destruction of
the Il. A. Gillespie & Co. shell loading
plant at Morgan, n. j., % miles from
New York, Americas greatest muni-
ton disaster.
Each Of the "big explosions which.
as distinguished from peppering Sc
ries of little ones, quaked the earth
/, for 80 miles in all. directions, fatten-
ing the town of South Amboy, near by,
breaking window glass so far away
that householders were unaware OF the
cause, meant that one Of the 13 units
Of a great shell finishing factory COW
cring 1900 acres, or carload Of load,
cd shells had blown TO pieces.
Most of the 100 frame buildings OF
this mushroom powder community are
an utter ruin. A plant where 21,00O
shells day have been filled with the
high explosive, trinitrotoluol, or TNT,
was destroyed.
Ninety-tive persons missing and be-
lieved to be dead was the estimate
made by army officials in their report
to the war department regarding the
casualties resulting from the explo-
siOns.
Naval reserves Immediately started
a search for bodies in the devastated
section.
They had secured 10 bodies when
their efforts had to be suspended by
the fresh outbreak of flames. This
brought the total number of bodies re-
covered to 81.
An unofficial report placed the cause
of the explosion upon the overheatins
Of one Of the amidol magazines. Ami
dol, more powerful than INT, is
made by mixing TINT with nitrate
Of ammonia and is easily exploded by
oyerheating, it was stated. The ami
dol magazines contained an average
store Of 1850 pounds of the explosive.
There are 81 of these magazines still
intact, none Of which is expected to
explode now.
The number of seriously wounded
was unot1icially reported to be about 90.
While the fire and series of explo-
sions were at their height at the TINT
plant at Morgan the division of con-
struction and the ordnance department
of the army finished the discussion Of
the details of the plan for the recon-
struction of the plant, and the contract
was awarded to T. A. Gillespie, Sons
e. Co.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
CE,NE'p Al,

British Consul General r. H. 3.
Laclhart has arrived at the Finnish
border from Russia.
The galleries Of the senate were clos
ed because Of the spread of Spanish
influenza.
Senator Calder of New York intro
duced Il bin for Indefinite continuation
OF the daylight saving" schedule.
The Food Administration wants
speculative trading in grain In Chi
cngo confined to deferred futures.
-Four women with a banner OF the
w0nens party were arrested in front
of tie senate wing of he capitol.
GoShute Indians on the Ibapah res
ervation, near Salt Lake, are on the
"warpath" For the third time in eight
cen months.
Secretary Lane reports production
Of potash in the United States for the
first time now equals the needs Of the
country.
The American Red Cross appropri-
ated S9000,000 for war work in the
British Isles from last October to the
end Of 1918.
Freight moving on railroads operat-
irg in the east was reported heavy.
Alaska gold mines reported 1850
dry tons milled in September.
The Fuel Board of Springfield, Mass,
limited the coal supply of each family
to two tons each. Families having that
amount on hand will not be supplied.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
WASHINGTON

4 resolution introduced by Senator
McCumber outlines terms of peace.
Included in them are demands for the
dissandmcnt of the German army and
surrender OF the German navy to the
United States.
1T The headquarters of the Red
Cross in Washington it was decided to
mobilize The full force Of the Amerl-
can organization to combat the spread
of the influenza epidemic in the United
States. Ii was reported that the dis
ease had been stamped out among the
G,0U0 apprentices aboard the twelve
training vessels Of the Shipping Board.
General March, chief of staff Of the
United States army, declares American
troops are only IS miles from the main
frtery of German communication with
is army in France, the railroad run
ming through Sedan. TO avert the cut
ting of this line the Germans have
Ilasscd many divisions against the
Americans but have failed to stop
uleir advance.
Packers tell food administrator
they are not in accord with arraE%e-
mcnt Of producers to stabilize prices
Tor hogs, as they do not believe it vii!
prove satisfactory.
Despite the Influenza epidemic 250,-
DOC men were sent overseas in Septenlz
her, General March says.
Washington regards the appointment
OF Prince Max as chancellor ami
Scheidcmann and Groeber as cabinet
members as an effort on the part of the
Kaiser to hoodwink the allies and the
German people into belief in the DEM
ocratiZation Of Germany.
All plants in the country manufactur-
ing thermometers were taken over by
The war department.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
SPORTING

The resignation Of George w.
Wightman. Of Boston as treasurer OF
the United States Lawn Tennis Asso-
ciation was announced by Julian s.
Myrick, vice president Of the assocla-
ton. Mr.. Wightman's resignation was
accented at meeting of the executive
council and Alfred II. Chaplin OF
Springfield, Mass, was elected to I'LL
the vacancy.
LII Princeton outtrOtted st. Frisco
and Miss Bertha Dillon IN the free Tor
all at Lexington, Ky.
PENNSYLVANIA and Rutgers have
agreed to meet on Franklin Field III
Philadelphia on October 23 The date
was an open one for Rutgers, while
Penn was scheduled to play Pitts
burgh.
Andrew Miller's aged gelding Roam
er beat Emil Herzs Mnnlster Toi ana
A. X. EIacomber's War Cloud in the
pierrepont Handicap at the Jamaica
rate track.
Miss Molla Bjurstedt added two
more tennis championships to her long
string when she won the New Jersey
state singles event and, with Mrs. S. +,
Weaver, figured as victor for the dou-
bles title at the Orange Lawn Tennis
Club.
The United States air service, Nine
ola division, has arranged to hold an
aviation carnival of unprecedentc!
scope at Belmont Park on October 2C.
The first major League ball player @
be commissioned Il major since the
United States entered the big war is
Alfred Won Kolnitz, who saw service IN
both major leagues. Won Kolnitz first
attracted attention as member of the
Cincinnati Reds and displayed much
ability as a third baseman. Later he
was a member Of the Chicago White
SoX.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
FOREIGN

The King Of Italy has conferred
upon General Peyton c. March, Cen
eral John J. Pershing and General
Tasker II. Bliss the order Of Cavaliere
di Gran Crosse del SIS. Maurlssie E.
LaZEarO.
Service of the Austrian Danube
Stamship Company was suspended on
account OF the surrender OF Bulgaria.
New Ansiian steel works on South
Manchuriu railway will be completed
BY the end of November.
A-pcrmanent memorial to the men,
hers Of the American forces who lost
their lives In the war will be erected
In Winchester cathedral, London.
Don Martin, New York Herald cor
respondent ut the front, died in Paris
after an illness of two days.
China's imports from the United
States for the seven months ended
July 81, 1918, amounted to $28, ,S22, 900,
compared with S22,2S7 900 for the
same period last year.
Allies praise work Of squadron Of u
American submarine chasers that par
ticipated in the attack on the Austrian
naval base at Durazzo The little war
ships formed a screen around the big
ships of the attacking force, besides
sinking one and probably another ene-
my submarine.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
BRIEF CHRONICLES
BY LAND And SEA SEA
Ticks and Flashes Which Bill
Ietin in Condensed Style the
News of the World.
photographic WAR HISTORY.
Events at Washington Which Loom
Large as Crucial HaPpenings--
Industrial Activities at
Home and Abroad.
PARAaRAPHIC WAR HISTORY.
WAR BULLETINS

American troops struck a new blow
on The left wing to the east Of the AZ
gonne against the strongest German
drsenseS The French are continuing
their pursuit of the Germans north
east Of Rheims, and the British have
advanced on four mile front north
OF the Scarpe river, taking two VII
lagos.
Berlin announced officially that Per-
shing began Il new attack on. the III
tcen-nile front between the ArSonne
forest and the Meuse river.
pershing is giving the enemy no re-
spite. Tile Germans are throwing In
their finest reserves with profusion,
but the Yankees keep battling dog
gedy forward day after day. Perhaps
the hardest fighting of the whole west
front: is taking place here.
bulgaria has notified all Austrians
and Germans that they must quit her
territory within Il month.
Texts of peace speech to the Reich
stag and appeal to President Wilson
made by Prince Max of Baden, the
new German chancellor, are given out
Washington regards the oyertures as
cnmouilage and intlmates that the only
answer is unconditional surrender.
Austria-Huugary has requested Hol-
land to invite the beligerents TO take
part in peace negotiations, and HolA
land has sent out the invitations, says
Berlin newspaper. At the same
tine there are indications that Hun
gary may seek Il separate peace.
Americans storm Blame Mont on left
wing Of Champagne battle and, with
French, push Oh to the north.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
PETEE or THE.
w A r NE w 8

In the region of the German retire
rn,nt northwest of Rheims the
French under BertheIot are every
where across or in cIose contact with
the Suippe river.
The French have captured Berry-au-
Bac, the war office has officially an
ncunced.
The British attacked northeast Of Ar
ras and captured oPpy, famous for
the terrific fighting that went on
near 1t in the battle of Arras last
year. 5iache St. Vaast was also
taken. The assault was OF four
mile front and the fighting is said to
have been severe.
The Germans are in full retreat on a
IS mile front north and east Of
Rheims. The line of the River
suppe, cn which they had hoped to
stand, has been crossed on their
fanks by the Franco-Americans
The French and Americans are across
the Rivar Arnes near its Junction
with the Suipps and are flanking the
enemy all the way to the Argonne.
K : tno grcataaI retreat Of the Hun
since t:ts Beginning at the Marne on
Juiy 18.
King Boris Of Bulgaria issued a decree
for the Bulgarian army to demobi-
ize.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
Cernan-American War

"Victory first, then peace" Is mes
sage American troops at the front III
France send back home in opposltlGn
to the German proposal for an arms
tice. They say-an armistice now
would save the Sorely pressed Hun
by giving him time to "dig in, DrliiS
I'D the 1920 class Of recruits ana fuSh
guns and ammunition TO the front 10
replace the large quantities captufeu
by the allied armies.
The Americans, resuming their AT
tack between the Meuse and the Ar
gonne, make further advance or TWO
miles, which puts them partly ID tiie
Brunhild line. The day shoys an all
vance of about two miles.
Franco-Americans continue their
pressure around Mont Blanc ami
northwest of Rheims the French gain
ground. The Germans on the east
bank of the Scheldt canal, south or
Cambria. are withdrawing from the
formidable Terrere plateau, and fur-
ther north they have set fire to Doual.
American and French troops have
won sweeping victory on the Fesie-
Champagne front, north of Rheims.
One-quarter Of the German artillery
On the west front has been captured
by the allies and Americans since
Foch's series of drives, beginning Oil
July Is.
War department announces that the
American army overseas now totals
100000, but that the flow OF troops
will be temporarily retarded by the de-
cision to move no men who have been
exposed to Spanish influenza.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
GERMANS BURN LAON
intention to Abandon Stronghold
Shown by Fires In City.
Enemy Making Desperate Rear-Guard
Resistance as They Fall Back In
the Old Rheims Salient.

London. - French and American
troops have forded the Suippe river on
a ten-mile front and are advancing to-
ward LIE Neuville and Semide, north
west of Rheims.
The Germans are reported to be
withdrawing their material and de-
stroying all that Is too bulky to move
quickly In both this and the ST. Quen-
tin sector.
The Germans are burning Villages
and towns behind their lines along the
whole front from Lille to Rheims ns
the first move to retirement III SeV'
eral sectors. South Of Cnmbrai tho
enemy Is reported already to have fall
en- back two miles on seven-nlle
front.
At least score of places are In
flames. Laon, the great conmun'ca'
ton centre and base east Of the st.
Gobain massif was set on fire. Sal
laumines, east of Lens, and several
villages southeast and west of Lille,
and between Douai and SOmain, are
burning. The French found Nogent-
rAbbessee, Beine and all the villages
in the Suippe valley in flames.
The Paris War Office today reports
that French troops have made further
advances northeast of Rheims, captur-
ing St Masmes and penetrating Haul
vine. The Germans are offering pow
erful resistance all along this front,
particularly In the vicinity of Bertrl-
court. The retreat Of the Germans on
the Rheims front now totals more
than six miles
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18

Brigadier 3en1ra Charles a. D"yeil,
commandant of the Marine Corps
training camp at Quantico, Va. died OF
influenza
New world record for speed IN snip
construction made when wooden ship
Aberdeen was made ready for sea 231s
days after work was begun on it in the
Aberdeen (NVash.) yards.
Women Suffraglsts will establish a
picket line around the senate side or
the capitol and, with banners, will call
attention to the fact that 81 antl-suf-
frage senator's are opposing the en-
reimbursement
Speaking at Billings, Mont, Theo-
dore Roosevelt denounces tie Non
partisan League as having the same
ideals and purposes rs the /. w. ". iii
this country and the Bolshevik in Rus
sia.
More than one hundred persons are
killed in an explosion at the Gillespie
shell loading plant at Morgan Station
near Perth Amboy, N. J. Scores are
injured, and towns miles away rocked
by the concussion.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18

TEXT OF GERMANY'S
NEW PEACE NOTE.

K Amsterdam.-The text of the X
X note forwarded by the imperial r
X German chancellor, Prince Maxi X
X milan, to President Wilson X
X through the Swiss government K
< follows: x
X "The German government re- K
K quests the President Of the Unit K
K ed States to take in hand the X
z restoration of peace, acquaint all *
X the belligerent states Of this re- X
!; quest and invite them TO send Il
4 p!enipotentlarles for the purpose 4
x of opening negotiations. y
= 'It accepts the program set X
), forth by the President of the 4
( United States in his message to 4
K Congress on January s and in 4
4 his later pronouncencnts, espe- 4
: cially his speech OF September 4
X 81, as a basis for peace negotia- 4
X tions.
K "Tith q view to avoiding fur 4
II thcr hloadshed the German gov 4
:; cram@nt requests the immediate 4
4 conclusion Of an armlstice on 4
y land and water and In the air." i
4 1t is announced that Turkey \
+ will take a similar step. =
X \
+k* * < X X 4 r 4 X XXX
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
Won HINDENBURG RESIGNS.

Field Marshal Maintains Retreat ls
Impossible to Avoid.
London. = Field Marshal Won Hin
-denburg has resigned as chief Of the
German general staff after a heated
interview with the Emperor, In which
the field marshal declared that a re-
treat on large scale was impossible
TO avoid, according to Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam
The Central News correspondent
based his dispatch on reports from the
frontier.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
u s. FEEDS cHILDs' PATRONS.
Opens CafeterIas for War Workers
whan Reanery Disobeys Order.

When Beanery Disobeys Order.
Washington.-With the food prices
at Childs' unchanged, despite the order
of the District of Columbia food adj
ministrator, the government opened Its
own cafeterias for thousands Of war
workers in Its employ.
. The first cafeteria Is that OF the
War Trade Board, which began feed
Ing 1900. .-.
The fuel administration will serve
It's employees soon.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
4ss,7es LBS. WOOL FROM N. Y.

Farmers Saved 5 Cents Pound In
Cooperative Marketing.
Washington.-New York state farm
ers marketed 456,756 pounds of wool
co-operatlvely through county associa-
tions at full government prices, ac-
cording to information received here
by the agricultural department. Farm
ers from % counties In the state VINO
participated in the pool report a saw
ing of from 8 to 7 cents a pound, and
It is planned to merge the county or
ganization into q state body.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
& 9 . q 9 . Q Q . . . . 3 . . -
FRANCE WARNS GERMANY
RAVAGING MUST STOP.

6 Paris.-The French govern q
q ment has issued solemn warm .
Q ing to Germany and her allies y
q that the devastation of territory y
q from which they retreat Will be .
q punished ineXorably.
Q The warning says the German 9
. people who share In the crimes :
q will bear the consequences with .
o the authors and that those who =
o order the devastation VIII be .
q held responsible morally, penal =
. ly, and pecuniarily.
q
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-10-18
TELEPHONE COMPENSATION.
President Vail Issues Statement Out
lining Situation.

lining SltuaI!on.
New Yerk.-Theodore n. Vail, presi-
dent Of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company, issued state
ment in which he declared an agree
ment had been reached between Post
master General Burleson and the Bell
system governing compensation for the
service taken over by the federal gov
ernment. He declared the government
"displayed an intent and desire to be
entirely fair"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-14

Are you getting ready to answer m
hundreds a country that has endowed you
with thousands?
AS you sduirt your eyes and try to
decide upon the sum which will fairly
represent your individual quota, are you
acting attorney for the United States of
America or have you gone IN for tech
nicalrties m order to protect special interests?
In reasoning with your conscience, are
you trying to be generous or trying to play
safe?
1t IS up to you
The buck cannot be passed
It is for each man to decide whether
he IS going to be a thoroughbred or a
squeezer Of 5O-cent pieces.
For the sake of your own self respect
come through to the limit If you live 70
be a thousand years old you never will
have another chance to start your ron
dollars upon such q noble mission
Do you wish to deepen the wrinkles
upon the brows m Potsdarn?
Would you fortffy the courage Of every
soldier N France?
Shall we set IN such q stack that the
kaiser can't see over the top Of It?
AL night! You are appointed q Special
Agent
Don't wait for a committee to hunt you
up or run you down
Hurry to the bank and break through
the line and order SO many Liberty Bonds
that the man inside VIII be dazed and all
Of the neighbors surprised and all Of your
relatives proud
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-09-14
What Do You Mean ''Afford"?
By GEORGE ABE
By GEORGE ABE

We come to another big task This time
we need not call for helpers. The volun-
teer workers stream m myriad hosts along
the main highway leading to victory and
vndcaton
AL patriots, by confession.
The grunblers are awed into silence.
If the taint Of disloyalty remains anywhere
II IS hidden as a shameful secret The heads
are weggng and we hear nanX bold as
surances.
III do ell can"
"ru go as far as the next fellow
IN take al can afford to take
We are speaking. Of course. Of the
Fourth Liberty Loan and the willingness
Of the war-backers to subscribe.
Tht, time we do not explain a Liberty
Loan and how II works. or why we battle
with Germany or that a war costs money
II will Just about require a search warrant
70 ind man who does not say that he
viii take all the bonds ne car afford"
to take
But Q my countryrnen, we need night
schools and correspondence schools pr
vate tutors and ChautauQuas and special
information bureaus to enlighten Mr.. A and
Mr. and Mr. as to the real meaning
Of the word afford"
Are you penciling around to find out
how much money you can set aside with
out the slightest inconvenience to any Of
your pet private projects?
Are you trying to decide how many
bonds you will have to take m order to
escape the charge Of being . Stacker?
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1918-02-15
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set troobbelte, 24S2H Million pef
l%logol1gelr al 1916. &n,fcr1es larn.
lcoe inobetalte M%tticfapitol lteg fra
76H Wtillion til 1872 Million,
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pi1er Ell Stigning fra $50 Millio=
ncr &ro11er / 1914 til 1441 Milli=
o1,er 1916.
St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1918-02-15
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St. Paul tidende. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1902-1928, 1918-02-15
sSaloen.

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