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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-13
Hun Officers Train
Good Gunners
The Best Men Arc Assigned 10
The Motorcycle
Units.
WITH THE AMERICAN

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY.
October IL tby maiD.-A German
censor has described the new motor
cycle machine-Eun units recently
created in the German army. "Bayr
kraftrad." as they are termed.
Motorcycle machine Gunners arc
selected from among tho strongest and
most promising pupils at the mach tho
gun schools. They are given special
motorcycles.
The machine is light weapon and
IS carried strapped TO the shoulders.
ped TO the frame OF the machine or
behind the saddle. although occasion
ally there are sidccars attached for
the cartridge bolts.
Winged infantry" as the motor
cycle machine gunpers are called, are
for use on both the orcnse and the
defense. They are so mobile that they
the line and therefore usually accom-
pany the strum truppen.
In section there are five groups
oi tSn ,r men TO- group and fast
CARRYING supplies. The men are pro-
vided with leather uniforms and steel
helmets and carry pistols as side
aircraft machine gun.
The prisoner could give no informa-
tion as to what these motorcycle ma
S t;aiS gun sections had done in the
tactics in operation. They were 10
ride as near TO the line as they could
get and leave their truck and the
antlaircraft machine gun, then to work
UP TO their assigned emplacements and
SET up their weapons. In advancing
their motorcycles were to be used in
tto ots up close behind their in
pecially IL break through were ef-
tected and any sort of speed attained
NO plans had been laid for them 10 CO.
operate with cavalry. because as tho
prisoner explained. Germany is So
snort or horses that she has no cavalry,
an officer being fined for trottinE his
morse on paved thoroughfare. as the
Tor such animals - they have.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-13
STANDARD WAGE SCALE
AID TO COAL WORKERS
Miners Who Arc Given Deferred Draft
Classification VIII Receive Ger
tiicntca of HOnor.

PHILADELPHIA. PA, October Ia
In line with suggestions OF President
Wilson, mine-workers who accept de-
ferred classification from their local
or district draft boards Will receive
honor certificates 10 prevent adverse
comment by thoushtless people 1t is
a definite and effective way for the
nation 10 show the mIne-worker and
the world that he is doing the nation
a better service mining coal than by
carrying gun. The Scranton district
board paved the way, in this respect,
IN the anthracite region with such a
card The mine-worker is instructed
10 always carry It with him as long
az ne mines coal.
In an endeavor 10 hold mine work :
ers and others to their jobs and con-
inc government which aims 10 set a
standard wage in every line OF war
'voTk; careful checking OF prices
VIII be made and. so far as possible,
forced.
Presidential proclamation. on some
such lines Is expected in a few weeks.
This VIII mean that sh!p-rivcier al
Hog Island will get the same wages
as the riveter in San Francisco and
SO on through the government service
kinds. % Az
This idea IS to standardize the wage,
ana, IL possible, to stabilize prices. Thi,
would quiet the spirit Of unrest Ina,
affects many mine workers and causes
them TO quit coal mining from other
6eldB OF endeavor.
( The government may tell producer.
that the cannot have raw materials
unless they sci! their goods at fni,
nrces. This would aid the anthracite
industry, which cannot successful,
work and compete for labor with other
government business which works OF
the cog-plus basis.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-13
LOCAL BANK ClEAR|NCs
REACH NEW HIGH Level.
$55,777,527 Handled Through Rich.
mond Association During Week
just Closed.
FEDERAL RESERVE STATEMENT
Total Gold Reserve Jumps to $780,.
101,OOO-Bills Discounted and
Bought Show Decrease-ConsoIi.
dated Statement of All Banks.

The highest mark reached yet for
any one week by the Richmond Clear
ingS' Association was that of last
week The clearings were S55.777.537.
>wcre S53.9Soo69.oS. This is within ST.
100000 of the mark that has been about
normal with the association for the
lied with the persistent rise OF the
clearings. with indications of perfect
iormality The clcarings for the CORE
2ild7 This amount is in tho neigh
oorhood of the average weeks clear
ings year ago. If these conditions
show an even greater increase over the
same month of 1917 than September
showed.
At the Federal reserve bank the to-
tai gold reserve fund also took a big
leap upward. Last week this fund was
S9o, 81 900; For the previous week 1t
fore it was sS..39S. 900. Previously it
had been between S77,ooo,oo0 and $50
Hsngoo, md There vas s;,s decrease in the
bought: For the five days ending Oc-
ttobcr 10 this amount was s35.7i 5000
s6e,953.ooo. The previous week it was
that it was s40.437 900.
Cold coin and certificates In
Gold settlement fund ~ a2.sGi.SSS
Gold with foreign agencies. 100000
agent ..... ............... 5o,oe7 900
Gold redemption fund $40. 437 900
Total gold reserve rs eo,19l, 600
Legal tender notes. silver
certificates and subsidiary
coin .,......,.......... 667.ooo
Total reserve ............s ao.s63.oOO
Bilis discounted and bought.s 72,53S, 900
Bills Of ladinE, drafts,
| United States government
bonds and cert!ticates... 2.744,o00
Total earning assets ..sl65, $4,000
Urcoliected items ........s 50.615. 900
| National bank notes $500. $4,000
| Due from special deposit
taries war loan deposit
All other resources ....... 1.74o.0o0
! Total resources ......... .S242, sol, 900
Liabilities.
! Capital paid In .....s 1905, 900
I United States Treasurer.
general account ..... 1872, 900
! United States Treasurer, war
loan deposits in special
! depoSitarieS ............. H3,SS6, 200
| Due to member banks. re-
| serve accounts ......... 1929, 600
/ Collection items ........... 5000, 900
actual circulation ...... ZIG. 900
| All other liabilities ....... 100000
Total liabilities s242, sol. 900
Federal Reserve Notes.
! Issued sl2l. 1888. 900
on hand Observation-Disclosures. 5,537.00
Outstanding sll6,4oe. 900
| Total amount OF bills DIS
| counted and bought for
| five days ending October
! III, IVY ........... oo,ilo'VVo
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-13
"C0LLEGE MEN" ARE GIRLS
War DcpIetes English Student Force
SO That Only Women md jap
nncse Are Left.

WASHINGTON. October 12.-war and
the industries made necessary by war
have had the effect OF depicting the
student bodies OF English universities
year. At the University OF Birming-
ham. one Of the most modern and pro-
gressive seats OF learning In Great
specially. all the graduates who re-
csived the degree OF bachelor OF science
this year were women. Two-thirds
OF the mastera Of sciencs were Jap
anesc and four-hfths Of the bachelors
OF medicine wcro girls,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-13
Capacity of Mills Being Doubled.

ALBEMAR \. c, October "a
The Wiscassett Mills Of this place. the
largest textile mills in this part Of the
State. have started work on an addi-
tional building that will nearly dou-
BILE the capacity Of the plant. The
company is now running $4,000 spin
dies. and in addition operates hosiery
department with 500 knitting ma
chimes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-13

Outstanding entertainments ll6, 10000
I otal amount OF bills dis
counted and bought for
10, 1915 .................. 35.7ls,oo0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28

George W. Maher, an employee Of the
Treasury Department for more than
fifty-four years, during part of which
time he was chief Of the special agents
of the department., died yesterday at
his home, 1895 9th street northwest
after an illness Of two months. Mr.
Maher was seventy-nine years of age.
to go out of doors each day, but Sat-
urday morning he suffered a relapse
and became unconscious, remaining in
that condition until his death.
Funeral services will be held at his
home Wednesday morning at IL o'clock.
Interment will be at Mount Olivet
cemetery.
During his long service Mr. Maher
held several important positions with
the Treasury Department. AS chief of
the special agents he was intimately
connected with the branch of the Gus
toms service directing the movements
against smuggling, customs frauds, un-
LIBERALIZATION of imports and guarding
the United States borders from de-
predationS by Mexican and Canadian
refugees. Mr.. Maher was an author
ity on all matters relating to customs
and was frequently called on by Con-
gressional committees for information
on customs matters
He is survived by two daughters,
A. Twohey, and four sons Lieut.
George B. Maher Of Washington; Ar
thur F. Maher of Baltimore; Capt
John L. Maher Of the Coast Guard, and
Walter j. Maher, now in the Army at
San Antonio, Tex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28
President Wilson Explains
in Letter Read in Senate
Third Article of Peace Terms

President Wilson, in a letter to Chair
man Hitchcock Of the Senate foreign
relations committee, read to the Senate
today by the latter, interpreted article
III Of his fourteen peace terms not to
mean free trade, but as designed to pre-
vent discrimination in commercial priv
tlegcs between nations, leaving free.
however. each nation to determine its
economic policy.
In his letter to Senator Hitchcock
the President said he did not regard
it worth while" to answer repuh-
leans attacks on the third article Of
the peace terms. The President said
article three would leave every ma
ton free to determine its own eco
nomic policy" except that such pol
icy must be the same as to all ma
tions.
The Presidents letter to Senator
Hitchcock follows:
my Dear Senator:
In reply to your letter Of October
81 let me say that 1t seems to me
really not worth while to answer the
republicans attacks on article Of
address Of January sth. The words
used are perfectly clear to any hon
est mind. They leave every nation
free to determine it's own economic
policy. except in the particular that
its policy must be the same for ali
Of hostile determinations between
one nation and another, such weap-
ons of discrimination being left to
the joint action Of the nations for
the purpose Of disciplining those who
will not submit to the general pro-
gramme of justice and equality.
eft would be impossible to follow I'M
all the perversions and misrepresenta-
tions that some Of the republicans
are now indulging in. and my own
Judgment Is that we can safely leave
the matter to the good sense OF our
fellow countrymen who can read Eng.
lish. Sincerely yours,
Woodrow VII SON.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.

our counter attack strong enemy at
lacks between Famars and Artres. In
partial attacks the enemy penetrated
into Englefontaine and Hecq. He was
ter thrust.
Army group of the German crown
prince: From the Disc to the Aisne
the French continued their attacks.
On both sides of origny we repulsed
them before our lines The enemy
who penetrated into our positions
near Pleine-Selve was held up on the
height northeast of the town; his at
tempts directed from that point to
bring about the fall of our front on
direction failed. with heaviest losses
to the enemy. Origny and the heights
to the southeast were maintained.
Numerous armored cars Of the enemy
were destroyed.
In the Serre sector enemy thrusts
from Mortiers were brought to a
standstill before our lines. Violent
attacks against the Souchez sector
between Froidmont and Pierrepont
were repulsed. Toward evening we
repulsed attacks which were renewed
by the enemy in great strength.
On both sides of Sissonne the enemy
infantry yesterday remained inactive
On the heights west of the Aisne a
local counter attack by our troops
against Saxon wood rendered abortive
"
far-reaching detectives. had begun
between Nizy-Le-Comte and the Aisne.
When crossing the height to the
northwest of Nizy-Le-Comte the
enemy suffered heavy losses, as a re-
suit Of our artillery fire.
Here. as well as west Of Banogne.
attacks of the enemy completely fail
ed. Desperate fighting lasted through
out the day in the thickly wooded
lands west of the AiSne. The fighting
was in our favor. 1t came to an end
near the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
road and near Perry.
The Aisne front and army group OF
Gen. Won Gallwitz: On both sides OF
the Meuse there have been no large
fighting operations.
Southeastern theater: Movements to
the rear lines are taking place &C
cording to plan in our successful de-
fensive operations. Near Kragujevatz
and -Jogodina our rear guards pro-
tected the withdrawal of our main
forces.
October 81 (night).-The day passed
without great fighting operations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28
$500, 600 SUIT FILED
IN timber LAND DEAL
Sidney Bieber Asks Damages From
Five Others, Alleging That
Contract Was Broken.

Sidney Bieber today fled sun In the
District Supreme Court to recovr
100000 damages from Samuel Ross.
Bates Warren. William H. Sholes,
Mordecai T. Endicott and johnson T..
Heare.
Mr.. Bieber claims that he had a
written contract with the Rosslyn
Lumber Company to purchase valu-
ale timber lands in North Carolina
and Virginia. and that tho defend
ants. indGced the corporation. to
break the contract.
The defendants. with the late o. q.
Staples, owned the majority stock Of
the company, 1t Is asserted. and BY
their alleged. actions rendered the
company powerless to carry out its
contract, whereby he was prevented
from making large profits, the plain-
tin asserts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28
REPLIES TO HAIGs PRAISE.

LONDON, October 27.-In reply to
Field Marshal Haig's commendation Of
the American eth and 30th Divisions
for their gallant service in the opera
ton Of the 4th British army. Maj. Gen.
George W. Read has sent the following
message to Field Marshal Haig:
Every member of the American
I'd Corps will always remember
with great pride your generous COM
mendation- We are under the greatest
obligations to all the British units at
tached to us for their splendid CO.
operation. especially that of the royal
artillery, which insured at all times the
success of our operations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28

CONTINUED from First PASe.)
opportunity, Of autonomous develop
ments.'
since that sentence was written
and uttered to the Congress Of the
tho United States has recognised
that a state Of be1ligerency exists
between the Czecho-Slovaks and
the German and Austria-HunEarian
empires, and that the Czecho-Slovak
national council isa q de facto bel
ligerent government clothed with
proper authority to direct the mill
tary and political affairs of the
Czecho-Slovaks. 1t has also recog-
nized in the fullest manner the
Justice of the nationalistic aspira-
lions Of the Jugo-Slovaks for free-
dom.
'.The President is. therefore. no
longer at liberty to accept the mere
autonomy of these peoples as a
basis of peace. but is obliged to IN
sist that they. and not he, shall be the
Judges of what action on tho part Of
the Austro-Hungarian government
will satisfy their aspirations and
their conception Of their rights and
destiny as members OF the family Of
nations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28
AMERICAN.

October 27-North of Verdun the
enemy renewed without success his
attempts to regain the ground lost
in recent fighting. Yesterday evening
an attack launched with strong
forces against our positions between
Bantheville and the Bois Des Rappes
broke down under our artillery hre
before reaching our lines. East OF
the Meuse there has been sharp fight
ing in the region of the Bots Belleau
On the front of the I'd Army there
was lively artillery fighting in the
Woevre.
Gen. Pershing's statements for Fri
day and Saturday also were received
today. That for Friday says:
On the Verdun front there is no
change in the situation. ...
Saturdays communique follows:
North Of Verdun our troops have
made further progress In the Bots dc
Bourgogne. reaching the hamlet OF
heavy. particularly in the region OF
Banthevillerand east of the Meuse:
In his communique for Saturday.
delayed in Transmission, Gen. Perish
ing notes that the battle being
fought by the LIST American Army
upon it's second month and reports
that in the first month. besides in
flicting heavy losses upon the enemy
in killed and wounded, the Americas
there captured ZU,OOV prlSOheFS, AoIo
than $50 guns. nearly 1000 trench
,mortars and several thousand ma
on the Verdun front yesterday even
ing the enemy extended to the west
side of the Mouse in his efforts to
wrest from our troops the gains OF
the preceding days. In the region OF
Bantheville, after artillery prepara-
ton lasting half an hour, he at
tackled our positions between the Bots
des Rappes and the Bots des Banthe-
vile. After sharp fighting he was
repulsed with heavy losses, our line
remaining everywhere unchanged.
North of the Disc our troops have
organized the ground won in yester-
days local attack, and are now es-
tablished in positions in the southern
portion of the Bots des Bourgogne.
On both sides Of the Meuse artillery
fire continued heavy throughout the
night.
The battle being fought by our LIST
Army north of Verdun is continuing
with incessant severity. frequently
rising to pitch of extreme violence.
On the entire front of twenty-five
miles the enemy Is opposing to our
successful attacks q determined re-
sistance, made necessary by the great
Importance to him of this sector. and
made possible only by the constant
reinforcement of his hard pressed
divisions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28
Wins Way by Merit.
NEW YORK HEALTH IMPROVES
Big Drop in Epidemic Figures Gives
Authorities announcement

NEW YORK, October 2s.-Figures
on the influenza and pneumonia cpl
demic today showed the most decided
falling off since October s, with only
:,s1a new cases of the former malady
and ass reported, as compared with
4.sS7 and 63s. respectively. on Sunday.
While the Monday records through
out the epidemic have been light, ow-
ing to failure Of many physicians to
file reports Sunday afternoons, health
authorities pointed out that the de-
crease has been at no time SO marked
as today.
Deaths from influenza during the
last twenty-four hours numbered $50
and from pneumonia 244, which were
s. and - less than yesterday in each
case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28
D. c. RENT MEASURE
AGAIN UP IN HOUSE.
Mr.. Lever Sees No Present
: Prospect of Anti-Profiteer-
ss ing Legislation.
DEFENDS HOUSE ATTITUDE

The question of rent profiteering in
tie District of Columbia and legisla-
ton to prevent abuses, was again dis
cused on the floor Of the House today.
Chairman Lever of the House COM
mittee on agriculture presented a res
oIution to continue during November
the appropriation for the Department
of Agriculture to carry out its pro-
gram under the food stimulation bill.
Representative Anderson Of Mime
sofa, the minority member Of the
committee. objected. on the ground
that interest in rent profiteering
would be lessened.
Chairman Lever in a statement de-
clared that the houses are in deadlock
on account of the so-called Pomerene
anti-profiteering rent amendment, and
that there is now no possible way in
which rent-profiteering legislation may
be passed in the House. so that the asri-
cultural appropriation Wild be tied up.
Iie pointed out that If The House ad-
journed until November IL the work
of the Department Of Agriculture along
lines of food stimulation in the bill
would be stopped.
Says House Has Not Been Derelict.
Chairman Lever emphasized that the
House had not been derelict: that this
bill had been passed by the House on
May %. but did not pass the Senate
until September 6. He said that as
item that was not absolutely ger
name, but that when it came back
from the Senate it was loaded down
with irrelevent amendments. The Sem
~ a h
creme amendment.
The Senate refuses to deal through
regular channels in this rent prof.
feering bill. He said the controversy
now between the House and Senate
is as to whether the Senate has
right to dictate the appointment of
House conferees, since the Senate
Gonferees object to entering into
conference with Chairman Johnson
OF the House District committee on
account of criticism voiced by him on
the floor of the House.
Regards Many Riders as Vicious.
Chairman Lever said that more
vicious legislation is passed in the
shape of riders than in any other way,
and he resented the attempt through
the Pomerene amendment to transfer
the jurisdiction of the House District
committee. He said he was unwilling
to agree to vote of censure of Mr..
johnson, as would be implied in adopt
ing the Pomerene amendment as
rider on the food stimulation bill. He
also refused to abdicate the functions
Of the House in this way.
Representative Anderson said that
the conferees had had those amend
mentS before them for six weeks. He
said that what he is seeking is rea-
sonable legislation against rent prof
lteerins in the District Of Columbia.
He was unwilling by any action of
his to assist in further delaying such
legislation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28
MARINE AIRMEN KILLED.

Three fatalities among Marine Corps
ofYloefs in the aviation service abroad
were reported to the Navy Depart
ment today by Vice Admiral Sims.
Second Lieut. Harry c. Norman. Day.
export, Iowa, and Caleb W. Taylor.
Pelahatchie, Miss. were killed when
q bombing plano was shot down By
the Germans on the BelGfan front
Lieut. Ralph Talbot, South Wey.
mouth Mass, Wn6s killed when Mn
clsna fell in the same sector.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28
FOR RECREATION ASSOCIATION
Favorable Report on Bill Made by
Senate Judiciary Committee,

"A bill fncorpating the Recreation
Association of America, which. before
the war, was instrume ntal in stimu-
lating public recreation in more than
go cities and since the beginning of
tie war has co-operated with the
eSeumission on training camp activi-
tie4 was ordered favorably reported
to-day ~ TIA 0snAte judiciary. cam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-28
British Casualties Decrease.

LONDON. October 2s.-British cas-
ualties reported for the week, ending
today numbered 1929. compared to
37,15o for the previous week. They
are divided as follows: Killed or died
Of wounds-Ohacers. 1876; men, 5.507.
Wounded or .misstng-O@cers, 1L41:
men. 25.36A :