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For Sale or Trade-For beef
stock. ] fresh COW and / coming
fresh. Phone AZ. L. c. Thompson,
Vashon. 46
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Help Boom the Loan to Doom the
faiserl
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Pay His Way to 81. Helena ON
Bonds.
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For Sale Marshall and Clark s
Seeding strawberry plants.
Dig them yourself at $l,75 per
1000, or delivered at "a per 1000.
Order before Oct. /. Elmer Ilar-
melting, Vashon Heights. Phone
3l9. A
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Found-A stray Persian kitten.
Inquire of Mrs. Jacob Olson.
near Vashon high school as
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Wanted-lIogs, veal and cattle.
Cash paid. Il. B. Hayes, Port
age. Phone Black 1853. 36
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For Sale Cucumbers. suitable
for pickles. w. V. Covey, Va
shon. Phone 223. AZ
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Fomd--Pair of eyeglasses on the
road between Mr.. McReynold S
and Sherman's place, Paradise
Valley, Owner can secure same
by proving property and paying
for this notice.
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For Sale-EXtra good yetch seed
at l2c per lib. Rosebank Farm.
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For Sale Horse, harness and wa
gon. Horse viii work double
or single, guaranteed. Also two
COWS, 3 yrs. old, second calf. Will
sell cheap. VIM. Jones, Ellisport.
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Wanted-Good range. with reser-
voir. Inquire at the Record
office. 46
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Classified Advertisements

Five cents PR line. minimum rate 2ic
cash In advance Remit clamps or N. o.
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For Sale = Young pigs; cedar
posts; 0. |. c. boar for service.
w. NJ. Boynton, Il IN. N. and u
M. r. Vashon high school. AZ
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BANK
Classified Advertisements
live cents PR line: minimum rate g5e.
cash In advance Remit stamps or NJ. %.
For Sale-llxtra good yetch seed
at l2c per lib. Rosebank Farm.
Wanted-lIigh school boy to help
about greenhouse. Board and
fair cash payment. Fir Tree Farm
Co, Portage. Is
Wanted Sacks and junk. High
est price paid on the Island.
Burton Junk Co, Burton Wn. A
Wanted TO buy few small pc
tatoes. w. S. Danner Vashon.
Phone l43. 4S
Wanted Man or boy 10 assist
around poultry plant. l.. G.
Beall, jr. Phone Red lS2. 4S
Wanted Female help. Girls for
cafeteria work in Seattle. No
experience required. Wages $l2;
6 days; s hours. Address The
Record. Vashon, Wash. Al
For Sale Marshall and Clark s
Seeding strawberry plants.
Dig them yourself al $l75 per
1000, or delivered at "a per 1000.
Order before Oct. |. Elmer Har-
melting, Vashon Heights. Phone
3l9. A
Wanted-IIogs, veal and cattle.
Cash paid. Il. B. Hayes, Port
age. Phone Black 1853. 36
For Sale Horse. harness and wa
gon. Horse win work double
or single, guaranteed. Also two
COWS, 3 yrs. old, second calf. Will
sell cheap. VIM. Jones. Ellisport.
Found PAR of eyeglasses on the
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
New Chancellor Suggests Amistice
for Peace Conference, Asking
Terms Allies Would Accept.
OFFERS BELGIUM INDEMNITY
Autonomy of Alsace-Lorraine and Self
Determination for Russian States;
League of Nations.

Amsterdam, Oct. 5.-Germany through her new chan
eeDor Prince Max Of Baden offered ams6es and peace to
the allies today.
The proposal made by the prince in his inaugural
speech before the Rechstag News of reached here through
dispatches to the newspaper Tyd from its Berlin correspondent
The prince offered immediate suspension of bostEes and
suggested that all begeren send envoys neutral place to
discuss peace. He asked the allies state Their terms
Further the prince proposed that league of nations, arb-
raon and disarmament be among the fundamental ets of
discussion at the peace conference.
He offered restoration and indemncaton Of Belgium
the first time Germany has Offered indemnify the outraged
kingdom.
FURTHER PROPOSALS MADE
Further principal proposals made by the prince pese.
/. Autonomy for AisaeeLorrame-
The peace be empowered discuss the Of
Federal state of Austria.
5 Self-determination Of the Russian frontier
4. Return to Germany of al her colonel.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06

the Western front before winter
would compel a halt in the lighting.
But from Vienna and at Berlin
through the Austrian ambassador the
insistent voice OF peace kept burzinH
in the German chieftain's ears. Final
ly the UltimatUm came: Peace os
we surrender"
Hurriedly the Kaiser went into
conference with Prince MaI and the
Austrian envoy. Whether Hinden-
burg was present at that meeting is
not clear. The impression ia that
satisfied the shining sword was 20
have another chance, he was heading
back toward his headquarters on the
front
Panic In Austria Hanxnry.
Meanwhile the situation in Austria-
Hungary was assuming a more ana
more threatening aspect HunEsry's
leaders began to prepare for separate
action. The plan 70 break away from
Austria came to be openly discussed.
Secession was the wstchword in The
inner circles Of the Hungarian row
ernment, particularly abonE thu Siav
elements. The very thought cleo
trihed the Hungarian population.
Emperor Charles. haunted by tho
spectre Of rebellion and his empire
once more menaced with invasion by
the fast northward moving Serbians
Tedoubled his pressure on Berlin
In the Austrian Chamber veritable
riots were staged Slav members
shouted, Down with Germany" FSst
nights ensued, marked by mutual &C
cUsations OF the graveSt sort.
Peace" was the all-pervadinr urge.
Through the streets Of Vienna hun
cry mobs marched. singing The
Marseillsise" and yelling for bread
and peace.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
AUSTRIAN U-BOAT SUNK
BY AMERICAN CHASERS
Other Enemy Craft at Durazzo Also
Damaged by u. S. FIotilla.

London. Oct. 1.-DestruCtion by
american submarine chasers of tn"
Austrian U-bOat which torpedoed
and damaged a British cruiser in the
allied-American raid on Durazzo was
officially confirmed by United States
naval headquarters here tonight in
the first detailed account Of Ameri-
can participation in the successful
raid on the Austrian naval base on
he Albanian coast.
All OF the American craft returned
safely to their base. There we're no
american casualties.
The official statement says another
boat was damaged and probably
INK by American chasers Com
manded by Capt. c. p. Nelson and
Lieut.. Commander T. Fl. Bastedo
the American chaser fotilla consist
ing of twelve craft. acted as a screen
for the attacking British and Italian
warships under heavy enemy fire.
Later the U-boat chasers escorted
the damaged British cruiser and an
enemy hospital ship to an Italian
1Ort. The American sailors enioved
heir feat immensely.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
Armistce Appeal Must
Go to Gen. Foch.

II Germany desires an srmistice,
her appeal must go to Marshal Foch.
generalissimo Of the allied forces on
the Western front This was the com
ment OF War Department officials last
night.
The granting Of an armistics ia
purely a military measure, II was
pointed out and would Of necessity
have TO come through the command
ing Officer Of the forces which under
the armisuce would lay down their
arms. The diplomatic branch OF the
belligerents Is not the proper place
for the filing Of an appeal for an
armistice, they said.
The case Of Bulgaria was recalled
In this connection. The BulRarisns
made OvertureS directly to the French
commander. The Bulgarian envoys
were received by Gen. Frsnchet
d Esperey. who eGacted an uncouot-
tional surrender. and agreed to a aus,
pension Of hostilities after referring
the proposal to Marshal Foch, as com
mander-in-chief and the Supreme
Allied War Council at Versailles.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
JURY AGAIN DISAGREES.
Talesmen in The Masses" Con-
spiracy Case DISCHARGED

New York. Oct. 5.-The jury in the
trial of FIVE editors of the Socialist
magazine. The Masses, reported 20
Judge Manton in the United States
District Court at 1910 tonight mat
they were unable to agree.
When Judge Manton had satisfied
himself there was no likelikood Of
verdict beirg reached he DISCHARGED
the Iury. The jurors had bcsn cut
Iust II hours and 30 minutes. THIS is
the second time a jury has disagreed
in the trial of this case.
The defendants. Max Eastman
Floyd Bell. Arthur Young. John Reed
and c. Merrill Rogers, were accused
Of conspiracy to obstruct the draft.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
Argentina Is to Have
British Wireless Station

London.-German wireless supram-
acs is lost. For years Germany
has sought a contract for erection of
a wireless station in Argentina suf-
ficiently strong to comrunicate d.
rectly with Nauen. and such a sta
ton was in operation experimentally
near Buenos Ayres. under the pledge
to send no messages. but only to re-
ceive from Nauen. The pledge was
violated. the German station sealed
Now the Pan-American TELEGRAPH
and Telephone Company, controlled
by the British Marconi Company
will erect the largest wireless sta
tion In the world near Buenos Ayres
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
APPEAL TODAY
IN EVERY HOME
TO BUY BONDS
Search of $500 Volunteer
Canvassers Begins at
| O'clock.
SUCCESS HERE IS VITAL
Kaiser Will See Nation S
Spirit in Attitude Of
Capital City.

Canvass begins promptly at !
o'clock.
Every home in Washington will
be visited
Have your 10 per cent cash pay
ment Cor check ready for can
VasSer.
Put your honor flag in your win
dow and wear your button.
Make your subscription as large
as you possibly can.
Remember, our boys are GIVING
their hves-vOu are only asked to
LEND your money.
LIBERTY LOAN COMMITTEE
OF d. c.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
4,O0OPrisoners Taken in Renewal
of Attack West of Meuse,
With 2-Mile Advance
BRITISH PUSHING EASTWARD
Pursuing Enemy from Region Of LIE Cate
let, They Take Many Prisoners and
Cross Scheldt Canal

London Oct 5-More than 1000 prisoners reported
have been taken by the Americans the resumption of their
drive between the Argonne and the Meuse today The Paris
correspondent of Universal Service says the new American
ack together with the advance scored by the French army of
Gen. Gouraud the American left resulted driving the
Germans into three dangerous pockets.
The Yankees pushed forward least miles. At one
point they have established themselves the powerful Kiem
hide trench system the last organized German defense line
west of the Meuse the loss of which will force the Teuons
fall back far to the north and at the same time withdraw
east of the Meuse
BRITISH PRESS FORWARD.
The British pressed the enemy further eastward between lie Cate
let and the region northeast of ST. Quentin today. making progress
between Mont Behan midway between Fonsomme and
the line which has been breaced and Baurevo (neay three miles
of lie Caeet They have extended their lines spur
west of Beaurevoir Many prisoners taken.
The Germans Field Marshal Hag announced tonight have be-
extending from the region of LIE Catelet the
bend of the She Canal Creveoeur The British pursuing the
Teuton crossed the canal and progressing
Ground gained La Terrere miles north lie Caeet
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
BRITISH PRESS FORWARD.
Irresistible Dash.

Irresistible Dash.
With the American first army
west Of the Meuse, Oct 5.-(Noon)
Troops of the American first
army. resuming their drive between
the Argonne Forest and the Meuse
early today. smashed forward with
| Irresistible dash. overcoming strong
enemy resistance. The America ms
have gained a foothold on a spur
In the famous Kriemhilde trench
system. All reports up to this hour
say operations are proceeding salts
| factorily.
! From the positions captured yes
terday. overlooking the greater part
of the KriemhiIde line. the Yankees
swept down into the formidable
Teuton positions in the face Of terri
. hc gunfire.
/ The desperate resistance availeI
THE Germans nothing. They were
{ fought to a standstll Their forces.
| too shattered for organized counter
attacks, a violent box barrage was
all they could oppose to our advance
/ in the way OF reaction.
! Immedfat tely west of the river the
Americans who yesterday had estab-
Iished themselves in CuneI and RO-
magne 1.-TWO and half and four n.. y
I A half miles, respectively. west of
! BrieulIeS) swung around in turn
/ ing movement against the Mcneil
( trench system.
/ Tanks and Planes Active.
Tanks and airplanes again rendered
Invaluable aid to our infantry in the
/ new advance.
| In Yesterdays successful push the
maximum gain was scored in the
| Aire Valley, where the Yankees
pressed three miles northweStward I'm
( the direction OF Grand Pre-. the i'm
portant rail town north OF the Aire
bend.
Our high angle guns did brilliant
| execution, shooting down four Ger
man airplanes. Another Teuton ma
chine was sent crashing to earth by
! infantry rife fire.
| A thick ground haze lay over the
! fighting line. compelling the Ger
man aviators to fly low in their
I reconnoitering expeditions.
OyerpOwer KaIser's Pets.
Some OF the Kaiser's finest troops
were encountered by our men in
yesterdays and today's assaults. In
! the Bois des MOrines. for instance.
we came across the Emperor's pet
division. nicknamed the "Cockchaf-
ers" They were overpowered by
/ the Yankees with the same ease and
swiftness as troops OF less glorious
reputation.
Everywhere our advancing columns
saw evidenc~ of the frightful toll
reaped by our artillery fire.
Tank crews outdid themselves in
skill and daring. Many of the steel
monsters rumbled ahead far in ad-
vance Of the infantry. the wireless
continually flashing messages to the
rear telling OF the tanks location.
Many photographs also were taken
from tank windows. They revealed
that numberless traps had been set
for our infantry which were crushed
by the mobile steel forts. Tank OBJ
servers also sent signals TO our artil-
lery directing efficacious counter bat
terry work
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
Makes Me Laugh" Says
An English Diplomat.

II sentiment at the British Embassy
last night is an index TO the nannar
in which England will receive t.
German plea, the answer TO Pr .
Max will be: You make me ls' "a.
That was the way one British diplo-
CONTINUED on PAGE FoTR
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
1GERMANY ASKS PEACE TERMS
OFFERING NEW CONCESSIONS:
YANKS MAKE FURTHER GAINS
HUN EVACUATION OF
BELGIUM HAS BEGUN
Supplies Being Moved and Coast
Towns Being Burned.

London. Oct. 6.-A correspondent
at Limburg telegraphs that numer-
Gus trains are running over the rail-
way lines into Germany near the
southern Dutch frontier loaded with
masses of material. With strong
glasses he says horses. cattle and
every conceivable kind of vehicle
can be seen moving toward the Ger
man line.
Another correspondent in Dutch
Flanders reports that the Germans
are burning towns and villages
along the coast. It is reported that
the flames of burning villages are
plainly visible from Roulers.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
RECOGNITION BY CHINA.
Czecho SIovak Government Ap-
proved Now by Seven Nations

China following the lead of the
United States and the other allied
powers, has officially recognized the
Czecho-Slovaks as co-belligerent
and Prof. Thomas G. Masaryk. CHIEF
or the Czech-Slovak National Coun-
cil' as the nominal head of the gov
ernment. The State Department yes
terday was advised of the move.
Thus far the United States, Great
Britain, France. Italy and japan
have recognized the Czechs.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
New York Reports S266, ,09S. 700

New York. Oct 5-TotaI subscrip-
tlons to the Fourth Liberty Loan re-
ported by the Federal Reserve bank at
the close of business today amounted
to s266.O9S 100 which is equal to l4s
per cent OF the quota for the district
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
PERTH AMBOY
DANGER OVER
Airplane Observers Expect
No More Munition
Explosions.

Perth Amboy. N J. Oct. 5-An
[. Armstrong and Capt Watson over
the burning shell-loading plant Of T
A. Gillespie & Co. early this evening
indicated that danger OF explosion OF
an enormous amount Of T n. T. is
practically past
This explosive lies in four To-
tied UP to the plsn. docks. L. IA
barge contains from COO to 1000 tons
OF %N ~. army officers said. 1t was
feared the fire might reach the
barges. The resulting explosion, it
was believed. might set off still
greater amount of the high explosive
buried in underground caissous on
the banks OF Cheesequake Creek.
It was ascertained by Mai. Arm
strong that the fire was still a mile
from the barges.
At $50 tonight Col. Douglas l.
Mackay. in charge OF the army
forces in the Gillespie plant district,
announced that he believed the dan
ger OF additional explosions was
passed.
Great Property Loss.
South Amboy. n. J., oct. 5.-The
number of dead in the shell eXplo-
slons which began at 40 last night
and have continued at frequent in
tervals ever since at the great shell
loading plant OF T. A. Gillespie x
Co, at Morgan. is ConServatiyely
placed at 125. At least $50 persons
have been injured. Fourteen bodies
were identified.
President Gillespie now estimates
the property loss at S12,Op0.O 900 This
is exclusive OF 5000, coo worth of ex-
plosives which belonged to the gov
ernment.
Between 800 and 800 employees who
were in the plant at the time of the
first explosion are still unaccounted
for. Most of them are of foreign
birth and may have gone to their
homes without reporting
Under Heavy Guard.
The territory surrounding the plant
is under heavy military guard.
United States troops are patrolling
as close to the blazing buildings as
they dare approach.
Immediately upon the arrival of the
SOlulCTS from lamp vail, COTuOn
was thrown around the vast plant
and all save rescucrs, fire fighters,
and physicians and nurses were
driven back Martial law was de
cIared during the day.
The work of rescue was attended
by danger. Injured men were re-
covered from shell holes. Parts of
bodies were found 1000 feet from the
-
Residents of the townships of Perth
Amboy. South Amboy and SayrevilIe
poured forth in a continuous stream
seeking shelter as far from the scene
of disaster as they could get
As the long almost unbroken line
threaded its way homes were thrown
open outside the immediate danger
zone and hundreds found shelter.
New York Terroriscd.
New York, Oct 5.-The entire me-
tropolis ~was IN a state OF apprehen-
sion and fear at o'clock this after
noon when it was announced that an
explosion threatened nearly 200 tons
OF T. n T. at the Gillespie plant at
South Amboy.
BY direction OF the Federal govern
ment all traffic by subway under the
North and East rivers and over all
the East River bridges was suspended
Thousands of persons bound from
business to Brooklyn were marooned
on Manhattan Island.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
Await official Reports.

Mai Gen. c. c. Williams, chief of
the Bureau OF Ordnance, accompa-
sied by members of his staff, left
the proving ground at Aberdeen as
soon as they heard of the explosions
at Morgan N. j., and are now on the
scene of the disaster.
Officials in the bureau and at the
office of the director of munitions
say that until there has been a re-
port from Gen. Williams the War
Department will have no reasonable
estimate as to the loss occasioned
by the destruction OF shells at the
Gillespie plant The confident belief
here is that nothing untoward will
happen at the point on the Cheese
quake creek, where g great supply
of T. y. T Is stored Ordnance Of
fcials are of the opinion that the
estimates OF the damage done are
exaggerated.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
II 7iser Held Back.

The Kaiser himself was quoted as
declaring the Austrian peace plea
had defnitely demonstrated that the
time was noe ripe for such q move.
Hindenburg and Ludendorff are re-
presented as having assured the
emperor and the new chancellor
that the situation IN the west, grave
as It was. was by no means hope
less. Max's plan was defeated at
the council and a new race began
between the militarists and the
pacifsts. the former concentrating
all their plans and energies upon
averting a real break through on
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
Peace Reports Persistent.

Throughout the day reports and
rumors Of a German peace bid had
been coming thick and fast. Berlin
dispatches told OF the assembling OF
the Reichstag for a special plenary
session. The Baden prince was to
make his inaugural speech and in IL
announced his policy. In his ca
pacity as Foreign Minister. which
he couples with his duties as
Chancellor. he was to cover the
whole international field.
The first definite hint that a SEN
sational announcement was expect
ed came in a Berlin telegram to the
effect that the entire press Of Ger
many and Austria regarded today's
event as the turning point of the
war"
The dual monarchy in Vienna and
Berlin dispatches early this morning
was reported in the throes Of q near
panic. Revolt was said to be threaten
ing. Baron Won Hussarek has re-
signed as premier and with him his
whole cabinet went out Herr Ham
marsch, like the Baden prince. a re
Nuted pacifist. was slated to take the
premiership. and his first step was to
be to send a message to President
Wilson setting fortt AustriaHun-
Rary's conception OF the American
Executives fourteen peace principles.
Austria Determined on stand.
In short. everything indicated
that Austria would not bulge an
inch in her determination to bring
about" peace. German threats and
promises had been unavailinE
Afraid to repeat her blunder in the
case OF Bulgaria. whose threats she
had taken for bluff. Germany. IL is
believed, chose the inevitable course
OF taking the lead in offering peace
before she would be entirely desert
cd by her allies and be isolated. a
besieEed fortress with fnescapable
disaster staring her in the far.
BY acting as the spokesman OF the
Central Alliance. reduced by Bull
garia's detection to a triple Entente,
whose two other members were
bent upon peace because Of military
defeats and irrestible home pres
sure. Germany. It IS thought by
well-infOrmed observers here. at
tempts TO rescue what prestige she
can and save above all her leader
shin for Central Europe at the peace
table
Last. hut by no means least. her
endless defeats in the West served
as compelling motive sctuating the
peace offer.
On the face >of all reports the de-
cision was taken practically over
night. II was q complete face about
on the part OF the Kaiser and Hin
denhurE who two davs ago en-
nhaticallv vetoed the Baden Princes
urGings for an immediate peace Of
fensfve"
Kaiser Held Rack
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06
THE WEATHER

Today-Partly cloudy. Tomorrow
Fair and cooler.
Highest temperature yesterday, 7S;
lowest, So.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-06

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