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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-11
NEAR TWO MILLION ).
TROOPS EMBARKED
Gen. March Announces Fig
ures and Makes Plea for
a., Liberty Loan.
LOCATES D. C. FIGHTERS

The embarkation Of troops over
seas has passed the 1900 900 mark and
is keeping on, Gen. March, chief of
staff, announced this morning. He
followed that statement with an
urgent and earnest plea for continu-
ing the liberty loan drive.
Gen. March disclosed that the goth
Division. Of which the District of CO.
lumbia, New Jersey, Delaware and
Virginia National Guards are a part,
is fighting on the battle line in the
vosges.
This is not the time to hang back
with men or money" said Gen. March.
1.-The War Department is preparing
for service 1000, 900 first-class fight
ing men. in addition to those already
sent over. 1t has asked Congress for
S8,000,000, 900 to equip and transport
and subsist them. Without the finan-
cial backing which the liberty bonds
provides nothing can be accomplished.
Now is the time to hurl against the
Hun our maximum resources ana
make victory certain said Gen.
March.
Review of the War,
Taklns up the Dattie S1tuatlon on
the west front. Gen. March said that
with the capture of lie Cateau by the
British the allied frees We're, within
fourteen miles of. the railway juno
ton of Aulnoye, which is "a vital
strategical point for the enemy. The
Liege-Maulbeuge railway and the
lateral road through Sedan, at which
the American Army is striking on
tho Mouse, meet each other at Aul-
noye, and these two lines are the
main arteries for German supplies,
troop movements in France and also
for German wit hdraWal from France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-11
Push Forward Over. a sMii1e.

East of the Meuse the American and
French forces have pushed, forward
a mile and q half on a four mill
front and are now within ten miles
of the Valenciennes-Metz railway
system, the cutting of which would
break one of the Germans main COM
munication lines back to Germany.
West of the Mouse the Argonne forest
line has been Strengthened out by
French and American operations and
to the north of the Cambria front
there are indications, Gen. March
said, that the Douai sector is being
evacuated by the enemy.
The Anglo-American drive between
st. Quentin and Cambria. Gen. March
said, had shaken the enemy's resist
ance and resulted in at least tempo
rary DISCRIMINATION in the German
ranks. On the first day the whole
front of attack was swept forward an
average depth of three miles. follow
ed on Wednesday by siX-mile drive
on a thirty-five-mile front. with the
French troops carrying the southern
third of the line.
y total of fourteen miles in three
days has been gained by the allied
forces. marking the most rapid adj
vance made since the counter often
sive began.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-11

afsimilar step was being prepared In
Turkey. Germany, thereupon. de-
cided to join the movement and Chan
cellor Maximilian made his appeal to
President Wilson"
The resignation Of Herr Won Berg,
chief of the German emperor's civil
cabinet. has been accepted, according
to the Vossiche Zeftung of Berlin. He
will be succeeded by a personality
acquainted with parliamentary condi-
tions and usages, the paper says.
BASEL. Switzerland, October 10
A Berlin dispatch received here says
that the conservative faction in the
reichstag has asked an Immediate
convocatfon Of the Legislative body
in Germany to discuss President Will
sons reply to the imperial chancel-
lor's peace proposal.
LONDON. Thursday, October TO-
Germany'S answers to President Will
sons questions are awaited with great
anxiety in Germany, according to .
Copenhagen dispatch to the Central
News. Mr.: Wilson's reply to the Ger
man peace proposals was published
in the newspapers of Berlin last even
ing. The official North German Ga
zette says: I'VE have reason to be-
lieve that the peace step which has
been commenced will be continued"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-11
HUN PRESS SEES
HOPE: IN PRESIDENT
PREPARES Public for New De-
veIopment in Peace
Situation.
BUT NOT ALL IN ACCORD

BY the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, October 11.-German
newspapers received here reveal a
number Of long articles apparently in
tended to prepare the public for a
further development Of the peace move
ment and containing favorable refer
ences to President Wilson's formula.
Theodore wolff's article in the Tage-
blatt takes the form of an imaginary
appeal to President Wilson from some
friend familiar with Europe. for ex-
ample. Henry Morgenthau. former am
bassador to Turkey, painting picture
Of Germany misled by the false pan
German prophets, but loving peace
with it's whole soul. and having
learned it's lesson. now ready for a
Wilsonian peace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-11
American Divisions in Action.

Cen March announced the Ameri-
can divisions which cleaned up the
st. Mihiel salient in the fight which
prepared the way for present opera.
tions north Of sVerdun. Pointing fRorS
left to right on the map, he said
the divisions were in line as follows:
Fourth (Regular). 26th (New Eng
land National Guard), LIST (Regular),
AID (Rainbow), s9th (Kansas, Mis-
souri,, South Dakota, Nebraska, Colo
RADIO. New Mexico and Arizona Ma
tional Army, I'd (Regular).
This is the first information made
public as to the constitution of the
Army with which Cen Pershing
achieved a brilliant and swift victory
In his first wholly American effort.
The first courier from Gen. Pershing,
carrying the hospital records of the
expeditionary forces for slightly
wounded men. has arrived, Gen.
March said, the lists including APP
proximately $4,000 names. This num-
Der. he said, was the accumulation
for all the period up to the time it was
decided to bring these lists also to
the United States for. publication,
using couriers instead fathe. cables.
Locating various divisions in re-
Spouse to questions. Gen. March said
the 91st ALASKA, Washington, Ore
Eon, California, Idaho, Nevada, Mon
lana. Wyoming and Utah National
ARMY still was in the American
training areas.
The 18th western New York. New
Jersey and Delaware National Army
is on the line with LIST Corps, but it's po-
sitior not specifically stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-11
DR.: FOWLER APPEALS
FOR VOLUNTEER NURSES
District Health Officer Says That
the Demand Here Is Increas-
ing Hourly.

DR.. Fowler, health officer of the Dis
trict of Columbia, today issued an ap-
peal to all Westinghouse who feel
capable of officiating as nurses to
volunteer their services at the public
health service headquarters, 14th and
F streets. The demand for nurses
hourly is increasing.
There is a shortage of gravediggers.
DR.. Fowler has appealed to the United
States employment service for la
borers for this work. At Wilmington,
Del, high school boys have been
pressed into the service of digging
graves.
The capital also is threatened with
a shortage of collins. Undertakes are
having the greatest difficulty meeting
che abnormal demands made upon
them
Situation Confronts Undertakes.
DR.. Fowler and Charles S. Zurhorst,
chairman Of the Funeral Directors
Association, will hold a conference
this afternoon relative to the situa-
ton confronting the undertakers. It
may be found necessary to appoint a
director of. funerals, in order to dis
tribute the demand for undertaking
services.
DR.. Mustard, who is directing the
fight on the disease for the public
health service. spent the morning in
specting the relief stations establish
ed by the service in school buildings
in different sections of the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-11
Shipping Machine Gun Fire.

Sheltered only in shallow and
hastily constructed trenches, the men
were subjected to a grilling sniping
machine gun fire as we'll as a trench
mortar bombardment every time they
showed themselves. Only with the
greatest difficulty and with extreme
caution could they move from place
to place and keep guard against sur
prise attacks.
The battalion had started with
meager rations. expecting more to
reach them later. These, Of course,
could no longer be transported to
them. 1t was the greatest good for
tune that they were fairly we'll sup
piled with water.
Nightly and daily, too, they sent
back volunteer scouting parties. but
if these reached the positions in the
rear without being captured or killed
they could not tell, for none ever re-
turned.
Daily American aviators searching
vainly for them flew overhead, but no
cutlery the men could make brought
anything but a volley of shouts and
laughter from the Germans in front
and behind and to the right and left
Of them.
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Weary Yanks Cheer Answer.
Germans Get Behind.

A composite story CLEANED from a
dozen recitals that the battalion
when ordered to advance last Friday
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powerless to attract the attention
Of any one hut the Germans.
Navor Gave TN Hone.


AS the days passed the Americans
grew more and more emaciated and
more and more bearded, but they
never gave up hope. There was Moth
ing but grim determination to hold
out until the last man was finished.
There was not man in the battal-
ion, wounded or otherwise, hungry or
starved, but secuted the idea Of sur
render. Their ammunition was de-
pleted to point where the few ma
chine guns in the outfit had but one
belt of cartridges apiece and the rife
ammunition was running SO short that
they had received orders not to fire at
any -one attacking until within such
short range that his death or serious
injury was almost inevitable.
Maj, Whittlesy. who is a well known
New Yorker, had his entire battalion
behind him to a man. Capt. Leo
Stromme Of San Bernardino, Cal, told
the Associated Press his men jeered
at the idea of surrender and the men
who came out of the four days siege
are united in declaring that they
never would have given up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-11

pushed its way rapidly ahead through
the forest, and. in its eagerness to
catch up with the retreating Germans
gradually spread out and widened its
ranks. This allowed the Germans to
infiltrate unseen behind the Americans,
and they fell directly into q cunning
trap which the Germans had set for
them.
The enemy had planned to catch the
Americans in hollow surrounded on
all four sides by heights. the great
est of which was steep hill direct
ly ahead. The Americans, who were
not accustomed to forest fighting. and
were filled with eagerness. dashed
into this hollow without stopping to
think that the enemy might be await
ing them. The members of the bat
talon were at first checked by their
own artillery baIrage which had
worked steadily forward. Neverthe-
less, it had not worked as fast as the
troops themselves and the battalion
proceeded half way up the hill and
there they waited for the barrage to
pass in front Of them. Then they dis
covered that the Germans on both
sides had jointly f1anked them and
had closed in upon their rear.
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Militarists Are Blamed.

Prof. Gravenitz, in the Vossiche lei
tung, reviews the events which grad
ually alienated the United States from
Germany while President Wilson was
trying to bring about peace, his eff
forts, however, being nullified by the
German military party.
Today" the professor concludes,
I'VE have government strong enough
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-11
Situation Confronts Undertakes


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Colds cause Grip and Infuenza-LAXATIvE
BRoMo QUININE Tablets remove the cause,
There is only one ''Bromo Quinine." E. W.
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GO TO !, YANKEE.
REPLIES TO HUNS
Maj. WhittIesey Of "Losf'
Battalion Firm on Receiving
Demand to Surrender.
STORY OF BRAVE STAND
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
NORTHWEST OF vERDUN. Wednes-
day, October 9.-The brightest spot
in the heroic and amazing story of
the now famous lost battalion"
which belonged to the nth Division,
as yet, untold, was the climax to the
fourth day of the troops beleagure-
ment in the Argonne forest. i
When the men were long foodless
and almost wholly without ammuni-
ton. and when many were weak from
exhaustion but not one despairing, an
American who had been taken pris-
oner by the Germans suddenly ap-
peared at the little camp surrounded
in the valley.
The man had been sent blindfolded
from the German headquarters with
a typewriter note to Maj. Whittlesey,
reading:
Americans, you are surrounded on
all sides. Surrender in the name of
humanity. You will be we'll treated"
Weary Yanks Cheer Answer.
Maj. Whittlesey did not hesitate a
GO to hell1' he almost shouted.
Then he read the note to those around
him, and his men, notwithstanding
their WEAKNESS and hunger, and in
imminent danger every moment,
cheered SO loudly that the Germans
heard them from their observation
posts.
None of the battalion could know
that relief would come within tw enty-
four hours; none felt very sure that
it could come at all before it was
too late, but the same spirit Animal
ing them at that moment, and every
living man, wounded or we'll. in the
battalion enthusiastically approved
Maj. Whittlesey's abrupt answer
when the news Of it was circulated
through the position.
Germans Get Behind.
A composite story CLEANED from a
dozen recitals that the battalion
when ordered to advance last Friday
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Nests All About Them,

The beleaguered men discovered
there were German machine gun nests
all around them every fifteen feet or
SO, and a man to show himself ever
so briefly was the signal for a sweep
ing rain of bullets. If a man made
an unusual noise trench mortars
pounded the vicinity viciously.
Just for diversion, the enemy made
a practice of sweeping the whole ter
rain--the hillside where the impro-
vised trenches were located and the
get leaves and water-regularly and
then irregularly with machine guns
| Shippers were constantly on watch.
German IT'S pounded the locality and
hand grenades also were hourly in
evidence. The Americans had no
rockets or other signals and they were
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70 MORE DEATHS
IN 24-H0UR PERIOD,
new D. C.. RECORD

CONTINUED from First Page.o
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Where D. C. Men Are Located.

The 18th New jersey, Delaware,
Virginia, Maryland and District National
Guard) is on the line in the VosgeS, as
is the 37th (Oho National Guard) and
goth (Texas and Oklahoma National
Army is on the st. Mihiel front, the
SD Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee)
is east of the Argonne and the 42d (Rain-
bowl is in the Woevre
The first courier carrying the hospital
records of the expeditionary forces for
slightly wounded men has arrived, Gen.
March said, the list including approx
nately 10000 names. This number, he
said. was the accumulation for all the
period up to the time it was decided to
bring the lists by courier.
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to assert its viii for peace and it is
again the Presidents turn"
The socialist vorwaerts prints an
article seeking=to show that the Ger
han people have Confidence in Presi-
tice.
Conditions Do Not Satisfy.
BASEL, switzerland. October IL
Commenting. ON President Wilson's
response to the. German peace note
the Strassburg Post. says,
1.-The ray of peace has not yet dis
appeared. but it is, eenveloped in a
thick fog. Tho only hope lies in the
fact that our note was not entirely
rejected. Whatever our desire for
peace may be. however. we cannot be
satisfied with the conditions under
which it can be realized"
Officials Conferred on Reply.
COPENHAGEN, October 1o.-The
German reply to- President Wilson's
note was drafted after a conference
Of Prince Macmillan, the imperial
German chancellor; Vice Chancellor
Won Payer. the ministers and military
representatives of the government.
This information is contained in a
dispatch received here from Berlin.
Says Reichstag Approves"
AMSTERDAM, October 1o.-The semi
official Wolff Bureau of Berlin has made
public President Wilson's answer to the
peace proposals Of Prince Macmillan,
the imperial German chancellor, with
the following note appended:
1.-THE official text Of the reply is still
awaited, but the reply shows that fur
Their declarations from the German gov
eminent are necessary. To that end
careful consideration by the government
Is necessary.
"A reply to the Presidents final
question has been given by the speech
in the reichstag October by Presi-
dent Fehrenbach. who. in the name of
the German nation, declared the
reichstag approves the peace offer
anu makes it it's own"
Germany ''Kicks In"
IT, F~a"kfort Zeitung in explaining
to it's readers the reason why Ger
many asked for peace says:
After Bulgaria's collapse Austria
Hungary resolved to approach Presi-
dent Wilson with an offer of an armis-
tice for the purpose Of bringing about
peace negotiations. At the same time
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21
COMB SAGE TEA IN
HAIR To DARKEN It
It's Grandmother's Recipe 20
keep her Locks Dark,
Glossy, Beautiful.

The old-time mixture of Sage Tea and
Sulphur for darkening gray, streaked
and faded hair is grandmother's recipe,
and folks are again using it to keep their
hair a good, even color, which is quite
sensible, as we are living in an age when
a youthful appearance is of the greatest
advantage.
Nowadays, though, we don't have the
troublesome task of gathering the sage
and the mussy mixing at home All
drug stores sell the ready-to-use product,
improved by the addition of other ingred-
tents, called "Wyeth's Sage. and Sui phur
Compound" for about so cents a bottle
1t is very popular because nobody can
discover it has been applied. Simply
moisten your como or soft brush with
it and draw this through your hair, tax
ing one small strand at time; by morn
ing the gray hair disappears, but what
delights the ladies with Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound, is that, besides
beautifully darkening the hair after a
few applications, it also produces that
soft lustre and appearance of abundance
which is so attractive. This ready -to-use
preparation is delightful 6oilet requisite
for those who desire u Aerc youthful APP
pearance. 1t is not intended for the cure,
mitigation or prevention of disease.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21
COLLECTING FOR
THE RED CROSS

Collecting money for the Red Cross
is not all picnic, as r. r. Carroll of
the Star found today. Mr.. Carroll,
who is on the soliciting committee,
went into Hooper's barber shop and
told the young man, D. C. Robinson,
left in charge by Mr. Hooper, that he
had been assessed. This made the
young man wrathy, and after some
heated remarks, he advanced on Mr..
Carroll with knife evidently built t.
stick sheep with. Mr.. Carroll, who
carries no knife except delicate lit
tie manicure tool, prudently retired
across the street to his Office, where
he equipped himself with an axle of
Maxwell car and went back to wind
up the controversy. He was accom-
panied by R. E. Yonge ST.. who was
standing around. and just happened
to have in his hand pair of timers
shears about the right size to cut
mules leg off with. What the two
of them would have done to that bal
Der will never be known, for friends
acted as buffer state. Mr.. Carroll
had Robinson arrested for attempted
assault, but no sooner had he come
back to his office than here came
Deputy Grubbs with a warrant charg-
ing both Carroll and Yonge with at
tempted highway robbery in behalf of
the Red Cross. Last we saw of them,
Grubbs was leading them off to the
courthouse; after the paper is on the
press we will go down to the jail and
take them a copy of the Star and
some coca-cola.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21
Clear Conscience.

Say, old fellow, don't CARR -
too far. Send the umbrella vnor
IL, Fraternity Building. Ifdoor
is not in just set it up best, ora
Or If you have that weaE+ oh1a
are in need of a tonic, K inst
to climb the stairway, Io lower
pitch the shower stick or orr
door entrance and retuJ q o1aa.
old place you like, che q good
conscience of one haHce-Wfn-
and worthy deed. u
chester Sun.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21
Riuht of Choice

You cannot always choose your as
sociates, but you can select your COM
panions, observes a sage. Circum-
stances may throw you with people
who are distasteful to you, but circum-
stances cannot force you to take them
10 your hearts and into your conf
dence. Choice is stronger than en-
vironment. Wherever you are, you al
ways have the privilege of choosing.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21
Jerked Meats.

'Tn South America jerked or dried
meat is known variously as tassage or
tassajo, and jerked venison is prepared
and used by mountain jewellers in the
Rockies and our southern mountain
ranges. In South Africa these dried
meat products are known as biltong.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21

If our electric light plant must lie
down on the job occasionally, we wish
it would pick out for that stunt some
time between 2 and a. m, when
there isn't anybody at work in the
Star office, instead of the busiest
part of the day, with copy stacking
up on the paper and rush work on the
Job presses.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21

Sibbald Wilson has received his
sailing orders and leaves tomorrow
morning for Key West. ]. B. Cham
berlain will join him en- route. Two
mighty five boys, and Ocala's good
wishes and hopes will go with them.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21

Among the pleased attendants at
the commencement exercises were
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Spencer of Belle
view. They lived many years in Ocala
and yet keep their interest in the
town.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21

A discordant note at the
mencement exercises last night
the half-strangled whoops of
who was suffering with WHO'D
cough. The Star has been requt
to comment on it and to say to n
ers who don't know better thf
take their sick children into (
assemblages that they are liz
arrest and fine.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21

When the case against DR.. L. T.
Rogers, veterinarian, was called in
the circuit court this morning, it was
found the Indictment was improperly
drawn and Judge Bullock ordered it
quashed. The judge, however, held DR..
Rogers under a $500 bond to appear
at the next session of court.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21

Rev. Bunyan Stephens returned
last night to his work at Camp John
ston. This splendid young man makes
himself esteemed and useful wher-
ever he goes.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21

Mr.. ]. H. Lancaster of Barlow, a
candidate for the office of state audi
tor, was in town yesterday. Mr.. Lam
caster is well acquainted all over the
state, and has many friends in Mar
ion county.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21

Principal Cassels of the Ocala High
School has offered his services to the
government during vacation, and if
anything can be found for him to do
will put in the summer months plug
ging away for Uncle Sam.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21

Mr.. R. L. Anderson has received a
letter from his son, Lieut.. R. L. An
derson. 1t was dated at Dover sew
eral weeks ago, so we may be pretty
sure that gallant Robert is on the
firing line.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21

WANTED-Cotton rags; must be well
laundered. No sewing room scraps.
Old bed and table linen specially de-
sirable. Star office. 1861
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1918-05-21

First Lieutenant Gates, in her
handsome uniform, attracted much
favorable attention on the streets yes
terday.