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The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
Must Dictate Peace,
Lon don Press VieW


London, Oct. 1s-The few news
rapers publishing today an Wig
orous in their demands for nip
ping in the bud all possible Ger
man attempts to enter into long
discussions and thus escape the
consequences of her defeat in the
leld
THE allies will dictate. not
negotiate peace" says the Even
ing Standard. "Any paltering with
the Kaiser's treacherous sat
elites involves the certainty
of renewed conflict in the early
future. We mast punish the GRIM
inals."
The Evening Telegram COM
ments in a similar strain, warn
ing against German tricks TO foil
Toch'a war plans
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
LAON NEAR FALL.

London Oct l3-The French are in the outskirts of Iaon a
cording to latest word from the front tonight
The o salient has been practically evacuated by the Ger
mans, it is learned.
The Fancomecan advance north of the Argonne threatens
the German left flank
Practically all of the ST. Gobam Plateau is in allied hands
The German retirement under way extremely serious for
the because the abandonment by him of his main
defensive lines and his falling back ground that unpreped for
stand.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
Allies Have Taken 10000
Captives Since Sept. Is.

Paris, Oct 13.-"since September Is,
including the Bulgaro-German troops
surrendered according to the armis-
tce," says War Office statement,
the allies have captured 10000 pris-
oners, including 1900 officers,
Among the officers are five gem
erals.
Two thousand guns and enormous
quantities of material also have been
taken"
The foregoing statement, referring
to "Bulgaro-German troops" is the
first indication that German units
fighting with the Bulgars surrendered,
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
Holland Prepares to
Stop Fleein g Hun S

Paris, Oct. l3-Gustave Herve,
the former revolutionary. writes in
La Victotre:
The Dutch authorities feel that
the German Flanders armies are
sufficiently exposed to warrant a
massing of Dutch troops along Hol-
lands frontiers prepared to cap
ture and disarn those that may
fee across the border.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
BAKER RETURNS HOME.
War Officials Land Safely from
France.

An Atlantic Port, Oct. 13-secre-
tary Newton d. Baker. John d.
Ryan, director Of aircraft produce
tion, and Brig. Gen. Hines, chief of
embarkation. arrived here today after
a tour of the American front in
France. The party left Immediately
for Washington.
1t was stated that Surgeon General
Gorgas, who was one Of the party
accompanying Secretary Baker on his
trip abroad. had remained In France
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
France Urges Foch
Shall Fix Terms

Paris. Oct. 13.-Leading French
newspapers today are unanimous
in expressing the view that II an
armistice is agreed upon. Foch
alone should frame the conditions.
Homme Libre premier Clemen-
ceaus newspaper declares:
Germany has lost the war. Her
own military party admits that
it is vanquished."
LIE Petit Parisien says:
mo mixed commission is going
to draw the armistice conditions.
The vanquished will have no part
in stipulating the conditions. Foch
will dictate and the Germans will
obey"
"Pertinax," writing in the Echo
de Paris, warns of a German trick
by which the enemy would evacu-
ate all but Alsace-Lorraine unless
the victory is pressed.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
VICTORY IN CHAMPAGNE.

Paris Oct THE Champagne battle which began on Sep
tember 26 ended complete defeat enemy" saws the war
office communque late last night The Fourth army liberated the
bend of the Asn with thity-six 1ages capturing
2I67 prisoners including officers, guns
machine mhenwerfer (ne hrowers), hundred
wagons and quantities of ammunition and material
The Fifth crossed the River progressing ten
kilometer (sx and half mles). and Asda
Vile, south of Balnzy taken.
THE Asne has been between and Nuhateau
and advancing Mont-de Prouvais.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
Official Note Expected to R1aci
Swiss Legation Today Wilson
Ready for Retort.
MAY SPURN PLEA AS INSINCERE
Likely to Reject Proposal 70
Armistice as Coming from Same
Mlitarist Government.

President Wilson. accompanied by COL House. his con
denta adviser returned the Capital last night from Nes
York
The President has reached decision the German repi
to his note of inquiry. but he will until the ocs
text of the note delivered to the State Department by Fred
erick Oederln. the Swiss Charge dAfares The official
mncation had reached the Swiss Legation late hou
last night but it is believed will today Mr.. 0edeh
will take it Immediately to Secretary Lansing.
SILENCE STILL MAINTAINED.
In its absence however, both the White House and STATE D
pamen maintained silence the affair There but
thing said and that the American public should suspend jad
the until the President reaches decision
that decision made public to the world
If sentiment here reflected by ociss-dpOmss and member
both the Senate and Houses of the Presidents
the German proposal will be rejected insineere.
One days scrutiny of the unofficial sufficient for tn
Capital down Prince Ms1s reply cevery ~oroes
document, the essence Of which nsnceriy
The President said last might. may die Cerms,
he receives and then before Congress with
address that vii be explanatory Of his action.
WILL TALK BUSINESS LATER.
Meantime single individual in Washington
the with Germany the bash
ready make huge concessions but
would fooIhardy allies
slider from whose action has bresthe
treachery and duplcity.
There is reason for this sentiment
reply Officials say
in their mention Of the word
"appearto be answered satisfactorily The third question they
point reflects the out-and-out camoulage.
In reality they unanswered and they the Pres
point plain present
that violated Belgium
persons passvely stood by while other crime being
committed
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
YANK OUTLINES TERMS.
American Tells Boche How to Ce,
Armistice.

Paris, Oct. ban American boy
working with the French artillery on
the Champagne front, and who has
been twice decorated. says in a pri-
vate letter to a friend here:
I'VE are still very busy In spite of
the Germans demanding an armis-
tice. We will give him an armistice
after knocking hell out of him, and
not before
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
Huns Organize to
Punish Food Hogs

Amsterdam Darmstsdt has
lynching society of forty-ave mem
bers which takes It upon itself to
punish food hogs. Six of its mem
bers beat into Inconsistencies with
clubs q man who had boarded a
quantity of eggs, bacon and pota-
toes
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
GIVES HOPE FOR PAGE
Doctor Confident Former Ambss-
sador VIII Recover.

New York. Oct 2-Dr. Samuel w
Lambert, who Is attending Waiter
Hines Page, former Ambassador 70
Great Britain at St. Luke's Hospital
issued a statement today in which he
expressed confidence that Mr. Pare
will recover. although his condition
was so serious that Dr. Lambert
spent the entire night at the former
AMBASSADORS bedside
The physician quoted Mr.. Page -
saying: Il feel more like myself than
I have felt for many months" Mt,
Page is suffering from an affection
of the heart
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
Huns Captured Have
Allied Propaganda

London.-of the first eo.eoo prisoners
taken by the British In their recent
offensive, a check-up now shows that
about ninety per cent Of them had
in their pockets some OF the allied
propaganda literature, dropped behind
the German lines by sirplanes.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
Spanish Ship Brings No .'Flu."

An Atlantic Port, Oct. 13-Cbeer-
ing news was brought by. d Spanish
snip which arrived here today with
no Spanish influenza among crew
and Passengers and no illness of
any kind save case of rheumatism.
Influenza Is on the wane is Spain, 1t
was declared by officers Of the ves-
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
Plan Welcome for Gompers.

New York. Oct l3.-Samuel Comp
ers is to be accorded a welcome back
to America on November 8 at ma
tional mass meeting in Chicago.
under the auspices Of the American
alliance for labor and democracy, II
was announced tonight by Director
Robert 0atsel
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
Time for Peace Not Ripe.

Time for Peace Not Ripe.
Can there be peace under thess
circumstances This is the ques.
ton that was heard in Washing.
ton yesterday. and it answered IL.
self by the manner in which # wa
uttered.
While the American public IS sd-
vised to suspend judgment unit
the President makes known his de-
it be one that comes because OF mill
ter what the President does. there
will be more peace proposals, fol-
lowing upon one another in such
rapid succession as almost 10 be-
come an avalanche oE pleas for
peace.
Germany is whipped, they point cut,
and badly whipped at that In com
mon with Austria she fears the DAY
OF reckoning, and fears il ~doubly n
il be one that comes becouse OF mill
tsry victory by the allies. Her reaoi-
ness 70 consent 10 evacuation, II was
said, might be due to the knowledFs
that her armies could be withdrawn
in orderly fashion. without the loss Of
Intu Ut udAtAAhAa ~ AAt ANAAAA- w
fenses. There, as military men have
said. she could be better prepared 20
resist further advances by the allies
in the event nothing was accomplished
by her present attempt at peace. As
matters now stand II looks as though
Foch would be able 20 deal the enemy
such staggering blows as 10 force
disorderly retreat toward the father
land.
Reference 10 Turkey Omitted.-
The omission Of mention OF Turkey
In the German note gave rise 10 cOn-
lecture in the capital yesterday. on
cials believe IL may mean that Tur-
key has acted Independently toward
peace. but that her proposal has not
yet reached the allies.
The Swiss legation yesterday afte~
noon received an unofficial translation
of the German note from Berne. II
was said 20 coincide with the Ntusn
wireless dispatch Only the ofiiCisl
text will be delivered TO the state De-
pa rtment.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
Allies Advance Reaches Outskirts
Of Laon, Capture Of Which May
Occur Within a Few Hours.
HUNS YIELD NISH TO SERBIANS
St. 'Gobain Plateau Nearly All in Allies
= Hands and Oise Salient Abandoned
By Enemy.

Paris Oct 3-La Fere, the link in the Hindenburg line
between St. Quentin and Laon has been occupied by the
French the war office announces
The Anizy Heights and Versigny also were captured
Versigny lies just west of the La Fere-Laon Railway
little than three miles southwest of La Fere.
Berlin. via London, Oct l3.-'We have lost Msh" saws
the German office its report of operations the Balkans
given out today.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14

between Vendin-le-Vieil (three and g.
half miles northeast Of Lens) and
Douai.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
ADVANCE UNA3AyED.

Paris Oct I-Troops of the French Fifth army advanced
to within four klomers 1.-TWO and half mes) This
announced the office night
All from the front indicate the advance continues
unabated, the fall of may be matter of hours
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14

Paris Oct I3Th railway between Laon has been
by the French the office day communoue
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
Tells of St. Mfhiel.

Secretary Baker then told of see
ing the two battles at st. Aihiel
THE battle of St Mihiel," he said.
started the present triumphant ad-
vance of the allied armies. From .
fortified hill overlooking the batte-
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14

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person who has not seen one. Make
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and help save paper.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-14
THE wEATHER

Today-Fair; cooler. Tomorrow
Fair; moderate west to northwest
winds. Highest temperature yester-
day, 81; lowest So.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17
BODY OF STRANGT.FD
GIRL is DISCOVERED

Detroit, Mich. Feb. 16.--strangled
by man who accompanied her to
room Friday night and who was heard
to leave less than an hour afterwards.
the body OF beautiful young woman
was found this afternoon l@re in
lodging house.
The only clue to- her identity con-
sists of two letters addressed to Mrs.
Charles Gates, general delivery One
OF them was signed by Mrs. TmY Nc
Dowell. Pawtucket, r. l. The other
WAS evidently from her sister in Chi
ce go.
Deep marks of a mans fingers on
! the girls throat bore mute evidence
to the manner in which she had been
slain. The corner OF a pillow slip
crammed into her mouth served as a
gag.
! That robbery was not the motive OF
I the crime was made plain when a
large roll of bills was fousd on tne
| bed beside the dead girl, vhiIe two
valuable rings were on her fingers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17
LABOR BOARD FIXES
NEW SCALE OF WAGES

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE new
wages announced by the labor ad
| 1ustment board for the Delaware g.
! trict. including the shipyards at Bal
! timore, cover twenty-th genera
! trade classifications, to zach OF which
different rates of pay will apply.
The general concessions made fol.
| low:
Right 7sTs0$.. sTAoIN N. UN
Eight hour day with Saturday halt
holidays; time and q half for over,
time: work In excess of ten hours
shall not be permitted except in dry
docks or to protect life or property
from imminent danger: double time
pay for work on Sundays, new years
Washington'a birthday. Decoration
Day. July Fourth. Labor Day.
Thanksgiving and Christmas. Night
shift men to get S per cent more
than day shifts; adjustment of bonus
system: piece work rates not to be
reduced; dry dock work ten cents
an hour above normal pay; individual
pay arrangements now in effect not
to be altered; no discrimination be-
tween union and non-union labor; the
new wages to be retroactive to No
vember 2 when ard workers agree
to submit grievances to labor ADJUST
ment board.
The minimum hourly rates for the
trades involved yill be as follows:
Hammer and machine forgers.
heavy. $l.s5.
Anglesmiths and blacksmiths.
heavy fires, ST la.
Leading men erecting department.
gang leaders, mold iofot. .s5.
Furnace men on shapes and plates
(ship work.; loftsmen. first class.
80 Ia.
Operators, locomotive cranes In
construction work, SO.
Flange turner's, SLAB furnace men,
pat'ernmakers. marine leaders, crane
leaders. 10.
Anglesmiths and biacksmiths, other
fires; bolt makers. marine erectors
and nlachinists, first class; fitters,
first class; molders and coremake rs,
cupola tenders. loftsmen, second class
and pipe filters, 10 1-2.
Levermen or crane men. black
smith shop, drop forgers. boiler
makers, tank testers, hand clippers
and caulkers, coppersmtths, plumbers.
"'o"'r'c'ans. first class: Jerners, ma
chine men. Joiner department, opera
tors, locomotive, cantiiever. Gantry
and other cranes of over three tons;
riyet testers, handriveters, ship car
penters, first class: house carpenters.
wood caulkers, layers out, sheet
metal workers, 10.
Leaders furnace department, crane
gang leaders, .671-2.
Acetylene burners and wsIders,
first class: electric welders. pneu-
matte clippers and caulkers: cleo
tricians. second class, filters. second
class, machine men, lumber depart
ment. engineers, LOCOMOTIVES: pneu-
matte riveters, ship carpenters. second
class. SIS,
Marine erectors and machinistx.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17
VACANT HOUSE HAS
STORE Of WHISEEY

Although the police were unsucccss'
full In their search OF the place OF
I'd Conner yesterday afternoon they
did not end withou; uncovering a
large amount OF ardent spirits else-
where.
a search warrant WIS sworn out
by thu commissioner Of prohibition
against Conner. who resides at 2%05
East Main street. but upon searching
bic place without avail the police
directed their attention to a vacant
store across the street, Upon search
ing this building the police uncovered
ifiy-elght quarts Of whiskey and q
large amount OF evidence.
The store, which was apparently
unoccupied. seemed to have been used
as an unloading place for whiskey
ard other ardent spirits for long
time. The afty-e!ght quarts were
located ia hiding places on the first
floor, but when the officers went
into the cellar they found a number
o. cartons and large wooden boxes in
which the EVhiskev had been shipped.
An important piece OF evidence was
uncovered when the names of proml-
mont Richmond merchants were found
on the outside OF these containers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17
Place Today for
Sunday Sing Is
City Auditorium
Committee Finds John Mar
shall High School Too Small
To Accommodate Grow d s
That Attend Popular Service.

/ In answer 70 a popular demand
( which could not be met IN the audi
| torium Of the John Marshall High
school the Sunday sing will be given
! this afternoon At o'clock In the City
Auditorium.
Last Sunday efforts we're made to
take care OF the throngs which had
been iocking to the more central au-
ditorium by giving two concerts each
lasting an hour.
In this way nearly three thousand
people were accommodated. but fol-
lowing the last performance 1t was
discovered that nearly thousand peo-
PIE were unable to gain admittance.
This, coupled with the fact that
when the question OF moving was put
to the audience the vote was practi-
cally unanimous that the move be
made.
The City Auditorium seats four
thousand including the seats on the
stage. and It is expected that rec
ord breaking crowd will pack the
building before the hour scheduled
for tina music TO begin.
Boy Scouts were on the street all
yesterday afternoon distributing In
yttatious TO the incoming soldiers and
SdlitffH 1S3tH Abf tue 1AIui III Aui1UL III
will be reserved in the center section.
and the popular camp songs will be
one OF the big features OF the af-
teTnoon.
The orchestra has been largely In
creased and IL win include between
atty and sixty Of the best professional
and amateur musicians in Richmond
Seats for the members OF the We'd
nesday club. the Male Choral society.
the St Cecilia chorus and members of
the various church choirs have been
reserved on the stage and large
number are expected to be present to
lead IN the singing.
walter c Mercer VIII have charge
Of the music and viii direct the or
chestra DR. Douglas S. Freeman. edI'
tor OF the News Leader Will make the
patriotic address Of the afternoon.
Admission TO tbs concert Is free and
no collection Will be taken. Chill
aren accompanied by older people will
be admitted Juaccompanied children
will not be admitted until all the
grown people are seated.
These Sunday sings have been great
successes In all camp cities where they
have been pat on by the war camp
community service No city has at
tenn pted them on as large a scale as
Richmond and IN no other city have
they attracted larger or more enthusi-
aHtic audiences.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17
PROHIBITION CUTS
STATE DEATH RATE
Dr. P1ecker, Registrar OF vital Stalls.
tics In Report Says Dry Law
Enforccment Aids
MORE RABrEs ARE BORN
War Interferes With Compilation Of
Records Owing 90 the Fact That
Many Physicians Have Enlisted i'm
United States Service.

Deaths in Virginia during the last
year were fewer by sac than was the
case In 1916, according to the report
| of the state registrar OF vital stats
| tics. DR.. w. w. Picker. which re-
port was made public yesterday. This
record Is accumulated by the fact
| that the time Of MANY OF the med
teal men on the state have been bus
! lily engaged In examining the regis
trants for the selective draft. and in
a large number OF cases the prac-
titioners have Joined the ranks of the
| fighters. More than 400 practicing
physicians have enlisted in the ar
mics of Uncle Sam.
Dr. Picker attributes the decrease
in death rate TO the fact that the
prohibition amendment as passed by
this state has practically eliminated
the large number OF deaths due to
alcoholic excess He estimated that
there were 500 deaths annually from
this cause,
The birth rate also fell below ex-
pectations. Tn 20 October there was
a gain in births in Virginia over that
Of the prev Gus year Of practicallv l.
700, but during the last two months
of the year. December and Novem-
her, there was decrease of more
N1lhh kSVVs 1HHE pFpAb llI AkiS AiiSa ptsDC
for the year over that of 1915 to only
234
The war stated Or. P1ecker in his
report has interferef IN a serious
manner with the compilation of the
vital statistics of the state. The in
crease in postage has had its effect.
and in the absence of the physicians
who have Joined the colors, many
births were not reported because OF
ignorance on the part OF the mid
wives.
DR.. Plecker has lately secured an
amendment In the general assembly
providing that soldiers widows be re-
lieved from paving the required so
cents for a certified birth Certificate.
These certificates are also tax free.
The following is a tahulation of the
statistics as given yesterday:
January: Deaths-I9i6, 2,076; 1917,
s.04s. Births-l91e. Abs; 1917,
5,4s8.
February. Deaths-1916. 1885,
1917, ASST. Births-te1e. 4,772;
March: Deaths-1sfs. s.o4s; 1917.
2ao6. Births-19t6. $3.50; 1917. S.
Aprr: Deaths-1s1s. asia; 1917.
1851. Births-1sl6. 5,oss; 1917,
STR.
May: Deaths--fs1s. 2,45s; 1917.
25So. Births-ls1s. 5,252; 1917, n
June: Deaths-ia1S, 2,7as; 1917,
2.5b2. Births-1916. 4,6s7; 1917. A.
. July: peaths-1s1s. s,744; 1917.
2.Ss3. Births-191s, 1875; 1917, A.
August: Deatha-1s1s. 2.4a5; 1917.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17

S.~r va~k' rsA 3e-Chactfe cou4i-
SONS IN Eussls w}' not be permitted
ew Tsrmu 20 interfere with the peace
~ shs Far rsst- and the Toxic gov
srnmert. while proceeding eauf'ocs3y'
IN watching csreFui3y Euss's.s stS@np nj
te violate Der solemn cora 7acts Win
ths entente allies
THESE statements were made here
seSay Ay Dr. r TyeraEs director OF
+hs Eat and west NewR S@reRr, 8
x~mi-oSfcta agency - Tire japanese
rnwernrae -s. in this county II Hn A3-
dress AZ SIR Lawyers club
Chaos in the Russian empire ls
gradually spreading to &1sztsu pos
sessions m Eastern Asia pr lEeH-
nxx SID This - canss 81 fae
greatest anxiety az tas rsrt # japan
p@cau@s Of that chsos peace il ire
Far East - threstsned-
Ths speaker q4oEeH f~c7n recent
xts.nr-s~t made hy Count Tsvsgcht
ea~ Japanese prsrctsv who declared
~Tm shs sxsat th&' peace Is eu6ane-
~res - fhe setrtxrent - o1r interests
sh~ rapar+s# xeversr-e rr WIS., S9E hes
sskfs 70 tz&s proper measures
srt wifi - vet FOR Russia. 0T.
a~Arz continued SO T~tDE thrice De-
vo~e shz 6e@es H@r solemn agreements
~~FtN rs e1-e~-e allies, esfR1aa3}y 70
rnage ~ sepa~aee peace, She ssenE 70
81 ~sr4ttex loose from ErT aereern q -
-r4.tl re e~terta Ts3s makes q very
6sstcats as8 eurx2srg situation
~rsnzn 49, r. wfth caution Bat
r.t4tkru W.T. not ee the last word WIFE
~arsw Fzpan he3ss herself responst-
ia Ger the maintenance 81 peace IA
Eastern Asia