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Crardall's American.

within the Law a film version of
the Bayard Weller play, is today's at
traction at Crandalls American. Alice
Joyce and Harry Morey are featured in
this story of a young girl clerk in a
department store, who is sent to prison
for theft of which she is innocent.
and of her revenge Norma Talmadge
in 'sThe Secret of the Storm Country"
will be the attraction tomorrow; Lima
Cavalieri in The Eternal Temptress," ;"
Wednesday; June Elyidge in '-The
Strong Way" Thursday; William s.
and Viola Dana in The winding Trail.
Saturday.
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1845 Postage Stamp Sells for $335.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, February 16-
5-cent postage stamp issued in 1s4s
by Robert II. Norris, New York post.
master, was sold at auction here last
night for $685.. 1t was purchased by .
western stampscollector. The stamp is
declared to be a fine specimen. and is
one of a half dozen on original en-.
velopes in existence.
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Howard.

The attraction at the Howard Thea
ter this week will be the Fox photo
play. "A Daughter of the Gods" pic
turing Annette Kellermann in the chief
role An extra matinee will be given
Saturday at 2:30 pm. This is the much
advertised 'million-dollar photoplay.
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Photoplay Features.


Continued from Second Page.)
Frederick, in Mrs. Danes Defense; Fri
day. Jack Pickford, in The Spirit Of
OF the World" also the Keystone comedy.
The Sultan's Wife
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POULTRY, PETS & LIVESTOCK

AIREDALE DOG, female. thoroughbred. young.
affeetionate, intelligent. +. o. BOX Al, MI
Rainier, Md oOs
BARKED ROCKS dark Strain. exhibition ouai
and hover, electric. 70-egg capacity cuaran nteeJ
cost $35; sell both for SO. 1924 r. l. ave,
COYOTE DOG--Youny male. So . st. ne. IL
DAY-OLD CHICKS and custom hatcbina on
order; capacity. 100 to $500. Phone n. e4sa
FINE eAnARIES ,an for sale; reasoabie; also
FOX TERRIER PUPPIES, S each Call eVsa.
ings or Sunday, 1906 Center st. NV.
PUPPY. wire-haired fox; male; seven months
old; beautiful specimen; want good home. Call
Monday, between 10 and s. los md st. s.w.
RABBITS to the rescue; one hundred million
in 1914; in America only Sc, 600 persons are
raising rabbits and owing to their high food
and fur value half a million people could make
land Red Rabbits. Flemish Giants. BLACK ST.
ing meat industry by sending % cents for our
Select. Breed and Manage the Rabbit and belgian
Hare for Pleasure and Profit" including sample
copy of our paper containing rabbits. hares and
pet stock department. American Poultry Adyo-
cate. Dept. 30I. Syracuse, N Y.
SCOTCH COLLIE. female; Is months old; good
watchdog; IS. 9o9 11th st. ne.
TURKEYS FOR BREEDISG: FINEST STRAIN
MAMMOTH BRONZE. CLEVELAND 6O7. 20.
WANTED-To exchange two good mules worth
$425, for Registered Holstein heifers or ewes.
sheep. Address Boz 246-S. Star office. IL
WHaTE T. LsshS,9 M @ II a.scnins sc ess.; Yspas. sts.is
3. e: BeaM. Hsrvya, ID. Phone haE1yR z-W.
20 GANAAIRS-Hsaf thean ing; fsnelss &c e..
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Filnnograrns.

Dustin Farnum has formed film
producing company of his own.
Kenneth MacGowan, is now editor of
production for Goldwyn pictures.
Marjorie Bennett, sister OF Enid Ben
nett recently made her film debut at the
Ince studio IN Naughty, Naughty"
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In the Spotlight.

Bernhardt is expected here at Kefth's
in the spring.
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Heatless theater Tuesdays having
been set aside. the Poll Musical Comedy
Players will resume their Tuesday.
Thursday and Saturday matinees. Next
Friday. Washington's birthday. a spe-
cial holiday matinee is announced.
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ADJUSTMENTS

Continued from Second Page.)
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The film production of A n. Woods
'sfhe Guilty Man" is announced for re-
lease by Thomas II. Ince February Is.
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of Olga Petrova.s new feature, ..
Light Within"

zone More American" George Beban's
new picture, like his other, presents
him in strong Characterization with
a big human love feature.
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Margery Wilson. Texas Guinan and
Francis Mcdonald have started on a
film production of Carey Wondarlys
magazine story under the working
title, Another Foolish Virgin"
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Billie Burke's next picture will be q
satire entitled Let's Get a Divorce" :"
Anita Loos and John Emerson wrote the
story.
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Chapan ". G. r. o. met "Wednesday
afternoon ut headquarters, 626 6th
street. A nav feature adopted hy Mn
GIbeDnGn. .IHQ1faunR. NRa-tAa.,sArxsn@AT =
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Santa Ana. Cal. Roscoe ("Fatty'o
Arbuckle's boyhood home. wants him
to come back there to make his pic
lures and is considering the erection
of a studio for him.
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Frank Bonn. Triangle player. who
owns three ranches in the North
hak,ma YAK % dls,atct 90. OF washington. has
crop is promised by present indications.
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Thomas H. Ince wanted a thin man
cants for the job informed him "Fm so
burned thin I have to- have all my
clothes, 'ceptin' my handkerchiefs, made
to order"
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Irving Cummings is to be leading man
for Peggy Hyland, the English beanty,
in ''The Debt Of Honor" her first Fox
picture 's 90

Edward Lansing Cowles' THE Rise
and Fall of the Confederacy' is to be
released in March. It is declared his
torical masterpiece.
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Henry Coote, the well known tenor.
is announced as a recent addition to
the Poll Musical Comedy Players. He
sang in '-The Chocolate Soldier" and
long list of musical comedies and light
and heavy OperaS
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Virginia Pearson is now working on
a picture, "A Daughter Of France" a
war drama, to mark her second ami
versary with the Fox corporation.
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up the Road With sallie" is to be
the title of Constance Talmadge's new
photoplay feature. 1t is comedy of a
lighter vein
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A market wagon broke down and
spilled lot of flowers.
Mr.. Blank picked up an overlooked
carnation and took it to an office, where
he passed it on to a woman who put it
in a glass of water. When she left the
Office. meaning to go shopping, the wom-
an absentmindedly went a square out
of her way. which led to a church.
In the church there is a dim and ST.
lent chapel, where the Mother of Sor-
rows holds the lifefess body of her son.
Always. there are kneeliug figures. and
sometimes pilgrim will lay flowers
before the shrine
The woman put her carnation on the
marble railing, said bit of prayer and
woman touched her on the arm:
would you mind giving me that
Hover? l want one awful bad"
An unusual request always carries
conviction. The carnation woman re-
called her offering. She knew, somehow,
that her act was understood.
And when they were outside, the
other explained her reason for asking:
Il want it for my mother. She's been
sick for long spell and this morning
she took a queer turn and begged me to
give her a flower from her garden
and she hasn't had a garden since I can
remember. and Pm over forty. 1t hurt
me. because she never was a hand for
asking for anything for herself, and
she wouldn't now, except that she is
out OF her head. So promised to bring
her one, but I haven't cent till my
week is up at the place where I sew
thought first would try to nerve my
self and ask a man in a flower store
to credit me with one, but you get
kinder timid after knockin' around like
I have had to. Then all of a sudden, I
don't know what put it into my head,
remembered that the last time came
into this church to get warm I saw
woman and her little girl lay some
flowers in that place where you were.
So came in and Waited
1t is ridiculous, of course, to suppose
that wagon should deliberately be
made to break down and spill out a
flower; that a man should he intended
to pick it up: that the woman he gave
it to should be led" to church, and
that another woman who didn't know
what put 1t into her head" should be
waiting there to take it-merely to
crafty a dying's Woman's fancy and
ease hef eorrowfui daughters heart
and yet:
NkayArru + A1IeA aRRR
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Women dominate now the box Office
and house staff of Keith's Theater. They
handle the ticket sales and telephone,
they check up and audit the sales; in
fact, few men are left, and the number
is slowly and surely lesSening.
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Clara Kimball Young will be seen in
prison garb in THE House of Glass
which is soon to be released. She is
of marriage. who suddenly finds her
self charged with completely in big
robbery.
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Lewis J. Selznick recently paid a
pu bile tribute to Harry NJ. Crandan of
this city. head, of the Crandall enter
prises. for his rock bottom sense of
justice and fair play"
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can kiss herself, and this Gladys Brock
we'll succeeds in doing in The Moral
Law" in which she appears in a dual
role. 1t is one of the tricks of motion
photography.
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The Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter
was entertained recently by Mrs Haig
of 1918 18th street The regent, Mrs
Emig. was in charge The chapter re-
ported musical evening given at the
recreation rooms for soldiers and sail
ore, 1418 Pennsylvania avenue, and will
be in charge on the evening Of Fehru-
ary q, with a patriotic program.
Papers arc being dled for Misses Ora
Waxd. Ethel May johnson, Eleanor
Richards Lois Maupin and Alice Pad
gett. Miss Leone Clark was admitted
to membership.
Mrs G n. Brumbaugh. state regent,
spoke of the rebuilding Of Tilloloy.
France. and a contribution was made
for this undertaking by the National
Society.
Mrs. Regina Burgan, Mrs. Harry
Gauss. Misses Irene Coburn, Vernie
Maupin and Marie Parks were elected
alternates to the Continental Congress-
A buffet supper was served by the
hostess.
The Junior Gov. Thomas Welles So
eiety, G.. A. r., met Saturday morning
fn the ehildFen's room In Memorial Con-
tinental Hail. The members brought
dfty-hye magazines which were taken
with twentY-one glasses of jelly to the
Naval Hoapatl. Regina Agnes BurEan,
whose payers date from the day Of han
birth IN DecanbeS. was admitted u
enssnbezAip
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The Emerson Study Club met Wednes-
pers relating to the history of the mid
Mrs. Hastings and Mrs. Runyan. Mrs.
Pratt led the discussion on current
events. The food, fuel and housing
problems were discussed. Others pres
ent were Mrs Walton, Mrs. Anderson,
Mrs Cole. Mrs. Shields. Mrs. Stevens,
Mrs. Atkinson and Mrs. Love The
next meeting will be held March IA
each member to have a part in the pro-
gram.
The Columhta HeiGhts Art Club was
| entertained Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. NJ A. Winter. 1917 r
| street Mrs William 1. Clark acted as
chairman. A paper was read by Mrs
| c. r. Cranmer on the British, French
and Dutch Guianas. Mrs. G. S. Rogers
| related personal experiences in South
America. Mrs. A. Rogers Tracy gave a
| demonstration of making milk from
| soy-beans. 1t was planned to make
Those present were Mrs. Euphemia
Baker. Mrs. Robert Bruce Bare. Mrs. s.
! Russell Bowen, Mrs. John Boyle, ir.:
! Mrs- William l. Clark. Mrs. C. r. Gran
mer, Mrs. Fred D. Heisler, Miss Corne-
| liza Heartt Hill, Mrs. Walter H. Howard
Mrs. James Mckee and Mrs. A. Rogers
Tracy; tha Eefreshments were served by
| CAapin ". G. r. o. met "Wednesday
Afternoon 1T headquarters, 626 6th
stroet A nav feature adopted hy NrH
&ch1nsa. .W1ltAuag-R g-Rss4lassAsNiaeaka z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-20
GOTAAM'S GOLD DELUGE
IN L0ANUNPRECEDENTHD
Guaranty Trust Co.'S Fifty Million
Il Largest Amount Ever Sub
scribed to War Loan.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. October 1s.-In the
face Of official figures showing total
fourth liberty loan subscription of
only $1.375.331.050 by the New York
federal reserve district, members of
the liberty loan committee confidently
declared tonight that when the final
figures were compiled it would be
shown that the district had gone
"over the top" with its 1,soo.9oo,o0o
quota.
Tonight's total includes only sub
Scriptions up to the close OF business
yesterday. The final figures will not
be known for several days, 1t was
said. as today's subscriptions. an out
pouring of wealth uneQualed in New
York's history. have swamped tabu-
lating clerks.
Big business" poured out it's
wealth in sums ranging from $5OO'ooo
to $50.000.000 with an abandon never
before witnessed here. The top hgure.
$50. 00O.0 900, was subscribed by the
Guaranty Trust Company, bringing its
total subscription to the fourth loan
up to $122,747,700, the largest amount
ever subscribed to a war loan.
Reports from all of the sub-distrfcts,
sharply contradicting the official ng.
ures, declared that every sub-dtstrfct
was "over the top" and most OF them
were expecting to roll up big over
subscriptions.
The official figures gave New York
city a total Of only $1,007 ,S41,O or
75 per cent of it's quota.
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EIGHT BILLION TAX
COLLECTION ATASK
Commissioner Roper Plans
Reorganization in Anticipa-
ton of Act Being Framed.

In preparation for the big task of
collecting about $4,000. 0o0, 900 in taxes
under the revenue act now being
framed. Internal Revenue Commits
sioner Roper is planning reorganiza-
ton Of the revenue bureau into five
distinct divisions. He is understood
to have decided on what deputy COM
missioners will direct some of these
divisions.
At the head Of the branch in charge
Of administering income and excess
or war profits taxes will be Homer
S. Pace, widely known New York &C
countant Supervising collection Of
taxes on distilled spirits and tobacco
will be William F. D. Haley, until
recently revenue collector at Lexing-
ton, KY, and a man experienced in
tax problems of these articles.
c. B. Hurley. now supervisor Of
business cooperation for the revenue
bureau, probably will be made dep
uty commissioner in charge of gen.
eral administrative division, handling
matters relating to public relations,
education campaigns, personnel of the
tax-gathering machinery, chemistry,
stamps and miscellaneous subjects.
The sales tax division, it is UNDER
stood, will be directed by B. c. Keith,
now a deputy commissioner in charge
of this work.
A fifth division, handling taxes on
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estates, capital stock and valuation
of securities, will be created, but the
deputy commissioner to have charge
has not been determined.
If Congress authorizes establish
ment of an advisory tax board to as,
review returns it is considered prob.
able that DR.. T. S. Adams, now chief
tax adviser of the Treasury, will be
recommended for chairman, and that
other members will be Luther F.
Speer, now deputy commissioner In
tax collections. and Joseph E: ster..
rett, an accountant and member of
the board of tax reviewers. These
appointments, as we'll as those of pro-
posed new divisions, are dependent
on future action Of Congress.
the income and excess profits tax d..
vision. has recently been made chief
accountant of that division and Is
organizing schools Of instruction in
bookkeeping, taxation and account
ing problems for employees Of the bu-
charge Of administration of liquor
and tobacco taxes was announced yes
terday.
It now takes 1915 persons to run
the nations strengthening machine.
including 1875 in Washington and
1900 in the field, and under the task
Of gathering nearly twice as heavy
will have to be increased by 1000 or
5000. Most clerks will be chosen
through civil service.
To remedy the serious situation
caused by the scarcity of accountants
the internal revenue bureau has
promising employees to become &C
countants for tax work.
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FIRST THROUGH TRAINS,
D. DAVENPORT NEWS
New Passenger Service, Beginning
Today, Announced by Washing
ton Southern Railroad.

The Washington Southern railroad
announces that, beginning today. a
new train would be operated daily
in each direction between this city
and Richmond, carrying through
coaches between Washington and
Newport News
The southbound train will leave
Washington at 1850 am, arriving at
Richmond 500 PM, the Newport
News coaches arriving at that city
over the Chesapeake and Ohio road
at s pm.
The northbound train will leave
Richmond at $40 PM, picking up
coaches leaving Newport News at 1:35
p.m., and arriving in Washington At
1925 pm.
This is the first time that through
passenger service has been given be-
tween Washington and Newport News.
Business men from the Hampton roads
city recently petitioned the railroad
administration to inaugurate such
service.
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WOMEN OPEN OFFICES
FOR WAR WORK DRIVE
Mrs. John L. Newbold Of r. W.
c. A. Committee Announces Lead
ers for subcommittee.

Members Of the Washington wom-
ems committee in charge of the part
Of the Young Women's Christian As
ISOLATION in the coming united war
work drive, in which seven war-work
organizations will join in campaign
for funds. practically have completed
preliminary arrangements.
Temporary offices have been opened
at 615 18th street by Mrs. John L.
Newbold. chairman Of the Washing
ton committe Of the War Work Coun-
Gil Of the National Y. w. C. A.. These
will be used as headquarters for all
women connected with the campaign
Mrs. Newbold has associated with
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"EARTHQUAKE WEATHER"
BELIEVED MYTHICAL
Racent Trsmors Revive Old Cues
ton in Afflicted
. Sections. - -

Recent earthquakes have revived tho
old question about the type Of weather
that prevails Just before an earth
quake. The expression earthquake
weather" is frequently heard in Cali
fornia and other regions subject to such
phenomena. It is applied to a heavy,
oppressive feeling in the air; heat calm,
little cloud and moro or less haze.
Prof. Humphreys. in charge Of the
chronological work Of the weather bu-
reau, has made the plausible sugges-
ton that tho earthquake weather
notion is probably Of psychological
origin. The general state Of irritation
and sensitiveness produced by the kind
of weather above described fnclines III
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~. S. Tanks Cross Selle in Foo
HQiq Praises Yankee Fighters

, number of lesser attacks. In the
course Of this fighting they displayed
soldierly qualities Of high order ana
have materially assisted in the sue.
cess OF our attacks.
"Having fought with the utmost
dash and bravery in the great attack
of September 20, in which the Htnden-
burg line was broken. and having on
this occasion captured the villages OF
Bellicourt and Nauroy with large
number of prisoners on October 3, the
troops of the Second American Army
Corps again attacked in the neighbor-
hood of Montbrehain.
Gain Ten Miles in Three Days.
I'm three days Of successful tight
ing they completed an advance Of ten
miles from Montbrehain to st. soup.
let, overcoming determined resistance
and capturing several strongly de-
Tended villages and woods. Through
out the past three days the TWO
American divisions have again. at
tackled daily and on each occasion
with complete success, though the
enemys resistance was most 3D.
stinate.
"Fighting their way forward from
St. Souplet to the high ground west
Of the Sambre canal. they have
broken the enemy's resistance at all
points, beating off many counter at.
tacks and realizing an advance o.
nearly five miles. More than 5000
prisoners and many guns have been
taken by the two American divisions
in these several operations"
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her on the national campaign COM
mittee the following prominent WON.
en- Of Washington who will head the
subcommittee to be appointed later
in the campaign: Mrs. Newton D.
Baker. Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly.
Mrs. Thomas Bradley. Mrs. Josephus
Daniels, Mrs. Raymond B. Fosdick,
Mrs. G. T. Guernsey. Mrs. Joseph
Lamar, Mrs. Robert Lansing. Mrs. v.
Everit Macy, Mrs. Mary Lockwood.
Mrs. William G. .McAdoo. Mrs. NAL
colin Mcbride. Mrs. w. F. Mcdowell.
Mrs. Frank Moves. Mrs. F. G. Odden-
heimer, Mrs. Henry Ray. DR.. Anna
Howard Shaw. Mrs. Robert Straw
bridge and Mrs. James Wadsworth.
This committee will cooperate with
Clifford L. johnson Of the Y. NJ. C. A..
director for Washington of the united
war-work campaign. Miss Ethel Bag
ley, chairman of the speakers bureau
Of the Y. M. C. A., has completed her
list Of speakers. which includes many
Of the country's prominent men and
women. Miss Mary Irene Lamm will
direct the general activities Of the
women connected with the campaign.
Miss Elizabeth c. Keferstein will be
in charge Of the victory girls.
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Belgians Closing Bottle Neck
From Bruges to North Sea

are driving the Germans faster than
they want to go.
North of the Escuat the villages Of
Bouchin, Reulx and Abscon have been
captured and the advanced troops
have fought their way into the west
ern outskirts OF Domain along the
Reulx- Denain railway.
Saulsoir has been captured and 700
civilians liberated. Douchy also has
been captured and 5000 civilians res
cued after hard fighting. Bezeul. east
of LeCateau has been cleared of the
enemy after hard fighting from house
house and in the streets. and the
iermans have been driven east OF the
LOwn,
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MENINGITIS IN ALABAMA.
Five Deaths Reported in Jackson
CouutY-Disease Is Being Fought,

MONTGOMERY, Ala. October 1s.-
Reports were received at the state
board Of health yesterday Of the ap-
pearance of spinal meningitis in tho
northeastern part Of tho state, i've
deaths having occurred from the dis
ease at Woodville, jackson county.
Steps were taken by the board of
health to send physicians to the town
to assist in curtailing the spread
Of the disease.
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WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN
FRANCE AND BELGIUM. October 10,
10 pm. (by the Associated Press).-
Bruges was reported late this evening
to have been cleared Of the enemy.
The Belgians are pressing on beyond
the city. closing the neck Of the bot
tie reaching to the North sea. but the
bulk Of the Germans undoubtedly
have escaped from the coast.
The progress elsewhere includes the
capture Of Templeuve, q mile from the
Escault river northwest Of Journal
In the sharp fighting here the British
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to sharper observation Of Earthquake
disturbances and accentuates the m
preston they make on our senses Thus
we retain more vivid memories OF the
quakes occurring during such weather
than Of those occurring on more eooth-
ing days.
In some countries, II IL said, parucuiar
forms Of cloud are alleged to forebode
earthquakes, and there Is widespread
belief that earthquake shocks produce
mists, fog and rain. The IDEA tnat
barometic fluctuations arc connected
with earthquakes rests upon much
more substantial foundation:
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~ thu Associated Pre-.

~ the Associated Press.
WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES m THE
LIE CATEAU SECTOR, Friday. October
1.-THE Americans and British south
Of Le Cateau pressed forward today
in the face Of violent counter attacks
and q determined resistance from ma
chine guns. hidden in shell holes, and
gained more than three kilometers.
More than 1900 prisoners have been
counted.
American tanks yesterday crossed
the Selle river in q dense fog, steering
by compass, leading the attack against
the Germans. Prisoners said they were
overcome by the audiences Of the ar
rival Of the tanks in the fog. An
enemy trench mortar officer, captured
at his gun. had not had time to fire a
single round.
American Operations.
LONDON. October ia resume by
Field Marshal Haig Of the operations
Of the American troops fighting on
the British front, given out here to-
night, says:
I'm the course Of the past three
weeks. the 9th and 30th Divisions Of
the End American Corps, operating
with the 4th British Army, have
taken part with great gallantry and
success in three major offensive opera
tions, besides being engaged in a