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TWO FORMIDABLE
POSITIONS CAPTURED
DESPITE Germans Strenuous
Resistance Americans
Rush the Foe.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Oct III
GO D. M (By The Associated Rress.)-
Tho American, attack. though on COM
narat!vcly small scale today. was entire
IL successful The RoiS dc RaPp" ana
formidable hill. No. o?a. both points or
strategic Importance. were ruShed ana
cleared Of the enemy within three nouns
despite unusual machine gun oPPosi'ion'
The artillery on both sides was fairlF
active throughout tn" day ana the a'l-
ators were up from early until late. but
local operations.
Tho advance on the Boise dc Rapr"
hogan Just before noon. The woods was
infested with machine guns. which w"r"
rot entirely eliminated by tn" brief pro
naratorv shclling Despite every effort
Of tho Germans, however the Announcing
steadily forced their way ahead. driving
the enemy before them and at thTee
o'clock in the afternoon wore IN COM
petite possession Of the wood.
Hill 299 almost simultaneously with
rho RMS dc Rappe. which "utrIanK"u u
vas taken. Tho Germans consequent!
retired hastily from tho height when II
.appearcd that tho Americans had n"ci'
suCrcssful in forcing their passage
through the wood But $50 German"
were taken prisoner.
Another minor success tor Amorlca',S
was the expulsion of the cn"my from ms
last rositinns In Ranthcviilc wood. r."
had hung on 10 tn" northern edges oi
thu machine gun stronghold. from Whlch
it v.,s possible to direct harraSSihE
rnfiladInE fire.
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the treasury expects to make no fur
;hcr announcement concerning the re-
suits of the loan until definite and Off
eial figures are received from each
federal reserve bank. The first Of these
reports is hardly looked for before next
Monday. and tn" final compilations may
hr delayed for two weeks.
4 digest Of reports 50 far received
indicates clearly. officials say. that the
house to house canvassinK method. or
tho system OF having citizens call VOL
unfairly at polling places. should lie
used much more extensively in the fifth
liberty loan campaign. set for next
spring.
Stories Of self-sacrifice by individ-
ua1s and business interests. OF fine rec
ords Of loan workers. OF unceaslng ef-
fort throughout the three weeks period.
OF clever methods and efficient sales
manShip. OF enthusiastic dctermnation
which stopped at neither moral diScour-
agemcnts nor physical handicaps from
influenza illnesE. are reaching the
treasury In every mail.
Words OF thanks seem paltry in the
fConftnund ON Ra0e Nfuo.1
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{ HAVE REACHED
\ BALKAN FIGHTING {
Young Wheat of Wheeling
In Successful Flight

Special Dispatch Ia The Intclligcncer.
ST. LOUIS. OCT. "l.--li"ut' Robert
Wheat. Of Wheeling. and Lieut. Robert
WcllnnS. arrived nI 81. Louis to-day
from Cincinnati. hy arr"planr. III" trip
consuming four and "n"-ha!f hours.
Lieut.. Wheat spent sunday in Gin
rinnnti with his parents. Mr. anI Mrs.
\. ~ Whent. of WhcciinE; his VIII" and
his falher-in-law. John DuttcniI"f"r. II
wealthy merchant uf Cincinnati. He
and Lieut. W"lnns flow "a Cincinnati
from ST. Louis saturday il an army air
plane in Il brisk wind md rain. stopping
ut l1ldiAnapnlis on tn" way They
wcr" rendered Il banquet by Mr.. puttcn-
hufrr on their arrival.
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RIGHT FLANK
OF TIE ENEMY
NON IN DANCER
GERMANS SACRIFICE
THOUSANDS OF MEN
In Fruitless Efforts to Stop
the Rush of the Allied
Troops.

WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN
FRAME ANp BELGIUM. Occ. al
q F. M)-tBy the Associated I'rcSS)-
Tho great battle Of Flanders and north
ern France passed into its second phase
toda:. The first phase was completed
when the Lille salient was eliminated
and the Germans were driven out Of
western Belgium. that the line all
the way from the frontier OF Holland
to the Disc canal is virtually a straight
one.
Now the Belgians. British and Fretich
In the north have started weeping
movement today. pivoting on point
about east Of Courtrai. The object OF
this. nrlcarss TO be tho clearing OF the
cu.;ny from his iron; N northern Bel
eium and at tn" same ;t;ne 20 threaten
his rX,rcmc right flank
Terrific Blows
Tho position in the south is in the
region below Nal"lctenasS. Al both
ulaccS tho exhausted German divisions.
whose ranks have had, great holes
chopped into thc0r by terrific blows. are
dghtins with tho greatest desperation.
The C;rr,u,n commanders are sacrificing
maay men in their cn1cavorS 70 hold
their ground. But IN both sections the
allied troops have smashed into the en-
rflS ana !t.'tu' stpiII'NIlbt' ShiH'N' 'S"A -
Ok additional villages hav" been re-
claimed. aad numerous prisoners and
. large quantities Of supplies have been
captured.
Ia the ccnt"- Of the battle area the
British kept thrustinE our everywhere
a.lu gradually during the day moving
forward seward I'll" west bank IF the
Sct,c!dt with increasing ccl"rity. The
Germans have ;ak"u a4vantaE" "i the
natural protection Offered b.: the width
pt this stream and it's canal and marshy
borders. They. are hiding behind Il in
shallow trenches and ar" showing ner-
vuuSn"Ss as tn" allies approach. Back
of them their artillery. the strength
-: which has been greatly depleted. is
EivYnS some support.
Their Own Guns Turned on Them.
T:!" Germans have th,ir cannon close
~ tho roads and on them. so that when
/, becomes rec4SSary tn Withdraw the
guns thry can get tHem away in I,
hurry. In ,ha;r retreat the Germans
have -.sort"d To everv known means ["
delay tn. bringing Up Of the allied artil-
irry. hut without Srect.- At the present
time. however. the all!rS are mot ham
p"rHd in tn, i.ast f"r the Germans wsre
put - such hurried flight thnt they had
little time 10 take their artillery and
vast stores ot Ammunition with them.
These fell into the hands "f th. allied
troops and the guns were promptly
turned around and shells mad. in Ger
many were sent eastward AS fast ~ they
c"Gid b" fired against their original
owners.
Nearing Ghent.
In the northern part of the battle area
allied cavalry is moving ahead of tho
- infantry clearing out tho Germans. All
thc while the allies ar" getting nearer
ard nsar"s 20 Gheut
HelGian artillery has b"cn moved up
rapidly behind the infantry and is pound
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CONVICTION GAINING GROUND
GERMAN PEOPLE ARE IN SADDLE
Middle Glasses Determined to Have Peace snd if Neces'
sary, Will Discard the Hohenzolierns and the Military
OIgarchy-WiN Meet the Unconditional Surrender
Demand Rather Than Go on Fighting

QutricS Il week ago. this note was sent
out from the German wireless stations
and picked UP III the allied countries
many hours before the official text
could move by cable. The official veIs
sion probably will come: tomorrow.
through tho Swiss legation here. ..
People In Control
As received by wireless. tho note Is
believed io br slightly Sarhlcd In the i'm
purtant sentences regarding conditions
FOR tho evacuation OF invaded territory
and for an armiSt!ce. but nevertheless
IL Is regarded rs Al awkward attempt
TO meet the conditions laid down by
President Wilson for consideration OF
an armiStlcc. And 1; makes the siSutf-
icant declaration that the government IN
Berlin no longer is responsible to z
- ~
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YANKS AND BRITISH
IN IMPORTANT GAIN
Combined Forces Have Now
Crossed the Oise Canal
on Wide Front.
STIFF RESISTANCE
BEING ENCOUNTERED
New Movement Begun East
Of Courtrai to Free
Northern Belgium.
(BY thu Associated Press.)

n tho WAY theatre the allied armies
have taken no need Of tho efforts under
way for tho ras-estahlishe1aent Of peace,
bat are continuing to force back tho
Germans 1t vital points along tho Lines
In Belgium and France. In these on
deavors the British and Americans are
taking tha principal parts. The British
have approached to within two miles OF
vn1snctennes and the Americans, to the
northwest OF Vsrdun, have srcoscded In
occupying two highly important posi-
Hons In their operations aimed ut an ad-
vance northward
American and British troops have
crossed the o1ss canal on q wide front
In tho face Of desperate resistance, and
further successes In this sector Will
menace tho Germans both TO tho north
and south.
Tho valenctsrnes-H -Hirson railway, for
u,erly ono Of the Germans main lateral
arteries Of Communication has been cut.
Tho reSt bank Of the Scheldt canal
has been occupied By the British along
an extent OF ten miles, to tho north Of
Tournai, which city Is being defended
by rnasres Of Germans armed with ma
chino guns.
Belgium, 10 gradually being redeemed,
although now that tho Germans have
drawn in their Lines, tho British, Bel
CLANS and French are encountertng
much SITTER opposition than during the
early days Of the great drive for the re-
occupation by the allies Of the belgian
coast. The city Of ehent. An objective
which the allies have always had In
mind, Is yet Seven miles away. Prob
ably It Will be ort{1au1ed from the
north before 1t Is taken. Allied troops
already have made considerable pro
gross with this end in view.
Having oleared tho Germans out OF
western Belgium, the allied forces are
standing on line from the Dutch IRON
tie- to tho Disc canal that Is virtually
straight. now movement has begun
to the east Of Courtrai, the object Of
whtchfis to free the northern section Of
BelSt41n from tho enemy.
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$50. .oco, 600 FOR SHIPS.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2l.-.\n addi
tionnl $1?n hno. .ono for ship cons,ruc-
tion. making a total for tho purrus" "f
S.. .nni 400 0nn was asked uf congress
to-day Ivy tho shipping board. The
senate appropriations committee was
asked 10 include the increase in the
militnry deficiency bill now under con-
sldrratiOu.
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TIE wNATHER-
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2l-Forecest

WASHINGTON. Oct 2l-Forecest'
western PonnsylvaniA-Fnir Tuesday
and Wednesday, slowly rising tompern-
turo.
Ohio-Fnir and warmer Tuesday;
Wednesday increasing oloudtnesu, prob
ably rain In wezt portion.
west vtrginta-PRtr and slightly
warmer Tuo5day; "Wednesday partly
cloudy, probably rain In west portion
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Toledo IO.l Ti1nes.

Additional proof IL at hand that Gsrt
many Is seeking to evade the Issue an
gain time in which to withdraw her 81
most completely whipped army withS
the Prussian empire. there to make u
final stand. This proof is in DR.. Sol r.
note. The entente: must realize that tho
German government still Is the Hohrn-
zsTlcins, With Dr -Solf his the mouth
piece Wilson must answer this note.
and we hope he will discard polite diplo-
matte lanGung. and use the harsh phrase
unconditional surrender"
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fcontinued On PaSe r,ne>

Ing tho enemy constantly. Shrapnel is
breaking continuously on tho German
rear guard and high explosives are
reaching out for transport and men on
the roads.
The lighting Is going IN in rain and
mud. To som" extent the allied troops
have left behind tho ground which turns
into marsh and have not been hampered
greatly.
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Americans Take 2S5,

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2l.-1n storm
ing he R0isc de Ilappcs and Hill @9I to-.
day American troops. according I" n
communiqu" received by tho war de-
partmcnt from General PrrShing tonight
captured six officers and o55 mon and n
number Of machine guns.
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YankS Give the B0che a Beating
COMMENT OF the PRESS ON GERMAN REPLY

q way to a peace OF Justice What grim
humor! What hypocrisy. The German
sxovernmcnt knows that any peace recon-
Eilable with the German sense OF honor
,fs It has disclosed itself during the lasl
Hour years, would be an atrociouS ono.
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Tho German reply fellS "tarrShort OF
the terms demanded. ana is cntilich u
but one answrr-unqunlitlrd rejection.
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WASHINGTON SILENT
AFTER GETTING NOTE
Orders Disconinuance Of.
Submarine Attacks Upon 2
Passengers. q =
:.
DENIAL OF AC. Of
ATR0CITY ON LAND
Alleges Germany Has Parlia-
mentary Government
Responsible. :
(By the Associated PreIs.)

DR.. Solf, the German secretary FOR
foreign affairs, has sent another mes
sage to President Wilson on the import
ant question Of peace. This tina Ger
many processes to accept all the condt-
tions for Al arznisticc and eventual
peace az laid down by President Wilson.
The reply indicates Germauy's WILL
inSpess to eyacuate occupied territory
under an agreement to be reached by
the military chiefs in the field. It 10
announced ~ the note that all sub
martno commanders have been ordered
to cease attacks upon passenger ves-
sels Denial Is made that E1epoats
and passenger ships have ever purpose
ly been destroyed or that any authorized
atrocities have been committed by Ger
man troops. ~
It is declared that Germany now has
a parliamentary form Of government,
responsible to the people.
Comment on the note Is being with
held by the. United States government
pending receipt of tho Official text.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21..-Germany's
reply to President Wilson AZ received
to-day by wireless ts regarded here ~
an awkward attempt to accept tho con-
President. It Is believed to be certa1A
that the wireless version II garbled to
an extent and officials will await. ths
arricol Of the Official text before reach
Ing conclusions. -.
In the meantime there will be no OFF,
ctal comment. Even unofficiany no one
will express an opinion Of what the
President will think Of tho note, Al
though tho general impression sesmA
to be that It at least does not close the
door to further exchanges. -
Upon the exact Language OF tho of1i-
cial to1t may depend whether tho Prss-
ident will consent to propose an ar1nis-
tice.eo tho allied powers. Dentaln SS
the Germans that atrocities haXap-eeen
committed aro i1,aranter1al, the import
eut thing II that. atrocities now appar-
emily have been ordered stopped.
As to the negotiations for permanent
peace with the German government ns
now constituted, that is question quite
aside from = cessation Of hostntties IN
der conditions imposed by the allied
commanders In the field. Before such
negotiations are entered into, the Prest-
dent and the allied governments must
be satisfied that tile German war lords
are powcrless to reasGune control, II
they now actually are out OF control.
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Nearing Tounai.

LONDON. Oct. 21.-Th" allied armies
arc now two miles from Tournai. whers
the Germans arc resisting strcnuously.
Just 10 the cast Of tho city lies high
ground. which is giving tho Germans
tho advantage in the present lighting.
II tn" allies take the city much heavy
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WITH THE AMERICAN ARM
NORTHWEST OF EERDUN. Oct 2l,
nv The Associated Prcss)--Thr"c Ger
man oirnlancs were brought down on
Friday Nv Lieutenant Cleveland NC
Dcrmntt or Syracuse. y. y.
After bringing down his frst "ppnn-
ent. the lieutenant was attacked ny nv"
Fokkrrs They uanucurr"d toward IN"
American lines. nHhtinS all the 'Ih''
and sending down ono or IN" H"r "r"'i"S
Inst before his machine was down"d
noar RrIcullcs. he winged the thlra "er-
man This places n total Of four enemy
n,,,.hjncs to tho credit nr tn" lieutenant.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2l.-Gornany Is
drawing heavily upon other parts ot the
western front for rcinforcrmcntS 10
check the Americans north or Nerduh
General PershinG's Communqu" Tor sum
day saws during tho heavy nShtinE III
tho pnst week constantly incTmSinS
number ot German divisions h"v" hc'h
brought up aud arc bitterly c"niestihs
every foot ~ ground.
WITH TIE AMERICAN ARMY
SORTHWEST or FERDCS. Oct. IL
CT,y tho Associnted Prrss.) lit is tn"
purnose Of the German command |" dlS-
mute every font Of tho American ad-
vance on tho line west Of IA" Nous" an"
To ineic, the heaviest r"SSihI" l"SS"S'
ccrnnr prisoners captured Sunday de-
clared. They added that the Americans
/, taking over this sector would hni
moro formidable opposition than any
nIace on the front and would suffer ar-
rordIngly A strong German defense
was necessary on this sector. they said.
because Il was necessary to stand hrm
while the German lines nnrthward u The
North sea wcrc being rcadjusted.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHEAST OF NERDUN, Oct. 2l-
Ev tho Associated Press When the
German government on October ~ told
President Wilson that II was ready 10
comply with the proposition OF the
President concerning evacuation. tho
German army had completed arrange
nents for withdrawal from France.
This assertion is made by German pris-
oners captured BY tho Americans Sun
dav In the region OF Grandpre.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF TERDCN. Oct. 2l.-
Ry tho Associated Press. )--Captain Ed
ward Grant former third bascman %
tn New York National League club. and
atts ched to the Three Hundred and Sew
cnth Infantry. WAS killed by shell
while leading n unit tn the aid OF tho
famous IL 4pst Battalion" The battalion
was surrounded for five days In the Ar
gonne forest and Captain Grant was
killed during one Of the attempts to
reach 1t
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Baltimore Sun,

Tho German government trusts that
the President OF tho United States Will
approve Of no demand which would be
irrcconcilahlr with the honor "f the
German people and with the opening OF
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baltimore American.

Thcrr Is nothing Ill ihis no'c arthaIlS
to promote peace; the evident disposition
OF the German authnrttirS IS IT, give WI!
stop by step rs they arc forced III 90 S".
Tho tinted States and It's allies have
yet before them 10 follow out the pre-
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british Labor Attitude.

LONDON, Oct. '2l.-.n the situation
created by the German peace offer.
British labor ranges itself solidly be-
hind President N-ilsoE declared Ar
thur Henderson. tho BRITISH labor leader
in a speech. Labor men should con-
tinuc 10 support president Wilson be-
cause his program embodied the war
aims OF organized labor.
British democracy sought peace or
impartiaI Justice and the destruction OF
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FRENCH TROOPS
DANUBE IN
GREAT ADVANCE MADE
In EASTERN THEATRE
Zaietchar Also Reported En-
tered by the Franco
Serbs.

French troops have reached the I'an-
uhc river in the region Of Nidip after
offensive operations In tho cnstcrn the
atrc Of the war lasting more than II
month.
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R.ASEI.. sunday. Oct. ?h.--Turkcys =
new ministry has been completed. The
members Of tn" cnbin"t f"li"w:
Grand vIzirr. Tcwfih hasha: minister
Of foreign nffuirs. l;"fnSt InShn: minis
ter If juslir". Hayrt Eff"nhi: minister
Of public instruction. Said Fey: min
lister q: finance. pjayid l'"y: minister
Of public works. Xn Pasha: minister of
supply pjelal Mukthar Hey: president
Of the council Of council nf state RA-
child Xxi rnsha; Standardization. Hou!c-
ussi"ffcndi.
BASEL. Sunday. Oct. 2n.--M Nalin-
off. the now bulgarian PREMIER outlin-
cd the program of tho n"w government
before thu Schrnnjc yesterday. Mem
bcrS If the new cabinet were presented
To the new members Of the Sohranjr
during the meeting. NJ. Malinoff nm
rounred that 1t WIS his purpose to pac-
ify the country. stabilize tho regime
and created conditions which will per
NIT the realization OF Bulsaria's do
nestle aspiration.
General Theodoroff. the new foreign
minister gave detailed explanations Of
the policy his department would follow
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LONDON. Oct cl.--Francn-Scrhian
TROOPS have entered Xaictchar. IS miles
from the river Danube at Ncgottn ana
a. miles northras, Of Nish. according
to Serbian official statement issued
Sunday. Wcst Of Iaictchar tho allies
have captured Solyrvntz. The state
mont reads:
"On Saturday. French cavalry with n
detachment nf Serbian infantry entered
Xairtchar Further west We captured
Bolyrvatz. In the valley OF the West
Morava river our troops have cntcrcd
Tristcnik."
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PARIS. Oct. @l.--French troops have
rcachrd thc pnuuh" river III tho region
OF Vdin the war office announced to-
night
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In the northern part of tho battle AREA
allied cavalry is moving ahead of tho
infantry. clearing out tho Germans All
thc while the allies ar. getting nearer
ard nsar"s 20 Ghcut.
Belgian artillery has b"cn moved up
rapidly behind the infantry and is pound
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-02
ONLY ONE WAR RELIEF TASK.
That Islto Relieve Hardships and Suffer
ings of Combatants.
tBy Evangeline Booth, Commander

(By Evangeline Booth, Commander
Of the Salvation Army in American
There is one task and only one for war
relief organizations to perform at the
battlefront. 1t is the task Of minimizing
in every way possible the yhardships and
sufferings that inevitably befall com
batants in these hideous wars. To such
task it is the bounden and solemn
duty of all right thinking and loyal per-
sons, able to do the things that are nee
essary for the alienation of wars woes,
to dedicate their hearts, their hands,
their heads and their lives.
All personal and private leanings,
whether the same pertain to the church,
politics, social ethics or the imaginary
lines of caste, should be swept aside in
the crisis of war, and the guiding
thought should be-service. War relief
must be rooted in genuine determine
ton to help without giving hindranee.
1t can best be done by the practical or
CARNATIONS, qualifying under the rules Of
common sense, as a unified whole. If ii
was good for the allies to weld their
giant dTHhtee ana naNles INTO one NasL
unit, and place the same under one con-
troll, it is good for the war relief organi-
cations to adopt the same poliey-for in
unity, indeed, there is strength.
] do not mean by this that any organ
ization or particular creed or denomina-
ton should sink its entire individuality
as in great melting pot for such unified
service. But do mean that there should
be a concert of action; unison of spirit
and intent; a coordination in plans for
service; and, in consequence. a more
highly intelligent effort to reach the point
Of saturation in the work to be done
When the armies of the allies were
placed under General Foch and the STRAIT
egy of war was left, so far as the allies
were concerned, to a single war council,
il was not found necessary TO erase the
marks Of identity from any unit. French
soldiers remained just as French as they
ever had been The British Tommies are
still their old selves. The Americans, as
suredly, forfeited none of their individu-
atty as the most marvellous fighting ma