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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
BRITISH.

LONDON. October 25.-we have con-
tinued our advance on the battle front
south Of the River Scheldt-
We have captured Sepmefies and
Quefenaing and reached the line of
the Le Quesnoy-Valencienne railway
the east Of Maing.
We heavily attacked the raflway 1unc-
don at Hirson Wednesday during the
day. -Four enemy machines were shot
down Ten Of our machines arc missing.
October 2e.-Early this morning. va
carried out successful minor opera
ton on the borders Of the forest OF
Normal capturing the hill known as
Mount -Carmel.aHd the village OF
with 9 number OF
have made progress at certain points
north of the LIE Quesnoy-va1encfenn
railway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
Republican Contention.

TIA republicans now argue that
oDnditions arc different to-day and
that Germany would get no comfort
out OF . republican victory, for the re-
publicons want TO see Pruaeianism
completely beaten. but the democrats
say that while conditions may be diff
Serent, the argument remains the
eeme-thAt In foreign matters the
President should have the support of
whatever party happens to be in pow
Or whom a war or delicate negotia-
tons Of peace are in process.
Tho democrats say that while the
republicans may be pro-war. their
decentralization attitude would
mean constant conflict between Con-
gress and the President. with the lat
ter vetoing republican bills and meas
uFes and enQrta being made to pass
1t over his veto, a situation fraught
with delays in time and energy and
one that can't help but give COM
fort to the enemies Of America in a
crisis.
The republicans scout such an idea
ana say all viii be harmonious. The
President openly expresses his opin-
ion that thsFe will be emba1raasments
and Instructions. Thus do tho battle
lines seem to be forming, and the
fortunate thing about it ali is that it
VIII be over IN another fortnight and
that thu American people have been
spared q teng campaign in the midst
OF war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
$1,000 Yet to Get Questions.

Approximately $1,000 of the Septem-
missionaries, therefore, since the
total registration here on that date
was in excess Of $4,000 men.
Mailing questionnaires to $1,000 men
in a period of ten days. and the sub
seuuent classification, will constitute
one of the biggest single jobs of its
kind the local boards of the District
have faced. 1t also is the last big
classifying labor the board members
will be called upon to undertake. since
it finishes the available man-power
of the city, with the exception OF such
men as subsequently will become
eighteen years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
Urges Huns to Resist.

PARIS, October 25.-An order signed
by the German Gen. Won der Marwitz.
dated October /, which was taken
from a German prisoner. warns the
5th German army fighting east Of the
Mouse that the enemy was about to
attack with the object of cutting the
Longuyon-Sedan railroad and making
the exploitation by the Germans of
the BrieyN iron mines impossible.
The order says that on these mines
our steel production Is largely de-
pendent and the fate of great part
of the western front and perhaps of
our people depends on firm resistance
along the Verdun front
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26

joyeuse farm, on line, through 1.-The
Bourgogne woods. -. -, -. -. 80
Clouds and ground mfats reduced
aerial activity to "a minimum, but
artillery. employing. both high ex-
plosives and gas projectiles in :enor-
nous Quantities, was used by both
sides. Besides the artillery rea ction
APPOINTS where the pffshslvs ives IN
Are to- the back areas rand-that per
ton OF the front about. BHnthevil1e
where the American. -liaes.. was ad-
vaneed slightly go, :,
the Germans. and their apparent In
tention to initiate a counter offensive
information falling into the hands-o OF
the Americans continues to indicate
an enemy withdrawal to the BriQue-
nay line. one informant declaring 1t
to be the intention Of the Germans to
withdraw to that position between
October Is and 81. .--@ -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
AMERICAN.

October 25LOn the Verdun front
the battle has continued with VIC
lence east of the Mouse. Late yester-
day our troops enlarged their i'm
portant gains south of the Consen,
voye-Damvillers road, and occupied
completely the Bots D'Ormont Today
the enemy counter-attacked repeat
edly and with strong forces on the
front from the Bots D'Ormont to the
Bois D'Etrayes.
Although supported by violent ar
tillery and machine gun fire.. his at
tacks were repulsed with extremely
heavy losses Only in Bots Belfeu did
he succeed in slightly pushing back
our line At this point after three as
saults had failed before the stubborn
defense of our troops, the fourth attack
forced us to withdraw from the east
ern part of the wood. Hostile forces
which attempted to penetrate our
positions northwest of the Bots Bel
leu, were driven back after a severe
struggle lasting throughout the day
West of the Meuse our troops have
advanced in the face of determined
resistance on the slopes northwest
of Grand Pre- and have entered the
southern portion of. the Bots de Bour-
Eogpe. -"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.

villers-le-Sec and the Ferrieres farm
We have taken strongly organized
positions despite the resistance of the
enemy. who counter attacked vainly
have counted 500 prisoners.
On the Serre front we have sue
ceeded in crossing the river and be-
tween Crecy and Mortiers have es-
tablished ourselves. on the north bank
of the river on a width of more than
East of the Souche violent combats
gave US important advantages. We
have advanced: our line in the neigh
borhood of -Caumont farm, east of
the Vesle, and the villages of eau
mont and PSerrepont are in our hands.
We have counted more than $50 pris-
oners.
During the day the battle assumed
an extremely violent character. Be-
tween Sissonne and Chateau-Porcien
this morning after strong artillery
preparations troops supported by
tanks attacked the powerful organiza-
lions of the enemy that oppose us
in this region. To the left we sue
ceeded in making some progress in
the woods around the slssonne-la-
To the east we have eonqpered b.,
hand-to-hand lighting St Quentin
le-Petit and have reached the road
connecting this. village with BanoShA
and Recouvrance and the southern
outskirts Of the latter place. The
hamlet Of RecoUvrance is in our
possession.
On our right we have penetrated
the enemy positions along Conde-lez-
Herpy and hW i<5 and have taken q
| footing in the Pefpy hill In all this
region the enemy :resistancs was par
| than 1000 prisoners and captured
nine cannon, and numerous machine
guns.
East of Rethel we have completed
| our success of this morning in the
| region Of AMPLY and Fleury. One
| hundred and five prisoners. Of whom
| six are officers. among them a chief
i of battalion. have been counted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
Would Help Legal Advisers.

Sending the questionnaires to the
thirty-seven to forty-fve-year-oid
men at the same time also would
facilitate the work of the legal ad-
yisory board, which is charged with
the duty of giving free legal aid TO
registrants in filling out the ques-
tiennaires.
To allow one board to go ahead
and send out its questionnaires Pc
fore others would work unnecessary
hardships on members of the legal
board, il is believed. since the law
yers must take the time from their
regular work to attend to the regis
trantS
sending out 10 per cent OF the
uuestionnaires each day. beginning
with a date to be set, probably py
Commissioner Brownlow. would AL
low the legal advisory board to nx
a schedule of days for its members
to be on hand at certain legal ad-
visory stations.
Probably the same stations. with
a few notifications. will be used as
during the recent period, when the
younger men were going through
their questionnaires.
Approximately $4,000 questionnaires
went to that number of men here be-
tween the ages of nineteen and thirty
six years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
MRS. ELLA F. YOUNG
DIES OF INFLUENZA

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
RUGE16-|NcH GUN
ISLOcAL PRODUCT
Weapon Used With Terrible
Effect on Huns Designed by
Naval Establishment.
SENT SECRETLY TO FRONT

Naval authorities today directed at
tention to the fact that the mammoth
16-inch slns. the greatest practical
war weapons ever built, were designed
at the naval gun factory in this city.
They. have begun to do terrible exc
eution against the Germans in France.
but they have been transported to the
ceptethe military and naval authori-
ties knew that they were there until
the press dispatches announced that
they were sending projectiles weigh
ing q ton or more into the areas far
back Of the Hun lines.
Although the guns weigh more than
= hundred tons. they are moved with
little difficulty. Unlike the freak
weapon with which the Germans from
q distance Of sixty miles threw shells
bile and emplaced with comparative
ease. When the Germans retreated it
was necessary for them to abandon
their tnonstrous weapon.
Supervisors Of Final Plans.
Final plans for the American gun were
made under the direct supervision of
Capt A. I. willard, Commander Har-
ivey Delano- and the bureaus designing
craftsman. G. A. Chadwick. These were
completed In less than thirty working
days and were ready for submission to
the bidders January Is. 1t should be
borne In mind that before the entrance
of America into the war few authorities
thought such a gun could be produced
lin less than a year.
To get the gun to the front it was
kA
mount with its accessories to be oper-
ated as an independent train. Included
in the equipment were locomotives, gun
cars, ammunition cars, crane cars, con-
struction cars. kitchen cars and other
equipment
American. skill and genius. having
its genesis in Washington, succeeded
in planning designing. building and
transporting the guns over 5000 miles
of water. and 800 miles Of rail and
putting them in action in less than
nine months time. -: = ."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
Quote President Harrison.

And also the following from the
speech of former President Harri-
son in support of a republican Con-
gress to help President Mckinley in
IF the word goes forth that the
people Of the United States are
standing solidly behind the Presi-
dent, the task Of tho peace COM
missioners will be easy, but il there
Is break in the ranks-if the
democrats score a telling victory. If
democeatkc senators, congressmen,
and governors. are elected, Spain
will sec in 1t CLEAN of hope, she
viii take fresh hope. and a renewal
n a. a1s to secure to US what we We
have already won"
Also. Senator Penrose said IN octo-
bsF. 1898:
TT Is difficult to overestimate the
supreme Importance Of sustaining the
President OF the United States and the
republican party ct the present criti-
cal crisis in our foreign relations"
The New York Tribune eaid on Co
tober 10. 1893:
Every ono knows that there are
wide differences between Spain and
tho United States respecting terms of
peace and that Spain will be i'm
measurably less likely to yield If led
to believe that the American people
no longer have the disposition to up
hold their government; nor can any
doubt that the election Of q demo-
cratic Conere0 or even the defeat of
the Presidents supporters in this
state would go far to create that i'm
preston in Spanish minds"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
Prefers His Party's Support.

TIE republican argument mas Deen
that q republican Congress will Sup
port the President" but Mr.: Wilson
issued his statement to point out that
as between democratic support Of the
President and republican. support,
which he construes as constant OBJ
structions he would prefer to have his
own party retained in power.
To those who argue that Mr.. Will
sons action in the midst of war is I'M
precedented, White House officials
pointed today to the following ex-
cerpts from Col. Roosevelt's speech in
1898. during the Spantsh-American
war:
Remember. that. whether you will or
not, your votes this year will be viewed
by the nations of Europe from one
standpoint only. They will draw no fine
distinction. A refusal to sustain the
Preaidept this year will. in their eyes.
be read AZ a refusal to sustain the eff
forts of our peace commission to
secure the fruits of war;"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26

welt had a right to appeal for q re-
publican Congress and therefore
President Wilson considers he has a
right to appeal for democratic Con-
Rress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-26
DEMONSTRATION
WORK SPEED|NGUP
All Draft Boards Now Repre-
sented on Progress Charts,
Nos. s and II Leading.
MAY FINISH november I

Local draft boards for divisions
No. 9 and IL today LED In the race Tor
first place honors in the work OF
classifying local registrants OF the
September II registration between
the ages OF nineteen and thirty-sfx
years.
Both OF these boards have rsperted
the classification Of 90 per cent Of
their registrants Of the ages named.
The District today for the nrst time
is completely represented on its prog
ress chart every ono Of the local
boards having reported classification
progress.
According to the onicial progress
chart, the standing OF the boards to-
day was as follows: No. 1. 80 per
cent completed: No. ., 80 per cent:
No. 3, 60 per cent: No. 4. GO per cent;
No. 8, 60 per cent; No. 6. 60 per cent;
No. z. 60 per cent; No. 8, 30 per cent:
! No. ., so per cent; No. 10. 80 per cent,
and No. IL, 90 per cent.
May Finish by November /.
1t is known. however, that several
VI TIC poeIi 10 hdtS IA io0AALy SAooca-
fed more of their men than they have
as yet reported, and 1t is not too much
to expect, therefore. that the CLASH
fication work will have been com
pleted here by November I.
Completion OF the classification or
the men between nineteen and thirty ,
six years old by November 1 would
leave the boards free to so ahead
with sending Questionnaires to men
between thirty-seven and forty-nve
years old, inclusive. shortly there
after.
Provost Marshal General Crowder has
authorized local boards OF the nation
to go ahead with the mailing or ques-
tionnaries to the older men as soon
as they have classified the nineteen
to thirty-six men. Some local boards
of the country. having finished their
classification, already have mailed out
missionaries to the older men, ana
soon will start on the classthcation OF
the latter.
/ While no plan has been announced
definitely for the District, II Is prop
able that the questionnaires VIII be
sent out by all the local boards at
the same time. instead OF each board
proceeding Independently. The latter
procedure undoubtedly would allow
some few boards to get the Jump
on others, but this is exactly the
condition which is not desired here,
il is understood. It is believed that
the work can be done more thor
oughly if the boards work together
so far as possible.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-06
1000 Tons Sugar Lost.

The Cuban steamship Chapparo
| Capt Cinvinioles, which sailed Thurs
day from Cardenas for this port with
1000 tons of raw sugar, consigned to
the Federal Sugar Refining Company
was sunk ten miles off Barnegat al
10 o'clock Sunday night either by
collision with drifting German mine
or by torpedo.
The impression of the naval auth
critics is that mine was responsible
but the freighter's skipper is unable
to say positively that this is true, al
though nobody aboard saw any signs
of submarine.
The Chapparo, formerly the British
steamship Tinbow, went down in a
bout five minutes. The sea was calm
and the skipper and his crew of thirty
launched two boats and made shore
without mishap, one boats crew of
twelve, including the skipper, land
ing at Barnegat and the other, with
eighteen landing at North Beach.
The sugar was valued at about
$4,000. The ship was of 1908 gross
tons and was owned in Havana
New York Sun.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-06
DRAMATIC REUNION !
OF FATHER and son
Remarkable Incident Of the Wan
Occurs in Y. N. C. A. Hut
In London.

Eagle hut, in London was crowded
as usual the other night when a grill
zled veteran in the uniform of the|
Second London Scottish regiment made
his way to the desk and asked the "Y''
secretary In charge II there was any
one from Boston in the building. Be-
fore he Joined the colors Sergt. NAL
J. Ripple had lived In Boston, and he
yearned for a sight Of some one from
the New England metropolis.
Over In one corner Of the room two
young men sat In earnest conversation.
Both had been blinded on the Marne
and one of them, George Arthur Sug-
den, had returned from a German
prison camp after eight months to
seek his cousin, Vincent Francis BID,
pie, a sergeant in the, Thirty-first q
madam rifles, In which both had el
listed soon after the war broke Duh
By chance they had come together ur
der the hospitable Y. M. @. A. roof and
were busily engaged in having rea
reunion when the "Y" man shouted
through a megaphone:
as there any one here from Boston
A veteran who halls from Boston
wants to see some one from home"
"Herei Here" came from the cpr-I
ner and two sightless pairs Of efes|
turned toward the voice. And as the
cousins rose to their feet and haltiAg.
ly started through the lane made as
the crowd stepped back, Sergeant
Major Ripple pushed toward them.
There was an expression Of hope In
his face that the casual observer would
have said could not have been inspired
merely by desire to see some one
from Boston.
Suddenly that expression of hope
was changed. Sergeant Major Ripple
had been looking everywhere for his
son and his nephew. -
my SON." he cried, in a voice that
shook with emotion. "Vincentl And
Georgew
And in a moment his great arms
were crushing them to him. There
were cheers, and not few tears, as
room was made in the corner for the
three.
TRY A NEWS WANT AID TODAM
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-06
Farmers Place Recognized.

The importance of the farmer in
the organization OF American re-
sources to win the war was expressed
by the Secretary of Agriculture in
his recent appeal ito the patriots on
the farms to go over the top" this
fall for great harvest OF wheat in
1919. In this appeal the Secretary
said:
You have occupied and do occupy
the first line trenches of the food
army. You have to fight difficulties
too. ! am not unmindful of these.
In the Department of Agriculture we
consider them daily, and daily we
give our best efforts to help you meet
them. You know OF the difficulties in
your community, but | know of them
in many communities of many States.
and so seriously do they impress me
that ] might almost consider them
insurmountable had not American
farmers last year, and again this year.
revealed the true American fighting
spirit and ability to meet serious sit
uations, They will not let the war
fail because OF deficient food produc-
ton.
Let us SOW literally for big har-
vest in 1919. 1t has been called the
Liberty Wheat Harvest. We all hope
it will be. But let us undertake the
task with the determination that we
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-06

He's Man Behind Man Behind The Gun

The man behind the pillow, Depart
ment of Agriculture officials believe
is the man behind the man behind the
gun, and the idea has been embodied
in striking poster that is soon to be
used throughout the country in ham
mering home the importance of the
American farmers big war job.
Edward Penheld poster artist OF
New York. painted the picture, which
shows a plowman working in the fur
rows to produce food for the men in
the trenches. Against a sunlit back
ground are seen the silhouetted fig
ures OF soldiers in battle.
Farmers Not To Fail.
Food production problems are de-
scribed as growing more acute with
the progress OF the war, the increas-
ing demands for food, the calling of
more men to the army, and other re-
suits OF America straining every nerve
toward one objective. But Depart
ment OF Agriculture officials are as
sured in every mail and from every
section OF the country that the farm
ers are not going to fail in their war
task. Farmers have gone over the
top for the period OF the war The
new poster is intended to impress up.
on people OF the cities and towns the
great importance OF accommodating
agriculture in its requirements of
labor, finance and marketing.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-06
BAD OMEN FOR GERMANY
United States Flag Still Waves
Thouuh Pole Is Shattered.

II you are one of those persons who
have faith in signs, omens, predictions
and so on, you will probably see a
lucky omen in the effects Of the bril-
liant flash Of lightning that struck the
immense flagpole on the New Orleans
customs house recently. The flagstaff
was shattered and forty or fifty large
splinters were showered downward to
the streets, but after the fireworks
were over, as on another occasion made
memorable by F. s. Key, "our flag was
still there" In spite of the stroke Old
Glory is still flying over the customs
house.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-06
BRITISH EAT MOST CHEESE
More Than Half Europe's Output Goes
to England.

Statisticians have figured out that
England eats the larger part Of Eu-
ropes output of cheese. Europe's output
is 340,00O,O00 Kilograms, and England
consumes 1SO,OOO.OOO Kilograms of this
amount. Next comes Holland, which
takes 56,O0O,O00; Switzerland takes 49,
100000: France, 31,0O0,OO0, and Ger
many 20,OOO,OOO Kilograms.
The only people on earth who eat no
cheese are the Chinese.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-06
Mayor Joins Union.

Mayor ole Hanson of Seattle. WASH,
is now member of the Boilermakers',
Iron Shipbuilders' and Helpers union
Of that city. The Mayor has been
working In the shipyards along with
common laborers In order to aid In
relieving the shortage of man power.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-06
How To Grow Winter Greens.
Ban on Pigeon Races.

Federal department Of justice off,
Gals at Albany. N. Y, have placed a
ban on carrier pigeon races. a favorite
sport among local bird fanciers. All
birds of this type are being made mes
senger-aviators for Uncle Sam or their
wings must remain unspread, the pig
con race enthusiast was told.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-06

will Sweat our blood for many more
il need be before we yield one mea-
sure OF our freedom to a Prussian
domination. Let us fight in the fur
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-06

TRY A NEWS WANT AID TO-DAY
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-06
Girls as Cow Testers.

The GAINESVILLE Cow Testing asso-
citation Of GAINESVILLE, o., has been
forced to employ girls as testers, as
the available supply Of men has been
exhausted by the war calls.
The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-11-06
Yankee DOWNS
Il BALLOONS
Boy OF Nineteen Is Hero of the
American Army.


Volunteers for Most PeriIous Air
Work, Going Out on Stunts Aston
ishing to His Comrades, and Also
Probably Astonishing to the Enemy
Eddie Rickenbaeker, Former Auto
Racer, Has Downed Seven.