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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-19
CLARENDON IS
BATTLING REX
District Series At
Ball Park
SECTION I.
SECTION II.

Today-No games scheduled.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-09-19

Clarendon and Rex A.C. Engage
In Game At League Park Today
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
BELGIANS MAKE
LOCAL GAINS
NEAR ROULERS

With the British Army IN France. Oct.
3-fBy the Associated Press Local at
tacks in the neishboThood Of Reuters BY
the Belsians resulted in the gain o.
some ground The British crossed the
I.ys and at last reports were still going
strong. The British captured Gheluwe
late yesterday after the Germans had
held out there for several days. Soon
Afterwards the enemy launched a
vicious counter attack against the Me-
min road in this locality and as a result
seemed 70 have established machine gun
posts in the eastern outskirts Of the viii
LACE.
The positions in this locality are Of the
utnost strategicai importance TO the
Germans and their men are being
thrown in in an effort to hold on with
out regard to the cost-wnich has been
terrible The Aubery.LA Bassee canal
line has been occupied in its entirety.
Douvrin has been taken and the British
have advanced east Of the Bots Dixhui..
Along the line between Fresnes and
Ions patrols have been pushed out ev-
erywhere. They have met with deter
mined resistance. The lines have been
pushed forward north Of Leng. however,
despite strong opposition and the Brit
ish have established themselves in ad-
vanced positions, at the same time TAX
ing between 10 and In prisoners in this
sector There has been heavy fighting
at Benifontaine, east Of Hulluch.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
FRENCH SMASH
THROUGH REGION
OF ST. QUENTIN

With the French Army in France.
Oct. 3-(By the Associated Press)--
Gen. Debeney's troops in the region
OF st. Quentin yesterday began to
smash through the lines of the Hin
denburg position over the entire
front of Nanny
There lines we're captured three
and half miles In depth. They were
defended by machine gun sections
which proved unable to check Gen.
Debeney's advance. A breach made
in the Hindenbura line east Of Let
ronquoy was widened to the out
skirts Of Lesdins. Further north the
French troops in conjunction with
British forces took small pieces OF
timber. The west bank Of the Cros-
att canal northeast Of st. Quentin
is now in French hands as far as
Lesdins. Gen. Debeney's men have
occupied Omissy. A footing also has
been gained on the east bank Of the
canal at Morcourt. The western part
Of the town being in French hands.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
COMING EVENTS

Sept. s-oc,. 1e-Fourth Liberty Loan
OCT. is-;s-Cnited Baptist convention
of Maine at Augusta.
ment of the Union Veterans Union Al
ToEus.
Oct. s-t-Maine Press Association at
WaterSille.
Oct. 4-5-somer.,. Agricultural 30.
ciety fair. Arson.
Oct. 7-University OF Maine opens,
Orono.
Oct. s-Supreme court opens at Au.
gusta. Ellsworth. South Paris. Bath.
Machias.
Oct. s-io-Topsham Fair.
Oca. S-County or district aimshouse
conference at Belfast.
Oct. e-County or district admsholss
conference at Bangor.
Oct. i0-Bowdoin Medical school opens.
Oct. s-1l-State convention Maine ".
G. r. T. at Rockiand.
Oct. l5-Is-Woolwich Town fair.
Oct. ls-an-Maine Girls Conference at
Lewiston.
Oct. 22-supreme s,urt opens at Wis.
caseet.
Oct. zs-2s-Mee,ing OF Maine Fedora.
ton Women's Clubs. Augusta.
Nov. q Annual kennebec County
Farm Bureau meeting, City hall. Al
gusta.
Bureau meeting. City hall. Augusta.
Nov -s-Maine Teachers convention
a. Portland.
Nov. S-a-kennebec County Confess.
Boys and Girls Clubs. City hall. Wat
erville.
Nov. Is-Kennebec County Farm b.
reau Seed Show, City hall. Augusta.
Nov. 13-l-Naine genealogical at Port
land
Dec. I5.-Bangor Poultry show at Ban
gor.
Dec. lI-.9- Maine sta,a Grange ct
Portland.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
BERLIN STATEMENT
FORECASTS RETREAT
ON WIDE FRONT

Poris, Oct. 3-(Havas)-A wide re-
treat of the German forces on the
western front is foreseen by the Ber-
lin department of propaganda, which
publishes Il statement that Germany
is actually shaking under the as
saults OF the re-assembled entente
forces.
1t is necessary, the statement ADDS.
that a portion Of the German defen-
sve positions be maintained in Bel
GUM and France to keep Germany
safe from the battles now being de-
cded.
The German statement then asserts
that the American offensive between
the Meuse and the Argonne is dying
down and that the French offensive
in the Champagne remains entans-
led in the first zone of the German
defense system.
It is admitted that British troops
have obtained successes in the Cam
brai region and also that Hang s
forces are fighting on the outskirts
of the city. The note adds, however,
that Cambria is no longer the center
Of railroads and high roads that 1t
used to be- New railroads and high
ways, it is said. have been built fur
Their to the east since the town was
menaced in the fall of 1917 by the
battle Of the tanks.
The statement admits that the
British and Belgian attacks in Fian-
ders have obtained initial important
successes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
eroekton Factories Crippled

Brockton. Mass. Oct. 3.-Shoe fac
tories in this city and surrounding
communities were seriously crippled
today by the prevalence Of Spanish
Unfit erza among the workers. 1t was
estimated by health authorities that
there were 1900 cases in the Brock
ton shoe district and that the deaths
in the district this week had aver
aged ~ day. The shoe factories at
Middleboro will Je closed down and
fumigated on Saturday. Similar ac-
ton is expected to be taken n the
factories here. There were Is deaths
in Brockton FOX the 24-hour period
ending at s O'Clock tonight bringing
the total deaths since the epidemic
started ZIP. to Ill. Several new cases
were reported in the city today. The
Board Of Health ordered all soda
fountains closed. Seven OF the visitirg
nurses here are slightly III with in
fiuenza.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
70 Test Vaccine

New York, Oct. 3.-Widespread tests
TO determine the efficiency OF the Srsn-
ish inf aenza vaccine whose discovery
here was announced this week will Do
begun tomorrow, Health Commissioner
Copeland said tonight. He declared
that the vaccine had already proved sue
cessful In some cases. Tomorrow, he
said. enough OF 1t will be aTalIab bic 70
treat Is, coo persona. An order for q, 900
masks to be used by physicians and
nurses treating influenza patients will he
completed tomorrow b. the New York
chapter OF the Red Cross, according to
an announcement tonight which said
that 20 women have volunteered for the
work
According TO NJ. Copeland there have
been only 900 cases o the disease In the
city. About 10 per cent. Of the victims
here have developed pneumonia. Stats
tics show. OF these about 30 per cent.
have died.
Forty-fve new cases of influenza were
discovered on f.eghter which arriv-
ed here today. Two OF the victims were
Chinese and were taken to a hospital,
where they died. The other sufferers
were quarantined aboard the ship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
Italian Official

Rome. Oct. 3.-Itaiian troops in
Alba0ia began an energetic advance
on Turkey in the sector between the
AdriAtic and Osum. the italian war
ONCE announced today. The italian
columns In the evening had occu-
pied the village Of Fieri and the line
Of the Semen from Sterbasi 10 the
MetaIi Bridge and several heights.
. The Austro- Hungarian forces are
retreating rapidly end are burning
their depots. The Italians are attack.
Ing Berat. They have captured u
number Of prisoners ana large
quantity Of war material
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04

Portland, Me, Oct. with only %
cases Of influenza reported by physician rs
of this city up to Wednesday afternoon,
it is the brightest day in the local health
situation within the past 10 days; the
fervent hope that the crisis has passed
and that these figures may establish 4
precedent Of receding waves until con-
ditions become normal again. Tuesdays
report aggregated go new cases al
though many were delayed reports from
physicians who had just finished tabu-
latng their patients. Many Of this large
number were convalescent, a majority.
in fact. and but few were believedsseri-
ously H.
Fatal Examinations are one and frac-
ton per cent. thus far, minimum that
is gratifying. No other city or town
now under the sway OF the malady
shows anything like that relatively
small proportion. 1t is evident that pre-
cautions taken last week in fortifying
the general public, liberal use Of disin-
fectants and personal caution have COM
bined to good effect While there IS
UOtnlQR uSUfltc III tHC VI thC
board Of health thus far, it is likely that
a quasi quarantine will be maintained
next week on the same lines as thus far
this week.
At meeting OF the board Wednesday
afternoon Dr. Tetreau was to present a
rule which would make reports OF in
fuenza cases obligatory. II would be
classified as both contagious and infec-
tious, thereby coming under the ban
with other dangerous communicable dis.
eases He was hopeful that the board
would endorse this recommendation.
DR.. Bristol intends to have similar
rule adopted by the State Board Of
Health but the view Of Or. Tetreau Is
that the local board should not delay.
that a rule made here is iusthable i'm
mediately.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
Loss Of Challerange
viii Force Germans
To New Defense System

utin me American Army On the
Champagne front oct -(by the As
socis,ef Pr.as) With the French m
po.s~ss,on Of Cnallerangs, an important
-au..y Junction On the line that runs
along the German front, II IL expecteh
wat the Germans will take prompt
r.asures ~ consolidate II possiD.e.
their positions along the kreemh:ine He-
tsnslss system. which has lat''/ beeh
improved Activities on the AneriCa1
from, today were confined 70 artillery
work ~ the enemy and miao: move
rr.nts by the Americans. But the me
Ia. not changed except here d "a taere
vnsr. slight corrections have been
MAD. The bombsrdment over the CEN
ter lines sAz very heavy for short Pc
rods. but with surprsingiy slight e.
feet, au. to the manner In which Amer
icans protect themselves. but also pr" =
AMY 10 the lack Of Information on the
tar. Of the Germans as to the opposing
positions.
American aeria! supremacy continG~s
~ b. maintained with astonishing Ease.
Another enemy machine has been
brought down by anti-aircraf guns
south of Nontfaucon.
German planes during the night bomb
"a the crossroads in the back areas. and
the artillery action was supplemented
by the use OF gas both phosgene and
rnustard The hombs rdment both night
and day. such az II was. did compare
,ively lit,le damage not~ithstanding the
fact that the Germans knew accurate
" every foot oi territory they have Just
evacuated
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
TELEGRAPH BRIEFS

Boston. Oct. 3-Edward L. Ripley
Of this city was elected today treas
urer of the First Church Of Christ,
Scientist. He succeeds William r.
Rathbun who resigned to become a
member Of the board Of directors.
Washington. Oct. 3-Commander
Bertholf of the coast guard was today
promoted TO be a commander to rank
with a brigadier general. Chief en-
gineer McAliister was promoted t.
the rank of captain in the navy and
rank with colonel in the army.
Both Promotions are for the war.
Washington, Oct. 3-Football for
members Of the students army train
ing corps this fall was theorized to-
day by the war department of edu-
cation and special training. All men
take part in the sport.
Chicago, Oct. 3.-"Make America
custodian Of the Tomb Of Christ.
This was the burden Of a PRAYER de-
livered at the Rock River conference
OF the Methodist Episcopal church
here today by Bishop Quayle.
Washington. Oct. with the
view OF erecting a barrier against
German political, military and econ
omic aggression in the near east,
representatives of eight of the ma
tionalities from the Baltic to Adriatic
and including a population estimated
at e5,ooO.000o persons who have suf-
Tered from German and Austrian
domination met here today to create
federal promotion Of their common
interests.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
DRASTIC ACTION TO PUT
N. Y. DISTRICT OVER TOP

New York. Oct. 3.-Convinced Of the
necessity tfor drast: action in order to
tut the New York federal reserve dis
trict over the top in it's drive TO raise
81 $50, ct-1 go for the Fourth Liberty
Loan, the campaign committee today or
ganized a squadron Of go special soiici-
tors, all members of the stock exchange.
to seek large subscriptions from the
wealth. There are at least 'oto prosper
Gus" New Workers. who must subscribe
more literally than they had planned IL
the quota is to be raised. the commit
tee announced. Official figures tonight
for the first four days Of the campaign
showed a total OF only SIS. 3as.75c. or TO-:
per cent. Of the districts quota.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
Cotton Manufacturers
Must All Take Share of
Lower Grade Material

Boston, Oct. 3-AssHance that in
dividual cotton manufacturers would
be required to use specific amounts
Of cotton Of grades below middling.
provided the industry as a whole
makes arrangements for taking the
proportion of these grades Deter
mined upon as fair and equitable for
American mills was given today by
Charles j. Brand. chief of the bu-
reau Of markets of the department OF
agriculture in a telegram to Rutus
r. Wilson. secretary of the nationai
association of cotton manufacturers.
Mr.. Brand is chairman of the COM
mittee which will make government
purchases of cotton. His message
was in reply TO inquiry by Mr.. Will
son as to the plan of distribution OF
the cotton TO American mills. Mr..
Brand said: THE committee Will
deal with our spinners as group
and with each allied and neutral
commission or representative separ-
ately or as a group. Our thought Is
that tie war service committee of the
national council Of American cotton
manufacturers will put IT up to
American manufacturers TO agree
among themselves as to how it will
best serve their interest as a whole
to use the amount Of grades below
middling that it is necessary for them
to use Of the preeant and prospective
supply, in order that they may con-
sumo their fair and equitable per-
centage. Our allies and the neutrals
will also be required to use their fair
and equitable proportion"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
Germans Beginning
One of Wars Biggest Retreats

with the British Army on the 81.
Quentin sector. oct. 3-tBy the Assoc
sisd PrssO From the north comes
mos, significant news The Germans
Who we're gradually beng left In a sa-
hsnt hsv. begun a retreat on practical
~ all the Armentieres sector and sp-
pear to be In full night. British troops
have entered and are now passing
through Lens Auber Ridge south Of
Armentieres has been taken and the
British are east OF there. indications
are not wanting that the Germans have
been forced to BEGIN one OF the wars
greatest retreats The troops co-operat-
ins With the Belgians have taken vii
lagos near Roulera after hard hghtin..
They have forced the Germans vel!
hack and are still going. The Germass
must get out Of the Belgian coast as
far as Ostsnd " the advance here con
'inuss. as u given every sign OF doing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
LENS COAL FIELDS

that reason it - thought new drive Is
To Be Anticipated on the Roujezs FROM.
With iar1e French or British forces SUI
p,euasntirg the work Of the BeiSiaR az
mics. II has bsen reported already TIA:
an entire Preach army has been shiftsa
to this front.
The evacuation Of Lens, foreshad-
cws the early fall Of DouAi already
closely pressed from the south. II is
now clear that the grand strategy Of
Marshal Foce contemplated pinching
the enemy cut Of the whole Lille
Douai sector and the abnormal quiet
that has prevailed along the Lens
front up to now il plain
The supreme commander 10 reAiis-
ing the full success Of that plan.
What effect the break in the north
may have on the remainder Of the
line remains to be seen Cndoubted-
iy 1t 10 an element Of successful with.
drAwals will De necessarily the con-
centration OF q great force to hold up
the British under General Plummer
and the French and Belsians further
north from continuing their drive
eastward.
A way must be kept open for the
retreat ting armies A monentary hull
in the fighting on the American lines
at their Mouse as Persh;ngs men con-
solidate their positions before the
new German line In that sector may
portend new blot at ary moment
and the continued quiet along the i'm
mediate front Of Rheime NAV fore
shadow an early attack there at the
heart Of the German defensive system
with open country beyond.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
Central Powers Must
Establish New Line on
Danube to Protect Austria

London. Oct. 3-The Central Pow
ers. according to the view in military
circles here will be forced to establish
a new line on the Danube to protect
Austria from hostile nationalities
within her own borders and keep
down the unrest in Rumania which
reports say. is becoming more threat
enine daily. Germany has thirty
three divisions and Austria Hungary
has thirteen divisions in Russia.
Some of them in Petrograd. These
could be transported to the Danube
quickly but il this we're done, military
experts pointed out the Central Pow
ers would virtually abandon al their
eains by Brest Litovsk treaty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
British Infantry
and Tank Attacks
Successful, Smile Front

London. Oct 3-The attack by Brit
ish infantry and tanks along an eight
mile front from Sequeshart to the
canal north Of Bony, in the st. QUEEN
tin sector, was completely successful
according to Field Marshal Haig's re-
port from British headquarters to-
night.
British troops have reached the
outskirts of Montbrehain fabout hve
miles east Of BelIicourt) and further
2orth have captured Cougar lie
Catelet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
ROSENWASSER BROS.
AND IL INSPECTORS
INDICTED FOR FRAUD

Washington. Oct. 3.-Col. II. ].
Hirsch ard Lieut.. Samuel Crass Of
the quarteImas,ers corps. Morris and
Leo Rosenwasser. officials OF Eosen-
wasser Brothers, Inc. and II gov
eminent inspectors and employees Of
the Rosenwasser plant at Long Is
land Cry. n y, were indicted to-
day by a federal grand jury in
Brooklyn on charges Of conspiracy
to 6efraud the government. A true
bill! also was returned against the
Rosenwasser corporation which man
ufactures jenkins. leggings and spi-
raj puttees for aviators.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
WOULD ALLOW AUTOING
ON SUNDAY AS ANTI.
INFLUENZA MEASURE

Boston, Get. 3.-Governcr Mccall
state fuel administrat tor. today. tina,
he ask the national fuel board 10
permit the operation Of automobiles
in this state on Sundays, pointing
out that the lifting If the ban would
permit thousands OF persons 70 get
much needed fresh air and sunshine
and so help in the figh. against in
fuenza. The go, eraor said ne De.
lieved that the benefits derived would
more than offse, the increase in the
use OF gasoline.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04

days cam paigntng-sho1t hak the
rate at which subscriptions must
come. to reach the IS 90o. e1o, go total
Today's reports did not include the
Kansas City district. where the cam
pasgn has not actually started. nor
any subscriptions not supported by
initial payments in the hands Of the
banks.
Toledo. Ohio. furnished the spectac-
uiar feature Of the days campaigning
by achieving It's quota Of SIS. aN9. GO
from 1900 persons. The city's cam
paisn managers telegrsphed that this
was only a beginning.
Closing of theatres and the aban-
dcniHg of public meetings on account
Of the influenza epidemic has inter
fered seriously with loan canvassins.
particularly in New England. where
it may be necessary to cancel en-
gagenlents Of the Great Lakes Naval
Band next week In spite Of this
handicap. however. 100. rs persons
have bought bonds in New England
and IS communities have oversub-
scribed.
From Raleigh, X G.. tonight came
the story Of little blind girl.
worker in the mills, who subscribed
for a 800 bond In Caddo Parish Of
Louisiana. which includes the city OF
Shreveport, a negro, David Raynes,
ceived from oil p-ospectors on his
farm This represented his entire
bank account. When United States
merchantmen entered the port OF
Norfolk, Va, today, z. f. Peeien OF
the shipping boards division Of oper-
atoms organized sales crew and
gathered subscriptions for Sio.e50
lords from III men and officers. On
receipt Of this news Chairman Hurley
Of the Shipping Board ordered organ
ization of ginnilar canvassing clubs
at all ports. Rear Admiral Cowie.
in charge Of the Nays loan cam
paign. announced tonight that naval
officers and men had subscribed
more than 5000. 900. The American
consulate at Newcastle. Australia,
sent word in a letter dated Angus. S
that Americans there already had
subscribed 100000
Dallas. Texas. raised S. percent of
its quota in two hours. Bay County.
Michigan. which includes Bay City.
went Is percent over it's quota in
voluntary subscriptions alone.
Secretary NcAdoo tonight issued a
stirring appeal to the American people
not to let the news of Allied victories
cause slackening OF effort in the loan.
| Germany is not yet crushed he sa!d.
She has millions OF strong fighting nlsn
on the battle lines and with invasion on
! their own territory facing them they
will fight even more desperately than
, heretofore"
; bond at theatre tonight started rally
which resulted in the sale OF 5000
worth Of Fourth Liberty Loan bonds.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
Deaths Increasing
Continued from Pace Ons)

gathered in Washington. The ire
mendous increase in population. with
difficulty Of finding quarters and with
high rentals has caused doubling up
everywhere In hundreds of cases as
many as three and four persons oc-
cupy single room. From Oswego. ~.
Y. came report OF 1000 cases. while
ISL cases were reported at Chiliicothe.
Ohio. New Mexico and Arizona also
reported few cases. the first fIcm
those states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04
BRITISH RESCUE
u. S. TROOPS

I006oa. Oct A-0ooevibtAG the
esosu6 e . eeattngsnt II Amerteans
Who Tor to 1Ays haA bsea cut Oh
fSU0 oAA1r eo0SaAss IN N aAvaneed
position between Cambria and st.
Qusntin. the Nails correspondent at
Brush headquartess says IL was one
of the most dramatic ineidsnts Of the
var.
fns AaAetcaas rushed forward
with tao high courage on Sunday. the
correspondent writes. and became
oompiseely ard vesy deeply eneifcied.
There they remained until Tues4Ay
whsa Q British unit forced it, way
across ehs canal ana releas<d them
The American stand ard the rsaief
Of the beisAsuefed party viii PROD
ably become incidents famous IN the
annals Of the var.