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official Reports
FRENCH.

Paris, Oct. 18.-The Germans
have begun q new, retirement move
ment in the area between the Disc
and Serre rivers, between Ilaon and
Cambria, according to the Official
statement from the war Ofice to-.
day. =. 4
French troops advancing from
Achery and ChoigDy are In pursuit
of the German rear guards. An.
guilcourt: has been occupied by the,
French.
IN the Argonne region the
French have crossed the Aisne
near VOuziers. Fighting conttn-
ues In the area west Of Grandpre.
London, Oct. 1S.-More than a.
900 prisoners were captured by
Field Marshal Haig's forces yester-
lay in their offensive In the Rohain-
LIE Catean region, the British war
office announced today. =
Between the Sensee canal and
the Lys river the Britigh are con-
tinning theif advance on the whole b
I. -Haie.s I forces !. nort, Of Cas,1brai
captured q number OF villages and
crossed the Douai- Denatn road.
Advancing northeast of Idlle the
British, reached a point within a
mile of Turcoing.
SERBIAN.
london, Oct. 1S.-The Allied
troops in Serbia continue success
fully their advance northward
from Nish. "A statement from the
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WILSON'S NOTE ..,..
CREATES ANOTHER
STATE OF .AFF AIRS

3 Berne, Thursday, Oct 17.-Presi-
dent Wilson'S reply to the German
note has created a new state Of affairs
in diplomatic discussions relative to
peace. 1t IL reported here from Ger
man sources and the German reply.
It Is said, will make it clearly under
stood that the tone employed by the
There have been passionate discus
sions Of the presidents reply at meet
ings Of all the groups Of the reichstag.
but no line Of f9policy has, been deter
mined although there has been bro
longer deliberations on the subject.
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QUESTIONNAlRES
RELEASED TO
some CLASSES
Local Boards Are Required
to Release 10 Per Cent
4 Of Number Daily.

Washington, Oct. 1s.-ouestion-
naires for men of the 81 to 46 and
1S year age classes under the draft
were ordered released today by Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder. in all
local board districts where the classi-
fication of other groups have been
completed. This will affect more than
half OF all the territory in the United
States, progress having been more
rapid than was expected in. classifica-
ton work. ~
Local boards sending out question:
naires must release ten per cent day.
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FOREST FIRES
BURNING OUT
lySONlE PLACES
Relief Work Being Done by
Many 4 organizations-
Houses Being Built.

Duluth. Mimi. Oct. 1S.-The great
fires that paralyzed> northern Minne-
sofa, burned UP a hundred million
dollars worth Of property and killed
q thousand people, injured many
thousands more and made homeless
approximately $4,000. are today
Actual totals ou of deata. d sfeIaise in
juries and monetary losses will not,
be known for weeks, It is said, but
the fire probably always will be,
known AS the fire that killed a.
thousand. - ~. ,,s.g s;fIi
Rain fell during last night, but IL
was in, such small amount as to be
negligible. More rain is expected to-;
day Not until a heavy downpour ar
rives, however, will the threat Of fire
pass. Isi,Ss i +
Searchers continue to bring in bod
les of dead settlers from remote sec
tions. NJ
Red Cross and other relief is ex-
tended to refugees with open handed
heartiness. Knockdown houses are
being manufactured by the hundreds
at a large Duluth mill to furnish
farmers and others with a place to
get into before winter arrives. Live
stock lis being cared for now with
new arrivals Of feed. % u
Relief Fund Raised.
Duluth, Mimi, Oct. 18.-The United
States Steel corporation today gave
$4,000 to the Duluth Chapter of the
Red Cross for aid Of sufferers by for
est fires, and will giveSmore If neces-
sary," their statement said.
No Special Session.
St Paul, Mimi, Oct. 18.-Governor
Burnquist formally announced today
that no special session of the Minne-
sofa legislature would be called to
provide relief for forest fire victims.
He said adequate funds were available,
without extra appropriations.
X The only serious fire reported by
state wardens today, is burning near
McGregor.
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ZEEBRUGGETAkEN
BY BRITISH SAYS
TODAY'S REPORT
Steps Taken For Organization Of Austria
On Federalized Basis, According to
Announcement Made By
Emperor Charles
(By the Associated Press.)

The German withdrawal from Belgium and the coastal
shows of hating The Allied forces pressing
rapidly after the retiring and additional cities have
been occupied.
From Lille southwark the German retirement rapid
but the British maintain strong along line
Cambria Further south enemy retiring angle by
the Ose and the Serre.
Zeebugge the second and last the submarine the
is reported occupied by the British forces probably naval
units and the reported to have evacuated Buge which
Belgian cavalry approaching In the the French and Bel
gans continue to advance toward Client by Of Thet
In the Lille region the British working eastward toward
Tourcong and Roubax and the fall Of these cities would
be only of hours East of Doua Field Marshal Hag
marching toward alencennes In the south Of va1en
ciennes Thursday the British took 1000 prisoners
The German retirement between T. ~ .te Serv.
made necessary because the enemy the sdt
which being pressed in by the French French
vancng northward from the junction OF the rivers and have
taken Angucour two miles Of the junction and north Of the
Serre. s
Northwest Of the Argonne forest General Gouraud batting
forward against stubborn resistance and the fighting front Of
Grandre has been extended Voziers In the nhbohood of
Vouziers the French have carried stroke by
ing the Asne Evidently the French advance northeast
from Voue and outnk the Germans in the Bout forest This
forest
zEEBRUGGE TAKEN@5g b7 $,a#---r---l
london Oct is(Va the Of Bruges
tho Allied
n.s GO sn,.e s !, ss @ soe s., s bee
News 4a4sssa. Z s>78&T
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one AIRPLANE
WORTH 50 men
SAYSSYDENHAM
British Authority Declares
Germans can be Brought to
Terms by Air Forces.

Washington, Oct. 1s.-Lord syden-
ham, British authority on fortifca-
tions. in a message received today by
Major General Kenly. director of mill
tary ,aeronautics. says:
Impress upon your people that ten
thousand airplanes at this juncture
are worth more than 100000 troops
on the ground and will not require
nearly SO much transport. We can
bring Germany to terms by air force,
that is certain"
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Telegraphic Briefs

Chicago.-Because Of the influenza
epidemic all public gatherings Of a
social nature not absolutely essential
to win the war were prohibited in Illi-
nois.
New York.-It was announced here
that American Jews will raise a billion
dollars for use in rehabilitating Jew
ish peoples who have suffered through
the war.
.washington.-Reports to federal
health authorities indicate influenza is
epidemic in 80 states. i5r-<8
y Amsterdam. .-Rhenish and Berlin
newspapers refer to the most recent
note of President Wilson as IA trap"
Wilson'S evasions' and "a rude
answer"
Rome-The papal secretary 81 state
authorized the statement that 'sthe
holy father is pinning his faith on
President Wilson to make quick and
durable peace" ss
Washington. Electric signs adver-
tising Liberty bonds were exempted
from fuel administration restrictions.
Washington. Germany protests
against "Americanizing" German own
ed commercial enterprises and prom
- reprisals. Ns6
# New York.-Douglas Fairbanks sold
IS, 900. 900 worth Of Liberty bonds.
Z Chicago. ofncial announcement
was made here that the eagle subma-
rine chasers built by. the Ford Motor
approved. >
Chicago.-Dr Louis j. Pint. an
nounced experiments had demonstrat-
ed that regulation diphtheria aaaa-
toxin is ., specific for influenza
Washington. Electric fans, safes,
vaults. pottery. padlocks. builders
hardware, sporting arms and ampaMni-
ton. cash registers, talking machine
needles. silk fabrics and glass bottles
and tars arc put on the curtailed pro-
luc4ipn list s5
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DR.. Wekerle said:

''The protection Of our integrity as
a state and the maintenance of our
unity are tasks we must accomplish
at all costs. We desire to grant in
dividual rights to the different ma
tionalities who have lived among us
for thousand years; We are not
contradicting our traditional point of
view in accepting President Wilson'S
principles. AS far as absolute
equality of rights to individuals and
the defense Of our integrity and the
unity Of the state will permit, we will
willingly satisfy the claims of different
Municipalities"
Foreign Policy Criticised.
Basel Switzerland. Thursday. Oct.
17.-(Havas.)-Ata q sitting Of the
foreign committee of the Hungarian
lower house, Count Michael Karolyi,
opposition leader, sharply criticised
the foreign policy Of the monarchy,
according to Budapest dispatches. He
claimed absolute autonomy for the
Hungarians and said that when the
Austrian government rejected the
British proposal to submit the Bal
kantc problem to arbitration the mon
archy proved that it wished to begin
the war.
Count Karolyi said that Austria's
foreign policy during the war has
been still worse than that which pre-
vailed before hostilities began and as
serted that there were ''numberless
occasions when peace might have
been concluded
when we knew that Germany
would not give In and that the whole
world has risen against the policy OF
Germany. which had become hateful
to all nations he continued, I'VE
might have made peace. Our fidelity
to the Alliance has limits. =
Count Karolyi was ruthless ia his
critictsm OF submarine warfare and
said that the main mistake OF the
Central powers Was In Underestimate
ing America. He closed ~ expreas
Ing q desire for the creation 6f an
autonomous Hungary and rcaue ting
tho abolition OF the common Instttu-
ton OF the monarchy. .5:lsi w IN
sS Dr.. Aiexander WEEKS the Hun.
garian premier, II replying justi1ed
the conduct Of the government ana
eAid shat it had eafed IN {3sss6Any
Ia sentlnnent fAvotaA No IN
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W1NoNA LAD KILLS SELF,

winona, MINI, Oct. 1s. CLARK
Jewell, aged Is, son Of farmer re-
siding near here, mysteriously left
home Tuesday, was found dead in a
woods near his home today. He had
shot himself through the heart with
a rifle. Posses had been looking for
him since Tuesday. It is not known
what prompted the action.
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MAY FEDERAILZE AUSTRIA.
Vienna Oct 1R-(Vta RaaeJ.


Vienna, Oct. 1S.-(Via Basel,
Switzerland) Oct. 18.-Steps for
the organization of Austria on q
federalized basis were pFoclaim-
ed by Emperor Charles today.
The plan does not include the
union of Austrian Poland with
ttthe Independent Polish state"
the emperor declared. The city
Of Trieste and the Trieste region
will be treated separately SIN
conformity with the wishes OF
the population"
The Austrian emperor has is
sued the following manifesto:
ITO My Faithful Austrian Peo-
pies:
"Sinoe I have, ascended the
throne 1 have tried to make it my
duty to assure to all my peoples
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ALL TRADING In
...s COFFEE FUTURES
IS SUSPENDED

New York, Oct. 1S.-All trading in
coffee futures was suspended today
by the board of managers of the New
York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
pending, the result Of negotiations
with the federal food administration
at Washington. s55G !.
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TO STIMULATE POTASH OUTPUT.

Washington, Dot. .s--The war in
dustries board has begun survey Of
the potash situation with view to
stimulating domestic production to
meet agricultural needs, officials Of
the board said today, but the asricul-
tural requirements are not being met
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GREEK ARMY IN U. S. MAY
OUTNUMBER ONE IN GREECE,

Greeks fighting under the Stars and
Stripes soon may outnumber their
own country's entire national army.
This is due to the fact that prac-
tically all the 100000 Greeks in the
United States are men of military
age. Under the military agreement
recently adopted by the two govern
ments they will be draftable into the
American armv
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More speed In Chicaglo,,. = !,

Chicago, Oct. Chicago display
ed q burst of speed in making plus
subscriptions to the Liberty Loan to-
day. Sales during the early hours
mounted above the $10, 900, 900 mark,
bringing the total subscription for the
oity up to $197 100000. Chicago's s
quota is $4,000, ,0O0. 5-s5.F. 3
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stilI 500, 900, 900 Short,

Boston, Oct. 1s.-Although $34,-
100000 was added to the. New Eng
trict % today stiil was nearly sso;ooo, 900
short Of its quota of a half billion,
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470.o0o.oo0 to be RAISED.

Chicago. .Ocu 18.-The seventh dis
trict at noon still had $70,0O0,0O0 to
raise to I'LL its quota.
Illinois, outside Cook county. was
$13, 900 behind: Wisconsin minus
SIT, 5,060,000 and Indiana lacking only
$2,260, 900. tf 5iis IA Il 81 h'e 4
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NO MORE CHEESE ON FREE
LUNCH COUNTERS OF sAI,Oo]

New York. Oct. s.-saloons can
no longer serve cheese on their free
lunch counters, according to an order
issued by the federal food board as
q conservation measure.
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rang but. We told Of the Turkish
promise to quit the war and again the
crowd cheered. Then we told them
that President Wilson had refused to
grant an arn1istice and demandedsE EN- !,
peror Williams head. The, crowd, in
a frenzy, toassd everything ii. could lay
hands on into the air. ~.
"sAt the prefecture the acting prefect,
M! Regnier. embraced us and there
was fresh. outbGrst of cheering from
the crowd. It was for Mayor Delsalle
and for his son, French officer Of the
legion of honor and wearing the war
cross. This officer. an aviator, heard
at II o'clock that the city Had been
freed. He leaped into his machine,
flew quickly to Lille and landed in the
Place de Theater. Alighting, he
rushed home to his father.
His was the first French uniform
the liberated citizens had seen and the
sight OF 1t increased their daliriumT OF
Joy. There remain 40, 900 irha bitants
IN Lille. The Germans had carried on
all the male population more than IA
years Of age. The city IL not greatly
damaged and the public buildings are
intact" Z ~ Z S3g:
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I Twenty Million Hourly,

New York, Oct. l8.-The New York
federal reserve district advanced the
Liberty loan subscriptions overnight
by only $92,207,450 according TO fig-
ures giving total tabulations at 10
a. M, today. These amounted to ST.
the quota Of $I,s00, 200, 200 before
midnight Saturday, subscriptions will
have.t come at the rate Of $4,000
900 an hour. <A
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Chicago Gaining.

Chicago, Oct. 18.-The city is" get
ting into It's stride :, Liberty Loan. Of
The subscriptions for the period
amounted to 19,000,0O0 short Of the
daily average required to make up
Chicago's. quota Of $252,000.000, but
cutting away large portion Of the
deficit, now placed at $84,400.000. p
UnreE1itting efforts will be made
to reach the goal%by midnight tomor-
row when the campaign ends. r.
From other sections Of the Seventh
Federal Reserve district the reports
were more encouraging Z
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Llne Belng Flaftened.

London, Oct. II. rom the Scarpe
to the sea the process OF nattening out
the German line continues and many
interesting developments may be ex-a
pected shortly The fall OF Roubaix
probably will follow that of Turcoing.
The ltne from Turcotng now runs
road. s.s s5;a33 n sS
Indtca tions are that the Germans
are aboat 70 evAeuats tha pocket -,
tween tlae Serfe and sths O. : north ofs
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Belgians Enter Bruges.

British Headquarters in Flanders,
Oct 18.-(Reuter's.)- belgian in
fantry forces entered the city Of
Bruges today.
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NO Halt IN GERMAN Withdrawal
100000 ! I
TO BE ] RAISED,
]. IN. | I : I|''W|O!,D|AYS " | J ' [. i J. |
Nothing Less Than Over
subscription Will Satisfy
Carnpaigners.

Washington, Oct. 1s.-The Fourth
Liberty loan today neared the home
stretch Of the campaign with$4,250.-
900 subscribed and $1,750.000,0OO to
be raised in two days remaining.
Despite this tremendous unsub-
scribed balance, csampaigners
throughout the country reported they
would be satisfied with nothing less
than over subscriptions
1t was apparent from the flood of
early morning telegraphic reports to
headquarters that a new spirit per-
go far above the individual marks
set for them. This prompted nation
al campaign managers to hope anew
Tor q large ver-subcription.
Scores OF messages today told Of
plans for suspending business in COM
munities tomorrow to minimize inter-
ference with the last, days roundup.
women who heretofore have taken
only passive interest in the loan
drive, have enrolled as solicitors for
the last day. ksA
The oficial intimation yesterday
that the plan adopted by Sioux City,
Iowa. of opening polling places and
having citizens file; their subscrip-
IAOAS VOAuHldE1Ay pTODdUly WOulQy De
widely adopted for the Fifth Liberty
loan, brought telegrams from many
towns claiming credit for originating
the idea. Several communities de-
clared they used it successfully in the
last campaign.
Michigan reported today it had
subscribed its $l48,000,000 quota. In
the 81. Louis district, Kentucky is
only 4 per cent below her goal and
expected to go over today. Missis-
sippi has IS per cent: Arkansas s3
per cent and the city Of st. Louis 80
per cent.
the Kansas City district is distribut-
Colorado. $4,000. 900; Kansas.
$4,000, ,ooo;, Missouri. dhs s1s,ooo,ooo;
$2.O50,000; Oklahoma, $4,000, 900;
Wyoming, $5,3O3,000.
Northern Indiana in the Chicago
district, lacks only $s,0o0.0o0 Of its
quota. and southern Indiana lis al
ready over. ss9 -
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Huns May Inundate Land.

London, Oct. l8.-The Germans are
preparing to inundate the low lying
lands south of the river Scheldt in
eastern Belgium. Central News dis
patch from Amsterdam reports. The
have been ordered to
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Efrea Seen Me- I3e,ttmI,e.sl.a.

Amsterdam, Oct. 1s.Huge dres
have been seen in, the direction Of
Bruses reports from Flushing ny.
The flames are spreading. 3sSEssS
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Greeks in Maoedonia

Saloniki. Thursday,sOct. i7.-Greek
troops today completed the reoccupa-
ton Of the regions Of Greek Macedo-
MIA which have been held by the
Bulgarians and Turks.
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Y Chicago. ofhcial announcement
was made here that the eagle subma-
rine chaseps built by. the Ford Motor
plant have been tested and iofncially
approved. ID; g.y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

market manipulation on the exchanges Now, since the submarines are gone from the sea and ships are plentiful and since the government has removed restrictions on cotton shipment to the allies ana neutral nations, there is no reason why cotton should not go back Immediately to 35 cents per pound. It will go higher than that in less than three months
 "Sheep has been slaughtered by the thousands for war purposes and the wool supply is short The cotton pro ducing area of Europe has been used to produce food supplies. The cotton crop of the United States is the smallest four years and the worlds cotton crop is several million bales short of the worlds demands. The fact is the world is face to face with a cotton famine. The bear interests are using their pow CT to beat down the price so that they can buy cotton at a low price and hold if for the high price which is bound to come. To the end that the south may unite her forces and use her strength in obtaining a fair price for this crop I call upon you as governor of the state to urge cooperation between the far mers, merchants and bankers in refusing to sell cotton at the present unfair and unprofitable prices.
 'J. T. HEFLIN."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
THREE

New local federal organizations accord ingly have been laboriously created de novo-councils of defence, home defense leagues, community labor boards, liberty loan committees, local draft boards-all doing work in which the municipal gov ernments Of other countries would, as a matter of course, have figured promptly and efficiently. But here the city hall crowd has been too often and very last group of citizens in the town to whom the federal government could entrust important or delicate responsibilities, and even where the personnel has been sat-
 sfactory, the municipal governments are such loose jointed. ramshackle organiza- tions that swift efficiency could not reas- onably be expected of them.
 Municipalities instead of welcoming the ipflux of war workers and providing in broad-gauge way and promptly for their health. recreation and protection, have allowed the newcomers to be sub jected to profiteering, congestion, fire risk, and exploitation, failing completely to realize how that embarrasses the out put of war orders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
HEFL|h URGES ALL
 ID HOLD COTTON Telegram to Governors Asks Them to Aid in Defining
 True Situation
By HUGH w. ROBERTS

Washington, November 23.-(SpeciaL) Representatives Heflin of Alabama. mem- Der of the committed on agriculture. to- day sent the following telegram on cot ton to the governors of these cotton grow ing states:
 My dear Governor: When the sea was infested with submarines and we were unable to obtain ships with which to carry any considerable amount of cotton to Europe cotton sold for 35c per pound Now when the sea is clear of submarines and ships for exporting cotton are plen- tiful the price is below 30 cents.
 This situation is inexcusable and in- defensible. It was brought about by the deception of speculators and through
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24

East Lake and Tidewater car lines. Bi- ble study at 10 o'clock; regular worship and preaching by John T. Lewis at Il a. m. and : p. m.
 Cullman Regular worship. and preach ing by L. S. Ellis at II a. m. and D. m. pastor. Preaching at 10:30 a. m, subject, The Peace Terms" Sunday school opens at a, m. The Zion Lutheran league will meet Sunday afternoon with Miss Dora School, s29 Twenty-first street, south
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
Cities That Fail in Wartime

From the Living Church
 The slack and sllpshod political man. agement of our typical municipal gov ernment has been a serious burden upon the nation during it's first year of the war.
 Uncle sam has not been able to turn with any general confidence to local gov ernments, a late Short Ballot Bulletin justly complains. or to delegate to them functions which had to be decentralized.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

First Church of Christ. Scientist, Twen- ty-first street and Eleventh avenue, south, Leicester LeMont Jackson, first reader. Services Sunday at Il a. m. and D. m. Subject, Soul and BodS. sun day school at 93o: testimonial meeting Wednesday at D. m. Reading rooms, n11 American Trust building. open week days from 10 a. m. to> p. m, except
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-11-24
UNITARIAN

l The First Unitarian, Dr. Thomas P. Byrnes, minister Sunday services at 7;45 | o'clock The Sunday school at 1o:S0, also the adult Bible class at 10;30 o'clock a.
 m. All meetings in the Strand theatre, Subject as follows; ''The Arrest, Trial, Conviction and Punishment of the Kali | ser's