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STEADY ADVANCE TO
THE EAST FOLLOWS
CAMBRIA CAPTURE

LONDON. Oct. a.-The city of Cam
hrai has been captured by the British.
with 5000 prisoners. Field Marshal
Haig announced the capture OF this long
resisting German stronghold in his oaf~
rial statement today.
South Of Cambrai the British captured
Forcnville and reached the western out
skirts or Nalincourt.
The attack this morning was IN The
front OF the Third and Fourth armies.
and began at 5:c0 o'clock.
WITH THE AN l. n-AMERICAN
ARMIES NEAR ST. QUENTIN. Oct o
I'll BY Tho Associated PrcSS.) S.)--Ihc
great battle bctwecrl Cambrai and s:
quentin continues today with unceasins
fury. Strong attacks were resumed III
daylight tis morning BY the British
and American armies. H.. Ironp:: ol
f'ieA Marshal Ua;I, and General Perish
ing are carrying their lines steadily &c
th. eastward.
LONDON. oct. o.--G 3. m.)--Fur al
practical purposes the allied troops n"~
hold the Cambrai-St. Quentin railway
The maximum advance At O'Clock thus
afternoon was five miles at ErrtrE.. four
miles southeast OF LIE cat-au.
LONDON. Oct. s.-(6:3n p. n.y. -IhH
Standard says it learns tha. III" Anglo,
American advance between Cambrai and
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Of THE
49,
GERMANS NOW
AMOUNT To 4.
ROUT ALMOST
Quarter of a Million .Teuton1
Fleeing Before the British,
French and American
Armies--Devastation Marks
Path of the Foes Retreat.
(By the Associated Press. }

The German armies are in full
flight before the British, Amer
lean and French forces on the
front between Cambria and ST.
Quentin. Cambria, the strong
point of the enemy in this region,
has been taken by the Canadians
in it's entirety. north of Cambria,
the Canadians have deeply pene=
trated the German line.
Out in the open, east of what:
once was the old Hindenburg line,
cavalry is hustling the retreating:
foe in what virtually amounts to.
a rout. So fast is the retreat that
columns of the allied troops IN
parade formation, have passed
through numerous villages, com7
pletely out of contact with the
lGermans.
More than 10000 prisoners and
between one hundred and two
hundred guns were captured In
Tuesdays fighting, and the con:
tinuation of the battle Wednesday
resulted in further large captures.
In the fighting % German divis,
ions-more than a quarter 9t
million nen-have been >seVerelyy
man-handled. =, ,,i.,. ,:i;..,..
The maximum depth of the ad7
vance is between eight and ten.
miles. The Germans are declared
to be fleeing to the east Of LIE
Cateau, one of the most important
railroad centers in this region.
Behind them the Germans are
leaving the country devastated,
burning towns and villages as they,
flee.
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WASHINGTON. Oct. Tho treasury
,i.par,,ncut today op.'n!E admitted tnae
thu. SLOW p-o;sr.Ss ut the Fourth Liberty
Loan toward it's &6.hn".Do".eo goal !:
r,xttcr az serious concern. Win th..
ihr... we"hs' subscription period hait
gone, :hc loan js only 30 per cent SUD
>rrib.xi 'rh, total reported ~ the trc&S-
ury up 10 tonight is $l.T9i .+fS.2n"
''Th"r" is no Use denying -. tttcu'pl-
,rE 10 carnc-uaag,. IN" fact that Liberty
Loan cumInittrcS Throughout the coun-
:rv arr confronted with l. serious situ;t-
ton" said the treasury statement. re-
viewing the campaign reports.
III the loan is 81 be subscribed &
daily average ~ sGI I.nUn."Du must be
raised between nov and october l?.
"cognlZant of tine fart that thr loan
never can succeed ut its present rate ~
Sprcd, canvaSScrs throughout tn" coun-
try are stating plainly /" all cIsIzeus
that they must buy bonds IN larger
amounts than heretofore. Wealthy per-
sons, particularly. must Eo deepcr into
,bcir capital or ,Ntcnd their credit. and
not depend upon their current income
alone to pay for bonds. People OF mod
,ratr and small means must pledge their
ruturc earnings in greater degree.
.Duuble the third has been adopted
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Ohio county still lags behind in spite
Of the herculean efforts OF the chair-
men, precinct captains and soncilorS'
as the total for yesterday dropped be-
low the previous days subscriptions IN
the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign. Inc
total subscriptions for the day were
slo2,I50, bringing the Ohio county total
to date TO S2.790,100.
At the rate the subscriptions arc com
INK in Ohio county will fall far short
Of her quota and her flag trailcd IN the
dust il n stronger movement Is not
made by the citizens to put the loan
over the top.
Gcrmany's trick Of peace talk seems
to have made the people over-conhdent
and they arc indifferent to the result
OF the Fourth Liberty Loan. which IS
the most important so far. as our ooNs
in France have them on the rum ana
now Is not the time to lay down
but help TO keep the good work going
by buying Liberty Bonds until the
American soldiers are marching down
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WASHINGTON. Oct. 9.-Germany q
,,.a rnr AN armistice is founded. both
American and allied military oflcia'S
hsr,. believe. upon recognition IN Berlin
-, ,b. FAC, that the German army or
SANITATION in France is slowly dislnte-
t.ra,inr under the terrific campaign OF
Marshal Foch.
.rhcs. officers regard tho move OF the
cn-r,on chancellor as 4 desperate eler-
nn,b hour attempt TO escnp" serious
military disaster. and they would not
he surprised if President Wilson'S con-
,,i,lon that there can be NO talk OF an
nru,!stlce except when coupled with
arreenant TO withdraw Immediately
from all invaded territory werc prompt
" accepted.
The answer 10 such q move, it was
suggested today. would be to leave to
Marsha, E'och tho dictation of the yerms
Of tho armiStice. should the situation
ever reach that stage. aS the supreme
commander could be trnsted TO see that
no military advantage to the enemy re-
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EARLY RESPONSE BY
GERMAN CHANCELLOR;
MAY Be ACCEPTANCE
AUSTRIA'S POSITION
DECLARED DESPERATE
Chancellor Expected to At
tempt Prolonged Diplo-
matte Discussion.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 9.-An carly re-
sponse to President Wilson's note Of in
ouiry to the German chancellor is c1-
pcctcd BY American officials. Officials
arc confident that internal conditions IN
Germany and the tremendous exiscnclcs
Of the military situation VIII force
speedy action by the chancellor If NO
hopes to prolong the existence OF his
cabinet beyond few days.
SO far as the hold Of tho government
upon the people is concerned. conditions
in Austrin arc even worse than those IN
Germany. This facts Is calculated 10
strongly affect tho German government.
which is understood to entertain grave
doubts Of the strength Of purpose Oh inc
dual monarchy and to fear tnat Aus
tria, or perhaps Hungary. acting inde-
.ncndcptly. will follow Bulgaria in seek
ing an unconditional peace. This would
leave Germany 10 wage the war afonc'
for Il is a foregonc conclusion That
Turkey already is lost 10 the central al
lance.
The pointed inquiry directed TO Prince
Maximilian as to whether he Is speak
'inr merely for the constituted authori-
tics of the empire will, II is bcfIeveo.
be very embarrassing. II the response
is in the affirmative, Germany proPoS1'
will be rejected. as the pres'cent mas
already given notice that he Will nave
no dealings with such authorities.
The powerful Socialist elements IN
the reichstag also are counted upon 10
resent any such statement by the chan-
cellor az directly in conflict with thc
rcichstag resolution Of July. 1871. ano
with the very recon, pledges to MAKE
the cabinet representative body unnel
which the Socialists were entltico "
take part in. tho government. =
On the other hand. II MaXimiiian at
,cmpts to repudiate the military parry
he undoubtedly will bring about oe-
mand from that still powerful organ'za-
tion for his retirement and the adopt'on
Of a rcactionary policy.
The general belief here Is tnat tne
chancellor will endcayor to find mo
die course and confinc himself in nus
rcply'to halfway admissions. hoping
thus to begin lonG diplomatic discus
SION which might develop differences pc
tween the entente allies and America
az to war aims and to lower the moraie
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suited. In the meantime Marshal Foch
hour by hour is surrounding the Ger
man forces with new pcrilsas his str7l-
tcgic conceptions are developed.
Evidence oc the waning resisting
INK power OF the German forces IN
France was plainly seen by observers
here in the sweep forward of the Anglo
American forces north Of ST.. Quentin
Apparently there has been no material
lowering of the fighting quality Of the
enemy soldiers. but there is every evil
dencc that the complex military "rSani-
zution upon which defense of III" long
hattlc front depends rs breaking under
the strain. Signs of confusion have
been noted repeatedly. Wornout divi-
sions have been called upon to check
the assault OF fresh allied troops and
have been cut Ia pieces
These arc signs only. for the enemy
from, still offers I grim obstacle 10 the
advancing armies and III" battle Is
growing daily in fury instead Of less
en:nS. But the signs arc there. Ihcy
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mean n vital weakness 1t the heart or
the great machine; the absulut" lack
Of the men and war equipment 1" meet
tho combined assault indefinitely.
In tn" line between Ncrtlun and IN"
scn two S;tlicntS are developing. IN"
first has its apex along the Laon front.
where tn" enemy still clIngs To st. Co
balm forest. and part uf tho th"Inin-
dcs-Dames ridge. Tho second mas its
greatest depth before Lens. Rrtwccn
those two pockets III" AnEl"-Am"ricnn
drive. supplemented 10y IN" Fr"r"h ad-
vance east Of st. Quentin. has thrust
blunt wcdE" which not only h1s en-
quilted CauIhrai but has torn Ks way
through the whole Il;ndrnturI; lrtcn:r
zone into open country h"y"rd. II can
strike either north or south at Heed TO
squeeze the pocket on either sid" or can
be carried ahead To smash through vital
cUmmuni icat1un lines.
on the north the British forces nrc
pressing in on Lille from the west and
north forms tn" northern jaw Of Il pos
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is to be expected at any moment.
On the other extreme OF the line to-
days advIccs show that General Perish
ing has been cleaning up the ground
Immediately east Of the Mcuse where
enemy positions stand on the flank ot
his lines Of communication with the
most advanced forces near Briculles.
This may be n tactical move to prepare
the way for new American drive on
tho Mcusc front
WASHING7 ON. Oct. 9.-GcrmanS' 8
request for an arrnisticc is another ma
ncurcr to weaken the solidarity Of IN"
allied countries. in the view of Samur!
Gompers. president Of the American
Federation Of Labor. who is now IN
Rome with the American labor mission.
Mr. Gompers' views w:re set rorth in
n cahIegram received today at head
quartSSs here Of the American Fedora
ton nf Labor.
The offer Of an armistice." said Mr.
Gompcrs' message. 'is nothing moro
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Sixteen West Virginia Boys
AT Meade Succur,b to "Flu"
TURK CABINET OUT; PRO-ALLY TEWFlK
PASHA NEW PREMIER; SURRENDER TO The
ALLIES EXPECTED WITHIN FEW HOURS

the cabinet has decided 10 take military
measures against bulgaria, but found
that the opinion of the country was
against them.
I, is rumCrcd that 4 Turkish peace
note has been despatched through tbs
Spanish government.
LONDON, Oct. 9.-Thc surrender "t
Turkey within the next As hours Will
not surprise we'll informed quarters IN
London the Evening standard Say* to-
,lay, The British authorities, It ndds
arc in possession Of information show
ing that process Of diS!ntcEration tN-
lists iE CoaStantinoplc.
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prolonged resistance. ms it is supported
by few strong hill positions. and the
occupation Of the Aisnc valley in tho
near future seems Z certainty. That
would leave the cncmy along the front
in ST. CUbain forest and the heights 20
the southeast in difficult position be-
tween the Disc and Aisno lines.
lGncirclinE both these pinccr move
mcnts stands that great trap tipped on
the Meusc jaw by the American First
army and in Belgium by the Franco
Erlgian push that has r"rchcd Roulcrs
and cnuscd tho enemy To prepare Tor
carly evacuation Of :he Flanders coast.
AT both rNtrcniticS OF this limo there
are strong indications that new blows
are. about to be struck.
II hns been reported unolficially that
IN entire French army has been moved
To Belgium TO supplement tho Franco
Belgian effort there. Officers here. have
noted that recent reports have made no
mention Of this army and arc inclined
TO believe that u new driro in Belgium
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0H|0 COUNTY LOAN SUBSCRIPTION
TOTAL HAS REACHED s., $50, 100

Unter den Linden in Berlin TO the IN
spiring strains OF the Star Spangled
Banner"
The Fourth Liberty Loan will have
to 60 through to complete The answer
10 Germany's peace proposals, as mis-
nation and her allies are fighting the
arch hcnds Of all times. who stoop to
anything to gain their ends; Willy,
trcacherous and cruel and their asking
for an armistIce is only ruse to gain:
time and stab US in the back after
ward.
Ohio county Is small unit IN the
United States. but II behooves hef
take up her share Of the burden az
buy--buy--buy, and buy until It hur
II need be to take her place among II
100 per cent communities in the
ton.
With a little over S5 per cent
scribcd and only nine more days
the close Of the campaign. and
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sihlc pinC"r movement against the
whole Doual salient. The Germans nc
gan Il retirement un thr L"nS-Armcn-
there's front som" time ago which 'h"y
have checked. fearing. probably. thct en-
vrlupmrlt ur their Oaoui front unless
that also could be relieved Slmultallc-
uuSly. The capture of Carnhrai no"
threatens this front from the south rs
we'll, and il is believed here that the
enemy must move Immediately out or
tn" whul, Lillr-Dauui region.
'rh" situation looks Ia h" even moro
critical on tho l.u"n front. From thE
north Tho British break through nrInnSi
certainly will give tic allies command
Of the Oisc valley In Il matter nf hours
with open ground before them In a
movement suulhra"twnrd on L7nn u
self. To tho southeast tho French
troops under General Ciourad h1TGad!
are across tho Aisne and are turning
the cncmy'S positions on tho SuIppe Stii
farther east. with the american second
division aiding.
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fBr the Associated Press.

In Macedonia and -AsIatic Turkey the
troops OF the entente still have tho
enemy on the run. Nowhere is the
enemy able TO do more than fight re-
tardng battles. giving ground when the
pressure becomes too strong.
Under the avalanche OF steel hurled
against them on the Camhrai-St. Cuen-
tin sector. the Germans could not Two
and were forced to flee eastward. HcafS
casualties were inflicted on those OF tne
enemy who had the temerity to endeavor
to make stand. On the other hand, the
casualties of the allies are declared 10
have been relatively small. those OF the
being leSs than hair tho num-
her. Of prisoners taken by them. - -sss.ssss
Where the eneury purposes to n1hka
his next stand cannot be foretold 9nE
probably an effort for turn about VIII
be attempted along the Falcnciennes-Se-
dan front. After this line the only known
herman defensive position west OF the
Rhine is the Meuse river. The Amcri-
cans already are threatening TO make
this line untenablc. having started an
advance up the valley on the eastern
side OF the stream toward Sedan.
The maneuvcrs of the French north
west of Rheims are cutting more deep
lv into tho German line. despite tho
serious resistance that is being offered
by the enemy to postpone the fall OF
thu great st. Gobain maSsif. and the
highly important strategic positions Of
I4tnn and La Fere which seemingly arc
likely to bc pinched out OK the battle
front by the successful operations
around So. Quentin and Bcrry-au-Bac
Strong resistance also Is being i'm
posed by the Germans against further
advances by the French and Americans
in Champagne and east Of the Ar
gnnne forest Particularly heavy c<sun
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ALLIES IN ACCORD
IN APPROVAL OF
PRESIDENTS STAND

LONDON, Oct. s.-The London Press
association has issued an authoritative
statement that the foreign office mas re-
ccived the text Of President wilson >
note TO Germany and that all the ali'tS
are in complete. accord in the mater
It adds: The fall OF the turkish
c.hinc1 has great Significance. 1t Is not
doubted that Turkey appraised Berlin Of
her intention TO seek peace. and Ger,
many sought to stavc off such de-
yelopment by an attempt to seek gen
oral instead Of 4 partial settlement
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Reports persist that the Turkish cao'-
net has fallen and shat the new Erano
vizicr WILL be Tcwfik pasha whose
sympathiss arc declared TO he pro-aiiS
rather than rrr-Gcrman. Rumor also
has Il that the Turks have despatched
n peace note 10 thr allies through tho
Spanish government.
LONDON. Oct. 9.--Thc British for-
cien office has received indirect news
o. tho tall of the Turkish cabinet
Tewfik Pasha who. it is reported
Will be the new grand riZier. Is under
stood tc have pro-ally rather than pro-
German syInpathic%. According l" ad"
vices, which ar" not official. however
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Military Exper Believe Huns Will Agree Withdraw From Invaded erro

than another mancuver Of Germany and
the Central Powers to weaken the soil.
darity Of the allied democrncies and
their will to nght for the destruction
of imperialism. militarism and antoc-
racy and thereby to patch up q peAca
that will menace the peace Of the world
again when the German government 10
even better prepared.
The German. Austrian and Tur11Ah
militaristic SYSTEM must be beaten ana
it's makeup must. know it has been
thoroughly beaten. The safety Of Ia
Dor and OF the people generally demand
from the Central Powers their uncondi.
tional surrender or that their military
menace be crushed. This Is the judG~
mcnt Of not only the American laoor
mission now in Rome but Of all with
whom wo have como In contact
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George Sliger, of Elm
Grove, Has Succumbed

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Oct. Film
Grove W. Va, contributed its FIRST VIC
tim to Spanish Influenza at Camp Sh"rI-
dan In the death OF Private George Sill
ger, Of Company F. o09th Engineers.
who died this morning OF lohar pncu-
monia. He was stricken several days
ago with the scourgc which is spread
inE like wildflrc over every soldier camp
Of the country. and about three days
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SURRENDER OF $1,000
BULGARS ANNOUNCED

LONDON. Oct. e.-SiSty-fve thousand
Bulgarian soldiers have surrendered to
the allies, west of Uskub, in ACCORDANCE
with the provisions Of the armlsticc. It
was officially announced in dispatch
from Salonica today.
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SLOW PROGRESS Of THE LIBERTY
LOAN MUST Be ACCELERATED

us a slogan in many district to stimulate
subscribers 10 do twice as much as they
did in the last loan.
Subscriptions by districts and per
ccntageS of quotas were reported as fol-
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PARIS, g. H. The Anglo-French troops have
forced general retreat north and south OF St.
tin The First army pursuing the guards has advanced
about FIVE St. Quentin and taken 1000 prisoners
LONDON 9The whole of Cambria is in British posesssn
Field Marshall Hag reports tonight headquarters The Cana
daus were the first the In the great defeat inflicted
on the Germans yesterday 10000 PRISONS and from 100 to 200 guns
captured
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY ON THE CAMBRIA SECTOR,
Oct g. Associated Press explosions nave
occurred in which, it reported have reduced the town 70
ruins.
(By the Associated PressO
The formidable German defense system between Cambral ana -
Onontn has been utterly demolished and British American ana
French troops are country westward IN pursuit OF the
retreating , y. - , ~ b;o,
Cambria the point the former line and over which
ere has been 50 much fighting British hands, numerous
villages and hanes south have been orerrn by the ae
Germans have made prisoners and hundreds OF their
guns captured. -. , ., co,oro1
The victory seemingly, complete one, and with Gencrai
Fochs strategy working smoothly IN bending back e
in one great convegng movement the Germans are IN serious
Gicament ,,. -:.,u ,o.t,
From the region of Rheims to the Mcuse river north
Verun the French Americans are slowly but surrey ~
the Germans backward toward the Belgian border 49,
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WASHINGTON, Oct o. American
and French troops arc stcadny driving
the Germans from tho scono Of the des-
perate struggles for vertun, General
Pershiug reported today In his COM
munique for yeeterday announcing nm
advance on both sides Of the Meuse
AID the capture OF more than 5000 pris-
oners during the day. 40 also reported
the capture Of Golnn against stubborn
fighting in the continued advance IN the
Argonno forest.
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Despite the serious interfering OF the
influenza epidemic with campaign plans.
an analysis of reports shows that it is
not the states where tho epidemic is
worst that have the poorest showings.
In New England. where the disease has
been most wiped out. some Of the best
records have been made. and only two
districts stand higher than New Eng
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WITH THE, AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF EERDUN. Oct. g.
(By the Assnciatrd Press )--( 1913 y.
m. )-Cumplclr reports show that the
Mumellc fortitiCltions have been occu-
pied by thu Americans. To. do II the
troops had to storm the rcdoubtaRtc liill
9C9, which was taken aS early Ms ~
o'clock this morning. Hill 263 was cap
turcd n half hour later. Tho advance
here and ther" had boon mumcntartly
checked by fierce resistance and the
stifrcst kind Of machine gun fire. but the
! Americans had 50 rcsnlutrly gone atter
; their objective and tho adranc" artillery
/ firing had been SO determined that noth-
ing could stop them.