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New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Aliens Get 4 Days
More to Register
Washington Extends Time; New
York; Registration Is go
Per Cent

Attorney General Gregory sent word
to police officials here yesterday that
the time in which enemy aliens must
register. originally set to end last
night, had been extended four days, so
that sufficient time would be given to
every one to comply with the Presi-
dents proclamation. Registration will
therefore end on Wednesday evening,
February 13.
The extension was made, officials Of
the Department of Justice explained,
chiefly in the interest of farmers Of
the West, many of whom have been
snowbound and unable to get into town
to register.
When the registration places closed
at 10 o'clock last night about 95 per
cent of the police estimate of enemy
aliens in the city had ben tingerpwntT
and recorded. The atfidavits issued by
the police have numbered 38,602. The
total registration is now 36,563. Fig
ureS by bOrOughS follow:
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Nationwide Tribute
To Lincoln Planned
Whole Country to Join in This
Years Celebration Of
Birthday

The plans of the National Security
League for a nationwide observance
of Lincoln's Birthday have met with
such enthusiastic Endorsement the
country over that the league announced
yesterday its belief that the celebra-
addition to school and municipal exer-
before on that particular day. States
that never before permitted any OBJ
servance of the day in each state will
pronounced it a holiday.
Two of the largest meetings in cele-
bration of the day to be held in New
York will be one at 10 O'Clock in the
morning at St. Patrick's Cathedral and
the other in the evening at the Wom-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Margaret S. Purdy to Wal

Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore N. purdv .<
Short His, =. j.. have anrounceJ % oi
engagement Of their daughter v;as me
Margaret Strykcr Purdy, TO Lientena'ssss ,,'ss
Henry Berg, jr., son OF Mr.. and Wsp
Henry Berg, Of Orange, n. ! rsas a.s
tenant Berg was member of tho .Is0.
Of IT at Yale, Sheffield. and ;s ..sss na's
stationed at Camp Dix with the sas,s nvS
Field Artillery. ''''a
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Miss Muschette Engaged

Mrs. Frances Walters Hopper has an
nounced the engagement of her dauph-
ter, Miss Julia Mitchell Muschette. Of
La Plata, Charles County, Md, to H.
Perry Phelps, of Oswego, N. Y. Mr..
Phelps is superintendent of standard
ization for the Bethlehem Shipbuilding
Corporation, of Bethlehem, Penn.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Lansing and Colonel House
Call On the President

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. - Secretary
Lansing and Colonel House had long
conference to-day. and later both went
to the Executive Mansion for a con-
ference with President Wilson,
Colonel House, besides having rep
resented the President personally at
conferences with the Allied chiefs
abroad, has for some time been COM
piling world peace data.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
McAdoo Urges Purchase of
New York Quarantine Static,

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9.-Purchase of
the New York quarantine station from
the State of New York for $1,S35.27 -
was recommended to Congress today
by Secretary McAdoo.
He also submitted an estimate Of
S275,o00 for maintenance during the
next fiscal year.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

ems University Club. 106 West Fifty
second Street. These meetings are in
aaitlon to school and municipal exer-
Of the observance Of tho day this year.
A complete programme of the OBJ
sseiration Of the day in each state will
bo prepared in booklet form bv the
league later and sent to each member
as a souvenir
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

Miss Elizabeth Alloway, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Alloway, of Goshen,
N. Y, was married to ]. P. Eyre Price,
son of Brigadier General William G.
Price. in command at Fort Hancock,
yesterday afternoon in ST. Thomas's
Church. Only relatives were present at
the ceremony, which was performed by
the Rev Dr.. Ernest M. Stires. There
were no attendants
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09
SUGAR TO GO UP.
cubans Declare They Cannot Produce
1t At Present Price.

1t At Present Price.
New York.-The price to be paid in
the United States for Cuban sugar
next year has been referred to repre-
sentatives Of the two governments for
determination at conference Of
American and Cuban sugar interests
to be held in Washington this week.
according to a statement issued here
by George NJ. Rolph, chairman of the
International Sugar Committee.
While the International Sugar Com
mittee recognized the need of meeting
the increased cost of production in
Cuba, shown in brief filed with the
committee by Cuban representatives,
to amount to more than half cent a
pound, Mr. Rolph's statement said that
ION account of the divergence of views
of the members of the Cuban mission
from the views of the members of the
International Sugar Committee as to
the price, it was decided to refer the
question to both Governments in the
hope that an early and mutually salts
factory adjustment of price may be
made"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09
U. S. FORCE GIGANTIC.
Amsterdam Correspondent Says 1t
Can't Be Beaten.

MISUNDERSTANDING here from a
visit to France, correspondent of the
Handelsblatt writes long article of
admiration for American achievements
and continues:
From America issues a force
against which no European nation can
stand. 1t is a gigantic force, which
is developing calmly and scientifically,
1.-THE German people are told that
the U-boats will be able to conquer
the American danger, but the German
people have not seen what l have
seen"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09
ALLIES READY FOR 1
MOVE INTO SIBERIA
Japan Agrees to the American
Proposal
PRESIDENT TO TELL PLANS
Chinese Troops Modified In Man
ehuria To Serve Under Japanese
Commander Ambassador
Francis SAFE at Murmansk.

Washington.-Join action between
Japan, the Entente Powers and Amer
| lea in Siberia is assured.
Japan has found acceptable the
American proposal which primarily
looks to the aid of the Czecho-Slovaks,
now operating in Siberia, and after ex-
changes between Toxic and Washing
ton which have cleared up all doubt
full points and removed any possibil-
ity of future misunderstanding, com.
plete agreement has been reached.
The plan of operation will be put into
execution at once.
Soon after it had been learned THAI
Japan had accepted the American pro-
posal, President Wilson walked to the
State, War and Navy building, where
be conferred for half an hour with
Acting Secretary Polk and Secretary
Baker in the War Secretary's office.
The President will soon issue
statement explaining the plans of the
expedition to give military aid to
Russia. 1t also was understood that
the statement would make clear that
the United States has only unselfsh
motives and intends to stand firmly
beside the Russian people in their
light for democracy.
After the Japanese Government
found it necessary to call upon the
State Department for explanation OF
some features of the American pro-
oosal the statement was withheld.
Presumably, now that satisfactory
understanding has been reached tho
statement will be issued.
Meanwhile the seal of confidence re-
mains unbroken and it is the desire Of
officials that there shall be no specula
zion in the press that might prove en-
oarassing.
Consequently, all that it is possible
1ow to say is that in the beginning,
1T least, the international agreement
must find it's expression in combined
military activity and cable advices
nave recorded the gathering of small
bodies of Entente troops at points in
China convenient for dispatch into
Western Siberia.
Pao Kuci Ching, the provincial Gov
ernor at Sci Lung King, has been Sc
iected to command the considerable
body of Chinese troops which have
been gathered in Manchuria, and 1t is
understood that already it has been
arranged that this force shall operated
in conjunction with Japanese troops
and that it will act under the direction
of the Japanese commander-in-chie
The State Department received mes
sages from Ambassador Francis, dated
July 81, saying he had arrived at
Murmansk, with the Italian Ambassa-
dor, the British representative aid the
French Charge d'Affaires. The other
chiefs of the diplomatic corps are
waiting at Kandalaksha for instruc-
tons from their governments.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09
AMERICAN STONE
WALL STANDS
Hard Fighting But No Attack
in Force
AMERICANS FOOL THE HUNS
All Efforts Of Germans To Advance
Their Lines Against The Amer-
can Fail-The Yankees
Content.

American Army on the Aisne-Marne
Front.-Efforts made by the Germans
to advance their lines against the
Americans on this front are fruitless.
The Americans, for their part, were
content to hold their positions along
their slightly advanced line for the
time The German line, however, is
reported gradually giving way both
to the right and left.
There is hard fighting going on, but
no concentrated attack in force by
either side.
The Americans made pretense of
retiring from part of the town of
Seringes. The Germans advanced
into the town, on observing the sup
posed evacuation. Two companies of
Americans then closed in and en-
veloped the German force, killing or
capturing every man of it.
Both high explosives and gas shells
were sprayed by the Germans over a
wide area. The air forces on both
sides are busy One of the American
observers was attacked by eight
enemy machines, but escaped and re-
turned to his base.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09
RECORD WAR EXPENSES.
July Disbursements Exceeded Billion
And A Half.

Washington. = Additional govern
ment expenses reported to the Treas
ury raised the total disbursements for
July to a new high record of s1,608,-
$4,000, including $1,259, 100000 for or
binary government war expenses and
$343, 000, 900 in loans to Allies. The
governments working fund now con-
tains $1,507, 100000 net balance, or the
equivalent of about months ex-
penses. Most of this huge sum is de,
posted in banks throughout the coun.
try.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09
WILSON MAY VISIT WEST COAST
Trip To Pacific States During Loan
Drive Probability.

Washington. Possibilities of Presi-
dent Wilson visiting the Pacific Coast
during the Fourth Liberty Loan drive,
which begins September 20 and ends
October 10, have strengthened into
probabilities.
1t became known some time ago
that plans were being made for the
President's participation in the next
drive, which will be greater affair
than any of its predecessors and prob.
ably will include speeches throughout
the country by members of the Cab
met and members Of Congress. Con
gressmen from many sections have
written the White House, inviting the
President to visit their States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09
SAMM|ES WHIP
THE BAvAR|ANS
Pershing's Men Resist Fierce
COunter-AttaCk.
HELD LIKE STONE WALL
Guards Thrown In The Desperate
counter-Attack Against The
Americans.

London-The Americans met Ger
many's finest regiments in battle
south of Sergy Sunday night, where
the enemy threw in the whole Fourth
division of Bavarian Guards in des-
perate counter-attack. Advices reach
ing London show that the Americans
stood like stone wall; brought the
Germans to clean stop and inflicted
the heaviest losses upon them.
The dispatches praise the work Of
the Americans highly, but give no de-
tails beyond insisting upon the heavy
losses which the Bavarians suffered,
particularly from the American ma
chine gunners.
The fact that the Germans picked
the Americans as opponents for the
choicest battalions in the German
Army indicated that they have learned
to respect the men from the United
States in the fighting of the last fort
night. The heaviest fighting of the
last "a hours occurred in this sector
last night against the French and the
Americans. Sergy, after having been
taken and lost four times, was in Al
lied hands today.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09
FRIENDLY ALIENS TO FIGHT.
Forty In New York Vote To Waive All
EXEMPTIONS.

New York.-Forty friendly aliens"
within the jurisdiction of local draft
board No. 152, most of them Italians
and Russians, volunteered at meet
ing to waive all exemptions and take
places in Glass ! of the draft. Many
of the men who attended the meeting
were accompanied by their wives.
Similar meetings will be held in ether
districts, it was announced.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09
ALLIED RETIREMENT CLAIMED.
Vienna Reports Successes In Albania
And Italy.

Vienna.-An Allied retirement in AL
bania is reported in the official state
ment issued by the war Office. The
statement reads: "In Albania the
enemy, early this morning, evacuated
his front lines at many points. In a
successful raid in the Sasso Rosso
region, in Northern Italy. we captured
rs prisoners"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09
CARING FOR THE NURSES.
First convalescent Home In England
Opened By Red Cross.

London. = The first convalescent
home for American nurses in England
was opened by the Red Cross in Put
ney at Colebrook Lodge, formerly the
home of c. W. Yerkes, of Chicago.
The foundation of the building is sos
years old. Three acres of gardens
surround it and there are accommoda-
lions for rs nurses, mostly i'll from
duty in France.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09
scALPERs MUST QUIT.
Notice Served BY The Railroad Ad-
ministration.

ashington.-Notice was served on
ticket scalpers by the Railroad Adj
ministration to quit business at once
under threat of prosecution. An eff
fort will be made to stop the cut
rate sale of passenger tickets by other
than authorized ticket agents through
charges of conspiracy. Most tickets
are sold under agreement that they
shall not be transferred to another.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09

London.-Although the Allied gains
during the last twenty-four hours may
seem small, some of them have been
exceedingly significant, at the Amer
lean front in France. The chief fea-
ture of the recent fighting, is the
French advance from Oulchy lie
Chateau which carried the villages of
Grand Rozoy and Cigny and swept the
Germans off the Butte of Chalmont.
This hill was a center of enemy re-
sistance along the western side of
the salient
German guns situated on the Butte
of Chalmont had been able to rake
the Soissons-Chateau-T road al
most as far as VHlemontoire and hurl
a cross fire upon Hle advancing French
and American troops in the valley of
the Ourcq. The French now are able
to harass from this hill the enemy's
retirement and should be able to clear
the angle between the Scissors
Chateau-Thierry road and the railroad
between Oulchy LIE Chateau and
Fismes and bring much needed as
sistance to the Americans in the viii
lage of Seringes.
1t will be costly task to take the
Nestles Forest but there are alterna-
tive possibilities in the comparative
ly open ground to the westward. The
railroad, which is the key to the
Ourcq valley is in Allied hands.
The enemy may certainly plume
himself on his retirement, according
to plan but it can scarcely be accord
ing to plan that he left hundreds of
tons of ammunition behind him. There
is as yet no conception of the enor-
nous figures to which these losses in
materials of war will run. When the
vast numbers Of shells actually cap
tured are added to the millions of
shells exploded either by himself or
by the Allied fire some idea of his loss
may be gained. The enemy has moved
his guns wonderfully well but his gun
ners have been warned to be sparing
of ammunition and to fire only when
necessary to support his infantry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09
HELMETS AS SOUVENIRS.
American Soldiers Mailing German
Head Pieces To Relatives.

American Armies on the Aisne-
Marine Front.-Every American post
Office near where the fighting troops
are camped is filed each day with
German helmets addressed to rela-
tives and friends in the United States.
Officers and men, members of the Y.
M. C. A. and Red Cross, and, in fact,
everyone appears to be sending tel
NETS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09
MARINES KILL BANDITS.
Dispatch Twenty In Encounters In Sar
DOMINGO.

Washington.-Thre encounters be-
tween United States Marines and
Dominican and Haytian bandits in
Santo Domingo were reported in dis
patches to the Navy Department.
Casualties among the Marines were
one corporal and two privates slightly
wounded. One Dominican guard off,
Ger was also wounded. About 20 of
the bandits were killed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09

American Army on the Aisne-Marne
Front-Reinforced by two crack divi-
sions Of Bavarian Guards, the Teutons
settled down to the hardest resistance
they have yet displayed against the
American forces north of the River
Ourcq.
Although heavily hammered, the
Americans replied in like along the
river, and the fighting shifted back
and forth through Sergy, three miles
southeast of Fere-en-Tardenois
From Rheims the line now extends
almost straight southwest to Olizy-et-
Violaine. The forest of Ris is now
behind the Allies and they are holding
Champveisy, to the northeast of the
forest In this region the Germans
have the higher ground and have some
advantage in the artillery duel.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-08-09
FIRED AT HAWK; HIT MOTHER.
Virginia Farmers Wife Wounded
When DAUGHTER Shoots.

Wnen Oau0nter SHOOTS.
Winchester, Va.-Mrs. William New.
come, wife of farmer, was seriously
wounded by shot, when a gun ex.
ploded In the hands of her daughter,
Mamie, who was aiming at a chicken
hawk. The load went through one leg
and lodged in the other near the ankle.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
100000 CAR BARN FIRE
ng of Wheeling Traction Companys Barns on the Island
Inteligencer Correspondent on the French
Front Tells of the Eormous Organization
Work That Is Being Done.

! men would probably long since nave
given up in despair: 1ilscad. the mill
tary chiefs bucklcd down TO the assign
ment put upon them. and now there are
riffs of bright sunlight visible through
the dark clouds uf yesterday.
All that We shall consider for tho mo-
mcnt concerns lines of cnmmunica-
ttun," which Is nm army term meaning
much more than Il curhSton" cnnStfuc-
tion of the phrase. It goes back 10
Napoleon. who Snid AN army travels
upon its stomach" Nowadays an army
organizes and travels not only on its
stomach but with guns "f all sizes anu
tons and tons Of ammunition over miles
and miles Of iron rails.
In France the prime problem OF Amer
lean participation in thr war hinges upon
the dcharkatlnu al supple; ana equip
mcnt their storage and distribution
over the lines cf communication. Then
more slowing away in III: Intermediate
surply drpulS ard III" :dT:tn:" dcpnts,
and again IL redistribution from the rail-
heads into tn" arr;.. "i the troops. ac-
cording to developing needs. The prob
lens is n EiEant: "n", Il tremendous un-
dcrtaknE.
Further. lines Of communication"
signify NOR than m""" ralir"hd lines
OH Il man. 1t includes telegraph lines.
telephone lines. postal lines and an en-
plrsS package service. 1t Incorporates
motor truck transport. and tn" operation
iuy motorcycles and Sid"CarS. and even
Continued on Page Two.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
Cvs Car Traffic All But Frustrated By Burning of Whee
Our Army

to collect votes when his nation was at
war In struggle from which suspends
the fate Of all individual liberty. A
rotc-p plotting ghoul without thought
Of the sacrifices Of the soldiers them
selves TO sustain the very government
he is paid to represent
Against the congressional outEivinE I
offer the point of View OF an army Of
ficcr who secs but a single prize for the
American nation-Hictory.. He has been
reading columns and columns OF trivial
social political and emotional happen
Ings from his home town newspaper.
throwing il aside in evident disgust he
roarcd out 4 single word:
"Mushn'
Cutting out the enormous task of
preparation At tho training camps In the
United States crossing off the h"rcu-
lean job Of manufacture Of materials.
munitions and supplies nj the thousands
Of plants throughout America, setting
aside the difficulties and dangers or
transporting men. animals and millions
of tons of freight over water course
sown with enemy submarines. the
major task Of the war Is even then be-
fore the army of the United States.
For. after all is said and done, the
real work begins after the American
soldiers have hccn safely landed upon
tho eastern rim r,f the Atlantic.
The writer hegS every reader OF ih.S
article tn close his eyes completely To
events In the United States and focus
attention upon the staggering undcrtak
Ing which confronted General PcrShtnE
and his staff in France. Faint hearted
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-04
PRESSING NEED TO SAVE
FOOD FOR OUR ALLIES
Must Send lOO,0OO,OOO
Bushels of Wheat to Europe
Before July |.

Sunday night might we'll have
been called "Food conservation
day" In Wheeling.
The necessity Of food conserVa'
tion, the direct purpose of the food
administration, the food needs OF
the allies, and the imminent peril
resulting from failure to supply
them adequately, were the burden
of three of the most thrilling and
absorbing addresses ever heard
in the city OF Wheeling.
The speaker Was Mr.. Franklin
w. Fort, a distinguished lawyer
of New Jersey, and son OF ex-GoV.
Franklin Fort Of that state. Mr..
Fort is now volunteer attached
to the food conservation bureau at
Washinqton, a subordinate OF
Herbert Hoover, and one Of the
great army Of vigorous Americans
who are giving their best talents
and services to the United States
government, without salary or otn'
er compensation of any kind mr.
Fort made no effort to secure ora
torical effect. He told his story
in a straightforward, canVinc'n9
manner, and his words added con-
viction. Mr.. Fort practically oe-
uan the campaign In WheeI'ne oy
three addresses in movie picture
houses on Saturday night. These
addresses were necessarily short
but all were listened to most
earnestly. He spoke three tunes
Sunday; in the morning IN 81
Mathews P. E. church, In the att-
ernoon in the hall Of the Ohio val
lev Trades and Labor assembly,
and later In the afternoon in the
dinino room of the Mcclure hote''
where a large audience of business
men were gathered to hear MIN.
It is safe to say that no speaker
who has addressed Wheeling au-
diences for years has made more
nrofound impression, and the re-
suits Of Mr.. Forts work will un-
doubtedly be seen in more genera
seH-denial and more earnest food
saving programs In Wheeling and
vicinity. -; ,,,,,,
Last evening, Mr., Fort. DR., WtiliaI
I'LL who has had charge OF ihe 100
fcoutinued on Page Ntne.)