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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-24

made by the Japanese military at tache here last night. Blagoviesht- chensk is the capital of Amur pro- vince. It lies 500 miles north or Har- bin and is the center of a rich gold mining district
 The Germans put down a barrage south of Haumont this morning. They apparently planned a raid. The Americans put down al counterbar- rage. The Germans did not leave their trenches. Our patrols took prisoners near Xammes and Villers. Rain has been falling.
 Eight German airplanes were brought down by the British yester- day. The British lost four machines. Fifteen tons of bombs were dropped on German targets. Constantinop1e was successfully bombed by British aviators twice during the nights of Sept. 20 and 21. Bursts were observ- ed on the Haidar Pasha railway sta | ton.
 Successful bombing raids were car ried out by British seaplanes in the last four days on the German docks at the Belgian base of Bruges. Eleven German airplanes were brought down the raiders losing three machines. | The British yesterday captured a strong German point northeast ot Epehy, Field Marshal Haig announc. ed last night. To the north of this region the Germans in a counter-at- tack gained foothold in the British trenches.
 | bThn 1F ha ', eastern (NSNacedonian) front" says g French War Office communique, ''is taking on the character of a grea victory over a. front of 150 kilometers (nearly 94 miles.) Between Monastil and Doiran the enemy is in precipi. tate retreat"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-24
KING TALKS WITH GOMPERs.

London, Sept. 24-Sampel Comp CTS, President of the American Fed eration of Labor, and the other mem bers of the American Labor Mission were received by King George yester- day. MT. Gompers was first received alone. He had a chat with the King on the subject of labor problems and the mission of the American labo: leader to England, Subsequently, the King. saw all the members of the rnis- sion together. Queen Mary joined them later.
 The royal couple engaged in con versation with the members of the mission for more than an hour, both expressing high appreciation of the attitude of labor toward the war and wishing the Americans a safe return home.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-24
THE SAILORS ARE COMING

MID the constant and varied calls for assistance to relief organizations the appeal in behalf of the Navy Relief Society merits the consideration of all
 This organization founded by the late Admiral Dewey, in times of peace in times of war; looks after the dependents of the naval service supported by the of the service and by patriotic contributors in civil e The has thrust additional burdens upon its treasury and the need funds constant In various ways this need is being met Brdgeporers will have their opportunity to help next Sun day evening when sailors detailed from the naval training camp Pelham Bay park present benefit entertainment at the Park theatre here In addition to helping the Navy Relief Society patrons of the benefit promised treat in seeing saomen in novel and happy roeshose of entertainers ho the moment have thrust aside the unpleasant features of their lives Bridgeport these and the they gapFssaat is full support
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-24

Ronssoy-Beny road the British also made a local advance.
 A furious German counter-attack near Gillemont Farm was beaten off with heavy losses to the Teutons last night. Where the attackers had gain ed temporary foothold in the British advanced trenches they were later elected.
 South of St. Quentin the French captured the fort and villages of Ven deuil, near the Disc, nine miles below St. Quentin. They also progressed north of Ly-Fontaine.
 The Bulgarian center and left in Macedonia have collapsed as a result of the Serbian menace on their right. It was officially announced last night that the Bulgars have evacuated their whole line. between Doiran and the Nardar River. The British are pur- suing them and have reached the line Kara-OgularHam They are g dance. West of the Vardar they are moving on Mezenci.
 An advance of nearly 50 miles ha: | been made by the Serbs since they began their drive Sept. 15. In the las | AS hours 25 additional villages were captured and another 10000 prisoneri | are reported taken.
 A few more miles advance by the i Serbians will cause the collapse ot Bu1garo- German center on the Var | dar and of the left facing the British and Greeks. The British forces ar, reported to have resumed their ad vance in the Doiran sector.
 Two thousand Germans and Aus trians have been taken prisoner bl Japanese cavalry in a dashinE ad vance, resulting in the occupation O. AleXeieosk and Blagovieshtchensk il | eastern Siberia.
 1 Announcement to this effect wa
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-24
ABUSE OF AUTHORITY

~ HE POIICE usually careful, to have abused the authority entrusted to them, when three members of the department without warrant and without speedy nfor mation arrested reputable Bridgeport attorney his property and dragged him to the police station upon the supported charge of woman in matter which entirely civil in it's nature Prosecutor Delaney with usual regard for the rights of the citizen, promptly noled the
 In the enforcement of the law error will creep in: there will occasionally be surplus of zeal The nole of does not entirely heal the injury inflicted It is hmiang to of reputation and standing to be ap- prehended like wrong doer in matter in which he blame The officers who made this arrest should apologize for their mistake the police commissioners for them
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-24

London, Sept. 24-Two entire Turk ish armies-the seventh and eighth have been wiped out by General Sir Edmund Allenbys great surprise blow struck last week, eliminating in the occupation of Nazareth, Fl Afula and Beiban.
 This means the destruction or cap ture of 10000 Turks. Twenty-Five thousand of them are prisoners. Many thousand more captives have not yet been counted. Ten thousand are trap ped as a result of the capture by the British of the Jordan crossing at Jisr- ed-Dameer. So far 260 captured guns have been counted.
 The entire transport service of the two trapped armies has fallen into British hands.
 In Macedonia the Serbs are contin- uing their northward advance. Late | today word came from the Salonica front that they have cut the Uskub- Salonica railway, have established | themselves on the west bank of the l Vardar, azd there have cut the Grad | sko-Prilep line, which success leaves 1 PriIep, the main Bulgarian base, prac- tically at their mercy. l On the west front the British and French scored new gains in their | pincer offensive against St. Quentin | Further north Byng's Third Army has become so threatening to Cambrai that the Germans late yesterday were | reported to have begun the evacuation of that city.
 The British are concentrating theil main attacks against Le Catelet, the link between St. Quentin and Cambrai They progressed yesterday near Tom bois Farm and took trenches ani strong points on the high ground which dominates the VendeUil re- zion.
 A little further south, near the
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-24
ANTI-BOLSHEVIKI WRITES STATEMENT

vladivostok, Sept. 24-General Hor- vath, leader of one of the antiBo1- sheviki factions in Siberia, announced to the newspapers on a recent visit to this city that his first effort would be directed toward clearing away from Siberia and afterwards from Russia of the Bolsheviki and their CO., adjutors, the Germans and Hunga- rians. He continued!
 T do not desire to limit the free dom which the people have won by the revolution, but 1t is possible that the circumstances of the times may
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-24
JULIE AUGUSTA STOWE.

The funeral of Ullie Augusta Stowe, who died while in the service as nurse at Camp Dix. was held from her late home 810 Madison avo1Te this af- ternoon at 1 o'clock, and from Zoar Bridge at 2:30, Rev. John Patterson of Trinity Methodist church conduct ed the services, and interment was in the new cemetery at Oxford, Conn. Delegations were present from the Nurses Association and large mili- tary escort also attended.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-24

render some abridgment expedient necessary. My attitude towards the Siberian government is conciliatory. I shall not take any decisive action against it, but shall endeavor to real ize my program as if it did not ex- ist and the people shall themselves judge which side to take. The Si- berian government here wrongly con- siders the Western Siberian army theirs"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-24

The bill authorizing the regulation of the sale of government securities and increasing the amount of income from Liberty bonds exempted from suTtaxes was completed by Congress and sent to the President.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-24
TURKISH ARMY OF 4O,OOO IN PALESTINE WIPED OUT BY THE
 BRITISH UNDER GEN. ALLENBY

Huns Forced From Gold Felds-Foe Retreating From Cambrai-Bulgars Macedonia Line Broken Allen bys Palestine Victory Complete 10000 Enemy Trapped by Capture of Jordan Crossing Big Guns Among Booty-Priep Bulgar Base in Balkans, at Mercy of Allies Eleven Aeroplanes Destroyed in -Constantinople Bombed Twce-Rails Hit.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-24

The Senate Judiciary Committee named a subcommittee to investi- gate A. Mitchell Palm CTS charge that the Washington Times was bought for Arthur Brisbane by brewers.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-09-24
OBITUARY
REBECCA HURD HUNTINGTON

REBECCA HURD HUNTINGTON
 The funeral of Rebecca Hurd Hunt ington was held from her late home in Monroe this afternoon. Rev. Ha- bersham officiateG G1d interment was in Elm street cemetery, Monroe.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
The Case of Egbert Top
Denhdn,.

When Eebert William Toppenham was just
little lad.
The ncighbors talked about tho hg. brown
dreamy eyes he had.
lie waSl not rough like other boys he kept
his garments clean
And wondered II the cheese Of which N,
moon is made was green
Whene er hi mother sent him TO the corner
grocery htor"
He dream along TIL he forgot what she
had sent him for.
The neighbors had little boy cIactly Eg
bert'S age
Who had no wish 10 read the type on any
printed page.
His name was Johnny Robinson. lie liked
his pleasures rough
And glOried in the fact that he was e1qu
Sitely tough.
lie MAS very fond 81 fighting. and wa,
ready with his blows.
And his fayorite expression was, "1'll raj
you on the nose
Their years Of childhood swiftly flew and
when the war began
Young Egbert william Toppenhsm became
3 fighting man
He's there in France this morning, where
the high explosives scream
And battling like a demon for the beauty
Of his dream
And what of Johnny RobnSon's You ask
me where is he
He's clerking in an office down at Wash
ington, u. c.
Copyright 1918 by Edgar 4. GucstJ
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
ROOSEVELT WOULD WIN
AND THEN TALK PEACE

OYSTER BAY. oct 9-Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt made the fol
lowing statement tonight on Prcsi-
dent Wilson's response to the Ger
man peace proposal:
-Four years ago. and again and
again prior TO that time. I said that
this war ought to be fought through
until we secured the unconditional
surrender Of Germany and her vasSal
allies-Austria and Turkey. To this
statement | unqualifiedly adhere. |
fear that President Wilson's latest
announcement will be treated as an
invitation to further note writing.
The effort to fight and to nego-
tiatc at the same time is apt to
damage the fighting end Of the com
bination Personally, | believe that
our sole aim should be TO win the
war and not to discuss peace terms
with the enemy until the war has
been won"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
SENATE COMMITTEE CUTS
AUTOMOBILE TAX IN TWO

WASHINGTON. Oct. 9.-The 10
per cent taxes fixed by the house
on passenger automobiles and motor
cycles were cut In half today by the
senate finance ommittee which made
rapid progress In Its revision OF the
war revenue bill. Consideration OF
the amusement and club dues sec-
tions and half OF the luxury tax
schedule was completed.
In reducing the tax on passenger
automobiles and motorcycles to per
cent. the committee fixed the same
impost on such vehicles as on auto
mobile trucks and tractors. The 10
per cent tax placed by the house on
automobile tires and accessories also
was reduced to pes cent.
House taxes OF 10 per cent on
sporting goods, cameras and photo
graphic supplies were accepted. The
tax on chewing gum. which was
made s per cent by the house. was
reduced TO I per cent, but the house
levy OF 10 per cent on candy was
approved.
The mouse provisions levying taxes
on fire arms and ammunition, when
sold other than to the government,
were adopted, as was the provision
levyinR 10 per cent tax on yachts
and other pleasure boats selling for
more than SIS.
All OF tho house provisions rela-
tive TO men and Women's wearing
apparel were accepted unchanged.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
SLOW LOAN PROGRESS
CAUSING MUCH ALARM
subscriptions Only Total Thirty-Four
Per Cent Six Billion Which Must
Bc Raised by October 10.
INDIANA COUNTIES LEADING
Have Taken o. Per Cent Of Allot-
mcnt; Kentucky Second and Ar
kansas Third; Influenza Hurts.

WASH INGTON, oct Q. - Slow
progress of the fourth Liberty loan
toward It's 5000 900 900 goal Is a
matter OF serious concern. the treas
ury department today openly admit
ted. With the three weeks subscrip-
ton period half gone the loan is only
30 per cent subscribed. The total re-
ported to the treasury up to tonight
Is I1.79l.46S.2OO.
There is no use In denying or at
tempting to camouflage the fact
that Liberty loan committees thru
out the country are confronted With
u serious situation" said the treas-
ury statement reviewing the cam-
palgn reportA
''lt the Ioan Is to be subscribed a
daily average of i467.O0O.0O0 must
be raised between now and Dctober
10.
"Cognizant OF the fact that tho
loan never can succeed at it's pres
ent rate OF speed. canvassers thru
out the country are stating plainly to
~ 'hoN WV hbee pHy pVhNR
In larger amounts than heretofore"
Double the third" has been
adopted as "A slogan In many districts
to stimulate subscribers to do twice
as much as they did In the last loan.
81. Louis district managers re-
ported today that influenza was
spreading and affecting many work
ers. but that those remaining were
going ahead with determination to
achieve the districts quota early
next week. Indiana counties in this
district still lead all others with 90
per cent OF their quota subscribed,
and 10 Of the ~ Indiana counties
already have obtained their quota.
Kentucky. with III per cent OF lts
quota. has replaced Arkansas with
80 per cent In second place. Missis-
aippi has 81 per cent, the southern
Illinois counties In the district So,
Tennessee IS and Missouri 4s.
Americans and others In Mexico
City have bought S623.000 worth Of
bonds, according to advices TO the
state department.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
Two and a Quarter Million
Must Be Subscribed Yet
to Insure Success.

Tulsa county quota FN.OuO, WV
Subscribed to date ...... a,t"O, iOV
Balance TO raise ......,, 2,24?,5OO
Cosden employees subscrip-
tion ............,. t'I'l'V
Two and a quarter million dollars
is the amount yet to raise in Tulsa
according 20 Liberty bond reports
given out Wednesday night by Ad-
miral Davenport
The total sales took sudden
Jump yesterday, more than mil
lion dollars being added TO the total
Part of the Cosdcn employees sub
scription, an allotment from the In.
dian funds of $4,000, and several
OF the county districts reporting,
swelled the total
But Tulsa county is conSIdcrhhI"
distance from the finish. WITH
S2.249,3OO yet TO raise. and only two
days to go. there is extreme danger
that Saturday morning may rot SEQ
the job completed.
Admiral Davenport paid his r"-
spects again to the Stacker Wcdnes-
day and announced az the luncheon
of workers at Hotel Tulsa that the
newspapers would be called upon to
publish the names of the Tulsa
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
INFLUENZA IN SOUTHWEST
CLAIMING MANY VICTIMS

KANSAS CITY, oct. 9.--While
isolated points reported improves
ment in the situation. the Influenza
epidemic spread today and claimed
many more victims throughout the
southwest. according to reports
reaching here. while health officers
Of Missouri. Kansas, Arkansas. Okla
homa and Texas redoubled their eff
forts to curb It and issued new orders
designed to protect the public.
Governor Cappcr OF Kansas is
sued a proclamation urging the sus-
pension Of school. church and thea
ter meetings throughout the state
and that other places of public as
sembly be closed from october II
until October 10. and longer IL
necessary.
Tonight 2j9 new cases and nine
deaths mad beer reported here. In
Kansas city. Kan, there were lOl
new cases and five deaths.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
GERMANS ARE
IN FULL FLIGHT.

bY Ihs Associated iresS.
The German armies are In full
flight before the British, American
and French forces on the front be-
tween Cambria and St Quentin.
Cambria. the strong point OF the
enemy in this region. has been taken
by the Canadians In its entirety and
north OF Camhrai the Canadians
have deeply penetrated the German
line.
out in the open east OF what once
was tha old Hindenburg line cavalry
Is hustling the retreatnE foe In
what virtually amounts to a rout,
i Htst Is the retreat that columns
OF allied troops In parade formation
have passed through numerous VII
lagos. completely out OF contact with
tho Germans.
More than 10000 prisoners and
between 100 and 200 guns were cap
tured in Tuesdays fighting and the
continuation OF the battle Wrdnes-
day resulted in further large cap
turcs
In tho fighting g German divi-
siOns than IA quarter OF 4 mil
lion men-have been severely man
handled.
The maximum depth Of the ad-
vance Is between eight and ten mireB.
Tho Germans are declared To- be
fleeing TO the east of Lc CHteau, one
Of the most important railroad cen
tors in this region.
Behind them the Germans are
leaving the country devastated,
CONrlNUED ON PAGE TEN
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
All lies Approve
Reply of President
to Germany,S Offer

LONDON, Oct. 9.-Thc Press
association has issued an author
itatiVc statement that tho foreign
office has received the text of
President Wilson's note Ia Ger
many and that all the allies are
In complete accord in the matter.
IL adds:
THE fall OF the Turkish Csibi-
net has great significance. II is
not doubted that Turkey Rppriscd
Berlin Of her intention to seek
peace and Germany sought to
stayc off such development by
mn attempt to seek general In
stead OF partial settlement
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
AMFRIC ANS ARE
WEST OF CAR\AI.

PARIS. Oct. 9-The American
troops fighting west OF the Argonne
forest today were west of COrndy
on the Aire river. having effected a
junction with the French troops
from the south The operation was
progressing normally this afternoon.
In the Argonne the attack. is con
tinuing Notwithstanding tho muddy
roads resulting from the heavy rains
Of Tuesday
II has been asCertaincd that three
out OF four German divisions facing
the Americans at the beginning OF
the offensive have been withdrawn
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
GERMAN ATTACKS
ARE RI;PULSED.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY N
CHAMPAGNE, oct. SO p. nh
The battle in Champagne is going
on with increasing intensity today
from the Aisne In the region Of
Vaux les MourOn, which WAS taken
this morning by the French, to the
SUippe river at Ra2LnCourt, which Is
violently attacked 10y the Germans.
North of st Etionnc on the Arnes
river the enemy made d vigorous as
sault upon the positions won by Cen
eral GOurauds men Tuesday, but
without other results than 10 in
crease largely the German casual
tics.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
BERLIN ADMITS
CAMBIIAI GIVEN UP.

BERLIN, via London, Oct 3
"On the battle front between Cam
brai and ST Quentin we occupied po-
sitions 10 the rear, Thereby giving
up Cambria" says the headquarters
announcement tonight
There was minor fighting In
Champagne. on both sides Of the
Meusc renewed enemy attacks de-
YelOped'
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
BelgianS Extend Thanks
To Americans for Help

NEW YORK. oct 9.--An auto
rranh message TO the American pub
Iic from Cardinal Mercier of Bell
GUM, expressing his admiration OF
The powerful assistance" given by
this country to the allied armies, was
brought here today by Paul Nanden-
ven, director Of the Belgian official
information service. with headquar-
ters at Washington. The letter was
written at Malines' WITHIN the Gers
man lines
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
Ydnk Losses Less
Than Half Number =
OfHm Prisoners
BY The Associated Press

BY The Associated Press.
LONDON. oct. 9.-The Brit
ish advanced along ths battle
front between Cambria and St
Quentin is proceeding ve-y well
today all along the line. There Is
not so much resistance hy the
Germans as there was yesterday.
This probably is due to the Ger
mans having retired during the
night.
In the American sector OF this
front, the Germans are resisting
very strongly. The American
losses. however. have not been
heavy. The total American Casu-
altics is less than half OF the
number OF Germans taken prison
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
WIRE BRIEFS
DUTCH GOVERNMENT
TO OFFER SERVICES.

AMSTERDAM oct 9-Referrlng
to an extraordinary session of the
Dutch cabinet. which has been held,
the Handelsblad says it is very per-
s!stently rumored that the govern
ment Is considering offering It's serV-
ices to both the belligerent groups
with view to their reaching an
agreement. No confirmation of this
was obtainable at the Dutch foreign
offices
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
AMERICANS HOLD
GAINS ON MEUSIt.

by The NkSOclRIrd PrekN
WITH THE FRANCO -AMERI-
CAN FORCES NORTHWEST OF
VERDUN, oct. Oil p. mD-The
Americans today maintained the ad-
vantaGes gained yesterday east Of
the Meuse and pressed on TO the
southern outskirts Of Sivry and on
tered Chaunewood West OF the
Meuse, against freshly engaged
divisions, they penetrated the enc
my's main line OF resistance between
Cunel and Romagne.
In the ArEonne today they took
important heights to the south Of
Marc1 and Joined hands with the
French, Tho" '"ok over 1000 ad-
ditlonal prisoners.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
Formation of Spanish
Cabinet Is Announced

by The Associated Press
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain, Tues
day, oct. 8.-AntoniO Maura, the
resignation Of whose cabinet was re-
ported ;oday, has formed a new gov
ernmcnt in which he takes the post
Of public instruction, which was va
Gated by SandagO ALBANIA, who Is the
only minister superseded in the new
cabinet. Premier Maura's cnthusi-
astic attitude gives the impression
that "A crisis has been avCrtod
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-10-10
FONCK GETS FOUR
MORE HUN PLANES.

PARIS, oct Q - Lieut.. Rene
Fonck. according to an announce
mcnt here today, has brought down
four German airplanes within twenty
minutes on the same day. FOnCk
now is credited with seventy official
victories and actually has brought
down 100 German machines.