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The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-11-07
Cost of Conflict for the Fiscal
Year 1918 Is Placed at
,223.
EXPENSE IS INCREASING
Money Now Is Being Spent at the Rate
of Twenty-Four Billion Dollars
Annually, Nearly Double
Since January.

Washington, Oct. 28.-Should Amer.
lean industries be able to handle all
war orders authorized for the fiscal
year 1918 by Congress the nations
war bill for that period will be $780,,
298, 405, 223.07, a sun within $1,000, 00o,.
600 Of the amount spent by Great Brit.
ain in the first four years of war.
Appropriations for the year total
~ ,877,453 1880, which mean that
the next session of this Congress or
the %Sixty-sixth Congress must appro.
pirate $9,421,O30,122 to take care
Of authorized contracts, provided those
in power can spend that much money.
For the fiscal year 1917 u appro'
priations and authorizations totaled
$21.390, $50, 840.46. OF this amount 81.
100000, 900 was for loans to our Allies
Contract authorizations totaled ST..
511,553, 925.50.
At the present time money is being
spent at the rate of approximately
twenty-four billions annually. 1t has
nearly doubled since last January,
when the expenditures, exclusive Of
loans to the Allies, were about one
billion dollars monthly.
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TO PROBE GERMAN INTRIGUE
Federal Officials on Trail of More
Pro-German Work.

New York, Oct. 29.-An exhaustive
inquiry by government officials into
alleged plots of German industrial
representatives for the establishment
of German trade in America after the
war will be started here this week, it
is announced.
1t was said that facts already have
been collected showing the expendi-
ture of large sums of money toward
carrying out Of these plots and many
witnesses who have lot figured in
earlier Investigations of German ac-
tivities will be summoned.
The investigation, it was said, will
center largely around the expenditure
OF vast sums Of money placed in the
hands of officials of the Hamburg
American and North German Lloyd
lines.
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GERMAN MORALE WEAKENED
Soldiers Vigilance Relaxed, SAYS
Hindenburo.

With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Oct. 29.-"Hold fast,
an armistice has not vet been con-
cluded," is the word sent to the Ger
man troops by Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg, chief of the general staff,
according to a captured document now
i'll he hands of the Americans. The
German commanders appeal reads:
German soldiers, be vigilant. The
word 'armistice' is current in the
trenches and camps, but we have not
yet reached that point. To some the
words represents a certainty; to
others it is ever a synonym of the
peace so long desired. They believe
that events no longer depend upon
them. Their vigilance is relaxed:
their courage and their endurance, as
we'll as their spirit of defiance toward
the enemy, are diminished"
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Will Abide by Demands Laid
Down, Including Freedom
of Czecho-S Iavs.
uTHUANIA IN REVOLT
Governor Of the Province Asks for
More Troops to Queli Upris-
ing Of Disconnected
Peasants.

Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 29.-The
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister has
instructed the Austro-Hungarian min
lister at Stockholm to ask the Swedish
government to send the following note
to the Washington government:
"In reply to the note of President
Wilson of the 1S (19?) Of this month,
addressed to the Austro-Hungarian
government and giving the decision Of
the president to speak directly with
the Austro-Hungarian government on
the question of an armistice and Of
peace, the Austro-Hungarian govern
ment has the honor to declare that
equally with the preceding proclama-
ton of the president it adheres also
to the same point Of view contained
in the last note upon the rights of the
Austro-Hungarian peoples, especially
those of the C~zeco-Slovaks and the
Jugo-Slavs.
Consequently Austro-Hungary ac-
cepting all the conditions the president
has laid down for the entry into nego-
tiatiOns for al armistice and peace, no
obstacle exists, according to the judy
ment of the Austro-H Hungarian govern
ment to the beginning of these uego-
tiatiOns.
"The Austro-Hungarian government
declares itself ready, in consequence,
without awaiting the result of other
negotiations, to enter into negotiations
upon peace between Austro-H Hungary
and the states in the opposing group
and for an immediate armistice upon
all Austro-Hungarian fronts.
ut asks President Wilson to be 50
kind as to begin overtures on this
subject"
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Reply Calls Attention to Altera-
tons in the German
Constitution.
WANTS PEACE TERMS
Dill Placing the Military Command
Under Control Of the Civil Gov
eminent Has Been Passed
by the Reichstag.

Paris, Oct. 28.-An answer to Presi-
dent Wilson's last note has been pre-
pared by the German government, in
which, after again referring to the
"far-reaching changes which have
been and are being carried out in the
German constitutional structure, to
which the military powers have been
made subject" it declares that Ger
many now awaits the proposals for an
armistice.
A London dispatch, however, in re-
porting the fact that Premier Lloyd
George and Foreign Secretary Balfour
had gone to France with naval and
military Adviers, says it is understood
authoritatively that the Allied govern
ments will not reveal their armistice
terms until Germany has replied to
President Wilson's last note, which, it
probably was expected, would contain
more than the mere fact that Germany
was waiting for the terms of the
axmistice.
L%udendorf Steps Out.
A lsash has come in the personnel
VI liz NSSl 11ldu u4Su COull4dIu.
General L%udendorff, reputed to be
the brains of the German army-the
man who promised he would crush
Great Britain and France before the
United States could get under way in
. military sense, has resigned his po-
sition as first quartermaster general,
and Emperor William has accepted his
resignation.
Military Losing Power.
simultaneously, while the German
line continues to crumble under the
Allied attacks and the German bor-
der is slowly but gradually being ap-
preached by Germany's foes, come a
report that the reichstag, by a large
majority, passed a bill placing the
military command under control of the
civil government.
Germany's answer to President Viii
sons latest communication says:
The German government has taken
cognizance of the answer of the Pres
1dent of the United States.
THE President is aware of the far.
reaching changes which have been car
ried out and are being carried out in
the German constitutional structure,
and that peace negotiations are being
conducted by a peoples government in
whose hands rests, both actually and
constitutionally, the power to make the
deciding conclusions.
THE military powers are also sub.
ject to it.
"The German government now
awaits proposals for an armistice,
which shall be the first step toward a
Just peace" as the President has de-
scribed in his proclamation"
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LIEUTENANT LUKE MISSING
Daring American Aviator Lost on
Western Front.

With the American Army Northwest
of Verdun, Oct. %. - Lieut.. Frank
Luke of Phoenix, Ariz., one of the most
daring of the American a%viators, has
been missing since The night of Oct.
20. On that night he started out on
a bombing expedition, and so far has
failed to return.
Lieutenant Luke, although not yet
officially credited as being an ace. is
believed to have at least nine victories
to his credit for which he VIII receive
official recognition. He has earned
the reputation of being a specialist in
the destruction Of enemy balloons, IA
of which he has set afre.
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Enormous Supply Of Wheat.

Washington, Oct. %. - A bumper
supply of wheat on hand the first Of
October is shown in a statement is
sued by the Department of Agricuf:
ture. At that time there were 1885,
997,839 bushels reported on hand, as
compared with 114,331,S42 Sept. 1.
The supply, the report shows, is al
most three times as large as a year
ago, the actual percentage being 1916
of the 1917 stock. These figures re.
fer to stocks actually reported and do
not iac.iile stocks On farms.
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Foes Stiff Terms Recalled.

London, Oct. 28.-speaking at OK.
ford, Sir Edward Carson drew atten-
ton to Germany's minimum demands
when she thought she was victor.
These included the surrender of NAL
ia, Gibraltar and the Suez canal. He
heartily ]concurred in President Will
sons note, saying: To-day our armis-
tice terms must be the equivalent of
Germany's terms in 1870. 1t was then
agreed and provision made that all
German guns should be placed adj
vantageously around Paris so that the
city couia lie ,..kcn at pleasure"
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London, Oct. %. - The Americans,
French and British continue to make
slight gains against the Germans on
the western battle front, in the Italian
theater both the British and Italians
have scored successes, while in
Asiatic Turkey the British have taken
Aleppo, Syria, and are driving ahead
on both banks of the Tigris In Mes
opotamia, with the Turks unable to
check them.
AIeppo Fall important.
The fall of Aleppo and the continued
advance up the Tigris are moves of
such strategic value that it is rot
unlikely Turkish opposition shortly
will be entirely overcome both in the
Holy Land and Mesopotamiu.
The French armies fighting on the
40-mile front between the Disc and
Aisne rivers are keeping up their Of.
fensive and have made additional
gains, taking several villages and com
Polling the Germans to fall back at va.
rious points.
Counter Attacks Checked.
In the region southeast of Valen.
ciennes around LIE Quesnoy the Ger.
mans have delivered violent counter
attacks against the British.
Their efforts to throw back Field
Marshal Haig's men from the posi-.
lions they hold were unsuccessful and
heavy casualties were inflicted on the
enemy by machine gun and rifle fire.
The Americans have begun the sec
ond month of their operations in the
region of Verdun by keeping up their
attacks against the Germans from the
Meuse to the wooded country north
Of Grandpre.
Some further progress has been
made, Notwithstanding continued
strong opposition by German machine
gunners from behind the natural forti
fications which abound throughout this
district.
American airmen also are continu
ing their bombing operations behinf
the German lines, their latest effer,
in this respect having been made
against the territory around Brique
nay, north Of Grandpre, in which 14(
airplanes took part, GO of them being
bombing machines.
Since the Americans began their op
eratious northwest Of Verdun more
than As villages have been liberated
an advance of an average depth of II
miles has been made and more tina,
10000 Germans have been taken pris
Onors.
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U. S. Aviator in Daring Deed.

With the American Forces North
west of Vcrdun, Oct. 29.-Lieut. Will
bur T. White of New York, i'll trying
to aid his American cOmrade during a
fight with Il German pilot, crashed
heud-On into the German machine.
Inc collision was SO severe and the
light was so intense that each of the
collidins aircraft lost a wing and fell
behind the German lines in the neigh
5orhood of Dun-Sur-Meause. Lieu
tenant White was one of the "a avia-
MS nD Il l;ii oTci the Ger:.lnn lines.
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VIOLATES RULES OF WARFARE
Germans Caught Using Ambulance to
Carry Ammunition.

Germans Caught Using Ambulance to
Carry Ammunition.
With the Allied Armies in France,
Oct. 28.-The British army now has
obtained absolute proof that the Ger.
mans are violating the rules of civt.
lized warfare in respect to the use
Of the Red Cross, az had for some
time been suspected.
The Fifth army captured a German
ambulance which, engaged in carry.
ing ammunition, bore the Geneva Red
Cross. This vehicle was found to be
loaded with explosives and the cap.
ture was considered so important that
sentries were Immediately posted to
make certain that no one touched 1t
until photographs of it could be taken.
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Curbs Lumber Output.

Washington, Oct: REPRODUCTION of
lumber will be restricted to the filling
of essential requirements under e
lations issued by the War industries
board. The control of output will be
exercised by the board through prior
ity of labor, material and equipment.
Essential purposes for which deliver
les of lumber may be made include
government or Allied requirements.
needs Of railroads and civilians an,
activities in which lumber is essentia!
to war work.
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DECISIVE VICTORY ASSURED
French Deputy Says American Aid 10
Appreciated,

French Deputy Says American Aid 10
Appreciated.
Paris. Oct. 28.-Marquis Pierre de
Ghamhyun, French deputy and men,
Der of che War commission to the
United States, spoke at the American
Luncheon club Of the wonderful
change in the wal situation in the
short space Of time since lis visit to
America.
"The marvellous effort of your great
country and it's splendid results have
astonished the world" he said.
"The dawn of a decisive victory is
upon us and the expectation of tomor-
row is a victorious peace which will
bring about the regeneration of hui
marty and establish a long-enduring
friendship among the united democra-
cies."
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Work or Fight Order Issued.

Duluth, Oct. 2S.-Work at an essen.
tial industry or for the city at the
work farm is the only choice now of
the non-employed, able bodied men of
Duluth who are not in military serv-
ice. This was the, notice served on
the mayor and the commissioner of
public safety by ]. F. MCGEE, state
fuel administrator. The lack of man
power to handle the serious fuel short.
age in the state is the direct cause of
the enforcement Of the work or fight
order CT June. 1913.
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Explains kitchener's Death,

New York, Oct. %. The former
czarina Of Russia was directly respon-
sible for the death of Lord Kitchener,
according to Henry w. Mapp, head of
the Salvation Army in Russia, who
has just returned here from that coun.
try. Mapp declared that a telegram
from the c%zarina's apartment in the
winter palace at Petrograd to the kais.
er at Potsdam betrayed Kitchener to
the Germans. who torpedoed his shin
off the Orkneys as he started on a mis-.
sion to Russia.
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Lithuanians in Open Revolt.

Washington, Oct. 29.-Diplomatic
advices from Amsterdam say that the
peasants in Lithuania have revolted
and thousands of them have Joined
other deserters, hiding in forests and
swamps. German troops are declared
to have been defeated in several fights
with the peasants, causing the gov
ernor to ask for reinforcements. 1t is
said that the revolts are spreading
through the whole country.
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TO REVISE sHIPBUILDING PLAN
Change VIII Affect Concrete, Steel
and Wooden Vessels,

Philadelphia, Oct. %. - Revision of
the entire shipbuilding program of the
United States is in prospect in the i'm
mediate future, according to Charles
Piez, vice president and general man
ager of the Emergency Fleet corpora
ton.
This revision will affect not only
the wooden Ships" Mr.. Piez said, "but
the steel and concrete vessels as WE'LL"
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PURELY INTERNAL QUESTION
German Official to Regard Alsace
Lorraine Problem.

Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 20. - The
question of A~lsace-Lorraine is purely a
German internal question, declared
Karl Hauss, the new governor of AL
sace-Lorraine, in a statement pub
lished in the Strassburg Gazette. The
statement is a reply to declarations
made in the reichstag by Dr.. Georg
Ricklin, a deputy from Alsace-Lor-
raine, and amounts to a governmental
manifestOr,
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'AUsTRIA's HANDS ARE TIED
Emperor Charles Is Unable to Make
Separate Peace.

Berne, Oct. 28.--Prof. Lammasch re.
Gently was asked to form an Austrian
cabinet and accepted on condition that
Austria-Hungary Immediately make a
separate peace with the Allies. Re.
ports from Vienna say that Emperor
Charles declared such a thing was i'm
possible, saying he had given his word
of honor to the German emperor never
to make a separate a
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Miners Refused Waoe Increase.

"'''S'S 'tS1uSeU "d9S THCTedSe.
Washington, Oct. 29.-Dr. Garfield.
Fuel administrator, refused to grant
bituminous coal miners an increase in
wages sought in connection with the
plan for sterilization of wages worked
out for the anthracite miners. He
held that the Sbituminous situation
did not require an increase in wages.
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zEEBRUGGE LEFT DEsoLATE
Buildings Are in Ruins and Harbor
Filled With Sand,

Buildings Art In Ruins and Harbor
Filled With Sand.
Washington, Oct. 28-Zeebrugge IL
the picture of desolation, according
to dispatches received at the Belgian
legation.
The semaphore. the buildings of the
Compagnie Maritime and the Savay
Chemical works are a heap of ruins.
On the mole itself all the buildings
have been destroyed and the system of
railway tracks and overhead cranes is
out of commission.
A great deal of sand has been
dropped into the harbor, between the
passage back of the mole and the en-
trance to the Bruges canal, where the
wreck of the British cement-laden
vessel, sunk in April still is lying.
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Turkish Troops Are Driven From
AIeppo, Syria, by General q,
AIIenby's Men.
MAKING SLIGHT GAINS
On the Western Front the Americana
French and British Continue to
Push the Germans From In
vaded Territory.

Washington, Oct. %. - The
American Second army, snder
Major General Billiard, is holding
the line in the Woevre. This was
disclosed by General Pershing in
his communique received at the
War department. Repulse Of
heavy German attacks on the front
northwest of Ve~dun by Major Gen.
eraI Ligeett's First army also was
reported.
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Italians Take 5000 Men.

Rome, Oct. 29.-More than 5000
Austrians were taken prisoner in the
operations on the. Italian front yes
terday, according to the war office
announcement today. Fifty-one guns
also were captured.
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FLEE FROM GERMAN PRISON

Three American Aviators Escape to
Neutral Country.
Washington, Oct. 2S.-The State de-
p%artnnent announced that three Ameri-
can aviators captured by the Germans
have escaped from their prison camps
and have succeeded in reaching a
neutral country. Their names are
withheld.
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GENERAL LUDEND0RFF QUITS

German Military Genius Reported to
Have Resigned.
Copenhagen, Oct. 2S.-General Lud-
<ndorff, first Quartermaster geenral of
the German army, has resigned, says a
telegram from Berlin. In accepting
has resignation, the emperor has de-
creed that the lower Rhenish infantry
regiment No. 80, of which General
Ludendorff long had been commander,
shall bear his name.
In the resignation of General Luden-
dorff, Germany loses what often has
been described as her military
BRAIN"
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MILITARY SITUATION GRAVE

But Prussian' War Minister Says It !.
Not Desperate.
Copenhagen, Oct. 28.-"The military
situation is grave, but not desperate;
we are still able to make stubborn
resistance" General Won Schouch,
Prussian war minister, told the reichs-
tag, according to dispatches received
here.
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GERMAN TROOPS ARE DoPED
Officers Tell Them Americans Behead
All Prisoners.

With the American Armies, Oct. 28.
German officers are telling their SOL
diers that all German prisoners taken
by the United States troops have their
heads cut off when taken to the rear.
:, The obvious purpose of this is to
prevent the men from giving them
selves up voluntarily to the Ameri.
: cans, as hundreds of them have lately
done,
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GETS BARON BURIAN's PLACE

Count Julius Andrassy New Austrian
Foreign Minister.
Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 28.-Em-
peror Charles, according to a Budapess
dispatch, has accepted the resig ion
of Baron Burian, the Austro- Hungarian
foreign minister, and also of the Hvn.
garian cabinet, headed by DR.. Wekerle.
Count julius Andrassy, Hungarian
statesman, has been appointed to sue
coed Baron Burian.
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FOE is NOT YET WHIPPED
London Military Critics Consider More
Blows Are Needed.

London, Oct. 2S.-The German
armies should not be considered as
definitely and finally beaten, military
observers here say. Allied soldiers,
who are fighting their way forward
in the face of great enemy resistance,
know the enemy is not broken and
that much heavy fighting probably will
have to be faced.
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SUPPORTS o NJ SUFFRAGE
President Asks Oklahoma Voters ia
Adopt System.

adoption of women's suffrage as a nee.
essary part of the program of justice
and reconstruction, President Wilson
has appealed to the voters of Okla.
homa in a telegram sent to the chair.
men of the Republican and Democratic
state committees.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-03-01

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 Though born in Ireland, he came to New York when a baby and grew up in the Bronx. He played hockey from school to hang around the train ing quarters of the leading boxers, and soon climbed between the ropes him self. Mike Gibbons showed him. about all he knows, although of late he has had Freddy Welsh to advise hin.
 Harry Pollok, who was Welsh's manager when the little Englishman was cnonpion is also Clines manager, nd hopes to achieve revenge on Leon ard for taking the title from Walsh when the boys meet on the 12th
 Cline's only defeat was at the hands of Johnny Kilbane. The feather weight, cham pion knocked. him out in three rounds early last year when the Irish lad was still featherweight,. and before he attained his present good form.