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opening alleys and minor ss.ssts. S1e.-
total Of Sss. sss.7s, ana q grand total
Of all assessments Of $z47. Sss.s0. so
The report calls attention to the fact
that the biennial assessment OF prep
erty a. provided for b. law viz be nm
tshed and open for inspection Mon
day. January /. 1919. and win b sub
ject to appeal until June I. 1913.
True Values Not Indfested
Sales Of certain properties. ths re-
port says. indicate an enormous in
crease In selling prices. but do not IN
dicate the true values OF the proper
ties. Although. the majority OF vacA0t
land 10 almost without . market at
the present time. its value rests on Its
probable use several years hencA
The decrease In building and Items
that have contributed to the mate
rial decrease in the valuesof Assess
ment valutions are. the report says.
due to the scarcity Of labor and the
abnormal advance in the cost OF
valuations on which all levies have
been made are on fair valuations
and not on war time. valuations
which would be without equity.
Attention again is invited to the
fact that this division is required to
note pending assessments on all tax
certificates The work would be
furnished with notification OF all pro-
POSED work and abandoned projects
The salaries necessary to operate
the assessors Office total $27,S00, for
which account there Is only asked
$4,000 increase.
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ZIGZAG TACTICS OF BRITISH
IN DRIVE BEWIL<DER GERMANS

south of them. Then they swept
around the town on both sides. At the
rear they found a triangular cleared
space, in which the German machine
gunners retired to prepared positions:
The British went around them and
captured Pomereui1 wood at the back
, of the triangle, thus surrounding the
enemy.
Doomed, But Hold Out.
For hours these Germans. knowing
they had failed to stop the advance
and realizing they were doomed. held
out, firing continuously. At length
persons nearby observed they had
ceased firing. The British had stormed
was desperate fighting. British ma
chine gunners from behind cover
sprink1ed a hail Of bullets over the
town. They then advanced and found
the town a shambles. Over all the
place there were dead Germans.
The enemy continues to shell all the
larger towns within range. notwith-
standing the fact that there are thou
sands of civilians in them. In addi-
ton to Domain. where there are sew
and children, the Germans have been
continuously Smelling LIE Cateau, in
which there are many more civilians.
y Every Town P1llaged.
The enemy shows no sign of ceasing
his orgies Of looting. Every town the
British have captured has been pill
LACED Usually the Germans break up
and destroy whatever they are unah'e
to. carry OF.
There are further signs that the
Germans either are carrying out or
are on the verge of beginning a re-
treat from the Scheldt line. as the
British north of Valenciennes push out
in the direction of Mons and Maui
beuge. They are less than eighteen
miles from Mons and about fifteen
from Maubeuge.
There was sharp fighting at Bousies
before it was captured. and after that
a good deal of work had been done
before all the Germans remaining in
the town were subdued. AS the en-
envy retreated he exploded mines I'M
der roads and railways, but no great
damage was done.
Many Alsatians have been captured.
large number of these expressed a
desire to join the French army. say
ing they had been dragged into the
German army against their will and
desired more than anything else to
fight the emperor's forces.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-24
FIERCE FIGHTING CONTINUES
IN VALENCIENNES SECTOR

WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN
FRANCE AND BELGIUM. October "a.
IL am (by the Associated Press).-
Hard fighting is in progress all along
the front Of the British, attack. The
Germans everywhere are Offering
stubborn resistance.
The attack was renewed at I
O'Clock this morhing north and south
of Valenciennes. An night long the
British had been engaged in local Tight
ing for good 'jumping-on'' places
On the battle front south of valen-
ciennes the night was marked by in
cessant artillery duels. The British
gunners paid special attention to the
roads in the rear of the German lines.
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Several Fierce Fights.

Further indications of. an impend-
ing major attack by the American
armies on the Verdun front come in
reports of fierce fighting around YOU
ziers. where the French are hammer
ing at the flank of the forest posi-
ton that appears to have been hold
ingi up the general American move
ment Official German reports show
the intensity of the fighting and adj
mits advances. There is little doubt
that the enemy views the action as Of
great Importance.
The line here forms almost a right
angle with the French forces which
have crossed the Aisne heading east
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-24
GOV. EDGE RAPs PRESIDENT.
Criticises Urging Support Of Demo.
cra4ic Senatorial Candidates.

TRENTON. N. J. October z4.-Gov.
Edge has Issued a statement CRITICS.
ing President Wilson's action in urx-
ing support for the democratic sena-
|torta1 candidates In New Jersey.
Il had hoped" said Gov. Edges
statement. that when President VIII
|sen sAviseA that politics be adjourned
The gAvel had fallen on politics In thu
(Prusddsntss homo state at least II
|soonA A0Wevof. that not merely the
1.-THE President himself. desire that pol
litics should be reconvened" 4
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Fair Play for the District.

ignoring the patriotic response of
this community to the nations appeal
for service and sacrifice in this and
every other connection, the nation
has permitted its legislative agents to
confuse profiteering sub-leasing ten
ants with landlords, profiteering land
lords with all landlords, and land
lords with the whole community, and
to Witty throughout the nation as
profiteers and criminal extortioners a
community which challenges COMPARE
son with any other American COM
munity whatever in it's patriotic de-
voti0n and in war sacrifcess whether
Of blood or treasure. .--
In this very connection Washing
tonians are called upon to sacrifice
constitutional and equitable rights to
meet national necessities which are
not demanded from any other Amer
leans, and which Congress will not
venture to demand from voting con-
stituents. Instead Of apprecfntive
recognition Of what this community
has done, II doing and II ready to dc
in patriotic war service and sacrifice
the nation permits misreprescntative
representatives to vilify 1t.
Will not Congress do equity. meet
squarely the national responsibilities
and not merely seek biting laws to
punish undeservedly this vilified COM
munity? ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-24
Belgian Rulers Fly to Bruges.

DUNKIRK. October 23.-King Al
bert and Queen Elizabeth OF Belgium
visited Bruges by airplane Tuesday.
They left Dunkirk at s:45 o'clock in
the morning and landed at Bruges a
half hour later. They visited the
chief streets of the city and were
given joyful welcome by the popu-
lace. On their return they left
Bruges at IL o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-24
HAS II FOUNDATION STONES.
Hebrew Univerlty at Jerusalem to
Adorn Mount Of Olives.

PALESTINE, October Correspond
ence Of the Associated Press).-The
foundation stones Of the Hebrew Uni
versity At jerusalem. recently laid In
the presence Of Gen. AllenbY and rep
resentatives Of the French and italian
detachmsnts. are twelve In number.
one for each Of the twelve tribes Of
Israel.
The site % the university 10 On the
summit Of the Mount Of Olives, facing
jerusalem on the one side and the
hills Of Moab on the other.
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Gen. Pershing's Report.

Continued progress by the Ameri-
cans on the battle front north of YER
dun was reported today by Gen. Per-
shing. Enemy positions east of the
Meuse were penetrated yesterday, and
west of the Mouse Bantheville was
completely occupied and the Ameri-
can line established on ridge north
west of the village.
Fifteen enemy airplanes and one
observation balloon were shot down In
the course of many combats. in which
three American balloons were de-
stroyed and six planes failed to re-
tufn.
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FRENCH MAKE ADVANCE.
ON ITALIAN FRONT

ROME. October 3A-French forces
today penetrated enemy positions.
taking more than TOO prisoners, the
Italian ofhcial statement today says.
The attack was made at Monte Cise-
mol. on tho siago plateau.
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By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.> -
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST Of VERDCN. Octo-
Der z4-American patrols early to-
day pen<tr6ted deeply into the Ger
man fines In the region Of Grand Pre-
and north Of Verdun. The enemy
hns, been using his: artillery and
machine guns freely along the ea-
tirc front. There han been little
change In the situation STAGE last
BY the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF vERDUN, October
23.-The American troops captured the
Belle Joyeuse and Talma farms and
the ridge between them tfter an all
day fight today. These positions are
situated northwest of Grand Pre-. The
Americans captured fifty-two prison
ers. including three officers. They
also took eight enemy machine guns
Early Wednesday the Americans
launched an attack with the deter
mination of cleaning up Grand Pre-
and that region. This was accom-
plished, but the Germans, counter at
lacking. drove back the Americans at
places. The Americans later regained
their ground and advanced despite
desperate machine gun defense
The German losses in dead and
wounded were heavy.
Fight North of Bantheville.
The Americans tonight are fighting
north of Bantheville, hill 927, hill 299
and hill PSI. Bantheville having
changed hands several times in the
last few days. Brieulles also has been
cleared of the enemy.
Hill 2s1 has been the scene Of severe
fighting for four days. the Germans
having numerous machine gun nests
on it's summit. The capture of this
hill gives the Americans command OF
Clery-le-Grand and the valley along
the Land-on river.
Huns Fight for Lives.
With their backs. to great series
of woods. the Bots de Bas and the
Bots de Bourgogne included, the Ger.
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influenza DEATHS:
= -
!. SHOW An increase
Forty-Nine Fatalities. Report.
ed in District, -Four More.
Than Yesterday.
DECREASE I'M NEW CASES s; !; 5;

Forty-nine deaths from influenza
for the. Neutrality-suspicious. period
ending at noon today were reported
by the health department. This 10
an increase Of four. deaths over the
previous day twenty-four-hour .pe&
Rod. The number Of new. cases of
the disease omcially recorded. shows
so6 for the twenty-four-hourS period
closing at noon today. = decrease OF
eishty-seven cases as compared with
the twenty-four-hour period ending
noon yesterday. -. : :
The small increase Of deaths today
over yesterday is not considered. by
the health authorities as significant,
it being. expected for several days
yet that the deaths and new cases
will fiuctuate one way. or the other
before the epidemic reaches that
stage when thfre will be a steady and
certain decline In the number of
deaths. and new cases, Health Officer
Fowler says. In this view he. is sus-
tanned by Public Meath Officer Mus
tard. -
Emergency hospitals built owe,
night and relief stations organised In
a few hours are all working In perfect
harmony and are prepared: against 9
relapse. :: - - :,
Despite the fact that conditions:war,
rant an optimistic view, the public Il
warned against overconddence, and IL
advised to observe every precaution.
Transportation Problem Solved.
The problem Of transportation. which
is being handled by Lieut. h 8. Fish
and DR.. Charles b. Herdliska from tn.
relief headquarters IN the webste,
School, has been overcome by tbs
ready response Of the public with thet
automobiles. =.
Not Ready to Lift Ban.
While there has. been a substantial
improvement in the influenza situa'
ton during the past seyenty-twe
hours, It has not been Of such a ma:
ture as to cause the District Commits.
sioners and the health authorities tt
consider seriously raising the ban OF
schools, churches, theaters and Dthe1
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SPECIALS ARE RUN
. FOR BOOTLEGGERS
Five Electric Trains Operated
Daily From Baltimore for
Liquor Purchasers.

Washington bootleggers not only
have no hindrance in their way from
getting supplies Of intoxicants in
Baltimore, but are further aided in
that they have special trains set apart
for them over the Washington, Balti-
more and Annapolis electric railway.
Because Of the increased traffic over
It's lines, principally through the
washingtonians who visit Baltimore
for the purpose of obtaining liquor
supplies, the railway company sew
eral weeks ago decided that more
trains should be operated. 1t was
decided to run specials" for those
who carried suit cases, grips or pack
ages Of intoxicants, returning to this
city.
Five Specials Each Day.
Accordingly. five special trains are
run daily to this city, carrying no
one but those who have liquors in
their possession These bootleggers
or others, with intoxicants, are not
allowed to ride on the other trains
of the company, nor can they board
a train with their packages or grips
of intoxicants at the main station in
Baltimore. They must board the
Specials" at the station at Pratt and
SEutaw streets.
J. J. Doyle, general manager of the
railway company. in Baltimore, today
said that the traffic over the railway
between Baltimore and this city had
become so great that several weeks
ago it was decided to put on the
specials"
Most Of those people who come
here for intoxicants are colored." said
Mr.. Doyle, land it has been very Of
fensive to persons on the regular
trains to have them crowd In with
erips and packages of intoxicating
LIQUOR, so we decided to segregate this
class Of passengers from the others
by operating special trains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-24

Lieut.. Edwin c. Little OF Hasbrouck
Heights, N. j.. died in Park Field
Base Hospital at Memphis Tuesday as
the result of injuries sustained October
IL at Fulton. Ky.
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ScOURGE
IDEA HAS NO BASIS
Government Agents Believe
That Disease Came Through
Natural Channels.

Results Of Investigations made by
government agents into the reports that
Spanish influenza germs may have been
brought to the United States and spread
by enemy agents, possibly landed on
American shores from submarines, have
revealed no basis for such allegations.
investigators of several government
departments have decided that they
were convinced after an inquiry that the
disease was brought to this country
through the natural channels Of affect
ed seanen, travellers or imports and not
by malicious methods
Effect on Freight Movement.
The epidemic caused the illness of
railroad men and interfered seriously
with freight movement and unload
ing, according to the weekly report
of the roadroad administration on
traffic conditions. Repair work at
railroad shops has been hampered,
while decrease in passenger traffic
Continued Improvement in the in
fuenza situation in Army camps and
in a number of states was shown by
reports received yesterday by the
surgeon general of the Army and the
pUOilC uSdltH SeTVlCe. new cases IN
Army camps totaled only 2.733, with
327 deaths. The disease now is epi-
demic at only three camps-Lewis,
Washington; Mcclellan, Alabama, and
kearney, California.
States Showing Decrease.
States where the number of new
cases reported showed a decrease in
clude Connecticut. Delaware. New Jer-
sey, Indiana, Maryland, Missouri, Ne
vada. North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ore
gon. South Carolina. Tennessee and
Wisconsin. In portions Of other states
improvement has been shown. and for
the country at large ne peak of the
Conditions still are serious in some
states, particularly Colorado. Iowa,
Kentucky. Kansas, Minnesota, Nebras-
ka, Ohio, Texas and New Mexico. It
is estimated that there are $4,000
cases in Ohio. with $4,000 at Cincin-
natl. In Minnesota bad outbreaks
have been reported at st. Cloud, Min
neapolis and other places.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-24
Garry Nothing But Liquor.

I'VE know there arc great many
runners who come over to Baltimore
and do not have anything in their
suit cases or grips but liquor. and
we want them to ride on these spe-
Gals and not in the regular trains"
Mr.. Doyle said he would not estf-
mate the amount of liquor carried on
the trains from Baltimore to this city,
but admitted that it was a large
|amount.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-24

un1t1daA Ministry ResienA
HossDoaG .ocss6er sa.94As Bsstish
wireless press szys the entire Uk1sanian
ministry has resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-24

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN
FRANCE AND BELGIUM. October "a
(4:se a.ml-Tbe British have taken
more than 5000 prisoners and many
guns IN their new attack. begun yes
terday morning on the front below
Valenciennes.
In brilliant moonlight, assisted by
roaring flocks of night bombing air
planes, the British fought throughout
the night and made steady gains. They
are using see-saw tactics. and not at
any time since the new battle began
has the whole line attacked all the
series of detectives at the same time.
Guns are moved up in relays SO that
there Is constantly a heavy fire on
the German front and rear.
Tactics Bewilder Germans.
Infantry assaults are launched at
different times. First one end OF the
line and then another section some
distance away Is sent smashing into
These tactics bewildered the Ger
mans. No .enepy unit knows where
an assault i9,c6m1ng ana an are Iorceu
to- stand in readiness under torrents
of steel, high; explosives, shrapnel and
gas. :-..f -. .-
ter attack was observed from the air.
Transports, ammunition trains and
masses of men became mixed up on
the roads in that vicinity. When the
concentration was sufficiently large
and the enemy traffic appeared to be
in the greatest state of confusion the
British gunnerS opened up their
weapons and pumped in steel as rapid
ly as possible. Within a few minutes
the ground was strewn with dead men
and horses. equipment. wagons, lor-
TieS and limberS.
Several Fierce Fights.
Reports just received from one Sec
ton of the front tell of fierce fighting
at several places. They particularly
mention PomereuiI- where the British
were held up for a time by a murder
Gus fire frcm a heavy concentration
of German machine guns. The place
was filled with the spluttering weapons.
The British waited for a time until
the advance. had progressed north and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-24
Huns Fight for Lives.

With their backs to a great series
4 woods, the Bots de Bas and the
3ois de Bourgogne included, the Ger
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-28
OUR MOTOR IN FIRST RANK.
Liberty Valuable Aerial Contribu
ton, Says Sir William Weir.

LONDON, June 28.-"Tests which have
recently been applied in France and this
country to the latest American engine have
justified the prediction that it would prove
most valuable contribution to allied re-
sources, and the United States can 90
ahead and push its production with every
confidence
These are the words of Sir William
Weir, the new secretary to the air min
stry, who presided at the Wilbur Wright
lecture delivered by DIR. Durand, scientific
attache of the American embassy, in the
Central hall at Westminster Tuesday eve
ming.
Referring to the Liberty motor, he said:
The United States can go ahead and
push the production of this motor with
every confidence. The results of the ex.
periments so far obtained have placed the
engine in the very first line of aero-motors
1t Is we'll understood that some criticism
will be directed against the slowness OF
production of these motors during the last
three or four months, but | would like
to point out that considerable interval
VIII, and always must, elapse between the
experimental and commercial production
OF any new motor
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-28
DADDY SEV[NDN(
ARY TALL eli
PRIZE WINNERS.
~ MARY GRAHAM BONNER

I'm great prize winner" said Mr..
White Wyandotte.
SO am ]" said Mr.. Plymouth Rock.
All our families are very fine"
said Mr.. White Wyandotte.
True" agreed Mr.. Plymouth Rock,
I'VE win prizes wherever we go. We
enter poultry show. We are winners.
we go to a county fair. We are win
ners. It's very fine to be either of
my family or your family"
Now these two ROSTERS were very.
very large. Such big roosters as they
We're! And they were both white.
with beautiful tops of red and ties of
red, too. They We're very proud of
these handsome red ties which hung
down just below their Threats. -aee
'They told me-" said Mr.. Plymouth
ROCK, that my cousins, the gray and
white Plymouth Rock family, won
prizes, and that my cousins the ring
let barred Plymouth Rocks, won lovely
blue ribbonsi'
You're fine family of winners"
said Mr.. White Wyandotte admiringly.
I've always thought we'll of the buff
colored Plymouth Rocks, too"
ITS fine to have such relations. "
said Mr.. Plymouth Rock. "Ah. my big
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-28
Magnificent" Crowed Mr.. Plymouth
Rock.

cousins are very handsome and noble
looking. They're beautiful, beautiful
ROSTERS"
And he crowed at the top Of his
lungs to let everyone know he was
happy and proud and pleased.
1T takes prize winner" said Mr..
Plymouth Rock. after moments rest
after a number of moments spent in
Growing, ito appreciate another prize
winner. Now if you were a scrawny-
looking rooster you wouldn't dare adj
mire my beautiful family. But you
belong to fine-looking family your
SELF"
THANK you, thank you" said Mr..
White Wyandotte, s'cock- a-doodle-do.
1t is good of you to praise me and
my relatives"
L cannot help it." said Mr.. Plym-
outh Rock, growing again.
"Have You ever seen my cousins,
the Columbian Wyandottes?" asked
Mr.. White Wyandotte.
i am not sure that l have; are they
beautiful?"
They have black and white around
their collars. and their tails. Their
tails spread out like gorgeous plumes
and are black and green
Magnificent" crowed Mr.. Plymouth
Rock.
They also won prizes" said Mr..
White Wyandotte. "And my cousins,
the silver-penciled Wyandottes, did,
TOO. All, they are exquisite! They
look as though they had been artis-
ucaliy painted with delicate silver.
An, they're. very glorious p
They must be-" said Mr.. Plymouth
Rock.
We'll" said Mr.. White Wyandotte,
i don't think we should find any fault
With the poultry show this year. Every
cousin and every kind of a Wyandotte
rooster and every kind of Plymouth
az
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-06-28

Middlebury college is coming down
the home stretch with fine burst of
speed which makes the winning of the
endowment futurity certain. The col
lege was offered large gifts contingent
upon the raising of certain amounts
President Thomas has conducted a
strenuous campaign and is now so close
to the required sum that victory is in
sight With the amount raised under
his direction added to the gifts offered
eonditionally the college is assured of
an endowment fund of $4O0, 900.
This means that the usefulness of the
institution will be greatly enlarged
and that the struggle to make both
ends meet will not be one of the press
ing problems of the management each
year. 1t may be of interest to some
readers to know that Middlebury was