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ORAFT DRAWING SLATED MONDAY;
only NUMBERS TELEGRAPHED

youths OF IS, StudenS' army training
corps now organizing at 400 uhiVcFSr
.i,:s and colleges. will be open.
In announcing the dat" of the drsrw-
Ing today General Crnwdcr Sid that
only the iirSt 100 numbers will be tcie-
Evaphrd over the country. The others
Will hc ,uailed to the district drn1t
boards rs the drawing proceeds and will
he mndc public by tn" boards as rap
idly ;ls thcy ARE received. This plan
wires which would make it LmpnssIs.e
to transmit any of the world news
whlr the drawing Is i'll -progrGSS.
Details ~ the drawing have not yct
h.r.n crmrlcttd. bu; General Crowder
announced thai nv had invtctrd Acting
Secretary Crnwcll. General March, chief
If staff. and members 0f the senate
s1rd house military committees to at
tend tn" upGning. Decision has not
l,.cn made as /" who viii drrw the
frs, capsule Sn that thcr" will be no
interrupt in OF thr drawing. clerks
will work in relays during the :h
hours.
Som nf th.. nov rrgiStrIntS between
70 and 3I will h" called for cntrain-
rt,cnt next month. although the trnpo-
rary suspension of th" first October
,,ll mad. necessary by the '.pidcmlcs
uf influenza IN many army cTd'lpS. may
delay tho induction Men between those
ag,.S alsn will br assigned to the navy
and marine corps: the quota tnr the
navy being II. p1O mon hly and that for
tho marine corps 1.5n0 mnn,hly.
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EVERYTHING N READINESS FOR
OPENING Bic FOURTH LOAN Drive
WHISTLES WILL BLoW AND BELLS
WILL RING TO MARK OPENING
OF THE DRIVE.
whceltnSs Quota Is S8,l6i ,4o0-Ex-
President Taft to Attend the Open
ing Meeting.

Today at NOON and w"'r" off for The
Fourth Librrty Inan.
Wheeling ind OHIO county ar" rtTrtfy
and will start tho drive to raise sS,lGi.-
800.
Can il he done? Well. II will take
some work. but Wheeling and ohio
county have never failed yet. and even
though this sum is double the largest
sum yet raised. We are All nut 10 viii
this war and both Wheeling and Ohio
county will do their part. That means
the above amount of bnnaS viii bc S>ld.
The UrEnaiza .Iun for The entire county
body Of workers. and commencing at
noun today they will driv" through every
precinct in the ruultT and no potential
bond buyer will -. urerl"ukcd. The exec
IItivr committee III forming it's nrEanizt-
tinn took care OF The "Sl:Lrkrr' and
eliminated all possibility If excuse by
rnnicvinE any agency whereby anynn"
could &IdrStrII tn" Snliciiur. y" ono f=ln
solicit subscriptions with"ut the "iliriai
badr. and tn" bntis" Is given only tn tho
workers authorized by IN" executive
committee Churches. clubs. societies.
lodges md similar organizations VIII n";
work in this campaign rs sH"h. and ali
sIih&criptiuu:; must lac mad through y
Snlicitur.
Promptly nj noon tif!aE tn" campaign
will hr Ipenrd. The event Will. l-' pr"-
claimed lv tho ringing a bells. hlUwlnH
Continued on Page TwelVe.)
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Lottery Expected to Require
'Twenty-six Hours for
Completion.

wATHNGTON. S"pt. -I-NeA"'nH
90 rhe master numbers which ~:li oe-
,c,-n,;nr rho order in ;hair respective
.,l,<SeS Of The. 12.r0h.0he men wh" rNs-
stored for military service. S"pt"'ab"r
!. will begin at noon next Monday ana
..rntinue without interruption unih IN:
loon capsules havr been taken from
H.. bowl. Officials estimate that u Will
-eontrT - hours "a enIuplr:', th', work
Recn,,s. Of ;iic classification SySt"'n
his drawiu.A-the thir.I s!Hcv ne ma
.,on wen: L. wz,r-will nnt have the
.,rni.l~an,>.. that attached t" thu Nrst
!ot,ery last year. wh"n order NUMBERS
,r.r- assigned a.Sso p"" ,n''''. EtesS
,hc war department ''Ftns"S 1tS pa"
II calling r.S,str4ntS ami irFaaHS III"
deferred clasSiticationS. tn" numbers I"
n. drawn will affect "nt? .huS'' men
~ .be .new draft ages VIII" arc phSS'-
c,Ily n for military S"TElr'' aa'' TT"
r,t gwen dcfern>enr o"cAus" of d.
r,o.i.p:s or o.-upatinn. This trutlh'E
has b...n estimated 4. ".t"p.n"" ou' 't'
~ these will not bS Affected i'nineuf-
s,-l~. Hncn the department has deer
rr5ncri to call first then n";w'~'n II a''n
- Men between 81 and 4" Will next
b. called. but thrr" haS ht'n n" 'nu'-
.s15on when .h:tt vii! h> For inc
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MUST ::
GIVE UP! SP?O|lS
Nc Peace Until the Balkan
Nation Casts Out Its ~.
German Masters. ,sAss

WASHINGTON. Sept c7.-Bulgar!a.
suing for rr.acr. with her armies beaten
and her Lurdcr stronGholds in the
hands of tho allies. will get no peace in
tho. making Of which Germany even M
directly has a finger. and no peace
leaving IN her possession the slightest
pnriinn OF the spoils Of her inglorIous
par, in the war as 'BcrItns tool.
Nor Will there be any interruption OF
III" victorious march NJ the allied
forces into bulgaria until the BulEars
arc ready t. tlisa7n drive out their
German officers and advisers and SUR
render ;.s pledges of good faith such
strategic points As may be designated.
On these points there was no dis
agreement Tonight in official and allied
diplomatic quarters when word came
through American official channels that
thu. Eulgarians had asked for an armis-
lice 10 discuss terms nf peace
Collapse Of Bulgarian resistance Of
course would Dc: of tremendous military
aGvantag" 10 the Entente and might
quickly affect the attitude OF Turkey.
Neutral diplomats in Washington az
noared. il possible even more impressed
by this prospect than the representa-
.tivcS nf the allies. They spoke OF the
Turkish debaclr in Palestine and pre-
dirtr,l that nverturcs from the Ottoman
government might be- expected at any
time now Some even went 80 far as to
express the opinion TINT stnce Bulgaria
mas dared u defy her master. Gcrrnanys
most powerful colleague. Austria, may
gather courage Ia disregard German
pressure and cnmc Out with an inQual!-
th- proposal made to the French gen
The l:nitcI States Is not 1T waE with
bulgaria AMI the Bulgarian minister
siii1 occupies his legation here. There
fore. directly and furmally. the Ameri-
can government has nothing to do with
tn" prnnncaI made 10 the French gen.
cral.
y; TIN. bulgarian legation Il was said
that no official news OF the arT.sttce
had hc"l received from S-rfia.
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NEW YORK; Sept. st.-F"llowinE is
the text Of President Wilson's Liberty
Loan address:
MY Frlluw Citizens:--1 am not here
to promote thu loan. That will be done
ably and enthusiastically dnne-by
the hundreds uf thousands "f loyal and
trclrss men and wou,en3 who have un-
dertaksn to present it to ynu and ~ our
fellow >it!Zens throughout the country:
and have not the least doubt or their
complete success: for knuw their spiri,
and the spirit OF tn" country. My con-
fidcncr is confirmed. tuo. by the
thnuGhttul and experienced transportation
Of tn" haEkcrS here and everywhere who
are lending their Invaluable aid and
guidance. / have come. rather. to sock
IN opportunity I" pr-*ent I" you some.
thoughts which | trust viii servo IL
give you. in perhaps fuller mraSur" than
bcfor,. Il vivid sens" Of the grra; issues
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himself. but rs 4 nation ii c;ln1r in hr-
cause Of III" profound wrong U' Hui~
aSlrians felt they had suffered %lr"n AUS
irsa, after the first Balkan war some
years Az. csGrd nn Serbia and NTnrTc
~ occupy what Is in III" Bul Ea!iars
ayaS national territory.
Thu Eulgarans also drstrrd 10 rrcuvrr
whai the Regarded as uatnnal territory
t:lllrr from her In Extreme need by Fu-
mania ut tn" sam" time. ~ long I" thr
causn Of the crptral empires seemed
victorious thn strain Of war thus entered
INTO W Turkey and Bulgaria for rca-
sons which had nothing to d" with tho
main quarrel. was borne. though NOT
rheerfully. hut now that the tide has
turned and Prussia cannot win tho STRAIN
"a becoming intolcrablr. Not only l
,hLs so. but thc various circumstances
which n,ade each party enter tho alliance
hav" chanEnd. notably IN the case Of Tur-
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CRACK GUARDS
UNABLE TOROLD
YANKEE At TTACK
NANTILLOIS TAKEN
IN RENEWED ADVANCE
Taking Of Mont Faucon by
the Americans Highly
Important.

nHR1ckE FORCES ON THE YER
DUN FRoEr, Sept 27.-The American
position In Mont Fapcon should exercise
a most important effect on today's ope1-
a.tons. as Mont Pancon lies Just bali
way between the Hindenburg line. which
hns bcea captured by tho Americans nnd
tbs Krie1nh hide position
During the late afternoon tho front
Was pushed further forward and the
town OF Nanttnots added to the Largo
number taken by tho Americans ----
Fcrhaps the stoutest fighting Of tho
whole day Was ca the left Of the Line
Just east Of the forest Of Ergonne where
at vauuupts an entire division Of the
Prnssian guard was holding the front
trenches The Ptrst Second and Fourth
regiments were in tho line and the Third
in reserve. The Third regiment was
brought from rest camp eight days
ago In anticipation Of their attack which
at least, is proof Of tho enemy deteHna-
nation to resist Il II possible.
It evidently was not possible for the
guards to stop. the Americans although
they held their end Of the Line longer
than the troops on the other part OF r.
fcoztinnsd on Page rvelvo.)
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t'Irr of unknnYn origin cnInpl"tslE de-
S'rurrd block uf houses III Finishing.
~. twenty mil's from Bridgeport. laSi
evening. cnNiling Il loss Of NOR" thah
;4t. t.On1 TIL" bIa@r. had gotten q good
Start when discovered. and for 'Hnr
thrra tened Ia win. out the rn; Er" VII
laer. The population OF Flushing IS
1.6a0.
ht o'clock lhiS morning thr mr. was
sill burning in the ruins and S'TCra!
times threaiC ned Ia break out anew. the
iireI,,cn were carefully watching ~ pre-
v"nl any further outbreak. Th'' Are was
gnttcn unrI~r "nutrDl about u O'Clock
but. WIS still burning in q few places.
m. lsrIlairn fire truck. which was
called upon for aid. rs H"!l aS IN" Mar
tins Ferry truck. WAS still IN IN" s""n"'
and fire fighters w,,rc still pouring water
into the ruins by bucket hricad"s.
Tho firc wls discovered III the Hr"H-
ADVERTISER building. 81 weekly puhi'ca-
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RU[GAR|A'S COLLAPSE MAY RESULT:
IN Elimination .OF TURKEY As
Effective ALLY Of THE TEUT0NS
Ottoman Empire Seemingly
Would Be Made Powerless
by the Detection Of King
Ferdinand's Government
Back Door Of Austria Open
to the Victorious Allies.
Try ,hr Associated rrcssl


With The welding uf the armies ~ me
Entente into cuinpac; who'll. uhueF
command Of ,hc intnr-allicd war cuuHi-
Gil Cuidr! by the master strategy "t
of Marshal Frch. apparently has como
tho first break in the united front ~
the Central powers.
bulgaria. smallest ot the Tcut"nlc
allies, seems IL have struck her col
nrs. Premier Malnoff has asked for
an arruistice 10 consider terms Of peace
whether ne is acting upon his own re-
suonsibility rs the representative pf Il
revolutionary pnr,y, or with the. hp-
proral Of King Ferdinand and thc GOV
crnn,ent. remdins in doubt In either
case. there is little doubt that bulgaria
has ceased TO BE- Il military factor In
thr war. Her armies ar" in full re-
treat and her soil has been invaded.
Severe Blow.
Secession Of thu Balkan state from
THE thraldnm Of Germany will hr AL
most rs severe blow to the Teuinnic
alliance as WAS tho collapse Of RussIt
To the allies. II Bulgaria lays down
her arms Turkey. her armies shattered
by the tDup Of General AlleDhy In l'a!-
'cstinc, will be Gu: Off from her allies
Her lines nf communication will be scv-
cred except across the Black Sea
through Runania- or over the mountain
peake Of Trans-Calcakia into Russia.
whcrr the grip Of tho German controlled
Rolshrviki is steadily becoming weaker
With her supplies "f German made
munitions and raw materials hanging
by such Il slender thread. military OBJ
scrycrS believe the Ottoman empire will
have no course left bu; to follow the
example Of her Balkan nriShhnT.
I3ut il makes little difference" tn the
Continued on Page Ten.)
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Tho two eStranc7ous allies of III" ""n-
trail eIrpireS. Turkey ami Bulgaria. w"r"
rach attached 10 tn" irusEiln dominion
In EcIupc for reasons utterly d!S$t"'lricd
from tho clusr Of l'ra%SEt. ana each
fGnin WIS moved by I!niireH iuit" sepl-
at. from the other. Each was an enemy
20 the other in lasting and Nlul"n1 fash
ion unknown even 70 Tho worst QuarrciS
the west Th~ Turkish empire came
IN simply b"cauS" the allied victory
Sould put m End tn the Turkish possess
sion of CouHtantinoplo and the StrnitS
whiis tho rrua*ian victory promised ihr
retention of both.
Tho Prussinn empir" was still in
fexistencc and th" allies had n definite
compact 10 hand over 10 TINT empire CON
troll Of the entries 10 tho Black sea- Bal
carla came inio thr war rs govern
mcnt because its schcming and rascaily
mrnnrch s.,w dynas;!c opportunity t"s
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Serbia is composed terminates aboV" the
Macedonia plain In long. rather rTEu-
lar s,e,,p and Wor,drd ridge, stretching
from tn" Scrdur tU the great bend "t TN"
Cerl,;L II is q range OF muuntanS from
rtivc u six Thousand feet high nnd OH ih'
southern Slup:a this range is facing the
plain whore the main bulgarian dclrn-
siyr position IL drawn up. II was quite
rs strong ~ anything in the west pre-
pared with ;hr help NJ the Austrian and
German engineers over n r-:ricd OF more
than Two years.
This line was broken in sector OF
six miles, and the mountain positions be-
mind II wrrn carried with sach rapidlty
that In thtrty.alI hours the gap vas
already twenty-five miles broad and thc
French and Serhians advancing through
II had reached the Cerna river and pro-
ceeded down It's valley over twenty miles.
B4dure the cnd OF the vc.:k tho main
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key for the Russian empire no longer
exists
Th.. result is that IN hnth Turkey and
BulgarEt the popular feeling against the
cuEtiiua1ic" "f the war has b'cnin" Ver!
strong indeed. Thr operations We ar"
watching are quitc as much p"fibcal rs
military and each Of them further shakes
the rapidly waning adhcrcncn tn the
rnerny's caus.. which these two cUun-
tries so long maintained.
Tn return from these Erncral political
considerations to tn" operations them
Scly..s We first note tn" apparent r1iS-'
with which tn" Bulgarian front is broken
by IN" French and Serbian attack this
week Il WIS the political conditions in
Bulgaria probably which accounted for
this. but 1t was certainly something We
In the West hardly expected.
Thr situation is as follows. Thu great
tansl.. Of mountains Of whh.h southern
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WASHINGTON. Sept. c7.--Fatc OF
woman suffrage in tn. Senate was mora
unccrtain tonight than ever. Att.T Il
da, OF bitter debate in which senator's
con1idcnt ial negotiations were publicly
disclosed. the Senate adjourned until H.
morrow. with suffrage ;ttTucnt'cS hoping
fur = vutr thrn and opponents openly
threatening niihuIcr 10 prevent a
roll call Monday because Inany senators
will bc absent tomorrow making Lib
crly Loan speeches.
Political charges and counter charges.
criticism from all quarters of the CON
duct ur tho militant suTrasiStS. includ-
ing charges that one. Miss Hazel Hun
kins. Of Filings. Mont, an cnnploye Of
the War Labor Board. had cursed the
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BRITISH ATTACK ON
CAMBRIA BRINGS THE
CAPTURE OF 5000 MEN
American Unit, Operating
With the British, Take
Line of Trenches

I.ONTNnS. Sept. -. f:ls D. m.-ISy
tn" A4Sociated Press. )--l1ritlsh troops
today airanc"d Ia n punt within Three
milr,' vt Camhral. They took between
! 5.Uuu nnh 6.oun prisoners. Som" Ger
man guIS. including a complete bat
terry. wsr., captured by Fi"ld Marshal
IIaIES mon.
IOELDS. sept. -. 80 r. m.-ti.y
thc AssC,cIatrrI Press. j. -l!tiISS maxi
mum advance tCslay WAS three miles.
The lIindcnhur; utlr,st dnfcnScs wcT"
crossed ri several points. At n'clncH
this aftrrnurn Tho British Inc run
southwest nf t;uuZcaurourt raSt ~
Rraucarl1. wr%t uf Marruing anI CAST
Of Grainrourt. whrr" som" nf the en-
rmy VIZ" still hnldInE out Thcnc' 1t
rah hrtW,rn AnnruN and tan:aiHE anu
ra>; uc Bourbon and th.. l'1urlIn wood.
a thousand yards west "f tt:ull'nc"urt
md along IN" ruad ~ Marching. II is
CONTINUED on Page Ten-)
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Tho two chirf military events this
week have both taken plHce in minor
subsidiary taea;r rvs Of TIM war M" N
3Saceinnia and the other III EA''Si me
Tho FIRST thinE to appreciate IN regard
20 such OPERATORS Is their n'~nSSitE
'rnere has eecn 4 great d'sd ri cTh'ciSm
ri+slirer..d against the us" q; troops IN
disan,rs np..r,tiurrs who might apparently
he more useful II concentrated on III"
western front whrr- ai"r> thr war can
b. decided at tn .mnrnent
THIS criticism certainly has b-'"n JUS
titled In, the past: when considerable e1-
petitions have f'een launched. sometimes
with Insufficient object and often with
III success There was In the past a
scl1ool which rsall? believed the sitIta-
zion OFT tn. western front WAS i dead
lock and that The war could he won ey
turning the central empires by the cast.
Il was an error and productive ~: dis
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10000 PRISONERS FOR
FRENCH, Who have
ADVANCED FIVE Miles

PARTS. Sept. 27.-The French troops
IN tn. battle line east Of Rheims rnade
further advances today and in the two
davis o1esle have taken moro than 10000
prisoners and considerable WET material,
according to the Official couuEunication
ton11nt. The total advance by the
Preneh has been Gbcut five miles at
certain points
LONDON, sept. 27-The number OF
Ger7nans taken prisoner by thu French
and Americans in their drive In the
Chnmpasne and to thc east exceeds SIX
teen thousand, according to Paris dis
petch to tho Exchange Telegraph COM
pauy.
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Impartial Justice to All
ToBe the [ rice of Peace
PRESIDENT WILSON'S ADDRESS
President Wilson

involved. III order that you may apprc-
ciatr AMI accept with added enthusiasm
the grave Significance nf the duty ot
supporting the government by your men
and your means /" the utmost points of
sacrifice and self-dennl. No man or
Woman who has really taken in what
this war means can hesitate to give t.
the very limit Of what They have: and
IT Is my mission here tonight 10 try
tn Ir:tkr it clear once Moro what the
war really means. you Will need II"
other stimulation or reminder NJ your
duty
a; every turn nf The War We gain
fresh consciousness uf what W. mean
IL accomplish hy 1t. When our hop"
and expectation are most excited We
think more definitely than before Of the
issues that hang upon II and ~ III"
Continued ON Page. Tuelve.)
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BUSINESS BLOCK At FLUSHING
WIPED OUT WITH $4,000 Loss
Fire Starting in Newspaper Spreads to Many Other Bu
ness 8uildngs-Bucket Brigade Fights Flames-Be-
Iare and Martins Ferry Fire Trucks Rushed to Assist
ance of Stricken Town. .s..ssx1s*s !,

,iun. which printed IT'S last edition yes
irrday. E"f"rc the tircmcn with their
hand chemicals could get 10 tho build
ing Il was "nvclnpcd in flames. and Tas
Il rearing mass in Il few minutes.
Not only way the business block oS
ih" town completely wiped ont but much
damage WIS done tn several buildings on
ho other Sid. Of thu street The de-
s:ruy'.d block H:tS tho principal block N
III" business SECTION OF the city.
Had the fire lighters been properly
equipped with apparatus, the loss would
NOT have h"rn So great. but with only
hand chemicals. several nf which refused
Ia work, the fire Wis soon beyond all
cont rol.
Another h:ndrar'c 10 the heroic IRE
lad,!ins who fought 50 hand war the lack
IF wal"r There arc no Hre pIugB IN
town and the bucket brtgades we're the
Continued on PnGe Sevan.) {.
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American ilaE duriIil; \ recent suffrage
demonstration IN front Of the White
House and icnuncHti"n Of the mann l:"-
mcnt nr the House resolution. featured
the drhltc today.
During tn" partisan ppli1i"aI discus
sion II was revealed that privat" polls
show thnt the SuftIrtE. forces still lack
one vote nf the two-t1lirds majority noe
c;t&SslCy to pass the resolution.
Thr polls showed GG S"nnt"rs for the
resolution and IS against il. with
vo,o divided ~ iui!nwS: Democrats. 81
fur and II against: Republicans. - for
ard - against.
Senator Reed. If Missouri. Democrat
opposing tn" resolution. said tho Senate
ty taking commands from "p'iticut'
lobbyists" had placed :tSClt in Il Gun
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By HIL.AIRE BE

;Lst trnuS rsailts Hut the present situa-
tintt L.; not that at All. T!i', tr"ops "I~
s.ra;iuu: in N'SuputamE, and lalrstiHe
a-r bodies sufficient enough tn dn moro
:nan their task They are based upon
ne lGIlhurinS countrnrS. and largely re-
:r-Iit ,hclr selves from tine east.
III. forces in M:tccd"n:a ar" forces
holding what il essential to preserve
from the rnclny the only outlet nc would
have from rhc Italians {" the Aegean al
Saionica. II waa Vital IL the allied IN
tsrest 70 send ar cSp"ditionnTy force I"
Saionica when they did. though now 1t
will ke seen that II has now and added
value That value IL political and We
shall understand nothing OF the tnT@"
eastern theatres at Meaopo;an1ta. Fales-
;lns and macedonia unlces we anprecin tc
to1r J.rca'ly the poltt;cal s:;untiona hnro
changed since all ;hr'n' expeditions were
undertaken
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LEAGUE Of ALL
NATIONS MUST
Be THE MEDIUM
GERMANY WILL. HAVE
TO REDEEM CHARACTER
President Re-States the Is
sues for Which the Free
Nations Contend.
NEW York, Sept

NEW York, Sept 2i.--Thc price Of
peace will b. impartial. Justice TO all M
tons; the instrumcntalty indispensable
70 secure il is league uf nations
formed not before or af:cr. but at tn"
peAac conference; and GcrnEuy as
member. will nave to ssdccn her char
acter not by what hapreuS 1T the pcac"
table hut by what follows"
This was President Wilson's answer
given tonight before an audience OF
Fourti, Liberty Loan workers here. to
the recent peace talk from the central
powurs- although he did not refer Spts-
citicz,lly to tho utteranC4,s Of enemy lead
NrS
Peace wns no, a question. declared the
president. OF coming 10 terms. for We
cannot como To terms with them. as
they made II impossible. 1Sach mast
be guaranteed for there will! be parties
TO ;h. peace whose promises have proved
unit rus3 worthy and inraTs must be- found
In connection with the peace settlement
To rrr,oTc toe suurce Of insecurity.
would be folly 10 leave the guar
autce to the subsequent voluntary action
OF the governments We have seon destroy
Russia and deceive RunIunia. continud
the president.
The fir,siocnt emphasized TINT 'thc jus
rirc to ne obtained by the league must
involve no Discrimination tnWaFu any
people. This he set forth explicitly IN
n sot Of i've principles which he enuIn
era;ed rs -thc practical program "t
Americas p>acc terms and for the
mn jn+cranc,. of which "the United States
is prepared to assume It's full share OF
responsibilities
Mr. wilson re-statcd the Issues OF
) f1le WIZ ~ {onowx;
aShau tho military power OF my
nation or group Of nations DO suffered
to determine the fortunes OF peoples
over whom they hnve no right to rule
except the right OF force2
,.shnll strong nations be Tree TO
wrong weak nations and make them
subject to thoir p7-pose and intereStf
"Shall peoples be rl1ed aud donh-
mated, even in their own Internal a.
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