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1000 BELIEVED BURNED
IN MINNESOTA FIRES
THE KNOWN DEAD HAS REACHED
532, WITH 500 MORE BELlEV-
ED BURNED.

Duluth Miss Oct li.-Reports re-
ceived from inland districts tonight
bring the total of towns and villages
totally or partially destroyed by fire
which cwept northeastern Minnesota
TO twenty eight
Shortly before midnieht the total oi
known dead had reached $50 with re-
ports from every district showing tnal
work of bringing In bodies had just
begun
In Duluth 200 bodies had been re
ceived at the morgues. At Mooas
Lake 19S. at Atkin, ~, at Harney 80;
Carlton is; at Cloquet is and al
BBreavator Is. Brookston six.
II is estimated at least 500 more
bodies viii be found.
There is little danger OF the smould-
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-15
BELGlANS TAKE
THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS.

British Headquarters in Flanders.
Oct 14--( (Reuters The Belgians
made excellent progress today and ui'
taking Winkel ST. Eloi and Boschmar-
ems, and had reached nearly two kilo-
meters west of Oseghem. Thousands
OF prisoners and severel complete bat
teries OF guns were captured.
Although the advance is bringing
the allies within easy range of the
coast batteries, not a gun has been
fired from them II is rmored her7
that a British monitor steamed TO
the entrance of Ostend harDor and
severely bombarded the enemy posit
ions
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london, Oct. li.-The French are
approaching the line Serrc Souche
behind which is the IHunding line.
They are not quito up TO that line in
the region of laon but probably Will
reach il before tho end OF the day.
The enemy retirement was carried
out in good order He lett little ma
terial behind and in no sense was
his movement hurried retreat
The Britishers are along practical
ly the whole water line Of the canal
Della iHouteDeule and the Sensee
canal. The enemy is reacting heav-
lily in the area north OF lleCateau.
on dfrom every military point of view
he is by no means at the present mo-
ment in the position of a beaten foe
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No Be Thought While Germany Continues Her Atrocities

e5ing ruins breaking out afresh ii
conditions remain as they
have been for the last Twelve hours
in the opinion OF relief workers who
returned tonight from the fire strck-
Ell districts.
a light wind is blowing off Lake
Superior and whatever fires are re-
viveI win be blown back over burned
sections.
; In the vicinity OF Cass Lake. the
western edge OF the fire zone, The
wind tonight revived and the fires
started again However, the town wa
believed not to he in any immedlat,
danger.
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FRENCH AND BELGIANS
TAKE MANY PRISONERS
Germans Are Still Falling Back From
the Region Of Laon, That Town and
in the Hands of the French.
lBv Tho Assoclated Press.l

(By ne Associated FfeSS
Peace talk peyades the air, but it
lis falling on deaf ears as far as the
armies in the field are concerned. In
stead Of a relaxation in the intensity
of the fighting new hostilities on what
seemingly is a major scale, are beng
carried out by the British. French and
Belgians in Belgian Flanders
Having cleared ont the old Laon
salient ana made advances northwest
in Champagne which are menacing the
retirement OF the Germans eastward
toward he Nalenciennes- Mezieres-
Metz line General Foch has ordered a
drive in the Lys river region OF Fland
ers toward Ghent which threatens to
break entirely the grip Of the Germans
in Belgium all the way from the from
tier to the coast and likewise to elm
mate the big bulge in the line which
lille as it's apex
While the latest communication
from Field Marshal Haig announces
that only local actions have taken
place in the new theatre ana that
prisoners have been taken in the
lighting. dispatches from headquar-
tens assert that Roulers has been cap
tured and that Cowtrai, the junction
point on the railwap leading to Ghent
has been outflanked. The French
troops alone are said to have taken
GOO prisoners, while the Belgians
have captured several complete Da.-
tenes and guns and numerous priS-
oners. Just how wide the new front
Of attack is has not become apparent
II is stated that the new advance has
brought the allied troops within range
of the enemy coast defenses hut that
the guns from them have offered no
opposition.
Meantime to the south the Germans
are offering stiff opposition to the
British southwest of Valenciennes and
on the Solesmss sector in an endeavOr
TO prevent the closing in of the Lille
sack and the capture of this important
town and also Velencennes, which are
in precarious positions il pincer
movement gets well under way.
AT last reports the Germans were
still falling back from the region OF
l.aon that town and the entire St.
Gobain massff being in the hands OF
the French. In Champagne the French
have been enabled to make further
crossings of the Aisno and to material
" better their front eastward nothwith
standing the stole defense of the enc
my who realizes it is of the greatest
importance to hold back the French
and Americans driving northward as a
breach in the southern line and n
swift advance would imperil the en-
tire German force inside the sack from
the Oise river west OF Flayigny TO
Scissor, east OF I.aon.
Probably the greatest resistance
of all is faced by the Americans on
both sides OF the Meuse river. Vis-
ious counter attacks are being de-
livered indicating that fresh forces
have been brought into the fray 10
halt their door die efforts to pro-
coed up the river valleys and thereby
compel the Germans, in case OF n re-
treat to wind their way oDliquely
northeastward instead Of eastward TO-
ward the German borded. Concen-
tratlons OF artillery are being maac
'against the American positions at va
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GERMANS SUFFER
HEAVY CASUALTIES

With the British Army in France,
Oct. 1.-THE British in their attack
in Flanders today approached Courtrai.
Counter attacks by picked Bavarians
against the French broke down under
hot fire Thousands OF prisoners have
been taken and enormous casualties
again have been inflicted upon the
enemy. The latest reports ie.cate
that the British broke through at one
place and are advancing toward ine
Lys
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WARNS PEOPLE GERMANY
FAR FROM BEATEN
Speaks Of the Fact That Germany
With Her Increased Navy Might
Decide to Give 5attIe--Bruggea and
Zeebrugge OF No Further Value to
Germany.

New York. Oct 14.--An appeal to
the government Of America to expe.
dite the construction of Testroyers aud
anti submarine craft and appliances
was made here today by Sir Eric
Geddes, first loard of the British ad-
miIalty. after he had asserted that the
U-boat menace of today is greater
than it ever was"
Speaking at dinner given By tEe
Pilgrim Society, Sir Erie said that
within the last few days, he and Vice
Admiral Sir Luduyic Duff, OF the Brit-
ish navy had discussed the naval sit
uation in all its bearings with Sec
retary Daniels and Admiral Benson
and that complete unity OF views lad
been reached
1T is with Mr.. Daniels fun cen
eurrencc that / now make this state-
ment that there is no Greater service
than can be rendered by the civilians
Of the United States today charged
with that privilege and duty. than to
expedite the output OF destroyers and
Ianti-submarine craft and appliances OF
every description SIR Eric said.
discussing Germany's submarine
menace Sir Eric declared that, while
most men say today that it is thing
oe the past in the British admir-
alty's opinion the menace is one that
comes and goes. aud that it is today
rot dead.
Indeed, 1t Is greater today than 1t
ever was" he warmed That Is to say,
the effort is greater than it ever was.
4 think now we are approaching
lpoint where submarine warfare Is
again the weakest front OF the az
lliance"
Sir Eric said that while he must re-
sist the tempatation to allude to tho
present political situation, there wers
two things which he was convinced
had not changed:
"One is our absolute loyalty to those
nations who are associated with u.s.
he said, +and the other is our de-
termination to continue the war and
not be diverted from our purpose until
1--WE have secured the only peace which
could justify all this terrible suffering
and destruction which has been anu
is being brought by the iniquity of our
common enemy.
"Of one thing am clear We must
rot relax the muscles OF our fighting
arm, nor our war effort in any antic-
ipation Of an early peace TO do so
would be the surest way TO render any
discussions which may take place pro-
| longed and less satisfactory
Sir Eeric reviewed British naval
losses declaring his country's losses
| in fighting ships of all classes hayo
been approximately 230-smore than
twice the total losses of war vessels of
the whole OF our allies" and that $50
auxiliary craft, such as mine sweep
ers and trawlers also have been des-
troyed. British merchant ships to the
number of 3.400 with a gross tonnage
of nearly 7.750000 have been sunk. he
said, or nearly three times the aggre-
gate losses of our allies and 80 pc
cent more than the total losses Of all
other allies and neutral countries"
Germany Is not beaten. is not near-
> CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
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GcaeAs RECALLED.

washington, Oct 14.-Recall to
the active list of Major General Viii
liam C. Gorgas, former surgeon gem
eral of the army. who recently was
retired for age, and his assignment
to active duty in the same rank OF
the Medical corps was announced to-
day by Secretary Baker
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-15
MUST BUY BONDS.

Melbourne, Oct lin the house
Of representatives second reading Of
the bill making war loan subscrip-
tons compulsory has been moved.
The order applies to the pending and
future loans to the extent OF any
shortage in voluntary subscriptions.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-15

Washington, Oct. 14.-President
Wilson has answered Germany peacr
proposal with decision which hot
only fullills the expectations OF sup
rortcrs Of his diplomacy, but aiso dis
pels the fears OF those who predicted
he would substitute Victories at arms
with defeats at diplomacy.
No peace with kaiserism, autocracg
must go: no armisticc can eyea re
thought or while Germany continues
her atrocities on land and sea, one
cannot De considered unless II fully IS
dictated by the allied commanders IN
the field IN such terms as absolutely
provides saGaguards and guarantees
that Germanys pare viii not he q
scrap of paper This in few words is
the presidents answer.
IT it does not bring a capitu'auon
which may be more than a uncond't-
ional surrender allied diplomats ana
American Officials believe it may
cause a revolution in Germany.
BEYOND question it speaks for the
entente allies as wen as the Unittc
States
The dispatch Of the presidents re-
ply was followed by the issue OF thia
formal statement at the White house
by Secretary TRmHlty:
"The government viii continue tc
send over 250,o00 men with their sup
plies every month. and there VIII re
no relaxation Of any kind"
quite outside cf the formal phrases
OF a diplomatic document that was
President Wilson'S word to the wor!c
that he had no thought OF stopping the
fighting at this stage.
The senate chamber rang with ap'
planse of senators as the president
answer was read a few INMATES after
n had been announcer AZ the aiato 60
partment
Senator Lodge, the president''
chief critic. in his course until TO-DAY
issued a statement expressing Ai'
gratification at the presidents decla
ion. Opinion at the capitol an'
throughout official Washin4ton was
unanimously in approval.
The official document which wli
convey the presidents decision 10 TN
German government and more I'M
portant to the German people Nas de-
lvered today by Secretary Lansih'
10 the charge Of the Swiss legatoi
who has been acting as the int"rmei''
ary. II was given out publicly by MI
Lansing at the state department d
eix O'Clock this eveneine. In full !
follows:
Sir:
I'm reply to the communication o
the German government dated the lzt'
instant which you handed me todA.
| have the honor to request YOU L
transfit the following answer:
"The UNQUALIFIED acceptance by TN
present German government ana by
large majority Of >Se reichstag OF tn
terlas laid down by the president 0
the United States OF America IN nj
1 address 10 the congress of the unlte'
Mates on the Sth OF January, 1918 an
Il, his subsequent addresses, 1ustille
the president in making a frank am
direct statement with regard 20 TN
communications Of the German govern
ment of the Sth and i2th of Octonei
1918.
,"When the time 10 CONSIDER al
arinistiee comes the president sait
the military advisers of the Unlte'
states and the allies will be eonsults'
and no military advantages OF tn
armies fighting the Central power
will be lost.
1T must he clearly understood ina
tha proeess OF evacuation and the con
dltions Of an armistice are matter
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WANT CLEAR ANSWER.

Copenhagen, Sunday, Oct 1.-THE
consensus OF comment on the German
note by Berlin papers to President WI
son that It IS clear unambigufus
straightforward answer. .Thiy de-
clare that the only thing that could
now nreyent peace coming would be
chauvnistic opposition to President
Wilson's program on the part o. the
allies.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-15
BAKER WAS ON FRONT.

Washineton. Oct f4.-Members Of
Secretary Bakers party just back
from France told a story today OF how
Secretary Baker stood watch as a
lookout on the transport on which
they returned Mr. Baker, Assistom
Secretary Ryan and the otner ofiic-
falls volunteered for duty and actually
were posted for time on watch FOR
enemy submarines.
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NO VIOLATION TO BRING
LIQUOR FOR YOURSELF

Little Rock Ark. ct. 1.-THE state
supreme court today. i'll the .ase OF
the state against Harry Burton, ruled
that bringing intoxicating liquor into
the state for personal use was not a
violation OF the bcne dry law.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-15
AMERICANS DROWNED IN
SEAPL ANE ACCIDENT

Washington, Oct 1.-Two naval
enlisted men We're drowned, an Off
Ger is missing and another was in
,ired In seaplane accident Off ths
coast of England last Friday, the
navy department announced today.
Bennett T. Sergai, of San Antonio,
Texas. aud Robert Richardson, of
Sherman, Texas, lost their lives.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-15
FRENCH CAPTURE RoULERS.

Paris, Oct. 14,-French troops have
captured the town of Roulers in Bel
gian Flanders and also $500 prisoners
according to the official announcement
toight.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-15

rious places. Gas shells are not be
ing spared by the enemy in his effort
TO hold the Americans in check.
All the counter attacks of the Ger
mans thus far have been withstood by
General Liggett's men, and the Amer
ioan artillery is answering the German
guns, shot for shot
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SADIE eoMPERs DEAD.

Washington. Oct 14.-Miss sadie
Gompers. eyed %. daughter OF Samuel
.Gompers. president of the American
Federation of Labor. died toaay AT
her home here Of Spanish influenza
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-15

People looking for rooms turn to the
classified ads of the newspapers to see
what is offered. An ad in the Sentinel
Record may bring a customer.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-15

Arksnsas--Tuesday and Wednes-
day, fair.
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-15

government of Austria-Hulsgary.
Accept, sir, the renewed assurances
OF my high consideration
(Signed) "Roberi Lansing
"Frederiok Oderln
Charge daflaires ad interim in charge
of German interests in the Unit
cd States"
The Sentinel=record., 1918-10-15

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ON
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-27
INCREASED PAY DENIED
COALDALE TEACHERS
Borrowing Capacity Of School Board
Exhausted-Politics and "Coal
Trust" Blamed

Pottsviiie, Ia, March 27.--At public
meeting held At Coaldale with school
directors teachers, lawyers and many
citizens present, the teachers were In
formed that their demands for 25 per
cent Increase in salary could not be
granted. Coaldsle is one of a dozen dis
tricts in Schuylkill County where the
school board has exhausted its borrow
ing capacity
Frank G. Reese, OF tho Anthracite
Consumers League. charged that condi-
tons which are threatening TO deprive
many children of adequare education are
due to tho political power Of the coal
trust" which is enabled in this county,
he alleges, to got its lands assessed at
one-twentieth of the proper figure.
Coaldale and Lansford are twin bor-
oughs, located close together, yet be-
cause Lansford Is In Carbon County coal
lands there are assessed at $4,000 an
acre while lands in Coaldale, said TO be
richer. are assessed at s45l an acre.
Similar lands in Luzerne County would
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Keep on the Right Side
of the Trudesmen

II you want to keep on the good side
OF the paper boy. the milk man, the
vendcr OF vegetables and all the other
tradesmen with whom women have to
deal at front and back doors keep
plenty of small change on hand. Most
women do not like to bother with large
purses, but IN the end 1t pays and II
pays In money. Every person who serves
you will give you better service and
will be more prompt and willing If you
have the money ready and the right
amount. No one would think of taking
u head of cabbage or a pint of milk
from a dealer. but ten minutes of his
valuable time means more than a head
OF cabbage in these days of sharp COM
petition.
When you have the money ready In
stantly, and the right amount, the
man with whom you deal will show
his appreciation in various ways. A
neighbor was very much astonished to
sec her vegetable man slipping out n
bunch of beautiful flowers with q
small order, while her own heaped-ur
basket was bare of decoration. The
explanation was simple. The one who
ordered largely took up a great dea
OF extra time and hagged over the
price while she hunted for the money
while the other woman handed out. The
right change instantly aud went abou
ner business,-The Mothers Magazine.
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BLIND CHILDREN KN77S
AND SEW FOR US. BON
Kentucky Wards of State arI,
Their Bit" for Soldiers T
in France
Louisville. Ky. March !,

X. II
In the main hall of tina r...-..
School for the Blind stands - 49,
oross marker with sewing unit, M.
ting unit" printed on 1t.
The blind school chapter 4. -.
the most active in the citv ~.
pupils have knitted more than ,s,s.
hve sweaters the last two month.
addition to many scarfs. w,s.s,.s "
socks and other necessary srs,sss1
Comfort bags and T bandarss ~
been made by the older girls a. ~
binders have been completed in
numbers by the primary departms,;
The knitting Is most skillfully ~.
and there are no dropped stiteS.s$
to be found in socks or sweaters ~.
boy Of ten. William Grinsley. m,s'
sweater in four days, IL hs - ~.
interrupted. Tho knitting Il
, under the direction Of Miss ve,sss<
Scoggan.
THE children. both boys ana -.
love to knit" said Miss Susan No.
"and have little trouble in learrs.S
They are intensely patriotic ana NJ.
to feel that they are working Ia nc
American soldiers. Every article ~
we send to the Red Cross ia ns,ss5
with a tag, stating that It has Ns.s
made by a pupil of the blind sehc<s
Otherwise 1t would be impossibIs 4
tell the sweaters and socks knlttsd ~
children who cannot see from th.e
made by other people," There ~
forty blind children knitting for ~
Red Cross at present"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-27

THE wives of American men want to
i 60 TO France.
Unlike Penelope. who remained pa
tiently at home while her husband-war-
rlor, Ulysses, achieved valiant feats on
the battlefields. Americas womanhood Is
anxious to play the role OF soldler.wife
in France. These women are not con-
tent to remain at home and receive
the little mites of news that filter across
the Atlantic, as the War Department
would have them do. They want to be
near the scenes of their husbands tri-
umphs and defeats. They want to share
their joys, to help them stand up under
their sorrows.
They want to be in France, close to
the roar and anguish of the western
front.
But the War Department, deeming
this unwise, has said no. And Ameri-
can women, as good soldiers as are their
husbands. are bearing the order grace
fully and without a word, as a good
soldier always does.
| Nevertheless. the wives of our fight
ing men want TO so across. They be-
| leve they could do better service as
wives IL they werc IN France rather
than on this side of the Atlantic. They
believe their husbands would be better
soldiers with their wives with them.
The services OF stenographers. inter
prefers, operators and trained nurses are
needed. The majority of tho wives OF
our officers are competent either to do
this work or in a short time to make
themselves competent. American women
are no longer Of the helpless type. Amer
lean women are not weaklings nor cow
ards. They are able to meet reverses
and accomplish the work they set out
to do.
had anticipated accompanying my
husband in the capacity OF Red Cross
nurse having had six years Of expert
ence as a nurse in military hospital.
believe the majority Of soldiers In the
hospitals in France today are there not
oftener as a result OF wounds than
of nervous diseases and mental col
lapse. Nothing could insure these men
a speedier recovery than the pres
ence of loved ones. The wounded man
recovers more quickly with his wife
close by.
True. the soldiers have few oppor-
tunities of seeing their wives. but II Is
tho thought that helps. Here at Camp
Sheridan II is not more than once or
twice a week that the men can be with
their wives. but their nearness is a
constant inspiration. Thought OF q
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WOMEN'S INCOME-TAX RETURNS
RIVAL MEMS; SURPRISE AGENTS
Salaries Reveal Importance in Nations Business Life
Mistakes and "Foolish Questions Rare,
Say Revenue Officials

TIME increasingly important part
L women are playing in the business
and commercial life OF this country and
the ever-growing numbers OF women who
are throwing off the letters of conven-
ton and stepping into life of indepen-
dent effort are made graphically clear
by the income-tax returns now being
filed.
The business and professional status
OF women Is almost equal 10 that of
men, and unequal only because there Is
such a preponderantly larger number OF
men engaged In business and industry.
The truth OF this fact began TO filter
through the natural prejudice OF the
various male agents In the Internal
Revenue office when II became more and
more apparent that an Unexpectedly
large number Of women were filing In
come-tax returns. What seems TO have
caused the greatest surprise on the part
of the agents Is that a larger percentage
than the authorities anticipated were
paying income taxes on salaries earned
In commercial pursuits. and not on be
quests. unearned increment incomes and
inheritances.
And listen TO this: In filling out
blanks. an arduous and complex task al
best, women make fewer mistakes than
do men. agents say. Men rush In and
write without rehearsing on scratch
paper" but women carefully figure their
financial status out on n separate sheet
and then simply post II on the Govern
ment blank. The consensus Of opinion IL
that women give less trouble than men
and the expected foolish ouestions' are
not nearly as prevalent among women al
among men.
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Uses of Salt
Salt dissolved in little ammonia will
remove grease spots.

Salt dissolved in little ammonia will
remove grease spots.
A smoky or dull fire can be made clear
by throwing a handful of salt over It.
Lemon Juice and salt will clean cop
per and brass.
To brighten carpets, wiring q cloth
out of salt water and rub the carpets
well.
Ink stains that are freshly made can
be removed from carpets by successive
applica tons Of dry salt.
Handfuls of salt will clean saucepans
and take away the unpleasant smell of
onions IL they have been cooked In them.
Nearly every kind Of basket work
mating or china can be cleaned by
washing with salt and water.
Salt in water will take insects from
vegetables.
Before adding vinegar 10 mint for
sauce always add a pinch of salt. This
prevents the mint from going brown
and greatly improves the flavor.
Tiles will look bright and clean u
scrubbed with salt.