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AMERICAN.

November 4, evening.-On the entire
front from the Mouse to the Bar the
1st Army continues it's advance. On
the extreme right, breaking down the
last efforts of the enemy to hold the
high ground. our troops drove MIN
into the valley of the Meuse, and
forcing their way through the forest
Of Dieulet, occupied Laneauville, OPP
Mouse at Stenay. The Beaumont
Stenay road Is in our possession and
our troops are on the heights over
Looking Beaumont. On the left our
line has advanced, in spite OF heavy
machine gun and artillery opposition.
to Grandes Armoises. The enemy
again today threw in fresh troops in
an. effort to arrest the penetration OF
his lines by our victorious attack.
Our vigorous advance compelled the
enemy to abandon large. stores Of
undamaeed munitions, food and engf-
reer material.
In the course Of the day improving
weather conditions permitted our
planes to carry out very successfully
their missions OF reconnaisS, nee and
infantry liaison. A raid VIII. a force
100 pursuit planes was made against
Montmedy, and obtained excellent re-
suits on the crowded enemy traffic at
that place. Over five tons Of bombs
were dropped
Determined attacks by enemy pur-
suit planes gave us added opportuni-
ties to destroy his airplanes. Dur
ing the days fighting thirty enemy
planes were destroyed or driven down
ont of control and three balloons were
burned, Seven OF our planes are miss
ing.
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FRENCH CAIN IN GUTSE REGf0N:
MOVE AHEAD FAR THEIR SOUTH

advance from east. Of st. Quentin le
Petit to the outskirts of Herpy.'
PARIS, Novem6sr - 4.-Tha '. 1st
French Army. attssktng. in eonJpne-
Disc canal. has captured several Inn
portant vilMges ana advanced nearly
two miles. the was o1ics tonlkht IN.
nOunCe0 - +sr. --,.,.
WITH THE :. FRENCH Army M
FRANCE, November THE EAmef4-
Disc canal which q prisoner taken
said the German troops had hesn or
crossed by Gen. Debeney's men, who
attacked at < -9Ar er'cfft,lc
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CLERK HOUSING. :.
HARMONY SOUGHT
War Department Men ADJUST
Eighty One Disputes tHsa e.,
Three Days. 81 5ao y, Is
MAY HALT coURriSstlrs

In the last three days the housing aud
health division of the War Department
has amicably settled eighty-one disputes
over the questions OF rooms which
Washington housekeepers have rented to
war workers. -.
Gratiied at the result Of this begin.
ming. the housing division now hopes to
ease the friction existing between some
residents of Washington and many OF
the thousands Of employees who arc be-
ing housed in the private homes Of the
city.
The housing division also hopes that.
see that justice is done the ylandlady as
well as the war worker, hundreds OF
housekeepers who have hesitated 40
take in roomer will do so now.
Fear During Epidemic.
A few weeks ago, when the in
.huerfza epidemic was at its heish,.
the housing division of the War De
partn1ent was flooded with COM
were having disputes with landladies,
who were afraid roomers would bring
the disease into their homes
These complaints were followed by
counter charges from housekeepers to
the effect that the war workers were
abusing privileges extended to them
in the homes. AS q result of this
situation a feeling or resentment be-
tween housekeepers and war workers
began to spread over the city, and
the United States home registration
service found difficulty in inducing
any more residents to take in a war
worker
Harmony Quest On.
1t was this situation which prompted
the housing division of the War De
partment to announce yesterday that.
through Lieut.. William NJ Conrad, it
would endeavor to create harmony and
cooperation between housekeepers
and roomerS by going thoroughly into
all complaints and seeking inforinall%
to restore good feeling between dis
putting landladies and roomers.
Lieut. Conrad is being. assisted by {;
number ofArmy men with legal train-
ling. The, procedure is to get the roomcr
and the landlady together In confer
ence and effect settlement
War workers who rent rooms Tor
less than month cannot take their
disputes into Municipal Court under the
Salisbury law when they are asked
to pay more rent or move. Sev"r''i
! weeks ago, however, many of them
| began to take refuge under a section
of the District code by refusing to
move and having the iandlady arrcsi g.
| ed III they were forcibly ericted.
Under it's new policy the housing df
| vision will seek to prevent Polio"
| Court suits.
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Would Join Independent Austria.

BERNIE. November 4 (by the Asso-
cfated Press).-The Croatian diet,
meeting at Agram. has adopted unan
imously resolution calling for the
re-establishment of the Austrian king
dom and uniting Croatia, Slavonia' and
Dalmatia with independent Austria.
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By the Associated Press.
Austrian prisoners captured BY the
Italians before the armistice took ef-
feet yesterday. are estimated now at
half a million, and the booty taken
includes two hundred and nifty thou
sand horses.
An official dispatch from Rome to-
day telling results Of, the final Aus
trian defeat says in the army Of the
Trentino alone over 10000 prisoners
fell into the hands Of the Italians.
Troops Landed in Dalmatia.
ROME, November 5.-Ita1ian naval
vessels have landed troops on the
Oalmatian Islands of Lisa and La
costa, where the Italian flag has
been hoisted, dispatch from Trieste
today states. Italian battleships and
destroyers also nave landed troops at
Fiume.
Admiral Milo has been named gov
ernor of the islands, while Admiral
Gagni has been appointed governor
Of the city OF. Fiu1ne. The battle
ships Filiberte, and st. Bon took the
troops to FiuHe. .:
Occupy Number Of Islands.
A radiogram from Trieste says that
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GUARDS THREE HUN SHIPS.
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Argentine Government Takes Step
for Safety Of Interned Vessels.

EUENOS AIRES. November 5.-The
military guard on three German mer-
chant ships interned at Bahia Blanca.
The vessels are the Seydlits. Seville
and Patagonia
In ApsN A117. fi,s Argentine gov.
ernment oldefed that All German ships
in Argentine waters be concentrated
It Buenos Aires and . special guard
<Dlaced 0yfk them. The German min
lister protested strongly against the
carried cut - =,
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WILL CARRY Nd AMMUNITION.
Department Issues Order for Sol
diers Sailing Oyerseas.

American soldiers hereafter will
carry no ammunition with them when
they sail overseas.
ThS War Department announced to-
day that all ammunition except the
allowances carried by officers Will be
shipped II bulk 10 enable. the lighting
- - nzNoa. 49, =, s. -.
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BY the. Aseeei&ted Rfess., .s., .-l...s...
PARIS. November s-Frenuh troops
continue successfully to pursue the
Germans in the region Of ;GuisS,
northeast Of which they have taken
the village Of. Bergues-sur-sambre,
according to the war ONCE aunounce-
ment today.
Between Efssonne and Cateau Por-
Glen, a front Of more than. fifteen
miles, the French have penetrated the
Gunding line of the Germans. -
The French are making a general
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vehemence. that if the President had
followed the advice of those who were
urging him to shut the door in the
face Of Germany the situation in the
central powers would have resulted IN
complete anarchy. that might have
spread over. the borders Of Germany
into France. and that the allied forces
would have had to stay in the field
indie finiteIy to bring order out of
chaos.
:. Danger of such a situation has nor
been entirely averted. but the. govern
ment view here is that when all the
bitterness of internal political CAM
paigns has disappeared and the YER
dict at the polls today has been ac-
cepted with typical American sports
manship. the course of the President
of the United States in his CORE
spondence with Germany will be COM
pletely vindicated.
All. the German mercantile vessels
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TAKING 5000 CAPTIVES, 40TOWNS.
AMERICAN FORCES SMASH ON

encroachment on the important town
american troops in mass made no
trolls encountered heavy machine, gun
ana am artillery fire at every attempt
west bank. -
The center moved so fast that they
coming to aid their comrades in the
front lines. -..,,, 49,
Importance Of Gain.
The Importance of, the new positions
gained by the Americans; notably the
helsnts south OF Beaumont, may be
gauged by declaration by the chief
OF stan hardly an hour before the
unto .IetIeat-fFem- their positions.
sunday noon the correspondent had
asked as to whether the American
iong-range bombardment Of the Mez-
leres-Longuyon railway had been eff
a on;n;n,. IN. me ofhcer gave 1t as his
from ne "a. Ten Ises Jas sd nsesssas Of
before fhe-benbsfd1ne ht could become
vitality effective. Nor did he anticipate
That 1t would be possible to serious
~ disturb the German communica-
out, referring to q large-scale map,
the Infinitely difficult tarraifi lying to
the north with its succession Of ridges.
ravInes. hills and forests.
The enemy. he said, though driven
behind his previously prepared fosti-
fed defenses. had abundantly st6svn
the ability to utilize each knoll Ind
clunp of trees for echefoned machine
gun positions, which had to be wiped
out individually before an advance
WIthia an hour tho German retreat
had begun. contrary to the conserve
tive officers most sanguine expecta-
lions. and during the day that follow
ed more than twelve miles had been
gained. g-}asneS
i Advance East and West.
WITH. THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF !ERDUN. Novem-
Press).-The American troops late
this afternoon advanced their lines
both east and west, occupying Laneu-
ville.' directly opposite Stenay, and
taking Les .Grandes Armcises, on the
left.
German. forces are Strengthening the
Mouse line. north Of the American
front. There are@indfcations that this
work was resumed during the last few
days and that Soldiers are laborinr on
it day and. night Reports agree that
along the line running from Mezieres
to Montmedy, Longuyon and Dieden-
hOten. =
In various places in front of this
line where the Germans have expected
to make a last stand in France tank
traps artillery are already completed.
These traps are 100 yards long, ten
yards wide and ten yards deep. They
are covered yith btard hidden by earth
=. Near Main Foe Line.
LONDON. November 4 (by the Assoc
of the Mouse now are within ten miles
OF the Thionville- Montmedy- Mexieres-
Hirson railway, the main German com.
munication lima =
The breaking Of this line would mean
that the German armies in the north
Wouid~haSe to depend on the Ltege-
Namur-ChArleroi line. while the Ger
man armies south Of the Ardennes
would haV to depend on receiving their
supplies through Luxembourg.
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Effort Not Seriously Regarded.


Efforts Of the bo1shevik government
to discuss the withdrawal Of the
United States and allied forces from
Russia through negotiations for an
arnlistice are attracting no serious at
tent;on here. The associated nations
do not recognize the Lenin and Trot-
sky regime in any way, and 1t was
explained today that ii the bolshe.
Wiki wanted negotiations they should
address the Russian government At
Omsk, the only authority In Russia
with which the United States ana the
allies deal.
The government of the north. the
capital Of which is Archangel. has
telegraphed the government at Omsk
that it recognizes the latter's suprem-
acy and co-operates with it as an in
dividual district Of state in the gov
eminent. The Omsk governm at has
proclaimed war upon Germany, and.
with it's own forces, augmented by the
forces of the United States and the al
lied countries, is actually fighting
against the bolshevik forces.
No Heed Given Proposal.
A week ago Tchitcherin, the boil
shevik foreign minister. was reported
to have proposed that an armistice be
arranged between the United States
and the allies and the soviet govern
ment.
This proposal was published from
Moscow, but as none of the belliger-
ents has recognized the soviet rule in
Russia, no official attention was paid
to 1t. It was regarded as propa-
ganda for popular consumption rather
than a serious proposal. =.
Officials here said today it was safe
to assume that the forces Of the Unit
ed States and the allies will not be
vvffhdea nm frnm Russia until nm or.
derby government has been establish
ed throughout the country, and a stop
put to the reign Of terror against
which Secretary Lansing called upon
all civilized natione to join in protest
ing. II
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BELGIAN.

November I've have completed
tho rejection Of the enemy beyond the
GhAnt-Terneuzen canal. The Ger
mans held only a few machine gun
nests on the west bank Of the canal.
Our line has been advanced as far
as the approaches to the northwest
and southern suburbs Of Client. From
north Of the village Of Zwynaerde the
line continues along the west bank of
the Scheldt.
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By TIE Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE SEDAN FRONT, November 4,
1870 pm.-Gen. Pershins's- forSes con-
tinue to take their toll of prisoners to-
day in the wake of the retreating Ger
mans. The number captured early to-
day was we'll above 5000.
Almost forty villages were occupied
by the Americans In the territory re-
conquered from the Germans.
There were indications at the begin
ming Of the pursuit this morning that
the Germans would be unable to make
an effective stand, at least today.
xss~~V;1ornafer Gain
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THIRTEEN DEATHS F: I
j |NPLAGUE'SNAK'':E||::
Doctors cover Sunday" De-
. layed Reports Show In
e crease in New Cases: !;

Thirteen deaths from influenza were
reported to the health department for
the twenty-four-hour period ending
of two cases over the previous days
record
One hundred and ifty-one new
cases were reported, compared with
sixteen the day before.
Health Officer William : c. Fowler
explained -this.annatent big increase
as due to the fact that many Of the
physicians cleared up their books on
Sunday. The health department. he
says, receives every Tuesday morning
more reportable contagious and COM
municable disease cases than any
other day.
Recent Deaths.
Ths-Set1owjnk deaths for. tAe: twsn-
ty-fodf hours ending at noon Today
were reported:
Elizabeth B. EineheIoe., rs years, s7s
4,h street northeast; Leila ~. Harvard.
e3 years, 4413 Georgia avenue north
west: Margaret Faber. Is years, Sibley
Hospital; Sadie Jones, IL months, 1858
Potomac street northwest: Lucy Nor
ris, &c years, 261S o street northwest:
HospitaisrxslE sio1esbeTSk.e 4oyesrs.
St Eliyabetk Hospit9l: b6nhis g. XaAej
- years. Georgetown University Hos
pital:Warren c. Fletcher. - years. st.
Elisabeth Hospital: Raymond MIL. Il
years, Walter Reed Hospital: AnSel1ha
T;ongas, 22 years. 1894 Warder street;
sam Bright. Ss years. Garfield Hos
A.
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Center Smashes Through.

The attacking forces to the right
and left advanced with less speed than
at the center, where an American di-
vision crashed through despite the
the Germans since the beginning of
the offensive. The apex of the line
was driven to the heights, which are
vital, anording dominating positions
Tor the artillery.
Patrols went into and beyond the
town itself, but IT'S possession is IN
necessary as long as the hills are held
by the Americans. The Germans can
not fight over the terrain north anorth-
east, because of the lack Of cemmu-
nication lines there. They must fall
back as soon as the American artillery
breaks up the remaining railroads,
even If the main lines from Sedan to
Metz are not smashed first.
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Authorities 0verjoyed.

The military authorities were over
joyed with the results of the days
lighting, declaring that it may even
spell the end Of the present operation,
and that any others to the north,
westward or directly eastward would
constitute entirely new operations.
The German resistance encountered
by the American troops on virtually
all parts of the front was the feature
of the fighting today. The opposition
was especially stubborn on the right
and left banks, where the enemy
brought up reinforcements and de-
Tended himself with machine guns
and artillery.
U. S. Left Wing Pushes On.
The American left wing pushed for
ward slowly but doggedly. The
Americans occupied Verrieres and
Oches. The right wing worked its
way down the River Meuse and REACH
ed line between BeaAfarsa~ end
Beauclair and north of Halles and
Wiseppe. This flank met with 1.-The
most stubborn resistance from the
enemy. who fought bitterlysto prevent
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Set Patriotic Example.

81 think" said an official Of the War
Industries Board. that tho dollar-a-
year men have proved themselves
among the most patriotic and self
'They stepped forward when vol
unteers were needed and helped direct
the Industrial ship Of state safely
through the breakers and past the
rocks into smooth waters. If they
private concerns the nation will
gratefully accord them that priv
Il understand. however. that each
IL willing to return to his desk at
the Same pay II the President or any
responsible member of the govern
neIlt should ask them to do So"
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e@Sn Ills morning ana are ADVANCING.
between the Peronne and Serre riv-
ers the French have taken Bois les
fargny. In the region north of Sis
some the French have reached q line
passing through the sugar refinery of
FFrolamont. west Of Autremencourt.
ooure Our advance guards are pro-
sreseing, supported by the artillery.
betWee1 Sissone and Chateau Por.'
c 81. the French have penetrated in all
t tha parts sns.. the .Hunding position; which
french forced his detachments to
Withdraw. A general advance is in
progress from east Of st. Quentin lie
Petit to the outskirts Of Herpy.
ITALIAN.
November 4.-The. war against Aus
tria-Hungary which. under the high
guidance Of the king, the supreme
leader OF the italian army, inferior
In numbers and material, began the
gath of May, 1915. and which, with
unbendinS faith and tenacious valor
has been conducted uninterruptedly
and bitterly for forty-one months. has
been won.
The gigantic battle enaseked in on
the gath Of October, in which fifty
one Italian divisions and three British,
two French. one Csecho-Slovak and
ono American regiments participated
against sixty-thfee Austro- Hunga
divisions Is ended.
The daring and very rapid advance
of the 2sth Army Corps on Trent,
closing up the enemy's armies in
Trentino, who were overcome to the
west by troops from the 9TH Army
and to the east by the 1st, Sth and 4th
armies, brought about the total col
lapse Of the enemy front.
From the Brenta to the Tore, with
irresistible dash, the 18th, Sth and
10th armies and cavalry divisions are
driving the fleeing enemy constantly
farther away. On the plains the Duke
of Aosta is advancing rapidly at the
head of his unconQuered Sd Army,
with the purpose Of retaining those
positions which the enemy holds.
The Austro-Hungartan army Is de-
stroyed. 1t suffered very heavy losses
in the fierce resistance Of the first
days Of the struggle. and in pursuit
it has lost an immense quantity of
material Of ali kinds, nearly all its
stores and depots, and has left in our
hands about 100000 prisoners, with
their Commands complete, and not less
than 5000 guns.
This defeat has left what once was
one Of the most powerful armies in
the world in disorder and without
hope Of returning along the valleys
through which 1t descended with
naughty assurance.
In Albania on October 81 Italian ad-
vance guards occupied Scutari.
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All. the German mercantile vessels
interned In Chilean harbors have been
seized by the Chilean government.
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/ In the face of stubborn opposition the
Americans took and held firmly the
wooded heights south of Beaumont, the
last German stronghold west of the
tMeuse. The advance carried tho line
forward for an average snin az five
The forces on the heights are fow
pnly about seven and one-haf miles from
Carignan. on the Mezieres- Metz rail-
road, and about nine miles from Sedan.
bringing. both places within range Of
the allied shell free.
! The days work may be said TO have
been complete It was the. principal
phase of the American operation since
the neck Of the German lateral COM
munications between the armies to the
north and west was narrowed to the
Strangling point.
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MEN
REL|NQU|SH|NGJ Jobs
Volunteers in Government Of
fees, Believing Their Work
Done, Returning to Homes.

Dollar-a-year men will soon be
about as numerous in Washington as
free Austrian soldiers in Italy. an
official Of the War Industries Board
said today. -
The exodus, it was stated. began
two or three days ago when the vol
unteer workers returned to their
homes to vote. 1t is not expected that
any will return-at least not for serv-
ice. 49,,
The dollar-a-year men believe their
work is done. With three Of the four
powers that are opposed to the en-
tente now out of commission they
conceive that Germany can be handled
without necessitating a futher sacri-
flee on their part. They are willing.
however, Il the President desires, to
return to their desks and stay until
the peace conference determines the
worlds new status.
The United States Shipping Board
has lost quite number Of it's volun-
teer workers. But it was explained
that the machinery of the board now
is in such shape that the do LARA
year men can be given a vctioi with
out impairing the general effici 'ncy of
the organisation. It was their expert
year men can be given q vacation with
enabled the board to carry out it's
original program. This being accom-
plished, the organization can progress
smoothly in their absence.
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BO[SHEV|KI SEEK
PEAcEN|THALL|ES
Soviet Government Has TAX
en- Steps to Open Negotia-
tions, London Hears. !.
ENTENTE TAKES NO HEED

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. November 5.-The bolshe-
Wiki government Of Russia. it 10 re-
ported from Petrog1 Ad, has handed
the neutral ministers . note for trans
mission to the entente nations asking
for the opening Of peace negotiations
in order that hostilitiss between the
allies and the soviet government may
be ended, says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen.
The note asks the allies to decide
upon the time and place for the hold
ing Of the negotiationA
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sUNITY ACHIEVED"
SAYS COL. HOUSE

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occupy NUMUeT OK 1S1d0uS.
A radiogram from Trieste says that