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&c RAILROADS MAKING MONEY
Turn over s5s,OOO,OOO From Sur
pIus Earnings TO McAdoo.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.-The Railroad
Administration made public to-day list
OF twenty-sX railroad companies which
apparently are prospecting to such an ex-
tent that they are able TO turn over sur
plus earnings to the Government ad-
ministratlon without asking for return
OF part of the same or additional Gov
eminent help. Nearly $4,000 900 has
been paid in this manner
Roads with this record include the
Atlantic Coast Line and Louisville and
Nashville. which together turned over
sl4.05OO00 from their surplus fund
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe. $4,000
600; Central of New Jersey. S2,5OO,OOO ;
Pullman Car Lines. $1,000, 900. and Los
Angeles and Salt Lake. $l,O5O,OOO.
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SHOT DOWN, BUT BURNS PLANE
Lieut.. Gates Destroys His Aircraft
Before Germans Capture Him.

WASHINGTON. Nov. S.--Lieut. Artemus
L. Gates, a naval aviator. previously
reported missing In action, fell behind
the German Hines and calmly burned his
machine before being captured, said a
supplemental report received to-day by
the Navy Department from Vice Admiral
Sims. lie apparently was uninJured. eye
WITNESSES said.
Gates was flying with naval squad
ron and was brought down by ant!-aiT-
craft fire. which carried away the tank
and landing gear OF his plane,
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EVENTS TO-DAY.

Sorcsis luncheon. Waldorf-Astoria, II A. ii
American Pomcranian Club. meeting. Wa.
dprf-Astoria, II A. u.
Lecture by Howard Il. Butler on "Paintins
the Solar Eclipse of .9ls." Metropolitan
Museum OF Art, 4:l5 y. M
Womens City Club meeting. Hotel Nc
Alpin. 3 7. NJ.
Entertainment and reception of The Bronx
Catholic Club. Mckinley Square Casino.
ls9th street and Boston road. p. NJ.
DR. Robert II. Lowrie speaks on Systems
Of Numbers and Measures" Academy OF
Sciences meeting, Museum of Natural His
tory, S:l5 Y. NJ
Brooklyn Institute--Miss Alice Bradley lec.
lures on Foods and Cookery" y. VI
Nnhjalmar Stefansson lectures on My Five
Years in the Arctic" s:i5 L. NJ DR.. $. q.
Schumacher lectures Oh Excursions -
Evolution" SIS i. NJ
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Temper AZURE. Velt
HIos, yTHnI 4,
MINIATURE AIMANAC.

NlsNLhi III hbM.t.NA'
Cnited States Coast and Geodetlc surrey
Standard Time.
Sun rises....5:c9 A NJ sun sets.....i:5o p II
Noon ts....5:09 + NJ
HIGH WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook 81 A NJ Gov. Island. = rs A "
Hell Gate...e:46 4 NJ
LOW WATER THIS DAY.
Sandy Hook ! rs A NJ Gov. Island. 100 A N
Hell GGtc...,..i:Os 4 NJ
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The Sun Calendar
THE WEATHER.

For eastern New York, fair on tho
coast and showers In the Interior to-
day, somewhat warmer; tomorrow
fair; fresh south winds.
For New Jersey. fair and warmer to-
day; fair tomorrow; fresh south winds
showers to-day, with rising temperature;
fair tomorrow; fresh south winds. becom-
ing west.
For southern New England. partly cloudy
and warmer to-day; fair tomorrow; fresh
south winds, becoming westerly,
For western New York, showers In cary
morning to-day; fair tomorrow; not much
change In temperature.
WASHINGTON, Nov. "a cycionia de.
preston OF little intensity has developed
In the last twenty-four hours and Is now
sion of wide geographical extent has
moved inland from the Pacific. Pressure
continues high over Atlantic coast dis
tricts. Numerous local rains have fallen
In the upper lake region and the north
portion of the Ohio Valley. also In north
ern California, Washington and Oregon.
II II considerably warmer In the plateau
region and the upper Ohio Valley. The
Michigan depression will move eastward In
the next forty -eight hours and give show
ers over the lower lakes and thence east
weather is indicated for Tuesday In prae-
ticeliy all parts of the Washington fore
cast district. The temperature VIII rise
Monday in eastern districts and there VIII
be little change from existing conditions
on Tuesday.
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Total influenza cases to date. l7t. 4Ss.
Total influenza deaths 10 date, BIOS.
Total pneumonia cases to date. 1000.
Total pneumonia deaths TO date, s.067.
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highest temperature, 30. at J.. NJ.
Lowest temperature, 40, at a. N.
Average temperature, As.
Observ al ions yesterday by the United Sfaes
weather Bureau stations showing atnict-
pheric conditions in the various cities:
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EPIDEMIC'S ACUTE
STAGE HAS ENDED
Copeland Says Task Now Is
Caring for Patients Who
Are Recuperating.
DECREASE so PER CENT.
New Cases Show Big Drop and
Death Rate in The Bronx
Reaches Normal.
DECREASE so PER CENT,
Official Figures of
Epidemic Yesterday

The Official epidemic figures issued by
the Health Department yesterday were
as follows:
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Picture. Taken of wrecksxe.

The investigators made extensive use
of tape lines in measuring distances and
made copious notes OF everv detail in the
survey Of the wreckage. While this was
going on official photographers took
hashlight pictures OF the wreckage for
USE in the court proceedings. Along the
tracks in the tunnel one worker found
several parts Of a human body. includ-
ing n woman's scalp. A gold penknife
and a silver vanity rag bearing the
monogram II. NJ. were also dug up.
Perhaps the most important fact
cleaned from the first hand investiga-
ton was the fact that the fifth and last
car OF the wrecked train was practically
intact and it's brakes in good working
condition. This was ascertained after
tho two last cars had been hauled out
, Of the tunnel into the open cut. In the
opinion of District Attorney Lewis the
brakes of this last car would have been
sufficient TO stop the entire train. pro-
vided. OF course. the connections be-
| tween the cars had been in a condition
TO admit of the transmission OF the
necessary power from the first car, in
which the moiorman was stationed
II the examination Of the first TIRES
cars proves that the connections were
intact the evidence will serve to eontro.
vert Motorman Lewis's claim that he
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WARS CASUALTIES
MAKE BIG STRIDE
Over Thirteen Thou
sand Names Now on
the List.
INCREASE FOR WEEK
is VERY. GREAT
Heavy Fighting of American Forces
on Aisne and Marne Showing
in Reports.

Washington, July 28.-Heavy
fighting along the Aisne and Marine
in which American troops have par
ticipated has begun to show in the
casualty lists issued by the war de-
partment. Today's lists of 225
names is the longest to be given out
since American units made their ap-
pearance on the battlefront. The
list, however, it was believed, gives
casualties resulting from the recent
German offensive operations rather
than from the allied counterstroke
now in progress.
Total casualties in the army and
marine corps overseas increased l.
050 during the week compared with
983 the previous week, and aggre-
gate 1876, with the inclusion of
today's army list of 226 and marine
corps lists of two. The weeks in
crease also was the largest yet re-
corded.
In the 1876 casualties, total
deaths including POI men lost at
sea, men killed in action, dead of
wounds, disease, accident and other
causes, numbered 5,493-army men,
4,78S; marines 10. The wounded
aggregated 7,532-army men, g.
$40; marines, 1892. Those missing,
including prisoners, total 741-army
men( 657; marines, "a.
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FORD PLANT BUILDS
200 A DAY FOR u. S.

Washington, July 25.-Henry
Ford is going after the Kaiser at
lively rate. His plant is now turning
out 200 cars day for the American
expeditionary forces, to be used as
passenger cars, light trucks and am,
balances. The "fiivvers" were Sc
lected, according to the War Depart
ment today, because "they can GO
where most other motor vehicles
can not"
There have been more than 75,-
900 trucks and passenger cars order
ed by the War Department for use
abroad, it was announced. Of these
there are four types of trucks and
three types of passenger cars. The
trucks are the White, the G. M. G.
and two others that have been modi.
fed, and the Cadillac, the Dodge and
the Ford. All of them have stood
up under the severe tests and none
is the ordinary commercial type OF
a car that can be bought on the mar.
ket.
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SEVENTY CoLoRED MEN
LEFT YESTERDAY FOR CAMP

The war is still going on. Seventy
negro men, who left for Camp Wads.
worth yesterday morning, can vouch
for this fact. An early hour found
the square we'll filled with colored
people and the number steadily in
creased all through the forenoon. II
looked almost as though Saturday
had postponed it's visit two days.
Only two draftees failed to show
up. The Local Board must have
given out of red badges, for the
men were this time decorated with
a royal blue ribbon. It doesn't
make much difference. All blue
bloods are red blooded, anyway. One
girl tainted and had to be carried
away. The parting meant something
to her. At the station, Rev. Bake,
of the Baptist church, offered prayer
and Rev. Watkins, another colorec
minister, read an address.
The canteen ladies gave each mar
package.
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BOYS SPEND VACATION
TRAINING FOR SEA.

New London, Conn.,, July 25.-
Seven hundred boys from all parts
of the United States are giving their
vacation to their country at Camp
Dewey, national training camp of
the Junior Naval Reserves.
All the boys are under draft age,
and most of them are entraining for
service in the merchant marine: Un-
Gle Sam needs trained young men
for this service, and the shipping
board has promised to accept two
boys from the Junior Naval Reserve
for each new ship, paying them $40
a month and maintenance, with 30
per cent bonus while in the war
zone.
W. ]. Physioc, commandant OF
Camp Dewey, was drillmaster for
Col. Roosevelt's Rough Riders in
1898.
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ALLIES ENTER GREAT
HUN SUPPLY BASE
Americans Now On
The Italian Front
Italians Greet United States Sol.
diers With Wild Enthusiasm on
Their Arrival.

With the American Army on the
Italian Front, July 27.-American
fighting troops are now on the Ital-
ian front. They began arriving this
morning. They are being billeted
with the Italians.
Heretofore the only combatant
American troops were aviators, and
the appearance of this large body of
the fighting men from the United
States at the present moment has
occasioned the greatest sensation.
Maj. Gen. Eben Swift of the Am
erican military mission to Italy was
the first to greet the newly arrived
Americans. He had already made ar
rangements for their comfort. The
Italians greeted them with enthusi-
asm and /rejoiced at the splendid
physical condition which the Ameri-
can soldiers showed. The Italians
appeared greatly astonished when
the overseas men Immediately sought
out a bathing place and then started
several games of baseball.
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AMERICAN SPIRIT
IS NOW FEARED
German Officer Says If The Whole
Army Has That Spirit Germany
Il Lost.

With the French Armies in The
Field, July 25.-"If all the Ameri-
can army has the same temper, the
German cause is lost" a German Of
fcer prisoner told his French cap
tors today.
The officer said a German attack
planned late in June in the region of
the Orcq, was called off because of
the manner in which the Americans
there previously had fought.
Further evidence that the Princes
offensive was held out to the Ger
mans as "peace offensive" was
found on a placard, in an evacuated
trench, addressed to the French
troops and signed by a German in
fantry corporal. It declared that
England is using France to protect
herself, while America, fearing ia
pan, fought to earn England's sup
port. But the chief argument was
that the German advance was ire
sistible; that Paris would soon be
taken and that France should not
delay peace by continuing the fight.
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WOMAN IN FRANCE GREETs
SOUTH CAROLINA SOLDIERS

Camp Sewer, Greenville, July Is
Members of the One Hundred and
Eighteenth Infantry, formerly the
First South Carolina Regiment, Ma
tional Guard, now with the Thir-
tieth Division overseas, were agree
ably surprised recently to find that
Camp Sewer is not unknown, even
in France, according to a letter re.
Gently received here.
Members of the command were
on hike through certain part Of
Europe when they stopped for a
rest near a little farm house. The
lady of the house came out and en-.
gagged the men in conversation and
learned that they had trained al
Camp Sewer. She Immediately in
vited them into her house and en-
tertained them grariously. Then she
showed them a picture of Camp Sc
vier and told them she knew al
about the place as her son had serv
ed as an instructor of the French
advisory mission. She exhibited
with much pride a photograph o1
the young officer.
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Forces of Crown Prince
Now Falling Back
Precipitately.
HEAVY ENEMY GUNS
NORTH OF SOISSONS
Allies Gradually Get Possession of
Whole Road Between Dormans
and Rheims-Tank Crews and
Cavalry Play Important Part
Against the Fleeing
Huns,

With the American Army on the
Aisne-Narne Front, July 28.-En'
tente allied patrols pushing ever for
ward have reached the southern
bank of the river Oureq. This morn.
ing was extremely quiet along the
center of the salient where the Ger
mans were not offering great oppo-
sition.
On both wings, however, the
greatest activity prevails. The enc
my has massed many heavy guns
to the north of Scissors on the
heights around Juvigny and Chav.
igny, whence they bombarded with
an enfilating fire the western wing
as far south as Oulchy-le-Chateau,
Notwithstanding this bombardment
the allies in the oulchy-le- Chateau
region are making some progress,
although they are faced by the Ger.
mans best divisions and the concen-
trated fire of numerous machine
guns.
On the eastern wing the allies
gradually are obtaining command of
the whole road leading from Dor
mans to Rheims. On this side also
the Germans have assembled a great
force of artillery in the neighbor-
hood Of St. Thierry northwest Of
Rheims. These guns cover the Ger
man left flank and consequently
make the progress slower for the
allies.
Fall Back for Miles.
The retreat Of the German Crown
Princes forces, along the whole
Marne front has reached a more pre-.
cipitate phase. At some places the
Germans have fallen back for dis.
tance of several miles. French and
American troops are marrying the re
tiring forces on the center while
French and British troops are ham
mering at both flanks.
Cavalry and tanks in considerable
numbers have succeeded in getting
in, and are bombarding their col,
umns on the march.
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She Confirms 1t.

New York, July 26.-Miss Mar
guerite Clark, motion picture act
ress, today confirmed the report
that she was engaged to marry 1t
H. Palmerson Williams, of New Or.
leans. The date has not yet been
sci and will depend on how soon 1t
Williams is ordered abroad.
The romance which brought about
the engagement according to Miss
Clark, began while she was touring
the country in the interest of the
third Liberty Loan. While in New
Orleans, she met 1t. Williams, who
also was working for the loan.
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MARGUERITE CLARK TO WED
LIEUT.. WILLIAMS OF u. S. A

Washington, July 26.-The movie
world is about to lose an ideal, Mar
guerite Clark-and Lieut.. H. Pal
merson Williams, of the u. S. Engi-
neers, appears about to gain a
bride.
Lieut.. Williams, whose home is in
New Orleans, admitted today that
he expects to whisk this star from
the movie frmament-bot he doesn't
know just yet when the wedding will
take place.
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Americans and French
Cross Ourcq River and
Capture Villages
MORE GROUND LOST
BY INVADING ENEMY
Soldiers of Sister Republics Push
Line Back Twelve Miles South of
: Chateau -Thierry, Where Forces
Stood Eleven Days Ago a.
Lion in Pathway to
Paris.

The Franco-American troops, con-
tinueing their pressure on the Ger
mans in retreat from the Marne,
have reached and crossed the Ourcq
river and penetrated the town Of
Fere-en-Tardenois, one of the great
Grman supply bases for the enemy
troops inside the Soissons-Rheims
salient.
Meantime, on the center of the al
lied right wing southwest of Rheims
violent attacks by the French have
forced the enemy to give further
ground and enabled the French to
capture several towns of strategic
value and to draw their front appre-
ciably near the high road which
runs northward from Dormans to
Rheims. NisS
On the extreme wings of the grad
ually decreasing pocket-near Sois-
sons and Rheims-the enemy, heavi-
ly reinforced is holding tenaciously
to his ground, realizing that sue
cesses there would result in a gener-
al crumbling of his plans of defense
against the locking up of his entire
army inside the big bag.
Use Long Range Guns.
In addition to the large number
of troops for reinforcements that
have been thrown on these two Sec
tors the German long range guns
from the region north of Scissors
and north and northeast of Rheims
are keeping both wings of the salient
under heavy enfllading fire.
Under the battering tactics of the
Americans and Frenchmen the Ger
man line on the south has now been
driven back more than IL miles
from the point south of Chateau
Thierry where the allied troops lock-
ed the door to Paris against the
enemy July 1s and themselves be-
came the aggressors in what has
turned out to be one of the greatest
battles of the war.
The crossing of the Ourcq, even if
only by advanced elements of the
allied forces, pressages general
crossing later on. The French OFF,
cial communications thus far dur
ing the battle have been remarkably
conservative in their estimates Of
the gains that daily have been made
and it IS indicated IN unofflclal dis
patches that allied troops are con-
siderably in advance of the line as
announced officially.
Where the Germans are in retreat
from the south, the cavalry has been
brought into the fighting and numer-
Gus tanks and machine guns are ev-
erywhere harassing the enemy,
whose losses are heavy.
Meantime, airplanes are flying
over the retreating hordes dropping
bombs, while the big allied guns
from the sides of the salient are
keeping up their intensive firing
from all along the line in the dense
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WHOLE MARINE FRONT
SEES GERMANS RETIRE
Abbeville Boy
Wounded In France
LIEUT.. ERNEST VISANSKA is IN
A BASE HOSPITAL ON THE
BATTLEFIELDS OF FRANCE


A dispatch from The Daily Jour-
nails Charleston correspondent this
morning brought the news that Lieut.
Ernest Visanska had been slightly
wounded in France, the Lieutenant's
brother, Mr.. Julius M. Visanska hav-
ing received a cablegram to this ef-
feet.
Lieut.. Visanska went to France
last September with Lieut. Ernest
Rosenberg who is now an instructor
at Camp Sherman, Ohio, and the two
were together almost constantly in
the trenches and on the firing line
until the latter was brought back to
America by the War Department
for special work.
Lieut.. Visanska is the youngest
son of the late Mr.. G. A. visanska,
of Abbeville, and is a native Of Alb
beville. He located in Charleston
about six years ago for the practice
of law, the style of the firm being
Smythe & Visanska. When America
declared war against Germany he
volunteered his services, although
beyond the draft age Che is Sc years
old) and went to Fort Oglethorpe
and he was commissioned a second
lieutenant. Evidence Of his real
patriotism was shown in statement
he made before leaving Charleston
that he "was going to France if he
had to 60 as a private" Lieut..
Visanska is graduate of Exeter
Academy and Yale and of the Vir-
ginia Law School. He was making
a brilliant record in law when he
wens into the service of his country.
Friends of the family here regret
to know that he has been wounded,
but are encouraged to believe that
his injuries are only slight and that
he soon will be able to return to his
duties.
Mrs. A. Rosenberg was notified by
long distance telephone later this
morning by Mrs. P. Rosenberg that
she had received a cablegram from
Lieut.. Visanska in which he stated
that he had been wounded in the an
kle and was now at Base Hospital
No. 6, Bordeaux, FrNnce. He said
that his condition was not cause at
all for worry and that he was all
right"
Lieut.. Visanska is an Abbevile
boy, having been raised here. His
father, Mr.. G. A. Visanska, died
several years ago. Mr.. Philip Ros-
enberg, brother-in-law to the lieut.
enant, could add nothing further
to the account as printed above.
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A|RPLANES EFFECTIVE
AID TO INFANTRY
Trained Men and Fin
ished Material Needed
AS Never Before.
LOW-FLYING MACHINES
INFLICT GREAT SLAUGHTER
British Airmen Paid Tribute By
Vorwaerts-Allied Peoples Must
Guarantee Air Superiority.
British Airmen Paid Tribute By

Behind British Lines In France
The use of the airplane as ar
auxiliary to infantry in action are
being continually extended. 1t is the
opinion of military leaders here that
the need for more and more ma.
chimes and trained men is shown by
the success of the low-fying air
planes in operating against the Ger,
mans during the past two months.
On the western front, this spring
two factors--German recklessness
of life and the success of the allies
in holding back the German airmen
gave the opportunity of develop
ing on large scale this method of
harassing attack.
The success of the low-fying air
planes is of two kinds-the slaugh.
ter they inflict, and secondly, the
disorganization they cause. This Sc
cond factor is of more Importance
than most people realize. An unex-
pected check to troops on march is
always troublesome. Men wonder
what has happened. SUDDENLY bombs
begin to fall, men are killed, horses
stampede, wagons are smashed and
the road blocked. Until the allied
airplanes are seen, the terror is mys-
terious. When they are seen, with
tn irresistible implication that the
German planes have failed to drive
thine off, the psychological effect is
very severe.
The work Of the British airmen
received reluctant tribute in a
recent issue of the Berlin Vonwaerts
which was captured in raid on the
German trenches. The German news
paper, in an article fuA Of appar-
emily sincere admiration for British
flyers, said: ''Never before have the
English thrown their airmen in such
great masses behind our front as
s.As
they are doing in their present re-
treat" y. ~ =
But the higher command of the
British air force is by no means sat,
isfed.. "A high official pointed out
to the Associated Press correspond
ent in discussing this phase .!of all
work that "never before was the
need Of the air force for trained
men and finished material so ur-
gent as it is today He added: "f
has been said loosely.that the allies
are masters of the air. and have
achieved supremacy in flying. But
the aerial situation is too fluid
Justify such words. AS cold fact
complete mastery of the air could
only come if there were no Ger
man machines able to take the air.
"Superiority is another matter
and it is true that at the mQpent
this may be claimed by the Niles
For example, the British record OF
bombs dropped in April shows twelve
to one against the Germans. The
present superiority can be main
tanned and must be maintained, not
only on general grounds, but par
ticularly for the development of the
new tactics of the low-fying air
plane. o.:
"What is needed is more mch1nes
and more trained men, and it is'the
people, the men and women OF the
allied countries, who in the last
analysis must give or withhold et'
fective superiority in the air.