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The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
TONE MORE APPROPRLTE
Latest German Note Bter,
London Press Opinioa

London, Oct. 8-The ni
generally expressed by the abisb
press Is that the latest Genra,
note strikes a more annrcma.a
tone. certain daubts, howevsn are
expressed in some British ,sners
as TO the thoroughness Of the
ocratlc changes in German gnn-
trol' and 1t is suggested tba a.
sword still remains in the h,-J.
OF the autocracy.
The Daily Chronicle saws
German reply is in effect ANN
quaiihed acceptance. Prestsnt
wilson has laid down the pr,cit
pie that an armistice must n.
terms which would preclude L.
many from renewing hostiitsas
Ut. Solf gives the principle bts,i
tent consent when, without Al.
tioning it, he renews his refns,
lot an armistice and asks that e
tailed terms be specified.
Nothing remains but for
associated powers to annou,.
without delay the program of
val and military measures WI
IN the Judgment of Adu,i.i
Wemyss. Marshal Foch and thir
coad1utors, the armistice neccsi-
II would be possible, of cour,
LOT Germany to object to detas
after she had agreed to the prinl
pies. but it Is not likely, n H.
situation were other than desp1
ate she would never have gone
far as she mas. One has onlviS
read the messages from Austrjt
Hungary to see that the whole
her power in Eastern Europe
collapsing." II
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
DISBURSERS DO
DOUBLE DUTY
1t Cost $l2,242,003 to
Run District, Says
Report.

The expense of running the District
government during the fiscal year
ended June 30. 1918, was 12.242. .Oo3. 81.
This is the figure given by ]. r.
Lusby. disbursIng officer for the Dis
trict. in his report for that period.
OF this total. 100000 was disbursed
in cash.
During the last year the work Of
the disbursing office has been prac-
tcally doubled, owing to an order OF
the Commissioners that all laborers
in the employ of the District are TO
be paid weekly instead OF semi
monthly, as formerly This has ne
cessitated an extra pay roll being
made out. Despite the great increase
in work, the office has been able TO
Keep up to its record for efficiency,
owing to the willingness of its en-
ployes.
More than a,o.00o transactions were
carried on with employees involving
great sums of money. This is more
than has been the case in former
years. owing to the immense amount
of work made necessary by the war.
as. for instance, the draft boards.
Credit Balance shown.
During the year the sum total Of
slS,ls4,52aD was placed to the official
credit os the dish rising officer, tn,
uneNpended balance from the pre-
vious year was s7s,941.4 IS and the can
celed checks and special deposits
amounted to si0.s51 o.. making n grand
total of Sa.2744H.I3 to be accounted
for. The amount of checks drawn
against the said total charged was
N2A2,cSd and the amount Of re-
payments of appropriations was ss97
slolS leaving a net balance to. the
credit OF the disbursing officer on
June 30. 1915, OF s34, ,5OS.GS.
During the Year. 102,65s checks were
issued by this officer, an increase of
LAS over the preceding year. The
number of vouchers upon which
checks and cash were disbursed was
24671
over 1900 payments were made 10
witnesses ami jurors in the Police
Court, Juvenile Court, lunacy proceed
lnss and the coroner's Office. while
payment was refused on Police Court
jurors fees in the total amount ~
N's1s due to the appropriation being
exhausted. A deficiency appropria-
ton to cover these payments has been
requested. More than 5000 cbecxs
were mailed to abandoned wives and
unsupported wives and Children and
pensioners of the police and fire de-
partment were paid total of 7Ie
checks.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
TO RESUME DRAFT CALL!
Call Will Be Announced Sund,
and Large Number Is Expected

Movement of selective service nen
to training camps will be resut,ed
next week, it became known at he
office of ths Provost Marshal On
eral yesterday. The first call tJI
be announced Sunday, but wheeler
the former program of $4,000 a moth
TO camp will be resumed or an h.
creased program put into effect Il
not yet known outside the offices on
the General STAFF. Unofficial ini .
nations that all of the Class An
Up to 4S years will be in the NV
by January l are heard.
The first msl be cn:-cd are he
rlen notified to report to camp In
the last two calls, both of whffh
were Cancelled. There were l42,5
the first Of those. and III01) In IL.
second. but must of the 1l4,eOe had
teen included in the hIst cance Cd
call
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
CAPITULATIoN PREDICTED.

The Frsnkfurter Zeituns. Cess
many's leading financial organ
openly predicts the complete csph-
ulstion of Austria within a fe~s
days" ]
Observers here point to the ps,<
sage in the Austrian note in WHICH
Count Andrassy, evidently with au
apologize glance toward Berlin. ~
fers to, the decision of the P-x;-s
dent to discuss separately witA
Austna-Hungary the conditions Of
an amistce and peace" as I'D
Erst move in the Dual Monarchya 4
breaking away from Germany witi
feeble attempt to soften IT.
REVOLUTION BREWING.
The chaos in Austria and HunS
gary IS reported widening hourly
Vienna dispatches guardedly fore
shadow a revolution in that cap
ital. In some parts Of the empire
Bolshevism is rampant. A cons
mittee OF "workmen and soldiers
already has been formed at Buda-.
pest. Everywhere anti-Germau
feeling is growing. In Crotia the
revolutionaries are in control At
their demonstrations they cheer.
President Wilson and Prof. Ma
saryk, the Czecho-Slovsk presi-
dent
The Crctians have sent a de-
mand to Vienna for the immediate
Slav troops fro mall fronts,
withdrawal Of all Crotians and
Kaiser Karl is pictured in the,
dispatches as one hunted from piIu
lar to post. He has arrived I'd
Dobreczin, a Hungarian manufso1
turing town. Crowds greeted him
there with Lisses.
NobIenea Fleetnr.
The Austrian archdukes and oti,
mobiles, remembering the fate OF N
Russian brethren OF the blue BID
are scurrying for safe shelter, ID
to fortified castles. others. IN A
guise. TO small towns near the swis
border.
The chief OF Kaiser aKrl's civu
cabinet has committed suicide. fear
ing, one dispatch indicates, q raid
on the imperial archives
In Germsny the polirico- military
CONTINUED oS-PAGx rwo
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
Austria's
AnSuer to
President

Bcrnc, via Paris, Oct. q
Austria-Hungary, in a note an
swering President Wilson's last
message to her, accepts all of his
conditions for an armistice and
peace.
She gives appreciation" to the
Presidents ideas on the rights
of the peoples OF Austria-Hun-
gary, especially the rights of the
Czecho-Slavs and the Jugo-Slavs, +"
whom she formerly refused to rec
ognize or deal with.
She "begs President Wilson TO
be good enough to take the pre-
paratory steps" for an immediate
armistice and peace.
The note was handed by the
Austro-Hungarian foreign minister
(who has just succeeded Baron
Burian) yesterday to the Austro-
Hungarian minister to Sweden
for transmission through the
Swedish government to President
Wilson.
The text of the note as received
here omits for the first time in
the dual monarchy's history the
words imperial and royal" as a
prefix to government" 1t speaks
throughout of the "Austro- Hun
gariar government"
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
ACCEPTS PRESIDENTS PEACE TERMS
AND ASKS TO ARRANGE INSTANT
CONSIDERATION OF AN ARMISTICE
AUSTRO-GERMAN BREACH.
Definite Rupture Seen in New
Austrian Note.

London, Oct 8.-The British
press late today interpreted the
Austro- Hungarian note to Presi-
dent Wilson as marking a definite
break between Austria and Ger
many.
Officially. no comment was OBJ
tainsble up TO the hour % cabling.
The foreign office told correspond
ents the note had not yet been Of
fcially received. and that nothing
could be said until il had.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
WILL LEAVE FOR FRANCE.

Theodore c. Merrill, 1855 Calvert
street northwest, physician, and a
medical assistant at the Department
of Agriculture. has been accepted by
the overseas departments of the Young
Mems Christian Association and will
leave for France about November 5.
Mr.. Merrill is a graduate of Brown
University, and is a well-known writer
on technical and medical papers. He
has been in active practice twelve
years, six of which have been spent
in the service of the Department Of
|AgriculturA
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
RETREAT BECOMING RoUT.
Trench Paper Says Germans
4 Are Now in Disorder.

Paris, Oct. 2s.-'Tt is impossible
as yet to measure the German re-
treat before the armies of Gems.
Debeny. Mangin, Guillaucet be-
tween the Disc and the Aisne,'
says Information.
Already the retreat is taxi ~ on
a character of disorder. despite
the engagement of fresh Germsn
divisions at the critical points.
"The Guise- Marie Railroad has
been cut by French cavalry and
the fall of Guise is assured"
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
SENATE SEES
ACRID DEBATE
OVER CONTROL
Unrestrained in Bitterness,
Parties SHIFT Buck" on
War Responsibility.
CONSUME ENTIRE DAY
Checkmate Move to Recess
That Criticism Can \
Continue.

The campaign for the control OF
the next Congress was switched
yesterday to the floor of the SEN
ate. The barriers against criticism
of the President and his an
nounced principles of peace were
thrown down by the Republicans
in speeches attacking not only
those principles of settlement, but
the appeal made by the President
for the election of a Congress in
sympathy with him.
Administration Senators came
back with speeches vigorously de-
Tending the President and placing
the responsibility for the injection
Of politics into the war upon the
shoulders of the Republicans. The
oratorical battle waged all day
with but brief intermission, dur
ing which time Senator Martin
managed to secure the adoption OF
the conference report on the
$1,000, 100000 urgent deficiency
measure so that it can go to the
President to be signed.
Refuse to AdJeurr.
The temper of the Republicans and
their resentment of the President's 4
course in asking for the election of a
Democratic Congress was shown by
the refusal of the Republican leaders
to consent to a recess of Congress up-
til after the election. The resolution
for recess to begin today and TO
last until November IL had already
been adopted by the House. and II
was fully expected that the Senate
would join with the House in adop,-
ing 1t. But Lodge, of Massachusetts:
Penrose, of Pennsylvania, and Smoot.
of Utah. went into conference and
thereupon served notice upon Majority
Leader Martin and Chairman Sim
mons, of the Finance Committee, that
they would not permit the Senate 10
adjourn.
This means that each House win
meet every third day until the end
or the year, and although no business
can be transacted because there is
not a quorum of the House in Wash
ington. more speeches may be made
and the attacks upon the President
may be continued every day the SEN
ate meets. There will be ONLY two
sessions of the Senate before the day
OF election. and the plans of the Re-
CONTINUED ON PAGE Yyo
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
pops of Diaz Advance De4ly on
6-Mile Front, Crossing Piavdcn
Line of II Miles.
INKS SHELL VITAL RAILWAY
erican Guns Pounding German i ne of
Communication on Southwest Frdt.
French Drive Toward Hirson.

London, Oct 2S-Latest word from the Piav\front is
the Italians and British have advanced four mis- on
lle front. taking 1000 prisoners.
The Italians crossed the Piave on tweve-n& front
of Montelo The bridging operations were Iabobus and
Eut. The advance reported continuing satisfactdy
DROP SHELLS CONTINUOUSLY.
With the American First Army. Oct. 2S-From dynce of
twenty miles shells from American guns are now dofns con-
lsy upon of the important German lines of bmmun
the West 'front.' the lateral railway running through hezere
nedy and Lonsuy.
this railway over which the German high command shift
be troops from the northern to the southern fronts |
DIV fire is being ranged and directed by American o{syauon
far behind the enemy lines Destruction of the unneon this
would interrupt the German traffic for some time tboh il Is
say that shell several miles deep in er(ctuaIy
/ the line.
The big Yankee guns placed in position for I'd work
h days They began firing fair weather omitted
observation
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
"Stoical Indifference" "Ber-
Inns Acceptance Of New
Austrian Note.
HINT SEPARATE PEACE
Capitulation of Germany's
Ally Seen Within a
Few Days.
PEOPLE ARE INCITING RIOTS
Dual Monarchy in Chaotic State.
Noblemen Flee for Life: Social
lists Gain Upper Hand.

Amsterdam. Oct. 2S.-Aus-
hia's note to President wilson
was received in Berlin with am
almost stoical indifference. late
dispatches from the Germans
capital tonight show.
1t appears that the Germans
public had practically concil-
lated itself beforehand with a
drifting apart of the two mairs
central powers. and even am
unconditional Austrian surren-
der would cause small surpriso
or sensation. In both empires a
Jg-is-up" atmosphere is lsy~
ing heavily upon the popula-
tons, especially in the ci6es~
and between the lines of Ger-
man and Austrian news Dis
patches there is an ever-recur>
ring note that may be summed
up in the words the sooner
the better :
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
u. S. Editors, Returning
From Abroad, See Peace
Declare Allied Nations Are in Accord with
President Wilson's Terms-Deplore Polit.
ical Squabble Which Has Sprung Up as
War Crisis Is Passed.

WORD brought to Washington last night returning members
the delegation of publishers including newpapemen and
zine editors who have been Europe several weeks a
the British and French pledges undivided
of the peoples and two 80 49,
principles OF Wilson in his
articles his subsequent speeches diplomatic notes
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
TEXT OF NOTE.

The text follows:
"In response to the note ad-
dressed on October Io by
President Wilson, the Austro-
Hungarian government, in con-
forrIty with the decision a
the President to discuss sep
arately with Austria-Hungary
the conditions of an armistice
and peace, the Austro-Hun-
garian government has the
honor to declare that it gives
its appreciation not only to
the former statements of the
President. but also to the ideas
expressed in his last note on
the rights Of the peoples of
Austria Hungary, especially
the rights of the Czecho-Slavs
and Jugo-Slavs.
Hence, from the beginning,
Austria-Hungary has accepted
all the conditions upon which
the President makes the open
ing of negotiations on the
subject of an arnistice and
peace depend.
The government of Aus
tria-Hungary holds that there
is nothing more that prevents
the commencement of nego-
tiations.
The government of Austria
Hungary declares, in conse-
quence, that it is ready, with
out waiting the result of other
negotiations, to enter into
discussions, to conclude peace
between Austria-Hungary and
the opposing states and an i'm
mediate armistice on all Aus
tro-Hungarian fronts, and begs
President Wilson to be good
enough tc take the appropri-
ate preparatory steps"
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
FRENCH ADVANCE FIVE MILES.

onuo' Germans late today are reported falling
70 . s % sIouni covering 1lrson Following Frerh ad-
81 Tt eS % Oh rom OF sixteen miles between the ese and
TooII - C6I+ ] Il'3 H me was advanced today ttween
T. hundred prisoners were tL Ai f1ag says in n night
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
\USTRIA-HUNGARY WILL BOW
TO UNCONDITIONAL L SURRENDER
ARMISTlCE TERMS FRAMED
Announcement by Allies Ex-
pected Before Thursday

London, Oct. 8.-It is permissi-
Bile to state that the allied arnis-
tice terms have been framed. An
announcement of the terms Is ex-
pected to be forthcoming b-fore
thursday.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
Hindenburg Not Yet Out.

Zurich. via Paris. Oct &-Field
Marshal Hindenburg's resignation, re-
ported yesterday. has not yet been
accepted by the Kaiser, according TO
Berlis dispatches today.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29

10000 persons are reading this
paper every morning. Have you
message to put before them? Cali
the Advertising Department of The
Herald Main $500.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29
THE WEATHER

Todsy-Fair; slightly cooler. To-
morrow-Fair.
Highest temperature yesterday, 77;.
lowest, o2.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-29

CONTINUED ON PAGE Two
Evening journal., 1918-03-29

Instruments and towers got through.
10 became apparent Mexico was the
one important link between the United
States and Germany. Tor the military
and political spy.
Carl Heynen, business partner OF
Richard Eversbusch, German consul at
Tampico, was arrested, und a watch
was established on all the Gfrman
cOnsuls movements.
A bit later Charles II. Felge was shot
and killed by United States army pa
trolls upon his attempt 20 cross the
Rio Grande ai III Paso. On Feige was
found a notebook which contained
drawings Of Fort Bliss and other near
by fortincatlons. He also carried a
camera. Secret service agents an
nounced they had definite Information
Feige was carrying important military
secrets into Mexico for Transmission 10
Germany.
German agents on American merchant
vessels, posing as neutral subjects, used
the wireless to summon U-boats
United States operatives traced letters
sent by 'dalbert K Fischer valve man
ufacturer OF Philadelphia, 10 repre-
sentative OF the Swiss government In
Philadelphia. This mail later was ad.
dressed under the seal Of the Swiss
government 20 persons In Zurich, and
thence was sent into Germany.
Other mail TO Germany was sent un.
der the seal Of the Colombian govern,
ment.
Government agents opened the mall
/ learned the contents. and then allowed
/ Il 20 proceed. An American operative
however. sailed on the same ship. anC
numerous arrests OF German spies fol
lowed.
Scores OF letters containing inscrip
tlons in invisible ink and code phrases
/ IN the clothing Of ships crews bounC
+ TO and coming from ScandinaviOn porti
helped customs officials on the Eastern
Evening journal., 1918-03-29

Or. Armgaard Karl Graves. who acted
as the kalser's personal spy for a num-
Der Of years. and who now Is interned
In this country.
Once in action. the military and po-
lltical spy cleverly brings pressure to
bear in quarters in which he wants
10 get acquainted. ingratlates himself
with the persons among whom be has
10 work. and then gets busy.
The backbone Of this branch Of the
kaiser's spy system began with Count
Bernstorff, until recently German am
bassador at Washington. II extended
to the various German and Austrian
consulates in all parts Of the country.
70 was carried on through these con-
sulates up to the time Of the declara-
tion Of war with Germany. Then the
cOnsuls and their attaches left and the
real German intelligence department
operatives took up the work that had to
be dropped by the departing onclals.
With their departure new arrange
ments had 10 be made to get the big
mass Of information gathered by the
German spy system In this country to
The proper officials "over there Rea-
lizing this, L. S secret service men
completely tied up the Atlantic coast
and then directed their attention to
Mexico
Because government reports revealing
the important part Mexico was playing
in the matter Of German spy activities
and propaganda became so numerous.
Ambassador Fletcher last fall took the
matter up with heads Of the present
Carranza government. AS a result, Mex
leo now is cooperating with the
United States In running down German
spies on that nations soil.
Time Cd again secret service agents
intercepted parts Of powerful wireless
equipment shipped out Of New York
and other large cities m the United
States for border cities and towns. But
reports reveal many Of these wireless
Evening journal., 1918-03-29

seaboard 10 turn up another German
spy routing system. the letters and
codes were taken TO neutral ports and
forwarded from there 20 Germany with
out trouble.
The military and POLITICAL branch OF
the German spy system. Judged from
daily reports coming from Federal au-
thOrll!c7. Is dsNotlnF every efnrt 90
complete drawings and photographs OF
very fortiilr tti0n. .'fu unment. coast
artillery station and training camp In
the United States. In addition It Is ac-
Quirlng the minutest details OF the size
and power OF guns. shells and an other
munitions manufactured m this coun-
try.
one. Charles Beck. OF So. Louis. was
arrested through the efforts 0f a woman
intelligence agent In Leavenworth, Kss.
a short time ago. Papers found on this
man revealed he had worked as chief
inspector for the government In near
ly every munition- making plant In the
United states and IN one plant In Can
ada. He had government papers He
made his one fatal slip when he posed
also as a United States secret service
man and talked 70 woman who Osten-
slbly had charge OF a community house
al Leavenworth.
/ With woman's intuition she asked
Beck who his "chief'' was Beck col
ored. hesltated. and then admitted he
did not know So the woman turned
him over TO the government and his
room was searched
Among the drawings and specifca-
tions found among his effects was ons
which had the exact figures on The
making OF a United States torpedo.
This man, up 10 a year before, had
been a respectable. quiet citizen Of a
German neighborhood 10 ST. Louis and
had worked as chief electrician for a
St. Louis German newspaper. He had
a home. wife and two children. and sp-
Evening journal., 1918-03-29
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
CLEANSES YOUR KIDNEYS

For centuries GOLD MEDAL Haarlem
OH has been a standard household remedy
for kidney, liver, bladder and stomach
trouble. and an diseases connected with
the urinary organs. The kidneys and
bladder are the most important organs
OF the body. They are the nlters. the puri-
Tiers Of your blood. m the poisons which
enter your system through the blood and
stomach are not entirely thrown out BY
the kidneys and bladder. you are doomed.
Wearlnees, sleeplees sness. nervousness,
despondency. bnckache. stomach trouble,
headache. pain In loins and lower abdomen,
gall stones. gravel difficulty when urinat-
Ing. cloul and bloody urine rheumatism.
eciatica and lumhagO. an warn YOU 10 look
after your Kidneys and bladder. GOLD
MEDAL Haarlem oil Capsules are what
you need.
They are not "natent medicine" nor
new discovery" For 200 years they
Evening journal., 1918-03-29

have been a standard household remedy.
They are the pure. original imported Haar-
lem OIL your great grandmother used. and
are perfectly harmless. The healing sooth-
ing oil soaks into the cells and lining of
the kidneys and through the bladder. driv-
ing out the poisonous germs. New life.
fresh strength and health VIII come az you
continue the treatment. When completely
restored TO your usual vigor, continue TAX
ing a capsule OF two each day. they viii
keep you in condition and prevent a re-
turn Of the disease.
DO not delay a minute. Delays are es-
trouble. All druggists sell GOLD MEDAL
Harlem oil Capsules. They will refund
the money n not as represented. In three
sizes sealed packages. Ask for the orig
inal imported GOLD MEDAL. Accept no
substitutes.
Evening journal., 1918-03-29

parently was very happy and thrifty
until war broke out. Then the kaiser's
Intelligence department called" him
Major Stanley Washburn. l.. s. A..
member OF the recent American dipl0-
m1tio mission Co Russia. declares pub
llcly that Germany has 10000 paid
agents In Russia 90 deceive the peas
ants. and b. spent S2OO0OO00 TO mis-
guide The minds OF the Russian soldiers.
With 25O.0Q0 paid agents In this coun-
try. 10, doesn't take a great deal OF i'm
Evening journal., 1918-03-29

agnat on to figure an approximate
amount that Germany must be spend
lng IN the United States 10 deceive the
people, obtain military secrets. destroy
life and property. and bring about in
t0rnal strife.
The United States has learned its les
son In Russias mistake.
Evening journal., 1918-03-29

system, was cap
tured a few weeks
ago.
The spy was
among the rassen-
gers Of the Nleuw
Amsterdam and he
carried with him
i2 thin sheets OF
paper They were
covered with ng-
ures ami letters
forming 4 code that
the kaiser appar-
emily had hoped
destined 10 fool
even American in
telligence Omcials.
Evening journal., 1918-03-29
Fifth Of Six Articles
BY MAX COOK,
81 Louis Nemsn.

ST. Louis Newspaperman Who Is an
Authority on the German Spy Menace
in the United States.
a German spy bringing a new code
TO re-establsh communication between
this country and Germany, for the i'm
perial German governments intelligence