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The sun., 1918-10-04
Haig's Great Blow Makes
Imperative Retreat Oyer
Front of Many Miles.
ALREADY UNDER WAY
Germans Expected to Stand
on Mezieres HirsOn
Valenciennes Line.
OVERCOME BY BRITISH
Most Desperate Stand of the
War, With Mass Counter
Attacks, Ends in Defeat.
OVERCOME BY BRITISH
Special Gable Despatch 10 The Sun
Copyright, 1915: oil rights reserreS.


LONDON, Oct. o. British forces
have broken through the rearmost
positions of the Hlndenburg defen-
sive system northeast of st. Quentin,
to-day's attack by infantry and tanks
along an eight mile line, from Seque.
hart to Bony, being completely sue
cessful. Five thousand prisoners
we're captured.
This defeat, the most crushing Of
many the Germans have suffered
lately in their desperate attempts to
hold the Hindenburg position, will
impose upon them the immediate ne.
cessity of wide scale retreat. Aus
tralian troops are now fighting in
Wlancourt and have driven the enemy
toward Montbrehain, five miles easI
of Bellicourt. In the north Lens and
Armentieres have been evacuated by
the Germans. who are retreatin.
eastward.
Return to Open Warfare.
With the Hindenburg line def.
nitely and completely smashed the
British, Americans and Australians
now will have an opportunity to re,
sumo open warfare and to employ
their great fleets of tanks TO immense
advantage. 1t is not believed the
Germans have any important defen.
sirc lines between the present allied
outposts and the general line u
Mezieres, HirsOn and Valenciennes.
Their lines Of retreat in the Oise
Valley become greatly imperilled by
reason of this latest British success, n
well as those from the st. Gobsir
niassif. which is now threatened witt
turning movement from the nortj
by an extension of the advance of Ge>
Debeney's army, already at the Os
Canal north OF La Fere.
Reserves Ready FOR Call.
The incessant attacks of the allied
atmies from Dixmuda to EcrdIn all
parenuy have forced upon the enemy
the necessity Of withdrawal alope
the whole arc. 1t is no military secret
that Marshal Foch has retained the
great bulk of his reserves for the final
stroke, whereas it is known to the
allied commanders that the German
supply OF fresh troops is practically
exhausted.
To carry out their retreat the Ger
mans have t%o great systems of rail,
roads, one through Belgium to the
German frontier by way of Vervic,s
and Liege and the other through Lor-
raine. Military authorities here be
lleve that the next allied step, after
widening as much as possible the
present gap in the IIindenburg zone
will be directed against one or both OF
these lines of communication.
In the fighting around Cambrai yes
terday and again to-day the British cap.
tured German army orders In which the
kaiser's lighters were told they weIs
now fighting to save the fatherland
British commanders attribute the al
most frenzied resistance OF the German,
to this eXhortatiou.
The sun., 1918-10-04

Patriots in Toledo have come to the
front with a rush. and announcement
was made last night that that city had
already reached its goal OF s1s,ooo.ooo
and that this was only a beginning.
The total sale OF bonds by districts
was officially announced as follows:
The sun., 1918-10-04
FIGHT
WARS HARDEST
Germans Return to Mass For
nations in Effort to
Hold the Line.
ORDERED NOT TO YIELD
Canadians Fire Till Their Guns
Get Hot, Moving Down
Thousands.
ORDERED NOT TO YIELD
by PERRY ROBINSON.
Special Gable Despdtch 70 THE srS from the
London Times Service.

Special Gable Desp1tcA 10 THE SrN from the
London Times Service.
Copyright 1915; all rights rese,red.
WirH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE,
Oct. 3.--Extreme Gerceness still char
acter!zes the fighting in both the ST.
Quentin and the Cainbrai areas. We
made aeadway In both regions yester-
day, though not as much in the former
as In the latter. The British Thirty
second Division. which took Levergries
and Sequehart, is now close to the out
skirts OF Ramicourt.
The full admirable strategy involved
in the British drive across the canal
this side OF the Hindenburg line can
best be appreciated when 1t is under
stood that this success forces the Ger
mans 10 seriously consider the proba-
oility of holding any of their positions
ssfestsof lie Cateau. ,u.t
st. Quentin is but the shell of a rity-.
All day yesterday columns OF smoke
arose, ana how much OF it's former
beauty will remain when the full re-
suit of the German mines is seen, is
problematical. with further reference
to the assault OF the Americans on the
Hindenburg line. Il can DO said that II
they had any fault at all 1t was the
spver eagerness with which they rushed
20 the attack This assault gave us the
villages OF Beliicourt and Nauroy.
Struggle Near Cambrat Grows.
Onr air.nen report the movement Of
many German railway trains westward
in the region of Fresnoy which indi-
Gates that the enemy effort in this To-
cal!ty is to be renewed. In the mean
time the struggle around Cambrai is as
suming proportions unprecedented in
any previous battle OF the war. Besides
the six enemy divisions already rushed
there all or part OF three additional d.
visions have been thrown IN.
The Germans had machine guns at an
average OF ten yards apart all along the
front and are putting forth unus,al eff
forts TO hold US here. In a measure he
succeeded in this attempt yesterday. as
we were unable TO hold all the ground
gained.
From the east the enemy brought Nh
reenforcemcnts in great masses, wave
upon wave, column after column. AT an
ever shortening range and always hav-
ing them In plain view our men poured
a terrible fire into them. first with rifles
and machine guns until these got hot,
and then with fresh weapons brought up
hastily from the rear. 1t was slaugh-
ter. The Canadians doubt II so many
men were killed in any similar engage
ment Of the war. Everywhere the ground
was strewn with them. Still the masses
came on faster than our streams OF bull
let's could kill them. and slowly and in
concert the Canadian line fell back
roughly TO a point half the distance of
the advance made earlier in the day.
The sun., 1918-10-04

COPENHAGEN. Oct. 3.---The Berlin
Fossische Zeitun1 says the appointment
OF Prince MaXimilian of Baden as I'm
perial German Chancellor may be re-
garded as an accomplished fact.
A council meeting took place in the
Chancellor's palace in Berlin last eve
ming. Emperor William presided and
the meeting was attended by Field Mar
shall Won Hlndenburg. who had come to
Berlin with the Emperor. Former Chan
cellor Won Hertl!ng, Vice Chancellor Won
Payer and several state secretaries were
In attendance.
1t is worthy OF note that the German
press protested against the candidature
OF those men who seemed especially re-
sponsible for the policy which led up to
Americas entry into the war.
vice-Chancellor Won Payer probably
will remain In that office. The port
folio OF Foreign Affairs will be left In
the hands OF diplomats.
It seems unlikely that Gen. Won Stein
will continue as Minister of War.
Various suggestions are current in
German political circles regarding the
composition OF the Government. Among
them is the idea that the under secre-
taryshlp for foreign AFFAIRS should be
given either to Centrist or Social
Democrat. the home Office to the Pro
gressive party, the economic office to
the Centre and the new Imperial Labor
Department to tho Social Democrats.
The leaders of the German parties
have decided that plenary session OF
the Reichstag shall he held next Tues
day or Wednesday, according TO German
advlces. The members will be brought
together on this occasion TO hear the
Governments statement OF its policy.
The sun., 1918-10-04
MAX OF BADEN
ISCHANCELL0R
Prince Chosen to Succeed Won
Hertling, Says Berlin
Newspaper.
REVEALED AS 4 JUNkER
Press Protests Candidacy of
Men Responsible for Bring
ing L. S. Into War.
REVEALED AS 4 JUNkER
Spsc,di Cobis Despatch 20 THE SuN.


LONDON. oct. 3.--Prince Max OF Ia
den cannot last long as Chancellor II
reports from Holland that lie has been
chosen for that post are correct. 4
diplomatic official here told THE Sun
correspondent to-day that his appoint
nient would be a mockery of the de-
mand OF the German political parties
for a government responsive to the
people. The fact that other govern
ment posts may be filed with Socialists
and Liberals will not make the Gov
ernmert less subserYient to the Kaiser
ard his militar.sts.
'In his latest book" said the diplo-
mat. prince Max revealed himself az
the most violent OF Junkers."
The same official expressed the belief
that eventually Prince Won Buelow
would be called to the post. He Is
the most astute and the best equipped
statesman in Germany for dealing with
her present and future problems he
said.
The sun., 1918-10-04

WASHINGTON, Oct. S.--The reported
selection of Prince MaNimilian OF Baden
TO be Imperial Chancellor OF Germany in
succession TO Won Hertling was re-
ceived here with some surprise. as Il
was known that about ten days ago
The sun., 1918-10-04
'TENTHOF LOAN
is ALREADY IN
Country Takes $626,506,0O0,
but New York Total Is
Only $183,3+6,OOO.
OUGHT TO BE DOUBLE
Brooklyn Leads and Queens
Gains-7.000 Rich Slack
ers Face PrOdding.

The fourth days Liberty bond drive
netted yesterday s2l5. 100000 in sub
script!ons. bringing the total for the
country up to sSes, 100000. or 1914 per
cent OF the $4,000. 900. 900 that must be
raised by midnight October 1s.
The aggregate of subscriptions raised
on the fourth day of the campaign is
the greatest for any day so far during
the drive and indicates that the financial
offensive Is gaining momentum as the
army of Liberty Loan workers crowds
on moro energy. Notwithstanding the
encouraging reports of progress the
total raised for the first four days OF the
campaign is about half of what it should
be, based upon the average daily aggre-
gate that must be raised TO reach the
s6. 900 900 objective within the time
limit set.
The sun., 1918-10-04

Continued on sis,h PSge.
The sun., 1918-10-04

Continued on Third Pogs.
The sun., 1918-10-04

Continued on Third Poge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
YOUR SICK CHILD
is CONSTIPATED!
LOOK AT TONGUE
If Cross, Feverish or Bilious, Give "Cali.
fornia Syrup Of
Figs"

No matter what ails your child, gem
tie, thorough laxative should always be
the first treatment given.
If your little one is out-of-sorts, half
sick, isn't resting, eating and acting nat
urally-look, mother! see if tongue is
coated. This is sure sign that its little
stomach, liver and bowels are clogged
with waste When cross, irritable, fe-
verish, stomach sour, breath bad or has
stomach ache, diarrhea, sore throat, full
of cold, give teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs and in few hours all
the constipated poison, undigested food
and sour bile gently moves out of its
little bowels without gripping, and you
have well, playful child again.
Mothers can rest easy after giving
this harmless "fruit laxative" because
it never fails to cleanse the little ones
liver and bowels and sweeten the stom-
ach, and they dearly love its pleasant
taste. Full directions for babies, chill
dren of all ages and for grown-u
printed on each bottle.
Beware Of counterfeit fig syrups. Ask
your druggist for bottle of California
Syrup of Figs; then see that it is made
by the California Fig Syrup Company
ADV.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
The Reply to Austria.

The presidents reply to the Austrian
peace proposal leaves nothing to be de-
sired. Ii sweeps away all Teutonic hope
and allied fear that the idealistic gen
Civilizations of the president might be
substituted for genuine and practical
peace terms, and, before that, become
the basis for confusing discussions and
arguments over definitions 1t puts the
United States squarely behind the hb-
erty-loving peoples of the states sub
jugated by the Hapsburgs, in their pur-
pose to achieve independence. 1t refers
Austria to these peoples as being those
with whom peace must be made, as well
as with the long established nations in
arms against Austria.
1t is especially good to have this mat
ter Of the famous II points cleared up.
These are not, never were and never
could be peace terms. They are general
izations. They express certain principles,
and they were enunciated long ago. Be
sides, all our allies have terms Of their
own actual terms As matters stand
now, the enemy could not ask anything
better than that the United States gov
eminent should commit itself to the idea
that peace can be effected by an agree
ment on these points, and undertake to
bring it about The president has avoid
ed the dangers with which his lofty dec
larations bristled, by bringing the dis
cussion down to the present, and the
practical questions Of the present The
general principles remain, and they
doubtless will be applied when the final
settlement is made, but they are prin.
eiples, not peace terms, and neither Aus
tria nor Germany is going to be able to
get the United States government en-
tangled in them.
This is made clear by the categorical
application of these principles to the case
OF the Czecho- Slovaks, and other subju-
gated peoples Coming after formal
recognition Of the zecho-Slovak nation,
and almost synchronizing with its dec
laration of independence, the presidents
ringing announcement has the effect OF
putting the United States squarely be-
side this new state, with full purpose to
support it until its independence is
achieved in fact, thus making this one
of the practical issues of the war.
And to make this doubly sure, Austria
is. in effect, notified that she must meet
the peace terms of the peoples to whom
the United States has given support
OF course, the reply points to nothing
less than the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Austria.
But, gratifying as this viii be, the i'm
portant point of the reply is that it lifts
the whole peace discussion out of the
realm of general theory 1t hardly seems
possible. now, that the United States
aLo,Id ha lad into lnnp conversations
about matters that are susceptible Of i'm
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
Ask Gran'ma, She Knows

Our grandmothers know that millions Of peo-
pie, children and adults, have worms, either in
stomach or bowels This trouble IS just as fire.
quent now as 1t ever was, but people don't
know it. Ask Grandma-she knows
A Roxbury Mass grandmother writes to
DR.. j. F. True & Co., Auburn, Me, saying: Il
have always used your DIR. Truc's Elixir for
my children, and they are all healthy and we'll
to-day.
II put great faith in your medicine and one
Of my children was dying, The doctor said she
could not live until morning, and ! ran out to
the drug store, got a bottle OF True's Elixir,
was SO excited gave her the half OF the bottle
at once and at night ] gave her the other half.
thought it's either kill or cure, for the doc
tor says she is dying anyway, but she did not
die. She went TO sleep, the first sleep for a
week, and the next morning she passed two
worms. red in color, six inches long. The doc
tor came to see If she was dead but he ran out
pretty quick, as she was sitting in her chair
eating bowl Of oatmeal and milk That was
twenty-four years ago and now she has baby
girl Of her own, seven months old who is also
using the Elixir"
Take DR.. True's Elixir--give il to your chill
dren-The Great Family Laxative and Worm
Expeler.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
ANTWERP IS
STILL CALM
But Brussels Fairly HUNS
with Movements of
Retreat
TROOPS LEAVING
AMID EXCITEMENT
Many Refugees from North
ern France Are Arriv-
ing in Antwerp

Amsterdam, Monday, Oct 2l-German
forces at Brussels are working inces.
sanity to remove war materials from
that city, according to the Roosendaal
correspondent Of the HandelbIad. He
says many regiments of German troops
are leaving the city and that there is
much excitement among the people there
On the other hand, Antwerp is very
calm and has not been affected by recent
events. The same newspapers CORES
pondent at Boermond says hundreds OF
refugees from northern France are ar
irving there, having been on the road
Tor three weeks.
They are given only two hours notice
to collect their belongings by German
officers at Douai, Cambria and other cit
les in the war zone.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
THE MEN IN
CLASS Al

A sound healthy man is never a back num-
Der. A man can be as vigorous and able at
seventy as at twenty Condition, not years,
puts you in the discard. A system weakened
by overwork and careless living brings old age
prematurely, The bodily functions are inn
paired and unpleasant symptoms appear. The
weak spot Is generally the kidneys. Keep
them clean and in proper working condition
and you will generally find yourself in class
AL. Take GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Cap
sules periodically and your system will always
ba in working order Your spirits viii be en-
livened your muscles supple, your mind active
and your body capable of hard work.
Don't wait until you have been rejected
Commence to be a first-class man now. Go to
your druggist at once. Get trial box of
GOLD MEDAL Harlem Oil Capsules They
are made Of the pure. original. imported Haar-
lem On-the kind your great-grandfather used
Two capsules each day will keep you toned up
and feeling fine Money refunded If they do
not help you. Remember to ask for the i'm
ported GOLD MEDAL Brand. In three sizes,
sealed packages.---Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
Bankrupt statcraft.

While the text of the impending Ger
man reply to President Wilson is lacking,
the forecast makes thoughtful reading.
II the text bears out the summary, no
actual acceptance will be Forthcoming.
There is no reason to suppose that any is
intended. There could be none.
The effort of the German government
to re- establish internal morale by throw
ing the onus Of continuing the war on the
allies made President Wilson's two re-
plies highly expedient He defeated that
man1uyre. But it now appears to be Ger
man strategy to keep the discussion GO
ing, in the vague hope of disrupting al
lied political unity or of keeping up the
appearance of peace negotiations for the
encouragement of their soldiers and ci.
villains
This brings us back to an all too fla
miliar ground - the period when this
same cynical government was sparring
for time to build U-boats for unrestriet.
ed submarine warfare behind an insin-
cere diplomatic Interchange Such a move
is not likely 10 fool the American people
twice. More than any of our co-belliger-
ents, we have had in that U-boat eontro-
versy chance to perceive the inveterate
duplicity of the German diplomats. 1t
should and will stand us in good stead
now. The interchanges Of the past three
weeks have, no doubt, served useful
purpose in teaching the people OF the al
lies the lesson learned by us between
May, 1915, and February, 1917.
But to us, with this experience, it is
clear that the most striking quality of
German statecraft Is, after all, its stu
pidity. 1t has steadily moderated the
intelligence of the rest Of the world. 1t
has assumed that It is possible to de-
ceive once and be believed the next time,
A knaye may succeed once by breaking
his word. But when he expects to sue
eed by giving his word aud breaking it
repeatedly, he becomes something more
or less than mere knave--a fool Hon
est people may seem simple, but they
are not taken in by such tricks as that
twice. The German rulers know this
vet they are Obliged to act as if they did
not. They know the only way they can
obtain peace is to give up their class
domination of Germany. Yet they hope
to hang on and obtain peace, too. They
talk submission. They dare not submit
Yet they know that submission is, in
the end what they must come to.
In such a posture their continued adj.
vances become an ever more brazen inn
pertinence. They keep ringing the door
bell after having been told that they
cannot come in. Indeed, they make their
own case steadily more difficult by ex-
hausting, in successive diplomatic ap-
proachea, the subjects on which they can
expect even to be heard. To Brcst -Litoysk
they went protesting mo annexations
and no indemnities." They repudiated
that. Now they come protesting to &C.
cept the fourteen points, We well
! know that they do not.
Unless the r,ote, in its official form
should prove to contain matter striking
ly different from its contents as forecast
ed, il is difficult to see how reply to it
could be much more than retort. BIOS
| ton Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
BEGIN PREPARATIONS
FOR FIFTH LIBERTY LOAN
1t Is Probable That the Offering Will Be
Made Next March or April, IRE
spective of What German
Peace Manoeuvres
Amount To-

Washington, d. c., Oct 22.--Long be.
fore the fourth Liberty loan figures have
been counted up, or the honor flags have
been entirely distributed or the money
paid in, preparations have been start
ed at the treasury for the fifth Liberty
loan.
The date has not been determined nor
the amount, nor any other features. The
only certain knowledge is that there will
be another and that it probably will
come in the spring OF l9l9-in March or
April. Whether present German man
oeuvres for peace are successful or not,
the government by that time will need
more billions to pay the war costs which
can decrease only gradually, even if ces-
sation of military effort should come.
Within few months the treasury
again will begin Issuing now certificates
of Indebtedness as means of financing
itself, and by next spring the aceumu-
lated billions of these must be redeemed
out of proceeds from sales of more
bonds.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
is BARRE SATISFIED?
The Evidence Is Convincing Testi-
mony Open to Investigation.

Before a statement can be &C
cepted here, it must be support
ed by local testimony - by the,
evidence of someone residing in
Barre. Statements from I'M
known people in remote places
may be true, but we cannot
prove them. Here is a statement
by Barre resident:
A. ]. Stewart, carriage maker, 1926
Prospect street, says: Some years ago,
/ suffered an accident to my back, which
left my kidneys weak | was troubled
more or less after that with the secre.
tions; they were off color and generally
contained sediment. My back was quite
painful at times | have always used
Doan's Kidney Pills at such times, and
they have always given satisfactory re-
lief"
Price Coo, at all dealers Don't simply
ask for kidney remedy get Doan's
Kidney Pills-the same that Mr.. Stewart
had. Foster Milburn Co, Mfrs, Buffalo,
n Y--Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
DEPORTED BELGIANS
ARE TO BE FREED
According to Promise Alleged to Have
Been Made to the Papal
Authorities.

Rome, Oct. % Baron S. Won der
Iacken, chief of the German political
department at Brussels, has informed
Cardinal MERCER, primate of Belgium,
that when the Germans evacuate that
country, the deported Belgians and po-
litical prisoners win be spontaneously
released, according to the 0sservatore
Romano, the semi official Vatican organ.
He told the cardinal, it is said, that a
part Of the Belgians who were deported,
would be free TO return to their country
on Monday.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
MIDDLESEX

The family of George A, Crane, includ-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Crane, their two chill
dren and two hired men, were all i'll with
the influenza at the same time, leaving
no one TO look after them or the large
stock of cattle on the farm, but neigh
bors, Mr. and Mrs. Levi Swift, although
they had sick ones at home, went to
their assistance and ministered to them
until they were convalescent. Two of
the cases developed into pneumonia be-
fore they were checked
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-22
SHARP REBUKE.
Administered to Austro- Germans By
Bolshevik Foreign Minister.

Paris, Monday, Oct, 2l- (Havas ~
German and Austro- Hungarian consuls
received sharp rebuff from NJ Tchitoh-
erin, the bolshevik foreign minister, re-,
Gently, according to advices from Arch
angel The oonsuls protested against the
inhumane treatment of political adver.
saries by the bolsheviki and received a
reply from the foreign minister, which
said:
Germany, which violated the neutral.
ity of Belgium and holds populations Of
invaded countries under brutal yoke, is
not qualified to intervene in this ques
ton"