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UNITED WAR WORK
ASKS COUNTRY
FOR S250,OOO,OOO
in lRIVENOV 11-lS
Quota Set for North Dakota
Is $1,O12,5OO Instead
of $675, 1000

'"The representatives from N orth
Dakota have returned from the Chi
cago conference of the United War
fund workers with but one message
for the state" said H. w. Geary this
morning, state chairman for the Uni
ted War Work drive. THAT mes
sage is for the people OF North Da-
kota to get definitely out of their
minds that their gift for this work is
to be $675,000, but to increase that
amount by SO per cent and to stiffen
their back bones and grit their teeth
and make up their minds to pledge
$1,012,500 as the very least"
Mr.. Geary returned this morning
from Chicago where he attended a
conference Of the United War Fund
workers from the central division,
13 states being represented The
meeting was called by John r. Mott,
director general of the United War
Work campaign for the purpose of
presenting to the state chairmen the
fact that conditions have made it
essential to raise so per cent more
money for the campaign than was
originally planned. The original time
set for the drive will be adhered to,
in spite Of the influenza epidemic, and
during the period from Nov. IL to 1S
America will be asked to pledge
$3.50, ,000,00 for the war work of the
united organization, instead Of the
$170, 500, 900 originally asked.
Needs Have Increased.
"The needs of the work represent
ed by the welfare organizations have
increased so largely SINCE the quota
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Many Atrocities
BIZ BulgQridns

saloniki, Saturday. Oct. 26.-The
Bulgarians, during their occupation
of eastern Macedonia attempted to
force the Greeks to become BuIgar-
ians and treated the Greeks cruelty,
declares DR.. Pazis, vice president of
the Greek chamber OF deputies.
There were wholesale deporta-
tions and the people were abandoned
to famine, outrage and murder" says
DIR. Pazis.
The Bulgarians sent large numbers
Of Greek children into Bulgaria with
out the parents of the children know
ing the purposes OF the Bulgarians.
In a hospital in Saloniki is a IA
year old Greek girl who was cruelty
treated by the Bulgarians who MUIR
dered her father and mother. Her
father, the mayor of Bourgade, died
at the hands of the Bulgarians with
these words on his lips.
II was born Greek and will die
a Greek"
The girls died as a result of in
humane treatment at the hands of
Bulgarian officers.
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DemOcrdteS Haze
Spent S305, 450
Says President

Washington, Oct. 2S.-Expense ac-
counts filed with the house today in-
cluded that Of the Democratic ma
tional committee showing receipts
of $4f2,138 and disbursements of
$395,459. The Republican national
committee statement has not beaA
filed.
b. nj. Baruch, chairman of the
War Industries board. with SIS, 600 ia
the largest contributor to the De7n-
ocratic fund. He with a nuAber of
other Democrats. including Vance
Mccormick and A. Mitchell Palmer,
are named as lending $4,000 to the
committee.
Reports also were filed By the
senatorial and congressional com
mittees Of both parties The Demo
cratic senatorial committee reported
receipts OF only 800, fifty dollar do
nations by Senators Pittman of Ne
vada. and Gerry OF Rhode Island, oe
which $68.fS was spent, while con-
tributions were ST1 800 and expen-
ditures S56,s05. The Democratic
congressional committee reported
receipts of S132.900 and expenditures
OF $50, ,762. while the republican COM
mitttee spent S14D,S95 out OF its rs-
ceipts Of S159,3gS. The Democrats
said all but about seven thousand
dollars came from the national come
mittee.
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ASK PRESIDENT
TO EXP PRESS HIS
PREFERENCE In
MINNESOTA CASE
Does He Want Defeat of
Senator Nelson, Whom
He Asked to Run?

Minneapolis, Oct. 2S.-(speciaL1--
President Wilson was asked yesterday
by 20 Minneapolis business and pro-
fessional men to indicate his wishes
as to the senatorship in Minnesota,
whether he prefers the election of Sen.
Knute Nelson or his opponent, w. G.
Calderwood. Both Republicans ana
Democrats are represented among the
signers of the telegram, which read
as follows:
Hon. woodrow Wilson. President
of the United States, Washington, ID,
C.-We have read your appeal to your
countrymen asking that they see to it
that a majority of the house of rep
resentatiyes and of the senate or the
United States shall as a result OF the
election to be held Nov. 5 be Demo
Gratis and setting forth the reasons
why il the election should determine
the majority of these two bodies to oe
Republican you would be greatly en-
barrassed in the conduct of the war.
will you be good enough to advise
us explicitly as to your desire with
reference to the situation in the state
of Minnesota?
"Sen. Knute Nelson is opposed for
reelection by w. @. Calderwood. Is
1T your wish that we should oppose
Senator Nelson and make an effort 10
elect Calderwood?
Your consideration and prompt re-
ply to this inquiry is respectfully
asked"
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STRANDED SHIP
SLIPS OFF ROCK
CARRYING 343 TO
INSTANT DEATH
C. P. r. Steamer Princess
Sofia Founders Off
Alaskan Coast
"NO SURVIVORS" 7
rs THE REPORT
Ran ON Reef Thursday,
But Was Thought To
Be In No Danger

| Seattle, Wash, Oct 2S.-Three
hundred and forty three persons.
mast of them outbound AIaskans and
residents of the Yukon territory, lost
their lives when the Canadian Pa
cific steamship company's passenger
steamer Sophia was battered last
Thursday by storms, dragged across
Vanderbilt reef and dropped to the
bottom. of Lyon canal, an arm of the
inside passage not far south Of Skag.
ay Alaska. -
"No. survivors" read the wireless
message Saturday from Juneau,
Alaska. ...,.
Shipping men say the loss of the
tSophia with all aboard was the worst
marine disaster in the history Of the
Pacific coast.
The vessel, 2,320 tons gross, has
! been plying in Western Canadian
and southeastern Alaska waters. ..
Lists of passengers and details Of
the wreckage are not yet available.
The vessel, it was thought, was car
rying a capacity load of passengers,
nearly all northerners who had taken
the last steamboat up the Yukon
river before the ice formed and, had
boarded the Sophia at Skagway. The
passengers were among the hundreds
who left Alaska this fall to spend the
winter in the states and Canada.
They had come as far as White
Horse by river boat and there had
boarded trains for the Alaskan port.
Wednesday the heavily loaded So
| phia left Skagway for Vancouver
and Victoria. Not many hours out
she ran into one Of the first snow
storms of the year. Early Thursday
| in the dark storm, she ran hard
aground on the Vanderbilt reef. Dis
tress calls were sent out and the
| United States Lighthouse tender
Cedar, the United States government
steamer Peterson and several small
boats went to her assistance. When
daylight came it was found the boat
was resting easy and the weather
calm, and it was decided not to re-
move the passengers. Word was sent
to Vancouver and the wrecking
steamer Tees and the Canadian Pa
cific railway steamer Princess Alice
were sent north, the wrecker to pull
the Sophia off the reef and the Alice
to get her passengers. These ships
were due at the scene yesterday.
The storm spAang up Saturday and
the winds whipped down the long,
narrow Lynn canal with hurricane
force. The Sofia, in the path of the
gale, was pounded against the
rocks. On account of the danger OF
stranding, the nearby ships did not
dare go near. Lifeboats were i'm
possible, although the shore was not
many yards away. Last night the
gale Increased in fury, lifted the
steamer up, dragged her across the
reef and sent her to the bottom.
Princessthitwasar 0tt'Nyaakish-
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Health Board Considers an
Order Against Travellers

Bismarck, ". D., Oct. 2s.-The
state board OF health has been con-
sidering for several days the issu-
ance OF an order under which tray
cling men would be prohibited from
making their regular trips this week
because Of the influenza epidemic.
The theory on which the order has
been considered is that the taking Of
the travelling men from the road
would be an effective means Of pre-
venting the spread OF the disease.
Attorney General william Langer
admitted Saturday evening that the
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YQnks HdUe Taken
I 10000 Prisoners
Inthe Last Month

Washington, Oct. 2S.-In his
communique for Saturday, delayed
in transmissiL, General Pershing
notes that the battle being fought
by the first American army north Of
Verdun entered that day upon its
second month, and reports that in
the first month, besides infiicting
heavy losses upon the enemy in
killed and wounded. the Americans
there captured 10000 prisoners, over
$50 guns, nearly one thousand
trench mortars and several thousand
machine guns.
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order was being contemplated.
This morning the report became
current that the order had already
been issued, but It was denied by
Mr.. Langer.
The report that an order had been
issued barring travelling men from
making their rounds Eecame preva- :
lent I'm Fargo today.
IE the order had been issue. it
would have taken the travelling men
off the road the week just before the
state election, which Is on Nov. 5.
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FORECAST.

sconsin-Unsettled tonight and
Tuesday. probably showers not much
change in temperature.
innesota-Unsettled tonight and
Tuesday, probably showers; cooler
Tuesday.
Iowa-Unsettled tonight and Tues
day, probably showers; warmer in
west portion tonight; cooler Tuesday
North and South Dakota-Unsettled
tonight; warmer in central and cooler
in extreme west portions, Tuesday
partly cloudy and cooler.
Montana - Generally fair tonight
and Tuesday. colder tonight AMI in
east portion Tuesday.
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Victor Berger
Is Indicted

Milwaukee, Wis, Oct. 28.-victor
L. Berger and four others prominent
in the Socialist party were included
in more than fifty indictments re-
Gently returned by the federal grand
Jury, it was announced today.
1t is reported that indictments al
lege violation of the espionage act.
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Harden'e &c open.

London,s Oct. %. - A Copenhagen
dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph
company quotes Macmillan Harden,
the editor of the Die Zunkunft of
Berlin, as saying in an interview with
the Berlin Gske Tidende of Copen-
hagen:
we started the war with a dirty
trick and all our subsequent victories
have been the resemblance OF dis
honesty. William II, is a film hero
and Germany a vulgar cinematograph
show. We sit today on the ruins OF
80 years of HohenzolIern politics. =
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Text of Note.

Text OF Note,
Basel, Oct 28.-Austro- Hungary, in
notifying President Wilson that il is
ready to enter upon peace negotia-
tions and arrange an arnistice. asks
President Wilson, in it's reply to him
to begin ovfiertures on the subject.
The text of the Austrian reply to
President Wilson reads:
"Austro- Hungary, accepting all the
conditions the President has laid
down Tor the entry into negotiations
for an armistice and peace, no OBJ
Etacle exists, according to the tudg-
plent of the Austro Hungarian gov
ernment to the beginning Of these
negotiations.
1.-The Austro- Hungarian government
declared its readiness without await
ing the result of other negotiations 10
enter into negotiations upon peace be-
tween Austro- Hungary and the states
IN the opposing group and for an inn
mediate armistice upon all Austro-
Hungarian fronts.
TT asks President Wilson to be so
kind as to begin overtures on the
subject"
Amsterdam. Oct. 28.-Austria has
handed over control Of food supply
and distribution to the Czech au-
thorities in Bohemia. a Vienna dis
patch to the Vossiche Zeitung Of
Berlin says. with the result that 100
carloads of potatoes are on their
way 10 the famishing Austrian cap
| ital.
In his reply to Austria Hungary
Oct. 10. President Wilson said that
events of utmost Importance had
altered the attitude and responsible
ity Of the United States since his
speech of January s. the fourteen
points Of which were accepted by
Austria. The President added that
in the interim the United States had
recognized the Czecho -SIovaEs as a
belligerents and had recognized the
aspirations Of the Jugo Slavs for
freedom.
He continued: "The President Is,
therefore, no longer at liberty to ac-
cept the mere autonomy Of these
peoples as a basis of peace, but IS
obliged TO insist that they and not he
shall be the judges of what action
on the part of the Austro-H Hungarian
government will satisfy their aspira-
ttons and their conception Of their
rights and destiny as members of the
family of nations"
In the last few days 1t has been
reported that the Czechs were in
complete control in Bohemia. 1t al
SO has been reported that the Jugo-
Slavs have taken steps to throw of
the yoke of Austria and establish
their own state.
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Berlin RESUMES ITS "PEACE OFFENSIVE
British Advance
In MesObotdn1id
INV Associated Press,l

(By Associated Press.)
London, Oct %, 1:15 p. m.-The
British, advancing in Mesopotamia,
have cut the road from Sherghet to
Mosul, one of the principal Turkish
lines of communication. This probably
will force the Turks to fall back on
Mosul. ~..
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nv Associated Press )

Washington, Oct. 2S-The German
governments reply to President Will
sons last note asserting that nego-
tiations for peace are being conduct
ed py a peoples government with
actual and constitutional power and
that the terms Of the American and
allied governments for an armisuce,
are awaited, reached the Swiss lega-
ton today by cable.
This communication is regarded
here merely as an acknowledgment
of the Presidents note with, an in
dication Of the anxious desire OF
those now in power at Berlin to has1
ten the coming of a definite state
1nent of the terms upon which their
enemies viii permit hostilities to
cease.
The President is expected to make
no reioinder: His personal exchange
with the German authorities, Of
ficials today said, ended when ne
transmitted Inc correspondence tosIhe
allies. The next step must be on the
part of the belligerents acting IN
concert.
Copenhagen, Oct. 28.-Germany' $
answer to President Wilson's latest
communication says:
'"The German government has
taken cognizance of. the answer OF the
President of the United States.
'tThe President is aware of the far
reaching changes which have been
carried out and are being carried out
in the German Iegislational struc-
ture, and that peace negotiations are
being conducted by peoples goY,-
ernment, in whose hands rests, ooth
actual and constitutional, the power
To make the deciding conclusions.
'.The military powers are also SUD
'sThe German government awaits
nroposals for an ar1nisttce, Whlch
shall be in the first step toward a
lust peace, as the President has pre-
scribed in his proclamation"
Wilson's Reply Published,
Amsterdam, Oct. %. President
Wilson'S note, to Germany was print
ed textually in the German news
papers Thursday evening and FRIDAY
morning. The Vossische Zeitung or
Berlin printed the English text
alongside the note in German.
Aside from the tunker organ which
nroclaimed the necessity OF every
man coming to the front for the en-
Deror and the empire, many papers
apparently contemplate without ex-
cessive lament, the prospective dis
anpearance of the Hohenzollern
dynasty. The enperor's abdication is
again strongly rumored to be inn
IT is noteworthy that the Frankfort
Gazette views a coming "sacrifce"
with comparative equanimity and
both the Berlin and frankfort stock
exchanges showed an improved ten
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la Signal Victory

With the French Armies in
France, Oct. (Reuters) s)-General
Debeney's army has won a signal
victory. The German forces holding
the Serre- Oise front are in retreat
and the whole German line between
Chateau -Porcien and the Argonne
is in danger Of being turned,
Persistent attacks by General De-
beney's indefatigable infantry have
broken the river line. which the
last water line commanded by the
enemy between the present front
and the Meuse.
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Saxon Minietere ouit.

Amsterdam, Oct. 2s.-As a conse-
quence Of the reorganization of the
government of the kingdom. Of Sax
ony, all the ministers have resigned
the Saxon State Gazette has an
nounced, according to a dispatch from
Dresden. King Friedrich August has
accepted the designations Of the
premier and minister Of finance, it is
said
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DEBENEY'S ARMY
wins VICTORY IN
BATTLE BETWEEN
OISE and AISNE
Swings On It's Right Flank
and Now Faces to
the East
GUISE-MARLE
ROAD REACHED
Only Open Level Country
Between It and Hirson
and Vervins

Paris, Oct. 2.-Germany's army
has begun a new retreat, this time
between the Disc and the Aisne.
General Debeney's first army in the
teeth of stubborn resistance and re-
peated counter attacks has succeed
ed in swinging it's right flank so
that it faces east. 1t has reached
Guise and the Guise- Mari road,
driving the enemy before it.
General Debeney now is in position
to push rapidly along the upper
Disc valley toward Hirson and Yer
wins through a level country devoid
Of streams. The first results of his
progress is to force the enemy OPP
posing the tenth and fifth. French(
armies, exhausted by fruitIess coun-
ter attacks. to begin a backward
movement which is bound eventual
ly to extend to the front before
Rethel. This will open to the fourth
army a double passage Of the Aisne
and Ardennes canal.
General Debeney's success was
won by hard fighting. The import
ance the enemy attached to stopping
this progress up the Disc may be
gathered from the fact that the
Germans yesterday threw in three
fresh divisions. which however.
were knocked out.
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sayo llindenbure Has Quit.

Zurich, oct. 28.-Reports that Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg has resign
ed, are printed in German newspap-
ers The Eeueste Nachristen OF
Dresden says the field marshal has
rendered his resignation but that the
emperor has not yet decided wheth-
er to accept or not.
The Frankfort Gazette maintains
(contiRued on page eighty
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KAISER WILL NOT
ABDICATE But IS
WILLING TO BE
MADE PRESIDENT
Unwilling to Abandon
Sorely Tried People,
He Says
(Rv Associated Press.l

London, Oct. 2s.-Emperor William
has no intention of abdicating but is
willing if it be for the good Of the
people to ordain that his rights shall
be refrained, according to a state
ment attributed to German court cir
cles. The emperor is said to have
remarked: ~.-...-.s -...e
Il will not abandon my sorely tried
people, but if necessary / am ready
to become something like hereditary
president of a German republic like
the kings Of England. Italy and
Belgium"
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Is Willing to Negotiate on
New Terms Laid Down
By President
NEW NATIONS TO
BE RECOGNIZED
Freedom and Not Just
Autonomy To Be Civ
en- Subject Races
fRv Associated Press. !

Amsterdam, Oct. 2s.-Austria in
her reply to President Wilson ac-
-cepts all the views expressed by the
President in his note OF Oct. 10.
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Austria says she Is willing and
ready without awaiting the result of
other negotiations, to negotiate q
peace and an immediate armistice
on all Austrian Hungarian fronts.
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British Hold Gains

London, oct. 2s.-British troops
Sunday frepuIsed a determined at
tack to drive them from Famars,
south of Valenciennes. Field Mar
shal Haig reports today.
MANY Germans were killed in
street lighting in the village. On
the borders of the Normal forest
south of Valenciennes and north of
Rasmies forest north OF Valen-
ciennes the British have improved
their positions slightly. 49,.
British casualties reported for the
week ended today numbered 32,249
compared with 37,150 for the pre-
vious week. They are divided as
follows:
436; men 5.307.
wounded or missing: ohicers L.
14l; men 5,307. --.
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Iona Range Guns Used

Lofty ERGt5S ~N~S
With the American Armies North
west of Verdun. Oct. %, p. M
American long range guns this aft
ernoon began firing on Longuyon.
The town of Longuyon is % miles
northeast of Verdun. The American
long range fire is also being directed
against the vital Vote de Rocade, on
the railway line paralIeling the
front. The Germans are depending
on this road to shift their troops and
supplies from one point to another.
Paris, Oct. 2S.--American units
have entered the fighting east of
Rethel and have carried out a local
operation in which they made an ad-
vance Of one kilometer east OF Attig-
ny, capturing 172 prisoners. the war
office announces.
The American advance was made
in the region of the forest farm
south of the Aisne between Attigny
and Voncq.
The French continue their ad-
vance between the Oise and the
Aisne, especially on the left flank.
The war office today reports the
capture of Hill 12s north of Crecy,
one the Serre.
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Wilson's Reply published,

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