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Evening star., 1918-01-27


all for supplying the Army, Navy and
allied and domestic needs. That, il
the same principle of a union of au-
thority and responsibility be invoked.
should be lodged in an individual or
cabinet, charged with the making of
war program and enforcing its ex-
ecution; and liable to dismissal with
out excuse for failure to give results.
To supply munitions for the Army,
Navy and allies there should be a
munitions director. He is not needed
Tor the Navy, nor for the Army, nor
all.
One should not conclude that Army
ofhcers and the War Department have
not accomplished much, for they have
selective draft act are events in his
tory. The engineers and medical de-
partment have done all that could be
expected. No criticism has been aimed
bureau or the subsistence branch of
the quartermaster generals office.
The War Department has raised a
great army. trained thousands of Of
ported 100000 troops. But it failed
to act in anticipation Of war: did not
supply in time enough clothing, blan-
kets. tentage: motor trucks. artillery,
guns. field artillery. ammunition and
rife ranges.
Those shortages. however. form the
smaller part of the failure. There has
been no plan and no planning. body to
lay out a program for crushing Ger
many with our resources. No one
months ago had provided for a suf-
ficient supply of coal or made efficient
preparation for ship construction.
housing of labor or for the sustaining
of the railroads to meet the war ne
cessities.
These deficiencies must be met rad
| ically and not by means of patches on
system that Congress ought to have
sent to the junkpile decades ago. but
by a system such as ether nations
| have found practical. with the aid OF
Evening star., 1918-01-27
10000 Serve Without Pay.

There are now about 10000 of these
"four-minute men" throughout the
country whose voices. on nationally
important topics, reach millions OF peo-
pie. who. just like yourself. so to the
movies"
These speakers all serve without
cent of pay: they even pay their own
expenses.
The purpose and plan back Of the
"four-minute men" are interesting.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

At the Library Of Congress is now on
view a complete set of the Pennell
Autographs of war work in Great
Britain and America. shown earlier in
the season in the National Gallery of
Evening star., 1918-01-27

Never Take Attitude Of Intruder.
He will never take the attitude that
he is fntruding upon an evenings
pleasure at the theater and must beg
their Indulgence. He has a supreme
right to be there and should feel this
to the utmost But, under the definite
agreement with the motion picture in
dustry. that right expires in exactly
four minutes"
From the standpoint of the man in
tho audience, the above may be para
phrased as follows:
The attitude of the auditor toward
the four-minute man should be that he is
privileged. as one of the community, to
listen to the presentation of a message
OF national Importance upon which his
government deems il wise he should
be informed. The man in the audience
renders a national service by his re-
ceptive attitude.
The audience will never take the atti-
fude that the speaker is intrudine unon
an evenings pleasure, but will feel that
the speaker has a supreme right to be
there. and it is pleasurable duty to listen
to him.
Four Minutes Is Time Limit.
Four minutes is the time limit, how
ever
Uncle Sam doesn't want you to listen
70 more than FOUR minute speeches. He
IS explicit about that.
Here is a little secret: General fnstruc-
tions sent out to local chairman and
speakers contain this notice:
Speakers who do not conform to this
positive time limit should be relieved
of further assignments"
Four-Minute men must be-four- minute
enen. ..-
Evening star., 1918-01-27

Literally scores of thousands of Wash
ingtonians have listened to the wash
fnSton "four-minute men, during the
past few months. yet it is a safe bet
that few realized they were listening to
q man who was voicing what "the gov
ernment" would say If "the govern
ment' could climb up on the stage and
talk.
The "four-minute man" you listen to
at your movie show" Is presented to
you by the United States government
He speaks by authority of the commit
tee on public information appointed by
the President.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
Sale
 StOrtS Tod0Y! :!

denies of Spanish influenza was or dered today by the United States health service, it was announced here by Dr. w. c. Billings, sanitary of ficer fthe service. The public was warned by Dr. Billings to avoid pie ture shows. churches and all other places of assemblage until the cpl demic had passed.
 The United States public health ser vice earnestly requests every physi- clan in the states of California, Neva- da and Arizona, who is willing as a patriotic duty, to serve in any of these states during the present epidemic of influenza" Dr. Billings said. Each surgeon should send his name to me with his age and the school from which he was graduated. The com pensation will be $200 a month, travel ing expenses and $4 a day for sub sistence."
 Dr. Billings referred to the epidemic as serious and imminent emer- gency," but urged the public not to worry or be unduly alarmed" Ample measures have been taken to prevent any condition that might induce panic, he said.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
r NANCE MUN|T|ON
 PLANTS ID DECEIVE
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

NEW YORK, Oct. 10.-Revelation of the method by which Count von Berns- torff and other German propagandists, failing in their effort to stop the ship ment of munitions to the allies by blowing up ships and factories, organ ized $2,000,000 pseudo American cor poration-the Bridgeport Projectile company-to take big orders from the allies and then purposely fail to fill them, was made here tonight by A.. Mitchell Palmer alien property custo- dian, in announcing the taking over of 19900 of the 10000 shares of capital stock of the Bridgeport, Conn.,, con- cern. In addition MT. Palmer stated the company had reported to him prop erty, worth $5O0.0OO, held by it for and in behalf of Germany.
 The action followed many months of inquiry by Francis P. Garvan, director of the bureau of investigation of alien property custodian's office and in volved besides Von Bernstorff, Dr. Heinrich Albert, Dr. Bernard Dern- burg, Captain von Papen, Wolf von Igel, Carl Heynen, one time American consul in Mexico, recently interned, and Hans Tauscher, husbaPd of Ma dame Gaski, the American represent ative of Krupp, Mauser and other Ger man intuition manufacturers.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11

made and notwithstanding the enemy's flight more than 1000 additional pris- oners have been taken since yester- day. One army, of the three partici- pating in the operations, took 59 can non yesterday and many more today. The others undoubtedly have done as well.
 The Germans are still in full flight. but resistance from the rear guards appears to have slightly stiffened and it is considered not unlikely that the enemy may try to make a stand on the east bank of the Disc and the Sombre canal, running northeast of it.
 Already the French first army, oper- ating south of the British, have reached the river at Mezieres and as they are drawing closer to 1t northward, the British and Americans are approach ing it still further north. The French line at last reports from MeZieres ran west of Regny, east of Marcy to the outskirts of Fontaine Notre Dame and north of Beautreux.
 British Two Miles From Douai
 There has been hard fighting cast of Bohain, but apparently the opposi- tion there has been overcome for con- tinued advances are reported.
 An attack was launched this morn ing cast of the Scheldt canal and the British penetrated for considerable distance. leaving the enemy occupied ground to the north in still deeper and sharper salient. Incidentally the British here are only about two miles from Douai to the north of them. They also are able to place an enfilading fire upon the Germans holding the salient. making it exceedingly uncomfortable for them.
 There continues to be indications that the enemy realizes he must get out of here and his plans for the mo- ment very probably have to do with strengthening his line northward all the way to the salient the Belgians and British have made in his positions at Roulers. The Germans made one weak effort to push back the Belgians in this salient early this morning, but the at- tack failed entirely, the Belgians pour ing in a hot fire.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
LIBERTY PLANE IN CRASH

DENVER, oct. 10.-Lieutenant Cliff ford C. Mutt, pilot of the battle plane from Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, sustained injuries from which it is ex- pected he will recover shortly, when his plane was wrecked in City park today, as it was starting on it's trip to Kansas City. Lieutenant Nuts in juries consist chiefly of wire cuts across the face and throat, he having been thrown violently against the sup porting wires of his machine when the plane struck a tree. Lieutenant R. l.. Grantz, his companion in the trip from Houston to Denver, jumped in time to avoid being caught in the wreckage of the plane and escaped uninjured.
 Pending decision as to whether the plane is to be repaired here or returned to Houston for repairs, the flight to Kansas City has been cancelled.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
-O-- AUSTRIA'S FUTURE AT STAKE

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 1O.-"The future of tria-Hungary is summed up by a large note of interrogation says the Frankfort Zeitung in an article direct ing attention to the critical situation in the dual monarchy, which it says, stands at the crossroads.
 The newspaper declares that the en- tire existence of Austria Hungary is at stake and that it is not only a ques- tion of what shape the Hapsburg dy- nasty will assume, but whether it will continue to exist
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
WE GAN FORGIVE
 THIS VANDAL|SM!'

WITH THE CANADIAN FORCES IN FRANCE, Oct. g, (Wednesday)- (By the Associated Press)-Cambrai tonight is a smoking ruin. The Ger mans have probably never perpetu- ated more ruthless nor a more pre- meditated vandalism tha nthis des- truction of Cambrai.
 France can never forget nor for give this," remarked a French officer. Torch in hand, the enemy comes of ferinS us peace"
 When the Germans entered Cambrai the great public square of the Piece d Armes was virtually intact. Now 1t IS a mass of ruins. The explosions began at 9 o'clock and have continued ever since. All day, in every part of the town there were explosions of in cendiary bombs, with time fuses at tached and these were immediately followed b youtbursts of fire. In one short street, dozen houses simultan- eously burst into flames.
 The town hall, the bishops palace and other buildings were blown to pieces. The cathedral still stands. but only with it's ruined chancel. Fire is tapping the base of the great belfry tower.
 As the hours went by the universal character of the holocaust developed. The sun was obscured, partly, and it seemed like a fiery ball in the smoke and thick dust of falling walls.
 The Canadian engineers sought to pen in the conflagration by dynamit- ing the buildings, but the flames broke out at the backs fthe soldiers.
 There remains in the city, Father Thiez, a priest of the church of St Druon. Two days ago hew as ordered by the Germans to leave the city. He refused because he had to attend a dying woman. The Germans threat ened to shoot him, but he persevered and today he is caring for civilians who had hidden for ten days in the cellars.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
AV|ATORS BOMBING
 ROADS THICK WITH
 RETRIEVING ENEMY

WITH THE ANGLO AMERICAN FORCES SOUTHEAST OF CAMBRIA, Oct. 10.-(By the Associated Press)- Between Fresnoy and Bohain, where German machine gunners have con- centrated in force, there was the stiff est kind of fighting today British tanks helped to clear the machine gun nests.
 Allied troops are in force a thousand yards south of the le Cateau road and have captured the towns of Estoumel and Igniel les F'risettes on the high way. The British are still reported to be progressing. Six pontoon bridges and two infantry bridges over the Scheldt river have been blown up by the enemy.
 British cavalry east of Cambrai seems to be working forward. Late last night they signalled from Beau mont and they were said to be making good progress.
 Southern Men Take Busigny
 It was Tennessee and North Caro- lima troops who captured Busigny after overcoming only slight opposition. They then went forward.
 This morning the British were well to the east of Honnechy and Trois- viller.
 Northeast of Cambrai, additional inn portant gains have been made. The Germans in this section are offering hard opposition with their rear guards. But this may break at any time as it did to the southeast of Cambrai. 1 There are signs that the Germans are preparing for a general retreat as they must do, now that such wide gains have been made to the southeast of Cambrai and cavalry and patrols are working far forward.
 Planes Bomb Fleeing Huns Airplanes report increased confusion on the roads to the east and north east of Le Cateau. The British guns have again been moved up and are pounding the fleeing Germans heavily. Low flying British airplanes are out in great numbers, despite the bad flying weather, bombing and machine gun ming bodies of troops and fleeing troops. They are doing tremendous | damage to the terrified Germans.
 The drive, in addition to menacipg the Germans north of Cambrai. is rapidly leaving their entire positions southeast of the river Suippe in a pocket. If the British go much fur ther east and the French and Ameri- cans drive up, the Germans undoubt- edly will be obliged to evacuate all this vast stretch of territory.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
LODGE Is SEVERELY
 TAKEN ID TASK BY
 SENATOR P|TTMA|V
lRssublean A.P. Leased wirel

WASHINGTON. Oct. 10. - Presi- aeut Wilson's note or inquiry in re- snorse Go the German peace proposal vas praised and attacked today in tne senate.
 senator Pittman of Nevada, demo- Drt. opened a debate that lasted sev- Crll hours by criticising Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. the republi- Uan leader for issuing a statement commenting unfavombly upon the presidents action. The Nevada sena- Tor agreed with most Of the other lead rrs in congress who have discussed Tho matter for publication in approv- ing both tho presidents refusal to pro- rose an armistice while the Germans are ou invaded soil and tho inquiries addressed to thc German chancellor. fIr said tnc criticism of the republican leader could serve no good purpose and would tend Go destroy confidence Iu tho president
 Lodge and PoindeNter Agree
 senator Lodge replied rciterating hts appointment that the president dd not reply that nothing short of unconditional surrender by the enemy would hc accepted, and his belief that fln uufc opens the way for negotia- tons with the German rulers, with -hom thc president has said the United States cannot deal. A similar view was taken by Senator Poindexter republican. of Washington. who eX- pressed thc hope that if necessary England and France would refuse to -ant an armistice until Germany had rurrcndgrod
 No word camo to the state depart wrnt during the day indicating that fUr presidents note had reached the German chancellor. but it was assumed Chat it was delivered through the Swiss foreign office. probably some time yesterday. The fact that the chancellor. Prince MaXmillan, is to address tho rcichstag Saturday led to fho belief that the Prince would have tis reply ready by that time.
 Evidences that Turkey is crumbling and already is almost, if not quite out of thc war. continued to appear in reports Co the departments. There vas no confirmation, however. of ru- mors that the ottoman government had proposed surrender, nor any ex- rlanation Of the derayed appearance of the Turkish note said to have beer ernt simultaneously with those of Ger many and Austria.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
ANDERSON ID MOVE ID. ADAMS HOTEL CORNER

Carl Anderson, the well l-known in- surance man. is about to move from his present location to the corner of the Adams hotel building. formerly occu- pied by the Southern Pacific ticket of flee. where he will have one of the fin est insurance offices in the west
 Mir. Anderson represents the National Surety Company. is general manager of the Arizona Mutual Automobile h. surance Company. and is the local rep resentative of the Employers Mutual Indemnity Company.
 Less than four years ago he started in one room in the National Bank of Arizona building. From there he moved 10 his present quarters at 1f5 North First avenue, and having outgrown these quarters will move to the Ad- ans. The business has grown in less than four years to s750,000 annual premiums.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
BRITISH ARE ONLy TWOM|LESD DISTANT
 FROM DOUA| NOW

WITH THE ANGLO AMERICAN FORCES ON THE CABMRAI-ST. QUENTIN FRONT. Oct. 1o.--(4 p. m., By the Associated Press.)-The British armies continue their rapid movement eastward today. despite desperate re- sistance which they encountered at times from strong enemy rear guards who were trying to protect the main bodies of troops now in flight.
 British cavalry, moving astride the Cambrai-le Cateau road, captured le Cateau and moved beyond it after over coming enemy machine gun posts. Just north of here the infantry, many hours ago, reached Neuvilly.
 The Germans were in some strength on the east side of the Seller river at this point and used their guns vigor- ously, but the town was taken and passed.
 Caudry, Inchy and many other towns are burning, as the Germans continue their incendiarism and destruction.
 Huns In Increasing Flight
 Other -important-ad advances have been
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
ALLEGED MURDERER CAUGHT

MAGDALENA, N. M, Oct. 1o.-Dep- uty Sheriff Baca of Socorro county to- clay arrested man named King. about forty miles west of here, on suspicion of being the party who. on September 2S. murdered two young men in Apache County. Arizona, afterward weighting their dead bodies down with rocks and throwing them into Black River.
 King was travelling overland in a wagon drawn by a team of burros when approached. Two guns alleged to have been the property of the mur- dered boys, also their mattress, with blood stains on it. were found in Kings possession.
 The accused man was lodged in the city jail here tonight and tomorrow will be taken to Socorro and placed in the county jail.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
Colorado Notes Improvement

DENVER, Oct. 10.-One death from influenza and 167 new cases in the city were reported to Dr. William H. Sharpley, manager of health today. The fact that there have been no marked increases in the spread of the disease throughout the state led state health authorities to make the state- ment that the malady seemed we'll in hand in Colorado.
 At the army training school of the state university at Boulder one addi- tional death was reverted today; that of Chester Driver of Reeds. Mo-, member of the Montana draft contin- gent. No new cases are reported at the university.
 Conditions seem somewhat critical at Rico, Dolores county, where citizens have appealed to the state board of health to send physicians to handle the epidemic
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
Checked in FL Paso

FL PASO, Oct. 1O-Ten deaths from influenza occurred here today, five at Fort Bliss and five within the city. Since yesterday at noon there have been twenty-five deaths at Fort Bliss. Among these who died were Captain J. D. Hess of the medical department, veteran of the Spanish American war, and Rev. R. A. Waltrip, a Y. NJ. C. A. worker, who became i'll while nursing influenza patients. There are now 947 influenza and 26S pneumonia cases at Fort Bliss.
 Permanent barracks have been transformed into hospitals and volun- teer nurses from the city have been called for.
 In the city there was today a total
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
AnaeI City Closes Schools

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10.-Closing of public schools. churches and theaters and other public meeting places in Los Angeles, for an indefinite period, be- ginning at six o'clock tomorrow night was decided on today at a conference of an advisory health committee with Dr. l.. NJ. Powers. city health officer. Dr. Powers said the action was taken to prevent the further spread of in fluenza.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
Official Statement
lrontInued from page onel

again advance fin uniform attacks on thc eastern bank of the river Mouse.
 con the border of the Argonne forest. attacks failed with heavy losses for the enemy. Cornay, into which the enemy penetrated, was rccaptured.
 Main thrust attacks delivered between tho Aire river and the Mouse. were directed against Som merancc and Romagne. Both places remained in our hands after hard Fighting. Enemy forces penetrat- ing via Romagnc and east thereof as far as Cuncl. were driven back.
 "un thc eastern bank of the Mouse we repulscd the enemy at and Co the cast Of Sivry. We recap furcd Sivry which had been lost temporarily. Northwest and east Cf Beaumont an assault of the en- cmy failed before the lines held by fhc Austro-Hungarian Chasseurs and Rhineland regiments"
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11

tie fronts-from the North sea to Yer dun, in Macedonia and in Palestine that except to the war expert with his military maps constantly before him. it is almost impossible to visualize the situation and realize the swift strides the allies are making in defeating the common enemy. In France and Bel gium, in three weeks. five important cities which had been in German hands for four years have been recaptured. DiXmude, Armentieres, Lens, Cambrai and St. Quentin are now in allied hands, while Lille, Douai and Valen- ciennes, seemingly, are all but cap- tured. Serbia shortly is to be fully re- claimed, and the Turks soon will know the Holy Land no more.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11

tloutinued from Page One) af thc Mouse. The Americans are within less than lS miles of the road now. at point nearly 100 miles in an airline from the point where the Brit ish threaten it on the north. It may hc a race Co cut the road. Should this Nnc bo broken by the Americans now moving forward on both sides of the Mcusc. it would cut the German west cn front in half Such move might nc considered vitally necessary to the llunching of a blow at the Rhine val lev Tho German troops in the north could offer little help if that lateral ral system. that has stood like a wall behind the whole German front in France. bc lost to them.
 TRIP TO George Wilson of this city left on a coast trip Wednes- day night
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11

disease. apparently under control, again is spreading rapidly and more than two hundred cases are in Bisbee and suburbs, with seven severe cases of pneumonia reported. A serious shortage of nurses has developed. it was learned tonight. In several in stances whole families are said to be i'll, with no one to attend them. In oth- CT parts of Cochise county. the disease is spreading rapidly. though no deaths have been reported as yet
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
RESIGNS; KAISER ACCEPTS

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 10.-The resig- nation of Herr von Berg, chief of the German emperor's civil cabinet, has been accepted. according to the Vos- sische Zeitung of Berlin. He will be succeeded by a personality acquainted with parliamentary conditions and usages, the paper says
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11

LONDON, Oct. 10.-Viscount Grey, the former secretary for foreign af- fairs, in the first speech he has made in two months. said he thought peace was within sight but not within reach. He praised the wisdom of President Wilson's reply to the German note.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
AMERICAN ENTERS FIRST

PARIS, Oct 10.-William Graves Sharp, the American ambassador. was the first civilian to enter the captured city of St. Quentin; after the mayor. Mir. Sharp, who. returned to Paris from his visit, entered the city as the guest of the French government.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-11
Twenty Die at Camp Bowie

FORT WORTH, Texas, Oct. 10.- Twenty enlisted men at Camp Bowie died today of influenza and compli- cations. Nearly all of them were negro troops. About 1400 men are sick in the camp.