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The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
Berlin Admits Advance
In Ailette Region.

Berlin. via London. Sept. Is.-"w.
took prisoners in the course Of q
few foreheld engagements" says to-
days War once report on the battle
in Lorraine.
The enemy CAmerican) line runt
from Fresnes 70 St Hilaire to Hau-
mont to Rembercourt to the Forest
Of Rappes.
Between the Cotes de Lorrafn.
and the Moselle there were artillery
duels"
The statement adds that enemy
thrusts in Lorraine were repulsed -
Regarding the other fronts the
report says:
Enemy attacks south OF Hsvrfs-
court failed.
Between the Aisne and the All.
ette the enemy extended his s.ina
taking foothold south OF vailIy.-
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
Blow Struck In Macedonia.

Blow Struck In Macedonia
In Macedonia the French and Serb
ians have struck a sudden successful
blow, advancing more than eight
miles. They overran the first and
second lines OF the Bulgarians and
their TcUtcn auxiliaries in the first
hours OF the drive and took 500 pris-
oners. A humber of important domi-
mating heights, including the for
midable Sokol, were wrested from the
Bulgars.
The French, continuing their at
tacks north Of the Aisne. captured
Vailly. nine miles northeast Of Soils
sons, while between the Aisne and
the Oise they took Mont de Singes
from the Germans. Altogether 800
prisoners fell to the poilus.
The British made local advances in
the Ypres and Ploegsteert regions.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
Allied Forces Launch
Attack in Macedonia.

London. Sept. 16.-French and Serb
ian troop in Macedonia have ad-
vanced Is kilometers (more than
eight miles, on the Vardar line. cap
turing the first and second lines OF
the enemy and taking more than 500
prisoners and ten guns.
Announcement to this effect was
made by Foreign Secretary Balfour
tonight at a dinner OF Greek busi-
ness men in London.
The Macedonian victory. Mr.. Bal
four added. was the prelude to
greater successes
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
American Rear Areas
Along Vosges Shelled.

With the Americans on the Vosges
Front, Sept. le.-The Germans today
are nervously shelling our back areas
behind the st. Die railroad. For the
first time in years they are using big
caliber guns on the Vosges front
The observer Of German two
scatter shot down near St Die carried
instructions to photograph our back
areas.
The Vosges front is in AlsaCe, about
sixty-fve miles from the Lorraine
front
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
Million Rifles Produced.

The millionth rife from the plant
OF Midvale Steel and Ordnance Com.
pany at Eddystone was turned out
yesterday. The first rife of the
modif1ed Enfield type was produced
at that plant on September II last
year. so that in exactly one year
I,ooO,o of the rifles have been pro-
duced.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
THE KAISER'S rs WORDS.

The kasers seltmposed sentence passed in He
chose twentysix words to express it. His HUN death
warrant couched in the of deliberate planned
command, distributed postal cards every HUN in
the German army. 1t follows:
You will take prisoners you will show mercy; you
will give quarter you will make yourselves MORE
FRIGHTFUL than the HUNS under Atilap nd history
says it Attlas boast that the grew again
where his charger trod
Peace at ANY prcea Yes ANY price required purge
the civilized world of the seouge of forever
which will insure the word-Ihich grow
heavenward from the embers of destroyed Prussianisn
murder and man-made gods for all ages
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
British Bomb Railway
Net and German Base.

London, Sept. 16.-The German
railway net at Metz-Ssblon- four
German aerodromes and the German
cities OF Mainz and Karlsruhe were
successfully attacked by British
bombing planes in the last twenty
four hours. During last night $50
bombs. totalling sixteen and half
tons In weight were dropped Al
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
FIVE BILLION
MORE NEEDED
FOR NEW ARMY
House Finance Leaders
Plan to Provide for
Next Draft.

The Appropriations Committee Of the
House yesterday learned from officials
OF the War Department that the total
cost of equipping and maintaining the
new army called into being by the
draft will be considerably in excess
Of $500. .0oO, CO., The committee is al
work on the bill. which will be sent
to the House Immediately after the
passage of the pending 5000 900, ,co(
revenue bill.
1t is probable that of the entire
amount asked for by the War De-
partment at least 5000. 10000 OF
5000 900, 900 will have TO be imme.
diately available To meet this de-
mand upon the revenues of the
United States additional taxes will
have to be placed in the revenue bill,
so that the total is likely to be raised
to fully s1o,0ooo0oooo.
Chairman Kitchin of the Ways
and Means committee said. when in
formed OF the War Departments
request, that no effort will be made
in the House to alter the rates to
provide the additional revenues
The changes can be made In the
Senate, he said, without impeding
the progress of the bill.
Heavier Than Anticipated.
The demands of the War Depart
ment are heavier than we had an
.ticipated." Mr.. Kitchin said. "and
the best thing we can do is to pass
the bill here and let the additions
be made in the Senate. II we hold
up the bill in the House while we
tried to find ways and means OF
raising $4,000. 100000 or $4,000, 900,
00n more it would take long time
to get the bill through"
Representative Sherley, of Ken
lucky, chairman of the Appropria-
ftions Committee, conferred with .
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17

yesterday in a statement directing
attention to the negligence of SOL
diers' friends and relatives in this
regard. ,.t..... E.
This ONCE" says the statement,
sis experiencing considerable diff
ficulty in obtaining delivery of some
of its casualty kilograms" and cites
the failure Of those designated by
soldiers to notify the ONCE of
proper addresses.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
LENINE PROJECTS
GERMAN ALLIANCE
Premier lnstructs Bolsheviki to
Unite with Hun HorJe<

Stockholm via London), Sept. I6.-
Nleolai Lenine, still confined to his
oed oy the wounds inflicted on hin, by
would-be assassin, has sent a "pre-
ilminary summons" to the Bolshevixi
leaders to form a defensive and Of
fensiVe alliance with Germany. ac-
cording to late dispatches from Mos
COW tonight.
me "Czecho-Slovak Danger" Is
given by the Bolshevist premier as
the ground for the projected alliance
Refugees arriving here from Petro
grad deny that fires have been rag
ing In the former capital. but say
that Sl2 persons were executed in the
last ten days. Ten thousand of1cers
have been arrested in Petrograd, the
refugees state.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
British Down 80 Planes :;
Drop 3S Tons Of Bombs.

London, Sept 1s.-Thirty-eight Ger
man airplanes were brought down by
the British yesterday. Field Marshal
Haig's report on aviation states to-
night. The British lost sixteen ma
chimes.
Thirty tones OF bombs were dropped
on various German targets.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
LEST THE ENEMY HAS FORGOTTEN

=
before both Houses Of Congress JOINT session There
end to realize These principles. which have not since
to,
Open peace prevent international misun
dersandngs.
Absolute freedom of the in peace except
they may be closed by international action.
of all economic barriers and establishment of
equality of trade conditions nations consentng
and associatins themselves for its maintenanSe
for the reduction of national the
lowest point consistent with domestic safety.
Impartial adjustment of all colonial claims based upon the
principle the peoples concerned have equal weight with the
interests of the goernment
Evacuation of all Russian territory and opportunity for
Russia's development
Evacuation of Belgium without any attempt limit
sovereignty.
territory freed and restored reparation
for the taking of Alsace- Lorraine.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17

British machines returned safely
Three German hangers were des-
troyed and three German machines
on the ground were wrecked. In
karlsruhe seventeen direct hits
were scored
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
Postpone Entertainment.

Inc 9th Engineers have postponed
ther exhibition drill and entertain
ment which was to have been given
% central High School Auditorium,
septemoer B. The date will be an
nounced later.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
THE PRESIDENTS es WORDS.

o'clock last evening when Swedish Minister
w. A. F. Ekengren, arrived at the State Department with
Hungarian Thirty three minutes later Sec
retary State Lansing made public the Presidents reply
No delberation necessary The enemys veiled
pose evident. The text of the reply follows:
government of the United that only
reply which make the suggestion of the i'm
pea Austro Hungarian government 1t has repeatedly and
with entire candor stated the upon which the United
States would consider peace and will entertain
proposal for conference upon matter concerning which
it has made its position and purpose plain"
will be plain" a people who will peo-
pie blinded by the enveopng flames of lust world dominion
and desecration
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
VIII SON REJECTS AUSTRIAN PEACE:
AMERICANS HOLD PRIESTS WOOD
AN ARMY OF 100000 AMERICAN SOLDIERS
In France by Next Year
is OUR ANSWER TO AUSTRIAN PEACE NOTE
AMERICANlSM.

AMERICANlSM.
America rightly rejected the dishonest proposals of the
Ausro Hungarian government America battling for JUS
tce and freedom the ideals upon which she founded
and the ideals which she has always fostered.
1t the Fourth of July Mount Vernon, beside the
tomb of Warrington that President Wilson spoke of peace
and said There be but issue. The settlement
be final. There be compromise. No half way
decision would be tolerable. No halfway decision is
eevable. These the ends for which the associated
peoples of the world fighting and which must be
ceded them before there can be peace"
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
PRUSSIANISM.

PRUSSIANISM.
The enemy cannot have negotiated peace Onetenh of
evidence already recorded would be sufficient convict
the unspeakabe HUN tenth of that tenth would suf
flee to brand him history's vlest brute.
But has been left for the HUNS Most Highest the supreme
embodiment OF Teutonism, the molder of molderng Pus
siansm Germanys Emperor, William Hohenzollern
supply the REAL for vanqushment the total
OF all other for unconditional capulaton
enemys price of peace.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
Berlin Says u Tons Bombs
Dropped on Paris.

Berlin. via London, Sept. IA
twenty-five tons Of bombs were
dropped last night on Paris" ssysS
war office statement on aviation to.
day.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17

Vefe fourteen principles Which America will to the
altered added to- and will not be altered or added
Readustment of Ialys frontier along clearly recognized
lines of nationality.
Frees opportunity for development the peo
pies of Austria Hungary.
Evacuation of Rumana Serbia Montenegro
to the sea for Serbia and international for
and political independence and territorial integrity for the Bal
kan
Secure sovereignty for Turkeys portion Of Ottoman
Empire but with other naonaites rule assured
security of life and opportunity for development
with the Dardanelles permanently opened all nations
Establishment of independent state including the
territories inhabited by the ndspuably Polish population
free to the and political and independence
and territorial integrity guaranteed by covenant
General association of nations specific covenants for
mutual guarantees of political independence and
tegrty to large and small alike.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
WARNS SOLDIERS KIN.
Notification of Address Changes
Required for Casually Reports.

Next of kin Of soldiers must noti-
fy the Adjutant General of any
change Of address If they expect to
receive word Of casualty, the Ad-
jutant Generals once anneuncsA
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17
THE WEATHER

Today-Cloudy and cooler; prob
ABLY showers. Tomorrow - Fair.
Highest temperature yesterday. 81;
lowest, 81.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17

RE PATRIoTIc-use newspaper
- efficiently. When you have I'm
isned reading your copy Of The
Washington Herald. hand ii to some
person who has not seen one. Make
each copy do double duty in wartime
and help save paper.
The Washington herald., 1918-09-17

CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE
Evening star., 1918-11-18
HARMONY PREDICTED
IN C. 0. P. CONGRESS
Senator Norris Caused Furry, But
His Amendment to Rules Will
Not Be Adopted.

Republicans in the Senate are predict
their ranks when it comes to the re-
organization of that body under re-
publican control after March next,
\ when the present Congress expires.
They said they looked for no un-
usual trouble on account of committee
1 assignments. and there would be plenty
! of important assignments to care for
| the members of the progressive wing
l as well as of the old stand-pat wing Of
\ the party.
Senaotr Norris of Nebraska, one of
!. the progressive republicans, caused a
little furry Friday when he gave notice
he would move to amend the rules Of
. the Senate SO that any senator who was
!; appointed chairman of one of the more
/: important committees, including for
/ eign relations. appropria tions, judiciary
| and several others should not be per-
| mitted to be a member of any one of
I the other committees included in this
list.
This would mean the overthrow of
the rule of seniority in Senate COM
mittee assignments. for some of the
senators who have been long in serv-
ice are members of two or more of
these committees.
But there is no chance of the Norris
4 amendment to the rules being put
through, it was said. In the first
| place. the democrats are in control Of
4 the Senate now, and large majority
of the democrats would oppose the
I proposed rule. and it is safe to say
that a majority Of the republicans
\ would do the same.
1t Is possible that the rule Of senior
l iy will be departed from in a few
cases, in order to distribute the COM
. mittee assignments more equitably to
4 republican senators, but these will be
exceptions.
Evening star., 1918-11-18
SEES NATIONAL MENACE
IN SOCIAL DISEASES
Surgeon General Blue Says Their
Danger Is Greater Than
Leprosy.

Surgeon General Blue OF the public
health service characterizes social
diseases as a national menace more
to be dreaded than leprosy.
HIS statement was occasioned by
tho general knowledge that John b.
EaraE, the leper. who escaped from
Washington to Ashevfne. N c. Is
again at largo Tho surgeon gem
erA said that where Early intends
to go for aid Is mot a matter Of mo-
ment. but that the big problem Is
TO light social diseases.
He characterizes these diseases as
far more communicable than leprosy
and declares that the public health
service is dealing. by special mandate
OF Congress. under the Chamberlain
Kahn act, with the plague"
"A great percentage of the men
taken into the Army and rendered
inefficient by these diseases" says
Surgeon General Blue. brought their
infection in from civil life. Just now
we are bending every energy to clean
up our civilian communities by sup
pressing the evil and preventing the
spread of these diseases, SO that by
the time rehabilitation begins our
returning soldiers will find their
chances of reinfection lessened.
..Leprosy is a disease to be dreaded,
no doubt of it But because of the
publics knowledge of its terrors it is
net Q national menace as are the social
diseases against which ~ ara nov
DakipS war
Evening star., 1918-11-18
HEARINGS TO START
/ SOON ON NAVY BILL
Committee to Begin Tuesday
Drafting Appropriation
Measure for 1919-2O.
ESTIMATES TO BE CUT

The Navy Department has submitted
to Congress estimates for appropria-
fions amounting to $2.441 100000 for
the year 1920. These were prepared
with a view to continuation of the
war and material reductions will be
announced. Hearings will start this
week. The naval affairs committee
win begin preliminary work of draft
ing the bill Tuesday.
Appropriations for the Navy for the
fiscal year ended June 80 amounted
to about s1.73o, 100000, all of which
except s125.oOo.Ooo provided by re-
cent deficiency measure. was carried
by the regular 1919 appropriation bill
Greater Naval Strength.
Increase in naval strength is pro-
vfded for by the new estimates. Be-
sides calling for a new three-year
building program of 156 vessels, in
cluding ten superdreadnaughts six
battle cruisers and 140 smaller craft.
as previously announced by Secretary
Daniels. the estimates include appro-
priations of S233,9S5,000 for complet-
ing the first three-year program. The
new building program contemplates
expenditure Of 100000, 900, one-third
of that amount being appropriated
each year
An emergency fund of s175,00o, 900.
to be spent at the direction of the
President in expediting delivery of
material and munitions and compile
ton of new ships, also is contained
In the estimates.
The cost of the Marine Corps is
estimated at s155.2s6.9O0. an increase
Of about s12,000.000 over the last ap-
propriations.
Other big items of the estimates in
clude: Pay of the Navy, s579,946,071:
aviation, s225,000.000; ammunition,
100000; fuel, s9s,OOo,0Oo; repair of
vessels. s75,000,000; ordnance and
ordnance stores. $75.0O0.OO0; reserve
ordnance supplies. s77.600,O00; medical
department, S15,200,000.
At Yards and Stations.
improvements are planned at sew
eral navy yards and stations. An
appropriation of s2,50o.0oO is asked
for buying and developing land at the
New York yard. while $5,15O,OO0 is
asked for completing the dry dock,
building new shops and a power plant
at the Philadelphia yard. Improve
ments on the water front, new shops
and other work at Norfolk would
cost s3.300.000. while work at the
Hampton roads operating base would
naval station $2,525.00o would be
spent building Waterworks system
and submarine base. Shops at the
Mare Island, Cal, yard would cost
$1.600,0OO and improvements work at
the Puget Sound yard $775.00o.
Evening star., 1918-11-18

VC.OU OIdI1KSISs >pO.OV
Double Size White Woolnap
Blankets; we'll finished,
closely woven and durable.
Size 65x76. Sold everywhere
ese at $500 a pair. An un-
usually good special for this
sale. .n...e
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-25
PERSONAL.

Miss Ruth Darling is ont again. after
an illness of three weeks
Mrs w H. Brackett has been snend-
ing several days in New York
d. Frank shea, who is i'll with in
fluenza, is comfortable today
S. W Edgett was in Worcester and
Fitchburg Yesterday on business, going
by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Smith of Western
is attending them.
Letter Carrier Edwin +. Lindsey was
taken last night to the emergency hos
pital i'll with influenza.
Mr. and Mrs. Ruggles and family
have moved this week to Gardner.
Mass. where he has employment
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Reed of jackson
VILE are visitors in town today with
his brother, c. w Reed, and family.
Miss GLADYS Fish has finished work
as waitress at the Brooks House and
has gone to her home in Bellows Falls.
Mrs Cornelius G. Billings returned
Wednesday to her home in New York,
after a stay of a few days ut Hillcrest.
Miss Pauline Rolin will leave tomor-
row afternoon for New York where she
will enter the City hospital training
school for nurses.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. r. II. Messenger. Mr.
and Mrs. H. L. Bond and Miss Viola
Brayman went yesterday to Camp Dev
ems, Aver, Mass, by automobile.
Miss Ruth Weatherhead, student
nurse at the Brattleboro Memorial hos
pital, is on duty at the hospital again
after having been i'll with influenza.
Mrs Robert Mitchell of Springfield
Mass, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs ".
Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell is expected to
morrow to spend the week end in town
Mrs. o. H. Stickney has rented tn
downstairs apartment in her house o.
High street to F. II. Churchill, who vii
move there next week from West Brat
tleboro.
". G. McGinnis, superintendent 0
schools in Bellows Falls, is in town to
day day to confer with superintendent
in regard to the Victory Boys campaig
Of the United War Work campaign.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W Childsr VIII
came here to attend the funeral of Charlie
O. Robbins. left last night for Hanove
n. H., where they will visit their sol
Randall, a student in Dartmouth colleg
Mrs George f. Sherman went yeste
, dav afternoon to Boston to visit scN
; eral days with her daughter, Mis-
Kathryn Sherman, who is employed
! the offices of the Twin State Gas
Electric company.
"a =
Miss Beatrice Rolin is expected tonigi
a from Portsmouth, n. H., to spend Il
week END at her home on Forest stree
Miss Rolin has position in the Off
connected with the navy yard, whe1
she has been six weeks.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-25
PROFITS ON ORANGES.
Two Cents ON Small and Three Cents
on Large Sufficient.

Spnrred to action by reports that
fruit dealers had charged exorbitant
prices for lemons and oranges, RECON-
mended by physicians for sufferers from
influenza, the federal food board an
nounced yesterday that retailers profits
must be limited hereafter to two cents
on small and three cents on large
oranges. A schedule of profits for lem
ons and other fruits will be fixed soon
Experts of the board denied claims
of merchants that there was heavy
wastage in shipments of oranges and
lemons, declaring that investigation
showed it to be only five per cent. They
! admitted, however, that the supply
was below normal shipments received
from the Pacific coast this year, having
been less than half those of 1916 and
! 1917
! Immediately following the an.
nouncement of an investigation of al
legged profteering the prices of or
anges dropped from So to 81 box al
public auction at New York yesterday
Several dealers have been summoned Il
appear before the board today to ex
plain the alleged exorbitant prices they
have been asking recently for these
fruits.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-10-25
TO REGULATE
PRICES Of FOOD
Meat as Well as Groceries to
Have Attention of Food
Administrator
DEALERS WILL MEET
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT
And Appoint Committee to Act in Co
operation With Mr.. Vanderveer-
Fair List of Prices on Cash and Garry
Basis to Be Published

That the retail prices for staple gro
scrutiny OF the local food adminstra
tion is indicated by a letter which has
been sent to all local retail dealers to-
dav bv Food Administrator Jean j. Van
dcrvcer. TO consider the matter a meet
ing of these dealers is to be held in the
office of the food administrator Mon
day evening when committee to act IN
cooperation with Mr.. Nanderveer will be
selected.
This committee which will consist Of
one wholesale grocer, two retail grocers.
and one meat dealer. will meet every
Monday evening and the public will be
given an opportunity to make complaints
concerning excessive prices. The letter to
local dealers follows:
10 the Grocery 4 Provision trade:
The United States food administra-
tion at Washington has requested all 10
cal food administrators 70 publish for
the information Of the public list OF
fair prices for staple groceries and meats
! to be known as cash-and carry prices
In order that you may have an op-
| portmitv to discuss the matter from
your standpoint, a meeting will be held
/ in my office at l6l Main street, on Mon
| dav evening Oct. 2S at $ p. m
AT this meeting you win be asked L
select a committee consisting OF fonl
members who will act in conjunction
with the local food administrator. The
members of this committee 10 consist
of one wholesale grocer. two retail gro
GERS. and one dealer in meat. This com
mittee will meet every Monday evenin9
at my office The public will be invited I,
attend these meetings if they have any
complaints TO make regarding excessive
prices charged for staple articles OF food
II is very important Tor you to AT
tend this meeting or to send repre-
sentative who has authority to act 10
you.
The food administration would lik
To see the "cash-and carry" plan mi
versaliy adopted. In addition TO an nc
of patriotism your Encouragement Q
this method of trading will be for you
financial interest.
Before coming to the meeting loo
over your wholesale prices Of staple al
ticles and be prepared TO state for hoy
small a margin you can handle then
The prices as agreed at the meeting mus
be followed. that is they will be tn
maximum allowed for the cash and -cal
ry" customer.
Very truly yours.
JEAN !. NANDEREEER.
Local Food Administrators.