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The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
Intense Agitation
AmOngPoles Over
Wilson S Message

Paris, Oct. 26.-Though separated
from Poland by several hundred
miles, the Polish national commit
tee, which represents the reborn
nation, maintains constant contact
with the Polish provinces.
Sometimes messages arrive di-
rect three times daily. Latest re-
ports are that there is intense
agitation among the Poles based
upon President Wilson's message.
This agitation is particularly live
ly in Prussian Poland, where the
population Is already assuming in
dependence.
The whole country is in a state
of ferment. The municipal authori-
ties in Koenigsburg. which is re-
ported as a wholly Prussian city,
are making advances toward
forming an independent republic
allied with the new Poland.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
COMMON AIR FORCE URGED.
Interallied Arm to Bomb Germany
London Idea.

London, Oct 2s. - The Interallied
Parliamentary Committee advocates
.the ereation of an interallied air force
to bomb Germany out of the war, and
suggests common control of aero
nautical material. A resolution urging
that Germany be compelled to replace
all tonnage destroyed by U-boats also
was adopted. President Wilson's pro-
posal for a league of nations after the
war was Endorsed.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
ALASKAN SHIP
LOST WITH 343
Princess Sophia Sinks in
Storm, Not One Aboard
Being Saved.

Seattle. Wash, Oct. 26.-Three
hundred and forty-thre persons.
largely returning Alaskans. per
ished when the Canadian Pacific
steamship Princess Sophia, Capt. l.
Lock, which ran on Vanderbilt Reef.
Lynn Canal, Thursday morning at }
o'clock, lurched off and sank last
night Not one person aboard was
saved
Wireless and telegraphic reports
received here and at Victoria give
but meager details OF the distress
ing sea tragedy The loss of life is
among the largest involved in any
of the many marine disasters OF the
Pacific. and the greatest number Of
persons that ever perished in any
shipwreck on the Alaskan coast
The vessel went to her doom in a
storm. carrying with her all those
aboard. both passengers and crew. OF
passengers. according to reports re-
ceived by local Canadian Pacific Off
cials, there were 26s and seventy-five
members of the crew. From the fact
that stretch of the Alaska cable
between Juneau and Sitka has been
down for a week il has been i'm
possible to get news of the plight OF
the Princess Sophia save such meagre
information as was sent from day to
day by wireless These reports, with
the exception OF one flashed Friday.
failed to indicate severity Of weather
conditions.
No Word from Captain.
Nothing came from the commander
of the vessel, whose silence in a
measure was construed as meaning
that he did not believe his vessel in
great danger. Nevertheless, the
Canadian Pacific steamship Princes,
Alice was sent to the assistance OF
the Princess Sophia, her sister shin
! Thursday afternoon and the British
Columbia Salvage Company steamer
Tees proceeded Friday from Victoria
The Princess Alice will probably
reach the scene of the wreck tonight
or tomorrow morning According &c
reports from the North such vessel,
AS were in Lynn Canal waters rushed
to the assistance Of the Princess
| Sophia, but these appear not to have
been able to approach near enough
to render any assistance. owing to tn,
raging storm.
Passengers aboard the Princes,
Sophia had been tlockaded at Skag.
way for weeks, unable to secure 9
boat out.
Mining Men Aboard.
Those perishing undoubtedly in.
ciude number of Alaska operators OF
prominence. especially from Fair.
banks, Ruby and other Lower Yulxor
districts, also presumably large
! number of Klondike operators sDC
| residents of Dawson and other town,
along the Canadian Yukon.
Ever since the Princess Sophia piIet
up on the rocks Alaska newspa per,
nave been sending out cabIegrap,,
making frantic efforts to learn tn,
| identity of passengers aboard tn,
doomed ship. This information couIt
not be obtained owing to crippled
cable service.
The Princess Sophia sailed from
Skagway for Vancouver and Victoria
at o'clock last Wednesday ni.ht
She ran on the rocks in a snowstorn
the following morning Capt. Locks
he would be able to get the ship of
| at high tide Thursday afternoon. Be.
lieving this report. the Tees was held
at Victoria for few hours. Had she
( set sail at once she would have
reached the Princess Sophia in time
| to render assistance.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
MRS. DANIELS PLANS
TOUR TO AID FUND

Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the
secretary of the Navy, will leave
Washington Tuesday morning on a
peaking tour through the South.
drs. Daniels goes as a representative
# the National Board Y. w. c. A.
Ind will speak in the interests of the
United War Work Campaign of the
Z. ". c. A, Y. W. c. A, War Camp
Community Service, National Cath
,lic War Council. Jewish Welfare
Board. Salvation Army and the
american Library Association.
Mrs. Daniels will open her tour
october 81 in Nashville. Tenn. and
viii speak in Memphis. Tenn. Jack
on. Miss. Atlanta, Ga. Jacksonville,
fla, and Raleigh. n. c.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
TEDDY'S soTH BIRTHDAY.
Colonel Will Celebrate Occasion
With Three of His Children.

Oyster Bay, N. Y. Oct. 26.-CoL
Roosevelt will celebrate his 6Oth birth
day tomorrow Three of his children,
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Mrs. Rich
ard Derby and Capt Archibald Roose-
welt, who was invalided home from
the Western front, will take part in
the celebration, together with Mrs.
Derbys little son and daughter and
Archie, jr., who is just months old.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
Discuss AbdicatIou,

Copenhagen. via London. Oct n
German newspapers are openly dis
cussing the question as to whether
the Kaiser's abdication is necessary in
order to obtain peace.
The general conclusion appears to
De that the EmperOrs resignation is
not necessary. that President Wilson
will be satisfied with the continued
characterization of Germany
Leading papers seem to agree that
-here will be no further note from
Germany to President Wilson pend
ng a declaration from the allied gov
ernments.
A German governmental declaration
n the Reichstag, however, is consid-
sred likely.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
CABLE TO BULGARIA OPEN
Messages to Balkan Kingdom
Are Sent at Owners Risk.

New York, Oct. 26.-For the first
time since Bulgaria entered the
war cable messages may now
be sent to that country from
America. The Commercial Cable
Company sent out the following
notice today. marking the COM
plete restitution OF the Balkan
kingdom as a peaceful country:
Private messages for Bulgaria
may now be accepted at senders
risk routed via Eastern and writ
ten in plain language, English or
French"
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
Schwab iii with Influenza.

New York. Oct. 26.-Charles NJ.
chwsb is the latest prominent vic
I'm Of the influenza germ The phys
,ian attending the director of Uncle
ANS shipbuilding program at his
ONE in Riverside Drive reports.
owever, that the attack is only a
light one and that Mr.. Schwab Will
back on the job in a few days.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
Valenciennes Being Taken from Rear
and Drive Is Started Northward--Ger-
man Rearguards Fight Desperately.
ITALIANS TAKE 2,14s PRISONERS
Piave Offensive Regarded as Local, but Fore
shadowing Important Events-Ameri-
cans Overcome Resistance

London Oc 26-AH the way between the Dutch and
the Meue aiedAmecaH being maintained In the
line paaeg the Tournaaon line. the Germans forced
accelerate their materially In heavy fighting which their
fierce brought them nothing but heavy losses they
thrown from positions and substantial progress made
by the British toward Mons and Maubeuge, while the French
fresh chunks of the the salient north and of Laon
The British scored the front north and
south of Vaencenne principally south of that great rail key There
they crossed the VaenennesAvesnes Railway force and the
back the Rhonee River taking 900 prisoners and
advancing fully two miles a northeasey direction.
Tonight the British stand the bend of the Rhonee
Artres miles of Maubeug Further souteasar
they have taken the village of Engeontane, and there only
miles separate them from the French There however
still the great Normal forest At last reports the British
biting their way into the outskirts.
BRITISH DRIVE NoRTHwARD.
the double track railway outheswa
desperately hat
town.
important taking Morers
than miles from the rail base Of Marie INTO this latter
important rails from La Fec the other from Lson
From Marie noheastard railway HirsOn and another
Liartt o Mezeres
Rehel big pivot the southeast, northeast of
Rheims. virtually anked the and and its absn-
donmcn d matter OF days
their norhwad drive OF Laon smashed for
front between Sissonne and Chateau
Porcen advancing miles, graphing the
Hunding line Pershngs forces further eastward made
progress their attacks the Freya SteunE
The crumblng of the German also has resulted in
giving away Belgium At Ootcghem the British
night are slightly Audenarde
comparable railway point Naenciennes while the French
have Zutc, only miles northwest OF Audensrdc.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
Plans of Hungary.
Early Austrian Surrender?

Bern. via Paris, Oct. 2S.-Count
Michael Karloyi, the Hungarian Inde-
fendence party leader. intimated to-
ey that after a conference OF Hun
rfan leaders last night it was de-
led that Hungary requires imme-
tate peace, and that it was resolved: /:
l. To denounce the alliance with
Germany.
? To make Hungary absolutely in
dependent
= To intrOduce-woman suffrage
T. To re-establish a national council
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
Italy Recognizes Czechs, Report.

Paris. Oct. 2s-An Agence radio dis
patch from Rome states that Italy
has oficially recognized the provis-
ional Czecho-S -Slovak government
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
French Drive On.

Paris, Oct 26.-Further progress be-
tween the Oise and Serre as the result
of a new push supported by tanks is
reported by the French War Office in
its communique tonight.
The enemy offered strong resist
ance," says the communique. but We
have taken Pleinselve, Perpeville and
Chevresis les Danes and pushed north
of Pleinselve to the edge of Court
Junelle, taking numerous prisoners.
Between Sissone and Chateau Por-
cien the Germans tried by heavy
counter-attacks to recover their losses
of yesterday. renewing their attacks
repeatedly, especially south Of Ba-
ognes and Moulin Harry. but their at
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
Allied Council to Convene.

Paris, Oct. S.-The Interallied Houn-
Gil will meet at Versailles Tuesday. IL
was announced late today.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27

Most men could learn much about
advertising IL they did not feel they
knew 1t all now.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27

Nothing strikes the buyer more
srccfuIly than the copy that proves
I'm to be q good Investor.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27

taCks broke down everywhere. Our
troops held all their positions.
Prisoners taken since yesterday
number more than 900 One division
alone took hundreds OF machine guns.
There were no important actions
on the rest OF the front"
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
German Statement

Berlin. via London. oct &-To-
nights German war Office announce
mCnt SAYS:
The situation m FLANDERS was
quiet.
There were partial engagements
between the Schcldt and the Disc
French attacks were continued
south Of the Oise where they were
brought to a staudstiI by us.
Elsewhere enemy attacks also fail
ed
"On the cast hank Of the MeUse We
cleared out nest Of Americans"
SAYS today's war Office announce
ment
ON the heights west OF the Aisne,
the enemy penetrated our positions"
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
Belgian War Report.

Havre. via London. oct. cS-ToniEht's
Belgian war Office statement says:
There was only artillery fighting
today. We reduced German machine
gun nests north or ROnselo.-
Ronselo lies eight miles northwest
Of Ghent
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27

With the American Army in France.
Oct $.-With the days operations the
Americans completely consolidated
their positions on the formidable l.e)0
foot heights Of the Bois de Traye.
northeast Of Nerdun. This height. on
which is located the Pyon observatory.
was taken in the face OF sweeping
machine-Eun fire.
Rome. Oct. 8-Albsnian bands on
the Balkan front have Joined the
Italians, Gen. Diaz announced today.
They have hoisted the Italian flag
and are harassing the Austrian re-
treat.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
AUSTRIA DEMOBILIZING
May Throw Herself on
Mercy of Allies, Say
Vienna Reports.
PRESS DISCUSSES ABDICATION
German Newspapers Asking if
Kaiser's Quitting Is Necessary
to Conclusion of Peace.

Copenhagen. Oct. 26.-The Ber-
lin Lokal Anzeiger announces a
long session of the crown council,
presided over by the Kaiser. 1t is
now reported that the war cabi-
net intends to make an early re-
ply to President Wilson's last note.
Early Austrian Surrender
Zurich, via London, Oct. 20
Dispatches from Vienna late to-
day predict an early unconditional
surrender and capitulation by
Austria. 1t is reported Austria
will practically throw herself at
the mercy of the allies.
Copenhagen, via London, Oct.
26-An official statement was is
sued at Vienna late today an
nouncing that the rehabilitation
of the Austro-Hungarian army is
being prepared.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27

Italian Drive Progresses.
Rome. oct. 26.-The Italians took
.2.I4s prisoners in the Mont Grappa
sector yesterday, General Diaz an
nounced late today.
In heavy fighting We maintained
our gains in the Mont Grappa sec
tor" continues General Diaz's state
ment. We captured Mont Nalderoa,
northwest of SpianOCia.'
It is perhaps premature I" char
acterize rhe attacks begun by the
Italians yesterday along the Piave
and on the mountain front as a ma
jor offensive. but important results
already have been achieved and the
situation is favorable all around.
Today's war office statement fol-
lows:
between the Brenta and the
Piaye there was fierce artillery
fighting"
THE enemy launched unsuccessful
c c,unter attacks. There was lively
fghtinC at Asolene and Pertica,
where the enemy resistance was par
ticularly strong. We took 800 pris-
oners
IAN along the Piave is unchanged. ''
Important Captures Made.
London. Oct 26-"We captured
Artres and Famars and the crossings
Of the River Rhonelle South of ' allen
ciennes," says Field Marshal Haig. in
his night report.
I'VE took 1000 prisoners.
The capture of Famsrs and Artres
and the crossing OF the River Rhon-
ellie mark further important progress
of the British and Americans in their
drive in the center OF the Western
battle line toward Msubeuge.
Capture of the Rhonelle crossings
means an advance Of at least two
and a half miles since yesterday
when the British stood at Maing.
Famars lies two and a half miles
south of Valenciennes, and Artres is a
| little more than four miles below that
great rail key. Both places lie east
/ Of the Valenciennes-Avesn -hirsou
railway. The Rhonelle river is the
last natural obstacle blocking the way
to the Valenciennes-Bavai iMaubegt
rail from the south.
The British, Field Marshal Haig
adds, are now pushing along the east
bank Of the Scheldt toward the south
ern outskirts of Valenciennes.
The Washington herald., 1918-10-27
Americas Historic AnsOer Unconditional Surrender!

10000 persons are reading this
paper every morning. Have you a
message to put before them? Call
the Advertising Department of The
Herald. Main $500.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18

War knight were rescued by destroy
ers. Soon afterwards, while the blazing
hulk was being towed toward shallow
waters, it struck mine and was blown
up.
The destroyers went to the rescue
through field of blazing oil and took
off also the crew of the Jennings. Sew
eral of the American seamen, however,
were badly burned and were taken to
hospitals after being landed.
According to an officer Of the Jen-
nings. large quantity of gas was
generated in the hold of the Jennings,
filled with oil, by an exceptionally
rough passage. The vessel was within
fifteen miles Of the coast, running with
out lights, when it was hit by the War
knight, at O'Clock in the morning.
One Of the Jennings's seamen. named
Shea: disappeared, and it is thought he
was burned or fell overheard.
The Jennings was beached, and is
probably not a total loss. She is owned
by the Standard Oil Company and is of
10,290 tons gross register. The War
knight was of 1851 tons gross.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
Thrift Stamp Booths To Be Built Here
By Children in Contest for Prizes
Manual Training Students to
Compete for ESQ Awards
Merchants Offer the
Needed Lumber Free
Competition Ends April 80

"Now is the time" reads a war saw
ings bulletin issued yesterday, "for
every schoolboy in New York City to
get out his old tool chest and get busy
on booth. The w. S. S. Committee
wants booths from which stamps can
be sold and has offered $50 prizes to
school children for the best booths
built this month. The prize winners
will be placed at stragetic points in
the city after the Liberty Loan drive. 4"
The aid Of principals of eighteen
schools having manual training de-
partments was enlisted yesterday by
Frederick X. Van Vcchten, of the War
Savings Stamps Committee. To-day
circulars will be sent to the pupils Of
the manual training schools. The con-
test is under the supervision of DR..
William j. O'Shca, district guperin.
tendent assigned 10 war work. lie was
the director Of the regent succcssfuI
thrift drive in the public schools.
Albert w. Garritt, assistant xuperin.
teudcnt Of manual training. js eo.
with DR.. O'Shea.
The prizes consist Of fifty 25 war
say1ngs stamps, 100 fountain pens and
100 poesetsnives. Se judges Include
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
More Temptations Home
Than Abroad, He Tells
Advertising Men
Mail the Big Need
DR.. Allan Mac Rosie Declares
Postal Service Has Com
pletely Broken Down

Whatever danger threatens the
moral standards of American troops
is to be found in the big cities of
America and not in France or England.
DR.. Allan MacRossie, pastor of St.
Andrews Methodist Church, told the
members of the Advertising Club at
their "Fathcrs' Day" luncheon yester-
day.
Don't worry about the temptations
OF Paris or any other city in France
or England" he told fourteen members
OF the club who have sons i'm the
service. There's more temptation in
new York or Philadelphia than any
where over there The American
troops are maintaining the moral
s;!andards OF American men; in addi-
sight through the spirit of sacrifice
which will raise them far above the
leve! OF Americans at home unless that
spirit of sacrifice becomes more een-
eral in America"
DR.. MacRossic recently made a tour
OF the Allied front in France and his
observation of the work done by the
british and American Young Mems
CHRISTIAN Association workers. he said.
LED him to believe that the morals of
the American soldier in France left
little to be desired.
"One thing, however, has fallen
short and yoa advertising men NAV be
Of help. The mail service from the
United States to the boys over there
has broken down completely and our
soldiers are being deprived of the en-
couragement which comes with letters
from home. 1t is inexcusab)e that
they should have to go without mail
and wish you advertising men would
advertise that parents of American
soldiers at the front feel that the gov
ernment should remedy this condition.
The British Tommy receives his mail
regularly and almost as quickly as our
special delivery service, here provides.
The American boys mail is subjected
to infinite delay.
$50 peculiarly are we governed now
that We are not allowed to send our
boys any kind of parcel unless it con-
tains something that they have written
home and made special request for.
With the existing mail difficulties this
means !incredible. delay and hardship.
There is talk of overcrowded trans
portation and the lack Of shipping
bugaboo. Parcels from home are
needed by our fighting sons; let some
thing else wait a while and there will
be room for them.'
Club members, ,sswho. as fathers of
soldiers, occupied honor places at the
speakers table were: julius Storm.
Robert K. Wilson, f. O. Dunning, Rob
ert Frotherngham and Thomas II.
Childs, all of whom have two sons in
the country's service, and Charles H.
Eddy, Edward Epstein. Cecil w. Will
son, c. H. Weavil, Jesse Neal, William
H. Mccormick. H. C. Bursley, George
Prentiss and Harvey M. Fisk, whose
service flags have one star.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18
'Objectors" "toBe
Segregated in
All Army Camps
[Staf Correspondence

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Conscien-
tious objectors in the army training
camps are receiving an opportunity
to explain why they do not desire to
fight for their country as the result of
an executive order of the President.
At each camp those who refuse
service in the three non-combatant
branches of the army designated by
President Wilson are segregated and
placed under command of Especially
qualified officer of tact and Judgment"
to whom their arguments against mill
tary service are presented for refer
ence to Secretary of War Baker.
Until the issuance of the executive
order by the President setting aside
Medical, Quartermaster and Engineer
Corps as non-combatant branches of
the service, conscientious objectors
have been generally assigned to the re-
mount depots of the cantonments and
compelled to care for army horses.
The Presidents order reads:
Each division, camp or post COM
mander shall report to the adjutant
tion of the Chief of Staff and the Sec
retary of War, the names of all per-
sons under their respective commands
who profess religious or other con-
scientious scruples as above described
and who have been unwilling to accept,
by reason of such scruples, assignment
to non-combatant military service as
above defined, and as to each such
person so reported brief, comprehen-
sive statement as to the nature of the
objection to the acceptance of such
non combatant military service enter
tanned.
"The Secretary of War will from
time to time classify the persons so re-
ported and give further directions as to
the disposition of them. Pending such
directions from the Secretary of War
all such persons not accepting assign
ment to non-combatant service shall be
segregated as far as practicable and
placed under the command of spe-
cially qualified officer of tact and judg-
ment, who will be instructed to impose
no punitive hardship of any kind upon
them, but not to allow their objections
to be made the basis of any favor of
consideration beyond exemption from
actual military service which is not ex-
tended to any other soldier in the SER
vice of the United States.
"With view to maintaining dis
New-York tribune., 1918-04-18

ciplinc, it is pointed out that the dis
cretion of courts martial, so far as any
shall be ordered to deal with the cases
of.persons who fail or refuse to comply
with lawful orders by reason of alleged
religious or other conscientious
scruples, should be exercised. if feas-
ible, SO as to secure uniformity of
penalties in the imposition of sentences
for the wilful disobedicnce Of a lawful
order or command.
at will be recognized that sentences
imposed by such courts martial, when
not otherwise described by law, shall
prescribe confinement in the United
States disciplinary barracks or else
where, as the Secretary of War or the
reviewing authority may direct, but not
in a penitentiary, but this shall not
apply to the cases of men who desert
either before reporting for duty to the
military authorities or subsequently
thereto
"The Secretary of War will revise the
sentences and findings of courts martial
heretofore held of persons who come
within any of the classes mentioned,
and bring to the attention of the Presi-
dent for remedy, if anv be needed,
sentences and judgments found at vari-
ance with the provisions hereof"