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INVASION OF ENGLAND
Continued from Page oue.)

10 send all the W"StphallanS 10 the West
and I WAS not allowed 10 exchange into
another regiment. | have hated fighting
against The British hit I could not help
il. Often ! wished thar I could get
killed. Shut simply r0u!ut. have
only h.rn lwic" slightly wnund"d.'
Captain l<l"lr Of tn" German Mir Sorry
ice was Il patient III the Emdcn for a
week or So. II was captain Klein who
led the second daylight raid on London
in July. last year. He also knew Eng
land we'll. and had several friends there
hu, Il" had no computation about taking
par, in air raids on England. II" told
nurse when he was leading tn" daylight
raid. on London hr flew over nous" In
tho Eastern Counties whore h" had once
stayed as a guest
Some Badly Bun Hospitals.
II could have given these people" n"
said. with Il hugh. ~ Startling reminder
that l. was in tn" nciEhhnrh"0d again.
hut had no bombs 10 waste for such 4
purpose"
Capt Klein was decorated with the
Iron Cross hy tn" Kaiser after tn" July
rad II" was kIll..d lri"ly in France.
SOMETIMES tho German Empress and
IN" Crown Princess would visit tho En-
four hours notice Of their coming. but
the Crown Princess IN one or two nCra-
Sinns. paid us Il surprise visit. The Prin-
cess did this purpnS"!y'to SOC if III" hos
pitfalls wore hong properly conducted.
There were several military hos pitfalls in
B"riin which wore not. especially some 90
those which were privately mana god.
Tho Princess waS tho means OF getting
scT"rTrl IF thrS" hospitals closed.
On ono occasion shn paid Il surprise
som" wrll-knnwn ladies in Berlin sOc-
ETY.. Tn" first room she entered was u
lar-" on" on tn" first floor. When sh"
opened, tho door she saw three nr four
officers seated On 4 table playing cards
and drinking champagne. On the knee
of on" nf tho officers 4 nurse was seated.
4 cigarette by tho fire place
two other nurses were standing. Ono
WIS clad III. nm officers unifnrm-thc
officers themselves wore all wearing
dressing gowns. Tho party were all
laughing and talking very loudly and
enjoying themselves immensely when
tn" Princess entered tho room
Her sudden and unexpected appear
ance gave tho occupants Of tho room n
considerable start. The Princess stood
looking about tn" room for a few mo-
mcnts and then without saying n word
took her departure. The Princess subsc-
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res made into the con.

Qu"ntly had inquiries made into the con.
duct Of q number Of hospitals several o!
which were closed later on and others
brought under very strict supervision.
The Emdnn however. was a rcry-well
conducted hospital. AS q rule. when the
Empress talked TO any officer. he would
say nothing more than Yes. your Maj
esty." or NO. your Majesty" 1t was
etiquette for the Empress 10 do all OF
most OF the talking. But. on one occa.
sion heard an officer make a remark
To the Empress that rather took Her
jrstE ahack.
The officer was a Captain Bcrgstrof
He was 4 huge Bavarian: He was good
naturcd kind Of person and altogether
devoid OF sense Of humor. and. like
many Bavarians. entertained by nc
means great opinion Of the dignity OF
majGsty of the Hohcnzollcrns.
He entered the Emdcn A few week:
hrforc thr German offensive in March
began. He had been slightly wounded
in n small night attack. When the Ger.
man. Empress began talking to him
about the coming attack she said that
she hoped he would be able to take part
in it.
Offended. The Empress.
Y.
will he wanted"
Yes, your Majesty" replied the otric.
or.
We arc going 70 win this time I am
sure continued the Empress smilingiy.
We are I hope" replied Captain Berg
stroff: indeed. your Majesty. we might
h. sure of victory only for two things"
And what are they?" asked the Emp
ross
The british and French armies" an.
swrrrd. Captain BergStroff. -.
The Empress was greatly taken nback
by this reply. 1t was very unexpected
and il much annoyed her. She made no
further remark. but left the ward at
ONE.
I said To Captain BcrSstroff after
wards: you have offended Her Majesty
think by what you said" he broke into
q hearty laugh. II expect So" he an
sw"rrd. and IT won't break my heart If
7 did I am q Envarian. you know, not
Il Prussinn. and ! don't care a little bit
OF dust az We say. about the Hohcnzol-
lcrns."
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Yankees Win Game

The Yankee Juniors won tho FIRST of n
thrrr game series to decide the amateur
championship Of tn" OH" Valley Sunday
at League lark. dGsc.Aiug the Martins
Ferry playground team in an eleven IN
ming BATH. by IT." Sc"r" If 70 ). ROB
.rtSua pitched good ball for the Yankees
but 3; frw costly errors IL the nlnth al
lowed th.. t'rtTians to tie tho score. while
pad,i.n. Fcrry's pitcher. was hit 10 all
corurrS II tie lot TIL" second game Of
the series Will b" played next sunday on
the Twcnty-SiXth street GROUNDS. Score
by innings:
Yankees 331 o1o 900 e1-s II s
NJ r. Playyr'd, 900 900 90 Obs :
Batteries Robertson and Thomas
Fadden and Duffy.
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MARTINS FERRY HIGH CONFIDENT
DE- AGAIN WINNING VALLEY HONORS

unless one can hc secured it is likely
that Il graduate ut the school or the
CAPTAIN will act in this capacity rs
sn,r,cpn. must be at the head 10 keep
,hn boys ag"ius and pointing out the
Weaknesses Of the 'Grc,T ones. With
Ferry having prospects of L great nu-
chine as we'll Us Wheeling. Cathedral.
H..!laire and LinSly. the valley fans are
going To witness the greatest battle l"r
honnrS in the history OF the local sport
n,,or,dir.- rho new draft does not inter-
t..r,, before that time. Ferry Won tho
undisputrd championship from l-ihslY
ut the Fur Grounds in worry clever
exhibition which was considered inc
SURPRISE Of the season for tn" Orange
and Black was picked as the winner TO-
about iwo-thirds 1T the fans. Who VIII
win this year is Il difficult problem to
solve. How do YOU figure?
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Him out No runs. No hits. No errors.
SEvEHTH INNING

Scott threw out hnskcrt. Mcrklc
SIrnll"d. the fourth ball being low. Iei-
de- buttcd in place oil Pick. Icidcl also
walked. O'Fnrrrll buttcd for Teal.
nFarr'll hi INTO II double play: Scott
Ia Shram TO MCInnIs NJ runs. No hits.
M errors.
Z"idcr went 10 third has" for I'll" Cubs
and Workman went I" Second IN place OF
i.rk. M'lun!s s,ngl"d int" left field,
Tnc stands I"E",l with applause when
Ruth ritmr IL bat. Ruth sacrificed. H"i-
DIR /" Mrrkir. Tylcr t"nk SCOTS gr"un-
dV md threw 10 Zr!drr. VIII" touched
On MrInnrs on III" line. Scott reaching
first. Workman took Thomas high fly.
No rune. one hit. M errors.
EIGHTH INNING
rhiraEn--k differ walked. Hendrix
hattri Tor Tylcr. Hendrix drov" Il long
single into left field. kIllifcr going 1"
second. TN II wild pitch kIllifcr went
to third and Hendrix 10 second. There
is one bail and one strike on Flark. Foul
strik" two. Mclnnis took Flark' 5
pruundcr and touched him out. kllllfrr
and Hendrix holding their bases. Hol-
Iochcr up. Mr|'abc WAS put in to run
for Hendrix. kllfrr scored while Shean
WAS throwing out iipIluchrr, McCabe
taking third. Mann up. Strike one
Atrt'ahc secured on MannS pretty, single
tn left. l'aSk"rt UP Foul. strik" ono
Thomas threw out raskrrt II first. Two
runs Two hits. y" errors
Douglas; went int" the h"X for Chicago.
SrhHnS hAtlrd III ular" Of AEucw
Srhang shot Il SimEl" over second. TN Il
short pascal ball SrhaEg went to sec
nnd Hooper "arrifIrrd and when Doug
las threw wildly past Mcrkl" SchanG
scored and Hnnprr reached second. one
ball and two strikes on Shcan. Foul.
Rall two. Shran flied /" Mann. Strunk
flew out t. I'a%kcrt. Xridcr throw out
Whtcman ut first One run. One hut
One error.
NINTH INNING.
SrharG now ratrhIng for Boston. M"r-
klc s.n:l~! over second. Irid"r walked
for thu second time and Ruth way called
from the bon lie had weakened IN III"
last ;wn iur'iGS. Ruth went IL left
cIrld II place nf WhU"tnan. liuSh went
into tn. b"N FOR R"$lnn. Bush sent II
strike over IL Workman on tn" first
utch MclnnS took Wurlnans at
tempted s:Irr!iIre and threw la Th"mas
forcing Ncrkic. Workman reached fir,t
X,id,r second. barber altinS for XII
lircr. l;arl"r hit int" duuhl" pay.
S,u:t 10 Shran 10 Mclnni*. No runs.
On" hi. No "rrurs.
The official box Srnr" which follows
tolls nf tn" story III it's detail
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Chicarc--Tyl"r walked for tho second
lim". tlnck formed Tyler ut second
Ruth :" Sh"an. Sh"an lhr"w out llol
luch"- at first. Flnrk going :" second.
Thomas. threw out Mann Ht first. No
runs: NJ hits No errors.
l:ustnn---Imai mad" L sparkling play
on Sh"ars :-rnund'r ard got him at first.
Pick Tossed out Strunk n, first. Tyler
took N'hitrman's Grouudcr and threw
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(a)-Battcd for Tyler in Sth.
i3l--Rnn for Hendrix in Sth.
tIN--ButI,d for killifrr in 9Th.
e -
Boston Am

Chicago NulIOnAIS.. q " II IT U : u
Boston Americans. :" q q : y " " 5
Two base hit: Shcan. Three bnse hit:
Ruth. Stolen base: Shcan. Sacrifice
hits: Ruth, Hooper. Double plays: Ruth.
Scott and Mrlnnis Scott. Shcan and
MrInn$ 81. Left on bases: Boston
1: Chicago. 6. Base on errors: Boston.
]. Base On halls: OF Tyler. =: off Ruth,
i. Hits: Off Tyler. , in : innings: off
Douglas. / in inning: Off Ruth. : in s
innings: off Rush. . III inning. Struck
cut: ny Tyler. |: by Ruth. u. Wild
mitch: Ruth. l. Passed ball: Killifcr =.
Winning pitcher: Ruth. Losing pitcher.
Douglas.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-11
SPOR T.

The Eaton High football eleven de
feated the Manual Training High team
of Denver by the score of to a.
Eaton, Colo.
For the first time in football history
the Loveland High school team de
feated Longmont High. to 0. in the
best gridiron exhibition ever seen at
Loyeland. Colo
A company of Chinese theatrical
players presented a drama at Oakland
Cal, recently which started at il
O'Clock in the morning and did not END
until midnight
Capt r. W Schroeders world rec
ord breaking altitude flight at Wilbur
Wright field, near Dayton. Ohio, Sept
is, was certified at 2S.90O feet in Il
statement by the Aero Club of Amer.
lea AT New York.
The University of Nebraska football
squad, champions OF last years Mis-
souri, Valley conference, went down to
defeat at Lincoln at the hands OF the
strong University of Iowa team by {
score OF u to 0.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-11
GEN ERAI.

Untimely rain in the Fresno. Cal,
section of the San Joaquin valley has
ruined large part of the raisin crop.
open vineyards.
Prices and distribution of practical
ly all articles of wearing apparel are
to be controlled by the War Industries
Board
Prince Macmillan of Baden. the new
imperial German chancellor lis will.
in gto accept President Wilson's four.
teen peace conditions.
Unconditional surrender character
ICES the general comment in Paris on
the demand for peace sent by the cen
trail powers to President Wilson.
Sherman c. Kingsley of Cleveland.
Ohio, was elected president of thu
Mississippi Valley Conference on T 9.
berculosis. Des Moine. Iowa. was
chosen for next years convention.
Provost Marshal Miles G. Saunders
was notified by Washington officials
that the master lists in the Sept. -
draft were being mailed to the Colo
RADIO district draft boards and the pro
vost marshals' department.
Churches, schools, theaters and all
other places of public gathering in Al
buquerque. n. NJ. were ordered closed
by the city commission and the city
health department following two
deaths from Spanish influenza within
twenty-four hours.
That Wyoming and Colorado ma
tional guardsmen, comprising the bulk
of the One Hundred and Forty-eighth
Field artillery. are entitled to a large
share OF credit for hating the German
drive across the Marine last July is be-
lated news which reached Cheyenne.
Spanish influenza sweeping through
cities OF the country. as we'll a.
through army camps. has brought sui
fering to more than 175,o00 soldiers
and civilians, reports from all sections
show. Death is occurring at the rate
Of one in each twenty-seven cases, -
cording to unofficial estimates.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-11
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE week
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
ABOUT THE WAR.

Douai, south OF Lens. was almost
snveloped Sunday. and Cambria has
oeen further endangered through the
capture OF the village of Aubencheuil-
AuX-Bo five miles to the southeast,
where more than 1000 Germans were
made prisoner
In the vicinity of Laon conflagra-
tions are to be seen, and it seems not
improbable that the Germans are pre-
pairing for a withdrawal in conse-
Quence of the couverginE movement.
which is being pressed against them
from three sides.
Total number of American casual
ties to date, including those reported
Sunday: Killed in action Gncluding
29l al sea-. 1890; died of wounds, p
bS6; died OF disease, 1892; died of ac-
cident and other causes. SEQ: wounded
in action, 2l922; missing in action
tincluding prisoners. 1921. Total to
date, 4O,671.
In the Macedonian theater the allied
troops have compelled the Austrians
to withdraw from the FL Basan sector
and other positions. while near Vranje.
central Serbia. the French and Ser
bian troops have captured Austro-Ger-
man held positions. In the latter re
gion the enemy is retiring northward
in disorder.
With the Germans being defeated
over wide areas by the French and
Americans from Rheims to the Ar
COME forest, the Italians south OF
Laon have begun an offensive which
seemingly has as its objective the fin
ishing of the work previously begun
by the French for the obliteration Of
La Fere and Laon. Here they have
captured in storlning operations "
portant and strongly held German po-
sitions
Through the operations OF the
French around Rheims the Cathedral
city seems definitely liberated from
the German menace. for there they
have materially pressed back the en-
envy. Likewise eastward through
Champagne to the Argonne forest the
French and Americans have fought
their way forward in titanic struggles.
capturing numerous villages. crossing
the Aisne canal and pursuing the en-
envy along the entire fronts OF the
Suippe and Arnes rivers. both of
which have been crossed at several
points.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-11
YVES

Jack Fall SO, son of Senator 4. B.
Fall OF New Mexico. died at Carrizozo.
y. NJ, following an attack OF grip.
All schools, churches, picture shows
and public assemblies OF every kind
were closed at Roswell y. NJ. by the
board of health against influenza.
A new drive to recruit nurses will
be started by the Red Cross on Oct
20. Every city, town and farming
community in the country will be can
vassed for nursing resources.
Peter Arthurs. Hanna. Wyo.. has
been killed in action. James Vivars.
Jr., Diamondsville. Wyo.. and Robert
L. Moore. Murdoch, y. NJ, are among
the wounded severely in action.
Fire completely destroyed the
Charleston chemical plant at Belle,
W. Va, entailing a loss of 100000
Four hundred deaths from influenza
and pneumonia in six days in Chicago
were reported by the health authori-
lies Saturday.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-11
FOREIGN.

There is a report that Persia is be
,;n,;, 10 chou. st,,,. -, ,,t,;,,, st,,as
with the allies.
The proclamation of independence
of Bohemia will he issued shortly. ac
cording to the budapest new spaper
Azest.
The first decree signed by King
Boris was one demobilizing the Bull,
garian army, according to a dispatch
from Sofia.
Several cases of Asiatic cholera
have been discovered in Vienna and
deaths have occurred from this dis
ease there.
In aerial fighting on the Flanders
front British aviators destroyed -four
GERMAN machines, the Belgian war OF
ice announced
roman catholic priests, who, ike
all Frenchmen OF military age, had tu
Join the army, have distinguished
themselves IN the a''a''oh service.
nep"i's are 10 Iie effect 'haI AUS
hungary again Is seeking peace
having invited holland TO request the
peihsereh's 10 participate IN hesoua
lions
OlIiclai iisureS OF 'he casualties o.
.iie Easter FeoelIioh OF 1910 Just puo
tlsueu' sho" thaI Ilo SoIdlers were
hIHeu' ana 500 soldlers wounded IN
'i'e Duo''h district
The Berlin Nossische Zeitung says
the appointment Of Prince Macmillan
OF Baden as imperial German chancel
Tor may be regarded as an accom-
plished fact.
Newton D. Baker. American secre
The Dolores star., 1918-10-11
WASHINGTON

The United States fuel administra.
tons ban on Sunday gasoline use in
the states east of the Mississippi has
drawn attention anew to the POSSIBLE
tiles of gasoline production from the
vat fields of oil shale in portions OF
the West
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig
was awarded the cross of honor. be-
slowed annually by the American
Cross of Honor for conspicuous and
notable service to humanity. The
medal last year was given to Marshal
Joffre.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
called for 29.999 grammar school grad
yates from forty-two states and the
District of Columbia to entrain Oct.
Is for technical schools OF the total
$50 will be negroes. Voluntary Undue
ton will be allowed until Oct IL.
One hundred seagoing vessels, forty
six steel and fifty-four wood, aggregat-
ing 30l .433 gross tons, were completed
In American shipyards during Sep
TENDER
Official reports of Liberty Loan sub
scriptions gathered by banks up to the
close of business last Saturday night
by the treasury, showed a total of 81.
097 ,611.650.
Air mail service between Washing
ton, Philadelphia and New York was
conducted during the month of Sep
tember without a single interruption.
the Postoffics Department announced
The Dolores star., 1918-10-11
COLORADO SCHOOLS CLOSED.
Rigid Measures Taken to Stop Spread
of influenza.

Denver.-Eleven additional deaths
making a total of thirty deaths from
Spanish influenza. were reported
Monday TO DR.. William Fl. Sharpley.
manager of health, and he estimated
that there We're 100 new cases in the
city bringing the total number I'D to
approximately 500. DR. Sharpley as.
serted, however, that he believed the
plague was under control.
Colorado State University at Boulder
is closed until further notice to pre-
vent the further spread of influenza
among the students The State School
OF Mines will be under the strictest
quarantine and limited academic in
struction will be continued under the
most rigid rules The Agricultural
college at Fort Collins will have its
650 students under close health sur
veillance and is cooperating fully with
the local and state health authorities
to prevent influenza from spreading
Governor Gunter issued a proclama.
ton urging health officers to adopt
measures to prevent the spread of in.
nuenza. and many cities have already
taken such action.
The Dolores star., 1918-10-11
eERRY-AU BAG FALLS AND CRA-
ONNE is TOTTERiNG-FRE FRENCH
DRIVE TURKS FROM BEIRUT.
BRITISH GAIN AT D0ysI
AMERICANS IN CHAMPAGNE
FORCE FOE NORTHWARD DE-
SPITE STRONG RESISTANCE.


Washington, Oct. S.-President VII.
son will reject the Teutonic plea Tor
compromise peace and he will do so
as spokesman not only of the United
States. but of all the other nations
fighting the central powers As the
result of exchanges of opinion be-
tween the President and the heads OF
the allied governments now in pro-
gress. Germany will be informed,
it is believed that peace can be
obtained only by unconditional sur
render. and that an armistice can be
granted only upon the basis of the
evacuation of Belgium. France and all
other invaded territory.
The troops of French General Ber-
thelot have delivered successful
blow against the Germans northwest
of Rheims. which adds materially to
the menace that is hanging over the
German front from the North sea to
the Swiss border. This was the cap.
ture OF Berry-Au-SaC on the north side
of the Aisne. about ten and half
miles northwest of Rheims and only
sCant five miles from the eastern
end of the famous Chemin des Danes
ridge at CraOnne. 4 further advance
nOrthward across the railroad not
alone will put the great stronghold OF
Laop in pocket. but also will out
flank Neufchatel. another enemy
stronghold in the west.
The Turks also have suffered Sc
rious blow in the loss to the French
of Beirut, capital of the Nilayet, Syria.
The occupation of this seaport on the
Mediterranean by a French naval divi.
sion gives the allies a base for the
landing Of men who can operate in all
directions against the Turks over the
roads radiating from it,
Although peace talk still is in the
air. there is no peace for the German
and Austro-Hungarian armies in the
field.
Marshal Foch's armies are proceed.
ing without pause in their task of
clearing Belgium and France of the
invader, and they are continuing to
meet with great successes.
Likewise, in Serbia and Albania the
Serbs and Italians are fast reclaim.
ing enemy occupied territory. while. at
last reports, the British General Al.
lenby in Palestine still was hard after
the retreating Turks
while further good gains have been
made by the British east of Arras,
where the operations have in view the
capture of the highly important town
OF pouai. and other advances have
been recorded between Cambria and
81. Quentin, chief interest for the pres
ent centers in the fighting in Cham
payne, and between the Argonne for.
est and the Mouse. while the French
and Americans are driving the enemy
steadily northward, despite great re-
sistance on positions OF strategic
value,
In the latest fighting the Americans
drove the Germans out Of Chatel Che
hery, northwest Of Apremont. and OBJ
tanned command OF the heights west
of the Aire. The latest German Off
cial communication reports that the
Americans Monday evening began d
new attack in this region
The Dolores star., 1918-10-11
Nearly $1,000 900 First Day for Bonds

UtnNer.-E1ghteen thousand Denver
patriots swatted the kaiser's latest
peace proposal Monday to the tune OF
To50.30o in Fourth Liberty Loan
subscriptions, while more than 1900
others from outside counties swelled
the chorus with s3.s12. 700, making
Colorado's total subscriptions at yhe
close OF the first day of the official In
tensive drive. s10,s63,OOo Practically
every one of the city's 100000 citizens
faced the east for one minute and ~
began subscribing Denver's 31S.0OOt