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Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
NEARLY 10000 ARE
BAGGED BY ALLIES
MACHINE GUN NESTS FORCED TO
SURRENDER ONE AFTER, AN
OTHER BY ALLIES.
FRENCH CAPTURE ROULERS
RouIers Is the First important Belgian
Town From Which Huns Have
Been Driven--King Albert
in Command.

Paris.-Roulers has been taken by
the allies. This city, which before the
war numbered $4,000 inhabitants, is
the first important Belgian town from
which the Germans have been driven.
On Oct. IA the battle famed up along
the Flanders front, and the first days
progress gives reason for high hope
Under the command of King Albert
of Belgium, the British, Belgian and
French armies attacked. There was
no artillery preparation, but the troops
advanced under cover of creeping
curtain Of fire of extreme power.
The troops progressed methodically
and in a most satisfactory way. Ma
chine gun nests were forced to sur.
render, one after another, and at 6
in the evening the advance amounted
to four miles in the direction of Cour-
trai for the British; four miles toward
Thielt for the French and two and a
half miles in the direction of Thourout
for the Beglians.
To the French, in the center of the
line, fell the honor of capturing houl-
ers, and the plateau covering il.
Nearly 10000 prisoners have been
counted and large amount of mate
rial and many guns have been taken
with the horses attached to the guns.
This shows that the methodical with
drawal of the Germans, of which they
will not fail to speak in reporting the
battle, could not be accomplished. Ger
man reserves which attempted to
hurry up to the front line did not es-
cape the keen eyes of the allied ayia-
tors and gunners. One troop train
was cut in two by shells. When the
occupants Of the cars jumped out they
were met and scattered by machine
gun fire from allied aviators.
The British navy and coast artillery
did excellent work in cooperating with
the advancing infantry. The Germans
did not leave Roulers without starting
many fires.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
AGREE ON AIR CRAFT PLANS
Joint Program Of the Allies Is Worked
Out To Develop the Highest
Production.

Washington.-An agreement under
which the aircraft resources of the al
lied countries and the United State
are to be developed in carrying out &
Joint program was arrived at durins
the visit of England and France Of AS
sistant Secretary John D. Ryan, heal
Of the army aircraft division.
The agreement contemplates tina
each country shall use its production
resources to the limit in the line.
along which it is best equipped {,
work and that the fighting forces O.
all three air services shall be supplied
out of this production so that there
will be no delay on the part of any onI
of the three in contributing its share
to the building OF great air navy.
The air supremacy Of the allies is al
ready unQuestioned, Mr.. Ryan sail
but without co-ordinated efforts aat
co-ordinated command the centralized
German air fleet might be concentrat
ed against American, French or Brit
fish squadrons in overwhelming mum
bers for any short period.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
SHIP RACES
WITH HUN U-B0AT
GAS ENOUGH ON BOARD TO WIPE
OUT WHOLE GERMAN ARMY.
THRILLING EXPERIENCE
DEADLY GAS IN sTEELDRUNS
ship Encountered Submarine When IN
Mid-ocean--saved by Timely Ar
rival of Destroyer-Hun Sub
Makes Its Escape.

Paris.-A poison ship is the strans-
est vessel that has come out of Amer
lea to help beat the Hun. The tale OF
its voyage of thrills has come from an
American naval base at French port.
Several thousand huge steel drums.
containing many gallons of the most
deadly poison gas ever made, were on
beard.
What if a torpedo struck the ship
or submarines shell ripped hole
In one of those drums?
So on board the poison ship there
was gas mask drill three times daily.
Thousands OF miles from the trenches,
IN the midst of the ocean, there was
the strange sight Of a gas mask drill.
On the tenth day there was engine
trouble and the poison ship had to
drop behind, and just at the end OF the
evening gas mask drill came a subma-
rine, 5000 yards astern.
The poison ship was limping along
at six or seven knots, and the U-boat
was coming to the surface and man.
ming its guns. The captain Of the poi
son ship shouted order to open fire
with the stern gun, to S. O. s. FOR
help and to tell the chief engineer the
crippled engines would have to re-
spond Immediately or the poison ship
was dope for
Shots fell astern. The submarine
was gaining, Shells came whining
nearer And the shots from the de.
tense guns we're falling short.
Then came wireless word that a de-
stroyer, just over the horizon, was
speeding to the rescue. Every man on
the poison ship had his gas mask
hooked under his chin. And every
one was praying that no German shell
would dent one of the drums of death
Suddenly the starboard engines be
gan working The poison ship shof
ahead. From seven knots she jumped
to ten and to eleven and to twelve
Shells from the approaching subma
rine were falling only twenty yards
astern. In another five minutes they
would have been rafting among the
drums of death
It was a race between the poison
ship and the U-boat. For fifteen min.
utes it was head heat, the shells of
the poison ships stern gun and Of the
U-boat Just barely missing the rospec.
tive targets. Then the smoke smudge
Of destroyer appeared on the hori-
zon. The destroyer was streaking to
the poison ships aid at thirty knots an
hour. And she came just in time; toe
late, though, to get the Hun U-boat
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
AMERICANS TAKE STRONGHOLD
Pershins's Men Capture Town by Out
MlttLna the Enemy

Pershing's Men Capture Town by oui
whiting the Enemy.
With American Forces Northwest b
Verdun. The capture of Grand Pre- b!
Gen. Pershing's forces was accom-
plished under terrific hardships AM
with heroism not limited at in thu
brief official announcement of the TAX
Ing Of this stronghold Of the Germans
north Of the Argonne forest
The Americans took the town pri
marily by outwitting the enemy-by
attacking without artillery prepare
ton, which the Germans had expected
By wading the River Aire at fou
points instead of building bridges; BY
struggling through almost impossible
mud, step by step. until suddenly OF
top of the amazed Germans and BY
driving them into a retreat after hand
t0-hand fighting.
The Americans had moved to poini
within a short distance of Grand PIT
and the Germans had destroyed the
bridges over the shallow Aire as they
retreated. The enemy obviously ex
pected an artillery fire to preface an.
further attack, for his surprise wal
Onfeigned when the American troops
smashed into his positions.
Without attracting the attention O.
the Germans the Americans wadet
into the cold water, which reached tt
their waists and even higher, anI
pushed across the stream.
On the northern bank they found
broad mud flats into which they sanh
halfway to their knees. The Germanf
by this time had discovered their APP
proach and opened bitter machine
gun fire, but the Americans pushed
steadily on. Beyond the mud banks
which were crossed slowly and with
the greatest difficulty, the Americans
found the Germans and closed with
them in desperate bayonet, hand-to
hand fight. Rifles often were used a,
clubs and each man struggled to dowI
his individual opponent
The Americans completely overcamt
the enemy, drove him into the woods
north of Grand Pre- and took possess
sion of the important railroad.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
]. S. WILL MAKE NO
PEACE WITH HUNS
GERMANY IS TOLD THAT NO ARM
IsTlcE IS THlNkARLE WHILE
ATROCITIES CONTINUE.
AUTOGRAPHS DAY IS DONE
President Has No Thought Of EndaR
gerins Allied Victories--Armls-
tlee Is a Matter For Allied
Commanders In Field.

Washington. president Wilson hal
answered Germany's peace proposal
with decision which not only fulfills
the expectations Of supporters Of his
diplomacy, but also dispels the fears Of
those who predicted he would substi
tute victories at arms with defeats al
diplomacy.
No peace with kaiserism, autocraCy
must go; no armistice can even be
thought of while Germany continues
her atrocities on land and sea; one
cannot be considered unless it Is fully
dictated by the allied commanders in
the field in such terms as absolutely
provide safeguards and guarantees
that Germany's part will not be a
scrap Of paper.
This, in few words, is the presi'
dents answer.
If 1t does not bring a capitulation
which may be more than an uncondi
tional surrender, allied diplomats and
American officials believe 1t may
cause revolution In Germany.
Beyond question 1t speaks for the
entente allies as well as the United
States.
The dispatch Of the presidents reply
was followed by the issue of this for.
NAL statement at the White House by
Secretary Tumulty:
"The government will continue to
send over 25O,OO0 men with their sup.
plies every month, and there will be
no relaxation of any kind"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
Must Speed Up shlpbulIdIna.

Observation-Disclosures shipbuilders
we're called upon by Secretay Daniels
to speed up their output of destroyers
to meet the menace of the new and
greater submarine effort which Ger
many is known to be planning. The
secretary began a series of conferences
with representatives of the builders
Most Of the plants are working now
nearly to capacity on destroyers, but
arrangements will be made to lay down
as many additional vessels as possible,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
Registered Men in Y. s. 2s,4se.o2t.

Washington.-Fin returns from all
states show 12,966,594 men registered
for military service Sept. H. This
was 1885 in excess of the estimate
of 12,77S,75S made by the office Of
Provost Marshal General Crowder, as
based on census figures. Texas regis
tration as announced by General Grow
der was 521,474, against the original
estimate of 546,1S7 This will be still
further increased by the registrations
in Alaska, Porto Rico and Hawaii,
which are to be held on later dates re-
Gently fixed by the president With
the figures compiled the total number
of men who have been registered since
the U. s. entered the war is q, 456, O21.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
MOST STUPENDOUS
OF ALLIED EFFORTS
MARSHAL FocH's BLOWS PROM
IsE THE MOST FAR REACH
ING CONSEQUENCES.
BATTLE AT TURNING POINT
Foch Threatens To Cut off German
Retreat lnflicting Colossal Losses
In Men. Guns and Material.
Laon Almost Cinehed.

Paris. The steel walls about the
central empires are cracking, insida
and out.
Marshal Foch's amazingly sustained
blows promise the most faY-reaching
consequences
The battle is now at the turning
point. The most stupendous effort is
necessary from now ON as the groggy
Huns eagerly seize on the slightest wa
vering to regain their breath and cour-
age and prolong the war for months
"The only way to end the scrap soon
is to hit now, and hit like hell" all
officer told the United Press.
The allied string is drawing in the
mouth of the sack, at the bottom OF
which lies Laon Foch threatens to
cut off the German retreat, inflicting
colossal losses in men, guns and mate.
rial, and rendering them hors du COIN
bat for the rest of the war.
A large percentage of Gen Luden-
DORIS badly crippled legions are n.
ready attempting a general retirement
from the Scarpe to the Meuse The
allies are only forty-five miles distant
from the frontier of France in this re-
gion, while the battle front in Elan,
ders is less than that distance from
Brussels.
The British from within twenty
miles of Maubeuge and twelve miles
of the Belgian border at Mons, are
mecilessly failing Huns across the
fields across which they retreated in
the heartbreaking days of 1914.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
British Praise Wilson's RepIy,

London.-The correspondent of Uni,
yersal Service is able to state on the
highest authority that Germans posi-.
tion is such as to make 1t imperative
for hereto accept the allies conditions.
The Pail Mall Gazette interprets the
tone as meaning that "kaiserism must
cease"
The powers associated against Ger
many are preparing an outline Of I'M
discussable terms, which Germany
must accept without reservation. The
powers are said to be also drafting a
list of negotiable points. The Evening
News, specializing on the result Of such
action, says it is expected Turkey
will comply Immediately"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
Lonn Illness Fatal To Editor

Dallas, Texas.-Da Prescott Toomey
managing editor of the Dallas MORNING
News. died at his home here Of eli
rhosis of the liver. Mr.. Toomey wal
so years old, had been connected witt
the News in various capacities for 2!
years, and had been managing edito
since 1902. For years he was chair
man of the Associated Press Managinl
Editors association OF the southwest
He was born near Homer, La, and b
gan work fwFith the News when b,
was q.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
CLEAR FRANCE AND BELGIUM

Washington.-Gen. Pershing and the
American army understand that they
are to go ahead fighting Germans and
pushing ahead toward the Rhine, no
matter how much peace talk the diplo-
matte and executive personnel in this
and other governments may find it
necessary TO indulge In, and from what
Gen. March, chief of staff of the
United States army, says, they are GO
ing ahead with a rapidity that means
the enforced retirement of the Ger
man forces out of France and Belgium
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
Italians Capture purazzo.

Rome. Italian forces in Albania
after storming the Austro- HungairaH
positions on the heights in front Of
Durazzo, penetrated the city, taking
prisoners and capturing war material
East Of Durazzo Italian columns, ad'
vancing from 81 Bassan, overcame
stubborn resistance Of enemy rear
guards at Kraba pass and continued
their march.
Vienna (via London) The occupa
ton of Durazzo by the Italians is ad'
mitted in the official statement issued
BY the war office.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
Hostile Alrplanes Accounted For.

London.-Thirty hostile airplanes
destroyed, so driven down out Of con.
troll, two downed from the ground and
one balloon shot down in flames, Field
Marshal Haig announced in his official
communique on aviation activities.
The British flyers also bombed the
Frescaty aerodrome, damaging q
Zeppelin shed and wrecking the han
gar. Casualties among the mechanics
we're noted. The enemy did not fire
on the attacking squadrons. Thirty.
three tons Of bombs we're dropped dur
ing the day and 1S in night attacks.
Eleven British planes were missing at
the end of the day.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
MIRRoR sAvEs LIZ LIVES.

Sailor Made photographic Signals ans
Destroyer Comes To Aid.
London.-A woman's mirror was tn,
means of saving so lives from the tor
pedoed liner Galway Castle. Amons
the .surivovers on a raft was a woman
who took from her hand bag sinai
mirror and suggested one of the sail
ors use it for making photographic sig
mails. The attempt was made ard tbs
signal brought up a destroyer at full
speed which took off the survivors
from the raft as well as a number o.
sailors clinging to the wreckage,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
kNGL O-ANF
GAIN TWO MILES
AMERICANS AND BRITISH STORM
FORWARD 10 BANK OF THE
RIVER sELLE.
PUSH BEYOND GRAND PRE-
lPershins's Men Proved Heroes In thu
Recent Fghtina--Taking Of Grand
Pre- Accomplished After pes-
perate Hun Fighting.

! London. The attack by the British
south Of lie Cateau resulted in an ad
vance Of two miles. The maneuver i
still progressing.
American forces south of lie Cateau
together with British troops on boil
sides Of them, launched an attack sooi
after daylight against the badly disor
ganized, desperately fighting Germans
After the shells from the British az
Cllery had done their part the Ameri
cans and British stormed forward t.
the bank of the River Selle and man
aged to cross the stream against hal
Of machine gun bullets
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
4EIuu Epldemlc Is Abatlnu.

Misunderstanding Spanish infIu
enza continues to spread among the
civilian population generally, ccntin
ued decrease of new cases at the army
camps led army medical officials te
believe that the peak of the epidemic
among the soldiers has been passed
Secretary Baker in announcing the
good reports. said they indicated thai
measures taken by the surgeon gen
erals office has brought the disease
under definita control.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
Shattered az ExpIosIon.

Washington Shattered by an ex.
plosion, the American submarine chas-
er 219 was sunk in foreign waters, the
navy department announced. One en-.
listed man was killed, another Is miss,
ing and one officer and 8 men were Sc,
riously injured. one probably fatally
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
$1,000 OPERATIONS A MONTH
Free Dental Operations For Soldiers
and Sailors In All States.

New York.--Free dental operations
for soldiers and sailors to the number
of $4,000 are being performed in q
months time by members of the Pre-
paredness League of American Dent
lists in every state in the Union, ac-
cording to the report made public at
the leagues headquarters here. This
record is for the month Of August,
which in normal times is season of
less effort for the average person thar
any other month in the year. This
brings the total Of operations rem
dered since its inception to $4,000.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
Abandon plans 10 Refloat shin.

London. - Salvage experts have
given up hopes of ever relocating the
Lusitania. They have come to the
conclusion that even If successful il
would not be worth the cost. How.
ever, attempts may yet be made to re-
cover the specie known to be locked
in the purser's cabin on upper deck.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
n Americans Escape From Huns.

Paris. The Paris edition of the Chi
cago Tribune has received dispatches
from Switzerland confirming the re
port that II Americans recently es
capped from the German prison camp
at Villingen, Baden. Only two are re
ported to have arrived safely in Swift
erland They are Lieut.. Isaacs, U. s
NJ, of the steamship President Lincoln
and Corp. Harold Willis of Boston
Willis, who was taken by the Germans
in August, 1917, while member Of the
Lafayette Escadrille, escaped Oct. 4
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
U. s. War casualties 45.17e.

Washington.-Up to and including
Oct. IA, the United States casualties
for the war total 45,176. This total in
cludes killed in action (including 291
lost at seal, 1878; died of wounds, g.,
O6O; died Of disease, 1907; died OF
accident and other causes, 1,042;
wounded in action, 24,424; missing IN
action, including those prisoner, 5,465.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
aEluw cuts Into coal output.

Washington Pronounced reduction
in the output Of coal during the week
Of Oct. IL, as result Of the rapid
spread Of Spanish influenza, was re-
ported to the United States fuel ad'
ministration by production managers
in various sections Of the country, no
tably in Maryland, Virginia West Viz
ginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Central
Pennsylvania and Alabama.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
Not nMaxu Plan For Peace.

Washington.-It was Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg himself and not the
supposedly pacifist premier, Prince
Macmillan, who caused the German
government to accept President Will
sons peace terms and seek an arms
tice, according to advices which have
been received at Washington
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
"what's In a Name? ?"

Washington.-"What's in q name?A
asked telegram received at Liberty
loan headquarters with the following
report: Berlin precinct, Otos county
Nebraska, with a population OF 1889
and a quota of $72,3O0. was one Of the
first communities in the Kansas City
district to exceed its quota
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
1000 DIE IN BIG WOODS FIRE
Large Section Of Minnesota Is Left q
Smoderinu Ruin.

Duluth.-A large section of North.
western Minnesota few days ago a
busy and prosperous business ami
farming country-now is a smolder.
ing ruin, with hundreds of bodies OF
men, women and children, many OF
them burned beyond recognition
strewn about the countryside, as the
result of the disastrous forest fires
which swept this territory Sunday
Latest estimates place the death list
at close to 1000. Hundreds of persons
are more or less seriously burned
thousands are destitute and homeless
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
$50 Killed By earthquakes.

San Juan, P. R.-One hundred and
fifty lives were lost In the earthquake
In Porto Rico, Gov. wager estimated.
Almost every town in the island re
ports damaged property and scatter
ing fatalities. There are unconfirmed
reports here of great damage in santo
Domingo from the earthquakes.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
IMPORTANT POSITION CLEARED.
Germans Gave Way Before Allied
Pressure At Vital Point.

Paris.-The Germans gave way be-
fore the allied pressure at the most
vital point in the west front.
In the biggest single days advance
since the allies resumed the offensive
the French drove the Germans out Of
Great st. Gobain massif.
This important stronghold-the best
natural defense the enemy has held in
Francis practically cleared, the
French war office announced, and the
village of st. Gobain is in allied hands.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
s40oono Losa n Leather.

Asheville, N. C.-The Texawsy tam
ming company's plant at Rosman, 40
miles from here. was destroyed by fire
A large quantity Of government leath'
er was burned. The loss is 100000.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
Down 64a dun Planes.

London.-Five hundred and forty
eight German airpianes we're shot
down by the allies on the westerH
front in September, it was announced
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
Rio Ianelro sehooIs cIosed.

Rio Janeiro.-All schools in this
city are closed because of the epidemic
Of Spanish influenza.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
over / .aoo.ooo Yanka salIed.

Washington.-American troops sent
overseas have passed the 1900, goo
mark, Gen. March announced.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
chIeaoo To use InfIuenza vaccine.

Chicago Q Csc IHTIuenza VACCINE.
Chicago. Vaccine for influenza orig
mated by DR.. Rosenow of the Mayt
clinic, Rochester, Mimi, viii be usee
in Chicago's campaign against SPANS.
influenza.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-05-10
A GREAT SUCCESS

The Third Liberty Loan drive
was great success. The goal OF
SO, 900, 100000 was largely over
subscribed. The figures looked
staggering at the beginning, and
they were immense, but big as
they were, the people proved them
selves more than equal to the task.
1t is especially gratifying that
our own state and county did their
part and came over the top with
more subscribed than their quota.
The requirements were met
promptly and cheerfulIy by our
people, which is another pleasing
feature.
1t is also very gratifying to
know that a very large number of
people made subscriptions to the
Third Liberty Loan, decidedly
more than to either of the previous
issues. The bulk of the bonds
we're taken by the farmers, labor
ing men and small business inter-
ests. This is what the government