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The sun., 1918-09-30
PEACE PLEA MADE
BY CERT MAN PAPER

the houses. corpscs OF men. women and
children on the pavements and with
death reigning everywhere.
ut is because this picture never left
us that we Social Democrats always
championed national defence. To be
sure even this gloomy picture would
have its bright spots II much would 70
to the devil which We Social Democrats
have wished were there. The clear
ance would be thorough. but who wants
to pay such n pri"S especially as what
we want can be had more cheaply?
THE west front must therefore re-
main firm. but not TO protect those in
power. Each OF our soldiers must real
ize that more depends on him than ever
before. II Is now I'm reality not a ques-
ton OF conquest. but OF obtaining peace
without disorder and without unbearahle
burdens Steadfastne for a few weeks
may gave us years of misery. The
Government must do everything posi-
Bile 10 come TO the conference table, to-
gether with its allies as speedily as pos
sihle
ut must he a government of German
democracy which goes TO the conference.
Guarantees are necessary that II not
only be summoned In order 10 relieve
those now in power. but that II be put
there in accordance with the people 5
! Will. TO watch over the permanent pres
ervation OF peace.
THE greatest war which humanity
| has experienced, and as all far seeing
| people from the first said was a war Of
! defence for Germany. must as quickly
as possible be brought to an end"
In military circles the elimination az
! Bulgaria is considered of the highest
! importance, particularly IL followed by
! the clDitulation mr. crushing OF Turkey
| This latter would make possible the
| opening % the pardanelles and the en-
| trance Of the allied fleets into the Black
| Sea, insuring through Siberia the re.
! construction OF Russia and the crea ton
| of a new Russian front
The sun., 1918-09-30
~. S. WARSHIP STRIKES
MINE, BUT IS SAFE
None Injured on Minnesota
OFF Delaware BreoklDafer.

WAsHINdToN. Sept, 29.--The Navy
Department tonight issued this state
ment:
The Navy Department Is informed
that the battleship. Minnesota struck
mine early this morning off the Del
aware breakwater. There were no
casualties, according to reports reach
ing the Department, ard the Minnesota
lis proceeding. TO. port. under her own
power.
There was no indication as to the
extent of the damage to the battleship
nor whether the mine was, AN enemy
one. However. naval officers recalled
that mines were laid in these waters
by the submarines which carried out
the first raids on the Atlantic coast last
MAY and June ana that the oil tank
steamship Herbert l.. Pratt was sunk
by striking one.
The fact that the Minnesota was able
TO reach port without assistance was
accepted as indicating that the mine
struck the ship near the how and that
she was not badly damaged.
Tho Minnesota is Of the pre-dread-
nought type. built at Newport News. Va.
in 1905. She is OF 10000 tons displace-
ment, $50 feet long and In normal times
carried "A complement OF 9S5 officers and
men. Her armament consists Of four
l3-inch, eight s-inch and a number OF
smaller rittes, ---. ---------- ..f- ---r
The sun., 1918-09-30

CouAHUed from First Page
aud 3 .otreat to the Aisne is only mat
ter Of time.
BY taking Bou.arville and Mont Gu
vile' the French have occupied the chief
heights commanding the valley OF the
Aisnn at it's junction with the Granpre.
Seven niles northeast Is the Granpre
dolile. position OF first class import
ance.
Through 1t passes Mt present the main
lite OF communication between the
armies of the Crown Prince and those
of Gen. Won Gaiwitz. west and east OF
it. Its occupation by the French would
mako Il equally useful to the Allies as
connecting link between the French
and Americans ono. the double advance
has passed north Of the Argonne forest.
This position is not Yet in our hands
and the opposition of the enemy is so
strong Il may he some little time yet
before we are there. There Is less and
less force to the enenIys resistance each
day though he Is still fighting hard. His
artillery fire 20 some extent has
slaCkened and he is not counter attach
ing.
IT is quite possible the German lad
vance" northward may I've quickened and
in that case II would not take the
French long TO reach the dehle between
the two maSsifs.
The sun., 1918-09-30
BRITISH AND ARABS
PRESS TURKS BACK
$4,000 Prisoners and 1925
Guns Counted by Victors.

l.oNnoN. Sept 2a--prisorcrs 'N ne
number Of 10000 and S25 guns had bee
counted by the British in Palsstir" t--
day night, according to AN official .ou-
muncation issued tonight. Nolwt'"-
standing Turkish resistance. in the 7'-
gion Of Tibcrias, tn" British forced
further passages Of the Jordan To g..
south the British cavalry drove Ste
enemy northward through Mezor.b srd
Joined hands with the forces Of the X (
OF the Hedjaz. The communication
reads
Southeast Of Lake rtberius oU'
cavalry Ovcrcamc Turkish RESISTANCE
at Irbid and Erreiute and drove '.e
enemy northward TO MrzCris, Joining
hands with King tlussCiu's Arab ny
about Deraa,
King l1ussrin who had captured 80
railroad stations Of Ezra and Glaze,
north Of Dcraa, on the IIcdja1 i"s,
Thursday. entered Deraa and Sh'.n7-
Saad Friday. taking l.5OO pr'Soa' :.
In the southern area, in the ArIGIa
district, our column up II Friday -
ming had captured 300 prisoner a.i
enty-eight guns east Of the Jordan
Up 10 Friday night $4,000 pr'"T'"'
and S2i guns had been reported.
The sun., 1918-09-30
PERSHING REPORTS
20 VILLAGES TAKEN
Says Operations Are Con-
I; tinuing Successfully.
SpecioI Dtspntch 10 THr sly

WAsHINGToN. Sept. o9.--Cor tinued i'm =
portant American successes in the Ar
COME announced by Gen. Pershing's re-
port for Saturday and received tonight
stirred Washington .. = . .
The capture OF more than twenty viii
lagos and increasing amount sf enormous
booty is announced and the number OF
prisoners Gen. Pershing reports is
steadily incrca sing The ainericans had
reached the outskirts OF Brieulles-sur-
Mouse, according to the official report
but press despa tches report Brieules
now occupied ny the American troops
and likewise Romagne.
Stin resistance to the American ad
rances is reported with the enemy APP
parently relying chiefly on artillery and
machine gun fire. This. however, has
not sufficed TO check the onrush of Gen
fershlng's men. though the nature Of the
terrain makes the advance slower than
would he the case over fat country. Ii
is noted Tonight that the German oficia
report admits local successes By the
Americans.
The sun., 1918-09-30
GERMANY'S MOST
SERIOUS HOUR SEEN
"LokaI-Anzeiger" and Other
Papers Discuss Crisis.

AMSTERDAM, Sept. -. -- Germany =
most serious hour seems to have struck"
declares the LOkdl-Ancci0rI' of Berlin in
discussing the Bulgarian question The
Frankfort Z.iturg says.
at is useless to gloss over this news,
and We are not quite sure whether IL
would not be useful to attach cons!d-
cradle importance TO the semi -oiiicia!
attempts to veil the threatening seces-
sion of Bulgaria or raise any hopes"
, All the German newspapers are
united In warning their readers to re-
main calm in the face Of the unsettled
the situation is serious. but declare that
the German nation will show itself
capable of meeting this new contin-
genCy."
Georg bernhard in the rosSisoRe
Zeitung declares that at is necessary
that the Chancellor. who no longer
possesses the confidence OF millions OF
German men. must leave Office He
characterlzes Count Won Hertling az a
weary man at the rudder of the ship
of State at the worst period of the
war"
Germany" he says, needs leader
ship and the Chancellor is no leader"
Herr Bernhard asserts that the hap
penings in Bulgaria could not have come
AS a complete surprise to the leaders OF
German policy. lie believes they were,
at least, aware of the feeling prevailing
in Bulgaria for the last few months.
How could the Chancellor make a
speech without even alluding to the diff
ficulties which might Gomez demands
Herr Bernhard 1T is conceivable. but
not fully understandable that the Centre
party cannot summon up courage to
make its old leader understand that his
further continuance in office h incom-
patible with the welfare Of the empire
But 1t Is fully understandable that the
other majority parties will under no cir
cumstances work Longer with the present
Chancellor
The sun., 1918-09-30
GERMANY THREATENS
REPRISAL ON u. S. MEN
Asserts Protest on Use of Shot
guns Is Unanswered.

AMSTERDAM. Sept, 80. Germany,
through the swiss Legation, has sent an
ultimatum TO the Government OF the
United states that IL no satisfactory
answer il forthcoming by October l TO
the German protest about the use Of
shotguns by American soldiers "reprisals
will be taken"
A ssml-ofiicia, telegram from Berlin
gives the following additional details of
The note:
From prisoners captured during
skirmiSh between p1G OILS on July 81
"A repeating shotgun was taken. The
prisoners, who belonged TO an Ameri-
can infantry regiment, S07 OF the
Seventy-seventh Division. stated their
patrol possessed three such guns. each
loaded with six cartridges, and each
cartridge containing nine shots OF
size 90
Another shotgun was captured on
September II from the Third Infantry
Regiment OF the Fifth American Di-
vision
The, use OF such weapons Is forbid
den by the Hague convention as caus-
ing unnecessary suffering The Ger
man Government protests energetically
and expects from the United States
Government that steps will be taken
immedla teiy to discontinue the employ
ment of shotguns.
II Is pointed out 10 the Government
OF the United States that prisoner
on whom a shotgun or shotgun ann
munition II found forfeits his life
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29,-The German
protest against the use of shotguns by
American troops has been received al
the State Department and an answer
soon will be despatched,
Shotguns are used by American troops
1t was said to-day, only as authorized
by the accepted rules of war, They ar.
employed in general police work and ir
guarding prisoners. being more desirabl,
for such work than the high powered
army rifles because the firing of the lat
ter might result IN the death or injur,
OF persons II was not intended to hit.
Germany's threat OF reprisals In no,
causing any anxiety among American
officials. The Americans hold 100 Ger
man prisoners TO every ten American,
Ia enemy prison camps.
The sun., 1918-09-30

MURPHrsBoRo. H.. Sept. 29.-Aban-
dpning all hope OF rescuing alive fifteen
miners known to be left In the north
mine of the Franklin Coal and Coke
Company. Royalton. ILL.,. IN which TWEEN
ty-one men were trapped by an explo-
sion yesterday. the main shaft OF the
mino was sealed to-day in an attempt
to smother the flames Among six
bodies extricated to-day was that of
A. p. Capstick. superintendent.
The sun., 1918-09-30
For Holy Lands DcIiycrnnc..

LONDON, Sept. Especial thanks
Swing services for the dellvtrence OF
TIE Holy Land from the Turks. were
held to-day throughout The. dioc,se OF
London. q
The sun., 1918-09-30

BoThe French the the the Argonne
continuing their closing
which
OF about miles The have Breues and
moving valley of
French pushing norhward from spreading
the
These when carried just little further. will in
likelihood
the Germans back Belgian frontier
The sun., 1918-09-30
Text of the Report.

The Americans with the British and
French dominated the air, Gen. Per.
shins reports This fact is believed
here to have had undoubted effect or
tho military operations. Gen. Per,
Shing's report follows:
The attack begun on September 20
;inue~ to develop successfully. To-
d. Saturday. our troops advancing
in the face of heavy infantry, artillery
and machine gun fire have reached the
outskirts of Brleul!cs and Exermont,
More than twenty towns and enormous
quantities Of material have fallen into
our hands. The number OF prisoners
continues to increase.
American aviators have kept COM
mand Of the air, They have brought
down twelve balloons and more than
sixty enemy planes. while less than n
third OF that number Of our planes are
missing In conjunction with French
and British aviators they have, not
withstandipg unfavorable weather,
rendered valuable service and success
fully executed many missions.
The following extract is from n Ger
man soldiers letter found In the
Woevrc September %: Americans
are IN front Of us. To the right OF us
Indians OF the Sioux tribe were iden-
tilted in one OF the last attacks.
After the war Karl May can write an
other hook about his war experiences
with his dear Indians
The sun., 1918-09-30

Gen. Pershing's reference to the part
played In the fighting by American air
squadrons cooperating with the British
and French made n splendid impression
here.
Weather conditions have not been
favorable for aeroplane work, but de-
spite this handicap the American air.
men have brought down sixty enemy
acroplanes and twelve balloons. Tho
American losses have been less than
third of those OF the enemy
This record is all the more remarkable
military men say. because the attack,
ing armies as u rule suffer more Sc,
verey In the air. Their aircraft must
fly far over the enemy lines to az.
certain what is going on behind then
and much of the air Fighting IL, there,
fore. over territory held by enemy
troops. Machines which for one reason
or another are forced to land undcl
these conditions are at the mercy OF
the enemy. whereas their own machine.
may frequently land without risk
The sun., 1918-09-30

To establish the German army and its
material In France has been the work
Of years: It could not be withdrawn
quickly in "A beaten and demoraiized
condition without tremendous losses.
Even a planned retreat would be disns-
trous with the Allies pressing all along
the line.
The result OF Marshal Foch's strategy
has been TO pin down the Germans to
positions where they must accept de-
eIsive battle. This battle now appears
20 have been begun brilliantly and sue
cessfully by the Allies in striking at the
two pillars OF the German defensive
system. the Verdun perimeter and the
qhadriiateral formed by Douai. La
Basseo, Lille and Menin.
Most of the military commentators
here boieve that the greatest battle in
the worlds history. already has begun
and that the next six weeks. II Marshal
Foch's plans succeed In their entirety,
Will see the German armies beaten and
dtsorganized. flowing back to the Rhine
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Insurance Men Fight
New German Measure
regiment

Insurance men and attorneys have
promised the American Defence So
ciety to accompany it's representatives
to Albany on Wednesday to protest
against bill which, the society fears,
would nullify the dissolution proceed
ings against German insurance com
panies.
"This BILL" said Richard NJ. Hurd,
chairman of the societys trustees,
was evolved from bill originated by
the managers of the Hamburg Bremen
Fire Insurance Company and the Prus-
sian National Fire Insurance Company.
The bill thus appears to be German in
its conception, and it seems significant
that a letter addressed to the presl-
dents of the fire insurance companies
of the state brought forth condemna-
tion Of the bill, except from four or
five German-American companies, all
of which recently changed their names,
omitting the word German.
when it is stated that the newly
formed insurance companies are to be
sold to American citizens, one must
frankly admit that many American
citizens are known to be pro-German
in their sympathies and that a dan
gerous opportunity is here given for
the sale or resale of these companies
to American citizens who would simply
hold the plants for Germans to enter
again when the war was over"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Says He Had to Kill
Or Be Killed Himself

With little concern, Antonio Notaro,
of Elmdale, Long Island, told a jury
before Judge Mott, in General Sessions,
yesterday how he shot and killed Giu-
seppi Verrazano, a gambler, in res
turant at 341 Broome Street on Octo-
ber s, 1916. Notaro has been convicted
of the crime and was testifying against
Angelo Giordano, a saloonkeeper, of
Tompkinsville, Staten Island, for or
dering the murder. Notaro said that
after the crime he and Giordano went
to moving picture show.
"rhe night Of the shooting" Notaro
testified, 1--WE met in Grand Street sa-
loon. There were present the defend
ant, Daniello, Tony the Cheese and
Alfonso Sogroia. known as Butch.
Giordano told us Nerrazano had to be
killed that night, and when | protested
that l didn't want to kill man with
out receiving any orders from my boss,
Tony Piretta, the gang leader, Gior-
dano told me I would have to do it or
be shot myself next day. He said he
would shoot me. finally changed my
mind. Giordano took me to the res
taurant and picked out the victim.
Butch and I opened fire. verrazano
dropped dead"
The case was brought to life by the
confession of Ralph Daniello. who tes-
tilted that he had participated in TWEEN.
ty-three murders brought about by
rival gambling factions, each of which,
he said, had hired assassins.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
FORECLOSURE SALES

SUPREME COURT. COUNTY OF NEW
Yori.-The East River Savings Institu-
ton. plaintiff. against Amelia Furrer and
In pursuance Of judgment Of foreclosure
and sale. duly made and entered in tho
above-entitled action and bearing date the
the referee in said Judgment named Will
sell at public auction. at the Exchange
Borough Of Manhattan. City Of New York.
on the 9th day of May. 1913. at 10 o'clock
noon on that day, by NJ. MORGENTHAU,
r se,a CO. the directed
described as follows: ALL that certain lot
piece or parcel of land. with the buildings
lying and being in the Borough OF Manhat-
tan. of the City OF New FORK in the County
and state of New York bounded and de-
scribed follows:
BEGlNNlNG at II point on the eas;erls
side Of Seventh Avenue; distant fifty.nine
the corner formed by the Intersection Of the
northerly side of Fortieth Street with the
said easterly side of Seventh Avenue and
partly on the lot hereby described and partly
the lot next adjoining the same on the
south; running thence easterly through the
centre of said party wall on a line parallel
with Fortieth Street, sixty t6o) feet; thence
northerly parallel with Seventh Avenue
Westerly and again parallel WITS wiah Forsies
Street to and through the centre of a party
wall standing partly on the lot thereby de-
the same on the north, sixty o6o> feet to
the easter)y side of Seventh Avenue: thence
southerly along said easterly side Of Sew
inches 10 the point or place of beginning.
Dated. Nsw York. APriI y: 1915:
nnI SAMTEl M !, HAMHTRGER. rs Referes
Plaintiff, 29s Broadway. Manhattan.
New York.
to he sold: its street number is No. Sc;
1th Avenue
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Integrity of Greece
Pledged by Wilson

WASHINGTON, April Co. President
Wilson has assured the Greek people
that the United States Is determined
to give its fullest measure of support
to Greece and that the country's rights
shall be preserved in any final peace
negotiations.
promise given the Greek people by
Minister Droppers at Athens that the
United States will see that Greek in
tegrlty is preserved, although officials
would not say so, was believed here
this government officials indicated that
the fullest approval hal been given
to it.
The statement was in line with
President Wilson's utterances regard
ing the rights of small nations and
with the announced policy o. this gov
ernment. Officials would net comment
on the report that the Greeks have
questioned the silence OF the Allies re-
garding the future Of Greece, but it is
known they attach no Importance to the
subject.
Minister Droppers's statement as re-
ceived by cable was given out at the
State Department. as follows:
"The people of the lDited States
view with admiration the VI seltishness
and courage with which the Greek peo-
pie, animated by that love of liberty
and devotion to right which they have
inherited from long line of heroic
ancestors, are fighting to preserve the
freedom for which their patriotic fore
fathers valiantly fought.
"Claiming similar ideals and moved
by the same principles OF right and
justice, the government aNc people of
the United States are determined that
the fullest measure Of assistance shall
be rendered to Greece and that her in
tegrity shall be preserved and her
rights secured in any final negotiations
for peace that shall take place"
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Bought Suit for $12,
With Widow as Bonus
But Lady Wouldn't Wed and
Hence a Legal Tangle for
Courts to Settle

Mecklen Kalman has a grievance that
might interest one Of the organizations
for honest merchandising. He bought
a suit of clothes for $12 from one Roth
field. He got his SIP worth OF clothing,
but he complains that the dealer did
not make good on his promise to throw
in bonus. The bonus was to be a
widow, who, according to Kalman, the
clothing dealer promised should marry
him if he bought the suit
The widow repudiated the contract
made for her marriage, and now Kal-
man is suing for s48 which he says he
deposited with Osias Kracbak as Gus
todian to be paid to Rothfeld as
brokerage fees" When the widow re-
fused to become a bonus, Kalman de-
manded his $48 back. He got $40 and
sued for the remainder. The Municipal
Court gave him verdict, which was
reversed yesterday by the Appellate
Term of the Supreme Court, which or
dered new trial.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27
Mrs. Guggenheim Must
File New Complaint
Divorced Wife's Suit Against
Millionaire Four Brothers
Hangs on Amendment

Mrs. Grace B. Guggenheim, the
divorced wife of William Guggcnheim,
of the family of mine owners, must
file second amended complaint if she
wishes to prove that she has a cause
of action against four brothers of her
former husband. Her failure to do so,
the Appellate Division decided yester-
day, will result in judgment on the
pleadings for the defendants.
Mrs Guggenheim said in her amended
complaint that after she and William
Guggenheim were divorced in Chicago
she sued to have the divorce decree
vacated. Later, she says, she entered
INTO an agreement with the brothers
OF William Guggenheim. under which
she was to discontinue that action on
the payment to her of S42, 900 in cash
and $500 a month for life Mrs. Gug-
genheim alleges that the Guggenhcims
tailed to carry out this agreement.
The defendants filed demurrer con-
tending that the complaint did not
make out a cause of action and asked
for judgment. Justice Newburger
granted this motion. On appeal bv
Mrs. Guggenhcim it was decided YES
tcrday that the plaintiff may file a
second amended complaint. Unless she
does so judgment will be rendered for
the defendants.
New-York tribune., 1918-04-27

Invention Cheapens Sugar
Process Will Send Product
Direct From MIL to Table
Especial Coryespo1dence-

NEW ORLEANS, April 26-By a
new process sugar can juice can be de-
colored and granulated sugar and clear
syrup produced in sugar mills. This
should revolutionize the sugar indus
try and materially cheaper both sugar
and syrup.
Henry N. Pharr, of Olivier, La, told
the American Cane Growers Associa-
tion, of which he is president. that the
inventor is Rood A. Dcmme, Swiss
now in New York Mr.. Pharr said he
learned of the process while in New
York, at the office of Sol Wexler. The
material used, he continued, was car
bon made of ground wood fibre. which
can be produced for $50 to $50 ton.
The carbon can be used several times.
An experiment in Cuba showed sugar
could be refined by the process at a
cost of about 25 cents hundred
pounds.
If as successful as anticipated the
new invention will eliminate the re-
finery and sugar will pass directly
from the mill to the table.