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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
Douia Is Likely to Be Evacu-
ated in a Short
Time
ALLIES EXTENDED
THEIR OFFENSIVE
Germans Are Removing the
Guns and Leaving Ma
chine Gunners Behind

WHh the Anglo American Forces
Southeast of Cambria, Oct. ll.-(By the
Associated Press The great battle now
being fought in this region is on a front
OF nearly thirty miles to day, having
been extended TO the north. The Brit
ish are gaining everywhere There is
virtually no enemy infantry opposition
The only resistance worth mentioning
is coming from the enemy machine gun.
ners. The bulk of the enemy artillery
seems to have fled to far east of the
battle ground so as to be out of range.
The high ground on the eight mile
front between st. Hilaire and lie Cateau
to the southeast, was found to be alive
with machine guns when the British ap-
preached and the cavalry patrols were
held up for some time.
North of the LeCateau- st. HiIaire line
the Germans are in headlong fight, ae-
eording TO the last reports from airplane
observers. The Douai salient has been
made still deeper and the news that the
Germans are beginning 20 evacuate that
city may be expected at any time.
Cambria Is being rapidly left behind
IN the battle area. As the armies push
forward there are nowhere any signs
that the Germans intend making a de-
termined stand, but the British are 90.
ing little slower now, as 1t is inpos
sfble for the vast organization in the
rear of the three armies to keep pace
with the advance.
Up to a late hour last night the Brit
ish tlnrd army had within eighteen
hours made an average advance OF more
than four miles, and the fourth army
from one to three miles, while the first
army northeast OF Cambria had made
general progress Of three miles. All the
armies were continuing TO move east.
ward
East Of Bohain the British are ap-
Menneyret and the Andigny
forest, while east Of Vaux .Andigyn
hey are drawing closer to Wassigny.
From lie Cateau, which was taken after
! struggle, the troops are striking ius
he direction Of Bazuel, 2la miles south
,ast of lie Cateau,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
MUST NOT LET DOWN WORK.
British Minister of Munitions Preparing
for 1919 Fighting.

London, Thursday, Oct 10. Colonel
Winston Spencer Churchill, minister OF
munitions, speaking at Leeds to-day said
the output of shells in British munition
plants now is 10000 tons daily. He de.
clared preparations must be made for
continuing the war on stillfarger scale
and with still larger resources through
1919.
We are dealing with a crafty enemy.
who still is in possession of enormous re-.
sources" he said. Even if he evacuates
France and Belgium, that will not assure
the acceptance of our indispensable terms.
for he can then stand on his own strongly
fortified frontier. We must, therefore.
not slaeken our output of munitions, as
1t will be necessary for France and Eng
land to supply a portion of the armament
and equipment for the American forces
The Americans are sending men to
Europe far in advance of the development
of their own great munitions program.
Therefore, our exertions must be continu
Gus, II we are to make good our promises
to those who are hurrying across the At
lantic to our aid Without this equip.
ment, we cannot have the assistance of
these valiant American troops, who will
be needed to strike the final blow if the
war should last into next summer"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
AMERICANS CLEANED
UP TWO MORE TOWNS
British Continue Progress on Front Be.
tween Cambrai and
Lens.

London, Oct. ll.-American troops op.
Grating with the British on the front
southeast of Cambria completed last night
the capture Of Vaux .Andigny and ST.
Souplet, Field Marshal Haig announced
in his official statement to-day
The river Selle has been crossed bv the
British north of LeCateau. Fighting con
tinues in the eastern section Of that town.
In the region immediately~east of Cam,
brai, the British have reached the out
skirts of the villages of st. Vast and
St. Aubert.
The British are continuing to push
forward on the front between Cambria
and Lens. They made progress last night
in the direction of Izel lez. Equerchin. five
miles west of Douai They also are pro
crossing east of Sallaumines and along
the northerly bank of the Haute Deule
canal east of Lens.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
British Mail Steamer Lein-
ster Was Sunk in the Irish
Sea, and Only About 15O
We're Saved--Commander
Birch Lost
SECOND MISSILE
BLEW SHIP UP
Submarine Only $50 Yards
Away and the First Tor
edo Was Seen by a Pas
senger, But Too Late

Dublin, Oct. ll.--It is believed 500 lives
were lost in the sinking OF the mail
steamer Leinster by torpedo in the
! IRISH sea yesterday. it was stated to-day
at the offices of her owners Only abo, K
/ 100 were saved, it was added.
After the Leinster had been struck by
the first torpedo and in her disabled con-
ditlon was an easy prey, the submarine
| fired second torpedo This missile
struck the vessel amidships, entered the
engine room and caused an explosion of
the ships boilers.
There was some confusion as the pas
sengers tried to enter the boats, and
many persons were thrown into the sea.
As soon as information regarding the
Lelnster's plight reached Kingstown. Is
tugs and destroyers FASTENED to the place.
Survivors say the submarine fired the
two torpedoes without warning, from
range of about $50 yards.
Details Of the lost and saved have not
yet been obtained. Captain Birch the
Lelnster's commander, was among those
lost. 1t is known that two stewards were
drowned.
passenger said that If the second tor
pedo had not struck the Leinster. all ON
board except those who had been directly
killed by the first torpedo probably would
have been saved, as there was plenty of
time to launch the boats. The explosion
OF the second torpedo. however. the pas
senger said, blew the ship up like match
wood. He saved himself by jumping. He
was IN the water one hour and was cling
ing to raft when rescued by DESTROYER.
The rescuing ships picked up scores of
persons from the water. where thew were
elinging to upturned boats. RATS and
broken timbers, The survivors were
brought to kingstown. All were in des-
perate state as a result of their hours
exposure in the rough sea A number of
dead bodies also were landed.
A member of the crew SAYS the explo-
sion of the second torpedo blew the fun
nels to pieces. Some Of the wreckaqe fell
on the deck and killed several persons. 4
majority of the passengers on the for
ward deck were thrown into the sea, ac-
,ording TO the same witness, who said
some of the boats were smashed in being
aunched and that Others capsized
Francis Osborne, Judge Of the high
ourt of the Sudan, one of the passengers,
iays he saw the first torpedo approach
ng When it struck the ship, the vessel
'egan TO settle by the head He went over
he side and slid down rope, as others
lad done, and entered a boat, While the
Iteboat was tossing close to the ship, the
econd torpedo was fired
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
NEW ENGLAND
MEN WON GLORY
Gen. March Reveals That
They We're in the st.
Mihiel Victory
WHICH PAVED WAY
FOR PRESENT DRIVE
Total Troops Sent Abroad
Now Exceed 100000
Men

| Washington, D. c., Oct ll.-Americar
troops sent overseas have passed tn,
100000 mark, General March announced
to-day, coupling his statement with an
urgent appeal to the country to support
the fourth Liberty loan.
The present is no time to hang back
General March said, for the maximum re.
sources Of the nation and men and money
must be hurled at the Hun" to make
victory certain, and while the movement
OF soldiers across the water is continu.
ing the war department is preparing an.
other 100000 men to follow the first
| 100000
The department has asked Congress
for SS,000,000000 to carry out its pro-
gram, he added, and the financial sun
port OF that program must not be with
held by the nation.
Taking up the battle situation on the
western front, General March said with
the capture of LIE Cateau by the British
the allied forces were within IA miles of
the railway junction of Aulnoye, which
is vital strategical point for the en-
emy The Liege Maubeuge railway and
the lateral road through Sedan, at which
the American army is striking on the
Meuse, meet each other at Aulnoye, and
these two lines are the main arteries for
German supplies and troop movements in
France
General March announced the Amer
ican divisions which cleaned up the st.
Mlhiel salient in the fight which prepared
the way for the present operations north
of Verdun. Pointing from left to right
on the map, he said the divisions were in
line as follows:
Fourth tregularl, Goth New England
National Guard, lat tregularl. 42d
tRainbow), s9th kansas, Missouri.
South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, New
Mexico and Arizona national armyl, I'd
(regular).
This .is the first information made pub
lie as to the constitution of the army
with which General Pershing achieved a
brilliant and swift victory in his first
wholly American effort.
Locating various divisions in response
TO questions, General March said the
9lst ALASKA, Washington, Oregon. Cali |
fornia, Idaho, Nevada, Montana. Wvom. |
ing and Utah national army still was
in the American training areas; the 18th |
western New York, New Jersey and
Delaware national army) ia on the line |
with the first corps, but its position not |
specifically stated The goth New Ier.
sey, Delaware, Virginia, Maryland and
District of Columbia National Guard in
on the line in the Vosges, as is the 37th
lOhio National Guard) the Doth Texas
md Oklahoma national army is on the
St. Mihiel front; the SD Georgia. Ala.
1ama and Tennesseel is east Of the Ar
yonne, and the 42d (Rainbow) is in the
Noevre.
The first courier from General Pershing
arriving the hospital records of the ex.
forces for slightly wounded
men has arrived General March said. The
lsts include approximately 10000 names
his number, he said, was the accumula.
ion for all the period up to the time it
vas decided to bring the lists by cour,
srs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11

General Ludendorff patiently has been
desirous of withdrawing to a shorter line
where he could reorganize his forces. But
the steady, unrelenting pressure which
Marshal Foch has applied all along the
front has made it impossible for him to
detaeh himself for such an operation.
He cannot break contact with his adyer-
saFy, as he would like to do, and conse-
quently is Obliged to fall bael, slowly,
fighting hard and losing heavily in his
backward course.
Last nights developments and those Of
to-day along the wide battle front only
served to accentuate the extent of the
German retreat and the aeceleration of
its pace. The official reports reveal the
British and the Americans. cooperating
with them, still widening the great
wedge in the German line southeast of
Cambria, process in which the French
to the south are aiding notably. General
Petalns troops have pushed from the
river Disc to point almost as far north
as Guise, where they join with the Brit
ish and Americans, who are rapidly near.
ing the important railway junction of
Wasslgny, south and east of LeCateau.
This sensational drive in the center
is matched in efficiency, however, by
the terrific pressure of the French ar.
mics south of Laon and along the line
north of the Aisne and in the Cham.
pagne, This movement, in conjunction
with the drive to the north, is, accord.
ing to tO-day's advices, making it in
evitable that the Germans retire from
Laon and the great st. Gobain massif.
The withdrawal, indeed, appears to be
under way here as elsewhere.
The Americans are with the French
in applying the pressure in the Cham
pagne and the American first army, in
it's drive in the Argonne area, has ioined
with Petaln's troops at Grand Pre-. Far
ther east the strong line ON which the
Germans stood to resist the American
drive west of the Meuse is trembling nm.
der the blows of Pershing's troops, and
further advances by the American forces
are expected.
On the far northern end of the battle
line the Anglo-Belgian forces apparently
are being held in leash to thrust again |
for closing of the pocket in which |
Douai now is enclosed, together with |
the great manufacturing city of Lille, |
as soon as the northeasterly thrust of |
the British first, third and fourth ar
mics has progressed to the desired point |
The Germans in the Lens area, however. !
are not waiting for this trap to be |
sprung and are continuing their with
arawal from that part of the pocket
which is one of the most immediately
threatened. Battlefront reports indi. |
,ate an expectancy there that a move
by the Germans to evacuate Douai is |,
imminent.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
GERMANS IN GENERAL. RETREAT.
BADLY TORN BY FOCHS ARMIES
WILSON APPEALS
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
And Double Your Subscription" Be-
comes the Slogan All Over the
United States.

Washington, ID. c., Oct. ll.-With tn,
declaration of President Wilson tha'
recent events have enhanced, not les
sened, the Importance of this loan" com
mittees conducting the campaign for tn,
fourth Liberty loan to-day appealed t.
the American public not only to buy
bonds, but to buy more bonds. Double
your subscription" became slogan ii
many communities.
Subscriptions to the loan to-day had
reached only the one.third mark toward
the goal OF $6,000,000,000. Total sub.
scriptions as reported early to-day were
slightly more than $1,000, 100000 which
means that pledges must average at
least $500,000,000 each day until the
close of the campaign, Oct. 10.
Oversubscription of the loan is a mat.
ter of world importance at this time,
President Wilson declared in state.
ment issued last night.
"The best thing that could happen
would be" said the presidents state.
ment, that the loan should not only be
fully subscribed, but very greatly over
subscribed" oversubscription Of the
loan was emphasized as a necessity in
a statement by William ]. Bryan, made
public to-day.
"A failure OF the people to respond
to the call for money now wMd be
said Mr.. Bryan. 'Itwould
encourage the enemy more than a sue
cessful battle. The supreme moment has
come, no one can fail to see the impor.
tance of prompt action. oversubscrip-
ton at once will be an announcement
to Germany that the American people
stand back Of the president, the govern.
ment and the army and are ready TO
furnish the money necessary to win the
war"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11

W. II. Gale of Wellington street re.
ceived a telegram to-day announcing the
safe arrival of his son Kenneth H. Gale
overseas. Mr.. Gale is assistant band.
master of the 57th Pioneer infantry band
in which are a number of other Barre
boys.
The body OF Battista Maggistris, whose
death occurred In Hardwick on Sunday
morning, was brought to Barre for in.
tefment yesterday the burial taking
place in Hope cemetery. The deceased
was AZ years old and native of italy.
Death was due to an attack of influenza.
which developed pneumonia. Mr.. Magis.
iris leaves his wife and four children,
who are living in Switzerland. He had
been resident of Hardwick for the past
II years, and was granitecutter by
trade.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
FRANCO-ITALI4NS
STORMING TOWNS
They Are Closing in on chemin des
Danes and French Are Progressing
East of There.

Paris, Oct. ll.-French troops last night
advanced in the region north Of the Aisne
and captured the towns Of Chiyy and
Moulins and then pushed on beyond, the
French war Office announced to-day.
Italian troops reached point south of
Courtecon on the Chemin des Danes,
which highway the French have main.
tanned possession of as far as the heights
at Army en- -Laonnois.
In the Champagne, French troops
crossed the river Suippe and gained
footing between St. Etienne and Boult-
sur-Suippe, and at Warmeriville Vande.
tire and st. Masmes.
Farther east the French are pursuing
the Germans. On the front west of the
Argonne forest, French infantry has cap.
tured Semide and Mont St. Martin. The
French also stormed Carbon and Brieres
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
PROMISE RELIEF TO POLAND.
Chancellor Maximilian Sends Soothing
Assurances.

Amsterdam, Thursday, Oct lO-Prince
Macmillan, the German imperial chan.
cellor, has telegraphed to the Polish
regency council, now meeting at War.
saw, assurance that he SIS firmly re-
solved to shape the relations between
the German empire and the newly arisen
kingdom Of Poland in a spirit Of Justice
and understanding of the vital interests
on both sides"
IL will exert myself" he continues.
for the speediest removal of the bur
dens of occupation that still exist. and
will give orders for the realization of
this without delay"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
TURN CHURCH MIRO HOSPITAL.
Influenza Situation in Waterbury Not
Much Improved.

Waterbury, Oct. ll.--As the influenza
situation in Waterbury does not seem 10
improve very much the Methodist church
has been turned into a temporary hos.
pital and cots and other equipment have
been moved into the building Already
several patients have been placed in the
church Several patients are very Sc.
riously ill.
At the state hospital for the insane
there are more than a hundred cases.
largely confined to the nurses, attend,
ants and employees. Only few inmates
of the institution are sick as yet and
il is hoped to keep the disease away
from them
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
LUIGI cASTELLI.
Died This Morning After Three Days
Illness,

The death of Luigi Castelli of 10 Ladd
street occurred at his home, 10 Iadd
street, this morning at s o'clock. the end
following an illness of three days. He
was 81 years old and native of Italy.
having resided in Barre for the past sew
en- years. Mr. Castelli is survived by his
wife and two small daughters. His four
brothers live in Italy. He was a gran.
itecuttcr by trade and had employment
in the plant of Giudici Bros.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
GERMANS MUST EVACUATE
ST. GOBAIN FOREST AT ONCE
On Northern Part of the Battle Line
the Enemy Is Retreating Rap
idly-Americans and French
Push Up from South
(By the Associated Press.l

The grip the Germans northern
and the of herdg them back their proceed
ing at an increasingly rapid pace the allied lash.
Already since the beginning of the July offensive which niti
ated the ooseng the allies have pushed the enemy back
maximum OF As miles from the Ancre Albert to the tip of
the present Ango-American wedge at LeCateau.
cant 25 miles will bring them on this line to the Bel
gan frontier south of Maubeuge But long before that point
reached the pressure Sides continued at the present rate
Will have resulted in the clearing of the enemy from virtually
French territory and great part of Belgian SOIL
The Germans already carrying out general retreat
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
VERMONT RAISED S42o,ooo
For the Fourth Liberty Loan on Thurs.
day.

Boston, Oct, ll,-New Englands totaI
for the fourth Liberty loan was S24O.,
564,O00 to-day, yesterdays subscriptions
as officially reported to the Federal Re.
serve bank amounting to Sl4,0ls 900
Subscribers throughout New England
were being urged to-day to double up
on their earlier pledges
The state figures for yesterday are:
Massachusetts,, Sl0,0l3,OO0; Rhode Is.
land, s ,S50000 Connecticut, 1886. 600;
New Hampshire, S637 900; Vermont.
$4,000; Maine, $4O3,000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
THERESA JOSEPHINE coMoLLI.
Little Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Comolli of Foster Street.

Theresa Josephine Comolli, little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Comol-
i of 4 Foster street, passed away at
her home Thursday afternoon at 8
O'Clock. She had been i'll but p short
time, The child would have been two
years old had she lived until Oct, 90.
Besides ner parents, she leaves ilcr broth.
or, Joseph Frederick; ComolH, ir. 1t is
expected that the funeral will be held
at noon Saturday, with interment in
Hope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11

RESUMED WORK.
Squantum Shipbuilders Made Agreement
Last Night.

Quincy, Mass, Oct. Employees at
the Squantum plant of the Bethlehem
Shipbuilding corporation returned to
work to-day following an absence of one
day as protest against alleged failure
by the company to put into effect wage
award made by the adjustment board Of
the Emergency Fleet corporation. An
agreement was reached at conference
last night. II was estimated that $500
employees failed to appear for work yes
terday
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
GIVEN UP AS LOST.
Wooden Steamer Sam Gabriel Is 80 DAYS
Overdue.

San Francisco, Oct. 1.-THE wooden
steamer Sam Gabriel $50 gross tons
which left here Sept. IL, for La Paz,
lower California, with a general cargo,
is thirty days overdue at her destina.
tion and to-day was given up as lost by
officials. Of the Gulf Mail Steamship com
pany. The vessel was commanded bv
Captain Roger Altman and carried a
crew of nineteen men.
Ii is feared the Sam Gabriel foundered
in hurricane off lower California Sep
tember Ii.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
TURKEY EAGER FOR PEACE.
German Newspaper Prints Admission
Through Correspondence.

Amsterdam, Oct ll.-Writing from
Constantinople upon the appointment of
Iewfik Pasha as grand vizier and L.
yet Pasha as war minister of Turkey.
the Berlin correspondent of the Rheniscb
Westphalian Gazette says the new Turk.
ish cabinet proclaims the general de-
sire OF peace on the part of the people
of that country.
We certainly do not stray far from
the truth when we assume that inpend
ing events in Turkey will result in a
change Of policy the newspaper says.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
PETER GARCIA.
He Died Last Night at House on West
Patterson Street.

Peter ]. Garcia, boarder at the home
of Jose Jandara, As West Patterson
street, died around midnight. He was
stricken with the influenza ten davs
ago, and developed pneumonia early in
the week. Mr.. Garcia was 80 years old
and native of Spain. There are no
near relatives in Barre, although several
brothers and sisters live in Spain. The
deceased had resided here since 1911, and
had been employed as Il granitecutter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
KAISER SUMMONS
ALL GERMAN HEADS
For Conference, Before Answering Pres.
Wilson's Qdery as to the Meaning
of Peace Proffer.

Amsterdam, Oct. ll.-Emperor William
has summoned the soyereigns of all the
German federal states to Berlin for a
consultation before answering President
Wilson's note, according to a Cologne dis
patch. Such conference is unique in the
history of Germany
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
AFrER AMERIcAN TRANSPORTS.
New and Larger U-Boats Are on a New
Campaign.

London, Oct, ll.-.The sinking of the
japanese steamship HhaEo AIaru and the
Du5lhi mail boat Leinstcf mark Incidents
of a ncw submarine campaign, which the
Germans launched about 10 days age. ae.
Cordn9 10 The Mail. 1t adds that at that
time renewed submarine activity became
evident in various directions, notably
along the 'routes followed by steamers
carrying American troops.
1t is reported that the new U.boats are
much larger and more heavily armed
than any which have been sent out prev,
Ously by Germany.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-11
'ERBIANs TOOK 5000 PRISONERS
Ind Five More Guns in Advance North
of Leskoytaz.

London, Oct. ll.-Serbian troops, aft.
capturing Leskovatz, again advanced
md on Oct. s had reached line ten
niles to the north of that towr, saws
n official statement issued by the Ser
,ian general staff More than 5000 men
we're taken prisoner and five more guns
Eere captured