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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
CAPTURE OF NISTI IMPERATIV
TO SEPARATION OF TURKEY
Vital Link in Bulgarian Railroads-Teu-
tons May Weaken Western Front :.
In Effort to Gain Point.

But there is a second aspect to the
| Balkan military problem. The sur
render of Bulgaria opens a landward
route to Constantinople. Once he has
restored the Danube front, freed
Turkey and opened communications
| with Rumania- D'Esperey can sen4
troops eastward along the SalonikiS
Constantinople railway and attack
! Turkish defenses at the Dardanelles
from the shore. Such an attack would
| instantly isolate Gallipoli. 1t was the
| line of attack advised by the Greek
general staff in 1915.
We may then see in the winter
months, when operations to the north
| naval attack upon the Dardanelles.
| and a successful reduction of the
door to the Turkish capital. What is
more probable is that the mere
| threat of this attack, once Turkey
| has been completely isolated. viii
bring that Turkish surrender al
| ready regarded as probable.
What Can Be Expected.
next operations must be directed to-
| ward breaking the German control
of the communications between the
central powers and Turkey, the es-
Enlistment of communications be-
| tween Rumania and her old allies.
| anu ltSI cdllSl dlldShS polh NRSAA
Austria and Turkey designed to
| compel both to consent to separate
peace. We may expect Turkey to
surrender, once she is isolated. we
| may expect Rumania to re-enlist,
| once she is sure of solid support from
the western nations.
Finally, there remains the question
of Austria. Unless she is instantly
guaranteed against invasion from the
south by German aid collapse
Vienna in inevitable. But such -
guarantee can be given by Germany
only If German armies are withdrawn
behind the Mouse from Liege to YER
, dun The liberation of northern
France and of Belgium must. there
fore, follow automatically upon tne
: logical exploitation of the recent Bal
kan victories and the consequent Bull
garian surrender. There is now only
one front; unity of command mas
achieved unity of action everywhere
from the Holy Land to the North SET
Hinges on German Decision
In the Balkans the first crisis to be
expected must come when the Ger
, mans have made their decision as 10
where they will defend the Constan
tinople-Vienna railway. They must
defend it between Nish and Uskuo.
and they must rally troops to do TINS
within a few days. If they fall then
they will lose contact with Turkey.
surrender military mastery of Bull
garia and be compelled to retire to
the Danube.
If the Germans are successful IN
massing troops before Nish they will
have to abandon their western lines
without delay, since their reserves will
be withdrawn for the Balkans. and
we shall see a great immediate trans
formation of the whole situation In
the west.
copyright, 1918, New York Tribune. 1ne.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
TO PUSH FIGHT ON VICE.
Chicago and Vicinity Included il
MILITARY Health District

CHICAGO, October 3.-All of Chica go
and four of the townships in Cook
county which contain roadhouses are
today the Chicago military health
district" according to an order by Dr.
c. SD Clair Drake, director Of the
state department of public health.
The order affects the vice districts in
the city and is intended to operate for
the protection of soldiers and sailors,
DR.. Drake announced that force o!
state detectives will take the field at
once, and that the state would take
over the enforcement Of the vice regu-
lations where local authorities are
.:..-. lax in their duties.
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Many Thousands of People
Soon May Escape Hun Yoke

Der. Roubaix once contained 1OO,-
600 people. Now RoubaiX. Tourcoing,
Halluin and Menin combined appear
to have about $4,000 civilians whom
the enemy will not be able to remove
Arrangements already have been
made to look after them when they
are repatriated. This is also true
of the smaller places farther north
which the Belgians and British have
taken or are approaching. such as
Roulers and Courtrai and those far
Their south in the st. Quentin region
where the British are operating.
Town majors have been appointed
for all the places taken, or which are
likely to be taken soon, and they are
ties
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RECORD FOR DE HAvILAND,
Bombing Plane Flies From Dayton
to Washington in $50.

NEW YORK, October 3-Caleb
Bragg. civilian pilot attached to the
engineering department of the bu-
reau Of aircraft production. guiding a
number nine De Haviland bombing
plane, arrived at Mineola last night,
completing trip from Dayton, Ohio,
via Washington.
On the first leg of his journey, from
Dayton to Washington, the aviator
made what is said to be a new rec
ord for long distance for De Havi-
land machines. His flying time was
two hours and fifty minutes, an aver
age OF 143 miles an hour for the 400
-mi1eS
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BARRED ZONE IS EXTENDED
Order Affecting Alien Enemies Bet.
ter Protects Port of Nev vork

NEW YORK. October s.-Promulea-
ton by President Wilson of an order
establishing new barred zone for
enemy aliens. embracing Rockaway
point. all of Staten Island and the
New Jersey coast thirty miles SOUTH
ward from New York, is announced
The object of the order. said RUFUS
w. sprague. head of the New york
enemy alien bureau. is to Improve
protection of the port and its shipping
ana TO assist the authorities in guard.
ing against possible communicat ton
between German submarines and
enemy agents on shore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
MACMILLAN NAMED
HUNS CHANCELLOR
Prince, Heir to Baden
Throne, Arrives in
Berlin.
KAISER AT CONFERENCE
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, October 3.-Prince
Macmillan Of Baden has been named
German imperial chancellor. accord
ing to Zeitung Am Mittag of Berlin.
A council meeting took place at the
chancellor's palace In Berlin last
evening. according to advices re-
ceived here. Emperor William pre-
sided and the meeting was attended
by Field Marshal Won Hindenburg,
who had come to Berlin with the en-
peror. Former Chancellor Won Hert-
ling, Vice Chancellor Won Payer and
several state secretaries were in at
tendance.
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Whole of St. Quentin Held;
French Seize Canal Tunnel

Fighting continues north of the
town where the French have made
progress.
The French have gained the tunnel
of the St. Quentin canal at TronQuoy
and continue to advance eastward.
The city hall of st. Quentin appears
to be intact, but it is believed to be
mined.
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By the Associated Press.
FRENCH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, October 1.-The whole of
st. Quentin is in the hands of the
French.
Entire sections of st. Quentin are
ir flames. and explosions are heard in
the city continually.
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Leader of Moderates.

Prince Macmillan is heir to the
lhrone of the grand duchy of Baden
He was born July 10, 1867. For some
years ne has been recognized as the
leader OF the Delbrueck group of Ger
man moderates, and upon the fall of
Imperial Chancellor Michaelis, No
Vember l, 1917, he was put forward as
the moderates' candidate for the chan
cellorshlp. His name, however, did
not go before the emperor, as Prince
sons.
At that time there were vague ru-
mors concerning Prince Maximilian to
the erect that in moderate circles
there was under way a movement hav-
ing 1or its ultimate objective the de-
the choice of Prince Macmillan as his
successor. These rumors, however,
were never confirmed. although there
seemed to be some foundation for them
In his book, MY Four Years in Ger
many. former Ambassador James w.
Gerard paid tribute to Prince Maxi
milan and expressed admiration for
MN. He said that Prince Macmillan
had been considered as the man to be
placed at the head of a central de-
many. and stated that it was his be-
lief that such an appointment would
have redounded to the benefit of both
Germany and the prisoners placed in
mis- charge.
Early in the present year Prince
Maximlllan gave a semi-official in
terview in which he outlined his
views on Germany's peace terms. His
statement was rude shock to the
Germans, in that he advocated
the abandonment of all ideas of con-
quest. He advocated an Anglo-Saxon
peace. in the sense that the German
empire must serve as a bulwark in
protecting the western nations from
the spread of Russian bolshevikism
Prince Maximilian's wife was for
merly Marie Louise, Duchess of Bruns-
wick-Lunebourg, and bears the title of
princess royal of Britain and Ireland
Surprise Caused Here.
The reported selection of Prince
Maximillian of Baden to be imperial
chancellor of Germany in succession
to Won Hertling was received here
with some surprise. It was known
that about ten days ago Prince Maxi
milan was offered the post, but de-
clined it after consultation with his
father. the King Of Baden. who
thought the position beneath the dig
nifty of member of the royal house.
1t Is thought here, however. that the
choice would be logical one because
of his recent activities in German
politics. He is known to have a con-
siderable influence with the people Of
the various Kingdoms that go to make
up the German empire. and it is also
believed that the kaiser and Won Hin
denburg may expect that Prince Max
imllian may be of assistance in saw
ing many imperial prerogative en-
dangered if the country is granted
the reforms recently proposed by the
emperor.
Prince Arrives in Berlin.
Prince Macmillan, according to an
official dispatch from Switzerland to-
day, has arrived in Berlin and is con-
ferring with the leaders of parlia-
ment. The new government will
probably make it's appearance at the
reichstag on Tuesday of next week.
1t is reported that the reichstag will
assemble on Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
By f. PERCY NOEL.
Cablegram to The Evening Star and
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.

Cab1egram to The Evening Star ana
Chicago Daily News. Copyright, 1918.
WITH THE BELGIAN ARMY IN
FLANDERS, October 3.-Hundreds OF
thousands of civilians who for four
years have been under the German
yoke are likely to be liberated by the
advance of the Belgians and British.
1t is known that the invaders have
not been able and will not be, to re-
move the people from a score or more
of places where, according to the lat
est reports, the population were at
least one-quarter of the usual num-
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Take Great Amount of Booty.

In the wooded valley of the Aisne,
east of Liry and northeast of Bou-
conville. which had been transformed
into series of centers of resistance,
very hard struggle took place, end
ing in the occupation of the most i'm
portant positions by Gen. Gouraud' S
men, who at the same time took a
great amount of booty.
The fighting extended farther east,
where the Germans mad flooded the
region south of Challerange. Here
the French troops, advancing with
the same intrepidity as they have
shown throughout this battle. took
the farm Of Joyeux and the railroad
station at Autry. Condo les Autry,
north of Binarville, also fell into the
hands of the French after sharp
fighting
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Condition Of King Alfonso,

MADRID. Wednesday. October g.
Physicians attending King Alfonso. who
Is suffering from influenza, issued a bull
letin tonight, stating that his tempera-
ture during the day was 101.3 and to-
night was 1922 degrees
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Lieut.. Col. Arnold's New DUTY.

Lieut. Col. Horace D. Arnold, Medi-
cay Corps. has been detailed to duty
with the committee on education and
special training in this city.
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AMERICAN,

October 2. Section A-Except for
heavy shelling and machine gun fire
west of the Mouse and at other points
held by our troops nothing of I'M
usual importance has occurred during
the day. A partial count Of the ma
terial captured during the past week
shows 120 guns of all calibers, $50
trench mortars 800 machine guns.
100 heavy tank guns, thousands of
artillery shells and hundreds Of thou
sands of rounds of smallarins ammuni-
ton,
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South Germany Favors.

Prince Macmillan of Baden is ia
vorably considered for the German
chancellorship, according to south
German papers, which say that Kon-
stantin Fehrenbach. president of the
relchstag, and Vice Chancellor Won
Payer have definitely refused the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
HIGH PRA|SEF
STAGGERED PLAN
Both Car Companies, Though
Handicapped by Influenza,
Get Fine Results.
Marvellous" and "Splendid,"


These adjectives express the onin-
ions of officials of the WASHINGTON
Railway and Electric Company and the
Capital Traction Company in COM
menting on the plan of "staggered''
opening hours for nine of the largest
government departments and the late
opening of stores.
In spite of the handicap due to the
outbreak of Spanish influenza and the
sudden notice which necesSitated
changes of schedules and a change in
the distribution of cars, reports re-
ceived this morning showed that the
movement is welcomed by both trac-
ton companies and has helped greatly
to relieve congestion.
Car Men Have Influenza,
The Washington Railway and Elec-
a hundred of its employees have in
fuenza and four physicians are kept
busy. The Capital Traction Company
u.
w. NJ. Casey, superintendent of
transportation of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, stated
this forenoon:
The first days operation of the
staggered system was marvellous.
ticipated such results. The over
crowded cars were SO few that one
could easily count them
Today we have had men about the
city selecting data which will help us
in remedyinS whatever faults may
develop
More Praise for Plan.
"A splendid movement and Just
what we have wanted" said John H.
Hanna, vice president of the Capital
Traction Company. in commenting on
the new staggered" plan.
Just as soon as we can obtain in
formation as to the amount of traffic
at the various morning hours we can
arrange for the proper number of cars
SO that conditions, though showing a
marked improvement this morning,
will be made much better in a short
time. You can say for me that it was
a very wise move"
Merchants Obey Order.
Merchants of the city affected by the
order of the District Commissioners
willingly obeyed and opened their
stores at 10 o'clock this morning.
Charles ]. Columbus, secretary Of the
Washington Merchants and Manufac-
turerS Association, said:
THE merchants of Washington re-
sponded with absolute alacrity to the
order of the District Commissioners.
The Commissioners were advised by
the committee from the Merchants and
Manufacturers Association they were
not only now, but at any time, too
glad to cooperate with the District
and federal governments in putting
over any proposition that would tend
to local or national welfare.
Directly after the publication of the
order a large number of telephone
calls were received asking for details,
and, in every case, the merchant in
quiring said. on receiving information,
that he would observe the order to the
letter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-03
Getting What They Can"
Questions Approval Action.

1.-The street car companies are now
seeking an increase in rates, and
understand that some war board has
approved such an application. What
justification there is for such ap-
prevail am at a loss to understand.
THE companies have not incurred
any very great additional expense.
They have gotten no new material.
They have laid no new tracks.
Until very recently, at any rate,
the increase in wages to employees
has not been very large. and. judging
from the way their cars are crowded.
their income has certainly been far
greater than ever before.
IAN inspection of their revenues
and expenditures will also show thSt
their profits have been well main
tanned. and unless we want to go on
the theory that they should not bear
any burdens Of the war. we will not
allow them to increase their charges
upon the public in order that their
profits may be maintained at the PREF
,.-.-N 80"
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To Buy Maryland Tomato Outnu,

BALTIMORE. Nd, October 3.-The
federal government will spend 81, oo0,-
900 in purchasing the tomato output in
Maryland. While the price has not been
finally agreed upon. it is understood that
the minimum will be $3.50 per case Of a
dozen cans.
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BRITISH.

October 3.-The progress made by
the allied offensive in Flanders and
before Cambria and St. Quentin, COM
bined with the heavy losses incurred
by his troops in their endeavers to
resist the successful attacks. has
compelled the enemy to undertake an
extensive withdrawal of his line.
From Lens to Armentieres the
enemy is evacuating the highly or
the commencement of trench war
fare and which he had hitherto de-
Tended with the utmost resolution.
This movement, which was not I'M
expected, is being followed up closely
by our troops, who are maintaining
constant touch with the German rear
guards. fnf1icting many casualties
and taking prisoners.
On the front of the retirement we
have already reached the general
line Of Cite st. Auguste, Douvrin.
east Of La Passe. east of Aubers and
west of Bots Grenier. The advance is
continuing.
Yesterday evening the enemy at
tackled our position north of Cam
brai He was repulSed, leaving pr1s-
onerS in our hands.
This morning we renewed our at
tacks north of st: Quentin.
October 2.-ThiS morning the enc
my attacked strongly northeast of st.
Quentin with fresh troops from his
reserves and succeeded in pressing
back our troops from the village of
Sequehart, when his progress stopped.
Local fighting has taken place to-
day north of Grevecourt (south of
Cambrai) and west of Cambria, but
without material change in the stu
alton AS a result of their operations
yesterday and last night in the neigh
borhood of Cambria, Canadian troops
now hold the suburb of Melville ST.
Remy and the high ground west of
Families
Early this morning the enemy COM
menced to withdraw on a wide front
south and north of La Bassee canal.
Our troops are following up the with
drawal closely and have taken pris-
onerS.
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NSoiliiucu lioii I lISt IdSc.l
greatest pressure on Enver Pasha, q
strong pro-German. to make peace
proposals.
Reports that Turkey took up with
Germany the question of Turkeys re-
questfng peace are characterized as
Intelligent anticipation" and evil
IDENTIFY emanated from the deman.i:-
Turkey made for military help.
Sure to Bring Proposals.
Failure to get this help, which Ger
many. it seems, will not be able to
give, and further Teuton reverses On
the western front are sure to bring
proposals from Turkey. This is the
belief in the best informed circles. On
the other hand, it is pointed out that
situations may be developing in Tur-
key, of which little or nothing is
known here, that might result in
proposals coming at any time.
LONDON. October (6:30 p.m.)-
Turkey has made further indirect ap-
proaches to the allies through finan-
cial channels which are being con-
sidered by the British war cabinet.
the Standard says it learns on good
authority. Important Developments.
the newspaper adds, are expected.
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FRENCH.

October 3.-North of the Vesle the
French troops continued their advance
and progressed beyond Louvre. In the
region of La Neuvillette (north of
Rheims) violent German counter at
tacks obtained no results.
In Champagne the fighting began
again after noon yesterday and con-
tinued into the night. The French
troops captured Chailerange.
The Germans made strong efforts
to drive the French from the wood
southeast of Orfeuil, which they had
penetrated. Three heavy German as
saults were broken up by the French
who maintained their gains and in
flicted heavy losses on the enemy. A
number of prisoners were captured by
us in the course of this fighting.
The attack was resumed at day
October 2.-The enemy has been
elected from st. Quentin, which we
completely occupy We hold Eau
bourg d'Isle.
To the south we have advanced to
Itancourt and are holding Moy.
North of the Vesle river we cap
tured Roucy. Guyencourt. Boufigne-
reux, Villers-Franquex and Cauroy
and carried our lines to the border
south of Cormicy and Louvre.
Courcy (north of Rheims) is in our
power.
In Champagne in the course of the
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ment such as that conducted by a
tailor must not open until that time.
Praise for Staggered Plan,

Walter c. Allen, secretary to the
Public Utilities Commission, reported
to Commissioner Brownlow the result
of the observations of the working of
the staggered hour plan of operating
the street cars. The secretary said
he thought the plan was success, in
spite of the fact that more than 100
trainmen on the two lines were
unable to be on duty today, which
meant inability on part of the COM
panies to operate a full complement
of cars.
Had the plan been adopted at the
time it was recommended in March.
Mr.. Allen said, the problem of hand
ling traffic on the street cars would
have been solved. 1t is his opinion
that the adoption of the staggered
system will solve the problem to the
satisfaction of all concerned
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WASHINGTON MADE
SANITARY ZONE TO
COMBAT INFLUENZA

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Community Meetings Stopped.

Miss Cecil B. Norton. general secre-
tary of the community center asso-
Citations, has announced that all COM
munity center meetings of every
kind had been cancelled. This in
cludes dances.
In response to the request of the
District health department that there
be a cessation of all public meetings
of organizations pending control Of
the disease the October meeting Of
the Temple Sisterhood Of Washington
Hebrew Congregation will be can
celed.
Naval training stations have issued
no reports on cases where the infiu-
enza has made its appearance. 1t is
known that the malady has appeared
among 1000 apprentices of the ship
ping boards training base at Boston.
Chairman Hurley of the shipping
board reports that success in checking
the spread of the disease and in re-
ducing the mortality had been at
tanned by an easily applied system.
Henry Howard. director Of tho no
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APPEAL EXPECTED
FROM TURKS SOON

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OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.

afternoon we eased our positions
southwest of Orfeuil and gained
footing on the heights south of Mon
thoiS.
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Fairgrounds Opened at 9.

Fairgrounds. Of which there are
seventy-two in the District, were
this morning opened at 9 o'clock, in
stead of 11:45 o'clock, to give the
children an opportunity to play out
doors. Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, su-
pervisor of municipal Fairgrounds
arranged the change Of schedule OF
opening this morning.
All grounds are fitted out with an
paratus, sand boxes and other neces-
sary paraphernalia for such actiyi-
ties. Mrs. Rhodes likewise yolun-
teered the services of the municipal
directors for general supervision OF
the grounds.