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RACE RIOT AT HOPEWEIL.
Soldiers and Military Police Help
Quell Disturbance in Virginia.

RICHMOND. Va, October 5.-Three
men were injured in q race riot at Hope
well, which reached its height OF fury
yesterday afternoon.
At midnight. following the arrival OF
two companies of soldiers from Camp
Lee, and fifty military police from
Petersburg, Hopewell had quieted down.
A company of state guards dispatched
to the scene by Gov. Westmoreland
Davis also aided in quieting the dis
order, which for time threatened to
reach dangerous proportions.
The row began shortly after o'clock
in the afternoon, when Spaniard named
Gomez engaged in an alteration with a
neeress employed as a waitress in
restaurant. Gomez discharged her and
the row followed. In the alteration
Gomez is said to have struck the woman
and she Immediately appealed to her
friends.
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SENDS THANKS TO FRANCE.
Greek Premier Grateful for Military
Aid in Macedonia.

PARIS. October (Havas).-Premier
venizelos of Greece has telegraphed
Premier Clemenceau expressing the ad-
miration and gratitude of Greece for
the help given by the French in the
recent fighting in Macedonia The sac
rifices made by the allied soldiers. he
added, attested the solidarity OF the
great and small nations. all hungerlng
for liberty, (which is the precious
pledge of the future peace"
In reply, M. Clemenceau said ne
thanked regenerated and reconstructed
Greece for aiding in the fine victory
s., tho east. The allied victory marks
the beginning of an era Of justice, he
declared.
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Yankees; in Smashing Attack,
Gain From 2 TO 5 KilOmeters

: WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF vERDUN, October
4 (by the Associated Press).-The
Americans resumed the attack this
morning west Of the Meuse and ad-
vanced their lines from two to five
kilometers. They captured hill 240.
north of Exermont, and the villages
of Gesnes, Fleville, Cheherry and La
forgis.
In the face Of heavy artillery and
machine gun fire Illinois. Wisconsin.
western Pennsylvania, Virginia and
West Virginia troops have forced the
enemy back to the Krienhild posi-
tion. south of Foret wood.
After artillery preparation the
Americans went over the top at $50
and before midafternoon had attain
ed all their detectives.
The fighting was of the bittereSt sort,
continuing at last accounts at nearly
every point. The Germans apparently
were surprised by the attack, which
had been expected by them two nights
ago. Tcey retreated Slightly at first
without any great artillery reaction
or resistance, but then stiffened and
fought like desperate men through
out the remainder of the day.
Germans See Danger.
Between the Meuse and the Ar
gonne greater loss of territory will
have dangerous consequences, par
ficularly for the Germans" is 4 SEN
tence found in a document recently
reaching the American intelligence
officers. This clearly reflects the point
of view of the Germans as to further
abandonment of territory west of
Verdun.
Berlin advices may attribute a Ger
man retreat to strategic considera-
tions, but any withdrawal that the
Germans may make will be under
stress of compulsion from the allied
forces.
Franco-American Gain.
WITH TUE aSEpTr.N apNv TN
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CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
W. J. Oliver and Associates Ac-
cused of Producing Defective Shells

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, October g.
Charged with conspiracy and fraud in
manufacturing shells for the United
of the sabotage act in producing shells
alleged to be SO defective as to render
inaccurate tliei- fight and trajectory
when fired, William J. Oliver. wealthy
head of the manufacturing company
bearing his name, and niue other at
here. It is charged that the govern
rent has been defrauded OF more than
100000.
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in an advisory capacity as how best to
prevent the spread of the contagion.
Twenty-Seven Deaths Reported.

The twenty-seven deaths from the
influenza since yesterday. as reported
to the health department, follow:
Thomas NJ. Corkkill, 40 years. Provi-
dence Hospital; Mamie M. Smith, 23
years, 1880 Massachusetts avenue
northwest: Gladys Turner, 10 years.
Garfield Hospital; Lula Z. Hixon, 24
years. 635 A street southeast; Albert
Gaff, 1 year. 143 N street southeast: :
William j. Smith, 2S years, 222 Bate
street northwest: Mary E. Collins. AZ
years. 333 K street northeast; Biagio
Enlellini, % years. George Washing
ton University Hospital; Margaret
Shorter, 81 years. 3547 10th street
northwest: Ethel r. Harris, 80 years
1909 H street northwest; John T
Langley, 9 years, 629 K street south
east; Susie Harris. 35 years, Washing
ton Asylum Hospital; Genieve Kund-
sen. 21 years, Sibley Hospital: Henry
Page, "a years, Casualty Hospital; !;
Marcel Jorey. 20 years; Annie Thorn
ton, 80 years; Annie E. White, 34
years; Charles c. Lukner! 35 years
Rena Weinberg, % years; Annie Chal-
man. 20 years; Helen Mort, 81 years:
Herman F. Began, "a years; Caroline
Virginia Poole, 80 years; Martha Tay-
lor. 49 years; George ]. Moody, "a
years; Leslie w. Cox, 25 years; w. E
Turton, 1130 Jefferson.
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WRITER hit BY SHELL RTT.
Correspondent Wounded Watching
Battle From Hill in France.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF vERDUN, Friday,
October (by the Associated Press).-
Joseph Timmons, correspondent for a
Los Angeles. Cal. newspaper, while
watching the battle from a. hill in the
region of Epinoville, was wounded in
the right cheek by a shell fragment
this afternoon. Other correspondents,
who were not wounded by the same
she'll. assisted Timmons to a field
dressing station. Later he went to a
town back of the battle area, where
his wound was dressed. Surgeons
said that the wound was not serious.
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FORTY AMERICANS PRISONERS

Names of two officers and thirty
eight enlisted men of the American ex-
peditionary forces held prisoners Of war
in Germany are announced by the War
Department.
Tho officers are: Lieut. Horace Wells,
Denver, Col. held at Karlsruhe, and
Lieut. Ross Mathis. Cotton Plant, Ark,
held at StralkoHA
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| CHAMPAGNE, October (by the
Associated Press).-The American and
French troops gained more ground to-
day north of the important height
positions of Blanc Mont and Medeah
farm, giving them secure hold on
the important positions won yester-
day.
Little by little the American and
French also were wrestling from the
enemy the strong positions south OF
Orfeuil, Liry and Monthois.
Two-Mile Advance.
PARIS, October 4-The Americans
have made an advance of three kilo-
meters (almost two miles) in the Ar
gonne.
American Losses Moderate.
LONDON, October 4.-The American
casualties in the heavy fighting in the
Argonne region are described as mod
crate. The Germans have been unable
to maintain their usual artillery fire
and undoubtedly beginning seriously
to feel the loss of the large number
of guns captured from them recently
all along the western front.
Probably 18th and seth Divisions.
The American troops which yester-
Kriemhild position. south of Foret
wood, evidently composed the S0th
and s6th National Army divisions.
The former is made up of men from
western Pennsylvania, Virginia and
West Virginia, and trained at Camp
Lee, and the latter of men from Illi-
nois and Wisconsin,, and trained at
Camp Grant. Ill.
The S0th Division was announced as
being a unit of the Sd Army Corps,
under Maj. Gen. Wright. Its COM
manding officer was Maj. Gen. Cronk-
|hite. 1t trained with the British in
Flanders, but later was Withdrawn.
The seth Division has not long been
in France, and if it was in this fight
ing it probably was engaging in it's
first combat.
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MAKERS ARRESTED.
Six Subcontractors Charged With
Conspiracy to Defraud q. S.

NEW YORK, October 5.-Six sub
contractors manufacturing Army uni
agents Of the Department of Justice
on a charge Of conspiracy to defraud
the government The men, it is al
legged, "skimped" garments which
they were under contract to manu-
facture and diverted the cloth SO
saved to their own uses.
Those arrested were John Shinkin,
Benjamin weinturb, Samuel Gourtow.
Samuel Tickar. Isadore Pomeranez
and Jacob Schultrin. They were held
In 5000 bond each for grand jury in
vestigation.
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SUB SHELLS SPANISH SHIP.
Twenty-Six From Franeoli. Torpe-
doed Without Warning. Saved.

MADRID. October 4.-Dispatches
received here say that twenty-six
survivors from the torpedoed Spanish
steamer Francoli have been landed at
Alicante. The survivors told. the
maritime prefect that the submarine
emerged and began shelling the Fran
coli without warning. The crew sue
ceeded in leaving the steamer on a
raft.
A few minutes later French con-
voy appeared, and the submarine df-
rected its fire against the French
boats. These vessels replied vigor-
ously, whereupon the submarine rap
idly disappeared.
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KILLED IN FIGHT WITH POSSE
Manager of Land Company Wound
ed Foreman of Stable.

GREAT FALLS. Mont, October s.
Frank Sharpels, manager Of the
Portage Land Company, was killed in
a fight with a sheriff's posse yester-
day, after he wounded Thomas Som
mers, foreman of stable. and COM
PEELED the driver Of q company car
to take him to stone house, where
he barricaded himself
Sharpels was slain after hundreds
Of shots were fired. He had declared
that Sommers was too attentive to
Mrs. Sharoels.
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CAPT. ARTHUR HAMM KILLED.
Officer Who Led National Army At
tack in Lorraine Sector.

NEW YORK, october 6.-Capt
Arthur Hamm. who is said to have
led the attack made by National Army
troops in the Lorraine sector. was
killed September IA in the drive which
fiattened out the st. Mihiel salient.
according to advices received here to-
day by his wife.
Capt. Hamm was born In Stoneham.
Mass, in 1898. He was studying law
at Florida State University when he
entered the officers training school At
Mcpherson. Ga. He received his COM
mission last August.
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TO LEAD BOSTON ORCHESTRA
Henri Rabaud, French Composer,
Selected for Season Of 1888.

BOSTON. October 5.-Henri Rabaud,
French composer and musician. has
accepted the conductorship Of the
Boston Symphony Orchestra for the
season 1888. M. Rabaud will reach
Boston early in November.
For the last five years, M. Rabaud
has been one of the principal con-
ductors of the Grand Opera in Paris
and also has done much concert work.
His engagement brings to an end ne
gotiations in progress since last
spring, when the internment of DR..
Karl Muck, the former conductor,
made necessary the selection of a
successor.
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HOPES FOR EARLY VICTORY.
1T Won't Be Long" Secretary Dam
iels Tells Great Lakes Sailors.

CHICAGO October s. Secretary
Daniels of the Navy expressed hope
of an early and complete victory in
an address last night to the sailors
at the Great Lakes naval training sta
ton.
what is being done on land and
sea is proof that victory will come,
and if we keep up this present pace
it won't be long," said the Secretary.
The naval executive said he hoped
the American Navy would sail to Hell
goland, and he would like to be along
When 1t smashed the German navy.
Evening star., 1918-10-05
Library Station Closed.

Owing to the closing of the Public
Library on account of the Spanish in
fiuenza, the legal advisory station To-
Gated there will be closed to regis
trants. All who might apply there for
aid with their questionnaires are ad-
vised to go to the station at the city
post Office or that at the District
building.
Whether or not the legal advisory
stations throughout the city should be
closed on account of the influenza was
a question under discussion today. The
lawyers are willing to take the risk
involved by comparatively Closeup"
work with scores of men in order that
they may do their bit in speeding up
the draft work.
But six days more work remains be-
fore the lawyers this time, since the
last of the questionnaires have gone
out and all Questionnaires must be re-
turned to local boards of the city Oc-
tober II.
Evening star., 1918-10-05
BOND SALES MADE
BY DRAFT ADVISERS
Find Many Men Having Good
Incomes Who Are Not Loan
Subscribers.

Members Of the legal advisory board,
who are helping registrants Of the city
with their questionnaries, are develop
ing into liberty bond statesmen Of the
first order.
Helping the men with their question
naries the lawyers were astonished by
the comparatively large number Of men
who had not subscribed to a liberty
loan issue. although well able to do so.
according to their yearly earnings.
Registrants when urged by the law
yers to buy bonds showed an eagerness
to comply. The result is that the law
yers have sold hundreds of dollars worth
Of bonds.
Sanction Of Authorities.
The legal advisers are now -fiedg-
ed bond statesmen, having the sanction
Of the local bond committee and other
authorities to continue with their good
efforts, Chairman Justin Morrill, Cham
berlin declared today.
NO effort is made by the legal ad-
visers to urge the purchase Of the
bonds on registrant who shows by
his answers to his questionable that
he has bought to the limit" But
when a registrant declares that his
salary is comparatively large and that
he has bought no bonds of any issue
the lawyers are asking the plain ques-
ton:
"Why?'
Then. in the face of halting answers
the lawyers put the proposition plain
ly before the man, and show him his
duty to Uncle Sam in the matter OF
backing up the boys in the trenches.
Especially effective proves such
argument to the men between thirty
two and thirty-six years old, it is de.
clared. Many of these men reElize they
will undoubtedly be given deferred
classification in the draft and never
be called to the colors
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Allies Within f Miles of Lille;
Huns Prepare TO Giue Up Coast

heavy bombardment for the past two
days.
Flanders Being Fired.
WITH THE BRITISH FORCES IN
FRANCE, October 4.-The country be-
hind the German lines in Flanders is
ablaze virtually everywhere. From
prisoners comes the information that
the Germans are making hurried prep
arations to evacuate the dune coun-
try of Belgium along the seacoast
Eugouts are being blown up there.
The British are now we'll to the east
of Lens. Mericourt, southeast of Lens,
has been captured by Haig's men.
Civilians Moved From Courtrai.
The Belgians. together with French
troops. have reached point two thou
sand yards south of HoogIede and one
thousand yards southeast of the Cha
pelle-Roulers road. Civilians are be-
ing moved in a hurry from Courtrai
fifteen miles east of Ypres.
There are no signs of fresh Ger
man reserves anywhere. There is
every indication of disorganization
not only in the enemy infantry, but in
the artillery. Riots are reported to
have occurred among certain German
units. in which even their officers par
ticipated.
A British officer. familiar with the
entire German division in Flanders.
said: -
Nothing would surprise us. This
may turn into rout now"
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Australian Commissioner Coming

Australian commissioner Coming.
MELBOURNE, Australia, October 4
(Reuter's).-Henry Y. Braddon, who
was recently appointed Australian
commissioner to the United States to
prepare the way for trade after the
war to the mutual advantage of both
countries. is expected to visit the
United States shortly. His recommen-
dations will form the basis Of working
arrangements to be indorsed by the
Australian government
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ARE URGED TO STAY
HOME TOMORROW
(Continued from First Page.)
be displaying honor flags before dar

be displaying honor flags before dark
tomorrow night.
The canvassers have been instructed
to accept payment for the bonds In
the form Of checks as we'll as cash.
amounting to at least 10 per cent of
the amount of the bond. The pur
chaser may designate what bank he
or she prefers having the subscrip-
ton cleared through and where he or
she will afterward make the INSTALL
ment payments when they fall due.
Instructions also have been issued
to the canvassers to call at every
home, irrespective of whether the
head of the house has already sub
scribed to the loan. This is with the
view to reaching the many war work
ers who are boarding and rooming
throughout the city. The committee
wants every one to have an oppor-
tunity to subscribe to a bond tomor-
row.
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Groups Start at Same Time.

Nothing is to be allowed to inter-
the emphatic statement made today
by the committee. It will be car
ried through to the end. rain or
shine" A dramatic feature of it will
be that it is to be launched simul-
taneously in all sections Of the city.
The more than 5000 solicitors will
ring as many different doorbells on
the stroke of 1, and then the big his
toric drive will be on and will not
be concluded until every house and
apartment in washington has been
visited.
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Street Car Men Ill,

The Capital Traction Company re-
ported total of 95 cases of the infiu-
enza among it's men, as compared
with SS yesterday, an increase of z.
Electric Company 16s cases, as com
pared with 1876 yesterday, an increase
of 80 cases. There are now 261 cases
of the influenza among the railway
employees of the two companies. Ow-
ing to the closing of the theaters, the
street car traffic last night was COM
paratively light, and this has enabled
the street car arrangements to trans
fer a number Of its night men to the
day service.
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U:BoATs SHE'LL CEZIMBRA.
Flee When Shore Guns at Portu-
guese Port Make Hot Reply.

LISBON. October 1.-Two enemy
submarines today shel1ed the port OF
Ceximbra, eighteen miles south OF Lis,
bon. Tho shore guns Immediately re-
plied. whereupon the submarines ded.
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SECRETARY McAD0O'S
APPEAL.

1t is my sincere wish that
the people of Washington will
meet the emergency occa-
stoned by the Influenza epi-
demic and give to the patriotic
men and women who are
planning to canvass the city
tomorrow their utmost CO.
operation.
It is important that the
capital of the nation set an ex-
ample to the rest of the coun-
try in the execution of this
campaign to meet the emer-
qency and any emergency OF
q similar kind that may arise
in any other part Of the coun-
try. .,oo
Secretary of the Treasury.
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OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.

gained a footing on the plateau Of
Orfeuil, which village was captured
We evacuated Challerange. which
has not been occupied by the enemy.
It Is undergoing an intense fire by.
both artilleries.
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ITALIAN.

October I'm the valle delle Adana,
near Crete, and on the western but
tresses of Mount NozZolo we forced
the enemy to withdraw from advanced
emplacements. leaving dead and pris-
oners.
In the Grappa region this morning
our detachments penetrated an en-
trenchment on the summit of Mount
Pertica and inflicted heavy losses on
the garrison. We took thirty prison.
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GERMAN.

October (Night).-vigorous en-
emy attacks on both sides of Roulers.
north of st. Quentin, at the Chemin
des Danes and in Champagne were
repulsed. Between the Argonne and
the Meuse renewed American attempts
to break through failed.
(Day)-1n Flanders the enemy at
tackled between Hooglede and Roulers
with strong forces. He penetrated into
our lines on both sides of the Staden
Roulers road. Bavarian and Rhineland
troops threw him back by a smart
counter attack and took about 100
prisoners.
There is nothing new to report from
before Cambria. There were minor en-
gagements south of Aubencheul. and
near Provllle, as result of which
seventy prisoners were brought in.
On a broad front between lie Cate
let and north OF st. Quentin the Brit
ism again Launched a united attack
and attempted to break through. In
the first assault the enemy succeed
ing forward as far as Beaurevoir and
Montbrehain and in penetrating Sc
Quehart
(Day)-on both sides and in front
of Lecatelet we drove the enemy back
into and beyond the positions from
captured. An encircling attack
launched by Saxon. Rhenish and Lor-
raine battalions put us in possession
of Montbrehain.
Sequehart, after f1uctuating fighting,
remained in the hands of the enemy.
In the evening, after strong firing
south of St Quentin, enemy attacks
failed
On the ridges and slopes of the
Chemin-deS-DameS vigorous outpost
engagements continued yesterday. A
strong attack by the Italians was re-
ha
canal front northwest of Rheims we
stand everywhere in fighting contact
with the enemy.
In the Champagne the French.
partly with fresh brought-in French
and American divisions, attacked on
a front between the suippe and the
Aisne. Since the beginning of the
battle east of the Suippe and ST.
Marie-a-Py, Westphalian and jaeger
regiments fighting there have re-
taken more than 100 prisoners.
North Of Somme-Py the enemy
gained a footing on the high ridges
between St. Etienne and Somme-Py.
on the Weissenburg and on the
Medeas heights. In a counter attack
heights. Small French nests have re-
mained behind.
On the front between Orfeuil and
the Aisne attacks Of the enemy failed
before our line. In this connection,
south of Liry and southwest of Mont
developed Here we drove back the
enemy completely.
The enemy, who had penetrated
Challerange, was driven out and the
village wrested from him. In the
evening repeated attacks failed. Wig
orous partial attacks of the enemy
between the Aisne and the Argonne
forest were repu1Sed.
Evening star., 1918-10-05
September Circulation
99,779

District of Columbia. S.: rur
GaTT BURNS, circulation manager OF THE
rvENiNG and SUNDAY STAR. does solemniy
swear that the actual number Of copies o. the e
paputb pnantb Of September. AID. 1918. was as fol-
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Eight Beat Big Squadron.

Just before nightfall eight Amer1-
can pursuit planes encountered more
than twenty-five. enemy machines be-
yond the lines while on a balloon
shooting expedition
The Americans had accomplished
tAaar mission when they ran on to the
biz squadron Of German airplaneA A
fight followed which lasted moro than
1fteen minutes, but when it was con-
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Gen. Kutz Now in Charge.

Brig. Gen. Charles w. Kutz, Corps OF
Engineers, has relieved Col. Virgil L.
Peterson of the engineers, In command
of the engineer officers training camp
at Camp Humphreys, Accotinlf, Va :
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TURKISH.

October AFTER desperate fighting
on the heights south of Damascus, in
which our rear guards. in conjunction
with Germans, defended themselves
with the greatest gallantry against
superior numbers until the night of
the goth, we were compelled to leave
the town in the hands of the enemy.
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27 NEW DEATHS
MARK INFLUENZA
SPREAD IN CAPITAL

Continued from First Page.)
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Give Credit to etDare Devils.o

To this was added the fact that the
German f1iers seemed for once in
spired by dare-devilry and bravery
equal to the American aviatorS, and
during the entire morning. particular
1y in the center of the action, they
swooped over the heads of the Ameri-
can infantry only few hundred
met1rs above the earth. using machine
guns with telling effect until driven
on.
chiefly because Of this daring. the
German losses were unusually heavy.
and even the American anti-aircraft
batteries accounted for seven ma
chimes, which they brought down
without trouble at the short ranges
they could use. One more German
plane fell to the prowess of an infan-
tryman. who was carrying an anti
tank gun captured a few moments be-
fore, and which he turned on an
aviator just overhead. bringing him
down instantly.
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Interior Department Asks 500, 600

An additional sum Of $101, ,422.50 was
asked Of Congress today by the In
terror Department for increase in
wages for the mechanical and labor
ing classes.