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Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06

cation line upon which German Sc
curity on the present front depends.
This important railway is only lS
miles from the American front.
Drive Foe From Heights
On both sides OF the Suppl the
American and French troops under
General Gouraud rapidly are driv-
ing the Germans from the heights
dominating the Champagne region
east OF Rheims.
The Germans are retiring to the
river Arnes, but the Americans al
ready have reached that stream at
St. Etienne. Northwest of Rheims
the French have forced several
crossings of the Aisne canal, en-
dangering the German rear in Cham
payne. A German retirement on a
considerable front to a depth of at
least five miles in Champagne is
not unlikely as a result of the sue
cesses of Generals Gouraud and
Berthelot.
British Exert Strong Pressure.
From the St. Quentin north to the
Lys on the front before the impor-
tant bases of Cambria, Douai and
Lille, the British are exerting strong
pressure. The Germans are endeav-
oring to hold on to their positions
until the work of C. astati Il in their
rear is completed. North of St.
Quentin the British have driven fur
Their eastward the apex OF the salient
at Beaurevoir and on Saturday cap
tured 1000 prisoners.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
SOUTHERN WALL
OF HUN DEFENSE
BEING CRUSHED
Americans and French De-
liver Heavy Blows West
Of Rheims; Menace the
German Lines.
By Associated Press.

American and French troops are
crushing in the southern wall of the
German defenses with heavy blows
along the front from west of Rheims
to the Mouse.
In the north, under the menace
of the British pressure from Elan
ders to north of St. Quentin, the
enemy has set fire to Douai and
other towns and villages in that
area, evidently in preparation for a
retirement to the French frontier.
Heavy explosions also have been
heard.
Closing Mouth Of Pocket.
With the French covering the
western outlet of the Grandpre gap
through the Argonne forest. the
Americans in an advance Of three
miles between the Mouse and the
Aire are rapidly closing up the
eastern entrance to the pass. Cen
eral Pershing's men in smashing
blows Saturday realized a consider
able advance all along the front and
took additional villages and heights
from the Germans. The enemy re-
sistance was most stubborn as on
this front the Germans are standing
on the Kreimhilde line, the last Of
their prepared defenses.
The Americans are advancing to-
ward Sedan and the great communi-
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
Entente Allies Are Asked by
Huns to State Peace Terms
Continued From Page One.)

premier, it is added possibly will be Professor Lammasch
whom negotiations are under way to bring about great
pacihst manifestation.
Dr. Eduard David socialist leader of the rechstag has
been appointed German under secretary for foreign affairs
according to advces received by Dutch from Berlin
SAXON CROWN COUNCIL CONVENES.
Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 5-A council for the
according German advces The decisions taken not
known, but they believed be connected with de-
veopments in the internal political situation in Germany
VISITS NEUTRAL AMBASSADORS.
Basel Switzerland Oct 5-Prinee Macmillan of Baden,
the German imperial chancellor yesterday visited the
Turkish and Spanish ambassadors at Ber-
n according to the German press The Vossische Zetung
of Berlin that the speech which Prince Macmillan will
make today in the reichstag will be important one.
CONSTITUTION TO BE REVISED.
Berne Switzerland Oct. 5-Baron Burian, the Ausro-
the German nationalist group that the internal conditions Of
Austria demanded revision of the constitution, according
the Nouvee Presse bre The fundamental terms of the
revised constitution, he declared should be agreement
between the various Austrian nationatie Thus far the
adds the Czechs and JugoSavs have to
collaborae in the proposal to revise the constitution
WILHELM THANKS Won HERTLINC.
Amsterdam Oct 5.-Emperor William, in his auto
graphed accepting the resignation of Count Hert
ling as imperial chancellor and comforting him the dec
grafton of the order of the Black Eagle, wrote:
"After accepting today your resignation feel con-
strained to warmest thanks TOR
the efsacrficing fahfuness with which times you
responded call and in the position of responsible leader
of the rendered and the fatherand emf
nent and successful service.
"As an outward sign of especial acknowledgment
have conferred high order of the Black Eagle
Always 9s;s yoed s'"'''N "WILHELM, IR."
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
American Casualties
Are Given to the Public
AS Soon as Received

Washington, Oct. 5.-Renewed
assurance that American casualties
are being made public as soon as
received from General Pershing was
given by General March today at a
conference with the senate military
committee. He said the War de-
partment is behind about $1,000
names in announcing minor casual
ties, reports of which are brought
over by courier, but the names OF
dead and seriously wounded are cabl-
ed and given to the public with the
least possible delay.
Discussion of the subject was
brought up by Senator Hitchcock of
Nebraska, who insisted that the de-
partment was holding up the names
unnecessarily.
There was nothing, senators said,
after the conference, to indicate the
extent of the American casualties
III battles now raging.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
ITALIAN TROOPS
PURSUE FLEEING
FOE IN ALBANIA
Austro.Hungarian Forces SUI
fer Defeat in Attack on
Mountain Front of North
eastern Italy.

Rome, Oct. 5.-Italian columns
pushing the retreating Austro-Hun-
garians in Albania yesterday passed
beyond the Lyushna river and reach
ed the rivers Kavaya and Poloivin.
The Italians are continuing their ad-
vance toward Elbasan, 50 miles
northeast of Berat, according to an
official statement issued by the war
Office today.
More than 1000 Bulgarian troops
facing the Italian positions on the
Monastir- Kechevor road surrender
ed October 3. Much booty was cap
tured by the Italians.
Austro-Hungarian forces yester-
day launched an attack against the
Italian lines north of the Grappa. on
the mountain front OF northeastern
Italy. The war office says that the
enemy was repulsed all along the
front OF attack except at one place
where the Austro-Hungarians
gained a footing.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
new YORK CITY
GIVEN SCARE BY
POWDER Blast
CONTINUED From Page One.)

thousand police reserves were hast
ily summoned to their respective
precincts and SO hospital units of Us
persons each were notified to hold
themselves in readiness for instant
service.
The explosion failed to material
ize. Meanwhile, the subway and
elevated terminals were damned
with seething masses of humanity
which wanted to go home and could
not understand why they were not
allowed to do so. The confusion
was increased by bewildered police
who sent subway passengers to the
elevated and visa versa. Various
conflicting statemets were issued re-
garding the source of the report OF
the impending explosion in explana-
ton of the action of the authorities.
Embargo Lifted After Two Hours.
The confusion lasted two hours
until the embargo was lifted.
1t was stated tonight that re-
port had been received to the effect
that $4,000 tons of trinitrotoluol
were likely to explode at any mo-
ment. This was later reduced to So
900 pounds and then to 5000. Fin
ally, information was received that
the wind had changed, enabling the
frefghters to begin removal of the
explosives. 1t was also stated that
Mayor Hylan had acted on advices
from authorities at Washington.
The Washington officials, however,
denied issuing any such warning.
Then it was said that a fire guard
in Brooklyn had notified the police
that New Jersey officials had told
him OF the impending disaster.
The extensive preparations for a
catastrophe were not without a
beneficial result, however, for they
the opening Of thousands OF
windows and consequent airing OF
homes and offices, step which had
been urged by the health authorities
in their fight against Spanish in
fluenza.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
Newspaper Man Injured
By Piece of Shell

With the American Army North
west of Nerdun, Oct. 5.-(By Asso-
ciated 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 after
noon. Other correspondents assist
ed Timmons to a field dressing sta
ton. Later he went to a town back
OF the battle area, where his wound,
which is rot serious, was dressed.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
YIELDING ONLY
PATH TO PEACE

garia. In the meantime every ef-
fort and suggestion is regarded as
nothing more than a continuation
of the long waged peace offensive,
for the recent reorganization OF the
German cabinet is not regarded as
indicating any real change Of heart
in Berlin or as making the actual
masters of Germany any more
worthy of trust.
Prince Maximilan's predecessors,
leading through various shades of
arrogance and concessions, down to
Won Hertling, could not humble
themselves to the point of dealing
with the enemy on the basis of con-
fessed defeat for the German arms.
In the official view here Macmillan
hopes to find a way to save Ger
many from this abasement without
completely abandoning the idea of a
negotiated peace.
Would Exact Guarantees.
Analysing the propositions which
he is expected to make, officials find
that they are in general combina-
ton of the ideas set out in the
Reichstag resolution of July 1917,
with those of Count Burian, the
Austrian foreign minister, and with
some concessions demanded by the
social democrats at their latest
meetings. Regarding the first, look
ing to an immediate suspension of
hostilities, it is suggested that an
armistice might be granted, or
rather suspension OF attack by the
allies agreed to, long enough to per-
NIT the central powers to effect
withdrawal of their military forces
from all occupied territory, but even
in such case, adequate guarantees
certainly would be exacted for the
honest performance of this obliga-
ton by Germany and Austria.
Conference Unacceptable.
The proposal to send plenipoten-
tiaries in a neutral place to discuss
questions of league for interna-
tional arbitration and disarmament
is regarded as a transparent effort
to anticipate the peace council and
probably would not be entertained
for a moment for that reason. The
same objection lies against discus
sion of the liberalization of Austria,
the right of self-determination of the
Russian border states, restitution and
indemniication Of Belgium, auto
nomy of Alsace-Lorraine and the re-
turn of the German colonies. 1t is
not doubted that the reference to
Belgium attributed to Macmillan
involves payment of an indemnity
by joint contribution of all the pow
ers, an idea already scornfully re-
jected by the entente, and auto
mony for Alsace-Lorrame in the
German scheme probably means a
plebescite, which would not return
those provinces to France, now that
nearly all the adult male French
population has been driven out.
The reported intention of Ger
many, Austria and Turkey to seek
Presidents Wilson'S good office to
arrange an armistice, like the other
moves said to be impending would
be received here is nothing more
thin a continuance of the efforts in
stituted by Count Burian as far back
as last January, and repeated several
times since, to tip the entente into
concess.y.ls by a protested accept
ance by the central powers of the
terms of settlement laid down by
President Wilson.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
Irish Mackerel Coming.

Dublin, Oct. 3.--Lord Robert
Cecil, British under secretary for
foreign affairs, has informed
Thomas O'Donnell, member Of
Parliament for Kerry, that the EN-
barge on the export from Ireland to
the United States OF cured mackerel
has been removed. Last year the
Dingle coast of Kerry alone export
ed to the United States over 5000
tons of mackerel. The removal of
the embargo has given great salts
faction in the Irish fishing dis
triCts,
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
New Bulgarian King
Demobilizes the Army
In His First Decree

Amsterdam, Oct. s.-The first
decree signed by King Boris was
one demobilizing the Bulgarian
army, according to a dispatch
from Sofia.
Former King Ferdinand left
Bulgaria Friday night. Before
signing his declaration of abdica-
ton, he received the various par
ty leaders, who all expressed ap-
proval of his decision.
The Bulgarian government to-
day offered its resignation to the
new king, who expressed his con-
fidence in the cabinet and asked
the ministers to retain their port
folios, according to a dispatch
from Sofia.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
TeutOn Allies Are
Stirling Hard to SaUe
COnStantinODLe Road

London, Oct. s.-The Germans
and Austrians, the Daily Mail
says, are making great efforts to
place a new army in Bulgaria in
order to hold the railroad to Con-
stantinople. Men are being drawn
from 81 German and IL Austrian
divisions in Russia, but the d.
visions generally are poor in quail
ity and weak in numbers. Their
chief aim, the paper adds, is to
maintain land communications
with Constantinople and to pre-
vent the allies from getting in
touch with Roumania.
Turkey, concludes the Daily
Mail, will be the prize of the army
which wins the race for the rail-
road.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
$1,000 Turks Taken
Prisoner by British in
Palestine and Syria

London, Oct. 5.-Seventy-one
thousand Turks have been taken
prisoner by General Allenby's forces
since the commencement OF the
British operations in Palestine and
Syria, according to an official state
ment issued tonight by the war Of
flee. This is in addition to 5000
prisoners claimed by the Arab army.
Three hundred and fifty Turkish
guns were taken.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
Mrs. Coles Obtains Divorce
from Husband in Prison

y The fact that her husband, Will
liam Coles, was convicted Of grand
larceny in Iowa in December, 1917.
and sentenced to the penitentiary
for FIVE years, won Mrs. Ruby Coles
divorce decree in district court
Friday. "
! Other divorce DEGREES granted
were: Ruth Davis from Arthur, on
grounds of nonsuppot; Bertha Hart
from Harold, cruelty and nonsup-
I6eort; Susie Wilson from William,
avskertion, and Gladys v. Dingman
Fkom George L. cruelty
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
"Clad to Be Over Here,
Help Y Fund.-" Writes
Omaha Boy in. France

Private Milton F. Eggen of the
medical corps has arrived safely in
+ Ance, according to letter written
within earshot Of the big guns" to
his mother, Mrs. o. N. Eggen of
3216 South Fourth Street
The soldier said he had an event.
full voyage across the creek" and
that he is glad to be over here"
He requested the Omaha papers sent
to him.
t.~ucipating the coming Y. M. c.
A. drive he urgeu that everyone con-
tribute "his Bit as that organization
was making good"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
Arrives Overseas.

1t, Carl A. Abrahamson, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Abrahamson,
1910 South Twenty-seventh street,
has arrived safely overseas, accord
ing to information received by his
parents. He was formerly attached
to the Omaha ambulance unit, but
has been transferred to the infantry.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
AirpIane Bombs Hospital;
Kills MANY French Soldiers

Paris Oct, |5.-Many French SOL
diers we're killed or injured when
German airplane bombarded hos
pital at Chalons on the night of
October IL. At the time of the
raid German prisoners were being
Sheltered in the cellars of the hos
Oitals.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-06
10000 Taken Prisoner Upon
Flanders Line in Sinqle Week

Havre, Friday, Oct. Ain the
operations in Flanders since Sep
TENDER 20 the Belgian, British and
French forces have taken l0,500
prisoners, $50 guns and 500 machine
guns, says the official statement
from the Belgian war Office tonight.
Evening star., 1918-11-03

garet Mercer about 1895. and to Bel
mont House, the Ludwell Lee home,
which. after passing through a num-
ber Of ownerships. belongs now to
Edward B. Mclean of Washington.
Ashburn Is n railroad town on the
Bluemont division of the Washington
and Old Dominion railway, being the
termediate stops being Herndon
Heights, Oak Grove, Lynn, Sterling
and Smiths. Ashburn is a busy and
prosperous place. Most Washington
people riding on a Sunday excursion
see Ashburn. but do not see 1t. They
weekday air. 1t Is the same way with
many other places through which Sun.
day excursionists pass. They look out
Of the car window and see q group of
people standing about the station. The
stores. grain and fertilizer warehouse.
post office and blacksmith shop are
closed. Nobody is moving around.
Houses. with trees and gardens about
them, stretch away along the dusty
road which Is the main street OF the
village. Things have dead aspect.
Perhaps the thoughtless traveller says.
II wonder what these people do to
make a living?"
on any day from Monday to Saturday
inclusive. There is apt to be pro-
cession Of teams ranged alongside the
freight cars. Farm produce Is being
loaded into the cars and sacks Of fer
tilizer and lime are being loaded into
the wagons. Teams and men are about
the grain, fertilizer and agricultural
implement warehouse. Bargains are
being struck and real money changes
hands. Horses hitched to buggies and
wagons are tethered III the road before
the stores, for these country stores not
only supply the people of the village,
but also the people Of the surrounding
country within their sphere Of influ-
ence. The livery stable is busy.
In various shady spots about the
Evening star., 1918-11-03

had long been the habitation Of men.
The first house that stood there had
probably been burned, after which this
make believe brick house had been
set UP to serve until happier and moro
prosperous days should come again.
Nobody was at home, but a friendly
little lop-earcd. bow-legged rabbit
hound came from behind the house to
apologize to the Rambler for the alb
sencc of the home folk. The RAM
bier told him that he supposed the
folks We're at church and that this
fact eased his disappointment at not
finding them at home. The little dog
maintained silence, which. Of course,
signitlcd his assent to what had been
said.
Leaving the little dog, the Rambler
turned eastward on the pike, crossed
the high bridge over Goose creek,
comfortable house where the rural
letter box tells that Henry Ashton
lives. and came opposite q stone gate
way through which a drive leads to
one of the finest modern houses in
Virginia. It's place name Is Cotton
farm. 1t was one OF the Lee planta-
ttons, numerous in this region. Why
it is called Cotton makes the Rambler
guess. One of the neighborhood ex-
plantations is that it was named by
the Lees after one Of the family es.
tates in England. A long time ago q
man we'll versed in Lee genealogy
told the Rambler this:
"About the fourteenth century the
Lee famlily divided into two distinct
branches. one branch using the Cotton
or squirrel crest and the other the
Langley or bird crest" The origin Of
the name may be found In heraldry.
The letter box by the side Of the big
gates is inscribed warren Snider,
Evening star., 1918-11-03

and In its tillaEe all the modern aids
and appliances are employed. Some
time the Rambler hopes to make
special ramble on the subject Of Cotton
farm.
In the course Of the preceding mar
rative 1t was written that: From tho
Stunkel home the road leads up n
stony hillock to n junction where
road turns off to Ashburn." Many
roads lead to Ashburn and truth COM
pels the Rambler to tell that those
same roads also lead away from ASH
burn. One of the main roads of the
county, called the Ashburn road. leads
from that town to the Leesburg pike,
entering 1t near where Mrs. Downes
"keeps" the tOllgate and quite close
to Belmont chapel, founded by Mar
Evening star., 1918-11-03

hamlet automobiles are parked. Men,
women and children are passing in and
out OF the post office. The postmaster
has no time to take off his "specks" to
rest his eyes. The station agent Is
busy with Grated calves and pigs and
chickens. boxes of eggs. tubs Of butter,
barrels of apples or cabbage, incoming
and outgoing freight and express,
trunks, tickets, passengers and the like.
Children troop to and from school.
All Is very different from the calm
that settles upon the place on Sunday
and which too many persons mistake
for the normal state of affairs. Some
of the little houses In their quiet gar
dens that stretch along the main
street are occupied by retired farm.
ers, generally men who have sold
Evening star., 1918-11-03

IT. L. Snider." Far back from the
public road the tall chimneys of the
house rise above the tree tops and q
wide portico and many windows look
out between riffs in the foliage. This
historic farm. after being relinquish-
I'd by the Lees and after various vicis
situdes of fortune. became the prop
crty of one Of the Burch family of
loudoun. The Rambler believes the
name of the last Burch owner was
John Lewis Burch, who Is about
eighty-seven years old and Is o resi-
dent of Washington, and whose
brother, John Fenton Burch, aged
about eighty-three, lives at Ashburn,
that town having grown up on O part
of his farm called F'armwcll, which
also was Lee plantation. Lewis
Evening star., 1918-11-03

Burch's farm of Cotton and other hold
ings, including a small tract on the
pike owned by George Solomon,
blacksmith and wheelwright, which
he inherited from his father, William
Solomon, were bought by John Guth-
rie Hopkins. one OF the richest men
to come to Virginia. for homescat.
The story told the Eahnbler In that
part of the country is that Mr.. Hop
kins told some Of his neighbors with
whom he became intimate and popu-
lar that he was born in Scotland, his
England. He came to the United
States as boy s,nd worked for So 9
week. One of the elder citizens said
to the Rambler: "Mr. Hopkins was
$s5. 900. 900"
n &
The Burch house and the Solomon
blacksmith shop and home quickly
disappeared. The pike ran too close
to the site on which Htr. Hopkins elect
ed to build his homo and the course Of
the pike was changed. Mr.. Hopkins
building over mile of fine road, maxi
ing a wide loop across the front Of
the grounds and leaving the house at
o. considerable distance back from tho
public way. He built the mansion
house of Cotton farm. but after living
there for several years his interests
or his inclinations called him else
where and lie sold the property to
F. p. Harman of Washington. former
president of the Commercial National
Bank. Mr.. Harman and his family oc-
cupied tile place as a summer homo.
He sold to the Snider brothers, who
live there and operate the farm
through q foreman rs deputy. 1t Is
a great estate extending along the
east side of Goose creek from the pike
to the Potomac river. 1t is fertile land