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William Courtcnay, slim and debon-
nair. and Thomas \ Mise Fat and unetu-
ols. viii come To The Playhouse March
Is and Ii in their latest comedy success
General Post, under the management
Of Charles Dillingham; These two dis
tingulshed players have appeared more
than once as co-star comedians, and are
said to have triumphed again III this new
comedy Of love and laughter which comes
direct from successful season ut the
Gaicty Theatre, New York
The sun., 1918-09-25

handling OF all differences. with uni
Versal disarmament.
Second-To make n declaration in
such manner that no suspicion will
remain behind concerning the Belgian
question. the restoration of Belgium
and its naturalization, also the
restoration of Serbia and Rumania.
Third-Neither the Brest-Litovsk
nor the Bucharest peace must be a
hindrance to universal peace. The
. immediate introduction Of civil ad-
ministration In the occupied regions.
On the conclusion OF peace the oc-
cupied regions must be surrendered
Immediately. Democratic representa-
tons must be established as speedily
as possible.
raine and n universal, secret and
direct franchise for all German fed
eral states. The immediate dissolu-
ton OF the Prussian Diet IL the equal
franchise does not follow immedi-
ately from the discussions of the
committee of the upper house.
Fifth--Unity in the Imperial Gov
eminent. the exclusion of the ire
sponsible side OF the Government,
the appointment OF Government repre-
sentatives from the parliamentary
majority or such persons as agree
with the policital majority. The
abolition OF Article 9 OF the constitu-
ton. Publications OF the crown and
military authorities must be COM
municated to the Imperial Chancellor
before they are issued.
sixth-The immediate abolition OF
all stipulations restricting the free
dom of assembly and of the press.
Censorship may be applied only to
purely military questions Questions
relating TO war strategy or tactics,
troop movements. the preparation of
war materially. The tablishment OF
a political central bureau for all
measures adopted on the basis of a
state of Siege. The abolition OF all
military institutions existing under
political influence.
The sun., 1918-09-25
ENEMY LACKS MEAT
FOR ARMY; USE FISH
Auiators Drop Peace Pleas
Signs of Crumbling.
Ssec'ol Gable Despafch TO The SEX and no
Public Ledger.

Ssec'oI Gable Despofch TO The SgS and no
Public Ledger.
Copvriohf. 1918; on rights reserred.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN Lon-
RAINE, Sept. 24.-Ger1nany wants peace
and wants it badly Enemy aviators
for the last few days have been busy
dropping placards. instead of their usual
baby killing bombs. along the Lorraine
front seeking to interest the French
civil population in Austria's peace offer.
The effort has been without the slightest
effect upon the minds OF the brave
French among whom our troops have
been CHARTERED.
another straw showing Germany's
plight 10 indicated as a result Of Lieut.
Col. Avery j. Coopers salvage and can.
vass of section OF the St Mlhel
salient, which we now hold firmly. He
found a German army dinner prepared
for from i've to eight thousand enemy
soldiers. The dinner was without a
vestige Of meat. One mess already had
from fifteen to twenty bushels OF pota-
toes.
The Germans have no rubber for their
automobiles. All their hospital bandaKes
are of paper. and also much of the un-
derwear worn by the men is OF the
same material. The Germans are with
out cotton and silk. Their iron is OF
poor quality They have plenty OF
leather, which comes from Russia. In
stead OF meat the German soldiers are
eating fish, which has to be cooked two
days before they can chew it. II would
appear from the result of the investiga-
tons made here that Germany Is crum-
bling from within.
The sun., 1918-09-25
TURK DISASTERS DUE
TO GERMAN NEGLECT
Auenbys Victory Chief OF
Long Series of Defeats.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 24.-Ffeld Marshal
Liman Won Sanders commanded the three
armies of about 100, 900 men In Palestine,
two OF which Gen. Allenby annihilated.
Won Sanders himself barely escap ping
with his stan. The third IL in night.
and its defeat will cut of the Turkish
garrisons At Asir and Yemen from Eu-
rope and break tho hold OF the Turk
upon Hejex.
The mastery conception Of Gen. Al.
lenby's plan win thus be realized" says
a statement to-day by the British mis-
sion, and there IL fair promise that its
execution will tend TO outbid the con.
ception.
THE Turks have q long account Of
selfishness and neglect against the Ger.
mans--disasters in 1912 and 1918. abor-
tive and disastrous offensives at Sarika-
miss and againat the 6ueg Canal at the
beginning OF the war and the waste OF
their man power in the Dardaneiies.
The full effect OF this Dardanelles cam
paign has not been correctly appreciated
BY the world. The loss Of Basra,, Bag
dad. Mecca and Jerusalem, the almost
inevitable loss Of Medina, the Turkish
lives sacrificed in order to provide the
German exploitation OF Rumania and
the isolation Of their Arabian garrisons
must also provide bitter memory.
The present Turkish advance in the
Caucasus has been carried out not with
the assistance but In defiance OF the
Germans. and this with the isolated
success under Turkish command at Kut
forms the only entry on the credit side
OF the book. The net result has been
for Turkey the loss OF territory and
prestise and the depletion of her man
power. which can only provide a source
Of keen satisfaction in Bulgaria"
The sun., 1918-09-25
SITUATION GRAVE
HERTLING ADMITS


Gdsette to anxious consideration regard
ing future military developments.
I'VE must do, Foch the Justice to say
he is apparently beginning to obtain on
big scale that strategical unity he has
already obtained on French SOIL" says
this leading German newspaper, and
after reviewing the situation In the vari-
Gus theatres of war It comedies that the
prosecution from all sides OF an often
sive against the alliance Of the Central
Powers would be a masterstroke. Hav-
ing mentioned the unity of command and
the superiority Of the Allies in men and
material as conditions favoring them.
1t continues:
I'VE have already pointed out the en-
viable secrecy observed In the manufac-
ture Of armored tanks and the training
OF their crews, which now number not
thousands, hut tens Of thousands. To
these must be added the increase in the
number of guns. mine throwers, fame
projectors, machine guns, gas and fog
ammunition and airplanes OF all kinds.
mo proof Is necessary that German
industry Is unable to accomplish this in
similar quantities, Especially as re-
CARDS the armored tanks, there Is no
doubt that the numerical superiority is
on tho side OF the enemy and that he is
bound to utilize 1t to the utmost"
The sun., 1918-09-25
CZECHS WIN FIGHT
BY DAGGER ATTACK
Defeat German and Magyar
Troops in First Battle.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24--German and
Magyar troops have been defeated by a
Czecho- Slovak unit on the Italian front
| in fierce battle which was concluded
by the Czechs in a desperate attack with
daggers says an official despatch to-day
from Rome, The valor displayed by the
| Czecho-Slovaks was such tina, it brought
from Premier Orlando OF italy this tele-
gram OF congratulations to tho Czecho-
Slovak National Council in Paris:
Cordially express my admiration at
the intrepid nrmness and valor OF the
Czecho-Slovak division on the Alps Cos so
Alto. where bravely a people fighting for
Its liberty conquered the Aggressive fury
fed by hate. May this be a good omen
for the Anal battle and victory"
This action, the first in italy in which
the Czecho-Slovaks operated as a unit
| in their regular formation. took place on
the Trentino front last Saturday. The
'n"my launched the attack. prepared
| with greatest secrecy. east OF Lake
Garda. 1t appears from the dispatches
that the Germans and Magyars had no
definite territorial objective but planned
the stroke in the hope of gaining sup
port for the Austrian claim that the
Czechs would give way voluntarily when
faced by the army OF the country that
so long had held them In subjugation.
IL is believed in Rome and by officials
OF the Czecho-Slovak headquarters here
that II the Aus,rians had achieved even
local success they would, after execut-
ing as traitors any Czecho-Slovak taken
prisoner. have again affirmed that the
| Czechs do not wish to fight against Aus
tria.
In describing the battle the despatch
said the assault was begun at daybreak
by picked detachments composed exclu-
sively OF Magyars and Germans under
Gen. Schiesser. The attack followed a
destructive artillery FIRE In which thou
sands OF gas shells were used. The
Czecho-Slovaks went over the top to
meet the foe and the first column was
forced to retire. The second column,
after desperate fighting, succeeded in oc-
cupying a portion OF the Czecho- Slovak
| position. but were driven out after a
bloody battle. No prisoners were taken
by either side, said the despatch
The sun., 1918-09-25

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The sun., 1918-09-25

must first cross a difficult country. an
the Albanians are not friendly TO tn
Bulgarians Although there are stil
German officers with the Bulgars II 4
believed there are no definite German
units with them.
Following are the official statements
BRITIsH-The pursuit OF the re-
treating Bulgarians on the Monastir
and Doiran fronts continues. The
Anglo-Oroeks have reached the lire
-Furka- Smokvitsa, where they
are In touch with tho Franco-Greek
forces.
FRENCH tMONDAY,-our pursuit
of the enemy continues on the whole
front from Monastir to veles Enemy
columns. with our advance guards on
their heels, harassed by cavalry and
bombarded with machine guns by the
allied aviators, have retreated in great
disorder in the direction of veles,
Istip and strumitza.
On the left wing the allied forces.
debouchiny on the Monastir front,
drove back the enemy on tho roads to
Albania. French cavalry entered
Prilep Today and found the town in
tact. They seized immense stores.
Further north Franco-ssrbian forces
passed beyond the road between Prilep
and Gradsko. menacing the Prilep-
yeles road.
In the centre Serbian troops who
crossed tho vardar by several undam-
aged bridges between Demirkapu and
Gradsko established wide bridgehead
north OF the river. We occupy En1
shoba. Karahadjali. voysham ana
1birli.
On the right wing the allied troops
operating on both sides OF the vadar
have reached the line of Petrovo- Par
dovica. Chinarli and Kara Oghlurar on
Lake Dorian.
On September % about ten cannon.
several OF which were OF large calibre.
were captured. At Krivolak, the Ser
bans, in addition TO booty previously
reported. captured airplanes and nine
automobiles, as we'll as large depots Of
petroleum and supplies.
SERBIAN (sUNDAT) lon the
22d Sunday our troops continued to
cross the vardar. where they are in
contact with the enemy.
Toward Prilep Serbian troops have
reached the very steep massif of tho
Drenska mountain range and at sew
eral points are on the Gradsko-Prilep
road.
Tho enemy continues to burn vii
lages and his own stores Despite this,
however. great quantities OF war ma
toriAl have fallen into our hands. On
the Vardar railway line (Uskub to
Salonica) we captured several trains.
BULGARIAN (sUNDAY)--As a re-
suit of our front giving way in the
angle between the Cerna and the Var
dar our adjacent units were with.
drawn to new positions to the south OF
Prilep and to the north OF Dorian.
The sun., 1918-09-25
MEET
TOOVERTHR0W REDS
Conference Is Being Held in
Ufa, According to Despatch
From VladivOstOk.
ORGANIZED BY MASLOFF
Object Is to Form Single Gov
ernment-COnstituent AS
sembly to Rule.

PARIS, Sept. IA conference at
tended by many members OF the Pan
Russian Constituent Assembly and pre-
sided over by the Socialist revolutionary
leader AvskentiefY, former Minister OF
Agriculture and OF the Interior in the
Russian Provisional Cabinet, Is being
held at Ufa. European Russia, according
to q despatch from vladivostok.
The conference was organised and
supported by President Masloff OF the
National Czech Council The object OF
the meeting 10 to form in Russia a single
government with the controlling power
vested in the Constituent Assembly
Bolsheviki and members OF tho Social
Revolutionary Left part will not be
represented. This plan seems to be ac-
ceptable, It Ia said. to the Siberian Duma
and to the governments at Omsk and
Samara.
The Petit Journal announces that a
congress of the allied nations OF Cen
trail Europe Is to convene october 10
in Paris lit is to be an outgrowth OF
the congress Of Austrian oppressed
nationalities held in Rome last April.
This congress-" says the Petit Jour
nal, will enlighten US further on the
Austrian reasons for peao~ offers. An
the national councils to be convoked are
ecognized as belligerents. The matters
to be taken under consideration are
the reconstruction OF Central Europe
on the basis of the different nationalities.
to study together future relations and
common political interests Of the freed
nations and finally to settle upon a
political agreement with the Allies and
with the free nations which will succeed
the Austrian regime"
The sun., 1918-09-25

de Dallon and the village Of Dallon.
Further south we carried our lines
forward TO the western outskirts of
Gricourt, taking more than 500 pris-
oners. as well as great number OF
machine guns.
On the Vesle front in the course of
a violent attack in the neighborhood
of Giennes the enemy succeeded in
gaining n foothold In our advanced
positions. In counter attack our
troops reestablished our line in its
entirety. We captured about fifty
prisoners belonging to three regiments
FRENCH (DAY)-In the course OF
the night there was marked activity
by the artillery in the region of St.
Quentin and between the Ailette and
the Aisne.
In the Champagne two raids upon
the German trenches in the region of
Perthes and in the direction of the
Butte du Mesnil resulted In the taking
OF forty prisoners by the French.
GERMAN CSIGHT)-Severe enemy
attacks which were renewed north
west of ct. Quentin between, the
Omignon rivulet and the Somne
failed.
GERMAN (DAY)-Northwest of
'Dixmude and northeast OF Ypres We
captured seventy prisoners in success
full enterprises
North OF Moeuvres partial attacks Of
the enemy were repulsed. Artillery
activity increased on the canal sector
to south Of Arleux-en-Gohelle.
Local counter attacks south OF VII
lers-Gulslain and east OF Epehy en-
abled US TO recapture trench sectors
which remained in the enemy's hands
after the recent fighting. We cap
tured prisoners. Counter thrusts by
the enemy were repulsed. Between
the Omignon brook and the Somme
the artillery fire revived In the even
ing. Lieut.. Rumey gained his forty
first aerial victory.
With the other army groups there
were no events of Importance. There
WAS lively recommending activity in
Champagne.
The sun., 1918-09-25
SOCIALISTS JOIN
PEACE OFFENSIVE
Sfipuiate Disarmament and
League of Nations.
Special Gable Dsspotch 10 TEE Sun from Tee
London Times Serrice,

Special cdo'e Dssp0fch 10 TEE Sun from Me
London Times Serrice.
Copyright. 1915; all rights reserrsd.
THE HAGUE. Sept. 24.-According to a
telegram received here from Berlin Vor-
vderts. the leading Socialist newspaper
Of Germany. published to-day an Official
announcement of that party stating that
the Reichstag Social Democrats and the
party executives of the German Social
Democrats In a Joint meeting but under
separate votes resolved to allow the
members OF their party to participate in
the new Government which eventually
will be formed under the conditions that
follow. This is taken here 10 be merely
another phase OF the German peace Of
fenslve. Tho conditions are
Frst-The acceptance without re-
serve of the Reichstag resolution OF
July 10. 1917, and declarations OF a
readiness to Join a league OF nations
founded on the basis OF the peaceful
The sun., 1918-09-25
U. 8. MINIMUM WAGE So A DAY
House Passes Bill to Give CiviIin n
Employees s2O,OOO.OOO Raise.

WASHINGTON, Sept. "a. - Minimum
wages Of SO a day for civil employees.
exclusive of those in the postal service,
who have been in the service Of the Gov
eminent two years or more, are provided
in a bill passed by the House to-day and
sent to the Senate. More than $4,000
persons would be affected. according TO
Representative Nolan tCaL), Republican.
Its author. who estimated the total in
creased cost to the Government at
SEQ. 0OO. 900.
The bill would become effective at the
beginning Of the next fiscal year. II
Axes a minimum daily wage OF SO, but
where the persons are employed by the
hour the wage would be 37la cents an
hour. or II employed by the month 500
month and by the year $l.OS0
The sun., 1918-09-25

are the men OF the American General
staff. with Gen. Pershing the central
figure. He Ia bent over maps, studyins
roads, giving orders that are clicked out
on typewriters--orders that regulate the
life Of the whole army. In this village
which was our centre previous to the ST
Mihjel attack, one could traverse every
street without the faintest suspicion that
1t contained our army headuarters.
Leaning from a motor car I asked a
stalwart khaki clad youth: What town
Ia this?" I'VE do not mention the name
Of this town." he replied. For informa-
ton you must report to the provost
marshal In that building over there" l
suppose there are thousands OF buildings
liks this one in France. but ] shall not
rick its identification by describing It,
Endless Maps, All Unmarked.
After my credentials were ,,osely ex-
amined was taken to place in the VIII
laee where tackled on the walls were
endless maps. was Informed by finger
direction: There you will ind G and
artillery headquarters Make only mem
tai notes" No marks were upon the
maps, and I am told that an invisible
army headquarters Is distinctly an
American idea and that few even OF the
French civil population know that the
American army headquarters Is In their
midst.
Communication between headquarters
and the front may be kept UP by tele-
phone. telegraph, wireless or semaphore
will not state which. However, 1t
works fawlessly. not only to units In
frontal positions, but with units on
either side. Not once during the st.
III =! L., H. Nt..A
lose contact with each other or with
headquarters. Through that attack our
infantry, engineers, artillery, cavalry
and avhtors collaborated IN complete
harmony
The communication with aviators was
exceptionally good also wireless OBJ
servations. especially In the case Of an
entire brigade that had been box bar
ragged by the enemy artillery. These
batteries. thanks to our wireless, were
Immediately destroyed by our own ar
tillery.
Carrier pigeons. dogs and brave SOL
diers also did their parts in keeping
up communication. The runners all had
their little parts in a whole that was
carefully thought out weeks beforehand.
might add also that our system of
communication was supplemented by
Bengal lights. motor cyclists. rockets.
automobiles and other agencies, so that
whenever one failed there was another
to take its place.
What I aim to show is that We have
passed from the armchair theories OF
warfare and that we have arrived with
in the domain OF last word tactics. This
Is said without losing sight of the fact
that big as We feel within the folds Of
the first American army we realize that
we are still but part OF the great force
that is fighting In Europe for the lib
erty OF tho world.
The sun., 1918-09-25

THE battle in Macedonia little more than
week old. developing into of the great opera
tons of the war. The Bulgarians and Turks, under
German officers. are in precpitate retreat nearly
The whole front of miles from north of Monastir
to Dorian and in places the flight has become dis
orderly. Thousands of prisoners and huge quantities
OF stores have been taken besides 40 guns.
On the extreme right the British and Greeks are
advancing northward and already three miles
north of Lake Doran, practically on the Bulgarian
frontier There il little Likelihood of an invasion of
The sun., 1918-09-25
KAISER ASKS ALLY
no WHIP AMERICANS
He Bids Austrians to Saue Al
sace-Lorraine.

LONDON, Sept. 24.--In an address to
Austrian officers at Briey. near Metz,
yesterday. Emperor William recalled to
them that they had before them on this
front the Americans who have 'prom-
Used France to give her Alsace-IIorraine, %
and who wished. he said. to add big
deeds to their big words" The Emperor
assured the Austrians OF his confidence
that. with the help OF the German forces
the Americans would get the right an
swer at the right moDent."
The Exchange Telegraph correspon-
dent at Amsterdam wires the text OF this
address, delivered during an inspection
"trip of the Emperor around Briey, where
he distributed 400 iron crosses. visited
heid hospitals and spoke to German,
Austrian. French and English wounded
IN their respective languages.
The sun., 1918-09-25

Bulgaria from this point however on account of the
mountain barrier OF Strumitza.
In the centre the Serbians driving through the
centre of the Bugar line to separate the from
the western forces. If they continue progress
they have done in the last few days the troops of
King Ferdinand will be face to face with great
disaster.
On the left, in the Monastr district, the French
and Greeks are driving forward rapidly; having cap
tured Prilep, they are moving Vees and Uskub
The capture of Uskub will enable the Allies in
wade Bulgaria toward Sofia
The sun., 1918-09-25

PRovIDENcE. r. l., Sept 24.-Bdward
y, Hurley. chairman OF the United states
Shipping Board, and members of the ex-
ports control committee inspected the
port of Providence to-day with a view OF
utilizing Il as an export port They took
a trip about the harbor and later left FOR
Boston.