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Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
NORTHWEST OF vERDUN. Tuesday.
October 8-Haggard from lack OF
sleep and nearly faInished. the men OF
the lost" battalion, rescued on Mon
day evening after having been sur
rounded for more than four days IN
the Argonne forest. now are recover
ing from their narrowing experience
The men had subsisted partly on oak
leaves, and many units were so de-
pleted by minor injuries and weakness
that wounded men had to take turns
at guard duty. Yet they cheered as
thew drove back the German forces
which were all around them.
When they reached the American
lines they were white and exhausted.
but were infinitely proud OF their gal
liant stand. All were more willing to
tell the story of the miraculous es-
cape OF their comrades and officers
than to tell Of their own experiences
Escapes 10 Machine Gun Bullets.
a group of privates waiting to be
taken from a field hospital which had
been temporarily established In little
ruined church close behind the pres
emit line would not talk of them selves.
but told of a second lieutenant who
came out with eighteen machine gun
bullet holes in his clothes, but with
out a scratch. He had one bruise
from a bullet which had killed a man
behind him. a machine gun fired at
this lieutenant from distance of
thirty feet and the lieutenant's gas
mask was cut away, but the officer
was uninjured
Rescuers Smash Forward.
It was just after midnight when the
news first reached the weary but de-
termined men that help was coming.
The rescuers rushed on through tho
German lines, breaking one enemy de-
tense after another, and at last COM
pleted the rescue.
While fresh troops drove the Ger
mans in wild flight from the scene of
their anticipated triumph, the tired
heroes of the battalion began to filter
back to their bases. Many of the men
were suffering from variety of
wounds. but most of these injuries
were not serious. They were SO ex-
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American Editors Reach Britain.

LONDON. Tuesday. October s.-A
party of-American editors. who sailed
on September 2s as the guests Of the
ministry OF Information, have arrived
safay 1t q Brdtish part
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ITALIAN.

October Sour batteries have dam
Jagged enemy defensive systems in the
Huidicaria and Grappa regions. Our
eirships have bombed vital enemy CEN
tiers in Trentino and on the Venetian
. plain.
Albania.-On Sunday. following up
the covering elements of the enemy,
we reached the Skumbi in the vicin-
|ity of Ponte di Nova and the region
Iof Murikiani.
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BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. October 9-French troops
attacking last night south and
B.. east of St. Quentin captured the
German defenses between Harry
and-Neuville-St. Armand and drove
IL. past the latter town on the north. to-
days official statement by the war Of
- fee announces.
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50 Per Cent Of Arrivals Resign.

About the middle Of September the
Civil Service Commission estimated
that the government departments
would need 10000 moro employees in
Washington during the remainder OF
1915. Principally because OF housing
conditions, the commission figures
that so per cent of the number VIII"
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premacy of the military caste is con-
cerned.
Lansing, in his communication to the
Swiss charge d'affaires. said that the
President deems the answers to these
questions vital from every point OF
view"
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BELGIAN.

October S.-During the night there
was violent enemy artillery fire
against our first lines near Roulers.
Enemy surprise attacks in that re-
gion failed.
In the day the enemy bomba rded
Newport and the regions Of Clercken
and Westrosebeke and the back line
communications.
Enemy aviators used their machine
guns against our first lines and the
roads toward Moorslede and Pas
Schendaelc.
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OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS.
FRENCH.

'October~.s-In' the course Of the
night in the region south and east
Of st. Quentin the French captured
the stubbornly defended German po-
sitions between Harry and Melville
St. Amend and outflanked the latter
village on the north. The artillery
fire was violent south OF the Disc and
ON the Suippe front.
North Of the Arnes the Germans at
tempted to recapture the ground we
gained yesterday. They failed and
sustained heavy losses. The number
Of prisoners taken in yesterdays
fighting on the Arnes front exceeds
500.
October S-Co-operating with the
British northeast of st. Quentin we
penetrated the enemy's strong posi-.
lions, made important progress ana
captured Fontaine Uterte and the
Bellecourt farm.
We also captured the wood east OF
Tilloy. hill 1874 and the village OF
Rouvroy and made more than loo
prisot -rs-
On the Suippe front the enemy vain
! ly tried to eject US from positions we
had won. The Franco-Americans won
fresh successes north Of the Arnes
river. We drove back the enemy three
ki,ometers north of st. Pierre. car
ried the plateau north of Autry and
reached the outskirts Of Lancon. Nu-
merous prisoners were taken.
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PRESIDENTS NOTE
TO GERMANY IS
WIDELY ENDORSED

CONTINUED from, FRS. Page.) p,
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relieved Of the CALLING fianking nre
which had prevented them moving
forward
The sun., 1918-11-01

P!AEIs. Oct 31.--The representatives Of
the Entente Powers left Versailles after
their first formal meeting to-day visibly
content with the results that had been
achieved. They have not finished their
work, but they have reached substan-
tial accord. Their task is moving, and
they have had the satisfaction OF seeing
that they soon will be able to make an
nouncements
The Turkish armistice terms were
chiefly the work OF the British and
French. In them the United States had
no part. The decisioR~fn this instance is
regarded as one OF great Importance.
An informal conference took place at
the residence of Col. E NJ. House, Pres
ideni Wilson's personal representative,
In the forenoon prior to the assembling
at Versailles. Among others present
we're NJ Clemenceau and NJ. Pichon. re-
spectiveiy the French Premier and For
eign Minister, Signor Orlando anG
Baron Sonnino. the Italian Premier and
Foreign Minister, and David Lloyd
George, the British Prime Minister, This
gathering was preparatory to the formal
meeting.
In addition TO the French, Italian and
British representatives, Or, NJ. II. Yes
mitch. the Serbian Minister to France
The sun., 1918-11-01
AUSTRIA SWEPT
WITH DISORDER.
Military Instructions in Vi
emma and Budapest Threaten
the Government.
TROOPS SEIZE RAILROADS
Assembly Ignores Imperial
Heads and Promises to As
sume Charge.
TROOPS SEIZE RAILROADS

BERNE. oct. 81 49, Military Instructions
occurred in both Vienna aud Budapest
"Wednesday. according to the Berlin
newspapers Tho people and troops ac-
claimed a republic.
The situation is particularly grave at
Budapest. where the insurgent troops
have machine guns with munitions and
already hold one railroad terminal. APP
parently the troops are acting in agree
ment with the Hungarian National As
sembly, but the formation Of military
committee is reported,
The Berlin VOSsiSche ZeitunO prints a
despatch from Budapest saying that a
crowd stormed the military prison and
released political and military prison
ers Revolutionary troops seized the
eastern railroad terminus and two troop
trains which were about TO start for the
front. Tho soldiers IN thea trains Joined
the insurgents. who had machine guns
and enormous quantities OF arms and
ammunition, and plundered the arscnals.
The Berlin Td0cbEduS Vienna cor
respondent says the movement began In
Vienna Thursday morning with manifes-
President of National Assembly Dings-
hofcr announced from the steps of the
Diet that the assembly would take over
the administration at once. Many Of
ficers tore the imperial cOckade from
their hats and the imperial standard
was hauled down from Parliament
house
Afterward ii was announced that She
Assembly had adopted a note To prcsi-
dent Wilson and also a constitution. NO
one" says this newspaper, pays any
attention to the Government or TO the
Lammason Ministry. The retirement OF
Count Andrassy, the Foreign Minister,
is expected momentariiy.
Emperor Charles Is reported to be at
the royal palace in Crodollo, fifteen miles
northeast of Budapest. II is stated that
he was followed by eighteen wagons
conveying furniture and the keys TO the
palace strong room"
The sun., 1918-11-01
TURKEY'SPLEA is TAKEN UP
BY SUPREME WAR COUNCIL
First Formal Meeting at Versailles Takes Up Question
of Armistice-Marshal Foch Attends
Conference.

aud EliphutheriOs Nenlzeios. the Greek
Premier, attended. The Americans pres
ent, In addition to Col House. we're
Author IL, Frazier secretary of the
American Embassy; Joseph {. Grew and
Gordon AuchinCloss. who acted as sec
retaries for Col. House: Gen. Tasker II.
Bliss, the representative of the Cniteo
States in the War Council. with Cen
Lockridge and Col. Wallace as secre-
taries, and Admiral Benson. with Com
mander Carter and Lieutenant Com
mander Russell as his secretaries.
The last to arrive at the conference
was Marshal Foch. He was alone with
out aid or orderly.
At Versailles the business was over in
a couple of hours, and long line of auto
mobiles with the representatives of the
Powers returned to Paris. The reason
for the trip to Versailles to-day was that
1t is the headquarters OF the Supreme
War Council. which theoretically takes
no decision except at Versailles.
There will be another informal meeting
at the residence of Colonel House to-
morrow morning and the business OF the
council will be pushed forward rapidly.
either at formal or informal meetings, un-
ii! il is finished.
The spirit of all of the representatives
appears to be favorable to the ironing
out OF all obstacles rather than to raising
them.
The sun., 1918-11-01


engineer training has had a remarkably
He salary of 100000 annually
the cash register and reputed to have aassed
fortune of than $25O00O00 from his various
Henry who criticised by the Hughes
the Democratic candidate for Senator Michigan having entered
the William Alden Smith the special
President Wilson, Mr. Ford has
quarters since the started chiefly because of his pac
and because he applied for and obtained exemption
military service industrial grounds for his % old
LeutCo Jesse G. Vincent is found have acted
agent carrying with
Company while ne still holds $4,000 stock in
He is recommended for criminal prosecution the
Major-Gen George o. Squer is pointed man
principally responsible for delay aircraft production the
creating organization beyond the competency
Co,o,
The sun., 1918-11-01
WOOD FOR SURRENDER ONLY.
SiT Evelyn Hopes u. 3. VIII Keep
Up Sending Troops TO FOch
SPECIAL Cable DespGtch to TIE Sun.

LONDON, Oct. 31.-Field Marshal Sir
Evelyn Wood, one of Great Britains
greatest soldiers in the Crimean war.
told THE SUN correspondent to-day that
the resignation OF Gen. Ludepdorff was
important in that It indicated that en-
other brick had fallen from the sup
porting arch of the edifice erected by
the most faithless nation that ever
waRed war"
"I sincerely hope America viii con-
tinue her magnificent effort OF sending
quarter million men monthly until
Marshal Foch Is convinced he has sufii-
cent troops to insure the minimum loss
of life in his operation" he continued
II consider the German leaders and
nation practically pagan. Therefore
they cannot he trusted until they sur
render absolutely"
The sun., 1918-11-01
ALLIES RESUME
DRIVE TO GUST
rTjETN'BEIGfuM
New Operation Extends
From River Scheldt to the
Dutch Frontier.
REPORTS VAGUE THUS FAR
-.ritish Capture 1000 Prison
ers. but Haig Does Not Re-
veal His 0bjectiyes.

LONDON, Oct. 3l.-Belgian, French,
American and British troops nave
started what is believed to be another
ss'gsdriye. against the Germans in Bel
GUM. a ,newal OF allied activity on
that part of the front is indicated,
though the scale of operation Is not
disclosed Al Field Marshal Haig's COM
Inunication from the front tonight.
The allied fighters wrested a wide
slice of important territory from the
Germans in the first thrust Of this new
offensive. The territory taken lies be-
tween DeynZe on the north and Avei-
CHEM on the south. The American
units participating are fighting with
the French troops. They are in action
Just north of the British troops, and
between them and the French.
East of Courtrai, says the British
commander, the British delivered an
attack against the Germans gaining
all their objectives and capturing a
thousand prisoners. The fact that a
thousand prisoners were taken leads
that the Field Marshal must have sent
his men against the enemy positions
in considerable force.
Several Villages Liberated.
The Associated Press correspondent
with the British army says the at
tack was launched at $50 o'clock this
morning, and by noon the British had
jammed their way forward to a depth
OF some 1000 yards.
On their left their allies were bat
fling for the high ground between the
Lys and Escaut rivers. The reports
indicated that here also things were
going well for the assaulting troops.
Numerous towns and hamlets have
been released by this drive, among
and Winterken.
Confirmation or tie report that the
French began another big attack in
Belgium is supplied in a Reuter- des-
patch from the front, which states
that French troops began another
HidJOT OleuSlNe against tne NTeTHdns
Today. No particulars were given.
Weather Had Delayed Allies.
After the Germans in Belgium had
been driven back OF the line roughly
from the Dutch border to just west OF
Ghent. and from there to Audenarde
Journal and Valenciennes there was a
let up in the fighting on that part of the
front, due partly TO the fact that the
retreating Gegmans had sought refuge
behind rivers and canals and flooded q
wide area gfter their retirement, and tc
the long continued wet weather, which
retarded the Allies in getting up their
supplies and artillery.
The great aerial activity of yesterday
in which more airplanes were shot dowr
than in any other single day of the war
lends color to the unconfirmed reports OF
tc-nght that further big attack has
been launched in Belgium.
The sun., 1918-11-01
T.MOTORMEN
TO QUIT TO-DAY
Six Hundred on Elevated
Lines Ordered to Go Out
mt ) A. NJ.
MAY HIT SURFACE LINES
Mayor Appealed to by Com
pany for POlice-Men Are
Backed by War Board.
MAY HIT SURFACE LINES

Six hundred elevated and subway
motormen and electric switchmen EN-
ployed by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company are under orders to go out on
strike at 5 o'clock this morning.
The lWt chance 10 avert the strike
disappeared early this morning when Col.
Timothy $. Williams, president of the
company. refused to comply with the
mems demands for the reinstatement OF
twenty-nine discharged workers Instead
he appealed TO Mayor Hylan for police
protection for B. r, T. passengers and
the company's property.
Orders for the strike were issued by
L. g. Drifting OF the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers late in the after
noon. His action in ordering the walk
out was ratified later on in the night,
when twenty-five members of the eXecu-
tive committee OF Locals 419 and SOS
of the brotherhood met at Prospect Hall.
in South Brooklyn.
Dates From Last summer.
The strike is direct outgrowth of
the recent decision OF the War Labor
Board. whose investigation of the B. X,
T. labor troubles narrowly averted
tieup Of the companys lines last sum
nine discharged men we're dropped from
the company's payrolls for no other
reason than they were members of the
brotherhood. The War Labor Board
took testimony upon this matter. .re-
buked the company in connection with
certain OF the mems assertions, grant ed
the men the right to be members of a
union ard to bargain collectively. aai
ordered the reinstatement of the twenty
nine,
The reinstatement has not taken
place, and In n long statement given
out BY Col. Williams after an emergency
conference that lasted until after mid
night the company said "the matter
had been submitted to the employees
own association and would be acted
upon probably in few days"
Appeal to the Mayor.
Col Williams's letter to the Mayor
| was In answer to Mr.. Hylan's earlier
| message. informing Col. Williams that
! the strike order either had or was to be
| Issued, II have your telegram" Col.
Williams wrote the Mayor. You are
misinformed as to the facts We have
not disregarded the opinion of the Ma
| tional War Labor Board, as you will see
| by reading the enclosed letter. which Mr..
| Dempsey (vice- president in charge OF
| operation of the u, II. IT, sent imme-
| dlately upon receipt of the boards opin-
ion. am enclosing also a statement
| which am giving the press.
"If the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers Is disposed to force a strike
| OF our motormen on the facts as they
now stand they must take the RESPONSE
bility of mountaineering the public
You, believe, are still member OF
| that orRanizatiOn. and | have no doubt
The sun., 1918-11-01
Yes, the Fund Seriously
Asks for Big Smoke Drive

THE correspondent who asked
if we were after that next
hundred thousand dollars may
take our word-we are! With
it we intend to give the men who
write letters like that printed on
page 6 all the holiday tobacco
they can smoke. Who will help?
Don't wait for the money to
grow, send it in now. 1t isn't so
long to the holidays and the fund
means to ship the smokes in
time.
1t happens that several men in
hospitals of France, supported by
st. Louis, U. S. A., have simulta-
neously written to the fund, and
their gratitude would draw to-
bacco funds from a miser!
WARNING! THE SUN TO-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
tion or publication. It employs
no agents or solicitors.
The sun., 1918-11-01
NO DUTCH.sPANIsH INQUIRY.
OBciaI statement brands German
Reports as Being Untrue.

PARIS. Oct. 3i.-The Dutch Legation
here has issued a statement declaring
absolutely untrue articles published In
the German press to the effect that a
neutral committee, comprising Spanish
and Dutch representatives In Brussels,
had been formed TO investigate the dew
astation IN the zone OF the German
retreat.
The truth is. the statement declares,
that the Ministers of Spain and Holland
undertook a trip to investigate the con-
dition of the French civilian population
that had been removed from the evacu-
ated districts. All the reports made
by the German wireless service upon
the activities and journeys Of the pur-
ported committee are declared to have
been groundless, az was the reference
to II made BY the German Foreign Sec
retary IN the Reichstag
The sun., 1918-11-01
CALL FOR REPUBLIC
MADE IN BUDAPEST
Soldiers Tear Imperial Cock
ades From Their Hats.

LONDON, Oct. 3l,-Disorders prevail
throughout Austra-Hunsary In addi-
ton to immense confusion, serious out
breaks have occurred at Budapest and
agitations are spreading everywh here.
according to dispatches from neutral
papers,
The Berlin Td0eblatt and Vossische
Zeitun0 publish reports of serious
demonstrations In Vienna. as well as in
Budapest An All Provisional Soldiers
and officers Council has been estab-
iished in Vienna. where the people are
parading the streets shouting Down
with the Hapsburgsl"
In Budapest the people are shouting
The sun., 1918-11-01
vienna Deputation Enters
Diaz'S Lines to Settle Con-
ditiOnS of Truce.
10000 TAKEN CAPTIVE
Is Austrian Divisions Are
Wedged in Net Spun in
Mountain Region.
$4,000 SO. MILES FREED
Asiago Plateau, Salient Of
SOlarO and Other Strong
Positions Fall in Day.

VIENNA, via London. Oct. 31.-h
Austrian deputution has been pc,
mitted 10 cross the fighting line ftyss
preliminary pourparlers with the
Italian commander. according 10 the
official announcement tonight, The
statement says:
"The High Command Of the armies
early Tuesday by means Of Il parle
mentaire established communica tom
with the Italian army comm5ndI
Every effort is TO bp made for the
avoidance of further useless sacrifice
of blood. for the cessation of hostili
tice.
Toward this step, which was ami
mated by the best intentions tn,
Italian High Command at first as
sumel an attitude Of unmistakabh
refusal, and it was only on the eve
ming of Wednesday that, in accor'
with the Italian High Command, Ge,
Weber, accompanied by deputaiio
was permitted 10 cross the fightii
line for preliminary pourparlcrs.
"lf, therefore. the crueirleS of ".
fare must continue in the tall
theatre of the war the guilt and
sponslhillty will have To he ascrih
to the enemy
lDespalChes from the Italian front
last night stated that the Austrian
request had been refused. but ap-
parently il was accepted lateri
The sun., 1918-11-01
OFFICIAL REPORTS
49, Of THE FIGHTING

LONDON, Oct. 91.--FollotOind arc the
0ttcEdI Reports OF operations IN France
and Belgium, as issued BY the several
tear Offices:
BRITISH tNIGHTD--The British
Second Army attacked this morning
southwest of Audenarde. capturing all
its detectives and 1000 prisoners
BRITISH tDAYD--As a result OF
successful raids carried out by us dur
ing the night In the neighborhood of
lie Quesnoy We captured few prison.
ers and inflicted casualties upon the
enemy.
Our patrols have been active along
the Scheldt Canal north of Raismes
forest and have made progress at GER
tain points.
FRENCH tNIGHTy--During the
course Of the day very violent engage
ments took place on the west slopes
Of the st. Fergeux plateau, which
turned TO our advantage and enabled
us 10 take 120 additional prisoners.
FRENCH IDAI)-The artillery ac-
tivlty has been rather lively pn the
Disc front. At the end of the day
yesterday the Germans counter at
tackled violently west OF St Fkrgeux.
The French maintained their Positions.
In the last two days the nuqhber of
prisoners taken by the French Fifth
Tee Continued on Second Pale.
z u SO y q 4. s.------------------- II
!
The sun., 1918-11-01
RHINE POPULACE
PANIC STRICKEN
Hear Enemy Troops to Oc-
cupy Cobienz and Cologne.

AMSTERDAM, oct. 3l.-There has been
an outbreak and panic among the
population in the Rhine provinces, aris-
ing from reports that the authorities
were prepared. II necessary, to allow
enemy troops to occupy Coblenz and
Cologne. according to the Berlin Tae-
gliSChe RnndSchdu
The sun., 1918-11-01
Black Sea Open 10 AIIte..

WAsHINGToN. Oct. Announcement
from London that an nrmlstice with
Turkey which permits passage OF allied
warshps through the Dardanelles al
ready is in operation led naval officers
here to believe that an allied fleet, II II
has not already started. soon will pass
through to the Black Sea to attack the
German naval forces there.
These forces include ships of the Rus
sian Black Sea fleet taken over by the
Teutons after the collapse of the pro-
visiOnal Government in Russia. Ofiicial
British reports revealed by Sir Eric
Geddes. First Lord Of the Admiralty,
during his recent visit here, show that
the Germans obtained one superdread-
nought.. several battleships of the pre-
dreadnought type and Il score of fast
destroyCrs.
The sun., 1918-11-01
TURKEY IN THE WAR
SINCE NOVEMBER. IA
Collapses Month After Bull
garia's Surrender.

Turkey which now has been granted
an arnistice. entered tho war In Novem-
ber. 1914. when she severed diplomatic
relations with Great Britain, France and
Russia She is the second of the Cen
trail Powers to ask the Allies for an ar
mistice, Bulgaria having been given an
armistice which led to unconditional sur
render barely four weeks ago.
Military operations began against
Turkey on November > and Great Brit
ain annexed the Island OF Cyprus Tur-
key entered the war only few days
later. after the German warshjps Bres-
lau and Goeben had sought shelter In the
Dardanelles. which was at once block
The sun., 1918-11-01
Destroyer sunk in Collision.

LONDON. Get. 3l.-A British destroyer
sank following collision with a mer-
chant ship OH Tuesday, the Admiralty
announced this evening. There were no
casualties.