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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
NEW GERMAN CHANCELLOR
TO Be FOREIGN MINISTER
Lack OF Co-operation Between Two
Offices Blamed by Some for
Lack of Prestige.
HINTzE FOLLOWED HERTLING
Prince Maximilian May Make Open
ing Speech Before Reiclstag To-
Day y-Schicdcmanp Will Have
r. Place In Cabinet.

AMSTERDAM. October +-The latest
news frorS> Berlin Is that Prince Max
OF Baden! }e new Chancellor will at
the sameI }e hold the Office of Foreign
Minister q"
While thi, .2amains to be officially
confirmed, Ssat.j change is regarded
here as entifely likely. 1t is known that
many high y lhe inner circle mt, Der=
line line blame He loss Of political pres
months ON lack Of toH tWel.e bs
tween the 1.-TWO ofiices. Kdahfmann
proved the ttUst obstreperous of the
produced al "a discarded. He insisted @ "a on n
ders from bis chief for 'sanns Whom he ei was ols
Admra sfa Sn f hntze ousnDsss on tSs other
hand, was generally blamed in Ger
man political circles for not showing
enough En- h,, inttiatiye and individualism
ing his word TO be an o6edient SER
s;ran san,, nce and5t was vas with the explicit as
carry out fhe policy laid down by me" me"
mat Count Won Hertling ushered in the
debut Of kuehlrnanns successor in the
s;ern, Se,Snstag. nnS,. When hen Hertling became the
friendless. the Junkers looked vainiy
TO Won Htntze for few bombshelis 10
sert TO 'hg the aged SariG GGunt out and I" as
sword" and the good old German god
were still winning the war
The long series of Foreign Minister'S
found wanting has made Germany east
enviouS eyes over to Vienna. where
the Premier is more or less of fgure-
head, and The heavy work and the chief
I,ssponsibility re-, rest on the shoulders Of
the Foreign Minister. The anialCama-
ton ton Of the two, Offices under one
mead. even II only temporary, may.
therefore. be the result.
IN some quarters it is thought likely
tna5 the Baden prince. who is known
to dispose of IL considerable amount Of
self-assertion. stipulated this as one OF
the conditions in which he would as
sumo the chancellorship
reports vary as when the prince will
make his opening speech before the
i helchstag. 1t is generally looked for
TWO Reichstag party leaders, Scheide-
mann and Groeber, are to be Ministers
M Without PORTFOLIO in the new Cabinet
Ihe former is the majority Socialist
leader and Groeber is one of the Cen
,,I rList GhleItalns who at times has dis
prayed much sympathy with the
Scheidemnnnites. as for instance. in de-
nouncins Junkerisn and in dccl:,rin :.
HertlinS Is impossible"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
WHITE PIGEON FLUTTERS
INTO STOCK EXCHANGE
Bulls End Benrs, Alikc. Weep Wher
They BOW Their Heads in
Prayer.

CHICAGO. October "A snow white
pigeon--symbol of peace, tluttered into
the trading pit of the Chicago Board
of Trade to-day just az the brokers
bowed in silent prayer for the success
OF America and her allies.
Flying low over the heads OF the
men. the gentle flap OF the pigeons
wings caused every eye to be trained
upon II.
Down from the ce.ter OF the hall
hangs service flag. II it's center Is
one large star, II single glcam for
$500 Board of Trade men who have
gone 10 war.
About the flag circled the pigeon.
With a graceful glide ii scared to the
center of tho pole from which the fag
is drapcd.
From the pit came muhled sobs.
Many of the traders cried openly. And
as the bell for the conclusion of tnr
daily prayer period tollcd. there was
not Il dry eye in the trading hall.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
BRITISH TROOPS SIX
MILES FROM LILLE.
New French Concentration Progressing,
and Blow May Be Expected AnyMoment

tf0n OF Importance to the enemy.
On the other side Of the Rheims Sec
tor, the French already arc on the
\ isnc In ihe vicinity OF Berry-nu-
Bac, and the i,inchinG out OF the
pocket probably would permit ex-
tension of the line along the general
course OF the Aisnc-SuIppcs rivers
10 Junction with the Franco
americans In high ground between
these two rivers.
II is pointed out that there arc
no high or heavily wooded ground,
to impede the occupation of the
htsnc line for n considerable dis
tnncc.. The establishment OF the
French ON this front would outnnnk
the enemy positions In I.non from
the southeast, precisely nS the Brit
inh smnsh townrd the Oi.c Valley
from north of st. Quentin tanks
both st. Gobnin Forest and Laon
from the northwest.
Ihc result OF succcssfuI suucezr
operation against the Rheims pOckct.
therefore, is full of promfsinE nos
ntbaiiticS To some officers for the
enemy would no sooner eytricnte III,
forces from this menace thnn he
would find himself In nm cxnetIy
similar trap on wider front to the
north.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
For Safety Against
Spanish Influenza

The following suggestions for
avoidance OF spanish innuenza in
lection have been issued by Dr. Will
liam q. Woodward, health commits
sioncr of BOstOn, in which city the
epidemic has secured Its strOnEcst
holds
Keep out OF places where people
nrc.
DO not let any one cough or
snccze into your fnce.
Keep your mouth shut.
Wash your hands frequently.
Avoid getting tired-so to bed
carly.
Ent your meals regularly and
slowly. II compelled TO cnt nrny
from home, see TINT tho dishes are
Keep where the mir is fresh.
Keep a~ny from nny place where
tho discnse Is.
II you inust go Into the EFesencc
OF thOHe sick, cover your mouth md
nose with mask-n hnndkcrchiSf =
ls better thnn nothing. Wrap up n
uscd nnHiS In pnper and boil IL be-
iore uninS again, or burn II.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
INV Associated Press. I

Ev Associated Press
WSSHiSGTOS, October 4.-rhe
appearance OF American troops In
ycsterday's lighting west OF the
Forest of ArSonnc suggested to
some obscrycrs here to-day the pos
Sibiltty TINT new French c0nccn-
tration Is In proErrss md u blow In
TO he expected AT nny moment. The
NATURAL place for the strike, It wax
sRid, appears to hc the Rheims
front. where the German lines hnvc
already been weakened by the sur
render OF the 81. Thicrry plateau.
The elimination Of the pocket oc-
cnpicd by the Germans Just enst OF
Hhciins, IL wnS argued. IN already
threatened by the Frnnco-A me ricnu
advances yesterday on the heights
northwest og aIunt Hois nnd the
ninultnncon. forward movement OF
the French uOrthwcst of RhciInS. On
the Inter sector tho enemy liz with
drawing, closely pursued, md the
advancing French line Is now well
out Into the open ground north of
RhrimS. Comparatively little nd
vance by the two wings 0f thJ,
pocket, IL Is thought, should force
II hnsty evacuation.
The Frnnc0-Amcricnn thrust tx
nearing NouNicrcs. n rniIrond juno
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
MAJOR-GENERAL COCKTAILS
IS MEMBER OF BOARD
VIII Succeed Hugh A. johnson on the
Wnr Industries Board
Chairman.

WASHINGTON, October 4.--D. NJ.
Baruch, chairman of the War Indus
tries Board, announced that Major
General George w. Goethals has be-
come a member OF the board. He is
assistant chief of the army, general
staff. and director Of the division OF
purchases. storage and traffic. AS such
his work brings him into close and
frequent contact with the operations
OF the War Industries Board. which
the membership will intensity.
the board formerly filled by his recent
assistanr, Brigadicr- General Hugh a.
Johnson, who has been assigned to a
field brigade for active duty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
Clair Price Describes
Use of Periscopes

Submarines of the most recent
construction nre being lifted with
two perisropes, one for the use Of
the hclmxmnn and the other for the
commander OF the craft. In the
event TINT one is shot nway the
other enables the craft TO continue
operation. German subme rsiblcs nre
hcinE lifted now with n third peri
scope for the purposc OF scanning
the skies I'm order TO Eunrd against
the dreaded attnrks OF the flying
effective guardians of the coast In
daylight.
An Interesting dissertation OF tho
development ind usc OF the eye OF
the HuiImersiblc - told In tO-dny's
Issue of The Timcs- Dispatch by
Clair Price.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
AMERICANS ADVANCE
TWO TO FIVE KILOMETRES

fSN IfSSOCIdleU f'rtsS, -V----7
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF NERDUN, October &.
Tho Americans resumed the attack
this morning west OF the MeuSe and
advanced their lines from two to five
kilometers. They captured Hill 2i0.
north of Exermont and the villages OF
Gesnes. Fleville. Chehery and La
Forges.
In the face of heavy artillery and
rachine-gun fire. Illinois. Wisconsin,.
Western Pennsylvania. Virginia and
West Virginia troops have forced the
enemy back to the Krlemhild position.
south of Foret wood.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
ViRGIMlANS HELP DRIVE
BACK HUN ALONG MEUSE
EiGhticth Division Now n Part OF
Third Army Corps Under
Major-Gcncral Wright.
IBy Associated Press.

WASHING cTON. October 4.-The
American troops which to-day drove
hack the Germans to the Kriemhilde
position, south Of Foret wood, evil
IDENTIFY composed the Eightieth and
Eighty sixth National Army Divisions.
Western Pennsylvania. Virginia and
west Virginia, and trained at Camp
Lee, and the latter of men from Iii
nois and Wisconsin and trained at
camp Grant. Illinois.
The Eightieth Division was an
nounced as being a unit of the Third
army Corps under Major General
Wright. It's commanding officer was
Maior-General Cronkhite.
The Eighty-siXth Division has not
long been in France. and if it were
in this fighting it probably was en-
raging in Its first combat
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
WAR TO END NEXT SUMMER
such In Declaration of Food Admin
istrator Hoover mt Staunton
TO-N1Ehf.
cr,AIINTON VA Oct

STAUNTON. VA, October 4.-Hcr-
bert Hoover. in an address to 115 cities
G. a. building here tonight, declared
that tho war will be ended by next
summer and that peace depends on the
nAople's war conscience"
The food administrators urged tho
conservation of food and told OF the
necessity OF Liberty bond buying.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
Americans Resume Attack

WASHINGTON. October 4.-General
PershinS's communique for this date,
received at the War Department to-
night. reports the resumption of the
attack west OF the Mcuse. and the ad :
vancins OF the American line two to
Ave kilomcters. Several villages were
also reported taken from the enemy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
ENDS LIFE WITH GUN
General. Manager of LynchburE Store
shoots Self Through the Head
Ia Park Pavilion.

LYNCHDURG, VA. October 4.-w. T..
Englbcrt Victor, aged about forty
seven. vice president and general man
aEer OF j. II. Miner Co. one OF tho
largest department stores hcre, com
mitted suicide this afternoon i'm a p,yil-
ion IN Miller Park by shooting himself
through his head Worry due to i'll
health. is thought to have caused Il
mental breakdown. lie Is survived by
his widow.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05

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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
FRANCO-AMERIcAN
FIVE MILE FROM sOMME-Px

I5y hSSUCId(eU fTeSS 'EEIIl-
PARIS. October 4.-In the nGhting
In Champagne the French and ..meri-
cans have advanced about two and
half miles north of Auberive and about
FIVE miles northeast OF Somme-Py,
taking a number OF villages, accord
ing TO the French official communica-
ton issued tonight
The railroad town OF fChallerange has
been evacuated. but has not been oc-
cupied by the enemy. Both artilleries
nrc firing uDon II. *. =
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05
ENEMY SUBMARINES s
SHELL PORTUGUESE PORT.

Try Associated Press
LISBON. October 1.-TWO enemy sub
marines to-day shelled the port OF Z
Cezimbra, eighteen miles south Of Lss-c
bon. The shore guns Immediately re-
piled. whereupon the submarines fed.S
NO MATERIAL DAMAGE f!
DONE AT DuRAZzO
fBy Associated Press. ss5S:
VIENNA tvia London). October
The town and harbor OF sDuraYxu. AI.&
bania. wero bombRrded for two h0ussSa
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-05

reports are TO the effect that Aus
tria- Hungary again Is seeking peace
belligerents to participate in negotia-
tions The Hungarian PREMIER who
has arrived in Vienna with a number
saying that the Hungarians again are
iaborinG untiringly In the interests Of
peace and we are already negotiating
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-30
mayor To GIVE
BOXING SHOWS
Proceeds From Municipal
Boxing Bouts to Be Used
for Charity.

Toledo. O., March 3o-Boxing fans
and promoters here are watching
with interest the proposed movement
on the part OF mayor Cornell Schrei-
Der TO take over and operate all box
Ing contests in this city. The mayor
also proposes the employment Of a
municipal matchmaker 10 arrange all
fights taking place here.
The mayors proposal comes as the
result Of a recent bout here in which
one of the contestants made a poor
showing and apparently was doing
his best. The fighters action caused
considerable adverse comment on the
game in Toledo. and the mayor pro-
poses TO abolish clubs now holding
licenses here and having city officials
take charge Of the shows. to insure
that fighters hold up their end Of the
fights. II is proposed that the pro
ceeds go TO charity. the MATCHMAKER
20 be paid from the receipts OF the
bouts.
The boxing commission has issued
an order that fighters in main bouts
hereafter held In Toledo must be in
the city at least three days to allow
the public and reporters 10 see II they
are in proper condition
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-30
RAID REPORT
PROVES FALSE

RESPONDING to an alarming call by
telephone by a Airs. Lena Baker,
who said that % m5hnted Gexicans
had crossed the international bound
airy from the Mexican side a short dis
lance east Of the five mile bridge on
the Tsleta road and appeared TO be
on a raid, sheriff Seth Orndorff. chief
Of police Charles E Pollock and Capt
A. 81. Weyand, provost marshal, dis
patched four automobile loads Of dep
utics. police officers and provost
qua rdsmen 10 that locality about 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon
Gen Howe Advises Return.
About ( o'clock the EI Paso officers
returned. bringing word that they
had met Brig. Gen Robert i. HOWE
commanding the second cavalry bril-
gade, 18th division at Fort Bliss, VINO
was down the valley on q trip and
that the general had advised them 70
return to the city lnaSmuch as the
cavalry patrol was watching q num-
Der OF lfexicaus across the river and
would be able 10 handle them If they
started across
i was said that no crossing had
been effected. The Fl Pasoans met
the commander at the crossing Of the
intcrurban line and the Tsleta road
near where the alleged raid was re-
ported.
Insult sIan and Woman
A report reaching Rio Grande VAL
ley Ira company. employees oDer-
ating the interurban line TO Ysleta-
said At $50 o'clock that an American
man and woman who went down 20
the river near Ascarate station were
fusuIted and waved at lhreatinElT
by n band Of mounted MeXicans on the
south side Of the river and that the
counle ran back 10 the NEAREST tele-
phone and sent in report Of the in
rfdant
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-30

CANADIAN Army HEADQUARTERS.
L March o0.=CBy Canadian Press
Ltd-)-From early last night until
o'clock this morning the noise OF
guns has been persistent upon the
whole front from the south % hill 40.
90 in the north Steadily for ove- ten
hours our heaviest field guns, trench
mortars and machine guns maintained
their fire on thousands OF yards OF
front against the enemy trenches.
At II o'clock and again at $50 our
artillery fire increased 10 battle In
tensity. the enemy assembling and
concentration areas and communica-
ton roads being raked with creeping
barrages- The intensity and cura-
ton Of the fire was such that no enc
my attacks developed north OF Opry-
British Draw Back
British Army Headquarters in
France. March 30.-(By Associated
Press. )-X esterday strong patrols in
the Arras sector penetrated The Brit
ish outpost line north Of ArleuL 1Ed
forced the posts 10 withdraw after
TO be the only change inthe lines be-
fore Arras.
Long March and Eight.
One British division marched from
9 o'clock one evening until 3 o'clock
the next afternoon and then flung it.
self into the battle line where IL
fought and killed and dug IN until its
position was assured Then these SOL
diers threw themselves lcTl Wazre
they stood aul slept with their head
nnlnrTzd rr1l stei-a have -slr There
are other Instances even more spec
tacular which may not be mentioned.
but u is unnecessary TO simplify as
America already knows tla temper OF
her British allies and knows that the
British viii take lot Of beating be-
fore they viii give in.
Pnrty Escapes From Among Zee.
A spectacular British 1naneurer at
Eeuoz after its capture by the Ger
mans on Thursday became known to-
day. when the place was enveloped
the body OF defending troops was cut
off and chung tenaciOusly 10 the viz
lage IN the face Of bitter punishment
Under cover Of darkness on Thursday
these gallant men were successfully
withdrawn through gap formed in
the German line.
The fact that the Germans. accord
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-30
IS CASUALTIES
ARE ANNOUNCED
twenty-five Are Tuscania
Victims, Identified by
Their Finger Prints.

Washington. D. c., March 500
days casualty list contains 55 names
% Of them soldiers lost in the sinking
OF the Tuscania- These were reported
as missing at sea but have positively
been Identified By finger prints taken
from the bodies
The ustis divided as follows
Killed in action, two, died OF
wounds, four; died Of diesase. Il; died
OF accident, two died cause unknown,
one wounded slightly, seven. pre-
viously reported missing at sea. now
reported dead %
The only officer named in today's
list was Lieut. Howard h Davis, who
was slightly wounded
killed in action- Pvts. Gustav
Mates. Winfred i. Perrin
Died OF wounds PVts. Carl Bra IN,
James L Doss, George .. Harris, JOS
eph a. Miller
Died of disease. SergL Harvey l.
Hudson, pneumonia; John Singer, en-
pyema. Corp Allen Erwin Morgan
pneumonia saddler BENJAMIN Frank
lin klncaid, pneumonia FEls. van
Borders. pneumonia Henry IA king.
meningitis Walter Bigger. pneu-
mouia, Lawrence p. Gavin pueumo-
MIA Earl n L-lebler. endOcaritis- Nor
gan T. Mowick. pneumonia Benjamin
Ohahasizr pneumonia. Earl Oskins.
cardiac dlau0u; Charles Phillips,
pneumonia; Nathan ". Warner, pneu-
mona
Died Of accident: Pvts- John ".
Roberts. Wesley T. Staples
Died OF cause unknown Pvt
Willie Langston.
Wounded slightly; Lieut. Howard
n Davis. cooks Einar Johnson. LOugh-
ron Justice PTts. Joseph J. Shehan-
James 3. Christian. Richard T. Ma
for. Edward III ManniE.
Died u sea- (Tuscania). Pvts-
George A. -Altwein. Temple Texas;
Werner C. Branland. Cotton. Oregon
Joe Cochran LaWton- Okla Leonard
II Dethrlans 1IcCabe. Montana; Ro-
sendo Diaz. Naiareua, Texas. Elton
7. Edm oudson. Strawn, Texas. Flor
sncio Erras. Alice. Texas Edward @
Feyrer WIENER. Texas, SiEtun Flores.
Lice. Texas. Guadalupe lerza. RIO
Grzude. TeZas; Edward C. Grahaner.
Scranton. Pa. Frank K0ssae eth, san
antonio. Texas Joseph Marlin. Che
cotRh- Olla-- Roy 5luncasrer. Denver.
Cole. Ben r owens, Canadian. Tex
flarelre Faul AieEandflI IL. COOK
CLYDE C.. PelleT- Cedar Rapids Iowa
Pvts. Juan A. Perez. Boerne. Texas
0ndis Powell. Sasakwa. Okla Cirilo
R0driEuez- Bergemiu Texas; Richard
Schulz Boerne Texas. Arthur
Straach. Miles. Texas, Patrick H.
White u has. Texas; PAIL a Will
fans. Pue DO. Colo; lose Kharra. Lar
edo, Texas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-30
THREE FIRMS FILE PLEAS
UNDER THE SHERMAN ACT

Boston. Mass. March 30.-Fieas o.
nolo contenedre were entered in the
federal court here today by three
companies indicted under the sherman
act more nan a year ago for con
spiracy in connection with an alleged
attempt 10 control the onion crop OF
1915 and 10 fix prices. Upward OF so
firms were included IN the general
indictment. and while a number OF
the cases have been settled. many are
still pending.
A memorandum filed by district at
torney Thomas J. Boynt0n showed
that the H0rr-Warner company. OF
Wellington. Ohio. and the Farmers
Mercantile company and the Parr Pro-
duce company, both OF Greeley. Colo,
had pleaded nolO contenedre, and that
fine Of $3.50 had been imposed on
each Edward T. Webster. president
Of the HOrr-Warnsr company, made
a similar plea and was fined 81.
The case OF Willis G. Wallace. OF
Greeley. Colo. indicted IN the same
proceedings, was dismissed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-30
SAY LASATER
IS ALL WRONG

washington. D. C.. March 30.-Food
administration officials today took is
sue with r. c. I.asater's statement be-
fore the senate committee today and
characterized il as ridiculous. In re-
ply TO his statement that livestock
among the allies has inAfeeEed, they
uOinted out that inventories show q
decrease ranging from 10 TO 80 per
cent The food administration they
said. never advocated SO for hogs
but last November assured producers
a minimum price OF $3.50 and has
maintained that with some difficulty
Food administration officials fur
Their declared that they never acVo-
Gated u0n-use OF veal and lamb ex-
cept on meatless DAYS and that IN
stead Of a deluge OF immature animals
being dumped on the market pointed
out that market weights Of animals
are now OF an average weight hitherto
uneEDe rienced-
The interview % which Lasater re-
ferred food administration officials
said was repudiated at the kline il was
published
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-30
BAILEY TO REESTABLISH
HORSE BREEDING FARM

Louisville. KY. March 50.-Special
tele grams from Lexington today an
nounced that Joseph W Bailey for
mer United States senator from Texas,
viii reestablish a breeding farm there
for the development OF thorough bred
tTOtting horses 1Ir. BAILEY sold his
plant near Lexington several months
ago and announced that he would re-
tire from the business because Of the
pressure OF other affairs.
As a producer Of 2.10 performers
he stands sixth in the list
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-30

BRITISH SEVER
TURK RAILWAY

London. Eng. March 5o.-The Brit
ish froces at Palestine have cut off
Turkish communications by severing
several miles Of the traack OF the He'd
JAZZ railway.
The statement reads:
"On Thursday and Friday our oper-
atoms east Of the Jordan continued
successfully In spite Of the stubborn
opposition Of the euemya COLONEL
mounted troops destroyed several
miles Of the track of the HedjaZ rail-
way. Two hostile airplanes were re-
stroyed-
'On Thursday We attacked westward
OF the Jordan and the left center OF
our line was advanced two miles on
front OF eight miles. We occupied
Beir Siman. Khumm- El-IlzTa and
Khumm- -Bueid-"
The cutting Of the Hedjaz railway
line sewers the communication OF the
Turks with any Of their forces that
may be in the region southeast Of
the Dead sea, and with those in west
ern Arabia The revolving Arabs in
Herjaz district have been masters OF
the lower part Of this railway for
some time but the destruction Of the
line at this far more n0rtherly point
viii. il seems probable. prove a far
more serious blow TO the Turks.
The only rail route 10 Medina, just
10 the north OF Mecca. the Mohamedan
shrine, is also destroyed BY this blow