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CI-NO. 366 TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 24, 1918 "VmOIaE NtTMBBB 3d,544 VTT-"TT1SmrrOJ' "NT r INITIATIVE RESTS WHILE ENEMY Lin Palestine Are AO But Absolutely Crushed and the Enemy Forces in jviaceaoiua Are Anreatened With Similar Disas ter British and French Slowly But .Surely Driv ing the Germans From French Territory. inc , ... a vii to ua c indue ijoriy Efforts in This Respect Serbs Capture Up wards of 10,000 Prisoners and 120 Guns. .1, jiedonia the entente forces are harrying their foes and threats rY .1 't ' i . i-. ... - , fciDg tnem witn similar disaster; jn r ranee tne isntisn ana French trodps slowly but surely, are eating theu; way into the. itals of the German defensive positions, the collapse of which rauld result in important changes, all along the western battle ront, and in eastern Siberia the Japanese have made addi M strides forward, in the process of Reclaiming that terri y for the Russians. '' ball the theatres of the war the kteite ames nave me minauve in lor hands and are pressing their jramage rigorously. The Germans uitteir allies nowhere are able to la Bre than stand on the , defensive. Vjdii Palestine and Macedonia, their Ifforo in this respect have proved itry ones. "' Rob north of Jerusalem to- the Sea (GaSlee, in tne territory lying.be leathe river Jordan ajad he Medl- Haaan sea, the Ottoman forces have J armies and virtuattyanntnllaP" Ided to the heavy casualties suf- by the Turks, hordes of them ktmade prisoner and many more u tandering, bewildered, without ki in the hills, eventually to be it in to swell the great total. At Mtcounts more than 25,000 of the Kit's soldiers and 260 guns and spiaantities of war stores were in feffl hands. Iudd to the demoralization of the firfeh morale, allied aviators are vms out successful bombing raids last Constantinople. On- a front of 80 miles in southern Mb, from Monastir to Lake Doiran, pentente troops are vigorously as- afag the Bulgarians and Germans, iliady in the swift drive in the cen- a great spearhead has been push- pby the Serbians across the Instib- Bep road, severing communications peen the Bulgarian army northeast Monastir and that in the lake Doir- region. Unofficial reports are to the ect that the Serbs have taken be- reen 9,000 and 10,000 prisoners and o guns. In the region between Monastir and Vardar the enemy troops are in ill retreat before the Italians, French W Serbians while west of Doiran the ntish are steadilv hammeriner their lyforward, driving the enemy Borttt irt toward the BDlerarian" frontier. prady the enemy line from Doiran to Point west of the Vardar has been delated. This force of the enemy, itbthe railroad to the north severed, retngly is in danger of an envelop- novement unless it turns sharply K'tvard and nrp.ssfis into Buleraria Fgh the mountains. iot so spectacular, but of vital im- 'ace have been the operations of 10 TEUTONS LAY DOWN THEIR ARMS nder to Japanese Forces In Siberia. '''Towns m HanhiMj T 4h A-nnV k' Rfsrion A Second Hostile -ce To Retreat Up the Zeya River. ndon - Sept. 23, (8 p. m.) Blagovie- ensk, capital of the Siberian pro- race of Amur, and Alexievsk have 0fcupieci by Japanese cavalry, -ac? Win S to information received by the nese embassy. Two thousand 'mans were taken prisoners, down their arms at Kokka. L information, which .was given I. y tie JananAso militarv attache.' J a p a n es e mili lary attache. ? the effect that Blagoviestchensk. were occupied by Jap- cavalry September 18 Troops 1 1 r L chensk the next day, ' ' - Lite U-VlOl K f . heir 3X111 3 is on. the right nl Amur, opposite isiagovie- To enemy formation has re the upper reaches of, the n river. Cases at Camp Grant. . Krih J of influenza at ,Camp Grant, Cord in . jmrnn ml rities. -w r w , KsK r i nJbAjRE OF WAR THE IS ON frPANESE GAIN IN SIBERIA jrfiere Are the Teutonic Allies Able to Do More Than Stand On I Tiofpnsivfl and fh. Certain ITWmfo ttj- o (ythe Associated Press.) Disaster has overtaken the armies of the Teutonic allies on all In Palestine the Turks are all but absolutelv crushed: in the -French and British from" the south of St. Quentin to Cambrai. Both the French General De Beney and Field Marshal Haig have won highly essen tial ground in the maneuvres which have as their objectives the obliteration of : the Hindenburg line, the capture of St. Quentin and the turning of the Ger man line at Laon. South of St. Quen tin the French have advanced their line to the -west bank of 'the Olse canal, oyer a front ' of three, miles and now completely outflank Sti Quentin on the south- and La Fere on the north.' Mean- aught by the swift drive, of' the! while; Field Marshal,. Haig north of St Qtierftm, 4 around'" the' - village of ppehy, has taken strong positions from the enemy. t In eastern Siberia, the Japanese have captured Blagoviestchensk, capital of the province off Amur, and also the town of Alexievsk. Two thousand Austro-German troops surrendered EPIDEMIC OF INFLUENZA BREAKS OUT AT ORPHANAGE Salem, VaV Sept. 23. tv"hat is termed by attending physicians Spanish influ enza has developed in the Baptist Or phanage here. Thirty-five cases have appeared. Patients are reported to be very sick, but none of them 4n immed iate danger. 4The institution is under quarantine. The disease, is believed to have been brought to the orphajaage f from Hope well, Va., near Camp Lee, by one of the older boys who had gone there to work and who -returned to the orphanage last week. To Addreax Reichstag; Committee. Amsterdam, Sept. 23. It is likely that the main committee of the Gejr man reichstag which meets tomorrow will sit for a week. It is uncertain, says the Tageblatt of Berlin, whether( Chancellor von tiennng win rnaae a speech, but it is certain that Foreign Minister Hintze will do so. ' Leonard Bests Ltewis. Newark, N. J., Sept. 23. Benny Leonard, the light weight champion, had a shade .the better of Ted "Kid" Lewis, welter weight champion, at the end of their eight-round bout here tonight. No decision was given by the reteree. GAINS ARE SCORED BY ANGLO-FRENCH British Capture Enemy Strong Point Near Epehy. Kreneft Hold Ieft Bank of the Olse For More Tkan Half the Distance From XaFere ? Moy Other Gains Are Made. . London, Sept. 23. The British have captured a German strong point north east of Epehy, which had resisted for several days, according to Field Mar shal Haig's report from headquarters tonight.. c ; CElf DBBENEY'S MEN - v PUSH FORWARD ALONG OISB With the" French Army in Fraaoce, Sept. 23. 2:30 p. m.) The French now hold thejeft bank of the Oise for more than "half the distance" from LaFere to Moy. . ' ' General Debeney's troops .captured the woods north, of L.y-Fontaine last evening and ; his; patrols went through Vendeull to the Oise. - The Germans had - evacuated Ven deuil under menace of being cornercs there' with their- backs to the river by the French advancing in the Region of Ly-Fontalne, The French about the samey time : reached , the. quarries just north of Travecy which, completed the "oWestof the west bank; of the Oise in that region. ' .- 1 '. . . .Trrtwrether with the, formidable defen- Continued oa Fage Twti. WITH ALLIES DEFENSIVE British" Air Forces - Aided By the Greeks Bomb Constantinople London, ' Sept. 23.--Const&ntinojle was bombed by the Britlgh royal air force Friday and Saturday of last week, according to an official com munication issued by the admiralty tonight. The' statement says: The Greeks co-operated in the -bombing, of Constantinople on Sep tember 20 and 21, and dropped thous ands of leaflets into StambouL "A balloon shot down in the Euro pean operations, in names, set . fire to three hangars which burned out." SOLDIERS RECEIVE MONEY PROMPTLY They Are Being Paid Within Five Days or Less After First of Month. IN CAMPS IN AMERICA Different System is Used in Paying , Troop Overseas -Dependents Re ceive Allotments With Bat Slight Delay. Washington, ept. 23.Troops in the United States now are being, paid within five days or less after the flrs't of each month and voluntary allot' mensare beiugr sent 4t6 religions with blnty'' "slight deiy. Brigadier" General Wood, acting quartermaster general, said tonight. A . year ago payments were delayed in many cases as late as the 25th of the" following month, he said, but reports from- 28 out of 32 camps and cantonments for Septem ber show all men had received their August, pay by September 5. Paying of the men in France is con ducted entirely under the direction of officers there and' no reports are avail able. The huge monthly payroll abroad, estimated at 540.000.000 a month for every million officers and men, is transferred in a lump sum. Few complaints are being received now in regard to delay in the receipt of voluntary allotments, General Wood said. As to the status of war risk al lotments, paid through the treasury department, General Wood had. no' in formation. The greatest source of delay in pay ing the men, General Wood said, has been among men- traveling from France, wounded, sick or on special service detached from their commands. The inauguration of a card system under which each soldier carries his own record, has greatly relieved the situation. In France, individual pay books have been provided for the same purpose. , General Wood emphasized that cap ture by the enemy will not cause dis continuance of allotments. There are many cases, however, where the offi cers particularly have not arranged to make allotments but have sent home money each month. In such cases, ' the payment ceases if the man is captured, and a plan is being work ed out with the Red Cross to over come this obstacle. Regarding supplies for the army to be obtained abroad, General Wood said General Pershing's officers are nego tiating for 1,000,000 uniforms, 1,500,000 flannel shirts, 600,000 overseas caps, 3, 00,000 pairs of leggings and 3,000, 000 pairs of shoes. He added that none of the contracts had been closed to his knowledge. AMERICANS DEFEAT AN ENEMY COMBAT PARTY Pershing's Men Inflict Heavy Casual ties . Upon Germans Who Try to Locate American Lines. . Washington, Sept. 23. Defeat of an enemy combat party sent out to locate American front " lines southeast of Champ-Fontaine farm on September 20 is described by General Pershing today in a supplement to the communi que for Sunday which follows: "Section B. The following details have been reported of repulse of one of the. enemy raids reported in the communique of September 20:. "At --5 o' clock, morning, September 20th, en enemy combat party of two officers and 100 men, armed with six heavy and ' two light machine guns and preceded by 15 minutes' artillery preparation came from Dampitonx to the cross roads, southeast of Champ Fontaine farm, to establish an outpost, locate our front line and Identify,' our trpops. Our artillery barrage, quickly regulated to a concentration fire, scat tered the enemy and Inflicted casual ties. '.Our infantry captured three pris oners and one heavy-machine gun. Our only casualty was one officer wound ed." ' ' " ; "';"P Bishop Carrier ' Dies On Train. Baltimore,, Sept. 23. Bishop Charles Carrier, of tho CatboHc church, died on a train - this- evening- when. on. his way . fxoiu .Wa3dorMAr o -jftiadtar,, FIRST STEPS ARE TAKEN FOR FIXING PRICES OF COTTON Committee V Named to' Investi gate and Another to Con trol Distribution. MANY ABE SOUTHERNERS Committee on Control Will Buy For the Government at a Fixed Price. Washington, Sept. 23. First steps looking toward the fixing of prices for standard grades of raw cotton were taken today by the government in the naming of two committees, one to in vestigate "the entire cptton situation and the other to control, during the period of this inquiry, the distribution of cotton by purchasing all of the staple needed .by' the Linxted States and the allies at prices to be approved by the president. Thomas W. Page, vice-chairman of the tariff commission, was named chairman of the committee of inquiry which is to hold hearings over the co -ton growing states. The other mem bers are: W. E. Beattie, Greenville, S. C, president of the Piedmont Manu facturing company: R. I. Bennett, Paris, Texas, cotton grower; Ward M. Burgess; Omaha, Neb. retail merchant; Edward Farnham Greene, Boston, former president of the National Asso ciation of cotton manufacurers; J. G. Redmond, St. Matthews, S. C, cotton grower; M, P.' Sturdlvant, Glendora, Miss; cotton grower, and ' S. W. Wels, New Orleans, cotton factor. D. S Murphey of the , "Federal bureau of markets, will be secretary of the com mittee, i. . iV' V j. The members :oft the.; commission -to 2ies are" ChaiT J; Brand of" the epaftr ment of agriculture, chairman; Wm. I Clayton, Houston, Texas, member of a large cotton firm operating in Texas and Oklahoma; J. Temple Gwathmey, New .York, member of a large cotton firm with branches in many cities; and Edward H. Inman, Atlanta, . Ga., former cotton -merchant, now acting as a purchasing agent for the govern ment. Before the war industries board made public the personnel of the com mittees, senators and representatives from the cotton growing states met with members of the cotton states marketing board to discuss the pro posed price-fixing. The conference adopted a resolution setting out that if opposed price-fixing in principle and appointed a committee to present the facts to the government committee in an effort to convince them that- price fixing is not necessary. , . The war industries board announced that William L. Clayton, J. Temple Gwathmey and Edward H. Inman will disassociate themselves from their bus iness and will remain so disassociated as long as they continue in the ser vice of the government as members of the committee oh distribution of cotton. i i , URGES PRISONER LABOR IN WINNING THP WAR Warden Francies .of Western Peaiten - tiary Wants Convicts Given Chance to Assert Loyalty. Pittsburgh, Sept. 23. Prison labor- as a factor in winning the war is being urged by Warden John Francies of the Western Penitentiary, who is a recog nized authority on tjie managemlnt of penal institutions, and reclaiming re creant manhood. Mr. Francies ; has taken up the subject with the chamber of commerce of Pittsburgh, which body has called upon congress to enact leg islation which will permit 50,000 " in mates, of prisons in the; country ,to en gage in war work. According to the views of vMr. Fran cies the criminal is a patriot according to his lights. He will be glad to help to win the war if allowed to ' do so. State laws passed to fit peace condi tions prevent ' this; He holds that it should be possible to suspend these laws, for war purposes during the con tinuance of fthe war by act of congress. That it has not. been done Sir. Fran cies thinks is due to an oversight rather than to the . determination of anybody to ' refuse to make use of the resources of the prisoners' labor. Mr. Franeies expressed a firm belief in the patriotism of labor and does not think it will .oppose the use ofprison labor in making supplies Tundet present conditions. "I am ;in ; possession . of ;data which shows that 5 per . cent of the prison labor of the country,- engaged; on the manufacture of socks, - will turn out 4,000,000 . dozens of pairs in - a year's time," Mr. "Franciete redites: "We should have- twice that many socks ready to send to our soldiers in France tokeep them from freezing during the. coming winter. We could have had.: them if this proposition of . ouir . prisoners had been allowed to work, on them. . , , "What is true. of socks is true of other supplies. There are buildings, 'and mat ehinery available to turn out immense quantities of supplies and they are hoi being used; There areJ4.5tJ,000' persons rotting in' idleness . ip prison cells t. in this country because they' have no, em?, ployment. "They are degenerating morally, mentally and. physically,, while their country and the people of Europe need the wprk they would be glad to. give. 1 Something should be' ' done , to change -this condition ; or tmngsv Sj.'-- .. . "... . """.r, . "I-.t- .,.'. if ,lv . , Aixs'Aan He Is Not Surprised,, ection Amsterdam, Sept. 23. (By the Asso ciated Press?) in an interview with Theodore Wolffe In the Berlin Tage blatt, Baron Burian, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, said he was not sur prised at the reception of his peace notej naturally he did not suppose that the entente would straightway declare readiness to enter into peace negotia tions.' "In a situation like the present," con tinued the minister, "it is sometimes necessary to clarify things by means of reagents. The note was such a reagent It has already produced remarkable phenomena and will do still more in the ne,ar future. "Very extraordinary,, for instance, was the remarkable rapidity of Presi dent Wilsons reply. Clearly President "Wilson wanted to anticipate the ..other entente governments. , He always had the ambition to be a world artiter and lias not abandoned that ambition since the United States entered the war as a TROOPS OVERSEAS WELL CARED FOR Gorgas Finds Sick Rate Low and the Wounded Treated Excellently. BETTER THAN AT HOME Snrgeon General, On Inspection Tour n FTranecr Lokl Fov Troopg to prrT." - : r 'SatiafwrfortlyV i-frrr Tours, France, Sept. 23. (By The Associated Press.) Major General Wil liam C. Gorgas, surgeon general of the iTnited States army, who is making a complete inspection of the medical corps of the American expeditionary forces, said today: "I am very much pleased with the Lcare and the healtji; of, the, troops. Their- sanitary condition is good; the sick rate is lowland the wounded are excel lently cared for. - A Targe bulk of these men are getting very much better professional- care here than they would have had." General Gorgas cited as an example a man whose leg had been crushed in a Jogging camp or a farmer's son shot accidentally, and pointed out that they would have had country oractitioners treating them at irregular intervals, often with more or less long delays, while the troops in France have the most skilled surgeons and the fore most physicians attending them, with all appliances and conveniences as well as trained nurses. "From what, I see," concluded the surgeon general, "so far as the medi cal department is concerned, I look forward to the troops getting through the winter very' satisfactorily." DANIELS TO MARCH INTO BERLIN. WITH MARINES Secretary Has Engagement Witk Ma rine Band, He Tells Workers at . Eddystone Plant. Philadelphia,! Sept. 23. Addressing workers at the Eddystone Ammunition Corporation plant today, Secretary of the Navy Daniels reaffirmed the stand the United Stateis has taken that there shall be no compromise with Germany. . "On my calendar in Washington," said the .Secretary, "there is recorded an engagement, no date yet sec, to go with the marine band when it marches in the triumphal entry of General Pershing's victorious army into Ber lin." , - Fifteen thousand workers cheered the secretary who visited the plant to help celebrate the delivery within one year by the company of one million rifles to the go vernnjent. Secretary Daniels yisited the gun factory of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, near by, where he was shown the latest crea tions in heavy ordnance and then in spected ' the Eddystone- plant. 1 came out of that plant a better American; the machinery in there . is playing 'Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean to the tune of 'America Will Win the War,'' said the secretary as he completed the . inspection. j Mr. Daniels said the acid test for the men of America after the war wijl be: "Did you, did they, give everything they had to- their country in its trial ? Better for the man who' can not answer this question in the affirmative that he had a millstone about ' his neck and thrown into : the sea," DnTfc ..Tobacco at ?26. Nashville, ; Tennw Sept. 23. The top price': of the ' season on the ClarksviDe loose tobacco ; floors: was . reached to day when -one lot sold at $26 per hun dred, , This is the highest price, so far as;W known, paid, for wsrk tobacco since 1866. t '. ' y. , . BolsnevilEi to Make Reprlnnls. t Amsterdam, ; Sept. 23. Recent . , at tempts ' have been made - to assassinate members of the soviet government in Russia ?and as a- result there will be fresh measures -4n : reprisal, says - a Moscow dispatch receiyed- here. AtRej Foreign Minister of Peace result of the U-bpat warfare. Hence, he set out his 14 peace points. "I don't suggest that he is insincere, but ' one could Instance ' many cases where America herself has offended against the principles be .formulates, for example, the treatmenf of Colom bia and the seizure of Texas. But, af ter all, large regions were thereby opened to civilization. I will only say that it does not do to be always con trasting our actions with the views expressed by President Wilson's points." Baron. Burian attributed President Wilson's haste in replying to his desire to' prevent an agreement between Great Britain and France. He declared that it would serve no purpose to reply to speeches like Mr. Balfour's and Pre mier. Clemenceau's. With regard to the date of dispatch ing thS note, he said: ' .'.'There was complete agreement be tween us and Germany. There were certain divergencies of opinion, but they did not concern the date of dis patches." "We do not want to reproach our CContinued on Page Two. UNFURL SERVICE FLAG AT REUNION Will Link Men of Gonfederacyi With Those Fighting In Present War. IT CONTAINS 167,000 STARS Will Be Presented by Colorado Dele gation in Honor of the gfons of Vet erans Who v Are r Sow With Tulsa, Okla., Sept. 23. A flag of honor linking the men who fought in the Confederate army with the present war in Europe will be;unfurled tomor row at the opening of the 28th reunion of the United Confederate Veterans and the Sons' of Veterans. It will be a mammoth service flag containing 167, 000 stars, each representing one son of the southland who is at present in active service. " The flag will be presented to the Confederacy by the Colorado represen tation and the presentation will be the chief function of the "opening session of the reunion, which will be held by the sons of veterans tomorrow night. The attendance, by the sons of veterans is' noticeably smaller this year than at previous reunions,..; and the decrease in attendanceis accounted for by the ser vice flag add the men at the European front it represents. There is not a camp in the entire south that- is not represented generously Ion the new flag. General T. M. Van Zandt, of Fort Worth, Tex., commander of the trans Mississippi . department, will be in charge of the proceedings in the ab sence of GenGeorgg P. Harrison, com-mander-in-chief, whose ill health pre vented his attendance. General Van Zandt, in all probability, will be elect ed commander-in-chief, it was gener ally conceded about headquarters. Louisville, Memphis and New Orleans are expected to invite the veterans to come there for the next reunion. Den ver planned to urge that it.be selected, but it is believed that the Colorado del egation will content itself with urging the visitors here, most of whom came from east of the Mississippi, to con tinue their present trip and include a visit to Colorado in. their plans before returning home. Tomorrow night's session will be th first big public meeting of the reunion and will be largely social in its nature and devoted-to the presentation of the sponsors of "both the beterans and the sons. The first meeting of the veterans will be Wednesday morning, when they will be welcomed by Gov. R. L. Williams; Tate Bradley, of Tulsa, chairman of the reunion committee; Robert M. McFar 11 n, president of the Tulsa chamber of commerce; Alfred C. Hunt, commander of the Stand Watie Camp, Sons of Vet erans, of Tulsa; Mrs. Louis Cohen, pres ident of the Clement A. Evans chapter of the United Daughters of-the Confed eracy, of Tulsa. . General Van Zandt will respond to the address of welcome. United States Senator Owen and Governor Gardner, of .Missouri, will not be able to be pres ent. . ' ' - ' BRITISH ADVANCE THEIR LINES IN MACEDONIA Enemy Has Evacnnted tne Wnole Front r From Doiran to a Point West Of. Vardar. .-. ' London, Sept. 23. 8 p. in.) Be tween the Vardar river an4 Lake Doi ran, on the eastern end of the Macedo nian front, British troops 'hay e'-reached the line of Kara, Oghulaf and Hamzali, and are' advancing on Mrzentsi, on 'the west bank of the iverVardar, accord ing to. an official statement issued this evening by the - British! war office. As the result of the 'heavy pressure qf . the entente -allied forces .the enemy have .evacuated the whole a line from JDolra to-a point .we&t of thaVardar. Note FOURTHHBERTY BEFOK L0AHL1AY ABOUT SIX BILLION Etact Amount Is Decided UpoK ; But Announcement Of It - Is Withheld. BEARS 4 1-4 Pm CENT, Terms of the Loan, Except Size and Maturity) Are Made Public Washington, Sept. 23. All terms: of the fourth Liberty loan except the size and the maturity were, announced., today by the treasury.. ,.The amount, probably near 6,000,000,000, was decid ed upon but an announcement waf withheld. , '.. , The interest rate will be 4 1-4 pe cent ' the same as that of the third . loan. Bonds will be dated October 24, five days after the close of "the 'sub? L scription period, and the first interest payment will be , made next April 15 and will be for the 173 days interven ing. Thereafter, semi-annual pay ments will be October 15 and April 15. On a ?50 bond, the first Interest coupon will be worth ?1,01, on $100, $2.02 and higher multiples accordingly. Both coupon and registered bonds will be issued in denominations of $50, $100, $500; $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000. The $50,000 and $100,000 bonds will be registered only. Since-the latest maturity periods of the first, second and third loans were 30,3k and 10 years respectfully, it was considered probable that the maturity of the fourth would be either 13 or 20 years. - . Ten per cent of the subscription will be required as the initial payment on the loan. Twenty per cent will be as installments November 21, Decern-- h vk her" 19 afid"Janua'rvifi arid' 30ner-cent , Terms pf he loan wereYfeommunicat ed today to, the bureau of engraving ' ' , e 6 and printing, and" within-a few hours ' ' 500,000; finished braids were ready . for shipment. An equal number, or even more, will be turned out daily here after. The bureau plans to print -about 35,000,000 separate bonds for the fourth loan with a larger proportion of "baby bonds" of the $50 denbmina tion than in previous issues, in anti cipation of a multitude of subscrip tions from persons of small means. ADVANCE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR OVER MILLION DOLLARS WORTH New York, Sept. 23. Advanced sub scriptions for nearly $1,250,000 worth of fourth liberty bonds were receiv ed at the opening of the annual' fall auction of furs here today. About $730.- 000 worth of raw furs vere sold, in cluding $30,000 worth of German-own ed furs for the account of A. Mitchell Palmer, alien property Custodian High prices prevailed.. ' Quits Government Job. Washington, Sept. 23 Frank E. Fer guson today resigned assistant direc tor of the government bureau of en graving and printing to acept private employment. Secretary McAdoo ap pointed James M. Fisher, for 23 ye. in. charge of personnel work ia luo bureau, to succeed him. Porto Rican Labyt Arrive. Washington, Sfc ':. 23 Twelve hun dred Porto Rir ' mobilized by the department ".ibor's employment ser vice to aid in relieving, a labor short age in tHe United States, arrived in New Orleans today on an army trans port, the department announced. MEN SLAUGHTERED . . BY THE WHOLESALE Further Reports of Bolshevik' Reign of Terror. 1 " 'Vp Former Oftteera Shot In Cellars at Nlgst Wih : Mnifled GnnsAllled Con- nib at Moscow, Held In Their '..' - Homes. - Washington, , Sept. 23.-:-Stories ' of',1 wholesale slaughter of representative s people and former dfneers because they' are "dangerous to the soviet" are told: j in further -accounts reaching the state department today of the reign of , ter ror in Russian cities against which the American government has called upon ' v ail civilized nations to protest. . , " " All persons coming out of Russia, ars'. said to bring reports of the existence of appalling conditions. One -detail is x t that the fofmer' -ofHcers fare shot at"' night in the cellars, the . guns being muffled with' silencers. ' , . One Peters, .'head of the bolshevik' J extraordinary Commission against court-: ter revoluUohs, . is; said; to sign death . warrants without . reading the papers. " "'The latest 'report; indicate that . the - J Britlsh and French, consul generals in- -'-:. -: Moscow are under, arrest .'in their- '.' houses. American Consul General Poble is at liberty and permitted to visit his colleagues. Mr. i Poole, today'a report 'k ' ' says. ' is being' generally praised for, -Mm AAnraeA And vigorous ACtiATL. ' ill i; :i f 1 r - V. - y T" '-'J. j '' V i. ? ' l mf
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