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.-U if ' , . : i j if The Weather. Complete Service of the Associated Press Fair Thursday and Friday, not much change in temperature. .rm YOIi. CI-2TO. 382, r. WILMINGTOK. ?T. C3, TITlTItSDAX AIOKJflJTO. OCTOBBU 10, 1918 WHOIiE KTJMBBB 39,560 'AMERAI AND MANY VILLAGES MPTU ' ..'l' RED FORMIDABLE ENEMY DEFENSE SYSTEM BETWEEN ST. QUENTIN AND CAMBRAI IS DEMOLISHED . a : i . : British, French and Americans Out in the Open Driving Eastward. THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS Germans Not Captured Are Forced to Flee For Their Lives. ARGONNE IS THREATENED Forest Must Soon Fall Before American Onslaughts. . ,By The Associated Press). The formidable German defense sys tem between Cambrai and St. Quen tin has been utterly demolished and Eritish. American and French troops are out in the open country eastward in pursuit of the retreating enemy. Cambrai, the pivot point in the form er line and over which there has been so much bitter fighting, is in British hands; numerous villages and hamlets to "the south have been overrun by the a.iies anil thousands of Germans have been made prisoner .and hundreds of their guns captured. The victory seemingly is a complete one and with Geenral Foch's strategy working smoothly in bending back the German line in one great converging movement, the Germans apparently are in a serious predicament. From the region northwest of Rheims to the Meuse river north of Verdun, the FxiMsfc--Americana aze slowly but surelj pushing the Ger mans backward toward the Belgian border. in Macedonia and Asiatic Turkey the troops of the entente still have the enemy on the run. Nowhere is thel enemy able to do more than fight re tarding battles, giving ground when the pressure becomes too strong. -. Under the avalanche of steel hurled against them on the Cambrai-St.. Quen tin sectors the Germans could not live and were forced to flee eastward. Heavy casualties were inflicted on those of the enemy who had the tem erity to endeavor to make a stand. On the other hand the casualties of the allies are declared to have been rela tively small, those of the Americans being less than half of the number of prisoners taken by them. Where the enemy purposes to make hip next stand cannot be foretold but probably an effort for a turnabout will be attempted along the Valenciennes- Sedan front. After this line the only known German defensive position west of the Rhine is the Meuse river. The Americans already ere threatening to make this line untenable, having start ed an advance up the valley on the eastern side of the stream toward Se dan. The maneuvers of the French north west of Rheims are cutting more deep ly into the German line, despite the serious resistance that is being offer ed by the enemy to Dostoone the fall of the great St. Gobain massif and the highly important strategic positions of Iaon and LaFere which seemingly are iiKeiy to be pinched out of the battle front by the successful operations around St. Quentin and Berry-Au-B&c. strong resistance also is being im posed by the Germans against further advances hv thf Prsnph anH Amrtfa.ns 'n Chanmasrnp nnrt pa at nf the Afp-OTinfl forest. Particularly ' heavy cotmter attacks have been launched by the enemy on various positions, but with- u results other than increasing his casualties . Alone: the Sni-one river the "S'iUip- js furious, hut thn French ;ae be ,n able to make further cross- lnc of the strMtn Rt W.ti&nnt. has changed hands several times in bitter combats. . est Of t10 AT-o-nnnA nAx Americans have driven their Mne for- arrl to the rerinn nf Pnmav mi the Aire nvor. where they have effected junction with the French troops and "r,n'n-ly the ArE-nnne f rTot Winn l,e ;n aiijprf hanflo Ctn tVw AOJtt- ern of the Meuse the Americans nae advanced and taken several small 1 ir ime whibh was being enfiladed in,- ( , .-, rand vixer will be Tewfik Pasha. "o?e sympathies are declared to be inr..ai,v . i.- ,i -c,. has it that i-Ua. Vova r)oo fw,t . bllC 1 Ul HQ 4ilTQ MOD- trC a Peace note to the allies u'i the Spanish government. "IMTIOXS PLANT EXPLOSION TVi 1 ; L.SC -i,,.. i Pa., Oct. 9. The fusion ()f the Aetna Chemical Corne al Heidelbersre. near here. J 'u st roved tonight by an explosion ' ' e r'. , KnrFi i ivs r i v Corn iv (.U1H.&, immiaas vi ura the , announced several hours after kii'p- . inat no one naa oeen p.. ' injured. t,p'r,:' 'A"hieh followed, destroyed the thp 1 tQe ouuamg. iror a time t -"i-s threatened the TNT rworfcs . tifO ,lf no - i Ml-. i Lr -1 o U , , . . - tr0j y- ' ugnz toe Dtaze "anaei" ow lion e U cached adjorajtagr, sect- IcirkU- c iMaunu jrne cause m wi 1 ' ' German Armies are In Full Flight (By The Associated Press). The German armies are in full flight before the British, American and French forces on the front between Cambrai and St. Quentin. Cambrai, the strong point of the enemy in this region has been taken by the Cana dians in its entirety and north of Cam brai the Canadians have deeply pene trated the German line. Out in the open east of what once was the old Hindenburg line cavalry is hustling the retreating foe in what virtually amounts to a rout. So fast is the retreat th.t columns' of the al lied troops in parade form have, pass SLOW BOND SALES CAUSING CONCERN With Campaign Period Half Gone Less Than $2,000,000, 000 Is Reported. NEED $467,000,000 A DAY People Kv r ryvrh r e Will Have to Sub scribe In Larger Amounts Than Be fore If the Fourth Loan is to Be a Success. . , Washington, Oct. i9. The treasary department today openly admitted that the slow progress of the fourth liberty loan toward the six-billion dollar goal is a matter of serious concern With the three weeks subscription period half gone the loan is only 30 per cent subscribed. The total reported- to the treasury up to tonight is $1,791,463,200. "There is no use in denying or at tempting to camouflage the fact that liberty loan committees throughout country are confronted with, a serious situation," said the treasury statement. "If the Joan is to be subscribed, a daily average of $467,000,500 must be raised between now and October 19. "Cognization of the fact that the loan never can succeed at its present rate of progress, canvassers through out the country are stating plainly to all citizens that they must buy bonds in larger . amounts than heretofore. Wealthy persons particularly must go deeper into their capital or extend their credit and not depend upon their cur rent income alone to pay for bonds. People of moderate and small means must pledge their future earnings in greater degree." "Double the third" has been adopted as a slogan in many districts to. stimu late subscribers to do as much as they did in the last loan. i Americans and others in Mexico city according to advices to the state de have bought $623,000 worth of bonds, partment. Richmond district reported $74,723, 906 in subscriptions, 26 per cent of its quota. A war exhibit train in North Carolina sold $240,000 of bonds from the plat form in two stops. In Virginia 131 banks, out of 450, report subscriptions of $16,300,000. NEW GRAND VIZIER OF TURKEY PRO-ALLY British Foreijm Office Received Indi rect News of the Fall of the Old CaMnet London, Oct. 9. The British foreign office has received indireet news of the fall of the Turkish cabinet. Tewfik Pasha, who, it is reported, will be the new grand vizer and is understood to have pro-Uly rather than pro-German sympathies. According to v advices which are not official, however, ihe cabinet had de cided to take military measures against Bulgaria, but found that the opinion of the country was against them. It is rumored that a Turkish peace note has .been despatched through the Spanish government, MOTIOJT PICTURE RELEASES DISCONTINUED INDEFINITELY New York, Oct. 9 The National As socUtion of Motion Picture Industries decided at a -meeting here tonight to discontinue all motion picture releases after October id Decause w mo epi- dmicv of Spanish innuenza. me em- bargo win reuMfci" v. , , ther notice, it was annoonced by Wil liam A. Brady, president of the associ ation.. ' ; , '. ' . - Was. K. VscnderWl Honored. Paris Friday, Oct. . William KL Vanderbitt this evening was Pfed witb the "rosette f an. officer f r?" mMrri- of the -Low Dim no uo j - - - fayette escadrWe. In the rtBXmdiasi & Before the Allies ed through numerous villages, com pletely out of contact with the Ger mans. More than 10,000 prisoners and be tween 100 and 200 guns were captured in Tuesday's fighting and the continu ation of the battle Wednesday result ed in further large captures. In the fighting 23. German divisions more than a quarter of a million men have been severely manhandled. The maximum depth of the advance is between eight and ten miles. The Germans are declared to be fleeing to the east of Le Cateau, one of the most important railroad centers in this re gion. Behind them the Germans are leav (Continued on Page Two). AUTOMOBILE TAXES ARE CUT IN HALF Senate Committee Reduces the Levy in Revenue Bill to Five Per Cent. MUCH PROGRESS IS MADE Various Sections ox the Measure As Passed By the House are Passed ' Upon Ten Per Cent Tax On Candy Approved. J Washingon,'t)ct. 9. The 16 per cent taxes fixed by the house on passenger automobiles and motorcycles were cut in half today by the senate finance committee which made rapid progress in its revision of the war revenue bill. Consideration of the amusement and club dues sections and half of the luxury tax schedule was completed. In reducing the tax on passenger automobiles and motorcycles to five per cent the committee fixed the same impost on such vehicles as o nauto mo bile trucks and tractors. The 10 per cent placed by the house on automo bile tires and accessories also wac reduced to five per cent. House taxes of 10 per cent on sport ing goods, cameras and photographic supplies were accepted. The tax on chewing gum, which was made six per cent by the house, was reduced to four per cent, but the house levy of 10 per cent on candy was approved. The house provisions levying taxes on firearms and ammunition when sold other than to 'The government were , accepted as was the -provision levying a 10 per cent tax on yachts and other pleasure boats selling for more than $15. The house section which would levy imposts on trunks costing more than $50 was amended so as to fix this amount at $25 while for valises and traveling bags $15 was made the mini mum instead of $25. The committee also agreed to the taxing of purses and handbags costing more than $5 instead of $7.50 as fixed by the house. All of .the house provisions delative to men's and women's wearing appar el were accepted unchanged. Under this schedule, men,, women and boys will be permitted to pay $50 for suits or overcoats without being subject to tax while women's dresses costing less than $40 will be exempted. The house proposal to tax women's bats costing more than $15 was ac cepted but the provision placing the limit of $5 for men's and boys' hats and $2 for caps was revised so as to make $6 for the former and $4 for the latter. COLONEL FEARS' PRESIDENT HAS DONE THE WRONG THING Oyster Bay, N. T., Oct. 9. Col. Theo dore Boosevelt madi the following statement tonight on President Wil son's response to the German peace proposal: "Four days ago and again and again prior to that time, I said this war ought to be fought through until we secured the unconditional surrender of Gerjhany and her vassal allies Austria and Turkey. To this state ment I unqualifiedly adhere. . I fear that" the president's latest announce ment will be treated as an invitation to further note writing. "The effort to fight and' to negoti ate at the same time is .apt to dam age the fighting end of the combina tion Personally I believe that .our sole aim should be to win. the war and not to discuss peace terms with tfre enemy' until the war has been won." '- British Atr OpeMrtio. London, Oct. 9. "Smpke ..curtains dropped ; Tuesday ' on- ' enemy, strong "points tere "of great value in - the op eration,' says an official statement;. to-' night on-, the -work. of ,.the Lairmeo' . in the, battle - zone. Turing,theSnig3rt. 12 . and a ? half ? tons rot rhombs were dropped on 4 railways, e two trains ,re- GERMANY'S GREAT MILITARY MACHINE BEING SHATTERED Berlin's Realization of It Be lieved to Have Prompted Armistice Plea. FOCH'S BLOWS DEADLY Enemy Lacks the Men and Equipment Necessary . to Withstand Assaults. Washington, Oct. 9. Germany's plea for an armistice is founded, both American and allied military officials here believe, upon recognition in Ber lin of the fact that the German army organization in France is slowly dis integrating under the terrific cam paign of Marshal Foch. These officers regard the move of the German chancellor as a desperate eleventh-hour attempt to escape se rious military disaster and they would not be surprised if President Wilson'B condition that there can be no talk of an armistice exceDt when coonled I with agreement to 'withdraw immedi ately from invaded territory were promptly accepted. The answer to such a move, it was. suggested today, would be to leave to Marshal Foch the dictation . of the terms of the armistice should the situ ation ever reach that stage, as the su preme commander can be trusted to Bee that no military advantage to the en emy resulted. In the meantime Mar shal Foch hour by hour is surround ing the German forces with new perils as his strategic conceptions are de veloped. Evidence of the waning resisting power of the German forces in France .was plainly seen by observers .here tn the' sweep forward of the Anglo-American forces north of St. Quentin. Ap parently' there has been no material L lowering . of, the . flgTtiag.'q,naMty. ofj uter enemy soiawn, .pu iirec. lar.ipRsrjr evidence-nhat the -eomplS military ef-1 ganrxation , upon which defense of the long battle front depends is breaking under the strain. Signs of confusion have been noted repeatedly. . Worn out divisions have been called upon to check" the assault of fresh allied troops , and have been cut to" pieces. ' These are signs only, for the enemy l front still offers a grim obstacle to : the advancing armies and the battle is growing daily in fury instead of les sening. But the signs are there. They mean a vital ' weakness at the heart pf the great machine, the absolute lack of the men and war equipment to meet the combined assault definitely. In the line between Verdun and the sea, two salients are developing. The first has its apex along the Laon front, where the enemy still clings to St. Gobain forest and part of the Chemin des Dames ridge. The second has its greatest depth before Lens. Between these two pockets the Anglo-American drive, supplemented by the French aK vance east of St. Quentin has thrust a blunt wedge which not only has en gulfed Cambrai, but has torn its way through the whole Hindenburg de fense zone into open country beyond. It can strike either north or south at need to squeeze the pocket on either side, or can be -carried ahead to smash through vital communication Maes. On the British force pressing in on Lille from the west and north forms a northern jaw of a possible pincer movement against the whole Douai salient. The Germans began a retire ment on the Lens-Armentieres front some' time ago which they have check ed, fearing probably the envelopment of their Iouai front unless that also could be relieved simultaneously. The capture of Cambrai now threatens this front from the ' south as well and it is believed here that the enemy must move immediately out . of the whole Lille-Douai region. The situation looks to be even more critical on the Laon front. From the north the British break-through .al most certainly will give the allies com mand of the Qise valley in a matter of hours with open ground before them in a movement southeastward on Laon itself. To the southeast the French troops under - General Gouraud already are across the Alsne and are turning the enemy's position on the Suippe still further east with the American second division aiding. The Suippe line offers little hope of prolonged resistance as it is : support ed by few strong hill positions and the occupation of the Aisne valley in the near future seems a certainty. That would leave the enemy along the front in St. Gobain forest and the heights to the southeast in a difficult position be tween the Oise and Aisne lines. Encircling . both these pincer move ments stands that great trap tipped on the Meuse Jaw by the American first army and in Belgium by the Franco-Belgian ; push that has reached (Continued on Page Two.) " . You Haven't Got to Have $50.00 In cash to buy a Liberty Bond. Any bank in our city will handle t your subscription on $1 down and adbllarperrweekj Cambrai In Its Is In Hands of British; 10,000 Prisoners Taken London, Oct. 9. The . whole of Cam brai is in British possession) Field Marshal Haig reports, tonight from headquarters. The Canadians were the fkst to enter the town. In the first great defeat inflicted on the Germans yesterday, 10,000 pris oners and from 100 to 200 guns were captured. The statement says: "We inflicted a heavy defeat on the enemy yesterday between St. Quentin and Cambrai, taking over 10,000 pris oners and between 100 and 200 guns. "No less than 23 German divisions twere engaged on this front; they were severely bandied. The result of this action ts that the troops have been enabled to ad vance today on the whole front be tween the Somroe smm tne Seosee and are making rapid progress eastward, capturing rear guard detachments of the enemy, isolated batteries and ma chine gun posts. Numbers of the in FRENCH VIOLENTLY ATTACKING ENEMY Champagne Battle Was Being Waged With Renewed In tensity Yesterday. FOE'S PLANS DERANGED Nowhere Are the Germans, With All Their Genius in Organization, Able to Fimd a Stable Position to Which to Retire. With the French Army in Cham pagne, Oct 9, 2 p. m. OSy the Asso ciated Press.) The battle in Cham pagne is going on with increasing in tensity today from the Aisne, in the region of Vaux les Mouron, which was taken this morning by the French, to the Suippe river at Bazoncourt, which is violently attacked by the Germans. North of St. Etienne, on the Arnes rtver, the enemy made a vigorous as sault upon the positions won by Gen eral Gocraud's men Tuesday, but without other result than to increase largely the German casualties. ( Notwithstanding the stubborn oppo sition the enemy is offering on the Suippe and north of the Arnes, the impression still is that, he is merely seeking to gain time to reduce the dif ficulties of retreat, the extent of which, in view of the developments on the ex treme left wing of the fighting front, it is impossible to forecast: The vigor and perseverance of the allied pressure appears to have de ranged all the German plans. Nowhere have the Germans, with all their genius in organization, ' been able to prepare a stable position upon which their defeated troops could retire in security, which suggested that they again have erred in their judgment of the strength and endurance of the en tente allied fighting forces. They are being defeated, not only at points chosen for attacks by Mar shal Fock and his generals, but on ground selected by themselves for counter-attacks. , Their reaction all along the Cham pagne front thus far has been produc tive of only one result relatively fa vorable to them in the region of the Grand Pre gap, which they have been able to keep open to the present, al though the gap is under the heavy jfrre of the French guns. The latest American advance north ward to the east of the Argonne for est has now practically neutralized that result. The Grand Pre gap is now virtually closed, and the only real lines of communication for the enemy forces operating -In" Champagne are northward by Vouzieres and Rethel and most of these lines over consider able distances are being shelled by the French artillery. Unless by a supreme effort and utilizing available reserves the Ger mansv are able still to make a stand on the Sissone line north of the Aisne tneir elastic retirement may cum ouu denly into general retreat. DEFENSE SOCIETY DEMANDS UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER New York, Oct. 9. Only uncondi tional surrender by Germany and her allies can end the war, declares the American defense society in a state ment issued today to its members throughout the United States. Charles Stewart Davison,' chairman of the board of trustees of the society, warned its members against traps constantly being set by Germany to lure the United States and our allies into a situation through' which a ; ne gotiated peace ' might be brought about." In an negotiated peace there must be concession. 'fEvery . concession to Germany, he said, would be an in justice to some other nation or some individual who. has been injured' by Germany.?' , . 'v :- .- ' ' - ' V ' '- i :::':'ReIcha;';Siriiuiioaed.' .,'. Copenhagen, Oct. .9. The. Germ ah Reichstag has. been suinmohed to. meet 6n: 'October 12,' according1.. to the Berlin Tageblatt. Chancellor Maximilian's recent soeech' and the political situ itioa will be taken ander? discussion; Entiretv habitants who were left in the captur ed villages have met the advancing troops with enthusiasm. "The whole of Cambrai is in our possession. The Canadians entered the town from the north at an early hour this morning while at a later hour English troops of the third army passed through 'the southern portion f the town. ' "Since August 21 the British firsts third and fourth armies have broken through the whole elaborate series of deep defensive zones built up wtth successive belts of heavily fortified trench lines, including the entire Hin denburg system on a front of over 35 miles from St. Quentin to Arras. Hav ing penetrated this battle area to a depth of between 30 and 40 miles, our troops are now operating far be yond and east of the HLndenbuTg de fenses. 1 In the process of these operations and since the date mentioned we have -inflicted very heavy looses on the ene my in killed and wounded and have CContirued on Page Two). NUMBER OF DEATHS IN CAMPS IS 6,543 Have Been Caused by Pneumo nia Since Influenza Epi ' demic Started. MANX STATES AFFECTED Disease Has Sgmsd to practically Ev ery Part of Country -Number of New Casts in. Gamps Shows Slight Increase. Washington, Oct. 91 Spanish influ enza now has spread to practically ev ery part of the country. Reports to day to the public health service show ed the disease is epidemic in many western and Pacific coast states as well as in ajmost an regions east of the Mississippi river. Its spread also continued in army camps, the number of new cases reported being greater than on the day before. Influenza now is epidemic at three places in Arizona, in Maryland, in many parts of Arkansas, in Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia and many other states. New cases of influenza reported to day at army camps totaled 13,605, a slight increase oyer the number yes terday. There also was an increase in pneumonia cases, with 2,842 report ed. The 820 deaths made a total of 6,543 in the camps since the epidemic started last month. FAYETTEVILLE GETS $2,000 ' FOR COMBATTING EPIDEMIC Fayettevllle, Oct. 9. On request f Captain A. A. Sweeney, public health service representative incharge of the situation here, the Red Cross will place $2,000 at the disposal of the local authorities to be used in combatting influenza in Cumberland county. One thousand dollars of this sum was today transmitted from Washing ton to H. U. T. King, chairman of the emergency finance committee. This committee met with the county health boaTd and county commissioners this afternoon when Captain Sweeney ask ed that 51,000 additional funds be made immediately available from local sources. The county commissioners appropriated ?500 of the amount and the city board of aldermen win be asked to provide the" remaining at a called meeting tonight, Mrs. C. C. McAlister, head of the Red Cross relief committee, today called for all first aid graduates of the Fay etteviBe chapter to give their services in caring for patients in the emer gency hospitals to be established; and for volunteers to make nursing sup plies. James Stewart & Company have placed at the disposal of the communi ty a portion of their- building on Hay street tor nospitai. uses. An effort is J also being made to secure the central SCh0ol SEVERAL DEATHS OCCUR AMONG GOLDSBORO PEOPLE Goldsboro, Oct. .9. Goldsboro con tinues in the grip of influenza, while the doctors are making a strong ef ort to check the malady. Ladies of the city are assisting wonderfully in local hospitals as nurses, all the hos pitals being turned over free to the victims. The churches, movies and other pub lic places have been closed by the health department. Among the deaths since Saturday have been J. C. Posey, Mrs. L. ,C. Overman, and . Dr. B. W. Cox, a young physician who gave his life to the cause of suffering humanity. E. R. Brown, who has been cinfined to his room for 10 days, is some better. SCHOOLS OF KINSTON ARE , CLOSED TO CHECK EPIDEMIC " Kinston, Oct. 9. The schools fol lowed' other "public gathering places" here today. and were .dosed as one means toward checking the spread of influenza. . The situation is nothing short '5 of serious, although there have been very few deaths. The, school au thorities ordered the system closed for 4 fConttzraedV-Os Page Two.) . EARLY REPLY TO WILSON'S NOTE OF, INOuTRYTOEGTED' German Internal Conditions-and War Situation May Force Speedy Action. AUSTRIA A FACTOR Questions Fired at Maximilian Places Chancellor Between . Two fires. Washington, Oct. 9n An early re- sponse to "Wilson's note of- Irrrjuiry to the German ehanceBor is expected by American ofitefetlB. WSrQe realizing that an answer- to the tbsee- vpecttneaA cfuestkms put to the Prince of Bacteo will be very dtfficsdt if the odginal proposal of the German goveraxmeak were not sincere, officiate -are confident that internal conditions in Germ any and the tremendous exigencies of the f military situation wili fodsce speedy, action by the chancellor if he hopes to prolong- the existence of bis cabinet beyond a few days. So far as the hot -off the gowernxctewt upon the people is concerned condi tions in Austria are even worse than those in Germany. This fact is Cal culated to strongly aJEect the Gecman governments which is understood to en tertain grave doubts of the strength of the purpose of the dual monarchy aod to fear that Austria or perhaps Hun gary acting independently will follow Bulgaria in seeking an unconditional peace. This would leave Germany to wage the war alone, for it ts a fore gone conclusion that Turkey aineady is lost to the central alJjanee. The pointed inquiry directed to Prince Maximilian as to whether he is speakine merely for the Instituted authorities of the enjire who havs.vso far conducted the war., ..will.., it k be-w tiered, ' be " very emharrassing. If -the response, is in the affirmative, Ger many's! proposal will .be rejected as the president has already given notice that he will have no dealings with such authorities. " The " powerful socialist elements in the reichstag also are counted upon to resent amy such statements by the chanceHor as directly In conflict with the reJehstag resolution of July, 1917, and with the very recent pledges to make the cabinet a representative boSLy, under which the socialists were enticed to take part in the government. On the other band, if Maximilian at tempts to repudiate 4he miBtary party he undoubtedly will bring about a de mand irom that still powerful organ ization Cor his retirement, and the adoption of a reactionary poi&ey. The general belief here is that the ' chancellor wfil endeavor to find ( a middle course and confine zumsetf . in his reply to half way admissioas, hop ing thas to begin a long diplomatic discussion which might develop dif ferences between the entente allies and America as to war aims and to lower the morale of the armies opposed 'to' the central powers. , Any such move is certain of raihr e and in the meantime. the German armies in the west are1 beixM? sritrfeM.. ea to increasingly hard blows from Marshal Foch's forces blows which are adding . to the difficulties of the German high command in extricating their forces from an already serious situation. The fact that American Ambassador Sharpe is making a personal investi gation of the havoc wrought by the Germans in their forced retirement from French and Belgian territory has led to the belief that it is the purpose of the state department to fully sup port the enormous claims for damages which Germany must meet as a con dition of peace. So far the American government has not indicated a dis position to join with the entente allies in making a threat to destroy a Ger man city or town in retaliation for ev ery community destroyed by the Ger mans in France and Belgium, but Mr. Sharpe's investigations might be re garded as also indicating a purpose tto join in such representations should the facts sustain the press reports of the extent of the German atrocities. -v JEWS IN LITHUANIA AND POLAND IDLE AND DESTITUTE London, Oct. 9. Thousands of Jews in Poland and Lithuania, idle and des titute, are described as in a "sorry plight" by a representative of i the Dutch relief committee in the Judi sohe Press of Berlin. Shortage of raw material and lack of machinery have cut the means of earning a livelihood from a vast pro portion of .the Jewish population In both countries, he says, and the mor- -tality, is exceedingly high, particular ly among the young. Conditions; in Vilna are said to be unusually bad, more than half of the" 57,000 Jews there being in abject pov-' erty. Deaths which normally were' 8 per cent. have, risen to 44.4 per cent, and in Warsaw here in 1917 the rate of mortality showed an increase of 4 per cent, for non-Jews, the statistics show an increase in the death toll of Jews of 21 per cent. ; LIEUT. FONCK BRINGS DOWN FOUR PLANES IN SO MINUTES Paris, Oct. ; 9. Havas). Lleuten anft Rene Fonck, according to an an nouncement .made here today, has bronght down : four :'. German airplanes within 20 minutes on the same day. Fonck nowiis credited . with TO .official victories end has A . actually brought1 J-dowja 109 German planea, ' ' - - if mi 1 -' -t' :? ' -' w: ; -Ml 1 I' I in . 1 i 1 ? V 1 I .1' ' 1 r. t 5 : Til' n -' 1 1 M it I i 1i 1 1 1! 3 n "t 1 1 lb 't " Ik- '?,' i J 1 7-
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