TK. EVENING PUBLIC LEMEI-BHILADELBHIA, WEfcNBtSDAX, OOTOW6B ldlfi 1 t JUU. -- te- ,v I. Bi 1 LA- ." !" . 7 J" ?tt ' fcv 5. k.". t" fft -T ie U 6 W.- x i Ks S,r - . . i 'k. : : ' . V ' OPE AGAINST TEUTONS ration of Small Anti- 'Germnn Nations Finds Sanction Here h ;?;?" FORMATION UNDER WAY rf. United States Semiofficial Sponsor to Chain Affecting 60,000,000 Persons J fly lic United Prcts Hsshlnglnn, Oct 2 Formation of a mld-lluropcan fed eratlon to consist of a chain nf small States extending from tho Baltic to the Black Sia Is under way here. It was learned today. The United State semi officially 'will sponsor the movement Headquarters of tho committee for a mld-Uuropcan federation uro to be open ed here this week lleprcsentntivis of the peoples will confer tomorrow on in numerable problems presented by the scheme. This federation to tight on u reconstructed eastern front is being or- canlzed as a step In the fulfillment of President Wilson a plan for liberating all onnresscd neonles It Is expected r . In Mnnfc flpnii.inv',. .-lmhltlons In the east during tho war and will be Inior porated Into the world le.iKUe of ni- tlons at tho peace table, according to the present program Jugo-Slavs, Czecho-Slovaks, Italian Ir redentists, Poles, Ukrainians and Hu manism) In America are uniting In tin move- They hope to Induce their eoun trymen In Kurope to join them Later Finns, Lithuanians, llsthonlans, Greeks and even the Bulgarlin peoples may Join In the movement. Its lenders say. Sixty million people In Kurope are af fected. Ten million of tin lr countrv men In the United States nre being re lied on to start formation of tho federa tion. Military participation In the war ngal Military participation in the war against Oernunv Is regarded as essen tial to the Mieces of the scheme Kvery nationality Joining the federation must recruit its legion to fight the Centnl Powers, according to plans now in con templation. President Wilson, It Is understood. Is opposed to dismemberment of Austria before the subject nationalities have a skeleton organization to hold them to gether. Colonel House. Justice Bran. dels and others have bt-en studvlng the plan as outlined by Its leaders Austria would be reduced to Its Uer-man-spenklng population, which could unite with Germany after the southern Slav and Czecho-Slovnk provinces were pared away, backers of the plan pointed out. Magyars In Hungary traditionally anti-German, could be admitted to the mid-European federation, provided the llli- become democratized Democratic form ?reTan ihrouch' of government would or government wuuiu iirc-iau imuuKu- out the federation, though a generation of education would be necessary, lead - er admit, before democracy in Us full- as receiveu v iw -" " """" "". lit degree could be Instituted ! ' The outpost zone must be held at all Recruits from those oppressed nations jiosts exactly tho same as the main po xvould fight on the eastern front as mar sltlon If the enemy progress at any i..i. ..ii,. -Mi n nnssiiito iib ih Point, the Ioc il b itt.ilion commander nhtect of llberatlmr It and Inducing their ennntrvmen to foresako their German oppressors These troops, alter ngnung - v,i, fr'nm m.iv hold It more sa- cred It they are to be asked to tight been that units brougnt up by automo "for It Just as the United States Is fight- ibile to a sector entlielv strange to them iag to help set them free. It Is declared 'are thing Into bittle ten minutes after Leaders In the movement include Pro- (arrival, and the los( s lnve been terrific feasor Masark. of tho Czecho-Slovak Vet evm where, at one point of tin National Council, Ignaco Paderew ski. I huge b itle, such appalling sacrlHce has tho pianist, representing the Poles, and borne fruit, It was neutralized complete Doctor Hlnkovich, of the Jugo-hjlav na- lv bv Mlled gains elsewhere Thus for tlonil committee Prof. H A Miller, , the moment the bodies are concentr.it- TVh.rllii Colleire. Is chairman of the committee for the nild-Uuropcan federa tlon. ITALY BENEVOLENTLY SUSPICIOUS OF SOFIA 1j i. UClieVC Rome's Ob&ervers Allies Should Be on Guard Against Trickery Special Cable to EienitiB Public Ledger Copvrioht. 1018, bv .Veil Vork Tlm fn nnme, Oct 2 ' The attitude of the Chamber and political circles here regarding Bul garia's step Is one of "reasoned but benevoletn suspicion," sas the Glorml 'd'ltalla's expert on the Near East . , "We must be on our guard, keeping our eyes wide open today and tomor row even more than esterday Ita'.'ane generally claim that the. from the fact that they are nearer neighbors and also because since the days of the Venetian Republic they nave been alwas much In contact with semi-Oriental was of thought and diplomacy, understand the tortuous points of view and the astuteness of tho Bulgarians, and still more of their Czar, better than the northern politicians who are unable tho bring themselves to be lieve In dlloalty and systematic double dealing "While declining to commit himself to a definite opinion as to the scope and extent or the results likely to follow from Bulgaria's move, un expert held two things to be certain However much the German Government foresaw trouble In Bulgaria, It never ixpected such a painfully surprising disaster And how. (ever necessary It Is to beware of ex- , "v, pectlng too much, tho easy capitulation i " of ltulraria nt least proves the unex- Ijt f pectedly serious state of the enemy . - He considers that the diplomatists or the Entente will be Justified in taking " iu a firm, calm, unyielding position, and f " peeing to It that Bulgaria pays the price L '"iHr her years of traitorous diplomacy -v' and unprincipled, grasping policy t4IWTISH CIRCLE DAMASCUS j y ity Virtually Surrounded by Cavalry 1000 Prisoners Taken cXndon, Oct. 2. British forces march es north from Palestine virtually have , tWrounded the city of Damascus. They ,-- ar eatabllihed on the north, west and I1-, f IISW11 Ol vuo ;iiy. , v" -5 Te troops wnicn nave eneciea this .$'. f, vetnent are cavalry forces. Some r , 0 prisoners and five guns were taken 'ftoMi the enemy rear guards. It Is offl- May announced. -) , CHOLERA IN VIENNA ,"r By the Anociated Press Madrid, Oct. I. Several cases of Ail- .Alkl cholera have been discovered In And deaths nave occurred from 4ga there, according to official fcere from tn Auitrlan BOCffi ARMY WRITHES ZV VAIN DEA TH FUR Y Hindcnburg Strikes Violently to Maintain Lines at One Point Only to Suffer Worse Defeat at Another Ily TA1.TK Special Cable to Eieninp Public Ledger (onitrtnhl, 111, bu Xtw York Tlmrj to. Hlth the Trenili Armies, Oct 2 The Allies nie now reaping the prof its of tho terrific pressure exercised by tho Kranco-Amcrlcans on the right und Anglo-Americans on the left side 'f the hntttrllcld The German reserves nre nlre.ul so fully occupied that prog res In Belgium continues Irresistibly and bids fair son to turn the main line of enemy defense running muthwaid from t.llle True to the highest prin ciples of sttatigv, Koch "mlled" the immy along neatly nil the front and then made a telling lightning drive In the most uncxpictcd ttmrtir Tho sixth rliv of thp bittle finds the situation highly satisfactory livery where the forward movement continue", dci-nlte the most desperate efforts of the boehes keved to the highest tilti.il of resistance by an older to hold out t" the last On the extreme right the Amerlcms are plugging steadily nhcnii against tho doubli obstacle of Mil weather and vcr-ri nowi il (.erman uivi . . . .ronct frtin.-d positions douraud has pushed to within u shoit I distunct of Challennge tit the enframe I ... .... ...ii.. l..U.... to th" ih ft of ' "1 e " ii-uuiiik nrnnd l're, whonbv a Pluln later with the jumtlon Is pi operations last of the Argonne. On Oourauds left the armv of Berlin lot, whkh our cni re spondent vlxltfd isttrdiy. Is miking gn m1 progics? Though the front o. ttie uttaik Is com IMntivilv limited its Importance nny 1 in r In (onsldcrnble lis Milium nd miiiih I "or the iiioinint pressure Is i i,Ping illricted from the southwest ngilnst the massif between tile Alsne and the Vele of whlih Port lint Ihlcrrv It the tenter and rulmln itlng point At r. in lock tde dny objectives had already benn iittiliiid. mil an at tiirk liunchnl agiln lit I line orlclnallv Intended not be tiikled until the m xt morning The troops now leport an ad vance on the high plitt.iu which lead to the centr of the mnslf The Ger mans here are nesting furlouslv, but on the right In th's nglon progress is less, difficult Abnmlnn I lntle llefenne lllndenburgs famous theory of "elastic retreat" has been thrown to the winds the Herman wntrhword is now 'die In our tracks rather thin abandon a foot of gioiind" If proof r inrkinir nevon'i nm " " actunlly happening. It would be afforded i,., i.r. nrHcr .if (be German lommandei In the St Quentln region niently seized by Pi bcn s armv "The Idei of in el itlc retreit must be ellminited from the minds of the soldiers"' it avs "The position of St Quentln milt be held at all costs" i:vir.v position whereto the general refers fill to the Trench jisterdav anil --- -- .-.,. , ,,iu ' tne catiniirai oi ji viuinun u.ni ..... I on Its lofty cnst-llke a rock more than - - - . i.-i ia hnlf surrounded b the advang tide 1 On S. ember JI. the fol owing or er must make an Immediate ard sl-ontanc oils counter-attack I'ould nnv thing bettir Idea nf the desper.ftlon of ,1-ivu a the German situ itlon' The result has Ing their UTorts against Gouraud -ind the Amerlcms btiause they know tint retreat here compromises fatallv the communications of their force In the center Six new divisions, Including picked trrmps of the Guard were hurled against the Americans, but broke up on , - our resistance without otner rcsuu unn i temporary delay of the adv-ineo the same time, this divergence of force toward the rest of the Franeo- , American battle permitted Gouraud an 'advance of Immense Importance in the direction nf rhnllerango Then the bodies tried another plan (& Community Store we fcerve Your buying of food and home supplies descivcs the same attention, couitcsy, service and assuiatice of values that ou expect and teccive with jour latgor purchases of clothing, furnituic, etc. Every COMMUNITY GROCERY STORE displays the aboe window sign to assuic you that there your pationage will always leceive full aluo, both in quality foods and store service. 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U ' -Jil DUUVMY and are driving full weight nt Ootirnud s left, win re the dominating White .Mountain, "no fett high, gives' them the ndvaut.ige over the wholn region of St Marle-n-I'y Such oonvulslvo efforts are like the death-fury of the harpooned leviathan thev postpone, without avert ing the moment of defeat 1'oih's tattles are In striking con trast Whire the elieinv loutitoi attneks tho Allied irslstance Is Impngn ible the Idea of ndv mco Is momentnrllv abandoned until the storm waves hive broken ngnlnst the roik Wluro the th fen-e seems to be wenkfnlng, prissun Is maintained iven mnre Htrenuousl.v so that the Kilns are in be miasurid In kilometers, as on thu front of tho Hi 1 ,glans Hut It Is at points, where tho bodies have orders to hold out to the end that the battle genius of the Allied geneial Issimo and lit loncern for tile lives nf his men nre most iloqucnt l'oih has printed tneff ueiblv on the minds of his i suliordln ites the rule that maneuver Is I the surest rmd to success when, dltect ntlTcks nro tosily and unpioductlve I.oi il loinmanders have been triined to reeognlre the kev point of tho tl ink tint Is the Mtnl fnitor in their opiiatlon Then thev take niensures nioorillngly, and the nsnlt Is vklory Thus f" on rami s altnek ngiinst the Important heights south of I'hallirince wis hampered bv ,,in nr from i;, hi lie wooil on the n.ink Inuiieiliitely the movement was suspended wliih a storm of high tx-pVi-lves vas pourirl on the wood 11 ilf .m hour later the Infantry rushed the kev -point without ..prions los and tlun, and not till tlun. the main advance was suieissfully resuniid I hive Insisted on this factor, be cause It m.i Iks the dirferinee lutwrin the Allied anil eni mv method!, from which victory will spilng Tlie bodies are wasting their resnves they are row vlitunllv all engaged with reoklc prodigality The Allies ate economizing their men evirvwlure Hefnre the week cuds the Imvltihlt i nnsiquencv will bo app irent MUST YIELD SOON 1'iiri- Scr- Hoili Tin ko ami Au- Itia on Brink Special Cable to .'tcmi? I'ublic Ledger I nilinuht I'll, b'l 1 ork 7 min f o I Paris, Oct 2 The opinion Is gnwiug here tint the surrinder of 'lurkev t innnt now long bo ilelived The Temps rem irks th it ' Ferdinand In being the llr-t to capitu late, st! Ikes a blow at Turkey and tnav, peilnps, hive done a service to Austin For Turkev Is now Isolated, and Austria his the ixausc which up to now the has licked - I It Is tepr.rted here that the Turkish Government Is vcrv une.isv nt the por slstmee of the Gcim.ins In Insisting on nppioprliting the lliuhi.in Ulick Sia fled It Is asset ted that Taalat on a reient visit to Berlin ilun inded the handing nwr of thee ships to Tmkej The Turkish plea Is tint such P werful units in the hands of tho Germans would constitute a pupituil menace for Con stantinople and reduce Turkish Inde ptndineo to nothing The ipieMlon is otilv worthv of refeienco because it sup plies vi t another riaton for f revoking a forthcoming bleach between Turkej and the Centinl Kmplrox,. Naval Dirigible Ilurncil IViiMK.ilu, 1 hi , Oct 2 - A nival illrigibh wis ilcstrovid bv lire nt the naval ttainlng (.tation hen Mumlav night wh.n It was making u 1 1 uling None of the crew was ertnulv bun 2233 Gruen Bracelet Watch Up inll v It nn td $20 to $75 C. R. Smith & Son Market St. at 18th X m You Save m 1 4 1 hr . . t S- I ii ,il . . . -i . t, i . ; I issues mus 7-SSZftWjocifP i iii-iii i t -. ,. . z r. Vl V y(ji tjiisttiics HHJicnPORT sl "Oi A. JThoureut I lOtri'OHT'hyisVi f - I - yr - poii.fB7 r 3 jfoTKVtlttcke Jlitoic.Hii YPRESvir ',"sln "' l. 'Mcssints tKV" .' Striate -r ' ij r..c.i m k non.r.RS The Allied iiiices in I'landcrs continue. Willi the important MrotichohU of lioulers ami Mcnin on llie vtrpe of fall Stock leivrs ( linari Symphony (lllillBo, n' t " lied ink A Stock, conductor of the fhli.ign t.vmp1inny Or. chistra since the deith of Theodore Thomas. In llO'i has leslgncd for tho period neiiusarv to Im mnlin citizen it was iiuiiiluni ed tmliv This nctlon fol low id a I'ediril inv.Mlgatlon Into iharg.s nf disinv iii against several numbers of the ot h. -n 1 Contributed HF . '- "O v. jMsi AV. GERMANY SEEN BATTLING ALONE Berlin Newspaper Pictures Desperate Situation Soon Expected URGE RADICAL ACTION Editor Declares Only Hope Lies in Re-establishing Bal kan Front at Once Spciial Cable to Evening Public Ledger Copvrioht, 191fi, bu Sew York Time To, Tho llnKiie, Oct. 1. Tho Vosslscho Zeltung of Ilerlln points out that the Central Umpires have been drnwn Into a serious situation through Bulgaria's demand for an armistice and that It Is useleiM to pretend that events can ihango it. The paper points out that Germany's existence is nt stake nnd she must net Immediately and without hesitation, if llulgarla accepts a separate peace, then Turkey wltl surely capitulate, as sho would then be cut off from Ger many, and a victorious Kntente army would soon bo In Constantinople The effect of this on Uuminla It1 clear, so. that tlv Dnlkan States w'ould then be mobilized against Austria-Hungary. Tho paper assumes that the capitula tion of Austria-Hungary must be reck oned with In this eventuality. It points out that Hurlan's Ioal declaration is welcome, but may soon become merely Platonic bv the weight of events Germany would then have (o continue Do you 'want the war to en3? ,7'OU do; everybody does; the enemy JL i most of alL But you right; our ending, not his. You're voting right now on the war; you're saying in a practical way, how soon and how much you want it to end. The 4th Liberty Loan It will help end the war; right. It's the next step. Every dollar you put into Liberty Bonds is a vote to end the war as quickly as possible; every dollar you could, and don't put in, is a vote to keep the war going on. Never mind the Liberty Bonds you bought before; a good soldier doesn't let the thought of yesterday's battle make him forget today's or tomorrow's fight. The 4th Liberty Loan looks forward, not back. Vote for victory-$100, $1000, $10,000 Hart Schaffner &. Marx through the Division sion of Advertising, 1 1 tyi the war alone and could concentrate all her forces on the west front, but the Kntente would also have considerable forces free. ' The paper point out that the Kntente mornl nnd political position must not be forgotten. It argues that Oermany would either be obliged to fight alone for an uncertain end or accept a peace of capitulation from Kntente hands, "The situation can be saved," the pnper concludes, ' but only w-lth radical means. Should wo succeed In re-establishing the Ualkan position, then we take tho Entente's biggest political trump. Von Hlntie has now to show whether he can carry us through this terlous crisis. Ho must act Immedi ately." Reventlow lays the blame on Kuchl mann and his policy, who, he says. Is responsible for the fall of Itadoslavvoff and his cabinet, "ttadoslawoff brought Bulgaria Into the war on the side of the Central Power. Moreover, he nin con vinced thnt Bulgaria's Interests lay with the Centrnl rovveri', nnd this was tho basis of the Bulgarian alliance." l'rom Sunday's Berlin papers It Is ob vious that, while renllzlng the serious ness of tho situation. If Bulgaria broke away, there were still hopes that the tide would turn. Great stress was laid on the fact that German troops had already arrived In Sofia, where, accord ing to a telegram from Sofia via Berlin, the troops were greeted with enthuinasm The same telegram reports that the at titude of King Ferdinand Is "correct." WALES RADIOS TO AUSTRALIA Carnarvon Sends Mcssnges to Syd ney, 12,000 Miles Away Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Copirlnht, 19s, lv -Vem Vorfc 7lmej Co. London, Oct. 2 Direct communica tion with Australia Is the latest develop ment of the wireless telegraph Connection was established when Com monwealth Premier Hughes nnd Sir Joseph Cook, Minister for tho Navy, who are in this country, sent two messages to the Amalgamated Wireless Company of Australia at Sdney from the new Marconi station fit Carnarvon, Wnles, and nlthough the distance of direct transmission was fully 12,000 miles the messages were received with perfect clearness. Hnijed. States government Compajtrtc. on "Public information, jeorgeficetU Chairman' 4 , ; FREWCH "OTHBtUNCr AT AISNE HEIGHTS Rccovcry Proceeds by Regular Stages in Face of Stub born Resistance Hy G. H. TEWUS Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger fopyruilif. tOti. bv Arm Vorfc Tdrtfj Co. Hlth the rrenrh Army, Oct. 2. The new attack, which began at flvo o'clock Monday evening, brought the right of General llawllnson's nrmy Into Levergles and enabled General Debeney to cross the Cnmbral road cast of Gr( court West of St, Quentln the German trenches were very strongly held, nnd no ground could bo won. Farther south the front was slightly advanced boond the roads from Olssecourt to Urtlllers, and thence to Vendeifll on the Olse The army of General Mangln Is stead ily clearing the south bank of the Allette ns far east ns the canal reser-. volis whence Its front runs southeast by Ostel to the Alsne. Here n body of Italian troops has captured the vlllago of Souplr Tho recovery of the Alsne heights Is thus proceeding by regular stages, but It Is to bo noted .that this time the enemy's retreat Is taking a northeasterly, not a northerly, direction, nnd that to pro tect this movement, the hill block be tween Rhelms and me Alsne Is being vigorously defended I reported esterday how General Berthelot, striking out suddenly from tho Vesle, had nt once got his It ft on top of the plntiau from Itcvlllon to Ho maln. This part of the line has now been pushed further, where It Is strongly opposed Tho marching wings of the Belgians, British nnd French and Americans In the south enjoy a somewhat freer de- want it to end ending velefvmVnt than the British and FretwJi , In the center nnd operl more varied prospects. 1 V It would not be discreet to enter uptfn nny full discussion of thesn possibilities, hut a glance nt the map will show that. General Gouraud before Monthols and Challerance nnd General Pershing at Vllosnes, on the Meuse, urn only about thirty miles from Sedan nnd Ixjngwy, respectively, and thnt the shortest line from Itoulers In Belgium to Vllosnes passes far behind St. Quentln nnd the Allette. Thn rapture nf Blnnrvllln nnd Conde, , In the Alsne valley on his tight, nnd of Mnrvnux, on his center, linn greatly strengthened Gournud's front, nnd the German forces northwest of Uhelms may soon llnd themselves In a salient diffi cult to hold. rrenrh IJrlve Foe from lltdges Tho French nrmy under General Berthelet on Monday morning attacked from the Vesle northward on a six-mile front between llnslleiix. on tho north bank nf the river, and Jonchcry, on the Knuth Thev were here Jn fnce of a diftl rult task, for the hills nnd rnvlnes be tween the Vesle and the Alsne nfford tho enemy excellent cover On the left was only one long ridge lo surmount, and tho crest wns reached In the course of tho morning, a mile north of the villages of Jlomnln and Le Grand Hameau On the right there were three sucresslvc ridges, the first , of which was carried, near Montlgny. It may be supposed that the thief object of this attack Is to place General Berthe lot's urm.v In nn advantageous position for n rapid pursuit when ns may hap pen nt any moment to Markowltz nnd Von Mudraz, tho al andenment of their present position on either side of the Alsne proves to he Inevitable. This operation Increnses to about 110 miles tho frontage nf the Allied offen sive The' capture, Sunday, hy Deben ov's left totitliea.pt of St Quentln, of the villages of Urvlllers nnd Cerlry. with tho ridge between them, puts the Germans on the west bank of the Olse from Ven dull to Berthenlcourt In a very uncom fortable position, with the valley behind them flooded to a width of n more than a mllo and all their communications under fire It would seem that they must soon evacuate this corner.
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