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PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1918
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PISTOL FOUND
i .Secret Service Men Block
Suspected Attempt to
Kill Wilson
,' sensation occurs
IN LOAN PARADE
Man Rushed Toward Presi
dent, but Guards Stop
His Progress
WANTED HAND SHAKE
Finding of Loaded Revolver
v on Pavement Conflicts
With Excuse
New York, Oct. 12.
Must us tlio President passed Fifty
first street, while leading tho Liberty
Loan parade liere today, n man broke
through the police lino and started
toward Jlr. Wilson. Ho was Imme
diately seized by Secret Service men
and placed In an automobile, which
sped away with him down Fifth nve
nue. A few minutes later a loaded re
volver was found on the street.
In tho apparent belief that the man
may havo contemplated harm to tho.
President, the crowd started toward
him, but the Secret Service men wero
too quick. Spectators noticed, ns tho
Secret Service nuchlno drovo away,
that the man's head was bleeding. Tho
revolver picked up nfter.ward con
tained five bullets.
Tho man un taken to n police sta
tion, where his namo was given as
H. J. Boone, a pi Inter. Ho denied, ac
cording to the police, having any harm
ful Intent, saying that he merely
wanted to shake hands with the Presi
dent. PLa n. ..- l.rtt.1 . nlifinirn it
iiiu iiiiu nua ,nm uii v v.,,.., h ui ui
disorderly conduct, "Ip that he nnnoy-f
ed the President," as expressed by the'
police. Mr. Wilson himself did not
seem to be disturbed by tho Incident. '
lv lie smiled slightly as his guauls
seized the man, but did pot halt his
march.
TTie police quickly pushed back the
crowd, which surged out from the side
Witlks when they saw the man being
seised by the secret service men.
Af(er questioning Boone, the police
Annnlltmivl flint tbov rltri not botlpve
I "? that ht. lif,H unu irrnnf- mnHL'n In
y5 "seeklr g tQ reach the President.
X "I Just wanted to shake hands with
.vj. -the President," he was quoted as say-1-:
Jng. ''I guess I- went a Htto too far."
l , Boone wan unarmed when searched
' at the notice station and tho nollce
M t said that they did not belled that
1 the revolver that was found belonired
to him. It was thought that In the
scullle It was dropped by one of the
secret service men. .
New York, Oct. 12.
President Wilson marclfed In the
great Liberty 1ay parade here today.
He took his place In the procession nA
. Seventy-second street soon after It
.started, at the head of tlio American
. division, and amid a continuous roar of
cheers, led the division down Fifth ae.
nue to the Altar of Liberty at Madison
Square.
The President, after a late breakfast
In his rooms at the Weldorf-Astorla.
today was escorted by members of the
Italian mission and by Italian soldiers
to the Altar of Liberty, In Madison
Square Garden, to participate In the
't Italian day Liberty Loan ceremonies.
rThe. Italian Ambassador, Count dl Cel
led, after raising the nag of his na-
f . Ilitn it.llvarnJ nr nrtriaaa In th. P.A.L
.g IIVII, ii,i.t,u uu ... v.. ... mi, ,..?-
dent's presence.
'New York's patriotic fervor, already
thrilled with the knowledge of brilliant
successes for the Allied arms- against
OermanV, was quickened, when the
fighting men of twenty-two nations
from five continents, and Islands In
I' every sea marched down flag-bedecked
li Fifth avenue In review before President
Wilson In Joint celebration of Liberty
ay anu coiuuidus nay.
It was a grim, businesslike proces-
n even with, the picturesque and
colorful uniforms of fighters from other
? lands that swung down "The Avenue
' . A11I . o n 1 i.nrlu. (h. Ii nn,,.... rt
V tha nntlnnit arraved nealnst nfrmnnv
and her allies. Scores of alrplnnes,
flvlnir In battle formation, nrcceded the
'v marchers from Seventh-Second street.
'f past the "Altar of Liberty" la. Madi
son Square and to Washington Square,
guns, tanks and other trophies cap
tured from' the Germans by American
soldiers ut Chateau-Thierry and other
battlefields, were towed by mllrtary
tractors.
! ARMY DOCTORS CALLED TO AID
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Camp Crane Asked to Help Fight
, Grip in Coal rictus
(. t iravrUtturr. l'a.. Oct. 12. Adlutant
'General Geary today called upon the
'eon'.mandant at Camp Crane at Allen-
tl'towr) xor aouuionui ineuicai oiucers.
A' f r .. ilia,, n .In.on nr.mv ilrintnwa fnfa
.k. muin Limn ,,uv, .....u uv..u.n .. . v
..lla n naalat 1ia RtntA In flphtln?
- ijufluema In the coal fields yesterday.
-bUt IP is unuerittouu utui me muie uu-
tthorltles are asaing ior seventy more,
MbERTY LOAN
BUGLE CALLS
"TO THE COLORS!"
?'
' "It the people of this country lm-
lJ aglne that peo,ce, it made tomorrow,
would justify mo lagging or stack-
'Jng; In the subscriptions for the
fourth LiDfrty ian, mey are in
grievous error.
uur men over uirtu, aim iiere,
until stable government Is estab
lished, must bo fed and cared for,
and transportation for the food,
I supplies and tho return of the men
themselves constantly aim .uninter
ruptedly supplied."
UJLJOR aEK, h. IV. T. WALLER.
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Tho Day's Honor Roll for
This City and Its Vicjinily
KIl.t.F.lt IN ACTION
MAJOR II, KKANKI.IN I'KITK.n. Bun
at and CrMd. avnu", Chfatnut
Hill (I'nnrTlclnllv.-rPPnrt'd.)
MKfTEXANT VIN IIOHN WOLFE.
Thtrty-alnth atrert and Woodland av
nue. (Unofficially reported.)
. tiiF.ii or' woi'nuh
ronroiti, hvman iiknf.uict, saso
Smith F'anklln pfeet.
roltl'DRAI, rilARI.K RIZ7.0, 8K
N'nrlh tlxtv.fnurlh alrretp
t'RIVATR JACOB KANZINhTZ. 014
I'romi atreet. VA
PR1VATK WILLIAM A. KKLLF.R. S09
North Tnelfth itrret. (l'rrtouly re-
nnrlrd wolt-'ded I ...
PKIVATi: CIIARI.F. A. MrCORMICK.
!4:.1 N'audaln atreet. (1'revloualy re
ported unofficially.)
flA8SF.n
I.IKITRVIVT II. W. rilII.HI". 5413
North Heventocnth atreet. (Unofflcl''
Pllv rrno-lrl.l
rnivATK cnovE a. ciinnoTF.i. km
JlcClellan atreet. (Unofficially re
ported.) IIIKII OF IUXF.ASK
ronroRAi, .iohn a,. hCAXixiv, ftsio
T-rar alrert ,
riCIVATK TIIOMAI KAl'tlNHIANA, "OS
Vorth Marahall aireet
PIIIVATK HAM I'M. JOF.rll TAYLOR,
ftll illenwood .avenue. (Unofficially
reported )
ArrmnxTALLY killf.ij
Si:Rf)i:.T JOHN J. MenF.K. H20 Dlt
ton atreet. W
Woi'MiF.n ,
LIM'TEXAST WH.I.I.IAM S. CRIPP'',
linn charlea atreot. (Officially r-
pnrIM klll"d In netlon )
PIIIVATK 40IIN N WKRNTZ. SO South
Tnllon alreri (tlnoffli'lnllv reported I
PRIVATE WILLIAM CLINK. 71'J North
K!chlh street
I'lllVATi; JOHN J. MrMCKIA. 14.12
.souih Tnjlor atreet. (Cnotllclally re-
nnrtr,! )
rillVATB KllflAR O. HOPKINS. 010
.North Union atreet, (Unofficially re-
norlmt )
I'lllVATi: JOHN L. COPPER. 421 North
rim-nlnlh atreet. (Unofflclnlly re.
I'RIV.VTi: JOMI'.ni MeKF.EVER. 701
Iluvl! atreet. (Previously reported
tnUplne )
PKMATK AMIELLO (ilANN'IPIF.TRO,
7222 IMRermin alret.
PRIVATE R. N. CORKRAN. 011" Mar
ket atr-et. (ITnorflrlally reptrtrd,)
PRIVATE RonKRT II. (ill.MORE. 2H9
North Jeron.l atreM,
PRIVATE WILLIAM SMOKER. 010 May
irrpt. (Prevloualy reiiorted unoffi-
elnllv
PRIVATE RERNARII C. IIORAN. 1010
Poplar atreet. (Unofficially reported.)
PRISONER
AT CAMP RASTATT
PRIVATE JOSEPH TAKTAOLM. 1114
L'hriatian atrtet. (previously reported
mlaalnu. )
PRIVATE TIIOMA4 A. FREDERICKS.
11207 Htllra street. (PreMou'ly re-
portetl mllnir.)
PRIVATE THOMAS A. RKICIIART. 3S00
North Eleventh street. tPrelously re
ported mllnO
ritlVATK BERNARD J. .MOItltlS. 41
Norfolk street
PRIVATE I.KO F. HARVEY. 103 North
Flfty-firth street.
NEARBY POINTS
LIEI'TENANT (1. II. ZKLLERS. Lan
caster. I'a. (Kttle.t In action.)
CORPORAL JOSEPH B. Y. WILSON,
Wane, (Wounded.)
MECHANIC JAMES J. QUIRK, ft.ln Law.
r.i tret L'nltnl-n IWnunfl'd 1
PRIVATE J. r. RACKEY, Dreael Hill,
nvnundod.)
MECHANIC HARVEY M. IIOTTEN
STKIN, Lancaater, Pa. (Killed In ac
tion.) HKR1ENT HARRY McLVUC.HI.IN,.
Norrtstonn. (Wounded )
PRIVATE Vtll.I.lAM BURNS, ThoenU
llle. Va. (Mlsslnr.)
PltlVVATE JA.MF.S I'.KIKL, Norrlstown.
(Mlaa'nT.) -
PRIVATE JOHN TYSON, Norrlstown.
(Mlsslnir.)
PRIVATE F.PIFANIO LUCF.NTE. Con
shohotken, (Provlousiy reported mlss
lnir. now located at Camp Hastatt,
Germany.)
CANADIAN LIST
PRIVATE K. F. DARLINGTON. (No ad.
dress Rlen. Wounded.)
October IS, 1918
The nborc lift to compiled from
thn official casually records and
from, unofficial reports received 61
relatives and fi lends from men
ivqrscas.
LOAN IN DISTRICT
'LAGS $160,000,000
50,000,000 a Day Must
Be Subscribed to Gain
Quota
FIRMS .jbOME TORWARD
The Third Federal Iteserve District,
Including Philadelphia, has dropped still
farther back in the drle for tlw fourth
Liberty loan. With the announcement
at noon today that only (16,238,600
had been subscribed In bonds .yesterday,
the desperate need for a great awaken
ing here was shown.
Tin loan is nearly JIOO.000,000 behind
schedule In this district. Little more
than this amount has been subscribed to
date. And from all appearances, the
directors 4udge the viclnHy Is ndt conscience-stricken.
It Is hoped that today set aside as
"emblem and conscience day" will
forco eery resident to realize his or
her responsibilities In the drive. With-.
out elaborate demonstrations of music
and patriotic speeches, the workers of
,the loan are striving to Impress uoon
all the absolute necessity of selling
more bonds, and or selling them Imme
diately. Today ends the second week of the
campaign. Day after day the district
has lagged, until now the total shows
that a dally aNerage of IGtf.000,000 In
subscriptions must be struck immedi
ately and held until the drive ends next
Saturday night.
"Let the conscience of every man.
woman and child speak today," Is tho
appeal of the loan directors.
Workmen Disappoint
Industrial workers oftthe Philadelphia
district, men who are now being paid
higher wages than ever before, are hot
rallying to Uie support of the new bond
Issue, as had been expected, according
to reports of the Industrial committee
received today. With all other classes
of 'residents of this section with the
possible exception of (he foreign-born
who have made their homes here they
have failed, to date, to subscrlbo their
share In bonds to carry this district near
Its goal In the campaign.
Preparations were made during the
last two days to appeal to the conscience
of eery possible subscriber today. The
city was draped in the national colors
and those of our Allies. Neighborhoods
were thoroughly canvassed by men and
women volunteers. Malls carried ap
peals to every household, taut night the
shrieks of factory whistles, the ringing
of church and fire bells and the blowing
of horns warned all that the situation
was alarming. Speakers have told of
the need for more and larger subscrip
tions. The call has gone out the call
to the colors. Direct appeals have been
made to the conscience of every resident
of the entire district. The time to buy
bonds Is now.
Firms Come Forward
While the workers In the city are put.
ting off their; purchases of bonds many
Ca0HrCl M Pure' Tws, Col nam 'ur
CONVOY SHIPS
CRASH; 366 U.S.
SOLDIERS DIE
Discipline Rules Americans
Waiting End in Wreck
Off Irish Coast
OTRANTO IS BROKEN .
OPEN IJV COLLISION
LSui'vivors Jump to Deck of
British Destroyer in
Mad Sea .
REPORT 596 RESCUED ,
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Many Crushed Between Ships.
Commander Goes Down
With Vessel
VJy the Associated l'rvi
An Irish Port, Oct. in.
American soldiers to tho number of
364 or 3CG perished when thfe llrltlsh
armed mercantile, cruiser Otranto and
the transport Kashmir collided In the
north channel between Scotland and
Ireland Inst Sunday.
Three hundred American soldiers and
thirty French sailors, nnd 266 members
of the crew of the Otr.tnto haie been
landed nt n port In northern Ireland.
Sixteen other sur Ivors have. been pick
ed up at Islny.
Moro than 200 bodies have been re
covered this morning and many of
them li.ic been burled.
Tho Otranto Is a total wreck on
tho Island of Islay. The Kashmir land
ed Its troops at a Scottish port with
out loss of life.
Troopships Collide In Storm
The troopships collided while a heavy
storm was raging, nnd tho Otranto,
,wlth a gaping hole In her side, then
drifted helplessly toward tho rocky
coast.
A number of tho troops on board were
from the interior of th6 United States
and were without experience nt sea.
They had preferred 'to remain on the
bigger ship rather than risk Jumping to
tho small destroyer Mounsey, which
gallantly enme to the rescue, and they
seemed to be cheered by the sight of
land.
The hopes of the men that they would
be able to make n safe landing, hov
el er, were dispelled by the Otranta)'s
captain, wheil he shouted from the
bridge: "Well, boys, wo will have to
swim for It l"
About that time, the troopship slid,
with hardly a Jar, onto a shelving rock,
which, as a wave receded, bit Its teeth
into tho ship's timber and heldjier In a
lse-llke grip. After that tho tragedy
mctjLil quickly to:Ita climax.
Sea, Tears Ship to Titers
The furv of the storm seemed to bo
centered on the pinioned and helpless
vessel and In league with tne vicious sea
which began to rend nnd tear her
to pieces. The steel deckhouie was
wrenched bodily from Its fastenings by
the enormous waves and was hurled Into
the breakers, sweeping many men away
with It.
The ship had struck about a mile from
shore nnd on tho cliffs stood groups of
Islanders eager to send aid, but which
It was Impossible even to attempt. Off
Ing to the terrific wind, there was no
chance of getting n line to the ship which
now was fast breaking up.
Scores of men began to Jump and
many Immediately were seized by the
waves and hurled against the sides of
tho ship.
Vessel Ilroken In Two
About noon the Otranto was lifted on
the crest of a high comber and. dashed
back to tho rock so lolently that the
vessel broke sparely In two. The mast
snapped short, killing men as It fell.
One section of the hulk turned sldcr
wise, emptying all hands still clinging
to the deck into the boiling surf. The
other section proved a plaything of tho
waves and speedily was ground to pieces
on tho rocks.
The remaining members of the ship s
company now were struggling In the
water. Tho slim chance they might have
had of getting nshore was virtually d s.
Blnated by the wreckage from the ship,
through which the best swimmers were
unable to win their way.
Hoys Wattle For I.Ue
The experience related by William
n(i,or,i0 (vnlflea that of the others, but
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perhaps Is a bit more sensuiiuimi,
lid
saiui . ..
,"rvi r Minus were fine. We im
f Minus were fine. We kfiew
that when the snip weni lam
rocks so far out we could not have
much chance to save our skins. But we
all seemed determined to make a good
try.
"A wave waBhed me off, and I man-
Continued on l'a Ml. Column Three
RABBI COMPELLED TO CART
OWN SON'S BODY TO GRAVE
tillable to Procure Undertahcr, I. Rosenfeld, With Friend, Fashions
Coffin and Conveys Grip Victim to Cemetery Where
He Loivers Casket in Earth
In a small and unpretentious home at
754 South Third street sits a sorrowing
father who appreciates the gravity of
the Influenza epidemic.
He knows to what exlent death has
gone, and can tell In a sorrowing voice
of the aching hearts In South Philadel
phia. Ills own boy. Jack, a senior In
the South Philadelphia High School,
died a week ago last Friday, and on
Tuesday, knowing that the body would
decompose unless It was burled, he car
ried It to the Mt. Carmel Cemetery In
Frankford and. lowered it Into a grave.
An express wagon was used Instead
of a hearse and In a. rough pine box,
fashioned by the father and a friend,
the boy -was bured. "I was compelled
,to do It," explained the father today,
lie Is I. Rosenfeld, rabbi of the Ruma
nian Congregation synagogue, at 764
South Third street,
i Today Rabbi rioacnfeld told the story
PORTO RICO HIT
BY EARTHQUAKE
AND TIDAL WAVE
IIcnvy Damage Reported in I.
land Many Buildings
Destroyed
New York, Oct. 12. A mcsatiRP
rcadliiR "terrible earthquake and
tldnl wave nt San Juitn, Porto Ulco,
at 11 o'clock this morninK," was re
ceived here late last nlfiht by .1 New
York business man, whose son Is an
olllccr at Porto Ulco.
By the Associated Vcj
Iluvnnn, Oct. 12.
Widespread damage has been caused
by nil earthquake In Porto Illco. accord
ing; to an unconfirmed report recelcd
hero from Hnntlngo de Cuba.
Many buildings are said to bine been
destrojed. Tho report fixes no definite
locality and no loss of life Is mentioned.
Cable communication between Cuba and
Porto Rico Is badly hnmpercd.
An extremely heavy enrlbnuake was
reirUtprAfl hv the aelsnvfirranh h ut
rterd
occurred at iu:ai n. m wiin tne Brest-
at illfitiirltnnraa enst and west. It w.iq
estimated that tho quake was centered
lllt,lV lv" iiititn ,,u.. ...,.-. ntw,i iiiu
tremors began at. 9:20 o'clock In the
morning nnd continued for seeral hours
ASK MARTIAL LAW IN GRIP
Situation at Mihcravillp, Pa.. Re
ported to Be "Appallinp"
The Influenza spcdenilc situation nt
Mliursllle, Pn Is reported as "appall
ing." Application was made to the Stute
authorities for mnrtlal law and It Is
expected the town will bo under military
control by tonight.
I'ersons nro oeing iounu in notices,
who have been dead for several d.ns
without any attention. It Is Imposlble j
to give proper treatment to the sick.
It Is expected completely to Isolate thn
WKme!'
of the population dead.
f.ist enough
Clraves cannot be due
because of the scarcity of l.ihor nnd
friends and members of families arc be.
Ing called upon to perform this labor
t'ndertakers hav bn fummond from
Heading.
SINK U-BOAT OFF COAST
Brazilian Steamship Reports
Lucky Shot at Submarine
prciai Dispatch to Evening Publlo Lritocr
An Atlantic Port, Oct. 12. A l!ra
zlllan steamship destroyed n (lernun
submarine a few miles oft the Atlantic
coast Thursday, according to the story
of the crew, which arrhcel here lalo
yesterday.
The submarine was sunk after two
shots had been fired, tho second making
u direct hit on the deck of the I'-bo.it.
The explosion of the shell was followed
by a geyser of water which shot 100
feet In the air, members of the crew
said.
The submarine was sighted when
about a mile away. The first shot fired
hit the water and skipped over the sub
mersible. ADOPT ANTI-SNEEZING RULE
N. Y. Public Health Council Pro
viiles Heavy Penalty
New York, Oct. 12. Dr. Herman M.'
mggs. Htato commissioner of Health,
was directed by the public health coun
ell of tht State Department at a meet
ing hero to take charge of the In
fluenza situation In the State. He was
ordered to spare no expense In getlng
tho machinery of his department Into
Immediate action to check the alarming
spread of the disease. The epidemic was
reported to bo more terlous up State
than In New York city.
farim rminplt arlnntpil n .hIa nmllm. I.
..... ....-, , - ,..,,, ,,
a iniMiemeanor ior any person to cougn
or sneeze In a publlo place. anywhere
In Inn Stnl u. Ihnul mvrln, tl, mnnfli
.... i-ii-.. ...iii ,.' .ii.,i.. ... '
vi iiu.v, , tuiuiuio will uu liKiuiJ' inuo-
ecuted,
one year In prison or both,
GREATEST OF ACES ARRIVES
Bishop, Who Has Won Aviation
Supremacy, on Way to Canada
By the United Press
An Atlantic I'ort, Oct. 12. Lieutenant
Colonel William Avory Ulshnp, tho
greatest of all aces. arrled here today
enroute to his home In Owen Sound,
Ont.
Illsbop, who has. brought down mora
airplanes than Jiny aviator In any army.
Is now on de'ached service. He has
won the legion of honor, the distin
guished service cross, the croix de
guerre, the military medal and the Vic
toria cross.
BELGIAN WOMEN DEPORTED
Forced to Work on German
Fiinne; 'Owners Arc in Army
Washington, Oct. I.. (By I. N. S,)
Belgium women fronfthe farms In I.lm
bourg have been taken Into Germany
to work upon farms whose owners have
been called for service In the army. ac -
cording to a dispatch quotlpg the Nou -
velles de- Maastricht as Its authority,
receiveu ai ino .ueigian legation tnis
afternoon.
Many men have been rounded up In
I.lege and deported to the districts sur
rounding Druges and Ghent, where thev
are being forced to work for the needs
of the military authorities, the dispatch
adds
of his boy's "burial, a burial quite com
mon in the. mountain regions of Ken
tucky, but unknown In Philadelphia
until the present epidemic struck the
city. ,
"My boy Jack," said Habbl Itosenfeld
"became sick two weeks ago. I got a
doctor, and for a few days It looked
ns though Jack would get better. Then
he began to grow worse, and a week
ago Friday he passed away, a victim
of pneumonia. I tried to get an under
taker, but it was no use. I simply
couldn't get anybody, so, after Jack re
malned In the house Monday 1 decided
to bury him myself. With the aid of
afrlend I constructed a casket, and on
Tuesday hired a wagon to cart my boy
to the cemetery. Out there I managed
to hire a man to dig the grave. I
helped to, lower my precious boy Into
tne noie, anu men cameinome.
"Jack was siifeh. a rood bov and nvh
smart boy. And what ,nn end.'
U. S. WARNED
AGAINST HOPE
FOE WILL QUIT
Unconditional Surrender Is
Not Expected to fee Ger
man Reply
MORE DICKERING
NOT IMPOSSIBLE
Government Oflich'ls Express
View Max Cannot Com
ply With Terms
MAY .BE ON WAY
Hpt-liii News Rnri!iil Amrl4
the German Answer Was
Sent Last Night
Dy the ttsociatcd Press
WiioliliiRton, Oct. 12.
Cierinaii reports that Prince Mn.I
minim's reply to President Wilson's
Inquiries luiH been dispatched and In
dlcntlng that It Is "In a sense" an J ,
ncceptanco of the President's condl-'
tlons of peace led to nn authoritative
statement heie today that tho public
should bo warned agulr.st believing
Octmuny la nhout to end tho wur by
unconditional-surrender. I
Apparently no such thing as simple'
.,. .ii,.... .i.h i.. r- .ii.Ii,..
announcement from Berlin that the
mui: iiii'uiiL an uiKluaiuii'u nci:t'lHuiitu
f Atneilcan nnd Allied terms would
bo viewed with open speculation until
the document Itself had been lccelvcd
and examined.
It would be quite in keeping with
Oct man methods, It Is pointed out, to
sock at this ctltlcal moment to befog
the Issue and unsettle public opinion
In enemy count! tes by misleading
statements to create tho Impression
tluit the war Is over. Aside from
other reasons for such a course, the
Cicimnns undoubtedly would have In
mind the effect of such a policy upon
the fourth I-lbeity Loan.
I'nless (lei many actually Is ready
for unconditional surtender, olllclals
here do not believe that Prince Maxi
milian will reply to the President by
saying thnt he lepiescnts tlio German
people themselves, sceklntr peace re
gurdlcss of the war- lords, that the
President's conditions nie accepted
without equivocation and that (lei man
troops will Immediately withdraw from
Invaded tcriltory everywhere.
Only such n leply. It Is conceded, can
move the President to propose peace
negotiations to the Allies, und such
n reply picmbers of tho American
Uoveritmcnt do not believe Prince
.Mnxlmltlnn.is pieparcd to give, over,
though full realization of defeat Is
upon the Kaiser nnd the eOrman peo
ple. There probably will be attempts by
diplomatic trickeries to the very last
to get something better than the dic
tated peace before the Americans and
Allies begin to cross the eOrman bor
ders. Dy the Associated Press
I Pinion, Oct. 12.
fJeimnny's reply to President Wil
son's note of Inquiry was set.t Inst
night, Dccordlng to a Frankfurter
, y.puuntr dispaic
Zoltuntr dispatch fror.. Ileiiln. The
Wolff Hureau, which is the semlofllclal
(jerman np,VH ncencv In mnklnc nub.
l,""mn "" ll,l.nc, ill lllUKIIIh puu-
I ur the Zcltung dispatch, added that
, - ,.. .,, , . ,,
wie reply is in u sense mi nvceiuiiiue.
Apparently In corro'.-orntlon of the
Xeltut.g's Information, a dispatch from
liahel. Switzerland, quotes the Frank
fort Onretto as announcing that "the
German answer to President Wilson's,
which has been completed in principle,
probably was forwarded Friday night."
This dispatch adds that the Gazette
"has reason to believe that the answer
expressed adhesion rof German v to the
demands of President Wilson."
"rnr-lleHehlng Advsnees" Made
On the other hand, a dispatch from
Copenhagen, quoting the North German
Zeltung. says that tho" German answer
to President Wilson' note of Inquiry Is
ready, nnd believes thnt It was handed
to the Swiss Government today
The nowspaper understands thnt "the
nnswer will make far-rearhlng ad
vances, and It Is hoped that the discus.
h'oii between Germany and President
Wilson will bring forth a durable peace
for the whole world."
It Is stated by the newspaper that
the note was carefully eonsdered by the
"war cabinet." consisting of the Chan
cellor, the Vice Chancellor and secre
taries without JWtfollos, and that an
answer In principle was agreed upon
i,'
! nl,er "
ltttr.v comm
ference with the supreme mil-
mand. There could be no def
late formulation of the nnswer, however,
It adds, until tho official text of the
President's note was received, which. It
understands, arrived late Thursday
night.
MoTe toMnfluenre Public
German military power has already
been placed under civil, control In a
complete and permanent rashlon. so far
as politics Is concerned, according to an
InterUew with Mnthlas Hrzbe'rger, the
Centrist leader of tho Itelehstag, sent
out by the German Government wireless
serUce. This Interview Is being publish,
ed with the evident Intention of Influenc
ing publlo opinion abroad.
Thus General von Stein, the Prussian
War Minister, had to be eliminated be
cause lie had always worked against a
peace by understanding, the Interview
says. General Scheuch, his successor, Is
said to be a man of liberal views and
the first non-Prussian ever to occupy the
position Two commanding generals,
Von Vletlnghof nnd Von Haehmlset,
have been removed because they were
considered the embodiment of militarism.
All decisions of commanding generals
In the Interior of Germany concerning
administrative functions are made de
pendent upon tho approval of tha Presl-
Continued on Pace fill. Column One
"AT aOMF." THIS SUNDAY
Jicrc'- Vrnliform In sight.
Unsettled, u-lth shou-crs.
Is the tip for tonlaht
AnC. the trnrm Sunday hours,
Jvoio the Kaiser's peace note,
If you count .on tho "dope,"
Again proves "mil" a "bloke."
VOUZIERS ENTERED;
BRITISH NEAR DOUAI;
FOE HALTS ON SELLE
Enemy, Strength Ebbing,
Fights Vainly for Time
Maurice Predicts Large, Easy Gains for Allies
as Germans Fail in Effort to Pull
Themselves Together
Dy MAJOR CKNKIIAL SIR FREDERICK B. MAURICE
Former IH'reetor of Operations of tho llrltlsh Army
SnrrSnl rh1. tr. V, I'lifciV I.rAarT thirty-five miles In doing that we have
, ,, ,, , .. , , ,. , ,. r
omlon, Oct. 12,
1 Sir Douglas Halg's latest victory fol-
fonlng upon his victories of August 8,
nt Vlllers-ltrelonneux, of August 27 at
. HaiMUmt', and of
September
at
Drocourt s w 1 1 c h,
will. I nm confident,
h a v o nn effect
which will be felt
far beyond thn ac
tual battlefield. It
means t b h t the
end" 'a power of
resistance Is belnx
steadily orereome,
nnd, as be weakens,
our gains will rnmr,
more easily a n d
more quickly.
, As Halg says In
his noble tribute to
j his men. we have
driven tho enemy
back In the last two
.-, .
months over forty miles on a front of
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sssalViM
SERBIAN ARMY SIX MILES FROM NISH
LONDON, Oct. 12. The Serbian nnuy has advanced to
within six miles from Nlsh hi the 'face of heavy Austro-Gcrman
leslstancc, according: to advices received here this afternoon.
Nish formerly was the capital of Serbia. The seat of the
Government wns moved there from Belgrade shoitly after the
war began,
TEUTONS STILL RETREAT AT CHEMIN-DES-DAMES
South of Lao n the Germans are continuing their retirement
north of the famous Cheinin-cIes-Dames under' the pressure of
attacks from the west and bouth and it is confidently expected
that the whole of the famous highway will bo entirely evacuated
very soon.
J 4 KILLED, 40 INJURED IN PORTO RICO EARTHQUAKE
SAN JUANt PORTO RICO, Oct. 12. This island was shaken
by an earthquake yesterday nnd the shocks were followed by a
tidal wave. Reports from Aguadilla, a town on the low lying
northwestern, coaat, say that the tidal waters half suomorged
the town. Fourteen peros wero kFIIe3 and forty or more
were iiajuxed.
CITY DEATH TOLL
TREBLED BY GRIP
, s
Fatalities M ounl From
1191 to 3234, Influ
enza Causing 1697
PNEUMONIA KILLS 938
Klghty-onc per cent of tho 3-34 deaths
occurring In thls'clty In tho week ended
yesterday were due to Inlluenza and
pneumonia.
Tho week's mortality was the great
est ever known In Philadelphia, for ex
ceeding last week's, which wns the
highest up to that time.
The figures were given today by
Health Director Krusen, who warned
against public alarm, however, asserting
that the Influenza epldemlo was "under
contj-ol."
Churches lo May Cloaed
Tlfo ban on places of worship. Instruc
tion nnd entertainment will not oe linen
or modified until the death rate drops
to normal, the Director nsserted this
afternoon.
"Kestrlctions will not be raised, or
vigilance relaNfd, or rulings further
modified." he said, "until the death rate,
our onlv Index, has been lowered approx.
Imately to the normal ior mis city ior
this time of the cnr."
The normal rnte for October, he ex
lilalned. Is between 400 and 600. weekly.
There Is no need for cremating bodies
nf inlluenza victims. Doctor Krusen de
clared, derpllo suggestions to that effect
from umo med cnl men.
Obtaining sufficient nurses nnd the
sneedv burial of thB dead to guard
against a pestilence nro the greatest
problems of tho- moment.
Of the total of 3234 deaths from all
causes for the seven-day period ending
yesterday. Influenza was responsible for
1697 deaths, nnd 938 deaths wero due
to pneumonia, the frequent aftermath
of the grip plague.
The week's total nearly trebled that
of the week closing on October 4, when
1191 deaths from all causes were re
ported. Ab a comparison with last year's
figures, Director Krusen said that In
the week ending October 12. 1917, there
were only 452 deaths In this city.
The enormous Increase In deaths hero
from October 4 up to yesterday brought
the death rate per thousand In this
city to 95.74 from all causes.
Superintendent of Police Mills today
criticized hospitals that Inquire as to
Influenza patients" ability to pay ror
treatment when u can comes In for an
ambulance.
"Such a practice Is a dangerous piece
of red tape," tho superintendent told
police lieutenants whom he had sum
moned to a special rollcall today. 'The
life of a patient very often Is In' danger
when a hospital Is called. The Dureau
of Police Is going to call the attention
of Health Director Krusen to the prac
tice."
Strict enforcement of the" Health
Continued an Tai Two, Calumn
xn outwitted and outfought him that.
try ns he would, he could not escape our
blows; and by these blows his strength
has been so reduced that, provided we
enn keep up the pressure wc tuny look
for much Miner results In (lie next (no
mnntlia.
The eneinj has. In fact, been trjlnir to
sain time to pull himself tojrrtlier, and
lias never managed to get It, either by
Hunting or by maneuver. We can there
fore look with nothing but suspicion
upon his attempts In set It by other
means.
Turkey flecks May Out
Looking behind the western front, It
Is clear that the Immediate advantage
to our cause of the collapse of llul
garla will bo In Turkey rather than on
the Danube. Indications that Turkey
Is seeking a way out are growing dally.
General -Allenhy's pursuit has been ns
brilliant as the maneuver which gave
him the victory and at llyak his cav
alry Is already 139 miles north of tho
scene of his victory of September ID.
Continued nn Tate Four Column Four
FIVE NURSES DIE;
MARTYRS TO DUTY
54 111 of Influenza at Phila
delphia General
Hospital
REFUSE TO QUIT WORK
Vorn by long hours of brave fighting
ngalnst the influenza, five nurses of the
Philadelphia General Hospital have died
martyrs to duty.
Fifty-four other nurses at the Instltu.
tlon have been stricken with tho malady.
Several of them have contracted pneu
monia and are In n critical condition
The five nurse victims who gave their
lives nre Miss Nellie O'Neill, a bead
nurse; Miss Wile Hnltaln, n student
nurse. Miss Mabel Bougher, head of
the children's ward; Miss Marian Wnl
ter and Miss Mrtle M. Sides, both
student nurses.
Narratives of the heroic manner In
which tho nurses nre battling against
the epidemic, refusing to leave their
work In the wards caring for 1200 or
more patients aflllcted by the malady,
despite the ravages of the disease and
the fact thnt many of them are III,
was narrated toddy by William G. Mc
Allister, tho superintendent.
lVlrMln,. lrtisen. he.lltli nfYl,,.,- Vina
nt a rati fnr nrtv niiiiitinnni nnr
to meet the emergency at the Phila-
delphla Hospital at the suggestion of
Superintendent McAllister.
PrnUed for Iletotlon
"They are heroes every one of them,"
said Superintendent McAllister, At that
moment a whlte-caped figure came Into
his oftlce to mournfully announce the
death of Miss Sides, who passed away
this morning.
Miss O'Neill nnd Miss Ilaltaln died
last night, while Miss Mabel Ilougher
succumbed on Tuesday and Miss Walter
on Wednesday.
In each case the nurse refused to
quit her post, although stricken, re
lated the superintendent. Kach con
tinued to work day and night, helping
the other victims brought Into the hos
pital, hundreds of them, until practi
cally carried away weak and helpless
to the Infirmary.
"No soldier on the field of war battle
could be any more courageous," vsald
Superintendent McAllister. "Nor are the
nurses on the front one whit more hero
ines than these girls."
Fine Itrrords of Vlcllma
Miss O'Neill had been attached to
the Philadelphia aeneral Hospital for
several years and made her home In
this city. Miss Ilaltaln was also a resi
dent of Philadelphia, having come from
Turkey, her birthplace, to study nurs
ing in this city. Miss Bougher, who
had charge of the children's hospital,
was a Phlladelphlan.
Miss Sides came from Lancaster to
this city to study at the Philadelphia
Hospital, .while anas waiter, anotner
student nurse, was one of the twenty
young women sent to the hospital from
Vassar College.
Americans and
French Sweep on
in Champagne
RAPIDLY CHASE
FLEEING ENEMY' -
Teuton Troops Dig in on
Camhrai-St. Qucntin
Front
ENGLISH CIRCLING BASE
Roches in North Retirft Bn.
hind Sensee Canal as Haig
Advances
The llrltlsh have pushed to within
two miles of Douat. German troops
are retiring behind the Sensee Canal.
Tho Germans have paused In their
flight beforo tho Anglo-Americans on
tho St. Quentln-Camhrnl front nnd are
attempting to dig In east of the Selle
Hlver.
The French nnd Americans are
sweeping ahead In Champagne- where;
the Germnn line has collapsed. Vou-
zlers has been entered.
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Dy the Associated Press
I'aris, Oct. 12.
Continued progress wns made last
night by tho Allied troops along tho
entire Champagne front, tho "War
Office announced today. The French
havo penetrated tho Important rail
way town of Vouzlers.
(American troops arc co-operating
with the French In the region of Vou
zlers, which lies west of the Argonno
front.)
This morning the French wero hold
ing tho gciioral line of the " ctourne
and the road from Pauvres to Vou
zlers. (Pauvrcs Is four miles from th
furthest point of advance reported
yesterday.)
Germans In Retreat
The Germans have been compelled
to abandon their positions north of
the Sulppe nnd tho Arnes on a front
of thirty-seven relics, according to sin
official statement last night. To the
north the French advance at somo
points has reached a depth of six
miles in Champagne.
General Gouraud's troops havo
Crossed the Sulppe Hlver almost every
where ulong the twenty-mile front be
tween Tfrtrlcourt and liethenlvllle.
The Germans still hold the bridge
head ut Iloult-sur-Sulppc.
The enemy Is retiring to his next
zone of resistance Above the Hetourne,
but there are unmistakable evidences
that he Is preparing for a -till further
retreat.
Closely Pursues Foe
French cavalry Is pressing close,
upon the heels of the German rear
guards and the French Infantry, whlld)
advancing six miles, took prisoners
and material.
(This dispatch shows that the Ger
man lines ulong the Sulppe In Cham
pagno have collapsed. The rapid ad
vunce of tho French In this sector In
dicates that the German -retreat north
ward Is moro of a flight than an or
derly retreat.)
The advance of the Americans and
French In eastern Champagne has
been veiy rapid. Thus the wholo
setles of powerful enemy barriers has
fallen ut a blow.
Cavalry Joined In the pursuit of tho
Germans to the coast by General
Gouraud's army, being the first to
enter Lnneuvllle. The advance on
the eastern part of tho battlefront
wns much accelerated, the French and
American troops at some points gain
ing about seven miles. The Americans,
notwithstanding a heavy bombardment
of the legion with mustard gas shells,
took Machault.
Gouraud's troops yesterday advanced
to the Hlver Hetqurne over most of
Its length and took Savlgny-sur-Alsnc,
only two and a half miles touth of
Vouzlers, which Is In flames. Gulz
nnd all of tho villages south of Laon
are In flames.
The Franco-ltnlian troops are con-
i tlnulng their progress on 'he Chemin
des-Dames. Thiec villages have been,
i captured, and the advance hns reached
tho neighborhood of Allies on the
Olso Valley, near La Fere, whero the
enemy Is burning a number of vil
lages. Dy the Associated Press
London, Oct. 12. British forces last
night continued their advance north
of tho Sensee River, Field Marshal
Halg announced today. The advance
Is In the region of Dounl. The vil
lages of Hamel and Hrebleres, less
than thiee mites from Doual, and
Cutncy, less than two miles from
Doual, have been captured. (The cap
ture of Cutncy marks a fresh ad
vance of four miles. Doual Is a great
coal center and German base.
Further north the llrltlsh havo
pushed to tho east of Henln-Lletard,
northwest of Doual, and they are In
the environs of Knnay. (Henln-Lletard
Is four miles east of Lens. nThe
British nre encircling Doual by tho
converging advances north of the
Sensee and east of Lens.)
German troops near Doual are re
tiring behind tho Sensee Canal.
The Germans are nttemptlng-stand
on the Ht. QuentlivCambral front and
are digging In easlyof the Selle.
The capttire of IwVy and Fiesles Jn
the plunge toward 'Doual was an.
nounced In last night's official states
ment. '
Last night's Rrltlsh statement say:'
"Between Bohaln and Solesmes tt
enemy Is offering strong resistance
In line of the Sella River. HotOt
aiiacKs uguuisi positions neiu Dy-
east of the Halle in the nelghb
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