a3,mt.k .. ;t' 4 t- ? ' .1 v iT jsiunr FwMNftMi, CM. SS-Ttahably rain v Hnight and Saturday; cooler Saturday. TEMH5BATCRB AT KACIt HOI EXTRA :. r& f. .t. V and f 1 1 91 10 I n I ia I i) "5!"a' 4 at iBTiiiTTsTrefTreTrftTrg i I I I THE EVENING TELEGRAPH LVOL. V. NO. 36 Published Dally n-cept Sunil-y. Subscription Trice: $fl ft Ter by Mall. Copyright, 191S, by the Public ledger Company. PHILADELPHIA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1918 UntcrcJ a sciond-Cln-. Matter at th Poslnnice at Philadelphia, ra. Under the Act of March R. 1R.H. PRICE TWO CENTS M ?- WILSON ASKS FOR CONGRESS OF DEMOCRATS 3ys Germany Would Inter $ pret Republican Major- : ity as His Repudiation . Willing to accept NATION'S JUDGMENT in. But Declares His Powers IV St Would Be Impaired by Adverse Decision MINORITY PRO-WAR t f.f. Urges Oklahoma Voters to Adopt .Woman Suffrage Amendment "Politics Is Adjourned?' From President Wilson's address to Conprcss May p?: Politics Is adjourned. The elec tions will go to those who think least of It; to those who bo to the constituencies without explanations or excuses, with a plain record of duty faithfully and disinterestedly performed. v By the Associated Press Washington, Oct. '.'5. President Wilson today Issued an appeal to the people to return a Democratic Congress In the Novem ber elections It they approve of his course in this critical period. Following Is the President's appeal: My fellow countrymen: The congressional elections arc at hand. They, occur in the most critical period our country has over faced or is likely to face in our time. If you have approved of my leader ship, and wish me to continue to be . your unembarrassed spokesman in 'affairs at homo and abroad, I earn- estly uoj? that you will express yourself unmistakably to that c-ffect by returning a Democratic majority to both the Sennto and House of Representatives. Will Accept "Verdict I am your servant and will ac cept your judgment without cavil, but my power to administer the 'great trust assigned me by the Con Btitutlon would be seriously impair ed should, your. judgment be adverse, and- I must frankly tell you so be cause so many critical Issues depend upon your verdict. No scruple of taste must' in grim times' like tbeso be allowed to stand in the way of speaking the plain truth. . I have no thought of suggesting ; that any political party is para mount In matters of patriotism, r . feel too deeply the-Bacrlflces which y uavc utreu iiiuuu in liiim ndi uy II ll our citizens, irrespective of party .affiliation, to harbor such an idea; I mean only thut the difficulties .and' delicacies of oui; present task are ' of a sort that makes it imperatively necessary that the nation should give its undivided support to the Government under a unified leaner ship and that a Republican Con gress Would divide the leadership. Pro-War Minority The leaders of the minority in the present Congress have unquestion ably been pro-war, but they have been antl-admlnlstratlon. At almost every turn which we entered the war they have sought to take' tho choice of policy and tho conduct of the war out of my hands and put if under the control of in strumentalltlea' of their own choos ing. This Is no time either for divided ouncll or for divided leadership. Unity of command is necessary now In civil action, as it is upon the p field of battle. If the control of the House and the Senate should be .ken away from the party now power, an opposing majority lUld assume control of legislation and objure all action to l taken - amidst contest' and obstruction. ti" German Interpretation !.$ The return of a 'Republican ma- Jority to either house of the Con .(A'ffess would, moreover, bo interpre t'.ted on the other side of the water i,as a repudiation of my leadership. iPS Spokesmen of the Republican party K are urging you to elect a Republi '; oar; Congress In order to back up ?;, and support the President, but even ' if they should, In this, impose upon i some credulous voters on this side ', of the water they would impose on ,r no one on the other side. It 'is f .well understood there, as well n 4 'here, that the Republican leaders f 'alaalre. not in munh in mmi,.,.. i.A - . - . H.-f..., ,,g f,.Tlie peoples of the Allied coun-' Jt,JrlMi with whom we are assoclat. d against Germany, are quite fa- " "hiiuk wirn ina uisrniiinn... .. 4etlons. They would find It very vwiicuiv 10 oeuere mat the voters , t( , nw uituci nwiva, iiuii cuoaea 10 Cwtlwi on rg Twt, Column Tare ROVa ANSWERS ACCUSER . V rt CUI. Chester Health Superintend- jmt'i Charge "Ridiculoug" . afarrisburg, Oct. 25 Replying to the n hi j. ooawui-u Trainer, Huper. mmuf jieaiin, or uneaicr, mat JT.1 rmnMiin itovar. anrinir HtiatA I4euiti MimiviN in reivraiiiK mg aei'lNloll rChfSter'Clty Council lifting the nftu- nan an 'cnurcncs unu uuslness col- Lhhad acted ill U. WHV Ihut unlnril '"W blooded politics." Doctor Uoyer ay gave oui a. statement that the was anu acnooia wouiu not open on ay and Monday, and that lie had assurance of Mayor McDowell that my would abide by the closing ''i.Royr describes Mr, Traln- stloas rawardlng politics us BHiil.KS5R.K.-.!KM tf j The Honor. Roll for the City and Its Vicinity Today Kll.l.lll iv ,t THIN "vm: nami ki, a. i.anarii. .ir,; ...''"? ".'! ."lrt (nrnlounlj- iciiurttil iiiioniclally). 1IK1 (iivnt:Ms C,LRr.1R.51, WILLIAM mtlll. SHS Routh Roaanood atrrct tunoniclally re portaa). IKlV.TK W. MtCALI.I'U, Canadian army tno Iioujp mhlrpaa Chen). i)iKi or iHsKAsr. MAJOn KIKiAK T. .SCOTT. NlnMcfntli alrpi-t and lllttrniiouno aiiuare (unortl. t lolly rcportpil). Wnt'MIF.Il ()Hi(i:itH liki:tkant riiii.ir m. iunv. i.-.i ; arncntar lane, ilprmatnuuti (tirevloua . Jiv. rT.',rt"l unnirirlallv). MfclTKNANT F.DWARtl II. HARRIS Mnnln l.own. (hrtnui Hill (previously LIKt'TKXANT WILLIAM .1. I1RKNNAX. -. mm nnnir alroft. t,IKl;TKNANT 1IKNRV . IIIIVSALL. . Jr.. SI.1 Snutll I'raxlar alrcft. I.IKUTKNANT 4. R. It NlllMl. C.-.H South Twt'lilleth atrcot (unottlrlallv re- tmrtpil). L1KUTF.NAXT JOMKI'll TAYLOR, Thlr- t.v-plBhth ami Chrnlnut Ktrrcta (unord- flnllv reportoil). MKI'tKN'ANT IVAI.TKR II. KKTt'llAM. Thlrty-elehth and rhenium afreets (unoftlclally retKirteil). . NONCOMMIMMONKI) OFFICKRS SF.IKIKANT linWARII A. i:.(IAV. Sill Itotrftnt l,itt. HF.ROKANT HF.MtV llrnnmflll nimia. 11. i.nwr., :.:.h NKH(IK.NT WAI.TKR L'44 North C atreet. SKRdF.AVT JOHN F.. S.lirj Wallaee street. CORPORAL 1IIOMAS tTnlon atreet. corporal (ii'.onr.i; Mnnrn t t II. POLLOCK. RLISKNWITZ. ' KKI.LV. H4I lA LMF.lt. :m CORPORAL 4(1IIX (I. Vi'KINMAXN, 'JT.17 North Kleonth atreet. CORPORAL SAMFKL J. (IRF.KIt. ".TJ .V. l.a rt'tirt atreet. CORPORAL JOSF.PH A. SLOAN. R03t KltiKneaulnir avenue. KXLISTF.n MF.N PRIVATF. (IF.OHOF. T. VIRTLF.. UOOl Nortli Twentv-eluhth street. PRIVATF. WILLIAM M. IIVRIIOltK. Iiuatleton avenue and Mark Kun lane, PRIivATKr'VILLIAM K. SMITH. 254T Madison atreer. PltlVATK J. II. SKKNSK. t'anndlan nrmv (no houst address Riven). PRIVATE W. V. MOCHLOTTI. Canadian nrmy tno honsn ndilress Blienl. pimvAti: chaklf.s h. ciiask. ii North Twelfth atreet PKIVATK I". W. MII.I.RR. "J0T! r.aat Tloizn vtret (nnolTlelallv retiortcd). PKIVATK CHARLFs IIALPIN. IOT21 HiMThwnod stis'et (unoffii'lallv reported). I'RIVATK TIIKOIKIKi: STRAFSKR. Jr.. ."21."i Wallace street (unofficially re ported). PlilVATi: JOHN R. 1IETIIAM. 1133 Shunk atreet. . . , PRIVATi: TONY CAPAl.DI. Ala Chrls tlHn atreet. ... - PRIVATF. (iKtintiK 4. COLK. Cherry ptr.-ot tno house nddrean nTven). PRIVATM WAI.TKR (I. CIH.LINK, ."i3 PlfiVAT'lVVAlVriS,' I-. 4AMKS. OSM PK,,V.VTKVC5J')ii.V It. RKSSKI.1.1. 183T TnUrr strfpt. rmv.Ti-: i'kaSk r. stt.u. im:i La-t cipmpniln" (tropt, PKIVATK .lOSKI'M II. SIMON, 18 10 Sotith Moto plrct. rillVATK I.KO 4. IMUT.IIKRTV. VZ South Twrntlrih street, trivati; tkaxi'ih . ktiin. 2211 Smith Tvntlrttr ntroet. fKIVATK rnNK 4. KANAHAN. r.ir.7 Tl'omndun Ptrent. I'RIVATK THOMAS II. O'tmWKIX. .;! Smith rhndwUU flrpr, PKIVATK DAVID lllTTKMIfirSK. 0220 VI"nllrknn nvrnuu (previously re- iinrtp1 nnnfflr illy). PKIVATK I. (iUAN'KL. SS North riftv-flri -(fct 'U!inrfltnlly rftwrted). PKIVATK JAMKS M. TOI1IN. 5033 Cedar n cnuc PRISIIXERS IJKI'TKNANT V. XV. DRKU 40:M New- hat) ptrt fnnnffl-lnllv rtnorticlV SKIIfiKANT LOI'ts I.KSUK KVKRS. nf the Frencli iivi:itlon corn,. nrcvloulv rrnnrted m'jilnar. mow locator! nt Cam Ktifttntt. Oermnny. Vimlly lUes lit IT1 Sou' r-i-t--rl"hh tre"t. PKIVATK DONATO CTfMM. "NR South Seventh y rcet (prrvlouil refiortft) nilwfinir, row located nt Cainn Itu- PRIVATn JOSKI'H CtRIKHSKR. 4311 Kalrmm-nt avenuo (prpvlnusly renort M tn'''!!, now Rented at Camn Jtnstntt). ... (1AKSKD MKl'TKNANT NORIIKRT (i. Mcr.W. I'RKV. Kleanor nn.T A Ptreeti-, Olney (unofTirlnlly retnrtpl). COrrPORAIi HAMl'KL MATI.AIK. 853 Monmouth Htreot. NKARIIV POINTS PRIVATE KARL .. Di:TT. Weft riies- pf, ( vmimlptl l. UKl'TKNANTrMFFORD R. I'OWKIJ.. Vpt I'liesLAir Pa, (vounUrt. PKIVATK ntKD K. JOHNSON. OovlpAiovvn (winindeill. PKIVATK 40SKPII K. KCIIFKIt, rovlPtinvn. Cwtiundedl. PRIVATK THOMAS 4. POUMITT. Pal myra. N. .1. (wounded, preWousiy re- tmrtpil unonietnllyl rRIV.lTK JOHN SHARP. Kerlln. N. J. (wounded). I 'K I VAT I ; KAR1. RICIIIK. Haverord. ( woundd), PRIVATK ISirilARIl WIIITK, Nor- wood ( wo-inded I. PltlVATK RAYMOMI, A. (iLKASON, llloueei.tcr. twoundetl), PRIVATK WILLIAM OWKXS. l'otts- vllle. (prisoner nt t'amn Itaatntt). PRIVATK .KISKP" V. I)K SAU. Y'urd- lij. Pa. (wounded), Sketrlif f the heroes )"' be found on imikc -0. SALOONKEEPERS AftRESTED , Kept Bars Open Despite Influ enza Quurantine, Charge Two saloonkeepers have liecn lurrested on the charge of i-onllniilnR huMnetiH. de spite the Influenza epidemic iunrantlne; They are Oeorue W. Kchott. southwrst corner Twelfth and Kllhert Htreetn, una John McICenna. southwent corner Thirty ninth and .Market streets. McKenna was held In J5U0 ball for a further hearing. Schott will have a hearing tomorrow In Central Station. Hchott was arrested after .Superintend, ent Mills discovered, It H alleged, u throng of customers In. the place and bartenders busy serving brinks. When McKenna was arraigned for .a hearing; It was testified thut two police, men from the Sixty. fifth street ana Woodland avenue station entered Me Kenna's place In civilian dress ana bought two half pints each of whlBkey paying seventy-live cents for each flask. DKI.AWAKr, II KIN III lARANTINF, k... .. .... A.- xiMMHHMi Churches to Open Sunday, Thea tres and Saloons Monday By the Associated Press Wllnilnctun, Del.. Oct. VS. At special meetings late yesterday both the Dela ware State Board of Health and the Wilmington City Board of Health de cided to lift the Influenza quarantine Sunday. This means churches In Delaware may hold services Sunday, and theatres. Ba. loons and other public places .which have been kept closed may open Monday, P. R. T. LOAN PURCHASES - Officers and Men Subscribe for $1,000, 000 of Liberty BonJ Officers and employes of the l'hlladel phla Kupld Transit Company subscribed 11.000,000 to the fourth Liberty Loan, The subscriptions were us follows; reductions from payrool for twelve months commencing October, 1918, au thorized by. the employes $310,000; sub scriptions of employes through local banks, etc., $190,000 and Crisis Club, by K. T. Wtotesbury and Thomas K. Mit ten, icop.ooo. . ANARCHISTS SENT TO JAIL Five, Including a Woman, Sentenced for, Ami-War Aclivitiei By the Associated Press itw Verfc. Oct. 25. l-'lve avowed An aicblstB. convicted of circulating ant). Uofernment literature, Including nam. g -urging munitions-worKwa to n Fi 7F-S.-S U-BOAT AHACKS BELGIAN AID SHIP, i PLAINLY MARKED Shells Raked Deck of Neu tral Vessel. Declures Norse Captain VESSEL SHOWS DAMAGE Smokestack, Shut Off and Mate's Cabin Torn "Safe Conduct" Worthless A "safe" conduct" ship, carrying food stuffs from this country to the "Belgians In strict compliance with tho rules laid down by the German Government, was heavily shelled on the high seas by an enemy submarine. Although nn ufllclal pats for unmo lested sailing Issued by tho Herman Ad miralty saved the vessel from desliuc tlon, this did not prevent the crew of the I -boat from firing eight shrapnel shells dlrectfy at tho relief ship after It had stopped on signal from the rulder. ., i in- eM-iei, nyiiiK a .-sorweRi.ui iihk. Is now In an Atlantic port. Much of the evidence of this example of outrnges committed by tho enemy at sea has been removed, but the' fhot-torn deck nnd roughly repaired cabin of tho mate tell part of, the story. A new smokestack I has been erected In place of ths one de- t stroyed by. shells from the U-boat's guns. , Two lifeboats that were damaged while tho vessel drifted on the heavy sertTdur lug the nltnck show signs of .repair. Xo attempt was made to sHik the de fenseless vessel. lOven If every one of the shells had been direct "hits." the ship would have remained afloat. As It was, only three of the sheila served the purpose for which they were apparently Intended exploding directly over the relief ship. And It wns by mere chance that no one was killed or wounded. Three Ilnja From rorl The attack took place about 100 niiles off the Karoo Islands, northwest of .Scot land, while the relief ship was still three days from port A-lth a heavy cargo of food, so much needed by the destltuto civil population of Invaded Belgium. The commander of the vessel. Captain A. Juell, told the s,tory of the attack to day. A complete report has been made to ofllclal Washington. "We were sailing through a heavy sea off Karoe Islands when the subma rlno wrs sighted about four miles ofT." Captain Juell tald. "Almost immedi ately two shots wete fired across our bow and we stopped our engines. "The submarine clrcKtInround us, keeping its distance. Then It hoisted signals asking for my sailing papers and safe-conduct pass. We were being washed by an exceptionally heavy sea, and I considered that no man would make me take to a small boat then becauso of tho danger. M'e signaled tho submarine of the difficulty. "A third shot was then fired by the submarine, this tlmo aimed nearer (o my ship. Soon r-ftcrward put off In a small boat with my third mate and eight members of the crew. "Tho submarine failed to come any nearer to my ship, although vet-s'els sailing under safe-conduct passes do not carry guns. About five minutes after we left In tho small boat, the guns on the submarine, began firing ngaln. Tho first shell struck the water between the small boat we were Innd our ship. Seven other t-hells were fired, but In the small boat we could not seo what damage they were doing. Ilrneliea Milunnriiie "About an hour after we left "the ship, we reached the submarine In our snuill boat and nearly swamped ngalnst tho rounded sides of the craft as the rough sea washed us against It. The commander and two Oermari naval lieutenants were Malting for me. Sev eral members of t.e l.'-bjat's crew were standing near them. Tho guns had stopped Hrlng. "The commander asked me from what port I had sailed. I told him. Then he iiskcd me our destination. After an swering lilm I gave him my papers. He read them and then told me to pro- . I'onllnunl on Piute Ten. Column File CAMDEN LIFTS CLOSING ORDER Saloons Busy; Theatres Open To night, Churches Tomorrow , Tho closing order enforced because of the epidemic of Influenza and pneu monia was lifted In Xew Jersey a 11 o'clock this morning. Half an hour later every saloon In Camden' waa open and doing a rushing business. The theatres and motion pic turn 'housese there will open tonight. Tomorrow the churches will be open. The schools throughout the State will not be opened until November 4. us the State -taws require that q week must elapse following the Ilfhtlng of a iUar antlne before classes can be resumed, unnna oeioi This ttep Is taken o the school build ,lngs may be thorough- fumglated. FOE SHELLS70,000 CIVILIANS American Relief Organizations Assist Residents of Denain By the United Press With th llrltUh Armies In Vraiier, Oct, 26. The Germans are shelling l)e nalu (five miles southwest of Valen ciennes), where 10.000 civilians are hud dled together. There are more than 00,000 others In the Immediate vl ""' , ,. The British army and French and American relief oiganlzatlons are feed ing them, Despite the. bombardment, the civil ians are cheerful and are celebratlpg their release from Herman domination by decorating all their homes with flags, SERBS DRIVE ENEMY BACK. Teutons Retreat in Disorder ju Moravu Valley London, Oct. 25. The Serbians have defeated the armles'of the enemy In the valley of the Great Morava Hlver, says an official Serbian announcement. The enemy la retreating in disorder. The statement, which bears yester day's date, follows; 'Serbian troops have defeated the en. emy'a armies In the valley of the Great Moravu Ulver. The enemy Is retreat tng lnrdlorder toward the north. We liberated Paracln (In the Morava Valley forty miles northeast of Ms h), Varacln un nAin.kiii nnd caDtured more than 800 prisoners. We are successfully ad-l YtUUJHMJ loworu ." .w . -', .--.v-rll BERLIN CROWDS DEMAND KAISER GIVE UP THRONE "People's Hour Has Conic,"' De clares l.icbkncrlit. Liberated From Prison fly the United Pren Pstla. Oct. 15. Knoimmn crowds, gathered befote the Itelchstag building. In Berlin, demanded abdication of the Kaiser and the estab lishment of a Ttepubllc. according to IInformation today. The crowila boil enllecteil to tinv tribute to Knrl l.lebktiecht, Soclallst leader, re- ) lentiy released arter a long imprison ilient for political opposition to the Her man (jovernment.accordlng to dispatches received by the newspaper from Zurich. After frenzledly acclaiming l.leb knecht, the people hoisted him inti a vcnicie nucii with powers. Amidst wild cheers. I.lebknecht de , ciared: -The. peoples hour has i- Ziirlrh, Oct. SS (lly I. N. &). The workers In the great Krupp armament plant nt Kssen are reported to have gone on strike, according to press adxlces re- eeiveu nero tonay. i nere were nioooy encounters between munition strikers ntnl the police In Berlin on Wednesday. It was stated. BIDDLE RECOUNTS DREW'S CAPTURE Captain Says Lieutenant Fought Until German Wounded Him CHIEFS ENGINE BALKED Leader. Fating to Get Help, Sought to Aid Subordinate Alone Vivid details of the air battle fn which Lieutenant Charles Wallace Drew, of this city, wafVwounded nnd captured by the Germans are given In a letter from Cnnlaln Charles J. Blddle, commander of the Thirteenth Aero .Squadron, to his father, Charles Blddle, an attorney, 503 Chestnut street. Word that Drew is injured and a cap tive In Clemens Hosplial. Mctz, has just been received by his mother, -Mrs. S. VI. Drew, 4G23 Xew hall street, German town, through the lied Cross. Captain Diddle personally made u despernto effort to rescue Lieutenant Drew, but was unsuccessful because or englno trouble. 'I saw him following a boche far Into nis own lines," he writes, "and nt only about 100 meters altitude. I was afraid' t" Presidents handling or tho tier ho would 'get himself Into trouble and 1"a" , l)pacc overtures might cause a tried to CO Meet Nome nf tlio nlhpi mnn n as to go In and help him. r could not, however, so went after him by myself. "Then I saw him attacked by two FoUkers nnd maneuvering very well to protect hlnielf. 1 dived to help him, but my motor stopped owing to some dirt getting In the gnsollnc or some thing. Got Iter Going Again "Got her going again and was diving down over the fight, but by the time I had cbW from 2000 to "00 meters alti tude the Huns hud shot my man's motor and forced him to land. "There were lots of bodies about, and as we were on tho far side of ono or tncir uanoons. and tlie ma- chine guns on the ground were pretty' ! thick, I bad to pull out. j "I could not se him get out of' his machine, so perhaps he was wound - ed. I only hope he was not killed. He was certainly conscious when he janueu ded, for he brought his machine rn very well, and, although It went dow up on its nose as If a wheel had rolled preaching tho Allies has not been suf Into a hole, It was not even going i tielomly emphasized. fast enough to turn over." The fighting qualities of young Drew, who wns only twenty years of age, were demonstrated by his actions In a battle with another Fokker a short time before the engagement In which ho was cap tured. Heche- liood MarLnman The boche was climbing to get on his tall, and Drew wns contenting himself with trying to get away safely. .Hut the hoclie proved try be a fine ntarks,mau. First, several shots pierced the wing of Drew's machine. Then another split one of the strutH. Next, a bullet creased the young tiler's leather helmet, Almost as close wrs the next shot. It split the tiny mirror fastened six Inches, away from his head, A mo ment later another shot cut the sup port of the mirror and It tumbled towurd the ground, 1500 meters below, Irew was Incensed, The loss of the mirror enraged him so that ho no longer thought of escaping. Wheeling his ma chine he began a furious pursuit of the boche. ' Water Pipe rut Just as .Drew's machine turned, a shot from the German airman cut the water pipe of his radiator. Drew was deluged, Heedless of the stream spurt ing over his knees or of the Increasing heat of his engine, he chased the boche far back of his own lines, forcing him down to within 600 meters of the earth. Then, disregarding the volleys from (iermnn anti-aircraft guns, lie poured shots Into the Fokker until it toppled and fell a muss of smoke and flame, HUGE PUNETAXENBY U.S. Armored Battle Plane, Willi AW Devices, Seized by Americans By the Associated Press With the American Army XurNlntat of Verdun, Out. 25. Americans captured an lminenna n,. .man armored battleplane Wednesday iiurwi ui uiiuuiicb. i ue inaciiine was virtually intact but the pilot and gun ners made their escape. From east of the ileuse Uermun ar tillery endeavored to protect the plane but the American guns let down a' counter firo upon the enemy gun em placements. When a lull came Ameri can troops hauled the plane to safety, Valuable instruments and two mu ch I no guna were captured. The battle plane waa equipped with u bombing dropping device and had a gun and a sighting arrangement so fixed that the gunner can see to shoot directly be neath him. This gun was for tiring on roads. Bo far as known this is the rlrst plane of this type captured by Americans. Half the fusllage waa cov ered with quarter-Inch armor. - 1NMX 'ft M.VJSB weakens tlit - im. in iiaw"iena SA.ft HOUSESPEAKS FOR AMERICA ' ON ARMISTICE! President's Representative Arrives in . France on Special Mission COUNCIL OF ALLIES SOON TO BE HELD Admiral Benson and General Bliss Will Represent U. S. Navy and Army T -.,-..- .. .-!-. i iteri'i r uri t V I LOOK I1 OK Lit ILL DLLAl . Common Understanding of Terms Arost Likely Have Been Agreed Upon ll CLINTON W. GILBERT 1 ftir-r r.i-vr-itotwl. t r:rM,r-..i p.it.Me J.r,iorr f'o-jirloif. ''". IV Plllitlr t.tAotr Oi. ' Washington, Oct. 25. ! The nnivat of Colonel 13. M. House i in l'nmco sis the I'resldci.t's personal j representative marks :t shift of the j peace diplomacy to llc other side of i i the water. ! Colonel 1 Inline was sent over. It Is understood, to take part In tho ncgo- i tiallofis leading tu the armistice and , perhaps oven to sit In the supreme I war council Itself, which will soon j meet to determine the conditions to i be offered to Germany. Ho will probably also dlscitss the preliminaries of organizing the pence conference to he held in case Germany ' agrees to the armistice as offered. And ho will probably report upon the State' of Allied opinion, especially the stntc , of Allied socialist nnd labor opinion upon which the President keeps u close watch. May Ilarmonle Minor Differences Out of Colonel House'! visit nnd-the . negotiations with regard to the ' armistice ninny hope that a" drawing together between the Allies and tills country will come: but It Is Improbable that the President will consent to ' any hard and fast agreement such as ' Senator Lodge dcmumlcd this morn-1 Ins. ( The differences between the Allies i and this country are differences of I methods uml over details ruthcr than profound disagreements, although anxiety has been expressed here in Washington over the possibility that Ul IMIMI. What has been going on In regard i to these overtures lias been ono of the' remarkable diplomatic episodes of the ' war. Germany, mindful of the fail ure of the President's New York speech, calling for open expressions or( support from the Allies, to gut a re sponse or sensing the role which Air. 1 Wilson Is likely to. play in the world peace conference, approached hltn alone anions her foes seeking an j armistice. i Her request to lilm to approach the' Allies with regard to Mopping hostilities ( left Mr. Wilson technically Tree to ex change communications with Berlin without consulting the Allies. Germany asked lilm to approach tlie Allies. He ln'cup .. I"1 11.- f4V... . turn asked Germany questions openly declaring that he must have an answer ... Hi..,-., Iialnp. '..nilltnlhnllni, I ' a ,- 1 ,m,ny's request to the Allies. I Tllc fulI folve l)f that open statement ,i,.,i i!... must ,iib,.iiBh normin i phases of tlie 'situation with him before i, unuid mien action with regard to mi. Taken together with the promptness witlt which tho Herman notes were an swered, It Indicates that Mr. WJIson mailed himself of his technical freedom to exchange views with liermany with out consulting the Allies. The first note from (leruiany was answered In a few hours after the olllclal lext was received. So, too, wan the lat'l note. The swirtness or reply in uotn cases i .,i o..,.i.i i. ii. u.ir. ...,.. ,.r ,.,,(. I.I.IJ V..VV -..-.. .' ... ., .. ,, ,IViT.-. U, tho President's reply to the first Aus trian note, which was given out a few minutes after the olllclal text was, re ceived. There could have been no time In any Instance for any real consultation with the Powers ,aeroi the sea. It Is true that the wireless versions of (lie notes were always available some hours before the olllclal text was re ceived. Uut unless diplomacy hns greatly changed diplomatic conversa tions do not take place on the newspaper texts of notes. it is not unlikely that the Allies were kept Informed about the President's purpose, but tho evidence Is beyond dls nute that he acted as he had a lech- nlcal right to act In regard to a cdininun- Icatlon addressed solely to lilm entirely Independently of his partners In tho war up till the time when he was ready to refer to them Germany's main ques tion of granting an armistice. The lesult was that the President took a commanding position In diplo macy. He eiused his principles of peace to be agreed to by the enemy. And hu named the general conditions under which an aunlstlce might be granted. Also he passed upon tiro acceptability of the German domestic reforms. There Is little left for the Allies to c"OUD lu "" "-' " accoruance will! do bu accent or eject the posl on he,t,,e ""Westlon of Doctor Itoyer. Doc- h s "aVeu 'lis ciuS nmy'have been ; 'lover aked that the Board of Kdu- ...... .. ... . - . , l,.:,tl,,n iliilurm lid u'lioltia,. r.i,-. ,1..... wise or not, but such waaiiils course. The known facts about the time the Ciintbiurd on Tare Four, Column Tno German Make Own Little Hell Prisoner in internment camp writes interesting aory 0 con ditions, 1 Teuton of logical mind punc tures tales of alleged injustice. Just toif Uncle Sam treats the enemy within his gates is told in a Virile, pulsating narrative, which will appear in TOMORROW'S' Eucninfj public I edgei- .,- . .! , I, -1 " I. -If ITALIANS BEGIN BIG DRIVE; WIN HEIGHTS; BRITISH FORGE ON KAISER NEEDS GOD RIGHT NOW, BERLIN NATIONAL ZEITUNG SAYS By the Asuociated Pres llasel, Oct. 25. Comment on President Wilson's latest note to Germany Is beginning vto appear In the German papers. The National '.cltung of llcrlltt says: "President Wilson has answered (julckly. Well, If ever Kmperor Wil liam's Invocation that God be with him Is In season, It Is right now." The Xctiesle Nnehrlclitcti of Berlin says! "In spite of everything we feel thut this answer brings us nearer peace." The National Zeltung is n supporter oT the National Llhertl parly In Germany, while the Nnchrlchten advocates the ran-Gcrman Idea and has consistently supported the Junkers. EXTRA CHURCHES REOPEN SUNDA Y AND SCHOOLS ON MONDA Y At a meeting- of the City Board of Health this a'tenioon at City Hall, it wasj decided to lift the influenza epidemic ban on churches, schools nnd colleges. Synagogues will he open to morrow. Sunday the churches will open, but Sunday school services will be prohibited. Schools and colleges will open on Monday. The State Health Board did not include these In stitutions in its closing oredr, so today's action Is not In de fianec of the State Board. The Philadelphia health board will meet Monday to pass upon tho question of reopening saloons, theatres and moving picture houses. INCREASED AY DENIED TO SOFT COAL MINERS WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 Fuel Administrator Garfield to day refused to grant bituminous coal miners an Increase of wages, sought in connection with the plan for stabilization of wages worked out for the anthracite miners. He held that the bituminbus situation did not require wage increases. 2Si 5' PRISONERS CAPTURED BY ITALIANS .'v. ROME. Oct. 25. The Italians captured 2S75 prisoners, in. cludlug'', eighty-four officers, in the big1 attack against tho Austro-Huugarlans yesterday, the War Office announced toddy, QTYTAKESSTEP I TO END GRIP BAN OlfllUIllir VUllllCin VjUJ.icis .... r ' ! Wltll ll lllll 1 1 0 lC 4h I I Health Board ilCdlUI UUrttu NEW CASES DECREASE! Legal advice whether It will be pos sible for the Philadelphia health authori ties to lift the ban on places of amuse ment, tchools, churches and raloons despite the order of Dr. U. V. P.oyer, Acting State Commissioner of Health, to kep them closed because of the ep!- ,,,, , ,,. demlc of influenza was sought today from tho office of Iho City Solicitor. It has been Intimated that the State, health ofllclal has overstepped his bounds In tle matter of Jceeplng the closing order In .effect. If the opinion of City Solicitor Connelly upholds this Intimation, the city authorities will take steps at once to lift the ban. A meeting of tlie members of the Board nf Health was held this after noon In the office of Director of Health Krusen. Solicitor Connelly was pres ent, as was his llnst assistant, llrnest I.owengrund, A decrease in the number of new i cases was shown In the. reports for the lusl twenty-four hours. There wero ISA J t'ese uivmeo. as follows: :orth of I Market street, 89; south of Market street, 45; West Philadelphia, 22, and Germantowii and Oak Lane, 2ti. The Germantown district reported an Increase- of eleven cases yesterday. Deaths numbered 302, as compared yith 330 for the previous twenty-four hours. Influenza was given as.the,cause of 210 deaths and pneumonia for ninety two, William Dick, secretary of the Board of Kdueutlon, stated this afternoon that It would be Impractical for a "school census" to be taken In accordance with cation determine whether fewer than one-third of the public school children of the city come from homes In the grin of the epidemic. If two-thirds of the children were found to be living In homes -not Infected, Doctor Hoyer said that It would.be proper to open the school buildings. Secretary Die's pointed out that It would take from two -to three months for such a census. Buyer luuti KUtrmrnt Doctor Itoyer's position is set fotlh In this statement, issued from his de partment at Harrlsburg last night ; "There will be no lifting of the clos ing order in Philadelphia or any relaxa. tlon in precautions' against the spread of the lnlluenxa epidemic In that city If the State Department of Health has Its .way." Tlie Philadelphia Council of National Defense will close Its "Filbert ,00" In formation bureau at mldnlfht tonight. Robert V. Drlpps, in charge of th Phil adalphl council, declared last slat - 14 meca a eaa.a jimaaiea wwtBtvjfa AMERICANS WIN AGAIN ON MEUSE C ,...... I... .'..... ,...., D;, vjuiiiuii; ijiii-u- mill iimgu t en 1 111 K0irn fit I -.l-fl 11 ll 1 1 1' West of RlVei it roi ui unci SEIZE WOOD ON EAST By tlie Associated Press WItli the Amrrlran Army North of Verdun, Oct. 2&. The American troons. ilesnlte strotnr ! Herman artillery lire, Improved their pnbltlons at three Important points along tha front east and west of the Meuse . -,..- .-"i during the night the region or liiandpre, west of the vicuse. the Americans stralElitened out their line nnd captured several Important ridges. Between llniufrs Wood and Uanthcvllle Wood the American line was extended despite stubborn resistance, Win Kii.t nf MrtiM. ICast of the Meuse the Americans drove the enemy from the eastern edge of the Bols d'Ormont, gaining their ob jective. Heavy German counter-attacks In that sector were thrown back early today ky I tin. American troops holding Delleu i Wood and the lines on either side. The , Hermans nre using their heavy guns and ,n machine guns extensively It Is reported that the Germans nre preparing new defense positions lu the ( vicinity Ol Mriqueiiuy, lour auu ur-nait miles north of Grandpre, west of the Meuse, and that they are expected to take a stand lu that region within a week. Capture Miiii'U Troup. Among tho prisoners captured by the Americans are members of the Twenty eighth Division, known us the "flying shock division. Twelve American soldiers separated from their own lines have returned after spending fuui i.,.o ana four nights hld!pg lu shell-holes and under brush In the region of l.oge farm, They fought off small detachments of Germans, but I were unable to reach places of safety because of the enemy sharpshooters. Notwithstanding the constant harassing the twelve made patrolling expeditions each night and brought back valuable Information re garding the enemy gun positions. Their only food during the four days con sisted of their emergency rations and what they ate the tirst night. By EDWIN h. JAMES Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger CovurlBM, ..., W - J r Tmj Co, With the American Army In rranre, Oct. 36. The First American Army hit the Ger. man line two mashing blows yestelday, ohe on either side of the Meuse. On (he west of the stream we reached the Freya Stellung at Grand Carre farm, north of Banthevllle. Kast of the river our advance was, larfer, taking our line Diaz'sTroops Capture Mountains and Seize Islands STRIKE ENEMY ON WIDE FRONT English Aid in Onrush Be tween the Piavc and Brenta HAIG SMASHES BOCHES I IN PUSH ON MAUBEUGE 8400 Prisoners, 100 Guns Gained French Sweep Forward Above Laon fly the Associated Press ' Ionclon, Oct. "u. Italian troops have begun an offen sive between the Piavc and the Urcnta. In tho Monte Grappc sector on Thurs day, they advanced across the Ornio Hlver nnd captured Monto Solarolo. part of Monte Prassolan and Monte Pertica. In the Piavc Hlver the Italians have, captured the islands or Grave, Patta dapoll and Magglorc. The weather on the front la unfavorable. By the United Press London, Oct. 25. British are assist- Ing thb Italians In the big offensive be gun on the Piavc Tront, according to a dispatch to the Evening- News to day. Four nrmlcs are engaged. Ital ian patrols have entered Alono. The attack Is proving satisfactory. BRITISH SWEEP ON; CLOSING IN ON LE QUESNOY m Smash Way Eastward and Take,' More Towns Prisoners To ,..1 cm nn Bv ihtt Associnteit Press " Willi the Allied A nn leu In Frnnrn anil hi Belgium. Oct. i'5. Heavy fighting was taking: place today on,the battlefront in the region of Vnlenclei.nes, especially south of the town. The British have gained ground nt almost every point along the front. On the high ground south of Valen ciennes the battle Is raging: With In tense fury, but the British are gradu ally overcoming the enemy. At last reports the British held this line: From I. Faux to Robersart to Euglefontuit.e to Ghlssignies to Beaudignles, where they are within a mile and a half of Le Quesnoy. to the east of Ruesnes to Sommaing to Monchaux. The British gained Mon- chaux after bloody fighting. (Ie Ques noy is tlie chief western defense of Muubeuge fortress.) The British line is now within one mile of Landrecles. Desperate fight ing Is reported In the Bols 1'F.vecue j and the neighborhood, where the Gcr- ! mnns were klllpil In tl,A ,l,r.,tc(in- H appeared that the enemy had orders to hold on regardless of the cost. The Germans apparently were disposed In . ,i. .. , ...... , . ... fcieui. ucpiii nun iiau several nastily constructed lines of defense which they wero determined to retuln until defenses further eastward had been prepared so that German armies to tho north and south could escape. The enemy has been supported by consid erable artillery all along the front. To the north the British by hard fighting established posts between the river and the canal, east of Kscaut pont. North of Fresnes some progress was made, toward Conde against heavy and vigorous machine opera, tlons, llruille, I.elong, Beehot and Buiidon were captured after strong opposition had been broken down. Since Wednesday morning the Brit ish Third Army has taken 6000 pris- oners and the First nnd Fourth Armies each has taken 1200, making u total of 8100, More than 100 cannon were captured Wednesday and Thursday, By the Associated Press 1 st... nA SJMIIUUII, UVI, -1 jvu Flihitiiir wns resumed narlv thin ?- wWf morning on the field of the great bat ,Ofc5', . tie on the Valenciennes front, Field '-Sira&i: .wursuai riaig announcea touay, uur; Vspf HIS lliu IIIKI1I- IIHIIIIH6 nnivii t,untM.ivH cfly'S3 lii fierceness to almost any in the war.; wSr .'&"?! - iWravi ...I.......1 nlm.ff ,Ka f.Ant avl.nfll, -. u?..?. north and south of the city. The Brit-. ?$&. Isli liave entered tlie German defenses, ftf$l riilninir considerable ground, and are tryi'' "" " ----- . - , vJitR nrnuulnp A(l kt tV'll l",l nlnwll bllt KIlrAlt', m,VJ , The Britls'h. with whom the AmlKi.2j- leans are co-operating, have capture "! Mulng. four miles southwest of Val3 Ienclenr.es, una venuegies-sur-ttcarlj.a Ion. six miles south of the city. J&A German counter-attack was repub tine ueniiuna ijjuuauiy wiii s-erj forced to uegtn a new retreat eaaui ward hy the continued advance t efjj II, Allies.t li's Tlie enemy has been overcome-sii CanUasee an I'afa rear, Calamai THE STORV THUS FAR M Common stnopata of atory of aorl row: "Wttnesa tonight and cooler ton mil. .' . . mature micas leaves as the M wtnia dlarobc her -.- And paint the town red for a vs: October. . -. " ,i.V ", - - 1 ,, MBJ J'. u. a ?? -,wwr-e Wi s? igm Mi .WK.? ' W- Vww im,'r ! V ? jyy t cmummiamr M-t?!Q' u, IrA -. 'f. lli'gl' I ETM ?. , - t ' "- ' , h'. . ,.tT. ...'. 4. J. a -v nr-.!-. ' '&.,- i' ' 'it,iaR ""'"'O ' 1 1 it tiiiiiii !iiiliyiisiillieW i'i 11" '"" t -iiiiiiiiii teLv'23i' tMmiiMkaaaaaamiMSflkmmk'i
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