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WKERLY MJ3S2fiKaBtt, OCTOBER 24, Id 18. WIRE, WIRELESS Great Events That Are Chang- Ing the World's Destiny Told in a Paragraph. LATEST WAR BULLETINS. khort Chronicles of Past Occurrences i Throughout the Union and Our From Europe That Is Not All War WAR BULLETINS The capture of Zeebrugge and Os- jtcnd, the German boat bases on the 'Belgian const, Is a serious blow to the' submarine menace and will hasten return of normal shipping conditions, ac- icordlng to the view held In Washington. Paris is wild with joy over the developments at the front, and Mr.

Clemenceau provokes a great demonstration. Berlin dispatches reiterate the report that Turkey has made peace overtures both to the United States and Great Britain The dispatches represent Germany hs convinced that Turkey will surrender unconditionally. Lille and Doual were entered Thursday by tho British and Ostend was occupied, Germans abandoning the Belgian coast towns and lleeing to- vard Antwerp. Cavalry reached Bruges and the German retreat Is rapidly becoming a rout. Courtrai was captured and more than 20 liberated.

The A'msterdam Handelsblad asserts It has authoritative information to the effect that admiralty has eent out a wireless message to all submarines to return immediately to their bases. Franco-Serbian columns have entered Montenegro. The Serbs are continuing their advance north of Nish. Thorbut, I he important German base In Flanders, has been definitely captured, according to latest word from the front. The fall ol Courtrai Is reported to be Imminent.

Unofficial dispatches report the British in the suburbs of Lille. 'J. H. Bnrnes of the Food tratlon Grain Corporation In a letter to Senator Hitchcock the nation's wheat acreage was expanded to Its limit. Former United States Senator Thomas Kcarns, mining man nnd railway builder, died at his home In Salt Lake City following a stroke of apoplexy.

Alaska celebrated the fifty-first anniversary of the raising of the Stars and Stripes over the territory following its purchase from Russia. A flat Increase of 20 per cent. In rates will be'asked by the Bell Telephone Company of Canada, effective November 20. 1'resident Wilson signed the bill making fraud In congressional elections a federal Congressman John A. Sterling of Blovinlngton, was killed In an automobile accident.

American Smelling and Refining Company started extensive wcrk developing the 14 silver and lead mines acquired In Mexico In the lust few years. The cost Is estimated ai Sf4.000.000. Wight million pounds of TNT were saved from destruction (hiring the recent explosion at Morgan, N. J. JAMES AUSTIN WILDERS, Chief Sea Scout of the Scouts 6f America.

Boy GERMANS ILEE German-American War Enemy Is Retreating So Fast Pursuers Have Lost Touch With Defeated Armies. WIDE AREAS ARE RECOVERED. WASHINGTON I Sixty American bombing machines raid the enemy bases north of Grand Pre and escorting machines destroy ten Hun fliers. This is the largest all- American enterprise yet undertaken. Hard fighting before the allies can enforce their peace terms Is now predicted by American staff officers in Washington, who predict the Germans will make a stand in new defensive positions and may not easily be dislodged.

German submarine losses are Increasing and sinkings of allied vessels are decreasing in proportionate ratio, according to a report of the summer's operations compiled at an American base. Americans, after bitter fighting, captured Cote de Chatlllar, vital Argonne key, which gives them control of a wide strip of Hun positions to the northwest. Germans are offering desperate resistance to the American and French armies in an effort to save their right wing. Anglo-Arnerlcans began a new drive south of Le Cateau along the Selle which Is progressing satisfactorily. Governor Manning of South Carolina has six sons in the service.

American and allied troops repulsed attacks by the Bolshevik! on both banks of the Ovina, inflicting heavy losses. The Americans completed the capture of Grand Pre, situated at the apex of the Argonne forest salient. Call Late Draftees March 1. Draft calls for men who have passed their thirt.v-Hoveiith birthdays are expected to begin about March 1. Plans for bringing the older class of new registrants into camp have not been completed.

The approximate date of the first call was disclosed by publication of testimony by Provost Marshal General Orowder before the house military committee. 'In all, General Crowder, told the committee, 2,399,000 newly registered men between eighteen and forty-five will be called before July 1. Of that number more than two million will be physically fit fighting men. The calls for general service will be divided as follows: October, December, January, February, March, April, May and June, 344,000 each month. These men will supply both the army and navy and marine corps.

In addition, 20,000 men for limited service will be called each month, General Crowder said the work of classifying new registrants should be completed by January 1. The Senate Finance Committee votes for a change'in the war revenue bill to a flat tax.of 12 per cent, upon the net income of corporations and eliminating the provision for an additional levy of per cent, on undistributed Senator Simmons predicts this action will result in cutting down estimated revenue $140,000,000. A naval report says the American convoy system Is the most effective of all the naval operations. I Draft questionnaires for men of the thirty-seven to forty-six and the eighteen-year-old class were ordered released by Provost Marshal Crowder. Questionnaires were mailed to youths of eighteen and men from thirty-seven to forty-five, inclusive.

Response must be made in'seven days. The navy department has lifted the voluntary censorship on movements of on the Pacific COUM. i I'uiiiiiy has sent a note of protest niist the eale of German owned America hag replied by an- further large sales. The Senata Finance Committee strike' out of the war revenue bill the provision of a tax on the salaries 'of the President, justices of the Supreme Court and judges of Superior Courts. Cable messages to Washington emphasize the deplorable condition of hundreds of thousands of French and Belgian civilians who are being Bent by the Huns out of the military zones, and the food administration warns that islnce America must feed them still greater conservation of foodstuffs will be necessary.

Railroad Director General McAdoo announced that during the week of October 5 a total of 64 locomotives were shipped from the plants of the principal manufacturers. SPORTING Walter Camp left to assist in organizing the campaign in the Northwest for the $170,000,000 war fund drive. Jack Dempsey will need to look to Ills laurels, as word comes from Camp Gordon, that Mike Gibbons has taken on many pounds and is now a light heavyweight. Fred Fulton has apparently changed his mind about retiring from the ring, and he is now talking of getting a return match with Jack Dempsey before one of the western clubs. Johnny Dundee Is out with an offer to fight Willie Jackson and the letter's manager at the same time, battle royal style, and he says he can whip the two of them together.

Some English sporting men are try- Ing to match Joe Lynch against Jimmy Wilde, the flyweight champion, for 20 rounds. Lynch would have a great advantage, as he Is the taller of the two and weighs probably 15 heavier than Wilde. Murphy and Geere divided the honors of the Grand Circuit trotting races held at Atlanta. Arrangemeents are under way to bring to an end the sporting activities In connection with the United war work drive to raise $170,500,000 during the week of November 11 to 18 with a great athletic meet In Madison Square Garden, New York. Lu Princeton trotted fastest three heats on and Atlanta Grand Circuit meeting.

Mule Beats Horse in War. The mule still lays claim to' the honor of being worth more than the horse for war service. The war department in a general or-i der for the guidance of purchasing officers said the average price paid for these animals to June 30 was: Mules, wheel, $228; lead, $189; pack and riding, $184. mounts, $161; light artillery, $188; heavy artillery, $221; young horses, $142. Hungary Breaking Away.

Hungary's attitude toward Aus- tria has materialyy changed, Dr. Wekerle, the Hungarian premier declared in a recent speech, according to a Budapest despatch to the Vossische Zeitung, of Berlin. He said the validity of the treaties be- tween Austria and Hungary was open to discussion. Hungary, he said, must be represented at the peace conference. GENERAL Turk Rising Threatened.

The political situation in Constantinople before the retirement of Enver Pasha and Talaat Pasha, according to a despatch from the Turkish capital to the Figaro, was such that force was threatened unless the cabinet resigned and peace, was obtained on any terms. "Fraternalists Day." Each Month. Governor Brumbaugh issued a proclamation naming -the 27th day of each month In the future as "Fraten- nallsts Day." He suggests that the people of Pennsylvania sing patriotic airs at public meetings. Outlet of Argonne Forest, Desperately Defended, Now Safely In Hands of Captured After Fierce Fighting. Germans are In full flight from Northern Belgium.

Beaten disastrously by the Allied armies and threatened with utter defeat and rout, the enemy Is retreating with utmost speed on a wide front. Half of Belgium must now lie lost, with the naval bases on the north. The Antwerp line far to the east offers the next defense of the enemy. Belgian, British and French Infantry are pursuing the ilin-ing Germans, but have lost contact wlili the enemy on at least part of the Hue, so rapid 18 the retreat. Only a ten-mile gap remains between the advancing Allies and the Dutch border, through which the enemy must escape to avoid being trapped on the coast.

Grandpre, western bastion of the Kriemhilde line and base of German operations In the Champagne, has been captured by the Americans. In heavy battling against frantic re-1 slstance, Pershlng's men fought their way forward through a new breach in the battered enemy defenses. In the swaying battle the Americans buried the enemy back with heavy losses IUH fought off his desperate counter strokes. The Flanders rout is spreading both north nnd south. The Belgians on the left are advancing southeast of Nleu- port, within five miles of the Channel coast.

The British on the LiJIe-Doual front struggled forward steadily and pushed the Germans back to a straight line between these two key cities, thug's patrols entered Lille, the largest city held by the foe in Northern France. The fall of Douai Is imminent. More than 15,000 prisoners have been taken on the northern line. The French have made fresh progress In hard fighting north of Laon. Debeney's army has pushed across the Oise near its confluence the Serre and Is effectively pursuing the beaten enemy columns.

This undoubtedly is one of the war's greatest and most vital victories, for the gallant little Belgian army, ably asststed by crack French and British troops, now has driven the despoilers of its country from a large section which the Germans have occupied since the early days of the war and has gained positions of such importance that the Germans may have to abandon the entire coast of Belgium. Moreover, the sweeping advance of the allied Infantry, preceded by a fan of French cavalry advancing rapidly, has left the entire area In which are the Important city of Lille and the great mining and manufacturing districts of Tourcolng, Roubaix and Tournai, In a salient which is growing deeper every hour and which the enemy cannot hope to hold. FOREIGN Kreuzen process for carbonizing old beer will be prohibited after December I by the Food and Fuel administration. Manufacture of gasoline stoves during the war was asked to be discontinued by the Wur Industries Board. Secretary Lane indorsed the plan providing farms for American soldiers on their return from the battle front.

Production of cartridges for machine guns, rifles, revolvers and pistols has passed the three billion mark. The American Red Cross appealed to the Philippines to help 10,000 infirm refugees in Siberia. The $6,000,000,000 military deficiency' bill was passed by the house without aj dissenting vote. Nine million acres are being seeded; to winter wheat in Kansas. Porto Rico appealed to Congress for.

lid for the earthquake sufferers. Secretary of State Lansing cast aside all diplomatic reserve to warn his fellow countrymen in outspoken fashion that the war is not over. Credit for saving 8,000,000 pounds of at the Morgan, N. explosion is' given to Lieut. C.

F. Smythe, who dl- reefed the firanon from 1111 airplane Baron Burian, the Austrian premier, has resigned, according to Vienna newspapers. The evacuation of the territory of Serbia, Albania and Montenegro by forces of the central powers has been begun, according to a dispatch from Vienna forwarded by the Amsterdam correspondent of the Central News Agency. Yellow fever is reported to have developed at San Jose, Guatemala. The Czecho-Slovaka in a proclamation made public in Paris declare their national Independence, their devotion to the cause of the allies and outline the principles on which their constitution is based.

They are reported to have captured Prague. A resolution was passed by the Peruvian Chamber of Commerce applauding President Wilson for his answer to the peace proposal. Subscriptions In Lima, Peru, to the Liberty loan reached $650,000. The Parliament of Hungary proclaims the dissolution of the dual monarchy and declares Hungary Is an independent state. Eighty-seven Polish members of tl.e Relchsrath organize at Cracow, and Washington regards the move as UK; beginning of a revolution in Austria.

Reports from Gernui indicate thut country is a col- 'Enter Cries Sharp. United States Ambassador Sharp, speaking at a Columbus day lunch- i eon in Paris, said: "After see- ing the devastated towns, I am un- able to see peace until we enter Ger- many and punish those responsible." President Signs "Dry" BUI. President Wilson signed the Joint resolution passed by congress, empowering him to establish prohibition zones around ship yards, munitions factories and other war Industries. Mme. Breshkovskaya Dead.

The Chicago Daily News learns abroad that Madame Breskovskaya, "Grandmother of the Revolution," is reported to have died in Russia Sep- itember 14. WAR WORK CLOTHES PROPER. State Says Neither God Nor Man Has Laws Against 'Em. Lincoln, the law of God nor the law of least In women from wear- Ing men's clothes when they are engaged In war work, Attorney General W. B.

Reed ruled here. Attorney General Reed's opinion was given to Rev. W. B. Longpre of Maxwell, who wrote Governor Keith Neville a letter saying the wear- Ing of men's garments by women was against Bible doctrine and asking if it was contrary to state law.

Governor Neville put the question up to the state's legal adviser, and the opinion followed. WORLD'S NEWS IN CONDENSED FORM COAL I WOOD Choice of 3 fuels With and tf Water at fame time (Patented) M. STEWART Indiana, Pa, and it will give "punch" and "pep" to your starting system. The space saving "Unit Seal" construction gives extra plate surface greater capacity per unit of weight and volume. This means built-in durability and power.

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Calves steady. top westerns, $10; beet natives, feeders active. COPENHAGEN. Czechs are masters in Prague, according to a Berlin dispatch to the Berlingske Tideude. Czech money is in circulation and the flag waves over Hradschln Castle.

Burian, the Austrian premier, has resigned, according to 'Vienna newspapers. VIENNA. Emperor Charles proclaims steps for the organization of Austria on a rVdenillzed basis. The scheme does not include the union of Austrian Poland with "the Independent Polish state." Trieste will be treated separately. waves added to the devastation caused by the earthquake In Puerto Rico, the city of Mayaguez being destroyed by the inrush of water.

NEW YORK. Vaccine, discovered by Dr. Parks, has answered critical tests in the prevention of influenza, and Dr. Royal S. Copeland announces its use will probably check the epidemic here.

So encouraging are the sults so far that large quantities of the vaccine are to be prepared. WASHINGTON. Announcement is made that the clocks of the country will be turnt-l back an hour on October 27. Save for Our Soldiers Don't throw your old suit away, have it cleaned, will save the new one and make old ones look new. Dyeing changes the suit or dress entirely.

Try it. It will be done well if done by INDIANA DYE WORKS 702 Philadelphia Indiana, Pa Both Phon NOTICE. NOTICE is hereby given that on the 7th day of October, 1918, the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Indiana decreed that the name of Hugh Weir Smitten, of the Township of North Mahoning, in said County, should be changed so that his surname shall hereafter be spiled "Smeaton," as the same was spelled by his paternal ancestors who came from Scotland, and that hereafter he shall be known as Hugh Weir Smeaton. By the Court. II.

AYERS. Prothouotary. Oct 10-4t Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheum sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch of your ATTDITOB'8 HOTIGX. The undersigned, an auditor appointed by the Orphans' Court of Indiana county, to settle, adjust and report distribution of money in the hands of D.

C. Mack, Administrator of the estate of R. L. Ferrier. late of Green Township, deceased, hereby gives notice that will attend to the duties of his appointment at his office at No.

701 Phila. in the borough of Indiana, on Tuesday. October 29th, 1918, at 10 o'clock a. when and where all persons interested may attend if they see proper. JAMES L.

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