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THE BUFFALO EXOUIREK. MONDAY, SEPTEOTER 16, 1918. MORE PROOF OF Where Pershing Launched the First Big American Offensive ANNUAL GYMKHANA i- WILL BE FEATURED EFFECTS Hand Grenade Throwing, Captra-ing Supply Base, Mess Hani Competition, Gas Mask Contest and Mortar AUack Will be Staged by Anto Club. The tenth annual automobile gymk hana to be staged by the Automobile Club of Buffalo will be held next Sat- urday afternoon at club's country i quarters in Clarence. Five new waif time contests have been devised Tor the occasion, and it is expected the con mm THE DUPLICITY OF LENINEETAL Washington Reveal Another Series of.

Documents-Showing That Germany Gave Much Money to Bolsheviki Outfit and Planned to Steal Russia's Trade for Herself. Washington, 16. A series of secret documents which the German government held with'the Russian Bol- sheviki, to prevent spread among their own people of the socialistic, preaching of their Russian tools, and the plans tana ior uerman control or Russia eco nomlcally and financially during and after the war feature the disclosures in the second installment of the sen-sational series now In the hands of the American Copies of the documents, given out -last ight carry the file numbers of the DOCUMENT NO. 10. (Reichsbank No.

5, Jan. 11, 1918.) To of the Council of People's Commissars: My Dear Mr. Chairman: The Industrial and commercial organizations in Germany interested in trade relations with Russia have addressed themselves to me in a letter, including several guiding indications. 'Permit roe to bring them to your Attention. 1.

The conflict of the Russian revolution with the Russian capitalists absolutely does not interest German manufacturing circles, in so far as the auestion -loes not concern Industry as such. You can destroy the Russian capitalists as far as you please, but it -would by no means be possible to permit the destruction of Russian enterprises. Such a situation, would produce a constant ferment In the country, supported by famine of materials and. In consequence of that, of products also. The English, American, and French capitalists take advantage of this disorder and understand how to establish here corps of their commercial agents.

It is necessary -to. remember that German Industry in the first years after the general peace will not be in a position to satisfy the purchasing demand of the Russian market, having broad similar parallel tasks in the Far East, in Persia, in China, and in Africa. No Money in Russia. 2. It Is essential, therefore, to conduct a canvass and gather statistical information with regard to the condition of industry, and.

in view of the absence tt money in Russia, to address in business conversations whichever is desired of the groups of German commercial banks. 3. Trade with Germany may be In the first period almost exclusively exchange for wheat and for any remaining products to receive household necessities. Everything which exceeds the limits of such trade should be paid for in advance to the amount of 75 per cent of the market value, with the payment of the remaining quarter in a six months' period. In place of such an arrangement, probably, it would seem to be possible to permit, privately, the taking of German dividend shares on the Russian financial market, or solidly guaranteed Industrial and railroad loans.

In view of the indicated interest of German manufacturers and -merchants in trade relations in Russia, I cordially beg you, Mr. Chairman, to inform me Reichsbank or the German general staff, and in some Instances notations testants and the spectators will par-ticipate in one of the liveliest and most amusing events of the season. As the automobile gymkhana is the most popular of the annual affairs held by- the club. It is probable the attendance at the country club quarters next Saturday will be the largest of the year. One of the contests for the women is styled "Hand Grenade Throwing," In this event each competitor drives as fast as possible to the 50-yard line, stop car, alight and pick up four hand grenades, run to the observer's pole at the end of the course, and endeavor to throw the four grenades into the observer's nest on top of the pole; run back to car and drive to the finishing line.

"Capturing Supply Base" is the title of the second contest for the women. With four cars at a time racing over the course, each of the competitors will stop at the fifty-yard line, dis- i mount and run to the supply depot at the end of the field, where they will endeavor to capture at least six par- 1 eels of various sizes, run back to car and drive to finishing line. The -Jm'ZSA tNW' -SA EACH SQUARE Jg.Jfe FWf-f V. CSff- REPRESENTS 1 testant covering the course in the least time and capturing the prescribed i number of parcels will be awarded the prize. 1 In the conK-its for men.

one will be xj known as a "Mass Haul Competition." 1 'J fc 1 4- i y. f- -i' i i 4'''." i Vi V. 1.WESTERN NEW YORK- NEWS! PUBLIC SERVICE HAS COMPLAINT ON FARE INCREASES IN W.N.Y. Several Towns Mentioned in Communication of Tonawanda Mayor International Railway is Directed to Answer. heard cruel accusations.

Commissar S. Kalmanovich. Note This letter is a warning of the slow rising but coming storm that will sweep these boldest pirates of history from the' country they have temporariln stolen. To get a real understanding of the meaning of the important section of the letter, it must be pointed out that until February 1 Jhe Russian calendar was thirteen days behind the western European calendar The real date of the letter, therefore, is February 10. This is the date Trotzky's "No peace; no war" pronouncement was made at Brest-Lifovsk.

The news of it did not reach even Petrograd until the next day. Yet on thai day printed circulars were being distributed at the front stating that Trotzky had agreed to do the very thing he did do, and giving an augury of events that did take place a week later when Germany did begin its advance and when the Bolsheviks did fulfill all demands. The fact is that simple truth was being told. Nor is the means by which is was secured at all obscure. A few daring and skilful Russians had found a means to get information from Brest-Litovsk.

The circulars referred to in the paragraph' are of course those already familiar to Washington from February The following naive comment adds to the attractiveness of the letter: "The committee for combatting the counterrevolution states that these circulars were sent from the Don, and the stenographic report was seised in transmission from Kieff. Its origin is undoubtedly Austrian or from the Rada. M. Skripnik." Have photograph of letter. Gen.

Pershing at dawn, September 12, launched the first great Atneriean offensive of the war over a front of forty miles against the St. Mihiel salient. French troops co-operated with the Americana on the center and left of the line stormed. North of St. Mihiel an advance of about four miles was made to Maizeray, ojie of the hinges of the wedge.

Combres, also in this sector, 'was taken. Gen. Pershing's objective seems twofold, to obliterate the; St. Mihiel wedge across the Meuse, and to capture Metz, the great German stronghold and fortified capital of Lorraine. MEDINA MAN IS WOUNDED IN FRANCE (Special Telegram to The Enquirer.) Medina, Sept.

16. Word has reached Medina that Lieut. Guernsey Wilder of Company 108 th U. S. infantry, has been wounded in action in France and is now in a base hospital there.

Lieut. Wilder was connected with the Auburn Syracuse Electric railway in Auburn for several years before coming to Medina, where he was employed as a draftsman by the Western New, York Utilities Co. He enlisted in the above company, which is the local unit of the Third regiment, and on the reorganization into the 108th was made first lieutenant. No information is available here as to his wounds aside from stock cards sent from the sbattle front containing the-information Xhat he was wounded and is in a. base hospital.

W. C. T. AWARDS PRIZES. (Special Telegram to The Enquirer.) Medina, Sept.

16. Announcement is made of the awarding of prizes by the Orleans County Women's Christian Temperance union, which held its thirty-fifth annual convention in the Medina Presbyterian church September 4 and 5. To Medina local union, $5 for efficiency; Albion union, $5 for the larg est gain in delegation present outside of Medina Albion, $5 for the largest gain in white ribbon recruits; Clarendon. $2. second prize, white ribbon re cruits; Medina L.

T. fifty cents for having sufficient points in efficiency The new officers are as follows: County president, Mrs. W. R. Hoy, Albion; vice-president, Mrs.

J. R. Raymond, Medina; recording secretary, Mrs. Marion Collins, Albion; corre-SDondine secretary, Mrs. Lottie John- eon, Albion; Y.

P. B. secretary, Mrs. F. F.

Perry, L. T- secretary, Mrs. Bessie Leslie, Albion. DEMOCRATS MEET. (Special Telegram to The Enquirer.) Batavia- Sept.

16. The following were elected officers of the Democratic county committee: John Clark of Stafford, chairman; Edward J. Murphy of Batavia, secretary and Thomas C. Smith of Batavia, treasurer. Rules for 1918 were adopted and the candidacy of Alfred E.

Smith was endorsed. The members of the county committee are as follows: Batavia, Joseph Waski, Edward Murphy, Stephen Brown, Geprge Wynn, Thomas C. Smith, Edward Mc-Cauley and George B. Speyer; Alabama, Harry Brackett, George Daniels; Alexander, John Curtiss; Bergen. Earl Lewellyn; Bethany, Grove Dauch; Byron, Seth Dibble.

A. R. Cash; Darien, E. P. Reynolds; Elba.

George L. Raymond; Le Roy, Harry Howe; Oakfield, A. T. Heckroth; Pavilion, J. R.

Little, D. J. Connor; Pembroke. Charles Stang, M. J.

Flaherty, J. M. Keleher; Stafford, John Clark. FUNERAL HELD. (Special Telegram 'to The Enquirer.) Medina, Sept.

16. The funeral of Mrs. Teresa Shanley, wife of N. B. Shanley, who died at an early hour Saturday morning, was held from St.

Mary's church this morning. She is survived by her husband, one daughter. Airs, f.mma i arrell or Medina; one son, William, of Akron, N. five grand children, two sisters. Mrs.

Mary Lee and Miss Margaret Moreland of Buf falo, and one brother, James, of Medina. 1 HUNS OFFER THEIR DIRTY HANDS TO POOR BELGIUM by Lenine or Trotzky, the Bolshevik leaders now shown to have been In the pay of Germany since long before they overthrew Russia's new demo-Sfscratic government and virtually turned the country over to the Teutons. There are illuminating explanatory notes by Edgar Sisson of the committee on pub- lie inrormation, wno airectea tne m- vestigation which resulted in the dls-l closures. Plan to Seize American Material. One of the Reichsbank memorandum dated last January, announces to the commissar of foreign affairs (Lenine) that 50,000,000 roubles of gold has been placed to the credit at- Stockholm of the representatives of the-commissars to cover the cost of Red Guards and Another of a few days later tells of a credit of 000, 00 roubles for the assistant naval commissar in the Far East, who is entrusted with the task of carrying off or destroying the war material at Vladivostok a scheme that probably was well under way when the landing" of American and Al- lied forces at Vladivostok ended the sway of the Bolsheviki there.

A resolution adopted by the German commercial banks under, the auspices of the Reichsbank outlines an elabor-I ate programme for control of Russia by Germany and the barring of Amer-i ica and the Allies from the Russian commercial and industrial field after the war. What has happened to this scheme Is not definitely known but itj Is suggested that, it -may. tje llie sub-Jject of one of the secret-sections of ytlje German-Bolshevik treaty. Lenine and Trotzky Traitors. How Lenine and Trotzky were be-i traying their socialist friends along with Russia is by a sharp 'note to Lenine from ths Nach rich ten demanding to know.

what steps' wouldLtake to make good hig per- scnal promise that socialistic and literature would not be cir- among ierman irooi). iiuw wrote on the margin "I ask discuss It. L. The concluding document of the in- stallment ls a German warning on Januarv 29 to Lenine that unknown 'agitators were circulating propaganda telling in advance of the plans of the Bolsheviki to openly surrender to the Germans as they actually did These are the documents contained vln the second Installment: DOCUMENT NO. 8.

(Reichsbank No. 2, Jan. 8, 1918.) VERY SECRET. To the Commissar of Foreign Af-t ifairs Information has today been re-f "reived by me from Stockholm that 000.0(H) roubles of gold has been trans- erred to be put at the disposalof ttie representatives of the people's com -missars. This credit has been supplied to the Russian government ii order Vto coier the cost of the the fluards and agitators in the coun- The imperial government consid 1 of the views of the government regarding the questions touched upon, and to receive the ussnranrps of mv sincere frespect.

Representative of the Im perial bank and stock exchange in Berlin, G. Von Schanz. Note The engaoino attitude of the Gcriftan manufacturers toward Russian capitalism is the feature of this letter, apart from the cordial and evidently understanding expressions of the rep resentative of the German imperial bank to that supposed enemv of the capitalists of all nations. Lenine. The letter was sent to the secret department OV secretary Skripnik.

Perhavs some day TOn Schanz will disclose Lenine" an steer. Have photograph of letter. DOCUMENT NO. 11. (Reichsbank, No.

12378. Berlin, Dec. 28, it.J RESOLUTION of conference of representatives of the German commercial banks convened on proposal of the German delegation at Petrograd by the management of the Imperial Bank, to discuss the resolutions of the Rhine -Westphalian Industrial Syndicate and Handelstag. All loans are canceled the bonds Of which are in th hands of German, Austrian, Bulgarian and Turkish hold--efs, but paymenVmust be realized by the Russian treasury in the course of a twelve-months' term after the conclusion of separate peace. 2.

The purchase is permitted" of all Russian securities and dividend-bear ing paper by the representatives of the uerman banks at the rate of the day on the open market. 3, After the conclusion of separata peace, on the expiration of 90 days, there are re-established all the shares of private railway companies, metal lurgical industries, oil companies, and chemical pharmaceutical works. The rating of such papers will be made by the German and Austrian exchanges. American Capital Banished. 4.

There are banished and for five years from date of signing peaceNiro not to be allowed English, French and-American capital in the following industries: Coal, metallurgical, machine building, oil, chemical, and pharmaceutical. 5. In the question of development in Russia of coal, oil and metallurgical branches of Industry there is to be established a supreme advisory organ consisting of ten Russian, specialists, ten "from the German industrial or- ganizations and the German and Austrian banks. 6. The Russian government must not interfere in the region of questions connected with the transfer to the benefit of Germany of two- mining districts in Poland Dombrosky and Ol- kishkyt and to Austria Of the oil region in Galicia.

transfer of the latter will be only, in the form of limitations of the right of making claims, land and application of capital for the production and refining of oil. 7. Germany and Austria enjoy the unlimited privilege of sending into Russia mechanics and qualified workmen. 8. Other foreign mechanics and workmen during five years after the conclusion of peace between Russia and Germany are not to be allowed to enter at all.

9. The statistical department of producing and manufacturing industries With the corresponding government organ must be controlled by German specialists. Control Over Private Banks. 10. Private banks in Russia arise only with the consent and according to the plan of the union of German and Austrian banks, whereby the rating ol the stocks of the banks on all exchanges of the New and Old World will be handled by the group of the Deutsche bank.

11. At the ports of Petrograd, Archangel, Odessa, Vladivostok, and Batum will be established, under the leadership-of specialists from Germany, special statistical, economic committees. As regards the tariff, railway and shipping rate policies to regulate the Russo-German-Austrian trade rela tions, this part of the economical treaty will be "discussed by the special tariff council of-the Handelstag. Chairman Von Grennerf Secretary Berenbluet. Note The penned endorsement on the photograph copy of the resolution is "Chairman of the Central Executive Menshinsky re- quests that this resolution should be taken under advisemertt.

and to prepare; the ground in the Soviet of the Workmen's and Soldiers' Deputies, in case the Council of People's Commissars will not accede to these requests. Secretary R. Ruskin." Menshinsky is minister of finance. All of these terms, wholly punitive to American, English and French capital, could lurk in the secret section in the present German-Russian treaty. I do not know the fate of the resolution on this, its early n-ter appearance Have besides the notated photograph a printed copy of this circular.

DOCUMENT Np.vl2. (Gr. General Staff, Nach'rlchten Bureau, -Section JRNo. 780. Feb.

25, 19lg.) SECRET. the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars: After confer- ring with the People's Commissar Trotzky, I have the honor to ask you to urgently inform the agents of the secret service at Stafka, Commissars I'eierabend and Kalmanovich, that they should work formerly in complete ii-aepenaence and witliout the knowledge of the otficial staff in Petersburg, and particularly Gen. Bonch-Bruevich and the "secret service of the northern front, communicating only with the People's Commissar Lieut. Krilenko. For the head of department, R.

Bauer, adjutant, Bukholm. Note 'Across the letter is written (Qorbun- 'Inform Mosholov. N. of's initials). In the margin is written Passed on to the commissar of war.

M. tskripnik. The significance of this letter is that it is to Lenine; that the two chief secretariat of himself and the council passed if on for action, and that Trotzky and Lenine on February 27 were continuing to, hamper the Russian commander at a moment when the German, ami teas threatening Mosholov was one of the commissars on the staff of Krilenko, the commissar 'representing the council of commissars in the command of the Russian military forces. His achievements as a disorganizes were notable: This letter indicates that he had the confidence of Germany. XJIave original letter-? DOCUMENT NO.

13. (Gr. General Staff, Nachrichten Bureau, Section No. 753, Feb. 25.) VERY SECRET.

To the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars. According' to reports of our secret service in the de-tachments operating against the German troops and against the Austrian Ukrainian corps, there has been discovered propaganda for a national rising and a struggle with the Germans and their allies, the Ukrainians. I ask you to inform me what has been dona by the government to stop this harmful agitation. For the head of the department, R. Bauer; adjutant, Henrich.

Note Across the top is written "Urgent tb the Commissars of War and Special. Staff. M. Skripnik." The last sontoneer is understood, and in the margin appears a Question marked, initialed The first is Lenine's order through': his secretary and the second may possibly be taken as Trotzkifs opposition to any action. The loss of the Ukraine by counter-German intrigue was a sore point in prestige with him.

But his essential obedience to Germany was not lessened. Have original letter. DOCUMENT NO. 14. (G.

G. Nachrichten Bureau, Section No. 278-611, Feb. 7.) To 'the Commissar of Foreign Affairs; According to information of the secret service department it has been ascertained that the promise given' personally by you, Mr. Commissar, in Brest-Utovsk, that socialistic agitational literature would not be circulated among the German troops is not being fulfilled.

Tell me what steps will be taken In this matter. For the head of the department, R. Bauer; adjutant, Henrich. Note Brusque words to the foreign minister 'of the Soviet government of Workmen, Soldiers and Sailors of the Russian republic, delivered- not by ai equal in official rank, but by the deputy of a German major at the head of an information department of the German government. Did Trotzky resent or deny the imputation? Instead he wrote with his own hand in the margin, "I ask to discuss it.

L. Thus he admits that he did give the promise at Brest-Litovsk. The question raised con-cems only the measure of obedience to be required. Have original DOCUMENT. NO.

15. (The counterespionage with the Stavka, No. 311, special section, Jan. 29, 1918.) A WARNING. To the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissars: The counterespionage at the Stayka advises that at the front is being spread by unknown agitators the following counterrevolutionary lit ertaure: 1.

The text of circulars -of various German government institutions with pi oofs of the connection of the German government with the Bolshevik workers before the passing of the government into their hands. These leaflets have reached also the German commanders. The supreme commander has received a demand from Gen. Hoff man to stop this dangerous agitation by all means possible. 2- A stenographic report of the conversation of Gen.

Hoffman with.Comr-rade Trotzky, whereby, it was suppos-" edly proposed to the latter to make peace on considerations of considerable concessions on the part of the central empires, but on the obligation of the Russian government to stop the socialization the life of the state. Trotzky supposedly offered-the termination of the war without peace and the demobilization of our -army. When Gen. Hoffman announced that the Germans would continue the advance, Trotzky supposedly' replied, Then under the pressure of force we shall be forced to make peace and fulfill the demands." This document "has created indignation among the troops. Against the council of people's commissars are in which each entrant will be required to drive over a diamond-shape making three stops enroute.

At the first station the competitor will be required to don a trench helmet, coat and gloves; at the second station -he' will hurriedly eat a piece of war pie, and at the third station he will drink glass of water. Removing helmed coat, and gloves, he will then drive to the finishing line. The contestant accomplishing the feat in the least time will be winner of the prize." Here's a Rough One. A very good test for agility and skillful driving will be given In, a contest styled a "Trench Mortar Attack." In this race the entrant will drive straight ahead over the course to a point where a barrel is placed. He he will be required to stop his car with the driver's side' as near as possible to the barrel, step from the car into the barrel, pick up three shells from the ground and endeavor i throw them into a barrel teu yards distant; then, step from the barrel into the car and drive to the finishing line.

The competitor registering the largest number of "hits" and covering the course in the least will be awarded the prize lor. the conA'j test. In a "Gas Mask Contest," the third event for the men, each competitor will don a gas mask at the starting line and on signal from the starter, drive rapidly to the midway line, stop car, dismount and light a gas fuse; then, run with fuse burning to inspector's dugout fifty yards distant, thread a needle, sign his name on inspector's sheet, with fuse still sputtering; run back to car and drive as fast as possible to the flnichinc lino To tha rrnanAa who manages reach the finish line first and without being completely "gassed." will be awarded the hand- some prize provided for the occasion, i i -1 r- -it A big special feature of the programme arranged for next Saturday will be an exhibition drill by the ambulance unit of the Red Cross motor serving under the direction of Capt. Mrs. Hrry B.

Spaulding. This event will give the several thousand spectators a vivid idea: of the efficiency of the patriotic women engaged in the great- i est humanitarian cause the world has' ever known. Capt. Spaulding expects to present an entire platoon of the motor corps girla in uniform and there is no doubt their drill will prove to be the most interesting event of the iay. '''rr In the evening President Orson E.

a i win trisvrii i utv jji 12m WUI1 in the gymkhana, during the course of a big special dinner, which will be punc tuated by music and dancing. IF YOUR AN ACCOUNTANT, HERE'S CHANCE FOR JOB Washington, Sept. 16. Thousands of new employes will be needed by the bureau of internal revenue, the largest collection agency in the world, in the administration of the new revenue bill now pending. Taxpayers all over the country must be told all about the new law and how, when and where to pay their taxes.

New forms must be prepared and millions of copies printed and distributed by January 1, 1919. In addition, the vast number of returns filed by taxpayers must be carefully audited and in many instances, checked against the original books of account. More than ordinary clerical ability is required for this important work. Accounting experience is absolutely es sential. Persons who have accountan cy qualifications are urged by the bu reau tc communicate at once with the civil service commission, Washington.

D. C. Full particulars regarding the positions to be filled. and the procedure necessary to obtain appointment will be furnished promptly. There are places for both men and women.

The salaries range from to $3,600. depending upon ability, experience and training. Employment' In the bureau of internal revenue does, not carry with it exemption or deferred classification with respect to the dra.it Consequently, consideration can be given applicants who are in ClaOT 3 or Class 4, or who have been granted exemption because of physical disability. "Men between 45 and 55 who are enable of performing the work re quired may find here an excellent op portunity tor painouu said Commissioner of internal Daniel C. Roper.

Revenue BAKER PRAISES SOLDIERS. Paris, Sept. 16. Secretary of War Baker returned from the front radiant over the victory achieved by the American arms in the offensive, whose start, he saw. SLOVAK UNION WILL INVEST.

Washington. Sept. 16. The treasury department announces that tt has been notified that the NationsJCath-olic Slovak Union of America. wfH in-, vest $150,000 of its treasury fanda lali bonds of th fourth.

Liberty lassw er titan specified in the franchise. It is alleged that the proposed new fares are in excess of those specified In the franchise and the city asks for an order directing that the railway company shall not charge fares between Tonawanda and points specified exceeding those in the franchise and that proposed fares between Tonawanda and points specified in the franchise be disallowed and that a hearing be given by the commission. The city also asks that effectiveness of the new rates be stepped until the commission decides whether or not the railway company, as a master of law, has the right to increase the fares without the consent of "the city. The commission will serve Mayor Koehn's complaint upon the company with direction to answer. HAS FINGERS HURT; MOTHER HEARS OF SON; ELDRED NEWS BRIEFS Special Telegram to The Enquirer.) Eldred, Sept.

16. While dressing tools on an oil well in the Haymaker fields near Eldred, Ray Windsor had a couple of his fingers crushed. Miss Laura Peterson, who is employed by the Central Hotel company, was taken with an acute attack of-appendicitis and hurried to the Bradford hospital for treatment. The Shakespeare club hefd its meeting of the year last evening at the home of Mrs. Tina Llewelyn.

Only ten of the members were present. The feature of the evening's entertainment was an indoor corn roast. The committee in charge was composed of Mrs. Llewelyn. Mrs.

Florence Rice, Mrs-. and Mrs. Nina Loop. An enjoyable evening was spent by all. W.

G. Robarts and H. W. Colegrove had charge of the registration of the men of the borough There were 111 registered in the borough and 175 in the township. The registration in the township was more than was expected but was due to the number of laborers who registered "from the, Wilson-Eng lish Construction company.

The names of the registrants will be published later. Eugent Neff of Gilmore, Pa, was a visitor in Eldred yesterday. i annual election of officers for the local Red Cross branch will be held tonight at the Fraternity hall. Some of the ladies who are doing their bit toward helping to care for the wounded beys Mrs. Harrington, Mrs.

Lem-mler, Mrs. Ethel Cum-mings, Mrs. Jennie Hadley. Mrs. Ralph Lookfr.

Mrs. Edward Smith, Mrs. Frank Foster. Mrs. Andrew Washburn, Mrs.

B. H. Clark. Mrs. -G.

T. Holmes, Mrs. F. L. Rhodes, Mrs.

Grace McFall. Forty years ago this week the eleventh business house was completed on Main street, and today the business places number forty-two. EXECUTIVES FOR LOAN DRIVE. Special Telegram to The Enquirer.) Sept. 16.

The executive committee, named by City Chairman McDonald of the Fourth Liberty Loan, is made up of James I County Judge. Washburn, Harry E.V Turner. Stanlev W. Smith, Oren C. Steele, Edward C.

Atwater, J. S. McAlpine, Secretary Coley of the of Commerce, and Mrs. Edward Leadley, who is chairman of the woman's committee for the campaign. The registration places for the voluntary offering to buy bonds have been designated as No.

1, store of Mrs. Roy Keyes, East Main street, with Albert Squires in charge; District No. 2. Genesee County Loan office with Newell, Cone In charge; District. No.

3, Garage office of Raymond Walker, West Main street, with Willis Young In charge; District No. 4, County Treasurer Mullen's office. In the' court house, with Arch M. Forster in charge;" District No. 5, Stephen A- Dustin's drug store, E11K cott street, with J.

A. -Townsend in charge; District No. 6, grocery store of Mrs. Kauffman, East Main street, with Supervisor Buckholtz in charge. There will also be a special registration for the people of the south side in John Giola's store in Elllcott street, with Mr.

Gioia in charge, Special Telegram to The Enquirer.) Albany, Sept. 16. Mayor Fred' C. Koehn of Tonawanda has filed with the public service commission a complaint against proposed increased passenger rates ori the International Railway Co. to go into effect on September 28, on the Buffalo and Niagara Falls and the Buffalo and Lockport divisions and the company's high speed line.

The mayor complains as against the proposed fare increase between Tona-wanda-Buffalo city line, Kenmore, La Salle, Niagara Falls, Tonawanda, town of Wheatfield and Lockport. It is alleged that on November 4, 1914, the city granted the railway company a franchise to operate within the city in which it was provided that fares to be charged between Tonawanda and the specified places should be no great ASSUMES DUTIES Former, President of-Bank Awaiting Trial on Grand Larceny Charge. Special Telegram to The Enquirer.) Livonia, Sept. 16. Lewis C.

O'Connor of Geneseo, today assumed his duties as receiver of the Woodruff Thurston "jank here, which several weeks ago closed its as a direct result of failure in several concerns in which the bank was interested. Mr. O'Connor was named receiver by Judge Hazel in United States district -rourt at Canandaigua, and his bond was fixed at $25,000. He will have charge of the affairs of the bank until such time as a creditors' meeting is held and a trustee named, which will not be long delayed. Mr.

O'Connor is a law partner of Senator Charles D. Newton, the Republican nominee for attorney-general. For sixteen years Mr. O'Connor was postmaster at Geneseo and later vice-president and cashier of the Genesee Rivr National bank at Mount Morris. The special grand jury to consider the grand larceny charges on which William B.

Thurston is held, will be drawn at Geneseo during the week of September 23. PRESBYTERY MEEftT. Special Telegram to The Enquirer.) Mount Morris, Sept. 16 Rev. Joseph Sunter, pastor of the Presbyterian church of this village, will attend the fall meeting of the Presbytery of Rochester, which will be held at the Presbyterian church at East Avon on Monday, September 23, with the Rev.

Walter B. Jorris, moderator, presiding. At the morning session three trustees for three years will be elected to succeed Robert B. Wickes, Albert E. May and Andrew Whltlock.

Six elders and six ministers and the same number of alternates will be named as commissioners to Synod. Reports of standing committees will be made as follows: Home missions, Rev. F. W. Hill; foreign missions.

Rev. Waldo Cherry; education, Rev. A. J. MacMillan; ministerial relief.

Elder Richard. E. White; religious education. Rev. J.

B. White temperance, Rev. H. H. Barstow; evangelism.

Rev. James L. Jewell; vacancy and supply, Rev. Frank M. Weston.

The Rev. C. N. Frost will give the report of the committee to revise rules for sessional records. SAFELY OVERSEAS.

(Special Telegram to The Enquirer.) Batavia, Sept. 16. A government postal card has been received by Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Gioia of No.

2 Goade park, notifying them of the safe arrival of their son. Private Charles S. Gioia in Siberia. Private Gioia is with the Thirteenth United States cavalry, now attached to the headquarter's troop of the Eighth division. BANK RECEIVER ers it appropritae to remind ine soviet 'of people's of the necessity i'of increasing their propaganda in the if country, as the antagonistic attitude the south of Russia and Siberia to the existing government is troubling German government.

It is of great importance to send experienced men everywhere in'order to set up a uni-T form-- government. Representative of pthe Imperial bank, Von Schanz. Note. Members of the Red Guard were paid from twelve to sixteen roubles a day, whereas soldiers wire paid hardly 'that numbet of kopecks. This letter xshows tchere the money came from.

'The- 'Bolshevik government also re-Quired factory owners to pay regular tcages ts. their tvorkers tohile the latter served in the Red Ouard. The notation letter indicates that it xw referred to Mensrlnski, the financial minister, whose expert councillor was the Qer-" man, Von Menshinski the torecking of the Russian a maneuver that deprived all op-' ponents of Bottheviam of their firta.it-i ciat means of warfare. It teas a classic job of destruction, done in the name of Have photograph of thisJetter. DOCUMENT NO.

9." No. 8, Jan. 18, 1918, Berlin.) VERY SECRET. To the Commissar of Foreign Af -fairs: I am instructed to convey the agreement of the Imperial bank to the Issue of credit of 5,000,000 roubles for the dispatch of the assistant naval commissar, Kudriashoff. to the- Far: East.

On arrival, at Vladivostok he should. Visit the retired officer of the Russian. BRITISH OFFICER WINS AMERICAN DECORATION Washington, Sept. 16. Heroic deeds of a British officer, for which the American D.

S. C. was are set forth in the following report of Gen. Pershing: "Section The commander-in-chief in the name of the President 1 has awarded the Distinguished Service Cross to Capt. J.

McNamee. C. R. F. British army, attached to the battalion, engineers, for extraordinary heroism throughout the advance across the rivers Ourcq and I vesie, nonneast or unateau Thierry, Prance, July 30, 1918, to August 6, 1918.

"Volunteering, he led a detachment of engineers up to the front lines on July 30, 1918, for the purpose of: assisting the advance of the infantry with thermite and smoke bombs. That night he led his men through a heavy enemy barrage, exhibiting courage and leadership. For three days and nights he remained with" his men in the extreme front line in the Bois Cles, greatly aiding in repulsing enemy counter attacks by laying barrages and thermite and phosphorous, cleaning out machine in the same manner and enabling our infantry to attack behind smoke screens. On August 5 he took another detachment Into St. Thibaut and brought ammunition into the village before it was occupied by our infantry and while the enemy patrols were still there.

The advance of the infantry across" the two rivers, the Ourcq and Vesle, was greatly facilitated and the lives of many of them were saved by the smoke screen which Capt. McNamee spread. Through this entire advance across these two rivers he conducted himself with extraordinary heroism, setting an example to the men of the regiment to which he was attached, constantly exposing himself to danger in making reconnaisances and at the same time shielding his men." HUNS SHINE AS THE WORLD'S BIG THIEVES London, Sept. 16. Particulars of supplementary treaties between Germany and Russia as in German papers coming to hand here, form a fitting pendant to Vice Chancellor von Payer's speech' on "German- war alms.

"Von -Payer declared that Germany abandoned her' right to indemnities. Yet she now extorts indemnities of 300,000,000 pounds, through her Bolshevist proteges from.the starving people of Russia. Not until it has been paid will she withdraw; from the main portion of the occupied territory to be restored to Russia. She will, indeed, -withdraw into Es-thania and Livonia at once as she has already received an installment of pounds, largely in goods, and she will evacuate' a narrow strip east of TTkrainia by degrees as other installments are paid. She will not quit the remaining and far larger part of the occupied territory until i she has made "further on the-subject and until "the other" financial obligations, of Russia have been fulfilled.

will take pounds of the debt In goods to be delivered quarterly until March, 1920, and she will accept a Bolshevist six per cent loan for 25,000,00 pounds, secured in various ways inclusive of "other concessions' to be granted her. These facts explain the interpretation which Hertling and Von Payer placed upon the expression. no annexations and no indemnities." fleet, Mr; Panoff, and instruct uutten-hoff and. staufacher, who are to Panoff, to. come to see him." Both, the mentioned agents will bring with them Messrs.

Edward Shlndler, iam Keberleln, and Paul Dlese (or Deze). With these persons it Is necessary to think out a plan for carrying out the Japanese and American war materials from Vladivostok to.the west. If this Is not possible then they must-Instruct Dlese (or Deze) and his agents to destroy the stores. Shindler must acquaint Kudriashoff with theChinese agents at Nikolsk. These peraons should receive the agreed amounts and should be dispatched'to China-to carry on an agitation against Japan.

President of- the Imperial bank, on Note If this plan was developed to climax it was not by Kudriashoff. He was killed on. his passage through Si' Xteria two or three weeks later and it Jwas reported that a great sum of money was taken' from' his body by his murderers, who were said to be two Cos-' sacks. Most of the German agents named in this letter were still active in Siberia in the spring, as. shown by document No.

29. Have photograph of this letter. London, Sept. 16. It is understood that the government has received the Austro-Hungarian peace note and also the proposal that all the powers should withdraw their troops from the Murman It is also learned that Germany has made -a peace offer to Belgium.

The terms of this proposal are as follows: That Belgium shall remain neutral until the end of the war. That thereafter the entire economic and political independence of Belgium shall be reconstituted. That the pre-war commercial treaties between Germany and Belgium shall again be put iiito operation after the war for an Indefinite period. That Belgium shall use her good offices to secure the, return of the German colonies. That the Flemish question shall be considered, and the Flemish minority, which aided the German invaders, shall not be penalized.

The proposal contains no word respecting reparation or indemnities: no admission that Germany wronged Belgium. I 1.