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LATROBE BULLETIN XVI, NO. 267. LATROBE, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1918. TWO CENTS- -TEN CENTS A WEEK BREAKING UP OF AUS AUSTRIA-HUNGARY RY REPORTED AS ALLIED DRIVES PUSH FORWARD (By United Press) Reports from Laibach in Hungary have reached the Allied capitals by way of Zurich stating that Albanian soldiers who had been fighting in the "Austrian army, have seized the coun-1 try from the Montenegrin capital to Scutaria, the capital of Albania. The Austrians are evacuating the country, according to report.

Latest reports from Hungary said that Count Karolyi has been elected head of the national council. When he arrived in Budapest he addressed, great crowds, who gave him an enthusiastic reception. Emperor Carl, he declared, has refused his program, for a great degree, of separation between Austria and Hungary and the establishment of an independent nation was therefore nec- Turkey has made a new appeal for peace, dispatches from Copenhagen, declared. This was made separate from the Porte, and without consultation with the Turko-Germanic allies. Details have not yet been received of the alleged new offer, but all advices indicate that Turkey is facing a situation almost as grave as that in Austria, which now appears to be rapidly falling apart.

Six Austrian divisions have lost more than fifty per cent of their effective fighting force in the AngloItalian offensive, according to dispatches received from Rome today. Every front was ablaze with action today as the great inter-Allied conference on armistice terms was scheduled to get under way in Versailles. On the Italian front the combined Italian and British forces have smashed in the neighborhood of Greviso. They have driven a sharp wedge into the Austrian lines which they have penetrated to a depth of several miles, east of the Plave, on a 15-mile front. The entire front is 50 miles Jong, extending from the Asiago to a point beyond Traviso, on the Piave.

On a 30-mile front the Allies are across the river. In Albania the Albanians have taken Alessio are pushing toward San Guovanni di Medua. French forces extended their gains between the Oise and the Serre, last night. General Haig's special Belgium communique reported an advance by troops along the right bank of the Lys. They have reached the railway on a front of eight miles.

Heavy artillery fighting was reported constantly in progress over the entire west front, except at the extreme southern end. American guns of tremendous callbre are blazing. away at the Boche. The Longuyon-Mezieres railroad, one of the most vital switch lines, and one of the most important supply lines the Germans have on the west front, is under. fire.

Giant sixteen inch guns with range of 25 miles are in action against the railway. French artillery experts who at first were fearful that the Americans would not be able to move their giant artillery are now enthusiastic, both about their mobility and the way they are being handted. They are. served by both French and Americans. Guns of slightly -smaller calibre have appeared on the Allied line in the St.

Mihiel region, description of these is prohibited, but it may be staed that they were taken over seas, fastened to the decks of The Americans now hold most of Belleau wood, and are slowly forcing the enemy back on the front where the bitterest fighting of the war is going on. GRANDMOTHER INDEED Mrs. Harriett Davis, wife of Win Davis, who died recently at her home in. Trauger, at the age of 71 years. known to all as "Grandmother" Davis.

She was. the mother of 16 children, 11 of whom survive her and was the grandmother of 74 chil dren, 56. of whom are living. Sixteen grandchildren also survie her. She was Grandmother" however, to more than her own kin, as she was known throughout the neighborhood for her great kindness, especially to little ones, in time of sickness.

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Italians are now advancing on a continuous front of thirty-seven miles extending from Stonoct to Rocandelle. The Austrian line has been completely pierced east of the Plave. ItalTian patrols are already across the Monticano river, ten miles beyond the Piave. A number of additional bridges have been thrown across the Piave, these being constantly added to as engineers work. like madmen.

Across these bridges light infantry and other units poured all night long in increasing numbers while pressure is being maintained against the enemy where his lines have been shattered. Telegraphic News (By United Press) London, Oct. 29-Reports pouring into London from The Hague quote German newspapers as exposing a military coup d'etat planned by General Ludendorff and Field Marshal Hindenburg, to block concessions to President Wilson. Vorwaerts says that the constitutional congress was rushed to frustrate the coup d'etat and that the exposure of the alleged plot is believed to have forced the resignation of Ludendorff and to have started a movement to oust the opposing members of the Reichstag. The Socialistic press.

loudly demands the abdication of the It is persistently rumored that the German armies will retire behind the -Rhine and that -German-headquarters will be transferred. said. to be stampeding away fro mthe Rhine region and Westphalia. Dispatches from Budapest allege that the stormlest demonstrations are being enacted. there, similar to those of 1846 (the date of the Hungarian revolution).

Copenhagen, Oct. 29-The federal council has approved the bill to amend the German constitution, as passed by the Reichstag, according to dispatches from Berlin, received today. The federal council, of represents the individual states of Germany, while the Reichstag repre: sents the German nation. The sixtyone members of the Bundesrath are appointed by the government of the individual states for each session, while the members of the Reichstag number 397, and are elected by ballot for the term of five years. Copenhagen, Oct.

29 Comment on the Austrian notes, in the German liberal newspapers, say there is no use to complain, that the Austrian action was no (surprise to Germany. "We must regard Austria as definitely out of the war" is the consensus of the German press comment. Austrian, newspapers consider the alliance. with Germany as finally brokne off. PREMIER VENIZELOS COMING TO AMERICA At the solicitation of Peter Tatanis, editor of the New York National Herald, and on behalf of the national cause of the Greeks of America, the following cable was received by Mr.

Tatanis from Premier Venizelos, of the Greek Legation, London, England: "Your desire that should come to America has always been shared by me, and I trust very soon to be able to realize Quite a number of prominent Greeks- in this community have arranged to hear Premier Vanizelos when he comes to this section. GRACE BARRICK DEAD Grace, the eighteen-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barrick, of the South Side, succumbed to a lingering illness yesterday at 12 o'clock. The funeral cortege will leave here, tonight on the 9:30 train for New.

ville where interment will be made. $500.00 Reward have For Information which will convict Ads any person or persons of starting forest, fires in the mountain and ridge: of Send information to Seger Brothera, Ligonier, Pa. Adv Declares dence; Forms New Nation Today rose upon a new nation Europe--free and independent Hungary. Authentic cables reported the definlite revolt of Hungary from Austria and its organization as a separate state under Count Karolyi. The new Hungary, is anti-dynastiction and will have no connection with Austria, it was stated.

Czechs and Jugo Slavs. have been welcomed into the new Hungary and are co operating in the establishment of the, government, Vienna dispatches said. Cables today reported revoluin Montenegro. No Hallowe'ening Allowed Because of Flu Epidemic: Because of the "flu" epidemic, there is to be no Hallowe'ening, in Latrobe, this year. The Board of Health has strongly urged against any demonstration, and the Burgess, today, issued orders that there be no observance of the Hallowe'en season.

Howard Heinz, of the Federal Food Administration for Pennsylvania, his issued an appeal to the people. against the waste of foodstuffs, during the season. "Corn, beans, peas, apples, pump kins, should not be used." Mr. Heinz declares. Every year.

thou sands of pumpkins' are cut up and wasted in making Jack-o-lanterns. The same wasteful practice has ap plied to apples in the time-honored Hallowe'en "sport of 'bobbing for ap It is not the purpose of the food administrator to discourage harmless little celebrations in the home, but this year it is imperative that every scrap of food be saved." HALLOWE'ENING BANNED To the people of In view of the necessity of taking all precautions possible, against the spread of influenza in our community, I feel that it will be the part of wisdom to forego all public observance of the Hal. lowe'en customs, this year; and as Burgess of Latrobe hereby forbid all upon the part of the boys; together with all masquerading, all visiting from house to house by mum. mers, and all other forms of Hal. Towe'en observance which, if per.

mitted, might be the means of spreading the disease which is claiming so many lives in other parts of the country. As Burgess of the town, it is my. plan to add several plain clothesmen to the regular police force, in order to make certain the enforcement of these orders. I trust, however, that the volun. tary acquiescence in the plan to do away with all.

Hallowe'ening will be so complete -that it will not be necessary to make a sin. gle arrest. J. E. PEEBLES, Burgess.

28th Division Again Comes In For Praise The Twenty-eighth Division, (Pennsylvania Division of the National Guard, to which the -110th, and Company of Latrobe belong.) has again won commendation for its great work in the Argonne Forest region, to which place it was sent, in September, following a brief rest which had been granted at the conclusion of the 70 days or more of continuous service along the Marne and the Vesle, Referring' to' the fighting of the Division, in the Argonne, Major Gen eral Muir, the commander of the division, directed that the following be issued: The Division commander desires to express his appreciation to all officers end soldiers of the Twenty-eighth Division and of- attached units who at all times during the advance in the valley of the Aire and in the Argonne Forest, in spite of many hardI ships and constant personal dan- GROWING INTO AN INDUSTRY The great demand for "Creolo!" as an agency with which to help combat the influenza has become 50 great that Dr. L. C. Thomas, who manufactures the disinfectant, under the corporation name of the American Creolol Company, now has seven per sons employed at the factory, in the First Ward, Creolol always has been recognized as a most favorable fectant, and now that there is a great need of disinfectanta, Creolol is being bought as fast as it can be made. The orders for it have been coming in from the wholesale firms in increasing quantities ever since the "fu" epidemic began.

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PRone 373. Adv Cur flowers and funeral designs at -Leizmann's. Phone 8-J. Adi Situation Encouraging In Latrobe; Twenty-Three More Cases Reported "Flu" No Worse In Derry Today Derry, Oct. 29-Sunshiny' skies this morning seemed to bring slight relief from the flu epidemic.

Physicians yesterday seemed to be kept on the go all the time and new cases were reported while there were insistent calls from 111 persons who had been trying for many hours to get one of the harassed local to come and see them. This morning there was a noticeable let-up in calls, altho the number of cases still continues. large. A noticeable' condition is the observance of the proclamation of Burgess J. H.

Rush. The streets are almost deserted insofar as small. children are concerned. The children who are out seem to keep going and to realize it is up to them to help check the malady. The Pennsylvania railroad company has been busy inoculating its employ.

08, "Sunday and yesterday Medical Examiner C. W. Banks and his assistants inoculated 150 employes and the work is proceeding, as it is the expectation that all the local will be inoculated. Those who have been sick for some days with the flu or related diseases, seem to be on the road to recovery. There are a number who are still quite ill but the really serious cases are very rare.

Derry Conductor Completes Trip and Drops Dead Derry, Oct. 29 -Just as he was completing his run last evening, E. Crum, a prominent Derry tor, dropped dead near the yard. office. Heart failure was the cause.

A local railroad man for thirty two years past, Mr. Crum was widely and. favorably known. He entered the employment of the P. R.

R. as freight brakeman November 22, 1886. He was promoted to conductor in 1902 and has continued as such ever since. Apparently in good health, he left yesterday on his regular run, the NR local which does local work between and Johnstown. Shortly after nine o'clock the crew arrived at Derry, last evening, having completed the day's work.

Conductor Crum, after. looking to see that his engine had been put away, started toward the yard office to make his reports, Near. ing it, he fell over. Fellow employes rushed to his side and he was carried into the yard office, but death" had been praetically instantaneous. He was born on March 23, 1869, in Portage.

When a young man he came to Derry to enter the employ of the P. R. He was united in marring3 on December 16, 1890, to Miss Maude Campbell, of Derry, who survives him. with the following children: Ralph U. Crum, Derry; Charles of Pitcairn; Frank, somewhere in France: Harry, a student at State College: Miss Martha Belle, at home.

The aged mother of Mr. Crum, Mrs. Sylvester, is still living at Wilmore. The following brothers and sisters also. survive.

Mrs. George Bowen, New Florence; Mrs. John Pettigrew, Wilmore; Mra. Clinton Rugh, Conemaugh; Mra. Harry Brown, Beaverdale; William Crum, Wilmore; Walter Crum, Altoona; Charles Crum, Wilmore.

Mr. Crum was a member of St. Paul's Reformed church. He was also prominent in the local lodge of the Order of Railway Conductors, and member of the F. O.

E. Funeral ar. rangements will be announced later. Car Somerset County, Potatoes $2 at car: $2.05 delivered. Come early and bring sacks, or call L.

W. McCurdy. Phone 70. Also a few choice apples. Adv The influenza situation in the bor-! ough of Latrobe continues to be highly encouraging.

Twenty-three new cases were re. ported to the Latrobe Board of Health during the 24-hour period ending at noon, today, but they were light cases, for the most part. They brought the total number, reported since the outbreak began, to 260. Another death occurred. at the hos pital, during the aight, bringing the total number of deaths, of borough residents, from influenza, sifce the outbreak began, to eight.

'Latrobe is the best town I have visited, thus far;" decared Miss Ross, a representative of the State Board of Health, yesterday afternoon, dur Ing a visit of inspection -made-here. The remark was made after Miss Ross had been shown the records at the Board of Health office, showing. that there had been less than 250 cases reported, all told, with but seven deaths occurring among the residents of the borough. She said that these figures were by far the best she had found, in an extensive survey of the State. Miss Ross seemed to.

think that the precautionary steps, taken by Lai trobe, before the wave of the epidem de reached. this locality, had been largely responsible for the small num ber of cases, and after looking over the records she ventured the opinion' that the town might have passed the peak, late. last week, When shown the emergency hos pitals, opened up at the hospital, the Elks' home: and the parochial school, Miss Ross declared the system was admirable. The system by which the supplies were being distributed, thru the main hospital and the Red Cross, com. mended by the State representative, and that she was pleased with the situation, was plain.

Miss Ross was particularly inter ested in the Latrobe of Health's plan of fumigating house holds, following convalescence, or following the taking of a patient tothe hospital. She said that she did not know of another town or city in which this was done, and she asked Secretary Osborne keep. a chart; showing whether or not any cases de veloned. following disinfection, this information to be forwarded to the State. The activity of the health author ties in advocating a general cleaning up of the town, also was commend.

ed. At the different hospitals, this morning. most of the patients were getting along nicely. Several were discharged, and several others were taken to the convalescent wards. Several additional patients were re (ceived at the Holy Family" school.

-this "mornthz, and three more were received during the day at the main hospital, taking the places of those who were able to return home. Though being called render service of a most exacting nature. the Sisters and the volunteer nurses are holding up well Several were compelled to "report off duty for a rest, yesterday, but today some of them are back at work again. At the hospital Miss Megeary continued in a most critical condition, today. Miss Mellon, the other nurse was improved.

Former Latarobe Boy Seriously h. Earl. Richey, of Greensburk, In re ported seriously Ill, with pneumonia. developing from influenza. Undertaker Asked for Help J.

W. Hartman, the focal undertaker, was asked, this morning, by Get Acquainted With Our High School Subscribe to the "Orange and Black." Price 50c per year. Send subscription to J. Lowenstein, care of: Latrobe High School. Adv Coal delivered at 14c for forked or 12e for run of mine.

Geo. Krusky, Phone 908-R-23. Adv Twenty-three new cases of grippe were reported to the Board of Health since yesterday. They are: Mrs. John Queer, Monroe St.

Wm. Woods, Chestnut St. Homer McDowell, James St. Bates, Avenue Miss Mickey, Ligonier St. Rebecca Tucker, Brinker Ave.

Miss Atkinson, Harrison Ave. Edward Dalton, Gertrude St. Three cases in the family of Peter Ament, Monroe St. John Tuscas, Washington St. L.

M. Gibson, Spring St, Lawrence Seubert, Weldon St. Mr. and Mrs. Geo.

Altman, Bernice Altman and George Altman, Jr. Katherine St. Edward Shugars, Avenue C. Mrs. Jones, Ober Ligonier street.

Mrs. Thomas -Galvin and Ellen and Jerome Galvin, Jefferson St. Maxwell, the Greensburg undertaker, to help him out with some of the funerals in the County Seat. Mr. Maxwell said that he had 22 funerals scheduled, and that he could not polsibly attend to them all.

As Mr. Max. well is but one of several in the County Seat, it may be appreciated how fatal the epidemic has- been to the people, in that seetion of the county, More Subscriptions Received Several new subacriptions have been received, since yesterday's list was published, to the emergency fund which is being faised to defray the expenses of the light against the The subscriptions may be left with Jas. T. Hughes, the treasurer, at the Red Cross, the Trust Comor at the Bulletin office.

The pany, new contributions follow: Previously reported Mr Mrs. Miller Johnston Bruno Tomaino 10 Fred Lowenstein 50 Mrs. Mary Mr. and Mrs. Miller L.

W. MuCurdy Miss Besse Mitchell John Hermann E. W. Altman itobert E. Osborne 9 W.

Feyler 10 B. Heacox ger, gave their best efforts to further the success of the division. As a result of this operation, which extended. from 5:30" morning of September 26th until the night of October 8th, with almost continuous fighting, the enemy line was forced back more than 10 kilometers. In spite of desperate resistance the enemy was driven.

out of Grand Bourequilles, Petit Bourequilles, Vrennes, Montblainville, Apremont, Farm, La Forge, Chatel Chehery and strongholds on Hills 233 and 244: these were captured in the face of strong machine gun and artillery fire. by General Headquarters As a new division on the Vesle River north of Chateau Thierry the Twenty eighth was cited tn orders from general headquarters for its excellent service, and the (Continued on Page Two) THE WEATHER ITS A GRAND LIL' OLE THOUGHT THAT EVERY TWO BIT THRIFT STAMP YOU BUY IS A BLACK EYE FOR KAISER, BILL Fair tonight and Wednesday. Not much change in temperature. $10,000 Appropriated for "Flu" 'The' Greensburg borough council, at a special meeting held last even ing, voted an appropriation of $10,000 to the Civilian Relief Bureau of the Red Cross, Westmoreland County Chapter, with which to help carry on the fight against the "flu." This morning. the county commissioners were asked for $25,000, for use in the same manner throughout the county.

The Westmoreland County Chapter of the Red Cross this morn ing began the distribution of serum, with which to inoculate all those de wiring it. Still Many Deaths in the County Among those dying from influenza or pneumonia, yesterday, in Westmoreland county, were the following: James: A. Donahue, aged 30 years, of Greensburg, employed by the Keyatone Coal and Coke Company; a son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Donahue, of Bradenville.

Mrs. Nellie Kennelty, aged 21 years, wife of George Kennelty, of Edna No. 1. Her death, occurring on Sunday evening. followed by a few hours the death of her four-year-old daughter, Melda, from brain fever and spinal meningitis.

Philip W. Sampson, aged 28 years, (Continued on Page Five) Car Somerset County Potatoes $2 at car; $2.05. delivered. Come early and bring sacks, or call W. MeCurdy.

Phone 70; Also a few choice apples. Adv Ladies! Save your money by buying a pair of up-to-date dress shoes at about one half price at Whiteman's. Adv.