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TODAY'S NEWS TODAY COMPLETE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS SERVICE OF THE UNITED PRESS TODAY'S NEWS TODAY. WEATHER Fair mill slightly cooler loniKlit and Friday. Shown by Recoraing Thermometer on Oazette Biiildiiur to o. in. 8 a.

74, 2 p. m. PITTSTOX, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1918 TWO CENTS A COPT. FORTY FIVE CENTS A MONTH KIHUT PAH by 111 XXjAIv DAILY. RST.

BY TIIEO. HAGf, 1882. EEjGEUM RET RE A 1 YTh Xl3 TA LP LTV7 LOAN COMMITTEES HUNS WITHDRAWING ARE GETTIN CANS AMERI 20 DEAD IN TRAIN DISASTER American" officers are here shown placing a cross on the grave of Lieutenant Roosevelt wnilo Bishop 'Wilson recites a prayer. Young Roosevelt was killed when his airplane was broualit liown July 14. nermanmarKers shown.

in picture have since bean removed setire Two Miles Germans ritish on Their Heels By JOHX GAXDT, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Paris, Oct. 3, 10:15 a. m. General Bebeney, attacking on the 15 mile front between St. Quentin and Fere, is nearing Berthencourt on the Oise (5 miles southeast of St.

Quentin) and is rapidly outflanking La Fere. The latter town is the northern outpost of the great St. Gobain massif. Between the Vesle. the A.isne and the Aisne SMarne Canal General Bert helot has cleaned out all the Ger BEFORE Paris, Oct.

3. The 5erma have set fire to the Belgian city of Louie rs. (Uoulers whidi was one el" the principal objectives of the evioua British drives in Flanders, has beea ra i ea 1 ly ro 1 i 1 by Belgian and British troops. It is northeast of Ypres.) about 12 miles TURKEY NOTIFIES GERMAN? THAT SHE WILL SEEK PFACE London, Oct. 3.

Turkey lias notified Germany that she intends to propose peace to the Allies, a Zurich dispatch to the Daily N'cws declares. Gorirumv is said to have reniied at some length partly in a. and partly in a. pleading, tone. Turkey's decision is believed The dispatch further says that Germany has declared her intentions of occupying Bulgaria, militarily.

A Central Xews dispatch from Par is states, on thy contrary, that the Turkish ministerial council has, de cided to maintain the alljjjjVoAviPi i Germany anil Au I ii "v'lJV PR1N NEW GHANCELLOR I OF THE GERMANS London, Oct. 3. Prince Max of. Baden has been appointed German Chancellor, succeeding Count von Heitling, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch received from Am sterdam. today.

i Prince Maximilian Alexander Fred crick William was born July 10, i 1 807. His father was the brother of' the reigning grand duke of Baden. Max's wife was princess Marie Louise, duchess of Brunswick Luiie burg. Her family claim to be of the royalty of England. i Bonds Build Bonds.

Sh Buy Liberty SCHOOLS AND MOVIES PHILADELP ORDERED TO CLOSE i Philadelphia, Oct. 3. All schools, theaters, moving picture houses and dance halls were today ordered closed immediately by the Board of Health as a move to check the spread of influenza. All public gatherings have been prohibited. Deaths for the past 24 hours totaled 45 and 71 new cases were reported.

The city's water supply has been threatened by the epidemic among water bureau employes. Harrisburg. Oct. 3. The State Health Department will not order the closing of theaters and other places of public meeting because of the prevalence of Spanish influenza.

Harrisburg, Oct. 3. Physical exam inations of registrants in Philadelphia were today ordered deferred by the War Department, according to information received a. the State draft bureau. There will be no further examinations for a week.

While the official order did not say so it is believed the prevalence of Spanish influenza is the reason. I ATAL SUBWAY WRECK. Xow York, Oct. 3. Two were killed and 30 injured here this morning in a rear end collision between two subway trains.

Kcsidcnts in the neighborhood of Jackson avenue station rushed to assist in their night The fire department rescue squad helped panic stricken passengers from the trains. A XIFTY X11W nxi; or Birth Announcements Birthday Cards Place Ca.rds (Patriotic) Congratulation Cnrds, Xow on display in our show cases i he latest creations of Dame Fashion's designers. Step in and look them nver. OAZKTTR PUIXTKP.Y. Liberty Pond or which1 will you Liberty il 7 Bound, mil I i i i I i I I i In spite of rain the room was well filled at the Y.

M. C. A. last evening when the women of the town gathered to perfect arrangements for their canvass in the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign. After opening the meeting by the singing of "The Star Spangled Banner," Alexander Sloan introduced Rev.

Father Jordan, of St. Cecelia's Church, Wyoming, who gave an impressive address on the reasons why women must take their part in this war. He led up to his subject by a vivid and eloejuent description of the important events of the war previous to last July, when the American Army first began to take its place on the battle front. At that time. Father Jordan said, Germany was making her desperate final drive and was almost within reach of victory.

Some of our own men, from the 109th Infantry, were driven back across the Marne and things looked gloomy for a while until the Americans gathered themselves together for a supreme effort and commenced the offensive that is now putting fresh vigor into the war. But it is p. mistake, Father Jordan reminded the women, to suppose that a nation like Germany, which was so near victory only last July, will collapse as suddenly as this. There is much hard fighting ahead that will require stupendous amounts of money. American women must stand back 0f their men as the French women are doing.

If they give their men to the war shall they leave them unprotected for lack of money? An average of $00 for every man, I woman and child is required in 1 hi: loan, but a man with eight children probably cannot give that amount for each member of his family. Those who are better to do it must give for themselves and others, too. Miss O'Hara, attorney, of Wilkes harre, followed Father jo rdn with a forceful speech. She pointed out that there are two ways to help win the war, by going into the trenches and by raising money to care, for the men who are there. Women must take the latter way.

There are aiso two ways of raising money open to the government. One. is by taxation, the other by loans. By the first method i thepeople do not get their money I back; by the second, they do. i J.

vv. Thomas was called upon for little talk and he emphasized the' Haanger of being too ready to accept SoO subscriptions. This loan is for twice the amount of the last one and subscriptions of twice the size will required to meet it. Following the speeches a short business session was held during which the captains gave the names eif the workers who have so far been appointed. A full list will be published later.

The committee which conferred with the men's committee reported that the men would be only to glad to have the co operation of the women and would consider the duplication of districts a help rather than a hindrance. The men and women captains of each district will confer to scther and see that theft teams cooperate. Every worker is urged to start on her canvass immediately. Cards can be secured at the committee's headquarters in the Ited Cross rooms and the workers are asked to hand subscriptions in as soon as secured to Dr. Shoemaker, at the Red Cross Headquarters.

Dr. Shoemaker will register them and hand them over to the women's clearing house committee, composed Mrs. W. J. Peck and Miss Rosa Strong, who will distribute them at once to the various banks, thereby saving the banks the and troubles incidental to handling the cards sent in individually.

A special telephone for use in connection with the women's drive has been installed at the home of Mrs. W. Prevost, chairman. It is Bell 'Phone 977, under the name of Liberty Loan, 4th Women's Committee. All people having business with the chairman are requested to use this 'phone.

There will be another meeting of the committee next Wednesday at p. m. in the Y. M. C.

at which all workers are expected to be present to give their first reports. A list of the officers, executive committee and captains follows: Officers Mrs. C. W. Prevost, chair iinan; vice chairmen, Mrs.

Leo Reap land Mrs. W. J. Peck; Mrs. E.

Barrett; assistant secretary, Miss, Helen Mosicr. Executive Committee Mrs. Julia Hines. Miss Agnes Murphy, Mrs. Kearney, Mrs.

Thomas Pauxtis, Mrs, W. H. MacMillali. Mrs. P.

A. Doyle. J. If. Molirielli, Mrs.

C. F. Bohan, Mrs. P. F.

Joyce, Miss Kmiiy Johnson, Mrs. J. H. Glennon, Mrs. H.

T. Mae Millan. Committee on Women Organiza tionsMrs. Julia Hines, Mrs. Cathe rine Derail, Miss Kmily Johnson.

Captains Mrs. J. B. Malum, Mrs. P.

A. O'Boyle, Mrs. S. Samuel, Mrs. J.

H. Molinelli. Mrs. Robert Johnson, Mrs. Thomas Pauxtis.

Mrs. T. J. Flan nery, Mrs. V.

F. Joyce, Mrs. James Lnngan. Miss B. Murphy, Mrs.

S. L. Underwood, Mrs. Leo Heap, Mrs. Robert Bowkley, Mrs.

Catherine l)i ran; Regan and Mrs. Dills, Duryea; Miss Baird, Inkerman; Mrs. Bow.cn. Ransom Mine Committees at Work. The collieries of the Southern District of the Pennsylvania Coal Co.

janfl the Ililside Coal Iron Co. have I started in earnest for the 100 per cent I goal and today's report, the first to be issued, shows tnat the total sales for the first day's soliciting is 14 colliery is leveling on the first 1 it ay's effort, but the lead they have is very small over Xo. 9 colliery. The solicitors have been somewhat, handi capped hi their initial ettorts due to the lack of supplias. but since the Liberty Loan heo deiuarters have promised that this will soon be remedied the end of the week should see these figures greatly enlarged.

Campaign Notes. Residents of the Tenth and Elev By FRANK J. TAYLOR. (United rress Stuff Correspondent. With the Americans West of Ver Ooi.

3. The Germans, it was further indicated today, are with drawing tions to Their strongly tions in from their advanced posi the Kriemhilde Stellung line. retreat is protected by placed machine sun posi the difficult terrain between r.r. their TI( de fenses. Artillery firing increased considerably early this morning'.

The weather continues cold and the roads are drying rapidly, improving fighting conditions. By FRED S. FERGUSOX. (United Press Staff Correspondent. 1 With the Americans West of Verdun, Octv.

3. The Americans liavo now advanced from seven to eight kilometers (4 to 4 Ms miles) through the tangled Argonne forest since start of their offensive. This forward movement has beer, accomplished by smothering machine gun nests, bridging great masses of barbed wire entanglements and drawing up artillery and wagons by hand. American aviators are continuing fheir work of observing and regulating the artillery fire, firing of observation balloons and otherwise strafing the Boches. In the region of Fresnes, east of Verdun on the Metz front, a Franco American raid resulted in the taking of 00 Austrian prisoners.

By CARL I). GROAT, (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, Oct. 3. Winter will find Belgium and northern France out of the grasp of the Teuton. Military authorities made Uiis prediction today as the first of the great German break, the retreat eastward from the Labassee Canal region actuality.

Hammered by legions, eluding vast reserves, the German Hire tiremcnt is likoiy to be extensive, probably as far east as Antwerp. Already the enemy is shifting his boat base out of Belgium and preparing to save whit he can in tlx; country ruthlessly trampled in 1911. The main object of the Allies sincn the Marne rout began, has been the wrecking of the German army and that objective seems to be! at han far sootier than been expected. lnuY to escape a ruinous retreat and it is not at all certain that lje will be able to extricate himself without a disaster to his forces. Army men are plainly jubilant over the present situation and the future outlook.

The surest sign of the times is held t0 be the State Department advices showing preparations for relaxing the grip on Belgium. The Bucho is gathering up his ma terial and shifting his naval bas stalls, lie is ais0 moving his uoat base Cli AMERICAN SHIP SUNK BY TORPEDO Washington, Oct. 3. U. S.

S. Tani pa, a former coast guard cutter was sunk in foreign waters, the X'avy Department announced today. All on board are reported lost. The Tampa was sunk off the Bng Iish coast in the Bristol Channel Sept. 26.

Reports received here indicate that. the Tampa was torpedoed at night while engaged in escorting convoy. Ten officers and 102 enlisted men besides one British army officer and five civilian employes on board 'V'ere reported lost. GERMAN BOATS REPORTED OFF ATLANTIC COAST An Atlantic Port, Oct. 3.

Reports of a. German boat operating 200 miles off the Atlantic coast were brought here today by two merchant vessels. Both vessels reported they received S. (). S.

calls which told of shellings by a TJ boaJ, but neither wis able to catch tho nor name of the vessel tinder attack. Washington, Get. g. Xo report of submarines shelling vessels off an Atlantic port had reached the X.ivy Department up to 11:30 this morning. ITALIAN ARMY ATTACKS AUSTRIANS IN ALBANIA Washington, Oct.

3. The Italian army in Albania has launched an offensive against the Austi'ians there, cables to the Italian embassy today. SKMIXAUY CJ.OSKD OvVlNG TO ILLXKKS Lancaster. 3 Four deaths and five new cases of Spanish influenza here resulted in the closing of the Reformed Theological Sera in i i't'he army training detachment was isolated. MA.sTi;its ix im oncK.

The county court today appointed masters to take testimony and re port in tho following divorce cases: Agnes Kvans VP. William Evans: Attorney Georrte F. O'Brien master. Arch. Hustle vs.

Helen Tingle: Attorney Leo Sch wartzkopf master, Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 3. Twenty workmen were killed instantly an 1 20 injured early today when a last passenser train ploughed through them as they were leaving a work train at Bedford near here. A heavy fog is said to have obscured the passenger train's approach. The victims were mostly munition plant workers who left this city early this morning for their places of employment.

BULBAR PRISONERS TD WORK FOR ALLIES Milan, Oct. 3. Bulgarian prisoners will continue to work for the Entente under the armistice terms, the newspaper Secolo learned today, while at the same time Bulgaria must release all Kntente prisoners. The armistice also provides for the withdrawal of Austro German troops from Bulgaria within four weeks. enth Wards are reminded of the rally to be held especially for their benefit in the State Armory, on Friday evening.

There will be. good speakers on hand to talk about the Liberty Loan and the Fourth Liberty Loan choir is to render patriotic songs. The speakers will be Rev. Father Jordan and Attorney M. J.

Mnlhall. The Pittston Dry Goods store' achieved a 100 per cent record in this campaign as in the previous on every employe of the company having subscribed for a bond. Good reports come from the variou industries where rallies are being held. The employes quite generally are subscribing and in larger amounts than in the previous loan. The Duryea committee composed of Prof.

Regan, Squire Freeman, Burgess Wyworski and Jacob Kurlancheek are pushing the canvass in that town and have things well un t'er way. Workers have been appointed to make a house to house canvass of the borough. Mrs. Regan is busy organizing the women workers. The members of the Lithuanian parish are being organized for active service by the pastor, Rev.

Father Kincavaga. Booster meetings will be held follows tonight: Penney's store, Joseph Cohan, speaker; Waldinan's store, R. E. Bowkley, speaker. W.

J. Kil jiTallen addressed employes of Pittston Stove Works at r.oon today. Rev. A. K.

Greanoff will speak at the Vulcan Iron Works tomorrow noon, and W. J. Kilgallcn will speak at the Alpine Mill tomorrow at 5 p. m. City Treasurer Joseph P.

Joyce, captain of the Second Ward, has ap uointed the following workers to oi'i him: Charles Waters, P. C. Devers, Charles Xewton, John Gerrity, Johr. McCague, James F. La.nsan, James J.

Murphy, Richard Tlguc, Peter J. Caw lc Thomas Larkin. These men are urged to attend meeting to be held in Memorial Hall Friday evening at 7:30, when the campaign in the ward will lie mapped out and instructions given. A committee, of Pittston bankers, accompanied by Mayor Kennedy, paid a visit to President May, of the Hillside Pennsylvania yesterday afternoon, and presented the. appeal of the Pittston district for a generous slice of the companies' contribution t() the Fourth Liberty Loan.

No definite answer was given, but the Committee is hopeful that a subscription will be made by the companies through tho Pittston organization. The captains and team workers of the First District of the Sixth Ward are urged to attend the committee meeting to be held ill the K. of C. Hall this evening' at o'clock. Arrangements have been made for a Liberty Loan rally to be held in the High School auditorium for the benefit of the residents of the Fifth anJ Sixth "Wards on Monday evening at o'clock, at which addresses will be delivered by men well versed in loAr, matters.

It is urged that, the residents of the se wards shall turn out it large numbers to this meeting'. Seventh Ward workers turned ou: in large numbers last evening to meeting in the City flail, where they received instructions as to methods of securing subscriptions. Addresses were delivered by W. J. Kilgallen, John H.

Foy ami others. The captains of this important section of tb city are Mayor James Kennedy. John ill. Foy, Louis Sehiffman and Alder man Thomas S. Loftus, and they ar putting a lot of energy into the work.

IL is their 'confident hope that a splendid report will be made by the Seventh Ward 'committee. A committee composed of Myer Schlosser, Thomas Hock and K. C. Miller wun appointed to make arrangements for a rally of the residents of the Seventh Ward to be. held in the Y.

M. A. auditorium next Tuesday eventns at o'clock. The committee meets' this afternoon to select a speaker. Between London, 3.

The Germans arc retreating on the 20 mile front between Arment ieres and Lens. Field Marshal Haig reported today. They are abandoning highly fortified positions which they held since the beginning of trench warfare. The retirement already has reached a maximum depth of two miles and the British advance is continuing. The Germans have fallen back to the line of Cite St.

Auguste Douvrm, east of Labassee. east of Aubers and west of Bois Greniert (Cite St. Augusts is about a mile directly north of Lens. Douvrin is a mile and a quarter northeast of La bassee. Aubers is 4 miles north of Labassee.

Bois Grenier is, two miles directly south of Armentiei The British attack north of St. Quentin was resumed this morning. Progress made by the A 1 Tied ot nsives in Flanders and before Cani brai and St. Oucntin, combined Willi the losses incurred by his troops in their endeavors to resist the successful Allied attacks, has compelled the enemy to undertake an exlensivi withdrawnl." the statement said. "Th irtirement was hot unexpected.

We ilready hav reached the general line of Cite St. Auguste Ijouvrin. east of Labassee, east of Aubers and west of Bids Grenier. The advance continues. "Yesterday the enemy attacked north of Cambrai.

lie was repulsed, leaving prisoners. This morning we lenewed our attacks north of St. Quentin." "From Lens to Armentieres the enemy is evacuating highly organized positions which he has held since the commencement of trench warfare an" which hitherto were defended with the utmost resolution. This not unv expected movement is being followed up closely by our troops who are maintaining constant touch with the German rear guards and are inflicting many casualties and taking prisoners." SCHEDULE ADOPTED FOR CURTAILMENT BUSINESS HOURS The business men very generally of the city have fallen in line with th; of the County Fuel Administration for a curtailment of the hours cf doing business, as a measure for the conservation of fuel, through the Isnving of heat ami light. Another nieeting of the" merchants was held at the City Hall last evening and a final meeting of the committee was held this morning, at which the list of open hours for stores of the vario'fs trades was agreed upon.

All of th merchants have agreed to shorten the hours of doing business, and the new schedule, which goes into effect next Monday, Oct. 7th, will be found in a Conspicuous advertisement printed oisewhere in this issue of the Gazette. ALLIES TOOK 123,030 PRISONERS AND II, EUNS IN SEPTEMBER Paris. Oct. 3.

The Allies took 123. 036 German prisoners in France and Belgium during September, it was of ficially announced today, lives included 120,102 men officers. During the same period, The and a i ,8 1 1 the Allies captured l.fiOo cannon and tha 1C. 000 machine gi.t.n. Frffm July IT.

to Sept. 30 the Allies took prisoner 24.S 104 men and 5, SIS officers and captured 3. (bill cannon and 23,000 machine guns. I tOlMlf IT TTiAXSFIl US. Property in Duryea.

from George Twanco to Peter Sedlar for $1,425. Property in Pittston township, from Chester Sheppleman to Michael To kns. for 1,500. War At A Glance The evacuation of Delirium appears to have begun with aj Oci'mau retreat on tins 20 front between Ai'menticros and Lens, which tlic Hritisli are elosely following up. This retirement already lias readied a maximum depth of two miles.

The GernutiM have given tip stronaiy orgai'izeil positions they lind iiuiinlaiiied ever since trench warfare began and tills, tlfcf. most 'stabilized on the whole erii part of the west front. The British, forward on this front, are within about seven tuilcs of the important French industrial and eonimutiiea'ioii center of Lille, the civilian population of whie'i lj already leaviuy, under orders of the Germans. Arment icrcs has practically been siiii'otmded and its siirionder is expected hourly. Tit." enemy is report (o be burning Houlrcs, at the apex ol the Anglo Belgian wedge, fartlier north, wbieli also bus bi'cn nearly Field Marshal Haig renewed bis attacks north of St.

Oiieiilin this morning, where yesterday the Hritisli nearly effected a break through by smashing a lircacli through the iSeiiurcvii.il 'onsomme subsidiary defense, line. A counter attack yesterday olo icd up the hole and won back the village of Sctpubart for (be enemy. Ilai apparently is determined not to permit the Germans to again consolidate their positions there. Th I'rench continue to drive ahead hi the Champagne and west of Hlxviiio ballerange, winch formed one (f the Germans' principal defenses on the western fringe of the Ai'tronne forest has been eaptitrcd. General JSertlie lot is rapii'ly clearing the enemy out of the angle formed by the Aisno river and the Aisiie Marne Canal, nortli Tvcst of TthtMtns.

He is now within five miles of Craonne. SCK VNTOX 1'IIVMCIAX JS VIM OINTUD CAI'TAIX Dr. Charles Benjamin Xqecker, of Scranton, yesterday afternoon received notice from the War Department, Washington, that he has been appointed a. captain in the Medie. Corps of the United States Army.

He hits been instructed to report for duty with the colors on Oct. 15 at Camp Wheeler, Macon, Ga. ATUFSDAY IS LAST DAY TO REGISTER Xext Saturday. Oct. 5, is the last day for citizens of to register in order to qualify fur voting at the election in November.

Failure to register means loss of voting privilege. Registrants will he at every polling; place in the city morning, afternoon and evening. Citizens will do well to take their county tax receipts with them. mans except in a. small area, south Berry an Bac (on the north banlf of oc the Atsne, 11 jinlcs northwest ol Bheims) elements are progressing.

Paris. Oct. 3. French forces continue to advance in the Champagne and region, the War Office announced today. Challcrange (1 miles east of Montois) was captured last night also Loivre (6 miles north of Bheims) The French attack was resumed at daybreak this morning.

"On the front north of the Vesle, the French continuing their advance, took Loivre (ii miles north of i Bheims)," the communique said. "In the region of La Xeuvillet (IV, miles northwest of Rheim.s) a violent German counter attack was unsuccessful. "In the Champagne fighting continued ytsterday afternoon and evening. The French took Challcrange. The Germans made a powerful effort to eject us from the wood southeast of Orfuil (6 miles west of Challa range) where we penetrated.

Three times their assaults broke against our lines. All our gains were maintaineu and heavy losses inflicted on the ene my, the nuinoer of prisoners still farther increased during fighting. "The attack was renewed morning at daybreak." wa the this Paris. Oct. 3.

While, to the man in the street the onward drive of Marshal Foeh's ten armies appears to have been slacked somewhat in the last few hours, the facts are that the battle has reached a point where r. gain of a. few hundred yards is worth more than a gam of miles was 72 hours ago. Again the Allied armies are clawing their way ahead over these, precious bits of soil, the loss of which is throwing consternation into the hearts of the Germans. Straws in the win.

I. pointing to further retirement at several points, are multiplying every hour. Many milf tary experts see as imminent the necessity for a general enemy retirement. There is much activity back of the lines in the north, where the Germans are throwing temporary bridges across rivers and canals and mining permanent roads and bridges. But all along the line the Germans are fighting with the fury of despair in an attempt to stave off the penetration of Foeh's wedges into the most vital spots of the enemy defenses.

FATHER MD SON DIE AND THREE OTHERS ILL Great sympathy is due the "bereaved family of Anthony Stolinas. of 913 Tunkhannock avcnipv upon the death early this morninr: of the husband and father. Death was due to bronchial pneumonia. On Monday a 4 '4 scar old son of the family was buried, his death having been caused by and at the present time the remaining members of the family, Mrs. Stolinas and three other children, are ill of the ame disease.

Tho deceased man was 42 years of age an.l was employed as a miner at the Exeter collijpry. The funeral will lie held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in St. Cassimer's Church. Burial will be in St. Cassimer's cemetery.

FKAXK PETROXE, years, is being ttynted Hos piial, AG ED 7 0 at Pittston.