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41 naDmnaBmHCHaKWHMgiaBi Today The Times will print each day one of the thousands of Liberty Loan Slogans submitted by its readers. Today's is by .1 iJumphreys, Va. THEY ARE WILLING TO DIE, ARE YOU WILLING TO BUY? 41 Who WiU Be the Man? Some One Mast Speak. Scheidemann, Harden, Who? An Old Man's War. By ABTHDK BRISBANE.

Through -whom, representing Germany, will the United States make peace when the time comes? The German chancellor says: "I ask for peace In the name of the German government," leaving out the word and all reference to the Kaiser The President replies that It will not do. The Kaiser or the Kaiser's men are back of the peace proposal, and America will not negotiate. There is no donbt that Germany, shut In for four years, with crazy Russia at her side, is in desperate straits for supplies. In Bavaria the workers aro in revolt, passing resolutions demanding -trial by a state court of "even the highest personages," and "the right of German states to govern themselves," which would mean the breaking down of Bismarck's structure. Hindcnburg himself Is alleged to have demanded that the President's conditions be met Hlndenburg is not one to give up a fight.

If there is anything left to fight Bad conditions in the German army, lack of material to make ammunition, explain Hlndenburg's attitude, according to dispatches. Yon have observed by the way this is an old man's war? The work has bees largely in the hands of men that ordinarily, and in America especially, would be considered past the useful period. Foch, the great French general, is nearly seventy. Hindenburg is past seventy, and Ciemenceau still older. This is encouraging to the older men and a commentary on corporations that formerly refused to hire men past forty.

Real work is done by the brain and power of will. They go on growing after muscles get weak and shoulders stoop forward. What particular German will be the man accepted by the President as having the right to speak for the people of Germany? Any proposition from the Kaiser, we now know, will be ignored. If another with authority speaks in his place, the Kaiser will have been put out. Still he has at least least six or seven million men under arms with autocratic power to use them against anybody who may try to put him out What individual leader will rid Germany of the Kaiser with his autocratic power over millions of -armed men that must obeyefaeV'to shoot? Whsn the Kaiser is out and the people replace his autocracy; who will be the individual able to say to the United States, "I represent Germany and I want peace?" When the Czar was thrown overheard and subsequently murdered, manifestos came rapidly one after another telling who was ruler of Russia and what he planned to do.

One grand duke was to be Czar. but he wasn't. Kerensky came to the top. Every newspaper in America printed his picture. This country sent a commission and one hundred millions of dollars to help the poor Russians to get qn their feet politically.

That was like a snowflakc landing on a hot stove. Soon the papers were guessing what had happened to Kerensky. He turned up in London a fugitive. Kerensky, with real courage, tried his best to make a fighting nation out of a mob. He couldn't Then came Trotsky.

Lenine, the anarchy in which Russians, so busy murdering each other, haven't time to the outside world, or raise and sell the food that Germany expected. When the Kaiser goes down, who will come to the surface and stay long enough to make peace on the President's terms? There must of course, be some individual, for sixty millions of Germans cannot say, except through some one voice, "We want peace." Will it be Scheidemann, the German Socialist who has shown courage opposing the imperial government? Will it be Maximilian Harden, the bold Jewish newspaper man? In spite of autocracy he has spoken his mind in Prussia during and for years before the war, with extraordinary immunity, as did Tolstoy in Russia. "Will it be some Llebknecht locked in prison for his criticism of the Kaiser and perhaps released by social revolution? There are In Germany millions of men in the Social Democratic party that have been long 1n rebellion against Kaiserism, as were those Germans who came to the United States following the revolution of 1S48, and later. In a few months every American may be looking at some picture of a man he never heard of, and reading underneath that picture the words: "This man has been selected by the German people, and is recognized by the United States Government as authorized to speak for the people of Germany." Meanwhile, BUY BONDS and read good news from Europe. The President of the United States is a man who knows what he wants and is willing to wait for It That lower jaw wss not bnflt for WEATHER: Fair and sllgatly warmer tentgat and tomorrow.

Temperature at 8 a. m-, 48 decrees, normal temperature for October ie for last thirty yean, SO decrees. NUMBER 10,682. YANKS SWEEPING NORTH TAKE ST. JUVIN HEIGHTS 85 INFLUENZA DEATHS IN DAY, IBUT NFJCASES ISHOW DECLINE i An increase in the nrnnher of deaths resulting from the Spanish influenza epidemic and a decrease in the number of new cases reported are shown in the figures made public today by the District Health Department.

Eighty-five deaths were reported in the twenty-fbnr hours ending at noon today, six more dcathathan were reported in. the preceding" iwenty-ionr hours. Nine hundred and ninety-two ntr cases of the disease were reported in the twenty-four hours ending at noon today, 718 less thaw the number of new cases reported in the preceding twenty-four hours. No Signs of Decrease. "The epidemic in Washington is showing- no signs of decrease," Dr William C.

Fowler, District Health Officer, said today. "The situation Is not Improving so far as our records show." Commissioner Louis Brovvnlow today issued an appeal to the people of Washington to co-operate in every way In checking- the Influenza epidemic In the city He said: The epidemic situation is most serious. ETery citizen should do every- (Contlnued on Paso Column 3.) It's not everybody who sets the "flu" can be tucked in an automobile and whisked out to spend their convalescent period In an old-fashioned house that looks like a castle, with a forest of oak trees surrounding it. books to read before crackling fires in the open fireplaces. Girl war -workers can.

Women workers for the Y. W. C. A. hearing that girl war workers on leaving the hospitals had no place to recuperate from the influenza, became Interested and as a result "Castle View." the Georgetown residence of Mr and Mrs.

Ben Allen, has been opened as a convalescent home for girl war workers under the auspices of the Food Administration and the W. C. A. "Castle View" Is a large. room house with minarets, a drive, and eight acres of ground.

It has about twenty rooms and will accommodate fifteen girls. Three girls will be admitted today. The first and second floors will be used as the dormitory, where they will sleep The first floor as a place of recreation. There's a sun porch, two sitting rooms, porches, and open fire places. The girls will be brought to "Castle View" from the Washington hospitals by the Red Cross motor corps, which has o'fered the service of their ambulances.

Only girls in the convalescent stage will be admitted, as the house mint be kept free of the danger of spreading contagion When a gi'l Is ready the superintendent of the hospital notifies the W. A and a Red Cross ambulance is sent out. Kach girl will be kept until she fully regains ber strength and Is able to report for work. Mrs. Ellsworth explained: "So many girls on leaving the hospitals have no place In which to re cuperate, no ono to prepare their meals, or give them the little attentions, ns the people with whom they room Mem too busr Thlr home will give then" thai Mrs Henr ent.

li promts- OPEN MANSION HR GIRL WAR WORKERS girls. fte watawi EKSt'IESSBSSWSSS office vt Wajiainctoa. D. "DOUG" FLYING TO NEW YORK TO GET MR. FISK'S MILLION Bernard Baruch's million-dollar subscription has been matched.

Douglas Fairbanks, with usual "pep," today telephoned his friend. Pliny. Flak, the New York financier, and sold him by long-distance telephone a million-dollar subscription for the District liberty Loan committee matching the big subscription of Barney Baruch. I'alrbanks this morning left college Park by airplane to speed to New York, obtain Mr. risk's signa ture, and return to Washington via airplane mail.

Before leaving "Doug" was taken to the office of Third Assistant Post master General Pracger, whero he, was registered as first-class mail. An aerial mail stamp was placed on his fAatii1 n1 aiAlA1 TT ed in, tipping the scales at 162 pounds. When tho pfflclal announced that the charge would be 16 cents an trip, "Doug" almost fainted. Jt -was figured, out that the trip would cost him $414.72. I'm going to get the million-dollar habit." "Doug" said, "and lasso a few more million-dollar subscriptions for Washington before I quit.

And I'm going after Charles M. Schwab, too, and Ambassador Gerar-l and some more rich men I know. Gerard Fell Hard. "Mr. Gerard fell for me once out in California.

It was like this. When he visited me. I gave him a ride. We had bull-dogging and all kinds of riding. Well, I hadn't ridden any lately, so I picked out a horse I knew was fairly easy to ride.

Mr. Gerard was sitting up sort of high when I began to ride. After about three bucks, I got wise to the fact that some of the boys had switched horses on me. Just as I looked up to smile at the ambassador, that horse 'swapped ends, and sent me flying. I hit Mr.

Gerard somewhere about the neck, and we hit the ground together. Ho fell at least six feet. Some one got a snapshot of the fall. "If he falls as hard for me on the loan drive as he fell out in California. I ought to get tome sub scription." Flying To 3ew York.

Mr. Fairbanks announced that the subscription of Mr. Kick who is head of the banking firm of Haney Flsk and Sons, 33 Nassau street. New York, one of the oldest and largest houses In the country, would come through the Washington Liberty loan committee and be credited against Wash lngton a quota. ONLY FOUR DAYS LEFT TO RAISE 50 PER CENT OF 4TH UBERTY LOAN With four days remaining before the end of the campaign, only a little more than $3,000,000,000 has been sub scribed to the fourth Liberty loan, the Treasury Department announced today.

This represents only half of the quota, and if the loan is to go over the top about $750,000,000 must be sub scribed each day. In the Cleveland Federal reserve (Continued on Page IT, Column HELP WANTED MALE PORTERS On Government work; good wages and permanent positions for right men. Apply to Mr. Brandenburg CAPITOL PUBLISHERS 332CstN. W.

16 The above ad secured all the help needed inside of three days. When you need reliable help, Phone a "Result Get- to The Times, Main 111 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY EVENING. RSsV BTSsTBiTSBTSSr -isTSsTSsTfl: ksssssssssscsM mp tsSsSsSsSsmT -wV9SsSsSsSsSslV Hkk'flikwIiaiaiK -puuixvisv3 i -TlT .1 dAtf Who la going to match mmiondoDar. vnp- DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS. Who is going to New York to get a million dollars to help Washington's quota Mcr 6 F.Thomas, rector of St.

Patrick's Church, today Issued an appeal for Ao reopening of Washington churches, ordered closed by the Commissioners as a result of the influenza epidemic. He raid. "Let there be an universal protest against the prohibition to hold divine services "The time? are critical. "The pandemic of Influenza Is raging. "The war has entered an acute stage.

'The autocratic power of Prussia hangs in the balance. "The forces of the United States and of the Allies are facing tremendous odds successfully so far. The fate of the world's democracy is soon to be decided. "The urgent need Is of the Most High's protection. "Strange that wo are prevented from publicly assembling to Implore the divine aid and guidance.

Has faith In the supernatural and the spiritual vanished from among us? "Let the civil authorities make It possible to show tho reverence and the co- dence of the peoplo in God. Let tli' ban be raised, and with due precaution let it be lawful for ua to nave public supplications to the Sn- vhn pnvArni all. In anlta bLsbLsbLsb. rs? isLsLsBLsi MR THOIVIASASKS FOR OPEN CHURCHES oi cur efforts and prejudices." HOUSE IB GIVE SIX With the biggest deficiency ap propriation bill ever presented lo an American Congress, the United States Ice the whole world know today that she is prepared to use gen erously her vast financial resources 1 to famish-, sinews of war necessary to smash cthe German military autocracy vi Fdf the American militar? estab- nishment, under the new.raan-powe therm mi mvtmtnm total of 36452,032,704.52, nearly the entire amount of in cash and contract authorizations proposed in the MIL Given Wide Powers, Two sweeping provisions. Involving radical changes In the nation's war administration were embodied In the bill as It was favorably reported to the House by Congressman Swagar Sherley of Kentucky, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee: One authorising the President to create a war salvage commission of seven members, to make a survey and study of all properties belonging to the United States and particularly those acquired during the present war, and to recommend to Congress what uso or disposition shall be made of the same in the Interest of the Government and the American people.

The second empowering the United States Shipping Board to acquire, construct, establish or extend any plant, or to purchase, requisition or otherwise acquire title to or use of land. Improved or unimproved; and to make advance payments or loans to private individuals or interests for this purpose, of such amounts and upon such terms "as the President may deem necessary or proper." Towers Broadened. The board now possesses only the pow er to "requisition" or "Lake over" such plants or lands as It may deem necessary for its shipbuilding program. The bill also greatly broadens the powers of the Shipping Board to such an extent as to permit Government control of all dry docks, marine rail-nays and piers, or docks, as shipyards. Cash and contract authorltations amounting to SI 07.2 17.778 S3 for the Navy Department and the naval establishment are also provided In the bill.

Civil service recommendations total $80 473,183:0. Billions fer Ordnance. One or the largest Items in the bill Is that or 3,060,250,642 for the Ord nance Department, or more than half of the amount of J6.1B2.032.7M.B2 provided for the military establishment. It was explained by Chairman Sherley that the American army would have an abundance of artillery with which to blast Its way Into German territory, one Item for artillery alone being 1,003,037,807, while another for artillery ammunition amounted to 11.332.460.445. In small arms and other supplies necessary for the American forces In their "march to Berlin" ample provision Is correspondingly made While the House Appropriations Committee cut 12 540.375,985 45 from the estimates originally submitted to it before reporting the bill.

It was stated by members of the committee that there was no Intention to stint the military establishment In the matter of appropriations, but that Jt was discovered that some of the estimates could be dispensed with for the present, at least, because they covered war work to be done well in the future or even beyond the present fiscal year, which ends July I. next. Speedv consideration of the bill by the House Is anticipated It Is not expected that more than two or three days will be required for Its passago by that body. BILLIONS 10 RADWEW PUSH THE WAR PEACE PARTY Itaes" OCTOBER 16, 1918. panic SWEEPS LONDON, Oct A panic pre- CTilg-fnfkrrrmin h-lnVfnflr circles and upon the Berlin stock exchange as a result of President Wilson's reply to the latest German peace note; said a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam today.

It added that ihe American answer1 had cVeatfid. "a inost-'nnfavor-' aiTeHinpresaion throoshosfc Ger-r President Wilson's abont leaving the -terms of the armistice to the military authorities was said to have created donbt as to the good faith of the American Executive. It is understood that the German army command will hold a council of war rt the end of the week to deliberate mobilization and concentration of the nation's resources and" to consideer raising the military age. The Independent socialist party of Germany has split Into two factions, according to Berlin newspapers of yesterday, which reached Berne today, said an official dispatch to the French war mission. The radical group among the Independent socialists will form a new communist party, with the aim of enforcing an early peace, tho dispatch said.

MAX WEI REMAIN. SAYS WOLFF CABLE AMSTERDAM. Oct 10 The Kaiser will return to Berlin on Saturday to hear reports from the chief of the German civil cabinet and the general staff, according to Information from Berlin today. The meeting of the nelchstag. which was to have opened today, has been postponed indefinitely The Wolff bureau, official German (Continued on Page 2, Column 4.) At the point of death from pneumonia following an stuck of Inr fluenza.

Congressman Jacob Edward Meeker was married to Mrs. Alice U. Redmond, formerly his secretary. In EL Louis last night, brief dispatches reaching Washington todsy stated. He died early this morning At Mr.

Meeker's office today no Information regarding tho marrlago could be obtained He was forty years old and a Republican. He waj born In Indiana, but had lived in St. Louis for the last twelve years. Mr. Meeker is the first member of Congress to succumb to Influenxa.

During his term ho took a prominent part In the prohibition fight. News of his dea.th came as a shock to his colleagues in the House COLLIER SINKS LINER AN ATLANTIC PORT. Oct. 16. -The BERLINBOURSE: MEEKER WED AT HOUR OF DEATH British steamer Port Philip.

4 0GO tons, formerly of the Commonwealth and Dominion line, of London, now In transport service, was sunk today off this port. She was hit by a collier No lives wero lost. The twenty members of the crew Jumped overboard and wero rescued by an immigration boat. i DOUGHBOYS WITH BQCHE QAPTURE HILL 299 BY St WITH THE AMmCET.AM&J)ct Amerkanshave captured StTJftryin'Haighta and have advanced St Juvin Is east of Grand Pre. Capture of H1H 299 by changed hands three times, it The Germans have rushed re-enforcements forward in an effort to stem the advance of theAnaerkauMi.

"We have broken the Kriemhilde SteCung at nev? points," General Pershing adds. HAND-T04AND HGHTING. LONDON, Oct. 16. "Our patrols gained ground slightly last night In (the Douai and Lille sector, Field Marshal Halg announced today "There Is nothing further to report." The British are only three miles from Lille, and are virtually In the outskirts of Douai.

while their artillery Is within range of Thielt. An-vanced lines are only ten miles from Ronigen, key to Zeebrugge and Os-tend. In Flanders the allies took 12,000 prisoners and between 100 and 200 guns In Tuesday's fighting alone, the Exnress declares. The prisoners were equally divided between the Belgians, British and Frencn. xne uruisa tooic fifty guns.

Halg announced capture of Menla and the taking of 12,000 prisoners and more than 100 guns. The Belgians have reached tha ap proaches to WyJnendale wood ana mm IN CO BASE U-BOATS ThouroutV said the communique "The! Germain, we stopped a Tlolent Cr-Prench have reached the outskirts oft man counter attack, supported TT Llchtervelde and have pushed beyond much artlllory the Roulers Llchtervelde railway. The) "Southwest of Bethel we took Acy-Brltlsh have reached Lechat on the' Romance." Courtral-Ingelmunster road. hare captured the villages of Gulleghem and Heule and advanced to the outskirts of CourtraL The Rrltish have also occupied Menln Vervlcq. reaching the right bank of the L)s.

"Since the morning of October 14. we captured 12,000 men and more; Halg-s night report also showed NORTH OF VERDUN Oct. 1 progress north of Lens, where the I Americans arc battering another British took Kstevelles. Meurchlal In the Kriemhilde Una In UMr and Bauvln. He announced gains In rceon of st.

Georges. The enemy la the neighborhood of wIth tho ntmost desperation, three miles est of Lille A Drcak between the Aisne and ta BACKS STERN REPLr vrivrHFSTl'rt. rmrland Oct. 16. Should the Americans Break througn MAHESTLR.

England, yet. ao. Uf atnk woul, be "President Wilsons stern and fortnld- shttered and the efleets would probable answer to Germany undoubtedly ably be felt all alone the line, which, will be whole-heartedly indorsed by has been shoved backward by recent alt the allies." Winston Churchill, assaults of the allies further north British minister of munitions, declared TO STATE NO TERMS LONDON. Oct 10. would bo very unwise for t.i.

allies lo state their peace terms before arranging an armistice" Andrew nar-Law. chan cellor of the excheauer. declared In I the House of Commons I -T EBiTiOfi PRICE TWO CENTS. AT GRIPS American troops, after it had- repotsihcaaHajaMr "Tie, rtport -shows aojlanned ad- vancerdn.hoUv'!Kiea,o titf Mease, where French -sad; American troofs engagect in rio TvanBto-haai fighting witft'theeoemyriip Capture of a'ntrmfaer also noted. Text of Statement.

The test of tho communique 2eW lows; Our troops twJaj CTottdsor) ww Unued their attack on po.thtMca of the Meuse, encountering stulifcorn resistance from a re-eafereed eaamr. East of the MeuiaLTienclCaad' American troops have gained ground. West of the river the fighting isas increased in violence and our troop have mad substantial gains. Including Sill 299, which changed hands three times. We have broken the Krlamafla Stellung at sew points, where our men closed with the enemy in a.

series of hand-to-hand eneonnUr, 1st which they took prisoners." FRENCH CAPTURE RETHEL SUBURB PARIS, Oct 16. Captnra of Romance, In the outskirts of Bethel, was reported today by the Trcndi war office. Progress north of Sis son to ti eastward of Loon, was noted. The statement said: -During the night we mad re- ress northward of Slssone. "North of Asfeld.

near Moot St. PERSHING'S FORCES TO BLOCK RETREAT WITH THE AMERICAN ARMT Meu-r rivers means collapse of the entire present German front In this region. Artillery Blasea Away Buzancy is under heavy Am.ricsJi jhellflre. Dun-sur-Meuse, SUnay. and other big railway centers ha to 0tanem.

Thus the way Is being cleared for" a further advance and the enemy's are constantly betas; harried. The Americans, steadily prshlng 1 4.