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THE McHETCRY PLAINDKALER. McHENRT, ><ih.">5v m '•11 'n% News y>f Illinois Rockford college has been closed because of one ease of influenza in the dormitory. Eleven horses were burned In a fire which destroyed a barn on tl$§ farm of C. H. Klonze, near Joslin. Fourteen women employed by the Chicago and Eastern - Illinois on the Westvllle section, have been laid off. It was found they had not the strength to handle heavy rails or ballast. . George Needles, well-known base­ ball player in Bloomington, Peoria end Moline, died at Roctford. He w a soldier at Camp Grant, enlist­ ing last spring. Batavia will be among the first Illi­ nois cities to erect a monument to the soldier dead of the European war. The city council adopted a resolution to erect a memorial to cost $10,000. A corn husker who demanded -of James Kirby, a farmer near Rochelle, 11 cents a bushel for busking corn, was told he would husk corn for 6 cents a bushel, the price set by the fctate council of defense, or be drafted for the army. He is husking corn. • The Yankees fight with such vigor the Boches think they are drunk, ac­ cording to Lieut. Col. S. A. Campbell, In writing to Springfield relatives, from France. "Heinle now says that our infantry is Insane and our artil­ lery is drunk," writes Campbell. Andrew I. Boyer, a farmer near Free- jjort, has been indicted by the feder­ al grand jury for violation of. the es­ pionage act. He was charged with having mbde disloyal remarks against the government In lieu of bail of $5,000 he was sent to the Stephenson county Jail. The late Benjamin Franklin Fer­ guson's fourth art gift to Chicago, the Illinois centennial monument, was un­ veiled before 10,000 persons. An in­ teresting historical pageant attended the unveiling, followed by a patriotic address by Governor Lowden and oth­ er prominent men. Tuesday, December 10, will be a big day in Illinois labor circles. On that day new officers will be elected for the Illinois Federation of Labor and the United Mine Workers of Illinois. Both organizations will elect presi­ dents, vice presidents, secretary-treas- urers and a host of lesser dignitaries. Bloomington has launched a cam­ paign to increase the water supply. The shortage in rainfall this year has caused fear of a water shortage, end a bond issue will be voted on ftoon, the money to be used In build­ ing a huge revervolr and in piping a line from the Mackinaw river 29 miles rorth of that city. Brig. Gen. E. H. Plummer, Camp Grant's new commanding officer, is now in charge. He came from Fort 8111 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Col. Hogerdorn and was ac­ companied by Col. Carl Relchmann of the central department staff in Chica­ go, who took charge of the camp's Intelligence department. Disguising himself in a .one-piece overall suit over his uniform, Thomas Mathews, a negro soldier froip Camp Grant, sulpped Into the home of his fiithei^in-law, James Steward at De­ catur, murdered his mother-in-law, cut his wife's throat, shot his six-year-old stepdaughter and then put the muzzle of his revolver into his own mouth and blew his brains out. Fifteen hundred people from Morris •went to the farm of Joseph Daniel- son, one of the wealthiest farmers in the district, and painted his house yel­ low when they learned he had refused to Increase his subscription to the fourth Liberty loan. The threat­ ened to drag him from bed and apply a coat of yellow to him a Swell, but were dissuaded. Plans are under way in Chicago and in Washington for the building of $100,000,000 worth of airplanes by the Pullman company and other concerns. A contract for assembling ,5,000 ma­ chines, it was stated, will be award­ ed within a short time to the Pullman concern, though it was once turned down. Additional orders will be placed with othefr plants. A second paid made by the Chicago police resulted in the recovery of from 520,000 to $30,000 In Liberty bonds and Thrift Stamps taken by the Argo FtAte bank robbers. The total amount recovered now amounts to near $54,000 of the $84,000 that was recently stolen, and the police are working on definite Information which tljey say probably will lend to the re­ covery of the remainder of the loot. fAlexander . Dovvie's followers at Zi<m City are preparing for thfe end of tJhe world which they expect .soon, It1 was announced by a telegram of warning received from Wilbur Glenn VoliVa, overseer of the sect. The rj£g§age stated that in Voliva's opin­ ion the epidemic of influenza at pres­ ent sweeping the countcy is only "the first chapter in a book of sorrows,1* the climax of which will be" the de­ struction of the planet. |A statement advising Cook county coal consumers of the situation which they must face this winter was Issued by Raymond E. Durham, fuel adminis­ trator. AH users of hard coal for magazine stoves are advised to get their orders in by October 25. Every one must burn soft coal until Christ­ mas, whether using stores or' fur­ naces. . .*c «; J i. With other hospitals crowded, Mc­ Lean Golf club and several college fmt houses at Bloomington were turned over to the board of health as emergency hospitals to take care of influenza patients. Plans for an immense garden at Camp Grant next year are being made. There will be 140 acres of sweet com, acres of potatoes, 50 of cabbage, ten of beets, five of onion sets, ten of tomatoes, five of lettuce, five of rad­ ishes, ten of carrots. This is in'addi­ tion to the more than 1,000 acres to he planted to corn, oats and wheat. The Springfield Motor dub K«« agreed to "help pull Illinois out of the mud." At a recent meeting it went on record as favoring the $60,000,000 good roads bond issue and donated $125 toward a campaign throughout Smuramon county. The small change ffeftt Chicago grot for "tags" totaled $80£00 for the Chi­ cago Children's Benefit league. Eating some concentrated lye nearly cost the life of the eighteen-montlb- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffer­ son Johnson of Springfield. The Illinois Baptist state conven­ tion, which was to have been held at Kewanee, has been postponed until November 11. , Byron Daughty, Streator high school star athlete of the 1918 class, died an hour before his Uncle Dan­ iel Turner died. Both were victims of influenza. , H. E. Young, secretary of the Illi­ nois Farmers' institute, has sent a special appeal to farmers of Illinois to support the $60,000,000 hard roads bond issue at the general election in November. The annual session of the American Public Health Association of Illinois, which was to have been held In Chi­ cago, has been postponed until De­ cember 9, because of the influenza epi­ demic. Henry Hazenkamp, aged fifty, of Jacksonville, grave digger, fel5 dead into a grave he was digging for a de- I ceased neighbor. He was stricken with heart failure and was dead when taken from the excavation. John Allen, Nokomis, and Freder­ ick Allen, New York, both soldiers at Camp Taylor, Louisville, Ky., died the sgame day. Confusion In consignment of the bodies resulted in both being sent to Nokomis. A writ of certerlorl to review the decision of the La Salle county cir­ cuit court in the Mitchell et al peti­ tioners vs. Fahler respondents appeal case was denied by the state supreme court. The case involves an alleged land fraud, Lawrence Ashllne, nineteen years old, Evanston, who failed nine times to get lntp some branch of the service because he was too short, being only four feet nine Inches tall, has at last been passed as physically fit for the motor transport service. Miss Esther Dillon of Northwestern university, Chicago, is credited by her friends as the world's champion knit­ ter. She completed 220 pairs of socks, ous other articles before the opening 50 sweaters, 30 wristlets and numer- of the fall term. 1 Mrs. Adele T. Lyon, ninety-two years old, who recently died at her home in Chicago, leaves 52 grandchil­ dren, 26 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. Of her grandchildren, 18 are fighting In the American army In Franca. Police are searching for four armed find daring bandits who held up and robbed the paymaster of the Mount Olive-Staunton Coal coitfpany mine at Staunton of $15,000 in cash In broad daylight. They Mcaped In a waiting automobile. Northwestern co-eds have found a •new usefulness for themselves. With the influx of the studert naval train­ ing corps boys, they have organized themselves to act as valets for the em­ bryo sailors. Each girl who joins the body will adopt one boy, to keep his clothes darned, buttoned and In order generally. • G. B. Black of Norrls City, White county, was arrested by the depart­ ment of registration and education of the state of Illinois and fined $450 for practicing medicine without a license. The fine and costs in the case amount* ed to $725. Black has been practic­ ing medicine in White county for 20 years and has openly defied the au­ thorities to prosecute him. The largest muster roll ever sub­ mitted to the navy department was forwarded to Washington from Great Lakes naval training station by Capt. William A. Moffett, commandant. The roll contains approxiirately 72,000 names of men who have been on the station during the past fhree months. Outgoing drafts of men going to sea have cut down the station's present population to 43,825 men. One hundred and five "Vears ago In Vermont, October 12, 18*3, Mrs. Anna Rider Hawyer of Alede, was born. She Is Illinois' oldest woman and the oldest Methodist in the world. She was married to Marcus French and came with him in 1840 to central Illi­ nois, first settling at Galva. He died a few years later, and she was mar- ride to Adam Hawver, who has beer, dead for 30 years. In a letter addressed to local cen­ tennial organizations throughout the state, Hugh S. Magill, Jr., director of the centenial celebration, urged the observance of December 3, the actual centennial of the admission of Till- nols lot#) tbp Union, occsslon looking forward into the new century "a consideration of the problems and .iwisi-% J that must >.be met in the reconstruct tion period after the war. No more can Illinois me referred to as the "plague spot" of medical col­ leges. Dr. Francis W. Shepardson, di­ rector of the state department of regis­ tration and education, made this dec­ laration in discussing the recent de­ cision in favor of the department in the case against the Chicago hospital college of medicine. Mandamus pro­ ceedings to compel the department to reinstate the school in good standing was dismissed in superior court. American Ingenuity to the fore again. When a shortage of envelopes threatened at Springfield at the civil service commission headquarters em­ ployees got together and devised a scheme whereby letterheads can be so folded as to serve as an envelope as well. A postage stamp seals It Fif­ teen employees contributed to the suc­ cess of the idea. John H. Walker, president of the Illinois Federation of Labor, will not be a candidate for re-election in De­ cember. Instead he will seek the In­ ternational presidency of the United Mine Workers* Union of America. Women lawbreakers are to be cared for separately from male prisoners by the Chicago police department. As a part of the united morals "cleanup" program Acting Chief Alcock an­ nounced the establishment of three "houses of detention" for them. All women, whether they be actual law violators, witnesses or held for any other season, will be takef to these places. As there has ftot been an arrest made in the village of Chadwick for months past the board of trustees Is considering the matter of abolishing f j j t f n M u - s W , ; ' V - C , ' , . V.iA' * aJht. . ~ . fAt.i', * L i.'it HUN SOCIALISTS RIOT, IS REPORT Police Charge German Disturb­ ers With Sabers, Says Cologne Zeitunp. Open Mutinies Reported In <the Htm 4 Armies as Civilians Jeer Kaiser fund Hindenburg--War Min­ ister* Hold Long Sessions, ( London, Oct. 21.--The British for* eign office announced officially there was no truth in the rumor that his majesty's government had been in touch with Austrian statesmen in Switzerland or elsewhere. A Havas Agency dispatch from Basel, Switzerland, says there were government conferences in Berlin that lasted all day. The war ministryJield a five-hour session in which the mili­ tary chiefs participated. A demonstration by German inde­ pendent socialists in Unter den Lin­ den, Berlin, is reported by the Cologne Volks Zeitung. The crowd sang the "Marseillaise." The police, adds the newspaper, pre­ vented the demonstrators from reach­ ing the imperial palace. There was a 'clash, in wliich some of the crowd were slightly Injured by the police sabers. Dispatches from Zurich say official statements issued by the entente war offices no longer are published in Ger­ many. Rumors reaching Zurich are tip the effect that there have been outbreaks among the soldiers at the front. Abusive placards concerning the em­ peror, the crown prince. Field Marshal von Hindenburg and General Luden- dorff have been posted in various rail­ road stations in Germany. Amsterdam, Oct. 21.--The German "war cabinet" is in continuous session in Berlin, receiving hourly reports from German headquarters In the field, according to advices from the German capital. The German answer to President Wilson is not yet completed, the dis­ patches state. Admiral von Scheer, commander of the Germah high seas fleet, has arrived in Berlin and is con­ ferring with the military fend political leaders. Thursday night's report of the recalf by wireless of all U-boats remains un­ confirmed officially. Advices are to the effect that since the German armistice offer no U-boats have been sent out. Latest word regarding the relchstag lsthat the next session will not be held until Tuesday. This Indicates to some observers here that the German answer will not be dispatched until next week, since the relchstag is gen­ erally expected to be called upon 9a approve that answer, In order to(show the world It comes from the German people's representatives. TO FEED RESCUEO BELGIANS Hoover Arranges for 20,000,000 Emer­ gency Rations for the Civilian Population. Washington, Oct 21.--Arrangements have been made by the Belgian relief commission with the British quarter­ master general for 20,000,000 emergen­ cy rations to be furnished immediate­ ly to the rescued civilian population in Belgium. Herbert Hoover, chair­ man of the commission, announced that the rations would come from the stores of the British army in Belgium and would be paid for by the relief commission. WILSON GETS CZECHS' EDICT Declaration of Independence of 8lo- vakpf Council Received by tti» President. Washington, Oct 21.--The declara­ tion of independence adopted by the Czecho- Slovaks' national council was presented to President Wilson. The Czecho-Slovaks by their declaration sever all ties connecting them with Austria-Hungary. Professor Masaryk, president of the Czecho-Slovak na­ tional council, signed the declaration as the president of the new provisional government TURKS OFFER NO OPPOSITION Moslems in 8yrla Are Not Fighting British--English 100 Mllee South of Aleppo. London, Oct. 21.--In Syria the Turks are not offering any opposition to the British advancing trfward Aleppo. It is reported that a force of 12,000 Turk­ ish soldiers is being concentrated at Aleppo under Gen. Llman von Sanders. British forces already are north of Homa, 100 miles south of Aleppo. Clock Goes Back October 27. Washington, Oct. 21.--No further effort will be made by congress to con­ tinue the existing daylight saving law and the hands of the clocks will be turned back an hour onOctober 27, as Originally planned. Former Senator Kearns Dies. Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 21.--Wot- mer United States Senator Thomas Kearns, mining magnate and railway builder, died at his home here follow­ ing a stroke of apoplexy suffered sev­ eral days ago. NEARLY DflNF Eight Ships for U. 8. In Week. Washington, Oct. 18.--Eight ships of 42,350 deadweight tons were deliv­ ered to the shipping board for the week that ended October 12, the board announced. Five ships were steel and three wood. Russian Consul Aids Bond Sales. Seattle, Wash., Oct. 18.--The Rus­ sian consulate here constituted itself an office for reception of Liberty bond subscriptions, to act as such certain hours dally until the fourth campaign ended. / / / 71 HUGE SUM FOR ARMY FORCE OF 5,000,000 MEN TO COST $36,000,000,000. Largest Deficiency Appropriation Bill Ever Presented to United States Congress. Washington, ^Oct. 18.--Immediate consideration was given by the house to the military deficiency bill carry­ ing $0,345,755,000, reported by the ap­ propriations committee, to provide for the enlarged war program during the coming nine months. The measure provides $6,152,062,000 for the army, $107,217,000 for the navy and $70,000,- 000 for family allowances for soldiers and sailors. An army of about 5,000,000 men. 80 divisions In France and 18 in training at home by July 1 next, is what the new program calls for. To prepare and maintain it the amount now pro­ posed brings the total appropriations and authorizations for the year up to $36,000,000,000. Ceaseless prosecution of the war Is the underlying thought back of the bill, said Chairman Sherlcy in submit­ ting his report. More than half of the total amount of appropriations and authorizations carried In the bill Is for the ordnance department to permit the ordnance' needs until December 81, 1910, to be planned by the war department. General Horney, head of the ord­ nance bureau, told the committee that the new program calls for 14.(500 new guns for the increased artillery. The Neville Island ordnance plant near Pittsburgh for constructing 14, 10 and 18-inch guns will be increased, he said, so that it will provide for the entire coast artillery needs, as also a part of the navy's demands. The output of ammunition at the plant will begin in December next vyear, with the first gun being finished early In 1920. JOHN A. STERLING IS KILLED Congressman From Bloomington, III., Dies in an Automobile Aocklent--- Others Injured. Chicago. Oct. 19. -- Congressman John A. Sterling of Bloomington was killed and his law partner, W. W. Whitmore, and the latter's wife were injured in an automobile accident south of Pontlac.^ Mr. Whitmore wos badly hurt, but hfs wife escaped with a few bruises. Miss Anna Lange, also of Bloomington, the fourth occupant of the car. was painfully hurt. According to information received by Col. Frank L. Smith, chairman of the Republican state central commit­ tee. the automobile overturned in mak­ ing a turn near the poor farm. tThe Injured persons and Congressman Sterling's body were taken to Pon- tiac. "FLU" EPIDEMIC GROWS DEATH RATE IN UNITED STATES INCREASES ALARMINGLY. Census Bureau Gives Figures Showing Jump of From Two to Seven » - 'Times. Washington, Oct. 21.--The highest mortality rates since the beginning of |he Spanish influenza epidemic were reached during the past week in prac­ tically all the larger centers of popu­ lation. Figures made public by the United States census bureau covering the principal cities of the country, show that the normal death rate has in­ creased from two to seven times as a direct result of the contagion, which still is spreading rapidly in civilian communities. Fall River, Mass., shows the highest advance, jumping to 100.4 from an av­ erage rate of 18.7. These figures rep­ resent an annual rate per 1,000 popula­ tion. The rate for Philadelphia computed on the same basis was 97.2, compared with a nominal rate of 14.3. The third highest rate was attained at Lowell, Mass., reaching S9.8, as compared with an average of 17.G. Boston, where up to the past week the mortality has beenr greater than in any other city In the country, has dropped to fourth place, with a rate of 87.3, against an average rate of 15.2. The rate of the national capital has climbed to 86.7 from 15.5. The normal rates of New York and Chicago have nearly trebled during the epidemic. New York's rate is given as 30.1, as aguinst an average of 11.9, while Chicago* has risen from 13.2 to 83.7. TOWNS SAVED FROM FIRES Flames Sweeping Forests in Minne­ sota Reported Checked--.Many Still Burning. Duluth, Minn., Oct. 19.--Federal Dam, Aitkin, Crosby and Irouton, on the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie railroad, are reported safe from fires which came near to those towns. Fifty fires are reported scattered through St. Louis county. All business is suspended In Iron- ton ami Crosby. At McGrath the. fires are under control. Fires around Mc­ Gregor and north of Aitkin, near Pal­ isade and Llbby are still burning. 12,966,594 IN NEW DRAFT Number Registered September 12 Ex­ ceeds the Estimate of General Crowder by 187,83®. Washington, Oct 18.--Final returns from all states show that 12,06f?,594 men registered for military service September 12. This was 187,836 In excess of the estimate of 12,778.758 made by experts in the office of Gen­ eral Crowder, based on projections from census figures. Wilson Made Spanish Citizen. Barcelona, Spain, Oct. 22.--Presi­ dent Wilson was unanimously pro­ claimed a citizen of Barcelona. The honor was accorded him in recogni­ tion of his "great efforts made In favor of world justice." Halt Influenza Epidemic. Camp Custer, Mich., Oct. 22.-- Spanish Influenza-pneumonia epidemic here seems under control. A notable decrease in pneumonia cases and an almost complete eradication o^ influ­ enza Is evident All Brewing Must Cease. Washington, Oct. 21.--Not even "Kreuzen" or new beer, for "toning op" old beer can be brewed after De­ i-ember 1 under a ruling announced by Food Administrator Hoover and Fuel Administrator Garfield. LIFT BAN ON SHIPPING NEWS Pacific Ocean Movements May Be Pub­ lished, With Exception of War Vessels. Washington, Oct. 19.--The censor­ ship ban upon information of shipping movements ou the Pacific coast was lifted. Except In the case of war ves­ sels, transports and munitions car- rlers, the navy withdraws its request that newspapers refrain from publish­ ing the movements of ships la and out of Pacific ports. AUSTRIA GETS GOLD "Peopfe Must Rule," Is Kernel of Answer Made to Country's Peace Note. FREEDOM BEFORE ALL THINGS Allies in Town of Kadish. Afcbaagel, Northern European Rus­ sia," Oct. 21.--Allied forces have occu­ pied the town of Kadish, In the prov­ ince of Vologda, and have advanced fur a distance of five miles to the south of that place along the railway. King George's Physician Arrives, New (York, Oct. 22.--Col. Sir Thom­ as Mills, surgeon to J£iug George, ac­ companied by Maj. Geu. Brakeley- Monilian, arrived at an Atlantic port with a number of other notable Brit­ ish army and naval officers. Indiana Over Top. . Indianapolis, Oct. 21.--Indian# has oversubscribed its quota in the fourth Liberty lona, it was announced here. The quota of ^lOS.ToO.'XX}, has ,be*n exceeded by $150,000,.tvlth several mil­ lions more expected. x Czecho-Slovaks Win Battle. . Shanghai, Oct. 22.--Bolshevik troops advancing toward Ekaterinburg have been severely defeated by Czecho-Slo­ vak and Siberian forces. The bolshe­ vik! lost 1,000 men killed, as veU as three armbred trains. j. .• Beautiful Woman Dead. "Baltimore, Md., Oct 19.--Mrs. Mar* garet Eyre Stirling Baldwin, who re­ cently posed as Columbia for James Montgomery Flagg to aid the fourth Liberty loan. Is dead here of pneumo­ nia following an attack of influenza. Austro-Hungarian Government Mint Satisfy National Aspirations of Its. Own People Before Peace Conditions May Be ^ Considered. " WusMagton, Oct. 22.--President Wil­ son has rejected the Austrian offer to conclude an armistice and negotiate peace. He declared that mere auton­ omy for Austrian nationalities was not sufficient, but that they must have liberty. " The text of the note ha|ded to the Swedish minister follows: "Sir--I have the honor to acknowl­ edge the receipt of your note of the seventh instant in which you transmit a communication of the'imperial and royal government of Austria-Hungary to the president I am Instructed by the president to request you to be good enough, through your government I© convey to the imperial and royal gov­ ernment the following reply: "The president deems It his duty to say to the Austro-Hungarian govern­ ment that he cannot entertain the pres­ ent suggestions of that government be­ cause of certain events of utmost im­ portance which, occurring since the de­ livery of his address of the eighth of January last, have necessarily altered the attitude and responsibility of the government of the United States. Among the fourteen terms of peace which the president formulated at that time occurred the following: " 'X. The peoples of Austria-Hun­ gary whose place among the nations we wish to see safeguarded and as­ sured, should be accorded the freest opportunity of autonomous develop­ ment.' "Since that sentence was written and uttered to the congress of the United States, the government of the United States has recognized that a, state of belligerency exists between the Czecho-Slovaks and the German and Austro-Hungarian empires and that the Czecho-Slovak national coun­ cil Is a de facto belligerent govern­ ment clothed with proper authority to direct the military and political af­ fairs of the Czecho-Slovaks. It has also recognized In the fullest manner the justice of the nationalistic aspira­ tions of the Jugo-Slavs for freedom. "The president is, therefore, no long­ er at liberty to accept the mere 'auton­ omy' of these peoples as a basis of peace* but Is obliged to insist that they, and not he, shall be the judges of what action on the part of the Aus­ tro-Hungarian government will satis­ fy their aspirations and theif^concep- tion of their rights and destiny as members of the family of nations. "Accept, sir, the renewed assurances of lay highest consideration. "ROBEItT LANSING." In announcing his reply, Secretary Lansing also made public the official text of the Austro-Hungarian note. It follows: "Legation of Sweden, Washington, D. C., Oct. 7, 1918.--(Translation.)-- Excellency: By order of my govern­ ment I have the honor confidentially to transmit herewith to you the following communication of the Imperial and royal government of Austro-Hungary to the president of the United States of America: "The Austro-Hungarian monarchy, which has waged war always and sole­ ly as a defensive war, and repeatedly given documentary evidence of its readiness to stop the shedding of blood and to arrive at a just and honorable peace, hereby addresses Itself to his lordship, the president of the United States of America, and offers to con­ clude with him and his allies an armis­ tice on every front on land, at sea, and In the air and to enter Immediately upon negotiations for a peace for which the fourteen points in the mes­ sage of President Wilson to congress of January 8, 1918, and the four joints contained in President Wilson's address of February 12, 1918. shuuld serve as a foundation in which the viewpoints declared by President Wil­ son In his address of September 27, 1918, will also be taken into account.' bBe pleased to accept, etc., "W. A. F. ICKEVGltEN. "His excellency, Mr. Robert Lans­ ing, secretary of state of the United States, Washington." LOAN IN FHML '• : If "T-- t Liberty Subscription ft hit # Good by 25 Million Real ̂ %$$$' .-Americans. '||| ; A liu• •-? ' GOAL PASSED BY BIG RUR6M Washington Reports Say tt PtoMMy Will Take Two or Three Weeks • $ Ascertain Amount Subscribed in Exetn of Call. - ;!j Washington, Oct. 23.--Estimates aa#'^ figures showing the success of the fourth Liberty loan poured into the treasury, indicating that there were about 25,000,000 subscribers during the ' campaign .which closed Saturday night and that the $6,000,000,000 goal was passed by several hundred millions. All orders for coupon bonds are be- ing filled immediate^ and plenty of registered bonds will be ready as fast as requisitions for them, accompanied by the necessary information concern- ; ing the individual owners reach the treasury. Reports from all the reserve dl»» tricts early in the day showed the hon­ or roll of subscribers bears 22,000,000 names as a minimum, and probably will be found to have several million more. 4 Owing to influenza, .peace talk and i the fact that many participants in the third loan now are in the army, the number of subscribers in the Boston, Philadelphia and, possibly some othei^ districts, probably is no greater thwn In the preceding loan. Xjt is apparent, however, that at least" 20 per cent of the population of the United States bought bonds, a record * equaling and probably exceeding the- percentage record of the British Vic­ tory loan of 1917, which had 9,000.000 subscribers. The $5,000,000,000 sub­ scribed to thai loan Is exceeded by more than a billion dollars. Tims alt' records, both for size and distributions of war bonds, are broken by the fourth Liberty loan. The first Liberty loan had about 4,- 500,000 subscribers, or 4 per cent of the population. The second had about 9,600.000, or 9 per cent The third had 18,300,000, or approximately 17.T per cent ORDER ON LIQUOR NOT 0. K.D Attorney General Gregory Does Not Approve Restrictions Promulgated in Chicago by Subordinate, ' Chicago, Oct 23.--John J. Bmltey, United States marshal, received the - following communication from Attor­ ney General T. W. Gregory: "The regulations affecting the sales of liquor promulgated at Chicago by Mr. Clabaugh, superintendent of the bureau of investigation, were issued without authority and without consul­ tation with any one law officer of the department of justice. I am in full sympathy with their purpose, but per­ sonally believe that such regulations* If promulgated by proper local au­ thorities, would be very effective in carrying out the purpose of the selec­ tive service act. Under section 12 of that act the only federal official In­ vested with power to promulgate reg­ ulations Is the president of the United States." ' INSISTS FOE CRUCIFIED COLE Railroaders Buy Bonds. Lafayette, lnd., Oct. 22.--Employees at the general headquarters of the Mo- non railroad here .subscribed $125,000 to the fourth loan. The entire system subscribed $260,000. Trls Speaker to Fly. Boston, Oct. 22.--fris Speaker, great center fielder on the Cleveland Ameri­ can league baseball club, will enter the naval aviatlop school at the Massa­ chusetts Institute of Technology in this city. Co-Eds Buy Liberty Bonds. Urbana, 111., Oct 22.--University of Illinois co-eds have bought $42,000 worth of Liberty bonds for which they will pay by waiting on table, washing dishes, housework, typewriting and clerking. Ohio Miners Pledge 700,000 Tone. Cleveland, O.. Oct 19.--That eastern Ohio will not fail to meet General Per­ shing's demand for 700,000 tons of coal weekly from tlds district was the sen­ timent expressed at a conference of labor leaders and operators here^ "Flu" on Wane In Camps. Washington. Oct. 21.--A nation-wide survey of conditions indicates that the Spanish Influenza has not yet run Us course in civilian communities. Th^ statistics for the'army camps, however, continue to show a gradual falling off. Allies Occupy Kadish. Archangel, Northern Europeft|i Rus­ sia, Oct. 21.--Allied forces have occu­ pied the town of Kadish. in the prov­ ince of Vologda, and have advanced tor a distance of five miles to the south 'of that place along the railway.. 8enator Poindexter of Washington de­ clares He Has Letters That Will Prove It. « Washington, Oct 22,--Senator Fela- dexter of Washington read to the sen* ate a letter from Dr. T. H. HowardL o f S t . L o u i s s t a t i n g t h a t a b r o t h e r o f ; Sergt. A. R. Cole of East Liverpool, O., who served with the Canadian forces in France, had affidavits to prove the widely circulated story that the sergeant was crucified upon a door with German bayonets. Senator Poin­ dexter produced the letter during rt speech crithiszing the committee on public information which be said was* seeking to spread the belief that Ger­ man atrocities have been tUscontinued. The committee recently denied th« crucifixion story. « x,$a TOTAL LOANS TO THE ALUESt New Credits Extended to Italy 'kaMt France Bring Total te $7,520*- r * 47MM.' •' ^ Washington, Oct 22.--New oedtla of $200,000,000 for Italy ami $100,000,- 000 for France were established by the treasury, making the total loans tt»i Italy $1,060,000,000 and to France $2,* 165,000.000. For all the allies Ameri­ can loans now amount te fTjS&MRV* 608. tM Win War, Then Play Ball. Chicago, Oct. 23.--Ban present of the American lebgeh, an­ nounced he would oppose any sugges­ tion to resume pennant races befom 1920. "Let's win the war first and then, play ball," was his terse comment. J Labor Backs Wilson. Lobdon, Oct. 23.--Arthur Hendemott, the British labor leader, addressing a meeting Saturday, said that in the situation created by the German offer labor has arrayed itself behind President Wilson. Serbs Capture Towns. London. Oct. 2T1--Frajaco-Serbli* troops have entered Zaietchar, i& miles from the River Danube at ; f,| Negotia, and 45 miles northeast of ^ Nish, according to a Serbian oflkSal statement issued Sunday. Probes Loan Failure* Fond do I-ac,' Wis., Oct. 22L--JMttk Doe proceedings were begun MSMf Justice Fowler to determine wh/^| townships in Fond du Lac cefpfjl failed to meet their quotes 'fft fourth Liberty loan. 1j: : $ > A If * . ii