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WM received, tbls afternoon at the head
quarters of uen. Beauralns from th
Uermatia aaylnic they hart decided
abandon Ghent and neklng the Belgians
not to fire on the suburb of the town,
where whlto flags were mixed.
American troops from Ohio under the
command of Uen. Fnrrisworth played n
treat part In tlio relief of the city hy
an attack on the Kecke allent, sixteen
miles southwest of Ghent, which was
taken by storm yesterday. There lossea
were comparatively light.
In their retreat through West Flanders
the Germans wcro guilty of unnecessary
cruelties and destruction and these as
umed a more savago asnect In the vi
cinity of Ghent. Tho town of Deynxe.
nouthuest of Ghent, suffered cruelties
recalling tho German atrocities of 1914.
Thero was organized pillage by soldiers
under command of officers, .deliberate
burning of houses and theft. Bavarian
troops, under the command of Gen. von
Ostrowskl, were conspicuous In this work.
The General himself, after being rerved a
meal In a private house In Deynie, tore
down the blinds and appropriated vari
ous souvenirs from the parlor.
One hundred and sixty-three civilians,
mostly women and children, met death
In the battles and bombardments pro
ceding the evacuation of Deynxe. Thirty
four of this number were burned to
death In cellars where they were orderjrt
to seek refuge by llavarlon troops.
After giving three orders Von Oi
trowskl's soldiers 4are reported Id have
thrown hond grenadeB and Incendiary
bombs Into the cellars. The public
square In front of the church at Deynze
baa been mined by the Germans and
civilians are still barred from It.
German noldlor at one point during
ths retreat In Belgium carried off a
stock of flour, lard nnd pork purchased
by the Belgian Belief Commission mj
destined to feed the Belgian civilian
population. Sixteen non-commlsslonjd
officers entered a flour mill and ordere 1
tho German eoldlers to lond six Dox
cars with flour valued at $100,000. Trn
nellef Commission' stores (hen wero
robbed of 48,000 pounds of lard and
11,000 pounds of pork.
S ALLIES ARE DRIVING
ENEMY TO ARDENNES
GERMANY TO ACCEPT.
IS LONDON'S BELIEF
See Foe in Crave Peril at
Home and on Front.
tiO.VDON, Nov. 7. Little doubt Is en
tertained In London that Germany will
accept the armistice terms of the Allies.
Tola belief Is based on the Increasing
gravity of Germany's' position, both mili
tarily and Internally.
The German retreat, g-eatly accel
erated yesterday by an average advance
ot Blx miles on the entire front from
the Scheldt to the Meuse, has become al
most a route. Germany's communica
tion lines from France and Belgium also
are threatened moat seriously by the ad
vance of the British, French nnd Ameri
cans Wednesday.
Vervlns, only eight miles from' Htrson,
an important railway centre, was cap
tured Wednesday, as was Omlcourt, ten
miles from Mczlere'B and eight miles
from Sedan. The British turned the Ger.
man flank at Valenclennnes and tho
Americans carried out a similar manoe
uvre west of the Mu'ese.
The seventy-one divisions under com
mand of Crown Prince Rupprecht of
Bavaria, forced to retreat northward,
will And It dlfllcult It In believed, to es
cape without some of them being forced
to aeck Internment In Holland.
Continued from Ftrit Page.
mans literally having been pushed out
of every foot of ground.
Where tKe French and Americans Continued Their Advance
GERMAN PAPERS
DEFIANT IN TONE
Part of, Pregs Urges Fight to
lifer ana.
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Special Cable Detpateh to The Sex and the
r Pubfe Ledger.
Covvrliht. ISIS : pjli rights referred.
Lqfrbojr.O(V7.j-TW rWst Influential
German Haperi are, talking cTeV
flantly. The Xorddeutsche Allgemelne
Zettung prints an appeal from Prince
von Bulow urging the retention of the
Kaiser, The Lokal Anteiger declares
the western front Is unshaken and In
sists upon a concentration of forces for
the defence of the fatherland, especially
In the soith and the southeast.
The Berlin Tageblatt says Germany
has taken the necessary military steps.
Tho Yotelechr ZeUung says the German
people are determined to maintain ,tha
future of their rational life arid shatter
the enemy's sword against this deter
mination. The Taegllache Rundschau
asserts there is no need to lay down
arms Immediately provided Germany
employs all her strength to defend her
self. Germany la evidently totally In tho
dark regarding the western front. The
latest Information describes the German
.army as rapidly getting out of the small
remaining occupied part of France and
retreating hastily before both the
British and the Franco-Americans,
abandoning Immense stores and surren
dering freely. It also Is unable to halt
before reaching the Antwerp-Louvaln-Meuse
line, even If there,
Washington. Nov. 7. Gen. Pershing
In his report for io-nlght says that the
First Army continued Its offensive east
of tho Meuee to-day, the Fifth Division
and National Guard troops from Wiscon
sin and Michigan taking -the heights
overlooking Brandevlllo and other
ground after hard fighting against a ,
desperately resisting enemy. .
First (Ttegulnr) Division seized the
heights south and southeast of Hedan i
and tho suburbs of that city west of the
Mcuse, the statement said. It added that
the entire region between the Meuse and
tho Bar rivers has now been liberated by
tho First Anny In close cooperation
with the French Fourth Army.
The guns of all calibres captured by
tho American Flnt Army since Novem
ber 1 now excc.il 350, whllo a partial
count of captured munitions and mate
rial shows more than 2,000 macnine
guns, over S.000 rifles, 75 trench mor
tars nnd many anti-tank guns.
All that part, of "the city east of the
Meuse was reported filled with ths re
treating Germans, who not only blew
up all bridges, but flooded the valley
of the river. The statement follows:
November 1 (morning) At 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon advanced
troops of the First American Army
took that part o the city of Sedan
which Ilea oh tho west bank ot tho
Meuse. ,
"The bridge leading across the
Meuso Into the remainder of the city,
which Is filled with the retreating
enemy, has ben destroyed and the
valley of tho river flooded. Batlroad
brldffM-h&ve alio been destroyed. The
enemy's principal lateral' line of com
, munlcatlon between the fortress of
Mets and v his troop In northern
Franco and Belgium Is, by the suc
cess of the American army, no longer
open to htm. -
All Frbnch territory west of the
Meuse within the tone of action of
the American army has now been
cloared of the enemy by the gallant
and dashing advance of our troops.
Since November 1 we have advanced
forty kilometers, broken down all en
emy resistance, freed 700 square
kilometers of France,' liberated :,000
civilians, who Joyfully hailed our sol
dier as deliverers : captured nearly
fi.OOO prisoners, including an unusually
l.Arge proportion of officers, and great
quantities of arms, munitions, stores
and supplies.
Gen. Pershing also aald that a regi
ment of American Infantry particularly
distinguished Itself In the final victories
In Italy. lie had reference to the 3 3 2d
Regiment, Ohio National Army troops.
The statement follows:
November 7 "(evenlne) The First
American Army continued Its offen
sive starting with a precarious
footing on the cast bank of tho
Mouse In n region of unusual natural
difficulties and defended by an enemy
rendered desperate by the knowledge
that the heights north of Verdun
wero vita to his plan. The Fifth Di
vision and National Guard troops from
Wisconsin and Michigan employed In
this operation had slowly hut steadily
fought their way tnroughout these
days Qf continuous battle. In this le
gion we now hold ulon-devant-Dun,
tho heights overlooking Hrandcvl'.le,
three kilometers east of Ilapumont,
Slllon-Fontalno Farm and thence
southeast to the old line.
The Rainbow Division and units of
the First' Division slzed the heights
south and southeast of Sedan and the
aulrjrbs.of that cty lying on the west
bank of the Meuse. The entire region
between the Meuse and the Bar has
now been liberated by the First Amer
ican Army In close cooperation with
the French fourth Army.
In the Woevre the troops of our
Second Army have executed a number
of highly ruccessful raids, entering the
enemy's lines and returning with fifty
prisoners
The number of guns of all calibres
taken My tho First American army
since November 1 now exceeds 250.
A partial count of captured munitions
and material showed more than 2,(200
machine guns, over 5,000 rifles, "i
trench mortars, many anti-tank guns,
several hundred thousand rounds of
artillery ammunition, nearly 3,000 000
rounds of small arms nmmun tlon
and much other material.
A regiment of American Infantry
particularly distinguished Itself In tho
final victories In Italy.
Vs. j3WlWW SCM-C OF MILES
f"'?3 cW 1 AMERICANS ENTER I
J TW''v seoan OUTSKIRTS 1 X
' V " " , CHMEAifrdfy&f . f VSl
FRENCH GUN 10 MILESXjZjeg RETHEL ' LJ K.
NOnTH OFAISNE -nhf
AFELD f M V ZMC9&iir
f
WOUNDED AVIATOR
FIGHTS 60 FLIERS
BrhitfH Down Eight or Ten 15c-
fore. HiLnnils Within
lirltish Lines.
IHAJ) IJUT ONE HAND LEFT
Earlier in Uncqunl Action illo
Had Been Shot in jEach
Leg.
DANIELS HAD NO TRUCE NEWS.
Armistice Talk Lacklnir In perch
to fihlpvrorkers.
Piiiladcltiiia, Nov. 7. Secretary of
the Navy Daniels spoke here to-night
at a reception given by Charles M.
Schwab to the employees of tho Kmcr
gency Fleet Corporation.
Ho plainly Indicated that ho had no
Information that Germany had signed
the armistice.
JTjVIDENCE that the German retreat north of the
Aistie has become a rout is furnished by yester
day's report from the French War Office,- which stated
that the troops of Gens. Debeney and Gouraud had
swept forward for an advance which in I some places
reached ten miles. To push that far forward in one
day indicates that opposition on the part of the Ger
mans practically has ceased.
Both French and American units are how in Sedan,
the Americans having reached that part of th,e city
which lies on the west bank of the Meuse River. It
STILL SHELL LIFEBOATS.
Han Sea OntrnKrs Go on Despttr
Offlrlal Denials.
Athens, Nov. 7, A German sub
marine, nftcr having torpedoed a Greek
ailing ship. Is said to have flred on the
crew when tho men tried to escape from
the sinking vessel, according to an offi
cial telegram received hero from Crete.
Tho lifeboat was found to be shattered
by proJoetlleH from tho submarine's
guns. Thin Incident Is Interesting In
view of German denials of such actions.
ENTIRE GERMAN
NAVY IS IN REVOLT
Continued rom Firtt Page.
care that the demands of the Soldlern
and Workmen' Council Khali be for
warded to thn Reichstag.
Second The Immediate centlon of
II military measures directed ngalnm
the movements of the council.
Third The navy has been ordered to
leave the harbor.
Fourth Military prisoners to be re
leased. The Wolff Bureau of Berlin announces
that all work has ntopped ut Hamburg
owing to a strlko and that outruges have
taken place, Th nevya neency reports
similar occurrenrefl from Luebeck,
A strike of docltworkers at Hamburg,
Involving 10,009 men, la reported by the
Exchange Telegraph coi respondent at
Amsterdam.
Altona, across the river from Ham
burg, and riensburg, to the northeast,
ore rep'orted within the po'ver of revo
lutionary aoldlcrs. Tim airdrome, nt
Apenrade In North Schlostrlg nan hr.en
occupied and tho airmen thcro placed
under arrtat.
OFFICIAL REPORTS
OF THE FIGHTING
LOKDOS, Nov. 7. FollouHn'g are the
official reportt 0 operations in France
and Belgium as issued by (Ac several
war offlcet:
FIlENCH (NIGHT) Our troops
continued -thout cessation their pur
suit of the enemy during the day. On
our left we croswd and went far be
yond the road between Vernlns and
Avusne. north ot La Capelle. South
of this locality we reached on the west
tho railway between La Capelle and
Hlrson on the general line of EfTry
and Orlgny-cn-Thleracho. .
Further east we are, along the Thon
River, an affluent of the 01e, as far
Leuze, fifteen kilometers north of Ito-zoy-sur-Herre.
On the,Alsne front we hold the gen
eral line of the southern outskirts of
the Hlgny forest, Wagnon, Vlel-St.
Remy, Mazcrny nnd La Hnrgnc, real
izing nti advance of more than sixteen
kilometers beyond the Alsne.
On the right, In the valley of the
Rar River, our advanced elements
have gone bcywid St. Algnan-ur-Bar,
gaining u footing south of the Meuse
on the heights which domlnato Sedan. ,
We have freed during tho coureo of
the day 100 villages and a great num
ber of civilians.
Our airplanes, working in liaison
with our Infantry, attacked, bombed
and machine gunned enemy columns
In retreat, utilizing 15,500 kilos of
bombs and 13,000 cartridges.
UltlTIMII O'HJIIT) We reached
La Capelle, south of the Maubeuge
road, on both sides of Aveahe, and
have gained the western outskirts ot
the town. Astride the Samre River
we are In the vicinity of Hautmont.
North of the river Bavay Is In our
hands' and our troopn have made
progress east of the town. On the left
we havo taken Klougcs and Hensle
and reached tho Co-.de-Mons Canal,
north of the" latter-village.
The enemy's resistance stiffened
somewhat during the afternoon
and considerable machine gun re
sistance, han been met on certain
part of the front. 801110 hundreds of
prisoners and n number of guna. as
well as much nddltlonal material havo
been captured.
IiniTIHII (HAY) Our progress on
the battle front continued during the
evening. We have taken Pomplerre
and Monceau-Bt. Vaast and have
reached or passed the line of the
Arne.llavay . road, between Mon-ceau-Ht.
Vanst and the railway aoutli
of Ilavay.
A counter attack In the evening
southeast ot Ilavay was repulsed with
heavy loss to the enemy and our line
"1
was advanced. In close fighting last
night In the neighborhood of Angre
we gained possession of the village and
Tiuehed forward to the high ground
enirt of It.
Wo have reached the outskirts, of
qulcvraln and Crespln.
Hwcewful patrol encounters south
west of Tournal resulted In the taking
of fifty prisoners
FIlENCH (SIGHT) The pursuit of
th$ enemy was renewed this morning
on the whole of the front. We are
progressing east of the forests of
Nouvlon and Regnaval and north of
the Serrc and the Alsne. On the right
(where the French lines Join the
American) French cavalry detach
ments are pushing In the direction of
the Meuse.
(1F.I15I A (XIOnTi n the weft
em front the day was quieter. . 1
nF.nMAS (RAY) Northeast of
Audenarde French troops advanced
across the Scheldt. We threw them
back by a counter attack.
Hetween the Scheldt and the Oisn
the enemy by violent attacks endeav
ored to hinder the methodical continu
ation oT our movements commenced on
November 4.
The centre of their attack lay to
the northeast of Valenciennes and
south of the road leading to Mone,
near Ilavay, and near Au'lnoye, on the
Sambre. ni heavy fighting we. checked
tho enemy's assault".
In the evening the enemy Unci ran
from near Qulevraln to the western
outskirts of Ravay, east of Aulnoye
and west of La Capelle.
Between the Olso and the Alsne the
enemy reached the line of Vervln-Ro-zoy.
On both sides of Rethel he crossed
the A'.ine. and In tlx evening his lines
ran from Watslgny to Novion-rorclcn
and north of Touteron.
Between the Alsne nnd the Meue
the enemy followed us as far. as Ven
dresso and Mouzou, s,
On the east bank of the Meuse tho
American continued their violent at
tacks. They extended their bridge
head to the east of Dun. We brought
the enemy to a standstill In the woods
east of Morvaux and Fontaines. Kait
of Slvry wc maintained our position.
nr rrcnnY nonuuos.
Sgedi't Vjje Dnpatcfi to Tar. Bex from )li
tendon Timtt Sin ter.
Copyright, 1911: all right! rtterrtd.
Human Headquarters in Francr,
Nov. 7. An extraordinary story of gal
lantry, against odds has come to llght(
of a major In the Royal Air Force. The
Major, out nlone, saw an enemy ma
chine, went up 21,000 feet, attacked It
find snw the enemy machine break Into
bits. Ho then found himself attacked
! and was wounded In the right thigh. He
I was stunned and lost control of his ma
chine, but when he rlthted It he discov
ered he was surrounded by Mtccn Fok
kcrs. 'Ho whaled first against one, then
another and two Oonnans went down
out of control. A third burst Into (lames
1 before the Major was ngaln wounded,
this time shattering the other thigh. He
fainted nnd his machine began to spin
down out of control. , He came to him
self before he reached thn ground only
to And himself surrounded by a new
pack of a dozen enemies. Faint and
dizzy, nlth two legs useless and only
his hands to use he made up his mind
to die gloriously and charged straight
sgalnst the nearest enemy In an attempt
to ram him.
Almost touching the other machine
and firing ns he went the latter burst
Into flames and fell just In time. to clear
is said that the Germans intend to resist the capture the nose of the Majors airplane, lie
of the city itself, prisoners being responsible for the prepared to attack again and was struck
.!.,. l,.i .! i V. -t ,u, by a third bullet, breaking his left elbow
statement that the main part of the ctry east of the charged
Meuse. has been fortified preparatory to a desperate oncft moro , an fon to ram anotncr
resistance. (leim.in. which burst Into Are and
The taking of the city itself, however, is not of crnihed down. He tried to escape to our
such great importance, strategically, as the advance lines, but botween him and safety were
of the allied armies northward through the gap that "I1"1 enemy machine. The m.i-
H. , a-j.. .11 i-ji...:.,. chines were now nil low, and persons on
es .parallel to the Ardennes, From all ind cations th(, )d Mw onf of the mwt won.
this gap is now practically closed, and unless the Ger- aorfu, Il)r fl(fht, cvcr ,.., Kxi,erts 5ai,i
mans that lone have been fighting north of the Aisne it was the finest exhibition or brilliant
1 make their escape, they will be cut off and captured, stunting and manoeuvring ever witnessed.
i n o 01 ine enemy were pent aown.
Helpless before, but seeing his chance.
Poles Demand Kvacaatlon,
Amsterdam, Wednesday, Nov. 6. t
Demands that the clermans withdraw
their troops forthwith from Poland have
been forwarded to Iierlln by the new
rollsh National Oovornment, according
to the Rhenhh R'cstpnallnn Oatttte of
Essen.
Nevr Zealand Hipecls 1'eace Voice.
Wcu.lN'QTON, Now Zealand, Nov. 7.
The definite understanding here Is that
New Zealand will be represented at the
peace conference. The Ministers are
momentarily expecting an urgent call In
this connection.
Army to Gr KRl.Oun Jerkins.
Washington, Nov 7 Contracts fur
831.000 leather Jerkins, to cost T3. "03,400,
wcio awarded to-day to twenty-thiee
manufactuiers by the War Department
Deliveries will be made from December
to February nnd will equip tho army un
til March 1. 1S19.
LIGGETT AT SEDAN
AND HOLDS RAILWAY
Enemy Concentrates Troops
on Heights Back of City.
By thi Auodattt Prett.
With this American Arut on the
Sudan Front, Nov. 7. The matter of
peace negotiations failed to slow down In
tho slightest degree the operations along
tho front to-day. The news that Ger
many haa taken definite tepa to obtain
an armistice reached advanced head
quarters, but was not accompanied by
any orders affecting the big drive now In
progress, and If Is expected that the
American lino will bo carried forward
without pause.
W Ith that part' of Sedan resting on the
western bank of tho river occupied, the
American army Is consolidating Its po
sitions and preparing for a further advance.
The Americans cast of the Meuwe fought
Thursday over some of the roughest
country In France, .taking the heights
outh of the Woevre forest and advanc
ing more than four kilometers notwith
standing the desperate rear guard activ
ity of the German machine gunners.
Hill 330, the great hogback between
Lion and Mnrvaux, was taken In the
morning by the Amerlcuhs. The Ameri
cans pushed through the series of woods
and over the rolling country, reaching
tho regions of 'Uandeville, IlreheMlle and
Limey. Vllosnes, Slvry and Haraumont,
to the south and east of Dun-sur-Meuee,
were among the places taken.
West of the Meuse the American
troops aro In chue touch with the rail
way line between Minor and Martin
court, where the roadbed has been de
stroyed, the material having been car
ried an ay to strengthen the German po
eltlonii nn the. heights beyond. To the
south of this Remllly was captured.
It Is evident that the Germans are de
termined nqt to yield Sedan unless abso
lutely forced to do so. They have made
b!g concentrations on the heights back
of the city and In such places as can bo
defended both above and twlow on the
river Concrete lntrenchments near the
city are strongly held, whllo all the
woods and hridges In the neighborhood
either have been destroyed or mined
.Since November 1 the Americans have 1
taken 6,000 prisoners. They have freed
all French territory within the zone of
tho army's action west-of the Mcuse to
a total ot 7i)0 mjuare kilometers, nnd
have liberate! 2,l!00 rlvlllans.
SEDAN SCENE OF END
OF SECOND EMPIRE
the Major broke through the circle of
enemies and dived to the g ound. With
only one hand nnd dizzy, with tnc arm
shattered and tno useless lees, he could
- not properly contiol lib machine and
War of 1870 Decided in Bat' ' 'a"(led Bt, s1 "i?"'- crashing into a
mI D t tl a r'i hedgi- and ripping the under cirrlace off
tie Before that Clfy. ' jtnc machine, and then fainted. He had
' 1 fought sixty enemy machines. Klglit or
Forty-eight years ago a German army
wa fighting nt Sedan. It was then a
victorious army, winning the euccess
over tho French, under Napoleon 1IL,
which turned the Franco-rmsslnn war
Into n German triumph, eluded the
downfall cf the French Empire and re
sulted In the formation1 of the French
republic. '
The German army at' Redan to-day,
already ousted from the western por
tion of the city. Is a beaten army part
of a rapidly disintegrating force melt
ing away under the tremendous pressure
of the French, British, Uclglan and
American armies.
It was on September 1, 1S70, that the
Germans won the battle of Sedan, which
since has associated the name of the
city with the breaking up of the French
Kmplre and the rise of the German mod
ern military power. That vcar. lion ever,
was not the first In which Sedan had I1k
pxed In notable events In hlstorj It was
the hlrthplaco In liill of the Vlcomte de
Turenne, the famous French Marshal,
and with the principality of Sedan was
long In the poesetstun "f the Housu of
Turenne. In 1642 King llenr IV cap
tured the city In 11 Ihree day battle with
revolting forces of this house and Sedan
became a part of the loyal domain. The
city also wltnccd fighting In the Napo
leonic wars.
The town lies principally upon tho
east bank of the Meuse. It had a popu
lation before the war of somen hat moro
than 16,000 Industrially It was chiefly
noted for the manufacture of flno black
cloth, nhlcn Card'nal Mazsrln estab
lished there In the seventeenth century,
while many other woollen fabrics nrn
produced b Its looms.
ten he sent down, four In names nnd
crashing others down out of control The
Major to-day Is In a hospital, and will
recover.
I : I r- .Spanish Cabinet Itmlns.
Mahrii Nov 7 After n op session
In the Chamber to-day Airtonlo Maura
tho Premier, went to King Alfonso to
submit the resignation of his entire Cabinet.
Growing in Favor Every Day
Until now not one word of ntlvcrtisini; have wc printed about
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Enemy in Retreat Along Pc
tain's Entire Front.
Hv the At'oriated Prrtt.
With Titr: Kkkncii Amtr in Khaxce.
Nov. 7. Persistent, rnln antl ilpppcnlni?
mud, although mnkiiiK communication
more dlfllcult, lo not appear to have
checked the pursuit of the Ocrmsns re
treating toward the nelglan frontier.
Tho advnnco continued tWs mornlne over
the greater part ot the French front with
fuch rapidity that It was ImposHlble to
follow jt with any precision. Latest re
ports are that tho Krench cavalry Is
covins toward the Meuse, while the In
fantry Ih advancing toward Mezleres.
Oen. Delieney'a forces on the left of
the Krench line also were close upon, the
Cennan rear guards, occupying numerous
villages nnd carrying their advance
toward Illrron. Tho capture of this
Important railway centre will bring
about tho. Ilnal crumbling of the traps
poitatlon organization of the German
armlcH In France. 1
Subsequent operations may take on
the character of 11 race lietween the
armtts In retreat and those In pursuit
to Alx-ln-Chapelle, as the American suc
cesses have mado the line of tho Mouse
a most precarious refuge fr the enemy
LONDON LIKES LAST
NOTE SENT TO BERLIN
Liberty of Action Permitted'
by Wilson's Message.
"l.rNnns Nov. 7 I'nstlnted prmse I
nrcordeil by the Ijndon morning news
papers to-day to I'reddent WH'on's noin
lr flerntany. Emphasis Is laid generally
on the fact that the communication
Icacs tho Allies liberty of action in con
nectlon with tho tjuestlon of freedom of
the seas.
The Dally Mall nays the President's
r.ote will be universally nppinved and
Pint It fumlshCH nne more proof of the
convplote unity existing among tho free
nations.
Tho niuphtc declares that the docu
ment Is commendably concise, while the
Hotly Telegraph remarks that the con
ditions laid down give a guarantee of
absolute lctory.
The Daily Sews calls It n "Wll.oi
pracc" and says: "The promptitude cf
President V.'ltaon In transmitting to Her
lilt the decisions of the Versailles Coun
cil Is equalled only by the celerity o' 'h?
Ofrman rinvernment In acting on the
President's Intimation."
The Datlg Chronicle assumes tt'at It
does not ful ow ihit when the terms are
knt'Wn they will be accepted instantly
The (!ermaii.. It believen. nr more llke'y
t. n.ik" in epl-!ve protest, followed
by attempts to haggle, but, It adds, t h ; I r
efforts will ook no concessions.
Allied Fleets Xrnr Uoldrit Ilirn.
Looion, Nov. 7. The nllled fleets will
anchor off Constantinople on Saturday,
according to lnfounatlon received In
l.ondoli to-night.
Central Americans Discuss Union,
Kan HAi.VApon, Nov. 7. The conven
tion of Unionists of Central America
opened yesterday nt I.a Union, All tho
CentMl American republics are rep
Cincinnati Crlehrnttiui Limited,
Cincinnati. Nov 7 Whistles were
blimn nnd b"l'e rung In this city to
day when the unconfirmed report that
flermany had signed an nrmlstlce was
circulated. There was no general demonstration.
FOUNDED 1856
pTpHAT quality which ever distin
guished our clothes for men and
boys is today as well worth re
membering as heretofore. Cost,
the all important basis, should not
be heavier than the quality. war
rants. Superior quality and mod
erate prices still combine to make
our Fall and Winter clothes first
choice considerations. '
Army Officers' Uniforms Ready
for Service and to Measure
Brokaw Brothers
1457-1463 BROADWAY
AT FORTY-SECOND STREET
A NEW HARP ROOM
HAS BEEN ( PFNED
ON THE 10TH FLOC R OF
THE D1TSPN BUILDING
All Uvrn (f tlw
HARP
sre cirdlnlly Invited
tractive
to liupuvt llil t-
New Home of the Harp
llsrp tnrliem will find It parti'til irh
niinplcl for rcci'tln for itiiir p iplli and
elaittii.
HARP PLAYING
H a irry rucrathe prof(lon fur young
'women.
A yoimn htrpUt often l'rv! herielf In de
mand a aololat In Concent and Jn
Churccea and aim at an aicompnnUt
The harp It c.iI.t to learn than tlthcr
thu tli'ltn or the piano.
A full Hue of the fnnwua
LYON & HEALY HARPS
ALSO 7 HE CLARK IRIFH FPPS
av on (inhibition In our warcroom.
Harps for Rent
Catalogue fret for the akitnr.
Imratlirate our KAHY I'AV.MKM' plan.
I'rliix range from 7S to t,'Mt.
Telephone Murraj 1 1 III 4 111.
Chas.H.Ditson & Co.
. 8-10-12 East 34th St.
Our 31st Birthday
Comes nt n time when the very air seems prrgniiit with momentous
events and we feel, more tlmn ever before, our great responsibility to
that vast public which has mntle possible such business suet-ess as wc
have been fortunate enough to have achieved. -
Wc might, of course, talk nt great length upon the aims and objects
of our business policy, also of what wc have Accomplished and still
hope to accomplish, but it seems to us that while these things mean
much indeed to us, the actual doing is all that interests you.
This much wc feel impelled to say, however that Service, Quality
.and Dependability arc now nnd will continue to be the great outstand
ing characteristics of Drill Stores and of Drill Merchandise.
And with thec few words, we arrive at the definite object of this
announcement nnd of the. concrete manner in which it is our intention
to express by deed, rather tlm'n mere words, the thankfulness we feci
at thfc particular time. We oiler, therefore, as
A Present to You
Overcoats and Suits
By the Great House of Kupponheimer
At
$
31
.00
II
The Omcoah Wtr Priced up to $55.00 TLe Soiti Were Priced up to $45.00
They are offered at $81.00 for the
period of our Birthday Party only.
Any that remain In our atock will im
mediately thfrcuftcr go bnck to their
original sellinpr prices.
The fart that most of them are
Kupprnlieliner IfllH-lPl!) models and
fabrics tells sufficiently wrll what they
are nnd indicates quite clearly that
they offer on the very hest and most
drsirnble clothing obtainable nny
w here.
We wish, howevrr, to make quite
clear that nil Knppenhclim-r 0rr
conts up to' ?M nre not Included, nor
are all Kuppcuht'lmer Suits up to 543,
but that n choice .selection from utir
stocks has been made and a price of
$81 put on the overcoats nnd suits so
selrctrd. Onr more thing that wr con
sider pertinent to rrmnrk Is that a
limited tew Hrill SulLi and Overcoats
of itmll.ir former prices hive also
been included.
Simil
T
ar Birthday Presents in Haberdashery, Hats and Hoys' Clothing
he Celebration Commences This Morning at all Hrill Stores.
44Eat 14th Street
47 Cortlandt Street
The Kvpptnhtimmr Hovtt in New York
Broadway at 49th Street
125th Street at 3d Ave,
145(5 Broadway at 42d St.
279 Broadway
I III!
lfll n r. .11. .
1 V'-S. ruiDUtn Avenue, at fullon Street, Brooklyn f 1
' J4th St.. 1456 Bro.dwtl2Sth St. and BrooMy