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LP K w. m L-'' v & re Mi m to. ;v. " . J" ,' tt" W!. a t j 1 v.. , IN HARBIN YARDS 'All-American Special Finds 1055 Serbians in Box Cars MANY CHILDREN PERISH , Sufferers in Terrible Condi tion Are Cared for by Red Cross By CARL W. ACKERMAN Special Cable to Evening Public Ledger Copurioht, Itttt bv .Veio York Times Co. All Foreign night" Reserved Ilnrbln, Oct. 30. Living In box cars on .the verge ot tAarvatlon, miserable, cold and depend ent, 10B5 Serbians and Montenegrin") were discovered by the all-American ppe clat In Harbin freight yards. The refugees left Odessa on February 19 en route nround the world townrd their homes. They reached hero In zero weather In the most pitiful condition, In which, except for the timely arrival of the Red Cross, they would probably have suffered the fate of 400 German prison ers', who were locked In freight cars In winter under the Czar's regime and who were found frozen to'death months later In tho Interior of Siberia. Of all the refugees I have seen lh Belgium, France, Poland or Rumania, this sight beggars "everything. For four days these people had no bread, and for two weeks no meat or vegetables. The children of tho poorest were barefoot and most of tho women wore light sum mer dresses of the most ragged descrip tion. During tho eight months of travel 140 children died of starvation and exposure and fifty1 adultt' perished. , Weeping, frantic and desperate women and children and old women besieged tho Red Cross workers, who were ablo to promise and dcller bread, meat and clothing to every refugee". Tho treatment which had been accord ed theso unfortunates was scandalous. They were the victims of red tape by various relief organizations and govcrn , ments. Once they were promised a large estate In Russia to be colonized. As they wero about to settle there another government Interfered. They were then ordered to proceed to Vladivostok and thence to Serbia via America. Meanwhile their eighty-three box cars Into! which they were packed, often without blankets, were shoved from town to town, virtually unscncuuieu. Sometimes they were sidetracked for days when no food was available. 1 Sow the French and American Oov .MA.'to orn pnnatriprprl tho ultim.ite destination of these people after their arrival at Vladivostok. It Is proposed to send th$m to Shanghai and thenco to France or Manila, where tho gover nor general has already promised them refuge. According to American engineers who have Just returned from the Interior this Is only a sample of tho kind of destitution from Harbin to the Urals, t i 1 . Prague Yields to Czech Committee - Continued from race One retaary Lansinjr nsktnu the secretary to Intervene with the President Is re ceived. The unofficial text of the An flrassy communication as transmitted from Vienna via Basel, Switzerland, by tho Associated Press, was received yesterday and was read by officials With undisguised interest. No less iptersting was the report from Vienna, also received today, that the. Austro-Hungarian Government ' had transmitted to1 London, Paris, Rome and Toklo copies of its latest note to President Wilson begginB the approval and support of tho Allied Governments for its new plea for an armistice on all fronts and peace ne gotiations. These moves by the Austro-Hun-garlan Government apd its new for eign secretary wero wholly unexpect ed and wero viewed In some quarteis as emphasizing the seriousness of the situation confronting -Emperor Charles at home. Unquestionably this rather unusual diplomatic proceedure was expectd to causo exchanges be tween Washington and the Entente chancellories beforo a final decision is made by the President. , Second Note Pule In the light of these moves and the Austrian note to the President, dip lomatic observers found it difficult to understand the purpose of the semi official note, as reported in cablo dis patches last night from Vienna, as serting that the note to tho President does not necessarily signify that Aus tria seeks a separate peace. 'There wero somo who rgarded this as de signed for the consumption of the conservative elements at home and for the German people. Interest in official circles today, ' however, was, not altogether centered in the Austrian peace efforts. What soever the decision as to the Austrian peace, tnja nnai outcome oiiiuii peace discussions will hinge on the pro nouncements of the supreme war council at Versailles, which reports from London say already has agreed Upon the terms of an armistice and presented them to the military ad visers. Such speedy action by the council was accepted generally as In dicating tho unanimity of the views mSm fln w isHiiirisHifif i i mit Resino will Ami mat (disfiguring rash I so you can wear wis dress "I know, because I have used it, and found that it (topped the smarting- and . itching- when I made the first applica . tlbn. and in a short time, the emotion I ' was gone. I used Resinoj Soap with it mP-MH VrArwr!VrjvrV tncnts. - i " - . -v House Taking, Part WhMhM- fnlnnnl W t ttnu.o It,.. President's adviser, who was sent to France with credentials as -tho spe cial representative of tho United Stnten f Invr-mmnnt In thn I,,......... Governments," is sitting as a member or tne council has not been mado clear, hut In any event thete is no doubt that he Is taking part In the de liberations, transmitting the views of wic American uovernment on ques tions connected with hn nrmiaiir-o and peace. Decision of tho war council, ns re ported In London, to submit to Ger many the final peace teims at the same time that the terms" of an nr- tnlfltlre nrn trnnamlttnrl ,,'n,tl.i ......... -. ... ...... .....v..,.. ,. iiuit UUlIiV little surprise, here. Such nctlon wuum iiihko cirar not oniy to Ger many, but to all the wofld, the peace alms of the natlflns; opposing tho Cen tral Powers and would leavi- no doubt as to tho exact terms upon which th.e world war will bo terminated, Vienna, Oct, 30. Austria-Hungary, through her new Foreign Minster, Count Andrassy, has sent a iiotn to Secretary of State Lansing requesting the Secretary's intervention " with President Wilson for an immediate armistice on all fronts and for tho commencement of peace negotiations. The text of the note follows: "Immediately after having taken direction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and after tho dispatch of the official answer to your noto of October 18, M18, by which you were nblo to see that we accept nil the points and principles laid down by President Wil son In his various declarations and are In complete accord with the effoits of President Wilson to prevent .future vvar.s and to create a league of nations, wo have taken preparatory men mhos In older that Atistrlans and Hunga rians may he able, according to their own desire. and without being In any way hindered, to make a decision as to their futuro organization and to rule It. "Since tho accession to power of nmperor King Charles his immovable purpose has been to bring an end to the war. More than this Is the desire of the sovereign of all tho Austro Hungaiian peoples, who acknowledge that their future destlnv can only be accomplished In a pacific wot Id, by being freed from nil disturbances, pi i vatlons and sorrows of war. "This is why I address you directly, Mr. Secretary of State, praying that you will have ttie goodness to Inter vene with tho President of the United States In order that the Intel est nf humanity, as in the inteicst of all those who live in Austrla-Hungnrv, an Immediate armistice may be concluded on all fronts and for an overtuic that immediate negotiations for peace will follow." Tho Austro Hungarian Government has communicated its latest note to the French, British, Japanese and Italian Governments, begging the ap pi oval and support of thehe nations. Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 30. A semi official noto Issued at Vienna yester day on Austria's reply to President Wilson says: "Austria was obliged to conform to the methods of President Wilson, who Vinii eitaoeifAtv nilpd tn the three members of the Triple Alliance and act apart from her nllles. The mon archy, which lUs formally adopted President Wilson's line or anion, shares his opinion, as was shown by the Emperor's manifesto to the peo ples, which, in proclaiming the fed eration of tho monarchy, exceeded President Wilson's program. "However, the complete reorganiza tion of Austria can only bo carried out after an nimlstice. If Austria Hungary ha's declared herself ready to enter into negotiations for an ....miction nnd fm- npnm. without awaiting tho rcsu'.t of negotiations with other states, ui.u uu.- ni necessarily signify an offer of a sepa rate peace: It means that she is ready to act separately in the inter ests of the re-establlshment of peace." SEES PEACE BY qJRISTMAS George Pattullo, War.Corrcsponil- ent, bays Germans t ear i anks fiporco Pattullo. war correspondent. homo on a short furlougn, Is confident nf neace bv Christmas, principally be cause the Germans are afraid of the American soldiers. They are afraid, he says, because they know they could not stand up against the. iresn troops irum me uriueti niiun iimt ,. mil1 hn thrown Intn 11 er.inil drive next spring. IMS TO BREAK 1 GERMAN SWORD . Terms for Cessation of Hos tilities Certain to Be Drastic ; . , tt5-v p. ' n i'j.if-" i. . '',tjy r 'i '. - " . " .tr Jjft-v- ;. t. a? 4, ' frmPiLXi .V-..J51LT - y"''v M BERUN ABOUT TO YIELD Foch find His Soldiers Re solved to Force Full Sur render of Foe Bexlih Says Truce" Terms Are Awaited , r- Hy WALTER DURANTY Special Cabjc to Evening Public Ledger Covvrloht, is, bl .VfH' York Tlmcj Co. tVltli the Frenrh Armies Oct. 30. Tho Austrian note may bo consid ered as putting (he seal on the certainty of a speedy German capitulation. Some openers, here, however, remark that the fighting value of tho enemy forces Htlll remains considerable and suggest that resistance will be Prolonged for some time further, with the Idea nf let ting the nation down gently toward the Idea of defeat, but this opinion Is not widely held. German army orders recently seized afford evidence of a shortage nf muni tions anil transport nm of nlr Inferior Ity. Thvro Is nlso re.is-on to suppose that the Mtpply nf gasoline Is diminish ing to a dangerous, ctont. Injunctions to maintain disclpllno by every available mtuina liwllr.nln that tho morale ! the army In steadily weakening, although It imtpwnrthv th.it tho French have re marked a general Improvement of mnr.ilo during the last fortnight, in response to the. stimulus of tho warning- i-encc Is now certain "within a brief period Fight your best now that it may hn as favoiahlo as possible." Olio statement, signed "Von .lacobl," just taken b r)ebinc's army, runs: "OlllceiS must endeavor to rxjuain uir .llnnll.n In lli.ll- ntl lit nil tllllCS VVltll- out waiting for th? enemy's notes, which, If unfavorable, may provone pessimism unlets every one cleaily understands that the German Government at this moment Is devoting llseu ny, nny means tn the re-establlshment of peace. The peace It desires Is lino tnat me p. ople will approve." Although the pressuro In favor of pence appears tn he coming chiefly from tho Intel lor of Germany, the French war chiefs are convinced that the pre carious situation of the German army is reallv the'decldlng factor. More than ono far-sighted French commander was not afralii to say as long.as two months lmrk that tho enemy was Involved In a mesh of circumstances whose inev itable end was colossal disaster , I repoited this optimism nt the tlm- In terms that may then have seemed un duly hopeful, but tho officers' foresight lias been Justified, and every day brings the prophecy nearer fulfillment unless the (Sernuns cnose the saner policy of complete surrender I am in position to state with cer tainty that the military conditions of an aimlstlcc are such that will break Ger manli's sword Irretrievably. It the enemy is rash enough to iefuse them, events will move on to their appointed climax Throughout the French army there Is not the faintest daiifr that the deslie for peace, keen as It Is will interfere with the relentless prosecution of opeia tlons. From Foch to the second-class pollu, all are filled with the lion deter mination to drive Geimany to tho bitter end unless uhquallfled capitulation saves them the trouble. As I write nebene's troops aro bat tering at the old castle fortress vvlmse subterranean passages, strengthened with a sjstcm of trenches nnd barbed wire, form th last bastion of the Guise defense. During the lighting heavy eNploslons In the German lines were signaled, and It is probable that the evacuation of the city is already In progress. This desperate struggle typifies the at titude of tho whole French army. The soldier have pet their hands to the work of breaking Germany and will not halt until their task Is accomplished. British Get 32 German Planes London, Oct. 30. Thirty-two enemy machines were destroed Monday and ten wero driven down out of control, according to an official British communi cation Issued last night. Continued from t'nee tine Wilson lo hasten an armistice nnd peace discussions. It is assumed that this unusual jiroccdutc was ndopted to impress upon the people nt home the desire of the Govern ment to brins about immediate peace, Another communication to tho President himself was not in order, no reply having been received from the last. fly ic rm'fcd" Prcs Versailles, Oct. 30. It was nntclpl paled today that the armistice terms to Germany will bo slmllir to those .offcr.ed Bitlgailn, although extra pre cautions lll be nocossaiy nnd thcie may be some harsher clauses. Tho Inter-Alllod conference Is un derstood to have, already ngreod on the main political points of the nr mlstlcc. The teims must be severe, it was agreed In authoritative circles, be cause Germany began the war, the re newal of which must ho undo Impos sible. Colonel K. M, House tcpivsentlug the United Slates, hns called on Pins. Iilent t'olncarc arid conferred with other l-'ienth trailers. Ho nKo has received Grek Premier Vcnlwlos and the (lick Minister to I 'ranee House ban moved from the hot. 1 Wlieie he llrst slipped and now Is oc cupvlng it tcsldoiicp on the left hank of the Peine, loaned by n friend, nnd located In the old ai tlstocr.itlc ciiutr tor near the house Gen, ml Persh ing lives In when ho is in l'.ils United States stvnal corps men arc Installing telephones In the hujldins, and Parisians' reniaik that an air of permanency siiriounds Golonet llousn'i establishment there. Few believe the inter-AUli il confer enco will last inn-o ih'in a u-rok W TRUPPE 1TALIANE AVANZAN0 VITT0RI0SE Gli Auslrinci Sconfitlo Lungo 'I'utto il Fronlc di Rnltnglin Publlshr't itrl mstrlbiiM Unrt'r rniiMiT No ntt Authorised hv the net nr clctnhr .", ini7 on nie nt? tho Po-tonlce ot rhlln telpp.li. Pa. Ity ordr of ths IreMTt. a s ntrntxoN. roitmntfr General. ttnmn, SO ottobre. I.e truppe Itnllane ed Alleate vlgorosa mentn pplngcndn Innaiul la loro ot fenslvn, Irintio avail? itn per sette mlglla nl dl l.T del Flave. popra una fronte'tu plu' ill 2B mlnlla, secondrt un enmtinlcato utnclale del Mlnlstero ilella i uirra. 1'sfc hannn cattttrnto nltrl novo ll l.tgcl e la eltta' dl Conegllano Vlmpor tnnto centro ferrovlario, e la base tiemlca ill Valdobhladene 1Tu oltro mlRliiiio ill prlglnutcrl nlistrlacl c 1K0 cannnnl tono stntl catttuali. moltl ill nuesti i-nno uttitl sublto rlvoltl In axlonb contro II nemlco. II cnniimlcaUi, puhbliealo stam.ine, dice qiianto nppreso- 11 iv ml co i tat" iT."ito ad nb-hardoiar- le potr.lonl rulle allure lungo Ji rlv.i sinistra rttl I'll" 1 viilaggl dl Valdobblinleitn, ."'.ill IMeti i ill Uarboza, Fan til Kollno, I'levo ill Kivllgo, Collnllii Ilufrontolo, . Marmq ill 1'lavo' e Fon ti nolle 'ohri stntl llbirati i slamo n tnll In I'oDCgllaiin. nord del l'lavo s'atnn pi-Tti al ill l.i ' il 1 torrento Calclnci STiii:iilnnl o mibatilmentl si stanno svolgni.ln t II t togliii e l"l Gtnppa. "I"a altro nilgllaln dl prlglonlirl e plu (i lift, canniml sono stntl ctttur.itl l'arerehl' dl dettl caminnl inn" stntl rivolti In nsjono contio 1 nenilen " Um ......LI. ..,Ka.l n1.lwill4AHafJ pareccniH u.iiicliq. rtui,nuwii.D . aurtriac', per b'ersagllare II nernlco In rltlrata. l,a dlceslma Armata, dopo una flera lotta RUlle montngno a nord-est dl Vai dobbladene, ha pas'aia ltefrentole, a sette mlglla a rud-est ill Vlttoiio, ctic rappresc'nta la base nustrlnea dl tutld II 'lslema dl cpmunloa7loni tlnl nord vero la planura eiiftn. IL He Vlttnrlo lima liucle passo' II t'lave con tin regglmen'o dl Hersagllerl. Kgll fit ( nlnlastlcamenle iipplnudlto dnl 'Jil uomlnl e da un largo cnntlngintc dl pripionlerl austrlacl. Mini:.. -.... it..t it:. entro' nella e tta' ed uppenn elo av- .......... . i, .,...., , ' , ,.. i.nl.innn. 'n . Oct ?Q rontrirv Wlllll" K I 111 I. HUII III r,1-L.lltll.ll IMKr 111, .... J ., lk ...,l.n.l,. h ... . .. -. .. ........ . . lfn ihe lirlli r c inoee In authority on i riga.a itnnin one si nnnc.o per com- , ,r,lav that 'he epidemic ot IrPuenra ptetnre 1 occupnrlone. j h!lll rrlched lis ni tlier' seenu lltrio T,a dec ma rn ta avanro' rapid-i- 1 nhatemtiit'anil i '-day "30 cae were mento nello rrcionl ad est lmnligando rennrtcd !' tin 'he Ittcen dnetors dl clntjuanta mlglla dat Brenta alia fer- rovla Trovlfo-Oderso Notevoll progres si vengono segnal.itl c si aceentuano sul flahco destro, a nord dl Trevlso. Le Irunie nmcrlcane, comprendentl le unlta' dell'Ohlo, hanno traversito II l'lavo o sono pronto per ntraro in nzlono con gll Itallanl e gll lhglcsl. ritt' dl tin cenilnlln ill vlllaggl e eomttnl, sulla sinistra del riave, rono statl lltierntl Gll Itallanl hanno nc rtipatn Coiiegllnno, Importante centro ferrovlario o centre dl romunlcarlnnl a 15 mlglla n tinrd ill Trevlso. Alle ore novo nntlnierldinne un corps di c'el's'l Attention! flog Island Workmen tlnl I'rnnte di llnttiiRlla Itiilliinn, 30 ot'ohre t.-avjn7.nta delln truppe Itallanc ed llrate contlnua lungo tutto II fronte I THE SHIPBUILDING LAUOIl ADJUSTMENT HOAUD HAS ISSUED A NEW WAGE SCHEDULE uhiclt grants a gen cral Incrcn " to all Sltiyt aid Trades. The new rales arc rclroai'tie to October 1, 1918, and the accumulated back pay, due to the increase, will be paid as soon as the retroactive payroll can be made up. An an nouncement will be made in a few tlavb an to when this back pay will be distributed. The wages of workmen in all Shiparck; are uniiurm. HOG ISLAND WORKMEN VILL BE PAID EXACTLY THE SAME WAGES AS ARE PAIJ AT 07:JER YARDS. NO SHIPYARD IN THE DELAWARE IttVER DISTRICT IS PERMITTED TO PAY HIGHER WAGES THAN HOG ISLAND. EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SHIPBUILDING COMPANY HOG ISLAND i. r- : ,yi Write nf mil fnf s-m nwrt intrrtstlHo TlooKM rytat" C3 Jl iMMlMM .W if T7 ny 11 M AVQ iaiKS Our Net Talk, Wed., ItoTA I By Joseph C.'FcrgusaHi-, Tlir Hotter We Hoe, Hw More Mo Know," w" HR commonest (rfj eye troutilea are turbancea of ft Hon rather than. nructure. 'ijj i no eye may m to he perfectly: i mai. yet iney ft,b nnklnnll.. "iihort SI(?ht,"'"t.ong Sfrtrtja luiu HisiiKiiiatism aro a zv oi ine irouniea- caused "l inlsliaped ejc.i. and whh lirtvon't the sllehtesf rM en"v to Improve with as jf time. "ji li! fnct, they generally m vorn unler3 nroner relief 1 civ en. ' .4 whenever trouhle oeeoM i wit I''" Wcht. do the atM. slble and loclcal.thing tT, an nrfillit make a thorottfH,; exitmlnntlon, 1 , -Vrt Miouiii Ki.ires he. neceawryt in i-irrrciiiiir me -irouDWit liiive the oculist's prescrlp-i tloi: filled hv a capable Fte!i ci ininn upiician. -$! J3. &. fcraU4 lreiierfntlon Optician fi, 8 & 10 South 13th t) IVf lio Xot Kxamine T5vts$A "Thl Tnlk from.it coprrlftMl Rprlii nil rlffhtn rescrved,.v,.-' : r-lilJL '"JWCMW OSCAR SHAW, the popular Mar, vv;ho flllH the role of "Stub Talmadce" In "L n A V E IT TO JANE." What Oscar Shaw Thinks About msx ammr T FOR QUICK SHAVING O thoroughly appreciate just what a de lightful and refreshing shave means, one should use Molle. I always use Molle, and believe it to be an absolute necessity for anyone who shaves. ' Very truly yours, Molle eliminates soap, brush and' "rubbing up a lather," It is a'natural beard softener and is ap plied with the finger tips. Large tubes, 25c, Ask your dealer, or see WINTERS & KESSLER Distributors" Lafayette Bldg., Phila, "Pryde-WynnCo..- Nw Brighton, Pa,, 068 VWLCr- An V y rtior Ului te - Molle like duilc takei to wter. It i y l - B r '7 i K' ' im - -'! w E' s - IE J ;. p i ' :k'. -I! ' " . . m i "W",1' ' aKm 9 '. . . and in the U. S. Army, here and Aji overseas . act: From all accounts, the most eagerly sou'ght-for ciga rette among American soldiers abroad is Fatima. Exact figures to prove this are not available; but, in view of Fatima's known popularity with both officers and men 6till in training on this side of the water, it would seem to be correct. Below are printed a few typical reports on training camps and army posts, received from our sales-, men last month: Tortres Monroe, Old Point Comfcrt, Va. : "Fatima leads i.i sales" West Point, Officers Ciuhi "More Fatimas smoked than any other cigarette" Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, 111. i "Fatima is second best seller" .,, . , Cam.- Mluritt, JJumont, N. J., Officers' Clab: 'Tatiira is lircest-sclling cigarette"' CAMr Zaciiary Taylor, Louisville," Ky. : 'Tatima is most popular h'gh-cradc brid' ' CA:r UrTOH.Yaphank, N. Y.: "Fatima is called here 'the oficcrs cigarette" . CA.:r Gordon, Atlanta, Ga. ; J "Fatima is one of the best sellers imon- the better brands" ; CAi:r Sherman, Chillicothc, Ohio: "Fatima is second birscst-scllin cigarette" Camp Morgan, Mobile Ihy: "Fatima is leading seller here in its class" Fort Wadsworth, N. V . "Moit officers smoke Tatimas; vcr)' popular Jlso among the men" Tor.T Sill, Oklahorra, "School of rire"t 'Tatima is second in oint of sales" , Camp Sheridan, Montgomery, Ala.: "Fatima outsells all other hi(;hclass brands" Fort Riley, Kansas, Medical Officers' Training Camp: 'Tatima is by far the biggest-selling cigarette in camp" ! 7 'A mi iVl J MA JT. 4 Sensible G&aretfc Army training makes the mind quirk and alert; and army men exactly like quick-minded civiliansnaturally choose a cigarette, not alone for its good-tast-) ing qualities, but also for the fact that it does not disturb a man in any way, cv en if smoked as so many soldiers do almost stcidily throughout the day. Jfyjtyfyei3ji N"rt M'l ! 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