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THE EVENING STAB,
With Sunday Morning Edition.
WASHINGTON, D. C.
MONDAY November 4, 1918 j
?
THEODORE W. NOTES. Editor |
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Germany Is Beaten. i
What may prove to be the final I
week of the war opens with Germany J
standing alone in the field. Bulgaria |
has surrendered, Turkey has yielded,
?Austria has been granted an armistice
which is tantamount to capitulation.
Germany awaits terms of armistice
which are being formulated in Paris,
und which, it is expected, wiH be equiv
alent, like those granted the other
powers of the central alliance, to un
conditional surrender. Upon her ac
ceptance or rejection of the terms will
depend the cessation or the continua
tion of hostilities.
ft Germany accepts the armistice
terms the war ends, as regards the
lighting of organized armies. There
will be continued work by the allied
forces in elearing up the field. There
is irerk to bo done in Bussia, and
supervision of the conditions in Aus
1 ria-Hungary and in the Balkans and
in Turkey. Signing of the armistice
l'fttween Germany and the allies wHl
not mean the immediate or eTen the
early disbandment of the forces. An
armistice with Germany will merely
place that power in a position in which
i! cannot renew the hostilities, but safe
ty demands the retention on the field
?f a force sufficient to insure observ
ance of whatever terms may eventual
ly be imposed.
Ff Germany rejects the terms and
elccta to continue the fight, the war
will proceed, pressed even more vigor
ously than ever by the allied com
manders, to insure the speediest pos
sible defeat of the foe. Germany can
conduct a retreating fight for perhaps
some months, withdrawing successive
ly from position to position, and caus
ing the drive eastward to cost the al
lies as heavily as possible. But at
whatever cost the pressure must be
maintained, to the end of a complete
military victory, if the enemy chooses
tlic hopeless course of continued war.
It is impossible to prediet what Ger
many will do. The signs that come
from Berlin are confusing. Now it is
reported that the kaiser has abdi
cated. Again this is denied and the
statement eomes that reiehstag par
ties have voted in favor of the contin
uation of the kaiser in power. The
Rending of "dozens of trunks bearing
the HohenzoDern monogram" to a
chateau in Switzerland evidences
preparation for the 'flight of the royal
J'amily to a neutral haven.
Choice of the alternative of fighting
rather than surrender cannot change
the ultimate outcome of the war. Ger- j
many is beaten in the field. Her al- |
lio.-rhave successively fallen away from
Inx. Her armies have been mastered.
H. r position in France and Belgium
trrows moro perilous daily. North of
crdnn the line so tenaciously held
has been at last broken by the Ameri
cans. In Belgium much ground has
been yielded and further retreat is im
perative as allied flanking operations
Micieed- Another line has perhaps
been prepared, to which the Germans
will retreat. But there is no chance
of its being long held against the as
Mnlts of the allied armies, augmented
?loubtless by reinforcements from other
fronts, freed by the yielding of the
Turks and the Anstrians. Further
more, Germany is now exposed to at
tack from the south and from the east,
:is the frontiers hare been exposed
tiirouffh the break up of Turkey and
Austria.
? ?ermany's case is hopeless. She is
beaten. Tho end is only a matter now
of hours if she elects to accept the
armistiee, or of weeks if she elects to
tight.
In time of war even so extensive a
capitalist as Henry Ford must be pa
tient with people who feel it their duty
to give advice on how to run his busi
ness.
Foeh evidently believes it is time
enough to allow war plans to be alter
ed by an armistice when the armistice j
is reached. I
The Battle.
This is the day before. Party man
agers are confident?for publication.
They could not be otherwise without
violating the*rules of the game. Their ,
? tuty is plain, and laid down for them, j
Their private opinions are their own. j
They have done their best, we may
all be sure, to inform themselves as to
the situation. Bat they have labored
?t great disadvantage. Indeed, they
liave labored in circumstances unique
u our affairs. Everything is new, and
ome things are puzzling in the ex
treme. "Indian not lost. Wigwam
lust." The gentle savage did not want
; i confess his limitations.
Wednesday will be the -day after.
AV'e shall all be wiser then, and able
'to crown the true prophets. That is
to say, we shall be able to tell whose
.auesses have hit the mark. For every
body is but guessing tad hoping to
?i?y. So true is this that those who
bate guessed right will have little "on"
tlmse who have guessed wrong. The
triumph will be of a sort owing little
to prescience.
The end of the campaign witnesses
the whole of the administration in a*
tion. The President led the ptocentoi
into the ribg. The Vice President and
cv<;ry member of the cabinet keep hint
company. All are there, and all mak
ing partisan appeals for votes. If the
spectacle is unusual, so are the timet.
If there is surprise in any quarter,
there is small reason for it. For
months?ever since the senatorial Cam*
paign in Wisconsin?the signs have
pointed to what has since taken place,
and is now in general evidence.
Whatever tomorrow's verdict, the
country will accept it. No matter
which party wins, the organization of 1
the new House wHl bo easy of fore
cast. The leaders in the present
House are candidates for re-election,
and all reasonably certain of success.
So that, whether the democrats of the
republicans control, the Speaker, the
leader of the majority, and the chair
men of the principal committees will
stand confessed at onee.
The same is true as to the Senate.
Continued eontrol by the democrats
will mean a continuation of the pres
ent organization, while a transfer of
control to the republicans will find j
them prepared and disposed to assign
their members according to the rule
of seniority in committee service.
On the eve of the battle the country
is calm, and there is no reason to ex
pect undue excitement after the bat
tle is over.
Austria's Surrender.
Austria's complete surrender, as the
reports indicate the acceptance ef
armistice terms to be, is the logieal
result of the events of the past fort
night. Revolution has riven the state.
The divergent peoples long held under
a single government have elaimed thg
right of self-expression. The allied
armies have driven forward to and
even upon Austrian soil. The Austro
Hungarian forces have beeome de
moralized and weakened by defections.
Captures to a total of 100,000 men have
been effected. Continuation of the
war in such circumstances was hope
less. Austria had no other course than
to submit.
Technically, Austria began the war
by making impossible demands of
Serbia on the 'score of the assassina
tion at Serajevo. That she was in
spired, possibly compelled, to this
course by Germany is believed by most
people. Certainly if she had not had
assurances of full support from Ber
lin shd would not have presented an
ultimatum to Serbia in terms that
meant rejection and Russian interfer
ence.
Now, after over four years of war
in which her forces have never borne
themselves with credit, Austria not
only ceases to fight, but well nigh
ceases to exist. Hungary has revolted
and is in the throes of strife bfetWeen
her own divergent elements. The
Czechs of Bohemia have set up an in
dependent state. The southern Slavs
have declared themselves free of Aus
trian dominion. Italian forces have
reoecupied all the areas of the "irre
denta." Tho German-Austrians have
declared themselves in favor of a sep
arate organization. v
Strictly speaking, there are no
"Austrians." Austria-Hungary, or
"Austria," as it has been eommonly
known, was a combination of Germans,
Magyars, Czechs, Slavs, Poles and Ru
manians. Austria proper was domi
nated by the German element as Hun
gary was dominated by the Magyars.
It will be difficult in the reorganiza
tion to follow the war to create a dis
tinctively ^ Austrian state, and the
future maps of Europe may show no
trace of this onee proud and mighty
empire.
If the kaiser had atSf known how to
profit by it, the conversation of his
American dentist might have bten
even more valuable than the profes
sional services.
Kaiser Wilhelm is ono politician who
will truthfully say ho icft office a
poorer man than when he entered it. '
The war's lessons in thrift will prove
valuable to the American people after
peace has been restored.
/
The American soldiers decided to go
ahead and win the war, airships or no
airships.
The height of "ageless giving" would
be the presentation of toys made in
Germany.
Grade-Crossing Slaughter.
A long record of fatalities at the
Hyattsville grade crossing is extended
by the shocking tragedy of Saturday
night. A fast train stmck a motor
car and killed two people. This point
has been one of the gravest danger for
years and the only protection afforded
the pnblie has been a gate, not re
liably operated, and an automatic bell
signal, not always heard. Saturday
night a substitute watchman Was on
duty. That he did not lower the gate
on the approach of the train is charged.
In any ease reliance upon such an un
trustworthy method of warning is
again proved perilous.
Bach successive Mffaig at tM
HyattsvHle crossing adds to the bur
den of responsibility upon those who
tolerate this condition. Ample want
ing has been given in the past that the
place is dangerous and that the "safe
guards" are undependable. Yet noth
ing has been done, eveil to insure tie
lowering of the gates. Meanwhile the
conditions have grown worse with ike
increase ef tfsOtf on the highway.
At the last session the Maryland leg- j
islature passed a bHI for the correction j
of this partiealar tnaaiat. bat a* a>.
state had no fonds to bear its share of
theexpense... ..
Further maintenance of this death
trap would, seetf on thinkable. But
what asaurante can there be, in the
light of the appalling record written
there, that action will be taken to CtfTe
the evilf. Punishment of the faithless
watchman, in ease it ia proved that
ho failed in his dot?, will not guar
antee safety in the future. Only the
eonatrnction of an overhead viaduct
of an underpass will servo. The legie*
latare should re-enact the bill once to
toed and place the responsibility for
the case on the statO executive, ffOtn
who to a seeOnd veto is hardly to be
cxpected in view of this latest sacri
fice of life.
? ??* i
The Armistice Terms.
The armistice terms granted to Aus
tria announced today are severe, to the
point of involving complete surrender
in the field. Austria demobilizes her
armies and evacuates all occupied ter
ritory to a fixed line beyond the pres
ent range of fighting, and reduces her
forces within her own territory to the
basis of the pre-war effectives. Tile
allies are to have full power of move
ment over roads, railroads and water
ways in Austria-Hungary, including
the Danube, and are to occupy strategic
points in Austria-Hungary necessary
for military operations and the main
tenance of order. All allied civilian
and military prisoners are to be sur
rendered. Portions of the Austrian
navy are to bi surrendered and the re
mainder disarmed and put under al
lied control.
These terms, considered in the light
of those granted to Turkey, may indi
eate the proposals that will be made to
Germany as the only basis upon which
an armistlee ean be granted. By the
aeeeptanee Of their respective armisliee
terms Turkey and Austria have capit
ulated. Similar terms tendered to and
accepted by Germany will mean sur
render.
Turkey, once headquarters for mas
sacres, is to cut out atrocity associa
tions. The action may indicate no
great moral awakening. It is a step
in the right direction, even though
taken under compulsion.
Willingness on the part of the kai
ser to accept a less autocratie title will
scarcely satisfy the German people.
Something more than a sacrifice of per
sonal vanity will be demanded.
The Saltan of Turkey may welcome
a state of affairs that may enable him
to avoid being turned down by cau
tious insurance companies.
Influenza gave "medicinal purposes"
so much standing in current conversa
tion that old John-Barleycorn is now
trying to pose as a philanthropist.
-? in
The political forecaster finds his cal
culations more complicated with each
successive election.
So many of the gift recipients are
a long way off that "shop early" takes
on espeeial emphasis'this year.
The grade crossing takes its toll re
gardless of times of war or peace.
Hyphens are now exploding all over
tho middle Europe map.
? %?
SHOOTDTG STABS.
ET PHILANDER JOHNSON.
Han Tactics.
"General, should we call this another
strategic retreat?"
"Just keep running. Don't stop to
explain."
War and Polities.
"It has been a whirlwind campaign."
"Worse than that," rejoined Senator
feorghum. "Some of' the boys have
been inclined to complicate the ey
clonic features with poison gas."
Not the Old Days.
Oh. candidate, what have you done!
Your smiling we have missed.
You once shook hands with every one,
But now you shake your fist.
Rights. .
"What has become of that dttlhe
right you used to talk about t"
"Well," said the obstinate Prussian,
"I still believe therd is such a thing.
But I begin to dobbt whether it can
be passed along by sale or inheritance."
The Hero's Parent*.
"Ton seem very proud of yonr boy
Joeh."
"Yes," said Farmer Corbtossel; "when
he did anything mischievous his
mother always said he took after me.
All that I hope is that his mother will
still say Josh is a chip oS'n the old
block."
Long Walt.
Says old Unele Satan to Histoh Kaiser
Bill:
"Pa got yon foh a boarder an' you
cant be sittih' still.
Yon wasn't billeted on me to warm
yohself an' sleep.
I reckons you'll do somethin' now an'
then M earn yoh keep.
da^s Kaiser Bill: *Whut is de chores
to whieh I mast attend T"
flnyi Satan: "Yon inns' stir de fire an'
make Ae gas ascend.
To* mus' shovel ammunition whur de
furnace is aglow,
An' when you has a ihlnute, yon kin
alM shovel now."
Says Kaiser BHJ: "Ifs kind of yon to
tell dat little joke.
1 likes de winter weather an' X hates
do hkH el smoke, ~.
Bat it hasn't snowed ia dis place fined
de first day dat it wux."
"WoH, yon fotter hjrng
around until it IpL*
Art
Some Christmas
Needfuls ?
22-inch Round Pillows
covered w.i t h good
quality China silk, fin
ished with button.
$2.98 value at $1<98?
All colors Couching
Cords; suitable for
making gifts. Can be
used for laundry bag
cords, etc. At, bunch,
5c.
Mercerized Cotton Bath
Rdbe Cords, with
small cord for neck.
Per set, 35e.
All Silk Bath ^ Robe
Cords in a variety of
colors from which to
select. Per set of two,
50c.
Large and varied assort
ment of Bag Handles, in
all colors. Pair, 25c to $4.
Third Floor?Lansburgh &
Bro.
Midwinter Millinery
-Offered at $5.00
Thanksgiving isn't very far off. If you're going home
you'll no doubt want a midwinter hat.
Our new showing at $5<60 is
ready. Hats in the darker,
more somber colors of win
ter.
Trimmed with feathers, fan
cies, ribbons, chenille, etc.
Made of silk plush, Beaver,
? Panne or Lyons velvet and
combinations of two or more
materials.
Visit our Millinery Salon. Se6
window display.
Second Floor?Lansburgh &
Bro.
Crowds! Crowds!! Crowds!!!
Attend This Big Coat Sale
With Its Impelling Values
Cecals which we procured at about half
price from an overstocked manufac
turer.
$00-90
Special at....... JmtJm
This lot of wonderful coats is made of cheviot,
American plush, pompom, kersey or melton.
Trimmed with Chase's beaver, kit coney,
brown coney, sealine, dyed skunk, baby
beaver or plush. Belted, loose back or
straight box effects along with a great
many high or long waist models.
Both half or full lined, in harmonious or con
trasting colors.
These are, no doubt, the most beautiful coats
that we will be offering this season at so
low a price.
Sizes 16 to 46
Editorial
Humanity has arrived at tht
Rapids. Don't rotk the
beat
Stick tight to the job yd*
have been Set to do add
let's avoid the rocks with
which our path is beset
these days of rapidly
changing events that are
shaping the future of our
lives on this earth.
Keep right on with kftitting
socks and doing the other
Red Cross work you have
been, doing.
Buy War Saving Stamps
faster than ever, fdf they
are the best investment in
the world and the oppor
* tnnity to secure them may
: sodft be o*er.
tiold tight to yofcr Liberty
Boflds; don't sell them tin
less yoU are in absolute
want.
Write to the boys in camps
and in France and praise
them, for their wonderful
; achievements.
AKt) smile, smile, smile I
Coats Worth Qfi
Up to $59.50
Special at ...
. i
Magnificent coats, made of pompom, bolivia,
kersey, broadcloth, fancy materials and
heavy or light weight velours. They are
trimmed with kit coney, dyed skunk, opos
sum, seal, raccoOn, nutria or Tasmanian
opossum.
Also a good assortment of self-trimmed coats.
Full 90% are full lined with floral and striped
silks and the remaining 10% are full lined
with first-grade Sol lining.
All colors are represented, with plenty of
navies and blacks.
Sizes 16 to 46
Second Floor?Lansburgh & Bro.
Eight Extra Specials
That Atfe far a Qne
Day Sale?Tuesday
No Mail, Phone or
G. O. D. Orders on
Any of Th ese Items
35c Bleached Muslin,
28c
3,000 jrards of Fruit of the Loom
and Lonsdale Bleached SIus
lin.
First Floor.
Ribbons, 19c
A special assortment of 5%-Inch
Checks, 5-inch Moires, 5-inch
satins.
First Floor.
645 Pairs Lace
Curtains, $1.45
values to $3.00 pair. Fine filet
net or Scotch net effects In
?white, cream or ecru - Repro
ductions of hand-maflo liets.
Fourth Floor.
: Infants' 69c Long
Slips, 55c
edges.
Third. Floor.
All-Silk Chiffon Dress
Satin, $1.68
36-ineh $1.85 and $2.00 value.
Beautiful satin finish with
close satin face. 60 dfesirable
shades.
Third Floor.
Blue and Black Serge,
$1.29
A good strong durable
At less than
36-inch.
warp serge.
' thill price.
(ird Floor.
[?Linen Irish Table
Damask, $2.39
72-inch All-llneo Irish Tablfe
Damask in 4 choice patterns.
First Floor. ,
$1.85 Georgette Crepe,
$1.59
Georgette Crept, in best winter
shades, including black and
white. 40 inches wide.
First Floor.
The Great Nov. Sale of Silks and Dress Goods
Affording Tremendous Opportunities for Savings
The Dress Goods
54-inch Cream &Q "2Q
Chinchilla, Yd.
For the little tots' coat. No lin
ing required. A heavy 25
ounce fabric, full 54 inches
wide.
100 Black Plush
s,ol<;Len?'u$3.49
These black Stole lengths are
ftfll 63 inches long. Made in
Salt's tussah silk face, in
black only.
50-inch Black
Astraehan, Yd.
For unlined coats, fur neckpieces,
stoles, muffs and trimmings.
Only a limited quantity.
Worth ddable.
Third Fl6or?Lansburgh & Brd.
$3.98
5&-inch Black
Ke?ey doth. $2.98
X ST CI ? ?.??????? ? ? i
Strictly all wooL For unlined
coats, and capes. Note the
width?full 58 inches.
54-inch Bolivia QO
Coating, Yard. .iPO. W
Colors are black, brown, beaver,
navy, hydroplane, grape,
plum, taupe, mouse, myrtle^
reseda, burgundy and copeft.
54-inch jersey ptf|
Cloth, Yard.....MwU
To close out?purple, red heath
er, old rose, emerald green,
myrtle green and black jersey,
doth.
These Xmas Undermuslms
Are Now Ready
?and it won't be long until they are all gone, for they
are extremely pretty.
Camisoles, of crepe de chine
or wash satin, in a large
variety of styles. Prettily
trimmed with laces. At
$1.25, $1.50 and $1.95. '
Boudciir Caps, of crepe de
chine and satin, with lace
tilmming. At $1.00, $1.50
to $3^0.
Envelope Chemises, of crepe
de chine, with yokes pret
tily trimmed back aiid
front with fine laces. At
$3JO.
White Petticoats, made of
good quality cambric, with
lace and embroidery trim
med ruffles. Special at
$2.95.
Camisoles of satin or crepe de
chifte, in white or pink,
triitimed with lace; extra
sizes. At $1JS td $3.95.
Night Robes, of gdod quality
crepe de chine. Extra sizes.
A t $7 JS and $9 J5.
Third Floor?'Lansburgh &
Bro. " - *
Just 50 Royal Wilton Rugs
Size 9x12 Feet. Our Regular $84.75 Value
If ever there was an opportunMime for the buying of a high-grade rug for the best
room in your home, it is NOW.
These rugs wefe made for New York's most exclusive department store?but laek of
storage space compelled them to cancel the order. We received the lot at 50% be
low today's value. ,< , ? i
Hence they are offered at?
$69.75
Only one siie, 9x12 feet
Come in designs that are trtUi repro
ductions of hand-ttiade Oriental
rugs. fmiihed with a linen fringe
on both ends. Rich colorings.
If bought today these rugs would have
to sell for at least $100.
Get one of these extraordinary, rug* if
you are in need of a floor Covering.
Fourth Floor, Laftsburgh 4t -Bfo., :V, ?"
The Silk
36-inch $2
Black Satin d* 1 *7Q
Duchess, Yard.
Rich, lustrous quality 36-inch
Black Satin Duchess, with a
handsome finish.
40-inch $2.00
Georgette <1? "I 7Q
Crepe at. Yard.**'-?-* * **
Heavy 40-inch Georgette Crepe,
in a good, serviceable quality.
All shades included, both
light and dark. Regular $2.00
value.
40-ineH $1.59
All-Silk Crepe (J* 1 Q Q
de Chine, Yard.
Heavy quality 40-inch All-Silk
Box Loom Crepe de Chine.
.We cannot duplicate it any
where near this price, so come
and buy tomorrow. SO desir
able shades from which to
choose.
Variety of Other Silk Fab
Extra
ric:
Special $6.50
Value, Yard.
$5.89
42-inch Cheney Bros. Chiffon
Dress Velvet, in black and all
colors. Special.
$3.50 Value,
Yard..........
36-inch Imported Costume Vel
i veteen, in black and all colors.
Fine for making the season's
newest velvet dresses and
$2.98
suits.
$8.00 Value,
^a rd
50-inch Silk-face Velour du Nord,
in black only. An $8.00 value.
$6.49
Special,
Yard...
89c
18-inch Paon Velvet, in all colors.
A favorite for millinery par
poses.
This Big Shoe Sale
Continues Another Day
Boots gleaned from our regular stock and priccd at such
low prices as to clear them out very rapidly.
Values from (? PC A f\
$7.50 to $8.50- ? . - *J>?>.4U
Sr^oo...$6.85 Si
'IfflY- 'I
A large assortment of leathers from
which you may choose.
Size range incomplete, but 'most every
width from AA to D and lengths 2
to 7.
Second Floor? Lansburgh & Bro.
White Goods and Flannels
For Xmas Purposes
Cotton materials that are specially priced, which is very
40-inch White Apron
Lawn, in sheer and
heavy weights. For
niaking gift Aprons.
50c
45-inch White Mercerized
English Batiste, with a
permanent finish. Ideal
tor waists, dresses and
; lingerie garments. Act
ual 75c grade. 59c
FirstT^Ioor?EansWrgh^Jiro^
For warm winter garments
?White Cotton Shaker
Flannel with a soft wool
finish. Reversible. In
medium weight. A
special value ^ m
at 25 c
27-inch" White Wool Flan
nel, with just enough
cotton in it to make it
wear better. Medium
weight. Just right for
infants' wear.
Yard... 5"C
Store Hours: Open 10 A.M., Close 6 P.M.
THE StORE OF GREATER SERVICE
420-430 Seventh St.. Through to Eighth