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AMERICA'S HISTORIC ANSWER?"UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER"
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VOLUME LX VII., NO. 46. WHEELING, W. MA., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1918. PRICE?TWO CENTS
GERMANY MAY CAPITULATE
Sensational Reports That U. S. Terms Have Been Accepted Soon Meet With Denials
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QUALIFIED ACCEPTANCE OF THE
AMERICAN TERMS IS EXPECTED
Stipulation for the Respecting of the Interests of the Ger
man People "Reported Feature of the Forthcoming
Reply to the Wilson Note.
I ?r ~ _ , :
LONDON, Oct. 16-?(6:12 P. M.) The German reply to
President Wilson's latest note probably will sent to-day, ac
cording to news received here through diplomatic channels from
Holland. It is expected that the reply will be an acceptance of I
President Wilson's terms with some stipulation to the effect that
? the interests of the German people must be respected:
(Br the Associated Press.) ?
Unconfirmed rumors are in. the air that Germany has capitulated and that
Emperor Wil)iam"has abdicated. The rumors emanated from Dutch and Swiss
sources, but as yet the German government has not officially informed either
the Washington or London, governments of its intention to concede in their
entirety the conditions for a cessation of hostilities as laid down by President
Wilson.
LONDON. Oct. 16.?T_he official press bureau is officially informed that
the reports published this afternoon to the effect that Germany has capitulated
have no foundation in fact.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 1$.?The NVuwe Rotterdamsche Courant has with
drawn its statement reporting the capitulation of Germany and the abdication
of Emperor William. This step was taken, the newspaper says, because it
was unable to obtain any confirmation of the report.
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 16.?The Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant to-day Is
sued a special edition giving the report that Germany had capitulated and {
that Emperor William had abdicated. (As stated above this was later dis
credited.)
PARIS, Oct. 16.?According to a source of information not without value,
Berlin is considering how Emperor William can disappear without endanger
ing the dynasty, says a dispatch from Geneva to the Temps. One solution
being considered it is said', is the abdication of the emperor in fattor of his
grandson, William, the eldest son of the German crown prince, with the em
peror's hrother. Prince Henry, as regent. The Journal Des Debals yesterday"
mentioned editorially the possibility of such a plan, but it condemned it as
inacceptable. *
LONDON, Oct. 16.?(6:03 P. M.)?Reuter"s Limited learns that the Ger
man reply to President Wilson is expected to be communicated immediately
and that it Is likely to constitute a general acceptance of the President's con
ditions. The British foreign office stated this evening that it had no official
confirmation of the rumors that the German emperor had abdicated, but that
opinion In well Informed circles was not disposed to reject these rumors.
BASEL. Switzerland, Oct 16.?The German relchstag will meet on Friday
to discuss President Wilson's note, according to the German press.
AMSTERDAM Oct. 16.?Emperor William has Issued a decree saying that
martial law in Germany can only be administered, by an agreement between
the civil and milltarv authorities, according to a report received here.
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May Coaae "Sub" "Warfare.
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 16.?A movement I
can be observed in the German capital. [
says a dispatch from Berlin to the I
Tijcl. to bring: about a cessation of the [
-submarine war as the result of ['resident |
"Wilson's note. ^ j
. i
Want Guarantees.
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 16.?Commenting: j
on President Wilson's reply to the tier- j
man peace offer, the Berlin Vosslscho j
Zeitung asks:
"What guarantees does l*resident Wil
son off>-r that military superiority will
not be utilised afterward by his allies ,
in a manner opposed t'o the principles .
of justice and conciliatfon?
"It appears that we are at a stage.
when it is still possible to warn tno i
enemy that in the history of the world i
it has often been proved a mistako to .
drive a strong nation, which in order J
not to venture its all. offered its hand ?
in peace, into summoning all Its cluni- |
baring forces to the national battle." |
Peaco Delayed.
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 16.?Tho semi
official North German Gazette of Ber
lin. says:
"President Wilson's reply has partly
carried the discussion farther and part
ly extended it.
"A fresh counter utterance by the:
German government therefore is neces- j
sary. so that the bringing: about of an
armistice and the inauguartlng of peace
negotiations are not yet immediately
attainable."
? No Confirmation.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 16.?No official
information concerning: the report that J
Germany is about to accept the peace;.
conditions of President Wilson's note;;
had been received early this evening: at j'j
the state department or allied embas- 1
sies. Press dispatches on the subject
were read eagerly, and developments of
the next few hours were awaited with \
profound interest.
. (
AJqnlth's Comment. ,
LONDON, Oct. 1C.?Ex-Premier Aa
quith, in a speech today referred to <
President Wilson's latest note in reply 1,
to the peace proposals of Germany, say- j
Ing: "The reply which president Wll-ji
son has given to Germany is exactly
what was required. It is terse, digni- ?
lied and outspoken, and goes to the root i
of the matter. It leaves no loopholo to
escape. 1
"We cannot imperil the ascendency we 1
ha\> gained on seR and land or give j <
breathing time to an enemy who could
not be trusted to observe either the
rules of honor or humanity."
Mr. Asqulth said the main objective
of the allies was to destroy Prussian
militarist^.
"There is no one in the civilized world
who does not feel that the doom of war'.
Is .sealed." he added. ?
Mr. Asquith declared that th0 over-.'!
turnes of the enemy came from peo- j
pie who knew In their heart of hearts j'
that they would havo to give up the'
game. The reply must come from the |
German people themselves. He said 11
there one better qquallfled than
President Wilson to be the spokesman
for the common cause.
? Buy MORE Bonds
COLONEL SWENEF OF WHEELING
WINS FIE IN THE ARGONNE
WITH THE AMERICAN" ARMY IN*
FRANCE. Oct. 16.?The maneuver by
?which the Americans effected a Junction
with the French and out off tho Ger
mans >n the forest of Argonne was
novel. While the left flank was ad
vancing: northward the right swung
across and suddenly struck in where it
was not expected. The operation was
made possible by a Astern of liaison
planned by Colonel Walter C. Sweeney,
of Wheeling. W. Va.
Though constantly facing death, pa
trols of ten men circulated every hour
night and day between the two columns
keeping headquarters constantly 1-n-1
formed of their progress. Colonel I
Sweeney and also the major-general I
commanding had no aleep at. the re
i ceivlng end of the telephone until the!
three days* operation was completed.
"I desire to express to the division
and its commander my appreciation oti
tho splendid work done." sold an order
Issued by Major-General Hunter Lig
gett, the corps commander. "The com
bined right and left of the brigade
j bringing about the fall of very strong
positions of the enemy demonstrates
excellent leadership and first class
I fighting ability. The advance In ex-j
? ploitntlon In front and to the right of)
tho brigade resulting from the fore-1
going action was a very bold procedure,
leading to even gTeater results."
Colonel 'Walter C. Sweeney, the officer
I mentioned In the foregoing dispatch, is
I a brother of tho late Mayor Andrew T.
Sweeney, and son of that other Mayor
j A. J. Sweenay, of Wheeling, who won
fame by refusing to allow the United
Srntes flag to ho lowered from public'
buildings here at the outbreak of thoj
Civil war. 1
Lend As They Fight
$403,400 ADDED TO lEELil'S
TOTAL, WHICH IS ? $4,811,000
Pessimism Changing to Op
timism, With the Hope
That the Eight -Million-Goal
?Will Be Attained With the.
Campaign's Close on Sat
urday.
A bright ray of hope can be jfen'now
for Ohio county subscribing her quota
before the last hour of the Fourth Mb- :
erty Loan campaign, for as the waves
of the turbulent sea subside, clearer
sailing is seen ahead.
Pessimism is gradually changing to
optimism at headquarters in the
Schmulbach building as tho returns or
the work done by tho solicitors shows
up at that busy place.
The daily total reported yesterday was
$403,400 which brings tho grand total
up to $4,811,000 and that leaves about
$3,550,000 yet to ooine with some of the
big manufacturing plants and banks
still to hear from, which along with the
Individual subscribers who are, Increas
ing their pledges and tho work of the
"clean-up" committee yet to hear from.
Bank of Pulton.
The Bank of Fulton has gone "over
tho top" with its quota of $54,150. this
bolng the first depository In tho county
to report 100 per cent and still going
and no let-up anticipated.
Warwood la on the home stretch, as
tho Bank of Warwood Is within $12,000
of Its goal, which is $57,550 and Is ex
pected to b? exceeded before Satur- ,
day.
A letter bristling with good points on ;
why to buy bonds and the patriotism of ?
lending to tho nation to help the boys ,
"over thero" was sent to every home;
In Washington district by Chairman ?
George J. Mathlson: this letter was so
affective that $15,000 more in pi edges
were secured In Washington district on
the strength of It. j
Doubllng-up Club.
The Whitaker-Glessncr Co. employes
organised a "doubllng-up" club yes- .
' (Continued on Pugo Tea.)
$415,350 Represented in
Wheeling's $10,000 Club
Launched on Wednesday
The $10,000 club was launched yester
day morning and it started on Its career
with the brightest of prospects, as very
few of the people solicited turned the
proposition down when the workings
were explained to them. The majority
of the members are re-subscribers, in
creasing their subscriptions up to the .
amount necessary for membership.
The first subscriptions to which is
added the renewals muke a grand total
of $415,350, which means a great deal
toward the success of the present drive.
Tho $10,000 club of tho Fourth Lib
erty loan Iq a husky baby fur being only
one day old. Tho sponsors for the club,
alias the "Strong Arm Committee."
started out yesterday at tho peep day j
and garnored thirty-five members for
the new organization and their work
hag Just started, as they propose to ,
keep hammering away until the curfew
calls them off Saturday night.
The list below contains the charter
members names of the lusty infant club:
Brady, J. C 5 12.500
Bloch, Dorothy 0 10.0ft"
Bloch. Mrs. 8. P 1" no"
Boyd. Geo. 12.. Jr 10.000
Brady, W. S ?.5?? .
Clarke. J. Morgan l-\.i?0 j
Hancher, Chas. H 13.000:
Hawley, James L 1ft,000
Hubbard, C. K 15,000
Hubbard. Nelson C 10,000
Franzhclm. Jessie F ' 15,000
Moss. The .T. K., Iron Wks 20,000 :
McLure. Mrs. H. W jn.ooo !
(Continued on Pago Ton,) J
How Rev. G. D. Sampson
,; DouWed His Liberty , i
'Loan Subscription
To the Editor of Th0 Intelligencer.
Sir: The one thing of Importance
before the people of America Just
now is going over the top in our
subscriptions to I he Liberty Loan. ;
It will bo the small subscriptions ,
from evcr>" 0,i?\ aa wc'l larScr j
ones that will put it over the top.
I am writing you my plan for
helping with the hopes that It will
help many others in doing more than
they thought they could tor litis im
portant cause.
After taking all the bonds and
stamps I was aide to pay for I found j
1 could buy.nioro by paying some of ?
my other obligations with bonds. I
1 had subscribed to the West Vlr- j
gin la Wesleyan college and to the i
v 1*1 ?.?runs' fund of tin* West Virginia
conference, both of which wotiftl ac
cept government bonds as payment, 1
so 1 was able* to lake two more '
bonds and help out at the same time '
meeting my other obligations. May
it not be that hundreds of others onn
buy bonds and pay other obligations
with them and help us put Ohio
county over the ton'.' Yours for suc
cess in the campaign.
C. 1>. SAMPSON.
Wheeling, W. Va.. Oct. 1G.
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HALF WAf IRK
PASSED FOR THE
l^n 1 il i e & 1^1 ^ ^ i
"WASHINGTON. net. 16.?In the face!
?f flfcures still showing the Fourth l.ib
crty loan only n little more than halt
raised?up to $7,209.001.."ion?the chiefi
sot tree of hope tonight, lay in assurances:
of campaign managers for each of the;
twelve districts that their respective
nobis would prove up when JinaJ re-,
turns are counted.
Supporting this attitude wtts the addi
tion of ?::!f,.Cou.oi>o today, to the total.!
the lushest simile day's subscription.'
This still left $".7110,000.null to he gather- !
rd tomorrow. Friday and Saturday, three I
days?JOOO.OOO.Oti" a ihty. Olllclals do j
not 'expect that bin rate to appear in]
official reports, at least until Saturday, t
They believe a billion or more will bo J
counted up mft^r the campulftn has
closed Saturday nicht. from lite lluod of
last minute subscriptions. Hut they fear
that unless tlio ollicially tabulated total
runs considerably above the four billions .
mark on the latest rejK>rts Saturday, the;
loan may fail to reach It's float. j
? "When the third loan campaign has hut .
three days to run. the oftloial flpures
stood at 52.r?7n.nOfi.OOO and increased to
$.7,006,000,000 by the tlnal nijiht. The
j>ost bnmpaifin tabulations added $1,171,-|
000,000 mat; in if the actual subscriptions j
$4.176.000.000,
How Tliey Stand.
Official reports :lo not show any fedcr-'
al reserve district above 100 percent. but
Mlntteajiolis district mannnors. with a
recognized showing of $0 percent, claim
(Continued on Pago Ten.)
TKE WEATHEE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.?forecast:
Wert Virginia?Pair ThuxrtSay and |
Friday.
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio?Pair !
Thursday and probably Friday, not much !
change In temperature. ,
'breakdown of
resistance be
germans seen
WASHINGTON SEES
SHADOW OF EVENTS
America Favors Integrity of;
Germany Which Is Right
fully German.
?WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.?Tonight's
news of Germany is everywhere re- (
garded here as the shadow of great I
eventB being cast hefore them
Thore is in Washing-ton no official |
word that the kaiser has abdicated; or i
that he has been overthrown; or that
Germany is ready to accept all of Presi
dent Wilson's terms.
Officials and diplomats, cautions and
conservative by nature and practice, re
gard with incredulity the intimations
that one or all of those thing's has hnp
i poned. Of course, they all hope they j
have; they all know that one or all of i
them are inevitable.
The official opinion in the capital.
tonight is that coming of thc3o things*!
is timed only by the unknown degree j
to which tho German military power
has been broken. Thero may be more
information on that point in the chan
cellories of England, Franca and Italy
thai thore is in Washington, ? J
No Peace With Xalscrl3m.
When President Wilson's reply to the
(Continued on Page Tea.)
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Two Towns in Danger
From the Torest Fire
MOOSE LAKE, Minn., Oct. 16.?#oth|
_ (lass Lake nnd Bemidji aro in immedi-1
| ate danger from Ilres which have de-i
| vcloped in that district during: the |
afternoon and early to-night. according:
I to latest reports.
| A heavy breeze has developed from'
! the east, which brings a promise of
rain, but which in .the meantime is;
i spreading the Ilres, which have been;
: smouldering ever since Sunday. Fore-'
warned by the great loss of life three I
days ago, the residents of the districts
are ready to move at a moment's' no
lice. All railroads operating In threat
ened districts havq concentrated rolling
stock at strategic points.
GEMINI AWT ;
OFFICERS II ?
OPENLY DECLARE THE ?:
WAR HAS BEEN LOST
See Hard Times in Fatherland
Unless Immediate Peace >
Is Secured.
WITH THE rsElTCB ARlff TJX THE
IjAOIT ASIA, Oct. 16.?(By the AflC.
elated Press.)?Th? first news that
reached the Inhabitants of Xrfkon of the
radical change In the military situa
tlcm came from German officers who
,had, after the victories of the allies,
already ceased to agTee with the Ber
lin military critics, whose articles pro.
claiming- Germany unbeaten are now be
ing- circulated by -wireless. With an ut
ter lock of caution, which the hearst
took as a betrayal, of despair, these of
ficers opened their minds and bared
their hearts In the presmoe of people
who had felt their oppression for four
years.
Before a man In whose house they
were billeted and who understood the
German language, German offloers del
clared: "The control empires ar# up
long-er able to stand out against the
whole world. Hard times are in store
for the fatherland unless peace la ob
tained promptly."
Without a word of regret for oppres
sion of the people whose roofs had shel.
(Continued on Pa#e Ten.) ><
Germans In Rapid Retreat
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RETIIl ;
el m m
Movement on Tremendous
Scale?French Cavalry |
Near Holland Border.
I WITH THE AI.EIKP ARMIES IX '
BKEGIL'M. Oct. II!. I By 'It? Associated
: Press, 4:30 p. 111.)?The Germans have,
started a retreat on n I rcinonduus scale j
from northern Belgium. 1' reneh . cat - j
airy Is approaching Thi'dt. seven miles |
from the banks of the Ghent-Bruges i
Cunal. The canal itself is only ten i
miles from the border of Holland. f>o
fast is the enemy retreating t hat- the.
French British and Belgian infantry.
nt least in the center of the battle! rnnl. J
have lost touch entirely with the enemy. -
?I'll.- Belgians iolv.ua-.ng astroic tne |
Trourout-Brugcs ami Thourout-Osteud 1
roads have -defeated tin- Germans, who j
lire retreating rapidly. j
This undoubtedly is one of the wars;
greatest and most vital victories, for,
ttic gallant little Belgian army, ably as-;
aisled by crack 8 .iTnoh and British,
troops, now has driven the dospoiHrs of i
its country from a large section, which ,
tin- Germans have occupied since the ,
early days of tile war. and has gained ,
positions of such importance that the1
Germans may have to abandon the en- [
tire coast c-f Belgium. I
The French cavalry, which is on the i
crest <-f the allied advance, has done j
marvelous worts. Today it galloped for- !
ward more than ton kilometers. fro
-liiently carrying out charges with all
tli,. dash usually' associated with clival- ,
rv upon isolated posts of encmj ma- ^
chilli" gunners, which vainly attempted
to hold up its advance. Some of these .
gunners, taken prisoner, said they were j
totally unable to understand why the
war ivas going on ami why they were
called upon to continue lighting. <>nc
officer said: "Wo have offered all the
terms in the world for pence;' nobody j
seems willing to accept them."
Resistance, where it has been offered
(Continued on Page Ten,)
Hundreds of Thousands
Of Belgian Refugees in j
Flight to the Frontier!
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WASHINGTON". Oct. lfi.?Refugees
from northern France and Belgium who i
are fleeing before the retreating tu-i-l
man armies, with the hope of making
their way to Holland, may ho taken
care of In easttfrn sections of Belgium.!
.said an official dispatch received to-j
day by the Belgian legal ion. I
??Several hundreds of thousands or ,
French and Belgians have arrived in the'!
Belgian territory administered by tne.
German general government." said the j
message.
??(itlier bands of refugees are reported -
to he on the way. and the National .
Com mission for Assistance and Ke-Vlc-?
tualixlng. is taking measures to feed
tiie refugees during their Journey, and
nlso distribute th-in throughout the ?
country. The newspapers report that
tliev are traveling towards tlie Dutch
frontier, but they have not reached
Holland. It is not certain that they
will he obliged to leave Belgium, where
preparations have been made to care j
for them. ? , .
"In case their exodus from Belgium
Is necessary, -the Holland government j
giv.4 assurance that they will bo re- |
reived In its territory. In this ease, their )
feeding will bo assured by the commls-i
sion of Belgium relief."
1
Progress of the Allied
Armies .Continues in
Every Theatre of WQ
(By The Associated Press.)
Hostllites Are proceeding without ces
sation. and as in days past the forces
of the- allies everywhere are defeating
the enemy. In Belgian Flanders, the
British. Belgian and French troops un
der King Albert are sweeping forward
for further material gains in the process
of drivng the invader font Belgian soil.
On the front in France the British.
French and Americans are hard after the |
Germans, and are making progress, al
though slowly, notwithstanding tho
strenuous defense that Is being offered.
Both in Serbia and Albania the entente
troops are ridding the invaded districts
of the Au'stro-Hungarian and German
contingents in Albania, being well to the
north of Diiithzo on the Adriatic Sea, and
in Serbia a considerable distance beyond
N'ish. with the enemy falling back to
ward the frontier of Austria-Hungary.
In the Palestine theatre, the British
cavalry has driven far 'o tho north and
northwest of Datnascr . having reached j
Tripoli, near the Meuitcrranean coast, i
45 miles north of Beirut, and Horns, 85;
miles north of Damascus. Ity this ma-i
nouvre there seemingly is created for the!
Ottoman forces the.menace of again be-;
ing caught between General Allonby's'
armies and crushed as was the case in ]
the ?early days of the offensive in the;
region, north of Jerusalem. .T'he ma-[
ncuvre also may forecast a new drive by,
the British from, the Bagdad region to'
form a junction with General Allenby at
Aleppo and thus take the Holy Land inj
its entirety from the Turks.
The great wedge of the allies in Flan- i
di-rs is being gradually extended east
ward all atong the front of attack. Thou-;'
rout, at the head of the railway leading
to Bruges, and numerous villages to the .
south have been taken, while Courtral,
the junction point of the railway to
Client, is almost entirely surrounded.
Large numbers of prisoners and many
additional guns have been captured by
the Belgian. French and British troops,'
who are carrying out tho operation.
To the south of this region the Brlt-j
ish continue successfully their maneuvre
which has as it's main objective the
capture of Douni ami Lille, and the blot
ting out of the big salient which is bar-j
(Continued on Page Ten.) 1
sSf
Americans, French and Brit
ish Threaten Hirson
and Mezieres.
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| WITH THIS AMERICAN' |
| ARMY NORTHWEST CfT MER- |
j DUX, Oct. 16.?(6 p. m.)?(By ?
I the Associated P r e s s.)?The <|
| Amercan troops ? today ' occupied! fj
|the town of Grand pre. on the | M
j north hank of the Aire river, iJg&jl
I north of tho Argonna forest. ]
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WITH THE FRENCH ARMY
FRANCE, Oct. 16.?(By tho Associated ^
Press.)?(4:30 p. m.)?The entire sub
sistence of the German armies between
Cambrai and tho Meuse must pass
through two narrow routes by. way of
Hirson and Mezieres. These are the
two lines upon which the security of
the German armies now depends, and It
Is toward those two lines that the
French and Americans In Champagne,
and the British and French In the re
gion of Cambrai and Guise have boca
advancing. * " %
The most plausible reason for a gen
eral retreat of the Gorman armies is
the necessity of reducing the distance
between them and these two points, both
of which are rerpotely threatened,
and to harry the danger of their "be
ing bottled up and captured. The only
alternative would have been iae en
gagement of their entire reserves in a
desperate pitched battle In the foslogn
hope of wresting from the allies the
initiative in operations for the b&lsiwi
of the lighting season.
Military exports who regard the Ger
man retreat as that of a completely de
feated force, attribute the German re- '
verse firstly to the desperate game
risked by L/ndendorff in the spring in
throwing in and compromising the
(Continued on Page Ten.)
Hi IIS 1 FRESH FOREST
FIRES TO P1GER PROPORTIONS
MOOSE LAKE. Minn.. Oct.. 1G.?;
While state oillcials and representatives
of relief organizations conferred ? to-day.
to provide funds for. rehabilitating the
lire devastated region -of northern Min
nesota .easterly winds of Increasing ve
locity fanned fresh conflagrations Into
threatening proportions.
Many reports of dangerous flres were |
yeceived at relief headquarters here late'
to-day. Home guardsmen and other.
lire fighters were Immediately dis
patched to the various districts. I
Although searchers located more j
bodies to add to the total of 800 lenovvn'
dead, compiled early this afternoon, -it
was believed that these were victims of'
the fearful disaster of Saturday and!
Sunday and that few, if any, deathsi
were claimed by new tires to-day. More'
than 200 persons are critically 111 In1
hospitals at Duluth and other places,
causing state ofllclals to estimate the
general death toll at upwards of 1.000
men. women and children.
About 500 home guards are assisting
settlors in beating back the flames.
y
Cromwell, 18 miles north of hero, is
completely surrounded by flames, al
though none of the buildings are fired
yet. i
Lawlor. 21 miles to the west, with'its
dead still lying in the roads, on farms
and in every ditch, has been compelled
to1 give t*j> searching expeditions to light
increasing fires. Two hundred men,
sent from h-re this morning. have
asked for additional he Pp.
McGrntli, 30' miles southwest of here,
is flgnting for cxistenro. Sixty men
were sent front here to laid.
Automobiles continued late tl?-day to
return to Moose Lake with loads of
dead. A funeral procession hero car
ried DO cofllns to the burial ground.
George It. Xettleton. state tire mar
shal and deputy insurance commission
er. here to investigate the causes of the
fire, estimated to-day the. pror rtjr loss
would total more than $ldo.OOu.OOO.
This estimate covers the three coun
ties of Altken. Carlton and St. Louis.
Mr. Xettleton was not prepared to make
a statement as to the origin of the Arcs.
i .