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IF
TO ACT PROMPTLY
Conditions in Austria More
Serious Than in Germany
and Dual Monarchy May
Soon Follow Bulgaria.
MAXIMILIAN EMBARRASSED
BY WILSON'S QUESTIONS
If He Represents War Lords Al-
lies Will Have No Dealing With
Him and if He Repudiates Mili-
tarists He Will Be Deposed.
Sharp's Investigation Is Signifi-
cant.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 9.—An
early response to President Wilson's
note of inquiry to the German chan-
cellor is expected by American offi-
cials. While realizing that an answer
to the three pertinent questions put
to the Prince of Baden would be dif-
ferent from the original proposal if
the German government were not sin-
cere, officials are confident that :n-
ternal conditions in Germany and the
tremendous exigencies of the military
situation will force speedy action.
So far as the hold of the government
upon the people is concerned, condi-
tions in Austria are even far worse
than those in Germany. This fact is
calculated to strongly affect the Ger-
man government, which is understood
to entertain grave doubts of the
strength of purpose of the dual mon-
archy and to fear that Austria, or per-
haps Hungary, acting independently,
will fpHow Bulgaria in seeking an un-
conditional peace. This wttuld leave
Germany to wage the war alone, for it
is a foregone conclusion that Turkey
already is lost to the central alliance.
The pointed iwiuiry directed to Prince
Maximilian as to whether he is spenklnjr
merely for the constituted authoritiea of
the empire who have so far conducted the
War, it is believed, will be embarrassing.
Continued on Page Vive, Column Two.
W.3.S.-—
Another Answer to German
Peace Move Will Be Ready
When MaximilL Ihswers
rt
President Expected, in Is
gress, to Dispose of §
No Mood to W
4 igeto Con-
; lent--In
ong.
I). S. AMBASSADOR
FALL OF MOHAMMEDAN EMPIRE
WITHIN FEW WEEKS IS
PREDICTED.
By JAY JEROME WI
Special Telegram to The Express. #
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 9.—President Wilson's note of inquiry is now
in Germany and all signs here point to an early reply from Prince Max of
Baden, imperial German Chancellor, to whom it was addressed.
An early response does not indicate eagerness on the part of the Chancellor
to answer the President's three questions, which have so abruptly placed the
burden of a continuation of the war on the central powers. Military necessity,
the same military necessity that caused Germany to seek peace, is the com-
pelling reason. In additiqn, the President, if is understood, is not in a frame
of mind to brook unnecessary delay.
With the full force of the President's intentions established in their minds,
officials and diplomats this afternoon figured that delay, under the present
circumstances, would be fatal for Germany. They laid stress on the fact that
the allied armies are daily advancing toward German soil and exacting on the
way tremendous loss in life and material from the eherriy. And they also
pointed out that unseemly delay on the part of the Chancellor in replying to the
President might bring about the final disillusionment of the German people.
The latter would realize, it was declared, that the Hohenzollerns and their
milrtary autocracy were alone responsible for the prolongation of the war.
Solely in this respect, it was said, the President's note would sow the
seeds of revolution in Germany and in this manner accomplish something for
which the entire world has been hoping.
The President said so much, or rather asked so much in so few words
that officials today pronounced his note the most clever diplomatic move of
the war.
That he has effectively countered the German peace offensive there is no
doubt; neither is there any question that much midnight oil will be consumed
in Berlin in an attempt to formulate adequate answers to his inquiries.
■ . — Upon receipt of the German reply—which
no one believes will be written in a man-
ner that would allow peace negotiations to
begun, or rather enable the President
FAR-FAMED CITY
OF RHEIMS LIES
IN BROKE
PILES STONE AND DUST AMONG
GHOST OF WALLS ALL GER-
MANS LEFT
Oct.
By DAMON HUNYON.
Special Telegram to The Express.
AMID THE RUINS OF RHEIMS,
ft.—Inside the shrapnel bitten walls of
the historical old cathedral of Rheims to-
day several souvenir hunters were already
E lying around among the debris, seeking
it of sapphire-like blue glass from the
famous north windows.
♦ I 0,1 cue Auiinau proposal. me A-ream en i,
SV22?.P.?'•» W** HfV Austrian
h<
to apply his fourteen terms—-the President
is oxpected to go before Congress with
what will be a message and a reply to
Germany at the same time.
Germany, it is confidently believed, will
be contlcted on the words of her chancel-
lor and the war will go on to a triumphant
finMU by the allies.
The President has the entire support of
nil of the allies In his move s%d'early re-
whole tUaautoti, 'ifatverofe, is up to the
President. He fully realises how much
depends on the outcotn* and the prim#
reason for the dispatch of hla note, it was
intimated today, was to clear the waters
for one* and all so the war mny go on
without further Interruption by German
and Auatrian leaders, who know now what
the end will be.
The German reply, it wat said, will do
either one of two things. It will provide
Information that can be construed as an
unconditional aurrender on the part of the
central powers, or it will enable the Presi-
dent finally to dispose of any Intended
forthcoming traftM moves. If the latter is
the case, ana officials believe It will be,
the allied world can settle itself down to
the fact that Marshal Koch will be the
man to whom to look for peace.
The State Department today had no in-
formation regarding Turkey's reported
peace bid and no comment would be made
on the Auatrian proposal. The President,
fcpeoial Telegram to The Express.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—"Turkey is abso
lutely toppling," Henry Morgent.hau. for-
mer United States ambassador to the Porte,
t/>day told a 1/lberty Loan meeting here.
"She stood on four posts—Jerusalem, Baic-
dad, Damascus and Constantinople," he
said. "Three of these posts have been taken
away. It is imposisble for a chair to stand
on one leg."
Mr. Morgenthau predicted that Turkey
will fall within a few weeks, and Austria
shortly afterward, leaving Germany stand-
ing alone. He said that Germany alreadv
knows she will be defeated, and that the
German ambassador at Constantinople had
told him the Kaiser was preparing for an
•ther war.
f pedal Telegram to The Express.
LONDON, Oct. 0.—The surrender of Tur-
key* within the next forty-eight hours
will not surprise well informed quarters in
laondon, the Evening Standard says today.
The British authorities. It adds, are in pos-
session of information showing that a pro
cess of disintegration exists in Constant!
. nople.
Special dispatches from Berne, Switzer-
land, last night carried reports that the
entire Turkish Cabinet had resigned, and
added that great excitement prevailed In
Constantinople.
By Associated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 9 (Via Montreal).—Tal-
■Ht Pasha, the Turkish Premier, has re-
signed and has been succeeded by Tewffk
Pasha, fprmer Premier and ex-ambassador
at London, according to advices received
here. Enver Pasha, the Minister of War,
has also resigned.
Tewflx Pasha, who, it is reported, will
he the new Grand vlr.ler, Is understood to
have pro-ally rather than pro-German sym-
pathies. According to advices which are
not official, the Cabinet had decided to
take military measures against Bulgaria,
but found that the opinion of the country
was against them. It is rumored that n
Turkish peace note Has been dispatched
through the Spanish government. *
LITTLE RES1STANCEKING .
OFFERED AS HUNS RETREAT
By Associated Praia.
LONDON, Oct. 9.—The German retreat
from the Srarpe River southward to below
St. Quentin enabled the British easily to
advance from two to three miles this morn-
ing.
The Germans started backward last
nlg-ht. The British have met with-Jtttle re-
1.1 stance tfida.v. as they have not been In
contact with the German nmin line.
The weather Is hail, otherwise it Is he-
Jleved that the British would have ad-
vanced further.
The Germans are horning village*.
Thla retreat lengthens the line which the
Sft;vtona to long have been trying to
"—* and therefore opens many posst
1 ietxeat ciaeKbaifc...... ,
^ i
rolled steadily forward in the wake of re-
treating Germans.
Months ago. when Rheims was still occu-
pied by civilians, some convivial soul ap-
parently ordered up a round of drinks in
a little corner bar room not far from the
cathedral. A German shell came along
and peeled off the front of the cafe, leav-
ing the interior gaping wide open.
Five glasses of wine stood on the bar
this morning, with the contents untouched.
It was a windfall for a big French soldier
riding by on a joggling wagon, muching
a hunk of bread. He hopped down from
his perch, drank off two of the glasses
of wine and then hurriedly regained his
seat. There is scarcely a building in town,
however big or however small, that hasn't
been touched by the torrent of shells which
fell over Rheims through long years.
The whole city fs like a great heap of
rubbish which had been shoved to one
side of the road to let the soldiers through.
Blocks of houses hate been ripped open
on one side, showing the furniture and
the pictures on the wall—like a stage set-
Continued on Page Two, Column Three.
maneuver in abeyance until be has disposed
of the German Bote.
Official dispatches from France today,
sharing the President's distrust of the Ger-
man note, declared the belief that the
move was actuated, not by Germany's de-
sire to end bloodshed and accomplish
something for the good of humanity, but
to save as much of the wreckage as she
thinks possible. The Frankfurter Zeltung
is quoted as follows:
"Th
-W.S.8.-
T
EVERYTHING WHICH HUNS CAN-
NOT REMOVE IS BEING
DESTROYED.
By Associated Press.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY ON CAM-
BKAI-ST. QUENTIN FRONT, Oct. 9.—
The German troops on a twenty-mile front
have been pot to full flight and the Brit-
ish cavalry Is reported to be pursuing
them, the Infantry marching In columns
of ffiur through "villages hastily abandoned
by the enemy. ^
Cambral has fallen and the British now
are well to the east.
The deepest advance some hoars ago
was at least nine miles on tbla sector,
and there arc no signs of the advance
slowing up. On the contrary, it Is going
faster every hour with clear gronnd anead.
Everything that could be burned ha',
been set afire by the enemy before lib
began what virtually amounts to the rout
of no less than thirty divisions, tin,
smashing, of which was continued furious-
It today.
North of Cambral the Canadians at-
tacked and penetrated deeply alio.
The British marched through Bertry
without opposition. They reached the out-
skirts of Trnlsvlllers and hold Maurota
and Honneday.
Large forces of the enemy have been
seen from the air fleeing well to the east
of Le Cateau.
Maretx fell early and the British reached
Buslgny and passed quickly through Ho
haln. These are only a few of more than
a score of towns captured.
Many thousands of prisoners and quan-
tities of field and machine (una wera
taken ai well as vast store* of othci
'lie chancellor's speech puts out plain-
ly how aertons the situation Is. It also
shows how tragic is the fate of German
policy and German democracy. It IsAade
plain to us If we compare Count Binkn's
note with the note of Germany, that Aus-
tria. after the Bulgarian collapse, had re
solved to address President Wilson a de-
mand for an armistice and that Turkey in
tended taking a similar step. Having to
face the necessity of letting her allies act
on tbeir own behalf or to act in common
Celamn Three.
Centiaaed en Pace Tin,
W.8.S.—
PRINCE MAX WILL REPLY
TO WILSON ON SATURDAY
Special Telegram to The Express.
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 9 (Via London).—
Prince Max of Btden will again address
the Reichstag on Saturday, says a dis-
patch from Berlin late tonight. It. is ex-
pected that he .will answer President Wil-
son's message.
His official answer probably will, be dis
patched to Washington prior to Saturday's
Reichstag session, as was done In the case
of the peace offer last week.
ALL ALONG LI
Authoritative Statement Says
There Are Not Going to Be
Any More Quiet Sectors on
the Western Front.
WAR DEPARTMENT DECIDES
TO PRESS THE OFFENSIVE
Understood That Pershing Is Told
That While Unauthorized Talk
About Peace Is in the Air Is the
Time to Deliver Staggering At-
tacks Against Teutons at Every
Point.
Special Telegram to The Express.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 9.—
There will be no more "quiet sectors"
along the western front, according to
a statement on authority today, after
some hours of unparalleled activity in
the War Department. The statement
was made after a talk between 'he
President and General March, chief of
staff, in the office of the Secretary of
State. The last of the conferences was
between Mr. Crowell, Acting Secretaty
of War, and General March. One of
the officials said that while there has
been splendid fighting by the Ameri-
cans who held sectors, there would be
more of it wherever there was a unit
Continued on Page Two, Column Five*
TEXAN, WHOSE GALLANTRY
BROKE CENSOR'S BAN, IS
KILLED ON BATTLEFIELD;
SLOW PROGRESS LEADS DEPART-
MENT TO SAY MORE SPEED IS
ESSENTIAL TO SUCCESS.
By A mux* i a ted I'ipsr,
WASHINGTON, P. C., Oct. 9.—Slow
progress of the fourth Liberty loan to-
ward Its $0,000,000,000 goal is a matter of
serious concern, the Treasury Department
today openly admitted. With the three
weeks subscription period half goue, the
loan is only ft) per cent subscribed. Th**
total reported to the Treasury up to to-
uight is $1,701,103,200.
'•There is no use in denying or attempt-
ting to camouflage the fact, that Liberty
loan committees throughout the country
are confronted with a serious situation.*
said the Treasury statement reviewing the
campaign reports.
"If the loan Is to be subscribed, a dally
average of $407,000,000 must be raised be-
tween now and November 1.
"Cognizant of the fact that the loan
never can succeed at its present rate oi
speed, canvassers throughout the country
are stating plainly to all citizens that they
must buy bonds In larger amounts thaii
heretofore."
"Double the third," has been adopted is
a slogan In many districts to stimulate
subscribers to do twice as much as thev
did In the last loan.
Subscription by districts and percent-
ages of quotas were reported as follows:
t'APT." GEOR'C.E WET.LAGE,
Special Telegram to The Express.
EAGLE PASS. Tex ., Oct. 0 —The death
of Cspt. George Wellage of Eagle Pass on
a battle field in France September 13, news
of which has Just been received here, re-
calls a page from the record of this Mouth-
ful officer last June. At that time, namefl
of officers except the commander in chief
of the American Expedtionary Forces, were
rigidly excluded from dispatches by the
censor. Not even a major general's doings
could be cablcd to the press,
But when Captain Wellage charged a
German machine gun nest, engaged in a
duel with the two German officers com-
manding it. killed one of them, and came
marching hack to the American lines with
the other a prisoner, the censor couldn't
keep the story In France. Captain Wel-
lage's name was one of the first which was
permitted to be mentioned In dispatches
about the American forces. He enlisted in
the regular army in 1916 and by previous
study and self-training was so qualified
that he received his commission soon after.
Later he was promoted to u captaincy.
District.
St. Louis
Minneapolis ..
Boston
San Francisco
Chicago
Subscription.
.. .$161,782,750
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... 220,529,850
... U»3,4r»6,700
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Dallas 40,123,500
Cleveland 160,011.900
.Richmond 74,723,900
Philadelphia U 8,075,450
New York 378,163,000
Atlanta 36,074,060
Kansas City 43,407.200
St. Louis district managers reported to-
day that influenza was spreading and af-
fecting many workers but that those re-
maining nere going ahead with a deter
Continued on Page Two, Colnmn Three.
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21,000 PRISONERS
IS TWO DAY'S BAG
Since August 23 British and
Americans Take rl 0,000
Germans.
thousand
100 and
today's
Special Telegram to The Express.
LONDON, Oct. 9.—Ten
prisoners and between
200 guns were bagged in
smash. Yesterday 11,000 prisoners and
200 guns were taken, making 21,000
prisoners and at least 300 guns for
two days.
Since August 23 the British, accord-
ing to Haig's night report, have broken
the Hindenburg line along a thirty-
five-mile front to a depth ranging from
thirty to forty miles. Americans took
an important part in these victories.
Between them, the British and
Americans have taken since that date
110,000 prisoners and 1,200 guns.
ONLY KAISER CAN NEGOTIATE PEACE
German Constitution Places Power With Emperor
Special Tele»r*ra to The Kipress.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—tinder the consti-
tution of tbe German empire, the Kaiser
booty, which tbe eoemjr did not km tta* ticked.1
{to AWr IW.0C act aHf*
has the exclualre right to mike peace.
This (act, not' generally known, was
pointed to by students of International
relations here tonight aa probably the
main basis for President Wilson's wise
and tar slfhted Inquiry of Prince Max of
Baden: "The President also feels that
he is justified In asking whether the lm
perisl chancellor la speaking merely for
the constituted authorities of the empire
who hare so far conducted the war."
The authorities to which the President
refers are defined In article 11 of the tier-
man constitution which oays:
•The pre«ld«Bcj of tbe federation (of
atatoa making up the empire) la to be in
the hands of the King of Prussia who
carrlea the title ef 'German emperor.'
"The Kaiser has the right to represent
tbe empire internationally, to declare War
aud conclude peace In tbe name or the em-
pire, as well- as enter into treaties and
other agreements with foreign nations slid
to appoint and receive Ambassadors (and
Minister*).
"Declaration of war In the name of the
empire most be sanctioned by the hundes-
rat (federal council), except when the em-
pire s territory or lta coast* are at-
.KilUf'a ^sisillss
peace is thoroughly Independent of the
sanction and consent of the bundesrat or
Reichstag.
Leading German interpreters of the con-
stitution have held that a conclusion of
peace (by the emperor) is sound and valid
internationally and constitutionally even
if the empire's territory in thereby al-
tered, augmented or reduced.
However, when territories acquired
through a treaty of peace are to be whol-
ly or partly subordinated to the German
imperial constitution, then u constitu-
tional amendment is necessary. It was
such a law that made possible the lncor-
DOWNS FOUR PUNES
IN TWENTY MINUTES
PARIS, Oct. 9. — (Havas.) — Lieut.
Rene Fonck. according to an announce-
ment today, has brought down four
German airplanes within itweoty min-
utes. Fonck now ts etedttod with sev-
enty offirlsl victories and has actually
brought down 10® German machines.
poration In the German empire of Alsace-
Lorraine.
A conclusion of peace (upon the em-
peror's exclusive authority) which reduces
the empire's territory requires neither the
sanction of the bundesrat nor that of the
Reichstag.
Such are the stipulations of tbe German
constitution regarding the making of
peace.
In tbe light of these stipulations, ex-
perts point out. the camouflage woven
around the German peace offer appears
even more glaring than It did at the first
scanning of the imperial chancellor's pro-
posal, and President Wilson's cautious
procedure by countering it with the in-
quiry quoted above is seen to be doubly
justified.
It is difficult to see. In these circum-
stances, students of the war here point
out, how the Prince of Baden can satis-
factorily answer the President's inquiry
in any other way than by setting the ma-
chinery In motion for the abolition or
amendment of article 11 fo the effect of
vesting the war and peace making right in
the Reichstag.
The hinge and the axle of that machin-
ery, however, is the Kaiser himself, for
all laws passed by tho Reichstag snd
GERMANS ARE FLEEING
FOLLOWING TAKING OF
GREAT PIVOTAL POINT
Huns Expected to Make Next
Stand Along Valenciennes
Sedan Front
At All Points Americans Are Helping
Drive Germans Back and Are In-
flicting Heavy Casualties.
Bj Associated Press.
The formidable German defense system between Cambrai and St. Quentin
has been utterly demolished and British, American and French troops are out
in the open country eastward in pursuit of the retreating enemy.
Cambrai, the pivotal point in the former line and over which there has
been so much bitter fighting, is in British hands; numerous villages and hamlets
to the south have been overrun by the allies, and thousands of Germans have
been made prisoner and hundreds of their guns captured.
The victory seemingly is complete, and with General Foch's strategy work-
ing smoothly in bending back the German line in one great converging move-
ment the Germans apparently are in a serious predicament. From the region
northwest of Rheims to the Meuse River, north of Verdun, the French and
Americans are slowly but surely pushing the Germans backward toward the
Belgian border.
In Macedonia and Asiatic Turkey the troops of the entente still have the
enemy on the run. Nowhere is the enemy able to do more than fight retarding
battles, giving ground when the pressure becomes too strong.
Under the avalanche of steel hurled against them on the Cambrai-St.
Quentin sector, the Germans could not live and were forced to flee eastward.
Heavy casualties were inflicted on those of the enemy who had the temerity
to endeavor to make a stand. On the other hand, the casualties of the allies
are said to have been relatively small, those of the Americans being less than
half the number of prisoners taken by them.
Where the enemy purposes to make his next stand cannot be foretold, but
probably an effort for a turn-about will be attempted along the Valenciennes-
Sedan front. After this line the only known German defensive position west
of the Rhine is the Meuse River. The Americans already are threatening to
make this line untenable, having started an advance up the valley on the eastern
side of the stream toward Sedan.
The maneuvers of the French northwest «|»
of Rheims are cutting more deeply Into*
the German line, despite the serious re-
sistance that is being offered by the enemy
to postpone the fall of the great St. Go-
bain massif and the highly iraportaut
strategic positions of Laon and Lafere
which seemingly are likely to be pinched
out of the battle front by the successful
opera tio
AuHac.
operations around St. Quentin ant*- Berry-
Strong resistance also is being imposed
by the Germans against further advances
by the French and Americans in Cham-
pagne and east of the Argonne forest.
Particularly heavy counter attacks have
been launched bv the enemy on various
positions, but without results other than
increasing his casualties. Along the Kuippc
River the fighting is forced, but the
French have been able to make further
crossings of the stream. St. Etienne has
changed hands several times in bitter
combats.
West of tbe Argonne forest the Ameri-
cans have driven their line forward to the
region of Cornay on the Aire River, where
they have effected a Junction with the
French troops and seemingly the Argonne
forest soon will be in allied hands. On the
eastern side of the Meuse the Americans
have advanced and taken several small
villages and also straightened out their
line which was being enfiladed by the Ger-
man guns from the east.
Reports persist that the Turkish cabi-
net has fallen and that the new Grand
Vlsier will be Tewfik Pasha, whose sym-
pathies are declared to be pro-ally rather
than pro-German. Rumor also has it
that the Turks have dispatched a peace
note to the allies through the Spanish
government.
By Awwv-iated PreM.
PARIS, Oct. 9.—Nearly 10.000 Germans
were taken prisoners Monday by the
allied forces In tbe fighting along the
various fronts of the battlefield, says
Marcel Hutlu, In the Kcho de Paris today.
The Germans, he adds, are hurriedly
evacuating the Argonne forest. The battle
Is continuing.
W.S.S.
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MANY OF LARGE CITIES SHOTfi
GREAT INCRE\SE IN WEEKLY
DEATH RATE.
ADVANCE OF BETWEEN THIRTY
AND FORTY MILES MADE
BY ALLIES.
By Aftsociated Press.
LONDON, Oct. 9.—Sir Douglas Haig's of-
ficial statement tonight says:
"We inflicted a heavy defeat on the en-
emy yesterday between St. Quentin and
Cambrai, taking over 10,000 prlsouers and
between 100 and 200 guns.
"No less Jhan twenty-three German divi-
sions were eugaged on this frout; they were
* * died.
severely ham
'The result
o£ this action is that the
troons have been enabled to advance toda.
on the whole front between the Somme und
the Sensee and are making rapid progress
eastward, cspturlpg rear-guard detach-
ments of the enemy, isolated batteries and
machine-gun posts. Numbers of the Tu-
Jiabltants who were left In the captured
•Villages have met the advancing troops
with enthusiasm.
"The whole of Cumbral is in our pos-
session. The Canadians entered the town
from tbe north at an early hour this morn-
ing, while at a later hour English troops of
the Third Army passed through the south
em portion of the town.
"Since August 21, the British First,
Third and Fourth Armies have broken
through the whole elaborate series of deep
defensive atones built up with successive
ttfled
baits of heavily fortll
trench lines, in-
cluding the entire Hindenburg system, on
a front of over thirty-five miles from St.
Having penetrated this
battle area to a depth of between thirty
Quentin to Arras.
■1
jo
nml forty mill's, our troops arc now- niwr-
atlnit far beyond and east of the Illnden-
bnrji defenses.
"In the process of these operations and
since tbe date mentioned we have Inflicted
rttj heavy losses on the enemy In klll-.l
sud wonnded and hare taken oyer 110,(XX)
M I'a«< Xw% Coijuea *i*a _ prisoner* «jid 1,200
By ALBERT E. BRYAN.
Staff Specia< to The Kxpress.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 9.—As a df«» ,
rect result of Influenza and its immediate
complications the average weekly deatb
rate of a majority of the cities of tfeM
country Is from two to three times as blgfe
aa normally.
In the New England district the Increase
runs as high as four to seven times ttta
average weekly mortality rate for the last
five years, as computed by the Unite#
States Census Bureau. Curiously enough*
New York and Chicago show a smaller
percentage of Increase than any of tbs
big cities.
The mortality figures for fifty of th*
leading cities of the country for the latwt
weekly period, as bulletined to Washing-
ton, furnish the first authentic indication
of the range and Xleath toll of the epidemic
among the civilian population. They repre-
sent the ratio of deaths per thousand estta
mated population per year obtaining dur-
ing tbe weekly period covered in the r*»,
ports, as compared with the ratio obtain*
ing in the corresponding weekly periQclf
for the five previous year. •
Boston's death rate jumped from an.
average ratio of 14.7 for the corresponding
weekly period of the five previous years
to a ratio of 100.2 during the Influenzal
week ou which statistics were compiled*
This amounts to a 000 per cent, increase* .
The rates In other New England cities
show almost as high percentages and i**
crease.
The rate in other New England cltlefl
shows almost as high a percentage of in-
crease.
Cambridge's present rate is 83.0, as com*
pared with an average of 12.7. Lowell/
advanced from an average of 15.0 to fili.5
per thousand. The death rate of New
Haven and other Connecticut localities ha«
trtbled since the beginning of the epi-
demic. The present weekly rate of Provi-
dence Ib also three times as great as un-
der normal conditions.
New York's death toll for the week it
computed at a rate of 10.3 per thousand 0er
year, as compared with the average of
11.7 for the corresponding weekly periods
for the last five years.
The rate in Jersey City more than
doubled, as did that of Memphis, Rich-
mond and Nashville. Washington's and
Philadelphia's rate have trebled.
With new cases of influenza in Washing^
ton now averaging more than 1,000 a day.
Federal and local authorities are making
a supreme effort to check the malady. To-
day the Government ordered 25.000 gauza
masks for use of war workers, whose em*»
ployment particularly exposes them tu
infection.
Even outdoor meetings, Including optil
Continued on Paae Two, Column Thru,
W.S.S.
WESTERN UNION APPROVES
TERMS OF THE GOVERNMENT
By Associated Presa.
WASHINGTON, P. C., Oct. 9.—Undef
an agreement completed today between th%
Post office Department and the Western
I'nion Telegraph Company, the Govern*
ment agrees to pay all Interest on otrt*
standing bonds of the company, all divi-
dends and Interest payments due on stock
and bonds of subsidiary companies, ill
taxes and operating charges on the pft| '
erty, and in addition the sum of $8,000,0
annually. This sum insures the pn
rate vX liividcud oil the company'*
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San Antonio Express. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 284, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 10, 1918, newspaper, October 10, 1918; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth430401/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.