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Show DE SERET EVEN IN G- N War Savings Stamps, Better Than Paid Up Life Insanmce . - FRIDAY OCTOBER 4 1918, SALT 'LAKE CITY UTAH pages - STILL SPREADS Presidents Smith, Lund and IV ose. Speak Report of Past al fPftrenee it r. eord.saug with unusual Impressiveness reverential song.- - . Ctu7h of the President's Report. - Christ of Uttsr-4i- f I I The report referred fo by President taber-ImacI In the convened Stints Smith is aa follows:., , Tithing. We have been blessed tob morning Mil oclock. The usual with a most abundant harvest in ail ikttesfiuee was large end-ththe stakes and wards of the Church. jtteongs (urged through the gate The Lord baa greatly . blessed the early to get the chirioest seats In the people and it is gratifying to note that out show an increase big sudfiortmn, Wheh the hour for in , tithing records for the first nine tithing paid arrived the was well opening building months of this year over the ecrew- (filled, sptttirs and down.The weathpondlag months of 1917-- : Priesthood Activities. In conseer was ascertain, "but the sun strugof so of our yonng men gled through the cloud banks and the quencedrafted many into the war, the acbeing day gave premise of favorable climatic tivities of our quorums of the priestconditions hood, especially of the Elders, Priests yy.s;-.-The usual prderpf seating was ob- and Teachers quorums are very much In some wards nearly every served. the general Church authorities impaired. Priest and Teacher of draft age is in seated in their regular places in the the war. The quorums have been seriously depleted and - a corresponding three ties of the big pulptt.-wn effect has also been felt in the Sunday -presidents immediately in front School Bd Y. M. M. I. A. v :of the stand. . The various Missionary Work. The- extension quorums of the priesthood had their of the draft age Jias also affected our places up missionary work and wo are not now In front. with membeiwef the general sending missionaries - out who- - are hoards of the various auxiliary organ-oatio- within the draft age. 'Relief Society Wheat O or Relief seated, as usual, oh both aides societies were called bn Just of Us rostrum. Seats were to roerred harvest time of this year,- - toprior aupply d counselors the government with all the wheat and farther back for bishops and they bad stored up for years. Of th ahfnrnr01? course; promptly and loyally Church and the public in compiled they iJf the request and the general filled aU the rest of the house. wheat haswith been taken over by the govIWbute to President ernment and used to help meet the Smith. o'clock President demahd made upon this country .by our Allies. "The money received for ; L ith Mhb 11 had been this wheat Is a trust fund and Should h unable to atSd L.poibly ha kept in . the banks and when the 0wtnjr used to- purchase ; -- . proper wheat to be saved up against another time of need. The policy inaugurated by the leaden of the Church year, ago with reference to this matter is- a sound policy and should be continued. Hawaiian temple is LTn!vfhl PhTlqtl ahowed nowTemples. The nearing completion. Substantial progress la being made with the Card-sto- n temple. The buildtng' is enclosed and the finishing work now In process. roml-annu- elghtyntoth . ie Utif pr r ntt ari ' e . I rt !!. piftf W- day tu. irui par con th in the hs4- Th mto-,sio- et- -i - hOf - rot ' ns tint tho to ; s i it ira ! roa fs 8! - s sz jfs El re4 time-.-arrive- SBS SIS? UN Uo is u i nr I tamtg V temg I rto St 2rJ!Erm yd i 7ar z: tea, Twve w.-- f Couudl of the Present, except who Slider Kichardi wh LipreedlRr ovr tho Euro-- bf F- - ro- , bo wa pJ,IdBkuAntilon H. Lund and ;Chaf!'s W. Penroae were plce by President J Grat oc- wi'huldenVHbr p'4co oa all the 1K.Uale b h 1, rU y0C, Ul0Ugh SSkS&g ?- -. tm r of tor rk- - fot rte roi low :4 vu 0 deTlslH? fDrRe aiCS'Ms-- - IXJVDON, .MADRID, Oct. 4 Concerning the condition of King Alfonso, who is from Spanish- - Influenza the following bulletin was published, today tn the Official' Journal: ; suf-feri- -- The Inflammation of the pbamyx notably ameliorated. - A scariatihou eruption is manifest with a normal temperature of 99.6 at day and 190 at night.'' . trWwSfyM??;"tn'"cThe opening JF,fer .Seymour B. Young 4 hv'rnd, m'?f'!U i An $?: r?. .OoU Our Help ni Greeting.. dress h felt .hl 111 I fc, v of A,.priod present --"ore SfEi l ortWOr.ker cause P6nlng - health ea-- e flv months only because o his in ,eVr, he said. In- - the ofth. and his faith is rongir tm- - V said he has f.oe-- a''h 20n!! "hhi o'ckn- e-. ,OTl"giau.' and sister had bel! he had JbjvJLUhkim-eii- d be dertake than 7(l theapiritof he eald, un- President wLiT1, 'onertcharge, at not,- - Lund least ir were to bsnt President ' forced Smith said- - . Ba4 some prepared item, but he womJ 0r7nt Church activities, yin1 them "ttotnpt to read would turn them over dr Bahhir. 0n Th Jn Ji; bvokii -- tervent Ecwret News. blessing upon Irra.i -- ? h 1 down.- - the or-ganuit besn the aiha.of We Thank Jdv, hl rw lor Prophet.'' and OuLa. "oUob arose aod wd the cue cement In Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, s Oct to on the increase In Philadelphia. 788 new 'cases having been reported In the last 24 hours. As a result of the epidemio all saloon wholesalers and manufacturers of liquor were given until 7 o'clock to close. The closThe ing to for an Indefinite period: order also applies to places of amusement, but leaves it to the Judgment of the local, authorities whether churches and Sunday schools shall . Influenza Making Headway in New York NEW TORE. Oct. 4. With Spanish influenza and pneumonia gaining headway here the health autboritiue Service We believe that today took steps looking .toward our brethren who have answered th reajdustment of the city's business end call of their country and entered the industrial Ufe. until the epidemio has war should hav their names on record abated.-- In the. Church, and Bishops should .enDr. Royal S. Copeland, health comter every member of their ward who missioner. Invited employers to a conis in the military service of the. United ference to discus plan for rearrangStates or Its alUes on the tithing rec- ing business hours so- as to prevent ord. as this record is a roll of honor. the massing of great number of peoFurther details will be given - by the ple all Intent upon arriving at their respective working places'at th same presiding bishopric.-of the Presiding hour in public conveyance. Reorganization Orrtn P. Miller, i There were 1,(0S new case qf litflu- -. Bishopric Bishop first counselor to Pressing 'Bishop enza and 188 new cues pf pneumonia C. W. NIbley. passed away on July 7, reported during the 24 hour ending 1918, after a long and severe Illness, at 10 a.m. today, an Increase of 468 On July4 It. Bishop David A. Smith for both diseases as compared with was set apart as first counselor, and the previous day. Deaths numbered Elder "John Well Ordained a Bishop 126, an. Increase of and set' apart as second counselor Jo - - Meals Out of Doors. Presiding Bishop C. W. Jflbley. Deatha and Changes Since our last conference Bishop William FORT BLISS, Texas, Oct. '4. of Crescent ward, Jordan stake Troops in training at Fort Bliss were MarionA. has passed away" and today ordered to take all meal out of Woolley of Kanab stake, an d George doors to avoid spreading Spanish InE. Giles of Provo. Utah, laboring, Jn fluenza by gathering in enclosed mess the Australian and Samoan mission hall. fields respectively, alia passed away.Of the 826 eases tn the base hoepltal have new . wfdA The following at the fort, 174 were received since been organized since onr last confer- yesterday morning. . There are 42 ence; Redpliffe,. Utahn, Strawberry pneumonia cases in the army hospiand Alterra wards in Duchesne stake; tal' today. Veyo and Central In St. George stake. . The second death from Spanish InWandafnere in Granite stake; Lark in fluenza occurred In the city last night Jordan stake; Tops in Portneuf stake and Pegram branch in MontDeaths at Camp Grant, v pelier stake, : President Anthon H. Lund. I CAMP GRANT, lit, Oct 4 Death President Anthon H. Lund, the next toll since the Influenza epidemic beall the saint speaker, said abe, with at Camp Grant had reached total occasicfn bv bave gan234 rejoices upnn-thlat 1 o'clock this afternoon. of to hear and Smith President present There were. 76 deaths from pneuhis voice. He said hs brings the glkd monia following Influenza for the tidings that Zion is prospering. He period ending at midnight last read a few statistics which showed an night. r the Increase In tithing during the present year, as compared with was same period last year. Ah increase Camp Cody1 Quarantined. also shown in birtha ordinations to the N. M., Oct 4. ALBUQUERQUE, and priesthood, temple marriages , haa Work. President Lut)a Cmp- Codyrat Demlng, N. Spanish said this increased temple work t been quarantined for official notification to gratifying 10 the leadertrof and he urged the Paints to continue hi received here today.' The city of quarantine. "this most PrmeIfislrofTt'work- -. for It ha not been aiated to whaf nt he said, it has been revealed as .one of among the malady has spread the most Important' features of . the - , work. President Lund the soldier and civilian;great latter-da- y in eald also there had been- an Increase sacrament meetings attendance at German Prisoners Immune. throughout the Various wards in all the stakes. This, he said. Is commend- . CAMP GRANT, Rockford. 111.. Oct. able and he urged the members of the 4 THre to said to be a bit of self. Church to keep the good attendance respect in even the influenza microbe. 6 id, He hs attacked all ranks of the up and to .make It better, for. he men In this camp, but has declined attendance at the sacrament meeting y essential in tbs ills of a true latter-da- to enter the barbed wire enclosure Saint. The attendance at priast- - wbr the German prisoners are herd- r-- - vswt ao- - .- - -- ur O so-fa- - temple-or- M-- dinance ex-te- - . 46,-96- 1 ob pas to-- , ; IVTCn THE AMERICAN ARMY -IN FRANCE, Tlnnrvday, Oct (By The Associated Paw, S jam.) American troops went lntd action this morning on the Champagne front. ' A report from the French army states that they bad advanced considerably, by noon and. had taken Blaoo Mont and Medeah farm. , .. V .. Off- - Oct, .4- - WITH Erittsh forces pursuing the retreating Germans In the Lens region have reached the railway east of Lens, Field Marshal Haig announced In his official .statement to' To the southeast the British day. have made progress between Oppy and Uericourt German forces last night delivered counterattack on Gouy and L Cate-le-t. midway, between Cam bra i and 8L Quentin. Field Marshal Hzlg announced today tbathe enemy assault had been beaten off.' More than 406 prisoners were taken yesterday by the British tn their operations north of St. Quentin.-- In . The point of the British, wedge the region north of Sts Quentin had been pushed at the trih of yesterday's fighting, to the high ground a mfle northeast of Bequehart,' The British are holdlng thle ground, having a counterattack. ' - . ; British Break Through . Hindenbtnrg Defenses -- With the British army In the EtOct . - 8 Quentin sector. Th (By Th Associated Frees) B(rittsh force broke through the entire HlnIn the neighdenburg defense , borhood of Freenoy today. - A soon at the break had been made cavalry1 forces swept through- being followed closely by whippet tank and armored cars. According report the Village of FTesnoy Itself was ; taken toon afterward. Allied airplanes report that there are only one or two thinly held and hurriedly built trench lines In 'front of the advancing British. , . .This Is a perfect cavalry country and. with .th! force free behind th enemy's lines the entire German fxi-tlon- e north, and south of 81. Quentin are gravely menaced. After the cavalry and tanks had passed Into (he seen country behind the Hlndenburg Cne infantry and masses of machine gunners poured through the break. This force is taking position and the Germans who. have hfld their lines in system are. In ganger of being cut off: , " The enemy appsaJa to bq in- full flight north of the break in the line. .Alhed patrols have penetrated farth- - . . e . CCtinfl lined, q , - ' pas 2 Bast a J it , mi Abri-Bt-Lou- to Soctol-Demo-dr- i - . Hert-Hngt- he Breet-Id-tova- .:. 7 Tloe president Philip Beheidetaann isthe leader of and -the majority nomwhile Hto wing of the party, some of the governinally opposing e has swung to the ment' th Gergovermnaotis aid whenever man arms seemed to be in- ascendant. internaan Although anything but, tional Socialist in practice, he haa been active through International Socialist agencies in efforts to add Gerofmanys cause by helping her peace fensive as much a possible. He ha been called a tool of the of the reichstag Social-Democra- war.-pollcl- Kaiser Trying To Hooduiink Allies WASHINGTON, Oct 4 A desperate attempt by the kaiser and hto to hoodwink the Allies and the German people into a bettot in the democratization of Germany to seen by tif observer here In the appointment Prince Maximilian aa Imperial cham-eetloand Schelderaann, the Socialist and Groeber, Centrist, as members of the cabinet Without portfolio. It is suspected ( that Germany to about to. make a new peace proposal disguised under a raoet attractive : . : democratic program. With these mvmum en th roster of th rulers of Germany, the kaiser mlf ht potnt to them as a realization of bis recently smnounced policy of v , popular ruto. It Is noted, however, nothing to eald about relinquishment of power by th military party, or of making the mem her of the cabinet answerable for their Conduct of affair lo the The new official therefor up entirely without parently. wlU asbe-without bower as well portfolio and .hs actual centrol of affair may be of the Junfc- to huads th toft entirely ad-ris- . - IA5NDON, Oct. '4, 8:30 p.m. T7 Aseoclalcd Press) force to Albania ; r(By - are retiring to considerable disorder before the advancing ItalThe Austrian farces are ian bowing up thetr depot Oct,1 4. After the capture ROME, by the Italian cavalry Joined Jn the pursuit of the retreating Austrians and has made a eon- -' siderabl advance, lo an qf. ARMT flci&l note issued according today. THE AMERICAN NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, doit Uurti Thursday, Oct. I. When New York troops captured the village of on Friday a number of Germans ICE earn cut of thetr hiding places with uplifted hands and were supposed to have surrendered. When th AmeriCF ESDEH ftPPOlNTED cans came nearer the German ud den ly dropped their hand and seizing hand grenade threw them witb and wounding a deadly effect, killing -number of the New- - York boy - The survivors retreated and told the story. Then more New York troop went forward. They were armed with MaxiPrlnod Oct. ,4c Amsterdam, flam thrower and gas projoctora and milian of Baden haa been appointed filled the. village with flame and" gas German chancellor, says an official an- until not single German escaped. nouncement received from .Berlin, ' and N. Y, Troops Discovered Deputies Groeber. Contrlat, Schpidemann, majority Big Can Emplacements have been appointed secretaries WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY of state without portfolloa OF VERDUN,. ThursThe offical statement adds that NORTHWEST 8. Two concrete Oct. day, Prince Maximllton also haa been ments far the big guns wereemplacediscovnamed Prusstsn foreign secretaty- - He ered west of Varennes when New York full a troops advanced along the eastern wOI announce his urogram at forest a few days edge of the Argonne meeting of the relchsUg Oct, 6. ago. The guns had been removed, bn t enOfficial announcement of the ap- -; gineer believe that they are Austrian of Maximilian Prince of 60S potatment Th emplacements were 106 yards Baden as imperial chancellor confirms apart and apparently were built more newspaper report to the same effect then a year ago. Big guns were scatemanating from Germany in the last tered through th Argonne forest and a as been known from, day to day have been taken by few daya He ha, the advancing New York soldiers. moderate tn German policies. Many, of the roads leading frqm the Hi wif li related to the British Argonne forest to Mountfaoeon end . Malincourt were barred by conto royal family. as a crete of leaders to one the pillar Adolf Groeber, precaution againrt operation of Allied tank 'At sate ot the Centrist party in the reichatag. the distances behind these pillars antiRecently before th main committee tank gun positions have been found. criticized govthe he to Throe were manybuilt of of the relchetag places concrete. ' These concrete positions ernment and attacked Count Von most wer for the behind the part., . leader of the Centrist. main' defensive -- position- through '.In the reichstag in March, 1918, be which the Americans broke. ' defended Germany1 method of makGen. Pershing Reports ing peace, with Russia at '. - - Thursday, Oct. l, 7'.0 p.m. --American aviators were busy all day today attacks on carrying out bombing Confians, Longuyon, Audun, Dom-mar- y, Cham-bleBaxters Vigneulle Etaln. Arnvllle and Grandpr tons of bomb They dropped 87 Abileville, Gorxe, Hayden villa and were bombed. also Marcq In .12 days flying on this front 24 successful missions have been undertaken by the American aviator y, JAMES KXRNtt James Kerney has Just been named overseas representative of the Public In format loo., committee, of wtilch George Creel to the chairman. He will have charge of the committees, work In Franc and afl propaganda work -- un-da- y. THE AMERICAN FORCES OF : VERDUN, - LONDON. Dot 4. News from all sectors of the western front ten of giant efforts by the enemy to stem the dally, advancing tide of battia The German are putting in- - thetr best ' troops and according to all correspondents are fighting with "the energy ". t of desperation. StlU therd to no sign of any great retreat, except the Withdrawal In the Flanders sector, where the British have occupied Annentieres and Lens and r closely pretgmg the retiring enemy. ' In th 'Sequehart-Bon-y sector the Allied breach in the Hlndenburg was extended today and the fighting reached the outskirts of Moutbs-e-hain- , where Australian unit with tanks arwopferatlng. The importance Germans attach to the retention of this portion of the line is Indicated by the Frankfort Gazette, which states that In order-- to break through beprevent tween Cambrai and St. Quentin, General von Boehn's army has been made so strong that It to equivalent to a complete army group.-- . The Gazette declares "there to great danger along - th whole western front' , It cannot be long before an Important enemy retreat from the Him. anbury line to bound to occur, according to the. universal military opinion here. In the meantime the Germans are They putting forth enormous effort are counterattacking heavily and the battle to swaying back and forth ip a deadly grapple. It to learned In- otofficial quarter .that Sofia and ConGerman residents-stantinople, Including officers and their families, are leaving hastily and going through Rumania to Germany. Greek reoccupation of eastern Macedonia to preceding at the rate at about eight miles dally. There has been no further new as to the attitude of Turkey, ' Italians Open Offensive Following Destruction of Na--: val Base Berat is Cap-- 1 tured in Rush. . - - bShkdt?,nir Preslden Influenza Spreads Fair-bour- w were ..also o,whn present El- - and Half Tons Of Explosives Dropped on Fourteen Towns' Behind Hun Lines. ... m attach Beaten King of Spain Has 4 Spanish Influenza . U -- tions in every' community where the epidemic has developed. In the opinion of Surgeon General Blue of the public health service. "There is no way to put a nationwide closing order into affect," said Dr. Bias today, In some Instances the state board of health baa this power, but id many others It la a matter of municipal regulation. I hope that those having the proper authority will close all public gathering places if their coramnnity is threatened with the epidemic. , v -- Dr.. Blqe said that: Delaware, which was yesterday among the three eastern states free of the disease, now had reported an epidemic. ' All public gatherings have been forbidden there and the schools, theatres and churches ordered closed. has : been generalized L British Drive Through Enemy Lines Between Oppy And Mericourt Counter--. - was - Tr Ish influenza is to closq churches, schools.- - theatres and public institu- fee Mt r The only Washington,theoct. spread of Span: - -- Thirty-Seve- n jf, SixMonthsImpressiveWarn the Subject of ing Given on Plural Marriage; V; Surgeon Gen; Blue says Only Way to Stop it is to Close Churches, Schools, Thea tres and Like.-- : Penr- cSb dSb Censor Named By United States To Go Abroad SPANISHTINPL r- : (Si iSb (Sb tSb YEAR SIXTY-NINT- II . Capture of Blanc Mont WASHINGTON, of Blanc Mont and other positions In Champagne, was reported today by Gen. Pershing in hie. communique for Thursday announcing further gains by the American force fighting with the French. Oct. ROME, 4. American . sub- marine chasers destroyed two enemy submarines yesterday during th bom- hardatent of Durazzo it was officially announced today. ' LONDON, Oct. 4 In the levelling', of th fortifications and depots at Durazzo, Wednasdaythe - Entente squadron, according to a Central News dispatch from Rome, destroyed much in material, for. the Austrian, army Albania. ARTS, Oct, 4, Friday. Gentwny to! now throwing- - general Into the battle on th SL pi front. Thto marks thbeg1nnlng of the last phase of the great battle. Notwithstanding violent counterat-tack- s th Allies continue to make gain r : British armies commanded by Gen." Byng and Gen. Bawl Inson continue to press the, enemy hard. They have captured Le Catelet. Gen. Debeney, east of 8t. Quentin, to' slowly pushing the Germans back toward the, upper Otoe valley. Gn. Brthelot to continuing hi advance north, of Rhelms and. hits now occupied the whole Atone Jin from ' , Vailly to Berry-au-Ba- c, Principel Interest centers about the "Derations conducted by Gen. Couraud In the Champagne sector. Reinforced by the Americans Gen. Gouraad has pushed forward until he is now with- in six miles of Vonziers Junction; a base pf great Jmportancevand to 2o miles from the great railroads con, necting'tbe German army with Germany. He .to also solidly established at Challerange, which assures eventual Junction with the Americans on ihe other side ot Argonne forest.' He has' added another 3,600 to the 11,000 prisoners taken since Sept. St. Better still are the results along the northern sectors of the battle front. -il The German retreat over a line to the Armentlere section Isas, to accelerated, yesterday. The enemy now well east Of Lens and Armen-tlerr- o of and the mining region is completely cleared. 17-m- Be-thu- Progress of the Allies American Tanks- - f Alarming Germany ' ' Terrified Teutons IN FRENCH HEADQUARTERS AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE. Thursday. Oct 3 (ReFRANCE, Oct 4 Reuter's.) When uter). With the progress of th AlGerman forces advanced, on Tuesday lies from the Atone ts the Meuse the to' in an attempt capture Apremont, Germans , are daily becoming more -on the- - frontTnorthwest- - of alarmed over thsir situation betweeo tanks suddenly emerged Rhelms and MorOnvIllers height Allied forces are daily nearing the from the town in all directions. The - Verdun.-America- lateral railways which permit the enemy to movehts reserves from point to point During th past two days the advance of the Allies has made th route from the Argonne along Aire valley useless except bv .night. ; S' the American Gas His next line of communication to 12 to the north. Attack-Successfumiles l :Z Jn this sector, howeeer.'.the AlUes , have to deal with tile German frown WITH THE'' AMERICAN FORCES prince who does not desire to be the NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Thurs- first German, commander to give the. . day, Oct. 3. (By the Associated order to retreat. Pres: 8 . p.mj A ncccwf ul gas aton was mads tack by the Americans this front yesterday at Vlloene on the Warwickshire Men ..y Meuse abev Dannevonx.' ' Raid Enemy Trenches The German artillery fire was spasmodic during the day. Many gas 4. Concern Ing Oct. LONDON. shells were' thrown in by the enemy British activities on the Italian moun-ta- in gun upon the American rear area front the war office today. Issued wood, Chattan-couj- t. notably Septoargea , the Mont Zees'll! road. Dan this Last night ttVarwIckshlre troops, nevoux, Bachel wood, Esnoe, Forges successful a raid most Out woods. carried wood and Jure The American englrvr have re- into the enemy- - trenches facing 1M h uvta 'tois ri Astag moved capturing ..142. prisoners In- mines from the ground cvaougCCfi hj eluding four - officer Our casualties 22." . ' - . eneaajh tanks went lurching through the German ranks spraying bn I let to to1 them from alD sides. and spreading the utmost terror and consternation. . f |