HAIG PUSHES ON British Deliver Another Blow on Front Where They Have Re cently Gained Five Mites From the Germans. GIVES TEUTONS NO REST London Believes Realization of Important Objective Is Near or Attack Would Have Been Delayed. By the Associated Press. British Front in France and Belgium, Dct. 13.—At an early hour today Brit ish troops, which began an attack in Flanders this morning, had penetrated several hundred yards into the enemy's territory on a six-mile front from near Houtholst wood to a point below the Ypres-Roulers railway and were bat tling albng the Passchendaele ridge, within 3,000 yards of the center of the village of Passchendaele. Knew It Was Coming. By 7:45 o’clock this morning reports were received that everything was go ing well with today's attack. The troops along a wide front had pushed forward to a depth averaging 800 yards or more. Prisoners were beginning to come in early, although slowly, owing to the condition of the field. Indications are that the Germans early were aware that trouble was Impending, as about 4 a. m. a large number of gas shells were fired by them along the British front. The main enemy today was not the Germans, but the mud. The Germans were far less formidable than previ ously, owing to the disorganization oc casioned among them by the recent ter rific blows of the British. The British steam roller “goes up hill very slowly, but it is now going down hill anvf battles are following each other more and more rapidly," said Major General Maurice, director of operations at the British war office, yesterday. The truth of this assertion was driven home less than 24 hours after it Was made by the beginning this morning of another British attack in Flanders. Only three days had elapsed since the last attack, made on Tuesday. Tuesday’s push was launched after a four-day pause, the last previous drive having been carried out the preceding Thursday. Previously intervals of a week or more had elapsed between the British attacks. Good Progress Reported. Good progress was reported early by Field Marshal Haig along the six-mile front northeast of Ypres. on which to day’s assault is being delivered. Appar ently the objective is the remainder of the ridge commanding the Flanders plain, over the dominant points of which the British have already passed and are driving downward. Another notable fact irt connection with the present series of drives is that each is now apparently being made re gardless of weather conditions. One good day for airplane observations was enough for the British in this instance to get their ranges, launch their drum fire, drop their-barrage and push to the attack through the mud and renewed rainfall. No Good Weather Due. Military observers in this connection credit the British high command with the belief that it is probably of little use to wait for good weather at this time of the year in Flanders. Another consideration pointed to is the reported weakening state of the German morale, an opportunity to be seized with all possible promptitude if the utmost ad vantage is to be taken of it. There is no indication that the French forces on the British left, which pushed forward approximately a mite to the edge of the Houtholst wood in Tuesday’s attack, are participating in today’s advance. Their task for the mo ment seems to have -been completed by the bringing up of their line to a point where efficient protection would be given the British left flank in the re newal of the wedge driving process be ing carried out between Passchendaele and Gheluvelt. Paris, Oct. 13—“The night was marked by great activity of the artil lery and by a series of German efforts at various points on the front, says today s official statement. “West of Cerny we repulsed an enemy attack, while a detailed operation carried out by us north of Noisy farm, enabled us to bring back prisoners. An enemy sur prise attack west of Maisons De Cham pagne and three German efforts in the region of Auberive and Souain came to nothing. “On the right bank of the Meuse (Verdun front), artillery fighting con tinues in the region of Bezonvaux." London, Oct. 13.—British troops started on another great offensive to day over the slime and mud of Fland ers. "Northwest of Ypras we attacked on a front of six miles at 5:20 this morn ing," the commander in chief reports this morning. There was rain during the night. The pressure of the third great offensive in right days is against the same German lines which Haig has already battered back for more than five miles. The British attackers are finding new German defenses much easier to penetrate than the old trench defenses, as the Teutons yield much more quick ly now than they dll before. The highest hopes were raised early today by the news of this offensive. London realizes the great obstacles the British troops are encountering be cause of the weather and the ground the troops must move over, but they believe Haig is near the attainment of some much desired objective, else he would not follow recent offensives so closely and in such weather. London, Oct. 13.—Maj. Gen. Frederick B. Maurice, chief director of military operations at the war office, in his Weekly talk with the Associated Press, after an optimistic review of the last, week's work on the British front in Flanders, said: Urges America Hurry. "We have every right to be confident when we see what our men have done. But the fighting is hard and we do not think that the present series of battles in Flanders ic going to end the war. There is a groat deal more hard fight ing before us. I would say that the importance of getting the American troops here as quickly as possible and URGES SACRIFICE TO BUY LIBERTY BONDS . Cardinal Gibbons Subscribes to Limit as Example, He Tells ; Committee. — Washington, Oct. 13.—Subscriptions should be made to the second Lib erty loan, even though personal sacri fices are involved, Cardinal Gibbons declared in a letter to the Maryland Liberty loan committee. "With the sincerest wishes for the loan’s oversubscription in order to b« of some help to the government and to encourage others by example, I am sub- j scribing to the extent of my limited means," he wrote. -- | in the greatest possible numbers haS not been diminished. “The word ‘steam roller,' which was so often used in the early days of the war in connection -with the Russian army, is exactly the right word to characterize the British advance in Flanders. It is an advance not rapid, but insistent, irresistable. German Reports Untrue. "I want to say a word about the work which has been done behind our lines I don’t wish to minimize the U-boat threat, but I can truthfully say that | nothing the U-boats have done has de layed for a single hour our work in France; it has not delayed a single round of ammunition or a ration for the soldiers. The British army was never better fed or supplied than today." Commenting on the German report! that the, British had lost 500,000 men in the present series of battles, General Jfaurice said: "The figures are grotesque. We have not had that many men engaged. As I have already told you, our casualties have been very light and the German casualties are known to have been 3» per cent greater than ours.” Rate Increase to Be Sought and Effort May Be Made to Bor row Federal Funds, Dis cussion Indicates. Washington, D. C., Oct. 13.—Reports that the railroads are considering in formally asking the government to help them in some way to obtain money with which to maintain and enlarge their present plants and equipment to en able them to cope with the high tide of traffic are regarded by officials here as forecasting a concerted move soon to ward that end. What form this move will assume apparently has not yet been decided by the roads themselves. It is report ed that they have under consideration several courses. One possible method is renewed petition for a general in crease in freight rates. Another is to request the government to lend the railroad money on railroad securities. For this, however, special legislation would be necessary. Other plans, de tails of which have not been revealed, are said to be under consideration. Railroads at present are earning very nearly as much as last year, which marked the high tide, but within the last two months operating expenses have shown increase said to be out of all proportion to the increase in gross receipts. Railway executives say that as the government has a practical monopoly through Liberty bond issues of the investment funds of the coun try, they have found it almost impossi ble to obtain funds. New York, Oct. 13—Coincidental with the announcemite; yesterday that pas senger trainmen on western railways would shortly present demands for in creased wages, executives of eastern trunk lines arranged to meet in New York today and discuss plans for mak ing another plea to the Interstate Com merce commission ror higher freight rates. The new demands of the railway brotherhoods for more pay will be a factor in the road’s petition, it was said. The eastern railroads hope, it is said, that the western and southern roads will also renew pleas for higher rates. Ordinarily, applications for rate in creases are presented separately by the three districts, but in the last case all roads joined in the petition for an in crease of 15 per cent in freight rates. The Interstate Commerce commission, in its finding last June, refused the in crease asked, but granted increases of approximately 5 per cent of the gross revenue of the carriers. FARMERS HOARD SPUDS; WARNED TO DISGORGE Chicago, Oct. It.—The farmer, im mune to the anti-hoarding law, is hoarding his potatoes, according to Harry A. Wheeler, food director of Illi nois, under Mr. Hoover. Mr. Wheeler Issued a warning that, as the crop was the greatest on record, not mentioning the unrecorded crops of tens of thousands of gardens, the farm ers were riding to a fall. He said that when the hoard began to disgorge it would all come at once, unless the hoarding was stopped, and prices would drop to zero. H; suggested that the farrncv benefit by allowing the movement to follow Its normal course. STUDENTS ASK PROFESSOR BE GIVEN BACK PLACE — New York. Oct. IS.—Trustees and I faculty of Columbia university wore | petitioned to effect a readjustment of j the controversy which will result in Prof. Chas. A. Beard resuming his serv ices as member of the faculty at a meeting of 700 underclass men of the colle.ge today. Professor Beard resigned Monday. The trustees last week declared va cant professorships held by James | McKeen Cattell and Henry W. L. Dana J because of their pacifist activities. AIRPLANE POOL APPROVED. Washington, Oct. 12.—Legal approval has been given the agreement between the air craft production board and the Airplane Manufacturers’ association, clearing away a possible serious obsta cle to the government’s {640,000,000 air craft program. Attorney General Greg ory has held that the patent pooling plan to prevent patent litigation dona i not violate the Sherman anti-trust law. SELECTED MEN MAY CAST VOTES THIS FALL Although in Federal Service National Army Troopers Are Given Franchise. San Antonio, Tex.. Oct. 13.—Notice H as received today by MaJ. Gen. Henry p. Allen, commanding the Nineteenth ilivision, national army, that the men recently recruited under the selective conscription law will, although now In the federal service, be permitted to vote In the November elections of their Bpective states. MAYO AND STAFF ' HOME FROM ENGLAND Atlantic Fleet Chief Returns From Allied Naval Confer ence and Visit to Fleet. Washington. Or*. 13.—Admiral Mayo, commander in chief of the Atlantic fleet, and his staff, have returned from England, where they participated in a naval conference with the allies. This announcement was authorized today by the navy department. He also visited the American naval contingents In Eu ropean waters. The fact that Admiral Mayo had been sent to England was disclosed to tho press at the time of his departure with the request of the government not to mention the trip. Except in one or two instance the request was generally car ried out. GALL LA FOLLETTE IN SEDITION PROBE Senator Said to Have Made Dis loyal Speech Will Be Asked About Lusitania Statement. Washington* D. C.. Oct. 13.—Senaor LaFollette, of Wisconsin, today was in vited by the Senate committee investi gating his alleged disloyal speech at St. Paul to appear next Tuesday before the committee for a hearing regarding as sertions in his address. Settle Lusitania Dispute. The hearings probably will be public and will be confined to the statement of facts in the speech, particularly re garding Mr. LaFollette's statement that former Secretary Bryan appealed to President Wilson to keep passengers off the Lusitania because of ammunition alleged to be in her cargo. The commit tee advised the senator that its in vestigating authority does not extend to his right to make the Nonpartisan league speech, nor into the motives of his' critics. It has not been determined whether Mr. Bryan will be asked to appear. _ __ CHINESE MOHAMMEDANS LOYAL, HE TELLS WILSON Correspondence of Associated Press. Peking, Oct. 13.—Abu Bekr, the leading Mohammedan priest of North China, has prepared a letter to Presi dent Wilson on behalf of the Chinese Mohammedans, assuring him of the loyalty of the Chinese Mohammedans to the cause of the allies and denounc ing the action of the German emperor, the sultan of Turkey and other leaders. The Mohammedan priest urges Pres ident Wilson to advise China, and en able it to settle its domestic difflcul | ties and bring harmony and comfort to the masses._ APPEALS FOR BARGES FOR USE ON RIVER Winona, Minn., Oct. 12.—An appeal to the federal shipping board to build, sell or lease upon the installment plan, a large fleet of river barges to enable the Mississippi river to take its place as America’s greatest water highway, was voiced at the closing session of the 16th annual convention of the Up per Mississippi River Improvement as sociation today. The establishment of a line of light draff barges, provided with powerful towboats along the German plan, is advocated. _ KANSAS OPPONENTS OF DRAFT INDICTED Leavenworth, Kan., 0