ï~~ ___ ~e+S<____ we Abdicated in Bulgaria Sain NE W' O >r of Crown PrinceN B Y AL I E TCITY TAKES STEP TO PREVENT ANY! --AIINIUM Â~. s. woe.Â~ s r:1 G FERDINAND. vvJL' oz %1Wrn nnce has _ already assumed ding to a Basel dispatch is agency, quoting adienna. XPLO"SIDN S ds From Building to 100 Workers and Injured at )rgan, N. J. oy, Oct. 4.-About 100 killed and injured in s explosion early to-;lant of the T. A. Gill ading company at Mor e.:xplosion, from an un set fire to one of sev small buildings situated n two miles along the creek. The flames building to building, series of explosions. oy, located %a mile and Morgan, felt the full first explosion which:arly all the window place. As explosion losion, the population stricken and fled. or Ambulances. s sent from-.h'ere' and doctors returned with injured and for fear y hospital would not all the victims a hotel I to receive the over ancs dispatched from:1 other cities were re taking other victims:s. which is being operat overnment by" the Gil anv. ~'nniovs' s~everal EXPECTEPIMIC H Theaters, Schools, Mgvies, Churches and Other Pt Franco - American Advances Places Closed as Timely Precaution Against Spre 3 Threaten Elimination of of Disease; Many Cases Are Reported at Fort Pocket Occupied by Huns Omaha; Men Are Quarantined. East of Rheims. Washington, Oct. 4.-Appearance Health Commissioner Manning's formal order in coi of American troops in yesterday's tion with the Spanish "flu" situation, specifically' c fighting west of the forest of Ar- churches, schools, theaters, movies, dances, lodges and gonne suggested to some observers lar gatherings and in general refers to all indoor public' here today the possibility that a erings. new French concentration is in The Ak-Sar-Ben carnival was regarded as an ou progress and a new blow is to be attraction, expected at any moment. The The machinery of putting the order into efect ws natural place for the stroke, it was in motion Friday afternoon, the regular theaters calliri said, appears to be the Rhgims front, their matinees and the movies suspending after the fir where the German lines have al- ternoon show. ready been weakened by the sur- DANCES ARE BANNED. render of the St. Thierry plateau. The elimination of the pocket oc- The order has a far-reaching effect upon the ever cupied by the Germans just east of life of the city. No dances will be allowed tonight ar Rhe'ms, it was argued, is strengthened byrFranc-American advances churches will be closed on Sunday. A bazaar, which yesterday on the heights northwest to have been held in the Auditorium, has been postp of Montpois and the simultaneous The dance halls are closed. forward movement of the French The health commissioner hopes that, the situatioi northwest of Rheims. On the latter warrant lifting the order about the middle ofnext sector the enemy is withdrawing w closely pursued, and the advancing If there is no serious spread of the disease within the French line is now well out into the few days, the city will return to its normal activities. open ground north of Rheims. Comparatively little advance by the MAYOR ENDORSES PRECAUTIONS. two wings of this pocket, it is "At this time, when the man-power of our count thought, should force a hasty evacu- of such vital concern, it behooves us all to observe the atnon. Thrust Nearing Vouziers. precautionary measures to prevent the spread of thi The 'ranco-American thrust is ease," Mayo" Smith stated. fwarmng ouziers; a-rtail junction of The healthcornmission er aha =tedee rfibo'rtance to the enemy.On he from gatherings or crowds hntil the situation is safe. other side of the. Rheims sector, the? An outbreak of 30 cases a French already are on the Aisne s inOmaha on Thursday afternoc the vicinity of Berry-Au-Bac and recommendations from the the pinching out of the pocket prob- L I thorities at the fort. prompte ably would permit extension of the commisaner to take what line along the general course of the ferred to as drastic action. Aisne-Suippe rivers to a juncture LEN EM TSo far only one death has o with the Franco-Americans in the in Omaha of influenza, accord high ground between these two the health commissioner, th rivers. Rev. S. de Freese, Lutheran The result of a successful squeeze ITR EIV ',V III who died Thursday. operation against the Rheims pocket City Council Meets. is full of promising possibilities, for the enemy would no sooner extr-i Blaze of Ak-Sar-Ben Light The city council held a cate hi;, forces froM this menace Meeting at 11l o'clock Fridlay< n h would fro his in ex- Everywhere, but Folks All. ingto consider the situation,' actly similar trap on a wider front Home coiisiner ow te<* to thenorh.Because of In- cso bigto acx e'; authority in the premises i Blow inOpe Forcas. fuena Orer-foral ction by the counciL. Whatever Marshal Foch may be " I am willing to assume planning, there is every reason to Theaters, dance halls, and every sponsibility and am willing' expect immediate blows on various sort of 'joy parlor' closed their door- reasted for being over-cat secto -. in the open. It is now ob-. aid the health commissioi vious that the tadvance of Major last night and bowed to Health the council.. General Liggett's army along the Commisioner Manning's decree to "I am afraid the exposure Meuse has been halted under orders close all praces of amusement in an has occurred here," he addea, from speeheadquarters and not effort to avoid anepidemic of Span- areera clsto m ntaminarma for lack of powver to go ahead. Ap- ish influenza. are woldse b to allowI orinr parently the far-reaching plans *of d'maha was in-deed a strange city, at o aini heotte t aow the supreme commander were satis- especially in the downtown district. uton enm hooifebut cns fled by the advance made by the Long strands of Ak-Sar-Ben lights uTeinseae ifre byonr Americans in the first three days of hung over the empty streets. tactdiseasectsmspreadlop dhre their rush. The Americans are now Not in years had the city seemed thia lf an icimudveopth engaged in local operations on this so void f if.vtmhl an hour -- --- - - bu ~ltc~ ur II C.The commissioner explan front until the development of the It was Friday night the night of - cam battle along the whole front again the ball for 24 years, yet only at rder iclded al form calls for a thrust in this vital sector tebl o 4yas e ny at rings, including those wvie calf the aenem'st pmstisvntal the carnival grounds was there any been scheduled. No atten Sof the enemy'sposition- evidence of activity. made to stop running of Strte * Armies Moved Quickly. One passed nothing but dark ~t the traction company The outstanding feature of the dreary lobbies and deserted a s. asked to keep windows ofpa whole allied campaign has been the Billiard parlors have not yet come open. wonderful flexibility of the forces, under the ordinance, but they are Fort Omaha aQuant the rapidity with which whole ar- expected to come "under the ban" TI a mic:an be moved from stor to within 24 hours. tColone aeoW sector, appearing on new fronts al- The period the ordance will oanding officer of F most over night. The enemy has in effect is indeflmite, and depends dered a strict qa at been surprised repeatedly and a wholly upon how soon t n mfluenza post. Colonel'u large part of the credit for the al- can be checked. pmorning thits lied advance, it is believed here, is However, theater managers, an-fluenza had beenr due to the fact that increasing pre- others affected, seem to take a post surgeon du ponderance of men and material, cheery attitude toward the situation, hours supplemented by a vastly superior and it is hoped that the closing will er motor truck equipment, have re- not be of long duration.. tey vir ntye i stored the element of surpriseo Noarrests were made last ght enlza battle strategy.. for violation of the decree and egotiiar Ry"cationary p'tea5fu ' Geman imilitary critics have com- everyone responded loyally to the g mented enyiously recently on the order. M _ _ this quarantine s speed with which Marshal Foch has feautind been able to move large forces back Germans Leave1Esth'nia it:as thugta Sand forth behind 'his front, admit- j theoldicr fr-ii tiig that lack of motor trucks pre- op.a s r a o si vented the German leaders from WV hingto tn& #.4-e Ste add e matching his -moves. Allied super- depa tmen was adised today, ioriy in that regard is increasing1 throir h Sto chln that;enn the _ 4; sh:f cOi'palff r Germs Ot yet 111 (hat's in The 'g; ight, anc: ri'd size erms ap: ~ermis' Ip 3be 'inc ood time.ept whir hose des:s run. Sh All hoc reporting 'oar, ant hows we etas:' Al Bove, cc within th grounds,' lutering rnpressio tor-m. ~No on( ected wi Chows, as cial.ommi sem hat# there All the 0