VOL,. IVIII. XO. 18,059.
THE MORNING ORZGONIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
HUH II! BIB 1)1;
9-MILE GAM MADE
Allied Cavalry Is Hot
Trail of Bochjs.
On
FLIGHT OVER WIDE FRONT
Great Debacle Overtakes Foe
Army and the Pursuing
.Troops Plunge Ahead.
30 DIVISIONS ARE SMASHED
Infantry of Entente Forces
Dashes Forward, Encoun
r tering No Opposition.
FARIS, Oct. 10. French troops ad
vancing east of the St. Quentin-Le
Cateau railroad have captured Etaves
wood and Bccquiaux village, and fur
ther south have taken Marcy. and
reached Fontaine Notre Dame, as well
as Fonsommes, it was officially an
nounced. PARIS, Oct. 9. (11:15 P. M.) The
Anglo-French troops have forced the
Germans to a general retreat north
and south of St. Quentin. The first
army, pursuing the enemy rearguards,
has advanced ahout five miles to the
east of St. Quentin and taken 2000
prisoners.
The railroad junction point of
Mezieres-Sur-Oise has been captured
by the French. Big gains also have
been made by the French along the
Aisne, where 600 more prisoners were
taken.
In the Aisne Valley French V-jops
carried the plateau and village of-
Montcheutin, Grand Ham and Lancon.
crossed the Aisne north of Montcheu
tin and captured Senne. More than
600 prisoners were taken in this region.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY ON
CAMBRAI-ST. QUENTIN FRONT,
Oct. 9. 4:30 P. M. (By the Assoc!
ated Press.) The German troops on a
20-mile front have been put to full
flight and the British cavalry is re
ported to be pursuing them, the in
fantry marching in columns of four
through villages hastily abandoned by
the enemy. I
Cambrai Left Behind.
Cambrai has fallen and the British
are now well to the east.
The deepest gain some hours ago
was at least nine miles on this sector,
and there are no signs of the advance
slowing up. On the contrary, it is
going faster every hour, with clear
ground ahead.
Everything that could be burned
had been set afire by the enemy before
he began what virtually amounts to
the rout of no less than 30 divisions,
the smashing of which was continued
furiously today.
Canadians Rush Far Ahead.
North of Cambrai the Canadians at
tacked and penetrated deeply also.
The British marched through Bertry
without opposition. They reached the
outskirts of Troisvillers and hold
Maurois and Honnechy.
Large forces of the enemy have
been seen from the air fleeing well to
the east of Le Cateau.
Maretz fell early and the British
reached Busigny and passed quickly
through Bohain. t These are only a few
of more than a score of towns cap
tured.
Many thousands of prisoners and
quantities of field and machine guns
were taken, as well as vast stores of
other booty, which the enemy did not
have time to blow up or set afire.
All this was the immediate effect of
yesterday's great victories, which are
being exploited to the fullest. The
Germans may try to make a stand
on their partly completed line at Le
Cateau, but they have been badly
punished and they face an overwhelm
ing disaster.
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY ON
THE CAMBRAI SECTOR, Oct. 9.
( By the Associated Press.) Successive
explosions have occurred in Cambrai,
which, it is reported, have reduced the
town to ruins.
LONDON, Oct.9T (6:30 P. M.)
The Standard says it learns that the
Anglo-American advance between
Cambrai and St. Quentin continues and
that the big railroad town of Busigny,
southwest of Le Cateau, has been
taken.
LONDON, Oct. 9. (4:40 P. M.)
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BIG AIRPLANE CARRIES
PIANO OVER CHANNEL
TKIP FROM LONDON' TO PARIS
MADE IX SAFETY.
Feat Performed Merely to Demon
strate Carrying Capacity of
Allied Bombins Planes.
PARIS. Oct. 9. One of the new allied
bombins planes, in order to demon
strate its carrying capacity, has brought
from London to Paris a full-sized up
right piano.
The machine landed In Paris safely
after its flight across the English
Channel.
The airplane is capable of carrying
six persons and much bombing explo
sives. When this weight is measured in
pounds, however, it is not readily com
prehended and it was determined to
bring over a piano as clear evidence of
the machine's capacity.
'WIN WAR FIRST SAYS T. R.
Roosevelt Thinks Peace Terms
Should Be Discussed Iater.
OYSTER BAT, N. Y., Oct. 9. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt made the following
statement tonight on President "Wil
son's response to the German peace pro
posal: "Four days ago and again and again
prior to that time I said that this war
ought to be fought through until we
secured the unconditional surrender of
Germany and her vassal allies Aus
tria and Turkey. To this statement I un
qualifiedly adhere. I fear that Presi
dent Wilson's latest announcement will
be treated as an invitation to further
note-writing.
"The effort to fight and to negotiate
at the same time is apt .to damage the
fighting end of the combination. Per
sonally I believe that our sole aim
should be to win the war and not to
discuss peace terms with the enemy
until the war has been won."
FIFTEEN CASES IMPORTED
Spanish Influenza Brought by Sol
diers From Camp Forest.
CAMP LEWIS. Tacoma, Wash., Oct.
9. Spanish influenza made its first
appearance in Camp Lewis today with
the arrival of 217 officers and enlisted
men for the 213th Engineer regiment
from Camp Forest, Ga., it was an
nounced by Major Iry O. McGlasson,
division sanitary inspector, tonight.
Fifteen cases were discovered In the
unit. There were immediately isolated
and qvarantined at the base hospital.
Every other member of the unit was
placed Immediately In restrictive quar
antine to prevent the disease from
spreading among other soldiers sta
tioned here..
AMERICAN EDITORS ACROSS
Party of AVhich Edgar B. Piper Is
Member Arrives in London.
LONDON, Tuesday, Oct. 8. A party
of American editors who sailed on Sep
tember 26 as the guests of the Minis
try of Information have arrived safely
at a British port.
The party of American editors to
which the foregoing item refers is
doubtless the one of which Edgar B.
Piper, managing editor of The Orego
nian, is a member. The party includes
the editors of some 15 American news
papers published in cities of Portland's
class.
NATION ASSURES DIVIDEND
Government to Protect Owners of
Western Union Company.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 9. Under an
agreement completed today between
the Postortice Department ana tne
Western Union Telegraph Company the
Government agrees to pay all interest
on outstanding bonds of the company.
all dividends and interest payments due
on etocks and bonds of subsidiary com
panies, all taxes and operating charges
on the property and in addition the sum
of ,0.000,000.000 anr lly.
This sum insures the present rate of
dividend on the company's stock.
NDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The "Weather.
TKfiTERDAT'S Maximum temperature. 69
degree; minimum, 4j aejreei.
TODAY Rain: fresh to strong southeast
winds, shifting soutneriy.
Mar.
Huns routed: Haig sains nine miles. Face x.
Americans continue gains. Page 1.
Champagne battle increases In fury. Page
Armistice plea evidence that Germany lean
military disaster. Page .
Berlin admits loss of Cambrai. Page. 4.
Official casualty list. Page 5.
Huns heavily defeated. Haig reports. Page L
Foreign.
Early surrender of Turkey expected. Page 1.
Big bombing airplane carries piano from
London to fans. re
Reichstag receives armistice news In silence.
Page 3-
France indorses Wilson's reply to Germany.
Page 3.
National.
Early reply from Germany expected. Page 1.
Sports.
Jefferson High defeats Commerce, 19 to 0.
Page V2.
Kid Influenza' gets decision at Tacoma.
Page 12.
Boxing Commission to handle all smokers.
Page 13.
Domestic.
Practically all XT. S. in grip of Spanish In
fluenza. Page 4. ,
Pacific Northwest.
Emergency Board raises total of state de
ficiencies to SMl.OCO. .Page 6.
Commercial and Marine.
Oregon Winter wheat crop makes satisfac
tory start. Page 17.
Navy places second order for Northwesters
fir decking. Page 13.
Portland and Vicinity.
Portland takes steps to combat influenza
Page 10.
Multnomah Guard may support Howell for
Senate. Page 11.
Workers for soldiers' welfare fund hold con-
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rmnrm hr tAfl3V PBVi IX.
Weather report data and forecast. Page 13,
YANKEES EAST OF
MEliSE PUSH ON
Day Filled With Major and
Minor Successes.
MENACING SECTOR REMOVED
Maurelle Fortifications Are
Stormed and Captured.
B0CHE UNITS WORN OUT
Four Enemy Divisions Are With
drawn From Fighting Because
of Being Exhausted.
(By the Associated Press.)
WITH THE FRANCO - AMERICAN
FORCES NORTHWEST OF VERDUN.
11 P. M., Oct. 9. The Americans today
maintained the advantages gained yes
terday east of the Meuse and pressed
on to the southern outskirts of Sivry
and entered Chaune Wood.
West of the Meuse, against freshly
engaged divisions they penetrated the
enemy's main line of resistance be
tween Cunel and Romagne.
In the Argonne they took Important
heights to the South of Marcq and
joined hands with the French. They
took over 2000 additional prisoners.
All Etxorta Succeed.
The Americans had their day filled
with major and minor successes and
advanced at every point in the sector
where they attacked. Farther to the
east, co-operating with the French
troops, American divisions advanced
for a considerable distance east of the
Meuse and cleared the Germans out of
the sector where they had been danger
ously troublesome, because they were
able to pour an enfilading fire upon the
advancing troops.
WITH THE AMRICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Oct. 9.
(By the Associated Press, 10:25 P. M.)
Complete reports show that the Ma
melle fortifications have been occu
pied by the, Americans. To, do it the
troops had to storm the redoubtable
Hill 269, which was taken as early as
10 o'clock this morning. Hill 263 was
captured a half hour later. The ad
vance here and there had been momen
tarily checked by fierce resistance and
te etiffest kind of machine eun fire
but the Americans had so resolutely
gone after their objective and the ad
vance artillery firing had been so com.
plete that nothing could stop them.
Prisoners Pour Into Cages.
More than 1500 prisoners had been
counted up to late this afternoon. These
were confined in the cages and more
were coming in. From a strategic point
of view the victory was more import
ant than at first appeared. From Just
north of Romagne and east and west
of the point carried .by the American
troops there is nothing but level
ground and no more serious enemy for
mications to encounter.
Ideal conditions for the Americans
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Progress of the War.
(By the Associated Press.)
THE German armies are in full flight
before the British, American and
French forces on the front between
Cambrai and St. Quentin. Cambrai.
the strong point of the enemy in this
region, has been taken by tne Cana
dians in its entirety, and north of
Cambrai the Canadians have deeply
penetrated the German line.
Out in the open east of what once
was the old Hindenburg' line cavalry
is hustling the retreating foe in what
virtually amounts to a rout. So fasti
Is the retreat that columns of the al
lied troops in parade formation have
passed through numerous villages,
completely out of contact with the
Germans.
More than 10,000 prisoners and be
tween 100 and 200 guns were captured
in Tuesday's fighting, and the con
tinuation of the battle Wednesday re
sulted in further large captures.
In the fighting 23 German divisions
more than & quarter of a million men-
have been severely manhandled.
The maximum depth of the advance
Is between eight and ten miles. The
Germans are declared to be fleeing
to the east of Le Cateau, one of the
most important railroad centers in this
region.
Behind them the Germans are leaving
the country devastated, burning towns
and villages as they flee.
The victory seemingly is a complete
one and, with General Foch's strategy
working smoothly In bending back the
German line in one great converging
movement, 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. r
In Macedonia and Asiatic Turkey the
troops of the entente still have the en
emy on the run. Nowhere is the enemy
able to do more than fightj retarding
Dailies, giving ground when tne prea
sure becomes too strong.
Under the avalanche of steel hurled
against them on tha Cambral-SU Quen
tin sector, the Germans could not live
and were forced to flee eastward.
Heavy casualties were inflicted on
those of the enemy who had the temer
ity to endeavor to make a stand.
On the other hand the casualties of the
allies are declared to have been rela
tively 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 Valen
ciennes-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 thin line untenable, having
started an advance up the valley on the
eastern side of the stream toward Se
dan.
The maneuvers of the French north
west of Rheims are cutting more deep
ly into the German line, despite the
serious resistance that is being offered
by the enemy to postpone the fall of
the great St. Gobain massif and the
highly important strategic positions of
Laon and La Fere, which seemingly are
likely to be pinched out of the battle
front by the successful operations
around St. Quentin and Berry-Au-Bac.
Strong resistance also is being Im
posed by the Germans against further
advances by the French and Americans
in Champagne and east of the Argonne
forest. Particularly heavy counter at
tacks have been launched by the enemy
on various positions, but without' re
sults other than Increasing his casual
ties. Along the Suippe River the fight
ing is furious, but the French have
been able to make further crossings of
the stream. St. Etienne has changed
hands several times In bitter combats.
AND KING ALBERT ARRANGING
Photo Copyright ty Underwoon.
FROM LEFT AXD KING ALBERT FIFTH. I THE DRIVE OX BELGIAN SOIL THE FORCES OF THAT COUNTRY
ARE COHJtlAADUD X JilAU ALBERT UUISKXIY :
MAX MUST SPEAK
QUICKLY OR FALL
Prompt Reply to Wilson's
Note Expected.
FATE OF CABINET IS INVOLVED
New German Chancellor Has
Task of His Life.
SUBTERFUGE IS LIKELY
Enemy Expected to Strive for Long
Diplomatic Discussion to
Weaken Allies.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. An early re
sponse to President Wilson's note of
inquiry to the German Chancellor Is
expected by American officials.
While realizing that an answer to
the three pertinent questions put to
the Prince of Baden will be very dlf
ficult If the original proposal of the
German government was not sincere,
officials are confident that Internal
conditions In Germany and the tre
mendous exigencies of the military
situation will force speedy action by
the Chancellor if he hopes to prolong
the existence of bis Cabinet beyond
few days.
Austrian Conditions Worse.
So far as the hold or the govern
ment on the people Is concerned, con
ditions in Austria are even far worse
than those in Germany.
This fact is calculated to affect
strongly the German government, which
Is understood to entertain grave
doubts of the strength of purpose of
the dual monarchy and to fear that
Austria, or perhaps Hungary acting
Independently, will follow Bulgaria in
seeking unconditional peace.
This would leave Germany to wage
the war alone, for it Is a foregone
conclusion that Turkey already Is lost
to the central alliance.
The pointed Inquiry directed to
Prince Maximilian as to whether he I
speaking merely for the constituted
authorities of the empire who have so
far conducted the war will. It Is be
lieved, be very embarrassing.
Rejection May Be Speedy.
If the response is In the affirma
tlve, Germany's proposal wil be re
Jected, as the President has already
given notice that he will have no
dealings with such authorities.
The powerful Socialist elements in
the Reichstag also are counted upon to
resent any such statement by the
Chancellor as directly in conflict with
the Reichstag resolution of July, 1917,
and with the very recent pledges to
make the Cabinet a representative
body, under which the Socialists were
enticed to take part in the government.
On the other hand, if Maximilian at
tempted to repudiate the mili.ary party,
he will undoubtedly bring about a de-
Concluded on Page 2. Column 3.)
THE BELGIAN DRIVE WHICH MADE FOR VICTORY.
TURKISH SURRENDER
BELIEVED IMMINENT
POLITICAL CRISIS FOLLOWS RE
CENT FALL OF CABINET.
Situation at Constantinople Under
stood to Be One of "Disinte
gration"; Envcr Pasha Out.
LONDON. Oct. 9. The belief Is held
in responsible quarters here that the
surrender of Turkey is Imminent. The
procedure, it is thought, will follow
the same lines as in the Bulgarian
collapse.
The Evening Standard today says
that the British authorities are in
possession of Information showing that
process of disintegration exists in
Constantinople.
It is rumored that a Turkish peace
note has been dispatched through the
Spanish government.
The British Foreign Office has re
ceived Indirect news of the fall of the
Turkish Cabinet.
Tewfik Pasha, who, it la reported.
will be the new Grand Vizier. Is un
derstood to have pro-ally, rather than
pro-German sympathies. He was once
Ambassador to Great Britain.
According to advices which are not
official, however, the Cabinet had de
elded to take military measures against
Bulgaria, but found that the opinion
of the country was against them.
Enver Pasha, the Vlnister of War,
also has resigned.
GOVERNOR'S SON GOES EAST
Earl Wlthycombe Leaves for Wash'
ington to Join Regiment.
SALEM. Or., Oct. 9. (Special.)
After an extended furlough spent in
Salem. Earl Wlthycombe, son of Gov
ernor Wlthycoiube. left today for
Washington, D. C, and expects soon to
be ordered to France to join his regl
ment. He became ill while In camp In
Virginia.
Suffering with measles he was taken
to a hospital In Washington, where
other complications developed with the
result that he spent many months in
the hospital, and upon his recovery he
was granted a furlough. He was ac
companied as far as Portland today by
his mother.
OREGON CITY BOY CAPTAIN
Ralph Holselaw Assigned to Duty a
West Point Academy.
Portland friends of Ralph L. Holse
law, yesterday received word that he
has ben commissioned as Captain in
the United States Army and has been
assigned as instructor at the Military
Acadeiny at West Toint.
The young man took the officers'
training course at the Presidio less
than a year ago and was commissioned
as First Lieutenant. He was sent back
to this country a short time ago and
received his new commission recently
at an Eastern cantonment.
His people live at Oregon City, but
he is well known In Portland.
JEWS MARK HISTORIC SITE
Tablet Placed at Location of Pio
neer House of Worship.
CHICAGO. Oct. 9. A bronze table
marking the :ooatlon of the first Jew
lsh house of worship ever erected 1
the Northwest was placed on the Chi
cago Federal building today by th
Jewish 'Society of Illinois.
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FOE D VISIONS
UTTERLY DEFEATED
Haig Pursues Worsted En
emy on Broad Front.
LINE PASSED
nhabitants of Succored Vil
lages Greet Allied Forces
With Much Enthusiasm.
TOLL OF PRISONERS IS HUGE
In Less Than Two Months To
tal of 110,000 Captives and
1200 Guns Are Taken.
LONDON, Oct. 9. The whole of
Cambrai is in British nossession.
Field Marshal Haig reports tonicrht
from headquarters. The Canadians
were the first to enter the town.
In the grreat defeat inflicted on the
Germans yesterday 10,000 prisoners
and from 100 to 200 guns were cap
tured. The statement. says:
"We inflicted a heavy defeat on
the enemy yesterday between St.
Quentin and Cambrai, taking over
10,000 prisoners and between 100 and
200 guns.
'No less than 23 German divisions
were engaged on this front; they
were severely handled.
Rapid Progress Made.
"The result of this action is that
the troops have been enabled to ad.
vance today on the whole front be
tween the Somme and the Sensee and
are making rapid progress eastward,
capturing rearguard detachments of
the enemy, isolated batteries and ma.
chine gun posts.
"Numbers of the inhabitants who
were left in the captured villages
have met the advancing troops with
enthusiasm.
"The whole of Cambrai is in our
possession. The Canadians entered
the town from the north at an early
hour this morning, while at a later
hour English troops of the third
army passed through the northern
portion of the town.
Fortified Line Overrun.
"Since August 21 the British firat,
third and fourth armies have broken
through the whole elaborate series of
deep defensive zones built up with
successive belts of heavily fortified
trench lines, including the entire Hin
denburg system on a front of over
35 miles from St. Quentin to Arras.
Having penetrated this battle area to
a depth of between 30 and 40 miles,
our troops are now operating far be
yond and east of the Hindenburg de
fenses. "In the process of these operations
and since the date mentioned we have
inflicted very heavy losses on the
enemy in killed and wounded and
have taken over 110,000 prisoners and
1200 guns.
Britons "Come Back" Hard.
"This feat of arms has been per
formed by British troops who had
already withstood the first heaviest
onslaught of the enemy's main forces
in the Spring. Only the endurance
and determined spirit of these troops
permitted them to pass to the offen
sive with such conspicuous success.
By their heroic action in defense and
attack the men from all parts of the
British empire have proved them
selves soldiers of the highest order.
"The advance continues this after
noon. We have reached the generai
line of Bohain, Busigny, Caudry and
Caurior."
LONDON, Oc 9. Field Marshal
Haig's communication seems to marie
another phase in the astonishing suc
cess of allied arms, namely, the com
pletion of the breaking through of the
whole Hindenburg defensive system
from Arras to St. Quentin.
According to accounts sent by the
correspondents at the front, the gen
eraj belief is that there are no further
strong defensive positions to conquer
such as now have been passed.
Slaals Zcllung to Issue Again.
CHICAGO. Oct. 9. The Illinois Staata
Zeltunfc, a German-language newspa
per which suspended publication here
several months ago. will resume daily
Issue tomorrow. Judge John Stelk.
chairman of the board of the caw
company controlling the paper, issued
a statement in which he said that the
paper was needed for Government pur
poses to reach persons speaking Ger
man only.. .