VOL. L.YIII. "0. 18,065
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SHUT SILEOT
AS SHE FACES FATE
No Reply Made to Wilson's
Lalest Note.
GREAT EVENTS IN PROSPECT
Capitulation and Abdication
Rumors Deemed Highly
Significant. '
KAISERISM IS HELD DOOMED
Belief Exists at Washington
jr ditional surrender.
' BASEL, Oct. 16. The German
Reichstag will meet on Friday to dis
cuss President Wilson's note, accord-
ins to the German press.
WASHINGTON, Oct 16. Tonight's
news of Germany is everywhere re
garded as the shadow of great events
being cast before them.
News dispatches this afternoon an'
der an Amsterdam date line said the
Nieuwe Kotterdamsche Courant had
issued a special edition In which the
report was published that Germany
had capitulated and that Emperor
William had abdicated.
Another dispatch, under London
date line, quoted Renter's, Ltd., as
reporting that the German reply to
the President's most recent note was
expected to be communicated imme
diately and that it was likely to con
stitute a general acceptance of the
conditions outlined by the President
as precedent to peace.
Acceptance Hinted At.
Reports were also received in Lon
don, dispatches said, through diplo
matic channels from Holland that the
German reply would probably be sent
today and that it would be an ac
ceptance of President Wilson's terms,
with some stipulation to the effect
that the interests of the German peo
ple must be respected.
Later the Nieuwe Rotterdamsche
Courant withdrew its statement re
porting capitulation and abdication of
the Kaiser, and the British official
press bureau announced it had been
officially informed that such rumors
had no foundation in fact.
Reports All Unconfirmed.
There is in Washington no official
word that the Kaiser has abdicated.
or that he has been overthrown, or
that Germany is ready to accept all
of President Wilson's terms.
Officials and diplomatists, cautious
and conservative, by nature and prac
tice, regard with incredulity the inti
mations that one or all of these
things has happened. Of course, they
all hope they have; they all know
that one or all of them are inevitable.
The of ficial " opinion in the capital
tonight is that the coming of these
things is timed only by the unknown
degree to which the German military
power has been broken. There may
be more information on that point in
the chancellories of the allies than
there is in Washington.
Recent Prediction Recalled.
When President Wilson's reply to
the German peace proffer went forth
Monday night it was predicted here
that if it did not bring a complete
and unconditional surrender of the
military autocracy, the German peo
ple themselves would force one. Presi
dent Wilson's words were a plain in
vitation to the German people to take
such a step and an ultimatum that
there would be no peace with Kaiser
ism. The coming hours will show how
the leaven has worked; the intima
tions in today's dispatches from Lon
don, Paris and Holland suggest the
progress of the ferment.
Guarantee Mention Significant.
Most significant of all is' regarded
the report from Holland by way of
London that Germany will immedi
ately reply to President Wilson ac
cepting all his terms and asking only
guarantees for the interests of Ger
many and the German people.
When the German reply to Presi
dent Wilson's note comes, this Gov
ernment's only course is to forward it
to the co-belligerents.
Guarantees for the interests of
Germany and the German people
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BRITISH PUSH AHEAD
NORTH OF DAMASCUS
CAVALRx" XOW OCCUPIES HOMS
A"D TRIPOLI.
Cp to July 31, 1018, India Con
tributed 'o Fewer Than 1,115,
189 Men to British Armies.
LONDON. Oct 18. British cavalry
has occupied Tripoli. 45 miles north
of Beirut, and riomi, about 85 miles
north of Damascus, according to an
official statement on operations in
Palestine Issued tonight.
LONDON, Oct. 16. (British Wireless
Service.) General AUenby's great vie
torles in Palestine and Syria, in which
India has played a prominent part
make the time opportune to place on
record the answer of India to the call
to arms issued by the British Empire.
Indian troops have borne their share
of the war in France, Mesopotamia,
Egypt the Dardanelles, Salonika. East
Africa, and in Central Asia. Lp to
July 31. 1918. India had contributed
no fewer than l.lla.189 men to the
British army.
The first Indian war loan reached
the sum of f40.0v0.000 and the second
loan has reached even a greater
amount
India has sent to the various thea
ters of war more than 1500 miles of
railroad track. 250 engines and 4500
cars.
REICHSTAG SEEKS POWER
' e
Proposed Constitutional Change
Would Broaden Scope.
COPENHAGEN, Oct IS. (By the As
sociated Press.) Germany's federal
council has accepted the proposed
amendment to the constitution, making
it read:
"The consent of the federal council
and the Reichstag is required for a
declaration of war In the empire's
name, except In a case where Imperial
territory has already been invaded or
its coasts attacked."
Another section was amended to
read:
-Treaties of peace and treaties with
foreign states which deal with affairs
coming under the competence of the
imperial law-giving bodies require the
consent of the federal council and the
Reichstag."
PASTOR NOW U. S. MARINE
Rev. Daniel William Elevens Indnct-
, cd Into .Service.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 1. Rev. Dan
iel William Ste-rens, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, of South
San Francisco, was Inducted as a pri
vate into the Marine Corps here today.
According to marine authorities, Rev.
Mr. Stevens was the first man west of
the Mississippi River to be accepted
for Induction into the Marines since
recruiting in that corps was reopened
recently. The enlistment papers of all
recruits .must be sent to the Provost
Marshal-General before acceptance.
FLUPHOBIA' IS PREVALENT
Camp Lewis Medical Officers Find
New Influenza Complication.
CAMP LEWIS, Tacoma, Wash., Oct
16. Camp Lewis medical officers have
found a new complication of lnfluensa.
They have termed It "fruphobla." The
disease Is as much or more prevalent
than lnfluensa itself, they say. It is
not severe.
The "disease" manifests Itself in sol
diers wishing to avoid drill or other
duty and In soldiers who, having -a
slight cold, rush to the camp infirmaries
and tell the attending officers they are
suffering from Influenza.
MILLER TAX PARTLY PAID
Government Makes Agreement With
California Cattle Baron.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1. Tentative
settlement of the Government's claim
of a 86.500,000 Federal Inheritance tax
against the estate of the late Henry
Miller, "California cattle baron," was
adopted today.
Internal Revenue Collector Justus S.
Wardell accepted 2,500,000 from the
heirs and trustees as an initial pay
ment. WEKERLE CABINET TO STAY
Austrian Emperor Declares Ministry
Has His Full Confidence.
AMSTERDAM, Oct 16. The Austrian
Emperor has declined to accept the
resignation of the cabinet of Premier
Wekerle, according to Budapest ad
vices received here.
The Emperor said he had full confi
dence in the cabinet.
INTERNED GERMANS TO BUY
Investment ' in Liberty Bonds bj
Prisoners Is Authorized.
WASHINGTON, Oct 16. A telegram
received from Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia,
stated that numbers of interned Ger
man prisoners wished to invest in
fourth liberty bonds.
Permission was given by A. Mitchell
Palmer, alien property custodian.
FAMOUS FLYER HUN VICTIM
Lieut. Roland G. Garros Shot Down
and Killed October 4.
AMSTERDAM. Oct. 16. Lieutenant
7 land G. Garros, the noted French
aviator who was posted rs missing
on October 7 after a flight over the
German lines, was shot down and killed I
October 4, a Berlin message today an- I
nounced. 1
E FOE
FURTHER TO NORTH
Strategic Center of Grand
Pre Is Occupied
CROSSING OF AIRE . EFFECTED
Great Concentrations of Ma
chine Guns' Used on Yanks. -.'
GERMANS MUCH CONFUSED
Bodies Throw Different - Units Into
Fighting In Hasty 'Manner, but
the Strength Decreases.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMT
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Oct. 16, 6
P. M. (By the Associated Press.) The
American troops today occupied the
town of Grand Pre. on the north bank of
the Aire River, north of the Argonne
Forest.
Since early last night rain has fallen
over the entire field of combat, con
verting roads and trenches into muddy
canals.
Aviation was impossible today and
the artillery fire was directed entirely
by maps, except In rare instances when
direct fire was used.
Captured Village Important.
Grand Pre is only a village and Its
normal population is less than 1500, but
the place is of great strategic impor
tance. It is the junction of the rail
ways feeding a great part of the Ger
man army and lies at the foot of the
valley extending northward at the en
trance of which the Germans have
fought so stubbornly.
Resistance by the Germans through
out the day against the advance of the
Americans was no less intense and des
perate than yesterday, but despite the
difficulties of terrain and thickly
massed machine guns, the Americans
pressed onward.
Hons Attack Frequently.
The Germans also hurled many coun
ter attacks against the Americans all
along the line.
All the counter attacks were easily
repulsed. They ' had the appearance.
because of the small number of men
umployed, of being efforts to throw
confusion into the American ranks in
order to gain time.
The principal American activity this
morning was on 'the left of the battle
sector. There was some activity east
of the river Meuse. The enemy threw
gas shells Into the Chatlllon Woods last
night and bombarded Tulleres farm.
Tanks Occupy Shellholes.
The advance of the Americans yester
day has been maintained everywhere
and some slight gains were recorded
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LEFT TO RICHT-BEAR-ADM1RA1 A. U DtFF, MEMBER OF THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY STAFF) SIR ERIC
UEDDKS, BRITAIN'S FIRST SEA LORD; REAR-ADMIRAL A. F. EVERETT, OF THE BRITISH ADMIRALTY
STAFF, AXD SECRETARY-DAS IE LS. 1
This photograph of Sir Eric Geddes, First Sea Lord of the British Admiralty, and Josephus Daniels,
Secretary of the Navy, was taken during the recent visit of the British naval chief to the American Naval Academy
at The'vlsitof Sir Eric to this country was unexpected In all but official circles. Although shrouded in the deep
est secrecy, it Is generally understood that he is hero to confer with high naval officials regarding a matter of
great import Involving the British and American navies. - . . , ,
Progress of the War.
(By the Associated Press.)
T TNCONFIRMED rumors are in the
yj air that Germany has capitulated
and that Emperor William has abdi
cated. The rumors emanated from
Dutch and Swiss sources, but as yet
the German government has not offi
cially informed either the Washington
or London governments of its intention
to concede in their entirety the condl
tions for a cessation of hostilities aj
laid down by President Wilson.
Meanwhile hostilities are proceeding
without cessation and, as in days past,
the forces of the allies everywhere are
defeating the enemy. In- Belgian
Flanders the British, Belgian and
French troops under King, Albert are
sweeping forward for further' material
gains In the process of driving the
Invader from Belgian soil. On the front
in. France v the " British,, French and
Americans are hard after the Germans
and are making . progress, although
slowly, notwithstanding the strenuous
defense that, is being offered.
Both in-Serbia and -Albania the en
tente troops are ridding the invaded
districts of the Austro-Hungarlan and
German contingents..
In the Palestine theater the British
cavalry has driven far to the north
and northwest of , Damascus, . having
reached Tripoli, near the Mediterranean
Coast, 45s miles north of Beirut, and
Horns. 85 miles north of Damascus!
By this maneuver there seemingly is
created for the Ottoman forces the
menace of again being caught between
General Allenby's armies and crushed,
as was the case in the early days of
the offensive in the region north of
Jerusalem. - The maneuver also may
forecast a ' new drive by the British
from the '-Bagdad region to form a
junction with - General- - Allenby .. at
Aleppo and thus take the Holy Land
In its entirety from the Turks.
The " great wedge of the allies in
Flanders Is being gradually extended
eastward . along the front of attack.
Thourout at the head of . the railway
leading to Bruges, and numerous vil
lages to the south have been taken,
while Courtral, the junction point of
the railway to Ghent, is almost entire
ly surrounded. Large numbers of
prisoners and many additional guns
have been' captured by the Belgian,
French and British troops who are car
rying out the operation.
To the south of this region the Brit
ish continue successfully their maneu
ver, .which has .as its -main objective
the capture of Doual and Lille and
the . blotting out of the big salient
which is barring the way to Valen
ciennes and the German defense line
In that vicinity. Here the Germans
are ' continuing to witnaraw. closely
followed by the British, who ane within
miles and 3 miles of Lille, re
spectively southwest andwest of the
city.
In the Champagne region, where the
French and Americans are driving their
way northward, further good gains
have been made, notwithstanding the
furious efforts of the Germans to hold
their line. Bethel, the important junc
tion point for the railways running to
Mezieres and ' other points inside the
enemy-held territory, is all but cap
tured by the French. Eastward the
Americans also have again pressed
slightly forward. - -
SEA LORD REVIEWS ANNAPOLIS
Ii mil TnTu i niutm
LUHN lUIALNIAItU
315 MILLIONS GAIN
Subscriptions Still Long
Distance From Goal..
GIGANTIC SUM TO BE RAISED
Three Days Remain, for Folks
at Home to Make Good.1
NO DISTRICT 100 PER CENT
St. Louis Continues to Hold Its Lead;
New York Has Less Than
Half to Its Credit.
WASHINGTON, Oct-16. The largest
single day's subscription $315,000.000
reported to the Treasury Department
tonight, raises hopes, that the optimism
of the 12 district liberty loan campaign
managers may be justified and the
fourth war loan prove an unqualified
success.
Tonight the total of subscriptions
had mounted to $3,269,001,500. To reach
the $6,000000,000'marfc. $900,000,000 a
day must be subscribed.
AH Districts Backward.
Officials do not expect that big rate
to appear in official reports, ' at least
until Saturday. They believe a billion
or more will be counted up after the
campaign has closed Saturday night
from the flood of last-minute subscrip
tions. Official reports do not show any Fed
eral reserve district above 100 per cent.
but Minneapolis district managers, with
a -recognised showing of 80 per cent,
claim they .have gathered enough
pledges to put them over. The St Louis
district, with 85 per cent still leads all
others. New York, Atlanta and Phila
delphia are lowest with percentages of
47, 42 and 42 respectively.
, Secretary McAdoo tonight issued the
following statement:
i "In the coming three days the Ameri
can DeoDle must decide whether the
fourth liberty loan shall be success
or i failure. -
"It -would-be fatal to minimize the
gravity of the Nation's problem. In
three days we must raise almost $3,-
ooo.coo.ooo.
NEW YORK, Oct. 16. With only
three days remaining before the end
of the fourth liberty loan campaign,
the New York Federal reserve district
was tonight credited officially with
only $847,520,850 of 47.1 per cent of Its
$1,800,000,000 quota.
, Gains Greatest Yet.
Tonight's totals showed a gain for
the day of $133,532,250, the greatest
since the drive began. . New York City
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CADETS.
GERMANY AGHAST AT
. REPLY FROM AMERICA
SOME
NKWSPAPEK COMMENT
SHARP, DEFIANT.
Wilson's Note Declared to Have Had
Effect of Cold Douche on
Hopes for Peace.
LONDON, Oct 16. Germany appears
to be aghast at President Wilson's re
ply, according to today's advices from
Berlin by way of Amsterdam.
President Wilson's reply to the Ger
man peace note produced "a most un
favorable impression" in Berlin, says a
Central News dispatch from Amster
dam. The publication of the reply, it
adds, was followed by a panic in Ber
lin banking circles and on the stock
exchange.
The German newspapers point out
that President Wilson's note had the
effect of a cold douche on the hopes
for peace engendered by his first note.
Some of the newspapers comment on
the note in the sharpest terms and with
unbridled words, adding that the lan
guage of President Wilson now has be
come excited after the conference he
has had with the allies.
AMSTERDAM, Oct 16. The semi-of
ficial North German Gazette of Berlin
says:
"President Wilson's reply has partly
carried the discussion farther and part
ly extended it
"A fresh counter utterance by the
German government therefore, is nec
essary, so the bringing about of an
armistice and the inauguration of peace
negotiations are not yet immediately
attainable."
The Berlin Vossische Zeitung asks:
"What guarantees does President
Wilson offer tha a military superiority
will not be utilized afterward by his
allies in a manner opposed to the prin
ciples of justice and conciliation?"
"It appears that we are at a stage
where it is still possible to warn the
enemy that in the history of the world
it has often been proved a mistake to
drive a strong nation, which in order 1
not to venture its all offered its hand
In peace, into summoning all its slum
berlng forces to the national battle."
'The Frankfort Zeitung says: ,
"President Wilson's reply cannot be
said to mark an advance on the path
of peace. Oh the contrary, another
spirit speaks in the note. The spirit of
Clemenceau and Lloyd George makes
its presence felt and caused doubt to
arise whether the path can lead to the
goal."
The Cologne Gazette, which often
speaks authoritatively, commenting on
President's Wilson's reply to Foreign
Minister Solf; says: .
"After President Wilson's note, hope
for peace must be lowered a few pegs.'
The Cologne Volks Zeitung takes the
same stand.
BERNE, Switzerland, Oct. 16. Ger
man newspapers received here gener
ally reflect considerable disappoint
ment over President Wilson's latest
note. The liberal newspapers express
the fear that President Wilson's "new
conditions" may fortify the conserva
tives and Pan-Germans in a policy of
desperate resistance.
FOOTBALL STAB ESCAPES
Ex-Dartmouth Halfback Falls From
Plane in No Man's Land.
CHICAGO, Oct 16. Lieutenant Frank
Llewellyn, of Qulncy, III., former star
halfback at Dartmouth, now a member
of the air forces of the American ex
peditionary forces, fell while bombing
the German lines east of the Meuse
recently, but escaped death, according
to a special dispatch today to the Chi
cago Daily News.
Llewellyn was participating In i
bombing raid on Consenvoye, the dis
patch said, when his airplane, riddled
with bullets, fell into a shellhole in no
man's land. He managed to fight off
German attacks until nightfall, when
he escaped to the American lines.
INDEX OF TODAY'S MEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 58
degrees; minimum, au aegrees.
TODAY'S Probably showers and warmer;
light southwesterly winds.
War.
Germans in great retreat In Northern Bel
gium. Fage 1.
Defeat confessed by German officers at Laon.
Page 5. . -
British push ahead north of Damascus.
Page 1.
French cross Olse. Page 2.
Official casualty list Page 5.
Americans drive farther north. Page 1.
Berlin alleges allies shelled French ref
ugees. Page 2.
Foreign.
Germany aghast at reply from America.
Page 1.
Allies united In Indorsing Wilson's di
plomacy. Page 3.
Austria, faithful to Huns, avows friendship
for U. S. Fage 3.
Lenlne again wounded by assassin. Page 4.
National.
TJ. S. expenditures this year to reach 36
billions. Page 4.
Germany silent on peace; big events pend
ing. Page 1.
Domestic ,
Liberty loan total jumps 1315,000,000. Page 1.
Sports.
New Orleans boxer late ring mystery.
Page 12. j
Athletic Club out after Aggies' scalp.
Page 13.
Boxing Promoter Joseph P. Flanlgan dies;
burled at sea. Page 12.
Pacific Northwest ,
Governor too busy to wage campaign. Page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Apple markets, though spotted, are In main
firm. Page 1
Corn prices slump In Chicago on latest war
developments. Page 17.
Peace stocks boom and war shares weaken In
Wall street, rage t.
Ship work speeded despite peace talk.
Fage u.
Portland and Vicinity.
War work helps to make women pensioners
Independent. r-age 11.
Mrs. Henry P. Davison, of New York, talks
to Portland women. rage 111.
Two choices limit for Commissioner. Page 18.
Auditorium turned Into city hospital. Page 13.
Airplanes going to France in trainloads.
Fage 10. I
Benson instructor target of charges. Page 6.
Weather report, data and forecast. Page IV
BIG FLIGHT FROM
BUI HOT
Allied Advance is Within
Half Mile of Thieli. :
British Patrols Advance Into
Southwestern Suburbs
of City of Lille. 1 ,
FALL OF COURTRAI IMPENDS
Germans Make Desperate Ef
forts to Move Materials
Out of Flanders.
WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN
BELGIUM, Oct 16. (By the Associ
ated Press, 4:30 P. M.) The Germans
have started a retreat on a tremendous
scale from Northern Belgium.
French cavalry is approaching
Thielt, seven miles from the banks
of the Ghent-Bruges canal. The canal
itself is only 10 miles from the border
of Holland. So fast is the enemy re
treating that the French, British and
Belgium infantry, at least in the cen
ter of the battle front, have lost
touch entirely with the enemy.
Coast Line Is Approached.
The Belgians advancing astride the
Thourout-Bruges and Thourout-Ostend
roads have defeated the Germans, who
are retreating rapidly.
The Belgians have extended their
battle front north of the Handzeeme
Canal, where they have made progress
in the region of Schoore, five miles
from the North Sea southeast of
Nieuport, and generally gained
ground eastward as far as Coolscamp,
according to the official communica
tion issued tonight. The town of
Iseghem, east of Koulers, has been
captured.
All of Coast Menaced.
This undoubtedly is one of the war's
greatest and most vital victories, for
the gallant little Belgian army, ably
assisted by crack French and British
troops, now has driven the despoilers
of its country from a large section
which the Germans have occupied
since early days of the war and has
gained positions of such importance
that the Germans may have to aban
don the entire coast of Belgium.
Moreover, the sweeping advance of
the allied infantry, preceded by a
fan of French cavalry advancing rap
idly, has left the entire area in which'
are the important city of Lille and the
great mining and manufacturing dis
tricts of Tourcoing, Eoubaix and
Tournai in a salient which is grow
ing deeper every hour and which the
enemy cannot hope to hold.
French Cavalry's Work Fine.
The French cavalry, which is on the
crest of the allied advance, has done
marvelous work. ' Today it galloped
forward more than 10 kilometers,
frequently carrying out charges with
a dash usually associated with cav
alry, upon isolated posts of enemy
machine gunners which vainly at
tempted to hold up its advance. Some
of these gunners taken prisoner said
they were totally unable to under
stand why the war was going on and
why they were called upon to con
tinue fighting. One officer said:
"We have offered all the terms mi
the world for peace; nobody seems
willing to accept them."
Resistance, where it has been of
fered by the enemy, has been extra
ordinarily fierce, for in these places
it obviously has been the purpose of
the commanders of the fleeing Ger
mans to gain time in which .to re
move their materials. Stubborn fight
ing has been reported, especially from
the region of Thourout.
Many Germans Killed.
The battle here has been from
street to street and house to house,
and large numers of the enemy have
been killed. Some Belgian lorces
have swept around the city in order
to cut. the roads at the rear and also
assist in bottling up the enemy try
ing to hold out in the city itself.
The Germans have placed machine
guns in the windows of houses and
cellars and fired murderous streams
of bullets into the advancing Bel
gians, but were unable to stop them.
The Belgians fought with a dogged
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