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PORTLAND, OREGON, 3IOXDAY, " NOVE3IBER 4, 1918.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
KAISER'S TRIMS
III SWITZERLAND
Emperor Prepares to Yield
Rights to People.
EVENTFUL PERIOD NEAR END
War Lord Affirms Decision of
Parliament for Future De
V yelopment of Empire.
HAPPY PEOPLE IS PLEDGED
Return of Leader to Quarters
Indicates Ruler's Desire
V Not to Abdicate.
GENEVA, Nov. 3. (By the Asso
ciated Press.) Dozens of trunks bear
ing the royal Hohenzollern monogram
have been arriving in the past week at
the luxurious chateau named Bucnas
on the Lake of Zug. The chateau,
which is flying the German flag, is
the property of Baron von Kleist, a
German.
' (By the Associated Press.)
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 3. On the oc
casion of the constitutional amend
ment coming into force, says an offi
cial telegram from Berlin, Emperor
William addressed to Prince Maximil
ian of Baden, the German imperial
Chancellor, a decree indorsing the de
cisions of the Reichstag and avowing
his firm determination to co-operate
in their full development. The Em
peror's decree reads:
Kaiser Surrenders Rights. "
"Your grand ducal highness: I re
turn herewith for immediate publica
tion the bill to amend the imperial con
stitution and the law of March 17,
1879, relative to the representation of
the imperial Chancellor, which has
been laid before me for signature.
"On the occasion of this step, which
is so momentous for the future history
of the German 'people, I have a desire
to give expression to my feelings.
Prepared for by a series of govern
ment acts, a new order comes into
force which transfers the fundamental
rights of the Kaiser's person to the
people.
Eventful Period Closed. ,
"Thus comes to a close a period
which will stand in honor before the
eyes of future generations. Despite
all struggles between invested author
ity and aspiring forces it has rendered
possible to our people that tremendous
development which imperishably re
vealed itself in the wonderful achieve
ments of this war.
"In the terrible storms of the four
years of war, however, old forms have
been broken up, not to leave their
ruins behind, but to make a place for
a new vital form.
"After the achievements of these
times the German people can claim
that no right which may guarantee a
free and happy future shall be with
held from them.
Kaiser Offers Co-Operation.
"The proposals of the allied govern
ments which are now adopted and ex
tended owe their origin to this convic
tion. I, however, with my exalted
allies, endorse these decisions of Par
liament in firm determination, so far
as I am concerned, to co-operate in
their full development, convinced that
I am hereby promoting the weal of
the German people.
"The Kaiser's office is one oi serv
ice to the people. May, then, the new
order release all the good powers
which our people need in order to sup
port the trials which are hanging over
the empire and with a firm step win a
bright future from the gloom of the
present.
"Berlin, October 28, 1918.
Signed "W1LHELM R. I.
Countersigned "MAX,
Prince of Baden."
TARIS, Nov. 3. "There can be no
doubt," says the Temps, "that a great
struggle is going on around the Ger
man Emperor's person between the in
fluences which caused the war and
wish to maintain the old regime and
the partisans of a new regime, more
or less democratic, and of a peace for
the purpose of repairing Germany's
strength.
"By returning to general headquar
ters Emperor William seemed to show
clearly that his supreme desire was
not to abdicate So the Emperor's
(Continued on Pass . Column 3.
YANK FIRES PLANE
BEFORE BOCHE EYES
AMERICA?? ACE LANDS BEHIND
GER5IAX LINES.
Coolness and Courage of Lieutenant
Gates Told la Report to
Jfavy Department.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3. (Special.)
Coolness and courage with which Lieu
tenant Artemas L. Gates, of the United
States Naval Reserve force, made a
forced landing in the enemy lines on
October 4 and fired his machine before
surrendering to the Germans were set
forth in a report received by the Navy
Department today from Admiral Sims.
The commander of the bombing
group of aviators with which Lieuten
ant Gates was connected at the time of
his capture reports that the gasoline
tank and landing gear of(Gates plane
were shot away, causing him to drop
within the enemy's lines. Witnesses
say that they saw the aviator land In
a field of soft earth, turn over on his
back and then crawl out.
He was taken prisoner by three Ger
man aviators who landed in the same
field almost simultaneously within
sight of his captors. Lieutenant Gates
set fire to his machine and was seen
to walk from the field, apparently un
hurt, with his German captors.
BRITISH GOAL IS IN SIGHT
Asquith Sees Attainment or Princi
ples for Wbich Nation Fought.
CUPAR, Scotland. Nov. 3. Ex-Premier
Asquith, speaking here yesterday,
said that there was daily accumulating
evidence that the great cause to which
the British had pledged themselves as
a nation and an empire four years ago
was in measurable distance of achiev
ing the purposes for which the British
had entered the war. togethe with the
free peoples of the rest of the world.
After referring to the extinction of the
withering and reactionary century-old
rule of the Turks in Europe, Mr. As
quith said in regard to the 'Austrian
situation:
"Artificial structures of the Turkish
and Austrian empires have been held
together for centuries by authority of
the dominant class. Their doom is
sealed and in Eastern Europe and parts
of Asia new states are springing up as
a result of the war, based on the en
during foundation of social relationship
and national freedom."
LAVA GEYSERS ARE ACTIVE
Eruption of Kilauea. Volcano Fol
lows Severe Earthquakes.
HONOLULU. Nov. 3. Spouting a hun
dred feet from new cracks in the old
crater floor Saturday morning, the lava
geysers of the volcano Kilauea entirely
buried the old resthouse.
The eruption followed severe earth
quakes throughout the island of Hawaii
Friday night at 11:33 o'clock.
The Kilauea fire pit has been rising
for three days, and lava is flowing con
tinuously in several directions.
Kilauea, the largest active volcano
in the world, is on the island of Hawaii.
A violent eruption occurred in 1789.
Lesser eruptions have occurred recent
ly, but have been confined to the pit.
which is enclosed by a circular wall
from 200 to 700 feet high. In 1917 the
volcano displayed unusual activity, and
nin February, 1918, the lava lake took a
sudden rise and reached the highest
level within the crater since 1S94.
OREGON WOMAN APPOINTED
Lilian. Tingle, of University, State
Vice-President National Council.
UNIVERSITT OF OREGON, Eugene.
Nov. 3. (Special.) Miss Lilian Tingle,
of the department of home economics,
has been appointed vice-president of
the National Council of Executive and
Administrative Women in Education
for the state of Oregon. Her appoint
ment has just been received from the
President of the council, who has head
quarters at Pittsburg, Pa.
The general outline of the year's
work is to be on health, with con
structive teaching and publicity on
health and sanitation. "Health" is to
be the slogan of the council.
Miss Tingle will speak on domestic
science ' subjects before the State
Teachers' Association in Portland De
cember 28. She will also call a meet
ing of the council for Oregon at that
time.
BOCHE PLANE IS DOWNED
Big Two-Seated Aircraft Crashes
Into American Lines.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Oct. 31.
(By the Associated Press.) A German
two-seated airplane crashed into the
American lines today. The pilot was
killed, but the observer was uninjured.
Officers and men of the big gun ar
tillery claim that the German was
downed either by being struck by a
big gun projectile, or that the plane
was damaged by falling into the
vacuum caused by the projectile.
Just as one of the guns was fired the
German airmen appeared. The machine
immediately crumpled and felL
ACE DOWNS FIFTH PLANE
Lieutenant Swaab Ranks High
Amon; Yankee Flyers.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Oct. 31.
(By the Associated Press.) Lieutenant
Jacques Swaab, of New Tork City, Is
the newest American "ace."
Today he downed his fifth German
aviator, who fell within-the American
lines near Verdun.
H SIGNED
B fflf, AUSTRIA
Hostilities Will Cease at
3 o'clock Today.
TERMS PUBLIC TOMORROW
News Received in Paris Gives
Great Satisfaction to Su
preme War Council.
LAST PROP OF GERMANS GONE
General Diaz Officially An
nounces Signing of Ces
sation of Hostilities.
PARIS, Nov. 3, 6:50 P. M. (By the
Associated Press.) Official announce
ment was made here this evening that
an armistice has been signed with
Austria.
Hostilities will cease at 3 o'clock
Monday afternoon. The conditions of
the armistice will be published on
Tuesday. V
War Council Pleased.
Official announcement of the sign
ing of Austrian armistice reached the
premiers while they were in session
in the apartment of Colonel House,
President Wilson's personal repre
sentative, this afternoon, and gave the
greatest satisfaction.
It was arranged that the conditions
of the armistice would be made public
promptly.
LONDON, Nov. 3. An armistice
with Austria was signed this after
noon by General Diaz, the Italian Commander-in-Chief,
according to an "of
ficial announcement made here this
evening. -
Last German Prop Gone.
The text of the statement reads:
"A telephone message has been re
ceived from the Prime Minister in
Paris saying that news has j'ust come
that Austria-Hungary, the last of Ger
many's props, has gone out of the war.
"The armistice was signed by Gen
eral Diaz this afternoon and will come
into operation tomorrow at 3 o'clock.
The terms will be published on Tues
day."' It
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Progress of the War.
By the Anwort.tyd Ti rmm.
Austria-Hungary is out of the war.
Deserted by her last ally. Germany
fights alone a battle which means ulti
mate defeat or abject surrender. After
days of pleading an armistice has been
granted Austria-Hungary, whose badly
defeated armies in the Italian theater
are staggering homeward ander the
violence of the blow by the entente
troops.
Trent, wbich the Italians always have
claimed as thetr ownhas been captured
by them. Triest, over which there has
been such bitter fighting, now flies
the Italian flag, and Belgrade, capital
of Serbia, has been reoccupied by the
Serbians. In France and Belgium the
Germans are being sorely harassed by
the British, French, Americans and Bel
gians, and there are indications of an
impending debacle.
The Argonne massif, which has
proved a great obstacle to the ad
vance of the French and Americans, at
last has been cleared of the enemy and
the entire line appears to be crum
bling. American airmen report that the en
emy in. front of the Americans are re
treating northward.
Likewise south of Valenciennes Ger
mans are retreating before British, who
are in close pursuit and taking numer
ous prisoners. North of the Alsne in
Champagne the French continue their
pressure and have taken several im
portant villages, large numbers of pris
oners and great quantities of stores.
The Americans and French on the
southern part of the battlefront. taken
in conjunction with the operations of
Field Marshal Haig and the Belgians
in the north, threaten to prove the cul
minating blow to Germany's attempts
to hold ground in Fraitce or Belgium.
It is not improbable, if the advance
from the south continues as rapid as
it is, the greater .portion of the Ger
man army will be trapped before the
men can reach their border. The situ
ation of the Germans seemingly is a
critical one.
Although tfle Austro-Hungarlans
have been given an armistice, they are
still being bitterly attacked by the
Italians, British, French, American and
Czecho-Slovak troops in the mountains
and on the plains and will continue un
der chastisement until Monday after
noon at 3 o'clock, when a cessation of
hostilities will take place.
Entire regiments are surrendering to
the Italians in the mountains and large
numbers of the enemy are being made
prisoner on the plains.
In their - swift drive 'aitainst the
Austro - Hungarians the allied forces
have up to the prwnt taken more tnan
100,003 prisoners and Have" csptuieri
more than 2200 gi- " Ho' rapid has
been the advance Wt'r tnfl "prams t1it
Italian cavalry already has crossed the
Tagliameiito River and entered Udlne.
BRITISH LOSSES ARE HEAVY
Total of Casualties Reported During
October 158,825.
t
LONDON. Nov. 3. The British casual
ties reported during the month of Octo
ber total 138,825 officers and men.
Of these 28.257 were'killed or died of
wounds. The casualties are divided
as follows:
Killed or d"led of wounds: Officers
2020, men 26.237. Wounded or missing.
Officers 60S5. men 124.463.
THEN AND NOW
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Mill FAILS
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First Army Takes Large
Number of Prisoners.
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Allied Forces in Northern Sec
tor Take More Than 100,
000 Austro-Hungarians.
ARMIES LAND AT TRIEST
Italians Occupy Rovereto and
Are Pushing Steadily On
Along Entire Front.
ROME, Nov. 3. The Italians have
captured Trent, one of Austria's chief
fortified towns in the Tyrol, according
to the war office announcement to
night. Italian forces have landed at Triest
and the Italian Tri-Color is flying
from the castle and from the tower
of Sangiusto.
Italian cavalry have entered Udine.
WITH THE ITALIAN FORCES IN
NORTHERN ITALY, Nov. 3, 3:30 P.
M. (By the Associated Press.) The
Italian first army, in its advance on
Trent, captured enormous quantities
of material and innumerable prison
ers. Entire regiments sire surrendering.
ROME, Nov. 3. (By the Associated
Press.) Italian and allied forces in
their "drive in Northern Italy have
captured 100,000 Austro-Hungarians,
the Italian war office announced to
day. More than 22C0 guns have been
taken.
Rovereto Is Occupied.
The Italians have occupied Rovereto,
13 miles south of Trent.
Italian land and sea forces are
landing today at Triest, the principal
seaport of Austria-Hungary on the
Adriatic, according to an announce
ment this evening by the Italian war
office.
The communication follows:
"We have broken through the en-
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TO X? ICTOGOUS
as or e?SPc-
MRS. RUSSELL SAGE
DIES IN NEW YORK
DKAT1I RESULT OF AILMENTS
INCIDENT TO OLD AGE.
Wire of Financier Had Hern In III
Health for Several YearsEnd
Conies Suddenly.
NEW TORK. Nov. 4. Mrs. Russell
Sage, widow of Russell Sage, the finan
cier, died suddenly this morning at her
residence here. She had been in feeble
health for several years. She was 90
years old.
Mrs. Sage's death resulted from'all
ments incident to advanced age. A
nurse who visited the aged woman's
room about midnight found her sinking
and she died about an hour later.
Mrs. Sage, until she reached middle
life, had only the meager income of a
schoolteacher and then In a day she
found herself mistress of one of the
greatest fortunes in America. Her early
days were devoted to scraping together
enough money to give herself a fair
education, and her last were spent in
developing the science of giving money
away. During t ie last seven years of
complete stewardship of the J70.000.0uo
left by her husband, Russell Sage, she
returned nearly 130.000.000 to the public
by systematic philanthropies.
"My experience has taught me." she
had said recently, "that successful peo
ple are those who take what comes to
hand, and. if it be small, wait and
work for something better. The root of
failure lies often in the thought that
you can do but one thing and must do
that or nothing."
Mrs. Sage was a "woman's woman"
and her charities were largely directed
to the aid of women and children. She
became widely known as a "Lady
Bountiful" and was so besiged with re
quests for money that she had to retire
finally -to seclusion. Begging letters
have been received at her Fifth-avenue
home at the rate of Sou a day, some of
the writers threatening suicide and
others to do her bodily harm If their
petitions were not heeded. So insistent
were the hordes that they sometimes
gathered in iiumbers about her doors.
She gave, and gave liberally, but mas
so determined that her giving should
be done wisely that shortly after her
husband's death she established the
Russell Sage Foundation with 110.000.
000 for the improvement of social and
living conditions in the United States.
SPOKANE BOY IS KILLED
Captain Sarsflcld Sweeny Dies on
French Itatilc Front.
; SrOKAXE, Wash., Nov. 3. (Special.)
Captain Sarsfield Sweeny, of the
United Slates Artillery." son of the late
Charles Sweeny, capitalist of Portland
and Spokane, has been killed In action
In France, His relatives In Spokane
received a cablegram yesterday telling
of his death. Young Sweeny won his
commission In the United States and his
promotion In France.
His brother. Colonel Charles Sweeny,
also Is In France fighting the Germans.
Mra Sweeny, widow of the late Charles
Sweeny, is seriously III in Spokane.
ST. PAUL TO TAKE ACTION
Public Gatherings Itunnrd as Re
sult of Influenza.
ST. PAUL. Minn.. Nov. 3. A commit
tee of representative citixens In charge
of methods of combating the influenza
situation In St. Paul, voted today to
declare a drastic quarantine commenc
ing tomorrow, because of increase, of
the disease.
Theaters, churches, soda fountains,
saloons and other public gathering
places are affected. Department stores
also may be closed.
HUNGARY NOW IS REPUBLIC
Oath of Fealty to Emperor Is Re
leased, Says Report.
BERNE. Nov. 3. Count Karolyl, after
obtaining a release from his oath of
fealty to the Emperor, proclaimed a
republic In Hungary, according to a
dispatch to the Bund from Vienna quot
ing the Viennese newspaper. Die Ze'.t.
INDEX OF JODAY'S NEWS
Toe Wfther,
YESTERDAT'P Maximum ifmpnture, 53.2
Dtrre; minimum, 4 decrees.
TODAY'S Rain; modereta southerly wind.
Mar.
Trent falls la path of Italian ad vane.
Pace- 1.
Tank fires plane before, Boch eyes. Pace 1.
Germans la flic fat eaat of the Meuae, Pace 5.
Forvirn.
Italv secedes to armistice soucot bjr Austria
Pace 1.
Kalaer's trunks arrive In Switzerland. Pace 1.
Cxecho-Stovsks foes of Bolshevism. Pace 2.
Movement now on threatens break-up of
German fcmplra. Pace X
Defeatist party is held responsible for Ger
many' a pi lent. Pace &
All ire not bound by Wilson's 14 points.
Pace 1.
KatlouL
Republicans sure to carry both Senate and
Mouac. sas Chairman Hays. Pace 4.
Domevtir.
Western woman Important factor la election
this year. Pace &
Wt1 eon's appeal chief factor In election.
Pace 1ft.
port a.
Eddie 0onne1t outline university athletic
pro cram me. Pace 1 S.
Vancouver barracks and military police win.
Pace i-
Pacific Kertbweat.
State Defers Council commends work of
Orrion Military Police. Pace 13.
Shipwrecked crew brouht aa.ro to port
Pace .
Portland and Vicinity.
Victory seen In Republican camp, Paco I.
Prank Brown ronfmes to murder of J. J.
enter. Pace
Mrs. Arthur Davis seeks to locate snlaeln
husband. Pace lUi- ,
Lerl advisers wanted to aid recist rants.
Pare 12.
Pereia country of huncer and dleaso. Pace ffJ.
Urrcnn mothers resent President's appeal,
lace 14-
Kari-r r'oainc of trrea and offices foe Into
el Ice l loOay. lace li.
VICTORY SEEN IN
REPUBLICAN CAMP
Oregon Voters Rally to
Support of Party.
PARTISAN APPEAL RESENTED
Primary Aspirants Out for
Entire Ticket.
WAR RECORD IS RECALLED
Progressives Join Republicans In
Determination to Aclileve Sweep
ing Victory at Polls.
PRIMARY OrPOMSXTS OP RE
Pl'BLICAX OMlKKJ FOR,
SKXATOB AM) (,OVKR.
OR STRONGLY IN
DORSE TICKET.
R. N. Stanfield It Is th duty
of the people of Oregon to re
elect Senator McNary, Governor
Wtthycombe and our Congress
men. S. B. Huston There is every
reason why Republicans should
vote their ticket this year.
Louis J. Simpson Governor
Wlthycombe, Senator McNary
and our Congressmen should
be re-elected. Their American
ism Is unquestioned.
Ben w. Olcott Governor
Vithycomae Is entitled to and
should receive the support of all
members of the Republican
party.
Gus Moser Governor
Wtthcombe haa made a splendid
War Governor and Is entitled to
a second term.
Dr. J. K. Anderson (now In
France) If I were in Oregon
nothing mould plesae me mors
than to do all In tr.y power to,
elect our candidates.
4
Oregon Republicans both men and
women united and determined will go
to the polls tomorrow confident of
achieving a sweeping victory for every
nominee on the ticket.
Republicans gain their pre-election
assurances of such a result from two
sources: First, resentment by Republi
cans of the President's psrtisan attempt
to Interfere in the free expression of
the voters, which will materially in
crease the Republican vote. and. sec
ondly, the Indorsement of United States
Senator McNary and Governor 'Withy
combe by every one of the unsuccessful
aspirants for nomination to these of
fices In the primary election last May.
A further element of strength accruing
to the Republican ticket is Its assured
support generally by former Progres
sives. Staafleld laderaea Ticket.
Both R. N. Stsnfield and S. B. Hus
ton, who opposed Senator McNary for
the Republican nomination In the pri
mary campaign. yesterday issued
strong statements not only indorsing
the candidacy of Senator McNary and
pledging him their unqualified support,
but also commending every nominee on
the ticket to the support of every Re
publican voter of the state.
lt Is the plain duty of the people ot
Oregon. . reads Mr. Stanfield' state
ment, "to return Senator McNary to the
L'nyed states Senste and to re-elect our
present Congressmen. Governor Withy
combe has proved his ability to care
fully guide, direct and protect as their
chief executive the people of Oregon
through the most trying period they
have ever known, and It Is likewise the
plain duly of the electorate to show
their appreciation by giving him the
large majority vote which his actions
merit.
Mr. H.kIs. Glvea ppert.
"Other things being equal. said Mr.
Huston, "a person would naturally vote
his party ticket. The Republican ticket
this year, to say the very least. Is as
good as the Democratic ticket. As to
Senator McNary, we have the'testimony
of Senator Chamberlain and Mr. West
that he haa made good In every respect.
Senator Chamberlain said so In his
speech at Salem, and Mr. West said the
same thing many times. Speaking be
fore the Progressive Business Men's
Club, he said: The only possible fsult
to be found with Senator McNary la the
fact that he is a Republican.
"When he made that statement It was
either true or false. It It was true then
certainly Senator McNary is entitled to
the vote of every Republican in the
state.' If it was false then the man who
made It Is not fit to send to the United
States Senate.
Pari l.aa Appeal Reaeatc-d.
"But there la an eopeclal reaon wlsy
Republicans should vote their ticket
this year. The President of the United
States, who" Is the leader of the Demo
cratic party, haa challenged the party '
of Lincoln. Grant and McKlnley as to
Its loyalty. Its patriotism and Its fit
ness to exist. lie haa appealed for the
election of all Democrata, regardless
of their lack of loyalty. He says. In ef
fect, that you ought to elect the worst
kind of a Democrat rather than the best
Republican.
"The Republican w ho does not rsssat
this by his vote Is a poor kind of a
Republican."
Governor Withycombe has also r
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