VOL. IiVIII. XO. 18,084. PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 191S. PRICE FIVE CENTS. SERMAIIS Oil WAY 10 ASK ARMISTICE fleeting With Focti Is Sough! by Wireless. PASSAGE THHOUEH IS GIVEN Oft rrvi i r. C orotopu r f Ctnlrt le uicui utui tai j ui o lci ig 10 at Head of Delegation Sent From Berlin. NEGOTIATIONS NOT YET BEGUN Message Says Delegation Is Due Between 8 and 10 ! Thursday Evening. fBy the Associated Press. rARIS, Nov. 7. (11 P. M.) Ger man grand headquarters requested al lied grand headquarters by wireless to permit the passage of the German del egation for armistice negotiations through the lines. The German wireless message ask ing for an appointment to meet Mar shal Foch says: "The German government would congratulate itself in the interests of humanity if the arrival of the Ger man delegation on the allies' front might bring about a provisional sus pension of hostilities." Envoys Due Thursday. The message announced that the German plenipotentiaries would arrive at the French outposts on the Chimay Guise road on Thursday between 8 and 10 o'clock in- the evening. The order was given to cease firing on this front at 3 o'clock in the after noon until further orders. The mission is headed byIathias Erzbeger, Secretary of State and head of the war press department, and includes General H. K. A. von Winter- feld, former military attache at Paris; Count Alfred von Oberndorff, former Minister at Sofia; General von Gruenell and Naval Captain von Salow. j LONDON, Nov.77-(ll:18 P. M.) According to the Press Association, up to 5 o'clock this evening neither the British nor the French governments had received any news of an armistice being signed. The British government was in tel ephonic communication with Versailles and the Press Association said it could be stated definitely the rumor was un founded. PARIS, Nov. 7. It was officially announced late tonight that the Ger man armistice delegates should pass the French outposts between 8 and 10 o'clock tonight. WASHINGTOn7Nov. 8. At 4 o'clock this (Friday) morning no news had come to vaiting officials of the State and War departments that the German armistice envoys had reached Marshal Foch's headquarters, where they were to be handed terms upon which the war can be brought to an end if they accept them. No News of Envoys Received. - In fact, at that hour, no news, of ficial or unofficial, had come that the envoys had passed through the French lines, where they were due between 8 and 10 o'clock last night, Paris time, The offices of Secretary Baker, Sec retary Lansing and the committee on public information were kept open all night, with officials waiting to an nounce immediately any news that may come of the result of Marshal Foch's meeting with the German peace envoys. , On the question of whether the Ger man delegation is empowered to act without communication with Berlin, regardless of what demands are made in the terms offered by Marshal Foch, depends whether an immediate -cessa tion of hostilities may be in sight. Foch Has Full Powers. Marshal Foch is fully empowered to act for the entente allies and America, for the supreme war council at Ver sailles already has laid down the terms and no changes are to be tol erated. It has been assumed, based on the usual practice of negotiators in agreeing upon an armistice, that the Germans also are fully empowered to sign for their government. It is regarded as possible that since the German delegates did not know the terms of the armistice until they met Marshal Foch they might have planned to await a perfunctory word from (Concluded oa Page 2, Column l. FRENCH SMASH HUNS BACK 10 MILES MORE GERMANS RUSH NORTHWARD WITH INCREASING SPEED. In Fighting Thursday Enemy Is Pur sued by Cavalry, French Offi cial Night Report Says., PARIS, 10:20 P. M., Nov. 7. With ever-increasing speed the French troops are forcing the Germans back north of the Aisne and on all the rest of the front which the French are fighting over, according to the War Office an nouncement tonight. An advance of ten miles has been made at certain points since yesterday. The French have thrown cavalry into the action on their right, where the mounted troops are pushing in the direction of the Meuse. The statement reads: "Our troops continued without cessa tion their pursuit of the enemy during the day. On our left we crossed and went far beyond the road between Ver vins and Avesne, north of La Capelle. South of this locality we reached on the west the railway between La Capelle and Hirson on the general line of Effry and Origny-en-Thierache. Further east we are along the Thon River, an affluent of the Oise. as far as Leuze, 15 kilometers north of Rozoy- sur-Serre. On the Aisne front we hold the general line of the southern out skirts of the Signy forest. Wagnon. Viel-St. Remy. Mazerny and La Horgne, realizing an advance of more than 16 kilometers beyond the Aisne. "On the right in the valley of the Par River, our advanced elements have gone beyond St. Aignan-sur-Bar, gain ing footing south of the Meuse on the heights which dominate Sedan. "We have freed during the course of the day 100 villages and a great num ber of civilians. "Aviation: Our airplanes, working in immediate liaison with oar infan try, attacked, bombed and machine gunned enemy columns in retreat, utilizing 15,500 kilograms of bombs and 13,000 cartridges." WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, 4:30 P. M., Nov. 7. (By the Associated Press.) Persistent rain and deepening mud, although making com munications more difficult, do not ap pear to have checked pursuit of .the Hermans retreating toward the Belgian frontier. The advance continued this morning over the greater part of the French front with such rapidity it was impossible to follow it with precision. Latest reports are the French cavalry is moving "toward the Meuse and' the infantry toward Mezieres. General Debeney's forces also were close upon the German rear guards, occupying numerous, villages And car. ryrhgr-their advance toward .Hirson. Capture of this important railway center will bring about the final crumbling of the transportation or ganization of the German armies in France. Subsequent operations may become race between the armies in retreat and those in pursuit to Aix-La-Chapelle, as the American successes have made the line of the Meuse a precarious refuge for the enemy. BERLIN, via London, Nov. 7. The war communication issued this evening says: On the western front the day was quieter. WOMEN ARE RETURNED Campaigners of Two Years Ago Re elected in Umatilla. PENDLETON, Or., Nov. 7. (Special.) Women officials in the town of Umatilla, in this county, elected two years ago, when they went out and made a spirited campaign against the men, were returned to onice luesaay. The officers elected were: Mrs. R. F. Pauiu, Mayor; A. B. Stephens, Jr, R. L. Merrick and Mrs. Zella BrownelL council members for two years; Mrs. Iona Stephens and R. F. Paulu, one year term. There was a tie for the sixth place on the council between rranK (ilne, Agnes Fallon and Robert BrownelL Mrs. Bertha Chaney was elected Re corder and Mrs. McKenzie Treasurer. HUNS MURDER CIVILIANS Belgians Burned ' to Death when Forced to Stay in Cellars. ON THE BATTLEFIELD IN BEL GIUM, Nov. 7. One hundred and sixty civilians, mostly women and children. met deaths in the battles and bombard ments preceding the evacuation of Deynze. Thirty-four of this number were burned to death in cellars, where they were ordered to seek refuge by Bavarian troops. After giving these orders Von Ostrowski 8 BOidiers are reported to have thrown hand grenades and incendiary bombs into the cellars. The public square in front of the church at Deynze has been mined by the Germans and civilians are still barred from it. BRITISH CASUALTIES HEAVY Total of 2 7,648 Reported for Week Ending November 7 LONDON. Nov. 7. British casualties reported for the week ending today totaled 27,648. divided as follows: Killed or died of wounds, officers. 339; men, 6084. 4 Wounded or missing;, officers, men, 20,283. , 922 KAISER PICTURED WITH BAG Emperor Shown on Way to Station Wearing Silk Hat. BERNE. Nov. 7. Postcards picturing the German Emperor wearing a eilk hat and carrying a handbag, on his way tn n railroad station, are on h1a in Munich, a traveler from the Bavarian capital reported. GE1AI COMBS M RED TERROR Defeated Nation Faces Menace of Bolshevism. REVOLUTIONISTS TAKE NAVY Soldiers'-Workmen's Council Establishes its Govern ment at Kiel. ANARCHY EXISTS AT KIEL Revolts Break Out in Many Cities Army Deserters . Threaten Berlin. LONDON", Nov. 8. (12:45 A. M.) Virtually all the German fleet has re volted, -according to a dispatch re ceived from The Hague. The men are complete masters at Kiel, Wilhelms haven, Heligoland, Borkum and Cux haven. At Kiel the workers have Joined the navy men and declared a general strike, says the dispatch. The greater part of the submarine crews in all the German naval harbors have joined the revolution, according to an Exchange Telegraph Company dispatch from Copenhagen. LONDON, Nov. 7. Germany, foiled in its designs of world conquest, its mighty armies shattered by the blows of the allies, its peace envoys ap proaching Foch to learn the terms by which it might surrender, was today cowering before the Russian monster of Bolshevism. The entire German navy was re ported in the hands of revolutionists and a government by a soldiers' and workmen's council had been estab lished. The German authorities have decid ed to suppress the revolution at Kiel, according to a dispatch from Copen hagen to the Exchange Telegraph Company. Several thousand soldiers from Fehmarn Island have been or dered to Kiel. The workmen's and sol diers' council has decided to resist. Deserters March in Berlin. Stockholm advices say that con tinuous demonstrations are taking place in Berlin. Twenty thousand de serters from the army are marching through the streets of the capital. Revolts have broken out at Ham burg and other cities of Germany. Copenhagen advices today throw more light on the diplomatic .break between Germany and Russia. The Russian embassy was accused Concluded on Pag J. Column 3.) MAP SHOWING NINE PORTS USED S CA Z f Of tZSS ' hnr I I t VV0- 1 TVVMiii,e ' waw Lnrv ' stszamo k BORDEAUX i Starred Cities Indicate Base Porta Kmployed fcy Amerleiu la l.aadlns: Troops aad "npnllea. Taeae -Are Havre aad Roien, on the English Chanacl; Breat, Sit. asalre. Naotei. La Pallle, Roehefort aad Bordeaax oa the Atlaatle Oreaa, and .Marseille-a, oa the Mediterranean. A Recent Dispatch Front France Announced That the American Forces nt the Respective Base Ports Had Entered aa "Oa-to-Berllm" Contest to lice W hlca Port fehonld Lend la the Amount of W ork Done Progress of the War. By the Associated FrtM. ALTHOUGH emissaries of Germany in search of an armistice are re ported to have started for France. there Is as yet no official Indication that they have reached the headquarters of Marshal Foch, the man in whose hands lies the absolute power of granting or denying to the last gaining com batant of the entente allies the cessa tion of hostilities it now so urgently requires. Meanwhile the great battle which has as Its pu..oe the driving of the Germans from French and Belgian soil continues from the Meuse River to Belgium. Everywhere the Germans are giving ground, and rapidly the vast sack is being cleared of enemy forces. Sedan, famous as a fortress in the Franco-Prussian war and the backbone of the German line of retreat from the southern horn battlefront. Is partly in the hands of the American troops, and with Its fall will vanish all dreams of the Germans of being able to fall be hind the line of the river Meuse and hold a footing on French soil west of the Luxemburg border. Also by the character of Sedan the lateral lines of communication with the great German fortress of Metz are cut or dominated by the guns of the Americans and thus rendered unavailable for enemy use. From the west of the American sector to the east of St. Quentln the French again have driven forward. liberating many additional towns, villages and hamlets. At some places since Wednes day they have penetrated to a depth of 10 miles, notwithstanding the heavy ground due to rain and mud, and at last accounts were still pressing onward nd meeting with only moderate re sistance by machine gun rear guards. From the region of Orlgny the French guns now dominate the important rail way junction of Hirson, which the enemy must use In a retreat from the district east of St. Quentln toward his frontier. The French now have thrown cavalry into the action in the eastern end of their line where it connects up with General Pershing's front, and are driving the Germans toward the Meuse. Field Marshal Haig, north and south of the old Valenciennes salient. Is giv ing the enemy no time for pause. The Canadian, Australian, English and Scottish troops of his command have again bitten deeply Into enemy-held territory. Still farther north the ar mies of King Albert of Belgium are keeping up their pressure against the Germans. It is reported that it has been decided by the enemy to abandon Ghent- Seemingly the days of the enemy's tenure of allied soil in the west are numbered. Although not In rout he is steadily falling back. In view of gains that have been made by the French and Americans on the southern part of the battle line, there appeared to be no defensive lines on which he will be able to stand except on the famous fortified Rhine. That Germany at home considers the battle lost is Indicated by internal troubles. There have been demonstra tions in Berlin, a mutiny in the fleet at Kiel has taken place; there has been rioting in Hamburg. where heavy fighting In the streets is reported: strikes have broken out at Cuxhaven and Wllhelmshaven. and the greater part of Schleswig is said to be in the hands of revolutionists. ARMY CONTRACTS AWARDED Leather Jerkins to Be Made by S3 Manufacturers. WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. Contracts for 851,000 leather Jerkins to cost $3,703,400 were awarded to 32 manufacturers by the War Department. Deliveries will be made from Decem ber to February and -will complete the requirements of the Army until March 1, 1919. BY AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY ABA PEACERUMQRS HI Sedan Reached by Ameri cans in Big Drive, NO REST GIVEN TO BOGHES Fortress of Metz Is Isolated From Northern France and Belgium by Advance. FOE FLOODS RIVER YALLEY Germans Concentrate Heavily on Hills Back of City as U. S. Boys Enter. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE SEDAN FRONT. Nov. 7. 10:30 P. M. (By the Associated Press.) It was contingents of the noted Rainbow Division and of the First Division that made the final whirlwind dash into Sedan. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE SEDAN FRONT, Nov. 7. 6:30 P. M. (By the Associated Press.) The matter of peace negotiations failed to slow down in the slightest degree the operations along the front today. . The news that Germany has taken definite steps to secure an armistice reached advanced headquarters, but was not accompanied by any orders af fecting the big drive now in progress, and.it is expected that the American line will be carried forward without pause. With that part of Sedan resting on the western bank of the river occu pied, the enemy is consolidating its positions and preparing for a further advance. Vilosnes, Sivery and Harau mont, to the south and east of Dun Sur Meuse, were among the places taken this morning. Rial road Line Destroyed. The American troops are in close touch with the lino between Inor and Martincourt, where the roadbed has been destroyed, the material having been carried away to strengthen the German positions on the heights be yond. To the south of this Remilly is captured. It is evident that the Germans are determined not to yield Sedan unless absolutely forced to do so. "They have made big concentrations on the heights back of the city and in such places as can be defended, both above and below on the river. Concrete entrenchments near tl-e city are strongly held, while all the woods and bridges in . the (Concluded on Pane 3. Column 1.) FORCES IN FRANCE AS BASES. o t rW j A w i GERMAN BUSINESS HERE LOST FOREVER II UN INDUSTRIALISM IS HELD M EXACTS TO WORLD. A. Mitchell Palmer, Allen Property Custodian, Speaks Rcfore Vnl Tersity Extension Society. PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 7. German industrialism is as much a menace to world peace as German military autoc racy. A. Mitchell rainier, alien property custodian, said In an address her to night, reveiwlng the work of his office in taking over and Americanising enemy-owned property. The business built up by the Ger mans in the United States will be for ever lost to them. Mr. Palmer said. He added that "no other course mould be compatible with the safety of Amer ican Institutions, for German autocracy Is quite as apparent In Its economic exploitation of the world as in I s gov ernmental and military domination of Centrat Europe." Mr. Palmer, who spoke before the University Extension Society, of Phila delphia, said the alien property custo dian's office now has assumed control of nearly 1300.000.000 worth of enemy controlled or owned property. All of the Interests of enemy persons In American Industrial and commercial business, where that interest Is large enough to either Influence or control the business, Mr. Palmer said, would now be sold at public auction to Amer Icon citlsens and "whatever accounting is to be made when the war is over for enemy property taken will be for the money value thereof and not for the thing HsfT. "Germany must be made to under stand." he concluded, "that her plan has failed in the Industrial field as In the military. Industrial disarmament must come along with military disarmament. Autocracy In Industry must fall with the fall of the Hohensollern dynasty. The same peace which frees the world from the menace of the autocratic mili tarism of the German empire should free U from the menace of its autocratic industrialism as well." SENATOR McNARY INJURED Auto Accident Sunday Resulted in Broken Hand and Bruises. . WASHINGTON, Nov. 7. (Special.) In an automobile accident which 'oc curred Sunday evening. Senator Charles L. McNary suffered a broken hand and some bad contusions on the head. His auto was smashed beyond further use fulness. McNary's chauffeur was driving and was taking the Senator to his apart ment when the accident occurred. The Senator was sitting in the rear seat. A speeding auto approaching on a cross street caught the rear end of the Mc Nary auto and hurled the machine and its occupants upon the sidewalk. The chauffeur was not badly hurt. McNary. slipped out of the gathering crowd without disclosing his identity. $5,000,000 GIFT ANNOUNCED V. S. Steel Makes Record Contribu tion to War Work. NEW YORK. Nov. 7. A contribution of 13.000.000 to the war work campaign, said to be the largest gift ever made to such a cause, was announced here to day by the United States Steel Cor poration. The same corporation gave $2,000,000 to the Ked Cross during Its last campaign. In making the contribution Judge K. H. Gary, chairman of the company's board of directors, said that the steel concerns of the country should contrib ute at least ten millions to the work of ths "organizations that are furnlshlrsg the soldiers what they need above everything else to assure physical and normal health, strength and comfort." INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TtPTERDArf Mavtmum temperature. 43 desreea; minimum temperature, I de- srea. TODAY'S Fair: heavy frost; northeast erly winds. War. German armlatlre envoys due at French line laat nlsht; armuulce asked. Pas L. French hurl Huns back 10 miles mora. Pas I- Hals continues to drive back Huna. Pas a Forrlcn. Bolshevik revolution starta la Germany. Pace 1. J War now la opened for liberation of Rus sian people. Pas Italian occupy Flume. Pare 2. Austria's eollansw partly du to President w llson a war document. Pas 3. Wi open for a!U to attack Germany irom aoutn. fas National. German Ins all American holdlnira for fver. Pas 1. Domestic. Armtstlr rport cruel hoax. Pas I. Newberry defeats Ford In Michlcan Eenat race. Pace s. Scor or Kskimos dyinr with Influenza epl- aemio in aiiiki. fair t. Pad He Northwest. Grass Valley bank vault la dynamited. Pace is. False peace report "cored by Camp Lewis omcera. l-ac a. Sport. Accie sljrn clash with shipbuilder. Pace 14. Ritchie returns to Camp Lewis. Pace 14. Commercial and Marine. Good demand for Oreron bana. but few aalea ar reponio. rin 1. Chlcaro corn soar when falsity of armtatlc report Is leameo. ran 19.. Stock market wuaiy-excited by rumor of sicnlnc or armistice, net IS. Peace boax drawa thousands ol men from hlpyaras. x-sc i-t. Portland and Vicinity. Extension course In military training ap proved fas i. Enlisted men to have chaney to ctv for boy comlort oversea. face ro. Mayor Issues appeal to peopl to f.ht boros enemy. f Coke lead Olson for Supreme Justice. Pace i. Fak peace rumor etir whole dir. Pc 4. District superintendent asks removal ; of Benson professor, rac l. Ore con legislature stroncly Republican. Pace SO. Weather report, data and forecast. Pac 16. NATION-VICTIM OF HEARTLESS Armistice Report Proves Absolutely False. PUBLIC CRUELLY IMPOSED ON Millions in U. S. Hasten to Hold Undue Celebration. WAR STILL IN PROGRESS Associated Press Not Involved to Slightest Decree, but Faithfully Sets Forth Actual I'ac'.s. NEW YORK. Nov. 7. False reports that Germany had accepted the terms of the armistice and that fighting bad ended threw the country Into a delirium today and turned out to be the great est hoax of recent years. Official assurances that ths report was false failed to check the almost -iotous demonstrations which swept over many American cities, and mil lions of Americans will not know how they were fooled until they read the morning papers. A dispatch cabled from France to the United Press and picked up and circulated through the country, also by another news agency, declared the armistice signed at II o'clock this morning and fighting ended at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Story Exposed as Fake. None of these unfounded reports, of course, was received or distributed by the Associated Press, which, on the con trary, was able by investigation con ducted through official channels to es tablish that the story was a hoax. Official dispatches from France to the State Department at Washington testify that German commissioners were not to even meet Marshal Foch until S o'clock this aflernqpn. and dispatches received tonight from the American Army on the Sedan front show that at 6:30 the troops were still advancing. I. a i ar laanea Dealal. After cabling to France and receiving an official reply. Secretary Lansing, at the State Department, Issued this state ment: "The report that the armlstica with Germany had been signed is not true. When it reached ths Departmnt of State this morning sn inquiry was at ones dispatched to Paris. At 2:0t o'clock this afternoon a telegram in reply to that of the Department was reeeived from Paris. It stated that the armistice had not yet been signed and that the German representatives would not meet Marshal Foch until P. M.. Paris time, or 12 noon Wash ington time." Coadltloas Approach Hjwterla. The false report was not easily overtaken by the truth, and. as it spread through the country. It gath ered momentum until demonstrations approaching hysteria ruled in many cities. Business was suspended. schools were closed, bells were rune whis tles shrieked, prayers were offered In churches, parading citizens jammed ths streets, and the scenes usually attend ant on New 1 ear's eve and election night were intensified. The New York Kxcbange. as well as the curb market, were closed at 2:30 P. M. after a hurried meeting of tho governors. A market which at first appeared to be unresponsive suddenly devel oped activity, which shot up some of the so-called peace stocks from 3 to 12 points. Exchanges In other cities were similarly affected. I sited rrrss Message Given Oat. Here follows a copy of the cable gram received by tho United Press at Its New York office: "Unlpress, New York: Paris: Armis tice allies signed eleven morning, hos tilities ceased two afternoon. Sedan taken morning by Americans. (Signed) Howard. Simms." Unlpress is the cable cods address for United Press. Howard is Roy W. Howard, president of the United Press, and Simms Is William Philip Simms. Paris correspondent of tho United Prest. To grasp the situation it should be borne in mind that Paris, being to the east of the United States, is about six hours ahead of New York time. Throe Houra Discrepancy shown. Although It had been announced that the armistice was signed at 11 o'clock and that fighting had ceased at 2 o'clock, it was a fact that the German commissioners were not to be received by Marshal Foch until S o'clock, three hours after the hour reported as the end of ths fighting. The State Department's cable of in quiry to Franc was not dispatched un til after the report had been called te the department's attention, and w hen a reply came saying the armistice had not been- signed and the fighting bad not ceased, more time had elapsed. At 3:35 o'clock in Paris it was offi cially announced that four German of ficers bearing a white flag probably would arrive at Marshal Foch's head quarters some time tonight. War Dispatches Cited. That announcement was one hour and 35 minutes sfter the hour reported as the end of the fighting, and Associ ated Press dispatches filed with the American Army on the Sedan front at 6:30 o'clock tonight showed that an Concluded on Pas 4, Column l- X