VOL. L.VIII. NO. 18,08.3.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 0, 1918.
1'RICE FIVE CENTS.
KAISER REFUSES
TO QUIT THRONE
Ruler Fears Anarchists
Would Get Germany.
SOCIALISTS MAKE DEMAND
Ultimatum Served Requires
Also Elimination of
Crown Prince. .
PRINCE MAX SEEKS TO QUIT
Resignation Declared Due to
Altered Aspect of Parlia
mentary Situation.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 8. (By the
Associated Press.) Emperor William
of Germany has declined to accede to
the demands that he abdicate, says a
German wireless dispatch picked up
here tonight.
To the ultimatum of the Socialists
the Emperor replied through Minister
of the Interior Drews that he refused
to abdicate voluntarily on the -ground
that he could not at the moment of
peace undertake the terrible respon
sibility of handing over Germany to
the entente and delivering up the coun
try to anarchy.
LONDON, Nov. 9. Prince Maximil
ian of Baden, the imperial German
Chancellor, has resigned, according to
a German wireless dispatch picked up
here tonight.
Acceptance Still Pending.
The wireless said Prince Max ten
dered his resignation in view of the
altered parliamentary situation, but
that the acceptance is still outstand
ing. The abdication of the Kaiser, re
cently portended by the political up
heaval in Germany, is expected to take
place tomorrow.
The German majority parties have
held a final discussion on the question
of Emperor William's abdication and
will, without doubt, unanimously de
mand that he abdicate, according to a
Berlin dispatch to the Copenhagen
Politiken forwarded by the Exchange
Telegraph correspondent.
Communication Cut Off.
Telegraphic communication between
Germany and foreign countries will be
cut off, according to a Berlin message
transmitted by the Exchange Tele
graph correspondent at Copenhagen.
Only government telegrams will be al
lowed transmission.
BASEL, Nov. 8. The abdication of
Emperor William and the renunciation
of the throne by Crown Prince Fred
erick William before noon today were
demanded in an ultimatum sent by the
managing committee of the German
Socialist party at 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon to Prince Maximilian of,
Baden, the imperial Chancellor, ac
cording to the Correspondence Social
iste, the official organ of the Socialist
party of Germany.
Demands Set Forth.
The managing committee of the So
cialist party considered the entire po
litical situation and its decisions were
embodied in the ultimatum which
Philip Scheidemann, Socialist member
of the German Cabinet without port
folio, sent to Chancellor Maximilian.
These decisions were:
First The right of public assembly.
Second The military and police
must be ordered to exercise great re
serve. Third The immediate transforma
tion of the Prussian government in
conformity with the views of the ma
jority in the Keichstag.
Large .Influence Sought.
Fourth Greater Socialist influence
.in the Reichstag.
Fifth The abdication of Emperor
William and the renunciation of the
throne by the Crown Prince.
The imperial Chancellor was asked
to reply before noon today, accepting
the conditions. Otherwise the Social
ists declared they would withdraw
from the government.
Field Marshal Mackensen, of the
German army, has arrived at Budapest
to confer with Premier Michael Kar
olyi, of Hungary, on the passage
across that country of German divi
sions now in Roumania, according to a
Budapest dispatch received here.
HAIG ENTERS TOURNAI
IN SWEEP EASTWARD
BRITISH CAPTCRE IMPORTANT
TOWN OF AVESXES.
Field Marshal Reports Passing of
Avcsnes-Maubcuge Road During.
Course of Day;s Fighting.
LONDON", Nov. 8. The capture of the
important town of Avesnes and the oc
cupation of the western portion of
Tournai are reported in Field Marshal
Hair's communication tonight.
Both north and south of Avesnes the
British troops have passed the line of
the Avesnes-Maubcugre road.
The text of the statement follows:
"Despite the very difficult weather
our troops advancing in a driving rain
have made substantial progress on the
front south of the Mons-Conde Canal.
"On the right, we have captured
Avesnes and have passed the line of
the Avesnes-Maubeuge road, both north
and south of the town. In the center
we have cleared Hautmont and are ap
proaching the railwav west of
"On the left we have taken Malila
ouiet, Kayt-I..e Franc, Dour and Thulin
and are advancing along the Mons
Conde Canal.
"Father north, his flank threatened
by our advance on this battle front, the
enemy has commenced to withdraw
south of Tournai. We have captured
Conde and, crossing the Scheldt Canal
south of the town of Antoing. have
taken La Plaigne and Belloy. We hold
the western portion of Tournai.
"ince November 1 we have captured
about 18,000 prisoners and 700 guns."
FAKE NEWS CAUSES DEATH
Undue Hilarity at Twin Falls Stops
When Woman Is Killed.
BOISE, Idaho. Nov. 8 A "peace" cele
bration, inspired by false newspaper re
ports, -was quieted at Twin Falls, Idaho,
yesterday afternoon when Mrs. Amos
A. Wright, aged 50, was killed while
joining in the hilarities.
A portion of the streets had just
been roped off for dancers and paraders
when an automobile crashed into the
rope and broke it. The recoil of the
snapping rope hit Mrs. Wright " and
threw her against another automobile.
Her skull was fractured and she died
within 15 minutes.
CALIFORNIA "DRYS" AHEAD
Prospect: Is, Counted Favorable for
Prohibition Amendment.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. S. With a
few precinct lacking from each dis
trict, the "drys" had a slight lead in
the second and sixth state Senatorial
districts, where, according to state
ments of officials of the Anti-Saloon
League of California, the election of
their candidate in either district would
give a definite majority in the Legis
lature for ratification of the National
prohibition amendment.
WAR CONTRACTS TO HOLD
Peace Will Not Result In Immediate
Cancellations.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 8. Chairman
Baruch of the War Industries Board
authorized the statement tonight that
the coming of peace will not result in
immediate cancellation of war supply
contracts, but that contracts will be
cancelled gradually as requirements
are reduced, making it possible to lift
curtailments and - restrictions upon
ordinary industrial activities.
400,000 HUNS CORRALLED
Total of Captures in Ten Months Is
Huge One.
LONDON, Nov. 8. Two hundred
thousand prisoners were taken by the
British on the western front from Jan
uary 1 to November 5, inclusive, ac
cording to an official announcement in
the House of Commons last night.
In the same period the French cap-
tured 140,000. the Americans 50,000 and
the Belgians 15,000.
ST. LOUIS ELECTS NEGRO
District Populated by Whites Selects
Black for Legislature.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 8. William M. Riley,
a negro optometrist of St. Louis, is
said to be the first of his race ever
elected to the State Legislature. He
veas elected Tuesday in the Fourth Dis
trict by Republicans over his Demo
cratic opponent, complete returns show.
The district is largely populated by
whites.
FALL OF 188 FEET FATAL
Four Men Plunged to Death in Huge
Smokestack.
CHICAGO, Nov. S. Four steel work
ers were plunged 188 feet to death in
side a huge smokestack today when a
scaffold collapsed. One still was alive
when found, but died soon afterward.
The men were about to complete ftie
stack of the Commonwealth Edison
Company's power plant when the acci
dent happened.
KENY0N COMPANY IS FREED
Charge to Defraud Government in
Raincoat Conspiracy Fails.
NEW TORK. Nov. 8. The C Kenyon
Company and six individual defendants
were acquitted by a jury in Federal
Court here tonight on charges of con
spiracy to defraud the Government in
the manufacture of raincoats for the
U. S. Army.
The jury deliberated eight hours.
HUNS SQUIRM III
BOLSHEVIK COILS
Many More Cities Fall to
Revolutionaries,
RUSSIAN HISTORY REPEATS
Amsterdam Reports Outbreak
Said to Have Taken
Place at Essen.
HAMBURG IS HELD BY REBELS
Prince Henry of Prussia Flees
Kiel in Auto Under
Fire of Marines.
LONDON, Nov. 8. Bolshevism
tightened its coils on the German Em
pire today, while the grip of Marshar
Foch was smashing the mailed fist at
the scene of armistice negotiations.
A definite statement of the red
revolution in progress cannot be made
for the reason that telegraphic com
munication between Amsterdam and
Berlin, Luebeck, Bremen and Ham
burg has been stopped at the request
of the Berlin postal authorities.
Available advices, however, from
Amsterdam, Copenhagen and Stock
holm indicate that recent Russian his
tory is being repeated to a great de
gree in the land of Nietzsche and
Treitschke.
Essen Revolt Rumored.
An Amsterdam dispatch says a re
port is current that there has been a
revolt at Essen. .
Among the cities over which the red
flag of revolution is waving are: Kiel,
Wilhelmshaven, Oldenburg Sonder
burg, Bremen, Schwerin, Tilsit, Brem-
erhaven and Cuxhaven.
The moveinent which resulted in the
seizing, of virtually the entire German
navy by revolutionary forces was car
ried out in a fairly peaceful manner,
according to the Exchange Telegraph
correspondent at Copenhagen. The red
flag was hoisted quite generally, he
adds.
All the large wharves connected
with the naval service also were taken
over by the revolutionists.
British Attack Feared.
At Wilhelmshaven the naval officers
agreed to hand authority over to the
rebels if they would promise to make
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THE COLD
ERZBERGER MEMBER
OF PROPAGANDA GANG
HEAD OF GERMAN ARMISTICE
DELEGATION NOTORIOUS.
New York State Official Expo'
Prussian Envoy's Relations
With Bolo Fat-ha.
NEW TORK, Nov. 8. Dr. Mathias
Erzberger, head of the German dele
gation sent to confer' with Marshal
Foch on the armistice terms, "belongs
to the same old gang that tried to put
over German defeatist propaganda in
Italy and France." according to a
statement tonight by Alfred L. Becker.
Deputy State Attorney-General.
The statement dealt with testimony
taken here for the French government
in the treason cases of Bolo Fasha and
Senator Humbert, of France.
Mr. Becker asserted that although
Germany is loudly proclaiming her
democratization." the has sent on the
present important mission the great
propagandist who, with Von Jagow,
former German foreign minister, "ar
ranged for the disbursement of funds
in Italy and France to purchase news
papers and influence political leaders."
According to Mr. Becker, he estab
lished Dr. Erzberger's connection with
the defeatist plan partly through
Prince Noyreddin Vlora of Albania,
who came to thl. city about a year ago
after having married Mrs. Helen Kelly
Thomas in Paris, and partly through
Salih Gourdji, former head of the Otto
man telegraphic news agency in Con
stantinople, who was forced out by
lerman influence and is now living In
this city.
The Prince was In Switzerland in
1915, Mr. Becker said, when Abbas
Hllml. former khedive of Kgypt, who
was also at Lucerne, received, 2.000,000
marks from the German government
for propaganda purposes and sent a
large part of It to Bolo Pasha, through
Filippo Cavallinie. now impriscie in
Italy.
Mr. Becker also said that Gourdji
told him Erzberger was in Home prior
to Italy's entrance Into the war, con
sulting with Cavallinie.
"Another scheme of Erzberger'e was
to buy the Paris Journal, Senator
Humbert's paper," said Mr. Becker.
20,000 ORPHANED BY 'FLU'
Parents in 72 On New York Families
Die in Epidemic.
NEW TORK. Not. 8. Health Com
missioner Copeland estimated tonight
that there are about 21,000 children in
the city who have been made full or
half orphans by Spanish influenza.
Of the 7200 families in which a
father or mother, or- both, had been
victims of the disease, the commission
er said, about 700 families, with ap
proximately 2000 children, would need
the care of the city.
In response! to the appeal for foster
parents to care for children made
orphans by the epidemic, 50 or 60 per
son have asked for permission to
adopt one or. more children.
HUN RAILWAYS TIED UP
General Strike Begins Throughout
Entire Country.
LONDON. Nov. 8, 10:50 P. M. A gen
eral railway strike was begun In Ger
many, according to a Copenhagen dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany, quoting Berlin advices to the
Social Demokraten, of Copenhagen.
GRAY DAWN OF THE MORNING
FOCH JAMS WEARY
FOE FARTHER BACK
Everywhere Huns Are Har
ried by Allies.
TOURNAI ENTERED BY HAIG
British Move Line Closer to
Fortress of Maubeuge
and City of Mons.
FRENCH GAINS ARE LARGE
Advance Nears Mezieres and
Rethel Is 20 Miles Behind.
Yanks Progress in Woevre.
(Br the Aw-latd FrM-
On the battle fields the Germans
everywhere are being harried back to
ward their borders.
. Tournai, an important railroad cen
ter in Belgium, on the line leading to
Brussels, has been entered by the Brit
ish, who are across the Scheldt with
few barriers of great importance be
tween them and Brussels. To the
south of Valenciennes the British have
taken Avesnes, another important rail
road junction point, and all along the
front have pushed the Germans far
ther east. The British are advancing
on Maubeuge.
French Advance Swiftly.
The French again have cut deeply
into the enemy's front. At last ac
counts they had reached Liart, 20
miles north of Rethel, and the out
skirts of Mezcries. The taking of this
town leaves only one railroad in this
portion of France over which the
enemy can retire. This is the Hirson
line, which is being daily brought
nearer, and now is dominated by the
French guns.
Eastward the Frencn are still driv
ing northward and have joined hands
with the Americans in the western
outskirts of Sedan. .More prisoners
and large additional quantities of war
stores have been taken by the French.
Yanks Rest West of Meuse.
Friday saw little infantry fighting
between the Americans and Germans
west of the Meuse, but there were
heavy reciprocal artillery bombard
ments. East of the rive.- t"he Ameri-
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AFTER.
WITTELSBACHS LOSE
THRONE OF BAVARIA
DYNASTY DEPOSED BY DECREE
OF NATIONAL DIET.
Rcpubllc Proclaimed at Big Popu
lar Meeting at Munich Day I be
fore King I Discarded.
KASEI. Nov. 8. During the sitting
at the Diet Palace today a decree was
passed deposing the Wittelsbach dyn
asty, according to a dispatch tonight
from Munich. Bavaria.
A republic was proclaimed In Ba
varia at the conclusion of a great
popular meeting yesterday at Munich.
Several thousand persons were pres
ent, coming by invitation of the Social
ist party. After fiery speeches by
numerous orators the crowd adopted a
resolution demanding the abdication of
the Kaiser, renunciation of right to
succession by the Crown Prince, the in
troduction of a democratic regime In
tjermany. acceptance of an armist'ee,
no future wars except for national de
fense, social reforms and eight-hour
day for workmen.
The speakers were received with
great enthusiasm. They all affirmed
that the Socialist party urged neither a
strike nor a revolution, but desired only
complete reform.
In a procession which was formed and
which was a mile long were many sol
diers of all armies headed by-a band.
The procession marched to the royal
palace and the ministries, where the
government hurriedly posted appeals
for the populace to remain calm.
Ludwig III of Bavaria is head of the
House of Witteisbach. He became
regent in succession to his father.
Prince Luitpold, in 1912. Ludwig was
proclaimed King in 1913, In succession
to his cousin. King Otto, known as the
"mad King of Bavaria." Otto was de
clared incapable of ruling owing to his
mental infirmity.
Ludwig III was born in IMS and
married Archduchess Maria Theresa of
Austrla-Ksle. Of this unln were born
three sons and two daughters.
Prince Rupprecht. the Crown Prince,
has been one of the leading Teutonic
allied generals on the western front
during the war.
C0RVALLIS FAILS TO 'BITE'
Associated Press Denial of Peace
Ilnmor Prevent Celebration.
roRV'AIXIS, Wash., Nor. 8. (Spe
cial.) Corvallis Is- congratulating It
self today on being the only town In
the Willamette Valley that failed to
celebrate the false news of the signing
of the armistice by Germany. Pas
senger arriving here were Indignant
that nothing was done. They said that
every town they came through between
here and Portland was celebratlnar.
Some of the more excitable local citi
zens Insisted that Corvallis ought to
Join the procession and that the As
sociated Press had simply been
scooped." The celebration committee
of the Council of Defense, however, re
fused to be stampeded.
Albany came over In full force. The
Elks had a parade with a goat, which
they said was the Kaiser's. They got
their first information in Corvallis
from an Associated Press bulletin, that
they had been fooled.
AUSTRIA ASKS - FOR GRAIN
Argentina Grants Request for Re-
lease, of 12,000 Carloads.
BUENOS AIRES; Nov. 8. The Burgo
master of Vienna has sent a proposal
that the Argentine government Imme
diately release' 12,000 of 20,000 carloads
of grain for shipment to Austria. This
government has authorised the exporta
tion of the grain.
It Is understood that It la Austria's
intention to employ Austrian ships now
interned at Spanish porta for carrying
the grain to Europe.
INDEX OF TODAY'S. NEWS
The- Weather.
T ESTER DA S Mixlmom temperature. 47
defreet; minimum, ij decreet.
TODAY'S Rain; southeasterly e-alea.
War.
Poch puihes Germans farther back. Pas 1.
Hals; enters TouruiL Par 1.
French drive Huns from mors territory.
Americans enter "Woevre forest. race'.
Fore Ism.'
Kaiser refuses to abdicate, Pace 3.
More German cities fait to revolutionaries.
Pace 1.
Armistice decision due Monday. Psce 1.
Western Austria asks for food. Pace 3.
Entbercer notorious propacandtst. Psce 1.
Dynasty deposed in Bavaria, Pace 1.
National.
Bureaus created for war eraeriescy will die
naxa. I'ace .
Domestic.
Several killed snd Injured ss result of false
armistice news. Pace 2.
Paine armistice story disturbs Administra
tion. Pace
Republicans control Senate. Pace 4.
Sports.
Two football camei in Northwest todsy,
Psc lO.
Jefferson and Eitacada play scoreless game.
Cemmerrial and Mariae,
Blc advances abroad in prices of mohair.
Psce li.
Corn traders nervous and market closes un
settled. Pace 1 i.
Stork market adds to clns of preceding
day. Psce
Boilermakers at shipyards will take ba;f-
bollday today. Pace 14.
Portlasid and Vicinity.
Bennett now leads for Supreme Court.
Psce 14.
United wsr work cam pa I en to start Monday.
Pace 14.
Undue celebration may spread Influenza.
Psc
False pec report bitterly denounced.
Pace 1.
Clty buditet is drastically cut by City Com
missioners. Pace 7.
Plana for movlnc dredge Chinook to Atlantic
under way. Pace 11.
Women barred from work In cigar stands
after a P. M. 1'ac 11
Speakcr candidates ancle for support. Pace .
Weather report, data and forecast. Page 14.
ARfillSTICEMUNDAY
OR FURTHER 1M
Germany Has 72 Hours to
Decide Her Fate.
ALLIED TERMS DISPATCHED
Kaiser at Grand Headquarters
at Spa Will Consider
Foch's Demand.
IMMEDIATE TRUCE IS DENIED
While Enemy Conference Is
Held Entente Armies
Continue Advance.
(By lh. Associated rre.
The terms of the entente allies un
der which Germany may secure an
armistice have been handed to the Ger
man delegates at French army head
quarters at a little village in the De
partment of the Aisne and a German
courier was dispatched to Spa, Ger
man headquarters in Belgium, with
the document.
Seventy-two hours, or until Monday
morning, hni been given the Germans
to accept or reject the stipulations.
Emperor William is said to be at
Spa waiting the arrival of the courier
with the momentous conditions.
Immediate Truce Desired.
The Germans, it is said, endeavored
to secure an immediate provisional
suspension of hostilities, but Marshal
Foch refused to acquiesce.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
abdication of Emperor William is
generally believed to be conditional on
any terms of an armistice and the
further fact that majority parties in
Germany have demanded that he quit
the throne and that the Crown Prince
renounce his right to succession, the
Emperor has refused to retire.
Revolt Sweeps Germany.
Meanwhile throughout Germany re
volt is in the air and the red flag is
flying.
A republic has been formed in Ba
varia and in addition to Kiel, Ham
burg and Schleswig, Bremen is in tur
moil.
Prince Henry of Prussia, com
mander in chief of the German fleet,
the greater portion of which is said to
be in revolt, is reported to have fled
to Schleswig.
WASHINGTON. Nov. S. The ques
tion of whether Germany will sur
render immediately or wait to be
crushed between the advancing allied
and American armies on the west
front and revolution at home, rested
tonight with an extraordinary confer
ence at German great Headquarters.
Marshal Foch had given until 11
o'clock Monday morning, Paris time,
for the answer.
Kaiser Defies People.
At the conference the Kaiser is re
ported to be appearing for, perhaps.
the last time as supreme war lord, and.
according to German wireless reports,
defying the civilians who are seeking
through submission to the inevitable
to save something out of the wreck of
an empire.
A courier was due some time during
tonight with the text of the American
and allied armistice terms, handed to
the German envoys behind the allied
lines this morning by Marshal Foch.
He carried the word, sent ahead by
wireless, that the allied Commander-in-Chief
had refused a provisional
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PIBIICATIOS OK MR. PIPER'S
ARTIfLKS TO BKtilN
TOMORROW.
Edgar B. riper, of The Orego
nian. la a member of a party of
12 American editors now In
France observing: the progress of
the great war. which is appar
ently drawing to a close. These
editors have gone to France as
guests of the British government,
by Its Invitation. They are being
given every facility for seeing
what is going on and they are
permitted to write about what
they see.
The first of the group of the
series of articles describing the
trip and momentous events under
way have been received. The Ini
tial article will be published in
The Sunday Oregonlan tomor
row. Others will follow dally.
The Oregonlan believes that each
and all of these articles will In
terest its readers very deeply.