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NO. 103
RAMnF YANKS REPULSE BULGARS FEAR CII1"1.., SENATE REJECTS TURKEY SENDS IMIIN RRAQP
fiCDMMi I imp HEAVY ATTACKS OF REVOLUTION m by ai.
ULhlfmil LI IL
Cambrai Burning, Lille, St.-Quentin
and Laon Being Surrounded and of
Little Use to Boche Allied Sledge
Hammer Blows Increase in Inten
sityNew Offensive by French
Between Aisne and Vesle Belgian
Wedge Widens Menin Menaced.
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Oft. 1. French, British, American
and Belgian troops continue (heir
smashes against the German defenses
further increasing the peril to the
German armies i'rom Verdun to the
North Sea. The important bastion
of Lille, Camhrai, St. Qucntin and
Laon more and more are becoming of
less use to the Germans.
Camhrai was burning today, hav
ing been set on fire by the Germans,
while Field Marshal Mail's i'cuves
were pushing into its suburbs on the
north, west and oiitl.u'est Around
St. Quentin flic British were extend
ing their iron rinr. Between St.
Qucntin and Cambrai the JtrilUh are
crossing the Scheldt canal at several
points having taken Vendhuile on the
canal west of Le Catelet and midway
between Camhrai and St. Qucntin.
Northeast of St. Quentin the ItritMi
have taken Leveniies, cast of a 'mint
running north and sontli through St.
(Quentin. m
Itclian l'roi-css It:tpil
The wed-c driven in between the
forces of Lille nid the German sub
marine bases ojihe Itelirinn coast is
beiny; widened rapidly. The Belgians
are encircling Winders on the railway
line f'roni Lille to the submarine
bases of Oslend and Zeehriie. Far
ther sonlh the Britir-h menace Jlenin,
on the same railroad and are nhuiv.
the Lye west of Men in fur a distance
of five miles. The ton es under Kinir
Albert, arc mi open ground and il
would seem that the railroads fnnn
im: and within the triangle of Lille,
Ghent and BniL'cs would soon be lust
to the Germans, brinu'in about the
cvaciiatiuii of (Mend and JJeehruue.
New J'remh Inrivo
General Bcrtholdt resumed Tues
day morning his onslaughts nain-t
the (Senium lines between the Veslc
ami the Anise west of liheims. The
French here are inarchinif toward
the eastern end of Chenin-des-I lames
and the open country north of Iflicims
by which Laon can be outflanked.
From the Sitippe to the Meuse the
French and Americans maintain their
strong steady pressure agaiu-t the
German forces defending the import -aiit
communiciitiun lines runniiii: enst
to Metz from Laon to the St. (Jiin
tin region. We-t of Ar:onnc the
French are nres-ing up the vallcv of
the Aisne toward Challeranie and
Vouiicrs. Since September the
French have captured more than
i:t.iMHI prisoners and in excels of
;i00 guns on this front, Fa-t of
Arjonne the Americans continue to
maintain and improve their po-itinn-in
the face of strong German re-i-t-aiu'e.
(Contlnuea on rage Six.)
AT ST. QUENTIN
Germans Hurl Forces Reckless of
Consequences Against Americans
Holding Hinttenburg Line at St.
Quentin Canal Tunnel and Suffer
Enormous Loss.
WITH THK AMERICAN' ARMY
ON THE ST. QUENTIN' SECTOR,
Oct. 1. (By Associated Press.)
American forces on the Tlindenbnrg
line south of Gouy were heavily en
gaged all day Monday and the action
continued all night.
Australian units have-been co
operating with the Americans. Near
the north and south portals of the
tunnel thru which the St. Quentin
canal runs, the fighting has been
especially vigorous. It was at this
point that the Americans passed over
the canal. Thousands of Germans
were poured Into the struggle.
Tunnel Scene of Itnttlc
The St. Quentin canal tunnel runs
for more than five kilometers under
a mountain. The canal was held by
BROUGHT PEACE
Sprc?d of Bolshevikism in Sofia arrl
Failure of Teutonic Allies to Eend
Military Aid Induced King Ferdi
nand to Turn to Entente, for Help
Declares American Consul General.
PARIS, Oct. 1. It was the fear of
revolution at home and the failure
of Germany and Austria to send him
the military force he required that
induced King Ferdinand of Bulgaria,
to turn to the entente for help, ac
cording to the American consul-general
at Sofia '(Dominick Murphy) as
quoted in a dispatch to the Mutin
from Saloniki.
The consul-general, the dispatch
states, gave interesting details on his
arrival at Saloniki from Sofia in
company with the Bulgarian pleni
potentiaries, of the conditions in the
Bulgarian capital leading up to tltc
demand for an armistice. King Fer
dinand assembled the grand council
September 2 3 with the result that a
formal demand was mndc on Berlin
lanro numbers cf Germans on board and Yicrmn-for-" immediate- ussls-
of electrically lighted barges. There
are wldo tow paths and galleries
leading off from each side of the
canal and In them the entire garrison
had quarters. This sector Is one of
the strongest parts of the Hinden
burg system and the Americans have
found It lined with tunnels, dugouts
and galleries which require a great
deal of mopping up. Large numbers
or Germans havo been killed but be
fore they were silenced the enemy
masses worked thlr machine guns
with the greatest vigor.
AVhen the Americans swept past
tho southern end of the tunnel the
Germans remained In hiding until
the Americans got n littlo wuy past
and then they surged up and plunged
Inlo tho fight. They wcro engaged
first by tho Americans and then by
the Australians. The tunnel mouth
was choked with dead. This action
began Into last evening and contin
ued until 8 o'clock this morning with
unabated intensity.
American units are now holding
enemy trenches In the tlindenbnrg
lino from which tho Germans have
tried to force them. RrcryvAierc
thero has been fighting of the lArd
est character.
Yanks Hold Their Positions
Reports just received Indicate that
north of llellicourt there was heavy
fighting and tho Americans In spite
of great pressure against them have
hold their positions, in not a few
cases to the last man. They fell
fighting rather than give up a single
Inch of ground to tho desperately
fighting Germans, who seemed to
tance. Notwithstanding tho urgent
tone of the demand Gormany and
Austria responded with evasive pro
mises for the future.
That settled the determination of
King Ferdinand to forsake tho pow
ers, which had brought only desola
tion to Bulgaria, and entrust her des
tinies to tho entente.
But' what Impelled the king most,
tho consul-general's account Indi
cates, was the fear of revolution.
Annrchy was making serious pro
gress in Sofia. Workmen and sol
diers had held meetings and passed
laws. Bolshevism in Its most exces
sive form became the regular order
and manifestations were hold before
the royal palace.
King Ferdinand, It Ih added haunt
ed by recollections of (he execution
of former Emperor Nicholas, was
unable to sleep. IIo considered It
essential for his country and for his
own surety that a strong foreign
military force should Intervene and
thus it is added, as Germany could
not give him that ho turned to the
entente.
LONDON', (M. 1. -British
forces marching north from Pal
estine have virtually surround
ed the city of Damascus. They
are established on the north,
west and south of the city .it
was ol'lii'ially announced today.
The troops which have ef
fected this movement are caval
ry forces. Some 1.0UU prison
ers and five guns were taken
i'rom enemy rear guards.
E
PARIS, Oc.t. 1 The allied offen
sive continues to train strength and
the Herman resistance to weaken.
Yesterday saw nno'licr army,- that
of (Jenerul licrthclot, join in the chain
of hntlle willi u mice, ss cipinl le that
achieved by the oilier groups. His
army attacked lilting the Veslc river I
northwest of Khcims.
It was on the extreme wing of the
buttle line that the most iiuporliint
EQUAL SUFFRAGE OUT FEELERS TO
VOTE 53 TO 31
President's Appeal Followed by Per
sonal Letters Failed to Change a
Vole Various Proposed Amend
ments Meet Speedy Rejection
Vote Shy Three of Needed Majority
WASHINGTON', Oct. J .Women
suffrage was beaten today in the sen
ate.
Hv a vole of 53 to 31 Ihc senate
failed lo give the two-thirds nia.joi'il.v
necessary to adopt the resolution
passed by Hie house submitting to tin
slates the Susan H. Anthony suf
frage amendment lo the federal eon
stitution.
' Heforethe vote was announced
Chairman Jones of Iho woman suf
frage committee, c bunged his vote
from live to no, in order to ask that
the vole he reconsidered mid the rcso
Int ion left pending.
Wilson's Kflorts Fail
President Wilson's uppeul in be
half of the resolution iiparently made
no change in Ihe voting, the opposition-
securing c very Vol e'Hn'J-'Hniim'd.
The majority lacked I wo votes of the
iierjssary -.70-?H?ds and Hie change
recorded for Senator Jones made il
three.
The senate rejected the proposal of
SECURE PEACE
Advances for Armistice Said to Be
Semh-Official and No Notice Will
Be Taken of Them Convention
Signed With Bulgaria Purly Mili
tary and Not Political.
tenure ot the iln.v s operuhons were Senator Kreliui;liuvson of New .Jt-rsi-y,
lo ne iinimi. ino renmrKnwe ad
vance of the Belgian left ('overs the
SAX I'UANCISro. Oct. 1. The
l.lu.nim shipyard worker.- in I'neilic
cout stales hue heen ordered to re
main at uork on Sittiirdnv ntttTiiooiis
have been hurled asalnst them rc- f ,v their respective iron trades coun-
pnrdless of the coat. As a result of jrils depute effort- of union- in some
finnk of the second British army
and permits it to auvance safely to
capture the erossim:-? of the Lys
river at Wnrneton, Comities, Court rai
and Men in. The British advance
guards already hold two crossings
and arc approaching a third.
Once the Lys is crossed, General
riuni'T, his flank protected, can
push boldly toward Kseuut between
Oiulendnrde and Ton run i, and com
plete the envelopment of the Lille-liOHbaix-Tourcoinjr
region, which
even now is gravely threatened.
On the extreme, riidit General Goii
raud's advance toward Montliois i
important because that village is only
a mile west of Challcranjie and the
railroad which joins that locality to
Aprcmont virtually has been cut.
Grand pre, through which two German
sections facing the French ami
Aincriciin armies on either side of
the Aronne forest must pass, is un
der an enfilading fire from French
uuns.
As n result the object for which
the French and American armies are
lipditinir is made easier for them. On
the center the German rcsisiance is
desperate and progress is naturally
low, but Camhrai, St. (Quentin and
Le Cnlclet are at all intents mid pur
poses t;i ken. They have "nut been
occupied ljfejniM ot mines ami traps.
to restrict suffrage to men and wo
men who have acquired citizenship
by birth or, naturalization, tabling
his amendment hv n vote of M) to
:t:t.
Amendment! Ist
Moving toward n final vote on the
woman suffrage amendment today the
senate rejected fil to 22, the proposal
of Simator Williams to limit the
franchise lo white women. The sen
ate also rejected (i 1 to 17 an amend
ment by Senator Fletcher of Florida
designed to apply tlie resolution's
prohibition auainsl abridgement of
the franchise because of sex to the
federal government on! v.
YAIlPLlS
EQUAL TO ANY ON
tho fighting the Americans are hold-
Injs lines forming a salient which
ipuifter-
holiduv,
to declare n Snturduv half
Frank ('. Miller, secrelniv
hulges slightly westward between ! of the Sun Francisco Iron Trade',
IWRIS, Oct. 1. fiincral IVr-l.iii'.'
on hclialf ot Ihe American fir-l army
coin.'1'alelated Major .Inmes fi. llar
Imn!. commander of Ihe AiiH'ti''un
supply s. rvice. for the tnuniier in
which nere-ary supplies had heen
Iran-portid In Ihe front in rccnt operation-.
Gouy and Joncourt. hut thlB, at lust
reports, was hclng gradually elimin
ated. The general In command of one of
the American divisions was warmly
commended by Hrlll-h officers for
i lie milliner in which ne managed to pronii
I protect the flank between his com
mand and another division north
ward. Kvory where alonR the British front
tho battle was progressing under un
favorable weal her conditions. The
Ilrltlsh movement appeared to be piv
oted on Joncourt. Wintry winds and
rains, sweeping In from the North
sea dreiKhi'd Ihe fighting armies and
chilled them to the bone.
On the important Flanders battle
field the rti'lelans and Hrltlsh not
I only gnined further ground but beat
down completely (he de.-perate counter-attacks
of the (lettnans who are
striving to eliminate the allied men
ace to the territory they hold be
tween Itoiilers anil Ostend.
Council announced here today.
Hepre--eiitalives of the councils in
Vancouver, Tiicotnii, Seattle, l'or
land, I. os AiiL'i'le and San Francisco
are meeting here In await a new wage
agreetiient which I hey 'said had hcell
1 by the I'liitcd Stales ship-
huililiiiL; lul"r adjustment board.
They expected lliat tins agreement
would provide lor a nSiurditv hnif
holiday, hut said they would do linth
itii; in tin-, rc'.'utd uiitii Ihe agreement
was lorthfoiiiin.
The conference Pul.ty his Inken
lip With ritlti'ililtcc lepurts.
BOY-ED COMMANDS
HUN BATTLESHIP
AMSTF.IIHAM. An;. 1. The no
torious Captain Itoy.Fd, loriurT Her
man naval nllaihe nt Wu-hiiiutoii,
has ,jii-l retired from the director
ship of the press .ectii.ii ui' the (icr
taan navy department to eoniiuntid a
hatt'.e-hip.
OP SfSJ FRANCE
I'AIUS. (H. 1. On one day dur
itiL' la-t week Americans di-chnr'd
itti.itj? tons of cjico from ship at
all the porN in France. Ouj-in: an
other day they dielm r'ed 11 J!tH
tons ui one partii'iihir port. Itoth are
record pert'urmiineo,
wAlriL
PAW HOUSE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. The
tioiifP today packed without a dlffcnt.
In vote and mmi( to ihe pwwi'e 1h
ariiuliilt-lratinn water power bill, pio
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1. A most
favorable report on I el lavilaiul
airplanes with Liberty motor man
ufactured in this country has been
made to Major General Kenlcy of
military aeronautic!-, by an olficcr of
the air service back from lauce.
The officer's report says the ma
chines compare favorably with the
be.-t British and French make-. The
lir-t planes arrived in France May
lit' last, and since Ihcn have been
comini; in evcr-increasin number".
"The plane and motor has become
very popular with our pilots," said
Ihe report. "We obtained approximately-
'M miles per hour at uround
.level with one plane and without any
s per in I preparation obtained an al
titude of 10,0(10 feet, in JO minutes
and 2) second4, full load, excepting
bond's. We were able to loop, dite
I ii ri 1 i.tli,.rvvi,r. u utit llu-n t.b.i.t..i. .v
actly a- well ah we wo-dd any rha-e
plane.
"The Freri'-h mini-der of wnr
thought so well of tlie Liberty motor
i Hint wIm' under secretary for aviiitmn,
, M. l)uMeni!. informed rue Hint the
j Fi'-lM h Mould ','holly take eery nu
' tor ue eouM protliM e which we could
jli'it ne our--elve-:."
1 The utatft mlllCu eompnnv will
drill thru the .".(reels of Hie renldene
vldln for (iovcrnment acipiinil hm teriion tomorrow nlnhl. Th com
and extennton of cI(M;lrte powr ' jinny will !o diamied early ho that
plnntf. H anthor!ze the exprndi- ( the mmbera can allend the (irlzzlloH
lure of $1 7ri,nno,afto for extondln dance which will be ttlven for the
exiPtln plnnlft or building new oiik. j benefit of the lied Crm
M GRASP
OF BELGIUM
THREATENED
LONDON, Oct. 1. "Feelers" have
heen put out by Turkey for an armis
tice, the Evonlng News today says It
understands.
While those advances wore hold to
he semi-official no' notice will ho
taken of them, the article ; states,
until an official telegram Is received.
liONDOXi, Oct. 1. Dulgarla, dur
ing tho discussion over the armistice
at Saloniki, indicated sho wns not
nvorso to attacking Turkey, accord
ing to rollnblo news recolved in Lon
don, Router's limited states today.
Dulgarla explained, however, that
sho could only act militarily In this
connection In co-operutlon with the
allies.. .
Routers Reached and Railroads Seiz
edBritish Advance Up Lys River
Sumarine Bases Endangered
Intense Fighting Over 250 Miles of
400 Mile Front Allies More Than
Maintain Ground Won at Cambrai
arid St. Quentin and Further South.
PARIS, Oct. ' 1. Approximately
five-eiglilH o tlie Franco-llelgiiin
front is involved in tlie present great
battle. The Intrnnsisennt estimates
Hint out of u total front of nearly
Kit) miles active lighting is going on
along an aggregate frontage of 2,"i0
.niles. ' '
Austrian .Manifesto ICxpocted
1.0i.l)O.V, .Monday, Sept. .'10.
With Ilulgarla out of tho war thru
tho armistice convention signed on t
Snnday, involving her complete mili
tary surrender, Interest In tho Near
Kaslern situation Is being focused on
Turkey.
There was deep satisfaction In
London over the dny'B developments,
but no excitement anit no demonstra
tions. The keynote of tho nowspapor
comment Is a warr ing to tho people
not to think that the war Is ended.
The Gorman army, 11 is pointed out,
Is yet a great army mid as yet unde
feated. According to Vienna messages,
Kmperor Charles Is to Issuo a iniitil
festo to tho peoplo tomorrow and It
Is felt that this must he an utterance
of historic importance.
Tho convention with llulgarla,
signed yesterday, was a purely mili
tary arrangement. No political
prublems are dealt with.
Purely .Military
There has heen much discussion In
the Kiiglhdi press of the status oT
King rcrdlnand, and suggestions
have been made that he he deposed.
Tho governments of tho allies take
Iho view Hint according lo their prln-
elpln of self-determination the ipicS'
tlou of who should ho llulgiirla's
ruler Is a question for Iho llulgarlati
people to decide. Thus It. Is pointed
out, the allies have given a practical
application to the self-determination
principle at the first opportunity of
fered.
This armistice remains In Torcc
until the final and general peaie set
tlement. It constitutes u complete
military surrender by liuiirarla. She
not only ceases to be an cncmi, but
ceases lo be a belligerent.
WITH TriH IlKITISII ARMY IX'
KRANt'K, Oct. 1. (Jly the Associat
ed l'ress.) Not one Clermnn now re
mains on (he western side of the St,
Quentin ennui. The enemy was driv
en hack in heavy fiiditing lust even
ing mill lust night. The QenniiH lire
holding Hie east hank in great
slrenglh.
iSELLS FOR 4 MILLION
I'liliTLAN'll, Ore., Oct. 1. One of
the erc-ilc-l IiicImt diaK ever liiuil
on Ihe racitte eou-t ivn announced
ii'-rc lodiiy in Ihe -nle of h7.(lilt) acre:
of limber l.Mti-' in the Klmnulli In
dmn ic-ervulien, north of Khiiiinlh
l'i 1 (He., by Hie Oregon Land iind
l,ivc--to'k eolllpllliv lo Ihe l.nl
I'ell While I'ilie Lumber lieolupniix
I Kim-.'- Cily, Mo. 'I he eoii-iili ia
lion c- not 11..-1 .! public hut limber
men e-tiniale tlml Hie property's val
ue i- nhont $ I, Dun. bun.
Tlie tniel cru ses alum! 1 ,riili,iiiMl
feel nod was acquired by the Oregon
company thruu'jli cxeluinvte of oilier
iuii'U ivnli Ihe ovcrniiicut,
Progress In llclgliiin
IIAVHK, Sept. Ml. Ilelgian nniV
Hritish forces under eoninianil of
King Alhert I'onlinueil today to mnko
good progress, reached Routers nnd
crossed Ihe Koulers-Menin roiid. The
ol'I'ieiiil slnlemcnt of Ihe lielgiun war
office says Hint Iho I!rili.-.li forces
have renched Hie River Lys on n
front from Warnct to Wnrneton to
Wcrvieipt.
Tlie number of prisoners was fur
ther increased hut il has not been pos
sible to fount (hem.
I'-lloiit liases Lnihingcrod
WITH THK IIRITISU ARMY IN'
I'LANDKRS, Oct. I. (Hy the Asso
eiuted l'ress. )SI rou; Hritish pa
Iroi i huvu fought llieir way Ihrough '
the town of W'lirnclon, on tlie Lys
river between Anneiitieres and Men
in, and nl-o liavn gone through La
liasseei ille mid St. I'eters.
Tlie (ieruiiins toiluy continue to
light as desperately as before hut ev
ery hour sees Hie menace to their,
Ilelgian coast positions arottnil Os
tend increased. At ihe same lime tlie
llrilisli ami Hclginns are drawing
closer lo llruges.
Tile continued success of Hie Flan
ders opcrnlions, it is expected, will
have wide and most important ef- .
I'eets in more ways llian one. The
Hermans will try to hold on there as
Ibey never have held any place hefore
and it is not improbable Ihe fighting
may declup into a very fierce hallle.
Fighting at t'aiiiliriil
BRITISH IIKAIIOI ARTKHS IN
FI.'AM'K, Oi l. 1. Heavy eounler
nlt.ieh were delivered by the Her
mans today 1 1 1 ii i ll Ihe Canadians, Aus
Iraliinis mid Americans outside of
t'anilirei. 'Ihe allies however, havo
more Ihnii maintained their ground.
Knetiiy Irenche some ditunee eust
of (iofinelicii and Villcrs-tliiisiuin
have been reached ami held although
tlie Hermans re-isled to Ihe utmost,
Tlie Itriti-h here litcraiv cut and shot
(Continued on Page Six.)
WASHINGTON. Ocl. 1.- Drawing
of numbers of Kl.illlO.OIMI dm ft reg
istrants was eoniileted nt 8 o'clock
this morning, hours nheail of Hie
schedule. The last number taken from
Ihe gla.-s houl was ll!,7;il,