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L4. V-Wl. A.
Northeast of St. Quentin. British
Break Throuah Entire Hindenburq
Defense System on Five Mile Front
and Cavalry and Tanks Pour
Tlirouqh Gap On!v One or Two
Thinly Held Trench Lines Beyond
Belgian Drive Makes Prouress.
nY ASSOCIATED PRESS, Oct. 4.
Northeast of St. Quentin the Brit
ish today are fighting in the open
country beyond the lllndeiiburR line
after pushing ahead five miles since
Monday. From Lens northward and
from Rhcims eastward to the Ar
gonne tho allies continue to bend
back tho German flanks in smashing
attacks. Tho breach driven thru the
Gorman defenses south of Heaurcvoir
Is on a front of five miles. To the
north the British are plunging for
ward oast-southeast from Le Catelet
while on the south the French are
attacking successfully between Seque
hart and Lesdincs. The German re
sistance is bitter, but thore has been
no lot-up In tho strong nllied pres
sure. Thursday, Field .Marshal llai
men captured 4000 prisoners
Beqinninq of Last Phase of Great
. Battle Allies Continue Proqress
Despite Violent Counter Attack
No Siqn of a General Retreat as
Yet French Forcinq Way Forward
PARIS, Friday, Oct. 4 Germany
is now throwing in general reserves
into the battlo on the St. Quentin
front. This marks tho beginning of
tho last phase of tho great battle.
Notwithstanding violent counter
attacks tho allies continue to make
gains.
British armies commanded by
General Ilyng and General Kawlin
son continue to press the enemy
hard. They have captured Lo Cato
let. General Delieney, east of St.
Quentin, Is slowly pushing the Ger
mans back toward tho upper Oiso
valley. General Berthelot is continu
ing his advance north of Ithclms and
has now occupied the whole Alsne
line from Vailly to Iierry-au-Huc.
French Advancing
Principal Interest centers about
tho operations conducted by General
Gouruud In tho Champagne, sector.
Reinforced by the Americans, Gen
eral Gouruud bus unshed forward
until he la now within six miles of
Vouzlors Junction, a base of great
jimportanco and Is 25 miles from the
great rairoads connecting the lior-
I le Is also
Appointment of Prince Maximillian
as Chancellor and Scheidemann to
Cabinet Desperate Attempt to
Hoodwink Enemies in Belief in
Domocratization.
With the British in tho onen coun
Irv northeast nf St. Oucntln anil the I man army with Germany
cavalry and tanks pouring thru tho solidly established at Challerange,
breach the German positions about ! wliicli assures eventual junction with
Camtiral and l.aon will become most I the Amerlcnns on the other sido of
precarious. Thru the opening in thoArgonne forest. He has added anoth-
ilne Marshal I'och would be able to er juuu lo me i j.imiu prisoners lanen
throw troops to take both Cambral
and Laon in the rear.
Arc XcuriiiK I.illo
West of Lille the British continue
to press tho Germans eastward while
extending their line south of l.ens to 1 oliemy is now woM e;"lat of bens an,
WASHINGTON'. Oft. 4 A desper
ate ell'ort bv the kaiser and his ad
viser to hoodwink the allies and
tiie German iconic into a belief in the
J democ ratizution of (lennniiv is seen
bv observers hen1 in the appointment
nf Prince Maximillian ns imperial
German chancellor, and Sciicide
nntnn. the socialist, and llrncbcr. cen
trist, as incnibcrs of t lie cabinet with
out port folio.
' It is suspected tliat Gennnnv is
Inbotit to make a new peace proposal
disguised under n must attractive
democratic profnnn. With these
new nati'cs the kaiser tniirht point lo
them us a rculi?.al inn nf his recently
auniitiiiccd policy nf popular rule.
It is tinted, however, that nothing
is said about rchniini-hment of pow
er bv the military pnrtv. or of nuik
inir the members nf tile cabinet an
swerable for their conduct of affairs
to tho reichstni:. Tin. new ufficials.
therefore, mum rctif Iv will be cntire
lv wilhuiil power as well iis wilhout
tiiirt I'nliu uv.t Ihc aclu:il control of
affairs n:ttv be Icfl entirely in Ihc
hands nf the junkers.
GEN D ESPEUEY"
CJoneral IfFsporry, the French of
ficer in command of (lie allied army
at Salnniki, who Is liberating Serbia
and Albania, Iuih knocked oat tho
Bulgarians and promises to miiiikIi
(he Turk out of Klirnpe.
Blow After Blow is Dealt Germans
in Their Strongholds Endurance
by Allies Surprise Eenmv Coun
try Behind Flanders Line Ablaze
Everywhere.
WITH TilK KHKXCIl
I'UANVE, Oct. 4. CJ p.
Associated Press.) The
bullies that have been i
AN MY IX
ni. Hv the
four irreat
i progress
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WASHINGTON. 0-t. -I-Capture
since September .'10 from Flanders to
t ho Mouse were inerensed to six hv
the entry into notion of General Deb
eiiev's men around St. Ouentin ami
General Pert helot's forces northwest
nf Rhcims. and all continue with
ureal Intensity. Plow after hlow is
being dealt the Germans in their
strongholds.
The endurance the allies have
shown in sustaining wilh undiminish
ed ardor the severe struggle over so
extended an area against such form
idable works surprised the enemv.
There were mniiv indications that the
Germans expected that exhaustion
would have oh Hired tho allies to stop
for a breathing spell lone before this.
Ruming FinnoVrs
' The coiinlrv behind the (lennau
"We Will Soon Direct Our Blow at
Constantinople and the Vanquished
Turk Will Be Thrown Once and for
All Into Asia Declares General
Franchet D'Esnerey, Allied Leader.
SALON1KI, Oct. 4 "W&wlll soon
direct our blow at Constantinople
and tho vanquished Turk will he
thrown once and for all Into Aslu,"
deelnred Gonerul Franchet DFjspcrcy,
tho allied commander-in-chief on the
Macedonian front, In replying to a
demonstration today.
Tho allied commander said tlml
the beginning now mmlo would bo
eontinned.
The carrying" out of the clauses of
armistice between llulirnriu antj
the
Fortifications and Depots Located
Italian Troops Pursuina Hunga
rians in Albania Berat Captured
and Enemy in Full Fliqht Amer
ican Chasers Sink Two Submarines
On Front of 50 Miles Offensive is
Maklnq Proaress.
JIB
liusuislic ineelin? lit r 'iTj)8iy . -i
Iiluuche. Resolution
ressed to Gcncrnl I)1-'" 7-Ts
HOME, Oct. 4. On n front of 50
miles the Italian forces ill Albania,
continued to ndvnnco during tho day
yesterday, the war office announc
ed today. In addition to occupvimr
Herat thev are advancing in the di-
since September 20.
Better still arc the results along
tho northern sectors of the battle
front. The German retreat over a
17-mfle lino tn the Armentieres sec
tion was accelerated yesterday. The
Mo.ricourt, where a good advance also
has been made. Uetween Lens and
Armcntieres the Uritlfih have moved
forward nn average of more than
three miles on a twenty-mile front
and cast of the Uois Grenler are
within six miles of the outer walls of
the .fortress of Lillo.
Meanwhile tho Rrltfsh and Rol
gtans in Flanders are widening the
salient east of Ypres, which threat
ens the German positions on the
coast and tho network of railroads
west of Ghent.
There are no indications that the
Germans have halted their retire
ment in tho 1-ille salient. It is not
probable, however, that the Germans
will give up Lille without heavy
fighting.
Drawing Salient Closer
Around Itheims and east of Suippe,
Generals Herthelot and Gouraud are
drawing closer tho sides of the Ger
man BRltcnt east of Itheims. Amer
ican troops havo Joined the French
Armentieres and the mining region
of Liethuno is completely cleared.
In Death (irapplo
LONDON, Oct. 4. News from nil
sectors of tho western front tells of
giant efforts by tho enemy to stem
tho daily advancing tide of battle.
The Hermans are putting in their
best troops and according to all cor
respondents are fighting with tho en
ergy of desperation.
Still there is no sign of any groat
retreat, except the withdrawal in the
I landers sector, where tho Itrltish
havo occupied Armentieres and Lens
and are closely pressing the retiring
enemy.
In the Roquehart-Hony sector tho
allied breach in the lllndenburg sys
tem was extended today and the
fighting reached the outskirls of
.Mont Ilrehaln, where Australian
units with tanks are operating,
It cannot be lung before an impor
forth enormous efforts. In counter
acting heavily the battle is swaying
back and forth in a deadly grapple.
tant nnnmv rlrpnt frmn fhn lliiuipn-
in the advance northwest of Somme- inR t0 n,nitary n,)lnIon here, la the
py, capturing uie strong portions ol ,m.:in,mo lho Germans are puttin
iiiuiic .udiu anti inu .ut-.tcitii i.uui.
Farther east tho French have taken
Orfeuil and Itemont chateau. North
of Itheims the French arc working
their way across the At?no canal.
I'nloas the Germans withdraw from
the Champagne salient they are in
danger of being caught in a trap be
tween tho armies of Iterthelot and
Gouraud.
Kast of tho Argonne forest the
American forces facing tho Kri"m-hild-Steelung
lino appear to be held
up by the desperate defense of the
enemy. This may be only temporary,
(Continued on Page Six.)
PARIS, Oct. 4.
fniitiniiMii: to prc
cc'ltuim tolbtwin-.'
ovacuat inn. They
-Greek tmops nre
into (in-i k Ma
im the Unitarian
intcrcd Seres t!n
in
tromit!:; r.tid have occupied tin
mir-lli--nr pa.
Tin l!ii!i;iinan retreat is hciiiir
ruiidneti'd :iccnidiTi'' to the arm it ice
ateciueiit.
WASHINGTON. -Oct. 4. Atnericnn
trnop-. nbrond no wnumber 1 ,hi)U,(M)ll,
uicinhei's of Ihc Itoiist military com
mittee were informed todnv jit thctr
weekly conference at the war depart
ment. Spanish influenza in camp
Mid ciMitonitii-nts tt;' retard liip
mctits onmeuhnt in the immediate jn
ture tlit v were tohl. the dciiarlim lit
hir.ini; ndoptetl the pi'!i-v f Hot
-cnditii. men o'cr-eas who hae been
eptt-etl or show svmptom ol the
di-ean.
Sbipmiijt of Io Ilavdand airplane-
aiirnnd was ureal rr w eek than
at ;nv time in.e their maiiuliieture
bewail, bon-e iiuliti.rv enminillee llietll-hcr-
uere told today at the war de
partment, ami the produetiort of IjI-i-rty
motor al-o wn yrcatlv ineien
cd during; Ihi' Week,
Apioiiitni(iits Coni iriiH'd
AMSTKIilWM. Oct. -1. FPrinee
Maximilian of linden has been ap
pointed German chancellor, saws an
official Her! in nnnonr cedent.
I Jeputies Grocht r. centrist, nnd
Scheidmann. niii jorit v soiftl demo
crat, hav- been apiuunted secretar
ies of state without portfolios.
The official statement adds that
Prince Maximilian also has been
mimed Prussian foreign secretary.
He will announce his program at a
f.ill i icc'iti of the reichtair October
.th.
o Hlunc Alonl and other positions in jm.H i Kbniders is nblaze virtually
( hamriane was reported today bv i everywhere. Krom iirisoners comes
General Pershing in bis communiuue I l iufrmalion that the Germans are
.. 1 mtiLniir liiti'ridil l ii'niiu Vu I liiti i lit nviic.
the allies hemm Wednesday
The potmlation of Salonikl t
held an enthusiastic
Place Tour
thanks addre
perev nnd I'remier Vcnizelos C v '
adopted. t-itKJ-'' Csrr'
IVmnmt. Vi.nlvolAO Et.I.I tl.nt fciO STr.-
victory inst eomnleted by mil i
convention and bv which ltuitrJ
rec(ti;ni.ed eoiii)lete defeat would-
ercise trreat influence upon the
Hues of the world war. The defi
Official announcement of I he ai
oointmcnl of Prince .Maximilian of
Paden as imperial chancellor con
firms newspaper reports to the same
efi'cct cmanatiiiL' from Gennnnv in
the lat few da vs. lb' has been known
as a moderate in German polities. Ilis
wife is related to the I'ritish royal
tnmilv.
Firm Allies of Kaisor
Adolf G roher is one of the lender
of the centrist parlv in the reicliMnir.
Recently before the main ommilIi 1
of the reieht.ii:. he criticised tho
irovernmciit and attacked Von Iicrt
linir tiie bader id' the centn-ts. In
the i'eich.-vt:!ir in .M.ir. li. liflft. h. de
fended Germany nielhod of im.kiii
I t nee with Rhsmu at l'n"-i.-Lilo''.k.
Philitp Scbeidcmar.n is yice ntesi
ident nf the rciclwi.p.' and the Ivr.der
of the irainntv sic i.il 'leniociirl
He wilh hi win.: o'' tie; parlv.
while i:oaiin:d!v oppo-.nj: -.. ie of Ike
(Continued on Page Six.)
ENEMY DEEEAIED
for Thursday, nnnouncim; further
yains bv lho Amcrienn forces fighting
with the I'retudi.
The communiuue follows:
"Section A Aemriean troops
fiLditinir with the French have driven
back the enemv and taken Itlane Mont
and other positions in Champairne.
Uetween the Moel!e nnd tho forest of
An'onue, we earned out the usual
artillery am patrol activity, taking
a number id prisoners.
The captur of Plane Mont nnd
Meoeaiih farm was announced in Iat
niulit's French officitil statemenl. II
was not made known, however, that
American forces had effected its cap
ture. The Americans here are evi
dent I v co-operating with General
Gouroud's French nrruv the (,'ham
pnirne. puhinu' the attack on the left.
Plane Mont is more than three mile
hrrthwest of Somnie-Py while t he
c;i,tured farm lies just to the east,
I.ONION, (tel. . Krcnch forces in
the ( 'hampa'.-nc have captured Or
feuil and Pcmoiit chateau, northeast
of Sommc-Py. Mont plane, u posi
;ioii of con-ii!ei';ible tactical import
anee, a!-o ha ticcn taken from the
Germnns.
i
lot Iluliraria definitely removed 4rW
! daiprer of Pulrarian supremaev in the
i Pnlkans and assured a ponce of lih-
orty.
U. S. CARGO SHIP
PKHUN. via la.ndon. Oct. -I. An
attempt wn made bv the (iritisb yes
terday to break throii-jh the German
line on a brofid front between Le
Catelet and St. Oucnlin, German army
he;idin:i rters anipeinced tor la v. The
encmv sucrceilcd in tekinir Le Cate
let nnd in peiidrntinir Seoucliart. but
afterword thrown bfiek, it i- de
ck, red. on both -uie- of Le Catelet.
Seo,'ielai't, !iowecr, remained in tue
band- ot the Pntth.
French anr American dii-iotis
vesterdav laaneh-d nn attack on a
w :V Iron ii the ( bjwi.paL'iie between
the Snipi c and the Ai'-nc rivers. The
Gen. mil rteincnt - h lit lacks
were rep-il-ed.
A eniiiiti-r att;iek threw back the
allied lorefs that had penetrated the
German line, in ("hinders astride the
Staden-Iioiilcrs ro.nl.
50 OE CREW LOST
W A s ! 1 1 n t ;t j-v . o t. n . The
American Ktoi.mcr Herman Frasch, u
small cai go-ran -r, manned by a
navy crew ami In the overseas
ply service hii been nunk In collision
at sea wilh a lo. s of probably fifty
of her crew.
The collision was with the Amer
ican Ktcamor (Jenrgc G. Henry. The
1'ra.rich nank la seven mlnntos. Forty-
one survivor a havo been ae: on n ted
for.
The colli: ion occurred at Hca ytyv
eral hnndie.t mil'X off the Amerlcnn
jcoaxt. in bititmle 4100 north, and
longitude wett. First report
to the df pjiriinent gavo few defaib
The Henry luid her how rrufhed, hut
after Mainline by all night to pick up
survivors, re-unned her voyage.
Hoth ves-els wero carijo-currier.- In
army cupply -t ranport nerviee. The
Frasch wus a ."hip of 4'Mmi tons earn
ing a crew of H!niit 10 officers and
men and the Henry Is a tanker. Only
41 of the Frasch's crp are areount
ed for. It in feared there was heavy
hrB of life.
unto the dune country ,of HcLdum
alomr the seaeoa!. DuL-nots are he- AMSTERDAM, Oct. 4 The Tur-
tilt: blown UP there. ikUh mtnlKlnr nf tlm IntPPlnr hn ro
ll) ine Armeniieres soeior me re- i
r ii... i ..i: 'I'!... i
uciii oi uii: icriiijiii continue. i nc ,-,, ....i,...
!:: i ...... ...,ai i.. tiw. .,..t -.f """"h"
Lens, Mericourt. soiilben) of Lelis,
has been captured by llaig's men.
signed according to a Constantinople
American losses Modenitn
LONDON. Oct. 4. ( 4 ::U1 p. m. Hv 1
the Asosciated Press.) Hritish and 1
l''n'nidi forces continued to advance
today north of St. Ouentin, Thev
reached the outskirts of Mont lire'
hain after severe fii.ditinLr.
The lAmerioun casualties in the
heavy fightintrin the Argonne region
are described jus moderate. The
German have been unable to main
tain their usual artillery fire and un
doubtedly are hcL'iuninu seriously to
feel the loss of the largo number of
juu captured from them recently nil
along the western front.
The retreat of the Germnns in the
region bet ween A rnienl teres ti nd
Lens has reached a depth of six miles.
The enemv still i relirhrj slowly.
The allies arc now wilbiu six miles of
Lille.
L RUN REGION
IN FORESI RESERVE
WASHINGTON. Oct. L- Ten thou
sand acres of land, tonnin- the Itnll
Run uater-hed from which Portland.
Ore., obtain- its water siipplv. are
a'ided to the Oregon national fores',
n serve under a senate bill passed t
d.iy by the bouse and sent to lho
oresidciil. The land was orieinallv
in Mie v. rnnl to Ihc OrcL-on and ( aii
fornia railroad, but was revpsied bv
court decision in the Cnited Stat-;.
CLAMOR FOR PEACE
PASKL - Oct. 4. -The Itul-arian
socialist pnrtv will support the gov
ernment in the Sobranie on the ole
condition that the government nmk
, TiONDON, Oct. 4. It Is learned In
official quarters that resldontH of
Sofia and Constantinople including
officers and their families aro leav
ing hastily and going thru- Rumania
for German points.
Thero has been no further newfl as
to tho attitude of Turkey. It Is point
ed out that tho whole Turkish flet
In the Black sea is manned entirely
by (Jermans, while Constantinople It
self and the ltosphorus batteries aro
garrisoned by Germans and Aiis-
trians. There is a report that Persia
Is beginning to show signs of taking
sides wilh the allies.
In considering tho question of the
attitude of Austrln-Ilungary tho pos
sibility of Hungary taking action sep
arate from Austria should not bo ignored.
f!
E
PARIS, Oct. L- (linvas.) Tho
eentral powers intend to organize a
new front in Serbian and Unitarian
territory lor the defense of Nili and
Sofia, accord i ntr to t he Nouvclle
Pres-e Libre of Munich. Tim large
cent of territory to bo coered,
however, will not admit of the es
tablishment of a continuous front, il
is pointed onl. arid the belief is ex
pressed tlml the hostilities likely to
develop will be in the form of a wnr
maneuver.
Aeeordilt" lo Swis newspapers,
Puchiirost ha been put into a statu
of defense.
to the soeinl news- Jtrta-Hit tigarv had
peace, nceoi
paper. Na rod. of otia. punted in a
lii-pateh. As a further condition,
the socialist demand that the uov
enimcnt t-hall make such negotiations
a nre nercs-nrv to insure good rela
tions between the Palkan pontiles ami
which, will tend toward tl stablisb-
nietil il a Palkan league.
ZI'lilSM. Switzerland. October I.
-The defection of Mulgiinn is having
a serious eTed on the central (low
ers from fitinuciiil a well as politi
cal ami militalv renins, localise of
the fact thai both Germany and Ans-
largc nd
1 conduct
made
varices lo Itulgarin for ll
of military operations.
According to the iVcuna None Freie
Presse, the total loan o alnne one
billion tram-s. n addition to motiev,
the Central Powers delivered large
(inantilios of war mnleriiil to Hulgn-iiuf
vanclug Italians. The
aro blowing up their depots.
HOME, Oct. 4. After tho capture-
of Herat by the Italians, cavalry
Joined in tho pursuit of tho retreat
ing Austrinns nnd has marto a consid
erable advance, according to an of
ficial note Issued today.
Dating Nnvnl ItabI
LONDON, Oct. 4. In tho levelling
of tho fortifications and depots at
Durazzo Wednesday, tho entcnto
squadron according to a Central
Nows dispatch front Homo, destroyed
much material for tho Austrian army
in Alhatila.
In Albania the AnstrlatiH aro re
ported retreating In disorder now
that, their base at Duraz7.o has been
destroyed by entento warships. Amer
ican submarine chasers sank two
Austrian submarines during tho at
tack on Durazzo In which supplioa
for Austrians were destroyed.
American, lirltltdi and Italian war
ships participated in the attack on
Ditrazzo. This sensational exploit,
which was curried out Wednesday,
seems to havo reducod tho Austrlana
to one largo naval conler In tho
Adriatic, that of Pola. allho tho port
of Flume may bo used.
The attack, coming at n time when
the Austrinns In tfoulhorn Albania
aro in dlro strails after losing their
support lines eastward thru Mace
donia, appears to bo significant. Ital
ian troops launched an offensivo
there on Tueaday. It suggests that
military operations may lie begun
along the northern Albanian coast In
the rear of tho retreating Austrlans
and tho situation holds largo possibilities.
Itulgars Hunt Villages
SALON 1 K I, Thursday, Oct. 3.
Murnltig villages marked lho trail of
lho retreating Itulgarian army in
Macedonia, pay telegrams from tho
front.
Mod lea of slain ojvlllans were
found In tho smoking ru'ns at many
places. Advices state that this work
of destruction KiirpatiKod even that
which has been reported front dls
Iricls In Franco and Itelglum from
which the Germans have been driven.
in'Aiiwoon. s. n o. t. 4. 0. s.
Anderson, candidate for governor of
South O'iknt.'i on the socialist ticket,
who was tried here on a eh it me of
violating; the espionage net, was
convicted late bit nigh!. Ho will bo
sentenced tomorrow,