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WEATHER Maximum Yesterday, 78; Minimum Today, 42. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Fair. TO HELP WIN THE WAR BUY LIBERTY BONDS. Medford mail Tribune TO KEEP THE WAR WON BUY MORE LIBERTY BONDS. CWIIJUIBIIIII . CCU . , Dally Thirteenth Tmt. MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER , 3918 NO. 170 ANGLO-AMERICAN RE CA GERMAN LINE GRADUALLY nni i Annum bULLAro nb 10.000 PRISONE Paris Reaards News From Front as Indicatina a General Givino Wav of German Line, a Collapse. Piece bv Piece of Enemv's Position and Crumblinn Awav of His Arimies 10.000 Prisoners Taken Tuesdav French-American Forces Winninq. ANGLO-SAXONS SMASH ZONE OF HUN DEFENSES Kindenbura Line Nf Lonaer Bars Path of Allies Last Remnants of Ex traordinary Mare of Defence Be tween Cambrai and St. Quentin Stormed Allies in Ouen Country. PARIS, Oct. I). Nearly 10.000 Germans was taken urisoner yester day lv the allied forces iu the i'iuht intr alontr the various fronts of the haltlefichl, suvs Marcel Matin in the Keho de Paris todav. The Germans, he adds, are hurriedly evacuating the Amount) forest. The battle is con tinuing. Paris regards the news from the front as indicating a tieneral eivinir wav of the German line, n collapse piece bv piece of the enemv's posi tion, nnd the minium? nwnv of his armies, regiment bv regiment and di vision bv division. A formidable war machine is so seriously affected, it is pointed out. that even those who fnshioned it now are doubtful of its soundness hence'thcir peace propo. sition, the first that they have rcullv formulated. ' BY THK ASSOCIATED PRESS, Oct. 9. Forced from C'ambrni, one ot the sirotii: itillnrs of the llindenburir system, the (iermmis todnv nre beimr driven buck toward the French fion- .,,ht- Ilia I,,.,,..,. nnJn.l, 1, I u i.T the Third nnd Fourth British nrniie-;. aided bv American troops. Apparently the Germans now have lost the HindenhiirL' lino on the front of Cnmbrni to St. Oucnlin. Field Marshal Unit; resinned bis attack this morning and reports that progress is beimr made on a front of more than .tO miles from northeast of Cainhrai to east of St. Onentin. Center Collapsing As the German defense svsteni in the center falls to the British and Americans, the French and Ameri cans on the southern wall from Hbeims to east of the Meuse are smash in ir their wav northward, threntenimr the important i unctions f. of the railways 'rnnniitif eastward from the broken St. Oncntin-Cumhrai line. Fast of the Ilindcnhtirir in the St. Ouentin-Cnirihrni area the Germans are reported to have no prepared de fenses until a line immediately east of the frontier is renched. East of this line, which would run through Valenciennes, the German have the line of the Mettle, In capturinir Cnmbrni and breaking throuuh the German defenses to the south, the British nnd Americans took more than 8.000 prisoners and a In rue nnnntitv of nuns. Near I're mont the Americans captured an en tire German artillery position of three butteries. To Cut Itaflrnnds Before the advancing Anglo American line lie the railway pine, tions of KnOatenu, Bohnin, Guise nnd Cuudrv. If the north and south rnil wavs are rut German communication bet woe the Laon massif and the Lille Bnlient will he lost. Field Marshal Ilaia has driven into PAKIS, Oct. fl. The Ilindenburg line no longer bars the path of the allies. The rupture of it was achiev ed on the first dav of the fighting in the new development north of the Fs caut. To the Anglo-Saxon forces went the honor of the storming of the last remnants of the extraordinary mae of defence between Cambrai and St. Quentin. The day's fighting was notable alo in that the enemy's losses must have run into tuns of thousands of men. The allies now are in the open country on the Cnmhrui-St. Quentin trout ami are threatening Bohnin. an important transportation i unction, the Americans hist night having pushed within (wo miles of that place, Once master of Bohnin, .the allies could take-in the rear not only the l.aon-St Gobain massif, but the Hin denhurg line aong the river Serre. which ioins at Chnuniont-Porcien the Brunhide line running along the Aisne. Danger nf Capture All the German positions parallel to the German frontier, starting in (he cast and ninninT as far as I, a Capetle. Vervins and Marie, run the rik of being raked in The other ami of the trap which is closing relentlessly on the Ger mans, that operated bv General Gouraud, also lias secured important results. While attacking the Suippe line frontallv. Geii"-nl Gouraud is turning it bv mnrchinir mi Mnchnult and Junivelle and has arrived close to the former, place. Consequently there is every probability of his reaching the Bruubilde line at the time when its we-tern continuation, the Hnnding line, is in danger. Move I'p tlie .Men. so To complete the dav's work, Fran co-American forces moved up on the right flank of the Mctwe, won back places famous in the Verdun strug gle and got in line with the Americans on the left bank who are thus re icved of the uniting think tire x.hnli had prevented them moving forward. The German position has been ren dered worse as a result of yester day's fiuhtin iu the opinion of mili tary coinmcntafors. General Ludctidorl f delayed his re treat so long that in the view of the critics, he is in danger of lendin hack merely the remnants of hi armv to the famous glacis which protects Germany. Major Oe Ci rieu.x a-ks : "This nrecipitatc demand tor an armistice does it not spring f rom a vision of disaster ' EXPECT TURKEY T( nun WITHIN NEXT HOURS Surrender Expected in London Taladt Resicns as Premier and Enver Quits as Minister of War Switzerland Swarmina With Peace F!oneers of Central Powers. (Continued on Page Eight) LONDON'. Oct.' 0. Hie surrender of Turkey within i'ne next 4K hour would not surprise well informed om.rters in London, the Evetiiii? Standard snvs todav. The Bn'ish authorities, it ndds, are in possession of inl'ori.iution showing that a pro cess of disintegration exists in Con stantinople. LONDON. Oct. 0 Tnlaat Pasha, the Turkish premier, has resigned and has been succeeded bv Tewetk Pasha, former premier, and ex-nmbasador at London, according to advices re ceived here. Enver Pasha, the min ister of war. also has resigned. GENEVA. Switzerland. Mondnv. Oct. 7. Switzerland in the lust week has been swarming with Gerninns, Austrian and Turkish pence pioneers sent from their capitals to trv to get in touch with diplomats of the nllied countries. The watchword of the em issaries of the central powers is an i iiieedintc nrm'stice in order to avoid further bloodshed. In nn article summing on the present situption Cue Democrat savs: "If the belligerents meet now round a freen table, the Austro-Germans will eniplov loaded dice nnd win the gMinc which will result in another war within P2 years.'' BATTLE CRY FOR TV.! I IlL WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. -Hti-o In creases In the artillery program have been decided on by tho ordnance de partment, which today oked the house appropriations committee to add f 1,H0.IMMI,000 to Its estimates of ' $2.C67.0onjM)0 to carry out Its part of the- enlarged army program. The war department has derided to provide more Mr suns for each of the eighty divisions that America ex pects to have In France next year. KILLED IN BATTLE Mrs. Dcllnnr Frederick, wife of the manager of Snyder's daily received a telegram from Washington today confirming the death of her brother, Private Harry Ackley of Portland of C company. Third Oregon Infantry. He was killed In battlo In France on Sept. 1st. Private Ackley was fairly well known fn Medlord as are most of the other members of that company, which under Captain .1. J. Cross ley was on duty here for several months prior to going to Krance, guarding the tunnels nnd bridges in this sec tion. H has been known from letters received In the city that C company had been In tho front line tranches sIikc .hi no :p)tli, and has been In the thick of the fiithtfnc. Medford friends of members of the company have been dally scanning tho casualty list with anxiety. WASHINGTON. M. !K -"At the present rate of uoiug and with the present average per capita sub scription,' Miid a 'rea-urv loan re view todav, 'tlic Fourth Liberty loan iiiiiv not reach the de-ired goal within ihe allotcd time." Prompted bv unfavorable report of the last few davs. inauv Liberty loan organization llirouLthoul the country todav adopted tiie slogan "double the I bird" a- ' a campaign crv. NewspMoers were urged to tell their readers the fact lhat the ba-is for -mhscriplions to the Fourth Liberty loan -lio'ild he the third hum suh--crint'on multiplied bv two. Ollieialv an frankly puzzled over the filiation, shown bv their reports. Iu -pile nf ii:n-i hnoraide accounts of local achievement-, cupi'ng from all narts of the coi.ntrv. disco 'iraginu totals are shown in the Mih-critdion- cleared throuuh the federal reserve banks. Compared with the third loan at the same period of the campaign, the fourth is behind in actual money returns. THESE ARE NOT HOME GUARDS. BUT SENATORS EXAMINING GERMAN SOUVENIRS """" tfti mm I IN BATTLE figg ALLIES"W1N TO HUN OFFER nnoTinii nc dho u i ur PLEASES ALLIES London Reaards President's Refusal to Ta!k Armistice as Clear and Loqical Paris Hold; Note Could Not be Improved Uuon No Res pite for Germans in Retreat. 1 E Senators f;ni! ns keen an hiU'lfst In sti'.ivciilrs of IOiii'ohmiii Imtllr flHds ns do their iinisllliicnts and as nilicli Niilisriirtion in (li)iinlii(i it llmi llfllliot to lioiv II flls as dtxis n Miinll Ixiy. U'iliuvHN tills Kloll: Si'll ntor (iVni-Kn II. t'liiinilkilnln or tlrfjiai, clialrnum of nillltnry iiirnlfs roiiimitti'o, with a (.i iiiiiin kiiii ovr his xhouhlrrx; Srntitor AVilliuni II. TlioingiMiii, who In-oiiglit tho souvfiilrs hink I cm I'riiiuv, uciirliiK a lifl mrt and a)ii;r-n ly ri-mly to iloa a Ks nui.sk, nntl Senator .lolin .1. M ulsh of .Molilalia, nntl Senator .Morris Sliepparil of Tevns. t the eMii inc rh;ht, rath with lillr In linn. I. All or tho impeiliineiifn of imr iv.i-s picketl no hy Senator 1'htniison on hatf lefiehls. TELLS DEPUTIES OF E VIENNA. Oct. r"ia Basel.) In opening the Austrian chamber of deputies. Baron Von HussareL the ! Aiisirinu premier, announced ofn ifjallv (hat u peace note had been sent to President Wit-on and said: I "In a measure the note accepts the ; ba-i- for negotiations indicated bv an important ner-onalilv in the nmcrse eamii. It is evidence thai the icntnil oowers arc di-poed to adopl a cour-e Icatiinu to a pacit'ie end. "I!ut I cann.d iii iiv that this hais reotiires in manv i!et:iils a laodtli catioii ol t he p'hl ical idea-- w hich thus tar h.ive ilireded public opin ion. Neverlhc'e-v. I hope (his a.-M'ia-blv will auprove of the new step Icadim: to an cpo' h in uhe-h the reat people- ot the world will decide their own luttiiv. "A rc-.oTi-c in. I takiii'.1 into a-, count our di-p.-iti.n woiihl .!uw a wiil to dc--lr.iv ii- and would meet from the (Yntr:il power int'tcxiblc resolution." LET KAISER TALK AT END CF STRENGTH PAKIS. Tuc-dn, Oct. H.--General .1. .M. i. Malieterre, titc mifitarv critic of the Temp-.- ha- written a letter from the trout -aving that the ( icrman ai -inies a re at the end ot their strength and that the German high command i hooin to -aw them. "An nnm-tice, ev en with the ob ligation to eviif tuite in aded trt i -torv nnd Al-aee-Lorraine." he eon-tinue-, "would allow the German com mand its arttiie- iu security lo a dis tance Mifiieicnt to i-ivc tunc to re form the riink- in preparation lr the moment when Itcrhti will denounce the allies condition u- lUiposr-ihlc.'' ARMY PLEASED BY PRESIDENT'S REPLY with Tin-: a m Kit ioa.n Ft)itci:a IN' r'HAXCK, IH. !. I ISy AswKll t ed lr"ys. ) Prt'iirkiit Wllnon's rnpb to the German .f-;trt propoKa) reach ed tho rear IIihm of tlie American jartny tliiH mii iiiiiv. It hail been eagerly awallfi, iih poH.tilile cliarae t t:-r havlnu lit" it widely (Ii"ciiMtnl. T.'te R 'netal lorie i:l Hie lank ami file comment was a iliet at iKfai t Itiii tlmt no annitiie would lie uranie'l witllti the eiieiiiy troop wen; on u, lled noil. It is now pel hii: llih; to Ktjile that It wn. the S'l-onl Ainerlran dnisSoit wlili-ll hore the lirnnt of liie reeenl hard fl.'lilhii; in ilin ChampaK'ie. Thin dllslon took Ht. Hli.nne ami the pohltlttn.t leailitiit to lhat lown nnd thus erea'.ed a rlluhl nali"til nuw proJeetlnK Into liie i':rtnan lltH.'. The Serond Ameri'an tlivifton ron sfnt of lha I'lfih and Sixth relinent of maritieft, Iho Mnth nnd Tweniy Ihlrd Infunirv ami rlftpenth, Slx teenlh and Mnetien'li lelnienls or Httlllery. WASHINGTON, Oct. 9. Talk of peaco ut t Ills tlmn Is apt to paral.v.e the enerities of noldlera and Impair Hie usefulness and productivity ot nitinliion workers. -Sir Kric (ieddua, first lord of tho llrltlsh admiralty, aid loday In dlsciisnltm llio tierman attempt to olitaln an armlstlre. "Wo cannot win this war hy talk ing of peace," Sir Uric said. "To ttet ns all lalkini! of peace i.s Just what Germany w,itiis.M Tho inldler ul the front who itets the notion lhat .ea.e Is roinlut; Boon anil that lli'lnniiiv Is aliout lo col lapse loses Ihe will to win. Sir Krle sahl. "There can he no uroaler peril to the cause of liherly, decency and hu nianlly for which Ihe allies are flitllt Itm." he ndde.l, than a relaxation of nnerey hroiiiihl aliout hy a Keneral conviciion lhat Ihe war Is alioul lo 'ind. lhat tietmany h. licked anil that therefore It Is not m-cessnry to con "iniie pieparalion anil siiIvIiik. " I am noi Inieresied In how much IntiKcr C'Tiiiiniy (an hold out. What ilitere. Is n. e Is linw LTeat n whlpplua wo can ulve her. The allied armies and ailled navji l.el the knise shoots.'' will liri ut; pence, mlk while Koch INNER CABINET OF AMnTI l;IUM. Tiio.Imv. (Id. 8. Tiie llcihu ni n-iianir c ii r 1 1 . 1 1 u . or ;nll "I Ihe l iitleille ( enlri.t narlv. -ays the inner calnnel ol I'nnee Alax rnll.nll o' llmlen. Ille III 1 1 ic tin I chilli- eellor, is eomiioseil of Kreilerieh Von I'm it, Ihe :ee .Ii. hi. ellor; Ailolpll llrialnr. Hie I'leriial leailer: Mil I ills KrzhciMT. one n the (Vnlrl-t lead ers: I'jlillini i-llenlelniillll, soeinlisl. and llerr I' in ille r:r. vice nresiiletil of the I'r- --Kin -tale niilii.lrv. The I ololie olks X. 1 1 u Ilir "Ills Karl 'I liinlniin, I cult. . I, has I a iiiiinin:c.l miiiislcr oi the iuicnnr. I.ON'DON, Oct. 0. In ilinlomalic circles iicre President Wilson's reply lo Hid pence proposals ot' I'rinec .Mu.ximilinn, the imperial German chuncelor. is remirded ns clever nnd loL'ical. II is felt in these circles that Hie president was wise in rei'rainin from a flat rejection. The president, how ever, it is considered, displays the snine attitude of skepticism as do British and eontinentul statesmen eoiicernini; the itood faith of the Ger man liovernment. It is lielieved that, n satisfactory answer lo President Wilson's oues tion will severely test Germany's pood t'nilli while an nf t'inuativc reply will mean the ueknowleduiflcnt of a Ger ninn defeat. The neumen and lomc of the Ainen- ean executive in framinir the reply is regarded bv the dipomutisU u ghar ueteristin of him. Approved In rrnnre PARIS. Oct. !). President Wilson's reply lo the German pence note was published in the noon editions of the newspapers todav and was erected with L'cneral satisfaction and expres sion of approval thrnutrhoiit Paris. "The hole could not he improved upon i substitute Paris for Washing ton as the dale line and the replv mieht have been dictated hen'." is nn epitome of r'reuch opinion as indicat ed hv Hie popular reception of Ihe presidential document. Paris was on its way lo luncheon when Ihe newspapers containiiH' the nole came out and the people literal ly fouuhl for copies of Ihe edition. 'flic sitftiificnnt passnire in Ihe note in which President Wilson refuses to entertain Ihe possibility of n cessa tion of hostilities and demands Ihe immediate withdrnu-al of Hie Ger man Iroops is interpreted in miilarv circles as 1110110111; that Ihe allies will cive the Germans no respite in their retreat. Why Armistice Asked romniandaiil Miribel, one of the best known mililarv critics in Prance, expressed Ihe view to Ihe Associated Press correspolidelll ill Ibis colllice tion that the Germans if tbev were harrassed and nrescd duriii' Iheir retreat to the Mctise. would lose one Ibird of Iheir el'I'ecl iveness lnl one hulf of their nialeiii. I. (In the other band, he declared, il thev were allow ed to relieut to Ihe powerfully forti fied lines of the Meusc with their armies inlacl and Iheir line shortened hv nearly ."Km kilometers. 411 ol Iheir divisions would he available lor man euierin,'. Coniiuculin" on Ihe nole the lnlran i'.'ennt sav-: '-'file reiioiise of Prcidenl Wilson bv ils siiicciilv and u I failh. cuts wilb a siii'e slroke Ihe snares laid bv Prince .Maximilian of I'adcn. The president rcpniiils bv askin- Ger main': 'What do you mean I Do you accept 111 v conditions? llo von speak in the nam" of the fovcrninciit mid the people?' lie rcniiires before aiiv j tieirnl iai inns that Germany evacuate the invaded Icrrilorv of France, Hcl ' chini, Serbia. Kussin, Pobmrl, I!u. Uminiii nti.l M .hi I ,..... Tl.io answer simibir lo that, siven Ihe Duke of llrunswick a Her his defeat at VmIiiiv." Great Battle Exlendina From Cam brai to St. Quentin Continues To dav With Unceasina Fury. Germans Being Driven Past La?t of Trench Lines and Fitihtinq In Open Brit ish an:! Americans Capture Many Towns and Great Supplies. ; WITH THE ANGLO-AM ERIC AM AK.MIHS NEAll ST. QUKXiTIN, Oct. 9. (Hy Associated Press.) Tho ureal battle between Cambrai and St. Quontin continues today with unceas ing fury. Strong attacks wero re sumed at daylight this morning by the British and Amorlcan armies. ' The troops of Field Marshal Halg . and General Pershing are carrying their Hues steadily to the eastward. ' Herman prisoners Indicate that the enemy Intends to retire first to the Valenciennes line and then to 'the line of tho Mouse. The bulk of the Germans In France already aro re tiring, llowevor, there undoubtedly will bo hnrci fig;i:;ng all the way back to tho prepared positions. llut It will he flKhtlng over open nnd new country where the whippet tanks, armored motor cars and cav alry have the opportunity to do the work cut out for them. The (icrman positions north of Cnmhral aro dominated by the new ' Brit Mi gains on the southeast. The British are In a position to hasten the retreat there hy turning an enfil ading flro ngalnst the Gorman positions. SrWTTI.I-:. Od. 11 Ilealib olfi. fers I'ltlaV elitioillr'ed l'tA new case- of nil lnci'.a have bci n reported ill Scuttle since ycstcnlav 1111011, SAN 8AHASTIAN. Spain. Tuesdav, Oct. II. Illy Associated Press.) An tonio Mniirn tho rcdmiuilon of whoso cabinet was reported loday, has formed a new government, In which ho lakes the post of public Instruc tion which was vacated hy llio fluke of Alba, who Is Ihe only minister superseded In Ihe new ruhliicl. Pre mier .Maura's calhiisl.isllc alHtudn itlves the Impression dial a crh Is bus been averted. 4'iinihriil Captured I.ONDOi.Vi, Oct. 9. The city of iaiiiorai mis uccn captured. rieru nnd elsewhere the llrltlsb have cap tured siHin prisoners. Field .Marshal Halg announced the capture nf this Inng-rcslstlng German stronghold in his official statement today. The Anglo-American attnek was resumed this morning on the entire front anutli of Cambrai. Haptd pro gress was made. Last night nildllloniil progress was made a.st of Sequcbart and toward Hohain nud Marctz. South of Cambrai the British cap tured l-'orenvlllo nnd reached the western oulsklrls of Wallncourt. This attack Ibis morning was on llio front of the Third and Fourth armies and began at 5:21) o'clock. French Also Advance PAKIS, Oct. 9. French troops at tacking last night south and east ot St. (jiicnlln captured tho Herman de reuses between llarly and Neuvllle St. Amnnil and drove past llio latter town on tho north, today's official statement by tho war office an nounces, Attempts hy the Germans to recap, lure the positions gained ycslorduy by tho French norih of the Arnea wero repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. All Night llattlo WITH TI1K ANliUI-A.MEIUCAN Atl.MIKa.XEAU ST. QL1CNTIN, Oct. 9.- Illy Associated Press.) Heavy fighting continued turnout tho night on the Camhrnl-St. Quentin front and the British nnd moricans con- (Continued on Page Eight.) HUN PEACE DRIVE HOME, Tuesday, Oct. S Com menting upon tho (Icrman proposal for nn armistice, llio Corrlerro d'lalln, tho soml-ofHchil Vatican or gan says: "An unconditional acceptance of tho offer made by tho central em pires Is oat of tho cjiicstlon unless In vaded terrllurle.1 aro first evacuated ns a guaraiiioo for tho enemy's good In I on I Ions."