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Newspaper Page TextTO HELP WIN THE WAR BUY LIBERTY BONDS. T.JsL AYEATIIEI? Maximum Yesterday 8P.; Minimum Todav, 45. FORECAST Tonight and Tomorrow: Fair. ebforb Mail Tribune TO KEEP THE WAR WON BUY MORE LIBERTY BONDS. . rorty-alRhth Tear. Daily Thirteenth Tear. MEDFORD, OHEGOX, SATURDAY, OCTOJJER 12, 1918 NO. 173 NOTE READY r FOR PUBLIC "N ui munun REPLY TO PEACE TERM SON WAY Washinqfon Does Not Exnect Direct Answer Scent Effort to Befoti Issue German Press Whines to Slive Turk and Own Colonies Barbarians to Strive Aqainst Dic tated Peace "Accept in Sense" Neutral Reports Declare. Luilcntlorff's Bullheadedness Cardin al Error "Foch's Broom" Sweeps Foe Back General Staff Panickv Retreat or Rot Final Result of Chamuaian. AMSTERDAM. Oct. 12. Tim llsin dolsblnd n-hilt) statimr t li :i t it is not responsible lor the truth of I In1 stnle nieut, snvs news received in Dulch circles eonected wit It (ierniunv is that Gormnnv will ucccpt President Wil son's conditions nnd especially those resrnrdintr the evacuation of occupied territory. ' 1 WASHINGTON. Oct. 12. If Ocr ninny's reply to President Wilson's innuirios reiinrdintr her pence propos nls was despatched hist niulit ns dis imtches from Switzerland iudiciile. il probably will roach Washington not later than tomorrow iiiht. I'rince Maximilian's first nolc was delivered licrsonully to President Wilson hv the Swiss oliurue here, so should tin . reply come to the legation tomor row it may he held until Monday till the return of Ihe president from New York. The firs note was about -IN hours ooniimr from cahle from Hcrne. The stale department is still Willi- out confirmation ol the reports Ihal Turkey lias aiipenled to Ihe allies for peace on allied terms, and there also was not him.' official rcardiic.' un olher conununicalion from Austria. Tho collapse of Ihe pro-flerinan Government in Turkey is regarded here, virtually ns an accomplished fact. Consiiiuenllv a direct appeal from Constantinople for peac e with out reunrd to llerlin is expected mo mentarily. Apparently no such thins; as direct drilling: in German diplomacy is look ed for. and even an official an nouncement from Merlin that the note meant utuiualificd acceptance of American and allied terms would he viewed with open suspicion. It would he unite in kecpiiii.' with Gentian meth ods, it is pointed out. to seek at this critical moment to hefoir the issue nnd unsettle puhlie opinion hv mis lcadinir statements to create the im pression that the war is over. Unless Germany actuallv is ready for unconditional surrender officials here do not believe that IVip.ce Max imilian will rcitlv to Ihe president hv Havinir he represents the German peo ple themselves remirdless id' the war lords, and that the president's condi tions me accepted without cuiiivocn tion. There probably will be attempts hv diplomatic trickeries to the verv last to iret soniethinir better than the dictated peace before the Americans nnd nllies begin to cross the German border. , BERNE, Oct. 12. The Wolff bar can, life semi-official German news agency lias circulated a Frankfurter Zeltunu dispatch from Herlln statinc that the German reply to President Wilson's note was sent last nlKht and that It Is In a sense an acceptance. PARIS, Oct. 12 Today finds Ger many a little nearer the brink of disaster. Marshal Koch's broom ap plied in the Champagne, has swept the enemy back from a wider section of the front than ever before. General Ludendorff is reaning the results of the cardinal error he made in thinking that tho allied offensives were hound to be spaced at wide in tervals like his own. The continuity of the attacks has literally dumb founded the Germans and it Is plain that there is vaceilation at grand German headquarters. The evacuation of the Belgian coast appears to have been ordered and then countermanded, which jus tifies the inference that General Lii- dendorff is no longer guided by pure ly military considerations either from the demoralizing effect a re treat on a largo scale would have In tho interior and the idea of more territory remains in his hands the stronger will bo Germany's position in Its conversations with Washing ton. General l.udendorff Is letting Prussia's time slip by for which It Is likely he will repent. Marshal POeh in the preface to his celebrated book "on the conduct of war" says: "Nogl's army at Mukden sought not so much to crush tho Russian rlshl by a flank attack as to get on bis rear and thus determine the re treat of all the enemy's forces." Tho allied commander-in-chief ippears to be applying that principle In Prance. The German frfont forms a vast .salient from the Eseaut to the Mouse, the extreme point of It being Anizy. Marshal Koch is attacking It not alone on tlH one flank, but on hoth, while 4io is pressing the center In the section between I.a Fere and Mcrry-au-llac to prevent tfle enemy's breaking contact nnd slipping away. At the beginning of tho week It was the turn of the left of the allied forces which struck In the direction of Mauheuge and Guise. Yesterday it was the right that delivered the blow, aiming it In tho direction of Ylozlcres. Whether both wings break thru or only one is immaterial. The result would be the same and the longer the Germans resist the worse lor them. Every day adds to the was tage of their effective material nnd sbould they hold on too long their retreat would become a rout. BASEL, Oct. 12. (llavas.) The Frankfort Gazette announces that the German answer to President Wil son, which has been accepted In prin ciple, probably was forward'-d on Friday night. The Gazette say? It has reason to believe that tho answer expresses adhesion of Germany to the demands of President Wilson. I BURY DEAD OF FIND CURE FOR "FLU;"D1SEASE CRISIS PASSED Pittsliurn Doctor Gives Formula That Prevents Effects and Spread of Epidemic Reports Show Ailment Wanes in Eastern Coast States After Short Seine. PITTSBURG, Pcnn., Oct. 12. In response to hundreds of telegrams from medical men thruout the coun try today, Dr. George F. Baer of the Homeopathic hospital staff this afternoon made public the formula of his discovery announced yesterday of a cure and preventative for Span ish Influenza. The treatment, he said. Is a hypodermic injection of a sterile solution representing 1.54 grams of Iodine in chemical combination with creosote and guaiacol. In experiments conducted here since the outbreak of influenza. Or. Bner'sald, patients in acute stnges of the disease have been made well In a few days, while In one case the em ployes of a bank were Innoculnted with the solution and altho exposed to Influenza, failed to contract the disease. WASHINGTON', Oct. 12. While reports from all parts of tho United States to the public health service to day show the Influenza epidemic as spreading, thore wore signs In Boston and other Massachusetts communi ties nnd at Norfolk and Portsmouth, Va., that the disease has passed Its crest. .. PORTI;AiNT, Ore., Oct. 12. Thir ty new cases of Spanish influenza were reported today to the city health bureau, making a total ol about 200 since the disease appeared here several days ago. Only one death has been reported thus fur. The order against all public gather ings, hoth Indoor and outdoor, con tinues In effect. The mayor of Salem, Ore., an nounced today that all public gather. tngs would he prohibited there nnu churches, schools and theaters closed beginning tomorrow. 360 YANKS DIE COPENHAGEN, Oct. 12. The (Corth German Zeltung says that the (Continued on Pago Three.) EBB FORCES AT GATES OF hNDOS. Oct. 12. Htv the As- fed Prcs. ) Serbian troop- reached ii point within mx mile fh nnd are Mormimr the outer V' of the fortre-s. A Franco- eolumii i moving around the .in tin southeast ami nm.llu r .-ji'rre is ciii-irt'lin it I mm Hi'' ISLAND OF ISLAY, Scotland Thursday, Oct. 10. (By Associated l're.s. t American dead from the troopship Otmnto will lie buried In Ihe little churchyard at Kilchinan in LTavs arrommodiitlnK twenty oodles oar It. As rapidly as the bodies can he as sembled they will be buried in an open field on tho odo of a cliff dir ectly oviH'looKlnK the scone of the wreck. A memorial service will he held to morrow ut the church. It will be conducted by the Itev. Donuld (".rant, who with Mrs. tirant were loaders In relief and rescue work. American and Hritlsh officers the rIny authorities nnd a largo number of Islanders will attend the ceremony. After the simple service has liK'ii road a military salute will be fired over the craves. Owing to the heavy urf and the extreme difficulty of combing the hh:h cliffed coast of the Island, It may bo many days before the bodies of all the victims are recovered. Tho tii.-k of conveying the dead over the rou;'h cround from distant pointB to Kthlnnrtn Is proving a difficult prob lem. No four-wheeled vehicle can lie used and the bodies are being trans ported ou carta. HOW 10 KEEP FROM GETTING INFLUENZA lly the National Conference of Army, Navy, Civilian Doctors. 1 Avoid contact with' other people so far as possible. Kspecial ly avoid crowds Indoors, in street ears, theaters, motion picture houses, and other places of public assemblage. 2 Avoid persons suffering from "colds," soro throats and coughs. 3 Avoid chilling of the body or living In rooms of tomporaturo helow 05 degrees or above 72. 4 Sleep and work In clean fresh air. . :fi Keep your hands clean and keep thorn out of your mouth. 0 Avoid expectorating In public placos and boo that others do likewise. ' i 7 Avoid visiting the sick. 5 ICut plain nourishing food and avoid alcoholic stimulants. 9 Covtir your nose with your handkerchief when you sneeze, your mouth when you cough. Change handkerchiefs frequently. Promptly disinfect soiled handkerchiefs by boiling or washing with soap and water. 10 Don'a worry, and keep your feet warm. AVet feet demand prompt attention. Wet clothes ate dangerous nad must be removed ns soon as possible. , BAN UPON AL WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OK VERDUN, Friday, Oct. 11. (By Associated Press). Several aviators have become aces since the Americans struck tho Ger man lines in this sector. There has also been an increase In victories credited to old aces nttuvlietl to squadrons In this area. Eddie Riekonbneker has won 15 aerial victories and probably will he credited with IS In a few days, .lust behind him comes hleut. Krank Luke of Phoenix, Ariz., with fourteen. Lieut. Hamilton Coolldge of Boston, Mass., and .1. C. Vascoucells of Den ver, Colo., ore new acres, with seven and five respectively. Yesterday's performance by the "strafing raiders" which caused con sternation among (ierman airmen, was the duplicate of another raid on October 3 when Lieutenants Ilicken backcr, Coolhlge and Edward Curtiss of Rochester, N. Y., got one between them and Lieut. Coolldge got two more independently. Lieut. Rlcken hacker and Lieut. Vascoucells got one nplece, and Lieutenants Willeys Sparks of I'niontown, Ponu., Thorner Taylor of Chicago, ad William Pal mer of Bennettsville, S. C, down one between them. BITTER BATTLE LONDON. Oct. 12. -More than HUD American mihUct were lo;.t on the IraiiMiort Utrnnlo, Mink in tho col Hi-ion with the s-teuiuiT Kunhinii oil t lie miiiIII Scottish coa.-t. Una devel oped lrom c heeknii! Ihe Oli.iiiloU list at American unuv heuuuiiurters where it war. l'oiiml the tleaih roll of omiers Mood at ;IU4 or Job. .Vole I mi ii 11(1 Uouien hud been recovered iij to this morniim. .ltmv ol liicse were until burial bv a parlv bent Hum Liverpool. A LritiMi aumiraltv liitetiicnl t:iys Unit the trniiM'orl Utrnnlo i j .mcd on fcuiiiluv with the tiaiiMiort K i.-h-II tr. 'ihe Miitement tollowh-. "At 11 o clock on niinoin the ur uiored mercantile cruiser Olranlo, Aetini; t upturn Krnet Dawi.-iun m command, was in collision Willi tho Mcum-liip Kih.nir. iiotli ueie earrviin; Iniled Maies troop. Tin. -wcaUicr wn- erv l.ail .m.l the !-hiw drilled apart and ioon lilj -luht ot each oilier, 'iht torpedo oosit detrover .Moiium-v wo ivllcd bv wirelc-. and bv killlnl hniiillmii -,,11 I'eedeil 111 tnklll'.' olt J7 ultlccr.i mid Jil'.l men ol the ire and .HID l l.llld Mate-, soldier- ,llld .III l lcni-ll .-.iilors. They were iiinneo at a North ire-h port. Hoy Wllllm died at tho flacred Heart hofpllal at II o'clock hint nlcht from the rifle wound received lam Wednesday at the hand of Itohert (loron of Fort Klamath, who mistook hi in for a deer. The death notice appears elsewhere In this pa per. Mr. (Ionian In almont heart hroken over Ihe ad affair. Coroner I'erl will hold an inipiext at 2 p. m. Monday. Mr. (Jeorce Klone ami son of Hold Mill, were visitors in the city .Saturday. WITH Til K AMKHKAN AW MY XOUTIIWLVr (if VLIilM N, Kriduv (leio. 11.- i Keillor'. I In elosim; (irnnilpro mni il wiik the French who actually euli reil (Irundpre Million, but it was Ihe American advance cnM ol' the ArL'onue nnil their eiiplure of Miireo and CheviercH ihal made the oeeuiuilioii pn-.xihf. The (leriiiiiiis timed (heir retreul from the Ar'onne with their cuMn mnrv -kill. -Imwinir hot little of Iheir lasl line of I roup. Thev nl-o made a verv eotnolele iob of dcMrovin,. and hloekiiiL' the main roads. Little is likelv to remain of (irttndpre station, the enemy havinir shelled it lo com plete ihe iliMruction wroiiLht bv lire. All of Ih" Herman counter attacks have been repulsed without anv urotind beirii: yielded. II "IN BAD" AFTER LOSSES ZritlCH, Switzerland, Oct. 12 Neutral travelers arriving here from Germany report that 4 rumors that Kmperor Wllllnm may abdicate appear to take 4 greater consistency day by day. The arrivals add that the tin- popularity of the German crown prince has considerably Incrvas- ed In Germany. WITH T1IR AMKIiK'AX FOHCKN XOltTIlWKST OK YKIMH'N. Oct. 12. (Hv the Associated Press,) (Noon.) (icneml IVrshinu's forces continiit'd their attacks iimiinst the (icrnmn posiiioim on litis front todnv. flcrninn opposition proved even more hitter, if possible, limn il was yes terday. The fiiiMiiiir this iiKirninir was es pecially violent on the center unil oti the left center. St. .luvin nnd Cunel. hoi Ii of which towns now are in No iM nil's Lund, lire uflnme. WITH T1IK AMKUICAN AUMY NOWTIIWKST OK YKHiX. Kridav. Oct 11. (Uv the Associated Press.) Today's nltuek from the Meuso to Ihe Aruonne forest developed slowly. At the slart the (ierintms were able to pour in such a rain of machine fun bullets nnd shells that the Americans made virtually no advance. peeinl Iv in the center of ihe line. Herman opposition was heavy everywhere ex cept on the American's ritflit. where the Iroops were able lo advance slowlv up the river. Thev worked their wiiv into Cunel wood, tnkiu-j .'m prisoners, north of the Cnncl lirieiilles road. The troops on the left had the stiifest kind of fiiihtim:. They were held up south of St. Juviu bv con centrated machine gun nnd artillery fire from Hill 18J northeast ot the town. The Americans he-run an encircling movement to take Hill 1H2. Thev forced their wav across the St. (tcoRicx-St, J ii vin roatl nnd moved (hroiiuh NcL'iciuont woods under the heaviest fire and lii.hliiiLF every ntep of the wav. The American artillery opened lire on Hill 18'J while the iu- 1 n ut rv advanced on either hide of St. Ju in-C'liaiiipnimieulle salient. This salient wits obliterated later when Ihe (ieruiaiis retreated from St. Juviu and abandoned the hill. Severe fiuhtum tool; phice in the center, where the troops were at firt unable to udviiuce fniin tl' position gained veMerdav between Mamelle trench ami Uoinain. It was past 1 o'clock lodnv lie t nx the Aiaericaiis jot under wav. SLAV HERO DIES AWAITING CALL HKATTI.K. Oct. 12. Two crosses oT Kt. (leoriic and papers found In the effects of a shipyard laborer who died from lnNnciizn In a hospital here identified him, police Kald today as Lieut. Klrlll II. Lauldlzc, former commander of the Uusslan Biilimar Ine KuKtiiir. A fellow workman suh stanllaleil Ihe statement and hiWI l.imldle was workliiK here while walthiK an answer lo his application lo cnllsMn the American navy. L GATHERINGS IN GTY MONDAY Mnvor Gates Issues Orders to Close Theaters. Mectinns, Etc., as Pre caution Aaalnst Snanish Influenza Asks Co-Oneration of All Citi zensSeveral Suspected Cases. 4 NOTICE TO PUBLIC. On aceount of the epidemic of Spanish influenza, now sweepinir over ihe count rv, and after consulting with the T plivsteiaits ol the eitv, we have decided. hci'Minimr next Monduv. October 1-1 til. lo close all ldaees " of ninufleinents, theaters, niovinf picture shows, etc.. ehundtes, lollies, schools and all puhlie meetiuirs of 1 everv deseriidion, where, penult eonirreirate same to he in effect until said epidenir ie has subsided. Hclievinir tliai this disease is easier prevented than cured, we respeetfullv re- nuest the noonle of this eitv to eheerfnllv abide bv this order nnd herehv assist not only our "eitv, but Ihe entire country in Rtnmniiitr out this drendeil eni- demie. (Siirned) C. K. OATKS. Mivor of Motif ord. 1)1?. R 1. PTCKLK, C'ilv lleallf Officer. SOLDIER S INITIAL ON SHELL THAT GOT HIM LONDON, OH. . It. ('. Hunter, Austin lin n soldier, was wounded bv ii bit of shrnpnei and M-nl back to I'lu'htv. When Iht-v look the mcfnl '.nun his Iiiiiu's the doHnr loiiud Ihe h-tier I! the !'r-t of bin Htunnine tncribefl on il. "If il hud been a bit hi'iiMT. it miulit have hud mv number as well,' commented the soldier. To prevent the further spread of the dread Spanish influenza, of which four positive eases are known to exict in Medford and inanv others are suspected, the eitv authorities Humped down the lid this noon to l' into effect Monduv luorniuir. order ing the elosini' tf (diurches, theaters, schools and all public nicctint's and alheriiiiis tf everv deseriptitm. This drastic rule will be in effect until all ,d a nirer of 'Ihe epidemic uetl inir a foothold in Medford is past. The action was not decided tut un til the local filiation had been thor oughly canvassed bv Mnvor Hates and Or. Pickcl. Kverv phvsician in the eitv was consulted, nnd the opin ion was unanimous that everv pre caution should be taken before it was tool ale. A number of eases and sus pected cases were also reported front various parts of the county. lOporlM Are Alarming New reporls of the alnrinintr spread of the disease Ihromrhout Hit! United Stales and the lunre death rale lie compniivinr also had a ureat influ ence in lcciilitiLr Ihe local officials to act. A telephone, ouesuufl from htinstnuir vesterdav al'lernoc stut iiiL' that (here were 11(1 eases in thai eit v and Hint there had been Ii" denlhs ulreadv and that hv midnight Inst nii'ht I 1 mort! were expected to die, also had a benriiiir. Several eitiens from I hinsmtiir were in .Med ford vederdnv seckiii" nurses to as sist in cnriiiL' for intliicn.n palienl. Health Officer Piekel advises all iiersniis tfi cover their mouths and no-es with Iheir hands nr hanilker ehiefs when couuhii'" and snee.inir and not lo expectorate ou the reels or floors. This will uo a lomr wiivs towards preventim; an epidemic here. The elointr order will stop the work of the Ked t'ros and miinv patriotic and public activities, ;uil will entail a loss on the movmtr v'w ture inunuL'cme'its, Mu payer Perev (Continued on PaRo Three.) SALKM, Ore., OH. 12. Justice Conrad P. OInoii, appointed as n mninbnr of tho Mate nupreine court to Bticoeod the lato .lu.-tllco K. A. Moore, has uaked Attorney Oenerul Hrown to pusn on the question whe ther or not hln appointment Is con Htitutlonnl. Tho (piestion aa to lift constitutionality hna lieen rained by certain Portland men who are oppos ed to JiiHtico Olsou'fl election in No vember. Tho question is banod on the fact that the tuilarlea of supreme court juRtlceH were consolidated while Olson wait n member of the state Feuule. E. Dill Huns to Attempt Stand Alona Selle on Cambrai Sector New Encmv Linci Unstable Allies Brinaina Up Guns for New Drive 15 Mile Advance in Champaqne Imperils Line American Gains Vital Kai ser's Arms Desperate in Crisis. WITH TI1K FliRXCir ARMY IN I'-UANCK. Kridav. Oct. 11 Ocncrnl (inuramrs It ps have crusscil tho Snitipc river iilinnst evervwhere alontr the J0 mile I'rnnt hetween licrtriconrt ami lli'thcnivillc. The Cicrmnns still hold the bridgehead at Boitlt-snr-Snippe. The cneniv in rctirinir to his next zone of resistance on the lietonrno, hut there lire iinuiistnknhlo evidences that he is iirciuiriiii; tor n still fur ther ret rent. PARIS. Oct. 12. Continued pro uress was made last niiiht h'- tho I reneh troops nlonir tho entire Chnnipau:no front, tho war office an nounced today. llio French hnvo ncnclraled the iuipnrlnut raihvnv town of Vou'.icrcs. This mornini' 1 Ho French were linldinir' tlm irencrnl line of the Hetnrne nnd tlio ronil from I'auvrcs to 'onzieres. LONDON. (Id. 12. Hrilish forces lust iiii-1- continued their advanco norlli of the Scusce river. Field Mar shal ilaiir unuoiiuced todav. The ad vance is in the direclion of Douui. Tho villaes of Ilamel, Itrebieres, less than three miles from Douui and Cuincv, less than two miles from Douui, have hecu captured. Farther nnrlh the Hritish linvo pushed lo the east of I lenin-I.ictard, northwest of Douui, mid thev are in the, environs of Knnav. with tiik iiiiiTisir army in FRANCK, Friilav. Oct. 11. (Hv the Associated Press.) Tho encmv to dav licizan un utlenipt to slow tito Anirlo-Ainerican advance on the inuin huttlefront. All tiie hridL'es across Ihe River Sello from I.eChnteau southward were hlown up nnd the Germans seem to have been diutrini; in furioiislv uhniir tho line o thu hiL'h urouml some 2.0IIU to 4,000 vnrds east of Ihe river. The ficruiiins have paused in their flight hcl'ore the Aniilo-Amerieun nd vancc li'oni Ihe Canihrai-St. Ouentin line Iiiiil' enouuli to attempt a slum! nlumr the Selle river, soulhvvard from Ihe lip of Ihe ullicd weduo ut l.o Calciiu. Mouicnliirilv, therefore, the lino appears lo he slulionarv nlonir this front where Ihe cneniv has hastilv iluir in. Field Marshal I luitr. in his offieial report loduv, did not nieulion anv new forward movement here. The line is ail extremely unstable, one, however, and the Ueruian de fenses are detscrihed ns mero scratches ou the surface. There seems everv probability, therefore, that the allied drive will (Continued on Page Throe.) CROWN PICE PA WIS, Oct. IJ.-The Americans are clomu' in on Don-sur-Meuio while' Iheir lett wintr w within five miles nf Punncv, suvm Marcel Ilutin in Ihe Keho do Pari.-, t'ontinuinur, iio snv't that iniporiaiit events which will citanue Ihe entire lace of thine? ninv be expected in this part ot the Woe vre trout. Orders found on prisoners, snvn M. Ilutin, show that the encmv wuk instrucled to ivsist on tho Supno rivei trout until the tilth at leant in older to sae all the material poasi 'oe ami lo enable the adjacent armies to conduct un orderly retreat. General Oouruud'H attack upet this plan. Although the Hermans had divin intm in (ho 'hnnipairne Hector, 1'2 of thich were I'resh, the fear of beini; eru-hed caused them to decline bat lie. The crown prince 1ms moved his headipitirlers from Mcieres in hot IiuhIc.