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MEDFORD, OREGON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 14,' 1918
NO. 174
AUTOCRACY TO GO BEFORE
RFIHIFSTFMI SENATE FIRIVI
w w w
ARMISTICE
REJECTED
President Informs Germany That Only
Conditions Upon Which Armistice
Can Be Granted is That Atrocities
On Land and Sea Must Cease
Autocracy Must Go Before Peace
Conies Time for Armistice Will
Be Put Un to Military Commanders.
AGAINST PEACE
WITH GERMANY
Loilcic Introduces Resolution to
Cease Communication With Ger
many Save for Unconditional Sur
renderThomas Stipulates Recog
nition of Slavonic Peoples.
WASiltlN'QTOX. Oct. 14. resi
dent Wilson today unsworn (ler
mnnv's pence proffer with a note de
elnrimr there eun be no nonce with n
German -rovcrnnient controlled hv n
military autocracy and no thought of
an armistice while Gorman atrocities
continue on hind and sen.
The official interpretation of the
note as openly expressed was "au
tocracy must iro,"
The text of the president's answer
follows:
Text of Iteply
."The unqualified acceptance by
the present Gorman government and
by a large majority ot the rclchstaK
of. the terms laid down by the presi
dent of the United States ot America
in his address to the congress or the
United States on the eighth of Janu
ary, 1918, and in his subsequent ad-1
dresses justifies the president in
making a frank and direct statement
of his decision with regard to the.
communications of the (icrman gov
ernment of the eighth and twelfth of i
October, 19 IS.
Safeguards Demanded i
"It must be clearly understood
that the process of evacuation and
the conditions of an armistice are
matters which must be left to the
.iudirnient and advice of the military
advisers of the miverninent of the
United States and the allied i:overn
mcnts, and the president feds it his
duty to sav lliat no niTiinuonients
can he accepted by the uuvcrnmcnt
of the United Stales which does not
provide absolutely satisfactory snl'c
truards und iruarantees of the main
tenance of ibe present military su
premacy o J'the armies of ibe United
States und the allies in the field.
"Me feels confident that he enn
safely assume that this will also be
the. .induiiiont and decision ot tbo al
lied governments.
"The president feels that it is also
liis duty to nd dtliat neither the gov
ernment of the' United States nor. be
w duite sure, the governments with
which the L'ovornment of the United
State is associated us belligerent,
will consent to consider un armistice
so long ns the armed forces of Uer
mnnv continue the illegal ( and inhu
mane practices which thev still per
sist in.
Atrocities Must Cease
"At the very time that the (iermnn
government approaches the govern
ment of the United States with pro
posals of pence its submarines are en
eaged in sinking passenger ships at
sea and not the ship nlono. but the
very bonis in which their passenger
and crews seek to make their way to
safety: and in their present enforced
withdrawal from Inlanders ami
France the (Icrman armies are pur
suing a coarse of wanton destruc
4jou which has nUvnvs been regarded
an n direct violation of the rules
and practices of civilized warf.ire.
t itles and villages, if not diwtroveo.
arc bein'r stripped of nil thev contain
not only property but often
of their very inhabitants. The
nations associated ugaint Or
innnv cannot be expected to
agree to a cessation of anus while
nets of inhiimauitv. spoliation iinii
desolation lire being continued which
fbev justly look upon with horror nnd
with burninir hearts.
"If is necessary, also, in order thai
there mnv be no possibility ot misun
derstanding that the president shonln
verv solemnly call the attention ol
the government of (iernianv to the
lailgunge nnd plain intent of one of
the terms of peace which the ficrmai?
government has now accented, Jt i:.
contnined-in the address of the piesi
dent delivered nt Mount Vernon on
the Fourth of Jnlv Inst.
Autorrnrr Must
"It is ns follows: 'The destruction
of every arhitarv power niivwlrerc
that can, separtitelv. secretly niui of
its single choice disturb the peace
of the world: or if it cannot bp pres
ently destroyed, nt least its reduction
WASHINGTON Oct. 14. Repub
lican Leader Lodge today introduced
a resolution to declare it the sense of
the senate that no further communi
cation be had with the German gov
ernment on tlio subject of an urinis
tice and that no communication be
had with that government except on
the question of unconditional surren
der. Senator Lodge made no comment
on the resolution at the time of its
introduction.
Discussion of Germany's peace re
ply in the senate was opened todav
bv Senator Now of Indiana, republi
can, who declared nothing short of
unconditional surrender of the Gor
man urmv will meet the demands of
the American people.
. To Safeguard Slavs
Senator Thomas of Colorado, dem
ocrat, introduced n resolution stip
ulating that no peace pact be enter
ed into by the United States with
Germanv without a specific recogni
tion of the rights of self government
for the Slavonic and Polish peoples.
Senator Ashurst of Arizona, after
con I'errimr with President' Wilson to
dav said :
"The president will take no action
that will weaken in the .snialest de
gree the successes of the American
and allied armies in the field.
"(in the contrary." Senator Ashurst
added, "what be will do will nil her
strengthen the military situation."
This was the first statement bv
anybody who bus talked with the
president. '
The senator said that the country
hould not he worried: ihnt. of course.
the prcsider knew the views of
Clcnienccnu and Llovd-George and
was prepared (o lake the proper step
in accord with the allies.
Our (icorgc Talks
Senator Ciiniiiherlain of Oregon.
chairman o'' the militarv committee,
in n statement today opposed nccept-
g Germany's latest note, which he
sairl wafl more a suggestion of ne
gotiations limn a promise to surren
der. "I approved of the president's note
to Germany." he said, "because I
felt that it was a diplomatic demand
for an unconditional surrender.
Whether Germany's reply amounts to
a promise of uncimilitionu! surren
der or not, 1 am in doiihl. There
should be no doubt in mv mind."
V
PARIS. Oct. 14 (Havas.)
Newspaper hero believe .that as, n
result oC the continuous advance ot
the allies, the Germans will le forced
hastily to retreat to the Lille-Mcme
res-Motif line.
The (icrninn retreat is. hcinir earned
out with difficulty owing to'lhe boin-
hardtuent of railroads hv airplanes,
liritish troops are reported to have
outflanked llnuchain and to tie ad-
vaneiiiL' on Itenain. from which town
thev nre nnlv three miles distant.
American l'or"es are advancing in
the direction of Ibtn-sur-Meusc. in the
Argonne sector. according to the In-
trntisigeant.
NO PROSPECT OF
ARMISTICE IN
NEAR FUTURE
British Government to Resolute1" Op
pose Grantinn Germanv Armistice
Unless Absolute Guarantees. Both
Military and Naval Are Forthcom
inq Italy Also Firm.
LONDON, Oct. 12. It is learned
in authoritative quarters, says li ou
ter's limited, that there is no pros
pect of an early armistice, as the re
sult of Germany's overtures.
While certain developments are
taking place, the Central News
agency says it learns, it can he said
that the liritish government will
resolutely oppose the granting of any
armistice to Germany unless absolute
guarantees, both military and naval
are forthcoming.
Justice Should lie Stern
Lord Heading, British ambassador
to the United States was summoned
to a meeting of the war cabinet this
morning after n conference with
Premier Lloyd-George, presumably
to give the cabinet his personal opin
ion regarding President Wilson's
war views.
"Justice is merciful when there
are extenuating circumstances, hut
when there are none it behooves jus
tice to be stern," said Lord Reading,
British ambassador to the United
States, speaking in his capacity as
chief justice, at the luncheon of the
Serbian minister dealing with the
present situation.
Premier Yenlzelos' ot Greece con
ferred with Foreign Secretary Hal
four early this morning afterward
seeing Premier Lloyd George berore
the cabinet meeting.
Italy Wants Guarantees
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14. -An of
ficial dispatch from Homo today says
while the Italian public knows the
allied governments adhere In prin
ciple to President Wilson's expressed
program of peace, they "have opin
ions of their own clearing up Wil
son's principles on such radical
points of national Interest."
If President Wilson thinks . the
German reply to his inquiries ninkes
It possible, the Italian press thinks
he now will, in accord with the allies
establish conditions for an armistice
which should comprise all indispen
sable military guarantees.
LAON W
1 KM
E
Great Fortified Platen of Laon and
St. Gohain Forest. Backbone of
German Line in Franre. Cantured
bv French as a Result of Foch's
i
Strateav. Wlthovt the Loss InseD
erable From Direct Attack Result,
is R"in of Entire Defensive System.
GERMANS STRIVE 010 IF
TO GAIN TIE
BY PEACE BR V
E
Northcliffe Savs That Foch is Driv
inq German Armies to a Greater
Sedan and Only Armistice Can Pre
vent Crownina Disaster to Hun
Forces Ecuivccatlon In Renlv.
$1 .1 0 FREIGHT RATE
. FIXED OH APPLES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1 1. An
emergency freight rale of $1.10 on
this season's crop of apples from
points of origin In Washington, Ore
gon and Idaho to the east, was
agreed upon today by representatives
of the railway commissions of the
three slates, shippers and .the rail
road administration before the Inter
state commerce commission. It Is
agreed that proposed SJ.'i per cent In
creases be established on all other
fruit and some Increase to apply to
apples where it would put the rute
above $1.10.
STATE OF SEJGE
L1SRON. Portugal, Oct. I I. The
Portuguese government has declared
a state of siege for all Portuguese
territory. The president, as com-mander-fn-cbief
of the military and
naval units, has taken direct com
mand of the forces. Tranquility
reigns In the country.
(Continued on Pago Four.)
SAX FRAVCISCO. Od. 14. -With
report fmni nil point showing that
German iieace endeavor- are hcim:
met v. ilh a determination lo ' b.i
more bund-, (be bunked total ot
the Trtellth Federal Itc.-crve to d rid
fur the Fourth Liberty hum was mid
to he .f.'UH.Thti..Ml hv Liberty I u
headquarters bere todav. Oregon re
ported !tO i-r cent of her ou.da ac
tually in the hank.
SERBS TAKE NISH
IN NORTH DRIVE
LoNhON. Oct. II. Afrer Mitd. tr
im.' Nidi on Saturday. Serbian force
took posesion of the enemy tui
tions north of the town! according to
the Serbian official -mtrtnetit issued
today. French eavnlrv have occupied
the lie hi Palnnku.
PARIS, Oct. 14'. Another victory
has been added to I lie Uivj trail -f
ilorv bin zed bv the allied armies. The
Laon plateau at Inst lias been won.
crowninir the Cninbrni-St. Ouentin
and Champagne offensives.
The mn neu vers so successfully
elaborated bv Marshal Fo -h enabled
this irreat achievement to be accom
plished without the loss inseparable
from a direct attack.
The result is the ruin of the entire
defensive svstin built up hv the Ger
man general staff since l!H I, lor the
cornerstone of it Wns the Laon pla
teau, on which the Gentian line pivot
ed. It was to turn it that the offen
sives of llU.'i and l!Uli were curried
out.
LllM'i'iilioii (f Km nee
It was niruinst it that the eampai"
of l!)17 was premnturelv broken. It
was from the plateau that the sixth
irreat ..drive of the JieNnuus toward
I'aris was started.
Its full is the total prologue lo tiie
total liberation of France, for the
proi;res by the liritish to the vi-in-it
v of Doiiui puts the Germans in
such a position that even if they enft
manage for a lime to dimr between
Huhtiin and Solesmes, while thev
evacuate the pocket of which St. Go
bain is the button, thev will he oblig
ed to ret back iilnii the frontier, and
it is more than Iil.elv that thev will
not even have time for that.
Sixtv-five hundred .civilians were
liberated when the French Iroops en
tered the city of Laon. The state
ment issued at the war office say
that the French have passed far be
yond the town on the whole tror
between the Oise and Die Ailette river.
Kt, Gohain Abandoned ,
liYTIIF ASSOCIATKI) IMtKSS.
Oct. 14. German forces have aban
doned Liiou and 1 1n whole St. Gohain
region. Tile French, nfter re-oren-nvinir
Laon. have pressed on until
ther line now runs from the Oise riv
er nbiive Le Fere to the estern end of
( 'hcmin-des-lhime-.
When tb Germans began tit fall
buck out of the hiitr into which thev
were being slowly caught bv the rapid
advance of the allies on each side.
thev went with t'-h speed that the
change in the battle line n that sec
tion of the front d iring a few hours
was astonishing. Not until the French
reached the La on La Fere rail road
did they encounter any real resist
ance. Italian troops participated in the
advance and arc now engaged on lite
lulls mirth of tlic Ailette river. At
tliis particular point the German lines
have been pressed back or have been
withdrawn so that a sharp anule hit
been creted.
Officii DENIAL OF
ISSUED AT-BERLIN
4
UKUNK. Switzerland. O.-l. t.
The Wolff News agency of
P.erhn tuda v isiied an ot 1 icial
denial ot the report which had
become ciirrcnl in Germany that
Krnperor William intend d to ab-
diente. w
TURKISH PEACE NOTE
REACHES WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON. Oct. 1 I . Turk
ey's long dclavcd Hole asking like
Germany and Austria that President
Wil-on take a hand in the re-tomtom
of pcit'-c. was received ut (he
state? department.
LONDON, Oct. 14 "Tho speed of
the German reply is indicative of the
anxiety the Germans feel for the
safety of their rapidly retreating
army," 'said Viscount Northcllffo to
an Associated Press representative
today.
"At the Urn they were being ques
tioned about the Lusltnniu they play
ed for delay, delay, delay,' he con
tinued. "Sow they are fighting to
gain days, even hours. The reply con
sists of evasions made for tho pur
pose of unbalancing the minds of the
simple folks in allied countries nnd
to convince tho German people t li ut
the allies will not accept what is de
clared by tli em to look like a reason
able offer of peace.
Koiiivocation Felt
"Tho character of tho answer
shows tho atmosphere of equivoca
tion in which tho Gorman govern
ment lives and moves. Germany only
detdarVs' herself to comply. She
does not comply. She has not ac
cepted tho president's terms. She
only says untruly that those
terms have been nccepled.
Mn 1S70 the Germans, when they
had the great French army enveloped
nt Sdan, declined to give an armis
tice. Bismarck said:
" 'Germany desires to promoto the
re-establishment of peace. Tho best
means of assuring It is to deprive
Franc'e of her ormy.'
"If my American friends will look
at the maps In their newspapers to
day they will see that Marshal Foch
is rapidly driving the Germans Into a
gigantic Sedan, not tho Sedan of the
IS7H typo, for the number of retrent
lng Germans represent hundreds ns
compared to tens of Marshal MaeMa
lion's, army H 1 N70.
Ai-mlstico Prolong 'nr
"If we grant an armistice wo shall
be providing material for a great pro
longation of the war. If we leave
the matter to Marshal Foch he will
end the war. Bulgaria Is out. Tur
key Is going out. Austria-Hungary
is on the vorgo of n revolution.
"Tho combined efforts of America,
Great Britain, Italy, Franco and Bel
glum will end this struggle and put n
stop to any possible recrudescence of
the wur."
ARTILLERY DUEL
WITH Til K AMFItK'AN FOI.VKS
NOlfTIIWKST OF LltlH N, Oc. 1 I
(Niton. IU the Aus-ocinled 1'rcss. )
Violent arlilh-rv admns were in pro-
urc todav along the greater part of
I he American I rout. Lit I le eTiaiiLie
was made in I lie line, hut the Ger
man late lad 'night laid down bar
rages that were preparatory lo counter-attack-
o a -mall but icion
character. The mod determined effort made
bv (he enemy was on the left across
the Khcr Aire between S. .Livin and
Si. Georges. The Germans advanced
in open tinier and fought with a
dendine-s that indicated fresh
troop-. Within an hour however, the
American a rt illerv support big the
line of inlnntrv with machine run-,
had brought the little offend - to a
hull.
N FOREST FIRES
OF
MINNESOTA
Twenty-one Towns Destroyed in
Northeastern Minnesota and Deth
List May Reach a Thousand
Prosperous Business and Farminq
Country ft Smoulderina Ruin.
DI'Ll'Tll. Minn Oet 1 I Tivm-
tv-'one towns were destroyed, with u
known death iist of l!!S, bv the fire
which s win it n.irl liintnrii I iiitm.il i
iuiturdav and Sunday. The injured
T n..t.,ti. i mi: n-i...
to j'iiiiiiii iiiiim.iis Minn j"o. j lie
towns totally or partially destroyed
are: Cloquet. Moose Lake, Kettle
Itiver, Lnuter, Adolph, Manger. Five
Gurnet's lliirtiev Gritml 1 nl.-it M-mbi
Grove, Twig, Itanium, Mathews, At
kinson. French Iiver, Clifton. Carle
ton, Hrookston. Hrevator. Pike Lake
ami fine nut.
ST. PACL, Minn., Oct. 14. A dis
nntch this afternoon I'rom Adiutant
General Khinow at Moose Lake stat
ed that the general forest fire situa
tion was well in hand. No further
spread of the fires is feared and it
Is believed that the burned urea will
be cleared of bodies hv night.
'"IH-Lnrn. Minn., Od. l-r-A large
section of northeastern .Minnesota,
thre duvs ago a busy ami prosperous
business and fanning countr- todav
was a smouldering ruin with hundreds
of bodies of men, women and child
ren, many of them burned hevond
reeogntioii, strewn about the coun
tryside as the result of the disas
trous forest fires which swept- this
territory Saturday and Sunday.
Kstiinat"s place Ihe death list u
close to 1.0(10 although no official
figures are available. Hundreds of
persons are more or les seriously
burned, thousands are destitute and
homeless ami the properly loss will
run into millions of dollars. At least
a dozen towns and cities were de
stroyed. The worst blazes were nt
Moose Lake, Kettle lliver and Clo-
Oliet.
Ifclicf work under direel ion of
Adiutiiut-General W, V, Khinow and
Governor llurnouist is progressing
rnpidlv.
I SMASH
IN FLANDERS
FOCH'SREPLY
British. Belulan and French Forces
Attack on Wido Front, and Go Over
Too ifl Direction of Ghent and
Courtrai in Effort to Retake Bel
gian Coast and German Submarine
Bases Excellent Proaress Made.
Artillery Actions on Other Sections.
LOXDOK. Oct. 14. (.-.:35 v. m.
Tim lirilisli, Kit'iiih n ixl lU'lunin
forces in tlicr now drive nsninst the
Cicrinnn lin.sititms in Hi-lirinm hnve
t-npturi'tl Koiilcrs. the Kvcnins News
snvs it nmlorstnnils.
The ni-wsimiicr snys nil nclvnncc of
five miles has been innile in Beltriinn
liv the allies. Courlrai is threlened
I'liiin the north. The nilvance eiin
linties. -
The nllies hnve reaehed the town
of l.enilelede. four miles northwest
of Court mi. and tho line rnnsn front
of Jseuhcni.
100 LOSE LIFE Ifl
XKW YORK, Oct. 11 Within nix
minutes $f;,000,iHHi In Liberty bonds
wero BuhHcrlbed hero today to build
hIx $1,011(1.000 Hhlus for tho Kmer
Koney Fleet corporation. In reHpoiiHC
to an appeal by Charles M. Hchwab,
the corporation's dircclor-Kcucral, nt
n luncheon in lionur ot forelKU diplo
mats and representatives of the kov
ernment. The cnthuHluKtn in tho plertKlnK
wan o ureal 'hat there wuh no cohhi
tlon In the bidding after the amount
called for had been mined unci $:tS.
(Mhi.imm) hud been HUhscrlhcd within
:iS minutes.
Within Hie first hour $.".0,000,000
bud been Hiilmtiiiied with tho pledg
ing still koIiik on.
As each million of the first $'J'J,
(MHI.iWO uas MiliMTibed, a miniature
-bin was launched hv ,a mechanical
device.
Commenting on the Teulonii: peace
propt..il-, Mr. Schwnlf said :
"It is hot my purpose even to pre
sume to comment on the message of
our jlliislriotis president, but I do
no I Tiiiml saviutr that I would like to
iv e t he Germans one damn good
kick to remember this war bv.'
America had luuudicd :i,UMii,lMMi
gro-vs tons ot shipping during the lat
vein, Mr. Schwab said, and J.i'lMl.tMHi
nf this was in commission, Slups mid
more -hips were needed, he said, and
ihi-' ri'Miiircd money and more money.
WITH THIS ALL1KI) AltMIIOS 1M
FLANDF11S, Oct. 14. ( Uy Associat
ed 1'rcHs). liritish , Belgian and
French forces attacked nt dawn this
mnrniiiK on u wide front in Flanders.
Tho allied troops nre driving. In tho
Kenornl direction ot Ghent and Cour
trai. Tho attack seems to ho Renernlly '
from Comlncs to the northward. The
troops of the three nations went over
the top after n "crash" bombardment
only. There was no preliminary bom
bardment. It undoubtedly tactically
surprised tho enemy. ,
Itesi Troops hi Lino
In tho Hi'lllsli formations wore
Rome of Great ISrltatn'B best troops
and the forces of the French wero of
famous MkIiUiik organizations. The
Germans appear prepared to retire
to the Ghent line.
Uy tho fury with which the attack
was launched U is evident that the
fighting armloH nro not paying the
slighted atteiiLlon to tho "peuca
talk." They Rinashed forward with
all tho dash characterizing the recent
operations.
Tho blow In Flandors may prove to
be Marshal Foch's master stroke. If
the allied progress Is continued the
Germans turnout a wide stretch of
territory, taking In the most impor
tant part of tho Helglan coast, In
cluding possibly the important Ger
man submarlno bases, as well as the
forces In tho entire Lille- salient,
either will have lo get put or face a
Kceoud Sedan. !
I Excellent Progress
Reports' from the advanced posi
tions tb in morning indicated that the
three groups of allied troops were
making excellent progress In the
Itclglan coast salient from which the
Germans havo been precipitately re
moving war material for two weeks.
Fvery foot of ground gained here
altio deepens the Lille salient and
success means that the enemy will he
obliged to evacuate the region to the
south as well as to tho north of tho
front attacked. Tho attack would
have been launched before now had
the ground been ready.
The itrltldi troops drove first for
the Cotiiines-Meiilu railway. No tanks
are reported to be participating.
The Hermans are weak numerical
ly on this front, numbering fewer
than t.'i divisions.
It in known partly us tho result of
enemy graves counted that the Ger
mans MilTered more than 100,000
(iiHiialtles In tho Lys salient In the
last three mouths.
1 llim l Vimll.,l..,1
LONDON, Od. 1 L-Tho Ttritlah
SAV .11 'AN. I'orto Rico. Sun. lav.
''let. I t. Willi alt Ihe bodies not d
recovered, it i- probable that 1 oil ur
more per-on od their lives at Muv
nuuesf, a seapurt on the western
eon.-1 of I'orto Rico in last Friday's
earlhouake. That city is in terror
!H Ihe result ol' a eoutinnau 'e of mi
nor MHuke-. Muliv o' the rcddcnls
aie homeless.
LONDON, Oct. ! . Tho resigna
tion of Prince Maximilian of Raden
as German imperial chancellor Is
probable, n 'cording to reports from
Holland today. They quote the Rer
llu National dliing as saying the
cli a nee I lor 's ictirernent h icmtrdeil
In certain circles as Inevitable.
(Continued on Page Four.)
SHELLS MP MILLS
NKW YORK. Od. 1 I.-- Soldiers nt
Camp Mills, Long Iduud, received n
tragic Tun-lade ol' war today when
a machine gun attached to an air
plane in flight accidentally went nlf,
sending hu!tcU numm; the men ol' a
samtiitv corps. One soldier was fa
tally wounded and two others hurt
seriously . . ...