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MEDTRD MATT, TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREfiOV, THURSDAY. OCTOBER 17, 1918
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NO NEGOTIATIONS HUNGARIANS TO
WITH AUTOCRACY VOTE SECESSION
STATES ASQUITH
Former British Premier Praises Re
plies Made bv President Wilson to
Germans and Declares Him Best
Qualified to Act as Allied Spokes
manNo Compromise.
LONDON. Oct. 17. Ili-ilicrt II.
Asduith, former premier. Kiiciikinir lit
tho Nutionul Liberal club here, toilnv.
miid thnt there was no iniin in the
allied world better oualil'ieil to be a
spokesman of the entente nation"
than 1'rosidont Wilson, lie spoke in
part ns follows:
"Ilaek of the cnomv's proposals ale
purposes which wo have confronted
dminc (he most Irvine ordonls in our
liitorv. Wo miuht have held aloof in
Aiurnst. lill l. lint nolmdv in Kiiuliind
Clin wish Unit the eounlrv had iieted
otherwise at that lime. In suvim: her
sod. Great Kritain bus saved tin
world. - , .
"Wo' yield full lueasiire "f nc
knowlediremcnt and urntittide to our
allies, parlieiiliirlv lioluiiiin, whieh
bore tho first brunt of the (lermaii
invasion. The MelL'iuin iirmv is to
day under the personal leadership of
Be!irium's indomitable kinir. tukiuir its
share in the struuule and sucec-sos
of the allies.
Tribute to Hritish
"111 no spirit of euotisni or- vnin
elorv we express our pride in the
achievements of our own army and
navy. We must not toreet that while
Field Miirshul lluiir and his uallant
troops lire elearinir Itelirium mid
northern r'riinco of the invader, it has
born the Hritish navy and ils aux
iliaries whoso vinilanee anil nerscr
verini: aelivitv bus drained away drop
by drop Hie enemy's enormous reser
voir of power. Never bus there been
in history a more siiriinl tribute limn
this war has afforded to the power
whieh eoaifs from the eonunand of
tile seas.
"Tho Gcrir.nn peaee overtures are
sincere in the sense that thev have
evidently prneeeded from the Grinu
people who In their heart of hearts
have civen up the tame. If. in ad
dressing her overlures. not to the Ku
rd can allies bill to our American im-T
soeiates. tiermunv bus soweil situs
of possible dissension alnl iealoilsvi
it was ntnilh"!' illiistratinn of the
chronic clumsiness of (lermaii diplo
ma:'. '
Wilson as Spoliesinnii
"There is no one belter iinnlil'ieil
to bo the spokesman of our common
enuso Iliaii President Wilson. His
two replies In the German notes wove
both in spirit and sub-tnnec exai lly
what the occasion retiuired. Thev
were terse, diuuiticd and outspoken
and went to the heart of I he heart of
the mnttter, leavinir no loophole for
dialectical or rhetorical escape.
"I'resident Wilson's latest note was
addressed, not to Austria, but to Ger
many alone. 1 wish lo emphasize the
importance anil justice of these con
ditions laid down and point out the
imposisbilitv of nceotintini' with the
oncmv who sunk the l.einslcr. has
wantonly destroyed towns and vil
lages in l'rance and l'lnnders and
practiced incredible barbarism: on
prisoners.
"We must lie sure that the eovcrn
ment which has invited us to dial
with it is not the old l'liis-iun mili
tarism dressed up in a democratic
disiruise. This is a urcat uiicstion.
The reply to it can come oulv from
the German people themselves.''
SPOKANE HOTEL USED
FOR FLUE HOSPITAL
RPOKANK, WiiBh.. Get. 17. An
ebihly-room hotel was taken over to
day by the city and coiin'y henllh
authorities lo be uscil ns a temporary
hospital for mitfore of infliivnin.
Twonty-ono now en?es of Infliicura
wore reported to the city health of
fice, making T'J'.i cases reported since
tho epidemic ntartett.
GERMAN DEFENSE CRUMBLES
(Continued from pane ono.)
the march of the Hcl-jiittis on Ghent
will have n marked iiil'lucnce on the
ccnenil retreat in the we-l to which
the Germans were iiTcvoeublv con
demned bv the I'latuler. luh-iiice.
Swift I'ctrcat l-jifoi-ccd
.General l.uileic.ol't !' will be olilced lo
seek to rc-e-tablisb his tuM cnitnli
linu front fur in the rear uf the
present operations. The l.dle-Mc.-ieres
line will be out of Ibe nmMmn
ns it will be outflanked and l.mli'li-
riorl'f Vrobablv will hac to dciend
the German frontier "ii the hue Anl-werp-Namur-Met..
To reach tins
line, however, he will have to retreat
awiftlv on n wide front. Such a
maneuver, it is believed here, would
be most perilous wilh Mur-diul Koch
bamiuerini; uutelenlinulv on Ibe re
trealinu: armies.
Ill niiv evenl the German cotn
ninnder has lo preserve at all co-ts
the Ardenne pivot. That i whv the
German mo olTcriuir such determin
ed resislance to the Trench north ol
Vouzieres mid to tho Americans on
both sides of the .Mense. Ttlo ene
my miijhl uive wnv on other parts of
the line ith lillel strategic loss, bill,
to fail in defeniliiiL' the A i .li line
pivot would uieiiii (lisaslci-. 1
a-.e Doing made
modifications whu-
iu the constitution."
Ilolli Hides to Speak
''In tho armlKtice negotiations," he
continued, "'both sides should speuk.
That grows out of the very idea of
I negotiations. Hence Uermuny'B pro-
jioiiul of a commission.
"We can bo fully convinced that
I 1 1 1 1 11 fl AlivllllA' CP' the president's demands rcgurd-
' rn llUi 111 I I If I (J 1 the humanlzation of the war.
I IllIll iflUU I llin I do not believe Unit in his domands
I gonorully ho goes beyond what Uor-
J many intends, especially as rei;ards
, jl the moment tbo war may be consid-
Parlhment Hears Proclamation of , oro(1 to ,,e ,ormlIlttled.
l .
Independence Rea'J-Burian De- v( ' -J "
many will lve tho expltinationH nac-
...... . It uanu . if utuiu itit nui i humid
and mat uermany Htxeue i nard.,1,1,,,, of wnr. It )B cienrly .
President Wilson's Demands. deretood thfct uormany win tnsist
I that no conditions be Imposed during
' I tho preliminary phase of the negotia
tions which uro Incompatible with
her dignity." , .
dares Peace Outlook Favorable
LONDON', Oct. 17. At a mooting
of tho Hungarian parliament a proc
lamation was read declaring 'Hungary
to'be an Independent state, says
dispatch to Herlln forwarded from
Copenhagen to the Central A'ewa
agency here.
People to l'!nd War
ZrniCH, Switzerland. Oct. 17.
"Tho counts declared war, bat tine
renriutplitutivcg of the neoplo wl;V
conclude peace," the socialist news-'" 'sue
nnnor Arhnllnr 7.i,llilliL' of Vienna i ' Kl'm't I HIT
saya In a current article on the situa
tion created by the Teutonic peace
proposals and the replies to them.
' ' lllli'lun Optimistic
IIASICL, Switzerland, Oct. 17.
liaron Burlan, the Aiistro-IlunKarlan
foreign minister, spoke In tho most
optimistic manner of the prospects
for an early peace in an address to
the foreign affairs committee of tho
Austrian delegation at its meeting
on 'Wednesday, says a Vienna dis
pttch. "I nourish the hope today most
fully," said tbo foreign minister in
Uita connection, "for ir the contents
of I'resident Wilson's reply are stud
ied there Is nothing to bo found to
frustrate ouch a hope or even to de
la its realization considerably."
"The political point In President
Wilson's roply is settled" liaron Har
lan declared, "as Germany's, reply
will undoubtedly establish, by
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17. Further
indication of the serious stute of uf
fairs in Austria-llunirnrv reached the
state department today in a dispatch
from Heme which said the dual em
pire is fae'iiie a decisive political cri
sis. It is xeported that the cuvicror
will at a luccliiie- of the Austrian and
Hungarian dclcirations. takcticeasiou
a uiuiiifiAto to til people
ii more liberal system of
iiovernmopl.
LILLE FALLS TO BRITISH.
(Continued from page one.)
they were haltud lato last week.
in Flandors the allies have gained
important new successes while from
the Oise to tho Meuse the allied pres
sure is inuiptalned strongly. In the
angle north of l.aon the Germans ap
parently avre retiring from between
Hie Oise mid Serre rivers.
Xei llrlvc at ( anitirai
Since il.e beginning of the week
there has been little heavy figbting
southeisu:. of Cambrut, where the
Hritish and Americans made such
rapid sltricles last week after the cap
ture of Crtaibrnl. The Germans re
sisted strongly on tho lino of the
Sollo and It is IIioho defenses that 11k
Hritish and prooahly the Americans
under tho ame command are as-
thnsaultlug.
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There, if you become constipated, waste matter is
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Germ activity is increased. Your whole system is
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duce disease anywhere. The longer such stagnation
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canaL 90 of human disease originates in the
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If engineers tried to blast out the slide from
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South of Uohaln the southern end
of tho attacking front, the French
troops are reported in contact with
the Germans along the whole Olse
8erre front. This undoubtedly means
the Germans are retiring from the
awkward angle between the two riv
ers In a continuation of the with
drawal movement from the .aon
massif.
Pressure on All KronU
On a front of more than 30 miles
In Klanders, the Belgians, French
and Hritish continue to push forward
vigorously. Courtral and Thorout,
Important railway Junctions on the
flanks of the attacking front, have
fallen to the Belgians and British,
while In the center the French have
taken I.lchtorvolde and Ardoye.
Courtral probably is the most Impor
tant of the rail conters feeding the
Lille area. Thorout Is 12 miles south
west of Bruges which is less than 10
miles from tho Dutch frontier,
x On both sides of the Meuse the
Americans maintain their pressure
which resulted Wednesday in the
capture of important ground north
and northeast of the Argonne forest.
East ot the river the Americans have
gained Important high ground.
Forced by Pressiiro
American forces occupied the vil
lage of (rrundpre. situated on the
north side of the Aire river as it runs
westwnrd through the Arironnc for
est. They have ulso captured Mou-lin-lcs-Pas,
to the eastward, and have
control of Loues wood, an isolated bit
of forest land whieh has afforded
the Germans i;ood cover in the fiitht
insr east of tho Arironne. Hill
north of St. Juvin. is now beinir con
solidated bv the Americans.
Italian units in Albania have made
u new advance northeast of Durazzo.
In Hvriu. the ormv commanded bv
General Allenby has moved far to the
north of Beirut and patrols are mov
inir northeast from Oainaseus. It is
uropable that with thi return of cool
er weather, the British forces in Mes
opotamia mav make a new drive to
ioin General Allenbv and thus forire
a line from the Mediterranean to the
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October 17, 1918
Because Medford has found it difficult to raise
her quota to the Fourth Liberty Loan
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I, W00DR0W WILSON
with 0 i
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President
v. s. r.)
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Cashier
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