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MEDFORD, OTCEGOX, ; TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1018
NO. 181
ALLIES HEARING 'GH
EWT HM BE
RESISTANCE
OF GERMANS
INCREASING
Boche Makinn Stand Alonq Line of
Sheldt French Attack in Center
Opposite Ghent While British Strike
From Tournai to Valenciennes
Pressure Maintained South to Le
Cateau French Advance North of
Serre Americans Meet Resistance.
ARMIES REACH
PERIOD OF REST
IN HUN DRIVE
liRITISlI UKAIWAIiTKliS IN
Hl'XOmr, Oil. -J2. fliimler's.)
Striintr French i'ori'i'H ulliM-koil this-
nmrniiiL' on tin- rcnlnr if Hie iillioil
front in lielirium and lire reported to
be mnliinsr excellent prom-ess in the
direction of Ghent..
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, Oct. 22.
Allied troops on the nortbern end
of the front In France and IlelKlnm
today are driving into the German
line from west of Olient past Tournai
to Valenciennes. This is the line or
the Scheldt and two of the Important
points on it Tournai and Valen
ciennes are almost within the grasp
of the British.
German resistance Is stiffening be
tween Tournai and Valenciennes, the
southern end of tho cighty-mllo line
from Valenciennes to the Dutch fron
tier. The British armies, however,
continue to progress. Ourcq, within
less thnn'a mllo of Tournai on the
' west, has been captured and the Brit
ish hold La Sentlnello, one mile west
of Valenciennes.
Itritisli Alunir Scheldt
North of Tournai the British are
along the Scheldt on a front of five
miles and north and south of this
sector rapidly are gaining the wes
tern bank of the river. Between
Valenciennes and Le Cateau tho Brit
ish maintain their prossuro and have
reached the Escaillon river at Thlant
southwest of Valenciennes.
French forces continue their pres
sure on the front from the junction
of the Oise and the Serre eastward to
Vouzlers. On the extreme left they
have advanced north of the Serre.
Hast of the Alsne at Vouzlers the
Germans have ceased their violent
efforts to dislodge the French from
Important hill positions. The French
here are In a position to outflank the
Germans facing the Americans on
the sector west of the .Meuse, which
accounts for tho strong German ef
forts to drive the French back. Gen
erul Uouraud's men, however, have
defeated all enemy nttacks.
Motz an llingo
Development of the plan lieinir
followed hv the (iennan high
command in eonduetinir its retreat
from Northern France and Hclgiiun
makes it apparent that .Metz is being
used as a pivot lor the movement.
While the (iennans are pouring fresh
divisions into the line in front of the
Americans northwest of Verdun in an
attempt to hold the line firniiv. the
rest of the German legions are swing
ing hack toward the Belgian Iron
tier. It seems certain, however. Mint the
Handing lline ha? been out Hanked
in lielgiiim, where the Scheldt river
has been crossed and east of l.e Ga
teau where the British and Americans
appear to have fought their war
through all obstructions. This line,
therefore, inuv be rendered unten
able for the Germans, who mav be
forced to fall back to the line of (he
Meuse before attempting to stand.
To Disorganize llotrnit
In the meantime attacks hv the
nllies in Belgium, cast of the Scllc
B river and in the Oise region threaten
lo disorganize the German retreat.
(Continued on Page Four.)
FORM 35,710
IONDOX, Monday, Oct. 21. Brit
Ish casualties reported for the week
ending today numbered 3 7 . 1 .1 0 com
pared with 3.i,"10 for (ho previous
week. They are divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds: Officers,
617: men, 4.971.
Wounded or missing: Officers,
1 liH; men, 30,19$. '
Arimies Rest While Bid Guns Catch
Up Fiqhtinu in Progress in Snots
to Straighten Line British Reach
Thiant South of Valenciennes and
Are at Tournai.
WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN
BELGM'M. Oct. 22. (By Associated
Press). The general situation in
Belgium this morning seemed to be
that on most of the front the allied
armies had reached a period of pause
which is inevitable when rapid ad
vances have been made. German
resistance stiffened appreciably dur
ing the night, especially along the
Scheldt river.
On the front of the British Fourth
army, with which Ihe Americans are
fighting the night was quiet and the
situation is unchanged in .the Valen-clennes-LeCateau
nfea.
Straightening; the Lino
Fighting is progressing hero and
there along the allied line north of
Valenciennes Ifor 'the purpose of
strnlghtening out the front and con
solidating positions. Between Tour
nul and Valenciennes the British con
tinue their progress toward the
Scheldt.
On the front of both tho Third and
Fourth armies high velocity guns and
other artillery are active. German
machine guns on the eastern bank of
the Harpies river which had been
causing considerable trouble have
been put out of action.
British Take Thlmit
LONDON, Oct. 22. The British
have advanced to the left bank of the
Kcatllou river and have captured the
western part of the village of Thlant,
five miles south of Valenciennes, It is
announced officially.
The British after sharp fighting
have advanced to within less than a
mllo of Tournai.
OFFICIAL TEXT
OF LATEST HUN
NOTE RECEIVED
President Not Expected to Reulv Be
fore Tomorrow if He Does Then
No Official Comment Until Wilson
Speaks Immediate Peace Not at
Hand No Armistice Likelv.
I'rench Make Progress
PAKIS, Oct. 22 Further protfresR
was made last night by the French
on tho Serre front, the war office
announces. Tho French reached tho
railway northeast of AsHls-sur-Serre
and also the St. Jacques farm, north
west of Chalandry.
"Xorlh of the Oise the night was
characterized by great activity on the
part of the German artillery.
"On the plateau east of Vouzlers
the battle diminished In intensity
last night. It is confirmed that the
attacks made yesterday by the Ger
mans were very violent. We have
identified elements belonging to 1G
divisions.
'This morning a German attack
against La Pardonne farm was re
pulsed completely.
"In the Vosges French patrols took
prisoners in tho region of Col lion-homme."
Towns In Flames
WITH TUB AM Kit I CAN ARMY
NORTUWKST OF V Kit DFX. Oct. 21
(Ity Associated Press.) The town
of Brleulles and Clery-le-Petit. along
the western bank of the Meuse, and
north of the American line, were re
ported to be burning today.
There was little fighting activity
during the forenoon. The Germans
bombarding tho American left with
mustard and other pan shells.
NKW YOIJK. a,.. 22. General
IVr-hiiiir hu sent a letter of appre
ciation to tin farmers of America
who he savs have not onlv supplied
their ouotu of fmhtini: men mid
botiirht lnrM-lv of the Liberty bond,
but have increased crops both last
vcar and this more than one thousand
hughe's jibove normal production.
The letter, addressed to Carl Vroo
itinn, iiMtnnt serretnrv of au'rieul
ttire, and made public here bv the
committee on public information,
Mtv :
"Food is of vital ce-sitv. and
from itlie dav of our enfrv into the
war America's nnnv of food pro.
ducrrs have r. tide red invaluable mt
ivce to Ik allied cause bv support
ing the soldiers at the front through
their devoted and splendid work in
the lields nnd furrows at borne.''
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. The of
ficial text of the German reply to
President Wilson will not be delivered
bv the Swiss legation until tomorrow.
This was announced late todav at the
state department.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 22.' The of
ficial text of Germany's latest note
to President Wilson was received by
cable todav at the Swiss legation.
Frederick Cedcrlin. the Swiss chnrne.
arranged to deliver it to Secretary
Lansing as soon as it could be de
coded. Indications were tlit no announce
ment of a decision bv the president
could be expected before tomorrow.
Secretary Lansing was with him un
til nearly .mutninht disenssinir the
wireless version, but there now must
be further conferences and it is as
sumed there will be exchanges, with
the allied capitals.
Comment Withheld
Oflicinl comment continued to be
withheld, awaiting an indication of
Ihe president's views. Kverv one ex
pected him to decide very niickly
whether the note creates a new situa
tion. Opinion ns to the probable attitude
of the president did not differ on the
irreat point that immediate peace is
not at hand and that however sin
cere the German overtures mav be
no armistice will be agreed to except
upon conditions of surrender that will
destroy forever the power of the
kaiser's war machine.
Some observers thought no answer
would he made and the German unit
ies left to complete their enforced
evacuation of occupied territory us
best tbev miuht with the allied armies
at their heels. Others believed the
next step would be a suiiLrcstion that
the German military commanders, if
ready to accept dictated terms,
should approach General Foeh on the
subject of un armistice.
Diffcivme of Opinion
Those who are convinced that the
enemy is bciitcn into submission and
that efforts at barL'aiuim; now are
merely a prelude to complete surren
der are iruided bv confidential dip
lomatic advices purporting to show
that there has been a real political
revolution in German v and that the
people in power are ready to throw
out the kaiser anil all his war lords.
It was leutvned todav that a pri
vii te despatch from Gcrinanv has been
published in a Copenhagen newspaper
stalinir that troops on leave 'are re
ceiving orders not to return to the
front and that to this extent demohi
i.aiop bus been hcL'iiu.
.Military men here, however, regard
it as inconceivable that such orders
would be uiven.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Safe Ar
rival at Paris of Lieut. Kdward V. M.
IsaHcs, who escaped from the Ger
man prison camp at Vlllenghen after
being taken prisoner bv the mihmnr
Ine which rank the transport Presi
dent Lincoln on May 31, was an
nounced today by the navy depart
ment. Lieut. Isaacs wan captured
when the suomaritie went among the
boats and rafts from the Lin.oln
searching for ofricers. Details of Ms
escape were not Riven.
Lieut. Isaacs' wife lives at DuUff
In. Ariz,, and is the diuighlor of
Major General Derosy ('. Caiiell, l
S. A.
ANYTHING PLUNDER
FOR HUH SOLDIERS
WATII THK MUTISM ARMY.
'M. 'J2. Hun oldiers surprised iulo
flmht leave curioM- eolcction- of loot
behind. On one halt ii field parcel-,
done up and addressed for uiuiliiiir
home contained in one ca-e onlv
prie-U robe, in another haricot
benns. Door handles, clock-, tele
tr rni ih wire md metal onnim-tiK
wcre collected for shipment.
Hun Prepares Three Lines for?,
winters oianu in uei&iuini
ft Y TiwilWV-Q tcim.uq JAIX-LA.CHATEU.E j
I "!V P5TXsv"' Vi if W
LODGE BRANDS
GERMAN NOTE
'ASCLUMSYTRAP
Tin lliirs me ostahli.-hed ly llio (ieinuuis In lUdulniil on which to
nakn a Htnild If driven out of lYalico and hold the nllies Illicit from an In.
vaslon or (iornniny this H inter. The second lino runs Into the first at.
Meicres, mid lr this line rails to hold the third ft- Antwerp to Alx-tn-
ChaiHdlc Hill !nj the final stand in llclKinm, for the latter point is on tho
(ierniaii hordcr. The first line lias al ready liecn hroken hetwivn (ihent
and Valenciennes.
TANKS REPLACE
TROOPS IN ORIS
IMS!
LONDON. Del. 14. (Correspond
ence of the A-sociated Pre.)
Thirty-six tanks one battalion -
have at least a thousand casualties
every day they are in in tion.
The llritish war expert who made
this statement hile discussing the
present allied offensive continued:
"We have used in the Huh tint to
dale onlv a fraction of the men Ihe
enemy have been accustomed to em
ploy for similar offensives aid we
have made up the difference largely
with tanks. Since the ultimate vic
tory will full to the side with the hitr
iest reserve, the more tanks we have
the mose assured our victory.
''It has been commonly thouuhl
that a direct liil by a shell means
destruction tor the tank. Not nl
wnvs. A fortnight uuo a tank receiv
ed seen direct hits from a German
'sevenl v-seven' uuti. but the tank fin
ished the job mid trundled back to its
lines.
"Another in the Cambrai region
went over a ri-e directly in front of
a ( Icrmnn howitzer. The ho wit zer
fired from ."n vards away and a shell
tore off par; of the tank'? idc. p., it
the tank went ri-jht on. driving x'vz
over the howitzer ami pultiiiL' it oht
(( action."
LIFE BOATS OF
AVSTKIfiM, Oct. 22.- German
foiccs at Mius.-c!h are vorking Incpii
santly to r'-niove war material from
that city, according 1" the ltoosen
daal rorrppond"nt of tho HandclH
blad. He s;ivrs that many regiment
of German troops are tnavlni; Ihe city
and that there Is much excitement
fitnotig the people. On the other hand
Antwerp is very calm and has not
been afP-Tied by recent events.
PRINCE MAX TO ADOPESS
REICHSTAG UPON PEACE
ULIJNK. Suit?eriMii!V Oct. 22.'
(HawiM Prince Miivimtliuti. Ihe
German imperial chancellor, will
-peak at a pb-narv lueetint: of the
reach -law on Tiiedn v according to
Iterlin nilviec-. Dehale on genera!
polinc- S fidlow.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 22. Two of
ficers and ninety-ulno enlisted men
of tho army lost their lives in the
sinking of the American steamer Tt-
conderoga in tho war zone September
HO. This announcement today by
the war department brought the to
tal loss of life to 21.1, the navy bav-
Iiik previously reported 1 0 officers
and 102 men of the crew dead and 2
officers carried off as prisoners by
the otiemy submarine that Rent the J
vessel down.
More than half of the soldiers lost
on tho TIc.onderoKH were from Ohio.
Tho list also Kuve the names of four
teen privates saved. The officers lost
were Lieutenants Joseph W. Freeman
of Wetumka, Ala., and Cleveland C.
Frost, Ibrea, Ky.
Tho TtcondcroKU, formerly the
Germaiisteamer Camilla Kelt kilters,
was torpedoed 1 7. 0 miieH from shore.
The only known survivors were
three, officers and five men of tho
crew, n addition to the fourteen sol
diers Raved. The nubmarine fa re
ported to have shelled tho lifeboats,
kllllni; many.
1 OFFICERS, 99 IN
10SI ON T1C0NDER0GA
WASHINGTON. Oct. 22. -Two of-li'-ers
and W cult-ted men were b-t
in the ini,iiij of lb" I'. S. S. Tie.n
dertcjn bv a German submarine i
tmd-oeeiiti September :in, the ti;i.v
i!c mi rl ment announced loda v. Ti'e
o! fiecr- ( I'll' Lieut Joseph W, F !'.
n an. Wi ruiTipt-.il, Ala., and CeeIsuio
C. Frost, llerea, Kv.
KEEP PACIFIC ISLES
FROM GERMANY, PLEA
SN'OVFV I lit ) ...(,-.ili..nv
bti'.-e no de-ire to -ce Pacific i--iiiliiii-
handed back o Gcrmanv. I he iietitcj
pr'me itiini-t'-r. Watt, voiced the M'li-
tllili'Ut of the people in tllH u lien ho
-aid in a recent speech. ''Whether
I lic-e to into po--c-.ion d' a
neutral or allied or friend -
i Iv tMwer 1 ii'i pot care.
but if we ihp-s tliem back to GeruuiMV
e '.ball lev up a Ic.'aev of trouble
for otir children and their children lor
t,t.iii years to cottie.''
Huns Endenvorinq to Involve Us In
ftiiiloniatic Discussions If An
swered at all. Should be bv Demand
for Unconditional Surrender Re
forms Pure Camouflaue.
ALLIES REGARD
GERMAN N T
A NICER
E
WASHINGTON. Oct. 22. Senator
Lodye of Massachusetts, republican
leader, in a statement today branded
(ieruninv's latest note ns n "clumsy
trap, awkwardly set, to involve ns in
diplomatic discussions." and said if
it is answered at all, it should he
with demands only for unconditional
surrender.
"It seems to lie unbelievable." said
Senator Lodtre. "thai nnvoae should
be taken in hv the last (Jcnian note.
It is varni-hed over with a little false
fbitterv. directed to the president ami
the people of the Cniled Slates, which
can deceive no one. If will not bear
the slightest analysis.
Pure CanionflaKo
"Thev desire to discuss details.
What thev call details are the vital
issues of the war. No ill tent ion
need he siven to their denial of illegal
and inhuman" actions. Onlv a dav
or two niro thev tool 15.000 women
e"d t'irls od of Lille when thev
abandoned tlmt cilv, Ts 1 lint n mili
hirv net, is it hderpM'onul law? Thev
wjsh to refer the destruction of our
"omen and children on th" Lusitania
to a neutral commission. The Aim1''!-
"Mn oeople do not intend to have the
decision of ntiv coniin;,;on on pitch
onesGon lb-it. The AineWcan
oi(Ub' hnv" not for"otten ln dirce-
':n of ibpGefm-tn tiiiidstcrat Ib'nos
Ai"1-- to sink end leave n- trace.
'Of repartition and it most he
ve" larro the" is not a word
"Of con?", all they snv about
'd'nneieT the-V frncnrnient is wwo
o'lmn'ifl-'Tp. There hey l''n no elce
:o' in Ger'-'i'tiv, I i-- 1 1 1 r mie 'dd
"iebsla"'. "riveroed bv lie same
forces j'"' intof.Mjti
No lleply XtM'esHiU'y
"The president's reply I" the Aus
tria n note was complete and univer
sally approved. do not think there
should he any reply lo this German
note, hut if there is. let it be simply
that we demand the same lernis which
I he allies forced upon 1 ti i Iltm rin an
unconditional surrender. 'Cncoudi
tiotial surrender." is easily said and
will be understood bv at! the world.
"There is somelhini'' repulsive in
havintr the invaders of ltcl"ium and
the makers of the villainous peace
thev forced on Russia and Uuiuaiiin
talking about iu-tice and honor."
U-BOATS ESCAPE
F:
LONDON, Monday, Oct. 21.
Speaking In the houso of commons
today, James Thomas Mac.Namara,
financial secretary of tho admiralty,
said them was good reason to believe
that all German ilehiroyera nnd tor
pedo boata which had (heir banes at
Ostend and ZeebniKe have escaped
to German ports.
Kvery possible atep was taken to
Intercept them, he said, but he added
that, seeliiK that passage could be
made at nlfilif and Mutt Dutch terri
torial waters could be used, there
was no certainty that the, meaaiircH
taken would be eflhacfous.
SHELL TURNS TORPEDO
FROM DOOMED CRAFT
LONDON. Oet. 2J.- ojticers of a
Itnti-.li vc-m-I report the narrow es
cape of their ship tluiii be i im torpe
doed bv the iiue k work of (heir l'mii-lid-
in delii-eiin-j the eniu-e of tin
torpeilo hv shell fire. The jiunners
had iMdiccd the apiuoiieb of the tor
pedo before the olhccrs, when it was
' t 7UI) yard , from the boat. Two
well placed hoK and the torpedo
wcnl spinnniL' Im i'imIc-. v bv the boat.
HUN GOLD HOARDERS
ARE EXPOSED BY AD
LONDON. M. J2. - Advert i-e-meiits
pi llerlm pat.cr-t uK the fact
that their hoit-e- lurl bee nrobl:ed ol
tHUmti worn, of uold tiitike;.
bpiiielit dun ii the wrath of the pubi;.
upon the heads of re-idcnts of P.cr-
hn's 1'nrk Li .ctlci appfaudinj
the thieve- who by their acts (..
l-osed the hoaider- arc published m
the paper-. ,
Max's Renlv He!d Enuivical and Plat
itudlnouslv Phrased to Permit
Quibhtinu Attempts Division of
Allies Hiah Command Considers
Situation Grave. Not Yet Desperate.
PARIS, Oct. 22. The Oernian re
ply to President Wilson was received
here too late tor the afternoon pa
pers, but was eaaerlv discussed m
official circles and in parliament.
Amotiir deputies of all shades of op
inion (he impression was, first of nil,
that tho reply betrayed more than
previous eommiinicalionH the state of
depression and the demoralization oC
the German people.
As n whole the note is found to bo
so euuivocal and plutitudinouslv
phrased as to leave, the door opca.
for iiuihblimr. Nowhere is there evi
dence in the reply of a tieunino de
sire to accept the only wav in which
peace can be concluded. . All thai is
apparent is the anient desire of tho
German 'general staff to tret an arm
istice ut any price in order to re-or-iranize
its reserves of men and ma
terial. Typical Document
"The German note is n typical doc
ument," savs the Matin. "In it :mg
expressed the sentiments of a bar-,
barons people who failed in a forav.
There is no a word iti Ihe nolo which
reveals thai stoical strength of which
France and other nations have so
often uiven proof in misl'oHune."
The Journal savs the note seeks lo
divide the allies and seeks also to
draw from President Wilson n formal
declaration that "nolhiu will be nsk
ed contrary to the honor of the Ger
man people,"
Colotiel.de Thoniasson in tho Petit
.Journal savs:
"The Hole is proof that the Ger
man hiuh command considers tho sit
uation of iu armies most trnve bub
not yet desperate."
Piece of Shuffling
LONDON. Oct. l2.-Tho Germnn
reply to President Wilson is regarded
here as "mere afLMimetit and protes
tation." In L'ovcrnmeut, diploma tin
and political circles the view is that
it is not a reply but simplv a resort
to verbiage ilesjuned to cover tho
absence of reply. One highly placed
official described it as "badly camou
flaged insincerity." The irovernment
has not considered the reply in detail,
although Premier-Lloyd Gcorao nnd
his cotlcaL'ties held protracted delib
erations todav,
lleurv M. 1 1 vnil inn n. leader of tho
Itritish socialists, said:
"The reply is simplv another pieeo
of shuf flitur. I hope President Wil
son will answer it very abruptly and '
briefly.
"If President Wilson were to ac
cept this reply as a basis for negotia
tion he would simplv be sacrificing
the dignity of Ihe position which ho
has worthily L'ained."
Press Impatient
New-papers utmost without excep
tion view the German reply to Presi
dent Wilson with impatience and dis
trust, "Germany slill impenitent," U
I he cat it ion on Ihe editorial of tho
Chronicle, which dismisses the reply
as obviously inaceptable. The Graph
ic is more optimistic and savs "Ver
bally, the Gentians are irettimj
sli'jhtlv closer to ''ie point of view
on which all the allies mean to insist."
"The iii'.'U'cr ill the wood pile" in
the German reply, accordimr to tip
Kxpre-s, i the desire "for an armis
tice based tut an elaborate estimate
o Ihe rival forces as they are to
dav.'' This, (lie newspaper savs, ,h
a "dtim-etiioiis twi-t of the WiLou
eot'dition-.' and continues;
' c dare not consent to a its;
pciiMon of ho-1 Jit ir-i unless wo can
oht. rin in October the terms we sh;il
(Continued on Pago Four.)
DRAFT CALLS AGAIN
WASHINGTON. (M. L2. Dm ft
rnll--. sil-pcnili'il tliit-i' wi'i'ks :ii;o p.
i-iiiiM- of the iiitlilciiM MHiinnu', now
arc eoiiiL' nut nu'iiin m rcrtnin iritnen
wlirrr I l.i snn;i'ioi L'cnt-rnl'H olfico
I'll il'-' i'li'l it Mill- In M'lul tho men
In I'miliiiinieiits. Tin' liiciililii-H unii
Ihl' I'MI'I hllllllilT lif llll'll will uiil Im
iiniiiiiiiii'i'd nr I hi' pri'ii'iil.