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Dally Thirteenth Year.
MEDFORD, OREGOX, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER' 2.1, 39plS
XO. 182
NEW BRITI
SH DR
VE
HAiG DRIVES
SALIENT INTO
Third and Fourth British Amies At
tack on Wide Front South of Valen
ciennes. Menacina German Line to
Holland Good Pronress Made
French Advance Towards Ghent
and Above Laon Reach Serre River
Americans in Heaw Fiahtina.
GERMAN STATE
OF AUSTRIA TO
BE ARRANGED
German Austrian Deputies Form As
sembly for Purpose of Conductinq
Affairs of Germanic People in
Austria. Creatina New State to Af-
. filiate With German States.
LONDON". Oct. 23. Tho British
First army hes crossed the Scarpe
canal eaot of Xivelles, north, of the
ltaimcs forest, and continues to flKht
its way steadily forward. The Fifth
and Second armies, on the line fur
ther north, also report progress but
they are meeting with increased re
sistance. The Uelgiaa troops are
having a similar experience.
North of Valenciennes tho Drltish
have captured about two-th'irdB of
the Itaismes forest. Farther north
they have got well east of St. Amand
and reached the Scheldt north of tile
Belgian f.ontler.
WITH TI1F, AI.I.IKI") ARMIKS IN'
FRANCE AND HKI.CIUM. Oct. 'J:i.
(liv the Associated Press.) The ut
lack o ft lie liritisli Third and Fourth
armies on a wide front south of Val
enciennes todiiv is of vital strategic
importance. The allied salient here
menaces the Gorman lines all the wiiv
to Holland and it' it is widened it will
huve a tremendous effect on the enmv
front to tho south.
Driven Back a .Mile
LONDON. Oct. '. The new Ilrit
i.sh attack south of Valenciennes is
on a front of five to six miles and
the Germans have been driven hack
about a mile nloni: the entire front.
The cncniv is resisting stiffly.
Tlie Hritish have captured liriinv,
two and a half miles north of Valen
ciennes and have reached the west
bank of the Scheldt.
lni iheir attack 'Tuesday south
west of Ghent the French captured
Alolenhock and rained the west bank
of the Lvs from Muehelen to Ilriesch.
'Jlicy had to i'iulil hard for all their
gains.
Ilonrerics Cnpturod
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IX
FRANCE, Oct. 23 ( Renter's.) The
british troops in their new attack to
day north of I.ct'ateau are reported
lo have captured the town of Hoiiicr
ies, one and one-half miles northeast
of Solcsines.
A cood many prisoners, mainly in
small croups, rare beinir brought in.
The Germans are ii'-'htinir douuedlv.
The new attack today was a uen
cral one and was delivered bv stronir
forces of the Hritish Third and
Fourth armies. The Hritish forced
ahead towurd the Scheldt canal and
the tributary lines alom; which the
enemy is endcavorim: to protest the
flank of his urund retirement.
' StrunKlo nt Gramlpro
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY
NORTHWEST OF VEUDL'N. Oct. 211.
( By the Assoc iated Press.) Heavy
I'ichtinit is taking place in the rcuion
of Grandprc, on the western end of
the American sector. A bitter stniL'
ule also is takiiiL' place in the center
of the line. The Germans are holdiiiL'
Jtuiithcvillc in strcimth and nlom: the
liantheville-Aincrevillc road every
uvailublc point lias been fortified with
machine uuns.
Throughout lust niaht the Germans
bombarded the ereater part of the
American front and the roads far to
the rear.
Improved risibil'1 today resulted
in ureater ucrial activity,
LONDON. Oct. 23. The Hritish
.Jicenn n new attack today on the
front between LeSaleau and Soles-
mes, south of Valenciennes, Field
Marshal Haitr announces,
.Xow in Valenciennes
WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN
FRANCE AND ltKl.till M. Oct. 2.I.
I Hv the Associated Pros.) l!rilir.li
(roups were t'iulilinir their wav into
the center of Valenciennes early to
day. They were t'ncinir a stnuiL' cue
lit v mncbino triin fire from the east
bunk of the Scheldt, canal which
flows tlirouizb the city.
BY ASSOCIATED rilKSS. Oct. U
BASEL. Switzerland, Oct. 23 The
German-Austrian deputle in the
Austrian reichsrath have. formed an
assembly for the purpose- of conduct
ing the affairs of the Germanic peo
ple in Austria and have issued a dec
laration announcing the creation of
a "German state in Austria."
Karl Seitz, leader of German so
cialists in Austria, ha3 been elected
president of the new assembly. The
deputies announced ineir desire to
brlns about the autonomy of the Ger
mans In Austria and to establish re
lations with other nations.
Wan (icrniuii State.
The assembly has drawn up a reso
lution respecting'the form of govern
ment of the territory . occupied by
Germans. The "German state of
Austria" will seek access to the Adri
atic sea, in agreement with other na
tions. Pending the establishment of
a constitution according to this pro
gram, the peoplo will be represented
by the reichsrath deputies constitut
ed as a provisional national assem
bly. This body will represent the
Germans in Austria in negotiations
for peace and will exercise legislative
powers. The legislative branch will
consist of twenty members who will
have power to contract slate debts
and administer interior affaire.
"Wo are ablo and must act In
favor of peace, 1 said Herr Seitz in
taking the presidency. "Wo must do
all possible to lessen the misery of
the German-Austrian people. ine
new German-Austria for which we
will lay the foundation will be con
stituted in conformity with the free
will expressed by the German-Austrian
people."
To l lilto Willi ;ermuiiy
Deputy Waldner In opening the
assembly announced that he had
been commissioned by the German
deputies In tho Austrian reichsrath
to convoke the assembly as the rep
resentative assembly of the German-Austrians.
I DELAYS
REPLY TO HEAR
FROM . ALLIES
German Note Received and Confer
ence Held Over Answer Which
Awaits Word From London and
Paris Before Final Draft Is Com
pleted Nothinq to Alter Decision.
WNCE . Inni (1WICQ WflT Iai i irn nomco iauv miun
UULUH1LU MUI nLLILU UlUVLu BIUA rlrl 111
TO BE RETURNED WILL CONTINUE mm m
.SAYS RA1 flllR THRU WINTFR ULIL"UI"L
imu umli uuii iiinu iiimiiii uiinrin
: A ARfAP
in II nil
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. There
will be no announcement today of J
President Wilscu's decision in regard !
to the new German note. This was j
learned after White House confer-1
ences participated in by Secretaries
Lansing and Daniels and General
March. It is understood the outcome
of exchanges witlt London and rails
is awaited.
There has been evidence that the
German people in Austria fearing
that Austro-Hungary mlRht draw
away from Germany were desirous of
ensuring their own close unity with
the German empire.
The German population in Austria
forms the center of Austrian society.
The census of 1910 gave the Germnn
speaking population as 9,950,000 out
of a total of 2S, 325, 000.
(Continued on Page Sli.)
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2.1 Ger
many's new note to President Wilson
in official text was delivered to Sec
retary Lnnsing tit 10 o'clock this
morning lv Frederick Cederlin.
charge of the Swiss legation.
It nmv be stated that there is noth
ing in the communication to niter tlie
decision of the presidetn that lie
will not propose an urmistice to the
allies before tlie Germans evacuate
all occupied territory.
Official intimation already had
been uiven that the only question for
immediate consideration is whether
there shall lie n discussion of -'terms'
of evacuation while the allied and
American armies continue their work
of lenrinir lielgimn ' aiid northern
France,
Sccrearics Lansing mid Daniels- nnd
General-March, chief of stuff of the
arm v. were called to the White House
shortly after noon, just as a state de-
nurtment messenger nrrived to de
liver the German' note to tho presi
dent.
Secretary Oaniels and Oenerrtl
March remained onlv a short, time.
leaving the president and Mr. Lnns
iiiLr in conference.
F.xcrui litres between Wash in u ton
ind the allied capitals have been in
progress on the basis of tlie wireless
version of the note received Monday
and it is regarded as certain that nnv
reply the president nmv make will be
governed bv the mpreme war council
in France. Onlv the president and
a few of his advisers known bow fur
thc-e exchanges have progressed. No
one else can say when an announce
ment of the president's altitude may
be expected.
Although an Kmrlish translation
was delivered with the note in fier-
nuin text, tlie state department made
its own translation before sending
the documents to the White House.
Nothing was made public pending a
careful comparison with the wireless
version, though it was snid the ex
pected verbal differences did not ap
pear to alter substantitilv the mean
ing of the note.
AVERAGES 28 MILES
IN PAST 97 DAYS
. 4
BY ASSOCIATKI1 PUKSS,
Oct. 23. During the last 9 7
& days of fighting the allies have
advanced along tbe line from
tho Pont-au-Xlousson to Nieu
f port, an average distance of
about 28 miles. This advanrc
aggregated 38 miles from Cha-
teau Thierry to Grand I. up, 59
$ miles from Amiens to the Sain
4 bre river, and 3S from Dixmude
to the 12ecloo-7eebrugge canal.
The grand average is held to a
low figure by the fact that at-
tacks east of Rheims have not
carried the German line back
over permanent fortifications
and against desperate resistance
as fur as the enemy was forced
to flee further west and north.
4- In this sector the progress
made, however, is as important
as much greater advances in
some other part of the front.
V
"In No Circumstances Is It Consistent
With t.'ie Safety, Security anil Uni
ty of British Empire to ' Return
Germany's Colonics'1 Says Foreiun
Secretary in Siicech.
TRAIL OF DFATH
LEFT BY VILLA
IN LATEST RAID
LONDON. Oct. In no circum
stances is it consistent with the sute
tv. security and unity of tlie Hritish
empire that German v's colonies
should be returned to her. declared
A. J. ttulfour. the British foreign sec
retnrv in a pceeh at the luncheon of
the Australian and New Zealand club
I lodav.
Mr. 1 .jill our said it wns absolutely
essential that the cnmitmnicutions o!
the British empire should reimiin snfe.
He asked if the German colonics were
returned what security w.is there
that their original possessors would
not use thrm as bases for piratical
warfare.
The doctiVt! Hint lb" eo'onies
should ot lie returned, Mr. Balfour
clninicd was not selfish and imner
inlistie. It was one in which the in
terests of tlie world were almost as
much concerned as tlie interests of
the. empire itself. If tbe emoire was
to remain united it was uhsolutelv
ne.eessnrv (lint eommunicntion be
tween the various parts should not
lie at the mercy of an unscrupulous
oower.
Unless Germans Are Saved Bv Plea
for Peace. They Will Be Subjected
to Steady Hammerina All Winter
No Breathinq SueU to Be Given to
Huns By Yanks.
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L
LOADSiOF LOOT
WITH TUB AI.1.IKI1 AKMIUS IN
FRAXCB AM) IIKMill'M, Oct. 23.
( By Associated Preps. I 'North of
Valenciennes the British have forced
their way almost thru the Kuisnes
forest. Alonir the entire front be
tween Valewiennes and Tournal re
cent rains havo made the ground dif
ficult and progress lias been slowed.
Tbe Germans on this front tn the
last few days havo been following
tho tactics of retreating during the
nlKht. Tho British have not been
ablo to establish contact with the
enemy rear-guards until noon of the
ne.xt day. The rear-guards endeavor
to hold the British In check until
nightfall, when they again retreat.
There appear to be good Indica
tions that the lino on which the Ger
mans now arc resting temporarily In
this region will not be defended for
any ureal length of time.
The cnlire country between Valen
ciennes and Tournal is as barren as a
desert as far as the personal property
of the French Inhabitants Is concern
ed. Liberated civilians say that the
retreating Germans carry so much
loot that they slasger under the
loads. Apparently tho alleged In
structions given the German troops
to take most strict caro as regard.';
the property of civilians are not ob
served at the front.
SAI.ON1KI. duel '.:). Diirina Hie
nfctiiuiltnii' wit' tlie (Jieck town ol"
Seres, HihL'iirinn not otiiv tlcnorled
innnv civilian,., but nl- treated linr,--Iv
those lelt in llie town. The lirt
liersnlls to be deported were the
urieN. prol'is-nrs mid other well
known persons.
NAM OFFICERS 10
WEAR GAUZE MASKS
SAN rilANClNrn. O.t. 'j:t. - Ad
miral J. L. .lavne, commander of the
Twelfth Xuxul di-triel, iued the
following order t-'diiv:
"All ot ficers and eniisfed per-otinel
attached t" tin- Twelltli Nnval dis
trict on duty vliere inllueiizu is epi
demic sliiill proli r-t themselves bv
wen ring uaitze ikjiI- on the streets,
in street cur, ferries, offices nnd
plnees where people com; remit e.'
CIIlilL'AlirA CITY. Mexico. Oct.
'J.'l. Kranciseo Villa and bis band
have again been on the wnrnatli, aiul
have left a t mil of deal h. tlcsl ruction
nnd desolation in their wnl;e.- With
the deiiiirliire of (ieneral Fnuu'isco
Murguin, tlie northenstern zone com
mander, for Mexico Citv. Villa re
timed his -guerella warfare on the
towns and Kinnll settlements in- Chi
huahua' state. Mnktilg a f eint on Chi
huahua City to draw in federal troops
I rum outlying nmsnns he' then
lashed at I'nrral, was driven off, nnd
attacked Jinicnes Junction.
He held -Jimenez for l'J hours, dur
ing which bis men looted stores, kill
ed soldiers and civilians, poisoned one
family and hanged another, including
iin eight year old girl. Driven out
bv (Jeneral Joaipiin Amaro. the lu-
rango Indian, with bis eavalrv. Villa
nt tacked Jimenez the second t hue.
Before he could re-enter the plaza
(lencral MurLiiia arrived from the
south with reinforcements and drove
Villa into the hills.
One of Villa's tvpienl tricks was
executed aguinst a federal force gar
risoning I'nrral. The garrison com
mander received a letter written, on
official government statotiarv a ml
siuncd with tlie nnnie of General Pe
dro Kavela, ordering him to proceec
lo Pilar de Concho to form a imuetiou
with KavelaV fore in pursuit of Villa.
A signal fire on the pillar of the
Concbos river was to be the signal
for the j unci ion of ' t he two .forces.
The federals marcbe'd lo the appoint
d place, the signal lire appeared on
the limestone pallr and the I'arral
command advanced without advance
una tils or flankers. They were am
bushed and almost annihilated.
Villa had written tho letter on enp-
inred federal 1ntionHrv. had copied
Kn vein's signature from an old order
taken from a prisoner and had set the
trap for tlie uoveriiment force.
ilRIANS RETIRE
PRESSEO BY ITALIANS
IIOMi:. Oct. L'.'L- AiMiian renr
l mi ids iii A I hi nia. 1m rd (tressed bv
Italian -avaliv nnd Albanian detach
ments, have relived lo tlie north of
the .Matin river, lliiitv mile north ol
l!!hasan. according to an official
statement from the Italian war olliee
tuda v.
T.OVOOV. Oct. 2:1. The flermnn
rnehsl ).. a f'er sliort debate,
adopted ""ani'iiouslv n resolution im
ovoving tl-" tii"inent made to it bv
Prince Muxinr':"i. the ehaneillor.
'leeord'iu to an Kvlinnge T'cgrnpb
(lesnnt.eh from Amsterdam. Tho rcs-
Uition a'so evif'ssed confidence in
'hjvnew eli"n"clhir. ,., ,
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WITH THK AMK.K1CAX FOKCF.S
XOKTHWKST OF VKKDI X. Oct. 2X
(Hv the Associated Press.) Un
less thev are saved bv their plea for
peace the Germans will he subjected
to sleudv hnminerintr ulonir tbe great
er part of tbe western front through
llie winter. Indications are (bat it
is not intended to ifive them n breath
ing spell.
It is pninled out tbut decreased
activity would enable the Germans to
recuperate to such a deureo as to
make certain a proUimialiou of tlie
striiuirle. Durinir previous winters
llie enemv has been able to rest up
bis forces and replenish his supplies
an.l there is no reason to hclievo he
would not tivuil himself of the same
opportunitv'now.
I bore ore two places on llie front
where it is conceded that military op
erations durimr tlie wilder will be vir
tually impossible, lint American offi
cers insist lluit 7 per cent of the
front offers no real obstacle to a
conl iniiiinco of llie fiulil.
II is indicated that the Americans'
nnrt 111 llie ircncral program is well
defined.
is to lie exncclccl (lint llicv will
continue lo deliver short sinashiip'
iolls ntrainst llie uivolnl center of lb
lonif swccpiipr line. The biir irnint
made between llie American Iront an
Ibe seas are conceded lo havo bee
due in a lai'iro measure to tlie nionK
uciiiL' flmonsl ration bv llie Aincri.
cans and tlie enl'orccd employment!
bv the (tcrmiins d' 'M divisions here.
'I'he enemv will be compelled to con
tinue lo mass forces of men niul mii
lerinls in front of General rcrsbimi's
troops nt the evpeiisc id' oilier places
because lo fail o hold tlx lino be
Iwecn Ibe Meuse and (iraudpre would
endanger an enormous area.
German Chancellor Discusses Peace
Terms Declares for Retention of
Alcase-Lorraine Wants "Peace
With Justice" and Desires to Know
What Wilson's 14 Points Mean to
Future of Germany Call for Na
tional Defense to Be Issued.
COPENUAGF.X, Oct. 23. Peace
conversations between Berlin and
Washington have reached a critical
point, according to Prince Maximil
ian, the German Imperial chancellor,
speaking before the rek-hstag yester
day. In the course of his address he
urged that debate on the situation be
restricted as much as possible.
"Today, therefore, I am going to
soy only this regarding tho Internat
ional situation," he continued. "The
president's first answer to the peace
move of tho German government has
In all countries brought the questions
of a peace of Justico or a peace ot
violence to tho highest point," he
continued. "President .Wilson's Inst
note did not make clear to the Gor
man peoplo bow this public agitation
will end.
Prepares for Defense.
"Ills next answer will perhaps
bring definite certnlnty. Until then
wo must In nil our thoughts and In
our actions prepare for both ventrt- 1
alilli w first that llie enemy Eovorn-
in flavor and
coking, baking
ITALIAN NAVAL AVIATORS
E0M3ARD SUBMARINE
HOMF., Oi l. Million nnval
nviulnri bine bombarded an eti'-mv
' ilmuiripc frn'ii Inn- liei.'bt and be
lieve lluil be I'-bunt was sunk. iivk
nil official slnli ii. cut is-ued today.
ON VISII 10 LILLE
PAIIIS. Oct. 2X niavn.)--President
I'oincare, accompanied bv
member-' of hit cabinet, visMcd Lille
vitcrdiiv and received an cnlhusias
tie ovation. Tho president said that
"the hour of defeat for the enemv
uill strike mmii," lie be-tnWed the
erosM of llie Lcuii'll of Honor Upon
the mayor.
COl'KNHAOKN. Oct. 2:t. An
nouncement was made by the chan
cellor of a bill making tbe reicbstag
responsible lor war and peace, the
measure to become effective when the
project for a league of nations should
become operative.
Speaking of the powers to be vest
ed in the reicbstag under the terms
of the new measure the chancellor
said the bill provided tor the com
pulsory embodiment in the constitu
tion of the fumlumciitui Plea of the
new iorm of uoveiniaciit. He said
tlie el feet would be to make the reicb
stag the people's house of represen
tatives which sho, ihl be responsible
"in the decision ot the most important
iiueslioiM for the naiion, namely of
peace and war.'
"That means peaceful development
of the empire ami its relations with
other power,' be continued, "in Hitch
an extension of the people's rights
tbe imperial uo eminent is willing to
lend a ham) uhcii a league of na
tions has taken practical form. When
nuch a league puts an end to all se
cret separate treaties 1 ma coiilideul
that all agreements can be ainplitied
in this sense.''
The chancellor said the German
nation long had pos.cscd political
rights which its neighhors envied He
spoke in praise of the municipal and
leiclistag election and said that al
though the (ieiaian people had Hot
made use of its power in dealing with
vital plications, tlie development which
had occurred nt ibe end of Scptcm
bt r bad changed everything.
''J 'herein Ins llie uuuranlee of the
continuance and growth of llie new
system," he added, "This is a bet
ter and more real guarantee than any
law or paragraph."
The (ierninn people, he declared,
must not resort lo forms of uov em
inent which ihcv dnl not in liietr
hearts lieilevc in lor the sake of for
eign countries or lo meet tho needs of
the moment,
"The enemv is nt our liutcs." he
sr.id.
Alter paving tribute to the men ut
the frtiiit. he milled :
"I'ail (dement- arc to he found in
every nrmv. but the fundamental will
id' t!:e people';, army is opposed to
III LIU."
I
UNMOLESTED
PAIIIS, Oct. L':t. Oermanv's-bigh
command is ready to evacuate the in
vaded territories of France niul Ilel
giiim on the express condition that
the allied troop wili not follow them
in retreat, but will remain where they
are now located, according lo the
latent information from Merlin, says
the Zurich corre.-.poiii.cnt of the .Jour
nal. This groteMpie proposal is tho out
come of tbe latest conferences at j
Merlin between the members ot tbe
!cncraJ staff and the war cabinet, it
is said. The militarist party is rap
idly naming ground but the mem
bers of the moderate factions believe
that the long giave internal events
will help to improve the situation.
The dispatch says that the exist
ing L'overniuents remain verv hostile
to llie retrocession of Alsance and
Lorraine lo Franco. Fmperor Wil
liam himself is reported to have de
noiiwt d euihliiiticallv hitch an event
at the mceliiiL'' of the erown council
on Saturday.
PLAN QUICK GETAWAY 1 1
AMST r'lfPAM, Tuesday. Oct. 2'2.--Admitt
ing .that under modern condi
tions even defensive warfare on the
(ieinian frontiers would involve urent
dangers, the Frankfort (ia.ette saH
that even Hie most hi refill defense on
the western front will entail big loss-
s. It is put to (lermanv's intcre-.ts.
the newspaper says to n.ake a slow
defensive retreat from lteigitiiu nnd
the fe.djting there will not be unnee
anlv prolonged a single day.
no doubt that (tie German govern
ment (a the name of the Gorman peo
ple will Ihsuo a call for a national
defense In the same way that H spoke,
when It took action for peaco. He
who honestly took a stand on tho
basts of pence will also undertake
the duty of not submitting to a peace
of violence, without a flKht. Tho
government which would act othor
wtso would ho left to tho mercy ot
the fighting and working peoplo. It
would bo Hwept away by public opin
ion. Must Know Beforehand
"There Is also another possibility.
Tho German peoplo must not be
blindly brought to the conference
table. Tho German people today have
tho rlKht to ask, If peace In realized
on tho ImihIu of ProHldent WIUou'b
condilioiiH, what they mean for our
future. Our answers to the presi
dent's question nniHt he framed on
the German people's underHtandlnS
of that question. What It now wunls
Is clearness.
"Tho principles upon which we
have agreed ua n rule of conduct also
involve Internal (jueatlunB. From
many quartern It has been represent
ed to me tbut an acceptance of Presi
dent Wilson's conditions would mean
submission anti-German submis
sion to an antt-German court of
justice which would decide legal
questions entirely from tho viewpoint
of Its own Interests. If that Is the
ease, why then Is It the extreme apos
tles of force In the entento fear the
council chamber an tho guilty fear
tho court of justice? ,
Victory for Justleo
"Tho esrenco of President Wilson's
program for a league of nations can
not bo achieved when all peoples
havo not the rtht of national self
determination. Tlits realization of
community law means tho abandon
ment of purt or tho unqualified Inde
pendence, which hitherto haw been
tho Indication of sovereignty, both
by us and others. Should we at home
maintain a:t fundamental the nation
al egoism which until a nhort time
a no was tho domlnntlnft force of tho
peoples' life, there would ho no resti
tution and no renovation for us.
Tliero would bo a fltnn of bitter
ness which would cripple, ub for gen
erations. "Hut if wo comprehend lhat the
Hignll'lcanro of th Im frightful war Is.
above all, victory for tho Idea of Jus
lite ami If we do not resist this lir?a,
but submit with all good faith, then
wo shall find tu tt u euro for our
present wounds nnd a ronervoli ot
future strength."
I'riiKO .Maximilian flnhl that ho
would nut deny that heavy opposition
(Cuutlnutnl on Page Blx.)