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Newspaper Page TextCrcon Ulcforlrn' Soc X PubMc Auditorium EAT CORN -SAVE "WHEAT WEATHER Maximum Ycsturclay, 70; Minimum Today, 39.5. FORECAST Toiiiglii and Tomorrow: Fair. ttv pt . BUNE FOOD "WILLIN Li X1 THE Forty-eighth Tear. Dally Thirteenth Year. MEDFOED, OREGON, "WJiDXKSUAY, OCTOUKU .TO, 1918 NO. 188 ALLIES CAPTURE 3 DWVEHECTINGAUSTRIAWS FROM ITALY PEACE NOIE f" kck ONTHUNDRED ptSjjj VILLAGES ARELIBERATED llilS OF HUH SRf B -TIH WIS HCHTING WITH ITALIANS nriunpptpv ! mmm -y rt as abans retreat under Peaceful Revolution Enacted in Bohe- I w ffsiy I V V . ,1 mia-Armv Officers Place Armed LjT 7 )JV CO MPDfAO MP DDfCQ DC Forces at Disposal of New Govern- LVLlt iMullLlHOll ill I lALOO U K L ment Austria Seeklna Separate c ' Jl I It jlsS- " " JJJ MBJ -! BJtf.-3;TArV."$i ai:i.;-..''fei II 'akiiin(it(ix. m. :m.-i(-si.iiK German Government Sends Another Note, Directed to American Gov ernment Detailing. Reforms in Ger manyWill Be Forwarded Allied Council President Working on Re ply to Last Austrlarf Note. Which Will Also Be Sent to Allies. WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Secre tary Lansing said late today the state department would not make public Immediately the new German note, nor would there be an announcement today of a reply to Austria. Desperate Resistance Encountered Alono. Entire Front French Make Progress About Guise and Ameri cans on Meuse British Inactive in Belgium Armistice Terms. WASHINGTON. Oct. 30. Anoth er note from the German government reached Washington toduv. it sup plements the luut brief communica tion, saving armistice terms were unuiitai, py reciting 111 ut'iuu govern mental chancres which have taken place in Germany as evidence that the kaiser has been deprived of all power of making war and negotiating peace. This time the Germans do not ad dress President Wilson personally,) but send the intormation tor the American . government, npparentlv recognizing that the stage of per sonal appeals has passed with the transmission of their armistice and peace plea to the allies. It reiterates that the actual power of responsibility of the German gov ernment has been transferred to the rcichstag and describes the progress of the necessary constitutional changes. Sent to Allies The note probably will he forward ed immcidatcly to Paris, where the supreme war council already is re ported to have formed terms upon which the United States and the allies might permit a cessation of hostilities. As word of the new German move came it was learned that President Wilson was working today on n reply to the last note from Vienna in which the Austrian government accepted all principles and conditions of the presi dent and asked for armistice und peace proposals. The rcplv, which probably will he made public before night, is expected to inform the authorities nt Vienna that on the basis of acceptance of nil conditions, including netunl independ ence and not mere autonomy for sub ject nntioiiiulitica, their request has been referred to the governments with which the United Slntes is asso ciated. Armistice Program The armistice program said to linvc been prepnrcd by the supreme war council has not been reported on enrlv todnv bv the American representa tives. The government, however, js known to favor terms eouallv as dras tic as those described in Paris dis patches as agreed upon nt Versailles. Although officials here Irgurd the Aiistro-Hungarian situation as far from elnrified anil arc inclined to nuestion how far the government a: Vienna now is Qualified to speak for nnv one, the understanding is that tliev are to he dealt with on the theory that acceptance of armistice terms nn'niintinp to surrender in the field, will be the best guarantee of faith ful performance of any promises. . Secretary Lansing lias not received (Continued on Tags Six.) BY ASSOCIATKD PRESS. Oct. 30. Bitter fighting has been going on in the Meuse sector during the past day or two. East of the Meuse the American forces have moved nhead ! once more and have wrested import- ant positions from the Germans. West of the Meuse the Germans have been henvilv bombarding the Ameri can lines nnd back areas with gas and high explosive shells. American long range nrtillerv has been pounding the German supply lines at ('ont)uns. West of Argonne forest, French have begun an attack which seems promise the turning of the Aisnc line, which is the main obstacle to the French advance immediately west of the Argonne in tlio region of Vou zieres. Tlio new attack was over the front from Ouenlin-le-l'elit to Ilerpv. north of the Aisnc, and progress made in the first few hours of the on slaught indicated that important re sults were within rcneh. Closing in on Guiso On the Oise-Serrc front tlie French are steadily tightening their hold on the lines about Guise, while south of that town tliev arc moving ahead in spite of their desperate resistance on the part of the enemy. In the neighborhood of nlcneicn- ncs the British are apparently check ed, for the moment nt least, no sig nificant progress has been made there during the past day or two. North of Valenciennes the French. British nnd Belgians have improved their lines but do not nppenr to have suc ceeded in breaking through the Ger man defensive lines defending Ghent. Armistice Terms The Versailles conference, it is re ported, has agreed upon the tonus of an armistice and also on the final, pence demands. It is said that thev will be submitted simultaneously to the German government. London re ports that the allied nations will de mand the surrender of Hie German fleet, including nil submarines und the occupation of all the fortified towns on the Rhine. Internal conditions in. Germany and Austria nppenr to he rnpidlv growing worse. liiot'ng. in winch n large number of persons were killed is re ported from Budapest. In Germany the population is said to be in a panic. Banks are being stormed bv deposit ors, it is reported. Delicncy's Success PARIS. Oct. 30. General Debcn- ey s rirst army lias gamed new successes in the encircling of Guise, nccording to the official statement from the war office todnv. North of Guise thev hove taken the Beaufort farm, north ' of the Oiso. Along the Peron river, south of Guise, the French have progressed east of Monccnn-lc-Ncuf and captured prisoners. COPENHAGEN, Oct. 10. The Czech national committee took over the functions of the local govern ment in Prague, the Bohemian capi tal, on Monday, marking tlio final step in its successful revolution there according to a telegram from Berlin to the National Tidcndo. The Austrian Imperial symbols were removed from various buildings and imperial proclamations torn down. The city officials hare taken an oath of fidelity to the Czech stale. During Monday night the general commanding the Prague garrison and his staff placed the entire armed forces in the city at the disposul of the Czech national committee. PrcsshiirR as Capital PARIS. Oct. 30. The Ciocho-Slo-vnk council of state, has decided to make Pressburg the cnpltol of Slo vakia, according to the newspapers horo. Pnwsburg Is situated on the north hank of the Danube, 34 miles south east of Vienna. It Is beautifully lo cated near the western extremity of the Carpathians and Is one of the finest cities In Hungary. The popu lation of the city in 1900 was 61.537. It was announced recently that the Czecho-Slovak council had changed the name of Pressburg to Wilson stadt In honor of President Wilson. Laroe Austrian Fern in Danger el Beltw Cut Oft Immense Allied Army How Across Piavt and on Heels el Retiring Foe Who Is Abandoning; Guns and Supplies in Haste to Get Out Mountain Strongholds Cap tured and Eastward Proorett Gains Hourly in Momentum Austrians Face Maior Disaster on Anniversary ol Great Success of Year Aao. nor yon have It Suspense for the German observer bo la tha picture Is just Imping from hi but loon as It U Prod by sHInd abl ators. sunpoaM for ihe railir, for we don't know wbelhur he reached the ground nllvo or not. Ills para' hn(e had not yet began la opea when the picture u supped. Austrlnn Fleet Concentrated PARIS, Oct. 30. The Austrian fleet has been hastily concentrated at Fieume, according to a dispatch from Rome to the Temps under date of October 27. A few vessels remain at Pola. but all that were at Cattarn have left. It is said that tho concen tration was demanded by Hungary. U-BOAT ATTACKS THREE VESSELS IN Hecks Kalian 1'cai-o LONDON. Oct. :.. t'nnnt Andrns. sv, the Aiistro-Iliingnrian foreign minister, has resolved to initiate di rect peace negotiations with Itulv. "Austria's sole antagonist." accord ing to Vienna telegrams received in Copenhagen nnd transmitted bv the Central News ifencv. A MELBOURNE. Oct. 30. Compul sory subscription to the Australian war loan will not be Introduced nt present in view of the highly satis factory response In the campaign now In progress, Acting Premier Watt-announced today. I'p to the present 212,000 subscribers have purchased $206,252,000 worth ot bonds. Quiet on Ilrltb.li Front LONDON. Oct. 30. On the British front in France, Field Marshul Ilaig announced in his statement toduv there has been no activity except pa trol encounters in which the British troops advanced nnd captured a few prisoners. The statement rends: "Apart from patrol encounters i;i which wo nindo progress and secured a few prisoners, there is nothing to report." v BASEL. Switzerland. Oct. 30.- -Count Andinssv. the Aiistro-llnngn-rian foreign minister, has entered into diplomatic relations with mem bers of the Czecho-Slovak govern ment in Paris, according to the Hun garian newspaper Norodv Listv. Authority Only a Name BASEL. Oct. 3(1. Yhc authority ol the Austrian monarcv now is only a ninne in Prague. liudancst newspn- crs report Unit Field Mar-hnl Pun! Iestran: k. cotnmunilcr-in-chicf in the Prn""e .'v..'-' nnd V'ld Mars1, F.dunrd Zanantoni handed over nil military authority to the Czech com mittee on Monday. PARIS. Oct. 30. In Paris dating the week ending todnv there were 2..V!fi deaths, the greatest total sii:iv the beginning of the grippe enidem' here. Of the deaths reported. I.'jfi3 were due to grippe and "1. lo various diseases of the lungs. During the last few duvs the number f deaths re ported dttilv bus '--n decrcu-inu-. ALLIED AGREEMENT ON PEACE POINTS PARIS, Oct. 3ft. (nv .Associated Press, 6 p. m.) The heads of the allied governments and Colonel E M. House, special representative of the United States government, with the military and naval advisers of the respective countries continued heir Informal meetings today. Differences of view, natural to the Immensity of the Interests involved have arisen, but under friendly exam Ination they have largely disappear ed. Altho some points In President Wilson's declarations may require more complete definition an entire agreement Is In tmmedlale prospect The supreme war council will not meet formally until this full under standing has been reached. AN ATLANTIC PORT, Oct. 30. (Ily Associated Press.) A torpedo and shell firo attack by a German submarine on an American tanker, a British freighter and Norwegian freighter October 21, "00 miles from tho French coast. In which the Amer ican tanker stopped to engage and apparently outfought the l'-bont, was described by tho crew of the Norwe gian Bhlp. which arrived here today. The three vessels were traveling together, the Norwegian crew said when the submarine made Its pres ence known by launching a torpedo at the Britisher. The enejay then appeared on the surface and with two deck guns opened fire on all three ships. The vessels scltered and the Britisher, being the fastest, was soon hull-down on the horizon. The Norwegian ship, unarmed, moved off in an opposite direction while the American tanker, turning so as to present a stern target, opened fire and In short order made the U-boat submerge. NEW YORK, Oct. 30. With the arrival .of II men of the crew of the 'Norwegian steamship Htifinder here today after their rescue by a United States naval vesRcl. It was disclosed that the Sttfinder was bombed and sunk by a German submarine on Oc tober 13 and the crew of 19 forced to take lo ojin boats. The fate oi tlio captain and soven men of tli' crew was not known to those who reached thin port. VERDUN FRONT WASHINGTON. Oct. 30. Ameri can lno operating north nf Verdun linvc occupied Ainenille and e-lab-lisluil their line north of Hint vi. Inge, General IVr-hinff miorted late huliiv in a com in tin in itc for Wednes day. Heavy artillery and' machine gun fire north of Verdun nnd Ihe bring ing i!nwn of IS enemv airplane, with failure of five American machines to return. n Inld in Aocialed Pre d'stmt' hes lat night, were re oor'ed br General Pcr-hiiig. After capturing Ainercville. the Americans advanced north, of Ihe town nnd etabl-hed n new line on the series of ridgc in Ihnt region. Taking advantage of n clear dav American nerial Immbers slarted out earlv. todnv nnd attacked variwt er.e- "iv military objectives ct of the Mease. . The It's American guns olo were active. I.n-nbanlin? rro roads nnd railway inn tion far and wide with rn the region of the previous bom bardment of objectives behind the enemy s line. The Rtlflnder, 1711 tons gross, was halted by tho I'-bcat on the afternoon of October 1.1, about 1"00 miles east of New York. Some of the subrrrerina's crew came aboard with bombs and tho Norwegians were or dered to take to lifelioats. They were given time to obtain food and. be longing. Tho captain ' and seven men entered one of the small boats and It Is not know nwhother they perished. It was on October 28 that the American naval vessel came across the men now here. The Slifinder was on her way from 'New York to Freemontle, Australia. She carried a cargo of oil shipped by the Standard Oil com piny. Sawmill eslnblliihed In Polk coun ty to saw bardwpod chalrmalerlal. CLOSED FOR WEEK YAKIMA. Wash.. Oct. 2D. All stores in the city, save groceries, drugstore, and meat markets, arc lo be eloM-d until M uidav hjining nl fi o'clock tonight, in an effort to stop the spread, of Snini-Ii influenza. Ac tion was taken after a conference bv lui-iness men. eitv officials and health authorities, fine hundred nnd thirtv-fo'ir eases were rcimrted in the oast 24 hours rind three deaths. W ASHINGTON. Oct. 3(1. Ilcsulls if Iho victorious advance nguint the Austrian on Ihe Italian front hourly increase in iniiHirtaner, mi un ol Il ia! di-pntch lo Ihe Ititluiu pmbiissv -odnv Iroai Home. More Hum liiiu hvd viilitgi-s nnd towns have Ikm.ii l.iken. - - Tlie battle linn pressing closely iiHit, the heels of the ennnv, tba l.ics- age slates, having reached yesterdnv the river l.ivenzu. where the Au tniiiis attempted n stand to sne their threatened principal lines of retreat. The Austrian nnnv cortx on !he left win? lias retired in di-ortler. leaving behind war material nnd spy ernl hundred guns. The Six ll Aus trian nnnv corps is said lo bp in a verv erili'-al imi-iiioii, engaged in heavy defensive fighting on the hil! bciwpcn Ynl Itohhindcne and the Soli gio river. Americans Fighting Aviators are active, assisting '.he Italian operations bv bombing artil lery trnniKirt wagons in retreat. Tom h.iig lemonstrations hv lite is ::lnt.ons of recnidurcd towns are snid !c occurring everywhere rs Ihe Italian IriMiiis march in. Th Thirtv-seeond regiment of American inl'nntrv is now fighting eith ihe Italians on their offensive again-t Ihe Austro-Hnngarian force... sniil n ili-paleh lodnv from Rome. In Albiintn. the I'iMtnt'-h added. Italian IrooiM have captured Ihe town of Snn Giovanni di Mcdun nnd th1 followed bv Iho Como infiiulrv brigade. Klcincnt of the American expedi tionary foi.'p in Italv. who have been in reserve, lire now in readiness to ale part in the lighting cast of the Piiive. Tim A""'icn nrobablv will ' brigaded with the Kalians. IIY ASSOCIATED PRESS, Oct. 20.' One year ago the Italian armies worn streaming westward from tho laonzo with a great military disaster Imminent. Today the Italians with British and French divisions fighting with them and with American con tingents In reserve are pouting1 thru hat appears to be a breach In the Austrian linns east of Ihe Plave river. Val liobbladene has been capturod. Cnnegllann has 4ten occupied and along a line stretching south to tho Treviso-Oderzo railroad, the allies are moving steadily ahead. Prison era numlierlng over 32,000 havo boou taken during the fighting. IteslManm Weakens Reports from Ihe Plave front seem lo indicate that, after the first rush of the allies, the Austrian resistance weakened greatly and there are Indi es! Ions that along tho center of the line Ihe enemy's defense has been crushed. The sweep of Ihe allies eastward appears lo have gained mo-c-.cntum during the pa-t day and It seems probable that the next few days may see the whole Austrian army fronting lha Plave in retreat toward the Tagliamenlo. Not only are tho Austrian lines llnlinn forces arc advancing on Son. I yielding on the Plave front but fnr- Iher north and west the attics are re ported lo lie advancing. The capture of Cnngllano, Iho key to the Austrian position, is considered a fatal blow to the enemy's plan lo held north of tho line where Ihe allied wedge has been driven deep into the Austrian line. lari. 'Ihe dispatch said ihe Anslrinns taken prisoner in Ihe pa t three dnvs in Ihe drive neros the I'inve "ow unrulier 32.(100. Many Gun ('Aptnrrfl ITALIAN IIKADorARTF.ItS ON THE PI.WE. Oct. 30. - (l!v the A--fieiated Pres. . Autro-Hunga-rian forces arc retiring from Hie re gion eat of Conegliano. Thev are leaving behind them scattered along the ronds Inward ittorio. seven miles north of Conegliano nnd Sacilc fur ther to the we-t. nmnv biz guns nnd munition wagons. The capture of Conenlinno bv the Italians was imiHir'nnt since thai (own is the ccnlcr of five hii'hwnvs nnd nNo is situated on Ihe railwnv. The eitv is lieing ued as a stinplv station for the Pnlians. Large mimliers of Italian cavalry already have crossed the Piavp. The rwisition of Hie enemv forces on the lower Piavp is lieeotning critical anil thev ninv le cut off. Knllrp) Army Across Plave The Inking of Conegliano was ef fected bv Italian troops which cross, ed Ihe Piavp south of the Nervesa re gion Mondav night in the face of an intense nrlillerv fire. Thev cut their way tlirout'h roads barred and blocked bv barbed wire and machine guns. The firt f roups to enter Corne "linim were cven cvclMs who were JAPANESE ECONOMIC MISSION IN AMERICA SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 3ft. A .lepunee'i 'lastrial anil economic mission. !,..,.!e,l l.v R. Vnmashina. vice tr-id nt of Hie Tokio Chamber of Commerce, arrived here todnv. The mission, which is to tour the United States nnd South America is being cnlorl.'iiio-d Iiv the local .Japanese colony. PICE IVOFF COMES 10 UNITED STATES HONOLULU, Oct. 20. Prince Oeorge l.vofr, first premier of the Russian provisional government set np after th revolution, left here re cently for the United States. He said Russia is a horrible nightmare, with ruthless murders, torturing and atro cities in those sections controlled by German-led "Reds." 20,000 Anstrlans Tnkcn AT ITALIAN" HEADQUARTERS ON THE PIAVE, Tuesday, Oct. 29. (Ily Associated Press.) Austrian force are retreating under ever-Increasing pressnre and It Is folt that the attack against the enemy will be come overwhelming aa soon as the entire allied force can enter the ac tion. With three successive days of fair weather an extremely large body ot (Continued on Page Six.) PARIS, Oct. 30. Colonel E. M. House, special representative of tho ''nlted States government to the European governments, has already had conversations of considerable lenstb with Premier Clemenceaii, Field Marshal llalg. Viscount Mllnor, British secretary of state for war; William Graves Sharp, American ambassador to France: Premier Ven Izelos of Greece, and General Tasker Bliss, American representative to the supreme war council. The precise Information In posses sion of Colonel House relative to the European situation amazes states men on this side of the Atlantic. They have not been aware that Colonel House, as head of a bureau at Washington, nan been receiving for eight months the results of orig inal study, from many sources, ot conditions in every belligerent coun try m Europe.