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Newspaper Page Text- WOO SUBSCRIBERS (23,00 EEADEKS) DAILY Only Circulation in SaVnt Goaf steed by the Audit Bursal ef Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES SPECIAL WILLAMETTE V AL LEY NEWS SERVICE THE WEATHXB. I I - OBEGON TONIGHT . : t it i j 1 fl i M I HV ! ll H .1 An'1 Wednesday partly cloudy, MIH ULll iJuilL j : tV V vT -V vw.;I ft :,-. '!! ill FORTY-FIRST YEAR- NO. 244. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1918. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEW 6TANDS FIVE CENT3 hi BIB III SI i - i . . - . 1 STRONG POSITION S IN TODAYS DRIVE ' I Advance In Champagne More Than Twenty Miles h ; Three Days. SIX-MILE ADVANCE BY ALLIES IN FLANDERS Serbians Are Driving Austro Germans Back Northwest ward Of Nish . . Paris, Oct. 15. French troops have taken Bareutom Cel, six mil mi north of lon, and hare crossed the Aisne riv- f west of Grand Pre in the Cham- pagne, soiling the towns of Clizy and Tannes, tho war ofHce announced to day. London, Oct, 15. Serbian troops have occupied on a broad front all the heights dominating the terrain south of the Morava river, according: to- Ser- Wan official statement covering; sun-'e'n t7's operations, reived here today. I Four field guns fell into the hands of the allies. ,,. .., By Frank J. Taylor (United EreSs staff correspondent) With the American PirstArmy, Oct. 15. (Noon) American troops support ed by tanks today stubbornly fought their way forward between -the Ar iionae and the Meuse, seizing German wtrong points. The fighrtng tljis morn-j ng was in cold, damp weather. German attacks were repulsed by units of the American Second army. A heavy counter bombardment came from the enemy batteries during the iiight. This morning the German jfuus wire silenced. The infantry attacked yesterday iiiurning after terrific gll night bom bardment which blasted the Germans out of thfir forward positions. After the first jump, thj doughboys encountered deadly machine gun resist ance and their advance was also made tmre difficult by the nuture of the terrain. They were last reported on the outskirts of 8t. Juvin, into which they were pushing. In their advance with the French in the Champagne,- the Americans gained more than 20 miles in the three days oiiding Sunday night. They now men re Suthel. General (louraud has given fciph praise to the speed and efficien cy of the American fighting units. Germany's acceptance of President "Wilson's 14 principles failed to excite the goldiers. They were skeptical about accepting Germany's word. The dough tioys are not willing to quit unless vic tory is assured. Thev manifested abso lute confidence in Wilson 's ability to handle tne situation. Sweeping Germans Out ' London, Oct. 13. Attacked by fand na sea, tne Hermans m Flanders have lieen thrown back more than six miles ;n a front of about 35 miles. Belgians,. British and French parlic spated in the assault, which .began yes terday morning between Dixmude and Wervioq. More than 10,000 prisoners already have been takn. fioulrcs was captured early in the fighting, and the Belgians pushed four miles to tne eastward occupying isg hem. At the same time the British reached the northern outskirts of Men in, less than four mile9 north of Tur e-oing. " . ; ,A Britrish monitor entered Ostend harbor about five miles to the east ward of the point where the battle line touches the .North sea and bombarded ' the defenses of that enemy submarine base. It is rumored the warBhip was ' feeling out the Gorman position , pre paratory to a major naval etion against both Ostend eand Zeeb Xee. The Belgian communique If? 4 night stated that tne Belgians anh French attacked on a front of about twelve miles, between the Handzeeme Canal and the Roulers-Jleain .road. U was announced liberation of the tillages ' of Handzeme, C'ortemarck, ;te St. Joseph, Hooglede", , Beveret, Knmbeke, Beythem, Quekene and Win St. F.loi. At noon the French took Roulers by. -'aiilt. The Belgians then advanced a' tital depth of ten kilometers (more ta? six miles) reaching the ouUkirt TORE-ENTER BATTLt' Asks Only Reasonable Guar- antees In Order To Take Arms With Allies By Raymond Clapper (United Press staff'corrcspomlent) Washington, Oct. 15. Rumania wants to re-enter the war against Ger many. She will do go if: 1- President Wilson declares for the recovery of, Transylvania and other un redeemed provinces peopled by Ruman ians. 2 The allies agree to furnish arms and ammunition to the .Rumanian ar my, stripped by Germany when she in flicted the enforced peoce of bucha rest. This is the situation as outlined to the United Press today. Bulgaria's collapse, the virtual elim nation of Turkey from the war and the weakening of .Austria-Hungary have encouraged Rumania to renew the struggle which she was forced to cut short when the Germans, pressed (he allies " the west and forced Hussia out of the war. President Wilson's latest declaration that the war must go on until German autocracy was wiped froom the earth has aroused renewed hopes among Ru-. nianian leaders. Rumania s resumption of the war against the central powers would fa leilitate tha reconstruction-of the east front. It woflld open the,' way lor n allied attack along the eastern iron ' of Austria-Hungary and for pene tration of Russia. . WANT BILL TO QUIT. , T Zurich, Oct. 15. The socialist congress t Munich unanimously adopted a resolution favoring the abdication of the kaiser and the crown prince, according to the Munich Kachricten. of Lenadelede and capturing Isege- hem. A great enumber of civilians were re; leased. The Germans set fire to . Roulers, Oortemarck, Hcoglede and Cits. Numer ous evplosions occurred in Roulers. The Belgians and .t rench took more than six thousaud prisoners, six bat teries f artillery and a largo amount of materials. In a special report on the attack, the British war office has announced the capture Jf vRolleghemchpollc, Ledeg hem and Moorstlle. British troops reach ed the northern outskirts of Alcnin, The French and Italians continue to advance on a wide front between the Oise and the Aisne and have reached the Serre river, ine miles northwest of Laon, and- captured Sissonc, ten miles east of Laon. The Aisne was crossed at several points north of Blan zy. - ' . .. An important advance was scdrea by the Americans between the Argonne and the Mensc, where Romigne and Cunel were captured. , From the region of -Douai, southeast ward to the area east f St. Quentin, the lines remain comparatively stabil ized.- Yankee Patrols Active : London, Oct. 15. " Yesterday after noon an American patrol crossed the Selle in the neighborhood of St. Soup let and brought back thirty prisoners" Field Marshal Haeig reported today. "In a successful raid yesterday even ing south of Wainghinewcppes 20 pris oners were taken. A few prisoners were also taken during the nighi ay patrols on other portions o'i ue front. FRENCH CONTINUE ADVANCE By John De Oandt (United Press staff correspondent) Paris, Oct. 15.(3-5 p. m.) Beyond LaFere and Laon the advance of the French armies continued today, accord-! ing to advices from the front received in Paris. Jn the Serre region nprtheast of LaFere, they are making progress toward Ccrcy-Sur-Serre. This thrust is gravely imperiling the Germans stick- ing in the line of the Oise between Guise and a point north of LaFere. (These enemy forces are in a salient and are liable to be' caught in the rear J)y the French advance toward Cre. ey) Americans and ire art forces in the Champagne are pushing on toward Bu saner, northeast of Grand Pre. (The Germans in this region have the difficult Ardennes eountry at their baakj.) litS EIGHT HUNDRED VICTIMS OF FOREST FIRE IN MINNESOTA Hospitals Of Daluth Are Filled With Hundreds Of Injur ed From Fire Area Duluth, Minn., Oct. 15. Rvport9 to day from relief workers who arc pene trating the aea devastated by Sun day's forest fires indicated that the death toll may reach 800. Between 500 and 600 bodies have been recovered. It was deemed certain that many others will be found. Refugees continued to arrive at Du luth. Hospitals remained filled with in jured. . Thousands are homeless in the 29 towns and villages that were wiped out or partially destroyed. Other thous and of settlors in the forest district aie without shelter and food. Approximately half a million acres were fire-swept, according to informa tion available. The fire zone centered in Carltou, Lake, St. Louis and Itasca counties. Fires that sprung up yesterday with a shift of wind died out when they were. iorcea back ovor the buinea area. Relief work was proceeding rapidly. Hundreds of coffins were sent to ths stricken communities. Thousands of blankets and quantities of food, cath- ered by the Re,l ross and state organi zations, were shipped last night and to day. Gov. Burnquist was at Duluth to day personally directing Ons work. ' , The .2? towng partially . "jt i totally burued re: Cloquet, Moose Lake Keyle River, Lawter, Adolph, Hunger, Five Corners, Harney, Grand Lake Maple Grove, Twig, Baimim, .Mathew Aitkinson, French Riwr, Clifton, Brook- ston, Brevator, Pike Lake, Pine Hill Kalavala, Ronald, Salo, Split Rock, Au tomba, . McGregor, Thompson Carlton and Warba. . Ten Thousand Prisoners Captured In Belgium By Lowell MeUett (United Press correspondent) With, the British Armies in Flanders, Oct. 15. (11:29 a: m.) Thorout has been cap tured by allied forces who have taken ten thousand prisoners and one hundred guns so far. The enemy resistance is stiffen ing. Spanish Influenza Epidemic In New York Now York, Oct. 15. New Spanish in fluenza caj teported to Health Com missioner Copoland today totalled 4,925 with 322 deaths. Yesterday there were 4,217 new victims and 222 deaths. , The pneumonia reported showed 479 cases with 338 kaths, as against 400 new cases yesterday and 235 deaths. Transport America-' Sinks At Her Pier An . Atlantic Port, Oct. 15. The transport America sank at hor pier in 2(5 minutes today All soldiers aboard escaped. It was reported that some members of the crew wctb missing but later it was stated all hands had been accounted for. The sinking is "belitved to have been caused by water pouring in through open portholes as the ship was loaded, or accidental openings of the seacocks. Preparations are being mado to raise the vessel. Turkey's Surrender . Will Be Demanded London, Oct. 15. Great Brit ain will reply to Turkey's re quest for peace by demanding unconditional surrender by re quiring the Turkg to negotiate with -General Allenby, accord . ing to the Evening News. Xhe paper- declares President Wilson has forwarded the Turk ish appeal -te the British gov ernment. . Fifty Five Yankee Prisoners Washington, Oct. 15. Names of fif ty five more Americans held prisoner in Germany were announced here to day, including: At Camp -Giessen:' Robert Skaresten, Turner, Mont llillll SECRETARY BAKER RE QUESTS SOLDIERS TO BUY LIBERTY BONDS Says Present Is Most Critical Time In History Of Pre sent War. Washington," Oct. 15. Declaring theer "never was a more critical time in the history of tho war than the pre sent week", Secretary Bakor today called upon officers and men of the American army to set the example for the pvople back home in subscribing to the fourth Liberty loan. . He sent this telegram to all Ameri can commanding generals in this coun try and abroad: . ... "Thoiv was never a -more critical timo in tc history of the war than the present week. Overseas, American valor and efficiency are carrying the banner of triumphant democracy with resistless force toward German soil. Ar dor teh fighting lines must not be coor'l and the wonderful initiative and espri of our soldier8 must not be dulled by any failure to carry the fourth Lib erty loan victoriously over the top. "The people must show they are res olute as. the soldiers at the front arc brave, No influence is so potent in its stimulating effect on the people of our country as the example of the man with the .colors. Let vvery American sol dier and every American officer do his duty, not only by subscribing himself but by urging those at homo to sub scribe." New York Lays, Behind. . .Now York, Oct. I5.t-New York's Lib erty l....oan total is now 704,361,000, it was announced today. This federal re serve district quota is $1,800,000,000 An increase of $20,921,950 since yester day was shown in today's report. In Twelfth District. San Francisco, Oct. 15. The twelfth federal -reserve district had subscribed for $228,238,170 in LiBerty bonds up to noon today. Altlioiigh Ban Francisco must subscribe more than $9,000,00u daily to make her quota, only $2,096,590 had been raised in the last 24 hours here ' Prince Maximilian 'Reported Out Of Office ; '" (,- " London, Oct. 15. Prince Maximilian, the new German ehanTellor, has resigned, accord in? to an official report from Berlin to The Hague, the Lon- don.Dailv Mail declared today. Prince Malimlian's acceptance of the chancellorship marked tne beginning of Germany s in- tensive peace drive. It hd been reported that rhe'socialists in Germany wanted him ont, be- lieving that his fiositioa should be filled bv a commoner. British Lose 700,000 During Present Year New York, Oct. 15. British casualties for 1918 up to Sep tember 30, totaled 700,000, the British bureau of information announced today. This includes wounded, and missing. PRUSSIAN MILITARY LEAD- EES BEHIND NOTE ' ' .' -T London, Oct. 15. Cables from neutral cities speculating on the the rval origin of Germany' latest peace note, accepting President Wilson's terms, indi- cate th belief that the acep- tauee came from the kaiser and the military leaders, rather than from the radicals. Rotterdam advises declare the pan-Oermans wer most defant. . . until General Ludendorff ar- rived in Berlin from th recent conference- at great heauquar- terg when they entirely changed their tune. It is be- lioved that the German high command admitted the impos- sibility of a successful defonsive warfare and suggeslvd the peace dtive. Amsterdam message, report the German reply to Wilson was hailed with enthusiasm by all except the pan . Germans who alone showed displeasure. The pan - Germans, these dispatches said,' are trying to re-establish . strengthened by the mutual aid ren the old system. " 'dered in the common fight against the SECRETARY BAKER SAYS VICTORY NOW CERTAIN Declares, However, That War Work Should Be Prose cuted Vigorously. By Carl D. Groat (United States Staff Correspondent.) Washington, Oct. 15. "Whatever the result of the peace proposals, the war department must proceed at full speed with men and supplies and the people must support the army until the boys are back with the fruits of vic tory, safe and assured. " Secretary of War Baker, home from seven weeks' intensive study of the western battle line, brought the above tidings to a nation- discussing tne Teu ton peace reply. That there must b,, no let-up in the unending tide of men, guns and supplies on the false assumption that all is over was theplain warning of the secretary of Btate and military men surrounding nun. -'. In other words, as Secretary aBker put it, "the liberty loan must go ove the top". victory for American-allied arms in a few short months, regardless of what if done about diplomatic mancuviy, was predicted by Baker s .associates, pro vided the loan is overwhelmingly sup ported... , They talked of six months as a limit ana some even discussed the chance of peaev by Christmass, but with ono oc cord they said that there must be no wavering of American support of its men at this time. Huch a weakening they declared, would be fatal, robbing the gallant armies ut backing- at the most critical period Of the struggle ' lhv people at nome nave a solemn responsibility for their sharo In the final result", said Baker, adding that the loan must be over-subscribed. Baker came out of the fog of the At lantic yesterday forenoon just as the sun was lifting thi, hiding. Screen around his big, fast vessel This cor respondent and a few more boarded his boat while it was still more than a dozen miles out vtf an Atlantic port Swinging onto the big craft while a group of wounded or convalescents "kiddud" the party's maneuvering wnli a rope ladder, the correspondents were ushered with a-degree of secrecy to a perch on the bridge, where the wcrctary was peering for the shores of America. Baker seemed worn and weary from the strain of work and from the impress of the things he had seen the glorius dash before St. Mihiel, the tide of soldiers sweeping out in the distance from the region of Yerdun, the wounded coming back. "Oour boys are magnificont", he ex plained after the first greetings. "It is a smiling array, this American army Even the men who suffer In th-. hos pitals behind the lines smile. All over France is their smile. It has spread the contagion of good cheer", Baker suid " every wliciw you go in France you sec the men in khaki clean-shaven youths mostly between 20 and 30, in contrast with the mustached British or the beaded poilu or boche. T-lio difference stands out largely in the ages, for Eng land and France have been called upon to inject men far more mature than the Americans" Speaking of the St. Mihiel drive Baker revealed that moro than 2000 Russian Government Recognizes Czechoslovaks Washington, Oct. 15. Recognition of the Czccho-Slovaks as nn independ ent nation and an ally of Russia In the war against Germany by the new Russian provisional government at Uf fa, was today confirmed J;y the follow ing cable announced by Ambassador Bakhmetieff from his government to day: ' The ancient aspirations of the Czecho -Slovaks for the creation of an independent state always found fympn thr among the Russian .people. Accord ingly the Czecho slovak nation clearly understands at present that the only, possibility of realising its mom sac red aspirations consists in close union with a great Rush a, ..... "At the present time the heroic ef forts of the Czechoslovak troops who are spending their blood tn Russian battlefields, as w'ell as the establish ment of the Czechoslovak council, a true representative body of the nation, have laid the foundation for the new state. ''In virtue of the above the provis ional government of Russia begs to de clare that it ' recognizes the national Czecho-Hlovak council as the legal gov ernment of the Czecho-Slovak state and is desirous of maintaining with the fra- ternal people most cordial relations, enemy. i V mil ll W II T ti J guns rtre concentrated there. His ob servation car, 30 miles from the scene. trembled as though it were in full mo- tion. .1 Baker viewed tho business purposes of his trip as highly successful. He had perfected arrangements for improved docking and transportation facilities. An interesting sidelight upon the ef feet American-allied victories and peace talk arc having with the German sol diers, cany from an officer of the party. - ' They ss-," if peace is coming to morrow, why should they stand and be killed", he declared. "If an armistice is to provide for their withdrawal from France um' Belgium, why should they fight and die to hold on to what their ruler, aiy ready to evacuate. I do not believe tho German army can ever be forced to make an effective Btand ablins! vh allies." interesting Episodos. Ba"ker hud many interesting anecdotes -some humorous, some pathetic. ,Hc told of a near-international difference betweiu England and the United States because some thoughtless Yan kvei stole the key to the century-oltl Winchester hall. It was a massive key and was held sarred like the sanctuary ' . . . . 1 I . B . I 1 ic proiecicu. a party or American sol diers viewed tho hall and then the key was missing. , After the organization hod gone to France it was searched for the key which in the meantim0 was sent ,back under a guard and received ceremoni ously by the lord mayor of Wiachestei. Another sidelight on the war was hi') story of the German prisoner who re fused, to talk. For thre dav, he was questioned by Walter Lippman 61 New York and Ralph Hays of Cleveland, in telligence officers formerly connected with Baker s office. . Ho was unkempt and emaciated. His face was dirty and bvarrtcd. At Inst with tearj stiaming down his checks, he clutched open hi. ragged uniform and fulled out a little package. It was the picture of a pretty frau and his child ren. It showed him mi other days prosperous, rotund, comfortable with his family at a neat honiw. With the picture was a candle which at night he lighted to gaze upon the faces of his loved ones. Ho sobbed out a story of how the Gorman murder masters had refused hlin leave-when the wife died and when tho children passed on. 11c was bitter ut the government, for it showed no heart and demanded only of him that he keep on with his machine gun in tho shell holes of no-man's land. They took a picture of him dirty and ragged and set it beside tho picture of prosper ous contentmont as an evidence of what German military control had wronged in one of hundreds of thousands pf cases ' . MAY CAPTURE VILLA. Washington, Oct. 13. Pancho Villa may soon be In tho hands of the Mexican federal authori ties. Information from Mexico City told of the impending sur render of the Yuaqui Indiunsz who havw provided the backbone of the bandit leaders' forces. Who remembers when a girl had ' be round t' ketch a beau! It's bad enough not t' be in th' army t' ear nothin' o being a tightwad, , " ABE MARTIN : " r? n I ALLIES SATISFIED " WITHREPLYMADEi IQ GEM IIOTE French People Paid little At tention To Proposal And Rely In Foch. LONDON NEWSPAPERS PLEASED WITH WILSOI No Sentiment Anywhere la Favor Of Granting Reqaest For Armistice. By William Philip Stains (United Press staff correspondent) Paris, Oct. 15. France stands f iriu . on the Berlin proposition. . The People showed practically no excitement during the crisis of the Oor respondence with Prc'sident Wilson. They went about their business pre cisely the same as usual. Newspapers were unanimous in the dcclarationthat the allies must ootain tne aosoiuie, ua eonditional surrender of Germany, Aus tria and Turkey and the fullest guar antees. "We are listing In the most tragi moment of the history of all centur ies," Deputy Meunicr said.. "One lone man can now decide the fate of the world. Tht man is worthy of his un-., preeerientfd role. All humanity has ite eyes fiked upon him." La Press declared, after referring to President Wilson 's.,diplomatic vctory, "tho floor no longer belongs to Wil son. It belongs to Generalissimo Focb, who by virturo of his office represent all the genoral staffs and all the en tente belligerents. One of two things is true either Germany must tccog- .... .1.. !..LJ I ...... k situation: or else she will not recog nize defeat but will attempt to escape by means of getting an armistice. Thug guarantees arc necessary for the safe ty of France and the world..-" 1 Great Britain Satsfied London, Oct. 15. President Wilsons reply to Germany is knewn to ba emi nently satisfactory to the British". The conditions he outlined coincido not on ly with the news of the British but of the other allies as well. Lord North cliff e's Evening News was the first paper to appear with Wilson's answer which it printed in splashes of the biggest type, covering half a pngo. The Evening Standard regretted that the Wilson note, otherwise strong and timely, did not mention punishment for German outrages. ' The (llolii said the note recognicea that others besides the United wtatee arc engaged In the war and loyally de clines to tie their hands. " it is an immense gain to the allies thai thev have a spokesman who kecpa so resolutely at the front the central war aim destruction or rrusmun mil itarism," said the Westminster Ga zette. "We greatly rejoice to see an es sential mutter thus handled, Wo must stand resolutely behind Wilson." The Fall Mall Gazette said: "Wil son 's decimations with never so much certainty will be read and digested in every German lious holu." 'v . Bonar Law WiU Explain London, Oct. 15. The house of com mons assembles -this evening and it i considered certain that Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer would be naked to make a statement on the diplomatic and military situation. it was believed unlikely that he would comply. Premier Lloyd George it probably make siLj'h n statement within a few days. In'this connection the most radical "members of the house it is believed, may attempt, to start a peace debute. If they do, the move will most certainly be squelched. -: , . ; No d.'batc on peace is wanted just now. It is significant that the Euro pean ullles have so far joined Presi dent Wilson in any formal declaration of their war aims. - - Members of the British cabinet, it understood, are determined to exact reparation from Germany that must include compensation for all damage done by submarines to merchant men. , Also it is stated "there must bo no doubt about deciding the future of the German democratization." - When Lloyd George makes his ad dress to parliament he is expected to discuss the German Colonies situation. The allied governments, it was learn ed, must he guided altogether by the (Continued oa page three) :' ,r IT . , :