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4,700 SUBSCRIBERS (23,000 BEADEB8) DAILT Only Circulation in Sal am Guar Mteed by the Audit Bursas ef Circulation! FIE LEASED WEE JSfft ' V ..m : . (l A:. 4 ilP': ? -O f 41! f : fj : WecrRcp:rt I FORTY-FIRST YEAR NO. 257. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1918 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND NEWS ' 6TAMS FIVE CEliTS f L ' ; 111 III RFfB PIW HI PlPltf IPFBRilftMS f SflTP ffTM If TftlSl 111 f IME : PMniliiMlPlf YANKEES ATTACK NG Li pit Urns In Rear Found Almost Empty Of German Defenders. ANCREVII1E OCCUPIED r GEN. PERSHING REPORTS American Aviators Shot Down Eighteen Enemy Planes Duriisg Tuesday. By John De Gandt -.(, (United Press staff correspondent) Paris, Oct; 30 (12:45 p. m) French nd American troops, attacking nrtV nest of Bethel, havo-.penetrated deep ly into (he German ppsitions t may : points, reaching this support ' lines, which were almost euiptj-.of defend ers. V ....! ('-"':.;,..';.; ',-. .'..'. - General G-Hillatimat 's pressure in this region is being accentuated along the Hannognc toad in the neighborhood of Bt. Forgeux, where vioient enemy ; counter attack' were repulsed. ( The French are at the outskirts of Chateau Poreiett reaching the juno "tion of iicheliSevigny-li'Abbaye roads '. Occupy Ancreville Washington, Oct. 30. American oe--ettpation of Ancreville, north of Ver dun, was reported by General Pershing in today's communique. ".North of .Verdun our troops have occupied Ancreville anil have estab lished their lines just north of tlie vit l!e," the morning communique said. ' ' Lively artillery fighting . occurred during the night at various points along the front. . ..; "In the Woevre our patrols success fully engaged hostile detachments and captured prisoners." N Yankees Snoot Down Planes Washington, Oct. 30. Eighteen ene ; luy planes were shot down Tuesday by . American aviators attached to the iirst army, General Pershing reported to . dy. Five of the American planes fail ed to return. Aside from steady artil ' lory fire west rof the Meuse, the day was marked -with ilittU? activity. "On the Verdun front, there has teen steady artillery and machine gun - fife today west of the Meuse, especial ly in the region north of Juvin," Per shing ' communique said. "With more favorable weather con ditions, there has been increased aer ial activity on the front of the first iit'my throughout the day, Our pursuit ; planes engaged- tie enemy in" numerous ,'Continucd on page two) ABE MARTIN Nime fellers wvra t' shave jest t' violet talcum. Paterotie speukin', ' : cr.nu.i and prize fightin' at Meio-vot-'ii Hall, t W!ii. Oil REM L FRONT PEflETRATI SORDER MARKED BY CONSfANT FIGHTING !N STREETS Distracted Dual Monarchy Finds Troubles Multiply On Every Hand. London, Oct. 30 The ferment in Budapest is becoming chronic, it is in dicated--in- reports from Zurich and Copenhagen. Street fighting in which machine guus are employed is common and many have been killed -and injured. Gat demonstrations -were organized hourly yesterday. There were froqueut violent combats, generally ' between loyal soldiers and students. - .-; f The Tcpublican movement is, still brewing a general labor revolt is feared. -. . . . . ' ..- , , The Chronicle and Daily News sug gest, the trouble perhaps is the begin ning of a revolution against the liaps burgs, ylt is reported that Emperor Karl's- opposition to Count Karolyi's proposition,-for a majority coalition touched off ' tho recent outbreaks. : i (Continued on page three); . . . T REMAIN IN RUSSIA f OR A LONG PERIOD When German Soldiers With draw Country Must Be Fully Policed. By Carl D. Groat. (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Washington, Oct. 30. American i allied troops, or both, undoubtedly will have a long period of police duty in Russia after the Teutons vacate. la fact, it was hinted today that the associated contingents may have to be increased rather than decreased when the bocho hauls out the remain dor of his legions. The problem, according to a mem ber of the general staff, offers one of the most perplexing features of the complicated, "unscrambling" process whicITis now held to be only a matter ot a comparatively brief time, While the German hag been evacnat mg the Baltic provinces and has stripped down his forces in the Ukraiue, he still has a wide belt of in fiuence and a considerable number-of troopg in the territory between the gulf of Kiga and the Black sea. Mili tary authorities foresee today that if immediate evacuation of the Teuton is compelled, a reign of terror and lajv lessness may ensue Hence, there is some division of opinion aB to whether this evacuation should be compelled hurriedly or gradually.,. ,. In either cose, it was said that the allied forces should undoubtedly have to maintain order for a considerable time until the restored region could get a footing politically and economically. If it is decided to increase the allied forces, their occupation will be solely for police purposc-and it will be uiade clear to the world that his duty will be accomplished as rapidly as possible and the troops then withdrawn immeoiate Military developments of the past few days are convincing war experts here that German and Austrian morale is only a shell. The Austrian shows signs of crack ing badly under the united offensive in Italy. While the German is hanging on grimly along the west front, he is in constant danger of being shaken I loose from the pivotal hold in the Ver dun region, tifen being forced back b yond Namur. Military men say he has concentrated- his all and can- make no real stand short of the Bhim'. The general opinion, based on morale reports and knowledge of internal Teuton condi tions,, may fairly be aaid to be that while the German may protest at the forthcoming armistice terms, he prob ably will yield rather than go oa with a losing fight. DISTRACTED AUSTRO-HUNGARY HOLDS CENTER OF STAGE. While Austria-Hungary torn, by interajil dissension and frantically seeking peace, the allies are lettering her armies to bits on the Italian front and rapidly approach ing Hungarian territory at several points in jthe Balkans. The Italian front offensive is rapidly assuming the proportions of an utter rout. The British and Italians are across the Piave on a forty mile front west of Valdob biadene to the Treviso-Oderzo railway; They have ad vanced about eight miles beyond the river on this front, capturing more than a hundred villages, including the im portant railway center of Conegliano. More than 15,000 prisoners have officially been counted. American troops, comprising Ohio units, are across the Piave ready to participate in the advance, King Victor Emmanuel passed over the river at the head of a regiment of Bersaglieri. He is reported to have Jbeen cheered by Austrian lhe allies are within seven males of Vittorio, the prin cipal Austrian supply base for "the whole Venetian plains region. -; ' . . . . . - In the Grappa district the Italians are- advancing slowly in the face of stubborn resistance. The battle front is blazing westward clear to the Asiago region, mak- Ji. ii 1 if J! L n ! mg a wiai acuve ironi 01 more man nicy mnes. . ; The battle front now extends as follows: f , South of Asiago; northeastward of Mont Sisemol, eastward of Foza, northeastward to Mont Soiarola, east ward to Alano; eastward through Valdobbiademv San Pietro, Farra and Refrontolo; southeastward through Conegliano,' Cimette and Frontellano, southward to Ponte Di Piave. The allies are sweeping through Serbia like a prairie fire. At three joints northwest of Neg&tinand north west and southwest of Ushitze--they are within twenty miles of Hungarian soil. The Serbs, in the great Morava valley, are within 40 miles of Belgrade, their former cap ital. ' , v..-.'. ! -' Jugoslavs operating in Montenegro have passed Ipek and Iiakova and further to the westward are ne'aring the frontier of Herzegovina. The battle Hie in the Balkans apparently runs as follows From Negotin in practically a straight line westward to a point northwest of . Chachak; - southward through Montenegro to Kukus, in Albania; southwestward to the Adriatic, at a point north of Alessio. , , The latest reports from neutral sources indicate that the Hungarians, Czecho-Slovaks and Jugo-Slavs have set up an independent state, with Count Karolvi as its head. Street fighting is going on in Budapest, where some op position has developed to Karolyi's p roposed government. No important gains have been made at any point on the west front within the last two days. The Americans are still fighting desperately to conquer the important heights on both sides of the Meuse . which will give them command ot the valley extending n arthward to Montmedy The French advanced slightly on a seven mile front west of Kethel and improved The remainder of the front day. Field Marshal Haig reoorted that in Flanders the al lies took 18,493 prisoners from October 14 to.27, makinc a total of 30,000 since September 28. They also took 509 guns between the 14th and 27th. TEMPTING AMERICA TO ADVOCATE CAUSE OF FAILING AUTOCRACY Flattery And Fawning Are Being Used By Germany For That Purpose, r By J. W. T. Mason. (United Press War Expert.) : A'ew York, Oct. 30. The crafty Ger man statesmen are now using all Uieir ru,.m..e m u cunri 10 ores up me coalition, of the democratic nations the war by tempting America into be- coming Germany s advocate at tha.ly peace table. I Through the subtle influence of flat-j tery and by fawning at America' ido, the Ge ua-a are trying to put ths, prisoners." ; their lines along the Aisns. was comparatively quiet to United Slate in the position of judg ing, between Germany and the Euro pean "nations arrayed against her. The kaiser ii seeking to com the Americas people into believing their war against Germany is different from the war ol Great Britain and France. He wants to persuade America that the Snly real democracy in the world is the American democracy. If he succoeds in flatter ing the United State into this hypo critical belief, the kaiser anticipates that America, in return, will insist that Germany receive not a peace of justice, but a merciful peace. . The kaiser can expect no mercy from the nations of Europe be has sought to rob of their liberties and flay with hit accursed militarism. Kor could he hops for mercy from the American republic whoe women and children he muiitiou will be necessary and t lie re may dercd, except by offe'riag to recognize the Uaitcd 8tatM as a nation hoheI in-than others and a forgiving judge American idealism ha. been splendid- revealed by the unselfish activities! of the United States in this war. Tie kaiser is now trying to utilize that (Continued on page thrfij , f FIGHTING LIKE HAD TO HOLD POSITIONS DURING PEACE DRIVE That Is General Opinion Of Best Posted On Western Trent Situaton. By William phillp Simm . (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Paris', Oct. 30. Fighting like mad men. the Germans are attempting to hold the allieg on tho present lines long! enough to obtain an armistice.' f Thus, while 'the allies are fixing con ditions for the capitulation they will impose on'Gcrmany, the Hun chiefs aro ordering their, underlings to hold er die. '. , President Wilson's correspondence with Germany which he atatod m. m last note he would turn over to tho oth or allies, has been received ncre. Colonel House was slightly . indis posed today. Nevertheless, he planned to cull on President Poittcare thig after noon and. presentijils , credentials as "special Representative to the United State to Europe." Later he intended to sco; Marshal Foch. . Lord Beading, British ambassador to the United States arrived today and took lunch with Colonel House and Pre-, mier Orlando. - The inter-allied naval council, at which the United States, is reprcsontiifl by Admiral Benson, was in session to day. , , ' . - Tho American rcureFentalivcs at the conference, are Colonel ; House, Ad miral Benson and Admiral 8ims. The British are represented by Premier Lloyd Ocorgc, Foreign Secretary Bal four, War Secretary Milner, Fiold Mar shal Haig, General Wilson, First Lord of the Admiralty Gcddea and First Bea Lord Wemyss. Premier Orlando, For eign Minister Sonnino, Aiiial Di Bev el and Admiral Grass! represent the Italians. " . ; , Admiral Leygues, French minister of marine, presided -at the naval confer ence yesterday. Admiral Bon, chief of the general naval staff, represented trance. , . . i i v . Turkey Negotiates For Separate Peace Amsterdam, Oct. 30. Con- stnntinople nowspapers declare that Turkey already has begun official negotiations with tho entente. The Turkish delegates, it is said, have left for the con- ference. ' Germany To Get No Than Gi veh Bulgaria Allies Will Take Greater Pre cautions Than In Case Of Bulgarian Surrender. By William Philip Sinun. . (United Press Staff Correspondent.) Versailles, Oct. 30. It ; was antici pated today that the armistice terms to Germany will be similar to those of fered Bulgaria, although extra precau 'be sonic harsher clauses. The inter allied conference Is under stood to have already agreed on the main political" points of the armistice. The terms must be severe, it "s , agreed in authoritative circles, because .Germany began the war, the renewal j0f which must be made impossible. I Colonel , House, . representing , th.t PRESIDENT WILSON HAY ATTEND PEACE ENCf, BELIEF Friends Say He Will Break An other Precedent By Tak ing Active Part. By Robert J. Bender (United Press staff correspondent) Washington, Oct. 30 That Presi- s on will attend the great peace con ference whenever and wherever it is held, is the belief of his friend's. , For some days the report, without of ficial confirmation as yet, naa fbeen circulating in official and diplomatic quarters that the president will at Vad. ..u . ,. , V ; - There 1 nothing to provent the con stitution making no stipulations (Continued en page three) WCULD tE C;GET.G'JS s Forcier Ambassador To Ber lin Says President Kast x Be Strongly Backed. Washington, Oci. 30. That Germany would misinterpret a republican victory in the conning election was the claim of ex-Ambassador Gerard in a atato nient thiough the democratic national committee. "I knaw," he wroto. "that Ger mans cannot understand our political system; that if a congress opposed to the president is elected they will be lieve again whut they believed before we dared to war with them, that there is in the United States a great num ber of people favoTable to the German cause ami opposed to the president anil lo war. And encburaged by this be lief, the military resistance of the peo ple will a&ain stiffen and the favorable moment (or the allies may pass. ' "I am so sure of thin that ifI were opposed to cvory other policy of the president and were he my bitterest ene my, I should nevertheless beg the Am erican people to support him at this fateful moment." f At the same timo, ithe committee made public a letter to Senator Lodge from ex-Senator , Hamsbrough, former North IHikota republican, saying ho could not escape the conclusion that the minority campaign "really amounts lite nt iiuriir i-uiivimiuii rruiiy hiiiuuiud movement now going on in tl6 world. United Stutes, has called on President Poincarei and' conferred , with , othei French lenders. He also has received Greek Premier Venizelos , and the Greek minster to France. Colonel House has moved from tha hotel where he first stopped and now is occupying a residence on the left bank of the Seine, loaned by a friend and. located in tho old aristocratic quarter near the house General Pershing lives in when he is in Paris. United States signal corps are in stalling telephones in the building and Parisian remark that an air of per mancv surrounds Colonel House's es tablishment thore. Few believe that inter-allied confer ence will last more than a week. Sinco the allies already have reached an agreement, UttI remains to be doue ex eept the drawiug up -of the confer . . iCaatinuei on page three) . ITALIAIJS CAPTUHE If PKIERSLieK Twenty-Five Thsusr:d Ccunt- cd AcccrtL- To hicct : two mzw GO muDD u z::t Americans Take Part h Al lied Offensive &vtz3 ' Beyond Piave Rver Some confusion appears to exist re garding the loction of . the, battle front previous to the present' offans- lv. At no point wero the Italians across tit Plwe, they noKUng the west bftlkk and the ..Austrian the aat' TUe opposing armlea welt held m of the islands. " During the repulao of the last Aus trian offensive, tome Italian units crossed the Piave Dut returned to the west bank. From Ban Dana 01 Fia-vs, southward, the Una follow the old course of the river, rather than tha Wain course, the line touching the Ad riatic in the vicinity of Porto Di Pi ave Vecchia. Paris, Oct. 30. (12:15 p. m.) The. Italian hve taken 20.000 prisoners and more than 200 gun in thalr prea ent offensive; it was officially an nounced today London, Oct. 30. (12:07 n. m.lTh latest estimate of Austrian prisoners in the Anglo-Italian otlensive is 20,000 with total caaualtle of 40,000. By Henry Wood " (United Press staff correspondent) With the Italian Annies in the Field Oct. 30. The Italian and British arm ies completely- pierenw the Anxtrians' lincg of resistance, are advancing rapid ly eastward between the two railway lines feeding the Atintrians on tho Pi ave front. ' They have cut off all lines of com munications on the Venetian plains. (Tho two lilos of railway run from Trcviso to Casarsa, 35 miles northeast of Trovieo. The northern line crosses the battle front at ("oneoliano: the southern at San Dona Di Piave.) An merican troops, comprising Ohio ,, i il t- . j their Italian and British comrades. ; More than a hundred villages and communities east, of the Piave have -been liberated. The Italian' occupied Coengliano. an important railway and communication center fifteen miles north of Treviso yesterday. At 9 a. m. bicycle corps entered the city. Air planes signalled their arrivnl and a Home brigade completed the oeitupa-. tion. ,, ' ' The Tenth army is advancing rapid ly eastward employing abandoned Aus trian batterieg to shell the retreating enemy, . Tho Italian Twelfth-army,scramblinjj over the mountains northeast of Val dobbiadene has passed Refrontolo, sev en miles southwest of Vittorie, which, is lhe base of the Aust nans' whole system, of .communication from ths Venetian planes from the. north. King Victor Emanuel crossed the Pi ave, with a regiment of Bcrsagiieri. Ha was greeted with cheers. A large con tingent of Austrian prisoners coming tip also cheered him. The constant charge of Italian and British troops across the Piave is one of the most spectncnlar : feats of the war. The Austrian artillery is making incessant efforts to destroy the ever- increasing number of bridges. Many of the largest calibre shells strike in tha middle of the rushing current, explod ing on the rocky bed and sending great columns of water hundreds Of foot to ward the sky. A stretch of fifty kilo meters (30 miles) resembles vast field of geysers. When Kve.-al thousand Austrian pris oners reached an island in mid stream, the enemy artilUty cut the brida (Continued on page two) LhllUL I.U