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(3,WJ HEADERS) BXihX Only Circulaticn in Salem Guar ante,! b.r the Audit Bureaa of Circulations FULL LEASED WIRE DISPATCHES EPEC7.AL WILLAMETTE V Air LET NEWS 6EBVICB FORTY-FIRST YEAR- NO. EVOLT RAMPANT' H ALLSECTIOfiS APSBURG REALM Uwl Stephen Tisza Murdered Shot And Killed In Vienaa Streets. ku;gdo:is " AND REPUBLICS RISE WorkmenV And So&rs' 1 Coancil Formed To Cca- trol MEc Affairs. Oopenh&gen, Not. 1. Count Krolyl, in dad of the national council, ha wired WW f l B l nil j T1 l l l.iV : .3 i :'). nV iV, t - 1 -' "" .- ' .- - : -rr '- 111 A , - " W ' 1 " ' ' ML !J TOfHy L VI UL W 1 1 1 1 MM m I L , tiia Tae1latt that the Budapest gairi . ma and psiica hire acknowledged the new1 council gwernment. The popuia- tsoa ig Jubilant. Copenhagen, hov. 1, Austrian ma rines have revolted, seizing the wax- - iiipa at pola and placing them at the disposal of the Hungarians and the Ju-go-Slars, it Was reported today. Amaterdani, Nov. l.-The German portion of Bohemia has teen formally constituted a republic, a Vienna dis patch announcea today. German members of the Austrian - 3ichstat elected Herr Pacher, a rad ical, as president and selected BeLchen toarg as the capital. . , , , , Two separate states apparently have lieen formed in Bohemia, one by the Oerman population and the other by the Czechs. The latter constitute about 75 per cent of the population of 6,500, 000. They nave selected Prague, mid way between Vienna and Berlin as their capital. Reichenberg, a dry of 25,000 is located 58 miles northeast of Prague. London, Nov. 1. Tho initial smoke of revolutioa is rising in .Vienna, ac mrdinir tn neutral tenorts. . Although it is doubtful that it has .!uillv blazed out yet, it Is reported that revolutionary troops control. At Budapest they have proclaimed . a re- public. They have occupied all public tienal council Is obeying them. . I , Copenhagen, Nov. l.-rThe new na- tional government in Austria nas as- aumed full power, it was announced by Harr Rentier, socialist leader, accord ing to a dispatch from Vienna today. Crowds outside the buildings where tha national council was in session, Iclieered tha announcement and waved red banners, . f Copenhagen, . Nov. 1. Count Tisza, former Hungarian premier and leader of the Hungarian government purty, has been murdered, according to a uis jiatch from Vienna today. He oppesea ( mint Knro vi in I10 esiaonsnuicm u a separate Hungarian state. The count was shot by a soldier while walking in the street. He died immediately. -A friend who was with "" turn was wounded. Another report said his assailant was a. woman member of tl)e family. Count Stephen Tisza was regarded tii one of the most sinister statesmen of the dual monarchy. He was a Gcrman ophile. He exerted a -strong influence over the fate Emperor Franz, Joseph, and has been called the "iron man," Ue was prime, minister many times arid hie father was leader in Hungar ian politics for.. 18 years. Count Tisza is credited with having written the dictatorial, note to Serbia on the mur der of the Austrian archduke, which started the war. ' In May, 1017, during a critical sit iistion, he resigned from the premier - .flhip, but was reappointed last April to succeed tjie resigning count, Wekerle. Workmen's and Soldiers' Council Copenhagen, Nov. 1. A provisional v.(.rkien aaJ soldiers' council has,CBiM gunned the jeaemy troops and tip- formed in .Vienna, the Berliner i convoys. In the course of the day sev .. , enemv iri)lanes were shot down. (Continued on page two) .'! fl ft'. P p LOT J 259. ' LINCOLN'S ADVICE TO WAS CRITICS. , Lincoln was no enemy worthwhile criticism. But when a man told him some thing was " wrong, he wanted that same man to toll him also how to make it right. He al ways objected to criticism that was merely objection tho crit clsm of the professional grouch (of which we have plenty in the present war just as he had in the Civil war); and here is what lie said lo such critics: 'Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth was in gold, and you had put ti in the hands of Blondin, , the tight-rope walker, to earry across the Niagara river, on a rope. Would you shako the cable and keep shouting out to him: 'Glondin, stand up a little straighter Blondiu, stoop a little more to the north lean a littlt more to the south!' No; you would hold your breath as well . as your tongue,, and keep your bauds off until he was safe over. :'. ' "The government is carrying an immense' weight in this war. Untold treasures are in ' its hands. It is doing the very best it can. Don't badger it.",, Keep silence and we '11 get you flv across.", ' . , . - . . V . ...... u i m i .. ,..,, E1ISII LAOII DIIIVE HEAR VALEtlCIElillES E POD R Haig's Troops Have Elade Ad vance Of Fonr MOes In Last Two Days. By Lowell Mellett (United Press staff correspondent) With the British Armies in France, Nov. 1. British troops advanced in today's fighting to within lesg than three miles of Audenardc. They passed Anseghom, Lingestraat, Caester. Bouesre, Trcgan, Waermerdc and Lenhove. The Escaut was crossed at Kerkhove and their gains arc feeing An additional penetration of near- iy two mites has Deen maae, maaing a total advance since the attack began yesterday of nearly tour nines. A thmiRaml additional prisoners. three guns and four ambulances have been taken. ; " " ' ' London, Nov. 1. The British sud denly attacked south of Valeneiennes this nrorning, it was announced by Field Marshal Halg. "Good progress'' was reported. "In successful enterprises which nmall Dartie carried out in the neigh- ' Knri,..! cJl IjfJwnnv vestcnlav. a numbrr of prisoners were taken,'; tne ttenient salt! 'Th. nneration we have undertaken south of Valenciennes this morning is reported to be making good progress." Americans Take Brieulles STushinffton. Nov. 1. Capture of Brieulles on the west bank of the Meuse bv American force4 together with miccemiful bombing, attacks on German communications was reported today by General Perishing in his Thurs dav evening communique. . "North of Verdnn our troops drove th enemy from the vfllRKe of Brieul les on the west bank of the Meuse. Artillery fighting continued lively on the whole front throughout the day, reaching particular intensity be; ween Ancreville and the Bois le Banthevillc "Last night French fighting units attached to the first army successfully raided Mezieres and Poiitterron and dropped nearly twelve ton of explos ives on the important railway in that 1 "This morning our aviators dropped three tons of dowo on me nu ' i. h vicinitv of Taillv. Barri- court and Villers-Devant Dun, and ma- All onr machines returned.' J SALEM, OREGON, US SWEEP VENETIAN PLAINS FREEOFAUSTRIANS Austrians Evacuate Udiss La Retreat Toward Their Heme Territory. . . NUMEROUS FRISOMSS . ARE YET UrXOUITTED 1 ij P V ' li.i:.. Austnan Envoys visa ltnaa I 1 --Jfc-- C- 1- LCeS ApjISaZtg for Ar- cistice Terr.s. . J Borne, Nor. 1. Italian troops hava entered Beltane,' according to battle front dispatches received here today. The Au.trian, ap evacuatin, have evacuated Udina, abandoning vast quantities of war materials and sup- nlien in ttteir nasty zuent, a oisumtn w the Itauian emoaray loaay rcporwu. iv ibaesy .today reported. It since last November as irs of the enemy govern- had been used the headquarters ment in the occupied Italian territory. ' : a TTiiina 4a 4S mile fromr the Plave and . - . only 12 mUes from the Austro-Itauan border. . I Vipnns. via London. Oct. (Night.) Austrian , military ; offic-ials have been within the Italian lines to discuss urellminariei to an armistice, ;t was announced by tne war omco to- night. "The high tommand eaily Tuesday established coinuiuuication with the It- alian command," the statement said. ' Every effort is to be made for the avoidance of further useless sacrifice (Wednesday) eveiiiutt that, in accdrd with the Italian, high command, Gen eral Von Weber, accompanied by a deputation, was permitted lo coss the line for preliminary pour parlcvs. . "If, therefore, the cruelties of war fare continue in jtaly the guilt and re sponsibility will rest with the enemy." Venetian Plains Redeemed, Rome, Nov. 1. The Italians are com nletelv overrunning the Venetian nlaiiis. Th war office announced to- duv that Italian troops have reached Fa'dalt, 20 miles beyond the Piave and are rapidly approaching Belluno and Aviano, both f which are 25 milel from the river. Tt is hnnossible to 'estimate- the num ber of prisoners which are coining down from the mountains in flocks. All the enemy's artillery wag cap tured . .... The Italians have reached Moca Pi Liveuza, six miles east of Odcrzo and Torre Di Mosto. eight miles northeast of San Doha iJj Piave. , "The Third and Tenth armies have reached the Llvcnxa. Advanced guards have entered Malta Jii lavenza and Torre Di Mosto. . , "Prisoners and euns and booty have been taken on till sides." , "The Twelfth armv has foreed the gorge of Qucro (southwest of Valdob biadew) and lias passed beyond the spur east tf Mont Ceson, advancing up the jViave valley," the stntemeni auu- "North of Di Del Bella, troops of the ftiTth uniiv. in court de main, advanred along the Brenta valley, eaptming two medium caliber guns, wnirn yesterany mornine fired heavily on Bessano (eight miles behind the Italian lines),' the statement said. "In the Grappa region, under the im petus of the Fourth army, the enemy front eollanfii'd. It is impossible tn es timate the number of prisoners which are coming down from the mountains in flocks. The hostile artillery was all captured." "Columns of the Eighth army, over of blood, the cessation of hostilities and gual.s witH complete justice. Marshal for the conclusion of an armistice. Foih's ideas are predominating. "The Italian high command at first Tllc cojiapse 0f the Turks, It is gen assumed an attitude of unmistakable er(ll)v conBi,iered will further expedite (Continued on page six) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, ALLIED ARMISTICE TERMS OilHT TO co:;flete susrhider I Abdication Of Kaiser If It Has Not Already Cose Is Ei pectsdSccx WAfihincton. Nov. l.That armistice, probabty now en route to Berlin, was 'were 8,866,416,300, the treasury de the diplomatic "belief" here today. It partment announced today. The num- waa hinted that tht ParU report that the kaucr'a abdicauoft u expeciea is probably based upon terms of the com pleted armistice, Copenhagen, Nov. i. The Voeaiaehe zeuung say, m war cabinet u at. cussing abdication of the kaiser and ;that Dr. Del Bmck, chief of the privy a i li.t Tvr Tint Hmr-lr. rhief ttf tha orivv , v v v, , I -. . .11 ... . UUmi Mrill n11. Ml. iMtnaHMl'iL- . . document to Wilhelm. 1 While reports of the ahdicawon or the kaiser persist, ho official conflrma- tion has been received, according to a topatek filed in Berlin ' t midnight, i , ""' ' Ji. menders, it is believed .certain today, will bo included in th'e armistice terms, Tha aurrena,.r of Turkey to the Brit- ... ,,..v,.,t .1,0 ti, . 11 . .will cer- ta.nlv. fop(W tho cncmv literally to wave t)jA ,hite flag in irauce an(j itav, ., Turkov. havine surrcndeied . to the t nunc a. i. ft ... ..v 1 Pl.t-lrn h.irin. .11 ..ATI lift A A . t A tllA' Blithsv it ig regarded as piobnble that the Austrian will be required formally v , j ii.!. ... . n. t ,ii. .to v uuwu inuir ttiniH i" ijic .lauau, aftd tUe Gcmal,s to the French. , The conference wae asain shifted from the foreign office .-to Colonel giun wa, to be be, at Versailles this ' 22,000,000, .ft... , "Anw nW n ,i.A -nnfiTees ame. to h onti m;atic and tho absonce of worried looks is accepted as complete confirmation of House's statement that things are pro- grossing smoothly and rapidly. Politics is not figuring in the discussions, it is understood, wheih are confined to ar- ik of the council. Tho kaiser's abdication also is con sidered to be inevitable, the date only being uncertain. , Confidential advices to tho confer 'enco suggested that the German inter nal situation is momentarily likeiy to force his abdication. BELGIUM GETS NEW LOAN I Washington. Nov. 1. A new credit ,of 3,5O0,O00 was granted Belgium by . the United Ktates treasury yesterday. Credits" to Belgium now total $1811, 520,000 and to all the allies 7,532, 7S,000. Violent Artillerylng Paris, Nov. 1. "During the night there were violent artillery actions in the Guise region and west of St. Fer fcneux," the French war office an nounced today. "There is nothing to report elsewhere." ABE CARTE - ' - We never seen a hustler that wus a Socialist. It must be fierce V marry fer money an' thCB not git it., , 1U1MLCU icriiiB, cuiuuiniiii; iiutiiaiy wiu- ! ft' j s 1918. LIBERTY LOAN GOES OVER TOP III EVERY DISTRICTJ NATIOII Total Bend Sales Reached Almost Eight ;Bilon Dollars. Wftshinsrton. Nov. 1. Total sub blr c( subscribers is estimated In ex cess of 21,000,000. ' Every district obtained aa over-sub-j aenpuon. , ". '' i These ranged from !i4,000,000 in tlieilieving the war is over: James Kerney, ... At.t.tZ L 'noo. nnnl.u ,t, T,i Ti h'' Sau :;t tl. (li tri f ov he Boston district, The results by atvtn. in .1i. nriln. nf iHc it npn I a Oft .uiai i it. u l wivr w C . i .n. 1) I UVVt'QUlBUl IIU1VU J.UI1UW . . . Quota Subscription "Boston 500,000,000 632,221,830 34.1,000,000 58,o00,000 696,530,000 2a&,316,000 Bich'md .. phi ciev'd ..." Mnloll,s 280,000,000 500,000,000 600,000,0000 10,000,000 260,000,000 192,000,000 126,000,000 1,800,000,000 , 870,00.0,1)00' , 295,117,900 215,653,250 H0,744,60 SJJOO.000,000 !j. Oitv ;. 260,000,000 " 88,68j359 g., Fr'eo .. 402,000,000 ' .1126,000,000 The treasury flepartihent Subscription wn S2.j;S8.7nft. T!ii ti-pARiVr,, dinflrtment' hns . leln- m ttu ii-ui'iiii riiarivc ..It' a. U.. a ah s graiihed all federal toserve banks to ac- I Official fiaures show the averaee over-subscription to be 14 pet cent. .1 , 1.., nuj orziciais expuiineu innt snuj'crni- 'tions still may como in and thai the finni HVerairo mnv bn hicher. ' ; j Indications were that the total num- although today's reports show only 21,800,000. I TO FlfilSH GERMAIIS Four Phases Of Final , Cam paign To Complete Job of WiaaiiigWar. By Carl 0. Groat (t'nited I'resn staff correspondent) Washington, Nov. 1. Unless peace conies .quickly, Ameriyipn-allied mili tary effort will bo divided into four flia'nt nhases for a complete knockout of tie nn any in short order. First rh importance will be further concentrations along the west front. Second will be a drive into Germany from the south, via Italy. Thirf will hA n. hn.mmrvrinfr fit the "backdoor" of Germany, expected to oe laciiltaiea oy Austrian surrcnuwr, with a provision for a pathway for al lied troops to Germany through tne dual monarchy. Fnn i-i h will lie an nlHi'd dash thru the opened Bosphorus to seize the ships Oermnny snatched from Russia's Black sea fleet. The first phase Is the main problem. American troops have been addca to Continued on page three) Gennaa Troops Leave Belgrade To Serbians Berlin, via London, Nov. 1. "German troops have with drawn from Serbian soil at Bel-' grade and Semendria, the war office official statement an nounced today.' ' "On both sides of Belgiado and Bemendria," says the state ment, "lerman troops , Have withdrawn to the north bank of the Danube. The crossing of the river ' was accomplished without interference." ' .Belgrade, the capital of Ser bia When the war began, and the city of Semendria are loeat ed on the south bsnk of the Danube, which divides Serbia and Austria at the present time ! I M 1 I I ! M h ! PRICE TWO CENTS Pays High Tribute To General Pershing's Ocyo On The Vestei Director Of Ccjtt On sa 1 lAIVt&&Ua I. AvuilV rrenrracs. Trenton, N. J., Nov. 1. Paying high tribute to the valor of the American boys at tho front, but warning the people or the united mates against o.- just returned from a nine month. rwiti77tbo. V" Ah, h9 to r.urope, ea director or. tno comwii tee. nn nnhlin Information. todiLV de scribed the doughboys aehievcments. "The unassuming and unyielding courage of Pershing's boys, together with our rapidly increasing aircratt, spread the terror that brought the Hun se completely to his knees," he said. , "But whiilo we have tha enemy ter rified, it is fir from safe to assume that the war is, over. He may be cring ing in tne diplomatic or political senw, but he still-i gtving-t - dwoyxV resistance out in front of Vd'rdun. .And until you have the privilege of see ing the American 'boy carry on in the fjive o ihe' Jiideous 'surroundings of mart and death, in ' the bleak early winter weather of the hill regions of Pran.A. vnn rpilllv. hllA'e DO nODrccia- tion of; what the valor and spirit of America means. . No complaints Heard T'nfiTihrninfn2!v. livinu constant ly niiil thA violence of artillery fire and dropping shells, these wonderful lads Veep up the incessant grind oi Kn.i-;nf. haw thrt hput armies the kais er has been able to put together. Since Pershing began operating hi own ar mies It Is estimated tno Americans AUSTRIA-HUNGARY PASSES OUT OF EXISTENCE. ThP swiftlv moviner nolitical events at home and the overwhelming victories of the, allies have reduced the Rtafua of the Ausfrian armies in Italy and the Balkans to that of a disorganized mob. With armistice negotiations reported 10 ue gumg u kaViSnri tVio Italian lines, the Austrian? power of resist- ance appears to be utterly completely demoralized. . , . After splitting the Austrian armies east of the Piave, the allies have torn the enemy defenses in the mountain region wide onen. - The situation in the Balkans is scarcely less dangerous with the Austrians scrambling across the Hungarian f ron tier and the allies on their heels. - r -: : ! . I. , 1 Even the Austrian navy has been rendered ineffec- fkvnrrV. tiio r-oTvirfprl RfiV.nrf! of the main fleet at Pola UVC UllUUgU w.v.vjv.. - bv marines, who turned the and Jugo slavs. , ; ' ; . . . ; - , At least four independent states are reported to have formed from the wreckage of what was once the Austro- Hungarian empire. These mciuae tentative reyuuuw Austria and Hungary, and two independent states in Bohemia-one formed by the Czechs, the other by German speaking Austrians. In addition, tne groats nave wguu a move for independence. ; i - ; ; The allies were at war with Austria-Hungary. But there is no longer any Austria-Hungary, save inname. Tt, ot-mioa AnnnciTio' thft allies in Italv and the Bal- 111C OlI'Ul-u v(jv...0 " , , ... kans thus are little more than a mob, though they will continue to exist as Austro-Hungarian forces until these independent staes have been formally recognized by the allied governments. . . ,! ,. , , ,' An armistice may be effected with the field command ers with the enemy rmies. Who will act for them in signing an actual peace past, however is a question. Karl apparently is without real power. His new fofeign min ister, Count Andrassy, evidently has been succeeded by the socialist, Adier. - , " , . Meanwhile, the allies have again begun to make im portant gains on the west front. The British are making good progress in the second day of their advance toward Audenarde and Field Marshal Haig began a new attach south of Valenciennes today. Oropos: Tonight and SSatur- uortion: Hi" :f::i!- somVflv winds. - ON TRAINS AKT) T" STANDS FIV C J u i mm p M n I yyOudllLll.iL!L! It"" alone have pnt 150,000 Huns out of bus iness, in killed and wounded and hava taken upwards of 50,000 prisoners. These figures are pjrobabiy eloso to accurate. , "Too miich praise cannot be given to the recent successes of our air ser vice It's really the first timo that either side has had an overpowericz mnstnrr in that branch nf warfare. The Hun cannot stand boanbiiig fro"n - "-tiMU, ,a ,,, -" - ";t . , , m f hie-town y our bij Haval guai V9 BUV'l- iavl gut upset hilt .mnTAlA st home. Pesaiption of the ITan "Tho Hun i chesty in victory, bu he's rotten as a loser. However it i woll for America to keep ever in niiuil that tho German army, as a mere mo chanical fighting machine, is perhaps the grcatert thing of its kind t1" ' ever put together, a r.d U . -afford to relax in t . until the ideals for -' ' ' . lif iced so much are i . .. ly established," ... ''' ,.' 'Vuuvod all 5. . - - - V" erney left today for the eoonJ for a brief .rest, Since he went to I.j rope in early February, he has vimt 1 ail the battle fronts from the English channel to the Swiss border. Just be fore returning home he spent several weeks at the British and American frontg and was at St. Alihiel and north of Verdun at the opening of the big drives there. - ' . ' Kcrney camo home direct from tho Argonne sector. He says the Germaa prisoners our troops were taking n such wholesale, numbers were remark able for their youth and splendid phya- (Continued on page twoV broken and their organization . ships over to the Hungarians