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VOL. XII, NO. 1333. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1918. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS
AMERICANS AND FRENCH MOVE
FORWARD ON RIGHT WING AND
CUT OFF HUN RETREAT FROM THE
WEST; HUNS FLY EVERYWHERE
WITH THE FRENCH ON THE CHAMPAGNE FRONT, Oct. 7. -Over
a wide front outlined by burning villages, the Germans are retreat
ing rapidly before Gen. Gouraud.
The Germans also are being crowded by Gen. Berthelot's forces
from the West, and are being cut off by the Ft anco-Amei ieans who
have crossed the Arnes river and advanced the whole right wing of
the Allied army lrom northwest of Verdun to northwest of Rheims.
AMERICANS TAKE 1.700 PRISONERS.
WITH THE AMERICANS ON TUB! CHAMPAGNE FRONT, Oct. 7.
The Americans yesterday captured 1,700 prisoners, 48 officers and much
material and a number of big guns.
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GERMAN RETREAT QUICKENING.
PARIS, Oct. 7.—The German retreat before Gouraud's army is
quickening.
The French have captured Fort Brimont and the Massif of Moron
villers and Hocourse on the Arnes river.
They crossed the Arnes and Suippe river at several points, and are
closely pursuing the enemy.
CERTAIN OF VICTORY.
LONDON, Oct. 7.—Wounded Americans who arrive every day from
France here, flushed with victory, jubilantly declare that the Allies
have Fritz beaten to a frazzle.
Wounded German prisoners admit that the end of Germany is not
far off.
SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN BLOWS UP.
I/JNDON, Oct. 7.—The lack of activities for the last two or three
weeks have lead to the conclusion that Germany's sumarine warfare
has blown up.
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315,000 AMERICANS REACHED FRANCE LAST MONTH.
LONDON, Oct. 7.—In September 311,219^American troops and 4,
000 American blue jackets and 5,000 Canadians landed in France and
England, the total exceeding that of July, when 317,000 troops ar
rived from the United States for oversea service.
HUNS LEAVING
LILLE AND GET
IN BIG HURRY
German Armies Are Re
treating Fast Before the
British and Who Out
flank Lille.
WITH THE BRITISH, Oct. 7.—
The British have made wide gains
and reached the Haute Deule Cana!
line.
The Germans are evacuating Lille.
OUTFLANKED LILLE
LONDON, Oct. 7.—The British be
tween Lens and Cambrai advanced
some distance; they also advanced
closer to Lille on the West side
They are executing the same out
flanking movement about the town
which resulted in the capture of
Important towns occupied by the
Germans, forcing them to evacuate
without the necessity of storming
strongly intrenched redoubts directly.
BRITISH MAKE PROGRESS
LONDON* Oct. 7.—Gen. Haig In
his Sunday report said progress was
being made around Mont Brehain and
Beaurevoir in the St. Quentin sec
tor.
GERMANS ABANDON COAST
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 7.—The Ger
mans have burned the wharves and
docks and bridges and are removing
their guns from the defenses at
Knocke. They destroyed the sheds
at Ghent, and the warehouses have
been cleared of large stores of sup
plies Intended for the Army and sent
to Germany.
LENS COAL MINES DESTROYED
BRITI8H HEADQUARTERS, Oct.
7.—On entering the City of Lent,
the British found the coal mines of
the city destroyed. The Germans
before retreating also destroyed city
monuments and public buildings.
MANAUGA — President Chamorro
has decreed Oct. 12th. to be cele
brated throughout Nicaraugua as a
festival day. The President asks
the public to subscribe to the Ameri
can Liberty Loan through the Na
tional Bank of Nicaragua.
GERMANS BURN
LAON AND FLY
BEFORE FRENCH
Hun Forces Being Forced
Back Before Victorious
French from Central
Part West Front.
PARIS, Oct. 7.—The Germans ap
parently are burning the Loan strong
hold to which the Germans have been
clinging deseperately as the key
point of the Southeast line of Rheims
thus clearing this section from the
menace of German cannon.
The Germans are retreating along
a front from Suippe river to Ar
gonnei also South of Cambrai.
The peace proposals are not stop
ping the Germans from Saullummes
near Lens.
Fires are also seen Southwest of
Lille.
The advancing Allies found all of
the Suippe valley villages burning.
FRENCH ADVANCE RAPIDLY
PARIS, Oct. 7.—The French forc
es have crossed the Slippe river and
have reached the outskirts of Bazan
court and Boul Sur Slippe. The
Germans are retreating fast before
the whole French Army in the cen
tral part of the West front line.
After severe fighting, they inflict
ed heavy losses on the Germans
who retired in great disorder.
The French advance completed the
deliverance of Rheims. North of
St. Quentin several fortified woods
were captured, along with prisoners
and war material.
FRENCH ARE ATTACKED
PARIS, Oct. 7.—The French fore
es last night captured the town of
8t. Maemes, Northeast of Rheims,
and penerated the town of Hauvine,
according to official advices.
Northeast of St. Quentin the Ger
mans attacked several times in an
effort to take positions which the
French already had captured. All
attacks were repulsed.
AMERICANS AND FRENCH WIN
A VICTORY
AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS,
Oet. 7.—American troops, assisted
by French volunteers under the com
mand of an American captain, at
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VON HINDENBURG QUARRELS
WITH THE KAISEf AND RESIGNS
London, Oct. 7.—Amsterdam says Von Hindenfcurg resigned to
day as German Chief-of-Staff after a heated interview with the
Kaiser in which Hindenburg declared that a tetreat on a large
scale is impossible to avoid.
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THE GREAT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
WHOM GERMANY ASKS FO* PEACE
WOODROW WILSON
The fourteen principles enumerated by President Wilson which
stand for the basis of a world’s peace, emphasized in subsequent speeches,
are aB follows:
FIRST—Open peace covenants without private international un
derstandings.
SECOND Freedom of the high seas.
THIRD—Removal of economic barriers and the establishment of
equal trade conditions among the nations associuing themselves into
a federation for the maintenance of peace.
FOURTH—Reduction of national armaments.
FIFTH—Adjustment of colonial claims on th< principle that the
people concerned shall have equal weight with tie Governments that
have interest in them.
SIXTH—Evacuation of Russia with opportunities given the Rus
sians for political and economic development.
Seventh—The evacuation of Belgium, withou limiting its sover
eignty.
EIGHTH—Restoration of French territory and reparation for Al
sace-Lorraine.
NINTH—Readjustment of Italy’s frontiers alonj lines of nationality.
TENTH—Greatest opportunity for autonoinom development of the
Austrians and Hungarians.
ELEVENTH—The evacuation of Rumania, o Serbia, and Monte
negro, with a guarantee of the P.alkan indepetflence, and access to
the sea for Serbia.
TWELFTH—The Dardanelles to be open to ill nations.
THIRTEENTH—Independence of Poland with access to the sea.
FOURTEENTH—General association under a guarantee of politi
cal independence and territorial integrity to all ilike.
On September 27th the President laid down tjc following five prin
ciples:
FIRST—Imperial justice that must involve no discrimination be
tween nations.
SECOND—No special interests of any natio( or group of nations
can be the basis of any part of the settlement, if not consistent with
the interests of all concerned.
THIRD—There can be no league or alliances or special understand
ings with any two or more nations, without the consent of the general
or common family of the League of Nations.
FOURTH—There must be no selfish economic combinations within
the League, nor the use of an economic boycott, fxcept as a means of
discipline against any Nation for the good of all]
FIFTH—All international treat!** must b*- iiade known to the
remainder of the world, and not be In secret.
In one sentence the President named his t*tms as follows: “A
reign of law based on the consent of the governed, sustained by the
organized opinion of mankind."
MBLEBRIEFS
WASHINGTON—Senator William
M. Calder of New York has intro
duced a bill proposing an indefinite
continuation of the daylight saving
time schedule. Chairman Baraugh
of the War Industries Board ap
proves the idea. He believes that
daylight should be continued as a
coal conservation measure. Under
the present law all time pieces are
turned back an hour Oct. 27th.
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GOLDEN. Colo.—Dr. Richard B.
Moore, of the Bureau of Mines, an
nounced today that he has discovered
a substitute for radium, which he
had named Meeothorium. He will ex
plain the discovery to the American
Institute of Mining Engineers in Mil
waukee Oct. 'Oth.
WASHINGTON—Sir Eric Geddes.
First Sea Lord of the British Ad
miralty, is here for a conference
with the American and Allied naval
program. He was received by Presi
dent Wilson today.
HER ARMIES BEATEN AND HER ALLIES
QUITTING, GERMANY JOINS AUSTRIA
IN ASKING WILSON FOR PEACE TERMS
HE SUGGESTED; CHANCES NOT GOOD.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 7.—An attache of the Swiss
Legation this afternoon delivered the German note
to President Wilson personally. It is being trans
lated.
TEXT OF THE NOTE FROM GERMANY.
Amsterdam, Oct. 7.—The text of the note to Pres
ident Wilson from Germany is as follows:
“Germany requests the President of the United
States to take in hand the restoration of peace, and
to acquaint all belligerents of his request, and in
vite them to send plenipotentiaries for the purpose
of opening negotiations.
"Germany accepts the program which the President
of the United States set forth in his message to Con
gress Jan. 8th, and in later pronouncements, espe
cially in a speech Sept. 27th, as a basis for peace ne
gotiations, with a view of stopping further bloodshed.
"Germany requests an armistice during the peace
negotiations.”
ALLIED ARMUM WI^LCpgJUIUE. ,
Washington, Oct. 7.—The German peace offer has
not reached the officials here. It is believed that |
Germany is trying to save something from the wreck
age of her dreams of a world domination.
The President's peace terms may be summed up
in one sentence, which says:
"A reign of law based on the consent of the
governed, sustained by the organized opinion of
mankind.”
If Germany’s offer means parleying around the
peace table, the Allies will not listen. If Germany is
sincere, her next logical step will be the withdrawal
of German soldiers from all occupied territory.
From that point, and not before, the Allies might
begin a test of Germany's sincerity for a definite peace
offer. Meantime, her tentative offers will not stop the
Allies’ advancing armies.
GREAT PANIC IN BERLIN.
Geneva ,0ct. 7.—An indescribable panic on the
Berlin stock exchange has resulted owing to the suc
cess of the Allies and the peace movement on the part
of the Central Powers. Shipping and armament shares
especially are affected. Many companies have been
wrecked.
GERMAN OFFICERS SAID WAR HOPELESS.
Berne, Oct. 7.—The Stuttgart Neus Tageblatt says
the peace proposal was made on the advice of Ger
mans in the army in high command. As the result,
Germany has decided to consent to heavy sacrifices.
REALIZED ARMIES BEATEN.
London, Oct. 7.—Thfc circumstance that German
army officers urged peace is regarded as an admission
that their armies are beaten.
WAR MUST CONTINUE.
Washington, Oct. 7.—On an appeal to the people
not to let Allied victories and German peace talk in
terfere with the Fourth Liberty Loan subscriptions,
Secretary McAdoo said: “Our boys in the trenches
are not going to Stop fighting just because the enemy
is now on the run. Nov is the time to fight harder,”
he said, “a«* to keep ndftagiag unUHlnal victory l* ...
cinched.”
It is believed that Secretary McAdoo expressed the
views of President Wilson, who cannot speak until
the German note is received.
SENATORS AGAINST PEACE NEGOTIATIONS NOW.
Washington, Oct. 7.—Senator Gilbert M. Hitch
cock, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations, in discussing the peace proposal, declared
that he thought the suspension of hostilities abso
lutely abhorent, and recommended that the President
deal with only the real representatives of the German
people.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge said an armistice at
this time would mean the loss of the war “and all
that we fought for. Germany merely proposes a
that we fought for. Germany merely proposes a
long debate. We must obtain a military victory and
force Germany to sue for peace.”
Senator Porter J. McCumber introduced a reso
lution providing that before America agrees to an
armistice, Germany must disband her army and sur
render her Navy and arms munitions, and pay damage
for the devastated cities and countries and restore
to France Alsace and Lorraine.
NEWSPAPERS ASK
UNCONDITIONAL
TERMS TO HUNS
General Opinion Is That
People and Not Kaiser
Must Make Peace or
War Will Go on.
NEW YORK, Oct. 7.—American
newspaper* Insist that Germany sur
render unconditionally.
The New York Times says ' if
Germany wants peace, let her abol
ish Kalserism and speak through the
Government of her people, and with
the consent of the governed.
OTHER EDITORIAL COMMENT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. — Peace
comment by the leading papers fol
low:
San Francisco Chronicle:—On the
surface it seems like a definite be
ginning for the end of the war, but
only on th* surface. Kaiserism is
again resorting to tricks.
Topeka Capital: — The armistice
and peace parley cannot be granted
now.
Cleveland Plain Dealer:—Germany
can have the peace granted to Bui
garia—utter surrender.
Chicago Tribune—The Allies’ an
swer must be redoubled efforts
against the enemy.
Post Intelligencer—We must give
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AUSTRIA ALSO 1
ASKS WILSON TO
GIVE HER PEACE
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Hapsburg Are Willing to Ac
cept Terms Laid Down
by President Wilson
in Famous Speech.
—
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7.—The Swed
ish Minister this morning presented
the note from Austria, asking Pres!
dent Wilson to arrange an armistice
and peace negotiations, on condi
tions previously laid down by Presi
dent Wilson.
It is believed here that the offer
will fail, should it be found that
Germany is seeking the conference
for diplomatic quibbling and to gain
I time.
If the Central Powers actually ac
cept President Wilson’s terms, with
out reservation, and withdraw the
Germans from invaded territory, then,
and not until then, will peace be in
sight.
It is expected that Washington
will make a quick answer to the
note in order that it may not disturb
the sale of Fourth Liberty Loan
Bonds.
ALL WIL80N’S 14 PRINCIPLES
AGREEABLE
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 7.—Baron Bur
lan's peace note from Austria will
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HUN CHANCELLOR
TELLS REICHSTAG
OF PEACE MOVE
Prince Maximilian Notifies
German Parliament That
Wilson Is Asked
for Peace.
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 7.—The Ger
man Chancellor told the Reichstag
that he had tent a note through the
Swiss Government to President Wil
son in which he requested President
Wilson to take the question of bring
ing about peace, and to confer with
other belligerents regarding the sub
ject.
The Chancellor said President
Wilson In his message to Congress
last January and in later addresses
and proclamations proposed a pro
gram for general peace, which the
Teutons could accept as a basis for
negotiations.
WOULD DISCUSS LEAGE OF
NATIONS
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 7.—Prince Max
imilian, the new Imperial German
Chancellor, has proposed to the
Reichstag an immediate suspension
of hostilities and a request that the
Allies be officially asked to state
their terms for peace.
He proposes also that plenipoten
tiaries be dispatched to a neutral
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