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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
"ALL THE NEWS ALL THE TIME"
VOL. XII, NO. 1334. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1918. MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS PRICE TEN CENTS
PRESIDENT WILSON REFUSES TO
GRANT REQUEST FOR ARMISTICE
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GERMANS FIGHT DESPERATELY
TO PREVENT AMERICANS AND
FRENCH FROM CUTTING LINES
/ OF RETREAT TOWARD MEUSE
j
PATELESS, SUMMARY OF ASSOCIATED PRESS.—Terrific but 1111
aucceasful efforts on the part of the Germans to prevent the advance of
Americans between the region northwest of Rhcims and the Meuse
river characterized the war activities during tin Iasi 24 hours. in
spite of their efforts, the Americans and French are gradually working
toward the main line of communication between those forces farther
west and the border. The Germans apparently fear that this line may
be cut. and thus prevent successful retreat from tlie section about Laon
and farther east. .
The Allies have continued advancing along all fronts in France.
The Germans arc hastening their retreat front Belgium, and with
drawing eastward before advancing British and Fr'euch south of the
Belgian border.
STOP INFANTRY ATTACKS.
CANADIAN 11EADQCARTERS, Oct. 8. -Smarting under the heavy
losses sustained last week north of Cainbrai, Hie Germans have stopped
their infantry attacks for a time to continue ' subject to more favor
able conditions.
In the harassing artillery lire kept up by the British last week the
Germans suffered tremendous punishment and very heavy losses.
BATTALION IS RESCUED.
WITH THE AMERICANS, Oct. 8.—With ammunition nearly ex
hausted and weakened from lack of food for live days, in which they
were cut off in the Argonne forests, the lost American battalion was
rescued by a relief expedition.
The battalion comprised several hundred men and were entirely
surrounded by the Germans. They made a stand with rffles and pistols
and a few machine guns. Their ammunition was almost gone when
the relief expedition arrived.
Mjgg* <}f th» jpeiylMvCi. were so weak that they had to be carried
by their eompanious.
AMERICANS AND
FRENCH WIN IN
HARD FIGHTINC
Huns Desperately Trying to
Prevent Advance Amer
ican-French Front
but Fail.
WITH THE FRENCH. Oct. 8.—
The Germans on the North Bank
of the Suippe river counter attacked
desperately to prevent the French
from crossing the river, according
to this morning’s advices.
The French crossed the river at
Berabauc, despite the resistance of
the enemy.
The .Germans are fighting fiercely
along the Arnes river.
AMERICANS MAKE GAINS
WITH THE AMERICANS AT VER
DUN, Oct. 8.—The Americans forced
the Germans out of Chatel Cherey,
Northwest of Apremont, and occupied
the heights West of the river Aire,
according to a report given out last
evening.
Other portions of the front were
reported to be inactive.
FRENCH ADVANCING 1
PARIS, Oct. 8.—North of Rheims j
the French forces are continuing 1
their advance. They have reached
the outskirts of Condesurippe, at
the juncture of the Suippe and Aisne
rivers. They have captured Bazan
court.
FRENCH TAKE TOWN
PARIS, Oct. 8.—An official dis
patch last eyening said the French
have captured Berryaubac, Northeast
of Rheims.
American* Continue Advance.
WITH THE AMERICANS, Oct. 8.
—The Americans continue their ad
vance east of Argonne. This after
noon advices say last night they
were aided by smoke bombs and a
heavy fog and captured a piatoon
of Minnewerfera.
An American battalion surround
ed by Germans is reported to have
been rescued. No details are given.
Aeroplanes yesterday lowered a
basket of homing pigeons on a
spot where it is believed the Amer
icans were surrounded. None of
\ the pigeons returned.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 8.—The bal
loon Corps Is to be trebled in size
at once to meet the increasing de
mands from France.
HUNS LEAVING
BELGIAN COAST
AS FAST AS CAN
Huns Take Out Telephone
and Telegraph Lines;
Proving Supplies from
the Frontier.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 8.—It was re
ported this morning that the evacua
tion of the Belgium coast by the
Germans is continuing.
The Teutons are removing the tele
phone lines between the frontier and
the coast. Store supplies and ma
terial have been removed from
Knokke and all factories and build
inps an dstores which cannot be re
moved quickly are being burned.
Factories are being mined with
dynamite for quick destruction.
HUNS FORCE BELGIANS TO
WORK
HAVRE, Oct. 8.—A Belgian state
ment says all male inhabitants be
tween Bruges and the coast have
been brutally torn from their homes
and forced to labor on German mili
tary work.
AMERICANS AND BRITISH
ADVANCE
LONDON, Oct. 8.—The British and
American troops attacked between
Cambrai and St. Quentin and prc»
gressed satisfactorily, according to
advices received this morning.
They captured over 230 prisoners
yesterday and attacked during a
heavy rain.
HUNS CLOSE BELGE THEATRE
HAVRE, Oct. 8.—The Gymnasie
Theatre at Liege has been closed
for a month by the Germans be
cause an actor dressed as a French
soldier appeared on the stage, caus
ing an intense pro-Ally demonstra
tion.
BRITISH ADVANCE ON FOUR
MILE FRONT
LONDON, Oct. 9.—Last evening ad
vices say that the British advanced
their lines on a front four miles
North of Scarpe river. The village*
of Biache, St. Vaaet and Oppy were
captured.
ALASKA SEAL SKINS
BRING GOOD PRICES
AT ST. LOUIS 8ALE
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 8.—Two thousand
Alaska seal skins brought $103,949
at the auction held here.
LACK OF MAN
POWER HURTING
SAYS GOV. RIGGS
Alaska Suffering Because
of Exodus of People to
Serve in War and Due
to Restlessness.
CO-OPERATION IS NEED
*
Alaskans and All Those
Who Can Should Work
Together Help Over
Hard Places Now.
“I am more than ever impressed
with the greatness of Alaska’s re
sources and the wonderful possibili
ties the future holds in store for
thev Territory, but she is now suffer
ing greatly from loss of man power,"
Tn that sentence Gov. Thomas Riggs.
Jr., summed up the results of a trip
that his covered most of the Terri
tory and required two months’ time.
Cov. and Mrs. Riggs left Juneau
two months ago, and left the coast
from Cordova, going over the Copper
River Railroad and the Richardson
wagon road to Fairbanks. They vis
ited that place, and the creeks, then
went down the Tanana and Yukon
river to Nome, visiting Nenana. Tan
ana, Ruby, Marshall City, St. Mich
ael and other places enroute. After
an extended visit at Nome, they
came to Seward, visited there, went,
to Anchorage, visited Eat ouchc, Val
dez, Cordova again and other places
enroute to Juneau.
Was With First Train Over
Railroad
Cov. and Mrs. Riggs were guests
of W. C. Edes, President of the
Alaska Engineering Commission, on
the first train to run between Sow
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AMERICANS ARE
PRISONERS IN
CONSTANTINOPLE
WASHINGTON. Oct. 8.—Up to Sat
urday 1.480 American soldiers re
ported missing were identified as
prisoners of Germany and 220 civ
ilians were interned and fil sailors
held in Constantinople.
TWO ALASKANS
ARE DROWNED IN
THE YUKON RIVER
DAWSON, Y. T. Oct. 8. Fred H.
Day, Grand President of the; Yukon
Order of Pioneers, and Harry Thor
son, a miner, were drowned when a
launch was swamped by a swell from
the steamer Whitehorse.
AN ALASKAN* IS
KILLED FIGHTING
FOR HIS NATION
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8. — Joseph
McGaugh, of Cordova, Alaska, a pri
vate, was killed in action, and bis
name is contained in the American
casualty list from overseas.
FORMER GOVERNOR
OF KENTUCKY DIES
RICHMOND, Va. Oct. 8.—James
B. McCreary, twice Governor of Ken
tucky, and for six years a member
of the Senate and for several con
secutive terms a member of the
Lower House in Congress, died here
after a brief illness.
AN ALIEN ENEMY
MAY HAVE CAUSED
THE EXPLOSIONS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—Officers
found a letter signed "Heinie" to a
man in Sonora predicting last
week’s explosions at the Gellespie
shell loading plant at Perth Amboy.
N. J.. which probably shows that
enemy agents caused the explosions
Over 100 persona were killed and
the force from the explosions rocked
parts of New York. Some doubt
the genuineness of the letter.
FRENCH OCCUPY
BIERUT, LEADING
SYRIAN SEAPORT
Citizens Hale Them with
Great Enthusiasm; Gives
Allies Port for Further
Asiatic Activity.
BULGARS SURRENDER
Bulgarian Troops Voluntar
ily Lay Down Their Arms
to Allies in Macedon
ian Country.
PARIS, Oct. 8.—An official dis
patch last evening says a French
Naval division landed on the coast
of Syria and entered Beirut. The
Inhabitants were wildly enthusiastic.
Beirut Is the chief seaport of
Syria on the Mediterranean Sea and
gives the Allies an important base
in which to land troops for opera
tion against the Turks. It Is the
coast terminus of the principal Syr
ian and Palestine railroad, and the
seaport for Damascus.
BULGARIANS SURRENDER
PARIS, Oct. 8.—The Eleventh Bui
garian Division, composed of two
Brigades and a quantity of war ma
terial, surrendered to the Allies at
Macedonia. ThOrf* was no fighting,
the surrender being voluntary.
MACEDONIAN TOWN DESTROYED
BY WAR
ATHENS, Oct. 8.—Premier Veni
zelos visited Seres, Macedonia, re
captured from the Bulgarians by the
Greeks, and found that of the 24,000
inhibitants, 5,000 had died of starva
tion, 11,000 had been deported and
2,000 had been forced to work on
military roads during the Bulgarian
occupation.
ALL GALLERIES
CLOSED IN CONGRESS
DUE TO INFLUENZA
WASHINGTON. Oct. 8.—Owing to
the Spanish influenza all of the gal
lories in Congress, except the press
gallery, haye been clpsed.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—The Red
Cross has ordered the mobilization
of its full forces to combat the In
fluenza epidemic. Reports to the
Public Health Heupartment show
that the disease is spreading, ex
cept in Army camps, where pneu
monia oases are increasing. There
are 4,532 new cases of pneumonia
and there were 38 deaths since Sat
urday.
SEATTLE, Oct. 8.—It is report
ed that the Spanish influenza
sweeping the southern States is
modifying.
A quarantine has been ordered In
(’amp Lewis to prevent a spread of
the disease. Theatres and schools
have been closed In mauy cities in
this state. The Supreme Court ad
journed on account of the epluemic.
CABLE BRIEFS
DAWSON—Yukon river navigation
wilt close this week. Every steamer
leaving for Whitehorse is loaded
with departing Klondikera. The last
boat, the Whitehorse, is scheduled
to leave today.
LONDON—An Amsterdam dispatch
says Germany intends to grant par
dons to several politicians imprisoned
since the war, including, Socialist
Dr. Carl Liekcrehnctea, William D<tt
man. General amnesty will be
granted to all political offenders.
WASHINGTON — The American
steamer Westgate of the Overseas
transportation service was sunk at
sea with the loss of six members of
the crew. She collided with another
American steamer. She was bu'lt
at Portland, Ore., recently.
WASHINGTON—Laundry owners
of the National Association meet ng
in Chicago subscribed ever $100,000
to the bonds to “help clean up tne
Kaiser."
GERMANY MUST MAKE HER MEANING PLAIN
THAT SHE ACCEPTS WHOLLY PRESIDENTS
PEACE PLANS AND ONLY DESIRES TO SETLLE
DETAILS; AND GET OFF ALLIED SOIL FIRST
WASHINGTON. Oct. 8.—President Wilson in his
answer informs Germany that troops must be with
drawn from all invaded territory before the United
States can discuss an armistice.
It is asked of Imperial Chancellor Maximilan wheth
er he is representing the German people or the au
thorities of the Empire who are conducting the war.
President Wilson’s message is not a reply, it i3
explained, but an inquiry. He asks the Imperial Ger
man Government whether it accepts the terms laid
down by the President in his address to Congress
Jan. 8th and in subsequent addresses.
The President's reply was handed to the Swiss am
bassador and is signed by Secretary of State Robert
Lansing, and is as follows:
"I have the honor to acknowledge on behalf of
the President your October 6th note inclosing Ger
many's communication to the President.
•'The President instructs me to request you to make
the following communication to the German Chan
cellor:
“ ‘Before replying to Germany's request, and in
order that the reply shall be candid and straight
forward, as momentous interests are involved in the
request, the President deems it necessary to assure
himself of the exact meaning of the German Chan
cellor’s note.
•• ‘Bees the Chancellor mean that the Imperial
German Government accepts the terms laid down by
the President of the United States in his address to
Congress January 8th, and subsequent addresses?
“ ‘That Germany’s object in entering into discus
sions would be only to agree upon practical de
tails of their application?
“ ‘The President feels bound to say with regards
to the suggestion of an armistice, that he would not
feel at liberty to propose a cessation of hostilities to
the Allies as long as the armies of the Central Powers
are upon the soil of the American Allies.
“ ‘The good faith of any discussion would mani
festly depend upon the consent of the Central Powers
immediately to withdraw their forces everywhere
from invaded territory.
“ ‘The President also feels justified in asking the
Chancellor if he speaks merely for constituted au
thority of the Empire who have so far conducted the
war. He deems an answer to these questions vital
from every point of view.’
“Accept, sir, the renewed assurances of my high
consideration.
“(Signed) ROBERT LANSING."
WORLD WAITS FOR WILSON.
London, Oct. 8.—For 24 hours the whole world
has been waiting for the answer of President Wilson
to the German request for an armistice. So great
is the public, anxiety that there is no interest mani
fested in anything else at all.
It has been agreed from the beginning that Pres
ident Wilson will refuse to grant the armistice re
quested, and that there is complete agreement be
tween the President of the United States aVtd 'her
Allies.
PRESIDENT MAY ADDRESS CONGRESS.
Washington, Oct. 8.—President Wilson may ad
dress Congress on the German peace proposals within
a few days.
WILSON WILL
REFUSE TO GIVE
HUNS ARMISTICE
President Consults with
Allies and Believed He
Will Not Grant Ces
sation of War.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—President
Wilson’s reply to the Teuton peace
requests will probably be transmitted
by cable tonight, if it already has not
been sent.
It is believed that the President
will get the ideas of Premier Uoyd
George and Premier Clemeneeau
before making his answer. In fact it
is believed he already has been in
conference with them.
ITALY SAYS WAR STILL ON
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—Word is
received here that Gen. Diaz, Com
mander in Chief of the Italian forces,
has issued a general order, reminding
his soldiers that the enemy is still
on Italian soil, as well as on Belgian
and French soil, calling on them
not to be weakened by any flatter
ing hopes of German-made peace. He
asks them instead to hold themselves
in readiness to crush the enemy com
pletely, If It should be proved that
his peace offer is but a new form
for the old guile.
GOMPERS OPPOSES PEACE
ROME, Oct. 8.—President Samuel
Gompers, of the American Federation
of Labor, who is £ere, strongly de
nounced the recent peace move on
the part of Germany. He said the
object of Germany is to weaken the
unity of the Democratic nations and ■
lessen its fighting spirit.
He said the Austrian and Turkic1)
military systems should be beaten
so that they never again will raise i
their heads to threaten democracy.
He said that Labor, for its own;
peace and security, safely requests
the capitulation of the Teuton powers
in all that concerns militarism.
WIL80N WON’T GRANT
ARMISTICE
> WASHINGTON, Oct 8.—Last even
inf advices say President Wilson
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' TURKISH CABINET
IS REPORTED TO 1
HAVE RESIGNED
LONDON. Oct. 8. It Is re
ported that the Turkish Cab
inet has resigned. There Is
great excitement in Constan
tinople.
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Ha-—I*?
DEMOCRATIC
CABINET FOR
THE JAPANESE
The People Are Turning
from a Military Form to
a More Democratic
Form.
TOKIO, Oct. 8. The formation of
a now Cabinet is received with ex
prossimis of approval by the people
There are unmistakable signs of a
gradual ascendency of the principle
of democracy over that of oligarchic
bureau. 0
The last seven premiers belonged
to the militant bureau class.
conferred with the Entente Premiers
by cable over the form of the an
swer to be made Germany for her
proposal for an armistice and peace.
It is felt here there is no doubt
the nature of the reply will be an
emphatic element in effect that
nothing less than the terms already
laid down in President Wilson's
speeches can be accepted by the Al
lies. An armistice will not be
thought of at this time.
The reply must convince the peo
ple of the Allied Nations of the jus
tification for a continuance of the
war, and also not give the German
militarists a chance to bolster up
their argument te» the people that
the war is a defensive one.
TURKEY ALSO SENDS NOTE
^ARIS, Oct. 8.—The Berlin news
source which publishes German prop
agenda announces that Turkey has
sent President Wilson a peace note
of the same affect as the one tent
by Germany and Austria-Hungary.
GERMANS WANT
PEACE WITHOUT
HUMILIATION
Dernberg Says Germans
Are on Defensive; Will
Fight to End Rather
Suffer Degradation.
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 8. — Former
German Minister of the Colonies
Bernard Dernburg In a statement,
said Germany’s new ministry was
one of National defense and was
prepared to stand to the end against
humiliating peace, according to Ber
lin advices received here.
GERMANS WOULD RETAIN
TERRITORY
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 8.—The Ber
lin Lokal Anzeiger declares that
Germany must reject one of Presi
dent Wilson's peace points—that of
the separation of Alsace-Lorraine
from Germany and the incorporation
of an independent Poland, or a di
vorce of Prussian-Poland.
BELIN EXCITED OVER PEACE
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 8.—Excited
crowds in Berlin tore the newspaper
extras from the dealers to read the
peace offer. There were many dem
onstrations and shouts of “peace is
to come."
ITALY OPPOSES PEACE PRO
POSALS
I ROME. Opt. 8.—“The Allies must
have victory. Any negotiations at
this time with Germany are inadmis
sable,” declares “Epoch,” in describ
ing the Italian attitude regarding
the German request for an armistice.
The “Epoch” says President Wil
son in September answered the
“new peace trap" set by the Teu
tons. • , 4
TURKISH PARLIAMENT MEETS
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 8.—Tho
Turkish Parliament opens today.
Much interest attaches as it is ex
pected that peace proposals and pos
sibly an unconditional and separate
surrender of Turkey to the Allies
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