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yf TODAY'S METAL PRICES ' j W A fS rfY t WW M Jf V M WEATHER FORECAST. :' NEW YORK Lead unchanged; spelter quiet; East mJ I I m J I I 1 'I 1 1, 7 1 4 I I I I I KB Weather Indications for Ogden and vicinity? I J i 1 L 5t. Louis spot 8.658.75c. L 3 " - VI V' " T ( -'VW " VV W ' 2y 'fSlV3'1"5 Warmcr ln southwest portfon; Satur- j ;i i: : J FEARLESS INDEPENDE PROGRESSIVE NEWSPAPER : : : : 1 "yTelghth Year-No. 263. Price Five Cents. OGDEN CITY, UTAH, SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 2, 1918, '. LAST EDITION 3:30 P. JVL I I I Three Austrian Army Corps are Fleeing Northward Leaving I housanas or Prisoners and Many Guns I f ROME, Nov. 2. The Allied terms to Austria in re- I sponse to her application for an armistice have been handed If by General Diaz, the Italian commander-in-chief, to Austrian ft officers, who entered the line bearing a white flag. Official iLI announcement to this effect was made today. 1 'PARIS, Nov. 2. The French attack to the east of the II Aisne in the V ouziers area was renewed this morning, the war If office announces. Prisoners to the number of 1400 have , been taken. I Austrian Fleet Mutinies. I LONDON, Nov. 2. Members of the crew of the entire I Austrian fleet at Pola have mutinied, seized all the shipu of : ' various nationalities there and declared they will obey only their respective national councils, according to a Budapest dispatch to the Vossiche Zeitung of Berlin. ' ' WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Friday, Nov. 1 , by The Associated Press. Hun- I dreds of tons of steel were fired b' the big American guns in the direction of the railroad centers of Conflans, Longuyon I I and Montmedy and other points today in co-operation with : the infantry attack west of the Meuse.- It was the' busiestday. r that the guns have "yet had. LONDON, Nov. 2, 1 p. m The Anglo-French forces in their attack yesterday in Flanders reached the Scheldt river : as far north as Eecke, seven miles south-southwest of Ghent. j BERNE, Friday, Nov. 1 . Emperor Charles has appointed Archduke Joseph as his representative to approach political. ; chiefs to examine the possibilities as to solving the political i crisis in Austria-Hungary, according to Vienna dispatches. LONDON, Nov. 2, by The Associated Press. It is prob able that Valenciennes has fallen, it is believed here, despite (J enemy counter-attacks yesterda, which deprived the British of part of their gains. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF ; VERDUN, Nov. 2, by The Associated Press. Austrian forces ,: on the German front in the Woevre region are entraining for ; Austria, it is reported here on the strength of statements by prisoners the Americans have taken. LONDON, Nov. 2. Valenciennes has been captured by the British. ; Field Marshal Haig reports' that Valenciennes was taken by Canadian troops under General Currie who have passed through the town, j The village of Preseau, southeast of Valenciennes, was - captured by the British this morning after they had seized the high ground in that region. f . i I k (By The Associated Press) Valenciennes has fallen, ihe Allied troops in Italy maintain their pursuit j- of the Ausirlans, and west of the Meuse and ln Flanders Marshal Foch J continues to press the Germans west of the river Eecke, seven miles south - west of GhenL The German situation around Ghent is becoming hazardous as the town is beins outflanked. , Germans in Serious Position ; West of the Mouse the Germans are ij now In a serious position through the .successful American and French drive of Friday, which placed them in a pocket in the forest of Boult, north of the Argonne. General Gouraud's men resumed the offensive Saturday and ; rl we pressing through the wooded re ; gion west of tho Boult forest. The , Canadian troops captured Valen ciennes after bitter fighting for more than 24 hours in th area south of tho ' town. Will Lose Tournal With Valenciennes gone, the Ger i , mans not unlikely will have to give up Tournal nnd to retreat both in Flanders and south of Valenciennes. British possession of tho town and tho area east of the Scheldt, south of Valenciennes, outflanks the enemy po sitions in tho Mormal forest, which : ' defend Maubcugo and Mons. It Is evl j " dent the Germans must retire or suf i ' fer heavy losses in attempting to ' . maintain insecure German positions from Ghent to the region north of the Aisne. The main German position bo ' i hind tho nrasent front Is the Antwerp - Namur-Mctz lino. Jin Belgium tho Allies, including American troops, havo reached the Scheldt on a wide front southwest of 'Ghent and ar reported to bo west n tho river- 1 " i French and Americans have cap tured more than 4,100 prisoners. Terms Have Been Submitted Allied armistice terms have been handed tho Austnans by General Diaz whose victorious troops continued to push the enemy back from Lake Gar da to the Plave. Between Asiago and the Piave the Allies have advanced to the Brenta at Crigno. . capturing many important mountain heights. The Austrians apparently are fleeing precipitately northward through the Trentlno, leaving thousands of pris oners and hundreds of guns. East of the Piave the Italians, Bri tish and Americans are pressing to ward the Tagllamento along the entire front. It is reported the Austrians are evacuating Udine. Italian naval units also are active against iho Austrian coast along the Adriatic. Rorao announces that the Austrian dreadnaught Veribus Unllis has been destroyed by tho Italians. More than 1,000 square miles of Italian territory had been liberated by tho Al lies up to Friday. German-Austrian State. AMSTERDAM, Nov. 2. Professor Lammasch, tho Austrian premier, has informed the president of the state council that he had been empowered to hand over the government so far as it related to German localities, to the Gorman-Austrian state council, 3ays a Vienna dispatch today. Americans Continue Offensive. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Nov. 2, 10 a. m. (By the Associated Press.) Tho American First army continued its offensive movement today. Ahead Gouraud's Troops Cap ture Germans and Gun Batteries. TIGHTENING GRIP i FresicSi Holding Strategic Points and Rapidly Gaining. WITH THE FRENCH ARMY. ON THE AISNE. Fridav.V- iBKihg, troops made important progress east of the river Aisne today. They captur ed several hundred prisoners and bat teries of three and four inch guns. Tho concentric movement of troops advancing northward from Uie region of Olizy and Beaureparie and eastward from the line of. the bend in the Aisne has tightened their grip on the wooded j region northwest of Grand Pre. The j forces advancing northward havo reached the spur east of TrimaJ and the Broyo farm. 1000 yards north of Beaureparie while those advancing eastward from the Aisne have occupied Iho villages of Riley-au-Ocs, Somuy and Voncq. north of Vouziers and Fal alse. to the southeast. The enemy's resistance has been particularly energetic cast of Vouziers where he has been able to utilize the cover of the wooded region. French troops have made satisfac tory gains in that region, however, holding at last accounts the Wagnerie I plateau, Malva farm, Hill 153 and the southern branch of the Chalon rivulet. of their schedule the AnTerican forces were engaged in working their way forward to exploit their successes of yesterday. The Germans were continu ing their resistance, which promised to grow heavier as the higher ground was reached. Considering tho magnitude of " the operation, tho American losses in yes terday's fighting were small. On the other hand, the reports indicate that the German casualties were unusually heavy. Despite the Increased volume of the enemy fire, today, however, the Ameri cans are steadily advancing, although more slowly than on Friday. Tho line at noon showed no losses of territory while some improvement of it had been effected. British Capture" 925 Guns. I LONDON. Nov. 1. During the month of October the British forces fighting in France captured 49,000 prisoners nnd 925 guns. Trotzky Is Angry. STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2. Russian War Minister Trotzky in an order of the day to the army denounces the cowardice and ilight of several fight ing units. He threatens to court mar tial any unit showing the least sign oi panic in the future. Trieste Calls for Protection BASEL, Switzerland, Nov. 22. (By the Associated Press) The commit tee of public safety in Trieste, alarmed by the sudden arrival of fleeing Aus trian soldiers from Vcnetia, on Thurs day sent a torpedo boat to Venice to ask tho command of the Allied fleet in the Adriatic to occupy Trieste, n dispatch, from Vienna says. Tho Allied commander granted the request and tho dispatch adds, an Al lied naval force is expected in Trieste today. oo s Navy Department Decree. AMSTERDAM, Friday, Nov. 1. The i navy department of tho Austro-I-Iun-. gnrian ministry of war has published an imperial decree permitting all mon who are not of south Slav nationality to roturn home on permanent leave Recording tho Vienna advices receiv , od hero. The decroo orders the fleet, naval works and other naval property transferred to the south Slav national I I council Bitting at Agrnm and Pola. ) Conditions Inspired by Principles Laid Down by Wilson. jAUSTRIAWS IN FLIGHT Terms Render It Impos sible to Recom- mence War WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 On lntlma iqolfGTOtlc' nature- js-sfveuMn an official' dispatch from Rome1 today, saying: "The victory in Italy is hourly as suming such proportions that any kind of indulgence toward an enemy which, up lo the last minute of his dominance, has insulted our brethren, devastated our lands and fought with the utmost barbarity would be a crime." Austrian Armies in Flight The same message reports that from the sea lo the mountains three Aus trian army corps are in flight; that all roads are open to Isouzo, the first place where the Austrians probably will attempt to make a stand. Italian naval detachments have occupied the lagoon between the mouth of the Tag liamento and Caorlc which was pro tected by monitors and heavy artillery. The conditions of the armistice aro inspired by the principles of President Wilson, namely to render it impos sible for the enemy to recommence the war and to prevent him from profiting by the armistice to withdraw from a difficult military situation. Prime Ministers Busy. ' PARIS, Nov. 2. The allied prime ministers now in Paris together with Colonel E. M. House, met again infor mally this afternoon. There were no definite indications when the confer ences would be finished. Anarchy In Turkey. AMSTERDAM. Nov. 2. A state of anarchy prevails "throughout Turkey, according to information received by the Armenian correspondence bureau here. Hundreds of thousands of deserl -ers are subsisting by means of robbery of tho mass of the population. Con stantinople is declared to be literally famished and Impatiently awaiting ihe arrival of allied forces. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.r-Naval terms of armistice agreed to yesterday by the supremo war council at Ver sailles are in substantial accord with the views on this subject submitted by the United States government through Admiral Benson. This was learned to i day though the" exact nature of terms still are held under a confidential seal. No announcement is expected to come from Versailles until the council has completed its entire task. As to the nature of the naval safeguards and . guarantees to bo demanded of Ger many, however, it, is stated that the most cautious public opinion will be satisfied when the terms are disclosed. They are said to leave nothing to chance. Tho views of tho United States on this vital side of tho armistice discus sion had been fully formulated when Admiral Benson left for France. Vice 1 Admiral Sims, American naval com- mander abroad, had reviewed the sit- uation and found officials of allied ad mirals in harmony with American ! ideas. oo 1 PLOT AMONG SAILQRS STOCKHOLM, Nov. 2 A plot against thesovlet government has j been discovered among the sailors ot , tho flotilhv- on tho river Volga, ac- cording lo reports from Petrograd. i w UDINE IN SIGHT , ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS EAST OF PIAVE, Friday, Nov. 1. (By the , Associated Press) Udine, Austrian - headquarters in the Isonzo offensive, I is In sight of the advancing Italian armlca. ' Ninety-eight Killed in , Brooklyn Rapid Transit Wreck. RIGID INQUIRY ON Strike of Motormen Coincident With the Tragedy. NEW YORK, Nov. 2. With the death toll placed at 98 by the Brooklyn police rigid investigations were under way today to determine the blamo last night for a wreck on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit company In the-Malone j street tunnel, Brooklyn. Yesterday's I strike of motormen and motor switch men of tho company, which was coin cident wit,h the tragedy, was settled during the early morning hours, com pany officials agreeing to reinstate 29 discharged union employes. The com pany previously had refused to obey I the order of the war trade board and j take back tho men. Interest in the investigations center I ed on William Lewis, motorman of tho train, who was arrested on a charge of homicide. Mayor Hylan who visited Lewis in the Flatbush police station soon after his arrest, issued this state ment: "Lewis admitted to me that this was his first run over the road. He said he was going thirty miles an hour. No man had boon allowed to run a train without at least threo months train ing." President Timothy S. Williams of the transit company, asserted that al-l though Lewis was a motor switchman, he was "a trained man and capable of running a train" Lewis was pressed 1 into service yesterday, it was said, on ' account of the strike. I oo TO ABDICATE I Obstinacy of William Hohen zollern Making Bad Impres sion in Berlin Political Circles. PARIS. Nov. 2. Emperor William in persisting in his refusal to abdicate, according to advices received here. He took refuge at German" grand head quarters immediately after the meet ing of the war cabinet at which the question of his abdication was raised, says a dispatch to Le Journal from Zurich. 'Former President 1 Taft Talks to College Students DURHAM, N. H., Nov. 2. Former . President Taft in an address to 1000 members of tho students' army train ing corps at New Hampshire college today predicted that Germany would surrender unconditionally in from one to six mouths. He assured the students 1 that even if they did not go overseas tho moral effect of their entrance into service would be felt. -rn CLEARING HOUSE BANKS. NEW YORK, Nov. 2. Tho actual condition of clearing houso banks and trust companies for the week show that they hold ?6-l,181,130 reservo in excess of legal requirements. This is a decrease of ?79,596,5S0 from last wcek. 4 ' Roads Toward Auden arde on the Scheldt Choked With Traffic. UNDER ALLIED FIRE Guns Reaping Terrible Harvest of Retiring Huns. WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM. Friday, Nov. 1. (By the Associated Press) At dawn this morning the Germans were retiring towards Audenarde, on the Scheldt. The roads were choked with German traffic and the Allies' guns were turned on them, reaping' a terrible harvest Tho Allies started the day's advance by pushing on ahead through Gysel brechtegem, Boschkant, Wortgem and Nokeru. By morning a greater part of tho ridge system between the Lys and the Scheldt was in Allied hands. The fighting today therefore was downhill toward the Schelt. Allied operations around Valenciennes have been completely successful and it will be surprising if Saturday finds Ger man troops still trying to hold the city. Austrian Retreat Cut Off ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN NORTHERN ITALY, Friday, Nov. 1. (By the Associated Press) Allied troops have reached the Grigno, five miles north of. Monte Lissdr. They have cut off the retreat of the Aus trians in Trentlno over paths over the mountains. The flight of the Austrians contin ues on tho Venetian plain. v More than a thousand square miles of Italy's invaded provinces have been reconquered but tho greatest import ance of tho daring movement con ceived by General Diaz in his success separating the Austrian army occupy ing the Monte Grappa and Trentiuo from that on the Venetian plain at tho same time threatening the Austrian contingents holding the section south east of the Piavo which may be en veloped, or cut off by the Italians ad vancing toward Pordinone. King Victor Emmanuel is always the first to share danger with his troops. He divides his time between the Monte Grappa region and the sec tion east of the Piave. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 Victorious : operations west of the Mouso yester day by, the First American army inj Conjunction with the Fourth French army were carried out through perfect co-operation of infantry, artillery, air planes and tanks. General Pershing reported' today in an evening com munique for Friday that tho Germans brought up new divisions in a vain attempt to stop tho advance. Destruction of Austrians' J Continues Apace Over I 125-mile Front. FORCES SEPARATEE Austrians Seeking Safe-' 1 ty Through Mountain 1 1 Passes. " Jj "ROME, Nov. 2. The destruction of- M the Austrian armies continues apace JM . along a front of 125 miles. On every ,ij ; sector the enemy is giving way before fll J the smashing blows of the allies. m i When the Fadalto pass was taken, j i the way was opened to Belluno and the a! j Austrian armies were separated. Sim- Ifcjl ultaneously tho Fourth Italian, army renewed Its fierce attack in tho Monte 'j I! Crappa region so as to hold there to , nine divisions and reserves between m m Feltre and Fonzaso, endangering both M points. The Quero-Feltre pass was W ' captured and the enemy Is falling back not attempting to defend himself. jl J, In the Trentlno the Austrians aro ffl 0 seeking safoty through the valleys of the heavy mountainous region around !cj',j Trent. East of the Piaco the Aus- jj !! trians are retiring precipitately toward if li the Tagllamento. especially hard M ,j pressed by the Duke of Aosta's army on the south. JJ Italian Advance Continues. 'M I ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS EAST i OF PIAVE, Friday, IsTov. 1 (By the Jj Associated Press.) Italian troops :Hij continue to advance. The fighting on H this front is but one 'Continuous sklr- w d mish. h I I An unusual incident took place when K kj Sacile was occupied. Because tho Eng i lish were unable to speak Italian, Ar- nondo Fraccaroli, a newspaper man, 1 led tho English across the Llvenza t river into the town. J British Severely Punish Aust?lans. Jj! One of the last acts of the retreating Jj j Austrians was to shoot a woman who U was attempting to cross the river to KU; reach tho British troops. The British UBi punished tho Austrians severely as the M , enemy was retreating from the city. if Liberated People Wild With Joy. Jj Tho joy of the inhabitants over their HI liberation is extravagant. They picked i , up bulletins scattered broadcast by i airplanes Instructing them of the ad- a I vance of the Tenth army, and remain- iRj, ed up all night reading and re-reading H the little sheets and waiting "for tho VU first signs ot the approaching allied jjji troops. A t Hi! In Padua and Verona the street cars - fi t are covered with banners of allied j colors. There are demonstrations of A j joy in St. Mark's place in Venice and j . singing is heard along the canals of H j that historic city for the first time in H two vears. On trains, highways and a , electric cars the refugees are flowing W( back to Venice and the other cities fcj along the front. ' j William H. Wattis j jj I "The Man Who Does Things" I I v E