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EL PASO. TEXAS. MONDAY EVENING. OCTOBER 14. 1918.
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FOCH HITS
FURIOUS
GERMAN OVERTURES
GIVE NO MISE
This Is View Given In Authoritative London Quarters;
British War Cabinet, Meeting to Discuss Situation,
Summons Beading, Envoy to U. S.; Justice Must Be
Stern In Certain Circumstances, Says Beading.
T ONDON. Eng.. Oct 14. It is learned in authoritative quarters, says
Reuter's limited, that there is no prospect of an early armistice as the
result of Germany's overtures.
Lord II ending Gives View. 4
I ra Read ins. British ambassador
i p United States, was summoned
nt-Min; of the war cabinet this
r i"e after a conference witn
er Lloyd George, presumably to
- -i tahinet his personal opinion
. .ng president Wilson's wari
, r Yemelos. of Greece con-j
. n: foreign secretary Balfour
i- jiiormng afterward seeing
UTOS CMS!
UP THE VALLEY
Two Cars Collide With Sev
eral Injured; Another
Car Overturns.
.-ton Tex.. Oct. 14. Several per
rr.'t iere injured and two cere badly
n rc'ed Sunday moraine about t
r. 'Kk on the concrete road by the
. uHert just north of the Vinton
1 i Atr T I" Vt mara driving a1
rtr paJMnprer Hudson and goinsH
-outh ,-laims be was traveling at a
in "derate rate of speed and seeing the
Arproaching car. he drew as far to the
Mdr of the road as possible, being flat
at-a.nt the culvert, he said. A Dodge
ar with several soldiers crashed Into
ihe Hudson, smashing the fender,
- ,ndhield and wheels. The Dodge
on:nued a few feet and brake a
ilfphone pole. The Dodge, wfcleb
hor. license So, 2IM3S, El Patp, fMri
ajirfd four new. wheels before it
-oma be taken to toim. The fraraa
was bent, fenders and windshield!
smashed and other damage done. The
injured were taken to El Paso.
Another auto wreck occurred early
Sunday morning Just south of Vinton
when a car with two men and two
:tIs turned over. Men going Jnto
n from the wreck north of Vinton
ind th. people crawling np the road
nk The were cat and bleeding
fn ' the rescuers took them on Jn to
to n
U. S. TO BUY BIG QUANTITY
OF CORN; PRICES JUMP UP
' h.t ag.i. riL. Oct. 14, Annoance
ci t from ;he gallery of the board of
tr,ie ;odav that the United States
. i nn-ent would buy large amounts
f rn fo- Nov ember and December
i.verv made corn prices jump suc
'sfnlv upward. The November op-
n touched S1.2i. a rise o c
,i Friday's close, and a far greater!
. iwrict- f-om a sharp initial seioacit
i .., iiuf to the German reply to
"ft- lent Wilson's inyuiries.
SiA greater upturns were wit-
d near the end of the day. No-
touching 1.!H. The market;
sel sfng at nearlv tee topmost
. i of the session, with November
J' li l ;H4 and December at
QUAKE FATAL TO 100 AT
MAYAGUEZ, IN PORTO RICO
n Juan, Porto Rico, Oct. 14. With
a iMe bodies not yet recovered, it is
idIp that 100 or more persons lost
. ires at Mayaguez; a seaport
ti . western coast of Porto Rico, in
... t fniayj earthquake. That city
is ' r irror as the result of a continu-i-.p
nT minor quakes. Many of the
i na'ar-t are homeless.
t t - T T T T
Unclothed rseriin Ana rropaganaists
mf May Find Solace In British Hints On
Clothing America bets hxample
By HAItLE
LDO, Eng. Oct. 14. That well
knoun busybody, the Hun agent
and propagandist, might obtain what
appeai-a to be great solace for paper
iUd Germany by relaying over & re-t-t
wireless the various clothing
r.u -nd reports and exhortations
publ-shed here in a fortnight.
tie might aiso have given his trust
ful readers m Berlin chortles of glee
c ung America's food saving as in
a.ca'ir of famine.
America's little order for a few
millions yards of cloth for uniforms
tarried the textile trade and started
reports of an Impending shortage for
mil'&ns And numerous suggestions
for saving have been heard since. But
-ne shortage" is not such as to give
pointed Berlin much consolation as
A Standard Suit.
The Ftandard suit was introduced
wuli a round of publicity. Now there
s something akin to the old "find
ib- button" game on in London. An
enterprising reporter started on a
-wearrh eery few days to find a itan-
'ard suit The army demand', the
lerds of the young officers for spick
-t.ud Fpan uniforms, prevent tailors
' rom making up standard suits, say
-'w America's little order has pre-
pnzed the manufacturers from raak
ig the cioth, is the explanation of
other?
Tfre : even a standard suit of
iprwear for women. At least
3y Buying Liberty
premier Lloyd George before the
cabinet meeting:.
Time To Be Stern.
"Justice is merciful when there are
extenuating dream stances, but when
there are none, it behooves justice to
be stern," said lord Keading, Krmsn
ambassador to the United States.
speaking in bis capacity as chief.
justice at a luncheon to the Servian
minister. lie was dealing with the
present situation.
Serbs Capture
Foe Positions
North Of Nish
Nish Itself Taken Satur
day, and French Occupy
Bela Palanka.
London. Ens-. Oct. H. After cap
turing Nish on Saturday. Servian
forces took poeesslon of the enemy
positions north of the town, accord
ing to the Servian official statement
Issued today. French cavalry have
oceopied the Bela Palanka.
BULGARS FRFE INTERNED.
GREEK AND SERB SUBJECTS
Sofia. Bulgaria. Oct. 14. The Bul
garian minister of the interior has is
sued a decree liberating the Greek
and Servian subjects, interned in con
centration camps in Bulgaria, and al
lowing them to return to their own
countries.
Huns Face U. S.
Camera In Attack Oh
Chateau-Thierry
London, Eng.. Oct. 14. Apropos the
new American official war film
which was shown privately here and
which is about to be generally cir
culated called "America's Answer to
the Huns" a good story is told, says
the Eevenlng Standard.
Some months ago a well known
Lfilm expert. Edgar B. Ha trick, was
comratssior.eo. oy ine t;. ss. -a- Depart
ment of public information to proceed
to Prance to prepare a film showing
the operation of the American array
in the fighting zone. Accompanied
by his assistant. Joseph Hubble. Mr.
Hatrick'was at the American head
auarters at the time the Germans
made their first serious onslaughts
on Chateu-Jhierry.
When orders came through for two
American divisions to go forward to
defend Chateau-Thierry, the news
flashed around headquarters. Mr.
Hatrick. Mr. Hubble and a staff offi
cer set oil post haste in a xast car to
the scene of action.
Indeed, they established such a
speed record that they reached Chateau-Thierry
some hours ahead of the
American advance guard, and the
most formidable machine facing the
Germans in that particular locality
while they carried out their prelim
inary shelling of Chateau-Thierry
was an American cinematograph
camera, which if It did not operate
towards checking the boche advance,
at least faithfully recorded the full
effect of uerraan shell fire.
ROVAI FAMILY IlKCEIVKS
PARTY OF V. S. EDITORS
London, Eng, Oct. 14. "King George,
queen Mary and queen mother Alex
andria yesterday received a party of
35 American editors at Sandringham.
the estate of the royal family in Nor
folk.
A T T T
a BEEVES.
something of the kind was planned.
The suit cannot be found, writes one
of the Fleet Street's lady reporters.
The government controls the yarns
and the machines and the arm 7 needs
come first.
A mere man. after an investigation
of the "undies' problem, goes even
farther. He warns his readers not to
discard that suit of woolens that had
reached the lace curtain stage when
discarded last spring. There won't
be any substitute available. The
American doughboys must be taken
care of first.
Interesting Everywhere.
The discussion is picked up and con
tinued by the smart pictorial week
lies, in which clever women writers
with a keenness ior pnrase making
and a Bernard Shaw logic, discuss the
pros and cons of woolen undies with
amusing intimacy
So far as is visible to the casual
purchaser, the necessities are all tp
be had, for a price, which grows
higher and which will be boosted
still farther when the luxury tax is
enacted and some erstwhile necessi
ties classed as luxuries.
There Is just a suggestion In all
this agitation that perhaps Herbert
Hoover's visit has taught the various
controlers something of American
publicity methods. In which case
England may be hearing more about
the dangers of Garden of Eden styles
prevailing soon, simply because new
methods of urging saving have been
developed.
WILSON TO MAKE NO MOVE
THA T WILL WEAKEN ALLIES'
SUCCESS ON BA TTLEFIELDS
VTTASH1NGTO.N-. D. C. Oct. 11. Sen-
W ator Ashurst. of Arizona, after
conferring with president Wilson to
day said.
The president, will lake no ac
tion that will weaken In the
smallest desree the successes of
the American and allied armies In
the field.
"On the contrary." senator Ashurst
said, "what he will do will rather
strengthen the military situation."
This was the first statement by
anybody who has talked with the
president
The senator said that the country
should not be worried; that, of course,
the president knew the views of Clem
enceau and Lloyd George and ras
prepared to take the prpper stepc In
accord with the allies.
Official Texa necelved.
Germany's reply to president Wilson
reached the Swiss legation in official
form by cable this morning.
It tv as In German text a trans
latlon of Tihlch vrns Identical with
that received by wireless Satur
day night. !
Instead of taking the note directly!
to the white house, as he did prince,
Maximilian's peace plea. Frederick!
Oederlin. Swiss charge, communicated
with the state department. He was
asked to present It to secretary Lan
sing at 10:15 oclock.
Conferences Are Called.
In the meantime, president Wilson
had called secretaries Lansing and
Baker to the white house for a con
ference. The president and 3ir. Lan
sim? had been considering the German
communication since Saturday night.
when the unofficial text reached them.
and secretary Baker, Just back from
France, was prepared to give first
hand information about the situation
at the battle front, which has brought
about the German eagerness for peace.
Co I. E. M. House Joined In the con
ference.
The only official Intimation tbat
has come regarding: the probable
coarse of the president U that he
Is sure to act qnlekly and posi
tively. The confident belief pre-
-WBIISllHIIISllilsSSMWSSSUWIISllSSISiMlSllSUilMM
! The War At A Glance
GBRMAN forces have abandoned
Laon and the whole St. Gobaln
region. The French, after re oc
cupying Laon, have pressed on
until their line now runs from the
Oiee river above La Feie to the
eastern end of ChemlndejF Dames.
When the Germans began to
fall back out of the bag. Into
which they were slowly caught
by the rapid advance of the allies
on each, side, they went with such
speed that the change In the bat
tle line in that section of the
front during a few hours was
astonishing. Sot until the French
reached the Laon-Le Fere rail
road did they encounter any real
resistance.
Italian Troops Engaged
Italian troops participated in
the advance and are now engaged
on the hills north of the Ailette
river. At this particular point
tHe German lines have been
pressed back or have been with
drawn so that a sharp angle has
been created.
With the exception of the area
north of Douai. there appears to
have been a slowing down of the
allied advance during the past
couple of days. At no point have
the British and Americans swept
ahead as they did on Thursday
and Friday last, week.
Huns Reach Strong Llnef
This may indicate that the Ger
mans have reached what Is known
as the Hundlng. or Brunhllde line.
This position, while much less
formidable, so far as known, than
the Hlndenburg system. Is still
srong enough to restrict pursuit
by the allies and perhaps hold for
. some time.
The Hundlng line runs from
Antwerp to Ghent and thence to
Tournai, Conde, Valenciennes,
Sal ernes. Guise, XletbeL Vouzleres,
Dun sur Meuse, and then down
the base of the St. Mihlel salient
to the Moselle, where It joins the
old front running through Lor
raine and the Vosges to the Swiss
frontier.
French and British forces have
Virtually reached this line east of
Cam bra I and St. Quentln. British
units are reported at Solesmes,
while the French further south
are within four miles of Guise.
Yank Fasa Krlemhllde Line
On the Champagne front. Gen.
Berthelot Is less than five miles
from IletheL while further east.
Gen. Gouraud has taken Vouzleres,
but has not penetrated much
north of that place. 'Americans
fighting in the Argonhe region
are through the Krlemhllde line,
but their progress there Is very
slow.
Study of the tactics followed
by the Germans during the past
week has shown that they are
following the methods of retreat
used in the Marne and Somrae
salients in July and August. They
have held their flanks fairly se
cure and have withdrawn their
center. They have thus apparent
ly escaped disaster around Laon,
where military experts have said
the Germans had delayed their
retirement too long for their own
safety.
British Overcome Obstacles
In the region of Doual. British
troops are fighting their way for
ward against desperate resistance
and in spite of numerous water
ways, which serve to hold up
their advance. Doual Is virtually
reached, while to the north the
line Is sagging off sharply to the
east. Should Douai fall, the Brit
ish will be able to advance on
Valenciennes.
The Oise river has bee.n crossed
by the French to the northeast of
Le Ferre, at Origny, and they
have advanced close to the river
to the north.
In Albania, the Italians have
captured Kavaya, a town 1Z miles
southeast of Duraizo.
uouas iou Are Hurrying The Americans On To Berlin
Turlieys Long Delayed
Peace Appeal Received
Washington, D. C Oct. It.
Turkey's long delayed note, ask
ing, like Germany and Austria,
tbat president Wilson take In hand
the restoration of peace, was re
ceived today at the state depart
ment. The note, differing only slightly
In phraseology from those of the
greater central powers, was deliv
ered by the Spanish ambassador.
It was transmitted by ambassador
Klano as "the text of a communi
cation received by the minister of
foreign affairs of Spain from the
charge daf fairs of Turkey in
Madrid on October IS."
vailed that whatever might be the
form of that set Ion, It would not
contemplate a cessation of hos
tilities nor negotiations for peace
with the German government, ex
cept upon conditions amounting
to unrondltlonal surrender.
Last night the government asked
the American people to suspend Judg
ment on the German note until the
president could consider it. If the
opinion maintained In the street Is re
jected ty editorial comment coming
from every corner of the country, the
people already have made up their
minds that there should be no tem
porizing with an enemy whose word is
worth only what the victorious allied
armies make it i
Believe Allies Swnn I'lVm.
It Is assumed that since Saturdaj
u&uL, .41 irasL imorcnai exenang
have taken place between Washingtr -n
and the capitals of the cobeillgerenj.
Informed of the views of the allied
nrAmirt ti nHe4Jan - -
.ehug..l 1111. j uctrrminc
his action before the day is over. j
It was suggested that the president
iiiikul asc ior a joint session of the
house and senate to communicate his
decision and the reasons for It to con
gress, the country and the world.
Secretary Daniel 1oInd the vhi-
house conference. The president and
his advisers were together for nearly
two hours, then the cabinet officers
and CoL House walked nver in th
state, war and navy building, leaving
the president alone In his study, where
nearly all of his notes and utterances
have been drafted.
Note Is Delivered,
The Swiss charge anneared at flu
state department shortlr after th
appointed time and delivered the note
without cetnmetrt. Cel House was In
secretary Lltfnffa mf the, time.
A few minutes later the note was in
the hands of the president. A state
department messenger took it to the
white house as soon as secretary Lan
sing had read the document and found
it did not differ from the wireless ver
sion. It developed that counselor Folk,
of the state department, was at
the British embassy In consulta
tion with Colvllle Barclay, coun
selor and charge d 'affairs, lord
Iteadlnsr and other officials of the
embassy
Counselor Polks's visit was consid
ered to be significantly connected with
the word from London that the British
government is Inclined to oppose the
granting of an armistice until com
plete guarantees of both a military
and naval nature come from Germany.
Thl.s development, reported In Asso
ciated press dispatches from London,
probably has some relation to the an
nouncement Saturday that Great Brit
ain, France and Italy were agreeing
upon a common line of action.
Allies Have View of Own.
An official dispatch from Home to
Huns Have Not Wholly Yielded,
Declares London Paper; Press
Demands
T ONDOX, Eng.. Oct. 14. Xo arm is
2-1 ttce, unless accompanied by Ger
many's unconditional surrender. Is
the dominant note in the comment on
the peace situation in this morning's
newspapers.
The allies will take nothing
IesA tban ancondltloiia. surrender
in the field,' says the Tost
''Otherwise the war has been
fought In vain,'9
The paper sees In Germany's en
deavor to open peace negotiations
merely an attempt to avoid disaster,
and adds:
"Wilson Know Enemy.
"It is not the first time the Ger
mans have erroneously assumed that
president wiison does not understand
tne people with whom he Is dealing.
But president Wilson knows the
enemy as well as do the allies. Ger
many design is to first create dls
sention between the United States
and the allies. If Dr. Solf can get the
allies and America to talking he will
nave acnieveu tne purpose for which
he and prince Max were appointed."
Xo Teniporary Armistice."
The Chrinlcle contends that no
peace discussion is possible without!
a final cessation of fighting. Under
the caption. 'Temporary armistice in
admissible," the paper says:
"We must insist upon such terms as
will virtually disarm the central
powers. We cannot contemplate Ger
many without drawnlg her armies
Intact, reconstituting them on shorter
lines and then rattling the sword
again at the peace conference.
. "U. S. Terms Xot Accepted.
"The German reply is not an ac
ceptance of president Wilson's
terms," says tbe Mall. "The state
ment that they have been accepted is
not the only untruth in the German
renlv. x. x. x. x. x. the present Ger-.
man government was formed by the
same powers ana minions as tnose
which have directed every foul act
that has disgraced the name of Ger
many from tearing up a 'scrap of pa
per to sinking of the Leinster.
Germany Accepts Defeat.
The Daily News says that the Ger
man note Implies that Germany ac
cepts defeat as the verdict of the
day says while the Italian public
knows the allied governments adhere
In principle to president Wilson's ex
pressed program of peace, they have
opinions of their own clearing up
Wilson's principles "on special points
of national Interest.
If president Wilson thinks the Ger
man reply to his inquiries makes it
possible, the Italian press thinks be
now will. In accord with the allies, es
tablish conditions for an armistice
which should comprise all indispen
sable military guarantees.
British Demand Guarantees.
London, Eng.. Oct. 14. While cer
tain developments are taking place,
the Central News agency says it learns
It can be said that the British gov
ernment will resolutely oppose the
granting of any armistice to Germany
unless absolute guarantees, both mil
itary and naval, are forthcoming.
Prince Maximilians
Resignation Expected
London. Eng.. Oct. 14. The resigna
tion of prince Maximilian of Baden as
German imperial cnancelor is pro li
able, according to reports from Hol
land today. They quote the Berlin
national zeitung as saying the cnan
ce!ors retirement Is regarded in cer
tain circles as inevitable.
STATEMENT BY LANSING
"IN AN HOUR OR TWO"
Washington. D. C, Oct. 14. Just
before 4 oclock secretary Tumulty
announced that he and secretary
Lansing would have something for
the newspaper correspondents "with
in an hour or two."
Secretary Lansing, counsellor Polk
and Col House had left the president
a few minutes before Mr. Tumulty
made the statement.
The only comment on the subject of
peace which secretary Baker would
make today was:
"The war department Is pressing
forward as rapidly as possible. We
are going right ahead
Senator Chamberlain, of Oregon,
chairman of the senate military com
mittee, in a statement today opposed
Germany's latest note, which, he said,
was more a suggestion of negotiations
than a promise to surrender.
T approved of the president's note!
to Germany," he said, "because I felt i
that it was a diplomatic demand for
an unconditional surrender. Whether
Germany's reply amounts to a promise
of unconditional surrender or not. I
am in doubt. There should be no
doubt In my mind."
Co lv tile Barclay, charge of the British-
embassy;-wltlrwHm counsellor
Polk had conferred at the embassy in
the morning, called at the state de
partment late today and again went
Into consultation with Mr. Polk.
GERMAN GOVERNMENT, MINUS
'IMPERIAL,' NEW PHRASE
London. Eng.. Oct, 14 One of the
most significant points in the Ger
man's reply to president Wilson Is
that It is the first important German
diplomatic communication, since the
German empire uras proclaimed at
Versailles In 1871.' which has not
spoken in the name of the imperial
German provernment.
"The German government" Is an
absolutely new phrace. and the omis
sion of the -word "imperial" is un
precedented. ROOSEVELT HOPES WILSON
WILL STOP NEGOTIATIONS
Oyster Bay. X. T.. Oct. 14. Theo
dore Roosevelt dictated a statement
(Continued on "Pate 5. Column 4)
A Military
war, but expresses some doubt as to
tr. Solfs reply relative to the elim
ination of military rulers. The news
paper continues:
"Germany may hope that by ap
proaching president Wilson alone she
will be able to sow seeds of jealousy
among the allies. This is of great Im
portance. We must be careful that
no shadow of distrust or Jealousy
comes between the allies at this
critical time."
The paper shows anxiety over
the question, whether the allies
are really In accord with presi
dent Wilson's peace principles, I
and whether they ag c with the !
terms ne rixed for an armistice.
It continues! ,
"We wish a formal declaration as
to an armistice by Great Britain.
France and Italy existed to place this
matter beyond doubt."
It believes, however, there cannot
oe any practical doubt on this point
and thinks that there seems to be no
room for a possibility of hitch be
tween tne allies.
Guarantee Are Necessary.
The Telegraph points out the fact
that the German emperor appoints
the chancellor, who names his own
ministry. The paper Is apathetic that
the question of an armistice must be
In the hands of marshal Foch, but in
sists that one could not possibly" be
granted without adequate guarantees,
for instance the surrender of certain
strategic points In Germany evades
and attempts to confuse plain Issues,
adding:
Would Await Wilson's Reply.
"The associated governments have,
not the slightest Intention of accept-
Ing mixed commissions to make ar-j
ranzements concerning an avacuation
of allied territories. An armistice
with the central powers can be
reached onlv on the conditions ana-1
logous to those accented b BultrariaJ
The lesson for the associated peoples
and governments. It is plain. Is to
hold firmly together and support
their armies on the field by keeping a,
united front at home, while president
Wilson prepares that candid, straight
forward reply which It Is his avowed
Intention to make. We may rest as-;
sured that the government of the!
United States Is as fully determined:
as the people of this country that
Germany, in her present humiliation.
shall abide by that arbitrament of
FIRES DESTROY
l TINS
ESOI
Flames Sweep Northeastern
Part Of State Saturday
and Sunday.
known'deaths
now total 298
1006 Injured In Dululh
Hospitals; Thousands
Are Homeless.
TMTLCTH. Minn, Oct. 14 Twenty-
U one towns were destroyed, with a
known death list of :. by the fire
which swept northeastern Minnesota
Saturday and Sonday.
The injured in DulutA hospitals
total 1M. The towns totally or par
tially destroyed are:
Cloqner, Mooae Lake, Kettle
River, Lawler, Adolph 3Xaairer
Five Corners, Harney Grand
Ike. Maple Grove, Ilarnunt, and
Mathew. Atkinson, French lllver,
Clifton, Cnrleton. Brookaton, Pike
Lake, Ilrevator, and Pine H11L
Charred ruins mark the path of the
fire, which swept Into Duluth, de
stroying homes.
The villages of Adolph, Monger.
Five Corners, Barney. Grand Lake.
Maple Grove and Twig are almost
obliterated. Carlton, Cloquet. Brooks
ton, Brevator can be recognized only
by sign posts. Pike Lake and Pine
Hill are no more, while the Moose
Lake district is a smouldering ruin.
Thousand, of homeleM pemon.
have been hrcacht hcrt and hun
dred, taken to polnta further
routh. Many of thoice .erlously
horned have been removed to hoa
pltcl. la St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Most of the refugees believe every
thing they had has been destroyed
and accept the kind offices of the city
which has thrown open every avail
able house to care for them.
Work To Reunite Families.
Bed Cross headquarters here de-'
voted virtually, the entire day to re
uniting families. ,
The fire loss to Duluth fat placed at
approximately J7je., nearly 194
hBiidlnga having been aeMrojreo.
Situation Well In Hand.
St. rani, Minn.- Oct 14. A dispatch
received at the state capttol early this
afternoon from adjutant general
Rblnow, at Moose La&e, stated that
the general forest firs situation was
well In Band. -No further spread' of
the tires is feared and it is believed
that the burned area, will be- cleared
of bodies by tonight.
Finland Asfys Germany
To Withdraw Soldiers
Stockholm: Sweden, Oct. H. The
Finnish government has asked Ger
many to withdraw her troops from
Plnland. The request was recently
delivered to .Gen. von der Goltz, the
German high commander on Finnish'
territory.
The republican and socialist papers
of Finland have begun an agitation
in favor of an approach by Finland
to the entente, alleging that the re
cent policy of the government In con
nection with Germany has been un
neutral. Surrender
i force, to vhich. four years ago. she
appealed in her presumptions pride.
The sword must decide. There Is no
othe roads to peace."
"The speed of thc German reply Is
Indicative of the anxiety the Germans
feel for the safety of their raphUy
retreatlntr army, wld vlseonnt Xorth
cllffe to-an Associated Pretis represent
inure lomjsni.
At the time they were being jues
t'oned about the Lusitania, they
played for delay, delay, delay." he con
tinued. "Now they are fighting to
sain days, even hours. Their reply
consists of evasions, made for the pur
pose of unbalancing the minds of sim
ple folks In allied countries and to
I convince the German people that the
lilies wui noc accept wnat is declared
by lb em to look like a reasonable of
fer of peace.
CerniBilj' 'ot Complying.
The character of the answer shows
the atmosphere of equivocation In
which the German government lives
and moves. Germany only 'declares
herself to comply. She does not com
ply. She has not accepted the presi
dent's terms. She only says untruly
that those terms have been accepted.
HIn 1ST, the Germans, when they;
had the great French army enveloped j
at Sedan, declined to give an armis
tice. "Bismarck said:
""Germany desires to promote the i
reestaoitsnment of peace. The best
n cans of assuring It is to deprive
France of her army.'
Sedan for Germany.
"If my American friends will look
at the maps in their newspapers to
day, they will see that marshal Foch
Is rapidly driving the Germans Into
a gigantic Sedan, not the Sedan of the
1870 type, for the number of retreat
ing Germans presents hundreds as
compared to tens of marshal Mc
Mahon's army In 1870.
If we grant an armistice, we
shall be providing material for a
creat prolongation or the nnr.
l'.Irehe matter to marshal
Foeh, he will end th. war. Itul
jmrla Is out-. Turkey Is going oat.
Anstrla-llunmiry ' on the verge
of a revolution.
The combined efforts of America, i
Great Britain, Italy. France and Bel
gium will end tht struggle and put a
stop to any possible recudescence of
the war."
II
BRITISH, BELGIAN AND
FRENCH TROOPS BEGIN
SMASHING OFFENSIVE
ALLIES DRIVING ON WIDE FRONT
IN SHENT'S GENERAL DIRECTION
Troops of Three Nations Go Over Top After "Crash."
Bombardment; New Attack May Be Foch's Master
Stroke; Foe Must Flee Wide Stretch of Territory or
Face Second Sedan; Attack Makes Good "Progress.
1TII the Allied Armies In Flan
ders. Oct. 14. (By Associated
Press.) British, Belgian and French
forces attacked at dawn this morning
on a wide front In Flanders. The
allied troops are driving In the gen
eral direction of Ghent and Courtrai.
Attack Surprise to Foe.
The attack seems to be generally
from Comlnes to the northward. The
troops of the three nations went over
the top after a "crash bombardment
only. There va? no preliminary bom
bardment. It undoubtedly tactically
surprised the enemy.
In the BritLvh formations were
some of Great Drltaln best
troop, and the force, of the
French were of famous flshtlnc;
organizations. The German, ap
pear prepared to retire to the
Ghent line.
By the fury with which the attack
was launched It is evident that the
fighting armies are not paying the
slightest attention to the "peace
talk:" they smashed forward with all
6000 PEOPLE WEEP WITH JOY
IS FRENCH FORGES FREE LAO
Tearful Populace Acclaims Mangin's Triumph, Waving
Tricolor and Crying "Long Live Our Liberators;"
British Press In On Both Sides of Douai; Hasty
Hun Eetreat to Lille-Mezieres-Metz Line Foreseen.
w
TXH. the Trench Army In the Laon
Area, Oct. 14. (By Associated
Preepi) In a -literal transport of Joy,
the 6000 Inhabitants remaining in Iaon
rushed to the gates of the city yes
terday to greet Gen. Mangin, who
made his entry Into the city at 3:39
oclock. Men, women and children,
with the tears running down their
cheeks and waving the tri -color,
cried "liong live Gen. Mangin; long
ve in i? army; long live our libera-
tors.
The people crowded around the
general, almost carrying him In
triumph to the city hall, where he
was received by the deputy may
or. The mayor himself and COO
men had been carried off by the
Germans.
Gen. Mangin's forces had reached
the Laon-La Fere railway at 10:10 a.
and a quarter of an hour later
the French trl-color was floating
i rom tne tower or tne Laon cathedral.
About the same hour the last of the
Germans had been chased from the
forest of St. Gobain, which for years
had been one of the strongest bas
tions of the enemy's lines.
Other V 111 axes Liberated. -Pursuing
their advance with height
ened ardor in the joy of bavin it de
livered Laon. Gen. Mangin's troops
I went on several miles north of the
city, liberating a number of villages
and arriving oerore tne enemy s sec
ondary position. At Marchals. 2000
i Inhabitants of that town greeted their
deliverers with Joy fulness equal to
that of the people of Laon They pro
duced a notice, left by the Germans
on retiring, to the effect that the
French authorities would have until
October It, at p. m., to remove the
population, after which the town
would be bombarded.
Some German Resistance.
The German resistance In the Laon
region consists mostly of machine gun
fire, with a harassing artillery fire
upon the lines of communication.
The advance of the French troops
was extraordinary, considering the
difficulties they had to overcome at
many places.
The tillages either were mined
or burned and great depth of wire
had to be broken through. On
the front of Gen. Gouraod's troops,
the reeonqnered villages although
seemingly Intact, have been found
to be mined.
The Germans are defending stoic-
Keep Out of Crowds, Observe Health
Rules to Stamp Out The Influenza
By G. A. MARTIN.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct 14. El Paso can sooa stamp oat the inflnenza by
observing rigid Health rales and keeping the ban on public meetings, if
the experience of the Kansas state health officer is relied upon.
He stated here today that wherever the schools, theaters, churches and
public assemblies have been closed in this state and people hare stayed at
home and observed proper health precautions, the disease is already nnder
control. Where this has not been done, the disease is spreading, he declared,
and the state health officers are appealing to every town and community
in the state to cooperate by shutting off all public gatherings until the dis
ease is stamped out.
. - uTalLtlie-peopl,"e-said, "to be careful about associating with others,
and to keep out of crowds and out of stuffy places. The disease will soon
dieut if this is done. It is a mistake to reopen the places of amusement
or schools too soon, for the epidemic might recur. It is best to wait until
it is thoroughly stamped out."
Topeka hospitals are full and the ReH hotel has been turned into a hos
pital for inflnenza patients.
the dash characterizing tit reeent
operations.
Maklns; Good Pi no in.
Reports from the advanced pot Itlona
this morning Indicated that the three
groups of allied troops; were making
excellent progress in the Belgian
coast salient, from which tie Ger
mans have been precipitately remov
ing var material for two weeks.
Every foot of ground gained here
also deepens the Lille salient and suc
cess means that the enemy win be
obliged to evacuate the region to the
south as well as to the north of the
front attacked. The attack would
have been launch &d before now had
the ground been ready.
The blow In Flanders mar prove
to be marshal Foeh. master
stroke. If ths allied progress ft.
eontlnned the German, through
out ta wide .treteb. of territory,
taking In the moat Important part
of the Belgian eoaat. lBeladlnsr
poMlbly the important German
submarine luet, a. well as the
form la the entire IJTle salient,
either will have to get out or faee
.econd Sedan.
ally all the passages of the Aisne, a .
bridges having been destroyed.
Fifth Army Advances.
The French fifth armv has co-.-
I tinned its forward movement, liber
ating tne villages or stenne; uutre
Ramecourt and Montaigne and reach
ing the enemy's secondary defence
line before Sissone.
Further to the east, both Fren-r
infantry and artillery have crossed
the Aisne at Ylenx-Les-Asfeld ana
Asfeld-La-Vllle. On the right, the
enemy is disputing stubbornly po
sitions along the Aisne canal from
the Aire to Chateau Porcien.
British Closing on Doual.
London, Eng.. Oct H. The British
are pressing in on both, sides of
Xouai. Field marshal Halg's official
statement today repdrts gains of
ground both north and south of the
city.
The text of the statement reads:
"Yesterday afternoon, the enemy
opened a heavy bombardment on a
wide front north of La Chateau.
Under cover of this artillery fire
strong infantry attacks were
launched against our positions east
of the Selle-river, In the neighbor
hood of Solesmes. These attacks
were successfully repulsed, after stiff
fighting.
German Tanks In Action.
"Other attacks, in which tanks
were employed to support infantry
assault, were delivered by the enenv
yesterday without success a go Inst qut
positions opposite the village of Has
pres (southwest of Valenclnnes).
"Our patrols pushed forward In the
course of the night at & number of
points south and north of DouaL We
gained ground and took prisoners.'
May Quicken Foe lie treat.
Parts, France, Oct, 14. Newspapers
here believe that as a result of tre
continuous advance of the allies, the
Per mans will be forced hastily to
retreat to tho Lille-Mezieres-Metz
line. t
The German retreat Is being carried
out with difficulty, owing to the
bombardment of railroads by air
planes. British troops are reported
to have outflanked Bou chain and to
be advancing on Denain. from which
town they are only three miles dis
tant. American forces are advancing
In the direction of Dm sur
Mensc, in the Argonne sector, ac
cording to the Intranslgeant.
French troops last night continue'
to keep in contact with the retiring
Germans, the French war office an
nounced today. The French repulsed
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