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GLUME 38.
MEMPHIS. TENX.. FHl DAY .VFTKKNt )V (K TOHFU T. 1918.
M'MHEH 256.
RITISH KILLING HUNS BY THOUSANDS
aiser's Abdkr .on Asked By Mob
la ! at
mm IS HOUSE AND BENSON IN FRANCE FOR
DEMANDED BY
ANGRY CROWD
TARTS, Oct. 25. An enor
mous crowd assembled before
(he rcichstag building in Ber
lin yesterday calling for the ab
dication of Emperor William
and the formation of a republic,
according to a special dispatch
from Zurich to 1. 'Information.
Vt. Karl I..lebkneolkr. the socialist
leader, who has just been ri:ssed from
prison, was applauded frantic;;;- He
was compelled to entttr a carriage fttk
with flowers, from widh lie made a
Speech declaring that the time of the
people liail arrived.
HUN CHIEFPROMISES
RELEASE OF BELGIANS
j
WASHINGTON
Oct.
-Tteleas nf
a )J Belgian political prtsonera held in
Balgtom or Qertnany, except where a
J,, military menace would result, nan been
promised by Uen. von Falkenbaueeu,
German military governor of occupied
'TJelgi.in territory. This became known
here today In connection with the newi
that Burgomaster Max, of Brussels,
. had, been set free.
AUSTRIAN KING ACCEPTS
LEADERS' RESIGNATION
BASEL, Oct. nr,. Emperor Charles,
according to a Budapest dispatch, hai
accepted the resignation of Baron Bu
rian, the Austro-Hungarlan foreign min
ister, and also of the Hungarian cab
inet headed by Or. Wekerle. Count
Jplius Andrassy, Hungarian statesman,
Jias been appointed to succeed Baron
JJurian.
'COP'S" SLAYER'
Tl
Pensacola Authorities Hold
Suspect in Broadfoot
Case.
John Latham, negro, of Shaw, Miss.,
who shot and Instantly killed Patrol
man B. T. Broadfoot. and wounded
Patrolman L. CL Dowdy In a restau
rant on South main street, Feb. 23, is
believed to be under arrest in Pensa
cola Fla., according to advices re
ceived by Chief of Detectives Hulet
Smith. i
The picture of the negro, forwarded
to local authorities, has been identi
fy by Patrolman T.. C. Dowdy, who
row just resumed his duties after sev
en months in the hospital, and by sev
eral other witnesses to the shooting
affair, according to Chief Smith.
The negro was arrested by Pensacola
police, after being pointed out to them
v a negro woman as the one who
killed a Memphis officer. It is under
stood the negro had a quarrel with
her Officers will be sent for blm.
The shooting occurred in the Prefer
encia cafe, at 3 o'clock in the morning.
The two patrolmen annroaehed Latham
and h's companion. Tom Wilson, who
was fatallv shot by the officers, and
started tn search their suitcase for
Honor Latham used an automatic
with (leadlM effect Patrolman Dowdy
would have killed him on the spot, but
for a defective cartridge.
In a dvlng statement at the bosnital,
Tom Wilson told detectives all he knew
of Latham, who made good his escape
Rt the time. The wanted negro has a
brother residing In Memphis, but so
far has not communicated with blm.
Wilson told the police Latham operat
ed a pressing shoo at Shaw. Miss., but
ritirons there say be has not been
seen since the shooting.
An indictment was returned by the
grand jury Friday morning against
Latham. , ., .
Following Ms arrest Latham refused
to return to Tennessee without requisi
tion papers, but has since agreed to
come back. Detective Bruner has been
dispatched to Pensacola for him.
Tennessee Fair, cooler In north: Sat
urday partly cloudy, probably rain.
Mississippi Partly cloudy, occasion
al rain.
Arkansas Generally cloudy, colder In
northeast.
Alabama Partly cloudy, occasional
rafci.
.... T7--I- Brl ennler Trlth
-VVeniuctV rrw, r,.. . ......
... tmmf Saturday Dart y cloudy.
REPORTED TAKEN
a I rf i n
J i rllenra"' cloudy, probably
. r in .iorth Saturday.
I , i," .noma Generally cloudy, probably
raw in, west.
Kast Texas Generally cloudy, rain
on coast.
West Texas Generally cloudy, prob
ably rain In Panhandle.
North Carolina Probably rain; cooler
Saturday In west.
Mouth Carolina Probably rain.
(ieorgia Fair; rain Saturday In west.
Florida Partly cloudy; rain in north-welt.
"FL XT' EPIDEMIC
VASTLY IMPROVED
The best epidemic news given out In
ieveral days was made public Friday
noon by Dr. Neumon Taylor, superin
tendent of the board of health, when
he said only nine new cases of the dis
ease had been reported from 4 o'clock
Thursday evening to IJ o'clock Friday.
ijrhis whs against 2ti new cases re
ported from 4 o'clock Wednesday after
noon to the noon hour Thursday.
i inly seven deaths occurred since 4
o'clock Thiirsdav evening to noon Fri
day, The totalvleaths reported from 4
o'clock Wednesday evening to the same
-or Thursday evening were IS from
ALLIED CONFERENCE ON
DIPLOMATIC CRISIS
FACING ALLIES IN
ARMISTICE PLANS
Unity of Allied Purpose antl
Aims Must Be Shown Ger
many to Make Effective
Further Peace Negotiations
BV DAVID LAW HENCE,
The News Scimitar's Special Washing
ton Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, 1. C, Oct. 25 Far
more than the text of President Wil
son's note Itself reveals. Is there a sig
nificance to the step taken by the
United States government in asking the
entente governments' position on peace
terms, a step that may well be de
scribed as the most serious In the di
plomacv of the war itself. For not
only has the president just made, an
swer to Germany, but he has also asked
of the governments associated with the
United States whether they agree with
his 14 principles of peace.
Mr. Wilson made a most important
address on Sept. 27. asking the allied
statesmen to speak their minds on the
fundamentals of peace as viewed by
the L'idted States, but no explicit an
swer came back. Kailier In the year,
Indeed, just after the president's ad
dress of .Ian. 8, proclaiming the 14 arti
cles of peace. Premier Lloyd George
and Premier Clemenrea'u expressed their
approval in public speeches, but there
never has been a formal acceptance of
tjie 14 peace terms by the allies them
selvea. (lermanv knows this, and many neo-
pi. think that was the real reason for
her return to tnose i peace win an
a basis. Germany, moreover, may be
seeking an opportunity to develop her
own interpretation of , these 14 articles.
If the allies at this time discussed those
14 articles In detail and revealed plain
ly their disagreement, Germany would
use the replies In an effort to divide
the allies and to show her people that
England and France are really block
ing peace. She would use the differ
ences of opinion to get out of a diplo
matic hole, because it would be easy
for her argument that she had accepted
the Wilson terms and not the allied
Interpretations, and that while an
armistice under the conditions proposed
might safeguard the military Interests
of the allies, It would not safeguard
the political Interests of the (lei-man
people, who. after all, are most con
cerned about their own economic exist
ence. The development of the peace corre
spondence must now be expected from
Great Britain, Fiance and Italy, nnd
not especially from Hermans, for It is
fully expected here that Germany will
meet the American government's latest
note with a demurrer. She will wait to
see if Great Britain and France and
Italy mean the same thing about peace
that President Wilson means. Her an
swer may be: "Before making any re
ply on the subject of an atmistice we
will await the expression of the allied
governments."
Is Diplomatic Crisis.
It is just here that the unity of the
allies must come into play. It Is here
that the closest kind of co-operation
(Continued on Page 10, Column 3.)
WIlSOIWPiMFOR
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2H President
Wilson today Issued an appeal to the
people to return a Democratic congress
In the November elections if they ap
prove of lila course In this critical pe
riod. Return a Republican majority to
either house of the congress, the presi
dent said, "would be certainly inter
preted on the other side of the water as
a repudiation of my leadership.''
The president said he would accept
the oountry'9Verdtct without cavil, but
that If It was adverse the power to ad
minister the great trust assigned to him
would be seriously impaired.
SIR ERIC GEDDES
BACK FROM U. S.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 Sir Eric
Geddes, first lord of the British ad
miralty, has arrived safely In London,
returning from his special mis-Ion to
the United States with members of the
admiralty staff.
BERLIN CLAIMS REAR
GUARDS HOLDING ALLIES
BFJtLIN, (via London). Oct. 25.
Concerning operations in Serbia a
statement from, German general head
quarters says:
"In violent mountain fighting our
rear guards have safeguarded the oc
cupation of new positions on both
sides of Paracln (on the Morava, 40
miles northeast of Nlsh.)
pneumonia and seven from Influenza.
The situation Is so much better that
physicians in the city say their prac
tice is again at normal. Undertakers
say they are not doing any unusual
amount of buelnea and ambulances are
beginning to get only occasional calls.
,TA few more days of strict co-operation
on the part of. the public will put
us safely 'over the top,' " said Dr.
Taylor. "We are getting along fine and
the disease will he stamped out, I hope,
for the remainder of the winter." N
There will he Ho imrndiate lifting of
the closing orders.
Joins Red Cross
Staff In France
Photo by Poland.
JAMES 0. SANDERS,
The thirty-second member of The
News Scimitar family soon will be In
the,- nation service. The News Scimi
tar's representatives are to be, found
Ir. the army, navy, aviation service, ma
rines and the Y. M. C. A.
When James O. Sanders, for nearly
two years a member of The News Scim
itar's reportorlal staff, leaves Memphis
Saturday afternoon, another department
will he added to the newspaper family's
collection. Sanders enters Ued Cross
service.
For 12 years he has been associated
with newspapers In New York, Chicago.
Oklahoma. Texas, Louisiana and Ten
nessee He will report In New York
Tuesday. Some time dining the next
week he will sail for a French port and
will report to the Paris commissioner
of the American lied Cross for service
on the American front. He will receive
his commission in Paris, and will enter
the field service and serve without pay
for the period of the war.
CASUALTY LIST
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-Two army
casualty lists, "made public here today,
contain a total of 513 names.
The first list, of 264 names, is di
vided: Killed in action 17, died from wounds
10, died accident and other causes 1,
died of disease 4, wounded severely 82,
woutided, degree undetermined, 51;
wounded slightly 92, , missing in action
5, died of airplane accident 2.
The second list, of 24!l names, is di
vided: Killed in action 4. died from wounds
1, died accident andtother causes 2,
died of disease 2, wounded severely 14,
wounded, degree undetermined, 137;
wounded slightly 77, missing In action
I, prisoners 4.
Included In the two lists are:
TENNESSEE.
Wounded severely: Private Hugh W.
Adler, Gull.
MISSISSIPPI.
Wounded, degree undetermined: Lieut.
John Oursler, Como.
ARKANSAS.
Wounded severely; Private Wlnfleld
S. Miles, Milton,
Wounded, degree undetermined: Pri
vates Enoch B. Brown, Wesson; Joseph
Gottlieb, Anderson; Edward L. Harp.
Van Buren; Roy Matthews, Atkins.
ALABAMA.
Died from wounds: Private Henry II
Commander, Enterprise.
I Ued of disease- Private Alcy B. Gill,
R F. D. 2, Kenwood.
Wounded severely: Privates Clarence
Moody, Theodore; Charles L. Strong,
R. F. D. 1, Goodwater; Robert L. Kirk
land, It. F. D. 5, Clanton.
Wounded, degree undetermined: Pri
vates Hubert A. Roger.-. Marlon; Ira B,
Derrick, Uuerley; Paul Petty, Anda
lusia. Wounded slightly: Privates Rodney
W. Martin, Pinson; William C. Moore,
St mervllle.
KENTUCKY.
Wounded severely: Herat. William
Stacy. Hazard: Privates John W. Car
ter, Nicholasville; Horton Creech, Har
lan. Wounded, degree undetermined: Sergt.
Ilenjuniin H. Terry, Seney; Private Ed
L Gray, Roanoke.
LOUISIANA.
Wounded severely; Private Kbb J.
Harrison, 1208 Gayoso street, New Or
leans. Wounded, degree undetermined: Pri
vates Ray L. Le Blanc, Garyville; Dec
H. Miles. Pollock.
Wounded slightly: Private Louis J.
Norcross, 1600 Fair Place. Shreveport.
Missing In action: Private E. S. W.
Stewart, Mlnden.
NORTH CAROLINA.
Killed In action: Private Bui ley Way
caster, Black Mountain.
Wounded severely: Corporal Dallas
Corder, R. F. D. 2, Dobson; Private
Fdward L. Mots, R. F. D. 1. Saxapa
haw Wounded, degree undetermined: Cor
poral Coy S Bell, Troy, Private James
II McKenzle, R. F. D. 3. Carthage.
Wounded slightly: Corporals John L.
Brown, R. F. T. 2, Wilkesboro; Walter
O Brown, Bennett.
MISSOURI.
Died from wounds: Private Clarence
C Wilier. St. Louis. " ,
Wounded severely: Privates Edward
Nelmeyer. Hlgglnsville; Jacob Robltsch,
Luxemburg
Wounded, degree undetermined: Cor
poial William J. Benkendorf, St. Louis;
ttagoner Martin H. Brandt. St. Joseph:
Privates Jess R. Walhourn. Sweet
Springs; Arthur It. Strong, leK"'h
Wounded slightly: Private Clarence
Eowen. K. V. t. 1, Hannibal
FUTURE OF m
NOW DCQTC I IDflM
FOCH'SDEMANDS U. S. PREVIOUS
Allies Must Present United
Front in Support of Military
Commander When He Spec
ifies Armistice Terms.
BY FRANK H. SIMON 1)8,
The News Scimitar's Military Expert.
NEW YORK. Oct. 25. With the dis
patch of the president s response to the
third German note, we enter a new'
phase of the discussion, Hitherto the
question has been solely one of whether
the president would tiansmll the Ger
man application for an armistice. This
the president has now consented to do,
after a considerable debate. But the
debate had no other bearing than Its
relation to the question of the forward
ing of the application.
It is now for our allies to decide, first,
whether they will consent at thlg time
to any armistice. They have the right
to refuse, just as the president had the
right to decline to transmit the Ger
man application. They have the right
to Impose certain further preliminary
conditions before taking up the ques
tion of conditions of an armistice, just
.as the president demanded certain as
surances before he transmitted the ap
plication,. But if our allies are willing to grant
an armistice at this time, then It Is
the tiusim-ss of Marshal Foch, with the
commanders of mi British. French.
Italian atid American armies, to fix the
terms of fcush an armlau'.i
mis; ice. No dla
m .enter lpitdfW
ice, The civil o -
cession of neuce term
reOKomng. in strbstanee. the civil gin
- -w-j;- .r
ernments of the nations at war will
ask of Forh "what conditions are nec
essary to guarantee the preservation of
the advantages which you now possess,
as the result of th victorious, campaign
which you have carried on since
July 18?"
Two Dangers Obvious.
Two dangers in the various discus
sions, past and to come, are quite ob
viousthe on would flow from the
assumption that this is our private
(Continued on Page 10, Column 4.)
Absolute unity of action and unquali
fied support of President Wilson in the
winning the war by doing everything
possible for the strengthening the mor
ale of the men In camps and overseas,
were dominating notes of the divisional
conference of united war workers for
West Tennessee, held at the Goodwyn
institute Friday.
There were 178 men and women pres
ent, all identified with the campaign
to be waged in West Tennessee during
the week of Nov. 11-18, for raising
4ii,0Ul, the quota lor this grand divis
ion of the united war work fund of
$170,500,000. to be secured in I lie en
tire country during that period. Ap
proximately 100 came from counties
embraced In this division. L. M. Strut -ton,
chairman of the executive commit
tee for West Tennessee, presided. All
of the seven organizations Interested
in welfare work among the soldiers
were represented.
Mr. Stratton announced that the
Inspirational meeting scheduled lor
Friday night, had been called off at
the request of the hoard of health on
account of the Influenza epidemic, but
urged tile heartiest possible co-operation
of all, regardless of belief or lack
of belief
G. T. Fltzhugh. in extending welcome
to the workers, declared the conference
remarkable In "both personnel and pur
pose," Since It was attended by Jews
and Gentiles nnd by Protestants and
Catholics, and since they were all
united to minister to the welfare of the
men pouring out their life-blood on
the battle fields of France.
Dr. J. L. Weber. In charge of relig
ious work at Camp Jackson, declared
tile people of Tennessee Te thoroughly
aroused over the campaign and ready
to go to the limit in supporting this
united war work fund. He urged those
giving to keep the soldiers always be
fore them and to bear in mind that they
are not giving to the organizations con
ducting welfare work but are giving di
rectly to the men themselves.
Mrs. Arch Trawick. bead of the Y
W. C. A., told briefly of the work of
Ibis organization and. Chas. D, John
son, representing the American Li
brary association, said tip' amps are
big Schools and that officers an I n.en
alike rtad and uludy to Irpprovs them
sebes. He asserted that 01 pir cent
of the books read are technic -it or 111
KtfHicttve, Other spealu'i 'i Friday mo-nlti were
Noil J. Crowley, camp se retury,
Kn'ghts of Cicnbns, Fort Oitthorne;
Josevh NeuiiU'tjrr. representing the
jfwl?h welfare Hoard, Memphli, aid
Dr. A. K. Clement, in charge of con
tributions from negroes in the united
war work campaign.
Before adjournment for luncheon,
Chairman Stratton announced Gypsy
Smith, famous war worker In France
for the last four years, would deliver
three addresses in Memphis. Nov. 5, in
the interest of the campaign.
Other speakers addressed the after
noon session and before adjournment
quotas for the 20 counties, outside of
Shelbv, were fixed. The quota of Mem
phis and Shelby county is 1300,000.
teoFoentbrThurt.
ATLANTA, Ga.. Oct. 25. Oscar
Davis. Georgia Tech center, broke his
leg yesterday In a collision between
his motorcycle and a truck. Ills place
in the game Saturday with the Camp
Gordon eleven will be filled by Day.
WAR IRK FUND
CAMPAIGN FOR
DISTRICT PLANNED
ARMISTICE
ENVOYS LEFT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25. .Col. H. M
House, personal represcntstive of Pres
ident Wilson and spokesman of the
stute department, and Admiral Wiltam
S. Benson, chief o( naval operations,
ha'Vc arrived in Fiance to represent
the United States in the consideration
of Germany's plea tor an armistice and
peace negotiations.
Col. Hour-,- Is accompanied by Gordon
AuchlncloSH, Ins son-in-law, and Joseph
G. prew, chief of the state department's
division nt Western Kuropean affairs
and (ormei secretary of Hie American
embassy hi Berlin.
The party sailed from an Atlantic
port a week ago Wednesday, before the
wireless veialon of the last German note
had been mciiI mil and were bearing the
other side when President Wilson re
ceived the note and answered It.
It Is understood that t.'ol. House Is
prepared to speak for the president In
any negotiations that may be conducted
ConeeiiiltiK questions to be determined
before the military men give the terms
on which an armistice would be pos
sible or for tin- formulation of concrete
terms upon which peace may be made
Whenever the Germans are ready to
surrender.
Admiral Benson is expected to rep
resent the United Stales navy hi the
discussion of naval questions, as Gen.
Taske H. Bliss represents the army on
the v,i ni cine war council The naval as
ssWWfcs fne iniUtaf w. leder'iT Mr
ueiitHfrents nave imprnsnr piubiems
to settle nerore tnetr governments are
inioiuied of the conditions under which
hostilities might c-'fise with the power
of the German war machine broken and
felleie.l MjMbd possibility of disputing
any program of peace America and the
allies may decide lo Impose.
The faci that Col. House left for
Europe several days before President
Wilson's final reply to Germany was
dispatched is further proof that every
stop of the president's negotiations with
Germany lias been taken in lull accord
with the entente governments, it also
is taken to Indicate thai decision to
It.insinlt the German plea to th allies
under certain conditions was reaohed
even before the last note fiom Berlin
whs received.
Col. House long has been recognized
as the logical selection by the president
lo represent him In such conferences
as are to be held. Not only Is lie closer
to the president, probably, than any liv
(Continued on Page id, Column 5)
GIST OF
WAR NEWS
(By the Associated Press.)
In fierce fighting the British continue
to beat back the Germans from the
high ground between Valenciennes ana
Le Quesnoy, further Increasing the men
ace to the German hold on both these
Important points.
In Belgium and north of Valenciennes
the allies maintain their pressure, but
the operations are of minor Importance,
as the situation on the north depends
upon the British success around Valen
ciennes. East of Le Cateau the British
are before the Mormal forest, while
south along the Oise and the Serre the
French are pressing hard against the
Germans. Since Wednesday morning
the British armies fighting forward
from a few mllen nortn or Valenciennes
to east of Le Cateau have taken 8,400
prisoners and 100 guns.
Field Marshal Halg. his troops hav.
Ing reached the western edge of the
Mormal forest, apparently Is striving
to outflank that natural barrier on the
north by advancing through Le Ques
noy toward Mons and Maubeuge. The
Germans are fighting stiffly to pre
vent this, resulting In desperate com
bats In the villages and other vantage
points south of Valenciennes. The Brit,
ish, however, are pushing steadily ahesd
and have taken Malng and Vendegnles.
Fighting was resumed on this sector
Friday morning, with the British ad
vancing from the hills east of the Ecall
lon river toward the railroad and high
road between Valenciennes and Le
Quesnoy.
Immediately north of Valenciennes the
British have taken additional villages
and continue to approach the important
crossings of the Scheldt at Conde. This
town Is six and one half miles north
east of Valenciennes.
French troops east of the Ssmbre
Olse csnal in the region of Longchamps
have repulsed two German attempts to
drive them back across the canal. Along
the Serre and Souche rivers the French
Friday resumed their pressure, after
having thrown back enemy efforts south
of Montcornet.
In the region east of the Oise the
French are reported to have penetrated
Vlllera le-Sec and surrounded La Ferte
tc the northeast.
East of Rethel the French neve mede
an important advance across the Ar
dennes canal, gaining the village of Am.
bly and Fleury. At Ambly the French
are only three miles south of the rail
road junction at Amagne, the gaining
of which would compel the Germans to
withdraw from Rethel and the line of
the Alsne In that region.
American troops on both aides of the
Mouse, In heavy fighting during Thurs
day night and Friday morning, made
Important na'ns at three points and
maintained them against violent Ger
man counter-efforts. East of the river
the Americans made another step to
ward the Important town of Danvlllers,
penetrating the Bols d'Ormont. On the
left and center of the front west of the
Meuse the Americans neve captured
several importsnt ridges near Grand
Pre. Between Rappee wood and Bsnthe
vllle wood they also have extended thslr
line.
TO HUN NOTE
STREET CAR IN
GET BIG ADVANCE
IN THEIR WAGES
Average Increase Will Amount
to an Advance of 62 Per
Cent for the Workmen Over
Present Pay
OPERATION INCREASE
WILL BE $300,000
Minimum Pay Will Be 9 Cents
Above Present Maximum
Advance in Fare Recom
mended by Board.
The war labor board In a decision
handed down in Washington Friday
gt anted the employes of the Memphis
Street Hallway company an increase of
approximately 62 per cent over their
pieseiti wages,
Tiie Information yvns contained in a
telegram rtoslvod by ChsTtag M. Hiyan,
attorney for the street railway com
pany, who. In comnienl Ing upon the de
cisinil, laconically said: "11 sings our
dotolog unless we get relief."
Til decision of the board carried a
t eeouuiicndatlon that the municipal au
thorities permit tiie street railway com
pany lo colled a fare of at least ti cents
and probably more.
Striking Increase.
The Increases cost of operation, ac
cording to Mr. Bryan, will amount to
not less than 1844,000 a year us the
system is opergtad under existing con
ditions If th seivlcn is to be Improved
lo what It should he and what the
company would like to have It the cost
will he nearer 1400,0411 annually.
The increase for the employes is strik
ing. It was more liberal than the street
railway officials believed would be al
lowed In view of the conditions which
have made It Impossible to break even,
they say. at the present wage paid to
the employes.
The decision of the board urovldes
that molt, i Mini and conductors fair the
sag I luee months' service shall receive
r, cents nn hour. For the
cents sn hour. I For the next nine
months they will receive 38 cents an
hour and thereafter they will receive 40
cents an hour.
The wages of shop men provides an
Increase of 8 conla an hour over the
present pay.
Shop apprenlicns, Iccordlng to the
award, will receive not less than 38
cents an hour.
Pay Prom August.
The award Is to date from Aug. I.
IHIS, and the company has until Feb. I,
IB1, to distribute the hawk pay.
Under the existing conditions the
motormen nnd conductors receive for
the first year 21 rents, for the second
year 2.1 cents, for the third year 24
cents, and an Increase year by year
until the Incraaaa reached 28 cents.
It will he seen from the award that
the minimum pay allowed by (lie board
is nllla cents In excess of the maximum
pay that they have been accustomed tn
receive anil II has taken seven rears
lo arrive at Hint figure The maximum
wage allowed by the board Is 14 cents
ill excess of the maximum heretofore
pu ill The maximum wage also is paid
to the employes after one year of serv
ice, whereas they have been required
rn the past to work seven years to reach
the maximum.
Ask Higher Fare,
The (It'clsiun of the board iutaiin Unit
1 here will be an Instant appnl to ih
city rnmrnlHHiornMH for an tnt'reaft In
fore. It Is not regarded an likely that
the company wllj avk for mora than
six rents.
It is thought by some that the action
of the board in accompanying the
award with a re oo til me naat Ion for an
increase will have Home Influence with
thoHe In authority uh well an upon the
attitude Of the public Which hai here
tofore net been favorable to an iu-
01 ense.
The content between the street rail
way company mid t lie ejnployei' haM
been pending since auk 1. tb time
when th' street car men's union con
tract expired, It wan nKref-i ;tt thai
time that the matter Hhould be left,
in Oh1 determination of the war labor
hoard In Washington, after both Hhlen
hail prepared their statements.
The street railway company in the
outset screed to nie the employes a
.substantial Increase hi (he event the
city commission could be Induced to
give the, company permission to In
crease It'fl rale of fare.
The failure of the city commission tO
gie an advance of one cent fare caused
the entire matter to be referred to the
labor boii id.
WILSON MAKES ANOTHER
MOVE TO GET SUFFRAGE
WASHTXOTi n Oct, 25. Another
move in behalf of woman Buffrave wm
ITIftdfl todav by ProtdtfH Wilson, 11
ddrftiftd thi votciH of Oklahoma, who
act on the iuffrajfa amendment Nov.
5. raftaratlng his Judynianl that adop
tion of woman Ulffftffa i ft litC6Uftry
part of the program of JUltlcfl and re
count i urt ion.
in a mat nag t to i11" PAyatta and
JaniPN .1 McOn a . ohalftnttn, raspacl -ivHy,
of th Oklahoma Fmpratlc ami
Republican itata commUtetC the prealf,
oViit Raid:
i venture to axpreai to th voteri
of Oklahoma my very profound Interest
in I h cont-tttut tonal amendment for
woman etiffraire upon which theiy will
act on the fifth of November and I
hng that they Will permit tne lo ex
preiss to then, ae i did to the confreet
of the united tSetee, my deliberate
Judtmenl that the adoption of woman
enflr.'Vgje 1 a neseseary part of the
program of Juatfce and reconstruction
whfrh the war hii Convinced the na
tions of thH world that they should
undertake In the Interest of Justice ami
peace."
MENTIONS TUTHER.
S .M. Wtlllamaon Iihh rfoolved n let
ter from Mh.I Puraml Whipple, a Little
Hock man. attached to the judge advo
cate! "tflff of (In1 HTth dWIaton at Puns,
France. 1 Which he etateR that Capt,
John Tut her, necriary of the Chamber
of Commerce, now In the quarter mas -
ter'e oorpe; Kegu Thompson, i irk
Waters and a number of other Mem
phis men are Rtatlmied at that city.
LET ALL 18 VOTE.
MKl.Bni'RNK. Oct. 28, A bill en
ablina persons of either sev. Is vears
old or more, to vote, was read for the
flr.it time in the oueen.'land state as
sembly yesterday.
BOCHE BEING
MASSACRED
IN BIG DRIVE
s
Fiercest Battling of
Germans Sell Lives Dearly in Yam Ef
forts to Halt Allied Lines.
WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN' FRANCE
AND RKLtilt'M. Out. 25.
In what liiis been perhaps the fiercest fighting of
the present grunt conflict, Germans have been killed
by the thousands in the Bois l'Eveque and the neigh
borhood ;is the British today continued their offensive
smashes onward. It appeared that the enemy had or
ders here tit hold at all cests, and the result has bee
a terrible slaughter of the enemv as the English forces
foucht their way forward.
The Germans apparently were disposed in great
depth, and had several hastily constructed lines til
defense which thev were determined to recain until
lefenses farther eastward
Grman armies to the north
The enemy has been supported by
lonalderabls artlllerjseall along Ih front.
To the north the lliltlsli. by hard fight
ing established posts between Hie tlver
and the canal. eiiHt ol Unruutpont
North of l'i esnes some progress w as
made toward Cond against heavy ami
ygoi,iiis machine (run operations.
I'rulllf. I.elong, lleellot and Hill Idol!
wete captuied niter- stiong opposition
had broken down.
Since Wednesday nioinllig Ihe British
Third army lias taken H.iino ori Sonera
and Hie Pfrft anil fourth armia each
has taken I, SOO, making a total of 1,400,
More han Inn cannon weie captured
Wednesday nod Thursday,.
On the high ground south nf Valen
ciennes the battle Is raging with Intense
i in y. nut tn British aie gradually over-
cominR the enemy
At last reports the Hntish held this
line:
P rom I.e Kanx to I'nberssrl lo I'lncle
fontsins to Chlsstiinies to OeausdUnnles,
where they are within a mile and a halt
of LS yuesnov, to the east of Kiichiids
to SommainK to Monchaus. The Hi it .
Ish gained Monrhaux. after bloody flirlit.
ITALIANS LAUNCH
NEW PIAVE ATTACK
. 1
BULLETIN.
ROME. Oct. 25.In bitter fiehtiniz vesterdav in the
j j o
of Monte Grappa the Italians established themselves on the
northern bank of the Ornic river. They captured nearly 3,000
prisoners.
LONDON, Oct. 25. Italian troop? have berun an offen
sive between tiie Piave and the Brenta. In the Monta Gappa
sector Thursday tlirv advanced across the Ornic river and
captured Monte Solarolo, part of Monte Prassolan and .Monte
Pertica.
In t he Piave river the kalians have eapturcd the islands
of Grave, Pattadapoli and Maggiore. The weather on the front
is unfavorable,
FRENCH MAKE GAINS
AND CAPTURE TOWNS
LONDON', Oct. 2C. Frencli forces, advancing northward between
the. (Mho and t lie Peron, tributary of Hie Serre, lmve penetrated the)
vlllngp of Vlllers-Le Sec ami surrounded tho village of l.a Ferte, north
erns of Vltlera, The French also have made some advance farther east
along the Berre ami the Souche,
PARIS. Oct, 25.- On the Alsne front, eaM of lift hoi, French troops
have captured the villages of Ambly and Fleury, taking 100 prisoners,
the war office announces today.
In the region of Longchamps, where the French are east of the
Batnbre canal, two German attacks were repulsed, On the front of the
Serre river and eastward the French litis morning resumed their pres
sure against the enemy.
YANKS PUSH LINES
ON MEUSE FORWARD
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY'
N'HKTU OK VKRDUN, Oet, 2."' (By ih
Associated Prasa.1 The American
troops, despite strong Qerman artillery
fire Improved their poaltlon nt three
important points along the front em-i
anil west of the Meuse durum last
nishi Kasl of ihe Meuse the Ameri
cana drove the enemy from the easi
er n edge of the Hols d Ollliont. gain
ing their objective.
in ihe lesion of Grand Pre, weal ol
the Meuse. the Americans straightened
out their line and captured several lin
pninmt ridges, net ween Itappes wood
nd Banthevlfl wood ihe American
line was extended despite stubborn re
sistance. Heavy German counter-attacks east
of the Metis were thrown bnolv early
Serbs Win Great Victory;
Enemy Army Is Routed
LONDON, Oct. It- Th Serbians hnve
defeated the nrmy nf the enemy In the
valley of the creiit Mnrnvs river, ssys
an official Serbian announcement The
enemy Is retreating In disorder.
The statement, which hears yester
riav's ilnte. follows:
"Sei Ida it t mops have defesied the en
emv'i armies in the valley of ihe great
Metava river. The enemy is retreat
inj; In disorder toward 'he north. We
liberated Pamcln On the Morava val
ley. 4" tnllrs northeast of Nrsh. Vnra
ain and Beloushitch and captured more
G;eat War Occurs as
(By the Asgociated Press.)
had ben' prepard so that
and south could escape.
Fightlnc, which compares In fierce
ness tn almost any In the war. contin
ued through the night on the field of
llic greal battle north and south of
Valenciennes, lielutrd reports indicate
that the British have entered the Her
man defenses, saining- considerable
cround and pressing eastward slowly
but surely.
HAIG REPORTS TOWNS
CAPTURED BY TROOPS
l.OMnlN. Oct. Jo. The British have
captured Malnjti southwest of Valen
ciennes, Field Mnrsluil Uulu announces.
The Hilllsh also have captured Van
deKles-Hur-l'ealllon, on the front be
low Valenciennes, v German counter
attack was repulsed, anil fighting- was
lesunteri etrly this morning,
The statement adds:
"The Hrlllsli made progress on the
high ground to th the east of Veu-defirles-Hui
-Krtilllon.
On the remainder of the bsttls front
our advanced troops pushed fyrwaid at
different points."
today by ihe American troops holding
lii lh it vvo.n and the lines on either
side. The Germans are uatng their
heavy guns and iu:n lime guns exten
sively. GERMANS FIGHT HARD
BUT LINE IS DOOMED
e
PARIS, Oet.25. i Mnvna -The fight.
Ing along the American front on hoi'T
tides of tils' Meuse la ptrttcufaHy
(farce The Germans appear to bej
making a despairing effort to hold their
positions In this vital sector.
Information received here gives the
impression that they ran not resist
much longer in their present positions.
than WO prisoners. We are success,
fully advancing toward the north."
-
PARIS. Oct, H. The official com
munication dealing with operations in
the raster;' theater says:
"On October '.':l Trench troops con
tinued their advance to the north an1
entered Lslegotfn. Farther west Sei
vian troops broke the enemv- resistance
on the line of Ua.lhaui-Stalats. They
occupied October 13 the massif of
Mecka and ihe village of I'icevaK. cap
turing 800 prisoners anil important ma
terial. The enemy retreated along the
whole front." ,