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VOL. XL NO. 335
UELVIFIER HI US OK MT 0
FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN GOES WELL OVER THE TOP
800 Square Miles of Territory Regained in Last Four Days by the A Hies
I
EARIjY ARRIVAL OF THE ALLIED
FORCES ON ENEMY'S DEFENSE
LINES EXPECTED.
HIT Mil HIT STOP
Germans May Not Re Able to Cow:
Homeward Movement When They
Decide to do *o.—A Ilk* Are Prey-
ing Closely and May Force Huns to
Keep Going.—Mease River Is Key.
E
1I1S TROOPS AltE SPLENDID EX-
AMPLES OP THE HEROISM
OF THE FRENCH.
MILS IF ill BUT
(Associated Prsss Dispatch.)
Washington, Oct 19.—The German
retreat from Belgium continued today
at a rate that indicated early arrival
of the allied forces before the first of
the enemy's series of defcnso lines.
Reports from the front were of a scat-
tering character, however, and fur-
nished officers here with little basis
for gauging the immediate strategic
situation. One unofifcial report placed
the Anglo-American advance patrols
In the western edge of the forest of
Mormal, between Valenciennes and
iwtsnes. If this is correct the first
subsidiary line of the enemy has al-
ready been broken.
General March referred to this situ-
ation tod.iy in his weekly conferenco,
saying:
"From Le Cateau northward the
British have reached but have not yet
attempted to cross the German de-
fense line which there follow* the east
bank of the Selle river, up to the
Sensee marshes."
The situation along the front was In
such a shifting state that General
March made no effort to outline the
strategic possibilities. He did, how-
ever, call attention to the fact that the
withdrawal hud expanded to cover
practically the whole 250 mile front
from the coast to the Meuse, where
General Pershing's forces are carrying
forward the allied right wing.
If the German commanders are suc-
cessful in bringing their great retreat
to a halt on the expected defensive
line, officers here believe that the
enemy cannot long remain in that po-
sition. The Anglo-American thrust
already appears to have fractured the
keystone of the Ghent-Tournal-Valen-
clennes-Avesnes arch at Mormal for-
est .
There is much speculation here,
however, as to whether the enemy will
be able to stop the tide of retreat ha
has started, now that R. is In fuil
swing. The whole enemy line from
the Oise north is In a fluid state.
Observers believe it will be a difficult
matter to solidify It again if allied
pressure can keep pace with the re-
treat.
The depth of the enemy withdrawal
may serve to give him time for this
readjustment. The communication
lines of tho French, British and Bel-
gian armies are rolling out behind
them In ever extending avenues back
to their bases. The armies caanot
out run those arteries and and it takes
time to repair and build railways to
hi ndle the vast supplies that must go
forward every hour.
To some officers, therefore, it seems
likely that a pause will soon occur In
Belgium and on the northern half
of the great battle front. They are
watching intently, however, for a new
thrust by the American and Franco-
American force east and west of the
(Continued on Page Two.)
ACTIVIST BELGIAN DEPUTY, M.
HEMRICH, ALREADY ARKIV*
i ED IN BRUSSELS.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Amsterdam, Oct. 19.—The evacua-
tion of Brussels by the Germans has
already been begun, according to M.
Heinrich, an activist Belgian deputy.
The deputy is quoted thus by the
Correspondent of the Nieuw van den
Dags, at Rosendaal, on the Dutch
frontier, who says the deputy himself
hes arrived at Brussels. The evacua-
tion reports, It Is declared, refer to the
German troops and not to the civil
Population of the city.
Great Hordes of Gorman Soldier* Are
Being Folded Back Into Germany
Like the Closing of an Immense
Fan.—Ground Is Well Adapted to
Tlielr New Movement Homeward.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
With the French Army In France,
Oct. 19.—The first French army under
General Debeney after months of se-
vere campaigning is furnishing one
of the best examples of the endur-
ance of the heroic French troops In
the fighting on the Oise. Continuing
their pressure on the German lines
during the night, General Debeney'a
troops completed the conquest of the
territory west of the canal from Han-
nappes to Noyales and this morning
were overcoming stout resistance on
this most difficult ground.
The Germans disputing every inch
of ground in this region In order'to
protect the retreat of their armies
pressed by the British are favored by
nature. The ground Is well adapted
to the artificial floods to which they
are resorting and to ambushes that
are encountered all along the front.
Wherever the enemy retires here
he is forced back against his wall of
defense, these positions, being essen-
tial to the easy withdrawal of troops
and material further north.
On the front of the armies of Gen-
eral Gouraud and General Pershing,
the fighting also goes on fiercely, the
enemy ceding ground only In the last
extremely while completing the with-
drawal of his lines westward. Gou-
raud's men gained important suc-
cesses yesterday east of the Aisne an;l
are advancing east of Vouzleres.
The German retreat, so far as tho
high command Is able to control it.
Is a movement Inverse to that of
the invasion of 1914, when German
columns pivoting on the fortress of
Metz and wheeling to the left, came
around Belgium in a movement like
that of an opening fan. The fan Is
closing this time Instead of opening
and it is hinging on a crowded pivot,
while the columns representing the
ribs of the fan, instead of pursuing
the adversary, are being pursued,
pushed, bustled and harrassed. Con-
sequently the regularity with which
the fan was opened at the beginning
of the war and which, according to
the crown prince was "fresh and joy-
ous," Is absent in the inverse move-
ment.
Marshal Foch withholds from Lu-
dendorff the leisure to operate his
elastic retreat at will. The enemy is
able to select only positions where
resistance is vital to the success of
the retiring movement. These posi-
tions are for the moment on the right
wing in front of Gouraud and Iter-
shing and in the region of the Oise in
front of Debeney.
The most competent authorities ad-
mit the German retreat has thus far
been accomplished In masterly fash-
ion. The question whether the Ger-
mans will be able to hold the vital
points along the Aisne and the Oise
until they get out of precarious posi-
tions elsewhere is becoming more and
more acute. Yet predictions of the
immediate crumbling of the German
line anywhere are considered pre-
mature.
The Germans now occupy north of
the Alsne and the Serre their second
(Continued on Page F.lghtJ
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CONDITIONS WHICH CENTRAL
POWERS MUST MEET TO END
WAR MADE CLEAR.
Poles In Austria to Go With Poland,
Rumanians With Rumania and
Ciecho-Slovaks to Form a New
Nation.—German Now Not Re-
ceived by Washington Officials Yet.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Washington, Oct. 19.—On the eve,
apparently, of the coming of an-
other peace note from Germany,
President Wilson has rejected the plea
of Austro-Hungary for an armistice
and peace negotiations and In doing
so has made clearer the conditions
which the central powers must meet
to end the war.
In a note written yesterday and
made public today the president, In
effect •says there can be no talk of
peace with the Austro-Hungarlan gov-
ernment except upon the basis of com-
plete liberty for Czecho-Slovakg and
other subject nationalities as free
members of the family of nations. He
refuses to entertain the Austro-Hun-
garian suggestion for this reason,
without discussing the military ques-
tions dealt with In the reply'to Oer-
many.
The Vienna government asked 'or
negotiations on the basis of the pre-
vious agreement of peace mentioning
the speech of Jan. 8 last, in which
the president said the peoples of Aus-
tro-Hungary should be accorded the
freest opportunity for autonomous de-
velopment. The reply says this is Im-
possible; that the Czecho-Slovak na-
tional council has been recognized as
a de facto belligerent government, the
justice of the nationalistic aspirations
of the Jugo-Slavs has been recognized
and mere autonomy no longer can be
accepted. '
This declaration, wnlch may be far
reaching In its effect upon Austro-
Hungary where long enslaved peoples
apparently are nearly ready to sweep
away the hated dual monarchy and
the Hapsburg dynasty, clears up what
some critics of the president's policy
have pointed to as a source of endless
controversy on his program of peace.
It comes one day after the proclama-
tion of. Emperor Charles federalizing
the Austrian states in a desperate ef-
fort to save his government at home,
and at the same time prepare the way
for peace.
Though not mentioned by name, the
Poles, Roumanians and members of
other district races held under Austrian
domination come within the protection
of the principles of self determination
to which America and the allies are
committed. The Austrian Poles want
to Join an independent Polad; the
Austrian Roumanian long for re-unlon
with Roumala and tnere Is no doubt
here that their hopes will be fulfilled
when the peace conference Is held.
Beyond press dispatches from. Swit-
zerland saying the new German note
would be dispatched tonight, the state
department had no Intimation what-
ever of the time or the nature of the
German response to the president. Of-
ficials heard without comment of the
report that Germany would accept
President Wilson's conditions "gener-
ally" with a reservation that submar-
ine warfare must continue to the end
of the war. About the state depart-
ment this was regarded as an Indica-
tion that the Berlin government with-
out conceding the surrender that It
has been told must be made, would
seek to continue diplomatic discussions
with the hope of eventually weaken-
ing the positions of her enemy and
winning the much desired negotiated
peace.
It was reiterated that only a com-
plete acceptance will satisfy the Uni-
ted States and the allies and that an
effort by the Germans to evade the
issue probably would cause the presi-
dent to promptly refuse to continue
the correspondence.
In the report that the new note
would contain a defense of submarine
warfare as a retaliatory measure, the
prospect was seen of another attempt
to re-open the whole question—the
question which brought the United
States Into the war.
PEAK 18 YET TO BE REACHED
AMONG THE CIVILIAN
POPULATION.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Washington, Oct. 19.—Spanish In-
fluenza as an epidemic Is subsiding
rapidly in the military camps of the
country, but among the civilian pop-
ulation, generally the peak has not
yet been reached.
Conditions In eastern states where
the disease first appeared showed Im-
provement today but reports from the
south, the middle west and Pacific
coast were not optimistic.
New cases of influenza in army
camps as reported to the office of the
surgeon general of the army today
showed a decrease of 1.403. Pneu-
monia cases decreased 298 from yes-
terday and the number of deaths was
158 less than yesterday, numbering 472.
Since the beginning of the epidemic
cases reported from camps total 283,-
381 with 14,158 deaths. Camp Mc-
Clelland, Ala., with 344 new cases, led
In the number of new cases today.
Public health service reports from
California said 18,200 new cases had
been recorded since Thursday with
only portions of the state reporting.
The number of cases In New York
City was estimated at half million with
a high mortality.
The epidemic was reflected in the
weekly army health report Issued to-
day, showing that during the week
ending Oct It, the death rate among
troops In this country was 20(1.4 a
thousand, an increase of 150 per thou-
sand over the preceding week. Of
the 8,264 deaths reported during the
week, practically all resulted from
pneumonia and influenza.
ONE BILLION AND A HALF DOL-
LARS WORTH OF BONDS
SOLI! YESTERDAY.
Many New Buyers of Fourth Loan,
Germans In IMson Camps Anxious
to Get In on Investment.—St. louls
and Minneapolis First to Exceed
Quotas Assigned by tlte Treasury.
(Associated Press Dispatch )
Washington, Oct. 19.—Ovorsubscrip-
tlon of the Fourth Liberty Loan seem-
ed assured tonight when the three
weeks' campaign closed. While of-
ficial reports were lacking, it appear-
ed that again the American people,
have given to their government not
only what was asked but more than
was asked In order that the war
against Germany and her allies may
be carried to a successful conclusion.
How far the total will run above
the six billion dollar goal officials
would not attempt to estimate tonight.
It all depends, they said, on whether
big financial Interests at the last mo-
ment file the big lump sum subscrip-
tions expected of them and whether
the number of smaller subscriptions
by Individuals is found to meet expec-
tations.
New subscriptions entered during
the last day, and those made effective
by payment of the ten percent install-
ment, probably will amount to a bil-
lion and a half dollars for the entire
nation it was said. Before business
(Continued on I'ng* Two.)
American Convoy Fleet
Encounters Submarines
on Almost Every Trip
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
American Naval Base in France,
October 11.—American destroyers aid-
ed by French and British vessels are
battling with the enemy submarines
and to keep open the lane through
which the American troop ships are
bringing the great army of American
soldiers to France. Hardly a day has
passed during the last month in which
the American naval convoy fleet has
not had an encounter with a subma-
rine for lurking near the Bay of Bis-
cay, beyond the waters of Spain and
Portugal. August was the month of
greatest' danger and greatest vigl-
lanco for the number of American
troops coming to France reached Its
maximum in that month.
Because of the unceasing watch,
never ending readiness to pounce upon
the German submarines, and th® gal-
lantry of the men on board tho Ameri-
can and other destroyers, the ship-
ping losses have been confined almost
exclusively to foreign vessels. The
steady arrival of the American troops
has progressed uninterruptedly thru-
out the period of chief menace. Most
of the vessels successfully attacked by
by the submarines have been outward
bound from French ports.
Germany's Response to
Wilson Held Up at Last
Moment by Big Debate
(Associated Press Dispatch.) j
Washington, Oct. 19.—Diplomatic
dispatches today today based on ad-
vices from Berlin through Basel,
Switzerland, says Germany's response
to President Wilson's note was held
up at the last moment after a five
hour session of the war cabinet Tues-
day with all the military leaders pres-
ent, and after the semi-official news-
papers had announced that the reply
would be sent Immediately.
It was learned, the dispatches de-
clare, that the questions Involved were
so serious and the conditions In Ger-
many so disquieting that the Imperial
government wished to take further
deliberations before a final decision.
The Vorwaerts is quoted as follows:
'The German answer may not be
ready before several days. The opin-
ion of the federal council's commission
for foreign affairs will be asked for.
The government is believed to be con-
templating the convoking of the great
commission of the relchstag to explain
the matter to It instead of assembling
British, French and Belgians
Are Rapidly Nearing Ghent
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
ALLIED troops Oil a front of more than 120 miles from
the North sea to the Oise river are pressing closely
after the retiring Germans. The enemy is being given
no rest and may have difficulty in holding his supposedly
prepared lines when they are reached.
On the north, the British, French and Belgians are ap-
proaching Ghent, in the center the British are marching on
Tournai while the British, French and Americans north of
Oise are threatening important railway lines south of
Valenciennes. In the Argonne, west of the Meuse, the
Americans iiave improved their position in the neighborhood
of Bantheville.
Unofficial reports are that the Belgian coast has been
cleared completely of enemy forces and that 6,000 German
troops have been caught between the advancing allies and
the Dutch border and the North sea. This force apparently
was unable to make good its escape southeastward in the
direction of Antwerp owing to the rapidity of the allied ad-
vance from Bruges. Allied troops are reported near Eecloo,
fifteen miles east of Bruges and the same distance northwest
of Ghent and also are approaching the Dutch frontier near
Sluis.
The allied troops in Flanders have regained 800 square
miles of territory in the past four days.
Between Bruges and Courtrai the German resistance is
somewhat stiffer than further north, but south of Courtrai
the British are advancing rapidly from the Douai-Lille line.
The Marcq river has been crossed east of Lille and the town
of Chereng, eight miles east of the important junction of
Tournai taken. From Chereng southward to east of Douai,
the British have pressed forward nearly eight miles on a
thirty mile front in three days.
South of Valenciennes, the British, American and French
forced the enemy behind the Sambre canal on a wide front
east of the present railway center of Guise.
The Selle has been crossed in force southeast of Cambrai
and the British are approaching the formidable natural
obstacle of the forest of Mermal guarding the Valenciennes-
Avesnes railroad, the main German support, line In this region.
The French maintain strongly their pressure between the
Oise and the Serre and eastward along the Aisne.
There are some indications that the Germans are pre-
paring for a retirement from their positions in front of the
Americana northwest of Verdun between the Meuse and the
Boult forest. The American advance threatens the security
of the Kriemhllde positions on the left center of the sector.
A further advance in the Bantheville region further increases
the menace to the Germans. East of the Meuse the enemy
Saturday attacked the Americans in the Bois De Le Grande
Montague Bector, but was repulsed.
the relchstag as had been announced.'"
The Vorwaerts also publishes an ar-
ticle which says at the factories In
Berlin the workmen openly assert that
a ministry headed by Haase and I^ede-
bour will shortly be formed to repres-
ent the working class and be support-
ed by the workmen's committees.
Amsterdam, Oct. 19.—The dispatch
of Germany's note has been delayed,
owing to a difference of opinion which
occurred at the eleventh hour, accord-
ing to a dispatch received here from
Berlin. It is said that Germany will
make a very conciliatory offer regard-
ing the suspension of submarine war-
fare and will probably recall, condi-
tionally, all submarines.
The German reply to President Wil-
son will be conciliatory, but will give
the allies to understand that Germany
Is not ready to bow to a peace that
will destroy her future, according to
I he Cologne Gazette. Germany, the
newspaper says, Is ready for a peace
of right, I nit not for a peace of might.
With the American Army North-
west of Verdun. Oct. 19.—Thu enemy
augmented his already strenuous re-
sistance against the American ad-
vance by heavy artillery action today.
This was responded to In kind, sn that
a duel of big guns was in progress
all along the line.
The German guns wcro active dur-
ing the night especially east, where
roads In the rear of the front lines
wero shelled Intermittently. Onrt
huge gun, flrefl several times at Fort
Douaumont was found to be mounted
on a rallroajd car.
Fighting raged all day In Doges
wood, the northern part of which
the Germans had succeeded in pene-
trating again because of the with-
drawal of the American troops last
night on account of the gas In the
wood. Despite his opposition the
enemy was driven back everywhere
and it is only retaliate with a
harassing artillery fire of the Ameri-
can lines and systems of communica-
tion. Beyond the Grand Pre and
Doges fighting activity was
confined to patrolling.
Increasing evidences were found
that the enemy Intends to withdraw
to the new Freya-Steelung position, a
ft»w kilometers northwest, since the
Kriemhllde line is menaced by Ameri-
can occupation of Bantheville wood.
The German resistance, however,
continues stjffer in this sector than at
any point on the western front, owing
to Its being the key to an arch which
must be held If the whole Is not to
fall.
Washington, Oct. 19.—American
troops co-operating with tho British
south of De Cateau Thursday pene-
trated the enemy's lines to a depth of
two miles, captured 2.r.00 prisoner*
and stormed tho villages of Mo'/iln,
St. Martin, Riviere, and I/Arbre De-
guise, General Pershing reported in
bis communique for yesterday, re-
ceived today by the war department.
The text of the statement adds:
"West of the Meuse our advance
has continued. Our troops have tak-
en the village and woods of Bant he*
ville and have reached the northern
end of the Bois De Doges. West of
Grand Pro they captured Talma farm
after severe fighting, East of thj
Meuse, a fresh attempt by the enemy
to drive us from our new positions
in the Bois De Da, Grande Montagn#
was repulsed.
Programs In Albania.
(Associated Press Dispatch )
Home, Friday, Oct. 18.—"In Al-
bania we are pursuing closely the re-
treatln gtfnjmy on the Isml river,"
says the official statement from the
Italian war office today. "In the
Seza valley the Albanians have cut
the roads behind the enemy and In-
flicted Important losses on the enemy
rear guards. Several hundred Italian
prisoners have been liberated."
I'll TO WF.ATHKK.
Monday
Forecast.
Fast Texas: Sunday and
partly cloudy.
West Texas: Sunday and Monday
partly cloudy; probably showers in
west portion. y
London, Oct. 19.—The British and
American forces In the region of De
Cateau have successfully continued
their advance, says Field Marshal
Haig's report tonight. Southeast of
chiefly j l,e Cateau they have penetrated to the
high ground west of Catlllon and also
have reached the west bank of the
Sambre and Oisa Canal. The text of
the communication follows:
"This morning British and Ameri-
can forces operating in conjunction
with the French between the Oise
river and I>e Cateau continued their
advance with success. Our troops
have reached the west bank of the
Sambre and Oise canal north of Oisy
and gained possession of the hl;;h
ground west of Cantlilnn.
"In the operations in the last three
days In this sector the troops of Cen-
eral Kawlinson's fourth army have
completed an advance of from five to
eight miles across difficult country
which the enemy defended with te- J
naclty.
"Having driven the enemy on the
first day of their attack from strong
positions held by htm on th» right
bank of the Selle river by a determine j
cd and persistent fight they have suci j
ccssfully cleared the whole of the hlgli 1
ground west of th# river line capture J
ing n^any villages In tho course of
their advance, together with more :
tii hi 5,000 prisoners and a number of ^
guns. V
"The enemy has commenced t»
withdraw north of the Cambral road. |
Saulzoir has been occupied and prog- •
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