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The Weather.
Complete Service
of the
Associated Press
K,:r and cooler Thursday: Friday
VOL. CIH-NO. 58.
WILMINGTON, ST. C TH MOBNING, OCTOBER 31, 1918
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WHOLE NUMBISB 39;5ai
33.000
CAPTUi
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American
ENGLAND
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Enemy rieeing across xxeviso
w-it A m
Plains Over Which He Ad
vanced in 1917.
ANY TOWS LIBERATED
arge Number of Prisoners and :
Guns and Huge Stores
Are Taken. .
GAINS ON OTHER FRONTS
American Airmen- Bring Down
21 Hun Planes.
(By the Associated Press.)
Over a front of some 60 miles from
he Brenta river, in nortSern Italy, to
e vicinity of the Adriatic ' sea, the
Ustro-Hunjrarians are being violently
tacked by British. Italian, French and
Lmeriean troops.
In the mountain region the enemy
resisting- desperately, .and. holding
5 ground fairly well. But east or
e Fiave river he is in flight across
ie plains of Treviso, shaping . his
otirse over the same territory through
hieh he drove the Italians a year ago
zi reached the eastern edge of the
enetian plains.
Already numerous towns have been
berated, 33,000 prisoners have been
ken and large number . of . guns and
r.aehine ?uns and huge tiuantities of
ores have fallen into the hands oi
e allied troops. Par .behind the
es. allied aviators are heavly bomb
l enrmj- columns in dense masses
ii.ch are in retreat qvr . the badly
ongesttd roads leading eastward to
ward the Austrian frontier.
Judging the situation from the rapid
Uvance the lilies are making, it would
?pear that the entire enemy front has
n broken east of the Piave and
aat with the cavarly operating far
a advance of the foot troops the enemy
orces will be unable to reform their
:ne until t,.e Austrian border is reach
:i It is not unlikely that many of
Austro-Hungarions are doomed to
apture or extermination by the allies.
On the Hfttf.rn front in "BVnnoA B-TiA
petgium there has been a markad di
Fnution in the intensity of the in
fantry action HXnir T!y.4Hbi Tin
nere have been nnlv natrnl nooimters
N rer-ip'rncal bombardments. The
Fter.ch nr.n-. i i ,,
attack- r,n a frnnt nf ohnnt 7 1-2
Plles between St. OiiBntln.T,fl Petit
'Bd Herpy in the general direction of
enemy's comrinication lines run
eatlward from the ol-d St. Quentin
;M Laon sectors and also with the
;JrPose r,f driving a wedge into this
art of thf. sr,ntlii-n Kottlo 14n and
paerebv mm- r.i ,u
S front Ihrr.noh rV,o n Vl
Ar0Und Granfl Pro nnrtn n-f ! Ar-
pnne for jst. the ' Americans have
royeiico f - i j
(a? r lau wtnen ior several aas
yen a no-man's-land, now i3 vir-
- oy me Americans, .casi
tne MeUPr, ti,ere also has been 3on-
'Wrahlt. fl..;. J. ...... -
v. us -ning, D-ut it nas resoticu
Ij J!e bl' Atnerican guns continually
- .i German positions- far behind t!;e
- 3nd briin'ninc nlonaa alan a r A !r-
kmerat'?n n?!nts- In air flghtinf the
" tanesaay sent ax uerman
Unit 'inning to ine grpuna. jwu
In r are -missing..
tiij s 1 ' nia ana Mesopotxra';t me
kmv tr"!'s are sti11 hara3Sin the
at th r. cavalry nas arrivcu
r Rfc nrnubfl, a short distance south
It;,, Ki-r-dt Tri MASJniMtamla thA 'Rri-
lip h t, uits proceeaea id,u nines
It
river from Bagdad.
Red v, - ,lt''-i mat xurKey nas in
to tk S a s to send their fleets in-
fsa"' ' ""''lies and also to tana a
ki.:"..,l"''";Krr
nent of troops to super-
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nfiSpoRt, TENN, DAMAGED
Oct.
.30 Fire
r, ,. ' c ; ,r '1e(l to destroy the entire
FW,. ', ! fo the Federal Dye &
Nf'hp- r'n'l'any at Kinksport, Tenn.
fshtf.--." WK under control at mld-
-i.uriant units of the plant.
r& is '. 10 the ground. The dam-
!tartM ,:,lrated at $65,000. The fire
Pil h.: m an electric spark In the
bat
several exDlosiona
took
ua o was injured.-
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TO
WER A FRONT OF SIXTY MILES
AUSTRIANS ARE BEING ATTACKED
VIOLENTL Y BY ALLIED ARMIES
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Kaiser Would Not Hesitate
To Abdicate If Necessary
Twenty-One German
Airmen are Downed
By American Fliers
With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Oct. 30. 11 p. m.
(By the Associated Press.) Twenty-?
one German aviators were downed
today "by American chasing aviators.
It was a banner day in American
aviation, considering the number of
victories achieved over the Germans.
Two American airmen are missing.
The" aerial activity began' early
this morning and, aided by the clear
weather, American bombers succeed-,
ed in attacking various enemy troop
concentrations, both in the morn
ing and in the afternoon.
BRITAIN IS BITTER
TOWARD THE HUNS
Patience Over Treatment o
1 WarPrisonersHas -at Last.
Given Way.
WILL DEMAND RELEASE
Will Demand fkat Same Arm!tiee
aj 'TaoM Imposed Cpon Bugraria
Be Applied to Germany
and Anatrla.
. London, Oct. 30. That the immediate
release of all British prisoners will be
insisted " upon ' by the government as
part of the armistice terms is confldent-
I ly expected- here. Sir George Cave, the
home secretary, announced in the house
of commons yesterday that' the same
conditions imposed on Bulgaria in this
matter would be insisted upon in any
truce" with ' Germany or Austria and
Gen. .Allenby has been. Instructed to
follow the same policy in dealing iwith
the Turks. ' '
There is plenty of evidence that Bri
tish prisoners have received worse
treatment throughout the war then
the others, except the Russians. Events
since the German peace overtures were
launched have not tended to instill
any spirit of conciliation, forgiveness
or leniency toward the enemy in Bri
tish' breasts.
The sinking of the Lelnster followed
close, on .the German note. The evacua
tion of . Belgian and French towns, for
.years under. German rule, has opened
what heretofore has largely been a
sealed .book of . rumors and authentic
stories of German barbarities have been
flooding' out.
. Finally, yesterday's discussions in
the house of commons of the treatment
of British prisoners appeared to have
been- about the last straw breaking
the baek- of British patience.
The topic was forced upon the house
by a strong public demand for light
upon the circumstances of what is
termed German blackmail in refusing
to ratify an agreement drawn up for
an equitable exchange of prisoners un
less the British consented to go out
side that subject and give guarantees
against deportation of Germans from
China.
CO TV CESTBATK BEBf AIJflJfG
TURKISH ABJttY" AT BULAXB
Paris,-Oct. 30. (Havas) A dispatch
front ' Athens to the Matin . says the
-sole' remaining Turkish army has
been concentrated at Bulair,, a town at
the GAllipoli peninsula. The Tchatalja
positions af e being prepared as the
secorid line of defense for Constanti
nople. 1
Americans Croaa the Falve.
-Italian Headquarters on the Piave
Front, Oct. 30 (By the Associated
Press.) American troops under MaJ.
Gen. Charles G. Treat have crossed the
PfaVe river. The third army has es
tablished -three bridges on the lower
Piave.' --'';.- ; ' v :' ; ;
Garlleld'aT - Son Decorated.
WAshlnitoiCrOct. tH.-3Atx.t. . Stanton
Garfield , of the : French' field -artillery,
yoiwgest "so .nof Fuel. Administrator
Garfield has been decorated with ; the
Croix de Guerre for-' valor'At -the, front
in France. rPr, Garfield rwaa notified
X today, j --( - , 1 1 Kt fJ. -, t
'rim Down
THA
:
"But the Moment Does Not
Seem to Have Come," He is
Quoted as Saying.
ADDRESS IN REICHSTAG
Says People Must Not Think He
Intends to Hold Throne at
All Costs.
FAVORS PRINCE WILLIAM
Crown Prince's Eldest Son May
Become Emperor.
London, Oct. 30. "If the moment
comes when the interests of Germany
demand, it I should abdicate without
seem to have come," Emperor William
is quoted as having said this in an ad
dress to. a number of the reichstag, ac
cording to a dispatch from .Amsterdam,
quoting advices from Berlin.
The emperor said the people must
not think he had decided to remain
on the throne at all costs.
The dispatch adds that it is general
ly believed in Berlin that if the em
peror abdicates it will be in favor of
Prince William, eldest son off the Ger
man crown prince. I
SAYS THE GERMANS SHALL
BE FREEST PEOPLE IN WORLD
Amsterdam, Oct. SO. "The German
people shall be the freest people in the
world."
This declaration was made by Em
peror William in addressing the new
state secretary, October 21, according
to a Berlin dispatch printed in the
Rhenish Westphalian Gazette, of Es
sen. BOHEMIAN GOVERNMENT IS
NEGOTIATING WITH CZECHS
Basel, Oct. 30. Negotiations are go
ing onN Detween the government offi
cials of Bohemia and the national
Czech committee to insure a public ad
ministration, says a dispatch received
here today from Prague. The present
Bohemian officials will remain provis
ionally but the governor, Count Von
Coudenhove, has been placed on un
limited leave at his own demand.
GERMANS DEVASTATING
RUSSIAN TERRITORY
They are Carrying oS Everything
la Possible to fPake From Oc
cupied Reloiia.
It
London, Oct. 30. (British Wireless.)
Conditions in Russian territory oc
cupied by the Germans are described
in an official Russian wireless message
which says:
"Fronm all regions now in German
occupation it is reported that the Ger
man military authorities are carrying
off everything that it is possible to
take to Germany. They are devastat
ing the country.
'In White Russia there are no
horses and no cattle because the Ger
mans have taken them all. In the
region where evacuation is pending the
fields remain unsown because the Ger
mans have left no seed. Children are
dying of starvation. Milk cannot be
obtained.
"Household furniture, telegraphic
arid telephonic instruments and appli
ances from many towns have been sent
to Germany. The railway linehs have
been stripped, only wrecked and use
less cars being left behind."
25,000 PERSONS SHOT UNDER
THE RULE OF GEN. KRASNOFF
London, Oct. 30. During the rule of
Gen, KrasofT, the Cossack leader and
former member of the staff of Alexan
der Kerensky, in the Don region 25,
000 persons have been shot, according
to a Russian wireless dispatch receiv
ed here. 1
Headto Greek Chwrca In TJ. S.
Boston, Mass., Oct. 30.- Bishop Rod
oscolon Alexander of "Athens, Greece,
who recently arrived "in -New York, ; has
been 'made head of the 'Greelc church
in the United States. - The -appointment
was announced today by . Bishop Mele
tius, primate and president1 of the Holy
Synod - of Greece, - who-now. Is- here-on
aa'tofjjclaa. mission.' ' - - ,
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German
T GERMANY R
GERMAN
BELIEVES) FORCING
MOVES FOR PEACE
Situation Has? Probably Gotten
Beyond Control of Mili
tary Party
THE WASHINGTON VIEW
President's iteply to Austria
May Have Been Dispatched
Last Night.
Washington, Oct. 30. The general
opinion among Officials and diplomats
here is that the German proposal for
an armistice and peace while having
its origin in a "plan to gaifi time for
strengthening tie army and restoring
its shattered morale,, has now gotten
beyond the control of the military
party and that the German people are
the force which is driving the German
government to make for ending the
wax.
Another note from - the German gov
ernment, explanatory - of changes that
have beeth made or are projected in tha
Geman constitution .and form of gov
ernment, was received today through
the Swiss' legatgpn, b$t the state de
partment cUd.,10. make it public. This
uerte was -understood ,t be suppiemen
German com-
that he must have knowledge f the
efforts that have been made to? demo
cratize Germany.
Presirent Wilson was at work today
on .his reply to Austria's renew ed plea
for an armistice and peace and it was
expected that it would be dispatched
before night, but 'ate.- it was said ihat
there would be no announcement re
garding the reply tonight.
It was understood that in the note
the president intended to touch upon
the steps that Austria and Hungary
have takep in the direction of releasing
L subject peoples from political bondage,
but that the Austrian government s
plea would be referred to the allied
governments. The administration was
said to be well convinced now that
Austria already is nearly out of the
war.
The report that Count Andrassy, the
new Austrian premier, is about to sue
directly to Italy for peace, on the
ground that Italy is Austria's 'sole
antagonist" is generally regarded as
confirmatory of this understanding of
the hopeless situation in the dual em
pire. There has been much speculation in
official circles as to the probable fea
tures of. the armistice which will be
offered to the central powers, but it
is admitted that there is no definite
knowledge on the subject. One com
paratively new proposition relates to
the guarantees to be exacted from
Germany for the repayment of the
tremendous financial losses suffered by
the populations of those portions of
Belgium and France occupied by the
German troops.
The official text of the Austrian note
which did not differ materially from
the unofficial version, was made public
today at the state department, but
there was no announcement of the re
ceipt of the communication from Count
Andrassy to Secretary Lansing asking
the secretary to use his good offices
with the president in behalf of Austria's
plea.
DIFFERENCES ARISE
AT PARIS CONFERENCE
But They Largerly Disappeared After
Friendly Examination Armistice
DiciMwrIon Contlmte.
Paris, Oct. 30. (By the Associated
Press.) The heads of the allied gov
ernments, and Col. E. M. House, special
representative of the United States
government, with the military and na
val advisers of the respective coun
ties, continued their informal imensity
of the interests involved, have arisen,
but under friendly examination they
have largely disappeared.
Although some points in President
Wilson's declaration may require more
complete definition, entire agreement
is in immediate prospect.
The supreme war council will not
meet formally until this full under
standing has been reached.
BRITISH TAKE 1,000 TURKS
IN A HEAVY ENGAGEMENT
London, Oct. 30. The Turks were
heavily engaged ' by the British Tues
day north of Kaleh Sherghat, the offi
cial report on the Mesopotamian oper
ations says. The British captured 1,
000 Turks. i
Serbian Cavalry-Reaches Danube.: .
. SalonikL, j'Oct. f 30. Serbian N cavalry
have reached the Danube east, of Sa
mendria,t (24 miles 'southeast-pf Bel
grade) - and occupied ,Pozherevatz,
headquarters announces todayr- -'
MASSES
Airplanes In a Single Day
MM M
THE PIAVE
- In the drive on the Piave, the al lied forces have occupied the shaded
area (B), stretching four miles beyond the river between the arrows. On the
mountain front the allies have captured the shaded area (A).
Besides 33, 000 Prisone rs
Hundreds of Guns Fall to
Allies On Italian Front
Washington. Oct 3 Q.'TblTvy -thrift
thousand Austrian troops, hundreds of
guns and innumerable machine guns
have been captured by Italian and al
lied forces on the Italian front, said
an official dispatch today from Rome.
The 332nd American infantry regiment
has gone into, action and the fighting
extends practically along the entire
course of the Piave river.
The . Austrians are resisting stub
bornly, throwing in many new divis
ions, but have not been able to stop
the advancing forces.
"Our offensive is 'developing farther
south," said the dispatch, 'and stretch
es practically all along the course of
the Piave. The Third army is now in
action successfully. The line between
ALABAMA FOODS
DOING BIG DAMAGE
Thousands of Acres of Corn are
Swept Away by Swollen
Streams.
LOSS IS UP IN MILLIONS
Warrior River Last Night Had Reach
ed Stage of 48 Feet and Still Ria
ingT Other Streams Swelling;
Rapidly.
Montgomery, Ala. Oct. 30. With the
Warrior, Tombigbee, Capaba and Coosa
rivers rising rapidly following abnor
mal rainfalls during the past 24 hours,
incalculable damage to crops in the
bottom langs along these rivers is be
ing wrought. Reports from the Tus
caloosa district, Warrior watershed,
estimate damage there at $2,000,000
which will be increased as flood stages
pass to other sections. The Warrior
had reached a 48-foot stage tonight
and was still rising with a crest of 55
feet expected tomorrow.
Fifteen thousand acres of corn have
been .swept away in Tuscaloosa coun
ty and thousands additionally in
Greene, Sumter, Hale and Marengo
counties. The crest in the Coosa-Tal-
lapoosa-Alabama river system is ex
pected by Thursday night Washouts
on the Alabama Great Southern and
Mobile & Ohio railroads have been re
ported, delaying traffic for many hours.
SITUATION IN WESTERN
CAROLINA IS IMPROVING
Asheville, Oct. 30. A comparatively
rainless day throughout this section
led. local observers to state tonight
that the danger of disastrous .floods has
passed. A slight fall in the waters of
the French Broad and Davidson rivers
has been noted at Brevard, 37 miles
from' this city. The local; situation is
improving hourly. . Traffic on the Toxr
away division . between, Brevard and
Hendersonville ' is still suspended,, sev
eral trestle having, been waaheda way
jestefday- and,' last week.- ' -1 -, . "
VICTORY.
tAe--Brenta fnf-thgTwa ts Mrotrgry -fr'eid
by the greater part of the Italian army
alongside of which is the 14th army
corps of British troops and a French
division. The 332nd American infantry
regiment is now also in action.
The enemy is resisting with excep
tional stubbornness and is throwing
into the fray hew divisions without,
however, being successful in holding
back our trops. In the Grappa region
the troops of the First Italian army
with the support of the Twelfth army
has been successful in beating the
enemy at Segusino and has conquered
Mont Gessen. The Eighth army has oc
cupied the narrow pass of Follina and
has already reached Vitorio. The
Tenth army, after having established
solid bridgeheads over the Monticano
river, has crossed the river and is ad
vancing along the road Conegliano
(Continued on Page Two.)
BERLIN RESENTS
AUSTRIA'S ACTION
Relief, However, is Found In
That It Releases Germany
of Any Ties.
CAN- NOW ACT FOR SELF
Dual Monarchy' Bid For Peace and
LndendorfPa Resignation are
Principal Topics For News
paper Comment.
Amsterdam, .Oct. 30. The principal
topics of comment in German newspa
pers received here are the resignation
of Gen. Ludendroff, chief quartermater,
and Austria's bid for a separate peace.
Austria's action was received with
resentment but at the same time with
relief as clearing the situation and
leaving Germany free to act in her
interest. In this connection there are
some intimations in the newspapers
of a movement for joining the Austrian
Germans with Germany. For instance,
Germanla, the Catholic Centrist organ,
says Germany henceforth will be able
to drop consideration for her allies and
champion more decisively than hit
her to her kinsmen in Austria.
The Boerson Courier agrees that
German and Austria,' according to the
principle of self-determination, are
now entitled to negotiate separately.
The Vossischz Zeitung admits that
Count Andrassy had no alternative and
declares it is useless to shout treach
ery. our allies have shamefully broken
the faith," says the Tages Zeitung, "we
must remain true ' to ourselves.. We
still have the strength to stand alone'."
Vorwaerts, the. organ of the socialists
suggests that Count
Andrassy was
speaking only on behalf of the dynasty
and says it will be no wonder if v the
entlr world -" believes "the Austrian
government wants lo purchase a mer-
df al pence with a kick at a dying lion." (
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PRISONER,
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332KD AMERICAN
INFANTRY NOW
ACTION IN ITALY
Is Participating in the Brenta
Battle, Rome War Office
Announces.
BIG SUCCESS ACHIEVED
Thousands of Officers and Men
Have Been Captured By
Allied Forces.
Rome, Oct. 30. The 332nd American
infantry regiment is participating in
the battle in the Brenta region, ac
cording to the war office announcement
tonight.
Since October 24 the allies have cap
tured 33,000 of the enemy, including
802 officers.
In Albania the Italians have occu
pied San Giovanni di Medua, and are
advancing on Scutari. East of the
Piave river the Italians have reached
Vittorio.
The communication follows: i ,
"Our offensive extended from tjie
middle Piave yesterday. A third army
has now entered the struggle. On the
front from the Brenta to the sea,
three-quarters of the hullan army.Ys
ftglrtfhg-fn? hro ttterly itywlttt -ffaiqiv
lant French division and r the ' ttttn&li. -
and daring 332nd American infantry
regiment. .
"Between the Brenta and the Piave
rivers the bitterness of the resistance
and the aggressiveness of the army,
supported by fresh reserves, have for
six days given the struggle particular
fierceness.
"East' of the Piave the enemy is
yielding to our pressure and we are
overcoming succissive lines.
"In the Grappa region yesterday our
Fourth army gained advantages in the
region of Pertica and Col della Orso.
The Twelfth army has reached the
outskirts of the village of Quero, tak
en Seguisino and carried Mont Cosen.
"The Eighth army has occupied the
defile of Follina and reached Vittorio.
There is fighting north of Conegliano.
"The Italian Tenth army is beyond
the Conegliano-Oderzo road.
"The Third army has crossed the
Piave to San Dona di Piave and east
of Zenson.
"The prisoners taken since Thursday
number 802 officers and 32,198 men. Of
guns, several hundreds have been tak
en. It has fc$en impossible to calcu
late the number of machine guns and
the quantity of material captured."
The 332nd United States infantry Is
composed of men from Ohio and some
Pennsylvanians. The Americans reach
ed Italy late in July.
BRITISH AT SOME PLACES
ARE ACROSS THE MONTICANO
London, Oct. 30. British troops in
their offensive on the northern Italian
front have at some places crossed the
Monticano river, the British war office
announced this morniag.
The Tenth army has reached approx
imately Roncadelle, Ormelle, Fontan
nelle and( the line of the river Monti-1
cano to Ramara. The British Tenth
army has made 11,000 of the enemy
prisoners.
WORK ON GOVERNMENT
SHIPYARD IS STOPPED
Contracts For $60,000,000 Wortji of
Troop Ships to Be Built at Alameda, ,
CaL, Canceled.
Washington, Oct. 30. Cancelation of
contracts for $60,000,000 worth of troop
ships which were to have been built
at a new government shipyard at Ala
meda, Calif., and the stopping of the
work of building that plant were an
nounced today by Chairman Hurley of
the shipping board. Work on the yard
began early last July.
Decision to build the troop shlpa
was reached some three weeks ago,
Mr. Hurley said, because it was realis
ed that they could not be delivered be
fore 1920 and would be of little use in
the military program.
KAISER LOOKED OUT FOR
OWN PERSONAL INTERESTS
Amsterdam, Oct. 30. Commenting o
the present political situation In Ger
many the important Frankfort Zei
tung says:
"In broad circles of the German peo
ple, it is made quite clear the people
would have been thankful if, in the
radical change in the home and for
eign policy now begun. Emperor Wil
liam had drawn personal consequences
trom tnose cnanges, especially for Jus
own sake." . ,
The newspaper considers Emperor
William's strong religious nature is a
guarantee bf his good Intention in Ger
many's past policy, and it acquits him.
of - having planned the . great war, but
it adds t
synjhoA)!
hat he had made himaftif "a.
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