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The Weather. lo PAGES TODY' ONE SECTION J Fair Friday, cooler east portion, Saturday fain 1 VOL. CIII-NO. 59. WILMINGTON, O, FRIDAY MOKKING, NOVEMBER 1, 1918 WHOIiE NUMBER 39,582 3 d MM ill 111 F LE&IS f 1 IF p,pirp5) ! i SUPREME WAR eOUNCIL AKMia M Jlt. THE ALLIES AND TURKEY WAS EFFECTIVE YESTERDA Y NOON The Dardanelles and the Bos phoms are Now in Hands of the Allies. HARD BLOW TO GERMANY It Means That the German Hold On the East Has Been Torn Loose. WASHINGTON IS PLEASED Will xjcrmauy vfiut vi m: tu Delay the Inevitable? London, Oct. 31. 3:15. (By the Associated Press). The Turkish armistice took effect at 7oon today. Paris, Oct. 31. An armistice between -the allies and Turkey ras signed today at Minos on he island of Xemnos in the Aegean sea, it is dnicially an- lounced. London, Oct. 31. Reuter's Agency has been informed that Great Britain has officially re ceived dennite peace proposals ed as tantamount to uncondi tional surrender.' GERMANY WILL 'SURREXDEB Washington, Oct. 2. Great satis- mevnaoie oy ug axing a aesperaie With Turkey and Bulgaria out of the war and tha riofilaioTls. V. a T?c in iUe uanus oi me allies, ubi - anv o V. 1 .3 j. i a. . i 'Jracrally neither the Washington -w nuiciiL nor rn &iuea emDa.88ieB ' J 1 iiuurmeu or i.n h tsvexiLa. v i ii rnn u v. . i nn -- vi cue iaii or xuritey ana iney , ""cli3 Ji tne reportea action oi me vnau ijurnmannf! on Tne I im.iih.ii in applying directly to General . me Italian commantier-in-cnier. nr c ... President Wilson snent a larere oart "r duernoon at tne state, war ana . "uuuiner in tne omees or aecre- anan t . . musing ana tsii&er. 'hen tlO left 2as.4-a Tonolno-'d '.c in tne afternoon witn secret arw n i . "iiier. Frefluip.nt Wilson wore a smue. He remarked as ne --6cu into tne ria.ll. crnwrted witn e newsrprwr mon! "Triln SAAmn uardanelles Is a. onestion SUCdenlv tn th frnnf hv the 'UBuce which has ended Tnrkevs .ng is regarded here as virtually cer- II Will TIAUOr O otqIm Vv a nmlAi Ka -"tnon of Tnrkftv. RICAN FIGHTERS WILL BE KEPT WARM Tin J . a onsand Cable Metres of Wood Provided For Peraa- ing's Jlen at the Front. 'Ui the American Armv in France. 'CSS 1 . " : 1 1 ITnA n mowv. thin -T. UIL'Onarv.. fnrxai iaa nrnmli.rl ver . . r . r . me roaa, ready to De nauiea men at the front before Jan- ej Of f ""ICU IUUUB8.UU tUUlC XII tj- - uci wooa. xms is equivalent Pile rf .j- j -fc'i siretcni ling from Paris to UsanrJa .t. ; the p iuitsatera iud how uuey hi- iorests zatnrme ana .6 the imnn nrlilKh t.itm , Wood qti1 i a . w"' tres of which the. FrenrJj prou ar Mt belng cuW t r on of Ottimans Is I in ZiUMJbLJ tStLl Austrian Deputation Will Meet Italian Commander German Officials at Copenhagen Informed Kaiser Has Abdicated London, Oct. 31, 10:50 p. m. High placed German officials at Copen hagen this afternoon received in formation that the German emperor had abdicated, according to the Copenhagen correspondent of the Exchange Telegraph Co.,, who adds: 'Nothing is said about the crown prince.V. Paafc Alonjc tjie Rhine. Amsterdam, Oct. 31. There has been an outbreak and a panic among the population in the Knie provinces, arising from reports that the authorities were prepared, if necessary, to allow the enemy troops to occupy Coblenz and Col ogne, according to the Berlin Tag lische Rundschau. POLICEMAN KILLED --INSiiMOT Pitched Battle Occurs Between Officers and Rowdy Jackies at Norfolk. SIX SAILORS WOUNDED Report That Two Otliex Were Killed Laclca Verification Anfled Sailors and Marine Patrol Bualness - Section. Norfolk, Oct. 31. A street riot oc curred shortly before midnight tonight when & squad of policemen attempted to round up a number of sailors who were charged with disorderly conduct and attemntiner to loo stores. One policeman was instantly killed. Six dangerously wounded sailors, are in a precarious condition. A report that two sailors were killed lacks verifica tion. A 'company of naval guards from the station and two companies of ma rines are now restoring order and rounding up all sailors on shore' leave; Patrolman A, T. Williamson was in stantly killed in the exchange of pistol shots between the police and sailors. The trouble was precipitated by the rowdyish conduct of a number of sail ors, alleged to have been under the influence of contrabrand whiskey. Thej raised disturbances at several theatrea, helped themselves -to some thing to eat in a restaurant and'thn began to loot retail stores of chewing gum, candy and other goods. When the police, appealed to, by citizens, attempted to intervene and restore or der, the sailors resisted and finally a pitched battle occurrea on rmme street near the post office, building. A number of shots were fired. All available policd reserves were rushed to the scene and had about succeeded in restoring ' order - When automobiles from naval bases wirfch armed sailor guards reached the scene. A few minutes later two companies of marines arrived and the roundup of sailors was inaugurated. The entire business section at 12:30 a. m. was being patroled by armed sailors and marines. GERMANS ARE FORCED TO GIVE TJP IMPORTANT -GROUND With the British Army in France, and Belgium- Oetj 313 p. m. (By the As sociated -Press.) Another big slice of important .territory was torn from the enemy today along .a wide- front, in Belgium between Deynse on the north and Avelghem on the south by "an al lied force composed of Belgian, British, French and American troops. The American units were fighting fcwith tho French north of the British. IJent. Slnnw Badly Hurt. New Bern, Oct. 31. Relatives here are in receipt of a letter and a cable gram from I4eut. Roy Shupp, of New Bern, who is withthe Americana.: In France tellinfif of . terrible wounds re ceived on September 38. The letter ar rived only a few days before the cable but . was dated shortly af ter : 1 Iileut. Shupp 'was able to sit uj ; In" a, French, WiLJbN Is Permitted to Cross Fighting Lines For Preliminary Pourparlers. DIAZ AT FIRST REFUSED However, He Agreed Wednes day Afternoon to Receive the Austrians. WILL DISCUSS ARMISTICE Austria Making "Every Effort to End Hostilities. Vienna, via iLondon, Oct. 31. An Austrian deputation has been permit'- lled- taross thejaghtlngriinejfor pre- .limlnary" pourparlers with the Italian commander, according to the official announcement tonight. The statement says:- "The high command of the armies early Tuesday by means of a parlem taire, established communication with the Italian army command. Every et- fort is to be made for the avoidance of further useless sacrifice of life, or the cessation of hostilities and the con clusion of an armistice. "Towards this step, which was ani mated by the best intentions, the Ital ian high command at first assumed an attitude of unmistakable refusal and it was only on the evening of Wednes day that in accord with the Italian high command, General Weber,, accom panied by a deputation, was permitted to cross the fighting line for prelimin ary pourparlers. "If, therefore, the cruelties of war fare must continue in the Italian thea tre of the war, the guilt and responsl- bility will have to be ascribed, to the enemy." ITALY AT FIRST REPLIED THAT OFFER WAS TOO LATE Italian Army Headquarters, Wednes day, Oct. 30. 8 p. m. (By the Asso ciated Press). in answer to Austria's announcement that she was ready to evacuate Italian territory, Italy has offlclally replied that the offer has come too late. It is assumed the Ital ians will endeavor to drive the Austro Hungarians from ItalisAi soil before an armistice can be signed. General Diaz,, the Italian command. er-in-chieffc.has issued ' the following bulletin teis troops: "SoldiesT forward! ' In Italy's name, we will place the wreath of victory on the tomD'pf our glorious dead. For ward! Our immortal country calls." AUSTRIAN APPLICATION WAS FORWARDED TO VERSAILLES London, Oct. 31. The Austrian com mander on the Italian front has ap plied to General Diaz, the' Italian commander-in-chief, for an armistice, the Exchange Telegraph states. The application has been forwarded to the Versailles conference. KAISER WAS INFORMED THAT AUSTRIA'S STEP WAS DECISIVE London, Oct. SI The. German paper i, commenting? on the 'Austrian peace note, according to a German -wireless message, - say that Emperor Charles on September 26 sent a friendly tele gram to Emperor William announcing that Austria-Hungary was obliged to take a decisive step and that the peace offer was irrevocable. KINGDOM OF GREATER SERBIA PROCLAIMED Assassins of Grand Duke Fram Ferdi nand In 1914 Have Been Released By Soldiers. Basel, Switz., Oct. 31. -A Vienna dis patch received here says that accord ing to the . Austrian newspapers, the kingdom of Greater ' Serbia has been proclaimed at Sarajevo,. Bosnia, . and that the assassins of Grand Duke Fer dinand, hay been released -by soldiera : i The 1 assassination ' of Franz Ferdi nand and his , consort v at, Sarajevo ' in June, ' lWt ; was one'" i of the . indirect causes , of ' the coniniencement.,of , the Bel ievea to Move ' Ben UncondiHond INI P ,. , SHI1 1 0 Plight of the Teutonic Allies Becomes Critical (By The Associated Press.) Turkey is but of the war and Germany's remaining ally, Austria-Hun- gary, badly defeated on the field of battle, with her battle line rent in twain and chaos reigning inside her borders, is pleading for a armistice. Thus far her importunities have received no better answer than the re doubling of the efforts of the allies to crush utterly her warriors, although a Vienna dispatch tonight says an Austrian deputation has been permit ted to cross the fighting line to begin preliminary pourparlers with the Italian commander. , The capitulation of Turkey is believed to have been unconditional. The victories of the allied forces over the Austro-Hungarians threaten to send what remains of the enemy armies reeling back to their border line shattered and completely vanquished. Through the defection of Turkey the plight of the Teutonic allies be comes critical. The gateway to the eastern boundaries of. Germany and Hungary is opened by way of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus and doubtless shortly allied fleets will invade the Black 'Sea and begin opera tions in this heretofore inaccessible region. Such warships as the Ger mans have afloat in the Black Sea, including the Russian Black Sea fleet, will prove no barrier to the mighty floating fortresses the entente can oppose agajngt them. Shat terod ..little Rumania, by the collapse of Turkey,! again is likely soon to be inde the entente fold and aiding in the operations against the nations wf.ich crushed her. Likewise the armistice which lets Tur key out of thenar is a menace to the enemy in Russia and is likely to prove of the greatest value in quickening a return of normal conditions in that country. COLOSSAL QUESTIONS WILL BE DECIDED AT FRANCE'S ANCIENT GO VERNMENT SEA T Paris, Oct. 31. (By the Associated Press.) On the eve . of the meeting of the supreme war -council ; the very at mosphere : of Vers&ilfift isurcbar&ed4 with the importance of pending events The presence of numerous uniformed officials of the allied nations, with councillors, prime ministers and per sonage of. high estate, lends to the scene a dignity which reflects the na ture of the colossal question to be de cided, directing the destiny of the new order of world politics. Automobiles glide over the asphalt and cobblestone streets of -France's an cient seat ' of government, bearing world figures; some carry jfche highest army staffs in dazzling uniforms; others bear naval chiefs in their black uniforms, variegated wih gold stripes in profusion and patterned according to their country's orders, while now and then limousines with distinguish- AUSTRIA SEETHING WITH DISORDERS American Flags Unfurled Dur ing Demonstrations Held at Prague. PRESIDENT IS CHEERED Serious Outbreak Oceur at the Hun garian Capital and Agitations are Spreading Throughout the Dual Empire. Stockholm, Oct. 31. Disorders pre vail throughout V Austria-Hungary vin addition to immense confusion. ? Seri ous outbreaks have occurred at .Buda pest and " agitations are spreading everywhere, according to dispatches from neutral papers.. The Berlin correspondent of the Copenhagen National Tideiide. .says that on the Hungarian Croatian fron tier, thousands of deserters, ire com mitting outrages, railway trains are being attacked and robbed. In Sla-1 vonia several castles are afire and towns are burning. Another dispatch says that Austro-Hungarian soldiers are deserting into Serbia. During demonstrations at Prague American flags were unfurled and di minutive reproductions of the - Statue of Liberty Were displayed. . President Wilson was repeatedly cheered. ANARCHY THREATENS THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN EMPHtE London, Oct. 3L Conditions in the interior of Austria-Hungary virtually preclude a continuance, of .fighting, ac cording to news, reaching. London thia evening, The railways necessary for maintenance of-the military forces: of the .dual monarphyj hjty e become utter ly disorganised.' : Wvi :'--'; - Fie;,BudapestJand,Vlenna.5has f interrupted and the railway , jcsommuiu- rXConttnn on;jrase 'i"WOi, r: ed civilians rush by, claiming the right of way seemingly because of the high positions of the occupants in the world's affairs. has -been -iseiateilT'l of the premises and military ..chiefs will be conducted amidst the quietude of -woodland dell,' retained in all its beauty by the French government since the days of Louis XlVand used afterwards by successive sovereigns, including Napoleon -The Trianon palace, nestling in clus ters of giant trees, surrounded by a picturesque park resplendent with flower gardens and- serpentine walks, stands within the very shadow of the Louis XIV palace, in the north wing of which, in the "Galerie des Glaces," Wilhelm L; grandfather of the present German . emperor and then king of Prussia, was proclaimed first German Emperor in 1871. To make more secure the isolation of the palace for the conference which (Continued on Page Two.) AIRCRAFT REPORT IS MADE PUBLIC Delays Charged to Defective Organization and Incompe tent Officers. CIVILIANS EXONERATED Court-Mart ial of Col. Deeds and Prose cution of Three Army Officers Recommended No Fault 1 Found With Ryan. Washington, Oct. 31. The long awaited report on the aircraft investi gation, conducted during the last five months by Charles E. Hughes and At torney General Gregory, was placed be fore President Wilson today by the at torney general and immediately made public - .Delays and wastes of the production program, the report declares, were due chiefly to "the defective organization of the work of aircraft production and the serious lack of competent direction of that work by the responsible of ficers of the signal corps." No fault is found with the manage ment of aircraft affairs since the re organization last May which placed John D." Ryan in charge. , The civilian personnel of the aircraft production board is exonerated of . any wrong do ing. ' , , Ai Attorney General Gregory, in a letter transmitting the report to President Wilson, says Mie- is in "suDstantiai ac cord! with the findings by Mr. Hughes. The report finds no "graft" in the generally accepted sense of the word but makes recoknmendations .for pro ceedings against army officers held guilty of dealing 'with corporations in which they were i interested. - -A . y--"-The chief waste 'from the original appropriations of I69L351.866, the re port -says,, was ' in' the 'abandonment of two types of airplanes one of them the Ttrfstnl and a ' failuVe ;of ' salvage, ; agr irreratlnff about fe&?24,000.000. The Uwhofhjla appropriation 134,00t,0Qa actually; had .J AUSTRIANS FLIGHT ACROSS THE PLAINS OF VENETIA PRESIDENT WILSON COMPLETES TASK AS INTERMEDIARY All Conditions Regarding Peace Now Rest With Conferees In Paris. ARMISTICE DECISION NEXT Virtually Complete Surrender by Germany Will Probably Be Demanded. Washington, Oct. 31. President Wil son cleared up today his task as in termediary1 for armistice and peace pleas of the central powers, just as press dispatches were bringing the news of Turkey's surrender and of events foreshadowing an early collapse upon which the nwar may end now is before the American and allied representatives in Paris. The-next , step probably will be the decision of those representatives on armistice terms, unless before this is reached, Austria follows the ex ample of Bulgaria and Turkey and capitulates in the field before the great drive that is cutting, her forces to pieces in Italy. - It may be stated that, while the armistice program which the Germans await may not differ essentially from predictions that it will include sur render of the German navy and sub marines, disarmament of the German armies and - occupation of German strongholds,' the framing of the pro gram has not been completed and any informal announcements are prema ture. It was intimated today that the pure ly military phases of the problem probably had been worked out in ad vance by the supreme war council but that unhurried deliberations are neces sary to . dispose of certain questions involved in the making of permanent peace which must, be dealt with in finally fixing terms of an armistice. Secretary Lansing made public today a note handed to the Spanish ambas sador informing him that the. Turkish request that he propose an armistice and peace negotiations, delivered by the ambassador October 14, vhad been transmitted by the president to the governments at war with Turkey. Later the secretary announced tnat, me lasi Austrian communication supporting a similar appeal with acceptance of the stipulation of .complete independence for subject nationalities, had been for warded to America's co-belligerents. This leaves one note unanswered, that of Count Andrassy, the Austrian foreign . minister, asking Secretary Lansing to intervene with the presi dent for favorable action on Austria's request. Since . the president already has acted, -Mr. Lansing probably will make no reply. . ' GERMANY WOULD BE RENDERED HARMLESS Paris Newspaper ilnformation, Sugr gests Elev.;;'X,"ltloiis) For Am AJRaUtiee. - Paris, Oct. 31. In - an editorial dis cussing armistice terms,' Llnforroation suggests the following., conditions: "Internationalization of the Bosph;- orous and the Dardanelles. .. t,'Y. V- -. The occupation of enemy pert . on the Adriatic : ' "The surrender of AustriaiVl''sn,P8' "The right ,to use Austrc'-Hungarian railway lines.' -' ' ", '- X no evacuation oi and territories wrongly occupied In the east And west. . -.7 '' ' y ;1.The surrender, of arms, munitions and submarines. ,'-x. "The occupation of fortresses and bridges along the Rhine and of Luxem burg and Essen. , The-- occupation of Kiel and 2Xaxn' burg: " " ; The removal of xnlnea rirom terrl torial waters. ; . - ;V"- '.':'Svv-' ; The-delivery, as a preliminary com pensation for damages of part. Of -the enemy; merchant" martnai". iSi The cessation ox manuzacturiog' xor TODAwm IN FULL Leaving Large Number of Guns, and Vast Stores of Sup plies Behind. 50,000 PRISONERS TAKEN Enemy is Being Sorely Tried From the Mountains to the Plains. MANY MAY BE TRAPPED Lull in the Fighting on Western Front Continues., (By The Associated Press.) More than 50,000 prisoners. have been taken bv the Italian. Czecho-Slovak forces and ev- ery where, from the mountain region to the plains of, Venetf ; resistance nad been ottered to keep the foe from entering Aus tria's back door the enemy's front is cracking under the vio-1 lent attacks. To the east of the Piave the allies have driven in' a sharp wedge to the northeast I of Belluno, some 20 miles from their original point of departure and severed connection between' the armies in the north . and , those on the Venetian plains Over the plains leading toward the Austrian frontier at the Isonzo river the invaders everywhere are in full, flight with the . allied troops pressing them hard. Here the debacle seems to be complete. The enemy in his flight is leaving behind large numbers of guns and great quantities of war stores as he endeavors to reach the passages of the Tagliamento river. It r seems not improbable that,y".ti the plains and In the region east itr.'d west of 'Belluno, large' numbers of "tne-; ene- V my are destined to be captured. ' On the western front there is still little fighting of a violent character but the Intensive operations of the airmen seem to presage an - early re turn to battles of major importance. In Belgium both the British and Bel gian troops have made slight gains : while the French on the southern part: of the line in France have advanced their line and taken prisoners. Aside from reciprocal artillery duels and, continued artillery duels bejrween the Americans and Germans the American sectors east and west of the Meuae have been comparatively quiet. ,) ' . In Serbia the Austro-Hungarian" eastern army has succeeded in out-: distancing the Serbians and reaching their home territory. In, Mesopotamia, the Turkish army, which for so lops' held up the British in . their , attempts to proceed up the Tigris river whish lately has been suffering; severe defeats,- has surrendered in 'its entirety .. to the British commander. FRENCH BEGIN ANOTHER , BIG ATTACK 1 BELGIUM! London, via Montreal, ,bct. 31 -French troops today began another big attack against the Germans 4n Belgium. t .- strnr-FOUR enemy planes BROUGHT DOWN WEDNESDAY . London, ; Oct. 31. Sixty-four enemy machines were destroyed and 15 others were driven down out of , control . on 4 W S r i i F ! ihe western, front Wednesday, says an r'fg IjOOO PRISONERS TAKEN BY BRITISH. IN'COURTRAI REGION London, Oct. 31 In the region, east of jr.nurtr&l the- British delivered an :-; -:' i f attack today against the Germans,; gained all their Objectives and took a ; thousand Germans prisoner, according ' to Field Marshal Halg's communlda- tion tonight. ; , . ,. - .... . BERLIN ADMITS NO -DEFEATS .-v.A-"1 !i; BUTvIYSCLAIMTO . SUCCS-.A;i !' !' night ' statement- from- general:-head- uartersBays:?;? -crff ''ksj U -Hostile attacks 'fgf ronr MSIhiWtf. mm I. ".'('if: i- j i; m 'c .! mm m 't'-1-l!.' ii's.t: . 111 HV'! t