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SANGUINARY FIGHTING IS
IN PROGRESS ON SEVERAL
IMPORTANT BATTLE FRONTS
CFrom Region of Valenciennes to East of LaCaleau; North of
La on Between Oise and Serre Rivers, and From Meuse
River to Gtand Pre, Btitish, French and Americans Are
Everywhere Making Good Progress.
Pleasant Dreams
FLOOD CONDITIONS HAVE
INTERFERED IN BELGIUM
i
South of Valenciennes, Which Is Grad
ually Being Enveloped, British and
Americans Continue to Press Onward
With Mons and Maubeuge Their Objectives
PRESIDENT S NOTE
IS APPROVED By
THE ALLIED PRESS
Comment on Strongest Lan
guage Ever Addressed
to Nation's Head
IMPORTANT AMERICAN GAINS.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTH
WEST OP VERDUN, Oct. 24 (By the Associated
Press). In a local attack east of the Meuse, the
Americans today advanced about one kilometre on a
three kilometre front and the Bois Bultruy, the Bois
De Houppy and the Bois De -Bellu are within the
American lines, as also is part of the Boise De Wav
rille and Plyon De Traye.
The advance was made after brief .artillery
preparation. The enemy 's response was principally
with machine guns, but during the fighting he shelled
the back areas and threw a f ew six-inchers into Ver
dun. ,'; 1
PROMISES TO END
ALL DISCUSSION
Comment of Allies in Entire
Accord With Presi
dent's Conditions
XVT THE ASSOCIATED PRKS8)
On several of the most important sectors in France
LONDON, Oct. 14. The popular
comment on the president's note here
la that It contain the strongest lan
guage ever addressed by the head of
one great nation to another In modern
tlmee. The note la welcomed, first be
cause It brings matters to a new state;
further proceedings, tf there are to be
further proceedings, will tie In he
hands of all the governments Inter
ested. Hitherto; so far as the public
knows, the nations associated with
the -United Maces,' and -wMoh Itave
mora at stales perhaps than has the
United States, have been onlookers to
the correspondence.
May End Discussion.
The note Is welcomed, secondly, be
cause It promises to bring the sefson
of dioousslon to an end altogether, on
way or the other. No one sees how
the German chancellor, Prince Maxl-
tfOLL OVER,'
you re talking
in up sleep,
f HE Shall- y
EMERGE
IMPORTANCE
IS ATTACHED TO
THE BRITISH OR V
Haig Striking Savagely at
Hinge of Present
German Line
RETIREMENT IS
EXPECTED SOON
IT A
Each Day Sees Allied Tac
tical Superiority
Increased ,
GERMANY'S PLEA FOR ARMISTICE IS
N0W IN HANDS OF ALLIES WHO WILL
DETERMINE ITS FINAL DISPOSITION
dent Wilson's platform or reject rL Ac
ceptance will be taken to mean that
the Germans regard their position as
homeless and that disaster is immi
nent. The general opinion is that Ger
many's military position is not so bad,
but that her leaders will fight on, if
only with the hope of creating deris
ions among the allies, which has been
Germany's reliance of late. 1
VIEWS IN PARIS.
PARIS, Oct. 24. President Wilson'
reply to Germany was published by
the newspapers here In English as
well as In a French translation at the
request of the authorities.
LaUberte says that If Germany
gives guarantees as demanded by ts'e
president, it wui De materially impos
sible for her to continue the war.
"Everything is now in the hands of
the military," says The Temps. , "The
reply has moved the problem from the
domain of controversy to the domain
of facts. The president attaches such
Importance to the essential idea that
an armistice must make It Impossible
Consult One Another.
'Now the allied governments in Eu-
CONTWUiD ON PAGE THREE.)
FURTHER SUBSIDENCE OP
IS
from the region of Valenciennes to the east of LeCateau; J
north of Laoh between the Oise and the Serre rivers, and
on the front from the Meuse river to the. vicinity of
Grand Pre battles of a sanguinary character are being
fought. In these, the British, French and American
troops everywhere are making progress against the stub
bornly resisting Germans.
In Belgium the allied forces, owing to the rapid re
treat of the enemy and the flooded condition of the low
lands, have not yet been able to come into full fighting
contact with the Germans, but doubtless a few days more
will see them again hard after their quarry and driving
him farther toward his own frontier.
South of Valenciennes, the British Third and Fourth
armies with which Americans are co-operating have con-f J e J" ,..wr that
turned successfully to press onward with Mons and Mau
beuge their objectives. Valenciennes is gradually be
ing enveloped, and soon is destined to be pinched out of
the fighting line by turning movements from the north
and south in the manner generally adopted in the present
day tactics when it is more desirable to envelop a strong
position than to waste life and limb in reaching the ob
jective by a frontal attack.
; The Germans in this region continue to use numer
ous machine guns to retard the advance of Field Marshal
Haig's men, and the artillery of both sides is violently
ctive. British aviators are materially aiding the of-
ensive by dropping bombs behind the line or flying low
and cutting troop formations to pieces with machine gun
fire. ,
South of the Oisejiver the French are making sharp
thrusts against the enemy with the intention of clearing
out the entire triangle between Flavigny and Montcornet
and taking all the railroad lines within this region and
also blotting out the salient that still exists there. ' The
Germans are strongly counter-attacking on all the fronts
of attack, but the French have warded off their efforts
to regain lost territory and have ; gained ground south
of Montcornet, one of the principal railway junctions
in this region. . . . ; , x
North of Grand Pre and north of Verdun, in the
sector lying between the Meuse. river and north of the
Argonne forest, the Americans have cut further and
deetrfv into the enemy's line, despite the continued' ex
tremely heavy use of machine guire and artillery .by. the
While Premiers and Other Leaders of fillies Have, in Various Public Utterances,
DeclarUPresldent WllsWi miSffkenedmitVmb
Undertake to Forecast Final Decision on Germany's Plea.
WASHINGTON, Oct. J 4. Ger
many's plea for an armistice and
peace now la before the allied govern
mlllan, can fail either to accept Pre!- ontj, which are to determine
whether they are disposed to accept
President Wilson principles of set
tlements, to which Germany - sub
scribes, and in accord with the Unit
ed States ask that their military ad
vlsers and those of America tb pre
pare the terms of an armistice
which virtually will mean surrender
by Germany.
In various public utterances, the
premiers and other leaders ' of the
entente powers have repeatedly de
clared that President Wilson's state
ments In his address of January 8 and
subsequent addresses, reflect their
own views, something more omciaa
or binding is required now, although
it is regarded hece as a foregone con
clusion that this approval will be reg
istered and that the offices of the su
preme war council will be invoked to
prepare the fateful document which
will define the conditions under which
Germany "may secure relief from the
incessant hammering of the vic
torious allied and American armies.
No Forecasts Made.
No one here today would undertake
to forecast the probable time of a
final decision on Germany's plea. It
Is known, however that the supreme
war council already has given the
matter the most earnest considera
tion. And In that connection, it was
recalled that there was nq delay In
notifying General D'Espernay, the
allied commander on the Balkan
front, of the terms that should be laid
down for Bulgaria when that nation
asked for an armistice.' The general
principles in each case probably are
similar, but there necessarily wlfl b
a greater variance In the details, sine
not only Is a greater army and coun
try to be dealt with, but the question
of large naval forces as well.
Certain utterances of the entente
statesmen and of inspired official or
gan have led to the surmise here
that, while accepting the terms laid
down by President Wilson, there may
be a disposition to Inject new matters
to meet Individual demands and to
propose new points based upon ever
shifting conditions. It Is believed
however, that If such should prove
the cae, the new points probably
would be dealt with In connection
with final peace negotiations and need
not delay the consideration of the
form of armistice. 1
Can Be Assembled.
The United States already has ca
pable army and navy officer in, Eu
rope ready to deal with the technical
questions involved in an armistice and
If It should become necessary to con
sider political issues, President Wil
son also will be amply represented by
chosen agents. The entente premiers,
whose duty It is to deal with th
praised th . -, president's . course.
Senator lodge, of Massachusetts, the
republican leader, who disapproved
th not, was ready to speak i today
and it waa said that when th senate
reconvene Monday after . a three
days' recess there win b' a, general
peace discussion. , . ' ,
Two Points Emphasised.
Two points in the president's not
generally empnasisea in ornciai cir
eles wsr his plain notice of th only
kind of an armlxtice acceptable to th
united, states is on carrying witn it
virtual surrender and that even if
those terms are complied with, there'
can b no dealings looking to peace
with the kaiser and ths 'German war
lords. .....
The terms laid down by the presi
dent for an armistice were said to be
without precedent in the history of
warfare. Usually an armistice Is de
fined of a suspension of hostilities
for certain specified purposes, such as
peace negotiations, and Involves sim
ply the maintenance of the statu quo
on each side.- But th president has
laid down the demand tha (he armls
political aueetions can be sDeedllv as- two snail make it impossiDie for tne
Mitiblod at the most convenient en- German army to again renew hoetlll
tente capital to meet the president's
representatives.
General approval of the president's
reply to Germany and of his action
in transmitting Germany's request to
the allied governments was voiced
here today In official -and diplomatic
circles. Although severs! senators
were known to have prepared ad
dresses on the subject, there waa no
discussion of the note in the senate.
Most senators, however, both pri
vately and Jn public statements.
ties. No mention was mad in. the
note about evacuation of invaded ter
ritory, but far more than that would
be necessary to meet the president's
demand.
Must Arrange Details.
Details of the armistice roust be
worked out by the military govern
ments associated agalnrt Germany.
WASHINGTON, Oct. J4 Success
ful British operations on th Valen
ciennes front took on new Importance '
to officers here today in the light of
the diplomatic situation. Field Mar
shal Haig's armies are - striking'
savagely at th hinge of th present
German line of resistance and th '
progress already mad Is thought by
officers here to make It certain that
the flerman retirement both In
Belgium and in Franc will. ha v. to
b resumed. without delay. . -t
French Continue Pressure. '
South of th nw British wedge, '
th French are keeping continuous
pressure against th enemy, along th
Olse-Berr front making tt dlltlcult
for th German commanders to dis- '
engage their forces from this meet
exposed sector of their lines. Suc
cess of th British effort.- however, ,
which now seem assured, would com
pel a precipitate evacuation of , th
Olse-Berr salient it is believed, for
,th communication system of . that
front would b threatened from th
flank and rear. "' i
Reduction of th Olse-Serre salient .
would mean rectification of th line
probably as far east a th Argonne,
observer believe, and uoupled with
th Franco-American pounding there '
and on th Meuse, the BrIUhh ad
vances of today and yesterday pos
sibly foreshadow th retreat, of the
enemy to th Meuse line. Jf that re
tirement la delayed much longer, it
was said, t her is strong probability
that the British, working - austward
from Valenciennes, will , gather - In
prisoners, runs and stores in large
number, later on. F , '
. . Siincriorltr Increases.
In - viw-ith-"xiltig c military
situation, officers pointed out, taat
vary day -was .seeing th allied
tactical superiority Increased, even a '
their superiority In nan and gun
power is Increasing., tine President;
Wilson has already pointed out te th '
German authorities that th , safe
uardins and. aruarauteelnir of that
superiority must be th basiM of any
armlstlc agreement, a proposition
the German leader aocepted with th ;.
statement that th "standard ot mill-,
tary power In th Weld" Must of
(CONTINUED ON PACK FOUR.)
HUNGARIANS MAKE DEMJlf.O
FOR SEPARATE PEACE M
INDEPENDENCE FOR SLAVS
. .
Would Dissolve Alliance
With Germany and Pro- '
claim New King .
GREAT OPPOSITION
(CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE.)
Situation Is Still Serious in
.Many Localities, Es
pecially in Cities
NO CHANGE IN CAMPS
WASHINGTON. Oct. 24. Further
LUMBER PRODUCTION IS
RESTRICTED TO ESSENTIAL
War Industries Board Will
Take Control of Output of
All Mills.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 14. Produc
tion ot lumber will be restricted to the
filling of essential requirements under
CONTRACTS CANCELLED F
FIFTY WOODEN BARGES
Shipping Board Rules That
Wooden Ships May Be
Used in Their Place. i
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. Contracts
AMSTERDAM. Oct. II Advices re
ceived from Budapest say that In th
They would Include conditions under I j moving a resolution in favor of the
which the German armies would ; independence of Hungary, demanded.
evacuate Belgium and France; occu- ; th. r-.umation of th Kekerle cabinet
and the formation of a coalition min
istry. ' The resolution also called for
the conclusion of a separate peace,
dissolution of the alliance with Ger
man, acknowledgement of the Inde
pendence of south Slavonians and th
proclamation of a Hungarian king to
)' reside in Budapest, Count Karolyl
declared If the demands wsr resisiea,
he. himself would take means to se
cure their realisation.
Amid great excitement, Dr. Wekerle
the premier, warmly replied that ha
would oonose by every means Count
, Karolyl's threats of a revolution and
OR COVERNM
ENT WORKMEN
ARE BEING "I
Hurry-Up Propaganda Be-
. j - . added that there could be no talk of
WU XXOUUOU Oil jd.UlUa UV ninm neace.
! American Airmen.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. As a
ait hulri anna rt fha Inflil.nTS M.nil! , .. , KT Tr l .... ,..,. y Camps ana elsewhere
flrvrA lAri nv rn wn mninr nnnrn. in '
for fifty wooden barges and fifty com- j means of speeding -up construction at
posue iugn, aesigneu zor use in me Brmv numn and AlB;ItV(at.A .
(CONTINUXD ON PAGE TWO.)
over the country was indicated In re
porta received today by the public
health service from forty-four states.
Th situation still Is serious in many
localities, however, and mors parti
cularly in the larger eitles.
' There was practically no change
today in army camps, 2,772 new cases
being reported, a decrease of one from
yesterday's total. Pneumonia cases
decreased from 742 yesterday to 699
today and deaths were 307 against 317
the day before. The total of Influenta
cases reported now is 29&.I75, pneu
monia cas3 48,223 and deaths IS. If 4.
Camps DIx, New Jersey and Grant,
111., where Influenza epidemics have
been particularly serious did not re
port a single new ease, while only
seven were reported from Camp
Devefis. The largest number of new
cases reported today was from Camp
MoClellan, with 128.
Over the south and east generally.
Improvement is shown, but the disease
still is active in most of the iarg
cities. Including New.York, where 75S
deaths were reported today;. Boston:
Providence, R. I., Philadelphia, Wash
ington, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indian
apolis, Chicago, and Loulsvil).
Industries board. The control of out'
put will be exercised be- the board
through priority of labor, material
and equipment.
The regulations provide that pro
duction must be limited to current de
mands with due reftard given to war
needs. Manufacturers will be requir
ed to conserve materials, fuel and la
bor to the utmost. Use of wood and
waste as fuel will be required and
only in exceptional cases In which the
use of this fuel Is found to he Im
practical will priority be given fo
coal or other fuel. Production for
export will be' limited to items cover
ed in th license list issued by the
board.
ORDERS RESCINDED.
making this announcement today "T1'"' " cmrucnon oiyision
Chairman Hurley said it has been "Hn" ' woramen on 88 Jobs
found poeslbls to use some of the 8,- I over the country with patriotic lltera-500-ton
wooden ships for this service. ,ture. The first bombing1' expedition
The contracts called for an expend!- i WM carried out today by an army
ture of $25,250iOOO, but work had not aviator who flew over Camp Meade,
been started on any of the vessels. (Maryland and the second will be to-
Mr. Hurley also announced that (morrow at Camp Humphreys. .
about 100 wooden ships now buDdingj Llternture used reads:' "The quick
will be so designed that they can be, finish of this job will help Uncle Sam
ued In the oil trade between Mexico iU finish the kaiser over there," and
and the United States, releasing the j Our hammers, trowels and saws are
lar?e steel tankers now In mat ser
vice for overseas trade to maintain
eupplles of fuel of. for the allied navhs
and armies.
as hecessary here as are guns, gren-
anes ana nayonets at the front
Neither must be Idle."
l , :
I Dr. Wekerle asked the house to re
flect Count Karolyl's resolution on the
ground that the government would
J shortly introduce a bill dealing with
the matter. He aaaea mat Hungary
could not conclude a peace, separate
from Germany and declared that the
Germans were helping on the Hungar
ian front.
"Where are they fighting,' came,
cries from all sides of the chamber.
"At all points," Dr. Wekerle replied
"where they are protecting the inter
grlty of our frontiers. The govern
ment Is endeavoring to bring home
Hungarian regiments and already has
taken measures to that end. The gov
ernment Is unable to recognize the
belligerency of the Ciecho-SIovaks
but regarding a south Slovak state it
does not object to a union of Croatia,
Boenta and Dalmatla. These state
however, cannot separate themselves
from union with the crown of Saint
Stephen."
EPIDEMIC SUBSIDING.
NORFOLK, Va,-. Oct. 24. Spanish
Influenza has claimed a toll - of 272
LYNCHBURG. Va.. Oct. 24. The lives in Norfolk since' th epidemic
city board of health today adopted i began on September 20, according to
resolutions rescinding Itr closing order I figures made public today by Dr.-.Pow-
effectlve November 1 as regards soda hatan S. Schenck, director of public
fountains, etc.; November I as regards welfare. There have been 8,721 esses I
churches and November 4 as regards, of Influenza, e.nd 1,(00 cases of pneu- I
schools. There have been 240 deaths monla reported up to five o clock
from Influenza, and pneumonia sines I this afternoon. The epidemic now
OcWter 2. The number of cakes is (rapidly subsiding, only twenty-slx
not officially k-. oases being reported today.
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