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ALLIES PUSH
HUNS BACK
GRADUALLY
ITALIAN OFFENSIVE
DRAWS ATTENTION
Diaz's Forces Appear to be Fighting on Large Scale,
While French, British and Americans Pound Hard
Against Stubborn Resistance Put Up by Germans on
All Fronts.
(By the Associated Press.)
Utile the British, French and Amer-
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iie along the line souia ui
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kt to the Italian front, where Oen-
ral Diaz seems vo nave iflllcu
Hior operation.
Fte'ntms on a large si-aie oiujw"
, v hpsim on Thursday, when the
Austrian official statement reported
paw artillery fire irom tne cieuw
W to the Montello plateau. It was
Innrtpd yesterday that Italian, British
fcnd French forces attacked between
ie Brenia and Piave rivers ana au
anced over rough country for a con
iderable distance. At the same time
-e allies moved ahead and captured
Viands in the Piave above the Mon
;!lo plateau.
This stroke was aimed at the angle
i the Austrian line which runs from
he Adriatic along the Piave until it
eaches the mountains and then turns
3 the west. If the allied attack makes
material progress the Austrian armies
:i the lowlands near the sea and
iose holding the front in the moun
3inniis sector mav be divided. The
umber of prisoners taken, 3,000,
ould seem to indicate fighting of a
rious nature. It is too early to de-
rmine whether General Diaz has
allr begun an offensive or is merely
reeling an operation which is in the
ature cf a diversion. It may be that
morale of the Austrian army,
hich has repeatedly been reported
be very low, will be determined
the fighting during the next few
its.
Eritish troops are continuing their
ow at the German lines south of
e bend of the Scheldt above Valen-
ennes. Progress there has been com-
ratively slow, but it would appear
at the railroad between Quesnoy
'd Valenciennes has been crossed
ad that the British are in the out-
irts of Quesnoy. There is an appar
t effort on the part of Field Marshal
aig to avoid a direct assualt against
e ilormal forest, just to the south.
here the Germans are solidly en-
enched and have countless machine
:ns and light guns in position.
ortheast of Valenciennes the Brit
h and French are advancing toward
V Scheldt.
The French on the Serres-OIse front
ve continued their attack on the
trthern side of the angle line. They
pe gained at important points but
Germans are holding their front
IT strongly.
Southwest of Bamvillers, in the
euse sector, American forces have
Ptured hill 360, a height which is
fportant for observation nurnoses.
1 which was stubbnrnlv defended
f the Germans. Near Grand Pre the
pericans have forged still further
THE WEATHER.
Forecast for North CaroWna:
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REFUGEES
GOING TO
HOLLAND
111 and in Distress They Say
"Germans Stole Every
thing They Could Get
Hands On."
Amsterdam; Oct. 26. Weather-beaten
refugees, mostly from the north of
France, are trickling into the Dutch
provinces of Brahant and Lrimburg.
Some 2,000 now are accommodated in
towns-in these provinces. About five
per cent are ill from over-fatigue or
influenza and are being cared for in
hospitals and convents.
Distressing stories are told about
the old PPle , and babies who- died
from exposure on the way and were
buried where they met their end. Fur
ther westward no exodus has yet tak
en place.
In view of the German disclaimers
of pilfering by the retreating troops
it is significant that Dutch correspond
ents at a half dozen different points
on the frontier should tell the same
story, obtained from refugees. "The
Germans stole everything they could
lay their hands on," a citizen of
Bruges said to the Rosendaal corres
pondent of the Maatsbode.
In the last few days the Germans
have looted stores indiscriminately.
One officer demanded that a city offi
cial surrender his carriage. Being ask
ed later for a voucher, the officer
pointed a revolver at the head of the
owner and said: "This is my voucher."-
Cartoons apeared in Bruges depict
ing the German admiral Schroeder,
whom Emperor William decorated for
the "brilliant repulse" of the British
attack on Zeebrugge, as fast asleep in
a safe place far from the coast." .
TO HELP REFUGEES.
The Hague, Oct. 26. It is semi
officially explained In dispatches from
Berlin that neutral residents of Brus
sels, who have gone to the front to
investigate conditions there have not
been formed into a commission-of in
quiry. It is said their visit to cities
near the battle line was made for the
purpose of ascertaining what could be
done for the refugees. They have com
municated their report to the German
authorities in Belgium and to the
Belgian, French and British governments.
ahead and appear to be forming quite
a large pocket in the German lines
on the eastern side of the Argonne
forest. American heavy artillery has
been pounding German concentration
points during the past couple of days.
British divisions in Mesopotamia
have resumed their offensive against
the Turks. Fighting in that region is
next to impossible during the heat of
summer. Now that autumn has come,
it may be expected that there will be
an effort to form a junction between
the forces along the Tigris and those
operating north and east of Damascus.
VANDALISM OF HUNS
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Germany has given up the. idea
of a mixed commission to arrange
the details of her evacuation of
occupied territories- . The , allied
Generals Haig, Foch and. Pershing.
peoples are a unit in the determi
nation that the only men they care
to see on such a commission are
Generalissimo Foch. Marshal -Halsp
and General Pershing. " If these
men arrange the evacuation Amer
icans may rest assured that it will
be satisfactorily carried out.
SOLF SAY
PROGRA
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MIS
P TED
HUNS CLAIM TO
WANT FAIRNESS
German Foreign Secretary Tells the Reichstag That
Territories Expressly Mentioned in President's Four
teen Points Are Subject to Regulation.
Amsterdam, Oct. 26.--"As for Alsace-Lorraine, it is at once
clear that, as these territories' were expressly mentioned among
President Wilson's fourteen points, we agree to - regulation of
these questions," said Dr. W. S. Solf, German foreign secretary,
in addressing the reichstag on Thursday. (In the address re
ferred to. President Wilson said that "the wrong done to France
by Prussia in 1871 in the matter of Alsace-Lorraine, which has
unsettled the peace of the world for nearly fifty years, should
be righted.") ..
"Moreover, having accepted President Wilson's program as
the basis of the entire peace work," Dr. Solf continued, "we will
loyally and in the sense of complete justice and fairness fill the
program in all. directions and at all points."
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BACK IN ITS FLIGHT
ans' F"iayf Oct. 25. Deliberate
ruction of property and documents
-istcric nature was carried out by
Germans at St. Quentin, according
report to Premier Clemenceau
: municipal authorities of that
hO have madp qti invoctitr'itfnn
' aiied up under control of the
command and placed under
eie round to nnvo ho on "Tom Avon
idEvidence showed that this
Vrn bnoruy after the inhabitants
t f,m st- Quentin in March 1917.
ie cathedral an attempt was
mjne the great pillars but
e(l the r.Prmon T fr
I their design carrying
th n ppmg every factory in the
"e Germans carried off all models
and designs and even the accounts
of the various companies were re
moved. The municipal authorities ask
that an allied or neutral commission
visit the city soon to establish the fal
sity of the statemen made by Dr.
W. S. Solf, the German foreign sec
retary, that the city was destroyed
by shells from the allied artillery. Such
a visit would also, they say, establish
that the ' German depredations were
actuated by a determination to crush
the economic life of France.
The report asks that the armistice
with Germany, when arranged, will
secure the return of all the people
of the city from occupied districts
of Germany and that Germany be com
pelled to pay an indemnity and sup
ply workers, material, machinery,
and furniture to enable the city to re
habilitate itself, . -
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At 2 O'clock, Sunday Morning Trains Will be Stopped
for One Hour, Clocks Will be Set Right With the
World, and When the Sun Rises it Will Not be Late
for Work. ' .
Washington, Oct. 28. At' 2 o'clock
tomorrow morning the United States
will complete its test of "daylight sav
ing." At that hour clocks of the naval
observatory here and other -agencies
by which time is regulated in this
country will be stopped for one hour
while the sun, which daily has heeh
lagging' farther behind the nation's
clocks, has a chance to catch up. At
the same time trains ca all railroads
of the country will stop by order of
Director General McAdOp and remain
motionless for one hour, then proceed
on their way. . .
For the average citizen 2 o'clock
tomorrow morniag will mean little,
tcnight before retiring be probably
will turn back the hands of 'his time
piece one hour, go , to bed and awake
Sunday moraihg with" little thought
that time has been 'turned backwafd
in its flight.
Should he not turn back his watch or
clock and should he adhere to his
schedule of rising, he merely, will fail
to get back the extra hour of sleep he
olst March 31, when the daylight' sax
ing act went into effect and clocks
were turned ahead.
But in turning back the clocks and
watches had risen a disputable ques
tion. Jewelers have maintained j since
the first clock .was ; inveated that to
turnv- back the hands of a timepiece
is injurious to the; mechanism.' Other
jewelers say that-modern watches and
clocks, are fitted for just such an em
ergency. .The average citizen ' must
take his' choice1 unless : he possesses
a clock that strikes the hours acid then
"difficulties are to be eacouhtered to
test . :his v own ; ingenuity. , ..." , , t V . .
Industrial :l, organizations, , chambers
of.,' commerce,', trade associations . and
recreation advocates , claim that the
experiment . in "daylight saving has
been a decided .. success. They point- to
th fact ' that congress came - near to
making the practice; year .. round, . the
senate having passed a ;bill to. continue
the provisions ; of the act. The -bill by
agreement did not reach a vote in the
hOUSe. '. . -; r- '
,-. Strong emphasis is placed on - the
value of ; daylight saving aside : from
its recreational- advantages - whereby
it has given many an added hour for
sport after the day's work. The nation
al war garden commission -today esti
mated that since March, 31 it has m,eaht
329,409 '8-hour day years ; to the ,5,
285,000 gardeners In . the . v United
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CRITICS
ANSWER
WILSON
Republican Leaders Object
to President's Call for
Democratic Congress arid
Give Objections.
Washington, Oct. 26. President
Wilson in a statement Friday address
ed to his fellow countrymen asked
them to return a democratic congress
in the Novemer elections if they have
approved of his leadership in this
critical time..
The president's action electrified
republicans at the capitol, who prepay
ed a formal reply in .the name of the
party leaders in the senate and house
and the chairman of the senate and
house republican congressional cam
paign committees. . '
The republican statement declaring
the minority party in congress had
supported the administration policy
since the war with a unanimity and an
absence of criticism unprecedented
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BATTLE
FLAMES
AGAIN
Germans Fight Well Every
where but, but Allies Con
tinue to Make Substantial
Headway.
. Paris, Oct. 26. The . battle has
flamed up again and heavy fighting
now is under way from "Valenciennes
to the Meuse. The Germans are fight
ing well everywhere, but the allies
continue to make substantial headway
in the task of driving back the enemy
on-the Meuse line. ,
Although the recent: fighting hasfSlonji
been marked by no sensational de
velopments, it is having a cumulative
effect, which, apart from the ground
gained adds considerably to the wastage-of
men and material with which
the Germans must reckon. In the last
four days the enemy .has lost well rup
towar15,000 prisoners and 200 guns.
His total losses of effectives cannot
have been less than 50,000. Strictly
speaking there re three large bat
tles in progress, all of . which are be
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WASHINGTON'S AIR RAID. X
X Washington, Oct. 26. Wash-
w ington tonight will experience w
w-much of the feeling that accom
ft panies a night air raid. Aviators
from Boiling Fields Including it
three aviation officers who re- -X
i'? cently completed a flight from
5'? Houston, Texas, "to Washington, 5'?
will fly over the city.
i'? High candle power flares will
w be dropped while the powerful ;
searchlights, which are a portion
of the capital's aerial defense,
will attempt to . pick .. out the-
i'? planes. Only the explosion of
bombs ' -and the barking of the
anti-aircraft guns will be. missing
in order to-give residents of the
i't American Capital the -feeling that
until recently was not uncommon w
to . persons living in the allied X
capitals of . London and Paris. .
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VORWAERTS NOT SURE.
Copenhagen, Oct. 26. The socialist
newspaper Vorwaerts of Berlin, says
it does not understand whether com
plete internal reform on the . part of
Germany would make the terms of
surrendier" easier. It continues:
"In any event, Mr. Wilson errs if
he believes the former holders of
power in Germany can ever regain
their power. .Henceforth, there will
be no power in. Germany but -that of
the" " German people; ' Our ', opponents
who .dma.ndiedisanninS;.;-.oftte
German people -must, r.ealizethat'a
great nation ; cannot, permanently be
rendered defenseless.- It, will be dem
onstrated at the peace conference
whether the war has been adjourned
or finally ended."
OFFICIAL
BELIEVES
New Austro-Hungarian
Foreign Head Expected
to End War for That
Country.
Paris, Oct. 26. in ;, well-informed
circles it ''is said that the nomination
of Count Julius Andrassy, as succes
sor of Baron Biirian, the Austro-Hungarian
foreign minister, is, above all,
important from the , viewpoint of a
conclusion of peace and an application
of the "safety first" principle of Aus
tria. It is said that peace at any
price now; is popular at Vienna and
Budapest. : : -
The Zurich correspondent of the
Journal says that the new foreign
minister is understood to be a par
tisan of direct peace - negotiations
with the entente without - recourse to
the offices of President Wilson. He
says that the situation in " Austria
Hungary is such that the monarchy
will soon capitulate and throw itself
on the mercy of the allies.
The Czechs are now masters of the
situation at Prague. The Slovaks have
decided to change the name of Press
burg to Wilsonyille. The Ruthenians
of Galicia have declared for a sep
arate Ukrainian state comprising re-
of Austria-Hungary inhabited
by Ruthenians. vit . is reported that
anarchy reigns in the ancient Danu
bian monarchy - of Hungary. .... The cor
respondent says that in. Austria no
notice is being taken of decisions ar
rived at by Berlin:
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9,000 PRISONERS TAKEN. .
London, Oct. 26. Xine thousand
Germans have been made prisoner and
150 guns have been captured by the
British in their attacks against the
Germans, according to . Field Marshal
, Haig's - communication. - .'' - .,
CLEARNESS IS APPLAUDED.
Santiago, Chile, Oct, 25. Newspa
pers here, in commenting upon Pres
ident Wilson's note to Germany, say
that the president has definitely stated
his position to the central powers.
They applaud the clearness and force
of the note.
PROGRESS TO PEACE.
Amsterdam, Oct. 26. Although the
German newspapers are not satisfied
with President Wilson's "latest note,
many of them say that it means prog
ress toward peace. This feeling was
reflected in operations yesterday on
the Berlin stock exchange in an ad
vance in prices.
The Kreiiz Zeitung of Berlin, how
ever, apparently does not look, for an
early ending of the war. This news
paper, which hitherto has refrained
from opposing President Wilson's de
mand, ' advocates war to the end. It
says the president "in the style of an
American boxer, has posed himself
for a last .blow in the face of the Ger
man people, expressing his intentions
with brutal frankness."
President Wilson's policy is one of
tirutal force. It is possible he hopes
to sow dissension among the Ger
man people. . We must be prepared ,
for whatever may come." .
Zurich, Oct. '- 26. Prince Frederick
Lobkowitz and Baron Nadherny, who
represent the strongest anti-German
tendencies at Vienna, have left that
city, for - Switzerland, charged with a
mission about which no details are
given, according to the Neues Journal
NOTE IS CONDEMNED.
x Copenhagen, Oct.-26 With few ex
ceptions the German press condemns
President Wilson's latest note, saying
it is an alteration of his former 'stand
point and betrays lack of comprehen
sion of recent events in Germany as
well as misconstruction of what has
happened there. It is also said the
note- represents a concession to the
demands of the allied nations.
Theodor Wolff, writing in the Tage
blatt of Berlin, expresses great disap
pointment. He says it always has
been 'a principle of international af
fairs not to interfere with the internal
problems of other nations. President
Wilson recognized this, he continues,
in his Mexican speech in June, 1916,
but now, Herr Wolff declares, this has
been forgotten. He adds:
"The peace which the president
proposes is to be a peace placing Ger-
' I WILL CLARIFY SITUATION.
London, Friday, Oct.' 25. Arthur
Henderson, leader of the labor party
in the house of commons, said today
that his first impression of President
Wilson's note to Germany was that
it would assist very materially in clar
ifying the situation.
"It is of the highest Importance that
the German people should be encour
aged to look, not for a temporary cessa
tion pf hostilities, but for a permanent
discrediting and destruction of the
militaristic and' arbitrary system that
has involved them and nearly the
whole world in unprecedented suffer-
mg ana loss oi me, ne saia.
"If the German people are honestly:
seeking peace," he . continued, "they
should do all in their power to im
mediately provide such effective politi
cal safeguards and constitutional guar
antees for the future world peace that
no section of their population will be
in a position if so disposed, to Influence
a resumption of military effort. As
President Wilson has clearly shown,
the best safeguard against a future
war is the reduction ,at least to vir
tual impotency, of all the forces upon
whom rests the direct responsibility
for the horrors of the present strug
gle."
NOTE GETS TO BERLIN.
London, . Oct. 26. President Wil
son's note was received in Berlin in
the course of Thursday's sitting of
the reichstag which immediately ad
journed, according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen.
Discussion of the note was taken up
in sectional meetings of the reichstag
members.
RUMOR OF SURRENDER. i't
i'? London, Oct. 26. The Turk
it ish minister to Switzerland has i'?
w handed h the British , and French
w ministers to that country an of- -?
;i: fer. of peace virtually amounting
-? to surrender, according to a
Berne dispatch to the Daily 'i'?
Mail. .
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NA VAL GUNS ON
AMERICAN FRONT
Washington, Oct. 26. Details of the
achievement of the navy department
in making available for use. on the
western front of the great naval guns,
whichi press dispatches have reported
to be hammering the German railway
centers back of the Serre-Oisef ront,
are made public by Secretary" Dan:
iels. -
The naval guns, which have been
in operations since September 16,
originally were intended for new bat
tle cruiseys, but a change in the de
sign of the vessels left the guns un
available for that use. Rear Admiral
Earle, , chief the navy bureau of prd:
nance, , then recommended that the
guns be sent to the western front and
he was directed to proceed with the
design and construction.
The guns-are manned andx operated
uy omcers ana men or me unneu
States navy, under the command of
Rear Admiral Plunkett, former direc
tor of the office of gunnery exercises
and i engineering performance. ' The
first party of officers and -men to han
dle the guns arrived in France June
9, the , first shipment of material left
this country June 20, and the entire
organization was completed and ready"
to move to the. battle front in France
late in August.
. The guns are said, to throw a heav
ier projectile and have a greater muz
zle velocity than any weapon ever.
placed on a mobile land mounting.
The weight of the explosive used with
each projectile is many- times great
er than that used in the-freak Gv
man long range guns and in point oi
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