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NO. 7.
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VAR WITH AUSTRIA
COMES TO ITS ENDj
GREAT ARMIES OP LAST AND
MOST POWERFUL ALLY OP
GERMANY SURRENDERS.
AMERICAN DIVISION IS THERE
300,000 PrUnsro and 6,000 Ouni
War Captured Before Armistice
Want Into Effect. !
Washington. Austria-Hungary, th
laat and moat powerful ally ot Ger
many, pawed out of tbe world war un
der term of abject aurrender. :
Not only hare the armed force
of the once powerful Austro-Hunga-rian
empire laid dwon their arm to
await the end of the war and peace
term dictated by the allies and Unit
ed States, but Austro-Hungarlan terri.
; tory It open for operation against
Oermany'. Even the munition of the
former ally are -to be used against the
kaiser' armies It refusal to accept
condtlona now being prepared for them
make prolonged fighting necessary.
Three hundred thousand Austrian
soldiers and not las than B.Ono gun
had been captured by the victorious
Italian armies before the armistice
went Into effect, said an official dis
patch from Rome. Thl Included all
capture since the offensive began
October 24.
The soldier of the once powerful
Austrian army, the dispatch said, con
tinued to flee in disorder. Since the
offensive started. 63 Austro-Hungarlan
divisions were put out of combat by
61 Italian division, three British and
two French dlvlon. with Ccecho-
. Slovak units, and an American regl-
. ment .
AMERICANS TAKE AND HOLD
LAST GERMAN STRONGHOLD
With the American Army on the
Bedan Front. In the face of stubborn
opposition, the Americans took and
held firmly the wooded height south
of Beaumont, the 'last German strong
hold west of the Meuse. The advance
carried the line forward for an aver
age gain of Ave kllometess.
Tbe forces on the heights are now
only 'about 7 miles from Carlgna
on the Mexeires-Meti railroad and
about nine miles from Sedan, bringing
both places within range of the allied
shell Are.
AVIATORS CONTINUE THEIR
- RAIDS IN ENEMY TERRITORY
Washington. The German govern
most notified the United States that
since October 1 its air forces have
been under order to make bomb at
tacks solely against Important hostile
military objects within the Immedi
ate operations of war, on the, assump
tion that allied and American ah
forces were to receive similar In
structions. The note, ' delivered through th
Swiss legation, protests that air raids
have been carried out recently against
seven German towns with loss of life
among civilian population and that
unless such raids cease, Germany can
. not refrain from aerial attacks on
allied territory outside of the tone of
operation.
LEADERS DECIDE AGAINST
'THE KAISER'S ABDICATION
Amsterdam. Party leaders of the
Gorman relchstag In their recent dis
cussion decided there was no neces
sity for the abdication of Emperor Wil
liam; The Lokal Anietger, of Berlin,
' say. vV ''''-' :V. i -V .
- German!, the organ of the centrist
party, already has announced that the
centrist party demands his retention
. of the throne. The national liberals
"are reported to have taken the stand'
that the emperor and the Hohensol-'
tern dynsty must remain, as a symbol:
pt German unity. A majority of thai
progressiva party also Is said to sup
port the empeior, and the Christian
social workers ara championing his
came. ;' - ' . -
FRANCO-AMERICAN 8UCCE8SE8
OPENS WAY TO OTHER FIELDS
witn ine French Army in France.
Tha splendid' success .of the Franco
American operations In the Argonne
opens the way to another field of bat-'
e, wnicn win cover the last line of
.. retreat the, .Germans bold on French
territory., ' . .. ., ... ,;
The Americans', apparently nave
, Stenay within their grasp and when
that place falls the position of the
German-arnrle will ' bo greatly ''
ATred. " .i. - -'
GERMANY DESERTED
BY HER LAST ALLY
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY HAS BEEN
GRANTED ARMISTICE AFTER
DAYS OF PLEADING.
IQO.OOO PRISONERS TAKEN
n 8w(ft riv4i th Aed Fon.4ii
Addition to Prisoners, Take
More Than 2,200 Guns.
, Austria-Hungary Is out of the war.
Deeerted by her last ally, Germany
fight alone a battle which meana ulti
mate defeat or abject aurrender.
After day of pleading an armistice
has been granted Austria-Hungary,
whose badly defeated armies in the
Italian theater are staggering home
ward under the violence of the blow
of tbe entente troop.
Trent, In Austrian Tyrol, which the
Italians always have claimed as their
own, has been- captured by them;
Trlest, Austria's principal seaport on
the Adriatic over which there has
been such bitter fighting, now flies
the Italian flag; and Belgrade, capital
of Serbia, has Dean reoccupled by the
Serbian.
Although th Austro-Hungarians
have been given an armistice they
are still being bitterly attacked by
the Italian, British, French, American
and Csecho-81ovak troops in the moun
tains and on the plain.
Entire regiments are (urrenderinr
to the Italian in the mountains and
large numbers ot the enemy are be
ing made prisoner on the plain.
Heavy casualties are being Inflicted
on the retiring troops. Many addl
i tlonal towns hare been reclaimed.
In their swift drive against th
Austro-Hungarians the allied force
have up to the present taken more
than 100,000 prisoners and have cap
tured more than 2,200 guns. So rapid
ha been tbe advance over the plains
that Italian cavalry already ha cross
ed the Tagliamento river, and entered
Udlne. . . :
THE TERMS OF ARMISTICE
HAVE NOT BEEN DISCLOSED
Washington. Armistice term
which the Austrian have accepted
are expected here to furnish a clear
index to those which the supreme war
council at Versailles Is preparing for
Germany. Consequently their publica
tion will carry greater significance
than otherwise would attach since the
Austrian surrender had been discount
ed In advance by the internal disinte
gration of the dual monarchy and the
collapse of the Austro-Hungarlan
forces on tie Italian front.
Official announcement thai tie ar
mistice had been signed reached the
state department In making this
known, officials gav no indication of
the terms Imposed nor was there any
explanation of why cessation of hos
tilities hsd been delayed 24 hours or
more after the actual signing ot the
articles of surrender. Th generally
accepted view, however, seemed to be
that it was desired to have virtually
all Italian soil freed of enemy troops
before the Italaln armies were per
muted to end their attacks.
AMERICAN AVIATORS REPORT
RAPID RETREAT OP GERMANS
With the American Forces North
west of Verdun. American aviators
report that the Germans to the east
of the Mouse appeared to bo in fun
retreat Tbe aviators' message said
that all roads running northward
were packed with troops, artillery, and
trucks..' .' .: ' i '
Th American aviators went a far
as Remoivllle. They reported that th
road southwest of Remolvlll or
choked with traffic. .--'! -. '
The retreating German troops and
convoys and enemy ammunition
dumps and various villages within th
Teuton line were attacked by Amer
ican bombing planes.
Great damage Is reported to hav
ben done and consternation . caused
among the retreating troops. ' . .
FURTHER ESTIMATES SHOW AN -INCREASE
IN SUBSCRIPTIONS
Washington Despite peace talk and
Influents, American cltliena have re
sponded for a fourth time to the, gov
ernment' appeal for war loans wtlh
mora than was asked. Total sub
scriptions of 66,866,416,300 from more
than 21,000,000 Individuals is th roc
rod of the Fourth, IJberty Loan, as
announced by tha treasury based on
careful estimates by the 12 federal re
serve banks. The entire J6,4160
veruhcrtDtkn will blr accepted.
Mask Against Influeiya
As a moans of preventing tbe spread of influenza the North
Carolina Ftiitc Board of Health strougly urges that doctors,
num-s and others attending patieuta sick with this disease wear
a mask over the mouth and nose- The manner of wearing is
shown in the above picture. The mask should be made accord
ing to lied Cross directions, in size about eight by five inches,
consisting of four layers of fine mesh gauze, or buttercloth. Do
not use coarse mesh gauze, as experiments have shown that pro
tection is not given even when as many as eight layers of the
coarse mesh are used. The mask may be sterilized by placing
in boiling water for a few minutes and used over and over again.
The same side should aUvays be worn next the face and for this
purpose one side should be marked, say with a black thread.
The precaution is simple, costs almost, nothing, and is most
effective. PLACE A MASK OVER YOUR MOUTH AND
NOSE AND HELP. THE SICK OF YOUR COMMUNITY,
CAREFULLY WASHINO YOUR HANDS AFTER ATTEND
ING EACH PERSON. IN DOING THIS THE CHANCES OF
INFECTION ARE PRACTICALLY NONE.
THE ENEMY IS SORELY TRIED
INVASION OF THE BLACK SEA
BV ALLIED FLEETS NOW A
MATTER OF COURSE.
By tha Collapse of Turkey, Little Rou-
nuitla Bids Fair to Havs Hr
Inning.
Turkey Is oat of the war, and Ger
many' remaining ally, Austria-Hungary,
badly defeated on the field of
battle, her battle Una rent in twain,
and with chaos reigning inside ber
borders, is pleading tor an armistice
Thus far, her importunities have re
ceived no better answer than the re
doubling of the effort of the allies to
crush utterly her warriors, although
a Vienna dispatch says an Austrian
deputation has beep permitted to cross
the fighting line to begin preliminary
pourparlers with th Italian oam
mander. The capitulation of Turkey Is be
lieved to have been nncondtlonal. The
victories of the allied forces over the
Austro-Hungarians threaten to send
what remain of : the enemy armies
reeling back to their border line shat
tered, and completely vanquished.
More than 60,000 prisoners hav
boon taken by the Italian, British,
French, American and Zsecho-Slovak
forces, and everywhere, from the
mountain region to the plains ot Ve
netla, the enemy I being sorely tried.
Through the defection of Turkey th
plight of th Teutonic allies becomes
a critical one. Th gateway to th
eastern boundarais ot Oermany and
Hungary Is opened by way ot th
Dardanelles and the Bo porous, and
doubtless shortly allied fleets will in
vade tha Black sea and begin opera
tions la this heretofore unattainable
v " . .
WINTER TO HAVE NO TERRORS
FOR OUR TROOPS OVER THERE
: Wka the American Army In France
American lighting men at tha front
are to 'keep warm this winter. Th for
estry section of th American expedi
tionary force has promised to deliver
on the road, ready to be hauled to the
men at the front before January 1,
100,000 cubic meters of fuel wood. I
This Is equivalent to a pile of wood
a yard wide and yarS high stretching
from Paris to Berlin. -
TERMS OF ARMISTICE ARE
; ANNOUNCED IN PARLIAMENT
London. The terms of'the Turkish
armistice, which now are In operation,
Include the tree passage of the Dar
danelles to the allied fleet, Sir George
Cave, the home secretary, announced
In the house of oommons.
- Other terms, R Is learned, comprise
the occupation of the forts of the
Dardanelles and BospoTous necessary
to secure passage of the allied war
ahip through tha. Bob porous to .the'
Balck sea. :,j .;,!...:; '..V-V.'.'
STUBS RESISTANCE JET
INNUMERABLE MACHINE 0UN8
AND HUNDREDS OF CANNON
ARE PART OF 8POIL.
On American Regiment la Known to
Be Actively Engaged In th
Action, th 3324.
Washington Thirty-three thousand
Austrian troops, hundreds of guns and
Innumerable machine guns have been
captured by the Italian . and allied
forces on the Italian front, say an
official dispatch from Rome. The
332d American Infantry regiment haa
gone Into action and th fighting now
extends practically all along the
course of the Plave river.
"Our offensive Is developing; farther
south," says tbe dispatch, "and
stretches practically all along the
course of tbe Plave. The third army
la now in action successfully. The line
between the Brenta and the sea Is
strongly held by the greater part ot
the Italian army alongside of which
Is the 14th army crops of British
traps and a French division. Tbe
332nd American infantry regimes Is
now also in action.
"The enemy is resisting with ex
ceptional stubbornness and is throw
ing Into the fray new divisions, with
out, however, being successful in
holding back our tropos. In the Grap
pa region tha troops of the first Italian
trmy, with the support of the 12th
rmy, has been successful in beating
the enemy at Segusino and has con
quered Mont Oesen. 4
NEW DRAFT REGISTRANTS
TO MOBILIZE IN NOVEMBER
Washington. Men of the new draft
ages wiH first be mobilised In large
number early in November, Under a
draft call now in preparation at Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder's of
fice. It calls tor the entrapment ot
more than 200,000 men qualified for
general military service. They will
be furnished in proportionate numbers
by every state in the Union-.
Draft calls suspondod during Oc
tober because of influents epidemic
have been renewed in sections where
the epidemic has moderated, and en
trapment of all men under the Octo
ber calls probably will be completed
before th November quota is started
to the cantonments.
AMERICAN AVIATORS DESTROY
TWENTY-ONE ENEMY MACHINES.
With the American Army Northwest
of Verdun. Tweoty-ona German avia
tors were downed by American chas
ing aviators. It was. a banner day in
American aviation. Two American
airmen axe missing. : ; ;
The aerial activity began early In
the morning, 'and, aided by the clear
weather, American bombers were suc
cessful In attacking various enemy
points' of troops concentration both
in the morning and in the afternoon.
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HEAVILY ASSAILED
IN ITALY EXCEPT ON A FEW SEC-
TORS IN HILL COUNTRY ENEMY
BEING OVERWHELMED.
FOE IS FAST LEAVING SERB'A
French and Serbian Cavalry Attempt
ing Turning Movement Along
The 8avex River.
From the mountain regions ot
northern Italy to the plrlns of Venetla
and on salient sectors in Belgium and
Franc the armies of the Teutonic
allies are violently attacked by troops
of the entente.
In Italy, except on several sector
In the hill country, the enemy 1 fast
being overwhelmed; in both Belgium
and France addltonal splendid gains
have been recorded in favor of th
entente, in the achievement of which
men from the United States took a
goodly part.
In Serbia th Austrian and Ger
mans ara fast making their way out
of the little kingdom, many of them
already having crossed the Danube.
French and Serbian cavalry hav
reached Belgrade rom where a fast
turning movement westward along th
Savcx river Is likely to work havoc
with those of the enemy forces com
ing northward in western Serbia and
those who are struggling northward
through Albania,
THE FRENCH ARMY ATTACK 8
ALONG TWELVE MILE FRONT
Paris. The fourth French army In
conjunction with the American on
the right launched an attack on the
Aisne front to the north and south of
Vouxiers, according to the official
statement Issued by the war office.
The atack was on a front of about
twelve and a half miles from tho re
gion east of Attlgny to north of OUxy.
FORMER HUNGARIAN PREM'ER
HAS BEEN ASSASSINATED
Copenhaegn Count Tlssa, the form
er Hungarian premier, has been killed
by a soldier, according to a Budapest
telegram. The count fell victim to a
revolver (hot while he was out walk
ing. ..
172,5 GERMANS TAKEN BY
BRITISH IN THREE MONTHS
London. In th paat three month
the British forces in France hav
taken 171,659 prisoners and 2.37S guns
from the Germans, according to an
official communciatlon received from
Field Marshal Halg.
During tha month ot October th
British forces fighting In France cap
tured 41,000 prisoners and 26 gnna.
BRITISH 8EEK TO SAVE CITY
OF VALENCIENNE8 UNSNJRUED
British Hedqauarters In Franca.
The British batteries speedily cool
render Valenciennes untenable, bat ft
In not desired that the town should
be damager. .
Attacks have brought th British
well up on the high ground southeast
of Valenciennes ami in a position to
dominate the enemy's line ot com
munication. That the Germans an
ticipate an attempt to stor nrth Iowa
Is indicated by th fact that they ara
evacuating the civilian Inhabitants.
"SURRENDER OR DIE" ONLY
CHOICE FOR HUNTED HUNS
New York. Whatever the diplo
macy language ot tha allied ultimatum
addresed to Germany In response to
her request tor an armistice, these
cover Its Import "Surrender or Die."
This Is the choice that now presents
Itself to the German empire, since at
the present moment th German em
pire Is bounded on tho east by Rus
sian bolshevlsm, 00 the south by Aus
trian anarchy, on the west by Foch's
victorious armies and on the north
by British blockade.
ONE HUNDRED BODIE8 TAKEN
FROM MALBONE ST. TUNNEL
New York. One hundred bodies
have been taken from what is known
as the Malbone street "tunel" on th
Brighton Beach lm of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit company, where a five
car train running at high apeed jump
ed the track on a curve and struck
th side wall with such terrific tore
that th first car was demolished and
the other "buckled" until they were
jammed against th roof ot th tas
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TURKEY A
ARMIST
1 i
COMPLETE A
! 8URRENDI
TUR
IS NO P
With refereiN
Ing here to the eiti
tlce with Turkey Incluo
which Turkey would retain!
ty over Armenia and other pro
the foreign office authorise the!
ment that there 1 no truth In the su v
gestlon that any secret political agree
ment I annexed to the armistice with
Turkey,
1. The opening ot tbe Dardanelles
and the Bosphorus and access to th
Dardanelles and Bosphorus forts.
; 2. The position of all mine fields,
torpedo tubes and other obstruction
In Turkish waters are to be Indicated, ;
m
is no n
I Among Cy
I That
i
Londof
Turkey I
1 conditi
1 Thisl
1 Robert
1 State forV
The ternuY
by the allltl
low:
v
and assistance given to sweep or re
move them, as may be required. ' .
3. All available information concern
ing mines in the Black Sea is to b
communicated. ' 1
4. All allied prisoners of war and
Armenian Interned person and pris
oner are to be collected In Constant!
nople and handed over unconditionally
to the allies.
5. Immediate demobilisation ot th 1
Turkish army, except such troop aa
are required for surveillance on tha
frontiers and for the maintenance of .
internal oraer. iua uumirai vi -
lives and their disposition to ne mwp ; -
mined later by the allies after eoosut r
tatlon with the Turkish government i"
6. The surrender ot all war vessels .f
In Turkish waters or waters occupied '
by Turkey. These ships will b In, ,
terned In such Turkish port or fort
as may be directed, except suchoJ ;
vessels as are required for poll3sCld
similar purpose In Turkish territorial.
waters. t'-
7. The allies have the right to occn- ;
py any strategic points In thevent ot
any situation arising which threaten '
the security of the allies. '
8. Free use toy allied ship of all
ports and anchorages now In Turkish .
occupation and denial of their use by
the enemy. Similar condition are to "
apply to Turkish mercantile shipping
In Turkish waters tor th purpose ot
trade and th demobilisation of th
army.-, ,-
9. Immediate wtihdrawal of Turkish
troops from northern Persia to behind
the pre-war frontier already has boon
ordered and will bo oarri&d cat-
10. A part of TrntOaucaata already
has been ordered to be evacuated by
Turkish trope. The remainder to b
evacuated it required by th allies,
after they have studied th situation.
11. Wireless telegraph and oal.e
station to be controlled by th allien.
Turkish government messages to b
excepted.
12. Prohibition against th
struction of any naval, military
commercial material. a .
13. Facilities are to be given for t a
purchase of coal. oil. fuel and nav 1
material from Turkish force, af:r
the requirements ot the country have
been met. None of the above materia;
are to be exported.
18. The surrender ot all porta oc
cupied In Tripolttania and Cyrenaioa,
Including Misurata, to th nearest al
lied garrison.
19. AH Germans and Austrian, na
val, military or civilian, to be evacu
ated within one month from Turkir
dominions, and those In remote d
triots as soon after that time a ni
ne possible. -
22. Turkish -prisoners ara to 1
kept at the disposal ot th allied r
ers. Tho release of Turkish cl
prisoners and prisoners oter nil
age is to be considered.-
23. An obligation on the p-.u t
Turkey to cease all relations
the Central Powers, j
24. In case of disorder In ti e
Armenians villayets th allies r
to themselves the right to oca
part of them.
25. Hostilities between the
and Turkey shall caesa from 1
cal time. Thursday, Ui si-.t
ber. 1918. .';,'v.;1r.v'''