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I.XXXVII No. 239 12 PAGES "■'tf.Sf?,'&?£, HARRISBURG, PA.. MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 28,1918. ° N, NKWSPAIE?I *N S Ha!Ut IS HIJ HG'' SS TWo'cEXTS HOME EDITION
AUSTRIA,WILLING TO MAKE SEPARATE PEACE,
SEEKS IMMEDIATE ARMISTICE FROM WILSON
GERMANY'S ARMIES
THROWN INTO NEW
RETREAT BY FOCH
Hun Front Breaks
Between the Oise
and the Aisne
EXHAUSTED BY
NEW ATTACKS
Fresh Division Put
in to Save Day
Swept Aside
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PARIS. Oct. 2H.—Germany's
armies have begun a new
retreat, this time between
the Oise and the Aisne. General
Debeney's -first army, in the
teeth of stubborn resistance and
repeated counterattacks, has suc
ceeded in swinging 011 its right
flank so that it faces cast. It
lias reached Guise and thfc Guise-
Marie road, driving the enemy
before it.
General Dcbcney now is in
position to push rapidly along
Jgie upper Oise valley toward
*irson and Yervins through a
level country devoid of streams.
The first result of his progress
is to force the enemy opposing
the Tenth and Fifth French
armies, exhausted by fruitless
counterattacks, to begin a back
ward movement which is even
tually bound to extend to the
front before Rethel. This will
open to the Fourth army a
double passage of the Aisne and
Ardennes canal.
The importance the enemy at
tached to stopping his progress
up the Oise may be gathered
from the fact that the Germans
yesterday threw in three fresh
divisions which, however, were
knocked out.
Partolman Hicks Is
111 With Influenza
John Hicks, a patrolman on the
Harrishurg police force. Is confined to
his home at 1907 Swatnra streets,
- with Spanish influenza, and it was
reported to-day .that his condition
is serious.
Patrolman Hicks last Monday night
went to the home of City Detective
Carson to view the remains of De
tective Carson's boy, who was a vic
tim of the influenza. As he came out
of the house. Patrolman Hicks fell
over unconscious on the ste|fs, and
had to be taken home, where he has
been confined to his bed ever since.
Ludendorfi Quit After
Disagreement With Max
uNlilnjrton. Oct.. 28.—Press dis
patches to The Hague transmitted
to the State Department to-day say
General Ludendorft resigned his post
as first quartermaster general and
real leader of the German Army as
the result of a complete disagree
ment with Prince Maximilian, the
chancellor. There was no possibility
of a reconciliation, according to these
adviqes, and the emperor was com
pelled to accept Ludendorff's resigna
tion.
I'ATHOI.MAX IIBCOVEHS
Charles Davis, a city patrolman who
figured in an automobile accident on
the Hogestown road more than three
months ago, was able to be, on the
street to-day. He paid the police
headquarters a short visit this morn
ing and was warmly greeted by his
friends there. It is reported that Pa
trolman Davis sustained injuries
which will leave their effects for life.
A fractured pelvis bone was the worst
rif his injuries.. He will retuen to
duty shortly.
THE WEATHER
For 1111 rrlwhiirK itnri vicinity: Hnln
<iii(l cooler to-niKliti low cmt
Icm pern t lire 11 limit ."o <lcrce*t
Tticsriiiy fiilr iittfl cooler.
For KiiMtern Penn"v|vnnlnj i.ocnl
rttlnM to-nljthtt cooler in north
nnd next portions; Tiiomliiv fair*
cooler; moderate Mouth wind*,
becoming went.
River
The upper portion of the main
river will rlne slightly to-night
nnd Tuesday; the lower por
tion will remnln nearly stntton
nry to-night nnd rle somewhat
Tuesday. Local ruin* to-night
mny cause some of the trlhu
tarlcs to rise Tuesday. A stage
of about 4.1 feet In Indicated for i
Jiarrloburg Tuesday morning, 1
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Kaiser But a Film
Hero, Says Harden
By Associated Press
London, Oct. 28. —A Copen
hagen dispatch to the Exchange
Telegraph Company quotes Maxi
milian Harden, the editor of the
Die Zukunft of Berlin, as saying
j in an interview with the Rer
lingske Tidemle, of Copenhagen:
"We started the war with a dirty
trick find all our subsequent vie
] tories have been the results of
I dishonesty. . ✓ . William is a
flint hero nnd Germany a vulgar
cinematograph show. We sit to
, day on the ruins of thirty years
! of Hohenzollern politics."
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FRENCH STRIKE
HARD BLOW FOR
'GAINS ON HUNS
| Compel Germans lo Abandon
Positions Between the
Scrre and Oise Rivers
' MENDING LINE IS BROKEN
j North of the Scheldt Foe For
tifies For Stand Against
Allied Armies
By Associated Press
| London, Oct. 28. The British
'Tenth army to-day resumed its at
j tack against the Austro-Hungarian
i positions on the Italian front, the
, war offices announced this ofternoon.
1 The attack is proceeding satisfactor
ily.
British troops in their offensive on
J the Austro-Italian front up to last
! night had captured more than 3.600
prisoners, according to an official
' statement issued to-day by the war
I office. The British also captured 29
I guns,' including six 9-inch Howit
j zees.
London. Oct. 28. British troops
Sunday repulsed a determined Ger
i man effort to drive them from Fa
' mars south of Valenciennes, Field
I Marshal Haig reports to-day. Many
i Germans were killed in street fight
j ing in the village. On the borders
! of the Mormnl forest, south of Valen
. ciennes, and north of the Raisnes
| forest, north of Valenciennes, the
! British have improved their positions
1 slightly.
j Austria-Hungary, close upon the
heels of Germany's request for Al
lied armistice terms, replies to Presi
dent Wilson's note of October 19
;and declares her readiness to nego
tiate a peace and an immediate
I armistice on ail the Austrian fighting
j fronts.
! The Austrian government also
Isays it accepts all the views ex-
I pressed b the President. This
j would indicate Austria is willing to
have the Ozecho-Slovaks and Jugo
slavs determine the measure of in
dependence they desire from the
1 Hapsburg monarchy, but with the
' text of the reply not yet received
this point is not clear.
Most Fronts Quiet
On the fighting front in France
activity has died down greatly ex
cept on the front of the French
|armies between the Oise and the
Aisne. There has been no change in
Belgium and the British on the vital
sectors ab"'ut Valenciennes have
halted their strong attacks tern- 1
: pora rlly.
Field Marshal Haig's men have
repulsed* a German attempt to drive
them from Farnars, south of Valen
j ciennes, where the British have out
j flanked tlvat town. Farther south
'the British have pushed closer to the
Mormal forest. North of Valen
' ciennes toward Tournai the British
have gained further ground north of
Raismcs forest.
Dohcney's Victory
General Debeney's first French
| army continues to press the Ger
jmana back between the Oise and the!
!Serre. Unofficially they are reported
in the outskirts of Guise and along
the road between Guise and the im- J
Iportant railroad point of Marie, to- I
ward which General Mangin Is ad-|
vanctng east of the Serre.' Further j
least toward the Aisne the Germans!
;are reported to be retiring bfore the!
'continued French pressure.
Fighting continues in the Italian!
'theater with the British extending!
jlhelr lines east of the Piave in the'
region of Montello, where they have!
advanced more than two miles from!
ithe river. In these operations the!
i British have captured more than j
5,600 prisonrs. Vienna reports the
recapture of Monte Asolone, between
the Brenta and the Piave and the re
pulse of Italian efforts elsewhere on
the mountain front.
! In Northern Serbia the Austro-
Oermans have given up Kraguievatz,
55 miles south east of Belgrade. The
town formerly was the main Serbian 1
arsenal and Is of vital strategic lm-j
Iportance, ' j
Foc/i: You Carve It Yourself or Shall I Serve It For You?
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AMERICANS FIRE
ON LONGUYON IN
VERDUN WARFARE
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Yankee Long Range Guns ;
Turned on Voie de Ro
, cade; Vital to Foe
fly Associated Press
With the American Forces Xortli
: west of Verdun. Oct. 28.—American I
i long range guns this afternoon* be- j
jgan firing on Longuyon.
I The town of Gonguyon is 2.1 miles
j northwest of Verdun. The American
| long range fire also is being dlrect-
I ed against the vital Voie de Roeade
on the railway line paralleling the
: front. The Germans are depending
| on this road to shift their troops and
| supplies front one point to another, j
Washington, Oct. 28.—1n his com- i
i inunique for Saturday, delayed in j
j transmission, General Pershing notes j
| that the battle being fought by the
i First American army north of Ver
| dun entered that day upon Its sec
-1 ond month, and reports that in the
[ first month, besides indicting heavy
losses upon the enemy in killed and
I wounded, the Americans there cap
tured 2 0,000 prisoners, over 150
guns, nearly one thousand trench
mortars and several thousand ma
chine guns.
German Blame For
War Flouted at Home
Amsterdam, Oct. 28.—"Anger and
shame are bad counselors," says the
Lokal Anzelger, of Berlin, which is
content to leave the peace decision to
the army leaders.
It is a significant sign of the times
that Prince Charles Max I,ichnuwsky's
pamphlet blaming the German gov
ernment for starting the world war
and saying that Great Britain did
everything to.avert It, has been per
mitted to reappear In Germany.
WAITS I.OXtj TO ASK DIVORCE
Separated from her husband since
May, 1892, after being married to
him for a little more than a year, j
Elizabeth Boone, through her at- .
tornoy, filed a divorce action to-day |
against John Boone. Other suits
which were started follow: Carrie
X. vs. James F. Holmes, Mary C. vs.
Raymond Novlnger, Archey vs. Em
ma Hammaker,
TWO PAY DEATH PENALTY
Hellefnntr, Pa.. Oct. 28.—Sabbern
L. Cutllp and Albert Patterson were
electrocuted to-day at the Rockview ;
Penitentiary, Murder of a man, after <
robbing him. was the crime for whtoh j
they paid the death penalty.
KAISER READY
FOR NEW JOB
By .■lssociatcil Press
London, Oct. 28. Emperor
William has no intention ot abdi
cating, but is willing, if it is tor
the good of the people, to ordain
that his rights shall be refranvd,
according to a statement attrib
uted to German court circles. The
Emperor is said to have re
marked:
"I will not abandon my vorel>
tried people, but, if necessary, I
am ready to become something
like hereditary president of a
German republic like the kings
of England, Belgium and Franco."
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CITY MIST GIVE IN
WAR WORK DRIVE
Subscriptions to He Larger
Than in Previous Cam
paigns, Leaders Say
The chairmen of the various
United War Work campaign com
mittees which will raise i latrisburg's
and Dauphin county's shares of the
$170,500,000 national fund for seven
war relief organizations were in
formed to-day that 57,000 individual
subscriptions is the minimum num
ber which must be secured in the
city and county.
That is the initial number of
United War Work campaign buttons
which will be received in the first
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WHO GUARANTEED JAY LINE
PAINT? AYE, THAT'S THE RUB
Barbed Wire Suggested as Means of Guiding Foolish Pe
destrians Through City's Busy Marts of Trade
!
"Watch your stop, Jay Hawk," bel
; lowed a biff policeman to-duy, as
j a visitor In town darted wildly dla
j gonally across the space at Third
I and Market streets. "Don't you see
the lines?"
Much agitated, the transgressor
stopped, bewildered, while half a
dozen pedestrians tried to point out
! to him the "Juy lines" which, were'
only freshly painted on the thorough- j
I fares yesterday.
"Why don't ye get barb-wlreY"]
HAYS CALLS ON
| REPUBLICANS TO
| REBUKE WILSON
Loyalty of Parly Guarantee of
Country's Prestige in
World's Crisis
Yen York, Oct. 28.—President Wil
son's appeal to his countrymen that
if the administration's conduct of the
war has their approval t'hey elect at
the forthcoming election a Democrat
ic Congress which will uphold his
i hands yesterday brought from Will
1 H. Hays, chairman of the Kepubllcan
| National Committee the following
j statement:
' "To Republicans: President Wilson
has questioned the motives and fldel
j ity of your representatives in Co.n
--; gress. He has thereby impugned
I their loyalty and denied their patrio
tism. His challenge is to you who
| elected those representatives. You
; owe it to them, to the honor of your!
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Theater Men Want Ban
Taken Off by Wednesday
Members of the Exhibitors League
tot' Dauphin county, meeting in the
! office of Peter Magaro, manager of
i the Itegent Theater, this morning,
resolved to petition Dr. Royer to lift
the ban on Harrisburg theaters Wed-'
nesdoy. They based their plea up
on the ground that the influenza epi
demic is decreasing in Harrisbiirg
and claims that since Philadelphia
has been shown consideration, Har
risburg should have the same treat
ment.
protested the Jay-hawk Jeertngly. "X
don't see no paint,"
And It was even so, The highway
department promised to use paint
which would not rub off, for they
had plenty of experience, but the
last coat disappeared like snow In
June, soon as the big motorcars be
gan whizzing again, White paint
i fadtfc to the color of cement in jig
i time and to-duy the traffic cops wen
j wondering if red paint might not be
| mofe substantial,
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ENOUGH COAL
PROMISED TO
AVERT FAMINE
By Associated Press
Washington, Oct. 28. —-There
will be no coal famine the coin
ing winter, nor even an approach
to the hardships of last winter.
Fuel Administrator Garfield an- j
nounced to-day, but the public
must continue to cA-opetate with |
the Fuel Administration in con- i
! servation measures, as far more j
coal is needed now than in nor
mal times.
Dr. Garfield said tho nation's :
fuel supplies, assembled in prep- !
aration for an unusually severe i
winter, are adequate and well
distributed; that coal stocks on |
hand are greater than ever before j
ind. that more domestic coal now j
s in the hands of consumers and j
Iralors than at the corresponding
period in normal years.
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PEACE TERMS TO j
i BE AMERICAN, IS
! DEMAND OF KNOX
Pennsylvania Senator Charges
President Wilson With Po
litical Partisanship
WANTS NATION TO SPKAKj
| Sentiment of Country to Be,
j Reflected in Action in Sen
ate on the Treaty
By Associated i'ress
Washington, Oct. 28. —A protest;
'against peace terms dictated byj
!President Wilson alone and not rep-1
resentative of American public-;
opinion through Senate Considera-j
tion of the peace treaty, was made in j
the Senate to-day by Senator Knox,!
of Pennsylvania, Republican, and j
former secretary of state, in an ad- i
dress charging the President with j
political partisanship.
Democratic senators prepared to I
i reply to eSnator Knox, forecasting a
i general discussion of peace and war I
i combined with the partisan political;
I questions.
President's Answer
| President Wilson replied to-day to j
' Republican contentions that the
I third of his fourteen peace terms is !
| a free trade plank by explaining that I
i in demanding the removal of eco- ;
[ nomic barriers he mean! to suggest
) no restriction upon internal eco
' nomic policies, but only that what-
I ever tarilT high or low any nation j
j might deem necessary, it should up
s ply equally to all foreign nations. i
Palmer-Ball Row Up to
Governor, Who Is Said to
Have Asked Former to Quit |
! Differences over appointments In
j the Department of bubor and Indus- |
j try between Lew R. Palmer, chief j
! factory inspector and ex-oftloio act- !
ing commissioner in the absence of,
Col. John Price Jackson, and JVilliam j
I H. Ball, secretary to the Governor, 1
have come to a crisis and according I
to Capitol Hill gossip the Governor I
! at the demand of Mr. Ball, has asked 1
Mr. Palmer's resignation. , f
Mr. Palmer was to see Governor!
Brumbaugh Saturday and again to- j
day, but refused to discuss the mat- j
tor in any way, while the Governor '
remains at the executive mansion. Mr. <
j Ball is on his way from Pittsburgh, j
j The trouble seems to have been
s that Mr. Palmer declined to name j
men to important places in the depart- |
! ment at the behest of Mr. Ball, claim- ]
j ing that they were not qualified, but j
I no one will discuss ' the causes in I
I the present tense situation. Mr. Pal- |
tner is a noted safety expert and was (
a famous end on Princeton football
team years ago. He has been ad
ministrating the department since
Col. Jackson went into the army.
Several times there have been re
ports of clashes over his refusal to '
make appointments as desired by the I
Governor's office.
British Losses For Week I
Are Placed at 32,249,
London. Oct. 28.—British ensual- J
ties reported for the week ending
to-day numbered 32,24!), compared to
37,150 for the previous week. They
are divided as follows:
Killed or died of wounds: Officers J
438; men. 5.307. •
Wounded or missing: Officers, 1.141; i
men, 25,385.
18 NfcW SHIPS ADDED
It) MERCHANT MARINE j
By Associated l*ress
Washington, Oct. 28. —Eighteen
new ships of B,'JOO total deadweight j
tons, were added to the American',
fleet during the week ending Octo- j
her 26, The deliveries announced to- !
day by the Shipping Board, includ- ;
ed the Victorious, an 11,800-ton ves
sel building ut Alameda,' Cal„ and
the Cape May, of 10,100 tons, built
at Sparrows Point, Md.
HKRBS STII.I, ADVANCING <
Vlrimn, Oct. 28. The Austro-Oer
mans have abandoned tlie town of
Graguievatz, Hfty-flve miles south- of
Belgrade, to the Allied troops during; ,
renr guard righting, according to an: ,
official statement from Austro-Hun-j i
garian headquarters,
Dual Monarchy Wants to Lose
No Time in Negotiating
With the United States
GERMANY'S ALLY ACCEPTS ALL
VIEWS EXPRESSED BY WILSON
By Associated Press
Amsterdam, Oct. 28. —Austria, in her reply to Pres
ident' Wilson, accepts all the views expressed by the
President in his note of October 19.
Austria says she is willing and ready, without await
ing the result of other negotiations, to negotiate a peace
and am immediate armistice on all Austro-Hungarair
fronts.
Washington, Oct. 28.—The German government's reply to
President Wilson's latest note, asserting that the negotiations for
peace are being conducted by a people's government with actuai
and constitutional power and that the terms of the American
and Allied governments for an armistice are awaited, reached tlm
Swiss legation to-day by cable.
This communication is regarded here merely as an acknowl
edgement of the President's communication with an indication nl
the anxious desire of those in power at Berlin to hasten the coming
| of a definite statement of the terms upon which their enemies will
permit hostilities to cease.
The President is expected to make no rejoinder. His personal
exchanges with the German authorities, officials said to-day, ended
when he transmitted the correspondence of the Allies. The next
I step must be on the part of the co-belligerents, acting in concert
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Paris—American units have filtered the fighting east
Rethel and have carried out a local operation in which
4 they t ,-j ■ igny, Xjl
capturing 172 prisoners, 'the war office announces. TJje'
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n.ent at three o'<lock this a'ftem n. It v. said net tV * ffjfl
, materially from the wirelss version.
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