Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 43, Number 289, 17 October 1918 — Page 1

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GERCJAN FORCE UNDER VM ARNIM IN ROUT FROM NORTH SEA TO LILLE BEFORE SMASHING BLOW OF ALLIES , (By Associated Press) The whole of the German army of General von Arnim is in retreat from the North Sea to the region of Lille, having been beaten back and overthrown by the allied attack today. The retirement is assuming the proportions of a rout. Seventeen divisions comprise the army of von Arnim. Resistance by the Germans is crumbling all along the battle front except in the region of the Argonne and northern Champagne. There American troops under Generals Liggett, Cameron and Bullard,' and French troops under general Gouraud are engaged in desperate fighting. The Prussian guards, ceding ground inch by inch, are dying but not surrendering in an effort to save their right wing. Belgian forces under command of King Albert, which crossed the Yser river, are marching on Ostend, a sea port on the English channel. .The Belgians also made progress in the region north of Thourout and advanced in the direction of Thielt. ' Ostend is reported clear of the enemy, says a statement from the British admiralty today.

Lille has been captured by the British. Allied pressure on all sides of the salient of which Lille was the center compelled the enemy to give up the city, the largest town of France captured by the Germans and for four years an important unit of the enemy defense system. - The fall of Lille comes almost simultaneously with the launching of an offensive by Field Marshal Haig against the new German defenses south of Valenciennes. His troops today are storming forward south of LeCateau across the Selle river, where they were halted late last week. The Germans are carrying on a double retirement in Flanders with Courtrai as the pivot. The northern retirement extends from. Ostend southward, while the other affects the industrial area of northern France. The only point on the northern front where the Germans are resisting today is"at Courtrai. Withdrawal of the German front line so that it now runs to the east of Thourout, Coolscamp, Ingelmunster and then behind the Lys is announced in today's German army headquarters report. .

The Germans on leaving Lille, which was captured today by British forces, did not set fire to the- buildmire in the city, or cause any ex plosions. 8uccea in Flanders. In Flanders the 'allies have gainea important new successes, while from the Oite to the Meuse the allied pressure Is maintained strongly. In the angle north of Laon the Germans apparently are retiring from between the Oise and Serre rivers. Since the beginning of the week there has been little heavy fighting in the area southeast of Cambrai where the British and Americans made such rapid strides last week after the cloture of Cambrai. The Germans resisted strongly on- the line of the Selle and it is these defenses that the British and probably Americans under the same command are assaulting. South of Bohain the southern end of the attacking front, the French troops are reported in contact with the Germans along the whole OlseSerre front. This undoubtedly means the Germans are retiring from the awkward angle between the two rivers in a continuation of the withdrawal movement from the Laon massif. Belgian Cities Vacated. On a front of more than 30 miles in Flanders the Belgians, French and British continue to push forward vigorously. Courtrai and Thourout, Important railway junctions on the flank of the attacking front, have fallen to the Belgians and British, while in the center the French have taken Lichtervelde and Ardoyle. Courtrai probably is the most important of the rail centers feeding the Lille area. Thourout is 12 miles southwest of Bruges, which Is less than 10 miles from the Dutch frontier. . On both sides of the Meuse the Americans maintain their pressure which resulted Wednesday In the cap ture of important ground north and j northeast of the Argonne forest. East of the river the Americans have gain-1 J H n , vi.l, rm.,r.A CdInTe umhB8rhuggers0.UTurcoing and Roubalx have been emptied of all the ,i.ion. h n.m.n. h.v. ta. i 4nvA hotr mJHtarv catahHahmonts from thna hhm All submarines have been hastily removed from the U-boat base at Ostend and it would appear, from information that German naval bases all along the Belgian coast are either being moved or are being made ready for instant removal, probably In the the rear of the German mine fields In the North sea. Four new but tired German divisions have appeared in the Flanders. All the prisoners captured complain bitterly that they are being compelled to continue fighting steadily without rest. Many of them have been -continuously retreating or fighting since August 8. ' A large number recently captured admitted that they had packed their kits ready to surrender when they believed they were to be attacked. Americans Surge Ahead. After having captured Grand Pre, the Americans today- advanced their lines to the eastward and occupied ' Moulin-les-Pas. They surged forward until they had taken control of Loges wood, one and a half miles north of Chevieres. The American advance was everywhere despehately contested, especially during the crossing of the Aire river, but the Americans pressed on. A part of today's worc consisted in the consolidation of position in Hill 182, Just north of St. Juvin. The ' American artillery was active all day and the German guns responded freely. Infantry fighting, however, was limited to the left flank of this sector. Additional evidence has been received from prisoners that the Ger-J

mans are putting in the best divisions they have in the effort to check the American advance. Albert's Trops Gain. Allied ' armies which are fighting under the high command of King Albert of Belgium, have after a stubborn struggle of forty-eight hours, triumphed over the resistance . of the enemy and driven in on the whole front of the attack, according to an official view of the situation issued in Paris last night. Continuing, the review says: "The Germans fell back today, harried by light infantry and artillery formations which prevented the enemy from pulling himself together. Notwithstanding the bad weather, the rain soaked ground and the rivers and canals, the allied troops made a considerable bound forward today. German rearguards with machine guns only tempararily checked the allied gorces. "We have reached Keyem and have cleared the outskirts of Dixmude for three miles toward the north. Thourout is outflanked and the Ostend road Is threatened, making the communication of the enemy forces from the Yser

to the coast most uncertain and precarious. Serbian continuing their energetic campaign for driving out the Austrian German forces remaining on Serbian soil have captured the town of Alexlnatz, on the Marava river, 15 miles northwest of Nish, says a Serbian official statement today. Thirty-two guns have been taken in the fighting beyond Nish. Loosen Hold on Coast. Germany's hold on the Belgian coast has been loosened. Fighting their way forward until they have reached Coolscamp, only twenty-one miles from the Dutch frontier, the allies seem to be rapidly cutting off the coast cities and compelling the enemy to hurry out of the trap which Is closing about him. Tangible evidence that the Germans retreatine from the coast which "omVn C.JTni llirjr HOC 11C1U MJ lUUg HUU WHICH I1C13 TT r,ne8 ,preying on transports and other vessels in the English channel, may be found in the advance of the Bel gians north and east of Dixmude yestprdav. Tn this rpeton th ffrman have lost positions to a depth of three miles and the Belgians have carried their lines over the lowlands at a rate of speed which would appear to Indicate little, If any opposition from the enemy. Important successes have' been gained at the apex of the wedge driven into the German line north of Lille. Coolscamp has been taken and the Lys river, from Menin to Harlebeke, east of Courtrai, has been reached. Allied troops are In the outskirts of Courtrai and very near Lille. In this area fires are burning in piles of German supplies showing that the enemy is hastily geting out of the district which has been outflanked by the allied, progress to the north. This retirement is reported to be extending as far south as Doual. Forest Taken by Yanks. American forces occupied the village of Grandpre, situated on the north side of the Aire river as it runs westward through the Argonne forest. They have also captured Moulin-les-Pas, to the eastward, and forging ahead, have control of Loges wood, an isolated bit of forest land which has afforded the Germans good cover in the fighting east of the Argonne. Hill 182, north of St Juvin, is now being consolidated by the Americans. French and Italian forces have forced their way farther eastward near Sissonne and have moved up to within a mile of Rethel, an important German railroad supply point on the Aisne, farther east. In this sector, however, the allies are quite near the

Hunding line of defense, which was constructed by the Germans as a refuge in case the Hindenburg line collapsed. There appears to be & more energetic resistance on the part of the Germans along this front and it Is probable that they intend to make a stand along the line where they are now standing. Italian units in Albania have made a new advance northeast of Durazzo. Advance In Palestine. In Syria, the army commanded by General Allenby has moved far to the north of Beirut and patrols are moving northeast from Damascus. It is probable that, with the return of cooler weather the British forces in Mesopotamia may. make a new drive

to join General Allenby and thus forge a line from the Mediterranean to the Persian gulf. Reports of a most sensational character, relative to Germany's uncon ditional surrender and the abdication of Emperor William are reported from Amsterdam, but they are not confirmed. There appears, however, to be a disposition in authoritative circles in London and Paris to believe that events of a historic nature may occur in Germany at any time. WIDE RETREAT PLANNED. WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN BELGIUM, Oct 17. The withdrawal of the Germans from the Lille-Douai sector may become more rapid daily. Information which Is considered reliable Indicates that the enemy contemplates retiring for at least thirtyflve miles on this front, probably splitting his flight into four jumps to the rear. ' I i . This evacuation has become necessary since the allied victories in the Cambrai area. Because of the defeats inflicted upon the Germans in Flanders, a retirement has now become a movement of greatest urgency. Enemy artillery In the Lille area is now being moved back five miles from the front Here, as everywhere else along the entire British front the Germans are keeping their cannon either on or near roads so that they can be moved at a moment's notice. Prisoners corroborate each other's stories, saying that their tattered comrades are constantly uneasy, never knowing when or where an attack is coming or when they may be called upon to flee for their lives. Huns to Spare LNIe. As a matter of fact it has been expected that the enemy withdrawal would begin sooner that it has, but apparently orders for this movement were postponed because of the German high command wished to save as much as possible of the materials of war which are becoming increasingly short All prisoners are complaining of a lack of supplies. Lille itself will not be destroyed, but the cause for this is unknown. Certainly President Wilson's note has not yet had time to reach the Germans at the front. It is not improbable that the higher German command is beginning to realize the horror that would sweep over the world if beautiful Lille should be levelled. The British, however, will be sure that prisoners statements that the city will be spared are correct only when they themselves are in Lille (Continued on Page Ten.) The Weather For Indiana by United States Weather Bureau Fair tonight, cooler in northwestern portion. Friday, rain I in south and fair in north portion, Cooler. Today's Temperature. Noon 70 Yesterday. Maximum 75 Minimum 38 " For Wayne county by W. E. Moore Partly cloudy tonight. Friday, unsettled and cooler, possibly followed by rain. . General conditions Although weather continues fair over the central states, three storms west of the Mississippi river are causing unsettled weather over that district. Tropical storms have moved northwestward to the Texas coast and are causing heavy rains from Florida to the west of Galveston. This tropical storm wiU undoubtedly cause heavy rains as far north as Kentucky and may proceed northward some time during the next 36 hours. Another storm of considerable energy is over the northern Rocky mountain plateau where there are general rains. A cool wave is moving southward from Medicine Hat and will reach this district by Friday. Winter weather is over central Alaska where the temperature is near zero.

GERMANS PREPARING PEOPLE FOR LOSS OF TURK SUPPORT

By Associated Press! AMSTERDAM. Oct. 17. German newspapers are preparing the public for an announcement of Turkey's withdrawal from the war. On Tuesday the Frankfort Gazette printed a dispatch from Constantinople to the effect that far-reaching events were impending there. -The dispatch said that in the vilayet of Smyrna, representatives of Ameri can and British business interests have maintained throughout the war cordial relations with the governor, Rahme Bey, "the uncrowned king of Smyrna," with whom Constantinople has never dared to interfere. The newspapers say that despite the rupture of diplomatic relations, "many bridges still lead from Constantinople to Washington.' Robert college and the girls' college on the Bosphorus as well as the American university at Beirut and other educational institutions were permitted to continue work during the war. They were supplied with food from Bulgaria, as many students in these institutions come from Bulgarian families of the upper class. It was through these channels, according to the newspaper's correspondent, that first overtures were made to Washington looking to the withdrawal of Bulgaria from the war. ' RUMANIANS REVOLF AGAINST GERMANS PARIS, Oct 17. Outbreaks against J the Germans have occurred in northern Rumania, in the province of Moldavia, says a dispatch to the Journal from Zurich. The population suddenly assumed anopenly hostile attitude to the German authorities, according to the advices, which come by way of Bucharest In several districts there have been clashes between bands of Rumanian peasants and Austro-German forces. Fuel Head Lifts Ban on Gasless Sundays WASHINGTON. Oct. 17. istrator Garfield lifted -Fuel Admin the ban on gasolineless Sundays, effective at Once. r, -- . -i , Should gasoline stocks again fall dangerously low, it was stated at the fuel administration, the request will be renewed. It is probable that pri ority orders will begin for shipment of gasoline overseas. Million British Lives Have Been Sacrificed in War Up to Present (By Associated Press) LONDON, Wednesday, Oct. 16. Up to the present nearly 1,000,000 British lives have been sacrificed in the war, according to information received by Arrest Han Officers for Looting Orders (By Associated Press) PARIS, Oct. 17. Five German officers have been arrested at Roulers by the French and held for court martial on a charge of ordering their soldiers to steel the goods of the inhabitants of Roulers, says the Matin. Numerous prisoners captured at Roulers had stolen goods of various kinds in their possession. They declared they acted under orders and designated the officers now. under arrest. i

OF INTEREST TO INCORPORATED COMPANIES Within the last few days the increased subscriptions of incorporated concerns all over Indiana, for Fourth Liberty Loan bonds has been due to the important letter issued by the collector of Internal Revenue for the Sixth district. It has developed that many Richmond concerns have not been fully acquainted with the provisions of the tax law. One Richmond concern yesterday purchased $10,000 of Fourth Liberty Loan bonds as an additional subscription after being apprised of the facts concerning the benefits derived by using surplus funds for such purpose. The letter of Peter J. Kruyer, collector of interna revenue, to W. H. Wade, head of the Liberty Loan organization in Indiana, contains information of great value to all incorporated companies and is as follows : TREASURY DEPARTMENT INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE INDIANAPOLIS, IND. OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR SIXTH DISTRICT OF INDIANA. Will H. Wade, " October 14th, 1918. Director of Sales For Indiana of Liberty Bonds. Sir: . . I am in receipt of your letter of the 12th ultimo, relative to the Act of September 25th, 1918, exempting interest on Liberty Bonds, in connection with Federal Taxes. Furthermore, as a means of stimulating the sale of Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds, the business public should be reminded of the provisions of the Act of October 3rd, 1917, placing a tax of 10 on the surplus remaining undistributed after six months have elapsed since the cloee of the calendar or fiscal year for which the income tax re- ' turn has been filed. Any portion of the surplus invested in Liberty Loan Bonds or other obligations of the United States would NOT be '. taxable. Also, surplus invested-in Liberty Loan Bonds or other obligations of the United States may be included in the computation Of CAPITAL for the purpose of Excess or War Profits Tax, which is not permitted in the case of Investments made In any other nontaxable bond. .Res- . pectfully, PETER J. KRUYER, Collector

All Wayne county corporations should take advantage of . the above ruling. Two days still remain for the purchase of these bonds before the campaign closes. The Banks of Richmond will be open Saturday evening and will accept applications up to closing, time.'

Germany Is Bent; More . Pressure and She Will

Break, Urges Lansing (By Associated Press) ; WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 "Germany is bending. More pressure and she will break," says Secretary Lansing in a statement today warning the nation that the war is not over and that the fourth Liberty loan must be a success at a time when every dollar as well as every man and every gun counts more than ever before. 5 ASQUITH LAUDS WILSON'S REPLY TO ENEMY NOTE None Better Qualified to Act as Spokesman for Allies, Says Englishman. (By Associated Press.) LONDON, Wednesday, Oct. 16 Herbert H. Asqulth, former premier, speaking at the National Liberal club here today said that there was no man. in the allied world better qualified to be a spokesman of the entente nations than President Wilson. Both of Wilson's recent replies to . Ger many's peace proposals were heartily endorsed by Mr. Asquith. He spoke In part as follows "Back of the enemy's proposals are purposes which we have confronted and endured during the most trying ordeal in our history. We might have held aloof in August, 1914, when the great decision was faced by the British government, but nobody in England can wish that the country had acted otherwise at that time. In sav ing her soul, Great Britain has saved the world. "If we had stood aside .Germany wouia nave estaDiisnea nerseif as a standing and commanding menace, po litical and commercial, to the rest of Europe and the world. But the material penalty would have been comparatively light in view of the fatal blow wSiich would have been inflicted upon the higher interests of mankind. Gratitude to Allies. "We yield full measure of acknowledgement and gratitude to our allies particularly Belgium, which bore the first brunt of the German invasion. The Belgian army is today under the personal leadership of Belgium's indomitable king, taking its share in the struggles and successes of the allies. In no spirit of egotism or vainglory we express our pride In the achievements of our own army and navy. We must not forget that while Field Marshal Haig and his gallant troops are clearing Belgium and northern France of the invader, it has been the British navy and its auxiliaries from the mercantile' marine, whose vigilance and persevering activity has drained away drop by drop the enemy's enormous reservoir of power, but for aggression and defense. Never has there been in history a more signal tribute than this war has afforded to the power which comes from the comand of the seas. "The German peace overtures are sincere in the sense that they have evidently proceeded from the German people who in their heart of hearts have given up the game. If. in ad dressing her overtures, not to the European allies but to our American associates, Germany calculated to sow the seeds of possible dissension and jealousy, it was another illustration of the chronic clumsiness of German diplomacy. Continued On Page Five-1

INTERNAL CONDITIONS IN ENEMY NATIONS TO DICTATE PEACE ACCEPTANCE, BELIEF War is Coming to End in Manner Desired by no Man in Germany, Says German Newspaper People Will Conclude Peace, Predicts Socialist Press in Austria Unofficial Reports That Germany Has Accepted Allied Peace Terms Still Without ConfirmationExtent of Upheaval in Germany Cannot Yet Be Gauged. f -, i A-, t v

GREAT EVENTS ARE IMPENDING IN GERMANY

. (By Associated Press)

ZURICH, Switzerland "The representatives of the people newspaper Arbeiter Zeitung of on the situation created by the replies to them.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 16 "The war. is coming to an end in such a manner as no man in Germany desires," said the Vorwaerts of Berlin on Monday. "Let us say it candidly," the newspaper continued. "During-all these terrible four years the aim of our efforts and sacrifices was to prevent such an end."

BASIL, Switzerland, Oct. 17. ,: Baron Burian, the Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, spoke in the most optimistic manner of the prospect for an early peace in addressing the foreign affairs committee of the Austrian delegation at Its meeting on Wednesday, says a Vienna dispatch. "I nourish the hope today most fully," said the foreign minister in this connection, "for if the contents of President Wilson's reply are studied there is nothing to be found to frustrate such a hope or even to delay its realization considerably." "The political point in President Wilson's reply Is settled," Baron Buraln stated," as Germany's reply will undoubtedly establish by the modifications which are being made in the constitution." GREAT CHANGES INEVITABLE. WASHINGTON, Oct. 17. Great events are impending in Germany. That they will come within a day, a week or a month officials will not hazard a guess; that they are inevitable no one in Washington doubts. Unofficial reports coming from Holland and Switzerland that Germany immediately will accept President Wilson's peace terms are without confirmation here; nor is there any information that Germany's reply has been drawn. In fact Swiss dispatches saying the Reichstag will meet tomorrow to discuss President's Wilson's note would indicate no reply has yet been drafted. Internal conditions as well as the military situation are expected to dictate both the form and promptness of Germany's answer. One was regarded as only a little less serious than the other; and there was always the possibility that combined they had forcjd the German leaders to a conclusion even before the first note asking for an armistice was dispatched. Military Extremity Seen. From behind the veil of secrecy the empire rumblings of discontent long have been reaching the outside world, but the extent of the upheaval cannot yet be accurately guaged. The fact that radical changes are being made in the German constitution and unofficial reports that the kaiser has relinquished hl3 power to declare martial law were but further indications that the power of the junkers rapidly Is waning. On the battlefield there was a clearer view of the extremities which the enemy has reached. Latest reports told of a German retreat in northern i Belgium on a tremendous scale. Else where along the flaming front from Verdun to the North Sea, the Teutons were resisting with a tenacity which most observers here believe was born of desperation. But nowhere were ; the allied armies being held. German Soldiers Told to Cease Devastations (By Associated Press) AMSTERDAM Oct. 17 The German army command, according to a bulletin issued by the Rotterdam Courant today, has ordered its armies to cease devastating places unless absolutely compelled tyy military necessity. Foe Forced Poles Into Compliance (By Associated Press) AMSTERDAM, Wednesday, Oct. 16. Correspondence between the Polish regency council, meeting at Warsaw, with Gen, Hanz H.' von Beseler, German governor-general of occupied territory, in Russia, is printed in the Frankfort Gazette and says that the council threatened 'undesirable consequences" if the administrative departments were not transferred to it unconditionally. Gen. Von Beseler had promised only a limited transfer. In his final letter the governor general In terms of abject politeness, announced the abandonment of bfs former standpoint and granted the demands of the council. -1

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will conclude peace', the socialist Vienna says in a current article Teutonic peace proposal and the SURRENDER OF FOE IMMINENT ALLIES PREDICT British Press Reports Kaiser is Sending Valuables to Holland. (By Associated Press) LONDON, Oct. 17 Rumors relative to the course Germany may take toward replying to the note from President Wilson form the main features of this morning's papers. Some are convinced that Germany's unconditional surrender is coming. Although the statement Issued at the foreign office last night shows that yesterday's rumors were premature, extraordinary reports concerning internal conditions in Germany are printed. Some newspapers take it for granted that Emperor Wil liam will abdicate. The Express says that for some time he has been send ing his valuables to Holland. Some editorials express the view that the disappearance of the emperor is immaterial. "He is a mere symbol and a figurehead of what we pledged to destroy," says the Telegraph. "It is what .will be substituted for his insane and disastrous rule that matters." - Shows All is Lost Alteration of the German constitution, by which civil power would be admitted to share in the control of matters pertaining to the war, is a subject of utmost importance. By this alteration the emperor would cease to be the supreme war lord. "This step' says the Dally News, "means broadly that the kaiser has surrendered to President Wilson and is equivalent to an admission that all is lost." . i The Express claims to have trustworthy information to the effect that Germany's surrender Is imminent, adding: "Semiofficial information of an astonishing kind has reached England indicating a desperate political position in Germany. This is even more, serious than the military situation and is responsible for the coming debacle. A great cival upheaval is beginning. The Socialists of Germany, fearing that anarchy is about to set in and desiring to save the country from Russia's experience, with the Bolshevlki, have prepared a scheme of government to take the. reins if, or when the kaiser abdicates in order that it may exercise an Immediate steadying influence." RUSSIAN GRAND DUKE IS KILLED (By Associated Press)" '.- PARIS. Oct 17. A wireless . message in English, dated Tearskoe, SeloJ 8:25 v m., October 15, received here,reports the following information as. having been received from Fkaterlnburg: . "According to the official declaration of the soviet chiefs, Nicholas Romanoff has been tried and con demned to death. He will be shot during the night of the sixteenth." The Nicholas Romanoff referred to is supposed to be Grand Duke Nicholas, the former commander-in-chief of the Russian army. Latest reports on Grand Guke Nicholas said he was living in the Crimea.