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PEACE MUST BE COMPATIBLE WITH HONOR OF GERMAN PEOPLE, SAYS ANSWER; SUB ATROCITIES TO

(By Associated Press) . LONDON, Oct. 21 The German reply to Wilson's note has been received here today by wireless. The text of the note says: Germany hopes the United States will approve of no demand which will be irreconcilable with the honor of German people and with opening the way to a peace of justice.

Germany protests against

Denial is made that the German navy purposely destroyed life boats with passengers. The German government proposes that the facts be cleared u? by, neutral commission. Germany has sent orders to submarine commanders precluding the torpedoing of passenger ships. The German government suggests to President Wilson that an opportunity be brought about for fixing the details of the evacuation of occupied territories. WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 A wireless version of the German reply to President Wilson reached the state department today. There will be no official comment until the official text is received. The note as received by wireless will not be made public here or will officials discuss London dispatches describing its contents. LONDON, Oct. 21 Germany, according to information received, has asked a nal government to inform President Wilson that Germany is prepared to agree to a neutral commission to investigate charges of devastation.

Germany has agreed that and that the actual standard of rangements. Announcement is made

representation of the people in the decisions concerning peace and war, and it is said the present government has been formed in complete accordance therewith. Germany claims the sanction of international law for carrying out destruction of property during retreat and says troops are under strict instructions to spare private property and care for the population to the best of their ability. Where transgressions occur, the note says, the guilty are being punished. No future German government wll be abb to take or hold office unless it possesses the confidence of a majority of the reichstag, the note announces.

limn nnniMrnno llWb 0UUUCHU0 AMERICANS FOR GREAljRAVERY British Commander Expresses Admiration for Fighting Done With Allied Forces. (By Associated Press) WITH THE ANGLO-AMERICAN FORCES EAST OF LA CATEAU, Sunray, Oct. 21. American forces fight-. Ing beside the British armies, have made a total advance of thirteen miles In the last six days of battle In this sector. Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig. commander-in-chief of the British armies In France, has sent the following letter to the general commanding the American troops. "I wish to express to you personally, and to all officers and soldier, serving under you, my warm appreciation of the very valuable assistance and gallant services rendered throughout the operations of the fourth British army. ' "Called upon to attack positions of the greatest strength, held by a determined enemy, all ranks of the 27th and 30th divisions under your command hav dlt.nlaved an enercrv. cour- , age and determination in attack which has proved irresistible. " "It does not need me to tell you that under heavy fighting of the last three weeks you have earned the last ing esteem and admiration of your British comrades in the army whose successes you have so nobly shared." BRITISH LABOR BEHIND WiLSON LONDON, Oct. 21. In the situation created by the recent German peace offer British labor ranges itself solid ly behind President Wilson, declared Arthur Henderson, the British labor leader, in a speech at a labor meeting Saturday night Lubor men should continue to support President Wilscn because his peace program embodied the war alms of organized labor. Erltlsh democracy sought a peace of impartial justice and the destruction of the arbitrary power which planned thp war and had carried it on with ruthless fury. It had become increasingly clear, Mr. Henderson said, that unconditional surrender on the part of the rulers of Germany was necessary in order that the vital interest of the German people themselves could be safe guarded. v APPROPRIATION FOR RELIEF. WASHINGTON, Oct 21. For relief work in Belgium, during the ten months ending last June, the American Red Cross appropriated $1,413.474, and It has set aside $1,947,325 for the remainder of the year, it was aa-ronnced.

references of President Wilson

conditions of an armistice should be left to the military advisors power on both sides in the field should form the base for ar

Change in Government. of a fundamental change in the Reckless Damage Done by Hans in Douai Seems the Work of Insane Man (By Associated Press! WITH THE BRITISH ARMIES IN FRANCE, Sunday, Oct. 20. Douai, in its waste and desolation, is a, sad sight. Moving pictures of the city should be taken so that the world could see for itself sights which cannot be described. The streets are filled with furniture and articles of all kinds. It might be said that in Douai all the insane asy lums had been opened and that madmen In their fury had taken delight in destroying everything. The material losses are incalculable. The stained glass windows in the church of St. Peter have been smashed and the great organ had been brokea up. Religious ornaments were found scattered about the floor of the church. The city hall, where the German commandment has his quarters was pillaged and sacked. Most of the paintings in the museum were taken away, but fortunately the belfry was undamaged. WILL ESTABLISH FREE HUNGARY (By Associated Press.) AMSTERDAM, Oct. 21 Emperor Charles will shortly issue a manifesto to the Hungarian people announcing the independence of Hungary, according to the Budapest correspondent of the Rhennish Westphalian Gazette. Boston Reopens All Public Gatherings DOSTON, Oct. 21. Normal condi tions were resumed in this city today when schools, theatres, motion picture! houses, dance halls, billiard and pool ' rooms, bowling alleys, liquor saIoons. I lie assembly were allowed to reopen by health authorities. These places had been closed for nearly three week3 because of the epidemic of influenza which caused nearly 4,000 deaths in Boston. Although a considerable number of deaths were still being reported daily, health officials believed the disease to be under control. The Weather For Indiana by the United State Weather Bureau Fair tonight and probably Tuesday. Warmer Tuesday. Today's Temperature. Noon . 63 Yesterday. Maximum ......................... 62 Minimum 41 For Wayne County by W. E. Moore Fair tonight and Tuesday, followed I by increasing cloudiness. Frost tonight and rising temperature Tuesday. General Conditions Rain was general Saturday and Sunday morning over the Mississippi valley, from Canada to the gulf. Over the west it was generally fair. Heaviest rainfall was '--- '" prthrn rtart of Indiana.

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to illegal and inhuman acts. German constitution providing for GERMANY DRAWS ON RESERVES TO CHECK YANKEES Fierce Fighting Takes Place on Line Held by Americans Foe Counter Drives Fail. (By Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 Germany is drawine he&vilv uDon other Darts of the western front for reinforcements to check the Americans north' of Verdun. General Pershing's communique for Sunday says during the heavy fighting of the past week a constantly increasing number of German divisions have been brought up and are bitterly contesting every foot of ground. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Oct 21. Fierce fighting took place today in the Bois de Pappes on the western end of the American line. In the face of terrific machine gun fire the Americans were forced to fall back, later they counter attacked and regained the part of the wood that had been lost. It is the purpose of the German command to dispute every foot of the J American advance on the line west of -the Meuse, and to inflict the heaviest j possible losses, German prisoners captured Sunday declared. They added that the Americans in taking over this sector would find more formidable opposition than any place else on the front and would suffer accordingly. A strong German defense was necesi sary on this sector, they said, because j it was necessary to stand firm while ! the German line northward to the sea was being readjusted. Arnif IJO 01111 OljlD Otllm AllW UlIlK Willi IN OSTEND HARBOR

j out of the present war. Although the WITH THE ALLIED ARMIES IN j alliance with Great Britain would reBELGIUM. Sunday, Oct 20. Before i niaim- the cornerstone of Japan's for-

leaving Ostend the Germans scuttled a large mail boat alongside the old British warship Vindictive, which wag sunk in the channel there last May. They thus made doubly sure that the, time. Inspection of the city shows that British shells did terrific damage to enemy military and naval establishments, but did not harm the residential or business sections to any extent. The only money to be found in j

Ostend and ether liberated Belgian frankly all questions put to him and ' erjoyed when the king and queen of is the principal avenue of communicacities is German. Many of the smal- j produced the impression that Japan, Belgium landed there Thursday that ; tion between the German armies north

ler cnuaren, especially in usiena, use Herman as tucii unu lauguajc.

jwn language. Thejiy ruled by bureaucrats, has entered went out cf his way upon a new and significant period of , e to these children. I rnnRtitutional m-oeress. in which doiv !

enemy apparently to teach his tongue Army Heads Are Made Lieutenant-Generals

WASHINGTON, OCt. 21 Major that the time has arrived when in.Ja- :ed in the happy delerium of the oc-1 French along the Oise and Serre rivGeneralB Hunter Liggett and Robert pan, as in America, any citizen canjeasion. The queen walked to the j ers, where successes are reported. On L. Bullard were nominated by Presi-1 hope to climb to the places of highest city hall surrounded by great crowds the southern side of the Lys salient dent Wilson todav to be lieutenant responsibility. 5 - j of children. I the French have cut a deep notch

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LONDON, Oct. 21 The text of the German note, replying to President Wilson, as received by wireless is as follows: "In accepting the proposal for an evacuation of occupied territory the Belgian government has started from the assumption that the procedure of this evacuation and of the condition of an armistice should be left to the military advisors and that the actual standard of power on both sides in the field has to form the base for arrangement safeguarding and guaranteeing this standard. "The German government suggests to he 'president that an opportunity should be brought about for fixing the details. It trusts that the president of the United States will approve of no) demand which will be irreconcilable with the honor of the German people and with opening a way to a peace of justice. "The German government protests against the reproach of illegal and inhuman action made against the German land and sea forces and thereby against the German people. "For the covering of retreat destructions will always be necessary and they are carried out in so far as is permitted by international law. The German troops are under most strict instructions to spare private property and to exercise care for the population to the best of their ability. Where transgressions occur in spite of these instructions the guilty are being punished. "The German government further denies that the German navy in sinking ships has ever purposely destroyed life boats with their passengers. The German government proposes with regard to all those charges that the facts be cleared up by neutral com missions." "In order to avoid anything that might hamper the work of peace, the German government has caused orders to be dispatched

j to all submarine commanders

senger ships without, however, for technical reasons, being able to guarantee that these orders will reach every single submarine at sea before its return. "As a fundamental condition for peace the president pre-

scribes the destruction of every arbitrary power that can secret- . . . . . x . . ,L u ly and at its own single choice disturb the peace of the world. To

this the German government replies: "Hitherto the representation of the people in the German empire has not been endowed with an influence on the formation of the government. t y i

LTfft constitution did not provide for a" concurrence of repre

sentation of the people in decisions of peace and war. These conditions have just now undergone a fundamental change. A new government has been formed in complete accordance with the wishes (principal?) of the representation of the people, based on equal, universal, cret, direct franchise. "The leaders of the great party of the reichstag are members of this government. In the future no government can take or continue in office without possessing confidence of a majority

of fhe reichstag. The responsibility of the representations of the people is guarded. The first act "of the j before the reichstag a bill to alter

i , ... ... . . . . so that the consent of the representation of the people is required

for decisions cn war and peace."

"The permanence of the new system, is, however Guaranteed not only constitutional safeguards but also by the unshakable determination of the German people whose vast majority stands behind these reforms and demand their energetic continuance. "The question of the president with whom he and the government associated against Germany are dealing is therefore answered in a clean, unequivocal manner by the statement that the offer of peace and an armistice has come from a government which is free from any arbitrary and Irresponsible influence, is supported by the approval of an overwhelming majority of the German people. (Signed) "SOLF."

JAPAN TO SEEK FRIENDSHIP OF UNITED STATE TOKYO, Oct. 21 (By the Associated j Press.) Takashi Hara. Japan's first commoner premier and leader of the ' Selyukwai party, said Saturday, in his first statement of his policies that he , 4 kin nnl 1 An rrii An AAn ?f O ntl Wi-.ll'l ' tuu -u"cb" nuu.u . : labor on the future questions arising

eign relations, he said, he wished to , have died from their harrowing exemphasize that hi3 special effort would j periences. be to promote friendly relations with j

the United States. "Please tell that to the American 1 he said, "because my colleagues and I keenly desire to see Japan and America brought closer together and every shadow of misunderstanding removed." With democratic simplicity and di rectness Premier Hara discussed for the last nrty years, nas Deen largeconstitutional progress, in which pop-) ular opinion more effectively is to guide the nation's policies. Beginning life as a newspaper re- ; reporter, .. Hara s attainment to the premiership is regarded- as proving

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precluding the torpedoing of pas chancellor of the empire to the being legally developed and safe new government has been to lav the constitution of the ernnire Captive Greeks Forced by Bulgarians to Dig Trenches Under Fire (By Associated Press) SALONIKA, Sunday, Oct 0.' Greeks from eastern Macedonia, who were taken from their homes by the Bulgarian and sent to the neighborhood of Kitcheo. Serbia, durinst the war are arriving here following their liberation by the allies. They say that they were forced to construct trenches along the Struma front and were under fire much nf tht time TCnt onl the m but women and children - were under f hell fire from the allied artillery at times. During the occupation of Greek Macedonia tens of thousands of persons were deuorted and manv of them flplplnn Rulers Kissed oy uverjoyea Citizens at Liberated Ostend (By Associated Press) LONDON, Oct. 21. The men, women and children of Ostend were so ovmany or mem nearuiy Kissed tne ers of the liberated town. King Albert , and Vice Admiral Keyes of the British j navy, says the Dover corresDondent of i navy, says the Dover correspondent of j me uany Man. were earned to tne ; town hall on the shoulders of men in j the , large crowd which greeted thej Ring and queen at the landing. Ail ordinary bonds of restraint were loos-!

BRITISH SMASHING THROUGH STRONG EMY POSITIONS IM NORTH OVER WIDE FRONT Allies Hold Heights Between Selle and Harpies Rivers British in Position to Outflank Mormal Forest and -Cut Railroad Between Valenciennes and . Avesnes Allied Forces Continue Progress Through Belgium to Dutch Frontier 3,000 Prisoners Taken by British in Attack Along Selle River North of La Cateau. '

THE BELGIAN FORCES ARE APPROACHING GHENT (By Associated Press) British troops in smashing through the formidable German position along the Selle river, north of LaCateau, captured more than 3,000 prisoners. The Germans were forced from positions of great natural strength on a wide front and the British gains

jwere maintained notwithstanding enemy counter attacks. The

British now hold the heights between the Selle and Harpies rivers and are in a position to outflank the Mormal forest and cut the railroad between Valenciennes and Avesnes. "

Farther north the allied forces continue their progress through Belgium and French Flanders from Denain to the Dutch frontier. On the north the Belgians are approaching Ghent, while in the center the British are marching on the Scheldt river and outflanking Tournai, an important railway junction which towns have been useless to the Germans. There was no infantry fighting of moment on the French front last night. The official statement from the war office today only, reports artillery activity between the Serree and Aisne. Allies Cross Scheldt. The allied troops have crossed the Scheldt river at several points In the region of Audenarde 15 miles southwest of Ghent Audenarde has been encircled and its fall is expected momentarily. German resistance is reported to be weakening on this sector of the front. The French troops on the allied center in Belgium have gained a bridge head across the Lys canal at Nevele 7 miles west of Ghent. The French also have gained a bridge head over the Lys river at Grammene. The Germans are attempting to hold a line from Edede to the river Lys at Petegen, north of Grammene. There Is no confirmation of a report in London from Dutch sources that the allied troops have captured Eecloo and several thousand prisoners. This is believed to be extremely improbable as is also the report that the fate of Ghent has been sealed. In the region east of Courtral the second British army today was advancing on a line of three nd 'one half miles along the Scheldt river. They had gained this line by a great bound forward Sunday. During the battle which resulted In this gain more than 700 prisoners were captured and heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy. ALLIES NEAR GHENT. In spite of the efforts of the Germans to check the advance of the allies in Belgium, the British, French and Belgian continue their sweeping march from Tournai to the Dutch f ron - tier. Official reports show that they have reached points within ten miles of Ghent. The Belgians are along the Deynze Eacloo canal, which runs northward from the Lys river to Zeebrugge and have taken a number of important strategic points near that waterway. Further south the French have crossed the Lys and have established bridgeheads at various points. Along the Lys the British second army has movea swirtly toward trie beneldt riv - er and are Pecq, on the west bank of the river. In this sector of the battle line, the allies are moving toward the southeast and it seems they will be able to reach Ghent with their main forces in a very short time. The Germans have flooded some of the country, but have failed to interfere with the progress of the armies commanded by King Albert. -Advance a Mile.

Britislj and American troops are seats from chairs,, ripped pictures American troops are fighting their from their frames and even took the way ahead along a ten-mile front east j cloth overings of mattresses. Appaof LeCateau. During the past day irently they went through the fine old they have Edvanced a mile on thia ' homes of the city with the idea of aee-

une end appear to have reaahed a point from which they seriously threaten the railroad running through i Avesnes and Berlaimont. This road

rui-iamj south of the wedge being driven

into their lines by the allies. If it is cut, or jf jt la taken under artillery ,. .m t, - gre iuG enemy will be seriously em barrassed in keeping th5 two wings cf his army in touch with each other. The bad weather that has prevailed in France during the pact few days has not checked the advance of the

into the German lines by reaching the heights to the west of Grandlup. Through the Champagne sector there has been no change in the line, but just west of the Argonne forest, the French have moved ahead once more. They have reached the outskirts of the village of Terron-sur-Aisne, north of Vouziers. This seems to be a stroke at Le Chesne, to the northeast of the Argonne forest. The village of Le Chesne is an important highway center and is on a line of railroad which runs southward to Buzancy behind the front where the Germans are strivine to RtM, . h

American drive on the line from the Argonne to the Meuse. Vlf Le Chesne should be occupied by the French the event would be 'almost certain to bring about a German withdrawal east of the forest American forces are apparently meeting with desperate resistance along the front west of the Meuse. No significant progress has been reported there during the past couple of days This front is so important to the enemy that he is making a great effort to hold it firmly. He apparently has succeeded for the time being at leasi in holding up the Americans. FRENCH CITIES BURGLARIZED BY DEPARTING HUNS WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Sunday, Oct 20. Roubaix and Tourcoing today celebrated their deliverance from the enemy and It was like an American Christmas, New Year's Eve and Fourth of July all rolled into one. Tears of joy intermingled with shouts of laughter, while the Population sang and danced and 1 waved flags. The peopla of the two cities were completely wild with emotional joy. There were kisses, hugs and handshakes for every British soldier. On their windows, housewives had pasted pictures of French and British military celebrities torn from magazines. There was good reason for RoubaU Tourccing to celebrate the end of the four iong years 0f hardship, privation , an(i onoression. The swashbuckling Germans had gone, leaving in their wake as much ruin as they could do. Nearly every house in the city had been sacked and things that could not be carried away were destroyed. The Germenas were Jiqued at being forced to leave the towns and they went to extreme lengths to defile, destroy and steal. Roubaix and Tourcoing were systematically burglarized, Roubaix suffering the mcst In Roubaix the Germans cut fine leather ing how thoroughly they could wreck the interiors. In many places they deliberately brcke up everything they could lay their bands on. For miles around Roubaix and Tourcoing the countryside has been singed and scorched by the red heat of war. Braken cannon, rusted rifles, pieces of shell, barbed wire and the bayonets and other equipment of soldiers are scattered all about. There are mile's of mangled fields where the ehell craters are so thick that it is impossible to tell where one begins and the other leaves off. Here and there are old machine g'm mounds or stcne, concrete and dirt The trees are leafless and many have been chewed to pieoos by flying shells and bullets.