Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 2, 1918, Page 1

ALL THE NEWS CITY EDITION OIL PRODUCTION DIRECTOR TALKS TO FIELD WORKERS, REFINERY MEN AND OPERATORS IN CASPER TODAY UTON ARMI SURGE T0 WARD SAVED FROM F WHILE TRAIN SPEEDS AT 40 MILES AN: Agreeable to schedule T. A. O’Don- nel, director of the production de- partment of the oil division of the United States fuel administration, ar- rived in Casper today and at the noon hour was accorded a cordial re- ception by oil workers at the Mid- west camp in the Big Muddy, where he addressed hundreds of men on the necessity of speeding up production during the duration of the war. On his return to Casper this af- ternoon Mr. O’Donnell will be taken to the refineries where he will talk ‘to the men on topics affecting the oil and gasoline supply. This evening he will be the honer guests at a dinner to be given at course of the evening will also be present at a meeting called for 8 o’clock at the courthouse, at which the oil director will be the principal speaker. The public is invited to at- tend this meeting, particularly. those interested in the oil industry and in dications are that a packed court- room will greet Mr. O’Donnell’s ap- pearance, Operators look for an enlightening Fighting fire at 40 miles flames which threatened with airmen near Soisson The train had when the airplane, which occupies the entire car, was discdvered by the sen- ‘ : Sy try to be in flames. He was slightly | diseussion regarding the administra- ; tion’s policy with respect to oil de- burned ‘in’ getting aac a *P aed velopments, a question with which | the alarm. | The train crew was in the Mr. O’Donnell is familiar from all|Tear and the attention of the engi- angles, his experience as an indepen- | eer could not be gained for some dent operator in California prior to | ™minutes. Armed only with a fire ex- his appointment as first assistant to|tinguisher, the men fought the spectacular experience early today. of the soldier crew of the Liberty Loan War Exhibit Special, the guards b relics among which was the airplane ca Tere Douglas ‘al the Midwest'hotel at 6 o’clock. Jvead- ing oil operators of this district will Mark D. Requa, director of.0ii divis- be in attendance at “during ~ the ion of the .U..S..fuel administration, qualifying him in this respect, Yanks Push Line Ahead Overcome Almost Insurmountable Obsta- cles in Clearing Foe from Deoths of Argonne Forest; Army Fresh By FRED S. FERGUSON [United Press Staff Correspondent] WITH THE AMERICANS WEST OF VERDUN, Oct. 2.—} While activities on the remainder of the line are confined to repulsing bitter counters and consolidating new positions, Americans in the depth of the Argonne forest are shoving for- ward somewhat today, overcoming almost insurmountable ob- stacles and beating up Boche reserves. The First American aren army has only just begun to fight PANIC STARTED and can be counted on for a steady, altho not a spectacular advance. Ap- ON BOURSE, AS parently the Germans opposite are preparing to retire: from advanced AMSTERDAM, Oct. 2. — Satur- day’s Vienna newspapers describe the Positions. Counters near Apremont changed tremendous sensation caused in the Austrial capital by the Bulgarian col- [By Associated Press] WITH THE AMERICANS NORTH the possession of certain ground four lapse. The impression was that Bul- times. Finally the Americans held garia’s secession had administered a a slight advantage. Boche’ prisoners say their casual- grave blow to the dual monarchy and | a panic occurred on the Bourse. Pan- ties amount to fully 30 per cent. demonium in the Budapest Bourse} was such that business was sus- pended. | PARIS, Oct. 2.—Anti-German and/| pacifist riots are in progress thruout | Bulgaria, according to a Zurich dis- | patch to the Journal. 350 KILLED IN RAIL ACCIDENT MALMO, SWEDEN : LONDON, Oct. 2.—Three hundred and fifty persons were killed, it is feared, in a railway accident at Mal- mo, Sweden, says the Exchange Tele- graph. Fifty children returning to Stockholm from the country are num- bered among the dead. WEST OF VERDUN, Oct. 1.— The enemy tonight appears to be with- drawing in the direction of the junc- ture of the Bethunhild and Kriem- hild system: In Argonne Fo progress to the Americans East of the ing north of jitions on the road es to Exemont. The excellence of the American aerial force is demonstrated by a total bag since September 26 of a hundred | hostile planes and twenty balloons. | [By Ansociated Press.) | WITH THE AMERICANS IN FRANCE, Oct. 1—It is reported that Americans in the Meuse-Argonne re- | gion advanced over a hotly contested sector north and of Mont Fau- reminded that our present position i our winter position.” Oo It has been estimated that at 10,- 000 feet altitude kites and hawks can see field mice, their eyes being twenty times stronger than those of man, flames for -seyeral, miles. until the train, cquld. be sto} bucket sy gade was. fo } to a ‘by = poo! and within a few manta ‘the blaze was under control. The 108% -by fire was confined to the cloth» covering of part of the, wings and the fusilage or body of the machine, the quick action on the part of the soldiers being responsible for the small loss. Among the heroes of the hour are Master Engineer Russell Sparr of the 110th Engineers, who but recently returned from the front, and Cor- poral J. J. Downey, both of whom clung precariously along..the rail. of, jof- the speeding car while attempting to curb the varnish-fed flames... * The airplane is a German. bomb- ing machine, brot down by American airmen in a battle near Soissons and is among the most striking of trophies carried by the government train. The car containing the gas masks, ma- chine guns, helmets, rifles and other small trophies of all kinds, was in imminent danger but no harm tame to it. as the blaze was well confined to one car, The special, made up of three cars of war exhibits and a fourth car fit- ted up for the attendants, arrived in Casper a little late, owing to the fire, and immediately became the cefter of attraction on the siding at the end of the brick platform at the Burling- ton near the freight house. . Imme- diately upon its arrival a detail of the Casper Home Guard took up po- sitions to guard the train and will watch it continuously until it pulls out late tonight..During he interim the exhibits will be open t6 the in- spection of the public and it is safe to assume that at least 5,000 people will visit the train during.the course of the afternoon and,evening, in that it is the first opportunity preserited in Casper for viewing. samples of equip- ment and relics shippe:j from the bat- tlafields of: France. A complement of returned soldiers, who are accompanying the exhibit on its tour of the Tenth Federal reserve district as an advertising feature of the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign, will be taken on a tour of the city this afternoon and shown other courtesies which their service deserves. The exhibit of war equipment and relics is -interesting in the extreme ciation with the big news of the day will command the attention of all res- idents who are able to visit the train. {Many of the German relics were brot recently from France, having. been captured by the Americans in the late offensive. on. the west front. . They were rushed from the seaboard to Kansas City immediately upon their arrival and the special train for this district was, made up at that point. (ate aetatana na renee SERBIA BEING EVACUATED BY THE BULGARS By Annociated Préns,]' LONDON, Oct.. 2.—-Serbia. is be- ing evacuated bythe Bulgarians, the official statement today. and in view of their immediate asso~, today. Soldier Crew Forms Bucket Brigade to Save Equipment after Fighting Fire in Box Car for Several Miles Run an hour was thrilling and ling with the most: priceless pture j by American destruction the was speeding westward initéd Wress.¥ WASHINGTON, Oct. 2—Setbia and Greece today announced their peace demands,on Bulgaria: Reparation of all damage in occu- pied territory; abandonment: of. all plans to dominate thé’ Balkans; guar- antees that Greeks living in Bulgaria shall not be exterminated. _DVINA, RUSSIA [BY Associated Press] ARCHANGEL, Sept. 80.—Ameri- can, British, Russian, and French troops occupy villages on both banks ofthe Dvina river to a point 125 miles ‘north of Kotlas, in government of Vologda. They have advanced 75 miles during the last two weekmand are now 370 miles southeast! of Arch- angel. The river is blocked further south by Bolsheviki mines and barges, which were sunk in the channel. DAMASCUS IS OCCUPIED BY GEN. ALLENBY [By Assogiated: Pressey . LONDON, Oct. 2.—Damascus, the capital of Syria;. was: occupied by General Allenby’s forces Tuesday, says today’s official statement: ! LONDON, Oct. ! 2.—The Turkish commander at Damascus has asked for terms to surrender. the city to General Allenby’s forces, the Man- chester Guardian reports. _It is e: pected that the troops of the British army in Palestine will enter the city > —— CHOLERA TAKES TOLL OF DEATH VIENNA, REPORT MADRID, Oct. 2.—Several cases of Asiatic cholera has been discover- din’ Vienna..and deaths occurred ‘rom this disease there. } Thomas H. Fiddes, first. class —priv- ate: detailed to work on the Local Der of the United tates Infantry, un- alization papers this week by Frede- iric Emmerick, «district examiner: Private Fiddes«was burn in cotland says | and came to America when 20 years|erty Loan during the remainder o: of age. . GENERAL RETREAT IS {British advanced five miles eastward from the front-line Hindenburg positions. BOTH BANKS OF STARTED ON FRONT | Retirement Covered by Fierce Fighting on Whole of Allied Front but Long Lines of Transports Streaming toward the Rear In- dicate Beginning of Evacuation of Territory Won at Immense Cost; Critics Think German Defense Broken CAMBRAI IS OCCUPIED \ [By United Press} LONDON, Oct. 2.—Cambrai wa: partially occupied this morning, say sattlefront dispatches received here. Tre city is now believed to have fallen. Along the road, pyre ees from the St. Quentin-Cambrai line in France, long trains of trans- ports are moving toward the Belgian frontier. This is the first indication that the defeated enemy has pe to retreat before the thrusts of the British, French and Americans along his line. While the battle ill rages fiercely along the front, the enemy evidently realizes that the inroads made by the Allies on the Hindenburg line have made that famous position untenable. Military observers expect, dow that the retirement is actually in progress, that the whole Ger- man line will crumble as the Teutonic armies make their way back to their next defensive positions. Germany’s defenses between Cambrai and St. Quentin are crumbling under the determined blows of Foch. The time-expected German withdrawal from France and Belgium is apparently drawing nearer. Under attacks of the British, French and Americans the Hindenburg system from the Scarpe to the Oise, 50 miles, is overrun, and the valuable network of railroads in Flanders is becoming useless. In the south the French are pressing west and north of Rheims. Northeast of St. Quentin the Haig is drawing closer the net about Cambrai. The French met spirited resistance on entering St. Sidistin, Vel laceasdol ts threiting the cobs hase the comes odethe ‘ Ty _. In Flandets the Germans set afire the railway junctions of Roulers and Menin and are removing | their big. gums‘ from-the-Belgian coast around the submarine base of Ostend, which is being outflanked. The ni are now five miles from Thourout, while the British are across the Lys, seven miles north of Lille are within seven miles of Courtrai. General Berthelot speedily is driving the Germans back to their old lines in the Rheims region. GREAT OPENING Hindenburg Line Becomes Sieve, : | Utter Demolition Now in Sight [By United Press} AT RUALINGTON | WITH THE BRITISH ARMY AFIELD, Oct. 2.—The sup- | porting trench system behind the Hindenburg defenses, known A HUSES PEOPLE as the Beaurevoir line, has been broken. The British Ninth | corps and the Australians captured Beaurevoir and Brancourt. | The French were thus able to push eastward above St. Quentin, | cutting the latter off ana compelling its evacuation. Patriotic Program Attendant Upon The utter demolition of Germany’s fixed defenses is in Dedication of New Freight Depot Enthusiastic for Success of Loan sight. The Hindenburg system has become a sieve. Open warfare is made possible. With St. Quentin’s fall enemy re- | tirement on a large scale is being contemplated. Authorities | hint at interesting developments about to happen. As a curtain-raiser for the great} i Liberty Loan rally to be held at the} PARIS, Oct. 2.—Violent fighting is continuing north and New is ree on chap as south of St. Quentin, of which the French already hold four- Sea vingerae “he prinek in: Gaiper “I fifths. The French passed above the canal at Le Trenquoy great crowd assembled at the new! end are Progressing eastward. An attack is also developing Burlington freight depot last evening | On Omissy, just northeast of St. Quentin. to participate in a meeting which con-| stituted a formal opening of the structure for use here and left it dedi-| cated to the purpose in which the en- | tire country is now engaged. | L, A. Reed, superintendent of the} Midwest refinery, presided at the! meeting, and rousing speeches were delivered by M. P. Wheeler, Judge} Charles E. Winter and George S.| Scott of the freight department. Pa-| itriotic music was furnished by the Casper band, now in process of reor- ganization, and vocal selections were given by Prof-' Rudolph Lundberg, who possesses a wonderfully rich bari- toné voice. All the speakers were giv-/ en an enthusiastic reception, the au- dience echoing their sentiments with unstinted applause. Mayor Leeper was among the speakers. Huns Facing Crucial Test Board for Natrona county:as'a mem- ‘assigned, was granted his final natur- The large auditorium had been ap- propriately decorated with bunting and flags, and the freight depart- ment’s service flag with thirty-five stars occupied a conspicuous place. ;Seating accommodations were pro- |vided by the use of the Empress seats -and the place was crowded to ca- pacity. The new Burlington freight station fit is pointed out by officials of the company, is one of the best on the lentire system. The new one now in (process of building at Omaha will be larger; but is none the more fully equipped to handle the business. The Jcompletion of the local structure came at an opportune time to stage it rousing meeting for the Liberty Loan and the success of the affair is largely due to the employes of the freight department, together with ‘members of the Liberty Loan commit- tee, who made necessary arrange- ments. w. W. Miller leaves Casper this evening for Platte county. where he will'speak in the interest of the Li' the week. General Retirement Predicted Following Evacuation of Teuton Bases; Defeat Now Stares Foe on Front } [By United Press} The Germans on the west front face their greatest crisis | since the beginning of the war. Simultaneous allied pressure on four offensive fronts has created a situation where a great German retirement is imminent. It is unofficially reported that already they are preparing to retire on the two wings in Flan- ‘ders and along the Argonne. The French entered St. Quentin yesterday. The Germans had set fire ~~ {to the city. The British are still | for several days, are resuming their | clinging to the outskirts of Cambrai. one nermnen, the ae and c | With the evscaution of these two|{ "Sonne. the French advance | it is believed the Germans must fall} tween the, Vesle and the, Aisne threat: ens Laon and G ¥ back to the Valenciennes line, ten | = merece ri¥t miles eastward, Unofficially itisre-| The hearing of criminal cases | Ported that the German command has | been concluded in district court = already ordered the evacuation of ‘the jury has been dismissed by Judge most of Belgium. Civilians are flee-/Charles E, Winter, The sentencing ing from Lille. fof those convicted at the September On the southern flank the Ameri-|term will be taken up at an early leans, after being held at a standstill |date. ;