Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 4, 1918, Page 1

Austrian Naval Base Wrecked by Sea Raid FORTIFICATIONS | LEVELED, SHIPS SUNK IN HARBOR Squadron Finds Way | thru -Mine. Field to Blast Foe ee [By Associated Prens.] i VOLUME 2 ROME, Oct. 4. — American, | | | ALL THE NEWS CITY EDITION CASPER, -WY0., Che Casper Baily Crihune E LINE | | t ! | THE DAILY TRIBUNE LEADS | | | | | ——— — a OCT. 4, 1918 Number 298 | British, and Italian warships de-| stroyed the Austrian naval base at! Durazzo and all warships anchored | there, according to the official an- nouncement of Premier Orlando. The attack on Durazzo was made at noon Wednesday when Italian and British cruisers, pro- tected by Italian and Allied tor- pedo boats and American sub- marines, succeeded in making their way thru the mine fields and got) into Durazzo harbor. An intense bombardment fol- | lowed until the base and Austrian | ships anchored there were com-| pletely destroyed. E ‘ Italians alors, is, the teeth, of | ho amen ; ot enemy fire, torpedoed an Aus-/ fare sock tana foam dedivouee ag a steamer. An-| LONDON, Oct. 4.—News from the western front tells of giant ef- other vessel, which was recogniz- forts of the enemy to stem the tide of battle. The Germans are put- ed as a hospital ship, was allow-| ting in their best troops and are fighting with an energy of desperation. ed to withdraw. British and Italian airplanes co-|in the Flanders sector, where the British occupied Armentieres and operated in the work. Other Ital- 2¢ closely pressing the retiring enemy. jan and Allied warships were| In the Sequehart-Bony sector the) drawn up in order of battle out-| Allied breach in the Hindenburg sys | . harh: y |tem was extended today and fighting pole: jor to deal with ANY | has reached the outskirts of Mont} aphipe coming up to the | Brehain, where Australian units with} assistance ., tanks. are operating. ; No fosses’ or Bae werd rites The- importance the Germans at- f by th aM: tach to the retention of this portion ered by the Allied squadron ex-|of the line is indicated by the Frank-| cept a slight injurv to a British | fort Gazette, whi ee ong i ye {der to prevent a ntal brea! ru iper . torpedo from an ene- between Cambrai and St. Quentin, my submarine. General von Boehn’s army has been made so strong that it is equivalent to a complete army group. The Ga- zette declares, “There is great danger along the whole western front.” It cannot be long, however, before an important enemy retreat from the Hindenburg line is bound to occur, ALLIES POUN HUN RESISTAN es S/S BS BS LT & Bs No Sign of General Retreat as Yet but Withdrawal from Hindenburg Line Is Bound to Occur, Say War Critics litical aspirations, Osborne, thru he “‘will not call any part of the ROME, Oct. 4.—American sub-} marine chasers destroyed two ene-| my submarines yesterday during the bombardment of Durazzo, says the official statement of the Committee.” according to military opinion here. In war office. the meantime, the Germans are put- ¥ - ting sortie seas sc nea bake When his motive was challenged he declared that his talk would LONDON, Oct. 4.—In levelling] ty. battle is Eeagne eeticand: forth| be purely: patriotic and non-partisan, that it would be for the the fortifications and. depots at|in a deadly grapple. purpose of stimulating the sale of bonds. Then when it was irre- Durazzo Wednesday an Entente futably pointed out that his tri squadron, according to a Central News dispatch from Rome, de- stroyed much material for the} Austrian army in Albania. [By Associated Press} LONDON, Oct. 4.—Austro-Hun- garians in Albania are retiring in| disorder before the advancing| Italians, blowing up depots as they go. ——_——». Miss Martha Petersdorf, formerly superintendent of the Wyoming Gen- eral Hospital, left early this morning for her home in Riverton where she will visit for a week or so until she is called for Red Cross service. Miss Petersdorf is driving her own car to Riverton. TURK MUST GO, SAYS D’ESPERY; BIG DRIVE SOON SALONIKI, Oct. 4—‘‘We will soon direct our blow at Constantinople and the vanquished Turk will be thrown once and for all into Asia,” declared General Franchet D’ Esperey, Allied Commander in chief in Macedonia, replying to a demonstration here to- day. ——— Roller Skates are used to save time by women messengers in the United States arsenal at Rock Island, Ill. INFLUENZA IS THOT WANING Epidemic Believed Checked Desvite Fact War Industries Board, prohibit of newspapers, distribution of 1,200 copies of 60 days, circulating it promiscuously thruout the city, despite the strict orders to publishers from Washing- FIGHTING FRONTS WELDED Still there is no sign of any great retreat, except the withdrawal, (Editorial) “Doc” Osborne is not coming to Casper on October-5 to speak for the Fourth Liberty Loan. Manifesting a truly magnani- mous spirit in view of the overshadowing importance of his po- interfere and conflict with any arrangements by the Liberty Loan Thus we have a remarkable sequence of events. Osborne first proposed to lead a Democratic rally in Casper on a date : when the Liberty Loan campaign was expected to be at its height. campaign purposes, without consultation with the Liberty Loan organization, and that the latter had prepared a program for the same night with ex-Governor Buchtel of Colorado as the head- liner, Osborne at last saw the light. side-show. to the big demonstration in the main tent he: capitu- lated. ° In brief he postponed the engagement until a more oppor- (Continued from Page 4) CHEYENNE LEADER, MOUTHPIECE OF HOUX AND OSBORNE, FLATS WITH U. 6. CIRCULATION ORDERS Promiscuous Distribution in Face of Rulings to Con- serve Print Paper Puts Wyoming Newspaper in the Slacker Class; “Politics First’’ In the face of. the present shortage of newsprint paper, and contrary to the orders of the wood and the Cheyenne State Leader, official mouthpiece of the Democratic party in Wyoming, boasts brazenly of the CE DESPERATE : | Breach in German Defense Closed thru| | Bitter Counter Again Torn Open by | Allies; Success on all Battlefronts | bd (By United Prens) | The Allies are hammering out victories on the west front, in the \Balkans, and in Palestine, beside destroying an Austrian naval base at Durazzo and sinking the fleet there. The west front offensive has} been welded intoia gigantic battle line reaching from the North sea| ‘into Lorraine. The breach in the German defense northeast of St. Quentin effect- ed Wednesday only to be closed by German counters, was again torn} open. British cavalry are unofficial-| ly reported to be pouring thru the gap, and have entered Fresnoy-Le-| Grand, seven miles northeast of St. | .}} Quentin, " | \} he “evacuation” of “Belgium is gaining headway. The Germans are resisting between Dixmude and Ar- mentieres but are retiring rapidly between Lens and Armentieres. ‘The! British have advanced five miles in the latter direction and are now four miles from Lille. They captured Ar- mentieres. j The encircling movement to pinch off the St. Gobain Massif and libe-| rate Laon, is proceeding. General Bethelot is three miles from Craonne~ Vienna has announced the evacua-| tion of Albania. The Italians are| pursuing and have recaptured Be-) rat. General Allenby is advancing rap- idly from Damascus today toward Aleppo. AUSTRIANS IN FLIGHT BEFORE | ITALIAN ARMY ROME, Oct. 4.—After the capture} of Berat by the Italians the cavalry | joined the pursuit of the retreating Austrians and made a considerable | advance. Cha | — his official spokesman, says that citizens to a meeting that might ip was arranged for Democratic In preference to running a WITH ulp section of the ious distribution Again, Spreading ing the pro is paper in Gasper for the next ‘Revenge Meted Out by Yanks [By Associated Press} FROM LAON CAMBRAI IS~SHAKEN BRITISH POUR THRU. BREACH IN DEFENSE SYSTEM AND REACH OPEN REGION, CLAIM Continuous Pressure. Bends Back Boche Lines to Breaking Point from Lens Northward and East to Argonne;. Five- Mile Breach Torn in Hindenburg Line; French and Americans Smash Foe [By Associated Press] Northeast of St. Quentin the British are fighting in the open country beyond the Hindenburg line after pushing ahead five miles since Monday. From Lens northward and from Rheims eastward to Argonne the Allies continue to bend back the German flanks in smash- ing attacks. The breach thru the German defenses south of Beaure- void measures five miles. Northward the British are plunging forward east and southeast from Le Catelet, while on the south the French are attacking success- fully between Sequehart and Lesdins, and are with the British in the open northeast of St. Quentin. Cavalry and tanks are pouring thru the breach. German positions from Cambrai to Laon are precarious. American, British and Italian ‘warships destroyed the Austrian na- val base at Durazzo in Albania. The exploit, carried out Wednesday, seems to have reduced the Austrians to one large naval center in the Adriatic, that of Pola, altho Fiume may be used. The attack, com- ing ‘at a time when the Austrians in southern Albania are in dire straits after losing their support lines eastward thru Macedonia, is significant. The. Italians launched an offensive there Tuesday. is sug- gests that military operations may be begun along the northern Alba- nian Coast in the rear of the retreating Austrians, and the situation holds large possibilities. Over Four Thousand Germans Captured by British Thursday LONDON, Oct. 4.—More than 4,000 prisoners were taken north of St. Quentin yesterday, Marshal Haid reported. . They also repulsed counters against Goury, Le Catelet, and Seque- part and advanced a mile farther between Armentieres and ns. Americans Advance Three Miles in Offensive East of Rheims : WITH THE AMERICAN FIRST ARMY, Oct. 3.—Attack- ing east of Rheims with the French, the Yanks advanced three miles yesterday. The battling continues. 3 They went over the top at 6:30 in the morning without artillery preparation and surprised the Germans. They gained the day’s objectives before noon despite the most desperate resistance. Many prisoners and much booty were taken. PARIS, Oct. 4.—The battle was resumed with heightened intensity all along the western front, with new attacks at vari- ous points, Indications are that the Germans will attempt a (Continued on page 8.) YANKS MEET ATTACK TANK BATTERY Great Machines Lurch thru Lines and Back ‘41 SURVIVORS Terrorand Death; | OF U.S. VESSEL that 175,000 Cases Are Revorted in Civilian and Army Ranks of U.S. [By United Press] WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—Influenza sweeping the country and the war camps has caused suffering to over 175,000 civil- ians and soldiers already. The death rate is 1 in 27. Fighting thru every known agéncy, officials feel that the epidemic is being checked. One Hundred physicians ordered by the government left last night en route to New England and Atlantic coast cities to aid them.|, Earl C. Boyle, of the Boyle Garage, sone at ye euchere a returned this morning from Cheyenne pis py eran reli sei to ing a few-days attending to business deaths. matters. and Denver where he has been spend-| ton to the contrary. Orders from this board at Washing- ton warn the Daily Tribune that non- compliance with its rulings’ will im- peril The Tribune’s future supply of newsprint and that it is both vital and patriotic that strict adherence be paid |to the orders, Yet, the Democratic organ of Chey- enne has the effrontery to circulate litself with the most reckless abandon lin the’ face of patriotic appeals of ‘the government and at a time when 'the interests of scores of newspapers \thruout the country. are jeopardized \by the present shortage. | It is understood that this practice of the Leader has.the unqualified in- |dorsement of the Democratic party in Wyoming. 53 MISSING IN ACCIDENT THAT | SANK GUNBOAT - [By Annoclated Press.) LONDON, Oct. 4.—Fifty-three are missing from the, British gunboat sunk in a collision September 10. les Sa RRs A. E. Biglin, cashhier of the Casper National Bank, is expected home this evening from O'Neil, Neb., where he was called a few-days ago by the death of his father, O. S. Biglin. AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Oct. 4.—} When the Germans advanced Tuesday in an attempt to capture Apremont, in the front northwest of Verdun, American tanks ARE PICKED UP [By Asnociated Press. suddenly emerged from the town in all directions. The tanks | WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—The sink- went lurching thru the German ranks spraying bullets into |ing of the American steamer Herma: them from all sides and spreading the utmost terror and cons-|Frasch as the result of a Stee ternation. The tanks, after smash- ing their way thru the German lines, wheeled about and repeated the. op- eration with deadly results. Enemy losses were extremely heavy. In one German company nine men were killed and 30 wounded out of a total of seventy. WITH AMERICANS NORTH- WEST OF VERDUN, Oct. 3.-—(By Associated Press.)—-When New York troops captured the village of Abri- St. Louis Friday, a number of Ger- mans came out of their hiding places ne | Oe, with uplifted hands and were sup- with the American steamer George G. posed to have surrendered. When Henry, was today announced by the the Americans came nearer the Ger-|Navy Department. The Frasch sank mans suddenly dropped their hands,|/in seven minutes., Forty-one sur- and seizing hand grenades threw vivors are accounted for. them with deadly effect, killing and | wounding a number of New York) boys. WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—The U. |S. cargo ship Herman Frasch, of 3800 The survivors retreated and told | tons, was sunk in collision ‘with the their story. Then more New York U. S. tanker, Geor, i » . 8. a ge Henry, of 7,000 |troops went forward armed with tons, off Cape Sable. Poteae of | flame throwers md gas projectors the Frasch’s 89 .crew are reported and filled the village with flames and saved. The collision occurred at gas until not a single German es-|nizht. The Henry stood by until day- caped. light seeking survivors, oor eens