Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 16, 1918, Page 1

WILL ACCEPT LONDON, Oct. 16.--The Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Gourant today publishes a telegram from Hamburg saying that Germany has capitulated, accord- ing to the Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Amsterdam. It is reported from Berlin that Germany accepts all of Wilson’s conditions providing that the German peoples’ interests are safeguarded. There is persistent revival of revorts that the kaiser has abdicated. The Amsterdam report that Ger- many has'accepted all conditions is believed in London to be approximately correct. 12,000 PRISONERS IN TWO ASSOCIATED and UNITED PRESS Cribune VOLUME2 _ CASPER, WYO., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1918 BERLIN FINANCIAI _ THE DAILY TRIBUNE. LEADS Number 308 ARE THROWN INTO PANIC BY REPLY TO HUN PEACE NOTE \Teuton Public Balks BRUSSELS TO BE EVACUATED SOON PEE Maes ie PR dee Souk Sea: SG’ hes. Bee 9 at Terms Demand- GERMAN FURCTIONARY AUTHORITY ea by Pres. Wilson; French Approve PARIS, Oct. 16.—A high German functionary in Belgium declared October 9 that German occupation of Brussels would end within 15 days at the latest, according to reliable informa- tion received in London, says the Echo de Paris. RE GALL RECEIVED FOR 25 MEN AS LATEST INGREMENT LEAVES FOR ssserdsc ot. |tion of national strength and raising Registration inder New Draft Ages of 19 to 36 Years ** ™i""7 *#e"__ * \ | LONDON, Oct. 16,—Before Ger- Provides Nearly 475 Men for Immediate jmany can obtain an armistice she hd : - |must surrender unconditionally, it is Military Service in Natrona County reliably stated. ‘The terms of such . |a surrender would be complete dis- iss Z . ' armament and disbanding of the ar- _ Coincident with the receipt of another call for 25 men to en-| my; Allied occupation of Metz and train for Fort McArthur, Cal., on October 23, an even dozen selective other German towns; surrender of service recruits of Natrona county departed from Casper and outside | Re fleet and that the! Allies occupy [By Asnoctated Press] LONDON, Oct. 16.—President Wilson’s reply to the’ German | peace note produced a “most unfa- jvorable impression” in Berlin, says a Central News dispatch from Amsterdam. It adds that publi- | cation of the reply was followed by . s 2 7 . pBi Heligoland. points this morning for Moscow, Idaho, where they will begin training! ‘Brussels is favored for the peace in mechanical work at the University of Idaho. | meeting. Those who left from Casper included Wilse Ralph Fanning, Carl] Rudolph Ohman, Henry Cody Craw- a) : ‘here give enthusiastic approval to ford, Robert Ruby Sable, Grandy|of 19 to 36, ‘approximately 500 were| president Wilson’s reply. The Figa- Lee Rutledge, Frederick Holland Fox, |¢!#ssified as 1-A men and summoned yo gays the president’s depth of thot \for physical examination. Some 16/gnd staunch loyalty will no longer |per cent will be disqualified on phy-| permit the Germans to compromise sical grounds, leaving about 475) with defeat. all of whom were voluntarily induct-\available for immediate call. This ea into the service, Three others, | poesia oe ~ aura sotemey represents the number obtained from| Jack ©) ‘i svi jamong 1,500 who were mailed ques- BRITISH VESSEL ead H laude ying, cette. cig jtionnaires and who were granted de- D arry H. and William Patrick| ¢erred classification on dependent COLLIDES TH WARSHIP, SINKS Dunn of Red Bluff, Cal., received and industrial claims. By Associated Press.) Permits to entrain from points where | T NEW YORK, Oct. 16.—The)sub- PARIS, Oct. 16.—Morning papers John Edward Donahue, Waldo Morse Roberts and William Edward Miller, ee they were living at. the time of re-| ceiving the summons. »~ ; A desire to hae their order num- , bers advanced to be included in ear- [By Axsnociated Press.] ly calls is manifested on the part of late registrants from military serv- WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.—With four more days to go, the nation to-| ‘ce who have been placed in class bound, was sunk in collision with a fore their departure. day passed the three billion halfway United’ States war vessel off Swin- burne Island this afternoon. The crew was saved. 2 —— z Jim MeFadden, of Cheyenne, -& former Burlington, employe, spent a few hours in Casper -between trains ably be made of these selettives. itey will report for service to the Heal board for Natrona county on} Jctober 22 and a complete list wi'l) not be available until the day .be- 1-A, with the result that the ail or 25 men on October 23 will prob- Of the men who registered on Sep-|'post in the Liberty loan race before tember 12 who come within the ages Saturday night. INSURRECTIONS. I UKRAINE AND PRAGUE SPREAD Mertial Law Proclaimed in Bohemian Cities Following Riots Resulting from Pro- tests in Prague UBy United Preas) PARIS, Oct. 16. — Meetings called by the Czecho-Slovak coun- cil in Prague to protest against the export of foodstuffs from Bo hemia resulted in a general strike which is developing into a riot, ac- cording to dispatches from Zurich to Paris newspapers. Martial law has been proclaimed thruout the country, German and Hungarian troops occupying Pra- gue,, Pilsensz, Pisek and Tabor. Dispatches report that the movo- ment has spread to Moravia and that there is fighting in Braun, the capital, Olmutz and Skoda, the lat- ter the seat of the big ‘Austrian British freighter Port Philip, out-|’ gun plant where work is said to have been suspended. Machine guns, it is added, have been posted in the principal streets of Prague and artillery has been put in position. The population, it is declared, is in no wise intimi- dated. and there is reasom to be lieve the people have arms. It is reported. fighting is going on in Prague. STOCKHOLM, Oct. 16.—Insur- rection is spreading, in Ukraine, and recently has extended thruout the entire government of Podolia, according to dispatches to the Politiken... It is reported that in several places German troops are siding with the rebels. ———— LARAMIE GOES OVER; STATE WILL GO NEXT Laramie county, with a quote’ of over $1,460,000, went over the top Tuesday, ing to reports receiv- ed, at State headquarters The an- nouncement that every county in the ‘state has oversubscribed its allotment of ag bond issue is expected while on his way East. -| shot St. Juvin Heights \Taken by Yankees | Burgess-Courtrai Road, Revort | day fight. | Georges. ILSON’S TERMS TWO DAYS TELLS | ____ STORY OF VICTORY | Che Casper Da JELGIAN DRIVE BRITISH ENTER LILLE SUBURBS AS BELGIAN CAVALRY REACHES POINT WITHIN 15 MILES GHENT fr ‘Barges; Lillé Completely Outflanked on: North with Fall of City Momentarily Expected; Yanks Score Gains along Aisne [By Axsociated Preen] rapidly bearing away the extreme right flank of the German battleline. captured bg days, indicates a victory of great importance, lafter town. Unofficial reports are that Thourout has been taken. It is confirmed that the British are within two miles of Courtrai. This completely outflanks Lille from the north. The Allies are 11 miles from Bruges and 25 miles from Ghent, advancing seven miles since Monday. PARIS, Oct. 16.—British patrols have entered the southwestern suburbs of Lille. Belgian cav- alry this morning was within a mile of the railway center Thielt, 15 miles southwest of Ghent. sid naib bara ai did Wedge Driven across [By United Press} WITH THE ‘AMERICAN FIRST| — WITH THE BRITISH IN FLANDERS, Oct. 16.—The Allies, driv: ARMY, Oct. 16.—The Americans | j boat. base communication artery. The French cavalry swept over Lichter-Veldge and Thorout and a \is advancing toward Bruges and the sea. prisotprs: us| Southward the British took Menin within three miles of Lille. The Plunging thru the German wire!) .,. | : 3 ; |British are in the outskirts of Courtrai. in the face of grenade showers, ; { the Yanks arbi up Grendpre.| Over 12,000 prisoners have been taken since Monday. crossed Argonne pass, and smash-| SETS ed forward. The: Americans are| Continued Gains in the Douai- now digging in south of the Aisne.| | , by : Americans widened the breach| Lille Sector During the Night in the Kriembilde Tine in an all-| LONDON, Oct. 16.—Gains by British patrols in the Douaiille porately iret rake den 7 attempt. |°¢ctor last night were reported by Marshal Haig today. ing to prevent a complete Ameri- | can break near Grandpre.| Two German counters were de-| feated. | The Yanks, north of Verdun, are battering. another breach in the Kriemhilde line near St.| | Rea aa .|Jmportant Results Exvected from fighting desperately as a break| Penetration of Flanders Wedge thru means the collapse of this en-| 5 ward from there. They took 420 LONDON, Oct. 16,—The Belgian army is advancing rapidly along the Cortemarck-Thourout road. The fall of Thourout, whose capture was prematurely announced unofficially, is expected almost | immediately. [By Associated Press] tire front. | PARIS, Oct. 16.—The German extreme right wing is bei ; ; , Oct. 16,— ght wing is being threat- bate ate iaas, Seog ened more and more as the Allied wedge in Flanders is driven deeper. centers are being _ repeatedly | Enemy resistance seems to be slackening in Flanders, It is believed bombed by our airmen. : that important results may be seen’ within a few days. The advance Walp paged of the Allies is from two and one-half to five miles on a 30-mile front. HUN SOCIALISTS | On the right the British hold Menin and Wervicq and have Cour- |trai almost within their grasp. Evacuation of great industrial cen es prey bee S lof Lille, Roubaix and Tourcoing “teen to be seuabet oor a On the left the Belgians are approaching Thourout, 12 miles from By United Press COPENHAGEN, Oct. 16.—Social- | Bruges and within 20 miles of the Dutch frontier. ists have finally decided not to object | pation of Belgium are numbered, They have begun work of destruc- There are signs that the Germans realize that the days of occu- Ch: Hor Maximfli tinuing | ,- . : 4 > . 3a apica tags a adeasofficial Berita tion in western Belgium. According to the best information the Ger- report. wa ’ mans are preparing to get out of Bruges, Ghent and even Brussels; ‘Extreme Right Flank of German Battleline Borne Back by | Sweeping Advance over Lowlands in Direction of Ghent and | Sweeping steadily ahead over the lowlands of Belgium, the British, French and Belgians are | Twelve thousand prisoners, | Allies have captured Menin and Wervicq and are across the Lys in the neighborhood of the | : : ing into Belgium, have thrust their wedge across the Bruges-Courtrai — jcaptured St. Juvin heights, east of |road, severing another U- {Grandpre, and advanced north- |