Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 21, 1918, Page 1

RESISTANCE ORS: k ENEMY SWEPT: PAST THE LYS RIVER, REPORT Belgian Flight Unchecked but Troops With- drawn from Other Points Are. Being Hurled against Americans North of Verdun; Fall of Ghent Is Near TT TBy United Press] LONDON, Oct. 21.—The Germans have been hurled over the Lys river. The Allies are driving on Ghent and Tournai.. German at- tempt to make a stand on the Lys line were overwhelmed. The Allies, are already in| rontact ‘with: the next German. defense lise along the Escant river. The enemy: was: forced to ‘withdraw along the. whole o tose Bellamy id eacepbob coool aoa wk CT ching of western Belgium, occupi ona ing | the Holland frontier. . Beyond Lille inthe Valenciennes sector the British drove the Ger- mans across the border from France into Belgium, and reached the outskirts of Pecq. They are approaching St. Amand and also are near the Scheldt line north of Tournai. Resistance Gauged by Distance- from Metz, “Hinge” of Retirement In the Le Cateau sector, the British took over 3,000 prisoners yesterday. . The vast German turning movement is comparable to a great gate pivoting on Metz.” The retreat is more rapid in proportion to the distance from the “hinge.” Thus the Huns are fighting like madmen before Metz whereas there is slight resistance in Flanders. | The Fourth and ‘Sixth German armies in western Belgium face the alternative of scrambling into Holland, surrendering to the Belgians or fleeing southeastward toward Liege. If the German Escaut line breaks they can hardly make a stand until they are behind the Meuse. ._ The Paris war office today reported raids in Lorraine and Alsace, with the capture of prisoners, This may indicate that the Allies are | planning an attack there. Thirteen-Mile Advance in Six Days, Is Record of Americans WITH THE ANGLO-AMERICANS, EAST OF LE CATEAU, Oct. 21.—(Associated Press.)—Americans, fighting beside the British made a total advance of 13 miles in the six day’s battle in this sector. Marshal Haig sent a letter to the commanding general of the Ameri- cans congratulating them on their fine showing, (Continued on Page 8.) JOY AT BRUGES ECLIPSES THAT OF FRENCH CITY People Receive First News of Yankee Aid; “If I Had Only Known,” Sobs Only American Woman in City | LONDO © [By Associated Press] . IN, Oct. 21.—Scénes of happiness at Bruges clipsed those at Lille after the liberation of the two cities, ac- Gate to the Daily Mail. ing the occupation of Burges fro ermans the people there.were-allowed to receive no news m the outer world unless the news was handled by the a ficers. The correspondent writes: ens the only American woman eee Bruges was told of the deeds of Americans ith France, she cried with happiness: 4 known ‘eee Oh, if I had only {TREAT REECE URNS EE NES Oe Sai 5 tend. were so overjoyed when the king and queen of Belgium landed there Thursday that many heartily kissed the rulers of the liberated town King Albert and Vice Admiral AGAINST YANKEE FR DIRECTED ASSOCIATED and UNITED PRESS PROPOSAL, People, titit- the- Reichstag, Dictate Questions of Peace and War in F; uture [By Associated noe WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—Germany’s reply as received by wire- less is regarded here as an akward attempt:to accept the terms:for an th arrival of the official text before reaching conclusions, ee: German reply was received by the state department today. There will be no official comment until the official text is re- ceived. io LONDON, Oct. 21.—Announcement: is made of a funda- mental ‘change in the German constitution providing for rep- resentation of the people in decisions concerning peace and war, and said that the present government has been formed in complete accordance therewith. Germany claims the sanction of international law for carrying out destruction of property during retreats and says her troops are under strict instructions to spare private property and care for the population to the best of their ability. Where Seas lamer occur, the note says, the guilty are being pun- ished. ~ No future German government will be able.to take or hold office unless it possesses the confidence of a majority of the reichstag, the note announces. Germany has agreed that the , | conditions of an armistice should be left to the military advisers and that the actual standard of power on hoth sides of the field should form a basis for such arrangements. THE OFFICIAL TEXT The London text of the note by wireless follows:) “In ac- cepting the proposal for the evacuation of occupied territories, the German government has started the assumption that the pi lure of this evacuation and.of the conditions of the armistice should be left to the judgment of the military advisers and the actual standard of power on both sides-in the.field has to form a basis for arrangements for safeguarding and guar- anteeing this standard, “The German government suggests to President Wilson that'an opportunity should be brot about for fixing the details. It trusts that the president of the United States. will approve no demand of which: would be irreconsilable with the honor of the German people and with the opening of a way to a peace of justice. “The German government protests, against the reproach of illegal, inhumane actions made against the German land and sea forces and thereby against ‘the people. For cover- ing of a retreat destructions ‘will always he necessary and they are carried out insofar as it is permitted by international law. German troops were under most strict instructions to spare pri- vate property and’ to exercise care for the population to the best of their ability. Where transgressions. occur in spite ‘of inatryctions the guilty are being punished, ‘The German government further denies that the German navy in’sinking ships ‘has ever purposely destroyed. life boats LON a Keyes were carried to the town hall “ONDON, Oct. 21. People at Qs-| on the shoulders of the men. _ with their passengers. “The German government p: with all those charges that the facts be cleared, away: neutral CHANGE WROUGHT IN HUN GOVERNMENT SINCE FIRST Official Text of German Reply Claims | Revision of Constitution Whereby the | dwetched to sll submarine commanders peeciiding the tor, It determination that Foch armistice laid down by the president. It is believed to be certain that concurrence of a representation of the people in decisions of | the wireless version is gabbled to: art extent-and officials will await |P@ace.and war. These conditions have just now undergone a/ WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—The wireless version of the | direct franchise. | SAYS OFFICIAL “Im order to avoid anything that might hamper the work peace, the German government has caused orders to be doing senger ships without, howover, for_ technical Teasons, "being ‘able to guarantee that these orders will reach i © at sea before its return. “As a fundamental condition for peace, the president pre- scribes ‘the destruction of every arbitrary power that can sep- arately, secretly and of its own single choice disturb the peace of the world.’ To this the German government replies: Hitherto a representative of the people in the German empire has not been endowed with influence on the formation of a government. | “Section Seven—The constitution did not provide for a every. s 2a fundamental change. A new. government has been formed in complete accordance with the wishes (principles?) of a rep- mtation of people, based on equal, universal, secret and | “The leaders of the great parties of the reichstag are mem- bers of this government. In thé future no government can take or continue in office without possessing the confidence of the majority of the reichstag. The responsibility of the chancellor | of the empire to a representation of the people is being legally | developed and safeguarded. The first act of the new govern- ment has been to lay before the reichstag a bill to alter the| constiution of the empire so that the consent of the represen- tation of the people is required for decisions on war and peace. | “The permanence of the new system is, however, guaran-| teed not only by constitutional safeguards, bit also by the un- shakeable determination of the German people whose vast majority stands behind these reforms and demands their ener- getic continuance. “The question of the president—with whom he and the} governments associated against rmany are dealing — is therefore answered in a clear and unequivocal manner by the | statement that the offer of peace and armistice has come from a government which is free from any arbitrary and irrespons- ible influence and is supported by the approval of an over- whelming majority of the German people. “SOLF, Foreign Minister.” YANK FLYER IS___ CAUGHT TRYING. TO STEAL AWAY Bold Attempt to Escave Internment Is} Frustrated by Injuries Received When Bedclothes Rope Breaks [By Aanociated Press] GENEVA, Oct. 21.—Lieutenant Duncan, American avia- tor, who with a companion land in the Jura Alps a month ago and was interned, made a bold but futile’ atttempt to escape from the internment camp at Andermatt Wednesday. | He made a rope with bedclothes and slid down the wall around the barracks, but when some distance from the ground | the rope. broke.and Duncan was-badly . injured. ‘“ was arrested. He was taken back to} Ke continued the attempt to es- cape however, and walked Th the Gr /Andermatt and the guord at the| rection of Goeschenen. The escape|c#mp was doubled. was discovered almost. immediately and an alarm sent out. There is a long tunnel between Andermatt and the guard at the | WASHINGTON, Oct. 21—Major| | Generals Liggett and Bullard were nominated today by the president to when the aviator emerged from it he/ bé lieutenant generals. London Relays Most Important Points of Answer Due to Arrive Here Soon WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—Ger- many’s joint armistice arrange- ment proposal conflicts with the many is trying to justify her ac- tivities on land and sea to protect her against indemnity claims at the peace table, peace would appear to be far off. Probably Germany will leave the door open for a fur- ther discussion,\ however, if Pres- ident Wilson believes it necessary. [By Ansociatea ¥ Press.) LONDON, Oct. 21.—The Ger- man reply to President Wilson’s note, the text of which was re- ceived here today by wireless, says that Germany hopes the United States wili approve of no demand which would be irreconcilable with the honor of the German peo- ple and with the opening of a way to peace of justice. Germany protests the references |of the president to illegal and in- humane acts. A denial is made |that the German navy purposely ‘has destroyed lifeboats with pass- engers. Germany proposed that the facts be cleared up by neutral commissions. Germany has despatched orders to submarine commanders pre- cluding the torpedoing of passen- |ger ships in the future. Announcement is made of a fundamental change in the Ger- map constitution providing for representation of the people in de- cisions concerning peace, and war, and it is said the present gov- ernment is formed in complete ac- cordance therewith. y suggests to President Wilson that an opportunity be brot about for fixing the details of the evacuation of occupied ter- ritories. LONDON, Oct. 21,—QGermany, according to information received here, has asked a neutral govern- ment to inform President Wilson that Germany is prepared to agree to a neutral commission to investi- gate charges of devastation. ‘The German reply refers to the eee t eoment is the de- struction of every arbitrary pow- er that can disturb world pas and declares that the present gov- ernment is free from such domin- ation and is supported by.a great majority of the German people.