Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, October 26, 1918, Page 1

0 MEUSE TAKE i eR gets: ian UST gto ot Te» the Casper Da Crihune ASSOCIATED and UNITED PRESS ARE AGREEABLE, SAYS VON SOLF WIRE SERVICE PARALYZED BY SLEET STORM Nebraska and Kansas in Grip of Blizzard; Eleven Inches of Snow at Grand Island, Nebraska (By United Preas.j DENVER, Oct. 26.—Wire com- munication over a large part of the Middle West is crippled as a result of storms in Kansas and Ne- braska. Denver is almost com- pletely cut off from the East. Eleven inches of snow, following a sleet storm near Grand Islond, Neb., prostrated miles of wire A later high wind storm en Garden City and Dodge City, Kansas, paralyzed communi- cation in an area thru which lines had been re-routed to conneef the points cut off by the first storm Officials of the American Tel- ephone and. Telegraph Company stated that no relief is in sight be- fore late this afternoon. TURKISH OFFER OF SURRENDER BELIEVED SENT [By Associated Press.) LONDON, Oct. 26.—The Turkish | minister to Switzerland has handed to the British and French ministers to that country an offer of peace) virtually amounting to surrender, a.- cording to a Berne dispatch to the Daily Mail. NEUTRALS SEEK MEANS TO HELP WAR REFUGEES THE HAGUE, Oct, 26.—It is semi-officially explained in dispatches from Berlin that neutral residents of Brussels, who have gone to the front LATE FLASHES | WORLD NEWS [By Associated Press} | LONDON, Oct, 26.—An official statement that Demobilization of the Austro-Hungarian army is being prepared is published in a newspaper says an exchange Telezraph Copenhagen dispatch. © | ef Vienna, LONDON, Oct, 26.—The British pressed forward today between Val-| nes and Tournai, capturing Odomez and Maulde, north of Valen-| ennes and Tournai, capturing Odomez and Maulde, north of Valenciennes. | also captured Carmel Hall and Englefontain on the south, encie They ____ WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—The interstate commerce commission today “pproved the increase in express rates, low editerranean, The British admiralty looks upon the situation as part of the Ger- It is believed that if Germany elects to fight to the her greatest submarine effort may be expected late man peace. offensive, end of her resources in December and January, by the LONDON, Oct, 26.—German submarine activity has reached auch a w state this week as to become almost neg! withstanding that many more U-boats are lurking in the Atlantic and LONDON, Oct. 26.-Kravelo, 60. miles northeast of Nish, was occupied Serbians, In the same region the Serbians crossed the Dernitsa’ river. CASPER, WYO., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1918 | j “Loyal” Fulfillment’ | of Peace Terms Is Promised [By Associated Presr } | wee Oct. 26.—Von| German foreign secretary,| ’ Y>) speaking before the Reichstag, said: : } “As for Alsace-Lorraine, it is) clear that as they were expressly| mentioned among President Wilson’s| fourteen points, we agree to regula- | tions of these questions. Having ac-| cepted Wilson’s program as a basis) of peace, we will loyally fulfill the| program in all directions and at al!) points.” | ; GERMAN NEWSPAPERS | |CONDEMN U. S. ANSWER | COPENHAGEN, Oct... 26.—With| a few exceptions the German press condemns President Wilson’s_ latest | otes saying it is an alteration of his former standpoint, and_ betrays. a Neck: of comprehension. of recekt events in Germany, as well as mis- ‘construction of what had happened there, It is also said that the note represents a concession to the de- mand of the Allied nations. SITUATION CLARIFIED, | SAYS BRITISH LEADER | LONDON, Gct. 26.—Arthur Hen-/| derson,, leader of the Labor party in| the House of Commons, said that his first impression of President Wilson’s note to Germany was that it would assist materially in situation. “It is of the highest importance! | that the German people should be en-| couraged to look, not for the tempo-! tary cessation of hostilities, but for the permanent discrediting and de- {struction of the military and arbi- trary system that has involved them) and nearly the whole world in un-| precedented suffering and loss of life.” He said that if the German peo- ple are honestly seeking peace, they |“should do all in their power to pro- vide such effective safeguards and constitutional guarantees for future | world peace that no section of their! | Population would be in a position, if} |so disposed, to induce the resump-} clarifying ~ the; jtion of the military effort." | to investigate conditions there, have not been formed into a committee of inquiry. It is said their visit to cities | | near the battleline was made to as- | certain what could be done for the refugees. ible as a war measure, not- CITY GETS LONG ¢ 2 @ * -@ © e750) ¢ | ‘NO. 30 LEAVES ON NEW SCHEDULE a Casper and the nation will strike a balance with Father Time to- night when the clocks are set back an hour to equalize the change made under the daylight saving plan last Winkle act will therefore be in order in that the change is scheduled for midnight. Changes in train time will be negotiated as near midnight as pos- sible, orders having been given to hold all trains on hour at the nearest terminal point. Under this order, 30 will leave Casper at 10:30 tonight instead of 9:30 and after midnight | will be running on schedule. Whe spring engineers were instructed to much of the time as possible. The trains from Casper will not be affected by the change. Among the effects deduced fro: worked out by one Shylock, is th: $27,568 interest on the Fourth Liberty loan. However, the only tiem of interest to be remembéred is that in | order to be in step tomorrow the individual should set hig clock back be The “ cat-nap” in the morning is the seward. fore retairing. RECORD VOTE ON NOVEMBER § ~TNDIGATED BY REGISTRATION dF 27a CITIZENS AT LOGA POLLS ACF Bag ._.. } Operations in Belgium Favorable | eee : aod hintaan, ne - ecidettiah ad Mare Toss Fall to Allies Percentage in Favor of Men, Claim At the closing of the registration polls at 9 o’clock last night the returns indicated that 2,730 citizens will be entitled to vote at the general election This is approximately 630 the registration books two years ago, during the presidential | election, when the records showed that a little over 2,100} FORMER CASPER } | | MAN TIT SNAG IN LOAN DRIVE “Nearly Choked to Death” for Failure to Buy Bond and Finally Capitulates in Face of Threats {Special to The Tribune} | TORRINGTON, Wyo., Oct. 26.— J. F. Bensted, a carpenter who hails from Casper, and who recently. ac-| cepted a position with the reclania- | tion service sat this pointy reveivéd rough treatment at the hands of his} fellow workmen for his refusal to| buy a bond of the Fourth Liberty) Loan, but finally acquiesced to the! extent of writing a check on his! bank balance in Casper, and receiv ing a receipt for a $50 bond in ex: | change. Bensted, who fled from the camp after, as he said, “the toughs had threatened to kil!” him, sought re- dress from the autherities here, but received scant sympathy. His face bears the scars of punishment in- flicted by indignant workmen, and he claims to have been ‘nearly choked to death.” j When first approached on the sub- ject of a bond purchase he pleaded lack of money, but when he found’ that this was no alibi for a healthy workingman he wrote.a check on-a} Casper bank. After appropriati: the necessary amount for a $50. bon the balance of the check, amounting to some $30, was paid him in cash. At last reports he was threatening to take" his case before the aut ri- te ee ee Cumulative Effects of British, French and CTING ALSACE. American Thrusts Bring About Impor- lat the central fire department on M VALENCIENNES HEAVY TOLL OF HUNS } 15,000 CAPTIVES AND 50,000 - CASUALTIES ARE CREDITED TO FOE IN MEETING ALLIED DRIVE Foe Is Hurled Back in Every Theater as Allies Launch New Offensives Namber 10 tant Developments Soon; Three Great Battles Are Now in Progress {My United Prees.7 LONDON, Oct. 26.—The AL lies are now attacking in every theater of the world war. The Italian and Mesopotamian fronts have become active, together with the West front, the Balkans, Asia Minor and the northeastern Russian fronts. Gen. Diaz, who is directing the combined _Italian-British-French assaults in the Brenta-Piave sec- tor of the Italian front, scored im- portant initial successes, besides the taking‘of 3,000 prisoners. In Mesopotamia Gen. Marshall has advanced astride the Tigris and Adhaim rivers. The Allies in Serbia are driving the Austro- Germans back on a 5Q-mile front between Parachin and Kralievo. French artillery and’ patrols are jactive along the Danube. at Verdun, Says The Allies won new and impor- _ | tant-successes in every zone-of the vw Official Report from Gen. Pershine West Front. The Battidhy and -the WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.—Heavy fighting on the Verdun French are attacking between the | front is described [Hy Associated Fren= } PARIS, Oct. 26.—The battle has flared up again and heavy | fighting is now under way from Valenciennes to the Meuse. The Germans are fighting well everywhere, but the Allies continue to make substantial progress in driving back the | enemy on the Meuse line. Altho recent fighting is marked by no sensational develop- iments, it is having a cumulative effect which, apart from the | ground gained ,adds considerably to the question of men and + | material with which the Germans must reckon. | During the last four days the enemy has lost well up to- | ward 15,000 prisoners and 200 guns. Total loss in effectives | cannot be less than 50,000 men. | Three large battles are in progress, all of which are being the eastbound Burlington train No. | lucted with equal success for the Allies. The first is being | carried on by the British Third and Fourth armies which, |pushing toward Mons, have reached the Valenciennes-Hirson | double-track railroad. The second attack was made by Gen- | eral Mangin north and east of Laon, which resulted in a gain joa a front of eight miles for a distance of two miles. The | SLEEP TONIGHT es | spring. Emulation of the Rip Van n the clocks were’ set forward last open the throttle and make up as time of departure of Northwestern m the gaining of an hour's time, as at the government will save some French carried their line out of the swamps around Sisonnes. The Third action is being fought by General Guillemant on a | front of 17 miles from Sissones to Chateau Percien, where the | Hungling line joins the Kreimhilde system defenses. An aver- | age gain of one mile was made. ’ H eavy Fighting ie Sopernt Eee (pomecen alte ce, |g and Escaut rivers east of German counters o! leuse were ulsed | : i | except Belleau wood, where four successive assaults forced Pie rs The British, captured ial withdrawal by the Americans.. West of the Meuse ©teghem and Ingoyliem. The a partial American lines were further advanced in the face of deter-|French reached Zulte, northwest mined resistance. of Audenarde. HUN SOCIALIST OUT OF PRISON ASKS REPUBLIC [BY Associated Press.) THE HAGUE, Oct. 26.—Herr Ditman, socialist, in his first reichs- tag speech following his release from prison, demanded a German republic. Independent Socialists echoed his de- mand at meetings held thruout Ger- mayn. REVIEW OF THE MOONEY. CASE ASKED OF U.S. WASHINGTON, Oct. —A re- view of the Mooney case. is. asked in & petition filed by counsel for tre San Francisco man with’ the: United States supreme court, Mooney is ander sentence of death in connec- don with a “preparedness” parade explosion LONDON, Oct. 26.—Operations in Belgium continue to) | develop favorably. The French carried Zulte, in spite of des-| | Perate resistance while the British occupied the village of In- | goyheim, captured Osteghem and are advancing toward | the Schedit river. on November 5th. | Aw more. hanes than appeared on| Enemy Positions Penetrated to Depth of Two Miles, Serre Front voters were entitled to exercise the/ PARIS, Oct. 26.—On the-Serre front the french captured right ot suffrage. | Mortiers after violent fighting. Between Sissone and Chateau While the women voters turned| Percien the French carried their lines forward on a front of out well at both registration periods, four and a half miles to a depth of two miles at certain points yet they are by no means in the ma-| thru the German position, jority. It is conservatively estimated | that the percentage of registrants) Sharp Wedge Driven into German will stand 60 to 40 in favor of the Lines by Yanks in Fierce Assault men. However, there seems to be| & much larger percentage of women | registrants this year than PReHione + WITH THE AMERICANS IN FRANCE, Oct. 26.—Ameri- taal Abe 3 pe A the voc igane have cleared the important Bourgogne forest north of i ng ae Sa = ni Grandpre, driving a sharp wedge into the German lines. They EASES Gp 18; with, polling ae took the forst in short rushes. Genter street, topped the list with| The attack followed yesterday’s assault farther eastward 63:4 names on the registration books. | Wherein the Americans advanced half a mile near Bantheville, This district takes in the central por-| Occupying the high ridge... The latter was taken after several tion of the city as well as the Sand-| assaults against machine-gun nests. bar district. j District No, 2, with polling place} at the Central school, came next with| 26, Nichols’ garage, showed 520 names| At} vote at the city election, however. | on the roll. The High School pre- einet, in District 4, showed 449. 229 names. appeared, while the Hose! A. considerable. territory taken in is| Selection of Julius Andrassy as Foreign) uation at Prague, itis said. Ruthen- outside the city limits, and residents won a " 7 ians of Galacia have declared for a Minister Favorable to an Early Peace; King’s garage,-in District 3, House at Center and Park, being! District 12, brot up the rear with | f th ions, ile tl | j as eid erence cate hate | oe ee pal basis * . | the gions of- Austria-Hungary in- Capitulation of Monarchy Is Near 270 names. | The fact that 2,730 names are on! they’ cannot vote for the city council- ame m | habited by Ruthenians. It is reported that anarchy reigns in the ancient the books does not indicate that all The closing of the registration lists Danubian monarchy of Hungary, ee 558 registrants. District 11, at } of these registrants will be able to! yesterday practically debars all those [By Associated Press} PARIS, Oct. 26.—In well informed circles it is stated that the nomination of Count Julius Andrassy, as the successor of 4UNS TO AWAIT PEACE Baron Burian, Austrian foreign minister, is above all important CONDITIONS OF ALLIES the viewpoint of a conclusion of peace and the application’ ONDON, Oct. 26.—Gennany is for a “safety first” principle in Austria. It is said that “Peace |"°t contemplating any further note jat Any Price” is now popular at Vienna and Budapest. to President. Wilson, .says, an Ex. _—-—— |_ The Zurich correspondent of the,——————_________ change Telegraph Co; anhay a, Fifteen special palicé women have | Journal says the new foreign minis-|the situation of Austria-Hungary is - peli: ~ been appointed by the mayor of Cald-|ter is understood to be a partisan of, such that the monarchy will soon ca- patch. Probably the government will | Well, N. Ji. to assistiin the enforcs-| direct peace “negotiations with the! pitulate and throw itself on the|d@clare in the reichstag that. Ger. who have not registered from voting | on November 5th. Sickness or ab-| sence from .the, city on registration days are the only valid excuses that} will be accepted by those attempting | to swear in their votes on election ae ties iy Casper, jment of the curfew law recently en-| Entente without recourse to the of-| mercy of the Allies. many Is awaiting peace conditions of acted in that town. fiee of President Wilson. The Czechs are masters of the sit-| the Allies. 7 He says!