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*HE McHENKY PLAINDEAiJBR, MeHENRT, ILL / " iii '; •7$ \ FRENCH WIN * BIG VICTORY J* ON THE OISE 9en. Debeney's Troops Reach Guise and Force Great Ger­ man Retreat. POSH FOE TO OPEN GROUND Yankees Sweep Huns Out of Bel leu Wood After Several Days' Dee- . perate Fighting--Also Shell Longuyon With Big Guns. London, Oct. 29--The Germans are reported falling back to the high ground covering Hirson, following a French kdvance of five miles on a front of Iti miles between the Oise and the Serre. rhe enemy has been losing heavily in this area. ~ The German official statement says "the German lines between the Oise ind the Serre have been withdrawn to a line west of Guise and east of Dercy." "It is impossible as yet to measure the German retreat before the armies >f Generals Debeney, Mangin and Guil- laumat between the Oise and the A.i#ne," says a Paris dispatch. Disorder in Retreat, "Already the retreat is taking on a character of disorder, despite the en­ gagement of fresh German divisions at the critical points." The Guise Marne railroad has been cut by French cavalry and ..the fall of Gtaise is assured. The French continued their advance' between the Oise and the Aisne, espe­ cially on the left flank. The war office reported the capture of Hill 123, north of Crecy, on the Serre. The British launched a new attack south of Valenciennes. Overcoming •tiff opposition, they improved their po­ sitions and drew closer to the town, which is infested with enemy machine guns. Yanks Take Belleu Wood. With the American Army Northwest of Verdun, Oct. 29.--Belleu wood, east of the Meuse, is finally and complete­ ly In American hands, after strenuous fighting for several days. American long-range guns began fir­ ing on Longuyon. The town of Longu­ yon is 23 miles northeast of Verdun. The American long-range fire also is being directed against the vital Vole do Kocade on the railway line parallel­ ing the front. The Germans are de­ pending on this road to shift their troops and supplies from one point to another. French Drive Back Foe. Paris, Oct. 28.--By a sudden and powerful smash, the French army un­ der Genera! Mangin has overnight al­ most obliterated the apex of the Ger­ man salient between the Oise and Serre rivers. The Germans are retreating at top speed along the 20-mile front from north of Guise to the Mortiers region. Tbe French are maintaining intense pressure against the entire 40-mile front from the Oise to the Aisne and the German pocket north and east 'of Lnon has caved in under this impact. Americans Push oh. With the American First Army, Oct. 28.--Our patrols now control (he aoutern third of the Burgundy woods. They are now pushing northward of Funay. In a successful local opera­ tion northward of Grand Pre Ameri­ can troops speedily encircled a number of Germans in the southern part of the woods, who surrendered. This success enables the Americans to reoccupy the Bois des Loges, from whieh they were driven by the German flanking fire from the east. German troop concentrations in the region of Briquenay, north of Grand Pre, were bombed by about six­ ty all-American bombing airplanes with about eighty pursuit planes pro­ tecting them. Hun's Evacuate Ghent. London, Oct. 28.--The latest news from the Belgian front confirms the reports the Germans are evacuating Ghent. Between October 1 and 2.r>, inclusive, the British Fourth army took 17,731 prisoners. Of these 397 were officers and 17,331 other ranks. Ninety-one officers and 2.R28 other ranks passed through the British cas­ ualty clearing station as prisoners, making a grand total of 20,448. British troops occupied Avelghem (eight miles southwest of Audenarde), In tbe Courtrai-Tournai sector, the en­ emy having evacuated the place early Friday. British patrols later pushed east­ ward without encountering opposition, indicating an enemy withdrawal in this section, the extent of which is not yet apparent. The British also established posts ENGLISH TROOPS IN ALEPPO \llenby's Forces Cut Off Turks in Mesopotamia and Win Great Victory. London, Oct. 29.--The war office bade official announcement that Brit­ ish cavalry and armored motorcars oc­ cupied Aleppo. They met with slight spposition. This is the latest of the great num­ ber of victories won by the forces of Stneral Allenby in his advance east* LUKE, U. S. ACE, IS MISSING t < • - fearing American Aviator Has Not Re­ ported Since October 20--Was "Hunting" Balloons. at Lochs, northeast of Esplerres, and constructed a bridge across the Yank Jackies Shell Foe. With the American Army in France, Oct. 26. -- American 16-Inch guns manned by American bluejackets co­ operating with the French began firing upon German railroad centers back of the Serre-plse front. The Americans directed their shells against railroad supply stations and junctions in the region of Vervins and also in the vi­ cinity of Rozoy. Use Most Powerful Guns of Wait Washington, Oct. 26. -- Announce­ ment from France that American six- teen-inch naval guns, manned by naval gun crews, have come into action with the American army at the front, dis­ closed that through efforts of the ord­ nance officials of the nary, General Pershing's forces are now equipped with the most powerful and hardest- hitting weapons yet used in the pres­ ent war, ashore or afloat, as far as is known. The sixteen-inch rifles are similar to those designed for use aboard the new­ est American dreadnaughts. They are fifty caliber, more than sixty-six feet in length and weigh approximately 100 tons without their carriages. , Without question they are the long­ est-range guns in use except the Ger­ man superguns, which are regarded merely as a mechanical freak. The projectile weighs close to a ton and Its bursting charge of th$ most powerful explosive known is measured in hundreds of pounds against the few pounds ifi the German supergun shell. ribe destructive effect is enormous. Plans for using big rilies for the enny are "understood to have been worked out entirely by naval officers. The theory that their weight would not permit their use except in fixed c mcrete and steel emplacements fur­ nished the chief obstacle to be over­ come. 1 These are not the only great naval guns employed by the American navy. Military experts say that the man­ ner in which these great engines of war have spread death and destruc­ tion among the retreating enemy ever since September 16 proved a dominat­ ing factor in bringing to the German general staff the realization thilt no modern defensive system, either in Belgium or on the Rhine, could with­ stand the new weapons which Ameri­ can ingenuity had devised, forged and placed in action on the western front. Up to this time all particulars of the new mobile naval guns for land use have been jealously guarded by the navy department. That the navy had devised a weapon rivaling the German guns which shelled Paris was hinted at last April, when Samuel M. Vanclain. general manager of the Bald­ win Locomotive works, announced that the first of America's greatest siege guns had left the Baldwin shops for proving tests." For the present the navy department refuses to permit publication of the exact cal­ iber and power of the new guns. Foe Makes Despairing Effort. Paris, Oct. 26.--The fighting along the American front on both sides of the Meuse is particularly fierce. The Germans appear to be making a des­ pairing effort * to hold their positions in this vital sector. Information re­ ceived here gives the impression that they cannot resist much longer in their present positions. Pershing's Troops Take Woods. With the American Army Northwest of Verdun, Oct. 26.--In a local attack east of the Meuse the Americans ad­ vanced about one kilometer on a three- kiionieter front and the Bois Bultruy, the Bois de Houppy and the Bois de Belleu are within the American lines, as also is a part of the Bois de Wav- rille and Plyon de Traye. The advance was made after brief artillery preparation. The enemy's re­ sponse was principally with machine guns, but during the fighting he shelled the back areas and threw a few six- Inchers into Verdun. Americans Aid British. London, Oct. 26.--The British, aid­ ed by Americans, have crossed the Valenciennes-Avtsnes railway, the re­ port from Field Marshal Haig shows. They have captured Sepmeries village, which lies just east of that important line. Querenaing, west of the rail­ way, also was taken. Ten thousand prisoners and 250 guns have been counted so far, as the bag of three days of forward pushing. A seven-mile stretch of the Valen- ciennes-Avesnes railway is in British hands, from Le Quesuy to the east of Nain. - • Northwest of Valenciennes the British captured Bruille-St. Amand and Burdion. Yankees Pierce Hun Defenses. With the American Army North­ west of Verdun, Oct. 25.---American patrols penetrated deeply into the Ger­ man lines in the region of Grand Pre and north of Verdun. The enemy has been using his artillery and machine guns freely along the entire front. French Cross Oise. Paris, Oct. 25.--French troops have crossed the Oise canal opposite Long- champs, the war office announced. They have also made an important advance between the Oise and the Serre rivers, the statement adds. SURRENDER! IS TO THE KAISER field! Is the Edict of the dent of the United States. ward and northward through Pales­ tine and Syria. Aleppo is 185 miles north of Damascus and 70 miles east of the Mediterranean. The Turks at the beginning of last week were defending Aleppo with 12,- 000 men, but these retired to the north. WON'T DEAL WITH AUTOCRATS Declares Nothing Can Be Gained by Leaving This Essential Thing Un- v said--Allied Army Chiefs Must Dictate Terms of Any Armistice. Washington, Oct. 24.--"The nations of the world do not and eannot trust the word of those who have hitherto been the masters of German policy." This is the answer of the president of the United States to, Germany's latest bid for peace, while notifying her that on her acceptance of his terms, the question of an armistice, which Germany seeks, is to be present­ ed to the governments of the nations associated with the United States. The president goes on to say with­ out equivocation "that if it (the Unit­ ed States) must deal with the military masters and-the monarchial autocrats of Germany now, or if It is likely to have to deal with them later in regard to the international obligations of the German empire, it must demand not peace negotiations but surrender." The president says that nothing can be gained by leaving this essential thing unsaid. Huns Must Disarm. The president's reply, which was made public at nine o'clock Wednes­ day night, serves notice on Germany that on her solemn assurance of ac­ ceptance of the terms laid down by him in his recent addresses, he cannot decline to take up with the govern­ ments associated with the United States in the war the question of an armistice. However, he forcefully serves notice on Germany that only an armistice which will amount to the practical dis­ arming of her forces in the field will be considered at all. Points Way to Peace. The president's message clearly points the way for Germany to obtain peace and at the &ime time it strips the German note of every vestige of hypocrisy that camouflaged it. The president reiterates that there can be no peace with autocracy save the peace that comes on the heels of un­ conditional surrender. That point is made perfectly plain. Furthermore, the president does, an he said he would, refers the question Of an armistice to the military advisers Df those governments associated with the United States in the war. Their word will be final on that subject, 4nd his very words strengthen the, word they will give if the question goes that far. The distrust that every one felt at the German note is expressed openly by the president, so openly, in fact, that there can no longer be any ques­ tion in the minds of the American peo­ ple as to how the president looks upon the peace reforms which the German government so glibly said it had ac­ complished. More Than<2,000,000 Yanks Over There He says that "it may be" that future wars "have been brought under the con­ trol of the German people, but he adds that the present war--the one with which the entire world is concerned-- has not. and he adds that it is evident that the German people today are without the power of commanding acquiescence of the military authori­ ties. In addition to the reply of the fires!- lent, there was made public by Joseph P. Tumulty, the president's secretary, r letter from the president to Secre­ tary of War Baker, congratulating both the war and navy departments on the successful transportation of more than 2,000,000 soldiers overseas. Text of Reply. President Wilson's reply to the lat­ est Gerninn note follows: "Department of State, Oct. 23. "Sir--I have the honor to acknowl- idge the receipt of your note of the J2d, transmitting a communication un- ler date of the 20th from the Ger- nan government, and to advise you hat the president has instructed me to reply thereto as follows: Having received the solemn and ex­ plicit assurance of the German govern­ ment that it unreservedly accepts t.he terms of peace laid down in his ad- Iress to the congress of the United 3'tates on the 8th of January, 1918, ind the principles of settlement enun­ ciated in his subsequent addresses, particularly the address of the 27th Df September, and that it desires to )l8cuss the details of their application, RECORD FOR FOREIGN TRADE Lloyd George Goes to France. London, Oct. 29.--The official press bureau announced that Premier Lloyd George and Foreign Minister Balfour have preceded to France. observer saying to look out for bal loons in flames. A few minutes later three in a row came down burning. He did not return. m "With the American Army Northwest I# Verdun, Oct. 29.--Lieut. Frank Luke $t Phoenix, Ariz., one of the most dar­ ing of the American aviators, has been missing since the night of October when he started out on a bombing tfpedition. . Be dropped « Bote to an American . - - r v - - ' Food Conservation Urged. New York, Oct. 29.--Prisoners to the number of 250,000 have been captured on western front battlefields, it was made known here when the federal food administration disclosed that »t is necessary to feed there in addition to feeding our own troops now in France and many millions of mouths. New High Mark for September In Both Imports and Exports Announced at Washington. Washington, Oct. 24.--New high rec­ ords for September foreign trade In both imports and exports were an­ nounced by the department of com­ merce. Imports were $262,000,000, an increase 0# nearly $26,000,000 over September, 1917, and exports $550,000,- 000, an increase of about $100,000,000. 'COFFIN GHOULS" ARRESTED U. S. Officers Charge Undertakers With Attempting to Defraud 1 the Government. York, Oct. 24.--In an Investiga­ tion here of the activities of alleged "coffin ghouls" the federal authorities have caused the arrest of two under­ takers on charges of attempting to de­ fraud the government. The undertak­ ers. It is alleged, by representing to k relatives of dead soldiers that,the gov- and that this wish and purpose eman­ ate not from those who have hitherto dictated the policy and conducted the present war on Germany's behalf, but from ministers who speak for the ma­ jority of the reichstag and for an over­ whelming majority of the German peo­ ple, and having received also the ex­ plicit promise of the present German government that the humane rules of civilized warfare will be observed both on land and sea by die German armed forces, the president of th#< United States feels that he cannot de­ cline to take up with the governments with which the government of tho United States la associated the que»> tion of an armistice. "lie deems it his duty to shy again, however, that the only armistice he would feel justified in submitting for consideration would be one which should Ifcave the United States and tha powers associated with her in a posi­ tion to enforce any arrangements that may be entered into and to make a renewal of hostilities on the part of Germany Impossible. Must Protect Allies. "The president has, therefore, trans­ mitted his correspondence with the present German authorities to the gov­ ernments with which the government of the United States is associated as a belligerent, with the suggestion that If those governments are disposed to effect peace upon the terras and prin­ ciples Indicated their military advis­ ers and the military advisers of the United States be asked to submit to the governments associated against Germany the necessary terms of such an armistice as will fully protect the interests of the peoples Involved and insure to the associated governments the unrestricted power to safeguard and enforce the details of the peace to which the German government has agreed, provided they deem such an armistice possible from the military point of view. "Should such terms of armistice be suggested, their acceptance by Ger­ many will afford the best concrete evi­ dence of her unequivocal acceptance of the terms and principles of peace from which the whole action proceeds. "The president would deem himself lacking in candor did he not point out in the frankest possible terms the rea­ son • why extraordinary safeguards must be demanded. "Significant and important as the constitutional changes seem to be which are spoken of by the German foreign secretary in his note of the 20th of October, It does not appear that the principle of a government re­ sponsible to the German people has yet been fully worked out, or that any guarantees either exist or are in con­ templation that the alterations of prin­ ciple and of practice now partially agreed upon will be permanent. "Moreover, it does not appear that the heart of the present difficulty has been reached. German People Without Voice. It may be that future wars have been brought under the control of the German people, but the present war has not been, and It is with the pres­ ent war that we are dealing. It Is evident that the German peo­ ple have no means of commanding the acquiescence of the military author­ ities of the empire in the popular will; that the power of the king of Prussia to control the policy of the empire is unimpaired; that the determining initiative still remains with those -who have hitherto been the masters of Ger­ many. "Feeling that the whole peace of the world depends now on plain speaking and straightforward action, the pres­ ident deems it his duty to say, with­ out any attempt to soften what may seem harsh words, that the nations of the world do not and cannot trust the word of those who have hitherto been the masters of German policy, and to point out once more that in concluding peace and attempting to undo the in­ finite injuries and injustices of this war the government of the United States cannot deal with any but verit­ able representatives of the German people who have been assured of a genuine constitutional standing as-the real rulers of Germany. "If it must deal with the military masters and the monarchial autocrats of Germany, or If it is likely to have to deal with them later in regard to the international obligations of the German empire. It must debate not peace negotiations, but surrender. "Nothing can be gained by leaving this essential thing unsaid. "Accept, sir, the renewed assurances of my high consideration. (Signed) "ROBERT LANSING. "Mr. Frederick Oederlin, CliaiKc faires of Switzerland, ad Interim, in charge of German interests in the United States." Must Disarm the Nun. London, Oct. 24.--Gen. Sir A. Hunt­ er said: "We must compel the sur­ render of the kaiser as th<» Germans compelled the surrender of" the em­ peror of Franco at the end of the Franco-Prussian war. The armistice is a matter for Marshal Foch and Ad­ miral Beatty to decide. The Germans must be beaten to their knees." For the nine months ending September, 1918, Imports were $2,322,000,000, an* Increase of $40,000,000, while exports for the nine months, valued at $4,561,. 000,000, represented a slight decrease. Imports of gold were $2,600,000 during September and $56,500,000 for the nine months. Exports of gold were $2,280,- 000 for September and $34,260,000 for the nine months. Imports of silver were $7,170,000 for September and nearly $55,000,000 for the nine months. Sllvgs exports amounted to $10,300,000 for September.. ernment coffins in which the bodies were shipped home were "cheap pine boxes," got orders for expertaive cas­ kets and then appropriated the govern­ ment coffins, in some cases reselling them to the government. The pins boxes cost the government $36 each. U. 8. Will Bring Home All Dead. With the American Army North­ west of Verdun, Oct. 24.--All the Ameri­ can dead In France will be taken home after the war, according t;o orders re» ceived by the armjr «*hnpinin» HUNSBEGTERMS AS THE PEOPLE TAKE COMMAND German Kaiser Is Shorn of Army Rule by the Reichs­ tag. DEMAND THAT EMPEROR QUIT Ludendorff Resigns and .Hindenburg's Resignation Is Expected Momen­ tarily--Solf Tells Wilson Great Changes tfave Taken Place. Copenhagen, Oct. 28.--Germany's answer to President Wilson's latest communication says: "The German government has taken cognizance of the answer of the pres­ ident of the United States. "The president Is aware of the far- reaching changes which have been car­ ried out and are being carried out in the German constitutional structure, and that peace negotiations are being conducted by a people's government In whose hands rests, both actually and constitutionally, the power to make the deciding conclusions. The military powers are also subject to it. 'The German government now awaits proposals for an armistice, which shall be the first step toward a Just peace, as the president has de­ scribed it in his proclamation. "SOLF." People In Control. London, Oct. 28.--The German reichstag by a great majority has adopted a bill placing the military command under, control of the civil government, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen. This action followed fast upon the announcement in Berlin that Gen, Erich Ludendorff, first quartermaster general and called "the brains" of the German army, had resigned. The kaiser accepted his resignation and placed him In the unattached list. May Accept Allies' Terms. The resignation of General Luden­ dorff Is popularly Interpreted here as heralding Germany's acceptance of the allies' armistice terms. Whether this Interpretation is correct, the resigna­ tion of the first quartermaster general cannot fall to seriously affect the morale of the German army. . The Socialist Vqrwaerts of Berlin prints the proposed text of the reform bill, which includes the following pro­ visions : First--War can only be declared with the sanction of the reichstag and the bundpsrat. 'Second--The chn^cellor can only remain In power while he possesses the confidence of the reichstag. Curb for Kaiser. 'Third--The chancellor will be re­ sponsible for the political actions of the kaiser and the chancellor and min­ istry will be responsible for their tenure of office to. the reichstag and bundesrat. , 'Fourth--The appointment, promo­ tion and dismissal of officers of the army and navy can only be effective by the signature of the chancellor. The ministers of war will be held respon­ sible for the same by the reichstag." Saxon Ministry Quits. A dispatch from Berlin says the reichstag on Friday passed In all Its stages the bill amending the law re­ lating to the government of Alsace- Lorraine. According to a Dresden telegram, the Saxon State Gazette announces that in view of the reorganization of the Saxon government the king has ac­ cepted the resignation of the Saxon ministry. Other developments tending to con­ firm the belief in the approaching sur­ render of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey are contained in dis­ patches. PENN MADE S. A. T. C. CENTER Direction of Training for 50,000 Stu­ dents Will Be From Quaker School. Philadelphia, Oct. 28.--Direction of the military and educational training in 55 colleges and universities In Penn­ sylvania, Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia, comprising up­ ward of 50,000 members of the student army training corps, has been cen­ tered at the University of Pennsyl-, vania by order of the war department. Headquarters were opened with a large staff of college professors and army officers In charge of the different departments. Living Cost Inquiry. Washington, Oct. 28.--The depart­ ment of labor will soon begin an in­ vestigation Into the cost of living in Minnesota, it was announced. , Revolt In Budapest. Zurich, Oct. 28.--A great Insurgent movement has broken out at Budapest, the capital of Hungary, dispatches from that city report. The Magyar na­ tional council has proclaimed su­ premacy over the existing authorities. Coak Bin Filled. Washington, Oct. 28.--Th$ nation's coal bin Is adequately stocked for the winter. Both war Industries and do­ mestic consumers are prepared for an­ other long, hard season. This was the comforting assurances given here. Revolt In Flume. Zurich. Oct. 28.--The Croatian re­ volt at Flume, the Austrian naval base on the Adriatic, is spreading and has been followed by outbreaks through­ out Croatia. Seven hundred persons have been killed In new riots. Germans Get Out of Ghent. London. Oct. 28--The latest news from the Belgian front confirms the reports the Germans are evacuating1 Ghent. Between October 1 and 5, in­ clusive, tbe British Fourth army took 17,731 prisoners. AUSTRIA ASKS » TRUCE AT ONCE ON ALL FRONTS <8 Ready "Without Waiting Other Negotiations" to Arrange Peaces * ACCEPTS ALL WILSON'S VIEWS Austria Hands Over Entire Control 6f *ood Supply and Distribution to the Czech Authorities--French Press Comment. London, Oct. 29r--The allies Will make a separate peace with Austria upon these conditions: 1. The allied armies now advancing on the Danube must be given the right to use the Austrian railway, thus open­ ing the door to Germany. 2. The Austrian armies released from the front must not be used against, the revolting peoples of the dual monarchy. Berne, via Paris, QctT 29.--Austria- Hungary, In a note answering Presi­ dent Wilson's last message to her, ac­ cepts all of his conditions for an arm­ istice and peace. The text of the note as received here, omits for the first time In the dual monarchy's history the words "imperial and royal" as a preflex to "government." It speakls throughout of "the Austro-Hungarian govern­ ment." The text follows: Basel, Oct. 29.--The text of the Aus­ trian reply to President Wilson reads : "Austro-Hungary, accepting "fill the conditions the president has laid down for the entry into negotiations for an armistice and peace, no obstacle ex­ ists, according to our judgment of the Austro-Hungarian government to the beginning of these negotiations. "The Austro-Hungarian goverment declares Itself ready, in consequence without awaiting the result of other negotiations, to enter into negotia­ tions upon peace between Austro-Hun­ gary and the states in the opposing group and for an immediate armistice upon all Austro-Hungarian fronts. "It asks President Wilson to be so kind as to begin overtures on this sub­ ject." The Austro-Hungarian foreign min­ ister instructed the Austro-Hungarian minister at Stockholm to ask tlfe Swedish government to send the fol­ lowing note to the Washington gov­ ernment: ' 0; In reply to tfie note of President Wilson of the 18th (19tji?) of this month, addressed to the Austro-Hun- ararian government and giving* the de­ cision of the president to speak di­ rectly with the Austro-Hungarian gov­ ernment on the question of an armis­ tice and of peace, the Austro-Hungari- an government has the honor to de­ clare that equally with the preceding proclamations of the president, it ad­ heres also to the same point Of view contained in the last note upon the rights of the Austro-Hungarian peo­ ples, especially those of the Czecho­ slovaks and the Jugoslavs. "Consequently, Austria-Hungary ac­ cepts all the conditions." What Wilson Said. In his reply to Austria-Hungary Octo­ ber 19 Prestdent Wilson said that events yf utmost importance had altered the at­ titude and responsibility of the United States since his speech of January 8, the fourteen points of 'which were accepted by Austria. . The president added that, in the interim the United States had rec- agnlzerl the Czecho-Slovaks as a bellig­ erent, and had itcognized the aspirations of the Jupo-Slavs for freedom. He continued: "The president is therefore no longer at liberty to accept the mere 'autonomy' of ftiese peoples as a basis af peace, but Is obliged to insist that they and fiot he shall be the judges of what action on the part of the Austro-Hungarian govern­ ment will satisfy their aspirations and their conception of their rights and des­ tiny as members of the family of na­ tions." In the last few days It has been report­ ed that the Czechs were In complete con­ trol In Bohemia. It also has been re­ ported that the Jugo-Slav nations have taken steps to throw off the yoke of Aus­ tria and establish a free state. Czechs. Get Food Control. Austria has handed over entire con­ trol of food supply and distribution to the Czech authorities In Bohemia, a Vienna dispatch to the Vosslsche Zei- tung of Berlin' says, with the result tlmt 100 carloads of potatoes are on their ivay to the famishing Austrian capital. French Press Comment. Paris, Oct. 29.--This being the first allied capital to receive the Austro- Hungarian note to President Wilson the unofficial text came via Switz­ erland--the Paris press was quick to comment upon it. L'lntransigeant says: "Austria accepts dismemberment." La Liberte: "Austria no longer ex­ ists. Hungary is breaking up. Whom does Count Andrassy represent?" No Place for a Strike. New York, Oct. 29.--Society women, bartenders porters and house maids were pressed into service to wait on the tables at a luncheon given by the Red Cross in the McAlpIn hotel when the regular waiters and cooks quit. Japs Approve .Wilson R|»ply. Tokyo, Oct. 29.--Japanese newspa­ pers generally comment favorably on President Wilson's reply to the Ger­ ninn peace note. Osakl Jlji believes that the, reply is tantamount to a de­ mand for a revolution In Germany. 8hore Strewn With Dead. Juneau, Alaska, Oct. 29.--Shores near the wreck of the Canadian Pacific steamship Princess Sophie are strewn with bodies, while no survivors have been located, according to wireless messages received here. Berger Is Indicted. Milwaukee,^Oct. 29--Victor L. 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