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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17
cU|LlAUMAT SENT
TO CAPTURE BIG
Hun STRONGHOLD
Famous French General Sent
To Front IN Attempt 70
Capture Armies. \
BY ). w. T. Mason


(DnlteO PreSS war cXpcrtJ
New York, Oct, 17-(2;45 p. ny ~
A new offensive has been begun by the
French to cut off the German armies
in the Chamepagne, through the cap
ture Of the Fortress Of Hirson, which
guards the southwest corner Of the Ar
dennes massif.
General Guillaumat has been reliev-
ed of his duties as governor of Paris
and has been sent to the front, to com
mand the immensely important opera
tion. General GuilIaumat is one of
Marshal Foch S most brilliant strate-
gists and was largely responsible for
the successful defense of Verdun
against the German crown prince.
He was made military governor of
Paris last June. when Won Hindenburg
developed his attacks which threaten
ed the capture of the French capital.
The sudden dispatch Of General Dull.
laumat to Lacn sector in command Of
the Fifth French army is very. signif
icant. 1t means that Marshal Foch has
lspied the possibility Of moving upon
Hirson along the railway through Yer
wins, and seyering direct connection be
| tween the German armies in western
France, eastern France and Belgium
and the German armies in the Cham
pagne. tits only by pivoting around
the Hirson corner that Won Hinden
burg's troops in the Champagne car
find direct route to Belgium If thi:
passage is closed, they must move thrt
| the difficult Ardennes barrier or try
TO back into Germany via Luxemburg
1t is possible that General Guillaumat:
sudden movement may mean that Foch
believed General Pershing is getting
close enough to 6tenay to begin cut
ting off a German retirement if at
tempted on large scale by way Of tht
Luxembourg line Of communications.
| Ostend and Zeebrugge can no Longer
/ be used by the Germans as supply
bases for their submarines.
| The allied advance into Belgium hal
already cut the principal railway lead
ing to Ostend by way Of Thorout. There
remains second railway, which pass
es through Bruges and branches off Il
Ostend and Zeebrugge.e
French cavalry. however, are ap
preaching so near to this line that i
would be foolhardy for the German
to continue sending over it supple
which would be destined for ultimat'
capture.
\ Instead Of this sole remaining lin
of communications being used to ear
/ ry munitions to the Belgian coast 70
the U-boats, there is every reason t
believe that the Germans are trying t
employ it to rescue all they can frof
Zeebrugge before the allies close i
: upon those ports.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17
FATE OF WORLD HANGS
IN BALANCE NOW ON THE
GREAT IMPENDING ISSUES
Soldiers Are To Receive
Only One Christmas Box

The young girl who has best man
in France win play in hard luck if she
attempts to seno him a Christmas pres
ent. The sad fact is that each soldier
over there is entitled to receive only
one box and it is a carton furnished
by the Red Cross This box is 3 by A
by inches and no other kind win get
any further than the post office win
dow. About the only thing the young
lady can send is best wishes and such
things that can 60 in letter and
pass the censor later on.
Each soldier over there will receive
label on which is to be placed his ad
dress. This label he will send to his
relatives or to those from whom he
naturally expects Christmas remem'
brance.
Those who have this label are entitled
| to 20 to the Red Cross and receive
free one Of the regulation cartons. Each
carton will hold two pounds and u
ounces and the postage to France will
be SO cents.
Before being mailed, each package
must pass inspection at the Red Gross
headquarters and must be ready fol
mailing Nov. 10. No carton will be re
ceived after this date and at no time
will a package be received by the pos
office authorities wherein the content!
are for Christmas offering unless tht
label is on the box.
Hence 1t is advisable for those whs
wish to send presents overseas to malS'
sure they will get one Of the label
land after the label issrcceived, to taxi
lit to Red the Cross where wheru on
Of the regulation cartons will be issue'
with fully 100000 or mere soldier
on the other side it was found neces
sary to establish regulation szes
box as well as weight and also the Lat
est date when il may be mailed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17
Germany's Answer To Presi
: dent $ Reply win Come In
Next Few Days.
BY Robert ]. Bender

Omitted Press Staff correspondent.)
Washington, Oct. IL The fate Of
the war and the fate Of the world will
be vitality shaped in the next few days
or weeks.
Impending events that will do much
to formulate history include;
First, completion Of the fourth Lib
crty loan.
Second, smashing Of the German ar
Emies in Belgium and further south
along the western battle line
| Third, Germany may send q new
reply in the peace situation before the
raichstag meets tomorrow.
Fourth, Austria Hungary and Turkey
will probably go through new throes Of
political turmoil, which perhaps will
have trependous effect on Germany 3
position. (Rcvolts are reported in Boz
hemia and at Constantinople.)
Fifth, the United States shipping
board has ordered an increase in the
speed Of production that it may keep
peace with an enlarged war department
program of sending United States
troops over there'
] Inc ilnerty loan sun mas .onR way
Ito go. But, the nation is beginning to
make an eieven.n nour responss unush
tne peaiixatisn 1nat the ,"ar innst ~ "
Inc aesc'oplnents y .'e'klsm ~. ss Wy
fastening evacuation Of the Lille reg
ion and will render less difficult for the
Eal'es tneif aannnce IN sAaehcienneS y, "
Maupeuge. lhalcatlons afs thae YET
many intends % evacuate ~ Or v'r.u-
any az q tnat oVer..iaaen na.ioh, VIII
~ small icss ~ possapn. "hne .no III
lllies hai'inher u, uer'nahy Y e.lusnsy .l,,s u
| ltrying 20 keep aiive tne peace taik sno
s'aftea Wl'n ner recent oveftulss. VI
ports tnat sne nah eapituiasea and 'hat
tnc KAISER had apaieated appear "
nave had uefman inspiration y Am
s.eraam, bu1 zen lac,s sacnl,to y tnss =,
the iaiehstag neIore fhe week enc VIII
uiScnss thc wilson uecisloh ~
this connection, olIiclaldoM was lasst'
ested TODAY IN press reports tnat tne
kaiser1s warmaking ana treaty power
had been limited by pnndesratn ap-
provai q CONSTITUTIONS aAehul'lshs
and that franchise reform mad ncen un-
dertaken. These reports ,ilke the ium-
ors OF capitulauon' may De- part o. INC
German peace propaganda system, nns
/. probably nave certain oasls n Iact'
/ according to information mere
} Germany, or at least some parts q ~
. appears from press comment, hVWeNe',
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17
MISS MARVIN NAMED
AS STATE HISTORIAN
Everywhere Are Crushing En-
OF Oregon 5 Activities In
The Great War.

In order that most complete record
Of the present great war may be Kept
| in Oregon, the State Council of Defense
for Oregon has appointed Miss Cor
nelia Marvin state historian and direct
ed her to assume charge Of collecting
war history from every county and
community in the state.
Although she will be detained in El
Paso, Texas, for few weeks longer in
charge Of the Mexican Border Travel.
ing library service, Miss Marvin has all
ready issued letter to all Librarians
/ in the state asking them to cooperate
in compiling permanent official re-
cord of Orcgon's participation in the
war.
This history to be complied by each
county and community iii the state is
to include complete record Of the mill.
tary and naval career Of all Oregonians
in the service, of the United States and
the allies
There is to be kept in Salem an al
phabc tical file Of names giving the per.
sonal and military history Of every one
IN service Win cFO5S lnueA W tVH az
and counties. Also a file Of all news
paper notices, printed letters etc. 4
state photographer, 9. Elmore Grove Of
Portland, will cooperate In filing pho
tographic records.
In each county there will be ap
pointed county historian who will
seek the cooperation Of local histori
ans, a. tho records are to include moi
only the deeds Of men in the service
but Of those who assisted In the Rec
Gross, in the Liberty drives and IN all
other patriotic work,
II has been thought best by Miss
Marvin not to appoint Librarians in thu
different counties but others who ars
interested in war work and who havs
the ability to keep in systematic order
records to be sent to the state historian
Lin Salem.
] In Salem and other communities
where there is library, II Is probable
that the library boards will be asked t
name the local historian. As soon q
Miss Marvin returns next month, sh'
will take up the active management O
state historian.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17
Capture Of Grand Pre-

With the American Armies in
France, Oct. IS. Might Capture Of
Grand Pre-, accomplished by the Ameri-
cans yesterday has resulted in the coll
lapse Of the German defense on CON
siderable front east of that place.
The doughboys have practically
cleared Loges wood and are driving a
sharp wedge into the enemy lines in
the direction of Buzancy (six miles
northeast of Grand PREY.
Additional progress has also been
made on both sides of the Meuse.
According to prisoners the Germans
expected an armistice to go into effect
at $3.50 Monday afternoon. They were
amazed when our artillery fire increas-
ed and the infantry attacked. Many
who expected to be fraternizing with
Americans, are now prisoners.
One American division has taken
prisoners from four boche divisions in
the past two days, including one Of the
best enemy outfits on the whole west
front.
There seems to be no end Of the ma
chine gun defenses. AS fast ~as series
of these are wiped out, others are en-
countered and the artillery's work
starts all over again.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17
General Pershing,s Report.

Washington, Oct. IL. - The first
American army continues its attack
east of the Meuse, General Pershing re.
ported today announcing fresh gains in
the Bois De lie Grand Montaigne.
"The first American army continues
its attacks today. To the east Of the
Meuse, we advanced in the Bois De La
Grand Montague and hold the summit.
TO the West Of the Mouse, our troops
have advanced on and hold the Cite De
Chatirlon. They are south Of Bois Des
Logas and at nightfall were fighting in
Champigneulleu and Grand Pre-. Aiong
the front Of the second army the day
was quiet. During the night enemy
raids were repulsed. :,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17
Spanish Influenza
Vaccine Is Provided

X Chicago, Oct. l7.--vaccine or
X iginatcd by DR.. Il. G. Roscnow,
X of the Mayo clinic, Rochester,
X MINI, will be used in q yigor,
\ Gus campaign against Spanish
X influenza. .,.,s
X DR.. RoSenow told the Chicago
X influenza emergency commis-
X sion Of his experiments with
X the vaccine, with which he has
X treated 10000 persons. The com
X mission at once named, a com
X mittee Of physicians to take
X charge Of the .manufacNre and
\ use Of all vaccines and serum in
X Chicago, including the Rosenow
X vaccine. Another committee
X was named to raise funds for
X its manufacture and distribu-
X tion. -s e
X Five days will be required to
X begin the manufacture Of the
X vaccine here, it was stated.
X Meantime, DR.. Rosenow will
X provide a supply sufficient for
X 100000 doses from his labora-
X tories at Rochester
X The vaccine is designed to
X provide immunity from the dis
X ease, though DR.. Rosenow IS
X unwilling to make specific
X claims as TO its value. He be-
X lieves it aided greatly to sup
X press the spread Of influenza at
X Rochester.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

compelled to remove the mines. Ameri-
can relief stores valued at $4,000 were
taken to Germany before evacuation.
President Wilson'S reply is contain
ed in newspapers which arrived from
the coast last night. Many soldiers
said it expressed their exact views
Others suggested it might have been
hardern but said they recognized the
necessity Of diplomatic language to
gain diplomatic ends. Regarding an
armistice, they all agreed with Wilson
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17
Bolsheyiki Reign
IInpends In Germany

London, Oct. H. Unless
peace is effected Immediately
d bolshevist revolution will
break out in Germany, accord
ing to dispatches received here
today from soufsss said to be
authoritative.
The dispatches were received
by the Express from Amster-
dam; the Daily News from
Stockholm and the Chronicle
from Geneva. All eame from
! their staff correspondents.
Bolshcyism has been noted
/. among the industrial classes
. The regular socialists ara al
. armed and have drawn up .
! government which they viii
! seek to establish in the event
( of the kaiser's abdication, hop
! ing to head off anarchy AID
( bolshevism.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17
YANKEES THREATEN
TO OCCUPY ENTIRE
KRIENHILDE line
Have Advanced Two Miles
| Northward From Grand
| Pre- Now.
MACHINE GUN NESTS
MAIN ENEMY DEFENSE
Germans Resist Desperately
| With Numerous Raw Troop
| Divisions.
By Fred Ferguson

With the American Armies IL;
France, Oct. II. = Fighting ii the
:llu and rain,the Americans are t.r a.
G, ing to force the u, mans out OF the
iemsinder Of the K. enlfll line. lie
4snks, advancing rorthwaIa from
Grand Pre-, have practically cle.l. ed
the enemy from Loges wood, and aie
approaching Beffu ('wo miles nor Of
GsLd pr.sl. TGc, ave passed Ia
A lsarde farm.
IL the region of nandres and st.
Georges, the Americans have eonsoii-
dated the first line trenches Of Tic
Kriemhilde line
The Aife,. has now been crossed III
force in'sthe region of Grand Pre-, the
engineers pushing ahead of the infantry
are constructing foot bridges under ar
tillery and machine gun fire. Z.
New German divisions from she
Champagne and Metz regions, tGlown
into the line here, show greatly reduced
strength. Many boys Of 1920 are in
cluded in these new units.
1t may now be stated that the Rain
bow division participated in the recent
fighting in the Aire valley and that
the Eigthieth division from Pennsyl
vania was engaged with Major General
Bullard s corps north of Septsarges.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

up- the struggle as long as necessary.
Their contention unboisterously ex-
pressed;
"Cermany is beaten. II she does not
admit il now, we win keep on fighting
until she does
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17
LILLE CAPTURED
|SLATESTBR|1|SH
REPDRfoFFRON1
LondOn Hears That Occupa-'
tion OF Great Fortress Is
Completed.
FRENCH ARE BU0YANT
AS VICTORY LOOMS
Everywhere Are Crushing En-
envy Resistance And In
flicting Great Losses.

I London, Oct. 17.-Ldlle has been cap
tllred by the allies 1t was learned.
The reports were received through
dispatches from the battle front which
stated that British troops had complet-
ed occupation of the great fortress and
industrial city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

Amsterdam, Oct. 1.-THE Rotter-
damsche Courant declares that the Ger
man army command has ordered all
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

Occupation of Thourot and Cools-
camp already has been officially an
lnounced. Ingelmunster is seven miles
northeast of Courtrai and about three
miles east of where allied troops were
last officially reported in that region
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

London, Oct. 17.-(5.20 p. m. Zee
brugge is believed to have been prac-
ticalIy evacuated according to informa
tion rec6kvsd here this afternoon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

Berlin, Oct. 1.-THE German front
line in Flanders has been withdrawn
east of Thourot, coclscamp and Tngel-
munster and behind the Lys river, the
war office announced today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17
KAISER STILL HOLDS JOB
BERLIN REPORTS.

London. Oct. IL, 7:35 a M
While uneonfirmed rumors Of
Germany's surrender and the
kaiser's abdication were still
circulated here today the Brit
ish press bureau officially an
nouneed that the reports had no
foundation in fact.
Amsterdam, Oct. 17.-Official
denial that the kaiser has abdi-
Gated is contained in dispatch
from Berlin received here today
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17
Zeeblugge Believed To Have
Been Already Evacuated
By Germans.
CAVALRY Is POURING
THROUGH BROKEN Line
Field Marshal Haig' S Official
Report Tells Advance OF
British Troops.

Lonaon, Oct. 17.-(4;22 p. in.)-Brit-
ish naval forces have occupied ostend,
1t was officially announced by the Roy.
81 Air Force this afternoon.
Aviators reported ostend clear of tn:
enemy this morning and Vice Admiral
Keyes, commander of the British chan
mel fleet, landed in the former Ger
man submarine bas, at 1856 p. m.
French cavalry is also reported to
have entered 0stend and to have re
ported thst no Germans were encoun.
tered.
Belgian troops passed rapidly thru
Westende, seven miles west Of ostend
bound for the latter city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

zeebrugge, formerly companion Gar.
man submarine base to Ostend, is fif.
teen miles east of the latter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

'(contiaaed on page three,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

London, Oct. 17.--(1;55 p M The
Belgians are marching on Ostend, the
fcrnsa n German submarine base, accord
ing to battle front dispatches received
here today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

st. Pierre Capelle is six miles south
OF Ostend
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

London, Oct. 17.--4:05 p. m.)-The
Franco -Be!gian battle line this morning
ran through Mannekensver, st, Pierre
Capell, Leke, Couckelaire, Poortehoek
aud Ing ,lmunster, according to battle
front dispatches.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

Fair. ligh frost wesi. heavy
frost east portion; Friday far;
light easterly winds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

The nearest point in the battle line
70 Ostend is in the region of Nieuport,
shout eight mil,g distant.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

DISPATCHES
SPECIAL WILLAMETTE VAL
LEY NEWS SERVICE
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

OREGON ToNEaHr
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-10-17

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Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-06-19
Near Million Mark Reached
At June Registration

Nearly complete reports to the
Provost Marshal Generals office
show that 744,S65 men, who have
become of age during the last year
registered for military service on
June 5.
This is 266,724 below the esti-
mate of the census bureau, but
since more than 100000 did not
register, having already enlisted in
the army, navy, or Marine Corps,
the military authorities find the re-
suit entirely satisfactory.
Army and navy estimates place
the number of 21-year-old men en-
listed at 2O8,5S8. This figure, COM
bined with falling off in alien re-
gistration, gives total of 363, 636,
which means that the Census
Bureau apparently missed the
number of eilgibles by only $4,000
(Delaware's registration total is
given as 1,43O.)
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-06-19

three months than their present en-
rollment will supply. More enroll
ments are needed Immediately and
the great opportunity is now with
our boys of Delaware to jump into
this work Immediately, for the good
of the country, as well as for them
selves.
There may be other work i'll
which boys during vacation period
might make some larger wages, but
there is certainly no work that COM
bines the opportunities of gaining
knowledge. of improving health,
and of doing patriotic service at
one and the same time.
Mr.. Warner is urging the parents
of all boys between Is and 21 who
have the vacation period now be-
, fore them to encourage their boys
to enroll in the Boys Working Re
serve for this particular work.
Special care and attention and sup
prvision of all boys placed on the
farm have been arranged fol
through interested men located at
different centerS throughout the
state of Delaware. So the boys will
be carefully watched and helped, tc
see that the fullest good comes tC
them. as we'll as the nation, for thi>
summer 5 work.
While Delaware is not able to ar
range for as thorough a training
course as Pennsylvania has estab
lished. a training camp for three
days be run at Delaware College a
! Newark under the supervision o.
the Agricultural Faculty. in co
operation with the Boys Workin!
Reserve organization of this state
This special course will be under
taken in about ten days time anC
enrollments must be made prompt,
within the next four or FIVE days t.
entitle boy to this special oppor
tunity. Enrollments for the Boys
Reserve and all information can b
,, secured at the Boys at the Boys I
secured at the Boys Reserve De
, partment in the Old Federal Build
ing, 9Th and King Streets, VII
mington, Delaware.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-06-19
Babies and War
Savings Stamps

Brand Whitlock, our minister to
Belgium when the German hordes
first entered that martyred country
and for three long years there
after, is now telling US of some of
the things that happened during
that orgie of German lust. He
writes in "Everybody's" as fol-
lows:
1T was on that Sunday morning
of the 23rd; the Germans that
swarmed down the Friedrau road,
entered the quarter of Penant, ar
rested the inhabitants and took
them to the Rocher Bayard. The
people were held there, evidently
as a screen, while the Germans be-
gan to construct a temporary
bridge over the river. The French
were on the other side, and now
and then they shot at the soldiers
working there. The Germans, an
noyed by the splitting, irregular
fire, sent a citizen of Dinant, one
of the prisoners, in a boat across
the river to inform the French that
unless they ceased firing the civil
ians would be shot. NJ. - made
his dangerous voyage, accomplish
ed his mission. and returned to
take his place among his fellows,
But few stray bullets still sped
across the river.
Then was committed the atroc-
ious crime. The prisoners were
massed together, nearly 90 Of them
old men and young, women, girls
and boys, little children, and
babies in their mothers arms. A
platoon was called up; the colone'
in command gave the word to fire
and the gray soldiers, in cole
blood, shot down those 80 person:
as they stood huddled there to
gether. Among them were IL chill
dren under the age of years,
of whom were little babies, whose
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-06-19
Just a few of these
Tables left

Imagine a beautiful light blue enameled table
PSI 2X41i2 inches with bolted-on legs; wide,
deep drawer with nickel pulls and a genuine
porcelain top at S7.75.
You can easily afford to dispose of the old rick
ETY. table and put one of these clean, attractive
ones into your kitchen.
The porcelain top can be wiped as your bath tub
and grease OF food droppings can not stain. You
will find some of your kitchen work pleasure
with one of these tables. There is not many
left and at this price S7.75 will not last long.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-06-19
Exquisite Bedroom Furniture Moderately Priced

You'll want to own one of the new bedroom
suites Every wanted wood is here and in every
modern design Nearly all of it is Grand Rapids
made insures guarantee of durability and cor
rect designs. Your choice may be Queen Anne,
Adam, William and Mary or one of the beauti-
full decorated suits and you may want Walnut,
Mahogany, Maple or Ivory or Grey Enamel.
You can get exactly what you want from this
big stock. One mahogany suit is marked $4,000
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1918-06-19

for four pieces-others up to $4,000. In beau
tiful American Walnut from $4,000 to 100000.
And in Ivory or Grey Enamels, some handsome
ly decorated from $4,000 to $4,000.
And if you want to complete your present suit
or piece for that odd room there are a number
of odd pieces in all woods. Toilet Tables, Dress
ers Vanity Cases, Chiffoniers and Four Post
Beds in wide range of designs and prices