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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-24
German-American War

Americans, after bitter fighting, cap
tured Cote de Chatillar, vital Argonne
key, which gives them control of a
wide strip of Hun positions to the
northwest. Germans are offering des-
perate resistance to the American and
French armies in an effort to save
their right wing.
Anglo-Americans began a new drive
south of LIE Cateau along the Selle
which is progressing satisfactorily.
Governor Manning of South Caro-
lima has six sons in the service.
American and allied troops repulsed
attacks by the Bolsheviki on both
banks of the Dvina, inflicting heavy
losses.
The Americans completed the cap
trre of Grand Pre-, situated at the apex
of the Argonne forest salient.
American troops, overcoming the
most desperate resistance conceivable
have widened the breach in the Kriem-
hide line and threatened the Long
wyn-Sedan rail line, vital artery OF
the German army. Hundreds of ma
chine gun nests were encircled and
captured by the Americans, who adj
vanced through gas filled woods and
over shell swept hills in a forward
move which the German commander
declares menaces the Fatherland.
The Americans are pushing north
along both banks of the Meuse toward
the strategic Lille-Mezieres-Metz rail
way.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-24
PTTH OF THE
w AR EW s

The report that the Hun policy of
devastation" had been abandoned
was denied, as was flock Of bogus
peace rumors from Holland.
Opinion in we'll Informed London cir
Giles is that if the war is brought to
an early end it will be due more to
moral and political factors than to
military successes.
The Amsterdam HandeIsblad pub
fishes a report that the German ad-
miralty has issued wireless instruc-
tons to all submarines to return to
their bases.
London newspapers report the Kaiser
as sending his Vaiuabies to Holland.
British patrols have entered the south
western suburbs of Lille, Paris re.
ports, while Belgian cavalry have
nearly reached Thielt, and the Ger.
mans are withdrawing from the line
of Lys owing to the rapid advance
of the allies in the north.
Paris reports say Bohemia is in revolt
following a declaration of martial
law in it's large cities as result of
the general strike. Moravia, it is
said, has joined irf-the revolution.
One of the results, It Is said, has
been the shutdown of the great Aus
trian gun plant at Skoda through the
men going out.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-24
GENERAL

Porto Rico appealed to Congress for
aid for the earthquake sufferers.
Secretary of State Lansing cast
aside all diplomatic reserve to warn
his fellow countrymen in outspoken
fashion that the. war is not over.
Credit for saving 100000 pounds OF
INT at the Morgan, n. j., explosion is
given to Lieut.. c. f. Smythe, who di-
rected the firemen from an airplane
1000 feet high.
Male citizens Of Porto Rico between
eighteen and forty-tive must register
for military service October 20.
An appeal for men to train for the
electrical communication branch OF
service was issued.
Ten thousand dollars worth OF
opium seized by the government was
stolen from the treasury storerooms.
Hoover ordered 100000 tons OF
meat for shipment to the American
army and allies.
Senator Lewis introduced an amend.
ment to the army bill providing an ap.
preparation of $10,000,0O0 to suppress
influenza.
Chairman Baruch of the War Indus
tries Board announced the formation
of an inter-allied pool for the purchase
of every commodity needed for the CT.
william purposes as well as the armie,
OF the allies.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-24
SPREAD BELGIUM WEDGE
Threaten to Divide German
Armies by Line of the Lys.
MenIn, Another Great Railway Center
In Flanders, Is Wrested From the
Huns by the British.

Paris. - Allied armies drove their
wedge six miles deeper into the foes
Flanders line and in terrific fighting
captured the city of Thourcut, 1S miles
northeast of Ypres.
By the loss of this railroad key to
Ostend and Bruges the German army
must evacuate all Western Belgium
and the naval bases on the north or be
cut to pieces by the advancing allies,
who also threaten to entrap the foe
along the coast.
More than 10000 prisoners and 100
guns have been taken in the drive
New British forces thrown across the
Lys have captured Menin, another
great railway center on the right wing
of the deepening pocket.
In victorious strides in wide sectors
on the whole 200 mile line to the south
the allies swept forward, hurting the
enemy back, despite his resistance and
ineffective counter thrusts.
The British northeast of Lens
swung forward to within three miles
of Lille and captured four villages.
At three points the French contin-
ued their smashing advances, pouring
fresh troops through the breaches in
The cnomy'S line. More than a dozen
villages and additional thousands of
prisoners fell TO Petain's men on the
PicardyChampagn line.
Italian forces aided the French in
the capture of Sissone, where the al
lies are cutting toward the foes vital
supply line.
Northwest Of Verdun the Americans
redoubled their attacks and widened
the breach in the Brunhilde line.
They stormed forward more than a
mile in difficult fighting, capturing
four villages and important heights
and sweeping away the carefully pre-
pared defenses protecting the enemy's
line.
Durazzo, Austrian naval base in AL
bania, which was attacked by allied
naval forces a month ago, has been
wrested from the enemy by Italian
forces pushing north through the Bal
kans. Servian forces, advancing on a
wide front in the Morava valley, north
Of Nish, have taken many prisoners
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-24
WORLDS NEWS IN
CONDENSED FORM

PONCE.-TidaI waves added to the
devastation caused by the earthquake
In Puerto Rico, the city of MayagueZ
being destroyed by the thrush of water
NEW YORK. - Vaccine, discovered
by DR.. Parks, has answered critical
tests in the prevention of influenza,
and DR.. Royal S. Copeland announces
Its use will probably check the epidem-
ic here. So encouraging are the re-
suits so far that large quantities of the
vaccine are to be prepared.
WASHINGTON. - Announcement is
made that the clocks of the country
will be turned back an hour on Octo-
Der q.
VIENNA. - Baron Burian told an
Austrian delegation that peace seemed
certain because The Teutonic powers
were ready to meet every requirement.
NEW YORK. - Announcement lie
made of a scheme for war rehabilita-
ton by Jews.
WASHINGTON.-Dr. Harry A. Gar
field, fuel administrator, issues order
withdrawing the request for gasoline
less Sundays, effective at once. An
explanatory statement says the loyal
response to the Administrations re-
quest has effected a saving of 100000
barrels and has made possible the be-
ginning of priority shipments overseas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-24

President Wilson signed the bin
making fraud in congressional cleo
tons federal offense.
Congressman John A. Sterling of
Bloomington, ILL.,, was killed in an au-
tomobile accident.
American Smelling and Refining
Company started extensive work devel-
oping the IA silver and lead mines ac-
quired in Mexico in the last few years.
The cost is estimated al S4000,000.
Eight million pounds of INT were
saved from destruction during the re-
cent explosion at Morgan, N. ].
The transport America, formerly the
German steamship America, sinks at
her Hoboken pier. Five of the 300
soldiers and crew are missing, but are
believed to be safe. Rumors of Ger
man plot are current after the sinking.
Fuel Administrator Garfield approx
ed the increase of wages in the an
thracite fields for 10000 workers.
East Orange IN. j. council passed
an ordinance prohibiting the sale of
German language papers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-24
FOREIGN

The Japan Temperance Society de.
mands that no more rice be used in
brewing during the war. 1t would save
100000 bushels & year.
a Ieaflet circulated among German
troops on the western front declares
President Wilson'S will to kill'' is pro.
longing the war in the face of efforts
of neutrals and the Pope to end the
butchery. Mr.. Wilson is bitterly de
nounced and put on the same plane az
julius Caesar
The Parliament of Hungary pro
claims the dissolution of the dual mon.
archy and declares Hungary is an in.
dependent state Eighty-seven Polish
members of tie Reichsrath organize at
Cracow, and Washington regards the
move as the beginning of a revolution
in Austria. Reports from Germany in.
dicate that country is nearing a col.
lapse.
The Chinese government signed a
contract with the Marconi Company
for the construction of three wireless
stations at Kashkar and Urumchinear,
near the Turkestan border, and one at
Ian Chow Flu, capital of Kansu prov
ince, central China.
Reports from Switzerland confirm
the announcement that II Americans
escaped from a German prison camp
at Baden. Only two reported at the
Swiss border.
When allied troops entered st. Quen-
tin they found the ground had been eX-
cuvated under the cathedral prepare
terry 10 blowing it up.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-24
GERMANS FLEE
FROM BELGIUM
Enemy Is Retreating So Fast
Pursuers Have Lost Touch
With Defeated Armies.
/. WIDE AREAS ARE RECOVERED.
Outlet of Argonne Forest, Desperately
Defended, Now Safely in Hands
of AIlles-Grandpre Captured
After Fierce Fighting.

London.-The Germans are in full
flight from Northern Belgium.
Beaten disastrously by the Allied
armies and threatened with utter de-
feat and rout, the enemy is retreating
with utmost speed on a wide front.
Half of Belgium must now be lost,
with the naval bases on the north.
The Antwerp line far to the east Of
fers the next defense of the enemy.
Belgian, British and French infantry
are pursuing the fleeing Germans, but
have lost contact with the enemy on
at least part of the line, so rapid Is
the retreat.
Only ten-mile gap remains between
the advancing Allies and the Dutch
border, through which the enemy must
escape to avoid being trapped on the
coast
Grandpre, western bastion of the
Kriemhilde line and base Of German
operations in the Champagne, has been
captured by the Americans
In heavy battling against frantic re-
sistance, Pershing's men fought their
way forward through q new breach in
the battered enemy defenses. In the
swaying battle the Americans hurled
the enemy back with heavy losses and
fought off his desperate counter
strokes.
The Flanders rout is spreading both
north and south. The Belgians on the
left are advancing southeast of Nieu-
port, within five miles of the Channel
coast.
The British on the Lille-Douai front
struggled forward steadily and pushed
the Germans back to a straight line
between these two key cities. Haig's
patrols entered Lille, the largest city
held by the foe in Northern France.
The fall of Douai is imminent. More
than $4,000 prisoners have been taken
on the northern line.
The French have made fresh prog
ress in hard fighting north of Laon.
Debeney's army has pushed across the
Disc near its confluence with the Serre
and is effectively pursuing the beaten
enemy columns.
The Belgians advancing aStride the
Thourout-Brug and ThourOut-Ostend
roads have defeated the Germans, who
are retreating rapidly.
This undoubtedly is one of the wars
greatest and most vital victories, for
the gallant little Belgian army, ably
assisted by crack French and British
troops, now has driven the despOilers
of its country from large section
which the Germans have occupied
since the early days of the war and
has gained positions of such impor-
lance that the Germans may have 10
abandon the entire coast of Belgium.
Moreover, the sweeping advance of
the allied infantry, preceded by fan
of French cavalry advancing rapidly,
has left the entire area in which are
the important city of Lille and the
great mining and manufacturing dis
tricts of TOurcoing, ROubaiX and Tour
mai, in salient which is growing deep
err every hour and which Ike enemy
cannot hope to hold.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-24
EXEMPT COURT sTIPENDs.
Presidents Salary Also Immune From
War Revenue Tax.

Washington.-The Senate Finance
Committee in revising the war revenue
bill struck out house provisions taxing
the salaries Of the President members
of the Supreme Court, Superior Courts
and state officials. The committee also
rejected house provisions taxing state
and municipal bonds. The committee
held that such imposts would be un-
constitutional, Chairman Simmons an
nounced.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-24
PINS FAITH IN WILSON.

Pope Benedict Depends on President
to Make Quick Peace.
Rome.-"YOu may say that the holy
father is pinning his faith entirely on
President Wilson to make a quick and
durable peace" Monsignor Coretti,
papal under-secretary of state, said.
"He is making special prayers to this
end-that President Wilson may not
deviate from his present course and
that nothing may interfere with his
purpose and compel a renewal of the
war"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-24
BERL|N'S REPLY TO
PRESIDENT WILSON
Held To Be Awkward Attempt
To Meet Demands.
ARMISTICE is NOT NEAR
Note Proposes That The Conditions OF
ArmIstiee Be Left To Military Ad-
vlsers - Protests Against Re-
proach OF Inhur7ane Actions.

hington.-Germany has replied
to President Wilson with note which,
though no one is prepared to say it
will lead the President even to con-
tinue exchanges on the subject of an
armistice and peace, at least has
served almost to bring conviction here
that the people of Germany actually
are taking the reins of government
and sincerely desire peace on any
terms the United States and the Allies
are willing to give.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1918-10-24
TAX ON ek.t,.t -C9<S.
Two Cents Levied ny Stamp in Senate
Revenue Amendment.

Washington.-A stamp tax of
cents ON all bank checks is provided
for in an amendment to the war reve-
nue. bill adopted by the Senate Finance
Committee, which is revising the house
draft The amendment was adopted
by a vote of to 6. Many members,
however, expressed doubt as to its
acceptance by the senate. Such a tax
is opposed by the treasury depart
ment.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15
FORMER GBNNISON COUNTY
BOY KILLED IN ACTION
AT THE FRONT

Mrs. George L. Miller received word
this week that Robert Elles Kelly q
Oakland. California, formsxiy Of Crss.
ted Butte, was killed u act3oa some
whete in France on September -,
Robert was born in Denver, Nay 6th,
1895, He came to Gunnison county
when two years old, making his home
most Of the time at Crested Butte, at
which place he received his education.
About five years ago, the Kelly family
moved to Oakland, California. Robert
was drafted Christmas Eve, 1917, and
sent to France some time this spring.
Robert was. the only son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. Kelly, who survive him.
He also leaves five sisters, Mrs. Mar
garet Trendale, of Schae, California;
the Misses Mary, Christina, Isabella,
and Elizabeth Kelly, Of Oakland; also
three cousins, Mrs. Carey Partch, Mrs.
Thos.- Miller and James Frew, all Of
Gunnison county.
Robert, with thousands Of others Of
our brave boys, gave his life for his
flag, and leaves behind him sweet
memories of q true man and loyal
son, honest, honorable, and upright
in every respect. The sympathy Of
the community goes out to the sorrow-
ing family.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15
LEVY MADE
FOR 1878
TAXES ABOUT THE SAME
FOR COMING SEASON
School Districts Figure Out Levies
Necessary to Keep Up Education
for Year of 1919.

The county commissioners at their
monthly meeting last week, wrestlej
with the tax levy for next wear, or
rather for this year, but providing
revenue to be collected in 1919. The
aggregate has been placed about as
last year for most sections of the
county depending, Of course, on the
school district.
The state levy shows q reduction
from 3.12 mills to 2.77. The total
county Is raised very little from 81
to a.. Gunnison town shows . town
levy of 7.2, identical with the previous
year. Crested Butte is slightly Ne
duced from 18 to Is mills and Pitkin
remains 1t 5 mills total. Here are
figures compared with 1917 levy.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15
COUNT Discovers
FEW ERRORS IN RETURNS
Tabulations Made Tuesday. Gunni-
son County Goes Wet. Justices
Gordon and Teeslink Elected in 1.

Official count Of the returns for this
county was made at the office Of C0un-
ty Clerk C. C. NcWilliams ON Tues
day. Justices John Gordon and c. 7.
Sills conducted the count, assisted by
NJ. J. Schmitz, deputy county clerk,
Miss nellie Eastman, and with Henry
Dunkel as watcher for the republicans.
Very few changes were made in the
unofficial list published last week by
the News Champion. Taylor gained
Is votes and lyman lost ~. The
county ticket majorities are almost
the same. Complste tabulAtion Of the
official returns il given in the table
page 8, which Ill good political sharks
Will cut out and Ale for future refer
ence.
In the three cosnered race for just
ice Of Peace in Precincts Nos. and
6, which are included in Justice Pre-
cinct No. /, John Gordon received 266
votes, James Teeslink 254 and C. 7.
Sills, 1876, This elects Gordon and
Teeslink.
The vote on the Bone Dry" bill
presented . surprise, in that Gunni-
Ssn county went dry By the narrow
m rgin Of one.h The vote
steod el7 for ths law and 646 against
it-a clear majority Of one vote.
Il y Glite sviAsq4 thet Rad r n.
Loead c{ Delta ma1e . bit ef > eanv1s
h WuuAd havs won over Lee Burgess
Il Grand Junction for district attor-
ney. He vas hardly what could be
called . regular democratic candidate.
yet he received = majority Of 283 in
Gunnison county, 10 in Montrose, and
ran very close at other points. Bur-
gess is elected, because he carried his
heme county Of Nssa by . large vote.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15
World War Ended Monday at II O'clock Paris Time. Ann
Il rtce Terms Drastic. Kaiser Escapes Socialists and Bostevs
in Control Of Empire Celebrations Everywhere in u S.
BOYS OF IS WILL STILL
BE CLASSIFIED
Registrants Over ~ Will Never Re-
ceive Questi0nnaires. Local Board
C0mplimented on Good Work.

The members of the Gunnison Coun-
ty Local Board, including Judge
Sprigg Shackleford, Major Henry +.
Lake and Sheriff Pat Hanlon, received
Tuesday the following wire from Miles
G.. Saunders, provost marshal for
Colorado. 1t determines that the
sending of questionnaires to men over
81 will be abandoned, but they will
shortly be sent to the boys of 18, and
not yet 10, who remain to be classi-
fed. This probably means that some
permanent military enrolment plan
is contemplated for the youth of the
nation, at least for the present. The
wire extends to the board hearty con-
gratulations for their good work dur
ing the time Of war.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15

present. However, airplane construc-
tion and work on the army canton
ments will cease. Food saving and
war relief work is more vital than
ever since there are . hundred mil
lion starving and destitute people in
Europe, who look to the United States
for food and help.
America has accomplished the task
she set out TO do and accomplished II
gloriously. There Is not . blot on our
escutcheon Of honor, but mighty taslz
loom ahead, that will command the
wisest statesmanship Of our great
president and the representative o1
America at home and abroad.
Nay the God Of peace q Well - d
battles sBe with rs yet"
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15
VICTORY At LAST!
Everything America Foushtfor Has Been Accomplished
says Wison. Allies Want Him to Attend Peace
Meeting. Total Of Our Casualties May Be
100000. Food Saving Must Be Kept
Up. AirpLane and Army Work Will
Il. Lag but Ship Building to Be-

1 The world conflict IN which ten
million men have lost thair lives In
battle, ended on the l1tA hour, Of the
11th day Of the 11th moath Of 1918
The armistice had been signed five
hours earlier, an armistice that com.
pletely puts It out Of the power oi
the former military masters Of Ger
many TO again disturb the peace Of
the world.
Just four months ago today, the
Hun was at the gates Of Paris. On
July Is, 1918, ut Chateau Therry only
IS miles from the capital Of France
he launched his nth and what wnf
to be his mightiest drive.
The Hun never was 10 arrogant, DC
naughty, 70 cruel, 20 full Of flaming
fire against the enemies Of "me und
Gott."
Today, he lies torn. bleeding. dis.
credited, leper among nations and
with his homeland, not yet indeed
touched by. the bloody fst Of wars
spoilation, but nevertheless afflicted
by . noisome pestilence Of anarchy
self-hate, and the blood outlines o1
10 monstrous and damnable lie.
It was the army Of Pershing'i
crusaders who threw back the Teutor
hordes, not only 1t the Narne on
those July days, but which side BY
side with stanch Briton and sturdy
Frenchmen, fought their way to Sc
dan. Their arrogance turned to con.
cilia&ion, then to pleading, and at last
to servility when the mighty nArshal
|of France bade the weeping German
generals "dgn here" and took from
them the last shred Of self respect r.
go with their ships, their submarines
their guns, their railroad trains and
the territory to Is miles beyond ths
Rhine.
Ez-Preadent TAFT hit II, vAsa b.
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15

said, we hsys been ssE war with the
devil. But the & IL. devil u slain,
his brood still lives ( Famine, anarchy,
lust, cruelty, remain 70 ia6lict stricken
Europe. Autacr1cy has melted in
wars fiery furnace but in it, place
coupA pouring Tie Bolsheviks, as cruel,
more blood Thirsty and more auto
cr4eie than CaaxB and Emperors ever
dared 10 BE-
Germany, Austria, Russia, are to-
day aAanae with revolution and an
areAE The disease II spreading, say
the dailies Of yesterday, into Switzer-
land, Sweden and Holland. Il be-
hoovae NJ still 20 stand firm, to hold
the hnes and allow no slackening in
our war activities, for It may take our
two million boys now In France to po-
lice . part Of Europe until this DEVILS
proguy hns did, and the DEVILS brew
has spilled md the earth been sweet
ened by . seasons flowers.
An detailss Of the eomplete and alb
ject surrender, the flight Of the Kais-
er, tho reported assassination Of the
Crown PriDce, the revolutions which
aim to change Germany and Austria
into repuh1iez, but which themselves
are tetfsrinI q tAs millions of SOL
diers return with guns in their hands,
and NO rsstxlininG power Of self-gov-
erning txndikim6 to hold them-all
theae arc dskafd IN tie daily papers.
The kaleid1asaDs eha1ges every twen-
ty-four heurs.
Ths latsst wura ktum. across the
ocenm II III the Allies ask President
Wilson to attend the peaes conference.
bot be viii prohahly ssnd Secretary
Lansing. The gIeat shipbuilding
plants win keep under full headway,
both beeanse We need the ships and
TO kssp tie men employed for the
Gunnison news-champion., 1918-11-15
UNITED WAR WORK
COMING ALONG FINE

The United War Work Campaign
will need but good strong push to
send it past the mark Of $500, the
quota for Gunnison county. "The
$2100 from our city is assured" said
Chairman J. H. Kelley this morning.
"Crested Butte never fails MS and the
captains and workers in charge there
send down word Of certain success.
Several Of the smaller divisions have
already completed their work and 9TH
err are coming up to the mark"
Gunnison has never failed In her
war work yet, and must not this time.
Complete reports will be available for
our next issue.