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Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
Greek Troops Praised
by British Commander

Athens, Greece, Oct. 13.-Greek
troops that participated in the recent
offensive which resulted in the sur.
render of Bulgaria have been highly
complimented by the general in com
mand of the British troops in Mace
donna. He sent the following order
Of the day to the Greek troops, who
fought with the British at Dorian:
"On this first occasion, when
Greek soldiers have fought at the
side Of British troops, | desire to
express my admiration for the way
in which they accomplished the work
entrusted to them. With incompar-
able courage you have occupied
points which the enemy defended
vigorously and had fortified thor
oughly. The outcome OF your de-
termination you know. You have
routed the Bulgarians. I thank you
for the spirit you manifested, which
is above all praise. | am proud to
have you under my command"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
Pershing Awards
Medals TO Heroes

Distinguished Service crosses have
been awarded by General Pershing
to the following officers for acts OF
extraordinary heroism:
= First 1t. Chester H. Howard,
l04th infantry: For extraordinary
heroism in action at Trugny, France,
July p, 1918. Although Lieutenant
Howard had been twice wounded he
refused to be evacuated and con-
tinued on duty with his company
during the attack and capture of
Trugny, under heavy fire, until he
was incapacitated by a third wound.
Home address: Mrs. c. c. Howard
(mother), 500 Sixth avenue, Mt. Yer
non, la.
Others awarded Service Crosses
by General Pershing for acts of ex-
traordinary heroism were as follows:
Chaplain L. r. Weeds, Athol. Kan. !;
First 1t Fred W. Adams. Ivy Depot, Va. !:
First sergt. Stallard Thrower. Porksville,
Ky; First 1t Harry r. Howe, Mansfield,
Mass: First 1t. Frank A. MacJames. IT.,
Albany. N. Y; Wagner Clifford II. Has
kins Elmwood. Conn; Wagner Edmund
R. Hampson. Waterbury, Conn; Private
Robert A. Rhodes, st. Joseph, Mo; Private
Charles G. Brownvlle, Reedham, Mass. :;
Private Douglas Ross, Hall, Mass: Prl-
gate Henry A. Cheney, Hocksett, N. H.:
Corp. John L. Casey, Fairfield. Conn. |;
First 1t Robert o. Blood; First 1t. Henry
A. Riacke, Meriden. Conn: First 1t. John
r. Feegal. Meriden, Conn; First 1t. W. ].
Blythe, Methuf, Mass: Second 1t Julius
w. Toelken. Springfield. Mass; Second 1t.
Harry M. Noel. St. Louis, Mo-; Sergt.
Charles B. Johnson Jr., Concord, Mass;
Corp. Ernest T siebert, Newton, Mass:
Sergt. Joseph w. Casey. st. Lawrence,
Mass; Sergt. John L. Clabby, st. Provi-
dence, r. /.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
vOUzIERES' FALL
Seals MARSHAL
F0CH'S TRIUMPH
General Gouraud's Army
Takes Position Won Kluck
Said French Never
Would ReCapture.

With the French Army in France,
Oct. l3.-Marshal Foch sealed his
triumph over General Ludendorff
and Field Marshal Won Hindenburg
yesterday when General Gouraud's
men entered Vouzieres in Cham
payne.
Vouzieres is a town of 5000. II
commands two defiles in the forest
region eastward and is of no great
military importance in itself. The
significance of the capture arises
from the fact that since 1914 it has
symbolized German resistance in
northern France. Won Kluck in ac-
knowledging the failure of the plan
to take Paris said, But the French
will never retake Vouzieres," mean
ing not merely the inconsequential
town of that name but the entire
system of German defense along the
Aisne. But Vouzieres has been taxi
en-. The line of the Aisne has cruni-
bled and the Hindenburg line has
been demolished at several places In
this region.
The Germans appear thus far to
have kept their retreat in hand with
the greatest skill. At Vouzieres,
even when the French entered the
town, blankets, pillow cases and
household linens of all kinds were
lying in the streets, having been
collected by the German booty de-
tachments whose work was inter-
rupted by the rapid advance OF
Gouraud's troops. The French
troops not only saved part of the
booty of Vouzieres that was ready
for shipment to Germany, but they
interrupted the work of destruction
throughout the region in the bend
of the Aisne, liberating a number
of the villages, some of them virtual
ly intact, and freeing about 5000
civilians from German domination.
Some houses were still burning In
Vouzieres last evening, and German
shells were falling in the town. OBJ
servation in the parts OF the village
that could be visited indicates that
the damage is only partial
The enemy occupied strong posi-
tons on the right bank of the Aisne
to the east, where he opposed vigor-
ously the efforts of the French to
effect a crossing. A passage, how
ever was forced this morning and a
footing gained on the eastern bank.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
HOW INTERPRET
CERMANPEACE
PROPOSALS

vides; The emperor shall have the
right to convene the Bundesrat and
the Reichstag and to open, adjourn
and close them"
Article IS of the same section pro-
vides: The emperor shall appoint
imperial officers, cause them to take
the oath to the empire, and to dis
miss them when necessary"
Article % of section 5 provides
"Ihe Reichstag shall have the power
to propose laws within the compe-
tence of the empire, and to refer
petitions addressed to it to the Bun
desrat or the chancellor of the en-
pire."
Article "a of the same section pro-
vides: The Reichstag shall be
elected for five years. 1t may be
dissolved during that time by a res
olution of the Bundesrat with the
consent of the emperor"
The emperor shall appoint all Of
hcers and employees OF the navy,
and they and the seamen shall take
an oath of allegiance to him.
Every German capable Of bear
ing arms shall belong for seven
years to the standing army, for the
next five years to the national
guard, and then until he is SO to
the national guard of second sum-
mons.
Article "a of section II provides:
"All German troops are bound to
render unconditional obedience to
the commands of the emperor. This
obligation shalt be concluded in the
military OATH" :
The emperor shall appoint or ap-
prove the appointment of all mill
tary commanders above a certain
grade. They shall take the mill
tarv oath to him.
The above constitution can not be
changed in the slightest particular
without the approval of both the
Bundesrat and the emperor.
Thus it appears the Reichstag is
not only without power under the
constitution but it does not even
represent the German people in its
feeble capacity as a debating So
cietv under military surveillance.
The present chancellor, in his
note just made public, says he re-
presents the German government
as above constituted and the Ger
man people as represented in the
Reichstag. 1t is perfectly clear,
therefore, that any agreement made
with him Is made with the Beast Of
Rnrlin ard nnnA nthar
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
Sharpnel Leaves Cross
On Back of Yank Soldier

Paris, September 50.-Private Jean
Fournan of New York City, will
hereafter carry cross on his back
as a souvenir OF the great war. The
wound that hes marked him is so
unusual that he is known at Amer
lean Military Hospital No. |
where he is now convalescing, as
the Red Cross Man." and doctors,
nurses and patients have watched
his case with unusual interest.
Fournan is a member of one Of
the American regiments recently en-
gagged in the fighting around Fismes.
He has been in France since last
October, and went through heavy
fighting on several fronts without a
scratch.
One morning a short time ago,
just as his company went over the
top, headed for boche machine gun
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
Germans Abandon Naval
Bases on Flanders Coast

London, Oct. l3.-It is understood
that the Germans no longer are at
tempting to use the Flanders coast
for operations by sea OF any descrip-
ton. They have stripped their bases
there OF ali vessels and have left
virtually no seaplanes.
The mouth Of the harbor At o.
tend has been blocked by the Ger
mans and there Is little doubt that
similar steps will be taken at Zee
brupge.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14

nest, a shrapnel shell knocked him
out. He had momentary singing
sensation and then awoke to find
himself on an American sanitary
train from which he was taken by
ambulance to the hospital
When he was carried to the op-
Grating room, the surgeon looked
him over and then called the other
doctors to come and look. The boy
had been hit by two pieces of shrap-
mel, one of which had gone down his
back so close to his spine, that only
a miracle saved him from paralysis.
The other had crossed at right
angles, leaving the mark of per-
feet cross on his back.
Fournan has those pieces Of shrap-
mel in his Red Cross treasure bag.
He says they're lucky pieces be-
cause they "only left scar"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
FEEL MISERABLE
FROM THAT COLD ?
Colds and coughs are quick.
ly relieved by DR.. Kings
New Discovery.

Nobody should feel perfectly
miserable" from a cold, cough or
bronchial attack for very long. For
it takes only a little while to relieve
it and get back on the road to re-
covery when DR.. Kings New Dis
covery is faithfully used. It. soon
loosens the phlegm, relieves irrita-
ton, soothes the parched, sore
throat, brings comfort.
Half century old and more pop
ular today than ever. At all drug
gists. 6Oc and $1.20.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
French Cabinet Decides on
National RAILWAY Control

Paris, Oct. 13.-(Havas.)-The
French cabinet has decided 40 q
necessary national defense measure
to introduce bill providing govern
mental control of all French rail-
ways during hostilities and one year
after peace. The minister of pub
lie works and transportation would
assume direction of the railroads
and would use all of the stats and
material as one system.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14

Otto Loehmer, an enemy alien,
who has been placed under arrest
by federal authorities at Hoboken,
N, J., accused of endeavoring to OBJ
tain military, information by plying
army and navy men with liquor. The
authorities are interested in several
photographs of Loehmer, one of
which shows him in the uniform of
a German officer. Although he is
being charged only technically with
having unlawfully supplied officers
of the United States navy and army
with liquor, military intelligence Of
fcers believe far graver charges will
be made against Loehmer. Under
the same charge with him is 19-year-
old Miss Margaret Sullivan of Ho-
boken, N. J., at whose home it is
alleged the army and navy officers
were given the liquor.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
Vatican Sees Hope for
Early ENDING of the War

Rome, Oct. 13.-The Observatore
Romano, the vatican organ, says
that President Wilson's note to Ger
many caused a great impression at
the vatican. The Holy See desired
the war to end and, says the paper,
it was natural that the entente
should ask for guarantees on the
matter of an armistice.
The speech Of the German chan
cellor, the paper adds. showed that
he considered himself responsible
before the German people.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
Firms Demand Evacuation
of Finland by Germans

Stockholm, Oct. l3.-The Finnish
government has asked Germany to
withdraw>her troops from Finland.
The republican and socialist pa
pers of Finland have begun an agi-
tation in favor of an approach by
Finland to the entente, alleging that
the recent policy OF the government
in connection with Germany has
been unneutra1.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
French Suspect Trickery.

Paris, Oct. l3.-The reply Of the
German government to President
Wilson's questions is considered
here to indicate that Germany's
DIPLOMATIC front is as flexible as hel
Some of the commentators find
the reply so worded as to show the
hope of the Germans that it will re-
suit in cleavage between the allies.
General La Croix in the Temps
says;
"Germanys acceptance Of Presi.
dent Wilson's conditions is an
avowal Of defeat. Foch is the sole
judge from the military point OF
view and will know how to exact
the necessary guarantees from the
enemy and what territory occupa-
tons must be imposed"
Almost all Of the newspapers ex.
press similar views.
In the popular discussion OF the
reply the suspicion persists that
Germany Is evading the issue.
Disinelined to Surrender.
Basel, Switzerland, Oct. ia
dispatch received here from Berlin
says the conservative party in the
German Reichstag has published the
following declaration concerning the
German reply to President Wilson's
questions:
Our armies are still far in enemy
country. Before any honorable
peace and the Integrity of the EN-
pire's territory is guaranteed all
abandonment OF German soil may be
fatal and is irreconcilable with Ger
man honor. The German people
are resolved to defend the sacred
soil of their country to the last
man
Austrian Delegations Summoned.
AmsterdaIa, Oct. 13.-The Austro-
Hungariah delegations have been
convoked for a plenary sitting on
October IS, Vienna telegram an
nounces.
The delegations are the constitu-
tional bodies comprising members
OF both the legislative bodies of
both Austria and Hungary, Their
duty is the examination efthe 1e-
quirements OF the common services
of the dual monarchy.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
"Imperial Dropped"
From German Title
In Lost Peace Note

London, Oct. l3.-One of the
most significant points in Ger
many's reply to President Wilson
is that it is the first important
German diplomatic communication
since the German empire was pro-
claimed at Versailles in 1871 which
has not srokon n the name Of the
Irr-erial German government,
THE German government is IN
ab-o'ute new phrase, s-d he
omiz~-icn of the word Imperial
is unprecedented.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
Allied Control in China
Aim of GROWING Movement

Pekin, Oct. l3.-The recent sus.
gestion that President Wilson be in-
vited to mediate between the con.
tending forces of north and south
China has been followed by a grow
ing movement among the Chinese
favoring allied control, through q
reorganization of China's finances.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
Czacho-s!ovak Troops
EXPRESS Thanks to jaD2n

Toxic. OF, ia special mission
representing the Czechc-Slovak
troops in Siberia l-2s arrived in
Japan to express tfar.s 10 p'le Jap
anese government for sending mill
tary assistance.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
Make Your Bowels Behave

Make them function with crafty
ing precision. If regulation of the
diet does not relieve their torpidity
DR.. Kings New Life Pills will. They
are perfect bowel trainers, cleanse
the system surely, comfortably. Csc.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
Many in Rice Riots.

Osaka, Japan, Sent. 13.--Official
figures show that $4,000 persons
took part in the rice riots in OSAKA
and its outlying districts. The re-
turns show that 234 riotous mobs as
sembled in Osaka prefecture.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
The Weather
Comparative Local Record.

Comparative Local Record.
1 Official record of temperature and pre-
cipitation compared with the correspond"
ing period Of the past three years:
1918. 1917. 1915. 1915.
Highest yesterday So g. 9! II
Lowest yesterday ia III e u
Mean temperature 81 ~ IS 30
Precipitation ........00 90 30 ,0S
Temperature and precipitation depart.
ures from the normal:
Normal temperature ,.............. IS
Excess for the day ..........,.......
Total excess since March 1..........747
Normal precipitation ......... .O9 inch
Deficiency for the day ....... .Os inch
Total rainfall since March /. 1906 inches
Deficiency since March 1.....12.S2 inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1917. SGT inches
Deficiency for cor. period 1915 1l.79 inches
L. A. WELSH, Meteorological.
A recuperative diet In influenza. Horlick's
Matted Milk, very digestible.-Adv.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
Consultation To Be Held.

London, Oct. l3.-The text of the
German reply to President Wilson's
note reached the British foreign
Office today from the British min,
lister at The Hague. Foreign Sec
rotary Balfour and Andrew Bonar
Law, the chancellor Of the excheq-
uer, Immediately left with it to
confer with Premier Lloyd George,
who is spending the weekend in
the country.
1t is unlikely that any response
Bile British minister will make any
detailed declaration on the situa-
ton. The next step seems to be
for the president to consult with
the allies for a general considera-
ton of the German answer.
Unconditional surrender" is rap
idly gaining popularity with the
average citizen as response to the
German document, and many would
not be satisfied with anything else.
This feeling is accentuated by the
German attempt to destroy Cambria
and the razing Of villages by the
enemy in his great retreat, as well
as by the sinking of the Leinster-
all these being acts from which no
military advantage could be gained.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
Wilson Is Silent.

wilson IS olleHt.
New York, Oct. 13.-President
Wilson, who arrived here Friday to
participate in the Columbus Day
celebration, returned to Washing
ton today.
Throughout the day, the president
received through the Associated
Press a summary Of European COM
ment on the German reply. No COM
ment regarding it was forthcoming
from the presidents party.
After breakfast Mr.. Wilson re-
ceived callers at his hotel, including
Col. E. M. House, his confidential
adviser; Sir Eric Geddes, first lord
of the British admiralty, and several
other British officers.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-14
wilson TO REPLY
QUICKLY T0LAST
GERMAN NOTE
CONTINUED from Page One.)

acceptable to all the allied cobellig-
erents or a genuine political revou-
ton in Germany which will bring
about such a surrender.
1t has been pointed out that Pres
ident Wilson's inquiry was skiifully
framed to pave the way for an op-
portunity to inform the German peo-
pie directly that no covenants OF
peace can be made with the men
who have betrayed the world.
The present German government,
which was formed by conferences,
and has the support OF the majority
of the reichstag, was formed through
imperial decree which permitted it.
There is nothing before any of the
allied governments. so far as is
known, to show that there has been
any change>in the German system
which would prevent the autocratic
power which uttered that decree to
revoke it, when its purpose had been
accomplished.
With little important legislation
planned for the week, discussion of
the German reply to President Will
sons note is expected to over
shadow all other matters when con-
gress convenes tomorrow. 1t was
considered probable tonight that the
president early in the week might
express his views on the peace pro-
posals to the country through con-
gress. The senate, it was consider
ed likely tonight might give over
the entire session tomorrow to dis
cussion of the German reply.
Consideration of the $4,000, 100000
army emergency appropriation bill
has been virtually completed by the
house appropriations committee and
it is believed the measure can be
to the house Wednesday
Chairman Shirley expects at least
two days will be required for the
house to pass the bill. While the
senate committee will act without
delay on the measure, Majority
Leader Martin said tonight the bill
could not be taken up in the senate
before next week at the earliest.
In the meantime the senate probably
will continue its three-day recesses.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13

acceptance on the final attitude of Ire
land toward conscription. If the Irish
accept compulsory military service they
NAV get home rule substantially as rec
commended by the Dublin convention.
If CONSUMPTION is seriously resisted in
Ireland, there is little chance that the
house of commons will be in a mood
to concede any measure Of self govern
ment.
Lloyd-George has declared the Brit
ish government would support any home
rule bill on which the Dublin conven-
ton could agree. This pledge, however,
might be interpreted by LlOyd-George
as meaning an agreement between the
listers and the Irish Catholics.
Since no such attempt has come Out
of the convention, it is not possible to
declare positively what attitude the
British government will take in the
house of
The Obstetrics are capable of making
a strong fight, but the n~ationalists may
secure final control of the situation by
skillful bargaining over CONSUMPTION.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13

The arrival Of late spring heralding
the near approach of the vacation
season marks a relaxation, in even the
moderated entertaining, which has
characterized the social life of the
past winter. From this time on, all af-
fairs will take a decidedly informal
trend, and a number of the clubs are
even now sponsoring their final func-
tons Of the year, preparatory to ceas-
ing their varied activities for the
hmm Among these is the Monday
Night Dancing club which held its
last dancing party of the season this
week at the Moose hall. The members
OF the Monday Night club have invar-
iably achieved a distinctive note in the
character of the numerous dances for
which the club has been hosts, their
popularity being evidenced by the
many additional guests, in attendance.
Among those hidden additionally for
the stepping party of Monday night
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Cornoyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Laflar, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Glover, Mr.. and Mrs. p. Il.
Fullerton. Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde John
on, DIR. and Mrs. C. L. Bates, MIS-.
III. III. Olinger, Mrs. Walter Spaulding,
Miss Hazel Downing, Miss Laura
Rand, Miss Beals. Win Bennett, Ora
ham Griswold.
A number of supper parties, which
followed the dance, formed a delight
full finale to- the gayeties of the club
for this season. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Myers were hosts at a merry little sup
per gathering at the Spa, compliment
tary to Mr.. and Mrs. James Chinook,
who are leaving Salem this month. to
make their permanent residence in
Grants Pass. The guests included the
members of a little evening club to
which the hosts belong.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Laflar and Mr..
and Mrs. John BrOphy entertained a
coterie of friends with q jolly picnic
supper at the Laflar apartments on
Liberty street. Those IN the party mum
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-04-13
WAGE INCREASES
AGGREGATED IS LARGE
Employees at State Institutions
Of Salem BOOsed $1,000
Annually

Wage increases for employees of state
institutions estimated at $4,000 a year
were yesterday authorized by the state
board of control at a special meeting.
This increase does not include the state
penitentiary and the hospitals for the
been made.
On the recommendations of DIR. j. M.
Smith, superintendent of the state imsti-
tuition for the feeble minded, there was
a geaeral increase of from So to $40 a
month, effective April l, Carpenters
who were paid $50 will now receive $40
a month; orchardists from $50 to 500;
physical il structor from $50 to $50 and
farm hands from $35 to $40 a month.
For the state institution for the blind
SIS a month was granted firemen, teach
crs, laundresses and book keepers. $40
a month increase was given cooks, house
keeper and mattresses. The increases for
this Institution only amounted to $3.50
p year.
AT the (iree on state tuberculosis hos
Ipital, farm bands were rGlE,d from $50
"a month to 44r and dairymerr Up to $50
"a month. q, c. EeillEger. ~s'perlntend-
en- reported t. tie beard tina; he had
been obliged ~ put en- hcEperieneed
halp. The general ftNarcc is $40 a
mouth making The ivrraG' salary 500.
Al the Oregon stat" Industrial school
TO. gills, ;he salary Of flf harris was
a !vapc.ad to $lut a nCnth and help
serving out uccrs n thu laundry or
kitchen and as instructors were advance
ed to $40 a month. The salary of Mar
garet l.. Mann, now in charge, was re-
ferred to the advisory voard. The law
allows this position 1925 a month.
For the state school for the deaf,
ON the recommendations of E. L. Til
linghast, IL employees were given an
increase of s. a month and II the raise
of SIC a month. This increase will add
an a !ditional expense of $240 a month.
The average salary in this institution IS
$3.50 a month. Mr.. T%illinghast reported
that he had lost some of his best help
by not paving an adequate salary. With
the exception of teachers, who are con-
tractcd for until October, the advance
in salaries in this institution will be
effective april L.