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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
AUSTR|ANS ROUTED,
ALLIES. IN PURSUIT,
CAPTURE 100000
Shattered by Onrush OF Entente
Troops, Teutons Are in Wild
Flight Across Italian
Plains.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN
GREAT DRIVE ON PIAVE
Large Part of Austria's Forces in
Imminent Danger From
Gen. Diaz's Pincers.
Associated Press Summary 3 o. IN.

Associated Press Summary j p. IN.
Disaster threatens the Austro- Hun
garian armies from the st Elvio 10 the
Adriatic as they prepare to evacuate
Italian territory All the italian armies
now have entered the great offensive
against the Atistriaus and the Allied
troops are advancing rapidly along the
entire front from Lake Garda to the
Adriat;c. Fighting activity on the west
ern front has been limited % isolated
actlons at several points.
ARMIES ~ WILD FLIGHT.
Shattered BY the irresistible advance
OF the Italians. British and French across
the Piave. the Austrians are fleeing rapid
" across the plains Of eastern Venetis
toward the line Of the Tsonzo. from which
they advanced one year ago American
troops are participating in tho advance If
the Italian Tenth Army which already
has reached the outskirts of Sacle. fifteen
miles east OF the Pave The total Of
Austrian prisoners j. approaching 40 900
Apparently the Austrian forces which
were along the Piave will have great
difficulty in reaching the hills cast Of the
lsonzo They have been separated from
the armies in the mountains west of the
Plave and the allies already threaten
their Tear from the region Of Nlttorio
Along the lower Pave the Italian Third
Army has crossed the river and aiken up
the pursuit In the center the Italians
have taken 0derzo. while farther north
they have advanced beyond Vittorio in
I he direction ~ fplnno
CRUSHED ~ FOOTHILLS Or ALP-
In retreating across the plans over the
o5 miles between the Pave and the Igonzo
the Aistrans rush backward az through a
narrow hallway, walled IN on the north
BY the Carnic Alps and on the south by
the Adriatic From the manner in which
the allies have driven in their wedge
east Of the Piave it apparently il the in-
tention 20 outflank the Austrians on the
north in the foothills Of the Alps and
Continued on page
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
POLK AND LAYTON
REPORT ON EXPENSES
Former Files Expense Account
Showing $3.50; Latter Reports
Spending Only S..
pecia Dispatch From Every Evening
Washington CORES rondent

'peciai Dispatch From Every Evening S
Washington Cores TOndent
Washington Oct 81 CONGRESSMAN
Albert T. Polk OF Georgetown, Delaware,
pent $3.50 up 10 last Monday October
= III his campaign for reelection ne
t>serts III his report made, in accordance
aith law. 10 the clerk OF the House of
Representatives today. That was the
amount he gave 10 the Democratic State
Committee of'DelaWare and was the only
ampaIgn expenses borne by HIM up to
hat time, according To- his report
Oi this s159 hc received $500 from
he Democratic National Congressional
ommittee y he reports no other con-
.ributlons to his campaign. the other $3.50
apparently caIne out oi his own pocket
Caleb r Layton has Republican op-
ponent, reports expenses Of only s. on
his campaign and thi, he gave for uto
hire TO Hurley J Coneriav OF George
town, he asserts lie reports con
tributiou a $500 20 hi- campaign from
the National Republican Congressional
Campaign Committee
The bulk of the campaign contribu-
tons and expenditure, will come thi,
year apparently y a. IN other years m The
last ten days of the political campaign
Iiencc they do not show in the pre-clec-
ton statements made By The candidates
ten days before election but Will appear ii
. strict report i nadc, IN the reports
made 10 Congress BY the candidates
within thirty days after election
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
FRENCH REPULSE
HUNS; OUR MEN
DOWN Il PLANES
Germans Raid Beaten Down; $50
Prisoners Taken: Americans
Smash Hun Attack.
TWO u. S. PLANES MISSING
BY Associated Press 70 Every Evening

By Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Paris, Oct 81 French troops late
yesterday repuls d n strong German
counter attack northwest Of Chateau
Porcein, according 70 the official state
ment TODAY from tie war office.
The statement reads
The artillery activity has been rather
lively on the 0ise front At the end
OF the day yesterday, the Germans counter
attacked violently west of II. Fergeux.
The French maintained their positions
In the last two days the number of
prisoners taken by the French Fifth Army
has reached .450, including Colonel of
Cavalry and three chiefs of battalions
Washington, Oct. 3I.-Genera Perish
lngs evening communique for NedneS-
day reports officially the downing Of
twenty-one airplanes by pursuit squadrons
OF the First American army and states
that two Of the American machines are
missing The dispatch follows
On Nerdun front the day was mark I'd
by heavy artillery fire east Of the Meuse
I'm enemy raid ON our lines east of Beau
mont was repulsed. Patrols again were
active and brought in prisoners.
London. Oct. 3l-Ghe war Office state
ment on operations in northern France
and Belgium issued today follows.
As result Of successful raid carried
out by US during the night in the neigh
borhood Of lie Quesnoy, We captured
few prisoners and inflicted casualties
upon the enemy
Our patrols have been active along
the Scheldt canal north Of RaismeS forest
and have made progress AZ certain points
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
RALLY Of DEMOCRATS
TO Be HUGE AFFAIR
Vice President Marshall Chief
Speaker at Tomorrow Nights
Meeting

If the Republican heavy artillery will
rumble and roar tonight nj the Queen
Theatre. with ex-Prcsident Taft as the
principal speaker. 50 also will he the big
guns Of Democracy hurl shells Of argu-
ment and oratory tomorrow night at The
Playhouse. with Vice President Marshall
to tho fore
Senator & NJ Hitchcock. chairman Of
The Committee on Foreign Relations
will arrive tomorrow and with Henry
II fShurSt who IS already here. will
remain in the city the remainder Of the
campaign 10 help Senator salisbury and
Congressman Polk IN their campaign
Last night there was meeting OF
members Of the Democratic CITY Com
mlttec and district workers at Democratic
headquarters Timothy J. Mooney. chair
man Of the Democratic City Committee.
presided Addresses were made By Will
liam J Buckley national organizer Of the
Roilcrmakers mon Francis NJ Soper.
Nominee for State treasurer Senator
salisbury and Senator AShurst The
meeting was more or less 9 secret one. a.
no public announcement Of il had been
made
Al the meeting in The Playhouse to-
morrow night. when Ntcc-President Mar
shall viii make an address. former Judge
George Grar viii preside This meeting
will be held al I 80 clock and there NAV
re ot her speakers in addition to the Vice
President
\ Democratic meeting is also scheduled
for Newark tomorrow night, when Senator
Hitchcock or Senator Ashurst will speak
Ezekiel Cooper will preside AT a Demo
cratic meeting at New Castle tonight
Senators Salisbury and Ashurst and
Josiah Marvel will SPEAK
SATURDAY. night there will he meeting
At Milford, when Scnator Hitchcock will
make an address
SUNDAY afternoon, at $50 o'clock, 1t
the Victoria Theatre. there will be
pubilc meeting under the auspices OF
the Louis d Erandeis Democratic Club.
Addresses will BE- made BY Henry d.
Morgenthau former ambassador to
Turkey. and Judge Stall Of New York
David Snelienburg viii preside at the
meeting
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31

In order to stop. ii possible, the satur-
1alia of drunkenness which set in Monday
when the saloons were permitted to re-
sumo business, after having been closed
since October ,, the authorities have de
ridcd to reduce the number of hours
during which the saloons are open To
this end. Chief Black today. by order of
the Police Commissioners. issued an
emergency order fixing the hour of open
ing at A. m. and the hour Of closing at I
p. m. This order is directed 20 all saloon
keepers, bottlers and wholesale liquor
houses, and is effective today
The authorities found themselves forced
10 take some such action as this because
IF the unusual amount Of drunkenness
,Xistcnt in the city. the consequent dis
rider and the extraordinary labor put
Ipon the forces Of law and order. which
threatened 10 become 50 great they could
not adequately take care Of it.
on Tuesday there were more than 100
arrests in Wilmington OF this number
= were arrested for being drunk and the
grcat majority Of the defendants came
rom outside the citv In the past few
LAYS there have been more intoxicated
men and disorder on the streets Of Viii
mington than probably ever before in the
history Of the city Yesterday and last
night more than 10 men were arrested for
Last night the Retail Liquor Dealers
ASSOCIATION held meeting after which
Edward krause. it's president said
I'VE retail liquor dealers deplore the
'pidenic of drunkenness that has ap-
swept over this city since
Monday and which is due in large meas
ire to the delay in opening the saloons
n Chester and other places. If Chester
-csnains closed, VIC will regulate oar hours
or doing business, feeling that the men
ivng in that place as well as elsewhere
hould not lose time from their work TO
ONE here to secure drunk
We viii call a meeting Of those in
crested in the business al once and
ndeavor to regulate our hours III such
manner hat anH contemplated action
Continued on page 6
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
DU POINT co. HELPS
WAR WORK CAMP A|CN
Gives Dividend of One Per Cent
to Provide Comforts for
Boys Overseas.

Officials of the War Work campaign for
Delaware, were greatly pleased to-day,
when they learned of the action of the
du Pont Powder Company directors III
declaring a per cent dividend for The
benefit Of the drive This action taken
al q meeting yesterday means that sbck-
holders Of the company will receive
checks totalling about 5000. 900 AL Of
which will be designated for he benefit
of the War Work drive. hat opens the
week of November II
But, this handsome contribution will
not make it any easier on The workers and
teams that are preparing 10 hustle for
the y NJ G. A.. Y " & l. Jewish
Welfare Board knights uf Columbus
Salvation Army and other agencies that
are supplying tncle Sans soldiers with
home comforts at home and abroad
II may really ho used as an incentive 10
obtain additional subscriptions
The quota for the country was first
fixed : $40, 500. and Dclawarcs share
OF tins ywas made s5oO.Do0 But now. ii
is dis /,vered that much more money will
he needed. because of the Increased
number Of soldiers going abroad. As a
consequence. il is very likely that Della
wares quota NAV be nearer million,
than half million For that reason, it
IS necessary that every worker should
prepare for some hard work, IN order
that the credit Of the commonwealth
may be upheld in this campaign as in all
other war work.
WANT BOYS AND GIRLS TO HELP
Tomorrow night at the High School
building. there will be an important
conference Of adult workers, who arc
interested III utilizing the services OF the
boys and girls in this campaign. L has
been estimated that there are at least
10000 Delaware men IN the ranks, and
it is the hope Of the workers TO enlist
the services OF 10000 BOYS and girls. who
will volunteer TO earn as much money as
they can To contribute to the general
fund
Harry T. Baker of New \ lork. who has
recently returned from Europe. where he
worked among the prisoners Of war in
Germany and Russia, will address the
workers representing the boys, and Miss
Pauline Morgan of New York, a well
known worker among girls. Will speak for
the girls.
George \ Elliott is chairman and Miss
Miller. yice-chairman of the
and the executive secretaries
both boys and girls are
Walter ; Watson and Miss Ruth Me-
Comb
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
RAILROAD TOWER ABLAZE.
Artillery Fuse Guard Chief and Liberty
Fireman Extinguish Flames

Fire started about $50 O'Clock last
night III the Pennsylvania Railroad
tower between the causeway and the
Artillery Fuse Go plan, The towerman
on duty found himself up against
il pretty badly 10 put the blaze out and
attend to his work al the same time
so he called up the Artillery Fuse Co
and Hugh Wallace. Of the Liberty Fire
Co who happened to be there answered
the call and hurried over to the tower.
which was quite out OF reach of appara-
ttis They found couple of hand ex-
tinguishers and tackled the fire, which
was in a part of the building between
the toilet and the coalhouse, and had it
out in short order
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
President Wilson'S appeal for a

President Wilson'S appeal for a
Congress in harmony with his ad-
ministrati0n has revealed the pur-
+ poses of the opposition in most
startling way.
Hitherto criticism and attack upon
the President had been put forth
only in covert ways with open pro-
! fessions Of adherence 10 the policies
of the executive. As The elections
approached, even before the decIa-
ration of The President. opposition
leaders such as Roosevelt and
Lodge, began in somewhat direct
though still subtle ways 10 seek 10
/ undermine Wilson MIR Lodge and
other Republican spokesmen in the
Senate carried on their attack by !
playing politics in an acute dipio-
matte situation BY innuendO and ]
yelled insinuati0ns. They under
took TO discredit the President in
his dealings with both our Allies and
our national foe. Mr. Roosevelt.
just prior 10 the Presidents s address,
denounced the peace terms and war
aims declared by the President. and
heretofore accepted and approved /
at home and abroad. Roosevelt !
openly opposed the proposals of the /
President i'm an attempt TO weaken !
Americas lead in the pursuit of our
national policy.
President Wilson correctly inter I
preted these hostile manifestations |
al home and took the country into (
his confidence in asking for unified |
leadership in great crisis Since {
his declaration torrent of partisan
abuse from MIR. Roosevelt and his I
followers has clearly shown 10 the |
people the character of treatment I
the President would receive from IA I
Congress dominated by such inn /
petuous partisans as Roosevelt, who !
would be the principal advis r of /
Republican Congress. /
The duty of the America an citizen I
is unmistakab!e. Wilson must be I
supported by a Senate and House /
composed of men who believe in I
him, trust him and are sympathetic /
with his policies and ideas. !
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
PARTY FOR SERVICE MEN.
Red Cross Canteen Women TO
Hold Hallowe en- Affair at
Church Tonight.

All the enlisted men stationed at
Pigeon Point and at the barracks at the
foot of French street are to be Entertained
at an old-fashioned Hollow cen party
at the Red Cross Canteen in the First
Presbyterian Church tonight
The canteen has been decorated with
flags, and bunting. jack-o-lanterns. au-
tumn foliage and realistic arrangement
Of cornstocks and pumpkins. There
will be music and AL sorts of typical
y lioween refreshments with plenty Of
IS okes hndl id T in unlimited quantities
-'Irs Howard l,yle, Mrs. Irenee du
ont Mrs Henderson Weir. Miss Marion
Scott, Miss Franc kennard. Miss Alice
Conner and other workers are leaving
nothing undonc To make the affair one Of
real enjoyment forthe kovs in service.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
400 ELECTRICIANS QUIT.
Phone Workers Resign When Wage
AdYance Is Refused
.sociated Press to Every ENening

By Associated Press 10 Every Evening
Norfolk Va. Oct 81 Several hun
dred electricians and operators Of the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company, which serves the entire tide
water section Of Virginia, including
Norfolk. Portsmouth, Newport News,
and all Fifth Naval district exchanges
failed 10 report for work today, having
voted last night to tender their resiena-
tions, effective at seven O'Clock this
morning Union leaders declared that
400 employees had resigned.
The employees claim to have asked
an increase in pay in September
Fred l.. Eonney. General Manager of
the company, declared the demands
had been referred to Postmaster General
Rurlcson
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
TURKEY HAS SURRENDERED:
AUSTRIANS TO QUIT ITALY;
FIRST STEP FOR PEACE

|ienna Announces She Anxious TO End War and VIII
Withdraw Forces From Occupied Regions London An
nounces Whole Italian Front AbIaze as All Armies Join
in Battle Against INVADERS Thousands and Thousands of
Prisoners Taken and Guns nnumerable Fall Into Hands
of Alies Austrian Bases Captured and Line Pierced;
Venice Now Safe; Third Army Has Been Driven Back;
Allies Lberate Many More Towns and Free Italian Cap
tives Of Foe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
b ELIENES IN SUFFRAGE.
SO DIR. J.. II. Ball Tells Members of
National Association

Mrs Halscy VI Wilson and Mrs Hor-
ace c. Stillweil, officers Of the National
American Woman suffrage Association,
accompanied by Mrs 4. d. Warner
Mrs Frank Ball Mrs Fred IT, Bach
and Mrs Albert Robin Of Wilmington,
interviewed DR.. J. II Ball. Republican
nominee for Senator. yesterday, concern
ng his stand on the Federal suffrage
amendment
lu the course Of the interview. DR. Ball
~ald that the women Of America who haze
= faithfully and untlrngly shouldered
var work for our country. have proved
cheir fitness to be trusted with the ballot
tie said that he believes in suffrage for
women and that he believes the way to
get It Is through the Federal suffrage
amendment
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
HURT IN ACCIDEN J.
Occupants of Car and Team Suffer in
Collision.

epecia Dispatch 70 Every Evening
Dover Oct 81 In an accident last
evening near Cooper Corner south Of
Dover an automobile driven by Ray
mond Arts. III which we're also Leslie
Buckson and tWo young women. Misses
Fitzgerald and Rash collidcd with > team
driven by Andrew Il. Jackson. coIored.
who, with his wife and coIorod preacher,
were ~ the team, resulting in the de-
molishing of the car.
Artis was badly cut about the face
and hands, requiring several stitches
Buckson was cut about the head Miss
Fitzgerald sustained a broken arm Jack
son, the driver Of the team. was also
badly injured as vel as the rest Of the
occupants.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
SAVE HALLOWEEN
NUTSHELLS FOR THE WAR

y this Is Halloween and many home
celebrators viii have supply Of nutshells
after the nights joliticatlon, the Rcd
Cross hopes all will save the shells and
first thing tomorrow morning will deposit
them ia the recoptacles placed about
town to receive them
A car partly filed is waiting, and with
this help, it is hoped TO send it out to-
morrow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
POLICE TAKE ACTION
To END DRUNK WAVE
BY CURB|NC SALOONS
Emergency Order Says Bars May
Only be Open From 7 a. m.
to 7 p. m.
SATURNALIA GOES ON
SALOONS ONLY OPEN
FROM 4. NJ TO p. NJ.

The following emergency order
has been issued by the police au-
thorities:
I'm view of the existing condi-
tions throughout the city of Will
mington. the chief of police is here
by directed 10 notify all wholesale
and retail liquor dealers. saloon
keepers. hottling houses, etc.
on and after this date not to open
their places of business until Z
o'clock a. III. and to close same at
Z O'Clock p. III. each day until
further orders.
by order Of the Board of Police
Commissioners.
George Black.
Chief of Police"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
Anus sments IonIght

He onleS I = smiling Fia toN,a
The Goat Mates iC
Vaudeville tSarrach
Wmncr Taxes All N1Ct3.,a
rrspic Trouble ~lypA
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
Autos In [ olIIsinn.

Two automobiles driven by Joseph
b Briggs of 626 East Sixth street and
Joseph Brinster of 1872 Walnut street
collded at Nandever avenue and Thatch-
er street this morning Both ears were
damaged but nobody was hurt
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
William Bennett Hurt.

William Eennett, - years old. Of
lo5 west Twenty-fourth street. an en-
qneer, fell from his engine at Front
md Madison streets thie morning and
iisiocated IN lett hip \ police patrol
ar took him to h'- ho,n.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
ALLIES PEACE TERMS
NOW BEFORE KA|SER2
Berlin Paper Says Fcch's Condi-
tions for Armistice Reached
Emperor on Tuesday Night
y Associated Press i Every Fvening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
London. Get 81. Marshal foch !
armi5tiee terms arrived in Berlin Tlcs-
day night the Nossischc Zeitung of Ber-
lin says il learns, according to an En-
change Telegraph Dispatch from Copen-
hagen
Washington Ger 81 No information
had reached Washington today through
either official or diplomatic channels
to indicate that the American and Allied
military representatives in France had
completed their work OF framing terms
upo which Germany might b granted
an armIstice.
II was assumed that the report If
the arrival of Marshal Fochs terms
al Berlin Tuesday was based upon press
dispatches Of Tuesday from London
purporting 10 outline what would be
demanded d Germany.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31
BERL IN VIENNA ROAD
CUT BY THE CZECHS
Communications Between the Two
Capitals Severed Kaiser's En-
pire Policy Collapses.
By A,.oclalea pre.. u ENerx ENenlns

BY Associated Press 20 Every Evening
Paris Oet 3 Communication bc-
tween Agram and Fiumc and Budap
and Nlenna has been totally interrupted
The Czecho-Slovaks have cit the railroa 4
between Berlin and Vienna near Boden-
bach, and German trains can 81 only as
far as Schnadau. according 10 4 Zurich
dispatch TO the journal
Basel, Oct 81 The continental policy
OF the German Empire has collapsed
says the Norwacrts ol Berlin The
Hamburg Bagdad line has been reduced
to the Hamburg -Bodenbaeh road
Flumeds the principal seaport o( Han
gary. Agram il the capital Of Croatia and
Slavonia and IL situated near the Say
river. IS mile. inland Bodenbach il &
town IA Bohemia near tic Saxon frontier
and IS situated I'll he llhc tiycr.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-31

London, Oct. 81 Reuters
agency has been informed that
Great Britain has officially received
definite peace proposals from Tur-
key, which are regarded as tanta-
mount to unconditional surrender.
The Turkish armistice took ef-
feet at noon TODAY