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Arizona republican., 1918-01-31

After several years of varied ex, perience in the minors, the Federal league and with the Chicago Cubs, Catcher Clemens is now handling tho business end of the laundry at tho Great Lakes naval training station. After making a good showing with the Cubs, Clemens left baseball al the close of the 1916 season to prac- tice law. He enlisted in the navy last September-
Arizona republican., 1918-01-31
FREED THOUGH
 HE HAD PISTOL

Not because he sympathized with the defendant so much as with the wife and family of four children, City Mag
 istrate Trevillian in police court yes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-09
IIAIG TAKES MAUBEUGE FORTRESS
CROSSES SCTIELDT IN FLANDERS

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 9.-The British
forces have captured the fortress of
Maubeuge, Field Marshal Haig an
nounced today.
South of Maubeuge the British are
pushing eastward and are well be-
yond the Avesnes-Maubeuge road.
British troops in Flanders have
crossed the River Scheldt on a wide
front north of Journal and have es-
tablished themselves on the east
bank, according to Field Marshal
Haig's announcement today.
Avesnes Is Captured.
LONDON, November S.@The cap
ture Of the important town Of Aves-
nes and the occupation Of the west
ern portion of Tournai are reported
in Field Marshal Haig's official COM
munication tonight. Both north and
south of Avesnes the British troops
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British Forces Cross Scheld
on Mme-Mie Front
Aboue 1ournai.
ALLIES ARE EVERYWHERE :
NEARING FRENCH FRONTIER
By the Associated Press.


While the German government is considering the allied
stce the British French and American armies carrying
successfully the task freeing ench soil from the invader
On the north the British have captured the fortress of Maui
beuge and driven the Germans back Belgium the region
between Maubeuge and Mons Along the Schedt IN Belgium
where the British hold Journal Field Marshal Haigs
have crossed the mile front north of Journal
Gen. Petans armies who hold the of the allied ad
continue their march toward the Belgian frontier south OF
Maubeuge The French have driven the Germans from nearly
all the deense of the FrancoBgan border and
their advance maintains the pace of the last days the
French should reach the frontier points before nght
East of the Meuse the allied right the American troops
advancing toward onmedy and the Briey fields The for
ward is front north and south of Demviers
Farther Sedan there has been only artillery
machine gun fighting
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CONTINUE ADVANCE.
MEET STRONG HUN RESISTANCE

whole line advanced, cutting off The
salient of the Bois-de-la- Montaypn
Haraumont and Brandevillc.
In the Woevre forest sector II was
patrols who penetrated the edge of
the forest, and they met with resist
ance. This section of the battle line
contains virtually the last strong
enemy defensive positions. His with,
drawal far to the rear is practically
certain.
On the balance of the front the day
continued to produce little activity
save that displayed by machine gun
and artillery.
Retire Toward Metz. -
The roads leading eastward from
Sedan. Stenay. Confians and Longuy-
on are reported by. the American
aviators to be packed to repIetiou
with cannon and various vehicles
making in the direction of Metz.
Vehicles are laden with everything
portable.
The southern portion of Sedan and
the towns of Stenay and Mouzon are
reported on fire.
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u. S. FLAG OVER DUN-SUR- -MEUSE.
. YANKEES MOVE ON WITH DASH
By the Associated Press.

Rv the Associated Press.
WITH THE ARMY ON THE SEDAN
FRONT, November 9.-The American
flag today is flying over Dun-Sur-
Meuse. Dun is picturesque town on
the east bank of the Meuse. and is
situated on high hills. whose steep
slopes rise abruptly from the main
street.
When the Americans entered the
town the German battle flag was fly
ing on the spire OF the church. which
crowns a hill. For a few hours the
Americans were too busy to bother
with it, but then the American flag
took its place. the German emblem
becoming the trophy Of the Engineer
Corps.
The usual despoliation marked the
German withdrawal from Dun. Ex-
cept for the destruction Of roads and
bridges. little property. however. was
destroyed, aside from that damaged
tx the German and American artil-
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lery. But the town is a monument to
the marksmanship of the gunners. a
great part of the little city is yet
habitable, but there are few houses
that DO not bear scars.
Little of value was left within the
houses. The Germans carted away
everything Of value they could carry,
What they could not move they de-
stroyed. The shops of the town bear
evidence of the long occupation by
the Germans. Over a majority of the
shops are German signs
American army trucks moved about
last night I'm the zone just behiaS
the front line witk their headlight
burning. Because of the low visit
bility. officers believed that the enemy
hardly could see the lights, and IL
they did see one now and then. ft
would not be of any great assistance
The fact that Germany had seht
armistice delegates within the allied
lines has not slowed up the American
operations. From the heights east OF
Dun-Sur-Meuse to Sedan the same
dash that has characterized theit
work since the beginning of the Of
fensive animated the American troops
in their operations yesterday ard to-
day, -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-09
OBJECT LESSON FOR WORLD.

CHICAGO, November 9.-we have
come back to our country more thor
oughly convinced that our people and
our government stand out as a won
derful object lesson to the peoples Of
the whole world. declared Samuel
Gompers last night in his report to
the American people" on the work Of
the labor mission to Europe.
Speaking at q mass meeting the
president Of the American Federation
Of Labor reiterated that American la
Dor stood pledged to the last man. to
the last drop of blood. to defeat Prus.
Europe the spark of freedom had
burst into a flame that had sounded
the death knell Of kings and autoc,
raCy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-09

By the Associated Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON
THE SEDAN FRONT, November g.
The American Army east of the
Meuse continued to advance today
despite strong machine gun resist
ance.
The Americans went ahead in this
region both north and south of DAM
villers.
Along the line of the Meuse, the
front from Sassey to Marlincourt last
night was marked by artillery and
machine gun lighting.
Beach Ecurey Wood.
WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES ON
THE MEUsE FRONT. November 8 (by
the Associated Press).-The right
wing of Gen. Pershing's forces ad-
vanced today. pushing into the west
ern edge of Ecurey wood and in the
Woevre forest.
In the Ecurey wood region the
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official communications for the stipula-
tions, as whole. but hearing set forth
In detail the concrete demands seemed
to bring to them for the first time full
realization Of the extent Of the German
defeat.
They made few observations, merely
pointing out material difficulties stand
ing in the way Of carrying out some
quite secondary clauses .NThen Erzber-
ger asked for suspension of hostiities
in the interests Of humanity.
Flatly Refused by Foch.
This request Marshal Foch natly re-
fused.
The delegates. having obtained per-
mission to send a courier to Spa and
communicate with that place by
wireless. withdrew. Marshal Foch
Immediately wrote an account of the
proceedings and sent them by an
aid to Premier C1emenceau,, who re-
ceived them at noon.
The German delegates are lodged
in a country, mansion at Rethondes.
six miles east of Compiegne and thir-
ty miles from Marshal Foch's head
quarters.
With the commander-in-chief at the
time of the interview were Mai.
Gen. Maxine Weygand, his assist
ant; Vice Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss,
first lord of the British admiralty, and
Vice Admiral William S. Sims, Ameri-
can representative.
1t was learned during this morning
that Admiral Sims is not taking part
in the negotiations, but has gone to
London.
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MILITARY DECISION REALLY =
BRINGING WORLD WAR TO END
Prussianized Germany Seeking Armistiice
Terms Under White Flag Is Confession
/ e.s'>. of Army 8 Defeat ii Field .:+@@,.

overturned-the mighty Russian empire
and spread ruin In northern France
and Italy. By the sword they created
the mightiest military empire since
the Roman era. and at the moment Of
supreme power ruled from Antwerp
to Riga and fromA Hamburg to Bag
dad.
Built and Destroyed by Sword.
But as their empire was built by the
sword. it has been destroyed by the
sword. AS Napoleon's empire crum-
bled after Leipsic the German empire
fell to ruin after the second battle Of
the Marne, Austria. Bulgaria. Turkey.
marching under German command.
have been conquered in three battles
and have surrendered without condi-
ton.
The early 1aurels of the German
military chiefs have withered in the
frosts of recent defeats. In the sec
ond Marne,, the third Somme, the bat
tie of the Hindenburg line, and now
in the final struggle between Sedan
and the Scheldt. German armies have
suffered cycle of disasters which has
destroyed the old legend of invinci-
bility. Those who sought to rule the
world by the greatness of their mill
tary strength have been beaten until
the good German sword is falling
from helpless hands.
More than all else we have been
fighting the German military power.
From August, 1914, to November, 1918,
1t has been a single issue. The world
had to choose between being soldiers
and becoming slaves. 1t has fought,
it has conquered-the German militar.'
machine has been reduced to COM
plete and 'hopelesS>wreck.
outgenera1ed and outfoueht. =
German leaders have been soutgen-
eraled. German soldiers have been
outfought; of all the tremendous and
arrogant tradition of fnyincibility
there is left just nothing. A beaten
| system must now surrender its
| weapons; we are liberated by a mil
| itafy decision from the peril of serf-
dom-and our liberation is as COM
plete as victory can make it. Not even
| a German can again believe that q
German machine can conquer the
world-the effort of William II to
achieve world mastery has failed like
| that of Louis XIV and Of Napoleon.
The ending of the war will bring
new horizons; the military aspects
must necessarily be forgotten for the
Ilhc. I OF oven III tIAI nOuT IL WILL De
j essential to recognize that it is the
| military decision that makes all else
possible. A drawn battle, q peace by
negotiation before the German army
| was broken, would have left the task
f! to be completed by new sacrifices and
| new suffering. The German knew only
force. could understand only force and
would yield to nothing else.
Peace without victory was impos-
| sible. but peace after victory-peace
after the German sword has been
broken-may open a better future
| for all mankind.
| Copyright. 1918. New York Tribune. Incl
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FRENCH SWINGING FORWARD
ALONG THEIR ENTIRE FRONT

Scores Of villages were liberated and
the French troops accomplished the
signal feat. Of bringing. up artillery
and supplies over roads deep with
mud and cut at many: places by i'm
mense mine craters.
The Germans showed more deter
preached. and appeared to hold. the
east hank strongly>with artillery and
machine guns.
The advance Of the French con-
tinued also on the left wing. increas-
ing the menace to Hirsoa and Mau.
beuEet
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Decision of Foe Government
May Be Sent to Enjoys at
Conference by Wireless.
HUNS FORESEE COMPULSORY
PEACE NOW IS INEVITABLE

Cerrnanys the allied for arsice has not
Marshal Focs headquarters It be received
The courier left for Spa the German headquarters, i'm
redatey delivered and the enemy had been
given seventy-two hours in which send his
Few details have been dvulged have any
of the dramatic Of the the allied
inee headquarters reported Nothing but the briefest
dispatches told Of event the of which will
affect the whole subsequent history of civilization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-09
BY FRANK H. s1MoNDs.

Since another -Prussian king sent his
wife to plead with Napoleon in the far
or Tilsit time, no such humiliation has
ever come to Prussia as that compre-
hended in the appearance Of the repre-
sentatives Of Prussianized Germany
seeking under a white flag to obtain
the terms Of armistice from a marshal
Of France. To sign these terms or to
reject them would signify little-the
crownins humiliation has come with the
confession Of defeat. Here was the ulti-
mate demonstration of the fact that a
military decision had been had in the
war.
And at the hour when the white flag
was brought to the French lines British
armies were passing the battlefield OF
Mons and approaching that Of Waterloo,
American soldiers stood victorious in
Sedan, French armies were sweeping
forward from the Disc to the Meuse and
France was all but freed from the in
vader's armies.
/ There will be those who viii regret 1t
If the ultimate circumstances Of victory
the pursuit Of the routed army. the rep
etition Of events on the Venetian plain
last week, are not permitter. and the
German army does not, in fact as In
effect meet its Waterloo. But cotem-
porary regrets will play no part in the
verdict Of the future. which will see
that the German military power was
broken in battle and avoided supreme
disaster only by ignominious surrender
To End in Military Decision. .
The war will now end in military
decision It has not ended until Ger
man armies have been expelled from
France, pursued over a hundred miles
Of conquered territory. compelled tc
surrender 100000 men and 5000 guns
forced to testify by it's conduct to the
fact that its leadership has been sur
passed, its force broken, its power
abolished. In a word, before an armis-
tice comes the military tradition OF
the Germany army, the tradition OF
Waterloo, Sadowa and Sedan, has
Four years and four months age
the German military leadership, con
fident Of it's strength. assured Of tts
weapons, arrogant beyond anything
in recorded history, challenged tbs
organized. and unorganixed forces OF
c:vilizati. n to mortal combat. They
thrust a German sword, through al
the covenants and commands of civi.
lization and of justice.
Bursting upon an unprepared and
unsuspecting world. they were. despite
their inGredible strength, checked b,
encircled by the British fleets and
like Napoleon, condemned to- ultimate
defeat when at last the forces o.
fl eedom could organize.
In that long and terrible period OF
delay German armies swept eastern
Europe, crushed Serbia and Ru.
mania as they had broken Belgium
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-09
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press. =:
PARIS. November s.-The French
armies this morning resumed their
forward march along the entire front,
the war office announced today.
WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE, November 8 (by the Asso-
ciated Press).-Gen. Gouraud tonight
holds the west bank Of the Mouse
river from Sedan to the outskirts of
Mesieres. his troops during. the day
having made an advance Of from I'VE
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Australian Casualty Figures.

MELBOURNE. Australia. November
s.-The latest figures ON Australia's
casualties show that the dead number
q, $50. and the wounded 15s,1ss. Tho
significance Of these figures win be
realized whom II is remembered that
the whole population Of Australia u
enly 6.eee, ,eoos :
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Diplomatic dispatches through
Switzerland today say official Ger
man information shows the socialists
arc delaying steps to force the
kaiser's abdication pending the e1-
pected signing Of the armistice.
Resigned to Compulsory Peace.
Cablekram to The EveafnE Star and
Chicago Daily Nevvs. Copyright, 1918.
AMSTERDAM. Holland. November 3.
According to the latest adviceS re-
ceived here from Berlin. official and
unofficial opinion there Is highly un-
settled. though every one feels that
compulsory peace is marching down
upon the fatherland.
Both the kaiser and the crown
prince may go. but nobody predlcts
who or what will succeed them.
While the south Germans are greatiy
excited. signs that a secessionist spir-
it is rife are lacking. Bavaria de-
mands no more at this time than equi-
librium between south Germany and
north Germany. with the disappear
ance of the imperial bureaucracy and
junkerdom-
Some of the Prussian journals are
trying to frighten the empire into
unity by asserting that the entente Is
determined to bring about German
impotence by destroying the German
Union.
Use of Same Courier Likely.
PARIS. November s.-It is probable
that the German reply to the allied
terms for an armistice will be brought
back by the same courier that took
them to German headquarters at Spa
yesterday. Under the circumstances
il is believed the reply cannot be de-
livered before the middle of this
afternoon at the very earliest
The German government. however.
may use the wireless. in which case
the plenipotentiarieS at Marshal
Foch's headquarters will have only to
ratify the decision thus conveyed to
them.
Prince Max May Convey Vote,
II is regarded probable in well in
formed circles that Prince Maximilian.
the German imperial chancellor, will
today communicate the terms of the
armistice to a committee of reichstag
party leaders and will himself convey
their vote to authorize the plenipo-
tenaries to sign the armistice.
Conferred in Railroad Car.
Germany's armistice delegates were
>received by Marshal Foch yesterday
morning at 9 o'clock in a railroad car,
in which the commander-in-ch chief Of the
allied force has his headquarters, ac-
cording to the Petit Journal When the
Germans credentials had been opened
and verified Matthias Erzberger, leader
of the enemy delegation, speaking in
French. announced that the German
government had been advised by Presi-
fient Wilson that Marshal Foch was
qualified to communicate to them the
allies conditions and had appointed
Them plenipotentiaries to take cogniz-
ance Of the terms and eventually sign
an armistice.
Marshal Foch then stated the terms In
loud voice. dwelling upon each word.
The Germans were prepared by semi
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Rethondes Is on the Aisne.

Rethondes. where the German armis-
tice delegates are living, is a small
town on the north bank Of the River
Aisne. six miles east of compiegpe.
1t is between the forests of Laigul
and the forest of Compiegne.
Within a radius of thirty miles Of
Rethondes are the railroad towns of
Clermont. Montdidier. La Fere, Laon
and several others not SO we'll known.
ST; Quentin is between thirty and
Meaux is about the same distance
south. Meaux was the scene of heavy
fighting in the German repulse from
Paris in the first battle Of the Marine.
Later it was French headquarters in
the operations after the battle of the
Marne.
When the Germans drove south
ward from Noyon last June they
reached almost to Compiegne before
tnsg ,tssydv. were tha,r driven back, The FRENCH
Aisne in the region of Compiegne and
the Germans at one time were within
five miles of Rethondes. Today tho
German lines are sixty-fiye miles
away.
French Confident Of Capitu1ation.
PARIS. November s-French opin-
ion, which is remarkably restrained
and conservative. is unanimous In the
view that Germany will capitulate
between now and Monday. There is
no tendency to exagKerate happen
tngs In Germany. but 1t Is felt that
the Germans have had enough to
make 1t imperative for the govern
ment to make peace At the earliest
possible moment
NJ Copies. writing In the Figaro.
fairly sums up the views Of all edi.
tortal writer's when he saga:
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have passed the line of the Avesnes.
Maubeuge road.
The British forces have crossed the
Scheldt south of Tournai and occupied
the western part of the city.
Last French Fortress Held.
Maubeuge was the last important
French fortress in the hands Of the Ger
mans. Before the war it was considered
fortress of the first class and guarded
the Nam1r-Charleroi route into France
by the way of the Sambre river
The town is situated on both banks
OF the Sambre and was founded in the
seventh century. Several famous bat
tlefelds of French wars prior to 1890
are in close proximity to Maubeuge.
Maubeuge was taken by the Germans
after heavy fighting with the British
and French late in August, 1914. The
town is within few miles of the Bel
gium border south of Mons, which is
thirteen miles northward by rail Namur
is about forty miles east-northeast of
Maubeuge and Charleroi is about mid
way between the two.
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WEATHER.

Probably light rain tonight and to-
morrow: colder tomorrow.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending pm. today: Highest, 72, at
$3.50 pm. yesterday; lowest, 4S, at 500
am. today. :
Full report on page IL.
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Press
dication of Emperor William is officially an
nounced from Berlin, according to a Havas dis
patch from Basel.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-21
Local Boy Severely
Wounded in Action
on 18th. Of August

Joseph OrzcChowski. 1928 W.
Fisher It. was ScvcrcIy wounded
i'm action Aug Is. according TO
word received by his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John OTzcChowslNi,
carly Friday night \ telegram
received by Mr.. and Mrs. Ore
chowsli from Acting Adjt. Gen.
Harris Office at Washington.
brought the rcpor. that their son
had been wounded.
Young OrzcChO'Nski. who i
only 81 years old. enlisted at the
local army recruiting Office and
was stationed with Battery l..
10th field artillery. For the pasI
several months he has been in
France and has seen actual serv-
ice on the western front. Ore
chowski was well known i'm
South Bend. having been prOmi-
nent i'm athletics. He was
member OF the HOOsier Cream
and j. ID. baseball teams.
Besides Joseph, Mr.. and Mrs.
OrzechOwski have two other sons
in service. John and Marion.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-21
HUNS ARE RAKED TO
SHREDS BY FRENCHMEN

BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE. Sept 2t.-German casu-
alties i'm the battle of 81. quentin,
which is now quieting down. have
been most heavy owing to the close
chara cter Of the fghting and the
sturdy resistance of the Teutons.
The principal centers Of the fight
ing Yesterday were around Epehy.
where an Alpine corps continued a
stout resistance. and between
Gouzeaucourt and Nillers-G uislain.
where the sixth Brandenburg di-
vision was raked to shreds by a ma
chine gun barrage.
The villages of Holnon and Lem
pierre have been entirely cleared Of
small pockets of Germans. North
of st. Helene the Australians push
ed on The Germans were not dis
posed 70 come 20 grips and only six
were made prisoners.
In addition To the rs enemy di-
visions engaged on Wednesday be-
tween Gouzeaucourt and the Somme
prisoners have been taken from at
least two further divisions of the
reserves. One Of these divisions was
withdrawn from Gouzeaucourt only
week ago after losing 1000 in
prisoners. The other was withdrawn
from Nesle on sept after losing
500. Neither of these units has been
reftted or rested
Despite string resistance the Brit
ish drove the Germans through the
ruins of Moeuvres. gaining the Gem
etery and the line OF railways. A
considerable part OF the enemy held
out after the British had got
through, but being cut off from re-
Inducements their position was
practically hopeless.