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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
ARMY SURGEONS HAVE
CURE FOR PNEUMONIA

San Jose, Cal. Oct. 3l.-Head-
quarters at the base hospital, Camp
Fremont, today announced the dis
covery of positive cure for the
pneumonia which follows Spanish In
fiuenza and which has always been
the fatal stage Of the disease.
The treatment consists of intra'
venous injections of coaguline and
has been found, 1t was announced
to prevent hemorrhages Of the lungs
which characterize this new type oil
pneumonia.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
AMERICANS FIGHT IN
REGION OF GRAND PRE-

With the American Forces North
west of Verdun, Oct. S1.-General
Pershing's forces today improved
their positions In the region OF
Grand Pre-. Bellejoyeuse farm is
now virtually within the American
lines.
BY the occupation Of Aincreville
the Americans have brought within
their lines series Of hills and nat
ural positions dominating the coun'
try for miles. Aincreville was TAX.
en- with but little opposition, the re-
sistance being principally from ma
chine guns.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31

London, Oct. 31.-Turkey has
agreed to an armistice.
London, Oct. 31-Reuter's agency
has been informed that Great Brit
ain has officially received definite
peace proposals from Turkey which
are regarded as tantamount to un-
conditional surrender.
London, Oct. 31.-Turkish armis-
tice took effect at noon today.
Paris, Oct. SIT is officially an
nounced that an armistice between
the allies and Turkey was signed to-
day at Minos.
London, Oct. 31.-Ismail Hakki,
commander OF the Turkish armies
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
ROOSEVELT.TA{T 7
ISSUE AN APPEAL
First Statement Ever Signed by Two
Former Presidents--Asks for Tn
conditional Surrender

New York, Oct. 31.-Roosevelt
and Taft have issued Joint appeal
for the election of republican ma
jorlty In congress. This is the first
statement ever composed and sign
cd by two former presidents. They
declare that partisan lines have been
drawn by President, Wilson, and
say that he has not demanded the
unconditional surrender OF Germany
as American people demand.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
"COOTIE PROOF" UNDERWEAR
FOR YANKS IN FRANCE

Washington, Oct. 31.-A trench
undergarment, chemically treated as
preventative against vermin, has
been approved by the war depart
ment and shipments in quantity
overseas ordered expedited. The
garments are treated in Laboratories
and were brought to the attention Of
Secretary Baker and other war de
partment officials by Mrs. Charles
W. Eastman, widow of Prof. East
man of the University of Washing
ton. Similar garments are in use By
British and Canadian troops.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
ENGLISH SHIPS CARRIED
MOST OF OUR BOYS

Washington. Oct. 30.-Of the
more than 100000 American SOL
diers transported to Europe to the
end Of September. nearly 100000
were carried in British, or British
controlled ships. American vessels
carried 100000 and the remainder
were taken across the Atlantic on
French and Italian ships.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
BATTLE FRONT IN FRANCE
QUIETs DOWN FOR TINE

London, Oct. 31.--Apart from OUT
post and artillery activity, there is
nothing new, says Field Marshal
Haig's report today, dealing with
the operations of the British troops
on the western front.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
ARM@7|CE WITH TURKS SAME AS UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER
TOTAL SEP PARAT|ON
BEING DEMANDED
Crotia, Slayonia and Dalmantia
Would Withdraw From Hungar.
ian Rule-Czechs Cut Railway /,

Paris, Oct. 31.-The Crotain par
Lament at Agram has voted for a
total separation Of Crotia, Slavonia
and Dalamatia from Hungary, ac-
cording to Geneva dispatch.
The Czecho-Slovaks have cut the
railroad between Berlin and Vienna,
thus interrupting communications.
German trains can now go only to
Schanadau.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
SERBS ARE NEARING
CAPITAL CITY OF BELGRADE

Saloniki, Oct. 31.--Serbian cav
airy have reached the Danube east
Of Semendria GA miles southeast OF
Belgrade) and occupied Pozharevatz,
headquarters announces today.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
TRAINING TO BIZ MODIFIED
FOR ALL OLDER RECRUITS

Washington, Oct, Solder draft
ed men are to be put into shape for
service through modified physical
training exercises less arduous than
the course designed for men between
81 and 81. Camp commanders were
ordered today to train the older men
gradually, especially in the early
stages.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
INFLUENZA VACCINE READY
FOR ALL U. s. SOLDlERs

Washington, Oct. 31.-The sur
geon-general OF the army announced
TODAY that vaccination against pneu-
monia is available now for every or
flcer, enlisted man and civilian EN-
ploye of the army. The vaccine is
said to have been proved to prevent
pneumonia following influenza.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
.++++++++++++++++

\ London. Oct. 31.--The terms =
y OF the Turkish armistice in \
y clude a free passage through the
\ Dardanelles by the allied fleet, \
y and the Dardanelles and Bos- \
y phorous forts to be occupied by
y the allies.
y The entire Turkish force op- 4
' posing the British on the Tlgris 4
y have been captured.
y General Townsend, the Brit
y ish commander captured at 1
y Kut-El-Amara, has been liber- 1
\ ated. I
49, y y y y ~ y y
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
FURNISH HOME NEWS

The X. OF G. huts In this country
and France are keeping on file home
newspapers for the use Of the sol
diers.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
DENY THAT FOCH HAS
STATED HIS TERMS
London, Oct. S1.-A Copenhagen
dispatch reports that Marshal Foch's
armistice terms have arrived in Ber-
lin.

Washington. Oct. 31.-There is
no indication from France that ar.
mistice terms have been framed, and
the report is believed to be an error.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
\ y y y y \ y y y y =
CASUALTY LIST

The following casualties are re-
ported by the commanding general
OF the American expedltionary
fnrcoa for tnday,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
TOOK EFFECT
AT z O'CLOCK TODAY
Turkish Commander Sunenders With One Division And
Best Part Of Two Others Austrian Commander
Appeals to Italian General For an Amistice

in the Tigris region in Mesopotamia,
has surrendered with one entire di-
vision and the best part Of two 9TH
ers, according to the Evening
Standard.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31

London, Oct. 31.-Preliminary
conversations of allied representa-
tives have been concluded and more
important discussions are beginning.
Chancellor Bonar Law crossed the
channel in an airplane to partici-
pate. Some official declaration OF
armistice terms may be made public
this week,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31

Vienna, Oct. 31.-The Austro-
Hungarians on the eastern wing in
Serbia are Withdrawing from occu-
pied territory and have completed a
crossing OF the Danube, says an Of
fiicial statement from Austro-Hun-
garian headquarters. Elsewhere in
Serbia the Austrian withdrawal con-
tinues.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31

Berne, Oct. 31-The German State
of Austria has been created by the
German national council of Austria,
and note has been sent to Presi-
dent Wilson. notifying him Of this
action.
The state claims all the territory
of old Austria where the majority
of the population is German. It de-
mands that its representatives be
admitted to the peace negotiations.
and recognizes the Independence Of
the Jugo-Slavs and Czecho-Slav
states, and claims Morvia and Sill
esia for itself.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31

London, Oct. 31.-The Austrian
commander on the Italian front has
appealed to General Diaz. the Ital-
ian commander in chief, for an ar
mistice, according to the Exchange
Telegraph company. His application
has been forwarded to the Versailles
conference.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31

London, Oct. 31.-The entire Ital-
ian front is ablaze. All the Italian
armies are now in action.
The British have reached Liven-
zia river at Francenigo and the Ital-
ians have occupied Oderzo.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
WITH ALL RAILWAYS UTTERLY
DIsORGANIZED, AUSTRIA
MUST SOON QUIT
RENEWS PLEA TO PRESIDENT
Germans in Dual Country Form
State Of Their Own and Demand
Admittance to Conference

London, Oct. 31.-Condition in
the interior of Austria-Hungary Writ
ually preclude the continuance OF
fighting. according to reports. The
railways are utterly disorganized
and the monarchy is faced with
complete internal anarchy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31

Washington. Oct. Sl.--Fifteen
Austrian divisions. operating be-
tween Brenta and the Piave. have
had their retreat cut of through the
capture OF the mountain pass OF Va
dal. by Italians and the allies. The
advantage Ia being pressed to the
utmost by the allied forces, accord
ing to dispatches from Rome and
the crisis Is near.
The enemy losses are described as
appalling. The occupation OF the
valley OF Quero by the Italians
threaten Feltre and exposes the Aus
trians In the Grappa region TO a
thanking movement which is expect
ed to compel an immediate retire
ment.
The Italians are advancing steadi-
ly toward oderzo.
Dispatches flatly deny that the
Austrians are claiming that the ter
ritory Is being evacuated voluntari-
ly.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31

Washington, Oct. 31.-Austria's
renewed plea to the president for
an armistice has been transmitted to
the allied governments.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31
RETREAT CUT OFF THROUGH
THE CAPTURE OF MOUNTAIN
PAssES-NAY SURRENDER
GREAT CRISIS SAID TO Be NEAR
All italian Armies Said 90 iic In Ac-
ton and Whole Front IL Aflame
ALLIES Assist


= Italian Headquarters. Oct, =
y 31.---Austrlan prisoners now y
\ number $4,000. Many hun :
\ dreds of guns were taken. :
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31

Vienna, Oct. 3i.--The war office
has announced that Austrian troops
fighting on CalIan soil will be with
drawn.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31

Basel, Oct. 31.-The Berlin Yor-
waerts says: "The continental policy
OF the German empire has collapsed.
The Hamburg-Bagdad line has been
reduced to the Hamburg-Bodenbach
road"
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-10-31

Summary OF marine corps casual
ties. including the above.
Officers
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23
express lim'eli IN Auy b'hsf say o..
matter wla, hn thought, ~sfs
The Call Comes

express lim,eli IN an, b'h.f say o..
matter What hl, thought, ~sfs
The C,li Come,
u agtec wltlI Nc lnlrfsnpi nt
dear" he sad There ,,-fy q 80
ability iha, your husband 8, anIns
the rescued am glad 10 -, you ~ 90
brave. The part ~ the women -
much harder than that ~ Their ,ol
der husbands these days II Il sinpl
wonderful 10 ", how they are bcsflu1
,hem,elyc' And am proud indeed
my daughter H. ,ee how high a place
il yoms IN the ranks oi the worthy
And how proud your mother would
be Of YOU"
The last word, seemed almost
wfung from him without his vollion
lie drew me 10 him. kissed me hastily.
iendefly. upon the forehead. and then
went away 10 hl, own room. q stately
old figure. bu, with an indescfibable
air Of loneliness and detection nr ~
him ! could guess 10 what Geih-
scmane he was going how the though,
0l my mother. the wiie he had lc.
serted ye, curIou,ly enough had never
ceas d u love. was tof,ufng him.
Hut even the reference 10 my mother
had no power TO shake my compo,ufe
now. Did he guess. my lrher. how
fofely ! needed his inspiring reference
10 the high part women were playing
IN the awful world struggle5 !
thought Of the mothers ard wives of
France and Belgium ard England and
50 recently OF our own country. who
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23
MSQCde1'
husband
what Happened While msdge Await
ed the News.
N8pN Garrison

.NTllH her customary re,ourceful.
w ness Lillian quickly solved the
problem ~ explaining her m.
expected arrival Al our hom, without
alarming my ,iothef in-law.
Tell her I've got code job on hand
IN which ! need your memory. alice
,amee' q, Alien Drake did that mem
orable time" she advised. THAT will
satisfy hef. ior you remember how
enthusiast 'he always was ahou, the
service wofk Md II viii also eS.
PLAIN the probable telephone calls oi
Allen Drake ! told him | would be
here. ard the moment he finds out
anything moro definite about Dicky
he'll rush TO the phone with IT,"
There Is something 80 wonderfully
ciiioien and fcSpufociul about Lillian
that she fairly fadlales energy and en.
cOufsgement ! defy ans one 10 be aSso.
GATED with her and not feel dl,,Inc,
strengthening and Nltiening of ones
backbone. In my own case she hadn',
been with me long before ! was able
10 crush with an iron hand the awful
doubts concerning Dicky', fate, and 70
60 up 90 my mo'hef-il-laws room
with my face showing no trace Of any
emotion
Fortunately she accepted my eNpll-
nation wilhaet question. and grrcte !
Lillian with manner ~ nearly ap.
preaching eiiu,lyeuess as she ever
shows.
81, down and tell ma a' much a,
YOU can about this new piece oi work" "
'hc sal Il have Just won a game
from Mr. Gordon"-'hc invariably
calls my father "Mr Gordon" instead
Of giving his own name Spencer
and II wa, ,uch hard work tina, In
glad TO rest bit"
"what News"
Indeed. YOU have no reason 10 bc
fa,igued." my father returned gallant.
~ 1T was ! who had 10 exert my
self And while YOU are having a
dish OF gossip with Mrs Underwood
! think III go downstairs br Lei
me know when y u arc ready TO re
turn 20 the combat
lie bowed with the slight grand,osc
touch which invests his every move
meni. and went ont OF the room. |
'wii,lv followed him. for guessed
although his dcmtauor was unfuiiled
that he hadn't accepted Lilliln'S ,z-
cuse for coming TO uS so unceremoni.
ouslv.
What news dl Mrs i'ndcrwool
bring. daughter" he asked graycly
when VIC were we'll on, of earshot oi
my mo,her-ln.liw's room Il might
have believed her story upon any other
day. bu, with the news of this morn.
irg's paper, the coincidence OF her ap-
peafance is too significant for me to
accept her explanation
! told him everything Lillian had
said to me. lie listened atren,lvely,
but though watched his face mar.
rowly ! couldn't tell from his ex-
preston what he though, OF the proba
bili,leS of Dicky's safety.
But his answer was hopeful. al
though the haunting fear IN my hear,
told me that OF course he wouldn,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23

- is.s' 10 ssiul certainty ~ lot,
1has sr sG'tafi ,frmor, Was !
vsat 'ha' ihs rrnibllliy-hafll
'ts pf,i.shtl'y ~ my husband, ~.
iHf iH1'i make ~ N, welb. wmn'
,ug hup
! Threw up my bead. squared ~.
'lpulisfs vIih the resolve that rn
ra'lu Nhai ,Amc ! would meet i'
wi'h the same spirit that ! knew ~.
soldier hu'hsrd had displayed no MAJ
ter wha, b., late hnI for 'he ictf
hour m two ! kept busy with my bAhj
and the details N housekeeping. deter
mlrsd not Ic bcifay ~ outward .igu
the awful suspense with which ksp'
my ears open Tor the ring Of the lele-
phone
Upon only ono point ! vas adI;nant
! answered every telephone call ms
self, and II seemed a. II It rang l'mo,
constant Bm ! 'elt that ! couidn'l
wait iof even Lillian - listen fret
10 whatever was coming 10 me over
the wire
Iioally upon my taking down 'hc
receiver for AZ least lle tenth lmr
J heard the expected me- dg 90 rh'
dfdwl ot the central
Long distance call from Washing
ton
tCopyrigbD
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23
German Babes Normal.

AMSTERDAM.-Rumors that Ger
man babies born in the fourth war
year were below normal development,
owing 10 the underieeding Of the par
ens are contradic,ed by Professor
Philip Schmidt Of Tubingen univer-
si,y, who states that according to his
statistic, hardly any difference has
been noted so far in sire and weight,
OF newly born infants compared with
pre-war times.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23

II has been computed that eight OF
ten rabbits eat or destroy as much
grass as one sheep.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-12-23
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Canterbury Wishing Book. o.
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rleiy. Greatly underpriced choice
lSe.
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The heart OF the Red Cross is never
closed
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exquisite color work, also small,
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Horse racing N England va, know
g. tNist aS early a. the tenth reulur
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Packet, Of Christmas cards and
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House
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s large assortment Of a;iraD.
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Finest Stationery Is
Greatly Reduced in Price

Our entire stock OF Cranes finest stationery in handsome gift
boNsS and beautiful cabinets has been tremendously
price Choice OF entire stock 1892 s9 $3.50 and $500
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

state and nation In intelligent citizen
ship.
AS to the ages Of these factory stu
dents, they run from seventeen to
forty and all nationalities are repre-
scented in one class. Only according to
their literncy or illiteracy-their pre-
vious ability or inability to read or
write in their own language they
separated. The city cooperates by sup
plying trained teachers; the employer
contributes the quarters and often as
is the case with the D. E. Sicher Com
pany and many others, permits the
classes TO be conducted in working
hours, thus paying the employe during
his instruction. Where this il not
done the classes are held after work
ing hours. often from 5l5 to 6:l5 four
days week or from Sis to 1918 two
days week. Again, some places hold
their classes from to in the morn
ing. AS for the subjects taught. they
vary only slightly in the different fac
tories, since each school endeavors to
equip the alien with fundamental and
essential facts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

that cleanliness Is indeed next to god
liness-that there's sound principle
back OF the warning not to throw
banana Feelings on the sidewalks,
back of every important ordinance
health and tenement house law, traffic
regulation, fire drill and safety first
principle. And because he knows these
things, he'll not be the guilty party
who scatters papers and egg shells on
your pet picnic ground
Because he finds it necessary to get
about the city, to communicate with
friends. the school teaches him the
use of the telephone book and direc-
tory. initiates him into the mystery Of
alphabetical arrangement that later
makes the dictionary an open sesame
to knowledge. A city map is given
him, from which he traces his way
and learns to recognize important pub
lie buildings. BY means of telephone
in the classroom he is shown that
voice on the other end of wire is
not hoodoo, but pleasurable posi-
bility. telegraph blank becomes as
familiar to him as q trading stamp,
and because Re has voluntarily asked
for such training he applies himself
diligently and learns rapidly. With
an increasing knowledge of the lam
guage, an ability to read the signs
posted about the building for his bene-
fit and to understand orders, his ca
pacity as a worker increases. His
gratitude to his employer, who made
possible this training and education
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-07-21

OF three sizes and two types--the gaso-
lene engine, which coughs over the
tracks in daylight, when coal smoke
would attract attention from the en-
envy, and the heavier steam locomotive
which sleeps until shutdown and shunts
its trains around at night. But even
this monster has a weight of only
800 pounds on its driving wheels,
while some of the big locomotives on
our home tracks weigh ten times as
much.
The "gas" engines are really only big
motors geared to locomotive drive.
The 3O-horsepower size weighs just
four tons, and the 50-horsepower but
$4,000 pounds. They have queer,
squas hed-t together look, rather sug-
gestive of the old Philadelphia "stoops"