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Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
Peace Negotiations at
' Present Deprecated
By Colonel Roosevelt

Oyster Bay, Oct. Col. Theo-
dore Roosevelt made the following
statement tonight on President Will
sons response to the German peace
proposal: ,
-Four days ago, and again and
again prior to that time, | said that
this war ought to be fought through
until we secured the unconditional
surrender of Germany and her vas
sal allies-Austria and Turkey. TO
this statement l unqualihedly ad-
here. l fear that President Wilson's
latest announcement will be treated
as an invitation to further note-writ-
ing.
1.-THE effort to fight and to ne
gotiate at the same time is apt to
damage the fighting end Of the COM
bination. Personally, believe that
our sole aim should be to win the
war and not to discuss peace terms
with the enemy until the war has
been won"
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10

the stream. St. Eineen has changed
hands several times in bitter COM
bats.
West of the Argonne forest the
Americans have driven their line
forward to the region of Cornay, on
the Aire river, where they have eff
fected a junction with the French
troops and seemingly the Argonne
forest soon will be in allied hands.
On the eastern side of the Meuse
the Americans have advanced and
taken several small villages and also
Strengthened out their line, which
was being enhladed by the German
guns from the east.
Reports persist that the Turkish
cabinet has fallen and that the new
grand vizier will be Tewhk Pasha,
whose sympathies are declared to
be pro-ally rather than pro-German.
Rumor also has it that the Turks
have dispatched peace note to the
allies through the Spanish govern
ment
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
SPREADS
TO ALL PARTS
OF COUNTRY
Disease Now Epidemic in
Many Western States as
Well as in All Regions
East of Mississippi.

Washington, Oct. 9-Spanish in
fluenza now has spread to practical
ly every part of the country. Re-
ports today to the public health
service showed the disease is cpl
demic in many western and Pacific
coast states as we'll as in almost all
regions east of the Mississippi river.
Its spread also continued in army
camps, the number of new cases re-
ported being greater than on the day
before.
Influenza is now epidemic at
three places in Arizona, in Maryland
in many parts of Arkansas, in
Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ne
braska. North Carolina, North Da-
kota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennes-
see, Texas, Vermont, California,
Washington, West Virginia and
other states. Schools have been or
dered closed and public gatherings
prohibited at Salt Lake City, Seat
tie, Bremerton, Pasco, Proser, Sui
tan and Port Angeles, Wash.
A slight decrease is noted in the
number OF cases reported in Massa-
chusetts, but in the District of Co.
iumbia the ma!ady is spreading rap
idly, more than 1000 new cases be-
ing reported.
New cases of influenza reported
today at army camps totalled 1905,
a slight increase over the number
Yesterday. There also was an ill.,
crease in pneumonia cases with 2,
842 reported. The $40 deaths made
a total of 6,543 in the camps since
the epidemic started last month.
Camp Funston, Kansas, reported
1880 new influenza cases today
while Camp Custer, Michigan, re-
ported 1000 and Camp Taylor, Ken
lucky, 6O7.
Epidemic in Wake of Disaster.
Perth Amboy, N. J., Oct. AN
influenza epidemic which started
here last week among refugees from
the shell plant explosion at Morgan
has spread until there are 5000
cases.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
Hamilton Loses Suit.

In the future, Web Hamilton, 1915
Douglas street, will look twice at
the fellow who asks to loan him a
suit for an evening. p
Perry Thompson, a roommate OF
Hamilton's, played upon Hamilton's
generosity last night, to the extent
of one suit, valued at SIS, which he
promised to return as soon as he
was through using it. Thompson
is still using" the suit.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
Herioc Deeds Performed
Bv American Tank Crews

ly an hour strong German units that
tried to reach them. Meanwhile the
abandoned tank was occupied by the
Germans. The sergeant led his men
back and drove the enemy out, after
which he retained possession OF the
tank until relieved.
At another point tank was put
out of action and the officer ordered
the crew to remain inactive. The
enemy, seeing the monster apparent
ly helpless, approached in consider
able numbers, shouting for it to sur
render. In the meanwhile the tan;
had been repaired and it suddenly
opend fire on the Germans and drove
them back in great disorder.
A staff officer saw the British at
tack at one point being held up by
heavy enemy fire from a number of
machine gun posts. He obtained the
service of few tanks, entered one
and directed the attack on the hostile
position. Although wounded by ma
chine, gun bullets. he continued to
direct the attack until the enemy
machine guns had been wiped out.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10

With the Anglo-American Armies
near St. Quentin, Oct. 9.-The
great battle between Cambria and
St. Quentin continued today with
unceasing fury. Strong attacks were
resumed at daylight this morning by
the British and American armies,
carrying their lines steadily to the
eastward.
Late yesterday the Americans cap
tured two batteries of German loos
with stores and ammunition. They
quickly turned the guns on the
fleeing Germans and fired the enc
my's ammunition after him.
Individual heroism was rampant
during the successful British and
American attack Tuesday and sew
eral incidents stand out from the
others.
A sergeant found himself in COM
mand of tank, the officer having
become a Casualty" In an isolated
position the machine became dis
abled. The sergeant led the crew
of six men to a strong point some
distance away and resisted for near
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
ALLIES PURSUE
BEATEN ENEMY

ever, have not been heavy. The
total American casualties is less
than half the number of Germans
taken prisoner.
By Associated Press.
The formidable German defense
system between Cambria and St.
Quentin has been utterly demolish-
ed and British, American and
French troops are out in the open
country eastward in pursuit of the
rereating enemy.
Cambria, the pivotal point in the
former line and over which there
has been so much bitter fighting, is
in British hands; numerous villages
and hamlets to the south have been
overrun by the allies and thousands
of Germans have been made pris-
oner and hundreds of their guns
captured.
The victory seemingly is COM
plete one and with General Foch's
strategy working smoothly in bend
ing back the German line in one
great converging movement the
Germans apparently are in serious
predicament. From the region
northwest of Rheims to the Muse
river, north of Verdun the French
and Americans are slowly but sure
ly pushing the Germans backward
toward the Belgian border.
In Macedonia and Asiatic Turkey
the troops of the entente still have
the enemy on the run. Nowhere
is the enemy able to do more than
fight retarding battles, giving
ground when the pressure becomes
too strong.
Overwhelmed By Artillery.
Under the avalanche of steel
hurled against them on the Cam
brai-St. Quentin sector the Ger.
mans could not live and were forced
to flee eastward. Heavy casualties
were inflicted on those of the en-
envy who had the temerity to en-
deavor to make a stand. On the
other hand the casualties of the al
lies are declared to have been rela-
lively small, those of the Americans
being less than half the number OF
prisoners taken by them.
Where the enemy purposes to
make his next stand cannot be tore
told. but probably an effort for
turn-about will be attempted along
the Valenciennes-Sedan front. After
this line the only known German
defensive position west of the Rhine
| is the Mouse river. The Americans
already are threatening to make this
line untenable, having started an ad-
vance up the valley on the eastern
side of the stream toward Sedan.
The maneuvers Of the French
northwest of Rheims are cutting
more deeply into the German line,
despite the serious resistance that is
being offered by the enemy to post
pone the fall of the greatest. Gobain
massif and the highly important
strategic position of Laon and La
Fere, which seemingly are likely to
be pinched out of the battle front
by the successful operations around
St. Quentin and Berry-au-Bac.
Strong resistance also is being i'm
posed by the Germans against fur
Their advances by the French and
Americans in Champagne and east
of the Argonne forest. Particularly
heavy attacks have been
launched by the enemy on various
positions, but without results other
than increasing his casualties. Along
the Suippe river the fighting is
furious, but the French have been
able to make further crossings of
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
wilson TO have
NODEAL|NC With
HUN EMPEROR


the tremendous exigencies OF the
military situation will force speedy
action by the chancellor If he hopes
to prolong the existence OF his CAB
met beyond a few days.
So far as the hold Of the govern
ment upon the people is concerned
conditions in Austria are even tar
worse than those in Germany. This
fact is calculated strongly to affect
the German government, which is
understood to entertain grave doubts
OF the strength of purpose OF the
dual monarchy and to fear that Aus
tria, or perhaps Hungary acting IN
dependently, will follow Bulgaria IN
seeking an unconditional peace. This
would leave Germany to wage the
war alone, for it is a foregone con-
clusion that Turkey already IS lost
to the central alliance.
No Dealings With Kaiser.
The pointed inquiry directed to
Prince Max whether he is speaking
merely for the constituted authorl-
ties Of the empire who have so tar
conducted the war will, it is be-
lieyed. be very embarrassing. If the
response is in the affirmative, Ger
many's proposal will be rejected as
the president has already given no.
tice that he will have no dealings
with such authorities.
The powerful socialist elements
in the reichstag also are counted
upon to resent any such statement
bv the chancellor as directly in con-
fict with the reichstag resolution
of July, 1917, and with the very re-
cent pledges to make the cabinet
a representative body, under which
the socialists were enticed to take
part in the government.
On the other hand, if Max at
tempts to repudiate the military
party, he undoubtedly will bring
about a demand from that still pow
erful organization for his retirement.
May Seek Middle Course.
The general belief here is that
the chancellor will endeavor to find
a middle course and conhne him
self in his reply to half way admls-
sions, hoping thus to begin long
Diplomatic discussion which might
develop differences between the en-
tente allies and America as to war
aims, and to lower the morale OF
the armies opposed to the central
powers. Any such move is certain
of failure.
The fact that American Ambassa-
dor Sharp is making a personal in
vestigation of the havoc wrought
by the Germans in their forced re-
tirement from French and Belgian
territory has led to the belief that
it is the purpose of the State depart
ment to support fully the enormous
claims for damages which Germany
must meet as a condition of peace.
So far the American government
has not indicated a disposition to
join with the entente allies in con-
tinuing a threat to destroy Ger
man city or town in retaliation for
every such community destroyed by
the Germans in France and Belgium
but Mr.. Sharp's investigation might
be regarded as also indicating
purpose to join in such representa-
tons should the facts sustain the
press reports of the extent of the
| German atrocities.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
Chief Morale Officer
Succumbs to Influenza

Little Rock, Ark, Oct. 9.-First
1t. T. C. Defries, Of Boston, Mass,
chief morale officer of the United
States. army, died of influenza at the
Camp Pike base hospital today. He
was taken ill while visiting the camp
to establish a daily newspaper there.
Lieutenant Defries formerly was
managing editor of the Boston
Cfohe
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
Jewelry and Cigars Taken.

Jewelry, including two la valheres
and two diamond rings, valued at
$500 was taken from. the home of
J. A. Whalen, 424 North Thirty
eighth street, Tuesday night, by
thieves, who gained entrance by
prying open a rear window.
E. Hermansky's store, Sixteenth
and Vinton streets, was also broken
into last night and about $50 worth
of cigars and tobaccot taken.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
Bottom of Ford Truck
Holds Much Whisky

Ike Payne, several times impli-
Gated in liquor scandals of one sort
or another, was arrested on the
Douglas street bridge Wednesday
morning for the illegal owning and
transportation of liquor. When ar
rested he was driving a double
decked Ford delivery truck, and it
was found that he had IS cases or
approximately 800 pints of whiskey
secreted under a false bottom in
the truck.
Payne was arrested about three
weeks ago on the same charge. He
lives at 22l2 Poppleton avenue.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
Yankee Troops Are
Glad Armistice is
Not to Be Granted

With the American forces in
France, Oct. e.-President Will
sons reply to the German peace
proposal reached the rear lines
of the American army this morn
ing. It had been eagerly awaited,
its possible character having been
widely discussed. The general
tone of the rank and file comment
was a quiet satisfaction that no
armistice would be granted while
the enemy troops were on allied
sod.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
"Raggy" Rubin Held.

Albert (Raggy) Rubin, popular
Omaha musician and orchestra lead
err was arrested last night on q
charge of illegal transportation and
possession of liquor.
Rubin was 'nabbed" just as he
was pulling his Studebaker road
ster. containing over 200 pints OF
whisky into the Flatiron garage,
Seventeenth and Jackson 4" stseets.
Four different varieties OF whisky
were included in the haul"
Rubin lives at 2752 Dodge street.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
Rates Receives Injury.

A. F. Bates, 22O7 South Eleventh
street, received severe decorations
about the face and head, and bad
" skinned left leg when a north
bound Thirteenth street car struck
him at Thirteenth and 'Dorcas
streets, early. this morning.
Bates is an auditor at the Wood
sneu af the World.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
Attacks Swiss Balloon.

Geneva, Oct. 9-(Havas)-A Ger
man airplane yesterday attacked a
Swiss captive balloon, which took
fire, according to today's newspa-
pers. Lieutenant Ruiry, who was
in the basket of the balloon at the
time, was burned to death, it was
said.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
On Account of Influenza
Foot Ball Game Is Off

The Council Bluffs Central High
school game scheduled for Satur.
day afternoon at Rourke park has
been cancelled temporarily due to
the action yesterday of both the
Omaha and Bluffs school boards in
their stigation of the Spanish
flu situation.
AS Omaha is closely quarantined
it was thought best to keep the
young folks separated for the pres
ent, although it is an outdoor al
fair
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
SPANISH FLU.
CASES DROP
FROM. 800 TO
400 IN A DAY
Situation in Omaha Shows Big
Improvement and Lifting
of Closing Order is I
fastened.


schools, business colleges and Sun
day schools of Council Bluffs were
ordered closed by Board of Health
order last night, and all theaters and
moving picture shows are to exclude
all persons under l8 years old.
The order is effective at once and
will shut up all these places this
morning. 1t is of an experimental
character, and may be suspended or
increased after two days by order
of Dr.. Bower, health officer, and
MayH Zurmuehlen, dependent upon
the "fu" situation Friday night.
Estimates prepared in the city
health office Wednesday noon
showed that the Spanish flu situa-
ton had improved in Omaha 50 per
cent during the last "a hours.
Based on the same computation
which was applied Tuesday noon,
new cases during the last "a hours
are figured at 400, as against 300
during the preceding "a hours.
The health commissioner does
not claim that these totals are ex-
act, but>are estimated on incomplete
returns from physicians and are
valuable in indicating the change in
The general situation.
Health Commissioner Manning
had no statement to make Wednes-
day morning further than that city
wide observance of the suggestions
already announced will tend to
hasten the lifting of the closing
order.
Nurses Help Out.
At a meeting of the local Red
Cross nursing committee Wednes-
day morning, arrangements were
made to admit to the Visiting Nurse
association of Omaha practical
nurses for service during the pres
ent epidemic of Spanish FLU The
effect will be to release many of the
graduate nurses for more serious
work. Those who are interested in
this announcement are requested to
report to Miss McCabe, superin-
tendent of the Visiting Nurses, fifth
floor of the city hall.
I Members of the Douglas County
Medical association, at meeting
held Tuesday night, decided that
the city, health department should
not relax its vigilance in the sup
preston of the Spanish "flu" out
break, and they advised that the
closing order should prevail until
convincing evidence Of an improve
ment in the situation is offered.
Invades City Hall.
Spanish flu has, invaded the city
hail., Six young women OF the
Metropolitan Water Offices have
been reported absent on account of
this prevailing illness. Dick Grotte
of the street maintenance depart
ment is another victim. Four driv-
ers of the street department are on
the sick list. Others have been
stricken or are feeling "indis-
posed"
Deaths Reported.
The following deaths from Span
ish influenza were reported We'd
nesday: Maryan Janieszkiewicz. IL,
4426 South Thirty-sixth street;
Raymond Bernard, 50, 44Ol South
Twentieth street; James Saunders,
4. 2O22 Ohio street; John Miroslavic,
%, 2524 South Twelfth street; Vic
tor H. White. 23, hospital.
The following deaths from pneu-
monia were reported Wednesday:
c. A. Hartzell, 81, hospital; Clement
S. Mortensen;; 81, 6l25 North Tween
ty-fourth street; Lena Schafer, 81.
1872 Corby street; Clyde S. Osborn,
so, 4532 South Fifteenth street; John
Mickael, 80, 2l23 Douglas street
Mrs. Sylvia Ripper, 81, 4el4 North
Twenty-seventh street.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
Flu Prevalent Everywhere.

Washington, Oct. 9.SReports to
the State department today said
Spanish influenza is prevalent in
Capetown, Africa, Elizabethtown,
Australia, and Pernambuco, South
America. These advices coupled
with previous information, show
that the disease is spreading to all
quarters of the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
Deyers Under Arrest.

10 Edward Devers, alias Edward
Eyere. a barber at 1907 North
s,t.nty-fourth street, was arrested
statutory charge yeRsrday
{ sf3ernaon, and brought TO the police
e1ation for investigations -
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
24th and Farnam
HERE ARE FACTS IN FLU PANDEMIC

Most contagious Of all infec-
tons.
Forty per cent Of Europeans
have had it.
Spread over United States Is
probable.
Two thousand infected IN first
two weeks.
Physicians and nurses stricken.
Onset sudden. Victim often
PROSTATE in two hours.
Oftimes no localized symptoms.
Fever jumps to los.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-10
Doug. 34+5

Patient feels as though beaten
with club.
Alternating warm and chilly
sensations. s..
Face flushed, vomiting fro
quent
Remission second or bird day
and often a cough.
Secondary rise Of temperature
follows.
Convalescence period usually
two weeks.
Pneumonia a complication.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
RED FLAG RECEDES
FROM BERLIN STREETS
1913 Revolution Colors Are
More Popular.
BY me Associated Press.

AMSTERDAM, Saturday. Nov. i6.-The
red flag Is gradually disappearing from
the streets of Berlin. as are most other
external indications of the revolution,
according to "A despatch received here
from the German capital. Black, red
and gold. which were the colors OF the
German revolution of 1S4S. and insig-
Mas OF classical German republicanism
have replaced them In large measure.
Guards wearing red brassards upon
their arms are also less conspicuous
than during the forepart OF the week.
TIN Reichstsg building il no longer the
headquarters OF the Soldiers and Work
mems committees. These are now scat
tered over the city. occupying the for
mer quarters OF various governmental
departments
A governing cabinet of six loSal Demo-
Gratis has been established In the former
Chancelor's palace next TO the Foreign
Office. where Frederick Ebert, Socialist
Premier: Hugo Haase, Secretary for
Foreign Affairs. and their associates are
overrun with callers.
Matthias Erzberger, head OF the Ger
man armistice plenipotentiaries. who has
Just returned from attending the arnfs-
tice negotiations, is engaged in organic
ing German representation to attend
the pearo conference. MaximiIian har-
den, cc,tor of Die %rkuHr, is proposed
az one of the delegates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
BRITISH SET UP
RULE IN TURKEY
Vice-Admiral Calthorpe and
Licut.-Gen Wilson Assume
Temporary Control.
GERMANS PREPARE TO GO
Crushing Defeat and Flight Of
Old Rulers Puts Country
in Despair.
BY WARD PRICE.
Special Gable Despatch TO THE si;N from tie
London Times Service.

Special Gable Despatch to THE si;N from tie
London Times Serrice
Copyright, 1915; all rights ,eserred
CoNsTANT1NoPLE, Nov. 19-The allied
organization which will carry on things
In Turkey until peace is settled has been
established.
Vice-Admiral Calthorpe Is now atthe
British Embassy as High Commissioners.
Lleut.-Gen. Sir Henry Wilson has set
up headquarters in what was British
girls school. Gen. Linan\ Won Sanders,
commanding the German troops In Tur-
key came to see Major-Gen. Cory, chief
of star of the Salonica army, anL cx-
plained his plans for getting the German
troopssut of Turkey. The situation has
begun TO settle down.
This period OF transition has been
uneventful because the allied victory was
so crushing. Discussion or hesitation,
to say nothing 0f opposition on the part
of the Turks toward the demands of the
Entente, would too obviously be futile.
But everything In Turkey is still in
an extraordinary state of complication.
The whole political organization Of the
country has been overturned. For ten
years Turkey was run by the Committee
OF Union and Progress, which began
with undigested liberal ideals and ended
by exercising the worst and most cor
rupt kind Of tyranny.
Enver Pasha and Talaat Rey. the two
ruthless chiefs of the committee. have
now fed the country, though there IL
good reason 10 believe they looted
enough to make them rich
With the Committee Of Union and
Progress dissolved what there is LEFT of
Turkish public life Is vague group
OF elderly politicians and diplomatist $
who were kept out Of trouble during the
despot!sm OF the committee only by
being colorless. The new Government
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-20
GERMAN BREAK
FIGURED AHEAD
"MOrale Map" Made in Wash
ingtOn Showed Finish of
War to the Day.
EVERY SLUMP MARKED
American General Staff AL
ways in Touch With En-
emy Situation.

WASHINGTON, Nov. I9.---Krowiedge in
possession OF officials here Of conditions
In Germany during the war was so accu-
rate that the American General Staff had
computed many weeks in advance al
ing point would be reached. A chart
which was hung to-day in Secretary
Bakers office shows the fluctuations OF
the morale OF the German nation from
August. 1914. to the present month.
Assuming the German Government to
have had 100 per cent support OF the
people at the beginning OF the war the
chart shows how German morale fell and
rose under the influence OF various fac
tors. These influences included not only
the military situation of the armies and
the results of the submarine campaign.
but the unanimity OF purpose evidenced
by the different groups in the Reichstag
and the economic condition OF the coun-
try So remarkably accurate was the
information upon which the chart was
based that the morale line" reached the
zero point between November 10 and IL.
The chart indicates clearly that prac-
tically every major operation of German
military forces was Influenced by the
state OF public mind at home. Thus
Gen. Mackensen's attack in the Balkans,
the declaration of unlimited submarine
warfare. the second Italian offensive and
the advance on the western front which
was met and stopped by American ma
rines at Chateau Thierry. we're al in
augurated when the morale line showed
dangerous alunps In each case initial