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Door Is Wide Open to Ger many and Will Show If
 Proposal Is Sincere.
PRESIDENTS REPLY
 A MASTER STROKE
Powers Must Answer in a Way to Lead to Peace or
 Be Embarrassed.

Washington, Oct. S.-President
 Wilson has met Germany's peace
 note with move which will, at
 one stroke develop whether her
 proposal is sincere or merely a
 pretenSiOn. and ii pretensiOn,
 it be, fully justify for all time
 before the world the prOlonging
 of the war with force to the ut-
 most. force without stint or
 limit.
 At the same time the president
 has left wide open the door to
 peace.
 Up to Germany.
 Declining to propose an armistice while the armies of the central pow CTS remain on invaded soil, the pres ident today called on the German chancellor to state, as an absolutely necessary preliminary to reply from the entente allies and the United States whether Germany accepts the principles of peace as repeatedly laid down, or merely propose to accept them "as the basis of negotiation" and whether the chancellor merely speaks for the German military mas ters conducting the war, or the whole German people.
 Left Way Open.
 As the full significance of the pres ident's diplomacy is disclosed it be- comes evident that he has left open the way to peace and at the same time left the militarist leaders of the central powers with a question they must necessarily answer in way that will lead to peace or confront in their own countries. A Master Stroke.
 Among diplomats here the presi- dents communication is regarded as one of his master strokes.
 It is pointed out that upon cursory examination it may not show such strong terms as some may have de- sired
 All the presidents advisers, how ever, are confident that as close con- sideration reveals it's full import, it will be apparent that it is long step forward if Germany really means peace. and that if she does not it will strip bare another hypocricy of Ger man diplomacy so completely that the responsibility for prolonging the war never can be charged to the al- lies, even by the German people themselves.
 The text of the Presidents com munication was made public today by Secretary Lansing. together with the official text of Prince Maximi- lan's. note. now published in America for the first time.
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Senator Lodge and Con gressman Fess Express
 Disappointment.
DON'T FAVOR OPENING DISCUSSION AT ALL
Say That Chancellor Maxi milan Is Not Represen-
 tative of the People.

Washington. Oct. s.-Whle most congressional leaders tonight ap- proved President Wilson's note of inquiry to Germany and especially his refusal to accept any proposal for an armistice until the enemy eva cuates occupied territory. Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, Republican leader. and senior minority leader of the Senate Foreign Relations Con- mittee, and Representative Tess or OhlO, chairman of the Republican Congressional Campaign Committed expressed keen disappointment in the course taken by the President.
 "l am keenly disappointed" said Senator Lodge, that the President should, at this stage, enter into a discussion with lthe Imperial Ger man government as he has done in the note signed by MT. Lansing. In his first and second paragraphs he asked for further information and invites further discussion. 'lJ is true that in the last para graph he inquires whether Prince MaNimilan of Baden represents mere ly the constituted authorities of the German empire.
 
 Tor of the German empire, appointed by the kaiser.
 "l do not understand what he can possibly represent except the con- Stiluted authorities, which represent the German empire and the people, unless revolution has occurred of which the world has as yet no knowledge.
 "To us he stands as the represen- tative of Germany and of the Kaiser.
 Personally I adhere to the state ment of the President made in his speech of Sept 27 in which he said:
 "'We are all agreed that there can be no peace obtained by any kind of bargain or compromise with the governments of the central empires, because we have dealt with them already and have seen them deal with other governments that were parties to this struggle, at Brest- Lltovsk and BGcharest-'
 "i feel very strongly that there should be no discussion with the German government until they are ready and compelled to accept the terms we think it right to impose.
 'The President answering the sug- gestion by the Imperial German gov crnment of an armistice says the good faith of this proposal rests on the consent of the central powers to withdraw their armies from invaded territory.
 Are they to withdraw intact from Belgium and northern France, burn- ing and robbing and destroying as they go to positions behind the iIthine where they will have time and opportunity to refresh their ar mics and replenish their munitions? A!sace and Lorraine are not invaded territory.
 ''l cannot but feel painful anxi- ety as to what effect this note will have upon the allies, upon our armi. es, upon our soldiers who are fight ing and dying and concurring in or der to rush te thing with which the President is opening a discus sion"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-09
Cleaning Up Process Con tinues In Macedonia and
 Turkish Theatres.
ANGLO AMERICANS
 START BIG DRIVE
Large Casualties Inflicted and Throngs of Huns
 Captured.

The entente allied forces every
 where ae defeating the amies
 of the TeutOnic allies.
 In France they are fast carry-
 ing forward maneouvers which
 are resulting in the enemy's line
 giving way from the region of
 Cambrai and Verdun.
 Continue Cleanup.
 Likewise in Macedonia and Turkish theatres the cleaning up process con tinues unabated
 Over a front of twenty miles be- tween Cambrai and St. Quentin the British, American and French troops have started a mighty drive, which. in it's initial stage, has thrown the enemy back from highly prized tactical positions to a depth of from two to five miles. Numerous towns have been captured and seemingly all the great defensive positions of the enemy in this region have been oblit- erated. Large numbers of prisoners have been added to the already great throngs captured since the allied of- fensive began.
 Heavy Casualties.
 In addition terrible casualties were inflicted on the enemy by the heavy artillery fire at the beginning of the attack, which began early Tuesday morning and the machine gun and rifle fire of the attacking forces against the enemy who resist ed stubbornly at various points.
 The American troops. fighting alongside the British always were in the van, and when night fell their positions were where the points of penetration of the German line were greatest.
 Giving Way All Along.
 At last accounts hard fighting was still in progress, with the enemy steady giving ground.
 With the enemy steadily giving ground on the southern part of the battle front from the Rheims sector to the Mouse, the French and Am orleans are carrying out successfully their converging movement north ward and on all sectors have gained additional ground.
 Northeast of Berry-Au- Bac, the French have driven their line to the junction of the Aisne and ,Suippe rivers. placing the German front jeopardy.
 ln Champagne, General Gouraud's forces have increased their gains all the way eastward to the region of the Argonne forest, iwhile on the eastern side of the forest the Ameri- cans have improved their battle front along the Aire valley.
 lIh Macedonia, Nhe Italians ana Serbs are still forcing the enemy troops to retire in Albania and ill Serbia, while in Palestine the Brit ish have driven the Turks more than thirty miles north of Damascus.
 Reports to the effect that the Fur kish cabinet has resigned and that the Turks have sent delegates to Greece to talk peace.
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ST. LOUIS OVER
 0-' " HALF WAY UP

St Louis, Mo-, Oct. 8.-The eighth Federal reserve distrist up to last night had raised $152, ,O63, $50 or 58.5 percent of it's quota of $260,OOO,O 900 of the fourth liberty loan: ,o
 St. Louis with ,950 has 47:S uercent of it's quota. Only subscript- ions on which first payments have been made are announced. Indiana has raised 91 percent, of it's quota, hay ing s17,O98, 300; Arkansas has $l6,- 267. 68 percent; Illinois $19,416,S50, 47 percent; Kentucky $25 ,465, 900, 68 percent; Mississippi $7,877,7oo; 38 percent: Missouri lnote including St. Louis), s19948,650, A percent; Ten nessee $8,150,60O, A percent; ot. Louis County $1,500,85O, 81 percent.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-09
By The Associated Press.

By The Associated Press.
 With the British Army on the St. Quentin Front, Oct. 8. (10 a. m.).- ! The British launched terrific attack , on a front of about twenty miles to- day from Cambrai sOuthWard. American forces co-operated and the French at the south also attacked in conformity with the general plan.
 This was the answer of the fight ing British armies to the German bid for peace
 Early in the day smashing blows had carried the British and Ameri- cans deep into the positions of the staggering enemy.
 The battle is one of the most fur ious. as we'll as one of the important of the war.
 The British cannon, wheel to wheel, sent tons of explosives crashing on top of the enemy in whirlwind bar rage during the better part of the night and early morning.
 The very air trembled and the learth rocked with the continuous roar of explosions.
 The exploding shells throbbed viv- idly against clouds from which the rain poured, the flashes being visible for many miles.
 The British armies attacked in converging operation in northeast erly direction.
 The Fourth army, with which the Americans were cooperating attack ed at gap in the last Hindenburg system and for miles along the con- tinuation of the Veaurevoir-M -Masineres line both on the front and in turn ing movement.
 So. it would appear that the general idea is to smash down the Hinden- burg system completely on broad front, enabling operations to be car- ried out to the east of it.
 The first phase of the attack began about ? o'clock in the morning when the infantry, with the assistance of an intense barrage, stormed the hig. ground immediately south of Cam way runs along
 Special attention was given to other high ground in the southern outskirts of Cambrai. as the town is known to be strongly occupied by the nemy.
 Already British forces north of tho town have gone we'll to the eastward so that success at the south should !urdoubtedly result in squeezing it into British hands.
 The troops are now pushing for ward towards Walincourt. Marlin court, Esnes, Wambaix, Serain, Pre- mont. Brancourt, and Lesdain and to. wards the Cambrai-Le Chateau road.
 If this road is cut. it will further insure the speedy fall of Cambrai
 As matter of fact. some of these towns have probably already been taken. but information always is meagre so soon after an attack of such great proportions is launched.
 While this battle ragged, the Brit ish in the northern areas carried out demonstrations which gave the Germans something to worry about.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-09
Enemy Staggers From the Smashing Blows of Brit
 tish Americans.
MOST FURIOUS AND
 IMPORTANT OF WAR
British Cannon Wheel to Wheel Sent Tons of Ex-
 plosives Crashing.

London, Oct. S.-The British and Americans have advanced to a depth of about three miles along a twenty mile front in their great attadA between St. Quentin and Cambrai today.
 Field Marshal Haig makes this announcement in his report from headquarters tonight:
 "NOrth and South Carolina and Tennessee troops captured Bran- dourt and Fremont, making an advance in these operations of more than three miles,
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Roll of Honor Of Arkansas

." lne casualty list announced by government this morning ap- s a,s tne name of Allen Hearin, Pine frely. ~ "' "ou"ueu so ms r, parents were notified several s;,' ago. and word has been receiv.
 snce then stating that he was |o,he ,he road to recovery.
 '"er casualties of Arkansans are: w.,. Died Of Disease. water A. Kuykendall, Alma. An., Wounded Severely.
 '"eh Hearin. Pine Bluff. rn,.na Missing In Action. po,s o,and Burris. Atkins. soy Lynn, Van Buren. arols Cole, Piggott. 'onn Q. Jones, Blackburn. rron, Prisoners.
 anK Bunch, Blythville. nt,. Wounded in Action.
 sAo >. Sloat, Heber Springs. prev,o. In Hospital.
 nl lles'ously reported missing in ac- everett p. Smith. Hayes.
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GUST CAMOUFLAGE"
Says Italian Commander to His For ces; Keep Up The Fighting,
 He Asserts.

Washington. Oct. s.-General Diaz commander in chief of the Italian army. has issued general order reminding his soldiers that the en- encx still is on Italian. French and Belgian soil and calling on them not to be weakened by f!atterine hopes of peace. but to hold them- selves to completely crush the ene- my if his peace offers prove to be . "fresh form of the old giule."
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FRENCH REPORT OF
 THE DAYS WORK

Paris, Oct. 8.-Franco-American troops in Champagne has driven back the Germans over a front of nearly two miles north of St. Pierre captur. ed the plaeau northeast of Autry and taken numerous prisoners, according to the French official communication tonight. The French northeast of St. Quentin have captured Fontaine Ut- erte the Bellecourt farm, the village of Rouvroy and other important posi- tions. More than 1900 Germans were made prisoners in this region.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-09
KANSAS CITY OVER
 IT'S REQUIRED QUOTA

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 8.-Kansas City, today exceeded it's self-imposed quota of four million dollars daily in the fourth Liberty loan today when subscriptions totalling $4,628,95O were reported.
 Today's figures brought subscript.. ions for the first two days of bond selling here up to $7,759, $50
 The city's quota is $22, ,OO0.
 If the present rate of subscriptions is maintained the city should obtain it's quota by the end of this week.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-09
LIBERTY LOAN lAGGING BEHIND
 AS DAYS G0 BY Total of s1,eoo,ooo,ooo of Six Billion Securef Up
 to Last Night. KANSAS CITY IS
 OVER IN A DAY
Sixty Counties in St. Louis District Have Made No
 Reports to Date.

Washington, Oct. 8.-Nine work 1 ing days of the fourth Liberty loan
 campaign now are gone, ten remain. l and only $1,60O,OO0, 900 of the S6 .OOO.- OOO,O00 total has been raised. Treas l ury compilations tonight showed that
 pledges of $1,591 ,556,90O have been
 received by banks throughout the
 country. This figure did not include
 todays report from the Dallas dis trict, however, and the addition is ex- pected to raise the amount to at least $1 500, 100000.
 The increased sales as shown by l today's report over yesterday am
 cunts to S268, 100000, says the treas l ury's review of the campaign and
 while this is an increase over former
 days, it still is far from satisfactory. Obviously the very hardest kind of
 work will be required to float the loan.
 Subscriptions by districts and per
 centages of quotas include: District Subscription Percent age St. Louis ......s 152,O63,7 700 58.4
 Dallas .... ....... 32,628,85O 25.4 Richmond .. . 6S,399. 400 24.4
 Atlanta .... ... 29,457,35O 15.3
 Kansas City . 30,961 100 11.9 Sixty counties in the St. Louis dis trict have made no reports of sales
 and some of them are said unofficial ly to be near their quotas. "When these counties have made
 their report" a message from. St.
 Louis said, Git is believed the district will be within striking distance of it's quota"
 Indiana still is leading in the per- centage quota race in this district. Arkansas is second, Kentucky third,
 Mississippi fourth, Illinois fifth, and
 Missouri sixth.
 The increase of over 100000, ,000 in Chicagos report today was an en- couraging feature to officials. Nineteen hundred and eight com
 munity honor flags already have been
 awarded in that district. The Atlanti district has nineteen of it's 427 counties over their allotment. The Kansas City district reports these sales by states: Colorado $618,- 25O; Kansas, $2,722,75O; Missouri, $526, 400; Nebraska, $1 ,477 200; New
 Mexico $25,6O0; Oklahoma $663,85O Wyoming $177J950.
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CHARLES NICHOLS
 DIED LAST NIGHT

Charles Nichols, died early, this Wednesday, morning following an extended illness. Funeral arrange ments will be announced later. He s survived by mother who resides on West Fifth street.
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DIGGING COAL IS
 NOW PROFITABLE

Moundsville. w Va. Oct. 2-Dig- ging coal is profitable work in these war days. The last nay check handed Charles Foge was for III days work and amounted to $1698 On one of these days he loaded 30 tons and 1,70O ,pounrs of coal. thereby earning $1S.2o, fo reight hours labor.
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BIG RICE RIOTS IN JAPAN.

Osaka. Japan. Sept. 30 (Correspon- dence of The Associated Press )-Of- ficial figures sho that 232,000 per- sons took part in the recent rice riots in Osaka and it's outlying district. The returns show that 234 riotous ,mobs assembled in Osaka prefecture. The total number of persons taken into custody was 2,228.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-09
GREATEST VICTORY
 OF ENTIRE WAR.

With the British Army in France. Oct. S.-(3:3O p. m.)- (By the Associated Press.)- A great victory, the results of which undoubtedly will prove of the widest import ance, especially at this time, has been won today by two British armies in the field on Ii front extending 20 miles from Cambrai sOuthward.
 Americans participated in the center and they plunged even more deeply into the enemy positions than at first had been intended.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-09
Smashing Thru Last Lines of Hindenburg System
 Driving Huns Before.
FIERCE FIGHTING IS IN PROGRESS
Over 2,000 Prisoners Taken In a Game of Terrific Open Warfare.

With the British Forces in France, Oct. 8 (By The Associa- ted Press. )-O:30 P. M.)-The battle begun at dawn today had I. resulted in a serious defeat for the enemy.
 The British and Americans and French have advanced every- where, smashinp through the last lines of the Hindenburg sys- tem and driving the disorganized Germans before them. In some places and especially at Fremont, which appears to have fallen to the Americans, the fighting allied troops have pene- trated the German lines for a distance of more than three miles and still are advancing. Advance Many Miles. Fremont, which is reported to have een captured by the Americans, is bore than four miles northeast of eaurevoir and only three miles from ohains
 London, Oct. 8.-The Anglo-Ameri- Pn offensive on the St. Quentin sect i has resulted in an advance at some laces of four or five miles, according
 the Standards correspondent.
 Many Places Taken.
 On the right of the new Anglo merican advance in the St. Quentin ector, Essigny and other villages Pve been taken, according to the Fening News.
 Fighting of fierce nature is taking lace in the Codilice Pass between erbians and Austrians, barring the pad to Mich, according to news reach Rg London.
 The Serbians have captured Dep age, on the Moravia river midway ftween Vranje and Lescovac.
 TWO thousand prisoners, including large number of Germans were talk
 The Montenegrins, including wo- zen, have taken up arms against the ustrlans in Montenegro.
 Open Warfare.
 British Headquarters in France ct 8 (Reuters. )-The attack begun pls morning by British and Ameri. m forces on the Cambrai-St. Quen- front has become open warfare
 the real old sense of the term developing of various carefully orked out maneouvers into one great Pneral scheme which is to combine
 securing pre-arranged objectives Id the rounding up of as many Ger ans as possimle.
 It had been necessary to assemble assaulting waves to the east oil Hmdenburg line and to get the asses of men in through the intri. te and battered trench sytem in the TX. It was task of extraordinary I,l,lculty but it was accomplished eII before the zero hour.
 comparatively few tanks were
 Continued on page eigh)
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-09
THE ENTIRE SPANISH
 CABINET HAS RESIGNED

Madrid, Oct. 8.-The cabinet by Antonio Maura has resigned. The cabinet was formed last March.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-09
By President Wilson to Chancellor Maximilian
 Yesterday Afternoon
MUST ACCEPT TERMS SET BY PRESIDENT
Diplomacy Must Proceed Frankly; People Must
 Have Say.

Washington, Oct. S.-President Wilson's program of world peace stated in fourteen terms in his address to congress last Jan. s. and which the German chan- cellOr is now asked to say whether he accepts without qua. liiicatiOn before the President replies to the latest peace pro. pOsals is as follows:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-10-09

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WEATHER.

ARKANSAS-Wednesday and Thursday generally cloudy.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-03
CARTERSvILLE.


Mrs. c. s. Roop is i'll.
Mr. J. ID. Carter is suffering from
n broken bone in the right hand.
Mr. Clarence Green purchased Il
calf of Miss Cora Roop. price S27.50
Cephus s., the infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. Andy Conn has been quite
i'll.
Mr. and Mrs. John Calico are par.
ents Of daughter, Ethel Marc, born
Sept 18th.
Mesdames JEFF Davis and Susie
Green were in Berea shopping. on
Wednesday.
Rev J. NJ. Robinson will fill his
regular appointment here Saturday
evening and Sunday.
Mrs. Julia Weddle entertained q
number Of friends Sept. 9th in celc-
bration Of her birthday anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Pennington and
two interesting children, spcr. the
weekend with Mr. and Mrs {. ).
Roop.
The regular services were conduct
ed at the Baptist Church here Satur-
day and Sunday by the pastor, Rev
BRYANT
Master Fred Centers narfDwly cs-
capped very serious injurs when he
fell from a chestnut tree a. school
here last Monday.
Master Carlo Gabbard has almost
recovered from injuries received
when he was thrown from horse
some ten days ago.
Nrs Moore, Misses Anna Mae
Moore and Elizabeth Adams of Rich
mond. are guests Of Mrs. Clarence
Green and Miss Anna Mae Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Land. Miss Iva
Iva IIollon, and MIR Hugh Noel. of
Buckeye. were here Saturday n ght
with Mr.. and Mrs. c. s. Roop, Misses
Cora c Roop and Lenna Hollon.
A pie supper was given at the Odd
Fellows Hall here Saturday evening,
the proc, eos to be used to buy fuel
and 10 make some necessary i'm
provemout5 for the NJ T. Church.
The proceeds we're Sl7.Ej.