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Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
Battle Summary
(By the Associated prass,


 victory crowns the allied arms on every battle front. Northern Belgium IS being rapidly cleared of the enemy by British and Belgian forces, Bel glans have occupied Zeebrugge and Heysty, have crossed the Ghent Bruges canal, and on their left have reached theDutch frontier, where fif- teen thousand Germans, cut off from tnelr retreat by the advance north ward from Eecloo, are reported to have withdrawn into Holland. where they were interned.
 Ghent, it is predicted from British headquarters, will fall at an early date and the French, by a swift stroke along an extended line, have put their forces within two miles of Tournai Thielt is in the hands of the French, despite stubborn enemy resistance. as well as the high ground roundabout.
 British troops have crossed the Selle river, have reconquered Solesmes. and have had hard fighting, not only in the section around that town but at St. Python, to the east. Here the British have captured more than 2.OOO prisoners.
 Since the beginning of operations in Flanders, the allies have made an ad- vance of more than 30 miles over a S6-mile front, clearing all of western Flanders, as well as the coast of the enemy.
 Fighting desperately to hold their positions to the north and south of Le Cateau, the Germans on a front of forty miles, have massed nearly half million men. This line is vital to the Germans, but is just as vital to the success of the allied arms, which was steadily pushing the enemy back and breaking through at strategical points.
 The British third army is smashing it's way forward to the south of Valen- ciennes. Success so far has attended this effort and the turning of this line will prove a source of great danger to vast masses of German troops hold ing the territory to the north and south.
 The American forces, operating in conjunction with the British north of Wassigny, have advanced to the Sam bre- Disc canal. They occupied Re- hect. east of St. Souplet, at the point of the bayonet Wave after wave of machine gunners faced the Americans who inflicted enormous losses on them. W eSl Ol tllS hSuoc, AiIeIlcdn dctlNlly was confined to the consolidation of positions captured from the Germans.
 Take Thousand Bolsheviki On the front in Russia. a severe de- feat, with the loss of 1000 men killed, has been inflicted on the bolshevik! in the Yakaterinburg district by Czecho- -Slovak and Siberian forces. Germany's reply to President Will son has been handed to the Swiss minister at Berlin, for transmission to the United States, according to un- | official advices reaching Amsterdam | from German sources. In the reply 1 Germany expresses a willingness to evacuate Belgium, but believes such withdrawal would necessarily take several months.
 It is added that the German govern ment is prepared, provisionally, tc abandon it's U-boat campaign. A Madrid dispatch says that Germany | has officially notified the Spanish government that the German, admir- atty has recalled all submarines tt their bases.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
YANKEE FLYERS BRAVE HEAVY
 RAIN LIN DUTY
Honest Opinion of Yankee Fighters Found In Ger
 man Officers Confiden- tial Report-High Re- gard for Ability Shown

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Oct 20. -(By the Associated Press. )-Night flying patrols over the American lines have been inaugurated. In night fly ing over the front, feat performed by American aviators for the first time on Friday night, two patrols consisting of five machines were sent out from northwest of Verdun to the region of St. Mihiel, for the purpose of searching out flying Germans.
 The Germans went over the German lines and drew fire from anti aircraft guns, but did not encounter the Ger man fliers they sought. Low clouds were encountered over the enemy lines and the Americans returned after two hours of flying.
 Lieutenant Louis Bernheimer of New York City. pilot, and Lieutenant Ralph Bagby of New Haven, Mo, ob- server, flew over the enemy lines to- day despite a downpour of rain, ob- taining valuable information. Owing to the mist and rain they were com- pelle6 to descend to within 2,300 feet of the ground in the region of Dun, the Germans firing at them with anti aircraft and smaller guns. At one place they flew so low that German infantry fired many volleys from their rifles, bullets piercing the wings.
 Make Important Notes
 Because of the uncertainty of enemy movements west of the Mouse, volun- teers were asked to make an important observation trip over the Boche lines Bernheimer and Bagby responded.
 During the trip they were compelled times to take observations regarding the German positions, and then ascend quickly, to get out of the range of the Germans, who were pouring a rain of shells at them all the time.
 Reaching a region where the officers particularly desired information as to conditions, they descended to less than 300 feet from the ground. The Ger mans fired from guns of all calibres but the Americans continued skimmine along, taking their observations. The bullet holes in their canvas did moi hamper the machine and they returned to the American lines, dropping notes at different headquarters, reporting in. formation of much value to the army.
 No other machine, enemy or Ameri. can, was sighted over the entire Ameri. can front today. Aviation officers say that the flight was made in the face ol the heaviest rain ever encountered by American aviators on a flight of this distance.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
AMERICANS DON'T
 SHOOT STRETCHER
 BEARERS REPORT

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE, Oct. 20.-(By the Associated Press)-Just what the Germans think of American soldiers with a few side remarks regarding the St. Mihiel opera tions, is disclosed in a confidential document signed by the chief intelli- gence officer of the 190th German army, which has been captured by Americans fighting on the British front.
 The document prefaces a discussion of the St. Mihiel attack by admitting that the number of Americans in re- serve on that occasion was unknown. It then takes up the divisions which carried out the assault. It says the first, second and forty second are tried at tack divisions; the fourth and twenty sixth are fighting divisions, which al ready proved their qualities in battles on other parts of the front.
 The fifth, S9th and 18th are described as divisions never identified in battle, but with some good experience in the line, and the 34th as in reserve.
 Made Salient UntenabIe. The document then discusses the de- tails of the operations, admitting that when the Americans reached Thiacourt the entire St. Mihiel salient was ren- dered untenable and therefore it's evac- uation was ordered and the retreat car ried out according to plan.
 A little further on, the order, which was distributed generally throughout the German army and was considered oi confidential nature, has this to say o1 | the American soldier:
 He obviously is very much afraid of being taken prisoner. He defends 1 himself violently to the last, agains this danger and does not surrender 1 This seems to be the result of propa. i ganda picturing cruel treatment if ht 1 falls into German hands.
 l Expert At Machine Guns rThe American is expert sin handling
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
BIRDSEYE VIEW OF HUN OFFENSIVE IS
 VIVIDLY PORTRAYED

NEW YORK. Oct. 2O.-(By the As sociated Press) Events of the past three months. involving the ebb of the German tide of invasion in France and Belgium. have emphasized the import ance Of the German defensive systems which have been prepared by the foe, for just the emergency which now confronts him.
 The German defensive lines resem- hle a tree with three main branches. The trunk of this tree" has it's root at the Swiss frontier and continues north as far as Metz, where it divides into two branches. The westerly branch runs to the northwest as far as the Mouse river. where it separates, one limb crossing the Mouse and running westward. after which it sweeps Co the north on a long curve. Tho other follows the Mouse down as far as Namur. whence it runs to Brus- scls and Antwerp and thence to the Dutch frontier.
 Break Meuse Branch First.
 The branch that crosses the Mouse is the first that must be broken by the allies In fact, recent British and Belgian victories in Belgian Flanders seem to have rendered a large part Of
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
CONGRESS ID CLEAN UP BEFORE ELECTION
TRepubIican A. P. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Congress this week will clean up urgent legisla- tion, in preparation for two weeks recess over the November elections. The most important matter is the six billion dollar deficiency bill, passed last week by the house, and now before the senate appropriation committee.
 While the senate is disposing of this measure, the house will mark time by a series of three days recesses until Oc- tober 20. The senate appropriations committee plans to report the army bill by Wednesday and leaders expect this measure to be passed before the end of the week.
 Because of the illness of Alexander Konta of New York. who is to be one of the principal witnesses, the investiga- tion by the senate judiciary committee into the purchase of the Washington Times by Arthur Brisbane, through money advanced by brewers, which was to have opened next Tuesday, probably will go over until the senate recon venes after the elections.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
Official Statements
BRITISH
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 LONDON, Oct. 20.-Following is the British official statement:
 Having completed the capture of the villages in the Sale river valley and driven the enemy from the town of Solesmes, our troops fought their way forward up the slopes east of the Selle and have established themselves on the high ground overlooking the valley of the liar pies river.
 Determined opposition was en- countered, especially in the vicinity Of Solesmes, and at the village of St. Python. This opposition was overcome after hard fighting and a number of local counter attacks were repulsed. As a result of this operation, which was carried out in heavy rain, we captured over 1000 prisoners and some guns.
 Further north our advanced troops are reported to be within two miles of Tournai, and also to be in touch with the enemy east of the general line of Domain, Bois de Eclusettes, Landas, Mouchin and Marquin.''
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21

this line untenable as permanent de- fensive position.
 This line crosses the Mouse at Dun, goes through the Argonne forest and then follows the Aisne river as far as Rethel, where it turns north and passes near Guise and Solesmes. It con- tinues northward past Valenciennes and reaches the Scheldt at Condo. It runs along the Scheldt, past Tournai and Ghent, where it turns to the east ward and reaches Antwerp. This is the 'Hunding line
 The second line. known as the 'line of the Meuse," is established on the east bank of the Mouse river north ward from Dun. It passes Sedan and Mezieres and enters Belgium just to the southwest of Dinant At Namur, 1t leaves the river and run to Brussels, continuing on to Antwerp. where it Joins the "Hunding line' and con- tinues on to the Dutch border.
 Many Forts Guard Metz.
 The third line is the original defense zone along the German frontier south Of Metz; it is centered around the 31 permanent forts about Strassburg Ii runs over the high and precipitous hills (Continued on Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21

machine guns, is firm on the defensive and develops a strong power of resis- tance from his very numerous machine guns The bearing O: the infantry in- dicates slight military training. The artillery was at is best as long as it remained at its original positions, dur ing preparation for an attack. The methods of fire were good. It was very quick in getting an opportune target, this apparently being due to the lavish employment of technical devices. With in minimum period the Americans were able to furnish a well directed fire "Liaison between the infantry and artillery was perfect. When infantry ran into machine gun nests. it imme- diately fell back. and new artillery preparation from accompanying bat teries followed very promptly "A large number of tanks were as- ! sembled for attack, but only a small number came at us. as large infantry masses already had achieved the de- sired end'
 Honor Stretcher Bearers 1 A sentence in the document says.
 Tn general. it should be noted the American is quite honorable-he does not fire on stretcher- bearers"
 Cattelet Capture Confirmed
 BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Oct. 20.-CReuters)-Th | first and third British armies this morning joined battle with the Germans i from north and east of Le Cateau. to the Scheldt canal. The weather was
 wet and the ground heavy and slippery,
 but the attack started most favorably.
 The capture of Vred and Cattelet is confirmed.
 | Fires broke out afresh in Douai yes terday and the enemy has been bomb ing heavily some of the towns captured by the British, evidently not intending
 that they shall enjoy the fruits Of their lyictories unmolested.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
l2lulla Prisoner
 T em Months
 Fiinally Escapes

AN ATLANTIC PORT, Oct. 2o.- Escaping after 10 months confine. ment in German prison camps, by a daring leap from a moving train and 125- mile pilgrimage at night across Westphalia into Holland, Private Herbert Batchelor, of the 48th Ca- nadian Hiehlanders, arrived here tonight on his way to his home in Vancouver, B. C.
 Batchelor, who has service medals for the Boer war and the Zulu re- bellion of 1906, said he and several companions on a sapping operation, were captured after they had dug themselves out of sap which the Germans had blown up.
 During his entire confinement in Germany, he declared, he did not taste a piece of meat, subsisting on black bread, acorn coffee, and "soup that hog wouldn't eat" Many of his fellow prisoners died from hunger and overwork, he said, and he had dwindled from 1855 to 135 pounds when he finally escaped.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
TO BOX FOR KINGS TROPHY

CHICAGO. Oct. 2O.-A boxing con- test for the championship of the allied tieets and the kings trophy, to be held m Londo" December II and 12, will be participated in by a picked team from the treat Lakes naval training station. iC was announced tonight. An invita- slon rom Admiral Sims was received by Captain w. A. Moffett commandN ant, today. Among those eligible for the station team are Ritchie MitcbeIi Milwaukee lightweight; "Memphis1 Pal Moore, bantam weight. Vincnn+ Pokornay. Cleveland welter weight and Car Delaney, light weight.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-Probably 25,O00,000 or more individuals bought bonds of the Fourth Liberty loan, un- official reports reaching Washington today showed. A large proportion of these filed their subscriptions during the last few days of the campaign, which ended last night. Consequently, 1t will be task of many days actually to count the number of pledges. and to compile reports from the entire coun- try.
 Definite figures and the total sub scriptions to the loan were not avail able here tonight. Local and district campaign managers. fatigued with their arduous duties of the solicitation work, rested today and will not start until tomorrow to figure up the avalanche of last minute purchases. The only official figures in hand were of Friday night. showing about $1,400,- 100000 yet to be subscribed.
 Overscripton Assured.
 Despite this total lack of definite in- formation, officials were confident that the s6,000. 100000 popular war credit had been oversubscribed. This belief was based on indications that advance promises of large sums from financial interests in New York and elsewhere would be found to be fulfilled when the final count is made.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
Chicaoo Over s3o ooo. .ooo.

CHICAGO. Oct. 20.-Chicago over subscribed it's quota to the Fourth Lib
 erty loan by more than s30, 900. and the seventh federal reserve district, outside of Chicago, exceeded it's allot- ment by approximately s26,91S,5OO. ac- cording to an unofficial figure given out tonight. Orders from Washington prevented loan officials from making public any official figures at this time.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
DENMARK CALLS ON
 GERMANY TO CARRY
 OUT PEACE TERMS

AMSTERDAM, Oct 20.-Denmark according to news agencies telegrams to the Dutch press, has sent note to Germany suggesting that certain terms of the treaties executed between the two countries, in the period from 1S60> to 1870, should be carried out.
 The Vaderland points out that Ar ticle V of the treaty of 1864, which ceded the dukedoms of Schleswig- HoI- stein and Lauenburg. to Prussia, pro- vided for a plebescite in Schleswig, to decide whether the inhabitants would prefer allegiance to Germany or to Denmark. This provision, it is declared, never has been carrjedxc xcut,
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
Rich Men Plan
 Ext tension Of
 Aviation Work

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-An- nouncement was made here to- night that prominent business men of New York, Boston, Chicago and San Francisco, headed by Reginald c. Vanderbilt, have acquired a large tract of land at Lloyd Neck, L. l., to extend the work of the government in aviation practice. 1t is planned to erect clubhouse which will be used for social pur- poses after the war.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
New York Also Confident.

NEW YORK, Oct. 20.-The Liberty loan committee for the New York fed eral district announced tonight that it was unable to make public the sum subscribed by the district in the fourth campaign. as several days might be required before the final figures were compiled. Confidence was expressed, however, that New York had filled it's $1,S00, 100000 allotment.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
Improvinu In Denver

DENVER, Oct. 2O.-Only six deaths from influenza were reported to city health officials during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of victims of the epidemic to 154 Dr. Sharpley, city manager of health, de- clared tonight that apparently condi- tlons were fast improving in this city.
 State health officials received vir- tuaIly no reports over Sunday.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
Panama Doubles Quota.

PANAMA, Oct. 20.-With a Fourth Liberty loan allotment of $1.000,000. the isthmus has subscribed more than double that amount, comprising $350,- 900 from civilians in the canal zone, $300, 900 from the cities of Colon and Panama and $375.000 from the canal garrison.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
Trained Nurse Succunhs

FL PASO, Tex, Oct. 2O-After caring TOT her sister Elsie, who was seriously Ill of influenza, to the point where she was out of danger, Miss Angele c. De Cur, trained nurse, died tonight of pneumonia. Miss Angelo, whose orig mai home was in New Orleans, received her training at the Santa Rita hospital in San Antonio, Texas.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
WEST REMAINS IN THE GRIP OF
 FATAL DISEASE
Official Reports from Other Sections Indicate Lessen
 ing of Cases and Deaths Moves to South America
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

FORT COLLINS, Colo. Oct. 20.-The Colorado Agricultural college will close all class work at noon tomorrow, until the epidemic of influenza. raging in this city, has passed. Of the approXi- mately one thousand students and sol diers at the college. $50 who are not connected with military work in any form, will return to their homes. The remainder, all members of either the student ary training corps or the army technical school will remain under very strict quarantine regulations.
 The death of Lowell Linn, student from Frederick, Colorado, which oc- cured early this morning, hastened this action.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
Noted AUiator And Builder
 Passes AWoy

PARIS, Oct. -(Havas)-Leon Mo- rane. the French aviator and airplane builder is dead.
 In 1910 Leon Morane earned the rep- utation of being the leading French aviator. In July of that year he estab- lished a new record for speed and in September ascended S,471 feet, at that time the greatest height ever attained by an aviator. He was injured in Oc- tober 1910, and afterward gave his en- tire attention to the building of air. planes.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
Eiahth District We'll Over,

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 20.-Returns f-om the eighth federal reserve district. the first in the country to overscribe its Fourth Liberty loan quota. shows total subscriptions of s272, ,oS9, 500. The quota was 260.000,o00.. St Louis oversub- scribed it's quota of s75,S50.00O by s1,- 2S20O0
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21

Win HE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Oct. 20. -(By the Associated Press)-Activity on the American sector west of the Mouse was limited today, on the American side, to the consolidation and reorganization of positions re- gently taken. On the other side. the Germans occupied themselves in strengthening their positions.
 The American consolidation work was confined almost entirely to Loges wood. On the right of this wood. af- ter an artillery bombardment of two and half hours the Americans be- gan the task of driving the Germans from Rapes wood. Fighting continues in the vicinity of Grand Pre- where the Germans still offer bitter resist ance.
 All signs of a probable German with drawal to the Freya position, except on the right, have ceased and the enemy now seems determined to hold his present positions as long as pos sible. The German counter attacks are becoming more and more infre- quent and it is learned that instruc- tions have been issued to the Ger mans not to undertake counter at tacks unless they are positively as sured of success.
 Chicago Boy Becomes Hero Artillery and aerial activity was be- low normal today because of the pool visibility due to the rainy weather Aviator Will Erwin, of Chicago, had | busy day Friday. Early in the morn | ing he brought down a German air plane in a fight near Fleville. Later he participated in the all-Americar raid behind the German lines. acting as one of the scouts protecting the Continued On Page Two)
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
VIad;yostok Subscribes.

vLADIvOSTOK. Saturday. Oct. 12. Subscriptions of s76,000 to the Fourth Libert'- loan already have been received by the committee here. It is hoped that a total of s250.000 will be
 realized before the close of the cam
 paign.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
Every Day A Holiday

RIO JANEIRO, Saturday, Oct. 1e- The Brazilian government has issued decree that every day is holiday, for pusiness and official purposes, until the epidemic of influenza has suhsidod
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
No Illinois Decrease

CHICAGO. Oct. 2O.-Three hundred and eleven deaths due to the influenza epidemic were reported in Chicago to- day. Dr. St. Clair Drake, public health director of ills, declared that reports from downstate showed no decrease in the epidemic.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
TRepubllean A. ?. Leased Wlre1

lRepublloan A. ?. Leased Wire1
 LONDON, Oct. 20. Fifteen thousand retreating German sol- diers have been interned in Hol- land after being cut off by Belgian troops moving northward from Eecloo, according to reports from the frontier reaching Amsterdam and transmitted by the Exchange Telegraph company.
 Belgian soldiers took charge of the Dutch Belgian border last night and were received enthus- astieally by the populaee.
 AMSTERDAM, Oct. 20.-The Belgian flag IS flying over the town ot Houoke, just across the frontier from the Dutch town of Slus. A dispatch dated at Sluis Saturday says that entente sentries were ex- pected 10 arrive momentarily on the Belso- Holland frontier.
Arizona republican., 1918-10-21
FOURTH LOAN SEEMS ID BE LITERALLY
 OVERSUBSCR|BED
Publication of Definite
 Figures Prohibited-Days of Toil Must Precede An nouncement of Total

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2O.-cato Sells, commissioner of Indian af- fairs, announced today that teIe- graphic reports received by him from the various Indian reserva- tions show the Indians in this country have subscribed $4,500 900 to tho Fourth Liberty loan. This brings their total subscriptions to all four loans to approximately $20.000, 900.