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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
ON FRENCH FRONT
Americans Advance After q
Terrific Struggle.
French and British Repulse
Counter Attacks.


American divisions engaged in the
terrific struggle between the Meuse
river and the Argonne forest have
pushed ahead until they have Aincre-
Vile in their possession. This village
is about two and one-half miles west
of the Meuse and is situated on a ridge
which dominates the country to the
north and east. From it the Ameri-
cans can direct their artillery fire on
the important town of Stenay to the
north and the railroad running from
Metz toward Lille to the northeast.
Nearer the o.lIle forest, the Ameri-
cans have the Bellejoyeuse farm safe
ly within their lines. This success
seems to make imperative a slight
German retirement to the east where
the enemy appears to be in a pocket
The French. who have been attack
ing the German lines between the Disc
and the Aisne rivers, are slowly encir-
cling Guise. Further south they have
cut another notch in the German
front.
In the northern sectors Of the front
the situation seems to have reached a
stage Of deadlock for the time being.
Scheldt along wide front, but have
been unable to cross that stream.
French Repulse. Huns.
Paris, Oct 31.-French troops late
wednesday repulSed a strong Germa n
counter attack northwest of Chateau
Porcien, according to the official
statement today from the war office.
There was fairly lively artillery
activity on the Disc front" the com
munique said.
In two days our Fifth army has
taken 1.453 prisoners, including cav
airy guards, a colonel and three bat
talon chiefs
London, Oct. additional prog
ress at some points was reported by
Field Marshal Haig.
LAS the result of successful raids
in the neighborhood of LIE Quesnoy,
we took a few prisoners and inflicted
some casualties" the statement said.
Our patrols we're active along the
Scheldt canal north of the forest De
Raismes. We made progress at GER
tain points,
1900 Prisoners Taken.
Paris, Oct. 31.-On the Disc front
there has been only artillery activity
In the last two days the French Fifth
army has taken nearly 1900 prison.
ers. The text Of the official state
meLt reads:
Twenty lone Planes Down.
Washington. Oct. 31.-Heavy ar
tillery fire on the American front east
of the Meuse and 4 uction of
| twenty-one enemy airplanes Wednes-
| day was reported by General Pershing
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
CUT THE RAILWAYS
Czechs Stop German Trains WheI
They Reach Schnadau.

Paris, Oct. 31.-Communication be-
tween Agram and Fiume and Buda-
pest and Vienna has been totally in
terrupted. The CZecho-Slovaks have
cut the railroad between Berlin and
Vienna near Bodenbach and German
trains can go only as far as Schnadau,
according to Zurich dispatch to the
Journal.
Basel Oct. 31.-'The continental
policy of the German empire has col
lal sed," says the Vorwaerts of Ber-
lin.
The Hamburg-Bagdad line has
been reduced to the Hamburg-Boden-
bach road"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
TERMS TO CENTRAL POWERS
Information of Paris Suggests
These for the Hun ArmiStice.

Paris, Oct. 31.-In an editorial
discussing armiStice terms. Lin
formation suggests the following
conditions:
Observation-Disclosures of the Bos-
phorus and the Dardanelles.
THE occupation of enemy ports
on the Adriatic.
The surrender of Austrian war
ships.
THE right to use Austro-Hun-
garian railway lines.
The evacuation Of Alsace-Lor-
raine and territories wrongly oc-
cupied in the east ard west.
THE surrender of arms, NUM-
tions and submarines.
THE occupation of fortresses
along the Rhine and of Luxembourg
and Essen.
THE occupation of Kiei and
Hamburg.
THE removal Of mines from ter
ritorial waters
The delivery, as a preliminary
compensation for damages, of rart
of the enemy merchant marine.
The cessation of manufacturing
for war purposes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31

tBy fne ASSoclaieu ITFFst
Disaster threatens the + ustro- Hun
garian armies from the st. Eivio to the
Adriatic as they retreat from Italian
territory. All the Italian armies now
have entered the great offensive
against the Austrians and the allied
troops are advancing rapidly along the
entire front from Lake Garda to Adri-
attic.
Shattered by the irresistible advance
of the Italians. British and French
across the Piave, the Austrians are
fleeing rapidly across the plains of
Eastern Venetia toward the line of the
Isonzo.
$50 Mile Front.
From the st. Elvio pass to the
Adriatic the Italian front is more than
$50 miles in length, running south to
west of Lake Garda, thence east across
tn Brenta and Piave to the apex OF
the new allied wedge near Sacile,
where it turns south and west to the
Adriatic.
The active Italian front has been
considered generally as being between
Lake Garda and the Adriatic, a front
of about 120 miles. The Piaye line.
advancing, is about sixty miles from
the Piave east of Monte Grappa TO the
mouth Of the river northeast of Venice.
May Cut Them Off.
Apparently the Austrian forces
which were along the Piave, will have
great difficulty in reaching the hills
east of the Isonzo.
They have been separated from the
armies in the mountains west OF the
Piave and the allies already threaten
their rear from the region of Vittorio.
Along the lower Piave the Italian
Third army has crossed the river ana
taken up the pursuit. In the center
the Italians have taken Oderzo. whlls
further north they have advanced be.
yond Vittorio in the direction OF
BelIuno.
In retreating across the plains over
fifty-five miles between the Piave and
the Isonzo, the Austrians rush back.
ward as thru a narrow hallway, walled
in on the north by the Carnic Alps and
on the south by the Adriatic. From
the manner in which the allies have
driven in their wedge east of the
Piave, it apparently is the intention
to outflank the Austrians on the north
in the foothills of the Alps and crush
them from both the north and the
west.
Fifteen Divisions Cut Off.
Washington, Oct 31.-Fifteen AUS
train divisions operating between the
Brenta and the Piave on the Italian
front have had their retreat cut off
thru the capture of the mountain pass
of Vadal by Italian and allied troops
Official wireless dispatches from
Rome today say the advantage is be-
ing pressed to the utmost and that .
crisis is near. Enemy losses are de.
scribed as appalling.
Occupation of the valley of Quero
by the Italian army corps operating
Continued on Page TwoD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
ANARCHY is GROWING
In Hungary There Is Little Form of
Government,

London, Oct. 31-Anarchy is grow
ing in Hungary, according to reports
from various sources today
AT Budapest, armed crowds are par
aiding the streets, plundering food
shops and munition stores.
The popula ton of the commune of
Barcz is fleeing into the interior, fea r
ing clash between the Croatians and
the Hungarians.
Thousand of deserters are running
rampant along the frontier. plunder-
ing towns. attacking trains and COM
mitting other outrages
Several castles in Slavonia have
been burned. Nazic is in flames.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
GERMAN CLAIMS LARGE
Say They Got So Allied AirpIanes in
Last Day

Berlin, Oct. 31.-The shooting down
of f1fty-eight hostile airplanes by Ger
man forces is reported by German
army headquarters in today's official
statement on aviation activities
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
FIGHTING SANGUINARY
Croatian Capital the Scene of Bloody
Encounters Now.

London, Oct 31.-Sanguinary fight
ing is going on at Agram. the capital
of Croatia-Slavonia. according to a
private message received in Amster-
dam and forwarded here by the Cen
f: II news agency correspondent. Some
of the soldiers at Agram did not join
the revolutionaries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
CUT OFF FROM HUNGARY
CrOatian Parliament Votes To Free
Croatia, SIavonia, Dalmatia.

Paris, Oct. 31.-The Croatian par
lament at Agram has voted for a
total separation of Croatia. Slovonia
and Dalmatia from Hungary, accord
ing to a Geneva dispatch to the
Matin.
The dispatch says that Agram is
decked in the national coIors and the
people are celebrating the passage of
the resolution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
HUGHES AIR REPORT
Will Be Made Public Tonight by the
Government

Washington, Oct. 81. - Attorney
General Gregory announced today
that Charles E. Hughess report on
airplane production, which he had just
submitted to President Wilson, would
be given out tonight for publication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
Heir to Throne Dies.

Barcelona, Oct al announcement
is made here that Ezrabin Abbas, heir
apparent of Ahmed Fuad Pasha, khe-
dive of Egypt, died of influenza on
Monda-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31

The wind at o'clock this afternoon
was blowing al the rate of twelve miles
an hour from the west. The tempera-
ture for the day averaged 10 degrees
below normal.
There is a record of only one other
time, says Meteorologist Flora, that
the month of October closed without a
killing frost. That was in 1900. A kill
ing frost did not occur in that year
until November 8. There have been
several heavy frosts this year during
October but none OF them have been
regarded as killing frosts
During the night .08 Of an inch of
lContinued ON Page TMo0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
NOT A KILLING FROST

October Fine Weather Only Equaled
on One Other Occasion.
WEATHER FORECAST FOR KANSAS:
Fair tonight and Friday; rising tempera-
ture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
General Diaz Sends Plea to
Versailles Conference.
Disaster Threatens Entire Aus
trian Forces.
PITT hN0THFR HIN hIIY nit
$4,000 Prisoners Taken on the
Italian Front.
Victorious Allied Troops Pur.
sue the Vanquished.

London, Oct. 31.-The Austrian
commander on the Italian front has
applied to General Diaz. the Italian
commander-in-ch for an armistice.
the Exchange Telegraph Co. states.
The application. the newspaper adds,
has been forwarded to the Versailles
conference
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
A SHORT WAR SUMMARY

The Vicar of ShiIlington Has T.
All In a Nutshell.
London, Oct Is (by maiD--This
is the vicar of Shillington's sum-
mary of the war to date:
Tanks,
Yanks,
Spanks.
Thanks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
Losses Cause Suicide.

Chicago, Oct. 31.-Police and rela-
tives today believe that losses in real
estate deals caused the suicide of An
drew j. Smith, realty dealer, whose
body was found hanging from a tree
near cemetery here. The body had
been strinned of most of tic clot hiru
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31

TODAY'S TEMPERATURES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31
TWenty-one Planes Dow

Washington, Oct. 31.-Heavy ar
tillery fire on the American front east
of the Meuse and 4 uction of
twenty-one enemy airplanes Wednes-
day was reported by General Pershing
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31

IN, blessing of tire war is that Hal
Iowecn isn't what ii used to be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Fair tonight and Friday; rising
temperatures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-31

Paris. OCT. 31,-An armistice be
tween the allies and Turkey wa:
signed today at Minos, it is officially
announced
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04
AUsTRo-GERMANs DEFEATED.
In Attempt to Put Big Force Across
Piave River

London. Jan. 3.-Another attempt Of
the Austro Germans to cross the Piave
river has been defeated. Ten vessels
loaded with enemy troops were dis
persed at Intestadura when the cross
ing was tried.
British patrols, have been active in
raiding Teuton positions in Italy. Two
enemy munitions depots were explod-
ed by the British forces at Fontigo
and south of Congeliano.
German troops have launched sew
eral attacks on British positions on
the Belgian and Arras fronts The
London war office says these raids
were beaten Off
Eighteen British merchantmen Of
more than 1,600 tons and three small
er vessels were sunk by mines or u
boats during the week. Last week
twelve large ships went down.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04
Colorado,

The heading of the Roosevelt tun-
mel OF the Cripple Creek Deep Drain
age and Tunnel company is still in
the mass Of syenite, entered Oct 10.
The Clyde shaft of the Millasier
Mining company, southeast of Modoc
mine on Battle mountain, has attained
a depth Of 1900 feet, and Supt. Charles
Fish now has his men at work cutting
the station at the 1.100-foot level.
A price to be paid by the govern
ment for silver in agreement with
western producers has been agreed
is said to be satisfactory to the pro-
ducers and will be about one dollar
an ounce
A more liberal supply Of labor en-
abled the Cripple Creek district to
close 1917 by placing the amount Of
gold produced in the last half of the
year ahead OF the production in the
first six months. 1t also speeded up
development. and this. In turn, should
result In more ore.
The report OF President A. E. Carl
ton Of the Cresson Consolidated GOLD
Mining and Milling company, mailed
stockholders with the December divi-
dend checks, gives details of discov.
cry OF ore running as high as 33
ounces gold or $3.50 a ton, In grab
samples. in a raise between the fif-
teenth and fourteenth levels.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04

her, a regard somehow family remi-
niscent OF their parting subsequent to
her adventure of the night before last.
She favored him with her shndowy,
enigmatic smile, now vaguely tinted
with solicitude.
Noddirfg briefly, with a thoughtful
air, Quoin returned his consideration
to Peter and the article de Paris.
Il simply cannot understand it,
Betty declared, abandoning the puzzle
as hopeless. Then. catching sight of
the detective. she hailed him. "Quoin,
do come here at once" and immedi-
ately, needless Of bystanders. began
to detail her perplexity IN a high.
querulous voice.
After a moment or two Lydia rose
and Joined Peter Trait. Poor dear -
she said gently, with a slight nod to
correct any possible misconception as
to the object of her sympathy. I'm
SO sorry for herr
We'll" said Peter. impressively
Judgmatical. "of course Betty can af-
ford to lose these trinkets by the gross !:
but, granted she isn't taking, it's 4
pretty puzzle isn't it?'
"Faking!" Lydia echoed resentfully
Now don't get hutfy-please
Betty's a darling, and everything like
that; but she's got no conscientious
scruples about smuggling-none that
you'd notice-and l don't mind telling
you she isn't above turning a trick like
this-acting up to 1t too. She's one
wonderful young comedienne, II you
don't know it,"
Turn trick like thisr What does
that mean" Lydia demanded stiffiy.
Have her dog collar duplicated in
paste and fish scales, substitute 1t for
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04
Montana.

Montana is the present state Of tall
stacks. the effort to get rid of smelter
smoke, together with the manufacture
Of sulphuric acid, having called In the
cement man and bricklayer as first
aid In metallurgy. While still possess
ing the distinction OF having the high
est brick smokestack In the world, the
one at the Butte and Montana smelter
at Great Falls has lost to Washington
the honor of having the largest ce-
ment smokestack, one recently com.
pleted at Tacoma being SIT feet high,
which 10 - feet higher than the fam
GUS stack at the Anaconda smelter.
which at the time Of its completion
was the largest in the world, says
Great Falls paper. The stack at Great
Falls is SOC feet in height and 1t was
constructed by the Alphons-C Curtodus
company OF the United States and
France. The same company is now
building a 40O-foot brick stack at the
East Helena smelter of the American
Refining and Smelling company.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04
New Mexico.

Earl C. Cleveland has been appoint.
ed government powder licensing Of
ficer for the Mogollon district.
A Tucson, Ariz., firm has purchased
the smelter in Socorro county, which
In the days when Socorro was the
largest city in New Mexico, had . ca
pacity OF 300 tons day. The smelter
will be moved to a site near Tucson
and is to handle copper ore from the
Twin Buttes section.
The Oaks Co. continue to increase
their production taken from develop
nent work. During the week ore was
mflled from Maud and Clifton mines.
Work has been started on a lower
level from the central shaft on Deep
Down mine and new development work
u being started In the Pacific mine.
The steel headframe for the Socorro
Mines Plant at Mogollon has been de-
uyered. Work has been started in the
mine, this will be increased as soon
a. hoist can be put in commission.
Supply house, machine and carpenter
shops are about completed and other
buildings are being started. All lum-
ber needed to rebuild mill has now
teen delivered.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04

the original article. and pretend she's
been jockied like one o'clock. Mind
you. don't say she has done that; but
the little devils got 1t in her"
Il don't believe you!"
"There!" Peter complained. Now
day the foolishest thing a chap could
do was to take things seriously, es-
pecially out loud?"
"You're-horrid!
The adjective was childish; but
Lydia wasn't in a mood to search for
one more dignified. She turned a frosty
shoulder to the young man: but the
seed of suspicion had been planted in
the mind of one who couldn't forget
how lightly Betty had confessed to
prior exploits in the gentlewomanly
art Of smuggling. and her laughing con
fession that nothing but sheer fright
would prevent her attempting again to
outwit the custom house.
And even while this memory was
troubling her the affair took q turn to
fix doubt Of Betty firmly in Lydia's
mind.
It began with the return Of the in
spector, accompanied by the custom
house official in charge Of the pier-a
middle-aged man, this one. with q
rather consequential manner. gold.
trimmed eyeglasses. and q not unkindly
expression.
Mrs. Merrilees, believer he asked
with much urbanity.
Mrs. Merrilees interrupted herself
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04
Report $500 Killed in Quake.

San Salvador, Salvador, Jan. s.
Newspapers OF this city declare that
no fewer than $500 people lost their
lives in the Guatemala earthquake.
Early reports on the Guatemala earth
quake which began Christmas day de.
clared the loss OF life was heavy, some
estimates reaching 1000. A Guate-
mala City dispatch of Dec. 81, how
ever, said that only q few persons had
been killed Many persons are going
overland from Salvador to Guatemala
=. irvastisata the fate Of frianAa
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04
Arizona.

The December output Of the New
Cornelia Copper company was one Of
its best.
A full standard rig and drill is now
on the Arizona Oil and Refining COM
pany's property located in the Chino
valley, where the oil boom is under
full sway
New Cornslia started a three-com-
partment working shaft on its proper
ty recently acquired from the AJo
Consolidated.
The management of the Gold Ore Of
kingman is developing one OF the best
bodies OF ore in the San Francisco
mining district, the shaft still going
down in gold ore
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04
MUST RUSH ARMY TO FRANCE.
10 Report Of Inter-AIIied War Council
Made by u g. Misaion

Washington. = American fighting
forces must be dispatched to Europe
with the least possible delay incident
to training and equipment" Colonel
Houses mission to the allied countries
has recommended to Secretary OF
State Lansing, Incorporating a report
of the conclusions reached by the in
ter-allied war council at Paris, which
was recently concluded.
Speed and systematic coordination
In shipbuilding are likewise primary
requisites. while unity Of effort-mili-
tary, naval and economic-between
the United States and Allies is essen
tial, according TO the other two prime
recommendations
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04
Supreme Court Denies Appeal.

Santa Fe, N M.-Jesse o. Starr.
convicted of murder for the killing Of
Sheriff Dwight Stevens of Luna coun-
ty on Feb. 90. 1916, must hang on
Jan. % and Charles Schmidt. sem
teneed to ninety-nine years in the PEN
itentiary for aiding and abetting Starr
In the killing of the peace officer,
must serve his term, the Supreme
Court ruled in affirming the sentence
of the lower court.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04
Wyoming.

Much hope was pinned on the well
ef Kansas City interests drilling on
the Tisdale dome.
The Midwest company has COM
pleted its permanent winter camp IN
ne Pilot Butte field.
In the Lander field fully 100 rigs are
under construction OF will be built the
coming winter and spring.
Tisdale Oil company. drilling on So
taou SS-l1-s1, Powder River field, has
oased of at Q depth Of 1880 feet
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04
Plot Suspected In Norfolk Fire.

Norfolk, Va-Twenty-five suspects
we're on the grill Wednesday In the
investigation of the myaterious series
Of fires which did 100000 damage
In Norfolk and lesser damage in New
port News and Portsmouth, near by.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04
(TO BE CONTINUED

Not Strong on Work.
"Some men treats deir country an
deir families de same way" said Uncle
Eben. "Dey loves 'em, but dey doesn
care much bout woIkin' foe en-"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04
sLAVs WILL NOT CONSENT TO
TERMS OF ANNEXATION, As
sERTs ENVOY TO PARLEY.
ANNEXATION DEMANDED
IF KAISER INSISTS ON CON
QUESTS, TERMS WILL BE MADE
WITH SOCIALISTS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Petrograd, Jan. 3.-The Russian
peace delegation returned to Petro-
grad and reported to joint session
of the central executive committee Of
eoldiers' and Workmen's delegates the
progress OF the negotiations with the
Austro-Germans at Brest-Litovsk. NJ.
Kameneff, member of the Russian
delegation, read the German terms
which he characterized as showing
the positive annexation plans of the
central powers, and he declared they
were unacceptable in their present
form He stated that the terms had
not been discussed.
If, after the resumption of nego-
tiations," tie delegate said, 1.-The Ger
mans insist upon these terms, Russia
will conclude peace not with the Ger
man imperialists. but with the repre-
sentatives of the people-the Social
lists Of Germany"
Washington.-Extr from many
of the leading German papers re-
ceived here by cable contain boasts
tnat uhe peace formula given the Rus
SLAMS by Won Kuehlmann and Czernin
mean nothing and have no binding
force upon Germany. They agree that
Germany never will give up certain
Of the lands she has conquered. but
some of the editors suggest that what
cannot be appropriated by violence
may be taken by agreement Sheer
ing references are made to the dem
ocratic peace demanded by Russian
delegates, with the explanation that
the German delegates have used the
term only in polite form.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04
WESTERN
MINING AND OIL
NEWS
rn Newspaper Union New. Service.

tungsten CONCENTRATES, per unit 2t.VV
Boulder-Tungsten concentrates, 60
per cent. 320.00Q so per unit. Crude
ores. 60 per cent, $50 $500: rs per
cent 312.ooq12.50; 10 per cent. 3s.40
q1220 per unit.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-01-04

What 10 your solution Of the
mystery7 Do you think that Mrs.
AerriIees 10 trying to put over 4
triek7 Some mighty queer hap
peninps are described In the next
instAIlment.