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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-25
M|D;EUROPEANS IN
DISCUSSION OF THE
FORM OF GOVERNMENT

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5f.-DelegateS
10 the conference Of the Mid-European5
Union Of small nations were cautioned
rodav bv Thomas G. Masaryk president
Of the newly recognized Czecho-Slovak
republic that emphasis should NOT pc
placed on military boundaries" by tho
oppressed people seeking Independent
na,ionalism. because the future Europe,
is to be Europe Of permanent peace:
The speaker said that such oounda-
rios As were claimed in the past py
dynastics and military powers VIII not
need TO be claimed by the nations that
NAV achieve independence as a result
of the overthrow Of the Teutnoic EN-.
pircs. All the practical suggestions
offered at the present conference, he
declared, would be laid before the peace
congress.
Discussion as to whether monarchy
or a republic Is the better form OF gov,
ornmcnt occupied one Of the sessions tas
day. Christos Vassilakakl. the Cree
delegate. spoke In behalf OF consttu-
,ional monarchy such s'e1ists In Eng
land and Italy. IIinco HincovItch ad-
yocated r. union Of Slovaks. Croattans
and Serbs without regard to present
boundary lines. He suggested 4 fed-
Grafton Of self-goyerning units. rather,
than a centralized power, with completes
recognition as to language ana cultufA.
We must have no national nobility.
he said: "our autocracy has been slain
I'm the war. We have some German no.
bles encroaching on our land, but they;
must go" -:
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WILSON REPLY COMMENDED BY
JOURNALS Of BRITISH ME- TROPOL|S

cause It promises to bring the discus
sions to an end altogether. one way or
tho other. No ono secs how the German
chancellor Prince Ma1imilian, can fail
either TO accept President Wilson's
platform or reject it. Acceptance will
he taken to mean that the Germans rc-
gard their position as hopeless and that
disaster Is imminent.
The general opinion is that Cor
many's military position Is not so bad.
hu, that her leaders will fight on. II
only with the hope OF creating dirts-
ions among the allies, which has been
Germans reliance Of late.
The Westminster Gazette says:
"Vhethcr the German government
accepts this proposition for an armis-
tice will depend on its estimate Of Its
military and internal situation and upon
nothing else. All democratic nations
Will be grateful 70 the President for
having forcibly projected the Issue be-
tween free peoples and military des-
potisnl into the Foreground Mt this stage
of the war. But let il u" said again that
the choice rests with the German people.
It IS for them. and not for us. To say
how they shall be ruled. All that we
can say is that according as they choose
so We must act And that is the Presi-
dents last wore. We can negotiate with
Il free people. fut We must demand sur
render from military autocracy.
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FOR UNCONDITIONAL
SURRENDER TERMS
Former President Wants Sem
ate Resolution to Set
War Aims Right.

OYSTER BAY. y. Y. Oct. 24.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt sent duplicate kilograms
70 United States Senators Lodge. Poin-
dexter and Johnson In which no char
actertzed as thoroughly mtschlerous"
tho fourteen principles enunciated by
President Wilson II they are to be maze
the basis OF peace. Tho kilograms 'oI-
low:
AS an American citizen I most earn
es,ly hope that the Senate OF the
United States. which Is part OF the
treaty-making power Of the Onlteo
States, will take affirmative action
against a negotiated peace with Ger
many. and in favor, OF a peace oaseo
on the unconditional surrender or Ger
many.
NO Typewriter Peace.
"I also declare against the adoption
in their entirety OF the fourteen points
of the Presidents address OF last Janu-
ary as offering basis for peace sat-
isfactory to the United States. Let Us
dictate peace by the hanmering guns
and not chat about peace to the accom-
paniment Of the clicking of type
writer's
THE language Of the fourteen points
and tho subsequent statements explain
ing or qualifying theM Is HeiSHot
straightforward NOR plain. but II con-
strucd in Its probable sense many. and
possibly most. of these fourteen points
are thoroughly m!schierous. and II
! made the basis Of a peace. such peace
would represent not the unconditional
surrender Of Germany, but the condi-
! tional surrender Of the United States
, Naturally they arc entirely satisfactory
to Germany.
Demands War on Turkey.
The only peace offer which We
! should consider from Germany at this
! time is an offer 10 accept such terms
as the allies. without our aid. have i'm.
! posed on Bulgaria. We ought to de-
! clare war on Turkey without an hours
delay. The failure to do so hitherto
has caused the talk about making the
| world safe for democracy to look un'
| pleasantly like mere insincere rhetoric
| While the Turk is permitted to tyran'
nize over subject people. the world II
! thoroughly unsafe for democracy.
Moreover. we should find out what
the President means by continually re
| ferr!ng to this country merely as thu
associate instead Of tho ally OF the ma
(Cont1nued On Page Ter.)
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BASSETT'S SINGING EVANGELIST I
AND OTHER AIDES ARRESTED

LcEgate was released under $4,000
firm OF LeGGato and Son. ~
In the hearing this morning beforsl
Referee Blair. S. r. Davis. told on they
stand OF receiving three percent month
In commissions while associated with
Bassctt and Of customers being Paid
from Ave to twenty percent depending
on the size Of the transaction. Other
witnesses testified regarding Bassetts
wealth. ono stating that he had 400
acres Of land in Florida According to
one witness. Bassctt never used tho
mails for his checks, but sent them by q
negro.
Tho testimony seemed TO indicate
that not even Bassctt's most intimate
lieutcnants knew the inside of the bus1-
ness, which is said to have run into tho
millions.
G.. 4. White. hook-kcencr Of the First
National Bank Of Pittsburgh testihe0
that last week Bassntt's balance there
amounted 70 only $50. although he had
carried accounts in threo names.
Biissett himself Is under guard at &
hospital and was not at the hearing to-
day. Adjournment was taken at noon
TIL tomorrow at ten o'clock at which
time Mrs Bassett is expected to 60 nf'
the stand. ~
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Success-
1ul British operation. on the va1er-
c1ennes front took on new importance
to ommoer1 hare today IN tho Light Of
the diplomatic situation Field MarIh-
al Eatg's armies are striking savagely
at the hinge Of the present German
line Of resistance and the progress al
ready made Is thought by ofacerE here
to make It certain that the German
retirement both In Belgium aud In
France VIII have to be resumed with
out delay.
south Of tho new British wedge, tho
French are keeping continual pres
sure against the enemy along tho
oiss-serre front, making It diacult FOR
the German commanders to d1zongxGe
their forces from this most exposed
sector Of thctr Lines. Success Of tho
British effort, however, which now
seems assured, would compel, g pre-
cipttate evacuation Of the o!se-Serre
salient, Il IS believed. for the COM
ruun1cat1on system OF that front would
be threatened from tho flank and rear.
Reduction Of the oise-Serre salient
would mean recttttcation Of tho Lines
probably as Tar east az the Agonne,
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Americans and British
Defeat Bo|sheviki on
The Russian Front

ARCH 4 SCiI1L, oct. BY the As
snci;rt cd I'rrsS. l--American and British
forces yesterday rrpuls"d heavy attacks
hy the Bolsheviki Infantry against All
vauccu allied positions on the Drlra
fRont.
lAIshcvikl gunboats heavily shclled
the Americans and British for SIX hours.
In rnuntcr-Rttncks the Angln-Amerl-
can troops captured two mnchin" guns,
inflicted heavy losses on the enemy and
captured prisoners. They made slight
advance also.
COPENHAGEN. oct. 24.-tBy the As
soriu,cd Press. l-4Ou the heels nf the
t;ern,au evacuation Of the Lithuanian
dis,rlcts cast OF the Rrest-L!tovSk de-
mprratjon line. drtachments of the Rcd
army Of tho Russian Rnlsheviki followed
and nro extending the Tcd terror among
the dcfcncelcss inhabitants.
Two delegates from tho Lithuanian
renrlo are now In Copenhagen appealing
in IN. American. British and French
missions for help. Describing the sit
uation to the correspondent to-day. on"
Of the delegates said the Germans had
drridcd to rvacuato all the territory
named In the Rrest-Litorsk treaty. In
Guiding the districts Of Dcsna and Minsk
and q nnrtion OF Mnhilcv. The lnhabi-
tan,s Of these districts. nc said. were
unnrmed and unorganlzed and had no
mems for preventing murder or pillaGe.
Tho people asked that the evacuated ter
ritpry be occupied by American, French
or British troops
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PITTSBURGH. Oct. 24.-Devclop--
mcnts In the investigation OF tho large
business pools of Ira s. Rassett. evan
gcl!stic tnancier. came tonight in the
arrest Of Samuel r. Davis 40. former
associate OF Rassett. Fred +. Atkinson.
80, singing evangelist. who was with
Bassctt FOR several years in revival
tours. and y. Frazier Lcggate. real cs-
tate dealer. The arrests were made by
direction OF District Attorney II. H.
Rownd. The thru men are charged with
conspiracy to dcfraud by Detective
Broppy. who mnde tho information.
LeEgate wns released under $1,000
bond. while tho others. in default or bail
were placed in Centrnl police stations
They will have a hearing October 81.
Whom questioned. District Attorney
Row and. The throe men arc charged with
cd by Davis and Atkinson before Refrce
in bankruptcy William r. Blair this
morning in tho hrst hearing Of the BaS-
sctt case, had nothing to do with their
arrost.
Three men are named in the infor-
nation as having have defrauded as a
result OF the alleged conspiracy ied
Mr.. Rownd.
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(By Associated Press.)

On several Of the most important $50
tors IN Frauce-from the region OF
ya1cnciennes to the east Of lie Cateau:
north Of Laon between the Oise and the
serre rivers. and on the front from the
Meuse river to the vicinity Of Grandpre
battles Of a sangutnary character are
being fought In these the British.
French and American troops every
where are making progress against the
s,ubbornly resisting Germans.
In Belgium the allied forces. owing
to the rapid retreat Of the enemy and
the flooded condition Of the lowlands,
have not yet been able to come Into 1ull
fighting contact with the Germans. but
doubtless a few days more will see them
again hard after their quarry and driv'
ing him farther toward his own from
tier.
South Of valenciennes the British
third and fourth armies with which
Americans are cooperating. have con-
t!nued successfully to press onward.
with Mons and Maubeurge their objec-
tives. yalenciennes Is gradually being
enveioped and soon Is destined to be
pinched out Of the fighting line by turn
ing movements from lne noEta aliu
south in the manner generally adopted
in the present day tactics. when It Is
more desirable to envelope strong
position than to waste life and limb In
reaching the objective by frontal at
tack.
The Germans in this region continue
to use numerous machine guns to retard
the advance Of Field Marshal HaiGs
men. and the artillery Of both sides is
violently active. British aviators are
materially aiding the offensive BY drop
ping bombs behind the line or flying
low and cutting troop formations to
pieces with machine gun fire.
South Of the Disc river the French
are making sharp thrusts against the
enemy with the intention OF clearing
out the entire triangle between Flavigny
and Montcornet md taking all tho rail-
road lines within this region and also
blottIng out tho salient that still exists
there. The Germans are strongly coun'
ter-attacking on all the fronts Of at
tack but the French have warded of
their efforts to regain lost territory
and have gained ground south Of Mont
cornet. one OF tho principal railway
functions in this region
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BRITISH BLOW MAY FORCE PRECIPITATE RETREAT

observers believe and. coupled with
tho Prench-A1nertcan pounding there
and on tho Mouse, tho British advano-
es Of today and yesterday possibly
1oreshadows the retreat Of the enemy
to tho Meuse line. II that retirement
Is delayed much longer, 1t was said.
there In strong possibility that the
British working eastward from Valen-
ciennes will gather in prisoners, guns
and stores In largo numbers later on
In view Of the existing military
situation, otnoers pointed out that
every day WAS seeing the allied tao
tical superiority increased, even as
thstr superiority In nanu and gun pow
or Is increasing. Since President WILL
SON has already pointed out to tho
German authorities that the EaSe-
guarding and guaranteeing Of that su-
perior1ty must be tho basis Of any or
1ntstice agreement, q proposition tho
German leaders accepted with the
statement that the STANDARD Of MILL
tary power in the field" must Of No
cesBity govern suoh terms, 1t II clear
that the conditions Of the armtstioe
to bs 1orr,mlnted grow increasingly
hard on the enemy each day. Tho ad-
vantages In position derived from tho
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-25
WAVE OF SENTIMENT
SWEEPS COMMUNITY
Judge Morris Declares Kaiser
Should Be Tried and
Convicted.

Tho Intellisencer Unconditional Sur
rsnder Club Yesterday added hundreds Of
natriotic men and women Of the Wheel
inr district TO It's rapidly growing meln-
bership. indicating by their afhliati"n
with the club that they desire n" peace
of negotiation with Gcrmany-thcY want
the unconditional surrender that Will
dismantle and make forever useless the
terrible military machine that plunged
the world into years Of WOO and misery
and tho loss Of millions Of precious
human lives.
Would Try the Kaiser.
Judge p. D. Morris. Of New Martins
vile, presiding Justice OF the Second
West Virginia judicial district. would
try and convict tho German kaiser and
his war lords. Sending his membership
pledge to Tho IntelllEcncer tncondi-
tionel Surrender Club. he writes:
IT feel the sting of war - have q
brother wounded. now In bnse hnspital in
Franco and two sons in training for
seryicc overseas. And for me. want no
ncac> ercept an unconditional surrender.
rho German kaiser and his war lords
tried. convicted and hanged as criminals.
Unless this Is done our war has been
in vain"
Has Given a Son
William D. Cattell writes; Il havn
already given my oldest SON for III"
cause Of humanity. and hnva Il second
SON In the service in Francr. So have
some right TO say what shall be done. l
am for unconditional surrender. -.
Must Surrender Leaders.
C.. l. Broadwater. OF Middlehnurnr.
W. Va. writes: My platf"rn-.flrst. un-
conditional surrcndpr: second. delivery "f
oil arms and munitions: third. delivery
and trial of all criminal leaders: fourth.
evacuation Of all stolen territory; NTH.
an acceptable government 70. Germany;
sixth, justice for all. let them howl, be-
(Confiuued on Paoe con.l
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LONDON, Oct. 24-Thc text OF Pres
Ident Wilson'S reply 10 Germany. which
reached London in the early hours this
morning. IS given great prominence in
the evening newspapers which quote
With satisfaction his decision TO refer
tho question of an arm!sttce to the allies
and his insistnnce that the only arnIs-
tlco must be one which will make n re-
neyal OF hostiltties on the part Of Ger
many impossible.
The Globe. which would have prefer
rcd II the President had declined to
make any reply. says however. that his
note "is quite uncompromisinS and alto
sethcr admirable.
LONDON. Oct 24.-The popular COM
ment on tho Presidents peace note here.
Is that II contains the strongest Ian
guage ever used by one great nation to
another in modern times. The note Is
welcomed because II brings matters to
Il newt state; further proceedings If
there are TO BE- further proceedings. will
he in hands Of the governments Inter
eSted.
Hitherto so far as the public knows.
the nations associated with the United
States and which have more at stake
per haps than has the United States.
have been onlookers to the correspond
ence.
The note is welcomed. secondly. be-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-25
CzeCho- -SIoVakS Fight
Well on Western Front

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN
FRANCE. Oct. o+.-(By the Associated
Press. October 81: the newest of ma
ttonal fete days. will in years to come
be celebrated not only in central Eu-
rope as the anniversary of the birth in
exile OF the Czecho-Slovak government.
but also az Terron- sur-Aisne. in France.
as the date Of the first victory Of the
CzechoSlovak army.
Units Of this latest arrival among the
belliSercnts in this war. fighting with
General Gouraud in the region Of YOU
ziers. received news of the constitution
OF tho Czecho-Slovak government at
noon. October q. Immediately after
ward they went forward to assault one
Of tho most difficult positions along
the Asne and took the village OF Ter
ron at the point OF the bayonet.
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latest British thrust, otdoers snid, oer-
tatnly will not be overlooked In esti-
mating the situation Of tho opposing
forces.
More than ever officers are convtno-
ed that new operations on q large
scale are impending ON tho front and
that General PsrahIng's two asgress-
ive young armies soon will try their
metal again. There are many minor
happenings TINT seem to indicate to
those observers that q smashing blow
1a in preparation although the exteat
or objeot Of it IL only q matter Of
speculation
Added to the purely military con-
s1derationu that would seem to urge
some such renewed effort before win
ter comea, there tB now tho incentive
presented by the fact that armistdco
terms may goon be formulated. The
readiness Of tho German authorities
to accept these torTns Will be greatly
increased, 1t Is pointed out, II their
line is further broken ana tho evacu-
alton upon which they are engaged is
rendered increasingly difncult and full
Of peril
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p D
conditional surrender Of tho Austro- /
Hungarian monarchy is probable, ae..
cordng to a Vienna dispatch 10 the !!
Frankfort Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2I.-GermanyS
plea for an armistice and peace now -
before the allied governments. which are /!
to determine whether they arc disposed%
to accept President Wilson's principles OF
settlements. to which Germany sub
scribes, and. IN accord with the Un1tcd:
States ask their military advisers ana
those of America to prepare the terms
Of an armistice which virtually VIII
mean surrender by Germany.
In various public utterances, the pre-
micr's and other leaders Of the entente;
powers have repeatedly declared tnat
President Wilson's statements in his ad-.:
dress of last January S. and subsequent
addresses, reflect their own views. some
thing more official and binding Is ~
ouired now, although IT Is regarded heEa
! as a foregone conclusion that TINS ap-
proyal will be registered and that tho
offices of the supreme war council Will!
b. invoked to prepare the fateful docu-
ment, which will define conditions for
Germany. It is known that the supreme
war council already has given the mat.
ter the most earnest consideration. :.s,,-
Certain utterances Of entente stateSr
men and of inspired official organs haNe
led to the surmisc here that, while acc
ccpting the terms laid down by Presi-
dent Wilson. there may be a dispose.
ton 10 inject new matter to meet indf-=
vidnal demands and 70 propose new.
points based upon ever shifting condi-
! tions.
The United states already has capable
army and naval officers in Europe. pre-
pared to deal with the technical Ques.
| tions involved in an armistlce. and II II
! should become necessary to consider
political issues, President Wilson Will
be amply represented by chosen agents.
General approval Of the Presidents re-
ply to Germany and of his action In
transmitting Gcrmany's request. to the
allied governments was voiced here To-.
, day in official and diplomatic circles.
Most senator's. both privately az
public statements praised the PnGa
course. Senator Lodge. Of Massa chn.-
setts, the Republican leader. who disap-.
proved the note, was ready to speak 70.
day, and II was said that when the sen-
| ate re-convenes Monday. after a three
days' recess. there will be general
peace discussion.
The terms laid down by the President
! for an armlstice were said to be with
out precedent in the history Of warfare.
,oo,+,nnad nm Para Ten1
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HUNDREDS Of CITIZENS JOIN THE
UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER CLUB
Germans Will Return
Art Treasures They Say

LONDON. Oct. 24.-Nalunble works Of
art, belonging 10 museums and private
owners in the regions OF Cambrai. Douni
and Nalcncienncs. now in the hands of
the Germans will he returned undam-
aged to their owners after the war.
This announcement is made In q Ger
man government wireless message re-
Ccivcd here.
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FLU. EPIDEMIC
PASSES: WORST
SITUATION SERIOUS
IN LARGER CITIES
San Francisco Orders Univer.
sal Wearing Of Masks
in the City.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Oct. a.
An ordinance compelling the wear
ing Of Gnuzc masks BY every person
in San Francisco. as a means OF pre-
venting the spread Of the influenza
epidemic. was passed today by the
board OF supervisors at the request
Of the board OF health.
roneinp from SIS to 500, or ten days
imnrisonment. or both. The ordi-
nance is Immediately effective.
Masks may be discarded only In
homes or during meal time.
The total number of cases OF
SpanIsh influenza In California
passed $4,000 today.