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REICHSTAG BARS
DEBATE ON NOTE
Socialists VainIy Oppose
Policy of Silence.

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 2s.-A despatch from
Berlin says a proposal that President
Wilson's note TO Germany should not be
discussed in the Reichstag was adopted
by that body at a meeting held on Fri
day. The Conservatives and Independent
Socialists voted against It.
President Wilson's note to Germany
was printed teXtually In the German
newspapers on Thursday evening and on
Friday morning. The Fossische ZeitunD
OF Berlin printed the English text along
side the note In German.
Aside from the Junker organs, which
proclaimed the necessity of every man
coming 20 the front for the Emperor
and the empire, many papers appar-
entity contemplate without excessive
lament the prospective disappearance OF
the Hohenzollern dynasty, The En-
peror's abdicstion again Is strongly
rumored to be impending.
II IL noteworthy that the Frankfort
Gazette hints at corIilg sacrifice
with comparative eauanlmity, and both
the Berlin and Frankfort stock Ex'
changes showed an improved tendency
as n result Of President Wilson's note
Fears are not concealed that the En-
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Text of Austria Hungary's Reply to Wilson.
By the Associated Press.

EL Oct T Foreign Minister instructed the AsoH"g"a" Minister Stock
4 to k the Suehh Grr h Gn
InrepEo o he of President o O. % the t
H o narmhtce endp hono
the o o point
ChS and the JugoSav
Austria Hungary accepting lie down for
gI m to begnn Of
usrIIm hungarian Goemm ldn n q hereml
of in
to b o o
s al TIa Is signed Foreign
longer my @he obliged
their con-
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8 TRAWLERS FIGHT U-BOATs.
Though OutranEed They Fired TIL
Enemy Sank Them.

LONDON. Oct 2s.-Three British
trawlers. although outranged by the en-
emy guns. fought receptly four German
submarines until put out of action by
the U-boats. According to an account
OF the engagement published in the
Times, the armed trawlers onward. Era
and Nellie Nutten were patrolling near
the North Sea fishing ground when a
submarine came INTO sight.
The trawlers opened fire and the sub
marine replied. Soon three more sub
marines appeared out Of the haze. and
all Joined in the attack on the trawlers,
who kept up the unequal fight despite
the fact that the Germans excelled them
in gun power and speed
The captain OF the Nellie Nutten,
nrdinS his ship helpless frcm a shot
through the stern, steered toward a
Dutch lugger and abandoned his own
vessel, which soon went down. The
Captain saw the Era In flames and the
Onward out Of control, and when he
looked for them again soon afterward
they were gone.
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PUSH
ACROSS PIAVE
Capture 1000 More Austrians,
Making Total of 10000
! in Two Days.
TAKE 81 CANNON ALSO
Enemy's Lines Carried by AS
sault-British Forces Play
Important Part.

PARIs. oct. H7.--The Italian and Brit
ish forces continued their successful at
tacks against the Austrians to-day. lib
Grating considerable territory and add
ing 1000 prisoners 20 Yesterdays bag of
5000.
The Italian effort was confined largely
10 the district between ValdobbIadene and
the mouth Of the Solgo River. On this
front the Italians, after forcing new
crossings over the Piave, pressed north
ward distance OF four miles and east
ward until they reached the Soligo.
Fighting also continued around Mount
Grappa and Mount Pertica. At the lat
ter place the Austrians gained a foothold
in the Italian positions by strong coun-
ter attacks, but later were driven out,
leaving the Italians in possession Of the
stronghold
In addition to the prisoners taken the
Italian War Office also announces the
capture OF fifty-one guns.
British troops cooperating with the
Italians continued their offensive. Their
attack was reported as proceeding salts
factorlly. The oficlal statements follow :
ton with allied contingents. has
crossed the Plave River by force of
arms. engaging in bitter battles the
enemy, who strove desperately to lar
the way.
Between the slopes and heights Of
Naldobbiadene and the mouth o. he
! Soligo torrent our infantry assault
troops passed during the night. under
| "iolent fire, 20 the left bank Of the
river. broke into the enemys front
! lines and carried them.
Supported by the fire OF the artll-
| lery on the right bank they Eainel
| ground and repulsed enemy counter
! attacks throughout the day.
| To the south the Tenth Army, talk
| ing advantage of the successes OF the
British at Grave di Pappadopolo COM
| PEELED the enemy to retire and re-
pulsed two counter attacks in the di-
| rection OF Dorgo Malanotte and Ronea-
delle. The prisoners taken yesterday
aggregated more than 5000. Fifty
! one guns were captured
| Allied aircraft with extreme daring
! attacked the enemy troops from low
attitudes.
In local lighting OH Monte Grappa
$50 prisoners were taken, Tho enemy
heavily attacked on Monte Pertica
! and obtained foothold in the Italian
positions. although at great sacrifices.
Later the Italian infantry In severe
| fighting drove out the enemy and re-
gained the lost positions.
In Albania our advance guards. hay-
ing overcome the resistance OF the
enemy. have crossed the Matt River
and are marching on Alessio.
BRITISH ISUNDAY)--The line OF
the Tenth Army is reported tonight
| to run south of Stabinzzos. Polo di
| Piaveborgo. Zanettiborgo, Malanotti
Lasegac and Tonon.
! Prisoners counted up to 6:l5 o'clock
this evening amounted to $500. includ-
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AUSTRIA -HUNGARYDEFUNCT,
ANDRASSY TOOL, PARIS VIEW
Only Question at Present Moment Can Be to Take
Military Guarantees and Not Negotiate,
Says Temps

PARIS Oct 2s.-In discussing the re-
quest Of Austria Hungary for a sepa-
re tie peace 1t Is pointed out generally by
the Paris aoers that Count Andrassy.
the new Austro- Hungarian foreign Min
iSter, represents nothing but nomina-
tiou by the austrian Emperor.
The Journal dos DcGdts says: III
Secretary Lansing replies. which is not
certain, It will be easy for him to say
There Is nd occasion to pursue the sub
ject. as neither Austrla-Hungary nor a
common Minister OF Foreign Affairs ex-
lists '"
Referring to the phrase in the Aus
tr.an reply without awaiting the result
OF other negotiations" the Temps says
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
Joy of the Smokes
Is a Holiday Hope

REMEMBERING what THE
SUN Tobacco Fund did to
cheer them last year, the soldiers
are looking for big tobacco gifts
this Christmas. Sam n. Breed
love of the 641st Aero Squadron
writes: II have not forgotten
the great pleasure THE SUN to-
bacco brought me last Christmas.
There's no holiday gift like the
Joy of the smokesw
Is everybody in this vast
America aware that THE SUN
Tobacco Fund is making a drive
for holiday smokes for our SOL
diers? Don't let the block
parties do all the money raising
send along your individual
contributions. Meanwhile glance
over the big returns from these
parties as told on page o.
WARNING! THE SUN TO-
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza-
ton or publication. 1t employs
no agents or solicitors.
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''In these words the son OF the Min
lister who concluded the Austro-German
alliance gives official notification that
tha alliance has been torn up.
with a Government that fiatters It.
self it still exists in Vienna, with that in
Berlin and with that in Constantinople.
tho newspaper continues, the only ques'
ton at the present moment can be to
take military guarantees and not ne
gctiate territorial or political stipua-
t!ons."
PARIS, Oct 2S.-President Poincart
this afternoon received Col. +. NJ. House
who presented his credentials as special
representative of the United States Gov
ernmcnt to the European Governments.
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END ARMY RULE
AS LUDENDORFF
is CAST ASIDE
German People Now Realize
They Are Our Masters.
Press Says.
PEACE MUST BE MADE
Former Idol Sought to Dom
mate Nation, One Edi-
tor Charges.
BY fhe Associated Press,

AMSTERDAM, Oct. 2s.-Nothing except
the abdication of tho German Emperor
or the retirement of Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg could have struck the
German public's imagination more
forcefully than the resignation Of the
popular idol in Germany, Gen. Luden-
dorff. AS Toruderts of Berlin, the
German Socialist organ, puts ii, the
resignation OF Ludendorff means that
the military element in Germany
henceforth is divested of political in
fluence.
VorirdcrtS. which has no regret for
the departing army leader. says:
What has happened was bound to
happen. even if Germany had won.
The German Social Democracy was
determined not to permit a German
victory being turned into victory un-
der the old system"
More Work Remains.
The newspaper hints that much more
in the same direction yeSremsins to be
done"
Theodor Wolff in the Tdoebldtt relates
at length the history of the last few
days He declares 1t was Ludendorff
who was at the back OF the armistice
proposal, but afterward recanted be-
cause he objected TO constitutional
changes involving the eubordination OF
the military to the civil authorities
Then" says Wolff. followed Hinden-
burs's telegram of Friday to the press
conference to the effect that the army
rejected President Wilson's demands for
capitulation This was the signal for a
general onslaught by the Pan-German
organs upon the Government but the
Government stood firm and Chancellor
MaXimilian OF Baden from a sick bed
gave clear instructions that there was
to be no surrender to military dlctation
with the result that Ludendorfr de-
parted in high dudgeon."
Herr Wolfr devotes a long and char,
acteristic article TO the departed arm!
chief who. he says, ruled Germany fol
two years like dictator. For Luden
dorff's fall he blames Ludendorff':
domineering personality and overwhelm
ing desire TO have a finger in every pie
Ludendorf Too Busy.
Nothing says Wolff. could Oe done
in Germany>vithout his sanction. Hi.
interference extended absolutely tC
everything. Whenever political affair:
had to be settled Ludendorff was there
Wolff attributes TO Ludendorff direc
| responsibility for the downfall OF DR.
Won Bethmann-H -Hollweg. Chancellor. ant
| DR. Richard Won Kuehlmann, Foreigr
Secretary.
Vortcderts In an account of Saturdays
meeting OF the Reichstsg says Eduart
Bernstein, the Independent Socialis
| leader, complained that the Government
| proposals constituted only half way re
forms because In giving n voice to the
| Bundesrat in questions OF war peace
and treaties the people were deprived oi
being able to render the decision.
After ALL" Bernstein added, "tht
Kaiser finally retains the reins and car
! impart spirit to the enemy which IL
| extremely dangerous for democracy
| President Wilson refuses to negotiate
with those at the head OF AFFAIRS. anC
we must meet him II we desire peace"
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Long Branch Man Cited Again.

PARIS. Oct. 2s.-Lieut. Henry s. Wise
OF Long Branch, y. j.. an American Red
Cross canteen officer, has been cited a
second time for the French War Cross
In heavy ighting from October 10 TO II
he displayed bravery in supplying hot
drinks TO CZecho- -Siovak soldiers.
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3U. S. FLIERS ESCAPE
PRISON TO HOLLAND
viii Return to Fighting After
q Rest.
Special cable Despatch 10 The srS.
COpvrioht. 1915; oil rights reserved.

AMSTERDAM, Oct 2S.-Three officers
OF the American Flying. Corps who were
taken prisoner in the fighting in France
last month have escaped from GeT-
many and have crossed the Dutch from
tier to safety They are Iieuts. T, f.
Tillinghast, Westerly, Il. l., John DON
aldson. Washington. d, C, and Robert
Anderson, Honolulu.
The three officers at present are at
The Hague, but it is reported that they
are anxious TO enter the lighting against
the Germans again and will OFFER them
selves TO the american command as
soon as they can get sufficient rest and
make the trip to the American head
quarters,
THE HAGUE, oct. 2S.-F!ight Lieuts.
r. E. Tnlinghast, John o. Donaldson
and Robert Anderson were captured in
the period from September to Septem-
ber 81 and escaped from Nalenciennes
September 81, reaching the Dutch border
after many adventures.
Lieut.. Tillinghast was forced to make
n landing within the German lines near
Cambria September %, while Lieut..
Donaldson had TO take a similar cour ne
near Doual September 3. Lieut.. Ander-
son came down near Arras Septem-
ber 81,
In escaping from the prison at Valen-
ciennes they forced their way through
the prison roof, scaled wall and swan
across canal. German sentries chal-
lenged them several times but the Amer
leans kept on, travelling by night with
the guidance of the stars They passed
through Brussels and for nine days
lay in hiding close to Budel on the Bra
bant frontier. awaiting an opportunity
to cross the German electric wire bar.
rier.
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PARIS. oct 2S.--Grave troubles have
broken out at Budapest as the result Of
the appointment OF Court julius An
drassy. who is suspected OF Germano-
phile tendencies, to be Austro- Hungarian
Foreign Minister. says a Zurich des-
patch TO the Hdtir- A committee Of
workmen and soldiers has been formed
to represent the extremist party In I'M
pending events
German newspapers maintain that
mutinous Croauan troops are still
masters Of the city OF Fiume. in spite
of official statements that they were
under control, according To the Zurich
correspondents OF the journal. who says
that the Croattans have driven the Hun
garians from the city.
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stores Being Destroyed.

Further proof that the enemy con-
templates retreat in the region south
and southeast of Valencicnnes is fur
nished by numerous fires, reported by
aviators, behind the enemy lines at
Landrecies. Crupiiiy. Marovilles and
Ssrbres. At Crupilly there was ter.
rife explosion, apparently caused by the
blowing up of ammunition dumps.
While the British advances have not
been as great In the last few days as
they were a week ago this il due to
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
BRITISH CASUALTIES 32,24s.
Toll Is Nearly 5000 Below Ths,
of Preceding Week.

LONDON, Oct. 2S.-British casualties
reported for the week ending to-day num-
bered 32.249, compared to 37,l5o for the
previous week, They are divided as fol-
lows;
Officers Men
Killed or died OF wounds. 4S6 s.so7
Wounded or missing .....l,l4l 1885
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Line Broken at Guise.

The French have broken the Hunding
line at Guise. endangering the German
positions both to the north and to the
south Of that point The breaking OF
this line IL expected TO weaken the Ger
man resistance in the neighborhood Of
Rethel,' where the French efforts TO ad-
vance have been blocked The break
through at Guise opens the way for
flank attack against the Germans who
are holding out along the line o, the
Clse all the way eastward to the terri
tory over which the Americans are
fighting
East OF Rethel American units have
made an advance OF a quarter of n mile
near Attingy. capturing 1T5 prisonei 81
This was a local attack south OF the
Aisne, between Attlngy and Voncq
There is evidence that the Germans
have started a general retreat between
the Disc and the Aisnc rivers, due TO
pressure from the west by Gen De-
beney and from the south and west by
Gems Mangin, Guillaumat and Gouraud
Gen. Debeney is pushing through to-
ward Hlrson, his route being the Oise
Valley By this move he forced .he
Germans who have been opposing the
French Tenth and Fifth armies to take
up the burden of retreat right on
the heels OF their eShausttng count ?r
attacks against the French.
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LONDON, oct. 2S.--As the British ane
Italians along the Piave make rrog-
ress in enlarsing the bridgehead east
OF the river. grave reports regarding
the situation in Austria Hungary con-
ttnue TO be received in London.
1t IS reported from Amsterdam that
the announcement of the preparations
for the rehabilitation OF the Austro-
Hungarian army has had n very de-
pressing effect in Berlin.
\ telegram from Zurich says that
the revolutionary movement at Fiume
is spreading throughout Croatia. and
that Delnice, forty-eight miles east Of
Ffume, and Segna Ogulim are in the
hands Of the revolutionists. Another
Zurich despatch says that Count
Tisza. the Hungarian Conservative
leader. has declared that in his opinion
the conclusion Of n separate peace be-
tween the Entente and the different
nationalit!es of Austria and Hungary
is only a question of time. The Frank
fort gazette says concerning this
question:
I'VE resign ourselves to the COM
plete capitulation Of Austria Hungary
! within few days"
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CHARLES TELLS
NATION PEACEIS
COMING NEARER
Austrian Emperor Issues
Order Asking Army and
Navy for Loyalty.
CROATIAN REVOLT GROWS
British and italians Gain on
Piave as Internal Dis
turbances Increase.
CROATIAN REVOLT GROWS

VIENNA. via Basel, Oct. 2S.-Em-
peror Charles and Empress Zita of
Austria arrived at the Schoenbrunn
Palace on Sunday morning from the
royal chateau at Goedoelloe, near
Budapest. The Emperor Immediately
received Count Julius Andrassy, the
new Foreign Minister, and Prof. Lam
masch, the Premier.
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AMSTERDAM. Oct. 2s.-The Vienna
gazette to-day published letter
signed by Emperor Charles appointing
Count Julius Andrassy to succeed
Baron Rurian as Foreign Minister
and President of the Austro-Hunga-
rian Cabinet Council.
Emperor Charles in an order to the
army and navy, dated October %
which is also printed in the news.
paper, announces that the day bring
ing peace to the homes is coming
nearer. The Emperor appeals to all
to maintain loyalty and obedience in
these grave times full Of confusion
which must not spread to the army
and the aavv."
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Con- tinued on Ei0hth Page.
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BREAK
LINE AT GUISE
Debeney's Victory Likely to
DislOdge Enemy All the
Way to Aisne.
BRITISH ALSO ADVANCE
Encompassmcnt of Nalen-
ciennes Virtually Completed
in Hard Fighting.

LONDON. oct. 2s.--Marshal Foch con-
tinued his hammer blows on the German
line to-day. the battles attaining great
violence in the neighborhood of Vaien-
ciennes and between the Serre and Disc
rivers. Field Marshal Haig's forces
deepened their generations north and
south OF Valenciennes. while the French
under Gen. Debeney are forcing the Ger
mans 10 abandon the territory northeast
OF Laon. The salient between the Serre
and the Disc having been obliteratcd By
the French. the Allies are now driving
the enemy back OF the line from Rethel
eastward to the Meuse.
The British made good progress to-
day south Of Valenciennes despite the
hercest kind of opposition, with the re-
suit that the allied f1anking movement
has been extended SO far that it Is no;
believed the Germans will elect to main
tain their hold on the lace city muct
Longer. There is increa sing evidence, IN
fact. that the enemy is well beyond the
peak OF his effort at resistance and THAI
a general crumbling of the present de-
fensive line has set in.
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WEATHER FORECAST

rsH and sightly cooler to-day; to-mor-
row fair; moderate south winds.
Highest temperature yesterday. SO; lowest, q.
Detailed weather reports on last page
Evening journal., 1918-12-23
BRITISH HAD NEW
WAR TERMS READY

LONDON, Dec. 23.-In the course Of
IN address 10 trade representatives on
lhe measures taken by the Ministry Of
Munitions 10 facilitate the transition OF
Industry from a war TO a peace basis,
Winston Spencer Churchill, Minister OF
Munitions, said:
THE difficulties, which on the eve Of
he armlstlce appeared so very for
mldable, have been found TO be less
serious than we expected. and the in
svllable evils and inconvenience OF the
transitional period have not been so
severe up 10 the present as most feared.
When the firing stopped on the western
front we had reached the eliminating
POINT IN the output OF war materials Of
Bil kinds. We had also a whole series
Of terrifying novelties, some Of most
Intricate character. and weapons and
devices Of most deadly nature. which
were in readiness TO be used by our
troops in the campaign OF 1919. had it
been necessary.
Therefore, this ministry was at full
extension, strainins like a runner in
race as he approaches the goal"
Evening journal., 1918-12-23
"FLU' bad, BUT
PLAGUE IS WORSE
influenza May Have Started
at the Siege Of
Troy
DISEASE SWEEPS
WORLD 80 TIMES

Plaques, after wars have swept the
world before now. just as "nu" is do
ing.
Here are some of the so recorded dis
ease epidemics and the toll they took,
In Britain. 430 a. d., so many died
few were left TO bury the dead.
All over Europe, Asia and Africa In
o5s, millions died OF plague.
In England, iiit. plague killed domes-
tic animals as well as human beings.
In Ireland in iiG6, in ii70, in 1901. IN
1887 and in 1871 typhus and cholera fol-
lowed famine.
London was visited by "the great
plague 1861 10 1866, and 100000 died.
England had a mysterious sweating
sickness" in 1906. Victims died three
hours after being attacked The dis
case came back five times 20 England
and spread 10 Germany
Bubonic plague, starting in ancient
Egypt, has swept Africa and Asia and
invaded Europe and America repeatedly
since before the Christian era.
Not until 1900. with the discovery Of
the Haffkine and Yersin serum and So
luton remedies and the application Of
sanitary measures, first in Bombay, In
dia. and then all over the world, did
medical science succeed in bringing bu-
bonic plague under control.
Sanitation and rat-killing drove il
out Of New Orleans half a dozen years
ago.
Modern methods have controlled yell
low fever, cholera, smallpox and ty-
phus fever plaques.
During the world war typhus ragged
In Serbia. English and American doctors
and nurses stamped IL out.
In 1865 In England, people gathered I'm
churches in crowds, to pray against
BLACK death" others shut themselves
In their houses and all but sealed doors
and windows. Vinegar was esteemed a
There were compounds OF
leaves which were burned in houses
10 keep out the plague" The ignorant
resorted 10 charms sold by gypsies.
There have been a dozen world cpl
denies OF influenza. The severest prior
10 the present. outbreak, were in i5i0.
1877 and 1890
Up TO 1890 the disease confined is
worst ravages to Europe and Asia.
In 1890 thousands were stricken in the
United States while in the streets or at
work and fell as If hit by clubs.
In those days great dizziness was a
iure symptom OF "flu."
Where did ,nu" starts
There Is a theory that IL began among
ick soldiers, exposed TO bad weather !
i the siege Of Troy, iiSi years before |
lhrist was born.
There's another theory that IL started |
n the poverty-stricken novels OF Rus |
Ia. IL was for a long time before 1890 /
! common disease in Russia.
In 1890 American doctors found "fu" |
'ften led to pneumonia. It does now.
Then they used phenacetine and qui-
line and ventilation OF sleeping rooms
md working places. Now some OF them |
lse aspirin and quinine and good, clean |
lr. Dr. Rosenow Of Rochester, MINI, |
laims success with a serum.
In 1890, just as now, the people had /
heir own preventive remedies. They |
rled whiskey, lemons, vinegar, cam
hor, menthol and such things They're
rying them now.
But nowadays wise ones get spray
r. from the druggist and some good
erm killing medicine and spray their
oses and throats every day.