Austria Asks Italy For Armistice
» TURKEY SURRENDERS UNCONDITION ALL Y
AND A USYRIAN DI VISIONS ARE
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TURKS FOLLOWS
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ARMISTICE TOOK EFFECT AT
NOON TODAY.
With Turkey And Bulgaria Out Of
The War, And Austria-Hungary
Falling With Her Armies, Ger
mans Are In Bad Straits.
4M«0 AUSTRIANS CAPTURED.
(Associated Press Summary.)
Following an armistice between
"Turkey and the nations at war with
Mer, which went into effect at noon
today, Turkey has agreed to surren
der her armies unconditionally. This
important piece of news was announc
ed late this afternoon and reached
the United States through Montreal
:from London. Earlier in the day
news reached Washington that Great
Britain had officially received defin
^r—*v^_^ite peace proposals from Turkey
® -which were regarded as tantamount to
an unconditional surrender. While
the surrender of Turkey was ex
pected, as it was to be demanded of
her, the quickness with which the
•surrender followed the agreement of
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With the crumbling of the Turkish
armies which places that nation de
finitely out of the war, comes the
news that disaster threatens the
Austro-Hungarian armies as they re
treat from Italian territory. Allied
troops are advancing rapidly along
the entire front from Lake Garda to
the Adriatic. From the manner in
■which the allied wedge is being driven
in east of the Piave it is to be judged
that the intention of the allies appar
ently is to outflank the Austrians on
the north and in the foothills of the
Alps and crush them from both the
north and west.
American troops are participating
in the advance of the Italian tenth ar
my, which already has reached the
outskirts of Sacile, ffiteen miles east
of the Piave.
The total of Austrian prisoners is
approaching 40,000.
Meanwhile fighting activity on the
western front in France is virtually
at a standstill.
Sbngnianry fighting is goinjr oi» at
Agram, capital of Croatia, Slavonia,
according to a private message for
warded to London by the Amsterdam
correspondent to the Central News.
(By the Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 31.— The war office
reports that the British forces east of
Hie Piave river have reached the Li
ven za river at Francenigo. The Ital
ians have occupied Oderzo.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 31.—The Croatan Par
liament at Agram has voted for a to
tal separation of Croatia, Slavonia
and Dalmatia from Hungary, says
a Geneva dispatch to Matin.
(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 31.—Marshal Foch’s ar
mistice terms arrived in Berlin Tues
day night, the Vossosche Heeitung of
Berlin says it learns, According to an
Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
Copenhagen.
SLOVAKS SEVER
IIIAl RAILROAD
Road Between Berlin And Vienna Is
Cut, And German Trains Now |
Operate Only To Schnadau.
(Associated Press Dispatch.)
Paris, Oct. 31.—Communication be
tween Agram and Fiume, and Buda
pest and Vienna has been interrupted.
The Czecho Slavoks have cut the rail
road between Berlin and Vienna and 1
German trains can go only as far as
Schnadau, according to a Zurich dis
patch to the Journal.
NATION WIDE SURVEY
OF NURSING RESOURCES.
Made At The Request Of The Secre
tary Of War And The Surgeon
General Of The Army.
Jackson County is anxious to make
a i proud a record as other counties
and to this end all women throughout
the county who have had any instruc
tion in Nursing, or who have had
practical experience are asked to
come to the office of the County
Nurse at the Court House and fill
out a blank which will be furnished,
stating the extent of their abilities.
This covers the following: All Grad
uate Nurses, Pupil Nurses, Under
graduate Nurses, Trained Attendants,
Practical Nurses—those whose train
ing has been limited to a correspond
ence course, or whose hospital ex
prience has been less than isx months;
or whose knowledge of Nursing has
been acquired chiefly through private
Nursing of cases—Midwives. This
survey applies to white and colored.
There is no pledge or obligation
about it; it is merely to find out what
women, if any m our county, may
have been fortunate enough to have
had this sort of training. It also ap
plies to those who have taken the
Red Cross courses. The Question
naires must be returned to the Divis
ion without delay. Mrs. Spitzer is
very desirous of getting as many
names as possible, as is the Chapter,
and will be in her office for this pur
pose Friday and Saturday of this
week.
FRENCH ARE TAUGHT
THE AMERICAN PLAN
OF TILLING THE SOIL.
(By The Associated Press.)
Salina, Kassas, Oct. 31.—Harry
Muir, although but 23 years old, has
been put in charge of a “model” farm
in France to show the French agri
culturists how to farm on the Ameri
can plan. Muir is the son of a Sa
line county farmer, R. A. Muir. In
order to take advantage in modern
and scientific methods on his father’s
I farm, young Muir attended the State
I Agricultural college at Manhattan, j
from which ho graduated. j
Muir, however, did not go to France ,
pn a farming mission. He was in
the first draft and after training at
Camp Funston went overseas early
this year. In April he was assigned
to the garden service in France with
j a commission as sergeant. A month
later he was made manager of the
) large 1,600 actfe farm on which he
had been working. His ability to
speak the French language was an |
important consideration in receiving
this appointment.
The American methods are a reve- ;
lation to French farmers, writes
Muir. He has available all the latest
improved farm machinery manufac- j
tured in this country, and now oper
| ates fifteen tractors. Imagine the
1 amazement of the French soil tiller
who has been accustomed to his one
horse plow—or in case he hitches up
J a team, he puts them in tandem fash- j
Her Armies Defeated
Austria Ready to Quit
(By The Asssociated Press.)
Washington, October 31.—Late this afternoon a wireless
message from London said the Austrian commander on the Italian
front has applied to General Diaz, the Italian commander-in
chief, for an immediate armistice. The message reached London
through the Exchange Telegraph Company, a reliable source of in
formation. The dispatch added that the request for an armistice
has been forwarded to Versailles, where the allied conference is in
progress. Important developments are looked for immediately.
ion—when he saw these great trac
tor’s gang plows throw dirt. The'
first season’s results were gratify-1
ing to Muir. He raised 60,000 pounds
of beans, 21,000 bushels of potatoes
and great quantities of other veget
ables; he eet out 200,000 cabbage
and tomato plants and they yielded
well.
“SILENT MOMENT” FOR
RED CROSS WORKERS.
St. Louis, Oct. 31.—A move has
Cfi -
been started to have the American
Red Cross “Silent Moment” univer
sally observed throughc ut the United
States. It was adopted some time
ago by the Red Cross War Council
and has met with general approval.
At 12 o’clock noon each day all work
ceases in Red Cross chapters and
workrooms and the workers bow,
their heads in reflection and prayer ;
for the success and safety of the
American sailor and soldier.
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COMMITEE HAS
MEETING HERE
_
George A. Hillhouse Of Newport Is
Selected As Candidate For Rep
resentative In Legislature.
At a meeting of the county central
committee at the county court house
this morning (Thursday) Hon. Geo.
A Hillhouse, one of Newport’s lead
ing attoroneys and best citizens, was
selected as the democratic nominee
for representative from Jackson
county, and his name will appear on
the ballots in the place of Fred R.
Suits, who was nominated at the re
cent primaries, and whose death oc
curred here Monday.
The general election will be held
next Tuesday.
At the meeting this morning J. A.
Lindley of Tuckerman was appointed
to succeed G. A. Hillhouse, chairman
of the county central committee, and
James H. Johnston of Newport was
appointed secretary of the commit
tee, succeeding John E. Williams,
who is a member of the board of elec
tion commissioners.
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ITALIAN FRONT
IS ME HAD 1
ENEMY TRAPPED ,
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RETREAT OF FIFTEEN DIVI8
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IONS IS CUT OFF. «
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Enemy Losses Are Described As Ap
palling, And One Thousand
Square Kilometers Of Jt
Territory Reoccupied.
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ALLIES UTILIZING ADVANTAGE.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 31.—The entire
Italian front is ablaze. A Central
News dispatch from Rome says all
the Italian armies are now in action.
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The retreat of fifteen divisions of the
Austrian army operating between
the Brenta and Piave has been '*fcu^-s^l^
off through the capture of the Vadat *
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mountain pass by Italian and allied •
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troops. Official wireless dispatches
from Rome say this advantage is be
ing pressed to the utmost and that a
crisis is near. Enemy losses are de
scribed as appalling. The occupation
of Ouero vallev bv the Italians H
threatens Feltre and exposes the
Austrians in the Grappa region to » *
flanking movement, which, it is said,
will compel an immediate retirement. --
The third Italian army on the lower S
Piave is advancing despite desperate
resistance. One thousand square kil
ometers of Italian territory was re
occupied yesterday.
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(By The Associated Press.) >J
Washington, Oct. 31.—No informa
tion has reached Washington to
indicate the American and allied rail- |
itary representatives in France had
completed the work of framing ar
mistice terms. It is assumed the re
ports of the arrival of Foch’s terms
at Berlin is based on press dispatches
from London Tuesday purporting to
be an outline of what will be de
manded.
(By The Associated Press.) , ij
Vienna, Wednesday.—Austro-Hun
garian forces on the eastern wing i
Serbia are withdrawing from occu
pied territory, and the crossing of
the Danube has been completed, says
the official statement. In Serbia the
Austrian withdrawal continues.
(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct. 31.—Count An
drassy’s note to Secretary Lansing
asking the secretary to intervene with
the president for favorable action on
th Austrian request for an allied ar
mistice was delivered today by the
Swedish minister.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Paris, Oct. 31.—French troops yes
day repulsed strong German counter
attacks northwest of Chateau Por- '
cien, according to the war office an
nouncement.
(By The Associated Press.)
London, Oct. 31.—The Daily Ex
press says it understands that a note
from Turkey asking for peace i» :
momentarily expected. The
will demand complete and
tional surrender, the ne\