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SI i i Au lr TT(3 A A IP Fourth Liberty Loan Subscribe All a You Can. FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR. ROCK, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1918. Ortattr UttU Rock. Kurt RooU, Cinp Pike, 3 and on Trains, mm km mm mm- OF TOBHEY: IF PEACE I RECEIWEi 1 I 1A I i i mmm TEXT OF GERMANV8 REPLY TO PRESIDENT.

SURRENDER THE FIELD IS DEMAND OF RUNS QUIT REGION OF STEADY OECBEASE FS INFLUENZA VICTIMS i HUN ARMIES WILL NOT BE GIVEN REST Idea That There Will Be No Armistice With, but Guarantees Which in Themselves -Would Constitute An Unconditional Surrender, Gains Strength Everywhere Al- though No Statement Made. Laon Abandoned by Germans Who Fall Back Out of Bag in Which They Were Being C' CaughtWith Exception of Area North of Douai, Allied Advance Has Been Slowing -Down; LONDON PEOPLE SEE PEACE WITH VICTORY British Are Most Interested in Germany's Colonies and Submarine Warfare. With the Allied Annies in Flanders, Oct. 14v 10.80 a. m.

(By the Associated Press.) British, Belgian and French force attacked at dawn this morning on a wide front la The silled troops are driving in tho general direction of Ghent and Courtrai. The attack seems to be generally from Comlnes to the northward. The troops of the three nations went over the top with a. "crash" bombardment only. There was no preliminary bombardment.

lt undoubtedly tactically surprised the enemy. In the British formations were some of Great Britain's best troops and the forces of the French were of famous fichtuiK 'organizations. Tho ESOTA FOREST FIBE Latest Estimates Place Death List Near 1,000 Although Official Figure Not Known. St. Paul, Oct.

14. A dis- patt-h received at the state capital early this afternoon from Adjutant General Rhino at Moose Lake, stated that the general forest fire situaA-ation was well in hand. No further spread of the fires is feared, and it is believed that the burned area will be cleared of bodies by tonight: Aitkin, Oct. 14 The bodies of 42 fire victims found in and near Aitkin are In local raoreu.es and of- fichil reports from searchers indicate that a score or wore bodies would be brought here. Duluth, Oct.

14. A dangerous fire is reported to have 'developed in the vicinity of Schults Lake, a summer resort, 20 miles northeast of here. All means of communication with that district has been destroyed. Persons familiar with the district said there is lit-. tie chance for loss of life there, but property loss may be heavy.

A large section of northwestern Min- nesota three days ago a busy and tiros- Germans appear perhaps best prepared to retire to tne Unent line. By the fary with which the attack was launched it is evident that the fighting armies are not paying the slightest attention to the peace talk. They smash forward with all the dash characterizing the recent operations. (War Lead by The Associated Press.) German forces have abandoned Laon nrt thft-whble Gobain region. The French, after reoccupyine Laon, have pressed on until their line now runs from the Uise nver above lar ere to tne eastern end of Chemin des Dames.

When the Germans becan to fall back out of the baa into which they wero be ing slowly caught by the rapid advance of the allies on eaeh side, they went with such speed that the change tne battle line in that section of the front during a few hours was astonishing. Not until the French reached the Laon-La- ere raiirouu uiii.Aut; euwuuicc nuj cu resistance. -Italian tronns narticinated in the ad vance and are now eugaged on the hills north' of the Ailette river. At this particular point the German lines have been pressed back or have been withdrawn so i 1 i 1 1 porous business and farming today was a smouldering ruin with hundreds of bodies of men, women and chil- dren, many of them burned beyond recog-- nltioh, strewn about ther-country side as the result of the, disastrous- finest fires imit a saury migiK ua wwu uenwu. i f.ni..n..i th Mention of area which swept thi territory Saturday nd Sunday.

i Latest estimates place the death list at 'close to 1,000, although no official fig ures were available early today. Hun dreds of persons are more or less seriously burned, thousands are destitute and homeless and the property loss will run into many millions of dollars. At least a dozen towns and cities were de stroyed. The worst blazes were at Moose Lake, Kettle River and Cloquet In Moose Lake and immediate vicinity it is estimated more than 300 persons perished in tne names. The text of the German note follows: "In reply to the questions ot the president of the Uuilod States of America, the German goverunieut hereby declares "The German government has accepted the terms laid down by President Wilson in bis address of January the eighth and in his subsequent addresses on the foundation of nermauent peace of justice.

"Consequently, its object in filtering -into discussious would be only to agree upon practical details of the application of these terms. The German government believes that the governments if the powers associated with the government of the United States also take the position tuken by -President Wilson iu his address The government, in accordance with the Austro-IIuu- garian government, for the purpose ot bringing about an armistice, declares itself ready to comply with the proposition of the president in regard to evacuation. "The German government suggests that the president may occasion the meeting of a mixed coin-mission for making the necessary arrangements concerning the evac- uatiou. The present German gov- erument, which has undertaken the responsibility for this step toward peace, has been formed by conferences and in agreement with the great majority of the reichstag. The chancellor, supported in all ot his actions by the will ot this majority, speaks in the name ot the German governmeut and of the German people.

(Signed) "SOLF, "State Secretary of Foreign Affairs. "Berlin, October 12, 1018." CASUALTY LIST IN OVERSEAS SERVICE Slop these casualty lists quickly. The men and money of America will help do it Buy Fourth Liberty Bonds. i I Because of the request of the War Industries Board that newspapers economize further In the nse of newsprint paper, the Democrat publishes casualties only from the following 7 8tates: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Tennessee and Oklaho- A- .1 The following casualties are reported by. the Commanding General of the Amer ican Expeditionary Forces Killed In ac -186 missing in action, 40 wounded severely, 267 died from wounds, 73; died from accident and other causes, died of disease, 95; died from airplane accident, It wounded degree undetermined, US.

Total, 70S). Killed In Action: Lieutenants; Charles Hausser, Eaglo Pass, Tex. James A. Manahan, Gainesville, Tex. Roy E.

Matthews, Dallas, Tex. Sergeants: Edward L. Allen, Mllo, Ark. William C. Brown, Hiutou, OWa.

Ralph W. Browne, AiAwine, Okla. Charles A. Hoover, Longview, Tex. Alda M.

Lamb, Altus, Okla Guy A. Blalock, MannsvUle, Okla. Corporals: Roy G. Zollner, RFD 2, Tahlgamn, Okla. William B.

Dallas, Ft. Worth, Tex. Ralph V. Morris, Florence, Miss. Mechanics: James A.

Shelton, Hughes Spring William Grisby, RFD" 7, Longview, Teias v-? James W. Brooksher, Okla. Leslie Allen, -RFD 3, Lafayette, Teun. Walter Mf Brawley, Austin, Ark. Lexie Cherry, RFD 2, Troy, Tenn.

Charles J. Collier, Delight, Ark. Henry Curtis, Story, Ark. Taylor D. Hester, Clarksville, Tenn.

Howard S. Hicks, Sapulpa, Okla. John A. Kalinec, Gonzales, Tex. Frank Maloch, Gonzales, Tex.

John Malone, Loudon, William Rowe, Kiowa, Okla. S. Rodgers Tipton, Jacksonville, Tenn. Robert Weston, Lubbock, Tex. Guy Lester Zinn, Crobyston, Tex.

Harry Brown, RFD 6, Shawnee, Okla. Benjamin F. Griffin, Lone Pine, La. Julian Pierson, Minco, Okla. (Continued Vmf 4.) SflGRlFIGES DEMANDED Prohibit Serving of More Than Two Ounces of Victory Bread at Meat New York, Oct 14.

Further gastro nomic sacrifices on the fart of outdining public are demanded in a new conserva tion program of the national food administration, made public here today by the federal food boards. The order is-effe tive October 21. Abolition o.f the use of double cream or cream de luxe and the limiting of silver and china service to the utensils "actually needed" in the consumption of a meal, are among the provisions 01 tne program. Elaborate luncheons and banquets, the statement declares, are unpatriotic. The hotel and restaurant table d'hote dinner also is declared wasteful and should either be abolished1 or contracted into a.

smaller meal. The program prohibits the serving of more than two ounces of Victory bread at one meal; bread or toast as a garniture or under meats; bread with a soup course more than one kind of meat, including fowl, as meat; bacon as a garniture more than a half ounce of but ter more than a half ounce of American cheese, more tnan one teaspoon of sugar, SPAIN TO. USE GERMAN SHIPS Mddrid, Oct 14. The Spanish government has decided to put info immediate service 62 German ships lying in Span- lsh porta as tne equivalent in tonnage of Spanish thipa IHELOiOl ORS No Temporary Nor Any, Armistice' no Unless bi' 2 many's 1 a (b unconditional jer. SEE ENEMY A1 TO AV01 One Ne wspaper Ridicules the Idea That the Present German Government Is Speaking for the People.

London. Oct. 14. No temporary a run's tice nor any armistice at all. unless ac companied by Germany unconditional surrender, is the dominant note in most of the comment on the peace situation in this morning's newspapers.

"The allies will take nothing less than unconditional surrender in the field, and there must be no armistice until defeat in the field is acknowledged by the enemy," says the Post. "Otherwise the war has been fgugbt in vain." The paper sees in Grmany's endeavor to open peace ngotiations merely an attempt to avoid disaster and save her military reputation, and adds: "It is not the first time the Germans have erroneously assumed that President Wilson does not understand the people with whom be is dealing. But President Wilson knows the -enemy as well as do the allies. Germany's idea in this discussion is to steal the advantage. Ber design is to first create dissensions between the United States and the allies.

If Dr. Solf, with a sham democracy, can get the allies and America to talking he will have achieved the purpose for which he and Prince Maximilian were appointed." Ridicule Hon Claim. Ridiculing the idea that the German government is speaking lor the people, the Pout mnf innea Assurance on this point from the Ger- man government itself is obviously with- out value to President Wilson. If he were to accept it.it be going back upon all he. has said about the German government; so we do not see how he can accept it." The Chronicle believes that President Wilson may wish some or all of Germany's answers to be mads more specific, especially that regarding the authority of Prince Maximilian's government.

Assuming that he will be satisfied as to the. point, the paper contends that no On ContraryWhat He Will Do Will Strengthen Situation, Says Senator. Washington. Oct. 14.

Senator Ashurst of Arizona, after conferring with President Wilson today, said ''The President will take no action that will weaken in the smallest degree the successes of the American, and allied armies in the field." "On the contrary," senator 'Ashurst added, "what he will 51I0 will rather strengthen the military situation." This was the first statement by anybody who has talked with the President The senator-said thatthe country should not be worried; that of-course the President knew the views of Clemen- ceatKaad' Lloyd -Gsorgo anSF was-prepaied to take the -proper accord with the allies. IS Berlin Paper Quoted As Saying Chancellor's Retirement -Is Inevitable. London, Oct 14. The resignation of Prince Maximilian of Baden as German imperial chancellor is probable, according to reports from Holland today. They quote the Berlin National Zeitung as saying the chancellor's retirement is regarded in certain circles as inevitable.

GERMAN COUNCIL ACCEPTS REFORM 1 Copenhagen, Oct. 14. The- German Federal Council has accepted the meas ure calling for further parlimentanza-tion of Germanv. according to advices re ceived here from the semi-official Wolf Bureau of Berlin. The measure proposes the repeal of article 21, paragraph 2 of the constitution, which provides that a Reichtac member shall lose his seat if he accents a salaried imoerial or state office.

Cabinet members no longer will be required to be members ot the Federal Council, but shall at all times have the right to be heard by the council. They shall also have the right to demand to ne heard by the Reichstag. It ia explained bv the Wolff Burenn that these changes are in accord with the eniDeror's decree of Sotember 30 in which he declared his will to be "that the German neoDle shall henceforth morn ef fectively cooperate in deciding the Fath erland destinies. The election commission of the Prus sian House of Lords in its reconsidera tion of the franchise measures eliminated the clause granting an extra vote to men over 40 years of age. xne period 01 resi dence required in an election district was reduced from one year to six months and other changes were made.

Thn nronortional franchise was cepted for a number of election districts containing large cities. The Conservative members of the commission abstained from votinr. accordinc to the Wolff Bureau. Yorwaerts, the Socialist organ of Ber lin, declares tbere la an assured mnjorirj for the measure's In the House of Lords in tho form accepted by the commission. NEGROES TO BE MECHANICS.

Pine Bluff, Oct 14. (Special.) The Exemption Board has issued a call for 30 negroes to report at Branch Normal Col lege to train for mechanical jwyjp -J 1 Between 300 and 400 coffins have been Only 218 New Cases Reported to Health Officials Monday Morning, and 12 Pneumonia Cases. BELIEVE EPIDEMIC'S CREST HAS PASSED DrJJ. Geiger, in Charge of Quarantine Is Serious- ly 111 Banks to Be Closed Early. The steady decrease in the number ot new cases of influenza and pneumonia received at the headquarters ot the United States Public Health Service in the city hall during Sunday and Monday morning gave the authorities in charge reason to believe that steps taken to prevent further rapid spread ot the epidemic are meeting with a fair degree ot success, although they were frank euough to admit that the danger point bad not yet been passed, and were the more pronounced in their instructions to the people to be vigilant and do everything in their power to keep from being exposed to the contagion.

Influenza cases reported Sunday numbered 3U2, and there were reports of 27 cases of pneumonia. The day being Sunday aud consequently one on which no mails were delivered, it was thought possible that the big drop in number ot cases from the number reported Saturday might be from that cause, and that a larger number might be expected Monday morning. Tbere was, of course, hope that this would not be the case, and this hope was realized when at noon Monday the official report showed 218 new cases of influenza and IS new cases of pneumonia. Saturday there were 878 cases of influenza and 27 cases of pneumonia, -Emergency Hospital Open. Lieut Tarbett, temporarily in charge ot the United States health headquarters in the absence of Dr.

Geiger, who is himself a victim of the epidemic, announced Monday morning that the emergency hospital at the city hospital was opened Sunday for the reception of pneumonia patients, and that two patients were received there Sunday afternoon. The one thine mckina. Lieutenant Tarbett said. to make, this new branch of servie thor oughly effective, is (tbe scarcity ol nurses. He said it seemed almost impossible to get the proper material for this class of service, and the surrounding country is being combed for them.

Followiue a conference with Dr. Gar rison, state health officer, Monday morn ing, Lieutenant Tarbett wired in several directions to beads of institutions wnere it was thought there might be nurses to spare, requesting that any such be released immediately so that they might enter upon emergency work in Little Rock. Authorities at the Cummins State convict farm reported Monday that there are 200 cases of influenza at that institu tion, but so far there have been no fatalities. The Tucker convict farm reported 30 to 40 cases, but there, also, there -has been an absence of deaths Banks to Close Early. Effective Monday and until further no tice, Little Rock banks will open lor business at clock in tne morning anu close at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

This decision was reached at a meeting of the Clearing House Association. The tinblic library hfts beenclosed for an Indefinite period, but the librarian. will in the buildiuz between the hours of 10 in the morning and 6 in the after- books tnat -are out ana hnv. hpenme due. Tne usual metnoa 01 making renewals by telephone will be continued, but the librarian asks that those who have books out either return then! as per the present arrangements or re miexr.

renewals over the phone. No new books will be issued during the time the quarantine is in Iorce. Geiger Seriously Kick. rr ftpicer was renorted as being a very sick man Monday morning, and the special request was made at headquarters that those having business with the hoiiith iionnrtment refrain from calling the chief 'medical officer over his residence phone. The number of the phone at headquar ters is Main 1935, and it anyone nas an -nsp to renort after regular of fice hours they should call Lieutenant Tarbett, who is now airecuug iuuruu whose private telepnone is main too.

SCHWAB'S PLEA BRINGS RESULTS N. York. Oct 14. Within six mln- xArtmimo in Liberty bonds were subscribed here today to build six ships for the Kniergency lileet Cor poration, in response ut imu by Charles M. Schwab, the corporation's director general, at a luncheon in honor of foreign diplomats and representatives nf tha imvpriiment.

a iif AftA Within minutes uuu been subscriibed, assuring the construc tion ot vessels, each of wliicn will be named after one of the 22 nations allied u.fir with Germany. Within the first hour 50,000,000 had been subscribed with the pledging still going on. SUFFERED UNDER BULGARIAN RULE R.inriiH Simdnv. Oct. 15.

Jewish and Mniiflmmpilnn Greek subjects in Mace donia suffered terribly during Bulgarian -i thnt PMintrv. it has been' proved by investigation. Most of the Jews in Seres were deported and many died from hunger. Mohammedans who were unmolested during the stay of a Turkish regi- wkih vnrriwined the tOWU fOF flVS months, suffered worse treatment after it. npnarture for Asia.

When the allies entered the town they were met wita en thusiasm by the people. SOLDIERS GET WAR FORETASTE Kw York. Oct 14. Soldiers at Camp Mills, Long Island, received a tragic foretaste of war today when a machine gun attached to an airplane in flight a cidentally went off, sending bullets among .1.. maM attnif-ai-v eomN.

One soldier was fatally wounded and two others hourt aeriously.a Washington, Oct. 14. Great events were moving swiftly tqlay behind the veil ot diplomatic secrecy toward the formulation ot President Wilson's next move in answer to Germany's peace plcu- There was still no official indication to guide the, public mind toward what the president is considerig, buf the idea that there could be no armistice without guaiuntees which in themselves would constitute an unconditional surrvndet gaiued strength everywhere. Apparently it reflected the slate ot mind of the country and there were unmistakable signs that the foreign ofiic-s of Great Britain, France and Italy had determined there must be no development which will give the Germau armies a breathing spell. Turkey's long-delayed note, asking, lika Germany and Austria, that President Wilson take in hand the restoration ot peace, was received toduy at the state department President Wilson, just before noon, re-ceived the official text of the German re ply to his inauilies to Chancellor imilian.

He already had been in conference with Secretary Lansing, Secretary secretary Daniels and Colonel K. M. House, ins Dcrsonal friend and con fidant Condon, Oct 14. While certain de velopments are taking place the Central News agency says its learns, it can be said that the British government will resolutely oppose the granting of an armistic to Uermany unless absolute guarantees, both military and naval, are forthcoming. It is learned in antnoritative quarters.

says Reuter limited, that tbere is no prospect of an early armistic as the ve- iult of Germany's overtures. Further, it Is stated, when the time is ripe for const dericc the Question, an arm istice wilL not be granted or even. canshli cred. without the accofnwuiyLua naval and military guarantees that Germany is not merely read to sheath the sword but is ab solutely powerless to resume hostuities-. Germany's reply to President Wilson reached the Swiss legation in official form by cable this morning.

11 was in German text, a translation of which was identical with that received by wireless Saturday night. Instead of taking the note directly to the White House, as he did Prince Maxi milian's peace plea, Frederick Oederlin, Swiss communicated wita the state department. He was asked to present it to Secretary Lansing at 11 :15 o'clock. In the meantime. President Wilson has called Secretaries Lansing and Baker to the White House for a conference.

The President and Mr. Lansing had been considering the German commu nication since Saturday night, when the unofficial text reached them, and Secretary Baker, just back from France, was prepared to give first-hand Information about the situation at the battle front, which has brought about the German eagerness for. peace. Secretary Daniels joined the White House The President and his advlwti weiei together far nearly two' then -cabinet andXoU onel House-walked over to the state, war and navy building, leaving the President alone in nis stuay, wnere neany on 01 bis notes and utterances have been drafted. E.

M. House. who accompanied the president last night on his return from the New lork loan trip, joined in the conference. The only official intimation that has come regarding the probable course of the president is that he is sure to act quicmy and positively. It is assumed that since Saturday nighti at least informal exenanges nave taken place between Washington ana toe capitals of the co-belligerents.

Informed of the views of the allied premiers, the president may determine before the day is over whether his reply to the German re quest that he propose an armistice ana ocace neeotiations shall be refusel to make any such proposal at the instance of the present German government or a renewed statement ot the conditions un der which peace must be restorca, It was suggested that the president might ask for a joint session of the House and (senate to.communicaia uib ucukvi The Swiss charge appearca ac me stabs department shortly after the ap-nnintMl tii and delivered the note with out comment. Colonel House was in Sec retary Lansings office at the time. A few minutes later the note was in the hands of the president A state department messenger took it to the White House asoon as Secretary Lansing had read the document end found it aid not differ from the wireless version. It developed thit Counsellor roiic 01 the State Department was at the British embassy in consultation with Colville Barclay, counsellor and charge, in the absence of Lord Reading and other officials of the embassy. Counsellor Polk's visit was conRiaercu connected with the word from London that the British gov- ernrnffht is Inclined to oppose the granting of an armistice until complete guarantees of both a military" and naval nature come from Germany.

This dcvelop-tuiSf reported In Associated Press dispatches from London, probably has some relation to the announcement Saturday that Cm) -Rn'fnin. France and Italy were agreeing upon a common line of action. An official dispatch from Rome today says th Italian public knows the allied nmrenmana atlhor In TirinCinlp. tO Pres ident Wilson's exnressed program of nencn. hut "have oninions of their own' clearing up" Wilson's principles on special points ot "national interest." If Presir.ent Wilson thinks the Ger man reply to his inquiries makes it possible, the Italian press thinks he now lil anxni-H with th allies, establish conditions for an armistice, which should comprise all indispensable military guar- Sunday.

Oct. 13. -London! streets, parks and crowded todav. public places were ine people believe peace is nearer aud that it is peace with victory. A.

J. Bulfour. swretsrv atnt clgn affairs; Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor of the exchequer, and Lord Robert Cecil, assistant secretary of state for foreign affairs, were at the Foreign Office early in the morning. Later Mr. Balfour and Mr.

Bonar Law motored to Premier ijioya ueorge country home for a conference. Some inteniretatinn svonta from a British standpoint is expected. Thus far Berlin and Washington have monopolized tbo diplomatic stages with the governments axsociated with Mi Unit ed States seemingly interested spectators. xne people expect Ureat Britain and France aud their allies to share in the next chapter. An allied conference can easily be arranged, as Premier Venizelos of Greece has just arrived in London, and the Serbian premier is also iu the city.

Two lcadinc nuestions ilisciiKsoil whether the allies will embark- upon a commission to arrange for an evacuation of allied territory still in German hands, and how fur German assumption that all the allies will stand together on President Wilson's platform is There is also question whether the si- ikb wiu in-giu any conierenco witnouc-previous insistence upon certain minimum The submarine warfare and the disposition ot Germany's colonies are details or peace wnicn seem to iu teres the Brit- un panne most Id the meantime, the miich.nrirortiuuT democratization of Germany keeps pace wim uac great, rciroui. ot me uerman armies. The Prussian House of Lords has accepted franchise concessions which it appeared to havi set its face against a few weeks ago. Emperor William, according to a late report, ha instructed the imperial chancellor to pardon political prisoners, particularly those jailed for street demonstrations. These are said to number nearly 1,000.

A Gorman newsnaner savs that Princn Charles of Hesse, the as yet unanointed king of Finland, has decided to refuse the throne if it is not offered to him unani mously. This means he will never wear the ermine. CZECHOSLOVAKS ARE IMPERILLED Vladivostok. Snndnv. Oct.

fh Associated Press.) An appeal to the allies to avert the Ions of Ksinarn and Yo. katennburg as well as to revive the morals Qtjcne allied hVadquartcrs. The situation there ts said to be serious. Czecho-Slovak Unit which have been fighting at Kekaterintmrg, Kazan, Simbirsk, Samara and Orenburg arc imperiled. troops having joined the Germans in opposing the allied forces in the region.

News comes from that the Czecho-Slovaks are losing heavily and retrenung along the northern front Ufa. which is one of the principal concentration points for Czecho-Slo- vak troops, is threatened, and its loss would he well nigh fatal to the Zecho- oioruKH at, jaoiaru. Discouraging reports are received from Orenburg, which has been supposedly held by the Cohliacks. German activities in Astrakhan indicate a movement by the -enemy through Turkestan and the exploiting of vast quantities of cotton, wheat and minerals. AMERICANS HOLD NEWPOSITIONS Washington, Oct 14.

Repulse of strong and repeated enemy counter attacks upon the newly won American positions on both sides of the Meuse and continued participation by American divisions in successful operations by tha Britlnh south of LeCateau and the French In Champagne is renorted by General Pershing in his communique for Sunday. GUNS ACTIVE ON AMERICAN FRONT With the American Forces Northwest of Verdun, Oct. 14. Noon. (By the Associated Press.) Violent artillery action were in progress today klong the greater part of the American front.

Little change was made in tne line out toe ucr-mans late last night laid down barrages that were preparatory to counter attack of a small, but vicious character. THE WEATHER For Little Rock and vklnily. Tonight Mill lUFIIWIf 1U. 1 rr 1 For Arkansas Tonight and Tuesday fair. 7 a.

I 11 m. 62 8 a. 67 1 12 noon 64 9 a. C9 1 p. 6tl 10 a.

61 1 2 p. m. 60 Maximum era Minimum Sunday 6tt Maximum a year ago- Minimum a year ago 40 of Doiioi. there aiiDears to nave oeen a slowing down of the allied advnnce during the past couple of days. At no point have the British and Americans swept ahead as they did on Thursday and Friday laBt week.

Reach Ilundlng Line, This may indicate that the Germans have reached what is known as the Hund-ing or Brunhild line. This position which is much less formidable, so far as known, than the Hiudenburg system, is still strong enough to restrict pursuit by the allies and perhaps hold for some The Hunding line runs from Antwerp in flhent and thence to Tournai. Conde, Valenciennes, Solcmes, Guise, Rcthel, Vou- zieres, Dun-sur-Mctise, ana then down me base of -the St Mihiel salient to the Moselle, where it joins the' old front running through Lorraine and the Vosges to the Swiss frontier. French and British forces -have virtually reached this line east of Cambrai and St Quentin. British units are reported at Solemes.

while the French, further south, are within four miles of Guise. On the Champagne front General Ber-thelot is less than five miles from Rethel, while further east General Gouraud has taken Vouzieres, but has -hot penetrated Americans fighting in tbft Argonne wWsMfcihrongh the Kremhilde line, but their progress there is very Slow. Foe's Retreat Tactics Study of the tactics followed by the Germans during the past week has shown that they are following the methods of retreat used in the Marne and Somme salients in and Aueust They have held their flanks fairly secure and have withdrawn their center. Tyey nave tnus, nnnarentlv. cscaned disaster around Laon, where military experts have said the Ger-mans had delayed their too long for their own safety.

In the region of Douai British troops are fighting their way forward against desperate resistance, and in spite of numerous waterways whichl serve to hold up their advance. Douai is virtually reached, while to the north the line is sagging off sharply to the east. Should Douai fall the British will be able to advance on Valenciennes. The Oise rivr has been crossed by the French to the northeast ot LaFere at Origny and they have advanced close to the river to, the north. London, Oct.

14. The British are pressing in on both sides of Douai. Field Marshal Haig's official statement today reports gains of ground both north and south of the city. The text of the statement reads: "Yesterday afternoon the enemy opened a heavy bombardment on a wide front north of LeCateau. tinder cover of this artillery fire strong infantry attacks were launched against our positions east-of the Selle river in the neighborhood of Solesmes.

These attacks were successfully repulsed after stiff fighting. "Other attacks in which tanks were employed to support infantry assaultr, were delivered by the enemy yesterday without success against our positions opposite the village of Haspres (southwest of Valenciennes). "Our patrols pushed forward in the course of the night at a number points south and north of Douai. We gained ground and took prisoners.1" London. Oct.

14. After capturing Nish on Sat-irday, Serbian forces took possession of the enemy positions north of the town, according to the Serbian official statement issued today. French cavalry have occupied the Eela Palanka. Paris, Oct 14. French troops last night continued to keep in contact with the retiring Germans, the French War pulsed the remaining enemy troops show-Office announced today.

The French re-ing resistance on the north bank ot the Aitme canal south of Chateau Porcien. The text of the French statement reads "French troops last night continued to keep in close contact with the enemy infantry on the entire front South of Chateau Porcien thg French repulsed on the north bank of the canal last night the remaining enemy elemtns offering resit- ordered sent to this town alone. -Although countless small tires were burning throughout the district today and the more serious blazes died down considerably during the night, a revival of the 70-mile-an-hour gale of Saturday would bring further horrors and add 'greatly to the tragedy. -r: Relief work under direction of Adjut- nnt General. W.

Rhinow and Governor -Burnuuist is progressing rapidly. Charred ruins mark the ravages of. the fire which swept into Duluth destroyin: MjnJiKM ajidLtcrJ Fars within the crty nmsK-ibsKX of JLu-" Jiith, the Wiages of Adolph, Munger, Five Corners, Grand Like, Maple Grove and Twig are almost obliterated. A revised count of bodies at the several buildings being used as morgues places the total number ol dead brought to i)u luth at 100 and there are 103 injured, Most of -the injured are confined to bos-. uitals.

More bodies are being brought to the city each hour. Moose Lake, Oct. 14. More than 100 bodies of ire-victims are morgues here "and rescue workers es- tunshed today that tVury 100 more corpses would be brought here before tonight. BANKER MUST GOTO PRISON W.

E. Clevenger, former president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Murfreesboro. must serve his sentence in the penitentiary for his conviction on the charge of making false entries in the books of the bank and inducinz W. W. Womack, cashier ot the defunct bank, to do the same, the being affirmed by vne supreme court Monday morning, Chief Justice McCulloch wrote the opm Ion.

The specific offense for which eleven ger was tried and convicted was that of induing Womack, the cashier, to juggle the books so that they showed Clev- enger's balance to be $77.50, whereas Clevenger was really overdrawn to the amount ot Sli0.442.51t. The overdrafts extended over several years and the State alles-ed that Cleven ger kept a private account, but altered tne dooks to snow no shortage. ALLIES ADVANCE IN COAST SECTOR With the Allied Armies in Flanders, Oct. 14.1 (By the Associated Press.) Reports from the advanced positions' this morning indicated that the three groups of allied troops were making excellent progress in the Beleisn coast salient from which the Germans have been precipitatc- removing war material tor two weeks. EXPECT END OF I THE WORLD SOON Chicago, Oct.

14. The late Alexaa- aer xmwies toiiowers at Zion City 111.. are preparing for the end of th world which they expect goon, according to a warning announcement issued last night by Wilbur G. Lean Voliva, overseer the sect. Voliva gave it as his opinion that the at present sweeping the country is "the first chapter in a book of i sorrows' the climax of which will be tt destruction of the planet.

Weather Conditions. Light rainfair was reported in the GuU States. Temperatures continue high near the Gulf coast and west ot the Rocky Mountains but are lower in central and eastern portions- I 3.