St. Louis Post-Dispatch
November 6, 1918

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The POST-DISPATCH sells, in St. Louis and suburbs every day, in round figures, as many newspapers as the Globe-Democrat. ST.LOUIS POST-DISPATC Only Evening Paper in St Louis With the Associated Press News Service —EEEE —— ee ~_— - - ————— ST. LOUIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, —22 PAGES. COMMISSION TO CONCLUD — EDITION PRICE TWO CENTS _ 7 F ARMISTICE” ican by 14,000 to 26, FRENCH AND BRITISH BOTH. § _ DAVE AHEAD The ed LL ALLL ALLE AA A NO. 74. j BERLIN SENDS | _ Congress Probably Republican; Spencer Wins by 25,000; City Republi DELEGATES — ON WAY TO. THE FRONT ===. fs (D.), Illinois, is beaten by Me- “dill McCormick (R.): on | Official Statement Issued at. Weeks (R.) of Massachusetts, VOL. 71. 1918 ee ee ee SS ——— PT — — —— -— - — ee 6.0.P.CLAIMS 21 AMERIGANS ARE MAJORITY INHOUSE, ONLY 7 NILES FEINTHESENATE FROM SEDAN ’ | Democratic National Com-!Our Troops “Continue Ad-. Germa ) ez-Gov. Walsh (D.); Henry th mittee However, Ex cts vance Between the Meuse ' Capital Says Dele- (D.), in Michigan, is running be-| ; a | gation Goes “to Take Up | ———-<- = - - —E : — —_ --_~—— - ~ —. = oe Summary of the Election The Narrowing Outlet for Retreating German Armies —_— hor nl oe NATIONAL—Republicans claim control of Congress by six major-| the Senate and Democratic mittee claims the the Com- 21 in National Senate by a and a_ gmall Senator Leuw- \ity in House; tiie Lastly ANTWERP. (A Guise, Marle, Chateau Pore cein Captured and French — Forces Farther East 4 Aisne on Both Sides of Rethel; Advance at Other Points in Great Bounds. _ i | : ' i hind Newberry (R.); Senator Shaj-| Senate Majority of at pagal and the Bar, Moving For- 4 A oth (D.) of Colorad 6600 b a ‘ / Peace Negotiations’ — a | Phines gg oil Al a Two and Small Margin in| ward at One Point Three | Names of Members Given House. Miles. in Amsterdam Dispatch. Clark is re-elected from Missour district by reduced majority. GERMANY MUST PAY HUGE INDEMNITY e ; FORMIDABLE ENEMY STATE—Sclden P. Spencer (R.) _WEWIS, WEEKS AND cfeated Joseph W. Folk or “54 Dehiaibe hain Hing 4 SHAFROTH BEATEN LINE IS SMASHED . NIVELL: bbion publicans won three congressional | | | BRITISH BEYOND MORMAL FOREST seats from Democrats; election of Henry Ford Running Behind | Pershing’s Forces Continue | | Judge of Supreme Court and State : Superintendent of Schools in doudt;} Newberry, but Detroit; Gains on Both Sides of | Vote Is Cutting Down Re- Reach a Road Between Aves- nes and Bavai; Cross Bel- HARLERO) ORE a $f So Informed in Note Sent by Lansing With Information prohibition amendment probably defeated by St. Louis’ vote of more Meuse — Fourteen Enemy | VALENCIENNES) That Foch Is Authorized to Give Terms in Detail. By Associated Press. BERLIN, via London, —An official statement 6. fa oe Nov. here today says: * **A German delegation to con- clude an armistice and take up peace negotiations has left for the western front.’’ By the Associated Press AMSTERDAM, Nov. 6.—G. E. G. W. von Gruenell, Germany's military delegate to The Hague peace con- ference, Gen. H. K. A. von Winter- feld, formerly German military at. tache in Paris, Vice Admiral Meurer and Admiral Paul von Hintze have been appointed members of a com- mission to deal with the allied Pow ers on armistice conditions. Official Statement Shows / German Anxicty Over Arrival of Terms. By the Aasociated Press. ' BASEL, Switzerland, Sunday, Nov. 3.—An official statement from Ber- lin, in announcing that the terms of the armistice for Germany had not arrived at the German capital up to today, adds: “Whatever it may be, the message is awaited in Germany with calm- ness in conformity with our dignity. Truly there exists the right to ask how the delaying tactics of our ad- versaries can be reconciled with the speeches of the Entente's leaders, who recently reiterated that it would be a crime to prolong the bloodshed one hour longer than was absolutely indispensable.” Germany Must May “Enormous In- demnity.”’ By the Aesociated Press. WASHINGTON, Nov. 6.—Germany can have peace on'the terms anil principles enunciated by Prvusicet Wilson, but it must pay an enormous indemnity for the wanton destruction wrought by its forces on land, on Sem and in the air. The German Government is so in- formed in a note from Secretary Lansing, now on its way to Berlin, and which also announces that Mar- shal Foch has been authorized by the Governments of the United States and the allies “to “ereive properly accreditea representatives of the German Government ard to communicate to them ‘the terms of the armistice” under which hostuities can be brought to an end. Secretary Lansing’s note quotes a “memorandum of observations” by the allied Governments on the Presi- dent's correspondence with th» Ger- man authorities, in which those Gov- ernments “declare their willingness than 87,000 against it. CITY—Entire Republican to 26,000; est Republican plurality was 476. Spencer's city plurality, 851, ing, Luke Hart (R.) having been elected to Board of Aldermen in 1915 by 388,247. MOVE TO END IRISH QUESTION ON WILSON PRINCIPLES FAILS 35.- 115 to Take Up Proposi- tion at Once. By the Associated Press LONDON, Nov. 6.—After a Jis- Commons yesterday rejected by a vote of 196 to 115 a motton made by John Dillon, chairman of the Nation- alist party, that the Irish question should be settled without d+lay on President Wilson's principle of self- determination. As first proposition the motion was asked that Great Britain should nvt enter the peace conference unti) the Irish question was settled. This met with vigorous opposition from Ed- ward Shortt, Chief Secretary for Ireland, and Andrew Bonar Law, Chancelor of the Exchequer, tions far motion. WISCONSIN SENDS BERGER AND By the Pe ae Press. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Nov. Republican Congressmen and Socialist, the latter Victor L. Berger, were elected in Wisconsin yesterday, while Gov. Emanuel L. Philipp, Re- publican, swept the State. Berger's vote was a general sur- prise, in face of two Federal indict- ments hanging over him for vViola- tion of the espionage act. 6.—Ten Man Slain in Front of Nugent's on St. Charities Strect. negro was shot and killed by negro on the St. Charles on A another strect side of the Nugent store. Broadway, at 1:15 p. m. today. The dead negro was identified bv a registration card as Abraham Smith, and the negro who did the shooting was “Sunny” Haynes of 11 South Twenty-first atreet, in the Nugent store as a fireman. When arrested Haynes said that the negro he killed had delivered a load of coal at the store and had threatened him with a pick, and that he fired in self-defense. Four bullets pierced Smith's chest. to make peace with the Government) of Germany” in accord with the President's program subject to these! qualifications: Reservation to themselves of com- plete freedom of action in the peace conference on the question of the freedom of the seas, and, The specific understanding :‘:ha:, by restoration of invaded territories, ie meant that compensation wil! be made by Germany for all damages -done to the civilian populations of the allies and their property by the aggression of Germany by land, by sea and from the air. The President, Germany is !n- . concurs in this last s‘ip:la- which means payment by Cer- _ many for cities, towns and country- laid waste or damaged: for sunk by submarines and raid- of indemnittes to the families te of civilians killed or on Page 2, Colemn 5. ad Photographs of the 138th REGIMENT On the Battle Front A page of pictures, taken by the Post-Dispatch correspondent with St. Louis troops in France, IN THE POST-DISPATCH TOMORROW These pictures show scenes in and around Cheppy and Mont- faucon and Vauquois Hill where the soliier boys from St. Louis did their hardest fighting, suf- fered Their greatest casualties and wrote into history what their West Point commander bas called ‘fan epic of the war.’’ ticket won by pluralitics of from 14,000 in 1916 election the high- 15,- is second highest in local vot- Ww ho) argued that the war had raised ques-{ have a total of 51 and the Demo- | transcending home rul®)! crats 45. Dillon then consented to amend his/a strong probability existed that the NEGRO KILLED BY ANOTHER’ | Commons Rejects Motion by 196 to | publican’s Big Lead. By the Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Nov: jorities for the Republicans in both houses of Congress were claimed by the Republican National Commfttee on the basis of returns to headquar- 10 o’clock this morning. Secretary James B. 6.—Safe ma- ters at These returns, Reynolds claimed, showed 50 Repub- lican Senators and 230 Republican Representatives elected, with good prospects for majorities in both houses Republican headquarters issued a statement early in the afternoon larger ‘claiming a majority of at least five / cussion lasting all day the House of | ico, land probably six in the U. §. Senate. Senatorial elections in New Mex- Kentucky, Nevada and Montana 'were not included in Secretary Rey- | | ‘also would be Republicans | Committee 10 REPUBLICANS T0 CONGRESS | | one | ! | while in , trol jmnan of nold’s estimates and he claimed that Fall’s election as s Republican in New Mexico was certain with chances favoring Republican con- tenders in the other three states. Figures at hand at noon today, the headquarters statement said. showed gains of one seat in each of the following eight states: New Hampshire, Delaware, Illinois, Kan- sas, Idaho, Colorado, Missouri an‘ Montana. With the loss of one seat in Massachusetts, according to the statement, the Republicans woul In addition it was claimed Ne- doubt, and in Kentucky were | Senators from vada, which states Democratic National headquarters early in the day claimed the Senate would be Demo- cratic by at ‘returns also would show a small |} margm of Democrats in the House. The committee claimed that re- turns would show definitely the elec- tion of 49 Democratic Senators; the House 215 seats were assigned to the Democrats, 204 to the Republicans and the remainder in doubt. Homer 8S. Cummings, acting chair- the Demoeratic National | Committee, in the afternon issued the following statement: “Reports received up to 2 p. m. dicate that the Democrats will con- both the House and Senate. While there have been some loeses, there have been corresponding gains. The Democratic majority in the Ben- will be not lees than ‘we and four. while the Democra’\ in the House will be ate probably majority ‘tween five and 180.” employed | next o-- --.. — — New York Wortd and Times Con- cede Republican Victory. By the Associated Presse NEW YORK, Nov.e6.-—Both the New York Times and the New York World this morning concede that tue Republican party will control the Congress. The Times claim the Republicans will have a major | ity vt tour in the Senate and 19 in ihe | ) : | complete, made the (i. llouse. Returns coming in through th» night and ear.y morning showed a continual wavering in favor of the Democrats and Republicans, but the latest figures, though still far from ©. P. leaders confident in their claim that the next Congress will be Republican by a /small majority ) ‘running on : | Newberry, Republican. | Close conivets for Senator were re-. corded in Michigan and Colorado. the first-named State, Henry For |, the Democratic ticket, vceerding to incomplete returns, apparently defeated by Truman H. Late returns | from the Detrolt district 4were cutting cown Newberry's lead. Democratic leaders’ hopes for the | re-election of Senator Shafroth of | Colorado were dampened by a late | of the same vards depicted them a8] fair in southeast “Continued on Page 2, Coiamna & 'smashed by the Americans late Tues- east one and that final | Snail In! Flyers Brought Down. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY | ON THE SEDAN FRONT, Nov. 6, 3) continued | troops i i ' By the Associated Press. | } | m.—American | Pp. the Meuse and the Bar, at one place more than three miles. The reached Chemery, seven and miles south- southwest of Sedal. East of Chemery the American lines now run through Maisoncelle, Flada and the Bais du Fond de Li- mon. today between the moving forward advance Americans one-half By the Associated Press WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY ON THE SEDAN FRONT, Nov. 6, 11 a. m.—Another formidable enemy defense line, on which the Germans planned to make a stand, was when they captured the town of in the bend of the Meuse, south of the Mouzon. From Letanne the line extends along the Meuse through Pouilly and Inor and east- | ward. This line was part of the new de- | fenses along the Meuse from Stenay northward to Sedan. An elaborate trench system recently had been completed, along with numerous wire entanglements, concrete dug- outs and miles of concrete emplace- | ments for heavy machine guns. In| some places the emplacements were | only 18 yards apart. | Americans Gain on Both Sides of the Meuse. Associated Press WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY | IN THE MEUSE SECTOR, Nov. 6, '31 p. m.—The American forces have captured Liny-Devant-Dun and Mil- ly-Devant-Dun, east of: the Meuse River. They are also occupying the hills on the east bank of the river, depite a stiff machine-gun resist | Huce by the Germans. | West of the Meuse the Americans have occupied Letanne, Stonne, La Peasace and Yoneq, an! are pushing } heir line wel) beyond Raucourt For. est north of Stonne In Beaumont 500 Vrench civilian< were freed after four years" Cer- /™man occupation of their town. In their advance today the Amer- | fe ans reached points within five miles 'of one of Germany's main lines of icommunication between Metz, Me. zier-Hireon and the north Our Filvers Bring Dewn 14 German or ee in Meuse Sector. iv the ited Preae Ww ith THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VERDUN. Now Ss p. m.—More than three tone of bombe were dropped teday on Mou- yon and Raucourt #s enemy troops passed through the villages bound north. More thin 120 bombing and pureuit planes pamicipated in the at- tack Fokkers attacked the Amer'!- cans in groupe of 15 to 296. Fourteen Fokkers were brought down and three American fivers are The bombe caused fires in and barracks and con- "~g the retreating Ger- day, Letanne, By the missing warehouses sternation ame mans. Aerial photographs show 36 shell and bomb holes .in the ruilway varde at Conflans. The main line through ‘Conflans was put out of commission at least temporarily. while all tracks were damaged. ‘regular target for American bomb- ers and big guns recently, as the | Germans were using this line to /bring up troops which had been in | the quiet sectors around Metz and in Lerraitne. One photograph shows 0 line of freight cars on a siding, bu’ no activity. A week ago photographs Centinucd ow Page 2, Column 32, ‘tion of any clause | Austria, | Vienza. ‘the /necesseary to enable the | The Conflane railroad has been 4 | ot % [ raMBRA ’ a a \ ? « . QUENTINO i CHARLEVILLE © MEZIERES = ee ee —— — oran_ NENNA SAID TO CLAIM ALLIES ARE NOT TO CROSS AUSTRIA Reported Not to Interpret Terms as Giving Right to Attack Germany Through Dual Monarchy. ' Associated Prees AMSTERDAM, Nov will against the in the armistice as meaning that enemy armies ‘tre en- titled to attack Germany throush according to advices frum protest interprcia- (The armistice says expressly that allies shall occupy such points Austria-Hungary as they deem them to conduct in military operations.’ “,iperor Charles of cording to a dispatch from Austria, ac- Vienna, handed over the supreme command army to “" of the Austro-Hungarian Field Marshal Koevess on Nov. Asrociated Prees COPENHAGEN, No. 5.—-Em- peror Charles found the conditions of the armistice offered by the allies Ry ” eo harsh and considered them so dis- honorable that he would not sien them, says a Vienna dispatch to the Berlin Tageblatt. The conditions were finally signed by Field Marshal Arz von Straussenburg,. the Chief of Staff. RAIN AND WARMER TONIGHT; RAIN AND COOLER TOMORROW CHE TEMPERA ATURES Official fore- cast for St. Louis and vicinity: Rain tonight and tomorrow ; warmer tonight; cooler tomor- row. Missouri: Rain tonight knd to- morrow; warm- er in extreme east portion and cooler in north- weet portion to- night; cooler to- .eorrow' in weet and north por- tions. TUinelis: Prob- ably rain late to- night and to- morrow, except portion § tonight; warmer tonight. 6.— Austria 7 60- Mile Line = Germans Must Pass Through 70- Mile Gate to Get Home Enemy Has Nine Armies Strung Out in the Semi-Circle From Ghent in North to Our Line at the Meuse By the Associated Press PARIS, Nov. full retreat on 75 miles from Valenciennes the They are being pressed hot- the front of to in Meuse ly by the ailies. British jelgian troops have crossed the frontier, of Valen- have stormed Mormal! for- east ciennes which covers Maubeuge. Farther south French within eight miles of the Mons-Vervins-La Capelle road, the main artery of the central pari of the German front in France They are separate 1 from it only by the Nouvion foreat Gen. Guillaumat and ien. Gou- raud are advancing on the southern side of the salient, can army threatens the retreat of the (ierman for: for it miles from Sedan. The Americans have carried their Meuse past Dun-Sur-Meuse. As the result of the latest battle, in which the allies have soundly beaten 140 German divisions, hun- est. the are great es, dreds of villages have been freed and | country north of the Sambre is ideal been | for maneuvering. thousands of prisoners have and the eri- | Ameri | virtually 6.—Enemy forces are | ' strung out in a semi-circular ‘the allies before the Germans south is only nine lines east of the’ ‘Germans on the captured, The enemy's position, which was bad before; now may be said to be desperate. The problem confronting the Ger- man general staff may be summed up briefly as follows: “The enemy hap nine armies line from Ghent to Mouzon, on the Meuse, a distance of 160 miles. All that immense fighting force must flow back to Germany through Be!l- gium, the cap between Liege and Mouzon mew suring only 70 miles. The gouthern half and the cen- ter of this gap is the most difficult country. It is wooded, hilly and poorly suppliea with roads. If the Namur-Liege region is occupied by of the Sambre are able to get away and cross the Meuse they will be surrounded and over- whelmed in disaster. It should be remarked that Ghent and Le Quesnoy are nearer Namur and Liege than Marle and Chateau Porcien. The British armies are less than 50 miles from Namur. The Serrs are 70 and 75. The those on the Aisne are eee 'FOCH SENDS CONGRATULATIONS TO PERSHING ON ARMY'S SUCCESS By the Associated Presa. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY | NORTHWEST OF VERDUN, Nov. 5. ‘Severe rioting occurred at Kiel Sun- day after a meeting of sailors and la- —~Marshal Foch has sent the follow- ing telegram to Gen. Pershing: ‘The operations begun on the first of No- vember by the First American Army already have assured, thanks to the valor of the hixh command and to the energy and bravery of the troops, | dination. results of the greatest importance. “Tam happy to send you my warm- pelted with stones, fired upon the congratulations on the success of ‘mutineersa, kiltisi es these operations.” - : : +. Gan | Independent Socialist speaker. Mu- RIOTING IN KIEL AFTER SAILORS AND LABORERS MEET | By the Assoctated Press. AMSTERDAM, Tuesday, Nov. 5.— borers which was addressed by an tinous sallors disarmed a navy patrol! and made their way to the military prison with the intention of liberat- ing men confined there for — The military guards whe he 29%. The military commander sbot dead. gian Frontier East of Val- enciennes; Allies Take Many Prisoners and Guns. By the Associated Press. PARIS, Nov, 6.—The retreat of the Germans continues along the French front, according to the War Office statement today. The Fréhéh are in contact with the enemy rear gtards. North of Marle, the French have passed beyond Voharies, five miles southwest of the im- portant railway junction of Ver-: vins. Italian troops have oceu- pied Le Thuel, four miles south- east of Montcornet. The French have crossed the Aisne on both sides of Rethel, capturing Barby, west of Rethel. North of the Argonne the French also have moved forward, reaching the out- skirts of Lametz and La Cassine. The statement reads: “During the. night we maintained contact with the German rear guards who, while fighting. continue to retreat on the whole front. “East of the Sambre Canal have occupied Baraz. “Early this morning the French again resumed the advance. “North of Marle we have passed beyond Marfontaine and Voharies, Italian troops, fighting with the French, have taken Le Thuel, and reached the Hurtaut Brook south- east of Montcornet. “West of Rethel the French have occupied Barby, on the north bank of the Aisne. Between Rethel and Attigny French detachiments have crossed the Aisne at several points More to the right we have reached the outskirts of Lametz and pushed on as far as the outskirts of La Cas- sine, northeast of Le Chesne.” BRITISH PRESS FORWARD; TAKE IMPORTANT POINTS By the Associated Press. LONDON, Nov. 6.—The British last night continued to press after the Germans beyond the Morme Forest, where they have reached t main road from Avesnes to Ra Field Marshal Haig announced to- day. Progress was made in other sectors of the battle front as weil an f the statement reads: “North of the Sambre River advanced troops pressed forward yond the Forest of Mormal reached the main Avesnes- road. Progress also was made west of Bavai and on tther parts of the battle front. A number of additional prisoners were taken. Allies Reach Ghent Suburbs, Town Apparently Is Hoid- ing Out. By the Associated Press. LONDON, Nov.- 6, more prisoners were taken. The’ ee ao.