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- jel!':le "v.;:z:j ycj.ciz it.i:j-ti:s c:::r.v:.i rrc co." CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY . ORIwNG, OCTOBER 18, 1918. price nvn c - W W ... . r V r- Political Reply to Wilson 'Attfeitv in Brm : um view of rail oies This ls Report Published l"With Reserve" in Europe. BERLIN OPENLY ANTI-WILSON Dispatches Indicate Strong. Ten dency in Military and Peace- : Favoring Quarters. - , Berne, Oct lT43enuuiy,s to President Wilson's latest reply . mnnlcaUdn mi expected to 1m drawn up and dispatched to Washington to night according to the latest ad rices received here from Berlin. The aoml offleuvl newapapera In Germany tadJ rate that it la certain that Germany la the note will eeek to continue .-.the conrersatlon.- :"i-wjr 'vvjf 1 Adrloea received from 'Berlin my that there la treat actlTlty In poMU cal drclea. In Tlew of the German reply to President Wllaon'a note. It ta nnderatood the note already has been drafted and that It la not a complete refnaal of Prertdent WU- eon's demand. Field Marshal Ton Hlndenbnrs; waa expected In . Berlin " today. " ; '; - -fv -.''iv,s"i"i."vt;.i.'si."?,'f'. . Baron Ton Hossiurek ttm Anatrian' premier, has made the announcement that Austria la about to be trans formed Into federal states, according ' to ad rices received here, .,; Amsterdam, Oct, IT. The Handels blad publlshea lth ' reserve a report that the Gerrnan admiralty haa tamed tireless instructiona to all aubmarinea to return to their bases. r ' Dispatches from Berlin tontfht Is dlcate a etroo anti-Wilson tendency, not only hi military Quarters;', bat also In those-.wmch hava. favored peace. For example. Heir GOtBmnra, memv bar of tha Telohatatv wrltlnr In Xh Zeltung Am allttat, declares President "Wilson; has tlren - a- -death blow to the Idea of a leaaTia of nationav His position.' tha writer asserts. Js On of brute force father than equal rlghu and Germany would enter a . league under such. conditions with feelings of "indescribable bitterness." , r Gotheln asserts Jhat the Idea of sur . renderinr at the discretion of tha allies make tha blood of even the most con firmed pacifist boll and adda , that al though he has alwaya opposed un restricted submarine warfare, its re1 Unqnlshment means an extraordinary weakening of - tha German, military position. . - - J:..': ..-:!;.'. x The Cologne Gasette publishes a ' manifesto of the conservative .party signed, by' Count 'Frledrlch von West arp and other members of the arty, declaring that after President . Wll aon's reply the contest of arms must be fought. out to a finish. It paints a terrible picture of the fate that would befall an Invaded fatherland. A : dispatch to The Cologne Volks ' zeitung from Berlin stales that there ' will be exhaustive deliberations ' be t ween-tbe reichstag, the federal coun cil and the supreme command aa well ; as the leaders of all parties before a decision la reached concerning a reply to Mr; Wilson's note. It Is said to be probable the retehstag ,will not reag t pemble until nwrt week.- u - It is announced' that Chancellor : alaxlmillan hasappolnted State Sec retary Groeber as. his representative In connection with the civil adminis tration of martial law. ... v LIBERTY BONOS REAR GUARDS IN OSTEND ALL: KILLED OR CAPTURED 7 ' . a ) y?$$?i&hrf' -With the Allied Force in Flanders. Oct 17, ((By the Assocated Press 4 p. m.) -The Germans on evacuating the channel , seaport and' anbmarlne - base of Ostend left behind -them rear guards! all of whom were, killed or captured. - Brltsh- warships landed forces In the town and Belgian avia tors alighted In the Place d'Armei. CANT AFFORD TO DEPEJTTi WON THE SACKRS TSOVf We have now Just about $3,000, 000 subscribed on the allotment of $S,SS0,000 for Charlotte and Meck lenburg county, which leaves $380, 000 to raise by Saturday night at 12 o'clock. The time has come for every loyal citizen- to go to some bank, and subscribe for more bonds. . Naturally one would say , go out and make those who have done nothing come across.' It Is getting too late for thatforget thcra and do it without them.. . We can ;do it and must. . . This county has never failed yet and never will. A com plete record has been kept of ev ery subscription and ' when - the campaign Is over careful body of conservative men will go over the lists of taxpayers and a list made of those who have done nothing' and those who have failed to do enougrh, and if I can gain the In structions of the treasury depart root, such list wttlvbe. published, and if not, It wLI be me e avaa at:s td all who wl h to slo It, ami tfa' 9 the slackers of the community wl-1 be made known. So I sey -to yon loyal ; people who are doing yonr best, to keep on working and dtf-?:ita Saturday r't when He '"Tibrg wU be ia line and sen J word to onr boys at tlse front that we are behind them and with then at heart. II. -M. VICTOR, Chairman, w WHir.E THE HUNS ARE EEITJQ lit . -The solid black line- shows wbere black dotted lines show where the sUlies were In July before the allied drive began; the short white line shows approximately the progress made from October 5 to October to, ana toe Kmc HEELT FULL Gerrriari Paperstall It "A Trap," ,"A Rude Answer' Etc. ? Somej fapert Do? iHot Attempt Comment; Say" "Leave It to ' 4 Supreme Army Commanci. " Amsterdam, 6ct.L It. Judging by RbelnUh and Berlin newspapers re cetved hers. President Wilson's re ply to Ce'rmany was: printed In full in the German ; press. The news papers variously termed the reply "A trap," ' Wilson's evaslons,M , "A rod answer." and the' Ilka A Some of the newspapers do not at tempt to comment on the reply, merely saying: v "leave It to , ths r supreme army Command." ; ..- - t' Here and there appeals are .made to neutrals to the effect that Ger many's annihilation would . InVolv their commercial ruin also. The cue tomary trnculence of The Lokal A seiger gives, way to despondency, the nnr lamentlnr ' over .. "the human lives being sacrificed while Wilson has It in; his power to ena tne carnage. ? Basel, Switxerknd, Oct. IT. Tha Sfgeblatt and yorwaerts, of Berlin, urta the entente. In the higher- in? tereata ohumamity, to : avoid an excessively-Irreconcilable'; spirit. Ger- mania considers that all possibility oi negotiations is -not precluded, while- the conservative ; organs see nothing but a struggle to .the end wfthout fur ther efforts, toward peace. The Kreus Zeitung says that pres ident WUson .definitely seeks the capit ulation of, the German army and the abdication of the German monarch. Let the faithful servitor of the mon arch rally around; him to defend Jiim against Infernal, and . external ene mies,", the newspaper pleads. ." - The Deutsche Tares Zeitung cVhnot conceive-of a government which "would reply otherwise than; with an ener getic "Nor.to President Wilson. The moment has come,' the; newspaper: de clares, to collect the laat forces t6 "de fend 'Germany's honor, her frontier and future." '"-:; ' 1' : r i t- ; - PONTDEtAV PROGRESS CONTINUES 0U FRENCH EAST WING With- the French Forces in France, Oct 17, (2:30 p. ta. By the Associat ed Press). -Progress continued to be made' by the allied forces today on the eastern .wing of the battle front in the face of stout opposition: The German resistance was especially .de termined west 'tf Grand , Pre, in the Argonne, where the Germans still hold Talma farm in a smai lsallent. General Gouraud's men have taken Hiu zn ana the village of Talma, a thousand yards to the north, and Lit tle Talma, about the same-distance south, of the hill, from 'where F tha tine nenas arouna me American po sitlons n'orth of .Grand Pre. -' CLOCKS TO EE TURNED - a r DACKON OCTOBER'27 v Washington, Oct. 17-lfo further effort will ' be made by ' Congress to continue the- existing; -. daylight sav iors law and the hands of the clocks wi.I be turned back an hour on Oc tobor 17-aa orlgrlnaMy planned. This decision waa reached todar at a con- feirr" between oowressional leaders ana I aatrman uarncii. or the war In dustrlcs board, who had recommended that the 'law remain in force for Cse period of the war. o-iy,... mm DRIVEN BACK TOWARD BERLIN BY. THE ALLIED ARMIES (( ,- : f the allied line stood October St the wnite line snows approxnnaicij ane IS NOT PERILOUS View Expressed in Competent Circles In London. ' ? if f Any ;5arryTceMust?fer .Trlrugh, Political and Notl Military Factors.' London, Oct IT. (By the Asso ciated Press- If the war is . brought to a quick conclusion ' It - will be through political nd-mdral factors, and not military, was the opinion ex pressed In competent circles' here to day.. It was pointed out . that the German position on ths western front cannot be termed perilous, although at certain points every changing front may render some small positions dan gerous at times. . ., .... 1 . This view; which has been held by many experts for some time, has bean strengthened by 1 the;, German retreat to the Huoding line..' With the Amer icans and - French' pushing- hard on this front, the Germans doubtless were forced to retreat faster than they- had planned, but they lost comparatively-few prisoners and guns for such ,a' large operation, v; - It was pointed out that the start ling transformation of the -whole: mil itary situation in the past few weeks might lead to the impression that the German armies were faceoT with dis aster and on, the point of collapse, but It was stated that there was noth-J Ing in the western situation to Justify such a view. . J It is not expected that the enemy will be able to hold the Hunding line long. n ..i, This Una runs from south of .: Bt Quentin along tha Serre te where .the tlver' turns 'abruptly southward, thence across country to the Alsne and . along the" north" banks . of the AUne to the Argonne; The dent tha allies .are making in the line south of the Senses makes this llne'unten- abls."' ; ) k- ' In this connection it is pointed out that the Germana are righting Imme diately south of ths Senses for1 the bdual purpose of holding up , as Jong possible -the - aiuea advanoa . to ward the important city , of Valenci ennes and to' keep the allies from further driving; In : a ' salient that would make the Huhdlngv line Im possible for' the enemy. " - - . In demonstrating these facts mili tary experts 'are on In the opinion that the Germans np longer will, be able to withstand ,the . onslaught with their weakened daplslons, tired troops ' and scanty, i reserves, but to trained militarists signs of a German collapse or evidence on which to base high hopes .of trapping a huge body of the enemy' are invisible k ' FRENCH IN NEW ATTACK ovErt a. wide Front With the Frencn Army in France. Oct 17. (By the Associated Press 3 p. m.) - In conjunction with "the British first army the French attack ed this morning over a wide front The attack, Is progressing favorably. GERMAN ARMy'oRDERED ,TO CEAS5 DEVASTATIONS -: , , , , " Anvrterdam, Oct. 17. (By the Asso ciated Prees.)--rhe -German army command, according to the 'Rotter dam Courant today, has ordered Its nrralcs to erase devastating placiw un less absoluilv compelled by military GERMAU POSITIDN is for or t V- S2i Liberty LoanyTotal Probably . Amounts to Four Billions. NO EXTENSION. OF THE TIME Tremendous War Expenses Will Continue Many Months After peace is Concluded. k Washtagton Oct .17.F0urth' Lib erty loan subscriptions, reported and unreported, probably amount to four billion dollars, although those . actu ally tabulated by headquarters here aggregate !, 607.597,350, the treasury announesd tonight, ,, ' Two days remain for ths raising of two billion dollars.- " On Saturday, ' night, subscription books will close, absolutely, Secretary McAdoo declared 'today,- thus setting at rest persistent reports .that- owing to the retarding influence of the- in fiuensa epidemic, the government con. templated giving the nation another week in which to -enter pledges. New reasons why the loan should be not only raised but oversubscribed, as emphasised today by ... Secretary McAdoo, are that tremendous war ex penses will continue to run on for many, months regardless of the out come of Germany's efforts for peace. Even It peace should come soon and no agency of the government is draw ing its plans In this definite belief there will be immense manufacturing contracts to . be fulfilled, armies to be brought back to: American shores and a multitude of other ' expenses wheih tha ' momentum of war - will esjrrybftrt' , '.This maana 'other4 war' leans, Bee retaryMeAdoo explained. vAnd what Ter-themeasareot oversubscription deducted from future loans, so that iners win oa no aanrer or niimr uo Idle credit to the' government account Actually, the funds now being gath ered in Units of $50 and $100 have already been spent to a great extent More than three-fourths of the six billions raised or $4,866,000,000 must go to par off short term certificates Issued In bi-weekly blocks , since last June to get current funds wlth.whlch to pay the nation's -war - bills, The difference between that sum and the six billions la not enough to run the government for one month, Secretary McAdoo Is anxious - that all eltlsens understand this situation, believing that their subscriptions in the final days of the .campaign will be more willing and of larger proportions a oasea on intelligent comprehension of the government's dollar needs. - Subscription reports today, added 1318,600,000 to yesterdays loan total, and although this represents the big gest single ' days contribution, It Is short of the pro rata amount sought to bring the total' to, six billions by " Richmond district reported $116,. 171,000 subscriptions, sr (t per cent of its quota;-' - - -L j ' Optimistic reports rlfceived today included a message that Richmond, Va., went over its allotment - Southern railroad employes up to October 15 had subscribed $7,J19, 2(0. i . , SECRETARY LANSING WARNS THE ; COUNTRY Washington, Oct IT. "Germany is bending. More pressure, and she, will break." said ,- Seretary - Lansing in a statement today warning the nation that the war is not over and that the fourth Liberty loan must be a success at a time when every dollar as well as every man and every gun counts mors man aver before.' - . ' Mr. Lansing's statement follows: "Our men In France are driving for ward. Our government is redoubling Its effort to send , men and munitions overseas.1 The battler are going well, but they must go better, r The war la not over. This is no time to slacken (Continued on page . J0-J0 SAYS Cloudy today and tomorrow; -; vWllI iyour record: In this Liberty, Don a campaign speatc wu or ill oi you zu veara rrnm now , , ill 001000,000 REPORT CIRCULATED IN NORTH f CAROLINA FALSE Governor, Seay Thinks German Propaganda Is at Work Among .' Farmers of State. ' ' :.' ' :-. . ' Richmond, Va Oct. 17. George J. Seay, governor -and chairman of the liberty loan committee of the fifth federal lews te district, toniaht- term- Mae baseless reports wl.lHi have been widely drenhued In North Car olina to the effect that farmers would be compelled to pay cash for fertilisers next spring. Because of this report some farmers are afraid to invest, their cash In liberty bonds.' German prop aganda can be the only foundation for the rumor, according to federal reserve officials who assert this story to be as absurd as another in circula tion that the government Intends tak ing; over all bank deposits. Promoters of the rumor have no other motive than injury -to the cause, - they say. The rumors, have had a, deteriorating effect upon the loan campaign In the eastern section of North Carolina, ac cording to reports front county chair men. - Patrols in City; Cavalry Oper ating on Bpth Sides. Germans Driven Back Rapidly j In Flanders; Front From Sea i Southward in Motion. : .With the ABJed Armies In Belgium, Oct 17 (By The ' Associated Press p. m.) Belgian patrols have en tered Bruges and cavalry is operating on both sides. Belgian guns are now arms; from sooth of the aty.i; , " With the Allied Armies in Belgium. Oct 17 (By The- Associated Press; e p,!:OT.--Tn anew nai Deem anven back, rapidly everywhere oday and tha entire front from the sea south ward is In motion. The British have entered Lille. The Germana hava fled precipitately from Ostend and ' that section of the Belgian coast. British naval forces have -landed at Ostend, while a number of Belgian aviators landed in ths center of the city amid the Cheers of the Inhabitants. ; Meanwhile ths Belgian Infantry and French cavalry sweeping uptoward the coast at last reports were rapidly neartng the city and probably will bej In it before daylight ostena is re ported entirely free now of Germans, those left In the city as rear guards having been accounted for. - The Germans seem to be in full flight everywhere, especially from Belgium for the gap through which they must escape between the ad vancing allied troops and tha frontier of Holland Is constantly being nar rowed, and unless tha enemy moves rapidly largs numbers may be caught The entire Lille salient, it seems, is being evacuated by the hard pressed Huns. Even south of here they have had no rsst -. ."f East of St- SoUplet, after crossing the river and defeating the Germans on the other side, the Americans and British - stormed the continuation - of the enemy Valenclennes-LeCateau Una and appear to have made great erosreas. Thousands of cfvlllans have beehr released, :- How many prisoners and guns have been captured Is unknown, but the number of prisoners cannot be large, for the Germans have been going so fast that they Jiave not had time to remove their heavy pieces. A .; force of Belgians, assisted by French cavalry and ; Infantry. Is re ported to be ' driving northward to strike the bridges on the east and also cut the Ghent canal. : Wide pos sibilities exist in this movement ZEEBRUGGE APPEARS TO ; f f HAVkEBEENABANDON With the Allied Armies In Belgium, net . 17. (9 n.' m. By the Associated Pna The allied infantry made rapid progress today and pierced into the German front beyond Wynghene. The Germans are hurrying eastward through the passage between Bruges and the Holland border, trying1 to es cape being bottled up. Only one good road exists In this passage, this being from Bruges to Eecloo. - It contains a mad Jumble of transports and fleeing, men.' - Zeebrugge appears to nave been abandoned. , Vast- quantities of war material hav been taken by the allied troopa These have been accumulating for four years., .Ths Br.uges-Kecloo road te under flre of the Belgian guns, which also are shelling the back areas, dropping shells into the masses oi tne neeing enemy. ' - The passage between Bruges ana Holland which will be made narrower bv the advancing troops, undoubtedly will constantly come in tor treatment by the heavy artillery aa more aiuea mm mrt rushed Un.'.-. -- i The Germans in Belgium ' already have met with defeat and' those flee Ing from the coast are faced with the great danger of capture unless they win the race they are making to es- caoe. - If the passage Is closed tha Germans, rather than surrender bod ilv. mav trv to escans by crossing liito Holland, where It Is sure they would be Interned. ' - One thing stands out above others. The coast of Belgium, so vital to the German submarine operations,. Is fast being cleared of the enemy. . ; , . it would annear from reports the cavalry operating ' on both sides of (Continued on page 2.)- GERMANS IN A GEIJERAL flETREriT OVER A FRDT OF FORTY LIILES THE N 0 RT 1 STH A-fl hIBi r FiKFS DECISIVE POLITICftL CRISIS, THE REPORTS SAY Indications of Serious State of Affairs Continue, to Reach ' State Department in Berne Dispatches. : Washington, Oct 17 Indications of the serious state of affairs In Austria Hungary conUnusd to reach ths state department today, In dispatches from Berne,' which said the dual empire Is facing a decisive political crisis, it is reported that the emperor will, at a meeting of the Austrian and Hunga rian delegations, take occasion to issue a manifesto to the people granting a more liberal system Of government. - Supplementing the reports received by the state department Prof. Thomaa G. Masaryk, president of the Ciecho Slovak national council received a cablegram today, stating that the great demonstrations and general strike proclaimed in - Prague : nave spread all over Bohemia and Moravia. Revolutionary . . meetings , were held throughout ths Ctech lands at which the- now famous oath of April IS, 1918, was repeated pledging every thing to the cause of Csecho-Blovak independence.; .- , , -.. . The message also said that Stanek, the Csech deputy, declared In parlia ment on October 3, that the Czecho slovaks have not voluntarily shed a single drop of bldod for the central U vv va viuuu tvi ,ataj v( nowerSi i, but havaehewwthelf stand -'bt-I forming legions that nowhere, i . . - . . . - i Talk and liuv iT LIBERTY CONDS MODIFICATIONS BEING ' ' 1 :- 5 1 MADE? IN " CONSTITUTION Burtan tSayrr Germany's Reply 4 Will Show Political Point In Wilson's Reply Set- Basel, Switierland, Oct 17. Baron Burlan, tha Austro-Hungarian foreign minister, spoke in the most optimistic manner of ths prospects for an early peace In addressing the foreign affairs committee of ths Austrian delegation at Ita meeting on Wednesday, says a Vienna dispatch. . - : "I nourish ths hope 1 today most fully," said- the foreign minister,' In this connection, "for If the content of President Wilson's reply are stud led, there Is nothing to be found to frustrate such a hope or even to de lay ita realization considerably." " --"The political point in President Wilson's reply is settled," Baron Bu rlan declared, "as Germany'a reply will undoubtedly establish, by' the modifications which ars being made in the constitution." . . UDERTV DOIHDS 45 EARTHQUAKE IN PORTO ; RICO TAKES HEAVY TOLL More Than 1 00 Lives Lost Is Estimate; ; Property Damage . ' Several Millions. ' r Washington, Oct '17. Tidal waves which follpwsd the - earthquake In Porto Rico added to the aeatn ton and devastation, th. American Bed Cross was advised today In cablegrams from Ban Juan. The city of May a guea, the third largest In the Island, practically was destroyed by the In rush of water, while the -town of AgudlUa was badly damaged. other towns on tne western .part of the Island- were damaged by the earth shocks and the death list Is placed at more than 100 with prob ably 800 injured. Hundreds of fami lies are ' homeless ana tne property loss is estimated at from $1,000,000 to $4,000,000. . :- . ., ,. -.. . Owing to the damage to railroads, roads and tslegrapn and telephone wires, exact conditions in the devas tated territory could not . yet; be de termlned. '. - NO MORE GAS0UNELES3 . ( f SUNDAYS FOR PRESENT y- v V'', '';'-.-, i MMeVwMa ' ' -.-s . : Washington, Oct-17. There wIU be no more gasollneless Sundays. for ths present as Fuel - Administrator- Qar flsld today lifted the ban on the use of, automobiles on Sundays, effective at once. " . 'r -v ? NEW DUTCH MINISTER TO liK WASHINGTON APPOINTED 3 he nagus, Oct 17, (2y tie As ated Press) J, T. Creitier, ftnra er minister of the erior.!.?, t s been appointed Dutch wilrw.ter to V, ashlcz- Iton, offloiallv announced to- g legions W90WM-MWihmtniHmH'thi fxt1r4V hvfmA H SEA TO LI LLB B"n ; Driven ion9 n Front in France Also. NOWHERE, HOWEVER, IS ; THE ENEMY IN DISORDER Ostend in British Hands; Bruges Air But Taken. ;' LILLE HAS BEEN CAPTURED 4 More Than Score' of v Additional Villages Liberated; Many . Guns Taken ' London, , Oct. .17. -rr British troops entered the town of Doua! . today, after, overcominffithe' ene; my's resistance on the line of tha Havte Deule canal, according to . the official statement from the . war office tonight The fifth Brit ish army encircled and captured Lille, the statement adds.. BritisJiIand American, troops at tacked on a1 front of Bine miles northeast of Bohain where heavy. ti J-!M m kaa . e bVm ejalAawsk .stlt 'As' IIKUUUK MAO: lAJVCIl All UJ ana? ill is 1 " S M I ne Hriusn carnea nt line or mqr lAHU rivM-nn ih& whole front "r--- . - - J.i - isnrtfK'rtf rTWTaTMii "JSOarVHsMn e WWMLVS wa - avwukvui pvvtievtiMitiMK ltavi9V v v' vra A iiw, a kia tv ss, aywj vuts) the" tpwn SeVen ' German dlvl-. . sions were hurled back after de termined counter-attacks - ana . 3,- aqojBriscfltTSfcaptured.1'? - r Pans, Oct. i 7. The Germans are abandoning the Belgian coast and arejeekmg refugebehind the outer defenses of Antwerp. . '' . BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. - Over a front of 40 mil, fnm dhk .. m- - . . - ... . hi wviiiuii, mj r , tut - northern France, the Germans are ta . general retreat bef ore the Belgian, French and British armies, . Likewise the enemy is being forced to concede defeat by retrograde movements be lore tne Brttisn and Americana south east of Cambral; nnder the attacia of the French in the pocket between the Olse and Serre riven north of Laon, - Uut hw MUM AT MMrimuA aMsa tacks by the French and Amerloana in Champagne and along- the Ileum , river.-' -".ct'-c-'x "rU, ; , 4- VlMMlll tm tlH II .1 ! 1 la - - - - - - I. ... disorder. In Belgian Flanders his Strrs are being hastened-by reason of the swift drives Into bis line by the Brit ten at liiue, just south of the Belgian border, and by the French and liel. -glana further iiorth, which Uveatmi to compel him to enter Dutch terri tory and face Interment unless he is fleet enough to withdraw out of the entire pocket between the Scheldt river and the sea and reconstitute his Unewith its right wins; , resting . on Antwerp, f ' j-- -j ; Ostend, one of the famous snbma-t rine bases on the sen. Is in British . nanas, uruges is all but captured, while to the south from the reclon east of Roulere the allied forces are last anvmc toward Ghent m an en deavor to seal the pester Flanders sack and retain in itlarge eksnenta of the enemy's forces. Strong opposi tion Is being offered on the Cburtral sector to prevent the allies from ear rylng out then maneuver to the full. , Many Villages liberated. . ,: , More than a score of additional vil lages have been liberated by the allied troops and numerous guns and quanti-' ties of stores have been captured. In their withdrawal from i west Flanders the Germans are - carrying out a tactical movement which doubt less will end in a general falling back et then line in northern France and- permit them, to materially strengthen , th,r resistanee on a new and Shorter front This probably will be from Antwerp to Namur s and Metx. and thence to the Swiss " border, which would still leave the Germans eighty mUes from their own border line both at Antwerp and Nanum At present the eenter of the Flanders flrhtlng is near Thlelt. which la about 129 miles from Alx La Chapelle, on the German borderv..;;,v:A.'.;-vy.-V;-.:'..; ? Southeast Of Cambral over a front of 10 miles between . Lecateau an 3 Rohaln the British and Americans ere delivering a violent attack against 1 -1 Germans, and. at " laat ' report V were meeting- with success. . akhov the -Germans- were savagely r -Ing with machine guns end 1 j and with artillery behind t.ielr ---Kordi cf Iron. -..4- ,' North of Leon, In the ert t-' -ths Clse and tsrre rivers, t. l i are sndaavorlrt to "rlvs r : Germans or e&i :re thei t .-'.. ean , make theSr wv. 1 n Ilirson. T Hare alas. t,. e- :T -. ing his machine - , lery to 1 'e the s ' ' ' Trenr tvt f rt,?r f ! riftw g J V1.. f'r; ' r ever, li f l - V e e or-1 . . t. -
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