The Carlisle independent., 1918-10-17

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 with the French at Laucon. East of the Mouse also the Americans were going forward, and, at the time oi writing, these movements, as well as those all along the line, were still pro eressing.
 These operations in France were steadily crushing the great German salient whose apex was near Laon and the French were maintaining continuous pressure on both sides of that city. They also were compelling the further retirement of the Huns who still remained south of the Aisne between Neufehatel and Vouzieres.
 The American air service on the front of the First army clearly dem onstrated it's superiority during the week. Huge aggregations of bombing planes continually flew over the en- emy front lines. communications, back areas and troop concentrations, doing incalculable damage, while the pur suit planes kept the air clear of Hun machines.
 The Serbian army kept up the unre,s hitting pursuit of the Austrians in Serbia as the Bulgarians withdrew from that country, or surrendered, ac- cording to their agreement. Before the end of the week the Serbs were quite close te Nish and moving ahead steadily To their west, in Albania. ha a1I da e Q progress The Italians took Elbassan after crushing determined resistance hy the Austrians, and then continued their advance northward.
 The occupation of Beirut by French marines only aceentuated the troubles of Turkey The cabinet resigned af- ter peace note was said to have been started on its way to President Will son, and Tewfk Pasha, 1t was report ed, would be the new grand yizier. His sympathies are rather with the allies, and there is little doubt the sultan himself would be mighty glad to get out of the war on the best terms ob- tainable. London was convinced Fur key had notified Germany it intended to make peace and that the kaiser tried to stave this off by the proposal of the chancellor.
 Austria Hungary was in a condition almost of panic and was nervOusly awaiting the outcome of Prince Max's effort Reports from Vienna said the ministerial council had decided to in- troduce national autonomy ''in order to make President Wilson's stipulation an accomplished fact Among the Ieople of the empire the movement to proclaim the separation of Hungary ana Austria was making great head way. Meanwhile the Bohemian lead CTS were conferring and preparing to declare the independence of their country and it's separation from Aus tria-Hungary. and, knowing the dan gers of such action, made their wills and settled their personal affairs.
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 Boris, who has succeeded to the throne of Bulgaria on the abdieation Of his father, Ferdinand, adheres to he terms of the surrender made by lis armies, and has ordered Germany and Austria to quit his country with in a month. Already the rail connec- ton between Vienna and Constantine pie seems to be effectually broken.
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 Three more victories" by the mur- derous German U-boats are 10 be re corded. The Irish mail boat Leinster, the Japanese liner Hirano and the American cargo steamship Ticonderoga were torpedoed. The total loss of life was estimated at more than 900. In the case of the Ticonderoga about 230 were killed, most of them by shrapnel fire after the boat had ceased to resist.
 One painful result of the German peace offensive was the decided slow ing mp of the campaign for the fourth Liberty loan. Presumably because many short-sighted people thought peace was at hand and the money would not be needed, subscriptions to the S6.000 000.00o loan were distress ingly slow in coming in. All the agen- ctes engaged in the campaign re- doubled their efforts and the American public was loudly warned that the Hun peace talk must be disregarded and the money must be raised. Uncle Sam needs those six billions and he will get them, and he will need and will get much more. In all probability, before peace is declared and the arm ies are disbanded. If the people re- fuse to lend the government all the money It needs, at a good rate of In. terest it has other ways of getting funds, and 1t will adopt them.