The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-10-18

lantlc port, anu VIII COiHe W WdSHihS-
ton to confer with government Off
Gals. It is the first time in history
that his flag has been displayed out
side of British home waters.
European
without pause in their task of clear
ing Belgium and France Of the in
vaders.
Berthelot, French general, has de-
livered a successful blow against the
Germans northwest of Rheims. This
materially adds to the menace hang
ing over the German front from the
North sea to the Swiss border. He
captured Berry-au-Back, which is only
Ia short distance from the famous
Danes ridge at Craonne.
Further gains have been made by
the British east of Arras.
Further advances are recorded by
the British war office around Cambria
and between that place and st. QUEEN
tin.
Chief interest for the present CEN
ters in the fighting in Champagne and
between the Argonne forest and the
Mouse. This is where the French
and Americans are driving the enemy
pell nell northward.
From Rheims to the Mouse the Ger
mans are having no rest For a dis
lance of more than fifty miles they
are not being given an opportunity
even to sleep, and they are falling
back like stray sheep.
Wherever the enemy is trying to re-
sist they are not being given any
quarter.
East of the Argonne forest between
that great wooded bastion and the
Meuse the Americans have further adj
vanced their line, Notwithstanding the
fact that the enemy has thrown in
large achievements to hinder the
blotting out of the forest and the form
ing Of a junction by way of the Aire
valley.
In the latest fighting the Americans
drove the Germans out of Chatel Che
hery, northwest of Apremont and OBJ
tanned command of the heights west of
the Aire.
Austria-Hungary has requested Hol-
! land to invite the belligerents to take
part in peace negotiations, says the
Vienna correspondent of the Berlin
Tageblatt The. correspondent adds
that Holland already has sent out
the invitations
The Cologne Gazette is authority
for the statement that delegation of
Hungarian statesmen, headed by Pre-
mier Wekerle, is in Vienna in connec-
ton with a new peace move:
The Berlin Tageblatt Vienna CORE
spondent says the British reply to
Baron Burian's recent peace note has
been received by the Austrian govern.
ment.
Prof. Heinrich Lammarsch, jurist
and professor in the University of vi
emma, has been charged with drafting
memorandum on President Wilson's
fourteen points of peace for transmits
sion to the United States.
On the fronts in Flanders, France,
Italy and Turkey, the enemy still con-
tinues to lose ground.
In Belgian Flanders, the Belgians.
British and French troops are driv'
ing forward, although their speed has
been somewhat lessened by reason OF
the condition of the ground.
Between Armentieres and Lens, the
central powers have evacuated import
ant salients.
The British have advanced to with
in six miles southwest of Lille over a
front of not less than four miles, be-
tween Wavrin and Equinghem
Between ST. Quentin and Cambria.
eastward from the region of lie Cate
let the British have materially inn
proved their position, and it seems
apparent that there is nothing left for
Cambria but to fall.
Far to the rear of the German front
the roads are congested with retreat
ing troops. and they are being har-
assed by machine gunfire of airmen.
From July Is to September 30 the
allies have captured 5.51S officers, 24S,-
494 men, 1869 cannon, more than 49,
600 machine guns and hundreds of
mine throwers.
In the wake of the retreating Ger
mans they are leaving death and dew
astation, vigorously applying the torch
everywhere.
American, British and Italian war
ships destroyed the Austrian naval
base at Durazzo and the warships an
chored there The allied feet wiggled
their way through the mine fields and
avoided attacks by submarines. An
intense bombardment followed until
the base and Austrian ships anchor
ed there were completely destroyed.
Airplanes co-operated in the work. No
losses or damages Of consequence were
suffered by the allies.