The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-27

United Press
War Summary
1.516th day of the war.

1,516th day of the war.
Peace offensive front-Premier NAL
inoff, the antiIwar leader in Bulgaria,
has offered an armistice to the allies,
according to an official dispatch from
Berlin received by way of CoPenhag-
en-.
Berlin declares that the remainder
of the cabinet opposes Malinoff and
that the public is also against him.
A counter-movement Is said to be
under way already.
Picardy front-The British sudden
Iy attacked this morning on wide
front west Of Cambria, extending
from the Sensee river southwark.
Satisfactory progress" was report
ed by Field Marshal Haig. A local
operation advanced the British line
slightly In this region last night.
Rheims-Verdun front-The Franco
American attack, begun on forty
mile front In the Champagne and Ar
sonne regions yesterday morning is
still progressing. The Americans are
operating between the Meuse and the
Aisne rivers, while the French are at
tacking from the Aisne westward to
the suIppe.
No definite information had been
received early today other than the
American advance had averaged sew
en- miles, and the French four.
Macedonian front-lnvasion Of Bull
saria by British and Greek troops con-
tinues.
Serbian forces, after capturing veIes
have pushed on to within striking dis
tance Of the alI-important railway
center Of Uskub. It's capture is ex-
pected to effect final decentralization
Of the Bulgarian southern armies,
the paraIyzation Of their transporta-
tfon lines.
Flanders front-British troops made
some progress northwest of lasasse
last night.
First Break Of Alliance.
.rBy. J. W. T. Mason, United Press
War Expert.l
NEW YORK, Sept. 27.-Bulgarian
Premier Malinoffs offer Of an armis-
tice to the allies is first break in the
central powers, alliance That Maiin.
off may be attempting to trick the al
lies into stopping their offensive IN
til Bulgaria can reorganize her forces
with German assistance is, of course,
a possibility. But, 1t is more likely
that he sees doom of German ambitions
and is attempting to save his country
as Venizelos tried earlier in the war
to align Greece with the allies.
The German report that the czar OF
Bulgaria and the members of the cab
met oppose Malinoff, suggests a strik-
ing similarity to the situation at
Athens three years ago when Premier
Venizelos defied King Constantine
and demanded that Greece declare
war against Germany and protect Ser
bia
venizelos fell from power, but that
was because of the success Of the Ger
man troops in overrunning Serbia.
Now that the allies are progressing
victoriously Malinoff may be able to
bring about coupe d'etat in Bulgaria
and sign separate peace with the
entente.
Certainly Malinoffs efforts show
there is a large loss of morale in the
Bulgarian army A continuation of the
allies movement to Uskub will IN
crease the despair at Sophia. as nothH
ing else could. 1t is therefore reason
able to believe that if Malinoff is
meeting with serious opposition on
the part of Czar Ferdinand, the best
way for the allies to overcome Ferdi-
nand would be for the allies to re-
double their military effort A sepa-
rate peace signed by Bulgaria would
have crushing effect upon German
ambitions in Mittel Europea. 1t
would at the same time mean the
virtual elimination of Turkey from the
war. The only direct connection be-
tween Germany and Turkey is VIA
Bulgaria refusing passage through
their country to Germany it would be
necessary for the Germans to traverse
R1mania and take ships on the Black
Sea to reach Constantinople. Only
.meager war supplies could be handled
in this manner and Turkeys inability
to help herself would probably result
in an early surrender.