Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-31

Forty seven thousand American
and Syrian christians have managed
to get through the Turkish lines to
the protection of the British army in
Meso-P Potomac. Ten thousand more
are in the mountains, some distance
from the main army, but British
cavalry has driven back the Turks
who We're pursuing them and soon
they will be in safety.
Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse,
brother-in-law of the German Emper-
or, has been elected King of Finland
by the Finnish congress. But as the
socialist members and some others re-
fused TO vote at all, Prince Frederick
has shown a glimmering of sense by
refusing to accept the crown without
it is unanimous, which will never hap
pen. Since then the Finnish congress
has demanded that Germany with
draw all her troops, still in Finland.
There are now in France, three
negro artillery. regiments, the 349th,
350th and 35lst, field artillery; there
is also one colored regiment of engi-
neers, the 3l7th, which has not yet
gone over. Also over in France are
the end division under Major Gen
eral G. c. Ballow, and the 93rd under
Major General Roy c. Hoffman, now
being formed and also several regi-
ments in white division. There were
in June I56 .696 in the army, with
many mere since then.
The British loss this year from Jan.
1st to Oet.1st, was 100000 The low
est loss in any week was 4, l26 and the
highest close to $4,000.
FIFTEEN thousand German cut off by
the rapid advance of the allies in
Belgium, have moved into Holland
nd MIL 10, r
the war.
The Germans had completed plans
TO blow up Ostend, when they evacu-
ated it, but when the Belgians enter
Ell the town, they found all the Ger
mans, who had been left behind to
blow up the town, dead drunk, and i'm
capable of doing anything.
president Wilson has conferred the
Distinguished service medal on Mar
shals Foch, Joffre and Haig, and
Gems. Petain, Pershing, Diaz and Gil
Ian. Gen. Diaz is the commander
of the Italian army; Gen. Gillian is
the chief of staff of the Belgian army.
On October 10th the Americans by
destroying six German planes, run
their total number up to one hun
dred.
A new American gun is now at the
front. 1t is a huge sixteen inch, which
was intended for some of our new bat
tie ships, but the plans being changed,
they We're fitted up for land fighting
and shipped to France. One gun and
its crew and foundry shops take up
the use of seven ears, and it can
throw 1000 lbs. she'll fifteen to
twenty miles behind the enemy's lines
Last weeks total of prisoners in
France was about $4,000 with over
200 guns.
The number of guns captured from
the Germans since July Is, is now
over 5000, which is estimated to be
one fourth of the total number that
the Germans have.
As over 100000 men have left for
overseas and as not over half a mil
lion are being used in the fighting, it
is thought that we viii soon have
another big offensive on the Amer
lean front in France.
In Serbia the allies have run the
Austrians and Germans back over two
hundred miles and are now within
forty miles of Austria in the north.
Parties of French cavalry have cap
tured long stretch of the south bank
of the Danube and have crossed over
into Roumania. So far the number
of prisoners reported is $4,000 with
600 guns.
In Palestine, or rather north of
Palestine as the allies are far to the
north of Damascus, there has been
no fighting as there are no Turks left
to fight, but the railways have to be
put in good shape for the advance
on AlepPo, which has now been cap
tured.
The British force in Mesopotamia
has begun and advance on Mosul,
which lies about $50 miles east of
AleppO. Thursday last the Italians
began an attack which was develop
ing favorably at last reports. Over
five thousand prisoners were captured
Thursday and Friday and an advance
made of several miles
Lille, Ostend, Zecbrugge, and Brug-
es have all been occupied by the allies,
besides hundreds of smaller towns
and villages in France and Belgium.
The battle line, which before last