Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-11-04
HUN GETS SMASHING
BLOWS ON WESTERN
BATTLE FRONT
All Allies Quit, and Germany Try
ing to Fight Alone, is Beaten
Back at Every Point.
STAMPEDED BY OUR MEN
Associated Press Summary , o. m.


/ Smashing blows are being dealt The
Germans on the western front and tbc
collapse OF the present enemy defence
positions appears close at hand
IN the Italian theatre hOstilties perc
70 nnd today at r. m 9 o clock a m y.
IN the eastern United States but IN m
th"t hour the Italian and allied forces
continued 10 press the Austrians on the
entire front, the advices indicated
HtfG - VIEW DRILL
pn the northern end Of the front in
trancc, Field Marshal IIalg on Monday
morning launched Il new attack south Of
The Scheldt IN the region If Noicncicnnes
he operation began successfully On a
vide front and tins vital sector of the
German positions ls IN great peril
The French army maintains its pres
sure but fighting activity IS less han on
SUNDAY and last week German artillery
has been active along the Aisnc front.
probably protecting an enemy retire
ncnt, which IS inevitable in wow c,f thc
allied success north and east.
AMERICANS GET VITAL RAILWAY rofXT.
he Americans are pressing forward
cast and west of the Melisc and the C,er
mans apparently are not vet prepared to
make stand Stcnav and the gap n
which 4 lies Is being cncirclcd and it-
TALL would appear 10 be near
In the center OF the sector vest Of the
hclise the American first army mas
driven forward 10 Somnauthe. I'll rtcen
miles sou p of Sedan, The most important
German railway center between Mczicres
and Metz
Associated Press Summary | D. m.
Germany deserted by her allies. an
parentiy Is facing great disaster on
/ the western front. There is greater
possibility than ever that the hour ~
Germanys military doom may not 10
far distant
ms Crisis has arisen during me past
three days. The American and French
attacks west of the Meuse river. which
seemed 70 be gaming but little, appar-
emily sapped the strength 0f the enemy
" hen the break came on SATURDAY,. Il
took on aspects of . rout
American contingentS are in Belvai
wood six miles directly west 81 ~ten.y
a vital point in the German inc along
the Meusc. They are oniv fourteen
mhes south OF Sedan. the center Of he
whole German railroad system IN eastern
France
It nov appears that the Germans
who nave been holding the line running
westward through he Champagne co,ln-
D. diverted northward through Bel
gum.
GERMAN LINE n PERIL.
In Belgium, the fall OF Client IS irnmi-
nent. for the Belgans, French. British
and Americans are moving ahead rap
IDLY The Scheldt has been crossed 1t
Weidcn. southwest of Ghent. Nhlie
me BeIgians are moving toward ne
~cheidt northeast OF the citv This adj
nee. # continued. threatens the whole
German army in France, since its re-
treat eastward through Sedan and Mont
medy seems about TO be cut OF
last Of the Meuse. the roads are
crowded with retreatIng Germans ap-
parentIv indicating A retirement 70
the Brev detenses north OF Metz.
Austria Will !CIn Bulgaria aud Tur-
KEY aS conquered nations tins after
noon At 3 - clock Terms Of the arms
tlce have been signed
AUSTRIAS ARMY CoLLAPSEs
Meanwhile, Italian and allied forces
have occupied Trent. and have iauded
~ lneste dine. which was ltau4n
headquarters. during ne Isonzo cam
paIgn two wears ago and from Whlch
Genera Cadorua MAS driven late IN
Octoher. 1917 has been revaptured
from the NGstuanS Ou every front
thc Austrian resistance seemed to colalEse
during the two days pflor - the signing
OF the arEuistIce terms dirta.ed bl the
luteI-allled .ontcience at Versailles.
SERBIA wRk>rED fEoM gEtToN~.
Belgrade the capital 81 Serbia hA~
beer recaptured from The AtlstuArlS.
The city was taken on December ,. 1914.
Forty-hVe aaS> after the Allies launched
their offensive along the Nacc,lona
front. the Austrian and German troops
were retrtatng acr,es the Danube oar
OF SERBIA
Emperor Nilr,n n.l> Nrltten to Prince
AldNnl.ian oi Baden 'he Imperial
, 'h;tpccilor promising cooperation IN
The development d constitutional ~
'ouns II Is pointed uit, however. that
ao word has been said by him rel arive
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