The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-10-24
European

| An EnSnSn O1QC0r at CdMUTdl udO
his hand torn Off by one of the enc
my's Internal traps. Seeing piano
abandoned in the middle of street
lie struck chord and an explosion
followed. A grenade had been placed
| in connection with the keys.
Herbert H. AsQuith, former pre-
mier of Great Britain, speaking at the
National Liberal Club in London, said
that there was no man in the allied
world better qualified to be a spokes-
man of the entente nations than Presi-
dent Wilson. Both of Mr.. Wilson's re-
cent replies to Germany's peace pro-
posals were heartily endorsed by Mr..
Asquith.
| Ex-Premier Asquith of Great Brit
ain says: 1--WE must be sure that the
government which has invited us to
deal with it is not the old Prussian mil
itarism dressed up in a democratic
disguise. That is the great question.
The reply to it can come only from
the German people themselves
At meeting of the Hungarian par
lament proclamation was read, de-
claring Hungary to be IN independent
state, says a dispatch from Copenha-
gen, and, according to the dispatch,
hencefOrth there is to be only a per
sonal union between Austria and Hun
gary.
DR.. Christopher Addison, minister
without portfolio in charge of recon
struction, speaking in London, said
Germany must be made to return all
machinery she has destroyed or re-
moved from France and Belgium.
Holland has decided to send 10000
tons of shipping to South America to
take back the remainder of the 1OO,-
900 tons of grain allotted to the Meth
erlands on March Fl at the time the
United States took over the Dutch YES
sells in the United States ports.
Allied forces, including Americans.
are engaged in repulsing heavy Boil
sheviki attacks on both banks of the
Dvina, $50 miles north of Ketlass. in
the north Russia fighting zone. The
Americans and Russians have advanc-
ed in the direction of Welsk, northeast
of Vologda.
The BOlsheviki now are trying to
spread their propaganda among the
allied troops. Captured trenches and
villages on the Dvina front are full
of proclamations printed in English.
asking the British and Americans not
to fight. These proclamations were
laughed at by the British and Amer
leans
The central powers found them
selves no longer able to hope for a
military decision in their favor. and
Bulgarla's demand for peace onlv has
tened the presentation of their peace
propositions, Baron Burian, the Aus
tro-Hungarian foreign minister, declar-
ed in recent statement to the for
eign affairs committee of the Hunga-
rlan delegation to Vienna
The entente forces in Belgium and
France continue to successfully drive
the central powers before them.
In Belgian Flanders the allies are
rapidly advancing.
The Germans are fighting desperate
ly in France to withstay the advance
of the allies.
The position of the central powers
from the Lys river to the sea is re-
ported to be seriously threatened.
The Lille salient is gradually. being
enmeshed by the allies
In the Champagne region a mighty
struggle is going on, because the Ger
mans here must effect a perfect re-
drement to their own border in the
event of final debacle
The Germans are said to be partfc-
ular bitter in their counter thrust
against the Americans.
The German battle line in France
continues to bend under the attacks of
the entente allies. But nowhere has
1t been broken. The enemy almost ev
erywhere is in retreat toward new DO
s1tlons But his retreat is orderly, and
the allies are being compelled to fight
their way forward slowly.