The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
GERMANS STILL FLEE.
SEEKING SOME PLACE OF
SAFETY NOT YET RE-
VEALED.

and AuSIF1d-huUSdfS law
formed Germany That They WM
Accept President Wilson'S Terms
News Should Boost Sale Of Liberty Z
Bonds.
On the wings of necessity the Ger.
.,oans are flying eastward from thear
old battle positions from Douat to La
Fere and northward from LaFere TO
the Meuse River. Their fight is to-
ward some haven of safety from the y
talons of the allied hawks which
are everywhere menacing them.
Meanwhile .aere have been sent
broadcast further reports that AUS.
tria-Hungary and Turkey, seeing that
+be trend of events spells ultimate de-
faat have informed Germany that
+bey will accept President Wilson's
peace terms.
notwithstanding the advantages
that are being achieved over the scom-es
mon enemy on the battle fronts ana &
tho ace feelers in the air, President
Wilson, Secretary OF State Lansfns.S:: :
Secretary of the Treasury McAooo ''. Fl
and in fact, all the hlgn oulciats.olS
the government are warn1hS : Ing
American citizenry that the slluatioits
still is critical and that every one
should rally to the support OF the :
Fourth Liberty Loan.
All along the battle front the az
Y lied troops are advancing. From the
south of Douai to- the east OF Laons$
Tho enemy everywhere is g1v1ns
eronnd eastward. The famous Chem
;o-des-Dames, the ridge which tho
Germans had believed to be an in-..:
s,,rera hle barrier to an advance NORTH
!, ,,,ard from scissors, is being eVacual-s
"a while in the Champagne and
a1one the Meuse River farther east
1yord the French and American troops !.
are pushing forward, nortnWFaro anu .l1'Ds.
Z +beir lines in the great convereans
,oovement which is fast driving ING
enemy from Belgium and the great.
t ~, -ortion of invaded France toWarAs
: his own borders. a
I Donai now is completely outdankeds
E ~. 80 latest operations of the Brit
ish. while between Camprai anu ~ o..
Quentin the British and AMe.1eas.ss
are still chasing the. enemy LIZ. LIZ.
e south of ST. Quentin the frencn' osesls
S wide front have crossed Lne oNtssse. oNtssse.
y River. and in conjunction with the ,,- Ie-:
t;rement Of the enemy rom - ene;; l!l,se;
e observation-disclosures, are, forcing tho tho
f Germans to give up the great st Cos
d ,,i.n forest. the bastion at the penA$
j. ~ the line where it turns eastWara
e ond also the stronghold Of Loan, the
: 1 Iavstone of the entire southern Ger
o man line. :. 8 .....,I -:s......s
l. .w4,i1e from the war maps It
e a;o,nIear to the casual observer that.
nc. Germans in this bend OF the el-s
n hnw are likely to- be cut off, It seems
e more probable that they will 5pe aples
ir - 1,se the railways and high roaos
% ,e.d;ne in all directions OF q spiders
weh and effect their escape w1rnou1
10 erea+ losses in prisoners. Neyertne-'
z, 1ess the retrograde movement here OF
IS necass;ty NUT have strong bearing
q an the stability of whatever neW:tatne W.sstl
sy tno Germans may choose to stand up
to An and on their still relatively strong
d fronts in Belgium andsfrom 1>yeeaun.
ss3So the Swiss border.
If asShe Italians are Hk1ng s1eas ss
p ps - the driving osahe enemy rom
s.. ReTsiae Mes.
le a. If Rheims the Siuppe RWers
= heen crossed by the French az
!, numerous places West OF the. AZ
D. some forest, which now is held by
.e the French and Americans, the Ger
n mans are in retreat and number OF
ir additional towns and villages nave
le been taken by the Franco-Ameerlcsa1, g =
IN forces. East Of the Argonne ano
e alone, the Meuse valley the Americans
n are Still progressing satisfactorily.
u The retreat of the enemy along
S. the Is miles of the Western line
from Douai to the southeast OF 81;
h ouentin is still too fast, except on $50.
le| 1ated sectors, for the foot troops OF
n the British, American and frencn.to
% Keen in contact with them. Eng
e cavalry and tanks on the plains ans
l. through the wooded sectors, noWsss
r. er ,.N are taking terrible toll from the
le rear guards, while still farther oack
n q lied airne3 are cutting to pieces the
;e columns of the Nbewildered zoe e
,r they try to make their way 20 lns.l
next defense line. VIRTUALLY no M
>r fantry opposition is bspg encounter.
Ie ed. The machine gun mineY ~ ~
le being chiefly depended uH Dy ns ~.
. Germans to hold back thoV e -
h their main forces retire. "