The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-18

IA. and. at his right. General Joanna, CT
In Champagne there was no marked
change during the week. though both
the French and the Americans con-
tinued 10 move forward The Yankees
were up against hard proposition In
the forest OF Ar;onne. where the dense
woods were full OF machine gun nests
and the fighting was almost like bat
tie In the dark. This style Of warfare,
however. seemed to suit the Americans
and In broken groups they battled
their way onward. passing beyond
Cierges and always keeping in contact
with the retreating enemy. For miles
they were hampered by the scarcity OF |
roads, the mud and the innumerable |
and bravely defended fortified shell |
craters. They captured during the week
great numbers Of guns and quantities
OF material, including three big OBJ
servation balloons. On the left flank
OF the Americans Gouraud's French
men fought their way northward with
the greatest iatrepedity and cut of
the Germans opposing them from com.
munication with their comrades In the
Argonne forest region. II they can
keep up this advance the Huns In the
salient pointing towards Reims will
fine themselves In an awkward pocket
| The Germans In this sector were fall
ing back To the so-called kriemhild
line, and captured documents showed
they intended TO try To hold that line
through the winter. The fact IL they
have no organized line OF defense be-
tween II and the French border. The
Americans In Champagne as well as
those In the ST. Quentin sector dis
played gallantry and dash that have
not been surpassed.
"a
The most spectacular exploit Of the
week was the raid on the Austrian
naval base at Durazzo. American,
British and Italian warshlps made
their way through the mine fields and
completely destroyed the base and all
the Austrian vessels In the harbor ex'
cept a hospital ship. The only dam
age To the attacking force was the
slight injury OF ii British cruiser 10y u
torpedo.
, The Bulgarians in signing the arms
, tice submitted To every demand Of the
allies. which Included demobllizing
their army and surrendcring the con
troll of all their means Of transporta
| ton, besides breaking entirely with tbs
: other central powers. They even salt
they were willing 10 attack Turkey. II
conjunction with the allies. Thei
troops al once began Withdrawing from
\ Serbia and all their military supple
were turned over to the forces OF tia
:, entente. The internal situation In Bul
garia was somewhat confused. but tn
claims of Berlin that King Ferdinan'
would remain faithful TO the centrn
alliance seemed uufounded ilowevel
he evidently feared for his own safety
for he was reported 10 have take
refuge In royal castle near Nienu'
Naturally, IL will be some time befor
the allies can reap the full beaeiits g
~ the Bulgarian surrender ia the way 4
u cutting across the corridor to Bar
y dad" aud isolating Turkey. AeanHhll
y they continued the task of driving u
" Austrians aud Germans out of Serbs
aa II was said large number OF &c
~ man troops we're sent To Sofia To u
Us to force Bulgaria 10 retract her a
III ton. but these. II there. more like
are 10 be used la defending the cot
ugnlcation with ConstEntinople. Whs
St the Freach. Serbians. Greeks and ita
ch tans have advanced far enough 10 q
.at northward they probably will be joins
re- hy great numbers of Southern STA
in and men OF other races who have Ion
MS waited for the chance TO revolt again
he Austria The way will then Toe op.
as for an attack on the dual klngdo
ms from the south.
,ed Though not set officially confirme
,ps there were various we'll authenticate
the reforts last week that Turkey ~
lgh informally sought for Information
an n the terms 90 which che could ma
hat neara Her condition = desperate
81. General AHenby continued his veto
ons progress IN Palestine and
md Tuesday occupied Damascus the Tut
to. lsh base IN Syria. taking more ih
ing 700 prisoners win tie British %
ter a portion Of the army y Arabs 81 !
nsa Uedjaz now recognized by the ALI
nm gov yruments as ce.helhgereuts.
"a -
chs Necessarily all this had great eG
she In the Teutonic nations. The exc
ring ment In Berlin approached panic
re- the newspapers made no attempt
-, | ,...oot Tho yra rIfy nf the gtfuAfl