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enveloped Sunday, and Cambria has
been further endangered through the
capture of the village of Aubencheuil-
Aux-Bois. five miles to the southeast,
where more than 1000 Germans were
made prisoner
All along the front from Rheims to
the Meuse, a distance of more than
fifty miles. the enemy everywhere has
met with serious reverses and is fall
ing back at some places in disorder,
under the heavy pressure that is be-
ing imposed against him.
In late fighting the Americans drove
the Germans out of Chatel Chehery,
northwest of Apremont, and obtained
command of the heights west of the
Aire. The latest German official COM
munication reports that the Americans
Monday evening began a new attack
in this region.
Total number of American casual
ties to date. including those reported
Sunday: Killed In action Qncluding
291 at seal, 1890; died of wounds, q
5S6; died of disease. 1892: died of ac-
cident and other causes, $50; wounded
in action, 81 ,922; missing in action
(including prisoners). 1921. Total to
date, 40.671.
Marshal Foch's armies are proceed
ing without pause In their task of
clearing Belgium and France of the
invader, and they are continuing to
meet with great successes. Likewise
In Serbia and Albania the Serbs and
Italians are fast reclaiming enemy oc-
cupied territory, while, at last reports,
the British General Allenby in Pales-
tine still was hard after the retreat
ing Turks.
The entire southern front of the
Germans seems to be in rather seri-
GUS situation from La Fere to the
north OF Verdun, Laon, the great store
house of the Germans northeast of
scissors, is reported to be on fire, in
dicating the possibility of an early
falling back: the Chemin des Danes
defenses are outflanked at both ends;
Rheims has been restored and the
Germans pushed back more than ten
miles north of it. while eastward Gen
eral Gouraud's armies and the Amer
lean First army are brilliantly carry
ing out their part of the great con-
verging movement that seemingly at
no far distant date will force the en-
emy materially to readjust his line
Western
Up to noon Oct. Z, at Bisbee, Ariz
125 cases of Spanish influenza had
been reported to DR.. C. II. Hunt
health officer for Cochise county.
The San Diego. Cal, Union says:
There can be no peace except upon
such terms as the allies may dictate
Conquering armies do not negotiate
they dictate
Nearly 1000 jars and bottles of
fruits and jams have been prepared
by the women of Ogden, Utah, for con.
valescent soldiers to be sent to Fort
Douglas, near Salt Lake City, when
he post is turned into hospital for
invalid men of the United States army.
Two thousand Alaska sealskns, for
account of the United States govern.
ment sold for s103.44O at the fall auc.
ton of furs vt the International ex-
change at st. Louis. Mo
Washington
China has recognized the Czecho-
Slovaks. according to adyices reaching
the State Department,
Four hundred deaths from influenza
and pneumonia in six days in Chicago
were reported by the health authori-
ties Saturday.
President Wilson received party
of Swiss editors who are visiting the
United States as guests of the com.
mittee on public information.
The House bill authorizing exclusion
and deportation OF aliens who are
members of anarchistic or other such
organizations was passed by the Sen.
ate and sent to the President for his
signature.
Immediate rejection of the German
and Austrian proposal for an arnis.
tice and peace negotiations WAS de.
manded in the Senate Monday by lead.
ers voicing the common sentiment OF
the membership.
President Wilson's reply 10 the Teu.
tonic peace offers will be a refusal to
accept according to strong indications
from high governmental Authority.
One. hundred seagoing vessels forty.
six steel and fifty-four wood. aggregat
ing 30i .43S gross tons, were complete,
in American shipyards during Sep.
tember.
Official reports OF Liberty Loan sub.
scriptions gathered by banks up to the
close of business last Saturday night
by the treasury, showed a total Of 81.
0s7.611.C50.