The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-10-18
GERMANS FLY FROM
H|NDENBURG LINE
MAIN IDEA OF TEUTONS is TIC
ESCAPE MENACING AL
LIED HAWKS
MORE TURK PEACE RUMORS
Reports Are Sent Broadcast Tina
Austria-Hungary and Turkey Fore
see Ultimate Defeat and Have
Declared Intention to Quit
(war Review for October 12)

(War Review for October 12)
On the wings of necessity, the Ger
mans are flying eastward from their
old battle positions from Douai to La
Fere and northward from La Fere to
the Mouse river. Their flight is to-
ward some haven of safety from the
talons of the allied hawks which ev-
erywhere are menacing them.
Meanwhile, there have been sent
broadcast further reports that Austria
Hungary and Turkey, seeing that the
trend of events spells ultimate defeat.
have Informed Germany that they will
accept President Wilson's peace
terms. Notwithstanding the advan-
tages that are being achieved over the
common enemy on the battle fronts
and the peace feelerS in the air, Presi-
dent Wilson, Secretary of State Lam
sing, Secretary of the Treasury Nc
Adoo, and in fact all the high officials
of the government are warning the
American citizenry that the situation
still is critical and that everyone
should rally to the support of the
fourth Liberty loan
Allies Advance Everywhere.
All along the battle front the allied |
troops are advancing From south of |
Douai to the east of Laon the enemy
everywhere is giving ground east
ward. The Famous Chemin Des
Danes. the ridge which the Germans
had believed to be an insuperabe
barrier to an advance northward from
scissors, is being evacuated. while in
Champagne and along the Mouse river
farther eastward the French and
American troops are pushing further
forward northward their lines in the
great converging movement which is
fast driving the enemy from Belgium :
and the greater portion of invaded
France toward his own borders.
Forcing Huns From Laon. I,
Douai is now completely outflanked :
by the latest operations of the Brit /.
ish, while between Cambria and ST. =
Quentin the British and Americans a
are still chasing the enemy. To the
south of st. Quentin the French, over
a wide front, have crossed the Disc I
river, and in conjunction with the re-
tirement of the enemy from the Chem
in des Danes, are forcing the Ger
mans to give up the great st. GObain ,
forest, the bastion at the bend of the
line where it turns eastward, and also
the stronghold of Laon, the keystone
Of the entire southern German line
italians Taking Part.
While from the war maps it would
appear to casual observers that the OF
Germans in this bend of the elbow e'
ire likely to be cut off, it seems "
more probable that they will be able 81
o use the railways and high roads a.
eading in all directions from Laon %
ike the main branches of spiders III
web and effect their escape without Sd
.reat losses in prisoners. Neverthe- I'd
ess, the retrograde movement here of oe
ecessity must have strong bearing
n the stability of whatever new line "a
he Germans may choose to stand II
pom, and on their still relatively ph
trong fronts in Belgium and from Yer Id
un to the Swiss border The Italians 10
re taking a great part in the driving hu
the enemy from the Chemin des q
ames. 10
Suippe River Is Crossed. III
East of Rheims the Suippe river has no
cen crossed by the French at numer-
is places. West of the ArgOnne for a.
+ which now i held nv The FrencI epi
nd Americans, the Germans are in nia
treat and a number of additional
WINS and villages have been taken M
7 the Franco-American forces East
the Argonne and along the Mouse
llley the Americans are still pro-
essing satisfactorily
The retreat of the enemy along the
miles of the western line from LID
Ouai to the southeast of ST. Quentin doi
still to fast, except on isolated sec liial
RS, for the foot troops Of the Brit wal
}, American and French Ito keep in Lota
intact with him. I'M
Taking Terrific TOLL ~,
The cavalry and tanks on the plains -iuo
d through the wooded sectors, how leru
or have taken a terrible ron from app
: roar onards whjIa sti,I far+har the
ok, allied airmen are cutting to
sces the columns of the bewildered RAM
, as they try to make their way to ieai
sir naxt dafanse limo vir+no1lv ~ enzs
'antry opposition is being en- .eer
The machine gun seeming houE
is being chiefly depended upon by VIII
cerrnans ~ hold b,.l, +ha ~ e New
,ir main forces retire. Snlc
ANS OF SPOKANE LAND