The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1918-10-17


In Champagne there was no marked |
change during the week, though both
the French and the Americans con-
tinued TO move forward. The Yankees
were up against Il hard proposition In
the forest of Argonne, where the dense
woods were full of machine gun nests
and the fighting was almost like bat
tie I'm 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 Gourauds French
men fought their way northward with
the greatest intrepedity and cut Off
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 Relms 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 Is 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.
M
The most spectacular exploit of the
week was the raid on the Austrian
naval base at Durazzo. American,
British and Italian warships 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 British cruiser by a
torpedo.
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The Bulgarians in signing the arms
tice submitted to every demand Of the
allies, which included demobilizing
their army and surrendering the con-
troll of all their means of trenspOrta-
ton, besides breaking entirely with the
other central powers. They even said
| they were willing to attack Turkey, in
conjunction with the allies. Their
troops ut once began withdrawing from
Serbia and all their military supplies
were turned over to the forces Of the
entente. The internal situation In Bull.
| garla was somewhat confused, but the
claims of Berlin that King Ferdinand
would remain faithful to the central
alliance seemed unfounded. However
he evidently feared for his own safety
for no was reported to have taken
refuge I'm royal castle near Vienna
Naturally, II will be some time before
the allies can reap the full benefits OF
the Bulgarian surrender In the way OF
cutting across the corridor to Bag
dad" and isolating Turkey. Meanwhile
they continued the task of driving the
Austrians and Germans out Of Serbia
II was said a large number of Ger
man troops We're sent TO Sofia to try
to force Bulgaria to retract her &C
ton, but these, If there, more likely
are to be used In defending the com
munication with ConstantnOple. Wher
the French, Serbians, Greeks and Ital
ians have advanced far enough to tn,
northward they probably will be JOINED
by great numbers OF Southern Slav,
and men Of other races who have long
waited for the chance to revolt agalns
Austria. The way will then be oper
for an attack on the dual kingdom
from the south.
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Though not yet officially confirmed
there were various well authenticated
reports last week that Turkey hac
informally sought for information a.
TO the terms on which she could max,
peace Her condition Is desperate, To-
General Allenby continued his victori
Gus progress in Palestine and or
Tuesday occupied Damascus, the Turk
ish base In Syria, taking more thar
1000 prisoners. With the British wa
portion of the army Of Arabs of tn,
Hedjaz, now recognized by the allie,
governments as co.belligerents.
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Necessarily all this had great effec
In the Teutonlc nations. The excite
ment In Berlin approached panic an,
the newspapers made no attempt t,
conceal the gravity OF the situation
The first concrete results were the res