The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-08
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE WAR
(By Associated Press.l

GERMANS MEET FocH TODAY.
Germany's delegation, charged with
the duty of receiving from Marshal
Foch the allied terms for an arn1is.
tice, crossed the allied lines near
La capelIe last night. The members
spent the night at house inside the
entente front and this morning were
taken to place in the department
Of the Aisne, where they will meet
IL 10 announced by Paris that il is
a four-hour trip to the scene of the
historic meeting.
The German high command sent a
wireless message to the allies yester-
day, asking for provisional suspen-
sion of hostilities on the front where
the delegates were to cross, beginning
at 8 p. m. and lasting until further
notice. This was presumably to per-
NIT the arn1istice mission TO pass in
safety. The Germans, however, were
delayed on the road and did not reach
the lines until well along in the eVenu
ing.
In the meantime fighting on the
western front has not ceased.
AMERICANS GET SEDAN.
Sedan has fallen to American
forces. The historic city was entered
first by continaents of the Rainbow
and First divisions, after g thrilling
dash northward against the saVagely
resisting Germans. In making this
advance the Americans wiped out a
dangerous salient which had been
formed between their positions and
those of the French further west.
TRIUMPH OF AMERICAN ARMS.
The capture Of Sedan definitely
closes the gap south Of the Belgian
might attempt 20 withdraw their haF-
ried columns, now in full retreat from
the region between the Oise and the
Aisne rivers. II marks the culminat-
ing triumps of American arms in the
fighting which has been going on
with terrific violence since Sept. %.
The Germans, realizing that the ad-
vance of the Americans on Sedan was
fatal to their chances Of making an
orderly retreat eastward into German
Lorraine, brought up fresh forces to
hold cunningly constructed fortifica-
tions which were erected to bar the
progress Of General Pershins's men.
Their efforts were unavailing. The
first American army has, taken vital
role in the mighty offensive which has
broken Gernany's strength in eastern
France.
SAILORS HOLD GERMAN NAVY. 4
Germany's entire navy 10 reported
to be In the hands of mutinous sail
ore: The navy is not alone involved
but the revolt seems to have spread
through the province of Sehleswis
HoIstein and 1t appears to have been
Joined by many units from the Ger
man army stationed in that part of
the empire. Hamburg is said to be
in the throes of what appears 20 be
man garrisons at porte along the
southern coast of the Black sea are
reported to have deserted their posts.
GERMANS IN BAD HOLE,
TorrentiaI rains have been falling
over the fields of France where the
British and French are in close pur-
suit of the Germans. This rain has
hampered the enemy's retreat. SER
iousiy and while IL has also slowed
down the allied advance, the Germans
are. apparently in grave danger of
being utterly crushed. The British
are seemingly within cannon range
of the railroads north and northeast
of Hirson, leading into Belgium. If
this is a fact, the Germans must at
tempt to make good their escape
through the wooded Ardennes region.
This country is devoid of railroads
and has only mediocre highways over
which the enemy may Withdraw his
trains of supplies and munitions and
artillery.
BAVARIA WANTS HER TROOPS.
Bavaria has demanded that her
army be withdrawn from the western
front, il is reported. This action, it
is said, is the result of the menace
against her southern frontier and the
internal conditions in
Bavaria.
It lie reported that the Germans
have decided TO abandon Ghent, but
the allied entry of the city has not as
yet been announced.