The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-10-24


umphal entrance into Ostend yester-
day. King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
of Belgium, had the supreme pleasure
OF entering Bruges today, and greet
ing their long suffering people.
Lille Wild With JOY.
Paris, Oct 19.-'I have just wit
messed the most touching spectacle of
my life. The whole city, in delirium
of Joy, was ready to throw itself upon
us, the first to enter Lille" telegraphs
the correspondent of the Petit Jour-
nal.
Tonight at . O'Clock, near Armen-
there's, an officer shouted to US, Lille
is taken We speeded our auto on the
road of victory. Two miles from Lille
two young girls ran out in front OF our
auto, crying amid sobs of joy. They
have gone, they have gone. Vivent Les
Anglais, Vive La France.
Refused s1,ooO,ooo Bride.
eve went little farther and then
huge shell hole obliged US to aban-
done our machine and proceed on foot.
A hack appeared and we got in, but
crowd seized us. One man climbed
on our shoulders.
Another shouted to us, "My name
is Guiselin. am city councillor. The
Germans offered me a million to be-
tray my country. The towards! The
cowards!' And then he burst into Sob
bling.
Carried by the crowds, we arrived
at the city hall. Deputy Mayor Rudon
stood at the door. When we entered
everyone rushed to embrace US. An
old man with white hair stood with
violin at the top of the grand stair
case and played The Marseillaise,'
Outside the crowd seethed like sea.
We were the first messengers from the
motherland.
World News Sweet to Them
"'Speak, speak to u.s. they cried,
and we told them of or victory. A
shout went UP that filled the cit. We
told of the Bulgarian C.1.'-'l2tinn.
Again the cheers rang out. We told
them of the Turkish promise to quit
the war and again the crowd cheered.
Then we told them President Wilson
had refused to grant an armistice and
demanded Emperor Williams head.
The crowd in a frenzy passed every
thing it could lay hands on in the air.
"At the prefecture the acting pre-
feet, M. Regnier, embraced us and
there was a fresh Outburst of cheering
from the crowd. 1t was for Mayor
Delsalle and for his son, French of
! ficer in the Legion of Honor and wear
ing the war cross"
Third Line to be Broken
With the French Army in Flanders,
Oct. 19.-In their plans for retire
ment from Belgium the Germans had
prepared three successive lines upon
each one of which they intended to
halt and reform. According to captur-
ed German officers, the two first lines
already have been broken by the al
lied advance and the third one will
be reached in a few days.
Many Divisions Crushed.
At the beginning of the allied attack
Oct. IA, there were eight divisions in
the Germans first lines. These were
reinforced by seven new divisions,
but the new divisions already were ex-
hausted and were of little help. Dur
ing the night of October 1916, two di-
visions fro mthe Russian front were
thrown into the battle, but their
strength had been greatly reduced and
their morale was very weak. The sew
enteen divisions have lost heavily in
prisoners, killed ard wounded,
Remaining Germans continue acts
of barbarity. At Iseghem German sol
diers threw bombs into dugout where
civilian refugees bad sought shelter
and were waiting far liberation.