Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-01

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same time it is expected
that Austria ia-Hungary
will probably surrender
by Christmas, If the allies continue
their progress on the western front.
While no overtures from Turkey
have been received at the foreign
office, it is confidently believed in
many quarters that negotiations will
soon be opened.
Turkey has insufficient forces on
European soil to defend Constants.
nople from an attack thru Bulgaria
After establishing Servian front
the allied forces will still be in pre-
ponderance, while the withdrawal Of
Turkish forces from Mesopotamia will
be tantamount to actual surrender.
Riots in Turk Capital.
Copenhagen, Oct. 1,-Riots have
broken out in Constantinople, said
dispatch received here today. En-
yer Pasha, head of the Turkish army
and leader of the pro-German ele-
ments in Turkey, has sent assurances
to the Turkish consul of ministers
that the central powers have not been
beaten, the dispatch said.
Fops to Allies Side.
London, Oct. Bulgaria has sis
nifed her willingness to re-enter the
war on the side of the allies to at
tack Turkey, according to a report
in circulation here this afternoon. A
news agency announces that it un-
derstands that during the armlstice
negotiations Bulgaria would not be
adverse to attacking Turkey, but can
do so only under the direction of tho
allies
Bulears Kill officers.
London, Oct. 1.--Bulgarian officers
who tried to stop the flight of their
troops were murdered, it was learned
from inhabitants of soil, which the
allies had overrun, the Serbian war
Office announced today
Japs Take $4,000 Huns.
Toxic Oct. 1.--15,0O0 Austro-Ger-
mans have been captured in eastern
Russia said a dispatch from that the
atre of operations today.
With Gcrmany's back door
opened by the collapse of Bul-
garia. the allies renewed their
blows on the western front today,
capturing more villages and clos
ing tighter the circle of steel
around the German bases OF Cam
brai and st Quentin.
The French renewed the battle
in Champagne, capturing the vii
lagos of Binarville and Condo les
Aulry, which are very close to
the scene Of American operations
in the Arg0nne forest sector 1t
is indicated by the extension OF
French pressure eastward that
the French and American armies
may join up in a new combined
drive when the next blow falls
against the German left wing,
The attack last week was made
with the two armies co-operatinr.
but they were not linked, being
separated By the Argonne forest
Three more villages were taken
by the British on the Cambria
St. Quentin front. With the Brit.
ish in the outskirts Of Cambrai
there are strong indications that
the Germans are eyacuating th2
plain, as Field Marshal Haig re-
ported the city in flames today.
Americans have played bril-
liant part in the latest phase of
the British drive on this front
In Flanders the Belgian and
British armies are reported to
have taken the great German
base of Roullers This would be-
/ serious blow to the Germans
Not only would It shake their en-
tire Flanders front and probably
compel them 70 give up their
submarine base at Ostend but
would open the way for attacks
southward in the direction Of
Lille, behind the extreme north
ern end Of the Hin1enburg line.
Notwithstanding the signing Of
an armistice on the Balkan lront
further hostilities are reported
there today The SerbianS have
continued their advance. taking
more villages