Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1918-10-17

railroad center.
The British casualty list of last
week showed losses of over $1,000.
The number of Bulgarians captured
was "a 900. They VIII all be released
when Bulgaria is thoroughly occupied
by. the allies; which cuts the only di
rect route between Germany and Con-
stantinople.
in their rapid advance in the Cham
payne, the French were able to lib
crate $4,000 French civilians. The
/ Germans had been in too big a hur-
ry to carry them back.
/ The chief facts Of the past week
! have been the steady and, in places,
rapid retreat of the German armies
| in France and their failure every
where to withstand the attacks of the
allies. So rapid has been the German
retreat in places that German troops
rave been captured who did not know
retreat had been ordered. The
| ,ther important incident of the week
the German request for an armis-
| ice. President Wilson's questions to
Germany and their answer seem to
Indicate that the German plea is only
n effort to give their defeated armies
resting spell so they will be able to
e-organize. Nothing but complet@
urrender will be satisfactory to the
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nany has not yet reached that point.
Two million Americans have left
sur shores for the fighting fronts
nd we are now starting in on the
bird million.
The influenza is still spreading in
he camps as it is in the country, but
ately the increase has been slow. Up
last Saturday, there had been over
233, 900 cases in the camrs cid, where
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lad been many deaths.
Shipments of recruits to the camps
have been ordered to begin again
shortly and will continue right along,
as we will have to have two million
more men overseas by next June.
Launching of new boats goes on at
an increasing rate and, while the
sinking by U-boats made an increase
last month, the increase in new boats
was far in the lead.
In the latest peace answer from
Germany, no mention of Turkey was
made, and it is supposed that Turkey
1as finally made up her mind to quit
The British army considers that q
eeat performed by the British 46th
division is the greatest ever accom-
llished by a British division. In the
ierce fighting for the Hindenburg
inc north of st. Quintin, this divi-
ion advanced 1000 yards to a canal,
Killing or capturing all the Germans
,etween them and the canal. They
iwam the canal, one man getting
lrowned, and captured the German
positions on the other side of the ca
lal They captured 4,200 prisoners,
70 guns, over 1000 machine guns and
treat quantities of war material.
Their own loss was only 500 men.
This division was just to the north of
he Both American division which did
rood work right there.
From July 18th to September 30th,
he allies captured 5,518 officers,
AS, 494 men, 1869 cannon, more than
$1,000 machine guns and hundreds of
1IiR2 -thwoyYe~s.
The number of torpedo boat de-
stroyers lost by the allies is rs. Great
Britain has lost SO, France 8, Italy 5,
United States 2, and Japan 2. They
ave still in service over 1000. Ger
many has lost $50 U-boats out of a
otal of 800. Nearly half of this loss
# U-boats has occurred this year.
The 30th, under command of Gen.
lewis, again attacked the German
ines with the British on Tuesday,
October 9Th, and made good progress.
their casualties were not half the
lumber of prisoners taken, while
hey also captured many guns.