The Carlisle independent., 1918-10-10

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 a hard proposition in the forest of ArGonne, where the dense woods were full of machine gun nests and the Lighting was almost like bat tie in the dark. This style of warfare, however, seemed to suit the Americana snd in broken groups they batt1ed their way onward, passing beyond CieTges snd always keeping in contact with the retrsatins enemy. For miles they were hampered by the scarcity of roads. the mud and the innumerable and bravely defended fortified shell cratert. They captured during the week great numbers of guns and quantities of material, including three big ob- servatiOn balloons. On the left flank of the Americans Gouraud's French men fought their way northward with the greatest intrepedity and cut of the Germans opposing them from com munication with their comrades in the Argonne forest region. If they can keep up this advance the Huns in the salient pointing towards Reims will fine themselves in an awkward pocket. The Germans in this sector were fall ing hack TO the so-called Kriemhiid line, and captured documents showed they intended To try to hold that line through the winter The facr is they have no organized line of defense be tween il and the French border. The Americans in Champagne as well as those in the St. Quentin sector dis played gsllantry and dash that have not been surpassed.
 The mos 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 d hospital ship. The only dam age to the attacking force was the slight injury of a British cruiser by a torpedo.
 The Bulgarians iu signing the armis- tice submitted to every demand of the allies, which included dernobilizing their army and surrendering the con trol of all their means of trensporta tioD. besides breaking entirely with the other central powers. They even said they were willing to attack Turkey. in conjunction with the allies. Their troops at once began withdrawing from Serbia and all their military supplies were turned over to the forces of the entente. The internal situation in Bull garia 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 he was reported to have taken refuge in royal castle near Vienna. Naturally, it 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 isolafing Turkey. Meanwhile they continued the task of driving the AuStrians and Germans out of Serbia. Ii was said large number of Ger man troops were sent to Sofa to try ta force Bulgaria to retract her ac- ton, but these. if there. more likely gre 10 be used in defending the com Tnunication with Constantinople When the French, Serbians, Greeks and Ital- ians have advanced far enough to the northward they probably will be joined by great numbers of Southern Slavs and men of other races who have long waited for the chance to revolt against Austria. The way will then be open for an attack on the dual Kingdom from the south.
 Though not yet officially confirmed there were various well authenticated reports last week that Turkey had informally sought fer information as fo the terms on which she could make peace Her condition is desperate for General Allenby continued his victori- oHs progress in Palestine and Oil Tuesday occupied Damascus, the Turk ish base in Syria. taking more fban 7000 prisoners. With the British was T portion of the army of Arabs of the Hedjaz. now recognized by the allied governments as co-belligerents.
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 Necessarily as this had great effect in the Teutonic nations. The excite ment jn Berlin approached panic and the newspapers made no attempt to conceal the gravity of the situation The first concrete results were the res