Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-02
BASTI0NS OF GREAT
H|MDEMbuRG LINE
|NFRIENDLY HANDS
With the Anglo-American Army in France,
October 2.-St. Quentin, one of the bastions on
the main Elindenburg line is now in allied hands.

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The city, around which
some of the bloodiest
fighting Of the war has
ragged, was captured by the French
late Monday.
The Germans took refuge in St.
Quentin in March, 1917.
The Germans built a series of heavy
Notifications on the st. Quentin line,
constituting the so-called Hindenburg
unable to penetrate them until the
present drive.
British Take Damascus.
London, Oct damascus, in Pal.
estine, has been captured by Gen.
eral Allenby's British army, it was
officially announced today.
The city fell yesterday, after 1t had
been surrounded by British cavalry.
Spain May Declare War.
Madrid, Oct. 2.-The Spanish cabi.
net has been summoned to meet to.
morrow. Indications have been be.
coming stronger for some weeks that
Spain might enter the war on the side
of the allies because of the sinking
of her ships by submarines
German Ministry Resigns.
Amsterdam, Oct. 2.-The entire Ger
man ministry has resigned according
to advices received here today. For
mer Vice Chancellor Won Payer is ex-
pected to become chancellor, succeed.
ing Won Hertling. The new cabinet
is also expected to represent the ma.
jority parties of Germany.
Illinois Troops Are Heroes.
With the American Army in France,
Oct. 2.-Illinois troops pushed their
way up the left bank of the Meuse,
capturing one after another of the
boche positions which had held out so
long in the Verdun battle.
1t was Illinois troops that forced
crossings of FORCES brooks at the
beginning of the American drive. They
had previously been engaged on an.
other front where they fought sue.
cessfully in two big battles.
Wreck FRANKFORT Station.
The Hague, Oct 2.-The main rail.
way station at Frankfort, Germany.
has been wrecked by allied airmen.
and the people of the city are panic
stricken it was stated today by a neu.
tral who has just arrived from that
city.
Fighting Near Sofia.
Amsterdam, Oct 2.--Fighting is TAX
ing place on Bulgarian soil south OF
Sofia, said a dispatch to Cologne to-
day
The foregoing dispatch indicates
that the German forces that were re.
ported to have been sent into Bul.
garia are engaged with either Bul.
gafS or aleid forces south OF Sofia.
Pope Warns Catholic Rulers.
London, Oct. 2.-The Pope has con.
fdentially advised Emperor Charles
of Austria and the king of Bavaria
mat 1t is absolutely hopeless for the
central powers to attain victory. said
a Central News dispatch from Rome
this afternoon.
Inc Pontiff alluded to the dangers
confronting the dynasties of the cen.
trial empires iii the war continues
any longer
Blow Up Bridges in Belgium.
Amsterdam, Oct, 2,--The German
military authorities in Belgium are
placing wooden bridges at the end
OF all important roads and are be.
ginning to blow up all of the fixed
bridges in the country, said a dis.
patch from a from Ter correspondent
today.
CThis is contrmaCory of a previous
cablegram to the International News
Service that the Germans were pre-
| pairing TO eyacuate Belsium)
The Duke Of Arenyburg. a German
prince ana the greatest landlord in
Belgium, is selling his palace In
/ Brussels and all OF his other property.
Ledeqhes Is Taken.
London, Oct British and Belgian
troops, advancing on the Flanders
front, have captured ledeghes, six
miles south of the German base at
Roulers, and have forced crossing
of the Lys River between Weryicq
and Cemines, the Belgian war office
at Hayre announced today