Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-12
FAMOUS ROAD TAKEN
BY ALLIES; british
MARCHING ON Lille
The German line in the Champagne district
has completely caved in and the Germans in
retreat over front of nearly forty miles, pursued

;dIl IOily liiIiCo, E'1loOC%h
by the French and Amer
leans.
Bouziers, an important
German base and concentration cen
ter thirty.one miles northeast OF ver-
dun, has been entered by the French.
On the northern end of the battle.
field the British have captured three
more villages in Flanders AMI are
now only a mile away from the Ger
man stronghold at Douai
New advances were made by the
Americans Oh both sides of the Meuse
river Between Grand Pre- and the
Meuse river the Americans overcom-
ing great resistance and strong na.ur-
al obstacles are crushing the Ger
mans in an enyeloping movement.
1t is believed the French and tai
cans now hold all the dominating
ground north of the Aisne river on
which rests the famous Chemin des
DANES Brilliant advances were re-
ported there during the night,
Tennessee and North and South Car
olina troops who have been attack
ing with the British on the Camhrai-
81 Quentin front have won official
commentator from Gen. Rawlinson,
eommanIeg OF the farrlh British arm.
for their gallant behavior in action.
I, Never once were these American
Troops forced back. They stormed all
their ohJeeLives in every attack on
Scheduled time and beat off savage
counter assaults.
( The Americans on this front have
captured upward Of 5000 German
prisoners and nearly SO guns and
helped the British to lberate 10000
square yards of French soil
! Every day of the closing week saw
the allied victories magnified on all
fronts from the North sea to the Swiss
frontier Nov that the Germans have
.ost Cambria and lie Cateau it is be-
!ieved that il will be matter Of but
. short time until they are out Of
Lille Douai and Laon.
turkey to Tumble.
The announcement cablad from
London last night that Auatria-Hun-
gary and Turkey had decided 10 &C.
cept President Wilson's PEACE terms
was the climax to a series OF dis.
patches which follow;
Hungarian Premier Cuts.
! Bcdapest-Dr. Alexander WeEe~.e,
the hungarian primo minister, an.
nounccI his resignation after an au.
} dicnce with King Charles,
Vienna newspapers received here
; say that a ministerial crisis in Hun
gary is immjncu and that a coalition
cabinet is probable.
Count Applnyi the opposition le2d.
. er in the Hungarian parliament. has
:, approved tAe peace proposals Of the
. central empires, according TO a
, Frankfort dispatch to the Nieawe
. Courant OF Rotterdam.
. 1t is not we who bring about the
] fan OF the dual monarchy" he Is
4 quoted as saying 1t has collapsed
q of Itself
Kaiser Sails Sovereigns.
, Amsterdam Emperor William has
4 summoned The soveretgns of ali the
g, German federal states to Berlin for a
q consultation before answering Pfesi
: dent Wilson's note, according to d
: Cologne dispatch Such a conference
!, Is unique in the history Of Germany.
: Martial Law in Turkey,
81 parla--A rumor was circulated on
Tie Paris boHrse tNis afternoon ~
Constantnoplo had been declared
under martial law,
Loee 3l6 on Ship.
London oct 1c.--Three hundred
l nd torly.siA American soldiers ant
cigmy-fye members OF the crew o
tao transport Oranto ure missing al
e result Of the collision between tht
a troopsMp and the steamer Kashmir
=. between The Scottish and Irish coast
n on oct according to the Brit.sl
II M0nglty.
More thaa 1.o00 were aboard tn
"a lrinio. including 200 American sol
Il diera and a crew of nearly 500
Us l3ay Is one Of the islands of th'
4 inner liebrides, OFF the southwes
IL coast of Scotland, near North Chan
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