Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-29
ALLIES CROSS pave
NEARING BELGRADE.
Gu|SE ENCIRCLE B
A savage battle in which the allies have gam
ed over FIVE miles and captured 10000 prisoners
is raging on the Italian front

American troops may
be thrown into the strug-
gle.
The battle extended over a front of
nearly forty miles and the allies have
crossed both the Piave and Vidor rv-
ers, extending their positions steadily
on the eastern bank SO far the Ital-
ians and British have borne the brunt
Of the assaults.
There is a lull on the British front
although there is heavy fighting in
the sector held by the French and
Americans.
The French are steadily smashing
the attack of the German salient and
are encircling the German base, Guise,
from both the south and north.
The operation of General Debenys
French army between the Orres and
the Ines has been crowned with sig
nal success and the Germans are
steadily falling back towards the
Brune river, tributary Of the Serre.
The German army continued their re-
tirement until the height in front of
Hirson was reached. Kirson lies
upon the most vital lines OF communi-
cation supplying the German army in
France.
In the district northwest OF the
Argonne Americans have joined the
French in their new attack, advanc.
ing over mile. On the Flanders
front the French are cutting import.
ant railway lines,
A violent artillery duel has been
raging on the American front, fol.
lowing the new advance, carrying out
on both sides of the Meuse river, yes.
terday. The Americans are keeping
up a steady bombardment of the Me.
zieres railway with some of the big.
gest guns the war has ever seen.
/ A new drive has been started by
the Brities in Mesopotamia. In con-
junction with Gen. Allenby's drive
past Aleppo
( Following the capture of the great
Turkish base at Aleppo the British
have continued their progress north.
ward
The Serbians on the Balkan front
are developing great success and are
now near Belgrade. The Austro-Hun.
garians are moving swiftly toward the
frontier. When the Danube is reached
the doorway will be opened for an In.
vasion of Austria Hungary.
Turkey Wants Separate Peace.
Copenhagen, Oct. z9.-Turkey has
started negotiations with the allies
for separate peace. and it Is ty-
pected tha. they will be conclUd /
soon, according to information from
Constantinople today.
SIilS'di 'tNt AiTlVeS.
Washington, Oct. 29-The OF !
text of the Austro-Hungarlan rer.r %
President Wilson's note OF Oct T. has
arrived at the Swedish legation ul
: will be presentd1 to Secretarr at
State Lansing by w. A. f. Ear o,
the Swedish minister following H8
afternoons meeting Of the cabin
Hungary to Be Independeni
London. Oc.. 29.--cotut Ear# 'as
formed an independent ami55u 3
state of Hungary, said an F'salu-o
: Telegraph dispatch from Coreaha,,u
. today
+, When he arrived at Budapest Inc
count was greeted by i00# people.
; In speech he declared ihai an
' for an independent state has been
: realized. although Emperor Karl mas
r refused to accept the program
e Germans Halt Retreat.
j Paris, Oct % % p. m)-The Ger
r man retreat before Gems Bebeney ana
Mangin has been arrested and he
enemies were severely counter attack
ing. according to latest reports from
the front. The troops OF the enemy.
n aided by machine guns, are being
q turned against the allies in a fight to
= the death 10 gain breathing time for
the bulk OF the German forces.
Many Killed and Wounded
London, Oct. 29.-The German cas-
ualties In the Lys salient alone
amounted to more than l4000 killed
j. 5000 prisoners and 10000 wounded
= and missing. according TO calculations.
Is In one area five miles by three the
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