The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-11-01
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE WAR
cav Associated Press,1


The great Teutonie alliance, which
fer four years has carried on the
greatest war in history and often
seemed TO have achieved success, is
tunblins to pieces. Bulgaria and
Turkey have surrendered, Austria,
with anarchy reianfHg throughout
the kingdom. is begging for peace
and Germany Is anxiousIy awaiting
ths terms of the allied nations,
In fact, news Of the breaking I'D
OF the enemy, nations on their home
fronts is more Fnomsnkous even thar
reports of tremendous events in the
theaEers of actual battle.
Turkey has apparently given up
everything, agreed TO the opening of
the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus
and thrown herself on the mercy of
the allies arrayed against her. In
thBs phass of the war the United
States is not an active participant
This country has not been at war
with the Ottoman empire. Entry of
ths Black Sea by British, French
and Italian warships may be an
nounesd at any time with Ehe final
act of the drama in that region of
the world but q short distance away.
Assistance TO Rumania and inter
Vention in southern Russia IL prob
ably q matter OF but a brief peri
ed. r..
Austrian armies fighting on Italian
soil face a great military disaster for
She rush of the troops commanded
by General Diax has not been halted
by Austrian appeals. Proposals made
by p!nenipotentiaFies from Vienna
have been referred 70 the inter. allied I
war council by The italian cor1naan-
der but the work Of Wipinu out stIn-
ma Of the defeat Of CaporetSo has
not stopped. Fifteen Austrian dlvi-
sions are reported TO be trapped in
che mountain seetor between the
Brenta and PiaVe rivers while the
Austrians between the sea and Bel
Juno are in peril of being annihiIated.
Over fifty thousand prisoners have
been captured by the allies since the
drive began.
HorBED OF ANARCHY.
At home Austria seems to be q
Seethins E1othed of anarchy. Rail-
roads Of the most vital Importance
have been cut, rioting of a serious
nature has occurred in many of the
larger cities and the imperial au-
thoritiee at Fiune, Prague and pos
sibI " other cities have given up con-
troll TO the SlaV and Czech national |
sonir1ittees. Germany now seems to |
be virtually cut off from Austria by |
the action Of the Czeehs In Bohemia. |
East of Courtrai in Franders, Brit
ish and French forces have torn
asunder the German lines and have |
advanced on a wide front toward the |
Seheldt, This movemet threatens to |
outflaHk the German troops holding |
The canal from EeoIoo to Zeehrusae, |
running tc KFe northwestward of |
Ghenk, lf the advance continues the /
eSfTHane may soon be compelled TO |
abaHdon their positions north OF /
hent "a kahe Dutch frontier.
On tfe Ss Fsrgeau plateau north |
of the AisBe ard northwest of Re-
thel,. che Frsnrh have again advanced
and q 20 the German lines
ru0t@fis efe 20 the eastward is iri-
ereasea
East eF ths Argonne forest General
peFahinp8 American troops have ad- |
vaneea north al Grand Pre- and have
established themselves in the south |
srn part 81 Lo8eg wood. Along this
front a heavy artillery duel is now
being fouBhs.
In Gernfan the true state OF af-
fairs Is for ths most part, unknown,
but enough has been reported from |
neutral countries to indicate the |
greatest crisis in the history of The |
empire. The abdieation of Emperor
is said 20 be imminent IL Il |
has net already taken place.
From Paris comes q report that |
the terms of the allies will be made |
known 70 Berlin today. The shifting /
viewed as an Indication that the Of |
Ficial and possibly the final phase
of the nlomentous meetings Of en-
ente Representation which have
been going on for come days has
,een reached.