The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-08
ALLIED FORCE
CONTINUES TO
DRIVE BACK
HUN TROOPS
No Cessation in HostiGties
While Armistice Terms Are
Being Considered S.
Troops Stia Gain.
BRITISH AT MAUBEUCE
fBy Associated Press,

(By Associated Press.i
British, French and American
troops maintain the pressure
which has driven the enemy
from many square miles of
French territory in the past
week. On the north the British
are moving on Maubeuge and
Mons, and are less than 3 miles
from Maubeuge.
While the Americans COM
mand the situation at Sedan, al
though they apparently do not
hold the entire city, the French
are pushing on toward Mezieres
and have occupied Singly, less
than 8 miles to the south. Else
where on their front the French
armies continue the rapid ad-
vance of the last three days. AT
no point are the French more
than 80 miles from the Belgian
frontier and at most places the
distance over which they still
have to drive the invader is
much less.
Beyond artillery and machine
gun fire which was particularly
active in the region of Sedan,
there has been little to report
from the battle front since last
night. No infantry action has
been reported on any sector of
the American front.
Fighting Continues.
Germanys delegation charged with
the duty of receiving from Marshal
Foch the allied terms for an armistice
crossed the allied lines near LaCapelle
last night The members spent the
night at a house inside the entente
front and this morning were taken to
a place in the department of the Aisne
where they will meet the commander
in chief of the allies. 1t is announced
by Paris that it is four day trip to
the sceyAte OF history meeting.
The G,'rman high command sent a
wireless message to the allies yester-
day, asking for a suspension of hos
tilities on the front where the dele
gates were to cross, beginning at
o'clock and lasting until further no.
tice This was presumably to permit
the armistice mission to pass in safe
ty. The Germans. however, were de-
layed on the road and di dnot reacn
the lines until well along in the eve-
ming.
In the meanwhile fighting on the
western front has not ceased.
Sedan has fallen to American forces.
The historic city was entered first by
contingents Of the Rainbow and first
divisions. after a thrilling dash north
ward against the savagely resisting
Germans. In making this advance
the Americans wiped out rather dan
gerous salient which had been formed
between their positions and those OF
the French, further west. .
Retreat 10 Closed.
The capture Of Sedan definitely
closes the gaps out Of the Belgian
border through which the Germans
might attempt to withdraw their har
ried columns, now in full retreat from
the region between the Disc and the
Aisne rivers. 1t marks the culminat-
Ing triumph of American arms In the
fghting, which has been going on with
terrific violence since September 2S.
The Germans. realizing that the ad-
vance Of the Americans on Sedan was
fatal to thoir chances OF making an
orderly retreat eastward into German
Lorraine, brought up fresh forces to
hold cunningly constructed fortifica-
tions. which were erected too near
General Pershing's men. The efforts
were unavailing. The first American
army has taken very vital. role In
the mighty offensive which has brok-
en- Germany's strength In eastern
France.
Germany's entire navy Is reported
to be In the hands OF mutinous sailors.
The navy Is not alone involved, but
the revolt seems to have spread
through the province Of Schleswig-
Holstein and 1t appears to have been
joined by many units from the Ger
man army stationed in that part OF the
empire Hamburg is said TO be in the
throes OF what appears to be an In
cip,ent revolution, while German gar
risons at ports along the southern
cosst of the Black sea are reported to
have deserted their posts.
Heavy Rains Falling.
.Torrential rains have been falling
over the fields OF France. where the
british and French are in close pur-
suit Of the Germans. This rain mas
hampered the enemys retreat very
seriously and while 1t has also slowed
down the allied advance, the Germans
are apparently in grave danger OF be-
ing utterly crushed. The British are
seemingly within cannon range OF the
railroads north and northeast OF Hir-
son. leading into Belgium. II this Is
fConttnued on Page Twelve.)