The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-16
SWEEP OVER L0WLANDS OF
FLANDERS CAPTURING MANY
P0INTS0F VITAL IMPORTANCE
Entente Armies Have Advanced Nearly Seven
Miles Since Monday Morning -Durazzo I'm
p0rtant Albania City Captured.

] portant Albania City Captured.
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Belgium the Rrs French and American can armies 1spy
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portance if the ground gained was not VITAL "
the ys the nsgh6orhood Of the latter town There
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outnk Lille from the north and the Germans will probably be
The allies about from Brugges and 25 miles
from Ghen They have advanced nearly miles since Mon
Fighting their way through maze Of barbed wire eatange
etsng their sS; st %
Mont and have the second line of defense in
The battle in this has been of savage nature and
the Germans making every effort to hold their positions They
% the which has eyeoped % @ her here M and are
sIsugh may be stayed before reaches the important railway
in the rear OF the German Emn3rns front Pocket
front than they have since Sunday It would
the Germans eptyng the pocket formed when the
The French have passed sissone formerly one of the principal
points for this part Of the front
General Gourauds has crossed the Asne north Of
Durazzo Captured q,#.
the important city Albania has been entered
the probable that the Ausians abandoned
the city without fight being mainly concerned in making safe
unoiay reported that Great Britain has received
for unconditional surrender to General Alenby
CAPTURE DURAZZO.
the Italian and British naval forces reported today
lin official dispatch from Rome The city occupied and
eaae so told of uher advances Italian columns
the out of Albania and the occupation OF several points
LIKE CLOCK WORK. ~ 'a
London Oct 16-Tuesday the correspondent of the Mail
says gone ahead with clockwork regularity
th 6oth cavalry Before the end of the first day principal
the Belgian west frontier being D1r
the day there evidences of expectations OF on the
Of the The issues of the battle immense and
already visible on the field. N',.ss..
PANIC IN BERLIN
London Oct l6-President Wilson's reply to the German
note produced most unavorabe on in Berlin
The German will to tine
|of the national forces and raising the military age
SUBSTANTIAL GAINS.
Washington Oct esubsantia gains both sides Of the
reported by General Pershing today.
NEAR THlERRAULT. ~
London Oct lSe Belgian ay under King King Alert a fa is
the Belgian town of Therau whose capture was
announced yesterday, is expected almost Immediately.
INsURRECTION SPREADING.
Stockholm 16-Inurrecton is spreading in the Ukraine
recently extended throughout the entire OF Pa
doa according to dispatches to the Poltlken :,:
with the rebels Several are declared to have
They marching Karkoy to & join .1 the sevo %
onay forces present force of 5000 men, we'll armed with
machine guns and artillery, is moving on Poltava
TO LEAVE BRUSSELS SOON.
Paris Oct high German funcqnary ct Of @ Belgium De.
the within fifteen days. according to the correspondent Of
the Echo de Paris '<
All the civil population along the Belgian coast has been
moved the and British avators report fires
over vast area.
&cs LOSING HOPE.
Basel Switzerland Oct 16The central powers find them
able for decisive blow
eign Minister declared foreign affairs COMMITTEES
Ahough the central have been able to face the m
tay must be stated that cannot hope any
decisive by while our are not sure
their crush existence Hence further boodshed
lis useless. :. -- - -.