The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-02

London, Oct. 2-Germany is on the eve of evacuating Belgium. All re- ports Altering through from the in- vaded kingdom bear the strongest 4evi- dence that such is the German plan. and these reports are reinforced by correspondents posted along the iron tier
 Late yesterday 1t was reported that Baron von Falkenhausen, the military governor of Belgium, already has se- cretly ordered the removal of all ar chives from Brussels. Vans contain ing boxes of documents are said to be ready to start for the border.
 Captured German soldiers in Bel gium are quoted as saying: We won't be here longer than six weeks | more" . Events developed swiftly on the heels of, Bulgaria's collapse. Peace | riots and social upheaval rocked Ber-- lin. British officials gave out broad | hints that Turkey already has made her bid for peace while the Allies in | the war arena made brilliant progress against the enemy. l The city of Cambrai. has been set on fire by the Germans, Field Marshal | Haig reported yesterday in his official statement. British troops continued l their closing-in movement on the city. They captured Proville, to the west of Cambrai and Tilloy, close by on the northwest. A general German retirement apparently is in progress.
 The Kreuz Zeitung declares that a dictatorship is the only possible sal vation for Germany. On the other hand the demand of the popular par ties is for a popularly elective cabin ct.
 Prince von Buelow, former German Imperial Chancellor, may be the vague personality who has been
 mentioned in advices from The Hague as the statesman who is expect
 ed to appear as the German Strong man."
 Berlin crowds assembled before the Bulgarian embassy and organized
 disorderly demonstrations which
 soon got beyond the police. Statues were destroyed and other damage was 1. done.
 , According to some reports the panic , particularly affected the Berlin = Bourse, where war industry stocks, il 3 is said, slumped violently.
 dispatch to the Daily MaiF' from
 The Hague says the demand is fol
 somebody possessing the confidence o1
 the Germans and their allies to re
 place the present military oligarchy . but opinions clash regarding who this ) vague personality might be.
 r. tween the junker and conservative
 classes and the radicals. who have til, I | support of some Centrists and ever a | National Liberals.
 a Amsterdam despatches say Ger
 many is to make another decisive
 peace offer as a result of Bulgaria. defection, Socialist leaders of thu f Reichstag has been informed. f It is learned from "authoritativt sources" that Turkey also has asked n officially for an armistice. e The British government, however f does not intend to respond to thu
 Turkish armistice proposals until the,
 are officially received.
 An invasion of Austria by Gen = Franchet d'Esperey's Allied Armies r through Serbia and Bulgaria, is i'm II nninent
 IT A despatch from Copenhagen say ., the Frankfurter Zeitung declare !, King Ferdinand of Bulgaria has ar a rived at Essential Castle, outsid n Vienna.
 a A Rome despatch says the Vatica1 ,f has received confidential information a from Vienna that Czar Ferdinan
 probably will .abdicate in favor of hi
 son, Crown Prince Boris New blows by General A1lenby i d Palestine probably have hastened tn i Sultap's plea. British cavalry in Pal ,+ estine has reached the region mort 1f of Damascus, according to lates I word from General Sir Sdmund Al r lenby. Other cavalry detachment 5 have established themselves south