Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-30
TO RUSH PEACE TERMS
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what apperas 10 be breach in the
Austrian hines east Of the Pave river.
Val Dobbiadene has been captured
Conegliano has been occupied and long
"a line stretching south 10 the Treviz1,-
Oderxo railroad The allies are moving
steadily ahead. Prisoners numbering over
10000 have been taken during the fighting
AUsTRTANs' DEFENSE CRUSHED.
Reports from the Piave front seem 10
indicate that, after the first rush Of the
allies, the Austrian resistance weakened
greatly and there are indic8 ti0ns that
along the center OF the line the enemy s
defense has been crushed The sweep Of the
allies eastward appears To have gained
momentum during the past day and u
seems probable that the next few days may
see the whole Austrian army fronting the
Pave IN retreat toward the TagIiamento.
Not only are the Austrian lines yielding
on the Piave front, but farther north and
west the allies are reported TO be advancing.
The capture Of Conegliano, the key of the
Austrian positions, is considered fatal
blow to the enemy's plans To hold north
Of the line where the allied wedge has been
driven deep into the Austrian lines.
YANKEE" PUSH BACK GERMANS.
Bitter fighting has been going on in the
Meusc sector during the past day or two.
East Of the Mcuse the American forces
have moved ahead once more and have
wrested important positions from the
Germans West 0f the Me,ise the Germans
have been heavily bombarding the Ameri-
can lines and back areas with gas and high
explosive shells. American long range
artillery has been pounding the German
supply lines AZ CONTAINS
West Of Argonne forest, the French have
begun an attack which seems 10 promise
the turning of the Aisne hne which ~ the
main obstacle 10 the French advance
Immediately west Of the Argonne in the
regionofVouziers The new attack was owe
the front from St Quentin-ie-Petit 70
Herpy, north Of the Aisne, and progress
made ~ the first few hours Indicated that
important results are within reach
FRENCH GRIP GUIsE-
On the Oise-Serre front, the French
slowly are tightening their mold on the
lines about Guise while south of that tovn
they are moving ahead IN spite of desperate
resistance on the part Of the enemy.
In the neighborbood Of Valen1nnes
the British apparently are checked, for the
moment AT least, no significant progress
having been made there during the past
day or two North Of FaiencienneS, the
French. British and BeiQans have i'm
proved their lines but do not appear 70 have
succeeded IN breaking through the German
defensive lines defending Ghent.
The Versailles conference has, it Is
reported, agreed on the terms for an
armistice and also for the final peace de-
mands. It's said that they will be submitted
simultaneously 70 the German government.
London reports that the allied natioos vii
demand the surrender of the German feet,
including all submarines, and the occ,lpat-
ion Of all the fortified towns on the Rhine.
Internal conditions n Germany and
Austria appear to be rapidly growing worse.
Riotlng, n which a large number OF
persons were killed, Is reported from Buda-
pest
In Germany. the population IS said to be
in a panic Banks are being stormed by
depositors, it Is reported
II IS reported from Washington that
AUSTRIA 5 renewed appeal TO President
Wilson will De transmitted TO the Yer
sailles conference, but no official statement
on the subject has been made public