The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1918-10-02
(Associated Press, Oct. ~.

\ NASSOClutcu ISoS, oCt. ~,
n Bulgaria is definitely out Of the war
Yand Turkey virtually cut off from
communication with her allies and
her armies in Palestine almost annih-
Hated, likely soon will be forced to sue
for cessation Of hostilties against
her
Meanwhile the entente allied forces
from Belgium to Vcrdun on six bat
tie fronts are registering victory af-
ter victory over the Tcutonic arms
and the encfy front almost every
where is crumbling. Notwithstanding
the desperate resistance that is being
offered on various sectors.
Seeing eventual defeat staring her
in the face through the swift prog
resS Of Serbian Italian, British,
Greek and French troops in the re-
claiming OF Serbia and the invasion
of Bulgarian territory, the Bulgars
begged for an armisticc, rescrving to
themselves no conditions. All the
territory now held by King Ferdi-
nands men Is to be evacuated: the
Bulgarian army Is to be Immediately
demobolized and all means Of trans
port inside the kingdom, even along
the Danube, is to be given over into
allied hands.
Thus in addition to the isolation of
Turkey the back door to direct in
vaSion Of ustriallungary is flung
wide open TO the allies and doubtless
the time is not far distant when an ad-
vantage Of the full will be taken to
the new avenue through which the
enemy can be reached. With Tire de-
baclc OF SciNia and Bulgaria complete
the Austro- llungarians in Albania
soon Will be put 10 the test and when
their evacuation 10 their own borders
is accomplished the allies will have
welded an iron scmi-circc about the
central powers from the Black sea to
the North Sea.
Viewing the situation in all lis as
poets the success OF the great often
sivc in Hclgium and France; the blot
ting out Of the war zone in the Bal
kanS the cutting off of the Turks from
intercourse with Germany, and Aus
tria-IIungary, except by the long
route through the Caucasus and south
crn Russia and the steady gains that
are being made by the allies in max
inc Ruccin opcn moro r1rtpr n thn
Strugs le--thc darkest days of the war
seemingly are faced by the Austro-
IIungarians.
Although it had been officially an
nonnccd that hostiltics against the
Bulaarians ceased at noon Monday
the French official communication Of
NLomlpy night said French cavalry
had entered Uskab, one Of the most
Serbia. 1t IS not improbable. there
fore, that the French are still hard
after the Germans who are known to
have been fighting with the Bulgarians
in this region acting as rear guards.
On all the sectors under attack
from Belgian Flanders to the region
Of Verdun the German front Is grad
ually bending back under the viO-
lencc Of the attacks Of the British,
American, French and Bclgians. In
Belgium the advance of the troops Of
King Albert and of Field Marshal Haig
have proceeded so deeply eastward
that Gcrmany'a submarine bases on
the North Sea arc in jeopardy through
the impending cutting Of the lines of
communication behind them. The ia
nous Mcssines- Wytschaetc ridge has
been captured and the allied guns
dominate the plains beyond.
Both Menin and Roulers report raf1-
road junction points for the supply
OF the German armies north and south
are virtually in the hands Of the Brit
ish and Belgians, and seemingly soon
must fall
From Cambrai to st. Quentin the
British and Americans again have de-
livercd successfully hard smashes
against the German strong points all
along the front, including the remain
Ing portions Of the old Hindcnburg