, 1918-10-31

The French are advancing along the
Disc and Serre rivers.
Americans are pushing through Ger
man lines on both sides of the Meuse
Italian troops have begun an often
siye between the Piave and the
Brenta.
In the Piave river the Italians have
captured the islands of Grave, Patta-
dapoli II Maggiore.
In the face of stubborn resistance
American forces cleaned up Bots de
Foret, just west of Brieulles.
In northern Belgium the Germans
are still retiring. Unofficial reports
are to the effect that Client is being
evacuated.
The British have captured Maing.
southeast of Valenciennes, and Vende-
decentralization. on the front below
Valenciennes A German counter at
tack was repulsed.
The Serbians have defeated the ar
mics of the enemy in the valley of the
great Morava river, says an official
Serbian announcement. The enemy
retreated in disorder.
Hollain and Bruyelles on the Scheldt
south of Journal are now in the hands
of the British, and north of Journal
the village of Froyenne has been
cleared of the enemy.
British engineers have beer COM
PEELED to build an unequalled number
of bridges as the result of the Ger
mans cutting the banks of the canal
and flooding wide areas north and
south of Valenciennes.
The British reached Normal forest,
east of LIE Cateau, n enemy 500
will be forced to give up Valenciennes.
Haig's troops captured $500 prisoners
and 100 guns in two days on IRON be-
tween Valenciennes and LIE Cateau.
Between Sept. IL when the st. Mi
hiel drive began, n Oct. 10, United
States filters brought down 261 Ger
man planes which represented one
seventh of the total flying strength of
the enemy from the Swiss border to
the sea.
The liberation of Rumania has been
begun by entente forces after a years
occupation by the Germans. Crossing
the northwestern portion of Bulgaria
at LON Palanka, southeast of the Iron
Gates. French patrols have forced a
passage of the Danube n entered up-
on Rumanian soils
Between the Disc and Serre rivers
American naval runners with sixteen
inch gun have Joined the French in
their efforts to hammer their way
northeastward TOWARD Hifson, one of
the key positions in the German line.
American shells from these guns are
being hurled against both Vercins and
Rozoy.
WESTERN
The Mountain division of the Amer
lean Red Cross received an appeal
from the Siberian commission for med
lea men.
Rock Island railroad employees stand
100 per cent patriotic with a total of
S5.054,35O subscribed for Fourth Lib
erty Loan bonds.
The government war finance corpor-
alton has established two cattle loan
agencies, one in Kansas City and the
other in Dallas, Tex.
The daylight saving plan is credited
with having saved the people of the
United States 50, 900, 900 on gas bills
during the summer and with having
had a large part in making possible an
increase of 81 per cent in the war gar
den production of the country.
WASHINGTON
The war revenue bill will o be re-
ported to the Senate until after the
November elections.
The 1919 issue of War Savings
Stamps by the government will be s4,-
900, 0OO.O 0O, or twice as much as the
issue of 1918.
Two officers and ninety-nine en-
listed men of the army lost their lives
in the sinking of the American steam
er Ti~conderoga in the war zone
Sept. 80.
Release of all Belgian political pris-
oners held in Belgium or Germany, ex
cept where a military ena would
result, has been promised by General
Won Falkenhausen, German military
governor of occupied Belgian territory.
Assurances were given General
Pershing that h mine workers of the
country are determined to furnish all
the coal needed by the military forces
in a c%ablegram sent to the American
commander by Fuel Administrator
Garfield.
Col. e. NJ. House, personal represen-
tative of President Wilson and spokes-
man of the State Department, and Ad-
miral William s. Benson. chief of nav