Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-18
Circulation Every 1OEQ0
Evening Yesterday A00OO 1
FRIDAY, OCTOBER IS, 1918.
Signs of Germany's Dissolution.

Nar events are happening radically.
these ,iays On all the war fronts the
Niles are advancing and the Germans re-
treating. There Is no possibility # Ger
many's shattered armies making sue
ce>sful stand anywhere this side Of the
tc- Rhine and even thcir retreat across
that stream to German territory would
MOI suffice 10 stem the victorious Miles
>tcadl advasce.
Ce-lr.aI4y. a last, i ucatcu n rhc ter
l.i9c WI winch ~Ec forced Hon a re-
lretait and. i; the time, almost helpless
I.taol,e Confidently and arrogantIy. after
,ea,- j. preparation and tEc building NJ
u tlr nghiir,t war machine Tie world
&C. ,rcamcd Of Size entered upon hrr
e:4fnt,aisn III ruthless conqflc-t III August,
1871 With savage lmpatierrr the mills
Tar, it.t.La had hceIi waiting Tor he signal
~ ,,a,I n the cafes d the large and
,n.lt/tc- thcy juhinnty drank ioa>tS ~
.dI Tag, the day when The German
leg.on> should begin their bloody march
Three weeks q Pans: hrrc months to
London: three wears 10 New York and
Washington. was thcr toastiul pre-
ciIction. And they believed init
When the situation today i contr">trd
with that of four years ago German rag"
and disappointment may be we'll under
stood. They went forth 70 conquer and
subtile They fed The German people
,pon assurances Of overwhelming victory
10 be followed hv huge ndemniticS cN-
tracted from their beaten and Inundated
enemies. to an extent sufficient TO recolp
The German treasury for every dollar q
war expenditures. and more. And aSstn-
ances we're extended Of an enlargement ot
German territory l,y acquisitions wIeeted
flom beaten enemies The war also, was
To make Germany master Of the world.
Today. on al the war fronts The armies
al Germany ard her alhcs are IL retreat,
harassed vigorously and perSistently
by the forces ui the Entente Allies They
are re;reating from Belgium outraged,
ravshcd Belgium and there i stern
j,s,irc in The fact that King Albert i
leading tic armies ii Grc.j Britain.
rance and hS own country. EoV DONG
such splendid wori IN Flanders and driving
the German cohorts towards the Hol-
land line
Meanwhile, Ihe in,erna. di~>cllsion> Of
Germany a1e becoming desperate. The
doom Of the Eohenzolieln dynasty Is inn
ln:nent. The Emperor Is said to have
been sending his money and personal
effects over into Holland. Tor preserva-
ton. Rumors Of hIs abdlcatlcn have been
rife for several day> And the plain indica-
lions are that ii he docs not abdirate he
will be sumfnarilH hurled from his throne
German people, tired of war and angered
by the prospect OF defeat and humiliation
show q positive disposition 70 vent their
wrath upon those who~e selfish ambition
brought them to such STRAITS
No one can now tell what day may
bring forth in the war situation But il is
certain that Germany has been defeated.
and surrender Is only :. question OF tune.
surrender that will be absolutely without
conditions OF German origin Whether il
will come before the Allies reach German
territory or not until they have made
actual invasion Is matter Of con niectlue
The probabilities are, however, that sur
render will come before INVASION The
German mird, while il feasted on the
suferinge imposed upon the people Of
the countries that were invaded and NAL
treated by brutal Germans, has no
thought of suffering the horrors OF AN in
vasion of German territory by the
enemy, Notwithstanding they have 20
reason to fear such atrocities that Ger
many has been guilty Of