The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-03
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF THE WAR
(By Associated Prsss.)


Prince Macmillan of Baden
whose peace views are known 70. bs
opposed to those of the pan.Gsr-
mans, has been named German i'm.
periai chancellor, IL is reported froT
Amsterdam. Prince Macmillan il
the recognized head of the DeIbrueeE
Hoderates and is man about whom
the anti rnilitaritie elements of ths
empire may gather in an effort "a
bring about a negotiated peace.
With their lines broken in many
places and held together only by su-
perhuman efforts at nearly every
point in the active sectors from the
North Sea to verdun, the Germans
appear to have reached the limit OF
their endurance and are beginning to
retreat. This withdrawal 10 NOT
limited to any single, sector but
evidences of it are reported at many
points along the battle line.
outHanked and imperiIled by the
advance Of the Anglo Belgian armies
east of Ypres, the enemy 10 now rap
idly retiring from tho Ia Bassee
sector. II is reported that Menir
and Roulers are burning, that the
BeIgians ara within two miles of
Turoeina and that Lille is being EN-"
ptied of its civilian population.
AT ST. QUENTIN.
Around ST. Quentin the fighting
still continues, but il has apparently
engagement at some points.
Near Rheims the Germans are
dropping back before the advance of
General Bethleot's army. In Cham
paane the enemy iB slowly giving
ground as General Gourapd moves
northward.
In the Belgian sector the situation
is seemingly most critical for the
Germans. Their retirement from la
Bassee would appear 70 make neees"
sary the abandonment Of the district
of Lens to which the enemy has
cIuna with persistence since 1914. lf
Lille also falls the whole German
line for a long distance southwark
may be rolled up If there is not
prompt relocation of the snemy's
forces. There are reports Of the
Germans moving their heavy guns
back from the western Flanders
coast and rumors come from Holland
that the whole coast may be evacu-
ated.
HINpENRURG LINE BROKEN.
British, American and French
forces seem TO have definitely broken
the Hindenbura line between lie
Cateiet and ST. Quentin. They are
across the Somne river which was
the strongest line Of defense in this
sector. Ahead of them is rolling
country over which they can resort
60 open warfare and then comes the
Disc river with it's line of railroad
which affords the only direct means
Of escape for che Germans holding
the front from la Fore southwark 60
the Ailetts. Before the Disc is reach
ed, the Germans must either bring
greater power into the line than at
any time during the tremendous
battle of the past week, or must
hurry their forces out of the ST. Go
balm sector TO avoid development.
North Of Rhsims the French
threaten 20 reach the open country.
They have carried the hill positions
which afforded sxceiient dsfenas and
seem ready to bound forward across
Tho low Iands TO the east Of the Aisne
saral. lf they succeed in carrying
out this drive they will compel the
enemy both to the west and east Of
snem 20 retreat
In the Champagne and the Araon-
ne the French and Americans are
Sighting hard and progress seems 20
be very slow but the strategy Of
Marshal Foch evidently had this in
view and foresaw that the drive
north OF Rheims would have a close
relation with that near Verdun.
With Damascus taken by the Brit
sh, Turkey is again reported TO have
lnofficially approached the allies
with proposals for an arnistiee.
In Austria the demand for peace
s assuming more definite phase.
Baron Won Hussarek, the Austrian
premier, has made an address before
The lower house of parliament in
which he expressed the belief that
efforts TO end the war would be con-
:inued by Austria and outlined some
IF the problems which q peace by
vegetation would involve.