Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-18

10 has begun by the As
a Central News dispatch
from Amsterdam tbs
afternoon, quoting ad-
vices received there from
Vienna.
The allied troops are advanoing IN
wide front and taking over 80
evacuated Balkan territory.
Over four thousand prisoners Wete
taken by the British and Americtn5
in the attack between Bohain and lie
Cateau yesterday.
Drive for Ghent Starts
The new German retreat which be-
gan on the Flanders front has p0v
extended to be II miles between
| Serre and Orse rivers northeast Of
| taon.
! The magnitude of this magnificent
victory won by the Allies between
| the North Sea and Douai continue.
The Allies are now nearly 80 mics
into Belgium and have opened up he
way for a drive on Ghent and Br9-
acls.
Advancing past Lille the British
nave reached the outskirts Of Tour
Going and it is probably that tins
important French city is now in tho
Allies hands.
0stena and Brpge3 have bcon cam
1 rTed. Zeebrugee is ready TO IaI
and Eecloo only miles from Tie
u.cA frontier IL menanced.
with the fan of Lille and Doua on
the two mile advance southeast of
-ambrai carried out yesterday Nv
Americans and British, the allies are
only two miles from Wassigny a.l
important German concentration cen-
fer. East Of Lille the Germans are
being thrown back upon the Belgium
,rontier over a wide front
The French are approaching Caisa.
Is miles northeast of StQuentn on
he Disc It is possible If the wealth
| - allows the Allies to con.inGa
lbeir offensive operation in the norl
/ rhe Germans may fall back Una1 d
line running from Antwerp thru 2re.
.els. Mons and Valenciennes
American engineers attached ~
/ american Army northwest Of Nean
ave again distinguished thems2lra
AS the infantry was being eNhaua1
he engineers were thrown In
quickly captured hill No. 300 n \
orm assault
zeebrugee is Captured
! London, Oct. IS -- 3l5 -Advane.ng
Onward from Bruges the allies I'm
ne Flanders front are reposto5 ,
have captured Zeebrugees and BlHak-
onburghe. Up to this hour the only
news Of Zeebrugees fall had come il
Il press dispatch but official confrma-
ion is now expected any moment
The correspondent OF the Even =
News had telegraphed that ToW"n.
ing had been held by the Brili'h.
The German right wing which fsr-
nerly rested on the North So@
coast will soon be on the Hoi'art
front. The Germans are retrea g
Cheir whole front from the sea to a
Scarpe river opposite Arris Tn i
lies dominate Thiolt but have not "at
entered the city.
Peace Cry in Berlin.
London. oct. 1S-A demonstra .'l
was carried out in front OF .
rechstag building in Berlin
Wednesday. with crowds mare
through the streets singing 'Tue
sellaise." said a dispatch from u.
sterdam today
5. With the American Army No
west Of Verdun, Oct Is tll a. ro1.-
The American line in the Tourto
forest Meuse RIVER sector, has aa
advanced north Of Bets ChanieHoa
and north of Coate 1e Caullou on td'
crest Of which the Americans are r
0irmly attached.
Washington, Oct 1S--Germar o..
itical crisis Is developed very lra ST,
according 20 adyices reaching off
circles this afternoon The I'D al
leaders are q unit in demandHs at
IN early peace be made ON the +
possible terms obtained. The
party leaders are seeking a way
that willn OF change their presuge
The entire question is oypetlt b
come to a head on the floor oL q
reichstaa almost Immediately Sf.
the liberals win they are expected ,
form an immediate change which