The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-10-16
GERMANS STILL FLEE.
SEEKING SOME PLACE Oh
SAFETY NOT YET RE-
VEALED.

SAFETY NOT YET RE-
VEAIiED.
Further Reports Heard That Turkey 4
aud ria-Hungary Have In-
formed Germany That They WM
Accent President Wilson's Terms
News. Should Boost Sale OF Adberty
Bonds.
On the wings of necessity the Ger
kmans are flying eastward from tner%
old battle positions from Douai to La
Fere and northward from .LaFere 10
the Meuse River. Their fight is to-s
| ward some haven of safety from the
talons of the allied hawks which
are everywhere menacing them.
Meanwhile. taere have been sent
broadcast further reports that AUS.
tria-Hungary and Turkey, seeing that
the trend of events spells ultimate de-
feat. have informed Germany that
they will accept President wilson sss
peace terms.
Notwithstanding the advantages
that are being achieved over the COM
mon enemy on the battle fronts and
the peace feelers in the air, Presadent
wilson. Secretary Of State Lansing.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo%
and in fact. all the high oficiafsSal
tba government are warning the
American citizenry that the siyuation
e,i11 is critical and that ever7 one
!; sbould rally to the support stneS
Fourth Liberty Loan. ~
: All along the battle front the al
,N Ntr0fn1t31e
south of Douai to. the east OF L2ns L.1a2
the enemy everywhere Is gNluass
) gro,,nd eastward The famous Chem-
in-des-Dames, the ridge which .es: tnes::
Germans had believed to oe an u
;. srpera ble barrier to an advance notSl-s
e ward from scissors, is being eVacuaL-5
G cd while in the Champagne an0
j along the Meuse River farther east
0 ward the French and American troops
d are pushing forward, northWarad ana ma
= +beir lines in the great converg1ns
: -, ,,,ovonoent which is fast driving the
enemy from Belgium and the great
It a.. nortion of invaded France toWafA
: his own borders.
ii Douai now is completely outnanKe6:
e bv the latest operations OF tne s5tsas sl.asss
;sh while between Cambrai and 81
l. o,,entin the British and Americans,
y are. still chasing the. enemy. aps the
e so,+h Of st. Quentin the French eyer
IS wide front have crossed the SNse
y river. and in conjunction with the re-
, t;renoent of the enemy rom the ne
le observation-disclosures, are, forcanS t1o
If Germans to give up the great " Szo- lse-
"a bian forest, the baston at the peuA;
s. ~ the line where it turns eastWafa
le and also the stronghold Of Loan the
g ke vstone Of the entire; southern GsI-
20 man, line. -.
a. while from the war maps II
ke s;i,,n1ear to the casual observer 1ntsS
.he. Germans in tnis bend ofsthe< el. G
en- bo1 y are likely to be cut Oh, It seems
ne more probable that they will pe apse
lr =, 1,see the railways and high roads
to ,eaI5inr in all directims OF a spiders
web and effect their escape without
% great losses in p.isofers Nevertnes
ec, less the retrograde movemeanitE ai mere oL
es necessity nut have strong DeaI.las ..s
p on the stability OF Whateverf new. me -
Nv the Germans may CHOSE to stand Ups
TO or and on their still k1atively strong
b. fronts in Belgium andSfom S,ysrdun
No the Swiss border. - = =
Of ss,Che Italians are tKing great
Up - the driving offhe enemy from
IS. 4eniH nss
he Il oys Tie Siuppe River
c. heen crossed BY the French at
~ numerous places. West OF the AZ
ID. CONNIE forest, which now Is held by
he tbe French and Americans, the Ges.
en mans are in retreat and numper oI
,ir additional towns and villages naVe
he heen taken by the Franco-American
in forces. East of the Argonne ana ,
re .lone the Meuse valley the Americans
en- are still progressing satlsiactoiiis.
CD The retreat of the enemy aio,is
IS the IS miles CT the western nlS las,
from Douai to the southeast ol %, o.
h Quentin is still too fast, except on iso. e,.
ne lated sectors, for the foot troops " -
81 the British, American and Frencnz to
to keen in contact with them. fne
lie cavalry and tanks on the plains ana
a throusih the wooded sectors, hoWeV-
n az are taking a terrible toll from the
ne rear guards, while still farther 0ach. 0a.
IN al,ied airnoe4 are cutting to pieces the
So oo1,,rons of the Sbewildered zoe ss
er thew try to make their way to their s
next defense line. Ayirtually no N M
er fantry opposition is beSng S,a. encoun :.
lie ed. The machine gun emlngly ~ -
1e being chiefly depended W os 1s -
ID Germans to hold back thev =
IN their main forces retire. <M
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v Earthquake Shock Recorded.
or
Washington, Oct. IA very se-