The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-15
GREAT ATTACK
WAS PREPARED
Marshal Foch About to Strike
Decisive Blow East of the
Meuse When War Ended.

LONDON, Nov. 1T British wirrlcss
service. .l--Describing the. situation at
the front thr military correspondent OIL
the .UritlSh wireless service says:
"hlarshal .roch had prepared u fur
thcr great nttnck cast Of the Meuse.
which would undoubtedly have dealt
the enemy n decisive blow when the
arrnis,ice WIS concluded. therefore the
Germans were faced with imminent dis
astcr aid the only course open to them
wus IT, surrender NJ discretion
The German urmy appears to be In
state of cA;rrrmc confusion. but the
five tiS$ respite which ir;ti been grant
ed mny enable the Germans 10 orEahiL'
their lines Of communication ana carry
out til. withdrawal Of their tronpS. IL
Is evident that the allies must remain
rrcr.arcd for possible hostile action on
the part Of certain elements or the
rucnv's forces. Revolutionary c"un-
ellis have been set up whlch may T.
fuse To asQuicscr In the terms "i u''"-
jsticc, and The moro fact That the "'i
istict cnn be terminated by either side
4, forty-cight hours notice nccesSita'eS
The allies being fully prepared Tor ILL
rvcntunliticS.
! "Whaievrr happens. no organized or
effective resistance can under any CIR
army. but if the troops TcfuS" TO &C
kuuwlcdgc the authority OF their pres
cnt commanders and the army should
,, disinlcgraie the allied armies hnE S'h'
have much work To do.
GENEVA Nov, li.--tiy tho Ass"clat-
,l rrcssJ--It is announced from basel
that French and American troops nave
begun occupying portions o; A'Sace
evacuated by the Germans. The a'iies
arc being warmly welcomed by the
people. ..,,,
AlI,cd prisoners lihcratcd are oeihe
fed bv the natives. even the uepAFteu
German soldiers have frntcrnizcd Win
the soldiers.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY in
r,, St,Ic Nov l4,-l:20 =. M.)-tby
tho Associated rress.)-Thc Germans
ornnsite the nrst American army nortr
and northeast Of Ecrdun nre reported
To- hc moving northward rnpidlS.
PRESENTATIONS begun by the enemy sew
or,, d,ve ,r.o TO withdraw in force no"
nr,. becoming effective. Ereat raiFoho
or,ivity IS reported at Hetz and othei
! railroad functions.
| PARIS, Wednesday, Nov. l".-'hH Wv Wv
Assncintcd Press. More than -'s'-
American prisoners i'll German camps
wcr, released Immediately by the sign
ivy of ,I. German arnisticc. according
,n the latest figures prepared Ivy INC
American Red Cross III Switzerland.
This number includes Ill the -Nmcr.'
cans rnpturcd to November l. 1t Is
estimated that only few hundred more
Americans were captured after that
datH.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE. Tuesday. Nov. l@.-Nfy the
, Associated Press lin the period from
Septcn,bcr II to II o'clock on the morn
iEr OF November II. American ariators
claim they brought down Az German
machines. or this number 1853 already
have been confirmed officially.
Many spectacular flights were plon>
! ned for II O'Clock Monday. and just be-
! fore that hour, hut a heavy mist on the
! entire front prevented all but few
plancs from vcnturinS forth. one OF
those who went out was Captain Ed
ward Rickenbacher. but the mist com
| relle6 him to turn back when nc
| NrrdrD