Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-24


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under Austrian domination. Baron
Burlan, admitting the central powers
no longer had a chance of achieving Il
military decision, plnstered President
Wilson with fattery: declaring that
his humanitarian policies We're fully
accepted by .Austria-Hungary.
1t was taken for granted that Tur-
key, under the leadership OF Izzet
Pasha. the new grand vizter, was
about ready to make IL separate peace.
In the effort to hold her in line, the
German BLACK sea feet was. sent to
Constantinople and the government
was warned that The first step toward
breaking away frotn the alliance with
Germany would be the signal for a
| l,omhardmept of tlea:ity. Despite the
presence of the waiShips, 20 in num-
Der, revolution broke ont in Con-
| stantinople against the Young Turks,
whose power had not been wholly
broken by the change in cabinet.
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| ROumanla, which has been frankly
looking for ciunce to get into the
war again, may have the opportunity
very soon. Already the inhabitants Of
! the northern part Of the country, in
the province OF Moldavia, have risen
Iii armed revolt against the Austrn-
German forces of occupation.
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On the western battle front the
| great event Of the week was the
/ smashing drive Of the allies In Fla,l-
!, ders by which in q few days the Bel
| gian seaports held by the Huns were
practically cut off and the Germans
were forced back rapidly almost to the
1 Dutch fron!ier. .T!aa drive, p,sde
mostly by the British and Belgians
was directed toward Bruges and
Ghent. In quick succession Roulers
Menin, Lendelede and other towns
4 were captured; Wednesday night the
British occupied Courtrai, and or
! Thursday the city of Lille was taken
| by them. The Belgians took Thourout
and moved ahead rapidly to Bruges
which they occupied with little oppO
sition. AT the same time the British
We're entering Ostend. and Il few
hours later King Albert and Queer
Elizabeth were In that famous towr
which for years had been one of tht
chief U-bOnt bases Of the Huns. Zee
trugge, also, 1t was said. was beinf
evacuated as fast as possible, and th,
Germans In the strip of Belgium be
tween Bruges and the Holland borde,
We're making strenuous efforts to ge
out of the bottle neck. There va.
only one practicable road for them
and that was under the constant fir,
from the Belgian batteries.
Having given up Lille, which the,
did not destroy. according to new or
! ders from the, army command. tn,
Huns were next forced to get out o
IDouai. and the process of fattenin.
y out the salient proceeded merrily. !
lappeared likely the Germans woui,
continue tltefr retirement until the
) we're on the line Antwerp-Nalnur
Mezferes- Metz This, of course
lreant tremendous retreat on a YER
wide front and would not be at al
easy of accomplishment while Marsha
E'och was unreientingly hammering a
them in every sector. From the coas
t. la Cateau the withdrawal was be
; ing carried on so rapidly that at thi
; writing no adequate guess could b
. lsiade as to its full extent. The abar
J donment Of the Belgian coast by tn
: Huns meant that allied commerce wa
! freed in great part from the U-boa
: tperil and that air raids on Englan
/, i,could no longer be carried out wit
, ease. The allies captured vast store
and many heavy guns in Belgium.
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Having forced the Huns out of Lao
! and La Fere. the French maintaine
r y steady pressure on both sides of til
waning salient there, making progres
7 that was continuous, though not rapi
because Of the increased resistance Q
tie enemy. AS the Hunding line 9
' refuge was approached. In the regio
: of Rethel, an important German raj
+ way supply station on the Aisne, it b'
: came apparent that the Huns intende
, to try to hold that line for a tim,
: From Rethel almost to Verdun til
Y French and American armies fougf
continuously, driving the German
D back across the Grand Pre-Vouziere
n road and up both sides of the Meus'
. The Yankees took Grand Pre-, on th
l-j northern bank Of the Alre river mort
!. of the Argonne forest, through whic
l they had fought their way SO bravel
/, and doggedly. The place, though br
: a small village, Is Of great strategl
q Importance, being the junction Of th
~ Al