The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-04
FORGING IRON RING ABOUT
MAIN DEFENSES OF GERMANY;
HUN RESISTANCE IS BITTER
West of Lille British Continues to Drive Enemy
Eastward While Extending Line South of
Liens to Mericourt-Haig Captures 1000
Prisoners. #~,t#
TO STRIKE AT CONSTANTINOPLE.

TO STRIKE AT CONSTANTINOPLE. .ae%
tnops and the vanqushed thrown for al! into
ASIA said Gen DeEsprey the Allied commander in chief on the
GBy Associated Press)
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ing pushed ahead five miles since Monday oa+.ra 70 ha
From Lens northward and from Rheims eastward TO ne
Argonne the Allies continue to bend back the German flank in
Beaurevo miles To the north the British are
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and Lesdins.
German resistance is bitter but there has been no let up
the strong allied In the fighting in this area Thurs
With the British in the country northeast of St. Quentin
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Through the opening in the n Marshal Foch will be able to thro"
troops to take Cambria and Laon in the rear: , 4
ward While extending their line south to ecour where
good PUSH 5rS HIfsodS oRwSRp GsiR nGf
war dmore than three miles on Of Bs Grener
and within miles of the outer walls Of the fortress OF
which threatens the German positions the coast and the net
work Of railways west of Ghent = .o.o, .,o;u
retirement the Lille salient The s s syeta miles M
ef Se ] % e0S is T f bpea
mans will give up Lille without heavy fighting
are drawing closer the sides salient east of Rheims
American have joined the French in their operations and
strong position Medeah farm Further east the
s rent Ho wy ns
would seem that unless withdraw from the Cham
salient they are danger OF being caught IN Trap
the armies OF Gen" PER9Y SsS$HsS3 @sd su%ARSEs SIiSS
Rome Oct 4Amercna submarine chasers destroyed two
submarines yesterday during the bombardment OF Durazzo
1t was 0''''''y """VSaisT caPTGRE 5Sa:Y' POSITIONS
Rave 0eu and Bamount Chateau northwest Of Som
ne-Py Blanc, position of considerable tactical import
S"'s also has bee" t4tf2 ATTRaSs fSR IS RETE sFms9s
London 130 P. M Oct 4Austro forces IN Al
''"''"'" SETS BALLOON ON FIRE.
(Thsda) Oct 3In aerial fighting on the Flanders
front today British destroyed four German machines
Lieut. Coppens of the Belgian set German balloon on n1e
bringing his victories to & S3 l,,,, =, ,,,o,rr
With the American Army Northwest of Verdun, Thursday
Oct 3-Avaor Ron Meyer of Oakland Cal shot down Ger
s Sssy wone
and rddd with machine bullets forcing it to Land His
officers surrendered Meyer Taxing the enemy machine
as "ss SER%8Y Esgh ss Ss's on foot
When the American Aubrey st. LOU LOUIS on f
hands and supposed have surrendered Suddenly the
trsw & ons with S roops
with flame throwers GTR%AHs P9EfSsd hsp aNx,ous
Germans daily becoming to their situation n IN
good DIVISIONS fought
with the utmost enacy The only to THIS s rule was the
lighting None class troops of avail
ms ee the move his reserves from point to During
days the Allied advances have made the enemy
routes from Argonne along the river Are useless To the
north Allies deal with the German who
does desire to be the first German to give the order
to rtreat
A. APPOINTED CHANCELLOR.
Amsterdam Oct 4-Prince Maximiian of Baden has been
appointed chancellor official from
Deputy Grouber Centrist and Scheideman majority
Social been appointed secretaries of state with
out portfolios Prince Macmillan has been named Prusan
secretary He will his in the Rechsag
October s. -.
FOREIGN MINISTER RESIGNS.
Amsterdam Oct 4-The Turkish foreign minister has
signed.
London News from all sectors of the west front tell
gigantic efforts the daily advancing tide
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