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VOL* 13, NO. 284. *.
Washington, Nov. 6.—The issue of
peace or war rests with Germany.
Armistice terms upon which, hos
tilities may be brought to an imme
diate end were unanimously agreed
upon and signed yesterday at Paris
by representatives of the Allied and
the United States governments and
are expected to be in Berlin before
tomorrow.
They.have So£ yet been made pub
lic but military men here feel certain
that they are no less drastic than
tllose accepted by Austria, which
strips that nation of its war making
machinery both on land and sea and
compels the evaluation not only of
occupied territory but part of its-own
soil.
If Germany accepts the conditions
laid down by the Versailles confer
ences'she is expected'tor make known
her decision without delay. Since in
seeking an end of hostilities the Ger
man" government addressed itself to
President Wilson, it is assumed here
'^that the' armitrticc ternw^-wlll -i»e
transmitted to Berlin througjh the
SERBIAN PRISONERS
A BULGARIA GOING
HOME ARE WORN OUT
Washington, Nov. *6.—sAin official
dispatch to the Serbian legation from
Salonikl said Serbian prisoners were
returning home from Bulgaria in de
plorable condition aftervthree years
of suffering and that many had died
en route, almost yrithin reach of
their native land.
MISSING SAILORS HIT
ISLAND AFTER THREE
WEEKS IN OPEN BOAT
Turks Island, B. W. I., Nov..5.—The
captain and seven men of the Nor
wegian bark Stifinder, who had been
missing since their vessel was stopped
by a German submarine and they
were forced to take to a small boat
on October 13, have arrived here, aft
er more than three weeks' exposure
an(i in an almost starved condition.
FIRST RETURNS
SHOW REPUBLICANS
FAR IN THE LEAD
Topeka. Kara., Nov. 6.—First re
ports of the vote in this city an
nounced by the xsounty^boards showed
that the Republican candidates were
in the lead.
Twenty-three out of & total of S3
precincts gave Arthur Sapper, Repub
lican for United State* senator. 1,137
W. H. Thompson, Democrat. 429.'
The same precincts gave- Henry J.
Allen, Republican for governor,. 1,
242 W. C. Lansdpn, Democrat 812,
and D. R, Anthony, Republican for
congress 901 F- B- Whitney. p®m?
cratio 809.
"HOMB GROWN" Dlimm
Washington, Nov.: 6.—Home prod
ducts only on the Thanksgiving dinner
table this year is the program of the
food administration. Hotels, restaur
ants-and other eating places have been
asked to save transportation by us
lng only food produced locally and the
administration today lastMd an appeal
to households to ^observe the same
BUSINESS STOPS AS
ROME CELEBRATES
f? MILITARY VICTORY
Rome. ITor. I
ADtto •tbrw'aii doMd wad U»
bem ^ftiroed^j|o
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Washington, Nov. 5.—Diplomats and officials here believe the
terms of armistice for Germany signed for. the United States and the
Allies at Paris yesterday are in the hands of General Foch for pre
sentation to the German commanders on the western front.
There has beefl no official explanation of the method determin
ed upon of acquainting the Germans with the surrender conditions
under which they may ead the war. Until todky it had been as
sumed that the terms would be sent to Berlin through diplomatic
channels because the appeal for an armistice came that way, but the
almosjt unanimous opinion in well informed quarters now is that the
matter will be handled entirely on the field by the Allied supreme
commander.
Whatever may be the channel of communication, it is evident
that no time has been lostt and that an immediate reply is regarded
as a possibility. President Wilson, having cancelled plans for cast
ing his vote at Princeton, N. J., remained at the White House
throughout the day.
The text of the armistice terms had not been received when ar
rangements were made for the usual cabinet meeting. The presi
dent and his advisers were fully informed as to every important de
tail however, before the document was signed.
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American government. The presi
dent remained' in Washington today,
having'abandoned his prfiposed trip
to New Jersey to Vote in the congres-.
sional elections.
While confident that the condi
tions to be- proposed to Germany
mean nothing short of unconditional
surrender, many military and diplo
matic observers here believe they
•wrill be accepted.
London, Nov. 5.—(Via Montreal.)—
In sending the news that the Allies
haVe agreed on armistice conditions
for Germany, the Times' Paris cor
respondent says' that the Allies' suc
cesses on the French front leave lit
„tle doubt of Germany's acceptance.
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Telegraphic Briefs
Washington—The Polish army, un
der the supreme political authority
of the Polish national committee,
was recognize)! by the United 9tates
as autonomous and co-belligerent.
New York—Russian government
gold amounting to about $400,000,
000, taken from Petrograd by the
Bplsheviki, has been saved at Kazan
by the Omsk government and is gen
erally recognized as a foundation for
the reorganization of Rusbla.
'New York—Commodore Morton P.
Plant, financier and yachtsman, died
of pneumonia.
Par i»—Mies Margaret Wilson,
daughter «f President/ Wilson, sang
'off -stoind^fjwa m-4m. 1:•
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—'-'ner.at a base.
Washington—A drive to obtain
35,000 volunteers from limited serv
ice men needed to fill special posts
in the army in this country was be
gun.
Washington—Millions of dollars
worth of property belonging to wom
en of American birth -yrho married
Germans and Austrian^ has been
taken over'by the alien property cus
todian.
New York—Mrs. Rose Pastor
Stokes, convicted in Kansas City for
violation of the espionage act, was
arrested here for registering illegal
ly fop the elections.
AUSTRIANPRISONERS
TAKEN BY ITALIANS
OVER HALF MILLION
Washington, Nov. B.—Austrian pris
oners captured by the Italians before
the armistice took effect yeeterday are
estimated now at half a million and
the booty taken Includes two hundred
and fifty thousand horses.
GERMAN STAFF RETURNS.
Washington, Nov. 5.—According to
an official dispatch fromi Switzerland
today what remained of the German
legation staff at Moscow has returned
to Germany.
GERMAN PRISONERS.
Washington, Nov. 5.—Names of 13
officers and 63 enlisted men in Ger
man prisons were announced today
by the war department. They in
clude:
Reported in good health, Camp
Karlsruhe: lieutenant Glen C.
Richardson, 604 Bradford avenue,
Milwaukee, Wis.
At Camp Heilsberg: Frank
Dowrfee, Willmar,' Minn. (Health
condition not stated.)
N.' D. ^OF^5®DTTOANCB.
Ottawa, Nov. 5.—The following
name of an American appears in to
day's overseas casualty lipt:
Dechon, Cayuga. N. D.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Minnesota.'—Unsettled tonight
and Wednesday, probably rain
cooler Wednesday and In east por
tion ttnl(ht strong southeast to
south winds this afternoon and
.- tonight.:
WEATHER FQRECAST.
North Dakota':' CH»dy and oold
der tonight Wednesday fair colder
In east and sontn portions.
COMPLETE ELECTION REPORTS TO BE GIVEN
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NORTH: DAKOTA'S J!i'*^^^ ?a -5fi GREATESTJ
APPEAL TO THE
Austria Reported in Danger
and Armies are Breaking
Up in Disorder.
Amsterdam, Nov. 4.—Monday—
The state council at Vienna has Is
sued- an appeal to the German people
of Austria'in which it is declared the
country Is in danger and the army
breaking up in disorder.. The. appeal
exhorta the soldiers voluntarily to
join the German Austrian corps.
The appeal points, out that Ger
mans 'from non-German districts are
going home, while German soldiers,
obviously tired of the long duration
of the war,' are leaving their units
without considering that the irregu
lar demobilization "brings the dan
ger of widespread unemployment,
hunger and misery."
The prison camps are being aban
doned by their guards, the council
adds, and Italians, Russians and Ser
bians are leaving the camps and
flooding the country.
"This danger," the appeal declares,
"must be countered if fresh blood
shed is not to threaten our severely
tried people and tens of thousands of
men, women and children perish
with hunger."
NORMANARMOUR
IS ON HIS WAY
TO WASHINGTON
Former American Embassy
Secretary Says Netrograd
Is in Bad Condition.
New York, Nov.. 6,-r-Norman Ar
mour of Chicago, a secretary attached
to the one time American embassy at
Petrograd, and who accompanied the
embassy to Moscow Aiw&hen to Vo
logda,1 reached here his way
to Washington wiOf^Triwrtft for- the
department at by way
of- Finland.-.
"Petrograd," he said, "yeas a de
Berted and starving city when I left.
You notice a horse standing in, a
street hitched to. a public cab. In an
other minute the horse has' dropped
dead of starvation. You pass that way
again in an hour and the people have
cut the dead animal to pieces and car
ried it away for food* The Bolsheviki
are more autocratic tnan the czar and
his officers ever dared be and condi
tions in Russia this winter will be be
yond description."
MILITARY1GUARD PUT
ON GERMAN SHIPS IN
ARGENTINA'S HARBORS
Buenos Aires, Nov. 5.—The Argen
tine government has placed a military
guard on three German merchant
ships Interned at Bahla Blanca. The
vessels are the Seydlitz, Sevilla and
Patagonia.
CZECH0-SL0VAK1ANS
AT ALLIED MEETING
.. Paris, Nov. 6.—The government of
the new nation of Czecho-Slovakia
is represented in the inter-Allied con
ference at Versailles. The represen
tative is Mr. Cenes.
ELECTION IN GREAT
BRITAIN EXPECTED
ABOUT DECEMBER 8
London, Nov. 5.—(Via Montreal)
—It is expected that the general
elections in Great Britain will take
place December 7. This information
was given out at a meeting of the
party whips to arrange plans for the
campaign.
WISCONSIN VOTING SLOW.
Superior, Wis., Nov. 5.-^-AlthOogh
the purchase of local utility plants
by the city and. the construction of a
municipal auditorium! are up, the
voting is light In Superior today, far
less than normal totals being report
ed cast up to n6on.
1M0O MEN CALLEk
Washington, Nov. B.—Provost Marr
shal General Crowder today called for
18,300 draft registrants physically
qualified for limited service to entrain
for camps between November SB and
17. Voluntary enlistments will b$ ac
cepted until November 20. -i"•
A Variety of trades and occupations
are mejitlohed in the call and 46
states are' asked to furnish the neces
sary number.
FoUowing'its usual custom,'The Herald has made
arrangements to cbmpile election returns this even
ning^as fast as they..aj available from, all parts of the
city, the, county, the state and the nation, and the re
turns will be announced by megaphone from The.
Herald building immediately upon their receipt.
Those^who wish use the telephone in gietting^the
latest election returns, must call-No. 500 bn either tele-*
phone, as no information will W .given outj over any .oth
er telepftQiiie in the building.
& it or a of of He a re a in
ed to the\pubHc all e^eniiig, but visitors arte-welcome in
the ^usiiies^ pffii&es on the first floor of thef building."
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London,* Nov. 5.—The Bolshevik
government of Russia, it is reported
from Petrograd, has handed the neu
tral ministers a note for transmission
to the Entente nations asking for the'
opening of peace negotiations in order'
that hostilities between the Allies and
the Soviet.government may be ended,
says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Copenhagen.
The note asks the Allies to. decide
Upon the! time and place for the fold
ing of the meetings.
Illinois Expects Big Vote.
Chicago, Nov. 5.—Reports from va
rious sections of the state indicate
that the vote today would be fairly
heavy. The issues of greatest inter
est were in the contest between James
Hamilton Lewis incumbent and Medlll
McCormick for the senatorship and in
the $60,000,000 bond issue for good
roads throughout the state.
Wisconsin to Vote Strong.
Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 6.—With
ideal weather throughout Wisconsin,
a heavy vote was predicted in today's
election. The early vote in Milwau
kee was very heavy, the main interest
apparently centering in the Fourth
and Fifth congressional district con
tests. Every voter iqpon leaving his
voting booth was handed a badge
reading, "I have voted."' The idea
was planned by the county council
of defense in the hope of bringing out
a full vote.
Hot Contest Expected.,
St. Paul, Nov. 5.—Mild weather,
good roads, the prohibition issue and
hot local contests, forecast a fairly
heavy election vote throughout Min
nesota today. Speech making was
prohibited because of the influenza
epidemic and the campaign was
unique in the history of the state.
light Vote in X. M.
Albuquerque, N.ijM., Nov. IS.—-De
spite fair weather a light vote was
expected in New Mexico on account
of the Spanish influenza epidemic
"May mtarferer* ^'7!
Rerio, Nev., Nov. 5.-—Indications
of storm'threatened to interfere with
the expected heavy vote in' Nevada
today. Interest centers in the elec
tion of a United States senator, repre
sentative in congress, complete state
and county tickets and a "bone drv"
initiative act.
Good Weather in Washington.
Washington, Nov, 5.—^Generally fair
weather prevailed throughout the
country today for the.election. There
-Were showers in North Dakota and
light snow in the mountain regions of
Wyoming and Montana, but elsewhere
there were bright skies.
special forecast of the weather
bureau added:
Elsewhere the weather is fair and
will so continue during the day, ex
cept in Minnesota and Wisconsin,
where local rains are indicated.
First Women's Election.
New York,* Nov. New York
state's first election day on which
women were permitted to vote began
with unfavorable weather in many
sections. Reports show the low tem
peratures and gray skies were not de
terring the women from exercising
their franchise in large numbers.
Observers in New York city ex
pressed opinion that few of the esti
mated 1,000,000 women registered
would fail to cast ballots.
The Republican and Democratic
state tickets are headed respectively
by CharleS S. Whitman governor, and
Alfred E. Smith, president of the
board of aldermen here, and there are
43 representatives to be elected to
congress.
Three Big Features.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 5.—Interest In
today's election in Nebraska centered
chiefly in the contest for congress
men, governor and United States sen
ator. Nebraska soldiera voting in
France have until November 25 to
return their votes by mail and if any
of the contests are close. It may not
be until that date before some of the
definite results of the election are
known.
Snow in Utah.
Salt Lake City. Utah. Nov. 6.—De
spite a heayy snowfall Utah .voters
tramped to the pools today to elect
two' congressmen and three supreme
court justices.
Missouri is Ready.
St. Louis. Mo., Nov. 6.—Mild tem
peratures indicated to political lead
erq the polling of nearly a full yote
for each party In today's 'election.
The Folk-Spencer senatorial, race, if
was said, would be close, although
party leaders are claiming big major
ities.
Congress is Featme.
Indianapolis, Nov. 6.^—Chief inter
est in the. election today in Indiana
centered on the contest in the IS
congressional districts. The state
tickets are headed by candidates for
secretary of state, as the office of
governor holds for four years.
May Have Small Vote.
Helena, Mont. Nov. 5--—Raln ln the
ejutsrh portions and snow in the cen
tral and western portions of the state
and tMtimfluensa epidemic are expect
ed
xto
result in a small vote being cast
in the election in Montana today.
Congreaswoman -Jeannette Rankin,
United States Senator T. J. Walsh,
and Dr. Oscar M. Lanstrum are con
testing for the United States senator
ship. Congressmen and a partial state
•ticket are also to b^ elected. 0^-','
MMW Kay Vota.
Des Woines, No*. 6.—Fair weath
er piwpi*d. $v«r Iowa .May and pp
littoal observers predicted 400,000
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GRAND FORKS,' R-D., -TtJESEiAY, NOVEMBER 5,1918. PRJCEFIVE
IBOLSHEVKGOVERNMENT ASKS
FOR NEGOTIATIONS FOR PEACE
SO HOSTILITIES MAY CEASE
Washington, Nay. 5.—Efforts of the
Bolshevik government to discuss the
withdrawal of the United States arid'
^Allied forces from Russia through ne
gotiations for an armistice are attract
ing no serious attention here. The
associated nations do not recognize
the Lenine and Trotzky regime in any.
way and it was explained today that
if the Bolsheviks wanted negotiations
they should address the Russian gov
ernment at Omsk, the only authority
in Russia with" which the United
States'and the Allies deal.
ELECTION REPORTS FROM
ALL OVER UNITED STATES
Cast First Vote,
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N(ew York, Nov. 5.—Mrs. Carrie
Chapman Catt, president of the Na
tional American Woman Suffrage as
sociation and Miss Mary Garret Hay,
president of the New York city worn
an suffrage party cast their first/votes
today. Mrs. Catt said she split her
ticket, having "suddenly changed her
mind regarding voting a straight' Re
publican ticket."
"I have labored 30 years to get a
vote," Mrs. Catt added. "I feel that
the privilege of voting was worth all
the struggle and the cost"
Women were assembled at the
woman suffrage parties' city head
quarters to receive the return^ to
night. It was reported that more
than 25 per cent of the cityVs woman
voters had balloted by 10 a. m., and
jubilation *was expressed over this
showing.
Heavy Vote In Maryland./
Baltimore, Md., Nov. 5.—At midday
the indications pointed to a heavy
vote in Maryland for an "off year."
Kansas Reports.
Hutchinson, Kans., Nov. 5.—Partial
returns from six Hutchinson precincts
give for senator: Capper 2361 Thomp
son 117.
Gor governor: Allen, 191 Lansdon,
89.
For congress: J. N. Tincher, Re
publican, 253 Jouett Shouz, Demo
crat, 146.
Vote is Rednced.
v'r Boise, Idaho, Nov. 5.—Heavy
'^St»iids'"threatening snow, and a col8
wind, are helping to reduce a vote al
ready small because of the Influenza
epidemic. The main contest is
against the Nonpartisan league.
MICHIGAN TO VOTE HEAVY.
Detroit, Mich., Nov. 5.—Predictions
that an unusually heavy vote would
be cast in Michigan today seemed to
be borne out by the early balloting.
Interest in the senatorial battle be
tween Lieutenant Commander Tru
man H. Newberry, republican, and
Henry Ford, democrat, continued at
hijgh pitch. Suffrage leaders continued
their work for the woman suffrage
amendment, bending their energies to
ward bringing out a .maximum num
ber of voters.
Complete congressional and state
tickets also are being voted upon.
W VOTING LIGHT.
Philadelphia, Wov. 5.—Generally
favorable election weather prevails
throughout Pennsylvania. The voting
was light early in the day.
Senator Penrose, republican lead
er, predicted that William'C. Sproul,
"for governor, will have 200,000 plu
rality, and that the republicana will
elect 34 of the 36 congressman to be
chosen.
FLIER WILL kECOVER.
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 5.—Lieu
tenant O. A. Gottschalk, who came
to Carruthers Field from his home in
St. Paul four months ago and who
was injured Monday in a crash seven
miles from the field, will recover,
his attendants said today. His in
juries are considered serious but not
fatal.
Denis Behind.
Wichita, Kans., Nov. 5.—Partial
count in six city precincts give: C. C.
Mack (Republican) for congress 317,
and W. A. Ayres (Democrat) 294.
Allen for governor was leading Lans
don 4 to 1. Capper for senator was
leading Thompson 3 to 1.
INTEMLUED
CONFERENCE
HNISHES WORK
Representatives From Allied
Nations Are Now on
Way Home.
Paris, Nov. 4.—The inter-Allied
conference having completed its 1
ar
bors at Versailles, Premier Lloyd
George of iGreat Britain left tonight
for London, .and Premier Orlando of
Italy- started for Rome. The confer
ence reached a complete agreement
on the question of the terms of an
armistice for Germany.
PERSONS RESPONSIBLE
FOR CRUELTY TO WAR
PRISONERS WILL BE
NAMES FOR PUNISHMENT
London. Nov. 5.—(Via Moo.
treat)—Ibe names of .al enemy
army oorps oommanden or other
who are known to have
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Everywhere on the long line the Allies are progressing and
on the French sectors between the Oise and the Aisne the Ger
mans are withdrawing on Marie and Montcornet Field Mar
shal Haig has taken the strong point of Le Quesnoy .and is
pressing on Maubeuge, while the Americans are fighting their
way across the Meuse southwest of the railroad center of Mont
medy.
In the region north and south of Valenciennes the British
continue the successful push begun Monday. Southeast of
Valenciennes the British are within ten miles of Maubeuge and
further south rapidly are pushing their way through the Mormal
forest where they are four miles from the railroad junction of
Aulnoye. South of the Mormal forest the British and French
are pressing eastward over virtually level ground toward Aves
nes.
Two Planes Downed.
From the Oise to the Aisne at Chateau Porcien, the Frendi
maintain close contact with the enemy who is moving rearward
as a result of the French successes of the last few days. South
of Guise' the French first army is advancing northeastward be
tween the Peron and the Serre. Further east the French have
penetrated the formidable Hunding line, making an advance of
one mile on a front of five miles on the western wing of the for
ward movement. Continuation of the advance here soon will
compel the Germans to give up the line of the Aisne east and
west of Rethel to which they have clung so stubbornly.
With the American Army in
France, Saturday, Nov. 2.—(By the
Associated Press)—An American
aerial patrol yesterday encountered
seven German machines in the region
northwest of Verdun. There were
two brief battles in which Lieuten
ants Howard Smith of Hudson Falls,
N. Y., and Richard Aid worth of San
Antonio, Tex., each brought down an
enemy airplane. The other German
machines escaped.
American troops on a front of 15 miles along the Meuse
from Brieulles northward to Pouilly are successfully forcing
their way across the river. At Brieulles the river has been
crossed in bitter fighting and the Americans also have reached
the east bank at Clery-le-Petit. Where the Meuse curves in
the region of Pouilly the Americans have crossed the river and
taken the village of Pouilly after driving the enemy from the
Jaulnay wood.
GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT.
Berlin, Nov. 5.—(Via London.)—
Strong attacks by American troops on
the heights east of the Meuse broke
down, says today's German army
headquarters' report. Tentative
thrusts by the Americans west of the
Moselle had a similar result, it is de
clared.
I The Americans on the west bank of the Meuse north of
Steiiay are within 4 miles of the German mkin c£mftignicating
line from Sedan to Metz, at a point northwest of Chauvenoyi
The successful crossing of the Meuse outflanks the German po
sitions east of the Meuse toward the Moselle, which protect the
important Briey iron fields and important railroad and supply
lines in the regions of Montmedy and Conflans. From the Meuse
west to the Aisne the Americans and French maintain their
pressure against the Germans defending the Mezieres-Sedan
railway line, ten miles to the north.
Big Vote Expected.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Nov. 5.—With
chief interest centering on the sen
atorial and gubernatorial contests a
heavy -vote was expected in today's
election in South Dakota. A complete
state ticket will also be elected. The
campaign in this state was featured by
activity of the Nonpartisan league.
Most Ask Foch.
London, Nov. 5.—(Via Montreal.)—
The Allies have decided that Germany
must apply to Marshal Foch, the Al
lied commander-in-chief for an armi
stice, Premier Lloyd George stated in
the house of commons today.
Bitter Battle Near Sedan.
With the American Army on the
Sedan Front Nov. 5, 1:15 p. m.—
(By. the Associated Press)—Bitter
fighting is taking place today atonfe
the Meuse river. American patrols
again have succeeded in crossing the
river at Brieulles on a pontoon
bridge constructed under fire.
At other points along the front the
Americans, were reconnoltering oth
er crossings.
The Germans have blown up the
bridge across the Meuse between
Laneuville, on the west bank and the
Important -town of Stenay. on the
east bank.
Italians at Dalmatian.
Rome, Nov. 5.—Italian naval ves
sels have landed troops on the Dal
matian Islands of Lissa and L&gosta
where the Italian flag has been hoist
ed, a dispatch from Trieste today
states. Italian battleships and de
stroyers also have landed troops at
Flame.
British Official Report.
London, Nov. 5.—-British .troops In
their offensive southeast of Valen
ciennes have captured the fortified
town of LeQueanoy after having com
pletely surrounding it, Field Marshal
Haig announced today. Ihe entire
garrison of more than 1,00# men was
taken with the citadel.
Rapid progress has been made, by
British divisions ea*t of ZaeQaesaoy
where |unr advance, of between three
And foar miles has been soared, the
villages of JFfdimeta. UeRopd. Qnesne.
Fraanoy and Le Petit Mania have
been captnred.
Farther around has been aained la
Mormal oreat The village of Kth, tm
H»Uaaa souths*^ Valaneteanae has
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(By the Associated Press.)
From the Dutch border to east of the Meuse the 200 mile
battle line is aflame today as the British, French, Americans and
Belgians crush the resistance of the enemy and push on for im
portant gains.
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French Official Report.
Paris, Nov. 6.—French troops con
tinue successfully to pursue the Ger
mans in the region of Guise, north
east of which they have taken the
village of Dergues-Sur-Samtyre, ac
cording to the war office announce
ment today.
French successes have compelled'
the Germans to make new withdraw
als at several points along the front,
according to the war office state
ment today. Between the Oise and
the Aisne the Frehch have advanced
about one mile on a five mile front.
The French first army resumed
the attack this morning and is mak
ing progress/'
Between. Stssone and Cfttate&a
Porcien, a front of more IS
miles, the French hate penetrated
the Hunding line of the Germans.
The French are making °a general
advance from east of St Qnentin Le
Petit to the Outskirts of Herpy.
American Official Report.
Washington, Nov .6.—Victorious!
attacks by the American first army1
on its entire front are reported by
General Pershing in his evening
communique for Monday. On the ex-,
treme right breaking down the last
efforts of the enemy to hold the high
ground the Americans drove through,
the valley of the .Meuse and the for
est of Dieulet and occupied the im-'
portant river crossing at Stenay.
Great Battle Progressing. 1
Paris. Nov. 6.—A battle which 1s
believed here to be decisive is now
going on. It is being waged in two
sections. In the north the blow de
livered by the British and French
is a. threat leveled at one of the
flanks of the vast pocket formed
by the German lines from Holland
to Metz.
The object of this offensive 4s to
drive dangerous wedges either north
of the Sambre In the direction of
Mons or south of the river in the di
rection of Avesnee and Maubeuge.
The result' may be a compromise re
treat of the German armies In Bel
gium or those still between the Oise
and the Aisne.
Excellent results have been real
ized so far. The -Sambre river and
canal have been crossed. This was
the last line of resistance west of the
frontier which may be aoon reached
in that region. According to latest
Information the. Allied advance con-1
tinues notwithstanding' desperate re»\.
sistance by the enemy.
The setond section' of the attack
is being conducted by tlciiiei sis flinii
and and Liggett on the Meuse. This
is the great strategic offensive whleh
the Germans have always feared and
which they sought to make impoa
slble by storming Verdun In l*l«. -i
The aim of the Fraaoo-AaeiHeaa of„-'.
tensive is to plnch out the. whets
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