VR 1111111.1. j in.-, u'irorisiii whs urecu-u against not only indh Iduals liul j i ngainst nations, against not onl. ho.s J 'Ho nations, but those with which J ' Genua ny was officially nt peace. Its i system of espionage, corruption and H!L violence, extended over the world. K, HJf 'aS exemplified by I lie plots carried Hf' nut in this country under direction of ( the government for the destruction of ! munition plants and ships before the United States entered the war, and by H1 jL the efforts of the German government Hl' to embroil this country, then neutral in war with Japan and Mexico. No capi- ' tal of Europe was free from German 'j secret agents in the years preceding i the War, and the nations lived In grow Jng dread of the huge military machine " which Germany was building up, to the i accompaniment of the emperor's boast- ! ings of the "shining sword" and Ger- '. man toasts to "der tag' in voices , I 1 which echoed around the world. I ,' End of The War. , , The virtual ending of this greatest nf conflicts has come with dramatic ; , pwlftness. Four months eo today the f German military power apparentlv was t, ' at its height. The unchecked forces of I the enemy had battered thoir way " through the French and British lines J ' unt11 Paris was in danger and the British were fighting with their backs to the wall to prevent themselves from r 1 being forced to the sea. Late in July tho world was thrilled with the news ' of an allied counter-attack between the Aisne and the Marnc. The Ger- 'ans were hurled back along" tho whole sector and since that dav the ti I victorious progress of the allies 1ms ' , Dccn maintained. i,l Various causes have contributed to j , ,h,s reversal. The entrance of Amer ica into the, struggle, with her vast jj' resources of men and materials, Is Hf conceded by the allies to have turned HL l"e scale. One of the most important HL'i effects of this country's act was the .H heartening to an enormous extent of : 'he wearied allied nations and a cor- Hii I responding deterioration of 'German n f morale. Exhaustion of German raw L I material and years of semi-starvation ,r J assisted in the process of beating down j ! the enemy to a submissive frame of C( mind. It is also significant that the tw establishment of unquestioned allied ij supremacy In the field almost svneh- 'j! ronized with the unification of'mili- Oj tary control and the appointment of P general, now marshal, Foch to the Hfrf poat of supreme command. Military Hjiju commentators without exception lav HrjJ ' stress upon the importance of single HfI 1 leadership and the genius of Foch in f' stemming ajid finally turning the tide. 3 1ft I Great Leaders in War. J . Among the individual leaders, aside i ''om Foch whose names stand out N uost prominently, are Marshal Joffre, Jl h? saved France In her darkest davs Il f the summer of 1914; Field' Marshal W Halg. the British commander; General if detain, at the head of the French m iorccs; General Diaz, who on the Ital jj front beat back last summer's jij I treat Austrian offensive, and later m tore the Austrian armies to pieces in JfjJ R few weeks, and General Pershing. k On the German side are Field Mar In shal .von HIndenburg, a comparative I ' ft v, - Hi ' rite JJysden lies about midway between Liege and Maastricht, on the Dutch border. People's Governments Established Peoples' governments have been cs- tablished in the greater part of ticrlin and in other cities of the kingdom I ami empire. Leipsic, Stuttgart, Co logne, Kssenvand Frankfort have join Jed the revolution. In Berlin there ha? ! been some fighting betAveen the revo ; lutionists and reactionaries in which j several persons wore killed or wound ; ed. The palace of the crown prince has been taken over by the revolu : tionists. "Long live the republic," and I the, singing of the Marseillaise have been heard In the streets of Berlin. I Fricderich Iibert, the socialist lcad oa, has been appointed imperial chan cellor and has Issued a proclamation saying that it is his purpose to form a j peoples' government which will cn , de'avor to bring about a speedy peace. ; Meanwhile the terms of the allies, by. j which Germany may have an armistice I reached German headquarters by cour icr. On the battle, front yesterday the Germans everywhere continued to suf fer defeat at the hands of the British, French and American forces. In the north Marshal Haig's forces had driven the enemy beyond the Franco -Belgian frontier south of the j Sambre canal and now arc almost within gun range of Brussels: The ! Germans were showing stiffcr resis- tance with rear guards, but neverthe less the British were overcoming these efforts and pushing forward. Large quantities of supplies, including much rolling stock, havo fallen into the hands of the British. I Likewise the French were still In 'pursuit of the enemy, but before them the German retreat seemed to be somewhat disorganized. The enemy was abandoning guns and supplies of all descriptions, and in some instances entire railroad trains were left behind. ! All the enemy's lines of communica ! tion now have been captured, except I the road leading northward from Me I zleres. I General Pershing's troops continuet? j to make progress on both sides of the : Meus'e river, and the American second I army launched an attack west of the ! Moselle river and gained Its objec J tives. On the Meuse the town of Ste inay has been captured by the Amerl j cans after violent opposition. In the J Moselle sector several woods and heights he been cleared of the ene , my by the Americans, including the Bois de AVakille, from the northern fringes of which the German fortress of Mctz is only ten miles distant. PARIS, Nov. 11. (Haras) During ' revolutionary disorders at Cologne a crowd tried to demolish with machine gun fire a statue of William II, but ' finally contented Itself by muffling up the statue and placing upon it a card inscribed "a good Journey." It is re ported that Prince Henry of Prussia has fled to Denmark. I rOO ead the Classified Ads, , f I job ot tiie Umtea war womers win come with it. And the nearer it comes, the MORE YOU MUST GIVE to support the ef forts of these seven societies, (Red Cross not included.) When the whistles blow, announcing the war finished and won by the Allies, don't expect Bill and Jim to be home for breakfast the next morning. It took Uncle Sam a long time to get his boys "over there," and it will take many months to bring them back. We must make the period of demob ilization just as fine, as helpful and as safe as good American dollars can I ' ... .w - ... ilegeone we should be proud to avail j ourselves of. m The very thought of our boys "over 1 there," covered with glory and honor, 1 being blessed with the joys, comforts j and benefits of the next thing to HOME I the United War Workers' huts and 1 attention-will start the red blood from 1 the heart , of every American, and he 1 will not be satisfied until he has signed 1 a pledge to support the beneficent work I of these seven great organizations m with ALL THE MONEY HE CAN I SPARE. v 1 Is yours an American heart? . I , COMMUNITY SESCE" IjLj