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MITER FIGHT ON TUEUSK
AUSTRIA OPENS NEW PATH TO GERMANY
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Versliing's 3Icn Drive Alieut
Despite Stiffening of Enemy
Resistance
Jly EDWIN I.. JAMi;.
Special Cable to Evening Vublie Ledger
foiWlDM. 13tl. bn .Wit' Vvrk Tli.ir-t Cn,
Hlth tlte nirrirtin Ariuj In I'mntr,
tieriii.ii) trtditance in the ounard
wep rjf the AnierlcHii Klrst .nnj ban
dovrlopcJ. and lute yesterday It became
atiarctit that the German comnmnd had
ffTectcd a stand nealnst our troops. In
the afternoon bltt'cr llphtlni; developed
nlonjr the Mcu.e, south of .Stenay, where
the fjvrnun Klfth Army sent u heavy
rc-enforcemtntH In order to jirevent, at
all costs, our cmmlnir the river.
Hesplto stubborn regtance ttf puitheel
Mtiv.i.i uji mi- ucniiT pomo ri.j Kilo-
meter, teaelilns- the Southern edge of
Uiaumnnt l'nrther vrt v took Ver-
rieres and ptjhil ahr.nl for a frn'sl (rain
betivesu Authe anil idles l-'ri.tit tho
stubborn resistance on tho Meunc and at
Ueaumom one may hazard a itwon that
tlio flermans Intend to trv to flop us
on a line running from Stenay to omont.
Kat of the Meiln He attacked yc.
tei'day morning and found heavily or-cmir-cil
resistance ,n the llol.le-la-Urando
Motitacii.- and IJolB-de-i"aure.
We took prl-onem on both sides of the
I Iver
Our piogref has nut u within xomo
xmnll-min ranee of the Herman t.otii;u-yon-Sedan
rond at a distance nf leg,
than flvo milep. Our hljr cum In the
vicinity of Verdun h.ie rut tho Her
man highway at Montmed.v and fon
flano, and the 'lennans tire unitii; n
thirty kilometer detour, point: north to
Catlgnan and coming baek on the main
lino at Vlrton.
(itrimin rnminunlcntliiliw lliinii-riil
Tho cutting of the line at Montmedy
throws out of commission a twenty-live
mile stretch of inlluny from r"nrlKnan
to east of MoiituifiH and the cuttlne
at Confliins ser!oul hampers Merman
communication b the tmnt of tho Amer
ican Second Army.
N'ear Halles our litir- moieil forward
between Beaufort and lleauelalr toward
the. Mfll'e. prwipltutlnfr heavy flichtlnjr.
FishtlnK of the most sensational char
acter was reported from the vicinity of
Wiseppe to below Dun. where ur hail the
Hermans hetiveerfciis and the river with
the canal de l'l.ite. while beyond tho
Meunc and the cnnal the Hermans had
heavy forces, assisted by a new division
rushed up.
Wo cleared a lone stretch of tho west
bank of the river, and then to test the
Herman strentrtli feat neros minor
forces, North of IlrSeiilles there was no
bridge. The river, swollen by rains, van
Homo ten feet deep at points with fords
Jyhere water rnn about four feet. With
machine uuns peppering the hurface of
the river until It looked In spots as
If there were a hall storm and with
Heores of 73s llrin on them, while our
KUns and lilies worked on the enemy
the American crossed north of Sa-f-y
and met bittu- hand-tfi-hand llRhtlnK
on the east hanK.
He cot small bodies itf trotij- across
hure three limes, but had to it-tlre. '
Four other inull crossincs of the stream
developed sneh vltdcnt enemy resistance
tlat we wlthdrrw for the time being.1
W have a bridge across at Ilrloulles, I
nut attempts "S engineers lo tiirnw pas
J sageways over tin- stream further north
Sunday night and yesterday were foiled.
Tho vigor and scale of tho Herman
resistance along the Meuse Indicates that
Hie enemy intends to try to make the
stream his front line up to Stenay or
perhaps further north, where tho rlvrp
bends at l'oullly. Thence he will try
to hold a line tunning along the wooded
heights northwfst to the forest of
Mazarln. of course, our attack eust of
tin. Jlcuse may embarrass th-se plans.
-, I jv?: A& ar. a a n
CV" ) Xk -JA'?A allies to have I
I .S J 4 i e'&:ft bSL I ACCESS TO CTERMANV
) w f ',J h Y'4r "O cT --frm V. Jr
"Tallies orv r tfh rWi s S S f
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-,w. ( V V-v .N OPEN TO
riX:.. f- -v. ;v ly cn i
i r a ) x. ro v-- s.n 3
e Mli.-
Tlio arml-liro letnu arrciilrd 1i tiflri i-lliiiijiaiv open .1 p.illi for ill
In Oeiiiuin lliroivh ii-lii.in lerril
through Ttemoville It l bellurd Hie
Hermun uctlxlty Indnst's 11 tetnipi. nt ,
In fear of an Aniere an di ic it t ! the I
river,
111 speculating wliete the ilenn.inxi
plan to make a stand on eitlai idc of
the Meuse, one should beitr m mlnil iliat
their organization h.i gone "i.i sinash
tn front of the American I'lin Army,
t'nits hno fort mi km pox's and com
mands havei been losing telephone con
nection and In absence of orders secin
to be Jut moving north without s.Wcm.
Two entire battalion staff were cap
tured yesterdny after they had estab
lished headquarters und, utemptul to
organic a ouuntr-Httii' . Our i!.,ush
boys Just walked In on two miijr,
loaded litem on a truck ami sent them
back. Thcee officers wie unable In
give any Information of Milne. They
said they had lost onnnunautlun with
their colonel Sunday.
Tho advance of the last mv iLo
resembles in some respetts the St.
Mlhlel picnic, only this time the easy
going came as a reward foi the gruel
ing light since September 20. It Is giv
ing away no secret to say that our nil
OUTSTAKDIKG POINTS IN FORECAST
OF ARMISTICE TERMS WITH GERMANY
The higti p"int-, in ihu iiriiiistii'U terms uliiih will !' oflerod Ucruuiny
urc lnii'cast in U iishliigtoii as foilnus:
Alsncc-Lnrriilno to bo evacuated.
Ithlno forts; to be occupied by tho AIIU-s.
tMioats uml large imrt of hlRh setu Hsot to be surienrten-tl.
Land defenses of naval buses to ho acrtiplc-ri.
Ulff Kttna, tunks and aircraft on west front to be kimi puttered.
Progrum ot dftnulilllzullnn und tllsarmament to lie ruriiud out by .Mar
ihal Focli.
tells the Btory of how a lubor regiment
Jumped In with rifles ntul picks und
shovels to belli the liifanlr clean out
the Hermans whii had filtered back
nfter we supiiosed ihe ne gone, one
dead labor soldier lay wuh pick In hand
and four dead Hernial. s about him.
About Chainpigneulle marks of bitter
fighting remain. Here the Hermans hold
ina nil i1:iv Krldiiv wth nmrlllno guns.
vance has not seriously taxed the P"er,all) ,,, Amt.r.a dead show how wiln
we hail prepared to make the drive. te clinrKel( werc st0.ped south of the vll
haxo lot-, of punch which has not yet, w. darkness fell on Trldny
been put intt the push ahead.
I'liinl Collili-e In Argnnne
The day brought the Una rollappo
of the Herman stronghold formed In tho
Argtintio forest, with the Dols de lloult
to the north. It will bo remembered
as a bloody fight. In which the Seventy
seventh Division, assisted b the i:igh-ty-secontl
ami Twenty-eighth, broke lh
Hlndenburg line In the Argonne and,
bite by bite, reached Hiandpre.
We had chewed Into the Hols de
Hiiurcecne when the advance of tlie
! i Kiench, on one side, and tho Americans
on the other. In two days induced me
I enemy to she up and geuout Sunday
night. The Allied line, now runs welf
i north of the forest of lloult.
iur tanks have been unable lo do
' much in the udvnnce because li has
gone faster than the tanks travtl. They
will be read when needetl.
Ham put a damper on aerial nrtivl.
tie. We did a gootl bit of reconnais
sance work in the rain and during a few
clear hours. Herman machines appear
to have gone op (.trlke. One lono'boehe
came oer "ur lines, but ran home when
seven Hpads took the air arter him.
Speaking broadly. It Is hard luck for
us if the rain continues. b'ecue wo
have got to slow down In that event.
.'ov. 1 Tho American Pirst Army Itv
Foch Will Give Berlin
Allies' Truce Terms
night, the Hermans gnve up the tusk and
those who were left got out.
Holng up the road to lluzuncy one saw
where there bail been lighting south of
that town. It was hero that the Amer
icans, after being stopped temporarily,
brought up TSs on tt licks, wheeled them
Into position by hand, and broke tlio
Herman lesistance.
Ilefore the war Iiv.auc,v had some
30nti inhabitants They are all gone
nowund but.sorry ruins, are left of their
one pretty town. What (s left has been
ueuieu oeontl coiiceoiioo. an me sueei;
liaWi ifet tenanted uSIth Uertuan names
and all shops hear Hun names. 1'or
four ytars the Hermans cursed the place.
Kverythliig worth mirylng nwa Is gone,
and what ha- n-ii been taken away
has been dostrojed with true Hun van
dalism. Defile What 'I hej l.ruip
In tho beautiful chateau tho library
was strewn around with leaves of price
less books. Human filth lay everywhere
where boche olhcers of high tlegteo had
lived. What chlnaware had not been
carted away was ruthlessly broken.
There were many signs that tho last
few hodiK the Hermans were there had
been devoted to defiling what they had
left. In ono dirty room wero found
church wstments which evidently the
Three Ilrttlerle4 rtipturfil
Our break ilirough on rritbij iiioinliig ' this moniing it was extended east
has carried us fifteen miles through (b-r- the .Meuse. where sati"fiictor pn
man positions. Yesterday uflciuoou uas retiorted.
'.!..... .
Iere 'rruiip- In Irlur,i
Ithe Xleuse region continues Its advance fjermans had Intended to take away
' with unabated speed Not only does our Tho beautiful old chuich. which had
lihe prem onward rnjijaiy here but , b,,n .tiiuned and used fur a barracks,
three bat'erles of Heiman guns tlrnvo
t breakneck speed into our lines soutli
of Ttcaumont and were enptured. The
artillerymen said the were on their
way to re-enforce the Herman front
line
Heavy rain has begun which threat
ens to add greatly to .an u.msport ditH
ftdtles. Because of the long distance to
tho front lrom our lieadtiuaiters,
extraordinary traffic regulations are In
force for the passage of ambulance.
Th's, with the fact that the roads In
this section ai. narrow, presents a great
problem for our MJppl seM Ice and hind
er the mpllity of our advance How
tver, ra n f tills on the Just and the un
just II Is as bail for the borhu as for us
and worse, fir uo aie moving by sched
ule and he Is in disoider. I.aigo num
bers of guns have fallen Into our hands
because toe enemv cannot get them
it way Huudieds of his horses, playing
art and bclns cut from the harness, are
be ng left b the roadside.
Our casualties iite almost unbelievnbl;
I gilt considering the cuius being made.
On inan das during the lighting of
the last month we have lost more men
In this victory, which takes lank with
the biggest succes-es of the tvhole war
and may become tlio greatest, troops
from all parts of the l.'nlted Stales are I
participating Among tho Slates repre-1
setited, not including th regular ttooi. i
coining, of course, from' all parts of
tho I'nlted States, are Texas, Oklahoma.
Kansas, Missouri, New .Mexico, New l
Yoik, New Jersey, Maryland. est Mr
ginla. tho District of Columbia and Vir
glniu.
Our tolul of prisoners grows houily
but the amount nf material, guns and
ammunition captured U mounting far
rnulisr nu lilt, Iterllifin tronTia Vi Imcll In
; relative disorder When I say dlsolller
i I speak advisedly, for prisoners tell of
Interrupted umiuunlcatlon, of going for
twenty-four liours witbuut orders, and
of not knovlng where the posts of com
mand wore.
Indications grow that the vigoi mid
liming of our attack throw all the Her
man resistance plan out of gear. De
spite orders to stand on successive lines
In ease of an Amerlcau attuck, as was
shown on maps taken, wo have reached
' .contained the usual tilth that Herman
"fighters leave behind. Kinpty wine but-
t ties stood upon the altar. An over-
powejlng stcncli hung over the whole
plat e
without a foot of aduinro than wc hae those linos without finding the organized
lost In the last three days' sweep for-' resistance that tho Herman command
wnid I paseid throucl two Held hos- j had uidercd.
ituls today which were uotkltig at '
ibout 10 per cent uf capacity und with
surgeons lunns no uie mere was no
work to do.
CoiiiIiuhmI from I'lfse Hue
given iiiiic'i tluiuglit to Hie nuts nf
Winking mil Hils plan. The Cnrncgii-
'nmliitttni-iit. houdt'tl liy Mi;. Scotf, has
hoi ii part it ula rly active in pruniolinK
this idea.
t'olonel House will have with him In
ISunipe the nrt;utilztitton which he
formed n your uijn for the study of
(the social and oconnmiu problems that
will come- before the peace Ltlllfcr
ence.
I!lu .Men nit Coiiiiiiltlcc
The executive committee- of this in
formation Imri'itu is heutled by Doctor
Jlezcs, president of the College of th.o
fTity of Now York niul brotticr-ln-lnw
of ( oloenl Ilnus, The reseulvh con
sultant nf tlie-executiM' commltteo Is
t'rufexMir .lutnes 'I', .hotwell, of f'ol
umbla l'nivcrslt. who Is assistant
generi ' editor of the litir clupedia
llritunnlcu. The gathering of material
on territorial ijuestlons-is in ehnrgc of
Dr. tsululi liitwman, the woll-Unown
geosraphor. I'rofessor A. A, Younk,
es-illrectnr uf research for the war
trade Isiard, is In charite of Investiga
tions into international economics.
Questions of law nro under considera
tion by V. It. .Miller, a Xew York
lawyer.
Tn Arthur Ilotvtlen Smith's book,
"The Jtenl Colonel llous," the Cnl
onel Is limited us discussing Ills work
ns follows:
"The theory of this unUeUakin-t is
that it is better to ho In a position to
iev intelligently wtllil )u ui'e tr lm
to tin. than tn he obliged to Jump
blindfolded. In un conference the
people come, off best who uiv most
thoroughly equipped, who "hold the
highest cards in tho way of knowledge
of wlfnt thev arc ubimt. It Is our in
tention that tho American delegation
ui the jicaco conference shall he so
(fiilpiied. You 'might desenbo uur
attitude us the rovctse of the o!d'sa
Itig 'in thno of police prepare fur wur.'
We uiu preparing in time of war fot
, peace
A report is erurent lli.il Colonel
Mlth Hie Aii.rrl.iiii l..r. e In Northern House will act rather uii un udMser to
ilii.shi, Oct. C 'orrespontionce of the the Ainerluun delugutlon nt the peace
Associated Press. eonfurence und he ub usual the 1'iesl-
JIany of tho American soldiers forni-1 don't personal rcprcxontatlve on the
Ing u lontingent of the Ituswo-Allled I scene ratheV than llttd of the Amni
fori eg received their haptlMmv of lire I can dPleutlon. Hilt this seem un-twenty-four
hours after the) hud lot 1 1 Ukel .
their train at this little vllluge. Home I 13ven mure unlikely is tin; n-pnii
of the boy- were a little pltiued when .'that the President will himself bead -
OfliuialWor' Reports
I III. St II
1'iirlo. Nov
lirpe.itiu .-ticcesses of ollr troilps
hiiio foi.. hI the enemy to u new with
ilrnwHl In several pntts tit the ftnnt.
rnceushiglv imrsulng his fear
guards, which nto chnigul I" l'i
tfil his tetreat and delay our inh.ince.
can- troops, with ovci lusting tit dor, are
tlKhtlr timliitaliih'ig iiinttiot.
In the ielnii northeast of Htllso V"
iccuided- llergues-sur-Sambri', liberat
ing Sun clllluns.
nil the whole fionl of the Mist
Army we teiicwed our iillniks this
nioniltig and made progti-ss.
Iletueeti tho l'etoii and the Sure,
we have taken l!ols-lc-l'argny.
In the region north of Sissone we
bine iciiclu'd u line passing thtntlgh
the I'toldmont sugar factory, west of
Atitieniencoiirt ; CtllrlolIX, Hondohi'i
loort niul Machceoiitt. our oulposts
are progressing, with tho help of our
uttlllery.
llelween Slssolio ntul '.MiateaU-ror-
len wo penet ruled all luirts of the
lliintlliig position, where the rifeiny
still held, fotclng bin detaehmetils lo
withdraw
our nil vance Is general between a
point i list of t. tjnciitln-lt-l'i'i" "t"1
the outskirts or tlcrpy.
llltlTlsll
fr I.iiuiIiiii, N"
The walletl town of l.e (Juesiioj, be
ing coiuplelely surround! d. Ml '","
our hands yesteiihiv iirternooii Willi
the entire gHfilsoii of oxer l"i tne".
Ill the suitor south mid noiili f ''
(Mesnoy the TfilH.i-sexciiih mid Sixty
seventh Divisions in hard lighting .cs.
terday took many prlsoneis Over
coining strong teslsliiiue alioiit l.ouvl
gules mitl orslnvul lit tin- outset of
their attack, these illtMoim puietl
rapltlly on the banks of the New ea
l.intlers iast of l.e (Jue.ioy. atlvanc
Ing with them fli a depth of between
tin ce und four miles and cap! ntlng tho
llliiR0.i of .lollmetz. I.eiiind tjitesne,
Krnspoy Nintl l.e ivilt Marnls.
Yesterday evuilng wc progressed
further In the .Mutmiil forest, and east
or ViUeticlcniies we uiptuted the II
lage or Kth
mi:iih w
Miaililllirler Xmerl'illl l:ieillthilir.v
I'nrie, .Vol I nlelayed).
I 111 tile .little If'l'l lloitl the McllSe
to the liai tin Kiv-t At my continues
Its admin i. mi the extreino right,
bunking ili'itii Die lasl eflorts ot the
in mv lo hold lit" high ground, our
tioop ilr.il'- him inio tlio Milky i.f
tho Mi us.- .mil, roiclng their way
Ihrough the loi.i nf HieUlel, occu
pied liiieiniili oiioMle the Important
flossing of tin Ah use at Stenay. The
lleniitiionl-Si y load Is ill our pos
session, and our lumps ate on the
lielg'.ilH mi- liioking lleaitniMit. On the
left our line has aiKnnccd, 111 spite
of hetiiy lam llllle-gllll illlll lll'tlller)'
opposition, to Hi.iudiH Arniolses. The
enemv nualn today threw In fresh
t nu lis in an il'loii to arrest tlio pene
tration of his linis by our victorious
attm k . , ,,
our lgnioii-i :.Ii uit'-u comiieilcil tile
iu mv to abandon large stores of uii
diiinaued intiiiiiiuiis, food ami engineer
material . . , , ,
In the ,..ui.-. ol the day Improving
w.athei' toiidiilons permitted our
pines to i"irr out very successfully
I heir missions of reconnaissance and
Illl'.lllll'N llnlsoii
iiiltl with a force consisting' of
roili-lUe li.iy-bombarihneiit and inn
liuisiiii iiliineK was made against
.Mniitini-d.i and obtained excellent re
sults ii the ciowded enemy trutlic at
tint pl.n-e. More than lle ions or
bombs were drnppi;d. Determined
utla. ks b.. enemy purvtlt planes gae
us nibli. I iipiiorttmltleK to destroy his
nirplaiii s. Inirlni; tho da's lighting
thlrt.i ei y plalM-s were dcstriijeil or
drlien down v-nt of control ami three
balloons wete burned. Seien of our
plaiUM un mlssinc'.
il to tlernmny vi-n, mnae Jnat night .); STRENGTHENS '
v Secretary Lnnslug-, who milled onl ' U,J ' nc,i'lrI W3
jthat "dlplimiutlc unity iut& been I Jr ALONG MEUSE
'achieved under conditions ot utmost ""'Ji 'mvnv niuuuu
hnimony," , Hv th. Aswrlalnl 1're.ii .
la.!lw.mb,vytbo v",M n,,e c"mlt,0,,l, ' Willi the. American Army on (,c
laid tlowtt by the ersnllIeH I'oufetceri, I ., , ,. ... , .... ,, ' ' ' "
she is expected to iiinko known her Sfil:m Iroitl, Nov. a.- While tlio Amor,
decision without delnj . I lenns nro advancing townnl Bedan
ii one itiiiutieii mat tho I'Otldltlnni I nerimin forces mo Htrenethenlni- o.
proposou to (in-many mean I t u,.n north of tt... a...i
to b
,.,..,.,..n ....... v ui IlllC-illllllllOIiai Will - frroil
i.ln.i l,l,,. ,llll ... t. I IIUHI
" "" imiiiiii-y iiiiii iiiinomauc i ,,.,.t,
.iliw..i-1-el M IM'n Kll...N .1..... ...II. 1.1 l.oill
- ' .... "" e liie, till. Uf
iicceptfii. nun iier lust utid lulu
ally out or tltn wur uml bee ni-mlcu
crumblliig tinder the constant hntii.
itieilni? of .Mnrshal Koch, (lennutiv,
they wiy, must realize the fnllllty of
contliillllig tlio Ulleqiial strugftle.
I'Miml iidJtisliiientH. territorial or
otherwise) ,uro all deferred to the peaco
foiiference for which the resstitlon ot
hostilities pnvos tho way. The Ger
man appeal for nit iirmlstlco wus sub
inltted on tlio basis nf acceptance of
the peaco terms uheady outlined by
President AVIIson, und when tho dls
mission Marts the Allies ntul the ITnl
ted Ktnti'H will bo In u position to dic
tate Its ri'HUltK. In fact, tho t-eat
pence conference has been sitting; at
Vera I lies.
TIicl'o tiro indlcntlons that this
was resumed during tlm lust
,,,J'1 1 few ilny und that noltllers are labor
.'.'UV.i luff It ' "'' "Ifc-'it. iteportu
agree that this strengthening opera
tion extends along the lino running
from Meslcres, to Montniedy, I.onguy
on und DIedriihofen,
in various places lu front of this
line, where tho (.ierinnnsi have ex
pected to make a last stand In I'rnnee,
tank trnpi nro already completed.
These traps) nre loo yards long, ten
yards wide and ten yards deep. They
ue covered with boards hldd n by
enrth nu sod. v
TOIFKS IN l'LANDEHS
TAKEN BY ALLIES
MASTERLY llRECTI0i
WON ITALIAN TRIUMPH
hamlets and farms, causing th desth1
ot many civilians. A most dlstfesslnt
feature of, this niiqualined warfare wa? ,
seen Monday, when Herman machine!
gunners turned rapid flrers ncatnst civil- '
Inns with household belongings seeklnr
refuge behind the Allied llr.rs
ly the Associated I'res
V) I
Nov.
nnd
Ii
lly the inileil Vest
i.OiIiikIoii. No .'.
i hoii-e or the right moment, elllclent
illlectlon of the nt tucks and rapidity in
execution were three big iiillltnr.i factors
that contributed to the crushing Aus
trian defeat. .Major Hernial Cinelto
Ullglfeluiottl. mllltiiiy attache at the
ltnllau 1-hnbassi. e xilaltit-il today.
"The hupp) stii'eesses of th. Allies on
the Kiench flout, the w I'Jidiawal fir
Hulgarla ami Tin key from the war, left
Austria for the first time, although with
fiuccH greatly superior In numbers, alone
against H." he said.
"Had wealbcr had begun to make pro
visioning of tlie nt-mles In the mniuitaln
zone dlllleiili .tiitl swollen stretiins pro
duced the same, situation along the
I'lnie. Sue. i fontlltlotiH nairovied iln-
1 1 ti I la it mitt of attack and mad un
ter-iittacks by the enemy on out Hank
lti.pi isslblf.
"IVoiii the opening of tb,. nffensuf..
the eildent aim of C.enernl Diaz us
to divide the Austrian nrtnlrs in ilu
Plains from those In the mountain I
Ilence thf rajild. ilgomiis and sticssfii. '
push lowatil Vlttorlo Vaneto. I'nnis i
Nolle Alpl and Longarone. Dislocation !
of Hoops In tho district sectois as I
effieted ttyiu ease. J
"The rapidity of the olfunshe is tin- ,
eiiualed In hlslory. The Initial bum.
bartlineiit began October 21, and on No.
i ember I the Italian Hag lloated out
1 cento and Trieste. j
"At II o'clock yesteiday afternoon ihe '
final trliiiiiph of the Itnlian arms ..ici
the AustrlntiK has been ileiermln d I,
is a triumpli wlilch fen duis ago -.i nee
fur distant, but In which "italj mitl bet
stildliis h.ne olwaya bad iiimliakiihi.
faith, even In the saddest inotiieni- last
yesr. '
il Italy Im ablaze with t-elelnalioas
dlspalihfs to the Italian cnihassi r. port.
Allies Crushing Foe
on 200-Mile Frontl
r.intintii-il Hum Pace (ns
attack this morulnir uml
progress.
the Allied I'orer In riniiilrrs.
5. III tho Hhent sector, the l-'rench
AmerlrHii forces now hold Sover-
g.iem, zwynaerde, St. Denis-Westrein,
Afsnu ami Tronehleiiiies, Jl'lienco the
line run.s to Marlakerkelmrg.
In tho lasl few days, the udiance lias
been compaiatlvely easy owing to tlie
enemy's withdrawal lo the Scheldt, but
the advance cost the Hermans dear,
especially In tho niseghem area. The
enemy fought strongly for the high post
tlons north of Kl-cgliem. but the British
attacked successfully and with the help
of l-'rench tanks forced the enemy to
retire.
The boche has h,?n .browing gas and
high explosives Indiscriminately into
jum
The big cheese
consumption of Delineator
families 20 tons daily is
typical of the huge amount
of articles bought by these
million prosperous house-
holds. Arc. you telling
the women "Purchasing.
Aeents of these homes,
about your product?
T'V 1 ThC
Delineator
The Maqezne In
On? Million Homes
2CJN iBr y Mom: oriixs -mp AfNT
923 MARKET STREET
For Special Sclllnu
High-Grade Suits
$29-75
Actual $35.00,
$40.00 and
$45.00 Values
Tlie iiiajorltj
ni purchases,
lepiesentllig
laken from
brniiil-neu .
special iiuicliuses. and nlioot nu a -e
our niKiier priced tegular stocks.
Dei eloped of wool elours. iluvet rie lalnc,
bioni'i'liiths, trlcotlnes. tweeds and poilins All
silk lined throughout
All sizes for women and mlssc
NORTH RUSSIA FORCES
QUICKLY UNDER FIRE
AinrricaiiH Keoi'ive Itaplisin of
War Twenty-four Hours
After Leimii!' Train
nnrtl M. lliruch may be it
because of the Important rolo raw ma
terials nre to play In making peace.
In the peace conference that suc
ceeded the war with Spuin, the, I'nlted
Slates Senate was represented. And
because Mr, Wilson must have spoils
men on the Hour of the .Senate when
the treaties following this war conic
lip for nitflleatlon he may sent! si
Democratic and a Uepiibllcan Senator
to the fonfereneo as delegates.
The Detuoifiitle Senator would
probably be Senator Hitchcock. The
S
uogress. m -f
Uetwcen Slssoiie und I'li.iteau Dor M V&Za
'it'" (Alsno frontl, u mint of more )
linn fifteen miles, the Krencli liattiL 'vJty
lenetriited tho Handing line of tlie a .. VffW
Vr f
delegate j Geniiniis. The -I'rench are making u
Ki-ni-iai iiiivutice iroin east or St.
yui'iitln Let 1'otlt to thu outskirts of
Ilerpy.
I'lcnch troops coiitlnuo successfull
to pursue the Cermuns In the region
of dulse, nortlieust of which thev
have tukcii the vlllajjc of IJergiiis-sur
Sumbie.
lly the Aswriuletl I'rew
U-M
wxa
CsiW
London, Nov ..
ltritl-.li tioois in their olTetiMi.
MiutheUNt of Vnlciicieniies Iiiiil cup
turetl the fortified town of U- Oues.
noy. after having surrounded It. l-'ieltl '
Mnrshal llalg iinnouticed todnj. The,
i-11 li t- uai-risoii 111 more rii.nn TOO I nmn
ilepublleap Seimtoi' might ! Sena- i was taken with the citadel.
Uur Knox, who enjoys more I'm or with ' Hapkl progicss bus been made In
the Administration limn docs Senator , I Irltish division-, east of l.e (jucMioj.
Unlge, tho raiikliig Itepubllcan iiiwii- wll'n; "" advance of between th.ee
her of the Senate Foreign isolations ''-n,' J f""'' ,"","1. 'u" bc'rC" "' Thc
.... , , , , , Milages of .lollnietz, Lerond Quesne
Commltlei-. Mr. Hitchcock is diaii'- l-Vasnoy and 1-e I'ctit Murals luuo
tiuiti or mat committee.
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Special!
Dresses
Of Wool Serjfps,
Velveteens and
Wool Jerseys
Smalt new Docks
dep'ctlng the latest
fas.iion lines, priced
lie low itguUic for to
'iiorrow's selling.
Silk Georgette
WAISTS$O.00
Special at J
Dressy blouses with bended or
enibtoldercd fronts, others In
tnllored models. White, flesh or
black.
I
New Winter
t
Cloth
SKIRTS
Several models for
navy blue or black-poplin
$4-98
cliolce
serge
In
Umm BASEMENT
Women's $8.50 New Serge $ K .98
DRESSES
!5'
Selective Dcmohill.atlon
Plans for tho demobilization of Hit)
nnny nro kuIiik furwnril. In general,
It may bo said thu tus there was n
selective draft, so there will be se
lective demobilization. -The men who
are tposi needed III Industry ami who
'Oilli be placed at once will be released
'fiom sei vice llrst The, Administra
tion will avoid dumbing; men at ran
dom on the country, without Industrial
positions open to them.
tho chief i (f
Tho Hilt- Ro
lies of the O
I been captured.
(I-e (Juesnoy mils olio of tho
outer defenses of MiiubeuKe.
Ish are now within ten mile
latter stronghold.)
Further ground lm been gained In
Mormal forest. The village of Kth
live miles southeast of Vuleuclenncs
has been laki n.
Tl tllci.il tepuli issued hist night
iiiinouiieed t In e.tptiire of Kl.lHKI prs. i
oners and L'Oo guns In the advunce on
a thirtj nille front.
Several styles showing
effei's Naiy blue or black.
Women's $20.00
Fur- ?xq fr.
VUULO
tailored or
All sizes.
embroidered
Collar
4
.98
Girls' & Boys'
Trench Coats
$Qj.75
Sizes ironi L' to C i ears
r hi!
ii !
i
jg. I (tUMIl lit M 1 CM SHU
Jjt HOME OF STYLE AND ECONOMY
I'EACE'OR WAR A OIK
DEPENDS ON BERLIN ,
lly the Associated Press j
Waslilugtoli, Nov. .I. I
The Issue of. pc.ico or war rests with' !
Cermnny.
Armistice terms: upon which hostili
ties may ho In ought to an Immedlato
end were, unanimously agreed upon
nnd signed yesteiday nt Tails by rep
resentatives of tho Allied und tho Uni
ted Suites doveruments nnd nro ex
pected to bo In licrlln before tomor
iow (itlli'litl announcement of the sign
ing of tho urmlatlcc- terms to be offer-
M:i:iii!!K!:iaii:ii
iM!5iiiMS;isis;Mra;;iK:K;;K:iiii:ciMiii!ii
liernitlii OrcuitWiithiii Mnu-hril
Additional reports louilng lu Indicate
that tho Hermans are making some sort
of a big movement east of the Meuse.
There Is cUraordlnarlly htaiy trulh'e
,r
4-
Austrian Truce. Terms
Put Her Out of War
Ai'sttiun surrender terms in
- lude
Cessation of hostilities.
Demobillluitlon of her anu.
Delivery to AIIIiim of half of the
enemy artillery and iiulpmciu.
t'se by Allies of rond, rail and
vaterwuy In Austrla-HunRary.
Immedinto return of all Allltsl
prisoner?
Surrehder of stlpulateil iiiinibers
Of tiubmarlneu und other wur vo
scls. Alilc'l occupation of Danube
on and I'ola naval Ixise.
Concent i alion of ulreruft ut ilos
IVfimtetl points.
All id nuH'r letup of the lest of
i flfct' lfe"t
OiKililug of Adnata uni liuoub"
hi AJ-U,'W I
Meuiij lliilbllllgs Vlllii-d
1'risoiitrs slate that extensive plans
nro being made to defend Stenay, where
machine guns and light artillery have
been placed In every advantageous posi
tion. These prisoners staled that every
building of moment In the town had
been milled, nady for destruction, -hotild
the Germans ban- to leave It. Our ad
vance west of the liier. coupled with
our attack east of tlie stream. Imperils
the I'.ermun position here. Ipeclally
Is this iojdtfcm threatened by our hold on
tlie lifilghts ucross the Meuse to tho west,
which offer excellent locations for 75s.
which could bo used for direct (Ire.
It Is an ahtorblngly Interesting trip
through (irandpre up to lluzanty, whUh
shows cleatly the marks of the stubborn
battle which precedod our Immediately
successful attack on Kriduy morning.
At llrandpre one finds the luautiful
old town ill mini newly made. This
pluce changed hands Hie times before
the line set I led down, 1 tinning through
the Knrti along the niuln stre.n which
split It east and went. The Americans
were on i he south side and the Uormuni
i on the north side.
Ileud Mrew the (ir.iuml
Norih of thn loud Is thu old citadel
op a hill where (Jernian dead and Amer
ican dead lie In disarray. The Amet
IcHim liad charted tit's 'H.'! .Ton; tho
east, and In hand. to-hand fight vim
ouiahed the enemy. 1'eihaps "On dead
I He In the small area of the citadel. ,
I llroken rifle, dented helmets, broken
l:i.iiiiu't i.teikwl pucks niul dead .strew
tho gioun 1
lu th' lit"- ii. 1iges vlicc t it Otr-
maus and Amr ans fought for mi and
they first lehrued they wero going to
Jlusslii instead of France, but thos. hcie
soon learned they would get action
niuili quicker In lluiwta tlmn If Ihey had
waited their training period which pre
cedes actual lighting on tho western
front.
i mo little command of Americans had
scarcely walked Into uu outpost here,
relieving a squad of Frenchmen, when
the lli.lshevlkl gaie tho ma welcome of
bhriipml botitpifts.
Ollleers, both American and 'those of
the Hrltinh staff, are high hi prnlso of
the way these American lads are stand
ing up to shrapnel and llolshcvlk ma
chine gnus.
Tho Americans in this svclni' are gen
erally houstd in little peasant huts or
In the log construe ted stations that dot
the railway every four or five versts
Wood fiom tho forests which has long
liecli i tit and piled In heaps for
transportation to the eltle-H for firewood
gives the soldiers plenty of fuel and in
addition, makes it possible tn fonslruit '
breastworks and trenches speedily. ;
In ihn images, In peasant houses', tlie
Americans uro treated as gue-sts, living '
in Hie best rooms and courteously offered
me ucwi miimiiK samovars or tea urns i
I by the housewives ,
tho Atlieiieiin elolegutloii. The l'n.-i
dent would weaken himself by i
SO. Ills main tight is already won.
iv Is likely to IcUVO to come one else.
Colonel House probably, the nut king
put of tho iletalls of lionise.
Tall Mitel ,tlo (io
Other names mentioned us pi. .Labi,
members of the American th legation
are Kx-I'resldent T.ift, who I- pi.ttti
rally certain to go; t-'hii I Jasin
White or .lustlc lliandel. of in. I nil
ed Ktutes Supreme t'ourt. Mi Iter
dfkir?
munc.vi.owKS'r
-STk. RATES ON
X A m OIAetONDS
LuAU &. GOODS
nv VALUE
FRIDENBERG
jM.itirj7(ClUHtreArtli)
WiW&:rLtaitt&zz2m$-t urr2
Celtbrute the Great Italian
Victory!
Vuit tho
CARUSO
ITALIAN CAFE
17 So. 16th St.
rafc'c d'ltote & a la Carte
The Beit in Italian Diihes
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bared on
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men who never be-
jemic over
the. war's on itt latt tec
and ClirUtmai it com
ing t Como in here, where
cozy comfort it ami be
glad that you're alive!
Many newcustomera are comini to Reeds these days-
fore dealt with us. ,
Thev have been "lookim around" and when thev looked at what we could
offer them their quest was finished. Because in a surprisingly large number of g 3
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iiisiiillt-fs Wf-" tutu jusi llili niwy willing j in Liiuills. aim ai wig riym jnn-t. m m
the clothing we are selling so tresly this season was orqerea montns ago
long before this season's price increase's. Jt is turned over to our customers at
figures based on what it cost us, not on the baeis-of what it would now bring.
There is no Profiteering at Reed's.
Fall and Winter Suits and Overcoats $20 and upward
Jacob Reed's Sons
1424-1426 CHESTNUT, STREET
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