Germans in Full Retreat.
Froin Lens to Verdun.
French Closing in on Laon.
Americans Clear Argonne Forest.
Extraordinary CaMe. Received "Chronicle" office this day 8.20 p.ni. NEW YORK, October 11. * The United Press London correspondent learns that Turkey has made peace proposals to President Wilson.
deceived This Day 8 45. a.m. .nEW IORK, cfcober 11. A great battle is raging on a thirty-mile front east of Oambl'di. There is liitle enemy resistance. i he Allies have entered Grand Pre on the northern end of the Arguine forest. The Germans are evacuating the Chemin nes Dames region and have also begun the evacuation of the St. uobain forest, the two bulwarks of Loan, The Serbians are within-ten miles of .Nish. It is reported that the Kaiser has called a conference of • ierman sovereigns to consider the reply to President Wilson. Six hundred lives were lost by the sinking of v the Leinster which was twice torpedoed on the way from Dublin to Holyhead. Received This Day 110; p.m. ; NEW YORK, October 11. According to a United Press message from London the Germans are retiring on the whole, front from north of theScarpe(Lens) to the Meuse (Verdun).' . The French have captured Bertncourt and and the Italians i have captuied Troyon, south, of Laon, while the French are menacing Guise, east of the Oise canal. . The Allies have completed the conquest of the Argonne forest area.
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Levin Daily Chronicle, 12 October 1918, Page 3
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