Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 219, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 September 1918 — TUESDAY WAR SUMMARY. [ARTICLE]

TUESDAY WAR SUMMARY.

Fresh staggering blows were dealt in the last twenty-four hours to Germany on the western front and to her easternaliies, Bulgaria and Turkey, on the Macedonian and Palestine theaters. Quickly following the knockout blow administered by Allenby’s British army in the Holy Land to two greait Turkish armies, resulting in the destruction or capture of 40,000 Turks, comes word of a crushing defeat of the Bulgars -at the hands of the forces of five allied nations: France, Great Britain, Serbia, Italy and Greece. “The success of the allies,” said a French communiue, “on the eastern (Macedonian theater of war is taking on the character of a great victory.” “Along a front of 150 kilometers (ninety-four miles) between Monastir and Doiran the is in precipitate retreat.” The allies have driven a deep wedge between the first and second Bulgarian armies, one of which is reported virtually surrounded, and have opened the way for an invasion of Bulgarian territory on the right and for the liberation of Serbia on the left. AU dispatches, official and unofficial,- indictate that the Bulgarians are thoroughly routed and that the allied cavalry is sweeping rapidly ahead. Developments of the greatest importance may be expected within the next few days. On the Turkish front two entire Turkish armies have “been practically wiped out. Gen. Allenby reports that the seventh and eighth Turkish armies “have practical ceased to exist.” Meanwhile significant successes continue to be reported from the vital western front. The French at W reports had driven forward close to La Fere and at the same time had made new progress in the move to encircle St. Quentin. In the north the British have gained fresh ground in the campaign against Cam'brai and St. Quentin, despite a heavy German counter attack which cost the Haig troops a small Loss. " As a result of the lasft twenty-four hours* fighting in France the menace to St. Quentin has been made much more' direct, while Le Fere appears to have , been out-flanked.