Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 263, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1918 — FRIDAY WAR SUMMARY. [ARTICLE]

FRIDAY WAR SUMMARY.

British, French, American and Belgian armies continue their rapid advance on the western front, latest official communications show. Apparently there is no let up in the fighting, and equally apparent there will have to be quick action on the armistice proposition if Germany is to avoid a debacle and wholesale slaughter Of her armies. Paris announces that during the past twenty-four hours the French have captured more than 100 towns. French cavalry is advancing toward the Meuse while the infantry is driving on Hirson, an important rail center. The Americans are in Sedan. Airplanes are harrying the retreating Germans. The British are also moving rapidly forward and, according to Field Marshal Haig’s report late last night, had pressed forward between four and five miles during the day toward Maubetige and Mons. Bavai, six miles west of Maubeuge, 'has been passed, while the British are only about ten miles from Mons. The entire German lateral railway system has been smashed to bits and the hour when the army will be split into groups appears to be at hand.