Sherbrooke daily record, 6 novembre 1918, mercredi 6 novembre 1918

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BEFORE FRENCH CERMAN APPLAL FIRST ARMY ENEMY RETREATS iINCOMPLETE ELECTION RETURNS INDICATE THAT THE REPUBLICANS WILL CONTROL NEXT CONGRESS German Armies Being Pressed Hotly By the Allies from *****¥¥***-m-v.**********amw* Valenciennes to the Meuse\u2014British Troops Cross Belgian î ta j'p WA R ^ Frontier\u2014French Closing in on Mons-Vervins Lacapelie ?Road, Which is Main Artery of German Front in France\u2014 * 140 German Divisions Were Soundly Beaten in Last Battle\u2014Hundreds of Villages Have Been Freed and Thousands of Prisoners Captured\u2014Enemy\u2019s Position is Now Desperate.Supreme War Council Informs Four Thousand Germans Were President Wilson that Armistice Made Prisoners and Sixty Can Conditions Will Be Laid Down By Chief Commander in the Field.BULLETINS | « non Captured in Region of the Oise\u2014Debney\u2019s Men Enter Guise.(Associated Press Despatch) WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN After yes- (Canadian Press Despatch) LONDON, Nov.6.\u2014 (British Wireless Service)\u2014The latest information regarding the military situation at Ghent goes to show that the Allies have reached the suburbs, but that the town itself it still holding out.It is possible that, like Lens, Ghent will hold out for some time, until a successful encircling movement has been accomplished.FRENCH HAVE CROSSED THE AISNE.PARIS, Nov.6.\u2014The French have crossed the Aisne on both sides of Rethei.North of the Argonne the French also have moved forward, reaching the outskirts of Lametz and Lacassine.RETIREMENT OF FOE ALONG FRENCH FRONT.(Canadian Press Despatch) PARIS, Nov.6.\u2014The retreat of the Germans along the whole of the French front continues, according to the War Office statement today.The French are in contact with the enemy rearguards.North of Marie, the French have passed beyond Vo-haries, five miles southwest of the important railway junction of Vervins.Italian troops have occupied Le Thuel, four miles southeast of Montcorne.CLOSING HOURS OF WAR ON THE ITALIAN FROM Official Statement Says Austrians Were Driven Well Into the Mountains\u2014 Large Units on March Encircled.(Canadian Press Despatch from Reuter\u2019s Limited) LONDON, Nov.5.\u2014Mr.Lloyd ' FKAN,CE', ^ov- 5' 11,\t.ri \t\u2022,i, , v 0\t\u2018 i teraay s defeat m the region of the George said that tne Supreme War oise, with the loss of 4,000 men made Council had considered the answer | prisoner and sixty cannon captured, they should make to President Wilson ! the Germans began a general retreat regarding Germany\u2019s armistice propo-:°,ver *'h®.\u20acn^re front of the First i j u j \u2022 j *.\tta Army this morning.General Deben- sals, and had arrived at complete ey>s \"men entered G^ise at 6.g0 o\u2019clock agreement regarding the conditions.and pushed on six miles further east They had been transmitted to the Pre- in close pursuit of the German rear- sident with a request that he inform ! gunrcis-,,\t,,\t\u201e\ti.1.-j,\tIn spite of the bad weather the the German Government that if they j French trcops are forging ahead with-wished to know these conditions they | out rest, delivering a number of civil-should apply to Marshal Foch in the j ians in villages that are being con-usual military form.\t: quered.Loud Cneers greeted this announce- j At three o\u2019clock this afternoon they ment by the Prime Minister.\tIhad reached the line of Barzy, La Mr.Lloyd George said that if the Croise Cauchy, La Voirie, Esqueheries, Contest Very Close in Many Districts and Scales May Be Turned for Either Party\u2014Central Republican Committee Claims Majorities in Both Senate and House\u2014Leading New York Democratic Nev/spapers Concede Majority to Opponents.(Canadian Press Despatch) WASHINGTON, Nov.6.\u2014The Democratic National Committee Headquarters early today claimed the Senate would be Democratic by at least one, and that final returns also would show a small margin for the Democrats in the House.application was rqa .\" rft: .ade it had been decided that the Brftish naval representatives would be Associated with Marshal Foch at the Conference.Whatever Germany\u2019s reply might be, the Associated1 Powers awaited the ' issue with perfect confidence.Another outburst of cheering marked this part of the Premier\u2019s speech.* BRITISH PRESS AFTER GERMANS.(Canadian Press Despatch) LONDON, Nov.6.\u2014The British last night continued to press after the Germans beyond the Mormal forest, where they have reached the main road from Avesnes to Bavay, Field Marshal Haig announced today.Progress was made in other sectors of the Battle front as well, and more prisoners were taken.ENEMY\u2019S DEFENCES BADLY ^SHATTERED.(Canadian Press Despatch) PARIS, No\\( 6.\u2014Enemy forces are in full retreat on the front of seventy-five miles from Valenciennes to the Meuse.They are being pressed hotly by the ^Allies.British troops have crossed the Belgian frontier east of Valenciennes and have stormed Mormal forest, which covers Maubeuge.Further south | the French are within eight miles of the great Mons-Vervins-Laeapelle road, j the main artery of the central part of the German front in France.Theyj are separated from it only by the Nouvion forest.General Guillaumett and General Gouraud are advancing on the south-1 ern side of the salient, and the American army threatens the retreat of the ! German forces, for it is only nine miles from Sedan.The Americans have carried their lines Iiast Dun-Sur-Meuse.As the result of the latest battle, in which the Allies have soundly beaten 140 German divisions, hundreds of villages have been freed and thousands of prisoners have been captured.The enemy\u2019s position, which was bad before, may now be said to be desperate.The problem confronting the German general staff may be summed up as follows: \u201cThe enemy has nine armies strung out in a semi-circle line from Ghent to Mouzon, on the Meuse, a distance of 160 miles.All that immense fighting force must flow back to Germany through Belgium, the gap between Liege and Mouzon, measuring only seventy miles.(Canadian Press Despatch) ROME, Nov.6.\u2014Dealing with the military operations leading up to the closing hours of the war on the Italian front, the official statement issued today shows that the ¦ Italian troops swept far northward into the mountains.The text of the statement reads: \u201cThe Seventh Army rapidly took the region west of the Adige and became master of Passo della Medola It pushed patrols along the river in the direction of Bolseano.The First Army occupied the Mcnticello, domi nating the confluence of the Adige and the Noce.At three o\u2019clock Monday afternoon army headquarters were at Trent.\u201cOn the remainder of the front the La Vaqueresse, Crupilly, Malsey, Ro-mery, Wiege Faty, Colonfay, Sains Richaume and Housset, realizing the most important advance since the Allied offensive began.The French army operating on the right also advanced rapidly, reaching La Neuville Housset, Marie, La Neuville, Ebouleau, Bucy and Dizy le Gros, and also liberating a considerable number of civilians.General Gouraud\u2019s army on the right wing, overcoming stout resis-GERMAN ARMISTICE DELE- # tance, succeeded in forcing the Ar-GATION FpR WEST ^ 1 dennes canal at La Chesne and Mont-FRGKÏ.\t4s\t! gon, and pushed on three miles north -\t*\tI to the villages of Sauville and Louver- (Asscciated Press Despatch) Sc ! gny.AMSTERDAM, Nov.6.\u2014A Jfc j The troops on General Gouraud\u2019s German armistice delegation * 1 left also made important gains during left Berlin this afternoon for # i the day, hustling the enemy rear-the western front.\t#\tJ guards beyond Herpy and occupying ' the heights just west of the road from Ecly to Seraincourt, where they encountered resistance.The progress of Marshal Fochls wide movement of envelopment of thc-pocket which the Germans are still holding on French territory has opened up a prospect of most important The German DEMOCRATS IN LEAD.(Canadian Press Despatch) WASHINGTON, Nov.6.-Returns received by the committee were said to show definitely the election of forty-nine Democratic senators, while in the House 215 seats were assigned to the Democrats, 204 to the Republicans, and the remainder in doubt.(Canadian Press Despatch) WASHINGTON, Nov.6\u2014Safe Republican majorities in both the Senate and House were claimed by the National Republican Congressional Committee in a statement issued here at one o\u2019clock this morning.The New York Times and the Ne'w York World, democratic newspapers, this morning, both concede that the republican party will control the next Congress.The Times concedes a majority of four in the Senate and nineteen in the House.CONCEDE CONTROL TO REPUBLICANS.(Canadian Press Despatch) NEW YORK, N.Y., November 6.-\u2014 CONTROL STILL IN DOUBT.(Canadian Press Despatch) NEW YORK, N.Y., November 6.-i Early today, more than twenty-jfonr hours after yesterday\u2019s balloting Began, it was not apparent whether the Democrats or Republicans would control the next Congress.Party managers on both sides predicted they would have substantial working majorities, but the returns showed between 50 to 75 congres-sionalists still unreported, and the line-up so close that the scales might easily be turned in favor of either party.\t*1 The governorship w>f New York, 1 too, was surrounded with the same uncertainty.The contest between Governor Whitman and his democratic opponent, Alfred W.Smith, was so close that it appeared the soldier vote would settle it.Some well-known (Continued 'on page 5.) -^- AUSTRIA WILL PROTEST DRIVE SHERBROOKE HAS TWO-THIRDS OF ITS OBJECTIVE IN THE GREAT VICTORY LOAN DRIVfc AMSTERDAM, Nov.6.\u2014 Austria will protest against the interpreta-enemy was driven well into the moun- tl°n of any clause in the arbiistice as meaning that enemy armies are tains.\u201cIn the plains our cavalry threw into a panic large marching units of ,\t^\t^ y the enemy and, encircling them, com- Austria, according to advices pelled them to lay down their arms.\u201d Vienna.DW EN NEGOTIATIONS WITH GEN.DIAZ.(Canadian Press Despatch) AMSTERDAM, Nov.6.\u2014Count Michael Karolyi, with several members of the National Council and the Workmen's and Soldiers\u2019 Council.;, will Canada\u2019s 1918 Vistory Loan workers in the county ot Sherbrooke displayed a brilliant spurt yesterday, going about their work with a vim and wonderful enthusiasm, and as a consequence of their continued successes in the campaign, the workers today are proudly boasting that Sherbrooke will undoubtedly not be left behind, but will have its \u201chonor flag.\u201d The representatives carrying the colors of the county of Sherbrooke in this Dominion-wide campaign have already practically covered two-thirds of their marathon journey towards their objective of $1,650,-000, and with ten days more before them are confident that they will win out.The mercury recording the progress made by the local workers is this morning up to the $1,050,000 notch, and Chairman James Mackin-non is delighted.Mr.Mackinnon has nothing but praise for his workers this morning.A few days ago he was a little uneasy as to whether or not Sherbrooke would be.able to say that they had never failed in what was requested of them.He called his little army together and ordered that a spurt be started immediately, and bis workers surely responded with a will.LADIES DID GOOD WORK.The work of the ladies' committee yesterday is worthy of praise.True they were handicapped by a late | (Continued on page Fight.) Save Your Money Fo Buy Victory Bonds.HANSON BROS.BOND DEALERS ESTB.1883 164 St.James St., MONTREAL.\t_\t\u201e\tleave shortly for Padua for the pur ROME, Nov.5.\u2014The conditions of ceived here from Berlin.\tSpecial | pose of opening peace negotiations the armistice between the Entente rules under which Belgian prisoners nations and Austria are being carried jhave been held arc said to have been out without delay.Italian forces j abolished, have begun to occupy the territory which will be held as a guarantee that the clauses of the agreement will be observed.NE- P resistance by the ]dENY ABDICATION OF AUSTRIAN EMPEROR.(Canadian Press Despatch) BASEL, Switzerland, Nov.6.\u2014Re- TO DEAL WITH ARMISTICE GOTIATIONS.(Canadian Press Despatch) AMSTERDAM, Nov.6.\u2014General E.G.W.von Gruenell, Germany's military delegate to the Hague peace conference.General II.K.von Win-terfcld, Admiral Meures and Admiral Paul von Hintze, former Secretary of Foreign Affairs, have been appointed (Continued on pugo Eight.) r with General Diaz, the Italian commander-in-chief.This announcement is made in a Budapest despatch received here.THE WEATHER ?\t-î< P *v ¦(.\t\u2022!-\t*:*\t*:\u2022 v -t* -> *:* -j* -> FAIR TO CLOUDY AND MILD ON THURSDAY.Moderate southeasterly winds, fine and a little warmer.Thursday, southwest winds, fair to cloudy and mild.N VICTORY LOAN 1918 It is the duty of every citizen to purchase Victory Bonds, and this Bank is prepared to assist wage earners by making loans for this purpose at 5^%, being the rate the bonds bear.Wherever possible, the bonds will be held for safe-keeping, on behalf of small subscribers, for one year, without charge.THE CANADIAN BANK OF COMMERCE A I TWO SHERBROOKE DAILY RECORD, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, I9T8, Bringing Up Father ÇOPYRÎGHT 1918 A By George McManus JVW>: WHAT kino I I ' V/°UI-DNT LET or A OCX, li THAT TOUR 'll THVf IN NT Y/TE i^i LEADIN' AROUND/^-\t\u2022 - I TH0O6HT IT VUZ- A e>u0