yOLUME XI. LETHBR1DGE, ALBERTA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1918 NUMBER 242 BULGARIAN SPLIT IN TWO "Over Crest, Going Downhill to Rhine" Generalissimo Foch in Optimistic Vein ALLIES CAPTURE PRILEP: London, Sept. 25.—Mar­ ter than ever. It fights bet­ al situation, the marshal shal Foch, commander-in- ter than ever. All. of its said: ARE (USE M chief of the allied armies on losses have been made good "The enemy is shaken up and it is a more splendid Various Factions of German House Believe It Was Not Equa the western front, who dis­ and shaken down, but is likes interviews and rarely army than it has been be­ still holding out. You must Bulgars Fall Back on Veles in Precipitous Fashion—British to Serious Situation—Resignation May Be Expected— grants one, received a few fore. not think that we shall get and Greeks Advance Along Vardar River—British Cap­ "The Americans are Von Payer and Freiburg May Go, Too. newspapermen at his head­ to the Rhine immediately. ture 1,000 on West Front. quarters on Tuesday. Am­ splendid' and are wonder­ We have passed over the ong those received was the fully gallant in the field. crest and are now going London; Sept. 25.—The speech Defends Action on Belgium correspondent of the Tele­ Ten thousand fresh Ameri­ down hill. If we gather im­ In vigorously defending Germany's LONDON, Sept. 25.—More than 40,000 prisoners have of Count von Hertling, the Ger­ graph, who thus records cans arrive in France eve- petus as we go, like a roll­ man Imperial chancellor, deliver­ action toward Belgium, the imperial ery day; ing ball, so much the bet­ chancellor admitted that In invading the marshal's brief utter­ been taken by the British in their successful offensive in Pal­ ed yesterday in the reichstag "The French army is the ter." main committee, made an unfav­ Belgium, Germany transgressed the ances made in an ejacula- same good old army that it With a few cordial words estine, it is officially announced this afternoon. orable impression upon the reich­ written law, but, he said: tory manner with the use stag members, the Exchange Te­ "As for individuals,' so is there also was in 1914. No more is to the marshal then dismissed legraph correspondent at Amster­ for states, another law. That is the of hardly any verbs: be said." his interviewers and resum­ LONDON, Sept. 25.— East of the Vardar river, in Mace­ dam reports. The address is con­ law of self-defense." "The British army is bet­ In discussing the gener­ sidered unequal to the gravity of He repeated the German conten­ ed his work on his maps. donia, the Germans and Bulgarians are falling back on Veles^ the situation in that parliamentary tion that there/were grounds for the 25 miles southeast of Uskub, according to a Serbian official body whose parties were to meet fear that the enemy would invade Bel OFFICERS UNDER SWEDISH GUNBOAT this morning to decide upon their gium and referred to alleged proofs statement received-here. Along the Prilep-Gradsko road the PROTECTION OF NORWAY STRUCK MINE; SANK attitude toward the chancellor. from Belgium archives of Belgium's Serbians have captured 13 guns and a great number of am-* The. Berlin Lokal Anzeiger says dubious neutrality. He also alluded London, Sept. 25.—A number of to offers of peace to Belgium before Copenhagen, Sept. 25. — The It hears authoritatively that if French and British officers have Swedish gunboat Geinhild has munition wagons and other material. > Count von Hertling resigns, Vice- the invasion and again after the cap­ taken refuge in the American con­ ture of Liege, which Belgium refused been sunk by striking a German chancellor von Payer and Herr sulate at Moscow, which is under mine in the Skaggsrack with the LONDON, Sept. 25.—All along the 100-mile front In Macedonia from Freiburg, vice-president of the to entertain. the protection of Norway, accord­ the region north of Monastir to Lake Doiran the entire entent armies Prussian ministry of state, also On the Defense loss of the chief officer and 18 ing to a dispatch from Copenha­ men, reports the correspondent of have pressed further forward against the demoralized German and Bul­ will resign. In all future fighting, both on the gen to the Exchange Telegraph garian troops, whose reinforcements have not been able to stiffen the the Politlken at the Skaaw, the line for a face-about. North of Monastir, the important strategic post |Vwest and the east, the imperial etian company. The Bolshevlki gov­ northernmost port of Denmark. Amsterdam, Sept. 25. — Germany cellor said, it would be solely a ques­ ernment has placed a guard tion of Prilep has been occupied, thus giving control of the numerous' maintains her readiness for peace de- tion of defense. He declared that the around the building and has de­ YIT TO BE TOLD Persistent rumors, he adds, are roads radiating from it to the French cavalry in the centre. The Serbians epite repeated rejections of peace of­ submarine warfare is slowly, but sure manded the surrender of the offi­ current at the Skaaw that another have pushed their wedge further between the enemy's western and eastern fers from the central powers, declared Iy, diminishing allied, tonnage. cers and the consulate office. Swedish gunboat struck a mine a armies while on the extreme eastern flank the British and Greeks) have- AMtniral Von Hintzo, the German for­ few days ago. and that a greater advanced along both sides of the Vardar to depths averaging about ten . "Above all," he said, "it is re­ Seventh and Eighth Turk Arm­ 1 eign secretary, in addressing the stricting the transportation of rein­ part of the crew were killed. miles over a front of 20 miles. Ncwhere are the entente commanders. reichstag main committee. forcements of men and material from ies We^e Destroyed Very permitting the Bulgarians and Germans to lose contact with the advanc­ Speaking on the recent Austrian the United State*." Thoroughly ing troops, who are harassing them vigorously. peace proposal, Admiral Von Hintze So badly has the. 100-mile line been penetrated or battered that - ' said that the German government'.s at­ direct calamity seemingly faces the enemy, unless the retreat Is greatly • titude toward peace had been mani­ London, Sept. 25.—Detailed re­ hastened, unless the /enemy is fleet enough of foot to outdistance the, fested to the whole world in repeated ports of operations in Palestine allies on the wings of the drive and reconstitute his front to the north,. appeals,.- — are considerably behind events with its centre resting possibly, on Uskub or thereabouts. Even. If there. The latest reports from such a movement is possible, doubtless it will be necessary for the. "We maintain this appeal for peace, DISCIPLINES HEIR enemy to straighten his line westward through Albania to the Ardriatic. tour readiness for peace," he eontifl-' the accredited British corres­ pondent a«mt from Nabulus on sea. f - tied, "despite the partly jeering, partly • : : : O CLOSING ON ST. QUENTIN. ene^ripg rejections which we have ex­ Amsterdam, Sept. 25.—Crown Princo Monday emphasizes the astonish­ ing thoroughness of the destruc­ With the British Armjr in' perienced from our enemies. In this Charles of Rumania has been punished France,1'Sept. 24.—Another Anglo- ive ar*i1n full accord with our allies." by his father, a3 commander«Ia-ehlef tion, at -thejfTth and 8th Turkish ; Death .Occurred This Morning French assault was delivered 'j'h.Q-loreign. ,8ecretary said that, af^ of the- army,-with close confinement armies. *{• '. .' "•*'" v ; at St. Paul After Long; . agalrtst the GermanidefensesjSe-^ ."!5r*ttef.''p¥Eip>tfs features, it had ap­ In Sympathy With Calgary — for 75 days for "transgression: of mili­ Remnants of >these forces which •' -fore" 8t. Quentin today. Reporti peared to the German government tary' regulations," according to an of­ succeeded in crossing tbe Jordan Illness received up .to two o'clock^this, .thai-it should not take any further Today WiM TelJ-^Accepl No * ficial telegram from Jassay by way. river-^are isolated and are 'being afternoon indicated that < the al-. fctfetWjvihvthis. direction and that a mo- Freight For Calgary of Berlin. The crown prince began gathered in. lied attack was meeting success. meHFwVen llie nation's enemies "were his sentence yesterday. "There has been no more com­ St. Paul, Minn.. Sept. <25.—Archbish­ Buffering from war psychosis and the 'The validity of the actions , which plete victory in history," the cor­ op John Ireland-of the St. Paul diocese On the right, the French appear- • intoxication of victory was not a suit­ LATER led to his arrest will be investigated respondent says. "Groups of men of,-the Roman Catholic church died at ed to have possession of L'Epine de Gallon, southwest of St. Quen­ able time for new appeals for peace. Local freight handlers went on and such measures as are requirett'by have been found sitting under 3:55 o'clock this morning after a long Ottawa,.Sept. 25.—The following are illness of heart disease and stomach tin, a strong position known as "The appeal, however, was made," strike at noon today. Thirty the interest of the country and "the white flags awaiting the accept­ the western men and officers in today^ dynasty will be taken," the dispatch ance of their surrender." trouble. He was SO years old. ; Round' Hill to the west of the jtlie secretary added. men are affected, the yard office casualty list: threatened city and the hamlet adds. _ More than 260 guns were cap­ Archbishop Ireland recently cele­ Infantry Chloroform From Hertling.