CURRENT EVENTS THE WAR THE WEST FRONT d-September 25-British forces capture Selency, two miles west of St. Quentin, taking 1,000 prisoners and many machine guns. to e the he c urazed : nd ar N Magne Owing to the American long-range bombardment of Metz, states a dispatch from Berlin, preparations are afoot for the expeditious removal of civilians and property from the city. September 26.-General Pershing cables that the First American Army has delivered an attack between the Meuse and Aisne rivers on a front of twenty miles, smashing through the Hindenburg line for an average gain of seven miles and capturing 5,000 prisoners. The British War Office announces that two divisions have taken the German trenches and strong points northwest of St. Quentin and 1,500 prisoners. September 27.-French troops in the battle-line east of Reims gain five miles and take over 10,000 prisoners. The British advance on a fourteen-mile front across the Canal du Nord and pierce the Hindenburg line at several points. General Haig carries Cambrai defenses, Americans aiding, and takes 6,000 prisoners. Operating on the extreme right, American troops capture a series of trenches and fortified farms forming the outer defenses of the Hindenburg system southwest of Le Catelet. September 28.-A dispatch from the front states that the Americans have reached the Kreimhilde line at Brieulles and advanced to Exermount, making three miles in one day. More prisoners were taken. The French and Americans push onward Belgian and British troops attack on a The French War Office announces the capture of Fort Malmaison, one of the strongholds southeast of Laon. British forces continue sweeping forward toward Cambrai. General Haig reports the capture of more than 10,000 prisoners, 200 guns, and ten villages. September 29.-Newspaper correspondents report that General Pershing's Army In is sweeping all barriers aside. three days our men cut through defenses that had stood four years. London reports the capture of Dixmude by the Belgians, who have also advanced to within less than two miles of Roulers. Over 5,500 prisoners and 100 guns were captured. The forces under General Haig, including A dispatch from Paris notes that the Americans on the Champagne front have captured Brieulles-sur-Meuse and Romagne on the Kreimhilde line. September 30.-London reports the outskirts of Cambrai and two villages near St. Quentin won by the British. A considerable number of prisoners were taken. Another dispatch states that the Belgians "They Wear Like a Pigs Nose" UNION MADE Finck's "Detroit-Special” Women's Overalls THE English Synonyms, Antonyms and Prepositions, INTHE by James C. 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Randolph Street, Chicago. have entered Roulers, and that the British to the south are close to Menin. The whole of the enemy's communications in Belgium and Flanders are threatened. General Pershing notifies the War Department that American troops had held their own in the face of heavy attacks from the Aisne to the Meuse. Paris reports French troops making important progress between the Aisne and the Vesle rivers on a front of about seven and a half miles. Sixteen hundred prisoners were taken in an advance which won three villages. October 1.-The British are in possession of the northern and western suburbs of Cambrai. The Germans set the town on fire. During August and September the British captured 123,618 Germans and 1,400 guns. THE BALKAN SITUATION September 25.-London reports the Bulgarians retreating on a total front of 130 miles and that a British invasion of Bulgaria seems likely. September 26.-Capture of Veles (Köprülü) by the Servians is announced. British and Greek troops invade Bulgaria from the Doiran region and are forcing their way over the Belashitza mountain range. Cables from Paris state that martial law has been proclaimed in Sofia and that a complete change in Bulgaria's foreign policy is impending. It is believed that Crown Prince Boris will be made regent and a separate peace negotiated. September 27.-Paris and London receive a proposal from the Bulgarian Government for an armistice of forty-eight hours with a view to making peace. The offer causes intense excitement in Germany. British forces on the Macedonian front capture Strumnitza. September 28.-Worried by the armistice proposal, state dispatches from London, Vienna and Berlin are rushing troops to their ally. Replying to the Bulgarian request for an armistice, Great Britain insists upon unequivocal submission, and adds that if the terms laid down are not acceptable to the Malinoff Government, the Allied Powers have no further conditions to propose. September 29.-According to information received in Swiss political circles, the German forces of occupation are retiring from Roumania, where, it is rumored, the population has revolted. Rome reports that Italian troops are vigorously pushing their way over the mountains northwest of Monastir, and that the Bulgarians are retiring rapidly in the direction of Kichevo. September 30.-Paris and London report that Bulgaria has surrendered unconditionally to the Allies, hostilities ceasing officially at noon. It is said the armistice was signed with the full consent of King Ferdinand. The defection of Bulgaria causes a panic in Germany, and Vienna is reported to be dismayed by the new situation. October 1.-A dispatch from Paris states that the French look for the deliverance of Roumania as one résult of Bulgaria's collapse. THE WAR IN THE AIR September 25.-British airplanes dropt bombs on Frankfort and shot down five enemy machines. 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September 27.-Geneva reports that the Kaiser and his staff took refuge in a cellar when British airmen raided Mannheim. Several bombs fell in the vicinity of their hiding-place. September 28.-Reports received by the War Department at Washington show that fifty enemy airplanes and seven balloons were brought down by American aviators with the British forces in the period from July 1 to August 25. Low-flying airplanes have been used by the Americans northwest of Verdun to cover the forward movement of the infantry by laying down what amounted to a barrage. Often the aviators flew as low as 150 feet. September 29.-General Haig reports that the air force cooperated in every phase of the operations on Saturday. Enemy troops were bombed and machinegunned from extremely low heights and heavy casualties were inflicted. Twentytwo hostile machines were destroyed and three were driven out of control. Twenty-four British machines are missing. 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