| Summary: | EMC United States troops take Cornay. Oct. 9—United States troops break through Kriemhilde line on both sides of the Meuse, and with French, clear Argonne Wood. Oct. 10—United States troops capture Vaux-Andigny and St. Souplet, also Busigny, six miles southwest _of Le Chateau. Since beginning of St. Mihiel offensive United States anti-aircraft cannon and machine guns have brought down 32 enemy planes; 20 by machine guns, 12 by heavier guns. Oct. 12—At Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, the President received from Associated Press unofficial text of Germanys reply to his questions of Oct. 8, accepts terms of Mr. Wilson's address of Jan. 28, 1918; suggests a mixed commission to make arrangements; agrees to evacuation and claims to be suppported by great majority of the Reichstag and to speak in the name of the German people. Oct. 12—United States troops take Con- senvoye Woods and Molleville Farm, and are before St. .Tuvin and Cumel, which are in flames. United States troops gain five miles on 40-mile front, defeat seven German divisions, capture 10,000 prisoners; take St. Mihiel, Thioncourt and other towns. United States transport Amphian (7.409 tons), homeward bound, has two hours' running light with U-boat 800 miles off Atlantic Coast; eight men wounded, two fatally. Oct. .14—United States troops pass beyond Cumel and Ronagny, pierce positions of St. Georges and Landres-et- St. Georges; take about 750 prisoners. United States patrol crosses Selle River near St. Souplet; takes 30 prisoners. The President replies to Germany's peace offer in effect that military supremacy of United States and allies must be safeguarded, processes and methods left to military advisers,; illegal and inhumane! practices must cease and German people must alter their government so that no one power can of its single choice destroy the peace of the world. Oct. 15—United States troops widen breach in Kriemhilde line. United States transport American sinks at Hoboken pier. United States troops occupy town of Grand Pre; captured La Musari Farm. Allied forces, including United States troops, repulse Bolshevik attacks on banks of Dvina; Americans and Russians advance toward Welsk, 125 miles northeast of Vologda. Oct. 17—Germans bombard Dunkirk with long range guns; two Americans killed, one man wounded. Oct. 18—United States infantry advance north of Romagne and take Bantheville; northwest of Grand Pre, take Talma Farm. Oct. 19—President says to Austria, in effect; "United States, having recognized Czecho-Slovaks. the terms of Jan. 8 address no longer applies," and refuses an armistice. Oct. 20—German note, unofficial, is received by wireless. On its face accepts President WEson's conditions; claims Kaiser's personal arbitrary powers have been taken from him; denies barbarity, claims retreat destructions permissab'le under international law. Submarines all recalled to their bases. Oct. 23—President Wilson replies to the German note. Says lie will take up question of armistice with his co- belligerents; refers details to field commanders, and siys: "If we must deal with the present imperial government of Germany we cannot trust it and must demand surrender." Oct. 24—United States troops take Bois Belleau. Oct. 25—Germans in Argonne region are damming up rivers and flooding the country to stor. United States advance. Oct. 27—On the Verdjn front, east of the Meuse, United States troops attack and take Bois Belleau. East of Rethel United States troops advance two-thirds cf a mile. Germans counter-attack British at Fa- nuii's and are repulsed. Oct. 30—United States troops occupy Aincreville, north of Verdun. Nov. 1—Gen. Pershing's forces advance to northeast of Grand Pre, capture a dozen or more fortified villages and 3,000 prisoners; take Andevanne and clear the Bois des L.oges. Nov. 2—Above Verdui United States troops advance an average of two and a half miles on 14-mile frontj in last two days tike 3,000 prisoners, 60 heavy canton, hundreds of machine guns, capture Fosse, eight miles southwest from Stenay; railway junctions in regions of Mont- medy and Longuyon under fire of United States big guns. United States troops take and pass beyond St. Georges Imecourt, Lan- dreville, Chennery, Remonville, Es- tanne and Clery-le-Grand. Nov. 3—United States bombing air machines attack Martincourt, Mouzay, Beauclair and Beaufort. French and Americans clear enemy out of Bour- gogne AVoods and vhole of Argonne region; take Chatilon-sur-Barre and Bois du Chesne, loges, Belleville, Quatre-Champs, Noirval and Les Al- leux. Nov. 4—All towns on west bank of Meuse south of Halles now in American hands. United States trocps penetrate village of Beaumont and occupy Lauen- ville. opposite Stenay; take Les Greandes Armoises, an advance of over three miles. United states troops now seven and a half miles from Carignan, on Mezieres-Metz railroad, and nine miles from Sedan. Austria accepts truce terms, immediate ending oi hostilities by land, on sea and in air; demobilization of Austro-Hungarian army, immediate withdrawal from North Sea to Switzerland, half of equipment to lie surrendered: evacuation of all territory invaded s nee war began; military and railway equipment and coal to be given up; no new destruction, pillage or requisitions; right of free movement over territory and means of communication; evacuation PAGE ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX Scanned with a Zeutschel Zeta book scanner at 300 dpi. Edited in Multi-page TIFF Editor.
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