Show Allies Push 0 On n Despite Hun aura Talk By Dy R. R SOLF SOLE the German secretary for D DR foreign affairs ha has haa sent another message to President Wilson on the important question of or peace This time Germany German professes proCesses to accept all the conditions for or an armistice t nd nd eventual e peace as laid down don by President President President dent Wilson Comment on eu the note is being withheld withheld with with- I held by the United States government o pending receipt of the official text I In the war theatre the allied armies have ha taken no heed of ot the efforts under under un un- der del way for Cor the re-establishment re un-I un of or pee peace but are arc continuing to force back the Germans at vital points along the I I lines in Del Belgium lum and France In these i en endeavors orR ea the British and Americans arc for 01 t the he moment taping taking the principal principal prin prin- cipal parts The Tho British have approached approached approached ap ap- ap- ap to within two miles of or Valenciennes Valen and the Americans to the northwest of ot Verdun have succeeded in occupying ing- ing two hl highly important positions po hu- in their lr operations aimed at an un unada ad a advanced ced northward Olne Oise Crossed ird American and British troops h vf crossed crossell the Olse Oise canal on a wide front frontin lont lontIn in the face ac of desperate resistance lIle and further fUIth r successes In this sector will menace the Germans both to the north nonh and south The Valenciennes railway formerly on one of oC the G Germans Germans' main lat lateral lateral lat lat- at- at eral arteries of communication has been en cU rut cut t. t The west cst bank bane of ot the Scheidt canal canalI has been occupied b b th the l British along I ted rated Press Iress I Ian an extent of or ten miles to the north of or Tournai which city Is being defended by hy masses of Germans arme armed with machine machine ma ma- chine guns Belgium Is gradually s being redeemed re Although Altho l now that t the te Germans Gerans G have ha drawn in their lines the British Belgians Bel Del glans gians and French Fr are aru encountering much stirrer stiffer opposition than during durinS the tho carl early days of ot the great reat drive for tor th the reoccupation by the allies of ot the Belgian Bel Del Belgian Delian gian ian coast The city of Ghent an ob obJective objective objective ob- ob which the allies Illes have havo always ays had in mind is yet ot seven se miles away Probably It will be outflanked from the north before It Is taken Allied troops already have made considerable erable pro progress progress ress with this end In view Straight Mn Liar Attained A 11 having IJa cleared tho Germans German out of western Belgium the allied forc forces g are standing on u Ii line from the Dutch frontier frontier fron tron- tier to the Olse Oise canal that thac Is virtually straight A now new movement mo has begun to the tho east a t of at the object of oC which I is to free the northern section of Belgium from the en enemy m French troops have ha reached the Danube Danube Dan Dan- In the region of ot Y ube river after aCler offensive e operations in the ea eastern l ln the- the theatre I tio tre of or the war lasting more than u a month The fhe economic Ind independence p of Hungary Hun JIun- gary galy Is h to be proclaimed at an curly early date in a manifesto which Is reported will be issued by y Emperor Charles Hungary will l b be permitted to maintain her own army anny and her own diplomatic corps I |