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Show m Ft TD STWJE Energy of Desperation Characterizes Fight Being Made by Germans. lAXPOX, Oct. . News from a'l sectors sec-tors of the western front tells of giant efforts by the enemy to stem the daily ! advancing tide of battle. The Germans are putting In their best troops, and. according to all correspondents, are fighting fight-ing with the energy of desperation. Still there ts no sign of any great retreat, except the withdrawal in tho Flanders sector, where the Kruish have occupied Armentleres and Ls:ns and are closely pressing the retiring enemy. In the Seqnehsrt-Hony sector the allied bre;u-h In the Hindenhurg system was extended today nnd the lighting u-aohoc, the outskirts of Month'-ehs-ln, where Australian Aus-tralian units with tanks are oporatmg. The Importance Oermans attach io the retention of this portion of the line is Indicated by the KYnnkfort o.a-ette. which states that In order to prevent a iivntal break belween C.v.nbral and St Wuenc.n. ;.neral von Horhn's army has le, u made J so strong thai it Is enuiialeut to a complete com-plete army group. The Car.ctte declares "there Is great danger along the whole western front." It cannot be long before an Important enemy retreat from the Hmdenburg line la liound to occur, according to the unl-x-ersal military opinion hwrc. In the meantime the Cermana aiv put -ling toi-th enormous eflorls. Thev ale counter-attacking heavilx and the battle Is swaying back and forth in a dcad'.v grapple. It is learned In official quarters that Cerman tesldents of Sella and Constantinople. Constan-tinople. Including officers and tlieir families, are leaiing hastilv and going through Kuinanla to Cermani- Hreek reoccupailon of eastern Macedonia Mace-donia Is proceeding at the rate of about eight miles d.t!. There has been no further news as lo 'he attitude of Turkrv. It is pointed out that the whole Turkish fleet In the Itlack Koa Is manned enlireli h Ci rinans while J onstaullnople llself and the Uosphorus batteries are gariisonrd bv Hermans and Austrians. There Is a reirt that I'ersia l beginning to show signs of taking sides Willi i he allies. ' In considering the question of the M-tltude M-tltude of Austria -llui Kai v the posslhlhtv of Hungari's taklns acuon s, panic from Austila should uol be l.-.noicd. |