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Show PARIS EXPECTING GENERAL GIVING WAY BY HUNS PARIS. Oct. 9. (Havas.) Paris re-ga re-ga rds the news from the front as indicating indi-cating a general giving way of the German Ger-man line a collapse piece by'piece of the enemy's positions and a crumbling away of his army regiment by regiment and division by division. The formidable war machine is so seriously affected, it Is pointed out. that even those who fashioned fash-ioned it now are doubtful of its sound-ness-Micnce their peace proposition, the first that they have really formulated. The attitude of Paris yesterday when the stirring news of the allied successes was coming in was impressive from the calmness of the people. The discussion of tiie reports in public places generally betrayed tiie passionate interest the public pub-lic attacned to the sensational developments. develop-ments. Hut there was no demonstration antici-pativp antici-pativp of anv speedy peace. The people, as did the leaders, perceived the necessity neces-sity for prudence and caution in considering consid-ering tiie possibiJitiefl. |