30.—British-Belgian advance reaches Roulers.
October
1.—St. Quentin, cornerstone of Hindenburg line, captured.
1.—Damascus occupied by British in Palestine campaign.
2.—Lens evacuated by Germans.
3.—Albania cleared of Austrians by Italians.
4.—Ferdinand, king of Bulgaria, abdicates; Boris succeeds
5.—Prince Maximilian new German Chancellor, pleads with President Wilson to ask Allies for armistice.
7.—Berry-au-Bac taken by French.
8.—President Wilson asks whether German Chancellor speaks for people or war lords.