Aleppo is the latest city to fall to General Allenby’s troops. General Ludendorff falls on his sword (although the report of this suggests his resignation was anything but voluntary; this and the leader on page 6 commenting on this enjoy kicking a beaten foe when he is down). The French have completely broken the Hermann Line (see page 7 for these reports). On page 8 rumours of the capitulation of Austria-Hungary are rife. The long hoped-for Allied victory appears to be drawing ever nearer with every passing day, and even the German government seems to admit it now, supinely waiting for armistice proposals rather than proposing any itself now.