Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-08
Hun Communication Line
From Metz to West Now Cut
and Deep Wedge Driven
Into Lines of German Army
ENEMY FORCES ARE
RAPIDLY FLEEING
Situation All Along Battle Line
Becoming More Serious for
the Enemy Day by Day as
Allies Gain,
Uudatcd War Lead BY the Associated
Press

press.)
Although emissares of Germany mi
search of an armistice are reported to
have started for France, there is as
yet no osficiql indication tina, they
have reached the headquaYters of
Marshal Foch, the man in whose
hands lies the absolute power of grant
ing or denying to the last remaining
combatant of the entente allies the
cessation of hos.ilities it now 50 ur-
gently requests.
Meanwhile the great battle which
had as its purpose the driving of the
Germans from French and Belgian
soil continues frcm the Meuse river
to Belgium. Everywhere the Germans
are giving ground, and rapidly the
vast sack is being cleared of enemy
forces.
Sedan. famous as a fortress in the
Franco Prussian war and the hack
bone of the German line of retreat
from the southern portion of the bat
tie front. is partly in the hands of the
American troops and with its fail VIII
varish all the dreams Of tho Germans
| being able to fall bnhind the line of
the river Mousn and hold a footing on
French soil west of the Luxembourg
hor1e". Also hv the capture OF SEDAN
the lateral lines cf communication
with the great German fortress OF
Metz a"e cut or dominated by the
guns of the Americans and thus rem
! dcred unavailable for enemy use
French Drive Forward.
From the west of the American
! sector TO the east of st. Quentin the
I n a,
| liberatIng many additional towns, vii
lagos and hamlets. At some points
since wednesday they have penetrated
TO depth of ten miles notWlthstand :
ing tho heavy ground, due to rain ana
mud. and at last accounts We're sun
messing on and meeting with only
moderate rcsis ance by machine gun
rear guards, From the region or
| Crignv the French guns are now dom
mating the important railway junction
! Of Hirson, which the enemy must use
in a retreat from the district east OF
! Ct. Quentin toward his frontier. inc
! French now have thrown cavalry into
the action on the eastern end OF thei
tine where it connects up with Gen
oraI Pershing's front, and are driving
the Germans toward the Meuse.
Haie still Hammcring.
In the norh FIELD MarShal l1a'E
north and south of the old Valenci'
ennes salient, is giving the enemy M
time for pause. The Canadian, Aus
tralian, English and Scottish troops
of his command have bitten deeply
into enemy-held territory, Still farther
north the armies of King Albert o
Pelginm are keeping up their pressure
against the Germans. 1t is reported
that it has been decided by the enc
NV to abandon Ghent.
Seemingly the days of the enemy
tenure of allied soil in the west are
numbered. Although not by an!
means in rout he is steadily falling
hack In view of the gains that haV'
been made by the French and Ameri
cans on the southern part of the bat
tie line, there appears to be no defen
sive lines on which he will he able t.
, stand, except for delaying action, ives
of the famous fortified Rhine.
That Germany at home consider
: the battle lost is indicated by interna
troubles. There have been .demonstra