Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-11
GERMANS
C0RNERED
BY F0CH
Only Determined Stand by En-
emy Can Prevent Crack
ing of Line by Allied
ManeuverS.
BY Associated Press.

The critical military position
of the Germans from the region
west of Cambral southwark to
the st. Gobain massif and
around this strong bastion east
ward to the territory north and
northeast of Scissors continues
to hold the eyes of the world.
For the moment the tactical maneu-
vers of the belligerents in Artois and
Flanders is we'll as eastward of Sois-
sons into Champagne take second
place in interest to those sectors which
are filled with momentous possibili-
ties, where successful move by the
allies may bring quick change in
the entire German battle front, or
a determined stand by the enemy may
result in a stalemate in the game to
crack the German line.
Heavy rains have turned lowlands
into quagmires but on those sectors
of the high ground between Cambria
and scissors the storms have not
kept the BIRTHS h and French armies
from moving forward. Nor have they
served to lessen the enemy's resis-
tance.
Press Toward Cambria.
Near Gozeaucourt and Havrincourt
the British pressed a little further
toward Cambria, in the former region
after having put down counter attacks.
To the south the French from the
district west of St. Quentin southwark
to the western side of the S. Gobain
forest have pushed eastward toward
the Oise river, which they are virtual
ly upon all along this front, with
their fanks now resting dangerously
near both St. Quentin and La Fere.
St. Quentin now stands only little
more than three miles away while La
Fere is so closely approached upon
from the west and outhanked from
the north that seemingly it might
soon fall.
Between the Somme and the Disc
the French have advanced beyond
Hlnacourt, despite strong enemy re-
slstanCe.
Americans Gain Ground.
The maneuvers of the French have
added materially to their program of
turning the St. Gobain forest from the
west and also the capture of St.
Quentin, and the French and Ameri-
cans, who are fighting shoulder to
shoulder, northeast of Scissors, con-
tinue to carry out successfully a cor
related movement having the con-
quest of the st. Gobain forest in view
and also the outfanking of the Ger
man positions to the east. In their
latest endeavors the Franco-Ameri-
can forces have made some slight
progress in the face of the extremely
stubborn resistance of the enemy.
Likewise in the sector east of Sois-
sons the French and Americans have
gained additional ground between the
Vesle and Aisne rivers.
Far to the north the British are so
nearly upon Armentieres that few
more strides forward seemingly will
one-time cotton spinning center theirs
for the asking.
Near La Bassee.
La Bassee also daily is being
brought nearer in this general move
ment which apparently has as its ulti-
mate objective the recapture of Lille
and possibly the eventual falling back
of the German line northward in Bel
gium. The British air forces continue
seriously to harass the Germans in
the coastal region of Belgium, having
again intensively bombed enemy mill
tary and submarine bases at Bruges,
Ostend and Blankenberge.
Field Marshal Hiag is highly opti-
mistic of ultimate victory for the
entents. Imam order of the day he de-
clares that the dark days have passed, !
never to return again. He says that
in four weeks the British troops have
made $4,000 German prison and taken
$50 of their guns.