Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-07
Enemy Offers Stern Resist
ance, but Has Been Unable
to Do More Than Slow Up
Victorious Allied Troops.
ITALIANS SOUTH OF
LA0N START DRIVE
Haig's Men Now But a Step
From ST. -Quentin-Le Cateau
Road Which Enemy Is De-
Tending With Desperation.
undated War Lead, by the Associated

undated War Lead, by the Associated
PresS.l
While Germany and Austria Hun
gary are clamoring for peace the en-
tente allied governments thus far are
paying scant heed to the proposals,
but their armies are pressing forward
to further victories on all fronts.
Officially no cogniZance has yet
been taken of the request of Prince
Macmillan of Baden the new Ger
man chancellor, or that of the Austro-
Hungarian government for an armis-
tice on land, on sea and in the air.
and the commencement of peace ne
gotiations, for President Wilson, to
whom the dual, and highly similar
proposals are addressed, Is not yet In
receipt of them.
sEncfftcts,t sAssi. .is.oa. hosse va, aa,ii-
Gates that the request will fall upon
deaf ears: and that no peace is posi-
bic for the Teutonic allies except
through unconditional surrender and
acceptance to the full of the terms
President Wilson has enunciated.
Forced Back Everywhere.
On the battle fronts the Germans
everywhere are being forced to give
ground to the allied troops In Bel
GUM the enemy is gradually being
pushed eastward, and in anticipation
of a forced final withdrawal is con-
tinuing to make ready for that event
uality by removing his guns and 9TH
erwise lessening the value of his de-
fensive works in the territory upon
and adjacent to the North sea coast.
To the south, from Arras to the Ver-
dun sector, the Germans are being
hard pressed by the British, American,
Italian and French forces, and, al
though on numerous sectors they are
still Offering desperate resistance, they
seemingly are unable to do more than
retard the advance of their foes.
Douai Almost Enveloped.
Douai, south of Lens. is almost en-
veloped, and Cambria has been fur
ther endangered through the capture
of the village of Aubencheuil-Aux-
Bois, five miles to the southeast,
where more than 1000 Germans were
made prisoner. Hard fighting has TAX
en- place around Montebrain and
Beaurevoir, in this immediate vicinity,
where the Germans have brought up
fresh reserves in an endeavor to keep
Field Marshal Haig's men from cut
ting the highly important st. Quentin
lie Cateau road, from which they now
are but a step. Roth Beaurevoir and
Montebrehain are now in British
hands.
With the Germans being defeated
over wide areas by the French and
Americans from Rheims to the Ar
gonne forest, the Italians south of
Laon have begun an offensive which
seemingly has as it's objective the
finishing of the work previously be-
gun by the French for the obliteration
of La Fere and Laon. Here they have
captured in storming operations i'm
portant and strongly held German po-
sitions. In the vicinity of Laon con-
flagrations are to he seen, and 1t
seems not improbable that the Ger
mans are preparing for withdrawal
in consequence of the converging
movement, which is being pressed
against them from three sides.
Through the latest operations of
the French around Rheims, the ca
thedral city seems definitely liberated
from the German menace, for here
they have materially pressed back the
enemy. Likewise eastward through
Champagne to the Argonne forest the
French and Americans have fought
their way forward in titanic struggles,
capturing numerous villages, crossing
the Aisne canal and pursuing the enc
my along the entire fronts of the
Suippe and Arnes rivers, both of
which have been crossed at several
points.