The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-01

the people of the world"
(By Associated Press)
FRENCH British and Belgian troops continue their smashes
the tn M er S tne Of @
and Laon becoming more menaed to the
Cabrai having today by the Germans Field
Marshal ag forces pushing ahead norh west and south
EXTENDING IRON RING
The British extending the iron ring about that important
the Schedt canal at several points having taken
yendhu on on % eana west of LIE catee and midway between
Northeast of St Quentin the British have taken the town Of
east of point running north and south through St.
e DRIVE IN WEDGE
The wedge driven between the fortress OF Lille and the Ger
base on the Belgian coast being rapidly
The Regian are eneng % Rqlers RAPIDLY .+o on
faroad and are along the for
ground are ocecong heavy attacks BY the
enemy would that the railroad forming and within the
Gran bringing about the evacuation of Oend and Beebrugge
.., - ONSLAUGHT RESUMED ."H
General Bertho resumed Tuesday, morning his onslaught
W of of Rs @ The M sa here S m
of Rheims by which the pivot point Laon be outfanked
STEADY PRESSURE
From the Suppe to the Meuse the French and Americans
defending important line running to Metz
from the Laons Quentin region West of the Argonne the
French are pressing up the valley of the Aisne
CAPTURE 13 1000 PRISONERS =:
SSd S @ @ oS h e 5 Eas 9 d e
Agonne the Americans continue MAINTAIN and improve their
positions in the face OF strong German resistance.
In the last ten days the western battlefront has great
changes the allies have forced their through the Hnden
burg line From Neupor the allied line ran to Dzmude south
west to Rouers south and west to Armentere which
ua surrounded and thence to La Bassee Thence
south through the western outskirts OF Lens to "nere IL
southeast to Becort three miles north OF Cambria
-. FIGHTING FOR CANAL
With the American Army in St. Quentin Sector (Monday)
Goay ss
os continue Near the north and south portals of the tunnel
through which the canal the fighting has been most vigorous
Thousands of Germans poured into the struggle and have
been heavily engaged. 5..<
under mountain The canal held by forces OF
Germans who electrically lighted barges This section
probably of the strongest parts of the entire Hndenburg
system and the Americans found it literally lined with tunnels
cutoff and galleries which required much Before
they silence the replied with massed machine guns
with great vlgor
? PUSHING AHEAD IN FRANCE
Paris Oct French troops this morning again pushing
ahead between the Asne and the Vese French attacks the
the Asne valley The French have taken than
between Suppe and rgonne since Septembr To- and
have taken many guns of heavy calbre.
25 Airpanes Destroyed
Paris (Monday) Sept 3O-Twenty five German airplanes
destroyed by French avaor today Bombing squadrons
dropped 26 tons of bombs and points be-
Paris, Oct General Alenbys troops 212 miles
Damascus and French cavalry advancing Beyroeuh
cordng to Marshal Houtin Of the Echo de Paris
LINES OF RETREAT
With the American Army Northof Verdun Oct although
giving evidence that they intend to hold
their line instead of reratng they have overlooked
detail facilitate should it become necessary.
Thir troops in part of dssolving regiments.
The overlooking chances indicated by the
following general order:
paes and wherever possible platoon should go
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