Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-12
On the Wings Of Necessity
Furnished by the Allies, the
Germans Continue to Re-
treat Rapidly Eastward,
AUSTRIA HUNGARY AND
TURKEY READY TO QUIT
Have Informed Germany, 1t Is
Reported, That They win
Accept President Wilson's
"A 7 TermS of Peace,
undated War Lead by the Associated
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ON the wings OF necessity the Ger
mans are flying eastward .from their
old battle positions from Douai to La
Fere and northward from La Fere to
the Mouse river. Their flight is to-
ward some haven of safety from the
talons Of the allied hawks which
| everywhere are menacing them.
Meanwhile there have been sent
broadcast further reports that Aus
tria- Hungary and Turkey. seeing that
the trend OF events spells ultimate
! defeat. nave informed Germany that
| they will accent President Wilson'S
peace terms Notwithstanding the
advantages that are being achieved
over the common enemy on the battle
fronts and the peace feelers in the
| air President Wilson. Secretary OF
State Lansing, Secretary Of the Treas
ury McAdoo and In fact. all the high
officials of the government. are warn
ing the American ciuzenry that the
situation is critical and that everyone
should rally to the support of the
Fourth Liberty Loan.
Enemy Yields Everywhere.
All along the battle front the allied
| troops are advancing. From the
south of Douai to the east of Laon the
enemy everywhere is giving ground
eastward. The famous Chemin Des
| Danes. the ridge which the Germans
| had believed to be an insurmountabie
barrier to an advance northward
| from Scissors. is being evacuated
while in Champagne and along the
Meuse river farther eastward the
French and American troops are
pushing further northward their lines
in the great converging movement
which is fast driving the enemy from
Belgium and the greater portion of
invaded France toward his own bor-
dets.
Douai now is completely outflanked
by the latest operations of the British
while between Cambrai and ST. Quen-
tin the British and Americans chase
the enemy. To the south OF st. Ouen-
tin the French over a wide front have
crossed the Disc river and in con-
| junction with the retirement of the
enemy from the Chemin Des DANES
are forcing the Germans to give up
the great Gobian forest. the hastion
at the head of the line where 1t turns
eastward. and also the stronghold OF
Laon, the keystone of the entire
southern German line.
May Avoid Great Losses.
While from the war maps it would
appear to the casual observer that the
Germans in this end of the elbow are
likely to be cut off. 1t seems more
probable that they will be able to use
the railways and high roads leading
in all directions from Iaon Ike the
main branches of SPIDERS web and
affect their escape without grea,
losses in prisoners. Nevertheless the
retrograde movement here of neces-
sitv must have a strong bearing on
the stability of whatever new line the
Germans may choose to stand upon
and their still relatively strong fronts
in Belgium and from Verdun to the
Swiss border. The Italians are TAX
ing a great part in the driving of the
enemy from the Chemin Dcs DANES
East of Rheims the Snippe river
has been crossed by the French al
numerous places. West of the Ar
gonne forest, which now IL held by
lnb fItHcll dItl AI1tfltaHS. tne ter
mans are in retreat and number OF
additional towns and villages have
been taken by the Franco American
forces. East of the Argonne and
along the Meuse valley the Americans
are still progressing satisfactorily.
Withdrawal Is Fast.
The retreat of the enemy along the
thirty-five miles of the western line
from Deuai to the southeast of St
Quentin still is too fast. except on iso-
lated sectors. for the foot troops oy
the British. American and French to
keep in contact with him. The cavalry
and tanks on the plains and through
the wooded sectors. however. have
.aker terrible toll from the rear
guerds, while still further hack allied
armen are cutting TO pieces the coll
umns OF the bewildered foe as they
try to make their way to their next
defense line. Virtually no infantry
opposition Is being encountered. The
ms chine Gun seemingly Is being chief
" denended upon by the Germans to
hold back the foe as their main
forces retire.