Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-12
ALLIED ARMIES
ARE ADVANCING
AT ALL POINTS
Field Marshal Haig issues Spe-
ciai Order Of the Day
to the Army.
TAKES $4,000 HUNS AMoNTH
French Drive Wins Six Towns While
British Halt counterblow--Huns
Are Afraid Of the American
Negro Troops.
TAKES $4,000 HUNS AMONTH

Negro Troops.
London, Sept. 11.-Douai, the great
German base position in northern
France, is being evacuated, and most
OF the population has already left, it
is reported by German war correspond.
ents at the front, said Central News
dispatch from Amsterdam.
Paris, Sept. 11.-ImportaHt progress
toward the southern end Of the Hin
denburg line in the neighborhood of
La Fere north of the st. Gobain mas
sif, was made by the French forces.
The war Office announced the captare
of the Liez fort, northeast of the town
of Liez, and Of wooded regions to the
east and southeast of Liez, within two
miles of La Fere.
Additional ground was gained in the
st. Gobain region south of the Disc,
where the Servais station was taken
as well us wooded area about Il mile
and half to the south.
North of the In Fere region the
French pressed in far, capturing the
towns of Remigny, Montescourt-Lize-
ROLES, Clastres, Seraicourt-le- Grand.
Roupy and Etreillers. the last two
towns being within 31a miles of ST.
Quentin.
Improvement was effected in the
French positions north of Lnffaux.
London, Sept. 11.-Tlle allied armies
are today everywhere advancing, says
Field Marshal Haig, the British COM
mander-in-chief, in IL special order of
the day, which has just been issued
to the British armies. 1t follows:
"One month has now passed since
the British armies, having success
fully withstood the attacks by the en-
emy, once more took the offensive in
their turn.
"In that shorts space of time, by a
series of brilliant and skillfully exc
cuted actions, our troops repeatedly de-
feated the same German armies whose
vastly superior numbers compelled our
retreat last spring.
''What has happened on the British
front has happened on the fronts of our
allies less than six months after the
launching of the great German often
sive, which was to have cut the allied
front in two.
The allied armies are everywhere
advancing VIGOROUSLY, side by side
over the same battleflelds on which,
by courage and the steadfastness of
their defense, they broke the eneiny's
assaults
$4,000 Huns Taken.
The order called attention to the
Z magnitude of the British achievement
by pointing out that 10000 German
soldiers and $50 guns have been cap
tured in the last four weeks.
"Eyen more than that has been
done. Already we have pressed be
yond our old battle lines of 1917. We
have made a wide breach IN the enc
my's strongest defenses. In this glo-
rious accomplishment all ranks and all
arms of service in the British armies
have, horne their part in a most w0r-
thy and honorable manner
"The capture Of 10000 prisoners
and $50 guns in the course of four
weeks fighting speaks for the magni-
ture Of the achievement.
'We passed through many dark DAYS
together. Please God they never will
return.
The enemy has now spent his eff
fort. l rely confidently upon -ench
man to turn to advantage the oppor-
tunity which your skill, courage and
resolution have created.
Huns Afraid Of Negroes.
With the American Army In France
Sept l1.-The enemy heavily shelled
towns in the Woevre sector behind our
lines Monday. One of his patrols at.
tackled the American outposts, hui was
easily driven off.
There was considerable patrol actiy,
ity in the vosges district. One en-
counter took place. the enemy retiring
with one wounded man. Negro troops
have occupied one Vosges village in
which French civilians were held pris
oners. The Frenchmen, on coming
through to the American lines, de
clared that the Germans were consid
erably excited ut finding tl,enselve.
opposed by negroes. of whom they art
said to be afraid because of reports
that the American colored troops Gu,
off the ears of their prisoners.
eelgians Win Nearly Mile.
. Paris. Sept. 11.-The Belgian oficia
communication follows:
"Our troops enlarged on their sue
cesses obtained on August 2S on botl
sides of the Steenstraete-Dixmud
road ON front of about 1900 meter.
and penetrated the first enemy line.
10 a depth of two-thirls Of mile
which was maintained.
ITO the southwest of ST.. Julien ouy
detachments penetrated by a s,lrpris,
j attack into the first position Of th,
enemy on a front of 5000 yards, whicl
were consolidated.
These are successes bringing int.
bur hnnds very advantageous posi-
tions. Z ss