Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-22
British Move Forward On
North and French Continue
TO Advance Toward FIinden-
burg Line in South.
BRITISH DRIVING FOR
FORTIFIED NURD CANAL
South of Metz More Fires
Have Been Noticed End Ii IS
j'e'ieved Germans Are Pre-
paring to fall Back.
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Allied troops are progressing salts
factorily in breaking down the de.
fenses of st. Quentin on the north
the British are fighting in the Hin
denburg positions and pressing toward
the canal between San Quentin and
Cambria, while on the south the
French are moving forward steadily
Fort stretch of more than ten
miles north of st. Quentin the British
now hold the dominating hills and the
present local action in the region west
of Gatelet probably is for the purpose
of further improving the situation in
anticipationsof great assault on the
Hindenburg line. The main enemy de-
lenses in the region between Cam
brai and st. Quentin, both of which
are threatened by the British opera
tions, are based on the canal high
way and railroad running north and
south on an average of about two
miles from Field Marshal Haig's front
line.
Toward lie Catelet the British are
pressing eastward on front of three
miles and are within four miles of the
town, one of the important German
bases on this front. With the AuStral-
ians already in the Hindenburg posi-
tions, other British forces are rapidly
overrunning them north of Hargicourt.
West of st. Quentin, the French are
already within two miles Of the out
skirts, while on the south they are
forcing the Germans to give up impor-
tant villages and other positions.
st. Quentin, as a result of the weeks
operations, is In more serious posi-.
ton from the enemy viewpoint than
probably at any time since the begin
ming Of the war. A further push east
ward by the British from their newly
won height positions on the northwest
will virtually place the allies on three
sides of the town. st. Quentin is an
important outpost of Laon, perhaps
the most important enemy base in
northern France. The French on the
south are ten miles from Laon and
are hammering it with their big guns.
Another Retreat Probable.
Southwest of Metz, where the
French and Americans recently cleared
the St Mihiel salient, the Germans
have started further fires Soldiers
and wagon trains have been seen mov-
ing northward and it is believed the
Germans are preparing for a possible
allied attack or a retirement on their
own initiative. Elsewhere on the west
ern front there has been no changeI
in the situation.
The allied stroke i'm central Mace
donia which opened with the expulsion
of the Bulgarians from the Important
Sokol position, Is developing success
fully on a wide front Further prog
ress by the Serbs towards the VardarI
river and the Uskub- Saloniki rail-
road paralleling it probably will BRING
about readiustment Of the Austro- |
German and Bulgarian positions
throughout this whole theater.
With the Serbs within nine miles Of
the railroad and the river the only
artery of communication for the enc
my troops around Lake Doiran, It'll
seems within the range of possibility
that the railroad can be cut.
From Krynvov- Demirkapu, on the
railroad, the terrain is favorable and
by pressing toward the Vardar the
Serbs can outflanll Prilep and Lake
Doran. Southeast of Prilep. the
Serbs are in the foothills of the Dren-
ska Planina, height position pro-
tecting the town on the south.
Additional Bulgarian prisoners have
been taken by the Serbs. who also
have liberated ten more towns. The
British and Greeks continue their
pressure on the Doiran region, but ev-
identity their activity is mainly for the
purpose of keeping the enemy occu-
pied so that he cannot send aid to the
front further west.
1t is reported from UkrainianI
sources that the crown prince of Ru-
mania has fled from Jassy to Odessa.
The reason for his flight is not dis
closed. Recent German reports have
been to the effect that anti-German
outbreak was In progress or was inn
ninent in Rumania with Queen Marie
as one of the principals behind the