The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-02
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF The W.R
(By Associated Press.)
sy Associated Press.)


Along the road running from the
st. Quentin -cambrai line in north
eastern France, long trains of trans
| ports are moving back toward the
Belgian frontier. Allied avfators have
| reported this frat indication that the
defeated enemy has begun TO retreat
before the thFusts Of the British,
French and Americans along this line.
While the battle still RACES fiereeIy
along the front whore for the past
fi"e days a titantio struggle has been
going on, the enemy evidently realizes
that the inroads made by the allies
on the Aindenburg line have shatter-
ed that famous position and made il
untenable.
| Military observers expect, now that
a retirement is actually in progress,
that the whole German line will
crumble as the Teutonic armies make
their way back to their next defen-
sive positions.
It would appear that the allied sue
cess at ST. Quentin and at Can5rai
endanger the enemy's line north and
south of those cities. ST. Quentin and
Car1brai are in flames and the fall
OF the latter will probably mean the
abandonment of Douai by the ensny,
La Fere, south of ST. Quentin, seems
to be in peril and If that city 10 tax.
en- by the allies the Germans will
probably be forced to retire from the
st. Gobain forest and Laon. When
this OCCURS the backbone of the Ger.
| man line in northeastern France will
be broken.
sELGIANs ADVANCE.
Far to the north the 5eIglans are
moving ahead with a steady sweep
which seems to be directed at Lille,
but which, at the same time, threat
eHs the Belgian submarine bases on
tho Belgian coast.
IL Lille is outflanked the Germans
must retire from their trenches far
to the south of that city. Continued
progress will cut the submarine bases
off from railroad communications.
They are so valuable TO the enemy,
however, that he may be expected 60
hurI large forces into the battle in q
last effort to same them.
General Bertheiot Es cutting rapid
Iy into the German lines north end
northwest of Rhiems. His success
there seems to carry peril to the
Germans further east, for an advance
toward the Aisne TO the noFthward of
RHEIMS would compel a retirement
as far east Rs the sector whore GEN
eral Gouraud is smashing the Ger"
man lines.
In this sector chaIIerange has been
taken and tire French have reached
Monitors. The French now rave
outflanked the enemy in this sector
and are apparently moving northward
toward Vouzisrs, an Important rail-
road center from which radfata roads
which supply long stretches of the
front In the Champagne.
AMERICANS HELD UP.
American forces between the Arr
gonne forest and the Megse river are
seemingly held up by the Germans,
who have been desperately counter
attsekiug ell along the line. The ad-
vance Of the Frsnch further west,
however, will soon force the Germans
to retreat before the Americans.
In two sectors attacks would not
be UNEXPECTED by the allied world.
The first is In The Lorraine country
where AFnsrieans hold positions along
the MoseIle.
An attack here would endanger
Mefz. The other front whore fight.
inn may begin on a grand scale ie IN
italy, where the stage appears to be
set for an offensive that vii. carry
the Italian lines toward the Austrian
frontier.
Turkey is said 20 have put out
"peaee feelers" and 1t 10 expected
that she will soon follow the example
Of Bulgaria in getting out of the war.
Austria Hungary seems TO be on
the eve Of taking a step which may
have an important bearing on her
status as a belligerent. Possibly some
new peace proposals are indicated IN
dispatches from Buda Pest.
Germauy's ministerial crisis seams
Grave. II is reported that all the i'm
periai secretaries of state have re"
sianed and that the whole Prussian
ministry Intends 20 quit office.