The Bismarck tribune., 1918-09-21
BRITISH AND FRENCH CONTINUE
OPERATIONS BEF0REST. QUENTIN;
SMASH THROUGH HUN POSITION
Over Front of About Sixteen Miles
the Allies Virtually Have Overrun Entire Turk
ish Positions on Mediterranean Coast
Than 5000 Prisoners Taken.

Than 5000 Prisoners Taken.
tx TOWN is AF1RE
| (I3y Associated Press)
Amsterdam, Sept Pc occurring the Casperan
to telegram the Russian Embassy in Moscow. d
Driving nortward widening front the Serbian and
positions from the Adrac to saonki The cutting of the skub
Salcmil miles Serbian
would upset completely the Bulgarian defenses
MOVING RAPIDLY
.; Serbian infantry is moving rapidly toward the highway from
front miles Dogoe north which
the cavalry operating the Serbs have advanced from Sokol
The formidable salient driven Bulgarian is being
extended rapidly the terrain becomes favorable Apparently
the Bulgarian resistance
apparently of whore the Buyrns ntendo make The
Serbs approaching the Var river and the Of Uskub
CONTINUE SUCCESS
France French continue with success their
operations looking toward the cncrclcment Quentin
On three miles the British today smashing into the
German positions west of Caee with the object Of getting Of
The Canal less than British Epehy
Near Bel!engz Field Marshal ag working
the Canal which probably important Of the Hnden
burg deenses in this region. .....5
FORCE EVACUATION OF BENAY
South of ST. Quentin the French have followed the capture Of
Egnye Grand by forcing the Germans give Benay the
tey h n By ] 5 c % nS arat OF the ss g a .a s
c"gho" Turkish forces from the Mediterranean a' Sea-
sa to f'a M n nS % % @ "a % have suffered
ably the allies indicate the sulans forces suffer
''"'' ovERRuN TURKISH DErENsEs
Attacking front of about 16 miles the allies have crtuay
the entire Turkish deeses the Mediterranean
Cavalry operating the of the Turkish forces These
units prevented from rereang westward by the hostility Of Hejas
beyond the Jordan they problem making
their back to safety along the western bank of that historic
stream o,., = Ill. ~.
have also taken great quantities Of war material.
Fighting front has been
since the German forced back to Metz.
Perograd dispatches state the Bohevk retreat caused
the British Tie have support
ers of the Bosheviki regime.
METZ UNDER FIRE ...
Sept 21The bombing of Metz caused surprise but
m said ' e~ mes %e y S % me5ea ds%.ss sf
from other however that the bonbardment
caused sensation Germany 1t is the first time since 1870 that
Metz has been under artillery fire.
REMOVING POPULATION Fu
Paris Sept 2The Germans be fastening the removal
the civil population of ST. Quentin and fires been observed
in different parts of the city The Germans the report adds are
placing numerous batteries
MONITOR Is SUNK
London Sept 2l.-A British Monitor sunk Monday while
lying harbor One officer and nine killed and fifty
missing presumably killed.
. GAIN NINE MILES
ondon Sept troops than
nine miles day. Serbian statements that they have cap
ed large numbers of prisoners and have reached Godyak
1,75oooo SENT OVERSEAS
date Gen March announced today He said the from
the fronts had been considered good
army has completed its first operation eliminate the ST. Mhie
from azeray the Moseue at Wanderers The Americans
miles from Metz and equal distance from Cambons
On August Sh the French and British stormed the lines in P
cardy the Ancre Moreu north Of Montdder and
sent the reng back toward the some The next day
linking their lines with the British forced their way back east
ward
Less weeks the German lines southwest of Arras
gave and the British joined their comrades farther south
While this retreat going the Germans began with
the Flanders salient and today they nearly back
lines which they sailed to their attack late in April
The first field has obite1aed the St. Mihisl
salient Strengthened the line of Vedun and stands
before Metz which American shells are falling
Before the the lines constructed
by the Germans during four years of warfare.
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