Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-07
ALLIED TROOPS
FORCE GERMANS
TO GIVE GROUND
Enemy Continues to Remove
Big Guns From Region
Near North Sea.
BRINGS UP FRESH RESERVES
IN EFFORT TO STOP BRITISH
Gonflagrations in Laon Section
May Indicate Coming
Withdrawal There.
RHEIMS OUT OF RANGE
Hustro-Gcrman Forces Retire in
Disorder Before French
and Serbians.
BRINGS UP FRESH RESERVES
IN EFFORT TO STOP BRITISH
RHEIMS OUT OF RANGE
Hustro-Gcrman Forces Retire in
Disorder Before French
and Serbians.

On the battle fronts the Germans
everywhere arc being forced to give
ground TO the allied troops In Bel
GUM tho enemy is gradually being
'ushco eastward. and in anticipation Of
forced final withdrawal is continuing
20 make ready for that eventuality by
removing his guns and otherwise less
ehins the value OF his defensive works
IN the territory upon and adjacent TO
The North Sea coast.
10 the south. from Arras to the Yer
oun sector. the Germans are being hard
pressed by the British. American
Italian and French forces, and although
on numerous sectors they still are Of
iertng desperate resistance. they seem
ingly are unable TO do more than re-
tard the advance OF their foes.
ioouat, south of Lens. is almost en-
Seloped, and Cambrai has been further
eng, en1na,angered through the capture OF the
village OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bois, five
mlles 70 the southeast. where more
cners. '
Hard lighting has taken place around
Mon. Hrehain and Beaurcvoir, in this
KEEP Feia arahs SfssIxsT HaiEa
S. ouentin-Le cateau road si from ,a'pVhini @hiei
they they now arc but a step. Both Beaure-
xoir and Mont Brchain are now in
with the Germans being defeated
over .res- vide areas areas By the French and
Sonne forest. the Italians south OF
isheimns,y ishins mas has as MoI is o6JsG.vG the nm
by the French for the oblitcration of
me German positions at La Ferc and
strongly held German positions In
,ne bs bwc.nsty init Of Laon eonaas rations are
able that the Germans arc preparing
for Withdrawal in consequence Of the
pressed against them from three sides
Through the latest operations OF the
French around Rheims the cathedral
city seems definitely liberated from the
'ierman menace. for here they have
materially pressed back the enemy.
10 the Argonne forest the French and
Americans have fought their way for
nases tha sns
Iana. .nirs ans pursuing the enemy no along
crossed at several points.
In the Macedonian theater the allied
withdraw from the Ell Basin sector and
other positions. while near Vranje, Cen
,ral Serbia. the French and Serbian
held positions In the latter region
the enemy is retiring northwnrd in
disorder.
AMERICAN FIRST ARMY
MAKES SLIGHT ADVANCE
slight advance was registered by
the American First Army yesterday
Aside from fresh British successes
northeast ri ST. Quentin, where the VII
lase OF Fresnoy-le Grand was cap
tured. the days outstanding infantry
action In the west SO far reported was
brilliant attack by an American COM
rany. Without suffering single cas-
.r,l-
machine-Eun nest and took el3 pris-
oners. including four officers. seventy
nve machine guns and number of
trench mortars, as we'll as a large trac.
tor, were among their booty.
The British. by capturing Fresnoy-
!e-Grand. have pushed their line eigh,
Hag's troops also improved their ro:
sitions northwest of Fresnoy. aroun
AubcncheuX-auN-F Fois.
GERMAN WAR OFFICE ADMITS
RETREAT IN PALESTINE
retirement oT the German and
THrkish forces nor.t Of Damascus, Pal :
Z, tstine. was ad,. ,ed by the Berlin
/, W.T. oftice yestera%y.
port regarding the Palestine ,ncater TO
reach this country since Allcnby's 5
nnrthward drive after the capture of
An advance by the Americans he
tween the Argonne and the Mcusc was
admitted by the War Office in its day
report
GERMAN TROOPS ARE
WITHDRAWS From BULGARiANS
German troops. which have been
tghting in the ranks of the Bulgarian
army have been withdrawn. and are
rev marching back towards their head
quarters says the official statement is
sued by the (i"rman general army head .
quarters. The text of this section of
the German statement says:
Our troops, which hitherto had been
lighting in the ranks OF the Bulgarian
;.rmy, have been withdrawn and are
:.rs. They have completely met the
high demands made upon them and
rave accomplished excellent work"
FRENCH SMASH GERMANS
OVER WIDE FRONT
French troops have smashed through
The German positions in the Champagne
ose ,sent issued by The Paris War ONCE
canal, have reached the outskirts of
Aguilcourt and are approaching Au-
reenancourt-le-P re eight miles north
of Rheims.
further east the French are advanc-
ing on line north of the towns of
Pomacle. Lavannes and Epoye, and
have captured Faverger' on the suippe
River.
;. GERMAN POLICE CHIEF
= KILLED IN WARSAW
Or. schultze. chief of the German, po-
,itical police at Warsaw. has been kill
Sd the Berlin Tageblatt learns.
Al OF tho ships formerly constituting
r.nssia's Black Sea feet are now man
ned by Germans, , 1t a Is learned from
AMERICAN TROoPs
'Tlf TAKE CHAMP-DE-NAGRA
WITH THE AMERICAN FIRST
ARMY WEST OF THE MEUSE. ,Octo-
berg6 (8@ r. M).-American troops to-
day captured Cifamp-de- Wagram, a
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