Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-12
FRENCH HURL
ENEMY BACK
U.S.MENGAIN
Village About Laon in
Flames-British in Two
Miles of Douai.

With the French Army In the
Champagne, Oct. Reuters.b
-VOuzieres and GUise as well
as all of the villages In the
whole region south of LaOn
are burning.
Paris, Oct. 2.-COntinued
progress was made last night
by the French troops along the
entire Champagne front, the
war office announced today.
The French have penetrated
the important railway town Of
VOuzieres-
This morning the French
were holding the general line
of the RetOurne and the road
from PauVres to VOuZieres.
With the American Forces
Northwest of Verdun, Oct. "a
moon. )-(By the Associated Press
General Pershing's forces con
tinued their attacks against the
German positions on this front
today. German opposition proved
even more bitter. if possible than
it was yesterday.
In closing Grand Pre- gap it was
the French who actually entered
Grand Pre- station, but It was the
American advance east OF the Ar
gonne and their capture Of Marco
and Chevieres that made the occu-
patton possible.
British Near DOuaL
London, Oct. u, (By the Asso-
ciated PressJ Herman troops in
rafFnfrur
behind the Sensee canal British
forces have reached a line two
miles west of Douai.
London. Oct. 12.-British forces
last night continued their advance.
The advance is in the direction Of
Douai. The villages of Hammel.
Brebieres. less than three miles
from Douai, and Quincy, less than
two miles from Douai, have been
captured.
Further north the British have
pushed to the east of Henin-Lie-
tard. northwest of Douai. and they
are in the environs of Ennay.
Try to Slow Up Allies.
With the British Army in France.
Friday, Oct. IL, (By the Associated
Press The enemy today began
an attempt to slow up the Anglo
American advance on the main
battlefront. All the bridges across
the river Selle, from lie Cateau
southwark, were blown up and the
Germans seem to have been dig
sing in furiously along the line on
the high ground some two thou
sand to four thousand yards east
o. the river
The withdrawal of the Germans
across the Sensee canal has been
more or less completed. 1t is be
ieved Haig's men viii be On the
e0ge and in the outskirts tomorrow
morning.
French Hurl Huns Back
South of LaOn the Germans are
continuing their retirement north
Of the famous Chemin Des Danes
under the pressure of attacks from
the west and south and il lis con
fidently expected that the whole OF
the famous highway will be entire
ly evacuated very soon The Ger
mans are falling back very rapidly
in the Champagne and this morn
ing the French have advanced for
I distance of from tnree TO four
miles.
Yanks Closing In
Paris. Oct. 12.-The Americans
are closing on Duu-Sur-Meuse
while their left wing is within FIVE
miles Of BuzanCy. says Marcel Hu-
tin, in the Echo de Paris. CUutinu-
ing, he says that important events
which will change the entire face
OF things may be expected in this
part OF the Woevre front
Orders found on prisoners, says
NJ. Hutin. show that the enemy was
instructed 10 resist on the Suippe
river front until the l3tn at least
in order 20 save all the materia.
possible and 70 enable the adjacent
armies to conduct an orderly re
treat. General Gouraud's attack
upset this plan Although the Ger
mans had 25 divisions in the Cham
payne sector. l2 of which were
fresh. the fear OF being crushed
caused them TO decline battle The
crown prince has moved his head
quarters from Mezieres in hot
haste.
Huns on Brink Of Disaster.
Today finds Germany "a little
nearer the brink OF disaster Mar
shall Foch's broom applied IN the
Champagne this time, has swept
the enemy back from a wider sec
ton OF the front than ever before
General Ludcndorn now is reap
ing the results OF the cardinal err
ror ne made in thinking the allied
Offpnaiyag were hound IN bg 1raeaI
at wide intervals like his own The
continuity OF attacks has literally
dumbfounded the Germans and it