The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-02

Damascus Is the Turkish base in Sy-
ria and Palestine. and its fall prob
ably means the end Of all Turkish re-
sistance to General Allenby in Pales-
tine and Serbia. The ancient city Is
the junction point Of railroads leading
to the port of Beirut and Aleppo, 1S0
miles northeast.
Advance Five Miles.
Northeast Of st. Quentin the Brit
ish have advanced more than five
miles eastward from the front line of
the Hindenburg positions. "A salient
most dangerous to the enemy has been
driven in between St. Quentin and lie
Catelet and the British are advancing
through a big gap In the enemy line
across important roads and railways
towards La Bateau, one Of the most
important traffic centers west of the
German border The. British have
broken the German line on the Fon-
sommes- Beaurevoir front.
Cambrai has not yet been occupied
by the British but Field Marshal Haig
has taken important heights south of
the town and east Of the Scheldt can
ala, thus drawing closer the net about
Cambrai The French met with spir-
tied resistance in entering st. Quen-
tin but succeeded in throwing the en-
emy beyond the canal which cuts
through the eastern suburbs. North
and south Of the town, the French
have advanced farther eastward.
South Of Cambria British and Scot
tish troops together with New Zeal
anders, Gave occupied Creveour and
Bumilly.
In Flanders the Germans are re-
ported to have set fire to the railway
of Roulers and Menin and to be re-
moving their big guns from the Bel
GUM coast around the submarine
base of Ostend which is being out
flanked on the south.
Between the Aisne and the Vesle
rivers French troops in the last three
days have advanced on front of ten
miles to a depth of three to four miles.
The Germans now are retreating to-
ward the line they held in 1917.
In view of the loss to the Germans
of ST Quentin and the lines to the
north of that city. an enemy retire
ment on a fairly large scale seems
probable Given fairly good weather
some very big changes on the western
front may be seen before winter.
Near Railway Centers.
The Belgians now are five miles
from Thourout, while the British are
across the Lys seven miles north of
Lille and are within seven miles of
Courtrai All these are important rail-
way centers and Lille is the strongest
German position north of Cambria.
General Berthelot speedily is driving
the Germans back to their old line in
the Rheims region. Further gains
have been made between the Vesle
and the Aisne and north of Rheims.
Several miles more and the French
will be In the open country north OF
Rheims and threatening the immedi-
ate communication Of Laon. The
French advance here and east of the
Suippe is placing the Germans be-
tween Rheims and the Suippe in
pocket from which they may have diff
ficulty in Withdrawing. The French
troops have captured five or six vii
lagos and advanced five to six kilo-
metres at some points.
In Champagne there has been little
change but the French have rendered
useless the railroad running through
the Argonne forest from Challerange.
This makes possible further Ameri-
can movement on the eastern edge Of
the Argonne. North and west Of Mont
faucon, In the center OF the American
sector west of the Meuse the Ameri-
cans again have moved forward.
Field Marshal Haig's forces today
captured Rolleghemcapelle and ad-
vanced for a distance Of 5000 yards
southeast of Roulers.
Serbia is being evacuated by the
Bulgarian troops who are returning to
Bulgarian territory according to the
Sebian official statement Of Tuesday
night.
The allied forces in Macedonia con-
tinued their progress until midday of
Sept. 80, according to the French war