Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-05
ALLIES WIN FROM
The SEA TO vEROUN
AMERICANS SMASH 7ur
DEFENSE ON FRONT OF ~"
FIFTY MILES.
Western Front Has Witnessed A.
Major Offensive Which Bid.
Fair to Roll Germans Back
In Double Quick Time

Observation-Disclosures troops Inv.
from New York, Tennessee and Ms
and South Carolina, were In tbe ,h,'a
of the fray Sunday. which haa,
smashed the German positions ovas
front of more than fifty miles fron'
the region of Arras to La Fere
On three-mile front the Aueri...
stormed the Hindenburg line and o."
tured the towns of Bellicour,
Nauroy, crossing the Cambrai ca,af =
the operations.
Meanwhile, TO the south, the Br,,s.
stormed the main Hndepburg A.
lenses on the Schledt canal. crossoa
the waterway and gained the bps ~
yond, taking many prisoners
To the north the British have that.
hands on Cambria. the importan, o.
man base over which recently ,ho,.
has been so much fighting. The "a
nadians are in the northwestern on,
skirts of the city, while naval, d,r,
sion has reached the southern ..
vlrons.
South Of st. Quentin TO La Fere N.
French have pressed forward their u,a
and taken many prisoners. Along ~.
Chemln-des-Dames the French hav.
advanced their line for a distance :,
two miles. capturing the highest poin,
on the famous ridge.
hs Ri
have driven forward and taken Div.
nude. ten miles from the North 20.
southeast OF Newport, bringing their
line into closer union with thai IN ,ha
region OF Ypres. The capture Of DIX.
nude. II II Is pressed for further gains
eastward, Will seriously affect the Cor
man submarine bases on the North
sea
The entente allied troops eyery.
where are continuing To make pros.
ress against the forces OF ID. TeutouIe
alliance.
All of the news from the battle front
for the past week has been Of a nature
10 cause rejoicing among the liberty.
loving people.
The Serbians. French, British and
Greeks In Macedonia have advanced
day after day. and Bulgaria now lies at
their mercy. German and Austrian
reinforcemenis are said to have been
rushed TO the rescue. but they will not
be able TO check the onrushing allies
for any length Of time. The success
OF this campaign has rendered the
position OF Turkey doubly dangerous
for. In addition TO the defeat and cap
ture of the Moslem army In Palestine
by the British under General Allenby.
the empire In now open TO inyaslon
from the north. Both the Bulgars and
Turks have been tired Of the war for
some time. and the reyerses Of the
past week will doubtless have the Fl.
feet of increasing their WEAKNESS,
last accounts the Serhians were still
I'm pursuit OF the Bulgarians and the
British were still hopping up Pales
tine.
The western front has witnessed the
beginning Of a new MAJOR offensive
operation during the week. this tine
In the Champagne country. with Gen
eral Pcrshing In command OF me
American troops. Both the YANKEES
and the French have overcome lhe
fierce resistance Of the Huns, crossed
the second IIindenburg line and cap
tured subdisiary defenses In the rear
incidentally. many thousand prisoners
and more than 100 big guns have iaF
len into the hands of the allies. Inc
Germans are said to have expected an
attack In this region, but were uhaoF
to guess the exact point where
would he launched. and were oa~
more forced To retreat In the direchon
of their own country. This latest w
fenslye planned by Field nafs'"'
Foch may have far-reachng con~
quences. II fair weather continues ~
II few weeks.
Further to the north the bru'.
have continued To crack the hea'
every Hun they see, and are S""p
but surely pinching or dri''ne
enemy from the section OF eou""'
around Cambria. Some America"' :"
also engaged on this part OF the NV,
and Il may truthfully he s'id ,"''
no point from Switzerland 10 INV
nre the German forces safe.
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