The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-09-24
General March Says Americ:,
Has Sent More Than 1.75O,-
600 Men to France.
CONTINUOUS GOOD NEWS
Germans Are Fighting Desper-
ately to Hold the Tottering
Hindenburg Line Which Allies
Threaten.

Washington, Sept. 23.-Striking
proof that the German power is fast
crumblng came in the announce
ment by Gen. March, chief of staff.
that the news from all battle fronts
vas continually good and that l, =
10000 American troops have now
been embarked for overseas service.
Just six months ago the enemy
flung his full military power against
the British lines in Picardy in the
great drive that was to end the war
in smashing victory Today he
is fighting desperately to hold the
tottering Hindenburg line, the defen-
sive system from which he struck
that blow and back into which he has
been hurled. Side by side British,
French md American armies have
broken definitely the German offen-
sive power in official opinion here.
Already the American forces in
France are more than half as strong
as the whole German army and the
tide of American men toward France
is continuing at an even pace.
Situation Today.
The situation on the various bat
tie fronts was tersely summarized
by Gen. March today as follows:
News during the week from all
fronts has been continually and con
tinuously good. On the western front
our new line in Lorraine was quickly
stabilized. The enemy has been hur-
riedly strengthening his line OF de-
Tense, the socalled Kriemhild line,
which lies only a mile or two in front
OF our new line on a front OF about
twenty miles from near Maizeray to
the Moselle river at Vandiers. We
are now ten miles away from Con-
fans and twelve miles away from
Metz
On to st. Quentin.
''In Picardy the British and French
renewed their advance on the Cam
brai-St. Quentin front, toward the
old tiindcnburg line In spite of the
concentration OF the enemy forces de-
Tending this sector the British have
mad steady progress. and the enemy
is reported to have lost very heavily
Ii is now officially confirmed that
10000 prisoners have been captured.
con the plateau northwest OF Sois-
sons the French have continued to
force back the enemys best troops
until they are now within half a mile
from the junction of the Mauberg
within ten miles of Laon. which is
being shelled.
"The reports in the press about the
successful operations or the Serbian
army on the Balkan front are GER
tain. The Serbian army attacked the
Bulgarians on front OF twenty-five
miles and drove them back about
twenty miles. According to official
reports British have reopened ac-
tivities in PALESTINE"
The western battle wall has been
'''"i'' 'E INC diIitu anu american
forces, according to observers here.
When the first American army swift
ly trampled out the ST Mihiel sa-
lient. the last possibility OF a German
strategic stroke passed The enemy
faces now straight line from the
North Sea to the Swiss border. There
are no salients to give an opportu-
nifty for flank operations. Even IL
the power for a conter offensive
should be found. and military au-
thorities here see no chance of that
the German high command would
face the costly business Of frontal at
tack. They have nothing, it is
pointed out. not single trategic po-
sition to show for their great drive.
Something More.
But II is more than restored Of
tensive line that faces them, officers
say Along the center of the great
sweep Of the front British and French
armies are storming ahead night and
day, driving and harassng the bat
tered German divisions without rest
Pershing's men stap' xkspre Metz
and Contains and S~Hlhat new
threat the enen4&&k HShoA,d(
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