Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-10
Germans Strengthen Their
Resistance Against Attack
ers From Arras to Rheims,
But Efforts Are in Vain,
BRITISH MAKE GAINS
SOUTHWEST CAMBRIA
Haig's Men Capture Positions
on 4-MtIe 'FRONT.' French AL
most at St, Quentin and
Reach La Fere'S Gates,
UNDATED War Lead by the Associated
Press

The Germans have markedly stiff
fened their resistance against the al
lied armies from the region of Arlas
to Rheims, but their efforts to ward
off further encroachments into the
territory they are holding have failed
All along the front German artil-
lery is in action. Nevertheless the
British have dug more deeply into the
sector southwest of Cambria captur-
ing important positions ON the four
mile front between the Havrincourt
wood and Pieziere, regaining their old
trench positions dominating Gouzeau.
court and capturing Gouzeaucourt
wood
TO the south the French are only
a short distance west OF st. Quentin
and are at the gates of La Fere. On
this last named sector the French
daily are enlarging their turning
movement against the st. -Gobain for
est. The capture of the forest would
remove the greater barrier to an ad-
vance on Laon in an outflanking
movement against both the Aisne and
Chemin Des Danes positions,
The Germans here and northeast of
scissors also are offering more deter
mined resistance.
Germans Use Reinforcements.
Along the Aisae the Germans still
are endeavoring to retard the advance
Of the French in further crossings of
the stream, probably in order to give
their main army chance to make its
way northWard in case of a quick
rush by the French toward Laon.
Large numbers of reinforceraR Rnts have
been rushed UP by the Germans here,
and also along the Aisne front where
the Americans are fighting alongside
the French.
Particular attention is being given
by the Germans to the three hinges Oh
their Ilne---in Flanders, northeast of
Scissors and around Rheims A break
through at either point by the allies
would spell disaster to the enemy. In
Flanders the German strategy seems
to be the obliteration of points vul-
nerable to sharp assaults. Particularly
is this noticeable along the Lys river
south of Ypres, where the Germans
are reported to have removed their
artillery to the east side of the river,
and little to the north aro.nd
Wytschaete, where the British have
advanced their line nearly mile, and
apparently with slight opposition.
Ine cbHCenlIdLlOll Ol dTLlltefN OF all
calibers, including machines and large
bodies of men in the region of Sois-
sons, where every nook and Granny
of the rolling country contains hordes
of defenders, proves the importance
the enemy places in holding this ter
ritory, while nothing is left undone in
the region around Rheims to strength
en- in gun and man power the Ger
man line against the assaults the
Germans apparently realize are soon
to come.
After virtually two months of hard
fighting in which from Arras to the
Marne the Germans everywhere have
been Worsted General Foch has Civ.
en- no outUards indication that he is to
permit the Germans breathing spell.
The greater portion of the German
defensive system in the battle zone
already has been demolished, or il
in the process of demolition or of
being made untenable. Less than
thirty miles OF the old Hindenburs
line remain intact.
This Is from the southwest OF Cam
hrai to La Fere, and the British and
French are virtually upon it at dis
ances ranging from a half mile to
six miles at the farthest, where the
British and French are standing west
of San Quentin. When the drive he
gan st. Quentin was thirty-eight miles
distant from the allied front.