The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-13
fleeing HUNS FOUNDER IN MUDDY TRAP
while PERSHINC'S men BATTER THEM
United Press
War Summary

Metz front-Americans continued
their big drive. From the southern
side of the ST. MihieI salient, they
are reported to have advanced eight
miles, and from the western side
three miles. Prisoners total $500 and
enemy troops remaining in the
pocket are in imminent danger Of
being surrounded.
Picardy front--5ritish conquered
HoInon wood, before St. Quentin.
French took Savy, near ST. Quentin
ItaIy-The cabinet at it's Monday
and Tuesday meetings decided to in
form the allies Italy considers the
Jugo-Slav movement corresponds to
the allies war aim.
Russia-Seventy-thr counter revo-
iutionists Killed in Petrosrad for an
attempted to assassinate soviet Off
ciaIs.
Persia-WholssaIe massacre by
kurds reported.
Spain-American military officials
conferred with secretary of war.
Denmark-Reports in circulation
that General BrussiIoff had been
killed In Russia.
Sv. v.eden-HJaImar BrantIng, social
LIST leader, In a speech declared the
allies war aims were those Of all
social democrats.
Remarkable Activity.
[By j. w. T. Mason, United Press
War Expert.l
NEW YORK. Sept. 13-The Ameri-
cans advance into st. Mihiel salient
is continuing with remarkable rapid
tty. -
The country is SO easily defended
by a comparatively small force be-
cause Of its natural strength, that a
progress of eight miles in twenty-four
hours equals the best any shock
troops on either side have been able
to accomplish at any time on the west
front It is a remarkable tribute to the
efficiency of the American training
that so much has been accomplished
in in SO little time. The Germans are
unfortunate in their defenses in this
one respect, that the rolling terrain is
a strong encouragement for individual
initiative. The American genius is Pc
culiarly adaptable to individual effort
and for this reason General Pershing's .
men are in their element in the pres
ent combat.
The purpose of the Americans is to
squeeze the neck of the ST. Mihiel
pocket so tightly as to isolate it. be-
fore the Germans inside the wedge
are able to escape.
The full success Of nipping opera
tions of this nature has not yet been
attained by any allied operations since
the presence series of German re-
treats began. The Germans held the
Marne and the Montdidier pockets uL-
til most of their men got away and
they are trying to do the same thing
at st. Mihiel.
Reports that the Americans have re-
duced the exits from st. Mihiel pock-
ct to a width of six miles, strongly
suggests that only those Germans who
retire now on the run will be able to
get away Six miles is a dangerously
small area throug which to pass re
treating army, moving with its sup
plies. Artillery BON bardment of the
entire mileage can easily be main
tanned and bombing attacks from the
air can increase the havoc among the
enemy to a demoralizing extent.
It is practically certain that most
Of the supplies stored by the Germans
at st. Meniel will fall into the hands
of the Americans The Germans are
now trying to hold back the American
attacks to move their heavy artiller.
guns to places of safety in the rear.
This work is certain to result in ex-
tensive enemy casualties as the slow
moving bulky weapons pass through
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