Williston graphic., 1918-10-03
ALLIES ARE GAINING Everywhere,
GREAT VICTORIES ARE IN SIGHT
BERMANS GUNS FROM COAST AND ARE RETREAT
FROM ST. QUENTlN-COLLAPsE OF BULGARIA IS
KILLERS

ported to have set fire to the rail
way functions of Roulers and Mentin
and to be removing their big guns
from the Belgian coast around the
submarine base at Ostend which is
being outflanked on the south. 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 Cour-
trai. All these are important rail-
way centers and Lille is the strongest
German position north of Cambria.
Along the road running from the
St. Quentin Cambria line in north
eastern France, long trains of trans
ports are moving back toward the
Belgian frontier. Allied aviators have
reported this first indication that the
defeated enemy has begun to retreat
before the thrusts of the British,
French and Americans along this line.
German defenses between Cambria
and St. Quentin are crumbling under
the determined blows of Marshal
Foch and the time of the expected
German withdrawal from France and
Belgium apparently is drawing ap-
preciably nearer.
Under the attacks of British, French
and American troops the Hindenburg
defense system from the Scarpe to
the Disc, a distance of fifty miles is
being overrun. In the north the val
liable net work of railroads in Flan-
ders rapidly is becoming useless and
in the south the French are pressing
their advance west and
north of Rheims. Northeast of St.
Quentin the British have advanced
more than five miles eastward from
the front line of the Hinderburg po-
sitions. A salient, most dangerous
to the enemy, has been driven in be-
tween St. Quentin and LIE Catelet and
the British are advancing through a
zig gap in the enemy line across i'm
portant roads and railways toward
LaChateau, one of the most impor-
tant traffic centers west of the Ger
man border.
Cambria 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
canal, thus drawing closer the net
about Cambria. The French met with
spirited resistance in entering St.
Quentin but succeeded in throwing
the enemy beyond the eastern suburbs.
North and south of the town the
French have advanced further east
ward.
Big Changes Soon
In view of the loss of Germans or
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 west
ern front may be seen before winter.
With the American Army in France,
Oct. lit was reported late tonight
that the Americans on the front be-
tween the Meuse and the Argonne had
again moved forward over one of the
most hotly contested sectors of their
advance, the ground north and west
of Montfaucon.
The situation on the American
front along the Brieulle- -Binarville.
line (running from the Meuse through
the Argonne) remained virtually m
changed from yesterday. It is still
evident that the Germans estimate
fully the nature of the American ef-
fort and are hurrying up all avail
able reserves. This is true not only
of the enemy artillery and infantry
but also of the air forces. During
the day German airplanes began ap-
pearing over the American lines, the
assumption being that these ma
chimes had been withdrawn from 9th
er fronts in an effort to minimize the
American supremacy of the last few
days.
London, Oct. 2.-Damascus, the cap
ital of Syria, was occupied by General
forces on Tuesday morn
ing, according to an official state
ment issued today by the British war
Office.
Damascus is the Turkish base in
Syria and Palestine and its fall prob
ably means the end of all Turkish
resistance to General Allenby in:
Palestine and Syria. The ancient city
is the junction point of railroads
leading to the port of Beirut and
Aleppo, 18O miles northeast.
AFTERNOON PARTY
Mr.. C. F. Currey entertained about
twelve lady friends at her home yes