Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-01
ALLIES GAINING EVERYWHERE.
Offensive Growing in Intensity and
German Resistance Weakening.

OUeUStJe 1FoWtn9 IN InSenSlty 1nG
German Resistance Weakening.
Paris. Oct THE allied offensive
continues to gain strength and the
German resistance to weaken. Yester-
day saw another amy, that of General
Berthelot, join In the chain of battle
with success equal to that achieved
by the other groups. His army at
tackled along the Vesle river porth-
west Of Rheims.
The reAarkable advance Of, the Bel
gian left covers the flank of the Sec
ond British army ana permits II to
advance safely to capture the Lys
crossings at Warneton, Confines,
courtrai and Menin. The British ad-
vance guards already hold two cross
ings and are approaching third.
/. Once the Lys is crossed General
PiumNer. his flank protected. can
push boldly toward Escaut. between
Oudenarde and Tournai and complete
the development of the Lille Roubliz-
Tourcoing region, whi,sh even now is
gravely threatened.
Under Enfi!sdins Fire.
On the extreme right General Gou-
rauds advance toward Monthois is
important because that village is only
mile west Of Challerange and the
railroad which joins that locality to
Apremont virtually has been cut.
Grand Pre-, thru which two German
sections facing-the French and Amer
Jean armies on either side Of the
sArronne forest must pass. is under an
enfiiading fire from French guns.
AS a result OF the object for which
the French and American armies are
fighting is made easier for them.
On the center the German resistance
is desperate and progress is naturally
slow, but Cambrai st. Quentin and
LeCatelet are to all interests and pur-
poses taken. They have not been oc-
-cupicd because Of mines and traps.
Holding to !"Peaee Pawns."
bulgaria made a fatal error which
brought about her overthrow. This
was her persistence in. keping intact
at all costs the war MAP" The Bull
gars were not strong enough to hold
200 miles of front served by bad rail-
roads and means Of communication.
This is exactly what the Germans
are doing on the western front As
D. Thomassonl the military critic.
points out, they will not let go Of their
"pawns" by which they hope to get
better terms Of peace II they cain This
is why they are launching violent
counter attacks against the allies at
St quentin and Cambria which are to
the advantage Of the allies. for the
more men the Germans lose the fewer
will remain when the hour.of the great
retreat strikes.
1t is true there can be no cornpari.
son with the magnificent German
communications. and the wretched
tracks behind the Bulgars, but the
situation is much the same.
French Take 1900 Prisoners
French troops wete this morning
pushing ahead esa.: on the front
between the Aisne and Vesle rivers.
according to todsy's war OFFICE reports.
French attacks An the Champagne
continue with q success scored in the
Aisne valley. Ninarvillard and Conde-
les-Audry has been captured.
The French have taken more than
1900 prisoners on the front between
the Suippe and the Argonne since
Sept. 26 and captured more than Soo
guns In the same period. !
Twenty Five Hun Planes, Destroyed.
Twenty five German airplanes were
destroyed by French yaviators today,
the war office reported tonight. The
French also set fire to two captive
balloons. Twenty six tons Of bombs
were dropped on conveys and concen-
,tration points behind the enemy lines.
~ < y . 4 4 J. i b
Hun Counter Blows Fail.
(By Reuters.1
British Headquarters in France, Oct.
HEAVY German counter attacks
were delivered today against the
Canadians, Australians and Americans.
but. the alies have more than held
their ground.
Huns Driven Across Canal.
fBy the Associated Press.]
\ with the British Army in France.
Oct. Mot one German. except pris-
onors, now remains. ON the western side
Of the st. Quentin canal. The enemy
was driven back il the heavy fighting
last evening and lat night. The Ger
mans are holding tiss east bank IL great
strength.
The Weather.
NJ. Iowa--Cnsettled with showers this