South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-22

UGH iAl iCNs DlG- ny olAN Dill
have broken definitely the German
offensive power I'm official opinion
here. Already the American forces
ira France are more than half as
strong as the whole German army
and the tide Of American fighting
men toward France is continuing at
an even pace.
The situation on the various
battle fronts was tersely summar-
lied 10y Gen. March today as fol
lows:
All News Good.
News during the week has been
from all fronts continually and con-
tinuously good on the western
front our new line in Lorraine was
quickly stabilized. The enemy has
been hurriedly strengthening his
lire of defense, the so-called Kriem-
hid line which lies only a mile or
two i'm front of our new line on "a
front OF about 20 miles from near
Naiseray to the Moselle river at
Vandires. We are now 10 miles
away from Contains and u miles
away from Metz.
I'm Picardy the British and
French renewed their advance on
the Cambrai-St Quentin front. to-
ward the old Hindenburg line. In
spite Of the concentration OF the
enemy forces defending this sector,
they have made steady progress and
the enemy is reported TO have lost
very heavily II is now officially
confirmed that 10000 prisoners have
beer captured.
10 Miles from LaOn.
ION the plateau northeast Of
SCISSORS the French have continued
10 force back the enemy's best
troops until they are now within
half a mile of the junction of the
Nauberge road and the Chemin-
des-u DANES. and within 10 miles Of
I.aou which is being shelled.
The reports iu the press about
the successful operations of the
Serbian army ON the Balkan front
are correct The Serbian army at
tackled the BuIearians ON front of
- miles and drove them back about
20 miles According 60 official re-
ports the British have reopened ac-
uviues iu Palestine"
The western battle front has been
rebuilt by the allied and American
forces according TO observers here.
When the first American army
Witty uampled out the St Mihiel
salient. the last possibility Of a
German strategic stroke passed. The
enemy faces now straight line
from the North sea TO the Swiss
frontier. Even if the power for a
counter offensive should he found -
and military authorities here see no
chance of that-the German high
command would face the costly
business of frontal attack They
have nothing it is pointed out. not
single strategic position, Co show
Tor their great drive.
Huns Get Little Rest.
But il is more than restored Of
say Along the center of the great
sweep of the front British and
French armies are storming ahead
night and day, hurryins and harry
ing the battered German divisions
without rest Pershiuss men stand
before Metz and Contains and
against that new threat the enemy
must gather reserves here ou this
new front az the very time when
every available reserve division IS
-orely needed 20 meet the allied
rush 70 the north. Signs OF further
withdrawal are manifest along wide
sectors OF the German front.
In payment for their lavish eX-
peuditure OF lives ln the abortive
offensive the German leaders have
now been compelled by formal de-
cree 20 reduce the lighting strength
II every infantry unit Instead OF
$50 men lE each battalion. there are
now only $50 under the revised or
sanizatiou In no other way could
the drain he met To military OBJ
servers. this H.eaus that every Ger
man battalion or company when at
fun strength must face an allied
or American unit OF The same type
that is az least L. per cent stronger
100 lighting men.
Enemy Has Lost 200. 900.
There appears good reason 20 be-
ueNe that the German losses in
prisoners alone since the tide turn