Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-10-02
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French Huri Opposing Army Out
Of St Quentin; Endless Vic
tories for Allies.

nv Associated Press - Every Evzuinr
With the British Armies in Flanders,
Oct. 2. 40 D. m Field Marshal
Hair's forces today captured RoIleghern-
capelle and advanced three thousand
yards southeast ~ Roulers.
Germans defenSes between Famhrai
and St Quentin are rrurnhlirg under the
determined blows IF Marshal Foch. and
the time Of the expected German with
drawai from France and Belgium sp-
parently is drawing appreciabiy nesrpr.
Under the attacks ~ British. French
and American troops. The Hirdenhurg
system from the Scarpe 70 tho Disc, y
distance ~ ~ miles. is being GveFrun
In the north the valuable network ~ rail-
roads in Flanders rapidly il becoming
useless ard in the south tho French are
pressing vigorously their advance west
ard north Of Rheims.
Northwest Of 81. Quentin. British ad
vanced more than FIVE miles eastward
from the front line of the Hindeuhurg
positions. salient. most dangerous IN
the enemy. has been driven in between
81 Quentin and I,e Catelet and the British
are advancing through 2 big zap in the
enemy lire across important ROADS and
railways toward Ia Cstesu. ono of the
most important traffic centers vest &c
the German border.
Fieid Marshal Ha,g has taken import
ant heights south of Cambria and east ~
Z the Scheidt canal. thus drawing closer
the net about the town The French met
with spirited advance in entering 81.
Quentin hut succeeded IN throwing The
enemy beyond the canal which cuts
through the eastern suburbs. North and
south Of the town the French have adj
vanced farther eastward
In Flanders the Germans Hrc reported
ia have set tire ~ the railway functions
RI Roulers and Mcnin and % be- removing
their Dig guns from the Belgian coast
around the submarine base ~ Ostend.
which Is beng outAanked on the south
The Belgians now are five mIles from
Tbourout while he British 3rc across
the I.vy seven mics north NJ Idle and arc
within seven rniics at Courtrm. Nii these
are important railway ccntcrS and l1lig -
the strongest German position north pr
Cambria
General Berthelot sucedIiy IS driving
the Germans back 20 heir 9id lines m ffc
Rheims region Further gains were made
between The Nesic and the Aisne and
rorth of Rheims several miles moro and
the French WI he IN tho open country
norm GL Fhnpltl6 ana IiItAtElAuA tux
immediate communications Ui Baon.
The French advance here and east ot
the -mppe is placing he Germans be-
tween Rheims and the Smppe 10 a pocket
IN Champagne there has been little
charge. but the French have rendered USE
less the railroad. running through the
Argonne forest from CailerangP. hts
makes possible q further movement of the
eastern edge OF the Argonne. North and
west If Mont FauCoI, IN the center ~ tho
+ American sector west Of the Mcuse Tho
/ Americans again have moved forward.
Damascus has been occupied by the
British.
Associated Press Summary I p. m.
Along the road running east and
northeast from The st. Quentln-Cam-
brai line in northeastern France, long
trains Of transport are moving back
toward the Belgian frontier. Ailied
aviators have reported this first udlca-
ion that the defeated enemy has
/ b egun TO retreat before the thrusts
! OF the British, French and Americans.
/ The battle still RACES fiercey, however.
Military observers expect, now that
a retirement actually is in progress,
that the whole German Iine viii crumbie
Us the Teutonic armies fall back ~
other positions
GgRMA s, LlNE ~ GREAT reRiL.
II appears that the allied SUCCESSES
at st. Quentin and Cambria cndaDgcr
the encmy's line north and south -
those cities >t Quentin and Cambria
arc in names and the fall 81 tho latter
probably viii mean the abandonment
Of Douai By the enemy LaFcre, south
Of ST. Quentin, seems in peril and Il
that city Is taken by the Allies, ths
+ Germans probably will be forced to retire
from the St Gobaih forest and Iaon.
When this occurs the backbone Of the
German line in northeastern France
will be broken.
Far 10 the north, the Belgians are
advancing apparently toward Lille, and
at the same time threaten the German
submarine bases on the Belgian coast.
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