Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-02
Germans Must Evacuate
Laon, Disc and Cham.
pagne Sectors.
WHOLE SYSTEM OF
DEFENSE SHAKEN
French Troops Pass Far Beyond st.
Quentin After Occupying City
British Make Progress in North and
Are Fighting Fiercest Battle Of War
in Vicinity Of Cambrai-BeIsians
Hcdssmin9 More Of Their Country.

IBy the Associated PreSs.I
Germany's defenses between
Cambria : and st. Quentin are
e-umbIins and the time Of the ex-
pected German withdrawal from
france and Belgium apparently is
drawing appreeiabIy nearer.
Under attacks by British,
French and American troops the
Hindenbur0 positions from the
Searpe 70 the Disc is being ovsr-
run.
In the north the valuable net
OF railroads in Flanders rapidly
u u becoming useless and in the
south the French are pressins
their advance west and north Of
hhoimo.
Northeast of St. Quentin the
British have advanced FIVE miles
eastward Of the hindsnburs posi.
tions. A salient more dangerous
to the enemy has been driven in
between St. Quentin and le Cate
lot and the British are advancing
across important roads and rail-
roads toward Ia catalau, one Of
the most important traffic centers
west Of the German border.
Cambria has not yet been oceu-
pied by the British but Field Mar
shal. HAis has taken important
heights south Of the town and east
Of Shsidt canal.
The French met with spirited
resistance in, entering st. Quentin
but succeeded in throwing the ene7
my hsyend the canal which cuts
thru the eastern suburbs.
General Dsthslet speedily is
driving the Germans back to their
old lines in> the Rheims sector.
Farther gains have been made be-
tween the vesls and the Aisns
and north Of Rheims. Several
miIss nors and the French will
be in opsr country and threaten.
ing the immediate eommuniea-
ton os laon.
The French advance here and
east ef The suippe is placing the
Germans between Rheims and
Suippa in pocket from which
they may have difficulty in with
drawing.
In Champagne thsre has been lit
tIs change >but the Frsneh have
rendered useless the railroad run
ming thru the Arsonns west from
challsranes. This makes possible
further. american movement in the
eastern edge Of the Arsonne.
North and west Of Montfaucon,
in ths esntsr Of the American Sec
tor wsst ei the Meuss, the Amer.
ieans again have moved forward.
While the hattls still RACES fierce
~ along the front where for The
past FIVE days. titanic struggle has
been going on the enemy evident
ly rsalixss that the inroads made
BY the allies on the Hindsnburo
line have shattered that famous
position and made Il untenable.
Military obssrvsrs expect that 4
retirsmsnt b actually in progress
and MIST the whole German line
will cru!rble asths Tsutorie arr,iss
make thstr way hack 20 their next
defensive positions.
In the ether sectors attacks would
net b unexpected BY the allied
world. The first is in The lorraine
country, where the Americans hold
positions along the Mesel!e. An at
tack hsre, would endangsr Metx.
Tire other front who're fighting n,ay
begin on . grand scale j. In Italy,
whore ths stage sppsars TO 5s- sst
for n o6sDSivs that viii carry the
Italian lines tov'ard the Austrian
frortise. :
Turkey ysstsrday waa said 20
have cut cut psaes fsslsrs and Il u
sxpseted ~ soen will follow .hs
example 81 Dulgaria on getting out
81 the war Austria Hungary also
ssems critical. Il 10 reported that
which may havs m important bsar.
ing on her anticipating in .he war.
Gsmrany's ministerial crisis
Nssms critieill.. i 10 reported that
,alI the imperial ssers<asies Of state
have resigned and tl,st the whole
SPrussian ministry intsnds to quit
sfies.
eritiSh Headquarters II France.