New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-10-04
YANKEES PIERCE
STRONGEST Line
FRENCH TAKE BELLEVUE, RAIL
KEY TO GRAND.PRIE, AND
LuNGE WEST TO AZURE.
D|XMUOE IS CAPTURED
FALLS BEFORE BELGIAN SMASH
ALLIES TAKE 10000 cAPTiVEs
IN THREE DAYS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London, Oct. 1.-Fighting is going
on in Cambria. The northeastern
western and southwestern suburbs
have been captured and the town
probably will be cleared up shortly.
Half of the Chemin des Danes, ron
which the enemy is retiring, has been
captured by the French.
Viewing the situation in all its as
pects-the success Of the great o.
fensive in Belgium and France; the
blotting out of the war zone In the
Balkans; the cutting off of the Turks
from intercourse with Germany n
Austro-Hungary except by the Iona
route thru the Caucasus and southern
Russia, and the steady gains that are
being made by the allies in making
Russia once more a factor IN the
struggle-the darkest days OF the war
seemingly are faced by the Austro'
Germans.
On all the sectors under attack
from Belgium to Flanders to the re-
gion of Verdun, the German front Is
gradually bending back under the vio-
lence of the attacks of the British,
Americans, French and Belgians.
The entente allied forces from Bel
gium to Verdun on six battle fronts
are registering victory after victory
over the Teutonic armies, and the en-
envy front almost everywhere Is crum'
bling. notwithstanding the desperate
resistance that is being offered or
various sectors.
Paris, Sept. 30.-The American
army operating on the Champagne
front has captured Brieulles-Sur
Mouse and Romagne, west OF tina
town on the outskirts of the forest o
Romagne, and the attack is progress
ing favorably.
London, Sept. 30.-DiXmude ha'
been captured by the Belgian troops
it was officially announced Sunda'
night. The Belgians have also takel
zerrem, Stadenberg, P~asschendaele
M%oorsledge and part OF Westroose
beke. This means an advance OF seN
eral miles. After breaking up a VIZ
lent enemy counter attack the Be
gians captured Terreest height n q
the close of the day had advanced t
within less than two miles OF Roulers
The prisoners taken since Saturda
I exceed $500. More than 100 gun
i. and numerous machine guns an
y bomb throwers and much war mat
rial have been captured. Betwee
Dixmude and Ypres the Germans hav
o been pressed back from four to NV
8 miles.
Paris, Sept. 30.-French, British an
@ American and Belgian troops in II
last three days have captured 4O,Ol
r. prisoners and 300 guns, it is estimate
# here. Since July Is the allies ma
o captured 100000 prisoners. 5000 gun
a 20, 900 machine guns and enormo'
q quantities of material. This does n
It take into account the operations
a. Macedonia and Palestine.
American troops-boys from Ne
York, Tennessee and North and Sou
Carolina-were in the thick OF q
ID fray Sunday which badly smashed Il
IS German positions ove a frontof mo
than fifty miles, from the region
Arras to La Fere. On a three-m'
front the Americans stormed the II
denburg line and captured the tow
,e of Bellicourt and Nauroy, crossing t
d.. Cambria canal in the operations.
We Meanwhile to the south the Britt
n. stormed the main Hindenburg
&c. lenses on the Scheldt canal, cross
RS the waterway and gained the hills
lis yond, taking many prisoners.
o. To the north the British have tn
of hands on Cambria, the important G
of man base over which recently thu
has been SO much fighting. The CT
adams are in the northwestern o
kL. skirts of the city, while a naval di
81. sion has reached the southern en-
ce rons.
itb South of St. Quentin, to La Fe
Ia. the French have pressed forw'
re their line and taken m 800 pris
he ers. Along the Chemin des Dan
~ the French have advanced their
for a distance of two miles, captur
Of the highest point on the famous rio
To the south, from the region
!. Arras to st. Quentin, the British. "
,rt. the Americans fighting on their ri