Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-06
FOE is DEFEATED
AND RUNNING ON
75-M|LE FRONT
Americans Cross Meuse in
Force, Driving Germans
From Strong Positions.
CONTINUOUS HAMMERING
THREATENS HUN DEBACLE
British Near Maubeuge and Are
Pressing Way Through
Normal Forest.
FRENCH CUT HUNDING LINE
Ghcnt Surrounded and Fall OF City
Imminent-GermanW West Front
Near Total Cave-In.
rBy Associated Press.

The terms on which Germany may
have peace have been delivered The
element of softncss is absent from
them Like the peace given Austria
hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria the
price Germany will have to pay is vir- 8
tually tho price OF absolute surrender.
The claws OF the great military ma
chine OF Germany are to be drawn; a.
invaded territories must be evacuated
and compensation must be made TOR
all damage done to the civilian popula-
tions in attacks by land and sen and 3
from the air. Impotency by Germany :
again TO take the field is to be ,n- =
sisted on. &S
Meanwhile the German armies II, Z
Hcigium and France are being defeated.
Nowhere sv are are they able TO stay the at
being given over wide aroas In Bel-
GUM and France. from the Belgian
The British and BeiGlans In Flanders
have dug deeply into enemy-held terl
ritory. and the enemy Is reeling under
Atsne the British and Freuch are dfiv-g
n,i', ing the enemy In what seems utter
Greater, perhaps, than all the other
strokes, however. Is that of the Amer
leans and French in the Mense River
where fast strides are being made
northward over wide front which
threaten TO cut off the enemy's retreat
and bring about a defeat OF the Ger
mans on the battle field.
GERMANS IN JEOPARDY
on LONG FRONT
From Belgium to the Meuse the Ger
mans are in jeopardy. Especially crit
great sack from Belgium to the north
Of Rheims. for with the advance OF
Msrd he and @h aRa Ra hs rsnfh ea ner
communication under fire. it seems
probable that large numbers OF them
are destined to be cut Oft and forced
. surrender.
Likewise. the crossing Of the AIeuse
River by tho AMERICANS places In peril
south of Metz. There are Indications
that operations. with view to over
whelming l., the enemy ny n this rsgion
communication OF Tuesday announced
that the Americans had made partial
yhsnsts hsn rns west OF the siz Mosele River
Large numbers of towns have been I
reclaimed by the allied troops through
thousands of Germans have been made Z
prisoner and large numbers OF guns
and enormous quantities of stores have
been captured. In addition. the enemy
has suffered terrible losses in men
killed or wounded.
Judging the situation from the mil.
is at hand. The Germans have come
to the realization that the Foch mill
iary the masser OF ns
giving ground everywhere before it,
Seeking their border line in order to
prevent being crushed.
LARGE AMERICAN FORCE
EAST OF RIVER 1iEUSE
The American forces have captured
Lny- Devant,Dun and Miily- peyant-
Dun east of the AIeuse River. They
cas-, bank of the river despite stfr:
machine-gun resistance by the Ger.
mans. g.
West of the Meuse The Americans = !
have occupied Letanre. Stonne. La
nesnse and Y9usa and are pgshns gshdn
In beaumont 300 French civilians
were freed after four years of Ger
man occupation OF their town;
eormidaSie mi e'forc force at ACROSS The the Meuss to-
ike east bank. The enemy resistance
demora lization. and the Americans arc 3
pushing northward toward stenay.sao
aording to deTpatsn ,n ssaap .po frop. .ne
by. Tuesday afternoon the enemy
was in full retreat northward.. lie was
offering little opposition, and the roads :
toward the north were seen to be full
OF the fleeing enemy.
The Americans pressed close p4 mp44n
their retirement as difficult as possible.
The American casualties were vess
light DESPITE the opposition to the 4
Bitter ighting is taking place along
the Meuse River. American patrols
again have succeeded in crossing the
river ut Brieulles OH II pontoon bridge
constructed under firc.~5
AT other points along tho front the
americans were accommodating other
crossings.
The Germans have blown up the
bridge across the Meuse between
Lancuville, OH the west bank, and ti,f
important town of Stenay. Oh the east
hank. r
After the pontoon bridge at Bricuiies
had been constructed the Americans
threw second bridge across the Meuso
at y-te-Petit. and began developing
Al new line on the heavily wooded f8pii5G l.
very difficult ground east OF the rivco.
between Cleryi and 5rieulles, a two-antt
one -half-milc front. 3,
The town OF PouilIy, In tile hend uss
the Meuse, northwest OF Stenay. Way {
captured by the Americans operating
west of the Meusc. The west bank sof
tho river now Is held IN itsN oRttretyA
as far north as Pouilly. f9l NJ ~
BITTERII OPPOSED y.
on EAST OF MtEgE i
Tho troopS which crossed TO the cas4sS
bank OF tho Meuss found Sths,sA * ad- q
vance opposed by bitter naehIacs sSitf +
and artillery Are. This was soysrrSmo 4