Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-05
Yankees Fighting With Poilus
Place Retreating Foe in
Dangerous Position
ENEMY FIGHTS TSDESPERATELYIN IN
VAIN EFFORT TO CHECK ALLIES
Pennsylvania Troops Play Big Part
in Capturing Strongholds Torn
From Huns in First Battle
By AssoeiGtcd Press

FRENCH and American smashing the
positions in Champagne and have forced the withdraw
from valuable ground the hill country the Suppe
East and OF the Agonne and northwest Rheims
mas oeen heavy ghng to the advantage the Allies On the
northern sectors oses apparently have quieted down for the
Foe in Dangerous Position
BY advancing northward the heights Blanc
edea the french and Americans placed the Germans in the
eastern part OF the hill country about Moronver dangerous
position To being outlanked the enemy retired
moving toward the important height OF Moronviers
Between the Suppes and Rheims the west
retire from altogether that they have given the
eastern flank The German position is further endangered by the
Many More German Prisoners
General Bertoe attacking the German positions along the
Ane canal which he already has crossed points
has reached the outskirts of Bermemcour north of Rheims and
west OF the canal In he five days General Berhoe has
taken $500 prisoners and thirty-one guns.
West OF the Argonne the Germans fighting with despera-
ton to stay the advance OF General Gouraud toward their import
flung against the French line south OF Monthos
East OF the forest the Americans pressing northward into
the hrenhId defense system
Vigorous Pressure Continued
In the region north of St Quentin the British
the British made substantial gains while ChardonVert
French took important height Prisoners taken Friday
region by the British and French aggregated 200.
West OF Lille the Germans continue withdrawal Allied
troops reported within four miles OF this important
While the British advance toward Lille from the the British
and Began in Flanders continue widen the salient
1Pes further menacng the German position in Flanders and
Germany Reorganizes Cabinet
Reorganization OF the German cabinet continues Dr. So,
Matthias Erzbeger Cent and Herr Bauer Socialist
been portfolios All three have Moderates
rzberger the the famous
lndemnes resolution passed by the Reicag in July 1917
has been leading pacst In his efforts he the
support OF the passt elements Vienna He has
trips to Switzerland to further his peace movement.
ILLINOIS, Wisconsin, Western Pennsylvania Virginia and
West Virginia troops have stomed the German
the Agonne forest advancing all along the n especially
OF the forest, where they reached Fevile
Germans Fire Villages
Many villages back Of the to be burn
ing Dispatches indicate these deliberately nded
the Germans They probably evidence the
tends to retire farther toward the Kriemhd line which
main defensive position west OF the Meuse. -
west OF the Agonne American troops joined the French in
the fighting OF Chalerange where Blanc Mont
farm taken and the Allies moved northward toward
Vouzre an important railroad point through which the enemy
moves his supplies for wide section of the front
,..-. Camp Lee Men in Combat
position
and eighyxth national divisions
up OF from Western Pennsylvania
@ at camp Lee and the latter Illinois
Maior General WSh
Its officer Major
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British
Austria Asks For Peace
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be operating in the
of
Lille is indicated that the
line farther east and attempt semp the
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