Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-16
PANIC SEXES BERLIN:
LEADERS TO CONFER
ON C0UMTRY'S PERI.
London, Oct l6.-One by one the Germans
are losing their great bases of operation and sup
plies on the western front, the last to go being

~ N&A SoaAN CAANa ANASAAAAA AL
Flanders.
The seven mile advance
on 25-mile strip of the Belgium front
has got the British in artillery range
of Thuet and advanced the lines to
within ten miles of Bruges. Bruges
being connected with Ostend and
with chain of docks is almost as
important to the Germans Tor opera.
tions as the sea docks themselves.
Submarines are assembled at BRUCE
and U-boats that have returned from
royages are taken down to the Bruges
docks thru the canals and overhauled.
The British are on three-mile
front OF the German stronghold of
Lille and the Deule docks
There is temporary pause in the
big scale infantry operations east Of
Cambria
On both sides of the Curges river
The Americans are continuing their
attack and have taken practically both
sides of the stream and have broken
thru the kreimhilde line at a new
point
Should the Americans break thru
north Of Verdun they could compel a
return Of the whole German army and
would be in position to cut the
main line OF communications behind
the German front Also the Germans
would abandon the Berry-Longuay line
where they have been mobilizing
since they entered France. In addi.
ton this advance north of Verdun
would enable the Americans to look
into German territory north of Metz.
The French kept up their advance
northeast of Laon.
Americans Advance Mile.
BY Bert Ford
international News Service Core.
spondent.)
With the American Army North.
west Of Verdun, Oct IL (night1.--
American troops, heavily supported
by tanks, artillery and arplanes. ad.
yanced mile today and forced an.
other crossing of the Aire River in
the second stage of the new battle
which began on the Argonne forest.
Meuse River front yesterday.
The hole in the Kriemhilde line
vas Widened and the gains won YES.
terday We're made more secure. The
biggest gain was made by an Ameri.
can division that crossed The Aire east
Of Grandpre and advanced a mile
! north OF the town
Grandpre is still held by the Ger.
| mans
ct had previously been reported
that French patrols entered the city)
The same division that crossed the
Aire captured St Javn early in the
afternoon Eighty prisoners were
taken there
In the face Of violent artillery and
machine gun fire other American
units smashed ahead 300 yards.
widening the breach in the Kriem.
hide line, the Germans second line
Of defense northwest of Verdun.
Hill No. 299 was carried in a spec.
tacular storm attack after strong
lighting. The Germans made repeated
counter attacks without avail.
In addition to defying withering
enemy fire, the Americans penetrated
wide wire defenseS ON the center Of
tn line extending from tn sectors Of
81. George to ST. Georges.
The second day Of the new Ameri.
can push vas marked by battles be.
tween tanks
Enemy tanks were scattered or de
stroyed by the accuracy of the Amer.
lean artillery Airmen co-operated in
this work
The Yankee flyers were forced to
, fly low, owing to the clouds, and their
| nights were made through a hail Of
> machine gun bullets
S The breaking OF the Kriemhlde line
5 was big achievement for the Amerl.
= cans But it il doubted if the Ger.
mans plan any immediate retreat on q
\ big scale north Of Vc:dun General
: Won D"r Marwitz commanding che
0 Germans opposite the Americans, is
quoted as saying that perhaps the
!. fate of the German nation depends
/. upon the defense of this front. That
}. probably accounts for the determined
4 resistance the Germans are making.
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