The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-02

official statement Of tonight and on
the west enterei the town of Kichevo,
twenty miles ast Of the Albanian
frontier. On tie north the Serbians
occupied the heghts of Gradishte and
Plavitse, between Uskub and the Bull
garian frontier
In the regionof Lakes Presba and
Ochrida, on Observation-Disclosures bor.
der the Austfins are putting up a
stiff resistanceto the allied pressure
The statement eads:
ION Sept 90 up to noon, the hour
fixed for the sspension OF hostilities
according to th armistice. the allied
armies continud their progress under
favorable condtions The Serbian
army occupied the heights of Grad
ishte and Plavise, between Uskub and
the Bulgarian rontier. To the west
allied troops Seitered Kichevo.
I'm the regin of the lakes We
reached Struga Alban' To the west
of Lake Ochria the Austrian forces
continue to reist vigorously"
Germans Forces Retreat.
Along the mad running east and
northeast from the st. Quentin Cam
brai line in Nctheastern France long
trains of transorts are moving back
toward the B.gian frontier Allied
aviators have eported this first indi-
cation that th defeated enemy has
begun to retret before the thrusts Of
the British, fench and Americans
along this line
While the title still RACES flercely
along the froi where for the past five
days a titani struggle has been go
ing on, the eemy evidently realizes
that the inroac made by the allies on
the Hindenbug line have shattered
that famous ipsition and made it un-
tenable
Military obsrvers expect, now that
a retirement actually in progress,
that the whOleGerman line will crum-
BILE as the Teronic armies make their
way back to leir next defensive po-
sitions.
Strongolds In Flames.
1t would apear that the allied sue
cesses at st. luentin and at Cambria
endanger theenemy's line north and
south of thostcities. ST. Quentin and
Cambria are flames and the fall Of
the latter wi probably mean the
abandonmentof Douai by the neemy
La Fere, sout of ST. Quentin, seems
in peril and that city is taken by
the allies. tn Germans probably will
be forced to retire from the ST. Co
balm forest al Laon. When this oc-
ours the backbone of the German lirs,
In northeasteA France will be broken.
Ear to the forth the Belgians are
moving ahea with steady sweep
winch seems be directed at Lille,
but which, athe same time, threaten
the Belgian abmarine bases on the
Belgian coast If Lille is outflanked
the Germans must retire from their
trenches far athe south of that city.
Continued prgess will cut the sub
marine oasesoff from rail communi-
cation. Theyare so valuable to the
enemy, howeer. that he may be ex-
pected to nul large forces into the
Dattie In las effort to save them.
Heneral bethelot is cutting rapidly
INTO the Germn lines north and north.
west of Rhehs His success there
seems 10 cars peril to the Germans
further east. Or an advance toward
the Aisne to te northward of Rheims
"ouio compei retirement as far east
as tne sector there General Gouraud
Is smashing tA German lines
rrenef Outfank Foe.
IN thls secte Challerange has been
taken and tht French have reached
Monthais. Th French now have out.
nanked tne ehmy in this sector and
are apparently moving northward to.
Maru vouzier' an important railroad
point from With radiate roads which
supply long setches of the front in
the Champagp. q
American fces hetween the Ar
eonhe Iorest I'D the Meuse river are
seemingly ne up by the Germans
VINO nave bee desperately counter at
.ackine an ang the line. The ad-
vance OF q French further west.
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