Arizona republican., 1918-09-29
COMBINED ATTACK
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 WASHINGTON. Sept 2s.-Backed by the concentrated powerful Ameri can army, unified military action on the western front Marshal Foch has forced Bulgaria to seek separate peace in the opinion of General March, chief of staff. The defection of Bulgaria, carrying with it the only connecting link between Turkey and the Central powers and foreshadow- ing the probable restoration of Ru- mania to the fighting ranks, the chief of staff said today in his weekly con- ference, is due directly to the massing of French. British and American forces on the western front.
 News Continuously Better
 Last week I told you that the news during the week had been continu- ously good" said General March. This week it is continuously better.
 The defection of Bulgaria, their desire for a separate peace, is not only important toward the conduct Of the war, from the standpoint of diplo- macy and it's general effect upon the grand strategy of the war, but 1t also illustrates to striking degree the re- suits of the present concentration Of forces nthe western front.
 Previous to this time, whenever any part of the central empires front was threatened it was possible for Germany to devote and direct some German commanders to the threatened front while they held the western front with a relatively smaller force. Concentration Holds Germany Army
 That day has gone past. By con- centrating the entire American force on the western front, that force, to- gether with the British and French armies under General Foch, holds the German army there, and we see the result in Bulgaria demanding separ- ate peace.
 "The obvious importance of this move, which would foreshadow, If 1t goes through, the isolation of Turkey and the probable re-entrance of Ru- mania into the war, needs only to DC mentioned It is perfectly clear tt | everybody"
 | Turning to a map of the Balkan | front. General March said the military situation in that region was too plain | to need analysis.
 Serbs Attack With AIacrity
 "That is a tremendous drive, ht continued, land carried out by rela- l lively small forces. In this quick ad- vance, the Serbs crossed two rivers | the Czerna and the Vardar and cap tured the railroads which follow the | valleys of the two rivers, and whlcf have been the main lines of supply fol the Bulgarians on either side, as wei as their chief lines of escape. The re suit has been a general disorganlza tion of the retreating forces. partcu larly those caught between the Varda' river and the mountains of Albania which sought too late to get out t' Veles and Uskub. The British ant | Greek forces are cooperating. East O the Vardar they have crossed th mountains leading into Bulgaria an' have captured Strumnitza, the chic town of that region.
 Palestine Action Picturesque
 "The picturesque movement Of tn British in Palestine has also been feature of the week, resulting in yer, large captures of troops and the whol movement being conspicuous by tn
 flight of the German commander-in chief. who apparently got out in ad
 vance" In referring to the events of tn l week on the western front, Genera March said the American forces in tn I offensive between Reims and Verdu had taken 5000 prisoners, while Frenc captures in men are estimated , 1000. The American advance, he saiC
 has proceeded entirely beyond tn
 Hindenburg line and fs facing what
 known as the Kreimhild line.