The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-10-17
ALLIES ADVANCE
ON 2O-MILE FRONT
British, Americans and French
Smash Through Last Lines
OF hindenburg System.
NUMEROUS TOWNS CAPTURED
Cambria Left in Deep, Round Pocket
Many Strong Hun Positions OBJ
liberated by Artillery.

With the British Forces in France,
Oct. 9-The battle begun at dawn to
day has resulted in a serious defeat
for the enemy.
The British, American and French
have advanced everywhere, smashing
through the last lines of the linden
burg system and driving the disorgan-
lied Germans before them.
Hosts of prisoners were taken dur
ing the day, the Americans getting al
most two thousand, while the British
took many thousands more.
The advance of the Allied troops
now has left Cambria in a deep and
almost round pocket.
Attack on Wide Front.
Over a front of twenty miles, be-
tween Cambria and St. Quentin, the
British, American and French troops
have started a mighty drive, which, in
its initial stage, has thrown the en-
envy back from highly priced tactical
positions to a depth Of from two to
five miles.
Many Towns Taken.
Numerous towns have been cap
tured and seemingly all the great de-
fensive positions of the enemy in this
region have been obliterated. Large
numbers of prisoners have been added
to the already great throngs captured
since the Allied offensive began. In
addition terrible casualties were in
fIicted on the enemy by the heavy ar
tillery fire at the beginning of the
attack which began early on Tuesday
morning and machine gun and rifle
fire Of the attacking forces against
the enemy, who resisted stubbornly at
various points.
The American troops, fighting
alongside the British, always were in
the van, and when night fell their po-
sitions were where the points of pene-
tration Of the German line were great
est. At last accounts hard fighting
was still in progress, with the enemy
steadily giving ground.
On the southern part Of the battle
front, from the Rheims sector to the
Meuse river, the French and Amer
leans are carrying out successfully
their converging movement nOrthward
and on all sectors have gained addi-
tionaI ground.
Germans in Peril.
Northeast of Berry-au-Bac the
French have driven their line to the
junction of the Aisne and Suippe
rivers, placing the German front
around Laon and eastward in greater
jeopardy. In Champagne, General
Gouraud's forces have increased their
gains all the way eastward TO the re-
gion of the Argonne forest, while on
the eastern side of the forest the
Americans have improved their bat
tie front along the Aire Valley.
In Macedonia the Italians and Serbs
are still forcing the enemy troops to
retire in Albania and in Serbia, while
in Palestine the British have driven
the Turks more than thirty miles
north of Damascus. Reports are to
the effect that the Turkish cabinet
has resigned and that the Turks have
sent delegates to Greece to talk
peace.
French Take Berry-Au-5ae.
Washington, Oct. S.-The French
have captured Berry-au-Bac on the
north side of the Aisne, about ten
miles northwest of Reims, and only
five miles from the eastern end of
the famous Chemin des Danes ridge
at Craonne. A further advance will
place Laon in a pocket and outflank
Neufchatel.
Although peace talk still is in the
air, there is no peace for the German
and Austro-Hungarian armies in the
field.
While attempts are being made in
"WeIl-informed circles" in Germany
and Austria-Hungary to show that
the latest peace proposals Of the Cen
trail Powers are honest expressions
Of desire for a "just peace" Mar
shall Foch's armies are proceeding
without pause in their task Of clear
ing Belgium and France of the in
vader. And they are continuing to
meet with great successes.
Serbs Retaining Territory.
Likewise, in Serbia and Albania the
Serbs and Italians are fast reclaim
ing enemy occupied territory, while
at last reports the British under Cen
eraI AIIenby in Palestine still are
hard after the retreating Turks.
Yanks Drive Ahead.
While further good gains have been
made by the British east Of Arras,
where the operations have in view the
capture OF the highly important town
Huns Again Ravage Belgium.
Havre, Oct 9.-The Belgian gov