The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-09-28
Over 5000 Prisoners Taken BY
Americans in Latest
Drive Near Verdun
u. S. TAKES MANY
GUNS AT ARGONNE
Two 21o and $3.50 Milimeter
Pieces TakeE-Bulgaria Sues
For Peace Er:!.A Allies

With the American rmy in North
west NerGtn.-Prisoncrs thus far cap
turcd by tEe Americans in their oifen-
aive is placed at 5000, including 12o
officers. Captured material includes
more than 100 guns and hundreds OF
machine guns.
London. operating on the
extreme right OF the British this morn
ing captured a series of trenches and
fortified farms forming the outer de-
lenses of the Hindenburg system.
Southwest of Lecatelet and north of st.
Quentin. according to General Haig's
report This is the first intimation that
American troops are operating in the
81. Quentin sector Haig's maximum
advance today was three miles.
With the american Forces in Lor-
raine-Pershing' troops in a drive be-
Hveen the Meuse and Argonne forest
made a great haul of German artillery
In the region of Dannevoux. Capture
included four big 2t0 and $50 millime-
ter pieces, Is trench mortars and
quantity field and machine guns.
Against Kings Wishes.
Geneva-The Wolff Bureau, semi
Official news agency, says Bulgarian
Premier AIalinoff's peace offer is
lgalnst the wishes of King Ferdinand
pf Bulgaria and the Teutonic allies.
Bulgaria smallest of the Teutonic al
lies. seems to have struck her colors.
PREMIER Malinoff has asked an armi-
Sticc to consider terms of peace. Sc
eessfoa OF Bulgaria viii be almost as
seyere 4 blow to the Teutons as the
tollanse of Russia was to the entente.
With Bulgaria out Turkey Will be
eut off from her allies. the back ooor
of Austria viii be ajar and the vic
Lorious allied armies will start plung-
ing through the mountains of liberated
Serbia. Austria will be compelled to
throw an army across her southern
frontier.
With Bulgaria fallen by the wayside,
Turkey staggering and Austria velter-
ing in internal discord, the shaken ar
mics of the kaiser will soon be grudg-
nely falling back to their own from
hers before the Irresistible blows OF
Foch's British. French and American
troops.
TANKS PLAY PART.
With the American Army on the
+pn Front. Sept. 27-The work OF
hanks which were manned by
kh and Americans, brought praise
the staff officers. The machines.
yer. were unable to display their
les to the fullest extent, because
round had been softened by re-
rains, and as the country is nat
swanpy, it was too soft in many
s. Many tanks became stalled IN
aud, but they were not damaged
ae infantry had driven the enemy
northward.
most spectacular of the operation
The work Of the aerial units. The
SS observers were unable to ac-
Ssh little until the afternoon, but
the echoes OF the opening bar
had died away the pursuit air
s were over the German lines.
clouds made it appear improb-
that there would be any great
by the avfators and the fog
70 hide the enemy. but flying
aeight of less than 700 yards the
n swept down or, the German
in the line and on the roads.
trains were attacked and dead
and debris blocked the path of
who shortly afterward sought
ss of retreat
AIRPLANES AN AID.
the skies cleared the observers
red with their fighting escorts
lded materially in correcting tsse
the artillery, which had never
its vigorous, harassing FIRE.
hells were used plentifully by
erieans in only a few instances,
hen they were used the work
one effectively
Of the places subjected to a
gas attack was Vauuuoia- That
le place was known to be well
sd The forty miles of German
ranean passages in the neigh !
9o We're flooded WIN gas clouds |
zs nen enveloped by artillery fire. |
was also used against certain
around which the Americans i
Fched.
obtained only the day
ack enabled the officers |
tachments to escape the /
9ted at several places |
batteries of anti-tank |
ernoon every division |
began tS look like /
Groups Of German pris- |
half dozen to 100 ap-