Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1918-10-03
Bulletin Turkey Informs Germany That She Will Ask For Peace

GILMAN AkmY I'm
EXTENSIVE RETREAT
LONG TRAINS OF HUN TRANS.
PORTS MOVING OUT OF FRANCE
no NEW DEFENSE LINE.
LONDON. Oct. 2.-(1:3O D. NJ
Between, Cambria and st. Quentin
the German line of defense has been
broken. Conservative military OBJ
the enemy has In the rear. The Brit
ish advance threatens the German
line of retreat in the Disc Valley
and also from the massif of st. Co
bian.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Oct. o.
The German grip on northern France
and Belgium has been definitely
broken. Conservative military OBJ
servers agree the Hindenburg line
is disintegrating and they are ask
ing IL the German generals can ex-
tricate their armies without a crush
ing disaster.
The Hindenburg line was already
outflanked in Belgium and Cham
payne when Haig smashed through
it today north of st. Quentin. The
widening break may upset the Ger
man plans for retreat. The battle
line is assuming the shape Of a vast
trap. threatening to engulf the Ger
man armies. There is possibility
of the retreat becoming veritable
rout.
Along the road running back from
the st. Quentin Cambria line in
France long trains OF transports are
moving toward the Belgian frontier.
It is the first indication that the
defeated enemy has begun to retreat
before the thrusts of the British,
French and Americans along this
line.
Military observers expect now that
a retirement is actually in progress.
that the whole German line will
crumble as the Teutonic armies
make their way back to their next
defensive positions.
In two other sectors, attacks
wouldSnot be unexpected by the al
lied world. The first is in the Lor-
raine country, where the Americans
hold positions along the Moselle. An
attack here would endanger Metz.
The other front where fighting
may begin on q grand scale is in
Italy, where the stage appears to be
set for an offensive that will carry
the Italian line toward the Austrian
frontier.
Northeast of st. Quentin the Brit
ish have advanced more than five
miles eastward from the front line of
the Hindenburg positions. A salient.
most dangerous to the enemy, has
been driven in between st. Quentin
and lie Catelet. and the British are
advancing through a big gap in the
enemy line across important roads
and railways toward La Cateau. one
1t tho meet important traffic CEN
tiers west Of the German border.
Several miles more and the
French will be In the open country
north az Rheims and threatening
the immediate communications of
LaOn. The French advance there
and east of the Suippe is placing the
Germans between Rheims and the
Suippe In q pocket.
PARIS. Oct. 2.-St. Quentin is
taken and the cornerstone of the
Hindenburg system has fallen.
Thanks to the prodigious and un-
relenting efforts of the armies of
General Debeney and General Raw
linson,s under the general direction
Of General Foch, it Is q most as
founding triumph. But 1t is not the
only place where victory smiles upon
the allied arms.
Cambria has been mined. but the
British have fought around the town
enemy The Germans decided on
Sept. I to burn Cambria, and forced
the civilian population to leave.
st. Quentin's fall shakes the
whole German system. Its effect will
be widespread. This will be accentu-
atad ~ the stroag push that is being
made In the upper Disc valley. The
alliso here are across the multiple
waterways upon which the enemy SO
largely based his defenses. Before
them lies the open country, which
- ideal for tanks.
Under the circumstances the hold
ing by the crown princes armies Of
their positions on the Ailette and the
Aisne Is out OF the question. Out
thanked from the north and harried
By General Mangin, who Is now
along the Aisne a. far as. south Of
Craonne. the crown princes armies
are In much graver position than
we're those of General Won
Boehn and Won Mutier ON the Marine
and the avre in July. The same
danger threatens the armies oppos-
ing Gourand. al,
| A general German retreat becomes
moro and moro imperative. The
problem for General Ludendorff H.
bow 70 prevent It from being con-
verified into disaster, which IL the
usual sequels of retirement Of
masses closely engaged In . formid-
able struggle. e, ri