The Sentinel=record., 1918-09-06
German Forces Fail to Stop the March of the Ameri- cans Across Open Terri tory.
The British Continue Their Victories in Flanders and Keep Up Their Pres sure in the Battle Zone South of the Scarpe, The Foes Retirement Mark ed the Usual Fires and Explosions.

With the British Army in France, Sept. 5-The effect of the recent Brit ish successes are hourly becOmln- more apparent The enemy is steadily but surely going back. Successive minor victories in Flanders, the appii- cation of sustained pressure in the battle zone south of the Scarpe, the exploitation Of the advances north Of Peronne and the steady bombardment from the British cannon are all help ing the general movement.
 The fees retirement is bein : marked by the usual destruction. for fires and explosions are reported from various sections, especially the area in front of the Hindenburg line from the Bapaume-Cambra line outward where the torch seems 10 have been freely used.
 IL looks as if the Germans here were going behind the line, with its great system oI concrete dugouts and de- lenses. They are not in the habit of destroying where they mean 10 stay and besides. the crushing defeat they suffered when the Drocourt -Queant line was smashed makes this ground exceedingly difficult, if not danger ous to hold
 On the banks of the Somme south of Peronne, the enemy is manning his machine gun and trench mortar1 strongly and heavily firing on the crossings and ther approaches, ap- parently fearing a British attempt 10 cross
 At the sametime the suburbs on the southeastern outskirts of Peronne, have also been holding out desperate ly, have now been cleared of the ene- my, so that the position of the Ger mans on the east bank of the Somme is becoming increasingly precarious.
 Along the banks of the Canal-du- NOrd in the region north anG south of Inchy- en-Artois strong German re- Inducements have come up and they gre holding in some places, especially back of Moeuvres, the western bank with immense numbers of machine guns As yet they have not been at tackled by the British in any force.
 It is not at all likely that the Ger mans will try to consolidate their line in this locality with the Hinden0Ura line at some point further south.
 It was through a somewhat analo- gous situation that the Drocourt Queant switch line was established after the enemy was forced back from the orik inal liindcnburg line in from of Arras. The old lIindenhurg line itself does not run straight north and south To the south of the Drocourt battle area il sWerves sharply to the east and then tails off southeastward Ut is the eastern stretch that the British have been clearing of the IBoche The Germans may try to es- ltablish new defensive line Which would run almost directly north anC south joining the IindenbuTi , line at some point west of Cam brai but there are indications the cn emy is by no means sure that hls er | forts will meet with any success 'Srt , very fact that since the Drocolrt l Queant line was smashed the Germans have retreated from the ground be.
 hind it which is of first importance tt the retention of their defenses in th' north and south without making single formidable attempt to regain their lost positions by counter attacks
 is considered proof positive of the cn emy's weakness in this area.