Arizona republican., 1918-10-02
HUNS PLAYING LOSING GAME;
 THEIR ALLIES
 COURT PEACE
Desperate Fighting Goads
 Germans Into Semblance Of Making Stand, as Lines Give Way in Many Places
(By The Associated Press)


 The town of St. Quentin upon which the Germans had so firmly builded their hopes of proving an insuperable barrier to the allies, at last has been entered by the French and seemingly the gateway is open to Marshal Foch for a swift advance eastward, in the task of retaining Northern France.
 Meanwhile the Germans and their all lies on all the battle fronts have con- tinued to play a losing game and it is reported that the Turks, realizing the critical situation through successive defeats and the withdrawal of Bulgaria from the war, are sending out peace feelers."
 Front Seethes With Activity
 From northern Belgium to the region of Nerdun, the battle front still is seething with activity and with the en- tente forces continuing to make gains againt the Germans which are seriously importing the enemy lines.
 In Blenders the Belgian and British
 
 tieres. have further driven in tbeir sharp wedge eastward, capturing inn portant towns and communication lines necessary to the continued holding by the Germans of their submarine bases on the North sea.
 From Cambrai to St Quentin. not withstanding most violent actions from the Germans, the British, Americans and French again have won heavily fortified positions of the enemy all along the front. Midway between St. Quentin and Cambrai the remaining portions of the old Hindenburg line are slowly being demolished. although the Germans have imposed the strength of nearly half a million men against the allied troops to hold the front the | breaking through of which. in conjunc- 1 ton with the successful maneuvers in l Flanders, along the Aisne and in Cham pagne, would mean disaster.
 French Continue to Push On
 Between the Nesle and Aisne rivers, the French continue to push back the Germans north of the Aisne while in | Champag gne the French, operating in conjunction with the Americans, are steadily advancing northWard. Their guns now dominate the Aire river val ley running to the north of the Argonne s-1rest- while on the other side of the forest. the Americans are slowly com ing up the Aire valley from the south and soon will be in a position, with the French, to nip this great wooded bastion out of the German line.
 In the mountain region of the Italian front there has been a considerable in crease in artillery activity and it is probable that Marshal Foch soon will begin an offensive here against the Austro- -Hungarians
 General Allenby in Palestine has surrounded Damascus and French cav airy is reported to be working it's way up the Mediterranean seacoast toward Beyrut.
 Austrians Evacuating Albania
 In the Macedonian theater. west of Lake Ochrida. the Austrians are evacu- ating territory in Albania, probably in dicating that now that Bulgaria is out of the war. the Austro- Hungarians re- f alize'they are in a serious predicament . far from home and with no allies tc aid them
 Peace demonstrations have been held in Berlin in which police intervention became necessary. Some excesses were committed by the crowds. such as tear ing down of statues. The possibility of a cabinet crisis in Germany is in dicated by the resignation of the i'm, :. perial chancellor. vice chancellor anc | foreign minister.
 In the recent fighting in France ant !. U Flanders, the German losses in mel s killed or wounded and in guns cap , tured have been enormous. To tn, Il !3elglans. the Germans lost virtually al i, their forward defensive artillery an, = some heavy guns. Many were mad " prisoner. During September the Brit / ish took 66,300 prisoners. 700 guns O ', all cal1bres and thousands of n1achin n na guns. In addition to infiicting heav- s casualties on the enemy. and in Aucus
 and September took 123,6SS prisoner
 and 1,400 guns