Norwich bulletin., 1918-10-12
BILLION LIBERTY LOAN
 IS A MILITARY NECESSITY
With More Than 19OOO0o American Troops Embarked For the Front and Army of 100000 in Preparation, 5ays 1t Imperative That the s-oney Be Provided in Order That the American Armies Have Full Support

Washington, Oct 11-With more than 100000 American troops. em- parked for the front and an army of 100000 in preparation to make vic- tory certain, General March, chief of staff, at his weekly conference today sounded an urgent call for popular support for the fourth Liberty loan in order that the American armies may have full support.
 This is no time to hang back with the idea that the war is over,'' Gen eral March said. "The thing to do is to hurl at the Hun our maximum re- sources in men. and money and make victory certain
 The chief of staff preceded his re-
 view of military operations with an pie undS be forthcoming to back up outline of the absolute need that, am the fighting men at the front.
 The war department" he said, ''has
 had the draft ages changed so as to secure more than two million addi- tional first class fighting men and has demanded of congress over eighG billion dollars to raise, equip, train and transport this victory army to France. l The fourth Liberty loan is now before the people of the United States. With 1 out the financial backing nothing can
 me accomplished"
 l Turning to the great war map, Gen
 eral. March pointed out the sweeping l advance of the Anglo American forces i in the Cambrai-St. Quentin region. With the capture of Le Cateau, he i said, the British had gained fourteen
 miles in three days, more than they
 gained in any consecutive three days
 since they first started their drive tast of Amfens in August"
 The enemy's resistance, tempora- rily at least, was badly shaken and
 disorganized" General March said 1 At Le Cateau the British are cnly town is a very important strategical 1 point. It is the junction of the main railroad which I have spoken abeU;
 before running from Valenciennes through to Metz and the other great northern artery called the Liege- Mau. beuge railway. These two roads joir Fat this point. An advance of about
 nine miles in this direction will pu I that junction under gunfire and 1t i:
 a point of vital importance.
 On Tuesday and Wednesday thu
 French and American forces attacked east of the, Meu7e and advanced ont and one-haIf' miles on front of fou <, miles, clearing the right flank of tn | . 14e Cateau, an advance, of ten mile
 would sever thes Metz -Valencienne 1 railroad. The largest bombing ex petition of the war took plac Wednesday in, this sector when 8 : ltons of bombs were dropped on tn
 cantonments near Damvillers.
 ! Tn the north, the, British advanc along the Escaut is but twelve mile from Valienciennes. The communica tions of Douai are threatened and tn enemy is beginning to withdraw From Lens to the Scarpe the Britis on Wednesday advanced one and one , half miles on a ten-mile front. ! Between the Argonne. and tn Mouse in the American sector ther has been stiff fighting for local point of advantage and the pocket in tn , line on the Argonne south of tn Grand Pre- gap has been wiped ou T "The constant pressure at man 5 points on the line is keeping the enc my's reduced forces continually in ac
 ton, preventing adequate periods c ! rest for. exhausted divisions"