The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-05

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of the French and Americans was
aoaIn demonstrated In this fighting
American motorcycle drivers dash
led by carrying French officers In the
side cars and vice versa. Ambuiances
lhastenlng to the rear carried French
and Americans alike.
Overhead was the familiar ribbon
ing In the sky by French and Amert
can shells. An American rolling XIX
chen served poilus and doushooys.
Late In the evening the scene was
almost dramatic. The flash OF guns
pierced the horizon TO the north~aFo'
siihouettins men, guns and horses as
they moved forward across the pia.
teau, while to the westward oiooo
red sun sank slowly over the NUS.
The sky was tinted as though WIKI
blood OF thousands of Frenchmen
lwho have died In the city's defense.
French Additional Progress.
PARIS. Oct. 6.-The French made
additional progress north OF St QUEEN
tin, northwest OF Rheims and In the
Champagne yesterday, the war once
announced today.
The Germans in the Monts region
threatened with development by the
FTanco-Amertcan advance toward Inc
Anes river, have evacuated the east
ern portion of that area.
North Of St Quentin, fighting con-
tinued with the same violence, the
cornmuni1ns said. I'VE drove the en-
envy back, fighting foot by foot, from
height located 100 meters south
west OF Chardon-Vert (adjointng Sc
ouehart on the south) and from the
ghboHng woods More prisoners
were taken.
Northwest OF Rheims. we again
started q push against the enemy ON
the whole front of the Aisne canal
which we crossed In several places.
We progressed until we Deached the
borders OF Berniericourt tstx miles
north OF Rheims).
'sThe number OF prisoners taken In
the last I'VE days Is more than 2.oco-
Thirty-one guns have been captured,
including twenty of heavy caliore,
among which were FIVE OF twenty-one
Icentimeter size"
sharp attacks by French and
/ American troops in the Champagne.
/ the progress made yesterday toward
/ Arnes, forced the enemy, who was
threatened with envelopment on his
left, to eYacuate hurriedly the eastern
/ part of the Monts section.
| French troops in the sector west
| of the Srippe. progressed In the hills,
maintaining contact with the enemy's
| rear guards Last night they reached
the height located 500 meters south
OF Moronvillers (12 miles directly east
OF Rheims)."
Newly Created pocket.
[By John DeGandt, United Press Staff
Correspondent
PARIS, Oct. 5.-(10:29 a. ny
The French and American drives in
the Argonne, Champagne, and Rheims,
are imperilling the Germans in the Ar
gonne and in the newly created pocket
northeast of Rheims.
Franco-Amertcan troops are now
strongly established on the Orfeuil
table land.
The French have reached the Arnes
stream and are threatening to envel.
ope the enemy still holding Nogent-L'
Abbesse. Betne and the Moronvillers
grove (all between Rheims and the
Suippe rfyer).
This operation is in conjunction
with General Gouraud's right and is
menacing the Germans in the great
forest evacuation of which is expect
ed.
Further Progress.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-Further progress
northeast Of St Quentin was made by
the British yesterday and last night
Field Marshal Haig reported today.
Successful minor operations yes
terday, north of st. Quentin, resulted
in substantial progress southeast of
Beaureyoir and north Of Gouy and
ILeCatelet," the statement said.
Eve took over 500 prisoners.
During the night our line was
again advanced slightly northwest of
tLeCatelet.'
Serbs Defeat AustrIans.
LONDON, Oct. 5.-Repulse Of Aus
tro-German retnforcements was re-
ported by the Serbian war Office today
Yesterday we repulsed Austro-Ger-
man reinforcements and pursued them
toward the old Serbo-Turldsh from
tier (probably in the vicinity of vran-