The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-11-07
CERMANY,SHOLD
ON AlSNE BROKEN
Line Which Had Resisted When
Rest of Front CrumbIed
<. Also Gives Way.
YANKS IN EDGE SEDAN
Sledge Hammer Blows Con.
tinued as German Commission
Arrives to Meet Foch. +,

Sedan. famous in the Franco Prus-
sian war Of 1870. has been entered by
the American first army. Today the
Americans entered the section of the
town on the west bank of the Meuse,
making an advance of more than
thirty-four miles since the offensive
began on Sept. 26.
Meanwhile the British, French and
American troops elsewhere On the
front between the Scheldt and the
Meuse are pushing the Germans from
the small section Of France they still
occupy. Important gains are chron-
the French in the center Of the ad-
vanced allied lines. which moved for
ward six miles Wednesday.
Germany's hold on the Aishe. from
Rethel eastward to above Vouziers,
which has remained firm while the rest
of the 4 enemy front crumbled, was
broken yesterday. French troops have
thrown bridges across the river and
are in close pursuit Of the foe. who Is
abandoning yast quantities of NUM-
tions and materials of war as he fees
toward the ever-narrowing gap that
leads through Belgium to comparative
safety. Vervins has been captured.
Rethel has been evacuated by the Ger
mans. while the French are rapidly
approaching the vital railroad center
OF Hirscn from the west. British
forces are smoving up toward Maui
beuge from the southwest and the
Americans In the Meuse sector are
within fotfr miles of Sedan, where on
Sept /, 1871, the decisive battle of the
Franco Prussian war was fought and
Napoleon Ill was taken prisoner by the
Germans.
While the military forces of the
allies have thus been virtually crush
ing the last vestige Of enemy resist
ance in eastern France. Ger. IAN ennis
saqies have been rushing from Berlin
toward the battle front to meet Mar
shall Foch and. receive at his hands
the conditions upon which the allied
nations will agree to cessation of
hostilities. The German plenipoten-
tiaries crossed the battle front last
night and were to meet the comman-
der int chief of the entente legions at
dawn this morning.
The approach of the German COM
mission, however. did not bring about
any abatement in the pressure against
the enemy. Everywhere along the
front the converging forces of the allies
seemed rather to increase the weight
of their sledge hammer blows and the
past day 1t seems has br ought confir-
nation Of the statement made q few
days ago that the cOntending armies
were locked in a battle which promises
to be decisive.
Sailors of the German fleet at Kiel
are reported to have mutinied and
have seized the .attleships Kaiser and
Schleswig- Holstein. There has been
serious sighting and several officers
have been killed. The sailors are un-
derstood to be still in control of the
warships and 1t Is reported they will
not surrender until a peace is ar
ranged.
Entente troops have crossed the
Austro- Hungarian lines at several
points to take the places of the troops
OF the dual monarchy that the latter
can be transported to their homes in
groups. This Is the first actual step
toward carrying out the terms of the
tria.
A critical situation has arisen bee
tween Germany and Russia. piplo-
matte representatives Of both countries
have been recalled and 1t may be that
hostilities will be resumed.
German socialists are demanding
the abdication of Emperor William.
The financial situation Of the German
empire is said by experts to be 'Ges-'
perate and that the breaking point
Is near. "
So far as known. Ghent has n... yet
fallen but the place is closely invested
by the allies and news hat 1t has been
captured may be received at any time.