The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1918-09-22
1850, 900 AMERICAN ARE
ON THE OTHER Side
When the American Army Tramped
Out the ST. Mihiel Salient the Last
Possibility Of German Strategic
Strike Passed-Pershing's Men Now
Threaten Metz and Conflans.

Washington. Sept 21.-Striking
proof that the German power is fast
orumbling came today in the announce
ment by General March, chief of staff
that the news from ali battle fronts
was continuously good" and that l.
100000 American troops have now
been embarked for overseas service
Just six months ago, the enemy
flung his full military power against
the British lines in Picardy in the great
drive chat was to end the war in a
smashing victory. To-day he was fight
ing desperately to hold the totterins
IIindenburg line. the defensive sys-
TEN from which he struck that blow
and back into which he has been hurled
Side by side, British, French ana
American armies have broken definite
IL the German offensive power, in Of
ficial opinion here. Already the
American forces in France are more
than half as strong IS the whole Ger
man army and the tide Of American
fighting men toward France is contlI-,
uing at an even pace
The situation on the battle fronts
was tcrsely summarized by General
March today as follows:
News during the week has been from
all fronts continually and continuously
- not
line in terrain we're quickly stabilized
The enemy has been huriedy
STRENGTHENING his line of defense and
the so-called Kriemhild line which
lies only a mile or two in front OF ourl
new line on front of tbout twenty
miles from near Maizeray to the MOI
zelle river at Vandires%
We are about ton miles away from
Conflans and twelve miles away from
Metz
In Plcardy the British and FRENCH
renewed their advance on the Cam !
brai-St Quentin front, toward the old
line In spite of the con
cenrration of the enemy forces del
Tending this sector, they have made|
steady progress and the enemy is re-
ported to have lost very heavily. III
is now officially confirmed that 10000
prisoners have been captured.
On the plateau northeast Of Soissonsl
the French have continued to force
back the enemy's best troops until
they are now within half mile from
the junction OF the Mauberg road and
ehe Chemin-des-Dam and within
ten miles of Laon which is being
shelled. The reports in the press about
the successful operations of the Ser
bian army ON the Balkan front Is cor
rect The Serbian army attacked the
Bulgarians on a front OF 25 miles and
drove them back about 20 miles. Ac-
cording to official reports the British
have re-opened activities in Palestine
The western battle wall has been re
built by the allied and American forces
according to Observers here. When
the first American army swiftly tram
pied out the ST. Mihiel salient, the last
opportunity Of Germanc strategi
stroke passed. The enemy faces now
straight line from the North Sea to
the Swiss border. There are no sa-
lients to give opportunity for flank
operations. Even If the power for a
counter offensive should be found
and military authorities see no chance
OF that the German high command
would face the costly business of front
, attack. They have nothing. it is point
/ ed out. nos a single strategic position
10 show for their great drive.
/ But it is more than a restored Of
! fensive line that faces them. Officers
; say Along the center of the greai