The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-11
(By The Associated Press)


 From DOua to Verdun the tide of German invasion is bnq general retreat of the TeuOnc forces this far flung line apparently began yesterday.
 Champagne and ArgOnne sectors, the Kriemhilde ne be the ultimate defense of the region broken and the Americans and French stong through on each side of the Argonne forest %
 Kaiser Wilhelm step today that is unique in the his of the German Empire He summoned the heads of all the Federal states of Berlin for conference President Wilson's note
 Todays battle front indicate it virtually certain the Germans will have to evacuae the St. Goban for est almost immediately
 The Germans evacuang the Chemin des Danes under the pressure of the convergng attacks west and south of it.
 The Hundng line behind Laon, between the rivers Serre and Sissonne has turned making the situation most difficult the Champagne the and Americans joining hands north of the Argonne in the Grand Pre- gap have occupied the Grand Pre- station while pa trols are said to have entered that town itself
 On the river Meuse northwest of Verdun the Americans have cleared out little pocket in the direction of Svry which has held them up long time.
 The grip of the Germans northern Franco loo ened and the of herdng them back to er borders proceeding at increasingly rapid pace Allied lash Already since the beginning of the July offensive which nit ated the loosenng process the Allies pushed the enemy back maximum of 45 miles from the Ancre Albert to the tip of the present AngoAmercan wedge at Le Cateau
 scant 9 miles will bring them this line to the Belgian frontier south Maubeuge But long before that point reached the pressure all sides if continued present rate will have resulted in the clearing of the enemy tuay all French territory and great part of Belgian soil
 The Germans already carrying out general retreat and have withdrawn to shorter line where they could reorganz his forces But the steady unrening pressure which sha Foch has applied all along the front has made it imposs ble for them to detach themselves for such operation
 They cannot break contact with their adversaries sequenty obliged to fall back slowly fighting ing heavily in his backward course.
 Last nights developments and those of today along the wide battle front only served to accenuate the of the German retreat and the acceeraon of its pace The official reports reveal the British and the Americans cooperating with them still widening the great wedge in the German line south east of Cambra process in which the French to the south are aiding notably General Peains troops have pushed the river Disc to point almost far as Gis where they join with the British and Americans who are rapidly near ing the important railway junction of Wassgny south and east of LeCateau.
 This sensational drive in the center is matched in effcen cy however by the terrific pressure the French armies south Laon and along the line north of the Asne and the Cham pagne This movement in conjunction with the drive to the north M according to todays advces, making inevitable that the Germans retire from Laon and great St. Goban massif The withdrawal, indeed appears to be way here elsewhere.
 The Americans with the French in applying pres
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