Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-30
PERSHING CUTS
KRIEMHILD Up
With Hindenburg Line B,
Americans Are Shatte'
Second Defense.
FRENCH MENACE LAoN !
Sweep May Soon Envt +
Most Important Position {
Of Enemy In France.
FRENCH MENACE LAoN !
YAHks START FLANK MOVE
Purpose Of Drive Is to Sur
round Foe Unless He Re-
treats Immediately i

WARRINGTON. sept. ANBc
tinued ana Increasing D. X,
Foch along virtually the n
ern front from Verdun :
sea has brought the Germ
face with q critical situa
opinion Of observers here 4
enemy main defense Dc
Hindenburg line--shattert
eral places. his secondary Il. q
east-the KTlemhiid positions
tured and his own official rop(
admitting Withdrawals on all frtf'
there is q growing possibility, r.
thought. OF a serious disaster. N
French troops are ovet
Chemin des Danes barrier on 4 "
'front.' and an they are pressing on
flank OF the retreating Germans
the south and west, the situatioi'
center OF the great German defen'
arch appeared. 70 observers u
critical. Tho collapse Of the vi.
iAon bastion on which the vast n
denburg line hangs for support, I
believed to be foreshadowed, n
Enemy IN Dire Straits.
Further north Brttinh. Belgian 4
American troops are hmRP,'
through interviewer trST-
and across canals and Jo Z.
ally strong positionh ~ =,
showed the deaporats ntrk
enemy TO find men 70 rneet&
No help for TAon can be o.
from that direction. IA i
To tho west General IL -
first army apparently has b
new Kreimhild line with tho
OF Romagne. The Hlndenbt
tion is already behind the AS
on their whole front ana 10 Il
the French also have swept y
emy defenses on q wide sec
An examination OF the
night showed that the HIrs
line had been smashed IN Hs
six different places. Their y,
no possibility that the ensr
cling to the fragments that n
for more than matter of
Cambrai, 81. Quentin. Ia r
Gobain forest II seemed ms
engulfed by the tide OF aliiats
American soldiers at any mo-
although II may prove necessai y
pass them for later occupations
has been German practise 10 i
evacuated towns with gas1
While the center OF immIc0iE
tention was the French swskB a
l.aon, Of even deeper signikicaike y.
the continued swift prpkraN
Pershing's forces along the n
of the Meuse and on q wide II Z
westward Of the river. fEI
Pershing's Thrust Imp0ftaF 4
To most observers this thru2
the greatest potential menace
enemy and the whole titanic ~
sive now raging from Verdun
North sea Is viewed as a sir7
tie in which the Americans
right are relied upon to ca,
ward a thrust OF such~af mi
the enemy dare not linger b.
mediate defense positions, bt
make all haste back to the
border or face the encircieme
large portion OF his forces.
The probable Immediate ef
the enemy, II was suggested.
be to get back his forces on
to the first OF the series OF
defense positions he was
| have been building ever ST.
shall Foch launched the SUI
tack In the Marne salient l.
In a general way this line
posed TO lie not more than
or so behind the present n
maintenance Of that lines
will depend on deveiophfe,
north and south OF It's know
and the belief here Is that n
position short OF the Belgie
that could be relied on Ger;
block the wide thanking NJ
indicated by General Persf
vance.