South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-25

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Metz front. where Americans began
their offensive.
Aside from cannonading only
patrol encounters have taken place
on the American sector during the
past "a hours.
Nothing of special importance has
taken place on that part of the west
ern battle front held by the French.
Pause i'm Palestine.
So rapid was the advance of the
British i'm Palestine that a pause was
necessary in order To allow guns and
supplies TO he moved up into the
new positions. British cavalry. how
ever is maintaining steady pressure
against the Turks and the number
of Turkish prisoners is Increasing
constantly. In addition 10 the ami
hilation of two Turkish armies. the
balance of the Turkish forces in the
Holy Land have been demOralized.
Chief interest today centers on the
military situation in the Balkans.
The magnitude of the debacle
which fell upon the Bulgarian grows
hourly The whole Bulsar force has
been split up by the allied advance
and German achievements are be
ing defeated as quickly as they are
thrown into battle
Drive Foe from Base.
The morale of the Bulgarian sol
diers is very low and great num-
hers have surrendered without at
tempting any defense
The German alliance has begun 10
totter under the staggering blows
which are being struck in the Bal
kans and i'm Turkey. II is believed
that The pressure which Gen. Foch
first unleashed on the western front
and then extended TO Macedonia and
Turkey. will be continued even into
the winter
If such is the case it would mean
tremendous handicaps in the Bal
kans. for the allies are getting far
Their and farther from their base of
supplies at Saloni1a. and all the
necessary war materials must be
carried over bad roads through the
Balkan mountains.
international News Service.
LONDON G:23 p. M. Sept. 25.-
The British line has been advanced
at Inchy Gin front of Cambrai) the
British war Office reported today.
There was intense raiding activity
throughout,t the night
The Germans delivered a night at
tack at Sauchy-Cauchy northwest
of Cambria. but it was repulsed.
There was hard fighting around
Selency and Gricourt, where the
Germans made two counter attacks.
Both were repulsed and the British
made further progress in that zone.
Take I 1000 Prisoners.
Northwest of st. Quentin the
British took 1000 prisoners and a
large number of machine guns yes
terday
The text of the official report fol-
/ lows:
we made further progress yes
/ terday evening in the neighborhood
/ of Selency and Gricourt.
THE enemy delivered two coun-
\ ter attacks but was repulsed with
/ heavy losses. One counter attack was
broken down at the point of the
bayonet. Several prisoners were TAX
en- i'm this encounter
ON the evening the enemy again
counter attacked at GricOurt. max
t ing a little progress. We counter at
/ tackled and completely restored our
positions Forty prisoners were TAX
en- by us in this engagement.
Yesterday we took 1000 prison
ers and many machine guns nOrJn-
west Of st Quentin
Raids are RepulSed.
con Monday night we advanced
our line slightly at Inchy
German raids were repulsed east
of Demicourt and north Of Lers
German raiders captured one Of
our posts west Of Sauchy-Cauchy.
During the night an enemy at
tack al Sauchy-Cauchy was re-
pulsed
we carried out a successful raid
at Wulverghem (Flanders 'front.'
capturing some prisoners