The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-09-13
ENER|CAN ADVANCE IS CONTINUING today
TWO GERMAN DIVISIONS IN GREAT DANGER

| is still In progress"
SIXTY GUNS CAPTURED.
| LONDON, Sept 13 (1:13 p. m).-
In their offensive against the St.
Mlhiel salient the Americans have
Captured sixty guns, according to in
formation from the battle front re-
celved hero today.
| St Mihiei Has Fallen.
| LONDON, Sept. 13.-St. Mihiel, at
the apex of the salient before Metz,
has fallen to the French, 1t was un-
! officially reported here today.
IThe report of the capture OF st.
Mihiel was also cabled the United
1 Press by Frank ]. Taylor from the
front. There is no official confirm a.
tton.l
| After Iron Region.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. - The
! iron region around Metz is the OBJ
jective of the American drive, ac-
cording to the impression house
military committee members say
| they gained from their war depart
ment conference today.
4 They said they were shown maps
outlining the general progress and
direction of the United States thrust,
but were not informed of any fresh
military developments.
| They said Metz appeared about
twenty miles from the American
lines.
| General March was absent from
| the session and subordinate took
his place.
Committee members said after
wards their recollection of airplane
figures was that this country now
| has thirty-three distinctly American
air sQuadrons operating on the front
All First objeetIves.
[By Fred S. Ferguson, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE
METZ FRONT, Sept. 12.-(NighD
ALI the American first objectives
have been reached on, schedule time.
st. MihIeI Reported Occupied.
[By Frank J. Taylor, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WITH THE AMERICANS ON THE
METZ FRONT, Sept. 12-(Night -
It is unoffcially reported the French
have occupied St Mihiel Cat the tip
of the SALIENT. The important town
Of Thiaucourt was taken by the
Americans this afternoon. They also
seized Pannes. Bouillonville and Non
sard.
HarassIns the Germans.
PARIS, Sept. 13.-Americans are
harassing the Germans at many
points along the front, south Of the
St. Mihiel salient where the big
battle is being fought.
In a series of daring raids in Lor-
rains and in the Vosges, the Ameri-
cans captured numerous enemy posi-
tions, penetrated the German line at
some points, meeting resistance and
before retiring, destroyed all the ma
terfaI they couldn't carry away. Ma
chine gun nests, block houses and
dumps were blown up and very heavy
losses inflicted on the enemy. Artil-
lery fire is quiet on the less active
stretches of the front.
Htuh Praise for Yankees.
TBy Ed. l.. Keen, United Press Staff
Correspondent
LONDON, Sept. 13.-Battered In
from the south and west by the
Americans in their first great often
sive. the st. Mihiel salient is undoubt-
edly doomed. The only question is
whether the Germans can get out
their garrison in time to prevent Its
capture.
This salient was one of the stron-
gest and most vital points on the
whole front-the Germans had been
fortifying it for years. Today the stu
alton Is similar to that which existed
in the Soissons-Rheims pocket, except
that now the Americans and French
are pinching off the salient, working
at a double quick pace. 1t Is not
believed Pershing's objective Is more
than the capture of the pocket, which
lis nearly completed.
with this operation developing so
victoriously. however, there is great
likelihood of further American action
in the Woevre.
The allied advance on the Metz
front is vitally important 1t brings
Briey (the great mining basin of
France) under the fire of long range
guns.
London morning newspapers pay