The states-graphic. (Brownsville, Tenn.) 1???-1984, 1918-10-04

Again the Germans are in retreat
on an important sector Of the western
battle front in France. The scene of
the new retrograde movement is a
wide front north and south of Labasse
canal.
The continuation by the entente al
lied forces of their brilliant achieve
ments in restoring Belgian Flanders
and the expulsion of the enemy from
further territory in France from the
region of Cambrai to Verdun evident
ly has brought the Germans to a real
ization that the great bend in the line
from Menin to the east of Arras is
likely to prove another such trap as
was the St. Mihiel salient unless they
are fast enough of foot to move east
ward, giving up Lille, Lens and Douai
and straighten their line from the Vi
cinity of Cambrai to Belgium.
On all the ether six battle fronts
from Belgium to Verdun the entente
forces are keeping up their successful
advances, although the Germans ev-
erywhere except northwest of Rheims
have materially stiffened their front
and are offering strong resistance to
further inroads into their territory.
In Belgian Flanders the wedge of
the Belgian, British and French troops
has penetrated still further eastward
and southwark from Dixmude, and on
ly few miles more will be required
by the allied troops to give them po-
sitions by which 0stend, one of Ger
many's sea bases, will be made unten-
able, and indeed the entire North Sea
coast now in German hands put in
jeopardy. British warships are now
violently bombarding the coast and
the Germans are reported to be NOV
ing their heavy guns eastward, fearful
10. their capture.
y Many additional towns have been
captured pyE the esi.ps tbs regipp
and numerous prisoners have been rss-
ken. The important railroad Junction
point of Roulers is all but in the hands
Of the allies, while southwark from
Roulers the British have cut the Ror-
lers-M -Menin railway at two places and
are in the process of investing Menin.
The French are now in full possess
sion of st. Quentin and have passed
on eastward. The entire Hindenburg
system between st. Quentin and lie
Catelet has been completely smashed
by Field Marshal Haig's forces, with
whom the Americans are brigaded, and
further ground has been won in the
outskirts of Cambria and north of that
city. At one point north of st. Quen-
tin the British were forced to give up
village under heavy counter attack
by fresh German troops. A band of
Americans who had outdistanced their
fellows in arms were surrounded on
one sector by the Germans, but were
released after two days, during which
they killed many of the enemy who
sought to capture them
Northwest of Rheims the st. Thier-
nv massif has been captured and north
of the cathedral city the environs OF
Bethany have been reached by the
French The Germans along this front
ere in retreat to their old 1917 line and
the French have reached the Aisne ca
nal at several points.
The French in Champagne and the
Americans on their right have made
] further gains against the Germans IN
the clearing out Of the Argonne forest
and are pressing northward on both
sides Of this bastion.
j In Palestine the British have oceu-
pied Damascus and taken more than
i 1000 Turks prisoner.