Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-09
LOSS Of MAUBEUGE.
FATAL TO GERMANS
WITHIN. M B|GS'Ec'Ti0R b ! 5 c [ !
Gen. March Indicates Enemy
Now Cannot Transfer
Forces to Meet Attacks.

p CAPTURE Of Maubeuge today by the
British makes it certain that the Ger
mans are whipped, regardless of the
outcome of the armistice negotiations.
Gen. March, chief of staff. said today
that this capture marks the definite
severance of the last German artery
of communication with that great
sector of the western front, making
it impossible for the enemy to shift
his forces to meet a new attack.
The Germans now are without a
parallel railroad along this part of
running back from different points on
their line, and therefore cannot move
troops with facility to meet attacks.
Summarizing the allied successes
since the Inauguration of the forward
movement, Gen. March pointed out
that the Germans have been driven
sixty-four miles farther from Paris
and the territory they occupy in
France has been reduced from 10000
square miles to less than $500.
The American 1st Army under Gen.
Pershing has advanced thirty miles in
the last eight days, he said.
Gen. March characterized the pub1ica-
ton of the erroneous announcement of
the armistice as very bad for the mill
tary program OF the United States. "
For instance, he said, in New York, the
stevedores who were engaged in loading
very essential supplies for the expedi-
tionary forces stopped work and did not
return at all on that day or the next
day, and Army food shipments were thus
delayed.
Army's Stay in France.
In commenting on this incident the
chief Of staff made the statement that
the American Army will be, in France
for some time even when peace is de-
clared.
Answering a question whether an
armistice will stop the shipment of
troops over seas and what the effect
would be on the assembling of men in
camps in this country. Gen. March said
that the War Department would decide
those questions when the armistice is
signed.
expeditionary forces into two field
armies has resulted in several
changes in corps commanders. They
include the following: First Corps,
Maj. Gen. Joseph Dickman: I'd Corps,
Maj. Gen.. George w. Reed: Sd Corps,
Nal. Gen.-L. ]. Hines: 4th Corps, Mai.
Gen. Charles H. Muir; 5th Corps, Mai.
Gen. c. P. Summeral; 9Th Corps, Mai.
Gen. William K Wright. and. 7th
Corps, Maj. Gen. Charles H. Menoher.
American divisions operating with the
British in Flanders were identified as
the 37th (Ohio), under Mai. Gen. c.. s.
.: Farnsworth, and the 91st (Pacific coast,
Alaska, Wyoming. Montana, Nevada and
Utah), under Maj. Gen. w. H johnson.
The 91st war. at last reports, on the
heights Of Ardenarde, on the Scheldt
river.
Speaks Of Individual Units,
In reply to questions concerning In
dividual units. the chief Of stan an
nounced that the 35lst Aero Squadron
was at an artillery observing school
in France; the s4sth Machine Gun
| Battalion was attached to the 91st
Division in Flanders: the sosd Field
Artillery Brigade was at Clermont-
sur-Aisne at last reports: the 3s4th
Field Artillery Brigade. originally
with the Ssth Division, has been in ac-
tion in Flanders: the 41st Division
(Paciflc coast, Montana, Idaho and
Wyoming) still is acting as replace
ment unit, and the 6Sth (Kentucky
and West Virginial has not been re-
ported since October -, whsn Il VA
1 In aok1on west of thu AeusA.