The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-10-03


detection.
This Interpretation was drawn to.
day from Chief of Staff March's press
conference in which he pointed out
That Germany can no longer, as she
is unable, aid hard pressed nation
such as Bulgaria.
May Eliminate Turkey.
The total fall of Turkey and the re.
entrance of Roumania were foreseen
by March as the immediate possibili-
ties if separate rpeace is to be made
with Bulgaria. The Danube front
would be established.
Whereas last week March said the
war situation was continually good"
he characterized it today as "continu.
ally better"
Dwelling largely on the Bulgarian
situation the Chief of Staff pointed
out that the defeat was important not
alone from diplomatic standpoint in
the general effect on the clearing up
Of strategy, but also as illustrative of
the striking effect of the Western
front concentration.
Germany Unable To Aid.
Previously he pointed out the G
mans have been able to devote some
divisions to others than the Western
front, when necessary. Those days
have passed, he said.
The big concentration of American
armies plus the British and the French
are holding up the advances of the
Germans in the, West.
March declares that we see the re,
suit of a, Bulgarian plea for a separate
peace which he suggests foreshadows
the elimination of Turkey and the
re-entrance of Roumania.
Great Allied Successes.
Turning to the general military sit
uation March revealed that the front
dispatches said the American forces
have taken eight thousand prisoners,
in the drive and the French seven
thousand. sAddod to these the Brit.
ISL hold enough to bring the total
number up to at least 10000.
Beyond the Hinderburq Line.
The American attpck was charac-
tcri2ed by its usual rapid custom of
banding troops in France, March sand.
These factors all contribute lar-eiy
TO the five and six mile gains which
were achieved the FIST day of the
fight
The American advance has proceed.
ed until it now rea hes beyond the
HindenbUrg lire and now faces what
Is known a the Kri mild line
British are Nea Cambria.
AS for the British attacking in force
At Camtrai the General poiatcd out
that the TommiCs are now within
three lnileS Of the town and have TAX
n ten thousand prisoners ard twc
hundred guns.
y map March displayed showed the
I"lkii.t st;'c s and grngraph'c"!Iy pic
tired the country of BIlg lria against
hich the 1llird dive is directed, the
latter of which March stated was
picturesque and of high Importance.
Some American Pointers.
An8w"i;n,. specific questiors March
stated that the Eighty.Fourth Division
j. now practically al in France, the
Connecticut troops Ohio are in the
Twenty-Sixth Division were last re-
ported in the lines Lear st. Mihiel
sector.
Colonel Stewart it was announced,
is now in command of the American
forces at ArChalIgel and is acting I'M
drr General Poole Briti"h commander
in chief of the forces there.
Second Verdun Day.
lBy Frank J.. Taylor)
With the American Forces to the
West of Verdun, Sept. 2S.-The sec
und "Verdun day" as the American
dcughboys characterize the second
day of the Champagne offensive, finds
the American forces making advances
over hard fighting ground.
The most principal fighting today
occurred in the region of Mount Eau.
con where the enemy rushed his best
troops in an attempt to bIocx the
further American advances north of
the Mt. Faucon heights.
The Capture Of Mt. Faueon.
The counter efforts we're fruitless.
The complete elimination Of the Ger.
man operations there has removed
the greatest stronghold the German
forces had in this immediate region.
The American attack on the Mt.
Faucon region was thanking move.
ment and was participated in by two
divisions who pushed back on both
sides of the fertilization and nearly
effected junction north OF them.
Then the commander dispatched
hopper up troops to raid the village
and round OUT the Germans who had
not fled from the city
Fierce Fight TO. the Town
These patrol parties encourteder |
formidable resistance mostly frori ma
chine gun companies which formed
their withdrawal from the city TEN
porarlly,