Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-09-04
Lens, important Coal Mining
Center Where British Have
Pounded for Nearly a Year,
Is Evacuated,
OTHER TOWNS TAKEN
IN THE LYS SALIENT
Retreat Becomes General on
Entire Western Front With
Disaster Imminent for En-
emy'S Forces,
undated War Lead by the Associated
prees.)

(IndAtcd War Lead by the Associate ted
prcss.)
From Flanders to Scissors the
British, French and Americans are
keeping UP without cessation their
strong offensive tactics. The Ger
mans still are giving ground. Seem
ingly realizing his peril prompts the
enemy to, put forth every effort to
avert complete disaster
Territory long held by the enemy
has been + estored Thousands of
Germans have been sent behind the
lines to swell the great throng lG
prison camps and many of the
enemy's dead lying upon the battle
field testify to his heavy casualties.
Columns Cut to Pieces.
Retreating columns of the Germans
have been cut to pieces by the British
artillery from captured vantage
points before which the enemy was
compelled to pass unsheltered from
the fire of the British gunners.
From the region around Arras
southwark to Peronne the British line
has moved forward everywhere since
the famous Drocourt-Q -Queant defense
line was overwhelmed and left in the
rear Eastward of the Drocourt-
Queant line the British now are near
ing the Canal Du Nord and Douai.
Nalenciennes and Cambria have been
further encroached upon by English.
Canadian and Australian troops. East
of Peronne the British line has been
steadily pushed forward Numerous
towns and villages have fallen into
British hands. among them Queaht,
at the southern end of the Drocourt-
Queant line.
Now Dominating Alsne.
To the south the French along the
Canal Du Nord are giving the enemy
no rest and gradually are blotting out
the remaining portion OF the salie~t
north of Noyon, while on the Soissons
sector the French and Americans
now are in control of the entire pla-
teau dominating the Aisne. the
Chemin Des Danes and the roads to
Laon and Lafere.
In Flanders the British have pene-
trated the outskirts of Lens, the fa-
nous coal mining city in northern
France, and farther north IN the Lys
salient have taken Richebourg st.
Vaast and established themselves on
the line of La Bassee road and be-
tween there and Estaires. having
captured the last named place. Steen-
werck and Wulverghem also are in
British hands and thus the great
salient is virtually wiped out
New Line I'm Danger.
Unofficial dispatches say that IN
the region east and southeast of Ar
ras the Germans are retiring to new
switch line running from Brebieres,
five miles southeast of Drocourf,
southwark to Moeuvres. where 1t
Joins the Hindenburg line near Grain
court. If this proves true the new
line already seems menaced, as Field
Marshal Haig's men virtually are
upon it at Leeluse and Rumaucourt.
southeast of Arras and almost abreast
of IL at Baralle, three miles north of
Moeuvres.
British aviators have carried oui
an intensive bombing raid on towns
in the Rhine province, dropping large
quantities of explosives on Buehi
Saarbrucken and Ehrang. Heavy
damage is said to have been done by
the missiles dropped from the low
flying planes.
The United states government mas
recognized as -belligerents in the
war against the central powers Inc
Czecho- -Slovak peoples. They already
have been recognized by Great Brit
ain, France and Italy and Japan
through her participation in the eS-
pedition in Siberia with the other al
lied countries, has given implied rec
ognition.