The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-30
Centre Begins Rapidly to
Give Way Under Ham,
mcrinT Of French.
WHOLE ARMIES IN Peril.
Wedges Driven ny Americans
and Bel~o-British Wings
Make Plight Critical.
By GERALD CAMrBEIl..
Spsciu cudir Dsspdfca 70 TN srN from fhc
L0nion Tinacc hrrrice

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Loninn Times h-rrtc.,
copy-,aat 1918: al rights -esr-ued
WITH THE TmHcH ARMY. Sept 2g--
This has beer Ia wonderful day--riCher
in promise than ANY we have seen dur
! ing the war From all sides we get
rrnat nrv's. On tho western trnut the
| Germans haven collapsed like thei"
allies in the east nut are resisting
stuhburnly even counter attacking u
many points along the huge front on
which active. aggressive operations arc
I in progress
We EeHm u have h~uurh; the enemy
10 T. nniut where purry ana rIpnsr. are
euualiy powerless to NOR rhar tenn
po-ariiy delay the forward march ~
the Allies We nre getting home blow
after hiow The splendid efturts OF the
British and HelEinns On the loft and OF
( the Americans Oh the right are matched
I ny the rlnrinug achievements of the
! French in the centre.
/ u really seems as though, hefore tho
unuuenChahie faith and untirinE pa
| tirrre u. nur wundarfii, soldiers IN. en-
| eny strength and organization are I'VE
ginning to crumho. Even she pessi-
/ ni.sis among tho F-enci--and .he-e arr
! some although J have never seer q sir
1 ci. one among the fighting men-art
! saving lo.du, "E!r fr cs n,GrCn, '' A.
/ .gs, SHE goes 5
NC~ sRlirnts Being Formed,
'I me uu~a'y French sectors. '-n'u
4 D"hnn"y's E-ury uu~-t EuG Eou'r o. th"
NnuWg frun ManFii's be-v"cr Lh'
4 Allr-rr aud 1hr nivr.. and +-nn -,ou-
I -aud g. ne.p'prr thc Su,rnc and ~, Az
Euunc rrmcF ;he same uniform record
/ Of surcesr and prnGreHs As Il general
I result new saleuJs are In process ~
I formation ntr the enen's lines n -
Z Ouencir OF tnc maEsiy nf s; Gohain
/ and II IN, Fr-es- Of A~pouuc
| Du'v the heCinninrs oC thrse arc v's'-
/ hlc Ii. vet The a-c II fart, H-Cs rather
/ -nHI sitlIenls luRt as yhC vliple rrnnt
! from ;nr Cnanur 10 Nc-dur is at Hru
4 i'u. q ,s Rr u-c ur whIrN tac British Hnu
/ EeiFiaIls are advancing II; one end Hno
! lhe Americans n, me o-hcr. nOtr push-
inr II tno direction nt Mons
( Considering ouly the French armies
/ which aye bsttr-lur "a she reutro ~ the
/ hE az, rht RiEnifirnut fact In thar
v'nH-ras Debencv on the le-' and Sop-
! -Hud ~ che -iEh have RcvurrnG only
/ after overcoming she mos vrplrut uUpc-
/ sltlnr. AluuEiI H. IA. cur--r ts having 4
camnRrat'vc,y oasv time T'utM uuw
ever sine, ne wH hrNt,nE nus; east o:
SoiBsnns ns n,r!. have had 'a-rin!v
( C~prrr NJ Longer TenAbi..
/ T'ro-. seouE lit-o duun hare IL the
I ceur-u' sector ~ tne whole aye whc-,
! tne nEh II nov rRFlrr the enemy IS
! failing hncE hersuse y this point nc u
tu-tnest from the chord o. the a-c uu
winch ne p~obRn!, means tc withdraw
tire v'noiC ~ his fnrcet eventually The
menace .r IN. German a. the two rNdg
. oC The HrC Is So rrear trat chcy DO nnt
day, u urJcmp; L longer g.cud IN .hc
/ cou.rs. r'lls EecmE 70 he tnc Inevitable
iuIoraurc O. he drawn ron the cveua
/ o. the lHrt two dHyB
. u tiup Is : co--sct deduction then VT
! R~c going "a see rGpctitiDr o. the tar
tcf the Cnem, pursued wher ne wRF
forced 10 ret-ea' from the Marine Al
thnt time he put W The scruures; resir-
+. tHuce ~ th' two ends o. the nGse
through which ne WIS rnn,pellsG u re
traul H. ordr' "a gain uF much time ns
pnBeiniC 'n- Withdrawing men and ma
leriula
"'n,s .lrnc tho-- !. IA difference. winch
IS tnHi nov he may nU unable 10 hold
the allied forces 1T tho rwo cHtremities
o. G.s bass % retirement MS succesF-
fully NJ he did IL july TI,s p!ans
thera1ur. urp IN g-suter disorder Rnc
his perl jua, tina; much more serious
sfX Miles Prom l.aon
Cen Maur.us army hRH uow pushed
lhrnuFh .he :n-cs' q Pnnn n the Ali
ette Further south hif forces ttre east
/ ~ CMcvlrnor ana hevuuG T'urrry.
vhanre mis- front st-iser lirecG, mouth
10 the AiBnc
| At ChHvnunc tnc enemy R,0utly re
sisted The French advance, huI ms ef-
forts amount - lttit more tHaI de-
! laying action In Two DAYS the Frguch
gained the whole ground vpr laH wear
II the offensive nErinst Fort Malmaison
after preparation extending over fou'
months Gen. hangin IL now within Riz
miles ~ l.auu. with straight view uf
tns tpwr NJ tht valley OF the Ardun FIc
commands the fGnEF ~ the Whole vRUe~
~ the Ailrtte and Is aHtridt the C'heu.lIi
ueE DumpE
il j. therefore n-HCticGnv rmuossihle
fOr the enemy To stand Ou the Allette
l Continued on Second Pu1U.