The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-11

afire. Twelve German planes attacked
1.-THE allied squadrons near Damvillers.
| Lieut. Phelan's machine caught fire
and plunged 1000 feet. He righted It
| lust before it struck the ground and
received only slight bruises and burns.
He walked across No Mans Land into
the American lines.
Progress on Four Fronts.
PARIS, Oct delayed - Pro
gress on four fronts was reported by
the French war office tonight.
French troops advanced their lines
east of ST. Quentin, in the st. Gobian
region, south of Laon and in the Ar
gonne.
Despite stiff resistance from Ger
man rear guards, the French advanc-
ed nearly four miles east OF ST. QueIt
tin. occupying number of villages.
The first direct attack In several
weeks was made in the st. Gobain re-
gion, where the village of Servais was
captured. Between the Ailette ana
the Aisne, French and Italian troops,
advancing astride the Chemin-Des-
Danes pushed the enemy beyond the
Disc canal.
Advancing on a front of about IF
to the westward, the French progress
ed nearly two miles to the outskirts of
Mont ST. Martin and st. Morel and
captured the Grandpre railway sta
ton, southwest of Termes.
EAST Of ST. Quentin. despite stih
resistance. we pursued the enemy
rear guards and advanced six kilo-
meters (three and three quarter
miles) at certain points" the COM
munique said. I'VE carried out lines
east of Seboncourt. as far as the APP
breaches OF Baronville {eleven miles
northeast OF st. Quentin and less than
five miles northwest OF Guise) and
east of Montigny and Bernot (five
miles west OF Guise). We occupied
numerous villages, including Feu-
lain
"South OF the Disc in the ST. Gobian
region. Servais. (three miles south OF
LaFere has been captured and pris-
oners taken.
French and Italian troops advanc-
ing on both sides of the Chemin Des
Danes have forced the Germans be-
yond the Disc canal.
''In the Argonne region. we have
passed the villages Of Eiry. Monthois
and Clallerange and have reached
the approaches Of Mont st. Martin
and St Morel We crossed the Aisne
opposite Ternaes, and captured the
station on the Grandpre railway. We
took mum erous prisoners.
"Our airplanes In massed formation
successfully dropped $1,000 Kilograms
Of bombs, fired several thousand
rounds Of cartridges at enemy troops.
brought down twenty-one hostile
planes and dropped $500 Kilograms
OF explosives at night on the stations
At Longuyon, Dommary, Barancourt
and notwithstanding"
VOUCHERS Set on Fire.
IBy John De Gandt, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PARIS, Oct. 11.-(10:22 a m0-The
Germans are retreating precipitately
northeastward from Cambria in the
general direction Of Denain and Valen-
ciennes.
East OF Cambria the allies are be
yond Solesme and LeCateau. East OF
ST Quentin, the French have reached
the Disc at Hauteville. aud are near
ing the Grand valley and Guise region.
The enemy has set Are to Vouzieres,
the important railway town on the
western edge of the Argonne forest.
Farther to the east, between the Ar
gonne and the Meuse, the Franco.
American advance is continuing.
Important Gains Made.
PARIS, Oct 11.-F'rench troops
maintained contact with the retreat
ing Germans on many fronts through.
out last night, the war office an
nounced today.
Important gains were made In the
Champagne and Chemin Des Danes
regions. The French lines were car
ried to within three miles of YOU
Tiers in the former district and to
within four miles of Craonne in the
latter Craonne Is now practically
encircled.
The French occupied semide. to.
gether with several other villages
west OF Argonne.
Through the night we maintained
contact with the retreating enemy at
different points on the front" the
communique said.
North of the Aisne We occupied
and passed Chivy and Moulins. The
Italians reached point south OF
Courtroom We hold the Chemin Des
Danes to the heights Of Cerny-En-
IaOnnO1S llOur niles west Oh IRA
onne).
TN the Champagne we reached the
moth bank of the Suippe at many
points between St. Etienne and Boult-
Sur Suippe. and also at Warmervtlle,
Vaudetre and st. Masmes.
Further eastward we are pursuing
the enemy. We captured Semide,
Mont ST Martin. GORDON and Brieres."
Enter orandpre.
LONDON, Oct. 11.-Q:O6 p. ND
Allied patrols have entreed Grandpre,
according to battle front dispatches
received here today The enemy is
holding the heights to the northward
The Germans are reported to be
evacuating the Chemin Des Danes
region.
WEALTHY PEOPLE