The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1918-09-20
AMERICANS NOW
ON GERMAN SOIL
U. S. Troops Make Steady Gains
in Move Toward the Enemy
Stronghold at Metz.
FOE BURNING TOWNS
Allied Forces in Macedonia Continue
Offensive Against BuIgarians With
Success-More Than 5000
Prisoners Captured.

London, Sept 19.-The Serbs and
French are wrestling from the Bull
garians some of the strongest positions
hey have held in Macedonia for the
past two years and the Allies on the
western front are nibbling at the Ger.
man lines in the face of stronger re.
sistance.
The Near East furnished the most
sensational news, however The of.
fensive which has been launched
there seems not only the most success.
full, but the most pretentious in many
months. 1t appears probable that a
further advance by the Franco-Ser. ian
troops will necessitate the recall of the
Bulgarian divisions which have been
loaned to Emperor William to bolster
the Teutonic resistance in France and
Flanders.
Serbs Capture Three Thousand.
An official Serbian report declares
that the reconstructed army of the bat
tered, but not beaten, little kingdom
has taken not only 5000 prisoners, but
an important park of cannon. The
Bulgars admit having retired, but de-
clare the attack has been checked to
the north of Cradeshitza. There is
nothing to indicate, however, that the
advance of the Serbs and French has
Overwhelmingly held up.
London, Sept. 18.-A new and
mighty blow against the Teutonic
armies in France probably will be the
Allies answer to the peace proposals
voiced by Austria ON behalf of the
Central Powers.
From the sea to the Swiss frontier
there is a tension which may forebode
another development of Marshal Fer
dinand Foch's mastery offensive. All
along this battleline there have been
local actions by which the Allies have
tried out the German positions and
gained points of vantage from which
to launch their next assault.
Pershing Gathers Big Army.
General j. J. Pershing's First Ameri-
can Army standing before the fortress
of Metz has Strengthened it's lines
across the base of the st. Mihiel sail
ent 1t is known that there is heavy
concentration of men in this region
and it is expected the Americans will
not give the enemy much time to re-
cuperate before delivering new blow
against this bastion Of the German
positions in the western front
In the Vosges region there is great
activity by the enemy, who evidently
expects the American legions there to
attack the German lines to the west of
the Rhine. In this sector of the bat
tlefront the Americans are standing
on German soil and an assault there
would, if successful, carry the war
nearer to the heart of Germany than
elsewhere along the line. The country
to be traversed by an attacking army,
however, is very rough and lends it.
self admirably to defensive operations.
Offensive In Macedonia.
In Macedonia the Allied forces con-
tinue their offensive against the Bull
garians with success. Important posi-
lions have been taken and more than
5000 prisoners captured.
Allied pressure against the Germans
on the western front shows no signs
of abating. In the region of Metz the
enemy is reported to be burning towns
in the valley of the Moselle, probably
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