Arizona republican., 1918-11-08
Battle Summary

Although emissaries of Germany in search of an srmistice are reported to have started for France, there is as yet no official indication that they have reached the headquarters of Marsha Foch, the man in whose hands lies the absolute power of granting or denying to the last remaining combatant of the entente allies, the cessation of hostili- ties it now so urgently requests.
 Meanwhile the great battle. which has as it's purpose the driving of the Germans from French and Belgian soil, continues from the Mouse river to Bel gium, Everywhere the Germans arc giving ground, and rapidly the vast sack is being cleared of enemy forces.
 Sedan, famous as fortress in the Franco Prussian war and the back bone of the German line of retreat from the southern portion of the battle front, is partly in the hands of the American troops and with its fall will vanish all the dreams of the Germans, of being able to fall behind the line of the river Mouse and hold a footing on French soil, west of the Luxemburg border. Also by the capture of Sedan, the lat eral lines of communication with the great German fortress of Metz are cut or dominated by the guns of the Amer jeans. and thus rendered unavailable for enemy use.
 From the east of the American sec tor to the east of St. Quentin, the French have again driven forward, lib erating many additional towns, villages and hamlets At some points since Wednesday they have penetrated to q depth of 10 miles, notwithstanding the heavy ground due to rain and mud, and at last accounts were still pressing on- ward and meeting with only moderate resistance by machine gun rearguards. From the region of Origny, the French guns are now dominating the import ant railway junction of Hirson, which the enemy must use in a retreat from the district east of St. Quentin toward his frontier. The French now have thrown cavalry into the action on the eastern end of their line, where it con- meets up with General Pershing's front, and are driving the Germans toward the Mouse.
 In the north field Marshal Haig. north and south of the old Nalencien nes salient, is giving the enemy no time for pause. The Canadian, Australian, English and Scottish troops of his com mand have again bitten deeply into enemy held territory. Still farther north the armies of King Albert of Belgium are keeping up their pressure against the Germans. It is reported that it has been decided by the enemy to abandon Ghent.
 Seemingly the days of the enemy s tenure of allied soil in the west are numbered. Although not by any means in rout, he is steadily falling back. In view of the gains that have been made by the French and Americans on the southern part of the battle line, there appears to be no defensive lines on which he will be able to stand, except for delaying action, west of the famous fortified Rhine.
 That Germany, at home considers | the battle lost is indicated by internal 1 troubles There have been demonStra- = | tions in Berlin. mutiny in the fleet al i Kiel has taken place; there has been rioting in Hamburg, where heavy | fighting in the streets is reported strikes have broken out at Cuxhaver and Wilhelmshaven, and the greater part of Schleswig is said to be in the hands of revolutionists