Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-07


ezs. ward o. UEainVil.c and nave
reached tie outskirts OF BaZ-
ane0urt and BOui-Sur- -SUippe
after severe lighting, il is Of
ieialiy announced. At Cle-
ment-a-Arnes heavy losses
have been inflicted upon the
Germans. who retired I'm dis
order Sundays fighting: conf
ple.ed the deliYe-ance Of
ReimS.
French troops last night captured
the town Of ST. As&smes. northeast
Of Rzims and penetrated the town
Of Hauvine. further to the east and
north OF the Arnes river, the
French war Office announced today.
Northeast Of 81. Quentin the Ger
mans attacked n an effort to take
the positions conquered by the
Frenca All the attacks in the re
gion Of TilIoy farm were Tepu !sed.
Fighting in that region continues.
The battle north of St Quentin
eonur ued all day and Remaucourt,
Tilory farm and several fortified
woods were captured. the an
rOuncemenI says. The enemy re-
sisted furiously but was unable to
check the French, who captured
several hundred prisoners.
Washington. Oct Slight ad
yances yesterday by the Ameri-
can forces between the Meuse and
the Bois des Agon in heavy infan-
try fighting was reported today by
"a z1
cd increased artillery activity ev-
erywhere on both sides.
Capture St Etiene.
With the American Army in
the Champagne, Sunday. Oct. 6. S
? m.-(By the Associated Press -
American troops operating in the
Champaign with the French again
advanced their lines today, captur-
ing St Etiene.
The american progress served
also as d leverage on the right OF
the Champagne offensive resulting
il advance further west, the re
suit being the withdrawal Of the
German lines along 25 mile
stretch
The bulk Of the work was done
by a division which is among the
most famous the United States has
in France
British Push On.
London. Oct Further pro-
gTess was made by the British last
, night on the front between Lens
and Cambria. Field Marshal Haig
announced today that posts have
u g,F
the Scheldt canal north Of Auben-
cEeul-AU-Bac ana east Of Oppy.
The British also have pushed in
slightly further toward Lille on the
vest and south west. capturing a
German post east Of BercIau and
progTesslug somewhat north of
Wez Aacquart
LaOn In Flames
Paris Oct 1.-Laon, the strong
hold 70 which the enemy has been
citnging as the key point of his
lne on the southwest. apparently
has been set afre by the Germans.
The town was reported ablaze yes
lerday and fires were still burning
there today
Reius has been finally and def
lhltely cleared from the menace Of
German cannon. The Germans are
L retreat on the whole front from
the Sulppe 10 the Arnes as well as
ia the region south of Cambria.
In the first named sector the al
LES have reached the Arnes river
oi which the enemy hoped to make
stand IL the second region the
british Fourth army has crushed
counter attacks which the enemy
delivered 10 an effort to prevent its
progress toward BOhain and cover
tbelr retreat TO the south
These TWO movements Of retreat
iorm a part or q plan which was
70 have brought the German armies
70 new lines of resistance much
nearer the frontier. 1t appears. but
NE constant pressure Of the allied
troops IS making the execution OF
Tie plan most difficult and hazard
Gus