Arizona republican., 1918-10-08
TO POCKET LA0N
 FOCH PROCEEDS,
 RUTH[ESSLY LIN
sFighting Armies Recognize
 No Peace Talk on Battle
 Field-Germans Retiring i'll Disorder Before Allies
(By the Associated Press)

The troops of the French general, Berthelot. have delivered successful blow against the Germans northwest of Reims. which adds materially to the menace that is hanging over the Ger man front from the North Sea to the Swiss border. This was the capture of Berry Au-Bac, on the north side of the Aisne about 1012 miles northwest of Reims and only Scant five miles from the eastern end of the famous. Chemin des Danes ridge at Craonne.N A fur ther advance northward across the rail road not alone will put the great stronghold of Laon in a pocket but also will outflank Neufchatel, another enemy stronghold on the west.
 The Turks also have suffered a seri- ous blow in the loss to the French of Beirut capital of the vilayet of Syria. The occupation of this seaport on the mediterranean by a French naval di- vision gives the allies base for the landing of men who can operate in all directions against the Turks over the roads radiating from it.
 No Peace In the Field Although peace talk still is in the air. there is no peace for the German and Austro- Hungarian armies in the field.
 While attempts are being made in "well-informed circles" in Germany and | Austria to show that the latest peace proposals of the central powers are pro- ceeding without pause in their task of clearing Belgium and France of the in Vader. And they are continuing to meet with great success.
 Likewise in Serbia and Albania. the Serbs and Italians are fast retaining | enemy occupied territory, while at last reports the British general, Allenby, in i Palestine still was hard after the re- treating Turks
 | While further good gains have been made by the British east of Arras, where the operations have in view the capture of the highly important town of Douai. and other advances have been recorded between Cambrai and St Quentin. chief interest for the present centers in the fighting in Champagne and between the Argonne forest and the Mouse. where the French and Ameri- cans are driving the enemy steadily northward, despite great resistance on positions of strategic value.
 Disorderly Falling Back.
 All along the front from Reims to the Mouse, distance of more than 50 miles, the enemy everywhere has met with serious reverses and is falling back at some places in disorder, under the heavy pressure that is being inn posed against him. Where the enemy is trying to resist, the French and Americans are meeting their counter thrusts with splendid stamina and gradually forcing them to give ground step by step.
 East of the ArConne forest. between that great wooded bastion and the Mouse, the Americans have further ad- vanced their line, notwithstanding the fact that the enemy has thrown ir large endorsements to hinder the blot ting out of the forest and the forming of junction by way of the Aire val ley, between the Americans and the French troops on it's western side IT the latest fighting the Americans drove the Germans out of Chatel Chehery northwest of Apremont and obtained command of the heights west of tn, Aire. The latest German official com munication reports that the Americans Monday evening, began a new attacl in this region.
 , Southern Front Serious.
 Taken altogether the entire souther, front of the Germans seems to be in ;
 
 , to the north of Nerdun. Laon, tn great storehouse of the Germans north I east of Soissons, is reported to be ol p fire. indicating the possibility of al 1 early falling back; the Chemin de $ Danes defenses are outflanked at bot . | ends. Reims has been restored an, D the Germans pushed back more than
 miles north of it, while eastward, Gen eral Gouraud's armies and the Ameri
 can first army arc brilliantly carryin
 out their part of the great convergin
 movement that seemingly at no far dis
 tant date will force the enemy ma
 terially to readiust his line.
 further indication of the troublou times in the Germany army is the re
 port that Field Marshal von linden
 burg has resigned after a stormy in
 terview with Emperor William. durin
 which von Hindenburg informed tn
 emperor that a German retreat on
 large scale was necessary.