Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-10

UNDATED WAR LEAR, BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The Germans have markedly stiffened their resist ance against the allied armies from the region of Arras to Rheims, but their efforts to ward off further en- eroaehments into the territory they are holding have failed.
 All along the front German artillery in is action. Nevertheless the British have dug more deeply into the sector southwest of cambrai, capturing i'm portant positions on the four mile front between the HaVrincourt wood and Pieziere, reeaining their old trench positions dominating Gouzea- court and capturing Gouzeacourt wood.
 To the south the French are only short distance west of St. Quentin and are at the gates of La Fere. On this last named sector the French daily are enIarging their turning movement against the St. Gobain for est. The capture of the forest would remove the greatest barrier to an ad- vance of Laon in an outilanking movement against both the Aisne and chemin Des Danes positions.
 The Germans here and northeast of Soissons also are offering more de- termined resistance. Along the Aisne the Germans still are. endeavoring to retard the advance of the French in further crossings of the stream, prob ably in order to give their main army a chance to make it's way northward in case of a quick rush by the French toward Laon. Large numbers of rein fOrcements have been rushed up by the Germans here and also along the Aisne front where the Americans are fighting alongside the French
 Particular attention is being given by the Germans to the three hinges of their line-in Flanders, northeast of Soissons and around Rheims. A break through at either point by the allies would spell disaster to the en- emy. In Flanders the German strategy seems to be the obliteration of points vulnerable to sharp assaults. Particu- larly is this noticeable along the Lys river south of Ypres, where the Ger mans are reported to have removed all their artillery to the east side of the river and a little to the north around Wytsqhaete where the British have advanced their line nearly mile, and apparently with slight oppo- sition
 The concentration of artillery of all calibers, including machine guns and large bodies of men in the region of Soissons, where every nook and cram ny of the rolling country contains hordes of defenders proves the i'm pOrtance the enemy places in holding this territory while nothing is being left undOne in the region around Rheims to strengthen in gun and man power the German line against the assaults the Germans apparently real ize are soon to come.
 After virtually two months of hard fighting in which from Arras to the Marne the Germans everywhere have been worsted General Foch has given no outward indications that he is to permit the Germans a breathing spell The greater portion of the German de fensive system in the battle zone al ready has been demolished. or is in the process of demolition or of being made untenable. Less than thirty miles of the old Hindenburg line re- main intact
 This is from the southwest of Cam brai to La Fere and the British and French are virtually upon it at dis tances ranging from a half mile to six miles at the farthest where the Bri- tish and French are standing west Of St. Quentin. When drive began St