The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-17
CAVALRY DASHES THROUGH BREAK IN line
United Press
I War Summary
,5seth day Of the war.

| From tho North sea to Douai-A
great German retirement Is reported
to be under way In northern Bel
GUM. Belgian, French and British
forces continue to advance from the
region Of Nieuport to southwest ot
Lille. Belgian cavalry Is said te
have entered Thielt. British are re
ported to have completed occupation
!, Of Courtrai and to have entered
! Lille.
| From Doual to Laon-British and
Americans launched new drive be
| tween lie cateau and Bonhafn, strik.
| ing directly toward the vitaily i'm
portant town Of HIrson, less than
French maintained contact with the
Germans during the night between n
the Oise and the Serre.
From Laon to verdun-French and
italians continue to push northeast
ward from Laon toward Hrson, about
twenty-five miles distant from their
present lines. Northwest Of Verdun,
between the Aroonne and the Meuse,
Americans are enlargin9 the advan-
taaes gained through the capture OF
Grandpre.
From verdun to switzerland-No
activity.
BaIkans-The Serbs have pushed
twenty miles north of Nish, captur-
Ina Aieksnatz. The allies also are
marching toward Montenearin terri
tory, to cut off the Austrian army
which is retiring from Albania.
/ Asia Minor-The British through
the capture Of HONS are now within
100 miles OF AIeppo.
Germany-London newspapers have
received Authoritative" reports from
their staff correspondents in various
neutral capitals that BoIshevist
revolution is threatened In Germany.
Turkey-A Geneva dispatch says a
revolution against the Young Turks
has broken out in constantlnopie.
British and American. suddenly
| launched a new attack on a ten mile
front between LeCateau and Bohain
this morning.
This drive Is aimed directly at
Hlrson, less than twenty-five miles
eastward, which guards the western
tip of the impossible Ardennes.
Capture Of Hirson will definitely
split the German armies and leave
the divided forces no choice Of exit
from Belgium and northern France.
Every mile gained toward Hirson
will narrow tho maneuvering area
left to the enemy and at the same
time extend the southern face of the
salient which contains Lille, Tour
Going, Roubaix and Valenciennes.
Directly In the path Of the Anglo
American assault, which was official
ly reported to be progressing salts
factorlly," Is the important railway
center of Wasssny, less than four
miles from the advancing allies.
Tho allied drive in Belgium Is pro-
crossing we'll. Belgian cavalry is re-
fifteen miles from Ghent and the
British troops are reported to have
completed the capture Of courtraI
and to have entered the outskirts of
Lille.
Field Marshal Haig announced that
the BeIsans, French and British
gained nearly four miles on a thirty
mile front yesterday. He confirmed
capture Of Thourout, Menin and sev-
eraI other towns.
The French war office reported
continued contact with the retiring
Germans between the Disc and tho
Serre.
United Press staff dispatches re-
port important gains by the Ameri-
cans between the Argonne and the
Mouse, resulting from the capture Of
Grandpre.
Serbian troops have advanced
twenty miles north of Nish, captur-
inc the town of AIeksniatz.. French
cavalry occupied Pierot, thirty-five
miles southeast of Nish near the Bull
garian frontier.
Biggest Blow Of War.
IBy ]. w. T. Mason, United Press War
Expert
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-THE British
offensive, launched this morning be-
tween LeCateau and Bohain, is along
the line Of the Hirson railway where
American units in Picardy were last
reported as operating.
This movement is supplem entary to
the new advance of the French Fifth
army north of Laon, reported yester-
day afternoon to have started under
command of General Guillaumat, form
er military governor of Paris.
Marshal Foch is now attempting one
OF the most ambitious strokes of the
war His purpose is to run two armies
toward the Hirson fortress. one from
the south and one from the west.
The capture of Hirson, which is the
key to the southwest corner of the
Ardennes massif, will prevent the
Germans from keeping up direct com
between their retreat
ing armies in Belgium and western
France and their armies in the Cham
pagne 1t will at the same time COM
pei Won Hindenburg to direct his
present retirement entirely by way of
Belgium, where terrific congestion is
bound to result.
The mere fact that the double at
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