The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-10-25
new RETREAT TO
EASTPROBABLE
Inroads by British and Amer
leans South VaIenciennes
Continue.
HUN HOPES SHATTERED
Yanks Engaged in Tremendous
Task Of Tearing Away
Kriemhilde Line.
(By the Associated Press.)

Inroads by the British and Americans
| against the Germans south of Valen-
| ciennes continue and 1t seems prob
able that the enemy will be forced to
begin Il new retreat toward the east.
Although the allies have reached the
Normal woods, where the Germans
have prepared for a stubborn defense,
the progress made just to the north
Of this extensive wooded section threat
ems to turn the enemy out of his po-
sitions there before he has an oppor-
tunity to meet frontal attacks along
the western side of the forest. II would
seem that the advance between Normal
forest and Valenciennes has shattered
the Germans hope to stand on the de-
fensive along this section of the line
for any protracted period.
French forces. fighting their way
eastward through the German trenches,
along the Oise-Serre front. have moved
forward at three points. Opposite Long
Champs they have crossed the Disc
canal. a barrier which has held them
up for several days. and further south,
have advanced near Origny-St Benoite
Just around the bend in the line they
have cut a deep notch In the German
lines north OF Villers- Lessee. These
successes are on front which Is quite
important to the enemy and will tend
to hasten the German retirement from
the bend in the line which remained
after the evacuation of Laon was car
ried out.
The American divisions which are
engaged In the tremendous task of
tearing away the Kriemhilde line be-
tween the 'Argonne forest and the
Meuse have once more advanced their
front. especially near the western end
OF the sector. There. in spite OF the
desperate German resistance and re-
peated counter-attacks. they have
moved ahead during the past day and
appear to threaten the rest Of the Ger
Near Bantheville the Americans have
gained important tactical advantages.
East of the Mouse the Germans have
been forced back more than half q mile
on II front OF near mile and half
There are indications that activity
along the Italian front, which has been
at low ebb since the final repulse of
the Austrian offensive, has revived. Vi
emma reports violent artillery fire be-
tween the Brenta and Piavo rivers and
In the Montello sector. This is the
part Of the line in which an Italian
attack In force might be expected and
interesting events might develop at any
time there.
In Belgium there has been compar-
ative lull in the combat during the past
Few days, but 1t is improbable that tho
allies will be content to stand on thel
western bank of the Scheldt river and
the Eecloo- Zee BruPge canal after
they have been able to bring up their
heavy guns. In country intersected |
with canals and streams, it's bridges !
destroyed and roads mined at freqent
intervals, tho work of moving artillery
Is very difficult. and this may be the |
reason for the temporary check in the !
sweeping advance which drove the en-
emy back from Nieuport to within !
seven miles Of Client.
Allied detachments which are hold |
ing the Dvina front In northern Russia |
nave been forced to beat off heavy at
facks by bolshevik troops but have
succeeded in holding their ground, even
moving their lines forward.
French and Serbian forces in Serbia
continue to advance toward the Aus
rian frontier. Vienna admits that
AUSTRIAN troops have retired to Jago-
lima, village southeast of Belgrade,
md about forty miles from the boun-
larry between Austria and Serbia.