Arizona republican., 1918-10-20

stretches of recaptured territory, show that in addition to the destruction of military establishments, the Germans before departing demolished every fac tory and all mines. In many houses the Germans placed booty traps and internal machines, which apparently were designed as much for civilians as for soldiers, according to the official belief
 The British armies have had pre- vious experience with such appliances and have therefore not been caught. Hundreds of thousands of civilians are in the towns where the allied troops are operating and advancing, and hundreds have been released from each town, liberated by the advance. The presence of these civilians neces- sitates the greatest care in the handl- ing of shells and bombs, and IL IS probablc that the Germans have left them behind just for this purpose.
 Blow Up Every Bridge
 All bridges have been blown up by the retreating enemy and because of this the people of Turcoing and Rou- baix are experiencing some difficulty in getting food. Supplies now are heinz shipped into Lille for the large population there.
 The Germans are also leaving the country strewn with land mines.
 The main Lille-Tournai road, as an instance has been mined every 40 me ters. The civilians of RouoaiX say thai before the Germans destroyed some of the factories in the towns they re- moved the machinery and took 1t Wlth them.
 1 More reports have been received oi mutinies in the German army. me revolt movement seems to be spread ing.
 1 Along the road of retirement, the l houses in most places have been 1ouno 1 to be intact But the Germans appa- | rentlv could not resist the temptatlor | to loot. carrying off cloth of every 1 farm, window shades and, in fact' any 1 thing made of cotton or wool was re- l moved.
 WITH THE FRENCH ARMY lN l FRANCE, Oct. 19, 2:90 p. m.-tBy thi Associated Pross) 1.-The first trenci army under General Debeney, ate months of severe campaigning, IS 1uf nishing one of the best examples of tn endurance of the heroic French troop in the fighting on the Disc. Continuing their pressure on the German inc during the night, General Debeney' troops completed the conquest Of tn territory west of the canal from Han napolis to Noyales, and this morning were overcoming stout resistance ol this most difficult ground.
 The Germans, disputing every inc 1 in thic rpuiOn in OrOpr i
 protect the retreat of their armie: pressed by the British, are favore by nature. The ground is well adapte to the artificial floods to which the are resorting and to ambushes that ar encountered all along the front.
 Force Enemy to Wall | Wherever the enemy retires here, h
 is forced back against his wall of de
 fense. these positions being essentis
 to the easy withdrawal of troops an material further north.
 On the front of the armies of Generf
 Gouraud and General Pershing tn
 fighting also goes on fiercely, the enc
 my giving ground only in the last eX
 tremity while completing the with
 drawal of his lines westward. Gou
 raud's men gained important successe
 yesterday, east of the Aisne, and al
 advancing east of Vouzieres.
 The German retreat, so far as tf
 high command is able to control it.
 a movement inverse to that of the 1T vasion of 1914, when German column pivoting on the fortress of Metz an wheeling to the left, came aroun through Belgium in a movement lil that of an opening fan. The fan closing this time and it is hinging c a crowded pivot, while the columns reI resenting the ribs of the fan, instea of pursuing the adversary, are beir pursued, pushed, hustled and harasse Consequently the regularity with whiC the fan was opened at the begiRnir of the war and which, according to u