Bisbee daily review., 1918-09-22

For stretch of more than ten miles north of St. Quentin the British now hold the dominating hills and the present local action in the region west of Catelet probably is for the purpose of further improving the sit- uGtion in anticipation of a great as- sault against the Hindenburg line. The main enemy defenses in the re- zion between Cambrai and St. Quen- tin. both of which are threatened by the present British operations. are
 based on the canal. highway and rail- road running north and south on an average or about two miles from Field Marshal Haig's front line
 Toward Le Catelet the British are pressing eastward on a front of three miles and are within four miles of the town, one of the important Ger man bases on this front. With the Australians already in the linden burg positions, other British forces gre rapidly oyerrunning them north of HargicOurt West of St. Quentin the French are within two miles of the outskirts, while on the south they are forcing the Germans to give up i'm pOrtant villages and other positions.
 St Quentin as a result of the weeks operations. is in a more seri- ous position from the enemy view point than probably at any time since the beginning of the war A further push eastward by the British from their newly won height positions on the northwest will virtually place the allies on three sides of the town St Quentin IS an important outpost Of LaOn, perhaps the most important en- Cmy base A northern France The French on the south are ten miles from LaOn and are hammering it with their big guns.
 Southwest of Metz. where the French and Americans recently clear d the St Mihiel salient. the Germans have started further fires. Soldiers and wagon trains have been seen moving northward and it Is believed the Germans are preparing for a pos sibla alGed attack or a retirement on their own initiative Elsewhere on the western front there has been no change in the situation.
 The allied stroke in Central Mace dOnia. which opened with the eNpul- sion of the Bulgarians from the i'm por;ant SokOl position. is developing successfully on a wide front. Fur there progress by the Serbs toward the Vardar river and the Uskub-Sa- liki road. paralleling it, probably will bring about a readjustment of the Austro- German and Bulgarian posi- tiCns throughout this whole theater.
 "a he F1tffa rrfraa miles fNr the railroad and the river. the only ar teTy of communication for the enemy troops around Lake DOiran. it seems within the range of possibility that the can be cut. From KrnyOvO Demirkapu on the railroad. the ter rain is favorable and by pressing to- ward the Vardar the Serbs can out flank Prilep and Lake DOiran. South cast of Prilep the Serbs are in the foothills of the Drenska Planina. a height position protecting the town cn the south.
 Additional Bulgarian prisoners have been taken by the Serbs. who also have liberated ten more towns. The British and Greeks continue their pressure in the Doiran region. but ev- idently their activity is mainly for the purpose of keeping the enemy oc- cupied SO that he cannot send aid to Inc front further west
 It is reported from Ukraintan sources that the crown prince of Ru- mania has fled from Jassy to odessa. The reason for his fligbt is not dis closed Recent German reports have