Arizona republican., 1918-10-18
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 T0 LILLE; HUNS
 ARE LIN THE RUN
(By the Associated Press)

Over a front of forty miles, from the North sea in Belgium to Lille in north ern France, the Germans are in re- treat before the Belgian, French and British armies. Likewise the enemy is being forced to concede defeat by ret rograde movements before the British and Americans southeast of Cambrai, under the attacks of the French in the pocket between the Disc and Serre rivers north of Laon, and by reason of continued strong attacks by the French and Americans in Champagne and along the Mouse river.
 Nowhere, however, is the enemy in disorder. In Belgian Flanders his steps are being hastened by reason of the swift drives into his line by the British at Lille, just south of the Belgian bor- der and by the French and Belgians further north, which threaten to com pei him to enter Dutch territory and face internment, unless he is fleet enough to withdraw from the pocket between the Scheldt river and the sea and reconstitute his line with its right wing resting on Antwerp.
 Famous Sub Base Gone
 Ostend, one of the famous subma- rine bases on the sea, is in British hands, Bruges is all but captured while to the south from the region east of Roulers, the allied forces are fast driving toward Ghent, in an endeavor to seal the western Flanders sack and retain in it large elements of the ene- my's forces. Strong opposition is be- ing offered on the Courtrai sector, to prevent the allies from carrying out their maneuver to the full. More than a score of additional villages have been liberated by the allied troops and num- erous guns and quantities of stores have been captured.
 In their withdrawal from west F'lan- ders the Germans are carrying out a tactical movement which doubtless will end in a general falling back to their line in northern France, and permit them materially to strengthen their re- sistance on new and shorter front This probably will be from Antwerp to Namur and Metz and thence to the Swiss border, which would still leave the Germans 80 miles from their own border line, both at Antwerp and Ma mur. At present the center of the Flanders fighting is near Thielt, which | is about 125 miles from Aix la Cha belle on the German border.
 Hun Fights to Save Retreat
 Southeast of Cambrai. over a front of ten miles between Le Cateau and Bohain, the British and Americans are delivering a violent attack against the Germans, and at last reports they were meeting with success, although the Germans were savagely resisting with machine guns and infantry and with artillery behind their line
 North of TaOn hptUaer the Oicp pd Serre rivers. the French are endeavor- ing to drive out the Germans or cap- ture them before they can make their way eastward to Hirsen. Here also the enemy is using his machine gunners and artillery to impede the progress of | the French, but further gains have | been recorded
 1 The greatest resistance of ak how ever, is still being imposed against the | eforts of the French and Americans in ! Champagne and along the Mouse river, where the holding of the line is essen- | tial to staVe off a general retreat by l the Germans. all the way from Bel gium to the Swiss frontier. The French ] in Champagne are still fighting hard to | capture Rethel, but the Germans thus l far have been able 10 hold this im- | portant position in their own hands. | North of Grandpre. both the French ! and Americans have made further progress over the difficult ground Es- 1 pecially severe have been the hard .
 ships suffered by the Americans in en- composing the natural Qualifications and the attacks by hordes of enemy machine sunners. Before the Ameri- cans the Germans are giving ground
 only inch by inch.