The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-01
BOCHE LINES DAZED

BOCHEuNES DAZED :
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tie front has seen great changes as the
allies have forced their way thru the
Htndenburgy line. From Newport. the
allied line today ran south to Dixmude,
southeast to Roulers, south and west
to near Armentieres, which is virtually
surrounded, and thence on an arc to
near La Bassee. Thence it runs south
thru the western outskirts OF Lens to
Gavrelle, where it swings southeast to
Blecourt, three miles north OF Cam
brai.
Around Cambria the British line is
less than a mile from the center of
the city. South of Cambria, the st.
Quentin canal forms the line until the
region southwest Of LIE Catelet is
reached.
Between here and st. Quentin the
British have driven in q sharp salient
with its apex at Levergies.
st. Quentin Surrounded.
st. Quentin is surrounded north,
west and south. whence the French
hold an irregular line southwark to La
Fere. Running along the west edge
Of the forest OF st. Gobain, the kne
strikes the Ailette at Airy and then
runs southeast across the Chemin des
Damers and along the Oise-Aisne canal
St. Marie-a-Py. past Rheims. the line
runs east. West of the Suippe there is
salient with the apex at Monthois.
Crossing the Argonne south of Grand
pre-, the line then runs northeastward
to the Mouse at Brieulles. From the
Mouse to the Swiss border there has
been little change.
Fire in Cambria.
London, Oct. Under the threat
of its speedy capture by the British
the city of Cambria has been set on
fire by Germans, Field Marshal Haig
reported in his official statement to-
day.
Can't Count Prisoners.
Havre, Sept. 30.-Belgian and
Roulers- Menin road. The official
French forces under command of
King Albert continued today to make
good progress and reached the en-
virons of Roulers and crossed the
statement Of the Belgian war office
says the British forces have reached
the river Lys on front from Warne-
ton to Weervicq. The number of pris-
oners was further increased. but it
has not been possible to count them.
Mines and Traps Hold Allies.
AS result the object for which the
French and American armies are
fighting is made easier for them. On
the center the German resistance is
desperate. and progress is naturally
slow. but Cambria, st. Quentin and
LIE Catelet are to all intents and pur-
poses taken. They have not been oc-
cupied because OF mines and traps.
Menace to U-Boat Bases.
London, Oct. 1.-The Anglo Belgian
drive in Flanders is developing dou-
bic menace to the Germans. They
face the loss OF their submarine bases
at Ostend, Zeebrugge and Bruges and
the railway and Industrial centers of
Lille. Roubaix and Tourcoing.
Batteries Are Close.
With the British Armies in France,
Sept. 30--{night) The Belgian Brit
ish advance in Flanders is continuing
rifle fighting of the war. The British,
at one point. brought their guns up
and established them on a ridge fac
ing the German batteries on another
ridge only 500 yards away. There the
opposing artilleries blazed away at
each other until the enemy guns we're
entirely silenced.
Dixmude Is Taken.
The Belgians have taken Dixmude.
tered about the town hall. Four
fresh divisions are reported to have
| reinforced the Germans opposite the
Be1gians. including the Tooth regi-
ment, which sacked Dinant early in
the war.
Capture Many Guns
All enemy guns in Houthulst forest
were captured. bringing the total TAX
| en- by the Belgians up to more than
800. The British have taken about
| 100.
One British division advanced l2,-
900 yards (about seven miles) In one
day. The British are well east of
vv1f1
Rouleis), and hold Terhand
British General on Hun Pony.
A British general entered Ghelu-
| welt astride a captured German pony
The fighting to the southwark from.
north of Cambria is bearing out the
| fight for every foot of their strong de-
| lenses.
For the past several days the enemy
has resisted every effort to completely
clear him out.
The boches always reappeared at
some unexpected point. leading to the
| theory that they were using tunnels
from the main line, but today's ex-
| perience resulted in the belief that in
| stead. they were filtering in thru deep
ravines.
Small American Casualties.
| For their success in capturing Boil
| lcourt, the Americans paid much less
| than they expected in the form of
| casualties. The number of wounds
| proving to be slight was one of the sat
isfactory features of the fighting.
Germans Across Canal.
| With the British Army in France,
| Oct. Mot one German now re-
mains on the western side of the 81
| Quentin canal. They enemy was
driven back in the heaty fighting last
evening and last night. The enemy
| is holding the east bank in great
strength.
Rush Up ReinfOrccments.
| With the Americans West of Yer
| dun, Oct. 1.-The Germans are fran
| ticaIly rushing reinforcemeuts into
the Argonne region in an effort to