Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 237, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1918 — WEDNESDAY WAR SUMMARY. [ARTICLE]

WEDNESDAY WAR SUMMARY.

• I' American troops today are on the offensive aginst the Germans on more than fifty miles of the western battle front and are attacking in four different zones. The latest blow fell east of the Meuse river, where Pershing’s first army assaulted on a front of about ten miles. West of the Meuse the Americans are steadily pushing ahead on a front of twenty miles. Yankee forces attached to General Gouraud’s French army in the Champagne drove forward on a front of nearly ten miles. On the Cambrai-St. Quentin front the Americans aligned with the fourth British army attacked on a twenty mile front. London, Oct. 9.—Dispatches early today said that several thousand prisoners had been captured in the Cam-brai-St. Argonne drive. The American division alone was credited with more than 2,000. It is said also that the allies’ casualties have been exceedingly small. Fast “whippet” tanks and armored cars are reported in action today far in advance of the infantry. One dispatch says “anything may happep now. The next few hours may see the scope of dur victory greatly widened.” At several points the Anglo-Americans are behind the Germanartillery positions. The capture of guns will be heavy, it is expected. The Anglo-American advance south of Cambrai is still continuing successfully, according to latest word from the front. Our troops have advanced to a depth of between four and five miles and are beating down all resistance. A dispatch from the universal service correspondent with the British army says that “the Americans and British appear to have gained a considerable territory.” Copenhagen, Oct. B.—(via London, Oct. 9.) —Berlin, according to ail dispatches from the German capital, is waiting excitedly for President Wilson’s reply. The reichstag has been summoned for Thursday to discuss peace. The American reply is expected to have reached Berlin by that time. The German press shows a tendency toward preparing the populace for the rejection of the peace proposal.