Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 239, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1918 — FRIDAY WAR SUMMARY. [ARTICLE]

FRIDAY WAR SUMMARY.

The German advance on Berlin continues rapidly with the allies sweeping across a wide section of northern France in close pursuit. The northeastward march of the British and Americans through the gap they have torn in. the Hindenburg line cont nues. The Germans are reported headed toward a temporary defense line somewhere in the district which used to be behind their armies. Lt Cateau, the German rail center fourteen miles southeast of Cambrai, has been captured by Haig’s men, who are still pushing ahead. Dispatches front! the front say that large sections of the line on both sides of the gap are showing signs of retreat. Inspection of the map reveals the necessity for this. With Le Cateau gone, it is a foregone conclusion that the Germans must get out of the Laon salient at once, while the rapid advance of the allies would also seem to make the abandonment of the Lille salient imperative. The German withdrawal has reached the stage where they are no longer herding the civilians off with them. Field Marshal Haig’s latest report shows the liberation of several hundred of hapless French citizens. In one town alone, the village of Caudry, 2,500 civilians were found. To the south and east, the FrancoAmerican armies are pushing steadily ahead. Latest reports are that the Germans have been forced completely out of the Argonne forest. This, with the breaching of the Kreimhilde line, opens the way for a quick dash north toward the Belgian line with enormous possibilities of cutting the lateral railway upon which Germany depends for communication between the east and west sections of her line.