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THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX, PORTLAND, OCTOBER G, 1918. YANKS NEAR BQGHE MAIN RAILWAY LINE General Pershing's Forces Are Smashing Hard to Cut Hun Communication Center. OVERSEAS ARMY IS HUGE More Than 2 50,000 Sent Over to Trance in August, So That Total ow Abroad Over 1,850,000 General March Announces. WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. The sreat trunk railway system near the Belgian border which feeds the whole central arch of the German lines in France is the poal of the first American Army which General March, chief of staff, aid today is making rapid progress. Official dispatches show the Americans to be 18 miles from the nearest point on the important railroad. General March said. Reports today have indi cated that despite stiffening" of German resistance the American forces are pushing onward, and the distance to the goal is being cut down rapidly. To back up that American effort, General March showed that the flow of American troops to France continues at a rate of more than a quarter of a million a month. A total of 1,850,000 men have been embarked, he said. The chief of staff plainly made evi dent his great pride in the deeds of the American Army in France, now a vital factor in the stirring events which he described. 2Vew of Week Encourages. "The news during the last week from all fronts has been excellerit," he said. "The three drives begun by the allies on Thursday, Friday and Saturday have moved our line forward on a front wider than ever, affecting practically the entire line from the sea to Verdun. "Between the Argonne forest and the Meuse River the American Army has not only held the enemy's reinforce ments to that sector, but has driven Its way forward on its entire front to the Xriemhilde position, where the enemy! is standing. The American divisions at that point threaten the rruvn railroad line of communications from Germany to the west front, the railroad coming through from Germany and passing through Sedan and other places of his toric military interest. It is the most important single artery of supply of their army. "The Americans have reached a point 18 miles in a direct line from that rail road and as soon as the direction of the drive became evident Germany threw in its path a great many divisions, withdrawing them from other points in the line, and they have been held there by the Americans when they are badly needed elsewhere. Supply Lines Dominated. "Just west of the Argonne forest. General Gouraud's French Army with the second American division has like wise fought its way northward eight to 10 miles to the enemy's line of de fense west of Challerange. Hills hate been captured which command the enemy's supply lines south, of Vou ssieres. "The British drive on Cambral and St. Quentin developed into a battle for the entire Hindenburg line between those points and the enemy has now been forced back to or beyond this line along its entire length from Flanders to the Ailette. The British, aided by the 27th and 30th American Divisions, directed their assaults particularly against the hills five to ten miles north of St. Quentin, where they have swept entirely across the enemy's zone of de fenses, and have opened gaps in his lines which he has closed with great difficulty. In spite of the opposition of the enemy, Cambrai is being en veloped by the advance of the British, who have crossed the Escaut Canal on a wide front south of the city and have reached the hills beyond. "The drive in Flanders rapidly spread the line into a semi-circular salient 10 miles deep. By this advance, the allies have taken back more than 75 square miles of Belgium, and threaten the enemy's possession of Ostend and Zeebrugge and of the coal fields beginning at Lens. In conse quence, the enemy is reported to be evacuating the two ports and is with drawing from the entire sector from Liens to Armentieres. French Pursue Germans. "The enemy has come down off the Vesle - Aisne plateau, northwest of Rheims, and has been followed by the French to the Aisne Canal. "In the Balkans, while the Bulgsfrian army is retiring from Serbia the Serbian army has advanced rapidly northward and is in contact with the Austrians near Vranye, half way be tween L'skub and Nish. In Albania, the Austrians are retiring and the Italians have reoccupied Berat, crossing the Semeni River and moving in the direc tion of Durazzo, the naval base which we attacked the other day." Of the embarkation of American troops. General March said: "The shipping of American troops curing the last month has continued over 250,000, in spite of the general epidemic of influenza all over the country, in military camps, as well as in civil life. In sending men abroad we are selecting men who have neither bad the disease nor been exposed to it. This has made necessary some re adjustment, but the flow of troops is, as I have stated, on 250,000 for the last month. IVearly 2,000,000 In France. "The entire number of troops em barked from the United States is over 1,850.000." General March outlined the record of the liTth Division, which with the 30th Division participated with the British in the important drive north of St. Quentin. On September 20 he said, the 27th made satisfactory progress in the original advance, reaching all its objectives. On the 29th it crossed the canal and took the villages of Bony and Le Catelet. Of the 30th Division, General March said the artillery brigade was now at tached to the 89th Division (Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota, Nebraska, Col orado, New Mexico and Arizona troops) and was not engaged near St. Mihiel with the infantry. The 77th Division (New York,' Na tional Army), which took its place on the Vesle line late in August, General March says, participated in the ad vance to the Aisne between September 4 and 14th. The 88th Division (North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa and "Western Illinois troops) has not yet beenr re ported in action, he continued, and its permanent commander has not been named. - Information Not Definite. The War Department has no definite information as to the divisions engaged in the drive by the American First Army west of the Meuse, but General March thought it probable that the 35th Division (Missouri and Kansas National Guard) was in this action. The 89th Division, he said, was last re ported on the St. Mihiel line, and the 88th in training in an American area. The 33d Division (Illinois National Guard) was reported near Verdun on September 14, and the 82d (Georgia, Alabama, Florida and Tennessee troops) on the line in the Woevre sector. The assignment of Brigadier-General Hugh Johnson, formerly executive of ficer of the Provost Marshal-General and General Crowder's chief assistant during the first draft to command a brigade of the Kighth Division at Camo Fremont, Cal., was announced today. The appointment is in line with the policy of the War Department to give line officers who have been held in Washington for special service a chance to get to the front with troops as early as possible. American troops at Archangel are commanded by Colonel George E. Stew art and includes the 339 th Infantry, part of the 310th Engineers (Michigan and Wisconsin troops), and the neces sary hospital and medical units. The return to this country of Brigadier-General Henry Hutchins, formerly with the Texas National Guard troops in France, was announced by General March, who said General Pershing had asked permission to send this officer home. The reason for the transfer was not announced. General March added that orders for General Hutchins' dis charge from the service had not yet been issued. GALE STRIKES ASTORIA Equinoctial Was Abont Two Weeks Late, but It "Was a Hummer. ASTORIA, Or., Oct. 5. (Special.) Al though it was about two weeks late, the equinoctial gale struck Astoria last night and it was a hummer. The wind blew at a high rate from the southeast, the barometer dropped to 29:30 and 1.03 inches of rain fell. No damage was done, but the air was cleared of the smoke and all the forest fires in the vi cinity were extinguished. Today the weather is clear und while the wind has been southerly all day the glass Is rising slowly, indicating a pleasant day for tomorrow. HUNS FLEE FROM BRITISH (Continued From First Page.) AMERICAN FLYERS' Will BIG VICTORIES Eight Yankee Aviators Engage 25 Huns and Bring Five of Foe Down."r ONE U. S. BOY SENT DOWN Eddie Kickenbacher Destroys Two More German Machines in Quick Time; Teutonic Balloons Have Sorry Time Around Verdun. WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY NORTHWEST OF VERDI'S, Oct. 4. lsy the Associated Press.) Just be fore nightfall eight American pursuit planes encountered more than 25 enemy machines beyond the lines while on a balloon shooting: expedition. The Amer icans had accomplished their mission when they ran onto the bis sguadron of German airplanes. A fight followed which lasted more than IS minutes, but when it was concluded five of the en' emy planes were downed and all but one of the American squadron was on its way home safe. Today was not one In which the con ditions were ideal for aviation, but it was not so bad as to prevent opera tions by the pursuit planes. "lyer Ont at Dawn. WAR AND MEDICINES Vhat Many of the Sick and Ailing; Are Learning Nowadays. So many doctors have gone to war the services of comparatively few are available at home. Good proprietary medicines are more widely used than ever, and more and more people, are finding; out how grreat their merit is. At this time, when there is greater Tieed of economy than ever before. Hood's Sarsaparilla, a thorough blood purifier, Peptiron. a real pepsin-nux-iron tonic and Hood's Pills, a potent yet mild cathartic, are especially good and liked by all who use them. These medicines are remarkably effi cient, whether taken, in conjunction or separately. Adv. throughout the whole area. There have been explosions and fires generally along the Lille front. The French just South of the British Armies made important gains also to day and at last reports were several thousand yards east of St. Quentin Late advices say they have stormed and passed beyond Remaucourt, Northeast of St. Quentin. LONDON, Oct. 5. Field Marshal Halg reports some progress by British troops around Montbrehain and Beau- revoir in the St. Quentin sector. His statement tonight adds that the Ger mans have begun to withdraw from the high ground between Le Catelet and Crevecoeur. PARIS, Oct. o. The allies are within four miles of Lille and there are signs that the Germans are preparing to evacuate the seacoast since their whole northern wing is seriously threatened and the pressure is growing daily. Towna Set on Fire. Such an event would be a mortal blow to the German morale, equal to the loss of the' Bagdad line, for the Pan-Germans always have regarded Ostend and Zeebrugge as essential to Germany's world power. FRENCH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE. Oct. 5. (Reuter's. 5 P. M.) In Eastern Champagne the Germans are falling back on the line of the Ames River. This line has been reached by the American troops, who have taken St. Etienne-a-Arnes. WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE. Oct. 5. (By the Associated Press, 11 A. M.) Great tongues of flame were shooting up' today from the city of Douai and more fires have been started in. Cambrai. The Germans also have applied the torch to many villages in the Cambrai area. As the flames and smoke rolled up from the ruined places they were ac companied by explosions, in which the Germans blew up the stores they were unable to save and which they did not wish to leave behind, fearing they would be used by the British to hasten the German retreat. Xon-Milltary Thing! Destroyed. It is evident that the Germans were prompted solely by rage in applying the torch to many of the places to which they set fire. They are destroy ing things of no military value to any one. During the night the British ap peared to have regained possession of Beaurevoir and of the railway at Pon chaux. In the Beaurevoir fighting, the Brit ish have pushed their way through the German forces until the latter now have to be reinforced with cooks and officers' servants who have been thrown into the line with rifles. Ap parently, every available German has been brought out for active service in this locality. BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE. Oct. 5. (Havas.) British troops on entering Lens found that the coal mines in the city had been entire ly destroyed. The church could scarce ly be found amid the ruins. The City Hall, monuments and houses also were destroyed. PARIS, Oct. 6. All factories and business houses in St. Quentin, which were likely to compete against Ger man industries, were destroyed by the Germans Belgrfan Captures Great. Louis Ringuier, Deputy for St. Quen tin, who made a careful survey of the city, found that beyond the damage to factories and -business houses the property loss will not be great. HAVRE, Oct. 4. In the operations in Flanders . since September 28. the Belgian, British and French forces have taken 10.500 prisoners, 350 guns and 600 machine guns, says the official statement from the Belgian War Office tonight. LONDON, Oct. 5. A statement dealing- with the operations around St. Quentin issued by the French War Of fice and Just received here says: "We have taken Chardon-Vert. south of Sequehart and many fortified woods. We have captured Morcourt, where we took 400 prisoners ard four cannon." ROME, Oct. 5. Italian units aiding the French in the advance north of the Aisne, it was announced today, have overcome stubborn enemy resist ance and captured important height positions. They have taken prisoners and machine guns. It was hardly daylight when the avi ators began operations. Soon after ward a squadron of five Americans fought a battle with seven German machines in the region of Fleville, in which the Americans brought one of the enemy down. Later three German aviators were reported to have been brought down by anti-aircraft guns, while in the afternoon four others were reported downed within the American lines from similar means. The Germans attacked the American balloons along the front repeatedly. In most instances the anti-aircraft guns drove off the enemy planes. In a num- Der or Instances pursuit planes .pro tected the observation balloons. On Thursday evenine Eddie Ricken- backer brought down two German air planes. The American airman finished the first quickly and then tackled the second, bringing him down after a few minutes' fight. Denver Arlater la Star. Lieutenant J. C. Vaseoncelos. of Den ver, Colo., was the star of the day on rriaay, although he brought down only one airplane. He was engaged with a Rumpler and a Fokker and shot down the latter west of Anremont. The Lieutenant returned to the airdrome with scores of bullet holes through the wings of his machine. 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