10 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
1
London dispatch reports British authorities foresee no peace bid breakthrough as disintegration rumors intensify in Constantinople. News notes the Turkish situation and potential upheaval within hours.
The Allied drive advances from Cambrai toward the German frontier with Haig reporting rapid gains on a 30 mile front. British and American units break Hindenburg defenses, seize guns near Premont, and threaten key rail junctions east of Cambrai while Franco American forces push from Rheims to the Meuse strengthening positions near Verdun.
American forces in a heavy assault across the Argonne front capture Chatel Chehery and hill positions, push toward Chate Chenery, and consolidate on the eastern edge of the forest. British and American troops drive the Hindenburg line south of Cambrai with rapid advances and large prisoner catches amid heavy fighting near St Quentin and Brancourt.
British and American forces push across the Cambrai front as Cambrai is reported captured with 8,000 German prisoners. Haig says progress continues with advances east of Sequhart toward Bohain and Maretz as operation widens into open warfare on the Cambrai-St Quentin line.
President Wilson's reply to the German peace proposal arrived at American rear lines this morning after wide public discussion of its possible character. Military officers noted the answer suggested a cautious, minimal settlement while Allied forces pressed the fight on the Western Front.
President Wilson reviewed battlefield moves with General March in the State Department as Allied forces push German armies back. He refused armistice talks while German workers are at war, signaling readiness to act without delay if Kaiser answers key questions. Senator Chamberlain of Oregon called the inquiry effective toward unconditional surrender.
General Polo, a former Austrian captain who fought Russians in 1914, was sworn Sunday as commander in chief of the Polish army in France. The oath was taken before the first Polish division chiefly composed of Americans. Polo and many of his men deserted the Austrians last winter and escaped Russia via Murmansk.
Sir Eric Geddes, first Lord of the British Admiralty, says talking of peace at this time would deplete soldier energies and reduce munition workers’ productivity. He asserts that Germany seeks peace talk and that the war cannot be won by talk alone.
Paris dispatch reports Lieutenant Rene Fonck credited with 70 official victories and 109 total. Other items note a Denver socialist sentenced to 23 years hard labor, and various WWI fronts and a Swiss balloon incident.
In August at Chateau Thierry the division fought fiercely and captured ten complete batteries despite strong resistance. For its significant combat performance the unit was officially commended by the French government.
Swiss reports say German Austrian and Turkish peace emissaries flood Geneva seeking immediate armistice talks with allied diplomats. The Democrats note diplomats face greatest diplomatic danger since 1914 with a green table meeting seen as fraught.
Paris reports a new inflammable bomb used by Germany in air raids. Each bomber can carry about 200 of these bombs, noted for high effectiveness and light weight. Firefighting is said to rely on isolating blazes, as water worsens the flames due to the bombs' chemical composition.
Night of heavy fighting continues on the Cambrai St Quentin front as British and American forces press ahead under heavy fire. Allies capture multiple German batteries and thousands of prisoners while German reinforcements struggle to hold open terrain to Valenciennes and the Meuse.
October 9 report says French troops crossed the Suippe, captured Bazancourt, and pushed German artillery from new French positions near Beru Bac. British advances along the Cambrai to St Quentin line progress with reduced resistance as Germans retreat. American sector reports strong German defense and lighter American losses with higher German captures. Paris dispatch notes nearly 10 000 Germans taken prisoner yesterday and German evacuation of the Argonne forest as battle continues.
Paris reports a major breakthrough north of the Escaut with Anglo Saxon forces storming the last defenses between Cambrai and St Quentin. Allied troops open to the front, threaten Bohain, and push Americans within two miles of the town as German lines suffer heavy losses. General Gouraud’s attack on the Suippe line yields important gains.
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