FROM OTHER SOURCES.

Hokitika Guardian, 2 October 1918, Page 3

FROM OTHER SOURCES.

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AMERICAN REPORT. LONDON, Oct. 1

American official—Between the Meuse and Aisne ye maintained and consolidated the newly captured positions, despite counter-attacks and heavy gas and artillery bombardments.

GERMANY’S DILEMMA ] LONDON, September ,30. The “Daily News’ Hague correspondent states he has it on the authority of a well-known diplomatic source that the German Government now realises that it is of imperative importance to secure peace. A conviction is spreading in Germany in favour of a formal declaration being made, embodying I’resi- | dent’s Wilson’s fourteen proposals. This however, does not mean that certain action will he taken immediately, because the German military and diplomatic circles are still determined to fight on. It ps recognised that Austria’s notion has made the situation more difficult she being resolved to obtain peace at whatever cost.

anglo-belgian capture. - This Dav at 11.25. a.m.) LONDON, Oct. 1. Anglo-Belgians have captured Warneton, la-Bassee.

1° A CGER£ : irCAD.uirrS VlE>v. (Received This Day ftt 8.30 a.m.) NEW YORK, Oct. 1. Mr Frank Simmonds, analysing the military situation, says there can bo no 1 doubt of the fact that Marshal Foch’s. battle has reached a climax. Within a. brief period, perhaps hours, and ecit.ninly days, Germany’s retirement front. . Northern France is assured. German, i resistance lias been tremendously sus- : tained in certain sectors, and complete- j lv breaking down in others. One- ol \ the most amazing incidents lui 3 been j tlie Belgian success in the region of tho j old Ypres salient. In n single day,

with insignificant losses, they have retaken territory which cost tho British in five months, half a million casualties to capture a year ago. This means that the German Army is breaking down. The’ “World’s” correspondent says in the biggest of all American air fights eighteen of onr pursuit aeroplanes fought off twenty-five Fokkcrs, and brought down seven over German lines, east of ‘Argon ne Forest. The Americans were flying on a bombing expedition when they were attacked.

GETTING BACK. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) j • LONDON, Oct. ]. ■ The Siegfried line has definitely gone as a defence. Tlie Germans will possibly fall hack on tho Brunhill line- ■ from St. Gobain Massif to tlie Meuse, j. but will make the movement as slow 5 as possible. The enemy has now 189 divisions on the West- Front in addi- j tion to four dismounted cavalry and j four Austrian divisions, meaning they have discarded about- twenty divisions. The German is still fighting well, but is not the man ho was.