In the advance on the crest of Mont
Blanc the Allies captured 3,000
prisoners.

Another dispatch states that the Amer-
icans are astride the Kriemhilde line,
the last organized defense system be-
tween them and the Belgian border.
The Germans continue retreating in the
Armentières sector. The British are
now well to the east of Lens.
October 5.-Paris reports that the Ger-
man retreat before Gouraud's Army
is perceptibly quickening. Fort Bri-
mont is captured by the French troops.
French and Americans make gains of
two or three miles during an attack on
a 30-mile front between the Meuse
River and the Monts of Champagne.
Berthelot's Army has crossed the Aisne
Canal at new points and reaches the
outskirts of Bermevicourt. In five
days this army has captured 2,500 men
and 31 cannon.

General Haig reports the enemy giving
up the high ground north of the wedge
the British hold through the German
defensive system. The British take
La Terrière and a section of the Hin-
denburg line and are across the Scheldt
between Crevecourt and Le Catelet.
Preceding their withdrawal, states a Paris
dispatch, the Germans set fire to Douai
and many villages near Cambrai.
In the Belgian offensive, which began a
week ago, 10,500 prisoners and 350
guns were taken. The entire Flanders
ridge was won in the first forty-eight
hours.

October 6.-An Amsterdam dispatch states
that the Germans have removed their
guns and coast defenses from Knocke
and have fired the wharves and docks
at Bruges. Work has been stopt at
Zeebrugge and the entire garrison of
Moerkerke has been withdrawn.
The Franco-Americans under Gouraud
make eight-mile gains near Reims,
forcing the enemy to abandon power-
ful positions. On the British front
an attack northeast of Arras resulted
in the capture of Fresnoy. One thou-
sand prisoners were taken in the fight-
ing of October 5, when Beaurevoir
and Montbrehain were captured.
A dispatch from the Champagne front
says the American advance has been
easier. Four and a half miles have
been gained from the starting point
and up to this afternoon 1,700 prisoners,
including forty-eight officers, have been
captured.

October 7.-Dispatches from the front note that the Americans have forced the enemy out of Chatel-Chehery, northwest of Apremont; Franco-American troops have taken St. Etienne on the Arnes, and other forces penetrate Hauvince, north of the river. Berlin announces officially that General Pershing has begun a new attack on the fifteen-mile front between the Argonne Forest and the Meuse River. The French have captured Berry-au-Bac. Attacking northeast of Arras the British take Oppy and Biache-St-Vaast. Laon in flames indicates that the Germans intend soon to give the town up. October 8.-Three tremendous blows are dealt the foe in France. British, French, and Americans tear away the last defenses of the Hindenburg_line on a twenty-mile front between Cambrai and St. Quentin, advancing an average distance of three miles, with a maximum penetration of five miles. General Pershing's Army, including French units, assault on a seven-mile front east of the Meuse above Verdun, gaining two miles. Gouraud's Army, In which many Americans are incorporated, attack on a front of four or five miles from Machault, north of St. Étienne, and advance two miles.

Digest for October 19, 1918

"Verboten

If we were ruled as the Hun rules, gasless Sundays would not have been requested-they would have been ordered, with dire penalties for disobedience.

But we are not Huns-thank God! Here in America the people govern -reason rules.

Given the facts, the American people think out their own answer.

Prodigal use of gasoline threatens a shortage. The Fuel Administration summarily could have ordered us not to use gasoline on Sunday—and made us obey.

Instead the fuel authorities asked us not to use our cars on Sunday, unless it was absolutely necessary. Voluntarily the American people made Sunday a gasless day.

In the same spirit-to the same end-that the Fuel Administration asks you to conserve gasoline, we ask you to conserve Weed Chains.

Prodigal use of Weed Chainsthe unnecessary use of cars in bad road weather-means a shortage in Weed Chains.

There must be no lack of power and traction for trucks and essential passenger cars.

There must be no checking nor curtailing of transportation for winthe-war industries.

You know chains are as necessary for traction, to insure safety on slippery pavements and muddy and snowy roads, as gasoline is necessary to give the engine power.

You know Weed Chains are the only chains that insure this traction and safety without cutting tires to pieces

To save gasoline I will stop my engine when I leave my car idle.

To save my Weed Chains I will use my car in bad road weather only when necessity compels.

If I use my car when roads are slippery I will not leave the garage without putting on my Weed Chains

Weed Chains for Pneumatic Tires

To safeguard against accidents and repairs, I will put on my Weed Chains at the first drop of rain.

To prolong the life of my Weed Chains I will take them off the moment the roads are safe; later I will make sure they are cleaned and dried

Weed Chains for Solid Tires