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Jibe Evemmg Cirren voi,. 2, no. urn. Mi:in.ui. m:v mi;io. wkdnkkday. imt. a, hum. .YtM Year, Oc. Month, fie. l)oy, HINDENBURG LINE OVERRUN BY ALLIES FOR MORE THAN 50 MILES ENEMY MAY HAVE TO RETIRE FROM FRENCH AND BELGIAN SOIL SOON lly Associated Press. London, Oct. 2. IJetwecn Cam bral and Ht. Quentltn the , Cernian line of defense has been broken. It Is uncertain what the enemy now ha In mind. The Ilrttlntt threaten the (Senium line of retreat from the Olse vul ley and from the maMlf of St. Oo baln. Between the Alsne and Veslo rlvera French forces the last threo days advanced on a front of 10 mile to a depth of from three to Tour mllea. Th Gnrmana are now retreating toward the lines held by them In 1 ! 1 7. An enemy retire ment on a fairly targe scale Is now very probable. If the allies are Klven fairly Rood weather some big change may yet he seen on the western front before winter. lly Associated Tress. liondon, Oct. 2. Wide gap aw bein Morn In the (icrmiin line today between St. Quentln and I.eratejet by General llaig'a forces llaig today reported breaking the (ierrnan linen on the Konsonnra Iteaurevoir front. nnurevolr Is two and one-balf nrl east of ! Catolct and FonMinmes in five miles east of St. Quentin. Hequet ort, which Is four and rij half tulles south of llelllcotirt, hits been captured ns also hn Preselb-s. South of Cambral Hrl'Mi and Rcov tlsh troops occupied Cievecoues am. Humlltv. !'.' r ntt-iek of llrltlsh. French and American troops, the Hlndenhuig svtcm if defense which is scatter d to the Olne river has been over run lor ,i distance of CO miles. fly Associated Press. Paris, Oct. 2. The (Jertnans aie )y Associated Press. Paris, Ort. 2. Fr iich t roops moving heavy artillery away from , passed beyond St. Qu.ntin nrth- wie neiRian coasi, according to re-I east and southeast tf that town, ports received here. The Itelglan I according to a II.ivus dispatch, ami army, which cooperating with the j they hold a line running along the ' w.. ...... . ...r.. 11 , ,- in iiir- infill I I till m i(tvr'i have successfully renewed today and then along the St. Qiientin-i their heavy atttacks on the Fland-!. Fere ioijI to the )i-e river at ers front. I Vend nil. 1 lly Associated Pmhm. With American niiy In France. Oct. 1. It In Limited that the Americans in the Meuse and Ar gonne Victors ad a need over holly contested sector north and went of MonttaiiHon. The Germans were compelled to change their plans ns shown by order captured saying the troops are teminded our pre sent position Is our winter position. ll.V ..ni i;tt , l'n S. Wuhincton, Oct. 2. The maxi mum and ti'liilnium retail prices for shoe ax a meed to by that Industry range from .'J to $12 Tor men and women, it i announced today by the war industry !ard. The nhoes grouped in time clasHcs as follow: Class A ftom f to $12. Class II- from ft! to $X.f.n. Class c fiom $:: to i.vr.n. Itv v.oc.lll ll I't l-i With llrltiMi Army in Vrance, . 2 long, bitter battle Is "till ratlm, but it has turned so definitely In lawn of the llrltlsh force that i! i sccrecly ee-i now p'et i.it! ie t- hail It as meat vietoiy for the allien. jly Associated Puss. Germany's detenses between Cutu bn.J and St. gueiitlu are crumbling under the determined blows of Marshal Foch. The time of the expected (Senium withdrawal fron France and Belgian territory appai ently is drawing nearer. Tho valuable network of rail roads in Flanders is being tnado useless to the enemy. Northwest or St. Quentln tho lliltish advanced five mllea cast ward along front line Hindenburg positions. (Jeneral Halg Is drawing closer the net about Cambral and French troops juet the spirited re sistance to their entry Into St. Quentln, but succeeded In throw ing the enemy beyond the eastern suburbs of that city. Paris, Oct. 2. Menln and Koul ers have been et afire by German tumps hu-lng the advancing allies. French guns control the railway fro i i Ostcnd to Courteal and Ilrlt iti monitors are bombarding tho i ; i man lines near coast. lo your duty. INC STAMPS. Iluv WAU S.W- SINCERELY YOORS FOR THE FOURTH LIBERTY LOAN FIRST NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $200,000.00 START A SAVINGS ACCOUNT WITH YOUR GOVERNMENT RUY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS THE NATIONAL BANK OF CARLSBAD Mrinhrr of Fnlaral lleiert II ik DO YOU EAT? WK OAltllV A I'VU, LINK OF TIIM KIM KMT FHLKII HKKI', 1-OltK, UTTTON' AMI VIOAI.; CPKKI) HAMS, MA. iXS AM HIIOl U)i:Us. HOT MAItm.Cl H ANI Al l, KINDS OF HWIIT'M PKIPAItlH mi: ATS. I UKSH I LSI! AM) OYKTKItH ALSO AMi KINDS OF FltFSII HA KICK V OOODtt. Y Aiul It nereNMMry, mimI will" roiiulra pnymtvit of all tu oounts ot , the Arnt and not later Uuut Uk lOih, of cmwIi nxsntli. Otherwise, we tiunnot make further rhargen. MODEL MARKET & BAKERY Phone 82 IM)DV OF ( A INKS WIH AltltlV. A large body of rtpresentatlve I bound train yesterday afternoon, on citizens of Carlsbad int th which was the body of C.alnes ir, wiio had died Wednesday ol last week at Camp DlS, New Jer- 1 sey. I The body was in charge of a sergeant fiom Camp DU (whose name, we failed to learn i and wan taken at once to the undertaking parlors, where the casket was open ed In order that the body might be Identified and that friends here might look on the face of one they had known and loed In Me; The biwly had been emb..Jmed ann Gaines Weir looked every Inch a soldier us be lay In his uniform covered by the flag in whose mt tlee he died. Many remarks were heard attesting the nobility of the dead man from frleDds who had known him In boyhood and later jrear. He was 22 years old the 22nd day of last March. His fath er and mother, a number of broth ers and a twin sister survive him. The funeral cortege left town at 7 o'clock last night on their sad trip to the old bom of the de ceased, twelve Masons from Lov Inf ton having the body of their brother In chuige. it was expected that the burial would occur Ihisj iimmimiik iiomi ine eiiurcu in l. tnirtou. The sympathy of the entire clt Izenhhip of the- town In with tlx family so sorely bereft. m:i.;iA ithi.il' ;iin:sr.s. (nrineuts Weight Hoi V.i. 1 . . 101 (til Hox No. 4fl . . . 1 :i 0 llox No. ll h( 1&2 llox No. 4 ti.rt 132 llox No. fi Til IU Mox No. tia !&! k K.r Hox No. i,) G6 38 Total .654 HH Tho heavy and warm clothing such tut suits upd underwear com prised this first shipment, The ullotment for Kddy county wui 600 pounds. There are yet about three boxes full to be Mirted over for latei shipment. Mrs. Dllley, Mrs. Wood ard, Mrs. Denson, Mrs. Hubbard, Mrs. Hush and Mrs. Mary Wright, were the packers and shippers. Legal blanks of all kinds at th Currsot office. lly Associated Puss. With American Army Northwest of Verdun, Oct. 1 -The eniy to night appear to be withdrawing in direction of Juncture of the llrln hclde lend KriuiliUlde systems. lly Associated Piess. London. Oct. Damascus, the capital of Syria, was occupied by icnernl Allenby's forces' Tuesday, it Is officially announced this .f. tei'noon. lly Associated Piens. Ixmdon, Oct. 2. Serbia is now rnpldly being evacuated by the llulgarians, It In officially hiuhmiiic ed today. Ilv Ashocluted Press. l-ondon, ()t. 2. The Tutkisli commandant at Iani;.Hus has ask ed for terms of surrender of that city to (Jeneral Allenby'H forcea, the Mlnchester Ctiiardlan repot ts, and It Is expected that troops of the Hrltlsh army in Palestine will, enter Damascus today. lly Associated Press. Madrid, Fpalo, Oct. 2. Several' cases of AaSatle cholera has been, discovered lit Vienna and death. have already reevlted from thl. dlaeaae there. i