The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-11-23

Meanwhile the offensive Has oeon successfully prosecuted on the left, ana ~;n the region of Bullecourt the German line had been pushed back considera- bly. thereby widening the salient whlcn the British have driven into the enemy territory to the south and southwest of Cambrai. The attack around Bulle- court was a complete success ana something like TOO prisoners were cap tured here.
 Sanguinary hand to hand fighting has taken place at many points. During the night three German counter at taclxs in Novelties and Rumilly were beaten off and another thrust by the enemy near Bullecourt was smashed.
 The number of prisoners is tncreas- ing steadily More than 5000 were in the hands of the British last night and large contingents have been coming back during the early morning hours This morning the cavalry, tanks ana infantry at many points west and soutn of Cambrai were less than three miles from the outskirts of the town. ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY
 New York. November 22.-From all cables received from the various pat tle fronts, the Associated Press to- night makes the following summary of the news:
 The British are carrying forward their maneuver, which apparently ,as for its objective the encirclement and capture of the important railroad junction of Cambrai. in nortnern France.
 For three days the forces of Gen eraI Byng have been strictly Keep ing to their task of smashing the Ger man positions in this region and now, having driven the enemy from all ms fortified strongholds, are batting with him in the open, with the mon strous tanks and the dashing cavalry everywhere opening the way Tor on- slaughts by the infantry.
 LINE DESCRIBES ARC
 Already the British line describes an arc from the west to the southwest or Cambrai, with the lower point resting near Fontaine Notre Dame, two ana three quarters miles southwest Of the much sought for town. Although the stroke of General Byrg was deliv- cred over a front of 32 miles from the Scarpe river to St. Quentin. 1t was III tha center and in the direction or Cambrai that it reached its greatest strength. Here the wedge mas peeh driven more than, six and haif mics and in the driving of it numerous towns and villages have fallen into the hands of the British, many or them having been deserted by the sur prised Germans, who fled in apparent disorder, leaving equipment and stores behind them. BRILLIANT CAVALRY FIGHTING
 The operations of the cavalry are described as most brilliant, the horse- men making gallant charges into vil- lages and even against machine guns, the gun crews of which were shot or sabred. At last reports they were en- gagged in surrounding the Bourbon wood. directly west of Cambrai, which dominates the entire region. includ- ing Cambrai itself, and clearing out the enemy from the district near Fon- taine Notre Dame. This village was captured in brilliant attack Wednes- day night but the Germans m a counter attack Thursday regained it.. Throughout the entire area taken by the British in the drive the work of consolidating the new positions IS rapidly being carried forward.
 soco PRISONERS TAKEN
 Tn addition to heavy losses in men killed or wounded, more than 5000 Germans had been made prisoner up to midday Thursday The British cas- ualties are declared to be considerably less than the number of prisoners taken by General Byng's men.
 To the south of Juvincourt. in the Aisne region, where the French troops took several positions from the Ger mans Wednesday, counter attack which cost the enemy serious losses has been effectually blocked and Gen eral Petain's troops are still holding their, vantage points South of St. Quentin the French again have raided enemy positions at several points, de- stroying them and taking prisoners
 ITALIAN FRONT
 Sanguinary battles are in progress in the Italian theatre between the Brenta and Piave rivers, where the armies of the Teutonic allies, greatly superior in numbers. are striving to break through the hill country to the Venetian plains. Hand-to-h hand en. counters are of frequent occurrence and in them the Italians seemingly are holding their own and inflicting severe losses on the invaders