Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-23
SPEED SLACKENS,
BUT TROOPS MOVE
STEADILY FORWARD
Large Cavalry Masses Now
Dash Ahead Into En-
emy Lines.
OlD-FASHIONED WARFARE
IN OPEN AGAIN APPEARS
All German Counterattacks Re-
pulsed and British Gains
Arc Held
MORE THAN 5000 PRISONERS
Pershing Given Credit in Many Cir
clcs for Plan That Results in
Triumphant Advance.
OLD-FASHIONED WARFARE
IN OPEN AGAIN APPEARS
MORE THAN 5000 PRISONERS
Pershing Given Credit in Many Cir.
clcs for Plan That Results in
Triumphant Advance.

LONDON. November a2.-Byng's tank
parade beyond the cracked Hindcp-
burg line is still going on. The speed
has naturally slackencd, for the SUR
prise factor has served its time, and
the Germans have had :; chance to re-
cover to some extent from the stunning
blow. But the advance continues,
steadily. relentlessly.' Large cavalry
masses now are dashinc far ahead OF
the locusts Of steel. Old fashioned
warfare in tho open is celcbrat ting it's
rcIuvcnation.
Close TO 10000" was the estimate
OF stan officer late this e"cninE to a
question as TO the total prisoners so
far. al
Nearly eight miles" was the same
officers reply when asked how far the
British wedge has wriggIcd itself into
the line that bore the once dread-in-s
spring name of the Teuton .army,s
sruca Is ADMITTED .teTzrssa7
Bf GERMAN wAn OFFICE
AS for Berlin. its outstanding official
claim is: The attempt TO break
through failed" Otherwise much i is
admitted by tho German War OHicc.
if by II break through is meant Il
c'ear-cut sap in the enemy line
through which masses Of troops are
hurled, forcing an immediate prccipi-
tate retirement on both TANKS the Ger
man point is we'll taken by tho British
War Office
But the thing which stress is laid
by experts here is that ii matters little
whether the retreat Is prccpitate as
long as 1t must ultimately come. The
idea OF real break through" in
the west has been given up since The
first French Champagne drive. But
Sir Julian Ryng's staggering tank
drive. coming out of a blue Sky rinpinc
10 pieces what had been advertised
as an mpregnablc line is described
its coming as near a break through as
anything could
Cambrai. as a result OF this drive
seemed doomed tonight, and that was
The chief objective. Cambrai fallen.
ST Quentin TO the south, and uIti-
matcly, Lille to the north. must fall
unless the Tcutons on their part launch
countcrdr!vc from either OF these
bases, or from Laon. still further to
INC south hut to do so. they need a
huge attacking force and to get il TO
tie spot, they mus; draw OF their re-
serves in It,ly. The splitting OF tho
Tcuton for' IS. there fore which was the
ultimate object bids ,lir to he roal-
lied. aud thlt. if it is forced on them
nov. would mean the saving Of ItaIy.
GermanA's on.y hope to avert II being
immediate separate ocace with Russia,
Sh,
ihat.
MAMIE THRILLS EVERY
AMERICAN HEtItT
who. after all, is he real author of
this plan ihat may overthrow tho en-
tire course of he war in favor OF tho
allies at -omeai when II looked
darkest for them? There is much
whispering in London tonight. Back
and forth throug., the umdercurrents OF
military End political gossip floats the
mention : a nan.o rat thrills every
american heart whenever and wherever
heard; heard in this connection, Il
filled Americans privileged TO hear the
whisper with unutterabic pride.
1t viii be recalled that on The eve
OF his departure for Italy tho other
DAY Premier Lloyd George had an
hours talk with General PcrshinE
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig xas
present Momcntous issues were dis
cussed and momentous suggestions
made.
Is rcrshns the autno: OF the "Byns"
drive some very substantial reports
have IL that he Is.
The German War Office to-day gain
paid srudgins. indirect tribute to the
tanks.
by the massed use Of tanks and
infantry. and by launching his cavalry.
the enemy sought TO effect a break
through which WAS denied him on the
first days attack. He did not snccecd
in his objective, Although he was able
TO gain "a little ground beyond our
trcnt i'rcs. he was not able to al
tain greater success
The German ofliciai account then as-
ScriS that before and behind our limo.
distributed over tie whole battle Geli. s
lies tho wrcckaSc Of tanks waich hasn
been shot Ia pieces" German hycrs. q