Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-11-23
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| The British are carrying forward
successfully their maneuvers which
apparently have as their objective the
encirclement and capture of the i'm
portant railroad junction of Cambrai
in northern France.
For three days the forces OF Gem
eral Byng have been strictly keeping
to their task of smashing the German
positions in this region and now, hav-
ing driven the enemy from all his
fortified strongholds, are battling with
him in the open, with monstrous
tanks and the dashing cavalry every
where opening the way for onslaughts
by the infantry.
Close To Cambria.
Already the British line describes
an arc from the west to the south
west of Cambria with the lower point
resting near Fontane Notre Dame.
I two and three-quarters miles south
west of the much-sought-for town.
Although the stroke of General
Byng was delivered over a front of
thirty-two miles, from the Scarpe
river to st, Quentin, it was in the
center and in the direction of Cam
brai that it reached it's greatest
strength. Here the wedge has been
driven more than six and half miles.
and in the driving of it numerous
towns and villages have fallen into
the hands of the British. many of
them having been deserted by the
Germans who fled in disorder leaving
equipment and stores.
Cavalry Action Brilliant.
The operations of the cavalry are
described as most brilliant, the horse
men making gallant charges into vii
lages and even against machine posi-
tions, the entire gun crews of which
were shot or sabered. At last reports
they were engaged in surrounding the
Bourbon wood, directly west of Cam
brai which dominates the entire re-
gion, including Cambria itself and
clearing out the enemy from the dis
trict near Fontaine Notre Dame. This
village was captured in a brillian. at
tack Wednesday night, but the Ger
mans in a counter-attack Thursday
regained it, Throughout the entire
area taken by the British in the drive
the work OF consolidating the new po-
sitions is rapidly being carried for
ward
9.G0O German Prisoners.
In addition to heavy losses in men
killed or wounded more than 1000
Germans had been made prisoner up
to mid day Thursday. The British
casualties are declared to be consid-
cradle less than the number OF pris-
oners taken bv General Byng's men.
To the south of Juvincourt, in the
A har m
took several positions from the Ger
mans Wednesday counter-attack
which cost the enemy serious losses
has been effectually blocked and Cen
| eral Pctain'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.
Bloody Battles in Italy.
Sanguinary battles are in progress
in the italian theater. between tho
Brenta and Piave rivers whore tho
armies of the Teutonic allies greatly
superior in numbers, are striving tn
break through the hill country to the
Venetian plains. Hand-to-hand en-
counters are of frequent occurrences
and in them the italians seemingly
are holding their own and inflictng
severe losses on the invaders.
| West of the upper reaches OF the
Piave where the enemy is endeavor-
ing TO gain the valley leading into
Vcnetia, the Berlin war office claims
the canture of Monte Fontana and
Monte Spinaccia, but according to the
Rome war office except on the former
position, where few advanced Itar-
| ian lines were reached. the enemy
everywhere has been repulsed. Along
1.-The Piave southwark to the Adriatic
mo important engagements have taken
nlace.