The sun., 1917-11-23
AMAZING WORK
DONE BY TANKS
How the Great Steel Clad Mon
sters Bored Through
German Lines.
CAVALRY USES SABRES
ArmOred Engines of Death De-
fled Even Point Blank
Range Of HOwitzers.
CAVALRY USES SABRES
Bv the Ass0cidted Press.

BRITISH ARMY HEADQUARTERS IN
France. Nov. 22-The British this
morning were batting their way forward
less than three miles west Of Cambrai,
after breaking into the enemy's last
defence line at Anneux and Cantaing
yesterday. They were drawing in on
Bourbon Wood. which dominates the
entire section. including Cambria.
British cavalry. tanks and infantry
were operating along a line running
from west Of Cambria to the south of
that town.
successfully prosecuted on the left. and
in the region Of Bullecourt the German
line had been pushed back considerably.
thereby widening the salient which the
British had driven into the enemy ter
ritory south and southwest of Cambria.
The attack around Bullecourt was a COM
plete success and something like 700
prisoners were captured here.
Sanguinary hand to hand fighting has
taken place at many points. During the
night three German counter attacks in
Noyelles and Rumilly were beaten of
and another thrust by the enemy near
Bullecourt was smashed.
The number Of prisoners Is increa sing
steadily. More than eight thousand were
in the hands Of the British last night and
large continGents rave been coming back
during the early morning hours. This
morning the cavalry, tanks and infantry
at many points west and south Of Cam
brai were less than three miles from the
outskirts Of the towns.
hack % Opes warfare.
The present battle more than any
other In the western theatre has taken
on the SAVIOR Of nshtine in other wars
when men struggled in the open and
cavalry made thrilling charges against
enemy guns Many military critics have
long contended that cavalry was thing
OF the past, but the mounted men have
refuted this.
| Field Marshal Ha.g has clung to his
horse troops throughout the weary
months Of trench fighting. He believed
that some day he would have a chance
to use them and his judgment has bcen
! vindlcated.
/ Field Marshal Hais's blow against the
/ CambrAi front represents true strategy.
He had hammered at the enemy In
/ Flanders until they were worn out COM
pletely. He had driven then, back al
/ far as the mud would permit and had
compelled them to call on every ounce
| OF strength they had to maintain them
selves. Then he suddenly sprSsng his
surprise attack in an unexpected quarter.
Strongest Lines In West.
The Hindenburg lines on the Cambrai
front were the strongest the Germans
1,I lot n "a enemy
considered them impregnable. Not only
we're they strongly fortified but they
were protected by a deep belt OF barbed
wire, which II was thought that only a
protracted bombardment by great con-
centration of guns would cut sufficiently
to allow the infantry to go through.
British tanks never have been called
upon for such extensive work before
but they did in few hours what the
artillery would have required days TO
accomplish. The Hindenburg line waa
pier"ed absolutely on wide front and
TO n greater depth than ever before
The Associated rress correspondent
insDected the main Hindenburg line near
uayrincourt yesterday and saw the
amazing work done by the iron monsters
In most places they had no trouble
either in tearing through the wire or IN
crossing trenches. There were gaps In
the wire entanglements a rod In width
where MOI o". ,s,,on.,,g ~. trac
OF the tanks one cou'o zee .nnt. WIZ ."o.
had trundled across the trencnes a.
,houvt "u thev were merely scratches ir
,ho sround instead Of wide, deep bitches
'"e
They Escaped German Shells
.,. -, course. went through
~. n,,n.. Iand under the full observa
,,o, TO- -, ,he German artillery. and while
tnn OF ,ne ..,. ,,,o,,, some Are wa,
,ne I, gum, ,hs tanks as they advanced
a.re.s." q, ,nterestinx to follow the trai
~ ~"' 80. ond IN see where shell.
o, o ~. ,rna,, nj, about. apparently with
49,, ao;ny any c,mage, for In this Who'll.
ou' uo'"s -, corresnondent did not sc,
se.''tn ta,,,, ,.,hich had been knocked out
,rha nondit,on of the German trenches
/