Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1917-11-28
BRITISH TROOPS
CONTINUE DRIVE
TOWARD CAMBRIA
Now Less Than Three Miles
From Foes Base.
TANKS AIDED BY CAVALRY
More Than 10000 Teutons Have Been
Taken Prisoner - Sanguinary
Hand-to- Hand Fighting Oc-
curs-AIIies' Losses Less
Than Number of Cap
tiVes Taken.

British Army Headquarters in
France, Nov. 23.-The British are
battling their way forward less than
three miles west of Cambria after
breaking into the enemy's last defense
line at Anneux and Cantaing. They
are drawing in on Bourbon wood, which
dominates the entire section, including
Cambria.
Gain on Left Wing.
British cavalry, tanks and infantry
are operating along a line running
from west of Cambria to the south of
that town.
Meanwhile, the offensive had been
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 have driven
into the enemy territory, to the south
and southwest of Cambria.
The attack around Bullecourt was a
complete success, and something like
700 prisoners were captured here.
Sanguinary hand-to-hand fighting
has taken place at many points.
Three Counters Smashed.
During the night three German
counter-attacks in Novelties and Ru-
milly were beaten off and another
thrust by the enemy near BullecOurt
was smashed.
The number of prisoners is increas-
ing steadily. More than 10000 were
til, srrIDA
and large contingents have been COM
ing back during the early morning
hours.
The cavalry, tanks and infantry at
many points west and south of Cam
brai are less than three miles from
the outskirts of the town.
British Hold Gains.
London, Nov. 23.-The six-mile
wedge driven into the German defenses
in the British offensive on the Arras-
st. Quentin front is penetrating still
deeper and spreading out, Reuters
correspondent at British headqQuar-
tiers in France telegraphs.
On some stretches of the front the
British troops have broken into the
enemy DnaI ueIenSe line.
ALL the German cOunter-attacks have
been repulsed, and all the British gains
are being held.
The prisoners taken in the advance
now number more than 5000, the cor
respondent reports.
Cavalry Still Going.
How far the cavalry has gone is
not known, but one correspondent at
the front says that early in the morn
ing the cavalry, was still pouring over
the farthest hill, a good six miles
from the cracked line" while it is also
stated by correspondents that the Brit
tSh line swings much farther north
than GraincOurt, behind the broken
wing of the Hindenburg line. If the
latter be true, the retreat of the Ger
mans entrenched between the Bapau-
meCambrai road and the Scarpe river
Is seriously threatened.
The official war office announcement
follows:
Moving forward north of Cantaing
village of Fontaine Notre Dame. They
took a number of prisoners"
(Fontaine Notre Dame is two and
three-quarters miles southwest of
Cambria on the main road between Ba-
paume and Cambrai)
Take Many, Lose Less.
London, Nov. 23.-The British cas-
ualties in the advance toward Cam
lbrai are reported to be very consid-
Nerably less than the number of pris-
oners taken, it was announced by Mai
Gen. T. 3. Maurice, chief director of
military operations at the war Office.
(The latest British official estimate
of prisoners taken gives the number
as 100000
The British, said General Maurice,
had advanced TO a depth of six and
Il half miles at the farthest point on
d front of ten miles, which was a rec
ord advance in 24 hours on the western
front, and was farther than the prog
Tess made during three months fight
ing at Ypres.
The victory at Cambria, General
Maurice continued, was the direct re-
suit of the fighting at Ypres and
therefore the men who fought at
Ypres deserved equal credit for the
Cambria success.