The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-22
Horse Troops, Which Military
Critics Contended Were Things
of the Past, Prove Their Worth
in Drive Against Germans.
BRILLIANT CHARGES ARE
MADE BY MEN ON MOUNTS
English Iron Monsters Do Amas-
ing Work, Accomplish in a Few
Hours What Artillery Would
Have Needed Days to Do.

By Associated Press
British Headquarters Ia France.
"Wednesday No, " -Thc present
battle more than an, other in the
western theatvr has taken on the ga
yor of fighting In other wars when
men struggled IN the open and cav
Ilp made thrilling charges against
enemy guns. Many military critics
have iong coutcnded that cavalry was
a thing ot the past. but the mounted
mon have rcfutei this claim.
Field Murshai llalE chung TO hts
horse troops throughout the weary
months ~ trench fighting. He he
lieNcd that some day hc would have
"a chance to use them and his. judg.
uIent has been vindicated.
Field Marshal HaiEs blow against
the Cambral front represents thor
Ough strategy. Tie had hammered at
the enemy in Flanders until they were
worn ont completely. lie had driven
them back as fBr ~ the mud would
permit and had compelled them 10
cal Ion every source Of strength tines
haze to maintain themselves. Then he
suddeaS sprung his surprise attack
Ia an unexpected quarter.
The Hindenbure lines on the Cam
hrai front were the strongest the
Germans had laid out in the west The
enemy considered them impreRnable
Not only were they strongly fortified
: but they were protected by "a very
deep belt Of barbcd wire. which II
was thought that only protractcd
homburdment by great concentration
nf gum would cut sufficiently TO al
low the infantry To 20 through
British tanks had never before
been railed upon Tor such extensive
wurk but they dad IL iu scw hours
what the artillery would have re-
quired days to accomplish. The Hin
dcnhurr line was pierced absolutely
uu wide front and to greater
depth than ever before.
The correspondent today Inspected
tho main Hiudcnhurg line near Hav-
rincourt and saw the amazing WORK
b done lN the iron monsters in most
places they ha.' mo- trouble either la
/ tearing through the wire or ln cross
/ nE trenches There were gaps In
? tho wire cn;luEicmcnts q rod in width
where not one tisiigc of Wire was
/ left standing aud hs following the
tracks uf the tanks one could zee
whore thcv had Uundied across tho
trenches as dough they we're merely
scratches tn the ground instead or
wide deep bitches
The uuk. OF course went through
mo- mans llnd under tho full OBJ
serynt!on of tho German nrtiller1 aud
whu, the ruufr- was wcnk suue
iir, was directed ON the tanks ss they
.la
low ths trail OF On, tink- und 90 80.
where shells had struck nIl about. APP
uareutN without doing amy damage.
fur Iu thI- whole section the GORE
spoudent ana not see rnc tank which
bad been laussrt put
Tho condition of ga. German
trenches showed plainly thar the pc-
cupauts had abandoned them tn d
hurN An sorts uf equipment and
persona belongings -treWed tho
ground
since the beeunlur of the sttacb
the Euurr, had been vNsrculek weak
$50 man and showed comparative,
few she'll orators TODAY luA this
morning the British gums Wcre do.
ur ,ir'uslh 900 the f,riug aloug mos'
o, fhe front involved
There .v striking contrast 90 th'
FLANDERS region which has been ur
inferno of rrucr, rre for weeks
The Germans have attempted vcrl
few counter lttaces thus tnr and al
b coz thoin have been smashed III,
Ltcst counter ur'~f reported va
uaIr iHst nieuf uDIr uemicourt pn,
This Was dealt with prompil,
It'd" Germans whu 40 the t.rst bt