The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-11-22
ALLIED ARMIES NOW WITHIN THREE MILES
 OF TOWN OF CAMBRIA
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 The tanks, of course, went through No Mans Land under full observation of the German artillery and. while the gunfire was weak, some fire was d1- rected on the tanks as they advanced. It was interesting to follow the trail of the tanks and to see where shells had struck all about, apparently with out doing any damage, for in this whole section the correspondent did not see one tank that had been knock ed out.
 The condition of the German trenches showed plainly that the occu- pants had abandoned them in a hurry. All sorts of equipment and personal belongings strewed the ground.
 Since the beginning of the attack the gunf1re had been extremely weak. No Mans Land showed comparatively few shell craters today, and this morning the British guns were doing virtually all the firing along most of the front involved. This is a striking contrast to the Flanders region, which has been an inferno of artillery fire for weeks.
 The Germans have. attempted very few counter attacks so far, and all of them have been smashed. The latest counter thrust reported was made last night near Demicourt and this was dealt with promptly.
 The Germans, who at the first att tack yesterday retreated or surren- dered in Ofsfnay, were fighting des- perately today to regain a hold in their rear positions. A particularly hard hand to hand engagement oc- cured this morning at Flesquires, when the infantry, accompanied by tanks, stormed and drove out the Germans.
 The fighting about Flesquieres be- gan last nigbt,. but it was not until about 8 o'clock today that the British made an organized assault on the town. The tanks went ahead and weae engaged immediately by seven heavy German guns, which began to fire at them point blank at short range. It was critical moment, for while the tankn will sta nd heavy fire they cannot be expected to stand up long under big shells hurled from guns only a short distance away.
 The British infantry which swarm ed beh Ind the tanks saw the predica- ment. of their iron friends and de- liberately charged the enemy artil- lery with rifles and hand grenades. All the guns were captured and their crews were killed.
 A similar incident occurred at Frenzy Ckappelle, northwest of Mar coing, where three guns were stormed and their crews annihilated. Some of the most spectacular work of this nature fell to the cavalry.
 The mounted troops got into Mar oNir av,1 MoC f~-4 1,e {ry,% l., the latter town engaged in sanguin- ary battle with German infantry. An enemy battery there was giving trou- ble and a squad of horsemen charged the position, shooting or sabering the entire gun crew. Another battery at Rumflly was taken in similar fash ion.
 Graincourt was carried by storm, cavalry, infantry and tanks working together. British forces at the latest reports have carried their line in this section .northward to the Ba- paume-Cambrai road.
 Tho Germans ran from Ribecourt with the British close at their heels. This town is a mass of ruins, partly by shell fire and partly from lack of repairs. The German dugouts were left intact
 The occupation of Marcoing and Masnieres was a great stroke for the British, as it gave them much need- ed crossings for the Escault river and canal, which formed a natural bar. rier to the advance from this direc- ton. Cavalry, infantry and tanks were poured immediately across these passages and proceeded to work north.
 It has been wonderful two days for the horsemen, who had been re:e' .gated to rear areas of the western front, with a few exceptions. since early in the war. Thousands of them l have been, operating over a vast area beyond the Hindenburg line.