New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-23

official adViccS confused Oatlle'
mercer than the encounters Of Tuesday,
IS now raging along the new British
line. Against the Germans the British
are using infantry, cavalry and tanks,
.hc latter being still prominent. while
Prince Rupprecht is hurrying up vast
rrasse, Of reserves. The foe rs evident
ly determined on smashing the British
with great force before the latter can
Enlarge and round of their danger
ously sharp salient.
German Line Menaced
4. the same time the British sue
ecss. though leSSencd by the unfortu-
nate ram. is a distinct menace TO a
Great part Of the German line. Core
sponderts report thar the British broke
into the last German defence line al
AnneuN and Cantaing. west OF Cam
hrai. Yesterday. Cambria itself was
saved 10 the Germans by very narrow
margin.
The British further threaten to move
north and cut of the retreat of the
enemy between the Cambria Bapaume
road and tho ScarpC River.
The British have also prosecuted
.hcir smaller offensive in the region
Of Bullecourt. north Of the main opera
lion. The German line there has been
pushed back considerably. About seven
hundred prisoners have been captured
in that sector.
Now a Fight OF Movement
Major General Maurice, when inter
viewed to-day by The Tribune CORE
spordent. said:
"The present fight is a fight OF move
ment. We have gone through the de-
fences Of the Germans and out into the
open with cavalry, infantry and tanks.
Our troops are clear through all the
works the enemy had before Cambria,
and at present the Germans are hurry
ing down a considerable number OF re-
serves TO this sector. When these ar
rive we NAV return 70 trench warfare
lie declared emphatically:
"The men who fought at NDres de-
serve lust as much credit for this VIC
tory AS the men fighting at Arras.. A
point | wish 10 make clear 10 readers
is that the present battle is q direct
result of the Battle Of Ypres. For
three and a half months in the West
ue have been hammcrng at ground
the Germans can't afford TO give up
Therefore they have fought their
hardest and skinned the rest OF the
line in an attempt. first. to prevent
us from getting Paschendaele RIDGE
later, 10 retake IL
Reason for Slow Attack
"You ask why we continued in so
slow n hammer and tongs style at
Ynres whom such attacks as yester-
davis ere possible. We cant bring on
sucb shows as Tuesdays unless we DO
two things first. draw off the enemy
attention by hammering. elsewhere'
second. cause him to withdraw reserves
10 strengthen that part at whlch we
are striking. ,-:..- ,,d
withdrawal has been 20 give us an op-
portunitv to strike a surprise oloN At
the part they have weakened.
"The details Of the attack have oeeh
.overed nv the correspondents at the
front. Briefly. we advanced to a depth
of six and a half miles on a front OF
ten miles. This is by long way the
record for a twenty-four hour advance
on the West front
"Our casualties so far reported are
very considerably less than the total
of prisoners we have taken.
zone thing ! would like to make
clear is that no German divisions what
ever have been withdrawn from the
British front and sent TO Italy.
Paris reported to-day that the Ger
mans had tried to recapture the posi-
lions taken in the new offensive south
Of Juvrincourt. on the Aisne front. The
enemy infantry was completely re-
pulsed. after a great number OF the
storming troops had been killed and
wounded. Four hundred prisoners, OF
which nine are officers, have been taken
in this operation.