The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1917-11-24
3S3-Nightingale Nov % FOUR--A
BRITISH FOLLOW UP BRILLIANT
STROKE AGAINST kINDENBURG
LINE WITH MORE GAINS.
CAMBRIA IN RANGE OF GUNS
Important German Supply Base Men
aeed-Ridge Commanding City
Taken-Score Of Towns Fall
England JubiIant.

News dispatches from London ind-
cate that everything has not been
told Of the extent Of the British vic.
tory. Cavalry is reported In action
in large numbers while some reports
declare that British forces have
pushed northward from cralneourt
behind the broken wing Of the Hin
denburs line potentially imperiIins
the railroads Of the Germans who
were entrenched between the Ba.
paume-c -cambrai road and the Scarpe
river, opposite Arras.
London, Nov 23.7Triumphant in
their brilliant stroke against the Hin.
denburg line, British troops are push
ing on Cambria, now only two and
thyee-quarters miles away. They
have captured the village Of Fon-
ta:ne Notre Dame in their new OF.
fensive, the war office announces.
This town is southwest of Cambria
and commands the city from a high
ridge.
In two days General Byng's army has
gained almost as much ground as in
the first four months of the Somme
battle. As it was unlike any previous
operation on the Western front so
was the success of General Byng's
smash. Without artillery preparation
and with only tanks to cut wire en-
tanglements British cavalry is now
taking part In the drive toward Cam
brai and the Belgian border beyond.
Surprised by the suddenness of tho
thrust Tuesday the Germans fought
back Wednesday, but the British
pushed steadily toward the immediate
goal. ...
Capture Towns And Villages.
Nearly a score of towns and vii
lagos have been taken and more than
5000 prisoners have been captured.
The Germans have been driven from
the high ground west, southwest and
south of Cambria This city. for.
merly German main headquarters In
the west and one of the main links in
the German supply system, is at the
mercy Of British artillery.
While British troops attacked on a
front of 80 miles between st. Quentin
and the Scarpe, their main effort was
on a 15-mile front west and southwest
of Cambrai, where an advance of more
than five miles has been made.
May BE War Turning Point.
In England the victory Of General
Byng is hailed as the greatest on tho
Western front and 1t is looked upon
as forerunner of still greater achieve
ments against the supposed impreg-
nable Hindepburg line New tactics
of the British apparently over
whelmed the Germans and in the
view of military critics hold out
great possibilities for the future, espe-
cially as to It's efficacy without the
usual preliminary artillery fire.
Effect on Italy Drive Unknown.
What effect the British drive will
have on the Anstro-Germa invasion
of italy is not yet apparent, but
Italians are holding tenaciously to
their positions and the invaders have
not been able to make a marked
gain in two days. Around Asago
Italians have repulsed strong attacks.
while on the important sector be-
tween the Brenta and the Pave the
Austro-Germans have eascd their at
tacks, apparently worn out ny fruit
less efforts against Monte Tomba and
nearby defenses. The Piave lire is
still ulbroken.
French Also Gain. r
French troops have carried out q
successful attack n" g. front u; ,wo-
thirds Of mile hetwean Craonne and
Berry ~ Bac. German defenses were
captured and 175 prisoners fell mt,
French hands.
seritish Near Jerusalem.
IN Palestine General Allenby's force
in within i've miles OF Jerusalem On
the northwest and six miles on the
west. II IL not yet clear whe.hor the
Turks intend to defend Jerusalem, but
II they should do SO the defending
force seemingly is in great danger Of
being cut of from the north a1d
northwest.