The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-10-12
BRITISH WITHIN
mile OF DOUAl
Americans and British Pour
Across SeIIe River in lie
Cateau Chateau.
HUNS BLOW UP BRIDGES
Germans Fleeing From Vicin-
ity of Mont Dorigny7>Air-
men in Hot Purs, -


London, Oct. l2.-(11:s5/ ,$o-The
British are only mile the Ger
man base at Douai. 7 sar office
today announced anotb Alvance and
the capture OF the will S'of Brebieres
Hamel and Quincy. /E,s
(The capture OH ylcy represents
an a, nsns,1 advance of our miles west
North of the Sensee river. said the
official statement. the British are now
standing east Of Henin-Lietard. and
in the western outskirts Of Annay.
The advance continues.
Advance Of Cavalry Patrol.
With the British Army on the Cam
brai- st. Quentin Front, Oct. Ill. N.
S1-(Night.)-With cavalry patrols
reported to have advanced as FAR as
Longchamps, the British tonight were
less than four miles from Douai, that
important road and railway center
which has been one of the Germans
chief concentration points. 1t Will pe
very difficult for the Germans to hold
Douai much longer. The capture OF
Douai will affect the whole German
line.
Americans and British are pouring
across the Selle river in the sector OF
LIE Cateau.
North of the Scarpe river Gin the
district east and northeast OF ArraS'
the British now hold Vitry-En- Artois'
Izel-Les -Esquerchin. Drocourt, the
northern part of Billy Montigny ana
Fouquieres.
Iwuy has fallen and the Germans
have been cleared out of Briastro. Brit
ish forces are approaching Solesmes.
between IL and IL miles east OF Cam
brai.
Counter Attacks Fail.
An attempt was made by the Ger
mans in that zone to hold up the An
glo-American advance with counter
attacks, but all broke down.
The Germans on the Selle river front
blew up all the bridges in an effort to
stay the allied advance and keep up
strong fire from artillery stationed be-
hind the ridge east Of the stream.
When Americans entered st. Souplet
they encountered heavy Smelling, but
pressed on dauntlessly.
Further to the south the French are
again advancing.
The Germans are clearing out Of the
vicinity of Mont Dorigny. and all the
roads leading to the east are con-
gested
British airmen are giving the fee
ing Boches no rest.
In twenty four hours airmen fired
$4,000 rounds of machine gun bullets
and dropped $50 bombs on crowded
roads in the rear of the Hun lines.
Particular attention was paid to the
thickly congested road between LIE
Cateau and Bazeul.
Boche Surprised.
Last night the British holding the
line south of Niergniers were surprised
to see a wagon. driven by German,
coming toward them at top speed. The
boche was very much surprised when
stopped by an Englishman sentry. The
driver said that the British advance
had ben so rapid he had lost all trace
Of the German lines.
The whole country from which the
Germans were driven is strewn with
wreckage and covered with deserted
1ugouts. The Germans were forced to
enve so hurriedly in many instances
that they left clothing behind. For
niles the terrain is dotted with huge
she'll holes. the stumps of trees. twisted
wire and wreckage.
Materials Of every description and
wrecked tanks were seen.
Thousands Of Crosses.
There are thousands of crosses over
he graves of the fallen soldiers. The
whole country is n vast wilderness with
ieath and desolation everywhere. On
I'll sides are nothing but scenes of ruin.
Nhat were once prosperous French
owns are now discernible only by pla-
ards announcing their names.
An American officer got lost a few
llghts ago. and mottored off at cross
oads into what was once a well-known |
own. 1t was dark and the officer |
lsked n rasser-by where he was. He |
earned that his automobile was then
standing on the site of the city hall. |
! building that had once been one of |
no most imposing in that part of |
rance. Only a few bricks Of It re- !
NAMED. The same thing is true Of |
thousands of buildings in the little |
owns.
The trail Of the Boche is pitiful to
ee. with the civilians searching for
ZONES that exist no more.
An amusing incident happened dur
ng the firing on the Scheldt canal. As
he British approached the stream, a
'erman shcH fell in the middle of II
Washing up n great mess of trout. The
'ommies gathered them in and had
n pycn11opf Hch SJ;,,uor