The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-10-10


after the attack began. The front line
for 20 miles began moving rapidly east
ward. Then came reports from airplanes
that Wambaix had been taken. Soon the
capture Of Harcourt was reported. From
then on, tidings came in rapid succession
OF villages falling before the allied ad-
vance.
Selvigny, Caullery, Ligny, Montigny
and Martez were quickly reached and
passed, and soon the allies were closing
in on Caudry and Bertry. Simultaneous
ly from the north it was reported that
Escaudoeuyres, east Of Cambria, had been
taken and that Inchy was being ap-
preached.
The CambraiLe Cateau road was
crossed and then the railway between st.
Quentin and Bertry was cut. Seboncourt
then was in sight, and Fontaine Notre
Dame, farther south, had been reached by
the French. By that time it was clear
the enemy was badly smashed and that
the British and Americans stood on the
threshold of the wide, open country.
1t was about that time that the cav.
airy, which had been waiting, poured
through the wide breach in the now shat
tered Hindenburg system and streamed
out into the country beyond.
Fast "whippet" tanks and armored cars
also pursued the Germans. killing many
and rounding uR large number of pris.
oners.
Cavalry forces now are apparently we'll
east of the towns reported captured. The
allies having THUS broken through, the
Germans north and south for many miles
are endangered, for their lines are being
turned. Retreats on even broader scale
than that now in progress may there
fore, be expected.
Officers directing the attack were dis
tinctly satisfied as the news came back
IN reports from airships and by runners, |
but finally one came back that showed |
better than anything else how completely |
the enemy had been defeated This was |
report from an air patrol that British in.
fantry had been seen marching as if on
parade in a column of fours into and |
through the town of Bertry. The men
were swinging along entirely unmolested
by the enemy.
Another patrol brought word of the
Germans fleeing in the greatest disorder
as far east as lie Cateau Enemy troops
and transports, it was said, were stream
ing along the roads and over the fields
trying to make their escape
British cannon had been on the move
eastward all day. In many cases batter
les would gallop over the rolling plains
'f Artois. They would stop, wheel about
md fire for a while, then dash on and
'epeat the performance.
British troops are steadily advancing
eastward astride the road from Cambrai
% lie Cateau. The Escaut canal. north
u Cambria, has been passed virtually
'long its entire length, and left far be-
lind. In the fighting south of Cambrai.
he British have cleared the enemy from
he last line of the Hindenburg system.
which in this locality was extraordinarily ,
trong.
Many French civilians have been res
ued from reeaptured towns. Five hun.
red were brought back to freedom in one ,
own alone.
1t was soon after the Germans broke
nd ran that fires began to break out in
he whole district behind them, and the !
round rocked with terrific explosions as
torres OF ammunition were DESTROYED. |
.yerything combustible in the area about |
audry, lnchy, lie Cateau, st. Benin st.
ouplet, Vaux-Andigny and Bohan was t
red, and since then towns and farms far /
her east have started burning. G
Ihe enemy apparently has spread his G
arrival OF destruction both north and
outh. Airmen have reported explosions G
re occurring all over, one place after h
nother.n i
Latest reports say the advance contin. q
es rapidly. Q