The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1918-10-25
Hun Resistance Strong.

With the Allied Armies in France,
and Belgium, Oct. 25.-Hard ngnting
is in progress all along the front OF
the British attack.
The Germans everywhere are oaier-
ing stubborn resistance.
The attack was renewed at TOUR
O'Clock in the morning north ana
sontb of yalenciennes. All night long
the British had been engaged in local
fighting for good jumping Off places.
The German reply to the Brl1lsh
barrage was strong. The very eArth
trembled with thee vibrations rom
tbe continual roll of terrific explo-
sins, The advancing British infantry
met with strong machine gun reslstJ
ance, in silencing which thS -
gave material assistance.
Good progress is being made every
where. Judging from. such reports as
are available. More prisoners ana
guns are being taken.
In shelling the areas to the rear OF
the German lines the British gunners
drOpped along the road between LIE
Cateau and Baval alone nearly 5oOU
rounds from their cannon. In addl-
ton. aviators sent down one and one
half tons of bombs The road was
iammed with a mass of wreckage.
On the battlefront south of Valen-
ciennes the night was marked by In
cessant artillery duels. The BRITISH
gunners paid special attention TO the
roads in the rear of the German lines
which were crowded with eastbound
traffic
In brilliant moonlight, assisted by
roaring flocks of night bombing air
planes, the British fought throughout
the night and made steady gains. They
are using sesaw tactics, and not al
any time since the new battle began
has the whole line attacked all the
series of objectives at the same time
Guns are moved up in relays so thai
there is constantly a heavy fire or
the German front and rear.
Infantry assaults are launched al
different times. First one end of the
line and then another section some
distance away is sent smashing into
the enemy.
These tactics dewildered the Ger
mans. No enemy unit knows where
an assault is coming, and all are fore
ed to stand in readiness under torrent:
of steel, high explosives, Shrapnel an(
gas
A concentration at PreuX for coun
ter attack was obsera I'd from the air
TRANSPORTS, amr trains ant
masses of me came mixed up or
the roads in that vicinity. When the
concentration was sufficiently large
! and the enemy traffic appeared to bt
| in the greatest state of confusion, tht
British gunners opened up their weap
| Ons and pumped in steel as rapid.
| as possible. Within a few minutes
| the ground was strewn with dead mel
and horses, equipment, wagons, lorrie
and limbers.
| Reports received from one section
Of the front tell of fierce fighting a
several places. They particular.
| mention Pomereuil, where ethe Britisl
! were held up for time by murder
GUS fire from a heavy concentration
of German machine guns. The plac
was filled with the spluttering weap
OnS.
The British waited for a time unit
the advance had progressed north an
south Of them. Then they Swep
around the town on both sides At til
rear they found "A triangular clear
space in which the German mach
gunners retired to prepared position
The British went around them IA,
captured Pomereuil wood at the bh
Of the triangle, thus surrounding IN
enemy.