Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-10-14

brand more freely than in the last
three weeks. blew up mote bridges
or destroyed more material. 1t has
been period also of desperate coun-
ter attacks, to permit the extrication
of the weakd1ed hard hit armies
where Allied pressure became too
great for them.
Above all and despite his furious
attempts to keep the British at arms
length, great gaps have been driven
through the enemys Hindenburg line
at its strongest points, between St.
Quentin and Cambria, The gaps are
still held open by stout hearted Tom
my Atkins. There has been no such
defensive anywhere else in the enemy
lines, and now there is no time TO
create the like elsewhere.
Civilians rescued from Montbrehatn
| by the British say that recently the
Germans have relaxed their former
rigorous treatment OF the civilian
population, owing in part to lack of
discipline within the German army.
German Prisoners Kept Busy.
In the last few days, since the bat
tie quieted down, it has been possible
| to visit many areas in which civilians
have been permitted to return from
this side of the line to their homes.
| Today | saw the faces of laughing
| children in homes where only two
rooms had been left intact With
undiminished courage the returning
families are ready to start all over
again, saving as much of their homes
| as possible, cheerfully trying to live
in houses with paneless windows and
| under shell and bomb-torn roofs
| An army of German prisoners has
been set at work removing the sears
they created in towns now rescued
| from them. They are beyond the
sound of strife, clearing 6p the de-
! bris of the old Somme BATTLEFIELD, con-
tent to have saved their skins while
waiting for the Fatherland to save its
own.
Americans Gain Their Points.
| Driving deep into the German held
| territory between St Quentin and
Cambria, the British Sd and 4th
Armies have already. as | write
made a notable advance since the
| first shot of the great battle was
fired. When I left the battlefield
enthusiastic reports were coming in
| from all the advancing troops, in
Guiding the Americans. Before noon
the line was advanced between 1000
and 5000 yards on, a $4,000 ward
front and the Americans were taking
their detectives. including the town
of Brancourt.
] went into a sector of the battle
| field where the veteran British and
these splendid American troops were
| fighting side by side. It is a long
| trip ard the morning air had a snap
of winter in it as our car carried
us forward to this highly interest
| ing part of the attack. The Amer
| leans had their prisoners cage al
ready in position, for they were as
certain of captures as were the Tom
mics beside them.
A cold rain and showers swept
over the country and added to the
bleakness of the devastated Somme
| country through which they had to
go. The sun was just making q
passable good showing when we ar
rived within this particular Anglo
American sector.
The roads there were greasy with
light covering of mud and the
drawing voiced lads exchanged ban
ter with the Tommies as their motor
lorries gathered about over the sur
face. There was a good deal of sing
ing emanating from the lorries OF
ammunition teams. Overhead our
aircraft were keeping the Boche from
peering on this amazing animation
4 behind the British lines. Fine re.
ports had already come down from
the front.
TITS going like house afire," said
the American military policeman al
a road intersection in one of these
battered towns up near the battle
line.
And it has been going thus ever