El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-10

the Germans fleeing in the greatest
I disorder as far east as lie Cateau-
Enemy troops and transports were
I streaming along the roads and over
the fields for. with the British cav
airy gallopinE over the country and
D with WhipDet tanks and armoreC
cars working, they realized that il
was extremely dangerous for them
I TO tarry anywhere
/ Such a thing as troops who have
] just attacked marching through
town 1000 yards from the place
where they started is a thing that
. has not happened in this war for
3 long time. such a thing could only
/ happen now when the enemy is de-
/ feated, disorganized, disheartened and
running for his very existence The
] troops at Bertry did not tarry there,
] but kept right on marching Where
I the Germans will stop is. Of course,
impossible to tell It is known that
Iduuning generally back Of lie Cateau,
] but prisoners say that this line is in
an embryo condition and cannot Of
fer much protection. Even If il did.
trouble in smashing IL, considering
their overwhelming preponderance Of
guns. munitions and men
Cannon Kept on Move.
British cannon had been on the
move eastward all day long In
many cases batteries would gallop
over the rolling plains OF Artois.
they would stop, wheel about and
lire for while then dash on and re-
peat the performance. There is no
intention to let the Germans get a
chance to regain their breath and or
ganlze their smashed forces. British
troops are advancing eastward.
astride the road from Cambria TO lie
Cateau. and every hour has seen them
further east The Escaut canal. north
OF Cambria has been passed virtually
along its entire length. It has been
left far behind.
The British are absolutely confident
they can break down any line the
Germans may place in front Of them
In the fighting south OF Cambria they
have cleared the enemy from the last
line Of the Hindenburg system which.
IN this locality was extraordinarily
strong- Trenches protected by
belt OF wire so yards deep. in which
there were numerous concrete pill
boxes. were common obstacles.
Foe Garrfsens Wiped Out.
The British broke through. after
smashing down the wire. repulsed
counter attacks and then sWent down
in the rear Of the line and wiped out
strong German Earrisons- The
ground in this locality is soaked with
German blood and covered with Ger
man dead.
--ll[ FEelEn EeNlLlauS nave been
rescued from the towns that have
been recaptured. Five hundred
were brought back to freedom in one
town alone It was soon after the
Germans broke and ran that fires
began 10 break out in the whole dis
trict behind them and the ground
rocked with terrific explosions as
ammunition. which they had no time
10 save, was destroyed. Everything
combustible in and around Caudry. lie
Cateau. Inchy. St Benin. St Souplet.
FauE-Andigny and Bohain was fired
and since then. towns and farms well
to the eastward. have started
burning.
Carnival of Destruction.
Even this apparently did not sat
isfy the enemy who seems to spread !
his carnival OF destruction both north
and south More than ever il is evil
dent that he intends to lay the coun-
try IN absolute waste Air men have
reported. explosions are occurring all
over, one place after another"
Latest reports say that the ad-
vance continued rapidly