The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-05
hys, and on our right
k regular troops, under
leral Bullard, have reached
along the Cunel- Briculles
q enemy is heavily she'll
sn9 both valleys with gas.
81 We shot down seven German
planes today.
VOTE MILES SEPARATES
8s,s ~ 49, BRITISH FROM iItdI

s,a.a,is#. Oct t--Dniy four
6l4lles now separate the British
ysaA l.fitc. the northern pivot OF
~~Asas " wss'k ago was tire linden
nurg Iins,
.sss six separate hut itdepTu-
S1..nt fronts along the 25o-suiic
st-t.tfn. ii.e from the MARSHES of
fARnder~ to the wooded hlls
anrthuess od Vcriun. terrific bat
les are raging tonight Every"
where the allies are attacking
md where the. are not hatiering
heir way forward they are crush
snx German counter thru~tS.
The front OF fronts ie} he H9a-
ment, IL that hetween Cambria ana
the sreGion northeast Of - quentin.
There the British have backed away
the last barriers in the rear ut sire
: Asttaef4hurs TRY ,sis1~t1 TIE sr-et-tf~
1RlIn breach into this hast German line
4 Of resistance between f"nsomne and
n HRHnreyci.
Late today Brush horstn.-0 we're
II rrperted entering Fre~uoE -l"-''rsrd.
eight miles northeast of - quentin
ia strong infantry forces are nhle II"
follow. the mounted troops through
the gap-zzsa1sd only a wall of flesh cau
1stnp ihenlv.sheu What ~ na3us the
i Hipdc ubnlg sim 10 The north and
south WI. . oufanEed presents.
The cavalry : coming INTO its own
again. Thrilled by the achievements
mt .their comrades IN far off Palestine
4 ktaAEs shorsemeu Are Eager TO show
What can be sone on the west front
- ON hex. breaches AMI bar be} t44ia
md erstsrs have tainted them so
Tong The day of oper warfare has
sGAMned Rad 1hc cavalry means 10
snake up for los, time
To The north OF the rupturtd Hin
stienhats hne sector. between Leus
eHfd Armenitcres the British are
IN cadily l.lsshing eastward rs Husk
tfeAE aeanre since the German en-
NtprSeh refinement began had reached
IVA -lassAimaaa OF SIN miles
Apguai., .he INN ia tn Iiindenbur&
s$.StsaA-aeIsseeu Cambria ana Llllie ia
I IN peril OF being outflanked. exactly
M -xaS sf. Quentin. IN Cambrat
nsfxsc siEeee fiehtinG continues.
The Issie ans IN tbr north are
sOnt%nting themselves for thc time
being with consolidating their por-
liant gains sand smashing counter at
taNAsafter counter attack. for the Ger
lt5Ans-are trying desperately 80 DELAY
their Inevitable retreat
Make Important strides.
Ii On the 5n-milc front between
1 Rhtffhs and the MeHst pershine and
tfdura'ud $ armies hasy m,dc nov
4filt6rtant strides
blanc Mont twhite nauniain3 has
h&en stormed by the Yankees and
with 1t the enemy has lost one nf the
mnin dominating pos,nuns OH that
Front, The Americans late Today
Nerc reported making good progress
h m the direction of 81 i.ttouue-a-
Arnes. This place lies hye mites
north Of Somme-u-t'y ana The repor
4 shows ihe Americans have taken ever
7 considerable sector head hy the
4 ErNnch when the drive as;ride the
Arkonne hogan The reason foi his
I may he found in GeuFaad4 turning
MS chief attention pow 10 The north
4 vest. tn bring bis lines east Of rheims
ef the level WITH Bcrfhtlot's army
4 northwest OF The Cathedral City
s& The worat natural obstacles nov
& have been overcome and the. Ameri
u emffs are aseuf IL pour into he plain
north of The Cha llerange railway.
/ where Yankee individuality 'wiil once
mofr assert itself ia open man-tn- man
nglitinG
Medeai, farm. nearly three miles
4 north .of Somme-a ~. Us ia American
hands. From mat farm To the Mouse
~ Hrieuiies the American attacking
line IL now nearly thirty nGles long,
miles westward since the offensive
Il @N4An week Agp yesterday
lass t1ouFa,ia's right Is threatening
Npnxiers. six and half miles north
s0f Chailerange. His left is driving
neirthward east of Rheims IN a con-
sSeFEin4 movement with Ber' heIot's
reght. Which is pushing toward she
rNKaon daf north of the Cathedral
CITY
The Berlin waT otiice made iinfur-
t4f1 admissions today in reporting tho
Ehampagne- Mouse battle n con
reded the loss Of the Welsscu Medcah
4 nights and ~ part Of the ridge he-
NfMEn Sommc-a~fy ANA - T,1ieGo-s~
1 Al iSes.
Heearding the northern FRONTS tae
l&rnla1 statement asserted fleuure-
\ var and Mont Brehalu, on the British
n 03eAk-shrourh front nor}htas' ~ 81
2Qentin. were reiAkcu 8nd tba{ lhe
n Hol8ians were thrown back after an
4 ADVANCE astride tho aEtu- Rol.cr-
I road.
4oniefs. an lmP0fraa' h.u.r twelve
n miles norsheasi Of SFyvs v.,y pene-
HsfkAted bs the R.tgfans eariv in tha
Y 1Anders drive bJt was admittedly
D N9asted bach from them. 1t lis now
atatn threatened
W efeid Marshal lla e announced to-
nlght that the Br5t ~ line now funs
Il Nhfpngh NaNriu aud Birmingham
nv latter village lies only four miles
1881 or Lille. Wavrin ts two and
4 ~ - e Qua rtar miles south uI Er4nnc-