Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-18
GRAPHIC DETAILS
OF BRITISH DRIVE
ARMIES ATTACKED FROM CAM.
BAM SOUTH 70 THE FRONT
HELD BY FRENCH.
ANNIHlLATED The GERMANS
Canadians and English Move Eastward,
Smothering Usual Screen Of Ma
chine Gunners As They
Plunged Forward.

With the British Army on Cambria
st. Quentin Front-After a night Of
heavy firing from the British guns,
during which the sky seemed to blaze
with flashes, the Third and Fourth ar
mics again attacked from Cambria
south to the front held by the French.
At the same time the Canadian and
English troops. after "crash" bar
rage, launched powerful attack ex-
tending some miles north from Cam
brai.
For miles the front suddenly sprang
into action. The Canadians had hard
going at one place just north of Cam
brai, but with great gallantry swept
on after annihilating the Germans who
tried to bar their way From there on
the resistance weakened and the Can
adams, with the English, hurried east
ward, smothering the usual screen Of
German machine gunners as they went.
Canadian and British troops met In
the center Of Cambria which was en-
tered from both north and south and
quickly mopped up. Many Germans had
escaped, but many hundreds who had
been held there to launch counter.
attack were either killed or captured,
Some Of the enemy troops were still
in deep cellars two stories under
ground and in the tunnels the Germans
dug during their occupation of the city
These were routed out and sent back
70 the cages.
Although many fires were started by
the Germans, the town was found not
as badly damaged as had been feared.
The solid buildings withstood the
flames well. 1t was quite evident, how
ever, that it was no fault of the Ger
mans that the city had not been lev
eled by the many fires they had kim
died.
South Of the city the Third and
Fourth armies rapidly oVercame enemy
opposition. The Germans started flee
ing soon after the attack began, for
they realized they were fighting a bait
tie in which they could hope for no
success. The front line for 20 miles
began moving rapidly east ward. Their
came reports from airplanes, with
which the sky was literally crowded,
that Wambaix had been taken. Soon
the capture Of Harcourt was reported.
From then on tidings came In rapid
of villages falling before
The allied advance.
Selvingny, Caullery, Ligny, Montigny
and Maretz were quickly reached and
passed, and soon the allies were clos
ng in on Caudry and Bertry. At the
same time from the north 1t was re-
ported that Escaudouvres, east of Cam
orai, had been taken and that Inchy
vas being approached.
The Cambrai-St Quetin road was
crossed and then the railway between
st. Quentin and Bertry was cut. Se-
,oncourt was then in sight and Fon-
aine Notre Dame, farther south, had
,een reached by the French. BY that
ime 1t was clear the enemy was badly
mashed and the British and Ameri-
ans stood on the threshold of the
vide open country
1t was about that time that the cav
Try poured through the wide breach
n the now shattered Hindenburg sYs.
EN- and streamed out into the country
beyond. Fast "whippet" tanks and ar
nored cars also crashed forward: They
performed extremely valuable services
n pursuing fleeing Germans, killing
many and rounding up large number
4 prisoners.
Cavalry forces now are apparently
veil east Of the towns reported cap
ured. The allies having thus broken
through, the Germans north and south
or many miles are endangered, for
heir lines are being turned.
The best report was from the air
,atrol that British infantry had been
een marching as II on parade in col
INN Of tours into and through the
own OF Bertry. The men were swing
ng along entirely unmolested by the
,nemy. Another patrol brough word
Il the Germans fleeing in the greatest
disorder as far east as lie Cateau. En-
my troops and transports, 1t was said,
we're streaming along the roads and
'ver the fields trying to make their es-
ape. Such thing as troops who have
ust attacked marching througha town
5000 yards from the place where they
tarted. has not happened for long
ime. Such thing could only happen
low when the enemy is defeated, dis
dIsheartened and running.