Republican farmer., 1918-10-11
British Take 5000 Prison CTS and Large Quantity
 of Guns. GERMAN RESISTANCE FAST STIFFENING American Troops Get $500 and French 600
 Prisoners.
lBY Associated Pressl

 the strong pillars of the Hin denburg systems, the Germans today are being driven back toward the French frontier un- der the heavy onslaughts of the Third and Fourth British arm ies, aided by American troops. In capturing Cambrai and breaking through the German defenses to the south the Brit ish and Americans took more than 5000 prisoners and a large quantity of guns. Near Pre- mont the Americans captured an entire German artillery posi- ton of three batteries.
 Apparently the Germans now have lost the Hindenburg line on the front from Cambrai to St. Quentin. Field Marshal Haig resumed his attack again this morning and reports rapid progress on a front of more than 30 miles from northeast of Cambral to east of St. Quentin,
 As the German defense system in the center falls to the British and Americans the French and Americans on the southern sector from Rheims to east of the Mouse are smashing northward, threatening the important lT11nCtinng "a 1-iX o-tr the broken St. Quentin -Cambrai line, East of the Hindenburg line in the St. Quentin-Cambrai area the Ger mans are reported to have no pre- pared defenses until a line immedi- ately east of the frontier is reported. East of this line which would run through Valenciennes the Germans have the line of the Mouse.
 Before the advancing Anglo-Ameri- can line is the railway functions of La Cateau Bohain, Guise and Caudry. If the north and south railways are cut, German communication between the Laon massif and the Lille salient will be lost.
 T Field Marshal Haig has driven into the German lines a gigantic salient based on Cambrai This salient is a great menace to the Lille and Daon positions. The French and Americans on the east and the British and Ameri- cans on the north rapidly are out flanking the Laon massif.
 German resistance is stiffening along the front east of Rheims but not sufficient to report movement of Gen. erals Geaud and Debenny.
 The advance of the troops west of the Mouse is rapid. The American troops took $500 prisoners and a numbef of guns. Along the Arnes the French yesterday took 600 prisoners.
 To complete the days work, Franco American forces moved up on the right flank of the Mouse, won back places famous in the Verdun struggle and got in line with the Americans on the left bank, who are thus reliev- ed of the galling flanking fire which had prevented them moving forward.
 The German position has been ren- dered considerably worse as a result of yesterdays fighting, in the opin- ion of the military commentators Major de Civrieux, in the Matin, point: out that the strategic conditions alone do not suffice to indicate the import ance of the battle. which aims nor. than ever at the destruction of the enemy in either direct combat or by maneuveT. The German losses hay, been enormous and not only in pris oners. In a single section of the Brit ish front two fresh German divisions thrown into the furnace melted ava, .T in a few moments.
 General Ludendorff delayed hi general retreat so long that, in tn, view of this critic he is in danger O leading back merely the remnants O his army to the famous Glacis whicl protects Germany. Major de Civrieu- asks:
 This precipitate demand for al arristice-does it not spring from vision of disaster?"
 With the Anglo-American Armie Near St. Quentin, Oct. 9-Large mum Der of guns have been captured b the British and Americans in addi ton to the great patches of prisoner which contine to arrive at the cages The American troops alone capture two complete field batteries and battery of heavy artillery.
 The Americans captured these gun Tuesday afternoon when they sud denly outfianked both ends of tn valley south of Fremont, capturing 8 the German guns there.
 German endorsements have al rived but as these troops have. bee engaged several times recently the presence merely adds to the confus sion in the enemy ranks.
 Throughout Tuesday and last nigH the British had complete control ( the air. Roads, barracks, masse troops and batteries behind the GeI man lines all were targets for the bus British bombing airplanes.
 E In aerial fighting a considerab "aslumber of the enemy were brougl rnisdown
 the There is great confusion within u to' enemy lines. On the front of the tV fol British armies engaged from 29 enen g3 divisions have been identified aloT S the z0nile fighting line. Some z these divisions have been engaged a most continuously since August ar \, many are mere shadows of the old o ganizations.
 The ground over which the gre battle has been fought is covered wi
 dead men and horses and many Ge
 mans are buried under tons of ear
 in collapsed dugouts. Few of Il
 prisoners captured had heard of u
 Austro German plea for an armistiC
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