South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-09
HIGH OFFICERS
ARE BAGGED IN
ALLIED DRIVE
Cavalry and Light Tanks Are
Used in Open Fighting
Made Possible by
Topography.
BN BERT FORD.

w III III DIN lOIl ANN ]
OK THE AMIENS FRONT
(13O P. m), Aug. Q.-Be-
tween nine and ten thousand
prisoners. including $50 officers.
among them major general
and several colonelS. and one
hundred and fifty large guns
have been captured by the
Franco-BritiSh forces i'm their
new offensive against the Ger
mans.
A vast quantity of other war ma
teri has also been taken i'm the
tel rife drive
n some places British cavalry has
penetrated the German lines 90
ma ximum depth Of % miles. Hard
sslt.ng continued an slong the line
tooay with the British still adyanc-
ing. Yesterdays gain averaged seven
mi % over a front of 1900 yards
Cse Big Cavalry Force.
Owing to the open lighting which
was large due 10 the topography
Of he ground. the British have used
the largest force OF cavalry and light
tanks ever employed i'm the war a
large number Of German machine
suI nests were wiped out by these
Tor tes
Ia their drive against the forces
OF Cen von Hautier. the British al
20 employed a strong force OF mot
ors on which were mounted machine
guns
Every modern appliance Of war
fare was used in the initial stages
Of he drive
The ground recsptured is terri
orr taken by the Germans during
March and embraces a score or viz
lagos
Patrols Take Villages.
The cavalry patrols alone recap
tlr4d n number OF villages late yes
terIav
The German prisoners taken eX-
Pre- -sed pleasure over their capture
80 far the British have taken pris-
ontrs from every German regiment
am 1ng the German divisions which
thev attacked
Two German divisions were being
rel eVed when The British drive
started showing that the attack was
a surprise
Some Of the prisoners however.
sal that an attack Dy the British
+ On 2 smaller scale was expected four
+ da.s aao. evidently prompting the
+ recent retskiug of ground carured
DN Australians
An Inspiring sight.
. he sight OF British artillery clat-
-er.ng over the plateau and The
LoIses being unhjtched rs the guns
were swung into action against the
sc mans was Inspiring
ne guns immediately would be
-in TO send shells Screa ming into
ne German lines They would con
Tin ~ 10 blaze away for a0 minutes
when they would again 90 wheeled
lorv ward 10 new positions
Find Germans Asleep
The British advanced so quickly
tra German soldiers We're found
asleep in dugo1ts BADLY wounded
F,n.Iish soldiers claimed they we're
Sho oy Germans wearing the
orassard o. the red Cross
II was a spectacular Sisht as The
. cavalry charged through the foz
across the fields and over the hills
Finally the sun broke through.
The British continued 10 ma se
/ stesdy progress. gaining every OH
ies tie early in the afternoon
There was srueuinE infautrF
clash in the first snake bend Of
The Somme river out the British
advance went through without p
mitch
British Morale Good
Ire morale Of the British soldiers
Ra- wonderful The hurts 90 the
wounded we're qg.cklt bound u
with torn shirts snd tunics aua
they went Dask to Jhe r-af 1,lIh
smiles OF ga iSfact.ou ou ther faces
Tie Germans were ZOO busy To- -,-
turs the Smelling of fhe allied guns
% VAS great dsy FOR the En-ll~f
airl1en. They We're astir ar dsH-
break. sVa -minR over the roads ir
Ire Gerols- rear where transport.
an fleeing columns NJ German
troops v ere snoRe cred with oomos-