The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-22
Allies Beat Down Infu-
rated German Hordes
at Cambria. /
FIGHT TO FINISH
Berlin Admits French
Progress North of the
Aisne Serbians
Push Home.

Washington, Sept 21---NothinE
Of importance occurred today In
the sectors occupied by the Arhcr-
lean expeditionary forces, Gene
raj Pcrshing reported In an Of
fetal communique received BY
the war department tonight.
The text of the communiquc fol-
lows.
section Aside from patrol
encounters and increased avia-
ton activities in the Woeyre, the
day was uneventful In the sec
tors occupied by our troops"
London. Sept 2f.--A success
full British smash on a three-mile
front facing Lecatciet. the con-
Meeting link between tho Hin
denburg lines bastions. Cambria
and ST. Quentin was the out
standing large scale operation ON
the west front today.
Along the whole line of attack
good progress was made, Field
Marshal Haig was able to report
tonight, though the Germans
lsattled for every foot with . fury
unprecedented in their defense
counter attacks were c1nsbod.
As result OF = days con-
tinuous lighting the British have
brought their lines menAcingly
cIoser'to LecateIet. That town II
virtually the gate to St Quentin.
for it's fall will mean the isolation
north and south of that central
bulwark in the Hindenburg line,
the French moving slowly but
steadily northward from Ese3gny
lie Grand. four miles to the south.
which they took yesterday, and
evacuation" Of which was add
mitted by Berlin today.
Fronting the British on the line
on which they attacked today il
IA stretch OF high ground which
dominates the Scheldt canal. and
once this miniature ridge II cap
tured Lecatelet must fall.
Added proof that the Germans
are determined to fight TO the last
ditch for these positions Is seen
in toniehf's official report from
Berlin which incidentally claims
that the British assaults broke
down with heavy losses" The
statement speaks Of lin front OF
our SieGfried POSITIONS" which Is
taken 10 mean that the German
staff has decided this line must
he held at all costs, for Otherwise
the German people wouldabe pre-
pared for the abandonment Of tho
Sie-fried line
Terrific battles I'm the air at
tended yesterdays Anglo German
fighting, as Is seen from tonight's
aviation report In which Hatg
announces tho hagging of nine
teen German machines, the Brit
ish losing eleven.
Berlin also had to admit in itS
day statement fresh French pro-
grcss north OF the .Aisne. Con-
ceding that the French gained .
foothold on the ridges west Of
Jouy. the German war Office afS-
pears to. be preparing the people
al home for the eventual ''evacu-
alton" of the Chemin dcs DANES.
for the ridges in question gravely
threatens Ladies Road" in the
right flank.
On the Macedonian front the
Serbians continue storm 1 n z
ahead. At last accounts they had
reached the Drenska mountains,
the last natural obstacle In the
way to Prilep, the big Bulgarian
base which Is their chief objec-
tive. Ten more towns have been
reconquered by the valiant Serbs
and they are now less than eight
miles from the road running from
Prilep to the Vardnr.
Except for frustrated German
raids and minor counter thrusts.
the situation In Lorraine has
been quiet during the last twenty
four hours.
Far TO the souGh OF that front.
however. In Alsace. tho Germans
have begun pcppcring the Ameri-
can lines with their heavy artil.
lery, making lavish use OF gas.
Five thousand shells have becm
sent over to the American lines
in two nights. The Germans ON
that front arc "jumpy." fearing
an American break through into
Alsacc to entircic Metz.