The Washington herald., 1918-09-29
English Rapidly Surround
Important Bastion Of
Hindenburg Line.
PRISONERS UNCOUNTED
Advance Threatens Whole
Hun Defense System to
St. Quentin.
AMERICANS AID MOVEMENT
Our Troops : lack Near lie CateIe
Is Important Factor in
British Success.
PRISONERS UNCOUNTED
AMERICANS AID MOVEMENT

Paris, Sept 2s.-Cambrai, Il,
most important bssGon in tn
northern part Of the Hindenbur
line, next to Lille, is unOfficisHI
reported in British hands.
The report may be premature
though it comes direct from th,
correspondent at the British front
where the British censor passed il
If it is, TIE city's capture is never
Iheless a matter of hours, for II,
British have crossed the last wsts
barrier, the Esesut Canal, and a
last accounts were drawing a seu.i
circle around the town.
Yesterday and today the BritisI
have captured nearly $1,000 prs
Oners in the Cambrai-St. Queatir
sector. Two hundred guns hsv1
been taken by them.
1900 PRISONERS IN DAY.
At the British Front. Sept Is
An unoorGrmcd report states thai
Cambria has fallen to the British
Yesterday alone the British tool
1900 prisoners and zoo guns.
1t is officially announced that
this morning the British in the
Cambria sector reached Couillct
Wood, on the east bank Of tht
Canal de L'Escaut. They are n
MarcoinE and short distance
east OF Cantaing, which is also in
their hands, as are Fontaiue
Sally RainccOurt, EpinOy, Ois.y
and Pallucl.
Sally Captured.
London. sept. Z&-The British 70.
night are less tnsn two miles west
Of Cambria and that Hinden5urz Lus
basiion is near its fall.
Field Marshal HaIg announced I'D
his night report the capture Of sally,
two miles to the west Of Cambria
and RaillencUurt, half a mile farther
TO the westward.
The two places and the powerfully
organized trench system between
them were captured after the Cana-
dians who entered RaIlIencourt had
crushed four strong German counter
attacks.
Eight miles to the northwest Of
Cambria, where the British advance
is Erayely threatening DouaL, thu
British captured Palluel, on the
Apache River just below Arleux en-
Gohelle, which was taken in yester.
days drive
The number Of prisoners and gunt
is increasing" says the British COM
mander's night report,
Heavy fighting ragged throughout
the night for poss session OF the Beaus
camp Ridge. southwest Of Cambrai
This morning the British overcams
all German resistance and pushed
two miles forward. capturing the
enemy positions on the Highland and
Welsh ridges.
Later they captured Gouzeaucour1
in the center OF the attacking front
facing the Csmbrai-St Quentin Sec
tor. In this village the Germans bad
held out for weeks.
The British scored further progress
- ~ E~rV-FaNrrr
and three-quarter miles west Of Cam
brai.
Resistance Fierce
North Of the Bapaume -Csmbrst
road the Germans offered fierce re-
sistance which cost them heavily in
killed and prisoners. Field Marshal
Haig's bulletin states
At the British Front. Sept. Is
simultaneously with the British at
tack in the direction OF Cambria a
strong force OF Americans occupy
ing the British front lines struck
the enemy at daybreak yesterday
midway between Cambria and ST.
Quentin.
The Yankees took all their object
ives before sunset Bitter fighting
marked their advance.
Details OF American psrticips
in the attacks on the Hindef =.
line were not released for cab = BY
correspondents until today.
CRield Marshal Hsig-s niEl report
Friday announced the Anne an sue
cesses southwest OF lie Ca slet. The
main purpose or the Amer an attack
was the clearing OF the c aches Sri
fortified farms forming tn outer q,
fences OF the HiDdsnburg line soU,h-
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