The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-11


a, last accounts General Allenhy WIS
sill driving the Ottoman troops north
ward in PALESTINE.
LONDON. Oct. 10.-LH Cat"au hnS
hacn CAPTURED by the French. flcid MAJ
sbnl Ha;g announces in his report W.
night. .onidlv
The British have advanced rapidly
,,onp the whole baltic front. TheS no"
ittIa ,rn linz, of the Sclle river from
c, copDlct TO Solcsmcs. which repre-
scnts an advance Of about ten miles cast
~ cambrai. Many civilians have pcei'
found in the captured towns ana W.
lagos, $500 being liberated in |auuts
,lonc. The text Of the statement r 'tOS,
al dawn this morning our aaVanIs
.,s rcsumcd along the whole nhtti"
Front At all points rapid progress was
wade in spite Of the efforts or inc VII
nn,y.s rear guards to hold up the IL"
vance. 1,oro
our troop. approaching the Lauhs
woods enst Of Fohaln. nave
Vau1 .Andigny. North "i that p'"c ,h.
,,,rc reached the general limo ol we
t LII -i,cr from ST. Souplet to the
neighhorhond OF Soics'nes u"u INV
turcl I.a Catcau. ..
West Of So!csmes we captured AVIS
,,- and nicuX and then St Martin.
"Erst of the Scheldt canal We nave
taken Etrun. .ud
I'm the towns and villages carturca
in our advance today numbers 81 clEIi,
inns have been found, including -'"''
in the town of CaudrE, ,,o,.,
"Southcast Of Lens orr troops nave
made further progress ana nave cap
turel Rouvroy."
BERLIN. via London. Oct "
ENEMY attacks failed in front ol our
now positions on the battle front ia
lnr Cambria and ST. Quentin says the
evening official communication from
.hcadouar,ers, "as well as on both banks
Of the MeuSc.
WITH THE ANGLO-AMEHlCAN
FORCES SOUTHEAST OF CAMBlsAl,
OCT lO-tNoon.)-(B the Associated
Press. )-Rctwcrn Frcsnny and Botaln'
where German machine gunncrs have
concentrated in force. there was the
i, stiffrst kind of lighting today. British
| tanks helped 10 clear the machine gun
nests.
| Allied troops are in force thousand
Yards south of Le Catcau road and have
captured the towns Of EstOumcl and l%-
nicl les FrizettcS on the highway inc
British are still reported to be progress
sing. Six pontnon bridges and two m
fantrv bridges over tho Schcldt river
have been blown up by the enemy.
! British cavalry cast OF Cambria seems
; 10 be working forward. Late last night
they signalled from Beaumont and they
were said to be making good progress.
WITH THE ANGLO-A AMERICAN
FORCES on THE CAMRRAl-ST.
/ QUENTIN SECTOR. Qc;. lo.-H /. NJ
! -(By the Associated Press. )--Thc
! British armies continued their rapid
movement eastward today, despite dcS-
pcratc resistance which they "nc"un-
! tered at times from strong enemy rear
guards. who were trying To protect the
! main bodies of troops now in flight.
British cavalry. moving hstrid" the
! Camhrai-1r-Catcau road. captured l-"-
: Catcau ard moved beyond il after over
: coming enemy machine gun posts. Just
; north If here the infantry many hours
! agu reached Ncuvilly.
! The Germans w"r" in som" strength
on the east side Of the Srlle river III
! this point, and used their guns vigor-
| ouSly hut the town WAS taken and
passed.
| Caudry. lnchy and many other towns
| are burning. Us the Germans continue
! their incrrdirrism and destruction.
Other important advances have been
I made and Notwithstanding the cnemy's
| flight more than 1000 additional pr*-
! onrrS have been taken since yesterday.
, ono army uf the three participating III
the operations too: ffty-ninr cannon
yesterday and many more today. TIL"
others undoubtedly have don" rs well.
The Germans are $tal in full flight.
; but resistance from the rear guards
appears To have slightly stiffcncd.