South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-30
WIN DETECTIVES
BEFORE CAMBRIA
INSIDE 8 HOURS
Americans Attacking With
British Take Villages
in Short Order.
BY BERT FORD.
international News Service

of the American army that attacked
this morning with the British on q
sO-mHe front opposite Cambria AMI
St Quentin had swept across the
tunnelled section Of the canal du
Nord. capturing the villages of Naur-
roy and BellicOurt.
The left flank encountered SITTER
resistance. but crossed the canal
taking the important town Of lie
Catelet and Gouroy
There was bitter fighting at close
quarters in the latter village
Smash Hindcnburg Line.
The capture Of lie Catelet and
Gouroy resulted in the smashing Of
the main Hindenburg front line.
The Americans advanced TO the in
termediate line. where Australian
troops 1eap-frogged" is. the
Australians passed on through the
American lines. stOrming the second
Hindenburg line.
The Americans attacked over
front OF six thousand yards and
penetrated the same distance carry
ing all their detectives on scheduled
time.
About 1000 German prisoners
were captured
one flank of the American attack
ing forces bagged SO officers and
G54 privates.
Haig Identifies Troops.
Field Marshal Haig announced
hat the American troops were from
New York state. Tennessee, North
and South Carolina. and that they
were from the command Of Mai
Gen. c. W. Read, T.. 5. A. COM
mander of the fourth corps Of Gen.
Pershing's army.
The Yankees on the British front
realized that they had a tough nut
TO crack. but they cracked it with
American vigOr and dispatch.
German machine guns captured
by the Yankees were turned against
the fleeing boches. Americans also
manned British tanks that aided in
the assault
Australian soldiers who fought
alongside the Americans eulogized
the bravery and dash OF the Yam
kee ,roops The Yanks and the
"Ausics" worked in harmony in the
first big fight together since Amer
leans and Australians fought on July
18th in front OF Amiens.
Modcsty Is Keynote.
But for many OF the Americans II
was their first baptism of fire. l had
an opportunity 70 talk with some
OF the wounded at advanced clear
ing stations. They all wore broad
grins and some Of them were smok-
ing cigarets Modesty was the key
note. the men preferring TO praise
their officers and comrades rather
than talk about themselves.
The Hindenburg line was not
strong enough TO stand the Yankees
push" TO use the words OF Pvt. Al
fred Won Essen of Brooklyn. Essen
added enthusiastically: Our men
went through it like water through
sieve"
IL was hardly that easy. but the
Brooklyn mans simile showed the
enthusiasm of the Americans over
the outcome But the biggest task
Is vet 20 be undertaken.
The Americans who were man.
ming British tanks met with great
success. To was the first time that
the Yankees had been put in charge
OF land battle ships on the British
front They had received careful
Instructions and drills preparatory
to ,oday'S work
Masters OF the Air
American aviators attached 10
British air squadrons aided the ad-
vance OF the tanks and the infantry.
crows and they were complete mas
ters OF the air.
Wounded began arriving I'm am
balances shortly after the fighting
got under way.
Mostly they were superficial arm
and leg wounds Some of the
wounded were transported in old
London busses with an upper deck,
similar to the style seen in the
streets or New York Despite band
aged heads. arms and legs. the men
were in good spirits. some shouted
10 passersby that they We're enjoy
ing the scenery. The good cheers Of
the wounded was amazing and their
only desire was % whip the boche
The Americans turned some Of their
prisoners into litter bearers.
Receive News GIecfulIy
Some OF the Americans engaged
today had been N Fridays action
when trenches and outposts OF the
Hindenburg line had been stormed
They had hardly rested from this
engagement when sergeants and
corporals went among them Satur-
day night ANNOUNCING that the men
were to go over the top a dawn
this morning I'm even bigger push
than that Of Friday. The news was
received with shouts OF glee
Pvt. Essen OF Brooklyn thus told
or the way the Americans went into
battle:
They were game and eager. After
the news they kept kidding and
joshinc among themselves but when
the barraEe went mp the roar OF the
big guns drowned out all the voices
At the zero hour every fellow push
cd forward I'm crouchins position
keeping his ewes peeled for tho