The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-09-04
BURN VILLAGES
IN THEIR FLIGHT
Retreat Of Huns Marked by
Conflagrations and ExpIo-
Slons of Munitions.
HUNS HIDE BEHIND CANAL
British Dog Enemy's Heels
Like Hounds Pursuing Fox,
Giving Him No Rest.

With the British Army in France.
Sept 40 a. m.)-British forces are
within six miles Of the German base
at Douai, and aret within sight of
Cambria.
The Sensee canal locks have been
reached and lie Cluse has been taken.
Fifteen thousand prisoners were
captured by the British In two days.
Fire and explosions are observed In
the region of Armentiere, Beugny.
Merchies and Ruyaulcourt. indicating
that the Germans are preparing for a
further withdrawal in that region.
Recount, Rumaucourt. Baralle, In
chy- en- Artois, Mouvres, Ruyaulcourt
and Bus are all in possession of the
British giving them virtual control of
all the west bank of the Canal Du
Nord.
In the Inchy- en- -Artois district the
canal was crossed and strong enemy
machine gun nests were wiped out.
Two bridges were destroyed. but
four others remained intact.
The Germans in front Of the Third
British army retreated so rwiftly that
the British soldiers were unable TO get
glimpse of the enemy.
The British advanced with great
rapidity in the rear of the retiring
Germans. making six miles progress
in single day.
British engineers along the Canal
Du Nord, distihkuished themselves by
constructing bridges under fire.
Patrols went out from Vaux wood.
hut were unable 70 get across the canal
ON account Of the spraying fire from
massed German machine guns.
South of Moisalane patrols got
across the stream but to the north OF
this zone other patrols were held up.
Only forty French civilians were
found in Rumacourt when the British
advance guards entered the place.
The British artillery has madc a
magnificent record in advancing be-
hind the infantry columns. The gum
ners at many places had an opportun-
ity for moving down the enemy. The
big guns were aimed like rifles at the
rapidly retiring foe.
At the end OF yesterdays chase the
British were within glimpse of the
spires of CambrAi and the twilight sun
glinted upon them. This is one OF
the chief goals of the British army In
Artois.
With the British Army in France.
Sept AZ m.).-The Germans have
taken Temporary refuge behind the Ca
nal Du Nord and adjacent waterways.
where they are attempting to cover
their precipitatc retreat by stubborn
rearguard stands.
The main force Of the enemy is hast
ening westward, burning villages and
supplies and exploding ammunition In
its flight. The crescent flare of the
fires last night extended along front
of twenty-five miles and lighted the
way for the British troops, which
dogged the enemys heel like hounds
pursuing a fox.
The British are giving the Germans
no opportunity to rest between the
Sensee river at the north and Peronne
at the south.
The Germans, who rallied hodge,
podge defense. including fresh and
decimated divisions, engineers. dis
mounted cavalry. signalmen, clerks and
every man available IN vain effort
to save the Hindenburg switch line.
fed under cover of darkness when the
British pulverized and captured the
entire switch, sweeping forward with
force. N}f