The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-10

quest Tor an artniuticc, OF which they
knew only nA much ns was contained
IN the kniser'u order Of the day, some
German divisions between Cambria
aud 81 Quentin made one Of the
fcchlcst fights seen since the Somne
became "A battlefield
Bocho Fights Fccbly
They didn't fight like they did
week ago" said South Carolina hoy
who participated In both hattlcH
III the kaiser doesn't want Ia fight
why should WEI" asked German
prisoner. who became "A vils1ne cap
tive
While the fighting was resumed In
fun force at dawn yesterday morn
ing and some advances had been re
corded north OF Cambria. even before
that hour. the break Was not notice
able unul midday,
Then some tanks and whippets
were sent M scouts across detectives
varying from 1000 10 5000 yards hc
yond tho starting point A short time
later tho infantry had deployed in
many places far ahead OF those ob
Icctiyoa.
Casualties Staggering
The number OF captured and slain
Germans IL staREcrlnE Prisoners al
ready filled the prepared cages TO
OVERLOOKING. while dead Germans
and horses strcwcd the ground.
This. despite the fact that the
English. Scotch. New Zealand
French and American troops par
ticipating In the aayanoe have
escaped with light losses
Remarkabl. shooting
Among ti- hundreds OF German
dead. wherever the Americans
rushed forward. an unusual pro-
portion were found with only a
single clear bullet wound. hearing
out admirably reports Of the re-
msrkabie use the Yanks made Of
their rifles against the boche ma
chine gunnern
Tho youngsters were no; too
busy shooting 90 take prisoners
however, na " shown by the fact
that 1869 men and 90 officers were
In the American caEr before noon.
and more wcfr coming hack
They also took time 10 assist ,.
old mcn and women and sonr
children 20 Escape from Mont IRE
haln 90 the rear. These French
town folk had been In the hands
Of tho Germans for four yeara
The Australians captured the town
three times before u stayed cap
turri.
In the meantime the citizrna re-
manned In their cellars four days
and nights when some Americans
pasNed thru ON their way to Join
their comrades up In front. they
asked 10 b. sent hack. This VA
promptly done.
These French people made no com.
plants VI German cruelty A French
officer. experienced In handling ref.
ug.eH. explained discrepancies In
stories Of enemy treatment 81 civil.
lanA by saying u depends largely on
tho personal character Of the Ger.
man town commAndant. who il an
autocrat IN complete control.
Tanks Are Successful
c~ssfui days yesterday In their com
parauycly brief military career They
went forward in long zig tagging
lines. crushing machine gun nests
and meeting with only a minimum OF
disasters
Lieut. Koher. OF Washington. D.
G. commanding - tank squadron
with ailAmcrican crews. said;
we went straight thru them with.
out bohble. There wasn't a single
hitch between the Kickoff and the
goal"
when left" said carmon Do
xier. OF Yorkviiie. Tenn. "thc Ger.
mans were running every way. duck.
Ing into saEcbruah holes. They didn't
want 20 fight
John Bunton. Of Grccnvilic. s. C.
and chas. Freeman. Of Anderson. s.
C.. confirmed Dozicr's statement.
They Won't Fight
A German officer In the prisoners
cage 81 "A certain American brigade.
when asked why hiss soldiers ran.
sighed and aaid:
German officers have a hard time
hNWf AAfR WIN tskAAs AAF
kaiscr'H order OF the day. telling us
he wants peace. was read by the men
when we received II day before yca.
terday. II hasn't helped any. The
war ls over. 40 far as we are con.
cerncd"
Another officer said he did not sup.
pose the allies would agree to peace
now Asked why ne thought that.
he replied that he didn't know just
felt sure"
a third officer was greatly inter.
estcd In the peace proposal and want
ed all the details. lie said the democ.
/ ratizlng OF Germany Is under way.
but that he doubted II the people
want TO dismiss the kaiser.
II was great day In the air. not
only for the airpianos. but for propa.
/ gandists. who sent up hundreds of
paper balloons. carrying messages TO
I tho German troops. Tho refugees
from Mont Brehaiu reiterated the
valuable effect such literature is hav.
! ing on The German soldiers.
Entering Cambria last night, /
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