Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-10
FOES ENTIRE
FRONTCAvES
In DISASTER
Yanks and British Sweep
Through Like the Sea
Through Broken Dixie.

tin and Cambria resulted yes
terday evening In continued Ad-
Vances according 10 Field Mar
shal Haig'S report today. The
British now are within two
miles of lie Ca3eau.
Sallaumines and NOyelles
have been captured.
Between Lens and the Scnrpe
the British also are advancing
and are in touch with the Ger
mans TO the west of the line
of Vltry y-En-ArtOis, AZel-Le1
Equerchin and ROuYrOy.
The capture Of Sallaumines and
NOyelles represents d British ad-
vance In the district east OF Lens.
With the Anglo-American Forces
Southeast OF Cambria, Oct 10,
Morning, tBy the Associated Press.
British and American forces COO
tinued to advance rapidly and are
driving the demoralized Germans
before them, according to all await
able reports on this front The
whole battle is on a field that was
aflame throughout the night The
many fires have completely de-
stroyed towns and farm houses.
(By the Associated Press.
Vigorously pressing the advaE
tage gained by the breaking Of tac
German line between Cambria ana
st. Quentin, the British, French ana
American armies have wideued the
great wedge in this area to such
an extent that the entire GermaL
Dafv Il una nd
TO be collapsing.
The disintegratiou of this line is
being hastened by the vigorous
strokes delivered by the French
along the Aisne, while further east
the German left flank In the ac-
tive battle area is being hammered
hard by other French forces and
the American First army, in tine
Champagne, Argonne and Nerdun
regions.
Most telling in its Immediate ef-
feet is the thrust by Field Marsha!
Haig southeast Of Cambria, whege
American troops also are operating.
The British commander has swung
the main direction OF his drive
northeastward and already na-
pushed TO within Two miles of rho
important railway junction ut l.
Cateau.
Cuts Foes Last Hold.
The taking Of lie Careau. which
seems imminent, will cut the la
OF the lateral railway lines connect
ing the German northern front wita
the great salient OF Laon and ar-
parently will make inevitable the
evacuation Of the entire Laon area
Before lie Cateau the British are
on a line fully 10 miles in advance
OF the Longitudinal line running be-
tween Cambria and St Quentin
having swept through the greater
part OF this area in great strides,
uriVing before them a disorEaniZft
enemy.
Is Complete Victory.
British and American forces seem
20 have won a complete victory
southeast and east OF Cambria RE-
ports from the front state that the
allies are marching eastward
through burning towns Ina pursuit
OF the enemy. who appears 10 be
hurriedly retreatiug At soW'
points in this sector the German
rear guards are allll IEui4I- hEH-
perately. but they are being wipcl
out by the advancing Britsh ana
Americans.
Cambria has fallen and with that
city collapses the German llnr
along a front which probably WfG
OK end as far as Douai, or even fur
ther northward There is nothing
TO Indicate that the Germ1ns ju-
tend 10 make a stand anywhere lu
this region, airmen reporting that
their columns have been seCn Ear
toward the Belgian frontier.
Sweep Through Like Sea.
Through the break In the German
lines between 81 Quentin and Cam
brai the allies seem 20 be pouring
like tho sea through shattered
dixie. All reports from the frou,
reflect condition which NAV re
suit in a general retreat Of the en-
emy, with his troops near Laon rap
idly being enveloped,
See Break In line Near.
With the British Army on tho