Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-07

they captured some 500 men. The tanks
put out of action many machine-gun
nests. and caused frightful havoc among
the German garrison.
The English troops captured Beaure-
volr, where for several days there had
been inrand.out fighting. sOn the, north
Of Cambria .tAbancourt station has been
cleared OF its garrison. and from Le-
cateiet. the enemy is also in retreat.
Gallant work has been done by our
engineers. who built and repaired many
bridges over the canal.
A number Of civilians have been
RESCUED from- -Ramicqurt, close TO Mont
rehain. by the Australians They
fwere told TO pack MP their belongings
and wait FOR sIN~rarts ro~come along for
them Two carts came, and these poor
people made that an excuse TO get down
in tho cellars and stay there under our
shcif1re.
Wi.h them went number Of Ger
man soldiers and Red cross men who
picked over the bundles of these VIII
layers and robbed them of some Of
their small treasures before leaving the
village in hurry. Others did not
leave but said to the villagers: We
will stay with you and get taken pris-
oner"
when the British shellng slackened
off one French civilian went upstairs
saving. ct is finished" and was un-
fortunately killed. as he stood at a win
dow. lie was the only man hurt. and
the other people were rescued when the
Australians went in. All Of them speak
Of the demoralized spirit OF the, Ger
man soldiers, many Of whom are full
of fear and despair and also rage
against their war lords who brought
,hem to this pass '
German Army Wants Peace
Every hi Of evidence one gets Hike
this points to the conclusion that the
German arn,y as whole is hungry for
rearf, liGJ that. in SPITE Of the courage
~ thtt,s braNesr men. Of whom there are
ma NJ NJ the Egitsh know by the way
they night .they whht the end to come
TAtckly. and don't care how, 1t comes
or what the terms may be.
The enerar stillscontinues 10 withdraw
from dhe' La Rassee front southwest Of
Lille 4 went, over the ground from
which he retreated and among the pur-
suing troops Of the, Fifth Army. under
General sir William Birdwood. who is
k6epngl In close contact with his rear
guards. 80
The way 70 La Rassee and the new
British front line leads through Bethune.
that city where in the first three years
Of tho was the British soldiers found
tier nearest oiylization on the north
.ern edge of toe batftlcfields. It was
very close TO the red edge Of war. but
the Inhabitants stayed bravely in. their
houses. and there were bright restau-
rants and tea shops. served by CHEEKY
women and show windows lighted on
winter a afternoons into which the muddy
men. in their "hairies" and steel he'll
Aretss used to gaze with noses flat
against the window panes like childrer.
TEMPTED by All kinds Of fancy things,
quite ..useless jn the trenches. but with
feminine touch recalling their own
women at home.
In fthe German offensive Of last April
BetljIne was slashed by storms OF high
.eN ploSives and all its people fled and
Saturday ! went through it's streets
again. It was still deserted city. badly
ruined and full OF sadness.
went down the La Bassee road with
an officer who years ago marched with
his men this way and saw his first front
line and for the first time came under
fire as German shells burst along this
h ;ghway. Hundreds Of thousands of
Britons have marched along that road TO
the brick stacks this side of La Bassee.
where no man could pass and live. II
was a road where men walked with
brave faces and hidden fear in their
hearts. and every day death chose among
them with fickle choice.
Most OF the British divisions have