The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-10-10
SMASH VAUNTED
KRIEMHILDE Line
American Hot Fire Forces Ger
mans to EvaCuate Ar
gOnne Forest.
GRANDPRE NOW MENACED
American Artillery B It t Q r S
Down Enemy Entanglements
and Redoubts.

WITH the American roTScs Noi'h-
west OF Verdun, Oct. 1O.-tNoon.)-
Gen. Pershing's infantry today again
went into action on the left wing OF
the Argonne forest front after vio-
lent artillery bombardment lasting all
night.
The Germans are throwing in re-
serves on their left flank, which now
has been exposed in the Argonne
pocket.
The enemy also is endeavoring to
withdraw his troops at other points so
as TO restore the line.
The American artillery on the right
wing was active all night. The bonn
bardment met with little reaction on
the part of the Germans. In the center
the Americans are holding all the ad-
vanced positions which they gained
yesterday, and are meeting with little
enemy activity except for barrage.
Harassina Fire.
Early this morning the Germans laid
down a harassing fire in the areas to
the rear of the American positions.
During the night patrols operated pre-
paratory to further infantry action to-
day and this morning the entire front
continued to be fairly active.
Fires have been seen burning on the
east bank of the Meuse towards Harau-
mont, northeast of Vilosnes-Su Meuse
West OF the river conflagrations have
been reported in the towns Of Aincre-
vile, Dun and Bantheville.
Germans Demoralized.
With the Anglo American Forces
Southeast of Cambria, Oct. 10.-(Morn-
ing. .)-British and American forces con-
tinued to advance rapidly and are driv-
ing the demoralized Germans before
them, according to all available reports
on this front. The whole battle is on
n field that was aflame throughout the
night The many fires have completely
destroyed towns and farm houses.
The powerful mines which the Ger
mans had placed under Cambria seem
to have been set with a time fuse. the
idea being to complete the destruction
started by fire and to kill as great a
number of the allied soldiers as pos
sible. The explosion went off with q
roar under the center of the town after
1t had been occupied by the British.
The crash and detonation were seen
and heard FOR milas. Cire1t sv1Amage,
the exact extent OF which has not yet
been determined. was done in Cambria.
With the American Army on the
Champagne Front. Oct. 10.-(9:30 a.
M )--F'ollowing the smashing OF the
vaunted Kriemhilde line by American
forces on the Champagne Meuse front,
the Germans have been forced to
evacuate the Argonne forest and 1t
was reported today that they would
attempt to make a stand just south Of
Grandpre.
The German left dank south Of
Grandpre is already menaced by the
Americans advance on the Somme-
Rance Romagne road.
A new attack was delivered this
morning against the Kriemhilde sys-
tenn of defenses. the Americans at
tacking through thick fog.
The attack centered on the Namelle
sector of the Kriemhilde line followed
nineteen hours Of intensive artillery
battering.
The MamelIe section Of the defense
system rested on the crest or hill
and was strongly defended with barbed
wire ENHANCEMENT SO violent was
the American bombe-dment that the
defenders were completely demoralized.
They attempted to establish an outpost
in front of the American lines, but
were driven off.
The whole OF the Krlemhilde posi-
tions were penetrated, thanks to the
efficient work of the American ar
tilIery in battering down the entangle-
ments and redoubts. There Is no other
German line Of defense for many miles
in the rear of this system.
One captain who took part In the
fighting today southeast of Romagne,
that the A..ericans "had taken
O he'll of O. lot of prisoners
Along the Romagne- -Cunel road, the
German machine gun nests were num-
erous and the gunners put up stiff re-
sistance. They succeeded in holding
I'D our advance for a while.
The line now runs in a southeasterly
direction from Romagne and south OF
Cunel.
The battle vas still continuing last
night, and the sky was lighted up Tor
miles by the flashes Of the artillery.
At last reports, the Americans were
still making progress through the
breach in the Kriemhilde line up the
Lanton valley. The weather was clear.
Cambrai Not Damaged.
British troops that entered Cambria
found the city little damaged. Cav
airy pushed on ahead and reported
fires and explosions In the areas about
Caudry, Inchy. lie Cateau. st. Benin,
st. Soplet. Vaux Audigny, Boauhain
md Bertry.
The Germans apparently have been
thrown into confusion by the rapidity
If the British advance.
So slight was the resistance In the
Bertry district that the British ad-
1anced on the town, marching In COL
INNS Of fours. \
Nine villages fell into the hands OF
he British on their dash past Cam
,rai. After taking Maretz, Mauriess
md Honnechy. they pushed on beyond
Wambain, Haucourt. Selvigny, Caul-
cry, Ligny and Montigny.
After occupying these villages, tne
British pushed on towards ~audry.
American forces are advancing with
he British.
The Cambrai-Le Cateau road has
,een crossed and the Escaut canal
vas forced at Families. Other Brit
sh troops are across the Cambrai-
road.
in -Bertry highway. threatening So
,oncourt and F'ontaine Notre Dame.
Wave Of Depression.
A great wave Of depression has been !
aused in the German army by the /
ollapse of Bulgaria and the tottering |
Z Turkey and Austria, prisoners de-
Jared today.
During the day, I saw several hum ,
- aaiootod looking captiyes In Dris-