Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-30

again and stfbbornly defended. hut our
men broke into the sunkcn road south
Of 1t and pinChed II out. and over a
thousand prisoners were taken.
ON that front New Zealanders passed
through Lancashire troops and famed
out on a wide patrol. moving forward
and driving the enemy before them.
.Gouzeaucourt and Nillers-Guislan below
them were taken by English divisions
who had advanced over Welsh ridge.
from which they had been driven back
Saturday.
Encounter Little Opposition
They went through two villages with
out en~countering much opposition. the
enemy having Ned except for n few
panic-stricken men. and they then ad-
vanced on the strong position ~ Com
nelieu. where they had very bitter fight
ing Held up by savsge machine-gun
fire they fell back a little In order to
wait for tanks to destroy those machine
gun nests and 1t ia reported that things
have gone in our favor in that tnelgh-
borhood.
Following the battle still northward,
our sixth Corps was heavily engaged
around Masnieres and Latesu wood.
where. in the Cambria salient last
November. our Twenty-ninth division
fought to death, once again the out
skirts of Masnieres became = German
shamhles and in that alleyway OF
ruined houses called Les Rues Vertes."
English troops fought with determine
ton broke the enemy.
Meanwhile our Sixty-third Naval
Division. who had been fighting so long
aud so hard since their capture Of
Queant and Pronyille many days aRo.
now stormed the German defensss
around l.ateau wood. which is now in
their hands.
our Sixth Corps. mas counted 1000
prisoners sisce Friday morning. 4
REG Of Norkshiremen captured Mar
Going. aud one of their battalions. the
flfth Duke Of Wellington's. forced pas
sage OF the Canal de L.escaut In the
ncighborhood by very glorious courage
under heavy fire. other divisions cleared
the west bank of the canal as far north
as La Folie wood aud are reported to
have captured the Village Of Novelties.
where they had to sustain fierce counter
attacks.
Record Number NJ Prisoners
West of Msrcoing our bray. old Third
Division on the right of the guards went
through the Hindenburg support line
and worked forward on Friday and
Saturday from Flesquieres ridge and
took a record number of prisoners for
one division in this battle. The guards
themselves fought according to their old
traditions and have done great work in
smashing through their part Of the
Hindenburg line and pressing on "a
Dr,val wood and rrimy chapel and clear
ing the Bapsume-Cambrai road.
ON the left OF the attack the cana.
dams and Eleventh British Division arc
still advancing north of Cambria AMI
putting the city within their grin by an
enCircling movement.
After their wonderful passage Of tn,
Canal du Nord on Friday morning he.
tween LES Moeuvrcs and Inchy they
fought and beat many ba'talions Of Ger
man divisions wha had intended 20 at.
tack them. Advance parties Of tho 2TO'i
DIV sion came I'm touch with the ad
Narrlng Canadians. and by saturday
night They. too. had lost prisoners from
All their hattaliunS. who are now II
Canadian hands. Thc Canadians ar,
w'ugirg well north Of Cambria through
the village OF Blecourt, north of Thiller,
and toward families. and for any Cor
mans left In 'ambrai there H. no hop'
hut Of quick escape. Some Of them hay,
alrcady escaped with as much booty a
they can take. judging from what saw
saturday.
As ] looked dow into the city From
the ground north Of Bourbon wood. OIL
OF Canhrai came \ German train. |
was II train in a hurry. with fun steam
up, and raced away to the hint erland
whore there was more safety for Germar
staff officers.