Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-10-02
HUNS SET FIRE TO
CITY OF CAMBRIA
AS ALLIES Cain
British Continue Big cIosing-in
Movement Against Strong
hold Win 4 Towns.
FRENCH TAKE $4,000 FOES
Petaln's Forces Push Ahead Between
the Atsne and vesle and Continue
Attacks In champaone-5ei.
alans Near Roulers.

London, Oct. 2.-Under the threat
Of its speedy capture by the British
the City Of Cambria has been set on
fire by the Germans, Field Marshal
Haig reported in his official statement.
The Germans set fire to Cambria ap-
parently in the hope Of destroying the
great quantity OF supplies there before
the British could surround the town,
which already is encircled on three
sides.
British troops continue their closing
in movement on Cambria. They cap
tured Proville, to the west Of the city,
and Tilloy, close by on the northwest.
Farther south on the front between
Cambrai and, st. Quentin the town OF
Vendhuile has been taken by the Brit
ish.
North of st. Quentin the British
wedge has been thrust still farther into
German-held territory and the town Of
Levergies has been captured.
Continued progress along the whole
front in Belgium is recorded in the
Belgian official statement. The state
ment says that Amersweld and Oosd-
noeuwkerke have been carried and Bel
gian troops have crossed the Zarren-
Roulers and the Roulers- Menine roads
at several points.
BeIgians Near RouIers.
Belgian and British forces under
command Of King Albert reached the
environs of Roulers and crossed the
Roulers- Menin road. The official state
ment of the Belgian war Office says
that the British forces have reached
the River Lys on front from Warren
top to Weryicq.
The number of prisoners was further
increased, but it has not been possible
to count them.
French Capture $4,000 Huns.
Paris, Oct 2.-The French have
taken more than 1900 prisoners on
the front between the Suippe and the
Argonne since September 26 and have
captured more than 300 guns In the
same period. A great number of guns
were of heavy caliber.
French troops are pushing ahead
again on the front between the Aisne
rid vesle rivers, according to the war
office report.
a French attacks in the Champagne
are continuing, with an important adj
vance scored in the Aisne Valley. Vim
aryille and Conde-les-Andry have been
captured.
Foch Strikes New Blow.
The allied offensive continued to
gain strength and the German resfs-
lance to weaken. Another army, that
of General Berthelot. Joined in the
chain Of battle with a success equal to
that achieved by the other groups. His
army attacked along the vesle River
northwest of Reims.
Advance Is Important.
On the extreme right General Gou-
raud's advance toward Monthois is Inn
portant because that village is only
mile west Of Challeranse, and the rail-
road which joins that locality to Apre-
mont has been cut. Grandpre, through
which two German sections facing the
French and American armies on either
side of the Argonne forest must pass.
is under an enfilading fire from French
guns.
AS a result the object for which the
French and American armies are fight
ing is made easier for them. On the
center the German resistance is des-
perate, and progress is naturally slow.
but Cambria, st. Quentin and lie Ca
telet are to all intents and purposes
taken. They have not been occupied