Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-10
Thirty DIVISIONS
IN FLIGHT BEFORE
ATTACKING BRITISH
With the British Army on the Cambrai-St.
Quentin Front, Oct lO.-At least thirty Ger
man divisions or 100000 men, are in virtual

flight on the Cambral-St.
Quentin front.
Vast stores of war ma
terals have been captured.
1t is impossible to forecast where
the British drive will end.
German prisoners believe that the
war is almost over
The Germans are badly shaken.
seeing their century old war machine
crumbling to pieces overnight.
Expect German Stand.
London, Oct 10.-.The Bri ish on
the northern part of the western bat
tie front are now only ten miles from
the Valenziennes- -Hirsen. Mezieres rail-
way, the main German lateral line of
communication.
The Germans are expected TO make
stand, probably on the Disc River,
until the forces in the ST. Gobain-
Ailette and Aisne sectors can fall
back More than eighty German divi.
tions have been engaged against the
British. Some of them have been de-
feated two or three times.
Birdmen in Big Raid.
With the American Army Northwest
Of Verdun, Oct. 1o--More than 200
allied airmen took part in a great raid
over German lines last night. 100 Of
the allies machines were fighting
types. The allied aviators dropped 80
tons of bombs on boche camps.
The War Summary.
While British and American
troops were continuing their drive
past Cambria, on the Picariy bat
tie front, the Americans delivered
staggering blow in the Meuse
River sector, which smashed the
kriemhilde line over front of
nearly four miles.
American patrols are reported to
be approaching Sipry, nearly three
miles north of COnsenvoye, which
was captured by the Americans
Tuesday.
With the Kremhilie line reached
the Americans are now in a posi-.
tion to drive against important Ger
man lines of communication in the
Grandpre Buzancy and Stenay
areas.
Magnificent successes are crown
! ing the efforts of British arms in
the north. British troops have ad-
| yanced five miles on the Cambrai-
| st. Quentin front and have crossed
the Cambria lie Cateau road, reach
| inga poitn only two miles from the
| German base at lie Cateau
The British troops on the Flan.
ders front are still going ahead
and hayeadyanced nearly two miles
eastof Lens. capturing two villages.
The Germans are burning many
villages behind their front in north.
ern France, indicating that prepa-
ratiOns are under way for another
retreat over wide front The re-
treat may extend over line Of
nearly forty miles, according to Of
fetal information from the battle
zone today
So rapid was the British and
| American advance south OF Cam
brai that the Germans were COM
, pletely demoralized.
On the Champagne front the
French are stlll pushing ahead.
The Germans have been putting m
stiff rear guard resistance, but all
counter attacks have broken down
under the relentless pressure Of
= General Gourod's Franco-American
army.
-. Nabobs in Berlin.
|. Copenhagen Oct. 10--Gen. Luden
dorf, quarter master general OF III
German army, and Chief Of staff Hin
denburg have arrived in Berlin. said
dispatch from that city today.
: AIenby Takes Beirut
London, Oct l0.--Beirut. on IN,
coast of Palestine has been capture
u by Gen, Allenby's British army,
II was officially announced this afte
" y noon. The total prisoners taken b
= the British in the Holy Land ha
" reached $4,000
Iy Autonomy for czechs.
s. London Oct. l0--A minister's
ri council IN Vienna has decided to II
III troduce national autonomy for Au
III tria-Hungary. in order to make Pres
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