Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-10
(Bv the associated Prcss.)

(By the Associated Press.) @J.
London, Oct. 1O.-British cavalry today reached
the outskirts of LIE Cateau the railway junction south
of Cambria which is the immediate British OBJ
jective the Exchange Telegraph company says it
learns.
Vigorously pressing the advantage gained by the
breaking of the German line between Cambria and St.
Quentin the British, French and American armies have
wdened the great wedge in this to such extent that
the entire front from Rheims northward seems to be col
lapsing
The disinegraon of this line is being hastened by the
vigorous strokes delivered by the French along the Asne
while further east the German flank in the battle
being hammered hard by other French forces and
the American first army in the Champagne Argonne and
Verdun regions.
Most telling in it's immediate effect is the thrust by
Field Marshal Haig southeast of Cambria where American
troops also operating The British commander has
swung the main direction of his drive norheastward and
already has pushed within miles of the important
The taking of La Cateau, which imminent will
cut the last of the lateral railway lines connecting the Ger
parenty will make inevitable the evacuation of the entire
Laon area.
Before La Cateau the British are on line fully
miles in advance of the longitudinal line running between
Cambria and ST. Quentin, having swept through the great
part of this in great strides driving before them dis
organized enemy The resistance of the Germans
ported to be sfenng during the night however ndcat-
ing that stand might be made in effort to the
railway junction as long as possible from capture.
Meanwhile further south the French are pushing to-
ward the Disc the general direction of Guise They have
made progress to the east and southeast of ST. Quentin
where they closely approaching the river Their col
umns here have passed FontaineNotre Dame nearly six
miles directly of St. Quentin This push is likewise
having marked effect in closing the Laon pocket.
In the north the wedge driven from Cambria east is al
ready affecting the front north of Lens The British first
army is moving forward here in the direction of Doua
which the great marked for capture by
the Allies along the British section of the line.
The American first army under General Pershing is
being outdone by the other Allied forces in the delivery
of hard blows upon the trembling German defensive sys
tenn The thrust east of the Meuse in the Verdun
being followed up by further attacks which have resulted
in the advance of the line here we'll up toward that by
1.-THE offensive west of the river.
+ In the Argonne where junction has been effected
with the French Lancon thus virtually clearing the for
lest of Germans attacks launched this morning
All the gains of General Pershings have been
held notwithstanding the throwing in of German
Not the least interesting development of the American
campaign the work of the air forces which evidently have
been assembled in such numbers that American bomb
ing expedition which dropped than 30 of bombs
on German on Wednesday comprised less than
1850 machines.