The daily progressive-miner. [volume] (Ketchikan, Alaska) 1915-1919, 1918-10-10
BRITISH CAPTURE
CAMBRIA. GERMANS
CLEARLY 0UTF0UCHT
French and American Troops Capture Four Towns and
Drove Enemy Well Beyond. Germans Are
Bringing Up Heavy Renforcements

Bringing Up Heavy Reintorcements
LONDON Oct 9-(Delayed in transmsson)-The British
have captured Cambria taking eg: prisoners there
elsewhere The attack resumed this
morning the entire front South of Cambria rapid
made.
PARIS, Oct 9-The French advanced today along the line
The violently bombardng the French posi-
items north of the Ane At Berry Bac ten thousand Germans
taken prisoners yesterday by the allied forces in fighting
The Germans huryng evacuatng the Argonne forest
while the battle is continuing.
WITH THE BRITISH ON ST. QUENTIN FRoNT-The
Germans brought heavy renfocemes during the night but
the allied drive continues
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY, Northwest of verdun,
the Americans with the French captured Consenvoye
Braant Humon and Beaumont and drove the well beyond
those and pursuing them northward In desperate
fighting along the entire line the offering increasing
resistance and is using large quantities of gas.
PARASITIC Laon salient is gradually tightening The Brit
h Americans driving prong the pnchers deeper
beyond St. Quentin and Cambria while the French Americans
doing the between Rems and Verdun In default Of
sufficient artillery the Huns masng all available trench
ars howitzer and high velocity at critical points in
effort stop the Slow ceasss allied advance While from Rus
and the East generally possible German soldier being
hurried on to the western front.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS of the Hndenburp line
the ST. Quentin and Cambria the Germans reported
have prepared defense until line Immediately
tier is reached
Germans Are In Full Flight
CAMBRIA AND ST. QUENTIN 'FRONT.' Oct 1O.-The Ger
mans full flight twenty miles front this morning with the
British cavalry and infantry in hot pursuit South of St. Quen
tn the Germans their retreat pursued by the
French and British They advanced ten miles in places
allied troops hold the entire Cambria St. Quentin railroad Eev
thousand prisoners taken Quentin Cambria op
erations together with two hundred guns.
Berlin Office Reports.
BERLIN Oct 1OReportng the great battle of Cambria
St. Quentin sector the headquarters admits breaches the Ger
man lines both sides of the Tecateau Also
German withdrawal to Fresnoy and DeGrand
Huns Fleeing
PARIS Oct 10The French aiding in the pursuit of the
fleeing Germans have passed Dame and Beau
treux. -:
German Dead Everywhere.
ON THE ST. QUENTIN FRONT, Oct. 1O.-The British in
breaking through the ndenburg line discovered trench pro-
tected by belt of wire fifty yards deep numerous con-
gesed piles of boches This locality is soaked with
German blood covering German dead.
Many French civilians rescued from the towns recapur
ed 500 brought back freedom town alone After
hundred brought back freedom one town alone After
the Germans forced flee they short distance
behind the the ground rocked with terrific explosions ammu
nron which they had not time to destroyed
General Pershing Reports.
WASHINGTON Oct 10-The penetration of the German
main line OF resistance west of the Meuse by the Americans
against fresh divisions reported today by General Per-
sling to the war Office
British Moving Eastward
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN CAMBRIA Oct 1O-Brhsb
cannon on the move eastward batteries gaoppng
ing plains OF Artois They stop the wheels only when to
lire Tor While then dash on to the performances
is intention to let the Germans get chance TO repair their
breach and organize their smashed forces British are a
vancing eastward asde the road from Cambria LeChaa
and hour has them further of
North Of Cambria passed along its entire length Brit
lsh absolutely confident that they break down the
Germans can place in front of them.