Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-10-09
ALLIES STORM
FOE ON FRONT
OF 20 MILES
BerthoIet Puts Laon in Pocket; Advance
Along Aisne Is Menace to Hun
Troops North of Rheims

London, Oct 9.-The city of Cambria has been
captured by the British. Here and elsewhere
5000 prisoners were captured yesterday. South
of Cambria the British captured Forenvie and
reached the western outskirts of Walincourt.
Field Marshal Hag announced the capture of this long
resisting German stronghold in his official statement
The attack this morning was on the front or the
Third and Fourth armies and began at $40 o'clock
The Anglo-Amercan attack was resumed this morning on
the entire front south of Cambria Field Marshal ag reported
to-day First reports indicate rapid progress is being made every
where
American Losses Light
The British advance between Cambria and St Quentin is
proceeding very we'll to-day all along the line There
much by the Germans there yesterday probably
due to the enemy having retired during the night
In the American this front the Germans resisting
strongly The American losses however have not been
heavy The total American casualties less than half the number
of Germans taken prisoners.
Forced from Cambria of the strongest pillars of the Hin
denburg the Germans to-day being driven back toward
the French frontier under the heavy onslaugh OF the Third and
Fourth British armies, aided by American troops
Apparently the Germans have lost the Hndenburg line
the front from Cambria to St Quentin Field Marshal Hag
resumed his attack again this morning and reports rapid
front OF than thirty miles from the northeast of Cambria
German Defense System Falls
AS the German defense system the falls to the British
and Americans the French and Americans the southern wall
from Rheims to east OF the Meuse smashing northard threat
enng the important functions the railways running eastward
from the broken St. Quentin Cambrai line.
East of the Hndenburg line in the St QuennC amba
the Germans reported have prepared defenses until
line Immediately of the frontier reached East of this
line which woud through Vencenne the Germans have the
MeuSe.
Many Prisoners Taken
In capturing Cambria and breaking through the German de-
the south the British and Americans took than
5000 prisoners and large quantity of guns Near Fremont the
Americans captured entire German artillery position of three
batteries.
Before the advancing Anglo-Amecan line lie the railway
functions OF La Caeau Bohan Guse and Caudy If the north
south railways German between the
Laon massf and the Lille salient will be lost
Field Marshal Hag has driven into the German lines ggan
tic salient based Cambria This salient great to
Lille and Laon positions The French and Americans the
dhe British and Americans the north rapidly out
thanking the Laon massif
Holding at Only One Point
German resistance stennS along the front of Rheims
but not sufficient the forward movement of Generals
Gourau dand Berthoe The positions Cham
pagne the Agone the Meuse have been improved by the
advance there frees the of the Meuse from the
German artillery north of Nrdun In the operations these
Tuesday American troops took 5000 prisoners and
Der of guns Along the Anes the French yesterday took six
hundred prisoners.
TIHERE is every to On front extending from
believe that great Rouers, the north Verdun
of the Allied in far toward the other
France has reached climax and of the battle line the Germans
the days may wit being battered by
which will mark an blows and these
epoch in the history of the they be i'll
serious position