Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-10
BRITISH.

October love continued to ad-
vance yesterday and yesterday even
ing In the face of increasing resist
ance. and early in the night advanced
detachments established themselves
across the Cambrai-Le Cateau road,
within two miles of LIE Cateau.
Fighting is taking place south of
the main road on both sides of Cau-
dry and also east of Cambria, where
we have made progress.
In the sector between the Scarpe
and Lens our patrols are in touch
with the enemy west of the general
line of Vitry-en-Artois, Azel-les-
Equerchin ard Rouvroy. We have
gained possession of Sallaumines and
LONDON. October s.-we inflicted
a heavy defeat on the enemy yester-
day between st. Quentin and Cambria
taking more than 10000 prisoners and
between 100 and 200 guns.
No less than twenty-three German
divisions were engaged on this front;
they were severely handled
The result Of this action is that the
troops have been enabled to advance
today on the whole front between the
Somme and the Sensee and are maxi
ing rapid progress eastward, captur-
ing rear-guard detachments of the
enemy, isolated batteries and machine
gun posts. Numbers of the inhabit-
ants who are left in the captured viii
lagos have met the advancing troops
with enthusiasm.
The whole of Cambria Is in our pos
session. The Canadians entered the
town from the north at an early hour
this morning, while at a later hour
English troops of the Sd Army passed
through the southern portion of the
town.
Since August p the British 1st, Sd
and 4th armies have broken through
the whole elaborate series of deep
defensive zones built up with success
sive belts of heavily fortified trench
lines, including the entire Hindenburg
system on a front of over thirty-five
miles from St. Quentin to Arras. Hav-
ing penetrated this battle area to a
depth of between thirty and forty
miles, our troops are now operating
far beyond and east of the linden
burg defenses.
In the process of these operations and
since the date mentioned we have in
in killed and woundd and have taken
over ITO 900 prisoners and 1900 guns.
This feat of arms has been perform
ed by British troops who had already
withstood the first heaviest onslaughts
of the enemy's main forces in the
spring. Only the endurance and de-
termined spirit of these troops per-
mitted them to pass to the offensive
with such conspicuous success. BY
their heroic action in defense and at
tack the men from all parts of the
British empire have proved themselves
soldiers of the highest order.
The advance continues this after
noon. We have reached the general
line of Bohain, Busigny, Caudry and
Caurior.
Smoke curtains dropped Tuesday on
enemy strong points were OF great
value in the operations.
During the night twenty-three and
half tons of bombs were dropped on
railways, two trans being derailed.
FRENCH.
October 10.-During the night the
pursuit of the enemy continued to the
east of ST. Quentin. the French occu-
plying the Bots Landrincourt and pass
ing beyond Beautroux and Fontaine-
Notre Dame.
North of the Aisne the French
pressed the enemy with vigor in the
region east Of Ostel. French troops
hold the plateau de Croix-Sans-Tete.
They crossed the Aisne canal further
east in the region of Villers-en-Pray-
eres.
In the Champagne an attack vigor-
ously carried out has enabled US to
capture Liry and make prisoners.
October 9.-Northeast OF St Quentin
our troops. in conjunction with the
British army. attacked this morning
on 4 front Of ten kilometers. Not
withstanding stubborn resistance we
penetrated into strong enemy posi-