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CAVALRY REPORTS
CLEAR PATH AHEAD
British Infantry Advances
RAPIDLY in Columns of Four.
By the Associated Press.

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY ON THE
CAMBRAI-ST. QUENTIN FRONT. Oct. g.
The German troops on a twenty mile
front have been put to full flight and the
British cavalry Is reported to be pursuing
them, the infantry marching In columns
Of four through villages hastily aban-
dCped by the enemy.
Cambria has fallen and the British are
now we'll to the east.
The deepest gain some hours ago was
at least nine miles on this sector. and
there are no signs Of the advance slow
ing up. On the contrary, 1t Is going
faster every hour. with clear ground
ahead.
Everything that could be burned had
been set afire by the enemy before he
began what virtually amounts to the
rout OF no less than thirty divisions
(about lo0.Q men). the smashing of
which was continued furiously to-day.
North of Cambria the Canadians at
, tackled and penetrated deeply also.
The British marched through Bertry
without opposition They reached the
outskirts OF Troisvillers. and hold Maui
rois and Honnechy.
Large forces of the enemy have been
seen from the air fleeing we'll to the
east of lie Cateau. Maretz fell early
and the British reached Busigny and
passed quickly through, Bohain. These
are only q few Of more than a score OF
towns captured.
f, Many thousands OF prisoners and
quantities OF field and machine guns
were taken, as well as vast stores OF
other booty, which the enemy did not
have time to blow UP or set afire.
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II. 1000 prisoners to-day, while tho
French also added to the bag.

II 900 prisoners to-day, while tho
French also added to the bag.
Numerous suggestions have been
made concerning the probable next
stand" OF. the Germans. provided Mar
shall Foch gives them time enough to
make q stand. Some of the critics
incline to the belief that an effort will
be made to halt the great allied ava
lanche on line running roughly from
valenciennes to Sedan. There Is sup
posed to be a trench system between
these two cities, although allied avia-
tors have failed to find traces Of II.
The next stopping place logically
would be the Mouse River IN Belgium.
Any attempt to stop and give battle
there would result disastrously for the
Germans. as the French and Americans
are already In the upper Mouse Valley
working their way toward the sea
On all parts OF the front, behind their
lines. the Germans are burning French
villages through which they are being
driven In retreat. And as the flames
rise there rises also in France and Eng
land an ever higher wave Of indignation
which rapidly is assuming the shape OF
q demand for retaliation In klnd,against
the barbarisns in that not distant day
when the allied fighters are sure to
march on German soil.
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vance artillery firing had been so com.
plete that nothing coiud stop them
More than 1900 prisoners had bee,
counted up to late this afternoon. Thea
were confined IN the cages. and moro
were coming In. From the stra,ev,c
point Of view the victory was more In,.
portsnt that at first appeared Fran
Just north OF Romaene and east and MES,
Of the point carried by the Americas
troops there 10 nothing but level ground
and no moro serious enemy fortifcatior.
to encounter ideal conditions for ths
Americans are in prospect. and the Ger.
mans have lost u large part OF their
strensth-their tremendous fertilization,
and concrete pill boxes.
After an intense nineteen hour bonn.
bardmsAt which nearly destroyed ana
shattered the German defences, ths
American infantry began It's advance n,
s.90 o'clock. All along the front n
heavy mist was hanging and aerial oh.
servers were unable to report for nov.
eral hours whether tho attack wa, +.
success or failure.
Ten rolling kitchens, which a ssr
days ago moved about with steaminy
food for the Germans, were rolling TO-.
day behind the American lines In tina
region Of Blanc Mont with hot food ro.
the Americans.
The Kitchens together with large
supply Of food were captured In the
course Of the Franco-American push
west Of the Argonne Forest, the Amer.
leans overtaking the kitchens in the
wooded tracts beyond Somme-Py. Fires
were burning In several when the Amer
leans arrived. In addition to the kitchens
the Americans also captured a number
OF horses used In hauling them. and
these animals also are working in the
interests of the Allies.
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AMERICAN GRAPES
MAY co TO FRANCE
Vineyards in Champagne Laid
Waste by Germans.
spsciai Cable Despatch TO The Sur and the
Public Ledger.

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Public Ledger.
Copyright. 1918: all r0hts reserved.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE,
Oct 9.-Whlle much OF the machinery
necessary for Transforming grapes into
wine was destroyed in the Rheims bonn
bardmsnt, being In buildings above
ground. all the finished product that
was stored In the cellars Is safe.
An employee In one of these great
cellars said the best grade OF wine Is
made from a blend OF black and white
grapes. He went on to say that for the
next few years the winemakers OF that
part OF France would have to depend on
California and New York shipments Of
grapes for their FIRST lamentations,
which Is a tip fof growers in those Sec
lions to get ready for an extra large
production from their vineyards.
This man also said American nursery
men could do a great business in France
during the next few years selling trees
and shrubs to replace tho thousands de-
stroyed by the German guns and vandals
All the great national highways OF France
are lined on both sides with trees, and
as mile after mile Of these trees were
destroyed It will be years before they
are replaced.
In company with q French officer
rode out on the highway between Rheims
and Fort de la Pompelle, where the
French held of the German attack. We
went into some Of the German dugouts
beyond and found evidence that the
enemy had departed In great haste. In
one dugout we found a heavy fur lined
overcoat. left there by a German officer
In his hurry to get away In many of
the, duEouts were little piles OF kindllng
A7 hrswood beside the uniit stoves.
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while they couldn't help admtrins the
dash and courage Of these men TO push
ahead, were really exaggerated because
Of their indiscretion. War as II 10 fought
nowadays is a highly specialized insti-
tuition, with all the branches coordinated
and with one arm Of the service depend
ing on the other arms.
Hence when these mon got 20 far out
in front they broke up the American
commanders plans Our heavy artillery
could not be used for fear Of hitting
them, and for the time being all other
efforts had to be abandoned until their
rescue was effected.
Individual exploits were legion, and
these are being put into writing by COM
pany commanders and sent to the rear.
In due time all the boys who showed
especial bravery and valor will receive
proper recognition.
varennes sur Argonne, one OF the
towns captured by the Americans in this
advance, 10 where Louis XVI. was ar
rested when he attempted TO fee from
France In June, 1871. making the place
a cornerstone In the creation Of the
French republic.
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HUNDRED TANKS AID
ADVANCE or YANKEES
They Reach Destination Well
Ahead Of Schedule.
BY the Associated Press.

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN CHAN.
PAoNs, Oct. s.--In their operation west
OF the Argonne Forest the Americans
have penetrated more than two k!lo.
meters beyond the line between st.
Etienne and Orfeuil. Heavy French and
American artillery preparation preceded
the advance Of the infantry.
Soon after the activity started the
Germans attempted a counter attack.
but were repulsed by the allied artillery.
Several airplanes cooperated with the
French just north of st. Etienre In
beating on tho German infantry and
machine gunners. The principal resist
ance was with machine guns
The troops advanced over yellow clay
ground and the clay. blending with olive
drab. made the American uniforms q
difficult target for the Germans
The Americans engaged went over
slight slope through stubby spruce and
pine trees. feeling perfectly at home, the
country resembling their native heath in
the Southwest.
In the regions where the French and
Americans advanced In this sector more
than q hundred franks were used. The
Americans reported that they had
reached their objective in less than three
hours. The French. on their right and
left, kept abreast and also arrived al
their destinations ahead Of schedule.
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WIDESPREAD RETREAT
IN CHAMPAGNE NEAR
Line Unable to Hold Under
Franco-American BioWs,
By tab Associated Press.

WITH THE FRENCH ARMY IN CHAM
PAoNE, Oct 9.-The battle in Champa gne
10 going on with increasing intensity to-
day from the Aisne In the region of Vaux
les Mouron. which was taken this morn
ing by the French. to the Suippe River
at Baxancourt. which Is violently at
tackled by the Germans.
North of St Euenne on the Arnes
River the enemy made a vigorous assault
upon the positions won by Gen. Gou-
raud's men Tuesday. but without other
result than to increase largely the Ger
man casualties.
Notwithstanding the stubborn opposi-
ton the enemy Is Offering on the Suippe
and north of the Arnes the impression
still Is that he is merely seeking to gain
time to reduce the difficulties Of retreat.
the extent of which. in view of the de-
velopments on the extreme left wing OF
the fighting front, 1t is impossible TO
forecast. ~
The vigor and perseverance of the
allied pressure appears to have deranged
an The German plans. Nowhere have
The Germans. with all their genius In
organization, been able to prepare a sta
Bile position upon which their defeated
troops could remain In security. which
suggests that they again have erred In
their judgment Of the strength and en-
durance of the Entente allied fghtins
forces
They are being defeated not only at
points chosen for attacks by Marshal
Foch and his Generals but on ground
, selected by themselves for counter at
tacls Their reaction all along the
Champagne front thus far has been pro-
ductive Of only one result relatively
favorable to them. In the region of the
Grand Pre- Gap. which they have beer
able to keep open up to the present, al
though the Gap'is under the heavy nre
Of the French guns.
Tho latest American advance north.
ward to the east OF the Argonne>Fores'
has now particularly neutralised that
: result. Tho Grand Pre- Gap Is now viz
tuaily closed. and the only real lines OF
communication for the enemy forces OPP
Grating In Champagne are northward by
Vouxiers and Rethel, and most OF these
lines over considerable distances arr
being shelled by the French artillery.
Unless by a supreme effort and utiliz'
ing available reserves the Germans arr
able still to make q stand on the Sis
some line north Of the Aisne theii
elastic retirement may turn suddenly
into general retreat 40, r. +.
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aerial fights a considerable number Of
the enemy were brought down.
The ground over which the great bat
tie has been fought is covered with dead
men and horses. and many Germans are
buried under tons Of earth in collapsed
dugouts. Only a few OF the prisoners
| captured had heard OF the Austro- Ger
man plea for an armistice. and their
ideas on the subject were extremely
hazy.
From all sources It is learned for a
virtual certainty that no formidable
wire barriers are ahead OF the British
and Americans until the yalenciennes
line Is reached. and after that the line
OF the Mouse River
Desperate Fight for Tank.
Individual heroism was rampant dur
| ing the successful British and Ameri-
| can attack Tuesday, and several Incl
dents stand out from the others.
A sergeant found himself in command
OF n tank. the officer having been in
jured. In an isolated position the ma
chine temporarily became disabled. The
| strong point some distance away and
man units that tried to reach them.
Meanwhile the abandoned tank was oc-
| cupied by the Germans. The sergeant
| led his men back and drove the enemy
out. after which he retained possession
| OF the tank until relieved.
At another point q tank was put out
| of action. and the officer ordered the
| crew to remain inactive. The enemy.
| seeing the monster, apparently helpless,
approached in considerable numbers
shouting for 1t to surrender
The tank suddenly opened FIRE on the
Germans and drove them back in great
disorder.
A stan ofiicer saw the British attack
at one point being held up by heavy
enemy fire from a number of machine
gun. posts. He obtained the services of
| a few tanks, entered one and directed
the attack on the hostile position. AL
though wounded by machine gun bullets
he continued to direct the attack until
the enemy machine guns had been wiped
| out, thus enabling the British to gain the
ground ahead Of them with trlfling loss.
| WARRINGTON, Oct, 9.-Gen. Pershing
in his report on yesterdays operations
says:
Section Ave captured Gornay,
and against stubborn fishting contin-
ued our advance in tho Argonne For
est, east Of the Mouse, French and
American troops serving with tho
First Army made a brilliant attack
in the vicinity Of the Bois des Caures
and the Bots d'Haumont. The viii
lagos OF Consenvoye, Brahant. Haul
mont and Beaumont have been occu-
pied and the enemy has been driven
! we'll beyond them.
On both sides OF the Meuse our
own troops and the French are now
pushing the enemy from the scene
| OF the desperate struggles for verdun.
The number OF prisoners taken rs n
result of the days operations exceeds
| 5000. OF these 1900 were taken by
French units east OF the Mouse.
This brings the total number cap
tured by this command In the last
few days to over 1000. Tho French
also captured eighteen mortars of
heavy calibre and other material
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Auburn Seminary 100 Year. OLD.

AUBURN. Oct S.-The Centennial of
Auburn Theological Seminary was for
mally observed to-day with hundreds of
delegates from the leading religious and
educational institutions OF the United
States and Canada and Great Britain in
attendance. Among the speakers of the
week will be Gov. whitman and Secre-
tary OF state RobsEt Lansing.
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CZECH TROOPS CALL
' FOR AID OF ALLIES
Men on Volga Front in Dire
Need OF Food.
BY. tho Associated PreSs.

to the Allies for immediate help for the
czecho-slovak troops on the Volsa front
in European Russia was made to-day by
DR.. Girsa OF the Czecho- slovak National
Council. Unless help is sent to them. DR..
Girsa declares. the fruits Of their suf-
ferings will be lost.
Nevertheless. he says. the troops.
through their commanders. assure
Father Masaryk" (Cxecho-Slovak Pro-
visional Presidency they will perform
their duty to the end and die rather than
tarnish the honor and glory Of the
Czecho- Slovak arms
DR.. oirsa says the troops on the volga
are IN poor physical condition from lack
of sufficient food and clothing.
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AMERICANS EAGER
TO FOLLOW ENEMY
Officers Have Difficulty in
Restraining Them East Of
the Argonne.
ARTILLERYMEN WORRIED
Speedy Infantry Get. Into the
Zone Of Fire Of Our
Own Guns.
By RAYMOND @. CARROLL.
Special Cable Dsspafch TO THs Sew and fhs
Public LEDGER.


Special cabis Dsspaseh to Tns Sew and the
Public Ledger.
Copyright. 1918; oil rahts vtssrrsd.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE,
Oct. s.-The American First Army has
now been fighting In the wooded and
picturesque Montfaucon and Argonne
salients northwest Of verdun nearly two
weeks. We have recovered upward Of
thirty small towns from the Germans.
encompassed and taken about a dozen
small woods, have penetrated into the
Argonne forest and have captured pris-
oners. guns and ammunition in SUFFICIENT
number to proclaim the success Of the
operation as far as It has gone.
In the fighting on front. approximate
ly twenty-five miles long. we have made
an average gain Of Ave miles, in some
places ten. and all this, has been done
In inclement weather. Not a day since
the enterprise started on the morning
of September Is has been without rain
somewhere along our lines. Some days
1t came down in torrents for twenty-four
hours, creating almost impossible roads
and drenchlng our brave soldiers to the
skin. Yet they have enever faltered.
Soldiers From Many states.
Troops from Pennsylvania have pre-
dominated in the undertaking. there
being more soldiers from the Keystone
State thar any other. Between the Meuse
River and the Argonne forest men from
different States lined UP in mixed Or
der, including some from Virginia and
Maryland and some from Pennsylvania;
then divisions from all the States; then
more Pennsylvanians. and then troops
from Illinois, Ohio. Washington. Oregon,
Missouri and Kansas. with New York
men at the extreme left.
That was the lineup at the start. The
average time for attacking troops to
stay in the front line II Ave days. Since
the fighting began other units were
sent In for relief at different places along
the line. including troops from prac-
tically all the States. Many negro regi-
! ments participated and behaved splen-
didly.
The reader must try to picture the
troops from all the States spread out In
a great crescent, pushing forward
through woods and villages, up hill and
| down, crawling through barbed wire
entanglements and always faced by ex-
| asperating nests OF enemy machine guns.
The greatest difhculty encountered by
our officers was to hold the boys back.
Given certain detectives they invariably
| would press beyond. thus keeping our
artillery officers constantly worried for
| fear they were not dropping the barrage
| far enough ahead. The French officers
| and soldiers look upon this tendency Of
| the Americans to exceed orders with q
never failing establishment
It was this eagerness to press ahead
that caused seven companies to be cut
| of in the Argonne forest. Our officers.
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FRENCH MISSION IN AUSTRALIA
Delegates Reach Melbourne After
Visiting Sydney and Queensiand.

MELBOURNE, Australia. Oct s.-Ths
French economic mission to the Com
monwealth Of Australia has returned to
Melbourne after a visit to Queensland
and Sydney.
The members Of the mission. including
Gen. Paul Pau, were entertained in va
rious towns along their route and visited
interesting Industrial. agricultural are
manufacturing towns.
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FROM south of St. Quentin to the searpe River the
Allies launched attack against the stagger-
ing Germans yesterday At all points the Germans
gave way, voluntarily in the north, and after hard
fighting between Cambria and ST. Quentin Eleven
thousand prisoners were captured and many towns
added to the list of those that have been freed from
the invader. The average allied advance from
three to four miles, but at points the British
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AUSTRIA TELLS OF GLORY"
Praises Troops for Confrontins
Americans at verdun.

VIENNA, Oct. 0. via London.-Austro-
Hungarian troops have taken "a glorious
part" in the fighting in the region OF YER
dun, where the American army IL In
the line. according to the official COM
munication issued to-day.
The glorious part" is not described
The sun., 1918-10-10

Alexander r. Trepoff was born nfty-
six years ago. When the Duma was
formed In 1906 he was a member of a
special commission created to lay the
foundation for that body. In 1907 he
was appointed Senator. Emperor Mich
olas appointed him to the Imperial Coun-
ell in 1914. and on November 20, 1916,
he became Premier. From this once he
resigned on January 0, 1917.
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TREpoFF REPORTED SHOT.
Russian Leader wss Premier
Under C.ar Nicholas.

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 9.-Alexander Feo-
dorovich Trepoff. formerly Premier. has
been shot. according to advices from
Petrograd
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Complete reports show that the
Mamelle fortihcations have been occu-
pied by tho Americans To do II the
troops had to storm the redoubtable
hill 269. which was taken as early as
10 o'clock this morning. Hill 2e3 was
captured a half hour later. The ad-
vance here and there had been momen-
tarily checked by herce resistance and
the stiffest kind of machine gun IRE,
but the Americans had 30 resolutely
gone after their objective and the ad-
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swept forward even further The greatest penetration
into German positions Bertry, four miles west
of lie Cateau. The important railroad town of
Busignx> southwest of lie Cateau has been taken.
While the British and Canadians were advancing
in the north the French extending their gains
beyond St. Quentin un this region the French have
progressed go far that they now seriously threaten
the ST. Gobian massif. Harry and Neuville-St.
Armand have been captured.
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Win at Every Point.

The American had their day filled with
major and minor successes and advanced
at every point in the sector where they
attacked. Farthest to the east. COOP
Grating with the French troops, American
divisions advanced for q considerable
distance east of the Mouse and cleared
the Germans on. Of the sector where
they had been dangerously troublesome
because they were able to pour an en-
filading fire upon the advancing troops.
The Americans drove forward yester-
day on the east side OF the Meuse and
occupied Charny. In company with the
French they captured the villages OF
Consevoya, Brabant, Haumont and
Beaumont They drove the enemy weA
beyond these towns and are pushing the
enemy northward with q desperate light
In yesterdays operations moro than
5000 prisoners were taken. of whom
1900 were captured by the French east
of the Mouse. Eighteen heavy mortars
have been captured.
In the operations between ST. Etienne
and Orfeuil. American units captured
400 prisoners and four Austrian field
guns. There was herce fighting in this
area, the Germans using machine guns
and a few light feld pieces. The French
and Americans hold st. Etienne and
tho Germans finally withdrew to tho
northward.
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OFFICIAL REPORTS OF THE FIGHTING.

Oct o-Foowing the official reports of operations
1eIgium q issued By the several War Offices:
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AMERICANS GOING
FULL STEAM AHEAD
Enter Chaune Wood and Cop
fure Important HsiShts.

WITH THE FRANco-AMxRicAN FoRcns
NORTH WEST OF yERDuN, Oct. s.-Ths
Americans maintained to-day the ad-
vantakes gained yesterday east Of the
Meuse and pressed on to the southern
outskirts Of Sivry and entered Chaune
Wood.
engaged divisiona, they penetrated the
Cunel and Romagne.
In the Areonne they took important
heights to the south OF Marco and
Joined hands with the French. They
took over 1000 additional prisoners.