Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-10
FORCES OF ALLIES
. CHASE Them EAST.
OF CAMBRIA RUINS
British, French and Ameri-
cans Plunge Through
Thirty-Mile Breach.
ADVANCE REACHES DEPTH
OF AT LEAST TEN NILES
Field Marshal Haig's Soldiers
Occupy Busigny and
Bohain. tee5i
DEFEAT ADMITTED By BERLIN
Zen Thousand Prisoners and i BE.
tween 100 and 200 Guns
Bagged in Days Smash. 49,.
~ i
ADVANCE REACHES DEPTH
OF AT LEAST TEN MILES,
DEFEAT ADMITTED By BERLIN
tRy Associated press.

me German armies are in full flight
before the British. American and French
forces on tho front between Cambrai
and ST. Quentin. cambrai, tho strong
point of the enemy in this region, has
been taken by the Canadians in it's en-
tirety' and north OF Cambrai the Cana
man line. = . ~
Out in the open cast of wha, once
was the old tIindenburg line, cavalry
is hustlins the retreatins foe In what
virtually amounts to a rout. SO fast5Eis
the retreat that columns OF the allied
troops in parade firm have PASSED
out OF contact with the Germans. see
In the fighting twenty-three German
Ci,x,i,sions-morc than quarter OF 4
handled. =. f-e--s9
Behind them the Germans are leav-
ing the country devastated, burning
towns and villages as they flee rsa
Numerous villages and hamlets TO the
south have been overrun by the allies
and thousands ofIGermans have been
made prisoner and hundreds of their.
gunss captured. - ~ ASe
Z The Victory seemingly is a complete
% Working ing smoothly @ fA In benSine Si baeatiiss bh1s
German line In one great conVerRfhg
movement. the Germans apparently are
" ia, serious predisament; From the
River. north of Verdun. the French and
Americans are slowly. but surely, push
Ing the Germans backward toward the
Belgian border. $500
ENEMY ON RUN IN -
TURKEY AND MACEDONIA
In Macedonia and Asiatic TurkeXsthe
troops OF the entente still have thesen>
able to do more than tight retardIng
battles, giving ground when the pIcsr
sure becomes too strong. ih-aNs,
Under the avalanche OF steel hurled
against them on the Cambrai-st. Quen-
tin sector, the Germans could not live,
and were forced to fee eastward. Heavy
the enemy who had the temerity TO en-
deavor to make a stand. On the other
hand. the casualties OF the allies are
declared to have been relatively smaH
those OF the Americans being less stnan
half of the number OF prisoners taken
by them
his next stand cannot be foretold. but
probably an effort for turnaboutswttl
be attempted along the Ealenciennss-
known German defensive positionswest
Of the Rhine is the Meuse River. esThe
Americans already are threateninSsto
started an advance up the valley on
the eastern side Of the stream toward
Sedan.
The maneuvers OF the French north
west OF Rheims are cutting more deeply
into the German line. despite the seri-
GUS resistance that is being offered
the, great ST. Gobain massif and 5the
highly Important strategic positions OF
Laon ana La tefe, winch seemingly
battle front by the successful opera
tions around st. Quentin and Berry
au-Bac I. 90
Strong resistance also is being sini-
posed by the Germans against further
advances by the French and Americans
forest. Partienlarly heavy "e eonnserats is
tacks have been launched by the enemy
on various positions. but without re-
Ties. s Rions W the 'ssIp suppe fs Rivea eaaua ne
lighting is furious. but tho French
have been able to make further cross
changed hands several times in bitter
combats.
FOREST
SOON IN ALLIED HANDS
West of the .Arsonne forest the
ward 70 the region OF Cornay onsthe
Are River, where they have eHectsd
a junetlon with the French troops and
be IN allied hands. On the eastern side
OF the Meuse the Americans have adj
vanced and taken several small villages
and also Strengthened out their line
which was being enilladed' by the GsE-
man guns from the east. -.
Repor's persist thai the Turkish cab
met has fallen and that the new grand
vizier will be Tewik Pasha. whose
- p lie, are declared to be proally
a!hft tha than Be Tnrnn Rymor siss
Spanish government. 7yssFf
GERMANS CANNOT STOP ss*
UNTIL OISE IS REACHED
LONDON, October 9.-The Germans
cannot stop In their flight In. the cen
ter until their main forces are acros.
the Disc That river will only be a
pears tonight. cannot think OF a de.
finite halt until his armies are back
under the protection OF the Belgian
fortresS line But unless he iD,mcdI-
ately swings his right from the ScarDs
to the sea and his left from the ofsc
70 Laon to keep contact withhis shat.