The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-10-16
sy JOSEPH ". GR1GG,


s+aff Correspondent Of The 1ntenigercer
and Rev York world. Officially Ac-
credited to the British Armies.
Copyricht. 1918. by The Press PUBLISH
ing Co. THE New York World)
fSnecial Gable Dispatch TO Thu W"rld-)
ON THE BfI TISLI FRONT. Oct. 10
The tide of battle sweeps forward tsit
British pressing on in the race OF SUI
fleming resistance. Yesterday VIII
went through Cambria. which the boe'4t
had held through the entire war. signs
80 beInr placed at the intersection OF
roads pointing the way TO lie Catcao
and Ealenciennes.
There is an ,abounding prophetic SPIRIT
IF certaiHt~' nat the Eoche IS on ms
Ws7~horae and will soon lose otheF
strategic centers in his retreat.
cambrai presents a sad sight Inc
Boche did not carry out plans h"t
blowing up the place before quisIins IT,
although he mined and fired ou''o,"sS
around tho main square and tFled l"
choke the roads in order 10 oe4aS ete
onward progress Of the BRUSH ltoo.,s
smoks was still filling the main squarr
49,, burning buildings when We got
there Now and then the structures
would c4urable noisly and frequently
tbar. Was On explosion OF cartridges IN
the ruins.
Some liberty loving patriots had Sc
cured a French flag. which thcy nsLp-u
10 a telegraph pole in the square. "hen
another American correspondent anu
rnyselt, the first Americans 10 rsacn
the historic town. arrived in the SGual'
several French officers were there 10
receive US A French correspondents II,
commitment to our appearance. SVte'c0
US BY playing America" on piat'o
that stood outdoors in front OF t"t
town hall. Volumes OF smoke rolled
60 +hs performcr- and troubled him
somewhat but his execution OF the an
+hern lacked nothing in enthusiasm.
Ring the Church Bells.
Soldiers and others took up the air
and outbursts Of song were soon ring
ING through the streets and from e'!f
rau,shacle houses. 70 the acCostlpui4
mont of crashing masonry anu the
nvarhead whizzing OF British howltzer
shells One lusty Tommy Atkins
made his way 10 the bcltry OF a
church. where he rang out the Gopu e'o-
incs- and soon all the bells Oh Nalli-
brnt toiued in the sonorous cnoFuS' rous-
ing the enthusiastic enthusiasm oA 'i'e
soldiers - g,
+ou,n hut i; might have been worse
q.
thar the Boche has left in the war zone
oe bic heouest to poSterlty. he spared
,npch of the residential portion OF tue
49,, Extensive. traces Of lootins are
;o5;no+od by the condition or tho IN
,eriors Of many of the houses out Oh
tho whole the Boche rose superior 10
birnselr and left good part or me Town
undamaged- -. ..r
L,.etered to tho door OF the town
hall was a military order. directing I'LL
civilians to keep out or the town rom
September 5 to midnight OF scpteInOei
T., the rush TO comply with the or
a.. c;vilians were permitted to carry
off only q small quantity OF personal e.
fec.s Riots and footing by soldiers
in which officers arc said to have par
ticinotcA ensued. Only one civilian re-
,nained in Cambria throughout inc
xicpe. He was priest OF one OK the
He said the enemy began setting IRE
RI buildings on Saturday and SUNDAY
some Of those fires are stun ouIntLS ~
dov Going toward Cambria. the roauS
I.resented q thrilling spectacle OF cnect-
inr- victorious troops. The enthusiast ~
was infectious and became genera:
Shrill OF baspipea and the deep EotSeS
Of brass bands contributed 10 Snt
tion Of the men. saw the coluu.nS
nase along part Of the road along wn1cn
20. Iarrc numbers of dead Germans. e1-
hi6its Of the quick work that had pre-
cedcd tho capture of Cambria.
Soldiers Arc Jubi1ant-
Helmets were Strcwn along the tops
of enemy trenches just before w
coached the Scheldt canal. and grcnadeS.
riccs and cartridges Uttered the bottom
ri the trenches. one of IN: marchinS
and singing lines Of soldiers passed I!
church. where Il soldier was cclcbrHtinI
victory by ringing the huge bell. and the
marchers responded with cheer AFTER
cheer. ,...
The enemy had planned an extensive
tank trap system TO the right OF lam
brai, When the British swept iii on thG
tanks of the trap area. which was more
than two miles long and contained nun
dreds Of buricd shells, the CONSTRUCTION
work. having involved tremendous labor
was detected and rendered harmless.
Just outside The entrance to the town
after CROSSING the Scheldt canal, on q
bridge tina; hal been hastily set up yes,
terday, | came upon sign that had
been chalked by the Canadians. reading
This was taken BY the Canadian
Mounted Rifles. and there is no dispute
about it, In another place platoon
OF the Fifth Canadian Rifles had ben
tho first to enter the town 4 British