The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-09
Foe Prepares Defenses.


East of the Hindenburg line in the
st. Quentin-Cambrai area, the Ger
mans are reported to have no prepared
defenses until line Immediately east
of the frontier is reached. East OF
this line. which would run through
Valenciennes. the Germans have the
line Of the Meuse.
In capturing Cambria and breaking
through the German defense to the
south, the British and Americans took
more than 5000 prisoners and large
quantity OF guns. Near Fremont, the
Americans captured an entire artillery
position OF three batteries. South of
Cambria. the British captured Foren-
vile and reached the western out
skirts Of Valencourt.
Before the advancing Anglo-Ameri-
can line lie the railway junction of La
Chateau. Bohain. Guise, and Caudry.
II the north and south railways are
cut the German communication between
Laon massif and the Lille salient will
be lost.
Haig Drives Salient.
Field Marshal Haig has driven into
the German lines a gigantic salient
based on Cambria. Even II 1t does
not grow larger, this salient Is great
menace to the Lille and Laon posi-
tions. 1t would seem within the pos
sibilities of the next few days that
the Germans will withdraw from the
Laon massif as the French and Am
orleans on the east and the British
and Americans on the north are rap
idly outflanking it.
German resistance Is stiffening all
along the front east Of Rheims, but
not sufficiently to stop the forward
movement of Generals Gouraud and
Berthelot. The Franco-American po-
sitions in Champagne and the Argonne
to the Meuse have been improved by
the successful French and American
thrust east Of the Meuse. The advance
there frees the troops west of the
Meuse from the menace Of German
artillery north OF Verdun. In the op-
erations on these sectors Tuesday, the
Americans took 5000 prisoners and
number OF guns. Along the Arnes
the French yesterday took 600 pris-
oners.
The British and Americans con-
tinue their progress under heavy
protective fire from the British artil-
icy ne utledtcu cHCils was diiiooe
smothered under the great deluge OF
steel and explosives.
Struggle for verdun.
German reinforcements have arrived
but as these troops have been engaged
several times recently their presence
merely adds to the confusion In the en-
emy ranks.
American and French troops are
ST. lviy h., he
scene of the desperate struggle for
Nerdun. General Pershing reported to.
day In his communique for yesterday
He also reported the capture of Cor
may against stubborn fighting in the
continued advance in the Argonne
forest.
German troops today are counterat-
tacking very heavily on the Suippe
river front In the Champagne and the
French have not been able to make
very much progress.
offensive at Climax.
There Is every reason to believe
that the great offensive of the allied
armies in France has reached clin,-
ak and that the next few days may
witness events which will mark an
epoch in the history of the war On
a front extending from Roulers, on
the north, to Verdun far down toward
the other end OF the battle line, the
Germans are being battered by sue
cessive blows and in some of these
sectors they seem to be in very seri-
Gus position.
British and American forces struck
a blow south Of Cambria yesterday
that seems to have shattered what re-
mained OF the great enemy defensive
system in that region. Over twenty
mile front, the allies stormed ahead
and at nightfall appeared to be out in
the open country and moving toward