Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-09-30
HAIC FORCES
IN CAMBRAI
U.S.MEN CAIN
British Smash Through
Eight Miles of linden
burg Line.

LOHuOu4 E1Npt- DDs ~ Pc me
-(By the Associated Press.)-
Field Marshal HGig's forces to-
day smashed the Hindenburg
line on a front of eight miles
to max imum depth of two
miles. The British attack was
made inst north of st. Quen-
tin.
London. Sept. British,
American and Australian forces
pushed forward last night in the
front between BellicOurt and
GOnnelieu. i'm the face OF the Sc
Verest opposition, Field Mar
shall Haig announced today.
Four thousand prisoners were
taken by the allied forces yes
terday 10 the north of st. Omen
tin and 40 guns were captured
there.
British forces have entered
the north suburbs OF Cambria.
On the front northwest Of lie
cateIet. German counter attacks
pressed the British back to the
outskirts Of Villers-G -Guislain, while
to the southwest of lie Catelet. sim
liar pressure sent Field Marshal
Haig's troops back to the edge o.
the village of Bony
Southeast OF Douai the British
have Withdrawn from ArleuX and
AubencheuI-Au-Ba
tBy the Associated Pressl
As a result of terrific attacks by
the allies over five sectors, the aE-
gregate length of which is more
than one hundred miles, the Ger
man positions in France appear 10
be in imminent peril.
From the North Sea as far south
as the St. Quentin region a tree
mendous battle is now faring up,
with the Belgiaus on the extreme
north, cutting deep into the posi-
tions the eneiNy has held since
1914, and with the Americans, Brit
ish and French smashing the Hin
denburg line between Cambria and
st. Quentin
Pincer Is Closing.
Again the offensive tactics OF
the allies may be likened TO an i'm
mense pincer which is slowly, but
iuexorably closing. Far to the
north, the Belgians have cut deep
into the German positions and not
only threaten the enemy submarine
bases along the Belgian coast, buJ
also place the German line further
south in extreme peril Cambria
is now near its fall apparently and
south Of that town the allies are
far across the St Quentin canal
which was the key of the whole
position north of St Quentin. Fur
ther south the French seem to
have completely outflauked St
Quentin and cut fl off from the
German stronEholds al La Fere
and in the ST Gobain forest.
Yanks Smash Forward.
With the American Forces North
OF 81. Quentin, Sunday, Sept %
CDelayed) DBy the Associated
Press American divisions bril-
liantly attacked on % front of ssg-
erai miles in conjunction With tie
British this morning At uightfaAy
they were reported 10 have gained
their objective only by sheer mEhl
and after killing large numbers q
the enemy who tried TO halt them.
Elsewhere along the front be
tween st. Quentin and the sea sr1e
portant gains were made today a7d
tonight it seemed that the Ge-mal
resistance at least for the moment
was slackeHed Off British. Boil
Eiaus and Americans had the Ger
mans on the go all day The sifu-
alton contains so many possibilities
that anything may happen at any
moment
The resistance encountered by
the American troops was as strots
as anything offered by the Ger
mans for many weeks
The Americans as well as the
British We're held Up at many places
from time 10 time by machine gun
ire. In some places this oppOsi-
tlon was overcome by fankine 1p
erations and IN others quickly or
ganized storming parties rushed
the enemy and silenced him.
Prisoners Pour In.
One American unit lis reported %
have passed through lie Catalet and
TO have reached Gouy Other units
which stormed and captured Ssu-
roy have passed through Le Cab
eret wood. Early in the forenoon
80 German officers and 900 of
other ranks had reached the Am mar-
lean collecting cages. but this mum
Der included only those captured
during the early stages OF the at.
tack.
1t was at 6 o'clock this morning
when the Americans. with the Brit
ish on their left and right nanks