Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-28
BRITISH TAKE
!, 10000 Huns
NEAR CAiHRRh|
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Thrust Against Hindenburg
Line Along Canal du
Nod Successful.
GRO S CANAL UNDER
i CALLING GUNFlRE
Remarkable Feat Accomplished by
British Troops Seeking to Sever
German Lines Between cambrai and
Douai-tien Stronghold outfIanked
and Attacked From Rear - Advance
Continues. u

number of 10000 have been captured
by theBritish in their offensive in the
Cambria area, Field Marshal Haig an
nounced in his official statement today.
Two hundred guns were taken by the
British forces.
The British have captured the town
of Epinoy and Oizyle- Vergcr
Along the whole battle front before
Cambrai the operations were progress
ms satisfactorily this morning.
Canadian troops pushed thru Hayne-
court and have reached the Douai-
Cambria road.
british forces have begun operations
in Flanders in conjunction with the
Belgian army.
The British pressed their attack yes
terday without a moments letup until a
late hour. and in the evening accent
uated, notably their progress in the
northern part Of the battle field.
Accomplish Remarkable Feat.
English and Canadian troops faced
a most formidable problem at the first
step of their assault this morning"
j,
the Mail, telegraphing from the front,
and describing the passage over the
Canal du Nord. west OF Cambria. On
the north, the canaitlay between the
British and the enemy. It is waist deep
with mud. On the south the canal is
100 feet in width
Only between Inchy and Moeuvres
was it possible to cross the canal. Even
in this restricted sector there was only
a small frontage over which the Brit
ish could fling their columns to reach
their battlefield and come TN touch with
the enemy
The greater part Of the British par
ticipating in the attack had to pass
thru this narrow doorway. the limits
of which were as we'll known to the
enemy as to the british.
Go Against Crack Hun Divisions.
+, Alon this front the Germans had not
Withdrawn their guns as they had to
the south. The barrier was bad for
the infantry. worse for-the cavalry and
even worse for the tanks.
! Continuous bombardment proved the
enemy had full understanding Of the
situation and had his own advantage
there. More than this, he put his
best division, the Sixth Brandenburg-
ers, to hold the fort Thus the British
went out against picked men holding
a picked position.
Once across the canal the British
carriedNout most complicated scheme
of deployment with every evidence Of
wonderful success. A number of units
were seen moving forward in different
directions. Some troops that crossed
at lnchy swung toward Bourbon. Some
which crossed near Moeuvres, which
had been wiped off the map. swung
to tho southeast. They had outhanked
AMI were behind the Hindenburg sup
port line and now moved along and
behind ii where there was no barbed
wire and no parapets before them.
Success Everyvhsrs.
. Some Of these troops stormed Grain
court and found themselves al
most behind the German garrisons
bohind Fleuquerlses. These enemy
forces had expected O frontal attack.
Other troops stormed the limo and
went clean across It. This series Of
successes, mostly Of n rather complf-
Gated kind. brought the British troops
from Ribecourt. on the south to Bour-
Ion on the north, to more or less
straight and simple formation and the
initial phase Of the battle was over.
There was hard fighting at various
points. especially along the Hinden-
burE.line where the many enemy ma
chine guns were we'll served.
British Resume Battle,