CAMBRAI STRUGGLE PASSES CLIMAX.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 6 December 1917, Page 3

CAMBRAI STRUGGLE PASSES CLIMAX.

llecoived This Day, 8.35 a.m. London, Dee. 5. Mr Philip Gibbs says the German battalions at Lo Vacqueres advanced in dense order without any attempt at concealment. The ranks withered under our steady fire. We repulsed repeated attacks we.l> ward from Goneslieu and our artillery pn/t out of action many gnu,- in Banteux ravine, where there was a large concentration of Gorman artillery. Some of the Britishers cut off and prioi-enered in Friday's ifiglliing are coming back. They have been hiding in the enemy's: lines. In one case forty escaped from a German barbed wire oilclostMire, swam the canal and regained thair comrades. ■ It i!-- too soon to claim decisive results, but anxiety concerning our defence lias lifted perceptibly and today the British commanders are breaching more easily. The Germans have struck their heaviest blows and the menace of a German succe.sw seems to have passed. The enomys plan was well thought out. Ho was cunning in bringing up troops secretly and not launching an at back until our morning patrols had gone their rounds and reported all quiet. But after the first isur prise tho enemy was punished in a dreadful manner. Tho grim valour ol' our men has now broken tlio assault.