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WESTERN FRONT.

ENEMY ON THE RUN. IN CAMBRAI DISTRICT. GERMANS FORCED TO RETREAT ON ST. QUENTIN FRONT. Washington, Oct. 0. The Anglo-American advance southeast of Cambrai has brought them to open country, with no barriers until Valenciennes is reached. East of the Meuse the Franco-Ameri-cans captured 3000 and occupied Charny. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. New York, Oct. 10.

The German retreat from Cambrai in two days exceeds 15 miles. A quarter of a million Germans are ill full retreat on lh>'; frnnt. I' l i-li have reached the outskirts Of I

i. i: 'ii in the St. Quentin region capu ; , . j.larcy and Fontaine Notre Dame.

The Americans have resumed their offensive in the Argonne. The Belgians in Bruges revolted against the Germans and shot down many.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. London, Oct. 10.

British headquarters report on the evening of October 9 states: Canadian patrols were the first to enter Cambrai town in the morning, when it was still burning at many points. The Canadians advanced warily through the town and reached the eastern outskirts at sunrise, encountering a thin screen of machinegunners. The evacuation was evidently decided hurriedly, as considerable undamaged booty was captured. A few more German tanks appeared to-day, but 1 were soon put out of action, as our artillery is advancing so rapidly that they were knocked out almost as soon as they appealed. The enemy has been hurriedly retreating all day. Everywhere is heard the cry, "We have got Fritz on the run." Successive explosions occurred at Cambrai, reducing the town to ruins.—Reuter.

London, Oct. 10. Eeuter's correspondent at French headquarters reports under date October !t: From St. Quentin to the Woevre the battle to-day progressed satisfactorily. Eastwards of St. Quentin General Dcbeney's troops broke t/iirough the enemy line from Harly to NeuvilJe, which had been oonverted into a field fortress, after a bitter struggle. On the extreme right, the attack by General Gouraud's army in the Champagne, westwards of the Argonne, has given us possession of Vaux-les-Mourons practically in the mouth of the Grandpre Valley.

Northwards o£ the Arnes the Germans are counter-attacking to regain yesterday's lost ground. Everywhere the fighting is of the hardest.<, The Germans realise that the key to the whole manoeuvre is in the centre between St. Quentin and the Aisne, where four German armies are crowded into a narrow space and are -menaced by the Allied armies north and east of the St. Gobain forest md the Aisne plateau, on which the Germans deemed themselves safe against any attack. The Germans in the Champagne are still holding tenaciously, but have been driven back at several important points.

The Germans on both sides of St. Quentin are retreating before the AngloFrench. In the centre, five miles east of St. Quentin, tlie French are in the Wotan line, the German second defence system. The enemy has evidently abandoned the idea of making an effective stand in the Wofan defences, ■which are partly in possession of the French. — Reuter.

A French communique reports: Furious Anglo-French attacks for several days past north and south of St. Quentin forced ft general retreat in that region. To-day our let Army pursued the enemy rearguards between the Somme and the Oise, everywhere shattering the local resistance and taking prisoners. East of St. Quentin-Le Cateau railway ■we hold Etaves wood and Beautreaux.' ■village. Further sout'h we passed Fonsomme, reached Fontaine-Notre-Dame, and captured Marcy. North of the Oise we captured Mezieres. Our advance is eight kilometres east of St. Quentin. We have taken hitherto 2000 prisoners, also guns and numerous machine-guns. North of the Arnes we repulsed violent counter-attacks and approached nearer Cauroy. Our attacks in the Aisne valley had satisfactory results. We captured the plateau and village of Montcheutin, Grandham and Laucon. We crossed the Aisne north-east of Montcheutin and captured Senue, on the north bank, after a stiff light, taking COO prisoners, guns, and machine-guns. Unfavorable weather on Tuesday restricted our air operations. The weather improved and night bombers dropped 2G tons on several stations and the railways connecting them.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter.

General Maurice, writing in the Daily News, considers that the fighting since the second Marne battle has entirely upset the German calculations. Their ob-* Jecfc in shortening their line was to economise men, but the only effect has been to fore© them to spend men at a greater rate than ever. General Maurice calculates that there has been an addition of 200,000 prisoners since the Marne, and that the German casualties have been about a million.

The great result of all this fighting is that we are able to strike anywliero with greater effectiveness. This was proved in Flanders. As soon as the enemy withdrew men to reinforce the Argonne and Champagne sectors we gained ground in Flanders with astonishing ease. General Maurice anticipates a withdrawal of the enemy's centre, but warns against exaggerated hopes or over-confi-dence, leading possibly to future disappointment.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. Paris, Oct. 10.

Formidable infernal machines were used for blowing up the centre of Cambra i immediately after retreat. The town hall and many monuments were destroyed. Squads of British pioneers unavailingly attempted to prevent the spread of the fires. M. Marcel Hutin writes: Owing to the rapidity of the Allied attack completely upsetting the arrangements for withdrawal, large numbers of Germans for the first time in the war threw down their arms. Such defeats produce an enormous effect on German public opinion. They are specially due to the legendary tenacity of the British troops. —Times.

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Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1918, Page 5

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WESTERN FRONT. Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1918, Page 5

WESTERN FRONT. Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1918, Page 5

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