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THE WAR.

TO-DAY'S

TELEGRAMS.

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THREE SIMULTANEOUS

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EYONя, Oct. 9. Cambrai fell into the hands of the British on Wednesday.

On the Americans les English Scottish and Irish troope, including troeps of the 25th and 66th Divi sors, made equal progress and cape tarod Servain early in the day.

In the centre British and Wellbe troops of the 88th and 21st Divisions

Three offensives, which were broke through the German defence crowned with full succes, took known as the Beaurevoir-Maśnieress place simultaneously on Tuesday line, and captured Malincourt and between Cambrai and St. Quentin, the trench line west of WaEncourt, and in Champagne, on both banks They encountered obstinate resiste of the Mouse.

ance from strong enemy forces withy Between Cambrai and St. Quen-machine-guns at Villers Outrausy tin the British, in conjunction with which the Welsh captured after hard the French, made progress to a depth fighting of five kilometres on front of 10 In the left contro the: 87th and kilometres.

New Zealand Divisions also broke

The British forces continued their through the Beaurevoir and Mus advance towards Busigny and rieres, line and deeply progre Bohair.

east of it. The New Several thousand prisoners and storme Lekdams and important material were captured." Eanes.

In Champagne the French and On the left of the attack our 2nd American troops made progress north 8n1 an 03rd Divisions had hard

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of the Mense the French and pressed us back a short distanc

and Americans" front, extending but a counterattack was stopped from Samogneux to Bois-des-Fosses, and the enemy's Tanks hat out was carried 2,500 metres further action. We gained, possession north, and now runs through Con- Seranvillers and Mergnies and servoys and this northern pod of sumed the advancin

Scarpe completed the capit er of the German tranch-system know

Three thousand prisoners were f captured, while the advance re-us the Fresnes-Rouvroy line from establishes the front on the positions the Scarpe to beyond Oppy and. held before the battle of Verlumn captured Fresnes-les-Montaubium and Neuvireuil. We took serem thou- Febmary: 1010;

sand prisoners with many guns,

Progress continues on the whole front,

GERMANS FORCED TO RETREAT.

LYONS, Oct. 10.

The British and French forces 6IXTY SQUARE MILES CAPTURED north, south and east of St. Quentin

BY BRITISHN forced the denmans to make a

FIERCE HOMERIC STRUGGLE, general retreat.

EXTENSIVE ADVANCE BY

FRENCH

LONDON, Oct. 9. Reuter's Correspondent at Bribish legraphing today,

The French have taken Beautroux Headquarters, Wood, passed Fonsomme, reached says Marcy, and have occupied Mezieres. Yesterday's victory yielded us, sur-Oise.

besides prisoners, 60 square miles of The advance amounts to nearly territory and a great hal

of field sight kilometres east of St. Quentin, guns, trench mortars and machine

At present the prisoners amount guns, Moreover, important tactical to 2,000, and many guns and results were achieved inachine-guns,

ATTACK ON 20-MILE FRONT

LAUNCHED IN STEADY RAIN,

OBSTINATE ENEMY RESIST ANCE ENCOUNTERED,

Loxnos, Oct. 8. Field Marshal Br Douglas Haig reports

Between 4:80/and "5.10 in the morning the Third and Fourth Armies attacked on

20-mile front between St Quentin and Cambra, and advanced on the whole of this front to an aver depth of thres miles.

The night was stormy, making tae assembly of troops diffe The assault was launched. rain, but as the the westher cleare

were

The enemy has been thrust back into the open country yond any continuous défensive worka.

A heavy counter-attack zum the direction of Avion resulted in fierce hand-to-hand fighting, the enemy mumerical superiority compelling K at first to give ground.

A Naval Division took the strongly fortified village of Mergnes, captur ing many prisoners.

FRITZ ON THE RUN

CANADIANS FIRST TO ENTER

KARENA CAMBEAT.

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