Show a I. I HUN NSE 1 EST TOTTERS I 1 2 GERMANS SENT REELING BACK THREE H MILES illan Many any 1 Towns JO and uHl Villages 5 With 0 Lens and UH J Arc rc Evacuated by h Enemy 1 Forces ForcesT T H Amsterdam Oct 3 German 3 German newspapers today predict a German r re retirement retirement re- re to a straight line between Antwerp and Metz surrendering half of 01 Belgium Vienna via ia Amsterdam Oct 3 Austrian 3 Austrian troops have been withdrawn from Albania the w r office announces A. A Berat Derat has been taken by the allies French Headquarters in France Oct 3 The 3 The capture of Challerange ranse northwest of the thc Argonne for forest st means that the enemy's second line of resistance which he was wise AVISO enough to prepare has been breached reached This line lacks the Uie fantastic fanta strength of the first linc line seven So cn miles back but it S enabled the thc enemy to hold on tenaciously during during- the last few fighting It was organized org in great depth like the old line but hut it has no continuous lines of trench like the old front It consists of or many links of concrete machine b gun m shelters protected by an abundance of extraordinary extraordinary inary i- i nary deep entanglements 1 By A Associated tI Press WITH WITH A THE BRITISH on the St St. Quentin Sector Oct 3 The Thc The British troops s smashed a large and vital section of the Hindenburg line lino today between St. St nt ll and Cambrai They have haye occupied many additional I towns and villages aid prisoners and numerous guns uns have haye been taken The battle was as resumed at nt G 0 o'clock in tho morning and continued throughout the Jay day n English and Australian A divisions i driving deep deop into the enemy defenses defense The fhe ground over which the British troops fought their way against g the inevitable swarms of machine guns was littered d with German dead The advance c has reached a. a depth a-depth depth of about f five miles at its apex and md it follows that the principal R Hindenburg defenses here havo have been shattered c A few hours hours' may see tJ the e British all the way on the tIle other side of the thc gl great nt Gorman German defensive system From the thc north comes omes most significant b news The Ge who ho were wen ti illy grab rilly being in ill in a s H begun began a a. n. n retreat hc t on of practically ll p PU the tl c pJ i h r s appe r fo in iii m t full flight British troops JH entered and are arc now passing through Lens Aubers ridge south of has hns been taken and the British are east cast of there In Indications arc not wanting that the Germans have been fOl forced ed to begin one of the thears thear's wars war's greatest retreats The troops operating co with t the e Belgians have havo taken villages near Routers after hard street f fi fighting They have forced the Germans well back and arc are still going going- The Germans must get out of the Belgian coas coast as far as ns Ostend if the advance here continues continue as i iC it f a gives ever every sign of doing oin GEN HAIG REPORTS ATTACKS ARE VICTORIOUS London Oct 3 The The attack by hy British infantry and tanks alon along an mile eight front from Sequehart to the thc canal north of Bony in the thc St. St Quentin Quentin Quen- Quen tin sector was completely successful according to Field Marshal report report re re- re- re port from British h headquarters tonight a British troops have hu reached the outskirts of Montbrehain about five fic miles east cast of Bellicourt and farther north have ha captured Guo Guoy and aud Le 10 Catelet ENEMY IY RETREATS ALONG LENS LINE B By Associated Press London Oct 3 The 3 The Germans have ha fallen hack three miles in in their 1 retreat along steno the thc Lens line it is reported this afternoon French Headquarters Near St. St Quentin in Oct 3 In In their retirement from St. St Quentin the Germans removed remo all aJI the inhabitants When the thc French troops entered the town there were no civilians to be found FOE TOE COMPELLED TO BURN AMMUNITION tM DUMPS I 1 B By Associated Pr Press ss With ith the British Army on the St. St Quentin Sector Oct As 3 As s the tho Germans Ger Ger- mans retreat in the sector ector they arc applying the thc torch where where- etel t they hc ha have haC C the thc time and their retreat is marked by great e explosions as lIS asUi Ui stores are arc destroyed It is known that the Germans are arc becoming so short of or ammunition that Ulan L of the tire higher officers arc alarmed but in in the retreat the destruction of dumps lumps has been absolutely necessitated In the battle between Cambrai and St. St Quentin the Australians and English were assisted l by hy large numbers of tanks which carried out ont their I tasks with the thc customary efficiency Some few of these tanks were manned by Americans who had been attached to British tank unit units unite I Reports from aviators say that the thc taul tanks s have ha rolled roBed rapidly over oer the country materially helping the thc infantry to clear out the Germans who had bad mado mad a dive i c for cover cr from front the hurricane of British shells l As the infantry gained g ground the British guns were constantly moved up to positions from which they could continue pounding ingo the thc Germans who at least in the thc northern battle area seemed to be bc in full Lull flight The roads loud in the general direction cast east of GOllY Gouy are arc reported full of transports and men and some bodies of troops have ha rca lcd points at least five miles in the rear No new German troops the battle here although the enemy certainly must have ha known that the position was bound to be attacked This is a sign that cannot be i ignored nond and one ono in in which the British commanders find consi considerable sati satisfaction tion Amon Among the towns captured on all this battle front were Gouy Gony Le La Catelet Ramicourt Hamicourt Se url and Keys to Great Coal CoalFields CoalFields CoalFields Fields Are re Given U Up Berlin via London Oct 3 Lens 3 Lens was evacuated c b by the Germans German on Tuesday night the war office announced today was evacuated the thc same evening e Lens an and are the keys to the great t coa coal I fields s of or Franco France FrancIn In Inthe Inthe Inthe the district of or Pas de lc Calais SIncel Since l 1914 H Lens has hap been part of or the fightIng fight fight- fighting ing area and antI the British have made several strong attempts to take It t. t has changed chaid d hands twice this thin year It Tl was captured by the lie Germans Germans Germans Ger Ger- mans mans when the they drove in the Lys sa salient salient sa- sa last April With the Germans out of ot Lens the allies have made the first important step In the occupation of ot the coal coalfields coalfields coalfields fields about the city The great manufacturing district of ot northern France obtained Its fuel from this district as did tIll Paris The annual I T ij output before the thc war was about 1 tons I Hind Hindenburg Line b Line Definitely Passed London Oct 5 Tito Tho Australian troops are arc fighting lighting beyond the tho ho Beaurevoir Beau Beau- revoir lino at Lamotte farmand farm tarm farmand an and in the tho St. St Quentin seCtor sector sector sec seC- I tor according to tho the official Austra- Austra lan Han correspondent Tho The Germans aro 1 retiring towards Thus has nas been lIeen definitely definitely I the Hindenburg system I p passed Italian anon Troops Win in Advance Upon Enemy Italian 3 yesterday yester Rome Oct J. troops day K pushed forward toward to the Ana Ana- tI tro tro tro arJan lines In tho the Brenta Brena vat val valley alloy Joy ley and the Grappa region anti and brought broush back arms and material says flao the of 01 0 Continued on page lafO 1 1 GERMANS SENT BASK BACK BACKOf Of HINDENBURG liNE Continued from pa page e 1 1 statement Issued today by the Italian war office Near Mon Mori the Italians repulsed a I hostile detachment British Score Break BreakThrough BreakThrough BreakThrough Through Support Line Linc Paris Parts Oct n An 3 An enthusiastic account Account ac Ac- count o of the tho work of ot the tho English and Australian troops In the tho operations that terminated with tho the fall o of St. St Quentin and tho the capture o of Lo Le Catelet was telegraphed today by the tho COrrespondent correspondent correspondent corre COrre- of ot tho the Ha as agency at the tho British front It Is not belittling the French victory victory vic vic- Ictor tor tory at St St. Quentin to say It was made matIe possible by the magnificent successes gained tho the same samo tIn day tInb b by tho the British troops north o of tho the town the tho correspondent corre corro- says Tho taking of St St. Quentin marks markH a stage In the chain of ot events of or which tho the most Important was wan tho the completo complete and definite definite- breaking breaking break break- ing through not only o of tho the famous line Jine but also tho the support lino Une eight kilometers beyond o Yanks Take Ground ill in Argonne Forest Br n Ae Associated 1 8 With Hit the American Army Northwest of Verdun Oct 2 Except Except for slow but continued progress in the Argonne forest for for- forest for tor- est tho the situation on tho the American front Is unchanged More Moru prisoners and runs guns have o been bean taken lalen and Ind n there Is general ener I activity of varYing intensity on the whole holo of ot tho the sector French Troops Take 2800 2500 Prisoners in Day Paris Oct 5 The s-The The French troops captured captured cap cap- 2500 SOO prisoners tolla today tho the war of ot- ot fice- fice ice announces tonight They Thoy made an important advance to tho the nou of Somme Iy In tho the Champagne occupyIng occupy occupy- In Ing the crest creat of Blanc Mont l northwest of ot has also been C captured The statement sa IC We Vo ll a footing on the railway cast sl of or St. St Quentin and advanced fI ht- ht In Ing to cast o of oC Ono One hundred prisoners were taken Northwest of or Rheims we captured Cormicy an anal l leached the Aisne canal between Cone Con and In In Champagne the battle hattle continues violently We c enlarged our gains gain In the region north of oC Somme Somme-Py Break Break- Iner Ing In the enemy resistance we captured Blanc Mont ont crest cret and Medals Medah farm five o 1 kilometers northwest of ot Somme Pv Prisoners lo to tho the number of oC SOO were taken today Belgians Make flake Gains in Region o Havre Oct 3 A 3 A Belgian el lan armored car has hns succeeded in entering has returned safely arly to its own lines according to the tho Belgian official communication tonight hl Tho The statement says French ind md Belgian tolla troops today attacked at at- at- at tacked the enemy position cast o of Staden Sta- Sta den Despite the German resistance we wo advanced our OUI lines lanes two kilometers reaching reaching- tho the outskirts of ot al almost almost nII nI- nI most directly north of as well I as tho road between and A violent counterattack eO west o of rs Completely failed falle I Yesterday a Belgian armored car cari i passed through th the German lines linos and penetrated a n violent I German Herman fire tire It returned through h the tho I German positions positions and anel reached our lines JInes On the northern front a few Cew prisoners prison prison- I ers were taken r In minor operations I I I l I I I I I I I English Troops Swim Canal to Whip hip Foe By Dr Associated Press With the tho British Army on tho the St. St t. t Quentin Sector Oct 3 Among mong the thc J divisions which havo have made malle deep gains sains In this sector Rector In the th recent rl fighting la is the tho Forty sixth commanded command command- ed h by a major general who was a a. priVAte vate ate In the South African war It was Wal this division which first crossed the tho line at l St. St Quentin canal north no h of oC ell e last Sunday The Tho L Division attacked from Crom a point 2000 yar yards 1 West neat of thin the canal andI and virtually ally annihilated all the Germans GermanI holding the tho first Hindenburg line I there c Then Thon being unable to see twenty ty feet reet because of the dense denge Co fop fog these followed tho the explosions of ot otI their barrago CI to the tho canal banks where under tho the leadership of the brigadier general already the winner o of the tho Victoria cross plunged Into the water r. r The Tho bank was lined with t C German mahine guns Some Somo of ot tho the British worn wore life liCe belts removed removed remo for tho the occasion front from tho lea boats boats pl ply In ing between England an and France while whilo Si others er plunged d boldly In and SwamI swam across through h a n perfect hall of or bullets bulf bul bul- lets f Some ome Went hand over O land hand across life lito lifelines lines Only one ona man was drowned In the whole operation r Once Onee on the tho other bank the men of ot this n north Midlands division immediately Immedi immedi- ate atel j plunged into the tho fight fought their way up tho the slippery ery canal banks went over tho Vho enemy nomy parapets and finished fin In- ld ort off hUndreds l In every section with x baon bayonets ts and rifles and pistols fired tired at point bank The terrified Carmans Germans Ger Car mans Just a little bit further back saw aw law awand the performance and ran for tor their 11 lives vea During the operations of oC a a. single day this division loni by Its dash dan tI h and quick tl took tOO prisoners 70 cane can can- e h non more than 1000 machine guns juns and antI Great creat quantities of oC war wal material I Infantry Is o 0 Storming g Mont lont ill hr I II r A With the thc British Arms Arm on the dlO St St St. Quentin Sector Oct Jn In 3 In Mont Bre Bre- hain haht the thc British Infantry null nod tanks stormed the tho west est half halt of th the town nn and were vero reported ported ra rapidly Idly to be clearing clearing- the lIe enemy from 1111 remainder of ot it Airmen reported that the tho British troops had hatI reached positions which In indicated in- in they were striking for Cor Bran Bran- Grand court and Grand le while the thc German main bodies appeared appeared ap ap- to have ha begun to flee from the ground northeast of Lc Le Catelet |