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Show I i . . : . - i . Smart Under Punish-; 1 ment Inflicted by the ( ! Canadians. ! I lUSING ARTILLERY; ! Fires Seen Burning in; Camkai-Bestroy Am- j i munition Dumps, . i CANADIAN HEADQUARTERS IN FRANCE, Monday, Oct. 7. (By the Canadian Press) Smarting under the heavy losses sustained in the heavy! fighting of last week north of Cambrai, J the Germans have given up Infantry j attacks for the moment but continue j to subject the Canadians to a harassing haras-sing artillery fire. In the fighting last t week, according to prisoners, the cne-j cne-j my suffered tremendous punishment with the result that some of his divisions divis-ions are in no condition lo contest i with the Canadians the possession of the high ground west and north of j Cambrai. j Fires can be seen burning In Cambrai Cam-brai from Canadian positions in the suburbs of St. Olle. There are no indications in-dications that the enemy is making a systematic attempt to destroy the city. It Is believod he is burning his ammunition am-munition dumps and other heavy material ma-terial preparatory to evacuation. |