A SMASHING DRIVE

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 79, 30 September 1918, Page 7

A SMASHING DRIVE

DIRECTED AT CAMERA!

BOURLON HILL WON AGAIN

(AUSTEALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.)'

-." ■ ■ ■.:'.!.:,,!--': . ' LONDON* 27th Beptehibeiv The United Press correspondent, writing at 5.30 this evening,; said : , "General Bytig's army, with some .divisions of General Home's,' including . , Canadians started a amaehing drive towards Cambrai, and^ made, remarkable progress. By 9 o'clock they had crossed, the enormously difficult carial between Moeuvres and Havrineourt, and seven thousand yards of .the Hindenburg Wenches and the deep wire beyond. The British,' towards 8 o'clock, were ; seen" advancing up the Bourlon spur and the Germans surrendering. -Tanks started at half-past 8 in Flesquieres,. the infantry ■ followingimmediately. The primary objectives between Sloeuvres and Havrincourt, Were attained, that . eastward of Mpeuvres being a distance of three miles ; While that to tlie east of Havrincourfc was scarcely ainile, the German ..position here : b"eing the strongest. . Following the main attack, which extended ■ from the Cambrai-' , Arras road Marqupin to Bantouzele, on t|ie Escaiit, elements "t>f General. Rawlinson's.army on the right advanced slightly/protecting the fldnk. There is evidence that a. considerable degree, of surprise was achieved. There was little'preliminary bombardment.. Mist, preceding a perfect day, hid the opening of the assault; Since the ; most critical: point waa the stretch. of nanat . which the' British and Canadians negotiated successfully, Beauca'tap, '-Flea- , quieres, GraincoUrt, : Fohtaine-Notre-Dame, Bbuijlon, Gantaing, La Vacque- . rie, ViHers;Cruislari, and Cronrielieu ;are not likely to be held by the Germans." FAILURE OF G^RiwAN " WATERLINE f/ .\. ' ;...:;..■',■,.'.;' . ,'■■'■' ./':■■ LONDON, 28th September. Latest advices on the evening of 27th" September state that ths Britieh^ attacked between Sauchy-l'Estree and Gouzeacourt. By 2 o'clock in the'aft'er- . noon they had captured Beaucamp and.Gouzeacourt, and advanced three miie3, capturing between five and six thousand -prisoners. Some guns, including' a complete battery, were captured, We crossed the Hindenburg. outpost defences at a number of points. The capture of Bourlon is of the greatest im portance, as it is really aibulwark of Cambrai. Wo took it in spite of the "water-line," of which the whole Was crossed. We are now. in a good position to capture Cambrai, which the enemy is unable to use asa railway and road junction. . „'-.' :., . ( • iHard fighting is proceeding on the Franco-American front>