GERMANS BURNING CAMBRAI
HEAVY COUNTER.ATTACK LAUNCHED
' , JaUSTHALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.) \ (Received October 2, 8.30 a.m.) •."■■.■.■■■■:■' •■'■■ '■..■•■■• ; . NEW YORK, Ist Octobei?,: The Germans are burning Cambrai. ; . •• ■ A heavy German counter-attack has been launched against the Australians outside Cambrai. , \-_ ... ,-'.. ,'. . ■..'■■. ',- ... ■, , ■ ■■./..■ [Cambrai is the centre of distribution for a wide district. It is well i equipped with factories and warehouses. There-is also a great railway junction, -with six lines equipped for the heaviest traffic, while numerous roads/meef in the town. The loss of Cambrai would be a serious blow, affecting the German forces even asifar as Lille and Yp'res, as it would cut not only the great feeder line from. Cologne through Maubeuge, but-also sever the line from Metz " and Sedan to Lille and ' Qstend, running parallel with the old front. St. Quentin, likewise, stands on one of the main arteries of Europe. There is a large canal traffic, besides railways, which link the Champagne front with the north-west. The whole district is a veritable network of railways.]l
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19181002.2.30.15
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 81, 2 October 1918, Page 7
Word Count
163GERMANS BURNING CAMBRAI Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 81, 2 October 1918, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in